Chapter 45: Undercurrent (3)

Yuan Zhichen was startled, and the fear that had just been provoked by the old woman's words immediately enveloped his heart, and he was about to run away. But he caught a glimpse of the two small shadows that flew in front of him, and before he had time to scream, it was two gray fluttering birds, and when he looked at it, he found that it was somewhat familiar.

The little children saw Yuan Zhichen standing in a daze, and gathered around curiously. But I saw two gray birds flying around Yuan Zhichen. Yuan Zhichen looked at it carefully for a long time, and muttered softly with some uncertainty: "Is this a Huluan bird? Why does it look like this? It's so ugly!"

Indeed, these two birds looked like the Huluan birds, but they were dull and gray. However, if you look closely, you will see that one bird is mostly black and the other is white.

The bird circled for a while, and landed affectionately on Yuan Zhichen's shoulder.

"Strange, Ah Chen, why are these two pheasants so close to you?" Lin Xi asked suspiciously.

Before Yuan Zhichen could answer, he saw the two birds with their top feathers erected, their eyes shining fiercely, and they suddenly flew up and pecked a few hard at Lin Xi's head. "Oh mom, this bird is really weird, why is it pecking me? it hurts me to death......" Lin Xi shrank his head and jumped to his feet.

"Haha, this is not a pheasant!" Yuan Zhichen explained with a smile, "It's the bird I met before, it's good with me! You said that people are pheasants, of course it is not happy." Although he didn't know why Huluan Bird became like this, Yuan Zhichen remembered the adults' explanations tightly and didn't reveal too much about Huluan Bird.

whistled, the bird chirped a few times, and landed lightly on Yuan Zhichen's shoulder, rubbing Yuan Zhichen's cheek affectionately, and the sound was still so good.

The little friends are all surprised and envious, such a human bird is really rare.

"It's time to go home, let's go!"

Yuan Zhichen tentatively took the bird to go home, what made him happy was that this time Huluan Bird did not leave, and obediently followed Yuan Zhichen home, if Huluan Bird was still the same as before, he really didn't dare to bring it back, it was too eye-catching. But today's Huluan birds are similar to ordinary birds, and ordinary people don't look dazzling when they see them, and they won't attract attention, at most, they just think that these two birds are quite spiritual.

As soon as he arrived in the yard, the little dog Fat saw Yuan Zhichen coming back with the birds, changed his laziness and high posture in the past, looked at the Huluan bird with flattering eyes, and shook his head and tail with joy.

Yuan Lie was also a little strange when he saw the appearance of the Huluan bird, but he was silent. Qin Shi also looked at the little bird curiously, it didn't seem to be as beautiful and moving as the legend, and watched the child and the dog and the bird making a fuss, so he smiled and went busy.

Since Huluan Bird followed Yuan Zhichen back to his original home, he never left, and it was strange to see these two birds eating, but he was still in good spirits.

The puppy finally has one more thing to do every day, which is to please the two birds, and the birds are still happy to ignore it, and that look is really like a dog.

In a secret place, the messenger was whispering to two mysterious people in black cloaks, and one of the mysterious people took out a secret letter of fire paint and handed it to the messenger, and his tone was cold: "Explain to the lord, you can act on the opportunity! If necessary, notify me and the gray ghost!"

"Yes, Lord Black Demon!" Xiang Chaolu sent a respectful secret letter of results, and the mysterious black demon and gray charm nodded and disappeared.

The sky was gloomy, and the darkness of winter approaching the end of the year came very early, and in the dark night, a ghostly person came to the original house.

"Lord Xiang!" Yuan Lie's father and son were no strangers to Xiang Chaolu, and hurriedly saluted respectfully.

Xiang Chaolu looked a little cautious, squeezed out a smile and waved his hand to signal that he was not polite.

After some politeness, Xiang Chaolu directly explained his intentions: "My lord admires Yuan Zhichen's talent very much, and specially explained that I came to inquire, if Xiao Chen is willing, I will lead Xiao Chen to the imperial capital and serve under the lord, glory and wealth are just a trivial matter!"

Yuan Lie was full of suspicions, this envoy was a high authority in their eyes, why did a person in the middle of the night quietly come to his own flat-headed common people's house, besides, he knew from Wu Ming and the pavilion owner that his son was going to be sent to the Thunder Fire Sect to focus on cultivation, and the princess was also specially taken care of, how could he bring this matter up to the envoy?" "The lord of my family has a prominent status, and I am not afraid to let you know that the lord is from the royal family and has the power of the world, if Xiao Chen is included in the lord's command, the future is very ambitious, and it is very unattainable!" Throwing this shocking news to Chaolu is determined to be obtained.

Yuan Lie was in a hurry, and instantly understood that the Lord who spoke to the messenger was probably not Princess Yinyue.

Yuan Lie secretly said that it was not good, and this made the envoy seem to have settled on his father and son. Seeing the momentum of the envoy, Yuan Lie's heart was racing, and before he could express his position, suddenly two birds flew in and landed on Yuan Zhichen's shoulders, the top feathers were erected, and his eyes glared at the messenger angrily.

Shocked to the messenger's heart, the two inconspicuous birds suddenly gave him a feeling of extreme danger. It's like being in the most dangerous situation, and it seems that the slightest movement will break your bones.

Yuan Lie's mind turned sharply, and he said to the envoy: "Lord Messenger, Her Royal Highness the princess has instructed that Xiao Chen will be taken away and cultivated by the Thunder Fire Sect after the New Year. He moved out of the princess in the hope that the princess, who was also a child of the royal family, would be able to calm down the Lord that he had spoken of to the messenger. Besides, he knew that Huluanniao's expression was obviously hostile to the envoy, and he didn't dare to agree to Xiang Chaolu.

"You have to think about it carefully!" Although Xiang Chaolu was furious, he didn't dare to attack, those two birds were too dangerous, in fact, because the birds were in a special period, they would not cause him any major damage, it was just a kind of mental oppression.

Looking at Xiang Chaolu's hateful departure, Yuan Lie was worried, the joy of the family having a happy year was gone, and a trace of bad premonition filled his heart, and the Qin family and the two children also looked at Yuan Lie worriedly......

Outside the original house, two figures watched Xiang Chaolu sneak away in a hurry, ignoring a glance, and one of the figures also quietly disappeared.

Indirectly rejected Xiang Chaolu, Yuan Lie looked at the dark and dreary night, and felt that an undercurrent was brewing.

Chen Zigong peeked at Xiang Chaolu in front of him, hunched over, trembling and sweating. Xiang Chaolu sat downright, silent, and after a long while, he picked up the precious tea on the table, took a sip, and then said coldly: "Lord Chen, although you are not a person from the Lord, you have always had the intention of moving closer to the Lord. The lord's status is noble, and it is not something you can climb. However, if you can grasp it well and make meritorious contributions, the Lord may be very blind to you, and your corrupt deeds of corruption and perversion of the law will also disappear, and no one will dare to set it up. Putting down the teacup, he continued to the messenger: "You should also be aware that Princess Yinyue came out this time, not only to select martial artists, but also to clean your butt of shit, right? ”

"Thank you for mentioning it to your lordship, the lower official will definitely serve the adult dogs and horses! I don't know what the adult wants the lower official to do?" Chen Zigong's heart skipped a beat, and he stammered and wiped his sweat.

"Okay, come closer,...... In this way, after the matter is over, by the way, you also helped your relatives? He smiled at the messenger.

Chen Zigong swallowed hard, a little hesitant.

"What are you afraid of? It's just a country boy, and his family is just an ordinary family. Take a step back and say, even if the matter fails, the Lord will not stand alone, and will definitely protect Lord Chen, and when the time comes, Lord Chen's loyal Lord will naturally see it, and Lord Chen will do it himself!"

Chen Zigong gritted his teeth: "Yes, the lower officials know what to do!"

Watching Chen Zigong leave in a hurry, two black figures suddenly appeared, and the black demon and the gray charm said sarcastically: "Xiang Chaolu, your methods are getting more and more clever, this trick is really clever to kill people with a knife!"

Xiang Chaolu picked the corners of his mouth: "The style of the Lord does things is to not be exposed, try not to be exposed, someone will do it for you, why not?"

"Hey, hey, hey, hey......"

Chen Zigong was embarrassed, gritted his teeth and said: "Lao Tzu is on the thief ship now, and he can't be a thief anymore." Damn, there are wolves in front and tigers in the back, so I can only fight. Boy, count yourself out of luck!"

On Chinese New Year's Eve, Yuan Zhichen was talking to his father about martial arts cultivation with his younger brother in the yard, when he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves, and the father and son turned their heads to look, and two horses stopped outside the yard.

But it was Zhou Yuming who brought a servant and appeared outside the courtyard with a cold expression.

"Hey, why did Zhou Yuming come here?" Yuan Zhichen couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw the rider on the horse.

Zhou Yuming hurriedly dismounted, and Yuan Zhichen's father and son greeted him curiously.

"Xiao Chen, my uncle overheard some news from the county magistrate last night, I'm afraid there are some powerful people who want to be unfavorable to you. I guess cockroaches are also involved, you have to be especially careful these days!" This twelve-year-old boy has a maturity and calmness beyond his peers, and he immediately explained his intentions, "What my uncle means, your family had better go out to avoid the limelight, I am afraid that I will worry about my life if I stay here!"

"The county order is going to be unfavorable to us?" Yuan Lie looked at the brightly dressed rich kid in front of him, these words could not be a prank, he was puzzled and knew that the matter was serious: "Thank you little brother for telling me in person, thank you for your great kindness!" Zhou Yuming risked his life to come in person, this affection is not unimportant.

Yuan Zhichen also seemed to feel the danger, the cute expression on his face no longer existed, he looked at his father's expression, and knew the weight of Zhou Yuming's great kindness.

Yuan Zhichen thought for a while, and said gratefully and sincerely: "Senior Brother Zhou, I know that you have always taken good care of me, and you are also interested in my cultivation methods. You have done our family a great favor this time, and I would like to exchange some tips with you, even if it is a thank you to Senior Brother Zhou!"

Zhou Yuming paused for a moment, and said with a sincere expression: "Xiao Chen, I won't tell you, although you are a few years younger than me, I am indeed very sincere to make you a brother, maybe my original purpose was selfish, but please believe in my sincerity!"

Inside the house, Yuan Zhichen put away his paintbrush a little tiredly, and said to Zhou Yuming, who was getting up: "Senior Brother Zhou, my method has some effect on Lin Xi and Lin Liang, and it can speed up the absorption of heaven and earth energy. I hope it will be useful to you too!" Zhou Yuming looked down at the mysterious pattern on his lower abdomen and nodded: "I believe in you, by the way, this pattern shouldn't be washed off, right?" I want to go back and find someone to trace it with a special potion, it won't be washed off easily!"

Yuan Zhichen nodded: "You should be able to do this method, Lin Xi and Lin Liang always complained, worried that they would wash the pattern." However, please keep this matter a secret, I'm afraid there will be trouble!"

Zhou Yuming nodded.

Sending Zhou Yuming away, Yuan Lie's eyebrows tightened, his heart turned sharply, now the situation is critical, the best helper he can seek is the Ning family, but he can't solve the near fire from far water, and he doesn't dare to stay away from home, thinking about it again and again, he immediately repaired a book, and hurriedly told the Qin family to take good care of his son, and went out to find Lin Ting by himself, and asked him to go to Yunfeng City immediately instead of him, and hand over the letter to the owner of the Thunder Fire Martial Arts Pavilion and Wu Ming.

Coincidentally, not long after returning home, I was worried when I heard the sound of horses' hooves outside the courtyard gate, and then a familiar voice shouted: "Brother Yuan, I haven't seen you for a long time, are you okay?"

When I went out, it turned out to be Sun Xueao, who I hadn't seen for a long time, Lei Chao and the two sisters Yuelan Xiangyun, and conveyed Ning Jiaxiu's greetings, Ning Jiaxiu had other important things to do, and it was Lei Chao who spoke. These people are old acquaintances of the original family, but the strange thing is that there are several masters with a high level of cultivation who are traveling with them!

When Yuan Lie saw this formation, his heart sank again, and the bad premonition was even stronger.