The next day, before dawn, Aunt Zhou got up early to work and cooked in person to knead the dough and chop the filling. It turned out that she wanted to make dumplings.

According to Lianzhou customs, those who go out for a long trip need to eat dumplings before leaving, and use the meaning of "curved and smooth" to make a good fortune. Yesterday, Aunt Zhou heard that Zhou Shaobai and his party were in a hurry to travel this morning and could not stay for an extra day. In addition to being sad, she could only comfort herself and turn all her longing into the power of kneading dough, and make a delicious dumpling for her son.

If Aunt Zhou is indeed capable, she will be ready to cook the dumplings without much knowledge.

At this time, Zhou Shaobai and others had also stood up and came to the dining room after washing.

Aunt Zhou had already put the dumplings on the dining table, and the aroma was everywhere. When Li Yuankang saw it, he immediately sat down and swallowed one. He was so hot that he was tearful, but he still praised: "Aunt Zhou is good at craftsmanship, I want to eat two more bowls!"

Aunt Zhou laughed: "Don't talk about two bowls, both pots!"

Zhou Shaobai felt a little relieved when he saw his mother smiling happily. He was about to leave just one day after he returned home, and he was always worried that his mother would be sad.

At this time, Mu Ningzhi also pushed the door open and Zhou Shaobai saw her, his face became hot, and he remembered the incredible, dreamlike scene last night.

Mu Ningzhi looked at him, his eyes still as cold as ice. Zhou Shaobai knew that she was so angry that she could not calm down, so he withdrew her gaze, lowered her head and ate without saying a word, but she was burned and tears were burst into tears.

"Madam, the dumplings are all wrapped?" Zhou Chaozong pushed the door and saw that the table had been served, so he sat down and started eating.

Unexpectedly, Aunt Zhou came up and pulled him up: "Start up! That's not yours, yours hasn't been out of the pot yet."

Zhou Chaozong muttered dissatisfiedly: "As soon as my son comes back, I become a rag that I hate when I see you."

Everyone laughed. In a while, a few large bowls of dumplings on the table were all filled with their stomachs. It was time to get on the way.

When he arrived at the gate, Jin Jiu and his friends had already prepared the horses. When they saw that their son was about to leave the house again, Aunt Zhou finally couldn't help but shed tears and complained to Zhou Chaozong: "Look, you ran around when you were young, and it was rare to see a figure in a few months. Now my son is like you, and he is about to go out again when he met, and he blames you!"

Zhou Chaozong quickly shouted for justice: "It's fine if you keep scolding me, but Shaobai has nothing to do with me!"

"Hmph, I don't care, I will blame you in anyway!" Aunt Zhou said angrily, then stepped forward and told her son, "Shaobai, you must be careful on the road."

Seeing Li Yuankang looking at him with a smile, Zhou Shaobai said a little embarrassedly: "I remember, Mom, you and Dad should take care of yourself, and Uncle Jiu, I will come to see you when I come back. Also, I heard that the Hexi area is not peaceful now, parents, you must be more careful."

Zhou Chaozong said, "Don't worry, Hexi is quite far away from here. If there is a war, we will go to our relatives in advance and come back when peace is going to be safe. Besides, there is a great reputation in Xiyunmen here, and those people may not dare to come here to commit rebellion."

Zhou Shaobai nodded: "It's good. By the way, Dad, Uncle Qin... How is his current situation?"

Zhou Chaozong's face darkened: "How could you remember to ask him?"

"It's just that this idea suddenly came up."

"He has been very unhappy recently and has encountered a lot of trouble. However, it is said that he has used a lot of money and saved his life. Now he has moved elsewhere and is no longer in Lianzhou." Zhou Chaozong said slowly.

Zhou Shaobai nodded and thought to himself, it seemed that Ziling expected to be true, so he said, "Dad, it's not too early, we have to set off."

Zhang Xiaofeng also said from the side: "Uncle Zhou, Aunt Zhou, thank you for the hospitality. Shaobai is handed over to us, please relax."

Aunt Zhou wanted to say something else, but Zhou Chaozong snatched the conversation: "Okay, let's talk about it until dark, and you can't leave once the city gate is closed. Shaobai is no longer a child, he has to go out to experience it. I am as old as him, and I have no idea how many places I have walked and can stand alone."

"Hmph, I know how to blow." Aunt Zhou gave him a blank look, and then said reluctantly, "Then you should be careful on the way."

"Don't worry, dad, mom, uncle Jiu, I'm leaving! Say goodbye!"

Zhou Shaobai turned over the horse. Seeing this, Zhang Xiaofeng and the others also turned over the horse and bowed: "Uncle Zhou, Aunt Zhou, take care of yourself, say goodbye!"

Several people rode their horses and walked further and further. When they reached the corner, Zhou Shaobai couldn't help but look back. He saw his parents supporting each other, stretching his neck to look here. He felt sad and quickly blinked his eyes hard, finally holding back his tears.

A few people walked along the street and left the city gate after a while. There were already many people waiting to enter the city as yesterday.

Since I left the city gate, I went to the official road. The green willows on both sides of the official road were shaded, and the breeze was coming, which was very cool.

So the four of them rode their horses and ran for about ten miles. The sun was getting hotter and the horse was sweating all over, so they slowly let the horse rest.

Zhang Xiaofeng put on a pergola and looked around. Seeing that the terrain was smooth, he could see it at a glance. Apart from them, there was no one else, so he stopped the horse and said, "Uncle Mu, I have something to do, and I need to trouble you to make a decision."

Mu Ningzhi said lightly: "What's the matter?"

Zhang Xiaofeng said his thoughts yesterday and asked, "Uncle Mu, what do you think?"

Li Yuankang next to him smiled and said, "Senior Brother Zhang, don't say anything else. Let Miss Mu decide for herself, and I'll do as I do."

Zhou Shaobai also nodded: "Yes, Senior Brother Zhang, since you said yesterday that Miss Mu would make the decision, let's listen to her."

The three of them looked at Mu Ningzhi together, and she opened her red lips slightly and said, "This is very good."

Zhou Shaobai was stunned: "Wait, why..."

Zhang Xiaofeng nodded: "Uncle Mu is indeed the same as I thought."

Li Yuankang shook his head: "Miss Mu, he wants to go to Master Wudu alone. Do you really think this is appropriate?"

Mu Ningzhi shook his head and said, "Of course it's not appropriate."

Now it was Zhang Xiaofeng's turn to be surprised: "Uncle Mu, what do you mean?"

Mu Ningzhi looked at the three of them, his eyes like a steel knife scraping on the bone: "I'll go find the Five Poison Zen Master, you go find Chang Baicao."

The three of them were shocked and said in unison: "No!"

Mu Ningyi raised his hand and interrupted them: "You all said you wanted me to make a decision just now, but now you want to go back on your word?"

None of the three of them expected this result and couldn't speak for a while.

I heard Mu Ningzhi say: "It is a good way to divide the troops around. As for danger, if the disciple Xiyun is afraid of danger, then don't go down the mountain and go back to practice, so as not to be ridiculed and insult the reputation of the sect."

"This..." Zhang Xiaofeng hesitated for a while and said slowly: "Uncle Mu, I'll listen to you."

"Very good." Mu Ningzhi nodded and asked Li Yuankang and Zhou Shaobai, "Where are you?"

Just now, several people said that they should take Mu Ningzhi's words as the basis, but now they have shot themselves in the foot. Li Yuankang smiled bitterly and said, "It's up to you. I didn't expect that Miss Mu, you would do such a trick. It's really a miscalculation."

Zhou Shaobai looked at Mu Ningzhi, his throat moved, and finally said, "Since you have already decided, then do this. But the four of us divided our troops around. How should we contact us if there is any situation?"

Mu Ningzhi took out a map from his bag, slowly spread it out and said, "Look, Qiao An is east of Lianzhou, Shouyang, Liyang, and Qingyang are all south of Lianzhou."

She pointed to a place on the map and said, "This place is roughly located in the middle of the four places. After seven days, we will meet here. If anyone is absent, then the people who have already met will go to him together."

Zhou Shaobai looked at the place where Mu Ningzhi pointed on the map and said, "Nanjiang Town."

Zhang Xiaofeng nodded: "Uncle Mu considered Zhou Xiang, so in seven days, everyone must gather in Nanjiang Town."

Li Yuankang smiled and said, "No one can be left behind! But don't worry, I will find him if I miss anyone."

Zhou Shaobai smiled and said, "If you are missing, we will find you, don't worry."

So he continued to discuss that Zhang Xiaofeng went to Shouyang, Li Yuankang went to Liyang, and Zhou Shaobai went to Qingyang.

The plan was decided, and the four of them continued to rush forward. When they arrived at the fork in the road, Zhang Xiaofeng and Li Yuankang went south, and Qingyang was even more easterly, so Zhou Shaobai and Mu Ningzhi continued to move forward together.

The willows are swaying, and the cool breeze is coming.

The two of them walked along the way, but because of an accident last night, no one said a word.
Chapter completed!