Jiaohua

The sky darkens quickly in autumn. Before long, the sky turns gray-blue. The moon is still hidden behind the clouds, resulting in only vague outlines of the mountain roads. On both sides of the road are the silhouettes of densely packed tree branches.

Zou Zhan had been sitting at the side door of Rushan Temple for a whole day.

His face looked very ugly and his hands were resting on the handle of the knife.

This knife was unsheathed more than five times today.

He urged the men again and again to hurry up, but it was of no use.

The temperature is the right temperature. Use low heat when it is needed and high heat when it is needed. Whether it is faster or slower, it will have an impact.

If the knife is pulled out many times without drawing blood, then the knife will no longer scare people.

Now they were no longer afraid of him because they knew he would not really cut them.

I heard footsteps behind me and a faint scent of flowers wafted over.

Zou Zhan raised his head and saw a young woman walking towards him with a little girl.

Seeing Zou Zhan's gaze, the young woman curled her lips and revealed a slightly awkward smile.

"How's the medicine?" Zou Zhan asked coldly.

The young woman's voice was very gentle: "It should be soon. I don't know how to make medicine..."

"Then what are you doing here?"

"Come here, Xiaoyi," the young woman gently pulled the little girl next to her, "Brave man, I want to ask you, when you saw her face, did you feel familiar with it?"

Half of the little girl's body was in the dim light just now. The young woman gently pulled her, and the little girl's face was revealed. Zou Zhan looked at her face and was slightly stunned.

It looked very familiar, but all of a sudden, Zou Zhan couldn't remember who it was. It was as if a name was stuck in his throat, a very, very important name that he could not forget.

The young woman said in a tentative tone: "Ali."

The fog in Zou Zhan's mind was instantly cleared, and he nodded: "Now that you say it, it does look like him, at least... 60% like him!"

But their temperaments are completely different. The little girl is too timid, so timid that she can be described as cowardly.

As for that girl, her eyes were always bright and confident. Even when people with extremely outstanding looks like Shen An and Shen Lie were present, she could not be ignored.

The young woman was delighted and looked down at the little girl beside her: "She didn't lie to us!"

Zou Zhan asked: "Who is she you are talking about?"

"My cousin, her aunt."

Zou Zhan sneered: "Why, so what if she looks like that girl? Is it something to be happy about? I just think this girl is disgusting. If you don't leave, I will kill her!"

"But what if Ali's surname is not Xia?" the young woman whispered.

Zou Zhan didn't want to talk to them anymore, he turned around and said, "Go check on the pills, hurry them up!"

The young woman was unwilling to accept this and stepped forward and said, "She is too arrogant. Even her name is the same as mine, Ah Li! Her real name is Qiao Yanchi, and her nickname is Ah Li. We all call her that! She is not from the Xia family. She is deceiving the world and stealing her name! She is the daughter of my cousin Qiao Jingxian!"

With a "clang" sound, Zou Zhan pulled out his big knife and chopped at the young woman. The little girl screamed in fear and covered her mouth with her hands.

The young woman was also frightened and her face turned pale, but Zou Zhan's knife did not really chop down, but was placed on her neck.

Zou Zhan said coldly: "From your appearance, you are afraid of death, so stop talking nonsense!"

As expected, the young woman didn't dare to say anything. She just looked at Zou Zhan, trembling all over.

Zou Zhan put the knife back: "Get lost! Go check if the elixir is ready!"

The young woman held the little girl's hand tightly and whispered, "Xiao Yi, let's go." The little girl was unwilling to give up. She held the back of the young woman's hand with her small hand and said with red eyes, "Didn't you say that A Li is my cousin? She can live a good life, so why can't we? Let's go find her, aunt, let's go find her."

The young woman was afraid of angering Zou Zhan, so she held her tightly and said, "Let's go back first and talk about it later!"

A hundred steps away on the hillside, Liang Jun was startled and looked at Shen Lie: "General, did you hear that? There's a little girl screaming! Is there something wrong?"

Shen Lie quickened his pace and said in a deep voice: "Let's go!"

The sudden sound of horse hooves made Zou Zhan feel even worse. He thought that the mansion must have sent someone to urge for medicine. He was afraid that the young master's body could not hold on any longer.

He stood up from the steps, holding the machete in his hand, and walked around the gravel path toward the front yard.

Three tall figures came galloping on horseback from the darkness. Two lanterns hanging under the eaves of the Taoist temple's gate gradually illuminated their faces.

When he saw that the leader was Shen Lie, Zou Zhan's eyes widened, he took a big step back and shouted, "Shen Lie!"

Shen Lie reined in his horse when he arrived at the Taoist temple. He felt somewhat familiar with this face.

Ye Zheng stopped beside Shen Lie and shouted to Zou Zhan, "What happened just now? Which girl is yelling? Did you hurt someone?"

Zou Zhan held a knife in front of him, the blade slightly unsheathed: "Why are you in Yunliang? Shen Lie! There is no place for you in Yunliang!"

Liang Jun pointed his finger and said, "How ridiculous! Our general is the eldest son of the Shen family. If he is not in Yunliang, then who should be in Yunliang?"

Zou Zhan thought of something and was suddenly startled: "So, have you been to the Shen Mansion?"

Shen Lie looked at him: "I haven't been there, but I know everything that happened in the Shen Mansion."

After saying this, Shen Lie raised his eyes and looked towards the front yard of the Taoist temple.

There was no blood in the air, only a strong medicinal aroma mixed with the faint floral scent.

The scent of the flower was very familiar and special, but Shen Lie couldn't remember where he had smelled it before.

"Where is the little girl who made the noise just now?" Shen Lie looked back at Zou Zhan.

"She scared herself and screamed, what does it have to do with you! She may not like you, just get out of here and stop meddling in other people's business!"

Ye Zheng jumped off his horse: "Damn it, how dare you talk to our general like that! Come on, fight me if you dare!"

Zou Zhan drew out the knife in his hand and pointed it: "Okay, if you dare to say such a harsh word, then let's fight alone! Don't ask Shen Lie for help!"

Liang Jun shouted, "Ye Zheng, there is more to do. A momentary dispute of arrogance is not advisable!"

Shen Lie kept looking at Zou Zhan: "How many people are there in the Taoist temple? Why is it set up here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, several people came out after hearing the noise of the quarrel.

Among them were the young woman and girl who had just come to see Zou Zhan.

When they saw Shen Lie on horseback, these people guessed his identity almost immediately.

The facial features are very similar to Shen An, but he is younger and sharper than Shen An. Unlike Shen An's pale and bloodless face, the man also has fair skin, but it is more like a cold jade color.

Shen Lie raised his eyes and his gaze fell on the little girl.

The little girl had just cried and her eyes were red. When she saw Shen Lie looking at her, she was frightened by the sharpness in his eyes and hid beside the young woman.

I've never seen such a scary man, he's obviously so handsome.

The young woman subconsciously protected her, but soon, she thought of something, and with joy in her heart, she pushed the little girl out again and whispered: "Don't be afraid, let him see, let Shen Lie see your face clearly!" (End of this chapter)