Agou was filled with joy and dragged Xie Changyuan into the courtyard, walking through the corridors and corridors from the first courtyard to the end. As expected, a wall was broken through, leading directly to the next courtyard.
As soon as he entered the door, Xie Changyuan smelled a very unpleasant smell, and he could also hear pigs braying and ducks braying in the nearby gardens.
Apparently after the Emperor of the Song Dynasty promulgated the beef policy, all the chickens, ducks, geese, dogs and cats in Bianliang City were taken to landfill outside the city. Only this mysterious chain of houses raised them privately and did business in defiance of the decree.
Agou is the old man of this courtyard. Although he has not been able to get the position of general manager, he has experienced this after all. Occasionally, when he meets a few clerks in the courtyard, they will nod to him.
Occasionally, when I meet a few familiar faces, they will smile and call Xie Changyuan "Thank you."
When he went south, Xie Changyuan traveled alone across the country and made friends with many heroes in the Song Dynasty. One of them was Guan Suzhi, the hostess of this house.
It is worth mentioning that this Guan Suzhi is also the biological sister of Guan Zhi, the head of Green Forest in Xichuan Road in the north.
One of the two siblings made a fortune in the green forests of Xichuan Road, while the other hid in the Imperial City of the Song Dynasty and became an underground emperor. Neither of them was a fuel-efficient lamp.
Of course, compared to Guan Zhi, Guan Suzhi, as a woman, is more heroic and generous. She treats Xie Changyuan like a biological brother, and his enthusiasm is one of the few things that warms Xie Changyuan's heart.
Deep in the courtyard, there is a large, round table in the main hall of a courtyard, filled with wine and meat.
A fat, ugly-looking middle-aged shrew sat on a stool in an almost prone position, grabbed a chicken leg like a gulp, stuffed it into her mouth and shaved it off cleanly.
The woman was dressed plainly and ate without caring about her image. Her sleeves and collar were all stained with oil and she didn't even notice, as if she had been hungry for a long time.
However, from the strange expressions on the faces of the maids serving her, it can be seen that this woman is eating like this and is not hungry.
The woman was eating happily when suddenly Agou's voice came from outside the door.
"Big sister, big sister! Look who's coming!"
The woman suddenly raised her head and looked at the door with her big round eyes. From a distance, she saw Agou pulling a tall and familiar figure across the threshold and walking towards her.
When she saw the person's face clearly, the woman was obviously stunned for a moment, and then a joy from her heart surged onto her cheeks, and she screamed in surprise before she even had time to swallow the meat in her mouth.
"Oh, brother!"
Guan Suzhi stood up and was about to greet him, but she almost knocked over the big table in front of her. Fortunately, several maids with quick eyesight and quick hands held the table.
Guan Suzhi quickly dropped her bowl and chopsticks, walked around happily, dragged her fat body and walked towards Xie Changyuan.
"Sister!"
Xie Changyuan laughed loudly, picked up Guan Suzhi, who weighed nearly 300 kilograms, with one hand, and held her around for a few times as if he wanted to tease a child, and then put her down.
The two looked at each other and smiled, a kindness showing on their cheeks.
Guan Suzhi looked happy, and Agou beside her was also smiling. Obviously Xie Changyuan's visit was a great happy event for them.
"You are such a heartless brother. It took five years for you to even bother to see your sister."
Guan Suzhi seemed to be angry, and stretched out her hand to pinch Xie Changyuan's arm. Unfortunately, Xie Changyuan was now made of copper and iron, so it would not hurt or itch with one hand.
On weekdays, this underground empress of the Song Dynasty was always stern and unsmiling. Her ugly face had a sinister look on her face. It was rare for her to even show a smile, let alone speak nicely to others.
Not to mention that now I am so happy in front of a person, and even show a rare friendly look.
Judging from the appearance, this Guan Suzhi is really not good-looking. If he were not wearing women's clothes and having a beard, he would look like a burly man.
Xie Changyuan caught a glimpse of the table of food and wine next to him and immediately sat down.
"Sister, forgive me, let's chat while we eat!"
Guan Suzhi hurriedly removed the old table and replaced it with a table of hot food.
But Xie Changyuan felt that there was no need to waste a table of wine and meat. It was not a good idea.
Hearing this, Guan Suzhi gave Xie Changyuan an angry look, stretched out his fat hand and patted Xie Changyuan on the back.
"I know you cherish food, but I still want you to eat your sister's saliva!"
Xie Changyuan smiled and scratched his head. He didn't say anything at the moment and watched the maids remove the cold banquet.
Taking advantage of this gap, Guan Suzhi sat next to Xie Changyuan, looking kind like a biological sister, speaking softly, and started chatting with Xie Changyuan.
Seeing his old friend, Xie Changyuan opened up his chatterbox for the rare occasion, and told all about a series of events in the past five years, including traveling to the northern border to kill Jindan, and fighting alone against the five major sects on Kongming Mountain.
The speaker was calm, but in the listener's ears it was a storm. Knowing that Xie Changyuan had been fighting against the Immortal Sect for the past five years, Guan Suzhi couldn't help but frown, his face full of worry.
Suddenly, she raised her hand and slammed the table, causing Agou who was guarding the table to startle.
"This guy is getting more and more outrageous. He actually let you go to the mountains alone, and then he easily led a group of minions to dig out his lair. The next time I see him, I have to skin him!" Guan Suzhi!
Teeth itched with anger.
In comparison, it seemed that Xie Changyuan was her biological brother. He was treated so differently that even Agou snickered.
Xie Changyuan smiled and waved his hand, saying a few good words for Guan Laoer, and Guan Suzhi's expression softened slightly.
Later, Xie Changyuan talked about the various processes of refining his body with refined iron and then going south alone.
Among them, he deliberately avoided the matter of having the Soul Pearl of the Divine Palace in his body. After all, this thing belonged to the Twelve Divine Palaces. Not letting Guan Suzhi know about it was also to avoid some trouble for her.
Guan Suzhi stood up suddenly, reached out and pinched Xie Changyuan's shoulder a few times, and his face turned pale.
She sat down slumped, covering her face and crying.
"You poured red-hot molten iron on yourself. How cruel-hearted you are. It hurts for me as a sister. How on earth did you survive..."
The atmosphere suddenly became quiet, and only Guan Suzhi's whimpering sound was still heard.
Xie Changyuan and Agou both became quiet, and it was true that men were silent and women were crying.
Only Xie Changyuan himself knows how painful the process of refining the body with fine iron is. This extreme way to become stronger is tantamount to torture, and the slightest carelessness will lead to death.
Although Agou cannot feel the pain, he can know what the pain is just through imagination.
After living on the streets for many years, he had never seen those poor people who were poured with kerosene and burned alive by their enemies, but compared to being forged with molten iron for two hours, they were nothing compared to those who were forged with molten iron for two hours.
Xie Changyuan was silent, reaching out and patting Guan Suzhi's back gently to comfort him.
Before he could, Guan Suzhi raised her head and wiped her tears with the back of her hand. Although her eyes were still red, she had a determined expression.
"Brother, this bastard's Twelve Gods have caused you so much trouble. Even if you don't say anything, sister, I can't swallow this breath. Now there are these Western barbarians in Bianliang City. What do you need?
Tell your sister, she will take it out on you!"
Xie Changyuan smiled.
"To be honest, eldest sister, this is why I am here."