Soon, Fu Yinghan cooked the noodles and served them to Shen Li.

After the two of them had eaten, he boiled some water to wash up, and then went back to the house to rest.

In winter, it's even colder in the mountains.

Fu Yinghan first filled the stove with firewood, and put some charcoal he found, ensuring that it could be burned for a long time before going to bed and resting.

He habitually hugged Shen Li into his arms, pulled the quilt to cover it tightly, kissed her forehead, and said, "Sleep, we'll go to Guihezhai tomorrow morning." ”

Shen Qian nodded nonchalantly, closed his eyes, and many thoughts flashed in his mind for a while, and they were all suppressed by her.

Unconsciously, Shen Li gradually fell asleep.

And Fu Yinghan hadn't slept yet, he opened his eyes in the dark, looked at the person in his arms silently, and sighed slightly.

……

This night, Shen Li didn't sleep very peacefully.

The next morning, in a daze, she suddenly heard something seem to be moving outside, and woke up on the spot.

The man next to him also woke up quickly.

"Someone's coming out there?"

Outside, the movement was becoming more and more obvious, as if someone was packing up something.

Neither of them fell asleep anymore, and immediately got up and changed their clothes.

Fu Yinghan cleaned up relatively quickly, so that Shen Li didn't have to worry, and opened the door and went out first.

Shen Li had just put on his shoes and heard Fu Yinghan's voice outside: "Who are you?" ”

Then a startled crisp female voice said: "Who are you?" I should ask you this, this is the forbidden land of our Nine Li and Eighteen Villages, why are you here! ”

Shen Li walked out quickly to the door, opened the door and went out, and saw a young girl about twenty years old in front of Fu Yinghan at the stone table near the small kitchen in the courtyard outside, dressed in Miao clothes, carrying a bamboo basket in her hand, and a few fresh vegetables and a bag of noodles on the table next to her.

The sound of her opening the door caught the little girl's attention.

The other party's eyes widened slightly, his eyes were full of amazement, and he said in a daze: "Beautiful sister!" And a beautiful sister! ”

Fu Yinghan was a little displeased with her direct gaze, moved a step to block her, and asked the previous words again.

It may be that his aura is terrifying, and the young girl is a little afraid, so she shrunk her neck and muttered: "I am from Guihe Village, and I came here today to deliver something!" But you, you look strangers, you must be a foreigner, do you know that this place can't be lived in casually? You guys are so rude! ”

Fu Yinghan frowned.

Shen Li went down the steps, came to Fu Yinghan's side, and grabbed him. Looking at the young girl again, she said, "This is my master's place, we live here, my master won't say anything......

"Wait," the girl's eyes widened suddenly, "your master?" Who is your master?! ”

"Hua Xu." Shen Li said.

"Lord Huaxu?!" The young girl suddenly became excited, "Then are you Shen Li?!" ”

These words made Shen Li and Fu Yinghan stunned.

Shen Li asked, "How do you know who I am?" ”

But the young girl said cautiously, "I can't tell you anything. If you want to know, you have to prove that you are really Shen Li! ”

Shen Li and Fu Yinghan exchanged glances, and then said, "You wait." ”

With that, Shen Li turned around and entered the house.

When she came out again, she had her ID card in her hand, showed it in front of the young girl, and said at the same time: "My master Hua Xu, with white hair and a mask, has been in this Jiuli Eighteen Village for nearly a hundred years, and has been guarding one of your things. In addition to me, he also has an apprentice named Yu Yingying, but he is no longer there. ”

The young girl looked at her ID card carefully, and then looked at Shen Li, her eyes were bright after listening to her, but her eyes darkened when she heard the back.

"These are the secrets of our Jiuli and Eighteen Villages, and few people know about them now, it seems that you are indeed the apprentice of Lord Huaxu."

The young girl believed it and happily introduced herself: "My name is Soma, I grew up in Guihe Village since I was a child, and my parents are long gone. In fact, the villagers in Guihe Village didn't like me very much, so when I was young, no one was willing to help me. Fortunately, I met the soft-hearted god later, and it gave me the kind flower mother-in-law! ”

Shen Li's eyelids jumped, "...... Flower mother-in-law? ”

"Yes!"

Soma smiled, "Over the years, thanks to Granny Hua, who often gave me food and clothes, I grew up safely and smoothly." Five or six years ago, Granny Hua was too old to move, so I volunteered to take care of Granny Hua. ”

Shen Li's hand hanging at his side clenched.

The next moment, someone was holding it.

She turned her head to look at the man next to her.

Fu Yinghan broke her fingers very lightly, reminded her to be careful, and then asked Soma: "Where is the flower mother-in-law now?" We want to see it. ”

Soma looked sad: "You can't see it. Four years ago, Granny Hua ...... He passed away due to illness. ”

Shen Li's face changed slightly.

Soma continued, "When Granny Hua died, I met the legendary Lord Huaxu, who personally buried Granny Hua. As you said, Lord Huaxu is white-haired and wears a mask. ”

It took Shen Li a long time to find his voice, "Then why are you here...... My Master's entrustment? Did you bring all the rice and noodle dishes that appeared in the kitchen earlier? ”

"Well, I sent them all. In the past few years, few people have been willing to come to the forbidden land. I don't live far away and I'd like to come. Soma said, and then shook her head again, "But it wasn't Lord Huaxu's request, but Granny Hua asked me to come." ”

"Granny Flower?"

This time it was not only Shen Li, but Fu Yinghan also looked surprised.

Soma said solemnly and seriously: "Yes, it's Granny Hua. On her deathbed, Granny Hua told me that she had two granddaughters, one of whom was no longer there, and the other ...... I left for a year and never came back. ”

But she always felt that this granddaughter would come back. But Lord Hua Xu said that he couldn't stay in the forbidden land often, and Granny Hua herself ...... Granny Hua was worried that her granddaughter would suffer when she returned, and there was no place to settle. So she asked me, at least every once in a while, to bring me something to eat. ”

"If people come back, at least they can have a full meal."

Soma said, patted his chest, and said proudly: "I am a person who knows how to repay my kindness, and I have been doing what Granny Hua asked me to do!" ”

She pointed to the kitchen, "Not only is it to deliver food, but I often come to chop firewood and put it there so that I can make a fire." ”

He also pointed to the house they had just come out of, "I saw that there was no one, it was not locked, because that was the place where Granny Hua's granddaughter used to live, and it was specially kept." I've cleaned it many times! ”

Soma touched his head embarrassedly and said, "But...... I went to Luohua Cave with the clan doctor for two months to study, and I only came back in the middle of the night last night, so I didn't come to clean up. You came last night, right? I'm sorry, I didn't know you would come back at this time, you must not have rested last night, right? ”