Byron's Blade

Ah Xin?Mu Li frowned, is Ah Xin the name of the hermit?

The woman in front of her, dressed in a general's uniform, was tall and beautiful, she couldn't tell that she was over fifty, but she seemed to be in her early 30s.The temperament is flamboyant but not impetuous, giving people a kind of confidence and calmness at any time and anywhere.Needless to say, she must be the legendary General Luo Jia.However, General Luo Jia called the hermit "A Xin", which made Mu Li amazed. So the relationship between General Luo Jia and the hermit is so good?He even knew the name of the hermit.But the hermit doesn't seem to be that familiar with Luo Jia, otherwise, she wouldn't have planned to visit General Luo Jia and borrow troops from her in the first place.

The hermit seemed a little helpless towards General Luo Jia's enthusiasm, but she was not surprised, she was deep in thought, and Mu Li couldn't see what she thought about Luo Jia.The mysterious relationship between the two made her a little confused.

After Luo Jia, the middle-aged man sitting in the main seat stood up to greet him, both in his demeanor and tone, which seemed much more polite.

"It's been a long journey, it's been hard work."

The hermit smiled back: "Where, Mr. Jiang, it's been a long time."

The guests at the house treated each other so warmly, but the host's family seemed much colder. Should it be said that General Luo Jia turned against the guests, or the Jiang family was too lofty and aloof.But thinking about it, the original hermit took them to visit the Jiang family on the eve of departure, and the purpose was somewhat unclear.Although the visit to General Luo Jia and the Jiang family were now combined into one, it still cannot be said that "the teacher is famous".It's no wonder that the host's family can't treat each other warmly. A bunch of strangers suddenly came to the door. If they don't kick them out, it's considered as good hospitality.

Next, the host introduced each other one by one.General Lorgar's wife is the daughter of the former General of the City of Adventurers, and her name is Grace Arnold.Their daughter's name was Luo Xi, and because General Luo Jia entered the residence of General Arnold at first, her daughter was named Luo Xi Arnold when she was born.But now the surname is directly changed to Luo, and the name has thus been simplified to two characters.The outside world jokingly called this daughter "Princess Sissy". Indeed, her status is not much different from that of a real princess.

The head of the Jiang family, named Jiang Sihuan.After all, he was Mo Kexin's cousin, so his relationship with Lan Ni was far away, but he was also considered a distant relative. Lan Ni called him "Uncle Jiang", and he seemed very happy.That noble lady is his wife, the daughter of a wealthy local merchant in Liantai.The couple have three children, the eldest daughter, the eldest son, and the second son. The eldest daughter and the eldest son have already married and set up their own businesses. Only the youngest son, Jiang Chengfeng, is 17 this year and has just served in the military. Because he cannot easily leave the army during his military service, he is not in the mansion now. .

When Mu Li and Jiang Sihuan greeted each other, the head of the Jiang family held her hand tightly, looked carefully at her for a long time, then smiled and said:

"Good boy."

Mu Li was baffled, so he could only classify this sentence as polite talk.

At the time they arrived, it was already past lunch time, so the banquet for the Jiang family to receive them was scheduled for the evening.During this period of time, only tea and refreshments were served, and everyone sat in the side hall chatting.Mu Li didn't eat lunch, he was hungry, looked at the refreshments at hand, and found mung bean cakes and bean paste cakes that he liked very much, and suddenly moved his index finger.She picked up a piece of red bean paste cake to eat, and frowned as soon as she took a bite.It wasn't unpalatable, on the contrary, the taste was so familiar, it was exactly the same as the one she remembered when she was a child, exactly.She was so surprised that she almost blurted out and asked who made the red bean paste cake.

She remembered that the pastries and snacks she loved to eat when she was a child were all made by Aunt Pei herself.Who is the pastry chef in Jiang's house?She really had to go and see her.

Talking about chatting, in fact, most of the time it is the hermit who is chatting with General Luo Jia and his wife, talking about current affairs, people's livelihood, geography, humanities and history.Jiang Sihuan seldom speaks, very silent.Mu Li noticed that Jiang Sihuan's eyes often fell on her, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.She always felt that the head of the Jiang family had a strange attitude towards her, giving her the illusion that she had known her before.

When the elders talk, it is not easy for the younger generation to join in at will. Therefore, even Lan Ni, who is eloquent and knowledgeable, always sits quietly with them, obediently listening to them and not interjecting without authorization.It was only when the topic fell on themselves that they young people could say a few words.

Princess Sissi looked at Mu Li and his party curiously at first, but as the elders talked longer and longer, she actually dozed off. very interesting.

Fortunately, General Luo Jia is not ignorant. Seeing young people being forced to stay here bored, she smiled and said:

"Young people don't like to hear what we're talking about, so don't waste their time, let them go out and have fun. Come back at dinner time." The hidden meaning is that the nonsense of greetings is over, let the young people People leave first, and the older ones can talk about business.

So Lan Ni got up first to say goodbye, and went out with Mu Li and Mo Kexin, and Luo Xi also hurriedly followed behind them, with a finally relieved expression on her face, which made people laugh.

After going out, everyone didn't know where to go, Mu Li felt that this was someone else's mansion anyway, so it's not good to wander around, it's better to go back to the guest room to rest.Lan Ni didn't take it seriously, she smiled and said that she wanted to go around and pass the time.Mo Kexin was noncommittal, but she obviously meant that she did not intend to be alone.In this way, the three of Mu Li, Lan Ni and Mo Kexin are going together, and the atmosphere is very awkward.Fortunately, Miss Xiao Luo was willing to accompany them. She came a few days earlier than the three of them. She had almost visited the Jiang family mansion and volunteered to be a guide.

Mu Li thought it was funny, this general Luo Jia really likes to turn against customers.

Walking from east to west, from south to north, the Jiang family mansion covering an area of ​​more than 8000 square meters is not very complicated, but the architecture is very exquisite and magnificent.If we talk about the biggest difference between Dongluo General's Mansion and Gaia General's Mansion, it is probably the Martial Arts Dojo in the west and the Zhubing Pavilion connected with it, and the towering Book Collection Pavilion in the north.The Martial Arts Dojo and Zhubing Pavilion are forbidden places, outside visitors are not allowed to enter, only the children of the same family can enter.However, Mu Li got his wish and boarded the towering library pavilion.This pavilion is actually a viewing platform used to climb high and look far away and enjoy the beautiful scenery.However, with the function of the Book Collection Pavilion, except for the open-air top floor, the rest of the floors are used to store books.It took a lot of effort for them to come in, and if it wasn't for Lanny's eloquence, which persuaded the manager guarding the library, they wouldn't be able to come in.

Looking from the viewing platform at the top of the pavilion, you can see the magnificent scenery of Huang Tao rolling into the sea. The sinking yellow meets the blue, and the confluence is slightly green. Convergence of the scene.The heavy sky and the restless sea make people feel a little depressed.Thinking of the blue sea and blue sky he saw before, Mu Li couldn't help but sigh.

It was also the first time for Miss Luo Xi to go to the library. She stood side by side with Lan Ni, leaning on the railing, looking at the vast sea in the distance, and suddenly sighed:

"General Christian, what an amazing person."

Lan Ni heard this and looked at Luo Xi, the little girl turned her head and smiled at her, and then looked back into the distance:

"The eldest mother said that the city of adventurers we hold in our hands now is the city of adventurers under the influence of General Christian. Although General Christian has never been the garrison general of the city of adventurers for a day, she is Al The only general in the hearts of the people of Themis. Artemis prospered because of her, but also mourned her departure. The sea took away our Statue of Liberty."

Lanny silently clenched the railing, and for a moment, she smiled and joked:

"Unexpectedly, you are very emotional at such a young age. When you speak, it is as beautiful as singing."

Luo Xi blushed, a little ashamed:

"Sister Lanny, don't laugh at me."

"I'm guessing, probably that kid, Afeng, was taken away by our emotional Princess Sissy." Lan Ni became interested and teased Luoxi.

Roxie blushed and was too shy to speak.Speaking of which, Lanny is also one of Roxie's idols, the little girl couldn't bear being molested by the idol.

Looking at this scene, Mu Li smiled softly.Mo Kexin, who was standing beside her, looked at her smiling face, with unspeakable emotions in his eyes.

The four of them spent a lot of time in Zangshu Pavilion. When dinner was approaching, they went downstairs to the flower hall where the dinner was arranged.Passing through a courtyard, Mu Li suddenly stopped in his tracks.Looking at the courtyard, she suddenly felt an extremely familiar feeling in her heart, and she seemed to have an illusion for a moment, as if the appearance of the courtyard that she had forgotten appeared before her eyes again.She approached the courtyard subconsciously, seeing the word "Xi Ming" hanging on the courtyard door, her heart was entwined, making her dark eyes twinkle, making it difficult to calm down.

"A Li?" Lan Ni turned her head and called her.

"Mu Li, what are you doing?" Mo Kexin also shouted.

"Wait a minute...I want...go in and have a look." Mu Li said and pushed the door, but the door was locked from the inside.

"There's no one there. I wanted to go in before, but it was locked. I asked the housekeeper later. No one has lived here for a long time." Luoxi said.

Mu Li hesitated at the door for a moment, Lan Ni and Mo Kexin didn't urge her any more.Mu Li finally left, but the doubts lingering in her heart became more and more serious.Is there really no one living in Ximing Courtyard?But why can she smell sandalwood and hear the faint sound of chanting?Either her senses were so hypersensitive that she was delusional, or Roxie was lying.

No, Luoxi didn't have any reason to lie. If she didn't have an illusion, then the people in this house were hiding something.

At the dinner party, the atmosphere seemed to be much more harmonious, and Jiang Sihuan, the head of the Jiang family, also talked more.Several young people were still supporting, but driven by General Luo Jia, several young people also naturally joined the conversation.General Luo Jia finally got to the point. Lending the Sea Eagle Assault Brigade to Assassin was not a trivial matter for the Southeast Army under her command.She hesitated at first, but she, who has always been decisive, did not hesitate for too long.If the special forces are not used in the barracks, they will only be raised and useless.Taking this opportunity to go out to exercise and endure hardships is not a bad idea.If they can survive such a difficult long march, those who come back must be the best of the elite.The current Haiying is too proud, let them go on missions with Assassin, who is regarded as a layman, to know that there are people outside the mountains and people outside the mountains.

What's more, the purpose of this trip is for thousands of years, and it is necessary to make psychological preparations for sacrifice.It's just that General Luo Jia is probably a little bit pained, and told the hermit to try to make Haiying return intact. After all, it is not easy to train a special soldier.

At the dinner party, they drank some wine, which was said to be the Jiang family's treasured old wine, but after drinking a little, Mu Li felt dizzy, and the stamina was very strong.Not only Mu Li, but also Lan Ni and Mo Ke Xin.They couldn't drink as much as Mu Li, and they fell down straight away.

In the end, Mu Li couldn't hold on any longer, so he had to resign and return to his room with the help of his servants.He didn't even have time to change clothes, so he fell directly on the bed and fell asleep.The room was a single room, and Mu Li and Lan Ni were not arranged together.However, they were so drunk that they didn't know anything, and they didn't care about it.

The night slowly deepened.General Luo Jia's family had already rested, and the mansion was quiet and silent, with a vaguely mysterious atmosphere.In the corridor, two black shadows approached, and after walking in, they saw clearly that they were the hermit and Jiang Sihuan.The two walked slowly, no matter who they were, the emotions on their bodies were somewhat heavy.

"Brother, I haven't come back for many years, is she okay?" the hermit asked softly.

"Eating vegetarian food and reciting Buddha's name every day, with a pure heart and few desires, can't be said to be good or bad, it's just that." Jiang Sihuan answered briefly, and the words he said made the hermit extremely sad.

The hermit was silent for a while, and did not speak again.But Jiang Sihuan continued:

"You promised her that you would bring Ali back to show her, and you did it, so you don't have to blame yourself anymore."

"No, what I brought back was not a complete Jiang Muli. She...forgot everything about this child." The hermit said in a heavy tone.

"Ah..." Jiang Sihuan sighed, "As long as people are alive, what does it matter if they remember or not? Remember, it just adds to the troubles."

The footsteps of the two seemed to be getting slower and slower, but the journey eventually came to an end, and they still came to the destination of this trip.

The plaques of Ximing Courtyard are still the same as they were more than ten years ago. The servants in the mansion clean up diligently, and the outside of the courtyard is also very clean.It's just that the closed courtyard door made the hermit frown, with pain flowing in her eyes, she swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Jiang Sihuan knocked on the door and called out, but the voice was not loud:

"Xiaoyan, it's the eldest brother. Ah Xin is back and brought Ali to see you. Come out and meet them."

After he finished speaking, he knocked on the door twice, then stopped making any noise, and stood by the door with his hands down.

Not long after, there was the sound of the latch being pulled from behind the door.Then the door slowly opened a crack.A woman in a plain white robe, with long black hair hanging down to her knees, walked out slowly.She was holding a Buddhist bead in her hand, sandalwood was exuding from her body, her dark and clear eyes slid across Jiang Sihuan's cheeks, and slowly settled on the hermit's face.

"Mu Xin, long time no see." She parted her vermilion lips lightly, her voice was like a cold spring, indifferent and emotionless.

The hermit tried his best to smile, the scar on his face hurt the eyes of the woman in white.

She said, "Siyan, I'm back." Her voice was as warm as ever.