Heavy snow in Lanling City.

The ancient capital of Qiliang is not considered to have a long history compared to Luoyang in the Northern Wei Dynasty, but under the huge financial resources in the south of the Yangtze River, Lanling City is much more exquisite, and the royal family is more noble than the so-called historical heritage.

Snow white covers every corner of the first city in the south, the roof of the bell tower, the eaves of the palace, and the umbrella of passers-by.

It's hard to imagine that with such heavy snow in the south, what about the north?

Due to the heavy snowfall, the originally bustling streets of Lanling City inevitably seemed a little empty at the moment, leaving a few pedestrians, and they hurriedly left with umbrellas and snow.

Most of the shops in Lanling City have almost chosen to close their doors in the heavy snow, which has been rare for more than ten years.

There is not a hint of fireworks in the streets.

A man and a woman holding an umbrella together appeared on the street slightly abruptly, as if they had turned from the corner of the street in the last second, and seemed to appear here out of thin air.

The black-robed man didn't seem to be used to squeezing under an oil-paper umbrella with a girl, bowed his head and said with a smile: "I don't care about the snow." ”

After speaking, drill out the oil-paper umbrella.

Qingli girl sighed, in fact, she rushed all the way from Yangguan Valley, and it was not all about tearing the space, and she stopped in many places on the way, this Qi Liang Xiao Highness sometimes stopped, and also drilled out the oil paper umbrella like this, and then began to be in a daze.

She only knew that this man had set out from here a year ago and went north to seek immortality, but she didn't know how many twists and turns he encountered along the way.

Every place is vivid, and every place is unforgettable.

Yi Xiao didn't deliberately go to the northernmost Torrent City in Qiliang, and went all the way south, and finally set off from Yangguan Valley, crossed Juanzhou, and came to Lanling City.

Revisit the old place.

This is the first section of the northbound road, there are no twists and turns, Lao Duan and Lao Miao are there, protect themselves, don't have to worry about it, just flip through the books and read the scriptures in the carriage every day.

At that time, I still believed that the world was great and the truth of reading was the greatest.

Now looking back, which person in power really governs the country by reading?

is to be able to govern the country, how can the world be peaceful?

The scriptures of the saints, read to the end, enter the literary evaluation list, and the top of the sky is regarded as a sword in the heart.

The big country kills, fights on the battlefield, is cold-blooded and ruthless, and in the end can only rely on the sword in hand.

The book can teach you how to self-cultivation and self-denial, and be consistent in words and deeds;

Some people want to live, relying on a few words, but they can't.

Regardless of whether you are high or poor.

......

......

Yi Xiao stood on the street of Lanling City, and was stunned for a long time, and found that there was still no snow on her body, only to find that the tanuki girl next to her, like the previous few times, stood on tiptoe without being tired, held up an oil-paper umbrella for herself, was extremely quiet, and did not speak.

Qingli is really a very strange girl, she is sometimes very patient, she would rather hold an umbrella and wait for Yi Xiao, wait for half a day, sometimes her temper is very bad, when she enters the holy island, she can't wait to go back to the retreat room to study the formation.

His Royal Highness didn't understand.

In fact, most girls in the world are the same, and when they encounter something they like, they can wait as long as they want.

But there are some things she likes, and if she wants to wait a minute, she can't wait.

When Qingli is in a daze, the pupils in her eyes will slowly shrink, like a cat, and become subtle.

She felt the oil-paper umbrella being picked up, and a gentle force came from her shoulder, gently pressing her standing feet.

Yi Xiao smiled and asked, "Do you have to wait for me here with an umbrella?"

Qing Li Muran did not answer.

In fact, she doesn't have to wait for His Royal Highness, it's just that she is a demon beast who loves to be in a daze, and she has been studying the formation in retreat for a long time, and sometimes she is stunned all day.

Maybe it's because of the long lifespan, maybe only this kind of wasted time can make her feel a little bit of the meaning of life.

Qingli asked softly, "What are you thinking, a human?"

She was very curious, why could this man be in a daze for a long time, what was his mind thinking, could it be that he was thinking that he had a long life and had nowhere to spend it?

Yi Xiao was stunned and thought about it seriously.

"Sometimes I wonder if it is a good fate or a bad fate to have a lotus phase?" said His Royal Highness, pointing to an old shop with lanterns lit in the distance on the corner of the street.

Qingli raised her head slightly, her eyes were not very good.

"Because I can't forget it, I can never forget what I've seen. Yi Xiao smiled and tugged at Qingli's sleeve slightly and walked there.

Qingli Muran followed Yi Xiao forward, his pupils still shrunk, and he let his sleeves be led by this human man.

"Not only what you see, but also many things, such as your mood, thoughts, distractions, and so on, all of which you can remember clearly. Yi Xiao pulled the green pear with one hand and held the umbrella with the other, and the umbrella surface poured slightly towards the green pear, so a pile of broken snow slid down.

It can be seen that the heavy snow in Lanling City is indeed menacing.

Fortunately, the snow is heavy and the wind is not strong.

Therefore, the lantern hanging under the railing of the eaves in the storefront only shook slightly, and it was still able to stubbornly and smoothly glow faintly in the heavy snow.

This road is not long, and Yi Xiao walks very slowly.

Maybe it's because I can finish what I said.

"But...... Even if I have a lotus plant, my memory will be skewed. I know I wasn't born here, but when I remember it, it's all here. ”

"Things before the age of six are like a heavy snowfall, maybe it was menacing, but no matter how deep the coverage is, after the smoke disappears, there is no trace left in the end. ”

"I only remember this ancient capital, this ancient capital called Lanling City, which should be my home. ”

"Every street, every corner, I should write it down. ”

"But when I came back here, I realized that it was so unfamiliar. ”

"It turned out that I just huddled in a small corner, went out of the house, and when I came home, I found that my home was even stranger than the outside. ”

"My home is huge, but unfortunately I never finished. ”

"Isn't it funny, you say?"

The girl in Tsing Yi who was pulled by Yi Xiao walked with her sleeves pulled, her vertical pupils had gradually dilated, and finally returned to the appearance of a normal person.

She thought about it seriously and didn't have time to answer.

Yi Xiao pointed to the storefront in front of him and said with a smile: "Just like here, there is a tea shop, a tea shop that refuses to close even in the heavy snow, it should be the best tea shop in Lanling City." But I didn't know. ”

Qingli looked at the antique, decorated with thick ink and elegant old shop, thinking that there are too many rules and regulations in the human world, monsters only need to drink blood, human beings drink water and drink tea, and under the condition of ensuring their own survival, there are many more tricks, it seems to drink everything, which is much more complicated than the demon beasts.

She opened her mouth slightly, didn't have time to think about it, stumbled on the soles of her feet, and was pulled into the store by His Royal Highness.

Qingli raised her head and looked at the environment in the store with a slight confusion.

It was snowing heavily outside, and the heat was blowing inside the house, and the vision was a little blurry.

She already has poor eyesight, her eyes narrowed, and she could only see clearly, this is a tea shop with a fairly old decoration, but it seems to be unconventional.

Lanling City is the hometown of Jiangnan scholars, and braving the heavy snow to taste tea, which is a thankless task in the eyes of outsiders, only Jiangnan scholars take the trouble and are willing to do so. If you change to a northern scholar, I'm afraid you will only find a restaurant, have a big drink, get drunk, and ask for a good time, right?

Yi Xiao didn't seem to be the first time to enter the store, pulling the green pear seemed to be familiar with the road, and quickly found a remote location and ordered two pots of tea.

There are elegant screens between the tea houses, and they can't see each other.

His Royal Highness said softly: "This teahouse is not easy. ”

Qingli was a little confused, and His Royal Highness explained with a smile: "You don't have good eyes, you shouldn't have seen the plaque of the teahouse before, there are many literati in Lanling City, and there are more people who love tea, so there are many teahouses." ”

"At that time, when I was studying in Jingtao Palace, I vaguely heard those rough people in Ouchi, who got together to evaluate the teahouses in Lanling City, one of which is called 'Lao She', it is said that the style of tea art is first-class in Lanling, and this is it. ”

"When I just ordered tea, I found that this old house, ordering tea regardless of catties or two, there is a little bit of attention in it. Yi Xiao was afraid that Qingli would be impatient to hear it, so she said with a smile: "There are many literati in Lanling City, there are many scholars, but there are also many poor people, and the big teahouse often has a tael of tea and a tael of silver, where do they dare to think? Lao She sells tea here, talks about pots to sell, and provides elegant seats, plus the fame is too loud, those great Confucians will also come here to drink tea, and the literati who really want to seek advice can order a pot of tea, taste it slowly, and wait for the people they want to wait." ”

Qingli listened to it in a daze.

"Qi Liang's Wendao, half of which is hidden in the tea ceremony. ”

Yi Xiao said with a smile: "You must drink all the wine in one sip, and you can sip tea for a day." The tea ceremony can't be rushed, the fame can't be rushed, and the quick success and quick profit can't be drunk naturally. ”

Qingli, who was born in the Western Regions, only felt that Yi Xiao said this, which gave her a headache, and said with a slight annoyance: "Why is it so troublesome to drink tea?" ”

His Royal Highness laughed.

"Oh, yes. ”

Qingli suddenly turned pale and said seriously: "You are sick. ”

Yi Xiao's smile froze, slightly stunned.

"I was trying to say it before. ”

Qingli sat upright, thinking about it, and her eyes were a little sloppy.

"I'm sick too. ”

She pointed to her eyes and said softly: "My eyes are naturally godless, and I always like to be in a daze, and the mountain lord said that this is a disease and must be cured." ”

Qingli lowered her eyebrows and smiled: "Because I can't remember exactly what happened before I was expelled from the eight-foot mountain, I only remember that the mountain lord saved me, as for why I was expelled from the demon clan and what mistakes I made, I can't remember any of this." ”

"The more I think about it, the more I can't remember. The more I can't remember, the more I want to remember. ”

"I really want to know what's going on," Qingli stretched out a hand, arched her body slightly, tried to get over, patted Yi Xiao's shoulder, puffed out her cheeks, and exhaled: "You must have a better memory than me, when you remember, you must help me." ”

His Royal Highness looked at this little girl of the demon clan who was half a beat slower than others in terms of nervous reactions.

I don't know how to speak.

Two pots of tea were served.

The puffing green pear picked up a pot of tea, raised it in one breath, looked up to the sky, and then drank it all.

Yi Xiao, who had no time to react, was dumbfounded.

Then came the sound of a little girl crying out of hot tea.