In the evening.
Luo Qingzhou put on a mask, left the house through the back door, and went to Jubao Pavilion.
The remaining 250 gold coins and the more than 20 gold coins picked up on the road last night were all spent.
The muscle-strengthening potion is more expensive, so I only bought two bottles.
However, the waiter said that this tendon-refining potion lasts longer than the flesh-refining potion, and two bottles are enough for more than half a month.
Combined with his own spiritual fluid, it should be enough.
He also spent five gold coins to join a team that went out of the city to hunt monsters.
It was two days later.
The location, of course, is the Blackwood Forest.
You can stay in the house to practice to refine your skin and flesh, but when you enter the stage of refining your tendons, you need to go out and fight to hone your skills.
If you keep practicing alone in a secret passage at the bottom of a lake, you will eventually lack a lot of things.
Some things can only be obtained in real combat.
Of course, going out would be dangerous.
But if you are afraid of danger on the path of cultivation, then there is no need to continue.
What's more, considering his and the Qin family's current situation, it would be most dangerous for him to stay at home honestly.
There was no way he was going to sit there and wait for death.
After leaving Miss Qin Er in the morning, he went to the bottom of the lake to practice.
In the evening, I took a shower and came out.
After buying the potion and finalizing the task for two days later, he left the Treasure Pavilion.
No delays on the road.
He took a detour, bought five strings of candied haws, and returned to the Qin Mansion through the back door.
After entering the mansion, he took off his mask.
The sky at this time had completely darkened.
Even in the inner city, it is not safe at night.
What's more, he and the Qin family are now being watched by people, so they must not stay outside for too long after dark.
When I returned to the courtyard.
Xiaodie was standing at the door, eagerly waiting for him.
When the little girl saw that he was holding so many candied haws in his hands, she jumped up and ran out happily to greet him.
"Master, you went out alone again? Why did you buy so many candied haws? I can't finish them all by myself. If I eat too much, my teeth will hurt. I dare to eat two strings, no, three strings, at most four strings!"
"If you want to eat shit, I'll give you a bunch."
Luo Qingzhou gave her a string and reminded her: "Remember to brush your teeth after eating."
The little girl took the candied haws and looked at the remaining four strings in his hand. After thinking for a while, she said, "One string for the eldest lady, one for Sister Bailing, one for Sister Xiachan, and... one for the second lady?"
Luo Qingzhou paused, turned his head and looked at her and asked, "How did you know?"
The little girl giggled and said, "Of course I know who the young master is good with."
After saying that, she took the candied haws, skipped into the yard, went to the kitchen, and said, "Sir, wait a moment, I will heat up the food for you."
Luo Qingzhou thought about it at the door.
Forget it, let him eat the candied haws himself.
It is indeed a bit unreasonable for the brother-in-law to give candied haws to his sister-in-law after dark.
It shouldn't be him who delivers it.
Had dinner.
Luo Qingzhou went out with three strings of candied haws and went to the "Lingchan Moon Palace".
Although it was unlikely that Miss Qin would accept his candied haws, he still had to pretend to do so. It would be unreasonable to give them only to Bailing and Xia Chan and not to Miss Qin.
The gate was open.
There was no one in the front yard.
Luo Qingzhou took the candied haws and went to the back garden.
Bai Ling was standing at the entrance to the garden, lazily leaning against the round door covered with green vines, with a pink flower stuck in her ear. She had a dazed expression and a silly smile on her face, and no one knew what she was thinking about.
Hearing the footsteps, her eyes lit up, she stood up straight, looked at him, and two sweet dimples appeared on her pretty face as pink as a flower. She said in a crisp voice, "Master, you are here."
The cold girl who was standing in the garden with a sword in her arms in a daze, immediately came to her senses after hearing the voice, and her pretty face turned cold.
"Son-in-law, look, the flowers you gave me this morning, are they pretty?"
Bailing pointed at her ears with a smile, pinched the hem of her skirt with both hands and turned around playfully, looking cute as if she was asking for praise from her son-in-law.
"It's just so-so. It's just so-so."
Luo Qingzhou replied casually.
As soon as he said this, he suddenly froze.
Isn’t this the mother-in-law’s catchphrase
Is arrogance contagious
Bai Ling pouted and snorted, "Son-in-law is often bullied by Madam, and he is almost becoming like Madam."
"Don't talk nonsense."
Luo Qingzhou glared at her, then immediately changed the topic and said, "Beautiful. But it's not because you are wearing flowers that you are beautiful, but because the flowers are on your head, you look beautiful."
Bailing opened her watery eyes wide and was stunned for a moment before she reacted: "Son-in-law, were you praising me for being beautiful just now?"
Luo Qingzhou ignored her, stuffed a string of candied haws into her hand, and then went into the garden.
Bailing suddenly sniffed and said with a touching look on her face: "Son-in-law, this is the first time I have heard such beautiful love words."
Just after she finished speaking, she saw a pair of cold eyes in the garden, and she sobbed again and changed her words: "This is the first time I have heard such nice flattery. My son-in-law really knows how to flatter..."
Luo Qingzhou entered the garden and walked to the plum tree first. He handed the candied haws in his hand to the tree and said, "Miss Xia Chan, candied haws..."
This time, he didn't ask.
This time, the sword-holding girl under the plum tree simply turned away with a cold face and did not snort again.
The two of them were in a stalemate for a while.
Luo Qingzhou silently put away the candied haws, walked towards the pavilion, and ignored her.
The girl turned her head away, looked at his back as he left, then looked at the candied haws in his hand, her eyelashes trembling.
Bai Ling, who was standing at the round gate, saw this scene and hurried over to stuff the candied haws in her hand into her hand that was tightly holding the sword. Then, she took off the flowers on her ears and inserted them into her temples, saying flatteringly: "Chanchan, don't be angry, don't be angry... Being angry is not good for your health... My son-in-law, he is a bad guy, let's ignore him."
Xia Chan threw away the candied haws in her hand, took off the flower from her temples and threw it on the ground, then she held her sword, walked away quickly, went into the house, and never came out again.
"Miss."
Luo Qingzhou walked to the pavilion, lowered his head and handed over the candied haws: "I bought it outside."
Qin Jianjia was reading a book quietly in the pavilion. When she heard this, she raised her head, glanced at the candied haws in his hand, then glanced at him again and said, "Give it to Xia Chan."
"Uncle, I'll take you in."
Bailing didn't give him a chance to refuse and hurried over.
Luo Qingzhou said nothing more and bowed his head to leave.
Bailing led him into the house, stopped at the corner, and looked at him with sparkling eyes.
When Luo Qingzhou was about to get close, Bailing hurriedly took a step back, raised her hand to cover her mouth, and whispered: "Uncle, you can't be naughty to me tonight, you really can't... Uncle has two strings of candied haws in his hand, when you go in later, give them all to Chanchan. Chanchan is... not in a good mood today, she needs to eat more sweet things."
"Uncle-in-law, please bear with it and beg her again, okay?"
Luo Qingzhou was silent for a moment, and just as he was about to speak, Bailing lowered her head, bit her lip, pinched her dress with her slender jade fingers, and said shyly: "If you agree, then later... later I will... take the initiative to kiss you, okay?"
Luo Qingzhou looked at her beautiful face and charming eyes and said, "Okay."
Bailing immediately smiled brightly, walked to the front shyly, opened the door, and said softly: "Chanchan, the uncle is here to see you."
Luo Qingzhou followed in.
There was no light in the room and it was pitch black.
The girl held the sword, standing silently in the dark corner, motionless.
Bai Ling went over and lit the oil lamp.
The light illuminated the room.
But the cold girl still stood in the shadow in the corner, as if she had merged into the darkness.
Luo Qingzhou walked over, handed over the two strings of candied haws in his hand, and said softly: "Miss Xia Chan, I was wrong just now. I beg you to eat candied haws again."
Just think of this girl as a little girl, a little girl who needs to be coaxed, and it won’t cost you anything to beg for mercy.
The girl turned her face away coldly and ignored him.
In the darkness, a thin mist was spreading between the slightly drooping eyelashes.
Luo Qingzhou said again: "Miss Xia Chan..."
Bai Ling's eyes lit up, and she suddenly remembered something. She immediately ran out of the room, and soon ran back in with a fresh flower in her hand. She handed it to Luo Qingzhou and whispered, "Son-in-law, give this flower to Chanchan, and say a few words... say a few words like what you just said to me... flattery..."
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
Bailing leaned close to his ear and said, "Chanchan has had a stomachache for several days. She's so pitiful. Uncle, just comfort her. At most, I'll... I'll kiss you a few more times, okay?"
Luo Qingzhou's mouth twitched, and he whispered, "Will she suddenly stab me with a sword?"
Bai Ling whispered, "No, go quickly, son-in-law. I promise."
Luo Qingzhou hesitated for a moment before walking forward and carefully handed the flowers in his hand over. After thinking for a moment, he said softly, "Miss Xia Chan, you are more beautiful than flowers..."
"Good! Uncle, what you said is good! Wonderful! Uncle, what you said is wonderful! Applause!"
Bailing praised and clapped her hands with a bright smile on her face.
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
The girl standing in the darkness was silent for a moment, and finally turned her pretty face slowly, looking at him with cold eyes.
"Uncle, candied haws."
Bailing secretly poked his kidney with her finger and reminded him in a low voice.
Luo Qingzhou handed over two strings of candied haws and said, "Miss Xia Chan, please have some candied haws..."
Xia Chan snatched it away, lowered her head, walked quickly past him, walked out of the room, and disappeared.
In the darkness outside, she rubbed her eyes.
The room fell silent.
Luo Qingzhou sighed, glanced at the girl beside him, and prepared to say goodbye and leave.
To be honest, he felt confused.
Bailing quickly reminded: "Son-in-law, have you forgotten something?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "No."
Bailing quickly reached out and grabbed his clothes, and whispered to remind him: "Just now...someone promised you...that...did you forget it?"
"Who is that? Who is someone?"
Luo Qingzhou looked confused.
Bai Ling stamped her feet, pouted her lips and said, "Stinky son-in-law, you did it on purpose!"
"It's getting late. I still have to go to my wife to pay my respects."
Luo Qingzhou waved his hand and walked out.
The door closed with a creaky sound.
After a while.
Bai Ling's angry stamping sound came from the top of the room: "Stinky son-in-law, bad son-in-law! If you have the guts, don't ever be naughty with me again! I hate you!"
It's late at night and everyone is asleep.
The bright moon is still reflected in the pond, but the snow-white figure in the pavilion is no longer there.
There is tranquility in the back garden.
Suddenly, a figure walked in silently, looked around, walked to the peach tree, and quickly picked up the string of candied haws thrown on the ground.
Then, disappeared.
That night, Luo Qingzhou had another dream.
In his dream, he smelled the familiar fragrance, held the hazy figure in his arms, and kissed her mouth. The taste in his mouth was sweet...
It tastes like candied haws.