Walking out of Merlin, you are greeted by a wasteland with no village at all. Looking up, the mountains are rolling and the city of Chang'an is not visible.
A river flows in front of the plum forest, extending forward, and it is not clear where it will go. There is a mud road by the river that extends forward along the river, and I don't know where it leads. The wilderness was empty, covered with weeds and shrubs, and the roads were empty, with not a single soul in sight.
Ning Tao frowned slightly. Every time he came to Yinxu in the past, Nanmen Xunxian would be near him. But this time when he came, the first person he met was Jiang Caiping, and Nanmen Xunxian was nowhere to be seen.
"Could it be that I intervened at the wrong point in time and space in the past?" Ning Tao pondered in his mind, preparing to find someone for his Yuan Ying to leave the body.
But at this moment, a carriage came from the road by the river. There was an old man sitting in the carriage, wearing coarse linen clothes and a tall figure. His hands were holding the reins and riding whip, and thick calluses were clearly visible on the knuckles. The cocoon is not rough and looks relatively smooth. From this point alone, it is not difficult to see that this old man is a martial arts practitioner and has profound internal strength.
Such a carriage came into the wilderness, and the driver was so extraordinary. Could it be that Nanmen Xunxian was in that carriage
Ning Tao hurriedly ran to the middle of the road.
"Hey!" The old man who was driving the carriage stopped the carriage and looked at Ning Tao who ran from the side of the road to the middle of the road warily.
Just as Ning Tao was about to speak, the curtain of the carriage opened, and a woman stooped and walked out of the carriage. She was fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed in palace clothes, and looked like a maid in the palace.
She raised her head and glanced this way.
The moment she raised her head, Ning Tao was stunned.
This palace maid is the Nanmen Xunxian in this life.
She is coming.
This once again confirmed that he came and went in time and space, and she must be near him, without exception. However, what surprised him was that Nanmen Xunxian in this life was actually so young. Judging from his appearance, he seemed to be under adulthood.
Of course, this standard of adulthood is that of more than a thousand years later. In this era, girls can get married at the age of twelve or thirteen, and there are many girls who become mothers at the age of fourteen or fifteen.
He couldn't bear the fact that she was so young. Isn't it a bit too cruel to open the door and see the immortal at such a young age
The girl also saw Ning Tao. The moment their eyes met, her eyes froze for a moment, and she had a reaction that even she herself was not aware of. It felt like a pair of lovers who had been separated for decades suddenly met each other. They had changed their appearance, but they could still recognize each other at a glance, and then the emotions that had been stored in their hearts suddenly burst out.
There is nothing better than this.
"What are you looking at?" the old man scolded.
Ning Tao said: "I'm..."
Before he could say the words "Master Buri," a woman's voice came from behind: "Uncle Shan, please forgive me for being rude. This is Master Buri. He is a master from the outside world. You are not his opponent."
An outsider
The old man who was called Shan Bo suddenly had a stern look on his face: "Young Master..."
He seemed to be recalling whether he had ever heard of such a figure in the world, but judging from the blank look on his face, his mind was obviously blank.
"Sir, you've left, why are you still here?" Jiang Caiping looked at Ning Tao and asked.
Just now, he was a Taoist friend, and now he has become a brother. This is not because the two of them are familiar with each other, but because she is deliberately concealing her identity. If she calls her "fellow Taoist", everyone knows that she is a Taoist.
Ning Tao knew it well and did not point it out. He said casually: "My horse ran away and I was wondering how to get to Chang'an City... Is this carriage here to pick you up? Why don't you give me a ride."
"Bold!" Shan Bo said angrily: "Do you know who you are talking to? Why don't you kneel down to apologize!"
Ning Tao pretended to be surprised: "I really don't know, isn't that girl Jiang Mei?"
Jiang Caiping then said: "Of course I am Jiang Mei. Sir, please get in the car soon. I happen to be going back to Chang'an City, so why not come together."
Ning Tao bowed and said politely: "Thank you very much."
Shan Bo wanted to say something, but Jiang Caiping stopped him with a look. She didn't know why she wanted to chat with Ning Tao again. Just in the plum forest, when Ning Tao left, she felt a little unfinished, so she hesitated to speak. Now that Ning Tao mentioned taking a ride, there was no reason for her not to agree.
She didn't know that Ning Tao's target was her little palace maid. If she didn't have that little palace maid, he wouldn't get in the car even if she begged him to get in the car. How could she, a little plum spirit with a shallow way of doing things, fall under the eyes of Master Bu Ri
Ning Tao walked towards the carriage. His eyes were always on the little palace maid. She looked like a girl version of Nanmen Xunxian. The more he looked at her, the more he liked her.
The little palace maid jumped out of the carriage and found Ning Tao looking at her. She timidly avoided Ning Tao's sight, and a blush appeared on her pink cheeks. After all, she is a young girl. In the world more than a thousand years later, she will probably be a second or third grade student in junior high school. Being stared at by a young man, she will inevitably feel embarrassed.
Arriving in front of the carriage, Ning Tao bowed his head slightly and said politely: "Thank you Shan Bo... who is this young lady?"
He doesn't care at all about Shanbo, Shanzhu, etc. He only cares about the three people here and the Nanmen Xunxian in this life.
"I..." She glanced at Jiang Caiping timidly, as if she wanted to say her name, but was afraid of making her master unhappy.
Jiang Caiping said: "She is my personal maid, and she is with me..." She almost said the word "enter the palace", but she hurriedly added, "Her name is Chunmei, she has been with me since she was six years old, and it has been ten years now. "
It turns out that her name is Chunmei and she is sixteen years old.
Ning Tao breathed a sigh of relief at this age. At sixteen, this age was almost his bottom line. If he were any younger, it would simply force him to commit a crime.
"Oh, hello, Miss Chunmei." Ning Tao greeted her with a smile.
Chunmei gave Ning Tao a blessing gift and said shyly and timidly: "I have seen Mr. Buri."
She glanced at Ning Tao out of the corner of her eye, but she only glanced at him secretly, and then timidly left her sight.
She has a natural affection for Ning Tao, which was destined thousands of lives ago. Every woman has a Mr. Right, and her Mr. Right is standing in front of her, but he doesn't know it yet.
Naturally, Ning Tao had a lot to say to her, but with Jiang Caiping and Shan Bo standing next to him, he couldn't say anything.
"Brother Buri, please get in the car." Jiang Caiping said.
"Excuse me." Ning Tao was not polite, climbed into the carriage, then opened the curtain and got into the carriage.
The carriage carriage was large and wide, made of fine mahogany wood, and decorated gorgeously. Anyone with a discerning eye would know it was a royal thing at a glance. There is a bench in the carriage, which can accommodate two people, but it will be a bit crowded for three people.
Ning Tao took a seat by the window. Just as he sat down, Jiang Caiping got into the car and sat next to him. He looked at the curtain eagerly, waiting for the person he wanted to come in. After waiting for a few seconds, he heard the clear voice saying: "Shan Bo, let's go."
"Drive!" Shan Bo shouted.
The carriage moved, running neither fast nor slowly on the dirt road.
"Sir, what are you doing in Chang'an?" In the carriage, Jiang Caiping broke the silence between the two of them.
Ning Tao sighed: "I'm going to Chang'an..."
No words.
What can I say
Jiang Caiping looked at Ning Tao with a strange look, which seemed to say, don't you even know what you are doing
After a while of inking, Ning Tao said: "To be honest with Miss Jiang, I came to Chang'an this time to find my long-lost sister. She..."
"Where is she?" Jiang Caiping asked.
Ning Tao said: "I don't know either, but when I saw your maid Chunmei, I thought of my sister. She looks exactly like Chunmei."
"Look exactly the same?"
"Exactly the same."
Jiang Caiping looked like she suddenly realized: "No wonder you looked at Chunmei so tenderly and kindly just now. That's why. But she is definitely not your sister. She is a little girl I picked up without a father and mother. She is here Growing up in my family, I treated her like a sister.”
Ning Tao said: "Miss Jiang, can you let Chunmei in? I want to have a chat with her."
"What's the matter? I just asked her to come in." After saying that, Jiang Caiping called out: "Chunmei, come in."
"Yes." Chunmei responded, opened the curtain and got in, then bowed and saluted, "What are your orders, master?"
Ning Tao stared at her, unable to hide the tenderness in his heart. How much he wanted to tell her right away that he had brought the elixir-level Ancestral Seeking Pill, but when the words came to his lips, there was no sound. There are some things that she won't understand even if he tells them without going through the step of opening the door.
Chunmei also glanced at Ning Tao secretly, then looked away.
Jiang Caiping said: "Chunmei, Mr. Buri said that you look like his long-lost sister. Please raise your head and let Mr. Buri take a closer look."
Chunmei was stunned for a moment, then slowly raised her head and looked at Ning Tao, the light in her eyes seemed a little strange.
Long lost sister
In a world more than a thousand years later, such an old-fashioned way to pick up girls would probably only be able to deceive a three- or five-year-old girl. It would be difficult to deceive a six-year-old girl, let alone a sixteen-year-old girl. The girl is in her prime.
Ning Tao stared at Chunmei. In just a few seconds, tears filled his eyes. He choked and said: "Sister... My good sister, I finally found my brother." is you!"
"This..." Chunmei was stunned on the spot, not knowing what to do.
Jiang Caiping's eyes flashed with joy, and she said: "Chunmei, why don't you call me brother."
"Master, I..." Chunmei obviously didn't understand the situation and was a little confused.
Jiang Caiping frowned slightly: "You silly girl, this Mr. Bu Ri is a great man. If you accept him as your brother, I'm afraid it will be your blessing that you have cultivated for several lifetimes. Why are you still standing there?"
It's not difficult to guess what she was thinking. Chunmei recognized Ning Tao as her brother, so she had someone to rely on. Doesn't her master also have a strong backer
When Jiang Caiping said this, Chunmei didn't dare to hesitate and timidly called out: "Brother."
Tears welled up in Ning Tao's eyes, and his voice trembled: "Madam, is it really you?"
Jiang Caiping and Chunmei were stunned on the spot.
Damn it!
Is this car still the one going to school