Whenever big things happen, you should remain calm. This is what the old Taoist priests taught you back then.

The method that Li Xiuyuan uses to calm down is to sit at the table and play the piano, letting everything in the world hear his voice and understand what he wants to do.

Just listen to the tinkling sound, and the sound of the piano echoes in the backyard. The music is quiet and peaceful, making people feel ethereal and clear.

Huangfu Qingmei, who was sitting in the house, was moved by the sound of the piano. She looked up at the falling rain outside the window, as if a seed was sprouting in her heart. She quietly felt the true energy flowing in her meridians, and her whole body was bathed in a layer of radiance.

Closing her eyes, Huangfu Qingmei sat quietly in the room, feeling completely empty.

It felt as if I was on top of the snow-capped mountains. The cold light from the sky washed over my body and seeped into my heart. In my mind, there were hands caressing the strings.

The sound of Li Xiuyuan's piano remained the same, and Huangfu Qingmei entered a state of selflessness. She saw the notes constantly seeping into her mind. The ethereal and clear state of mind allowed her to be quiet and relaxed, and the turmoil of the world was left behind at this moment.

There is a harp in Tianshan, but no one knows about it. The master wants to play the harp, but he has passed away...

Li Xiuyuan played the piano with both hands, and gently plucked the strings with his fingertips. The notes jumped and his fingers passed by. The notes seemed to be given life. Sometimes there was a whimpering sound, and sometimes it was replaced by a cheerful ding-dong sound.

The moonlight was rising, and the young man's handsome face was so quiet and peaceful. His hands seemed to have magic power, and his fingertips beat with the notes.

There are four looms, trying to weave mandarin ducks and breaking the shuttle, but the east wind can't help but the shadows of the flowers are sparse.

The sound of shock breaks, the boredom disappears, when is the return date?

Li Xiuyuan sang in a low voice twice and gradually stopped playing the piano in his hand.

Thinking that the person who had broken through the room had already relaxed his mind, he put away his guqin and Li Xiuyuan took out his black cloak.

"The time has come, I'm coming to the City Lord's Mansion." After saying that, he waved his hand and disappeared into the small courtyard.

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"Drink some tea first, go to bed early and get up early. Tomorrow will be your big day. After tomorrow, you will be the young lady, and you will no longer have to suffer these grievances."

The city lord's palace also hung up a lantern in the prison tonight. The woman who had been accompanying Chen Shanshan looked at her and said softly.

"Yes, miss, the young master and the city lord have put a lot of thought into it. These invitations have been sent out all over the sky. It is estimated that there will be a lot of guests at the city lord's mansion tomorrow!"

The maid accompanying him also followed suit.

Only Chen Shanshan remained silent, quietly looking at the wedding dress placed outside the prison.

I thought to myself, if my father didn't send someone to save me today, would I really want to marry a barbarian? It would be better to cut off my heart and make my determination clear through death.

It's a pity that she doesn't even have the strength to cut off her heart at this moment, because all the acupuncture points in her body have been restrained. Apart from the strength to eat, she may not even be able to defeat the maid in front of her.

The night was getting late, and the guards outside the prison also fell into a deep sleep. The woman and maid who accompanied them in the prison suddenly smelled a sweet fragrance, then tilted their heads and leaned to the side and fell asleep.

Chen Shanshan, who was imprisoned in the prison, smelled the sweet smoke, and before he could react, he fell down on the bed in the prison.

In the dead of night, a piece of yellow paper suddenly flew into the prison, and in just an instant, there was a woman who looked exactly like Chen Shanshan in the prison, and Chen Shanshan, who was leaning on the bed, suddenly disappeared from the prison.

It's a long night, but the red lantern in the prison of the City Lord's Mansion is still shining quietly.

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By the lake near the market on Yusha Street, there is a wildebeest tied under a tree, quietly eating a large piece of bean cake.

On the grass by the lake, Chen Shanshan, who had been transformed into a man at noon, looked at the young man in front of her in a daze.

"Thank you Li Xiuyuan, if you didn't come to save me, I would definitely die in the city lord's mansion tomorrow, and I wouldn't marry Ximen Lone Star even if I were killed."

Li Xiuyuan looked at her and shook his head, and just asked: "Are you afraid of staying here alone?" What he was thinking at this moment was that he had to return to the winery as soon as possible to prevent Huangfu Qingmei from suddenly waking up...

"I'm not afraid of death, why should I be afraid of staying by the lake?" Chen Shanshan didn't know that Li Xiuyuan was leaving, so she looked at him and replied in a deep voice.

Li Xiuyuan waved his hand and handed her a black iron plate and a roast chicken: "At dawn, you have to disguise yourself as a man and sneak out of the city, and then return to the Great Wall as soon as possible... This is the identity plate of the wild monks

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"There are a few more invisibility charms here. If you encounter danger on the road..." Li Xiuyuan told Chen Shanshan, who was disguised as a man, how to use the invisibility charms.

Chen Shanshan was startled, looked at him and asked, "Aren't you going back to the Great Wall with me? It's very dangerous here!"

Li Xiuyuan shook his head, looked at her and replied: "I promised your father to save you, and I have kept my promise. Next, I will continue my practice, and I will go to Fucheng in the center of the wilderness..."

According to his previous idea, Li Xiuyuan expressed his thoughts. He did not want the spies and monks from the Great Wall to come to Ding'an City to cause trouble for him.

"You're still going to Fucheng? Do you want your life? Come back with me. My father will definitely grant you an official position, so you don't have to come to the wilderness to suffer anymore."

Chen Shanshan thought that Li Xiuyuan was thinking about his three experiences in the wilderness, and thought that as long as she spoke, her extraordinary father would definitely agree.

Unexpectedly, Li Xiuyuan rejected her and replied calmly: "I am already a centurion, and your father has promised me the position of captain of thousands. It's just that I really have to go to the capital for something, so I can't go back to the Great Wall with you."

Chen Shanshan looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar young man in front of her quietly through the ray of moonlight in the sky. She didn't expect that when she was desperate, he would be the one to save her life.

But there is no news about the man he likes.

Li Xiuyuan seemed to see through her thoughts and said to her quietly: "Don't blame Zhao Ping'an for this. He will only die when he comes here. No one can save you except me... Wait until you see him

Your father will understand everything."

Looking up at the sky, Li Xiuyuan saw that the Yin hour had arrived. He looked at her and said calmly: "Go back and tell your father not to come to me. I will leave here when the time is up."

Chen Shanshan didn't understand what Li Xiuyuan meant by leaving, and thought he would return to the Great Wall. Thinking of this, she whispered back: "I don't want to say thank you for saving my life. Let's meet again later."

Li Xiuyuan thought for a while and took out a few more talisman papers and gave them to her: "This is the flame talisman, this is the explosion talisman... Don't use it lightly unless it is a critical moment. I will leave here after tomorrow."

Chen Shanshan looked at Li Xiuyuan who was about to leave, and sighed softly: "I, Chen Shanshan, owe you Li Xiuyuan my life, and I will find a way to repay it to you."

When Li Xiuyuan heard this, he quickly waved his hand to stop: "Don't be like this. As long as you practice well after returning to the Great Wall, go and accompany my teacher Guiguzi if you have nothing to do. Don't miss me."

At this time, he didn't want anyone to worry about him. He just wanted the entire Great Wall and the wilderness to completely forget about him.

"Hurry up and eat this roast chicken while it's still dark. You'll be full for a while so you can run away... Remember, leave the city as soon as it gets light and don't stay for a moment!"

While talking, Li Xiuyuan had disappeared.

Looking at the direction in which Li Xiuyuan disappeared, Chen Shanshan sighed again, took a deep breath, and said goodbye to Li Xiuyuan.

This farewell means that the mountains are high and the road is far away. When we meet again, we are still the same old friends, but things have changed and people have changed.

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Just after midnight, Huangfu Qingmei, who had gotten up early, smelled a faint fragrance of rice. When she pushed the door open and walked out, she saw a small table under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the courtyard. There were two small bowls and a pot of white porridge on the table.

Served with a plate of pickles.

Li Xiuyuan, dressed in a white shirt, sat quietly under the tree. He didn't look like a mortal in the world, but more like an immortal who came from the nine heavens and was untainted by the mortal world.

"Go and wash up, then come over and eat porridge."

Li Xiuyuan, who was sitting under the tree, stretched out two bowls of porridge, looked at Huangfu Qingmei and said calmly.

Huangfu Qingmei looked at him without saying anything, but turned around and walked to the kitchen.

She originally planned to leave after breaking through, but she unexpectedly slept until dawn. This was something that had never happened in her life before.

"Is it because the sound of this boy's piano can soothe the mind?" Huangfu Qingmei murmured while washing her face.

She had not forgotten what she had to do when she came to Ding'an City. There were still several subordinates waiting for her to summon them in the inn.

After washing up, he sat opposite Li Xiuyuan and reached out to pick up the white porridge on the table. Huangfu Qingmei chuckled softly: "You can't tell, at such a young age, not only can I make wine, but my piano skills are also unparalleled.

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Li Xiuyuan shook his head and laughed: "I was just thinking that the store would be opening today, and I felt excited, so I played a piano song, which made the girl laugh."

Huangfu Qingmei lowered her head and thought for a while, nodded and smiled, then took a bowl of porridge and ate it carefully.

The two of them looked exactly like each other. They only looked at the porridge in their own bowls and finished the pickles on the table before putting down their bowls and chopsticks.

"While it's still early, let's have a cup of tea before leaving. No matter how anxious you are, calm down first." Li Xiuyuan said softly while clearing the dishes on the table.

If Huangfu Qingmei hadn't known Li Xiuyuan's true age, she would have mistakenly thought that this was a trick performed by a centuries-old monster.

Picking up the kettle, Huangfu Qingmei poured two cups of hot tea and picked up a cup to taste: "I have important things to deal with today, otherwise I will accompany you to open this wine shop."

When Li Xiuyuan heard this, he was so frightened that he waved his hands to stop: "Don't scare me, I'm just a casual cultivator from the countryside. I can't afford a young lady like you to support me."

"Oh, you still know how to be afraid? Why didn't I see a trace of fear on your face when I broke through after you gave me a drink yesterday?"

Huangfu Qingmei looked at him and giggled, lowered her head and drank the cup in one sip.

Li Xiuyuan looked at her and smiled: "I'm here to help you. If you still hate me...that's really unreasonable."

"Okay, don't pretend to be me. I'll come to you for a drink after I finish my work." Huangfu Qingmei stood up and walked out.

Li Xiuyuan followed her to open the door, and said as he walked: "Don't come here again. You have already drank all my most expensive wine, and the rest is wine that cannot be tasted by you."

When Huangfu Qingmei heard this, she turned to look at him and said with a smile: "Do you dislike me for eating and drinking for free? Don't worry, I am not short of money and will not let you suffer."

When Li Xiuyuan opened the door, Huangfu Qingmei waved and said with a smile: "I'm going to kill someone. When I come back later, you have to prepare wine to calm my shock!"

"Are you going to kill someone?" Li Xiuyuan was shocked. He looked at her back and asked, "Miss Huangfu, where are you going to kill someone? This is Ding'an City..."

"I'm going to the City Lord's Mansion to kill someone soon, how about you follow me and watch the fun?"

Huangfu Qingmei, who had already walked away, turned to look at Li Xiuyuan and said with a smile.

Li Xiuyuan was startled: "City... City Lord's Mansion, today is a good day, I have to open a business..."

What can I say? I just came back from the city lord's mansion and I won't go back even if I die.

Whoever you love will go with you. If you want to kill people or fight, I won't accompany you.

Huangfu Qingmei laughed and said: "You are really a coward. Just stay here. I will come to you for a drink after I finish my work."

Li Xiuyuan looked at her back and shouted with emotion: "Be careful. If you really can't beat them, just run back. I'll drink with you to calm down the panic. It's free of charge!"
Chapter completed!