I heard you have nine tails

All the way through wind and rain, when we arrived in Huaiyang, there was still a month before the Chinese New Year.

Li Lin and Yao Zhiyuan have become close friends who talk about everything along the way, but what makes Yao Zhiyuan heartbroken is that Brother Li's cute little fox will walk around him as soon as he sees him.

Of course Tan Chang had to go around him, he didn't want to be given away just fine.After all, during the days following Li Lin, he could already feel his cultivation base soared.

On the last day before entering Huaiyang City, a group of people stayed at a post station outside the city.Originally, for the sake of His Royal Highness, Zhang Ting and Yang Jingrun strongly suggested to rest after entering the city, but according to Yao Zhiyuan, Huaiyang City is the same as the capital city, and the key is released on time every night. I can sleep outside the city, not to mention it's getting late, and the boatman crossing the water has also rested.With Li Lin's strong support, they stayed at the inn.

Li Lin and Yao Zhiyuan have been living in separate rooms, the two gentlemen from Zhan Shifu squeezed each other, and the other servants could only make do with it.As for Tan Chang, as long as Li Lin is around, there will be no time for him to suffer.

Of course, if being forced to practice calligraphy doesn't count.

Tan Chang was also very troubled, why did the restaurants and inns along the way always have pens, ink, paper and inkstones in the rooms?

But generally speaking, since leaving the palace, Tan Chang has been like a fish in water.He is the happiest now living outside the city.Tan Chang begged for a few days, acted like a baby countless times, and finally persuaded Li Lin to take him to ride a horse. Taking this opportunity, he teased Li Lin's big horse well.

These days, the little fox also went out to hunt for food.I got used to opening my mouth when I was in the palace, and I almost forgot the feeling of running around for survival.But when he jumped nimbly on the trees in the forest, and walked through the moonlit forest path with his eyes wide open, the restlessness that was silent in his blood returned.

Regarding Tan Chang's frequent going out at night, Li Lin has always maintained a stance of watching with nothing. When he wakes up every morning, in addition to the little fox sleeping on the couch, there will be some fresh wild animals at the door of the house, or a few small flowers beside the pillow. flower.

Li Lin had to cover up for him during the day—Tan Chang was having fun at night, but he started to feel sleepy and lazy during the day, so he had to be carried away.As for those wild animals, I can only push it to Juming, saying that he couldn't sleep and ran to hunt.

For this trip to accompany the prince, Jueming has already lost a lot of hair.

Only tonight, something is different.

Not long after Li Lin lay down, Tan Chang got up. Seeing that he was about to jump out of the window again, Li Lin suddenly said, "Where are you going? Take Gu with you."

Tan Chang stood up suddenly, turned his head to look at his master who seemed to be sleeping peacefully just now, feeling a little tangled in his heart.

People, in the view of Nine-Tailed Fox, are a very contradictory existence.

Many foxes in the Qingqiu tribe, especially young foxes, look down on humans.In their view, human beings can neither climb trees and run, nor listen to voices to judge their positions, nor do they know magic spells, so what is there to fear?But the elders have always been telling them that they must not underestimate human beings.

Having said all this, Tan Chang was entangled in whether he would be held back by Li Lin.After struggling for a while, Tan Chang obediently watched Li Lin put on his coat, walk down to the ground, and go out together.

Because he came out with Li Lin, he could no longer jump on the branches, so Tan Chang accompanied him for a walk in the forest.

The moon is bright and bright, and it is as cool as water.

The path was covered with fallen leaves, and as they walked along the way, the sound of leaves breaking was crisp and sweet in the quiet night.Li Lin wore long hair, the ends of which were slightly disturbed by the wind.Perhaps it was because of the bright moonlight that the serious expression became unexpectedly soft.

He looked at the little fox beside him: four paws landed on the ground, but the footsteps were much softer than his.A natural hunter of foxes, he remembered what Yang Jingrun had told him.

Tan Chang ran extremely fast when he was running with all his strength, but this would accompany him, but he walked with him at a leisurely pace, with an elegant posture.

Just like that time when he was beside Li Yun, Tan Chang deliberately turned back to accompany him to slow down his pace.

Tan Chang didn't know what Li Lin was thinking, he just felt that it was late at night, and the master didn't know what to do.

In fact, he was itchy in his heart and wanted to go to the water to play, but he could only bear it by force, and followed Li Lin step by step to the depths of the woods.

The sudden sound of Sisi was not so much audible, but an intuition telling Tan Chang that something was rubbing against the ground and approaching.

The little fox froze on the spot, his fur stood up, and his tail swept the ground. Li Lin also stopped and looked at him puzzled.

The emerald green snake jumped up instantly, and rushed straight to Li Lin's throat!It moved so fast that even Li Lin, who reacted more than ordinary people, was caught off guard for a moment.What's more, when they went out at night, Li Lin didn't bring a sword, only a dagger in his sleeve!

Tan Chang also jumped up suddenly, his red hair was blown away by the wind, and it was as bright as a flame in the moonlight.

The snake that had already arrived in front of Li Lin seemed to have hit an invisible wall, and was bounced away. When flying in mid-air, the snake's body was twisted into a strange angle, and it hadn't recovered until it fell to the ground, hissing continuously. .

The sound of the pulling of the flesh came to the ears, the sound of the leaves breaking, the sound of the snake spitting, the silence in the forest just now was suddenly interrupted.Li Lin, who escaped, turned to look at the little fox beside him.

Tan Chang's eyes were wide open, fixedly staring at the twisted snake, his whole body tensed up, his right paw poked forward slightly.

The scream of the snake disappeared, as did the sound of flesh being ripped apart.Tan Changcai finally relaxed.

The forest was quiet again.

Li Lin, who was staring at him intently, squatted down slowly, and reached out to stroke his tail. "You saved a life," he said.

You also saved this fox from a Taoist priest, one life for another, it's fair.Tan Chang tilted his head slightly and looked at the other party.

Li Lin stared intently at the little fox who was squatting cutely, sweeping the fallen leaves with its tail.The fears and worries in my heart have all turned into faint touches.

Maybe it was because of being moved, Li Lin stared at those fox eyes that were more shining at night for a long time.

He should have realized that Tan Chang was not an ordinary fox. How could an ordinary fox have such human eyes?

"Go back." Li Lin knelt down and opened his arms to Tan Chang.

The path has no end in sight, but this night has an end.

After waking up, Li Lin gathered another orange-red flower.

Today is going to cross the water into the city, and the results of this trip will probably be adjusted.Li Lin got up and dressed lightly, tied her hair and cleansed her face, and directed the maid to pack her backpack before calling out the drowsy Tan Chang.

Packed up, ready to go.Yao Zhiyuan was already downstairs waiting for them to have dinner together.Li Lin also noticed that Mr. Yao, who was said to be pampered and pampered, adapted quickly when he was outside. He was extremely punctual, and he could even be called hardworking.

However, according to Cassia Ming's reaction, this is Yao Zhiyuan's first time traveling far.

"Brother Mu Ze, good morning." Yao Zhiyuan greeted with a smile.

After breakfast, they led their horses and set off.

On the road again, it didn't take long to reach the Huai River.There is no bridge over the water: the newly built bridge has been destroyed by a flood, and the only way to cross the river is by the boatman on the river on a raft.

Yao Zhiyuan sent his men to call the boatman back, and the others were waiting by the river.Tan Chang lay on Li Lin's shoulder slowly, shivering, his hairs all standing on end.

With the wind blowing all the way, he was almost awake, and now he would be idle and bored, jumping from Li Lin's shoulder to the tree, and then disappeared.

Li Lin sat on the horse, holding the rein and looking towards the river.Even in this uniform, Li Lin would still show a stunning majesty from time to time when others were not paying attention.He looked at the endless Huai Shui, his brows were solemn.There are bridges that have been washed away by the water, as well as farmland and villages that have been flooded.

"No wonder it's flooded, this place is not suitable for building a bridge at all." Zhang Ting muttered in a low voice, which could only be heard by Yang Jingrun and Li Lin who were close to him.Yang Jingrun gave him a warning look, but Li Lin raised his eyebrows slightly without expressing anything.

Just looking at Huai Shui again, Li Lin felt differently in his heart.

At this moment, an orange fell from the sky and hit Li Lin on the shoulder.

"Who is it!" Caesar immediately drew his sword.

The little fox showed its head on the top of the tree, and slapped its tail on the branch. Several tangerines fell from the sky, and Li Lin raised his hand to catch them one by one. "Sure enough, we're in the south. I've never seen a farmer planting citrus in the capital."

Yao Zhiyuan also laughed, "Citrus likes warmth, and Huaiyang doesn't grow many of them. It's only in the Dali generation that there are many."As soon as the subject changed, Yao Zhiyuan said enviously: "Tan Chang is really considerate, and even picks wild fruits for you, my cat will only give me face."

"Migui can easily do a job among thousands of flowers, but he is at a loss when he gets to the pet." Li Lin's expression was flat, but his tone was full of ridicule.Yao Zhiyuan is also used to it. "Mu Ze's words are wrong. Baihua is so monotonous and easy to read. How can these little guys have their own tempers, and if they don't get it right, they will explode?"

Regarding the almost contemptuous attitude towards women in his words, Li Lin didn't say a word, but when he heard the second half of the sentence, he frowned slightly. .From Li Lin's point of view, Tan Chang can be regarded as very well-behaved. Apart from being a little lazy, he has almost no shortcomings, and he has never had a fried hair: which time did the little fox do something wrong, and it didn't take the initiative to pounce on it and act like a baby.

Unaware that his master misunderstood him again, Tan Chang, who thought the sneak attack was successful, happily jumped off the tree.

The servants of the Yao family came back, Yao Zhiyuan bowed his hand and asked Li Lin to get on the bamboo raft.

The load on the bamboo raft was limited, and the guards accompanied Li Lin and Yao Zhiyuan first, followed by the servants, carriages and horses.

Floating on the river, from time to time, you can still see rotten wood in a ladle and tattered clothes floating on the water.Li Lin said deliberately: "I heard that when autumn came, there was a big flood in Huaiyang."

Yao Zhiyuan was silent for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's a pity that I have been in the capital for a long time, and I have never seen such a spectacular scene."

His tone was relaxed, as if he took the great flood as a joke, and he looked like a dandy who didn't know the suffering of the people.Not to mention the guards, even the boatman who punted the boat looked at him very unkindly.

"It is said," Li Lin paused for a moment and looked at Yao Zhiyuan, "The Yao family undertook the bridge?"

Yao Zhiyuan smiled at him, and shook his head regretfully, "I don't know about it. After all, I am just a young master who is not in charge of the family, and the Yao family has taken over a lot of things. But if you think about it, spend some money and it will be smoothed over. Alright."

Still an impeccable response.

Li Lin let go of this topic, and said in a sad tone: "Seeing that Migui is coming home, the day of parting is coming soon."

"Why is Mu Ze so anxious?" As expected by Li Lin, Yao Zhiyuan tried his best to persuade him to stay. "At least go to my little brother's house and sit down for a while, so that my little brother can show his kindness as a landlord."

Under the expectant and eager gaze of Zhang Ting and Yang Jingrun, Li Lin finally nodded. "Then it would be better to obey than to be respectful."