Become a cat [Zhan Zhao]

Ah Lan really didn't feel that anyone would have ill intentions towards her, so she just felt strange after hearing Zhan Zhao's words: "I don't know anyone here, and I have a plain life, who would treat me well?" ?”

"..." Zhan Zhao thought helplessly that educating children must be patient, so he took a deep breath and asked, "Could it be that the robbers who block the road and rob are also picking on people they know?"

A Lan's rare answer was fluent: "But I don't have any money, so what kind of robbers will come to rob me?"

"..." Zhan Zhao was speechless, feeling that this conversation might be a test for his patience, he said patiently and seriously: "It's not just about stealing money. You have to be a little Be on guard. The rivers and lakes are dangerous, especially if you are a girl, you must be more cautious." He said it very implicitly, and he only hoped that Ah Lan could understand his painstaking efforts.

However, Alan just asked wonderingly: "What does this have to do with whether I am a girl? Besides, I am not dressed as a girl." With fluttering clothes, it is impossible for anyone to tell at a glance that he is not a man.

This kind of blind self-confidence probably stems from the fact that A-Lan pretended to be a tomboy since she was a child, and mixed among a group of beggars, rascals, and homeless people, but no one could really see through her identity.It's just that she was young at that time, and she couldn't eat good food, so she really looked like a boy in her thin and small appearance.Others can't tell that she is a girl, and it's nothing unusual.But A Lan has been by Zhan Zhao's side for so long, not to mention the drastic changes in behavior and speech, at least Zhan Zhao has never told A Lan to go hungry again.After more than half a year, Ah Lan not only grew a lot taller, but also began to develop towards the original track in all aspects of her body.

She is getting more and more beautiful.

Having been with him day and night, Zhan Zhao naturally noticed it.But of course he would not point it out loudly. As a standard bachelor, he also lacks experience in how to guide a girl to adapt to puberty.

And Ah Lan himself should have noticed, after all, development in all aspects is a distressing thing.But it is really hard work to learn art with Zhan Zhao. She often gets up before dawn, and falls asleep after resting at night, so she has no time to pay attention to the changes in body and mind.

That's why after hearing Zhan Zhao's words, she said stupidly, "What does this have to do with whether I'm a girl or not?"

Of course it has something to do with it, if Ah Lan wasn't a pretty little girl who disguised herself as a man, she wouldn't have caught people's attention.

However, Zhan Zhao couldn't speak directly, and he really didn't know how to answer when he heard this kind of words, so he was speechless.It's not easy for him to say anything more to Ah Lan in such a subtle way, but it's Meng Lang who can exaggerate.Therefore, Zhan Zhao decided to let the facts speak for themselves, so he simply said to Ah Lan: "Then don't sleep tonight, and see if anyone has any ill intentions for you, a girl who has never met before and disguised as a man."

"..." A Lan could only nod her head in a daze. Seeing the seriousness in Zhan Zhao's words, she thought about who she met on the road today.However, after thinking about it, they are nothing more than ordinary people, how can there be any villains with malicious intentions?

And Zhan Zhao didn't call her again after all, seeing that it was time for lunch, he went downstairs and asked the waiter to bring the meal.A Lan usually rushes to do these things, but right now she is thinking hard and forgot about it.

It wasn't until the food was served that Ah Lan suddenly turned around, got up hastily, and said: "Master, how can I ask you to do these things, just ask me to come next time."

"It's okay, you are young and my junior, so I should take care of you more." Zhan Zhao said in a high-sounding manner, and waved his hand to let Ah Lan stop talking.He thought, he took the risk of making people gossip, isn't it just to take care of this silly girl.

Ah Lan's heart warmed up when she heard the words, she couldn't help biting her chopsticks and looking at Zhan Zhao with a smirk.The latter glanced at her and said coolly, "Whether you bite someone's chopsticks or your own teeth are broken, it's a troublesome thing."

"Oh." A Lan hurriedly let go of the chopsticks.Zhan Zhao lowered his head, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Not much to say, the two began to eat in silence.

The soldier guarding the city that I met earlier said it was really good. Before the two of them had finished their meal, it was already snowing outside, which was much bigger than the one a few days ago. .The gray-blue sky has gradually turned leaden gray. Although the arrival of snow has made the air more humid, the sky still looks very dry, with a bone-chilling chill.The trees that have not yet shed their leaves are shivering and rustling in the bitter cold wind.

The temperature dropped quickly, and Zhan Zhao had to get up halfway through his meal to close the window.When he pulled back the window, he once glanced out. Through the wooden window frame with peeling red paint, everything outside seemed peaceful and calm.

Here, there are no flashes of swords and swords in the rivers and lakes, and no intrigues in the officialdom. It is almost bland and tasteless.The paper pasting the windows was yellow, and there were cobwebs in the corners that hadn't been cleaned. The interior of the room was furnished with the usual cheap and boring inns.

However, when Zhan Zhao was holding the window with one hand, a faint warmth suddenly rose in his heart, as if he could finally experience some benefits of peace after the storm.

Indeed, he had not experienced such peace for a long time.When he was young, Zhan Zhao actually lived a few years of peaceful life. Every day was nothing more than practicing martial arts, and his life was full of surprises.But soon he traveled with his master in the rivers and lakes and never stopped.At that time, Zhan Zhao didn't think it was a pity to lose his peaceful life.He longs for the pleasures and grievances in the rivers and lakes, and enjoys the thrill of life and death.Even assisting Bao Gong and becoming an official in the court is still a different kind of challenge.

But today, in this strange and ordinary town, Zhan Zhao suddenly misses that kind of peaceful life.He vaguely realized that this sudden change was not entirely due to himself, but due to the extra person around him.

It was she who made these mundane days memorable, almost enchanted.Zhan Zhao wasn't sure if he should be vigilant about it, it seemed like a good choice to immerse himself in it, but he didn't want to surrender.

It seemed like a betrayal of my past self.

He still needs time.Zhan Zhao thought unsteadily that these matters were not as important as dealing with the "Peach Blossom Curse" he was under right now, maybe he could think about it after returning to normal.But now, watching Ah Lan grow up bit by bit, seems to be enough to satisfy him.

It's just that Zhan Zhao forgot what price he would have to pay if he really followed the method Chen Yin told him.At that time, will Ah Lan still stay by his side?

The snow was falling harder and harder, and the strong wind blowing from the north was helping out, hovering over the roof of the inn and roaring wantonly.When Zhan Zhao closed the window, he couldn't help but think: If he steals the rain but not the snow, he doesn't know if the thief will come tonight.

It's best to come here and get rid of him as soon as possible, otherwise you will always have to worry about it.

When Zhan Zhao picked up his chopsticks again, he felt a faint killing intent in his heart.However, after being with Bao Gong, he has learned how to restrain this impulse—the gangster spirit, which Bao Gong disapproves of.The iron-faced Yan Luo who has the name "Qing Tian" also often advises Zhan Zhao not to have any killing thoughts.

The person who harbored ill intentions towards Ah Lan was Yan Fei.

Zhan Zhao had actually heard of this thief's notoriety when he was walking in the rivers and lakes in his early years, but he had never met this person seriously.He could recognize Yan at a glance, firstly because of the way the other party looked at Alan, and secondly because of the white chrysanthemum pinned to his skirt.

Yan Fei's nickname is White Chrysanthemum.

It's just that this person is not as noble as a chrysanthemum, but a low-level flower picker.He is famous for his light career, but he likes to do some dirty things, so he is despised by martial arts heroes.Zhan Zhao once heard from his friends in Jiang Hu that this white chrysanthemum was not only superb in lightness kung fu, but also in martial arts, and he was quite cunning and good at using poison.Zhan Zhao never expected that one day he would also meet this prostitute, and it was because of this reason.

If you really care about it, it's no wonder that Ah Lan failed to notice this person.Yan Fei had already made a name for himself in the arena nearly ten years ago. Although he was still a young boy at that time, he is almost thirty years old now, and he has already been in the arena for a long time.And how old is Alan?She has not even experienced in the arena for a day, she is just a child who has not entered the arena, how can she be the opponent of this old arena?

It just so happened that Zhan Zhao was also an old man, and what's more, he guessed the identity of this person.

It's a pity to seal the knife and go back to hiding. Otherwise, if you catch that lewd thief, you will have to gouge out his eyes.Zhan Zhao thought silently, and sighed with some regret.

"Master?" Ah Lan's voice brought back Zhan Zhao's thoughts, "Have you finished eating? Then I'll ask someone to clear the table."

Zhan Zhao glanced at A Lan, nodded lightly, but what he thought in his mind was: No wonder Yan Fei could see A Lan disguised as a man at a glance.How does she look like a man?Even if there are boys born with this appearance, I'm afraid they will inevitably be regarded as women.

He couldn't help feeling a little bit worried about the future—Alan couldn't always disguise herself as a man, and couldn't always hide it from everyone's eyes.Should he be stricter with Ah Lan?If A Lan can grow up faster and be able to face the dangers in the arena alone, maybe he can relax a little bit.

However, thinking of Ah Lan's exhausted appearance a while ago, Zhan Zhao hesitated again.In the end, he thought: he will always look after Ah Lan for the past few years, and he will always protect her well.The little girl is already delicate, so it doesn't matter if she plays more while she is young.

And Ah Lan was already helping the clerk clear the table quickly, and she ran to Zhan Zhao after finishing the work at hand.Zhan Zhao thought for a while, picked out a simpler book from the cage, and opened it for Ah Lan to read.

In this way, the afternoon passed quickly.Zhan Zhao taught Ah Lan to read a few pages, urged her to write it silently, and then let her play by herself.A Lan can read very quickly, and has an excellent memory, and has an excellent photographic memory. Zhan Zhao always feels that after a while, he will have nothing to teach A Lan in culture class.

Let her play more, or the master will be at the end of his rope.

And Ah Lan also had some thoughts of her own, and felt that although Zhan Zhao asked her to play, she couldn't take it seriously all the time, so eight out of ten times she practiced secretly.Moreover, the backyard of the inn is quite spacious, so A Lan saw that Zhan Zhao didn't care about her, so she danced with a stick in the yard.

Since the eyebrow-leveling stick was broken last time, Zhan Zhao made another one for her, and he didn't go to the weapon store to buy it like he said before, he still did it himself, even the stick had no burrs. A little bit of grinding.Ah Lan saw it in her eyes, and when she finally took over the stick after she was done, she felt that it was even heavier.When practicing martial arts again, Ah Lan worked harder than before, for fear of ruining Zhan Zhao's intentions.

Zhan Zhao felt gratified when he saw this: he could arouse his apprentice's fighting spirit to practice martial arts, and it was not in vain for him to spend so much effort to wrestle with that broken wooden stick.

The two have their own gains and get along well.It's just that sometimes, Ah Lan feels that she can't see through Zhan Zhao.

Of course, the other party is not an easy person to see through.

When there is something to do, time often flies by, and it was already late when Ah Lan was able to practice the stick technique once.The two had dinner in the house again.Ah Lan had driven for a few days, but she was already very tired, but Zhan Zhao said that she was not allowed to sleep tonight, so she had no choice but to bear the sleepiness and sit by the table with Zhan Zhao.

And after Xu time, Zhan Zhao extinguished the oil lamp on the table.

In the darkness, Ah Lan seemed to hear her own heart beating heavily.