Their eyes met, Yue Zhufeng let out a long breath and said: "I thought it was such a big deal, it was just a broken bracelet, here it is!"
Before he finished speaking, he took off the vine bracelet and threw it to Ye Ling.
But Ye Ling remained motionless, letting his bracelet fall to the ground, but he still stared at Yue Zhufeng coldly, without squinting his eyes. The sharpness around him became a little sharper.
The man on the side stretched out his hand, and his appearance changed, showing the appearance of Ming Xuyu, and said angrily: "Do you really think he is a fool, and you still want to get away with it? Brother, if you kill him now, I will never Intervene!”
Yue Zhufeng smiled awkwardly, then took out another identical rattan bracelet from his arms and threw it to Ye Ling.
This time, Ye Ling reached out to catch it. But I still checked carefully to see that there was nothing wrong before putting it away.
Yue Zhufeng and Ming Xuyu looked at each other. Yue Zhufeng said: "I'll give you back the things. It's time for us to clear up. Why don't you leave?"
"The so-called thief never escapes," Ye Ling said: "You two are in a higher realm than me, and you handed the things back without doing anything, so I have doubts in my heart."
Hearing this, Ming Xuyu looked helpless and angry. He pointed at Ye Ling and said, "I have never seen anyone as mother-in-law and mother-in-law as you! Just return the things to you and leave. What nonsense!"
Ye Ling landed lightly in the courtyard, reached out and took out two jars of Zuiyun Brew, and threw them to the two of them.
The two took it in their hands and looked at each other, full of vigilance.
Ye Ling took out another jar and patted open the sealing mud. The aroma of wine immediately overflowed and filled the small courtyard, causing the throats of the two thieves to quiver.
"Since we no longer owe each other anything, from now on, I would like to make friends with you two." Ye Ling held up the wine jar with a sincere face.
Ming Xuyu smiled when he heard this: "You are not only a mother-in-law, but you are also trying to push yourself to the limit, and you are shameless."
Ye Ling also smiled: "We should cherish each other!"
As he spoke, Ye Ling raised his head and took a sip of wine, then threw the wine jar to Ming Xuyu.
Ming Xuyu understood and threw the unopened bag back to Ye Ling. Ye Ling opened it, took another sip, and threw it to Yue Zhufeng.
"You stole my things, and you're doing this with me!" Yue Zhufeng said angrily, repeating the same action with his hands.
The three of them sat on the ground and raised the altar to drink.
Ye Ling asked: "Why did you come to Taiyue City?"
"No comment!" Ming Xuyu shook his head.
Ye Ling did not ask further questions, but took out the rattan bracelet again and asked Yue Zhufeng: "Why is it so precious that you insist on holding it in your hand?"
Yue Zhufeng smiled and said: "It's easy to imitate and you can make money. How can you throw away your eating bowl?"
"Since it's a bowl, why give in so easily?"
"I don't want to cause trouble," Yue Zhufeng sighed softly: "Traveling around, drinking dew and frost, money can be seen everywhere like a passing cloud. It's not surprising. The most important thing is life."
Ming Xiuyu said: "Although our realm is higher than yours, we are ultimately weak and have no backing. I have met you several times, and I knew you had an extraordinary background. If you are single and do not want to fight for power, I will let you go today." Shit, the two of me will take over too!"
Ye Ling was stunned when he heard this. He never thought about the so-called background. After all, from beginning to end, he only felt that he was alone and had no power to rely on.
After drinking all the wine, Yue Zhufeng dropped the empty jar, stood up and said, "After drinking the wine, let's talk about it. From today on, we have no grudges or friendship."
Ming Xiuyu also stood up and said: "When we meet in the future, we don't ask for help from each other, we just want to live in peace with each other."
After saying that, the two of them walked away. Only Ye Ling was left, facing the empty courtyard, drinking the last sip of Zuiyun Brew...
…
The lights of the East Palace are still on, and Baili Changkong is working hard at his desk to deal with state affairs. In the Nuo Dynasty, there are endless political affairs, and even a saint may not be able to get what he wants.
Not long after, the right minister Wang Yuanzhong came in and said to Baili Changkong: "The prince is the crown prince of the country, so he must take good care of his body. Even if he is a Confucian monk, he may not be safe if he works like this day and night."
Baili Changkong smiled slightly and said: "Working hard at writing is practice, and working hard at writing is the path." This is the difference between Confucianism and the other two schools.
Wang Yuanzhong shook his head helplessly, sat down and said: "The prince has shouldered all the affairs of the government, which is exactly what they wanted. As long as you find loopholes in the prince's governance, you can take the opportunity to impeach him. It is impossible to prevent it!"
Baili Changkong dipped in the ink and said with a smile: "Since others can find loopholes, it means that I have not practiced enough. If the body is upright, all evil will not invade. This is what you have entrusted to me, Master Wang."
Wang Yuanzhong sighed and said: "I am afraid that only saints can practice the words of saints, not ordinary people."
"You know you can't do it, but you do it. Although it is said to be reluctant, it makes future generations admire you and you are not ashamed of yourself." Baili Changkong gently closed a memorial and put it aside. Then he smiled at Wang Yuanzhong and said: "Master Wang late at night There must be something urgent when you come here, but it doesn’t hurt to talk.”
Wang Yuanzhong said: "It's not that important, but does His Highness know about the assassin who broke into the second prince's house the day before yesterday?"
Baili Changkong nodded and said: "I heard a little bit that a Lingxu realm monk broke into the emperor's palace, killed more than a dozen Lingxu realm guards, broke through the palace protection formation and left. His whereabouts have not been found so far."
Wang Yuanzhong said in a deep voice: "As far as I know, the assassin is Ye Ling!"
"Oh?" Baili Changkong frowned and asked, "Why?"
"I don't know," Wang Yuanzhong shook his head and said, "It's just that Dazhu Guo and his sworn brother Wu Qing, who have been with Ye Ling, have long disappeared. Maybe it is related to this matter."
"Wu Qing..."
Baili Changkong looked out the window and thought to himself, "This is the sharp blade in my second brother's hand. When will it come out?"
…
"Mr. Ge!"
Zhou Qing walked quickly to the main courtyard of the Liang Mansion, looking anxious as if he didn't dare to delay for a moment: "Mr. Ge!"
Liang Jingyi leaned on the recliner, closed his eyes, and said, "What's the matter? You're in a panic. You have to be steady in everything, otherwise you won't be able to handle even small things, let alone major national events."
"We really have to be anxious. Take a look at this." After saying that, Zhou Qing handed a piece of paper to Liang Jingyi and said, "This is sent by the eunuch from the palace, saying that he wants to show it to you."
As soon as Liang Jing heard this, he opened his eyes suddenly, stood up straight, and took the paper handed over by Zhou Qing. It read on it: "Zhao Chengxiang, he has failed enough to accomplish anything, but he has failed more than enough!" The place where the signature was signed was also stamped with the palace's seal. .
Liang Jingyi recognized it as Gao He's handwriting. After reading it, he put the paper on the nearby candle and burned it to ashes.
Zhou Qing looked ugly and asked: "Is this what the Holy One wants to..."
Before Zhou Qing finished speaking, Liang Jingyi raised his hand, stopped the second half of his sentence, and asked, "What happened to Zhao Chengxiang recently?"
Zhou Qing shook his head: "Students don't know."
"Trash!" Liang Jing said: "The Holy Emperor's decree has been issued, but you don't know anything. I think you won't know anything before you die tomorrow!"
Zhou Qing seemed to feel guilty in his heart, and he bowed down and said, "Students are stupid, please give me a clear explanation from the teacher!"
Liang Jing lay down again, closed his eyes and asked, "Zi Yi, tell me, what do these eight words given by the Holy Spirit mean?"
Zhou Qing thought for a while and said: "Zhao Shangshu is not doing things well and does not please the Holy One."
"In that case, what should we do?"
"Since the Holy One already has a decree," Zhou Qing turned his eyes and said, "It is better to remove Zhao Chengxiang and choose someone else to serve in the Ministry of Works."
"The decree has been burned by me," Liang Jing said, "Where is the decree left?"
"This..." Zhou Qing thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out, and said: "Please make it clear, sir, the student really doesn't know."
Liang Jingyi sighed and said slowly: "You must know how to do things appropriately. When you do good deeds, you must conceal them without seeking fame or fortune. When you do bad deeds, you must inform them so that you can be magnanimous. This is what a saint should do. But in fact, when you do good deeds, you must let others know. The world knows it; if you do something bad, it must be unknown to heaven and earth. You don’t know it but I know it.”
"To help others do things, you must also know how to do it. Getting it done is only the first step. The key is how to do it. You must do it according to what others envisioned. You can't miss one step. If you miss one step, it's done. People are not happy either.”
Zhou Qing said nothing, but nodded repeatedly...
…
Under the cover of night, Ming Xueyu and Yue Zhufeng took advantage of the darkness to shuttle through Taiyue City, crossing the Imperial City and heading to the northernmost point.
Yue Zhufeng asked: "Are you sure it's in this direction?"
Ming Xuyu nodded repeatedly: "There is absolutely no mistake. I left the Yin-Yang alphabet stone on him, and he came in this direction."
To the north of the imperial city, there are still B&Bs for common people.
Just above an attic, the window was gently pushed open, and a figure stepped out of the sky, walking forward in the night.
Yue Zhufeng, who was not far away, closed his eyes and sniffed, frowning and said: "This cloying fragrance is indeed him!"
The two of them followed the figure leisurely, chasing him out of Taiyue City and towards the wilderness in the north of the city.
Suddenly, the figure disappeared without a trace. Ming Xueyu and Yue Zhufeng stopped and looked around, but they could not find him.
"What's going on?" Yue Zhufeng asked, "Why did you suddenly disappear without a trace?"
Ming Xuyu's face darkened: "Is there something strange here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a breath appeared from behind the two of them. He hurriedly turned around and saw a young man in white clothes like snow, carrying a wooden sword on his back. It was Ye Ling who had just separated!
Ming Xuyu and Yue Zhufeng were immediately on guard, but their hearts were full of horror. It seemed that Ye Ling had been following the two of them from behind, but they were not aware of it at all.
Ye Ling stood still in front of the two of them and said: "He knew that you were following him from the beginning, so he deliberately sent a clone to lure you here!"
Yue Zhufeng and Ming Xuyu looked at each other, full of anger.
Ye Ling continued: "If I guess correctly, the one you are chasing is the libertine Wei Xunhuan!"
The two of them could not deny that their target was indeed Wei Xunhuan.
Why did Ye Ling know? It was only because the clone opened the window and left, leading the two of them away, that the real Wei Xunhuan came out.
All this was seen by Ye Ling, and he knew everything.
Yue Zhufeng said coldly: "You are following us."
Ye Ling nodded and said: "But there is no intention to harm anyone. Maybe we can cooperate."
"How is it possible to seek skin from a tiger?" After saying that, the two turned and left.
Ye Ling didn't hold back. He probably confirmed his doubts, so he didn't need to rely on these two thieves. He just happened to go with them.
