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It's a pity that the righteous man of Jiangbei died early, and Xia Wuzhi was the sole leader of the alliance, because he was in the capital, there were many constraints, and he also received the attention of the imperial court. According to rumors, he thanked his old friend for his courage in sacrificing, and he overrode public opinion and forced the only disciple of the Jiangbei righteous man to the position of the leader of the alliance. Although this disciple surnamed Qu has outstanding character and martial arts, after all, he is a junior, Xia Wuzhi was worried that everyone would not be convinced, so he gave him all the guidance and support. This successor alliance leader did not disappoint him, and his prestige grew, and within two years, he no longer had to rely on the old alliance leader's feelings. At this time, Xia Wuzhi's grandson, who had not been born for a long time, was seriously ill, and the village was very depressed, and he had no time to take care of many places, so he made up his mind and really faded out of the Jiangxia League.

Xia Yan knew that this seriously ill child was herself. It is said that at that time, the leader of the Jiangxia Alliance also came forward to find many famous doctors to see, although there was no improvement, but it also showed that the successor leader of the alliance was grateful to Xia Jiazhuang and Xia Wuzhi. If today's alliance leader is his adopted son, he must not do anything unfavorable to Xiajiazhuang.

"Jun Li Gongzi thinks—I'm not right?" Song Ran saw that he was silent and opened his mouth to ask.

Xia Yan shook his head. "Next time Brother Ran goes to Jiankang, if it's convenient, take me with you - I always want to try my luck, maybe I can get acquainted with this mysterious alliance leader. ”

Song Ran laughed and said, "I advise my son not to have this thought. In today's martial arts, the leader of the black bamboo is much more mysterious than the leader of the Dongshui Alliance, and the son can gain his own identity. If you meet him, it will become an opportunity for him to become famous. ”

Although he was laughing, Xia Yan also heard that there was half seriousness in his words, so he had to be silent and not mention it again.

It was very early, and the two of them went back to the city separately as agreed. Song Ran temporarily stayed at Taixue's friend's house, and said goodbye to speed up his pace; Xia Yan was alone, so he walked casually, and his mind tossed and turned, always remembering that when he came back from Xiajiazhuang a few days ago, he mentioned that Xia Chen didn't seem to like the Dongshui League. Even though he knew that the Dongshui League and Xiajiazhuang had such an old relationship, even if Song Ran's words today were not unreasonable, he still couldn't eliminate his doubts about this matter.

It's been more than twenty years - my grandfather and the successor leader have passed away one after another, and no one can guarantee how much of their friendship between uncle and nephew will remain behind them, and even the name of the Ewashita Alliance no longer exists. Of course, the word "Dongshui" also comes from Dongshui Village, the place where the original covenant was concluded, but the original meaning of the covenant has long been lost - the Great Song Dynasty has been in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, and everyone knows that the alliance of a few martial arts people alone has long been unable to recover the decline, and even if the martial arts attainments of the later generations can be better than the predecessors, the attachment to the covenant is far inferior. In the previous inquiry, it has been learned that the people in Jiangbei and the Central Plains have already withdrawn from the East Water Alliance, and only Jiangnan Wulin can still use this alliance to communicate with each other a little. Song Ran said that the new alliance leader did nothing, but he was not alone in this matter. The capital city of the country is already in the south of the Yangtze River, and the interests that these martial arts families rely on are no longer as simple as reckless rivers and lakes - a loose alliance that has lost its original meaning cannot take up multiple weights in their hearts. The reason why the covenant has not been dissolved may be just because Jiangnan Wulin does not have any other organizations that can carry these connections, and no one is willing to open their mouths to withdraw from it.

He walked long to the south of the city—I don't know whether he was intentional or not, but he still walked to a drunken pavilion. It's good to be here - most of them have been in Niren Ridge these days, speaking of which - even the thorn thorn has not been seen for several days.

He took a breath, straightened his mind, and stepped into the pavilion. The little place was lit up, but it was still as dark and cold as ever. It was probably too late, and there was no one in the pavilion - not even the shopkeeper, even Ahe, and even Qin Song - were not in the hall.

Behind the door next to the counter burst into laughter. He sighed. These boys—I don't know what to say in the back porch, are so happy.

He approached and pushed the door of the back hall, and saw the crowd gathered around the door of the room where the stabbing was located. A young man standing outside saw him first and shouted, "Big brother is here!"

Several people hurriedly hid their smiles, exchanged glances, and lowered their eyebrows with bated breath. Ah He shouted, "Work and work." Two or three juniors dressed up rushed to the front hall, and the shopkeeper was sandwiched between them, and they also walked out with a smile.

Xia Yan didn't stop him, and when a few people went out of the hall, the thorns on this side had already greeted him, "Brother Jun Li, why are you here, why are you still here so late?"

"Coming back from outside the city, I came here. Xia Yan said, "What are you talking about?"

"Come and see. The thorn didn't answer, but only pulled him to his room, "Sister Qin and I walked around the street for a while today, do you see how good these are?"

Xia Yan could already see the red satin and gold threads spread out—even if he didn't say anything, he guessed that she was preparing her wedding dress for her wedding in a little more than a month. He felt a little guilty - he had barely thought about it for the past few days.

"You're just ...... Just talking about this dress?" he was a little dumbfounded.

Thorn chuckled: "I just thought of a few embroidery patterns on auspicious clothes, and I plan to draw them down first to see which one is better." Originally, Sister Qin and I were here, but Ah Yin called everyone over and said that he would help me choose together. Where do they know about these red embroidery things, of course, they just gather there and tell jokes. ”

"What kind of jokes?" Xia Yan frowned, "They're very idle. ”

"Don't be angry. "It's not that I saw that you were going to get married, and I was talking about how I was going to play tricks on you that day." ”

Xia Yan turned around, and a group of people had already run away, only Ah Yin was still hiding by the door and stealing gimmicks. Thorn pursed his lips and laughed, "They still bet with me every day whether you would come, and I thought I won the bet again today, and I just received the money - you came." ”

"You-you just want me not to come?" Xia Yan was a little surprised, "You bet on me every day that I won't come?"

"No, it's not. Thorn approached him and smiled coquettishly, "You're here, I'm happy if I lose the bet." ”

Her appearance made Xia Yan's heart move warmly, and all the irritability suddenly calmed down, like light dust falling by a drizzle. However, in front of Qin Song and Ah Yin, he didn't seem to be able to say anything, so he could only turn his gaze away, pointed to the red satin and said in a low voice: "You-what are you doing so hard, it's good to ask someone to do it, why do you need to tailor yourself." ”

"I'm fine anyway. The thorn squeezed the tip of his nose, "You forget, I am the heir of the 'Golden Needle' - asking others to sew clothes may not be as good as I can do it myself." ”

As she spoke, she took the gold thread on the table, raised her hand to touch the gold chuan on her wrist, and said, "Look, does this color match the bracelet you gave me?"

Her face was radiant, as if it was shining with light—Xia Yan knew that she was really happy, and she was here today for her—for finally marrying her.

"How are you...... It's all good-looking. He looked at her as if to himself.

It was only at this time that Qin Song finally remembered that it was time to avoid it, and hurriedly pulled Ah Yin out. The thorn didn't feel it, so he took a measuring tape, "Just measure it for you, and when it is done mine, I will also make your happy clothes." ”

Xia Yan had no choice but to compare with her, and said, "There is still more than a month, is it too late?"

"It's too late—your Houtu Hall will be built in more than a month, what's wrong with my two clothes? As long as Brother Shen and Sister Qiu can rush back, everything will be fine." ”

"You don't have to worry about this, Feng Ming said, at the head of October, he will come back - he is so lively, is he willing to miss this opportunity?" Xia Yan smiled, "He also told me that in the future, if he marries okra, no matter where I am - even if I travel with you in the East China Sea and the Western Regions, the South and the North and the South, I will definitely have to be there for him, how dare he miss the day of you and me first." ”

Thorn couldn't help but giggle, "That's good." After a pause, he showed a little worried, "But I don't know...... There's no news of what happened to them there. ”

Xia Yan knew in his heart that Shen Fengming and the others should have just arrived in Dongting for a short time, so naturally there was no news coming back at this time. But this worry is always unavoidable. However, the odds of success in this trip are not small, and there is really no need to be pessimistic. Take 10,000 steps back - the wedding date of October 26 has now been spread, even if there is really something, I am afraid it will not be able to change it.

The warm light in the room reflected the glow of the clouds, and the two people who were facing each other and overflowing with emotion could never imagine how the battle of Dongting, which they had clearly not participated in, would affect this marriage that was close at hand and within reach.

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"Dongting Tianxia is in the water, Yueyang Tianxia is downstairs" - unfortunately, Yueyang Tower was damaged by fire more than 20 years ago and has not been repaired so far.

Okra sat alone by the window, looking at the afterimage of Yueyang Tower not far away in the night. This cottage is a temporary residence specially arranged for her by Wuling Hou Feng Qingkai.