Today is the fifth day of the third lunar month.

The sky is clear and the sun is shining.

On the bank of Mingyue Peak of Cuihua Mountain, in the courtyard in front of Hongqinju, dozens of family servants lined up neatly, their faces were happy, and everyone looked towards the intersection leading to the plank road in the back mountain.

It's a good day, just like everyone's mood.

Today is not only a good day, but also a good day.

As the saying goes, people are in good spirits when they are happy, and when happy events come, everyone is naturally happy to see.

Because a few days ago, Xu Lengyue, the eldest lady of Hongqinju, and Chu Menghua, the daughter of Chu Yunfei, a Nanshan resident, Xu Feng and Xu Daxia's best friend, suddenly disappeared mysteriously after the two went to the butterfly garden in the back mountain together.

In order to find the two of them, dozens of people from all over the house, including the owner Xu Feng, all went out to search for two days and two nights in the butterfly garden and the valley of forgetting worries in the back mountain, and almost every inch of land in the back mountain was turned upside down.

The mysterious disappearance of the two made everyone in Hongqinju worry.

After two days of hard searching, God finally opened his eyes and finally found the two in a top-secret cave on the cliff wall of the back mountain.

It turned out that on that day, when the two sisters were picking herbs on the edge of the cliff in the Valley of Forgotten Worries, they both accidentally fell off the cliff and fell into a rock crack on the cliff wall.

And these two people are also blessed with great fate, but they were blocked by a big tree on the side of the cliff, so they were lucky not to fall to the bottom of the valley. Once you fall to the bottom, you can still survive!

And this thrilling scene happened to be hit by a mysterious woman passing under the cliff, so she kindly rescued them. and brought it back to his residence to apply medicine to the two of them. After some careful recuperation, the injuries of the two have gradually recovered.

The two sisters were suddenly in danger, but fortunately they were rescued by nobles, which was a blessing in misfortune.

When Xu Feng and Liu Ruyan came to the dense forest in the back mountain, they accidentally discovered the mysterious cave and ventured into it, only then did they find the whereabouts of the two of them.

Today is the day to take the two of them home.

Therefore, everyone in Hongqin Juli is in a good mood, everyone is sincerely happy that the two sisters escaped safely, and the whole Hongqin Ju is celebrating the safe return of the two sisters, and the atmosphere is extremely warm, as if it is a festival.

Xu Feng sent a rider back to Hongqinju early to tell his wife the great news.

After Shangguan Hongqin learned the good news, she was so excited that she burst into tears on the spot. She kept kowtowing in front of the Guanyin shrine in the side room, and there were words in her mouth: "Thank you for the blessing of the great mercy and compassion of Guanyin Bodhisattva! Thank you Bodhisattva for appearing and saving my daughter! Thank you! Thank you! The disciple kowtowed to you and burned incense...... In the past few days, she has spent her time in fear, and when she thinks of the two people whose whereabouts are unknown, her heart seems to be cut by a knife.

More than ten years ago, she had lost her unfilial rebel, and finally got a middle-aged daughter, and she couldn't live without this daughter anymore.

In the past few days, she didn't think about tea and dinner, and when she thought of her daughter's well-behaved appearance, she couldn't help but shed tears. Every day, he knelt down in front of the shrine of Guanyin Bodhisattva and prayed, praying that the Bodhisattva would bless his daughter to escape the catastrophe and return safely.

When she received the good news, she couldn't help crying with joy.

Early this morning, she summoned all the maids in the manor, and said that she would reward everyone for their hard work, and in addition to a large banquet to entertain everyone, she would also reward each of them with an additional ten taels of silver.

I heard that today is the day when the eldest lady and Miss Menghua come back, and everyone gathered in front of the courtyard early in the morning to greet them.

On the third pole of the day, under the anti-expectation of everyone, Xu Feng and Liu Ruyan rode a high-headed horse and appeared at the entrance of the plank road, followed by two sedan chairs, carried by eight strong and strong families, and slowly walked towards the entrance of the Hongqinju compound.

When everyone saw a group of people coming to them, they couldn't help but cheer excitedly. At the gate of the courtyard, two family members fired several colorful arrows into the sky to celebrate the safe return of the two young ladies.

Colorful arrows whizzed and exploded in midair, emitting multicolored light.

Shangguan Hongqin led a group of maids to greet them at the gate.

Xu Feng and Liu Ruyan turned over and dismounted in front of the courtyard and waved to everyone. The two sedan chairs in the back immediately stopped at the door, and Shangguan Hongqin and a group of maids hurriedly stepped forward. The maids called out to the eldest lady excitedly, and at this moment, all the worries turned into surprises.

Xu Lengyue usually does not have the eldest lady's cold style, on the contrary, she is very approachable, because she is close to the age of the maids, she is called a sister in private, and she mingles with the maids. In the eyes of the maids, this eldest lady is the eldest lady who is the least like the eldest lady.

She is actually a very simple girl, although she is a noble and high-ranking lady of the Xu family, but she never looks down on the maids, and she doesn't even treat them as subordinates, so the maids like her very much and often play with her.

A group of maids gathered in front of the sedan chair cheering, Xu Feng walked to the sedan chair with a smile, stretched out his hand to open the sedan curtain, Xu Lengyue and Chu Menghua poked their heads out, waved their hands at everyone, and looked at everyone with a smile, and their eyes showed the horror and sorrow of the great catastrophe.

Two maids stood on both sides of the sedan chair, carefully supporting the two of them.

After getting off the sedan chair, Xu Lengyue caught a glimpse of Shangguan Hongqin in front of her, and suddenly shouted: "Mother!" Wow, she suddenly threw herself into her mother's arms and cried bitterly. The mother and daughter hugged tightly, Shangguan Hongqin's eyes were red, she choked up, her nose was sore, tears burst out of her eyes instantly, and she gently stroked her daughter's hair.

Her lips trembled and she comforted softly: "My daughter, I finally got you back! Thank you God for opening your eyes, thank you Guanyin Bodhisattva for bless you for your safe return, my daughter, in the two days you have been missing, my mother doesn't think about tea and food, and when I think of you, my mother can't sleep! I look forward to the stars and the moon, but I can be regarded as looking forward to you back." She held her daughter's shoulders and stared up and down, "You guys are scared to death mother, let my mother take a look, where is the injury?"

Xu Lengyue had cried into tears in her arms, her shoulders trembled slightly, and she kept sobbing. Shangguan Hongqin comforted her softly, and gently patted her back, she had just experienced this nightmarish catastrophe, although she escaped death, but the thrilling and terrifying scene of that day was deeply engraved in her mind, and she still has lingering palpitations.

Now, for the rest of her life, she finally saw her dearest and most beloved mother, she couldn't help but feel sad, and the fear, grievance and pain hidden in her heart rushed out.

For every child, the mother's embrace is the warmest harbor and the most down-to-earth reliance!

Shangguan Hongqin's eyes were red, and she comforted her in a trembling voice: "Yue'er, don't be afraid, we're home! Okay, don't cry, don't cry!" She stared at her daughter, and finally broke into a smile, "When you go home, you'll be safe, stay by your mother's side in the future, don't run around anymore!"

Xu Lengyue cried so much that she looked pitiful.

Looking at the mother and daughter hugging and crying, everyone present expressed their feelings!

Xu Feng stood aside, and couldn't help his old tears, and felt a little embarrassed in front of the family servants, so he turned his face away and quietly wiped his tears.

After a while, he turned around and smiled at the mother and daughter: "Yue'er and Menghua will not die, and they will return safely, today is a day worth celebrating, you mother and son should stop crying and crying, you should be happy!"

Chu Menghua on the side saw the touching picture of the deep love between mother and daughter in front of her, she couldn't help but feel sad, glanced at Liu Ruyan beside her, and called "Brother!" couldn't help but throw herself into Liu Ruyan's arms, muttered, and sobbed in a low voice.

Liu Ruyan also patted her on the back lightly, and comforted her in a low voice: "Sister, don't cry, okay, it's all over, you see, aren't we coming back safely! Daddy is still waiting for you to go back to celebrate his birthday!"

With that, he straightened her body and reached out to wipe the tears from her face.

Everyone looked at it crying and laughing, a warm and harmonious picture of meeting.

At this time, Xu Feng suddenly said: "Today is a good day, take back Leng Yue and Menghua, and we have invited a distinguished guest!"

After that, he walked to the other sedan chair next to him, stretched out his hand and slowly lifted the sedan curtain, bowed his waist slightly, and said respectfully: "Please let our Xu family's great benefactor Luoxia Niangniang get off the sedan chair!" Everyone listened, "Great benefactor", "Luoxia Niangniang", did not understand the inside story, and couldn't help but look at each other.

I saw that from the sedan chair slowly down a graceful beauty, her face is like a peach blossom, her eyebrows are picturesque, she is dressed in white and snow, not stained with dust, and her long black hair is draped over her shoulders, her temperament is elegant, and she is incomprehensible. She held a pink silk scarf in one hand and a peach blossom fan in the other, her eyes wandered, and she looked around the field and smiled slightly.

Xu Feng greeted him with a smile and introduced to everyone: "This is the great benefactor who saved Leng Yue and Menghua, Luoxia Niangniang, welcome Niangniang!"

Luo Xia Niangniang nodded at everyone, then turned her gaze to Xu Lengyue and Chu Menghua, and looked at them with a smile.

At this time, when Shangguan Hongqin heard that it was the young and beautiful woman in front of her who saved her daughter, her eyes suddenly lit up, showing a surprised expression, and she immediately knelt down to Luoxia Niangniang and bowed down.

Seeing this, Luo Xia Niangniang hurriedly helped her up, and said with a smile: "Old man, don't be polite! This is all as it should be, please get up quickly!"

She suddenly remembered the situation she experienced that day, and said slowly: "That day, I went out to the Valley of Forgotten Worries to collect medicine, and when I passed through the valley bottom, I suddenly heard the sound of help coming from the cliff, but I saw two girls trapped on the cliff wall in the middle of the mountain, unable to move, I looked at it, and thought that they must have accidentally fallen off the cliff, the situation was urgent, I didn't think much about it, so I climbed up and rescued them." Fortunately, the two girls happened to fall into a crack in a rock, blocked by an old tree, so they did not fall to the bottom, otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable!"

Hearing this, everyone was startled at first, and then let out a burst of enthusiastic cheers and applauded. Everyone said words of thanks and the like, and expressed heartfelt praise for Luoxia Niangniang's kindness!

Shangguan Hongqin bowed to Luoxia Niangniang, expressing her gratitude, she said excitedly: "Thank you Luoxia Niangniang for saving her life to the little girl, you are the life-saving benefactor of our Xu family, please be worshiped by the old man!"

Luoxia Niangniang was a little flattered and said: "Old man, you are so polite, how can I stand by and watch when I see people in trouble, how can I not save them?

At this time, Xu Feng saw a lot of politeness between the guests of honor, and hurriedly said: "Standing outside the house, what kind of system, let's invite Niangniang into the house and talk about it! Luoxia Niangniang, please!" Luoxia Niangniang's gait was light, and she walked into the VIP hall lobby surrounded by everyone.

Xu Feng smiled all over his face and warmly beckoned all the guests and friends to sit down. Luoxia Niangniang was arranged to sit in the honorable south wall seat, Liu Ruyan and Chu Menghua sat in the west guest seat, and Shangguan Hongqin and Xu Lengyue sat in the east guest seat.

Xu Feng immediately greeted the maid to serve tea, and the best tea must be used to entertain the guests, and the best tea in Hongqin Curie is Xu Feng's treasured tribute tea, and the best Ming Qianlongjing.

He stood in the center of the hall and said loudly to the people gathered at the door of the hall: "Today's banquet is set up, first, to celebrate the safe return of the two sisters, Leng Yue and Menghua, and secondly, to treat our great benefactor Luoxia Niangniang, thank her for her benevolence and righteousness, and save her lives for the sisters!"

He smiled at everyone and said, "All the family members in the whole courtyard, each of them will be rewarded with ten taels of silver today to comfort everyone's hard work! Everyone should go to their own homes! Before dusk, go to the steward to receive the reward!"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be overjoyed, and they dispersed in twos and threes. Today's Hongqin House is full of lights and laughter.

While the family members were busy with their work, they talked about it, saying that the eldest lady and the Menghua sisters were both blessed people, and they were able to survive this catastrophe! Of course, they were full of praise for this fairy-like beautiful Luoxia Niangniang. These two sisters were able to escape from the cliff, naturally thanks to Luoxia Niangniang's rescue! Everyone was amazed by Luoxia Niangniang's elegant temperament, and they were shocked at first sight, and they never thought that there was such an unbelievable woman in the world!

In the living room, the guests of honor talked and laughed.

Xu Feng invited all the guests to taste tea, Xu Feng was in a good mood, improvised poems and music, and everyone smiled.

Shangguan Hongqin changed the worries of the day before yesterday and greeted the guests warmly, showing the elegant demeanor of the hostess of Hongqinju.

She said happily: "Today, Hongqinju ushered in the VIP, which is enough to make Peng Shen shine, and the great kindness of Luoxia Niangniang, the Xu family should remember it in their hearts and never forget it." In the future, if there is a place where Hongqin lives, please ask Niangniang to speak, I will do my best!"

Xu Lengyue and Chu Menghua glanced at Shangguan Hongqin, hurriedly each held a cup of tea, walked up to Luoxia Niangniang, plopped, knees down, hands tea, and said: "The junior thanks Luoxia Niangniang for saving her life, please drink tea!"

Luo Xia Niangniang smiled slightly, quickly took the teacup, and said to the two: "Why do the two girls need to be polite, please hurry up!"

She took a sip of tea, put the teacup on the table, slowly paced forward, and said leisurely: "Speaking of which, this is also the will of heaven, that day I just decided to go out to the Valley of Forgotten Worries to collect medicine, but suddenly encountered two girls suffered such a catastrophe, how can I see death and not save it? Alas, it is still the auspicious nature of the two girls, and their fate should not be extinct! This should be a fate destined in the dark, so don't be polite!"

Liu Ruyan bowed to Luoxia Niangniang, and said with her head bowed: "Niangniang's kindness will not be forgotten in the next day! Niangniang's chivalrous demeanor and compassion are really admired in the next three lives!"

Luo Xia Niangniang waved her hand and said: "Liu Shaoxia is serious, I just did what I should do! But I don't know what Liu Shaoxia's name is?" she looked at Liu Ruyan, a little curious about his background.

Liu Ruyan heard her mention her missing relatives, her eyes suddenly dimmed, and she said quietly: "Don't hide it from Niangniang, the father next is called Liu Yulou." When he was five years old, there was an accident in the family, and fortunately he was adopted by his master and survived, but since then, there has been no news of his father, mother and sister. For twenty years, I don't know where they are, dead or alive?"

When Luo Xia Niangniang heard this, her heart suddenly sank, and she asked in surprise: "What do you say your father's name is?" She suddenly looked at Liu Ruyan fixedly, and a strange light flashed in her eyes.

Liu Ruyan saw her strange expression, and repeated it again: "My father is called Liu Yulou." He asked curiously, "What, my mother knows my father?"

Luoxia Niangniang said in a lost voice: "Liu Yulou, Liu Yulou!"

She suddenly showed a flustered turn, and hurriedly turned her head away, trying to calm her emotions as much as possible. As if he deliberately avoided it, he didn't want Liu Ruyan to see his excited expression.

For some reason, when she heard the words "Liu Yulou", a strange look suddenly appeared on her face, as if she had changed into a different person.

She closed her eyes, bit her lip, and showed a sad look on her face, but in an instant, she returned to normal, and this subtle change was seen by Shangguan Hongqin, who was as careful as a hair.

Although Shangguan Hongqin was puzzled in her heart, her face was silent, and she still greeted the guests with joy.

At this time, Luo Xia Niangniang suddenly said: "Leng Yue Menghua, it's time to change the medicine today, you two come with me!" After that, she nodded to everyone, smiled slightly, and led the two to the back room.

Xu Feng hugged his fist at Luoxia Niangniang and said, "There is Lao Luoxia Niangniang!" Seeing them leave, he turned around and invited Liu Ruyan to drink tea.

Liu Ruyan smiled and took a sip of the teacup. He couldn't help frowning, thinking about the strange expression of Fang Cai Luoxia Niangniang: Why did I mention Daddy's name, but she suddenly seemed flustered, why is this? Does she know Daddy? What is going on?

Just as he lowered his head and pondered, Shangguan Hongqin suddenly said, "Nephew Liu Xian, what are you thinking? I'm just looking for the two sisters, and I haven't had time to catch you yet? I want to have a few drinks with your Uncle Xu today!"

Liu Ruyan looked up and said in surprise: "Ah, it's nothing! These are all things that juniors should do, and the uncle is polite." He raised his head and smiled at Shangguan Hongqin.

Xu Feng also smiled and said, "Your aunt is right, our uncle and nephew must have a drink today." He took a sip of tea and said lightly, "If I'm not mistaken, the last time Liu Xian's nephew came here was ten years ago, when you were only a teenager! Alas, ten years have passed, and you have grown into adults! Your aunt and I are also old!"

His eyes suddenly became hazy and distant, as if he recalled those high-spirited passing years.

Liu Ruyan smiled slightly and said: "Yes, I was only twelve years old that year, and I took a two-day carriage ride with my master Hua Mei to arrive at Hongqin Ju, and at that time, Hua Mei was also a guest at Uncle Xu's house for the first time. Unexpectedly, she and Miss Leng Yue got along very well, and she didn't want to leave when she came. Speaking of that beautiful past, the uncle and nephew couldn't help laughing.

The day before yesterday, when Liu Ruyan first came here, he was still very restrained, after all, he hadn't seen Uncle Xu's family for ten years, so he inevitably felt a little rusty. Now, after a few days of getting along, he is no longer as restrained as before, but has let go of it.

He thought that today was over, and he would take Hua Mei to set off back to Zhongnan Mountain early tomorrow morning, but after thinking about it, Hua Mei had just experienced this catastrophe, and the wounds on her body had not yet fully healed.

Everyone tasted tea and talked freely, talked about the excitement, and laughed loudly from time to time, a happy scene.

A maid stepped forward from time to time to refill the tea, and the room was filled with the sweet and fragrant fragrance of tea.

Luoxia Niangniang led Leng Yue and Menghua into the wing room, and it has been a long time, and they haven't come out yet. Liu Ruyan looked at the wing room from time to time, and only then did he see Luoxia Niangniang's abnormal state, he couldn't help but be full of doubts in his heart, and it was inconvenient to say it abruptly.

Xu Feng seemed to notice that he was uneasy, so he asked puzzledly: "I see that Liu Xian's nephew is very worried, does he seem to have something to worry about?"

Shangguan Hongqin looked at him, and also showed a puzzled expression.

Liu Ruyan wanted to express his doubts several times, but he didn't know how to speak, so he had to prevaricate: "Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing! Thank you uncle for your concern, my nephew is just thinking, the family teacher's birthday is approaching, and I don't want to encounter such a delay again, but I'm afraid that I can't rush back to celebrate his old man's birthday before the family teacher's birthday?"

Shangguan Hongqin hurriedly smiled and said: "I thought that something made the virtuous nephew frown, it turned out to be for the birthday of the teacher, you might as well do it, today is only the fifth day of the third month, isn't the birthday of the master the eighth day of the first month of March? There are still so many days, it can't be delayed." ”

Xu Feng also frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Leng Yue and Menghua's injuries have not healed, if they set off nearby, they will be tired on the way, I am worried that their bodies and bones will not be able to withstand it?"

Shangguan Hongqin persuaded and said: "Virtuous nephew, what your uncle said is extremely true, the injuries of the two of them should not be bumpy for long distances, it is better for your uncle to repair a book, and the flying pigeon will send it back, and explain the reason to the commander, and after a while, when their injuries are fine, our family will come to the door to apologize, how about it?"

Liu Ruyan pondered for a moment, clasped his fists at the two and saluted: "That's it, there is a reason for the incident, presumably the family teacher will not blame it!

Xu Feng and Shangguan Hongqin looked at each other and smiled, and then ordered the maid to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone, Xu Feng immediately splashed ink, and wrote a letter of dozens of words, so that the family Ding Feige passed the book back.

At this time, Luo Xia Niangniang led the two sisters out of the room.

Luo Xia Niangniang said to a few people with a smile: "I have changed the medicine for them just now, the wound heals quickly, I think it will be healed in a few days, you can rest assured!"

Xu Feng smiled slightly and said, "There is Lao Luoxia Niangniang!"

Luo Xia Niangniang replied: "Xu Daxia is too polite. This is because they are young and in good health, so they can recover so quickly. ”

The three of them were overjoyed when they heard this, and hurriedly bowed to her.

As he was talking, he saw Cuilian walking forward quickly from the hall door, bowing to everyone, and saying, "The banquet has been prepared, please go to the banquet with the old lady, Luoxia Niangniang Liu Gongzi!"

Under the leadership of Xu Feng and his wife, everyone came to the huge courtyard, where ten tables of eight immortals were placed in a neat and orderly manner, and ten delicacies were prepared on the table.

Seeing the host and guests coming, Steward Ma hurriedly greeted him and said respectfully: "Master, all the wine and food have been prepared, please invite the guests to the table!"

Xu Feng invited Luoxia Niangniang to sit on the top, Liu Ruyan and Chu Menghua on the left, he and Shangguan Hongqin on the right, and Steward Ma and Xu Lengyue on the bottom.

The maids sat at one table, and the servants sat at another. The maid and the housekeeper each sat at several tables. When he saw that everyone was seated, he immediately said aloud to dozens of family members and maids: "Everyone has worked hard, today is a day worth celebrating, let's drink to our heart's content, come, let's raise our glasses, for the safe return of Leng Yue and Menghua, and for the arrival of our great benefactor Luoxia Niangniang, the great benefactor of Hongqinju, this toast!"

Everyone raised their glasses and drank together. At the banquet, the cups were changed, the fists were guessed and the songs were sung, and the guests and hosts were happy, so it was not enthusiastic.

Xu Feng raised his wine glass and said to Luoxia Niangniang: "Thanks to Niangniang's rescue, Leng Yue and Menghua can get out of danger safely, Xu Mou has admired Luoxia Niangniang's name for a long time, but he didn't expect to meet in such a scene, and he can see Luoxia Niangniang's true face, Xu Mou really feels fortunate in three lives!

Luo Xia Niangniang's eyes wandered, and she said with a smile: "I didn't expect to meet Mrs. Xu Daxia by chance because of such things, and met this young and promising Liu Shaoxia, which is also destined fate, and everyone will be friends in the future." Thank you Xu Daxia for your hospitality!" Let's go, raise a glass and drink it all!

Xu Feng was very interested, and the two maids took turns pouring wine for the guests, and everyone chatted while eating, and the atmosphere was extremely warm. Xu Lengyue and Chu Menghua also got up, and each raised a glass to toast to Luoxia Niangniang, thanking them for saving their lives.

Speaking of the day's distress, they still have lingering palpitations, and their generous speeches are touching and heartfelt, all of which are emotional. Listening to it, everyone was anxious, and sighed that the world is unpredictable!

When Liu Ruyan stood up and raised her glass to toast Luoxia Niangniang, she was stunned at first, and then happily raised her glass, her eyes blinked, as if she had a different kind of feeling. She quietly observed Liu Ruyan's demeanor from time to time, as if she was a little surprised and a little surprised, and hesitated to say something, but she couldn't say it after all.

While drinking happily with everyone, she was suspicious in her heart: "Liu Yulou, Liu Yulou, it's been more than 20 years, I didn't expect your children to grow so big, no wonder he looks so similar to you, hum, this is really providence!"

Thinking like this, she suddenly felt a touch of desolation and sourness in her heart, but in an instant, she seemed to be relieved again.

After three rounds of wine, between pushing the glass and changing the lamp, everyone was already hot.

Xu Feng was even more drunk, and he couldn't stop drinking one cup after another, Shangguan Hongqin saw that her husband was drinking to the fullest, worried that she would mistake his body, and wanted to persuade him kindly, but she was afraid of disturbing his interest and making him unhappy.

The sun is gentle, and the courtyard is covered with a layer of peaceful warmth.

Liu Ruyan drank and ate food by herself, and there was a faint feeling of uneasiness in her heart: it had been six days since she left her master, and she didn't know what happened to him and Uncle Lei. Hua Mei and I can't go back on time to celebrate his old man's birthday, he will definitely feel lost. Alas, if he didn't want such a thing to happen, if his old man knew, he would be very worried.

Everyone was eating and drinking lively, and suddenly, a spy who had changed the guard at noon rode to the court, pulled the reins, turned over and dismounted, and hurriedly bowed to Xu Feng and said: "Master, the two people were blocked at the halfway up the mountain, and the person who came said that he wanted to go up the mountain to ask to see the master." ”

The spy returned from the changing of the guard, carrying a quiver and flares on his shoulder. He had a bell tied to his waist, an object that the spies used to relay signals to each other, one for each of them. This bell has a peculiar use, the bell is equipped with a switch, usually closed, will not make a sound, only in the case of a visit or danger, the bell will be opened. Once encountering a desperate situation, the bells will ring all over the mountain.

Xu Feng frowned and asked, "Two people, what kind of people are two? Can you ask the name of the person who came?"

The spy bowed down and clasped his fists and said, "It was the two of them who came, one was a tall young man, who looked about twenty-four or five, and the other was a somewhat short and fat middle-aged man, who looked about forty years old, and they were all dressed in strong clothes and dressed brightly. The person who came did not report the name, but just said that the lord would naturally know after reading the letter. ”

Xu Feng and a few people glanced at each other and muttered, "Oh, come on!"

The spy took out a yellow envelope from his bosom hand, lowered his head and presented it with both hands.

Xu Feng took the envelope, but saw that the cover was empty, and there was not a word. He then tore open the envelope and shook out a piece of paper from it, and with it slid out a delicately carved knife with a small throwing knife.

When Xu Feng saw it, he was stunned for a moment, and everyone looked at each other, and they all showed surprised eyes. Xu Feng looked at the letter carefully, and suddenly, his face became solemn, his eyes were wide open, and his expression was strange.

After a while, he looked up into the distance and muttered to himself, "It turned out to be them!" A strange light flashed in his eyes: "It's been twenty years, and you're still here after all!"

He put the letterhead away and ordered the spy: "Go and get them here!"

The spy bowed, answered, turned and mounted his horse, and ran halfway up the mountain.

Xu Feng sat down steadily, the maid stepped forward to pour him a full glass, he raised his glass and drank it all, put down the wine glass, and let out a sigh.

Everyone looked at him suspiciously and puzzled.

Shangguan Hongqin had already seen that her husband's expression was wrong, and said in her heart: Who is the person who came? Could it be that something tricky has happened? She looked at her husband eagerly, as if she wanted to see the answer from his eyes. But she saw nothing but sorrow in her husband's eyes, and nothing else.

Xu Feng saw that everyone looked at him suspiciously, and hurriedly showed a smile, and said happily: "Come on, come on, let's continue to eat and drink." ”

The people saw his worries, and they were not interested in continuing to eat and drink. It was still Luoxia Niangniang, who spoke first: "Xu Daxia, is there something important?" she glanced in the direction where the spy had left.

Xu Feng raised his wine glass and paused in the air, and said in a deep voice: "It's just that old friends who haven't seen each other for many years have come to visit, and I don't want them to come today." Ignore this, come on, let's drink!"

Liu Ruyan put down the chopsticks in his hand and said to Xu Feng Zhengse: "Uncle Xu, if you have a place to be a little nephew, just ask!"

Xu Feng looked at Liu Ruyan, glanced at Shangguan Hongqin again, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, virtuous nephew, come, you and I will have another drink!" The uncle and nephew raised their glasses again and drank them all.

At this time, noon had passed, and the sun was still violent, shining on the heavens and the earth, emitting a clear light.

After a short time, the spies led the two men up, and the three of them climbed over the mountain pass and appeared at the entrance of the plank road.

The tall man carried a long sword wrapped in green cloth, and the short one carried a scimitar in his hand. The scimitar is half-moon-shaped, has no knife case, and shines brightly in the sun. Both men were calm and relaxed.

The three of them strode over, and Xu Feng slowly stood up. The rest of the crowd also stood up.

The spy who led the way bowed to Xu Feng, bowed his head and said, "Master, someone has been brought!" With that, he stood sideways to the side.

The two of them hugged their fists at Xu Feng, and the short and fat middle-aged man smiled slightly, and said first: "Xu Daxia, don't come to harm! The round face like a full moon seemed to be smiling rather than smiling, and it was impossible to tell whether it was happy or unhappy.

Xu Feng clasped his fist at him and smiled, "Your Excellency?"

The man frowned, and said with a cold smile: "Xu Daxia is really a noble man who forgets things, why don't you remember it?" He paused, and cleared his throat with two sounds, "It doesn't matter if Xu Daxia doesn't remember it, the fierce battle when the sword gate was closed ten years ago, I must remember it, right?"

Xu Feng's heart froze, and he frowned and said thoughtfully: "Oh, your Excellency is not from Tangjiabao in Shuzhong?" His eyes flashed, and his mind searched for the memories of that year.

He couldn't help but be surprised: the battle at Jianmen Pass hit Tangjiabao hard, isn't it now that the debt collection is coming?

The man paced in place, frowned, and said quietly: "It seems that Xu Daxia still remembers some things, yes, it is Tangjiabao's people below." ”

As he spoke, he lowered his head and played with the scimitar in his hand. Suddenly, his eyes were like knives, and he looked at everyone, "I don't want to, it's unfortunate that we came here today, Xu Daxia actually has a distinguished guest in the house, do we have any trouble?" He looked at Luoxia Niangniang who was standing beside Xu Feng, and his eyes were shining with a different kind of light.

Luo Xia's face did not change, nor did she make a sound, looking at him fixedly.

Shangguan Hongqin stood there, with a worried face, and said in his heart: This person looks at his eyes, and his speech is yin and yang, and he must not be good. What do they want to do here? She frowned, glanced at her husband suspiciously, and remained silent.

Xu Feng said slowly: "I don't know what the two of you are here?"

The man smiled coldly, sold the guanzi, and said, "Since Xu Daxia already knows that we are from Tangjiabao, then he must have guessed the purpose of our coming here today." He rolled his eyes, and said quietly, "In the vicious battle ten years ago, we suffered heavy losses, fifteen people died, and even the two Dharma protectors were seriously injured, and now they have become crippled.

Xu Feng smiled faintly and said in a deep voice: "It turns out that the two of you are here to collect debts," he paced, frowned and thought, "I don't think the two of you look like people from Tangjiabao, since they are here for Tangjiabao's affairs, it is better to ask the two of you to report their names?"

At this time, the maids in the courtyard packed up the tables, chairs, dishes and chopsticks, and all dispersed. Led by the steward of the horse, they went to the backyard and were busy with their work.

Steward Ma stood in front of the kitchen bay window, looking at the scene from time to time, he frowned, his eyes were like torches, flashing with alert brilliance.