Ximen Qing understood, and directly threw the wine gourd to the straw hat boy, thinking, anyway, there is only half of the wine left, so why not give it to him. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The straw hat boy was overjoyed: "Your Excellency is bold and straightforward, you are a real man! For the sake of your good wine, I will show you the way, and you can reach Huangqiao Town in half a day!"

Ximenqing breathed a sigh of relief, "That's very good!" Then remembering that he didn't know the other party's name, he hugged his fist to the straw hat boy and said, "In Ximenqing, I don't know the name of Brother Taizun?"

The straw hat boy was obviously stunned when he heard Ximenqing's name at first glance, but he quickly recovered and introduced himself: "My name is Lu Zhiyuan. ”

"'If you are not indifferent, you will not be ambitious, and if you are not quiet, you will not be far-reaching', Brother Lu is a good name!" This sentence is from the "Book of Commandments" by Zhuge Liang, a famous military strategist of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period. Roughly speaking, there is no other way to make one's ambition clear and unwavering except for pure heart and few desires, indifferent to fame and fortune. There is no other way to study hard for a long time than to be peaceful and quiet, stable and tranquil, and to realize your lofty ideals. The name must have a lot of meaning.

Ximenqing thought in his heart, why don't you have the surname 'Lu'?......

When Ximenqing arrived at Huangqiao Town, he was not disappointed, and a jousting ring of 100 meters in length had been built on a square at the entrance of the town.

At this time, there are still two days before the opening of the martial arts conference, and Ximenqing can use this time to familiarize himself with the surrounding environment, and by the way, inquire which hero is the popular candidate for the alliance leader.

Ximenqing hugged his fists and thanked the straw hat boy, and then entered the town, but he didn't find that the straw hat boy looked at his back and showed a meaningful smile.

The size of a town is about three times that of a typical village. Except that there are no city walls, it is like a small city, inns, taverns, trading houses, freight transport, tea houses, bazaars...... It can really be said that although the town is small, it has all kinds of organs.

The streets are not particularly wide enough for two horse-drawn carriages to run side by side, and the roads are paved with stones, but walking on them does not feel like you are resting.

It's noon, the sun is shining, and the streets are lined with shops and counters full of specialty goods. The streets are full of pedestrians, making the whole town thriving.

Originally, Huangqiao Town was just one of the many ordinary towns outside Suzhou, but because the 'Martial Arts Conference' was held here, Huangqiao Town has developed by leaps and bounds in the past month.

The economic development of Huangqiao Town is also thanks to the many businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River who come here to do business. Originally, there were only two inns, four teahouses, and six taverns in the town, but now, many wealthy businessmen saw that the martial arts conference was about to be held here, and they invested here, which made many industries such as inns, restaurants, and green buildings more than double.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Ximenqing walked along the street and not only saw many martial arts masters, but also met merchants in gorgeous costumes.

However, although the development of Huangqiao Town is rapid, it also needs a process, and the heroes and heroes from all walks of life who come to participate in the 'Martial Arts Conference' are like a blowout, increasing dramatically every day. Although there are many inns and restaurants, they are also in short supply at this time.

Ximenqing walked around half of the town and finally found an inn that was not full. This inn had just opened this morning, and although it was a little shabby, it was barely clean.

Seeing that a guest came in, the innkeeper hurriedly greeted him, nodding his head and being polite.

Ximenqing took out a piece of silver: "Bring me an upper room." ”

"Okay! go up to the room!" the boss took the money and shouted at the second floor. It is estimated that the shopkeeper is on it at this time.

Sure enough, a reply came from the second floor: "Okay!"

After hearing this, the boss said politely to Ximenqing: "There have been a lot of people staying in the hotel recently, and this store is already our third branch in the town." Objectively, please wait a while, drink some tea to relieve fatigue, and Xiao Er will come down immediately. ”

The boss wiped a table and invited Ximenqing to take a seat.

Sitting down by the window, Ximenqing did not drink tea, but took out the wine gourd on his waist and drank a sip of wine.

Looking at the store, there is very little furniture, and it looks a little empty. There was also a diner sitting at the table next to him, dressed up: wearing a bucket-like bandana, a wide linen shirt with a collar of soap, a brown luan belt around his waist, and silk shoes and socks underneath. This man was born with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and a long white beard.

Soon, Xiao Er trotted down from the second floor and entertained Ximenqing: "This guest officer, I've been waiting for a long time! Please follow me upstairs." ”

"Hmm", Ximen Qing just walked to the staircase, but the two of them came down from the second floor. When the two of them saw Ximenqing, they were all surprised.

Ximenqing waited for a while, and found that the two were blocked on the stairs and did not leave, so he looked up at them. It was a man and a woman, the man was six feet tall and dressed in a black samurai suit, and the woman was dressed in pink, with a slender figure and slender waist, and a white veil on her face, revealing a pair of large, dark eyes that were bright and bright.

These two people are actually Mu Hongyi and Mu Lanzhi, brothers and sisters who have only been separated from Ximen Qing for five days!

When Ximen Qing saw the two of them at first glance, he was also on the spot. It's really a place in life where we don't meet!

"Brother Mu, Miss Mu! What a coincidence!" Ximenqing was the first to react and greeted the two of them with a fist.

Mu Hongyi didn't hurry to reply, Mu Lanzhi took the first step and said, "Oh, why are you again, are you following us?"

"I'm following you?" Ximen Qingpi didn't smile and said, "May I ask how Mu Nuxia came to this conclusion?"

"Wherever we go, there's you. Isn't this called tracking, what's it called?"

"This ......"

Ximen Qing didn't know how to answer for a while.

The clear-eyed Xiucai next to him heard the conversation between Ximen Qing and the two, stroked his beard, and said with a smile: "Fate! As soon as the two of you appeared, you met by coincidence again and again......

Ximenqing, Mu Lanzhi, and Mu Hongyi all turned their heads to look at this person, and their eyes were full of doubts: Who is this middle-aged uncle?

The middle-aged Xiucai met the eyes of the three of them, and nodded at Ximenqing and Mu Lanzhi successively: "Well! This means that it is possible that in this town, you two are the heroes and heroines!"

Hearing this, Ximenqing only felt a little embarrassed, but Mu Lanzhi was like being struck by lightning. In Mu Lanzhi's heart, although Ximenqing's martial arts are higher, he has always been labeled as a 'bastard, shameless, and indecent', and his impression is difficult to change. And this Xiucai, who said that she was Ximenqing's girlfriend when they met for the first time, how could she not be ashamed and angry?

Ignoring the reactions of several people, Na Xiucai continued to say to himself, "Well, I pinched my fingers just now, and in the future, you may fall in love and die alive, hahaha!"

Ximenqing had a headache, was this kind of joke made casually? So he said, "Uncle, what are you doing?"