At the time of the unitary time, the sunset in the West Mountain, and when they reached the outside of Jinyun City, the three of them said goodbye to Wen Yeting and Wei Yun, and they needed to contact the clansmen, so it was inconvenient to go together.

Wen Yeting pulled her aside and asked, "Cai Cai, if I want to see you after entering the city, where should I go?" ”

She was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why do you still call me Caicai?" Why are you seeing me when you have nothing to do? ”

"Tell you to pick a pick, and when you hear it in the future, you will know that I am calling you, don't worry, I will only call you this when I am alone with you in the future." Who said I was fine? Don't I have to investigate my mother's affairs? Besides, if you need help, it will be much easier for me as a man. Wen Yeting replied sullenly.

She lowered her head and pondered for a while, this man was usually close to the flowers, and now he was playing the flowers, but there was no reason to refuse to associate with him, so she had to respond and say: "Okay, you can do whatever you like, don't bother me for some reason." ”

Wen Yeting heard that she seemed to be deliberately avoiding something, and thought that she was too reckless last night, so she quickly apologized: "No, don't worry, I will never cause you trouble, no matter what kind of trouble." ”

She lowered her eyes, wondering if she had spoken too harshly again, and asked, "Otherwise, tell me where you live, and I will come back to you if I have anything." ”

"Then I'll go to you, when your old man remembers, I don't know the Year of the Monkey. I'm supposed to stay at the Hibiscus Inn, and I've told Fuchiyuki to connect here. Wen Yeting muttered.

"Okay, then I'll go, be careful." She said as she walked.

Wen Yeting smiled when he heard this, and said, "You too." ”

Wei Yun saw that the three of them had gone away, paced to Wen Yeting's side, and said with a smile: "Brother Wen, you and Wen Cai are really brothers!" ”

Wen Yeting glanced at him and scolded: "Brother Wei, you are really lonely!" ”

After saying that, he also walked straight to the city gate, and Wei Yun shouted behind him: "Wait for me!" ”

After the three of them entered the city, they carefully observed the streets along the road, and finally found the signal left by the clansmen for them. At the end of an alley, there is a quiet courtyard by the river, which should be here.

She was a little cowardly, she didn't know the people inside, and she was afraid that she would panic when others spoke, so she didn't dare to knock on the door first.

Seeing her uncertain appearance, Xiyan smiled and said, "Why are you stunned, you won't make a mistake." ”

Chao Yan also saw her hesitation, so she took the initiative to knock on the door.

It was Aunt Yuming who opened the door, and she was a little surprised at first when she saw them coming together, but soon the emotions on her face disappeared, and she asked them to hurry into the house.

"How did you get there together?" Yuming asked as she poured water for them.

"Met outside the city. Auntie, is Jinyun City unsealed? I see that I can enter and exit freely, but the rest of Shuzhou is now only in and out. Chao Yan replied softly.

"Jinyun City cannot be sealed because it is a place of trade between the north and the south. Okay, let's get down to business. ”

Yu Ming handed them the water, and then said: "When the princess was dying, she told the Qing Ke that Wang Miao especially valued the trade in Jinyun City, so the Qing Ke wanted to pretend to be a caravan to see if there were any clues inside. However, all caravans entering Jinyun City have trade books, and the people who hold the trade books are three people, and the three people need to go to the Foreign Trade Department at the same time to show the information registered in the corresponding trade books for verification, before they can be allowed to enter the borders of other countries for sale. And Qingke alone couldn't complete this matter, so I asked me to send two more people to help, which is the task of Chaoyan and Xiyan. And among the flowers, you need to participate in the selection of the Imperial Flower Terrace. ”

Speaking of this, Yu Ming glanced at her meaningfully.

"What is she talking about, and how should I answer?" She had never heard of this place, so she had to ask Hanama for help, but she heard the reply, "I don't know either." ”

So she took the opportunity to ask, "What is the place of the Imperial Flower Terrace?" ”

"Yuhuatai was originally a place where the Wang clan asked the women of the clan to make alchemy and poison for them, and it was claimed to be a guild dedicated to cultivating flower seeds. Eighteen years ago, after our clan fled here, Wang Miao took Yuhuatai as the seventh department in addition to the six departments of Shangshu Province, and openly recruited talents. Soon after I came to Jinyun City, I heard that because Jinyun City had not bloomed for a long time some time ago, the people of Yuhuatai were helpless, which made Wang Miao angry and dismissed a large number of officials. At this time, the crisis in Jinyun City was temporarily lifted, and Wang Miao ordered a re-selection, which is indeed good news for us. ”

Xiyan was puzzled when she heard this, and asked, "This matter is very important, why don't you let us go to the selection together and let only one person participate in the flowers?" If she loses, won't we miss the opportunity? ”

Yu Ming knew that Xiyan's heart was quite high, and she didn't want her to participate in this matter because she was worried that she would lose her sense of proportion because of the competition, but if she brought Chaoyan but didn't take her, I am afraid that she would have a bad heart.

At this moment, Chao Yan looked at Yu Ming's face with a sad face, and said: "Xi Yan, although Huajian is the youngest among us, her skills are the most exquisite. If you can really enter the Yuhuatai smoothly and get a half-official position, as the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger, and the danger that comes with it will be doubled. My sister knows your heart, but I also have to remind you that no matter how big or small, you will be successful! ”

Yu Ming looked at Chao Yan approvingly, and thought, "Chao Yan, this kid, really understands righteousness as always. ”

But seeing Xiyan running out of the door angrily, he said, "You help her every time!" ”

Seeing this, Chaoyan wanted to pull Xiyan, but failed.

Turned to Yuming and said, "Auntie, Chaoyan also asks you not to be angry with Xiyan, she has always had a child's temper and has no intention of clashing." It's just that she is sometimes buoyant and uneducated, and it is also my dereliction of responsibility as a sister, so I will go and get her back. ”

Yuming signaled that Chaoyan was okay, how could she never know Xiyan's temperament, Xiyan's personality has been relatively strong since she was a child, but she is not ill-intentioned.

"I'll go." "I'll prove to her that I can," she said. ”

She has always advocated the principle of being able to serve the people for many years, and she must be outstanding.

After saying that, she went out, and Hua Jian was a little worried, so she only asked: "Miss Shi, you are strong in martial arts, don't hurt her." ”

"Where are these words? I don't want to say anything else, but the biggest advantage is that I pity the fragrance and cherish the jade. ”

The riverbank outside the house is winding and quiet, and she guessed that Xiyan had just arrived, and she should not run too far, so she followed the riverbank all the way to search, and saw Xiyan standing by the river, and there was no one around.

She was about to step forward, when Xiyan noticed someone approaching, so she turned around and drew her Hidden Blade as a defensive gesture.

Seeing that the person who came was among the flowers, Xiyan pushed the boat along the water, flew forward, pointed his sword straight at the flowers, and said in his mouth: "My sister said that I am not as good as you, but I want to see where it is inferior." ”

She dodged the attack sideways, turned around and grabbed Xi Yan's shoulder, and with a palm, Xi Yan's hidden blade was already shaky. Xiyan was not convinced, so he tried his best to figure it out, held the hilt of the sword back, and stabbed it back.

And she had already expected Xiyan to be like this, she jumped up, spun around and kicked off Xiyan's hidden blade, and then locked Xiyan's neck, and let go of her hand when she saw that she no longer resisted.

Xi Yan's face was red, he didn't expect to be defeated in a few moves, but he couldn't help but be curious in his heart, and asked, "How did you grow so much in martial arts?" Did you go behind our backs somewhere to steal school? ”

She pretended to be humble and replied, "On the way to Jinyun City, I met a senior of my clan, and he took the trouble to teach me. I'm stupid, and if you were to learn, you would be on the top of the list. ”

Seeing that she was actually praising her in these words, Xi Yan got a little carried away, and said happily: "Do you mean that I can also learn?" ”

"Of course, after this matter is successfully concluded, I will do my best to discuss with you without reservation."

Xiyan Hair quipped: "Deal! Then you and I have to survive! ”

She high-fived Xiyan and secretly asked for credit from the flowers, "Look, this kind of little girl is the best to treat, as long as you are stronger than her, she can be convinced." Don't say it, Xiyan has the style of my time. ”

"It seems that Miss Shi often fought with others when she was young?" Hanama teased her instead.

"Naturally, this fight has been fought a lot, how can you know what it's like to win if you don't lose to the point of pain?"

Although she said this easily, only she knew the efforts and sorrows she had put in to excel in those years.

"It's getting dark, let's go back." Xiyan beckoned to her in front.

She looked up and saw that the setting sun had sunset below the horizon, swaying its remnants of light in the sky. Suddenly, her heart moved, how long had it been, she hadn't calmed down to see the world.

"When I was younger, I loved to sit in front of the door and watch the sunset quietly, which meant that the day passed without incident, and tomorrow was on the way."

Hanama's voice sounded again, she nodded and laughed, "It's not easy, we finally found something in common." When I was a child, what I looked forward to the most was the sunset, and as long as I saw it hanging in the sky, it meant that today's practice was over. ”

Hanama also laughed, "After a long time, the stone girl who is full of energy all day long will also be tired." ”

Of course it will be tiring.

When you practice martial arts, you will get tired when your hands are full of blood scabs and you walk with a limp.

You will be tired when you run towards the enemy on the opposite side without knowing whether you are alive or dead, and you will be tired when you fight for days and nights.

After every victory, I will be tired when I still don't get the recognition of those old rotten people in the DPRK and China.

It's just that those tiredness are just insignificant rituals in her life.

She thought for a long time, and only replied to Hanama, "I'm also human." ”

"Ever." Hanama heard her grief and deliberately made a joke.

Fortunately, she smiled too, "Indeed, now it's just a poor starving ghost, and thanks to you taking me in Hanama." ”

Hanama didn't say anything more, she paced forward, the last glow of the setting sun enveloping her, as brilliant as a flash of water in the clear sky.