Hu Xiaotian had a banknote in his hand and decided to buy a thousand-year-old ginseng to use as medicine. However, he went to several drugstores and only found a three-hundred-year-old wild ginseng, and no older ones. In desperation, he prepared the medicinal ingredients according to the prescription and immediately rushed back to the inn to cook the medicine.
Three hundred years of wild ginseng medicinal effect is indeed very different. After taking the decoction, Li Xuan'er's face turned red, and he slowly opened his eyes. His eyes gradually became clear from confusion, and he clearly regained his senses. Hu Xiaotian let out a long breath. God bless him, and he finally brought Li Xuan'er back from hell. His dedicated service these days was not in vain.
Li Xuan'er was seriously ill for several days and was on the verge of death several times. Fortunately, Lihuo Dan and Centennial Mountain Ginseng were extremely effective and she was able to save her life. But after all, his vitality was severely damaged and his body was extremely weak. After waking up, he tried to struggle to sit up, but he couldn't do it despite trying several times. She glared at Hu Xiaotian hatefully and whispered: "Idiot, why don't you come over and help me?"
Hu Xiaotian shook his head and said, "Miss Li, you'd better lie down and rest. What are you doing when you get up?" Even so, he helped her sit up and thoughtfully put extra blankets behind her waist.
As soon as Li Xuan'er sat up, he felt that the world was spinning. He closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing for a moment. After waiting for the true energy in his body to slowly flow, he opened his eyes again. Looking at Hu Xiaotian's concerned expression, his heart warmed and he whispered: "Master Hu, I'm dizzy. Have you been lost for a long time? Where are we now?"
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "Miss Li, we have arrived in Luoyang and are temporarily staying in an inn. Since you woke up in time, you can contact your Baiyun Sect disciples and ask them to help you heal."
Li Xuan'er was stunned and lost his voice: "This is Luoyang?!"
Hu Xiaotian asked curiously: "Aren't you coming to Luoyang? What's all the fuss about?"
Li Xuan'er's head buzzed, she was so embarrassed and angry, her pretty face turned red. Counting from the time when he fainted at the ancient temple in Huangshan, the journey to Luoyang would take at least six or seven days. During such a long period of time, who wiped and changed clothes and gave me medicine and food? She quickly touched the fabric of her middle coat, and her heart became colder. Could it be that all her private parts had been seen by him? ! For a woman, how is this different from losing her virginity? How will she face Sect Master Ning Wufan in the future?
Li Xuan'er was trembling all over, staring at Hu Xiaotian, and said softly: "Come here, I have something to ask you."
Hu Xiaotian moved closer, and was about to ask her what was wrong. Suddenly, his eyes blurred, and there was a loud slap on the face. He staggered backwards, his eardrums buzzed, and half of his cheeks were almost numb. If Li Xuan'er hadn't been seriously injured and weak, this palm would have been enough to loosen a mouth full of his teeth. Hu Xiaotian never expected that she would suddenly take action. He covered his cheek and cursed: "Little witch, are you crazy?"
Li Xuan'er's eyes were on fire, and two lines of tears suddenly welled up: "Hu Xiaotian, you despicable and dirty beast in clothes, what did you do while I was unconscious?! Who changed my clothes? Don't look at anything that's not polite, and don't touch anything that's not polite. Don¡¯t you understand? You ruining my chastity is a hundred times more despicable than killing me!¡± Although she is an evil witch and is proficient in the art of bewitching, she still remains a virgin and has never exposed her body in front of a man. Hu Xiaotian wiped her body and changed her clothes. Naturally, he had seen her whole body. In a sense, this was no different from losing her virginity.
Hu Xiaotian rubbed his cheek and said coquettishly: "Miss Li, you caught cold and fever in the ancient temple. Your condition is serious and you have been unconscious. I am the only one who takes care of your food and daily life. I swear, I have never had any evil thoughts!" God knows how hard it is for him to serve Li Xuan'er these days! Fortunately, he had a thousand-year ice soul hidden in his arms to protect his innocence, otherwise he would have turned into a midnight demon wolf and swallowed this world-famous flower with its bones and bones.
Li Xuan'er said angrily: "There are differences between men and women, won't you ask someone to take care of me? You have no good intentions at all, and you deserve death!" When he got excited, his anger attacked his heart, and he vomited blood and passed out.
Hu Xiaotian hurriedly found a wet towel to wipe away the blood, helped Li Xuan'er lie down and covered him with a quilt, and smiled bitterly. He originally wanted to muddle through and get together easily, but Li Xuan'er reacted so quickly and pursued such details as soon as he woke up, putting both parties in an embarrassing situation. But he was in a hurry to save lives, so he had no choice but to take action and do it himself. Of course, Li Xuan'er's feeling of shame and anger is understandable. After all, the two of them are neither husband and wife nor brother and sister, but they have a skin-to-skin relationship. How can she accept it calmly? She was most afraid that if she couldn't think about it for a moment, she would take the initiative to see Ning Wufan and confess her guilt. That would be terrible. Ning Wufan is known as the number one evil person, how can he pretend that Li Xuan'er's loss of virginity never happened? Maybe he would kill Li Xuan'er with one palm first, and then come over to take his life. The only way is to wait for Li Xuan'er to wake up and analyze the pros and cons with her, hoping that she will not make a stupid move like suicide.
Hu Xiaotian sat in silence for a while, then suddenly heard a few "tuk-tuk" sounds and a gentle knock on the door. He woke up with a start and raised his voice: "Who is outside the door?"? "
I only heard a familiar voice saying: "Master Hu, I am Sun Yuan, the manager of Sun's pawnshop, and I have met the master once. I was entrusted by the master of the family, and I came here to pay a visit to the master."
Hu Xiaotian opened the door and saw shopkeeper Sun standing in front of the door with a smile on his face, followed by a young man in Tsing Yi holding a gift box in one hand. He took a step forward, closed the door with his backhand, and said doubtfully: "Shopkeeper Sun, are your master and Hu an old acquaintance?"
Sun Yuan smiled and said: "My master has never seen the young master."
Hu Xiaotian wondered: "Then what is your purpose of being ordered to come here?"
Sun Yuandao said: "Young Master, I am only responsible for passing the message. I don't dare to speculate on the master's intentions. Before leaving, the master of the family specially asked me to deliver a gift and wait for you in the mansion. Please take a moment." He waved his hand. , motioning to the young man in green to present the gift box.
Hu Xiaotian thought about lightning in his mind, took the gift box and stuffed it into his arms, saying: "Since your family leader sincerely invites you, I respectfully accept it." The Sun family easily found his resting place, which was obviously from Luoyang. A local snake with huge power, it would be inappropriate to reject the other party rashly. Why not go and see what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of the Sun family? If the soldiers come to block it, the water will cover it with the earth.
Sun Yuan originally thought that this trip would be a waste of words, but he didn't expect Hu Xiaotian to be so cheerful. He glanced at him twice and cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Hu, my master has no ill intentions. Please move, Mr., there is a carriage waiting outside the door." "
The Sun family has strong financial resources and is one of the most powerful families in the city. It goes without saying that the mansion is vast and beautiful. Hu Xiaotian followed Sun Yuan in from the side door, walked through the corridor and through the courtyard, and walked slowly. Everything he saw along the way was extraordinary. Sun Yuan secretly peeped at Hu Xiaotian and saw that his expression was calm and his eyes were as usual. He was not at all embarrassed by the magnificence of the mansion and the depth of the courtyard. He couldn't help but marvel.
Arriving at a reception room in the middle of the mansion, Sun Yuan asked Hu Xiaotian to sit down at the guest seat. After a while, another pretty and innocent maid walked into the room, burned incense, sprinkled water, and served scented tea. Hu Xiaotian picked up the tea bowl and moistened his lips slightly. He heard the soft sound of pearls and fragrant wind, and a woman wearing a lavender fringed dress appeared, followed by two maids in white. Hu Xiaotian was shocked. Could it be that the head of the Sun family was actually a woman?
Sun Yuan bowed deeply and said respectfully: "Young Madam!"
The woman has a dignified appearance, elegant manners, a tall and plump figure, a complexion as white as snow, a pair of shining red phoenix eyes, and a bit of majesty and shrewdness in her gentleness. She was about twenty-six or seventeen years old. She wore light makeup and wore expensive jewelry. She said softly: "Sun Yuan, thank you for your hard work."
Sun Yuan hurriedly said: "It's natural to do things for the young lady, it's not hard."
The woman turned to Hu Xiaotian and bowed, and said with a slight smile: "Young Master Hu is safe. The grandson Li of the slave family is currently in charge of all things of the Sun family in Luoyang on behalf of her husband. I can barely be regarded as the head of the family. I am a Taoist woman who goes out a lot. It is inconvenient and easy to be criticized and slandered by others, so I invite the young master to come to the house as a guest. I hope you will forgive me if I am presumptuous."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Madam, you are too polite. As the saying goes, when you are away from home, you have many friends and many paths. Xiaosheng is lucky enough to be associated with the Sun family, and he can be considered as having friends in Luoyang City."
Mrs. Sun pursed her lips and smiled, sat down at the main seat upright, and said: "I think the young master has an extraordinary bearing and clear features. He should be a well-educated and sensible gentleman. I wonder where the young master is from? Are you coming to Luoyang to visit relatives and friends?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Xiaosheng is from Lanzhou. This time I brought my wife to Luoyang to visit relatives. Unexpectedly, my wife contracted an emergency on the way and needed century-old wild ginseng to be used as medicine. In order to buy ginseng, we spent all our money and had to take out a mortgage." That jade pendant. To be honest, I have to thank the Sun family for giving me enough silver to buy medicinal materials to save my life."
Mrs. Sun's face changed slightly, and she asked with concern: "Is your wife's illness serious? I know an old doctor with superb medical skills. Do you want to ask him to come out and take your pulse?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Thank you madam for your kindness. My wife's condition has improved greatly after taking the medicine according to the prescription. There is no need to alarm others for the time being."
Mrs. Sun nodded and said: "Since your wife is ill in bed, I will not waste your time. In fact, the reason I asked you to meet me is to ask if you would like to transfer the colorful Phoenix Ruyi Jade Pendant to me? I am willing to do so." Pay 20,000 taels of silver to buy it."
Hu Xiaotian suddenly realized that she had taken a fancy to the jade pendant and wanted to turn the mortgage into a sale and legitimately take it for herself! The preciousness and rarity of the jade pendant is secondary. The key is that it represents Tang Xue's feelings and is a testimony of the emotions between the two. How can it be resold to others? He said sternly: "Mrs. Sun, this jade is a token of our vows when we got married. Jade has a price, but emotions are priceless. I was forced to temporarily mortgage it at Sun's pawn shop, and it must be redeemed within five days. I'm sorry. I can't agree." After saying that, he took out the gift box from his arms and put it on the coffee table.
Mrs. Sun smiled and said: "Mr. Hu, I am very sincere in making this deal. If you think my offer is too low, how about fifty thousand taels?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Madam, I have misunderstood Xiaosheng. I am a scholar, not a profit-seeking businessman. I am not deliberately showing off because of my greed for money. I solemnly declare that this jade is a token and it is of great significance to me. Even if you give me gold and silver Not even the sea will change.¡±
Mrs. Sun frowned and said, "Young master really doesn't want to sell it?"
Hu Xiaotian said categorically: ¡°I won¡¯t sell it!¡±
Mrs. Sun sighed softly, a look of worry flashed in her eyes, and said with a wry smile: "Since the young master has made up his mind, I can't force him. Sun Yuan, see the guests off for me!" She picked up the tea bowl.
Hu Xiaotian stood up, cupped his hands, and said, "Madam, I have to leave first."
Mrs. Sun glanced over and trembled all over. The tea bowl fell to the ground with a clang and was smashed into pieces. The tea leaves splashed on her skirt. "Madam!" The two maidservants exclaimed, rushing forward and hurriedly wiping and tidying up. Mrs. Su seemed not to feel the hotness of the tea, staring at Hu Xiaotian in disbelief, her delicate body trembling, and two lines of tears welling up in her eyes.
Both Hu Xiaotian and Sun Yuan were greatly surprised and could not figure out why Mrs. Sun suddenly lost her composure. Hu Xiaotian coughed lightly and said to Sun Yuan, "Please, Shopkeeper Sun, please lead the way."
"Wait a minute!"
Mrs. Sun gave a sweet cry and said excitedly: "Please, Master, please stay, I have something to say!" She wiped away her tears with her sleeves and said to Sun Yuan and others: "You all go out, I have important matters to discuss with the Master in secret, and there is no one from me. With permission, no one is allowed to come near." Sun Yuan and others responded: "Yes!" They bowed and exited the door, leaving only the two of them alone in the room. Facing Mrs. Sun's burning eyes, Hu Xiaotian couldn't help but tremble all over. Could it be that she was trying to use a beauty trap instead of forcing him to buy her?
Mrs. Sun took two steps and whispered: "Mr. Hu, is this your first time in Luoyang?" Hu Xiaotian watched her every move vigilantly, fearing that she would suddenly pounce on him and said: "Xiaosheng is indeed the first. Entering the city of Luoyang for the first time. Madam, please speak out if you have anything to say. We, a man and a woman alone, may be criticized if we stay together for too long." Mrs. Sun smiled sadly: "Has the young master ever met the husband of the slave family, Sun Hao, the real young master?" Hu Xiaotian Incomprehensible: "Madam's question is so strange. How have I met your husband? Does he have a shop in Lanzhou City?" Mrs. Sun bit her lower lip, with sharp arrows in her eyes, and raised her hand. Pointing, he said coldly: "Since the young master does not admit to having met my husband, how come you are wearing my Sun family's black gold ring on your hand? Did you join the thieves to murder him?!"
Hu Xiaotian lowered his head and saw that Mrs. Sun was pointing to a black ring on the ring finger of his left hand. The past flashed through my mind like lightning. Recalling the origin of this ring, I couldn't help but suddenly realized it and said in a voiceless voice: "It turns out that Young Master Sun is your husband!"
Four years ago, Hu Xiaotian had just begun to master martial arts and was allowed to travel around the world for the first time. He went to Songshan with a group of fellow disciples to participate in the sword discussion conference of the Seven Sword Sects, and stopped briefly in Hengyang on the way. While in Hengyang, he accidentally discovered that local wealthy businessman Yu Chuyang was selling female slaves and making huge profits. So he drew his sword in anger and teamed up with Yi Wufeng to destroy the Yu family. At that time, all the wealthy businessmen and heroes involved in the sale of female slaves were killed, including the fat and strong Sun Dashao. Before his death, Young Master Sun left a last word, asking him to take the ring back to the Sun family in Kaifeng. In the past few years, Hu Xiaotian had been through life and death, running around here and there, and had almost forgotten this matter, so he didn't react at all when faced with Mrs. Sun's questioning.
Mrs. Sun sneered and said: "The evidence is irrefutable, and now you admit that you have seen him?"
Hu Xiaotian sighed and asked: "Did your husband go to Hunan to buy goods four years ago, but he never came back and has not been heard from since?"
Mrs. Sun's delicate body swayed slightly and her face was pale: "Yes."
Hu Xiaotian said in confusion: "I remember Mr. Sun once said that he asked me to bring this ancestral ring back to Kaifeng. Why are you in Luoyang, madam?"
Mrs. Sun said: "My Sun family is a big family. The Sun family's old house and ancestral hall are all built in Kaifeng. The business in Luoyang is just a side branch for the Sun family. My husband is the eldest son of the Sun family, and he is deeply loved by the Sun family. The old man loves me and is the head of the Sun family. This black gold ring is the status symbol of the head of the family. Because my husband has been missing for many years, the position of the head of the family has been vacant. Brothers and uncles in the clan are fighting over it. Some people think that I am the head of the family. I am an eyesore and have many things to do, so I was sent to Luoyang to kill time. Mr. Hu, please tell the truth, has my husband met with something unexpected?"
Hu Xiaotian said sadly: "Master Sun was killed by someone and died in the sea of ??fire. I hope Madam will show her condolences and accept the change and don't be too sad."
Although Mrs. Sun had had a premonition, she was still heartbroken when she heard the news of her husband's death. She covered her face and sobbed. She wept for a while and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Hu, who killed my husband? Before he died,?Have you been tortured? "
Hu Xiaotian was stunned for a moment. Strictly speaking, Young Master Sun was killed by the Demon Cult and died indirectly at the hands of Yi Wufeng. Do we have to tell the truth? He said slowly: "I wonder how much Madam knows about the gangs and sects in the world?"
Mrs. Su shook her head blankly: "The Nu family has only heard people talk about the Qinglong Society, the Beggar Clan, Shaolin, Songshan Sword Sect, etc. The details are unknown. Could it be that my husband is actually involved in a vendetta?"
Hu Xiaotian sighed: "That's exactly what happened. Back then, masters from the Demon Sect and the Underworld were fighting in Hengyang. Young Master Sun happened to be meeting. Unfortunately, he was silenced and died unjustly. Xiaosheng got acquainted with the masters from the Demon Sect. I can avoid death. Madam, those heroes in the world are so ruthless and murderous that it will be very difficult to avenge Young Master Sun. If Madam doesn¡¯t believe it, you can find someone to inquire about the demon sect and the underworld privately. You must think twice about revenge." He took off the black gold ring and handed it to Mrs. Sun. "This is Young Master Sun's relic. Madam, please accept it."
Mrs. Sun stretched out two fingers as tender as onions, gently picked up the ring and put it into her palm. She put her hands together in front of her chest. Her knees softened and she fell to her knees. She couldn't help but burst into tears. After four years of lovesickness and waiting, what finally came was the sad news that my beloved had passed away. Even though she was as strong and intelligent as she was, she still felt unbearable grief and endless sorrow.
At this moment, a fierce argument suddenly broke out in the corridor, and soon approached the reception room. A sharp voice was heard shouting: "You gang of daring slaves, are you going to stop Fourth Master from catching an adulterer? Li Xiuniang actually had a tryst with her concubine in the mansion. She has violated the family law, and all the rulers have committed crimes by shielding her!"
Mrs. Sun's face suddenly turned cold, she suddenly stood up and shouted angrily: "Sun Haoxiang, aren't you afraid of retribution for your slander?"