The flower is a tulip [Chu Liuxiang]

It wasn't until Chu Liuxiang followed her into the carriage that Hua Manlou felt that something was wrong.

"you……"

Chu Liuxiang, who Hua Manlou thought was seeing him off, sat down honestly.Hua Manlou could even hear that he folded his long legs leisurely, not as if he was sitting in a carriage, but as if he was sitting at a stone table in the courtyard of his house admiring the moon.

Chu Liuxiang looked at Huamanlou's slightly surprised expression, and narrowed her eyes with a smile.

"Let's go somewhere first."

Hua Manlou moved his lips and swallowed the question back.Since Chu Liuxiang wanted to betray him, he decided to let nature take its course.

As expected, Chu Liuxiang felt a little depressed about not being able to succeed, and rubbed the bridge of her nose while saying, "Go to Tonglu."

"Tonglu?"

Hua Manlou couldn't help exclaiming, and felt a slight tremor in his heart.He couldn't believe what Chu Liuxiang meant, but he knew that was what Chu Liuxiang meant.

Chu Liuxiang's smile became more and more like a fox who stole a chicken. From Hua Manlou's expression, he could see how successful he was.

"Do you know," he deliberately slowed down his speech, as if he was throwing every word into Huamanlou's turbulent heart lake, "Four days later, the flower ceremony in Tonglu will be held by Master Hua, and I want to do it for him. The eldest grandson of the eldest house made soup cakes?"

Hua Manlou let out a long breath.

He knew that Chu Liuxiang had prepared a surprise, but he didn't expect it to be so big and so sudden that he was caught off guard.

But he pondered for a long time, and there was only a faint smile on the corner of his lips, hesitantly said: "Do you think... is this appropriate? I'm going to congratulate my grandfather on his first birthday?"

Chu Liuxiang held his hand comfortingly.The warmth of the palm made Huamanlou feel very at ease.

He heard Chu Liuxiang say softly: "I just want you to go home and have a look. Although it's not your home yet... it's your home after all."

·

The house of the Hua family in Tonglu is on the bank of the Fuchun River, a place with beautiful mountains and rivers.Chu Liuxiang only took a look from a distance, and felt that Hua Manlouhe should be born here.

Huamanlou didn't speak, but quietly sniffed the long-lost, familiar, fresh breath.

Then he turned around with a smile and asked Chu Liuxiang, "You haven't told me, where are you from?"

Chu Liuxiang said: "Huguang, Jiangling."

Hua Manlou twitched his brows, and said with a smile, "Return the Qianli Jiangling in one day?"

Chu Liuxiang pushed him, and then the two walked side by side.Chu Liuxiang walked and said, "Now you are going home, not me. If you want to go, I will take you back to my house next time."

·

Although the Hua family is not from the Jianghu, they are familiar with the affairs of the Jianghu, not to mention that Chu Liuxiang's title of "Bandit Commander" is worth remembering, regardless of whether he is a rich or benevolent big family.

Fortunately, at this time, Chu Liuxiang had the image of a handsome and unrestrained son of a family. He even prepared a generous congratulatory gift, respected him from the gate, and entered the room.

Fortunately, everyone in the Hua family was more curious than afraid of this legendary figure, especially the young ladies who had not left the cabinet, who were hiding behind the curtains in the embroidery building, and could see half of their pretty faces protruding from a distance. face, and heard their twittering deliberately not to suppress it.

Hua Manlou followed Chu Liuxiang and smiled helplessly.

"You are a woman, it's too good."

"Are you jealous?"

Chu Liuxiang touched her nose to block the fox-like smile, but her eyes were shining with pride.

Hua Manlou had no choice but to flick his sleeves, let out a puff of air-conditioning, and walked into the hall by himself.

It was only when Chu Liuxiang followed that she remembered that those girls should be Hua Manlou's great-grandmother and aunt. If he was really jealous, he would be a little bit like that.

·

The banquet was very lively, the table was very rich, and the wine was rare and good.But of course Chu Liuxiang and Hua Manlou didn't care about wine.

Hua Manlou walked out first.

He is a person who will not attract too much attention wherever he goes, especially when the full table is surrounded by Chu Liuxiang to ask questions.And when Chu Liuxiang also escaped smoothly, she searched almost the entire garden, only to see Huamanlou next to a clump of jasmine flowers.

Hua Manlou, who heard his footsteps, was still sitting on the stone bench, motionless, and only smiled quietly and said, "It turns out that jasmine has always been planted here."

Chu Liuxiang sighed softly, and put his hands on his shoulders, as if he could feel the throbbing of joy and hesitation coming from the bottom of Huamanlou's heart.

Many, many years later, when Huamanlou was one of the real masters of this family, he may have sat here countless times, smelling the fragrance of jasmine, and quietly thinking about his thoughts.

But now he is just an unnoticed guest.

The wind and the moon are ruthless, and the fleeting years change secretly.

·

Hua Manlou felt the hand on her shoulder move gently and warm.He felt a little surprised, but not too flustered, just looked up in bewilderment.

"Excuse me, you are..."

Chu Liuxiang was stunned, and didn't speak immediately, but looked at Huamanlou's lacklustre and questioning eyes.

The strange and somewhat wary demeanor and alienated tone gave people an ominous premonition.

Almost at the same time, Chu Liuxiang's whole body instinctively entered a state of vigilance.He didn't look back, he had already grabbed Hua Manlou's hand and slid it to the side, smoothing it seven feet away.

Huamanlou yelled out together with another voice.

"Lu Xiaofeng!"

"The building is full of flowers!"

Chu Liuxiang stared blankly at the man with the two mustaches running over, grabbed Hua Manlou's arm, and laughed loudly, "You bastard, where did you go! Why did you go away?" It's been more than a year, and they came back quietly? Do you know how anxious Old Man Hua and your six brothers are?"

Hua Manlou patted the mustache on the back with a smile, but answered quietly and softly: "You ask so many questions at once, what should I say?"

Mustache didn't seem to be waiting for him to continue, but turned his head to stare at Chu Liuxiang, with some guard in his eyes, but more curiosity.

"Hua Man Lou, is this the friend you brought back?"

Hua Manlou shook his head blankly.Chu Liuxiang's heart sank suddenly.

What just happened?Where are they?Why doesn't Huamanlou know herself?

And this person in front of me...

Chu Liuxiang's eyes turned around on the two mustaches of the mustache, and then on his two eyebrows, and then began to touch his nose.

"Your Excellency is..."

Chu Liuxiang touched his nose, and said before the mustache: "You are Lu Xiaofeng, Lu Xiaofeng with four eyebrows."

The mustache laughed and walked over, stroked his mustache, and said proudly: "Of course I am Lu Xiaofeng, Lu Xiaofeng with four eyebrows! Tell me, if I am not Lu Xiaofeng, who else is Lu Xiaofeng?"

There was a vague feeling in Chu Liuxiang's heart, but she felt that such an explanation was too incredible.Before he had time to think clearly, Lu Xiaofeng looked him up and down unabashedly, and asked: "Your lightness kung fu is really good, who are you?"

Chu Liuxiang said: "My surname is Chu..."

He stopped talking all of a sudden, not knowing how to continue.He should have made up a false name, but unknowingly told the truth.He knew in his heart that if he really told his name, Lu Xiaofeng would definitely not believe it.

Since there is Lu Xiaofeng in this world, there should be no Chu Liuxiang.

Lu Xiaofeng laughed even louder. He even came up and patted Chu Liuxiang on the shoulder, saying: "You are really interesting! I said you are good at lightness kung fu, so your surname is Chu. You won't tell me you are Chu Liuxiang, will you?"

Chu Liuxiang also laughed.Even though he felt that the facts in front of him were too absurd and unimaginable, he still couldn't help laughing.

This Lu Xiaofeng is really a very contagious person, as long as he sees his smile, he will be involuntarily happy.

Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "That's right, I am Chu Liuxiang!"

Obviously, even if he said that, Lu Xiaofeng would not take it seriously.

Lu Xiaofeng just continued to laugh, took his arm with the other hand, dragged him and Hua Manlou into the house, and said as he walked, "That's great! Do you know, I, Lu Xiaofeng The one who worships is Chu Liuxiang, and the one Hua Manlou loves the most in his life is also Chu Liuxiang!"

·

Hua Manlou didn't understand why he suddenly returned home, just like he didn't understand why he suddenly disappeared from the street in the first place.There are some strange problems with his memory, so he can't remember what happened in it anyway.The last thing he could remember was going out to buy wine with Lu Xiaofeng.

Then he appeared in his garden, sitting beside his favorite jasmine bush, with a stranger's hand on his shoulder.

Who is that person?

After seeing Hua Manlou's father, the man said politely, "The junior's surname is Chu, his name is Bangyan, his style name is Zhongju, and he is from Jiangling, Huguang."

Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou thought for a long time, but they didn't expect that there was such a person in Jianghu.

"Maybe he's not from the quack." Hua Manlou said.

Lu Xiaofeng objected.

"Can't you see that his martial arts are not inferior to yours? In the garden, I was two feet away from his back, and he already noticed it. And his body skills..." Lu Xiaofeng wiped it lightly. The mustache on his lips, "His posture is like a ghost, and he can't even see clearly."

Except for the members of the Hua family who didn't see this, their attitude towards Chu Liuxiang was also somewhat ambiguous.

"Young master Chu and Quanzi... are friends?"

Chu Liuxiang looked at Hua Manlou who was standing aside, still feeling at a loss about the situation, and suppressed her worries.After all, this is Hua's family, Huamanlou's family, the person in front of him is Huamanlou's father, and Lu Xiaofeng is Huamanlou's best friend.

Huamanlou has never been safer and more comfortable than it is now.

Chu Liuxiang shook his head: "Huagongzi and I just met for the first time, so we can't seem to be called friends yet."

Hua Manlou's heart skipped a beat unexpectedly.

First acquaintance?

Just acquaintance?

Why would a new acquaintance put his hand on his shoulder affectionately?

Why would I stay with this new person in the garden, my favorite place to be alone?

Why... I just can't remember anything before that?

"First acquaintance?"

The flower staff was also obviously puzzled, and looked at Chu Liuxiang hesitantly: "Then Mr. Chu has not been with Gouzi all the time?"

Chu Liuxiang rubbed his nose, and made up an answer in a moment: "I just met Mr. Hua by chance today. Seeing that he was a little restless, I sent him back."

Hua Manlou listened to this blatant lie, but said nothing.

Meeting yourself at the door and coming back together is far more believable than two people suddenly appearing in the garden.

Hua Manlou firmly believes in her heart that this person has a great connection with her disappearance and return.

The flower staff's eyes flickered, and they asked again: "Then why did you go to the garden?"

Chu Liuxiang knew that when he and Huamanlou came, they did indeed go through the gate, but it was the gate many years ago, and it was the gate of the house when the father of the flower worker in front of him just turned one year old.Naturally no one saw it in this day and age.

He looked at the dazed Huamanlou again, feeling guilty but without hesitation he dismissed the blame.

"Because Playboy has been away from home for a long time and has been thinking about the garden, we... took a shortcut."

No matter what, these words could not be regarded as decent, but under Chu Liuxiang's generous smile, no one thought there was anything inappropriate.

The flower staff didn't speak, but Lu Xiaofeng laughed again.

"Brother Chu's lightness kung fu is as good as Chu Liuxiang, the bandit handsome back then! I never remembered that Hua Manlou could jump up the courtyard wall of his garden so easily!"

The courtyard wall of Hua's house is very high, a full two feet three feet high.Don't talk about Huamanlou, even Lu Xiaofeng, I'm afraid they won't be able to jump up.

Lu Xiaofeng stared at Chu Liuxiang with burning eyes, thinking it was really interesting.

While Lu Xiaofeng found it interesting, doubts appeared in Hua Yuanwai's eyes.

Chu Liuxiang smiled, and then his person suddenly disappeared.

All the people present opened their mouths wide in surprise, and some even had a feeling in their hearts that the person who accompanied Hua Manlou back and looked like a flirtatious young man was not a human being, but some kind of elf.

Even Lu Xiaofeng didn't see his movements clearly, only saw a blurry shadow rushing out the door.

Hua Manlou walked out of the house slowly, walked under a tree, and quietly raised her head.

Of course he couldn't see Chu Liuxiang's figure standing on the treetop, but he knew that Chu Liuxiang was there.

Then he smiled and said: "Lu Xiaofeng is right, brother Chu's lightness kung fu has really reached the peak."

Chu Liuxiang jumped down lightly, with a relaxed smile on his face, but his heart had already sunk to the bottom.

Hua Manlou doesn't remember him at all, she doesn't remember everything the two of them experienced together, and she doesn't remember what they called him.

Chu Liuxiang looked at the relieved flower staff, and said with a faint smile, "Young Master Hua is absurd."

Playboy.

Brother Chu.

It's like they've never met before.

·

Hua Manlou stayed at home.

His own residence is of course the small building in the corner of the county seat, a small building full of flowers in all seasons.The door of the small building is always open, as long as someone needs it, they can go in and ask for help at any time.

Huamanlou remembered that he had lived in the small building for more than eight months, and encountered many strange things.

He was eager to go back to the small building, not only because he wanted to continue this seemingly peaceful but adventurous life, but also because he missed his flowers.

But Hua Yuanwai only said a word, and let him stay at home.

The flower staff said, "The Mid-Autumn Festival will be in three days' time."

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for family reunion, and Huamanlou's six older brothers will also rush back. Naturally, Huamanlou will leave if he is not well.

And he also feels guilty about his inexplicable disappearance, which worried his family for nearly a year.

Lu Xiaofeng wiped the mustache on his lips, and said, "You don't feel sorry for me, do you?"

Under the gracious invitation of Hua Yuanwai, Lu Xiaofeng and Chu Liuxiang also stayed and spent the Mid-Autumn Festival together before leaving.

Lu Xiaofeng was originally a prodigal son who lived everywhere, and Huamanlou was his best friend, so he couldn't have been happier staying with him.

As for Chu Liuxiang, she really didn't know where else she could go now.

This is already the era of Huamanlou, Lu Xiaofeng's era, Chu Liuxiang in this era is just a topic that hangs on the lips of people in the world and can chat.

Chu Liuxiang could only bite the bullet and live in Hua's house, a place where no one knew him.

After hearing Lu Xiaofeng's complaint, Hua Manlou laughed out loud, patted him on the shoulder and said, "If I knew I was going to leave, I would have told you in advance. But now I still don't know the situation, so you can't blame me. "

Lu Xiaofeng's eyes flashed, full of surprise: "You still can't remember how you left, where did you go?"

Hua Manlou tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said, "Have you ever heard that there is a kind of goblin in the mountains..."

Before he finished speaking, Lu Xiaofeng interrupted him with a smile and a yell: "You want me to believe that you were captured by a goblin? Hua Manlou, you think I, Lu Xiaofeng, is a three-year-old child I can listen to ghost stories!"

However, the two of them just laughed together, as if what they said just now was the funniest joke in the world.

As the "fairy" in that story, Chu Liuxiang sat quietly by the side.

It was the first time he saw Hua Manlou so lively and happy, smiling like a child.The indifferent and cold smile he was used to rarely appeared on Huamanlou's lips, replaced by a hearty, bright, almost dazzling expression.

If Huamanlou when we were with him was an epiphyllum quietly blooming at midnight, then Huamanlou now, returning to relatives and friends, is a peony in warm spring and beautiful sun.

Huamanlou is still elegant and modest, but full of vigorous vitality.

Huamanlou who burst into tears unabashedly laughed.

Relaxed and joyful flowers filled the building.

The days spent with Huamanlou were enough for Chu Liuxiang to understand this person thoroughly.If he hadn't completely let go of his guard and worries, he wouldn't have shown this rare side.

Just because this is the home of Huamanlou.

Home, this is what Chu Liuxiang will never be able to give Huamanlou.

·

Huamanlou went out early in the morning, and of course Lu Xiaofeng and Chu Liuxiang would accompany him.

Naturally, Lu Xiaofeng didn't need to ask any more questions, but it was Hua Manlou who invited Chu Liuxiang, as if he was afraid that if he didn't say this, Chu Liuxiang would be embarrassed to come with him.

This is Huamanlou, Huamanlou who always thinks of others very thoughtfully.

But Chu Liuxiang was sour all the way, just like the Shanxi boss who didn't pretend to be in the last refit, drank a belly full of vinegar.

If three friends ride in a car, and two of them are talking and laughing all the time, but they are talking about things that the third person doesn't know and can't talk about, then the third person will inevitably become jealous.

Chu Liuxiang just listened to them talking about Ximen Chuixue, Sikong Zhaixing, the honest monk, King Jinpeng and his treasure, and the decisive battle at the top of the Forbidden... He knew no one, and he understood nothing .

Even the capital city of this era has become Beiping.It is said that the decisive battle between Ximen Chuuxue and Ye Gucheng, two peerless swordsmen, took place on the roof of the main hall of the Forbidden Garden.

This is a wonderful world that is not inferior to any era, and it is also the world of Lu Xiaofeng and Huamanlou.

Chu Liuxiang remembered again that Hua Manlou's fingering method called "Spiritual Rhinoceros Finger" was taught by Lu Xiaofeng.

This pair of good friends who have experienced all kinds of strange things is obviously as close as Chu Liuxiang, Hu Tiehua and Ji Bingyan, maybe even closer.

Because Lu Xiaofeng even knew the preferences of Huamanlou's nephews and nieces very well.Hua Manlou came out this time to buy gifts for his six elder brothers and their family members whom he hadn't seen for more than a year.

Now that they entered the city, they inevitably had to go back to the small building where Hua Manlou lived alone.

The gate of the small building is indeed not closed, even if the owner is not there, the appearance of the small building is still maintained in the state desired by its owner.

Even the flowers and plants all over the building are miraculously vibrant, and there are even drops of water on the petals and leaves.

Hua Manlou walked around the building in surprise, then turned around and took Lu Xiaofeng's hand.

"Don't tell me you didn't do this!"

Lu Xiaofeng giggled and patted the back of Hua Manlou's hand: "It's not me, it's a fairy."

Hua Manlou laughed: "Fairies with four eyebrows are rare."

Chu Liuxiang looked at the hands of the two people and sighed inwardly.

This is indeed something he can't give Huamanlou.

He can take Huamanlou to Hua's house, to the Hua's house in his time, but for Huamanlou, behind the comforting homesickness, is there not a deep melancholy?

And how should he give this faint warmth and joy?

"I think we're in love..."

Is it just him "thinking"?

Was the reason why Huamanlou fell in love with him only because he was Huamanlou's only friend in that strange world?

Chu Liuxiang took two steps back silently, and was about to turn around and leave, but almost bumped into a figure flying towards her.

"Hey, Lu Xiaoji, I guessed you were here! —— Hey, Huamanlou, you're back? I haven't seen you for over a year. Where did you go? You know that Lu Xiaoji suffers from lovesickness Did you come to the small building to tidy up all day long, saying that you will be back someday, so the flowers must be refreshed..."

Chu Liuxiang swore that she had never seen such a noisy person in her whole life.If no one interrupted him, he could probably talk all day.

Taking advantage of Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou being entangled by this newcomer, Chu Liuxiang hurried out.

·

When Lu Xiaofeng found Chu Liuxiang, the latter was sitting in the largest restaurant in the city, occupying a large round table to himself, but there was only a bowl of vegetables on the table.

It is a basin, not a plate.That basin is almost bigger than a washbasin.

But no matter how big it is, it's just a dish.

Chu Liuxiang's gesture of holding chopsticks was like holding a knife, stabbing the things in the basin hard, eating like revenge.

Lu Xiaofeng walked to the table: "Brother Chu, why come to eat alone?"

Chu Liuxiang didn't lift her eyelids, and continued to eat: "Hungry!"

Lu Xiaofeng pulled up a chair and sat down without notice, and looked at it with a smile: "Then what does Brother Chu eat? It must be delicious, so why is Brother Chu so focused?"

Chu Liuxiang's chopsticks viciously pierced a piece of meat.

"Mushroom stew! Small! Chicken!"

Lu Xiaofeng smacked his lips, didn't say anything, but took a pair of chopsticks and picked up a piece of meat to eat.

Chu Liuxiang froze, and then threw the chopsticks on the table.

"Originally born from the same root, why is it too urgent to fry each other!"

Lu Xiaofeng ate another piece of meat unmoved, and then smiled: "Is it just 'same root'? I thought Brother Chu was eating me!"

He threw down his chopsticks, and smiled at Chu Liuxiang.

Chu Liuxiang knew that she was angry with Wuming, and Lu Xiaofeng's attitude towards Huamanlou was so natural, so bright, no one could think of other aspects.

Rather than saying that he hates Lu Xiaofeng, it is better to say that he hates himself.

Should he continue to follow Huamanlou?

Lu Xiaofeng patted Chu Liuxiang's shoulder self-consciously, like an old friend who had known each other for a long time.

"Brother Chu, there is a guy who wants to compete with you, you can't back down."

Chu Liuxiang narrowed her eyes: "I don't even know where the 'array' is, so why did I get cold feet?"

Lu Xiaofeng laughed, turned back and scratched his head: "It's that monkey spirit who broke into Baihualou just now, Sikong Zhaixing! He wants to compete with Brother Chu in lightness kung fu, you can't make me lose face!"

Chu Liuxiang still didn't get up, but instead folded her legs: "So, brother Lu, is he betting on my side?"

Lu Xiaofeng smiled very secretly: "You are Chu Liuxiang, if I don't bet on you, who will I bet on?"

·

The four of them gathered again in Baihualou, the noisy Sikong Zhaixing who was disgusted by Chu Liuxiang just looked him up and down.

"Hey, Lu Xiaoji, do you think his qinggong is as good as Chu Liuxiang's?"

Lu Xiaofeng held Chu Liuxiang's shoulder triumphantly: "Of course! When did I miss someone?"

Sikong Zhaixing exhaled a puff of cold air from his nose: "I don't believe it, who can match Chu Liuxiang!"

Lu Xiaofeng blinked secretly again: "Yes...Chu Liuxiang himself!"

Chu Liuxiang's body trembled immediately, and she reached out to touch her nose.

It was really hard to distinguish the truth from the words that came out of Lu Xiaofeng's mouth, but the glance he gave intentionally or unintentionally made Chu Liuxiang feel that he knew something.

Sikong Zhaixing suddenly laughed: "Don't tell me, this Chu... Mr. Chu really looks like Chu Liuxiang, even the movement of touching his nose has a charm."

This sentence was completely a joke, so everyone laughed, and so did Chu Liuxiang.

Chu Liuxiang couldn't figure out at first whether she wanted Hua Manlou to recall those things, or whether she didn't want to.

Huamanlou is living a good life now, with family, friends and his own small building.

Lu Xiaofeng and Sikong Zhaixing seemed to be the kind of people who would go to trouble if they didn't come to them. They would not be bored if they spent their days together, but they were far less dangerous than when they were together.

Chu Liuxiang thought about the Fuchun landscape again, which is fresh and quiet, making people forget the customs. Isn't it more suitable for Huamanlou than the desert wind and sand?

So he sighed heavily, and when he raised his head again, he had a bright smile on his face: "Brother Sikong, how do we compare?"

·

Lu Xiaofeng pointed and pointed at the two contestants and explained the rules: "Here—" he said, waving a line on the ground with his feet, "——is the starting point, and the gate of Hua's house is the end point. The first one to come wins. There is no limit on the way."

Sikong Zhaixing raised his hand: "Then what if I ride a horse?"

Lu Xiaofeng rolled his eyes at him: "I don't care if you ride a pig! It's you who said you want to compete in lightness kung fu, but you also want to ride a horse. Are you embarrassed?"

Hua Manlou smiled slightly at the side: "Besides, even riding a horse may not beat Brother Chu."

Chu Liuxiang's heart skipped a beat.

"Playboy has a lot of confidence in me."

Hua Manlou's smile paused for a moment, and then bloomed again.

"Because you are Chu Liuxiang!"

Maybe it's still a joke.

Maybe it's not a joke.

Because of this sentence, it was not the first time he said it, nor was it the first time he heard it.

Because you are Chu Liuxiang, you shouldn't be treated coldly like this.

Because you are Chu Liuxiang, I will do my best to help you.

Because you are Chu Liuxiang, you cannot die.

--why?

Because Chu Liuxiang is the most wonderful character and the most wonderful legend in this world.

Chu Liuxiang stared at Huamanlou, and suddenly stepped forward to take his hand.

Hua Manlou became a little hesitant when he felt the palm of his hand.

He listened to Chu Liuxiang gently whispering in his ear: "Then ask Mr. Hua to do a certificate for us."

Then his body lightened suddenly, as if he was about to float in the air.

Amidst the wind in his ears, Hua Manlou heard behind him Sikong Zhaixing yelling angrily: "Hey! Hey, you don't follow the rules! It hasn't started yet!"

Lu Xiaofeng bent down laughing so much, he straightened up immediately, and rushed forward following Sikong Zaixing.

Even Lu Xiaofeng would not be able to catch up with Sikong Zhaixing if he did not use all his strength.

However, Chu Liuxiang and Hua Manlou were always in front of them.

·

Huamanlou heard the sound of the waterfall inexplicably. He knew that he would not pass the waterfall on the way, but he just heard it.

Then, he smelled the green grass in the mountains and the salty sea breeze. He could hear the faint waves rolling in the distance, and felt the roughness of the sand hitting his face.

This thing that shouldn't have appeared at the same time appeared around him all at once, making him almost forget where he was.

It seemed that at this moment, Hua Manlou realized the hand holding her.

The fingers are slender and the palm is warm.This was the hand that was placed on Huamanlou's shoulder in the garden, and it was also the hand that pulled him up more than once to run across the north and south of the river.

An inexplicable excitement rose in Hua Manlou's heart. He seemed to have thought of something, and that "something" was a mystery and mystery that could not be expressed.

He was about to speak—he couldn't wait to speak—but he felt the hand let go of him slightly, but pushed him forward just as it was about to go.

Hua Manlou jumped forward, turned around lightly and landed.The familiar touch under his feet is the gravel road outside his own gate.

Chu Liuxiang smiled, stopped side by side with Sikong Zhaixing, applauded and said: "It's agreed to be a notary, but I didn't expect Huagong to take the lead first, so we have to admit defeat."

Sikong Zhaixing snorted, but then clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Not bad, not bad, it's Shibie who has been admiring him for three days! Lu Xiaoji, I think Hua Manlou's current lightness kungfu, even if you use all your strength, you can't do it." Can't compare!"

It doesn't feel good to be teased by others, but now that he is playing off Hua ManLou, Lu XiaoFeng swallowed his breath and laughed heartlessly along with them.

Is there anything better than the absurd result of this inexplicable "competition"?

Only Huamanlou didn't open his mouth after all.

·

August fifteenth.Mid-Autumn Festival.

Chu Liuxiang did not expect that he would be surrounded by a group of people all of a sudden.

There are men and women in this group, with some lengths and some short. Some have black mustaches of different shapes but are all neatly trimmed. braid.

The only thing this group of people had in common was that when they saw Chu Liuxiang, they would smile enthusiastically and thank him endlessly for sending Huamanlou back home.

From what they said, Hua Manlou seemed to be a young child who would be in danger once he stepped out of the gate.

These are of course Huamanlou's six older brothers, as well as the family's children.A pair of twins of the fourth brother of the Hua family, who just turned ten years old, also imitated the adults and handed over Wanfu, saying to Chu Liuxiang, "Thank you, Mr. Chu, for sending Uncle Seven back."

Chu Liuxiang didn't know whether to laugh or not, so she touched her nose again.

He had imagined countless times, if he could really see Hua Manlou's family members, the "real" family members, what kind of treatment he would receive, and what methods he would use to win their favor.

He found the task difficult.After all, he is the one who wants to take away their beloved son and brother and spend his whole life with them.

He was thankful that this scene was just an "if".

However, now, he really encountered such a situation, and his task seemed to be completed much more smoothly than imagined.

The Hua family is full of kindness towards Huamanlou's friends, not to mention Lu Xiaofeng's strong admiration.And Huamanlou's six elder brothers almost regarded him as a warrior who saved an innocent lamb from the tiger's mouth.

The innocent lamb is, of course, their innocent, pure and ignorant seventh brother.

Chu Liuxiang really wanted to ask Huamanlou how he felt being treated as an innocent and harmless lamb by his brothers, but after thinking about it, he suddenly realized why Huamanlou insisted on moving out to live alone.

In front of his father and brother, Hua Manlou will always be a child who will never grow up, and will always be the object of protection.

Yet he is also an adult, a man, a human being who can and needs to be independent.

That's why he chose to walk out of the greenhouse and take the initiative to bear the wind and frost.

So he and Lu Xiaofeng became friends, because the life Lu Xiaofeng brought him could make him endure more trials.

Chu Liuxiang sincerely admires Huamanlou and the choice he made.

And at this moment, Chu Liuxiang also made his own decision.

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The moon has risen.

Hua Yuanwai withdrew the banquet early and asked everyone to sit in the courtyard.The full moon hangs brightly above their heads, shedding a silver light.

Dozens of people sat in twos and threes, and if there were fewer of them, they would not be so conspicuous.

Chu Liuxiang sat alone on the roof.

Today people do not see the ancient times and the moon, this month once looked like the ancients.

Isn't he an "ancient man"?

Chu Liuxiang suddenly wanted to drink.

As soon as his hand touched his side, he touched something smooth.

A wine jar.

Hua Manlou sat down beside him with a smile.

"You..." Chu Liuxiang opened his mouth for a long time before speaking, "Why are you here?"

"Come with my guest."

Chu Liuxiang touched his nose: "Brother Lu and Brother Sikong, aren't they your guests?"

"You are different," Hua Manlou let out a soft breath, "You are lonelier than them."

Chu Liuxiang's eyebrows twitched.

Hua Manlou opened the mud seal of the wine jar, and passed the jar directly: "Try it, try the sweet-scented osmanthus brew I made by myself, it's exactly three years old now."

Chu Liuxiang took it, and grumbled at the mouth of the altar, as if to use the wine to inspire her courage.

He had scolded himself for being a fool hundreds of times in his heart, and he couldn't say a simple farewell.

Moonlight streamed down on the two of them.The flowers all over the building covered with moonlight seem to have a halo all over them, making it hard to look directly at.

Chu Liuxiang narrowed her eyes, not sure if it was to see the scene more carefully, or to prevent something from flowing out.

"Three years of sweet-scented osmanthus brewing!" He laughed and said, "It's sweet in the mouth, but it really has some stamina!"

Hua Manlou reached for the wine jar and took a sip as well.

"The moon... is beautiful, isn't it?"

Chu Liuxiang stared at Huamanlou and shook her head.

"No, not beautiful enough."

"Is the moon the hometown light?"

Chu Liuxiang wanted to say that he was like a human being, but he swallowed it again.

"almost."

"Don't like my house?" Hua Manlou smiled slightly, and pushed the wine jar over, "Want to go back?"

Chu Liuxiang laughed and took a sip of wine: "I'm afraid... I won't be able to go back!"

"Who said that? Didn't I come back!"

Chu Liuxiang was stunned for a moment, and quickly took another sip of wine, impatiently: "Of course you want to come back! This is your home, where else can you go if you don't come back?"

"I'll go back with you."

Hua Manlou caught the nearly overturned wine jar in good time, and smiled softly: "Be careful, I put a lot of effort into making the wine, and you don't care that much?"

Chu Liuxiang didn't answer, but stared blankly at the face that was close at hand.

Such a familiar face, such a familiar smile.

To Chu Liuxiang, Hua Manlou always smiles like this, softly and flatly, even if his mouth is not smiling, the corners of his brows and eyes are always smiling.

Like spring wind and rain, moistening things silently.

"You met my family, my friends, and drank my wine." Hua Manlou said with a smile, "I don't have any more secrets from you."

"You don't think you want to go alone when you see me coming home?" Hua Manlou said again.

"Unless everything you've said to me is false