Red lanterns fill the entire Donggu Green Bamboo Pavilion, the lights are dim, and the festive atmosphere is accompanied by the breeze floating in the Beauty Valley.

Drunken pleasure overflowed the hearts of the guests, sometimes pushing the cup to change the lamp, sometimes knocking on the ramblings, the admiration of Xianjie is still endless, with inexplicable novelty and desire, the guests seem to can't wait for tomorrow's dawn, they will definitely talk about the wine, not to the dawn unwilling to return, the entire East Valley is full of fire, and the noisy sound is dispersed with the wind.

Zong Zheng leaned on the railing, looking at the bright moon in the sky, the breeze blew his cheeks, blowing wrinkled and a sad face, he faintly felt that Xianjie was very close to him, but it seemed to be very far, the near seemed to be in front of him, and the far one seemed to be able to never grasp it, for tomorrow, he had some expectations, the expectation of reunion, but mixed with half a point of hesitation and fear, afraid that tomorrow would be disappointed, so he didn't know where to find Xianjie!

Xianjie has been staying in the Green Bamboo Pavilion since Nangu escorted her back to Donggu, unlike before, there are seven or eight more guards outside the door, and there are two more maids in the Xuanshe, which makes Xianjie, who has always liked to be alone, a little uncomfortable.

After the beauty was chosen, the valley owner was very satisfied with the talent and beauty festival, but did not dare to relax the martial law on the beauty valley, during this sensitive period, she deliberately strengthened the protection of Xianjie, considering that the secret in the middle valley cabinet is very important, she also ordered the eight guards guarding the chain bridge between the middle valley and the east valley to carefully guard, prohibiting anyone from going back and forth between the east valley and the middle valley.

Xianjie is night is also anxious in her heart, she didn't see Zongzheng's figure, her heart was full of loss, the door was closed, she was not allowed to go out, she was already irritable, and suddenly remembered that she was highly poisonous, like a marionette, and she was full of feelings.

Ma Yi and Chang Feng were also in high spirits, and the two suddenly played a song together, and suddenly chatted about wine.

Whether it is officialdom dignitaries, so are the young heroes of the rivers and lakes, people from all walks of life have various mentalities, but more of them still want to win the hearts of the people and their expectations for tomorrow.

The next day, the birds chirped, the breeze was gentle, the morning sun was still hazy rising, and the light pierced the white fog in the mountains, faintly, and the guests felt refreshed in the morning.

At the end of the hour, all the guests crossed the chain bridge to the main venue of Nangu, and sat down one by one according to the positions arranged yesterday, the sun shining gently, and the atmosphere of joy was everywhere.

The inside of the marble platform is surrounded by a layer of white veil, and Xianjie has long been sitting in it, giving people a hazy and mysterious beauty through the white veil, so as not to make people reverie.

Zong Zheng stared at the gauze tent carefully, trying to find traces that were sure to be Xianjie, but unfortunately, he could only see the hazy figure reflected through the gauze tent, and he couldn't tell for sure, so he could only sit quietly and wait.

After everyone sat down quietly, the valley lord staggered to the marble platform with the support of Bi Yan, followed by the grain steward, and only heard the valley lord say loudly:

"Presumably you are already anxious to wait, the old woman will no longer speak, just go straight to the topic! Later, the beautiful woman selected yesterday will come up with two questions on her own, and the answers to the questions will be placed in the hands of the deacon of the middle valley. ”

After speaking, he stepped on the red carpet and left the marble platform with the support of Bi Yan, it seems that the valley lord doesn't want to say much, he must be a person who is very deep in the city, and he should have some great ability to sit in the position of the valley lord.

When the lord of the valley had departed, the steward of the valley went into the tent, and after a while, he lifted the curtain and held a scroll in his hand.

The guests looked at the Steward of the Middle Valley, only to see the Steward of the Middle Valley hanging the scroll on the wooden frame prepared in advance on the marble platform, and slowly spread it out, and an ink painting was suspended in front of them.

The midvalet steward ordered two servants to step forward and carry the ends of the wooden frame, and carefully display the ink paintings on the shelves as the guests rotated along the outside of the marble platform.

The steward of the middle valley said to the guests: "The first question, name this painting, a stick of incense for a limited time, if everyone fails to answer, this question will be invalid." ”

After speaking, he ordered someone to bring a table on the marble table, and placed an incense burner on it, and a stick of incense was inserted on the incense burner, and the green smoke slowly rose to the blue sky.

The guests looked at the ink painting carefully, but saw, it was a landscape painting, the pen is vigorous and powerful but does not lose an elegant, the artistic conception in the painting is beautiful and indifferent, quite a hidden style, on the painting skills and the artistic conception of the painting style, the guests are all impressed, but, too late to appreciate, they have to think hard, try their best to find the only answer, win the heart of the beauty.

Zong Zheng also stared at the ink painting seriously, and the moment he saw the painting, Zong Zheng was stunned, and the excitement in his heart could not be calmed down for a long time.

Ma Yi and Chang Feng also secretly speculated, and Chang Feng asked Ma Yi in a low voice: "Brother Ma, what do you think of the solution to this problem?"

Ma Yi frowned and replied: "Naming this painting is very general, so I think the naming is to understand the artistic conception of this painting and understand the meaning that the author wants to express." ”

Chang Feng shook his head and said seriously: "I feel that the real meaning of this painting is not in the style and artistic conception of the painting, it should be with other intentions." ”

The guests were trying to think and explore, but they would never know the answer to this question, except for Zongzheng.

The painting is the fairy forest, the faint nameless cave, the floating waterfall, these subtleties, all of which affect Zongzheng's nerves, this place that has accompanied him for seven years and lived with his favorite fairy Jie for seven years, how can he not be familiar with it?

Xianjie's real purpose of this question is just the simplest way to find Zongzheng, perhaps, this is the so-called fate, Zongzheng came to the Valley of Beauty by chance, Xianjie's brilliant performance attracted Zong Zheng to stay for one more day is also fate, and now, to draw out Zong Zheng is also fate.

For Xianjie, she just struggled more than disappointed, but she had no intention of being seen by Zongzheng, Zongzheng saw the landscape painting, and his heart was already clear, he was silently grateful to God in his heart, grateful for the rare reunion, grateful for God's favor, but everything is always gained and lost, blessings and misfortunes rely on each other, and the real catastrophe is not accompanied by fate.

Xianjie prayed silently in the white gauze tent, even if there was a glimmer of hope, she didn't want to miss it, her heart was a little nervous, quietly waiting for someone to answer.

Time flies little by little, and the incense is approaching the bottom in a blink of an eye, and everyone still seems to be at a loss.

When the last bit of incense ash fell into the furnace, a trace of spark flashed, and the incense burned out, leaving only a small branch standing in the incense burner.

Seeing that the time had come, the mid-valley steward said in a loud voice to the guests:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the time has come, I don't know, can anyone come up with the name of this painting, and if so, they can write the answer on the screen in front of the marble table and attach their name. ”

As soon as the words fell, some people went to the place of the stone platform screen in turn, and on the white paper of the screen, some people wrote "elegant names such as mountains and rivers", and some people wrote "the name of the meaning of indifference and seclusion".

After everyone had finished writing their names and answers, and seeing that everyone was seated safely, the midtani steward took out a folded piece of paper from his sleeve, opened it slowly, and then faced all the guests present.

Zong Zheng saw the handwriting on it, and he was even more sure in his heart, there was Xianjie inside the gauze tent, and his heart was settled.

When everyone saw the answer, some immediately sighed, and some stared at the black text on the white paper on the screen, for fear that someone would really answer correctly.

Xianjie turned the jade bracelet in her hand with her fingers in the gauze tent, very nervous and expectant.

After a period of searching, the guests found that in the southeasternmost corner of the white paper, the words "Fairy Forest" were faintly written, and the signature was the name of Chang Feng's cousin "Yannan Palace".

Chang Feng and Ma Yi saw the above answer and signature, and they couldn't help but look at Zong Zheng, but seeing Zong Zheng looking at the figure of the gauze tent with a grateful and happy face, his eyes were ruddy, and the two knew that the person Zong Zheng had been looking for had been found, it was the woman in the gauze tent, although there was a little loss in his heart, but it was more of a move and support for the reunion of lovers, the gentleman was frank, but so.

The midvalet steward turned to look at the white paper on the screen, checked the answers, and then turned back. He read aloud to the guests: "Yan Nan Gong answered this question, please Yan Nan Gong stepped forward and prepared to answer the second question." ”

Xianjie heard this in the tent, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, she knew deeply that the person who could name this painting would never be anyone else except her beloved brother, could it be that God was really not thin on herself, and God would let her brother reunite with her in the Valley of Beauty, but she clearly heard the name of Yannan Palace, which made Xianjie constantly mutter in her heart.

In a burst of embarrassment, everyone looked at the person who was about to take the stage, Zong Zheng slowly climbed the marble platform under the attention of everyone, and appeared in the sight of everyone, everyone looked at the person in front of them who was not outstanding, more of a sense of loss and jealousy, and some people hoped that this person could not answer the second question correctly, so he would have another chance to win the beauty.

Xianjie was not sure for a while whether the person who answered this question was the brother she had been thinking about for a long time, maybe he was lucky, and it was possible that he would answer correctly by mistake, so Xianjie decided to try him again.

It's just that I don't know how to try each other for a while, and there are hidden dangers in that question, and if you are not careful, you will definitely let the valley owner notice the relationship between yourself and your brother, so that the two will fall into a crisis, if you don't take the acquaintance as a test clue, although you can hide it from the valley master, but you can't be completely sure of the conjecture in your heart, whether the person outside the curtain is the brother and you don't know, it seems that this question has to take some thought!

Xianjie frowned, fell into deep thought, and suddenly, suddenly brightened.

After a while, a bell rang in the tent, and the steward of the middle valley lifted the curtain and walked into the gauze tent, and the shadow of Xianjie's whispering in the ear was reflected outside the tent.

Everyone couldn't help but wonder what the next question was? and secretly looked forward to what kind of talent and surprise the beautiful woman in the tent would have.