The most powerful film and television lottery

Chapter 238
When Shen Mu saw the old lady among the old couple that he met in Qianfengling a few days ago, he couldn't help saying: "Huh? Aren't you... the old lady I met in Qianfengling a few days ago? "

The old woman, who saw Shen Mu's attack to defeat Li Yan later, saw Shen Mu now, and hurriedly cupped her hands and said, "Ah, hero, it's you."

Seeing the sad look on the old lady's face, Shen Mu asked, "I don't know why the old lady is sad? Is there anything I can do to help?"

"I..." The old lady showed hesitation.

Shen Mu said: "If it's inconvenient, I won't ask any more questions."

"Oh, it's all wrong!" The old lady sighed and said, "I had a child many years ago, named A Xiao. When A Xiao was four or five years old, strange patterns appeared on her body. I thought it was a child. I got some strange disease, I didn't expect... The master said that someone in his family's ancestors got entangled with demons, and I'm afraid it's retribution on this child."

"...A Xiao?!" Shen Mu caressed the snowflakes off his body, his eyes revealing thoughtfulness.

The old woman paused, and continued: "Soon there were all kinds of gossip in the village, saying that there were monsters in our house, the master was afraid of causing trouble, so he was cruel and threw A Xiao away, and then moved the family to Zhejian Villa. Although I got Xinger again later, and my life has been pretty good these years, but I can't let go of A Xiao. A few days ago, an old neighbor who knew me told us that he met someone in Bixi Village , looks very similar to the master when he was young. And once when the man was lifting his clothes to wipe his sweat, he saw strange lines on his body, I think it must be A Xiao."

"Bixi Village?!" Shen Mu and the others passed by Bixi Village, but they had never seen such a person.

The old woman said with tears streaming down her face, and continued: "Later, I asked the master and I to look for A Xiao, but we couldn't find it. The master said, this is why God wants us to forget that we have such a son? But I have read him for so many years, how can I just forget it."

"Mother~" At this time, a muscular young man ran out and said to the old woman, "Mother, come in, it's cold outside, be careful of the cold."

The old woman nodded, wiped her tears, and walked into the house.

The young man saw the old woman enter the house, so he whispered to Shen Mu: "Just now I seem to have heard that my mother mentioned the matter of my brother to you. As the saying goes, family ugliness should not be publicized, please don't tell others what mother said."

"Hmm." Shen Mu looked at the mysterious young man, and nodded noncommittally.

"However... that person... is my elder brother after all. If possible, I would also like to see him." The young man hesitated.

Shen Mu nodded and said: "If there is a chance to meet in the future, I will definitely convey your love for my brother."

"No, it's better not to take this matter to heart, just pretend that I haven't said anything." The boy ran into the house as he said.

Shen Mu shook his head and smiled faintly, got up and patted off a layer of snowflakes on his body, looked up at the sky, it was strange to say that there was a heavy snowfall just now, and now it stopped.

Smiling lightly, he went back to the inner courtyard of Zhejian Mountain Manor as if taking a walk, and saw someone on the arena competing in martial arts, and the disciples onlookers were competing in martial arts. Xie Cangxing was setting up a stall to bet money, and Shen Mu also went over to make a bet , picked up the melon seeds on the fruit plate, and watched the competition in the ring while eating the melon seeds.

After a while, Xie Cangxing disappeared, and Shen Mu became the banker.

"Hey, Ah Mu, why are you here? I was going to the Yangchun Inn to find Sister Mu. Would you like to go together?" Since Xia saw Shen Mu defeating Li Yan with two or three moves, Xia was even more interested in Shen Mu. Mu changed his previous view.

"No time, I'm betting on martial arts." Shen Mu stared intently at the martial arts on the ring.

"Ah, is that so, I want to participate too." Xia said, and put all the money in her bag.

"The one in the yellow dress, can you do it! You were beaten all over the floor with a long sword!" Xia gesticulated under the ring, apparently looking like a female gambler, "The one in the blue dress, my money It's all on you, keep going!"

The disciples who watched the competition under the ring and bet on it were also shouting with all their might——

"Shangguan family, don't lose, hold on!"

"Yeah, give him another punch!"

"Sword wielder, you do your best too! Raise your hand! Jump!...Oh, what a fool!" Xia Qi stomped his feet.

"Miss Xia..." At this time, Xiahou Jinxuan came over, saw Xia's mad look, and patted Xia on the shoulder and shouted.

"Don't talk to me, you're busy!" Xia didn't even turn her head, obviously fascinated.

"Huh...huh...the swordsmanship of the Huangfu family is really good, I am not good at learning, so I am convinced by defeat." At this time, in the ring, the disciples of the Shangguan family lost to the disciples of the Huangfu family.

Seeing that the disciple of Huangfu's family won, Xia danced happily: "I won! Give me money, give me money!"

The disciples who lost their bets looked helpless.

"What a bad luck! I thought that Shangguan disciple who wields double swords would win."

"No, he attacked quite fiercely at the beginning, but I didn't expect the stamina to be insufficient."

"Haha, I've earned it." Xia took the money, her eyes lit up, and said to Shen Mu, "Let's go, I'll treat you..."

As he was talking, he turned around and saw Xiahou Jinxuan behind him, "Huh? When did you come?"

Xia Hou Jinxuan looked helpless: "...I have been here for a long time."

Xia said noncommittally: "Really? I really didn't notice it. By the way, A Mu is here too, why don't we go see Sister Mu and have a meal there, please!"

"Okay." Seeing Xia was so convenient today, Shen Mu laughed and said.

Xia Hou Jinxuan kindly reminded: "Ah, Miss Xia, you must keep your money and belongings well, otherwise it will be easy to be stolen."

Xia laughed and said, "Haha, you've learned a little bit of common sense in the rivers and lakes along the way. Don't worry, you won't lose it~"

The three of Shen Mu came to the inn while walking and chatting on the snow, and saw Mu Changlan was asking the shopkeeper about something——

"Shopkeeper, do you know where bird food is sold in Zhejian Villa?"

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "Miss, the question is correct. Our Yangchun Inn wholeheartedly serves all young heroes and heroines. How could it be possible that there is no bird food for flying pigeons that is necessary for martial arts contact? Speaking of which, I heard a voice from upstairs just now. Birdsong, I have never heard such a clear call before, it must be your favorite bird, Miss?"

Mu Changlan said with displeasure on her face, "Shopkeeper, you also said that flying pigeons are commonplace in Jianghu, so they are probably other people's birds."

"Sister Mu!" Xia stepped forward and shouted.

Mu Changlan turned her head to see Shen Mu and the others, and said with a smile, "It's you~"

Xia said with an excited look on his face: "Just now, Amu and I won a lot of money in the fight at the villa, so I came here to treat you to dinner."

"Oh?" Mu Changlan chuckled and said, "If I had known, I would have gambled a few times, maybe I could have earned a few taels of silver."

Shen Mu laughed and said: "I didn't expect that Miss Mu also knows this way deeply, I will definitely call you next time."

"...Well, it's settled!" Mu Changlan nodded and smiled.

Xiahou Jinxuan asked with concern: "How is Miss Mu living in the inn? If there is anything you don't like, you can move to live in the villa at any time."

Mu Changlan smiled and said: "Hehe, thank you for your kindness, young master, I live here very well."

"Hey, let's stop talking standing up, let's sit down and order!" Xia said, and shouted to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, come and say hello~"

Sit down, the table is full of vegetables, fried mutton slices, spicy rabbit shreds, steamed carp soup, all kinds of delicacies in the store, and several jars of shochu.

Xia was very generous this time, and the four of them had a drink together.

"Hehe, this wine is not bad, strong enough." Shen Mu drank a full glass, then picked up a piece of mutton, chewed and nodded.

Xia also drank it down and said: "Well, the wine here is not bad, but although it is strong enough, it is not as good as the one in Bixi Village."

Xiahou Jinxuan drank a cup, choked to the point of tears, calmed down, and said: "It's freezing here, and most of the residents drink alcohol to warm up, and they don't care whether the wine tastes mellow or not. It is said that Huachun is also a first-class liquor, if Miss Xia is interested, you might as well invite Miss Ouyang to try it later."

"Oh?" Xia said, "But...you won't trouble others, right?"

Xiahou Jinxuan said: "Then let me come forward and ask Miss Ouyang for it. Take it as a thank you gift for Miss Xia's meal."

"...This..." Xia was a little embarrassed.

Shen Mu filled his glass with wine, and said with a smile, "Master Xiahou has already said so, Miss Xia, it would be petty of you to refuse again."

Xia Xie said: "...um! Then thank you in advance!"

"You're welcome." Xiahou Jinxuan waved his hand, then lowered his head and said, "I'll go ask Miss Ouyang for a jar when I get back to the villa later. This kind of strong wine has been spicy for a long time after I tasted it when I was young, and I don't know its flaws. Where does the girl think it tastes good..."

Mu Changlan took a bite of food and asked, "Speaking of which, where is the girl from? It doesn't sound like she's from Mingzhou City."

This question made Xia's smile gradually shrink, and a trace of sadness appeared in his eyes: "...I don't know. I heard from my father that our village was wiped out by the earthquake 16 years ago."

Xia Hou Jinxuan's eyes showed surprise and said: "16 years ago...do you mean the big earthquake that caused many towns to be destroyed?"

"Yeah." Xia said with reddish eye circles, "Later, my father took me to wander around, and after he passed away... I don't know where my hometown is anymore."

"...Sorry for reminding you of something sad." Xiahou Jinxuan apologized.

"..." Xia waved his hands, pretending not to care, and said, "It's been many years, and it's all right. My father is also an orphan, and he doesn't even know his last name. He married my mother later, and said he had a child, so he said I asked my mother to name me... But my mother died of dystocia when she gave birth to me, and she didn't have time to give me a name... The word "Xia" is because my mother is called "Wuxia", so my father took "Xia" as my name .”

Xiahou Jinxuan suddenly realized: "That's why Miss Xia was angry when I said the name was inappropriate last time. Miss Xia, I criticize casually without knowing anything. I'm really sorry."

"It's nothing, you are unintentional." Xia smiled and said: "Dinner, these dishes are really delicious! Huh, I'm full, I'm full."

Xiahou Jinxuan took a sip of the fish soup and said, "Well, the cooks here are really good at cooking."

Shen Mu spoke eloquently: "Indeed, especially the mutton slices are delicious and chewy, making people want to eat another slice after eating one slice."

Mu Changlan smiled and said: "Hehe, I have to thank my sister for the treat."

"Hee, if I win more money in a few days, I'll come over and treat you to a meal." Xia said, and started to eat.

Three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

After everyone was full of wine and food, Xia shouted to the shopkeeper: "Xiao Er, pay the bill!

Xiao Er wiped the oil stains on his hands, and said to Xia: "Guest officer! The dishes on your table are worth five taels of silver."

"Okay~" Xia smiled and fumbled for the purse from her arms, but her expression changed, "...Huh?"

"Miss Xia, what's the matter?" Xiahou Jinxuan asked.

"The purse... is gone...!!" Xia panicked and looked around quickly.

"Ah...?" Everyone was slightly taken aback.

He stomped his feet flawlessly, pointed at Xiahou Jinxuan and said, "You crow's mouth! Just now you said you were thieves or something, but now I really lost my money!"

Unexpectedly, being hit by his words again, Xiahou Jinxuan broke out in cold sweat on his forehead, and said submissively: "I... I just kindly remind you..."

Mu Changlan comforted her and said: "Don't worry, girl, go back and look for it the same way, see if you can find it, maybe it falls on the ground."

"I'll accompany you." Shen Mu said.

"En!" Xia nodded, and then gave Xiahou Jinxuan a hard look.

"I'll help you find it too, and I'll see you at the gate of the villa later." Mu Changlan said, and then ran out, leaving Xiahou Jinxuan alone, sitting there in a daze.

Xiao Er saw that everyone was running away, and quickly shouted: "Hey, guest officer, you haven't paid the bill yet..."

Xia Hou Jinxuan stood up slowly and dejectedly said: "...Let me tie the knot."

……

Shen Mu, Xia and Mu Changlan were looking for the wallet in the snow, but there was no trace of the wallet, and Xia sighed, "Oh, where did I lose it. I was obviously with the crow's mouth around here Speaker……"

Mu Changlan persuaded: "Miss Xia, don't worry, think about where you have been just now."

"Miss Xia, haven't you found the purse yet?" At this time, Xiahou Jinxuan, Huangfu Zhuo, and Jiang Cheng came over with a group of disciples.

"Hey~" Xia wondered, "Hey, what are you all doing?"

Xiahou Jinxuan said: "A villager got lost in the mountains, we are going to find them."

Shen Mu asked: "Looking for someone, is there any reward?"

Xia said: "Ah Mu, let's help find someone too. If you lose money, you can earn it again, but if you lose someone, it's even more important!"

"Okay." Shen Mu rolled his eyes and nodded.

Xiahou Jinxuan cupped his fists and said, "Thank you Miss Xia."

Huangfu Zhuo cast a disdainful glance at the three of them and said, "The three of your attendants seem to be unfamiliar, and they are new disciples? How is your skill? Don't drag the others down."

Xia was so angry that she gritted her silver teeth: "You——!"

Shen Mu just gave Huangfu Zhuo a cold look, not bothering to talk to this proud guy.

Huangfuzhuo's words of wanting to know about Xia's and others' kung fu unintentionally made Xia's impression of them greatly reduced, but Huangfuzhuo didn't know it at all.

Seeing the stalemate in the atmosphere, Xiahou Jinxuan hurriedly said to Huangfu Zhuo: "Brother Huangfu, these three escorted me all the way from Mingzhou to Zhejian Mountain Villa, and their skills are much better than mine."

"Oh...that's good." Huangfu Zhuo stroked the sleeve of his robe and said.

Xia hurriedly said: "It's freezing cold outside, the two young masters don't rush to save people, how long do you have to study our kung fu? A Mu, Sister Mu, let's go."

Shen Mu smiled lightly and said, "Master Xiahou, Miss Xia has already said, so I have no choice but to escort you to Zhejian Villa. This time, Master Xiahou is protecting you from the village to find someone. Don't you have to pay extra?"

"That's natural." Xiahou Jinxuan nodded and said, "With three of you here, we can rest assured."

"Thank you three." Jiang Cheng clasped his fists to thank Shen Mu and the three of them. Huangfu Zhuo had never seen Shen Mu show off his skills, but Jiang Cheng knew about it.

Everyone came to Xueshi Road to look for people, but the wind and howl on Xueshi Road, the wind and snow filled the sky, this kind of weather is hard for martial arts practitioners to endure for a long time.

Everyone braved the wind and snow and walked forward. Jiang Cheng said strangely: "Huh? Today's wind and snow seem to be surprisingly big..."

"I'm afraid martial arts practitioners won't last long in this kind of weather." Mu Changlan said and glanced at Huangfu Zhuo.

Huangfu Zhuo felt that Mu Changlan underestimated him, so he said to the disciples behind him, "Let's go."

"Wait a minute, Young Master Huangfu." Jiang Cheng stopped Huangfuzhuo for fear of accidents, and then directed to the disciples of the Ouyang family behind him: "You two each lead a team to search along the mountain roads on the east and west sides. Xiahou and I Young Master and the others search down from here together."

"...Fourth senior brother, I think we should look for it together?"

(End of this chapter)