Rise of Nongmen

Time flies, and once the country's filial piety is over, the order of life in various places quickly returns to normal. The men and women who have been delayed, who should marry, who should marry, and the Qing'anhou Mansion in Zhenbei Prefecture also get busy, white is removed, red silk is hung There was joy everywhere, and people who didn't know what was going on thought that the Xiao family was going to have a happy event, but it was just Xiao Ding.

Hou Qing'an couldn't come for some reason, and Mrs. Hou didn't show up for some reason.

The ones in charge of the Qing'an Hou Mansion are Third Master Xiao and Third Uncle Xiao Jinyan. He is the second son of Mrs. Tai's wife. There is really no one in the Marquis of Qing'an's mansion to send, so they can't send a concubine over here, what is this like?As a last resort, Mrs. Tai had no choice but to let her second son, who was a little weak, go on this trip.

"Ziqing, elder brother asked me to tell you that the current situation is too chaotic, so don't go back to Xijing. Even if there is an edict from above, you still try to delay it. If you can delay it for a day, hold the Zhenbei Army in your hands as soon as possible. If you don't miss your hand, the new emperor will not dare to act rashly, and the Qing'an Hou Mansion will be safe and sound." Xiao Sanye came with a happy face, and as soon as he stepped into the study, he smiled and confessed solemnly.

"I'll save my nephew." Xiao Jinyan solemnly agreed.

After finishing the official business, Mr. Xiao hesitated to speak, and finally said what came to his mouth: "Something happened to your mother, so I can't come this time, brother is afraid that you will be troubled by seeing Jin Jue, so I won't leave." Let them come."

"It's okay." Xiao Jinyan didn't hide it at all, her face was calm and unwavering, as if she didn't care about it.

Third Master Xiao frowned: "You know?"

"Know what?" Xiao Jinyan asked knowingly.

"Ah——" Third Master Xiao sighed. He was exhausted from the journey and his face was bloodless, but now his face was even more ugly. Appropriate, go back and ask your father. But you can really bear it, if it were me, it would definitely turn the world upside down."

Speaking of this, Third Master Xiao looked at Xiao Jinyan from head to toe with blazing eyes, and praised: "Sure enough, you seem to be a person who does great things. You have passed the test of tolerance. Next, you have to use your chips to take the initiative and let others Let's see, not just anyone in the Marquis of Qing'an can step on it, and if they want to take advantage of this moment, they are not qualified."

Xiao Jinyan deeply agrees with this.

Seeing that his eldest nephew was not affected by this, Third Master Xiao relaxed, leaned back on the chair, and said, "What about yours, tell Third Uncle."

"Born in the countryside, he is a rare scholar who has been instructed by an expert." Xiao Jinyan summed it up in one sentence.

"I know this, let's talk about something else." Seeing Xiao Jinyan being so perfunctory, Third Master Xiao immediately quit.

"A talented person..."

Xiao Jinyan only started talking, but was interrupted by his third uncle's "tsk tsk".

"Ziqing, it seems that you have a high opinion of him. Could it be that you are extremely satisfied with this marriage?" Mr. Xiao continued to ponder.

Xiao Jinyan: "..." He didn't want to speak now, so he immediately closed his mouth tightly.

Third Master Xiao immediately knew that he had said something wrong, and put on a warm smile again: "Ziqing, you continue, and Third Uncle promises not to interrupt again."

Xiao Jinyan took a look and was sure that the third uncle would not make trouble again, so he reluctantly continued: "Ye Chen is very talkative, if you don't mess with him, everything will be fine."

Third Master Xiao immediately heard the implication, and asked curiously, "What will happen if you mess with him?"

"The county magistrate Wang returned to his hometown after returning from illness. Xu Sanye, the younger brother of Concubine Xu's family in the palace, fled back to Beijing in despair. The villagers of Suifeng Village were cut off from their sources of income other than farm income. So far, only one family has not been hit."

Mr. Xiao's forehead jumped when he heard it: "He did all these?"

"The matter of County Magistrate Wang has not been found out, but I think it has something to do with him."

"Sure enough, you can't be provoked." After being stunned for a while, Third Master Xiao finally choked out a few words, and looked at Xiao Jinyan with a bit of sympathy, "You are playing with fire."

"How could it be?" Xiao Jinyan's eyes were clear, and there was no calculation in his eyes, "As the Xiao family, I should be brave, and it doesn't matter if I make a deal with my marriage, but I won't use this as a springboard to cross the river and tear down the bridge later."

Third Master Xiao looked solemn: "Are you really thinking about it?"

"Ah."

"This is what the Xiao family owes you. Just go ahead and do it. There is a big brother and I in the family to support it. If nothing else, at least it won't hold you back."

"Then there will be Uncle Lao." Xiao Jinyan smiled lightly.He had a calm expression on his face, but in fact he was not without anxiety.It’s just that some things have to be sacrificed, and some hurdles have to be crossed by oneself. Others can’t help, not even close family members. As for the person next to the pillow, hehe, it’s too early to count on him.

"Third Uncle, you are tired, I will ask someone to take you down to rest."

"Okay." Mr. Xiao was indeed very tired. After talking about the matter, he lost all energy.

He felt comfortable, washed away the dust and went to sleep, the third lady who came with him sat down for a while, and then started to get busy without touching the ground.It is a difficult task to arrange everything within three days, even if it is just an engagement banquet.

Usually, engagement ceremonies are not a big deal, Xiao Jinyan was an exception this time, and the two parties involved were extremely special, within the scope of Zhenbei Mansion, no matter whether they had contacts with Qing'an Hou Mansion in the past, everyone who could be there this time has arrived.

Rather than saying that this event was an engagement banquet, it was more like a meeting. Before the banquet started, [-] to [-] percent of the guests were whispering to each other. Some were happy and sorry for Xiao Jinyan, and some were disdainful. The atmosphere of an ordinary engagement banquet was different. very different.

But everyone is a decent person, and it doesn't matter how loudly they say good things, and the rest are just whispered in various small circles.

Outside Zhenbei Prefecture.

"Xiaochen, why don't I go?" Seeing that they were getting closer and closer to Fucheng, Ye Wu, who was the most stable among the crowd, felt very comfortable when he accompanied Ye Chen to deliver the engagement gift.

Ye Chen: "Brother Wu, are you going to let me carry things into the Qing'an Hou Mansion alone?"

"This..." Ye Wu was at a loss for words, it was indeed inappropriate, but what if his legs were shaking?

"Brother, you just think too much, you can just treat this as going to sister-in-law's house to make a small wedding ceremony." Ye You said disapprovingly.

Ye Wu glared at Ye You, and said with a stern face: "Is that what you think?"

"Yes, what else could it be?" Ye You took it for granted.

"Confused." Ye Wu shook his head. If things were really that simple, he wouldn't be like this. I'm afraid Ye You will be the first to get stage fright. He is not worried about Yinzi, as his third brother doesn't talk much. , Even if you are afraid in your heart, you can't see it.Fortunately, Ye You has been raised for a whole winter, and his skin is still darker than ordinary people, but it can cover up one or two things, and he will not make mistakes if he stares at it for a while.

This time, a total of ten people from the Ye family came, five from the Ye family, five Zhuang Ding, Ye Wu was like this, Ye Yao, who was a generation younger than Ye Chen and the others, was even more embarrassed, and couldn't even maintain his smile.

The three Ye Wu brothers are all adults, and only Ye Yao is a junior, and he is still a half-grown boy. Ye Chen can only take care of him first: "Xiao Yao, this is going to your aunt's house, not an outsider, what are you afraid of, or not?" man?"

Please general is worse than provocative general. For middle-aged and middle-aged children, this sentence is very effective. Although Ye Yao is still very nervous, he has the courage to step into the Qing'an Hou Mansion. As for other things, Ye Chen can't control it and doesn't intend to.

After experiencing this kind of thing a lot in the future, the Ye family will naturally change, there is no need to deliberately avoid it, just let it happen.

Sending out ten people for an engagement ceremony is actually enough for the scene, but compared with the ostentation of the Qing'an Hou Mansion, it looks very shabby.

Ye Chen can ignore these, but Ye Wu and the others can't.But at this time, Ye Chen took the lead, and the team walked step by step under the eyes of many guests in the Qing'an Hou Mansion, until they stopped in the lobby.

The crowd immediately began to discuss.

"Is this Xiao Jinyan? He has a good bearing, but his background is a bit poor."

"That's an expert, different from us, regardless of origin."

"That's right, you're right."

……

Ye Chen listened with his ears open for a while, seeing that what was being said was all about the scene, and no one was unhappy at this moment, so he withdrew his attention and put the engagement ceremony on the table.

Xiao Jinyan was about to ask someone to put it away, when someone booed at the bottom, asking him to open it for everyone to open their eyes.This is not to make things difficult, it's the custom, since someone mentioned it, Xiao Jinyan would not be so good as to spoil everyone's interest, glanced at Ye Chen, and saw that he was fine, so he uncovered it in public.

The first few items were nothing special, they were just some ordinary jade wares, and the guests were not without disappointment. When the last box was opened, everyone was stunned, with weird expressions. It wasn’t that the items were too good. Reminiscent of Ye Chen's status as an expert, they didn't dare to speak indiscriminately, and the scene froze for a moment.

Or Xiao Jinyan took the initiative to ask: "This is?"

"Sword, don't use a gun in the future, just use this, remember to carry it with you." Ye Chen smiled and spoke softly.

However, Xiao Jinyan could hear a trace of solemnity, and immediately hung the sword in Ye Chen's mouth on his waist, causing the eyes of countless guests to twitch, and the atmosphere became lively again.

It's just that the topics everyone talked about this time were completely different from before. Most of the discussions revolved around the fact that Xiao Jinyan attached so much importance to Ye Chen's engagement gift, and they talked about everything.

Ye Chen didn't expect Xiao Jinyan to do this, he was taken aback for a moment, and then he came to his senses.I'm afraid Xiao Jinyan's move was because of drunkenness. He may not value this sword very much, but it is more to elevate Ye Chen's status.

The goal seems to have been achieved, no matter what everyone present thinks, the importance of Ye Chen has obviously increased.

Seeing that not many people have paid attention to the movement here, Ye Chen reminded again: "Don't take it off when you hang it up, it's best to keep it at hand at night when you sleep. Oh, I almost forgot, don't use it as an ornament, just put it on when you practice swords. use it."

Xiao Jinyan was thoughtful, and after a while, nodded in response.

After the engagement ceremony, Ye Wu and the others were quickly led aside to sit at the banquet.

Ye Chen stayed alone to accompany the guests. During the dinner, Xiao Jinyan took him around the main table and drank a lot of wine, and everyone recognized him. As for the other tables, Xiao Jinyan didn't introduce him, so Ye Chen naturally wouldn't Putting it all together, I think those are not very important guests.

After dinner, Ye Chen followed Xiao Jinyan to his residence.

The two of them are just dating, they are not married, they don't need to drink a cup of wine, and they don't need to light dragon and phoenix candles. They entered the room and found a chair to sit down, and they looked at each other without saying a word.

The scene was really embarrassing.

Ye Chen has a good capacity for alcohol. With the continuous recovery of the world's power system, his body has become stronger. The possibility of getting him drunk with ordinary wine is very slim. He didn't feel drunk until the banquet was over.

At this moment, Ye Chen was not in the mood to tease Xiao Jinyan. He glanced at the furnishings in the house and sighed in his heart. As expected of being from a wealthy family, he is skilled in everything, including a full set of yellow rosewood furniture, brocade bedding, and other odds and ends of porcelain ornaments. It's good to enjoy, if someone else comes in, I'm afraid I will lose my composure.

Ye Chen is just the exception. It's not that he was so extravagant in the past, but he has seen and used many better items in the last days. Naturally, he doesn't pay much attention to these things, but he also clearly wants to have them. This kind of ostentation, the Qing'an Hou Mansion probably has a deep foundation, and it is by no means an upstart who has risen with the new dynasty.

After looking around, Ye Chen looked at Xiao Jinyan with a half-smile, and didn't let him go until he was so scared, "You have nothing to say?"

"I'm going to take a bath, will you come with me, or..." After a long silence, Xiao Jinyan unexpectedly popped out such a sentence.

"Oh, is there such a beautiful thing? Of course it is one." Ye Chen stood up and followed behind Xiao Jinyan.

The bath is not small, and it is more than enough to accommodate two adult men. I don't know if it was originally like this, or if it was specially remodeled recently.

Ye Chen was very satisfied with this, so he took off his clothes, leaned against the pool, and looked directly at Xiao Jinyan, who moved a beat slower.

The temperature of the pool water is moderate, the mist is steaming, the smoke makes people lazy, and there are beauties to admire, Ye Chen has the idea of ​​not being able to soak.

Being stared at so hotly by a pair of eyes, Xiao Jinyan paused for a moment while clutching his clothes, then took a deep breath, and slowly relaxed, this happens all the time, it’s not an option to keep resisting like this, he doesn’t have to pander to it, at least he can’t Bring things to a standstill.

Although Xiao Jinyan officially entered the military camp last year, he had seen blood when he was a child. He is not afraid of fighting with others, so why be afraid of it!

Thinking of this, Xiao Jinyan ignored Ye Chen's scorching gaze, quickened his movements, one piece of clothes fell to the ground, and walked into the pool calmly in a moment.

"Nice figure!" Ye Chen praised sincerely, and then waved, "Come here."

Xiao Jinyan didn't object, and seemed extremely obedient at this moment.It's a pity that it was just an illusion. When he sat down next to Ye Chen, he fought back brazenly when the other party was doing whatever he wanted to him and his guard was weakest.

Soon, a fight between dragons and tigers was staged in the bathing pool. Although Ye Chen won in the end, he didn't please, his jaw was broken, and his back was even more bruised, and it hurt when he touched it.

Ye Chen was like this, but Xiao Jinyan was even more serious.Ye Chen is not a soft-hearted person. Although he will not treat Xiao Jinyan as mercilessly as he would treat an enemy, he is not merciless. Since Xiao Jinyan dares to attack him, he must bear the consequences of doing so.

Ye Chen had already kept his hands, even so, Xiao Jinyan was also tossed enough that he lost his mobility immediately, and Ye Chen cut his hands behind his back and tied them in front of his chest.

Before it even started, he was wounded first. For some reason, Ye Chen felt extra emotional. The beast in his heart came out of the cage. He really wanted to punish Xiao Jinyan on the spot, but in the end he didn't do so. He quickly cleaned up the two of them, and his movements were restricted. Xiao Jinyan entered the bedroom.

Throwing the person on the bed, Ye Chen stood still in front of the dressing table, flipped through it casually, and asked, "Which one is?"

Xiao Jinyan wanted to pretend to be an ostrich, but his heart would not allow him to do so, so he bared his teeth and said, "That bottle of plain white."

Ye Chen lifted the lid and smelled it. That's right, it's this one. Although it's not from the same prescription, it's always the same, and the taste is always similar.

Turning on the bed, Ye Chen put his hands on Xiao Jinyan's back, patted his stiff body, and said, "Relax, or you will suffer later."

It's true that standing and talking doesn't hurt your back, Xiao Yanjin wants to relax, but there is a man sitting on his body who wants to do Zhou Gong's courtesy to him, try him instead!

The fight in the water just now exhausted Xiao Jinyan's physical strength, and now he doesn't even have the strength to resist, so he can only let the man on him do whatever he wants. I'm afraid he is the only one in the world who can experience this sour feeling.

After coming to this world, Ye Chen hadn't touched anyone for two years, and Xiao Jinyan seemed to rely on the Five Fingers girl to meet her physical needs. Except that she couldn't stretch her body at first, when the fire was stirred, the two gradually fell in love with each other. Good situation, Xiao Jinyan unconsciously relaxed.

With a fiery body attached to him, Xiao Jinyan let out a muffled snort, then clenched his teeth, not letting out a single sound, allowing himself to move up and down with the master.

At first there was only pain, and Xiao Jinyan could convince himself that it was just a bite from a dog, but he couldn't even deceive himself about the physical pleasure that followed.

Xiao Jinyan smiled miserably, at this point, he is still being pretentious, just enjoy it.He's not a woman, there's nothing to say about innocence, enjoy it when you should, there's no need to make it look like you've been raped, he can't afford to lose face.

As Xiao Jinyan's mood changed, he turned his back on the guest, using only a little strength left in his body, and overturned Ye Chen, and the two exchanged positions instantly.

Ye Chen was a little surprised, but he was happy to see the result, and let Xiao Jinyan do whatever he wanted: "So enthusiastic? I like it."

The corners of Xiao Jinyan's mouth twitched, and he decided to ignore it, and set fire to Ye Chen's body with both hands, focusing on the key parts.

Ye Chen rested his arms on his head and looked at Xiao Jinyan for a long time. He only straightened his back when the other party went too far, in exchange for the other party's body trembling slightly.

At this time, Xiao Jinyan's eyes would darken for a moment, enduring the strangeness behind her, but never thought of giving up.

Xiao Jinyan was born in the Marquis of Xiao Jinyan. Although he was young, he was not too young in the Dayue Dynasty. Not to mention whether he was superior or not, at least he should have received a lot of education. Soon his movements changed from a little rusty to overly proficient.

Ye Chen already had thoughts about Xiao Jinyan, but as Xiao Jinyan became more proficient at making people angry, he couldn't bear it anymore. Seeing that he was about to fail, he directly grabbed Xiao Jinyan's hand that was making trouble on him, rolled over, and changed to the original situation again. , but this time Xiao Jinyan no longer turned his back to Ye Chen, but turned to face him.

"Don't smudge, hurry up." Xiao Jinyan panted slightly and urged.

"Hehe!" Ye Chen's eyes flashed red, "As you wish."

"Uh." Xiao Jinyan clenched the quilt tightly, biting her lips to bleed, but she couldn't block the lightly overflowing voice.

The matter was not over yet, following Ye Chen's roar, Xiao Jinyan's toes curled up, and his mind went blank. It took him a long time to recover, only to realize that he was not on the bed at this time, and Ye Chen was holding him to clean his body in the pool.

Xiao Jinyan closed her eyes, with mixed feelings in her heart, and for a moment she didn't know how to face the person in front of her.

This time Ye Chen didn't bother, his eyes were clear, without any other meaning, he just helped the two clean their bodies.

Naturally, Xiao Jinyan would not do anything unnecessary, reached out to brush Ye Chen away, and began to clean himself.

Seeing this, Ye Chen put his hands aside, quickly tidied himself up, put on his bathrobe and entered the bedroom.

It is said that life in ancient times was inconvenient, but in fact it was not. It was just for the common people. For a family like the Qing'an Hou Mansion, the master didn't need to do anything at all. Once he gave an order, the subordinates would immediately prepare things, such as taking a bath.

The first time was fine, Ye Chen was not surprised at all, and after entering the bath, he realized that there was no need to call anyone, the hot water in the bathroom was always available, just turn on the tap, it was not much more troublesome than modern times, but thinking about it The labor cost for this is definitely not much less, and even one of the fire maids and servants may not be enough.

The enjoyment of the rich, Ye Chen muttered, he didn't think it was bad, he never hated the rich, it should be said that he himself is a rich man in a different sense, he enjoys the hardships, he also enjoys the blessings, no matter what What will happen to him in the future, just live in the present moment.

Ye Chen moved neatly, and Xiao Jinyan was not a procrastinator, he just walked out of the bathroom a little slower than Ye Chen.

They were eating and drinking, and there was a quarrel just now, neither of them was in the mood to do anything else, there was a tacit understanding that one would occupy one side, and then fell asleep.

In the dead of night, everything is silent, and the bright moonlight shines into the room through the window, faintly illuminating two figures.

When the atmosphere was peaceful and beautiful, a sudden "plop" broke the tranquility.

Ye Chen blinked his eyes, and met Xiao Jinyan who was kicked out of bed, for a moment he didn't know how to explain the current situation.

Of course, it's not that Ye Chen's sleeping posture is not good, he punched and kicked in his sleep, all thanks to his past experiences in the last days.

It's been two years, and it's okay when he's awake during the day. As long as he's familiar with someone, he can restrain his instincts very well. Even if he approaches from behind, with the help of his keen perception, he will face him before the other party approaches to a certain extent. come.

Ye Chen has been sleeping alone at night, and has never been so close to anyone before. No, Xiao Jinyan turned over a little bit too much, but was kicked out of bed by Ye Chen with a "missing hand", and it was not light.

"Did you get hurt?" He took the blame on himself, Ye Chen was not so irresponsible, he stretched out his hand towards the other party, his intention was self-evident.

Xiao Jinyan covered her waist and eyes, looked at Ye Chen with a complicated expression, but didn't reach out to pick it up: "Help me up."

Ye Chen was startled, and thought to himself: So serious?He hurriedly got out of bed, hugged him to the bed, opened his coat and carefully inspected the place where he kicked him. Seeing that he hadn't hurt his insides, he calmed down a little, took a side of wound medicine and rubbed the bruise away for him, and finally Go back to bed again.

Xiao Jinyan: "You sleep outside."

"Okay." The two of them happened to think of a meeting, and Ye Chen naturally had no objection, so he readily agreed.

After that, Xiao Jinyan had a good night's sleep at the cost of Ye Chen's constant vigilance.

This led to waking up the next day, Xiao Jinyan was like a normal person, but Ye Chen was a little out of spirits. After all, he hadn't been like this for two full years, so it was inevitable that he would not be used to it when he suddenly returned to the past.

After breakfast, Xiao Jinyan took Ye Chen to see the third uncle and the third aunt, and then went straight to Shanyuguan.

Xiao Jinyan's other place.

Ye Chen: "The formation can be moved, do you want to change the location of the formation?"

After thinking for a while, Xiao Jinyan said, "Change, move to the General's Mansion."

Ye Chen immediately started to act, and figured out a few simple formulas to close the array first, then get out from the ground, and later settled in Xiao Jinyan's residence in the General's Mansion.

Considering the issue of energy consumption, Ye Chen didn't open the Zhuanyuan array to the maximum, and only let the array cover the source of Yin Qi before stopping.

Although Yuan Yuan Array is extremely energy efficient, there is still some necessary consumption. I am afraid that there is no Yuan Stone in this world at present, and Ye Chen doesn't want to spend money in it all the time.You know, one yuan stone is equivalent to 1000 yuan jade, he can't afford it, and he has to save the rest to buy items in the lucky mall.

Seeing the concentration of vitality in the formation jump up at a speed visible to the naked eye, Ye Chen's eyes were full of envy.Zhuan Yuanzhen is too expensive, even if the Lucky Mall is upgraded to the intermediate level, and the authority can be called again, he can't afford it.As for refining by himself, hehe, don't even think about it at this stage, he is already very much loved by God if he can simply manipulate the Zhuanyuan Formation, not to mention anything else, he has nowhere to find the materials for refining the Zhuanyuan Formation.

After setting the transformation array, Ye Chen went out to check the Yin Qi source, and found that the transformation speed was faster than the Yin Qi dissipation speed, so he didn't stay any longer and went straight to the residence.

At this time, Xiao Jinyan was not there, so he must have re-arranged the housing allocation. Ye Chen had nothing to do for a while, so he started to catch up on sleep.

Time passed by in a flash, and when Ye Chen was awakened by the movement outside, the sun was already high.

"Woke you up?" Xiao Jinyan frowned slightly, he must have been too vigilant, as soon as he entered the door with his front foot, there was a sound from the back foot of the room.

"It's almost time to wake up." Ye Chen told the truth, he slept for more than half an hour, enough.

"Then let's go." Xiao Jinyan didn't talk nonsense, turned around and set off for the stables.

Blazing flame and Liuyan come from the same vein, and they have a very good relationship. When they saw Ye Chen and Xiao Jinyan, they immediately ran to their respective masters, pushed their big heads against their masters, and then rubbed against each other. tongue.

Don't look at Chiyan and Liuyan acting so docile in front of the two of them, in fact they are very irritable. Usually soldiers can only be fed at most, and they are not even allowed to touch them. The two horses are duly uncles!

Sure enough, one thing falls one thing.

Liuyan was not very familiar with Ye Chen yet, so after being intimate with him for a while, he turned to Xiao Jinyan, squeezed Zhiyan away with a little force, and stared at Xiao Jinyan with his big eyes blinking, what? He didn't say anything, and it seemed like he said everything.

Zhiyan was dissatisfied, and hissed up to the sky. After all, he didn't compete with Liuyan for Xiao Jinyan. Anyway, this guy belongs to another person now, so he reluctantly let it go.After looking at this side, Zhi Yan turned his head and secretly looked at Ye Chen. This man has a particularly evil spirit. No wonder Liu Yan was so obedient as soon as he arrived at him. It's great.

Ye Chen looked at all this with a smile, Chi Yan looked more agile than what he saw last time, it must be the effect of Zhuanyuan Formation, Liu Yan was a little worse, this is not possible, he will have to think of a way later.

It's a pity that he still can't refine the Yuanyuan Formation, otherwise things will be easy to handle. You must know that there are Huoyan Mountains in the desert of the Northern Wilderness, and the fire attribute aura is definitely not weak. If you use it well, it will definitely be a great help.

Ye Chen naturally wouldn't get caught up in this thought, it's useless to think too much about things that can't be done, it's better to grasp what's in front of you.

"Let's go." Seeing that Xiao Jinyan and Liu Yan had been swaying for a long time, Ye Chen stepped forward to take Liu Yan's reins.

Liuyan pouted her hooves to express her dissatisfaction, but in the end she still followed slowly.

It can also monopolize the master, and Blazing is secretly happy.

The little soldier who was in charge of taking care of the horse next to him could see the complacent expression on the long horse's face, he really saw a ghost.

Turning on their horses, the two left in a hurry, leaving only two flashing backs of Xiao Bing.

Looking at Xiao Jinyan who was running ahead, Ye Chen patted Liu Yan under his body, and said to himself: It's time to work hard, or else you will have to eat ashes behind Zhi Yan in the future.

Compared with Blazing Flame, Liuyan is still a little bit worse, but it is also full of spirituality. At least compared with many companions in the military camp, it far surpasses them, and there are really very few who can stand shoulder to shoulder with it.

It is estimated that he has had several times of getting along with Ye Chen and knows his habits better. At this moment, Liu Yan seems to sense his thoughts and speed up rapidly.

But in the end it was a pity that they were defeated by Chiyan. There was no other way. Liuyan could speed up, so could Chiyan. Under similar load conditions, the horse with the better performance would naturally win.

Shanyuguan was not far from Fucheng, and the two arrived at their destination not long after noon.

Ye Chen's engagement ceremony was scheduled for six days later, and the time spent on the road was not much left. He spent a night with Xiao Jinyan, and then took people away the next day.

Watching people go away, and returning to the room, Xiao Jinyan felt as if she had been a lifetime away from seeing the various furnishings that were obviously full of joy.

Before taking that step, he would worry about gains and losses from time to time, and now, he feels the same, neither a piece of meat will be lost, nor will he be given a piece of meat, but the strange feeling behind him still reminds him all the time. It's not the same anymore.

After not sitting for a while, Mr. Xiao sent someone to invite him, and Xiao Jinyan recovered from his wandering thoughts.

"Third Uncle, are you looking for me?"

"Well, sit down and talk." After resting for two days, Xiao Sanye finally had some color on his face, but compared with others, he could still tell the difference at a glance, let alone the young Xiao Jinyan.

Looking at his elder nephew's rosy and black face, and thinking of Ye Chen's face full of spring when he left just now, Mr. Xiao was happy for Xiao Jinyan, but at the same time couldn't hide his sadness, and said earnestly: "Since you have made up your mind, Don’t have too many burdens, enjoy what you should enjoy, otherwise you will only be the one who suffers.”

"En." Xiao Jinyan responded lightly.He understands this truth, but in many cases, people's thoughts are not under his control. He knows that this is good for him, but so what, if he doesn't pay attention, negative emotions will quietly grow from the bottom of his heart, and he will suppress it after he realizes it.

Reason and emotion, instinct and control have competed several times. Although reason and control are at the top, if you don’t pay attention, you will be taken advantage of by the other two sides. Xiao Jinyan can only try to keep himself calm and not be affected by negative emotions. biased.

"There are no elders over there, and your third aunt and I won't be able to pass by. You should pay attention to yourself and don't put on airs." Speaking of this, Mr. Xiao smiled helplessly.

This is not a question of whether to put on airs or not. The Qing'an Hou Mansion has a rich background there, and no matter how low-key it should be, there is no lack of ostentation. Although the Ye family is not short of money, and can even be called rich, it is only compared with ordinary people. In front of the Qing'an Hou Mansion, it was obviously not enough to look at.This is just the second thing, Xiao Jinyan and the servants of the Qing'an Hou Mansion are standing there, no matter how respectful the attitude is, no matter how friendly the face is, when the two families are put together, the difference can be seen at a glance, and it cannot be concealed .

Third Master Xiao could only remind him that even he himself couldn't guarantee what the result would be.

"Third uncle, you are overthinking, just be normal." Xiao Jinyan said firmly.

"Oh, how do you say it?" Third Master Xiao looked curious.

"What kind of family is in the Qing'an Hou's Mansion, it is very clear there, and it will not ask us too much, as long as you don't look at people with your chin up." Xiao Jinyan said lightly.

"What you said makes sense." After thinking for a while, Mr. Xiao agreed, "Then do this, and restrain the entourage. By the way, remember to bring the personal guard left by your elder brother. You are no better than others, and you can't have any accident."

Xiao Jinyan nodded in response, but in this way, the ostentation would be even greater, and none of the two present thought about it. When they reached a certain position, sometimes it was not that they wanted ostentation, but that without a certain ostentation, they might even lose their lives. Can't keep it.

May I ask, does the person on the dragon chair dare to go out of the palace and parade alone?He dare not.It's not that he is timid, there are indeed people who dare to kill the king, and not just one or two, it's just asking for guilt.

In the past, Xiao Jinyan didn't need to be so defensive, but now the situation is complicated, not to mention the endless occurrence of visions in various places, and coincidentally happened to meet with the former emperor. After the two are combined and fermented, I am afraid that at this moment, the rich and powerful will not know who the above is. What do you think, the environment has changed, and the king's heart is even more difficult to guess, let alone the new emperor, and I don't know what the previous emperor told him on his deathbed, so we can't be too cautious in every step we take now.

The emperor was afraid of being assassinated, and the Qing'an Hou Mansion was also afraid that someone would jump over the wall in a hurry, so that several key figures were in danger. Obviously, Xiao Jinyan was among them, and they had to guard against it.

Four days later, Xiao Jinyan led the team to Jinmin County.The line was winding and long. At a glance, there were nearly a hundred people at least, which was far from what Ye Chen came to.

If you look carefully, you can find that most of them are guards disguised as personal soldiers, standing on horseback like javelins. They are obviously going to send engagement gifts, but they have a chilling air, which has nothing to do with joy .

A group of guards had clear responsibilities, distributed in the front, rear and two wings, and guarded Xiao Jinyan among them, preventing anyone from approaching their team casually.

Two days later, Ye's house in Osmanthus Lane, Jinmin County.

Engagement ceremonies are usually arranged before noon, but at this time it is already high in the sky.

Bai Shi was restless, looking at the gate of the courtyard from time to time: "Why haven't you arrived yet?"

"Wait a little longer." Ye Chen narrowed his eyes, feeling a bad premonition in his heart. Xiao Jinyan doesn't seem like someone who would repent before the battle. Moreover, the two of them had just had a skin-to-skin relationship. Although it is true, this is really nothing. It's just that, isn't the sacrifice a little too big?

Time passed by, everyone waited desperately, Xiao Jinyan and his party still did not show up, the guests below began to commotion, and the Ye family was even more restless.

Ye Chen's complexion darkened, and he stood up suddenly and said, "Uncle, the banquet continues, I'll go and have a look." After finishing speaking, before anyone could respond, he changed into a lucky suit, took all the equipment available at hand, and rode on the stream. Flame flew out.

"Chen'er, be careful on the road..."

Bai's order came from afar, Ye Chen glanced back, and then went straight to the official road of Zhenbei Fucheng without distraction.

A day later, Liu Yan stopped on the official road and refused to leave.

"Is your brother Blazing here?" Ye Chen asked tentatively.

Liuyan naturally wouldn't respond, but just lingered in place.

With an idea in his mind, Ye Chen dismounted to check for traces.Thanks to the tracking ability he mastered in the last days, he quickly determined that a large number of horses passed by here about two days ago, which happened to coincide with Xiao Jinyan's itinerary. The traces stopped here, and there was nothing left If left behind, the possibility of being destroyed by others is extremely slim.

Ye Chen came to the conclusion that Xiao Jinyan and his party disappeared here.

There were no traces of fighting, and although there were footprints of passing pedestrians mixed in, there were still many horseshoe prints that were clearly discernible. Ye Chen was sure that his judgment was correct, and based on this, he quickly ruled out man-made conditions, so it could only be the same as the most recent frequency. related to the vision.

Along the way, Ye Chen has never heard of any strange phenomena here. I'm afraid that either the people who saw it fell into it, or the human eyes couldn't detect it at all, and they fell into it without knowing it.

At this moment, Ye Chen is standing here intact. Could it be that there is still a time limit for the vision to appear?

Ye Chen wandered around the place where Xiao Jinyan and his group disappeared, and went straight to the field after studying the official road. His guess was further confirmed. The footprints of the farmers in the field were similar to those left by Xiao Jinyan and the others. He probably judged the phenomenon. The scope of the spread.

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the empty place and fell into deep thought.

Since it is confirmed that it is a vision, it must be related to the power system of the world's recovery. There are very few things that can be used in Ye Chen's hands, and the amulet has not responded. It must be temporarily useless, and the only thing left is Yuanyu.

Because of the ability to operate in both good and bad ways, Ye Chen usually does not dare to use it indiscriminately. No, he has never used it except for helping people get rid of Yin Qi in Shanyuguan, but this time it is time to use it again .