Wu Siming's voice had an unconcealable sense of surprise, his eyes looked directly at Qiao Chen'an in front of him, if he was not shocked in his heart, it was absolutely false, although he was far away in Lin'an, the capital, but because of Wang Lizhi's relationship, he had also heard about what happened in Hangzhou a few months ago.

The struggle between the young scholars of these academies can also be seen as a small microcosm of the struggle above the court in the future.

As time passed, many details of that competition were also passed on by word of mouth, little by little, until they reached the ears of the Lord of the Imperial Rites Department not long ago.

The poems written by the scholars on the test also fell to his desk.

Wu Siming did not think that there could be a second scholar in Hangzhou who could compose such palindromic poems, so he concluded almost instantaneously that the young man in front of him was the original author of the poem placed on the table.

He is the only one who can make another poem that is equally exquisite!

But there were some doubts in his heart, he knew that Qiao Chenan was a student of Wang Lizhi, but he had no friendship with Wang Lizhi, and his political views did not agree, Qiao Chen'an, as a student of Wang Lizhi, could not have known this, it stands to reason that it was impossible for him to come to his own house, let alone cast a famous post, isn't this tantamount to slapping his teacher in the face?

Many thoughts turned in his heart, but his face did not change in the slightest, only Qiao Chenan smiled and said: "Lord Shilang guessed well, these two poems are written by me." ”

Although Wu Siming knew this, he was still a little surprised when he admitted it in person, and at the same time there was a trace of envy for Wang Lizhi in his heart.

Making a gesture of invitation, Qiao Chen settled into the guest seat, and someone served tea, Wu Siming was obviously a very neat and capable person, and said straight to the point: "Say, what is the matter with you going to Lin'an City to find the old man?

Qiao Chenan smiled lightly: "When the juniors come to find adults, it is naturally important to do something. Besides, my teacher is not an ignorant person, even if he knows that I have come to your house, as long as he explains the reason, how can he punish me?"

Wu Siming snorted and said, "Say, what's the matter with me?"

Qiao Chenan smiled slightly, but didn't answer his question, just said, "I don't know if adults can believe that there are ghosts and gods in this world?"

After hearing his words, Wu Siming immediately shouted: "Zi Bu is strange and confused, you and I are both people who have read the words of sages, how can we believe these absurd things?"

After finishing speaking, he found that Qiao Chenan was still looking at him with a faint smile on his face, with a look that I had expected you to say this, his face was slightly unnatural, so he had to snort coldly.

Qiao Chen'an said: "Since the adults believe it, then this matter will be much easier to say." After a slight pause, he said, "Dare to ask if the adults have ever inspected Hangzhou Mansion a few years ago?"

Wu Siming said: "Not bad. "He was given the Holy Edict back then, inspected the land of Sanzhou, and indeed went to Hangzhou Mansion, this matter is not a secret, many people know about it, so he was not the slightest surprised after hearing Qiao Chen'an's words.

Qiao Chenan said again: "My lord passed through Qiantang later, but unfortunately encountered thieves, and he scattered his finances to save the lives of his group, but only your daughter, my lord, was kidnapped by thieves......"

"Enough!"

An angry shout interrupted Qiao Chen'an's words, Wu Siming's face was gloomy as water, his eyes were a little cold and deep, he stared coldly at Qiao Chen'an in front of him, and said in an unkind tone: "Are you here to specifically mention this matter to disgust the old man?!"

That incident was the pain of his life, since then he lost his only daughter, forever separated from heaven and man, this incident has long been buried in his memory, I thought I would never think of it again, but today it was ruthlessly exposed scars, how can there be no reason not to be angry?

Wu Qiuyue saw that there was some incompatibility between her father and Qiao Chen'an, and her pretty face became a little pale, one of these two people was her favorite father, and the other was her favorite father-in-law, if there was really an irreparable contradiction, how should she deal with herself at that time?

Qiao Chen'an's face remained unchanged, ignoring Wu Siming's unkind face, and continued: "If you want to drive me away, it's okay, I'm afraid that I will never see your daughter again in this life......" As he spoke, he got up and walked out.

Wu Siming shouted: "You give me a ...... to go", "go" was only halfway through, his face suddenly changed, and he said in a louder voice, "What do you kid say, give me a clear word before leaving!" got up from his seat, took two quick steps forward, grabbed Qiao Chen'an's shoulder regardless of etiquette, and stared at him with a pair of eyes.

"What did you just say? You mean my daughter is not dead yet?!" Wu Siming's face was full of nervousness.

Qiao Chen'an said: "Naturally, he is already dead." After your daughter was taken captive, the thieves wanted to dishonor her innocence, and she hanged herself to protect her chastity. ”

Wu Siming's face turned red suddenly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Are you playing tricks on the old man?" Since my daughter is no longer alive, how can you talk about seeing her again?!"

Qiao Chenan looked at him without any timidity, and said with a smile: "This is going back to the first question I just said, there are ghosts and gods in this world, although your daughter is dead, she is not reincarnated, she has not been reincarnated, but she has turned into a ghost." ”

"Nonsense!"

Wu Siming subconsciously scolded, but even though he didn't say anything anymore, his eyes flickered, and his face showed a thoughtful look, and after a long time, he raised his head, looked at Qiao Chen'an and said, "What you said is true?"

Qiao Chenan only smiled slightly, Wu Siming swallowed his saliva, let go of the palm that grabbed his shoulder, and said, "How did you know these things, since you said that my daughter became a ghost, where is she now?"

Qiao Chenan said: "Please look!"

Running the mana, the clouds immediately appeared out of thin air under his feet, the more he gathered, the thicker and thicker, he was lifted up in an instant, suspended in the air of the main hall, raised his hand and pointed forward, a golden streamer turned into a long rainbow in the room and flickered vertically and horizontally, trembling rapidly around the big pillars in the hall, and sawdust fell like rain, and finally struck into the beams and pillars with a sonorous sound, leaving only half of the sword body, buzzing and trembling.

The word "autumn moon" was left on the pillar of the temple.

Wu Siming's face was shocked, and he subconsciously took two steps back, although he often heard that there were immortals in this world who practiced supernatural powers, but he had always listened to it as a story, but he didn't expect to see a real immortal Taoist today, how could he not be surprised in his heart?

After the surprise, his face was full of nervousness, and he said eagerly: "What about my daughter?" This is the question he is most concerned about.

Qiao Chen'an put away his Dao technique, fell according to the clouds, stretched out his finger and pointed at the air in front of him, and said, "It's right in front of you!"

Wu Siming's body shook when he heard this, and he looked at the air in front of him blankly, since his daughter was a ghost, he naturally couldn't see it with the naked eye.

His hands trembled, slowly raised, and stretched forward, as if he wanted to touch his daughter's cheeks, and unconsciously, his eyes were a little red, and the court official also rarely showed a warm side.

Wu Qiuyue had already cried into tears, and she also reached forward, but it passed through her father's palm.

Hell in the day, it's just a vain.

......

After this incident, Wu Siming's attitude towards Qiao Chenan was obviously much better, and he rearranged a table of wine and food to entertain, at the banquet, Wu's mother heard that her daughter still had hope of resurrection, and she couldn't help but cry for a long time, and she didn't care about any etiquette, Wu Qiuyue's tears couldn't stop falling, almost in a string.

Qiao Chenan had no choice but to caress her palm to show comfort, and stayed in Wufu that night, he wanted to leave the next day, but Wu Qiuyue has not returned home for many years, even if he can't really meet his parents at the moment, as long as he can take a look at it, it is good, his heart is soft, and he will live in Wufu for five days.

When he returned, Wu Siming personally sent him out of the door regardless of his identity, and said: "If there are any difficulties in the future, you can come to the old man, if the old man can help, he will definitely not refuse." ”

After that, he turned his head, looked at the air under the oil-paper umbrella he was holding in his hand, sighed, and said: "Xiaoyue, my father and mother are no longer around, we must learn to take good care of ourselves......" finally sighed lowly, and a thousand words could not express the feelings of missing women in my heart.

Seeing Qiao Chen'an rushing to the sky in the clouds, Wu Siming stood outside the gate of the mansion and looked at the sky in a daze, and Qiao Chen'an's figure seemed to appear in his eyes again, I am afraid that he will be inseparable from this person in the future!

Qiao Chen'an walked out of the range of Lin'an, suddenly had a strange feeling, looked back, and shot out two divine rays in his eyes, like lightning and fire, and was shocked to find that the golden luck above Lin'an City was like a sea, enveloping the whole city like an ocean, and there was a huge dragon shadow circling and dancing in the center, and bursts of dragon qi filled the nine skies, straight to the sky.

This is the fortune of a country.

Although his teacher Wang Lizhi is in Lin'an City, but Qiao Chen'an thought about it again and again but did not go to visit, in addition to the problem of time, if he comes to the door like this, it will inevitably make him suspicious, with his teacher's shrewdness, lying will never work, in this case, it is better not to visit, waiting for the next opportunity.

Wu Qiuyue is a ghost, except for those who are successful in the Dao Law can see it during the day, mortals can only see ghosts at night, and Yin Qi attaches great importance to seeing ghosts, but Wu Qiuyue has never appeared in front of her parents at night for some reason. Every night, only after the two of them fell asleep, they stood by the bed and wept silently and missed silently.

The pain will never need to be borne by her own family, and she wants to show her best self!

After returning to Hangzhou, Wu Qiuyue's words were a little less than before, but she spent more time on cultivation than before, for all this, Qiao Chenan just saw it in her eyes and did not intervene, probably because she understood her heart that desperately wanted to see her relatives!

Time is the most fleeting, no one can grasp it, not even its shadow can be seen, the days pass day by day, ordinary, extraordinary, the sun rises and sets in the east and west every day, the moon comes every night as scheduled, scattering a cold light, telling the story that belongs to it, whether you listen or not, it is there.

The grass and trees are yellowing, the lake is getting cooler, and people are gradually adding clothes.

It wasn't until the first snow fell this winter, the streets and alleys were plated with a layer of silver, and the whole world became covered in silver, that Qiao Chenan suddenly realized that the New Year was about to be.

It would be his first ...... in this world It doesn't matter how many New Year's he's had, it's not the first one anyway, what does it matter, he's just Qiao Chen'an now.

Looking up at the snow-white mountains and rivers in the distance, outlining a series of bright white traces under the sky, I suddenly felt the sound of whirring wind in my ears, and then a piece of snow white exploded thousands of flowers on my head, full of coolness.

There was a giggle of laughter.

Qiao Chen'an tasted the taste of snowflakes in his lower lip, cool, faint, he couldn't tell what it felt, looked at Xiao Qian not far away, and said with a smile: "Okay! dare to sneak attack your father-in-law!"

Bent down and grab a handful of snowflakes, rub them into a big snowball, and throw the snowball in his hand towards Xiaoqian while running.

Xiao Qian screamed and dodged, but still couldn't dodge, the snowball seemed to have eyes, and with a bang, it smashed into Xiao Qian's body, causing a burst of coquettish shouts, so it was exchanged for Xiao Qian's more violent counterattack.

Wu Qiuyue watched from afar, with a smile on her face, and a snowball smashed onto her face, leaving patches of snow white and crystalline, lining her somewhat pale skin with white and red, and said in shame: "Xiaoqian!"

What greeted her was a bigger snowball from Qiao Chen'an.

"Xianggong, you!"

"Ahh

"Xiaoqian, go on!"

“......”

So even Wu Qiuyue, who has always been quiet, joined in this snowball battle, and there were bursts of laughter and screams in the courtyard, snowballs flew like rain, scattered like flowers, and the whole courtyard was in a mess, and the three of them were also in a mess.

In the end, he was exhausted and lying in the snowdrift, regardless of the cold snow, Qiao Chen settled in the middle, his body was spread out in large characters, smiling and panting, Wu Qiuyue and Xiaoqian on both sides pillowed his arms, snuggled in his arms, his body was stained with large snow traces, his hair was scattered, and his face was tired and happy.

At the feet of the three of them, there are three snowmen piled up with falling snow, with round bellies, short and fat bodies, looking very cute and cute, the most central one is the tallest, and the left and right sides are slightly smaller and more "slender".

Qiao Chenan pointed to the three snowmen and laughed: "Look, how is my craftsmanship?" this is me, this is Qiu Yue, this is Xiao Qian!" stared at his masterpiece with a satisfied face.

Xiao Qian said with a disgusted face: "Ugly, ugly, I'm not so fat!

Wu Qiuyue also said softly: "It's a little ugly......"

After hearing the words of the two, Qiao Chen'an's self-confidence was seriously hit, and he smiled dryly: "How is it possible?

Xiao Qian and Wu Qiuyue nodded seriously.

Qiao Chenan hung his head.

A white fox deftly jumped on top of the head of the snowman "Qiao Chen'an" in the middle, and said, "Brother Qiao, what about me, why don't you have me?"

Qiao Chenan casually picked up a round snowball on the ground, pestle it to his side, and found a smaller one, pressed it, and said, "Oh, this is you!"

The little fox suddenly showed a humane expression of disgust and said, "You bully children!"

Qiao Chenan withdrew his arm, stood up from the ground, kicked one by one, shouted "Ha, ha", smashed his work, and said with a smile: "Okay, it's fair now, everyone has become a snowdrift!"

There was a burst of laughter in the courtyard.

Laughter.