At about eight o'clock in the morning, the flow of people on the two multi-arch stone bridges outside the city wall of the imperial capital was already very dense, and the carriages had to move forward at a limited speed. Among the many carriages on the bridge on the left, only one black carriage stands out, not only the carriage, the wheels, the decorations, and the horses that pull the carriage are black, but even the coachman who drives the carriage is dressed in black, and only a pair of eyes are exposed. This man didn't care about the coming and going gaze at all, and his eyes were always looking straight ahead.

The black carriage followed the flow of people entering the city on the bridge, and the guards guarding the city noticed the carriage from afar.

When the carriage reached the gates, a young guard at the direction of the old guard walked up to the carriage and stretched out his hand to stop it, and after giving a military salute to the driver, he said, "Please show your identity." "The guards guarding the gates have the right to do so.

The coachman didn't even look at the young guard.

"Please show me your identity!" the young guard's tone was noticeably heavier than the previous one.

“...”

"Please show your identity, or we'll have to forcibly check it!" the young guard clenched the sword at his waist, and the old guard surrounded him.

“...”

When the passers-by saw this scene, they all stopped in the carriage.

"Please..."

Without waiting for the young guard to finish speaking, "squeak~", the carriage door opened, and in front of everyone, a middle-aged man walked out, the middle-aged man was tall, wearing a decent black gold-trimmed robe, his black medium and long hair was neatly groomed, and his angular face was still handsome although he had the vicissitudes of time, and the middle-aged man glanced around with a smile on his face, and looked at the young guard, "I'm sorry, little brother of the guard, this family member of mine is born with some disabilities, and he can't hear or speak." ”

"Ah~ No wonder he ignored me when I just spoke, so that's the case!" the young guard quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and the hand holding the long sword also let go. After all, if there was a violent incident at the city gate, it would be difficult for him to explain, let alone that there were so many people around.

"Well, please forgive me if I offend you. The handsome middle-aged man said apologetically.

"Since you've stopped it, can you please show your identity?" the young guard asked, looking at the handsome middle-aged man.

"Absolutely. The handsome middle-aged man smiled and nodded, took out a black token from his arms and handed it over.

"Excuse me, is there anyone else in the carriage?" asked the young guard, taking the token with both hands.

"Inside was my wife and daughter. The handsome middle-aged man glanced at the carriage and replied.

"Good!" As soon as the young guard heard that it was a female dependent, he looked down at the black token in his hand, and the word "Xiu" was printed on the token. The young guard looked at it many times, but he couldn't see anything famous, and his brows furrowed unconsciously. The old guard on the side saw the puzzled look on the young guard's face, walked over, and when he saw the words on the token, "This is..." A drop of cold sweat ran down his forehead, he hurriedly snatched the token from the young guard's hand, walked quickly to the carriage, lowered his head and raised his hands to hand the token back, and did not dare to look at the handsome middle-aged man again. "Hug, I'm sorry for the delay. ”

The people around them stretched their necks to look at the token, they were all curious in their hearts, what was the magic of that token that could make the guards change their attitude immediately, and some people in the crowd began to guess the identity of this handsome middle-aged man.

"It's okay, you're just doing your duty. The handsome middle-aged man didn't care, smiled and took back his token and gestured to the coachman forward.

The coachman nodded in response, and the handsome middle-aged man then turned around and walked into the carriage, and the black carriage set off again and drove into the city gate.

The old guard stood motionless until the carriage disappeared from his sight, when he reached out and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and sighed heavily.

"Old Wei, what is the identity of that person just now?" asked the young guard, looking at the old guard beside him suspiciously.

"Hey~ Have you ever heard of 'Xiujia'?" the old guard asked without answering.

"Cultivators, let me think about it! Is this the 'cultivator' who knows nothing and can sell everything?"

"Exactly. The old guard nodded.

"Oh~ By the way, there is indeed a word 'Xiu' on that token just now, so that person is from the Xiu family?" asked the young guard again.

"Young man, it's not as simple as you think!" the old guard shook his head and looked at the young guard, "Do you know that the token that the adult showed us just now is the order of the head of the Xiu family!

"Order, you mean he is—" The young guard looked startled and his mouth widened.

The old guard didn't wait for the young guard to finish speaking, and nodded in affirmation, "That's right. ”

"Hahaha~ We actually stopped this big man's car!"

"Okay, don't think nonsense, you continue to stand guard, I will go to the people above to report the situation, it is not a trivial matter for the head of the Xiu family to come to the imperial capital. The old guard turned and left.

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As the guards said, this handsome middle-aged man was the current head of the Xiu family, Xiu Dao, and he was accompanied by his wife Cai Ling'er and daughter Xiu Lian.

The black carriage was driving along the straight road behind the city gates, and the statue of Iragon in the distance was slowly enlarged.

The window of the carriage was pushed open by a pair of beautiful slender hands, and Ling'er looked at the scenery outside the carriage and asked, "Husband, do you remember the last time we came to the imperial capital?"

"How can you not remember? That was six years ago. Shudo whispered in her ear after kissing her lover's forehead. "I remember every bit of being with you. ”

"Don't make a fuss, is the child still there?" Ling'er only felt an itch all over her body, and hurriedly pushed the cultivation path away.

"It's okay mother, I'm used to it for a long time. A beautiful girl who looked very similar to Lianhua looked at the book and said, with a hint of laziness in her tone.

"Do you think you've done a good deed?" Ling'er looked so angry that she grabbed the tender flesh around the monk's waist and spun it one hundred and eighty degrees.

"Oh~ Wife, I was wrong! spare my life!!" the cultivator screamed in pain, completely ignoring the image of the head of the family.

"Oops~ I thought you would be defensive, why did you let me twist it?" Ling'er hurriedly let go and looked at the cultivator with a look of blame.

"Fool," Xiudao kissed Ling'er on the forehead again, "I hurt better than you!" This time Ling'er smiled and didn't push him away.

Xiu Lian looked speechless at her parents scattering dog food.

As they spoke, their carriage had rounded the statue of Iragon and driven into the trading area behind it.

"Wow, it's so lively, husband, look over there. ”

"I remember the last time I visited, it didn't seem to have this shop. ”

"Huh~ What are they buying? Why are so many people queuing?"

"Hmm~ It smells so good, it smells good. ”

"Husband, I'm going to eat that, it looks delicious. ”

"And that dress is so beautiful!"

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As soon as she entered the trade zone, Ling'er looked out the window at the scenery and began to dance and talk. The monk smiled and replied, and in his eyes Ling'er seemed to go back to more than twenty years ago, when she first left Sneig Mountain and came with him to some small and lively town.

"After 20 years, she is still the same person she was at the beginning. The cultivator sighed so much that he took Ling'er into his arms from behind, put his head on her shoulder and said, "It's still early, why don't we get out of the car and take a walk?"

Ling'er instinctively wanted to agree, but when she looked at her daughter, "Forget it." ”

Of course, Xiudao knew about Ling'er's concerns, and he didn't say anything more.

Xiu Lian can naturally hear the conversation between her parents, and she also knows her mother's concerns and is grateful. Xiu Lian slowly closed the book in her hand, put it aside, looked at her parents and said with a smile, "Father, mother, I'm a little bored from reading, let's go down and take a look." ”

Ling'er got up and walked to her daughter and sat down, took her slender hand into her own hand and said, "Lian'er, you don't have to force it. ”

"It's okay mother, it's been so many years, I've let it go. Xiu Lian rubbed her mother and comforted.

Xiu Dao got up and walked to his daughter, stretched out his hand and gently rubbed her hair, "Lian'er, your mother and I will be your backing for everything, as well as your brother." ”

"Hmm. Xiu Lian felt the tenderness on her head, smiled and nodded heavily.