Wang Luo and Han Ying were busy in Lingshan, time flew by unconsciously, and soon night fell, but the two of them didn't know it.

At the same time, far north of the Jianmu District of Rongcheng, in a simple hut nestled in the greenery of the garden, there is also an old man, as if cut off from the passage of time.

He sat at a small wooden table in the room in a daze, like a dusty terracotta figurine, only the straight and gorgeous brocade robe on his body added a bit of life to it.

The brocade robe does not seem to fit perfectly, although its materials are good, the handwork is a lot worse, there are flaws in the shoulders and neck, elbows, etc., and the pattern on the chest is also slightly childish, but the old man wears it safely on his body, and he is not surprised.

There are three plates of home-cooked side dishes on the small wooden table: moss mixed with dried shrimp, boiled bean sprouts in fairy brew, mushroom roast goose, a plate of silver silk rolls, two bowls of hot and sour crab soup, a plate of vegetables and fruits, two tea cups and a pot of tea. It seems to be ordinary, but each has a strange fragrance, and let the old man wait at the table for a long time, the dishes on the table still do not lose their freshness, and the fragrance lingers in the house and lasts for a long time.

There are several exquisite candlesticks standing next to the table, but the candles on the table are mainly orange and pink, and the shape is mostly to imitate the appearance of various spiritual pets.

There are many paintings hanging on the wall, most of them are portraits of the elderly, but the style of painting is different, from the initial straight lines of children's graffiti, to the later more exquisite and lifelike, as if witnessing the growth of the old man and the painter together. It's just that the people in the painting have always been tall and majestic, and they are like the rickety old man at the table.

In fact, the vast majority of people who are familiar with the old man have never seen this side of him.

On weekdays, he would never wear ill-fitting clothes, would never eat such an elegant dinner, and would never decorate the room he was in so playful and cute.

It's all for a person, a person who should have sat on the other side of the wooden table, with whom he had tea instead of wine, and shared his family.

However, the man never came, so he could only wait patiently, in the dead air of the hut.

Until a click, which broke the silence in the room, and made the old man's scattered eyebrows tremble slightly.

"Smoking?"

The visitor, dressed in a crimson coat and black boots, turned from behind the old man to the front in two steps, but did not sit at the wooden table, but stood by the candlestick. Because she knew very well that the vacant seat was not reserved for her.

In the old man's indifferent gaze, Han Xingyan just nodded slightly: "Brother, just now the Governor's Mansion asked me to bring a message, saying that Yongzhou ......"

The old man said, "I have an appointment with Yingying tonight, and if I don't deal with business, they should know." ”

Han Xingyan was silent for a while and asked, "Do you still have to wait for her?" But she is still the lord of the country, and she may not remember this family feast. ”

"It will never take long for the Lord of the Kingdom to descend and incarnate, I can wait." The old man said, "Moreover, even if Yingying doesn't remember, I will remember too." ”

Han Xingyan knows that the current lord of the country may not be able to "never be too long". She's trapped here, and she hasn't found a way out yet.

It's just that this matter is top secret, and even my brother can't reveal anything.

However, looking at the elaborate arrangement in the house, the handmade brocade robes that symbolize the love between father and daughter, the portraits, and the appearance of Han Guming waiting for her daughter's return at the table on the night of her birthday, she couldn't help but sigh.

"Brother, Yingying, she hasn't been able to accompany you for too long. At the beginning, the lord of the country once said that she used the technique of incarnation outside her body to fill the gap for her life, and it was ...... at most."

"Up to 25 years old, I remember." Han Guming responded indifferently, and for the first time, his eyes moved away from the vacant chair and came to a long table leaning against the wall, where a crystal jade ball was placed. As the old man's eyes turned away, a warm picture was reflected from the ball, only to see a man and a woman standing in their arms, with a smile on their faces like spring water.

It was him, who was not yet old, and the love of his life. Although it is just an ordinary group photo, the picture recorded by the eyes of this shark hunting in the depths of the Stygian Sea will not fade even after tens of millions of years.

It's just that the scenery in the eyes is not easy, but things are wrong. Of the once loving couples, only one survived.

Han Guming said: "In the past, the lord of the country used the supernatural power of incarnation outside his body to fill the gap for Yingying, who had never been born, and shaped her soul to condense her soul, so that she could have a twenty-five years of life, which is a great kindness, and I will not expect more." It's just that before Yingying's soul dissipates, I will seriously accompany her to the end. ”

Han Xingyan took a long time before he sighed: "In the past, the lord of the country only descended to the incarnation every nine hundred days to maintain the spiritual fullness of the soul, but this is the first time that she took the initiative to come over and walk as Han Ying. ”

Han Guming said: "Yingying's life is given by adults, and it is also the right thing to be the eyes and ears of adults for the time being, and Yingying herself will not object." ”

Han Xingyan reluctantly showed a chuckle: "Yes, I'm afraid she will come to me with great interest to ask for details afterwards, she usually likes the lord of the country the most, and even there are adult dolls in the shuttle, but they are not humanoid dolls, which is somewhat disrespectful." ”

Regarding his sister's joke, Han Guming only nodded lightly, indicating that he heard it.

After a moment, the old man changed the subject: "Why are you too late today?" ”

Han Xingyan said: "After all, I am also sent by the guard of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and something has just gone wrong over there, and there are a few old manuscripts and drawings missing in the library, Mo Yu...... Lord Mo Yu blamed it, even if I was far away in Rongcheng, I had to follow the rectification. ”

"Mo Yu." Han Guming groaned, "His human nature is stupid, he is only loyal to the lord of the country, he is a good subordinate, but he is not a good boss. ”

"Fortunately, in addition to nagging, Lord Mo Yu hasn't really treated his subordinates harshly, and the identity of the guard officer is still very convenient, and I want to do it for the time being."

Han Guming sneered: "Do you want to, or do you want to do it?" ”

Han Xingyan's face turned cold: "Brother, do you want to bring up the old matter again?" ”

Han Guming said: "I just want to remind you that the Yu family has gone astray now. The development of Rongcheng is not as simple as it seems! The Lord of the Kingdom roughly set this in Rongcheng, and half of it was in order to let the Han family, which had been entrenched here for five hundred years, exit smoothly, with those old forces that were intertwined and knocked out of the bones! And I have received the great favor of the lord of the country, and I have long been determined to cooperate to the death. If Bolanzhuang can't see the reality clearly and is still obsessed with the word profit, it is to be a car in the mantis arm! ”

Han Xingyan was silent for a long time before he said, "I know, I'll talk to him." ”

"Oh, if he can listen, why should you say it?" Han Guming disagreed, but he also knew that if this topic continued to talk, the brother and sister would inevitably become evil.

So he could only look at the still warm side dishes in front of him, and couldn't help but let out a tired sigh.

And in the sigh, a crisp click, which is particularly harsh.

(End of chapter)