The carriage traveled through the wilderness, the snow-covered mountain road.
There were few traces of people, but from time to time there were snow rabbits and pheasants leaping between the trees. This added a little fun to this group of travelers.
The official road had been submerged by last night's blizzard, and they could only rely on the shallow outline of the road and the path trodden by the mounted scouts in front to walk with difficulty.
The road was steep and slippery, extremely inconvenient to walk on.
Ning Xinhai had tried several times to persuade Cui Xiaoxin to summon a hummingbird and let it carry them back to Tiandu. Cui Xiaoxin had refused, but Cui Xiaoxin was happy to enjoy the fairy world after the snow.
Ning Xinhai had no choice but to send more mounted scouts to guard the surroundings, while he and a group of Cui family elders also focused their attention to protect the safety of the Miss.
Last night's killer has not been caught, and probably won't be caught for a while. Since the attack failed, who knows if they will take the risk again?
Cui Xiaoxin was holding a hand warmer to warm her hands, while Li Shinian was holding Snowball to warm his hands.
Cui Xiaoxin looked at Snowball, asking: "This is a flying rabbit?"
"Yes." Li Shinian nodded. "I heard it was caught in the Flower Language Plains."
"The Lu Family is so good to you, they treat you like their own daughter." Cui Xiaoxin said with a smile.
"Yes." Li Shinian nodded, smiling. "Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu are really good to me. Sometimes, it makes me wonder if I'm their biological child. "
"Do you know the Miss of the Lu Family, Lu Qiji?"
"I don't know." Li Shinian shook his head. "I heard she went to Starry Sky Academy to study. When I entered the Lu mansion, she had already left. "
"Intelligent, cold and arrogant, like an immortal, the most beautiful girl I have ever seen."
"More beautiful than Sister Xiaoxin?" Li Shinian asked with a smile.
"Much better than me." Cui Xiaoxin said.
"I don't believe it." Li Shinian shook her head. "It is said that of the three bright moons of the Imperial capital, Lu Qiji is the one who is cold and elegant, Song Chenxi is the one who is delicate, and our Xiaoxin sister is the one who is gentle. However, no matter what the outside world says, in my heart, Sister Xiaoxin is the most beautiful. "
"It used to be three bright moons, but now it's four bright moons. In terms of innocence, Li Shinian is the most innocent. "Cui Xiaoxin teased with a smile. "You're not any less famous than us now."
"That's just nonsense," Li Shinian shook his head and said, "There are some people who praise me, but there are more people who scold me. I know all of this. The three of you come from prestigious families, young ladies of respectable families. Those people insisted on putting me and the three of you together. Isn't that asking for my scolding? I'm so angry. "
"Those who slander me have ill intentions. Your beauty is acknowledged by all, don't tell me you're not a bright moon in Tiandu? "
Li Shinian shook his head. "I don't want to be a bright moon, I'll just be a little star next to the bright moon."
"Shinian, don't belittle yourself, people like you are the most likable."
"Of course. Even the monks want to trick me into their temple, it proves that I'm also very powerful. "Li Shinian nodded.
The two exchanged a glance, and then burst into laughter.
Burning incense, drinking tea, whispering to close friends, and enjoying the boundless snowy scenery. It was an elegant thing to do.
Li Muyang did not receive as good treatment as Li Shinian and Cui Xiaoxin. He was still sitting in Cui Meng's carriage.
The carriage was full of goods, and he naturally had no way to avoid the wind and snow.
He could only sit in the front of the carriage with Cui Meng, facing the cold wind, braving the heavy snow, and sitting on the frame of the carriage that would slip from time to time or could overturn at any time, heading towards Tiandu.
Although Cui Meng was tall and strong, but his face was purple and his teeth were chattering.
Li Muyang's cultivation was profound, and was not afraid of the cold. But he had to let others see that he was afraid.
So, when Cui Meng's face turned purple and red, he used his internal energy to make his face also turn purple and red.
When Cui Meng's teeth chattered, he also imitated him and kept clenching his teeth.
It was not tiring to resist the wind and cold, but it was tiring to act.
Fortunately, Cui Xiaoxin was kind and rewarded everyone with a pot of Bamboo Leaf Green. As the strong liquor entered their throats, everyone's frozen body felt a little warmer.
"Our family's Miss — —" Cui Meng hiccuped, his eyes red. "Is kind. Whoever marries our family's Young Miss would be blessed by the cultivation of eight lifetimes. "
Li Muyang took a sip of the wine, nodded and said, "You're right."
"Hehe, your family's Miss is the same."
"She really has good taste."
"Li Mu, you're really bold, you even dare to provoke Steward Ning. Do you know, Steward Ning is a powerful figure in our Cui residence. The guards of the Cui family will beat and punish him as he pleases, and they will hide when they see him — — He likes Miss Xiaoxin the most, and used to follow her to Jiangnan for many years. Miss Xiaoxin also trusts him very much. If you provoke him, do you think you'll have a good time? "
"But I can't let him take away my things." Li Muyang said aloud.
"Hey, if he wants it, can you protect it?"
"I can protect it." Li Muyang said.
"Hehe — —" Cui Meng raised his head and drank the wine. He said, "People are different from each other after all. We are all horse grooms, we will be scolded or punished with a stick if we cross the line. But you Li Mu, you're so carefree all day and don't do anything. The masters still speak to you softly and very politely. How do you look like a horse groom? You're like a master. "
Li Muyang smiled and said, "Who asked me to raise rabbits? Who asked me to save your family's Miss's life? A living person wants life. You have a bad fate. "
"That's true." Cui Meng flicked his wrist, whipping the horse on the back of the horse, and the horse pulled the carriage and charged forward.
The wheels rumbled and crunched the soft snow on the ground.
When the convoy went far away, the silhouette blurred, and a white figure appeared on the roadside ridge.
He looked in the direction of Tiandu, with a bloodthirsty sharpness in his red eyes.
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The snow was getting heavier, and the convoy could only move slowly. Sometimes when they saw a place with excellent scenery, Cui Xiaoxin and Li Shinian would get out of the car to enjoy the scenery.
Walking and stopping, they arrived at the gate of Tiandu when it was dark.
Cui Xiaoxin let the convoy go back first, while she personally sent Li Shinian back home.
Ning Xinhai hesitated for a moment before driving the others away. He personally acted as the horse groom and drove the carriage to send the two young ladies home.
Li Muyang and Cui Meng said goodbye, and Cui Meng asked when Li Muyang would invite him for a drink. He still remembered what Li Muyang had promised. Li Muyang thought for a moment. Grandfather Lu Xingkong's birthday was coming up, and he should not return to school these few days. Speaking of these two days, you also know that we are all people who have no control over our own affairs.
Cui Meng deeply nodded and said, "Indeed. Our time has to follow Master's footsteps. If the master wants to use the carriage, we have to drive the carriage out immediately. "
Li Muyang patted him on the shoulder and followed the carriage back to the Lu residence.
At the back door of the Lu residence, Li Shinian and Cui Xiaoxin reluctantly said goodbye and agreed to see each other again in a few days.
After the carriage left, Li Muyang and Li Shinian returned to the small courtyard where their family lived.
After Li Shinian closed the courtyard door, it was as if he immediately came back to life. He grabbed Li Muyang's arm and said, "Brother, quickly tell me, what happened between you and sister Xiaoxin?"
"You're suffocating, right?" Li Muyang asked with a smile.
"Quickly tell me, how did you save sister Xiaoxin? What did you see under the hot spring pool? "
"I forgot." Li Muyang said with his head held high.
"I'll bite you to death." Li Shinian pounced on Li Muyang.
Li Muyang hurriedly fled, while Li Shinian madly chased after him. They had returned to the way they lived in Jiangnan.
When Luo Chi heard the voice of her children, she hurriedly came out of the room to greet them.
Seeing Li Muyang's rosy complexion, she thought he was cold. She quickly took out a cotton-padded coat to cover Li Muyang. "Muyang, quickly put on your coat. It's such a cold day, you should stay at Thousand Buddha Temple for a few more days, why did you rush back? "
"Mother, I'm not cold." Li Muyang took the coat and said with a smile. Although his body had long recovered, and was much stronger than ordinary people in terms of cold resistance, but his mother still regarded him as a patient.
Li Shinian's little face was flushed red, angrily saying, "He's not cold, I'm cold. Mother, why didn't you think of adding clothes to my coat? "
"You've always had thick skin since you were a child, I couldn't even hold you back in the snow. Now that you've grown up, you know the cold? "
"You value boys more than girls."
"See if I don't tear your mouth apart." Luo Chi smiled as she reached out to pinch Li Shinian's face. Li Shinian hurriedly ran away.
"It's good that you're back. I made some ginseng chicken soup, you two go have a bowl to get rid of the cold — — "
"Mother, didn't we run out of ginseng?"
"Your Aunt Gongsun sent over a big box. It's enough for us to eat for a year. "
"Aunt Gongsun is thanking my brother for saving Uncle Lu."
"What are you talking about?" Luo Chi cast a complicated glance at Li Muyang. "Did your Aunt Gongsun not treat us well before? When did she treat us as outsiders? "
"Yes yes yes. I'm just saying. Why are you so angry? Mother, I found that, since brother came back, you don't like what I do — — "
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Luo Chi draped her coat over Li Shinian's shoulders. "Come in, if you catch a cold, I'll whip you."
Lu mansion. Plum garden.
As Lu Xingkong was reading a document, the old butler came in carrying a kettle.
He poured away the cold tea on Lu Xingkong's table, and then made a cup of hot tea and placed it beside the old man.
"Just say what you want to say, there's no need for this." Lu Xingkong raised his head to look at the old butler.
The old butler also grinned. "I knew I couldn't hide it from you. What? Young master Muyang is back, don't you want to see him? Can you really bear it? "
Lu Xingkong put down the document in his hand, clasping the teacup in silence.
After a long while, he said, "Then let's see him."
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