Zhong Wanhou sat leisurely in the best single room in this Shengshi restaurant with a pipe in his mouth, looking at the endless crowd on the street outside the building, waiting for Zhong Qing to come down to eat, while thinking about his big business. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoHe has always been sure of himself, and sometimes he even admires himself very much, and this time is no exception.

Zhong Wanhou took a deep puff of cigarette and took out a piece of writing in his backpack to appreciate it carefully, the title of this painting was "Sending Gu Zidun to Hedong", and the payment was made by the people of Valley Dao. And this valley Taoist is none other than Huang Tingjian, a famous calligrapher and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Huang Tingjian's words are unique, even at that time, it was very prosperous, and Du Fu, Chen Shidao, and Chen Heyi are called "one ancestor and three ancestors", which shows the high status. Because the Song Dynasty emphasized literature and light military force, the army accumulated far-reaching shortcomings, resulting in continuous wars, Huang Tingjian's words are scattered all over the world, extremely rare, and there are many imitations in later generations, if it is not for Huang Tingjian's calligraphy research, it is extremely difficult to determine its authenticity.

Today, Zhong Wanhou admired this painting "Sending Gu Zidun to Hedong", not to estimate the price, but to take a second look before giving it to an old friend.

"How many Chang'an fame and fortune customers, the organs are not as good as you. When Zhong Wanhou was looking at his senses, he heard a crisp and pleasant voice ringing in his ears, and he didn't need to look back to know that his baby daughter Zhong Qing was here.

Sure enough, Zhong Qing was dressed in pale yellow clothes, looking playful and cute, I saw her hugging Zhong Wanhou's neck, and then sat on the opposite side of the table and said with a smile: "Dad, it seems that you are going to do a few big deals in Yixing this time, just the Huang Tingjian's character in your hand can be sold for a lot of money." ”

Zhong Wanhou will feel comfortable every time he sees his daughter, and this time is no exception, he took a puff of cigarette, put his pipe aside and said: "Dead girl, you guessed wrong this time, this word is true of Huang Tingjian, but I want to give it away, not for sale." ”

"Give it away, do you want to give it away too?" Zhong Qing asked puzzled.

"To my old friend, Zhang Yuchu, the leader of the Quanzhen Sect. Zhong Wanhou said slowly.

Zhong Qing vaguely heard Zhang Yuchu's name, but she didn't care, she pushed open the upstairs window and looked down.

"Dad, look, there are more and more people in the martial arts. Zhong Qing supported her elbows, supported her chin with her hands, and turned back to Zhong Wanhou and said.

Zhong Wanhou also leaned in to take a look, but saw that among the pedestrians on the street, there were indeed more and more people dressed up in the rivers and lakes, which was not unusual. The purpose of this night party, Zhong Wanhou can guess one or two in his heart, and he also sweats for King Ning, because this time King Yan is secretly degraded, and King Ning dominates Dongchang, which shows that he is full of suspicion about his younger brother, King Ning is holding this night party in Yixing this time, will he give people a handle, and become a thorn in King Yan's eyes and flesh again, everything is still unknown, but King Ning is undoubtedly walking a tightrope, and he may be crumbling at any time.

On the official road to Yixing, there is also a person who is also worried, and that is Ye Cheng. Along the way, Ye Cheng really loved and feared the little girl Youling beside him. Sometimes if it was a fierce enemy standing in front of him, Ye Cheng would not be afraid at all, but when a little girl was in front of him, Ye Cheng really had an indescribable feeling, and the silkworm jade frost poison in his body reminded him at all times that this Youling was the initiator, but she was still a child after all, so she couldn't guard against her like a thief.

"Big brother, when will we arrive?" Youling said as she rubbed her eyes on the horse, she had been sleeping in Ye Cheng's arms for an hour just now.

"It's almost there, and if everything goes well, it should be dark and you can get to Yixing. Ye Chengdao.

"What are you going to do when you get there?" asked Youling.

"There's a lot to do, and your little girl's family doesn't have to worry about it. Ye Cheng replied.

Youling nodded and stopped talking.

Ye Cheng couldn't help but ask: "Why are you in the Jade Dragon Cottage at such a young age, and why did you get mixed with Hong Youtian and become his sister-in-law?"

Youling played with braids and said: "My parents don't want me anymore, I ran away from home, and then met a wolf in the mountains, it was Brother Hong who saved me, and then took me back to the cottage, he said that I was very similar to his sister who was separated many years ago, so he recognized me as a righteous sister." ”

"Your parents don't want you anymore, why are you so smart and clever, and you don't have any diseases?" Ye Cheng wondered.

"Mom died, and Dad married another woman, and my two sisters and I were born to Mom, but the woman who married me brought a boy. Dad liked the woman very much, and he also liked the little boy very much, and the three of us did all the work at home, and if we did it slowly, we would be beaten if we did it less. Youling said in a slightly childish voice.

Ye Cheng listened quietly, and was suddenly full of sympathy for this little girl.

I only heard Youling continue: "Once the eldest sister went out to do laundry, and met an elder brother, who was also from the village, the eldest sister liked him, and the elder brother also liked the elder sister, but the elder brother seemed to be poorer than us, and the father and the woman were afraid that the eldest sister would have less work to do if she got married, so they didn't let them meet, and the eldest sister went secretly, and the woman broke the eldest sister's leg with a shovel, put her in the pigsty, and asked the second sister to tell the elder brother that the eldest sister was sick and died. ”

Youling said slowly, but Ye Cheng was tumbling in his heart when he heard it, he didn't expect that there would be such a ruthless woman in the world.

"The eldest brother died of grief after hearing this, and when he came home, he fell ill, and when he heard that he didn't eat, he really died soon after. Youling didn't go to see Ye Cheng, but continued to say to herself, "Dad's woman told my sister about this, my sister didn't cry, she smiled, I remember very clearly, that night, she hanged herself, with her own clothes, that was the clothes that my sister originally wanted to wear to see her brother that day, there were only two patches on it, it was her best ......"

Ye Cheng couldn't help but look down at this little girl, that kind of defense and anger seemed to disappear suddenly, he didn't expect that this little girl, who was only eight years old, had gone through so much suffering. Ye Cheng subconsciously hugged Youling tighter, as if he hoped to give her more warmth.

I only heard the voice in my arms and continued: "I was so scared that I ran out of the house and out of the village desperately, but I couldn't shout if I wanted to, I felt blocked in my throat, and it was very uncomfortable. I don't know how long I ran, I don't know how far I ran, but I remember that when I woke up again, two big wolves surrounded me! I didn't see wolves, but I heard the old people in the village say that they eat children, I closed my eyes and barked desperately, and then when I opened my eyes, Brother Hong was standing in front of me. He is really like the big brother that the eldest sister likes, I went to the mountain with him and became his sister-in-law. ”

At this point, Ye Cheng roughly understood Youling's experience, and couldn't help but be full of sympathy for her. Maybe it's because of such a dark childhood that she has such a character, this can't be blamed on this child, all Ye Cheng wants to do now is help her.

"Don't you have a surname?" Ye Cheng asked.

"Yes, my father's surname is Ho. Youling said with a smile.

Although listening to Youling's recollection, it was Hong Youtian who saved her life, but if she was allowed to continue to follow Hong Youtian, sooner or later she would only learn worse, Ye Cheng made up his mind that he would never send her to Hong Youtian, but this little girl really felt too much hatred and misfortune in her short life, how to let her touch the beauty of the world in the next life, Ye Cheng had no clue for a while.

"Take her with you, after all, you are responsible for guiding her on the right path. Ye Cheng thought to himself.

"Big brother, what's your name, why are you beating Brother Hong, and why don't you let me go to him?" Youling suddenly asked.

Ye Cheng told Youling's name, but he didn't know how to answer the next question, he thought that even if he told him Hong Youtian's personality and deeds now, it was estimated that she would not be able to understand and accept it, and he must let this little girl gradually understand what is good and what is evil in the subtle and verbal teaching.

"I'm pitying this little girl's life experience, but why don't I feel sorry for myself, my mother loves me, but she dies depressed, when will I be able to fulfill her last words?" Ye Cheng's deepest secret in his heart was stimulated by Youling's memories, he always wanted to avoid it, he never wanted to touch it, he knew that his dying mother was for his own good, but now this matter has become like a boulder pressing on his shoulders, he wants to get rid of it, but he doesn't dare to get rid of it.

The two of them rode their horses like this, and before they knew it, they were getting closer and closer to Yixing City, and Ye Cheng's heart was filled with joy and uneasiness. Along the road, there are more and more pedestrians. Ye Cheng carefully observed and found that some of them were woodcutters, fishermen and farmers, but many of them were dressed up in the rivers and lakes, Ye Cheng had wandered around with his mother earlier, so his experience was very wide compared to his peers, and this time he found that there were many disciples of the sect he knew.

Ye Cheng immediately thought: "I can't complain that Miss Zhong Qing's father said that this trip was so dangerous, it turned out that so many people in the martial arts suddenly gathered here. ”

Ye Cheng was pondering, and he didn't notice that a person riding a donkey passed by, only to see that on the donkey was an old man with crane hair and a childish face, with a short figure and a very strong spirit. There was a medicine box on the right side of the donkey's back, and when the old man passed by Ye Cheng's side, he couldn't help but look at Ye Cheng, even if he overtook it, he also glanced back.

"Brother Ye, that old man is watching you. Youling pointed to the old man and said to Ye Cheng.

Ye Cheng came back to his senses and saw the old man in front of him, but he didn't recognize it, so he said to Youling: "The child's family must not be rude, and when you see the old man, you must use an honorific title." ”

Youling pursed her lips, looking unhappy. The old man in front of him smiled, twisted his head back, and continued to hurry, chanting incessantly: "Everyone in the world is good to live, but when he dies, he is unknown, there is no immortal medicine in the mortal world, why bother adding more troubles......"