Lizhou City.

This is the first majestic city on the Shuzhou Road from Hanzhong.

After traveling through the long Jinniu Ancient Road, Zhongli Ruoshui and his party arrived here on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month.

In a rather quiet alley called Xidi in Lizhou City, there is a five-entry courtyard with an extremely large area. It has two vermilion doors and a plaque on the lintel.

Written on the plaque are the three characters "倿然ju".

The people in Lizhou City all know about this courtyard, but no one knows who the real owner of this courtyard is.

Over the years, the door to this home has rarely been opened. Occasionally, someone comes out, usually a black carriage.

The driver was always the middle-aged man.

He looked like he was born in the military, because he was very tall, unsmiling, and always carried a knife on his back.

No one knows the name of this handlebar style.

But almost everyone knows the name of the old man sitting in the carriage——

His surname is Yuan Su, and the neighbors call him Third Master!

He is completely different from the handlebar style.

Mr. Yuan Sanye always looks cheerful, which makes his slightly chubby face look very kind.

Mr. Yuan Sanye is indeed very kind.

After three or five days, he would go out in a carriage, go to the Beiqiao market, and then drink a pot of tea in the tea garden of Beiqiao.

The tea garden in Beiqiao was extremely simple and cheap, and it was mostly a place where ordinary people in Lizhou City liked to spend time. It was really not worthy of the status of Mr. Yuan Sanye, who was wearing a luxurious silk and satin gown.

But he just likes to go there.

Chatted with some old men in Beiqiao Tea Garden, played chess... and occasionally talked about world affairs.

But Mr. Yuan didn't come back these days, so the old men who often lost to him felt a little angry, and then they realized that many people came to Mr. Yuan's house yesterday!

Comes from outside.

There was also an army of a thousand people escorting us!

I heard he is from Zhongli Mansion!

Could it be that Master Yuan San is still related to Zhongli Mansion?

Zhongli Mansion is famous in Shuzhou. It not only has a large number of troops, but also owns many industries.

For example, here is the largest salt shop in the Beiqiao Market in Lizhou City!

That grain store!

And that silk and satin shop!

So... Could it be that Mr. Yuan is a great steward sent by Zhongli Mansion in Lizhou City?

The tea guests in the Beiqiao Tea Garden were curiously guessing, but at this moment, Mr. Yuan was really in the courtyard. He was standing in front of Sikong Bao and others, still with that smile on his face:

"Ten years no see...how is the old lady doing?"

The smile on Sikong Bao's face gradually faded, and he muttered for three breaths, "The old lady has left on the crane fairy."

Yuan Su's pupils shrank and he opened his mouth in shock. He did not ask how Mrs. Fan died, but looked at the west wing opposite, "You just brought them here?"

"Well, you know the men of Zhongli's family, they can't escape."

"Sit down...sit down."

Yuan Su, Sikong Bao, and the suffering monk sat in front of the tea table. He lit the tea stove and cooked a pot of tea. He didn't speak for a long time, and the place seemed a little dull.

But there was laughter coming from outside.

That was the laughter of those girls.

They still don't know the news that Mrs. Fan has passed away.

After more than two months of arduous trek, they finally entered Shuzhou and were finally able to take a rest here.

It’s the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve.

Obviously being able to get here before New Year's Eve is a very lucky thing.

"Sister, sister..."

A childish voice came in.

"How about we go shopping? See what delicious food this place has!"

Yuan Su turned his head and looked away, the sadness on his face reduced a lot, and even a smile appeared on his face.

The old will eventually die.

The little ones will eventually grow up.

This is...the endless cycle of reincarnation!

"That little girl is Miss Ruohua?"

"Yes," Sikong Bao nodded: "Zhong Lisu's little girl has just turned six years old. She has been living in Kyoto and is very popular with the old lady."

"Oh... did you learn the old lady's kung fu?"

"Not entirely," Sikong Bao shook his head, "Do you still remember Wu Xichen?"

"Why don't you remember? How is this old guy doing now?"

"I ran away to Yue Kingdom. I heard that I wanted to have a fight with Monk Jiu Deng. I don't know whether I will win or lose... Miss Ruo Hua learned the Frost Condensation Technique from the old lady, but the sword master didn't teach her the old lady."

Yuan Su was startled: "Why is this?"

"Back then, Wu Xichen gave the old lady a sword, which was the female sword of the Fuji Double Swords. The old lady didn't know what to think, so she gave the sword to the young lady and let the young lady practice the sword as she pleased...

That is the Fuji sword."

Yuan Su stroked his long beard, poured tea into the water, and thought that Fan Taohua's move was probably a reflection of the feelings he had when he was a girl.

She chose Zhongli Po after all.

Wu Xichen spent his whole life alone for her, and also protected her for his whole life... Although she didn't need anyone to protect her with Fan Taohua's martial arts, she was a woman.

No matter how strong a woman is, she still hopes to have a tree by her side.

Zhongli Po is her habitat tree.

Wu Xichen is probably her waiting tree.

The Watching Tree is some distance away. Although it cannot be touched, it is still pleasant to look at.

"What's the situation in Kyoto now?"

"When we arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, we heard that the chaos in Kyoto had been settled. The emperor passed away in Changle Palace, and the prince died of grief... Now that Ningguo has no emperor, it is Li Chenan who is in charge of the overall situation."

"Have you heard of Li Chenan?"

Yuan Su frowned slightly, "In August this year, the old lady sent a letter, mentioning this name... She said that Miss Ruoshui chose her husband. The details are unclear, but I can see from the letter that the old lady is interested in

There is quite a bit of hesitation about this marriage."

"He is still a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old, how can he be in charge of the overall situation of Ningguo?"

Sikong Bao smiled slightly: "You don't understand this boy. I think the old lady may have changed her attitude towards this boy later on."

"This kid is very famous in Kyoto. It's just that Shuzhou is too far away from Kyoto, but I'm afraid it won't be long before his deeds will spread with the arrival of merchants."

"That boy is the Poet Immortal of our Ning Kingdom! He was also spotted by the old guy Changsun Jinghong, and the emperor rewarded him with the post of deputy deputy of the Imperial City Department... Changsun Jinghong fought in Huaishan County during the Kyoto Incident.

If he dies, that kid will become the promotion master of the Imperial City Division."

Then the three of them drank tea, and Sikong Bao carefully told Yuan Su the story he knew about Li Chenan.

Yuan Su listened carefully. By the time Sikong Bao finished speaking, he had a rough idea of ​​what kind of person Li Chenan was and what happened in Kyoto.

"Sun Tuozi actually died too...and the third lady's illness...?"

Sikong Bao looked at the door and sighed in a low voice: "Sun Tuozi passed all his robes and mantle to Xiao Wu. That child is also a disciple of the monk. If Sun Tuozi can't cure Third Miss's illness, I'm afraid Xiao Wu can't cure it either."

"There is only one cure!"

"Li Chen'an has mastered the eighteen techniques of Fuji Zhou Tian Jue. This..."

Sikong Bao said nothing more, because this was almost impossible!

Yuan Su understood and did not ask further questions.

What he asked was: "Since the old lady has passed away, has the Peach Blossom Order been handed over to one of you?"

The Peach Blossom Order is the black sign that can command Shuzhou's 50,000-strong army.

The one who holds this Peach Blossom Order is the supreme commander of this 50,000-strong army!

And he, Yuan Su, is the trainer of this 50,000-strong army and also its...general!
To be continued...