Inside the ancient temple.
"Hey, that...brother robber, can I ask you a favor?"
Hou Xia, who waited from afternoon to dark and then from dusk to dawn, finally couldn't restrain his inner agitation and began to seek medical treatment urgently.
Meng Longtan, who was about to leave, was stunned and said doubtfully: "Did I hear you right? Are you asking me for help?"
"Yes, as long as you help me find the young master, I will give you half of the young master's troubles." Hou Xia has searched every corner of the ancient temple, and even searched several paths outside the temple several times. The results speak for themselves.
Nothing was found.
This made him couldn't help but doubt the old monk who disappeared!
There might be a secret room hidden in the backyard.
Most of the young master is being persecuted in the secret room. As long as they find the secret room in time, they may be able to save Zhu Xiaolian and Mr. Cheng who disappeared together.
"You raised the money in front of the robbers, aren't you afraid that I will directly attack and steal all your money?" Meng Longtan stared at Hou Xia with a smile.
This idiot, asking for money in front of the robbers, didn't remind himself that it's time to open his business!
"No, not afraid."
Hou Xia tightened the package in her arms and said nervously: "Brother, I can see that you can't help being a robber, it's not your nature."
"So you mean I'm kind by nature?"
"Yes, if you weren't a kind person, you should have killed me last night."
There is nothing wrong with what Hou Xia said. He didn't sleep all night last night, but fell asleep for a long time holding the package. If Meng Longtan had any evil intentions at that time, he would definitely be dead.
"You still have some wink, so I'll help you."
Meng Longtan stood up and patted his butt, holding the big knife retrieved from the backyard, he walked fiercely towards the corridor where Peony had seduced Zhu Xiaolian yesterday.
“Dong dong~~”
Knocking on the corridor that turned into a stone wall, Meng Longtan said doubtfully: "Strange, the person named Zhu walked from here yesterday. I could see clearly at the time that there was clearly a road, but why was it missing?"
"..."
Hou Xia looked resentful, even saying that you are a good person without conscience.
Why are you still wandering here and there? There is clearly a stone wall in front of you. How can there be any tunnel?
If there really was a tunnel, he went in to look for it last night, so he could wait until now.
"You think I'm teasing you?"
Noticing Hou Xia's resentful look, Meng Longtan couldn't help but frown.
If he hadn't witnessed Zhu Xiaolian leaving this position with his own eyes and never coming out again, he wouldn't have believed that this stone wall could lead to people.
But now, the corridor has turned into a stone wall, which is also an ironclad fact.
He was also very confused!
Buzz!
Just when Meng Longtan and Hou Xia were staring at each other, a water ripple suddenly appeared on the stone wall carved with hell scenes.
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Xiaolian, who had disappeared for a day and a night, walked out of the mural holding a white jade hand.
"Young Master, Young Master..." Hou Xia excitedly held onto Zhu Xiaolian and said excitedly: "Where have you been? I can't find you anywhere, but it makes me anxious to death."
"I'm going to a very magical place with nice mountains, nice water, and nice people..." As he spoke, Zhu Xiaolian pulled the cute and well-behaved Peony to his side, "Hou Xia, this is my bride."
"Meet Madam."
As soon as Hou Xia saw Peony's beauty, her eyes immediately lit up.
Perhaps he realized that it was wrong to look directly at the lady, so he hurriedly lowered his head and only dared to look up secretly to examine the lady that the young master had found one night.
If the old lady knew about this, she would be so happy that she would not be able to sleep.
Getting married means having children soon, and the one thing that elders in feudal society care about most is the prosperity of the family.
Zhu Xiaolian, who is in his twenties, is really not young!
"Ms. sir, is this your book boy? He looks... quite cute, but he is not honest at all, and he dares to peek at me."
Peony looked up and down, but couldn't find anything to praise, and could only describe a person as cute.
"That's not to say, madam, you are too beautiful..."
Zhu Xiaolian didn't pay attention to Hou Xia's little actions. The master and servant had lived together for more than ten years, and he knew Hou Xia's character well.
He has the heart to be a thief but not the courage to do so. He never dares to cross the line, let alone disrespect his wife.
Peeping, just out of curiosity.
"Hello~~"
Meng Longtan saw that Zhu Xiaolian and Hou Xia began to ignore his existence, so he raised the knife on his shoulder and intervened forcefully, saying: "Your slave just said that as long as I help him find you, he will give me half of your money. It’s time to deliver on that promise.”
"..."
Hearing this, Zhu Xiaolian and Mudan looked at Hou Xia one after another.
Hou Xia was so anxious that he was sweating and explained hurriedly: "No, that's not the case. Yes, I said I would give you half of the money, but that was the reward for getting the young master back. But now my young master and his wife are doing it themselves. It came out of the mural, how can this be considered a search?”
"You'd better speak clearly and don't force me to use force..."
Meng Longtan glared, pointed at the illusory and real corridor, and said angrily: "Open your dog eyes and see if I brought you to this corridor?"
"You, you just took me to the intersection, but you didn't take me in to find the young master!"
Hou Xia said cautiously.
The tunnel that suddenly appeared in front of me was formed when the young master walked out of the painting boundary. You could reach out and touch the boundary like water ripples.
When Meng Longtan brought him here, it was still a stone wall.
This definitely cannot be paid. After all, the money is not much in the first place. The master brings back another person and pays half of it. I am afraid that it will not be long before all three of them have to drink the northwest wind.
"Boy, if you don't follow through on your words, you will have to pay the price."
Meng Longtan took off the large ring knife on his shoulder and thrust it into the ground, like a wild beast that chose people to devour, with a fierce look in his eyes.
"Everything I said is true!"
"Brother, you are a good person, you can't force your words."
Perhaps because the young master Zhu Xiaolian returned to his side, Hou Xia became more and more courageous and was unwilling to compromise at any cost.
Of course, the main reason is that he doesn't have control over the money.
Secondly, Zhu Xiaolian returned to the ancient temple on his own, which was indeed not considered a breach of contract.
When Zhu Xiaolian heard this, he finally understood what was going on, so he turned around and ordered: "Hou Xia, if you ask someone to do something, you have to pay for it. Come out with a tael of silver and give it to them quickly. Don't let others work in vain."
"One tael? I'm sending beggars away!" Meng Longtan said dissatisfied.
"Then do you want it or not?" Zhu Xiaolian didn't like him and asked directly with a face.
"Bring it to you!"
Meng Longtan was too lazy to talk nonsense, so he snatched the silver from Hou Xia's hand, picked up his sword and walked out with great ease.
In the original play, he is a down-and-out swordsman who became a bandit. He has a heroic personality and attaches great importance to friendship. He becomes a good friend with Zhu Xiaolian, whom he has never met before, and they enter the painting world together. He implements his male chauvinism and recruits many fairies as his character. Wives and concubines have everything they need.
The eldest sister Lilac is one of them.
But this time the plot changed. The aunt married Mr. Cheng, and Zhu Xiaolian also embraced the beauty and got the Peony Fairy who was inexperienced in the world.
There was no strong relationship between the two of them, so when Zhu Xiaolian looked at Meng Longtan walking away, he just felt a pity. Some opportunities are missed.
The down-and-out swordsman who was supposed to make a fortune from the painting fairy continued to embark on the road to the green forest.
"Sir, when will we set off?" Hou Xia was worried about going to Beijing to take the exam and was worried that the master would miss the time, so she reminded him: "The exam will be held in one and a half months. We still have a long way to go, so we can't delay it any longer. ”
"Then have a night's rest and head out tomorrow morning."
Say it.
Zhu Xiaolian looked back at Peony and said with a smile: "Madam, although Brother Cheng has betrothed you to me, you have lived in the painting world for a long time. Before leaving, you still have to go back and say goodbye to your sisters."
"Yeah~~" Peony nodded with a smile.
She didn't feel the sadness now. Instead, she felt lucky to be able to leave the painting world soon. She no longer had to worry about being punished by her aunt and could play however she wanted. It felt so good.
"Sir, is this the painting world you are talking about?"
Hou Xia pointed to the murals around her and the looming corridor, her eyes filled with disbelief.
"That's right, follow us soon. Young Master will take you to learn more." Zhu Xiaolian patted Hou Xia on the shoulder, hugged Mu Dan and walked back.
He came out this time to inform Hou Xia, so that this stupid boy would not find anyone and run around like a headless fly.
……
Talk about a day.
In fact, after Zhu Xiaolian took Hou Xia back to the painting world, he stayed there for five days, and then he reluctantly took away Meijiao Niang Peony Fairy and Hou Xia.
In fact, the one who is most reluctant to leave is Hou Xia.
Seeing that the young master got a beautiful girl, this boy actually wanted to ask for a flower fairy. However, Cheng Long refused at all and was only willing to let him choose one from his aunt's ordinary maids.
Needless to say, the result is natural.
Without the strong intervention of Cheng Long and Aunt Axian, these maids with free choice would never have considered marrying Hou Xia.
Especially if the other party is still a little book boy, it is even more impossible.
His appearance is not good, his status is low, and even the maids dislike him.
However, after living in the painting world for five days, Hou Xia was not without gains. Relying on the spiritual fruit and spiritual energy in the painting world, this guy actually turned his grief and anger into strength. He learned the Wulang Bagua stick, which will give him some protection when traveling in the world. .
With the flower fairy Peony as his companion, Zhu Xiaolian seemed to have forgotten the purpose of buying "Wulang Bagua Stick".
Anyway, no matter how hard he practices, he can't beat Mudan. Instead of doing this, he might as well just eat soft food and rely on his wife to protect him...
"Madam, let me discuss something with you!"
"Whatever you want to discuss, you just have to make up your mind. I will listen to you."
On the third day after Zhu Xiaolian left, Mr. Cheng fed his pleasure-seeking aunt, and when she was completely free, he whispered: "Then we will make arrangements in a while."
"Well, go ahead, I want to lie down for a while."
Since my aunt learned the harmony of dragons and phoenixes given to her husband by Mother Lishan, as well as the Immortal Technique of the Supreme Purity given by her husband, she has not paid attention to anything in the painting world. She only thinks about getting stronger and serving her little man.
After marrying Cheng Long, she felt extremely embarrassed when she recalled the emotional entanglement with Monk Fudo over the past thousands of years.
I was so stupid when I was single. I had been entangled with a short winter melon for thousands of years because of a joke made by the elders of both parties.
Fortunately, she was very clean. She had only held hands with Monk Fudo and leaned her head on his shoulder to admire the beginning of the sunrise. Otherwise, she would not have the shame to call Mr. Cheng Long.
other side.
Mr. Cheng, who received instructions from the master of the painting world, quickly summoned a group of flower fairies to the square.
"Bamboo, plum, clove, peony..."
"Here."
The four girls stepped forward one after another to listen to their uncle's instructions.
"From now on, you four will be my personal maids. Sign this contract." Cheng Long took out four devil contracts, controlled them with his mind, and dropped them into the hands of the four girls.
"..."
Peony and Clove were stunned.
Cuizhu had expected it and couldn't wait to say: "Uncle, how can I sign without a pen?"
Cheng Long smiled and said: "Just force out a drop of blood and put it on it."
"Oh~~"
Cuizhu, who had placed her heart on her benefactor for a long time, did not hesitate to drop a drop of blood on the contract.
Yunmei followed closely behind.
She did this simply to repay a favor.
Cheng Long let the stone demon go, so she would have to reciprocate and explain herself to him.
"Uncle, does Auntie know about the contract you asked us to sign?" Shaoyao felt bad after reading the contents of the contract.
Once this contract is signed, there will never be a turnaround.
Although their aunt was extremely harsh on them, she did not restrict their freedom after all.
If someone desires freedom, there are plenty of opportunities to get out.
But if the flower fairy who rebelled against the painting world wanted to come back, she would have no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth.
"Of course, you are my aunt's people after all. Without my wife's consent, how could I take you away from her?" Cheng Long was being careful and did not directly state his intention, otherwise my aunt would not agree easily.
"..."
Shaoyao looked dull.
I don't know whether I should sign or not. My aunt scolded me, and I was afraid that I couldn't bear the anger.
If you sign it, you may regret it later.
"Uncle, I've signed it."
Ding Xiang hesitated for a while, but finally signed the contract.
In the movie, Meng Longtan chose her to be his wife, and she agreed unconditionally. After marriage, she put her husband first and was even willing to deal with the former mistress for the sake of her husband. She was a woman worth loving.
"Not bad."
Cheng Long gave Ding Xiang a heartwarming smile.
When Shaoyao saw that Dingxiang, Yunmei and Cuizhu had all signed the contract, she hesitated for a long time. Then she suddenly pulled out a drop of blood from her fingertip to complete the contract signing ceremony.
At this point, the four beauties in the painting world: peony, plum blossom, bamboo and lilac, have all become Mr. Cheng's personal maids.
By the time my aunt got the news, the matter had already become a foregone conclusion and no one could change it. Even if she felt unhappy, her aunt could only sulk.
Mr. Cheng coaxed him for several days before the matter passed.
Afterwards, my aunt went behind Cheng Long's back and gave death orders to Begonia, Snow Lotus, Lily and other flower fairies. From now on, when my aunt gives them contracts, they must show them to her and never sign them behind her back.
In fact, it's not necessary at all.
After all, Cheng Long already had the flower fairy he wanted in his pocket.
Time passed like this little by little, and half a year passed in the blink of an eye.
Through Longfeng Heming, her aunt was promoted to the Taiyi Golden Immortal. She finally realized that it was difficult to improve her realm through dual cultivation alone, so she handed over the painting world to Haitang and Xuelian.
She took her husband and the four maids, Cuizhu, Yunmei, Lilac and Peony, to leave this little blessed place she had created...(End of Chapter)