Take a Sigh

Ling Shuangxue came late, seeing that everyone was waiting for him, she felt a little bit sorry, and said a few polite words to express her apology.Everyone exchanged polite greetings, and Ye Lanxi greeted him to sit down.

It is inevitable to have a couple of drinks at the reception banquet, Shen Xiao prepared the wine early.When he was pouring the wine, Shen Zhuo took a special look at it. It was sweet-scented osmanthus brew with low purity. It tasted soft and glutinous, with a touch of sweetness. It was a leisurely way. With Ling Shuangxue's alcohol capacity, he would not get drunk and could drink it.

The golden and clear wine was full of fragrance, everyone raised their glasses and drank together, and the banquet was full of joy.Today's meal was just to be happy, so no one mentioned those disappointing things.

Occasionally, it was unavoidable to mention Huanyue Xianzong, and he also asked the suzerain Shi Yuanye to express his concern.

At that time, Yuan Ye passed by Huajin City, and at the alchemist conference, he caught a glimpse of the high-spirited young Shen Zhuo, marveled at his talent and character, visited Shen's house in person, and abducted Shen Zhuo back to the sect.

At that time, everyone thought it was the Shen family's glorious moment, but they never thought that the plot would take a sharp turn and the Shen family would go downhill because of it.

Shi Yuanye and Shen Xiao hit each other very well, they talked at night while holding candles, they were friends of gentlemen, Shen Xiao also thought that he helped Shen's family when they were in trouble, and thought about when he would have the opportunity to pay a visit to the Immortal Sect of Huanyue.It's a pity that there are many things at home, and when I get busy, I don't touch the ground, and it will be delayed when I go back and forth.

"My senior brother also misses Patriarch Shen, but he has a special status and is not suitable for walking around, otherwise he will follow me this time." Ling Shuangxue said lightly, he has no airs and looks like a deserted person, He is very casual in doing things, and people will not be rigid when getting along.

Shen Xiao laughed out loud when he heard the words, but he didn't think that Ling Shuangxue was just being polite, and said: "I'm even more embarrassed by what the venerable said, and I must take a trip to the Immortal Moon Sect after the matter in hand is slowed down."

Shi Yuanye hadn't forgotten about the Shen family. As the head of the family, it would be too impolite for Shen Xiao to keep silent.

Ling Shuangxue's eyes were soft, and said: "Brother, if he knows that Patriarch Shen is going, he will be very happy."

People like Shi Yuanye, who are well-known and highly cultivated, can't easily make a move on weekdays, and it is difficult to find someone to compete with.However, when he and Shen Xiao met, they didn't have so much scruples about each other. When it came to alchemy, it seemed like they had a lot to talk about.

Shen Xiao was very happy, drunk, and drank two more glasses.

Seeing him happy, Ye Lanxi didn't stop him when she felt soft-hearted.

Shen Zhuo didn't intervene in the conversation between the elders, and sat quietly beside Ling Shuangxue, occasionally serving Ling Shuangxue vegetables, and according to his taste, giving him what he liked.

The third uncle drank silently and had nothing to say.While taking care of Shen Le, my sister noticed Shen Zhuo's small movements. She was a little surprised, but she didn't think about anything else.It's just that I feel that the son who didn't touch the sun with his ten fingers in the past now knows how to love others.

Ling Shuangxue's injury had not yet healed, so she didn't dare to drink too much, but just had a few drinks.

Huajincheng's food culture is very different from Huanyue Xianzong's, but what is rare is that these dishes suit Ling Shuangxue's taste, presumably Ye Lanxi has worked hard on this aspect.

After the meal, the third uncle and sister-in-law were going out, so they didn't have much company.

Shen Xiao was going to the pharmacy today, so he just used this as an excuse to ask Ling Shuangxue what he meant.Ling Shuangxue heard the implication, knowing that Ye Lanxi wanted to ask Shen Zhuo something, and it was not convenient for him to do so, so she readily agreed.

Seeing that Ling Shuangxue was about to go out again, Shen Zhuo released Jiaojiao, took out a cloak and put it on Ling Shuangxue, and said: "The wind and cold in Huajin City, Master, don't be careless."

Ling Shuangxue raised her eyes, the light in her eyes was as light as water.

Shen Zhuo did it smoothly and didn't feel any difference, but Ye Lanxi looked over, but Jiaojiao soon attracted his attention.

Jiaojiao was having fun with Wu Yunbao in the small world, when she was suddenly called out by her master, she almost fell to the ground.Fortunately, it has a strong and agile body, stepped on the table and landed, thus avoiding close contact with the earth.

The sudden appearance of Jiaojiao shocked the people in the room who hadn't left yet, and Shen Le jumped away from the table in shock.But she was like a newborn calf not afraid of tigers, she was stunned for a moment, then clapped her hands excitedly and said: "What a big cat."

Jiaojiao was also startled, she got under Ling Shuangxue's cloak with her tail in her mouth, only her big head was exposed, and she looked at the people in front of her.Their bodies are more or less contaminated with Shen Zhuo's breath, or the breath is similar to Shen Zhuo.Jiaojiao shook her head and thought for a while, matching them with their relatives.

Jiaojiao tilted her head, and slowly walked out from under Ling Shuangxue's cloak.

Shen Xiao and Ye Lanxi have extraordinary eyesight, so they can naturally see the difference between Jiaojiao and ordinary snow leopards who don't have such a strong fire attribute.

Jiaojiao consciously went to Ling Shuangxue's side, and the husband and wife also remembered the news from the outside world, vaguely remembering that he took such a leopard.It's just that he didn't expect the leopard to follow him, and he didn't know where he hid just now, and he just showed up now.

"My lord, this snow leopard has a beautiful fur and a vigorous figure. I don't know what grade it is?" Shen Xiao asked.

Jiaojiao didn't look very fierce at the moment, but the aura around her made Shen Xiao a little afraid. He felt the coercion from a leopard.

Ling Shuangxue looked at Shen Zhuo, he was the one who called out Jiaojiao, and he should answer Shen Xiao's words.

Shen Zhuo smiled slightly, and whispered in Ling Shuangxue's ear: "Since it's Master's pet, how can I answer it?"

This is undoubtedly giving Jiaojiao to Ling Shuangxue, and does not dispute the identity of the master.

Ling Shuangxue lowered her eyes to cover the strange color in her eyes. After Shen Zhuo put on her cloak and retreated, she said: "It was fostered here by someone else, and I didn't ask about its grade. It has an active temper, and was afraid that it would stay in the sect and tear down its house." , and brought them out to hunt."

Jiaojiao is now a higher-level monster and is close to transforming into form. If Shen Xiao is told this, it is estimated that Shen Zhuo will order Jiaojiao a little later, but he will not agree.

The reason why I didn't say it was Shen Zhuo's contracted beast was because there were still some unclear explanations at the moment.With Shen Zhuo's cultivation base, it is also a rare thing that he has taken in a monster whose cultivation base is far higher than his own, but has not been attacked by the monster beast.

Shen Xiao felt a little regretful and didn't ask any more questions.

Shen Le looked at Jiaojiao cheerfully, raised her head and said, "Can I pet it? I haven't seen such a big cat before."

"It's a snow leopard, not a cat." As Ling Shuangxue said, she patted Jiaojiao's head. Jiaojiao understood, and for the sake of her master and master, she condescended to turn into a juvenile body, and ran to Shen Le's feet to rub hers. leg.

Shen Le felt the novelty and hugged Jiaojiao happily.

Seeing this, Shen Xiao felt that it was inappropriate, and wanted to speak out to stop him. Ling Shuangxue saw through his intention and said, "The child likes it, so let her play. Patriarch Shen, don't we still have to go to the medicine shop? Please."

Ling Shuangxue had no objection, Shen Xiao naturally would not be ignorant and asked Shen Le to take Jiaojiao to go out with them.After they left, Ye Lanxi let Shen Zhuo and herself go to the study.

Shen Zhuo saw that he couldn't escape what was supposed to come, so he followed Ye Lanxi nervously.His consciousness touched the wooden box in the storage bag, as if he had taken a reassurance and settled down.

When the mother and son arrived in the study, before Ye Lanxi could ask any questions, Shen Zhuo preemptively took out the wooden box and handed it to Ye Lanxi with both hands, and said sincerely: "Mother, I was ignorant before. Give me the hairpin. Now that I realize my mistake, take this hairpin back.”

Ye Lanxi froze for a moment before taking the thing back from Shen Zhuo's hand. She opened the lid, and what lay inside was the token of her and Shen Xiao's commitment.She took out the hairpin, put it in her hand and looked at it carefully, the hairpin was still the same hairpin, but it was filled with spiritual power, and some old marks that had been dyed for a long time were also erased.

"Have you found someone to repair this hairpin?" Ye Lanxi looked at Shen Zhuo, and said with relief, "I have a heart."

Shen Zhuo almost didn't react, he didn't dare to take the hairpin back in Ling Shuangxue's hands, where would he have time to find someone to fix it?The only person who has time to do this is Ling Shuangxue.

Shen Zhuo looked slightly ill, as if someone had stuffed a candy into his mouth, and the sweet man smiled.

As a mother, Ye Lanxi was very clear about her son's every move. She put the hairpin back and asked abruptly, "Who did you give the hairpin to?"

Shen Zhuo was shocked in his heart, but there was no abnormality on his face, he explained: "No, if I gave it to someone else, how can I pay you back?"

Shen Zhuo himself didn't realize that when he said this, he spoke a little too fast, as if he was trying to cover up something.

Ye Lanxi heard something was wrong, and said calmly: "I heard that you fell in love with someone else besides that junior brother who had a bad rumor with you. Why, you haven't expressed your heart yet, so you can't let me know? "

Ye Lanxi didn't pay much attention to the fact that Shen Zhuo once chased a man, and she mentioned it in a light tone, and didn't even remember the man's name.But when he asked about the person he likes now, the voice was lowered a bit, causing Shen Zhuo a lot of pressure.

Shen Zhuo looked at Ye Lanxi blankly, and asked in doubt: "Where did you hear this, mother? I don't even know about it!"

The word "like" is not so cheap in Shen Zhuo's place, and it can be said to anyone.If he was not sincere, he would not dare to use such words to seek the sincerity of others.

When Ye Lanxi asked this, she already had a bottom line in her heart.She put away the hairpin and said: "After all, this hairpin belongs to the girl's house, so it's really not suitable for you. If you meet someone you like, then you can choose what you like. As a mother, I will give you money at most." Some money."

There was something in Ye Lanxi's words, Shen Zhuo heard something wrong, but after thinking about it, there seemed to be nothing wrong.If you like it, you can do what you like, and you have to be a good match to be considered sincere.

Seeing that Shen Zhuo had nothing to say, Ye Lanxi glanced at him, smiled and stopped talking about this matter. She changed the subject and asked about the grievances with several families in the secret realm.

What should come is still here, Shen Zhuo made up a speech, Ye Lanxi was unmoved.

She patiently waited for Shen Zhuo to put his seemingly fault on herself, and after she finished speaking without mentioning the main point, she smiled slightly, and said seriously: "Ah Zhuo, I can let you do other things, But this doesn't work. Even if you distract me with other things, I won't let you get away with it. The decline of the Shen family was the second most important thing when the mystery happened back then, because this was a decision I made after discussing with your father. It has nothing to do with you. What I really want to know is, do you understand what you are doing?"

Seeing that he couldn't fool around, Shen Zhuo suddenly became hoarse.It is really troublesome for him not to remember the past.He lowered his head and listened humbly to the training without any impatience.

Seeing this, Ye Lanxi taught: "I have taught you that human life is precious since I was a child. You are a pharmacist and half a doctor, so you should be compassionate and compassionate. If you punish the wicked and kill the murderer with your hands, I won't say no to you." But you stretched out your hand to the innocent, trampled on the dignity of others, and treated human life like an ant. Bullying the weak to gain satisfaction, being so strong is nothing but bullying."

Ye Lanxi was a little angry when she said that, but seeing that her son knew he was wrong, she suppressed her anger. What made her angry was that Shen Zhuo went against her teaching.

It is difficult to be a pure good person in this world, but it is not difficult to be a good person with a sharp edge.But Shen Zhuo was only left with a sharp edge back then, sharp, sharp, crushing everyone's hopes little by little, and pushing everyone into the abyss.

When Ye Lanxi heard about this, she felt her eyes dimmed, and no matter how many aristocratic families came to her, she did not refute.She couldn't imagine her son becoming like this, silently bearing the anger of others.

Her pride, her strength, at that moment, all turned into restraint and forbearance.She is not a casual cultivator who is free and easy across the continent, alone.If she allowed her temper to hit the table, the situation would be even more irreversible.

Speaking of the scenes back then, Ye Lanxi was still in a panic.She hoped that Shen Zhuo would go home and explain clearly more than Shen Xiao did back then, but Shen Zhuo avoided answering and just hid.

Bullying, cowardly, irresponsible... Shen Zhuo at that time broke her heart.

But Ye Lanxi is a person who has experienced strong winds and waves after all, and will not be knocked down by such things.She calmed down quickly, and recalled everything based on her understanding of Shen Zhuo, but she always felt that something was wrong.

Even if her son really fell for a man and did something that harmed the family tradition, he would not lose his heart.

So in the following time, Ye Lanxi was waiting, waiting for Shen Zhuo to go home, waiting for Shen Zhuo to explain to her.She wants to see all of this with her own eyes. If it is accurate, she would rather not have Shen Zhuo as a son.

Shen Zhuo felt sad when he heard it, and his face showed pain. He knelt down in front of Ye Lanxi and said in a muffled voice: "Mother, I'm sorry, it's my child who came back late."

Ye Lanxi was distressed, but she still resisted Shen Zhuo's arousal, closed her eyes, concealed her fragile expression, and said sternly: "Ah Zhuo, it's not terrible for people to make mistakes, what's terrible is that they make mistakes again and again. In the end, it is irreparable. If you have the heart to repent, you should act a little bit."

"Mother, don't worry, I came back this time for these things, and this time I won't make you sad again." Shen Zhuo couldn't see Ye Lanxi being sad, and felt that his whole heart was hurting.

Ye Lanxi's nose was sour, and tears welled up in her eyes.She raised her hand to wipe away her tears, and said: "Some things that parents can handle will be handled for you, but the public loser and the Duan family still need you to go and see for yourself, Duan Qiu..."

Ye Lanxi couldn't bear it, her heart was full of pain, her lips trembled slightly, and after a while she said: "Duan Qiu's poison has penetrated into the bone marrow, and his appearance is haggard. I'm afraid you will be shocked when you see him now."