The coachman named Fang chose to stay at a place called March Inn.
However, when passing through the city gate, guards had already gone to report the news, so Tao Yanxu, the governor of Jiaoyue County, personally went to the March Inn and sincerely invited Xi Zhong and others to stay in his mansion for a night.
This made the innkeeper look at the county governor with resentment in his eyes.
The driver surnamed Fang shook his head and refused.
But the county guard was notoriously shameless. When he was rejected, he sat down on the ground and said that if the immortal masters did not come to live in his house, he would not leave and would stay here to annoy them.
The driver surnamed Fang was so angry that veins popped up on his forehead, and he almost wanted to teach the county governor a lesson.
In the end, the old scribe stopped the coachman named Fang and agreed to the invitation of the county governor.
Xi Zhong smiled at Su Yaqiu and said, "This Lord Sheriff is quite interesting."
Su Yaqiu snorted, but still ignored Xi Zhong.
Seeing Xi Zhong's deflated appearance, Shuanglu on the side couldn't stop laughing.
Let’s see if you dare to worry my lady in the future!
The two spiritual beasts that had already entered the inn's stable were led out again.
As for Xi Zhong's horse, Xi Zhong was naturally holding it himself.
The slightly fat Sheriff led the way, and behind him six people, two beast carts and a horse walked toward the Sheriff's mansion.
Naturally, it attracted the attention of the people to watch and give advice.
Tao Yanxu glanced at the calm expressions of Xi Zhong and others, and his initial worries were relieved.
He has met many monks, but whether they are Shanzeye cultivators or orthodox disciples of the sect, they all have extremely weird temperaments and personalities.
To put it nicely, it is cold and aloof.
To put it harshly, it means being arrogant.
He was worried that the pointing fingers of these common people would make them angry. When these sect disciples took action in anger and maimed these common people to death, would he, the county governor, stop him or not?
In addition, the situation in the Truffle Country is currently in turmoil. On the surface, it looks calm, but privately it is very turbulent.
If by that time something like that happens where people are killed by monks, he, the county governor, will probably be done with it.
The county guard began to secretly look at the monks.
The two coachmen and the old scribe were considered to be of "upright appearance", while the other three women and one man looked to be in their teens.
Moreover, there are only two women wearing sect robes, and their temperament and appearance are indeed outstanding.
Although the other girl has a delicate and refined appearance, she is dressed in an ordinary dress with a bright moon pattern. She does not look like a sect fairy, but looks like a girl next door.
The last young man holding the horse was wearing an ordinary green shirt and always had a silly smile that looked harmless to humans and animals. Anyone who said he was a farmer would believe him.
Such a patchwork group of people, if I hadn't met the old scribe once a few years ago and recognized him, otherwise I would have thought that these boys and girls were cheating.
The Lord County Sheriff was muttering in his heart, but it did not affect his outward hospitality. He kept nagging at the front, saying that since the immortal masters planned to stay in Jiaoyue County for two or three days, then he, the real "
"Landlords" must definitely practice the courtesy of landlords.
Everyone listened to the governor's chatter while accepting the curious eyes of the people.
The three girls, Su Ya, Qiu Shuanglu, Luo Yue, their eyebrows were slightly raised, and they were a little impatient after hearing this.
The two coachmen and the old scribe had calm expressions. It was not known what they thought of the county governor in their hearts.
Only Xi Zhong listened carefully to the words of the county governor, and occasionally asked where the snacks in this county are delicious, which bookstore has the richest collection of books, etc., so that the county governor would not be too upset.
Too embarrassing.
Tao Yanxu glanced at this young man in surprise.
Xi Zhong smiled politely in return.
Now Tao Yanxu's affection for this young man grew.
Regardless of this young man's status within the sect, he is indeed a good person.
Therefore, Tao Yanxu's perfunctory response to Xi Zhong's question at the beginning turned into a serious answer.
During this period, Su Yaqiu glanced at Xi Zhong who was having a serious conversation with the corner of her eye. Unfortunately, Xi Zhong was also looking over here. Xi Zhong smiled ingratiatingly, but Su Yaqiu still snorted coldly and turned his head away.
Xi Zhong was puzzled in his heart.
Where did I offend this aunt again?
The governor's residence is actually not far from the March Inn, and we arrived there in about half an hour's walk.
Lanterns have been hung up at the governor's mansion, and the whole mansion is brightly lit.
There was already a group of servants waiting in front of the door. In the middle stood a woman and two young men. The woman looked to be forty years old, well-kept, wealthy and graceful, while the two young men were handsome and handsome.
Wearing a white robe and looking very coquettish, if she walked down the streets, she would definitely make those little girls scream.
Seeing the two tall and luxurious beast-carts, the woman stepped forward to meet them.
The two handsome young men saw the three women in the group who were all outstanding in appearance and temperament. They looked at each other and saw the look of amazement in each other's eyes, and then followed behind the woman.
"master."
The woman bowed her head and bowed her head.
"Father."
The two handsome young men also saluted.
Tao Yanxu nodded slightly, and then invited Xi Zhong and his party into the mansion.
The woman and the two handsome young men naturally let their father and guests enter first.
When Su Yaqiu and Shuang Lu, both dressed in flowing white dresses, stepped into the threshold, the noses of the two handsome young men couldn't help but twitch slightly.
Very fragrant.
Luo Yue and Xi Zhong stood side by side and barely escaped a "catastrophe".
Xi Zhong, who entered last, looked at the two young men with a playful look in his eyes, but didn't say anything.
Sensing Xi Zhong's playful gaze, the two young men looked slightly unnatural.
When Luo Yue, who had been observing Xi Zhong, saw this scene, she found it even more interesting and curled her eyes.
Luo Yue tugged at Xi Zhong's sleeve and asked in a small voice that only the two of them could hear: "Was that punch that suddenly appeared on the top of the mountain last night from you?"
Xi Zhong had no expression on his face and replied with a monk's ability to gather threads to make sounds: "Nothing."
But Luo Yue smiled broadly, "Looks like it's you."
Xi Zhong: "..."
Entering the mansion, the spacious courtyard is full of greenery, with lights hanging everywhere, just like daytime.
There is a pavilion in the center of the courtyard. At this time, a table of good wine and food has been set on the stone table inside. From a distance, you can smell the aroma of wine and food.
Everyone took their seats one by one.
But the county guard was the only one who didn't sit down. He retreated.
Xi Zhong persuaded him to stay.
After taking a look at everyone's expressions, the county guard still chose to retreat.
Xi Zhong had no choice but to pull the county guard over and said in a low voice with a smile: "The county guard is so hospitable. It seems that I have to ask the princess to say a few nice words to you after going to the capital. Otherwise, I will not be able to do anything to the county."
Thank you for your hospitality, Lord Shou."
The county guard smiled broadly when he heard this and stepped back with a satisfied expression.
In fact, this is how the world is, monks are always aloof, even if you are the head of a county or the king of a country, you still have to be polite to these monks.
Xi Zhong walked to the pavilion and sat down.
Su Yaqiu glanced at Shuanglu.
Shuang Lu caught the lady's "eyes" and said to Xi Zhong who was about to pick up the chopsticks: "Wait a minute."
Xi Zhong asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Shuanglu said angrily: "What did you just say to that fat man?"
"I didn't say anything..."
"You didn't say anything?" Shuanglu's dark eyes glared, and she said, "Uncle Fang and the others have all heard what he said about saying something nice for the fat man after going to Beijing... Why do you make the decision for my young lady?"
The coachman and the old scribe named Fang both lowered their heads to eat.
Since his identity was exposed, Huoyun Coachman, who was invited to the dinner table by Su Yaqiu, also immersed himself in eating and ignored the quarrels of these brats.
Xi Zhong glared back, "Haven't you heard that eating people has short mouths and taking people with short hands? Besides, we have to live here!"
…
There are stars in the night.
After dinner, everyone returned to their guest rooms to rest.
Xi Zhong originally planned to go for a stroll, but he was tightly grasped by Shuanglu. In addition, the county guard said that there is a curfew in Jiaoyue County, unless there is a major festival.
The curfew was lifted, so Xi Zhong went out to hang out so late. He could only deal with those patrolling officers and soldiers, which was troublesome and boring.
Only then did Xi Zhong give up wandering.
In fact, according to Xi Zhong's temperament, whenever he goes to a place, he will immediately want to go shopping and see what interesting and interesting people or things there are.
Since there is a curfew, we can only stay in this mansion with peace of mind.
The night is getting late.
At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Xi Zhong gave a wry smile. Did the Sheriff's wisdom be used in the wrong place?
Opening the door, there stood a young and beautiful maid in a thin gauze skirt.
The maid's face turned red and she lowered her head in silence.
Xi Zhong smiled and asked, "Did your master ask you to come?"
The maid nodded subconsciously, but then quickly shook her head and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito, "I did it myself."
Xi Zhong waved his hand and said helplessly: "Okay, whether you came here by yourself or your master sent you, you should go back quickly."
The maid shook her head, but still stood still with her head bowed, never raising her head to look at Xi Zhong.
Xi Zhong asked: "If you go back like this, will you be punished?"
The maid still didn't answer.
Xi Zhong thought for a while, then closed the door and walked out.
The maidservant quickly lowered her head and followed.
But Xi Zhong didn't notice that at this time, on the top of a tall pavilion in the distance, two snow-white foxes, one big and one small, were overlooking the governor's mansion.
As Xi Zhong walked, he looked around at the scenery.
The governor's mansion is indeed very grand.
There are many pavilions and luxurious decorations.
The courtyard is filled with delicious grass and rockeries.
Keep walking along this long corridor, and at the end is a small pavilion. The sparkling water outside the pavilion is actually a pool of lake water. The flowers and trees on the shore are reflected in the lake water, and the moon in the sky is really beautiful.
Xi Zhong walked to the pavilion and sat down, just looking at the clear moon in the lake without saying a word.
The blush on the face of the maid behind her had already fallen, and she finally dared to secretly raise her head to take a look at the young man.