The next day, Wu Mingdao checked Chen Sheng's injury, and when he saw that there was no major problem, he gave him another antidote pill and said goodbye to the two of them and took Nannan to Xiangfu County. "Wu Daoyou, take care!" Ren Youwei hugged his fists and saluted, Chen Sheng followed behind him and saluted, Wu Mingdao returned the salute, and then turned around and left with Nannan.

Because Daze Township is very close to Xiangfu County, Wu Mingdao arrived in Xiangfu County in the afternoon with Nannan. Although nine years have passed since the last drought, it can be seen from the fact that there are still many beggars on the streets, and the livelihood of Xiangfu County has not yet recovered.

The so-called "closer to home, more timid, dare not ask people", Wu Mingdao tasted this feeling today. Walking to the street in front of his house, Wu Mingdao actually bought a way to take another step for a while.

"Is it the young master?" Hearing a familiar voice, Wu Mingdao turned his head to look over and saw a cloth bag full of vegetables in his hand, who was bending to look at himself obliquely.

"Are you sloppy?" Wu Mingdao was a little unsure.

"It's me, young master! Young master, you're back. He jumped up excitedly. Let's go home, young master, let's hurry back home. Yo Yo Yo, this cute little girl is so cute, she looks exactly like the young master when she was a child, why didn't the young lady come back? ”

Wu Mingdao, who was still immersed in melancholy and emotion, suddenly turned dark, "What nonsense, this is a little girl I saved on the road." "Sloppy and aggrieved, Baba only said yes.

The three of them returned to Wu Mansion together, and as soon as they entered the door, Wu Mingdao saw a little girl teasing a little boy who couldn't walk steadily in the courtyard. "Come and get me, brother, you can't catch me." The little girl flashed back and forth, and the little boy stomped his feet on the spot in a hurry, and his mouth was deflated, and he was about to cry, when he was attracted by the three people who suddenly entered the door.

"Miss, Young Master Wu is back. I'm going to report to the lord and the lady now. With that, he ran to the inner hall, leaving four people looking at each other.

Wu Mingdao coughed twice in embarrassment, "You are my little sister." The little girl also reacted, the person in front of her should be the elder brother who became an immortal in the mouth of her mother and the people in the county, and hurriedly saluted, "Little sister Wu Nianci greeted her brother." ”

Wu Mingdao was a little embarrassed, "Little sister doesn't have to be formal, it's all her own family." After speaking, he pointed to the little boy who had been looking at him curiously in the courtyard, Wu Nianci hurriedly dragged the little boy over and said, "This is ...... The younger brother Wu Mingli is now almost one year old. ”

Wu Mingdao nodded, and just as Wu Mingdao racked his brains to think about the topic, Wu Xiangshan and his wife Liu trotted out of the inner hall. As soon as they met, Liu burst into tears, "Mingdao, you're back, you want to die as a mother." ”

Wu Mingdao felt guilty for a while, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed to the second elder, "The child is not filial, and he failed to fulfill his filial piety in front of the second elder." ”

Wu Xiangshan stepped forward to pick up his son, and Lao Huai said happily: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back." Eh, who is this little girl? Wu Xiangshan looked at Wu Mingdao's eyes a little strangely.

Wu Mingdao hurriedly explained, "I rescued her on the road, and I'll tell you two later." ”

Wu Xiangshan nodded, and everyone could be regarded as entering the inner hall. Wu Mingdao told his father and mother about his experience in the past two days, Wu Xiangshan nodded, and said: "This girl is really a hard-working child, so let her live in Wu Mansion in the future as you say." ”

As soon as Wu Xiangshan finished speaking, Liu hurriedly grabbed Wu Mingdao's hand, "Mingdao, listen to the meaning of your words, do you want to go back to Qingyun Sect?" ”

Wu Mingdao looked at the Liu family helplessly, "Mother, the child's cultivation is still shallow, and he can't do anything for the common people in this world, and he still has to continue to cultivate in the Qingyun Sect." ”

In fact, Wu Xiangshan and Liu had already prepared that Wu Mingdao would not return to Wu's house again, so Wu Nianci and Wu Mingli, who were born later, but after listening to Wu Mingdao's words, Liu still couldn't help shedding tears. However, Wu Xiangshan didn't react when he heard this, and secretly looked at Wu Mingdao deeply, with a strong worry in his eyes.

Wu Mingdao suddenly thought of something, and asked Wu Xiangshan: "Dad, is Uncle Meng here, I want to go and see him and let him see what I have learned." ”

Wu Xiangshan was stunned for a while, looking preoccupied, Wu Mingdao called him a few more times before he spoke: "Your Uncle Meng has returned to the capital, and the court has other arrangements for him." ”

Wu Mingdao showed some disappointment, and then laughed again, "Uncle Meng has finally been taken seriously, which is really gratifying." ”

Wu Xiangshan sighed when he heard this, and without waiting for Wu Mingdao to ask, he asked Ma Huo to order the kitchen to serve the food, and the family had a reunion dinner.

At the dinner table, Wu Mingdao asked about the situation in the county in recent years, and Wu Xiangshan said: "Our county is fine, but it is a few surrounding counties. Our drought has just passed, and Yongning County has been in drought for three consecutive years, and there is almost a civil uprising. And the Nafeng County you mentioned has also had a lot of flooding for several years. Saying that, Wu Xiangshan sighed again.

The atmosphere at the dinner table became heavy, Wu Mingli suddenly shouted, Wu Mingdao and Wu Nianci switched seats and sat next to him, "Does Mingli want my brother to hug me, come, brother hug you." ”

Looking at this warm scene, Wu Xiangshan rubbed his red eyes without missing a trace, resisted the urge to cry, and recalled what Meng Song said to him five years ago when he received the holy decree and was about to return to Beijing to practice it for him.

"Brother Wu, I received the emperor's secret decree before the holy decree to return to Beijing this time came. I've been hesitant to tell you or not, in private, Mingdao is something I grew up watching, no matter how he does in the future, as long as it's good, I'll be relieved. It's just that the world is currently alive, how can a seven-foot man like me covet personal glory! Meng Song was full of energy when he spoke, as if standing in front of Wu Xiangshan was an arrogant scholar in his teens and twenties, obviously entrusted with a heavy task this time.

Wu Mingdao was taken aback by his emotions, and an ominous premonition haunted his heart, and he asked tremblingly, "Brother Meng, what does this mean?" What does the year of the Ming Dao have nothing to do with the people in the world? ”

Meng Song also chuckled lightly and restrained his emotions, "More and more capable people with lofty ideals in Da Zhou and Da Meng have seen the hypocritical faces of these immortals, and they have done things that poison the world in the name of 'cultivation'. Now that the two countries have ceased fighting and secretly united, they are ready to plan to secretly provoke a fight between the forces of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the forces of the Great Meng, and until they are both defeated, we will cut off their offerings, and the soldiers and horses of the two countries will break through the immortal gate on iron horses, and the world will be clear from now on! ”

Wu Xiangshan was so frightened that he trembled again, and forcibly held back his fear, "Dare to ask Brother Meng, this, what does this have to do with Mingdao." ”

Meng Song looked at him, his eyes were full of fanaticism, and he grabbed Wu Xiangshan's arm with both hands, "What are you pretending to be stupid at this time." When the time comes, Mingdao will be in Qingyun Sect, Brother Wu, you will write a letter to your family, and we should work together inside and outside......"

Before Meng Song finished speaking, Wu Xiangshan didn't know where he got the strength to shake off his hand and yelled at him: "Didn't you tell me before that don't tell Ming Dao this!" Why, now for the sake of your own glory and wealth, you have forgotten all these words!? ”

Meng Song calmed down when Wu Xiangshan shouted like this, straightened off his official uniform, sat on the banquet where he practiced, and took a sip of wine. "Am I for the sake of glory and wealth, Brother Wu and my gentleman's friendship will not understand? That's it, don't worry, even if you don't promise me, I won't do anything to you, I believe that Brother Wu's character will not say this. ”

"Brother Meng, I'm ......" Wu Xiangshan realized his gaffe just now, and was about to say something, Meng Song waved his hand, "Brother Wu, did you pretend not to see what happened to Yongning County a few years after those people came to my Xiangfu County to ask for rain?" Do you think those 'immortals' have 'family and country' in their hearts? They will only deceive us with rhetoric and tricks that do not cure the root cause. Now, the arrow has to be sent, whether this plan is revealed or failed, we mortals, hum, let's say that we are mortals for the time being, will we have a good end? ”

Suddenly, Meng Song picked up the chopsticks and ate a few bites violently, poured a few sips of wine violently, stood up and arched his hand towards Wu Xiangshan, "Thank you Brother Wu for your practice!" Then he turned his head to open the door and walked away without looking back.

"Daddy? Daddy? Hearing his daughter's voice calling for him, Wu Xiangshan was startled, and when he came back to his senses, he saw that the room full of people were looking at him. wiped away his tears, smiled and waved his hands, "Alas, for my father, I remembered the days when your Uncle Meng was still a county magistrate in the county, and I was a little sad for a while. No hindrance, no hindrance. ”

Wu Mingdao nodded in disbelief, but didn't think much about it. At the dinner table, everyone said some homely words, Liu teased Nannan, and told Wu Nianci to take care of the new sister After the night was late, everyone went back to the room separately.

Not long after Wu Mingdao returned to the room, he was about to take out the "Linjiang Immortal" given by his master to practice, when Wu Xiangshan knocked on the door and asked, "Mingdao, have you slept?" ”

Wu Mingdao hurriedly got out of bed and opened the door for Wu Xiangshan, "Dad, is there anything else going on at such a late hour?" ”

Wu Xiangshan walked into the room, sat down at the table, and looked at the furnishings in the room, "Mingdao, this is all the layout when you were there, it hasn't changed at all, and now Nianci lives here." Hearing this, Wu Mingdao suddenly noticed that this house was indeed no different from when he left, and his nose suddenly became sore.

"Ming Dao, how is life in Qingyun Sect? How is your master? Wu Xiangshan poured himself and his son a cup of tea, and then asked.

Wu Mingdao also sat down, "Life is very good, didn't Senior Brother Zhao also say it back then, his son has very good qualifications, and he was favored by the elders as soon as he started, and he has been taken care of all these years." ”

When he heard Zhao Lianghuan, Wu Xiangshan was obviously vigilant, and then he was relieved when he heard that he was being taken care of by the elders. "Oh, that's good, that's good. Well...... Is it easy for the brothers and sisters in the sect to get along? Do you want your father to prepare some silver taels for you to take with you to tie up the relationship? ”

Wu Mingdao was speechless for a while, "Dad, I don't need to worry about this, I will be able to enter the inner door soon, and then I will only be in charge of cultivation, and others will take care of these trivial matters." ”

Wu Xiangshan had no choice but "Oh, oh." Then you really ......" Seeing Wu Mingdao staring at him, Wu Xiangshan turned around, "You really don't have to bring something back?" ”

Wu Mingdao suddenly thought of something, and said to Wu Xiangshan with a smile: "When Dad said this, I really remember it." Wu Mingdao also knew that his father loved to read very much, and now many books are solitary, so he thought about it and said: "Dad, see if there are any manuscripts of poetry collections at home, my master respects good poems, and I will bring them to her when the time comes." ”

Wu Xiangshan was stunned for a while.