Chapter 181: A Chance Encounter with Markham
The opening day of Wanjian Mountain was set for February 15, and Mu Xiao only had more than ten days to rush to Wanjian Sect. This time they were going to part with Jiang Qiaoqiao, although the two of them were reluctant to give up, they didn't dare to say anything.
The wind in the back mountain bamboo forest is Xiao Xiao, a few fallen leaves are flying lightly, Jiang Qiaoqiao has his back to Mu Xiao, and the long skirt that is as white as snow makes the man behind him look a little distracted.
"I'm leaving tomorrow. Mu Xiao said coldly, waiting for Jiang Qiaoqiao's reaction in a daze.
She didn't move, her ears fluttering like a heartbeat, and her thoughts were expressed with a single um. Her hands tugged at the white dress tightly, not rubbing the slightly rough skirt with her fingers.
"It's another separation, and it feels weird. Jiang Qiaoqiao's eyebrows drooped, and her lips and teeth were full of resentment.
Mu Xiao scratched his head and took a step forward, and the crisp sound of the bamboo skin made him feel a little weak, like a thief who had been discovered.
"Is it reluctant?" Mu Xiao grinned and pretended to be relaxed, and the entanglement in his heart was only clear to him.
Now that the Taixumen is being reorganized, Lu Ling's health is getting worse and worse, although he doesn't say it, but the hatred in Jiang Qiaoqiao's heart is gone.
"What can it be, there are still many things to do in Taixumen now. Jiang Qiaoqiao sighed and pursed her lips, slowly turned around and looked up at Mu Xiao and said, "Even if it is for the sake of Linan, for my father's hard work, I must take the Taixu Gate to a broader world." ”
Mu Xiao had a big smile on his face, and raised his arm to probe the top of Jiang Qiaoqiao's head, and a bamboo leaf fell lightly in the palm of his hand. Jiang Qiaoqiao subconsciously nodded, the red light on his face became even richer, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
originally thought that the next moment would usher in a hug that she had been looking forward to for a long time, but when she saw Mu Xiao pinching the dried yellow bamboo leaves with her fingers and fiddling in front of her, she was disappointed, she would rather Mu Xiao be frivolous with her than he was like now.
"Qiaoqiao ......"
"There's still something to do, I'll go first. ”
Before Mu Xiao's words were finished, Jiang Qiaoqiao had already turned around and walked towards the bamboo forest with a slight resentment.
The outstretched hand was slowly lowered in the void, and Mu Xiao looked a little embarrassed and smiled bitterly: "Isn't it okay to hold hands?"
At this time, Jiang Qiaoqiao had already walked a few meters away, and she didn't see Mu Xiao's action of wanting to hold hands, the latter looked at the back in the distance, looked at the bamboo leaves in his hand, and then left the bamboo forest.
Until Mu Xiao left the Taixu Gate, Jiang Qiaoqiao never appeared, and when he walked out of the Taixu Mountain Gate, Mu Xiao looked up to the sky and took a deep breath, not because it made him feel depressed inside, but because he didn't know when he would see him again, he suddenly felt a little melancholy.
The mountains of Taixu overlapped, and Mu Xiao looked at the place where heaven and earth met with a faint smile. At this time, on the mountain behind him, two figures stood and watched him go away.
"Sister, why don't you say goodbye to him in person?" Standing on the mountain rocks and looking at the direction Mu Xiao left from the same distance, Jiang Linan asked suspiciously.
When Mu Xiao left, everyone said goodbye to him, but she didn't see her sister appear, and she couldn't help but watch from afar. Jiang Linan wondered if the two had quarreled, but he didn't know how afraid Jiang Qiaoqiao was to say goodbye.
Seeing Mu Xiao's figure disappear into the vast mountains, Jiang Qiaoqiao replied with his eyebrows: "Out of sight, out of mind, out of mind, a wooden fish brain, let's go!"
"Huh?" Jiang Li Nan is unknown.
Jiang Qiaoqiao squinted at Jiang Linan, turned around and walked towards the depths of the Taixu Gate.
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In the border town of the Qingyang Empire, Mu Xiao walked on the busy streets, shouting and shouting. It borders the Youlong Empire, and although it is a small town, its prosperity is almost the same as that of the border city of Niluo Street.
Most of the houses here have only been built in recent years, and there are very few old houses. What surprised Mu Xiao was that the merchants who were trading seemed to be not only Qingyang people, but also some merchants from neighboring countries.
Jade, elixir, weapons...... , Yingxia street goods are dazzling, and the merchants who come here to trade are endless.
The cold winter has passed, and the ice and snow have melted, and Yingxia Town has ushered in the spring tide. Some people just come to have fun, and some people come here to hunt for treasure. Mu Xiao made his way through the crowd and a brand new shop caught his eye.
It's not because of how special this store is, it's just that the words on the plaque make Mu Xiao feel familiar.
"Free Valley Medicine Store?"
Mu Xiao was a little excited in his heart, and walked close to the door of the store, a burst of fragrance came to his nose, and he peeked inside, there were not many customers in the store, maybe it was because of the new opening.
Mu Xiao did not go inside, but stood at the door and watched quietly. In addition to a few guys that Mu Xiao didn't know, there were also Markham and Fu Shengsheng, all of whom were introducing the pills in the store to the guests.
"Although your store has just opened, the quality of the pill is indeed much better than that of other stores, so I will take some samples back today, and if it is suitable, I will buy it in large quantities from you." A middle-aged man in his forties, holding a pill in his hand, pondered it carefully, and then said to Markham.
The woman beside him was full of unease, her lips pursed with heavy makeup, and even a little disgusted, in short, she had an expression that she couldn't believe.
Before Markham could speak, the woman pulled the middle-aged man's clothes and reminded, "Boss, I see that this store has not been open for a few days, and I see that this store is full of young guys, how do I feel unreliable." ”
"Madame is too worried, to be honest, these pills are indeed not refined by us, refining medicines is a highly skilled job, we really don't have this ability, we just sell the medicine. Markham smiled and continued, "But our medicines are all from our own refining pharmacy, and they can be authentic. ”
The middle-aged man looked at Markham and thought for a while, and finally asked again: "You made up a medicine business at a young age, don't you say that this medicine store is funded by yourself!"
Markham was slightly embarrassed, and grinned at the middle-aged man: "Boss Long is a famous businessman in Youlong, even if I want to deceive, I don't dare to lie to you, right?" ”
"Do you know me?" the middle-aged man was quite interested, and it seemed that he wanted to understand more about it.
"Of course I know, in the early years, I traveled with my father to Youlong, but I was not less taken care of by Boss Long. Markham said mysteriously.
This made the middle-aged man even more curious, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he circled around Markham, his eyes were a little stunned: "You have some impressions when you say this, but you can't remember it, you shouldn't be from Yingxia Town, right?"
"Of course not. ”
"Master, I remember, Wandering Valley, isn't it from Tianyuan?" the woman suddenly interrupted the two, looked at Markham as she spoke, and asked, "Are you that kid from Wanjia Firm?"
"I didn't expect Mrs. Long to have a good memory. Markham smiled.
Markham, who didn't want to do business in the name of Wanjia, is embarrassed now, for the sake of business, there is no way, who called a God of Wealth in front of him.
The middle-aged man looked at Markham with a squint and said, "Your name is Wan, Markham! ”
"I originally wanted to get rid of the aura of ten thousand families and make a break on my own, but I didn't expect that I still couldn't escape the fiery eyes of Uncle Long and Aunt Long, I am ashamed. Markham's face was full of helplessness, and he felt like he wanted to cry without tears.
"It's good that you have this kind of thought, unlike our family Haohao, who knows how to learn martial arts and practice swords all day long, and I don't know if the family's business will be kept when I get old. Boss Long said in frustration.
Hearing the word Hao Hao, Mu Xiao at the door was a little surprised, and he didn't know if the Hao Hao in the mouth of the dragon boss was the young man who knew the dragon in the empty valley?
"Brother Mu?" was a surprised voice from behind him.
Mu Xiao, who was stunned and thoughtful, looked back and made him incredulous, isn't this the Long Haohao he just thought of in his heart?
"Long Haohao?"
Mu Xiao's brows furrowed, Long Haohao took a few steps back, and hurriedly saluted with both hands: "Brother Mu has been good lately, I was really forced to be helpless in the empty valley last time, and I, Long Haohao, have no hostility towards Brother Mu at all." ”
After a panicked explanation, Mu Xiao felt like he wanted to laugh.
Mu Xiao glanced back at the Markham inside, walked towards Long Haohao and asked, "Why are you here?"
A smile appeared on Long Hao's handsome face and said, "Isn't this Wanjian Mountain about to open?" ”
"Grandpa?"
"Yes, you can't think of it, I'm a half-blood, haha!" Long Haohao saw that Mu Xiao didn't care about what happened last time, and then became relaxed. He looked at Mu Xiao and said, "My mother is from Qingyang, by the way, I went to Liaocheng to find Liu Chengyu a few days ago, but I didn't expect that Liujiazhuang no longer exists." If I had come a few days earlier, I would have been able to help you a little. ”
Long Haohao has always been angry about Liu Chengyu's assassination of himself in the empty valley, and originally wanted to find Liu Chengyu and wait for the opportunity to take revenge, but he didn't expect that when he found Liujiazhuang, Liu Chengyu had already been solved by Mu Xiao.
"Does Brother Mu know that Liujiazhuang has a relationship with the Qingyang Emperor Du Mo family?" Long Haohao suddenly asked.
"Of course I do. Mu Xiao replied decisively.
When Long Haohao heard this, his eyes were full of admiration, and his hands arched: "Niu, aren't you afraid that the Mo family will trouble you?"
"The water is coming to cover the earth, and the soldiers are coming to block it, what are you afraid of? By the way, those two are your parents?" Mu Xiao asked, pointing to the inside of the Free Valley Medicine Store.
"Maybe, right, let's go in and have a look?" Long Haohao smiled and walked in first.
Mu Xiao followed thoughtfully behind, and at this time, Markham was sending the two out, and the five of them were facing each other for a moment, and suddenly there was a feeling of fate.
"Brother Mu!"
"Markham!"
“......”
"Daddy, this is what I told you about Brother Mu, Mu Xiao!" Long Haohao looked at the two of them, then moved his eyes to Markham, and walked with open arms: "Brother Markham, I haven't seen you for a few years, but the change is really big." ”
"Brother Long, don't be so insensitive. Markham avoided Long Haohao's hug, reached out and punched, and the two thrashed each other a few times, but it can be seen that the relationship between the two is not ordinary.
Mu Xiao on the other side bowed his hand slightly, facing Boss Long and his wife: "Mu Xiao has seen two. ”
"Okay, okay, I really saw a talent today, I heard Hao Hao talk about you, I want to see it. Boss Long laughed.
At this time, Markham walked over, looked at Boss Long and said, "I'm afraid Boss Long doesn't know yet, Mu Xiao is our behind-the-scenes boss, right? ”
"Markham, don't talk nonsense!" Mu Xiao hurriedly stopped when he heard Markham's words.
He didn't want too many people to know his relationship with the Wandering Clan, lest some things would affect the Wandering Clan because of himself.
Mu Xiao gave Markham a look, and then said: "Hey, Markham, didn't I say it? I, Mu Xiao is my home all over the world, you go back next time and tell your father, don't be so serious, what store is not a store, I can eat enough." ”
"Uhhh
Markham was a little puzzled, but when he heard Mu Xiao say this, he didn't say any more.