Chapter 297 A Visitor from Afar

Chapter 297 A Visitor from Afar

Chapter 297 A Visitor from Afar
At dawn, a young Taoist nun riding a donkey entered Qinrenfang. Although she was a Taoist nun, she also wore a veil. Although it seemed a bit out of place, there was nothing she could do as her beautiful face would easily attract the attention of bad guys.

The young Taoist nun was none other than Zhang Qiao, who came from Qingcheng Mountain and was known as Chuchen.

This time, she went to Beijing with her aunt and a senior sister to deliver medicine to Guangjitang Pharmacy. They arrived in Chang'an yesterday. Delivering the medicine was very simple. They just handed the medicine to Guangjitang Pharmacy. The money had already been paid.

My senior sister is from Luoyang. After delivering the medicine, she will go back to her hometown to visit her parents.

Zhang Qiao also had some personal matters to attend to, and his aunt was not at the inn. After his senior sister left, Zhang Qiao also went out.

“It should be here!”

When Zhang Qiao arrived at the gate of Xiao Xia's mansion, she was a little hesitant. The five characters "Xihai County Prince's Mansion" on the plaque above the gate were so large and eye-catching that they made her feel an indescribable pressure.

"After delivering the medicine, let's go back to the inn! Don't forget the real purpose of your coming to Chang'an."

Zhang Qiao warned herself, and she mustered up her courage to go forward and ring the door knocker.

After a while, the small door creaked open, and an old man came out. He looked at Zhang Qiao and asked, "Who is the fairy looking for?"

"I'm looking for Master Xiao Xiao, he knows me!"

"Oh! May I ask what is your name, Fairy?"

"Tell him that his senior sister is here."

"I understand. Fairy, please come in and sit for a while. It's cold outside."

"No, I'll wait outside."

Zhang Qiao refused to come in, so Uncle Tian had no choice but to go find A Chu.

Zhang Qiao stood outside silently waiting. She took off her veil, revealing a beautiful face, but her pretty eyes were a little confused. She was sixteen years old this year, and the master of the temple would allow her to return to secular life next year. However, there were many things she herself didn't know.

At this moment, there was a sound of hurried running coming from inside the mansion gate.

Xiao Xia rushed out like a gust of wind, and when he saw Zhang Qiao, he shouted happily, "Little Senior Sister!"

The moment she saw Xiao Xia, Zhang Qiao's pretty eyes suddenly shone like stars.

But soon, the luster in his eyes slowly dimmed, as if a dark cloud quietly passed through his eyes.

"I'm here to deliver medicine to Guangji Pharmacy. Master asked me to bring some medicine to you as well. Mainly Spring Rain Pills and Diamond Pills. Even if you don't need them now, they are still amazing medicines for healing."

Xiao Xia was still looking at Zhang Qiao. She had a long sword on her back. Where was the Frost Sword he gave her?

"Little Senior Sister, come in and talk!"

Zhang Qiao quickly shook his head, "I won't come in. I'll give you the medicine and then go back to the inn."

The smile on Xiao Xia's face slowly froze. What happened? He didn't even enter his own house.

"This is not an official residence, this is my own house. Have you forgotten what I told you?"

Zhang Qiao also lowered his head and whispered, "I've already said that I won't enter your house until I return to secular life!"

Did she say that? Xiao Xia couldn't remember it at all.

He suddenly thought of a solution.

"You come with me!"

"Where to go?"

"Just follow me. I won't let you into the mansion!"

Xiao Xia brought Zhang Qiao to the side door, which was a separate entrance and courtyard. Although there was a small door connecting to the atrium, the small door was basically decorative and had never been opened.

"This is my guest room. No one lives here at the moment. It's separate from our mansion. You can live here. If you don't want to go back, I can turn this place into a Taoist temple."

Zhang Qiao remembered that he seemed to have said this, to build a Taoist temple for himself in his side yard.

"I don't live here, my aunt is at the inn!"

"Which inn?"

Zhang Qiao was not a person who could lie. After a long hesitation, she finally said, "Ping An Inn!"

"The Peace Inn outside the gates of Metropolis City?"

"Ok!"

Xiao Xia advised softly, "No one lives in this courtyard. It would be great if you could ask your aunt to come and live here with you. You can spend a few more days in Chang'an and go back after the Lantern Festival. Haven't you always wanted to come to Chang'an to see the lanterns?" Zhang Qiao ignored him and took out two large packets of medicine. With his eyelashes drooping, he whispered, "The red packet is the King Kong Pill, and the white packet is the Spring Rain Pill."

He took out a dagger from his bag, which was the Frost Sword that Xiao Xia gave her, and placed them on the table.

"And this sword, I'll give it to you as well!"

"What's the matter with you?"

Xiao Xia finally couldn't stand it anymore and questioned her, "You gave me a cold shoulder the moment you came here, and now you've even returned the Frost Sword to me. What do you mean by that?"

Zhang Qiao's eyes turned red. She took a deep breath and said coldly, "That's it! I'm leaving first."

She turned around and walked outside. Xiao Xia grabbed her arm and pulled her hard, "Speak clearly to me!"

"I'm sorry! I think you misunderstood. There's nothing to talk about between us."

Xiao Xia was speechless after hearing this. He was furious and said coldly, "Okay! Go away."

Zhang Qiao turned and left.

Xiao Xia stared at her back and said through clenched teeth: "Once you walk out of this door, don't come back!"

Zhang Qiao walked to the door and paused for a moment, but she still hurried out the door.

Xiao Xia immediately sat down dejectedly like a defeated rooster.

Needless to say, there is a high probability that she knows about Cui Yu, otherwise she would not be so heartless.

Xiao Xia didn't know that the moment Zhang Qiao walked out of the door, she burst into tears. She rode on the donkey, whipped it twice, and ran away with her tearful face covered.

Xiao Xia returned to the main courtyard listlessly. Ah Chu and Xiao Qing were waiting at the gate of the inner courtyard. Ah Chu saw that there was no one behind Xiao Xia and asked curiously, "Master, is this your junior sister?"

"I left and refused to even come into the house."

"why?"

Xiao Xia sighed, "She must have known about the relationship between Miss Cui and me. She has a very strong temper and didn't even give me a chance to explain. She just turned around and left."

"Sir, I don't think this is the reason."

Xiao Qing said, "It's impossible for her to know about the relationship between the young master and Miss Cui. Even the princess doesn't know about it, so how could the news spread to Bashu?"

As the saying goes, 'Those involved are confused, but those who are watching can see clearly!' Xiao Qing's words were like a wake-up call for Xiao Xia. That's right! How could she know that the junior sister was in Qingcheng Mountain?

What's more, Cui Yu has not yet gotten engaged to me.

After thinking this through, Xiao Xia's confused thoughts gradually became clear. No! Junior Sister must have other reasons.

Xiao Xia pondered for a moment, then said to Ah Chu, "Go to the Ping An Inn at the East Market Gate and see if my junior sister lives there?"

"But I don't know your junior sister!"

"She is a young nun, and there is a middle-aged nun following her."

"Okay! I'll go find out."

A Chu also rode a donkey and hurried to Ping'an Inn.

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Xiao Xia did not go to the military camp either, but waited patiently for news at home.

In less than half an hour, Achu came back and brought him an unexpected news.

"Sir, they were originally staying at the Ping An Inn, but when I went there, they had just checked out and left. I asked the innkeeper, and he said there were three of them in total."

"three people?"

Xiao Xia was stunned for a moment. Why were there three people?

He quickly asked again: "What kind of three people are they?"

"I even asked specifically, and the shopkeeper said that one was a very young and pretty nun, probably the young master's junior sister, one was a middle-aged nun, probably his aunt, and the other was a middle-aged man, who looked very strong and had a big beard. The shopkeeper said that he looked like a bear and was very oppressive."

Xiao Xia nodded. This must be Zhang Jue. Zhang Jue is here too. The middle-aged Taoist nun should be Zhang Jue’s younger cousin Zhang Lian, who raised the little senior sister. The only three people left in the Zhang family are together. What are they going to do?
"not good!"

Xiao Xia suddenly realized that they must be trying to assassinate Yuwen Shu for revenge.

He didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly said to Ah Chu: "Go to Tianzhen Martial Arts Hall again and ask Sun Lei to notify Li Luming to come see me!"

(End of this chapter)