Chapter 742: Hong Ling Returns Home

While Zhao Changhe was trying to find out the situation here, Yue Hongling had already returned home in glory.

She left Luoxia Villa at the age of fifteen, and this year she is already twenty-two. In a few days, she will be twenty-three after the New Year.

After being away from home for seven or eight years, Yue Hongling, who is free and easy, can't help but feel a little homesick. Every blade of grass and every tree here seems to be no longer familiar.

The closer you get to the villa, the stranger it becomes.

It used to be a small manor with only a dozen disciples, old bricks and earth tiles everywhere, and the master's wife managed it frugally, just like an ordinary farmer's family.

But now, when you walk here, you can see a continuous stretch of red bricks and green tiles, covering dozens of hectares, extending to the foot of the mountain, and even occupying the road. People come and go everywhere, and the sounds of martial arts and cheers are intertwined, making it very lively.

There are even peddlers carrying goods to sell outside the villa. From time to time, you can see local officials or gentry-like people visiting, and the guests and hosts are very happy. Everything is just like some famous sects seen in previous years.

Yue Hongling looked at the plaque "Luoxia Villa" on the door from a distance. If it weren't for the plaque, she would hardly recognize that this was the place where she grew up.

Before, she had thought about sneaking in at night and meeting the master privately to ask about the situation. But when she got closer, her heart was surging. Yue Hongling suddenly didn't want to be sneaky. She had lived an upright life. Why should she hide when she returned to her hometown?

So she strode forward.

"Who are you?" Several young men and women guarding the gate looked at the red-dressed sister walking all the way in the distance. A name came to their minds, but they didn't dare to recognize her and tried cautiously.

Yue Hongling walked up to him and stood still, smiling slightly: "Children meet without knowing each other, but ask where you are from with a smile. Today I know."

The passers-by next to him were not as unbelievable as the disciples of Luoxia Villa, and they had already exclaimed: "Yue Hongling!"

"It is definitely Yue Hongling! I had the honor of meeting her in the Central Plains four years ago."

"The real person is more beautiful than the legend... Who is maliciously spreading the rumor that Yue Hongling is dirty every day?"

Far away in the imperial palace of the capital, Xia Chichi sneezed.

The scene was silent, and the faces of the young men and women showed extreme surprise.

"Second Senior Sister is back!~"

After a moment of silence, the air exploded instantly. The boys and girls did not guard the door and ran to the manor: "Second Senior Sister is back!"

Yue Hongling is back!

The news spread explosively, and in the blink of an eye, it spread throughout Chang'an. Zhao Changhe was still chatting with Dai Qingge in the gambling house, and there were already gamblers outside the door talking about the news of Yue Hongling's return. Everyone was inexplicably excited, and some wanted to go to Huashan to see him.

After all, this was a top genius who was on the Earth List at the age of 22. In the past few years, the most famous people of the younger generation were Yue Hongling and Zhao Changhe. Zhao Changhe rose too fast, and many people actually felt unreal in their hearts. In addition, he was always associated with gods and demons, which made him more ethereal. Yue Hongling became famous early, and his sense of reality was much stronger, and he was the most down-to-earth.

What's more, if we exclude the gods and demons that have entered now, and only talk about the original Guanlong forces, then at the moment when Li Gongsi died and Yuan Cheng left, Yue Hongling might actually be the first person born and raised in Guanlong!

What a concept!

There is a reason why Luoxia Villa is so famous. Nowadays, many children of school age want to join Luoxia Villa to learn martial arts. Ten out of ten are all due to Yue Hongling's exemplary power. The degree of her popularity is not limited to children. There are many people who admire her in the whole Guanlong Jianghu. The sensation of her return home can be imagined.

But after the initial excitement, people soon thought of a problem.

The relationship between Yue Hongling and Zhao Changhe...

It is said that Zhao Changhe has been pursuing Yue Hongling since the Beimang period... What's annoying is that it is said that they really fell in love because they fought against the enemy side by side in the frontier last year. The book of chaotic times gave a comment at that time, "The setting sun reflects the long river" or something, and the couple's love is overflowing.

Now Zhao Changhe is the King of Zhao of the Han Dynasty. Anyone who knows knows that he is not just a king of the opposite sex. It is no problem to say that the Han Dynasty is tied to him and that he is the emperor of the Han Dynasty. If Yue Hongling is the "Empress of the Han Dynasty", what attitude will everyone have when she returns to her hometown? And why did she come back this time?

I'm afraid it's like throwing a huge rock into the lake of Chang'an today, stirring up a thousand waves.

Of course, rumors are just rumors. A long time ago, someone asked Cui Yuanyong, the real insider who knew the truth all the way from Beimang to Yanmen, and the answer he got was this: "Fuck you, what is Yue Hongling involved with my brother-in-law? Stop spreading nonsense. I reiterate that Zhao Changhe is my brother-in-law! Beimang? Yue Hongling was fighting with me in Beimang at that time. What does it have to do with Zhao Changhe!"

Cui Yuanyong's remarks about fighting for his sister in the palace spread to Guanlong, and it seemed to have some effect of refuting rumors. Anyway, fans were unwilling to admit that their goddess was pushed by others. With Cui Yuanyong's endorsement, isn't this evidence strong enough?

But in the eyes of more Guanlong nobles, this is called rumor-making rumor-refuting. Cui Yuanyong would of course insist that his sister was the real culprit and clear Yue Hongling of all wrongdoing. It would be useless to ask him... Your brother-in-law cannot be involved with other women? Do you have the guts to repeat this to your Majesty and the Tang Chief? It would be best to repeat it to the Suzaku Venerable.

When Yue Hongling strode into the main hall of Luoxia Villa, Master Yue Fenghua was already sitting in the hall, and there was another middle-aged man whom he did not know sitting next to him. Judging from the brocade he was wearing, he must be rich or noble.

The imagined Yue Fenghua did not come out to greet her, and Yue Hongling did not care. She strode into the hall and bowed firmly: "Disciple greets Master."

"Okay, okay!" Yue Fenghua stroked his beard and laughed: "I am very pleased to see Hong Ling in such a heroic figure."

Yue Hongling raised her head and glanced at her master, feeling strange in her heart.

Praising your heroic appearance?

You don't have to ask me to stand up without any ceremony. Does asking me to kneel down show your prestige?

Yue Hongling would rather think that the master was so excited that he forgot about it for a moment. In short, the master didn't ask him to get up, so she couldn't afford it. She still knelt there on one knee and responded calmly: "Seeing that the master's demeanor is even better than before, the disciple is also very happy. I don't know, Master." Are you there? I want to see her."

Yue Fenghua's expression dimmed and he sighed softly: "Your wife passed away due to illness two years ago."

Yue Hongling pursed her lips and did not respond.

Due to illness?

Although the master's wife is not very good at cultivation and only has the fourth or fifth level of Xuan Guan, she was at most forty-two-three the year before last. She is a warrior in her prime. The physique of a mature warrior is not comparable to that of ordinary people. You can say that fighting with others to death is acceptable, but in the gathering place of Chang'an, where the masters are already so rich and powerful and there is no shortage of medical treatment, he died of illness. ?

At this time, the middle-aged man sitting in the guest seat smiled and said: "Brother-in-law is too excited, and forgot to ask the good niece to get up and talk."

Yue Fenghua smiled as if he had just woken up from a dream: "That's right, look at how confused I am. Hong Ling, get up quickly."

Yue Hongling stood up and asked, "Who is this?"

Yue Fenghua also stood up and introduced: "This is Brother Changming, the head of the Wei family, seventeenth on the list."

"Ahem." Wei Changming stood up and held up his hands: "I have no shame to mention the seventeenth person on the list in front of Miss Yue. Miss Yue is the brightest star in our Guanlong Wulin."

Yue Hongling was really not interested in socializing with the head of the family at all. Hearing this, she cupped her hands coldly: "Nice to meet you."

Yue Fenghua smiled and said: "Brother Wei doesn't care about Hong Ling's recklessness back then. Let's put an end to the past. Hong Ling should thank you for your generosity."

Yue Hongling said lightly: "Mr. Wei is so generous, and Hongling admires him very much. I didn't expect that my relationship with my tutor would become so good, and I would sit here as a guest every day."

"Brother Yue can teach a disciple like Miss Yue. He is a chivalrous person, and his interactions are like a spring breeze. Nowadays, the place is always full of guests, which is also due to Brother Yue's own charm." Wei Changming said with a smile: "To tell you the truth, I came here today. The purpose of Luoxia Villa was to discuss marriage, but unexpectedly it happened to be Miss Yue's return home, which was an unexpected surprise. "

"Oh? Are you planning to get married?" Yue Hongling asked, "Is the senior brother getting married?"

The eldest brother is Yue Fenghua's own son Yue Baiyu. As far as Luoxia Villa is concerned, he is the heir.

Wei Changming smiled and said, "That's right, it's Yue Xian's nephew who is being discussed."

"Congratulations." Yue Hongling said congratulations, but her smile was a bit sarcastic: "Is it Mr. Wei's daughter?"

Wei Changming shook his head: "No, of course he is here to discuss marriage as a matchmaker."

"Then who is the other party?"

Wei Changming did not answer for the time being, but asked instead: "Can I ask Miss Yue first if she is returning home this time, is she just here for a visit, or does she intend to stay for a long time?"

Yue Hongling laughed: "I didn't think about it. Since I met my senior brother to discuss marriage, Yu Qingyuli seems to have to wait until we have a glass of wedding wine before leaving."

Wei Changming nodded and asked, "Can I ask the girl one more question...what is the relationship between the girl and Zhao Changhe?"

Yue Hongling replied seemingly casually: "I was just an ordinary friend, but my reputation was ruined by rumors in the world. Now our relationship has changed. If we see him next time, he will definitely suffocate to death."

Neither Yue Fenghua nor Wei Changming understood the true meaning of these words. What had become of their relationship and why the method of death was suffocation? They just thought it was a casual remark. The two looked at each other, as if they couldn't believe it, and Yue Fenghua continued to test: "In that case, is it possible for Hong Ling to help the countryside resist the puppet government when he comes back this time?"