In Huizhou.
Snowflakes were floating in the sky.
The snow on Mount Zhongnan was thick and would not melt for several months. It was unlike the snow in Jiangnan, which was soft and gentle like velvet.
A man in a green robe was wearing a bamboo hat and leading a green donkey. On the back of the donkey sat a girl with long black hair and snow-white clothes.
Run Yu was worried that Xiao Longnu would be too beautiful and inconvenient along the way, so he asked her to wear a curtain hat and a light veil to cover her face. After traveling all the way south from Mount Zhongnan for half a month, they finally saw heavy snow again. Xiao Longnu was born to like snowy days. Her whole body was bright and beautiful. After asking Run Yu to stop, she jumped off the donkey and danced in the snow.
The white brocade was smooth and fragrant. She was like a jade tree piled with snow.
The travelers who were in a hurry stopped to watch. After the dance, everyone seemed to be in a trance and couldn't come back to their senses for a long time. In this world, there were a lot of people who were in a hurry and had no heart to enjoy the snow. They only thought that the snow was annoying. Only a person with a temperament like Xiao Longnu would not care about where she was. Once she was in the mood, she would dance without caring about what other people thought.
Run Yu tidied up Xiao Longnu's curtain hat that was messed up when she was dancing just now. At the same time, he praised, "It's really beautiful."
When Xiao Longnu heard Run Yu praising her, her voice was also filled with joy. "Really?" Then I can often dance for you in the future.
Run Yu nodded with certainty. "I've seen a lot of dances in my life. On every festival or birthday, there will be many immortal … fairy-like dancers. Those dances are complicated and exquisite, but they can't be compared with Miss Long's natural dance. "
Xiao Longnu was no longer sitting on the donkey. Instead, she walked side by side with Run Yu. This was the last part of the road to Huizhou County. The key point was right in front of them. The two people and the donkey left a long footprint in the snow. The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and soon the footprint was covered.
— — The most beautiful woman in the world appeared in Huizhou.
As soon as Jade and Dragon entered the city, they couldn't help but hear the news that had spread throughout the city.
The world's number one beauty would cut the ribbon for the reopening of Tong Yue Ju today.
They had only entered the tavern and ordered two bowls of noodles, but everyone around them was talking about it.
Run Yu tasted the tea and thought, "Brother Dugu gave me the hint of 'Huizhou Tangyue Ju'. Could it be that he was tempted by beauty? That shouldn't be the case. Isn't he only interested in titles like 'the world's number one warrior' or 'the world's number one swordsman'? "
The chatter of the surrounding people became louder and louder, praising the beauty as if she was the best in the world. In fact, no one had ever seen her before. Xiao Longnu looked at Run Yu with a strange expression.
"… Miss Long, Run Yu didn't know about this before he came." So, he didn't come for the number one beauty in the world.
After the two finished their noodles, they went to the main street. Today, the main street was very crowded. It was as if the men were celebrating the New Year in advance. They all rushed to the west side of the archway.
Xiao Longnu asked, "Yu Er, don't you want to see that beauty?"
Run Yu looked at the shaking heads under the archway and led the donkey in the opposite direction. This kind of occasion was too noisy for him.
"Beauty is subjective. Which of the great beauties from ancient times wasn't related to the politics of the dynasty? Nowadays, the 'number one beauty' is probably related to the power of men. It's boring to see her. "
The facts proved that Run Yu's speculation was completely correct.
Along with the sound of the horn, a row of gongs and drums in front dressed in festive clothes, followed by a row of people who looked like soldiers in the back carrying a total of twenty large chests tied with red silk. They cleared the middle of the road and arrived at the door of the archway in a mighty manner. A fat man dressed in an official's uniform came down from the sedan chair and took out a bright yellow scroll. Then, the surrounding people all knelt down.
Xiao Longnu asked, "Why are they kneeling to that man?"
Run Yu thought for a moment. "The yellow scroll in that man's hand should be the imperial edict of the Son of Heaven. The people are not kneeling to him, but to the Son of Heaven."
"Oh." Xiao Longnu said, "Then I won't kneel to him."
"I won't kneel to him either." Run Yu said. Fortunately, the two of them were standing very far back, so no one paid attention to whether they were kneeling or not.
The man holding the imperial edict opened his mouth. His voice was very sharp and slightly harsh. It turned out that the Emperor was infatuated with the beauty of Hui Province because of a painting presented by the Prime Minister. He would marry the beauty into the palace on an auspicious day next spring and confer the title of nobility.
The owner of the Tong Yue Ju took the imperial edict. The guard of honor left with the beating of gongs and drums.
At this time, a woman dressed in purple walked out from the archway. She wore a veil and her face couldn't be seen, but her figure was graceful and delicate. She should be a peerless beauty.
The men under the archway were eagerly waiting. The moment the beauty appeared, everyone cheered: Jin family's eldest daughter, the number one beauty in the world!
Xiao Longnu looked from afar and only sighed: This Jin family's daughter is really pitiful. Her marriage is arranged by others. She wanted to talk to Run Yu, who was next to her, but she found that he was gone.
Run Yu wouldn't leave her on the street without saying a word. Xiao Longnu thought, how could he get separated from her?
On the bustling street, people were jostling each other, and it was noisy. Xiao Longnu originally wanted to stay far away from this kind of place, but in order to Run Yu, she squeezed into the crowd without thinking. While calling out "Yu Er", she looked around.
People were pushing and shoving. Soon, Xiao Longnu's white clothes were dirty. A man rushed over and knocked off her curtain hat. She bent down to pick it up, but the curtain hat was stepped on several times. After picking it up with great difficulty, there were several footprints on the white gauze hat. It was too dirty to wear.
Xiao Longnu happened to see a small hat shop on the street. She walked over and picked a similar curtain hat and said, "Boss, I want this hat."
When the boss saw that the fairy-like girl actually took a fancy to his hat, he enthusiastically said, "Good, good, good, this curtain hat is prepared for you! Take it with you. "
Thus, Xiao Longnu took the boss's words seriously. She put on the hat and walked away.
"Hey, Miss, you haven't paid yet!"
When the hat shop owner's voice fell, several men rushed to pay for Xiao Longnu. Xiao Longnu put the hat back and said, "Then I don't want it. I don't have money."
"Miss, I have money! I have a lot of money! "
"Beauty, how many hats do you want? I'll buy them for you. Do you want to come with me to my house to drink tea?"
Xiao Longnu thought that the locals were being enthusiastic, so she thanked them one by one. At this time, a thin hand blocked in front of her and put down a piece of silver in front of the boss. That voice said coldly, "This is the money for this girl's hat."
"Yu Er!" Xiao Longnu happily put on the hat.
"Miss Long, I'll tell you another jianghu experience. If a strange man wants to buy something for you or treat you to food, don't accept it." Run Yu thought about it and felt that the world was dangerous, so he added another sentence. "If a strange woman gives you something good, you can't easily accept it."
This was the eighteenth jianghu experience that Run Yu had taught her along the way. Xiao Longnu remembered it well. "Yes, I only use Yu Er's money and eat the things that Yu Er gives me."
Run Yu heard her being so obedient and couldn't bear it: "Miss Long, you've been outside for a long time, so you'll understand it yourself. Don't worry too much about Run Yu's words. Now, let's find an inn and stay for the time being. "As he spoke, he went to lead the donkey.
"Yu Er, we've finally arrived at Huizhou Tangyue Ju."
Run Yu's expression was as if he had encountered a rare good thing. He cherished it very much, but he was also very worried. He looked as if he had a lot on his mind and didn't say a word along the way. When they arrived at the inn, he sat alone in the courtyard and made tea. He drank cup after cup of tea.
Xiao Longnu faintly felt that Run Yu was probably going to see the "number one beauty in the world" on the street. Perhaps, he was here for that beauty?
At night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.
Xiao Longnu hid it from Run Yu and ran out of the inn. Using her qinggong, she flew towards the west wing of the Tong Yue Ju.
Xiao Longnu stood on the eaves and saw a rope hanging down from the side room. A woman dressed in black was looking outside.
She seemed to want to climb out of the rope, but she was afraid of heights and hesitated to jump.
At this time, there was no other woman in the Miss's room of the Tong Yue Ju except for Miss Jin herself. It was just that a woman in her own home, wearing exaggerated black clothes and a black cloth covering her face. She looked really funny and Xiao Longnu was very curious.
Xiao Longnu turned around and jumped into Miss Jin's room. Not only was the latter not afraid, she even happily cried out.
"Fairy sister! Fairy sister who can fly! "
Xiao Longnu said: "My surname is Long. I can't fly. "
As if she didn't hear her words, the girl giggled and said: "Hello, Sister Fei Long, my name is Jin Mi. Flowers are as peaceful as Jin Mi, passing through this life as light clouds and flowing water ~ "
Xiao Longnu thought: Just tell me your name, why do you have to recite a poem? She didn't have a name, nor did her parents write poems for her.
Jin Mi took off her veil and playfully blinked her eyes: "Sister Fei Long, what are you doing here?"
Xiao Longnu originally didn't want to disturb Jin Mi. She only wanted to take a look at the appearance of the number one beauty in the world that Runyu had travelled a long way to see, and then immediately leave. Now that she saw Jin Mi's face, she couldn't help but sigh: "Miss Jin Mi is really beautiful, much more beautiful than me …"
Xiao Longnu was born in the ancient tomb. Since she was young, no one commented on her appearance. She had never cared about her appearance. It was only after she fell in love with Run Yu that she had the idea of "being the most beautiful in the eyes of her sweetheart". Along the way, compared to other girls, she found that her skin was too pale and her figure was thin. Every time she took off her veil hat, there were always men and women who she didn't know who looked at her in surprise. Then they lowered their heads and talked about something before hurriedly walking away. She thought that her appearance was strange.
Jin Mi quickly shook her head: "Don't say that! My face is so troublesome. "
Xiao Longnu asked: "You don't want to marry the Emperor?"
"Of course I don't!" Following that, Jin Mi complained to Xiao Longnu. Xiao Longnu had a quiet personality. She quietly listened to whatever Jin Mi said and then nodded her head. Normally, Jin Mi had no one to vent her dissatisfaction to. Today, with an "uninvited guest" like Xiao Longnu as a listener, Jin Mi felt much more comfortable after she spoke.
"Alright, I'm going to run away from the marriage. You watch the door for me and don't let those maidservants come in! " Jin Mi stretched her arms and legs. She carried her small bag and planned to climb down from the window using the rope.
Jin Mi didn't know martial arts, so Xiao Longnu couldn't help but worry. She came to the window and pulled Jin Mi to ask: "Why do you want to run away from the marriage?"
Jin Mi patted her head, "Aiya, I said so much just now, did you not hear it?"
Xiao Longnu said: "I heard it. You said that you could see ghosts since you were young, your ambition is to cultivate, you like freedom, and you hate marrying someone you don't know. "
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