Strange Tale of Qingluan

Su Zhongming ignored the shouts behind him, and ran forward for his life. He jumped to the roof of a common people's house, jumped off the tall dry thatch pile, then got up, and continued to run along a small alley. On the street, I met Yang Bin who came over in time—this man was riding a horse, leading another horse to catch up and stop in front of him.

He urged him, "Quick! Get on the horse!" Su Zhongming immediately got on the horse's back, put on the reins, and asked him, "Where is Gonghe? Are you going to leave him alone?"

Yang Bin urged him for the second time, "This is his plan! Tell me to pick you up quickly! He will find a way to keep up with us, let's go quickly! It's not suitable to stay here for long!" Horse belly, ride the horse with him, gallop forward, never look back.

After rushing out of Dongzhou City and arriving at the countryside, Gong He just caught up with them on horseback, and shouted to them: "That woman is really difficult to deal with, we have to go back quickly, lest she lead someone to catch up with her!"

They took a shortcut and hurried back to Lantern Square, but fortunately, the people from Mufeng Club did not catch up.They went back to the restaurant, where, by chance, troublesome things happened.

Seeing so many familiar people gathered in the lobby, Gong He thought it was a welcome, and was very happy. He didn't smell any anxiety at all, and blurted out to them: "They are all waiting for us!" However, they all frowned, Not answering.Su Zhongming suddenly felt something was wrong, and quickly asked, "What's wrong with everyone?"

Jiang Xiaoyao stood up, and said frankly: "Miss Wen Qian...is gone." Su Zhongming was taken aback, and opened his lips to speak, but before he could speak, someone answered for him, and this person was Yang Bin.

"What! Wen Qian... disappeared!? Isn't she with you, why did she disappear!" Yang Bin blurted out, looking more anxious than anyone else.

Su Zhongming glanced at him, and asked Jiang Xiaoyao calmly, "When did this happen?" Jiang Xiaoyao replied, "I don't know. After you left, everyone was resting in the room. Later, Fei'er came to call for help, and everyone started talking." I know." Fei'er also began to explain, "She said her throat was a little uncomfortable, so she asked me to give her the medicine, and she disappeared when I decocted the medicine and delivered it."

This is strange, with Wen Qian's character, she always goes in and out, even if she doesn't say it, it will be obvious to others. It is impossible to sneak and not move at all like this time, unless she is not going out by herself but is led by the wall. out of...

Su Zhongming pondered, and then asked: "Have you looked for it?" Jiang Xiaoyao replied, "Miss Ye and Miss Yan have already gone out to look for it, and are waiting for news!" As soon as the words fell, everyone saw Ye Shuangshuang and Yan Ying. Come back exhausted.Jiang Xiaoyao went up to meet her, and asked with concern, "How is it, has anyone found it?"

Ye Shuangshuang sat down and replied: "I've searched everywhere around here, but I can't find anyone." Yan Ying walked up to Su Zhongming and said anxiously: "Master, what should I do?"

For a moment, Su Zhongming's head seemed to have turned into two big heads, and he couldn't think of a way.Just when they were about to panic, a few quack men came in from the outside, walked straight towards them, and bowed their hands to them, "Which one is Mr. Su?"

"I am." Su Zhongming stood up and replied.The Jianghu man said, "Please come with us, my lady wants to see you." Su Zhongming felt very strange, "Your family lady? Who are you? I think we may have met each other before." The Jianghu man said, "Whether I've never met you before, Mr. Su will know when he goes."

It’s not a bad thing anyway, Su Zhongming agreed with this intention, “Okay, I’ll go with you! But, you can’t leave these friends of mine alone, can you?”

The Jianghu man said, "Mr. Su can settle the bill, and then take them to see my lady." Everyone immediately packed their bags, paid all the bills, and then left the restaurant with those people.

After walking for a while, the people came to the outside of the city and waited under a big tree. They saw a carriage slowly approaching from the front, and a woman came out of the carriage. She rushed over and threw herself directly into Su Zhongming's Huaihe River. , Lou by Su Zhongming.

When the banquet came, Su Zhongming had no surprises, but was simply surprised. He gently pulled her away, looked at her, and was stunned for a moment, "Wen Qian? Are you Wen Qian? Your outfit..." Wen Qian chuckled. , proudly said: "How is it? Doesn't it look good?"

Instead of complimenting, Su Zhongming pointed at her and complained bluntly: "Why are you wearing the same clothes as the characters in fantasy martial arts games?" Wen Qian couldn't understand what he said, but she heard his tone , knowing that it was not a compliment, she pouted, "What! This is the fairy dress of Yangui Island!"

"Yangui Island?! Those people just now are from Yangui Island?" Su Zhongming was surprised again.Wen Qian nodded and replied, "Yes! I am the eldest lady of Yangui Island, so they are naturally from Yangui Island." Su Zhongming was curious, "Your father is afraid that you will cause trouble outside, so this time he sent someone to pick you up. gone?"

Wen Qian replied, "No, it's because my father has been away for so many years, and no one in my hometown knew that there would be me. Later, my fourth uncle found out that Ying was going to send someone to pick me up."

After understanding the truth, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Su Zhongming asked her, "When are you leaving?" Wen Qian replied, "Right now! But... I don't want to go back alone, I want you to go with me The island will accompany me. Except for my father, I don't know anyone else there, so I will definitely be lonely."

"Ask us to accompany you back?" Su Zhongming was taken aback for a moment.Seeing his reaction, Wen Qian was a little displeased, "Why, don't you want to..." Su Zhongming waved his hand and explained: "No, no, of course I would like to see Senior Murong again, but it depends on everyone the meaning of."

Yang Bin stepped forward and agreed, "Since you invited me over, of course I will!" Gong He thought for a while and replied, "As long as there is food and enough to eat, you can go anywhere. It's done." Yan Ying bowed slightly to Su Zhongming, "Wherever my lord goes, I will protect it with me!" Ye Shuangshuang and Fei'er shouted together: "We're going too! We're going too!"

Su Zhongming lightly supported his forehead, put down his hand, and agreed, "That's all right." Everyone followed the people from Yangui Island, only Jiang Xiaoyao did not move.Jiang Xiaoyao said: "I will go back to Le Nv Pavilion to return to my life, so I won't go with you." Su Zhongming didn't force her, and bowed to her, "Then there will be a period later, and we will meet again in Qingluan City! Please~~"

"En." Jiang Xiaoyao responded lightly, then turned around and left, walking slowly away on the withered and yellow weeds.Su Zhongming also turned around, led the crowd, and set off with the people from Yangui Island. Although the agreement with Shang Yanhua could not be fulfilled, he did not give up and decided to find the way to Xuanxiu Valley from elsewhere.

Five days later, the ferry carrying Su Zhongming and others arrived at a small island in the sea. As soon as the boat berthed, everyone disembarked. "The wintersweet grown on this island is very fragrant." The women were slightly surprised, looked around, and wondered, "Where is the wintersweet?"

The people from Yangui Island replied, "Mr. Su is really sharp. Yes, there are indeed wintersweets growing on Yangui Island." Su Zhongming smiled, stretched out his right hand, pointed to the distance, and said as a matter of course: "Because I am the slowest to get off the boat. A chance to see the vista and smell the flowers."

"You just say that your nose is good enough, otherwise I wouldn't be able to smell it! Well, you are still on the boat alone, hurry up!" Yang Bin replied, urging him to get off the boat.

Su Zhongming took a step, got off the boat quickly, set foot on Yangui Island with everyone, and walked deep along the path, talking and laughing all the way, after walking only a dozen steps, Su Zhongming looked back in a strange way, talking and laughing followed Suddenly stopped.

"Hey, what are you looking at?" Yang Bin was full of doubts, and looked back at him, only to see him look away, keep up with the pace of the crowd, and answer Yang Bin nonchalantly, "It's nothing..." Yang Bin felt a little puzzled, Looking back like him, all I saw were flowers and plants on the island, and I couldn't help muttering to myself, "Did you encounter ghosts in broad daylight? It's so strange..."

In a courtyard of Murong Mountain Villa, two men were playing chess at a stone table, one of them laughed triumphantly, holding a white chess piece between his fingers, "Third brother, be careful! You don't leave a piece of armor!"

Everyone just stepped into the courtyard and saw someone playing chess, so they rushed forward to watch, and the man from Yangui Island also reported to the man who had just spoken, "Master, my subordinates have already brought the young lady back. It's gone." The man didn't say a word and ignored him, he just focused on the chess game, and the people from Yangui Island didn't dare to disturb him, so they had to step aside and wait.

Murong Qinxue watched him put down the chess piece calmly, then picked up his own chess piece and frowned in thought, Wen Qian glanced at it, couldn't help but called him 'Father', Su Zhongming stopped her from continuing, Whispered to her, "Your father is looking for a chess game. If you disturb him, you will lose this game." Wen Qian immediately shut up and just watched.

"Fourth brother, have you ever heard the saying 'Jiang is still spicy'?" Murong Qinxue said to Murong Qinmei while dropping the chess pieces down gracefully.

Murong Qinmei was stunned for a moment, looked carefully at the chess game, raised two fists and pounded on the edge of the stone table, showing a disastrous look on his face, and yelled 'Aiya'.Murong Qinxue smiled, "Fourth brother, fourth brother, you have this problem, you laugh before the outcome is decided, God can't see it, can you win!"

"Oh, if you lose, you lose, that's all." Murong Qinmei sighed, picked up the cup and took a sip of tea.Playing chess is just for fun. As for winning or losing, it is just a trivial matter for Murong Qinmei, and the big deal is that he will win it back next time.

Wen Qian took the opportunity to call Murong Qinxue again, "Father..." Murong Qinxue looked up, was stunned, and replied, "You girl! Why did you come back without saying a word?" Murong Qinmei took the cup Putting it down, Kai Lip explained: "Third brother, I sent someone to pick her up, but I didn't tell you."

Wen Qian showed her grievance slightly, and replied: "I called Dad just now, and Dad ignored me. Later, Brother Zhongming said that if he called Dad, he would lose, and my daughter stopped calling because she was afraid that Dad would lose." Murong Qinxue heard the words , turned to look at Su Zhongming, the boy immediately bowed his hands politely to him.Murong Qinmei interrupted again, full of dissatisfaction, "Aren't you afraid of your uncle losing if you are afraid of your father?"

"My uncle?" Wen Qian couldn't react for a moment, wondering in her mind.Knowing that she had never met any relatives, Murong Qinxue immediately introduced the man in front of her, "He is your uncle, your father's fourth younger brother." Wen Qian nodded as a sign of courtesy, and then said casually, "That is My father defeated fourth uncle with real skills! Besides, how can there be any children in the world who don’t stand by their father? Anyway, they are a big family, so it doesn’t matter if they win or lose.”

"As expected of the third brother's daughter, I have to accept what I say..." Murong Qinmei said helplessly, his eyes turned to Su Zhongming and the others, and wondered: "Who are these young people?" Murong Qinmei Xue also introduced them one by one, pointing to Su Zhongming first and said, "This handsome boy is the boy surnamed Su, and the others are his followers."

"Oh?" Murong Qinmei heard the words, looked at Su Zhongming carefully, thought for a while, and said: "It's the first month now, and if you count his age, this kid should be eighteen. He really looks good," and then Sighing, "It's a pity... so young and promising, but he lost his family and power..."

Su Zhongming just smiled slightly, and said calmly: "The royal power is lost, but the country is still there. It's just that the owner has changed, and the family is gone, but I am still alive, and one day I will be able to rebuild another one."

"You are so strong at such a young age, let me and other elders look at you with admiration! If you don't mind, you can treat Yangui Island as your own home." Murong Qinmei admired him very much and spoke generously.Su Zhongming couldn't stand it anymore, and replied: "Why should the head of the family be so polite? I am only a guest." In order not to spoil his interest, he specifically mentioned the flowers and trees on the island, "However, the wintersweet on this island is very beautiful. Even if you leave I will also be reluctant."

Murong Qinmei replied: "When my wife is bored, I like to plant some flowers and plants on the island. It really makes you laugh." It must have taken a lot of effort to make such a beautiful and fragrant wintersweet."

"I don't know what kind of wintersweet Mr. Su likes? Here are Suxin, Xiaohua and Qingkou." Murong Qinmei asked casually.Su Zhongming smiled, "Of course I like them all, but I must add the word 'most', which is Qingkou!"

"Qingkou..." Murong Qin touched the beard on his chin, "a guest who came a few days ago also liked the chime mouth very much, and praised it several times!"