Chapter 7 Seventh Assassination

Tianxiangtang is a very large courtyard, and there are many courtyards, and I don't know how many courtyards are there. Ge Xin lived in the sixth courtyard, and there was a poplar tree planted in front of the narrow gate. The door was open, and there was no sound inside. Ge Xin seemed to be in a deep sleep. He seemed to be very tired all the time. Xiao Shaoying walked out of the courtyard slowly with her hands behind her back, and followed behind him respectfully. "Your name is Ge Cheng?" "yes." "How long have you known Ge Xin?" "Almost three years."

"You live in the same yard?" "yes." "What do you think he is like?" "He seems to be a strange person, and he seldom talks to us." "Not drinking with you?" "He doesn't drink, eat, drink, prostitute and gamble. He has never even touched it." Ge Cheng not only answered every question, but also had a very respectful attitude and answered in detail. Because this is the old man's order. ——Take Hall Master Xiao to look around, from today on, you will be Hall Master Xiao's long-term follower. Xiao Shaoying is very satisfied with this person, he likes obedient people.

"Do you drink or not?" "I don't have any other hobbies, I just like to drink some wine." Ge Cheng muttered, and finally told the truth. Xiao Shaoying was more satisfied—don't alcoholics always like alcoholics? The seventh courtyard is full of flowers, and in the cage under the eaves, a pair of green parrots are chirping. "Who lives in this yard?" "It's Miss Guo and sisters, and there are six little girls." "Does the old man come here often?" "The old man doesn't come here often, but Miss Guo often goes to the old man's place!"

Xiao Shaoying smiled, and asked again: "How long has Miss Guo been here?" "It seems less than two years." "Where's her sister?" "Miss Guo came for seven or eight months before picking up the second girl." "Does the second girl often go to the old man's house?" Ge Cheng immediately shook his head: "The second girl is a well-behaved person, she usually stays at home, and no one has ever seen her walk out of this yard." Xiao Shaoying laughed again. The courtyard at the back is full of shade, and it seems to be quieter than the place where Guo Yuniang lives.

There was a wind blowing, and there was a burst of medicinal fragrance in the wind. "Who lives in this yard?" "This is the place where Hall Master Sun recuperates." "Master Sun? Sun Bin?" Ge Cheng nodded, sighed and said, "There are only four branch masters in the past, but now there is only one hall master, Sun." "He was badly injured." Ge Cheng nodded again: "The old man suffered from an internal injury, although he has changed seven or eight doctors and had to drink seven or eight doses of medicine every day, but until today, he still hasn't improved at all, and he can't even stand up. "

Xiao Shaoying pondered, and said: "I have heard for a long time that he is a hero, since he is here, I have to pay him a visit." Ge Cheng wanted to stop him, but held back. For him, Xiao Shaoying's words are now orders, and orders can only be obeyed. They had just entered the yard when a figure suddenly appeared behind the tree. It was a very slender figure, wearing what looked like a light yellow spring shirt. Xiao Shaoying didn't seem to see it. But Ge Cheng saw it, shook his head and said: "This girl is actually not young, but she is still like a child, always afraid to see people."

Xiao Shaoying asked lightly: "Who is this girl?" Ge Chengdao: "It must be Cui'e. The maids under Guo's orders are all generous, but she is the most shy." Xiao Shaoying said: "Is she also Miss Guo's girl?" Ge Cheng said: "Yes." He seemed to be afraid that Xiao Shaoying might misunderstand, so he immediately explained: "The potion that Hall Master Sun drinks has always been taken care of by Miss Guo's maids." Xiao Shaoying said: "Oh?" Ge Chengdao: "Because they were all trained by Ms. Guo herself, they are the most careful in doing things and the most thoughtful in taking care of others."

Xiao Shaoying smiled and said: "It's a pity that Hall Master Sun is seriously ill, otherwise he must have many other things for them to take care of." Sun Bin was really seriously ill. The house was damp and dark, the sun was blocked by thick shade, and the doors and windows were always closed. "Hall Master Sun can't see the wind." The medicinal fragrance is very strong. "Master Sun takes seven or eight doses of medicine every day." It's the height of summer. This strong man who used to sweep the Seven Tyrants of Hexi with a bright silver coiled dragon stick in the past is now lying on the bed like an old woman, even covered with a quilt.

Not only was he not too hot at all, but he also seemed to feel very cold, and he was curled up in the quilt. Someone pushed the door and walked in. He neither turned over nor opened his mouth. "Cui'e just left, Hall Master Sun must have just taken some medicine and fell asleep." Ge Cheng was explaining again: "Every time he takes the medicine, he has to take a nap for a while." Xiao Shaoying hesitated, and finally retreated quietly, closing the door gently: "I'll come back another day." But he didn't leave immediately, stood at the door, and stayed for a while, as if listening.

He didn't hear anything. The room was very quiet, not even a sound. "Who is ringing the bell?" "It's in the back kitchen." "Is it time for supper now?" "We always have an early dinner because we have to get up before dawn." "Go and eat quickly." Xiao Shaoying waved her hand and said, "It's a big deal, and it's not as important as eating." "Then you old man..." "I'm not old," Xiao Shaoying said with a smile, "I can still walk by myself." The sunset is all over the sky, and the sunset glow is as red as fire.

Jing Yuan's voice in the yard, Xiao Shaoying slowly walked behind the tree with her hands behind her back. A big banyan tree that cannot be hugged by three or five people. The figure as light as a swallow in the goose-yellow spring shirt has long since disappeared. But Xiao Shaoying never saw anyone walking out of the yard. He walked around the big tree with a strange smile on his lips. At this moment, a figure suddenly flashed outside the short wall, and a cloud of silver light hit him on the back like a torrential rain. He doesn't have eyes behind him. Fortunately, he still has ears, and his ears are very good. There was a sudden sound of the wind, and his men jumped up. With a sound of "ding", seventeen or eighteen silver needles were nailed to the tree trunk, but his men had already fled past the short wall. In the courtyard outside the wall, there are flowers blooming like brocade, which look even more brilliant under the setting sun. The figure from just now has disappeared. There are three or five Buddhist houses among the flowers, and in the brass black cage under the eaves, a soft call suddenly sounded. "There are guests, there are guests..." What a pair of multi-mouthed green parrots. Xiao Shaoying had no choice but to walk over. Before he reached the door, a green-shirted girl with big eyes and long braids came out to greet him, with her arms folded, she stared at him and asked, "Who are you looking for?" Xiao Shaoying smiled and said, "I'm not here to find someone." The little girl looked even more fierce: "Since you're not looking for anyone, why are you sneaking here?" Xiao Shaoying said: "It's just a casual look." "Do you know where this place is?" "I'm here because I know." The little girl looked at him with big eyes up and down: "Who are you? What's your last name?" "My surname is Xiao." The little girl suddenly stopped being fierce, she blinked and said with a smile: "So you are Mr. Xiao, you must have come to look for our second girl?" Xiao Shaoying could only admit, "Is the second girl here?" The little girl giggled and said, "Of course she's not here, she didn't even eat, so she went to Mr. Xiao's room." Xiao Shaoying was about to leave, when the little girl suddenly said: "My name is Cui'e, if Mr. Xiao has any orders, just ask someone to come to me, I can not only cook vegetables, but also warm wine." Her name is Cui'e. She was wearing emerald green clothes. She is not shy. Who is that girl in the yellow shirt who is embarrassed to see people? Is Ge Cheng lying, or did he not see clearly at all? "Before the second girl left, she specially asked our small kitchen to cook some dishes and send them over. Now she must be waiting for Mr. Xiao to go back to drink." Xiao Shaoying did not go back. Instead, he went back to the courtyard where Sun Bin recuperated. He covered the door and did not tie it from the inside.He pushed open the door and walked in. The room was even darker, but Sun Bin was still curled up in the quilt without turning over. A pair of cotton shoes under the bed were still neatly placed there. Xiao Shaoying still remembered how these cloth shoes were arranged, if someone had worn them, he could tell at a glance. The shoes were also untouched.Xiao Shaoying frowned, as if feeling a little strange, but also a little disappointed. ——Could it be that he suspects that the person who plotted against him just now is this seriously ill Sun Bin? In any case, this room is indeed filled with an indescribable sense of eerie mystery, and it is difficult for anyone to stay here. He was about to leave, but just as he turned around, he saw Ge Tingxiang. Ge Tingxiang walked lightly. Xiao Shaoying never imagined that such a tall person could walk as lightly as a civet cat. He forgot that tigers and leopards that eat people are also like cats, with thick and soft paws on their feet. They are the same kind of animal, they must have fresh flesh and blood to survive. Cats eat fish and mice, tigers and leopards eat foxes and rabbits, and Ge Tingxiang eats people! The setting sun outside the door was shining on Ge Tingxiang, making him look more majestic and mighty. "You must have seen it by now. The person who plotted against you is definitely not Sun Bin." "You already know that I was plotted against?" Ge Tingxiang said lightly: "I have never been able to hide anything from me about this place." He spread out his palm, holding a silver needle in his palm: "Did the person who plotted against you use this thing?" Xiao Shaoying said with a straight face, "It's not a thing, it's a hidden weapon for killing people. As long as one hits you me, and now I am a dead man." Ge Tingxiang smiled, and said, "You don't have to be angry with me, I'm not the one who plotted against you." Xiao Shaoying said: "Is this not your hidden weapon?" Ge Tingxiang said: "I just got up from that tree." Xiao Shaoying said: "Do you know anyone here who can use this vicious hidden weapon?" Ge Tingxiang shook his head and said, "I can also see that this hidden weapon is very poisonous..." Xiao Shaoying interrupted him, and said: "The method of launching the concealed weapon is even more poisonous. Seventeen or eight of them were released in one go." Ge Tingxiang said, "I've counted, and there are only fourteen hates." Xiao Shaoying said: "There is no big difference between fourteen and sixteen or eight." Ge Tingxiang said, "There's a big difference." Xiao Shaoying said, "Where are the differences?" Ge Tingxiang said: "If it's seventeen or eight, even I can't see what kind of hidden weapon it is." Xiao Shaoying said: "Now you can see it." Ge Tingxiang nodded, and said, "Though the needles are thin, each one penetrates the heart of the tree after being hit on the tree." Xiao Shaoying said: "If it hits me, I'm afraid it will penetrate into my bones." Ge Tingxiang said: "It will definitely penetrate into your bones." Xiao Shaoying's eyes flickered, and he seemed to understand what he meant: "Who can have such a strong hand?" Ge Tingxiang said, "No one." Xiao Shaoying said: "So this kind of hidden weapon must be issued by a spring steel cylinder?" Ge Tingxiang nodded, and said: "The most terrifying hidden weapon in the world is of course the peacock feather." Xiao Shaoying sighed: "Fortunately, this is not the peacock feather, otherwise even if there were ten Xiao Shaoyings, they would all be dead." Ge Tingxiang said, "Besides the Peacock Feather, there are several other types that are quite domineering, and 'Seven Stars Penetrating the Bone Needle' is one of them." Xiao Shaoying moved, "Is this the Seven Star Penetrating Needle?" Ge Tingxiang said: "So if it hits you, it will definitely penetrate into your bones." Xiao Shaoying said: "Seven stars should be seven needles." Ge Tingxiang: "Those who practice the Seven-Star Penetrating Needle all use both left and right hands. This is the most terrifying part of it." The left and right hands are used together, and the number of needles in the two cylinders is exactly fourteen. Xiao Shaoying said: "There are not many people who can use this kind of hidden weapon." Ge Tingxiang said: "This kind of hidden weapon is extremely difficult to make, and it has rarely appeared in the world recently." Xiao Shaoying picked up the silver needle in his hand and said: "It seems that there is nothing special about this thing." Ge Tingxiang said: "But the needle that shoots this thing is amazing." Xiao Shaoying said, "Oh?" Ge Tingxiang said: "It is said that in the past, the 'Qiqiao boy' even turned his hair white in order to make this kind of hidden weapon, and only made seven pairs in total. Although there are still some left, there will never be too many. .” Xiao Shaoying smiled wryly: "It seems that my luck is really good, and I just happened to meet a couple." Ge Tingxiang said: "I never thought that such a hidden weapon would appear here." Xiao Shaoying said: "You don't know whose it is?" Ge Tingxiang shook his head. Xiao Shaoying said: "No matter who he is, he must be from Tianxiang Hall anyway." Ge Tingxiang sneered suddenly, and said, "No matter who he is, he did this very stupidly." Xiao Shaoying said: "If I'm dead, what he did is not stupid at all." Ge Tingxiang said: "But you are not dead now, but he has revealed his identity." Xiao Shaoying laughed, with a sense of sarcasm in his laughter. "You already know his identity?" "Ok." "What is his identity?" "He has a pair of seven-star penetrating needles." Ge Tingxiang said, "This is his identity." The sarcastic smile on Xiao Shaoying's face disappeared: "So we only need to find this pair of syringes, and we can find his person." "You finally understand what I mean." "But the syringe doesn't grow on his body, he can throw it away at any time." "He must be reluctant." Ge Tingxiang said: "No matter who has such a hidden weapon, he is absolutely reluctant to throw it away." "Can he hide somewhere else?" "cannot." "why?" "Because it's his self-defense weapon." Ge Tingxiang sneered, "If I want to go undercover in Qinglonghui, I will definitely carry my self-defense weapon with me at all times." Xiao Shaoying sighed—it seems that Jiang is still old and spicy after all. He suddenly realized that Ge Tingxiang was not to be underestimated. "It's a pity that this kind of thing can never be investigated explicitly, but can only be visited secretly." Ge Tingxiang said: "So I not only have to keep my eyes open at all times, but also have to be patient." "No matter what, we now finally know that there are indeed members of the Azure Dragon Society in Tianxiang Hall." "good." "We also know that this person must have a pair of needle barrels with seven stars penetrating the bone." "So although your mission has just begun, it has already yielded results." Ge Tingxiang smiled again. "Could it be that they already knew what task you entrusted to me, so they attacked me?" "Maybe they are just suspicious." Ge Tingxiang said: "Being a thief with a guilty conscience, such people are always very suspicious." "I'm also very suspicious." Xiao Shaoying smiled wryly, "I've been suspicious of Sun Bin just now." Now of course they had left Sun Bin's house. The wind blows the banyan leaves, and there are still thirteen silver needles nailed to the trunk. They were standing under this banyan tree, and the sound of wind blowing leaves just covered their voices. "It will never be Sun Bin." "why?" "He has been with me for fifteen years and has always been my most loyal friend." Ge Tingxiang's tone was very affirmative. "But three of the four branch masters of Tianxiang Hall have died." Xiao Shaoying was still wondering: "Why is his luck better than others?" Ge Tingxiang smiled: "Because he has always been by my side." Ge Tingxiang said: "Otherwise he might die under Li Qianshan's hands too!" "You killed Li Qianshan, killed him?" Ge Tingxiang sighed: "It's a pity that I was one step too late. He was seriously injured." "So you have lost a good helper!" Ge Tingxiang nodded sadly. "But I will definitely find a way to keep him alive, even if I have to cut off a left hand, I will not hesitate." "I also hope that he lives and make friends with him." Xiao Shaoying sighed: "It seems that there are not many people who can be valued by you so much." "Not many." Ge Tingxiang patted him on the shoulder suddenly: "So you must live well for me." Xiao Shaoying actually showed a touched expression on his face. "I must also find that person." He said firmly: "I will definitely make him regret it." "Because he plotted against you too?" Xiao Shaoying nodded: "I don't like being plotted against." "No one likes being plotted against." "No matter what, you must give this person to me." "Not only can I entrust him to you, but I can also entrust you with many things." Ge Tingxiang smiled, and patted Xiao Shaoying's shoulder again: "As long as you can find this person, you can do whatever you want. I'll give you all." "real?" Ge Tingxiang seemed to have some doubts again. "It's just that I'm an old man, and there are not many women who will fall in love with me, and there are not many women who can make me fall in love with." He was still smiling: "I know you will definitely keep some for me." Xiao Shaoying also laughed. "I shouldn't want it. Of course I don't want it, and I don't want to. I'm not a greedy person." "That's why I like people like you." Ge Tingxiang walked out of the yard slowly: "As long as a person knows how to be content, he will definitely be able to live a more beautiful life than others, and he will definitely live a happier life than others." Aspen is a tree in spring, and it is already autumn now. The leaves of the poplar tree outside Ge Xinmen have been adjusted, and only a dead branch remains. Xiao Shaoying came under this tree again. He still didn't go back to his room, he knew Xiaoxia must be waiting for him. When a woman is conquered by a man, no matter how long she is asked to wait, she will wait. But if a man plotted against someone else, he would never wait for someone else to find evidence. He must find evidence of this man. It seemed that he had decided that this person was either Sun Bin or Ge Xin. ——The person who plotted against him was indeed a man, he could see it clearly. But he didn't see Ge Tingxiang. Ge Tingxiang didn't go back to the study either. He was standing under the short wall outside the courtyard, listening to the movement in the courtyard with his hands behind his back. He heard two knocks on the door, but after only two knocks, Ge Xin didn't respond, nor did he open the door. He knew that Xiao Shaoying would never wait outside, let alone just leave like this. — If this boy wants to go into a man's house, there is no door in the world that can stop him. With a bang, the door was knocked open. Ge Tingxiang smiled again. ——This matter cannot be clearly investigated, only unannounced visits. Although he said this sentence himself, he did not go out to stop it. He wanted to see what new method Xiao Shaoying used to deal with this matter. He also wanted to see how Ge Xin would cope. After the door was knocked open, there was no sound of exclamation or shouting in the room. Ge Xin has always been a very calm person. Seeing Xiao Shaoying barging in, he was still lying on the bed without moving, he just sighed and murmured: "It seems that I should use a thinner wooden board for the door next time." Xiao Shaoying sneered and said, "Didn't you change it to a thicker one?" Ge Xin shook his head, and said: "Thick boards are not good, you must replace them with thinner ones, the thinner the better." Xiao Shaoying couldn't help asking: "Why?" Ge Xin said: "The thin wooden board will be broken as soon as it hits it, so when Hall Master Xiao comes next time, he won't hurt his body, and he doesn't need to expend so much effort." Xiao Shaoying smiled. "I didn't exert any effort this time either." He laughed a little creepily: "I have to save my strength to kill people." "Kill? Kill who?" "I only kill one type of person," Xiao Shaoying said with a downcast face, "Those who want to plot against me behind my back." "Who dares to plot against Hall Master Xiao?" "You don't know either?" "I don't know." Ge Xin yawned: "I rarely have the opportunity to have a good sleep." "Have you been sleeping all this time?" Ge Xin nodded: "It's because I don't get enough sleep, so whenever I fall asleep, I sleep like a dead person." "It's a pity that you don't look like a dead person." Xiao Shaoying sneered, "You don't look like you just woke up." "What should a person who just woke up look like?" "People who have just woken up, there will be no mud under the soles of their shoes." Ge Xin's feet just came out from under the quilt, and the soles of his feet were indeed dirty. Is this because he slipped out barefoot just now, and shot two cylinders of seven-star penetrating needles? "My feet are also very dirty." Ge Xin said, "I don't like to wash my feet. It is said that washing my feet hurts my vitality." Xiao Shaoying stared at him. "Do you want to save your strength to kill? Kill with a hidden weapon behind your back?" "It's just that I only kill one type of person." "What kind of person?" "The kind of guy I kill and die." "People make mistakes, and horses make mistakes." Xiao Shaoying sneered, "No matter who you are, you will inevitably make mistakes once or twice." Ge Xin suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at him in surprise, as if he didn't understand what he meant until now! "Does Master Xiao think that I am the one who casts the hidden weapon behind his back?" Xiao Shaoying said coldly: "It doesn't matter whether it's you or not." Ge Xin said: "They are all the same?" Xiao Shaoying said: "I want to kill you all the same..." Ge Xin was stunned. Xiao Shaoying said: "Stand up." Ge Xin smiled wryly, "Since I'm about to die, why do I have to stand up?" Xiao Shaoying said: "I don't kill people who are lying down." Ge Xindao: "But I like to lie down and die." He sighed and murmured: "When a person is about to die, he should have the right to choose how to die." Xiao Shaoying sneered, "If I want you to die standing up, you have to die standing up!" Ge Xin said: "It seems that you don't seem to be such an unreasonable person." Xiao Shaoying said: "Now I have changed." He rushed over suddenly, grabbed Ge Xin by the skirt, and slapped him on the face with his backhand. Instead of dodging at all, Ge Xin closed his eyes and said calmly: "Now you are the branch master, you don't have to be unreasonable, but I don't have to stand up." Xiao Shaoying said: "I always have a way to make you stand up." He waved his hand again, and suddenly heard a strange sound from under the bed, like teeth chattering. "Is there someone under the bed?" As soon as Xiao Shaoying hit his knee, the wooden bed collapsed, and there was another exclamation immediately below. It was a woman's voice. Sure enough, there was someone under the bed, an almost completely naked woman. This time it was Xiao Shaoying who was stunned. This woman is not only young, but also very beautiful, with a firm chest, a slender waist, and slender legs. Although Xiao Shaoying didn't stare at her, she could see clearly. His eyes were always dishonest. The girl's face was already red, and she pulled the quilt over Ge Xin's body, but forgot about Ge Xin's lower body. Apart from the quilt, she looked like a newborn baby. Although Xiao Shaoying took a look this time, she didn't see clearly. Ge Xin smiled wryly, "You should understand why I refuse to stand up now, right?" Xiao Shaoying couldn't help but smiled wryly: "Now I understand why you always don't get enough sleep." The girl suddenly said loudly: "Then you should understand that the person who plotted against you is definitely not him." Xiao Shaoying said: "Have you been here all this time?" The girl's face was even redder, but she still nodded: "He has never gone out." Xiao Shaoying looked at her, then at Ge Xin, and suddenly smiled. She had divided the quilt in half and covered Ge Xin, but the quilt was still moving. Xiao Shaoying smiled and said: "With a girl like you by his side, it seems that he really won't have the time to go out and plot against others." The girl bit her lip and said, "Even if he wants to go out, I won't let him go." Xiao Shaoying smiled and said, "I can see that I am a very experienced man." The girl actually smiled and said, "I can see that too." Xiao Shaoying laughed. "If I had such a woman by my side, I wouldn't have enough sleep either." He laughed and patted Ge Xin on the shoulder: "But why didn't you say it earlier?" "Because..." Ge Xin said cowardly: "Because the old man cannot know about this matter." "why?" "Because she is in Miss Guo's room, she couldn't come to my place." Ge Xin finally told the truth. "She's also in Miss Guo's room? What's her name?" "It's Cui'e." Cui'e, Cui'e again. "How many Cui'e are there?" "only one." Xiao Shaoying couldn't help smiling wryly, there was only one Cui'e, but he had already seen three. "I'm Cui'e, I'm not afraid if you tell the old man, I will follow him even if I die." Cui'e actually grabbed Ge Xin: "Whether it's life or death, I will follow him." It seems that Cui'e is real. What about the other two? The name "Cui'e" is neither very good nor special. Why did they pretend to be Cui'e? Why did Ge Xin lie?Who is he lying for? "Although I'm a little unreasonable, I'm not too unreasonable." Xiao Shaoying finally left, he was always sympathetic to such things.He walked out with a smile, and specially fastened the door that had been cracked by him. "It's just that you really should change the door. You must change it to a thicker wooden board. The thicker the better!" "It's a pity that I met someone like you. Even if I install an iron gate for him, it will be useless." This sentence was said by Ge Tingxiang. As soon as Xiao Shaoying came out of the yard, she saw Ge Tingxiang. There was still a smile on his face, and he said again: "It seems that your suspicion is indeed serious, and it is indeed very unreasonable." Xiao Shaoying also smiled, and said: "It is better to kill a thousand people by mistake than to let one go. This sentence seems to be said by yourself." Ge Tingxiang said: "You remember everything I said." Xiao Shaoying said: "I will never forget every word." Ge Tingxiang looked at him with satisfaction in his eyes. "I'm not a very demanding person." He said slowly, "Because my brothers have not only sweated for me, but also shed blood. It seems that even if they are absurd, I don't ask." "But you are an exception to Ge Xin." Ge Tingxiang admitted: "His responsibilities are very heavy at night, and I want him to take good care of himself during the day." Xiao Shaoying smiled and said: "No matter who is with a woman like Cui'e, there is no way to maintain a good spirit." Ge Tingxiang also smiled: "Listen to her, it's not a lie to Ge Xin." Xiao Shaoying said: "Are you going to fulfill them?" Ge Tingxiang nodded and said, "A man at a certain age always needs a woman. Although he did something wrong today, but..." Xiao Shaoying continued for him, saying: "Sometimes it is beneficial to do wrong things, because if a person has a deep-rooted scheming and a big conspiracy, he will never do wrong things." Ge Tingxiang laughed loudly and said, "As expected, you haven't forgotten a single word of what I said." The last afterglow of the setting sun is shining on their smiling faces, and they seem to be in a particularly happy mood today. "If you have nothing else to do, stay and have dinner with me, and I'll open a pot of Jiangnan girl red for you." "I have something to do." Xiao Shaoying actually rejected his invitation. "What's up?" "I'm also a man, and I've reached my age." Xiao Shaoying smiled and said, "I heard that Xiaoxia cooked some delicious dishes for me." Ge Tingxiang laughed again: "When there is a little girl waiting, of course no one wants to eat with an old man like me." "There is one person." Xiao Shaoying smiled: "Even if there are eight hundred little girls waiting, she would still rather accompany you." Of course Ge Tingxiang knew who he was talking about. "But I have no intention of asking her today." "why?" "Because I don't want people to see me as a listless old man," Ge Tingxiang said with a smile, "with her by my side, no one can maintain a good spirit." Xiao Shaoying suddenly showed a touched expression again. He suddenly discovered that the old man had regarded him as a friend, and this kind of words could only be said in front of friends. Ge Tingxiang patted him on the shoulder again. "You go, I'll ask someone to send you the altar of Nurhong. Since there are good food, you can't live without good wine." Xiao Shaoying suddenly said: "I will stay with you." Ge Tingxiang shook his head and said with a smile: "You don't have to accompany me. If a person is getting old, he has to learn to drink and eat alone. I have already learned that." With a smile, he strode out of the yard. Xiao Shaoying watched his tall back disappear, and suddenly there was a strange expression in his eyes, as if a little sad, but also a little scared. He has gradually come to know the old man. He found that the old man was not as cruel and ruthless as he imagined. Isn't friendship born of understanding?This is not something to be saddened with fear. What is he thinking about? No one knows—the matter of Xiao Shaoying will never be known.