The night before Xia Qian set off for the west, he specially went to the astrology hall of Jiuxiaozi.

He had a lot of thoughts before leaving, and he was afraid that he would not be able to come back for a month along the way, but there were jackals, tigers and leopards at home. Xia Lang's wolf ambition, Jiuxiaozi and his party were too conservative and did not dare to resist easily. He doesn't sit at home, he is afraid that Xia Lang is a tiger in the mountains, and the monkey is generally lawless.

Now that he has inherited Xu Wuxin's mantle, he has hidden confidence in his heart, and everyone does not dare to be as contemptuous as when they first met. Although he is young, he is thorough inside, and he has no knowledge of these power schemes. How could he not know that Jiuxiaozi and Yuegu did not sincerely stand on his side to seek a future for him, but just used his identity to suppress Xia Lang's reckless behavior.

He is not only self-aware, but also knows that Jiuxiaozi shares the same enemy as him, which indeed coincides in fundamental interests. Jiu Xiaozi naturally did not disobey his ideas and orders and took over the post of supervisor.

The door lock of the warehouse was added by Xia Gan a few more, and all of them were blessed by Xia Lin's formation with more than ten layers. Now, even if Xia Lang wants to make a profit from it, there is nothing he can do. Of course, the eyeliner planted next to him was also released early in the morning. Only when this is all in need of this can he leave with confidence.

Xia Lin's eldest sister's funeral ended in a hurry but was not sloppy, and the burial was completed step by step until the first seven days. Xia Lin was secretly sad, and Xia Qian was unable to comfort him. However, Xia Yu didn't say a word, and his eyes that had been red for a long time with him, or remembered the tragic scene of his relatives' violent corpses in the courtyard that he didn't even have at the funeral, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

Everything was ready, Xia Qian took Xia Lin and Xia Yu lightly, and when he came out of the Yuan Pavilion, he said goodbye to a few small Taoist priests in the same courtyard, and quietly looked at the distant mountain, and there seemed to be an old man standing under the archway. He chuckled and left.

When the three of them walked through the corridor with hundreds of turns, they met Xia Qiong, who they hadn't seen for a long time. Xia Qiong didn't bow when she met Xia Qian, and looked at Xia Yu behind him with a pair of eyes. Xia Qian blocked in front of Xia Yu slightly, stealing his sight.

Xia Qiong didn't stay long, and left a sentence: "It's a long time coming." Then he walked out of the small door of the cloister and headed towards the beamless hall in the southwest.

Xia Qian knew early on that Xia Lang had promoted Xia Qiong by his side, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.

The monk guarding the door pushed open the door of the Xia family with the lion's head knocker on the door, and the golden nails on the door flickered in the August morning light.

Xia Qian looked back, when he first came here two months ago, he was still a thief who fell into a well, how could he know the current situation at that time. If he had known, would he have regretted this trip?

The three of them finally looked at the mansion as large as a palace of thousands of acres, shook their heads and sighed and walked on the bright road in front of them.

"Just in case, if someone asks about the identities of the three of us, they just say that they are pawns without any sect. The three of us met by chance, understand?" Xia Qian held his head in his hands on his back and walked forward leisurely.

"Uh-huh. Xia Yu held the sword and nodded seriously.

"Xia Lin, what about you?" Xia Qian didn't hear Xia Lin's reply, and opened his mouth to remind.

At this time, Xia Lin lowered his head slightly, the shadow under the scorching sun covered his head so that his facial features were blurred, only to see his eyes lost concentration, his steps were wooden, and he held the Dragon Teng Sword wrapped in rags for Xia Qian.

Xia Qian walked ahead alone, and he knew what was on his mind in a flash. "Don't you have anything else to do but be uncomfortable? Crying all day long, you can't remember the deceased, and you can't please the living. ”

Xia Yu's face was turbulent, and he was a little flustered, Xia Qian said such tough words.

Xia Lin's eyes showed anger, and the squeaky of the dragon sword he pinched, but he never said anything to refute it.

Xia Qian said again: "If you continue to put this colorless face with me, you will go back to guard your sister's tomb for the rest of my life, and don't take revenge." ”

When Xia Lin heard the word revenge, he raised his head suddenly, and his eyes showed unconcealable excitement and excitement. He rubbed his eyes, wiped away the remaining tears, returned to his usual look, and said, "I understand." ”

Xia Qian snorted lightly, holding his legs, and walked on the avenue like a crab. Xia Lin lightly struck him on the leg with a sword, and said strictly: "Walk well." ”

Xia Qian smashed his mouth, gathered his two long legs, and deliberately walked in a proper manner. "Hey, here we go again. ”

When it comes to this, we have to go on and forth. It is said that when Xia Qian ascended the throne, his legs and feet were injured, and he had no time to learn etiquette, so he was driven up the mountain again after he recovered. Later, Xia Yu went down the mountain to recuperate, and Xia Qian did not study on the mountain, so Xia Lin naturally served as his teacher in the etiquette class.

Don't look at Xia Lin's age as the youngest among them, he is full of teacher style, and he teaches with a clear look. Holding the whip in his hand, he watched him sit, stand, salute, and speak. If there is something wrong, it will immediately be a whip, which will make Xia Qian tremble and complain.

In addition to learning etiquette, he also watched him read the Four Books and Five Classics, astronomy and geography, and the general chronicle of all things. Where Xia Qian is a person who can sit still and study, he will inevitably be lazy and play, so it is not the first time that he has been playing chess. The two fought wits and courage, but they also had a good time.

The three of them are dressed modestly, and they will not be too conspicuous when they walk on the crowded streets. When Xia Qian passed by the gate of the Bai family, he unconsciously stopped, looked at it for a long time, and was full of melancholy.

Bai Jiang has been married for two months, and I don't know how she is doing now. If she is bullied because of her blindness, she will be wronged in her husband's house. He shook his head, thinking that Bai Jiang was illustrious, and his husband's family would not dare to bully her in front of the Bai family. It was really meaningless for him to be sad in this person, so he didn't let Xia Lin find out, and laughed at him in turn.

Xia Qian's footsteps moved again, remembering that he hadn't returned home for a long time, but he missed the small broken thatched hut in the back alley. Thanks to the way, I decided to go home and have a look.

He ran with a happy pace, wondering if his father would be at home at this time, ignoring the surrounding scenery all the way, and returning to his heart like an arrow.

In the old place, the well in the long lane is still the same, there was a heavy rain two days ago, this boundary is not sunny and narrow, the rain has not had time to drain, and it is still flowing on the ground.

Xia Qian opened the door of the hut, it was empty, he tentatively shouted twice, but no one answered, only to find that his father still had his bed. Thinking that he entered the Xia family and returned to his ancestors, although he sent a message to his father, saying that he had gone to the mountain to learn skills, he had never received a reply.

Could it be that his father was angry that he cut first and then played?

"Wow. ”

The dog at the door was barking wildly, and this angry barking was rhubarb!

Xia Qian rushed out of the door and saw Xia Lin and Xia Yu confronting Rhubarb. Xia Lin stood in front with his sword raised, and Xia Yu hid behind him with his sword.

War is on the verge of breaking out, and the resistance in Rhubarb's eyes is also real. And Xia Lin's serious momentum is really funny.

Xia Qian rushed into the scorching atmosphere, raised the two front feet of rhubarb and greeted him, "Rhubarb, rhubarb." ”

As soon as Rhubarb saw him, his fierce bark turned into a soft whimper, kicking his two hind legs, and pounced on him vigorously. Spit out a fishy red tongue and stick it in his face.

"Oops, oops. Xia Qian was afraid of itching and kept dodging.

"Whose dog is this? Xia Lin asked.

Xia Qian stood up, wiped the saliva on his hands, and replied, "It seems to be raised by the old lady at the end of the alley." Rhubarb is smart, and he will also greet the New Year. Come, rhubarb for a New Year's greetings. ”

Rhubarb didn't listen to him, and used his tricks, but drooped his ears and fell down aggrievedly, with tears shining in his big black eyes.

"Rhubarb, what's wrong with you?" Xia Qian squatted down and touched its head, then turned over and stroked its belly. He was surprised: "Rhubarb, why did you eat so fat." ”

Xia Lin approached, touched its belly as well, and said, "She's pregnant." ”

"Eh!" Xia Qian was surprised. "Rhubarb is a bitche?"

Xia Yu's eyes were crooked, and she smiled: "No wonder she likes you so much." ”

Xia Qian pinched the fur on the rhubarb face, and said sadly: "I have always treated you as a brother, and you turned out to be a mother." ”

Xia Lin raised his eyebrows: "You always say that we are brothers, but in fact, you treat us as dogs behind your back, don't you?"

Xia Yu also stared at him with a pair of bright eyes.

Xia Qian turned his head and denied it: "How is it possible." You are you, and rhubarb is rhubarb. ”

Xia Lin had just put his mind at ease when he heard Xia Qian whispering, "Can you compare with rhubarb." ”

As soon as these words came out, Xia Lin and Xia Yu drew their swords and hung them around his neck one by one, and warned: "Give you a chance to reorganize your language." ”

Xia Qian immediately begged for mercy: "It's wrong, it's wrong, I'm open-mouthed, no, no, it's me who is honest, and the two uncles spare their lives." ”

Xia Yu couldn't hold back the first one, laughed out loud, and withdrew his sword.

The three of them and a dog were having fun in the alley, when suddenly there was a noisy sound of people and footsteps at the mouth of the alley, and a figure stumbled and fell at the mouth of the alley. At a glance, it was Xia Qian's father who had been looking for a long time, Old Man Hou. And standing in front of Old Man Hou was Ma Wu whom Xia Qian met in the dungeon of the Xia family!

I haven't seen him for two months, and Ma Wu's temperament is completely different from the previous one. He took off his dirty linen shirt that could not be seen, and wore silk embroidered with green bamboo, like a rich man with no one in his eyes.

It's a pity that no matter how good the clothes are, they can't cover up his temperament that can't be on the stage, and he said lightly: "I said the old marquis, don't gamble if you don't have money, you can't pay back the money if you lose all the money, and it's difficult for me to do it." Your son who will come to the money has also left you alone, which is really embarrassing. He sighed back on the elegant words he had just said.

Old man Hou rubbed his heart vigorously, coughed and said, "My son went to the mountain to learn skills, and he will come back one day." Wait for him to come back and see how he cleans up your villain's things. ”

Ma Wu snorted coldly: "Come on, I don't know what your son can do, except for his ability to steal things in a few tricks." You treat him as a treasure, maybe he ran away, don't want you old man to get in the way. ”

"You fart! My son will definitely come back, he is my son, I believe him!" Old Man Hou stood up and replied sternly.

Ma Wu waved his hand, disapproving: "You have to go, I'm too lazy to talk to you, you owe me money to the gambling bank, either give money or give your life, you choose." ”

Old man Hou clenched his fists, he trembled his fingers, pointed at Ma Wu, and said hatefully: "We are so good that we have known each other for many years, if my son hadn't saved you at that time, would you have been able to get out of the dungeon? After defrauding so many people out of their money, aren't you afraid of retribution?"

Ma Wu couldn't stop laughing, showing his black teeth that had smoked too much hookah to the old man Hou, and said with a smile: "Retribution? After a lot of money is in hand, the king of heaven can't help me." He grabbed the placket of Old Man Hou's linen coat and dragged him out. "For the sake of our old acquaintances, you give me a right hand and let me hang it on the door of my gambling house, and I will see who dares to escape in the future!"

"You let me go! When my son comes back from learning his skills, he will definitely not let you go." Old man Hou's frightened struggle threatened.

Ma Wu looked at him pitifully: "When the time comes, let your precious son steal more good things in exchange for your right hand, I don't want to agree." His rampant laughter drifted into the long alley, dragging Old Man Hou out with one hand.

A black shadow flashed across the walls of the alley, appearing between the two of them.

"Ouch, ouch. Ma Wu's arrogant face instantly showed a painful expression. The hand that grabbed the old man Hou was pinched and faintly deformed.

Old man Hou saw the person in front of him clearly, and opened his eyes widely, you have not followed for a long time.

Xia Qian chuckled and said, "Your precious son is back." ”