【058】Appointment with Ning Yutang
The so-called conspiracies and tricks are basically only used by people with equal strength. When have you ever seen an ant digging a hole for an elephant, saying that he is prepared to make him fall down? So although Shen You responded to his suggestion, He was surprised, but he didn't think there was any conspiracy. He immediately cupped his hands and said to Dai Zhongyuan: "Boss Dai is really refreshing!"
Under the guidance of Dai Zhong, Shen You and four others walked through the courtyard on slightly smooth blue stones. The house was built in a typical three-row courtyard. As soon as you entered the door, there was the house where the servants lived and the living room, and the second row was the bedroom. And the study room, etc., and the third row is the residence of the family members.
After passing the first row of yards, there are some old pine and cypress trees on both sides of the road. They have not changed in winter, but have become more crisp and lush. There is a fish pond diagonally in front of the second row of yards, and the pond still stands proudly. The remaining stems of leaves.
Dai Zhongyuan's study is adjacent to his usual resting place. In his free time, Dai Zhongyuan always takes a nap in the living room next to the study. The layout is relatively simple, with only a wicker chair, a table and a bed, and there are Purple clay tea set.
Inside the study room, there is a different scene. There are yellowing books on a row of vertical bookshelves, and the antique furnishings give off a somewhat scholarly atmosphere.
The desk is carved from a huge mahogany wood. There is a place for placing brushes and inkstones at the top. The pen holders containing various colored brushes emit a very elegant yellow color, and on top of the inkstone is a dragon that seems to be vaguely about to fly.
On the paper spread out on the table were written some extremely domineering characters, written in sloping lines, with silver hooks and iron paintings.
"This place of peace of mind is my hometown."
It was confined to the backyard as a place for family members to stay, and it had nothing to do with gambling. Seeing Dai Zhong showing a slight hesitation, Shen You took the initiative to end the trip, and the group returned along the original road. Dai Zhong walked very slowly on purpose, as if to allow Shen You and others to see in more detail.
After leaving Dai's house, Chen Qiushi and Su Qingqian went back first, while Shen You and Bai Qian turned around and walked towards another alley.
While walking side by side on the road, Bai Qianqian asked Shen You, "What do you think?"
Shen You understood what he meant by his words, and said slowly without the slightest thought: "Dai Zhongyuan doesn't have the dandy air of a rich man, he is very calm, just like a pebble that has been hit by running water several times. , but it is not as smooth as pebbles, and it has a vague jade-like background, but there is some blade hidden inside, like a blood-drinking steel knife sealed in a sheath. If it doesn't move, it will be blood-sealed. "
Finally, after several hesitations, Shen You dialed the number that he thought he would never contact. When Ning Yutang, whose face was as white as a piece of paper but not very good but still had an extraordinary demeanor, appeared in front of Shen You. , even Bai Qianqian took the initiative to give in, leaving only Shen You and Ning Yutang living in a small small room.
"Are you injured?" Like an old friend, Shen You spoke very calmly, as plainly as if he was meeting and asking if he had eaten.
"Well, it's nothing serious, and I've basically recovered now."
"Oh, no matter what happens to you, there is a situation in front of me and I need you!" Shen Youyou said decisively, leaving no room for negotiation.
"Oh? You said it so directly? How are you sure that I will definitely help you?" Ning Yutang played with the tea cup with his hands and looked at Shen You with deep meaning.
"Don't forget, in the Forty-Nine Cities, you and I are all outsiders, and from the very beginning, we must have decided that we must first settle down inside before going outside." Shen You picked up the tea cup and tasted it gently. Said in one breath.
Ning Yutang thought for a moment, then raised his head to Shen You and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
"Dai Zhongyuan!"
Ning Yutang just picked up the teacup and drank almost all the water squirted out at once. He seemed to realize that he was slightly out of control. He quickly wiped his lips with his hand, looked at Shen You thoughtfully and said, "Not bad." !The target is quite big, and I found the Dai family all of a sudden."
"Myths are always meant to be broken." Shen You said softly.
"Well, I think so too. Even though it's the Dai family, I still want to see how much they weigh." Ning Yutang turned the teacup in a circle in his hand, raised his head and smiled at Shen You.
"If Dai Zhongyuan sets up the Nine Turns Exquisite Game, and the target is just the latest calligraphy or painting on his desk, what should you do?" Shen You said to Ning Yutang in a somewhat sophisticated manner.
"Me? Please don't praise me. It's just me. I'm in the Nine-turn Linglong Game. I'll give up without even starting!" Ning Yutang said slightly jokingly.
Shen You ignored the negativity in his words. Instead, he chuckled and said, "This is the man from the Thousand Sects. If so, what qualifications do you have to hold the general's card? You might as well just admit defeat to me."
After hearing this, Ning Yutang narrowed his eyes into a thin line, piercing Shen You like a needle, and said coldly: "Are you a fierce general?"
"What's important if you don't motivate the generals? What's important is that you will definitely do what you dare to do, and you won't do what you dare not do even if you don't dare to do it."
"Yes, although I know you used a provoking method, I also tell you that your provoking method is easy to use. But don't just ask me. Let's both talk about our plans in mind and write them together. How about coming out?" After saying that, Ning Yutang gestured to the waiter who came in to deliver hot water, indicating that he would bring in paper and pen.
After the two people got the paper and pen, they didn't hesitate at all. They lowered their heads on the table almost at the same time, wrote at the same time, raised their heads almost at the same time, and then looked at each other with a smile.
"Take it apart and take a look?" Ning Yutang said to Shen You with a smile.
"Okay!" Shen You smiled and nodded, then pushed the note in his hand toward Ning Yutang, and Ning Yutang also pushed the note in his hand to Shen You.
Shen You smiled slightly as he opened the note. Ning Yutang wrote the same four words on it, but what he wrote was misleading, while what he wrote was concealing the truth.
Ning Yutang laughed out loud when he saw Shen You's note. The two of them tore up the note in their hands almost at the same time, crumpled it into a ball, and gently threw it aside.
"You probably haven't been in there before. Let me draw a rough sketch for you while I have a pen and paper in my hand!" Shen You then roughly drew the layout of the Dai family on the blank paper according to his memory, and Ning Yu sat opposite. Tang Ze looked at Shen You who looked serious with a smile on his face.
Following his own memory, Shen You quickly drew the general coordinates on the paper. Ning Yutang tapped the table with his long fingers and said softly to Shen You: "When are you going to take action? "
"The night after tomorrow!" Shen You said calmly looking into the distance.
"Lantern Festival? It's a time when the lights are brightly lit, but it's really impressive!" Ning Yutang said, high-fiving.
Seeing that Shen You just smiled slightly, Ning Yutang leaned forward, leaned towards him slightly and said, "Don't tell me, I am really impressed by your courage. I hope your actions can still be in line with yours." Vigor.”
Although his words sounded respectful, the disdain in his eyes clearly didn't like what Shen You was doing. Shen You didn't pay attention to what he was thinking. He raised the teacup slightly and said to Ning Yutang: "Replace wine with tea, I Here’s to you!”
"Why do you respect me? There has to be an explanation, right?"
"It's not for anything else, just to be able to succeed in one fell swoop the night after tomorrow!" Shen You's words were extremely domineering, without any hesitation.
"Before we begin, I have one more question..." Ning Yutang stared at Shen You with burning eyes, like nails.
"Say it."
"What do you mean by hiding something from the truth? After all, this is the Dai family..."
Shen You leaned forward, looked at Ning Yutang with a slightly mysterious look and said, "As a member of the Thousand Sect, have you ever heard a hundred ghosts walking at night?"
"Hundred Ghosts at Night?" Ning Yutang whispered to himself, then he raised his head and looked at Shen You and said, "What you said about Hundred Ghosts at Night is a big picture of thousands of sects, and it cannot be done without eight generals. "
"This is the reason why you will never become the Thousand Sect Orthodox. The real Thousand Sect overall situation can basically be achieved as long as the three generals, the positive general, the counter general, and the false general are present. Of course, if there is a fire general, That would be even more perfect!" Although Shen You was smiling, the aura exuding from his body made Ning Yutang hesitate.
Ning Yutang gently concealed his nervousness while raising a cup to drink tea, and then said to Shen You: "Okay! I want to see what the so-called real commander like you can do. What’s the big picture.”
"Of course, I need your cooperation." Shen You turned around and said to Ning Yutang.
"I will fully cooperate!" Ning Yutang was unambiguous.
"You need to prepare a few people who are relatively skilled and easy to use. Of course, Qiao Tan and Adudu are necessary. The rest are up to you."
Ning Yutang looked as casual as possible and said: "Okay! Everything depends on your arrangement." But in his heart, he was already secretly on guard, even though he knew that Shen You could remember the people around him just as he remembered the people around him. It is a normal thing to live with the people around Shen You.
"At three o'clock in the afternoon the day after tomorrow, can you wait here with the people we need?"
"no problem!"
After Shen You and Ning Yutang high-fived each other, they left in separate directions without looking back.
On the way back, Bai Qianqian asked in slight surprise: "Bring Ning Yutang here, don't worry about him stabbing him! If this round is done by him, I'm sure he will do this."
"He must have done it in this round, but he will definitely not take advantage of me in this round!"
"Ah?" Bai Qianqian was stunned after hearing this.
Chapter completed!