The little tree demon Wen Yu from the Spring God Hall accidentally trespassed into the Hall of Talents and inadvertently damaged the Immortal Tree, harming a mortal's longevity branch - causing...
Chapter 154 The first release is really strange.
Wen Yu hadn't reacted yet, but seeing Yan Zi's smug look, she couldn't help but puff up her cheeks and glare back.
What a little kid with a big brain.
This little poplar has little ability but a bad temper.
Song Linsheng nodded and answered affirmatively, "Yes, but before that, Wen Jia Dalang had not attended court for a long time, so I don't know the specific symptoms he had."
Originally, he came to Jiangyang Mansion with the intention of visiting the eldest son of the Wen family, but due to various matters, he put the plan on hold.
Yanzi crossed her arms and thought for a moment, a little confused, "Then what do I need to do?"
Song Linsheng turned his head when he heard this, and looked at Wen Yu together with Yan Zi.
Wen Yu smiled slyly, revealing two white pearly teeth. "Of course you should go and take good care of your brother and see what kind of situation he's in now."
Yan Zi stood up suddenly, a look of disbelief on his face. He couldn't help but point at the tip of his nose and asked, "Me? You want me to go with this face?"
This was the face of Wen Yanzi, the long-deceased Erlang of the Wen family. Wouldn't his presence cause chaos in the Wen family? By then, not only would he not be able to investigate his brother's condition, he himself might not even return.
It's not that he doesn't want to go, it's just that his transformation skills are really... not very good.
Song Linsheng pondered for a moment, then replied hesitantly, "It's indeed inappropriate. Everyone in the Wen family must remember this face... It's not very convenient for Yanzi to move around."
Wen Yu raised her chin and gestured toward the window. Song Linsheng and Yan Zi both followed her gaze and looked outside.
During the meal time, the sky had completely darkened. In the deep blue sky, the crescent moon looked like a string and the stars were sparse. It was a dark and windy day.
Wen Yu smiled casually, "Since you can't transform, you have to learn to rely on external forces."
She raised her sleeve and pointed at the dark night outside. "It's a perfect night for a walk."
"Your mission tonight is to find out exactly where Dalang of the Wen family lives and what the security measures are like along the way." Wen Yu propped up his chin with one hand and added, "And by the way, check out his current symptoms. Is he just suffering from ordinary madness, or..."
Wen Yu paused and turned to look at Song Linsheng beside him.
Song Linsheng nodded, and then told Wen Yu what he and Wen Yu had guessed, "It's still a demonic possession."
Yanzi crossed her arms over her chest and slowly sat down on the round stool again, mumbling in reply, "It's just a dish of black fish, and you have to ask someone to do such a difficult task..."
No matter how you look at it, it's not worth it, and he may even lose a lot.
Wen Yu stretched out one and shook it, denying it. "If this goes through, I'll ask your brother Linsheng to buy you tons of black carp, even hundreds and thousands."
Yan Zi's eyes lit up, and she immediately chased after Wen Yu and asked him to make a promise, "Are you serious?"
Song Linsheng nodded and smiled, "Of course I'm serious. How about I give you more Handan Sushan and Huaiye Lengtao?"
Yan Zi nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, I'll go right away, you guys wait for my news!"
He was blown away like a gust of wind, bringing a refreshing coolness to the hot and humid night of midsummer.
The evening breeze gradually rises, making the half-open window lattice creak, embellishing the quiet night. Occasionally, the chirping of insects can be heard, accompanying the window lattice from time to time.
Wen Yu released his strength, and leaned on the table with his chin supported. He said listlessly: "Since Yan Zi has become our vanguard, we will rest and recuperate in the mansion for the next few days and wait for good news."
She missed the swing in Guanwuyuan and her gold quilt.
Song Linsheng raised his sleeve to move the bowl away to avoid getting it wet on Wen Yu's sleeve. He remembered something else and said softly, "Xiaoyu, do you still remember Shen Sheng?"
Shen Sheng? Aunt!
Wen Yu's eyes lit up. Of course she remembered. Just based on such a unique name like Shen Sheng, she would definitely not forget him.
At that time, he was depressed because of Cheng Lian's incident, and she went to comfort him.
I've been so busy these days that I haven't heard from Shen Sheng for a long time.
"I remember." Wen Yu responded naturally, "How is he?"
At that time, she asked Song Linsheng to find a job for Shen Sheng so that he could study and prepare for the exam at the same time, and he would not think about his past in the caravan when he was idle.
I wonder how he is doing now, and whether he feels better?
Song Linsheng nodded and followed Wen Yu's words, "I had been planning to build a school so that Ayuan and the others could learn some Chinese. It was just completed a while ago, so I arranged for Shen Sheng to be a teacher there."
"The academy has been completed?" Wen Yu asked in surprise.
Shen Sheng was well-versed in literature and knowledgeable about worldly affairs. She originally wanted to ask Shen Sheng to be a teacher in the school so that he could teach students while continuing to review his lessons and prepare for the imperial examinations.
Now Song Linsheng's arrangement is really perfect.
However, she had never heard anyone mention the completion of the academy. Now that Song Linsheng suddenly mentioned it, she was a little surprised.
Song Linsheng chuckled softly, with a hint of unseen joy and pride in his voice, "Exactly. I just bought a house and renovated it. I've only been using it for a short time."
"A few days ago, Shen Sheng sent a message saying that everything is almost ready and the class will start in a while. He wanted to invite you and me to go over and take a look."
Shen Sheng is a capable person.
The academy was originally just an abandoned house. Only after Xiyan went to get the land deed did he start renovating it.
Originally, Shen Sheng was supposed to be the teacher, so he hadn't been invited in advance. But unexpectedly, when Xi Yan mentioned the house renovation, he volunteered to help, not being picky about the tasks, willing to take on any task he encountered, earning Xi Yan's praise for him.
Shen Sheng played a vital role in getting the academy back on track so quickly.
Wen Yu thought about it and decided that there was nothing important to do. It would be three days before he could see the doctor from the Wen family. So he decided to go to the academy first. He replied, "That's perfect. Why don't we go tomorrow?"
Song Linsheng nodded and replied, "That's exactly what I meant."
As soon as they finished speaking, they heard a furtive sound of footsteps outside the door, which came from far away and then stopped at the door.
Wen Yu and Song Linsheng exchanged a tacit glance. Wen Yu picked up the teacup and took a sip. He suppressed his smile and said seriously, "Come in quickly! Be careful if you hide outside!"
Song Linsheng had just brought a cup of tea to his lips when he heard Wen Yu talking nonsense in a serious tone. He hid the smile on his lips with the teacup and sipped the fragrant tea.
I don’t know where Xiaoyu learned all these witty remarks, they really make people laugh.
After a burst of rustling sounds, two heads, one large and one small, popped out from the edge of the wide-open door.
It was Xiyan and Ayuan.
The scene of him looking back every few steps as they left was still fresh in Wen Yu's mind. She couldn't help but smile, but she suppressed it and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"
Xiyan bent down, holding the door frame with one hand and holding Ayuan in front of him with the other. The two of them looked at each other tacitly, and then Ayuan nodded obediently: "I have eaten, Sister Wen."
Wen Yu glanced at Song Linsheng beside her quietly. Seeing that he had no intention of stopping her, she pretended to be confused and asked, "Since you've eaten, why don't you go back to Taketori-in to rest?"
A-Yuan pinched the corner of her clothes with her small hands, her lips moving: "I, I..."
Ayuan is gentle and speaks slowly, but Yanzi is noisy and like a firecracker. I don’t know how the two of them got along and became friends.
Wen Yu was really puzzled.
Xiyan originally looked at Ayuan in front of him with anticipation, but he said "I" for a long time and couldn't say anything else, so Xiyan simply continued: "We just saw Yanzi... hurriedly leaving the house..."
"Yes." Wen Yu answered nonchalantly.
In a hurry, not bad.
Leaving the house is also correct.
There was nothing wrong with her answer.
Xi Yan remembered what Madam Wen had promised him. After hesitating for a moment, he asked his doubts directly, "Madam Wen! Master! Could it be that you...could it be that you have kicked Yan Zi out of the house...?"
Song Linsheng's eyes flickered when he heard this. He turned his gaze to the inkstone hanging on the door frame, but did not say a word.
When their eyes met, Xiyan was silent as a cicada.
Even A Yuan shrank his neck, realizing something was wrong, and then leaned into Xi Yan's arms.
At this moment, Wen Yu finally couldn't help it. She didn't expect Song Linsheng to cooperate with her so well.
Wen Yu chuckled and tried to comfort Xi Yan and A Yuan who were in a state of confusion.
"Just rest assured!"
After thinking for a moment, she decided to hide Yan Zi's true identity. This matter was really absurd, so she only wanted her and Song Linsheng to know it.
"Yanzi's brother is ill, so he's just going home to see him. He'll be back early tomorrow morning." Wen Yu pondered for a moment and added, "No later than dinner time."
Ah Yuan shook his little head, looked up at Brother Xiyan, then at Sister Wen, and his eyes immediately lit up, "Is what Sister Wen said true?"
Wen Yu smiled and nodded, putting aside her teasing thoughts. "Of course it's true. You can wait at the gate tomorrow. Yan Zi will definitely be back on time."
"Okay!" A Yuan was very happy for a moment, and was happier than anything else.
Yanzi was his first friend, and he was afraid that something might happen. Sister Wen and Brother Song were going to send Yanzi home!
Now that it isn't, that's great.
Seeing Ayuan's cheerful expression, Song Linsheng couldn't help but show some joy between his brows. Now that there was Xiaoyu, Xiyan, Song Bo, Azhu, Abai and others in the mansion, plus Ayuan, Azhu and Yanzi, it was really lively.
It was much more lively than he had imagined before returning to Jiangyang.
At least he wasn't living alone in such a huge house...
"Xiyan, remember to add a dish of sashimi for Yanzi at tomorrow's dinner." Song Linsheng greeted with a smile.
After figuring out the situation, Xi Yan was also beaming with joy, and happily replied, "Yes! Sir!"
Wen Yu saw this and quickly raised one sleeve, raised his hand and said, "Then I want to eat Huadiao drunken crab!"
Song Linsheng smiled softly and dotingly, agreeing repeatedly, "Okay, leave it to Xiyan."
A-Yuan skipped across the threshold, trotted all the way to the table, and came to Wen Yu and Song Linsheng. She said in a baby voice, "A-Yuan wants to eat meatballs stuffed with eggs."
Xiyan, who had finally let go of the door frame, followed closely behind. He smiled heartily, reached out and wiped Ayuan's head, and replied, "If you want to eat meatballs and stuffed eggs, you should go to Brother Xiyan. It's no use asking Sister Wen and Brother Song."
Young Master and Miss Wen are both novice cooks, they can neither do shopping nor cook, so they can’t conjure up meatballs stuffed with eggs out of thin air.
For a moment, the four people in the room burst into laughter.
Xiyan picked up Ah Yuan, who looked like a milk ball, and held her in his arms. Ah Yuan was so itchy that she begged for mercy.
"I know, I know. Find Brother Xiyan, find Brother Xiyan!"
Wen Yu and Song Linsheng sat at the table watching them laughing and playing, and a warm and harmonious atmosphere surrounded the four of them.
Outside the window, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the insects are chirping. Inside the room, there are laughter and warmth.
At this time, Yan Zi, who was a little distance away from the door of Jiang Beiwen's house, sneezed for no reason.
"A-choo——" Yanzi raised her sleeve and pinched her nose, looking at the brightly lit Wen residence in front of her.
That's really strange.