Chang'an Fu

Guo Ye quickly turned around, grabbed the beggar, and asked in shock

"You are Miss Xiao?"

Hearing Guo Ye's words, the beggar burst into tears this time, and the tears washed away the dirt on his face. Guo Ye then reconfirmed that this person was definitely Ms. Xiao, and he didn't know her. How did it become like this? At this moment, Gu Huai felt something was wrong and came forward

"what happened?"

"You are... the son who saved my mother... Do you know Brother Gu?" Miss Xiao was shocked when she saw Gu Huai. At that time, she didn't know that Guo Ye came to the house, and Guo Ye kept avoiding her. Although she heard from her father that a son came to the house, he was a friend of the two lifesavers, but she had never met

"Where are your parents?" The implication is how did she become like this?

When Xiao Yanran mentioned her parents, the tears that Xiao Yanran had just withdrawn fell down, and she cried even more sadly this time.

"They...they..."

Gu Huai saw that she had difficulty speaking, so he proposed to go to the inn to sit for a while, and then asked Guo Ye to get her clean clothes

"No need." Xiao Yanran stopped Guo Ye, "I have clothes, but I want to take a shower..." She said shyly

It is indeed time for her to take a bath. Seeing her dirty body, Guo also thought of it, and said to Gu Huai

"Then go to the inn first, and you can take a rest."

After Xiao Yanran came out of the shower, she regained her original appearance. Compared with the messy beggar before, it was really a world of difference. Xiao Yanran was originally born well, although she was not the kind of beauty that would overwhelm the country , but she is also a demure and generous lady, especially her big watery eyes, which make her a bit more playful than the general appearance of a well-behaved lady

"Miss Xiao, can you tell us what's going on? Why did you appear in such a dress?" Gu Huai didn't talk nonsense, and asked directly after Xiao Yanran sat down.

At this time, Xiao Er had already served the dishes one after another. He was worried that Xiao Yanran was hungry, so he ordered the dishes early in the morning. Thinking of her appearance before, it seemed that something important had happened, so Guo also said

"Let her eat something first." Then she turned to Xiao Yanran, "You must be hungry, eat quickly!"

Hearing Guo Ye's words, Xiao Yanran, who was drooling over the food on the table early in the morning, immediately picked up her chopsticks and ate. It was obvious that she must have been hungry for a long time, but even so, her eating was still very regular, not that kind of food. Tweaked intentional sips, but the natural feeling developed by habit

After she was full of wine and food, Xiao Yanran said slowly

"It's good for the two elder brothers to call me Yanran. From now on, I will never be Miss Xiao again." Xiao Yanran's eyes were red again, but this time she didn't let the tears fall, and continued

"After you left last time, my mother's condition got better every time, and the memory gradually came to mind. She also talked more and more. About ten days ago, a group of people in black suddenly broke into our house. , Kill anyone when I see them. At that time, my mother let me hide in the rice vat at home, so I survived, but the group of men in black seemed to know the details of our family and knew that I was not dead. They have been chasing and killing me ever since. , I had no choice but to prevent them from finding me, and secondly, I had nothing to worry about when I escaped, so I dressed up as a beggar. I didn’t expect to meet Brother Gu today.” Xiao Yanran’s tone was obvious when she said this Surprised for a while, then felt a little out of control, and added "There is still your benefactor"...

"This group of people is so unreasonable!" Guo Ye burst out after hearing the case, "What kind of hatred is so rushing to kill!"

But Gu Huai seemed much calmer, "Did Mrs. Xiao remember something?"

"My mother is better sometimes. She told me that she went to Mao'an's aunt's house at that time. She originally wanted to stay for a few days, but then she heard that her father was sick, so she wanted to rush home overnight. When she passed by Mao'an When I was in a certain place, I saw a group of people sneaking and pouring something into the well next to it, so my mother scolded them, thinking that those people were making trouble in the well, and then the group of people turned around , the mother saw that they were not wearing black clothes, but night clothes, and they were covering their faces. At this time, she felt that something was wrong, but it was too late when she wanted to run away. She poured medicine into her mouth, and then she woke up and went home feeling normal, but she fell ill within two days after returning home, and she didn’t know much about what happened afterwards.”

"Oh, no wonder she kept talking about water and water at that time, it seems that's because of this!" Guo also answered

"Did Mrs. Xiao tell you about the characteristics of that group of people?" Gu Huai asked

Xiao Yanran shook her head, then remembered something, took out a jade pendant from her sleeve, and handed it to Gu Huai, "This! My mother said that this was dropped around her when she woke up. It must have been among the men in black." one of"

Gu Huai took the jade pendant and looked at it carefully. It was a completely white jade pendant. Its color was a bit like Hetian jade, but unlike Hetian jade, Hetian jade would not be mixed with other colors, but this piece of jade There is a faint red line in the middle of the jade pendant. Gu Huai turned the jade pendant to the side to take a closer look. Guo also moved over curiously, and was startled when he saw it.

"It's a dragon!"

"It's Jiaolong," Gu Huai said, "To be precise, it should be Jiaolong."

"Jiao?" Guo said in confusion, this thing looks like a dragon, how could it be a Jiao?Besides, he has never heard of

"Look, it only has one pair of claws" and pointed to Guo Ye

"That's right, I haven't seen a dragon with a pair of claws before!" Guo also said in surprise

"That's why I said it's not a dragon, it just looks like a dragon! According to legend, Jiao has always felt that he is very similar to a dragon, but he has always been treated differently, so he has been very unconvinced, thinking that he just hasn't cultivated to become a dragon. They should be of the same type as dragons, otherwise how could they be so similar, so they are also called Jiaolongs, and dragons are fetishes, so the current emperor is known as a real dragon." Gu Huai explained a little, "Look again, the above There is only one horn on the head of the dragon, but there should be two horns on the dragon's head"

In this way, Guo Ye suddenly realized, "So that's the case, but who would take this jade pendant that is easy to misunderstand?" After all, not everyone knows the difference between a dragon and a dragon.

"I have to ask the owner of that jade pendant! But" Gu Huai said to Xiao Yanran, "Miss Xiao, can this jade pendant stay with me? The things on it are placed in a place where you can easily put you in danger."

Xiao Yanran nodded, "Of course, if the benefactor wants it, then take it. This is a bad thing in the first place, and that group of people must have come here for it. If it wasn't for it, my family wouldn't have ended up like this! "

After hearing Xiao Yanran's words, Gu Huai put the jade pendant into his arms with peace of mind.

"I seem to have heard from my father that your benefactor's surname is also Gu, so are you and Brother Gu brothers?" Xiao Yanran asked curiously.

Guo, who was on the side, also choked himself with the sip of water he just drank when he heard this, causing a violent cough, "cough cough cough cough cough cough cough..."

"Brother Gu, are you alright?" Xiao Yanran immediately asked with concern when she saw Guo Ye

Gu Huai on the side looked like he was enjoying the show, and said to Xiao Yanran, "This question, then you really have to ask your Gu! Big brother..." When he mentioned the word Gu, he deliberately strengthened his tone. Guo Ye, who hadn't recovered yet, coughed even more when he heard it, which made Xiao Yanran even more confused.

"By the way, Miss Xiao, what are your plans for the future?" Gu Huai asked

Hearing this, Xiao Yanran's eyes dimmed for a moment, but immediately regained their light, "I thought I might just be a beggar all the time, and I might die if I get caught one day, but I met Brother Gu today. ... and benefactor, I want to follow you!" He looked at Guo Ye expectantly, and at this time Guo Ye had already recovered

"It's inconvenient for me to bring a woman with me." Gu Huai said seriously, "But you can ask Gu! Brother"

Xiao Yanran's originally disappointed expression immediately recovered, "Brother Gu, can I follow you? I can do anything, wash clothes, do housework, anyway, I promise not to cause trouble for you!"

Guo Ye is not in the mood to talk about this right now. When he thought of Gu Huai's eccentric look, he immediately explained to Xiao Yanran, "Actually, my surname is not Gu, nor is my name Gu Yanping."

"Then what's your name, what should I call you in the future?"

"My name is Guo Ye." Thinking of Gu Huai's tone, he still has lingering fears

"Then I'll call you Brother Guo!"

Guo also nodded, never thinking that he still had a question to answer, but at this time, the two of them had already tacitly agreed that Guo Ye had agreed to this matter. From then on, Guo Ye had another follower behind him...Of course this is something to say