Zero Court

In the evening, the number of people in the night market gradually increased.The autumn wind is rustling, but everyone has done a good job of keeping warm, and they all look happy.

Today, due to the continuous heavy rain, the air is humid and cold, but it cannot withstand the enthusiasm of the people, because the leaders here are not only responsible, but also resourceful, talented, honest and honest...

Most importantly, he treats Hao Hyuk really well.

Hao He wrapped up the cloak sent by Yan Er who followed the adults' instructions, and with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he walked slowly on the familiar bluestone floor.

Turn left and turn right, look at the thriving night market, look at the children playing hide and seek by the trees by the river, look at the night boats floating on the lake, look at...

Uh... where is this place?

Hao He walked into a wide alley unknowingly, but there were no people in the alley, except for a shop with red lanterns hanging at the end.

According to my experience of traveling across most of Qingzhou City in the past 18 years, I have absolutely never seen this shop in the West Market that I am so familiar with.

Suppressing the curiosity in his heart, Hao He gradually approached the shop with the wooden door tightly closed.

There is a large plaque on the door, with two words majesticly engraved in regular script - Lingyuan.

Uh... so what's the business?Coffin business?

Hao He stood in front of the door and started to scare himself with divergent thoughts.But I don't know when, when the tightly closed door opened a crack, and it opened wider and wider.

"Squeak-"

The door was gradually opened from the inside, Hao He nervously tightened the hem of the cloak, sweating continuously on his body.

But miraculously, he felt that what was inside would not harm him, so he didn't yell or run away.He just stared, staring at what was inside after the door was fully opened.

Although it took only a moment to open the door, Hao He felt that a very long time had passed.

The first thing that appeared in front of his eyes was the black robe, embroidered with some complicated patterns, and the boots he was wearing were also of the same color and pattern.

Looking further up, it is the familiar half mask and the lines on the mask that are still incomprehensible.

"You're here." The man's voice was very cold, but with a hint of seductive temptation.

What is rare is that he did not see his standard equipment, the snow-white fox named Axi.

Hao He relaxed, smiled and wiped off the sweat that didn't appear on his forehead, and said, "It's you, Boss Lan. I didn't expect to see you here!"

Hao He said happily, after all, this person helped himself and the adults for nothing, right?

Lan Ling raised her thin lips and said, "Come in and tell me, it's cold outside."

Hao He nodded, and followed them in, because it was really cold outside, and he had a really good impression of the boss, and he was going out again tomorrow, so let's have a good chat with him.

Hao He stepped into the store, a dim oil lamp was lit on the mahogany table in the store, the counter was on the side of the door, and there were neat shelves behind it.

After a closer look, I found that there were many bamboo slips that were no longer used on the shelves, and some books with old yellowed covers.On the shelf closer to the corner are some bronze wine glasses, short swords, and some boxes. On both sides are ceramic vases that are usually placed in homes today.

When Hao He took a careful look, Lan Ling had already brewed a pot of tea and put it on the table, and picked out the wick that was about to sink into the oil with a stick.

"Sit down and have a rest." Lan Ling poured tea into a cup and said to Hao He who was still looking at him.

Hao He immediately felt that he was a little rude. It stands to reason that he shouldn't just look at other people's homes for the first time, but he didn't know why he was so curious today, and he always felt that Boss Lan would not blame him.

Hao He, who sat down slowly, picked up the steaming teacup, and secretly looked at Lan Ling who was pouring tea for himself through the steam.Seeing that Lan Ling was not angry, Hao He heaved a sigh of relief, and unconsciously looked at the lower half of Lan Ling's exposed face.

Looks like there are no scars, the skin is smooth and fair.There is a touch of red on the thin lips, and it can be seen how charming and glamorous this person is when he smiles.

There are also Danfeng eyes that are not covered by the mask, with curly and long eyelashes on the eyes, which can affect people's hearts with a blink.

If it weren't for her height of more than eight feet and her broad chest, it would be easy to be recognized as a woman even through a mask.

Lan Ling knew that Hao He was looking at him, but he didn't seem to mind at all, and only when the tea was about to cool down, he reminded someone who was looking crazy: "If you don't drink it, it will be cold."

"Uh, oh, yes!" Hao He looked away in embarrassment, and drank the tea he had been holding for a long time.

Then he said, "I don't know what kind of business Boss Lan is opening this shop for? Uh, speaking of which, Boss, aren't you running a Chunlan Court?" Hao He swallowed the word 'brothel' that he was about to say. , and quickly changed the name to "Chunlan Courtyard".

Lan Ling seemed to know what Hao Hewei said, and explained: "Chunlan Courtyard, to put it bluntly, is just a place where some homeless women live. How to choose to live, how to choose a livelihood, has never been a question. They did it voluntarily," Lan Ling said.

Hao He didn't know there were these personal factors in it, and he was a little embarrassed, so he heard the magnetic voice and continued: "I have been running this 'Lingyuan' for a long time, but it has very few customers."

Hao He was surprised by what Lan Ling said, but he didn't hear the faint affection in Lan Ling's sentence.

Hao He thought about it and asked: "This shop selects customers? What is the standard?"

Upon hearing the words, Lan Ling looked directly into Hao He's eyes, and said word by word: "Yes, someone who is willing to pay any price to fulfill his wish, a person with a pure soul."

Hao He trembled instantly when he heard that, he didn't know whether he was frightened by the sight of people, or because he was frightened by the words containing too much information.

So he smiled awkwardly and tried to change the subject: "Ah, ah, it's so strange, haha. Well, what, I haven't seen Axi since I've been here for a long time!"

Only then did Lan Ling look away, and said with a smile: "It's almost winter, and Ah Xi is already lazy, and now he doesn't even want to go out and rest at home."

Hao He felt that the tense atmosphere just now had been diluted a lot, and he also relaxed, and said with interest: "Really! Ah Xi's habits are similar to mine, haha, I don't like to go out in winter. Winter in Qingzhou is It's raining, one rain is colder than the next, and the wind blowing in through the window cracks in the house even if you are covered with a quilt, it hurts!" Hao He complained seriously.

Lan Ling also chatted with him about the surrounding environment, and the two have been talking happily ever since.

It wasn't until late at night that Lan Ling saw that Hao He was a little tired, so he brought up the idea of ​​sending him back to the mansion.

Thinking that he really didn't remember the way when he came here, he agreed without any hesitation.

It wasn't until it was almost delivered to the back door of Hao's Mansion that Lan Ling said: "Whenever you have a problem that you can't solve, come to Lingyuan to find me. Only I can help you."

Although Hao He was perplexed, he also agreed, and said with some embarrassment: "But I don't remember the way at all, so how can I find it?" I was sent out knowingly, and I had no time or energy to remember the way.

But I heard Lan Ling say: "If something life-or-death really happens around you, you will definitely find Ling Yuan."

Hearing Lan Ling's insistence, Hao He nodded.Although I still don't quite understand why Lan Ling said that.But because of his previous help, Hao He also felt that he should trust him once.And there may not necessarily be a time when you need help!