The red sun rises in the east, and another night passes.
Wang Cheng walked out of the room, pressed his shoulder that was hurt by the hard board, and felt a little weird in his heart - he was obviously a powerful knight, preparing to be a swordsman, and almost invulnerable. How could he still be so uncomfortable after sleeping on a hard board bed all night?
A Taoist boy came from the opposite side, carrying water.
"Bring the water." He waved.
The Taoist boy said: "Sorry, this is the water Miss Pei asked for. There is boiled water over there, go and get it."
It was a good thing that he didn't mention Miss Pei, but Wang Cheng suddenly remembered something and looked at the boy's face carefully.
it's him.
The guy that my cousin specifically talked to yesterday... the pretty boy.
Wang Cheng considers himself to be suave and good-looking, but this little Taoist boy looks too much. Although his skin is slightly dark, his appearance is that of a standard pretty boy. Let alone his cousin, he would look at her more than once. Of course, the more he looked at her, the more disgusted he became.
He was about to embarrass this person, but he also felt that it was beneath his status to care about such a lowly person, so he snorted: "Send water to my room later and clean it up again. My room is not very clean, your place is too shabby."
The Taoist boy asked doubtfully: "Isn't it clean? Wasn't it very clean yesterday? Did you wet the bed?"
Wang Cheng became furious and kicked him.
The Taoist boy instinctively used the basin to stop him, but Wang Cheng kicked him, causing the basin to overturn. Half a basin of hot water covered his head and covered his face, drowning him.
Wang Cheng was furious and shouted: "You little beast, how dare you..."
As soon as the door next to the door opened, Yun Xiangu came out and shouted: "Why are you making so much noise so early in the morning? What should I do if I disturb the distinguished guests?"
Wang Cheng was angry and said with a cold face: "Aunt Yunxian, the boy in your temple lacks rules and I don't know how to train him."
Yun Xiangu glanced at him and said, "Who are you?"
Veins popped up on Wang Cheng's forehead, and he shouted: "My lord, Wang Cheng. Have you forgotten me? Have you forgotten my father too? Have you forgotten me, the Wang family of Taicheng?"
Yunxiangu smiled and said: "Ah, it turns out to be Mr. Wang. It's my fault. There were no visitors last night. A young man came and a young lady came. My house was full. I was confused for a moment. Please forgive me, sir." Zhaoyang, hurry up and get out of here, don’t get in the way of the young master’s noble eyes here.”
The little Taoist boy ran away in a flash. Wang Cheng was gnashing his teeth and was unconsciously attracted, saying, "Are there many people here?"
Yun Xiangu pointed to the monasteries on both sides and said: "There are eight proud people living in these two sides. Master Pei and the others have no place to live. After discussion, except for the young people, everyone has gone down the mountain now. Although I am a host, I will also have to live in a while." When we come down from the mountain, this place will be handed over to Master Swordsman and Miss Pei will take care of it."
Wang Cheng was a little confused for a moment and said: "My father and the others have gone down the mountain? No, no, the swordsman has arrived?"
Yun Xiangu said: "So I said everyone should keep their voices down. The distinguished guest arrived at midnight, and Patriarch Pei gave him the upper room to rest. Later, several masters arrived one after another, and those who wanted to see them were blocked out. Now they are all going down the mountain. went."
Wang Cheng was a little panicked. He glanced in the direction of the upper room. The foam rolled in his throat a few times. He swallowed it again. His voice couldn't help but become a little lower: "Didn't my father leave anything behind when he left?"
Yunxiangu smiled and said: "You were sleeping next door at that time. If my father had something to say when he left, I would have just asked you to get up and tell you. Why ask me to convey it? Miss Pei instead asked everyone to have a meeting at the beginning of the morning."
Wang Cheng said uneasily: "Okay, I understand." As he hurried back to change clothes, a gust of wind blew by, and he shivered. A basin of water was poured on him in the late autumn morning, which was not very refreshing!
Tang Zhao filled another pot of water and put it on Pei Shoujing.
Several young people had gathered in Pei Shoujing's room, both male and female. The older ones were similar to Wang Cheng, and the younger ones were less than ten years old.
He poured a glass of water for each person, and Pei Shoujing whispered: "You really don't want to stay? You will never have this opportunity again."
Tang Zhao shook his head and said: "I am not so lucky. I am just a humble person, and if I rush to see a noble person, my life will be shortened."
Pei Shoujing sighed and said, "It's up to you." She felt a little unhappy. After all, she had good intentions, and Tang Zhao's excuse was very blunt, as if he was deliberately going against her.
After Tang Zhao changed the water and went out, a chubby boy next to Pei Shoujing said, "Sister, who is this? You are very sensible."
This little fat man is Pei Jiazi, Pei Shoujing's cousin. He also has qualifications, but not as good as Pei Shoujing. His status in the family is not bad, and he is also a direct descendant of the direct line. Yesterday, all the families wanted to send someone up. The Pei family decided not to suffer any loss and sent another qualified child up overnight.
Pei Shoujing didn't understand what he said for a moment and said, "What?"
The little fat man shook his head and said: "In the world, there is an order of honor and inferiority, and yin and yang are determined early. The high one is the sky, and the low one is the earth. Submitting the earth to the sky is to be lawful and punctual, and to be humble and respectable is the duty of honesty. Disobeying orders and making thunderous cauldrons are the source of trouble. As a humble person, he recognizes his destiny and does not seek excessive blessings. He is very sensible. I like sensible people and I will accept him as mine. Boy."
Pei Shoujing listened blankly and said, "Renhu, I remember you are only eleven years old, and you talk like this? Are you exactly the same as my uncle?"
Pei Renhu said sternly: "Because we all study. Although I am young, I read a lot of books. Sister, you also study, but what you read are only poems and short passages, which cannot lead you to be good. On the contrary, you have changed your temperament and fallen behind. Multiply. If you don’t study etiquette, you don’t know the truth. If you read more classics, you’ll know what I said is right.”
Pei Shoujing was silent, then suddenly slapped him on the head and shouted: "Shut up, there is an order of dignity and respect for elders and younger ones. How dare you contradict your sister!"
Pei Renhu was speechless for a moment, and Pei Shoujing shook his head secretly, thinking: I knew it wasn't snow from a distance, because there was a faint fragrance coming. How could he think the same as you?
At this time, Wang Cheng changed his clothes and hurried in. Pei Shoujing motioned him to sit down with her eyes and said: "Everyone is here. Including me, there are nine people in total, from six families. The swordsman will summon you later. I don't know what he wants. I can only A few reminders: First, shut up."
She glanced at everyone, paused for a while on Pei Renhu's face, and said: "Your Majesty the Swordsman hates people talking too much. Especially long speeches. If he asks you something, don't use it if he can use three words. Four words. Especially don’t say irrelevant words. You don’t have to introduce yourself. If he wants to know your names, he will take the initiative to ask."
Several people agreed one after another. It was okay for the younger ones, but the older ones couldn't help but think to themselves: We are not even allowed to introduce it, so doesn't it all fall to her? Is this really the case, or is she using chicken feathers as arrows?
Pei Shoujing continued: "Also, if you see a girl with white hair next to him, be polite. Don't be rude." She looked at Pei Renhu again. One is that Pei Renhu is as arrogant as her uncle, and the other is that he is her younger brother, and the others are just there for her, so she doesn't need to worry about them at all.
Unknowingly, the time reached Chenzheng hour, the door to the upper room opened, and the white-haired swordsman came out and sat on a chair under the plum tree. His hair and skin were all white, and he looked like a snowdrift.
Pei Shoujing had been waiting in the courtyard with a group of disciples.
They took up more than half of the small courtyard, with people sitting next to each other, creating many blind spots.
Tang Zhao stood behind a monastery, observing the situation in the courtyard.
Almost...the time has come.
"What the hell are you doing here?"
Tang Zhao turned around and saw Yun Xiangu, also known as the Black Widow, standing behind with a bad look on her face.
"I told you to go back and then you came back. You are so mysterious that you don't know why. Are your wings stiff? Are you still playing tricks? Look at that swordsman. Didn't you see the battle last night..."
When Black Widow said this, she suddenly raised her eyebrows and said, "You want to save Si Liyu?"
Tang Zhao smiled and said: "Try..."
Black Widow raised her eyebrows and said, "You are overestimating your own capabilities! How about you? Are you going to sneak into the room while no one is around, pick up Si Liyu and run away?"
Tang Zhao said: "Of course I can't, I have a plan..."
What's my plan?
I sneaked in while the swordsman came out, and then... ran away with Si Liyu on my back?
"Brother Zhao."
Hearing this, Tang Zhao relaxed and said, "You are finally here."
Black Widow was also shocked. She looked at Wei Changle in front of her and said, "Why did you suddenly appear?"
Wei Changle said vaguely: "I have a way to become invisible."
Black Widow said, "It's not surprising. There are all kinds of weird sword skills, but being invisible is nothing special." She didn't expect to "disappear" because she didn't remember Wei Changle before, so she didn't think she had forgotten him.
She wondered: "Since you can become invisible, you can just go in and bring Si Liyu out by yourself, but what does it have to do with Tang Zhao?"
Wei Changle sighed: "This is what we planned before."
Because disappearing is very powerful, Wei Changle didn't need to go in when the swordsman came out. He could have waited for the white-haired man to fall asleep and went in directly to disappear Si Liyu, so that the white-haired man would forget about Si Liyu as soon as he woke up. of.
But something unexpected happened. After he successfully entered, he found that he couldn't pull Si Liyu into disappearing state.
In Wei Changle's hands, the disappearing state of this magical weapon can be maintained forever, but only for himself. He can also bring other people or objects into the state, relying on two sword skills. "Force to hide", "Drift away". Forcefully conceal the person, but ignore the object.
At that time, Wei Changle used force to make Tang Zhao disappear, and successfully took him away under the swordsman's nose.
But when he arrived at Si Liyu's place, Wei Changle found that his swordsmanship had failed. The specific reason is not known, but it is probably due to the difference in strength. Obviously, after practicing to a certain level, you will have some resistance to swordsmanship. But Wei Changle's foundation is too shallow.
"Later we thought that we could let Changle activate the sword and hand it over directly to Teacher Si. Teacher Si can adapt to the swordsmanship."
Previously, Si Liyu had used the disappearing state at the banquet to spy everywhere, as long as he held the sword.
But the problem is that Si Liyu is not born with swordsmanship and cannot activate the swordsmanship. After he disappears, others cannot disappear. Only he can come out, and others have to stay.
This is a one-for-one issue.
So their plan was for Tang Zhao to go in, Si Liyu to come out, Tang Zhao to hide in the room, Wei Changle to respond outside, and then go in and take Tang Zhao out after getting the sword.
"Just like a teapot holds ten liters of water, a cup holds four liters, and a cup holds seven liters. How can we fill the teapot? We thought about it for a long time."
Black Widow snorted: "Are you very proud of yourself? Are you as happy as playing games relying on these little calculations?" She glared at Tang Zhao and said, "Anyway, there is a piece of advice given to you by Xing Ji. .Don’t ever expose your qualifications to swordsmen.”
"And you, Wei Changle, you both need to understand. An inspired child can be used as more than just a disciple for a swordsman. Have you ever thought about the huge human trade in Heyang County? Are all the children who were sold as cattle and horses going to become disciples of big forces?"
Tang Zhao's hair exploded, and the black widow glanced at the young men who were surrounded by swordsmen in the courtyard, and said: "Only these rich people who have never seen the world think that it is a good thing to give their disciples to strange swordsmen. Do you think this white hair is coming? Are there good intentions here?”
