After leaving the capital, Ling Xiao traveled day and night, and finally arrived outside Suiyang City six days later.
I heard that there had been heavy rains a few days ago, and the mountain had flooded, forming a mudslide, blocking the only mountain road leading to Suiyang City. I calculated that it would take at least six or seven days to pass, so I stayed at the post station at the foot of the mountain.
At this time, not many people were entering or leaving the city gate. When Ling Xiao arrived, there were only two or three people in the post station. The shopkeeper came forward to ask, and Ling Xiao handed the bag to Lai Fu, asking him to go with the shopkeeper to open the room first.
He looked around and his eyes suddenly fell on a figure in the corner.
The man was wearing a crescent-white robe with blue cloud sleeves. He was tall and handsome. He didn't look like a man, but more like a delicate girl. Ling Xiao could tell at a glance that the man was extraordinary and thought he was definitely not from an ordinary family.
Now that he was trapped outside Suiyang City and couldn't go to Mobei, Ling Xiao thought about asking around first, maybe he could find new clues about Huai En.
"Sir, is there anyone sitting here?" Ling Xiao walked to the man and asked him politely.
The man raised his eyes, a trace of surprise flashed across his features. He glanced around, shook his head, and motioned Ling Xiao to sit down.
There were only empty seats in the hall, but Ling Xiao insisted on sitting with him. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Ling Xiao did it on purpose, taking the opportunity to find something on the man's mind.
"Would you like tea or wine?" the man suddenly asked Ling Xiao.
"Just plain water is fine." Ling Xiao was naturally embarrassed to let the man spend money. He was thinking about how to phrase it so as not to attract the man's attention.
The man seemed not to hear and poured a cup of tea for Ling Xiao.
"The tea from Suiyang City is famous far and wide. I see that you don't look like a city person, so you probably rarely get to taste it." As he spoke, the man stretched out his hand and moved the teacup in front of Ling Xiao.
"Then I thank you, sir." Ling Xiao couldn't refuse the kindness, so he raised his head and drank the tea in the cup. "It tastes mellow and delicious."
Ling Xiao laughed loudly, looking heroic and upright.
"It's the rainy season in Suiyang City right now. Why did you travel thousands of miles to come here?" The man asked Ling Xiao with great interest.
Suiyang City is located in a remote area, with its own doors and houses, close to the desert in the north and surrounded by mountains in the south. Even if Ling Xiao came from the nearest city, it would still be some distance away.
"To be honest, I'm here to look for someone." Ling Xiao mentioned. "Speaking of this, I just wanted to find someone at the post station to ask. Seeing that you have a wealthy family, I think you are well-informed and may have heard something about it."
"Tell me about it." The man's tone was gentle and it seemed that he was having a good chat with Ling Xiao.
"I wonder if you have heard of the miracle doctor Huai En?" Ling Xiao lowered his voice, fearing that he would be recognized and find out the purpose of his trip to Sui Yang.
"Wyan?" The man paused, his eyes flickered, and soon returned to normal.
Ling Xiao didn't notice it. He was only concerned about the man's next answer.
"Huai En is a famous doctor who helps the world. It's not surprising that I've heard of him. But his whereabouts... I really don't know." The man thought about it for a long time and finally shook his head.
Although Ling Xiao felt a little disappointed, he could guess that it would be great if Huai En was really that easy to find.
"It will take a few days to repair the mountain road. The owner of this post station has run a shop here for decades. You can go and ask him when you have nothing to do. Maybe he knows." The man pointed to someone.
Ling Xiao thought about how the shopkeeper had come to invite him in person when he first entered the store. He was a middle-aged man in his forties, who looked honest and reliable.
But it was not appropriate to ask everyone about this matter, for fear that it would be harmful to him if it got out. It would be better to wait until he arrived at Suiyang City. Ling Xiao agreed and made a note of asking the shopkeeper.
"Master!" Qingfeng came down and walked behind Lingxiao. "Master, everything is ready. You've been running around for so long, why don't you take a rest?"
"Okay."
After Qingfeng mentioned this, Ling Xiao really felt a little tired. He greeted the man and went upstairs.
As soon as Ling Xiao entered the room, the shopkeeper came to the man's seat.
"Do you know who is sitting opposite you?" The shopkeeper asked mysteriously, with an unfathomable look on his face.
"Who?" The man didn't care.
Anyway, if Ling Xiao took the initiative to approach him, even if he was the emperor, it would have nothing to do with him.
"He is the eldest son of the former marquis's mansion and the grandson of the great general who guards the country." The shopkeeper told the man with his eyes wide open.
In contrast, the man was much calmer.
"How did you know?" the man showed a little more interest.
Just now he saw Ling Xiao drinking Suiyang City's tea for the first time. Logically, this should also be his first time in Suiyang City. How could the shopkeeper confirm his identity
"I took his personal servant to the room and inadvertently saw the servant showing his badge. In addition, he has an outstanding temperament and looks like a nobleman from a wealthy family. I think my guess is almost right." The shopkeeper told the man his thoughts truthfully.
If the person just now is really the eldest son of the former marquis's mansion, then it would be really interesting.
He gave up his leisurely life in Tokyo City and traveled thousands of miles to Suiyang City to find Huai En. The reason why he did this must be for the people who were very close to him.
"You are well-informed, do you know who he is close to on a daily basis?" the man asked the shopkeeper.
"The events in Tokyo are far from me, so I can't get such detailed information. I only heard from the common people that half a year ago, the long-lost daughter of the former marquis's family returned to Tokyo to find her ancestry. That little girl is the biological sister of the one mentioned earlier. In addition, there is also an adopted sister who was raised by their mother."
The shopkeeper told the man everything he knew.
"What? Are you interested in him?" Seeing the man asked several questions in succession, the shopkeeper said with a smile.
"That's not the case." The man said, taking another sip of tea. "I just saw him in the eye and talked to him, so I asked a few more questions. I didn't mean anything else."
When the shopkeeper heard what the man said, he naturally didn't want to continue talking to him about Ling Xiao, so he turned around and continued to clean the tables and chairs.
Tokyo City, Shangshu Mansion.
In the hall, Bai Xu and his wife Qian were sitting in a solemn and depressing atmosphere. Qian was flustered and looked out from time to time.
Soon Bai Yuetong was brought here.
She hadn't eaten or drunk for two or three days, and she had lost a lot of weight. Qian was distressed and was about to get up, but Bai Xu stared at her, so she had to sit back down in dismay.
"Dad, Mom, if you want to persuade me to marry that hooligan who violated me again, then forget it. I would never marry him even if I die." Bai Yuetong said firmly, not allowing anyone to refute her.
"What else can you do if you don't want to marry? There are people outside who are spreading rumors about what happened on the mountain that day. Do you really want to make my Shangshu Mansion a joke so that you can be happy?"