A gentleman riding a red dust smile

After returning from the temple fair, Changsun Jue once again insisted that silence is golden to the end, and Song Lingshuang spent the whole night without getting a single response.Sun Jue, the ex-chief of the temple fair, said that he would talk about it later, so naturally he let it go.So Song Lingshuang was quite surprised to see Xie Yilan beside Ai Zixuan at the gate of the city early the next morning.But he roughly guessed that it was related to Concubine Xie's letter the night before yesterday.

To Song Lingshuang's surprise, Chang Sun Jue didn't seem to have any interest in Xie Yilan before, why did she agree so readily last night?

Seeing the eldest grandson Jue, Xie Yilan stepped forward and said cheerfully, "Thank you brother Jue for leading me on the road."

Changsun Jue nodded slightly, "Miss Xie, you don't have to be polite. As I said before, if you need anything, just ask the girl."

When did you say that?Song Lingshuang looked at Changsun Jue with wide eyes.I go, what am I missing?

Ai Zixuan said with a smile, "Okay, okay, don't be too polite. Xiqi is a long way away, so it's so awkward to be born like this!"

"Xiqi? Aren't we going back to Minghe?" Song Lingshuang was puzzled, and turned to ask Changsun Jue.

Although Changsun Jue would not continue to ignore the existence of this person in front of outsiders, his attitude was not much better. He glanced at Song Lingshuang coldly and said, "I forgot to tell you, go to Xiqi first, and then return to Minghe."

"What?!" Song Lingshuang blinked, trying to digest the sudden change of itinerary.

"If you don't want to go, go back to Minghe by yourself first." After Changsun Jue finished speaking, he ignored him and walked towards the city gate by himself.

Changsun Jue's tone was cold at best, but Song Lingshuang knew him well, so he naturally knew that he was still angry.So he quickly chased after him with a smile on his face, "Go! Why don't you go? A Jue said to go to Xiqi first, so we will go to Xiqi first. Hehe, hehe. Ah, sister Yilan, please forgive me all the way!"

Ai Zixuan had nothing to do with these two, he shook his head and followed with a smile, "Cousin, let's go."

Xie Yilan looked at the two backs in front of her, one black and one white, her expression that was bright just now was slightly dimmed.

On the way, Song Lingshuang heard Ai Zixuan explain the matter clearly.Unbeknownst to him, Changsun Jue not only had a tryst with Xie Yilan, but also entered the palace to meet Concubine Xie Gui.It's a pity that Ai Zixuan ran to Huo Huo Changqin because he valued sex and despised friends, and he didn't know what they said when they met.

"A Jue, why didn't you tell me when you went to see Miss Xie? What are you whispering? Tell me, brother?" Song Lingshuang asked with a cheeky gossip.

Changsun Jue glanced at him, you are busy drunk, can you hear me?Thinking of Song Lingshuang's drunk appearance, he became angry again, so he snorted coldly and didn't answer.

If you avoid and don't answer, there must be adultery!Song Lingshuang gritted her teeth, "Good job, Sun Jue, I didn't expect the iron tree to bloom!"Isn't it just picking up a girl, and making it so mysterious!Or is it brother?

He couldn't afford to offend his grandson Jue, so he went to probe Xie Yilan's tone with a stern face, "Sister Yilan, you are going home so soon, are you afraid that your father will force you to marry again?"

Xie Yilan said, "My aunt has already told my father. My father promised me that he will not force me to marry before I am eighteen, and I will choose by myself after eighteen."

Xie Yilan looked at him with a slightly provocative look, which made Song Lingshuang baffled, only thinking that she was thinking too much. "Your father really listens to your aunt!" Song Lingshuang sighed.

"My aunt and dad have had a good relationship since we were young." She turned her head and smiled at Song Lingshuang. The smile was obviously very warm, but Song Lingshuang always felt that there was something wrong with it. "Probably the same as Brother Song and Brother Jue. A few days ago I Reminiscing about the past with Brother Jue, it’s a little strange not to see Brother Song!”

Song Lingshuang: "Isn't it? A Jue is too mean, so she didn't tell me. It's been a long time since I saw her, and I miss the girl very much, don't you! What are you talking about?"

Xie Yilan's eyes were a little surprised, but Song Lingshuang felt that she did it on purpose for some reason, "Oh? Brother Jue didn't tell you? Actually, it's nothing, just gossiping, Brother Song, don't mind."

Song Lingshuang felt awkward no matter what he heard, so that he was rarely speechless.

What do you mean I don't have to mind?Why should I mind?

Reminisce?Does he not remember you?Which door is old?

Seeing that Song Lingshuang was silent, Xie Yilan pursed her lips and smiled, "I still have something to ask Brother Jue, I'll go there first." Then she ran to Changsun Jue.

Song Lingshuang was surprised and choked for no reason, but she didn't know what was choking her and where she was choking.

"Brother Song, don't mind." Ai Zixuan patted him on the shoulder and comforted him.

Hearing those two words, Song Lingshuang finally frowned, raised one eyebrow to look at Ai Zixuan and asked angrily, "Do I seem to mind?"

Ai Zixuan: "..."

Under Ai Zixuan's embarrassed but polite gaze, Song Lingshuang finally surrendered after a while, lowered his head and shook his hands, "Okay, okay... I seem to mind a little bit." Then he raised his head again, "Hey, anyway I have been planting cabbage for so many years, but I was... well, even if I was raped by a fairy, what if I mind a little?"

Ai Zixuan smiled and looked at him without speaking for a while, seeing that Song Lingshuang was about to explode again, and then said, "Brother Song...Actually, from just now until now, you are the only one who cares about the word 'mind'... ..."

Song Lingshuang: "..." Among other things, Ai Zixuan must have studied the trick of throwing stones into trouble very thoroughly.

Song Lingshuang sighed deeply, looked resentfully at the backs of the two walking in front, and said through gritted teeth, "This eldest grandson Jue, once he has a new love, he forgets his old husband! He is ruthless and unlucky!"

Ai Zixuan was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Song Lingshuang seriously, and called out suddenly, "Sir."

Song Lingshuang's hair stood on end, and he looked at Ai Zixuan as if he was looking at a psychopath, "I'll go! Where did I get such a cheap daughter-in-law like you! Don't be disgusting!"

Seeing Song Lingshuang's expression, Ai Zixuan laughed out loud, making Song Lingshuang panic even more.

Ai Zixuan finally stopped laughing, and sighed, "I call you a word and you dislike it so much, why do you still call your eldest grandson brother-in-law every day? If you were in Hantianyuan, you would be enough to chase after her." You hacked it for three days and three nights! Dare I ask how Brother Song made him immune to your nonsense?"

Song Lingshuang really couldn't answer this question.He never thought about it carefully.Although it was inevitable to say "Get lost" with a cold face, Sun Jue, the future head of Hantian Academy, didn't seem to be really angry with him for this.

"Ah Jue and I are different from others!" He never thought about the difference.So after he finished speaking, he felt that he didn't have much confidence, so he added, "Maybe I got used to it after listening to it?" Song Lingshuang scratched his head and said, his eyes were on Changsun Jue in front of him, so he never saw Ai There was faint worry revealed in Zixuan's thoughtful expression.

After a long while, Ai Zixuan sighed slightly, "It would be great if Miss Qin'er could get used to it one day..." As he spoke, he pinched a crystal clear butterfly and watched it fly out from his fingertips.

"what is this?"

"This is a spirit butterfly." Seeing Song Lingshuang's puzzled face, Ai Zixuan explained again, "Do you still remember the star-stretching technique we learned when we were young?"

Song Lingshuang nodded.The star-stretching technique is actually using talismans to condense a small group of spiritual power and then control it.The shimmering light emitted by the spiritual power is shaped like starlight, hence the name.When learning Talisman for the first time, practitioners often use the star-stretching technique to practice the control of spiritual power.The stronger the control, the greater the range of control over spiritual power.

Ai Zixuan continued, "I just changed the shape into a butterfly, isn't it pretty?"

Song Lingshuang was speechless. He really didn't know why Ai Zixuan wasted his spiritual power on such a flashy and very elementary spell, "What are you doing with the star-stretching spell at this time? Why do you want to become a spirit butterfly?"

Ai Zixuan smiled mysteriously, and said in a low voice, "Well, I made an appointment with Qin'er!"

Seeing Ai Zixuan's appearance like a peacock in heat wishing to be gossiped, Song Lingshuang's goosebumps fell all over the floor. "Forget it, pretend I didn't ask."

"Don't!" Ai Zixuan's heart was full of bitterness, and he finally found someone to vomit, "Okay, okay, I'm telling the truth. It's not an appointment, it's my wishful thinking at best. I'll go to Xianmen to study for a while. Circle, it will take a few months to say less. Yesterday when we parted, I told Miss Qin'er that I would write to her when I missed her. She said she was too lazy to read. I had no choice but to say, as long as I miss her I'll pinch a spirit butterfly and fly to her side."

Dare to be disgusted by others!Moreover, this method of dry-burning spiritual power may not hurt the enemy at all, but also damage oneself by a thousand.Song Lingshuang gave Ai Zixuan a thumbs up, "Brother Ai! You're awesome!" He hesitated for a moment, and then said, "But brother Ai, have you ever thought that with your realm and the distance we are away from Baicao Zhai at this moment, Ling Die Fei is halfway out of your control, who knows if Fei Fei can get to Miss Qin'er?"

Song Lingshuang's words failed to hit Ai Zixuan, as if he had thought about it a long time ago, he smiled frankly: "As long as the heart is sincere, Lingdie will definitely be able to fly to that person!"

Song Lingshuang couldn't help giving Ai Zixuan another thumbs up, Brother Ai!You are amazing!Talking about a relationship has turned into metaphysics, and it can be metaphysical to the point of ignoring the laws of magic!Love burns brains, as expected!

Generally speaking, little girls are cute in Song Lingshuang's eyes.But after getting along for a few days, Song Lingshuang found that although Xie Yilan was generous and pleasant, and treated others even more gently and amiably, he was becoming more and more hostile.

Song Lingshuang couldn't like Xie Yilan, except that his own cabbage was cheated, he concluded that there are three reasons as follows.

First, Xie Yilan doesn't make fun of her.

For example, Song Lingshuang inquired meanly, "Sister Yilan, how far have I developed with my family, A Jue?"

Xie Yilan was neither annoyed nor ashamed. Instead, she borrowed the opportunity to get off the donkey and answered generously, "I talked to brother Jue about my favorite food today. I didn't expect brother Jue to like sweets." According to Song Lingshuang's words, she did not deny that she and her eldest grandson Jue's closeness did not step into Song Lingshuang's trap, and he could speak as decently as possible, facing Song Lingshuang's ridicule without any poison.

Second, this girl was sincere when she was with Changsun Jue, but she seemed friendly to Song Lingshuang, but there was always a subtle but distinct hostility towards Song Lingshuang.

For example, one time at dinner, when Song Lingshuang was about to routinely give half of the hare that she had roasted to Chang Sun Jue, Xie Yilan had already handed her roasted hare legs to Chang Sun Jue, "Brother Jue, eat while it's hot!"

Song Lingshuang couldn't help teasing, "Sister Yilan, your brother Jue has rabbit legs, what about your brother Lingshuang and your cousin Zixuan?"

Xie Yilan responded with ease, "Cousin Zixuan is picky, Yilan doesn't dare to make fun of himself. Brother Song, the hare in your hand seems to have been roasted! It looks better than Yilan's roasted!"

Song Lingshuang: "..." Dare to say that I am eating the one in my hand and staring at other people's?

Ai Zixuan: "..." Do you dare to lie down?

It was Changsun Jue who suddenly stretched out a hand towards Song Lingshuang.

"What are you doing?" Song Lingshuang was taken aback.

Changsun Jue's black eyes reflected the light of the fire, and said lightly: "She said you baked deliciously, I will try it."

Song Lingshuang: "..." He handed the hare over with a bang.When I went to see Xie Yilan again, I happened to see her avert her gaze from her, which meant something unknown.

Thirdly, Song Lingshuang has always been around Changsun Jue since he was a child, but now fortunately, Xie Yilan took that position by asking for advice on spells.Talented men and women walked side by side, and Song Lingshuang, who was making jokes beside him, seemed superfluous no matter what.

Changsun Jue has always been very focused on academic discussions, "Miss Xie's understanding of this talisman array is basically correct, but there is a slight deviation in the degree of support of the runes to the technique. In each talisman array, the relationship between the talisman and the array They are not the same, and cannot be generalized."

Xie Yilan: "I see. Yilan has been taught!"

Song Lingshuang: "To what extent? What's the relationship? Why can't I understand?"

Changsun Jue glanced at him, and said mockingly: "The foundation is so poor, of course you can't understand!"

He wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Xie Yilan, "Brother Jue, I'm still a little confused about this formation technique."

Changsun Jue paused, and said, "Miss Xie, please tell me."

Song Lingshuang didn't care much about what Xie Yilan said anymore, he just gritted his teeth in his heart, this woman must have done it on purpose!Why don't you ask about the martial arts and talismans that you are good at, but ask about arrays?

The road to Xiqi is far away, and Song Lingshuang and his eldest grandson Jue need to go back to Minghe and elder grandson Huan to report earlier, so the group of people did not travel entirely by foot, and they also walked with swords from time to time.Song Lingshuang didn't like Yujian, and kept letting Changsun Jue take him, but Changsun Jue never said anything.

Halfway through the journey, Xie Yilan was about to move forward with the sword after the rest of the day, but Xie Yilan said, "Brother Song, Yilan has something to say, and hesitated for a long time, not knowing whether to say it or not."

Song Lingshuang complained in his heart, so don't say it!But he still had a gentle smile on his face, "Sister Yilan has something to say, how can there be any reason to say it improperly?"

Xie Yilan nodded slightly, "Sword control already consumes a lot of spiritual power, and if you carry one more person, it will consume [-]% more spiritual power. Brother Song never controls the sword by himself, but only stands on brother Jue's sword. I don't know why?"

"So that's what happened!" Song Lingshuang laughed secretly, he had already guessed that this would happen.The girl probably held back all the way, "Sister Yilan doesn't know something, we have always been like this!"

In fact, Song Lingshuang thought it was weird after he finished speaking. Why did this sound like showing off, as if sincerely making Xie Yilan uncomfortable.

Xie Yilan seemed to want to say something, but Changsun Jue said first, "Miss Xie, it's okay."

A look of unwillingness flashed in Xie Yilan's eyes, and then she smiled as if nothing had happened, but she could clearly hear a bit of grievance, "It's Yilan who has trouble."

Changsun Jue realized that something was wrong, and was afraid that he would hurt the girl's face, so he said a few more words, "What the girl said is very true. But if you encounter a monster when you land, it's good to leave someone with plenty of spiritual power. "

"Then why is it always Brother Song? Brother Changsun, why don't you change me if you have time?" Ai Zixuan said while watching the excitement, not afraid of big things, waving his fan.

Song Lingshuang raised his eyebrows with his hands behind his back, and said with a little pride, "Brother Ai, who is the one who can beat me the most?" Indeed, among the four, Song Lingshuang had the highest realm, already the peak of the four realms.

Ai Zixuan had nothing to say, he cupped his fists in respect, silently admiring!

Song Lingshuang turned around and said to Xie Yilan, "Sister Yilan, if you feel sorry for your brother Jue, why don't you take me with you!"

Just as Xie Yilan was about to reply, Changsun Jue said, "I don't want you to worry about this idiot." After saying that, Song Lingshuang put on his sword and flew away.Song Lingshuang's unwilling howl echoed in the air, "Ah Jue, tell me clearly, who is stupid?"

Ai Zixuan rubbed his chin, thinking carefully about what he saw just now.

And Xie Yilan bit her lip subconsciously, and flew away with her sword.

The journey has been smooth, and the four of them will leave the border of Qianchuan and enter Xiqi in a few days' journey.

Today they settled down in the mountains.In the evening, the four of them separately searched for food and firewood.

Song Lingshuang is in charge of picking wild fruits today.There was a shower earlier, and the wild fruits were washed clean by the rain, and hung on the tree with water droplets, which looked very attractive.Song Lingshuang squatted on a big tree, wrapped the fruit she had picked, and was about to come down, when she suddenly saw a sudden pink in the bushes in the distance.Feeling strange, he jumped down from the tree and went to see what happened.

Cutting through the bushes, Song Lingshuang discovered that there was a little girl in pink clothes.The little girl looked seven or eight years old, she was soaked and curled up in the bushes, and her body was covered by leaves. If Song Lingshuang hadn't been on the tree just now, it would be hard to say that there was someone here.

Song Lingshuang stretched out his hand to check the little girl's breath, she was gasping, but also a little hot, presumably because she got hot from the cold in the rain, and fell asleep here.

Song Lingshuang couldn't ignore a girl who was less than ten years old lying in the wilderness.So when he returned to the cave where he stayed, he took the little girl with him along with the wild fruit.

Changsun Jue and Ai Zixuan haven't returned yet, only Xie Yilan is there.She lit a fire and used the heat to dry her wet clothes.

Seeing Xie Yilan, Song Lingshuang put the sleeping little girl in a warm place near the fire, and said, "It's just right, you dry her clothes too. She seems to have a fever."

"who is she?"

"do not know."

"Then where did she come from?"

"I picked it up on the road."

Xie Yilan was speechless at this outrageously casual answer.She walked up to the little girl, touched her forehead, then turned her head to Song Lingshuang who had been standing beside her in a daze, and said, "I'll help her undress, do you want to see it?"

Song Lingshuang scratched her head in embarrassment and turned around, "I'll go out first."

Not long after Song Lingshuang walked out of the cave, there was crying in the cave.It was not easy for Song Lingshuang to go in, so he just waited outside, but the crying showed no sign of stopping.

"Are you okay?" Song Lingshuang finally couldn't help asking.He stood at the entrance of the cave, not daring to turn around.

"You come in!" Xie Yilan replied inside.

Song Lingshuang went into the cave and saw that the little girl was sitting on the ground and weeping loudly, with huge teardrops dripping down.She was short and wet, and looked helpless and pitiful.

Xie Yilan was beside her, with a troubled expression on her face.

Song Lingshuang sighed and walked over.

"Little girl, what's your name?" Song Lingshuang asked.

The little girl was crying so hard that she didn't pay any attention to it.

Xie Yilan squinted at Song Lingshuang, with a look of "You think I haven't tried it?"

Song Lingshuang looked at the crying girl seriously, "Little girl, crying can never solve any problems. Crying is the most useless thing in this world. So you might as well try to calm down, tell me what difficulties you have, and say Maybe big brother can help you."

When Song Lingshuang said this, neither his eyes nor his tone seemed to be speaking to a child under ten years old.He was seriously communicating with her as a person equal to him.He didn't even notice Xie Yilan's slightly surprised and complicated eyes.

But the little girl seemed to listen, and her crying turned into sobbing, and her sobbing turned into choking, and finally she really stopped crying.With teary eyes, she tried her best to hold back her crying and asked Song Lingshuang, "Can you really help me?"

Song Lingshuang said with a smile, "To know if I can help you, first you have to tell me your name, where is your home, and what do you want me to do for you?"

His smile is warm, reassuring and trustworthy.So the little girl nodded.

Seeing her crying face, Xie Yilan took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears on her face carefully and gently.

Song Lingshuang felt that the handkerchief looked familiar, and then caught a glimpse of the word "Jue" embroidered on the corner of the handkerchief, and couldn't help being startled.He also has this handkerchief, but his is embroidered with the word "Ye".

Why is A Jue's handkerchief in her place?A token of love?When did they get to this point?Am I missing something along the way?Song Lingshuang had a hundred thousand whys in his mind.

"My name is Zhang Ying." The little girl's childish voice pulled Song Lingshuang back from her thoughts, "My home is in Yanfang Town. My brother was stolen by a monster! They all say that the monster who stole my brother lives in the woods, you Can you help me find my brother?"

"Your brother was stolen by a monster?" Song Lingshuang asked.

Zhang Ying nodded, "I saw it. A big black monster! I woke up and saw it hugging my brother. I blinked and it disappeared! It's all my fault, I shouldn't have fallen asleep... ...I lost my brother..." As he spoke, tears were about to fall again.

"How old is your brother?"

"My younger brother was born just a few days ago...he is still so young...my parents asked me to watch him. He finally stopped crying, and I, I fell asleep..."

Based on Zhang Ying's few words, Song Lingshuang guessed about it.He patted her head and said, "It's not your fault. If it's really a monster, even if you don't fall asleep, your brother will be taken away. It's hard to say, it's not just your brother who was taken away." He Then ask, "How far is your house from here?"

Zhang Ying bit her lip holding back tears and shook her head.

"Then how long have you been out?"

She thought for a while, "I can't remember... probably, two or three days?"

A seven or eight-year-old girl hasn't come home for two or three days, and a baby was lost at home a few days ago, how anxious the family must be!I don't know where this Yanfang town is?But it shouldn't be too far for a little girl to walk for two or three days.Song Lingshuang was about to get up when Changsun Jue's voice came from behind him.

"Who is she?" Changsun Jue asked, holding a pheasant and two wild swallows, looking at the strange girl on the ground.

Song Lingshuang replied, "Zhang Ying."

"Where did it come from?"

"I picked it up."

"..."

Xu Shichang Sun Jue's tone was too cold, and his eyes were too sharp, which made Zhang Ying shrink back subconsciously in fright.Song Lingshuang thought it was funny, so he knelt down and patted her on the head to comfort her, "Don't be afraid, this brother is a good man, but he has a bad temper."

Changsun Jue: "..."

Zhang Ying still had a fever, Xie Yilan took care of feeding her a few pills.While dealing with tonight's dinner, Song Lingshuang told Changsun Jue the ins and outs.As soon as he finished speaking, Ai Zixuan came back with several jugs filled with water.

"Oh my god, this place is too far from the water source! I'm exhausted!" Just as I was about to sit down, I saw a strange face not far away, and my butt stopped in midair.

Ai Zixuan was about to open his mouth when Song Lingshuang said, "Zhang Ying. I picked it up."

Ai Zixuan sat down and asked curiously, "How do you know what I want to ask?"

Song Lingshuang waved his hands and smiled, "Inference from one instance to another." Then he turned to Changsun Jue and said, "Tell him, I'll take a break."

Changsun Jue: "..."

After Changsun Jue briefly explained what happened, Ai Zixuan looked at Zhang Ying, who had already fallen asleep under Xie Yilan's care, and said, "It's really not easy, little girl. Brother Song, what are you going to do?"

Song Lingshuang paused, "Looks like we have to take a detour to Yanfang Town tomorrow."