When Su Liang brought Lonicera back, he said he wanted to compete with her. After having a cup of tea at home and making a plan to get rid of Lonicera with Gu Ling, he asked Qi Jun to call her to the martial arts field in the back garden.
"This is a martial arts contest, forget about our relationship." Su Liang said seriously, "If you can't beat me and you still need me to protect you when something happens, it's not appropriate. What do you think?"
Lonicera's face was once again filled with mechanical respect. After hearing this, his expression changed slightly and he nodded, "What the master said is true. I will try my best not to disappoint the master."
"That's the best." Su Liang nodded, using a long sword like Lonicera and assuming a fighting posture.
Gu Ling hid in a lush tree in advance. He could not be seen from the outside, but he could have a panoramic view of everything in the martial arts field.
Qi Jun and Bai Xiaohu were spectators and were discussing the upcoming competition in a low voice. They agreed that Lonicera could not be Su Liang's opponent.
"But after all, she is the guard beside the emperor, so she is definitely not weak." Qi Jun looked at Lonicera, whose words and deeds bore the mark of "a person used by the royal family", and was curious about how the female guards in the palace were chosen.
Bai Xiaohu asked Qi Jun, "Will this new sister come back to the village with us?"
Qi Jun smiled, "It's hard to say."
After knowing Su Liang for so long, she has never let anyone other than Ning Jing really live with her, including Lin Xueqing. Lonicera is a member of the emperor, and it is impossible for him to become loyal to her just after being sent to Su Liang today.
Qi Jun believes that Su Liang will find a way to let Lonicera leave.
The competition has begun.
Qi Jun straightened his back silently after seeing Su Liang and Lonicera pass a few moves. Sure enough, Lonicera was really not weak.
If you ignore the similar body shapes of Ling Dong and Su Liang, her martial arts skills are actually more like those of a man, and her slender limbs look very powerful.
And if we talk about Lonicera using martial arts as a man, Su Liang perfectly combines strength and dexterity.
From Su Liang's point of view, compared to Mu Ya and others like her who had fought against her, Rendong was more focused on the suppressive nature of martial arts and had a clear goal. She not only wanted to win, but even revealed an unconcealed murderous intention.
But Lonicera was sent to "protect" Su Liang. She had no grievances and no grudges, so it was naturally impossible for her to kill Su Liang. She was probably trained to kill, just like the sharp edge of a sword. As long as she met someone, she would only be able to kill him.
Hard and sharp attack.
After fighting for half an hour, both of them were physically exhausted, but there was still no winner.
Su Liang also used all his strength. The more he fought, the more he felt that in terms of personality, Lonicera was more like a killer than Yan Shiba.
After playing for another quarter of an hour, Su Liang stopped.
"Let's call it a tie." Su Liang smiled, "You are really good." No wonder you can sneak into the emperor's side. But thinking of what Lonicera said about "succession", Su Liang couldn't help but guess whether someone was specifically selecting and training similar people for the emperor.
's secret guard.
After this competition, Su Liang felt that Lonicera was more like a palace assassin trained than a secret guard. Maybe the royal family would send someone like her if there was someone they wanted to get rid of secretly?
Su Liang was very curious about Lonicera's origins and her original mission, but if she asked now, Lonicera would definitely not tell her.
Ling Dong didn't think it was a tie, "My master is good at many kinds of weapons, but my slaves are far inferior."
Su Liang chuckled, "In a real battle, there is no chance to change weapons."
"Master, can this slave stay?" Lonicera asked respectfully.
Su Liang nodded, "Okay." But she didn't mean it. Facing the spy sent by Duanmu Yi, she could only say this.
Bai Xiaohu and Qi Jun started to cheer.
"It's so exciting!" Qi Jun said with a smile on his face, "I didn't expect Miss Lonicera to be so powerful!"
Liao Dong thought Qi Jun was Su Liang's slave, but listening to the way he addressed Su Liang and called her, it was obvious that he was not.
"There's nothing to do today. You go and clean up. If you need anything, just ask Qi Jun." Su Liang told Liao Dong.
"Yes, Master." Lonicera saluted again.
Qi Jun left with Rendong, and Bai Xiaohu curiously asked Rendong from whom she learned her martial arts. Rendong only said that she learned it from her master, but did not say who the master was.
When Su Liang was the only one left in the martial arts arena, Gu Ling flew down, holding a branch in his hand, and attacked Su Liang.
Su Liang had just finished a fight and was very tired. Not long after, he was hit in the arm by Gu Ling's branch.
It didn't hurt. She stuffed a pill into her mouth and her energy quickly recovered.
Before the battle stopped, Gu Ling used the swordsmanship that Su Liang used to compete with Lonicera, and Su Liang tried hard to imitate Lonicera's fighting style.
It has always been a habit of the two of them to dismantle the battles that Su Liang has experienced and make use of their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.
Su Liang lost without any suspense, because Gu Ling knew her moves very well, but it was not easy for her to learn Lonicera's sword skills for a while.
After a short rest, the positions were changed. Gu Ling began to imitate Lonicera's sword skills to fight with Su Liang.
Su Liang sighed in his heart, "Who will take in this evildoer?" and then concentrated on dealing with it.
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After Qi Jun made arrangements for Lonicera, went to a restaurant outside to buy lunch and brought it back to Yuanming Pavilion, he saw Su Liang coming back from the direction of the martial arts field with a long sword.
Qi Jun was stunned for a moment, "Miss Su has been practicing martial arts just now?"
Su Liang nodded, "That battle didn't go well, I'm reflecting on it." After Gu Ling's guidance, she felt that she would have a better chance of winning next time she competes with Lonicera.
Qi Jun deeply admired her, "Miss Su is so diligent, I am really ashamed of myself."
"Your best thing is not martial arts." Su Liang said.
Qi Jun knew that Su Liang was telling the truth, but at the same time he realized his shortcomings again.
Su Liang took the food box over and said, "See if you can find out the details of Lonicera."
Qi Jun thoughtfully said, "She is very strict with her mouth, I'm afraid she won't be able to ask anything."
"Think of a way." Su Liang said.
Qi Jun asked weakly, "Miss Su's intention is not to let your subordinates seduce her, right?"
Su Liang was stunned for a moment, "So that's what you think? Of course, you can try it."
Qi Jun looked embarrassed, "I'm just joking, Miss Su, don't take it seriously."
"I'm joking too. Just take good care of Xiaohu, don't worry about anything else." After saying this, Su Liang entered Yuanming Pavilion.
Qi Jun thought of Lonicera's stereotyped face and shook his head, "People who come out of the palace are afraid of being devoid of love and single-mindedness."
After Su Liang washed up, she had lunch with Gu Ling and mentioned honeysuckle again.
Su Liang expressed his conjecture about the "royal killer", and Gu Ling nodded slightly, "Maybe."
"She is just following orders. Will our plan harm her?" Su Liang sighed, "What if she is sent back and dealt with? I think there must be more than 100 people like her around the emperor.
one."
Gu Ling's expression was calm, "She will die within three days."
Su Liang was stunned for a moment, "She has turned black? Was it like that when she came here, or was it after we discussed how to get rid of her?"
"The latter." Gu Ling said.
Su Liang frowned, "So, she will really be killed by us. She will have no chance to return to her original identity after leaving here."
Gu Ling didn't say anything, but he confirmed Su Liang's opinion.
The darkening of Yintang was caused by God's will for him to intervene. But this time, it was directly related to them. The original plan was naturally not feasible.
The reason why neither of them thought that the black mist between Lonicera's brows was because she would kill someone she shouldn't kill within three days was because she would only act according to the orders of her "master".
Now the de facto master of Lonicera is Duanmu Yi, and the apparent master is Su Liang. Since Duanmu Yi gave Lonicera to Su Liang, he will not assign her to do anything unrelated to Su Liang for the time being, and Su Liang is even less likely to let her do it.
Lonicera kills people who shouldn't be killed.
Unless Lonicera wants to kill Su Liang within three days. But in this case, what Gu Ling should see is the black mist between Su Liang's eyebrows. Preventing the murder rarely occurs, and in this case, Gu Ling had foreseen it beforehand.
The person arriving must be the murderer, and the person who is about to become a victim is further away from him.
"No wonder during the competition, I felt that she was already worried that I would let her go." Su Liang was helpless, "What should I do? You can't harm someone just because she is untrustworthy."
Gu Ling's face remained calm, "Instigating rebellion."
"But she must be a determined person. If the rebellion fails, it will be self-defeating." Su Liang said.
"You will find a way." Gu Ling expressed his confidence in Su Liang.
Su Liang thought thoughtfully, "The beauty trick..."
Gu Ling's hand holding the chopsticks paused, her face turned slightly dark, "What did you say?"
Su Liang blurted out, "I wonder if Qi Jun has fallen in love with Lonicera. He actually mentioned the beauty trick... Master, you caught a pepper."
Gu Ling stared intently at the red pepper that had reached his mouth, and the atmosphere was inexplicably awkward.
Su Liang smiled brightly, "I didn't expect your taste today to be so special. I don't know how spicy this chili is. Please try it."
Hearing this, Gu Ling put the chili pepper into his mouth seriously. The moment the chili pepper was bitten, the strong spicy smell rushed to the sky, and his expression also changed instantly.
Su Liang was just teasing. He didn't expect Gu Ling to actually eat it. Seeing this, he quickly handed over an empty bowl and said, "Spit it out!"
He put down the bowl and brought the teapot over, "Rinse your mouth, drink more water and take it easy."
Gu Ling spit out the chili pepper that he could not forget for a long time, drank a pot of water, and his face was still slightly red.
This dish is a recipe given by Su Liang and made by Wanjia Restaurant. There is a red pepper in it which is a decoration added by the restaurant chef himself. When the restaurant waiter serves the dish, he will remind the guests that they cannot eat it and can only watch it...
"Master, you want to try everything. It's a good thing, but you can't eat everything." Su Liang "educated" Gu Ling seriously, "What if you eat poison?"
Gu Ling's expression was obviously calm, but his slightly red face was filled with a sense of disobedience.
"It's like being drunk." Su Liang said.
"I'm not drunk." Gu Ling shook his head.
Su Liang also shook his head, "Every drunk person says that."
"The food is getting cold." Gu Ling lowered his head, saying that he couldn't talk anymore and wanted to eat.
After dinner, Su Liang cooked mung beans and asked Qi Jun to get shaved ice. She boiled the milk Wanhui sent this morning into milk tea, scooped out a little to cool before adding the tea leaves, and added it to the mung bean smoothie.
When Su Liang entered Gu Ling's room holding a glass lamp, she saw his hands hanging down and suspicious water stains on his face.
As Su Liang approached, Gu Ling raised his hands and placed two pieces of ice on the plate on the table.
Su Liang suppressed a smile, "You can wrap the ice cubes in a handkerchief and then apply it on your face."
"Well, what is this?" Gu Ling was very good at changing the subject today.
Su Liang put the mung bean smoothie in front of him, "It's for you to cool down, just stick it on your face."
Gu Ling glanced at Su Liang coolly, picked up the spoon, took a bite, nodded slightly, "Not bad."
"Master, you eat first and think about how to solve the honeysuckle problem. I'm going to make milk tea." Su Liang left after saying this.
Gu Ling whispered to himself inaudibly, "There are rewards for eating the wrong things..."
If Su Liang knew what Gu Ling was thinking at this moment, he would definitely knock the big spoon on his head.
Just as the milk tea was about to come out, Su Liang heard Xing Yusheng's voice, "Su Liang, what are you doing? It smells so good!"
Then came Lin Xueqing's cheerful voice, "Sister Su!"
So, after a while, Gu Ling was eating mung bean smoothie upstairs, and Su Liang entertained friends for afternoon tea downstairs. In addition to her homemade milk tea, there were also snacks brought by Lin Xueqing, made by her sister-in-law. She
Xing Yusheng and I went to Lin Mansion to visit Qin Yujin early in the morning and came directly after lunch.
"Dad is so happy, and my second brother is so happy." Lin Xueqing said with a smile.
"My grandmother talked about having a great-grandchild again, but when she thought about having a child, Qing'er would ignore me. I thought it would be better to do it later." Xing Yusheng took the initiative to explain his thoughts.
"Just let nature take its course." Lin Xueqing is looking forward to having children because she likes children very much.
After brewing a lot of milk tea, Su Liang asked Liandong to go to the restaurant to give some to Wanhui and Zheng'er.
Liandong came back and went to Yuanming Pavilion to resume his duties, "Master, Miss Wan and the young master are not in the restaurant, and the slave has been sent to the house."
"Well, thank you for your hard work. Go find Qi Jun." Su Liang said.
After Lonicera left, Xing Yusheng asked her who she was, and Lin Xueqing was also very surprised why Su Liang suddenly had a female guard here.
When they heard Su Liang said it was given by the emperor, Xing Yusheng and Lin Xueqing both frowned.
"What does this mean, Your Majesty?"
Su Liang's expression was relaxed, "Why are you nervous? I'm not careful and I didn't do anything wrong."
Lin Xueqing grabbed Su Liang and said, "How about I give Sister Su a maid, to ensure that she is reliable, and let the one from the palace stay away from Sister Su."
Su Liang smiled and shook his head, "No need. I know it well."
Xing Yusheng sighed slightly, "Anyway, Qi Jun will be used by you, and he is very happy with it. As for his life-long events, you can worry about it."
"Okay." Su Liang agreed. If he had to keep Lonicera, Qi Jun must be the one to balance it out, so as to avoid the situation of having to find Lonicera for everything. In addition, Qi Jun is really reliable, and Su
Liang was also familiar with him, so he didn't refuse.
"Sister Su, what kind of tea did you use for this milk tea? It's so fragrant. I want to make it too, so I can give it to my grandmother, my father, my eldest brother, my second brother, my second sister-in-law, and my grandpa, uncle and aunt!" said Lin Xueqing.
Obviously, she gets along very well with her two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Xing, and the Qin family.
Su Liang directly brought a can of tea to Lin Xueqing.
Although it is not Da Hong Pao, it is a kind of precious tea second only to Da Hong Pao. A pot of this brewed tea costs a hundred taels of silver in a teahouse in the capital of the Ning family.
Lin Xueqing thought it was too luxurious. Su Liang said she gave it as a gift, so there was no need to feel bad. Milk tea is not drunk every day. Who stipulates that tea can only be eaten in one way?
Only when it was time to leave did Xing Yusheng remember the business, "Everyone has made arrangements. We will go to Wangxiang Mountain early tomorrow morning. Qi Yan will see you off then."
Today is August 16th. The day after tomorrow, Su Liang will take the coffins of the Su family back to his hometown and move the graves tomorrow.
Su Liang invited the monks from Huguo Temple to chant sutras. She also had to burn paper first. Qi Jun had prepared everything she needed.
After thanking Xing Yusheng, Su Liang went upstairs and heard Gu Ling say, "I want to drink milk tea."
"If you think about how to solve the problem of honeysuckle, there is milk tea to drink. Unexpectedly, there is no." Su Liang said that all the milk tea had been distributed, and Gu Ling had to cook a new pot if he wanted to drink it, so he made mung bean smoothie.
Already.
Gu Ling nodded, "I thought of it."
"Okay then." Su Liang took the rest of the milk that was originally intended to be used to make snacks and cooked a small pot of milk tea for Gu Ling and served it.
Gu Ling finished the drink slowly, and Su Liang asked about Lonicera again. He wiped the corners of his mouth and said four words calmly, "Act according to circumstances."
Su Liang, who found out that he had been deceived, couldn't bear it anymore. He picked up the empty wooden fruit plate next to him and knocked it on Gu Ling's forehead. "This is also called playing by ear!"
Gu Ling's expression did not change after being suddenly beaten, and he showed no embarrassment at all. He nodded slightly and said, "Milk tea is good. I'll try it with Dahongpao next time."