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The officers and soldiers stayed outside, while Meng Changhuai was invited in by Zuo Qiuyue, who invited him to spend New Year's Eve with them.

Xiao Yan's cake was half done, and part of the New Year's Eve dinner in the big kitchen was still unfinished.Meng Changhuai was invited to the living room, but everyone else went to the kitchen.

The kitchen, which was bustling not so long ago, now had a strange atmosphere.Everyone returned to their original positions and continued to do unfinished things.But no one made a sound, only the sound of equipment colliding, which made the atmosphere even more depressing.

Shisi also returned to the small kitchen, and continued to make the unfinished cake for Xiao Yan.She built an oven outside to bake the cake base instead of the oven.When I came back, I guessed that it was almost ready, so I went to the stove to take it out.

"Let me do it."

"Go away."

Zuo Qiuyue's outstretched hand was pushed away, he was stunned, then stood by and watched Shishi take out the cake blank with tongs.

When the furnace door opened, a gust of heat rushed out, and Zuo Qiuyue stretched out her hand to block Fourteen.

This time it was not pushed away, because 14 occupied both hands.

The cake base was taken out, but because it was baked for too long, the surface layer was already mushy.

"Mother..." Of course, Xiao Yan sensed that the atmosphere between the two of them was not right, so he didn't dare to speak when he stood by.Seeing Shisi staring at the baked cake, he whispered: "It shouldn't matter, it seems to be just a layer of paste on the surface, just cut it off with a knife."

Fourteen walked into the kitchen with the cake blank without making a sound, put it upside down on the chopping board, and cut it with a knife.Discard the battered portion, then spread the whipped cream on top.Zuo Qiuyue stood by, like a child who has done something wrong.

Xiao Yan didn't open his mouth to speak either. He was in a very complicated mood at the moment, not only taking care of Fourteen's emotions, but also deeply reluctant to leave Zuoqiu Yue.

Zuo Qiuyue was thinking about what to say to Fourteen.Do you want to say those words, how should you say them?
The last hour of the year slipped by in such a silent atmosphere.

The sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner was served, and everyone gathered in the big restaurant.Meng Changhuai, who had been put to dry in the living room for nearly an hour, was also invited over, but for the first time he felt at a loss, even more awkward than when he first stepped into the door of the Yue family, and he didn't know how to put his hands and feet.

Seeing that Shisi didn't give him a look the whole time, he secretly sighed in his heart, the friendship with Xiao Shishiniang might be over after this meal.

For so many years, he has sincerely regarded Fourteen as a friend, so at this moment, he also really feels a pity, with mixed feelings in his heart.

"Xiao Langjun..." A young servant asked aloud, "Fireworks...do you want to set off?"

He is the person in charge of setting off the fireworks today, and it is almost midnight, but he is not sure whether to set off the fireworks or not.

Xiao Yan looked at Fourteen.

"Release." Fourteen said, "Release on time at midnight."

"Yes, lady!" The servant immediately ran out.

"Yinzhu, go get the gift I prepared for Ah Yan."

"Yes, my lady."

"Ah yes, a gift! Ah Yan, just wait, I'll go get the gift I prepared for you too!" Xiang Mai ran out of the kitchen.

"And us, Tong Yang and I have prepared for you." Qi Xian and Tong Yang also walked out quickly.

"Xiao Langjun, we have also prepared a gift for you." Xiao Wu stood up and said, "You can see it later."

After he finished speaking, ten or twenty people ran out together.

After a while, several people who went out to get gifts came back one after another.

"Look!" Xiang Mai's gift didn't have any packaging, and it was directly stuffed into Xiao Yan's hands, "First study it yourself, whether you can see what it is."

Xiao Yan took it over, and saw it was a box made of fine copper, about ten inches long, five inches wide, and four inches high, like a small bamboo basket with a narrow mouth placed on its side.The side corresponding to the mouth of the bamboo basket is covered with fine pinholes, no less than a hundred at a glance.There are two buttons on the opposite side, and the two thumbs just hold it down when you hold it in your hand.

"Concealed weapon?" Xiao Yan immediately understood its launching method, "Press these two buttons, will the hidden weapon be shot here?"

"Smart." Xiang Mai took the copper box from his hand and pointed it in a certain direction to demonstrate, "There are [-] cow hair needles in it, just hold it like this, and the two buttons are controlled one by one. For firing half of the concealed weapons, press the left side and it will be fired from the left side, press the right side and it will be fired from the right side, and one hundred and eight weapons will be fired every time you press it."

The one targeted by the launch port happened to be Meng Changhuai. Hearing this, he froze on his seat.

Xiang Mai didn't seem to notice him, and continued to introduce the copper box to Xiao Yan: "Now there are ordinary needles in it, if you want, you can ask Miss Zhixue for two bottles of poison to smear it on."

"Guaranteed, one-hit kill!" She said while pressing down.

Meng Changhuai was shocked.

"Plop." Suddenly Lian and the stool fell to the ground.

Yinzhu retracted her outstretched leg silently, as if nothing happened.

"My lord, be careful." Only Zuo Qiuyue got up to help him.

"Thank you, thank you, sir. It was because I didn't sit still for a while, which made you laugh."

"But this button is tailor-made for you." Xiang Mai put the copper box back in Xiao Yan's hand, "It takes more than a thousand catties of strength to press it down, even if ordinary people hold it in their hands, it's useless. "

"..." Meng Changhuai, who just stood up, "?!"

"It's my turn." Qi Xian hurriedly presented the treasure, "Look, Ah Yan, these are the three relics I got when I went out to walk the darts. It is said that they were obtained by an eminent monk. Don't you just like these weird things? Son, I'll bring it back for you."

Sherry!

Meng Changhuai, a faithful Buddhist, had just sat down again, and immediately stood up to look at the words.I saw Qixian put it in the box in front of Xiao Yan, and there were three evenly sized relics in green, red, and orange.

"This... this is the Buddha bone relic!" Meng Changhuai asked excitedly, "Where did you get it?"

For Buddhists like him, relics are priceless treasures that can be encountered but not sought after.And in fact, it is true. The real Buddha bone relics are priceless and have no market. If you have money and power, you can't ask for them. They can only meet by fate.

"To be able to get three relics at once, one must have a deep connection with Buddhism to have such an opportunity!" He was excited for a moment, and all the initial restraint and embarrassment were left behind, "My lord, where did you meet?" such a chance?"

"Just walk into a ruined temple and come across it." Of course, Qi Xian was not willing to explain so much to him, so he dealt with the matter hastily, "A Yan, what can this thing do? I think the color looks pretty. Yes, it should be fine to drill a hole and wear it as a decoration."

"No!" Meng Changhuai exclaimed, "This is a rare Buddha bone relic, and it must not be damaged at will!"

Qi Xian and Xiao Yan both looked at him with the eyes of "it's not your thing, does it have something to do with you?"

Seeing that Meng Changhuai gradually regained his composure, he remembered his situation.

He watched Xiao Yan cover the box casually with a headache, and put the three relics together with the hidden weapon and a meat dish.

Sin!That is the relic of an eminent monk, the crystallization of wisdom and Buddhism!
Tong Yang's gift is a sheepskin map, bought from a foreign merchant.The above paintings are all places he personally walked.Tong Yang didn't open it, and Meng Changhuai couldn't see the content on it.

You must know that in the Dali Dynasty, such things as geomancy maps were prohibited by the government's clear law from private sales and collections.It's not that you want to rebel and start troubles. What are you doing researching Kanyutu?
Who are these people around Xiao Shishiniang?For an eight-year-old child's birthday, the gift he received was a hidden weapon for murder, a Buddhist bone relic of an eminent monk, and a map of Kamyu, this!
This once again refreshed Meng Changhuai's understanding of the mother and son.