This person never reveals his true face and is so mysterious. It is very likely that he knows Su Xingyi's true identity.
"Have the villagers of Osmanthus Village ever seen you, the master of the Black Hawk Mask?"
"They haven't seen it. I remember when I was six years old, I woke up from a nap and found that I was not in my own bed. Instead, I was sleeping on Wufeng Mountain. The Black Hawk Masked Master suddenly appeared in front of me and frightened me to death."
Su Xingyi still felt a little scared when he thought about this incident.
"And what happened next?"
Su Xingyi said: "When I woke up again, I saw his beautiful mouth exposed, with a smile on the corner of his lips. He even reached out and gently touched my head. Then I was no longer afraid."
Xiao Lingyu smiled. It seemed that children would become obedient if they were coaxed like this.
"Let me guess. Your master said he wanted to teach you martial arts and literacy, saying that you could support your family and protect yourself. So you agreed to accept him as your master, right?"
Su Xingyi nodded. "At first, I didn't agree to his words. I thought he was a bad guy with ulterior motives, maybe a human trafficker who wanted to kidnap me."
Xiao Lingyu's curiosity was overflowing, and he asked him, "Then how did you finally accept him as your master?"
"Then suddenly five wolves showed up. I saw him pull out a thin, soft long sword from his waist, leap up, and swing his long arm at the five wolves. Before they could even attack, they fell to the ground and died. Only after they fell did blood spurt from their necks. I was shocked and terrified at the time. I thought he was so powerful!"
Su Xingyi was lost in memories for a moment. "My master said that since I have this skill, I can temporarily earn money by hunting, so I accepted him as my master..."
That day, Su Xingyi's master caught a goat for Su Xingyi and dragged it to the foot of Wufeng Mountain, and asked Su Xingyi to go back and call his father to carry it down the mountain.
Old Man Su learns that Su Xingyi saved a man in the mountains. To repay him for saving his life, he wants to teach Su Xingyi martial arts and how to read and write.
Old Man Su initially suspected that this person intended to take his adopted son away.
Su Xingyi is not allowed to go to Wufeng Mountain every day because there are large ferocious beasts there, and he has to take Su Xingyi's safety into consideration.
In the next few days, Su Xingyi would pick up prey at his doorstep, and ask his father Su to exchange it for money, and keep the rest for himself to eat.
Old Man Su was also a hunter. His wife died early and left no children.
At that time, he only dared to set traps and hunt in the mountains around Wufeng Mountain.
If you are lucky, you can catch prey once you go into the mountains, but sometimes you can't catch any prey for half a month or even three months.
Life was tight, but since his wife had died, he could still make ends meet on his own.
Later, he picked up Su Xingyi in his cradle and fell in love with the child at first sight.
Perhaps because of having a child, his luck suddenly improved and he could hunt prey as long as he went into the mountains.
At that time, Old Man Su loved the little boy very much, but he was a little weak and worried that he could not keep him alive, so he used most of the money he earned from hunting to nourish him.
When Su Xingyi was one and a half years old, his body was in good shape and he grew up to be plump and white. He followed behind his father Su and kept calling him "Daddy".
This made Old Man Su very happy every day. All the money earned in those years was spent on daily food. The father and son ate quite well and basically did not save any money.
Old Man Su thought that now he could eat meat and exchange it for silver without going out hunting.
This man was indeed very capable. If he really wanted to take his son away, he couldn't stop him, so he agreed to let Su Xingyi become his apprentice.
At the same time, he also helped the Black Hawk Mask Master to cover up. The villagers only knew that Su Xingyi became a disciple of the master, learned to hunt, and learned to read.
Some villagers wanted to learn together, but Old Man Su found excuses to send them away.
The prey that Su Xingyi brought back every day was divided into three parts by Old Man Su.
A household allowance.
Take the large portion to the county and exchange it for silver.
Small portions are sold to villagers at affordable prices or exchanged for some food from them.
Old Man Su used the money he got to build a new house and bought a large piece of vacant land next door.
I plan to ask a craftsman in the city to build a large courtyard with two entrances, modeled after the big houses in the city.
He thought his son was good-looking and thought his family background was extraordinary.
Without his son, he wouldn't be able to live the good life he has today.
When my son gets married, he must live in a good house, and a wing room must be built for his master. He can't always live in the damp and cold place of Wufeng Mountain.
Old Man Su was planning for a better future, but one day when he went to the city to find a master to build a house, he suddenly fell ill and died on the way.
Xiao Lingyu sighed deeply. Grandpa Su was just about to see Su Xingyi get married and have children. Fate really played a trick on him.
"Xingyi, when we return to Guihua Village, we will rebuild a tomb for your adoptive father and let him know that you now have a wife, children, and that your life is getting better and better."
Su Xingyi Xiacan hasn't visited his father's grave in the past two years.
His frail body will only make the old man worry over there.
"Thank you, Xiaoyu, for thinking so much about me."
Xiao Lingyu looked at the gratitude in his eyes, alas, he had misunderstood.
She just felt the need to do it.
"If I hadn't asked you about your master today, you wouldn't have mentioned your adoptive father to me, and I wouldn't have remembered to rebuild his tomb. If your adoptive father hadn't brought you back to raise you, you might not be my official husband."
Su Xingyi's mind was slightly moved, and he was stunned for a moment.
Xiaoyu rebuilt his father's tomb to thank him.
Does Xiaoyu like him very much?
"Xingyi, what are you thinking about?" Xiao Lingyu saw that his mind was wandering and spoke to bring him back to reality.
"Oh, nothing much. I just never dreamed that the court would marry you to me. Sometimes I feel like I'm living in a dream and it's so unreal."
“Ouch!”
Xiao Lingyu pinched Su Xingyi's arm fiercely, "Is this a dream?"
"It's not a dream, it's real."
Xiao Lingyu said, "I will be your wife and the mother of your children. This is God's arrangement."
Xiao Lingyu thought for a moment and continued, "I told Xiao Xier that she is unique in this world and no one can compare to her. Now I give this sentence to you. You are also unique in this world and you deserve all the beautiful things in this world."
Su Xingyi was unable to think for a moment after hearing this. When he tried to figure out the deeper meaning, Zhu Xu's voice sounded outside the door.
"Master Su, Madam, I have something important to report."
"Come in."
After Zhu Xu came in, Xiao Lingyu sent all the servants serving in the yard to rest.
"How is it? Did you gain anything today?"
Zhu Xu glanced at Su Xingyi and whispered to Xiao Lingyu, "The Cui family's cheating in the imperial examinations is true. Today, Cui Zheli and his eldest brother Cui Zhehan met at the Luyuan Qiong Tower with Zhang Sheng, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who served as the invigilator in Huayang County, and Du Huaian, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Rites, who served as the co-examiner."
"Who is the examiner?"
Zhu Xu said: "According to the custom, the county governors of each county will serve as invigilators. The invigilators sent by the court will supervise the examiners and the chief examiner to prevent cheating in the imperial examinations."
"Have the Cui brothers met with Qi Lianli, the governor of Huayang County?"
"So far, we haven't found any contact between them and Master Qi."
Xiao Lingyu frowned and thought for a moment, "Have you secretly found out how they cheated?"
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