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Twenty miles to the south of the suburbs of Beijing, there is a hill named Yanluo, which is named after wild geese flying south in autumn.

At the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, the singing of cicadas gradually faded, and the rugged mountain road was filled with falling leaves. Ying Zhou wiped the hot sweat from his brow, and called to Xu Boyuan, who was leading Fushuang, with a painful expression on his face.

"Still, how far is it..."

It rained a few days ago and it was much cooler, but Qiuhu returned his carbine, and this morning, the sun was shining again. Just standing in the sun made his eyes shine, let alone climbing the mountain.Ying Zhou felt like the crab on the dinner table last night, his whole body was burning red, and steam was coming out, and if he continued like this, he might be overcooked.

A person, a cat, and a horse in front stopped in their tracks, turned their heads together, and Xu Boyuan replied: "At your current speed, it will take at least another hour."

"..." Ying Zhou sighed in despair: "Xiaobai...you change form, let's fly up!"

The white cat on the horse yawned lazily, pretending not to hear it.

"It is said that this earth temple is very effective, people in Beijing often come here to petition," Xu Boyuan said with a blank expression, "If someone saw it, how would you explain it?"

"...Then can I ride a horse?"

"The mountain road is rugged, and it is too dangerous to bump right away."

"Then let me..." Ying Zhou gasped in pain, the hot air he exhaled almost burned himself, and resigned himself to his fate, "Take a break..."

Xu Boyuan looked down at him quietly for a moment, then suddenly stepped up to his side and stretched out his hand.

Ying Zhou looked reluctant.

Xu Boyuan directly took the hand under his sleeve, and could not help but drag him forward, "It will only get hotter at noon, hurry up."

Ying Zhou felt hot all over, but Xu Boyuan felt as if he was holding a piece of cool jade in his hand, smooth and delicate, constantly absorbing the heat from his palm, but it couldn't get warm no matter what.Before, he found that Ying Zhou's body temperature was much lower than that of ordinary people, so he was more afraid of heat. This kind of weather was really tormenting for him.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but with Xu Boyuan pulling him in front, it seemed that he was really relaxed.Before Ying Zhou died completely, they finally climbed to the top of the mountain and saw the earth temple with red walls and black tiles.

Ying Zhou sat paralyzed on the last step of the stone steps, feeling that the fairy body was about to end there, his whole body was soaked with sweat, no place was dry, it was as if he had just been scooped up from the water, his throat was hot It was as if fire could be spewed out with just one mouth, and it was bitter and embarrassing from the gums to the tongue coating.

Xu Boyuan took the water bag from the horse's back and handed it over. He poured half of the pot vigorously, and the cold water moistened his throat and flowed into his acid-regurgitated stomach. Only then did he feel a little alive.

Looking down from the top of the mountain, the road when coming here is winding and winding, and the stone steps are hidden behind the dense branches and grass.Looking up, you can see the capital at the foot of the mountain. The streets are vertical and horizontal, and the pedestrians are all turned into black spots smaller than ants.In the center of the surrounded city, there is a continuous and huge palace with bright yellow tiles and red pillars. There are pavilions, pavilions, gardens and waterside pavilions in between. Ying Zhou pointed to that place and asked, "Is that the imperial palace?"

"Well," Xu Boyuan replied casually, "it's the imperial palace."

"Well," Ying Zhou propped his chin, "does the emperor live there?"

Xu Boyuan glanced at him, did not answer, got up and said: "Go in after you have had enough rest."

The Earth Temple is only a square inch in size, and when two people walk in together, it immediately looks cramped.

In the center of the temple stands a wooden statue of the earth, which is not very detailed from the carving point of view. Nanling has two similarities.There is an incense burner and a few large white porcelain plates in front of the ground like a table, and there are a few pieces of pastries that have dried and turned black. The two futons on the ground have holes.There are cobwebs on the roof of the eaves, and the sunlight penetrates through the wishful-shaped window lattices, illuminating the floating dust in the sky.No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like people come here often.

Ying Zhou looked at Xu Boyuan sadly, Xu Boyuan raised his eyebrows.

After strolling leisurely around the temple, Xiaobai stopped in front of the shrine, and Ying Zhou asked, "How is it?"

"Meow."

"Well, in here?"

"Meow meow meow."

"Don't scare him, I heard that the earth-born immortals are relatively timid."

"Meow meow!"

"All right, all right... I'll come."

The Huagu fan slid out from his sleeve, and Ying Zhou tapped the tip of the fan on the small wooden plaque with his name enshrined in the center of the shrine.

After waiting for a long time and still not responding, Ying Zhou looked at Xiaobai suspiciously, and Xiaobai rolled his eyes, expressing whether you believe it or not.

Ying Zhou could only tap again, and this time there was——

I saw a puff of green smoke rising from the top of the dilapidated shrine, circled twice on the beam, and then fell to the ground. The green smoke touched the ground and turned into a boy from feet to head!

The boy was dressed in a neat and proper red dress, his black hair was combed into a bun, and his palm-sized face was made of powder and jade. The facial features were very delicate, and it was not at all similar to the silly and squat land statue.

He arched his hands and bowed to Ying Zhou, with an extremely respectful attitude, but his voice was a little trembling, and his cheeks were a little red, "The unknown tiger is here, and Ze You is far away to welcome him. The tiger makes atonement."

He clearly looks like a child, not even as tall as Xu Boyuan's waist, but he looks decent.

Ying Zhou asked strangely, "You recognize me?"

The boy said: "I once met the tiger on Tianhou's birthday in the past. The tiger has an extraordinary demeanor, and I can't forget it to this day."

Ying Zhou thought about it, and vaguely remembered that Tianhou's birthday celebration seemed to be more than 400 years ago. Other than that, he couldn't remember the details of who was at the banquet and what he did.It's hard for this one to remember him, Ying Zhou smiled sarcastically, "I don't remember very clearly..."

"How can an immortal who is born on the earth not be able to enter the eyes of a tiger, it is natural for a tiger not to remember." The boy's voice was calm, but his lowered eyebrows and eyes could not hide the frustration in his expression.

"Hmm... your name is Ze?"

"Yanze, the villain was born in Yanluo Mountain, so he has the same surname as the mountain, named Yanze."

"Yan Ze," Ying Zhou said apologetically, "I've always had a bad memory, let alone 400 years, I've almost forgotten what happened ten years ago. I'm really sorry for forgetting you."

People are divided into three, six or nine classes, and so are immortals.

The famous immortals who live in the Jiuzhongtian are like heaven and dust, and the famous immortals who live in seclusion are like Nanling Xianjun; Another special kind of existence, named Earth Born Immortal, as its name suggests, was born on the earth, and could not enter the Ninth Heaven Realm without incident, because the magic power was weak and most of them had short lifespans, many immortals in the Nine Heavens looked down on Earth Born Immortals, Reluctant to take care of.

Although Yan Ze has not been to the Nine Heavens Realm a few times, he has seen countless cold eyes and indifference.However, Zhou Gui is a tiger, even the Emperor of Heaven is equal to him, and other gods have to bow and salute when they see him, but such a powerful fairy apologizes to him, an earth-born fairy...

Yan Ze's delicate face quickly flushed red, "Shan, why did the tiger say such a thing... It's because Ze people speak lightly, not enough, not enough for the tiger to remember."

"Well, it's really 'Renwei'," Ying Zhou compared Yanze's height, and said with a smile, "it's smaller than the two boys in my family."

"Mountain, mountain...Don't laugh at the tiger..."

Ying Zhou seemed to be able to see the steaming red cloud above Yan Ze's head exploded with a bang, his pink face turned red like an apple, very cute, he couldn't control himself for a while, stretched out his hand and pinched Yan Ze's face, saying: "I'm not laughing at you. It's really my fault to forget you. I promise I won't do it next time."

"Tiger..." Yan Ze stared blankly at Ying Zhou, his black and white eyes gradually turned red, but he quickly came to his senses, lowered his head and wiped it randomly with his sleeve, took a few breaths to calm down his voice, "Tiger How did you enter the mortal world, but what is the important thing?"

"There is something..." Ying Zhou secretly glanced at the silent Xu Boyuan beside him. He came to look for Longzi, but he was not sure if Xu Boyuan was the person he was looking for.

Yan Ze asked again: "Then the tiger came here, but is there a place to use it?"

When he said this, although his face was still stable and old-fashioned, his eyes were very bright, as if it would be a great thing to be useful to Ying Zhou.

Ying Zhou nodded, and replied: "I have indeed encountered a difficult problem, and I need to find a monster."

In fact, it is not one piece, but many pieces, but the story is too long and complicated, so I will not mention it here for the time being. Now that I'm pregnant, I want to ask if you have any idea."

At noon, the scorching sun was on the horizon, and it was really hot and hot. Fortunately, the way down the mountain was much easier than the uphill. Ying Zhou went down the mountain vigorously, and rode back to the capital with Xu Boyuan.

After finding a restaurant for a simple lunch, Xu Boyuan took Ying Zhou to Yunxiu Pavilion.

—— Yunxiu Pavilion is an embroidery workshop in Zhaojing. The satin weaving is famous far and wide. Most of the patterns are fine and gorgeous, the colors are brilliant, and the satin is more delicate than other places. One of the regulars.

Dozens of exquisite brocades were neatly arranged on the table in the private room, and the shopkeeper introduced them one by one. Xu Boyuan sat on the grand teacher's chair, tapped his fingertips on the armrest carelessly, and wondered if he was listening.Ying Zhou didn't understand these things at all. In his eyes, the flowers and other flowers, this pine and that bamboo, this unicorn and that phoenix, what embroidery method, dye, and needlework were used. Just the same.

Finally, Xu Boyuan casually ordered a few light-colored horses, pointed to Zhou, and said to the shopkeeper: "Make it for him, and invite the best embroiderer to come."

The shopkeeper hurriedly responded, with a happy smile on his face, and before leaving, he glanced at Ying Zhou with a somewhat ambiguous expression.

There are many people who love the south wind in Zhaozhong, besides the crown prince Xu Li, there are also many ministers in the court who keep noodles at home.The shopkeeper's sizing up was a bit blatant, Xu Boyuan knew that the shopkeeper might have misunderstood his relationship with Ying Zhou, but this kind of thing is not easy to explain, after all, no one else said anything.He looked sideways at Ying Zhou, wanting to see how Ying Zhou would react, but saw him staring down at the rolls of cloth on the table with a solemn expression.

Xu Boyuan took a sip from the teacup, "Don't you like it?"

Ying Zhou shook his head and asked very seriously, "Aren't these expensive?"

"……fine."

"I live and eat at your house, and I need you to buy clothes for me. I really feel sorry," Ying Zhou said, "The clothes I'm wearing now are pretty good, so don't spend money on them."

Xu Boyuan was a little dumbfounded, Ying Zhou lived in the palace for nearly half a month, except for the one brought out from Yayan Pavilion when he first came, they were all wearing servant clothes, thanks to his kindness, he was able to say "very good" Two words come.

He put down the teacup, tapped the table with his fingertips, "Ying Zhou."

"Well?"

"I didn't have time to ask you just now, why did Yanze call you a tiger?"

Ying Zhou blinked. Everyone in the sky and on the earth called him that. It's really hard to explain why.

"That day I asked you if you were a monster, and you said you were not."

A faint fragrance lingers in the private room, and the steam of tea rises from the table between the two, blurring the line of sight.

Xu Boyuan asked slowly: "Then you, are you a fairy?"

The author has something to say: By the way, I am going to go out for research soon. I am too busy to take off, hold meetings from morning to night, and I don’t have time to write and revise the article. The quality will be a bit low. Please bear with me for a few days!