The hunchbacked old man who had just gone upstairs with a lantern suddenly appeared behind her.
But that deformed face looked less scary in the firelight.
"Where is Senior Dongfang? Has he rested?"
Lin Mengya naturally had no time to worry about anything else and asked about the results first.
The hunchbacked old man put the lantern on the table, picked up a burnt black one, knocked off the skin quickly, and stuffed it into her hand.
"He went out and will probably come back later. Let's eat, it's still hot."
Lin Mengya nodded. Maybe the result of the negotiation was not satisfactory, so Dongfang Xu just wanted to look outside like a headless fly.
The warm food in her hand was just right to eat. Lin Mengya smiled sheepishly, but actually took a big bite.
Immediately, the warm and sweet taste spread from the tip of the tongue and warmed the heart.
The roasted stick tonight was more satisfying to her heart than the delicacies she had eaten. Seeing her eating happily, the hunchbacked old man smiled.
Holding the tongs, he slowly picked out chestnuts one by one from the fire. Wipe them clean with a coarse cloth, and then slowly placed them on the wooden plate in front of Lin Mengya.
"That's enough, that's enough. You really don't need to bother. By the way, old man, I ate your food and I haven't asked your name yet."
Although the hunchbacked old man looks scary, his thoughts are very delicate.
Lin Mengya accidentally saw the hands of the hunchbacked old man, which were completely opposite to the scary wrinkles on his face.
It was a delicate and slender hand with well-defined joints.
Even now, it can definitely impress some hands. Lin Mengya felt a little confused in her heart, how could this old man have such a pair of beautiful hands?
"My name is already in the past. Speaking of which, I am only a few years older than you. Young Master, since Boss Dongfang is not here, why don't I tell you a story."
How much older than her? Lin Mengya took a closer look at the hunchbacked man, but found that his skin was indeed not as loose as that of an old man.
But the voice was hoarse and low. It seemed that this person also had a story.
The hunchbacked man poked the brazier with a poker, but his eyes drifted to nowhere. Perhaps it was because this little brother did not avoid his gaze and did not have a sarcastic attitude that he gained some relief from his already riddled heart.
Take comfort in it.
"There was a man from a noble family. He was once famous in Kyoto for his talent and appearance. But he didn't know that these useless and false names were deadly poison to him."
Lin Mengya bit into the scorching fragrance, but realized that this might be the story of the hunchbacked man. > "When a man reached the age of getting married, his parents originally booked him into a good family. But the man was arrogant and wanted to find the best woman in the world to accompany him. So, despite his parents' objections, he forcibly left the house.
They got married. Later, he really found the most beautiful woman in the world. She was really beautiful, and her every move and smile could stun the world. The man liked her very much, and after all his efforts, he finally won her heart.
Unexpectedly, on the wedding night, the man discovered that his newlywed wife was having an affair with his best friend. The man was so angry that he wanted to end this couple. Unexpectedly, the woman was really vicious. I don’t know what means she used to make the man change.
He became a crippled waste. Later, the man felt that he really had no face to see his family again, so he wanted to fend for himself. Let’s not mention what happened next.”
The hunchbacked man finished telling his past with a wry smile and shook his head. Unexpectedly, all the past that he wanted to seal would come out this night.
Beside, there was no movement.
The hunchbacked man thought that the young master had already guessed it. Maybe he would despise himself for judging people by their appearance.
He turned his head and was about to accept another lesson. However, he didn't expect that the young master in front of him opened his eyes wide and looked at him.
What was clearly shining in those eyes was doubt and—surprise?
"You are the brother of the Xiao family, right?"
Holding it, Lin Mengya was extremely excited.
He held the man's hand tightly and asked eagerly.
His eyes flashed, but the hunchbacked man wanted to withdraw his hand. Time had passed, and he no longer wanted to tarnish the name that he no longer deserved.
"Sir, you have recognized the wrong person. I heard this story from the merchants who came and went. Don't get me wrong."
Lin Mengya caught the man's words again, this time with incomparable certainty.
"Yes, you are the brother of the Xiao family. Don't you remember me? I am a silly girl. My brother is Lin Nansheng, your best friend! Brother Yi? I am the silly girl of the Lin family. Don't you remember?
Am I dead?"
When Xiao Yi heard the words Lin Nansheng, he immediately felt like he was electrocuted.
His body was stiff, but his hands kept trembling.
He turned around stiffly and looked at the girl dressed in men's clothing in front of him in disbelief. He looked carefully and again, and yes, the facial features and eyebrows were indeed somewhat similar to his good friend.
But--
Lin Mengya thought that the other party didn't believe it, so she used her skills to mess up her long hair, which she had combed with a silver hairpin, on her shoulders.
Her black hair is like ink, and her face is as white as jade.
Her watery eyes were gleaming, and she restrained her pretense of being mature and steady, but regained a bit of her daughter's charm and liveliness.
Although she is wearing men's clothes, she is indeed a woman.
"How could it be you——"
Xiao Yi only felt that in front of his eyes, the little girl who was always silly and silly in the past time could hardly overlap with the beautiful person in front of him.
However, those identical facial features are indeed gradually becoming clearer in the memory.
"because I--"
Just as Lin Mengya was about to explain, the door of the inn was suddenly opened by someone.
The two of them looked at the door at the same time. A black figure appeared at the door at an unknown time. At this moment, he looked at the two people who recognized each other with an evil look.
"Because she married me and became my wife."
The handsome facial features are tightly knitted together.
However, after seeing her appearance, Lin Mengya showed a panicked expression, and then she let go of the others' hands and ran to her in three or two steps.
The eyebrows also relaxed a little bit.
"Long Tianyu, aren't you on business? Why are you here?"
His dark eyes were filled with only himself.
When she wasn't paying attention, his big hands took her in his arms.
I haven't seen her for a few days, and it seems like this girl has lost some weight.
She really couldn't get fat, so after just a few days of hard work, she had lost all the food she had eaten in the past six months.
However, Lin Mengya was still reluctant and insisted on asking him to tell the truth.
Next to him, Xiao Yi?’s eyes were already dull.
He never expected that that silly little girl would turn out like this.
Actually, she married the most outstanding man in this world.
A bit of bitterness overflowed from his heart, as if it was mocking him for not cherishing what he had done in the past.
No matter how Lin Mengya asked, Long Tianyu just didn't say anything.
Fortunately, she also knew that now was not the best time for interrogation. After giving Long Tianyu a roll of her eyes, she still dragged him to Xiao Yi?
"Brother Yi? You should know him, right? Well, when we were in Kyoto, my brother Yi's reputation was much better than that of someone else."
Lin Mengya wrinkled her nose, picked up a chestnut and peeled it open.
But Long Tianyu saw that her little hands were really Being clumsy, I could only snatch it silently, crush it into pieces, and feed the chestnut kernels to Lin Mengya.
The two of them were just small things inadvertently, but when they fell into Xiao Yi?'s eyes, they evoked a hint of envy in him.
At the beginning, if he hadn't entrusted me with wrongdoing, I wouldn't have ended up where I am today.
He had naturally heard of Prince Yu's name. He was about to salute, but was held firmly by Long Tianyu.
Long Tianyu looked at Lin Mengya, and the look in his eyes clearly told him that this was all because of Lin Mengya.
"Sit down, we're all old acquaintances. It's better to skip these common etiquette."
Long Tianyu took the seat first, and Xiao Yi? had no choice but to sit behind him.
There was a slight embarrassment between the two of them. But Lin Mengya had already held a ripe potato and it was delicious.
"Yi? Brother, you said that you became what you are today because of that woman. But I don't think you were hurt by an external force. If it's convenient, can you tell me what happened?
What's the matter?"
Long Tianyu glanced at the woman next to him and saw whether he had eaten it or not. It was just a potato. As for eating it to the corners of his mouth?
He has no interest in other people's affairs.
Unexpectedly, Lin Mengya's next move was extremely natural, wiping her mouth with his sleeve.
Long Tianyu suddenly felt a black line on his forehead. Why is this girl always so rude?
However, he did not stop him and allowed Lin Mengya to wipe the ashes in his hands with the hem of his clothes.
Xiao Yi smiled bitterly and said
"What's the inconvenience? When I found them, I was very angry. As a result, the woman recited a spell to me. I felt a sharp pain in my abdomen, and later I fainted from the pain. When I woke up,
, it became like this.”
Stomach pain can be caused by chanting a mantra? This is the first time I have heard of it.
The doctor's curiosity outside the body was aroused again.
Lin Mengya wiped her hands, raised a gentle smile, and asked cautiously
"Well, I later learned some medical skills. If you can trust me, can you let me take your pulse?"
Seeing her sincere request, Xiao Yi, who had not felt warmth for a long time, only felt warm in his heart.
He generously stretched out his hand and placed it in front of Lin Mengya.
"Thank you."
Lin Mengya immediately checked her pulse cheerfully, but she didn't notice that Long Tianyu's eyes became awkward from the moment her hand touched Xiao Yi?'s skin.
But unfortunately, she is a doctor, and it is absolutely normal to see a doctor and diagnose her pulse.