novelhk Chapter 140
Chapter 140
A well-known philanthropist in the surrounding area?
Yu Xi thought about Zhong Xian's usual appearance with a complicated expression, and it seemed that they were not the same person.
She was just wondering whether this Zhong Wenyu was a relative of Zhong Xian when suddenly it became noisy outside the house. The already bustling street seemed even noisier.
When Granny Liang heard this, the smile in her kind eyes deepened a little:
"Look, what a joke! He came right after I mentioned Master Zhong!"
As she spoke, she took Yu Xi's hand and walked out. The originally quiet place outside the door was suddenly crowded with people.
They were waving enthusiastically in a certain direction. The shorter ones couldn't see ahead and could only jump and shout, "Where is our number one scholar?"
Many people in the attic poked their heads out, some of the older girls waved softly with colorful handkerchiefs in their hands, and the more enthusiastic ones laughed out loud and said, "Master Zhong, look over here!"
Following their line of sight, one could see a young man walking slowly along the long street bathed in the warm sun, leading a black horse.
The young man had black hair and white clothes, and was tall and handsome. The moment he appeared, he attracted everyone's attention, and everything around him seemed to fade into the background.
His golden eyes were long and narrow, with a gentle and helpless smile, and there was a red mole between his eyebrows. He was so pure that he seemed like a Buddhist who had come to the mortal world, or a compassionate god.
The first snow has just cleared and the sun is above the blue sky.
"Don't crowd here, it's too dangerous. Everyone, go and do what you need to do. I have something to ask Granny Liang."
Gently patting the somewhat restless horse beside him, the young man smiled and spoke, his voice soft and pleasant.
Who would have thought that as soon as he finished speaking, a handkerchief from someone fell on him.
He took the handkerchief, looked at the peach blossoms on the sleeve, sighed as if accustomed to it, looked up at the girls who were still looking at him enthusiastically, and said helplessly:
"Girls, please be more reserved..."
There was even more laughter and joy all around.
Yu Xi stared blankly at the other person walking towards her. Amidst the bustle, a sentence suddenly popped up in her mind:
Riding a horse and leaning on the sloping bridge, red sleeves waving in the building.
This bold and cool look...
"elder brother?"
She murmured.
The person in front of him looked exactly like Zhong Xian.
But Zhong Xian’s eyes were black, with dense black spells under his eyelids, and there was no red mole between his eyebrows.
Zhong Wenyu came to see Grandma Liang.
He led the horse into the yard and closed the door, finally isolating himself from the enthusiastic gazes outside.
"Our Lord City Lord is still as popular as ever." Granny Liang teased him with a smile, "But you are not young anymore, it's time for you to get married. The Emperor is even trying to grant you a marriage."
"Grandma Liang, please stop teasing me. There are demons everywhere now. My friend from the Immortal Sect complains to me every three days. We need to live in peace and there is still a lot of work to do."
Zhong Wenyu spoke helplessly and gently brushed off the fallen flowers on his head. He was about to talk about the rescue station outside the city, but when he glanced sideways, he saw Yu Xi who was staring at him in a daze.
Only then did he notice that there was a little child next to Grandma Liang.
He quickly squatted down, looked at Yu Xi carefully, and said in a gentle voice: "Little girl, are you a half-demon? Where are your family? I don't think I've seen you before?"
"This little girl is here to look for her brother."
Granny Liang immediately spoke up, "She said her brother's name was Zhong Xian, but I've never heard of him. Have you?"
"Bell strings?"
Zhong Wenyu was stunned for a moment.
His name is Xian, but few people know it. So looking for Zhong Xian is the same as looking for him, right?
Before he could speak, Yu Xi had already moved her ears, stepped forward and hugged his neck:
"Brother, you are my brother!"
Zhong Xian was stunned.
He lowered his head and saw Yu Xi looking at him seriously with his tail erect, his grape-sized eyes blinking with great certainty.
Looking behind Yu Xi, the big furry tail that looked like a snowball was raised high, and the tip of the tail was shaped like a heart.
[So cute…]
[So cute so cute so cute so cute so cute!!!]
[Oh my god, what a cute little fox! This little darling just appeared out of nowhere, how could it be so adorable! Such a soft little face, such floppy ears, such a fluffy tail! It's a fairy! Where did this little fairy come from, and why is she so obedient to let me hold her!]
[I want to kiss her to death. I want to knead her into a little ball of dough and hold her in my arms and bite her off! How can this poor little thing be so adorable?!]
Yu Xi: “…”
Okay, no need to confirm anymore, it’s definitely me.
But she didn't expect that Zhong Xian in the illusion would not recognize her.
Zhong Xian was mad inside, but he looked normal on the outside, except for the small hearts popping up all over the back of his head.
He gently touched Yu Xi's head, his voice even gentler than before, so gentle that it seemed to squeeze out water:
"Did the little girl recognize the wrong person?"
"I'm not mistaken, you are my brother!"
Yu Xi hugged his neck tightly, and the warm body temperature made her reluctant to let go.
But she did not forget that all this was not real. She closed her eyes and said seriously, "Brother, we should go back."
For some reason, she couldn't tell that this was just an illusion, a past that had already happened and could not be changed.
Before Zhong Xian could reply, Granny Liang said, "Little girl, you must have recognized the wrong person. Master Zhong doesn't have any sisters."
Yu Xi's identity has not been confirmed yet. She feels uneasy about letting Yu Xi approach the city lord rashly. The city lord must be in a difficult position as well.
"Then it's not impossible for me to recognize one now."
Zhong Xian coughed shyly.
Granny Liang:?
The champion scholar, who dared to refuse even the emperor, coughed again shyly, his voice getting smaller and smaller: "The little girl has already called me brother, so I can't call her that for nothing, right? Then I might as well just be this brother. There's nothing I can do about it..."
Granny Liang: ???
Seeing Zhong Xian's head full of worries, Granny Liang wanted to pick up her crutch to see if she could beat him awake.
At this moment, Zhong Xian asked Yu Xi in his arms again: "Where did you say we were going back to? Oh, I don't know your name yet."
Yu Xi looked at him and said, "Yu Xi, I am Yu Xi."
Yu Xi?
Zhong Xian was stunned when he heard the name.
Almost instinctively, he immediately asked, "Xiao Xi'er?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, all the memories came flooding back. His head was splitting with pain, and his golden pupils were quickly covered with a haze. His bright eyes were instantly covered by ghostly aura and turned back into a deep, empty black.
At the same time, he staggered back half a step, his body gradually became cold, and the spell began to spread from his eyes to his face. The kind red mole between his eyebrows disappeared, replaced by a dark and violent ghostly aura.