Early the next morning, Xia Chu got up.
Not wanting to disturb the maid and make a scene, she quietly dressed herself up and picked up a pen to leave a letter to her father.
She said that she had to go back to Zilan Mountain, so don't worry, she would be back in two days.
Then he left the house quietly.
When we arrived at the foot of Zilan Mountain, it was just dawning, and the sun was rising slowly with its unique soft orange light in the early morning.
Xia Chu looked at the pitch pine tree at the foot of the mountain, which was as tall and strong as he remembered. There were still five red silk hanging from the top branches flying in the wind.
Not far from the pitch pine tree was the maze formation. After entering the formation, his heart felt sour again.
He grew up on this mountain. When he was eight years old, he sneaked down the mountain. An accident occurred and he was seriously injured. He also destroyed the maze at the foot of the mountain.
Later, the master Bai Ruofei came to find him and took him back. From then on, he was strictly prohibited from going down the mountain.
Until the age of thirteen. Lord Xiahou wrote a letter to his master, and Bai Ruofei asked him to go home.
If the circumstances of his previous life were taken into account, he should not have come back for more than ten years.
According to the memory, he walked out of the maze gently and skillfully.
Xia Chu did not use Qinggong. He climbed on foot, seemingly to feel the scenery along the way.
Zilan Mountain has two peaks, and two mountain roads will split halfway up the mountain. The formations of the two mountain roads are also different.
One leads to Zishan Peak and the other leads to Blue Peak.
Xia Chu thought about it at the fork in the road and decided to go to the Blue Mountain Peak first.
There are all kinds of flowers on the back mountain of Blue Mountain Peak and along the way.
Even though it is already the depth of winter and the city of Chang'an is frozen for thousands of miles, the sea of flowers all over the mountains is not affected by the falling snow at all, blooming along with the curves of the mountains.
It's within sight and refreshing.
Xia Chu climbed all the way to the top of the mountain and saw a wooden house in front of him, surrounded by a fence.
There is also a plaque with the word "Lanyuan" hanging on the door.
He opened the door and saw Lan Yuying.
Xia Chu remembered that they were only five years old when they first met.
Old man Lan took her sick to see Bai Ruofei. It was the first time in early summer that he saw a child of his size on the mountain. He was so happy that he kept pestering her and chattering endlessly.
"How old are you? What's your name? What disease do you have? It's okay. No matter what the disease is, Bai Ruofei's medical skills are amazing, but it's too painful to take medicine." When he said this, he wrinkled his little face.
It seemed like I was thinking of the taste of medicine I took in the past.
"Here you go." Lan Yuying took out a small bottle from the brocade bag and handed it to Xia Chu, then continued: "The nectar I brewed can be used to drink medicine later."
"You're so kind. My name is Xia Chu, and my courtesy name is Yunyi." Xia Chu grinned.
"Lan Yuying, named Meng'an."
"When you get better, I'll take you to hunt birds."
"good."
Childhood friendship is so easy, and besides, they are each other's only playmates.
From then on, Xia Chu took Lan Feiying to climb trees to pick fruits, go to the mountains to hunt birds, and ruined Bai Ruofei's countless medicinal fields.
Lan Yuying took him with him, harvested countless rare flower species from Lanyuan, and brewed countless bottles of nectar for him.
These memories were so beautiful that Xia Chu couldn't help but smile.
He collected his thoughts and looked at Lan Yuying at this moment.
Wearing a sky blue brocade dress, with white velvet sewn on the collar and cuffs, and a few butterflies with spread wings embroidered on the skirt, she stood in the flower field again.
When the wind blows, you can feel the butterflies flying among the flowers, which makes the cold temperament of the blue feather cherry blossoms extraordinarily pure.
"Meng'an, I'm back."
Lan Yuying's hand that was watering the flowers loosened, and the wooden ladle fell down, pressing on the pansy.
When she turned around, her face was like a hibiscus and her eyebrows were like a willow tree.
Her eyes, which were obviously more charming than peach blossoms, carried a proud temperament, and there were faint tears in her eyes at this moment.
"There is a beauty in the flower field, peerless and independent." Xia Chu winked at her and opened his arms.
Lan Yuying held up her skirt and smiled. Bubu Shengfeng rushed over and hugged Xia Chu.
"You have been gone for more than a month. Mr. Bai said that you will not come back after going down the mountain this time." Lan Yuying choked with sobs.
It's only been more than a month, but in early summer it has been more than ten years.
"Where's Old Man Lan?"
"Going to find Mr. Bai."
"Come on, let's go find the master too. I want to make a meal for you."
"When did you learn to cook?"
"Well, I learned it when I returned home." In his previous life, after coming down from the mountain, he studied a lot of his favorite dishes for Xiao Yanjun.
I’m really blinded by lard…
Xia Chu held Lan Yuying's waist, and this time it was not like strolling up the mountain, but directly using Qinggong to head towards the mountain peak.
When she arrived at Bai Zhai, Bai Ruofei and Lan Xilin were playing chess in the yard.
When Bai Ruofei saw Xia Chu, her hand that was about to make a move froze in mid-air and she was stunned.
Lan Xilin Xu was about to lose, so she simply rubbed the chess pieces together on the chessboard.
"It's not going down anymore. Hey, why is Xiaochu back?" Lan Xilin asked with an excuse.
"My disciple misses his master. One day without seeing him is like three autumns. Although he has been down the mountain for more than a month, I don't know how many springs and autumns have passed."
"How come you have become so glib after a trip down the mountain? Get up, you are such a good person, why are you doing this great gift?" The corner of Bai Ruofei's mouth twitched slightly.
Lan Yuying pulled Xia Chu to stand up. Xia Chu sighed softly.
I thought, the glibness is true, and the longing is true.
How many years have passed, it is true.
"Master, my disciple wants to learn martial arts. Can any sword, gun, stick, sword or whip make my disciple invincible in a short period of time?"
"I taught you before, but you didn't practice it. You only had some success in Qinggong and medical skills. Now let me see? Heh, you can't do either." Bai Ruofei's lips curled up with a sneer.
"Ah? Master... What kind of hidden weapon can kill you with one move?"
Bai Ruofei held her forehead and thought for a moment and said: "There is something that is very suitable and you are very familiar with it." After saying this, a silver needle flew out and pierced into Xia Chu's Jianjing point. He suddenly felt half-body numb.
"You should know that fatal points are divided into four points: numbness, dizziness, light and heavy points. Each type has nine points. The total is thirty-six fatal points. In life and death fights, it can be used as a killing move. Baihui He fell to the ground, Wei Lu did not return home, Zhang Men was hit, and nine of the ten people were killed. Taiyang and Yamen were bound to meet the King of Hell, with broken spines and no bones, and died at the knees." Bai Ruofei was reciting the mantra. He walked to Xia Chu's side.
He pulled out the silver needle from his Jianjing acupoint, and then said: "It's just that you have to practice hard to get the power of this flying needle."
"Disciple, I understand. This silver needle is very suitable for me as a hidden weapon."
"Is this why you came back?" Bai Ruofei raised her eyebrows.
"My disciple is going to Hanyang to join the military camp in the next year. With my skills as a three-legged cat, I must have something to save my life."
"You want to join the army?"
"Hmm. I have some things to do."
Bai Ruofei rolled her eyes at him when she saw that he was evasive and confused with his words.
Xia Chu breathed a sigh of relief when Bai Ruofei stopped asking questions. She turned to Lan Yuying and said, "Meng'an, I have to ask you to prepare some spices for me."
"Huh? What kind of fragrance?"
"Well, get me some functional ones. Make them into incense powder, incense tablets, incense pills and incense thread." Xia Chu put it next to Lan Yuying's ear and lowered her voice and said softly: "There is also aphrodisiac incense. .”
"What? You asked a descendant of the Lan family, the best incense expert in the world, to make aphrodisiac incense for you!" Lan Xilin was furious when he heard Xia Chu's lowered words.
Bai Ruofei also looked up at the sky with embarrassment on her face.
Lan Yuying's face turned red and she looked charming.
"Walking around, just in case of emergencies. Old man Lan, why do you have such a dirty mind?" Xia Chu coughed.
Lan Xilin was furious and kicked Xia Chu in the air.
Xia Chu dodged and hid behind Lan Yuying.
Lan Xilin was furious and stepped forward, while Xia Chu raised his arms and swept back.
Lan Xilin chases, Xia Chu runs away.
Up and down the trees, in front of and behind the house, I spent half an hour.
"Old man Lan, have you forgotten? Since last year, you have been unable to beat me..." Xia Chu broke out into a smile.
"If you fall into my hands once, I will break your legs and bury them in my Lanyuan as flower fertilizer." Lan Xilin panted and stopped chasing. He stood there and gritted his teeth.
"Your Blue Garden can't keep me. Besides, I have to take Meng'an down the mountain." Xia Chu sat on the tree trunk with one left leg bent, and hung his right leg to swing.
Listening to Lan Xilin's gritted teeth, his smile became even brighter.
"Bah, you think so."
Xia Chu saw a glimmer of hope in Lan Yuying's eyes and ignored Lan Xilin.
He jumped down from the tree and said to Lan Yuying: "Meng'an, I will go up the mountain to pick you up when I return from Hanyang." Without waiting for her answer, he took her hand and ran towards the back mountain.
"I'm going to hunt some game, and Meng'an will go with me to pick some vegetables. Make a meal, and do it for me."
Lan Xilin looked at their retreating figures and turned back to glare at Bai Ruofei fiercely.
"You taught me a good apprentice."
Bai Ruofei held her forehead and muttered: "What I taught is naturally excellent."
"What are you mumbling about?"
"Nothing, want another plate?"
"If I don't kill you, you'll leave nothing behind!"
(End of chapter)