Ning Baifeng followed the sound and saw Yuan Zhen patronizing and watching the lively scene around him, and inadvertently bumped into a woman in front of him.

The woman's willow eyebrows were raised, and her coquettish face was full of anger.

Yuan Zhen was also shocked, knowing that he had bumped into someone, his face was full of embarrassment, and he immediately bent down to apologize, "I'm really sorry, I didn't make a mistake, and I ask the girl to forgive me." ”

But I didn't want to bend over too much because I was too close to the woman, and the small leaves on my back slashed my head and covered my face and brushed onto the woman opposite.

When Yuan Zhen straightened up, the branches were lifted from the bottom to the top. When Yuan Zhen looked at the woman's face again, he saw that the woman's hair was scattered, and there seemed to be a leaf hanging on it.

When Ning Baifeng saw this scene, he was shocked, it was not good. But I wanted to laugh very much.

"Ahh

The street was still bustling, and the woman's angry and sharp voice instantly rushed into the air, covering out all the sounds around her, and the pedestrians who heard the sound around them all stopped their movements and looked at the woman who made the sound and the boy with a strange shape.

The moment before the woman screamed, Wonjin knew that he was in trouble, and he shouted in his heart.

The woman's anger could not be worse, pointing at Yuanzhen and shouting and scolding, with a faint hint of crying, "Why are you like this, just hit people, and hurt people with branches." ”

After speaking, he turned his head to look behind him, "Young master, you also saw it, this person is obviously deliberate." ”

Only then did Ning Baifeng notice that there was a man standing behind the woman who was wearing an aqua blue shirt and had an elegant temperament.

It's just that the man pursed his lips and forced a smile.

Ning Baifeng knew that he was at fault first, and immediately said before the man could speak, "Girl, this companion of mine didn't mean to, he really stood too close and didn't pay attention to what was behind him, please forgive me." ”

The man who was called the young master by the woman finally couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.

It seemed that it was a little hard to hold back, and the man laughed a little breathlessly.

"Young master, Xiao Tao was bullied, and you still laughed. The woman looked at her young master in shame, and tears began to roll in her eyes.

The man laughed for a while, and then said softly to the woman: "Okay, young master, I can see clearly, others really didn't mean it, you have a lot of adults, and others also send apologies, don't cry, it's even worse to cry." ”

The man reached out and twisted the leaf hanging from the woman's head, held it to the woman, and looked at his maidservant with a smile on his face.

With tears in her eyes, the woman pouted, "What kind of apology is this?" ”

The man shook his head, turned to look at Yuan Zhen and Ning Baifeng, and when his eyes fell on the small tree behind Yuan Zhen, his gaze stayed for a long time, and then fell on Yuan Zhen and Ning Baifeng, and finally turned to the old Taoist priest with a calm face who did not speak.

The man bowed his hand and made a scholarly salute, and said with a smile: "The family education is not strict, the maidservant offends you, please Haihan." ”

The old Taoist priest said flatly: "Young people don't have to be humble. ”

The old Taoist priest turned his head to look at Yuan Zhen, "Yuan Zhen, bow and apologize." ”

Wonjin took two steps back and bowed.

After the man saw the young man on his back apologize, he looked at the old Taoist priest and said in a consultative tone: "Daoist, can this leaf be given to you as an apology gift." ”

The man didn't say apology, as if he was afraid of saving the face of the old Taoist.

The old Taoist priest looked at the man for a while before nodding.

After the man gave another salute, he took his maidservant and departed.

Some people around watched the excitement, and when they saw that the matter was over, they dispersed, and some people seemed to be muttering in their mouths before leaving, why didn't they fight, it was boring.

Ning Baifeng looked at the back of the man leaving, and then turned his head to look at the small tree behind Yuanzhen, which was still lush and green.

After this incident, Ning Baifeng and Yuan Zhen never patronized the surrounding bustle anymore, and forgot to look at the road.

The old Taoist priest led the two of them all the way down the street, which made the two teenagers who had never seen such a prosperous scene very feasting their eyes.

Seeing the two teenagers like this, the old Taoist priest sighed and told the two that Xiangyun Mansion City was just a subordinate city of Daning Donghai County, which was inferior to the county town, not to mention the capital of Daning.

The three of them set out early in the morning, and by this time it was close to noon, and their stomachs were already empty. Wonjin stroked his rumbling belly, withdrew his gaze to the roadside stall eating, sniffed the aroma in the air, and swallowed his saliva fiercely.

The old Taoist priest looked at Yuan Zhen and then at Ning Baifeng.

Ning Baifeng nodded.

The old Taoist priest took the two of them to the restaurant not far ahead, and under the leadership of the enthusiastic Xiao Er, they climbed to the second floor and sat down by the window.

At this time, the first floor of the restaurant was full, and there were many people sitting on the second floor.

Yuan Zhen smelled the smell and immediately shouted for Xiao Er to send some delicious food, Xiao Er looked at the old Taoist priest with a smile and asked what he needed, the old Taoist priest raised his hand and signaled to do what Yuan Zhen said.

In a short time, four or five dishes were served, and Yuan Zhen immediately couldn't wait to tear off a chicken leg from the roast chicken on the plate, stuff it into his mouth and swallow it in a big gulp.

While eating, Ning Baifeng looked at the lively scene outside the window from time to time, and when he retracted his gaze, he saw the emerald green tree next to the chair, and asked the old Taoist: "Senior, this tree..."

Halfway through speaking, the old Taoist priest stopped the chopsticks in his hand and tapped the bowl in front of him. With a crisp sound of "ding", a wave of air spread out, caressing the body like a spring breeze.

Ning Baifeng turned his head to look around, and found that there was nothing unusual, and he was a little puzzled.

The old Taoist priest looked at Ning Baifeng, "There are many people, so you must be cautious in everything." ”

Only then did Ning Baifeng understand that the old Taoist priest had done something similar to the small world he had released when he had forbidden others to fight for three hundred miles, and then nodded, taking the old Dao's words to heart.

Only then did the old Taoist priest speak: "I originally thought that this tree was like other trees, leaving the forbidden three hundred miles, but it would wither and wither in a day or two, but I didn't expect it to be so fresh, if it can be planted, it is no less than a treasure house." ”

Ning Baifeng glanced at Yuan Zhen, "Then the scholar from before, did you see something when you took away that leaf?" ”

The old Taoist priest took a bite of food and said: "Yes and no, he may be able to see that this tree is extraordinary, but he is not sure what it is, just that leaf, it is also full of aura, if it is used properly, it is also a good object for ordinary people." ”

When Yuan Zhen heard this, he puffed out his cheeks and said: "Look, I'll just say that this tree is amazing, we have also seen the fruit before, and in the future, just by selling the fruit for money, we can not worry about food and clothing." ”

As soon as the old Taoist priest heard this, the chopsticks in his hand immediately knocked on Yuan Zhen's head, "You can't stop your mouth if you eat." ”

Yuan Zhen immediately stared at the old Taoist priest with wide eyes, his mouth was stuffed with food, and he couldn't make a sound, so he could only whine, like a toad with a big mouth.

Ning Baifeng picked up the teapot and poured a glass of water for Yuan Zhen, and inadvertently saw a familiar figure appear on the teahouse opposite, but it was a little different, Ning Baifeng shook his head, maybe he was thinking too much.

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In the teahouse, the man who Ning Baifeng had a relationship with in the morning held a teacup in his hand, drank tea unhurriedly, and twisted the leaves with his left hand.

After the servant girl next to her closed the window, she turned to look at the man, and her delicate face no longer had the previous look of cruelty and grievance, but was replaced by cold indifference.

The maidservant said to the man drinking tea, "Childe, as you expected, they did eat in the restaurant near here, but it was too risky for us to be so close to the Yanxia Daoist who had the strength of an earth immortal. ”

The elegant man smiled indifferently, "Don't worry, we are not enough to attract the attention of these immortals, just drink tea with peace of mind." ”

The maidservant raised her willow eyebrows, looked at the leaves in the man's hand, and asked, "Childe, after we received the news last night, you waited at the city gate. I just had to watch them enter the city, so why did I have to go up for the leaves?"

The woman poured a cup of tea for the elegant man, and then said, "Why is Childe so concerned about this leaf, even at the risk of being exposed, he has to take it in his hands. ”

The man looked at the leaves and smiled: "There is a problem, according to the report, the three of them did not have such a thing when they entered Ze, but they have been carrying the tree close to their bodies since they left Ze. In fact, the tree that comes out of that secret place will wither in three days, but the tree is still alive today, and you don't think you need to take it to heart. ”

The maidservant nodded and said, "In this way, the treasure mentioned in the news is actually the tree, since this tree can survive outside, the fruit produced is estimated to be different from other spiritual objects in the secret place." Then let's send a message back to prevent them from escaping!"

The elegant man said with a smile: "The letter has to be transmitted, but don't be too anxious, they can't leave Xiangyun Mansion in a short time, and the old Taoist priest still has things from Xiangyun Academy in his hands, and he can't leave." ”

The maid nodded, and after saluting the man, she turned around and walked out of the private room in the teahouse.

On the restaurant diagonally opposite the entrance of the private room, you can see three figures dining.

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In the restaurant, the three of them had eaten and left downstairs after resting enough.

Perhaps because of noon, there were many fewer people on the street, and the old Taoist priest took the two of them to turn a street and see that the direction was north.

The farther north you go, the fewer people you get.

It wasn't until it was nearly evening that they came to the foot of a small hill.

At the intersection of the road leading to the mountain, a grand building card stands in front of the three people, and there are four majestic characters written in the middle of the building card.

Xiangyun Academy.

The plaque on the left side of the building plate is "teaching", and the plaque on the right is written "solving doubts".

Passing through the archway, the three of them walked up the mountain, along the mountain road, nearly half an hour later, a vermilion cinema line disappeared in the woods.

From far and near, Ning Baifeng was able to get a glimpse of the whole picture of the main entrance of the academy. On both sides of the main entrance of the academy stood two stone statues more than one person high, looking very old, holding a stone carved scroll in their hands, smiling kindly at the visitors.

At the gate of the academy, a boy younger than Ning Baifeng was holding a big broom to clean the fallen leaves in front of the courtyard gate.

When the boy saw a few people coming over, he stopped the broom in his hand and asked, "This is Xiangyun Academy, are you here for anything?" ”

The old Taoist priest nodded and said, "Please send a message to the mountain master of the academy, just say that Xu Lu's friend, Yanxia Daoist is visiting, and there is something important to discuss." ”

The boy put down the broom in his hand, bent down and bowed, turned and ran into the academy.

Behind the academy, there was a faint sound of reading.