The Book of Troubled Times

Chapter 742 Hong Ling returns home

While Zhao Changhe was here to inquire about the situation, Yue Hongling had already returned home in rich clothes.

She left Luoxia Villa when she was fifteen. She is already twenty-two this year, and will be twenty-three after the Chinese New Year in a few days.

Having been away from home for seven or eight years, Yue Hongling's free and easy attitude will inevitably make her feel a little timid about being close to home. Every plant and tree here seems no longer familiar.

 The closer you get to the villa, the stranger it becomes.

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Now, as we walk, we see a continuous stretch of red bricks and green tiles, covering an area of ​​dozens of hectares, extending to the foot of the mountain and even occupying the road. People were coming and going everywhere, the sound of martial arts performances and cheers were intertwined, making it very lively.

There are even merchants carrying goods to sell outside the villa. From time to time, local officials or gentry-like people can be seen visiting. The guests and hosts are very happy. Everything is just like the famous sects I saw when I traveled around the world in previous years.

Yue Hongling looked at the plaque of "Luoxia Villa" on the door from a distance. If it weren't for the fact that the plaque was still there, she would hardly dare to recognize that this was the place where she grew up.

 I had thought before that I could quietly visit him at night and meet with the master privately to ask about the situation. But when she got closer, her mind was surging, and Yue Hongling suddenly didn't want to be secretive. She had been upright in this life, but she still had to be secretive when she returned home?

　　So we took great strides forward.

"Who is your Excellency?" Several young men and women guarding the door looked at the sister in red walking in the distance. A name came to their mind, but they did not dare to recognize it, so they cautiously tested it.

Yue Hongling walked up to him, stood still, and smiled slightly: "Children don't recognize each other when they see each other. They laugh and ask where the guest is from. Today I know."

On the other hand, the passers-by were not as disbelieving as the Luoxia Villa disciples. They had already exclaimed: "Yue Hongling!"

“It’s definitely Yue Hongling! I had the honor to meet her in the Central Plains four years ago.”

“The real person is more beautiful than the legendary one…Who is maliciously spreading the news that Yue Hongling is dirty every day?”

Far away in the imperial palace of the capital, Xia Chichi sneezed.

The scene was completely silent, and the faces of the young men and women shone with extreme surprise.

 “Second senior sister is back!~”

After the air was quiet for a moment, it suddenly exploded. The boys and girls left the door behind and ran towards the manor: "Second Senior Sister is back!"

Yue Hongling returns home!

The news spread explosively, spreading throughout Chang'an in the blink of an eye. Zhao Changhe was still chatting with Dai Qingge in the gambling house. There were already gamblers outside the door talking about the news of Yue Hongling's return to his hometown. Everyone was excited for no reason, and some wanted to run away to Huashan. Went to see someone.

After all, this is a top talent who has reached the top rankings at the age of 22. In recent years, the most famous people of the younger generation are Yue Hongling and Zhao Changhe. However, Zhao Changhe's rise was so fast that many people actually had no real sense of it. In addition, the gods and demons were always involved, which made it a bit ethereal. Yue Hongling became famous early, and his sense of reality was much stronger, and he was the most down-to-earth person. .

What's more, if we exclude the additional gods and demons from all parties who have entered now, and only talk about the original Guanlong forces, then when Li Gongsi died and Yuan Cheng left, Yue Hongling was probably the first person born and raised in Guanlong!

  What kind of concept is this!

Luoxia Villa's reputation is not without reason. Nowadays, how many children of the right age want to join Luoxia Villa to practice martial arts, and 10% of them are due to the power of Yue Hongling's example. The level of fascination is not limited to children. People in Guanlong rivers and lakes admire and admire him like a crucian carp crossing the river. You can imagine the sensation of this homecoming.

 But after the initial explosion of excitement, people soon thought of a question.

The relationship between Yue Hongling and Zhao Changhe...

It is said that Zhao Changhe has been eager to eat swan meat since Beimang and began to pursue Yue Hongling... What is annoying is that it is said that because they fought the enemy side by side outside the Great Wall last year, they were really good. The Book of Troubled Times gave a comment at that time, "The setting sun reflects the long river." Or something like that, the couple is so in love with each other.

Now Zhao Changhe is the Han Dynasty King Zhao. Anyone who knows you will know that he is not just a king of the opposite sex. There is no problem in saying that the Han Dynasty is connected to him and that he is the emperor of the Han Dynasty. If Yue Hongling is the "Emperor of the Han Dynasty", what attitude will everyone adopt when she returns to her hometown? And why did she come back this time?

I am afraid that if I throw this huge boulder into the lake in Chang'an, it will stir up thousands of waves.

Of course, the rumors are just rumors. A long time ago, someone asked Cui Yuanyong, the true insider who knew all the way from Beimang to Yanmen, and the answer he got was this: "Fuck you, what is the relationship between Yue Hongling and my brother-in-law? Don't send You are just spreading this nonsense, let me reiterate that Zhao Changhe is my brother-in-law! Beimang? Yue Hongling was fighting with me in Beimang at that time, what does it have to do with Zhao Changhe!"

The remarks about Cui Yuanyong fighting for his sister Gong reached Guanlong. It seems to be somewhat effective in refuting the rumors. Fans are not willing to admit that their goddess has been favored anyway. Isn't the evidence of Cui Yuanyong's endorsement not solid?

 But in the eyes of more Guanlong gentry, this is called rumor-mongering. Of course Cui Yuanyong must bite his own sister to death to be the real master, and throw Yue Hongling away from death. There is no point in asking him... Can't your brother-in-law be involved with other women? Do you have the ability to repeat these words in front of your majesties and the Tang Dynasty? It would be best to repeat it to Master Suzaku.

When Yue Hongling strode into the main hall of Luoxia Villa, her master Yue Fenghua had already been sitting in the hall, and there was another middle-aged man she didn't know sitting next to her. Looking at the brocade she was wearing, she looked like she was either rich or noble. The imagined greeting of Yue Fenghua outside the door did not happen, and Yue Hongling didn't care. She walked into the hall and gave a solid salute: "Disciple, see the master."

 “Okay, okay!” Yue Fenghua stroked his beard and laughed: “I am very pleased to see Hong Ling in such a heroic figure.”

Yue Hongling raised her head and glanced at her master, feeling strange in her heart.

 Praise for your heroic appearance?

　　　Doesn't it show your prestige by asking me to kneel down without asking for a courtesy?

Yue Hongling would rather think that the master was so excited that he forgot about it for a moment. In short, the master didn't ask him to get up, so she couldn't afford it. She still knelt there on one knee and responded calmly: "Seeing that the master's demeanor is even better than before, the disciple is also very happy. I don't know, Master." But here? My disciple wants to see her old man."

Yue Fenghua's expression dimmed and he sighed softly: "Your wife passed away due to illness two years ago."

Yue Hongling pursed her lips and did not respond.

 Because of illness?

Although Master Niang’s cultivation is not very good and she only has the fourth or fifth level of the entrance hall, she was at most forty-two-three the year before last. She was a warrior in her prime. The physique of a mature warrior is not comparable to that of ordinary people. You can say that fighting with others to death is acceptable, but in the gathering place of Chang'an, where the masters are already so rich and powerful and there is no shortage of medical treatment, he died of illness. ?

At this moment, the middle-aged man sitting in the guest seat smiled and said: "Brother-in-law is too excited and forgot to let the virtuous niece get up and talk."

Yue Fenghua smiled as if he had woken up from a dream: "That's right, look at me for being so confused. Hong Ling, get up quickly."

Yue Hongling stood up and asked, "Who is this?"

Yue Fenghua actually stood up and introduced: "This is Brother Changming, the head of the Wei family, seventeenth on the list."

“Ahem.” Wei Changming stood up and held up his hands: “I have no shame to mention the seventeenth person on the list in front of Miss Yue. Miss Yue is the brightest star in our Guanlong Wulin.”

Yue Hongling had no interest at all in socializing with the head of the aristocratic family. Hearing this, he cupped his hands indifferently and said, "Nice to meet you."

Yue Fenghua smiled and said: "Brother Wei doesn't care about Hong Ling's recklessness back then. Let's put an end to the past. Hong Ling should thank you for your generosity."

Yue Hongling said lightly: "Mr. Wei is so generous, and Hongling admires him very much. I didn't expect that my relationship with my teacher would become so good, and I would sit here as a guest every day."

"Brother Yue can teach a disciple like Miss Yue. He is a chivalrous person, and his interactions are like a spring breeze. Nowadays, the place is always full of guests, which is also due to Brother Yue's own charm." Wei Changming said with a smile: "To tell you the truth, I came here today. Luoxia Villa was originally used to discuss marriage, but unexpectedly it coincided with Miss Yue's return home, which was an unexpected surprise."

“Oh? Discussing the marriage?” Yue Hongling said, “Is the senior brother getting married?”

The senior brother is Yue Fenghua's own son Yue Baiyu. As far as Luoxia Villa is concerned, he is the heir.

Wei Changming smiled and said: "That's right, it is Yue Xian's nephew's relative who is being discussed."

"Congratulations." Yue Hongling said congratulations, but there was a bit of ridicule in her smile: "Is it Mr. Wei's daughter?"

Wei Changming shook his head: "No, of course he is a matchmaker here to discuss marriage."

 “Then who is the other party?”

Wei Changming, however, did not answer for the time being, and instead asked, "Can I first ask Miss Yue if she is returning home this time, is she just here for a visit, or does she intend to stay for a long time?"

Yue Hongling laughed: "I hadn't thought about it at first. Since I met my senior brother to discuss marriage, it seemed that I had to wait until we had a glass of wedding wine before leaving."

Wei Changming nodded and asked, "Can I ask the girl one more question...what is the relationship between the girl and Zhao Changhe?"

Yue Hongling replied seemingly casually: "We were just ordinary friends at first, but my reputation was ruined by rumors in the world. Now our relationship has changed. If we see him next time, I will definitely suffocate him to death."

Yue Fenghua and Wei Changming didn't understand the true meaning of these words. What happened to the relationship and why the method of death was suffocation? They just thought it was a casual comment. The two looked at each other, as if they couldn't believe it, and Yue Fenghua continued to test: "In that case, is it possible for Hong Ling to come back this time to help the countryside and resist the puppet dynasty?"

 (End of this chapter)