Although the palaces and pavilions are different, the night and moon are the same.
The originally tense atmosphere in the dark room of the "Liu Ji Mu Zuoxing" hall completely calmed down at this time.
Yang Chaoxi felt that the soreness and numbness under his patella had subsided a little, and he immediately turned to Carpenter Liu and said, "Since Brother Liu is willing to teach Xiao Dao the method of 'iron nail acupuncture', he is considered half a master. Please accept Xiao Dao's respect!"
After saying that, he bowed respectfully to Carpenter Liu, and then said, "I wonder which acupuncture points Brother Liu will teach Xiaodao to recognize next? I hope I can tell you in advance so that Xiaodao can prepare in advance..."
Unexpectedly, Carpenter Liu waved his hand and said: "Today is not the time to teach. Just now Liu suddenly got into trouble. Firstly, he wanted to test your six senses. If you are slow to react or have dull talent, you will have to move in from a mountain of gold and silver."
I am determined not to teach, so as not to ruin my previous reputation; secondly, I want to tell you about Liu’s habit of teaching his skills, so that you and Master Changyuan will not sue you later, saying that I, Liu, acted against my will and deliberately teased you."
At this point, Liu Carpenter looked at Li Xiaoman and said, "The third one! It's you, a sweet little girl, who doesn't want to see you suffer. If I dare to hit you with a square peg in front of her, I'm afraid
I can’t stand those flails and short sticks.”
After hearing this, Xiao Man's face turned red with embarrassment. He immediately left Yang Zhaoxi without saying a word, found a corner by himself, wrapped himself in the fire cloth, and then lay down to sleep.
Yang Zhaoxi scratched his head and stood still, feeling a little at a loss for a moment. He knew Xiaoman's feelings for him clearly, but he was very embarrassed when Carpenter Liu exposed him at an inappropriate time.
Fortunately, the master had already retreated to the corner to rest after persuading Carpenter Liu. Luo Changqing also held a pile of tonic medicine and approached Liu Xiaomu. The only one who could see his embarrassment now was Carpenter Liu in front of him.
But Liu Carpenter didn't take it seriously and continued: "The last thing is also the most helpless. It is that you had a fierce battle on the Tongyuan Canal this afternoon. In fact, you have exhausted your physical strength long ago. The reason why you didn't notice it just now,
It's all because your heart strings are always tense and your sense of vigilance is still there, so you have been excited until now. Now that everything has settled down, and with the support of your master and Brother Luo, you will know what "sleepyness" means in less than a cup of tea.
It's like a mountain falling..."
Oddly enough, before Liu Carpenter finished speaking, Yang Chaoxi felt that Carpenter Liu suddenly flashed in front of him, turning into two, and then flashed again, into four. His mind quickly flashed through this afternoon, when he and Liu Xiaomu disguised themselves.
They became "male and female hegemons", beating drums and singing to reach the distant canal:
He fought soldiers, deadpools, rangers, vassal soldiers, Taoist priests, monks... He defeated many enemies several times, and escaped death several times; he was also the first to burst into flames after the monument was broken.
Oil was poured all over his head, and he was not allowed to roll it into the water of the canal to put out the fire; he grabbed the "Water Sword" twice, but threw it twice for some reason...
Many messy and broken images came to his mind together. Yang Chaoxi felt that his head was getting more and more swollen, his breathing was getting heavier and heavier, and endless exhaustion suddenly came like a tide, quickly engulfing him. His body was no longer under control, and his body became limp.
Fall softly to the ground!
It was too late, but it was soon! Liu Carpenter immediately stepped forward and held him firmly.
Then, like dragging a drunkard, he dragged him to a nearby corner. Then he picked up a few pairs of white lotus clothes that the "four cheap friends" had taken off when they first entered the darkroom, and used them as quilts and mats to cover him.
Finally he breathed a long sigh of relief.
Carpenter Liu turned around and walked out of the darkroom. He touched the button of the mechanism and the gap that was more than two feet wide was closed again.
The night wind passed through the door and went straight into the hall, blowing many lamps and trees into darkness.
In the night sky outside the hall, a crescent moon gradually sets in the west. The gongs of the second watch have been ringing for a long time. The singing and dancing in the hall have stopped early, and the guests and hosts are enjoying themselves.
The guests holding the singer and dancer in their arms gradually staggered around, showing their drunkenness. A pair of restless hands still groped wantonly, but in the end they all stopped, replaced by contented snores and sensible singing and dancing.
The ladies carefully helped the guests up and left the hall one after another, each looking for a guest room to rest.
The number of people in the hall gradually became fewer and fewer, and finally only Prime Minister Yuan Zai and Cui Luo, the head of the Cui Mansion, were left on the right.
Yuan Zai glanced at Cui Luo, who was full of thoughts and was hesitant to speak several times. He couldn't help but snorted coldly. He turned over the silver cup and drank some wine in the glass cup. Unexpectedly, the wine in the silver cup was exhausted, and he clicked several times.
, only lightly covering the bottom of the cup.
Cui Luo, with his sharp eyesight and quick hands, immediately picked up the white porcelain wine glass on his case, and with a few steps, he reached Yuan Zai's side. After he diligently filled up the wine, he hurriedly returned to his case, picked up the wine glass, and saluted Yuan Zai.
:
"The Prime Minister of the Yuan Dynasty has a lot of things to do every day, and it is rare to come to the capital of gods to take a break. I admire the official Qin in my heart, but he is clumsy and tongue-tied, and his words cannot express what he wants. I would like to borrow a glass of wine and pay tribute to the Prime Minister of the Yuan Dynasty again!"
Yuan Zai chuckled, picked up the glass cup, tasted it briefly, looked at Cui Luo and said: "Mr. Cui! There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to be restrained. Calling me "in-law" can also enhance the close friendship between our Yuan and Cui clans!
"
Cui Luo did not dare to ask for help, so he quickly pressed down the wine glass, crossed his hands and saluted, saying: "I love you, Prime Minister of the Yuan Dynasty! It is a great blessing for my little girl to be favored by the third son of the Yuan Dynasty, and to be able to marry the Qin Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty forever with your house! How dare you lower your rank?
Get carried away with your pride and ignore the order of dignity and inferiority!"
Yuan Zai smiled lightly and nodded, and after a moment he said, "I see that Cui Gong is not very drunk today, and he didn't even enjoy much of the delicious food. But what difficulties have you encountered?"
Cui Luo immediately stood up again, bowed to Yuan Zai, and then said cautiously: "The marriage between two clans is a matter of great joy! Every day, the lower officials are looking forward to the early arrival of the wedding, so that the little girl can wear green auspicious clothes.
, the hairpin with flowers and gold, returned to the Yuan Mansion early. But, no matter what, the little girl suddenly contracted a serious illness half a month ago, and she did not want to eat or drink, and her monthly credit was especially low!
Nowadays, the body is even more fragile than the bones are, and the food is like a bird. According to the doctor, it may be difficult to bear the responsibility of childbirth. The lower official is afraid that after the daughter returns to the third son of the Yuan Dynasty, she will not be able to fulfill the relationship between husband and wife and continue to have children for the Yuan Dynasty. Therefore.
I boldly ask the Prime Minister to allow me to postpone the wedding so that I can seek medical advice and cure the disease. When my daughter is well, I will definitely..."
"shut up!"
Yuan Zai's face turned cold, he turned his head and sneered, "Master Cui, I think you are not drinking enough and have become confused? I called you here today to help you get to know more important officials in the court, so that I can serve you, Master Cui."
Let's get back to work again and go back to Chang'an to make some useful preparations. Who would have thought that you would be ignorant and say these words! Humph! Without the help of the original person, you would have just returned to the Imperial Capital to fill the vacancy and wanted to have another job.
What achievements?!"
Cui Luocheng was frightened, and his arms were shaking like chaff: "Yuan Xiang, please calm down! I am worried that my little daughter is spoiled and naughty, and she bumps into Young Master Yuan San again... It is an irredeemable sin! I can only blame my official for being negligent in discipline.
A little girl has to practice Taoism and martial arts, so she is as shameful as she is today... and if she is allowed to serve as an official for a little longer, she will change her mind and be willing to become a good wife!"
"Snapped--"
A pale golden ice-transparent glass lamp hit the pillar base and shattered all over the ground.
Yuan Zai suddenly stood up and scolded angrily: "Cui Luo! Don't think that I don't know the dirty things in your house! Your legitimate daughter ranks sixth. She has been practicing Taoism in Linji Temple since she was a child. She has always been competitive.
, You are arrogant and willful! A few days ago, you were even more careless and shameless, and you actually had an affair with a wandering Taoist priest! Tell yourself, is there such a thing?!"
Cui Luo sat paralyzed on the ground with a pale face. He crossed his hands with all his strength and kept saluting, but he was speechless.
Yuan Zai's anger was still not gone, and a look of cruelty flashed across his eyes. Suddenly he looked at Cui Luo, who was shivering on his right, and said with a slight smile: "Mr. Cui! I am the only one who is generous, regardless of past grievances, and is willing to reveal that the matchmaker is marrying him.
Your Kundao daughter. If it were anyone else, who would think highly of such a ruined body?
Now that the six betrothal appointments have been made, the boat is done. Among all the princes in the court, who doesn’t know that the Yuan and Cui clans are going to get married? If the Cui clan regrets the marriage, what do you think of my Yuan clan? If I, the Yuan clan, break off the engagement, where will your Cui clan be?
? How can a wedding be a trivial matter? I hope Mr. Cui will be careful about such thoughts that harm each other's face. Haha, hahaha!"
After Yuan Zai laughed, he went straight out of the hall under the protection of the guards who came to the house after hearing the sound. Cui Luo was left in a panic, trapped in the shadow of the swinging lamp, with a dejected face and a completely confused mind.
I was so sleepy that I had no dreams.
Yang Chaoxi only felt that her mind sank, and she suddenly fell down, and immediately fell into the netherworld. It seemed like a long time passed, and it seemed like she was breathing. When she opened her eyes again, she saw that the dark room was silent, and the walls were desolate. There was only one light.
The whale oil lamp was leaning against the corner, its flames dancing, seemingly tirelessly.
He slowly got up and rubbed his temples, only to find that the joints all over his body were sore, especially his knees. Looking around, everyone had left, and he was the only one left to sleep on the floor in the dark room to recharge his batteries.
I couldn't help but smile secretly.
After walking only a few steps, I saw a wooden board placed under a long lantern. Six flax cakes were stacked on the wooden board, and a bowl of dark medicine was placed. The aroma of the medicine mixed with the aroma of some flax cakes came to my nostrils, making my index finger tickle.
. Yang Chaoxi's stomach suddenly rolled with a sound like beating a drum, and the long-awaited hunger made him feel uncomfortable.
Since entering the stage of "refining qi and transforming qi", as his Taoist skills have continued to improve, Yang Chaoxi's food intake for three meals has gradually decreased. Taking qi from time to time to circulate the qi and transform it into the Dantian can make you energetic, and you can drink and eat fruits and vegetables.
Rather, it was just a supplement, mostly to satisfy the craving, so I ate some.
Only after the injury is serious and the blood loss is excessive, you will feel hungry. Then you need to eat more meat and egg cakes and nourishing decoction to help the body recover.
When he saw the sesame cakes at this time, he didn't care about the dust on his hands, grabbed one and started chewing it. In less than a cup of tea, the six sesame cakes were wiped out. Yang Chaoxi had a mouthful of saliva after eating, but he didn't feel very bad at all.
Choking. He just picked up a large bowl of black and purple soup and was about to take it in, but he frowned.
The decoction had already cooled down, so it was not advisable to take it immediately. It had to be warmed and boiled again to avoid harming the spleen and stomach. However, Yang Zhaoxi had been practicing Taoism for a long time and was not afraid of eating cold food, so he did not pay attention to these trivial details.
It's just that the decoction is already very bitter, and if you put it cold at this time, it will inevitably become more bitter, so you hesitate in every possible way.
At this time, he saw a neatly folded note pressed at the bottom of the bowl. He put the bowl down again, shook the note open, and found a few lines of childish small words painted on it with charcoal:
Mr. Yang! On the order of Aunt Liu, I made a bowl of purple zhizhi soup, which is used to strengthen the body and strengthen the body, replenish qi and calm the mind. It has hundreds of benefits and no harm. I hope you will serve it! - Xiao Man
After Yang Zhaoxi read it, he sighed softly, then knocked down the note and turned it into many pieces of paper. He then held the bowl in one hand and pinched his nose with the other. After a few "gudong" sounds, he drank a large bowl of the miserable purple zhizhi soup.
Not a drop is left.
After drinking, put the bowl aside, sit cross-legged on the spot, and begin to breathe evenly and practice Qi. As the innate and acquired Qi rush out from the three Dantians, they circulate up and down along the small circumference and are stored in the stomach pouch.
The Zizhi Decoction immediately turns into mist, blends into the two Qi, spreads to the five internal organs through the Ren and Du meridians.
Yang Zhaoxi only felt that her body was numb and smooth, and her cavity felt warm and comfortable. Even the bitterness in her mouth, tongue, and throat had faded a lot. She knew that 70% to 80% of the medicinal effect of Zizhi Decoction had been absorbed.
The pain in my joints caused by excessive physical exertion before was actually greatly relieved, and I couldn't help but feel secretly happy:
Now that Liu Xiaomu, Luo Changqing, Xiaoman and his master Li Changyuan are no longer around, there is no one to meddle in his own business and prevent him from searching for Guan Dashi to avenge his father's murder. If he doesn't leave now, what else will he do?
hour?
As soon as he thought of this, Yang Chaoxi immediately started groping on the south wall with the light of the whale oil lamp. After a few breaths, he touched a small sunken pit on a human-shaped mural. Taking a closer look, it was exactly that
The navel of a human figure has the annotation "Shenque Point" on the side. I immediately recalled that when Carpenter Liu led people into and out of the darkroom, he brushed his hand over this place, thinking it was the key point of Ji Kuo.
Yang Chaoxi pried for a long time, but couldn't find the key. Suddenly he gritted his teeth, breathed out his index finger, and stabbed it into the "navel" with all his strength.
The expected severe pain did not occur. Instead, there was a "bang bang" sound, followed by the "bang bang" sound of the south wall cracking. A dazzling skylight penetrated from the outside, getting wider and wider, shining brightly.
He couldn't open his eyes.
It wasn't until the skylight expanded to more than two feet wide that it finally settled down. The space between the light beams was filled with panicked dust, carrying a dry and pungent smell.
Without any further hesitation, Yang Zhaoxi turned sideways, stretched out her arms, tapped her feet lightly, and quickly disappeared into the beam of light.