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Chapter 2 Peacock Villa

After several inquiries, Lou Yun finally arrived at the legendary Peacock Villa. Although Peacock Villa is nothing in front of him, he is a trembling existence in the world. Peacock Villa is not only proficient in poison skills and hidden weapons, but also has many experts in the village. Peacock Peachy, the world's number one hidden weapon that makes the world's masters frightened.

Lou Yun heard a lot of rumors about Peacock Villa along the way. Some said that Peacock Villa was a mass grave like a purgatory full of bloody corpse stinking, and some said it was a paradise on earth with beautiful mountains and rivers, glass and green tiles, and jade. These rumors made Lou Yun more and less yearning for Peacock Villa. When he came to Peacock Villa, what he saw was completely different from what he heard on the road.

Peacock Villa is not as gloomy as the rumors, nor as magnificent as the rumors. It is just an ordinary mansion, not much different from the wealthy families in the prefectures and counties. It’s just that Peacock Villa is larger than their mansions. The main entrance is not a stone lion but a pair of lifelike white marble peacocks.

There was no guard at the entrance of the villa, but the door was closed. Lou Yun walked forward and knocked on the door, and an impatient voice came from the door.

"Who! Stop knocking! Come!"

The one who opened the door was a tall and thin man wearing a servant's clothing. The servant saw Lou Yun's poor look and pointed at him with his nose and snorted: "Who are you looking for?"

Lou Yun took out the letter from his arms and handed it to him and said, "Please hand this letter to the owner of Qiu."

The servant originally wanted to take the letter and throw it away, but when he glanced at the mark on the envelope, he was shocked and quickly apologized to Lou Yun and said, "Young Master later, I will report to the owner of the manor."

A moment later, the servant came out and said respectfully to Lou Yun: "Young Master, my house owner, please invite me."

Lou Yun followed him into the villa. The scenery in the villa was very different from that outside the villa. Although he dared not say it was magnificent, it was considered to be carved beams and painted buildings. The servant brought Lou Yun to the inner hall and said respectfully: "Prince, please come here later. My master is talking to the guests. I will meet with the master later."

Lou Yun sat upright in the hall waiting silently, and from time to time he heard the conversation of the passers-by.

"Who is this person? Although he looks pretty in a ragged manner."

"If he can come to the inner hall, he must be the master's guest. Seeing Butler Zhai looked so respectful to him, he might be a poor relative from the countryside."

Several maids walked in with refreshments and fruits, and brought them to Lou Yun and said, "Please use tea, please."

When Lou Yun saw a few maids who were in their prime looking at him, he felt an inexplicable sense of shame. When several maids saw him like this, they covered their faces and sneered and left one by one.

"Who are you?" At this time, a yellow oriole-like voice rang out.

Lou Yun followed the sound and saw a girl in brocade clothes standing at the door. The girl was about fourteen or fifteen years old and had a melon-shaped face. Her skin was white, smooth and crystal clear, and she could break her skewers. Her lips were very thin. However, seeing that the girl's face was a little pale and she looked sick, it was obvious that her body was not very good. Even this could not conceal her unique elegance and dignity.

Lou Yun stood up and introduced himself: "My name is Lou Yun from Anle Town. Before my father died, he asked me to come to join the owner of Qiu Manor."

The girl looked at him in shock: "Your father asked you to come to find my father? Are you a relative of our family?"

Lou Yun was confused by her question because he himself didn't know. Lou Juren had never mentioned Peacock Villa to him before. Just when Lou Yun didn't know how to answer her, a gentle voice answered him.

"Of course it's a relative. How could Brother Lou's son not a relative? Hahahaha..."

At this time, a middle-aged man walked into. Although his middle-aged man was not outstanding in appearance, he was majestic. He had a pair of wise eyes and smiled and couldn't tell the affectionate and gentleness. When the girl saw him, she plunged into his arms and acted coquettishly.

Seeing the girl's reaction, Lou Yun guessed that the person in front of him was Qiu Yuqing, the owner of Peacock Villa, so he bowed and said, "I have met Uncle Qiu."

Qiu Yuqing was very happy when she saw Lou Yun’s polite look, and hurriedly called out: “My dear nephew doesn’t have to be polite to this point, just go home.”

Qiu Yuqing held his daughter's hand and said, "My nephew is the little girl Yuling. Ling'er has never seen you Brother Yun."

The girl said shyly: "Yu Ling has met Brother Yun." After that, the girl coughed quickly.

Qiu Yuqing patted her daughter's back and said to the servant, "Come and send the lady back to her room to rest."

The maids helped Qiu Yuling back to the room to rest, and before leaving the door, Qiu Yuling looked back at Lou Yun, with joy in his eyes.

Lou Yun said respectfully to Qiu Yuqing: "Uncle Qiu, I came here this time to follow my father's order. Before my father died, I hope Uncle Qiu can take me in and cure my illness."

Lou Yun thought of his physical condition and glanced at Qiu Yuqing with a kind face and continued: "I'm sure Uncle Qiu, I'm born with a strange disease and poisonous disease. If Uncle Qiu is not convenient to keep me, then I will leave the village now." After that, Lou Yun carried his bag and prepared to leave.

Qiu Yuqing hurriedly stopped him and said, "What are you saying, "Going back to Peacock Villa means returning home. There is no reason to let your family live outside. It doesn't matter if you are born with poison. The Qiu family practices poison skills. If you are born with poison, maybe you can practice the Qiu family's family martial arts and use poison to fight poison."

As he said that, he ordered the servants: "Come, take the young master to take a shower and change clothes." Although the servants did not understand why, the owner of the manor dared not to obey, so he took the new "young master" to take a shower and change clothes.

In the warm and gorgeous bathroom, Lou Yun quietly washed the dust on his body. He was too tired all the way and now he could finally relax. Lou Yun originally thought that a big man like Master Qiu would definitely not be able to talk to. When he knew that he was born with poison, he might reject him like the villagers in the town, and even drove him out of Peacock Villa directly. However, he did not expect that Master Qiu was so reasonable, not only was he treated him well and kindly, but he also agreed to keep him.

But why did the owner of Qiu say that he would go home when he returned to Peacock Villa? Why didn’t he arrange for himself to be a servant but to call himself a young master? What is the relationship between the owner of Qiu and his father? What kind of favor does Qiu owed his father to make him so concerned about me? Thinking of these questions, Lou Yun was one and two big.

But the warm spring water and quiet sandalwood in the bathroom were really comfortable, so Lou Yun relaxed and fell asleep in a daze with longing for his father, Doctor Liu and Xiaohui.

Qiu Yuqing, who was in the back hall, was happy for Lou Yun's arrival, but a letter made him feel depressed at this time. When he saw the content of the letter, he was shocked and felt a hint of uneasiness.

(End of this chapter)
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