What's the first thing you do when you go to someone's home?

Went to say hello to the host, of course!

Although Rong Shiruo is nominally the lord of Xihe City, there is still an "old lady" in his family, and Ling Jun naturally can't help but visit her when he comes to his house.

Before going to meet the old lady, Rong Shiruo whispered: "The old lady has a bit of a stern temperament, it's not aimed at you, don't take it to heart." ”

Ling Jun's heart moved, and he nodded to reassure him.

"Young Master, the old lady is waiting for you. ”

An unsmiling maid walked out of the house and ushered Rong Shiruo and Lingjun into the flower hall.

Ling Jun knew what this old lady looked like when he visited the city lord's mansion a few days ago, so he naturally wouldn't be curious at this time, and stood behind Rong Shiruo honestly, waiting for him to introduce himself to the old lady.

However, what Ling Jun waited for first was the old lady's good reproach to Rong Shiruo.

"Shi Ruo, you go out privately today, so playful and willful, how can you be worthy of the teachings of your parents who died early? Now that my Rong clan is withering, Jinyun City has already planned to target my Xihe City, as the city lord, you are really disappointing if you don't concentrate on planning for the future of Xihe City!"

"Although the people of Xihe City are simple and simple, there are people with evil thoughts everywhere, if something happens to you, there will be no one in my Rong clan! Before you act, why can't you think more about your own responsibilities, but blindly act recklessly? Even if you want to go out to play, you should bring guards!"

......

The old lady is not old-hearted, and as soon as she opened her mouth, she scolded Rong Shiruo for a bloody head, from wisdom to conduct, there is no place where she can't pick out a thorn.

And although she is scolding, just listening to her scolding makes sense.

Rong Shiruo kept his head down and didn't refute, as if he was used to it.

After scolding, the old lady took a sip of tea, and then glanced at Ling Jun, "This is a friend you have made?

Ling Jun didn't need to think about it to hear the yin and yang weirdness in these words, this old lady didn't welcome her at all - it was understandable, after all, in the setting of this dream, she was just a chivalrous man of unknown origin, and if Rong Shiruo's status was noble, even if the two were friends, they would attract a lot of criticism, and the old lady would think that she would bring a bad look.

However, it's a pity that even if the old lady doesn't welcome her, she has to stay, anyway, it's just a dream NPC, who cares what she thinks.

Rong Shiruo left the old lady's courtyard with a depressed body.

"Are you alright?" asked Lingjun out of humanitarian concern.

"It's okay, I'm used to it. Rong Shiruo still lowered his head, "Anyway, in her eyes, I don't have any merits." ”

Ling Jun thought for a moment and said, "I was born with a talent that must be useful, at least you can eat it very well." ”

Rong Shiruo: "......" was not comforted!

Maybe he didn't want his new friends to look down on him, and when he waited for the courtyard where he lived, Rong Shiruo retreated left and right, and sighed: "Maybe you listened to the old lady's words, and you would think that I was just a dumb kid who couldn't be supported, but this is not the case." ”

Lingjun blinked, feeling that he was about to get critical information, and motioned for him to continue.

But Rong Shiruo opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything for a while, and finally could only shake his head helplessly, "That's it, this is my Rong family's matter, if I involve you, I'm afraid it will affect you." ”

Ling Jun was disappointed in his heart, and subconsciously made an understanding of this sentence.

If Rong Shi is the master of the dream realm, the things in the dream may allude to his real encounters, and it is impossible for any cultivator to expose his weaknesses to others at will, and it is this subconscious that prevents Rong Shiruo from telling his secret - this can be understood as the NPC's favorability is not enough, so he can't receive the task.

And the words "I'm afraid it will affect you" and "I'm afraid" can be removed, which is more like the real Rong Shiruo's warning to her - the more you know, the deeper you will sink into the dream, and I will not let anyone who may know my secret out of control.

Ling Jun frowned subconsciously, things were really tricky.

Rong Shiruo thought that she felt that she didn't trust her, and hurriedly said: "Ximing, I really can't say, can you forgive me?"

Ling Jun's brows furrowed, "Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, how can I blame you?" It's just that you are often scolded by the old lady, but as a friend, I can't help much, and I feel ashamed. ”

"Ximing doesn't have to feel guilty, this matter has nothing to do with you in the first place. Rong Shiruo showed a warm smile, "If you feel uncomfortable, tell me a few more stories!"

Lingjun: "...... Okay. ”

Fortunately, Yan Xix likes to read, and she has learned a lot from it, otherwise she may not be able to cope with this stupid son of the landlord's family.

At night, Lingjun stayed alone in the room, reminiscing about what had happened today.

Although she didn't learn the most crucial information from Rong Shiruo, she also learned a lot of useful information today.

First of all, the relationship between the old lady and Rong Shiruo can be said to be very bad, which can be seen from the old lady's scolding of Rong Shiruo and Rong Shiruo's polite call her "old lady".

This may be the real "childhood shadow" of Rong Shiruo, or it may be the dilemma he is facing now.

Secondly, the old lady said, "Jinyun City has long planned to target my Xihe City", which is probably also a real headache for Rong Shiruo.

Then Rong Shiruo said that he also had a hardship, and this hardship could not be used by outsiders - obviously, this was the breakthrough of the dream.

Lingjun wants to leave the dream, and it should be the quickest to start from here—but at the same time, it is also the most dangerous.

After all, in order to solve the problem, you must know what the problem is, but if Rong Shi has already "warned" her not to ask, if she still chooses this path, once she can't solve the problem, she won't even have the possibility of choosing another path.

Ling Jun couldn't make up her mind at the first time, she planned to brush up on Rong Shiruo's favorability first, and see if she could unlock other ways to clear the customs, anyway, it was just acting, and it wasn't the first time.

In the next few days, Ling Jun faithfully played a prodigal son in the rivers and lakes according to the TV series he had watched, eating, drinking and having fun with Rong Shiruo, being chased all over the city by the city guards, and being scolded by the old lady together......

Unconsciously, a month has passed, and Rong Shiruo's affection for her is getting higher and higher, and he will occasionally tell her some little secrets, such as the city guards are all good men, and the city lord of Jinyun City next door is a pervert who likes to eat babies and so on - as soon as I heard it, I knew that Xihe City was not illegal to spread rumors.

Lingjun didn't care about it, he didn't pay much attention to it, and the main thing was still the favorability of Shiruo when he brushed his face.

Such peaceful years will not last forever, and soon, Lingjun's long-awaited "turning point" will come.