There are hundreds of sect families participating in the Xianmeng Grand Competition this time, and most of the Xianmen have disciples in addition to the two disciples participating in the competition. It started to be busy, and the biggest project was undoubtedly the accommodation of the large number of guests who came to Sun Chaser Mountain during the competition. Even though the century-old Gu family occupies a huge area, it still becomes a bit tight after reserving the guest rooms. Fortunately, the distribution is finally balanced.
Qingyang Mountain had fewer visitors due to the advance greeting, so all the doormen were placed in a small courtyard with only four guest rooms called Zhizhuyuan in Gu's mansion. Zhou Ziruo saw Lu Lixiao and the others coming to the small courtyard with him on the same road, he suddenly realized this arrangement, and immediately said to the Gu family steward who was leading the way: "Please find another place for me, I don't live here!"
The steward is considered a small leader among the servants of the Gu family, and he didn't panic when he encountered such a situation, and explained respectfully: "The residence is arranged by the second master and the second wife personally, if the son is dissatisfied with this place Just tell the little one, and the little one will try my best to help you... "
"No dissatisfaction, this place is very good, but I can't live here. The three of them are disciples of the head. My master and the head were rivals in love when they were young, and they fought to the death for the head. Li has always been like an enemy, and they will go shopping when they meet! Aren't you afraid that this yard will be demolished when you get up early tomorrow?" Zhou Ziruo spared no effort to smear Yun Hao who forced him to come to Zhuri Mountain, and he almost believed what he said.
Lu Lixiao: ...
Leng Mo: →_→
Mu Qijun: ==
The steward was shocked when he heard the big man's secret, and stammered: "There are too many people here this time, and there may not be enough guest rooms, guest rooms..."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if it is small or simple, as long as it is far away from here." Zhou Ziruo said.
"this… "
Among the three people beside him, Lu Lixiao said, "If you don't want to see me, I can live outside the Gu residence. Don't make things difficult for him."
Zhou Ziruo frowned and didn't look this way.
Mu Qijun said strangely: "There is not even a thatched hut on Zhuri Mountain except Gu's family. Where can you stay overnight outside the mansion, Daxia Lu? You are going to represent Qingyang Mountain to participate in the Fairy Gate Competition. What if you sleep outside at night?" What should I do if I get cold?"
Lu Lixiao didn't answer. He stepped up to Zhou Ziruo's side and looked down at him, "Don't leave Zhizhuyuan. There will be more and more people coming to the Gu family in the past few days, and the staff will be complicated. You live here with Junior Brother Leng and Mr. Mu also has a support for each other."
Zhou Ziruo finally lost his composure, and turned his eyes to stare at him, "Does my matter have anything to do with you? Is it necessary for you to be so enthusiastic?"
Lu Lixiao said: "Even if it's just a brother from the same school, as an elder brother, I should take care of your safety when I'm away from home."
"Oh, it's about taking care of my safety! Kill me first, then protect me and care about me. Give me a candy with a stick. It won't work, right? Hero Lu didn't think about the time when I was beaten to death. , will it hurt and hurt you too?" Zhou Ziruo sneered.
Lu Lixiao's face, which had always been calm, was visibly shaken. He stared at Zhou Ziruo, who was staring at him coldly for a while, and for the first time, Zhou Ziruo appeared faintly flustered: "I... never miss you. Bleeding and wounded. All this time, I just wanted to protect you from worry and worry for the rest of my life... "
Zhou Ziruo turned his eyes away.
He didn't want to see the deepening pain in his eyes again, and didn't want to give himself any possibility of wavering.
The conversation between the two of them was like a riddle, and the others were confused. After the silence, Mu Qijun lingered between them, and whispered: "What are you talking about... Lu Daxia, you are the one who took Ruoruo Was it hit? It was bleeding so he was angry?"
"Your uncle's blood!" Zhou Ziruo said to the steward: "If there is really no other place to live, there will always be a room for the servants in the firewood house? Just give me a floor shop! Don't worry, if your master asks me to explain !"
The steward repeatedly shook his head and shouted loudly. At this time, Gu Jiu and Gu Jue brothers came to Zhizhu Garden to greet the guests of Qingyang Mountain. When they heard Zhou Ziruo's request to arrange another room, they persuaded Zhou Ziruo to no avail. Jue said: "Well, the main house of Shuiyinju in Xiyuan should be tidied up. If Zhou Shaoxia doesn't dislike the small yard and a few abandoned houses, I will arrange for my servants to clean up those houses. How about cleaning the house?"
Shuiyin Residence is in Xiyuan, and Zhizhuyuan is in Dongyuan. They are very far apart. If Zhou Zi didn’t even think about it, he agreed. It's just that I made a willful request, so I don't bother your house to be extra busy!"
"My residence is also near Xiyuan, so let me guide Zhou Shaoxia." Gu Jue smiled.
Shuiyinju is smaller than Zhizhuyuan. Because there are many weeds growing in the courtyard without people living all the year round, the left and right sides of the three houses are locked, and only the main house in the middle has the door wide open. Gu Jue didn't say anything about Zhou Ziruo cleaning up Shuiyinju by himself, but when Zhou Ziruo followed him to Shuiyinju, he saw servants already busy in and out.
Zhou Ziruo has always been arrogant because others owe me, and I owe others that I can't sleep soundly. Although he is determined not to live in the same courtyard as Lu Lixiao, he still feels very uncomfortable for causing trouble to others, so he hastily said goodbye to him. Gu Jue thanked him, twisted the rag and cleaned up with the servants.
Everyone was nimble, and before dinner, they wiped the house to make it look brand new, and spread fluffy and soft bedding on the bed. Zhou Ziruo took some broken silver from the money bag that Yun Hao handed over to him, and gave it to the servants who helped him, and washed it. The ashes on his face and hands, after a while, a maid came to tell him to go to the flower hall for dinner.
When he came out of Shuiyinju, Zhou Ziruo noticed that in the distance, there was a sharp peak standing in the twilight. It was the time when the sunset was like fire, and the clouds were lingering, and the mountain peak was almost charming.
Didn't it mean that the Gu family was already built on the top of Zhuri Mountain? How come there are higher mountains
"Where is that place?" Zhou Ziruo asked curiously.
The servant girl replied: "That's Benyue Ridge. It looks quite far away, but in fact it's not long to walk from Gu's mansion to the back mountain. The mountain is too small to build a big house, and the mountain is unstable, so No one would go there at all."
"… Oh… "
The first batch of talents from various sects and families who arrived at Gu's family today were not many in number. There were only four tables set up in the huge flower hall connected with Gu's own people and they sat down. But even so, as a show of welcome, Mrs. Gu, who is already old and usually eats in the room, came to the flower hall in person.
As soon as Zhou Ziruo stepped into the threshold of the flower hall, he was frightened by the old woman who was sitting on the main seat next to the main table, with a short stature, a drooping face, and most of her hair was bald, so scared that she almost withdrew. So majestic, he almost thought that Qiu Qianchi had passed through!
I heard that Mrs. Gu was the number one fairy in Xianmen when she was young...
... Time really is a butcher's knife.
Most of the guests have arrived, Zhou Ziruo is relatively late, there are only two or three seats left at each table. He took a look, Lu Lixiao had Leng Mo and Mu Qijun on his left, and Bai Shunhua brothers and sisters on his right. He didn't go there, and he didn't sit at the two tables of the Gu family, but went to a few girls from the Yaohua Palace. at the table. The seat next to Han Ziyi happened to be vacant, so when she saw him coming, she waved her hand.
The servants filed in and neatly served all the dishes on the four tables, all of which were delicacies from mountains and seas. This kind of generosity is worthy of the Gu family's reputation as one of the three families of the Four Immortals. Mrs. Gu's face was so old that it was almost impossible to distinguish the expression, she tried her best to smile kindly, said a few pre-dinner drafts, and then called everyone to move their chopsticks.
Zhou Ziruo ignored Lu Lixiao's occasional gaze on his back, and chatted and laughed with Han Ziyi and other female disciples of the Yaohua Palace while eating, making these women who were usually known for being glamorous and noble laugh tremblingly, sitting at the same table Several male disciples from other sects can only poke the rice in the bowl with envy and hatred.
Halfway through the dinner, Mrs. Gu put down her chopsticks, probably because she was too old to eat too much at night, so she planned to leave the table. The maid who was serving beside her had just supported her arm when a servant hurried into the flower hall, ran to her side along the wall, and whispered something in her ear.
Mrs. Gu's already somewhat sleepy expression suddenly cleared up, and she said happily: "Quick, please come in!" Then she told the maid beside her, "Go get some more bowls and chopsticks, move a stool, and put it next to me! Hurry up! "
The old lady Gu has always been as stable as Mount Tai, and has never been so excited. The Gu family members looked at each other suspiciously, and most of them put down their bowls and chopsticks. The guests also noticed, Qiqi turned to look at the entrance of the flower hall.
Outside, the moon was already in the sky, and under the shadow of the night, a slender and gentle figure slowly approached from far away. As he walked forward, he could hear the ringing bells, like water droplets on a fine spring, making people feel the clear water flowing into the body, refreshing.
The two servants respectfully ushered in a young woman who was dressed in a bright pink gauze dress like peach petals. The moment she saw the woman's face, Zhou Ziruo stood up from the stool in shock—
Cang Shuiyao! !
All eyes in the hall turned from Cang Shuiyao to Zhou Ziruo, Han Ziyi tugged at the corner of his clothes, and whispered, "Young Xia Zhou, what's wrong with you? Everyone is looking at you!"
"...Sitting for a long time, move around..." Zhou Ziruo sat back again, not sure if Cang Shuiyao smiled at him just now.
Why did this woman come to Gu's house? Isn't she with Siqin Jiangyue? What is Jiangyue Palace planning for the Gu family
Speaking of which, Siqin Jiangyue seemed to mention the Gu family last time, and Wu Zhuangyuan seemed to have said that someone was in the Gu family, who was it...
Just when Zhou Ziruo was racking his brains to recall the conversations between the people in the Crimson Moon Palace that night, Gu Er had already stood up and grabbed Gu Jue who was looking at Cang Shuiyao in surprise, and stepped forward with a smile: "Cangqian, cough, Cangqian Girl, right? Grandma has mentioned you many times, but I don’t know that you came from afar and couldn’t greet you in advance, please forgive me! A Jue, help Cang girl prepare vegetables... "
A flash in Zhou Ziruo's mind—
A Jue has already returned home
He said to take a step to see the situation first, just in case.
Ah Jue! ! Gu Jue! !
- Damn Gu Jue is from Crimson Moon Palace! It was Siqin Jiangyue's eyeliner planted in the Gu family!
At this moment, Zhou Ziruo finally remembered where he had heard Gu Jue's voice, it was the masked man who attacked Lu Lixiao on the pool in Fox Killing Castle, and later took him as a hostage to threaten Lu Lixiao! ! !