The sky was bright and clear, and cloud shadows were lingering. A few birds flew past the eaves and disappeared outside the square wall.
It was not yet noon when they came out of Hongdao Temple. Yang Zhaoxi and Fang Qidou politely declined the noon meal offered by Temple Master Yuchi, and said goodbye to their brothers Shang Sizuo and Lian Jiangping who came out to see them off, and then left Xiuwenfang and went straight to
Turn onto Jianchunmen Street.
The next place to go is Nanshi, where the Beggar Gang of Old Beggar Long Zaitian is stationed. According to Zhang Wuhou, there are many secret methods to restrain corpse transformation, such as ink warehouse, raw glutinous rice, peach wood sword, and black dog blood.
They were all taught personally by Long Zaitian, the leader of the Beggar Gang. In a sense, Wuhou Zhang Songyue was regarded as Long Zaitian's outer disciple.
Jianchunmen Street is wide and straight. When the sound of horse hoofbeats sounds, oil-walled cars will pass by. The faint fragrance of powder comes from the cars, which makes people wonder. Pedestrians have different robes and clothes.
The clothes are like weaving, bringing together the prosperity of a city.
When the two of them arrived at the north gate of Xiu Shan Fang, Fang Qidou suddenly stopped and turned his handsome face to Yang Chaoxi, giving a suggestive look. Yang Chaoxi smiled tacitly and understood, and the two of them decisively entered Xiu Shan Fang and went straight to
Heshang wine shop comes.
Five years later, Heshang Winery has expanded several times. It used to have only two tiled houses and a few waiters, but now it is a row of double-story attics, spread out neatly along the cross street in the square, more than a hundred steps long.
Under the shed outside the building and in front of the tables in the building, almost all the drinkers were sitting. They were drinking together or having a banquet at the same table. Most of them were men, but there were also plump and strong women interspersed among them. They were changing cups and drinking.
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More than 20 wine shop waiters, carrying various kinds of wine and food in their hands, were walking around like butterflies in flowers, busy but not chaotic, bustling with excitement.
Looking around, we can see that there are several banquet tables that are quite luxurious. The people from the royal family with brocade belts and fine clothes are sitting around, and seven or eight orchids with high precision and deep pupils are standing beside them.
The old man sitting at the top has a distinguished status and serves as the "Mingfu" to encourage everyone to carry out the "Double Land" order; the two Hu Ji beside him are respectively responsible for "Lulu Shi" and "Gang Lu Shi", responsible for singing and counting.
Reward and punishment, mobilize the atmosphere on the court.
After each order, the other orchids would diligently stretch out their wine ladles, scoop out the wine pulp from the bronze vessels with animal-face patterns, sift it into cups, and pour the amount of wine into the mouths of the drinkers one by one.
The drinkers drank the fragrant mash, their hearts were open, and their restless arms climbed up to Hu Ji's waist, sometimes swimming up and sometimes reaching down, sometimes arousing bursts of squealing sounds.
Yang Zhaoxi glanced at it for a few times, and then couldn't move his eyes away. He seemed to be moved. Fang Qidou, who was familiar with the road, called the waiter: "First, sift two bowls of 'He Shang', and I want a plate of roasted mutton and a plate of steamed buns.
Two bowls of soup cakes.”
The waiter agreed and led the two of them to a small table and asked them to sit down. Then he took small steps and sneaked into the back hall to prepare wine and food. This place was far away from the table with the beautiful Hu Ji.
They are not far away, and you don't have to spend too much money, but you can also see the beauty. For Fang Qidou, who has been short of money after getting married, it is a great deal.
Fang Qidou patted Yang Chaoxi on the shoulder, called his eyes back from Hu Ji, and said hurriedly: "Junior brother Yang! If you are looking for fish in the Yuan, why not retreat and build a net? That Hu Ji is actually not expensive, two ounces of money, and you can accompany him with wine.
You can pick some vegetables with a tael of silver. Our team is hosting a meal today, how about a meat dish for you?"
Yang Zhaoxi looked slightly embarrassed: "Young man, you just need to get over the addiction! With ten years of pure Yang body, it is not easy to cultivate Taoist skills, so you should stick to your essence. If you indulge for a moment, pick up a gun and mount a horse, wouldn't it mean that all your previous efforts will be wasted... I forgot,
Senior brother is already married and has children, so these words are of no use to you."
Fang Qidou's face twitched a few times: "It seems that Junior Brother Yang is also practicing the Taoist inner alchemy technique. In my opinion, the inner alchemy technique is like dripping water through stone. It takes a long time and has many restrictions. It is not as good as purely practicing martial arts.
It’s more useful.”
"So Senior Brother Fang abandoned his Taoism and joined the army and stopped practicing the inner elixir technique?" Yang Chaoxi asked smoothly.
"Of course not. According to your Shangqingguan's "Taomen Neidan Theory", I can now move the Little Zhoutian, which can be regarded as a small foundation. It is still quite useful for strengthening muscles and bones, and improving the six senses.
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Fang Qidou has little confidence. He naturally knows the requirements of the Taoist inner alchemy method to maintain the essence. It is just a matter of two interests. His Taoist name is "Zhuanzongzi", and his priority should be to pass on the family line. Moreover,
Isn't it a waste of resources to let such a gorgeous woman like Tang Juan go?
Naturally, Yang Zhaoxi didn't know what he was thinking, so she turned her head and looked at another banquet table. There were all kinds of drinkers on this table:
There are warriors wearing half-arm shirts, showing off their strong arms, there are thin figures dressed as Confucian scholars, who seem to fall down with a blow, there are fat-headed monks wearing monk robes, chewing on a roasted leg of lamb, and there are also people with red green hair on their heads.
The charming woman, her charming eyes fly around, seducing the soul...
The only thing that is the same is that everyone is equipped with weapons of different lengths, and there is a faint evil aura coming from their bodies. They are obviously knight-errants who have had a life on their hands.
A few people were not used to the complicated drinking orders, so they asked the wine shop clerk for a lifelike wine beard, which kept spinning on the table. Whenever the wine beard stopped and pointed his arm to someone, that person would be in the wine bowl.
Take a big sip. Although the rules are simple, several people still drank happily.
Two orchids with their heads in high buns, dressed in colorful embroidery, and long skirts that trailed to the floor, accompanied the warriors and monks with forced smiles. While scooping and sifting wine from the empty wine bowls, they were supporting the two pairs of wine with their bodies.
Unscrupulous, oily hands.
The thin Confucian scholar said "Hmm" and spoke first: "A scholar will die for his confidant. We, the Eight Heroes of Weizhou, are all the staff of Tian Prince Consort. When we gather in Luoyang this time, we must not indulge in fun and forget about it.
Let’s get down to business…”
With a "bang" sound, the warrior took out his big palm-fan-like hands from the hem of the orchid's skirt and slapped it on the wooden table. His body suddenly stood up, more than nine feet tall: "Lin! You point at mulberry and scold huai, who is disgusting?"
Woolen cloth?"
This applause shook everyone around, and the surrounding drinkers frowned and stared in this direction. Even the wine bearded man on the table jumped up, and after swaying for a while, he still stood firm.
The fat-headed monk had broad ears and thick lips, thick eyebrows and bull-like eyes. At this moment, he stretched out his oily hand and pressed the martial artist down.
He put one palm up in front of his chest, lowered his eyebrows and said: "Amitabha! What Lin Jieyuan said is absolutely true. If I can't handle the errands assigned by Tian Huima when I come here this time, I won't have to go back to Weizhou. I'm just a poor monk.
I still have questions, whether I should talk about it or not?"
Lin Jieyuan looked calm: "I don't know the Zen master, but it doesn't matter."
The monk then slowly said: "I wonder what the treasure that the Prince Consort wants us to find is? Is there any trace of it? If we don't tell you clearly, how can we find it?"
The charming woman suddenly let out a charming smile, and all the drinkers around her softened half of their bodies. Her red lips parted slightly: "That's right! Lin Lang, you always refuse to say anything, how can I guess your thoughts? Oh! I
Ruan Jingjing's life is miserable, and all the people she meets are bad people. It seems that she will be helpless for the rest of her life..."
Lin Jieyuan frowned slightly: "Ms. Ruan, please respect yourself. I kept silent all the way. Naturally, I was afraid that the drunkard among us would accidentally let the news out and arouse Luoyang's defense..."
"Who is so drunk that you are so angry! Lin, if you don't speak clearly today! I will send you on your way with this saber..." Wu Fu stood up again and was about to draw out his waist.
Saber.
"Oh, I scared the slave family. Xiong Baisha, why are you always at odds with Lin Lang? Why don't I go to your room tonight, the slave family... Humph! I'd like to chat with you all night long..." Ruan Jingjing
After humming a few times, Xiong Baisha was covered in goosebumps and broke out in cold sweat.
"Hmph! I don't have the common sense of a hairless person... Mrs. Ruan, let's not touch the river... If you dare to come at night, I... I, Xiong Baisha, will have to fight with you!" Xiong Baisha's voice
Trembling, obviously quite afraid of Ruan Jingjing.
When Lin Jieyuan saw that Xiong Baisha stopped interrupting, he drove the two Hu Ji away, took out a neatly folded piece of tissue paper from his arms, and slowly opened it.
Several rangers leaned their heads over one after another, only to see an ancient song written on it:
Water is as tough as a sword, and a sword is as soft as water.
Love and hate dance with the sword, love and hatred follow the water.
Huo Huo struck the long branch, and the Wu Gou was struck with a clang.
The chanting is outside Zhengchen, and the Qinghai head is chirped.
The cold light shines on Kunlun, and the sword energy shoots on Yingzhou.
He looks like you, so you don't have to worry about being in a box.
The secluded swallows are not far away, and the horses are dressed in light fur.
When looking eastward, a jackal approaches, how can you say that you are plotting with a tiger?
Maybe you can do it in Zhongdu, return the sheath and climb the hill again.
What can I do with my solitary blade? My sword rebukes the king!
——In the second year of Jingyuan, Uncle Ji buried his sword at night and wrote the song "Ru Shui" to send it to him.
"Sword song like water?!" Several voices shouted softly. Lin Jieyuan quickly made a silent gesture to signal that no one else would hear him.
Lin Jieyuan saw that everyone calmed down a little, and then continued: "Do you know where this 'Sword Song of Like Water' comes from?"
Ruan Jingjing scolded in a sweet voice: "Lang Lang, don't sell your lies! We have traveled around the world, but we have heard some rumors from hearsay, so we can't be sure! Maybe some romantic scholar made it up, huh~"
Lin Jieyuan shrank his neck and said mysteriously: "I also heard what the Prince Consort Tian said. This was originally a secret secret among the Jizhou rebels, and few people knew about it. Now in order to recover the treasure, this secret secret has been restored.
Present in the rivers and lakes... 'Sword Song of Ru Shui' is engraved on an ancient stele and was written by Ji Kang, a famous scholar in the Wei Dynasty.
The "Ru Shui Sword Song" refers to a sword that is unparalleled in ancient and modern times, called the "Ru Shui Sword"! This sword belongs to Ji Kang, and Xiang Xiu and his wife forged it with rare gold. It can be called the sword of Qi. Ji Kang was imprisoned
Previously, I had used this sword to cut off Zhongzhou Qi Shu with one sword. Therefore, although the Sima clan usurped power and changed the Yuan Dynasty, it did not end well in the end..."
After Lin Jieyuan finished speaking vividly, everyone finally understood the purpose of their trip, which was to find the ancient stele. They followed the clues of the ancient stele to find the "Rushui Sword" so that they could return to Tian's Prince Consort. As for Tian's Prince Consort, he wanted the "
What Rushui Sword does is beyond their scope of consideration.
The monk put his hands together and said, "Amitabha! Lin Jieyuan, when did this monument appear and when did it disappear? Is there any clue to tell us?"
Lin Jieyuan added: "The ancient stele was accidentally dug from an ancient tomb at the southern foot of Mang Mountain by the rebels under the bandit leader An Lushan, and it has been placed in An Lushan's dormitory. Later, An Qingxu committed patricide and corrected himself.
After the edict was established, when I went to look for the ancient monument, it was gone.
However, if such a large ancient monument wants to leave the city, there must be a lot of noise. Therefore, Prince Consort Tian tortured some of An Lushan's servants and concluded that the ancient monument must still be in Luoyang City, but he did not know where it was thrown."
Xiong Baisha finally couldn't help it and interrupted: "Luoyang City has a radius of more than 8,000 acres. Do you want me to wait and dig every inch?"
Lin Jieyuan smiled lightly and said: "Of course there is no need. The Prince Consort Tian has received conclusive news. There are forces in Luoyang City who have obtained key clues and are already looking for this rare treasure. We only need to blend in and wait for the opportunity, and we can easily get it. This force
There are two shares, so let’s do this..."
Lin Jieyuan's voice gradually became lower, but the eyes of the other people became brighter and brighter. After Lin Jieyuan finished explaining his method, several people all applauded, and even Xiong Baisha put aside his previous suspicions and cheered repeatedly.
The sound of the wine's beard spinning "Lulu" sounded again, and a few people chatted and laughed, and ate some more wine and food. When they were tipsy, Xiong Bai killed two people without the monk, then embraced Hu Ji, took the lead to turn around the back hall, and walked straight
He walked to the guest room in the backyard of the hotel where people could rest, and did the unspeakable thing.
While eating wine and food, Yang Zhaoxi pricked up his ears and listened to the whispers of the rangers' plans without missing a word. A smile gradually appeared on his face.
Fang Qidou never paid attention to this. He thought he had tasted the unique and mellow aroma of Heshang wine, so he smiled happily. He called the wine shop clerk and asked him to quickly sift a few more bowls and settle the money when he was done eating.
The two of them drank lightly and sipped slowly, and the soup cakes, steamed buns, and roasted mutton that were served slowly began to bottom out. Just when they were about to get up after having enough wine and food, they heard an uproar around a table where the banquet was being held.
When he looked sideways, he saw that a small open space had been cleared in front of the banquet table.
A young girl, with her face covered by a veil and her figure graceful, comes in her true style.