Unofficial History of Song and Liao Heroes

Ran Nanyuan stared stiffly at the sassy young men with bows and arrows, swords and horses in front of him.These few people are all fierce and fierce. At first glance, they are capable knights and outstanding young men on the grassland. They all look almost as heroic as Dugu Xiaoqiu.Seeing their appearance, Ran Nanyuan and the others couldn't help admiring secretly.

It would be even better if their bows and arrows were not aimed at themselves.

Ran Nanyuan held the rein with one hand, and slowly raised the other hand, indicating that he was not malicious. Dugu Xiaoqiu admired his master's composure, and he almost drew his sword to meet the enemy just now.Ran Nanyuan didn't know that Dugu Xiaoqiu almost made everyone an enemy when they met, he said slowly to the young knights in front of him:

"In Xiaran Nanyuan, through the introduction of Yelu Dashi, I came to Yingzhou City to meet Senior Xiao Siqian, please let me know!"

The young knights on the opposite side were quite proud of Yelu Dashi's name.Although they are not of the same generation as Yelu Dashi, and they are not very familiar with his deeds, the surname 'Yelv' is the most honorable surname in the Daliao Kingdom.Anyone with the surname 'Yelu' is the descendant of Yelu Abaoji, the Taizu Emperor of the Daliao Kingdom, and no one can underestimate them.Moreover, Yelu Dashi's personal guard, who was wearing the armor of the elite sergeant of the Daliao Kingdom, treated Ran Nanyuan with respect, and even spoke directly to reprimand these reckless young knights:

"You idiots! This is a distinguished guest of Dashi Linya, don't you see that I, Da Shilinya's personal guard, personally sent him here, what are you aiming at with bows and arrows?!"

Although Ran Nanyuan couldn't understand the Khitan words spoken by Yelu Dashi's personal guards, but seeing these teenagers put down their tense bows and arrows, and lowered their high-spirited heads like cocks defeated in a fight, he knew what was going on.Ran Nanyuan also had no intention of showing off his might, pretending to be a tiger, and he reiterated his intention:

"Ran Nanyuan in Xialingnan, came to Yingzhou City to meet Senior Xiao Siqian, I have important matters to discuss, please inform me!"

"It turns out that the distinguished guests have arrived. Grandfather has been waiting in the mansion for several days. Please come with me, distinguished guests!"

Among the young knights, one came out more and said something that surprised Ran Nanyuan. 'Guest'?Before I came, I didn't ask Yelu Dashi to inform the Xiao family, how did they know that I was coming?Or did they misunderstand their group? !Fortunately, most of the Khitan nobles in the Daliao Kingdom in the north admire the culture of the Central Plains. As a new thing brought by the Central Plains business travel north, many Khitan people have learned it.Ran Nanyuan tried to ask himself the doubts just now, but the young knight who led the way didn't answer directly, but asked Ran Nanyuan to meet the "grandfather" in his mouth first.

Everyone went all the way to the manor outside the city, and Ran Nanyuan took the opportunity to ask the young knights why they were so vigilant.From their mouths, Ran Nanyuan learned that with the influx of refugees from the defeated army of the Daliao Kingdom, not only many relatives of the Xiao family came to the vicinity of Yingzhou City, but also many vagrants.These rogues were dressed almost like herdsmen, and often came to plunder pretending to be Han businessmen. The young knights were in charge of daily patrols and warned everyone.Ran Nanyuan and his party were all armed with weapons and many horses. This arrangement looked like looting bandits. That's why the young knights were so cautious when they saw them, almost wanting to force them to abandon their soldiers first. Blade ask again.

Fortunately, Yelu Dashi's personal soldiers led the way, which saved me a lot of trouble, otherwise it would not be easy to explain my identity and purpose to the Xiao family.

Knowing that Ran Nanyuan and the others were not rogues, the young knights became much more friendly to them.Especially for Ran Qianxue and Hong Shaoyao (Hua'er), they are even more attentive and lead the way. It is always easy for beautiful women to get preferential treatment.Ran Qianxue reservedly thanked them for their kindness, Hong Shaoyao looked at these people with a smile, she was as beautiful as a flower, fascinated the young knights around her, and the word 'distress' on her forehead But it covered her twitching veins.

Just now you dared to bow your bow and shoot arrows at this girl, but now you want to turn around to please her? !

You are so naive!

Look for an opportunity later, this girl invites you to drink my footwashing water!

……

The manor of the Xiao family was not far away at first, everyone arrived quickly, got off their horses and entered the house, served tea in the living room, and some people went to inform the owner of the place.Ran Nanyuan was looking at this living room, which was almost in the same style as the Great Song Dynasty. Not long after, a hale and hearty sixtieth old man led several people into the living room.Ran Nanyuan hurriedly led the crowd to stand up, clasped his fists in a salute, and said with a smile:

"In Xiaran Nanyuan, through Yelu Dashi's introduction, I came to Yingzhou City to meet Senior Xiao Siqian. I wonder if your Excellency is...?"

The sixtieth old man was tall and tall, although he was wearing coarse clothes, he was faintly the head of everyone in the Xiao family.He nodded to Ran Nanyuan, and was about to answer Ran Nanyuan's question, when he suddenly caught sight of Ran Qianxue who was snuggling beside Gao Yurou, his expression suddenly changed, as if seeing a ghost, he exclaimed:

"grandmother?!"

Ran Nanyuan's face froze when he heard the words, he thought that this old man might not be a confused elder of the Xiao family, he should pay attention for a while, neither could he be rude to the old man, nor could he let the old man stay by his daughter's side all the time. 'Grandmother', 'grandmother' yelled, embarrassing both families.In fact, it wasn't just Ran Nanyuan's face that froze, everyone present, except Hong Shaoyao who burst out laughing upon hearing the words, everyone in the Ran family and Xiao family were stunned.

Hong Shaoyao was still watching the excitement and was not afraid of big troubles. She took Ran Qianxue's stiff arms and said with a joke:

"Oh~! Sister Qianxue, when did you secretly give birth to such a big son... Oh, no, big grandson... I'm afraid you didn't conceive from your grandmother's grandmother?!"

"Sister, don't talk nonsense!" Ran Qianxue blushed slightly. She knew that she was here to visit the relatives of the Ran family. Explain clearly, "Grandpa, don't blame my sister. She always likes to mess around, but her nature is not bad. Qianxue knows that grandpa may think that I am like an old friend of yours just now. The world is so big that sometimes It is not impossible for the two to look alike. Grandpa, please take a closer look, the little girl is not your old friend, and I have never been to Beidi, nor have I seen you before!"

When Ran Qianxue was speaking, the sixtieth old man kept looking at her, making her feel uncomfortable.The old man's eyes were bright, and while looking at her, he murmured incessantly:

"Like! Really like!..."

Everyone present waited for a long time before the old man came back to his senses and sighed:

"Please excuse my little old man for being rude! I saw this girl just now, who is almost exactly the same as the little old man's grandmother. I lived with my grandfather Xiao Urguna and grandmother Xiaota. Unfortunately, when the little old man was 13 years old, his grandfather also died of illness, and his grandmother became ill with worries. She passed away not long after. The relatives passed away one after another. Leaving me to live alone in the world, I have been lonely and helpless since then, thinking about it now, I still feel very sad!"

As the old man spoke, his eyes turned red and tears came down.

The people around, seeing his sincerity, all empathized with him. For a moment, there was a complete silence in the living room.

Fortunately, the old man was sad for a moment, then wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, coughed lightly, and laughed at himself:

"When a person is old, it is easier to hurt the spring and the autumn, which makes the guests and the juniors laugh!"

Everyone hurriedly expressed their opinions and expressed their understanding together, and the old man no longer entangled in this topic.He looked at Ran Nanyuan again and asked:

"This little friend just said that his surname is Ran?"

Ran Nanyuan sighed softly, and said again:

"In Xiaran Nanyuan, through Yelu Dashi's introduction, I came to Yingzhou City to meet Senior Xiao Siqian. I wonder if your Excellency is...?"

"Oh, you're looking for Sixian?" The tall old man gently twitched his gray beard when he heard the words, and sat down at the head seat while talking, pointing out everyone from the Xiao family to Ran Nanyuan and the others, "Little old man It's called Xiao Pulibu, that's my eldest son Xiao Sixian, that's my second son Xiao Hansilu, that's... what's the matter with you looking for a dog? Can you tell the little old man about it?"

Ran Nanyuan's trip was originally to look for the person in charge of the Xiao family, but he had heard that Xiao Puli did not live in seclusion in the "Hongguang Cave" of Mogu Mountain all year round, so he had no choice but to find Xiao Si first.Unexpectedly, the trip turned out to be so smooth, as soon as he arrived at Xiao's house, he met Xiao Pulibu who had returned to Xiao's house from the "Hongguang Cave" of Mogu Mountain, and he could discuss with him about looking for relatives.

"I've seen Mr. Xiao!"

Ran Nanyuan clasped his fists in salute, and was about to continue speaking, when Xiao Puli stood up inconveniently and said:

"No! Seeing grandma standing beside me, even though I know it's not real, I still feel embarrassed to continue sitting there."

Everyone couldn't help but feel ashamed.

The descendants of the Xiao family hurriedly prepared a seat for Ran Qianxue, but Xiao Pu couldn't leave but invited Ran Qianxue to the main seat and insisted that she sit there, otherwise he would not sit down.There was no other way, Ran Nanyuan had no choice but to let Ran Qianxue obey the old man's wishes.After sitting down again, Ran Nanyuan spoke again, and he had a headache.

"Ran came here to visit the descendants of the ancestor 'Wu Mourning Heavenly King' Ran Min and Long Qingluo in the North, and to get to know their relatives..."

Before Ran Nanyuan finished speaking, Xiao Puli happily replied:

"Are the ancestors 'Wu Mourning Heavenly King' Ran Min and Long Qingluo also your ancestors? It turns out that there is another branch of my Xiao family, and it is still the Ran family. God bless you!"

Ran Nanyuan: "..."

Xiao Puli could not continue to say:

"It's no wonder that when I saw your daughter just now, I felt a sense of kindness in my heart. It turned out that it was not only because of her phoenix-like appearance! Now the Daliao Kingdom is in a precarious state. I recently prayed for divination on a whim. It is God's will that my Xiao family needs to rely on a noble person." Unexpectedly, it turned out to be the little old man's 'grandmother'. It's God's will!"

Ran Nanyuan: "..."

Ran Qianxue: "..."

Everyone at the scene: "..."

……

Jiashan, Yelu Dashi was thoughtful, beat his hands and sighed:

"That's right! The newly built place can be called the 'Warriors Mansion', which corresponds to Xixia's 'Yipin Hall'. Fighting swords to rule the roost, eighteen kinds of weapons, the strong rule the roost!"