"Speaking of which, Chu Hao used a two-foot-long dragon-pointing steel spear..."
The charlatan musician plays the sanxian beside the tea table.
A small table is placed in the middle of the tea shop. An old man with a goatee, holding a folding fan, talks about allusions to the world in an old-fashioned way.
Zhe Yunli dressed up as an ordinary girl, with a bamboo hat on her head, and sat on the table in the corner of the second floor, with her legs crossed, a long knife at her side, tea and melon seeds in front of her, and she was listening to the jokes attentively, and would continue to listen from time to time.
The guests clapped and cheered together.
Although she was only sixteen years old, her gangster appearance was as fierce as any of the gangsters in the tea shop. She was the only girl in the tea shop, so she never felt out of place.
But most of the people listening to the book at the pier were idle people drifting with the crowd, while Zhe Yunli was the eldest lady of the Pingtian Sect and the direct disciple of Xue Baijin, the number one person under the mountain. It was obviously inappropriate for her down-to-earth style of conduct.
Just when Zhe Yunli was concentrating on it and heard the wonderful part, the front of him suddenly became dark, and a figure blocked his view.
The Zheyun glass bamboo hat obscured his face, so he wanted to turn his head to look around, but as soon as his head moved, he felt something was wrong, so he looked up along the hem of the robe in front of him - the person who came was wearing a white robe and a gray robe.
The cloak is about the same height as the queen, the chest is flatter because of it, and the cheeks under the hat are covered with jade armor...
?!
Zhe Yunli's movement of eating melon seeds froze, and he calmly lowered his crossed legs, turning into a soft and frail sitting posture. Even his demeanor took on a bit of a scholarly lady:
"Uh...Master, why are you here? Where is my wife?"
Xue Baijin has always been serious, but not harsh, because Ning'er is very fierce and keeps Yunli in obedience, so she doesn't need her master to worry about her at all.
But in Zhe Yunli's heart, his respect for his master was obviously much higher than that of his wife.
After all, no matter how fierce the mistress is, she is still a naughty girl, and no matter how naughty she is, she can only be spanked with a chicken feather blanket.
But the master is different. He is the number one person under the mountain, the overlord of the world, a genius who can defeat even his cousin Jing, and the absolute role model that Zhe Yunli has set as far back as he can remember.
With a master like this, the disciple is not afraid of being beaten at all, but is afraid of being disappointed by the master; when he is discovered doing something naughty, the guilt and tension he feels will be much greater than if his master's wife catches him in the act.
Fortunately, Xue Baijin had no intention of disciplining his disciples. He sat down at the table and said straight to the point:
"I happened to pass by when I was out doing errands. Your wife is busy. Your wife and I are going to Jiangzhou. Do you want to come with us?"
Zhe Yunli's eyes lit up when he heard these words, but immediately, there was some hesitation in his eyes.
In the past, when she was in Nanxiao Mountain, the master would take her out to travel around the world to see the world. She was afraid that she would be so happy that she couldn't sleep for three days and three nights, so she started preparing early.
But the cousin I know now is different.
Cousin Jing is also a military leader, so he can also see the world. We are about the same age, and we talk and laugh together without feeling nervous at all.
Following the master and his wife, she basically has to be a lady, gossiping in the school, walking in the streets, and copying and writing every day...
Zhe Yunli hesitated for only a moment, then spoke implicitly:
"Master, my disciple is sixteen years old and can be considered a big girl. Well... it doesn't feel good to hide under my wings all the time. As a young man, you still have to experience more things on your own..."
Seeing Yunli's expression, Xue Baijin understood what he meant. He also showed some worry in his heart and asked directly:
"Yunli, are you attracted to Night Terror Hall?"
What?!
Zhe Yunli never expected that his master, who was always serious about words, would ask this question. He sat up straighter and shook his head:
"How is that possible? Cousin Jing and I have a brother-sister relationship. It's as clear as water. Master, don't just listen to a few words from my wife and just believe them..."
Xue Baijin was stunned: "I heard what your wife said?"
Zhe Yunli knew this very well, so he sat closer and said seriously:
"Does the mistress want to betroth me to cousin Jing?"
ah?
Xue Baijin had an immovable temperament. Hearing this, the corners of his eyes twitched and he thought to himself: She is already sleeping under the quilt, so she has the nerve to buy a big one and give a small one, and betroth you to Ye Jingtang?
Xue Baijin came here because he was afraid that Yunli would be young when he first fell in love, and he would misjudge the wrong person, which would lead to the discord between his apprentice and his master's wife in the future. He said:
"Your master wife probably doesn't mean this. I'm here to ask your opinion..."
Zhe Yunli didn't believe it at all, and felt that the master and his wife had taken a fancy to cousin Jing's talent and came to be a matchmaker. She said seriously:
"Master, am I that kind of ignorant girl? If I really want to belong to someone, I will definitely let Master take care of me as soon as possible, and I will never secretly make a lifelong arrangement with someone.
"Cousin Jing needs to be talented and capable. He is two years older than me. He is a good match for me. If I mean it, what can I do to hide it from the master? I told the master, can the master still agree to go and help me?"
Should I look for a better one?"
"..."
When Xue Baijin heard this, she felt that it really made sense. If Yunli really liked Ye Jingtang, she had no reason to refuse, nor would she forcibly cut off the relationship. She would only throw the problem to Ning'er and let Ning'er have a headache.
Since Yun Li could say this, he was indeed not involved in it yet. Xue Baijin felt a little relieved, thought about it for a while, and then said:
"My master dominates the world, and can convince anyone with his bare hands. He does not need to rely on marriage and alliances to strengthen himself. Therefore, you can find your own marriage. As long as you really like it, whether it is a common citizen or a prince of an enemy country, I will give it to my master."
Just say hello, my teacher will make you get what you want. But you have to be more accurate in judging people, my Xue Baijin’s apprentice cannot be kidnapped by a wild boy casually."
"Hehe~"
When Zhe Yunli heard such heroic words, he quickly patted his chest and said:
"Master, don't worry, it's me who kidnaps people all the time. How could I be kidnapped?"
"well……"
Xue Baijin shook his head secretly and continued:
"The most important thing is Night Terror Hall. If you don't mean it, it's the best. If you mean it, you have to think carefully and think twice before acting."
"Um?"
Zhe Yunli picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for his master:
"Why? Cousin Jing is the protector of my religion..."
Xue Baijin shook his head: "Yejingtang is a contemporary military leader and the orphan of King Tianlang. He is highly valued by the court. He does not rely on my Pingtian Cult to provide him with power, money, fame, or status. To put it simply, he cannot control it as a teacher.
"A person who cannot be controlled, no matter how loyal he is, cannot be one of his own, because whether he betrays or not depends only on his thoughts, not in the hands of his master..."
Zhe Yunli didn't like these words a little and said seriously:
"But cousin Jing has helped us so much despite not seeking fame or fortune..."
"My teacher didn't tell you to distance yourself from him, I just told you to be cautious."
Xue Baijin said sincerely: "Yejingtang may not be seeking fame and fortune, but out of personal relations, he helps both the imperial court and the Pingtian Sect, hoping that both parties can shake hands and make peace.
"But it's very difficult for him to do this. If the secret is revealed one day and the master refuses to recruit him, he will have to choose a side. At the moment, it seems impossible to side with the master. When the time comes, will you face him or will you?
Toward the master?"
"I……"
When Zhe Yunli heard this, his eyes were filled with confusion. He wanted to say something, but nothing seemed right.
Xue Baijin continued: "So you have to be careful and make sure that you can tie Ye Jingtang down and follow you wholeheartedly before you can fall in love with him. If you are hasty, it will be most difficult for the teacher and Ye Jingtang to fight because of each other's positions in the future.
It’s you.”
"well……"
Zhe Yunli nodded thoughtfully, but immediately felt something was wrong and said seriously:
"Master, you are thinking too much. My relationship with Cousin Jing is as clear as water, and I have not allowed him to. Besides, you are my master. How could Cousin Jing make a move against you? Cousin Jing is very capable. These things are certain.
I can handle it."
Xue Baijin raised his finger and pointed at himself:
"I, Xue Baijin, never succumb to others. The empress wants me to surrender and surrender, but there is no way. If Ye Jingtang wants to deal with this matter, he must conquer me first. Do you think he has a chance?"
"Well……"
Zhe Yunli really couldn't say this. Although cousin Jing was domineering, her master was obviously more domineering. She struggled for a while and could only sigh softly...
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The other side.
Ye Jingtang had a meal in the pawn shop before saying goodbye to Liu Xiangzhu and returned to the dock with Sanniang.
When Pei Xiangjun heard about Duan Shengji's conspiracy with others to set up an assassination plot, he was inevitably annoyed. At this time, there were no outsiders around, so he said:
"Since Duan Shengji can take action secretly, it won't happen just once. You have to be careful before the trouble is completely solved."
Ye Jingtang took Sanniang's hand under her sleeve and chuckled:
"I recovered much faster than Duan Shengji, and my injuries are almost healed. He was shot by me, and received numerous poisonous injections yesterday. Although it was not a fatal injury, his condition is definitely not as good as mine. He is probably somewhere now.
Recuperate.
"He doesn't respect martial ethics first. Naturally, I can't wait for him to recover before visiting. I will set out tomorrow to find him and kill him..."
Pei Xiangjun knew that both sides had suffered battle losses, and Ye Jingtang must have taken advantage, but he still warned:
"Don't be careless. You are looking for Duan Shengji not for a fight, but for revenge. He knows that you are determined to kill him, so he will use all possible means to fight..."
While the two were talking, they came to the bottom of the inn.
Ye Jingtang took Sanniang upstairs to visit the two women who were recuperating, but as soon as they walked up the stairs, they found the door opened and Luo Ning came out.
Pei Xiangjun had not seen Luo Ning since they parted ways in Langxuan City. Suddenly, he saw her emerging from the house, her eyes full of surprise. He was about to speak when he saw Luo Ning raise her hand slightly.
Luo Ning closed the door gently, then came over and hooked her hands, took the two of them to a room a little further away, and then said:
"Shui'er is very weak. She just ate something and went to bed. Miss Fan is also not in good spirits. Let them rest."
Pei Xiangjun looked back, then closed the door and said strangely:
"Why are you here too?"
"We just happened to meet him while we were passing by waiting for the boat."
Luo Ning didn't want to talk about these messy things, so she changed the topic and looked at Sanniang seriously:
"I have to leave for Jiangzhou tomorrow. You should take good care of yourself these days. Next time I see Ye Jingtang, if I find that he is injured in a fight, you won't hold me back. It will be a good thing for you..."
?
When Pei Xiangjun heard the lady's strong words, his cheeks suddenly showed a bit of dissatisfaction:
"How many times have I, a genius, been shocked? How dare you say this? I at least tried to persuade you a few times. What about you? You just threw the baby into my arms and ran away. You didn't say anything and even scolded me when you came back.
, what do you take me for? The aunt you invited to take care of my husband’s child?”
"I have something important to do and I have to leave. It's not that I want to leave; you didn't even take care of me when you were here..."
"Hey..."
The night terror hall saw the two daughters-in-law quarreling when they met. She felt her scalp was numb. She quickly stepped forward and hugged each other to the bed:
"Don't argue, don't argue. This matter has nothing to do with you. I got hurt because I wasn't careful enough. You must pay attention to it in the future. You just teach me a lesson..."
When the two women saw Ye Jingtang's posture, they knew what he wanted to do. Luo Ning's face was slightly cold:
"What did you do last night, and you're here again in broad daylight?"
Pei Xiangjun originally wanted to push, but when he heard this, he took his hand back and frowned:
"You had sex with Jingtang last night?"
Luo Ning's expression froze, but she immediately put on a serious expression:
"He's injured and I'll help him nurse him back to health. Do you think I want to?"
Pei Xiangjun was frightened all night yesterday, but in the end, this fox took Jingtang to be treated. How could he bear it? He waved his hand directly and said:
"If you don't want to, just go out and help look after the wind. I'll also help Jingtang recuperate. Jingtang, let's go."
"..."
Luo Ning's eyes were full of annoyance, but there was no way she could do something as frustrating as going out to watch the wind. Before she could think of how to respond, she was pushed down on the pillow. Sanniang even took the initiative to help lower the curtain and turned around and said:
"Are you leaving? If not, just help undress. Such a big man has no sense of being a wife..."
Luo Ning took a breath. Sanniang told her to leave and she would definitely not be able to leave. She immediately turned her head and closed her eyes, acting as if she was too lazy to talk to you.
Seeing that the two of them stopped arguing, Ye Jingtang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was a bit inappropriate to do that in broad daylight, it was more comfortable to work in the middle than to stop the fight. With a smile on his face, he stood beside the bed and hugged her.
Sanniang, who was sitting on her knees at the head of the bed, lowered her head and kissed Ning'er's hand.
Zizzi~
Luo Ning closed her eyes and didn't want to talk to her at first, but after being pulled a few times, she still had no choice but to sit up and was reluctantly held in her arms. Ye Jingtang held the two full moons in her hands, playing both sides, taking a mouthful at the same time.
…
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Time turned into night in an instant.
The cabin at the rear of the ship was very quiet, and the entourage was moving in the front part so as not to disturb Prince Jing who was resting.
Between the curtains, Dongfang Liren's eyelashes fluttered, and then they quickly opened up. He looked around, and he couldn't tell whether it was night or early morning.
Seeing that there was no sound on the boat, she put on her palace shoes, tied up her long hair and walked out of the room, quickly arriving outside the Queen Mother's bedroom.
In the bedroom, the Queen Mother was wearing a house dress, and she was doing a horse-like posture on the bed with her legs pressed. There were several weapons on the table, and she seemed to be practicing seriously.
Hong Yu was also pulled together and stood at the window, sweating on her forehead.
Dongfang Liren saw surprise in his eyes when he saw the Queen Mother actually practicing hard without supervision. However, he had no intention of paying attention to these small details at this time and asked:
"Queen Mother, is Night Terror Hall back?"
The Queen Mother was picked up and walked around for a kiss. Her anger had not subsided yet. She leaned sideways and pressed her legs, and responded:
"I'm back, everything is fine. Your master seems to have been slightly injured and is recuperating in the inn at the dock."
Dongfang Liren breathed a sigh of relief. After watching for a while, he realized that the Queen Mother was not lazy. He couldn't help but nodded secretly. After going back to wash up and eat something, he came to the small street of the dock.
Because he was worried about the safety of his master and Ye Jingtang, Dongfang Liren didn't think too much. After arriving at the inn, he took Meng Jiao to the second floor.
Before the two of them took two steps, Dongfang Liren suddenly heard a movement from behind the door next to him:
"Your Highness?"
Seeing this, Dongfang Liren stopped and asked Meng Jiao to go down and wait. He was about to push the door to go in, but when he pushed it, he found that the door was locked and the Night Terror Hall did not open the door immediately.
?
"Night Terror Hall? What are you doing?"
"I'm catching up on my sleep, here it comes."
Dongfang Liren waited for a while before the door opened. Ye Jingtang, neatly dressed, appeared at the door, but his hair was a little messy and his face was not normal.
Dongfang Liren wanted to speak, but when she saw this appearance, she naturally became suspicious. She looked into the room, wondering if the person in the room was her master who could appear anywhere.
"Eh?"
Ye Jingtang raised his hand slightly, put his arm around Da Benben's shoulders and wanted to walk out:
"It's Sanniang. Master Xuanji is a little exhausted in the back, and is sleeping with Miss Fan now. I'll take you to have a look. Don't make any noise, so as not to wake you up."
When Dongfang Liren saw that it was Sanniang, he naturally did not go in to scare anyone. He just stood in front of the door and said seriously:
"Ye Jingtang, you are getting more and more unruly. Master is resting next to you. You don't sleep at night...Eh? What are you doing?"
Ye Jingtang saw Benben being mean to her, so he grabbed her wrist and dragged her into the house:
"You're here, I don't have anything else to do tonight, um... why don't you come in and have a cup of tea?"
Drink tea?
Dongfang Liren was not stupid. She really went in. She didn’t know what she wanted to drink, and her eyes were slightly cold:
"What a beautiful idea you have! I'm going to see Master. You...just go about your business and pretend that I haven't been here."
With a smile on his face, Ye Jingtang lowered his head and took another sip to avoid being stupid in vain.
As a result, Dongfang Liren thought that Ye Jingtang was the same as the day before, and was about to use force. He was so frightened that he stepped on the toe of Ye Jingtang's shoe and twisted it hard, then pushed Ye Jingtang into the house and quickly closed the door.
Pa da~
Night Terror Hall was a little funny. After opening the door and watching Dongfang Liren flee, he closed the door...
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Those who took leave on the 1st will be made up, and those on the 2nd will see if they can make up the day after tomorrow or 2.
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