"Brother Xue asked me to send the gift to the Goddess Temple yesterday. It seems that the matter has been done?" Guo Huaishou asked tactfully. Although he had guessed that Xue Chang was going to the Goddess Palace to propose, since the other party did not say it clearly, it was difficult for him to disclose it directly.

"It's done." Xue Chang said softly.

"Brother Xue is among the dragon and phoenix. It is impossible for the Goddess Palace to not agree to your request." Guo Huaishou said with a smile: "On behalf of the Feiyu Gang, I will congratulate you first!"

Xue Chang smiled and asked, "I wonder how is the situation when Brother Guo sent the gifts to the Goddess Temple yesterday?"

Xue Chang took the initiative to mention this matter so as to prevent Guo Huaishou from going around the bush, so he said, "There is one thing that I feel very strange. How could the host of the Goddess Temple know that I, Guo Huaishou, have not married yet? He even knows me... Cough cough--" Guo Huaishou turned around and looked at Xue Chang's two apprentices, and said in a low voice: "I once liked a disciple from the Goddess Palace..."

"I told the host of the Goddess Temple." Xue Chang said frankly, then looked at Guo Huaishou with a smile: "Don't you think that host is a little familiar?"

"I have never seen anything familiar!" Guo Huaishou's words were filled with anger.

"Impossible." Xue Chang asked in a strange way: "What does she look like?"

"Have you and I have seen both of you and I, a middle-aged Taoist nun with an ordinary appearance." Guo Huaishou said calmly.

"On average?" Xue Chang smiled and slapped his hands suddenly: "I understand. This host must have heard your name, so he specially disguised himself and met you."

"What does it mean?" Guo Huaishou was a little confused.

"Brother Guo, this host of the Goddess Temple is the one you thought about day and night. Now Yan Ranling, the elder of the Goddess Palace, was the Goddess Palace she took me to yesterday. On the way back, I knew she was still unmarried, so I talked about you-" "You!--That's all absurd things when I was young! How could you tell her about such a thing directly! And without telling me the truth, I deliberately asked me to send something to her, but ended up being ridiculed for no reason! Brother Xue, you did it too ridiculously, you were simply cheating people!..." Guo Huaishou blushed and expressed his dissatisfaction with Xue Chang loudly.

"Brother Guo, don't be angry. I did a bit reckless in this matter." Xue Chang apologized first, then said sincerely: "I just think that Brother Guo, you have always been unmarried and have been silently staying in Gongzhou for so many years. It's too hard for me. You have to let others know what you want-"

"Just! I...I'm not staying in Gongzhou for her!" Guo Huaishou replied stubbornly.

"Brother Guo, ask yourself, do you still have any thoughts about her so far?"

Xue Chang's question made Guo Huaishou stunned. After a while, he slowly shook his head: "...no."

Xue Chang was not willing to believe it, and turned around and said, "Qiudi, tell me, a woman who has always been alone suddenly learned that a strange man had quietly liked him for more than ten years and had never married him. What would he feel like?"

Hu Qiudi glanced at Guo Huaishou and immediately replied: "Of course I will be very moved. Women are proud of themselves, and she will definitely be curious about what kind of person this man who likes her is."

"Master, I think so too." Fan Yu interrupted.

"Go and go, there is no place for you to talk to you." Xue Chang waved his hand to Fan Yai, and then said to Guo Huaishou seriously: "So Elder Yan disguised himself to see you after hearing that you arrived at the Goddess Temple. This shows that she cared a little about you. Otherwise, she would have been very tired after just returning from the Goddess Palace with me. You can just let your disciples receive you directly... Brother Xue, Elder Yan and I have been together for half a day. I feel that she is lonely, but I also long to be cared for. If I were you, from now on, I often go to the Goddess Temple, greet you a few words, and give her some gifts she likes from time to time... After a long time, when the sincerity comes, gold and stone will bloom!"

Guo Huaishou was silent for a moment and said softly: "Twenty years ago, I was responsible for transporting goods to Fengjie. Just near Baidi City, an official boat crashed into a fishing boat. I saw it clearly on the shore, but I was worried and did not go forward to rescue. At that time, a girl in colorful clothes flew from Chijia Mountain opposite to rescue the fishermen who fell into the river, and beat everyone on the official boat, and then left a sentence, "I am Yan Ranling from the Goddess Palace. If you are dissatisfied, you can come to Wushan to find me." She floated away. Since then, her figure has remained in my mind and cannot be removed... At that time, I was like being possessed and went to Wushan regardless of my adoptive father's dissuasion. What happened...

Guo Huaishou smiled bitterly and said, "I finally know that the Flying Fish Gang and the Goddess Palace are incomparable. I am just a toad and want to eat swan meat..."

"What's wrong with a toad? Even a white swan has to eat, drink, defecate, and has seven emotions and six desires. Especially for people of Elder Yan, who are of the age of Elder Yan, they should know that a person who truly cares about and loves him is more precious than gold and silver! But the key problem is that Brother Guo, you must express all these concerns and thoughts to her, instead of keeping them in your heart." Xue Chang persuaded sincerely.

"I would have met Brother Xue earlier..." Guo Huaishou sighed, and his eyes gradually became bright: "I, Mr. Guo, dare not ask to marry Miss Yan as his wife, but it would be good to say a few more words to her in the future to resolve her loneliness."

"That's right!" Xue Chang praised loudly.

Guo Huaishou left the knot and felt happy. He said loudly: "Brother Xue, we have to hurry up and strive to arrive at Fengjie before sunset. Then I invite you to have a good drink at our Feiyu Gang's station to celebrate the Lantern Festival this year!"

Xue Chang was stunned: "Is it the Lantern Festival today?"

"Yes, Master, today is the Lantern Festival, we are going to spend the road." Hu Qiudi reminded with a little complaint.

"Year of the Yuan Dynasty..." Xue Chang was a little dazed, and the scene of him saying goodbye to Luo Lanmeng in the Rongzhou military camp appeared in his mind.

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On the night of the Lantern Festival, Luoyang City was decorated with lights everywhere, brightly lit like daytime, with crowds of tourists on the streets and alleys, and very lively.

The same is true in the palace. This was the fifth year of Emperor Taixiang's reign, and it was also the second year that he held a Lantern Festival tour in the palace. He moved the lantern market, juggling, fireworks, dramas, and even grocery deals that could only be seen on the streets in the past to the open space in front of the hall. All day long, allowing the guards in the palace, some palace maids, royal relatives, officials invited by Emperor Taixiang and their families to enter the front hall to enjoy and play.

This is an amazing move that has never been seen in previous dynasties. When Emperor Taixiang proposed this idea before the Lantern Festival last year, he was strongly opposed by the ministers, but he insisted on holding it, which later proved that the palace was not only safe, but also that Emperor Taixiang's move also won the love of many officials and the people, and praised him as a people-friendly emperor. Therefore, this year, he continued to hold it, and the scale was larger than last time. Although some ministers still expressed their opposition, it was completely ignored by him.

If the superiors have something to do, the subordinates will follow it. The front hall is so noisy, and the concubines in the harem have also instructed eunuchs. The palace maids have hung up all kinds of lanterns, played with lanterns, guessed riddles and other garden activities, which are also very lively.

There is only one place that seems deserted - Yaohua Palace, the residence of the eldest princess of Wei, the only two people in the palace, Zhou Wanyao and Luo Lanmeng.

"Meng'er, don't think too much. Regardless of whether Xue Chang will go to Wushan or not, he will definitely come to Luoyang. You will definitely see him at that time." Zhou Wanyao softly comforted Luo Lanmeng, who was not in his mind.

Since Luo Lanmeng learned that her master who had been with her for more than ten years was her biological mother, although she complained, she was more happy. In the past two months, she had enjoyed the mother-daughter relationship that she could not enjoy as a master and apprentice. For example, today she was lying in front of the window without thinking about tea and food, looking south, and sat motionless for most of the day. If she had been in the Goddess Palace in the past, Zhou Wanyao, as a master, had already started to scold her, and she had to obey, but now Zhou Wanyao, as a mother, was extremely tolerant.

"Mom..." Every time Luo Lanmeng said this title, the elder of the Goddess Palace felt soft.

Luo Lanmeng's face was a little haggard, but the pair of bright eyes were as bright as clouds. With a gorgeous palace outfit, it was three points more beautiful than before. She said firmly: "I believe Xue Lang must have arrived in Wushan!" Then she lowered her eyes again and whispered guiltily: "But when he found out that I was not on the mountain, he would definitely be very disappointed..."

Zhou Wanyao sighed inwardly, walked over, hugged her daughter's shoulder, and comforted again: "Meng'er, although we had to leave the Goddess Palace, this incident happened to be a test for you and him. If he really likes you, he should understand your difficulties and then try his best to see you in Luoyang. If he has resentment towards you for this reason, or even refuses to meet you again, it just means that he does not really care about you, and you should have a break in your thoughts about him as soon as possible."

"Xue Lang won't resent me, he will definitely come to Luoyang to see me!" Luo Lanmeng immediately retorted: "I'm just worried about the battle between him and his uncle-"

"Don't worry about this." Zhou Wanyao said confidently: "Don't think that your master is very fierce to outsiders, she is actually very sensible and will not attack Xue Chang. Besides, he was able to defeat Zhen Youli of Qingcheng Sect half a year ago and obtain the qualification to start the Sect. His martial arts skills are not low. Even if he fails, he can protect himself and not be injured-"
Chapter completed!