[Lu Hua] Son, you lost a chicken

Huamanlou disappeared.

This is the hottest news in Jianghu in recent days. Everyone is spreading it. Everyone is guessing where the seventh son of the Hua family in Jiangnan has gone, but no one guesses right.

Overnight, no one in the rivers and lakes saw Hua Man Lou again.

Ximen Chuuxue hadn't seen it, Sikong Zhaixing hadn't seen it, Monk Honest hadn't seen it.

Lu Xiaofeng, haven't seen it either.

The flowers and plants in Baihualou bloom and fade, wither and bloom again.

Hua ManLou never appeared again.

Some said he was dead, others said he had retired to the mountains and forests.Others say that he hides in the world of mortals, hiding in the city.It's just that these people's discussions and speculations are nothing more than a few innocuous gossips after dinner.

Only Lu Xiaofeng could really feel the pain.

Lu Xiaofeng hasn't seen Huamanlou for half a year.

This is already the 30th day that Lu Xiaofeng spent in the tavern.

If it wasn't for his four eyebrows, no one would recognize him as Lu Xiaofeng again.

In the dim tavern, besides pouring knife-like spirits into his mouth every day, Lu Xiaofeng lay down on the table like a puddle of mud, muttering Huamanlou's name in his mouth.His clothes hadn't been changed and washed for many days, exuding an unclean atmosphere, even a beggar on the side of the road would bow down.The hair is greasy and has been tied into strands. Look carefully for small animals that may have lice or something.

Such a Lu Xiaofeng, I'm afraid saying that he is a pig is flattering him, a pig is much cleaner than him.

Lu Xiaofeng is currently pouring his tenth jug of spirits into his mouth.Waving to call the bartender, Lu Xiaofeng is about to pour today's No.11 jug of spirits into his stomach.

The bartender was an old man, his face was wrinkled and his hair was half gray.When walking, his steps were trembling, and his hands trembled when holding the wine jar.

The bartender is not quite right today.On weekdays, he was silent and straightforward, Lu Xiaofeng would serve him as many jars of wine as he said, without a single word of nonsense.

Today was a bit different, after bringing another jug ​​of wine for Lu Xiaofeng, the old bartender actually stood there, as if he was about to speak to Lu Xiaofeng.

Lu Xiaofeng heard someone calling him.

It's the old bartender, he said: "This guest officer."

With his drunken eyes half-opened, Lu Xiaofeng forced himself to raise his head a little so as to respond to the old bartender.Lu Xiaofeng's voice was as hoarse as a broken gong, and he sounded older than the bartender.

Lu Xiaofeng asked the old bartender, "Is it because you don't have enough money?"

"No," the old bartender shook his head and said, "You have lived in the old tavern for a month, aren't your family worried?"

family?Does Lu Xiaofeng have any family members?Who is in his family?Counting them carefully, maybe only one Huamanlou can count as half of his family members.And this Huamanlou is now without a trace, and his life and death are unknown.

Lu Xiaofeng laughed a little self-deprecatingly.

Taking another gulp of wine into his mouth, Lu Xiaofeng said: "There is no one at home."

I don't know why his answer annoyed the old bartender, but the old bartender threw the rag in his hand on the ground and shouted angrily at Lu Xiaofeng: "Lu Xiaofeng, look what you are now look?"

The roar was full of spirit, not at all like the usual old bartender.

Although Lu Xiaofeng has become this person who is neither human nor ghost, but he is still Lu Xiaofeng.

So he could still recognize the person in front of him as Sikong Zhaixing.

Lu Xiaofeng continued to drink, without any surprise, he said, "Sikong Zhaixing?"

Sikong Zhaixing tore off the disguise on his face, and said angrily: "You just found out now? You look at yourself, you don't solve the problem, you only know how to drink all day long, who are you showing this look to? He won't know Yes, do you still expect him to know and show up by himself?"

Sikong Zaixing's words firmly stabbed Lu Xiaofeng's heart.

In the past month, Lu Xiaofeng drank heavily every day, making himself as miserable as a beggar on the street.Although the biggest reason was drinking to drown his sorrows, there was still a little bit of luck curled up in a corner of his heart.

What if Huamanlou could know?

If Huamanlou found out, would Huamanlou show up?

It's a pity that the synonym of "lucky" is "little hope", and Huamanlou did not appear.

More than a month has passed, but there is still no news from Huamanlou.

Sikong Zhaixing said again: "Although I am not very familiar with Huamanlou, I have heard about him from you. Do you still remember his attitude towards iron shoes? He was so young back then , you won’t cry and succumb to the other party, it can be seen that he is not as talkative as he looks in his bones. If you don’t go to him, what’s the use of making yourself into such a ghost?”

Lu Xiaofeng put down his wine glass, a deep tired look appeared on his face, he said powerlessly: "I've been looking for it for half a year, and during this half year, I've been traveling all over the country without sleep, but there's still no news. What else can I do? What do you want me to do? Maybe then he will appear?"

Sikong Zhaixing threw the wine jar to the ground and said: "Don't dream again, get up."

Lu Xiaofeng looked at Sikong Zhaixing, his eyes were very red and bloodshot, he was really haggard, Sikong Zhaixing couldn't help trembling when he saw it.

It can be seen from his eyes that Lu Xiaofeng has had a hard time for more than half a year.

Sikong Zhaixing was suddenly very regretful, he couldn't help blaming himself for coming too late.

Lu Xiaofeng asked Sikong Zhaixing, "What are you doing?"

Pulling Lu Xiaofeng and walking outside, Sikong Zhaixing said as he walked: "Let's go find an inn, take a good bath, change into clean clothes, eat delicious food, and sleep well."

Breaking free from Sikong Zaixing's hand, Lu Xiaofeng sat back at the table, picked up the glass and wanted to pour himself another glass of wine, but found that there was not even a drop of wine in the glass.Putting down his wine glass, Lu Xiaofeng said to Sikong Zaixing: "Stop making trouble, if you do this, will Huamanlou appear?"

Sikong Zhaixing smiled a little mysteriously, and he said: "I think you're just being stupid. The authorities are obsessed, but the bystanders are clear. I've already figured out a good way, and there's an [-]% chance that Huamanlou will appear. As long as you do what I say , I will tell you my method tomorrow morning."

Lu Xiaofeng looked at Sikong Zhaixing suspiciously, and asked, "Really?"

Sikong Zhaixing puffed out his chest confidently, and said, "Of course it is true!"

Lu Xiaofeng hadn't smiled for a long time.

At this moment, a long-lost smile appeared on his face, and he said, "Just trust you monkey spirit for once."

A dead horse is treated as a living horse doctor, maybe that monkey spirit really has some tricks that he didn't think of?

After taking a bath for himself conscientiously, Lu Xiaofeng changed into the new clothes that Sikong Zhaoxing had prepared for him, and carefully trimmed his eyebrow-like mustache.

If the red bloodshot eyes were ignored, Lu Xiaofeng would be that chic and coquettish Lu Xiaofeng again.

After lying on the bed peacefully and sleeping for a while, the next morning, even the bloodshot eyes were gone.

Sikong Zhaixing was very satisfied with Lu Xiaofeng who regained his spirit, he didn't go around too much, and directly told Lu Xiaofeng his solution.

He asked Lu Xiaofeng, "If you were about to die, would Huamanlou show up?"

Lu Xiaofeng replied uncertainly: "It should be...?"

If it was before, Lu Xiaofeng would stare at Sikong Zhaixing without hesitation, and then ask him what kind of joke he was: If he was in trouble, how could Huamanlou not come?But now, Lu Xiaofeng really doesn't have any confidence in himself.

Hua Manlou must be very angry, otherwise why would he leave him alone like this.

Oh, Hua Manlou who left him alone may think that he is not alone.

Sikong Zhaixing patted Lu Xiaofeng on the shoulder, and encouraged him: "Be more confident! Although I don't know what you did to make Huamanlou angry like this, I believe he won't do nothing. Good hearted."

Lu Xiaofeng got rid of the hesitation in his words, and said, "Yes."

Sikong Zhaixing said again: "Even if he wants to save you, he must first know that you are going to die, right?"

Lu Xiaofeng said: "Yes."

Sikong Zhaixing said: "Let's spread a rumor, saying that a group of people are chasing and killing you, and you are already in danger. Maybe Huamanlou will come out to save you?"

Lu Xiaofeng burst out laughing mockingly, and said, "Can Huamanlou be trusted? How old do you think he is?"

Sikong Zhaixing plausibly said: "If he cares about you, it will cause chaos. If he doesn't care about you at all, how could he not even return to Baihualou for you?"

Lu Xiaofeng had to admit that what the monkey spirit Sikong Zaixing said seemed to make sense.

Lu Xiaofeng said: "It's easy to spread rumors, but it's hard to spread them so that Huamanlou can believe them."

Sikong Zhaixing smiled a little mysteriously, and he said again: "So we need to find a group of people to 'really' hunt you down."

Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help asking back: "Then if my life is gone, how can I find Huamanlou?"

Sikong Zhaixing said: "This group of people must be selected by us, willing to help you with this favor and do it properly. I don't think Hua Manlou fully knows your friend, right?"

Lu Xiaofeng said: "That's true."

Sikong Zhaixing smiled complacently.

Lu Xiaofeng saw Sikong Zaixing smiling so terribly, and thought that this monkey spirit must have thought about everything.He asked Sikong Zhaixing: "You sound so confident, could it be that you already have a candidate?"

Sikong Zhaixing took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Lu Xiaofeng. Several names of people were clearly arranged on the paper.

Lu Xiaofeng glanced at the note, feeling a little moved in his heart, the monkey spirit Sikong Zhaixing really put in a lot of effort to help him this time.

A smile appeared on Lu Xiaofeng's lips involuntarily, this arc was really pretty.

Finally, a smile appeared on Lu Xiaofeng's face, not a self-deprecating or bitter one, but a real smile caused by the joy and hope from the heart.

Perhaps he will be able to see Qitong again soon.

Thinking of Huamanlou, Lu Xiaofeng's eyes became gentle and his smile became softer.

The author has something to say:

The third unit, each unit is basically independent.

Inspired by "Midnight Orchid" in "The New Biography of Chu Liuxiang", the fragrance is handsome and beautiful.

A small joke to adjust the atmosphere (Hanalu):

One day, Huahua was watering the flowers.

Chick: Qitong, don't just water the flowers, water me too.

Then--

Huahua turned around, and the water bottle in her hand steadily sprayed water all over Lu Xiaofeng's body.