The next day, the day before Chinese New Year's Eve.

daybreak

At the dawn of dawn, the soft light is dewed,

The cool breeze lifted a trace of white mist, the air was filled with a faint fragrance of fireworks, the clouds in the sky gradually dispersed, the morning sun revealed a bright orange light, and the colorful morning glow slowly rendered.

Outside Dongmen Street, the pilgrim dragon still did not disperse, and it was lined up all night, all the way out of Dongmen Street. The money was still being collected, and burlap bags filled with copper plates were piled up in front of the courtyard gate.

According to Lu Suifeng's words, it is "not too much money, the more the merrier." Run backwards, so that you have a family. ”

Early in the morning,

Xia Xun washed himself seriously, shaved off the fluff of his freshly grown beard with a razor, and put on a very tacky red robe. Then wrap a few books from Lu Suifeng in red cloth and put in a gold leaf.

After grinding and grinding, I fiddled carefully for a while.

Today, he was going to see an elder he had never met. This elder can be regarded as a high authority, Xia Xun should have visited half a month ago, but this matter was delayed by Jin Buchang until yesterday, which seemed very rude. Therefore, he now has to pay more attention to the proper etiquette, so as not to make people laugh.

After the morning light, the people in the courtyard walked out of the wing room one after another.

After Xia Xun led the watermelon and the big fat to the canteen for breakfast, he twisted the red cloth package alone, went to the stable, and drove out a pony...

The pony is still the same red pony that is instantaneous, but it is a little taller than before.

Ride a pony and squeeze out of Dongmen Street. Xia Xun began to gallop all the way to the north.

Although it was a gallop, it was only a few points faster than usual, just because there were many pedestrians on the road...

Tomorrow is Chinese New Year's Eve, the people have to set up a New Year's dinner, the hospital government also has to plan the courtyard seats, and the streets and alleys are full of fish and meat holders. The lanterns were arranged, and the craftsmen who pasted the lantern riddles erected wooden fences everywhere. The vendors in the blossom market and the New Year's stalls have also divided their positions early and started to set up shelves.

There are many people on the road, so you have to be cautious when driving horses.

The jujube red pony was dressed in a red robe, turning left and right, walking through the streets and alleys. What was originally a short journey of 100 miles has become 200 miles...

The southernmost point in the north of the city, the most central part of Yueyang City,

A three-zhang high wall squarely encloses the palace for several miles. The walls around are carved from white jade bricks, and orchids carved from gold bloom beautifully between the white stones. The bright yellow buildings within the walls are sparse and independent, the white walls are mahogany, and the dragon carving is more noble.

It's just that the vines on the walls and the outer walls of the buildings are overgrown, and the barren grass in the courtyard of the palace is overgrown, desolate and desolate, and it is difficult to see human figures. No matter how you look at it, it looks like a courtyard that has fallen into disrepair or has been uninhabited for a long time.

"Da-da-da-da. ”

The jujube red pony came from the east, and ran along the white wall for several miles, all the way to the main gate, which did not look like the main gate of the courtyard.

Wrist-thick vines wrapped around the two large red pillars at the main entrance, and they were still alive. The vine leaves that protruded were almost completely obscured, and the dusty square plaque on the door.

After the comer dismounted, he carefully looked at it and looked at it several times before confirming that the big gold lacquer characters on the plaque were the four characters of "Yueyang Wangfu", which was right.

"Duh..."

With a heavy knock on the door, dust fell from the mahogany door in a fog.

"Duh..."

There was a long knock on the door, and the slightly white wooden door was knocked out with a few finger marks. The horses tied under the vine trees not far away seemed very bored, did not eat grass, did not stomp their hooves, squinted wide-eyed, and were about to fall asleep.

"Duh..."

"Duh..."

The door was still knocking, every ten exhales, knocking eight times, not in a hurry, very patient.

Xia Xun knows and can feel it. At this time, there were actually people behind the door, and there were even more people in the palace building in the depths. And the lord he was going to visit today was also waiting in the main hall. It's just that they're just waiting in a daze.

"Duh..."

For a long, long time.

"Eh, come on, come on"

After a long time, behind the wooden door, someone finally responded.

"Silk ~ Eh ~ Click"

The wooden door has fallen into disrepair for a long time.

The people behind the door seemed to have wasted their strength to tear off the wild vines behind the door. Struggled to break open a crack in the door that allowed people to enter.

A person's head poked out of the crack in the door, and he looked at Xia Xun with a smile.

"Oh, it turned out to be Brother Xia, I've been waiting, I've been waiting. ”

The person who opened the door was in a dark gray robe, dressed as a master, with two beards upturned and thief eyebrows.

Xia Xun recognized that this person was the Hu Sanyan, Master Hu, who led four thousand Yueyang guards to help Qixing on the day that Xuanjia Iron rode into Yueyang.

As for what Master Hu said about "I've been waiting for a long time", I'm afraid it's a double word. It was Xia Xun who was waiting outside the door, and it was also the adult who had been waiting in the courtyard for a long time.

Xia Xun knew it in his heart, but he didn't pierce it in his mouth. Wrap the red cloth with both hands and clench your fists.

"Master Hu, it's okay. ”

"I don't know why the little brother came here today?"

Master Hu smiled lightly, his eyes lit up: "Could it be that the little brother is cured of his illness, so he wants to invite someone Hu to drink a few glasses of flower wine or something?"

“......”

Saying this, Xia Xun was not angry. Master Hu must have guessed his intention, otherwise he would not have opened the door for a while and hung him for a while. Now saying this is nothing more than a faux pas for ridiculing Xia Xun for waking up for a month before coming to visit.

Xia Xun clenched his fists and shook again, and said humbly: "Thanks to the master's help that day, the kid was left to die." Therefore, I took the liberty to visit today to thank you in person. ”

Master Hu smiled lightly and became a traitor.

"So, the little brother is just here today to say thank you, and he is not even willing to take out the copper plate for drinking the flower wine, is the little brother too stingy?"

Xia Xun found that this Master Hu really likes to talk in circles, and it is no wonder that General Qin was surrounded by him that day.

"The kid also specially prepared some light gifts today, although it is not expensive, but it is important to the heart. ”

This is a bit rude.

Master Hu squinted at the red cloth package in Xia Xun's hand, and said with a wicked smile: "Oh, such a heavy heart, Hu is embarrassed to accept it." ”

Saying that, Master Hu stretched out his old hand and was about to pick up the red cloth package in Xia Xun's hand.

Xia Xun's hands did not mean to hand out the package, and there was no movement.

said lightly: "You can't take it." ”

"Haha"

Master Hu smiled treacherously and teased: "Little Brother Xia, don't deceive me Hu is a small person, and his strength is great. How much does this thing weigh? Hu can't hold it?"

Xia Xun really didn't want to continue to talk nonsense with Master Hu, who was going around this circle endlessly, and asked lightly:

"How much does a mountain of gold weigh?"

"Uh..."

Hearing the words "One Leaf of Jinshan", Master Hu was so thin that his body couldn't help but tremble, and the treacherous expression on his face instantly dissipated and turned into a positive color. Obviously, he also knows very well what "a leaf of gold" represents.

He really can't hold this red cloth wrap. Moreover, I didn't dare to take it......

Master Hu really didn't tease the circle anymore, but bowed respectfully, took two steps back to the door to open the door crack, stretched out his hand, and made a gesture of inviting in.

"Little brother, please inside. ”

Xia Xun didn't say much modestly, withdrew his fists and hands, and stepped directly on the threshold.

"Eh~Kaka"

The door to disrepair closed slowly and with difficulty. Shake off a layer of white dust...

Far away, under the big banyan tree at the end of the white wall.

"Let's go"

“......”

Two figures, as thin as dried bamboo, disappeared into the shadows.

Disappear...

Inside the Yueyang Palace.

From the outside in, it is bleak and desolate.

Look deep in the yin and yin.

There was standing water on the cobblestone path, and a frog jumped out of the aisle from time to time in the weeds. Vines clinging to old trees clinged to the walls of each palace. Several brightly dressed maids walked past the forest garden with porcelain plates, startling a field of wild birds.

It can be seen that this palace has really been taken care of for a long time.

Follow the cobblestone path and bypass the front yard.

Master Hu led Xia Xun to the main hall in the center of the palace.

The door of the main hall was already open, and it was a little dim, and the candlelight flickered on and off. A few wisps of sandalwood wafted out softly and faintly.

"Brother Xia, Hu will be sent here. The prince has been waiting inside for a long time, so you can go by yourself. ”

Along the way, Master Hu didn't say much, and his expression and attitude were diametrically opposed to the previous cynicism. It's the same now, after saying a sentence respectfully, without waiting for Xia Xun to reply, he bowed respectfully and retreated.

Master Hu retreated.

In front of the hall, Xia Xun was left alone, alone.

He stretched out his hand, straightened his clothes slightly, and patted the sleeves of his coat that had just been glued with a little dust. Feeling that there was nothing unusual, he got up and walked into the temple.

It's still bleak...

The scene inside the temple was even more desolate than it looked outside.

The golden lacquer carved dragon throne in the center was covered with a thick layer of dust, and it was obvious that no one had been sitting for many years.

There are some drums and instruments scattered around, and they have rusted spots. The tables and chairs are messily arranged. Countless clay pots seem to have been deliberately smashed to the ground. The spacious inner sanctuary of hundreds of zhang is quite dark.

On the right, on an exaggeratedly large agarwood bed, there is an exaggerated chess game. Next to him sat a man in his sixties.

Not fat, not thin, moderate figure. Dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, it was a little old. The temples are silver, combed casually, and look messy. The sallow face was quite haggard, but it couldn't hide the hidden aura. The eyes of the two eyes are like a tiger lying on a barren hill, and the momentum is terrifying.

He is the master of this palace, and he is also the adult that Xia Xun wants to see today.

The only person in power in the Southern Regions of the Tang Dynasty, King Yueyang!

to bed,

"Grass people Xia Xun, meet the prince. Xia Xun clasped his hands into fists and bent down to bow.

“......”

The man on the bed did not speak immediately.

The tiger's eyes radiated divine light, and he looked at Xia Xun carefully. The chess piece he held in his hand shook back and forth between his fingers.

The corners of his mouth grinned slightly, more and more open, and it was a smile. It seems that he has found a peerless treasure, and he smiles from the heart.

"You know, you're a lot like a person?"

Xia Xun didn't look up and didn't answer. The same question, the old man on the mountain once said to him. Therefore, he can't answer, otherwise it would be too arrogant.

"Like Lu Fengxian. ”