Heroes of the Fantasy World

Chapter 26
(3)

In desperation, several people had to follow Nie Yun to Shi's house.The Shi Family Mansion is not far from the Shi Family Chamber of Commerce, just a few miles away from the Yamen in Wandeng Town.Because the Shi family has a high reputation in the town and even in populated places within a hundred miles, and the family has a great business, there are many customers and slaves.Therefore, if more townspeople are confused, they are more inclined to seek help from the Shi family, rather than going to the officials to deal with it.Therefore, the Shi family's guests are always in an endless stream, and the yamen on the side is deserted and much less.Walking from the pier to the center of the town, you will inevitably pass through the busy city.

Zhao Xiaomei and Ajuan, who are playful and active, saw masks of different styles being sold on the street, so they bought a few, and then handed them over to everyone in the group one by one, ignoring Nie, who had just lost his beloved elders. Cloud mood.

"Miss Murong, Young Master Bai, this is for you!" A girl wearing a pink flower mask handed over the blue-green bird mask and the fire-red phoenix mask to the two of them respectively.If it wasn't for her clothes that were very different from others, and her crisp and pleasant voice, Murong Yan and Bai Feng might not have been able to recognize the face covered by the mask.

"Young Master Nie, this is for you!" Zhao Xiaomei wore a golden horse mask and handed the dark blue fish mask to Nie Yun.

Nie Yun nodded with a smile, and just about to say thank you, the little girl turned around and walked towards Zhao Kuo, leaving Nie Yun behind.She swayed the Bivalier skirt on her body, and the fragrance of the body left on the dress blew into Nie Yun's nose with the wind. He stared blankly at the back of the little girl with a smile, all of which fell under Bai Feng's eyes.

"Brother, this 'pig mask' is for you!" the little girl said playfully.

Zhao Kuo looked resentful, as if he was holding back his breath, and said, "Ajuan, come here." After speaking, Ajuan didn't understand why, so he walked over to the younger sister and asked what was going on.Zhao Kuo pointed his finger at Nie Yun and rebuked, "Brother Nie, you just lost your uncle. But you two are so happy in front of him. Is this in line with etiquette? Take off your mask and give it to someone else to accompany you. no!"

Only then did the two girls realize that they were wrong. They took off their masks, moved in front of Nie Yun, and said in unison, "Young Master Nie, I'm sorry."

"This... it doesn't matter!" Nie Yun said in a panic.Then, as if to escape someone's sight, he walked up to Zhao Kuo and said, "This is supposed to be a festive festival! Everyone should be happy. Besides, this mask will be useful in the future."

"Oh?" Zhao Kuo looked at the funny pig mask on his hand and asked, "What's the use?"

"The last day of the Ten Thousand Lantern Festival is a ceremony to worship the river god. It is said that the river god will bring disaster to the person who sees the face of the river god..."

A few minutes later, the six people have arrived at the gate of the Shifu.Two guards armed with long sticks stood majestically beside the door.The plaque on the door is the word "Shifu" in gold paint, and beside the two stone lions crouching outside the door, it is the villagers who just came out of the house.The contented smile on his face is proof that his difficulties have been fully resolved.

After seeing Nie Yun, the villagers rushed to him immediately, cupping their hands to greet him, "Young Master Nie, did you just come back from work?"

"Ding Bo, I'm in a hurry to bring the guests to see my foster father! You'd better go back first!" Nie Yun couldn't hide the sadness in his heart, and tried his best not to mention the death of his uncle.

The villagers obeyed and passed the five people behind.When the guards in front of the door saw Nie Yun's return, they cupped their hands and lowered their eyebrows and said, "I have seen the young master!"

Nie Yun replied, "Go and inform the foster father, I have brought a guest to meet him."

One of the guards agreed, turned his head and trotted into the mansion.Zhao Kuo and his party continued to follow Nie Yun, slowly strolling through this huge, labyrinth-like mansion.In order for Shi Hongtu to finish the task at hand first, they had to spend time in the aisle with many bonsai plants.Under Nie Yun's suggestion, the lotus pond in the mansion is a scenic spot, so you can rest there for a while.

Passing through the porch and entering the carefully constructed wooden porch along the lotus pond, not only the beauty of the lotus flowers in full bloom, but also a pavilion in the center of the pond.The pavilion standing among the lotus flowers seems to be more noble and beautiful than the lotus flower. There are also wonderful qin sounds from time to time in the pavilion. What about the people who are playing the qin music?Zhao Kuo seemed to recall some past events and was fascinated by it, but he didn't notice the call of Ajuan beside him.

"Master Zhao? Master Zhao!"

"Er?" Zhao Kuo turned his head suddenly and said, "What happened to you?"

Ajuan narrowed her eyes, as if looking into his heart.Then he turned his eyes to the direction of the pavilion, and said sarcastically: "Tsk, I miss people when I see things! There is no us in my eyes."

"What are you thinking..." Zhao Kuo pushed Ajuan away from him, stepped forward quickly, and said, "I'm too lazy to care about you!"

Ajuan hurriedly followed, almost stepping onto the steps of the pavilion at the same time as Zhao Kuoyi, then panting, put one hand on Zhao Kuo's shoulder, and rested: "You... don't try to get rid of me!"

Zhao Kuo didn't respond, just stared blankly ahead.A moment later, Ajuan also followed his line of sight and saw an elegant woman of the same age as herself. She was dressed in Hagi heavy-colored clothes, her hair was tied in a bun, and she was kneeling on the straw mat dignifiedly but not majestically. , caressing the strings of the piano with both hands, and looked at the sudden two with her wise and slightly melancholy eyes.The woman is accompanied by a maid, who is holding a huge banana leaf to fan the wind and shade, which makes the woman more graceful and noble.

"I'm bothering you... girl." Zhao Kuo apologized, knowing that he didn't interrupt other people's music first.

"Who are you?" the woman asked suspiciously.Her eyes first observed Zhao Kuo, and then stayed on Ajuan for a long time, as if she was very interested in her clothes and silver accessories.

Nie Yun and the others also rushed to the pavilion at this time. He saw that Zhao Kuo and Ajuan had come uninvited, so he took advantage of the situation to introduce to everyone: "Mrs. Xun, this is the guest I brought. You In front of him are Young Master Zhao and Miss Ajuan..."

"Madam?" Ajuan asked quietly to Zhao Kuo beside her, "She is so young, how could she be a madam?"

When the woman heard the word "young", she seemed to frown tightly, and then she pursed her lips and said, "Young Master Nie, I'll go and get the medicinal soup for the master first. Please treat them well." Putting on her skirt, she got up and left.The maid behind him also staggered to pack up the guqin, bowed to Nie Yun in front of him, and followed Madam Xun.

Several people felt embarrassed, after all, they took up other people's leisure and elegant space.After a stick of incense had passed, a servant dressed in dark blue linen came to report: "Master has finished dealing with the matter at hand, please take the guests to deal with the affairs." Under the guidance of the servant, everyone was led to the In front of a tree covered with talismans, and behind it, is the hall where Shi Hongtu welcomes guests.Talismans were also pasted on both sides of the hall door. An elderly man with yellow muscles, white hair, and deep folds on his face sat in the center of the hall. He looked far worse than the legendary grand lord Shi Hongtu. The place where people think of his extraordinary ability is his still burning gaze.

"Baby, you're back." Shi Hongtu said with difficulty in his breathless voice.

Nie Yun knelt on the ground with great respect, cupped his hands and lowered his eyebrows and said, "Foster father! The child has completed what you told me and is back!"

At this time, Madam Xun, who was holding the medicinal soup, walked directly to Shi Hongtu's side from the side. She wanted to hand the medicinal soup to Shi Hongtu, but was blocked by Shi Hongtu, who motioned to drink it later.Madam Xun had no choice but to stand aside, quietly watching the incoming guests and what was about to happen.

"Who are these?" Shi Hongtu asked.

"This is Young Master Bai, that is Young Master Zhao..." Nie Yun introduced them one by one and explained his purpose.

"But even if I were willing to open a port, no one would be willing to sail!" Shi Hongtu reluctantly replied, "Why don't I let a few good family members protect you from going to Jiangzhou by land?"

Zhao Kuo said hesitantly: "Mr. Shi is so troublesome! Besides, the trip is a long way, and if we damage Mr.'s subordinates, we can't afford it..."

"If Mr. Shi really can't do anything about it, please let it go!" Bai Feng immediately responded.

Murong Yan suddenly panicked and pulled off the sleeve of the young man beside him, and said softly, "Brother Feng, look!" Bai Feng followed the direction Murong Yan indicated, and found that Shi Hongtu's eyeballs turned up, and his body was uninterrupted. twitching.

Seeing the situation, Bai Feng hurriedly shouted, "Mr. Shi, what's wrong with you!"

Everyone heard the news and looked around, only to see Shi Hongtu sticking out his tongue, the saliva in his mouth was about to drip, his appearance was very indecent, and there were words in his mouth: "Xue...Xue...er..."

Suddenly, he grabbed Madam Xun beside him into his arms, and with such force he tore off Madam Xun's gauze coat, revealing Madam's fragrant shoulders in front of everyone.Obviously, most of the people present had no idea what was going on.Immediately afterwards, Shi Hongtu brought his tongue out from the spasm close to Madam Xun's beautiful young face, and kept licking it.Although Madam Xun resisted with all her might, she was forced by Shi Hongtu's strange power that did not match her weak and thin body, she could only tremble slightly, her eyes were tightly closed, and she accepted in pain.

Seeing the situation, Nie Yun was stunned for a moment, then two or three stepped to his foster father's side, and while rescuing Madam Xun from her predicament, he said, "Madam, I'm rude."

Madam Xun was ashamed and hated. After finishing her clothes, she seemed to have regained the elegant look she had in Chi Xinting. She handed the medicine to Nie Yun and motioned for Shi Hongyu to take it.

It turned out that this was a "strange disease", Zhao Kuo and others suddenly realized.After instructing his servants to send Shi Hongtu back to the room, Nie Yun solemnly apologized to everyone present, including Madam Xun who was humiliated in public.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Xun just replied coldly: "As long as the master takes medicine on time, it is usually not like this during the day."

"Follow Madam's instructions, the boy will remember it clearly!" Nie Yun replied apologetically.

The people sought help to no avail, so they had to find another way.It's just that the longer you stay in Wandeng Town, the more confusing it becomes.In view of the fact that Bai Feng, Zhao Kuo and other five people can only temporarily stay in Wandeng Town.At the invitation of Nie Yunzhi, everyone planned to participate in the ritual of Chaodu Shi Er's family at night.

(End of this chapter)