However, it was said that after Xue Hong returned home, he took out a wooden sword from the room and wiped it carefully.
This wooden sword is either made of something expensive, it is just an ordinary wooden sword carved from peach wood.
This was carved by Xue Hong himself based on the demon-suppressing sword from his previous life. The sword was engraved with the two seal characters "Zhao Dan". He usually used this wooden sword to practice Taiyi Xuanmen Sword.
Xue Hong didn't know any advanced sword skills, let alone a shocking sword move like opening the sky gate with one sword. Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty did not prohibit martial arts, so there were many sword skills spread among the people.
Xue Hong practices the Taiyi Xuanmen Sword most often. This set of swordsmanship is a widely circulated swordsmanship of Taoism. Although it is not a peerless swordsmanship, it is easy to learn and covers almost all the basics.
Sword moves.
During this trip to Yangzhou, although Xue Hong was confident that nothing could harm him, after all, he had the guy in hand and felt much more at ease.
If you really want to kill someone, using a sword will have a much lighter psychological burden than killing someone with fists and kicks. Although... this is not the first time Xue Hong himself has killed someone...
In order to avoid attracting too much attention, Xue Hong took out a sky blue bag that was originally used to hold calligraphy and paintings, made it into a simple sword bag, and put the wooden sword inside. In this way, it would not be so conspicuous.
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Xue Hong revised another letter, then put his sword bag on his back and went out against the setting sun.
Xue Hong first came to Xue Mansion, handed the letter to the gatekeeper, and then strolled outside the city gate.
The Ming Dynasty originally had a curfew, but later with the economic development in the south, the Emperor ordered the curfew to be lifted, which also promoted economic development and brought a lot of tax revenue to the court.
As soon as we arrived at the city gate, we saw a dense crowd of people coming and going, almost shoulder to shoulder.
Xue Hong squeezed into the crowd and walked out of the city.
Before going out, Xue Hong deliberately changed out of the cyan silk robe made by Xue Baochai and put on an ordinary sky blue dress.
There is a reason why we don’t wear cyan clothes. Cyan can only be worn by those who have passed the imperial examination or low-level officials, while light blue is a color that can also be worn by ordinary people.
Even though Xue Hong has good looks, at least she doesn't attract that much attention.
After Xue Hong left the city, he headed towards the suburbs. He met fewer and fewer people along the way, until finally there was no one in sight.
Xue Hong's true energy surged, and he opened the sword bag, and the Zhaodan wooden sword flew out. Xue Hong stood up and stood on the sword, and the wooden sword flew away. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a black dot on the horizon.
Along the way, Xue Hong dropped to the ground from time to time to check if he had deviated from the direction.
Since Jinling is not far from Yangzhou, only about two hundred miles, Xue Hong arrived there in half an hour even if he walked and stopped along the way.
Far away from Yangzhou City, Xue Hong pressed down the blade of the sword and dropped it to the ground. The sword shone with Danmujian and put it back into the sword bag. After tidying up his clothes, he walked towards Yangzhou City.
It is almost the first watch of the day, and although there is no curfew in Yangzhou, the city gates will still be closed after the first watch, and entry and exit are prohibited unless there is any emergency.
Xue Hongkan was stuck in the first watch of the day to enter the city gate, otherwise he would have had to fly in secretly.
As soon as they entered the city, even Xue Hong, who had seen modern cities, couldn't help but be shocked.
When we walked into the city, we saw brightly lit lights and cars and horses passing by on the streets, which were not even half as bright as during the day.
Walking further inside, I saw restaurants, brothels, and brothels on both sides of the street, all brightly lit.
On the West Lake, there are carved buildings and boats one after another, and the sound of singing and dancing can be heard far away from the table.
One after another, the young women were wearing gauze, their proud figures were vaguely visible, and they were dancing on the buildings and boats.
Every celebrity, scholar, and official is bound to show off his drunkenness and dissolute behavior.
"Ms. Xiao's face is so thin that she can hardly shed tears, and her peach-leaf brows can easily feel sad.
The world is divided into three parts of the bright moonlit night and two parts of the world is Yangzhou."
Xue Hong recited "Remembering Yangzhou" step by step, inspired by emotion.
He originally thought that Jinling was already one of the few cities in the world that never sleeps, but now it seems that he, Xue Hong, is sitting in a well and looking at the sky.
"No wonder the ancients said that if you have a hundred thousand guan in your pocket, you can ride a crane to Yangzhou. Looking at it now, a hundred thousand guan is probably not enough for a night of such debauchery on the West Lake, right?"
Xue Hong joked with a smile, and then left quickly. His pace was obviously very slow, but he disappeared at the end of the street in the blink of an eye. The strange thing was that no passers-by noticed.
In the Lin Mansion, a middle-aged man with a clear and handsome appearance was leaning on the bed with a thin figure, and there was a stack of account books beside the bed.
"Mr. Lin, your body is just a little bit better, so you should get some more rest."
Zhang Baihu, the Jin Yiwei who was responsible for protecting Lin Ruhai, began to persuade.
Lin Ruhai put down the account book in his hand and was about to say something when he suddenly started coughing violently, almost to the point of vomiting blood.
Zhang Baihu quickly brought a bowl of steaming medicinal soup from the table, supported Lin Ruhai, and drank it, which made him feel much better.
Lin Ruhai breathed a sigh of relief and said: "In the past ten years or so, Lin Ruhai has been unfaithful and has failed to make any progress in Yangzhou. Lin is unworthy of his trust in the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty!"
Lin Ruhai felt so regretful that his intestines were green now. If Jin Yiwei hadn't told him about his daughter's stay in Jia's Mansion, he would have naively thought that his daughter was doing well in Jia's Mansion!
What do you want to do? He, Lin Ruhai, is not dead yet! What does it mean to let his daughter sleep in the same room as Jia Baoyu? The key is not to tell yourself anything. If you really want to marry my daughter, come to me to get engaged!
What are you doing!!
Lin Ruhai became more and more angry as he thought about it. Now his only hope is to sort out the evidence of salt merchants smuggling before he dies, and finally help the emperor stab the Jiangnan salt merchants!
"I hope the emperor will take care of Daiyu for the sake of this sword..."
Suddenly, a sigh came from the room.
"Alas! Don't be anxious, Mr. Lin, you may still have plenty of time."
Zhang Baihu pulled out the knife from his waist with a swish sound and guarded it in front of Lin Ruhai. Before he could see the face of the person clearly, he saw a golden sign flying over.
Zhang Baihu caught the sign with the tip of his knife. After glancing at it, he quickly took the sign in his hand, put away the knife and saluted: "Zhang Quan, a member of Baihu, a humble imperial guard, has met your Excellency."
Zhang Baihu held the sign with both hands and handed it back to Xue Hong. Xue Hong took the sign and said with a smile: "I am not an adult. I am just entrusted by others to heal Mr. Lin."
Xue Hong put away the sign, put it in his arms, and quickly came to Lin Ruhai's bed.
While Xue Hong was sizing up Lin Ruhai, Lin Ruhai was also sizing up Xue Hong.
I saw that although Xue Hong was wearing cloth clothes and a wooden hairpin, she had a beautiful appearance and a natural and unrestrained air about her. At the same time, she was carrying a brocade bag on her back, just like a romantic celebrity.
Lin Ruhai's face turned pale. He reluctantly raised his hand and said, "I haven't asked this gentleman..."
While Xue Hong asked Zhang Baihu to move the pile of ledgers away from the bed, he took out a cloth bag from his sleeve with large and small silver needles inserted in it.
While Xue Hong was arranging the silver needles, he replied: "I'm Xue Hong."
Lin Ruhai's mind flashed, and suddenly his eyes looked curious: "But Xue Hong, the eldest son of Jinling Jieyuan Xue?"
Xue Hong paused as he put away the silver needle, and there was some surprise on his handsome face. You know, he has always lived in seclusion. In these years, apart from helping his father Xue Gong manage the shop and taking the imperial examination, he has never been to the so-called student poetry club.
However, as a mere Jieyuan, it is impossible for my reputation to reach the ears of Lin Ruhai, a Tanhua, right?
Lin Ruhai is also an old man. He saw Xue Hong's surprise at a glance, and then explained: "The Xue family and my uncle are related by marriage. Therefore, I know something about Xue Jieyuan."
In fact, what’s more, it’s so legendary. Mr. Xue went out to pick up a 16-year-old son from Jieyuan! Moreover, under the guidance of his eldest son, Mr. Xue’s second son was admitted to the Tongsheng School at the age of fourteen. Quite a few.
People said they wanted to ask Mr. Xue where he picked up this son? They wanted it too!
Lin Ruhai was among the most envious. What he envied was not Xue Hong's fame, but Xue Hong's friendship.
Everyone knows that Xue Hong was forced to leave the house and set up his own business. Logically speaking, since he has set up his own business, the Xue Mansion has nothing to do with Xue Hong.
In addition, Mrs. Xue's handling of affairs was indeed unethical. Although Xue Hong was an adopted son, since he was listed in the family tree, he was qualified to inherit part of the family property.
As a result, Mrs. Xue, instigated by the Wang family, only gave Xue Hong one thousand taels of silver and kicked him out of the Xue Mansion. In the past few years, Xue Hong had earned far more than that by helping the Xue Mansion manage the shop.
Even if Xue Pan and Xue Baochai interceded, they still did not change the outcome of Xue Hong's leaving the house.
But how did Xue Hong treat Xue Mansion? After leaving the mansion, he taught Xue Pan to remain the same as before, and relied on his own connections to protect the Xue family. Later, he became the sixteen-year-old Jieyuan.
Lin Ruhai envied such a loving and righteous adopted son! With such a brother, Lin Daiyu would be worry-free for the rest of her life.