Chapter 34 There is no way out
Hailing Mountain is located on the shore of Qingguo and is the second largest mountain in Qingguo. Guangyuan City is located at the foot of Hailing Mountain. It is known as the "hometown of top scholars" because it has produced five top scholars, one top scholars, and two top scholars in Tanhua.
At first, Liu Nian thought that the Zou family of Xiuzhen lived on Hailing Mountain. When he arrived in Guangyuan City, he realized that Hailing Mountain could not be reached just by wanting.
"Hailing Mountain cannot be used to go up on ordinary days. It only opens the mountain every year when worshiping ancestors. On the day of opening up, people from other places can just submit an article I wrote before and pass the test, but after going down the mountain, they have to write an article or poem about Hailing Mountain."
Liu Nian was still the blessing of literacy. If Jin Chongyan had not been studying hard, he would have been bullied by him for several months because he was too young and was stolen. He would have studied with him for several months. He would never have thought that he would sit upright in the house and watch the scholar shaking his head every day, but he was only able to read, not to mention writing poems and writing articles.
He remembered the words that the scholar said when he came to lobby after he and Jin Chongyan dropped out of school, "I will regret it when I use books. In the future, you will regret it!"
Liu Nian said awkwardly: "If I don't know how to make a fuss..."
The person asked looked at him suspiciously: "What is the illiterate man going up the mountain?"
Liu Nian said: "I want to visit...old friends."
The man was even more confused: "If there is no one living in Hailing Mountain, how can you have your old friend?"
Liu Nian was also confused and asked carefully. Only then did he realize that the Zou family he was looking for did not live on the mountain, but lived in Guangyuan City. Moreover, the five top scorers in the "Top-Student Land" were the second-place Tanhua, and the Zou family accounted for half, which was a prominent family in the city.
The man heard that the old friend Liu Nian was looking for was a Zou family, and his attitude was again. Not only did he personally send the person to the door, he also apologized, saying that he had been unintentional before, and asked him not to take it to heart. Before leaving, the man said earnestly: "Reading can make people understand the truth and enlightenment. You should learn more from your friends."
Liu Nian came to find someone, and the doorman started to be very polite. When he heard that he was looking for Hong Shulian, his face changed and said, "The Zou family is Ding Xingwang, I don't know which lady you are talking about. I can't make the decision, I have to ask the master."
He went in and asked, Liu Nian was waiting at the door. After waiting for nearly half an hour, the doorman came out: "The master said there was no such person at home, and the young master found the wrong door." He took out a bag and gave it to him, "This is the money given to the young master. I hope the young master will find the person he is looking for as soon as possible."
Liu Nian naturally would not want to worry about money. The attitude of the concierge and the Zou family made him sure that Hong Shulian was in the Zou family, and somehow they denied it.
Since he couldn't hear the news during the day, he decided to wait till night.
Just after dinner, Jin Chongyan's voice rang out on time.
"A Nian, I beat him up again yesterday. He was very serious. If you are still not satisfied, I will just stuff two stones into the lake. Why should I hold back and not talk to me? Today I passed by Fengle City. There is a Taori Lake in the city. The lotus flowers are in full bloom. It is a good place to kill people and abandon corpses."
Liu Nian immediately took out the notes to transmit the sound transmission. Before he burned it, he heard him say, "I know you are in a hurry again. Oh, just laugh at you. I know that you don't want to talk to me now, and I'm just taking it upon myself. I blame me for being obsessed with it."
"A Nian, I'm sorry."
It’s not that I miss you, I’m sorry.
Liu Nian sat in a daze with the sound transmission notes, his nose a little sore. At that time, Jin Chongyan's attitude towards him was not wronged, nor did he think that one day he would make Jin Chongyan look at him with admiration. But later he put himself in an extremely low position, and these grievances were not wronged. Until now, he has become accustomed to that position, but he has waited for the words "I'm sorry".
Although times have changed, it is gratifying.
He clamped the sound transmission notes with his fingertips, and with a slight tilt, the talisman burned.
He said: "With your relationship, why bother to say sorry?"
Jin Chongyan, who received the message, was happy. While thinking that he had finally forgiven me, he stuffed the asphalt he had just dragged back. Before he could tie the sack, he heard him continue to say: "I am very happy to have friends like you."
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Jin Chongyan dragged the asphalt out again and pressed his fingers gloomyly.
Liu Nian originally planned to visit the Zou family at night, so she found an inn to stay in first. Unexpectedly, before the sky was completely dark, the people from the Zou family came to the door. Two women, about forty years old, looked similar, like sisters. Sure enough, they said they were Hong Shulian’s third and fourth aunts.
Aunt San said: "You are from Yaogu, are you? Is it the brother of Cheng Xuyu, the gangster?"
Aunt Fourth said: "Calculate the time, he should come out of the Ghost Moon Secret Realm, right?"
Aunt San said: "You ask him to come out and come to propose marriage quickly! Water lily's belly can no longer be hidden. You stay in the Zou family and have many dreams. Hurry up and get married and take it away."
Aunt Fourth said: "It's better to set a good day as soon as possible. It's best for elders to come forward."
Aunt San said: "What does that mean for the gangster to ask you to come forward if he doesn't come? Could it be that he doesn't want to admit it?"
Aunt Fourth said: "We can discuss the betrothal gifts, and the most important thing is to solve the current situation first."
From the time they entered the door to the seat, they didn't stop. After finally taking their heads down to drink tea, Liu Nian had the opportunity to speak: "I am Cheng Xuyu's friend, but after the Ghost Moon Secret Realm, I did not meet him. I heard that Miss Hong was taken away by her uncle and came because she was worried."
"Pong!" Aunt San slammed the table and gritted her teeth and said, "This thief who abandoned it all the time!"
Aunt Fourth advised: "Don't be impatient! It may not be what you think."
Aunt San said, "Why aren't I what I thought? I've not gotten married yet, my belly is so big, no one can see it. It would be fine if the child's father and his wife were there, but there were no people. How can we be human? Could it be that we really marry the son of the national teacher?"
Aunt Fourth said, "Actually what the second brother said makes sense. If that person is willing to treat water lilies and the children in her belly, it would be nice to marry him."
Aunt San said: "You haven't seen their family look arrogant when they propose marriage! It's hard to say whether a person like this can be good to his wife and children, let alone other people's children!"
Aunt Fourth frowned and said, "Oh. What should I do?"
Liu Nian was dizzy when the two of them said it. After finally seeing them stop, he asked what happened.
The fourth aunt said: "The national master of Qingguo came to propose marriage for his son. After all, he is a disciple of the Lingqin Taoist in Yinyue Palace. Her uncle of Water Lily planned to agree."
Liu Nian said: "I don't know if Miss Hong's parents are here, so what do you say?" General Hong was harmed by the national teacher, so I'm afraid he wouldn't agree.
The fourth aunt said: "The national master said that what happened before was that he believed in the villain and wronged his brother-in-law. After the two got married, he would definitely be rehabilitated."
Aunt Third sneered, "When it is irrelevant, I will send you to death. If you want to marry the other party's daughter as your daughter-in-law, you will rehabilitate it one by one. Do you dare to use it as your in-laws?"
The fourth aunt sighed: "The eldest sister doesn't agree, but unfortunately my brother-in-law is a little moved. My brother-in-law has been an official for generations, so why would he be willing to be accused of being a traitor and destroy all the merits of his ancestors in his own hands?"
The third aunt said disdainfully: "A mere mortal court is worthy of being a treasure!"
Aunt Fourth said: "As long as Xuyu comes back and gets married to Water Lily and has Medicine Valley as a backer, I think the second brother won't make any trouble. Unfortunately, Xuyu's life and death are uncertain in the secret realm, and Water Lily's belly is getting bigger and bigger day by day. If this continues, even if Water Lily is unwilling, parents should consider their daughter's reputation."
Liu Nian didn't quite understand why he wanted to marry someone he didn't like against his will and separate from the child's biological father. He knew that he and Jin Chongyan depended on each other, did not understand the worldly ways, and did not dare to say his own opinions casually. He just wanted to see Hong Shulian and talk about it after ventilating with her.
Liu Nian said: "I want to meet Miss Hong, so please help me."
Aunt Fourth said, "Xuyu is not here, what's the use of seeing you?"
Liu Nian said: "I am his friend. Brother Cheng is not here, so I should take care of my sister-in-law."
The fourth aunt thought about it and it would be better if the man had a friend than to ignore him, so she nodded in agreement.
Aunt San said: "Why do you have to check it out if you send such a big person in?"
Aunt Fourth's eyes flashed and said, "Let's go back and think of a solution, you're waiting for news here."
After seeing off the third and fourth aunts, Liu Nian was uneasy and subconsciously took out the notes to transmit the music.
The sound transmission note burned into ashes in the flames. He thought for a long time, but only sighed.
Jin Chongyan was sleeping soundly, and suddenly heard a sigh, thinking that something had happened to Liu Nian, so he was shocked to sit up.
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Then, there was only a sigh.
Liu Nian was lying down and heard Jin Chongyan say, "A Nian, do you miss me? I miss you too. Alas, alas..."
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Liu Nian stood up, endured the sighs in her ears, and took out the notes to study how to block them.
Chapter completed!