Early in the morning, the sky was slightly bright, Shen Hao got up early, washed up briefly and went out of the room, packed some bags, and walked all the way to the gate of the Shen family's compound, looking at the passers-by, there were still very few. Looking at the unfamiliar street, Shen Hao fell silent. After waiting for a while, a carriage slowly came, and an old man sat in front of him and pulled the reins of the horse towards Shen Hao. Shen Hao came back to his senses and greeted him.

"Grandpa Wang, I'll trouble you this time. Shen Hao bowed lightly to the old man who was driving.

"Xuanyun, my old king is a rough man, you don't have to be restrained with your grandfather, let's go all the way, let's get in the car." The old man at the front of the car smiled, with a simple and kind face written on his face, Shen Hao looked up at the old man, relaxed a little in his heart, smiled slightly, got up and got into the car, an old man, a teenager, the morning sun slowly rose, reflecting the back of the carriage leaving.

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The morning sun gradually rose, and soon the whole mountain was exposed, and in Tieyun City, there were more pedestrians on the streets, and soon it was bustling. Those who went to the ground, set up stalls, and familiar people along the way had to stop and smile and nod their heads to say hello. The Shen family also began to get busy, and the subordinates began to clean and make breakfast, but they were also light-handed. At this moment, in a side room in the courtyard, full of girlish atmosphere, but a little strange, the door opened gently at this moment, and a maid walked out with a basin of water and a smile, and then left. Not long after, a girl in the room walked out, and the crisp sound of the bell came first.

"Well, the sun is so high, grandpa won't be angry. The girl was dressed in a white dress, revealing natural innocence, and glanced at the sun hanging in the sky blankly, and muttered a little nervously, she was Ling'er.

"Do you want me to teach that stinky fish how to read? Staring at the sun for a long time, Ling'er suddenly hung her head and became dejected, she thought of what Shen Lao said to her yesterday.

"Ling'er, as Xuanyun's senior sister, you have to look like a senior sister and teach him to learn words. ”

Yesterday, Shen Lao said this, when Ling'er asked him to find a teacher to teach, Shen Lao actually said that it was to save money, and then suddenly coughed, so frightened that Ling'er agreed again and again. It was supposed to be a granddaughter who was coquettish with her grandfather, but she didn't expect her to change her position, and her father told her not to contradict her grandfather, based on her father's coercion and grandfather's kindness, she couldn't bear it. At this moment, he suddenly sighed lightly like an older generation who had experienced vicissitudes.

"Forget it, grandpa is right, how can you count that stinky fish as the senior sister. Only...... Just teach him. Ling'er shook her head wildly, patted her delicate cheek, took a deep breath, and ran lightly. Only the sound of a bell remains.

After a while, the sound of bells came outside Shen Lao's courtyard, and then the sound of footsteps got closer and closer.

"Stinky fish, as your senior sister, I decided to teach you to read ......"

Ling'er ran in like a gust of wind, and spoke directly without looking around, she thought that Shen Hao should have arrived early, but before she finished speaking, she stopped, because there was no one in the yard. Ling'er looked dazed, and at this moment, the door of Shen Lao's room creaked open, and Shen Lao walked out inside.

"Ling'er is here, come here, grandpa will tell you some herbal knowledge today, it's better than what comes out of the book. Shen Lao was dressed in an ordinary old man's green shirt at the moment, quite an old Confucian atmosphere, but it was a physician who was even deeper, and said calmly at the moment, walked to the side and took some herbs to the stone table and sat down.

Ling'er was still stunned, and only came back to her senses the moment Shen Lao sat down, rubbed her big eyes, and trotted to sit down next to Shen Lao.

"Grandpa, didn't that stinky fish come today?" Ling'er grabbed Shen Lao's hand that was distributing herbs and shook it, and Shen Lao shook it, but he still looked calm.

"He's gone. Shen Lao pushed down Ling'er's small hand and said calmly, continuing to divide the herbs, but Ling'er's eyes widened, as if it was too much for her. Suddenly there was a strange sense of loss, but unfortunately it was replaced by excitement, and at the moment I endured the excitement, and my big eyes blinked.

"That stinky fish, he ...... Is he really leaving?" Ling'er asked softly, and Shen Lao stopped to distinguish the herbs, glanced up at the sky, and then turned back and stroked his beard.

"You girl, you came so late, and you missed the good hours of studying. Shen Lao said with a serious face, and suddenly got up, Ling'er was startled.

"Ling'er...... Ling'er just overslept, grandpa rest assured, he will come early in the future. Ling'er was frightened by Shen Lao's actions, and at this moment he timidly lowered his head and muttered a few words, Shen Lao felt a pain in his heart, and slowly sat down.

"Ling'er, grandpa didn't want to scold you, his tone was a little heavier just now, he is old, but his temper is a little stubborn. Shen Lao sighed lightly, looking at his granddaughter with some distress, but he never thought that his granddaughter would smile in return.

"Grandpa will always be Ling'er's grandfather, how can Ling'er be angry. Ling'er said with a light smile, the voice seemed to be able to melt all stubbornness echoed in Shen Lao's heart, Shen Lao was silently enjoying it, but he was suddenly stunned, and turned around to find that Ling'er was looking at him with some anger.

"No, Grandpa, you deliberately changed the subject! You haven't told me about that stinky fish yet. Ling'er snorted coldly and muttered, "Grandpa is a liar", which made Shen Lao's face smile a little helplessly.

"He's gone. ”

The flat voice came out of Shen Lao's mouth again, and fell into Ling'er's ears for the second time, but Ling'er was stunned, her expression was calm, there was no change, and the air suddenly fell silent.

"Well, ha! I had hoped he was gone. ”

After a long time, Ling'er smiled and took the lead in breaking the silence, and snorted mischievously, with teeth and claws on her face, which made Shen Lao laugh.

"That's it, grandpa is a little tired, I won't study today, Ling'er will go back for breakfast, grandpa won't go today, talk to your father and mother more." Also, if you have time, you should read more of the medical books given by your grandfather, you know?" Shen Lao said tiredly, gasped slightly, picked up the teapot on the stone table and poured a glass of water and drank it, Ling'er was a little stunned, until Shen Lao patted her head before she reacted, answered with a smile, and trotted back all the way with the medical book in her hand, a bell sounded away, and Shen Lao smiled slightly.

"I don't know what will happen. Shen Lao smiled and muttered a few words, turned back to the room and closed the door.

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Three days passed in a flash, and at noon on this day, the sun was hot, and there was a heat wave on the barren official road, and the surrounding barren grass was withered and yellow, and there were not many trees in the surrounding mountains. On the edge of a deserted road, a horse-drawn carriage stopped, and an old man stood beside the horse's head and drank water with a water bag, and then gently lifted the horse's head and poured some water for the horse. Not far away, a short-haired boy was walking on the desert road, as if looking for something, he frowned, sweating profusely, sometimes closing his eyes, sometimes opening his eyes, looking for a long time, with unwillingness on his face, until the fireball in the sky moved most of the place, the boy gave up and sighed, turned back to the carriage.

"Let's go back. The young man said a little tiredly, the old man sighed lightly with a complicated face, got up and got into the carriage, the young man also got into the carriage, the carriage turned around, and the hot sun sent them away.

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In the blink of an eye, six days have passed since Shen Hao left. On this day, the sun was shining on the earth at noon, and Tieyun City was not as hot as other places outside, but it was just a little hotter. In the courtyard of the Shen family, in the courtyard of Shen Lao, Shen Lao was not there this day, only Ling'er, who was bored at the moment flipping through the medical books in his hands, quietly looking at the sky, the sky was clear, but Ling'er's heart was not in the hands of the Chinese medicine books, in fact, she had been like this for the past few days, and Shen Lao did not reprimand her, but only occasionally knocked on her head.

"Ling'er Ling'er, I'm coming to see you again!"

A cheerful humming sound came from far to the end, and a brisk footstep came, and when Ling'er heard this voice, her face showed a trace of anger and irritability. At this moment, a figure stepped into Shen Lao's courtyard with a smile.

It was a young man, dressed in gorgeous clothes, with a piece of jade hanging from his waist, a crown on his head, and a handsome appearance, especially when he smiled at the moment, he looked like an optimist, which made people a cheerful and bright person at first sight.

"Zhou Sheng, you come again!!" Ling'er looked at the young man in front of him and was furious, his little face was terrifyingly angry, he turned his head to look aside, and directly picked up a wooden stick and waved it towards the young man named Zhou Sheng, Zhou Sheng's face changed, but he still ran away with a smile on his face, and circled with Ling'er.

"Ling'er, calm down, my father didn't come today, I just came to you to enhance my relationship, right?" Zhou Sheng smiled and dodged Ling'er's stick, smiling and talking, Ling'er heard this, and there were green tendons on his forehead. I don't know, I thought I was flirting and scolding, but if I was hit by Ling'er, I'm afraid I wouldn't think so......

"Add you a big-headed ghost! Your father's first words when he came yesterday were to propose marriage! I Shen Ling'er will not marry you if I am killed!!" Ling'er roared angrily and waved the wooden stick in his hand harder, and Zhou Sheng also dodged it again and again.

"Ling'er, don't be like this, you see, I really like you, as the saying goes, feelings can be cultivated slowly. ”

"! I won't agree! Neither will my dad!!"

"Oh, your father agrees, it depends on our development, Ling'er, give me a chance." ”

"I'm yelling at you, get out!"

Ling'er was annoyed and angry, suddenly waved the wooden stick in his hand, and slammed the stick at Zhou Sheng, who was smiling at all times, Zhou Sheng's body turned to the side, easily dodging Ling'er's heavy stick, but Ling'er couldn't stop and was about to fall forward. Ling'er's complexion changed slightly, and at this time, Zhou Sheng still looked indifferent, stretched out his hand to gently support Ling'er's hand, and smiled slightly.

"Girls can't be too pretentious......"

--Bang!

A wooden stick was directly slammed on the top of Zhou Sheng's head, Zhou Sheng's consciousness suddenly short-circuited, and his body fell straight back, but he still had a smiling face. Only Ling'er was left there, holding a wooden stick and panting slightly.

"Die, bastard!" Ling'er stood up straight, made up a kick directly, and then smiled with satisfaction, and the moment he looked up, he just saw the entrance of the courtyard, and then Ling'er's face was stunned, there were two people standing at the gate of the courtyard, an old man with a helpless face, and a short-haired young man with a trembling body with a big mouth, he probably scared his soul, but Ling'er was the opposite, with a fairy-like sweet smile on his face, he suddenly laughed out loud, and trotted to the courtyard entrance.

"Stinky fish, aren't you leaving!?" Ling'er's voice was full of surprise, more excitement, and at the moment she blinked and looked directly at the young man with big eyes. It is true that there is only one one who is called a stinky fish by Ling'er. Shen Hao's trembling body suddenly shook, his eyes came back to his senses, looking at the smiling girl in front of him, as if he had seen death, he was almost frightened, and he was about to flee when he turned around at this moment.

"Alas, since I'm back, I can help my senior sister teach me a lesson in the future. Ling'er suddenly laughed, grabbed Shen Hao's shirt directly with one hand, Shen Hao was cold, felt the coldness in the smile, and looked at Shen Lao on the side with a look of fear.

"Grandpa, I'll settle accounts with you again after that, and I actually lied to your own granddaughter, and I will ignore you in the future. Ling'er's voice was slightly reproachful, and Shen Hao was directly pulled away by Ling'er, Shen Hao looked at Shen Lao, standing at the gate of the courtyard and stroking his beard calmly, and even turned his head when he saw Shen Hao's gaze. Shen Hao's face was miserable, and he cursed in his heart for this old man who killed a thousand knives, and was pulled to Zhou Sheng's side by Ling'er at this moment, Shen Hao looked at Zhou Sheng's miserable situation, and couldn't help but tremble again in his heart.

Today, it is destined to be sad......

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The sun was going down, and it was not much closer to the mountain, the sky was dying red, and the weather was getting cooler. The wind blows and takes away some of the stuffiness.

"Hmm...... Ling'er ......"

In the courtyard of the Shen family, in Shen Lao's room, there was a gorgeously dressed young man lying on the bed at this moment, wearing a crown, closing his eyes tightly at the moment, smiling and muttering in his sleep. The boy was Zhou Sheng, and at this time, Zhou Sheng turned over with a smirk.

- Bang!

"Ouch!" A miserable scream came from Shen Lao's room, that is, the door of Shen Lao's room was directly pushed open, and Shen Hao walked in directly, and then the scene in front of him made him stunned. Zhou Sheng was lying on the ground moaning, his face showing pain, but his eyes were still closed.

"Didn't wake up like this?" Shen Hao couldn't help but twitch his face a few times, and then suddenly burst out laughing. As if feeling a little out of place, Shen Hao coughed dryly and stopped, and slowly walked over to help Zhou Sheng up.

"Hey, man, wake up. Shen Hao slapped one hand on Zhou Sheng's face and said while shaking. Zhou Sheng slowly opened his eyes in a daze, looking around a little blankly, and then a short-haired young man appeared in his sight, still a little puzzled.

"Awake?" Shen Hao let go of Zhou Sheng with a smile, got up and poured a glass of water on Shen Lao's table, and handed it to Zhou Sheng. That Zhou Sheng finally came back to his senses, took the cup in Shen Hao's hand and drank it in one gulp.

"Thank you, brother, are you?" Zhou Sheng sighed happily, returned the cup to Shen Hao, and then asked.

"Brother Zhou, you're welcome, junior brother Shen Xuanyun is a disciple of Shen Lao, in other words......" Shen Hao took the cup and turned back to the table and continued to pour a glass of water and said, at this moment, he had already returned to Zhou Sheng during a pause, sat on the ground, and handed the cup to Zhou Sheng again.

"Little brother, I am Ling'er's junior brother, by the way, Brother Zhou, I know everything about you. Shen Hao said with a smile, Zhou Sheng was about to drink it after taking the cup, but when he heard this, he paused, looked at Shen Hao, and drank the water in his hand again.

"Brother Xuanyun, now that you know everything...... What do you think, do I have hope?" Zhou Sheng said with a hearty smile, gently putting the cup beside him at this moment, and looking at Shen Hao, there was inexplicably more hostility in his eyes. Shen Hao saw Zhou Sheng's expression, and his face twitched.

"Brother Zhou, don't worry, I only have a deep ...... for Senior Sister To be honest, I admire you for daring to be so straightforward. I wish my senior sister would marry you earlier, and I would be less bullied by her. Shen Hao said helplessly, and even when he said the word fear, his face showed a corresponding expression, it was not pretending, it was real fear. Zhou Sheng held his breath, then laughed out loud, and slapped Shen Hao's shoulder violently, Shen Hao's face was a little gloomy, he twitched his face and pushed away Zhou Sheng's paws, got up and returned to the table and took the teapot and a cup directly back to Zhou Sheng, Zhou Sheng picked up the cup, Shen Hao poured a cup, poured himself a cup, and the two of them sat on the ground like this. The atmosphere was depressed.

"I like Ling'er. ”

The atmosphere of silence was broken by Zhou Sheng, the cup he held in his hand spun slightly, and there was a smile on his face. Shen Hao listened to Zhou Sheng's words quietly.

"From the first time I saw Ling'er when I was a child, I think that's probably when I started to like it. Zhou Sheng said with a smile, picked up the cup and took a sip gently, and put the cup in front of him.

"Ling'er and I are childhood sweethearts, the little girl who relied on me so much when I was a child, and now I see that I am either beaten or ...... Beat...... In short, I was used to being bullied by her. Even so, I still like her. She will always be the little girl I remember, and I hope to stand in front of her when danger comes. Until now, this feeling is getting stronger and stronger, and I ...... I really like her.

After seeing so many people go to the Shen family to propose, my heart is always calm, she used to be willing to tell me about the troubles of proposing here, but the more this is the case, the more uneasy I am, so ......" Zhou Sheng said, the cup in front of him was held tightly by him, the water in the cup was rippling, his eyes contained a sharp edge at the moment, Shen Hao calmly took a sip of water, he didn't speak, for the current Zhou Sheng, he only needs an audience.

"I asked my father to propose to the Shen family. Zhou Sheng suddenly laughed, drank the water in the cup in one go, his face was full of bitterness, Shen Hao poured him another glass of water in silence, Zhou Sheng quietly forgot the water cup in his hand, shook it gently, the water in the cup rippled gently, and his face couldn't hide the loneliness.

"Brother Xuanyun, do you think I'm too anxious? When Ling'er was most troubled by her relatives, her childhood sweetheart actually proposed to her. Zhou Sheng laughed at himself, picked up the cup and took a sip gently.

"Perhaps. Shen Hao spoke for the first time, he played with the water cup in his hand, and looked up at Zhou Sheng at dusk.

"Like I said earlier, you're too straightforward, but that's also your merit, Ling'er...... Senior sister, she is such a quirky girl, she also has her own ideas, give her some time to think, maybe she will accept you. So ......" Shen Hao said calmly, picking up the cup and drinking it all.

"Brother Zhou, you can't give up. Shen Hao said with a smile, patting Zhou Sheng's shoulder, Zhou Sheng was slightly stunned, and then smiled heartily.

"Brother Xuanyun, this is your mistake, when did I give up for my brother?" Zhou Sheng said with a smile after drinking the water in his cup, then picked up the teapot next to Shen Hao and poured another cup for Shen Hao, and poured a cup himself.

"Brother Xuanyun, after this cup of tea, we will be brothers in the future!" Zhou Sheng laughed, and suddenly got up and saluted Shen Hao with a cup in both hands, Shen Hao was stunned.

"It's too casual, you have to have wine. Shen Hao said with a helpless smile, but he also got up and saluted Zhou Sheng with a cup in both hands, and Zhou Sheng rolled his eyes.

"It's you who said that I'm straightforward! This tea is also a brother, is it possible that you still want to make a bloody alliance? Come on, come on, I have no opinion on your brother Zhou. Zhou Sheng was about to bite his hand as he spoke, but Shen Hao's face twitched and hurriedly stopped.

"Forget about bloodshed, Brother Zhou, I respect you as a brother. Shen Hao took a deep breath, held the cup in both hands and saluted Zhou Sheng, Zhou Sheng shouted the word "good", and the two drank it all at once, laughing at the same time.

"Brother Xuanyunxian, don't hide it, you have to leave Tieyun after three months. Taking advantage of the laughter, Zhou Sheng took the lead in calming down, looked at Shen Hao and said calmly, Shen Hao was stunned.

"Leave?"

"Well, because of some family reasons, the one in the capital wants my grandfather to go out of the mountain to assist the government, and he wants to bring all the people of the family into Beijing. To put it bluntly, I want to use our juniors as bargaining chips, so that my grandfather can assist the government with peace of mind. Zhou Sheng said calmly, but Shen Hao clenched his fists, this is the case under the emperor, but there is nothing to be done. Zhou Sheng noticed Shen Hao's strange appearance, and just patted Shen Hao's shoulder gently.

"Fortunately, I proposed my relatives first, and it was okay if Ling'er refused. And to be able to know you, a virtuous brother, my Zhou Sheng is also worth it, for this reason, Ling'er is there...... I just want to have a good ...... with her for these three months Eh, and you can stay and play together to be satisfied, even if you get married, you can't pull her in, and you won't be able to come back when you enter Beijing. Zhou Sheng smiled and continued to speak, Shen Hao was silent.

"Brother Zhou, although it's a bit bad to say this, I still want to say, your grandfather can assist the government for decades? You married Senior Sister Ling'er, why not?" Shen Hao said his thoughts in silence, and Zhou Sheng was not angry, but just shook his head.

"I can't come back. Zhou Sheng said flatly, Shen Hao gritted his teeth suddenly.

"Escape?"

"I can't escape, before the holy decree came down, the roster of three hundred and seventy-three members of my Zhou family has been recorded, one person escapes, and the nine clans will be punished!"

Zhou Sheng said slowly, the words shook in Shen Hao's heart, Shen Hao's head roared, and a sense of powerlessness rose in his heart, looking at Zhou Sheng, Shen Hao gritted his teeth suddenly, and his face was complicated.

"Actually, you don't have to die, the one in the capital is not too faint. If he is dizzy, then the loyal life of my Zhou family, I hope he can wake up. Zhou Sheng said with a chuckle, glanced outside Shen Laomen, and happened to see a corner of the sky red glow.

"It's all this hour, I should go back for my brother, don't tell anyone about this. I'm just your brother. Zhou Sheng patted Shen Hao's shoulder, took a deep breath, turned around and walked away from Shen Lao's gate, and walked to the gate of the courtyard, a bell came, broken footsteps came, and a girl appeared in front of Zhou Sheng's eyes.

"Ling'er, you've come to see me, but I have to go back......"

- Bang!

"Hurry up and disappear for me!" Ling'er kicked on Zhou Sheng's calf, Zhou Sheng endured the pain, still smiling.

"Honey, then I'll go back. I'll come back to see you when I have time. Zhou Sheng relieved himself and said with a smile, and at the same time quickly fled the scene, Ling'er's feet fell into the air, and he looked at the fleeing back with an angry face.

"Zhou Sheng, if you come again, I will let the stinky fish bite you to death!" Ling'er roared angrily, and even Shen Hao could hear it, this is an inexplicable lying gun. But Shen Hao at this moment didn't want to argue about these. At the same time as Ling'er roared, Shen Hao had already walked out of Shen Lao's room.

"Alas, the stinky fish is here. Ling'er regained her composure and ran to Shen Hao's side, looking at Shen Hao with big eyes blinking, Shen Hao didn't speak, but bowed politely to Ling'er, and then left straight away, leaving only Ling'er with an angry face.

"Even you stinky fish ignore me!" Ling'er was so angry that she stomped her feet, the bell kept ringing, and there was only one person, in the sunset, in the yard, it was a quirky girl.

(It's really helpless, it's a big chapter, but I can't finish it today...... ）