Lord of the Desert

Chapter 216 Reunion

The sun rose in the sky.

There was a knock on the door outside the martial arts arena.

Hong Fan folded the paper on the stone table and went to open the door.

Behind the door is the sweeping maid sent by Hong Pan, carrying a food box.

Since moving into Asahi Mansion, Hong Fan hasn't started a fire at home for a month, and every meal is delivered by Xingshengtang, usually four dishes, one soup, and a pot of rice.

After receiving the food box, Hong Fan gave ten big coins as a reward as usual.

The maid Wanfu thanked her, and seemed to want to say something, but finally held back.

Hong Fan didn't need to ask, he could guess that it was the neighbors who came to inquire, and there was a muffled thunder for several days.

For lunch, there are donkey steamed with wine, mille-feuille, haggis soup, and a braised yao fish that weighs more than three catties.

The meals delivered by Xingshengtang for their own Shaodong, needless to say the taste and weight.

After Hong Fan hastily ate and rested for an hour to digest, he continued the experiment in the courtyard.

The muffled thunder on the sixth side street sounded again.

Two hours later, the number of trials of "Shunbu V0.1" reached 21, and the only result was to eliminate the simplest straight thrust.

This action sticks to the midline and is the easiest to maintain posture.

The problem is also obvious.

When Hong Fan stabs his opponent at a speed of [-] kilometers per hour, how can he avoid hitting his head on the opponent's corpse that is close at hand?

So he changed the next step of training to slashing with a knife.

At this moment, there was another knock on the wooden door of the martial arts arena.

"what's up?"

Hong Fan frowned slightly.

"Sir, don't blame me, it's a guest from outside!"

There was a reply from the maid outside the door.

"What guest?"

Hong Fan asked again, his heart skipped a beat.

"The six people are said to be from Jin Hai, and they are members of your family..."

The maid pressed the door panel and spoke loudly, before she could finish speaking, she saw the door being pulled open.

"My aunt is here!?"

Hong Fan came out with a smile all over his face.

He originally wanted to go straight ahead, but he hesitated after taking half the steps, and reached out to wipe the corner of his mouth, and sure enough, there were some half-dried blood.

"You go and bring them in."

Hong Fan ordered that in order not to be nagged, he planned to wash up first.

At this time, he noticed that the maid was a little dazed.

"What's going on here?"

Hong Fan asked.

"It's nothing, just seeing Shaodong smiling nicely."

The maid returned a little embarrassed.

"Why, don't I smile on weekdays?"

Hong Fan wondered.

"Shaodong's family always has a smile on everyone's face, and everyone praises them."

The maid hurriedly explained.

"But today's smile is different from the past..."

She fixedly stared at the corners of Hong Fan's mouth that couldn't stop curling up, carefully discerning.

"My servant feels that the Shaodong family usually laughs for others, but today I want to laugh."

Hong Fan shook his head with a smile, stopped answering, and walked quickly to the well in the backyard.

The maid was about to welcome the guests when she heard a ditty behind her.

"I'm coming home.
I'm coming home.
Tell the World I'm coming home..."

The melody is melodious, but the lyrics are messy and unhuman.

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In the backyard, Hong Fan washed and changed clothes at the fastest speed since time travel, to ensure that there was no trace of embarrassment left by the experiment on his body.

Then, he went to the main hall in three steps at a time.

Before the person arrived, a familiar voice came first.

"Look at the hydrangeas in the yard, look at the calligraphy and painting!"

"Xijing is Xijing after all. How can there be such a four-way courtyard in Jinhai, which can match my brother Fan's spirit?"

Hong Fan turned into the hall from the side door, and saw six familiar faces.

It was Hong Fu and Hong Lie who stood and looked at each other freely.

Aunt Liu, Tang Dagai, and Taohong Liulu, who were a little restrained, sat on the sidelines cautiously.

But when they saw the young master, they seemed to have a backbone immediately, and relaxed their posture.

"I heard your voice, Hong Fu, from a long distance away. Look at your shoulders, you've gained ten catties?"

Hong Fan enthusiastically stepped forward, and he first held arms with the two clan brothers.

"Why does Brother Fan say weird things when we meet?"

Hong Fu grabbed Hong Fan and spoke in a low voice on purpose, but the corners of his mouth couldn't stop rising.

"I've been training hard for the past two months, and I'm obviously getting stronger. If you don't believe me, ask the captain!"

"Fu Ge'er now takes your place, and is also in the third team."

Seeing Hong Fan looking over, Hong Lie explained.

"In the entire Zhu Yiqi, he has practiced hard."

Hong Fu and Hong Lie only exchanged a few words of pleasantries, and then took the initiative to step aside.

Hong Fan turned to Aunt Liu who had been standing aside, and held her hand.

Still full of calluses, but the chilblains have healed.

"Master has lost weight."

Aunt Liu carefully looked at her young master from head to toe, and said in a low voice after a long while.

"I'm not thin, it's because the weather is hot and the clothes are thin!"

Hong Fan replied seriously.

Everyone sat down in the main hall—with Hong Lie and Hong Fu present, Aunt Liu and Tao Hong, Liu Luben were not willing to sit down—and chatted about what they had seen and heard in the past three months.

"Fortunately, the clan sent the two of us to escort my aunt here. I tried my best to follow the official road along the way, but I still encountered three waves of robbers."

Hong Lie said.

"Is it so uneasy?"

Hong Fan asked.

"I rushed from Jinhai to Tianpeng Mountain, but the journey was peaceful."

"Brother Fan, how can I compare with you?"

Hong Fu smiled back.

"The tiger-eating beast under your crotch weighs [-] catties. It has teeth like a file, and even the saddle is tanned with snake skin."

"How many people with poor eyesight would cut your way?"

Everyone laughed.

"It's not because of the refugees from the Huaiyang country in the south."

Big Tang answered boldly.

"I saw that the four people in the second wave all had their trouser waists tied with straw ropes. When they saw Young Master Lie pull out the horizontal knife, their eyes were frightened!"

After he finished his two sentences, Aunt Liu gave him a sideways glance, but the three young masters didn't take it seriously.

In this way, even the peach blossoms and willow greens are also lively.

It was the first time for them to leave Jinhai City.

I saw a mountain higher than Taishan, water bigger than the underground canal, the prosperity of Xijing City, and the grandeur of Xianzun Bridge...

Before the excitement was over, I heard the maid from Hong Pan's side come to ask for advice, saying that the reception banquet for the evening had been arranged.

The place is naturally Xingsheng Hall.

In the private room A on the third floor, Hong Pan led Hong Zhe, Hong Qing, and Zhao Rongxuan, and a total of nine people were finally seated.

Since he was having a banquet outside, Hong Fan had no choice but to leave the peach blossoms and willows at home.

During the banquet, Hong Zhe and Hong Lie were childhood friends, and Hong Qing and Hong Fu were close friends, so the atmosphere was naturally harmonious.

"A'she passed that hurdle in early May and broke through to the state of chaos."

Hong Lie raised his glass and said a happy event.

"This kid, he dragged his feet and finally passed this level."

Hong Pan shook his head when he heard the words, and drank with a smile.

"Hey, it's far behind Ah Sheng and Brother Fan!"

He put down the wine glass, but couldn't help himself to fill up the wine jug, and drank two more glasses in a row.

"Brother Sheng, how is it these days?"

Hong Fan asked.

"Still at its peak."

Hong Fu replied.

"Now my eldest brother often trains against everyone in Zhuyiqi. I think he is calm and calm, without any sense of urgency."

Hong Fan nodded.

He has strong confidence in Hong Sheng's talent - the threshold of sympathy between heaven and man will definitely not hold him back for a long time.

PS: It's time to go out for dinner today.

Chapter 2 may be late, it is recommended to watch it tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)