On the Avenue

Sun Yisheng has never been so high-profile in his life.

He is a ninth-grade official, a low-ranking official in Xijing City. When he goes out on weekdays, few people look at him highly.

But today, he felt the attention of thousands of people, which made him feel dizzy and his heart beat faster.

But Chen Shi, who was walking under the umbrella and entering the capital, had a different mentality.

"My grandfather killed many people here and was called the Butcher of Xijing." He said to Sun Yisheng.

Sun Yisheng trembled, and his mood of being in the spotlight was gone, and he quickly said: "Young Master, please don't mention this matter again! Lord Chen Tang has also been hostile to many people because of this matter.

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Chen Shi didn't take it seriously, but then a voice from the crowd came: "He is the child scholar, a man who has been dead for eleven years."

Chen Shi looked towards the source of the sound, but saw heads of people moving in approval. Many people were looking at the people entering the city and could not tell who was speaking.

More than 260 people from all over Xiniu Xinzhou entered the city at the same time, which was very rare in the history of Xijing.

What they have seen the most is often the many servants and retainers supporting the noble family members as they enter the city.

However, these people who entered Xijing were all weathered and dusty, and some still had old injuries.

But his energy and spirit were surprisingly good, and he felt as if he had not been polluted by the world.

"He's alive again."

There were voices in the crowd talking, "The man who should have died long ago was resurrected three years ago and came to Xijing to find his supreme Taoist embryo."

Chen Shi glanced around and saw too many faces. There were also some big-eared Heavenly Listeners squatting on the roof, waving their arms and recording something quickly.

He noticed that countless eyes were falling on him, and he seemed to be able to feel the emotions of the owner of the eyes.

There is curiosity, hostility, doubt, and appreciation·——

Chen Shi withdrew his gaze and stopped looking for the person who was talking.

"Before you came to Xijing, many people in Xijing knew you."

Sun Yisheng said to him, "Your actions will attract the attention of many people."

When the people entered the city, the governor of Gongtian Mansion in Xijing came to greet them personally. He welcomed everyone to Gongtian Mansion and exchanged greetings with them. There are already many people outside Gongtian Mansion holding signs, eagerly waiting for people to come out.

After a while, Fu Yin sent everyone out of Gongtian Mansion and said with a smile: "When you settle down in Xijing, people from the hometown association will come to greet you at the door. Each of you can go to the guild hall in the same province to stay safe and wait for the exam to start. I will prepare it in advance. Congratulations to everyone on the gold list! ”

He bowed profusely, and everyone in charge quickly returned the salute.

After walking out of Gongtian Mansion, sure enough, many people outside were holding signs with the names of each province written on them, such as Xinxiang, Gongzhou, Xianzhou, etc. Everyone looked for the name of their own province. After finding it, they came to say goodbye to Chen Shi.

Gongtian Fuyin looked at these candidates in surprise. Everyone wanted to bow to Chen Shi and say goodbye. Some even ran up to them and kowtowed before leaving, regardless of whether Chen Shi accepted it or not.

"Chen Jieyuan, do you want to go to the guild hall in Xinxiang?"

Hu Feifei asked Chen Shi. She held Guo Nan's hand and looked up at Chen Shi expectantly, hoping that he could live with them.

Chen Shi shook his head and declined politely, saying: "I still want to find Chen Tang."

He was about to leave with Sun Yisheng, when the voice of Gongtian Fuyin came: "Chen Jieyuan, stay here 1

Chen Shi stopped and Gongtianfu Yin looked at him with gentle eyes and a gentle face, and said with a smile: "Chen Jieyuan doesn't know something. This Xijing is not far away from Xinxiang. Calm down. But there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in Xijing. The local dragons are worse than worms when they arrive in Xijing. They have to be restrained, otherwise there will be disaster. "

Sun Yisheng felt awe-inspiring.

There is something in Gongtian Fuyin's words, which is clearly a warning to Chen Shi. In Xinxiang, Chen Shi is a powerful dragon, but in Xijing, he is worse than a snake. It is best not to cause trouble!

Along the way, Sun Yisheng finally understood Chen Shi's temper, his strong personality and lack of tact, and he was worried that he would cause trouble.

Chen Shi looked solemn and said: "Students should keep Fu Yin's lessons in mind."

Sun Yisheng asked: "He didn't contradict him?"

Gongtian Fuyin was quite satisfied and said: "You go ahead. Don't commit any crime. If you commit any crime, I won't spare any mercy if you fall into my hands."

Chen said yes.

Sun Yisheng thought to himself: "Yin Gongtian is also very generous. He knows that many governors have died because of Master Chen, and yet he dares to say such strong words in front of Master Chen. It is indeed remarkable."

Chen Shi was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and said, "The students don't know the adults' names yet."

Gongtianfu Yin said: "I am Xia Jiuge."

Chen Shi praised: "Master Xia is a good name. Are Master Xia, Xia Weiyin, and Xia Chuli the same family?"

Xia Jiuge, Yin of Gongtian Mansion, looked a little unhappy. Xia Weiyin and Xia Chuli were already dead. "They are from the same family."

Chen Shi praised: "Your Excellency, what a good name." After that, he followed Sun Yisheng and left.

Gongtian Mansion Yin Xia Jiuge watched him leave, only to feel that Chen Shi's dog glanced at him twice more.

Under the guidance of Sun Yisheng, Chen Shi brought the black pot and wooden cart to the inner city of Xijing.

Xijing is divided into an inner city and an outer city. The inner city is mostly the official residence and palace of Xijing officials, while the outer city is where officials and people who go to Beijing live. There are differences between the inside and the outside.

Chen Tang is a third-rank official and owns a house and about ten houses in Xijing. If the official position was lower, he would not be a high-ranking official and would be expelled from the inner city and had to settle in the outer city.

After Chen Shi followed Sun Yisheng to the inner city, he felt that the inner city was much quieter. Although there were many cars and horses passing by, they all passed each other and it was not crowded.

Even if it is crowded, they will stop and wait quietly for the cars and horses in front to pass by.

In the outer city, if there is a congestion, it will be much noisier, and sometimes there will be fights.

Not long after, they came to a house, and Sun Yisheng said: "Master Chen, we're here."

Chen Shi's body was a little stiff. He stopped and looked at the house. He felt a little embarrassed and pretended not to care.

There is a main entrance to the house, and a side door is opened next to it. There are two book box stones on the left and right in front of the door, indicating that the owner is a civil servant.

There is a clear space in front of the door, where the horses are parked. The wooden cart drove over on its own initiative and parked itself there.

At this time, some raindrops fell from the sky, and the wooden cart opened the canopy to protect itself from the rain.

Black Guo ran under the car to hide from the rain.

Sun Yisheng walked up the three stone steps with a crutch and came to the door and knocked on the door.

Chen Shi followed him, rubbing his hands several times until his joints turned white.

"take it easy."

Sun Yisheng said, "You were calm along the way."

"I'm not nervous." Chen Shi said nervously, his neck a little stiff.

At this time, the door opened.

The person who opened the door was a servant, thirty or forty years old. He recognized Sun Yisheng and quickly invited him in.

"Master Sun, is this the young master?" the servant wearing a black hat asked.

Sun Yisheng said: "Call me young master."

"Master." The servant said.

Chen Shi nodded, wondering whether he should step his left foot first or his right foot when entering the door.

Sun Yisheng turned around and said, "Master, come in."

Chen Shi responded and wanted to move his legs. Unexpectedly, his two feet moved together and he jumped over the threshold.

"I'm so nervous."

Chen Shi was a little annoyed and thought, "I shouldn't be so nervous. Chen Tang doesn't recognize me, and I don't recognize him either.

As soon as I saw him, I left and went to live in the Xinxiang Guild Hall. "

The servant looked back strangely, wondering why he jumped into the house. Sun Yisheng whispered: "The rules of my hometown in Xinxiang are that when you first enter the door, you must enter with both feet."

The servant had never been to Xinxiang, so he believed it to be true.

Chen Shi almost walked forward on both hands and feet, then stopped quickly, calmed down, and then returned to his normal walking posture.

He looked around and distracted himself, and it turned out that he was much better.

The yard is not big, with two entrances. The front yard is the guest room and reception area, and there are two kitchen utility rooms. The back yard should be a resting place for the owner's family. However, although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. There is a wind and rain corridor in the front and back yard, the landscape is arranged in the yard, there is a rockery fish pond in the back yard, and several pine trees and crape myrtles are planted.

There were not many people in the courtyard. Chen Shi saw two or three maids and servants.

Sun Yisheng, on crutches, took Chen Shi to the main hall of the backyard to sit down, and said, "Sit for a while first.

I'll go talk to Mr. Chen. "

Chen Shi nodded lightly and sat on the chair. The chair was cold. He moved his buttocks and looked at the layout of the main hall.

The main hall is not a place to receive guests, but a space for family members to eat, worship Buddha and worship ancestors. It has a square table, several round stools, and a table behind the table, which is seven feet long. In the center of the table is a spiritual throne. , with the words "Xian Kao Chen Gong taboo Yindu Prefecture Jun was born in Xilian" and other words.

There is a small incense burner in front of the tomb, which is full of incense ashes.

Chen Shi looked away. There were offerings on the table. The fruits were newly put on them and were still fresh.

There is a sword on the other side of the table, and there is also an incense burner. There is incense in the burner, which is still burning, and the breath of incense floats towards the sword.

The sword exudes a strong extraordinary power, and it must have been sacrificed for many years.

There was a landscape painting hanging behind the table. The landscape in the painting should be Qianyang Mountain. The painting was very detailed. Chen Shi also saw the Orochi Xuan Mountain coiled around the top of a mountain.

He relieved his nervousness, moved closer, and searched for the location of Huangpo Village. Sure enough, he quickly found Huangpo Village, and saw that the village was actually drawn in the painting, and there was an old willow tree with a crooked neck on the loess slope next to it.

The most peculiar thing is that there is a hanged ghost hanging on the tree!

"Chen Tang has also met Zhu Xiucai!" Chen Shi was surprised.

What surprised him the most was that there was someone under the tree, a scholar-looking man, who was raising his head as if talking to a hanged man!

"Who is this person?" He was surprised.

grandfather?

Or the creator Xiaowu?

Or—·Chen Tang!

Sun Yisheng was waiting quietly in the front hall. The servant had already gone to the Hubu Yamen, looking for Chen Tang. The servant was also a practitioner, and with the armor and horse talisman, he should have seen Chen Tang.

He waited for a while, and heard footsteps outside the door.

Sun Yisheng turned around and saw a middle-aged official walking in. Before he could take off his red official robe and his official hat, he quickly leaned over and said, "Master Chen, I am fortunate to have fulfilled my duty and brought you back with the young master." !”

Chen Tang quickly stepped forward, stopped him, helped him sit down, and checked his injuries first. He found that Sun Yisheng was no longer seriously injured, then he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yisheng, you have worked so hard this time! If it weren't for you, , Chen Shi is probably dead on the way!"

He straightened up and bowed his head to the ground.

Sun Yisheng hurriedly returned the gift and said with a wry smile: "Don't thank me. Even without me, your son could have come to Xijing alive, maybe faster. I feel that I didn't put in much effort along the way -"

He looked strange. Apart from being injured along the way, he also enjoyed Chen Shi's elixir and Black Pot's treatment.

The rest seems to be eating and drinking every day. There were also a lot of people surrounding him, checking his injuries every day and begging him not to die.

Chen Tangyi didn't understand why he said that.

Sun Yisheng smiled and said: "Your Majesty is still waiting in the main hall. We have plenty of time to chat. Please hurry over!"

Chen Tang said calmly: "He is not my son, my son is dead - Yisheng, what kind of person is he?"

Sun Yisheng hesitated for a moment, then told the truth, and said: "An honest boy, stable, mature, generous, decent, kind, benevolent and righteous. I can't find fault. It's just————."

He had a troubled look on his face and some hesitation in his heart.

He felt that Chen Shi acted like this on purpose in front of him.

"Just what?" Chen Tang asked.

Sun Yisheng pushed him out and said with a smile: "Go quickly, go quickly! Don't keep him waiting!"

Chen Tang walked out of the front hall, and Sun Yisheng watched him walk to the backyard. He saw Chen Tang walking awkwardly, walking forward with the same hands and feet.

Sun Yisheng coughed, and Chen Tang also noticed that he was a little nervous. He calmed down and returned to normal.

"Please come, madam." He stopped a maid and said.

The maid hurriedly went.

Chen Tang came to the main hall and stood for a moment before walking in.

Chen Shi turned around and saw a rather tall middle-aged man in official attire, standing at the entrance of the main hall. He had a tall and straight posture and a dignified appearance. He looked somewhat like his grandfather. If his grandfather had been decades younger, he might have looked like this.

His eyes were complicated, and he looked at Chen Shi, feeling a little silent for a moment.

Chen Shi had imagined the scene of meeting Chen Tang many times in his mind, deducing many possibilities.

There are even scenes of harsh words exchanged between each other, as well as a scene of killing Chen Tang. But when I really saw Chen Tang, I suddenly felt at peace in my heart, and all the scenes I had imagined before disappeared.

He is a child raised by his grandfather, and he longs for a tender relationship between father and son.

No matter what Chen Tang said or did before, as long as he recognized him as his son, he was willing to stay and call Chen Tang his father.

Chen Tang came to the chair by the wall, sat down, and said, "Sit down."

Chen Shi sat down and rubbed his hands again, his knuckles turning white from the rubbing.

"Xijing is too far away, and you have suffered a lot. I am very happy that you can come to Xijing safely."

Chen Tang looked at his hands and said to himself, "When your grandfather left, I couldn't go back. It was too far from Xijing to Qianyang Mountain and I couldn't rush back in time. After he left, I thought a lot. He was certainly paranoid. ,

But I'm not much better. I was also wrong——."

Chen Shi felt that a piece of ice was melting in his heart, so he stopped rubbing his hands, just pinched his fingers and said nothing.

Chen Tang was silent for a moment and said: "You can stay here for as long as you want, but - I still won't recognize you as my son."

Chen Shi clenched his fists tightly, and his heart quickly froze.

Chen Tang said: "I won't recognize you. My Xiao Shi died, and I put him in the coffin with my own hands. His body was small and weighed dozens of kilograms. My Xiao Shi died eleven years ago - ----I don’t know who you are,

But I will treat you as my son——·——·

"I don't care!"

Chen Shi stood up and slammed the table. The table between the two of them shattered with a crash. "It's not comfortable to live here. I'll go back to the Xinxiang Guild Hall!"

Chen Tang was also filled with ignorance and wanted to smash the table, but the table had already been smashed by Chen Shi.

He stood up suddenly and shouted: "You call me Lao Tzu in front of me? Is this what Chen Yindu taught you? Lawless!"

Chen Shi said angrily: "Can you call me Chen Yindu? You have to call me daddy!"

"Damn it!"

Chen Tang was so angry that his hands were shaking and he wanted to raise his hand to hit him, but he held himself back.

The two glared at each other, their bodies almost touching each other, each clenching their fists.

Chen Shi snorted, walked past him, and was about to leave Chen Mansion.

He had just stepped out of the main hall, when a maid pushed a wooden wheelchair and walked along the wind and rain corridor. Sitting in the wheelchair was a woman, neatly dressed, with her hands on her knees.

Chen Shi's body trembled and he froze in place.

This woman is on the family portrait placed in the treasure box of old Chen's family in Huangpo Village.

At that time, Chen Shi as a child was sitting on his grandfather's lap, and the woman and Chen Tang were standing behind his grandfather.

At that time, she had a smile on her face.

But now, the woman in the wheelchair looks stupid and has a dull look in her eyes.

Her soul seemed to be lost, lost for a long time.

Only the body remains alive.

Chen Tang walked out of the main hall, walked quickly beside her, squatted next to the wheelchair, held the woman's hands, and showed a rare smile on his face.

"Ruru, my son is back."

There was no harshness in his voice, only gentleness remained, "Take a look, is your son back?

Ruru, take a look, it’s Xiao Shi, exactly the same as before. "

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