The style is different [Comprehensive]

Because he made an agreement with the poor widow to meet at Feixian Island wharf two months later to ask her to redeem the jade buckle, after Xie Linyun got off the ship, he simply didn't get on the cargo ship to go further afield.

The destination of the cargo ship is Persia. Counting the time for exchanging goods and negotiating business there, it may not be possible to return in two months, not to mention the possibility of encountering wind and waves. A delay may be ten or so days.

"Then shall we stay on Feixian Island?" Ah Jiu insisted on following her, "Or..."

"Stay here first." Xie Linyun squinted his eyes, but didn't say anything dead.

The sailor who accompanied them off the ship to deliver the letter had just recovered from her identity, when he heard this conversation, he couldn't help but flatteringly introduced the inn on Feixian Island.

Because of Xie Linyun's previous retreat experience, she is not picky at all now, but the other party started to talk, so she listened carefully without interrupting.

The sailor babbled a lot with a Wudi accent, but it can be summed up in one sentence: the closer the inn to the Lord's Mansion of Baiyun City on the island, the better the conditions.

Xie Linyun: "..." Isn't it natural?

The ferry is outside Baiyun City, quite a distance from the entrance of this city which is said to be the most prosperous city in the South China Sea.

Xie Linyun thanked the sailors of the cargo ship who enthusiastically provided information on the South China Sea, and led Ah Jiu into the city gate before dusk.

If you think about it carefully, she and Ajiu are undoubtedly people who have seen a lot of world. One is the owner of Dongting Lake, and the other lives in the capital.

However, even the two of them had to admit after entering Baiyun City that this city was indeed worthy of the word "prosperous".

However, this is nothing too surprising. The location of Feixian Island is so good that many caravan ships traveling in and out of the South China Sea will choose to stop here to rest.

There are so many people coming and going, just relying on the fee for stopping the boat at the ferry is a coveted income, not to mention that some caravans have set up shops here to sell goods obtained from the sea, and they live in shops. You have to pay the owner of this place.

Xie Linyun had heard his manager mention this place before, but now that he saw it with his own eyes, he was only a little surprised by the wealth and honor in the city for a moment.

In contrast, the reaction of Ah Jiu who was following her was much stronger.

"The streets here are wider than Lin'an City..." He murmured in a low voice, he suddenly lowered his head after thinking of something.

"If you want Lin'an and want to go home, I'll hire someone to take you back." Xie Linyun said, "You've been away from home for so long, the family members must be worried."

The child with his head hanging down was silent for a moment before saying in a muffled voice: "No way."

Xie Linyun raised his eyebrows: "I hear what you mean, did you run out because your family treated you badly?"

Speaking of this, Ah Jiu immediately keenly realized that she was tricking him, and immediately answered the question: "I'm hungry."

Xie Linyun: "..."

Forget it, she told herself that the left and right letters have already been sent out, and she will stay here for two months, so she will take it with her temporarily.

"So what would you like to eat?" she asked.

"...Anything is fine." After stopping the words, he returned to being obedient, with an attitude of absolutely listening to her.

This appearance reminded Xie Linyun of Feng Xinglie when he was a child.

Feng Xinglie likes to tease her, sometimes he gets very angry with her, and if he is too embarrassed to apologize, he will maintain a state of "whatever the younger sister says" for a period of time.

I just don't know how much patience this kid can have compared to Feng Xinglie who has never flattered him for less than half a month?

Xie Linyun walked half the street, randomly picked a decent restaurant, went in and asked for a private room.

Most of the dishes in the restaurant are Lingnan style, which are relatively light and healthy. Although they are not delicious, they are definitely much more comfortable than eating at sea before.

While eating, Xie Linyun listened to the chatter of various hawkers on the street outside the window, and paid little attention to the movement of Ah Jiu on the opposite side, until he suddenly spit out the chicken soup just served with a "wow".

"What's wrong?" Xie Linyun was puzzled.

"This chicken soup is sweet..." He blushed and explained.

"The coconut chicken does have a little sweetness, but it doesn't mean it's sweet." Xie Linyun said so, took a spoonful and tasted it, and found that he was right.

She was amazed: "So you can't taste sweetness at all?"

Ah Jiu wrinkled her face and nodded: "I hate sweets."

Xie Linyun didn't think too much, just said: "Then you can eat something else, I'll drink this chicken soup."

He groaned, then raised his eyes while holding the bowl, and asked cautiously, "What were you listening to just now?"

"Why do you ask that all of a sudden?"

"You've been keeping a straight face..." He was actually very good at observing words and expressions.

Xie Linyun calmed down, and said: "I heard people on the street say that in two days, all the sects, big and small, in the South China Sea will gather on Feixian Island."

Hearing this, Ah Jiu blinked, apparently curious about why.

Xie Linyun continued: "The new city lord of Baiyun City has succeeded, and they will come to congratulate them. At that time, the Sword Sect from Diancang will also come."

The sword faction that she said was separated from Dian Cang was the force behind the human traffickers that the sailors mentioned on the cargo ship.

Diancang is one of the famous martial arts sects. Although there are no top-notch masters in the Jianghu, the ancestors are rich after all, so the sword sect separated from Diancang also has a high status in the South China Sea.

Except for the Ye family on Feixian Island, they were the only ones.

Ah Jiu frowned again when she heard this, her eyes were full of disgust.

Xie Linyun felt that it was understandable. As a young master from a noble family, he ran away from home and encountered human traffickers, so he would inevitably leave some shadows, and even hated the sword sect behind the human traffickers. It was quite normal.

"Eat first, since they are coming, it's not too late to settle the score then." Xie Linyun said.

Ah Jiu was surprised: "You... are you going to settle accounts with them?"

Xie Linyun: "They told me to run into each other, no matter what I feel bad about it."

If not, she would not have saved him when he was on the boat.

After the two of them finished their meal and checked out the restaurant, there happened to be an inn on the opposite side, which looked very grand. When they went in and asked, the price was also very dignified. Moreover, because it is the peak season for going out to sea, there are many businessmen on the island, and there is only one room left. .

Xie Linyun took that room without hesitation, put Ah Jiu in, and let him wash and rest by himself.

Ah Jiu still had a conscience, and asked her, "What about you?"

Xie Linyun pointed to the beams of the room, and said that it would be fine if I slept.

The child struggled with his clothes for a long time, and said that he could sleep in the bed together.

Xie Linyun laughed: "I'm not used to sleeping with people, you just need to sleep at ease."

"But--"

"Okay, there's nothing to worry about, this room was originally for you to live in." Xie Linyun interrupted him, "If you feel bad about it, just pay me back when you go home."

"...I'm not going home." In the darkness, the child who finally lay down on the bed rolled over and sat up again, speaking resolutely.

Xie Linyun: "Do you still want to follow me forever?"

He didn't answer right away, but emphasized in a low voice: "Anyway, I'm not going home."

"Someone bullied you at home?" Xie Linyun couldn't help guessing.

He didn't say yes, but he didn't deny it either, and lay back quietly, pretending to be asleep.

With Xie Linyun's martial arts skills, he didn't need to listen to his breathing carefully to know that he was faking it.

She sighed silently, but she didn't reveal it in the end.

After a while, there was another kitten-like whimpering sound from the bed below.

Xie Linyun knew that the reason why this kid endured so hard was that he didn't want to hear him, so he turned out the window while he was sobbing at the door, and went to the roof.

The South China Sea in midsummer is hot in the daytime, but at night the heat fades away, and the wind blowing from the sea is much cooler.

Xie Linyun sat on the roof of this three-storey inn, no matter which direction he looked, he could see the dark blue water and the bright lights of the city.

Among all these brilliance, the most eye-catching is the tall building in the north that almost points to the sky.

From Xie Linyun's perspective, he could clearly see the lantern hanging above.

The white ones, with the powerful "Dian" written on them, are being taken down one by one and replaced with exquisitely shaped fish scale lamps.

After a while, all the lanterns on the upper and lower floors of this high-rise building were replaced. The servants who changed the lamps went downstairs one by one. When the wind blew, there were still many people on the other side.

Xie Linyun thought of the news he had heard during the day, and then glanced at the not-so-familiar figure, and guessed roughly what happened on the island before.

She withdrew her gaze, looked up at the crescent moon in the sky, and sighed softly.

In the middle of the night, the sea wind was getting stronger and stronger, she went back to the room, lay down on the beam, and slept with her clothes on for two hours.

After dawn, she took Ah Jiu, whose eyes were swollen into walnuts, downstairs to eat, thinking that treating the boy to a good meal would be a comfort, but as soon as she sat down in the lobby, there was a loud exclamation at the door of the inn.

When Xie Linyun heard many gasps, she didn't pay much attention to them, but the next moment, all these voices suddenly became quiet again, so she had to pay attention and looked back.

She froze at this sight.

Because the person standing at the entrance of the inn is the new owner of the island.

When Ye Gucheng saw her turn her head, a trace of surprise flashed across her face, as if to say "It's really you".

Xie Linyun thought for a while, and simply greeted him, saying: "Long time no see, Ye... City Lord."

She almost called him like she did when she was at Zhongnan Mountain, but luckily the word "young" was swallowed back in time.

Ye Gucheng nodded slightly, thanked Lake Master, and asked her why she came to South China Sea calmly.

Xie Linyun: "It's nothing, just walk around and look at the scenery."

As soon as these words came out, the person in front of him seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

Seeing it, Xie Linyun couldn't help asking curiously: "Why, don't you still worry that I'm here to smash your succession ceremony?"

Ye Gucheng did not answer immediately, but sincerely expressed that since he already knew that she had come to Feixian Island, as the host, he should entertain her out of reason.

Xie Linyun originally wanted to say no, but from the corner of his eye, he glanced at the street outside the door, where a large group of people were staring at him dumbfounded, so he changed his mind.

With her identity revealed, it would be very inconvenient for her to stay in the hotel again, not to mention that she still has a child with her.

In the end, she didn't finish her breakfast, so she took Ah Jiu and Ye Gucheng to the City Lord's Mansion.

After entering the heavily guarded mansion, she realized that her casual guess was really right.

The reason why Ye Gucheng found her inn so early in the morning was indeed out of worry about the succession ceremony.

He received news that the five biggest sword sects in the South China Sea saw him as young, and had agreed to fight together on the day of the succession ceremony. After the event was completed, they would carve up Feixian Island, a piece of fat that anyone would want to take a bite of.

"The spies reported that they had invited many experts to help out." Ye Gucheng explained, "I wasn't worried at first, but I saw Lake Master Xie last night..."

After Xie Linyun listened, he was speechless for a while before saying: "You think highly of these sword sects in Nanhai too much, why do they want to invite me?"

"But you already know that they are coming to make trouble, why didn't you pre-emptively strike?" She was puzzled, "You still let this group of people go to the island and enter the city, you are really good-tempered."

Ye Gucheng: "Trouble."

Xie Linyun: "??"

"The islands occupied by these five sword sects are far apart, and it would be too troublesome to clean up one by one." He said, "It's better to let them make trouble first, and clean up again."

As an outsider, Xie Linyun is not good at pointing fingers at the internal disputes in the South China Sea, but she also had plans to come to his succession ceremony to find someone to settle accounts. Now that she is invited in as a guest, she feels that it is necessary to inform him in advance.

Thinking of this, she briefly talked about what she had encountered on the cargo ship, and then said: "As far as I know, this sword faction is in the South China Sea, and its status is second only to your Baiyun City."

Ye Gucheng nodded: "They are also on my list."

Xie Linyun: "Then after you finish cleaning, I will clean up again, you don't mind?"

Ye Gucheng was silent.

Xie Linyun was a little puzzled by his reaction, wondering if this kind of thing is really worth his mind?Or when facing the sects in the South China Sea, he would have a mentality of "I can fight, but others can't"...

Just when the atmosphere was about to turn into embarrassment, he opened his mouth again and said, "...then I don't want their lives first."

Xie Linyun: "???" So your original idea was to kill all the people who came to find fault?

The author has something to say: there is another update at night.