Chapter 335: Demon Slaying (4)
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The sun was rising, and the morning sun was slanting down, reflecting on the tall city walls, glowing with a faint golden halo. (Please search Bayi Chinese Net, the fastest updated novel website!)
The city gate rumbled open, and the long-awaited traders and people came and went, bustling and very lively. The big flag erected on the top of the city gate flutters with the wind, hunting sounds, and the word 'Huo' embroidered with gold silk on the flag is reflected in the morning sun, and the light is shining brightly, which is particularly majestic.
"Li River, Huojia ......"
Huo Xuan came to the city and looked up at the Huo family's banner hanging high on the top of the city wall, with a lot of emotions and mixed feelings. Lijiang City, finally returned to the Huo family, this qiē was obtained by him after hard work!
Walking into the city with my companions, the spacious streets, the shops are lined with pù, familiar faces, and the warm country sound...... A qiē and a qiē made him feel so kind, and even the vendors on the side of the street and the shouting loudly made him feel like he was returning to his childhood memories, warm and happy.
"Huo Xuan, although your Lijiang City is not big, it looks quite prosperous. Xiahou Yan's words sounded inappropriately, interrupting Huo Xuan's thoughts immersed in the beautiful memories of his hometown.
"Of course!" Ah Tie said, his tone full of pride, "Lijiang City is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and it is the most beautiful city I have ever seen. ”
Xiahou Yan was noncommittal after hearing this, looked at Ah Tie, and said with a smile: "It stands to reason that your kid is from the imperial capital, how can you be the same as Huo Xuan, so miss Lijiang City!"
"Lijiang City is my true hometown. Ah Tie only said this sentence. No matter how many words he has, he can't express the special feelings he has for the Li River.
Huo Xuan didn't speak on the side, but at this moment, he looked at Ah Tie with a smile on his face, and said, "Ah Tie, let's go home!"
"Hey, Huo Xuan, go slower, and we'll go home with you. ”
Xiahou Yan shouted in the back. Hurriedly pulled up the wind shadow and quickly chased after him.
Counting the time, it has been nearly two years since I last left home. Since participating in the Xuanwu Conference, a series of events, until he entered the Martial Arts League, retreated and cultivated, and became a Wuyang Wei ...... And so on, this qiē was carried out in an urgent manner, so that Huo Xuan had no time to look around and lost contact with the family. Now that he has returned to his homeland, he is anxious and unconsciously quickens his pace, if it were not for the large number of people on the street to avoid shocking the world, he would like to release the demon bat and fly home directly.
In this way, his walking degree is also very fast. The companions behind him also quickened their pace and followed closely.
"Ah, this is not Huo, Young Master Huo!"
Just as Huo Xuan quickened his pace and returned home in a hurry, a woman's surprise voice came from the side of the street. Turning his head, in front of a silk shop, a young woman in red walked briskly with a surprised face.
"Peony!"
Huo Xuan was stunned at first when he saw this, and then a faint smile appeared on his face. This peony, the peony of the four major flowers of Baihualou in the past, has a lot of friendship with her, and vaguely remembers that she married a wealthy businessman in Lijiang City and lived a rich and happy life.
Peony's mood at the moment can be described as 'full of surprise'. On weekdays, it is her husband who opens the shop early in the morning to do business, but today, I don't know if it is a whim, she is rare to be diligent once, and takes the initiative to get up early to open a shop to do business. Unexpectedly, as soon as the door of the store opened, she inadvertently glanced at the street, and happened to see Huo Xuan passing by, so she immediately shouted.
After a year or two, Huo Xuanren has grown taller, but the outline of his facial features has not changed. Peony used to accompany each other day and grind together, and even Huo Xuan's few birthmarks behind his ears were clear, so he could naturally recognize Huo Xuanlai at a glance.
"Young Master Huo!" she came to Huo Xuan as cheerfully as a bird, and shouted crisply. Her pretty face turned red and fluttering with excitement.
"Peony, I didn't expect that as soon as I stepped into Lijiang City, the first person I saw was you!" Huo Xuan also joked with a smile.
"Really? This shows that we are destined. ”
Peony smiled after hearing this, and her pretty face couldn't help but show joy. Once upon a time, Huo Xuan was a notorious playboy in Lijiang City, but in the minds of her and her sisters, Huo Xuan was gentle and elegant, pitiful and cherished, and the most perfect dream lover. If it weren't for the fact that she knew that her identity was not a good match, she would definitely make a promise with herself, although she is now an adult wife, the wisp of thought hidden in her heart has never been broken.
However, thinking about it, she was born in the dust, she knows the mind of a man best, and she knows that her identity is different from that of the lover in her dreams, like a ditch and insurmountable. In her heart, as long as Huo Xuan can regard herself as a friend and a confidant, it is the greatest satisfaction.
"Young Master Huo, after a few years, you have grown taller again, and you have become more handsome...... Young Master Huo, how long do you plan to stay in the Li River when you come back this time? Young Master Huo......
After that, I saw Peony's face full of excitement, and he affectionately pulled Huo Xuan to ask endlessly. As for Ah Tie, Fengying, and Xiahou Yan, they were directly ignored.
"I have long heard that Huo Xuan, this kid is a prodigal son of flowers, and he is merciful everywhere, and when I see it today, my Xiahou is completely convinced!" Xiahou Yan sighed with emotion beside him. He is still a little aggrieved in his heart, in terms of appearance, he thinks he is a little more handsome than Huo Xuan, why is no one so attractive?
"Are you envious?" asked Kazekage, angrily.
Xiahou Yan sensed a hint of danger from these words, and hurriedly straightened up and whispered in Fengying's ear: "A young man like Huo Xuan, who is not attentive, I despise him!" He was thinking in his heart, and he had time to ask Huo Xuan for a few tricks.
"By the way, Young Master Huo, there is something I want to ask you. ”
Peony, who was chatting happily, suddenly seemed to remember something, her face was immediately a little unnatural, she lowered her head, and whispered to Huo Xuan.
"If you have any difficulties, just say it, I will definitely help you!" Huo Xuan smiled and nodded. It is said that the woman in the wind and dust is unkind, but he really feels the sincerity of the other party, and has long regarded this woman as a confidant and friend, as long as it is within the scope of his ability, he will help.
"It's not that I'm in trouble, it's Magnolia...... She, she's married, Young Master Huo, don't blame her. "The peony was old for a long time before he told the reason.
Yulan!
Huo Xuan's mind immediately appeared with a sad and pitiful girl's face.
"She's married?"
"Hmm!"
Peony nodded and said, "Just half a year ago, Yulan married Ye Hu, the eldest young master of the Ye family. At this point, the woman secretly glanced at Huo Xuan, and now that the expression on his face had not changed, she continued: "Our sisters all know that Young Master Huo, you are against the Ye family, so if Yulan wants to marry Ye Hu, we are all strongly opposed. Who knew that this little girl was determined to marry after eating the scales, which made everyone very unhappy, and she didn't even go to her wedding. ”
Speaking of this, Peony's tone changed, and she said with a little pleading: "It was Young Master Huo who ransomed this little girl that day, and she herself made an oath that even if she was a slave, she would stay in the Huo family for the rest of her life and repay Young Master Huo's kindness." Now he is backsliding, and before you come back, Young Master Huo, you got along with Ye Hu. She, her behavior is very hateful, her sisters have scolded her, but the matter has come to this, I hope that Young Master Huo will remember the past feelings, don't worry about her!"
Hearing this, Huo Xuan finally understood what was going on. His face was dark, which was a little incomprehensible, but in fact, in his heart, he breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Huo, Young Master Huo, you won't go to Yulan for trouble, right?" Seeing that he didn't say anything for a long time, Peony felt uneasy in his heart, and asked timidly.
"I only ask you, how does Ye Hu treat Yulan?" Huo Xuan opened his mouth at this moment and said lightly.
"I heard that they are very affectionate, and Ye Hu treats her very well. Peony muttered. She didn't know what Huo Xuan's intention was when she asked this.
"That's fine!" Huo Xuan suddenly smiled at Peony, and said softly: "In my heart, you and Yulan, and Begonia Hanmei are all my Huo Xuan's good sisters, and now that Yulan has a good home, it's too late for me to be happy as a big brother, how can I trouble her!"
Peony's face was full of gratitude after hearing this, and her eyes moistened unconsciously.
"I really shouldn't hurt your sisterhood for me...... Well, let's do it, tonight, I'll set up a table in Baiwei Building, Peony, you call Yulan, and other sisters, let's get together, and by the way, congratulate Yulan on her great joy. Huo Xuan said this, winked at the peony, and said with a smile: "I didn't prepare a congratulatory gift when you got married, make up for it tonight, I bet you will like this gift!"
"Huo, Young Master Huo, thank you......" Peony's voice choked. At this moment, even if there are thousands of words, they can't express the excitement in her heart.
"Alright, that's it, we'll see you in the evening!"
Huo Xuan smiled and patted her fragrant shoulder, beckoned Ah Tie and the three of them, and said goodbye and left. Peony stood in place, watching Huo Xuan's back, for a long time, only to see her shouting at the guys in the store: "Xiao Tang, I have something to leave, you take care of the business in the store first." With that, she departed in a hurry.
"Boss, don't go...... I can't do it alone!" shouted the man after him out the door.
"If you can't be busy, close the door, the old lady won't do business today!" Peony's words came from afar.
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Huo Xuan and the four of them walked all the way along the street, and after turning a few corners, they came to the Huo family's ancestral house. Looking at it, on the beam of the tall lintel of Huofu, the plaque of 'City Lord's Mansion' was hung, three large characters painted with gold, the pen walked the dragon and snake, and the iron painted silver hook, which was very imposing, and the lower paragraph turned out to be Chu Nan. This person in Zhunan is the imperial history of Yanyang Weiyunzhou, a strong Dan Yuan, a prince, and a powerful man. He was able to write an inscription for the Huo family, obviously because of Huo Xuan's feelings.
More than a year ago, Huo Xuan gave Zhu Nan a piece of blood toad clothes free of charge, just asking the other party to take more care of the Huo family, and now it seems that Zhu Nan has done a good job and given the Huo family enough face.
Outside the gate of the mansion, there were two rows of sergeants, all wearing armor and fully armed, looking majestic. As soon as Huo Xuan and the others stepped forward, two sergeants with spears in their hands blocked the way.
"Who's coming, report your name!" one of them asked aloud.
Huo Xuan looked at them, thinking that it was a sergeant recruited by the Huo family for a short time, and was about to speak, but he heard Xiahou Yan's lazy voice coming, "Huo Xuan, you don't have any face, and when you arrive at your own house, you are still turned away!"
As soon as this guy's words fell, Ah Tie couldn't help but step forward, rolled his strange eyes, and shouted at the two sergeants: "You guys are blind, you don't even know the young master!"
The two of them said Huo Xuan and the young master, and immediately woke up the guard sergeant.
"You, are you the eldest young master?" said the sergeant who spoke earlier with a surprised face at the moment.
Huo Xuan smiled and nodded.
The sergeant didn't react, and opened his mouth to say something. The person next to him looked quite clever, and hurriedly stepped forward to bow to Huo Xuan, and said loudly: "The subordinates and others are all city guards recruited in recent years, and they don't know the true face of the young master, so please forgive me!"
After saying that, he paused in a tone, turned his head and yelled at the sergeant next to him: "Zhu Laosan, don't report to the mansion yet, the eldest young master is back!"
"Yes, yes!"
The sergeant named Zhu Laosan nodded again and again, turned around and ran towards the mansion, tearing his voice as he ran, shouting loudly: "The eldest young master is back, the eldest young master is back......"
Subsequently, the remaining few guards immediately welcomed Huo Xuan and the four into the mansion. They had just walked not far when they saw a group of people walking briskly from the corridor in front of them, and the first one was a gentle and beautiful woman, who was Huo Xuan's second mother, Xu Shiyan. In addition to her, Huo Xuan's senior brothers and sisters-in-law were all there.
"Little junior brother!"
Senior brother Pang Feng, second senior brother Lu Liang, third senior brother Wei Qihai, fourth senior brother Wei Jiabao, and sixth senior brother Peng Qing all greeted him, with a smile of joy on their faces.
Huo Xuanyuan had seven senior brothers, and when he left home last time, he was assassinated by Guan Shaobai, the fifth senior brother Peng Yang died tragically, and his seventh senior brother Miao Jiang rebelled, and as a result, Guan Shaobai was killed, and there was no corpse. Today, he only has five brothers left.
Huo Xuan was also very happy to see a few senior brothers. His sisters-in-law also stepped forward, you said, I said, and they kept talking around Huo Xuan.
Only his second mother, Xu Shiyan, was still standing five steps away, looking at Huo Xuan. His face seemed calm, but his eyes couldn't hide the joy.
"Senior brother, where is my uncle?" Huo Xuan didn't see his uncle Huo Qiantao, so he asked.
"Uncle Ancestor left the Li River more than a year ago and went out to play!" Senior Brother Pang Feng said with a smile.
"Play?" Huo Xuan was surprised.
"He didn't go out to play alone, he was accompanied by his seniors. Second Senior Brother Lu Liang squeezed his eyes at Huo Xuan and said mysteriously.
Huo Xuan suddenly realized after hearing this. The 'Senior Jia' in the mouth of the senior brother, he doesn't have to think about it, he knows who it is, except for Qin Ke's Fengming Pavilion Master Fairy Jia, there is no one else. As early as the county government conference, Huo Xuan had a great relationship between Qinke's master and his uncle, but he didn't expect that after less than two years, their relationship had progressed, and they had reached the point of traveling together.
Thinking of this, Huo Xuan was very happy in his heart. Uncle has never established a family in his life, has no children and no daughters, and can be accompanied by such a confidant in his later years, and these juniors can be regarded as a matter of heart.
Subsequently, Ah Tie also stepped forward to greet Pang Feng and the others. Pang Feng didn't know Ah Tie's life experience, and they still treated it as usual, laughing and ridiculing, not serious. Ah Tie didn't care, just touched his head and smiled.
"Madame!"
In the middle of the ring, Ah Tie saw Xu Shiyan standing alone next to him, but he didn't care, so he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.
"It's good to be back. Xu Shiyan nodded slightly and said softly.
Seeing this, Huo Xuan thought about it, and also stepped forward and bowed slightly, and said, "I'm back!" After many years, he has grown up and sensible, and he is no longer the rebellious young man of the past, and the resentment in his heart has long been much weaker. Although I still can't call out 'Erniang', my tone has improved greatly.
For the first time in so many years, Huo Xuan took the initiative to say hello. For a while, Xu Shiyan actually felt flattered, at a loss, and it took a long time to come back to her senses, and hurriedly said: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back...... she didn't know what to say, and when she saw the wind shadow Xiahou Yan, she said again: "Xuan'er, you haven't introduced you two friends for us!"
Seeing this, Fengying Xiahou Yan glanced at each other, and immediately stepped forward side by side, bowed his hand, and reported his name.
"We and Huo Xuan are both new Wuyangwei, and we have a good relationship, just like brothers and sisters!" said Feng Ying with a smile.
"Wu Yangwei, junior brother, are you Wu Yangwei?" Pang Feng asked with surprise on his face.
Huo Xuan nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "It's not just me, Ah Tie is also Wuyangwei." ”
"Great!" Pang Feng immediately cheered like a child. He looked at Xu Shiyan and the junior disciples of all the families, and said loudly: "If you want to become Wuyangwei, the condition is that you must reach the Refining Gang Realm if you cultivate it, that is to say, the junior brother and Ah Tie are now both strong people in the Refining Gang Realm, and in the great Yunzhou, only my Huo family has this honor, a double master!"
"I also heard that Wu Yangwei's identity is comparable to that of Yan Yangwei's commander, and his status is extremely high!" Lu Liang was also full of excitement.
When Huo Xuan's senior brother and sister-in-law heard the good news, they were all overjoyed and overjoyed. The same was true of Xu Shiyan, who was standing next to her, and there were faint tears in her eyes.
Huo Xuan was very moved when he saw it. Then, surrounded by cheers, they went to the living room lobby together.
After coming to the living room and sitting down, Huo Xuan chatted with all the senior brothers. From their mouths, Huo Xuan learned about the family situation in the past two years. Since his good results in the Xuanwu Conference, the Huo family has been rewarded by the decree of the county government, and the position of the city lord of Lijiang City has gone with the flow and returned to the Huo family. As for Ye Tianmeng, the previous city lord, he was also transferred to replace Nie Changfeng and the commander of the Yanyang Wei of the Lijiang River because of his meritorious recommendation. It seems to be a flat tone, but in fact, the authority of Yanyang Wei is greater than that of the city lord, and it can be regarded as a secret promotion.
The Huo family's business is also smooth sailing, especially the medical hall, where several pills are very popular and very popular among martial artists, bringing huge wealth to the Huo family.
Originally, the three major forces of Lijiang City, the Baji Gate declined, and now only the two Huo Ye are left. The relationship between the two families has also improved greatly in recent years. Especially Ye Tianmeng, after succeeding to the post of commander of Yanyang Wei, often came to visit the Huo family and discuss affairs by the way.
It is worth mentioning that after the position of the city lord of Lijiang City was returned to the Huo family, Huo Qiantao has been temporarily taken over by Huo Xuan because Huo Xuan is competing. When Huo Qiantao went out to play, he entrusted the position of city lord to Xu Shiyan. It can be said that the current city lord of Lijiang City is served by Huo Xuan's second mother, Xu Shiyan, a woman, who is unique and quite rare in the county capital of the hundred cities!