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On the streets along the river in Yuzhou, many vendors sit under the shade of trees, selling herbal tea and iced fruits.
A tall man holding a smoky green oil-paper umbrella and holding a famous woman in his arms walked slowly towards them from not far away.
The woman was a head shorter than the man and had a pretty face, but not one that would cause the vendors to have too many thoughts.
But when the two men came closer and the man raised his umbrella slightly, revealing his face covered by the umbrella, the vendors were all stunned.
They had never seen such a handsome man! He had a charming face and a graceful figure. His five fingers holding the umbrella were like white jade. When he walked over with the umbrella, every step he took touched everyone's heart.
Even men couldn't help but look at her again and again when they saw her beauty.
"What a handsome young man!" The women who were sitting under the trees and picking vegetables with palm-leaf fans in their hands could not help but exclaim.
"I've never seen a man like this in my life!"
"Who is that woman next to her? She looks just so-so to me, not even as pretty as the tofu seller's wife, yet she's accompanied by a man like that!"
"I don't know, either her family is rich, or she is a daughter of an official!"
"I heard that Master Shiyan was unparalleled in appearance back then, but I'm afraid this young man in front of me is not inferior to the legendary Master Shiyan, right?"
“…”
The women around were picking vegetables and talking quietly, only one of them was slightly dazed.
She murmured, "This man seems familiar..."
"Look familiar? Have you seen it before?!"
"Well, I had the honor of meeting Master Shiyan three years ago. He seemed to look like this..."
The pedestrians on the street, the vendors on both sides of the road, and the people enjoying the cool air all looked at the two people under the umbrella.
But the two people under the umbrella obviously didn't take it seriously.
Wu Wei'an was busy coaxing his wife: "It's almost there, it's in the alley ahead."
Ji Yunxi frowned and said coldly, "You said the same thing an incense stick ago."
Wu Wei'an: "I'm not lying to you this time. It's really coming soon."
Ji Yunxi: "So you were lying to me all along?"
Wu Weian: "Well, look at the river water, isn't it very clear?"
Ji Yunxi glanced at him and said, "Look at the trees on both sides, aren't they very green?"
Wu Wei'an took a serious look and said, "Yeah, it's quite green."
Ji Yunxi: “…”
The two walked for a while longer, turned left, and bumped into a group of people coming out of a cosmetics shop...
The person in front was obviously a young lady, dressed in men's clothes, followed by two maids and a dozen attendants.
The young lady was giving instructions to the servants in a crisp voice.
Wu Weian moved his ears slightly, pressed down the umbrella, took Ji Yunxi to the side, and was about to walk forward in a low-key manner.
Ji Yunxi watched all this calmly and asked, "Do you know him?"
Wu Wei'an shook his head: "No."
Ji Yunxi curled her lips: "Really?"
They had just arrived in Yuzhou this morning. After resting for an hour or so in the inn and having lunch, Wu Weian took Ji Yunxi to find the leader of Yuzhou.
The reason why the handover started from Yuzhou this time was because the leader of Yuzhou just sent a letter saying that there was a matter of life and death and asked for your help.
What Ji Yunxi meant was, of course, traveling by carriage.
Who wants to walk in such hot weather?
But Wu Weian said it was very close and could be reached by walking.
And try not to use a carriage, it's too ostentatious.
Close to the head.
Ji Yunxi sneered, then suddenly reached out and snatched Wu Weian's umbrella.
Without the umbrella, Wu Weian lost his cover and his face was exposed to the sight of everyone around him.
Hearing the noise here, the lady dressed as a man looked over subconsciously, and then her gaze stopped.
When Ji Yunxi saw this, she knew that something must have happened between Wu Weian and the lady disguised as a man before. She had no intention of getting involved. She took her umbrella and wanted to take a few steps forward to blend into the crowd and watch.
But Wu Weian was quick to act, grabbing Ji Yunxi's wrist tightly and whispering, "Madam, you really have a dark heart."
Ji Yunxi: "Let go."
Wu Weian: "Absolutely impossible. You can't escape this unscathed."
While the two were arguing, the young lady came running over with a dozen servants.
"Shiyan!! Is that you? Is it really you?!" Yu Conghuan pointed at Wu Weian with a very complicated look, which contained love, surprise, and deep doubt.
Ji Yunxi looked at him quietly, and moved her eyebrows slightly.
Yu Conghuan took a deep breath, followed Wu Weian's hand, and looked at Ji Yunxi. Suddenly, he said angrily, "Who are you?!"
Ji Yunxi tried to pull away but it didn't move. Wu Weian refused to let go no matter what she said.
She replied expressionlessly, "Someone who doesn't matter."
Yu Conghuan: "Then why is Shiyan holding your hand?!"
Ji Yunxi raised her eyebrows slightly and glanced at the calm Wu Weian: "Ask him."
Yu Conghuan looked at Wu Weian and bit his lip. "Who is she? Why are you holding her hand? Do you know your identity? What happened in the past three years? Why did you suddenly disappear three years ago?"
Wu Wei'an replied politely, "My master. The master must be led. The master's servant has a new master. Someone offered a higher price."
Ji Yunxi, who was listening quietly at the side: "?"
What does 'someone offers a higher price' mean?
Yu Conghuan was stunned when he heard this: "But, but I paid for your redemption, how could you, how could you have a new master?"
Wu Wei'an smiled faintly, his white skirt swaying in the wind, his impeccable face full of grace and elegance. "Miss Yu, in our line of work, the highest bidder wins. I'm sorry."
Yu Conghuan's eyes widened. Three years ago, after she saw Shi Yan at Chunfeng Pavilion, she fell in love with him at first sight. Since then, no man has ever caught her eye. "But I offered five thousand taels! No one can offer more than me!"
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