The No. 8 typhoon signal was only hoisted for one day. By the second day, the swaying wind, rain and waves receded, and everything returned to normal.
Early in the morning, Liu Banxian held his umbrella upside down and walked to the door of Yin Xiu's room. When he was about to knock on the door, he heard the sound of clothes and sheets being dragged inside.
It seems that the sound insulation here is not very good, and I don't know if Yin Xiu and Ma Xiaoyu disturbed the neighbors last night.
A strange smile appeared on Liu Banxian's face.
He took a deep breath and was about to knock on the door, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw a girl standing at the corner, wearing simple clothes and wearing twin ponytails.
"Who are you looking for?" She spoke first.
"You asked me?"
Liu Banxian felt a little baffled. He pointed inside and said, "That person inside is my friend."
"Oh!"
The girl's face changed from cautious to happy, "So you are a friend of Brother Daxiu. I am Ahua, and I am also here to see Brother Daxiu."
"You?"
Liu Banxian's eyebrows hidden behind his sunglasses raised, "Who are you and Brother Yin?"
"Friend," Ahua looked a little shy, "I often come to play with Brother Daxiu."
"You, and him?"
Liu Banxian glanced inside, and then looked at Ahua behind his sunglasses.
She is the young lotus who has revealed her sharp corners, the peach has taken shape, and the papaya has not yet matured. She has gradually gained a certain attraction in her youth, and she vaguely shows the appearance of the future everywhere.
Liu Banxian has read countless people, how could he not know what she was thinking.
Therefore, he didn't know how to evaluate Yin Xiu. Should he say that his methods were excellent, or that his bottom line was too low?
"Want to go in?" Ahua asked.
"Go in?"
Liu Banxian was very distressed.
He saw that although Ahua was not old, she was also a smart and determined person. Such a person would never just play with Yin Xiu. At her age, what she believed in was what she believed in, and it would not change.
In this case, if he opened the door outside and brought Ahua in, wouldn't it be bad? It would not only hurt the brother's face, but also destroy the girl's heart? And it caused another love dispute?
"Who?"
Hearing the noise outside, Yin Xiu asked inside.
Liu Banxian immediately pinched his neck and responded with a sharp voice, "The milk and sausage deliveryman."
"Huh?"
Before Ahua felt strange and before Liu Banxian came up with the next prompt, Yin Xiu had already opened the door.
When he opened the door, he first saw Liu Banxian, and then he saw Ahua standing behind him.
"What a coincidence? You two are here?"
"It's not a coincidence, it's an unlucky thing!"
Liu Banxian sighed, "If you come out to fool around, you will have to pay it back sooner or later. Cause and effect cycle, retribution is not good!"
Yin Xiu didn't know what Liu Banxian was talking about, so he just got out of the way and said, "Come in."
"Is it convenient?"
Liu Banxian was obviously very experienced and asked him again: "Has it been cleaned up?"
"How can we clean it up?"
Yin Xiu waved her hand, "It's a bit tight, but also a bit urgent, and I didn't have enough time."
"You don't need to tell uncle so carefully."
Liu Banxian was still worried and asked him in a low voice: "Have you used it? Is it the thing that covers it?"
"What?" Yin Xiu was confused.
"Just, it's the one used on the bed, the cover."
In front of Ahua, Liu Banxian also stuttered a little.
Yin Xiu suddenly realized, "So you gave it to me. What should I use that thing for? I never use it. It's separated by a layer and it's uncomfortable. I like it more directly."
As he said that, he looked at Ahua again, "Ahua knows that, I never like to use any kind of cover when sleeping."
Ahua nodded repeatedly, "I don't like it either."
Liu Banxian frowned even more tightly, and his facial features almost became tangled.
After a long while, he shook his head and said: "Young people, I really don't understand you, you are too unrestrained."
At this time, Ahua had already entered the room, and Liu Banxian could only follow her.
As soon as I entered the house, a slightly musty smell came over me.
Yin Xiu pointed to the mosquito net that was placed aside like a yurt.
"It's already winter, where are the mosquitoes? I can't use them. They're still pink. I put a cover on the bed and it makes me feel nauseous even when I turn over during sleep."
"Huh?"
Liu Banxian came back to his senses, "It seems that Manyu put this here. Last time she came over and said there was no place to put it and you were not here, so I asked her to put it here first."
Yin Xiu's expression changed immediately after hearing this, and she whispered to Liu Banxian: "Then ask her to take it back quickly. If Ma Xiaoyu comes over and sees it, how do you want me to explain it?"
"Ah, shouldn't she be here?" Liu Banxian was confused.
"Who? Who is still here?" Ahua asked suddenly.
Yin Xiu shook her head and glanced at Liu Banxian again, "She went back to her aunt as soon as she left the port last night."
"Then you said you didn't clean it up?"
Yin Xiu understood. He didn't answer. Instead, he stretched out his hand and wiped it on the table, then put it in front of Liu Banxian's eyes to show him.
On his fingers was a thin layer of dust.
“It’s not cleaned up!”
"So that's it."
Liu Banxian's face was full of disappointment, "I thought it was..."
"What do you think it is?"
Yin Xiu and Ahua looked at him at the same time.
……
This is the first time Yin Xiu and Ma Xiaoyu have dinner together after returning to Hong Kong Island, and it is also the first date since they established their relationship.
Yin Xiu was still wearing the same outfit that she rarely changed a few times a year. She just put on a new coat and polished her new boots.
Ma Xiaoyu no longer wears a strong and capable long windbreaker like she did before.
Instead, she put on a white short skirt, a small sweater, replaced her Martin boots with high heels, and let her hair down. Instead of a ponytail, she wore a headband decorated with small flowers.
Both of them were in a good mood, not overly excited about regaining freedom after staying on the boat for too long, but a kind of tranquility, satisfaction, and a happy feeling simply because of seeing each other.
There was no fighting, no plotting, just a plain meal and chat. For Yin Xiu and Ma Xiaoyu, there was no more relaxing time than this.
“I originally thought about booking two seats at the Peninsula Restaurant, which is the most famous restaurant for French cuisine, or I could just book it out.”
"Are you rich?"
Ma Xiaoyu stopped him, "I heard that you spent a lot of money lavishly before, especially at Brother Xiong's place. You made all kinds of weird things with him, and you spent a lot of money on the materials alone. .”
"Why, are you afraid that I won't have money to spend?" Yin Xiu grinned.
"Not really, it's just that those who are serious about our profession as Taoist priests have never been very rich. You are running around, so you must save some money, otherwise the two of us will..." Ma Xiaoyu's voice gradually weakened, and the second half The words were swallowed into his stomach.
Yin Xiu didn't tease her, she just smiled and said: "I know, and you never like to eat Gui Lao's food, so I made a reservation in this restaurant."
While he was talking, the manager of the restaurant came over with a menu in his hand and a polite smile on his face.
Although he didn't know Yin Xiu, the manager felt something awe-inspiring from Yin Xiu's body. It was a special style that people must pay attention to.
Far more than those bankers, real estate tycoons are more respected from the bottom of their hearts.
Yin Xiu introduced to her: "The squab here is very delicious. It is said that the wealthy businessmen in the mid-levels often send people here to pack it back and eat it one basket at a time."
"Sir, you are joking. Even with hairy crabs, few people eat a basket of them at a time, let alone four taels of squab.
However, our squabs here are indeed famous. The pigeons are transported from the provincial capital and slowly fed with whole grains.
The wood for the barbecue comes from the high mountains in southern Fujian. Those old tea trees are cut down by tea farmers and then shipped to us for use as firewood.
The chef who roasts pigeons in our kitchen has only been roasting pigeons for twenty years. He can even fry an egg until it's burnt. ”
"The so-called profession has specialization."
Yin Xiu smiled, not caring whether what he said was true or false, she just took it as such.
Ma Xiaoyu was listening to the manager talking like this, and she couldn't bear it anymore. She raised two fingers.
"Okay, I'll give you two first." The manager took a note and wrote it down.
Ma Xiaoyu glanced at him sideways, "It's two baskets."
The manager was worthy of being someone who had seen big scenes. He only paused, then crossed out the words on the menu and wrote a new order.
"Do you need anything else?" He just asked casually.
However, Ma Xiaoyu is very serious: "Steam a piece of Eastern star spot, lobster, abalone, two bottles of shochu, a pot of Pu'er, rice, wait and see, and a plate of Dongjiang cuisine, by the way, don't be too oily, my taste is relatively light. ”
The manager was sweating profusely, while Yin Xiu smiled bitterly.
He naturally understood the reason why Ma Xiaoyu wanted to save more money, just because a meal for her would cost a lot of money.
After the manager went to place the order, Ma Xiaoyu suddenly mentioned something.
"I will probably go back to Malaysia soon."
Of course Yin Xiu was not afraid that she would never come back once she left like before, but he still asked: "When will you leave?"
"Huh?"
Ma Xiaoyu was a little unhappy, "Are you eager for me to leave right away?"
"I don't mean that. I just want to know when you are leaving so that I can calculate the days when you can come back."
"Can you calculate the day of return for others using Ziwei Dou or Tiekou?"
Ma Xiaoyu laughed.
"Actually, my aunt told me. She said that some time ago, there was a letter from Malaysia, that is, our family, saying that there was a ceremony that I needed to go back to host.
Although there is no explanation in the letter, I can't guess it. However, when I was in Malaysia, I often needed to perform various rituals. Now that I have been out for almost a year, maybe there are some things that I really need to go back to deal with. ”
"Are you leaving after the New Year?"
Yin Xiu didn't know the internal affairs of the exorcist Ma family. He had only vaguely heard about it before. The Ma family had always been very mysterious, and the ritual system was quite different from that of Maoshan.
"What, you don't want me to leave?"
Ma Xiaoyu's eyes narrowed into crescent moons, "If you say a few words to make me happy and comfortable to listen to, maybe I can consider going back later. After all, it's not that important there."
Yin Xiu snorted, "Hey, who do you think I am? A man, why do I have to worry about not having a wife?"
When Ma Xiaoyu heard this, she first widened her eyes and became angry, then her ears turned red, and she whispered: "I have never agreed to your request. This kind of thing can't be solved even if we don't understand it better first." You should first turn to the almanac and choose a day. In this case..."
She hadn't finished speaking, and she didn't know if Yin Xiu heard it clearly, but her fingers were gently held, and there was a warm touch.
"Why don't I go to Malaysia with you after the Chinese New Year? Anyway, I have a lot of things I want to figure out."
Ma Xiaoyu looked nervously to the left and right. Only then did she remember that Yin Xiuding was in a private room, and she was not afraid of others seeing it, so she let him hold it like this.
The two of them spent the afternoon eating and drinking. When they came out again, Yin Xiuzheng took Ma Xiaoyu's hand and walked out of the box, but he caught a glimpse of a figure passing by.
"Wait for me here for a while, I'll go see someone." Yin Xiu said.
Ma Xiaoyu frowned, "Are there spies from the imperial court coming again?"
Although the high heels under her feet were not cheap, Ma Xiaoyu was ready to remove the heels and turn them into flat shoes - she could ask Yin Xiu to buy them anyway.
Yin Xiu patted the back of Ma Xiaoyu's hand gently, "Don't worry, even the court's eagle dogs have to eat and sleep. There is no reason to follow us all day long."
"Just wait for me here for a while." Yin Xiu repeated.
In this way, Ma Xiaoyu just nodded obediently and said nothing more.
When Yin Xiu chased after him, Lin Shouzheng was also waiting for him in a dark place.
Lin Shouzheng was the "vampire" Yin Xiu met for the first time when he was at St. Mary's Hospital. He was bitten by Smith and became the first vampire in the Tang Dynasty in Hong Kong.
After Yin Xiu dealt with Smith, Lin Shouzheng was "free" to a certain extent. At least he lost his "contract" and could no longer be controlled by Smith.
"Long time no see."
Yin Xiu smiled at him and said, "After dealing with Smith, the vampire with the scent of tuberose on his body, I thought about looking for you, but I asked around around the hospital, but there was no news about you."
Lin Shouzheng's face was still pale, but he looked more confident and happier than when they first met, and was no longer depressed and gloomy.
He was also very happy to see Yin Xiu, "I don't drink blood anymore. I mean, whether it's human blood or pig blood, I don't drink it anymore."
"Huh?"
Yin Xiu couldn't help but become curious, "I think I heard from the priest that there is indeed a vampire count who drinks vegetable juice in West Africa."
"Absolutely," Lin Shouzheng nodded, "What I drink now is bitter melon juice, celery juice and the like. It's cheap and healthy."
Yin Xiuguang felt a little nauseous just by hearing what he drank. He really couldn't imagine that these things had anything to do with [health] once they were consumed as three meals a day.
Because drinking this every day is extremely unhealthy mentally.
Yin Xiu changed the topic, "Do you work here?"
"No."
Lin Shouzheng shook his head, "I heard something, so I came here to find you."
"Huh?"
Yin Xiu scratched his face, "Are you talking about things in the north?"
"No, it's far more troublesome than this. It's the news from Dunling in the Atlantic Ocean."
Lin Shouzheng looked serious.
"I heard that someone is looking for you in the dark world and wants to buy your head."
"Dun Ling?"
Yin Xiu remembered that Luo Wei also went to Dunling two months ago. If Lin Shouzheng got the news, maybe Luo Wei would also pass on this information.
"Your news came so quickly?"
"Because the vampires have their own communication method, the channel transmitted through the blood is far faster than the cruise ship."
Lin Shouzheng licked his lips, "Now, apart from not sucking blood, I have accepted the vampire lifestyle and am becoming a professional vampire, so I know this news."
He didn't know whether this change was a good thing or a bad thing for Lin Shouzheng, but as long as he was willing, it didn't seem to be a big deal.
Yin Xiu couldn't help but think of the Red Emperor who was unifying the major vampire families in Europa. Could it be that his eyes had also turned to the east?
Perhaps in distant Dunling, the red Dragon Emperor has revealed its fangs and claws. (End of chapter)