treacherous world

Zhan Zhao saw the shop in front of him at a glance, ran in, picked something, finally chose one thing, and walked out satisfied.

Bai Yutang saw the shop in front of him at a glance, walked in hastily, picked something, finally chose one thing, and walked back satisfied.

Turning around the street, Bai Yutang saw a familiar figure passing by from a distance, and he was slightly taken aback—isn't that Zhan Zhao!

Thinking that his cat didn't turn into a little black cat, Bai Yutang also laughed at himself, shook his head, and wanted to catch up.

But Zhan Zhao was holding a box in his hand and walked up a small bridge. He seemed to have thought of something, stood on the bridge in a daze, looked at the brocade box in his hand, and seemed to have something on his mind.

Bai Yutang was puzzled, and stopped in his tracks. Looking at Zhan Zhao on the bridge, he was a little curious, what was Zhan Zhao thinking?Now that Kaifeng Mansion is so lively, why does Zhan Zhao have such a lonely look on his face?

Bai Yutang stood there in a daze, seeing Zhan Zhao pick up the brocade box and hold it in his hand to look at it.

Bai Yutang was a little surprised, this brocade box looks very special, never seen Zhan Zhao take it out... Could it be some secret item?

Just as he was thinking, Zhan Zhao suddenly sighed softly, turned around, left under the bridge.

Bai Yutang was puzzled, why did the cat sigh?In the past few days, she was obviously smiling happily, could it be that she had something on her mind, and she just forced a smile?Confused, Bai Yutang was worthy of walking forward with a heavy heart in the end.

What was Zhan Zhao doing just now?In fact, Guard Zhan had just bought a gift for Bai Yutang, and after he had bought it, he walked to the bridge, recalling the past with him, and suddenly felt a little emotional.I started to feel embarrassed about how to give this gift to him, wondering if he would like it.Inexplicably, Zhan Zhao felt a little guilty when he thought that the white mouse had been sucked into the maelstrom of Jianghu and temples because of his affair, and would be bound to him tightly from now on.

After posting for a while, Zhan Zhao felt a little hungry.After all, he ran out early in the morning without eating, and suffered a false alarm in the morning, so he ran to Taibai's private room, ready to have a good meal.He was in a hurry at first, wondering if he could find Bai Yutang who had disappeared early in the morning, but he didn't find anyone, but thinking about it, he might come too, so he sat down by the window, ordered some snacks and watched while eating. landscape.

Coincidentally, at a glance, Zhan Zhao saw the bridge he was standing on just now, and saw a familiar white figure slowly walking up the bridge deck, standing where he was standing just now in a daze.

Zhan Zhao held his chin with a snack in his mouth, stared at Bai Yutang in a daze, seeing that he didn't turn into a little white cat, he was also relieved, and continued to eat the snack with a smile on his face.

After watching for a while, Zhan Zhao was a little dazed...why?Because Bai Yutang had a strange expression, as if he was a little bit anxious.

Zhan Zhao frowned slightly - what is this white mouse anxious about?It seems that he is worried and has a lot on his mind!

Actually, what was Bai Yutang thinking at this time?He was wondering what Zhan Zhao was thinking and why he was so preoccupied.Playing with the brocade box in his hand, Bai Yutang thought, how could it be better to give such a thing, would the cat not like it?Or, with Zhan Zhao's awkward temper, he still has some hesitation about this marriage?

In this way, Zhan Zhao was worried about what Bai Yutang was worried about, Bai Yutang was worried about what Zhan Zhao was worried about, and the two of them hesitated until noon, both of them were preoccupied.In the end, an inexplicable sense of uncertainty and fear came to my mind—why didn't I see anyone so early in the morning? !

Zhan Zhao's heart bulged, did the mouse want to escape from marriage? !

Bai Yutang's heart shuddered, wouldn't the cat back down again? !

Zhan Zhao lowered his head, the dim sum on the plate was tasteless, then looked up - Bai Yutang was no longer on the bridge.

Zhan Zhao sighed and lost his appetite, so he put down the snack money and hurried back, Yutang should not run away from marriage or leave without saying goodbye, right?He clearly wanted to get married, or did he procrastinate before, making him a little uncertain?

Bai Yutang walked back in a daze, also very worried in his heart, would Zhan Zhao run away from marriage?That cat has always been terrified of marriage and all that, and likes to think wildly, but don't let anything go wrong!

The two of them ran back to the Kaifeng mansion with such a heavy heart, plunged into the gate of the mansion, and bumped into the opposite person.

Bai Yutang looked up and saw that it was Zhan Zhao who bumped into him.

"Uh……"

The two looked at each other awkwardly.

This embarrassment quickly affected each other, and after realizing this strangeness, the two became even more uneasy.

Zhan Zhaoxin said, why is Bai Yutang so stiff? Could it be that he really has something on his mind?

Bai Yutang thought, this cat looks embarrassed, doesn't it really have some plans?

"Cough." The two looked at each other and coughed again, then smiled at each other, the embarrassment and stiffness continued, Zhan Zhao asked Bai Yutang with some concern, "Where have you been?"

Bai Yutang couldn't say that he thought Zhan Zhao had turned into a cat demon in his original form, so he hesitated and said, "Oh, no, go for a walk." Then he asked Zhan Zhao very concerned, "Where are you going?" gone?"

Zhan Zhao touched his head and replied, "Go for a walk."

The two yamen guards at the gate looked at each other, and said to themselves——what are these two singing today?

The two walked in together, and as soon as they stepped into the gate, they heard the laughter of Xiao Sizi and Xiao Liang.Walking through the long corridor, I only saw a big red carpet in the middle of the yard.Stone and Scissors were all lying on top of it, and Xiao Sizi and Xiao Liang were chasing and playing with two kittens, one black and one white. Gongsun and the others had obviously finished their first wave of work, and gathered around to eat.

Yin Lanci had sharp eyes, saw Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao, and waved, "You're back, have you eaten yet?"

Lu Xueer teased the two of them with a silver spoon in her mouth, "You two are considered to be back, and they are about to send someone to look for them, and you think you escaped marriage!"

"Who ran away from marriage?!" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang said in unison, and then looked at each other.

Zhan Zhao saw that Bai Yutang seemed a little guilty, and Bai Yutang looked a little short of breath when he saw Zhan Zhao, could it be... really want to escape marriage? !

So, the two stood in the yard and looked at each other.The atmosphere was weird, everyone who was eating looked at each other, Gongsun grabbed the fourth son to feed him, and asked Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, "What's wrong?"

"No..." Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang shook their heads together.

Zhao Putting his chin, "I don't think it's meaningless, what's the situation with you two?"

"That's right!" Xu Qing yelled in a rough voice, "Hey! Now it's engagement, not marriage, so there's still time to regret it, otherwise neither of you will get divorced... oops." The words didn't finish , asked the third sister-in-law to step on her toes fiercely, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Several other people also pointed at him with chopsticks.

Zhan Zhao subconsciously looked at Bai Yutang, wanting to make sure if he wanted to regret the marriage.

Bai Yutang subconsciously looked at Zhan Zhao, wanting to see if he wanted to regret the marriage.The two looked at each other, and then hesitated. Zhan Zhao misunderstood, and Bai Yutang hesitated when he heard that he regretted the marriage.Bai Yutang also misunderstood, did Zhan Zhao hesitate just now?Could it be...

Therefore, the two people who are usually extremely rough and careless, on today's auspicious day, are extremely delicate and sensitive.

"Well, I'll go back and sleep for a while." Zhan Zhao hurriedly walked back, and Bai Yutang followed, "I'll go too."

Leaving everyone staring at each other.

Little Sizi was chewing a Sixi ball and asked Xiao Liang who was eating char siew buns, "Little Liangzi, what's wrong with Miaomiao and Baibai?"

Xiao Liang shook his head incomprehensibly, "I don't know, it feels so weird!"

Everyone held their heads full of questions, and Bao Zheng asked Pang Ji with a bowl, "Oh, fat man, you got married the most, what's the matter?"

"Cough cough." Grand Master Pang let Mi Lier choke, and glared at Bao Zheng, "You bastard, you want to choke me to death, don't you... Can't you see that? The two of them obviously care about gains and losses."

"Worried about gains and losses?" Everyone leaned over and asked.

"It's nothing, the situation is fine." Grand Master Pang waved his hand to signal everyone not to take it seriously, "Are you nervous before marriage, it's okay, now you're tossing and tossing, and when you understand it later, you can adjust the oil."

Everyone listened in a daze.

Tianzun and Yin Hou ate at the sidelines, and they continued to kill the endgame after eating!

Putting the two aside, let's talk about Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang who have returned to the courtyard.

Walking back into the room, I saw the yard, the courtyard wall, my own room, the head of the bed, all the doors, walls, tables, chairs and benches covered with big red 囍 characters, as well as red candles and red quilts.

Zhan Zhao couldn't laugh or cry, and Bai Yutang felt even more awkward, as if he had fallen into a watermelon, "Who did this, it's really not as good as ours."

When Zhan Zhao heard Bai Yutang blurt out the phrase "where we are", a special feeling arose in his heart.Before each of them paid half of the money, they returned the rent of the hut to Bao Zheng, treating it as a house they bought themselves, and spent several days carefully furnishing it according to their favorite method.

As soon as Zhan Zhao thought of this - if Bai Yutang didn't want to get married, he wouldn't do these things, this mouse has never been so bothered about anything.

Bai Yutang also had the same thought - Zhan Zhao probably never put so much thought into such a boring thing in his life, and of course he did the same.Decorate the house, sweep the dust... not for anything else, just because the house belongs to "our".

Both of them realized that they had to work harder, this time they had to make up their minds to get things done, and they couldn't delay any longer!

After thinking about it, Bai Yutang took out the brocade box hidden in his sleeve pocket, turned around, and saw Zhan Zhao staring at him inexplicably, with a brocade box in his hand, which he took when he was in a daze on the bridge just now. the one with.

Zhan Zhao also saw the brocade box in Bai Yutang's hand, and narrowed his eyes—what did you buy, this mouse?

Bai Yutang lifted his robe and sat down, stuffed the brocade box into Zhao Zhao's hand, and asked, "Then what, the auspicious time is coming soon, you are not allowed to regret the marriage!"

This time, Bai Yutang didn't ask Zhan Zhao if he wanted to regret the marriage, but told him not to regret the marriage. This matter should not condone this cat, otherwise it will drag on endlessly.

Zhan Zhao blinked, took the box, and thought about it—could it be that what the mouse was worried about was not that he wanted to regret the marriage, but that he was afraid that he would regret it?The stiffness on Zhan Zhao's face disappeared immediately, and he changed into a smile, and stuffed the brocade box in his hand into his hand, "Who regrets the marriage, I'm going to buy you a token of love."

Bai Yutang was slightly taken aback, then took the box that Zhan Zhao stuffed into his hand, staring at him a little dumbfounded.

Zhan Zhao opened the box with a smile and saw that there was a white jade ring inside. The top of the ring was covered with a hollow silver ring, and the corners of his mouth curled up a little, "Well, you really have eyes!"

Bai Yutang also opened the box, and there was also a white jade ring inside, which was also wrapped with silver, but the silver-wrapped styles of the two rings were different.

Zhan Zhao tried it on, and the ring fit on the right middle finger just right. Just as he was about to put it on, Bai Yutang grabbed it and put it on the left middle finger for him, and added, "The left side is closer to the center. .”

He glanced at Bai Yutang, took the ring, and helped Bai Yutang stay on the middle finger of his left hand.

Putting his two hands together, Bai Yutang was very satisfied - Mmm!In this way, as soon as you walk outside, others will know that the cat has an owner!

Zhan Zhao was also very satisfied, and put a ring around the mouse to let people know that the mouse has an owner!

Looking at the ring, the two slowly moved together. They were about to end the day's fear with a kiss, but they heard footsteps at the door, and then someone broke into the door.

As soon as the two looked up, the door was kicked open.

I saw Yin Lanci and Lu Xueer running in, followed by Xiao Sizi and Xiao Liang holding two trays.

"Tsk, you two are still making out, you can't wait to take your time at night, you still don't change your clothes when the auspicious time is coming!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were surprised—tonight?

"Otherwise, what day do you think?!" Yin Lanci yelled, "You haven't changed your clothes yet!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were puzzled, explaining that they clearly remembered that it was tomorrow night!Did you remember the date wrong?Confused, he was pulled up to change clothes.

In fact, when the two of them entered the room just now, Bao Zheng and the others muttered at the door.

Grand Master Pang said that he was concerned about gains and losses, Bao Zheng said that he was talking nonsense, the two of them are almost conjoined, why worry about gains and losses!But after thinking about it again, Xu Qing slapped the table, "Oh no, these two are going to retreat again, right?"

"What?" Yin Lanci jumped three feet high, "I've been preparing for this for more than a month. If they dare to kiss, I'll kill them both!"

Lu Xueer also nodded, and stretched out her hand to poke Yin Lanci, "I support you this time!"

Min Xiuxiu changed his mind, "It's better than this, it's better to act first, then things will change later, let's quickly make this kiss!"

Zhao Pu was drinking tea, when he heard it, he raised his head dumbfounded, "It's not enough, just for one night..."

But before he finished speaking, the fourth son and Xiao Liang had already run to the backyard to get the clothes they were going to change on the wedding night, and moved to Yin Lanci and Lu Xueer.

Gongsun pointed to Zhan Zhaohe Baiyutang's yard, "That's right, later changes will happen, let's do it quickly!"

Finally, Bao Zheng made a final decision, "Fire the cannon!"

So...the explosion of firecrackers in front of the gate of Kaifeng Mansion caught everyone in Kaifeng Mansion by surprise.

Everyone still asked, "What's the matter? Is Lord Bao going to make a big deal for three days or something? Isn't this getting engaged tomorrow?"

The letter was also heard in the palace, and Zhao Zhen saw that the night sky in Kaifeng was blooming with splendor. He stood in the courtyard with his face up, and asked Concubine Pang, "My concubine, what's wrong?"

Concubine Pang held Xiao Xiangxiang in her arms and pointed at the fireworks, she also shook her head, "I don't know, don't we get engaged tomorrow?"

Just wondering, Nangong Ji came in to report, saying that Master Bao had sent a letter, what did he say...

"What?" Zhao Zhen and Concubine Pang looked at him together.

"Say... If you are late, you will change. If you act first, you will be strong, and then you will suffer. If you want to repent, there is no way!"

Concubine Pang and Zhao Zhen looked at each other, Zhao Zhen smiled and shook his head, "This Kaifeng mansion is really lively."

……

In a daze, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were put on two wedding dresses.

Not to mention, Yin Lanci and Lu Xue'er really put a lot of thought into it. Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao's red clothes were very elegant, not gaudy at all, and the two of them were dressed chicly and festively, not ugly.

The fourth son and Xiao Liang were Xitong, carrying two flower baskets and followed behind. Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were almost escorted forward by Yin Lanci and Lu Xueer, as if they were afraid they would run away.And when the couple walked forward, their heads were still empty, and they were groping for the ring on their fingers, suddenly thinking——is happiness coming too fast? !He couldn't help but smile on his face.

The busiest ones were the servants of the Kaifeng Mansion. They wanted to have a good sleep in the afternoon, and they would get up before dawn tomorrow. The lady in the kitchen lay down after eating, and when she heard—what? !Is it a gift today?After scolding his mother, he got up and said why these people are so ignorant of the rules.

Xiaoyu came up and said that he was afraid that Mr. Zhan and Bai Wuye would go back on their word, and ran away just like last time...

When the kitchen lady heard this, she took a spoon and a rolling pin, and found a group of chefs in Kaifeng Mansion who went to the kitchen to make an engagement banquet, and the people from Taibaiju rushed to send them here. Onlookers, the fourth son and Xiao Liang happily gave out red envelopes.

Gongsun caught the petals and threw them until Zhao Pu's eyes were red, and he carried them away when he caught someone. The fourth son came back after handing out the red envelopes—Daddy and Jiujiu were gone!

In the main hall, there is even more joy.

Several parents and seniors sat down according to their seniority.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang went to salute.Bai Yutang probably had never kneeled so happily in his life, but he had too many relatives.

Yin Hou and Tianzun were of course the first to bear the brunt.

The two saluted the old man.

Yin Hou nodded, and took out something to give to Bai Yutang as a greeting gift.

Bai Yutang thought it was a gift from Yin Hou, what fun?He looked down and saw if it was a belt or something?Soft.

Stretching out his hand and twitching it lightly, Bai Yutang's eyes lit up - it turned out that there was a knife in the belt that was thinly inserted into the cicada's wing, this is the real cicada's wing knife in the legend!Bai Yutang thought to himself that Yin Hou and Tianzun were quite different, his master would only buy fake products.

On the side, Yin Lanci poked Zhan Tianxing with her elbow, "Alas, dad is amazing, spending so much money!"

Zhan Tianxing smiled, "It can be seen that he is very satisfied with Yutang."

Seeing Yin Hou's complacency, Tianzun curled his lips, and took out something for Zhan Zhao, "Here, take it."

Zhan Zhao took it in his hand, wondering if it was the fake Lanting Preface, or the fake Five Bulls Picture?But looking down, Zhan Zhao opened his mouth, and saw that it was a very short jade sword, so short that it could only be used as a dagger or an accessory.But this thing can fool others, Zhan Zhao is an expert.This is the greatest treasure of the Jianghu, and also a famous weapon from ancient times. Although it is so small, once the sheath is pulled out, a four-foot-long sword will be drawn out. It can cut copper and break iron. It is no worse than the cicada-wing knife in Bai Yutang's hand. The top grade in Yijian, thank you quickly.

Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows—oh, the old man still has something real!

Lu Xueer poked Bai Xia, "Master is generous enough!"

Bai Xia didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I have a hunch that the two old men are starting to compete again!"

Sure enough, Yin Hou took out another item and gave it to Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang stretched out his hand to take it, sweating all over in shock—the eight-treasure red sandalwood incense box used by Li Bai, a great talent in the previous dynasty.

Tianzun did not show weakness, and took out a scroll and stuffed it to Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao picked it up, and opened his mouth wide——Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy, it looks real...

Fortunately, the people around were more sensible. Before the two old men emptied all their property as a meeting ceremony, they were stopped by the disciples and grandchildren of the two families.

After that, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang went to salute the parents of the two families.

Now, there is an extra pair of parents, and Zhan Zhao used to have a sweet mouth, but when he yelled "Mother" and "Father" in a very airy way, Lu Xueer and Bai Xia laughed out loud.

Bai Yutang might be really happy today, his father and mother called him unambiguously, Yin Lanci and Zhan Tianxing couldn't be more satisfied, no matter how you look at it, it's smooth.

Afterwards, the elders of the Tianmo Palace, the brothers and sisters-in-law of the empty island, and the people in the Nine Kings Mansion who were left with Ziying and Zheying awkwardly bowing to everyone when the master disappeared, the family of Grand Master Pang, Bao Yan, Wang Chao Mahan, etc. Everyone in Kaifeng Mansion and friends in the palace who came from afar.Of course, a big gift to Bao Zheng was a must.

In the end, there was the little fourth son who acted as a little matchmaker, and accepted Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang's thanks by scratching the back of his head in embarrassment.

The engagement ceremony is naturally not as grand and grand as the wedding ceremony, but there are too many relatives, and the chatter and quarrel lasted for a whole afternoon. It was getting dark and the banquet in the yard was about to be served. .

Pang Yu drank two too many glasses and joked with Bao Yan, Grand Master Pang and Bao Zheng continued to quarrel, Yin Lanci and Lu Xueer quarreled about who would marry a wife and who would recruit a son-in-law.

Bai Yutang's task is to compete for wine with others, and to prevent others from getting Zhan Zhao drunk.

That's what he thought, since he never got drunk after a thousand glasses of wine, he would pour everyone down first, so as not to disturb his and Zhan Zhao's engagement night at night.

It's just that everyone was drinking too much, only Bai Xia and Bai Yutang did not show any weakness in their drinking, while Yin Lanci and Lu Xueer squinted their eyes and waited, waiting for the sky to get dark.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang exchanged glances, they understood each other.

That night, everyone in Kaifeng Mansion drank so much that some of them simply slept under the table, and only Yin Hou and Tianzun were left in the yard playing chess while drinking.

Zhan Zhao quietly pulled the fourth son over and whispered a few words in his ear, although the fourth son didn't quite understand, he nodded with Xiao Liang and followed suit.Now the fourth son has something on his mind, and he has received a lot of thank-you gifts, enough for him to marry Xiao Liangzi in the future!

Afterwards, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang returned to the courtyard.

Yin Lanci and Lu Xueer pretended to be overwhelmed with alcohol and let Zhan Tianxing and Bai Xia help them into the house, but in a blink of an eye they slipped to the courtyard of Zhan Zhaohe Bai Yutang, ready to listen to the corner.

But when I got to the door, I saw the lights inside were dark and I couldn't see anything.

The two listened sideways, and seemed to hear the sound of something "thumping". Is it a quilt?Strange, why is there still a creaking sound?

At this time, in the room were Xiao Liang and the fourth son who had taken a bath and were about to go to bed.

The stone and the scissors just rolled on the plush blanket on the ground, making that kind of noise, while the fourth child got into the quilt and wondered——Miao Miao and Bai Bai gave them the room, so where are they going to sleep? Woolen cloth?

……

At this time in Kaifeng Mansion, the sound of fireworks stopped, and there was a faint smell of smoke and gunpowder in the sky, with a certain festive atmosphere.

The people in Kaifeng were talking about the engagement banquet with great interest all day long, and when they were tired, they took advantage of the beautiful night and fell asleep.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang returned to their small courtyard, entered the house through the beautiful courtyard, lit a candle, and under the warm light, there were two white jade cups.

Bai Yutang dug out a jar of good wine that had been buried for a long time, filled two white jade quilts, and drank with Zhan Zhao.

"Isn't it only when you're married?" Zhan Zhao asked him with a smile, but reached for the cup.

"Of course it will be done!" Bai Yutang took the cup and wrapped his arms around him, "Don't you think that you can't make it? Cat, don't go back on your word."

After drinking, Zhan Zhao smiled at him, "You are the one, don't go back on your word."

In the quiet night, the moonlight is seductive, and the elegant and simple bluestone pavement in the small courtyard is full of moonlight, and the silver gray is shining, which is indescribably moving.

A simple smell of wine flowed on the lips and teeth, no less touching than the moonlight.

Through the pure white window paper of the hut, you can see two beautiful silhouettes in the warm light.The silhouettes gradually approached, staggered, separated or combined, with a slight warmth, inexplicably lingering.

The night wind blows through the treetops, and the fallen leaves fly messily across the front of the house. When passing by the window, it seems that even the leaves feel shy. The long night is like water, extremely gentle and smooth.

The candles in the house gradually burned out, and the bed curtain fell, covering the ambiguous atmosphere in the room.Until the red candle was completely extinguished, the eyes of the person in front of me were still imprinted in my heart with long-lasting love. The night fell, but the love did not stop.

Heartbeat with a touch of exhaustion and satisfaction, comforted by the warm and soft words falling in the ears, slowly long night, lovers depend on each other, years of longing, years of delusion, finally fell into reality, full of joy from the door It flows out from the crevices, making people reluctant to be disturbed by prying eyes.

That night, no vows were made, all because each other was the heaviest vow and the end point that they most wanted to reach.