When Lin Rufei returned, Fu Hua was discussing with Yu Rui what to eat for breakfast tomorrow morning. The two saw Lin Rufei coming in from the door, and before they had time to say hello, they saw the person following him, and they were both stunned.
"Isn't it a surprise?" Lin Rufei joked, "I just went out to eat a cake, and I picked up someone and came back."
"He's in the He family and He Wanxiang, and I don't know the names of the two girls." He Wanxiang saluted Fuhua Yurui and asked with a smile.
Fu Hua said: "My name is Fu Hua, her name is Yu Rui, and she is the maid of the young master." As soon as she heard the name He Wanxiang, she guessed that he must have something to do with the He family, "This son, is the He family. Who are you?"
"I'm the third child of the He family." He Wanxiang said, "He Xiyi is my eldest brother."
He Jiawei is famous, and the most famous of them is He Jiyi, who has already cultivated in the eight realms. It is said that in the year he was born, the He family's iron-gold walnut tree bore three iron-gold walnuts, each of which was picked by himself. Straight through the eight realms.
When it comes to the He family, one person and one object must be mentioned.
It is rumored that this iron-gold walnut tree was planted by Tianjun himself hundreds of years ago, and it bears fruit every few decades. These iron-gold walnuts are of great benefit to practice, but only those who are attracted to the walnut tree can pluck them. Counting the hundred years of the He family, the iron-gold walnuts have only produced three fruits, and it is these three fruits that have made He Xieyi an extraordinary talent.
Lin Rufei told Fuhua Yurui that He Wanxiang would join them on the way, and the four of them would be together for the rest of the trip. Fu Hua smiled and said yes, but Yu Rui seemed a little embarrassed, probably still thinking about the misunderstanding a few days ago. He Wanxiang didn't force Yurui to speak. He didn't say too much, and with his strong and tall figure, sitting there always seemed a little difficult to get along with. But after the previous trifles, Lin Rufei felt that this He Wanxiang was an interesting person.
On the third day, He Wanxiang went to the post station to return his horse, and got into the carriage with Lin Rufei. The carriage was very spacious, and the three of them sat in it, and it didn't look crowded, but Yurui was very nervous. Shrinking in the corner, he didn't dare to move or speak, as if he had met a big cat and a little mouse. From time to time, he quietly glanced at He Wanxiang, his expression was cute and funny.
Lin Rufei knew that Yurui had a serious temperament, so she did not embarrass his little maid, and casually chatted with He Wanxiang about the He family.
It's just that when He Wanxiang mentioned the He family, he seemed a little hesitant, and there was some hesitation in his words.
Lin Rufei was a little strange, so she asked directly, "Does Mr. He have anything to hide from the He family...?"
He Wanxiang said, "Young Master Lin is really a smart person. Actually... our He family's family style is a bit strange."
strangeness? Xuanqing had mentioned this before, but Lin Rufei didn't take it to heart. When he saw He Wanxiang, he felt that he was very thoughtful in dealing with people, so he couldn't think of anything strange about the He family.
Who knew that He Wanxiang was a little embarrassed when he talked about this, and said: "Our He family, because we moved from the far southwest, the family style is very sturdy, and we highly advocate force."
Lin Rufei said, "This is also... not surprising, right?"
He Wanxiang touched his nose and said, "Well, in fact, it's not easy to say, Young Master Lin will know when he goes."
When he said this, Lin Rufei became curious about what the He family would look like to make He Wanxiang show such an expression.
After walking for two days, the carriage finally arrived at the He family's site, Qiongcheng.
However, the direct descendants of the He family are not in the city, but on a towering mountain called Shiren outside the city.
It stands to reason that this area in southern Henan is all plains, at most hills. The mountain peak stands there, which is out of tune with the surrounding low terrain.
"This mountain is so strange." Yurui held back in the carriage for a few days, and now she finally dared to speak, lifted the curtain of the car and blinked her eyes, "It's just a lonely peak..."
"It's normal to be weird." He Wanxiang answered, "Because this mountain was moved here."
"Moved here?!" Yu Rui stared, "Who moved here?"
"Tianjun." He Wanxiang told Yurui the history of their He family with a smile, "Back then, the ancestors of the He family were friends of Tianjun. On the day of the wedding, Tianjun moved a mountain from the southwest and gave it as a gift. Ancestors, the most powerful thing on this mountain is an iron-gold walnut tree with a lifespan of 10,000 years... My ancestors loved this gift very much, so they ordered all the descendants of the He family to move to the mountain. Proud to live on a stone blade."
"Send a mountain?" Yu Rui was fascinated, "Tianjun is too powerful."
He Wanxiang also showed fascination: "Yeah, if you can have one-tenth of the demeanor of Tianjun, this life will be worth it."
A few people chatted, and the carriage finally arrived at the foot of Shiren Mountain. Lin Rufei wanted to go to Qiongcheng for a repair first, and then officially visit tomorrow, but He Wanxiang waved his hand and said that their He family never paid attention to these things, and directly When he came to the door, he told Fu Hua to go in directly through the door, saying that with him, no one would dare to embarrass Lin Rufei.
Lin Rufei said, "Then I will trouble you, Young Master He."
He Wanxiang nodded: "Young Master Lin can just sit in the carriage. I will handle anything that happens later."
Lin Rufei said hello.
The carriage followed the mountain road, circling upwards, and soon reached the gate. The guard at the gate reached out to stop the carriage and asked who it was. He Wanxiang lifted the curtain and said, "It's me."
"It turns out that the third son has returned!" The guard bowed and asked when he saw He Wanxiang, "Why did you come back in a carriage?"
He Wanxiang hummed casually, without elaborating.
Vigil made a gesture, and someone opened the wooden door and let them in.
Through the curtain of the car, Lin Rufei also saw the appearance of the He family. What surprised him was that the He family did not look like a wealthy family at all. At first glance, it looked like a village of a primitive tribe. Buildings, houses are either made of wood or bamboo, not even a stone house can be seen. But what made Lin Rufei feel the most strange was the He family walking in the stockade of the He family. They were all tall, with broad eyebrows and deep eyes. in this way. If you stumbled into this place without knowing it, you might feel that you have accidentally entered a bandit den.
Lin Rufei's stature is actually not too short, but her face is pale and her temperament is weak. If she walks in this group of people, I'm afraid it will really smell like a weak Liu Fufeng, not to mention Yurui who has not reached Lin Rufei's chest. , really like a cute doll.
Seeing the scene outside, the three master and servant fell silent in tacit understanding.
He Wanxiang seemed to have expected all of this long ago, coughed dryly, and said, "Young Master Lin, don't be too nervous, our He family is just born fiercer."
Just as Lin Rufei was about to speak, the carriage suddenly stopped, and a gruff voice came from outside: "He Wanxiang, where the hell did you go to trick such a beautiful girl to be your groom, you too Excited!"
He Wanxiang threw his head out and scolded him back unceremoniously: "Fuck your motherfucker, I just invite an angel to come back, it has nothing to do with you idiot, don't talk, there is a distinguished guest in the car, I'm disturbed Be careful big brother beats you up again."
Lin Rufei saw the man's appearance through the gap. The man's eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to He Wanxiang, but he was actually taller than He Wanxiang. The muscles on his arms were bulging, like a hard rock. He said: "VIP, what kind of VIP? I haven't seen VIP for a long time, please open my eyes." He wanted to lift the curtain, but He Wanxiang slapped him on the back of his hand.
With a loud bang, He Wanxiang's palm seemed to hit a hard rock. The man let out a scream and retracted his hand: "You really hit!"
He Wanxiang said, "You think I'm joking?"
The man said, "I'm not convinced! Get out of here, I'm going to fight you!"
He Wanxiang said: "I don't have time to talk to you, I want to fight and come to me at night." He winked at Fu Hua, indicating that she doesn't need to pay attention to this person.
Fu Hua hummed, and the carriage drove out again.
The man watched the carriage go away, stood there and squinted, then clicked his tongue, and muttered to himself: "My dear guest, you can count the number of hands that can be called a distinguished guest in the He family. Someone? Hey... How could this guy, He Wanxiang, have such good luck, he actually met him."
Under the guidance of He Wanxiang, Fu Hua drove the carriage to the front of a wooden hut. This wooden hut also seemed to have just been repaired, and it was larger than the house next to it. He Wanxiang said: "Master Lin, this house is my residence. If you don't dislike it these few days, just live here, I'll just make do with my brother."
Lin Rufei: "How is this good?" The guest came and kicked the host out of his house, which was a bit outrageous.
He Wanxiang waved his hand indifferently and said with a smile, "Young Master Lin, you don't know something. In He's house, the least important thing is the house."
Lin Rufei said, "Why did you say this?"
However, He Wanxiang sold out and said, "You will know if you live for a while." After he finished speaking, he hesitated for a moment, "Lin Gongzi... The He family is a little messy, if you want to walk around, you can call me. Together, there will be no surprises."
Lin Rufei smiled and said, "Is it that exaggerated?" How can she say that her family is in a mess.
He Wanxiang said seriously: "It's more exaggerated than you think."
After that, He Wanxiang and the servants in the house left after a few words of advice, letting Lin Rufei rest first, and he went to inform the head of the family Lin Rufei's visit.
Lin Rufei nodded and said yes.
He Wanxiang's residence is very consistent with his own style. It is simple and crude. There are only a few kinds of practical furniture in the room, and there are no decorations. It is even simpler than an inn. What Lin Rufei couldn't understand the most was that the servants who served He Wanxiang were taller than him. Although they were not as strong as Wanxiang, they were also described as mighty and strong men.
Yurui has been confused by these strong men, huddled in the chair and murmured where the He family got these people, all of them are so big.
Fuhua touched Yurui's head and said, "Yes, who told you to be so young, one person is almost equal to three of you."
"I'm not young." Yurui immediately raised her head and raised her chest, revealing the saber on her waist, "I'm really good."
"Yes, yes, my Yurui is amazing." Lin Rufei said with a smile.
Yurui said: "Young master, you are laughing at me again."
Lin Rufei spread her hands innocently.
Fu Hua couldn't help but laugh.
After more than ten days in the carriage, Lin Rufei felt a little tired, so she asked He Wanxiang's servants to burn some hot water and wanted to take a bath to relieve her fatigue.
The weather was hot, and the water temperature didn't need to be too high. The tub filled with water was moved into the house. Lin Rufei was unbuttoning her clothes with her head down, but as soon as she took off her coat, she heard a loud noise from outside, as if something collapsed, and the ground kept shaking.
Lin Rufei was taken aback, walked a few steps to the window, opened the curtains and looked up. I saw the dust outside the house, accompanied by fierce fighting and cursing, the two figures were intertwined in the sky and the ground, and the time was close, but every collision was accompanied by a huge noise.
"My mother is a bear, I'll beat your uncle to death, I'm a grandmother-" A series of swear words with accents shook the sky, and between the swords and flints, the two did not forget to attack each other with words , Lin Rufei was dumbfounded when he heard it. Although he didn't understand it well, he knew that it was definitely not a good word. What impressed him most was that the two of them scolded a series of swear words, but didn't repeat a single word.
"It's amazing." Lin Rufei said with admiration.
"Hey, I haven't seen you for hundreds of years, how come you still look like this." Gu Xuan didn't know when he appeared beside Lin Rufei, his expression was sad, he glanced at Lin Rufei, but noticed the face of his little son With a look of longing, he immediately became vigilant and said, "Xiao Jiu, stop listening, dirty ears."
"Really?" Lin Rufei didn't realize it. He thought this style of play was quite interesting. Although it was rude, it had a unique taste that belonged to the rivers and lakes. "I don't seem to know how to swear..."
Gu Xuandu immediately said: "What's the point of learning swear words!"
Lin Rufei said, "What if someone scolds me?"
Gu Xuandu gritted his teeth and said, "Draw the sword and chopped off his head directly."
Lin Rufei thought for a while: "Yes."
Gu Xuandu breathed a sigh of relief, his expression became more gloomy, but what he was thinking about was watching someone learn swear words from the He family hundreds of years ago, and he said it with relish. Learned a sentence, but it was enough to give him a headache. This history must not repeat the same mistakes, Gu Xuan thought secretly in his heart.
It was still dizzy and dark outside, and it seemed that he couldn't stop after a while. Lin Rufei wanted to continue watching, but was urged by Gu Xuan to take a shower, saying that if she didn't wash the water, it would be cold, and she would easily catch the wind and cold.
Lin Rufei had no choice but to put down the curtains and reluctantly went to take a shower. During this period, Gu Xuan deliberately chatted with Lin Rufei to delay the time. After Lin Rufei finished washing, the outside was already over.
When Lin Rufei opened the curtains again, she finally understood why the He family was all wooden houses. She saw that the neatly arranged wooden houses that had been placed in front of her just now were involved in the aftermath of the fight, and at this time they had turned into ruins. . And the people around were all taken aback by such a scene, still doing their own thing, without even giving a single extra look. The two who were still fighting just now were sitting on the ground out of breath, and stopped moving. They just opened their mouths to insult each other mercilessly, and occasionally picked up broken stones from the ground and threw them over to see how the two of them were doing. He is not too old, and still looks like a teenager, but he seems to be very skilled in fighting and arguing, and he doesn't know how many fights he has done.
After a while, a tall woman came outside, grabbed a boy's ear with one hand, and carried the two back, not forgetting to swear. He didn't dare to resist like a chicken.
Lin Rufei watched with relish.
Gu Xuandu let out a long sigh and showed a very headache. He found that it was not a good thing that too much time had passed. All the old people were covered with a beautiful gauze. He actually forgot the bad habit of the He family. … Ugh…
After Lin Rufei came out of the bathroom, she saw Fu Hua and Yu Rui both sitting by the window with shocked expressions, obviously shocked by the scene just now. Seeing him come out, he turned his eyes away.
"What the hell are they scolding, why can't I understand it?" Yurui murmured, "It's as if you know every word, and if you connect it together, you don't know what it means..."
Fu Hua calmly said: "It's definitely not a good word, good children don't want to learn."
Yurui said: "But it's quite imposing."
Fu Hua was silent for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
The three of them were very interested in this, and they started to discuss it like this. When the discussion was heated, He Wanxiang suddenly appeared outside the door, but his expression seemed a little strange, and he said, "What are you talking about?"
"Oh, talking about what they said." Lin Rufei said with a smile, "Is this your local language? It's funny."
He Wanxiang showed helplessness, saying that Young Master Lin should not take offense, they are used to it. In the past, when I was in the Western Xinjiang, the swear words were not so rich. Later, in the Central Plains, I learned a lot from the locals, and the content of the scolding is even richer. No success.
Lin Rufei waved her hand, indicating that she didn't mind.
"I have already told my elder brother and father about Mr. Lin." He Wanxiang said, "They also blamed me for not telling the family earlier that they invited Mr. Lin to a banquet in the evening."
"Okay." Lin Rufei nodded, "Excuse me."
"Young Master Lin is very polite." He Wanxiang said.
It was still early in the evening. Seeing that Lin Rufei was fine, He Wanxiang took the three of them out to have a look around, but the three of them were walking in Hejiabao, and no matter how they looked at it, they didn't fit in with the surroundings. When Lin Rufei came in by the carriage, she didn't realize that she was walking outside, looking at the strong men who were eight feet tall. Lin Rufei felt like she had entered the kingdom of giants. The most amazing thing is that the women are not short, and they are all strong, almost as tall as Lin Rufei. Seeing Lin Rufei's surprised expression, He Wanxiang explained with a smile that the He family's physique was hereditary, and secondly, it was related to the exercises they practiced. All the disciples living in the He Family Fortress, so almost all of them have practiced this kind of exercise, and only have the scene in front of them.
Yu Rui was very fascinated, saying that there are still such powerful exercises in the world, she is fifteen years old, and she has never grown...
He Wanxiang hooked the corner of his mouth when he heard it, stretched out his hand and pressed it lightly on Yurui's head. After Yurui looked at it blankly, he said seriously, "If you want to practice, it's fine for me to teach you."
"Really?" Yu Rui was surprised, "But I'm not from the He family..."
"It's fine." He Wanxiang said, "This is just a basic exercise. However, you are already fifteen years old. I am afraid that if you practice at this time, the effect may not be very good."
Yurui compared the top of her head with her hands, and found that she had to stand on tiptoe to reach He Wanxiang's chest.
Fu Hua smiled and said, "Who told you to be picky about what to eat, you are more picky than the young master."
Yurui said: "But, but..."
Seeing her aggrieved appearance, Lin Rufei couldn't help reaching out and pinching her face, and said, "Okay, next time, let Fuhua cook more bone soup for you, don't be afraid to get tired, just drink more. "
While the few people were talking, Lin Rufei noticed a special building in the middle of Hejiabao. The building was out of tune with the surrounding wooden houses. It was a brick and tile structure. From the appearance, it seemed to be an ancestral hall. It's just that there are many guards in heavy armor standing near the ancestral hall, and the atmosphere is very different from the surrounding.
"That's the He family's ancestral hall." He Wanxiang explained to Lin Rufei, "The He family's iron-gold walnut book is planted in the ancestral hall. It's fine now, does Mr. Lin want to see it?"
Lin Rufei said, "Is that possible? Wouldn't it be inconvenient?" Through He Wanxiang's description, he could also hear the iron-gold walnut tree's status in the He family, although he was also very curious about what the walnut tree had grown into. It looks like it, but I always feel that it is a little inappropriate to see this precious exotic treasure.
"It's okay." He Wanxiang raised his chin slightly and said, "There is no one who can take the walnut tree away from the He family. Besides, Young Master Lin is a distinguished guest of our He family. When your brother traveled, he was my elder brother. The receptionist, he has also seen the iron-gold walnut tree." His tone was light, but the strong confidence contained in it, Lin Rufei naturally heard it clearly, and also, the He family's generation was particularly strong, and came out of the eight realms. Why are you freehand, there are really not many people who dare to provoke their family.
At the entrance of the ancestral hall, the guards saw He Wanxiang and put them in directly.
Entering the ancestral hall, Lin Rufei saw the neatly placed tablets of the He family, as well as the incense burner that was very neatly maintained. He Wanxiang asked Lin Rufei to wait for a while, while he took out three incense sticks and lit them, and bowed to the ancestors. Then he stood up and explained to Lin Rufei that this was their rule. To see the iron-gold walnut tree, one must first worship their ancestors and thank them for their shelter.
After the prayer was over, He Wanxiang led Lin Rufei to the backyard of the ancestral hall. He said that the iron-gold walnut tree grew inside.
Lin Rufei followed behind He Wanxiang, passed a few doors, and finally reached the backyard. The backyard was very wide, surrounded by gray brick walls. Look at the unremarkable green trees. This green tree is not too tall, and its trunk is only about the thickness of an adult's arm. At first glance, it looks no different from an ordinary walnut tree, but if you look closely, you will find that there is a thin layer of golden thread spreading on the trunk. The roots extend upwards, covering every branch, as if it were glowing.
He Wanxiang said: "This iron-gold walnut tree is also called the Shushushu, because it takes decades for each fruit to bear fruit. For it, it is only a moment, but for us, it is a lifetime. This year is a good year. , This walnut tree gave birth to six iron-gold walnuts. When we worship our ancestors in the coming year, our generation of disciples can try to pluck them. My elder brother said that if we are lucky, our He family will have the second one. What a freehand."
Lin Rufei saw the iron-gold walnuts mentioned by He Wanxiang in the hidden bushes. The walnuts were not big, but the color was very beautiful. Under the sunlight, they showed a pure golden color, like the sky in the sky. The golden sun.
I just don't know why, but seeing this walnut tree, Lin Rufei felt a familiar feeling, as if... I had seen this tree somewhere before.
Immediately, Lin Rufei felt that she was thinking too much. He had been in Kunlun for more than 20 years, how could he have seen the Shushushu thousands of miles away.
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Lin Rufei: Chicken Break
Gu Xuandu: Hey, children can't swear
Lin Rufei: Chicken!
Gu Xuandu: Children can't be called dirty! !
Lin Rufei: Chicken Break~~
Gu Xuandu: …
He Wanxiang: What the hell are you stabbing me for!