The Mask of the Lord

Surrounded by mountains and rivers, bamboo towers, and peach blossoms, in this quiet morning, the sky is covered with orange tulle.The rising sun adorns the autumn morning and this beautiful mountain.The floating white clouds are like the white smoke that floats out of the windows when every household cooks, misty and illusory.The mountains are becoming more and more hidden, like a palace surrounded by clouds in the sky; the water is shimmering, like the scales of koi carp dancing in the water; the peach blossoms are flying all over the sky, like a light pink peach blossom rain.This is the gang of beggars.

They drove all the way from Chang'an City, passed through Fenghua Valley, turned to Luodao, then rushed from Luodao to Baling County, and finally reached the Beggars' Gang by water from Baling County.The Beggar Gang is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the terrain is complex and precipitous.As soon as Shan Liuli arrived at the Beggars' Clan, the first thing she did was to go to find her foster mother, Kang Huazhen.

Kang Hua is really a very special person in the beggar gang. She is the wife of the previous gang leader, the mother of Yin Fang, the gold and silver devil, and the adoptive mother of the current gang leader Guo Yan.She is also the founder of the legendary stick technique of the beggar gang, the "dog-beating stick method".Such a legendary woman, when meeting for the first time, no one would have expected that she is as pure as the sea and as crystal clear as jade.

Hua Wuque and He Lu stood outside the bamboo house, admiring the magnificent and colorful scenery of the Beggar Clan.There was a river in front of them, and the river was gurgling and flowing into the distance.Hua Wuque stepped on the green grass, walked a few steps forward, and stood by the river, he said to He Lu: "The scenery here is beautiful, how does it compare with Yihua Palace?"

He Lu replied: "The beauty here is beautiful, but it is far from the palace."

Yihua Palace in Xiuyu Valley is a place where a hundred flowers bloom, just like a fairyland outside the world.

Hua Wuque smiled, so happily.

When Shan Liuli came out of the bamboo house, from her angle, she happened to see Hua Wuque smiling.Seeing him laughing so happily, Shan Liuli asked aloud: "Young Master Hua, why are you smiling so happily?"

Hua Wuque turned back, looked at Shan Liuli, and said, "It's nothing else, I just wanted to laugh."

Just as Shan Liuli opened her mouth to say something, Kang Huazhen's voice came from inside the bamboo house.

"Li'er, no matter what happens, the Beggar Gang is your home. Xiao He, I, Fang'er, and Yan'er will be here waiting for you to go home."

Shan Liuli was stunned, as if she was nailed to the spot, unable to move.

After about a while, she pursed her lips, lowered her head and lowered her eyes, and said softly: "Thank you, mother, Miss Xiaohe."

After visiting Kang Huazhen and Yin Xiaohe, Shan Liuli took Hua Wuque and He Lu to Junshan.The scenery of Junshan is magnificent and colorful. Looking forward from the other side of the cliff, you can easily have a panoramic view of the apricot forest and Xuanyuan Terrace on the opposite mountain.

Shan Liuli handed the freshly filled wine jar to Hua Wuque, and said, "Drink?"

Shaking his head, Hua Wuque declined the wine jar handed over by Shan Liuli. "Thank you, Hua doesn't like to drink too much. Miss Li, alcohol hurts your body, it's better to drink less."

The days of getting acquainted with Dan Liuli were not long, but they were not short either. From the time they met, the wine jar in her hand has never left her body.She eats and drinks, drinks when she is bored, even when competing with others, but even so, she has never been drunk.No matter how much she drank, Shan Liuli was always sober.

Shan Liuli withdrew the hand she handed over, and said with a light smile, "You are too boring. Wine is Wangyousan, Duanchou soup, drinking it can relieve thousands of worries." After speaking, she suddenly shook her head , muttered to himself: "Almost forgot, you are still a child, how can you understand the beauty of wine?"

After saying that, He Lu who was beside him couldn't help interjecting, saying: "Our young master is not a child."

After Shan Liuli heard this, she smiled and said, "Aren't you a child? Miss He Lu, in my eyes, you and your playboy are both children."

Isn't thirteen or fourteen a child?So what is her age? ?

He Lu muttered, "Miss Shan is not much older than us."

Shan Liuli laughed loudly and said, "Miss He Lu, how old do you think I am?" She pointed at herself.

He Lu stared at Shan Liuli, thought for a while, and said hesitantly, "Sixteen or seventeen?"

"Twenty years, I'm already old enough to be a mother." In order to make her words more convincing, she specially raised two fingers and made a gesture.

He Lu looked at Shan Liuli depressedly, and said, "Are you already 20 years old?" For a person like her who is always glamorous, elegant, proud and noble, she is not dumbfounded.A seldom-common look appeared on that delicate face.

Not to mention He Lu was surprised, even Hua Wuque's face showed a rare look of surprise.

I thought that Shan Liuli was only 17 years old at the oldest, but I didn't expect her to be in her twenties.

Hua Wuque suddenly bowed to Dan Liuli and said, "Senior Li."

Shan Liuli: "..."

How did she become a senior in the blink of an eye?The speed changes too fast, she can't keep up with Hua Wuque's rhythm!

Shan Liuli held the wine jar in her arms, curled her lips and said, "Stop, don't just call me senior when you hear my age. Since we are friends, there is no distinction between senior and junior. As a child of the world, there is no need to worry about red tape. Same, call me Miss Li."

Hua Wuque's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "Okay."

Shan Liuli patted the ground next to her, and said, "Come on, you two don't stand, come and sit!"

She sat alone until now, Hua Wuque and He Lu stood together until now, the positions between the host and guest were reversed no matter how they looked at it.As a member of the beggar gang, she seemed like a guest, while Hua Wuque and He Lu felt like the masters of the place.

Hua Wuque sat next to Shan Liuli as promised, while He Lu sat a little further away from them.Compared with the two of them, Shan Liuli's sitting posture can be described as extremely heroic, not at all what a girl should be.

Shan Liuli raised the jar, took a sip of wine, and said, "You two are too reserved, in the beggar gang, you can do whatever you want."

Hua Wuque didn't return, just looked at her with a smile.

He Lu is a maid, as long as her young master doesn't let her speak, she will try not to speak.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, Shan Liuli changed the subject and said, "By the way, you said you were from Yihua Palace, right? But isn't there only women in Yihua Palace? How could there be such a male disciple as you?" ?”

Hua Wuque said with a smile: "It is true that Yihua Palace is full of women, and I am an exception."

Shan Liuli was puzzled and said, "Exception?"

Hua Wuque said: "When I was a child, I also asked my second master this question."

Shan Liuli asked: "Oh? Then how did your second master answer you?"

Hua Wuque said: "Second master said that they picked me up outside Xiuyu Valley, seeing that I am handsome and cute, with good bones, they decided to take me as a disciple."

Shan Liuli was thoughtful and asked, "That's it?"

Hua Wuque looked at her and asked curiously, "What does Miss Li think?"

Shan Liuli rested her chin on one hand and said lazily, "I think there must be a shocking secret behind you."

Hua Wuque smiled and said: "Miss Li, you are really interesting. Hua is just an ordinary person, how can there be any shocking secrets to discover? Besides, if there is something, Second Master will definitely not hide it from me."

Shan Liuli stared at him and said, "You really believe in your Second Master."

When Lian Xing, the second lord of Yihua Palace, was mentioned, Hua Wuque's expression became quite gentle, which was a relatively rare emotion that seemed like a living person, more like a human being. "Naturally. Second Master treats me like a child, and she will never lie to me."

Shan Liuli rolled her eyes, and asked suddenly: "There are rumors in the world that the two palace masters of Yihua Palace are rare and peerless beauties in this world, but the opposite of their beauty is their personality, cold as ice, self-confident and arrogant, I regard the people of the world as dead things. Is this rumor true?" Lifting the wine jar, she gulped down the wine.

Hua Wuque asked back: "How can it be true if it is a rumor?"

Shan Liuli drank well, nodded and said, "That's right."

Rumors, mostly exaggerated its real situation.

"You girl, you don't want to learn anything, but you are addicted to alcohol. Drinking in broad daylight, you are not afraid of being laughed at by others." At this moment, a voice came from afar.

Before the person approached, the voice came first.

Such skill is indeed terrifying.

Shan Liuli hugged the wine jar, curled her lips and said in dissatisfaction: "Is there anyone in the Beggars' Clan who doesn't drink like a life? Second brother, go and find me a Beggars Clan disciple who can't drink."

The visitor said: "Spoof, a girl's family, why don't you stay in the house and study the Four Books and Five Classics, female red embroidery, and like to show your face outside, are you afraid that you won't get married?"

Shan Liuli pouted, and said, "Second brother, why are you more of a bitch than elder brother and mother?"

The person who came was Yin Fang, the gold and silver demon hand, the son of Yin Tianci, the previous leader of the beggar gang, the current leader Guo Yan, and the junior of the evil beggar Shen Mianfeng.He has a handsome appearance, but it's a pity that from the chest up to half of his face, he is bound by a layer of white and hemp-colored bandages.In the depths of the only left eye that is exposed outside, there is pride and ambition that cannot be ignored.

Yin Fang came over, snatched the wine jar from her hand, weighed it in his hand, and said: "Drink, it's a good amount, how many jars of wine do you want to drink a day?"

Shan Liuli stretched out her fingers, originally she wanted to put up ten fingers, but after thinking about it, she felt bad, so she put up five. "Not much, not much, just five jars."

Yin Fang raised his eyebrows and said, "There are not many jars?"

Shan Liuli licked her lips and said with a sneer, "A lot? I think it's okay."

Yin Fang shook his head, handed the wine jar in his hand to Shan Liuli again, and said: "Girls, every family, what is hard to learn, but learn to be a drunkard, you should learn more from Xiao He."

Shan Liuli tilted her head, and automatically imagined a virtuous and gentle person like Yin Xiaohe in her mind, and she shuddered unconsciously.

She felt that with her personality, if she wanted to learn to be as gentle and gentle as Yin Xiaohe, she would probably have to be reincarnated in her next life.

Seeing what Shan Liuli was thinking about at a glance, Yin Fang shook his head helplessly, and turned to look at Hua Wuque and He Lu.At this time, the two of them had stood up from the ground and looked at him slightly cautiously.

Yin Fang clasped his fists together and said, "The two must be Xiaoli's friends, Mr. Hua Wuque and Miss Helu. Next is Xiaoli's second brother, Yin Fang."

Hua Wuque bowed back and said, "Young Master Yin."

He Lu nodded slightly at Yin Fang behind Hua Wuque.

Hua Wuque and He Lu's behavior towards Yin Fang is very ordinary, just the reaction they should have when they meet for the first time.

The corner of his mouth twitched, he just heard Guo Yan mention that these two people are not simple, it seems that, as Guo Yan said, these two people are by no means ordinary people.

Shan Liuli looked at Yin Fang and then at Hua Wuque. She raised her hand and touched her nose.

Sure enough, her second elder brother was sizing up Hua Wuque and He Lu in secret, and looking at the slightly curved corners of his mouth, he seemed very satisfied with these two, but why did they need to be satisfied with the friends she brought? ?

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