The Zhao family's ancestral land has a large yard, a pond, a few trees, and a prosperous big shed.
Qing Yan had never realized that Zhao Xingzhou's aesthetics was so unique before.
The wine has passed three rounds, and the food has passed the five flavors.
It's approaching dusk.
She looked around again, and saw the orange-red clouds reflected in the pond. A few geese squeaked by, their feathers mixed with the clouds. Noticing Qing Yan's gaze, the geese raised their heads and immediately stared back not to be outdone.
Qing Yan smiled silently, but heard footsteps beside him.
Someone stood next to her. It was a young man, to be precise, a riser who had worked with Qing Yan. The young man was wearing formal clothes, with a gentle smile on his lips, and a wine glass in his hand.
"Those big geese belong to the uncle of the Zhao family's ancestral land. It is said that they were raised by Captain Zhao's grandfather's generation. Today, they can be said to be the children of a well-established family. I don't know how many generations they have been hereditary, and I don't know how many years they have been domineering.
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"I am not afraid of anything. You see, the leader may have turned his head if he knew I was talking about them."
"Yeah." Qing Yan nodded.
No matter how delicate and gorgeous the makeup on her face is, how cold her tone is.
The young man's smile remained unchanged, probably because he was used to it. The geese on the pond turned to look at him with richer expressions than Qing Yan's face.
"Master Qingyan is not in a good mood today?"
"How can you see it?" Qing Yan raised his eyes slightly, and the fire of dusk was reflected in his emerald eyes.
"It's quite obvious." The young man shrugged.
Across the water of the pond, Qing Yan and the geese from the Zhao family's ancestral land looked at each other from a distance. They were both silent. Seeing this, the young man stopped talking and occasionally picked up the wine glass and took a few sips.
Several continuous splashing sounds caused ripples to spread layer by layer.
A flat stone broke into everyone's sight. It was rough everywhere, but it was like an excellent dancer jumping on the surface of the pond. The clouds, the sunset, and finally the face reflected in the blue flame on the pond were all blurred by the ripples.
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Several big geese flapped their wings, and fierce flames filled the sky.
The village bully does not allow others to intrude on his territory!
They turned around one after another and looked at the direction where the pebbles were flying. The big goose had a vicious head and vowed to make this guy pay the price! You must know that the children in this village were chased by them. Zhao Xingzhou was chased by their ancestors when he was a child.
, leaving a mark of victory on the blue crotchless pants.
Qing Yan and the young man who noticed it also looked in that direction.
They were stunned, and the aggressive bullies were stunned.
The young man in black squatted on the other side of the pond, throwing stones in his hand. The bullies had been running rampant for many years, and they actually succumbed to the seemingly harmless young man in front of them. This surprised the young man next to Qing Yan, Zhao Xingzhou
The cultivation level that has reached the level of Yangshen cannot lose the face of the bullies in the slightest. What's more, Qingyan is a great demon king. Even if he doesn't show his appearance, ordinary living beings will notice it. These big geese still show their true nature as bullies.
I remember Zhao Xingzhou described these uncles as saying that a goose's life can be lost but a goose's wind can't fall. Thousands of troops and horses in Zhao's village avoid Bai Mao.
But now, the sound of splashing water is particularly ironic. The geese folded their wings and wandered away as if nothing had happened.
Li Xi'an threw another flat stone, which slid across the water and landed on Qing Yan's side.
The geese watched the stone slide by, raised their heads, and made way for the stone.
"What is this?" Before the young man could react, Qing Yan had already picked up the stones and disappeared. When he looked across the pond, the boy squatting there was also gone, leaving only piles of flat stones.
"Huh?" He glanced at the pond and was surprised.
"Fuck! Lao Zhao, all your geese are gone!"
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Outside the imperial capital, the last touch of orange and yellow faded away, and night fell.
Qing Yan watched in silence as Li Xi'an grabbed the big geese by their necks and threw them one by one into the bronze cauldron.
"What is this?" She stared at the flat gold object in her hand, which looked like a coin or a carapace.
What Li Xi'an threw at her for the second time was the shell-like thing in her hand.
"A small item was given by a friend. I just thought of it and tried it, but I didn't expect to bring out these geese." Li Xi'an scratched his head, feeling a little distressed, and at the same time threw the last big goose into the cauldron.
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"Where is Chu Xing'er?" Qing Yan asked.
"The girl saw that the banquet was not good, so she said she wanted to go back to Taihang when she saw me. She was so excited that she knew someone was getting married. I also gave her this thing. I said she could wander around the imperial capital as she pleased, anytime.
I’ll call her when I leave.”
Li Xian took out a golden carapace.
Infused with spirit, the surface lit up with a glow, and the ancient patterns on it were vaguely visible.
Qing Yan frowned. She saw that the land she was standing on was blocked by something, and then she outlined the text and forcibly tore a hole here. A girl fell down in the hole, with a look of confusion on her face.
"Infinite Heavenly Lord, this is too scary!" Chu Xing'er patted her flat chest.
She picked up the shell-like object she was carrying and handed it to Li Xi'an.
"This thing is very interesting. I feel like I can explore new things when I go back." After speaking, Chu Xing'er looked around, shouting scary words, but her face was full of excitement, "Where is this? Isn't it Taihang Mountain? Why is it so deserted.
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"On the way back to Taihang."
Li Xi'an solemnly put away the carapace.
"The bridegroom and the bride have gone away for a good night. We have nothing to do." He looked in the distance in the direction of Taihang.
"Where did you go after you came?" Qing Yan asked, "You know you will never break your promise. You said you would definitely come to this wedding, but I didn't see you."
"Meeting someone."
"But I did participate."
Li Xi'an answered truthfully, raised his hand, and put away the Tianding Cauldron. "I learned some interesting news after meeting that person. I need to go back tonight. Why don't I come and see you guys? If you think you've had enough, you want to go back.
Together in the mountains."
The strong wind howled, the red dragon shape stretched its huge body under the night, the iron scales opened and closed with a sudden sound, and the golden candle hung high in the sky.
Qing Yan remained motionless, staring at the hanging red copper bone surface.
A ferocious arm held up the Heavenly Cauldron. Chu Xing'er pulled the cauldron and jumped into the cauldron very wisely. Only the silent green flames and red dragons were left here.
"You've hidden too many things from us." Qing Yan said.
"Why don't you try to tell us? We are also Taihang creatures, and we are also one of the creatures in this world. Can we not stand in the way of everything alone? It's good that you are a mountain god, but mountain gods can also die. Two years ago, you were severely injured
, lost all breath. I asked you what happened, but you didn't say anything. Now that you know something, you still plan to go alone and say nothing? Like you went to Kunlun and never heard from you again? "
Qing Yan's voice suddenly became hoarse.
"Sometimes I really feel that I am weak...so weak that I am not even qualified to stand side by side with you."
The golden candle burned, and the red dragon's breath hit Qing Yan's face. The heat wave dried the tears, leaving two clear tear marks.