When Chen Mingye and the old man returned to the inn, it was already late at night.

The old man was quite sorry on the way back, probably because he didn't drink to his heart's content. Chen Mingye was quite thoughtful all the way, and he probably had an estimate of Nie Yun's various performances in his mind.

The two walked to the door of the inn, just as Xiao Er was cleaning up the door panel and preparing to close the store, and when they saw the two, Xiao Er hurriedly greeted: "Two guest officers, are you coming back?"

Chen Mingye said with a smile: "It's not that everyone is rushing to Miao Yuxuan to see the Yusheng girl today, let's also go to join in the fun." ”

Xiao Er showed a look of understanding, and lowered his voice and asked, "Guest officer, have you seen anything?" ”

Chen Mingye was happy to hear it: "Why, you shopkeepers are not allowed to let go of half of their fake kung fu?"

"," Xiao Er said with a bitter face, "It's not that our shopkeeper is also in a hurry, and someone has to take care of this store, right?"

Chen Mingye smiled and patted Xiao Er's shoulder: "Don't worry, we didn't see anything, there were a lot of people, I didn't see the appearance of Miss Yusheng, but people have seen enough." ”

When Xiao Er heard this, he seemed to have a lot of balance in his heart, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.

The old man glanced at Chen Mingye, but he didn't break his lie.

Chen Mingye chatted with Xiao Er casually for a few more words, and then let him continue to clean up, while he and the old man went upstairs.

"Senior, rest early, you still need to hurry tomorrow morning. When he arrived at the old man's room, Chen Mingye specially advised.

"Got it, got it, long-winded. The old man waved his hand impatiently.

Chen Mingye smiled helplessly, and walked a few steps again before arriving at the door of his room. Pushing the door in, the scene he saw was completely different from what he expected - he saw Xiaohong sitting at the table, humming a little song excitedly, and munching on something.

"Little junior brother, are you back?" Seeing him come back, Xiaohong only raised her head to say hello, and hurriedly buried her head again.

Chen Mingye frowned, what does this little girl eat? He took a few steps closer, and then he saw with some irony that in front of Xiaohong was a snow-white round oversized marshmallow.

"You bought it yourself?" Chen Mingye was a little helpless, and suddenly found that he didn't seem to be able to control his pocket.

"That's right, Xiaohong woke up and turned out that the little junior brother was not there, so she just secretly went out to buy it, do you want to taste it, junior brother. Xiaohong looked at him with a smile, talking secretly, but the action was very open, licking another big bite in front of him, and then remembering something, she stretched out the marshmallow in her hand in front of him, and looked at him with big eyes shining.

The corners of Chen Mingye's mouth twitched slightly, and he found that he really couldn't say anything harsh, so he had to shake his head and say, "I don't eat it, Xiaohong just eats it herself." ”

"Okay, the little junior brother promised Xiaohong that she could eat it. Xiaohong cheered, her little mouth opened wide, and her movements became more and more unbridled.

Chen Mingye sighed: "Xiaohong, you are still young, try to eat as little as possible about these sugars, otherwise it will not be good for your teeth." ”

Xiaohong nodded matter-of-factly, licked a bite of marshmallow, and responded vaguely in her mouth: "Got it!"

Chen Mingye looked at her little face that was not as big as the marshmallow, and couldn't help but want to laugh.

"Little junior brother, don't laugh snicker!" Xiaohong noticed his expression, and immediately looked over with big eyes, "By the way, why did you go just now?"

Chen Mingye was speechless for a while, thought about it and said, "I was a little bored after eating with my seniors, so I went out for a walk." ”

"But I just heard you talking to the shopkeeper downstairs about Miao Yuxuan, what Yusheng girl or something......" Xiaohong looked at him with a sly face, and her little nose wrinkled slightly.

Chen Mingye coughed lightly: "My predecessors and I actually went to find out the news, and today's harvest is very good." ”

"Is it?" Xiaohong was skeptical, "Anyway, Xiaohong has to report these things to the master truthfully." ”

Chen Mingye sweated profusely: "Xiaohong doesn't know the details, it is easy to cause misunderstandings, it is better for me to report these things to the master myself." ”

Xiaohong nodded thoughtfully, and a flower bloomed on her delicate little face: "Hehe, it turns out that the little junior brother is so afraid of the master?"

Chen Mingye sat down opposite the little girl, and emphasized with a serious face: "This is respect!"

"Well, Xiaohong also respects Shizun the most," the little girl nodded seriously, and then grinned, "So Shizun said that he would tell her about going down the mountain after he went back, and Xiaohong would definitely remember it firmly." ”

Chen Mingye held his forehead, the little girl next to him turned out to be a little spy, or an upright spy, the kind he didn't have anything to do.

"Then Xiaohong still remembers how she slept after eating?" Chen Mingye thought for a while and asked.

"Huh?" Xiaohong was stunned for a moment, and a slight dazed look suddenly overflowed in Shui Ling's eyes.

"Look, how can Xiaohong tell the master if she doesn't know here, so just follow what I say. Chen Mingye analyzed matter-of-factly.

"Oooh. Xiaohong looked at him and nodded in disbelief.

"My seniors and I felt that the sound of the piano was not simple, so we went out to investigate......" Chen Mingye then started talking, ready to tell the plot he had in mind one by one, but he was interrupted by a half-hearted little girl halfway through the conversation.

"Hey, junior brother, as soon as you say Xiaohong, you remember, there was really a very nice piano sound at that time. The little girl seemed a little excited.

Chen Mingye nodded: "That's right, so ......"

Xiaohong continued to interject, looking at him expectantly with big eyes and blinking: "Little junior brother, in this way, I want to hear you play the flute, so it's okay to play the tune you played when you first met Shizun." ”

Chen Mingye smiled, this little girl really wanted to come out and think about it, but she had to reach out and touch the little girl's head: "It's not impossible, it's just that there is no flute for a while......"

Saying this, his words paused, because Xiaohong took out a flute from the sleeve of his little red robe again, and the movements were smooth as if he had been prepared for a long time, exactly the same as the scene when he first saw the master before.

"Do you always carry a flute with you?" Chen Mingye looked weird.

"Hehe, it doesn't matter, little junior brother, you **," Xiao Hong's hand propped his chin on the table, looking at him expectantly.

Chen Mingye took the flute she handed over, and the cold jade was cold, and the smooth jade was like a clear spring, which strangely calmed down the impetuousness in his heart.

"Good. He nodded, walked to the window, reached out and opened it, and was greeted by a night breeze fluttering towards him.

Above the lonely night sky, the shadows of the stars are scattered, and the lonely moon hangs high.

The transverse flute is on the lips, and the sound of the flute is so fluttering and melodious. The night is thick, the autumn breeze is slightly cool, the scattered lights in the city are sprinkled in the dark, he closed his eyes slightly, and there was a faint sound of the river crashing on the shore in his ears, and the Nanjiang River not far from the city never stopped, with the endless sorrow and joy of the city to the east.

He played softly, and when the song was finished, he slowly opened his eyes. Putting away the jade flute, he turned around and turned back, but the little girl fell asleep again at some point.

Chen Mingye smiled helplessly, walked over and picked up the little girl, gently put her on the bed, and covered her with a quilt.

The night is getting longer and the wind is slightly cooler. He reached out and closed the window, sat down and continued to meditate.

The next day.

Chen Mingye took Xiaohong to finish breakfast, but the old man walked in from outside the inn by Shi Shiran.

"Senior, where did you go early in the morning?" Chen Mingye was a little surprised.

"Hey, you stinky boy, do I still have to report my whereabouts to you?" The old man picked his teeth with a bamboo stick, glanced at him, but his eyes fell on Xiaohong on the side, "Little girl, how old is this year, do you want to be a peerless woman?"

Xiaohong looked up at the old man in front of her, her eyes like she was looking at a fool.

The old man smiled: "I like your stubborn temper, and one day there will be a time when you turn around and beg the old man." ”

Chen Mingye coughed lightly: "Senior, Xiaohong is still young, don't worry about her." ”

Xiaohong "snorted" and said, "Little junior brother, I am your senior sister." ”

The old man laughed: "That's a good little girl, I don't like the way this stinky boy stinks all day long." ”

Chen Mingye's face was dark, and he was too lazy to mess with this big and small person, so he called the second child to come over and settle the bill.

Xiao Er smiled and put away the money, and led the two horses over by the way, Chen Mingye glanced at it and asked, "Xiao Er, can I take a horse to cross the river here?"

Xiao Er nodded: "Is the guest officer going to cross the river? That is naturally possible, Xiao suggested that he go out of the city from the north side of the city, and it is not far from the ferry." ”

"Okay, thank you for your advice. Chen Mingye nodded.

"The guest officer is too polite. Xiao Er smiled.

After the greetings were over, Chen Mingye turned over and got on the horse, and picked up Xiaohong again, the old man over there did not hesitate, got on the horse directly, and followed him all the way to the gate in the north of the city.

In fact, there is an inland river in Changwu City, which was originally a tributary of the Nanjiang River, which crosses through Changwu City, clearly dividing the east and west of the city, so it also supports most of the freight channels in Changwu City.

In the north of the city, the guards checked the population entering the city one by one, and they were quite relaxed about those who went out of the city.

The three of them went out of the city smoothly, and Chen Mingye looked back at the tall city walls of Changwu City, with a faint inexplicable look in his eyes.

The flow of people at the ferry port was still complicated, Chen Mingye found a captain to negotiate the price, and after the old man took the horse, he walked down, leaning on a table and squinting at the scenery of the river.

"Childe, let's cross the river for about an hour or two, you can wait a little patiently. "The rower was a strong and powerful man, looking at Chen Mingye's mouth to tell the hour clearly.

"Okay," Chen Mingye nodded, only to feel that this man's temperament was quite straightforward.

"You agree, then we're on our way. The man shouted, let go of the anchor, and with a swing of the long oar in his hand, the boat drifted away from the shore and headed towards the center of the river.

Xiaohong happily sat opposite the old man, and took out a lot of novelties from his sleeve, most of them were good-looking gadgets, and many of them had never even been seen by Chen Mingye.

Chen Mingye watched her show off in front of her like a treasure, quite helpless, in the end, she was a little girl, and her temperament was still a little playful.

The old man opposite was quite interested, and took a few gadgets and fiddled with them in his hand, and a little happy appeared on his face.

Chen Mingye looked at the vast river, only to feel that the river breeze was coming, bringing a little refreshment in the late autumn morning, and the whole person seemed to be a little sober.

"Childe doesn't seem to be from Jingzhou?" Seeing that he was bored, Gong Gong took the initiative to come over and talk.

"Not really, we just happened to be passing through here and stayed for a day. Chen Mingye replied.

"Didn't you also hear about the fame of Miss Miaoyuxuan Yusheng, and came thousands of miles to find out?" said with a smile, as if this was the norm in his eyes.

Chen Mingye was a little speechless, most of the stunning beauties on the rouge list were famous and noble ladies, and such an opportunity to meet in person could indeed attract groups of merry men to come together.

It's just that, thinking of Nie Yun's gloomy face all day long, Chen Mingye couldn't help but want to laugh a little.

It's no wonder that so many people are in a hurry to challenge the gun master of the martial arts evaluation list, and there are some rumors that they are angry and angry in it.

Chen Mingye shook his head: "Although I have ideas, there are too many people." ”

Xiao Hong, who was concentrating on playing with some gadgets, suddenly snorted softly, and glanced slightly to this side. The old man also turned his head with the little girl's movements, and his eyes fell on Chen Mingye's body.

"Stinky boy, tell you to be honest, move some fancy intestines all day long, and almost drag the old man into the water. The old man looked at him, and suddenly began to speak righteously.

Chen Mingye shrugged his shoulders: "The seniors have made an appointment and have a few pots of wine." ”

The old man smiled: "So did the old man dissuade him at that time, the best thing is the blue water spring of Miao Yuxuan, the red and pink skeleton, which can be compared to the things in the cup to solve a thousand sorrows." ”

Chen Mingye grinned, and before he could speak, the captain over there had already answered: "Old man, what you said is really one-sided, my mother-in-law said that if you drink less and drink too much, you will make a mistake." ”

The old man laughed: "Boy, why do you still listen to your mother-in-law?"

The father-in-law smiled: "My mother-in-law is good to me, after a busy day, I will go back to have hot dishes to eat, a hot kang to sleep, and a warm body to hug, old man, you said that it is much better than drinking bitter wine alone." ”

The old man was rarely silent.

Chen Mingye was stunned for a moment, glanced at the old man, and hurriedly said to the father-in-law: "Harmony between husband and wife, this is something that everyone envies." ”

The captain nodded: "I actually like wine a lot, and I drink a little bit every day, but I also know that this wine is too much of a mistake, so I just said a few more words, don't mind the old man and little brother." ”

"What my brother said is all good words, so naturally it doesn't matter. Chen Mingye smiled.

"Childe is a cultural person at first glance, I can't compare, sometimes I see you, I am really envious. The captain held the oars in his hand and smiled.

"Everyone has his own blessings," Chen Mingye said, "my brother's life is also safe and secure." ”

"Yes, the common people who don't look forward to the peace of the world, peace can be stable," the captain looked back at him, and continued, "Fortunately, our city is close to the people's feelings, we have only a few days of good life, I heard that a few cities across the river, even if it is a good year, they can't eat enough, it's fucking bad to think about." Childe, you are a cultured person, why do you say that you don't fight anymore, and this day is still not good?"

Chen Mingye said lightly: "Someone is lying on the body of the people and drinking blood, how can the people live a good life?"