“Woo—”
The mountain wind howled and the cold chill bit people.
Everyone in the Qin family supported each other and walked down the mountain carefully.
Taoist Qingyou held a lantern and led the way.
Along the way, everyone was curiously asking Luo Qingzhou and the others how they tamed the ancient ferocious beast.
Nangong Xueyi insisted, "It must be that Master Luo is too charming. He conquered the other party without fighting. The other party bowed down and offered his blood voluntarily."
Bai Ling said, "It must be that the son-in-law was very eloquent and tricked the ancient beast, and then Chanchan took the opportunity to make a move."
Luo Qingzhou was annoyed by the questions, so he said: "You can ask Chanchan. I fainted when I entered. When I woke up, Chanchan had already taken Zhuyan Blood back."
Xia Chan, who was following behind, glanced at him dimly.
When everyone asked her again, she answered with the same three words: "No, I know."
The carriage was waiting at the foot of the hill.
After Taoist Qingyou sent the group down the mountain, he said goodbye and left.
Before leaving, he approached Luo Qingzhou and whispered, "Mr. Luo, next time you come, you can go directly to the back mountain. No one will stop you."
Luo Qingzhou thanked her and after seeing her leave, he and Miss Qin prepared to get on the carriage behind.
Nangong Xueyi said quickly: "Mr. Luo, let's sit together. We can chat about The Story of the Stone if we're bored on the way. I came out here just for you today, but I haven't had a chance to chat with you yet, you... um..."
Before she could finish, Nangong Meijiao covered her mouth and roughly dragged her onto the first carriage.
Miss Qin held back her laughter and waved her hand, saying, "Brother-in-law, stay with my sister."
After saying this, he got on the first carriage with the help of Zhu'er.
Song Ruyue frowned, glanced at someone and her eldest daughter, hesitated for a moment, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she said nothing and got on the carriage.
Luo Qingzhou then followed Miss Qin and got on the second carriage.
After getting in the car, Bai Ling said crisply, "Son-in-law, can you tell me the truth? How did you and Chanchan subdue that ancient beast? I'm very curious."
Luo Qingzhou said: "Didn't you guess it? Just as you said, the uncle is eloquent and Chanchan is unparalleled in swordsmanship. The two of us worked together to succeed."
Bailing pouted immediately and said, "Son-in-law is so perfunctory."
Luo Qingzhou closed his eyes and ignored her.
Bai Ling glanced at him quietly, and couldn't help but recall the times when he sneakily attacked and kissed her every night.
Ever since she didn't let her brother-in-law kiss him, her brother-in-law's attitude towards her seemed to have changed and he was not as intimate as before.
"Stinky son-in-law, lecherous son-in-law, if I don't allow you to be trembling, you will ignore me..."
She muttered to herself.
The carriage drove into the road and started running.
Everyone was already exhausted, and gradually closed their eyes during the bumpy ride.
After Luo Qingzhou saw that the carriage had become quiet, he slowly opened his eyes and found that Miss Qin, who was sitting opposite him, was looking at him.
Their eyes met.
Qin Jianjia's thick eyelashes moved, as if she wanted to avoid his gaze, but she felt too guilty, so she continued to stare at him and said, "What does Zhuang Zhou dreaming of a butterfly mean?"
Luo Qingzhou was slightly startled when he heard this. Seeing that Xia Chan and Bai Ling beside him had closed their eyes, he whispered the story of Zhuang Zhou dreaming of a butterfly.
Then he said: "Dreams are not dreams, reality is not reality. Sometimes dreams are like reality, and sometimes reality is like dreams."
Qin Jianjia frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.
Luo Qingzhou glanced at her, hesitated for a moment, and then whispered: "Miss, I know you have been through some things in the past, so your temperament has become like this. In fact, Miss, you can treat the past as a dream and forget it. There is no need to think about it every day. Life is fleeting for decades. If you always live in the shadow of the past and ignore the beauty of the present and tomorrow, isn’t it a pity?"
Qin Jianjia raised her eyes and looked at him quietly. After a moment of silence, she said, "Don't you hate me?"
Luo Qingzhou couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "Why should I hate the eldest lady? Although the eldest lady treated me coldly, didn't live with me after marriage, and never treated me as her husband, the eldest lady brought me a lot of things. It can be said that Xiaodie and I were saved because of the eldest lady. I have always been grateful to the eldest lady in my heart, how could I hate her."
Qin Jianjia stared at him for a moment, then said calmly, "I lied to you."
Luo Qingzhou's eyes moved, and he glanced at the girl beside her, and said calmly: "The young lady did lie to me, but I am very content and grateful."
Qin Jianjia fell silent, looked at him quietly for a while, then retracted her gaze and slowly closed her eyes.
Luo Qingzhou still stared at her flawless face.
The night wind blew up the curtains, and the white moonlight poured down, falling on her flawless face, so beautiful and dreamy.
“Puff!”
Bai Ling suddenly smiled and said, "Sir, stop drooling."
Luo Qingzhou glanced at her and then began to stare at her.
Bai Ling crossed her arms across her chest, showing no fear at all. She immediately became full of fighting spirit and kept staring at him.
The two looked at each other and didn't say anything.
The carriage fell silent again.
After a long time, Luo Qingzhou raised his hand, rubbed his eyes, and said, "You win."
Then he closed his eyes.
Bailing raised her chin proudly and closed her eyes.
When the carriage entered the city, the city gate was about to close.
There are fewer pedestrians on the streets.
At the gate of the Qin family's residence, Xiaodie, Qiu'er and others had been waiting anxiously.
When three carriages drove in from the alley, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The carriage stopped at the gate.
Song Ruyue got off the carriage and saw only a few maids standing at the door. Her heart sank immediately and she asked hurriedly, "Where are the master and the second young master?"
Qiu'er quickly replied, "Madam, the master and the second young master have not returned yet. We have been waiting here since dark, but we have not seen them."
Qing'er, the daughter of housekeeper Zhou, also said, "Madam, my father hasn't come back yet."
Song Ruyue's face turned ugly.
Nangong Meijiao came up from behind and said, "Aunt, don't worry too much. The Yunwu Mountains are much farther away than the Qingcheng Mountains. It takes some time to go there and back. And the Nine-Leaf Grass may be grown deep in the mountains, so it may take some time to find it."
Song Ruyue said anxiously: "Meijiao, but the city gate is about to close. What if they come back too late and can't get in?"
Nangong Xueyi also came over to comfort her: "Aunt, there are many towns and inns outside the city. There are many places to rest. Don't worry. They are all warriors, it's okay."
Song Ruyue was relieved at this point. She looked at her sisters and said, "It's getting late. I don't know if the gates to the inner city are closed. Meijiao, Xueyi, you should stay here and rest tonight."
As soon as these words came out, Nangong Xueyi's eyes lit up and she said happily: "Okay, okay, aunt, we will stay with you tonight."
As soon as she finished speaking, Nangong Meijiao grabbed her wrist and dragged her directly to the carriage, turning around and saying, "Aunt, we won't stay here, so that Dad and Mom won't worry."
After saying that, he jumped onto the carriage, forcibly pulled Nangong Xueyi, who was still struggling against the carriage, up, stuffed her into the carriage, and covered her mouth.
"Hmm... Hmm..."
Miss Qin held back her laughter, waved at the car window, and said, "Sister Meijiao, Sister Xueyi, I'm sorry to bother you today, go back and have a rest."
Nangong Meijiao lowered the curtains.
The carriage left immediately.
Watching the carriage disappear at the alley entrance, Miss Qin Er suddenly turned her head and looked at someone and said, "Brother Qingzhou, can you be more restrained in the future?"
Luo Qingzhou was slightly startled when he heard this, and asked in confusion: "What are you restraining?"
Miss Qin Er smiled and said, "Charm, my brother-in-law's charm is exposed, which is very dangerous."
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
“Ahem.”
Song Ruyue coughed and frowned, saying, “Let’s go inside.”
A group of people entered the courtyard.
The maids immediately went to the kitchen and brought out the hot food from the pot.
After finishing their meal, they returned to their respective courtyards, took a shower, and then lay down on the bed tiredly.
Song Ruyue was so tired that her whole body ached. She was still worried about her master and son while taking a shower. She fell asleep as soon as she lay down on the bed.
After Miss Qin Er lay down on the bed, she took two drops of potion and soon fell asleep.
Luo Qingzhou lay on the bed, holding Xiaodie tenderly for a while, talking for a while, without feeling sleepy at all.
After the little girl fell asleep, he took out the message certificate, thought about it, and was about to chat for a while when the jade stone suddenly lit up and a message was sent.
Sister Yue: What are you doing
Luo Qingzhou was surprised that Sister Yue actually took the initiative to send him a message again.
Luo Qingzhou: I’m lying on the bed. I was just about to send you a message. Do you want to hear a story tonight
Sister Yue: No need, wait till I get there and we can talk in person.
Luo Qingzhou asked: Sister Yue, haven't you set off yet? How is Mocheng now? Are there any monsters in the city again
Sister Yue: I don’t know
Luo Qingzhou: Okay, Sister Yue shouldn't care about these things
Sister Yue: How is your fiancée
Luo Qingzhou: Today is fine, today we went to look for medicine. By the way, Sister Yue, have you heard of a monkey king who appeared in ancient times
Sister Yue: No
Luo Qingzhou: Oh, Sister Yue, I now feel more and more that this world may be bigger, more complicated, and more terrifying than I imagined.
Sister Yue: Only when you have fear in your heart will you continue to work hard in your cultivation
The two chatted for a while before they finished.
Luo Qingzhou felt that Sister Yue seemed to be in a good mood tonight. Although she still seemed cold, she answered every question, which was at least better than before.
Put away the message.
His spirit left his body, passed through the roof, and flew into the air. He carefully observed the entire mansion and the surrounding streets for a while. After seeing nothing unusual, he returned to the room and his spirit returned to his body.
I have to get up early tomorrow to go to Prince Duan’s Mansion to look for the morning dew on the Xuantian Jade Girl Tree, so I’d better go to bed early.
Fell asleep quickly.
The night passed quietly.
The next day.
Just as day broke, there was a knock on the door from outside.
Xiaodie quickly put on her clothes and went to open the door.
Mei'er said anxiously, "Xiaodie, ask the son-in-law to gather in the front hall. The old master and the second young master haven't come back yet, and the lady is very anxious."
When Luo Qingzhou heard the sound, he immediately got out of bed.
I just washed up quickly and went out.
When they arrived at the hall, in addition to Song Ruyue, Miss Qin Eldest and Miss Qin Second were also there, and Nangong Meijiao was also there.
Several people were talking with serious expressions.
"The city gates were opened very early. The master and Chuan'er would definitely not be sleeping in the inn at this time. Even if something happened, they would send someone back to inform us. But there is still no news. Weimo, Meijiao, do you think they are in trouble?"
Song Ruyue said with a look of worry and anxiety on her face.
Luo Qingzhou walked in from the door and consoled him: "It's just dawn, wait a little longer, maybe he's on the way."
Song Ruyue glanced at him and said with a worried look on her face: "I hope so."
The maids brought in some morning tea.
A few of them ate a little, then went out of the yard and waited outside the gate.
Until the sun rose to mid-sky, Qin Wenzhen, Qin Chuan and others still hadn't returned.
At this time, everyone began to feel uneasy.
Song Ruyue's face became more and more ugly.
Nangong Meijiao said in a deep voice: "Wait a little longer."
This wait lasted until the afternoon.
Song Ruyue's face turned pale, but she didn't say anything. She stared at the alley not far away and stood outside the gate motionless.
Nangong Meijiao made a prompt decision and said, "Aunt, Weimo, you guys go back and rest first. I'll take people out of the city and go to the Yunwu Mountains to have a look."
As soon as these words came out, Song Ruyue's eyes immediately turned red, and she said with emotion: "Mei Jiao, I have to trouble you again."
"We are family, you are welcome."
Nangong Meijiao didn't say anything more and got on the carriage directly.
The carriage quickly drove out of the alley.
The woman driving the carriage said, "Princess, shall we go back to the mansion and get some guards?"
Nangong Meijiao said in the car: "No, it just happens that I can go in there to hone my skills. I haven't been there since I was promoted to the martial artist level."
The woman hurriedly asked, "Princess, you're not even bringing Aunt Nine with you?"
Nangong Meijiao said coldly: "No, hurry up and go outside the city to change horses. It will be dark if you keep talking."
The woman didn't dare say anything more. She drove the carriage out of the city with a "gig".
Song Ruyue returned to the mansion and sat in the hall in a daze.
After Luo Qingzhou sent Miss Qin Er back to Meixiang Garden, just as he was about to leave, Miss Qin Er suddenly pulled him and asked, "Brother Qingzhou, where are you going?"
When Luo Qingzhou was about to say that he would go back to study, he looked into her clear eyes, was silent for a moment, and said, "Second Miss, I also want to go to the Yunwu Mountains to have a look."
Miss Qin Er looked at him tenderly for a while, then let go of his hand and said softly, "Brother Qingzhou, Wei Mo knew that our Qin family couldn't do without you. Thank you..."
Luo Qingzhou said nothing more and turned to leave the room.
Just as she reached the door of the room, Miss Qin Er suddenly said, "Brother Qingzhou, be careful..."
Luo Qingzhou turned around and said, "Yeah."
Miss Qin Er suddenly laughed and said, "Wei Mo is right. Be careful of Sister Mei Jiao's whip... Brother Chu Feiyang..."
Luo Qingzhou: “…”