Chapter 8: Footsteps Outside the Wall

"Ah, it's Miss." Bai Gui stood up, walked to the door and respectfully opened the door. Then, a white-clothed figure walked in.

Bai Xuan walked into the room, and the dark room immediately had more brilliance, and a young woman stood at the door, slim and elegant, as if a lotus flower bloomed in a desert oasis. Shi Cheng also secretly praised in his heart, "It is really not easy to breed such a beautiful lady in this city surrounded by yellow sand. ”

Bai Xuan bowed to Bai Gui uprightly, "Uncle Gui", her voice was very good.

Culturally, the Western Desert Kingdom was deeply influenced by the Wei State and the Miyun Kingdom, a large country in the Eastern Continent Cold Moon Continent, so there were many similarities in the etiquette of the extended family. But after all, it is located in a remote place in the southern wilderness, and the people outside the royal city are even more unrestrained, and it is not uncommon for large women to show their heads, and they are not like many wealthy daughters of Wei who will wear veils when they see people.

After Bai Gui returned the salute, Bai Xuan's eyes swept to the side of the bed, looking at her grandfather, with a melancholy look in her eyes, and then she moved her gaze to Shi Cheng, when she saw Shi Cheng's face, Bai Xuan covered her lips lightly with her bare hands, and couldn't help but exclaim.

Bai Gui saw that the situation was not right, and immediately stood up and introduced Shi Cheng to Bai Xuan: "Miss, the master is not in serious trouble at present, this is Mr. Shi who came to treat the master, and he is a real miracle doctor." ”

As soon as these words came out, the look of surprise on Bai Xuan's face was even worse, although the appearance of the person in front of him was ugly, Bai Xuan could vaguely see that the other party should be under thirty years old. Before, so many miracle doctors who claimed to cure the disease were helpless, but the young man in front of him claimed to be able to cure his grandfather's illness?

Bai Gui saw that his young lady was still standing there blankly, and his heart was anxious, and he kept staring at him. Shi Cheng had already spoken first: "Steward Bai, if there is nothing else, I will retire in the next place, in the past four days, don't forget to follow what is written on the prescription to give the Bai family master the medicine on time." The medicine on the other pill must be prepared, and finding those medicines within four days should not be a problem for your house. Four days later, in the afternoon, I will start the furnace on time. ”

"What Mr. said, Bai Gui has already memorized it firmly." Bai Gui said as he carefully put the two squares into his pocket. Then, he turned around and said to a maid outside the door, "Xiaohong, hurry up and lead the way for Mr. Shi and arrange a guest room for Mr. Shi." Remember, be sure to arrange the best. ”

The maid named Xiaohong hurriedly answered, turned to Shi Cheng's side, and said, "Mr. Shi, please come with me." Shi Cheng nodded and followed the maid out of the room.

After Shi Cheng walked out of the door, Bai Gui let out a sigh of relief, and Bai Xuan on the side asked curiously, "Uncle Gui, can this person really cure grandpa?" ”

"That's nature." Bai Gui said, "Miss, you must not be rude like Fang Cai in front of Mr. Shi in the future, Mr. Shi is not an ordinary pharmacist, he is a genuine Dan master who can condense Danhuo!" ”

"Him! He is the powerful Danshi in the legends and stories that my grandfather often told me? Bai Xuan exclaimed, "He doesn't look like he's even thirty years old." ”

"That's the case, although the old servant doesn't know why the dignified Dan Master came to Redwood City alone, but there are many differences between the Dan Fire and other flames, and it is not difficult to identify. The scene of Mr. Shi's condensation of Danhuo was seen by the old servant with his own eyes, and his identity would not be fake. ”

"Then he, will he refuse to heal his grandfather because of my rudeness just now?" Bai Xuan's face was anxious, "I, I'd better hurry up and apologize to Mr. Shi." ”

"Miss, don't worry, didn't Mr. Shi just say, the furnace will be opened for alchemy in four days. Although the old servant and Mr. Shi have not known each other for a long time, I can feel that Mr. Shi is not a person who cares. Bai Gui said.

"That's good." Bai Xuan patted her chest gently, "But I should apologize." ”

"Miss, don't worry, I will hold a banquet at noon to entertain Mr. Shi and Wu Tianshi. If the young lady wishes, she can sit down with her, and then apologize to Mr. Shi. ”

"Ah...... Wu, will Wu Tianshi also come? Bai Xuanqiao's face was slightly red, and her fingers gently flicked her dress with a little nervousness, "I, I will go, before the banquet starts, don't forget to send someone to remind me, I will go back to prepare after accompanying my grandfather here for a while." ”

Bai Gui answered, turned around and said a few words to the servants and maids outside the door, and then went downstairs and left.

Despite being on one side of the sea, for a city like Redwood City, which is surrounded on three sides by yellow sand, the wind in the city is like the face of a fickle man, and the scorching heat in summer can make the ants in the streets retreat into the shade of the trees to rest, and in the winter, the knife-like wind carries the sand and dust to wreak havoc on the city, making it desirable to wrap two layers of turbans around the face. It was late autumn, and the cold wind was rising in the city, and the gray yellow sand had begun to gather in the sky, as if to announce to the city that they were going to replace the autumn sun as the new masters of the city's sky.

Shi Cheng sat on the threshold, his eyes staring at the somewhat hazy sky, not knowing what he was thinking. The maid named Xiaohong from before left in a hurry after settling Shi Cheng.

Shi Cheng learned some news from this girl's words, because of the recent series of events in Baifu, many domestic servants who worked part-time jobs resigned even if they wanted to suffer a lawsuit, and even some domestic servants even fled overnight. The Bai Mansion has strict family training, and it is not too difficult for the families of those domestic servants, but there are not enough people in the house, and it happens that the eldest prince who has been out for many days today is going to bring a distinguished guest back to the house.

Shi Cheng looked at the little maid in front of him with a slightly anxious look, and smiled slightly in his heart. He knew that the girl in front of him was in a dilemma, on the one hand, she might not have finished the things assigned by the housekeeper, and at that time, she might be troubled by the housekeeper for any reason. The head of the Bai family is still lying on the bed, how can anyone really care about the matter of a little maid? But on the other hand, this maid named Xiaohong obviously knew very well that Shi Cheng was a person with an extremely unusual identity, and even the big housekeeper was respectful to Shi Cheng, how could she dare to snub Shi Cheng as a maid.

However, Shi Cheng is not a villain after all, his tone is very gentle, and he said to Xiaohong: "I like to be quiet, I don't want people to disturb me, you go and get busy with yours." I remember that the white butler seemed to say that he would set up a banquet for me at noon, and you should just inform me when the time comes. ”

Xiaohong breathed a sigh of relief, blessed Shi Cheng, and said to Shi Cheng with a low brow: "Then Xiaohong will retire." There are people waiting outside the courtyard gate, please say if you need anything. If Childe wants to take a break, just talk to the family at the gate of the yard, but please be careful not to walk around around the storeroom, where there are very important items. ”

After saying that, Xiaohong saluted again, and then she left in a hurry. The Bai family is also half of a martial arts family, and Xiaohong, as a maid in the mansion, actually has some martial arts foundations, so she moved lightly and soon left.

After Xiaohong left, Shi Cheng looked back at the house where he was temporarily staying, which was very tidy. He looked around a little boredly, then sat down on the nearby threshold, and continued to stare at the somewhat gray sky.

After a while, his ears moved slightly, and he heard some strange noises outside the wall, and his steps were very light, but he could hear that someone was moving quickly, and he was walking a little sneakily.

Shi Cheng glanced at the courtyard gate in the other direction in the distance, the keeper of the gate was as listless as the gray sky, but apparently he couldn't hear the voice.

"The guy outside the wall is a practitioner." Thinking so in his heart, Shi Cheng jumped up from the threshold, and with a sigh of relief, the whole person jumped out of the wall lightly and skillfully.

Outside the wall, a man in a gray robe-like garment was slightly hunched over his waist and holding a package in his arms, walking briskly on the grass with a triumphant expression of satisfaction on his face. But within a few steps, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared as a strong gust of wind suddenly hit him from the sky. The man raised his head and looked at Shi Cheng who was falling towards him in mid-air with a look of astonishment, Shi Cheng's hands were vigorous, like a flying dragon flying in the air. The gray-robed man opened his mouth wide, and before he could say "who is it", the "flying dragon" had already ridden to his face.

"Oops!"

Shi Cheng fell straight down from mid-air, using his hands and legs together, and pressed the gray-robed man to death. was about to say something, but when he saw the face of the man under him, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and blurted out a sentence.

"Wu Daoyou?"