When the flowers are gone, the red and green apricots are small. When the swallows fly, the green water flows around them.
The pedestrians on the official road were all in a hurry and were covered in dust. A gorgeous carriage was traveling in the middle of the road. At the front of the carriage were two snow-white horses. They were tall and handsome. The carriage had already disappeared from the eyes of the crowd, leaving behind the stunned pedestrians.
The discussion outside the carriage did not disturb the silence inside. It was so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard clearly.
Lu Xiaofeng sat stiffly in the carriage. He did not dare to breathe loudly. His eyes could not help but glance at the window beside him, for fear of disturbing the other party.
A man sat in front of the window. His white hair on the left side was combed to the back. The fine strands of hair stuck to his face, revealing his handsome and sharp facial features. Complex and beautiful silver ornaments were wrapped around his long hair. His bony hand pinched the page in front of him and his black eyes focused on the words on it.
Xie Lige was halfway through the book when he noticed Lu Xiaofeng's gaze. He turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?"
In his arms, a fluffy little head popped out from the collar of his clothes. It was wearing an exquisite little jacket. Its two stubby front paws stretched forward. "Squeak!"
Lu Xiaofeng looked stiffly at the cold and evil face looking at him. He was suddenly speechless. He swallowed his saliva and stammered, "I didn't expect Uncle to be so big after changing clothes."
Xie Lige looked up at the sky. A cool breeze blew outside the window. The birds sang and the fragrance of flowers filled the air. The mountains in the distance overlapped. The shades of green made his eyes light up.
He was almost done reading the book. He lowered his head and closed the book, preparing to put it back in the secret compartment.
Hearing Lu Xiaofeng's complaints, he looked at Lu Xiaofeng calmly. "This is just etiquette."
"Etiquette?"
"Since we're visiting, we should be more formal. Besides, we have a request."
Xie Lige explained calmly. He did not mention that he had spent a lot of money to buy the Swallow Cloud Set from the Valley Master just to show off.
Other things aside, this Brother Hua's Swallow Cloud Set was still pretty good.
Lu Xiaofeng realized in despair that he actually felt that the other party was right. For a moment, he couldn't say anything. He only felt as if the stool under him had been nailed by iron nails, so piercing that he couldn't move.
Helpless, he could only look at Hua Manlou pleadingly.
Although Hua Manlou couldn't see, he could hear it from everyone's heartbeat, especially Lu Xiaofeng's. His heartbeat had almost reached the level of panic. He smiled and said, "It seems that Foster Father has changed a lot, but it's a pity that I can't see it."
Although he said so, his tone was very gentle, and there was no sense of pity at all.
Xie Lige stroked Tanshu's little head and said faintly, "You will see later."
He had transmigrated to Hua Manlou's childhood. To be precise, it was the second day after the Iron Shoe Thief had left. He had woken up in the darkness. After a lot of confusion, he understood everything from the system's explanation.
The original owner of this body was Hua Manlou's uncle who was responsible for taking care of him. When he saw Hua Manlou's bleeding eyes, he was so angry that he vomited blood and died. Fortunately, his soul had arrived in this body and received the latter's quest. He had to kill the Iron Shoe Bandit and let Hua Manlou see the light again.
As a Hua Jian, Xie Lige's first reaction was to refuse to save someone.
Life was a Hua Jian, and death was a sucking blue ghost. Whether he died or not, he didn't want to save him.
Saving his eyes was still saving. Xie Lige felt that as a Hua Jian, he still had a lot of integrity. Unfortunately, this integrity disappeared immediately when he saw the reward column at the bottom right corner of the mission book.
It was a pen that was almost completely pale gold. Faint black threads could be seen on the body of the pen, and the threads that hung down were warm and moist white jade. When the tip of the pen danced, the shadow of a scimitar vaguely appeared, and the sharp edge of the blade was hazy.
— — Mo Dian.
Xie Lige swallowed and calmly withdrew his left hand that was about to refuse.
Although he couldn't use the Level 95 Orange weapon, he could keep it. No Hua Jian could resist the temptation of dropping jades to make the other party kneel down and call him father. Xie Lige was no exception.
Hua Manlou didn't hear Xie Lige's reply. He was a little confused, so he asked in a low voice, "Godfather?"
Xie Lige came back to his senses. "What's wrong?"
Hua Manlou pointed at the stopped carriage and smiled. "We're here."
Although he couldn't see the flourishing scenery outside, the clear fragrance of the flowers had already been brought to his nose with a light breeze. The cold fragrance of the plum blossoms was very easy to recognize here, and Lu Xiaofeng's gradually relaxed movements.
He guessed that this was the famous Wanmei Mountain Villa.
The two of them got off the carriage. As soon as they looked up, they saw the beautiful scenery that covered the sky and the earth. It was supposed to be the hot summer season, but the snow still covered the branches. The mountain range overlapped the mountain range, and the white plum blossoms set off the white snow. It was a hazy white, and it was almost impossible to tell who was who.
Only when the faint fragrance reached the tip of his nose did he realize.
So this was Wanmei Mountain Villa.
"West Gate, West Gate!!"
In the distance, Lu Xiaofeng had already familiarly bypassed the exquisitely arranged flower forest. He flipped over the wall in front of the gate and sat on the wall as he shouted towards the villa.
Xie Lige looked at this scene and didn't say anything. He just nodded silently.
It seemed that this Simon Suisue was a good person. Lu Xiaofeng was so unscrupulous in his home. If it was someone else, they would have already been beaten to death. With such a good temper, what he wanted next shouldn't be bad.
Xie Lige expressionlessly arrived in front of the gate. He didn't copy Lu Xiaofeng and flip over the wall. Instead, he stood in front of the gate and waited for it to open.
The footsteps inside the gate gradually approached. They were slow and firm, neither too fast nor too slow.
With a creak, the gate was opened from the inside.
A spirited old man poked his upper body out of the gate. He first looked at Xie Lige and Hua Manlou in front of him with a surprised expression. However, he quickly recovered his smile and gently nodded.
The old man walked out and turned around to close the gate. He apologetically turned sideways to Xie Lige and Hua Manlou. When he arrived in front of the wall, he raised his head and, as expected, saw Lu Xiaofeng grinning.
The old housekeeper smiled faintly. "The Villa Master invites you in."
Lu Xiaofeng was sitting on the wall sloppily. When he heard the old housekeeper's words, his entire body became excited. He suddenly jumped down from the wall and arrived in front of the old housekeeper. He excitedly asked, "Can West Gate bring people in?"
The old housekeeper nodded but didn't shake his head. He just stood there with a smile.
Lu Xiaofeng scratched his face. He had a proud smile on his face and said, "It seems that West Gate didn't say anything. However, since he didn't refuse, it should be okay. I didn't come all the way from Jiangnan in vain."
Feeling that he got permission, Lu Xiaofeng jumped in front of Xie Lige and Hua Manlou. He turned around and said to the people behind him, "Let's go!"
Xie Lige, who had been silent the whole time, watched as Lu Xiaofeng led the way in front. He turned around and led Hua Manlou to follow. His expression didn't change at all. However, Tanshu, who was in his arms, was a little nervous. She leaned on his shoulder and looked at Hua Manlou, who couldn't see.
Her little head was holding two books. She was wearing a small coat. Her little paws were grabbing onto Xie Lige's clothes. Her big eyes were unblinkingly staring at Hua Manlou, who was as gentle as jade. She didn't know how long she had been staring at him.
Xie Lige didn't care. He just indulged her in all kinds of acting spoiled.
When they passed by a plum blossom forest, he felt a strange aura. Before he could confirm it, he felt his arms become empty. His cheeks rubbed against a soft belly. He turned around and saw the fat squirrel squeaking as it jumped into Hua Manlou's arms.
Hua Manlou was a little surprised as he touched the little guy in his arms. The fat squirrel wasn't shy and rolled around in Hua Manlou's arms.
"Adoptive father …"
"You can hold her," Xie Lige was silent for a while and said indifferently.
With Tanshu watching over Qi Tong, he would be more at ease.
Xie Lige had hesitated for a while because he was thinking about whether or not this squirrel had become a spirit. He didn't continue thinking about it.
The group went around all kinds of flowers and walked past the uncanny rockery. During this time, it was as if there was no one in the villa. They didn't encounter any servants.
However, looking at the housekeeper's habitual appearance, she should have already hidden herself.
When they arrived, Simon Suisue was under a tall plum blossom tree. The fluttering petals fell on the stone table. The white-clothed man was focused on wiping the sword in his hand with a handkerchief.
Xie Lige saw this scene and raised an eyebrow. Interesting.
Lu Xiaofeng didn't say anything. He found a place to sit down. Then he waved to the other two, indicating for them to sit down as well.
He quietly explained to the two of them, "Ximen Chasjian doesn't talk to others when he's training."
"Including you?" Xie Lige said with a smile.
"Of course!" Lu Xiaofeng nodded seriously.
Well, Xie Lige looked sideways at Simon Suisue. The complicated silver ornaments swayed with his long hair. His lips curled into a smile. He crossed his arms and leaned against the rockery. His entire person looked pale and cold.
After a long time, Simon Suisue finished wiping his sword and found that there were three people in front of him.
"Lu Xiaofeng?"
Simon Suisue's first reaction was that it was his friend's doing. He glanced at Lu Xiaofeng, who looked left and right but didn't look at him.
Lu Xiaofeng was also very helpless. He didn't want to come, but he considered his friend's battle maniac nature. He was afraid that the latter would choose to duel with Xie Lige in pursuit of a breakthrough. He knew Xie Lige's martial arts. It was unfathomable, and his methods were vicious and merciless. He didn't have any absolute sense of right or wrong.
If Lu Xiaofeng really cared about something, he turned his head and looked at Hua Manlou, who was holding the squirrel. It was probably his son, Hua Manlou.
"Ximen!" Lu Xiaofeng waved his claws at Simon Suisue.
"Why are you looking for me?"
Simon Suisue didn't show any expression at Lu Xiaofeng's actions. He picked up the white silk beside the table and began to carefully wrap it around his sword.
Lu Xiaofeng looked at his actions with great interest and gave him pointers from time to time. When he heard this, he immediately waved his hand. "I'm not looking for you this time. It's someone else."
Someone else?