Chapter 481 Don't be afraid of getting lost   Xie Cheng put the ginseng to his nose and sniffed it, then suddenly smiled and said, "It's not that old, but the medicinal effect is definitely beyond a thousand years."   "What do you mean by that?" Old Master Xie asked in confusion.   "These two herbs have been processed, and what is used should be the magic medicine made by Xixi." He looked at Old Master Xie and said, "This medicine, a small bottle, has to be sold for 200,000 taels, and there are less than ten drops in a small bottle. It is said that it is still sold at a low price."   Lu Huai's mouth twitched slightly, "What kind of magic medicine is this, so expensive!"   "Just... a person's face is full of pus, and he can restore it to smoothness in a short time by applying that thing on his face."   Thinking of that day, Xie Cheng still felt shocked unconsciously.   "No way?" Lu Huai was a little skeptical, "Is it really that magical?"   "I saw it with my own eyes." Xie Cheng closed the box and returned it to the old lady, "Grandma, remember to keep this, maybe it will be of emergency use in the future."   When the old lady heard it, she hurriedly hugged the thing.   She always believed in her grandson's words. If he said the efficacy of the medicine surpassed that of thousand-year-old herbs, then it must be able to surpass it.   It seems that after taking it back, she has to ask Madam Jiang to lock the things up and not lose them.   "This girl is really capable!" Old Master Xie sighed, "My grandson has really found a treasure."   Although Xie Cheng didn't say anything when he heard this, his face was full of pride.   Lu Huai sighed lightly, "Grandfather, you don't know, when I was in Ji Mansion in Beisang City, I paired him with Miss Tang, but he disliked me."   "Oh?" The old man looked at Xie Cheng and confirmed, "Is it true?"   Xie Cheng coughed lightly and said in a light voice, "At that time... we were not familiar   with each other." Lu Huai said, "It was also Miss Tang who was generous and didn't make a fuss about him. If it were me, I would not forgive him so easily."   "In the future, you must be nicer to the girl." Old Master Xie said with a serious face, "If you dare to make the little girl angry, don't go back to Xie Mansion in the future, go wherever you want."   "Your grandfather is right!" The old lady said, "If nothing else, just because she is your grandmother's savior, you have to serve her well."   "Grandpa and grandma don't have to worry about this!" Xie Ling smiled, "Acheng can't bear to make Miss Tang angry now."   Xie Cheng smiled faintly, but his eyes were filled with soft light.   "Aunt is really amazing!" Lu Fan said with admiration, "Not only is she good at martial arts and medicine, but she can also make magical medicine. Can I change my master?"   Lu Huai said with a smile, "If your master heard what you said, he would vomit blood."   Lu Fan stuck out his tongue and said to Xie Cheng, "Uncle, take me to my aunt's house to pay New Year's greetings tomorrow."   The master is old and always coughs for no reason. He doesn't get better after taking medicine. He has to ask his aunt if there is any way to cure it.   "Okay." Xie Cheng nodded slightly, "There are a few little brothers older than you in your aunt's house. When you go there, you can play with them."   He also wanted to see the little girl.   "How about we go together tomorrow?" The old lady said with a smile, "We agreed before that we would go to pay a visit to the two elders of the Mo family. As a result, we have been too busy these days and have not been able to go."   "Then Ling'er and I will go together." Lu Huai said, "I heard that Miss Tang has moved into a new house. We also want to get familiar with the way."   "Isn't the Tang Mansion easy to find?" The old man said with a smile, "The upper half of Linhe Street is the Tang Mansion, so there is no need to worry about getting lost."   (End of this chapter)

 Chapter 482 Why did she suddenly like it?   "Half a street?" Lu Huai was surprised, "When did Miss Tang buy a yard on Linhe Street?"   "This house that occupies half of Linhe Street, isn't it the Zhuo Mansion?" Xie Ling was also very confused.   Old Lady Xie smiled and said, "It's the house in Zhuo Mansion."   "The house in Zhuo Mansion? Then why is Miss Tang living there?" Xie Ling hesitated and said, "Didn't they say it was for someone from the Sang family to live in?"   "Sang family?" The old lady shook her head and smiled, "It's a long time ago."   "It's a long time ago?" Xie Ling was surprised, "When did this happen?"   When she was in Zhuo Mansion, she came back once, and then she went back to the capital, and she didn't come back more often until this year.   "Don't you know about Zhuo Xuan's affairs?" Lu Huai was surprised.   "What happened to Master Zhuo?" Xie Ling really didn't know.   Lu Huai said, "He was coming back from the capital three years ago for the exam. He was met with robbers on the way. His legs were broken and his face was ruined. When the Sang family found out, they broke off the engagement that day. This incident was quite a sensation in Hanshui City at the time. I thought you knew about it."   Xie Ling was shocked when she heard it. "I thought Mr. Zhuo had already married and had children."   She had some friendship with Zhuo Yue, but she had never heard her mention it, so she thought Zhuo Xuan had already started a family.   "No." Xie Cheng said in a calm voice, "Xixi was treating his legs some time ago, but I don't know how he is doing."   They were all from the same city. Although Xie Cheng and Zhuo Xuan didn't have much friendship, they were familiar faces. He naturally didn't object to him getting better.   Xie Ling sighed lightly and said softly, "I hope Mr. Zhuo can get better soon!"   "Yes!" Old Madam Xie sighed lightly, "that child is famous for his kindness, he is handsome and well-educated. I heard that he even passed the imperial examination. If he hadn't suffered this disaster, he would have been an honest official." Xie Ling   frowned, "the Sang family is too heartless. Even if they want to cancel the engagement, they can't do it on the same day. This must be a heavy blow to Mr. Zhuo, right?"   "Isn't it?" The old madam said, "I heard that he has never recovered since then. He hasn't even left the house for three years."   The old man shook his head and said regretfully, "Mr. Zhuo has been seeking medical treatment and praying to Buddha for the past three years, hoping that the child can cheer up. He finally asked the third elder of the medical school for help, but in the end, he still couldn't be cured."   After hearing this, Lu Huai suddenly realized, "So, the house, the Zhuo Mansion, was sold to Miss Tang?"   Xie Cheng nodded slightly.   "I heard that it took hundreds of thousands of taels to build the house. How much did the Zhuo Mansion sell to Miss Tang?" Lu Huai asked with a smile.   Xie Cheng said calmly, "Three hundred thousand taels."   "Three hundred thousand taels?" Lu Huai pondered, "It is indeed much cheaper if you calculate it this way."   Combined with the furniture and other things, it is at least nearly four hundred thousand taels.   "Isn't it?" The old man said, "Mr. Qu took a fancy to the house at that time, but Mr. Zhuo was unwilling to sell it."   "Why did Mr. Qu buy the house?" Xie Cheng raised his eyebrows.   The old man said, "He said he wanted to buy it for the second son of the Qu family."   "Qu Yi?" Xie Cheng frowned slightly, "Isn't he still married?"   The old lady said, "I heard that he is engaged to a girl from the Zhao family."   Xie Ling was surprised, "Zhao family? Zhao Yunqian?"   In the entire Zhao family, the only one who can barely match Qu Yi is the legitimate Zhao Yunqian.   But... "Why does the Qu family suddenly like the Zhao family?"   You know, the Qu Mansion is second only to the Xie Mansion in Hanshui City.   (End of this chapter)

  Chapter 483: There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. The   old lady shook her head, "This... Grandmother is not too sure."   Seeing Xie Cheng's indifferent expression, Lu Huai raised his eyebrows slightly, "Acheng, do you know something?"   Hearing this, everyone looked at Xie Cheng.   Xie Cheng peeled a chestnut for Lu Fan and said in a cold voice, "It should be related to Princess Hanrong."   "Princess Hanrong?" Lu Huai was puzzled. "What does it have to do with her?"   Xie Cheng said, "Prince Anyang may not see hope from me, so he turned his attention to the Qu Mansion."   "You mean, Prince Anyang's Mansion wants to form an alliance with the Qu Mansion?" Lu Huai pondered and said, "Why did I hear the news from somewhere else that Prince Luo wants to marry Princess Hanrong as his concubine?"   "Prince Kun wants to marry Princess Hanrong as his concubine?" Xie Ling was surprised, "Will Prince Anyang be willing to do this?"   "Why not?" The old lady said indifferently, "I'm afraid this idea was proposed by Prince Anyang and Prince Luo's Mansion."   "Indeed." Xie Cheng said, "Prince Anyang wants Princess Hanrong to recognize the head of the rice merchant in the capital as her adoptive father, and then marry from the Wang family."   "There must be something wrong when things are abnormal." Lu Huai narrowed his eyes slightly, "The Prince Luo's Mansion and Prince Anyang must be in collusion."   "Do I need you to tell me?" Xie Cheng looked disgusted.   Xie Ling hesitated and said, "Since Princess Hanrong has already been engaged to Prince Luo in private, why is the Qu family engaged to the Zhao family?"   "It should have been arranged before." Xie Cheng said, "Before, Prince Anyang wanted Qu Jing to marry Princess Hanrong, but unfortunately, Qu Jing had no interest in Hanrong, so Old Qu declined. I guess Prince Anyang has set his sights on Qu Yi." "   In other words, the Qu family had no choice but to let Qu Yi and Zhao Yunqian get married?" Xie Ling asked.   Xie Cheng nodded, "That should be the case."   "Although the threshold of the Zhao family is a bit low, the people in the Zhao family are all real people. Madam Zhao treats the illegitimate children as her own children, and Master Zhao's concubines also know how to respect the mistress. I have lived for more than 60 years, and this is the first time I have seen such a family." After the old lady   finished speaking, her eyes were full of admiration.   Xie Ling said, "I have met Madam Zhao several times. She is indeed a kind person. She speaks softly to her illegitimate children. Miss Zhao is also good. She has been to our house before. She is lively and knows how to do things."   The old lady smiled faintly, "So, it is a good match for Mr. Qu to marry Miss Zhao."   Xie Cheng, Lu Huai, and even the old man were not very interested in who would marry whom. They just wanted to know what the King of Anyang would do next.   "Speaking of which, there is something I find strange."   Xie Cheng was silent for a while, and suddenly spoke.   Several people looked at him at the same time, as if waiting for him to continue.   He said calmly, "Early yesterday morning, Master Fan came to Xie's house to look for me."   "Master Fan?" Lu Huai sneered, "Doesn't he give you a cold look when he sees you? Why did he come to you suddenly? Is he here to cause trouble?"   "No." Xie Cheng shook his head calmly, "He said he came to beg me."   "Beg you?" Lu Huai sighed and questioned, "Are you sure you didn't hear it wrong?"   He saw Master Fan's attitude towards Xie Cheng.   If he said that Master Fan came to him to compete with him, he would believe it.   "I was there at the time, the master did not lie."   Mo Yi, who had been standing behind Xie Cheng in silence, suddenly spoke.   "Really?" Lu Huai was surprised, "Why did he come to you?"   (End of this chapter)

 Chapter 484 Wild Fiction   Lu Huai had met Prince Fan several times. His attitude towards him was better, but towards Xie Cheng, he was like a dog seeing a cat, grinning at him at every turn.   So, when he heard Xie Cheng say that Prince Fan came to beg him, he was almost shocked.   "He said that he had nothing to do with the Anyang Palace anymore, and begged me to let Princess Anyang and Princess Hanrong go no matter what happened in the future."   After hearing this, Lu Huai was surprised and asked, "Does he know something?"   "Maybe." Xie Cheng smiled faintly, "He is smart and broke off relations with the Anyang Palace early."   Old Master Xie shook his head, "This Prince Anyang is not as clear as a child."   What family honor, a former royal family, His Majesty forgave them and let them live, which is a great favor, but they don't appreciate it.   If they behaved themselves, how could the Xie Mansion abandon them for the sake of the old prince?   Even if he was allowed to return to the capital as he wished? If we go back, can we restore the glory of the previous dynasty? It's simply a fantasy.   As long as people like Prince Luo and Prince Anyang are not eliminated, Canglan Kingdom will be unstable.   Unfortunately, Prince Luo is protected by the Queen Mother and cannot be killed, and Prince Anyang can't find any fault with him for a while, so he can only be left alone for the time being.   "Old Madam, it's past three o'clock, it's time to go back and rest." Nanny Jiang came over to remind her.   "Yes."   The old lady nodded slightly and let Nanny Jiang help her get up.   The old man also got up in a hurry and looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, go too."   Hearing this, Lu Fan stood up and said obediently, "Goodbye, great-grandfather and great-grandmother!" "   Hey!"   The two elders smiled and rubbed his head.   Old Lady Xie said, "Rest early, tomorrow morning, let your uncle take you to the Tang Mansion to see your future aunt."   "Yes!"   "You go back first, I'll send grandpa and grandma back."   Xie Cheng got up and said to Lu Huai and Xie Ling.   "No need." The old man waved his hand and said, "With so many people following, what can happen? You should go back and rest early."   The old lady agreed, "Your grandfather is right. With so many people following us, can we two old people disappear out of thin air?"   Hearing this, Xie Cheng no longer insisted on seeing him off, but said to Madam Jiang, "Then I'll trouble Madam Jiang!"   "It's my duty." Madam Jiang smiled and said, "Then I'll send the old lady and the old master back first."   "Yes."   Old Master Xie originally had an attendant who had followed him since childhood, but later died of illness. Since then, the old master has been alone every time he goes out.   He didn't want to find someone new for him, so Xie Cheng had no choice but to send a few shadow guards to protect him in secret.   As soon as Old Lady Xie and Old Master Xie and their group left, Lu Huai also left with Xie Ling and Lu Fan.   The maids and servants stayed to clean up the leftovers.   "Master, aren't you going back?"   Seeing that Xie Cheng had been standing outside the door, Mo Yi looked at him in confusion.   "You go back first, I'll go out for a while."   "It's so late, where are you going, master?" Mo Yi wondered.   "To meet some friends. It's New Year now, and we can't let them live on water."   After he said that, he stepped into the snowy night.   Mo Yi hesitated for a moment, but in the end he didn't follow him, but turned back to Mo Yuanju.   Xie Cheng went to the kitchen, picked up two pieces of meat, and took some cooked food and put it in the food box, and then rode away from Xie's house.   On the street, except for a man and a horse moving quickly, there was almost no afterimage.   (End of this chapter)

  Chapter 485 Don't Be Brothers with Old People   At this time, in the Tang Mansion.   Everyone had just dispersed, and only Tang Xi, the master and the servant, were left in the huge hall.   "Miss, aren't we going back?" Guo'er looked at her in confusion.   Tang Xi took the cloak from Hua'er's hand, put it on herself, looked at the two of them and said in a calm voice: "You go back first, and when you go back, go to bed quickly."   The two were slightly stunned, and Hua'er said: "Miss, aren't you going back with us?"   Tang Xi put on the hood of the cloak and strode out, "I have something to do and need to go out for a while, you go back first."   When Hua'er and Guo'er reacted, Tang Xi's figure had disappeared in the darkness.   After leading the horse out of the Tang Mansion, Tang Xi took out some cooked food and two jars of wine from the space and walked quickly in one direction.   ————   "Ruoqian, I'm so hungry!"   In a secluded courtyard, Hua Xuan leaned on Feng Ruoqian's back, touched his stomach and muttered.   "Didn't you just eat noodles in the afternoon? Why are you hungry again?" Feng Ruoqian was helpless.   Afraid of being discovered by the people from the medical and poison schools, they didn't even dare to go out. Naturally, they could also buy New Year's goods, and even ran to this remote little broken place.   Except for Tang Xi and Xie Cheng, almost no one else has been here.   However, it is New Year's Eve now, and they will definitely not remember them.   "It's just a bowl of noodles, and it's not enough." Hua Xuan turned around, put his chin on Feng Ruoqian's shoulder, and pouted: "During the New Year, others have fish and meat, but our family can only eat noodles, and we have to save money. Maybe, when my old witch finds us, we will be skinny."   "Listen." Feng Ruoqian paused and whispered.   Hua Xuan sat up straight when he heard the sound of horse hooves coming from far away.   The two looked at each other, and he stared and said, "Are we discovered?"   "Are you going to escape?" Feng Ruoqian asked in a low voice.   "You go back to the house to pack your things first, I'll go out and take a look."   What if it's just a passerby, then wouldn't they be in a mess?   "Okay." Feng Ruoqian got up and went back to the house.   Hua Xuan glanced at the direction where the sound of horse hooves came from, hesitated for a moment, then got up and walked out.   When he arrived at the door, Xie Cheng happened to rein in his horse and jumped off with something in his hand.   "Why does this figure look familiar?"   Because the night was too dark, Hua Xuan couldn't see the figure of the person in front of him clearly. With his excellent night vision, he could only vaguely make out an outline.   "What are you hiding for?"   The person in front led the horse into the yard, and a cold voice came over.   "Xie Cheng?"   Hua Xuan stared at the black shadow in disbelief, and his mouth was almost in the shape of an "O" where Xie Cheng couldn't see him.   He thought that everyone would come, but Xie Cheng wouldn't. Unexpectedly, the first person who thought of them was Xie Cheng.   Not to mention, it's quite touching.   Xie Cheng said calmly, "I brought you some food."   Upon hearing this, Hua Xuan hurriedly ran over, took the things in Xie Cheng's hand, and said with emotion, "I, Hua Xuan, swear that from now on, you are my lifelong brother!"   "Get lost." Xie Cheng said with disdain, "I don't want to be brothers with old people."   "Old... old people? I'm not even thirty yet, how can I be old?" Hua Xuan was very dissatisfied.   The touch just now also disappeared in an instant.   "Where is Master Feng?"   Xie Cheng let the horse go by itself in the yard, and then asked.   "Oh, we thought it was my old witch's people who came, so he went back to the house to pack up."   (End of this chapter)

 Chapter 486: The dog's nose is quite sharp   Xie Cheng sneered, "Don't worry, unless you have been here before, ordinary people can't find this place."   To get in here, you don't know how many alleys and paths you have to go through. Besides, it's gloomy here, and ordinary people don't dare to come in.   Feng Ruoqian, who was packing things in the house, paused when he heard Xie Cheng's voice.   He put down his things and walked out, holding a lantern.   When he saw Xie Cheng walking in beside Hua Xuan, he couldn't help but be surprised: "City Lord Xie, why are you here?"   "You didn't expect it, did you?" Hua Xuan laughed, "City Lord Xie brought us food, and there is meat."   Feng Ruoqian hung the lantern aside, looked at Xie Cheng and said, "City Lord Xie, please sit down."   The house is not big, and even a little shabby, but it has been cleaned up.   Hua Xuan threw a futon over and motioned Xie Cheng to sit down.   Feng Ruoqian smiled and said, "There are two jars of wine in the house. I'll get them and we'll have a drink."   Xie Cheng nodded slightly, put the futon in place, and then sat down.   Hua Xuan hung the raw meat aside, brought a plate, poured all the cooked food into the plate, and then placed it on the table.   "Beef!" Hua Xuan's eyes lit up, he closed his eyes and sniffed, raised his eyebrows and said: "Is this smell from Linlang Tavern?"   Xie Cheng smiled jokingly, "Your dog nose is quite sharp."   When he asked Mo Yi to deliver beef to Jiuyao and Mingyu this morning, he also asked Mo Yi to cut an extra 20 kilograms and bring it back to Xie Mansion.   All the beef was braised. It was still steaming when he took it from the kitchen, and it is still warm now.   Feng Ruoqian came out of the house with two jars of wine, and took the braised beef to cut it into slices, and then brought it back.   In addition to the braised beef, there was also a plate of peanuts and a braised fish in red sauce in the food box, as well as a plate of dim sum.   Feng Ruoqian looked at the fish and said, "The fish is cold. I'll steam it again."   "I'll do it." Hua Xuan held the fish in one hand and the beef in the other, and said with a smile, "You chat with City Lord Xie first, I'll be back soon."   Feng Ruoqian nodded slightly, smiled and watched him go out, then retracted her gaze.   A couple originally lived here, but after they came, they spent one thousand taels to buy it.   Although it's a bit shabby, it has everything, except for some food.   Fearing that they would be discovered, the two dared not ask anyone to deliver it, so they could only eat the two bags of flour left by the original owner.   Feng Ruoqian's cooking skills are not bad. Not only is she proficient in tea art, but she is also very good at cooking, which really opened Hua Xuan's eyes.   Hua Xuan had just put the food in the steamer to steam, and the sound of horse hooves came from outside the yard again. He was so scared that he quickly covered the lid and ran out in a hurry.   Feng Ruoqian and Xie Cheng, who heard the noise in the house, also got up and walked out.   "Were you followed when you came?" Hua Xuan asked Xie Cheng in a low voice.   "Impossible!" Xie Cheng said in a calm voice: "If someone followed me, I would not have failed to notice it."   Even if he could not find it, the shadow guard following behind him would not have failed to notice anything.   Just as he was thinking, a black shadow suddenly appeared in front of the three of them.   This person was none other than Kong Yue, one of the shadow guards.   "Who is it?" Xie Cheng asked in a calm voice.   Kong Yue said: "Master, don't worry. I have just confirmed that it is Miss Tang."   Xixi?   Xie Cheng's heart moved slightly. In the dark night, the pair of starry eyes flickered with soft light.   "Are you saying Xiaoxi is here?" Hua Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest and complained: "You two are really in sync."   Not only did one of them not come, but at the same time, both of them came, and they chose to come after midnight. He was almost scared to sweat.

Chapter 487 Warmth   "It's so late, why haven't Miss Tang rested yet?" Feng Ruoqian was a little worried.   Hua Xuan smiled and said, "She should be like City Lord Xie, worried that we didn't have good food, so she brought us food."   Maybe he was used to being treated coldly, and thought that there was no one in the world who could move him except Feng Ruoqian.   But he didn't expect that on the first day of the new year, these two people who had just met not long ago would bring him such warmth in the cold and snowy night.   When Tang Xi arrived, Kong Yue had already gone back to her position invisibly, so she only saw Xie Cheng and the other two waiting in the yard.   "You are here too?" She was slightly stunned when she saw Xie Cheng for the first time.   "I brought them some food." Xie Cheng said, taking the things in her hand and handing them directly to Hua Xuan.   Hua Xuan hurriedly reached out to hold it, and said suspiciously, "What? It's quite heavy!"   Tang Xi smiled and said, "They are all food, and there are two jars of wine."   These were all made in the space at noon. In addition to wine, there were also dried meat and noodles, as well as dried fruits and vegetables.   "Come in quickly." Feng Ruoqian reminded.   Xie Cheng nodded, and walked inside with Tang Xi.   Hua Xuan smiled at Feng Ruoqian, "You go in first, I'll go to the kitchen to take a look."   "I'll go with you." Feng Ruoqian glanced inside and smiled, "Thank you, City Lord, you have Miss Tang to accompany you, don't worry."   "That's right, then let's go to the kitchen first!"   Hua Xuan held the half bag of things in one hand, and pulled him with the other hand, and the two walked towards the kitchen.   "They don't have a cup of hot tea here, and the wine is cold, you warm yourself up first."   Xie Cheng moved the charcoal basin next to her, held her hands in his hands, blew on them a few times, and rubbed them gently.   "I'm fine, I have hand guards." She smiled and said, "If I had known you were here, I wouldn't have come."   "Huh?"   He raised his eyebrows slightly, with a little displeasure in his starry eyes.   Sensing that he was in a bad mood, Tang Xi hurriedly explained: "That's not what I meant. I meant that if I knew you brought them something, I wouldn't have come. I'm not a good horseman, and I took so many detours. I was cold and dizzy, and I almost fell off the horse."   "It's my fault for not notifying you in advance." He took her into his arms with pity, and whispered: "After all, I just had the idea at the last minute. I didn't expect you to come."   "I can't help it." She smiled lightly, "I can't sleep peacefully knowing that they have nothing to eat."   Hua Xuan and Feng Ruoqian are the few friends she has in this world, and she can't leave them alone.   "I didn't know they were coming tonight, so I didn't prepare much." Xie Cheng said in a calm voice: "Wait until tomorrow night, I'll ask Mo Yi to send them some food."   Since persuading Hua Muyin to no avail that day, they haven't seen Hua Muyin again.   However, they also know that she is still in Hanshui City, and she has sent people to search for the two everywhere.   Nowadays, the entire Hanshui City is full of spies from the Medical Sect and the Poison Sect. He came here today and bypassed many of the spies from the two sects.   Tang Xi said, "It seems that they will have to stay here for a while."   Xie Cheng pondered and said, "There is a place where they can stay. They don't have to worry about lack of food and drink. I just don't know if they are willing to go."   "Are you talking about ruins?" Tang Xi raised her eyebrows and asked.   "Smart!" He looked at her with appreciation and said, "It is the ruins."   Most people would not go there. Going there is even relatively safer than here.   (End of this chapter)

  Chapter 488 Wherever You Go, I Go   After a while, Feng Ruoqian and Hua Xuan came back with food.   In addition to the braised fish and braised beef, Feng Ruoqian also fried a plate of vegetables.   Hua Xuan also brought out the dried fruits that Tang Xi brought for them.   Xie Cheng and Tang Xi hardly touched the dishes, most of which went into the stomachs of Hua Xuan and Feng Ruoqian. Xie   Cheng could occasionally drink with them, but Tang Xi could only take a piece of dessert and eat it in small bites.   She also wanted to drink a bowl of wine, but she was afraid that she would make a fool of herself after losing consciousness.   When they finished drinking, it was already Chou time.   Tang Xi had already fallen asleep on Xie Cheng's shoulder.   "How can we go back now?" Feng Ruoqian suggested in a low voice: "How about you take Miss Tang back to the couch to sleep first, and we can sit outside."   "No need."   Xie Cheng stretched out his hand and took her into his arms, looking at the two of them and said: "There is a place that is better than here, do you want to come with me?"   "Now?" Hua Xuan raised his eyebrows and asked.   Xie Cheng nodded slightly.   He had asked the shadow guard to investigate the activities of the two spies.   Generally, after midnight, they would go back to the inn to rest, so it is safest to leave at this time.   Hua Xuan looked at Feng Ruoqian, as if waiting for him to make a decision.   Feng Ruoqian smiled silently at him and whispered: "I will go wherever you go."   "I'm sorry!" Hua Xuan raised his hand and touched his hand gently and said: "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have to live like this."   When he didn't come, Feng Ruoqian could still live a stable life. When he came, he couldn't even go back to his own yard, and stayed in this broken place to accompany him in fear, hunger and cold.   "What are you talking about?" Feng Ruoqian smiled, "I volunteered, I don't blame you, and you must not blame yourself."   Hua Xuan smiled at him and nodded, "Then go pack up."   "It's almost done." Feng Ruoqian said, "There are only a few clothes left to put in. I'll go and pack the rest. You sit here for a while."   "I'll go with you!" Hua Xuan said, and said to Xie Cheng, "Please wait for a while, Lord Xie."   Xie Cheng embraced the sleeping Tang Xi and nodded slightly.   When they were about to get on the horse, Tang Xi woke up in a daze.   "Have you all finished drinking?" She rubbed her eyes and asked.   "I've finished drinking." Xie Cheng carried her to the horse, then flew up and sat behind her, whispering, "If you are still sleepy, go back to sleep, I'll call you when we get there."   "Where's my horse?" She leaned in his arms and asked with her eyes closed.   "Slutty Fox and Master Feng are riding it."   "Oh!"   She responded and fell asleep again.   Xie Cheng covered her with his cloak, let her lean on his arms, and then rode away.   Seeing this, Hua Xuan hurriedly rode to catch up.   In addition to the salute, the two of them also took the things that Xie Cheng and Tang Xi brought.   Half an hour later, in front of the ruins.   "What is this place?" Hua Xuan looked at the place suspiciously.   "Ruins." Feng Ruoqian explained in a low voice: "This was originally the market on Chengnan Street, but later moved somewhere else, so this place is no longer useful."   Hua Xuan said hesitantly: "Lord Xie, don't you want us to live here?"   Can people live in this broken house with broken tiles?   "Follow me." Xie Cheng turned around and whispered to them.   Hua Xuan nodded and continued to ride to catch up.   When they entered the deepest part of the ruins, Hua Xuan and Feng Ruoqian were stunned.   (End of this chapter)

Chapter 489 It turns out to be an old friend   . Generally, no one would come to such a deep ruin, let alone come here to live.   But at this moment, it seems that lights are on in several houses, and unlike those collapsed tile houses outside, the tile houses here are almost intact.   The snow has stopped at this moment, and the snow on the snow ground has submerged the ankle joints of the horses, so when walking, only rustling sounds are made.   "There are actually people living here?"   It seems that there are more than one family.   As soon as Hua Xuan finished speaking, a thunderous rebuke came through the wind, "Who is outside?"   Hua Xuan was frightened and quickly closed his mouth, and Tang Xi was also frightened and woke up.   "Teacher!"   Xie Cheng was surprised. He didn't expect Lou Zhan to be here. No wonder he asked Mo Yi to go to the martial arts field to invite people for the New Year's Eve dinner and said that he didn't see anyone.   Three figures appeared on the snow.   After hearing Xie Cheng's voice, the three of them were stunned at the same time.   "City Lord!"   Jiuyao and Mingyu were both stunned.   "Cheng'er, why are you here?" Lou Zhan was also a little surprised.   Xie Cheng hugged Tang Xi and jumped onto the snow, saying in a calm voice: "Bring two friends here to take shelter."   "Hello, senior!"   Tang Xi was much more sober at this moment, and after standing firmly, he hurriedly bowed to Lou Zhan.   Lou Zhan nodded, "Let's go back to the house first."   After returning to the house and everyone was seated, Lou Zhan looked at Xie Cheng and frowned, "It's the middle of the night, it's ok for you to come alone, but why did you bring someone else's girl?"   His student was too ignorant of sympathy for women.   Tang Xi hurriedly explained: "It's none of Acheng's business, I wanted to come here on my own."   Lou Zhan thought she was making excuses for Xie Cheng, and waved his hand disapprovingly.   Hua Xuan pondered and looked at the old man in front of him, and after a long while, he suddenly smiled, "I was wondering why City Lord Xie's teacher looked familiar, it turns out that I ran into an old friend."   "Old friend?" Lou Zhan looked at him in confusion.   Hua Xuan smiled faintly and let him look at him. After looking at him for a long time, Lou Zhan suddenly exclaimed, "How come you look a bit like Mu Yin, little kid?"   "Don't you remember me, Mr. Lou?" Hua Xuan smiled, "When I was little, you often brought me things. I remember that when you went back to the Poison Sect last time, you brought me a revolving lantern. I was only six years old at that time."   Lou Zhan was slightly stunned, and then surprised, "Are you little Hua Xuan?"   Although he didn't remember what he had given Hua Xuan, he also remembered that he had only given a gift to one child in the Poison Sect at that time.   "Yes!" Hua Xuan nodded and smiled, "It's me."   "I haven't seen you for many years. You have grown up so much, but... why are you here?" Lou Zhan asked suspiciously, "Your mother came to see me the other day and said she was looking for you. Did you do something rebellious? I saw that she gnashed her teeth when she talked about you."   "I..."   Hua Xuan glanced at Feng Ruoqian and didn't speak.   "Who is this?" Lou Zhan looked at Feng Ruoqian and asked.   Judging from his demeanor, he doesn't seem to be a young man from an ordinary family.   "Hello, Mr. Lou!" Feng Ruoqian bowed respectfully and introduced himself in a calm voice: "Junior Feng Ruoqian."   "Feng Ruoqian?" Mingyu was surprised, "Are you the young palace master of the medical sect?"   Feng Ruoqian smiled faintly, "I haven't been that since five years ago."   Mingyu looked at him, then at Hua Xuan, and smiled suddenly as if he knew something.   Although the incident back then had not been spread, as a man of the world, he knew many people, including people from the medical and poison sects, so he had heard about the stories of these two people.   (End of this chapter)

  Chapter 490 Lou Zhan Agrees to Persuade   "Young Palace Master of the Medical Sect?" Lou Zhan was surprised, "Why are you here?"   Hua Xuan said, "Because of some things, we hid here. Please don't tell my old...my mother that we are hiding here after you see her."   "Are you two friends?" Lou Zhan asked.   The two looked at each other, and then nodded hesitantly.   "I see!" Lou Zhan looked as if he knew everything, and nodded slightly, "So, your mother came to find you because she didn't want you to stay with this kid from the Medical Sect?"   Tang Xi looked at Lou Zhan in surprise. She felt that Lou Zhan seemed to know something.   Hua Xuan nodded, "You guessed right, that's right."   "Ah--" Lou Zhan sighed faintly, "Back then, the Poison Sect and the Medical Sect were old friends, but later, because..."   He looked at Feng Ruoqian and said, "Your grandfather ran away from marriage and abandoned the old Palace Master, so the current situation was created."   "There is such a thing?" Hua Xuan was surprised.   He thought that the medical and poison schools had always been incompatible.   Lou Zhan said in a deep voice: "You are the younger generation, you may not know much about what happened back then."   Back then, the medical school made the poison school lose face, especially the old palace master Hua Dai, who wanted to cut Feng Ge into eight pieces at that time.   So much so that later, every time the two met, she couldn't help but say a few words to insult Feng Ge, and sometimes, they even drew swords, but unfortunately, they could only end up in a draw every time.   Feng Ruoqian said: "I have heard my mother mention this matter, but I was still young at that time, and later I forgot about it."   If Lou Zhan hadn't mentioned this matter today, he would have forgotten that the medical and poison schools were once old friends.   "I am an old friend of the Third Elder of the Medical Sect. I heard from him that he will come to Hanshui City in a few days to look for someone. No, he is here to look for you, right?"   Feng Ruoqian nodded, "If nothing unexpected happens, he should be here to look for the younger generation."   "It's okay for the First Elder to be a rotten wood, but why is the Third Elder here to join in the fun?" Lou Zhan shook his head and sighed, "These people are getting worse and worse as they grow older."   A cunning flashed in Hua Xuan's eyes, and he said respectfully, "If we are discovered at that time, please ask Elder Lou to persuade the elders of the two sects for us!"   Lou Zhan is an old generation of the Poison Sect. Although he has left the Poison Sect, his position in the Poison Sect is still unshakable.   With him coming forward, are you still afraid that your old witch will not compromise?   "It's okay to persuade your mother, but the people of the Medical Sect..." Lou Zhan pondered, "I'm afraid this has to be handed over to the Third Elder."   Although he has left the Poison Sect, he was once a member of the Poison Sect after all. Now the two sects are in a situation of two heroes in one place, and he dare not persuade them.   "Don't worry about the people from the medical school. You just need to persuade my mother. Hua Xuan would like to thank you here first!"   After Hua Xuan said that, he stood up and bowed respectfully to Lou Zhan.   "Don't worry. With me here, your mother won't be able to embarrass you."   Lou Zhan waved his hand, motioning him to sit down, and then looked at Feng Ruoqian and said, "As for you, a little kid from the medical school, I can't do anything. When the time comes, I can persuade the third elder. Whether he will agree or not depends on his intention."   Feng Ruoqian nodded, "No matter what, I still have to thank you for your trouble!"   As he said that, he poured a cup of tea for Lou Zhan and then offered it with both hands.   Lou Zhan took it without hesitation, smiled and nodded, and then drank the tea in the cup.   "It's getting late." Xie Cheng looked at Ming Yu and said in a low voice, "Arrange a place for them both to stay first. They may have to stay here for a while."   (End of this chapter)