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Chapter 42 The Farewell

After running for another four or five hours, it was almost dusk and finally arrived outside Chengdu.

Looking into the distance, I saw the setting sun shining, reflecting the towering city walls with golden flags and flags dancing, and the wind was shining.

General Zhao pulled his horse back to the reins, clasped his fists and saluted in the car, and said, "Mr. Liu, please bless the Bodhisattva, and you will be safe all the way. The city gate is in sight, and the last general has to lead the army back to the barracks to refute his orders, so he will not send this last journey. I will clean up tomorrow and visit the door."

Mr. Liu was frightened all night and even had no choice but to answer social talk. He watched the officers and soldiers ride horses and whip towards the southern suburbs, with their mouths full of bitterness, and their hearts were even more up and down. Fortunately, the "Lady of the Village" around him seemed to have no intention of killing him, but moved to the side of the "bandit groom" and then breathed a sigh of relief.

The evening breeze was gentle and the fragrance was swaying. Xu Xuan and Bai Suzhen were standing side by side, feeling unspeakable and happy. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Sister Bai, 'Renjitang' has a semicolon in Chengdu City. If you send me there, it will be considered to be my house..."

As soon as he said that, he felt regretful and cursed himself: "Fanny, fool! She clearly agreed to send you back to Lin'an, but you were smart. What did you say to be counted when you go to Chengdu? His grandmother's, "Renjitang" has a semicolon in Chengdu. Is it amazing? Do you want you to be so cute?"

The more I thought about it, the more I became frustrated, and I wished I could slap myself in the face. I quickly changed my words: "But I see that your injury has not healed, so it is better to recuperate for a few days and ask the doctor in the store to grab a few doses of medicine for you, so as to condition your body before leaving."

Bai Suzhen shook her head and said lightly: "Thank you, Mr. Xu. I have adjusted my breathing for a day and a night, and it is no big deal. Just wait until the demonic soul is destroyed, I will immediately return to Emei to look for Xiaoqing."

The sunset was in full swing and the breeze was still there, but when he thought of leaving her soon, Xu Xuan's mood became dim and he deliberately slowed down his whip and drove slowly.

Chengdu connects Tubo in the west, Dali in the south, Jin and Xia in the north. It is an important town in the southwest of the Song Dynasty and a commercial capital. It is a gathering of three religions and nine streams, and is extremely lively. The prosperity and wealth are not at all under Lin'an Prefecture.

Therefore, the branch collar established by "Renjitang" in Chengdu is also the largest shop besides the Lin'an headquarters. The head of the branch hall, Nan Baotang, is Xu Zhengting's extremely trusted confidant, shrewd and capable, and has a very high prestige.

At the end of each month, Chengdu’s “Renjitang” would exchange the huge profits of that month into “Huizi” and ship them to Lin’an headquarters together with the latest medicinal materials. The exchanges between the two sides were extremely close, so although Xu Xuan had never been to Chengdu, he had heard of his customs and was quite eager for them.

Near the city gate, the surrounding cars and horses were like flowing, and people were talking and making noise.

Xu Xuanlei stayed in Ma Jiang and looked at the huge plaque with golden characters on the city gate. He felt excited and sad in his heart. He sighed and said, "It's finally here."

Bai Suzhen smiled slightly and said, "I will give you a thousand miles away. We should part ways." When she smiled with her face, she always looked like the clouds clearing away the snow. At this time, she looked at each other in the sunset, and it was even more beautiful and indifferent.

Xu Xuan felt more and more reluctant, thinking, "I don't know when I will meet each other today?" Thinking of the various situations with her over the past few days, it was like a big dream, mixed with sadness and joy. He took a deep breath, waved his whip and scolded his horse, rushed straight across the suspension bridge, and ran towards the city.

After entering the city, the carriages and horses were like a stream, and the noise was like a boiling boil. The two stopped the carriage at the corner of the street and were about to leave. Mr. Liu hurriedly grabbed the corner of Xu Xuan's clothes and said tremblingly: "King, that insect...worm..."

Xu Xuan was in a bad mood and sighed again, saying, "Don't worry, the mountain man gave you a fairy medicine. After taking it, he would kill the worms in his stomach." He rubbed three dirt balls from his arms and threw them to him. He hadn't taken a bath for several days, and the nick balls were indeed full.

Mr. Liu followed the mud balls, as if they were treasured, and thought to himself: "The good medicine is bitter, but this pill smells so bad, I think it must be true." He hurriedly swallowed it with the maid and thanked him repeatedly.

Bai Suzhen couldn't help laughing, shook her head, and jumped out of the car.

Xu Xuan also jumped down and mixed into the bustling crowd. When Mr. Liu opened the curtains and looked at them, he could no longer see them.

The crowds were crowded, the cars were like flowing water and horses were like dragons. The streets paved with bluestone were straight and clean, with tall buildings on both sides, intrigues, restaurants and teahouses, rows of banners and banners were inspiring with the evening breeze.

Groups of beautiful prostitutes leaning down on the window porch, waving their sleeves down to catch guests. The princess smiled and her eyes flew everywhere, attracting passers-by to watch and linger, which was very colorful and lively.

The dialects from all over the place were everywhere, and the noise was endless. Suddenly, a group of Persian merchants rode a camel and waved to the singer upwards with enthusiasm. One of the young Persian men simply took out the Hu flute and blew up melodiously.

Bai Suzhen practiced Taoism in Mount Emei since she was a child and rarely went down the mountain. In order to find Xiaoqing that day, although she had been to Lin'an, she came and went in a hurry and stayed with Xu Mansion for half a day in the West Lake outside the city. Today is the first time she entered such a prosperous city, not to mention that she had seen so many men and women. She walked side by side with Xu Xuan and looked around, and felt quite fresh.

Xu Xuan didn't want to part with her too early, so he didn't ask the passerby for the address of "Renjitang". He just slowed down and strolled with her, pointing fingers.

The Shu brocade in Chengdu is famous all over the world. In addition to restaurants and restaurants, the most common one is the satin shop. Every few steps you walk, you can see large rolls of brocade piled up on the window, shining like a cloud of clouds under the sunset. Bai Suzhen had never seen such a gorgeous cloth before, and couldn't help but stop and stretch out her hand to gently caress her.

Seeing that she liked her so much, Xu Xuan wanted to buy it for her, but she had no money on her body. She touched the Jade Ruyi in her arms, looked around and saw a pawnshop, but when she thought that it was someone else's relic, she had to give up.

The two followed the crowd to a covered bridge. The bridge was more than ten meters long and nearly three meters wide. More than a dozen buildings were covered with carved beams and painted buildings everywhere, and they were extremely majestic. The shops on both sides of the bridge were very noisy. It was more like a market than a bridge.

Looking down the railing, the sunset is like fire, the waves on the river are shimmering, the willow trees on both sides are as dense as green smoke, and the buildings are continuous. Cruise boats and fishing boats are shuttled back and forth, and the sound of silk and bamboos, as the warm wind comes, I feel even more charming and drunk.

The two of them stood on the bridge together, their clothes were inspiring, and their dust was cleansed. Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of them, all the thrilling sufferings that had lasted for a while were gone, and they were reluctant to move their steps.

Suddenly, when he heard the "wavering" sound, screams from the bridge were heard one after another, and some people fell into the water one after another. It turned out that several banyan boats were passing by, and everyone on the boat looked up and looked up. Even the shipkeeper was forgot about it, and suddenly collided with the cruise ship coming towards the bridge hole.

The two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

The maid's outfit was wearing Bai Suzhen's body, and it was a unique style, reflecting the brilliant rays of rays, which made it even more beautiful. Xu Xuan couldn't help but suffocate and thought to himself: "No wonder the ancients said that fish fell and geese fell. Even if I bought all the best Shu brocades in Chengdu, how could I match her?"

Suddenly I remembered Su Dongpo's song "Yu Meiren": "...The sun is long and the curtain is looking at dusk, and when it is dusk, it is fascinating. You still know how much lovesickness is, how can you bear to leave the slave? You don't want to pass through the mountains and rivers, just because you are afraid that it is easy to part with your husband, but it is difficult to see you." My heart was even more painful and I felt very sad.

The two of them stood straight on the bridge railing until the night fell and the lights were on.

The restaurants and teahouses by the river are lit up one by one, as bright as the Milky Way, but the music and laughter are everywhere, which makes them feel more lively than during the day. The two of them took advantage of the fun of the tour and continued to mingle in the crowd, turning around, and they didn't know how many streets and alleys they had passed through.

Xu Xuan was croaking in his heart, and suddenly saw the three big words "Zuixianlou" written on the restaurant in front of the left. He remembered that he had heard from the diners in Xu's mansion that in addition to eight famous dishes, the "Zuixianlou" in Chengdu also had "Litchi Green" made of a unique secret recipe. Legend has it that even Lu Dongbin was drunk here and could not linger.

Although he had no penny, he was very close to "Renji Hall". I thought he could use the hall number to record accounts. He immediately pulled Bai Suzhen to the restaurant, found a table near the window on the second floor, sat down, and ordered eight famous dishes such as Taibai duck, Dongpo cuttlefish, jade soup, etc., and added a few cold dishes and a pot of "lychee green".

The people in the restaurant were swaying, and the wine was very lively. Several Persian singers in tulle skirts danced gracefully, singing the erotic tunes in stiff Chinese, whistling and cheering. Every time they sang a sentence, a few drunk men would answer strangely, which caused a lot of laughter.

Bai Suzhen's face was flushed and she turned her head to look out the window. The night was dark, and the ten miles of red lights were red. I remembered the quiet night of Emei, as if it was the next generation. Autumn waves flowed, and suddenly, she whispered "Ah" and stared at a horizontal plaque across the street, and said, "Young Master Xu, you...you have arrived."

But I saw the mansion with a high wall opposite, with a copper door closed, two stone lions glaring and majestic, and the three big gold words "Renjitang" on the horizontal plaque shining under the reflection of the purple and red lanterns, which was quite eye-catching.

Xu Xuan forced a smile and felt even more melancholy. In fact, they had already passed by here at dusk, but he pretended not to see it at that time, but he could no longer ignore it.

The waiter was quick to move and soon brought a few plates of cold dishes and a pot of "lychee green". The wine was mellow and I wanted to get drunk when I smelled it. The cold dishes were also novel in color, which made people feel very excited.

But Xu Xuan had no appetite at this time. He only picked up a few chopsticks and couldn't eat it anymore. On the contrary, after taking a few sips, Bai Suzhen felt it was fresh and ate a little bit of everything. Even "Lychee Green" sipped a few sips, his face was full of dizziness, reflecting the swaying lights, making him look even more charming.

Xu Xuan's throat was suffocated, and his heart was shaking. He wanted to hug her desperately and taste the two soft and moist red lips!

However, he did not dare. It was not because he was afraid of being slapped by a few more stars in the face, but because the longer he got along, the more he loved and respected her, and instead did not dare, and could not bear it and would not be willing to be rude to her again.

He forced himself to resist the five smells of his friends and filled his wine glasses, thinking about saying goodbye to her and how to invite her to come to Lin'an to have fun again, suddenly he heard a noise outside the window.
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