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Chapter 894 Ah Qing: What is your name, sister?
Li Wan was the first to see the girl with a sword on her back.

It seemed to come from the ferry behind.

But before she could react, the girl with a sword on her back ran past her and threw herself into the arms of Liu Aliang in front of her.

The whole process happened very quickly and Li Wan was still a little dazed.

And the afterimage left behind when he passed by her at a close distance: the snow-white Wu clothing, the slender figure, the tattooed words on the white forehead... these seemed vaguely familiar to Li Wan.

The same as her is Song Zhian, who is closest to Ouyang Rong.

Song Zhian was standing right in front of Ouyang Rong, and turned around with Ouyang Rong.

At this moment, the girl with a sword on her back, Yuyan, threw herself into the arms of the young man in the felt hat like a swallow flying into the forest. Her little head was buried in his broad shoulders, and her face just passed through his shoulders, facing Song Zhian behind him.

In a sense, the two women were facing each other at close range.

However, the girl with the sword on her back seemed to be in a happy mood, with her little face buried in her brother's shoulder. Her attention was all on Ouyang Rong, and her eyes did not look at Song Zhian.

But Song Zhian saw her little face clearly.

Song Zhian's gaze slowly moved upwards, finally stopping at the "Yue" tattoo on the girl's forehead.

Li Wan did the same. She walked around to the back of the young man in the felt hat with a puzzled look on her face, tilted her head to look at the small face of the girl with a sword on her back, as if she was trying to confirm something.

At some point, the lady's expression began to change.

Especially when she saw the change in Song Zhian's expression next to her from the corner of her eye...

Li Wan and Song Zhian stood still together.

Lu Jinghong, Yu Mili and Sha Ergou, who were the farthest away, had turned around and discovered the visitors and the complicated situation behind them.

Like Song and Li, they were at the same angle, and their eyes couldn't help but stare at the iconic and familiar face of the girl in Brother Liu's arms.

At this moment, in full view of everyone, Ouyang Rong hugged the girl with a sword on her back who suddenly appeared tightly.

The air around was completely silent, with only the rustling sound of the wind blowing through everyone's clothes.

Amid the sound of the wind that was particularly amplified by the silent atmosphere, everyone clearly heard Brother Liu's helpless voice. At the same time, they also saw him raise his hand and gently stroke the sword-carrying girl's head:
"Why are you here?"

"Brother! You're really here! I knew you would come to see me, but I didn't expect it to be this way..."

Feeling Ah Qing's strength as if she wanted to push him into Ah Xiong's arms, Ouyang Rong, who was about to speak, leaned back a little, leaving some space between them, not getting too close to avoid suspicion.

And the moment of close contact when they bumped into each other's arms just now seemed to have touched something vaguely. At that moment, a thought suddenly flashed through Ouyang Rong's mind for no reason: Ah Qing is not young anymore, she has become a grown-up girl.

"Ru Jianze is a very important matter for my sister. I can't be away. I have to come and see you. I miss you too."

As Ouyang Rong spoke, he couldn't hide the hint of a smile on his face, but as he spoke, he subtly pushed away the sword-carrying girl who was very attached to her brother.

The two separated their arms slightly.

Ah Qing didn't care about the strangers and different looks around her. She stood in front of Ouyang Rong, standing on tiptoe unconsciously to make herself look not so short. Her forehead could reach the chin of her brother's green stubble. However, she still had to tilt her head slightly to be able to look into her brother's eyes.

But when their eyes met, Ah Qing still had a hint of shyness in her eyes. She subconsciously turned her eyes away, then turned her eyes back and asked him a new topic without blinking:

"Brother, how long have you been here? It was because of today's chicken soup that I just found out you were here. Brother, you even made chicken soup for me..."

At this point, she couldn't hide her excitement and murmured, "Brother is so nice."

Ouyang Rong pondered for a moment and looked around at the silent scene.

In fact, he had a lot of things he wanted to talk to Ah Qing about, and some questions he wanted to ask her, but Ouyang Rong held back and did not say them in front of Song Zhian, Li Wan and others.

"It wasn't long. I stayed in Taoyuan Town for ten days, and then I happened to meet the goddess. The goddess followed the agreement and asked someone to take me into Jianze..."

"I see. No wonder when I went to see Master yesterday, Master sent someone to tell me that he had already made arrangements. I thought Master was busy again and was just dealing with me."

Ah Qing nodded slightly and muttered something.

Ouyang Rong's eyes changed slightly when he heard this.

He suddenly remembered that he had waited in vain in the Dripping Cave yesterday. It seemed that Ah Qing had really gone to Miss Zhishuang to beg for mercy, fearing that she had forgotten what she had promised them.

While Ouyang Rong was thinking, Ah Qing turned her head. She did not look at Song Zhian, who was standing closest to Ah Xiong, but first looked at Lu Jinghong, Sha Ergou and others with wide eyes. Her gaze fell on the bamboo plates on their waists, and quickly moved away.

Ah Qing, who was silently pushed away from the embrace of her brother, habitually held onto her brother's sleeves with both hands. She asked in a soft voice:

"Brother, have you also taken the test? Is it the Zhutang test? Hmm, brother, which level did you start from…"

Ouyang Rong's words are concise and comprehensive:

"I came in a little early. I participated in the entire assessment. I heard everything about you."

Ah Qing seemed a little shy, and said in a weak voice:
"Brother, why are you hiding? It turns out you've been here all along. I know everything..."

Ouyang Rong shrugged: "I just haven't found you yet..."

Crack-!
There was a sudden sound of something falling to the ground.

Ouyang Rong and Ah Qing turned around immediately. Song Zhian, Lu Jinghong and others who were concentrating on eavesdropping also turned their heads and looked towards the source of the sound.

I saw the food box in Li Wan's hand fell to the ground and the lid rolled away. She was bending down and hurriedly picking them up.

"Sorry, sorry, my hand slipped, but don't worry, there is no cake inside, and the plate is not broken... By the way, you, you guys continue, Brother Liang, you can chat with your sister, no need to help, I will do it myself."

Li Wan's face flushed red, she looked apologetic, and waved her hands and forced a smile.

She politely declined Ouyang Rong's offer to bend down to help, and squatted down to pick up the things herself.

Ah Qing glanced sideways, curiously glancing at the flurry of activity by the noble lady.

Ouyang Rong withdrew his gaze and looked at Ah Qing tacitly.

The brother and sister did not continue to reminisce.

The people around gradually came to their senses at this time.

I saw that they had different expressions and were in different states.

Song Zhian stared straight at the girl with a sword on her back who was talking intimately with Brother Liu. Facing the light coming from several courtyards in the bamboo forest behind, her expression could not be seen and she was quiet.

Even in the darkness, Yu Mili's flushed face could be seen. Her almond-shaped eyes were as big as copper bells as she stared at Ah Qing, swallowing her saliva.

He looked as if he wanted to go up and talk to someone but was too excited to express it.

Lu Jinghong stood at the back of the crowd holding a sword, not saying a word the whole time.

He just stared with wide eyes at the beginning along with Sha Ergou and Yu Mili. After seeing the appearance of the girl in Brother Liu's arms clearly and recognizing the noble identity of this girl with a sword on her back, the young man in brocade clothes gradually fell silent, standing at the back of the crowd with his sword in his arms.

He did not move closer to look at them like Sha Ergou and Yu Mili did. Lu Jinghong, who had been talking and laughing and joking with his friends not long ago, seemed to have become a mute person.

At a certain moment, he seemed to realize that his feet were extremely numb from standing so he looked away, took a deep breath, and quietly changed his standing posture.

"Brother Liu."

Sha Ergou couldn't help but take a step forward and shouted.

The short-haired young man was shy and honest. He did not dare to look directly into the clear and beautiful eyes of Miss Ah Qing. His face turned red, and he stared at Ouyang Rong and said timidly:
"So you really have a sister. The chicken soup and peaches are for her. It turns out that what Brother Liu said was all true. Yes, we misunderstood. We were so self-indulgent today and ate food in a rude way. Brother Liu, I'm really sorry..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere on the field became increasingly awkward.

Except for Song Zhian who kept staring at Ah Qing, Lu Jinghong, Yu Mili and Li Wan did not dare to look at Ouyang Rong. They turned their gazes away one by one and looked elsewhere.

Ouyang Rong said calmly:
"Small things."

The answer was very brief. He turned around and asked Li Wan first:

"It's a bit late. Sorry to have delayed you for so long. Madam Li, can you give me an extra pair of chopsticks? I didn't expect A-mei to come. I was planning to finish my meal at your place and then cross the island to find her."

"Oh, haha, yes, of course, it's a piece of cake."

Li Wan responded and nodded immediately. She turned around and smiled at the sword-carrying girl in a normal tone:
"Miss Liu, Liu Qing, is that you? Please move over and have dinner with me in my courtyard."

Ouyang Rong also nodded gently to Ah Qing:
"Ah Qing, let's go eat first. We can talk about anything after dinner."

Ah Qing smiled sweetly:
"Okay, I'll listen to you, brother."

"Okay, come this way, Miss Liu Qing."

Li Wan led the way with a smile and walked forward, and everyone moved and began to follow.

Ah Qing followed Ouyang Rong obediently and said politely to Li Wan:

"Madam, just like brother, just call me Qing."

"Okay, Miss Qing."

Ouyang Rong seemed to remember something, and immediately pointed around and said softly:

"I forgot to introduce them, Ah Qing. This is Madam Li. This is Er Gou, whose last name is Sha. You can just call him Brother Er Gou. This is Miss Yu, whose last name is Mi Li. She should be about the same age as you..."

Ouyang Rong briefly introduced everyone. Liu Qing watched carefully. She greeted everyone introduced by her brother seriously without any disdain on her face.

When their names were called, Sha Ergou and Yu Mili became a little excited and stammered a few words in response.

The girl Liu Qing, who they talked about with relish and seemed out of reach during the day, now appeared in front of them, greeted them kindly, and took the initiative to get to know them. The two of them couldn't help rubbing their faces, vaguely feeling as if they were sleepwalking.

However, when talking to Ah Qing, Sha Ergou was hesitant and blushed more easily than a young girl; while Yu Mili was the opposite, chattering non-stop, and her talkative nature was hard to suppress.

Ouyang Rong spoke for a while and only introduced the three people above, who were also the three closest to him.

The main reason was that Song Zhian and Lu Jinghong were at the back of the team. The team was moving forward, walking on the bluestone path in the bamboo forest, and it was inconvenient to look back.

Soon, Li Wan led everyone to the courtyard where the mother and son lived.

Li Wan took out the key from her sleeve, quickly opened the gate, turned around, and warmly welcomed the new guest.

"Miss Aqing, Brother Aliang, please come this way. I don't know if my cooking skills suit your taste, haha."

Li Wan spoke in a familiar tone, looked behind the team, and complained a little:

"Jinghong, hurry up, why are you walking so slowly? Guests are coming, why don't you go and make tea? Also, you haven't greeted Miss Qing yet, come and get to know her, why are you so shy?"

Compared to the silent Lu Jinghong, Li Wan seemed to adjust faster and took the initiative to greet her son.

Unable to hide any longer, Lu Jinghong, who was at the back of the pack, stepped forward with gritted teeth.

Under Ah Qing's slightly curious gaze, the young man in brocade clothes let go of the sword he had been holding tightly in his arms and raised the sword with one hand. After completing this nervous little movement, he raised his head, first quickly glanced at Ouyang Rong who had always had a dull expression, then turned to Liu Qing and forced a smile:
"Miss Liu, I've heard a lot about you. My name is Lu Jinghong, and I'm from Fanyang."

Ah Qing vaguely noticed that the young man in brocade clothes looked at Ah Xiong with a strange look in his eyes. Not knowing what had happened, she looked at him a few more times.

"Hmm, hello, Mr. Lu."

Ah Qing greeted him gracefully.

The girl's soft but burning eyes made Lu Jinghong dare not look at her for long. He lowered his head slightly and spread his palms to indicate the gate:
"Miss Liu, please come in first..."

At this moment, Ah Qing, who was facing Lu Jinghong and his mother, took Ouyang Rong's arm and walked forward two steps. Suddenly, she turned sideways and smiled softly at the tall and beautiful An Jing girl behind her, and said softly:

"What's your name, sister?"

The air around them suddenly became silent.

Everyone looked at Song Zhian.

Song Zhian, who had just said with a smile that he wanted to meet Miss Liu Qing, was now silent.

She glanced at Ouyang Rong beside her, then shifted her gaze back to look at Miss Liu Qing who was holding her brother's arm tightly.

Only Yu Mili was carefree and said:

"This is Sister Song. Sister Song's name is very nice, Zhi'an, which is much better than my name Mi Li. You can tell she was born in a scholarly family... We met Brother Liu at the Red Dust Inn. Sister Song was a maid in the lobby, and I was responsible for helping my mother with the accounts at the counter. At that time, Brother Liu had just come to work at the inn and lived in poverty. Sister Song often helped Brother Liu and Brother Sha..."

Ah Qing and Song Zhian turned their heads at the same time and looked at Yu Mili.

Yu Mili's voice gradually became smaller and she looked around.

Being stared at by the two girls, she felt a strange atmosphere for a moment, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

Just at this moment, Song Zhian suddenly stepped forward and said gently and generously:
"Miss Liu Qing, I have heard a lot about you."

Ah Qing laughed:

"Thank you, Sister Song, for taking care of my brother."

Song Zhian shook her head: "It is Brother Liu who should take care of us."

To Li Wan and Lu Jinghong, these were clearly polite words as usual.

After hearing this, Ah Qing nodded immediately:
"That's right, my brother just has too strong a sense of responsibility, likes to worry too much, and likes to take care of the people around him. Women who can meet my brother are lucky, it's a blessing that they have cultivated for eight lifetimes."

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

But the face of this young lady Liu Qing was full of confidence, as if she was saying something that was only natural...

(End of this chapter)