Chapter 29 Yongle Laifu

Yongle Town is located in the hinterland of Taizhou in the State of Zhao. Its southeast and west sides are mostly surrounded by strange mountains and peaks, which are steep and rugged and rarely visited. There is only one official road on the north side, which travels between the states and counties of Zhao State. Since the area around Yongle Town is rich in minerals and medicinal materials, businessmen from all over the world come here to purchase, and the official road is therefore busy and lively.

That evening, a carriage came up the official road. The driver was a man in Tsing Yi. He was in his mid-twenties and had a handsome face. However, he had an unkempt beard and bleak eyes. He looked like a poor and down-and-out scholar.

There is a bamboo curtain hanging on the carriage, and there is a person sitting inside. She is shadowy and cannot be seen clearly, but her figure is graceful and she seems to be a woman.

As for the wooden frame at the rear of the carriage, there is also a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy in gray clothes sitting. He is leaning against the carriage, holding a sword in his arms, holding a willow leaf in his mouth, dragging his feet outside and swaying as the carriage jolts. Unconscious. If you look carefully, you can see that his eyes are closed, his breathing is even, and he actually fell asleep on the carriage.

Suddenly, something was thrown from the window of the carriage, hitting the young man in gray on the forehead. The young man in gray suddenly woke up, stretched out his hand, and saw an orange in his hand.

At this time, a voice came from the carriage: "Sleep, sleep, sleep! Just sleep! You can't even say a word along the way. What use does this young lady have for a boy like you?"

The man in Tsing Yi who was driving also laughed and said: "Brother Liang is really a strange person I have seen in my life. No matter whether it is a road or a small road, he can still fall asleep sitting on the wooden beam at the back of the carriage. I really admire him!"

The three people in the car were naturally Chen Zhuoan, Tang Diexian and Liang Yan. At this time, Liang Yan peeled off the orange, threw it into his mouth, and said while eating: "The journey is boring, and I can only pass it by sleeping. Only when I have enough energy can I help Brother Chen."

"Bah! With your little effort, just hand the sword to me when the time comes, and watch me kill all those bandits without leaving a trace!"

"Yes! Miss Wushu is superb and powerful in the world. I just need to be my follower."

"Hmph, you know what's going on."

Tang Diexian was about to say something more, but suddenly he heard Chen Zhuo'an say loudly in front of him: "You two, we're here! Yongle Town is ahead."

Liang Yan leaned against the carriage, turned around and saw a stone tablet at the end of the road ahead, with the words "Yongle Town" engraved on it. Behind the stone tablet was their destination.

"This Yongle Town is really big. It is said to be a small town, but it is actually similar to an ordinary small city, right?" Tang Diexian asked.

After hearing this, Chen Zhuo'an nodded and said, "Yes, Yongle Town has a special geographical location and is rich in minerals and medicinal materials. It must pay tribute to the court every year, so it is naturally much larger than the average town."

As the carriage slowly drove into the town, Liang Yan found that Yongle Town was indeed much more prosperous than Huaiyuan Town where he lived before. It was almost dusk, and the streets were still busy with people coming and going. Suddenly his heart skipped a beat and his eyes glanced to the side of the street.

I saw a middle-aged man wearing a square hat standing there, holding a straw shelf full of candied haws in his hand, selling candied haws on the wooden stand to passers-by with a kind smile.

"Fifth level of Qi training!" Liang Yan wondered in his heart: "This is strange. Most cultivators are aloof and disdain to associate with mortals. How can this person with such a level of cultivation still sell candied haws on the street? And this person His aura is weak, and there must be some secret technique or treasure on his body to prevent detection of his cultivation. If I hadn't had the 'Hunhun Gong' in me, it would have been difficult to detect it."

Liang Yan observed him for a while and saw that although the middle-aged man in the square hat seemed to be selling candied haws, his eyes were scanning the street from time to time, as if he was looking for something. Liang Yan's heart trembled and he quickly looked away. He was worried that his identity would be exposed and he didn't dare to pry any more.

"It seems that things in Yongle Town are not simple."

The carriage drove swaying for a while and stopped at the door of an inn. Liang Yan jumped out of the carriage and looked up, only to see the words "Laifu Inn" written on the lintel.

Chen Zhuo'an also got out of the car at this time and said to Liang Yan, "We're here. This Laifu Inn is run by our husband and wife."

Liang Yan said with a smile: "So this is what 'Yongle Laifu' means."

"Laifu Inn, it's a good name!" Tang Diexian also jumped out of the carriage and looked around with his big eyes.

Chen Zhuoan smiled slightly and led the two of them into the courtyard of the inn. The three of them were still in the outer courtyard when they heard a voice coming from the lobby: "Yue Da, are you a pig? The guest said that there is no need to serve tea in the morning. You It’s better to knock on someone’s door early in the morning and disturb people’s cleanliness. Do you want me to make you walk around without food?”

The speaker was a woman with a clear voice. Although she was cursing, it was not unpleasant and sounded like a chirping lark.

Chen Zhuoan frowned slightly and walked quickly into the lobby, followed closely by Liang Yan. I saw a woman in red standing behind the counter in the lobby. Her figure was not too tall, but she was slim and graceful. She has willow eyebrows, red phoenix eyes, and small vermilion lips as thin as cicada wings. It's just that the face that should be Xiaojiabiyu has a straight bridge of nose, which adds a bit of heroism.

Liang Yan was slightly startled. The woman in red looked quite similar to the Lin Xiaomei he had met before, but the latter was more heroic, while the woman in front of him was a bit more aggressive.

When the woman in red heard the footsteps, she turned around and saw Chen Zhuoan who was walking in front. She stayed where she was for a moment, her beautiful eyes never moving away. After a long while, he ran to Chen Zhuo'an with tears in his eyes, called out softly: "Zhuo An.", and threw herself into his arms.

Chen Zhuoan patted her back and said softly: "Min Rou, thank you for your hard work." Then he added: "Excuse me, this is my distant cousin Tang Diexian." Then he turned to Tang Diexian and said: " This is my wife Min Rou."

Tang Diexian nodded and said with a smile: "Eldest brother and sister-in-law are really a perfect match. They are made in heaven. They are such a perfect match!"

Min Rou blushed after hearing this and said very happily: "Sister, you are so good at talking. You look like a fairy in a painting, ten times more beautiful than me. There will be a team of people chasing you in the future."

After all, Tang Diexian was just a girl. Hearing her praise like this, she couldn't help but feel elated and her face turned red. While speaking, he glanced at Liang Yan inadvertently, only to see him looking at Min Rou, looking thoughtful.

It's okay not to look at it, but when he looked at it, he immediately looked like a hedgehog with exploded fur, his eyes widened, and he stepped hard on Liang Yan's foot.

Liang Yan was in pain and came to his senses with a "hiss!" and said angrily: "Okay, why are you stepping on me?"

"You are my sword-wielding boy. I can step on you as much as I like, can't you?"

Liang Yan's face darkened, and he cursed in his heart: "Crazy!"

Chen Zhuoan smiled at this time and said: "You two are tired from the journey, so I will arrange a room for you to rest for one night."

Unexpectedly, Min Rou's face froze and she said awkwardly: "This is too unfortunate. Currently, most of the guest rooms in the store are occupied, and the remaining ones have also been booked. There is only one guest room left on the second floor on the west side. .”

"It doesn't matter!" Tang Diexian said, and then pointed at Liang Yan angrily: "Just arrange him in the stable. He is just a servant anyway, and the arrangement will be the same wherever he is."

As soon as these words came out, Chen Zhuoan and Min Rou were both stunned. However, Chen Zhuoan was an old Jianghu after all. He had already noticed that the relationship between the master and the servant was unusual. Although they didn't know why Tang Diexian said such angry words, how could they really let him Liang Yan lives in a stable.

So he laughed and said: "That's not necessary. Although the guest room is full, there is a firewood shed in the inner courtyard, which is usually used for stacking firewood. If little brother Liang doesn't mind, I will help you build a bed in it. First, put the firewood in it. How about we just make do with it?”

Liang Yan smiled bitterly and said, "As long as you have a bed, I'm not particular about it, but I'll trouble Brother Chen."

"If you really want to tell me, it's because we didn't entertain you well, please forgive me, little brother Liang!" Chen Zhuo'an said and winked at Min Rou. Min Rou pursed her lips and smiled, holding Tang Diexian's hand and heading to the inn. Walking to the second floor, he obviously took her to find the guest room.

Seeing the two of them walking away, Chen Zhuoan said again: "Brother Liang, follow me."

Liang Yan nodded, followed Chen Zhuoan, and walked into a room in the inner courtyard after a while. He saw dozens of bundles of dry firewood inside. Chen Zhuoan asked him to stay for a while, then went out to find a bed and bedding, and came back to help him lay it in the room. Then he said a little apologetically: "I have wronged Brother Liang today."

Liang Yan waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter, this place can also provide shelter from the wind and rain, and it's the only one in the entire inn, so it's nice to be clean."

Chen Zhuoan laughed loudly and said: "Brother Liang is really a generous person, and he likes Chen very much. Chen lives on the third floor of the inn. If you have anything, you can come to me at any time."

The two exchanged a few words, then Chen Zhuoan opened the door and left.

Liang Yan was lying alone in the woodshed, surrounded by darkness. However, the moon was hanging high outside the window and the stars were shining brightly. It was a rare night scene.

The moonlight shone on him through the window. Liang Yan was in a trance for a while. Huyouyou seemed to have returned to six years ago. He was lying in his old house in Huaiyuan Town, also by the window. The moonlight was leisurely and lazily shining on him. On his bed. And my father, Liang Xuan, was sleeping in the next room, snoring one after another. He was obviously so friendly, but seemed very far away.

After six years of cultivation, he had tasted all the ups and downs, but to Liang Yan, it was like a fleeting moment, not worth mentioning at all. On the contrary, the happy days in Huaiyuan Town are still vivid in my mind, as if they were just yesterday.

I don't know how long this passed, but when Liang Yan was immersed in the past, he was in a state of intoxication. Suddenly feeling alarmed, I turned around and saw a figure vaguely visible outside under the wooden door of the woodshed, stretched out in the moonlight.

The figure stood outside for a long time without making any next move. Just when he was feeling strange, the wooden door was pushed open with a creak. Liang Yan immediately turned over and sat up, reaching for the storage bag on his waist with his right hand.

A burst of fragrance poured in as the wooden door opened, and there was a girl standing pretty in front of the wooden door of the woodshed. She was wearing a long white dress and tied up with a sky-blue silk skirt, standing tall and graceful. Under the moonlight, her skin was like cream and her eyes were like stars, like a person in a painting.

Liang Yan couldn't help but be startled when he saw the person coming, and subconsciously said: "Senior Sister Tang, what are you doing?"

Tang Diexian rolled her eyes at him and said angrily: "You have to call me Miss when you are outside, Yumu-Tou, have you forgotten again?"

Liang Yan calmed down, lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "Didn't the young lady ask me to sleep in the stable by myself? What's your order in the middle of the night?"

After Liang Yan finished speaking, there was no answer for a long time. Feeling strange in his heart, he couldn't help but raise his head and look up, only to see Tang Diexian biting his lower lip, lowering his head, and after a while he said quietly: "I said something harsh during the day, are you angry with me?"

Liang Yan said hurriedly: "I'm not angry. It's good for me to live here. I just don't understand why you suddenly got angry."

Tang Diexian immediately said after hearing this: "You also said that if you hadn't been staring at Sister Minrou, would I have had to step on you?"

After hearing this, Liang Yan slapped his forehead and said, "So you also discovered it?"

When Tang Diexian heard what he said without starting or ending, he couldn't help but wonder: "What did you find?"

Liang Yan said: "These two people are not normal. Chen Zhuoan looked awkward and unnatural when he was with Min Rou. He didn't look like her husband at all. As for Min Rou, she looked like a wife, but it was the first time she saw Chen Zhuoan. It was such a surprise at the time, not like a couple who had separated briefly, but like seeing a lover who had not heard from him for many years."

When Tang Diexian heard what he said, he frowned and said, "Is there such a thing?"

Liang Yan nodded and said, "That's right! Huh? Didn't you step on me because you saw me observing me too intently and were afraid of arousing their suspicion?"

"I" Tang Diexian was speechless, and after a while he said angrily: "I am not like a fairy like you, full of frivolous things!" Although he said this, he became happy in his heart: "It turns out that this little pervert is not in love with sister Min Rou. He is so beautiful, but I wrongly blamed him."

With this thought in mind, she looked around and saw that the woodshed was in dilapidated condition and deserted. Occasionally she could hear one or two mice barking, and she couldn't help but feel guilty. After a while, he spoke softly again: "Looking at how pitiful you are, I'm going to give you permission. You're going to move to my lady's room tonight and have a rest for the night, but you have to work hard on the floor." His voice got lower and lower. It's barely audible from behind.

Liang Yan's heart skipped a beat and he looked towards her, only to see her eyes looking away, a blush on her porcelain face reaching to her ears, her hands behind her back, standing there pretty, really like a hibiscus, beautiful. It's impossible to get anything.

Liang Yan felt his mouth go dry, and a burst of hot blood rushed to his forehead. For a moment, his mind went blank. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't.

At this moment, his ears twitched, and someone seemed to be climbing over the wall on the roof in the southeast corner. Liang Yan suddenly woke up and thought to himself: "That's right, there is an undercurrent surging in Yongle Town now, and I can't afford to be careless. If I am as careless as I was just now, our lives may be decided here."

Thinking of this, he shook his head slightly, his mind regained clarity, and he said slowly: "It's a long night tonight, I'm afraid we both have other things to do."