The next day, Xu Yan got up early in the morning.

Yesterday's rest was really refreshing, and the nights in the royal mansion a few days ago were terrifying.

This inn is just the right distance from the Shang River, so you won't be woken up by the sound of the water because you are too close to the river, and you won't lose the moist smell of the air because you are too far away from the river.

Bang Bang Bang!

There was a knock on Xu Yan's door.

After opening the door, Thrush walked in with a large plate of food.

"I knew that His Holiness would definitely wake up early!" Thrush said confidently.

Xu Yan was not pretentious, and after washing up quickly, he enjoyed the meal brought by the thrush.

"Venerable slow down, when you were in Jiangzhou, your Holiness didn't eat the luxurious eighteen-colored breakfast that day, it's a pity! But the food at this inn is also special. Thrush said to herself.

"Thanks... Thank! ”

Xu Yan found that the skill of talking while eating needs to be exercised, and if he eats with the thrush a few more times, he may be able to learn it in the future.

"Last night, did Chi Kaisheng come to find His Holiness!" Thrush asked, seemingly nonchalantly.

It turns out that this is the purpose of this little girl who came early in the morning.

"It's coming!" Xu Yan's answer was concise and to the point.

"How did His Holiness choose?" Thrush asked.

Xu Yan continued to eat the food and did not respond to the thrush.

"Venerable! Did you hear the thrush's question? Thrush asked deliberately raising her voice.

"Hear me! Heard it! Does it matter how I answer? Xu Yan asked rhetorically.

"Important! It doesn't matter either! The thrush replied smartly.

"If you want my answer, you can, but on one condition! Yesterday Chi Kaisheng arranged for me to go to the nearby market to buy some goods, if you can accompany me, I think I am still willing to tell you! ”

After getting along with Zhongzhou and Jiangzhou, Xu Yan and Thrush's tone of speech naturally became a little casual.

After half a cup of tea.

In Thrush's reluctant thoughts, the two walked out of the inn together.

The moment Xu Yan walked out of the inn, he inadvertently turned his head.

I found a window in a certain guest room and suddenly closed it!

It was getting dark, and suddenly the window was closed.

This should be a coincidence.

The two of them walked slowly towards the market, the market at this ferry port is very different from that of ordinary towns!

A large number of different goods are piled up on the roadside, and in front of each pile of goods, there are special people to take care of them, and they keep shouting at people coming and going.

There was a dispute not far in front of Xu Yan, the reason was that the number of goods needed by the customers who inquired was too small, and the businessman in charge of selling the goods didn't want to deal with it.

Xu Yan was afraid that the out-of-control parties would affect the thrush, so she deliberately used her body to protect the thrush, and after this behavior was discovered by the thrush, the smile on the corner of her mouth has been maintained.

The two of them passed by one of the few shops on the street, this one was a little peculiar, and from a distance it seemed that there was nothing in the shop! This different contrast made the two walk into the store.

After walking in, I found that in this store, whether it is on the wall or on the ground, as long as there are shelves, it is empty! However, there was a middle-aged shopkeeper standing in front of the counter, playing with a wood carving in his hand.

The middle-aged shopkeeper saw someone enter the shop, put down the wood carving, and saluted Xu Yan and the two respectfully.

After Xu Yan returned the salute, the shopkeeper took the initiative to ask:

"Hello two guest officers! Dare to ask, but you came to order this wooden rabbit? ”

After that, he picked up the wood carving in his hand and handed it to Xu Yan and the others.

Xu Yan took the wooden rabbit and looked left and right, the material of this piece of wood is very ordinary, but the carving of the rabbit is acceptable, there are a few places that have been carefully designed, and the whole wooden rabbit has been brushed with a thin layer of copper paint, which is extremely smooth to the touch.

After playing, Xu Yan handed over the wooden rabbit to the thrush, and after the thrush got it, he was attracted by the shape of the rabbit, and he couldn't put it down, so he took the initiative to ask the middle-aged shopkeeper.

"Shopkeeper, I see that this wood carving is exquisite, I don't know how much it costs!"

"Ten taels of silver!" The shopkeeper replied respectfully.

"What, ten taels and one, so expensive!" Thrush looked surprised.

"This young lady, you are a layman if you say that! In addition to the eleven taels, if you want to get this magical wooden rabbit, you will need to wait for half a month. When the time comes, you can take the ticket number, whether it is here or in Jiangzhou City, you can queue up to pick up the goods! The shopkeeper continued.

This explanation aroused the thrush's curiosity, so the thrush asked:

"Are there so many people who buy this wooden rabbit? Isn't this just a wood carving? ”

The shopkeeper continued:

"Miss, I'm going to explain it to you later. This wooden rabbit is the rarest thing in the current Holy Tree Dynasty! You know, Pope Ning Luan of the Holy Crown Temple, every rabbit has been blessed by the Pope! I don't believe you turned the underside of the rabbit upside down, and there is a unique mark of the Temple of the Holy Crown!

You invite this rabbit into your home, put it in your bedroom, you don't need to offer incense, you don't need to worship, after 9981 days, something good will happen in the house! If it doesn't work, you come to us, not to mention a full refund, but also pay you a hundred taels of silver! ”

Originally, the thrush was still a little interested in this wooden rabbit, but after hearing the middle-aged shopkeeper say the words Holy Crown Temple, he silently put the rabbit down.

Xu Yan's afterglow even saw that the thrush deliberately put the hand that had touched the rabbit behind his back, rubbing it on the corner of his clothes repeatedly. Immediately, Xu Yan interrupted the shopkeeper's gushing recommendation, and casually found an excuse to leave the store with a thrush.

Continuing to walk on the streets of the market, Xu Yan and Thrush were chatting about the shop just now.

"Venerable, do you think that rabbit just now really has any effect?" Thrush asked.

"Absolutely! It's just psychological! Xu Yan responded jokingly.

"On this point, I have the same idea as His Holiness, but the shopkeeper said that he would have to wait for half a month, I think this is a bit mysterious!" Thrush continued.

"This could be true!" Xu Yan said with a deep groan.

"How can His Holiness see it?" Thrush inquired inquiringly.

"Without him, I just think that the mark of the Holy Crown Temple at the bottom of the rabbit doesn't look like a fake!"

Xu Yan's analysis still has a certain amount of truth, Xu Yan, as the Holy Monarch of the Holy Crown Temple, in his few memories, he can naturally distinguish the authenticity of the mark at a glance.

If the sigil is genuine, then with the endorsement of the Holy Crown, this sales volume is not worth mentioning. If the mark is fake, then this person who made a fake has even concealed Xu Yan, is it really possible?

The thrush kept thinking that the rabbit just now felt really good, if it weren't for the Holy Crown Temple.

The two continued to walk towards the inside of the market, and Xu Yan finally found what Chi Kaisheng needed to buy—medicinal herbs.

After some haggling with the merchants, Xu Yan and Thrush returned to the inn, followed by a cart of packaged medicinal herbs.

Seeing that Xu Yan's request was completed, the thrush playfully came to Xu Yan and asked for the answer to last night's question.

Xu Yan was the first to ask rhetorically:

"Then you have to tell me first, what is your choice?"

The thrush responded quickly: "Qishan Town! ”

Xu Yan asked, "Why did you choose this?" ”

Thrush paused for a moment, as if in recollection, and then said:

"Yesterday, His Holiness took me to meet my mother, and when we were chatting in the inner room, we heard the people outside the courtyard chatting, saying that the road to Yecheng was washed away by a flash flood, and it would take some time to recover, so I chose Qishan Town."

Xu Yan nodded, and then said to the thrush with some doting:

"Then it seems that we are still very fateful, and I also chose Qishan Town."

After hearing Xu Yan's choice, the thrush jumped up happily directly. Xu Yan doesn't quite understand, even if the two choose the same, is it necessary to be so happy?

Seeing that it was almost noon, after settling Xu Yan in the inn lobby, Thrush happily went to the back kitchen, it turned out that she gave the shopkeeper silver early in the morning and prepared a table of riverside delicacies.

After the thrush left, Xu Yan fell into deep thought!

In the thrush's answer just now, Xu Yan speculated many things.

First of all, this lady Wang and the people chatting outside the courtyard must have been arranged in advance by the Holy Crown Temple.

The group of people who are taught by equality seem to have two paths to choose, but Xu Yan knows that no matter what the final choice is, it will be meaningless.

Since the Holy Crown Temple has made arrangements at Madam Wang in advance, for the integrity of this set of statements, then whether it is true or false, then the road leading to Yecheng will definitely have a flash flood!

Even if the people of the Equality Sect chose the road of Yecheng, they would eventually be forced back due to natural or man-made flash floods, and then diverted to Qishan Town.

Everything, everything! In fact, after walking out of Jiangzhou City, it was already doomed.

And what is the intention of deliberately arranging for the Equality Sect to go to Qishan Town this time?

Shouldn't the ultimate purpose of the Holy Crown Temple be the Path Mountain?

This logical contradiction made Xu Yan puzzled.

Or maybe there's another possibility!

That is the subordinate who chatted with Mrs. Wang, and it has nothing to do with the Holy Crown Temple, all of this is Xu Yan's own amorous thoughts!

Attributing such a pointed thing to a coincidence is not Xu Yan's style.

At this time!

Thrush came to Xu Yan's table with a steamed white fish, and behind her, the two shopkeepers were holding different dishes with different aromas.

"It's time to eat!"

The thrush called out to Xu Yan enthusiastically.

...

evening

The thrush returned to the guest room, and at this time Nanyan was still sitting in front of the window.

Thrush is a little sad!

Originally, today's plan was to stay with His Holiness all day, maybe he was too enthusiastic, but after eating lunch, His Holiness deliberately made an excuse and quietly slipped away alone!

It seems that I still have to be a little more reserved.

Thrush sat down on the edge of the bed, ready to continue packing her package for tomorrow's departure.

At this moment, I heard Nanyan's words:

"Half an hour ago, the shopkeeper sent a box, saying that you left it in the back kitchen, and I put it in the package for you!"

The thrush is curious, is it what kind of ingredient? So I opened the package.

It is a mahogany box.

After opening!

Inside, it is!

A little rabbit with copper paint!

Although the carving is a little ugly, it can be seen that it is trying to imitate it.

Flip open the bottom of the little rabbit, and there are two words engraved on it - thrush.

At this moment, touching the wooden rabbit in her hand with a good feel, the thrush knows that her mind has received a response!

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