Chapter 185: The Spring Breeze Does Not Pass Yumen Pass (1)
Chen Qinghe waited outside the city for several hours, and finally after Xu Yan left the city, his face looked a little embarrassed, because through Chen Qinghe's self-report, they all learned that the position the Chen family put on on Xu Yan's matter was, but this was not something they could decide after all.
But after they clearly saw Bai Bing following Xu Yan, they finally couldn't help but show a hint of surprise and a deep confusion on their faces.
Then, Liu Jieliang, who was from the Qiu Sect like the original Bai Bing, asked Xu Yan coldly, "What does Junior Brother Xu mean? Why do you lead this traitor together?"
In front of everyone, when Liu Jieliang asked Xu Yan in such a direct and unceremonious tone, Bai Bing, who was not far away, his face became extremely hot instantly, especially the word "traitor", which really made her feel urge to turn around and leave.
However, the fact that things can reach this point today was created by herself, and she really couldn't speak out to refute the other party.
Xu Yan and Liu Jieliang were familiar with each other during the previous itinerary, but they didn't know them very well. Now, hearing Liu Jieliang's tone is so reckless and ugly, he couldn't help but frown. However, he had already imagined this result. Therefore, in the end, he did not refute Liu Jieliang's question, but replied calmly, "Thank you, senior brothers, for waiting for me here. I will explain this matter to you clearly. As for now, let's go first."
But just after hearing Xu Yan's words, Chen Qinghe stepped forward to Xu Yan, then bowed to him with both hands, bowed to the end and said, "Senior Brother is ashamed of his junior brother!"
Xu Yan knew what the reason for Chen Qinghe's apology was, because along the way, he had already figured out why the Chen family had to act like this to him at that time, but it was simply that he did not want to have too much involvement with him, so as not to be too irrelevant to his family in the county town, and then jointly suppress their Chen family.
But Xu Yan could figure this out, but never thought that Chen Qinghe would take all the responsibilities of this matter directly in front of everyone, and apologize to him. To be honest, Xu Yan was indeed a little unhappy before, but at this moment, Chen Qinghe's behavior was successfully resolved.
So, Xu Yan immediately reached out and held Chen Qinghe's right hand and said, "Why do you need this, senior brother? Every family has a difficult sutra to recite. Besides, the responsibility for this matter is not yours, so I understand it."
Chen Qinghe couldn't help feeling even more ashamed when he heard Xu Yan say this. After he stood up, he still said with shame in his tone, "It's said that people are in the world and cannot help themselves. I didn't have much experience with this before, but after this incident, I finally understood the truth. However, it's a thanks to my junior brother who is so clear about the righteousness that he can calm the matter down. Alas, compared to my junior brother, I really feel a little ashamed about this matter."
Chen Qinghe's character comes from the teachings of the saints, but if he had not maintained it by himself, it would never have been so upright.
Xu Yan replied calmly, "The elder brother is so serious. In fact, what the Lord is worried about is not without his own reason, but
Compared to my personal feelings, he was standing at the top of the family, so he naturally took the overall situation into consideration. Okay, this matter has been completely over now, so we don’t have to worry about it anymore, so we should hurry up early.”
Seeing that Xu Yan turned around and enlightened him, Chen Qinghe naturally couldn't say anything more. Even the deep guilt that came from his heart was gradually relieved by the latter's words.
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In a blink of an eye.
Eight days passed quietly, and it was the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, which was the Little New Year.
After Xu Yan and his group continued to rush, they finally arrived at the most border of Lingzhou, Yumen Town.
Yumen Town is snow-white and the snow does not melt. With the current temperature, it will only keep snowing here, and you can't wait for the ice and snow to melt. If you want to wait until the weather really warms up, at least it will be after the first month.
During the journey, Bai Bing always followed the end of the team, and no one paid attention to her during the period. In addition to saying hello to her when she was having a meal or rest, Xu Yan basically didn't communicate much.
However, when everyone walked into Yumen Town, a very embarrassing question was placed in front of Bai Bing.
It was already four o'clock in the hour of You, and it was getting late. After Xu Yan and others finally walked to the town in the snowy mountains and rivers, they naturally had to rest in the city for a night without continuing to rush. However, it would be fine if they just found an inn as they had before, but since they arrived at Yumen Town, they naturally had to go to the house of the two Gu sisters in the city to meet them according to the agreement they had agreed before.
However, as a disciple of Baihe Jianzhuang who was placed in the Lotus Sect, Bai Bing was so sensitive that it was naturally impossible to follow them to visit the homes of the two Gu sisters.
He noticed that Bai Bing, who was following the end of the team, suddenly stopped. Xu Yan realized that, as the other party, most of the other party, he was unwilling to follow everyone to the house of the two Gu sisters. Therefore, he could only stop and walk back to Bai Bing, and then asked, "Don't you plan to go in together?"
After hearing this, Bai Bing shook his head gently and replied, "No, I'd better find a nearby inn by myself. I think they will definitely not welcome me. But after leaving tomorrow, I have to ask you to pick me up at the inn.
When Xu Yan heard her say this, he couldn't help but feel a little sigh.
After these eight days of travel, he could indeed feel that the senior brothers of the Lotus Sect, as well as Gu Xueqing, had extremely cold attitude towards Bai Bing. To be honest, they would not deal with him at all. Even along the way, Xu Yan had already told them that Bai Bing was the granddaughter of Zhao Bailian, the leader of the Lotus Sect, but the result was useless.
Because in their opinion, Baihe Jianzhuang and Yunlan Sect are unresolved mortal enemies of the Lotus Sect. As long as they are from these two major sects, their identity is not important at all. Moreover, Bai Bing's defection almost made the Lotus Sect lose in the spring hunting of Baishan Mountains, so they naturally cannot forgive her.
Xu Yan sighed softly in his heart, but his face did not change. He nodded and replied, "It's good, so I'll accompany you to find the inn first, so that I can know where you live."
Bai Bing didn't refuse
Jue Xu Yan's proposal also nodded slightly, but what Xu Yan didn't know was that Gu Xueqing, who was walking in front of the team, was about to step into the ancient mansion, had carefully discovered that they were turning around and leaving from another road.
Gu Xueqing saw Xu Yan accompanying Bai Bing to turn through another alley, and a complex look flashed in her eyes, because she still couldn't figure out why Xu Yan agreed to take Bai Bing on the road together.
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When Xu Yan accompanied Bai Bing to find the inn and then went to the mansion of the two sisters of the Gu family. It took almost two quarters of an hour to go. Therefore, when he met with the two sisters of the Gu family, the time was almost six o'clock in the hour.
At this moment, the sky was already as dark as ink, and the lights in Yumen Town were brightly lit. In the few prominent "Ancient Mansions" of Yumen Town, everyone had been arranged to sit in the table and prepare to start having dinner.
Since today is the Little New Year, the supper of the Gu family is extremely rich. On the long wooden table, there are all kinds of delicacies and seafood. Of course, in such a cold twelfth lunar month, a prominent family like the Gu family naturally has to place a warm cauldron on the dining table.
Xu Yan was the last one to attend the table, so before moving on, he naturally had to punish himself three bowls according to secular practices.
The wine is Danqu rice wine. The production process of this wine is not complicated. The glutinous rice is steamed in a steamer, then put it into a large water tank containing boiling water, and add Danqu, and then brew it through long-term fermentation. This is a very famous wine in Yumen Town.
After drinking three large bowls of Danqu rice wine with warm water in one breath, Xu Yan still felt a little unsatisfied because the rice wine itself is not high and is even slightly sweet when it tastes sweet, so it is generally very delicious if the wine is.
The two Gu sisters and their families present couldn't help but smile sly when they saw Xu Yan so much, and didn't say much, but just told everyone to enjoy the good wine and meat on the table.
However, about a quarter of an hour later, Xu Yan felt his head become very drowsy, and his vigilance suddenly rose. However, he was sure that he had not poisoned all the food and drinks tonight.
"Why do I feel like I'm going to get drunk?" Xu Yan felt his head getting dizzy, and he couldn't help but think in his heart.
However, he really could not have expected that this kind of red chorus rice wine would be so fierce when it was delicious.
After a dinner, everyone present was satisfied. Then everyone took a break in the hall. When it was almost time for a while, they were arranged to rest in their rooms.
Xu Yan was drunk and lying on the extremely warm bed. For the first time, he did not choose to meditate and practice, and at the same time he did not use his own cultivation to get drunk.
He looked at the roof above his head in confusion, and only the black ones that could not be seen with his hands. However, under his half-drunk and half-awake gaze, a bright face gradually emerged in the darkness.
Xu Yan looked at his face smiling at him in the darkness and wanted to reach out to touch him, but he couldn't catch him because he knew that she had been no longer in the world, and the one she saw some time ago, although they looked and sounded exactly the same, they were not her at all.
Chapter completed!