Inside the ancient temple.

"Hey, that...robber brother, can you please do me a favor?"

Houxia waited from afternoon until dark, and from dark until dawn. Finally, he could no longer suppress his inner restlessness and began to try all kinds of medical treatments in desperation.

Meng Longtan, who was about to leave, was stunned and asked in confusion: "Did I hear correctly? Are you asking me for help?"

"Yes, as long as you help me find the young master, I will give you half of his travel expenses." Hou Xia had searched every corner of the ancient temple, and even the several paths outside the temple several times. The result was self-evident.

Got nothing.

This made him unable to help but doubt the disappeared old monk!
There might be a secret room hidden in the backyard.

The young master is most likely being persecuted in the secret room. As long as they find the secret room in time, they may be able to save Zhu Xiaolian and Young Master Cheng who disappeared with him.

"You asked for the money in front of the robbers, aren't you afraid that I will take action and rob you of all your money?" Meng Longtan stared at Hou Xia with a fake smile.

This idiot, asking for money in front of the robbers, wasn't he reminding himself that it was time to open the business?
"No, not afraid."

Hou Xia tightened the package in his arms and said nervously, "Brother, I can see that you became a robber involuntarily, not in your nature."

"So you mean I'm kind by nature?"

"Yes, if you were not a kind person, you should have killed me last night."

There was nothing wrong with what Hou Xia said. He did not stay awake all night last night. Instead, he slept for a long time holding the package. If Meng Longtan had any evil intentions at that time, he would have been beheaded.

"You still have some sense. I'll help you with this."

Meng Longtan stood up, patted his butt, picked up the big knife he found in the backyard, and walked towards the corridor where Mudan seduced Zhu Xiaolian yesterday with great vigor.

"dong dong~~"

After knocking on the corridor that had turned into a stone wall, Meng Longtan wondered, "Strange, Mr. Zhu walked through here yesterday. I saw it clearly at the time. There was clearly a road here, how come it disappeared?"

"..."

Hou Xia looked resentful, thinking that he had gone against his conscience and said that you were a good person.

Why are you still messing around? There's clearly a stone wall in front of you, how can there be any corridor?

If there really is a corridor, he would have gone in to look for it last night, so how could he have waited until now?

"You think I'm fooling you?"

Noticing Hou Xia's resentful look, Meng Longtan couldn't help but frown.

If he had not witnessed with his own eyes that Zhu Xiaolian left this place and never came out again, he would not have believed that this stone wall could be passed through.

But now, the corridor has turned into a stone wall, which is also an ironclad fact.

He is also confused!

hum!
Just as Meng Longtan and Hou Xia were staring at each other in surprise, ripples suddenly appeared on the stone wall carved with a hell scene.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Xiaolian, who had disappeared for a day and a night, walked out of the mural holding a white and tender jade hand.

"Young Master, Young Master..." Hou Xia excitedly held onto Zhu Xiaolian and said excitedly, "Where have you been? I can't find you anywhere. I'm so worried."

"I'm going to a magical place with beautiful mountains, beautiful waters, and beautiful people..." As he spoke, Zhu Xiaolian pulled the cute and well-behaved Mudan to his side, "Hou Xia, this is my new bride."

"Meet Madam."

As soon as Hou Xia saw the beauty of Peony, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Perhaps he realized that it was wrong to look directly at the lady, so he hurriedly lowered his head, and only dared to look up secretly to examine the lady that the young master had brought back overnight.

If the old lady knew about this, she would be so happy that she couldn't sleep.

Getting married means having offspring, and the thing that the elders in feudal society care about most is the prosperity of the family.

Zhu Xiaolian, who is in his twenties, is really not young anymore!

"My husband, is this your servant? He looks...quite cute, but he is not honest at all. He even dared to peek at me."

Mudan looked him up and down and couldn't find anything to praise. She could only use the word "cute" to describe him.

"It's because you are too beautiful..."

Zhu Xiaolian did not care about Hou Xia's little tricks. The master and servant had lived together for more than ten years, and he knew Hou Xia's personality very well.

He had the desire but not the courage to do anything, and never dared to cross the line, let alone be disrespectful to the lady.

Peeping, just out of curiosity.

"Hello~~"

Seeing that Zhu Xiaolian and Hou Xia began to ignore him, Meng Longtan raised the knife on his shoulder and intervened forcefully, saying, "Your servant just said that if I help him find you, he will give me half of your money. Now it's time to fulfill his promise."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiaolian and Mudan looked at Hou Xia.

Hou Xia was sweating with anxiety, and hurriedly explained: "No, it's not like that. Yes, I did say I would give you half of the money, but that was the reward for finding the young master. But now my young master and his wife came out of the mural by themselves, how can this be considered a reward?"

"You'd better make your words clear and don't force me to use force..."

Meng Longtan glared at the tunnel that seemed like a fantasy, and said angrily, "Open your dog eyes and look. Did I bring you to this tunnel?"

"You, you just brought me to the intersection, but you didn't take me in to find the young master!"

Hou Xia said cautiously.

The corridor that suddenly appeared in front of him was formed when the young master walked out of the painting world. He could touch the ripple-like barrier with his hand.

When Meng Longtan brought him here, it was still a stone wall.

This is definitely not the way to pay the reward. After all, the money is not much to begin with. The young master has brought back another person, and if we pay half of it, it won't be long before all three of them are left with nothing.

"Boy, if you don't keep your word, you will have to pay the price."

Meng Longtan took off the large ring knife from his shoulder and thrust it into the ground, like a wild beast waiting to devour its prey, with a fierce light in his eyes.

"Everything I said is true!"

"Brother, you are a good person, you can't make excuses."

Perhaps because Master Zhu Xiaolian returned to his side, Hou Xia became more and more bold and was unwilling to compromise no matter what.

Of course, the main reason was that he had no control over the travel money.

Secondly, Zhu Xiaolian returned to the ancient temple on his own, which did not count as a breach of contract.

When Zhu Xiaolian heard this, he finally understood what was going on, so he turned around and ordered, "Hou Xia, if you hire someone to do something, you have to pay them. Quickly give them a tael of silver, don't let them work for nothing."

"One or two taels? You're just giving alms to beggars!" Meng Longtan said dissatisfiedly.

"So do you want it or not?" Zhu Xiaolian didn't want to tolerate him and asked directly.

"Bring it to you!"

Meng Longtan didn't bother to talk nonsense. He snatched the silver from Hou Xia's hand, picked up his sword, and walked out in a very cool manner.

In the original drama, he is a down-and-out swordsman who becomes a bandit. He has a heroic character and values ​​friendship very much. He becomes friends with Zhu Xiaolian, whom he has never met before, and together they venture into the painting world. He implements his male chauvinism, takes many fairies as his wives and concubines, and has the best of both worlds.

The eldest sister Dingxiang is one of them.

However, the plot changed this time. The aunt married Mr. Cheng, and Zhu Xiaolian also got the beauty, the innocent Peony Fairy.

There was no strong relationship between the two of them, so when Zhu Xiaolian looked at Meng Longtan walking away, he just felt a little regretful. Some opportunities are missed and they are missed forever.

The down-and-out swordsman, who was supposed to make his fortune by relying on the fairy from the painting world, continued to embark on the path of the green forest.

"Sir, when are we leaving?" Hou Xia was worried about going to Beijing to take the exam and was afraid that the young master would miss the time, so she reminded him, "The exam will be held in another month and a half. We still have a long way to go and we can't delay any longer."

"Then take a rest for a night and set off tomorrow morning."

Say it.

Zhu Xiaolian looked back at Mudan and smiled, "My lady, although Brother Cheng has betrothed you to me, you have lived in the painting world for a long time. Before you leave, you still have to go back and say goodbye to your sisters."

"Yeah~~" Peony nodded with a smile.

She did not feel sad at the moment. Instead, she felt fortunate that she would be able to leave the painting world soon. From now on, she would no longer have to worry about being punished by her aunt and could play however she wanted. It was so wonderful.

"Sir, the painting world you are talking about, is this the one?"

Hou Xia pointed at the murals around him and the vaguely visible corridor, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"That's right, follow us closely and we will take you to broaden your horizons." Zhu Xiaolian patted Hou Xia's shoulder, put his arm around Mudan and walked back.

The purpose of his coming out this time was to inform Hou Xia, so that this silly boy wouldn't lose track of anyone and run around like a headless fly.

……

Talk about a day.

In fact, after Zhu Xiaolian brought Hou Xia back to the painting world, he stayed there for five days. Just now he reluctantly took away the beautiful Peony Fairy and Hou Xia.

In fact, the one I am most reluctant to part with is Hou Xia.

Seeing that the young master had got a beautiful bride, the boy actually wanted to ask for a flower fairy. However, Cheng Long did not agree at all and was only willing to let him choose one from his aunt's ordinary maids.

Needless to say, the result is natural.

Without the strong intervention of Cheng Long and Aunt Axian, these maids who had the freedom to choose would never consider marrying Hou Xia.

Especially since the other party is just a little book boy, it is even more impossible.

He is not good-looking and has a low social status, so even the maids look down on him.

However, Hou Xia did not gain nothing during the five days he lived in the painting world. Relying on the spiritual fruits and spiritual energy in the painting world, this guy turned his grief and anger into strength and learned the Wulang Bagua Stick, which provided some guarantee for his future travels in the world.

Zhu Xiaolian has the flower fairy Peony as his companion, and he seems to have forgotten the purpose of buying "Wulang Bagua Stick".

Anyway, no matter how much he practices, he can't beat Mudan. Instead of doing that, he might as well just eat gigolo and rely on his wife to protect him...

"Ma'am, let me discuss something with you!"

"Whatever we want to discuss, just make the decision. I'll listen to you."

On the third day after Zhu Xiaolian left, Mr. Cheng fed his pleasure-seeking aunt and whispered to her when she was completely distracted, "Then I'll arrange it soon."

"Well, go ahead. I need to lie down for a while."

Ever since my aunt learned the harmony of dragon and phoenix bestowed by the Mother of Mount Li, as well as the Shangqing immortal technique bestowed by her husband, she no longer paid attention to anything in the painting world. She only wanted to become stronger and serve her little man.

After marrying Cheng Long, she felt extremely embarrassed when she recalled the emotional entanglement with Monk Budong over the past thousands of years.

I was so stupid when I was single. Just because of a joke made by the elders on both sides, I was entangled with a short and fat guy who practiced Buddhism for thousands of years.

Fortunately, her body was very clean. She had only held hands with the monk and leaned her head on his shoulder to admire the sunrise once. Otherwise, she would not have the face to call Cheng Long her husband.

the other side.

Mr. Cheng, who received the instruction from the master of the painting world, quickly summoned a group of flower fairies to the square.

"Green bamboo, plum blossoms, lilac, peony..."

"exist."

The four girls came forward one after another and listened to their son-in-law's instructions.

"From now on, the four of you are my personal maids. Sign this contract." Cheng Long took out four devil contracts and controlled them with his mind, and they fell into the hands of the four women.

"..."

Peony and Lilac were stunned.

Cuizhu had expected this and couldn't wait to ask, "Sir, how can you sign without a pen?"

Cheng Long smiled and said, "Just force out a drop of blood and drip it on it."

"Oh~~"

Cuizhu, whose heart had long been placed on her benefactor, did not hesitate to force out a drop of blood and drip it on the contract.

Yunmei followed closely behind.

She did this purely out of gratitude.

If Cheng Long lets the stone monster go, then she has to return the favor and hand herself over.

"Son-in-law, does aunt know about the contract you asked us to sign?" After reading the contents of the contract, Shaoyao felt terrible.

Once this contract is signed, there will be no turning back.

Although my aunt was extremely strict with them, she never restricted their freedom.

If anyone desires freedom, there are plenty of opportunities to get out.

But if the flower fairy who rebelled against the painting world wants to come back, there is no way up to heaven or down to earth.

"Of course, you are my aunt's people after all. How can I take you away from her without my wife's consent?" Cheng Long was being petty here and did not state his intention directly, otherwise my aunt would not agree easily.

"..."

Peony looked dazed.

I don’t know whether I should sign or not. If I don’t sign, my aunt will blame me and I’m afraid I won’t be able to bear her anger.

Sign it? You might regret it later.

"Uncle, I have signed it."

Dingxiang hesitated for a while, but finally signed the contract.

In the movie, Meng Longtan chose her to be his wife, and she agreed unconditionally. After marriage, she put her husband first and was even willing to deal with her former mistress for her husband. She is a woman who is very worthy of love.

"good."

Cheng Long gave Ding Xiang a heart-warming smile.

When Shaoyao saw that Dingxiang, Yunmei and Cuizhu had all signed the contract, she hesitated for a long time, then made up her mind and forced a drop of blood from her fingertips to complete the contract signing ceremony.

At this point, the four beauties in the painting world, Peony, Cloud Plum, Green Bamboo and Lilac, all became Mr. Cheng's personal maids.

By the time my aunt learned the news, the matter had already become a foregone conclusion and no one could change it. Even though she was unhappy, she could only sulk.

Mr. Cheng coaxed her for several days before the matter was over.

Afterwards, the aunt secretly gave a death order to the flower fairies including Begonia, Snow Lotus, and Lily, telling them that in the future, when their brother-in-law gave them a contract, he must show it to her and never sign the contract behind her back.

In fact, there is absolutely no need for that.

After all, Cheng Long has already got the flower fairy he wanted.

Time passed little by little, and half a year went by in the blink of an eye.

The aunt, whose cultivation level was raised to Taiyi Golden Immortal through the harmony of dragon and phoenix, finally realized that it would be difficult to improve her realm of perception by practicing dual cultivation alone, so she handed over the painting world to Haitang and Xuelian.

She took her husband and four maids, Cuizhu, Yunmei, Dingxiang and Shaoyao, and left this small paradise she created... (End of this chapter)