Jiang Wangchen closed the door and exited, paced down the stairs along the corridor, it is the garden in the backyard of the inn, the garden is quiet, the north wall of the garden is planted with all kinds of flowers, purple and red, and the south side of the garden is a man-made pond, the moon shadow in the pond is shining, the sharp corners of the lotus root are graceful with the wind, and a bluestone road runs through from west to east, covering the green grass. Jiang Wangchen was just about to step on the bluestone, when he was stopped by a voice like water and song: "Brother Mo Ji, you haven't slept so late!"

Jiang Wangchen followed the prestige, under the moonlight, there was a graceful woman standing on the platform of the water pavilion, her clothes fluttering with the night breeze, the green silk was fluttering like willow catkins, and her demeanor was as sultry as the moonlight.

Sticking to the stone road with night fog, Jiang Wangchen stepped on it quickly, stopped outside the building, and said, "It's Luoyu! It's still so late, why ...... You've stayed at the inn too?"

"Well, Brother Mo Ji hasn't slept so late......"

"Yes, didn't you just settle your sister Youyou, why haven't you slept yet?"

Luoyu looked up at the sky and said, "The moonlight is very beautiful tonight, so I want to take a few more looks." The view here is wide, and the entire sea of stars can be seen at night, and you will forget to return here. ”

Luo Yu pursed her lips and smiled again, and said to Jiang Wangchen: "It's a pity that the night is long, no one is with you, no matter how beautiful the moonlight is, if it is just a single reward, it will also be less than a happy world." ”

The night wind stirred uneasily, first dancing with thousands of flowers, attracting bursts of dark fragrance, and then skimming the water, so that the ripples were distorted like the shadow of the moon, and then it still blew over the woman on the platform, trying to depict the woman's beautiful appearance, but it forgot that it was just a cool mellow wind, not a single danqing in the painting, how could it jump to outline her appearance.

Jiang Wangchen looked at the shallow moonlight, and the drunken face of the woman in front of him was like a touch of light makeup, and the blue dress was elegant. He couldn't help but stop, and climbed up to the platform again, admiring the moon side by side with Luoyu.

Luo Yu's bright and moving eyes looked at Jiang Wangchen, and asked, "Brother Mo Ji, you and Sister Youyou are pretending to be husband and wife!"

Jiang Wangchen smiled heartily, suddenly relieved in his heart, and said, "You can all see it!"

Luoyu hid her face and smiled: "It was my brother who told me, he said that how can a husband have no understanding of how much his wife drinks." ”

Jiang Wangchen smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to reply.

"But my brother said, although the two of you are not husband and wife, but the relationship is extremely intimate, Sister Youyou is because of you, she dares to be drunk with confidence, it can be seen that she trusts you very much. Luoyu continued: "Brother Moji, what is the relationship between the two of you. ”

"What is the relationship between us?" Jiang Wangchen asked himself: "I can't tell, I shouldn't have been so close to her, but now in the situation, with her by my side, I don't feel panicked and feel at ease." If you want to talk about a relationship, it should be regarded as a friend of life and death......"

Speaking of this, Jiang Wangchen couldn't help but think of the first time he saw Hua Youyou, Hua Youyou was already so unreasonable and self-willed, but now, he is slowly getting used to it.

Jiang Wangchen smiled unintentionally, Luo Yu saw it in his eyes, and said, "Under such a beautiful moonlight, what are you thinking about Brother Mo Ji, making you comfortable and sweet!"

"No, I just remembered that when I first saw Hua Youyou, she was so arrogant and a little arrogant, and no one paid attention to it. ”

"Sister Youyou is different. Her beauty and self-confidence, her casualness and ease, I, who am also a woman, are willing to be impressed by it. ”

"Sister Luoyu is really serious, a girl's family, she should be as reserved and introverted, dignified and elegant as you. ”

Luo Yuwan smiled, stopped talking, looked up at the full moon hanging above the canopy, as bright as a flying mirror, reflecting the garden as if covered with a layer of silver frost, the garden is empty, the building is lonely, the cold moon is silent, and people are speechless, most of the time it is far simpler to be alone than to be accompanied by two people, just like this silence. And under the silence, it is by no means that he is unwilling to speak, but a certain feeling in his heart is quietly breeding and spreading, and even he can't be sure, how dare he open his mouth to test it, whether to seal it in his heart and slowly dissolve, or let it sprout until it blooms, and then ask the other party for a result? Who cares?

I don't remember who said "Meishan" first, and I don't know who turned around and left first, this encounter, the mind is already chaotic, and the mind is confused, so don't care about these details, after all, it's just an ordinary encounter, and then part.

The sun is shining three poles, the flowers are quietly pushing the flower windows, and a gust of breeze blows into the windowsill with warm sunlight, and she has never been drunk for many years, nor has she slept until dawn with such peace of mind. Back in the house, someone on the coffee table reserved the tea for sobering, the tea is cool, the mouth of the cup is condensed, the intimate person has been away for a long time, only under the cup pressed the note, the note, two lines of neat handwriting, but dragged the mud and water: "I went to visit an old friend in the morning, wake up and take it easy, the silver I have entrusted to Xiaoliu, that is my military salary for the past five years, you take it yourself, save some flowers...... It's still enough. ”

Hua Youyou drank a sip of cold water, looked at the pair of flower magpies parked on the windowsill chattering, and said with a smile: "This Jiang Wangchen is really useless, stupid as wood, and poor and stingy." ”

The cold water entering her throat and the warm current in her heart made her look forward to the future even more.

Jiang Wangchen came to the Yancheng Tie family, the iron family has made iron for several generations, not only famous in Yancheng, but also in the entire Dongxuan, there are also many swordsmen and swordsmen who come here.

Jiang Wangchen reported the name of his eldest brother Xing Hao to the housekeeper, and sure enough, a loud laugh came first, and then a tall and burly middle-aged man walked out of the main hall, this person was Tie Yi, who was in charge of the Tie family, Tie Yi saw at first glance that the man in front of him had a delicate face, handsome eyebrows, not dressed in military clothes, but ordinary civilian clothes, and then looked at the figure tall and strong, but not as strong and mighty as Xing Hao.

Tie Yi's smile dissipated, and the expression on his tense face was serious, already angry. When Jiang Wangchen saw Tie Yi coming, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly stepped forward to say hello: "Brother Tie, it's me, Xiao Jiang, Jiang Wangchen." ”

When Tie Yi heard Jiang Wangchen's name, the majesty on his face immediately receded, and the smile just now appeared on his face again, and said, "Wangchen, why did you come to Yancheng, why didn't you notify me before coming." And what's going on with this outfit, I don't even recognize you. Looking around again, there was no Xing Hao, and he wondered: "Why are you alone, Xing Hao!"

When Jiang Wangchen heard the word "Xinghao", he also seemed to hear the sound of his heartbreak, and he endured his grief, and said in a trembling voice: "Big brother, he, something happened to him." ”

Tie Yi kept looking at Jiang Wangchen's sad and lonely expression, and faintly had the answer in his heart, and then heard Jiang Wangchen say it with his own ears, his heart was shocked, and he couldn't calm down for a long time, and he was never able to accept all this.

Seeing his huge palm pressed on Jiang Wangchen's shoulder, his hands couldn't help but tremble, and he asked again: "You mean something happened to Xing Hao?"

Jiang Wangchen didn't dare to look at Tie Yi, and he didn't want him to see his discomfort. He turned his face away and nodded. There was another disappointment in my heart: it would be good if Hua Youyou was by my side at this time, and with her, I would definitely not have the leisure to grieve here.

"How is it possible, Xing Hao's martial arts are so strong, he has no opponent in Yancheng, let alone a border city. Tie roared like thunder, and after roaring, he suddenly froze, and he took two steps back in a moment, unable to stabilize his body, and happened to sit on the chair, looking at Jiang Wangchen, who was speechless, and said: "Wangchen, tell Brother Tie what happened." ”

Tie Yi instructed the butler again: "Weng An, the door is closed today, and no guests are seen." ”

Weng An was puzzled: "But I have already made an appointment to meet with a few distinguished guests......"

Tie Yi scolded angrily: "Do you want me to say it again?"

Weng An was so frightened that he stopped talking, he had never seen the old man so angry, and thought to himself, something big must have happened, and it was related to the young man in front of him. Weng An watched Master Tie carry Jiang Wangchen into the main hall, and then turned around and left the living room.

Tie Yi took Jiang Wangchen directly into the study, the two sat down, Tie Yi asked impatiently, "What's going on?"

Jiang Wangchen did not hide it, and told all the things in Dongdu Mountain, including the experience of being in the cave with Hua Youyou. In this world, except for Hua Youyou, there is only one person left who can be trusted, and only then did I understand that Xing Hao had said to himself before, if he was not there one day, he could discuss everything with Brother Tie Yi, could it be that this was already doomed?

Tie Yi listened carefully, the two lines were like thick eyebrows, sometimes frowning, sometimes comfortable, just with Jiang Wangchen's dictation, he could imagine the danger of the day, not to mention the young man in front of him, who was just a child in his eyes, had to experience all these disasters himself.

Jiang Wangchen said in the end: "Hua Youyou said that the demon clan did not find Brother Xing's body when they cleaned up the battlefield, and I went to the cliff side to reconnoiter later, and there were obvious traces of fighting on the cliff side, but it could not be related. There is no trace of anything near the Blackstone River, and the eldest brother disappeared out of thin air......"

After Jiang Wangchen finished speaking, Tie Yi slowed down, sighed for a long time, and then said, "Could it be that the flower demon deceived you?"

Jiang Wangchen shook his head and said categorically: "No!"

"She's a demon and has appeared on the battlefield again. Maybe she's taking advantage of you......"

"Brother Tie, I know your worries, he will definitely have the opportunity to bring Hua Youyou to greet you one day, if you see her with your own eyes, you will no longer have any doubts. ”

Tie Yi: "Since you are so sure, I am not suspicious, I also know that not all demon beasts are cruel and cunning, the Tie family will occasionally enter the Chiba Forest to find some plants and Tianhuang ore that are only available in the demon domain, and occasionally encounter some gentle demon beasts, so it is understandable." ”

"Brother Tie, Wangchen came this time with two reluctant invitations. ”

Tie Yi spread his hands and said, "It's okay to say it directly." ”

"One is that I hope you can help me find Brother Xing's whereabouts together, after all, if I am alone, I am too weak and weak, if I can find Big Brother earlier, his life will be more secure; ”

"Xing Hao and you, the great kindness to our Tie family, I Tie will not dare to forget for a moment, if it weren't for the fact that four years ago, you saved Tie, I'm afraid that now my Tie family is already a pile of bones, Xing Hao's matter, you can rest assured, I will do my best to find it with manpower and financial resources until I find it." Tie Yi patted his chest heroically, paused again, and his high-pitched tone fell, and said guiltily: "As for Border City and Cao Li, Tie Mou is also powerless, you may not know, our family has ancestral teachings that have been passed down from generation to generation, that is, we do not participate in the disputes between the three major forces of the Demon Imperial Army, the Bright Sect and the Ling family, whether it is their internal struggle or their involvement. This ancestor Xun Tie didn't dare to disobey it. ”

Jiang Wangchen refused to give up, and persuaded: "Cao Li's betrayal is related to the survival of the border city, and the border city is a choke place against the demon clan, which is related to the survival of our entire continent in Dongxuan." Please also ask Brother Tie to think again. ”

Tie Yi understood Jiang Wangchen's feelings in his heart, when he was young, he was not as ambitious and ambitious as Jiang Wangchen, and he was concerned about Dongxuan, even four years ago, he still wanted to create the glory of the iron family's iron smelting industry, so he violated the ancestral teachings and cooperated with the Bright Sect, not wanting to be assassinated by a mysterious organization because of this, if he hadn't happened to be rescued by Xing Hao and Jiang Wangchen, he was afraid that this iron family would perish in his hands. After this incident, Tie Yi did not dare to cross the Lei Chi again, as his ancestors had done for generations, he stayed in Yancheng honestly and conscientiously guarded the family business.

Tie Yi said helplessly: "Wangchen, four years ago, it was because I violated the ancestral teachings that I set myself on fire, and I was plotted by others, if it wasn't for Xing Hao and you, I'm afraid it would have been ...... Besides, even if I say it, such a big thing can't be concluded without evidence, He Tianyong's person is stubborn, you know better than me, if you don't see it with your own eyes, he won't believe anyone's words. ”

Jiang Wangchen knew that Brother Tie had politely refused, and he was no longer reluctant, thinking in his heart that finding Brother Xing was the top priority, and with the help of the Tie family, there must be the whereabouts of the eldest brother soon. Jiang Wangchen excitedly clenched his fists and thanked: "I can understand Brother Tie's hardship, Brother Tie can cooperate to find the whereabouts of Big Brother, I am already grateful, how dare I work too hard for Brother Tie." ”

"The matter of Xinghao will be handed over to our Tie family, and I, Tie Mou, hereby assure you that I will definitely do my best, but you should take care of yourself first and find a way to lift the seal as soon as possible. ”

"Thank you Brother Tie for your concern, it is really the luck of Jiang Wangchen and Brother Xing to be able to meet Brother Tie, then I will leave first. ”

Tie Yi said: "You want to find a way to break the seal, and I won't keep you more, but it's just lunchtime, so let's leave after dinner." ”

"Brother Tie's heart is understood, but my friend is still waiting for me to go back, and I've been out for a long time. Jiang Wangchen thought that Hua Youyou was alone in Yancheng, but he still couldn't rest assured, and his heart was like an arrow.

"Okay, then I won't keep it much, the future is uncertain, you have to be careful in the future, Tiefu will be your home in the future, if you want to return to Yancheng, you must come in and have a look." Tie Yi patted Jiang Wangchen's shoulder, and he didn't know how many life shackles this young man had to carry on his shoulders, and roared again: "Weng An, go to the treasury and get some silver taels." ”

Jiang Wangchen pushed back and said: "Brother Tie, this is absolutely impossible, I still have some silver taels on me, how can I receive such a valuable gift from you." ”

"If you want to say that, don't treat your big brother Tie as a brother, our Tie family has never lacked silver taels, you are a little entangled, and it is convenient on the road, if you want to push it back, I really want to turn my face." ”

Jiang Wangchen was indeed short of money, and Brother Tie was so enthusiastic, so he accepted it.

Leaving the Iron Mansion, Jiang Wangchen poured into the bustling streets, which is the outline of the prosperous era: the covered bridge is wrong, the oil-paper umbrella is sent, whose woman meets a marriage; the sun is shining, the ancient road is in the alleys, and there are bards leaving poems; speaking of which, how can there be less hawker shouting, word by word, ordinary and desirable. Where is there no beauty in this world, for Jiang Wangchen, these things in front of him are like watching the fire from the other side, bidding farewell to the Tie family, where do he go, has he fought in the border city, or has he not returned to his former residence for a long time? Jiang Wangchen's thoughts in his heart soon had an answer, and he saw that he had wind under his feet, and walked quickly towards the Fengchen Inn.