"Rages, tyranny, and tyranny are the only means of defeating tigers."
When he said this, Xing Yutang's tone was still calm, but slightly lower than usual.
Even though the tone I spoke to Xing Suhan just now was direct and aggressive, without any mercy, it was even very embarrassing.
But facing his brother, Xing Yutang still unconsciously slowed down his tone.
Xing Yushan nodded slowly, as if he suddenly understood something. His calm expression began to become tense.
Xing Yutang showed no mercy this time and said in a low voice: "The Eye of Canglang has disappeared."
When he finished saying this, the study door opened automatically, and Xing Yutang stepped out.
The light from outside suddenly shone into the dark study room, reflecting on Xing Yushan's shocked and unable to recover face.
He stared blankly at Xing Yutang's back disappearing into the light, and suddenly felt that his always upright back looked a little tired today.
Xing Yushan staggered forward a few steps: "Yutang...I..."
At this moment, Xing Yushan finally felt a slight chill rising from his back.
He suddenly understood why Xing Yutang said those words to him that day.
Truth, his father taught the two brothers at the same time, but he just remembered it in his heart.
Xing Yutang does it all the time.
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"I'm sorry, I didn't follow your instructions."
In the back garden of the inner house of Xing Mansion, there is a water lily pond that is evergreen all year round. In the center of the water lily pond is an artificially filled island, with a two-story octagonal pavilion built on the island.
Each of the eight sides of the first floor of the Bajiao Pavilion is inlaid with an ink painting formed by natural marble patterns, including a jackdaw perched on a plum blossom, a lone deer looking at the moon, and a monk lying on a cliff platform.
The eight sides of the second floor are all inlaid with white glazed glass. Standing on it, you can enjoy the day and night scenery of the lotus pond.
The sixteen eaves of the entire octagonal pavilion are all hung with golden lings. When the wind blows over the water, the golden lings swing gently like the sound of chimes, which makes people feel relaxed and calm.
This Xing Mansion is not Xingyun Palace, this is the residence of Xing Suhan.
Xing Yan funded and built it specially for him. After Xing Suhan got married and started a family, he moved here from Xingyun Palace.
At this moment, in the beautiful octagonal pavilion in the back garden, Xing Suhan was standing in front of the steps of the second-floor attic, replying respectfully.
In the center of the second-floor attic, there is a large screen like the one in Canglang Palace.
The difference is that this screen only has six sides, and the top is stretched with dark satin, and a corner of the lotus pond is embroidered with gold thread.
The black base with gold threads on the eyes gives people a mysterious and noble feeling.
The person Xing Suhan was talking to was behind this black screen.
After he finished what he said, he waited for a moment, but when the other party didn't speak, he continued: "Xing Yushan was about to be affected by the distribution of bacon. Xing Yutang was also present in Duyin today. If he hadn't interfered with it,
, Xing Yushan will definitely not reject my request."
"No."
A man's voice came from behind the screen. He sounded a bit older, but he was in his early forties at most.
But this voice is particularly nice, a little deep, and has a soft ending. It is a thing called "accent", which is the symbol that can most easily mark a person with an unforgettable mark.
For example, the waist of Master Mei Lanfang, the bronze sculptures from Sri Lanka, and the bacon aroma that is popular in Canglang City.
The man behind the screen spoke, giving people this feeling.
He only said one word, simple, clear and powerful.
Xing Suhan did not dare to speak anymore and stood with his head bowed respectfully, like a good grandson listening to the teachings of his ancestors.
"Even if Xing Yushan agrees to your proposal, it is impossible for your plan to continue to be implemented."
"Not only will the bacon that was given away for free not survive, but the increase in taxes and fees that you proposed before will soon be stopped. And this time, you will not convince Xing Yushan again."
Xing Suhan raised his head in surprise, looked at the black screen and asked, "Why?"
"Because Xing Yutang has discovered that the Eye of Canglang cannot be used. He has a different personality from Xing Yushan. He will take all countermeasures to save the Eye of Canglang as soon as possible. In this regard, I admire this child's
Competence and determination.”
Of course he knew what happened in Xingyun Palace today, and he also knew that Xing Suhan had hit a hard nail in front of Xing Yutang.
But the man obviously didn't care about Xing Suhan's feelings.
Xing Suhan's expression was distorted by anger and unwillingness, and looked a little ferocious, but he endured it and his tone remained humble and respectful:
"Then what should we do next, please show me, sir."
The man was silent for a while and said: "Don't go to Xing Yushan about these things for the time being, lest he become suspicious of you. You can't arouse the ideas of your two cousins yet."
"Yes!" Xing Suhan responded respectfully.
The man continued: "Don't mind things in the city these days and go out for a walk."
Xing Suhan was a little surprised: "What do you mean, sir..."
I heard that there is Jinyun Village nearby.
Xing Suhan frowned and began to think carefully.
There are many large and small Zhuangzi near Canglang City. At his level, he usually only deals with the guards who manage the territories outside the city, and does not personally inquire about the specific affairs of those small Zhuangzi.
Seeing that Xing Suhan didn't say anything, the man said: "It's not difficult to find this village. You'll know if you go and ask someone. Find Jinyun Village and ask about a woman. Her biological mother's surname is Ji."
Xing Suhan responded and asked: "Have you found the person and brought him to the Lord?"
The person behind the screen was silent for a while, then said in a low voice: "Find the person, cut out his heart, and bring him."
"yes!"
Xing Suhan walked down the attic expressionlessly and left this exquisite octagonal pavilion.
As soon as he left, the space around the large dark screen shook slightly, as if separated by the deformed air that had been burned by fire.
Between the lotus leaves embroidered with gold thread, living creatures quickly crawled across.
There are black scorpions walking through the mud on the shore.
The black spider hangs down from behind the lotus leaf and is swayed by the silk.
The two-headed snake coils up the long stem of the lotus leaf.
A toad covered with poisonous tumors crawled slowly from the pond onto the lotus leaf.
One of the fans of the six-sided screen has a live black reptile on each side of the black embroidery.
The remaining two screens with embroidery paintings were quiet and peaceful.
There was silence behind the screen for a long time, and then the man's voice sounded again, murmuring to himself.
"Sending bacon, what's the use?"
After saying this, there was silence for a while, and a tall figure appeared on the dark screen. A slender finger gently clicked on each of the four living screen embroidery paintings.
Then the nice voice laughed softly: "Hey, since I don't understand what you want to do, I'll take care of this cute little cat first."
"I think you might be interested in this. I look forward to meeting you again."