At three-thirty in the afternoon, a carriage stopped in front of the Songbai Courtyard, and two young men in rich clothes got out of the carriage.
One of the young men was dark-skinned, tall and majestic, and looked like a wild bear. Compared to him, the other boy was slightly shorter in stature. Although his body was not as majestic, he was well-proportioned and tall, and his movements had a certain power.
These two young men had average looks and average temperaments. If someone who often hangs out in the upper class passes by and sees them, it will be obvious at a glance that their status does not match the rich clothes they wear.
However, anyone with any discernment would not look down upon these two young men because of this, because when they stood there, although their temperament was mediocre, they were full of power, giving people the impression of a sword unsheathed and sharply pointed. feel.
This kind of power is definitely not something ordinary noble children can possess.
These two young men were none other than Zhang Xiaozhu and Niu Dawa who came to Songbai Courtyard to see Zhou Jianlai for the evening banquet.
Compared with when they first came to Yancheng, the changes between the two of them were earth-shaking.
The confusion, helplessness, youthfulness and immaturity that we felt when we first arrived have gradually transformed into perseverance, confidence and maturity. Although there are still some youthful and immature feelings, I believe they will soon be crushed away by the gears of war.
In terms of appearance, the two of them have changed as if they were completely different people. Especially these days, with the nourishment and nourishment of immeasurable elixirs and natural treasures, their originally skinny bodies have grown to full flesh and blood. The skin is shiny and translucent, and the strong body contains majestic power.
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Zhang Xiaozu stood in front of the door and knocked on the wooden door.
Niu Dawa took down a large wooden box from the carriage. The wooden box was filled with calligraphy, painting and calligraphy, which they pulled out from the Li family's treasure house. Because Tianwu Taoist said that the Duke of the country in the small courtyard might like it, but they didn't know a few Chinese characters and couldn't tell whether they were good or bad. Fortunately, they found a big wooden box, and they didn't care about whether it was good or bad, so they packed them all. into the wooden box. Bring it here as a gift for a visit.
"Who is it?" Wei Zi's voice echoed in the small courtyard.
"Back to senior, junior Zhang Xiaopeng."
"Junior, Niu Guangmao."
"I came here to visit my senior as ordered by my master." Zhang Xiaozhu and Niu Dawa respectfully replied.
"Come in." Wei Zi said.
Niu Dawa told the driver that he was not allowed to go anywhere, so he waited in front of the door, then followed Zhang Xiaozu into the small courtyard with the wooden box in his arms.
Mrs. Wang, who sells sesame cakes at the street corner, was cleaning up the stove while watching Zhang Xiaozu and Niu Dawa enter the pine and cypress courtyard. She murmured to herself: "I haven't seen any visitors in decades, and here we are in less than ten days." Three young people were allowed into the yard. It’s strange.”
When Zhang Xiaozhu and Niu Dawa first entered the Songbai Courtyard, they had the same reaction as when Zhou Jianlai first arrived, with a chilling and eerie feeling running down their spines. Especially after seeing hundreds of spiritual tablets in each room, I was even more shocked.
But they were simply frightened, not as strong as Zhou Jianlai, because they didn't know a few Chinese characters and didn't recognize the name on the spirit tablet at all.
"Junior Zhang Xiaopeng, I have met my senior."
"Junior Niu Guangmao, I have met my senior."
The two of them walked up to Wei Zi, who was sitting at the stone table in the inner courtyard drinking tea, and bowed respectfully. At the same time, their eyes had already found Zhou Jianlai's figure in the yard, and saw him facing the main hall door.
, sitting cross-legged on the ground, as if practicing.
"The younger generation said hello to the senior on behalf of the family master. It was my first visit and I didn't know what the senior would like, so I found some calligraphy, painting and calligraphy. I hope the senior would like it," Zhang Xiaozhu said.
Niu Dawa put the wooden box in front of Wei Zi.
Wei Zi glanced at the wooden box, nodded and said: "You two are interested. It's still early, you two wait for him for a while."
The two nodded in agreement and stood respectfully aside, looking at Zhou Jianlai sitting cross-legged in front of the main hall. They couldn't help but wonder why he was practicing in front of the rows of spiritual statues in the room, and what he was practicing?
Just when the two were curious, they heard a few popping sounds, and several rays of sword energy were shot out of thin air from the main hall room, directly attacking Zhou Jianlai.
Zhou Jianlai raised his sword and swung out a piece of sword light in an instant, clashing with the sword energy that broke through the air. However, there were still three or two sword energy that broke through his defense, and one sword energy passed by his shoulder. A bloody gash was opened on his shoulder, and blood immediately flowed out. Two sword energy hit his fatal vitals, but fortunately he blocked it with a wave of his finger.
Wei Zi's fingers moved imperceptibly, and the two sword energy that had been blocked by Zhou Jianlai suddenly swirled in the air and attacked Zhang Xiaopou and Niu Dawa.
The expressions of Zhang Xiaozhu and Niu Dawa suddenly changed. The moment they were locked by the sword energy, they immediately felt the extraordinary and powerful sword energy. They even couldn't help but have the illusion that they were not locked by a sword energy, but by a swordsman. Locked. This sword is far more powerful than the Cloud Piercing Sword used by Li Hongwu and other Li family members.
Zhang Xiaozu suddenly took a step forward and punched out. The white, red and gold air flow overflowed from his battle gate and instantly gathered on his fist surface. When it collided with the sword air, it suddenly burst out.
Niu Dawa also took a step forward, grabbed it with his right hand, curled his fingers into claws, and grabbed the sword energy that broke through the air and pushed it to the ground. With a bang, earth and rocks flew up, dust filled the sky, and a big hole was blown out of the ground.
"Ahem!" Wei Zi was choked by the dust and coughed repeatedly, and yelled, "You brat, don't you know I'm drinking tea?"
"Ah, I'm sorry, senior, I'm sorry, junior, I was reckless." Niu Dawa apologized quickly and awkwardly.
The dust dispersed, and the three people looked disgraced.
Wei Zi stood up and dusted himself off, then picked up the teapot and teacup, and walked towards the backyard. As he walked, he said: "I'll wash the teacups in the back. If you are willing, just find a room and burn incense sticks. Well, take it easy and don't put it in the back yard." My little courtyard has been demolished.”
"Thank you, senior, for your advice." Zhang Xiaozhu was overjoyed and hurriedly made a gesture of thanks. Niu Dawa was a little slow to react, but after she understood the meaning of Wei Zi's words, she hurriedly thanked him.
The two of them did not dare to disturb Zhou Jianlai's practice, so they each chose a wing and went there.
…
Today, there is a lot of traffic in front of the city lord's mansion. Carriages have been stopping in front of the mansion since the morning. The people who get off the carriages are all young men and women dressed in gorgeous clothes and with outstanding temperament. From their clothes or the badges on their clothes, it can be seen that most of them are from the Yancheng family or the sect.
However, there are also poor people who are dressed in shabby clothes. They try to make themselves as clean and tidy as possible. They take out the gilt invitations from their arms and hand them to the guards at the door. They either hold the door open and enter the mansion humbly, or they enter the house. With his head held high and his chest held high, he walked into the mansion from the middle of the main entrance.
At an intersection on the west side of the city lord's palace gate, an inconspicuous carriage had been parked for a long time, with the curtains open and two people sitting inside.
A man, his eyes have been paying attention to the movement in front of the city lord's mansion.
There are many carriages and people like this around.
They are all locals from Yancheng and want to take advantage of this rare opportunity today to catch a glimpse of the young heroes from the southern border. There are also bold girls who are waiting to be married. They quietly lift a corner of the car curtain to admire the handsome man.
"Brother Wang, have you seen that the girl who came in just now, with her appearance, figure, and temperament, she looks like a fairy, no, no, no, not like a fairy, but she is a fairy. If I can marry such a woman in this life, my husband will What do you want?"
"Go and dream of your spring and autumn dreams. That is the fairy from the Piaomiao Palace. You will not marry someone who is not a dragon among men. People like us are afraid that their eyes will be dirty even if they take a look at it."
"Hey, all the good cabbage has been eaten by pigs."
"Haha, my brother likes to hear this."
The two of them sang and harmonized with each other, and they had the mentality of being sour grapes.
"Brother Wang, why don't you think Young Master Zhang has arrived yet?"
"The banquet starts at seven o'clock, which is still early. Look, look, here comes another good cabbage."
"Tsk, tsk, she's even more beautiful than the fairy just now."
Zhu Zizhen looked at the elegant and beautiful woman who got off the carriage in front of the city lord's palace, and his saliva flowed from the corner of his mouth.
Wang Tienan, who was sitting next to him and running alongside him, also looked like a pig brother.
Zhu Zizhen found Wang Tienan in the underground boxing ring in Beibacheng and showed his treasures in front of Wang Tienan. Wang Tienan readily agreed and took him from Beibacheng into Central City. As the loyal licking dogs of the City Lord's Mansion, the Wang family still has this energy.
…
The sun sets over the west mountain, and the golden sunset falls on the earth, dyeing Yancheng a golden color, adding a solemn and solemn atmosphere to this ancient war city.
In the small pine and cypress courtyard, Niu Dawa picked up a stick of incense, lit it and inserted it into the incense burner. He knelt down on the futon in front of the incense table and kowtowed several times respectfully to the rows of spiritual tablets.
In the courtyard, Zhang Xiaozu was sitting at the stone table drinking tea with Wei Zi. He lit the incense half an hour ago.
After leaving the wing room, Zhang Xiaozu wanted to go to other wing rooms to offer incense, but found that except for the wing room where Zhou Jianlai was in the main hall and Niu Dawa, the doors of other rooms were closed. He knew that this was given to him and Niu Dawa by the Duke of the State. Whether you seize the opportunity or not, you only have one chance.
In front of the incense table in the main hall, Zhou Jianlai was lighting incense. He had been lighting incense for two quarters of an hour, but he still couldn't light a single incense stick. However, his body was riddled with holes, and the blood was about to turn his whole body red. .
"Senior, I will never forget your great kindness!" Niu Dawa walked to the stone table and saluted Wei Zi to thank him. He kept his voice low to avoid disturbing Zhou Jianlai.
Wei Zi nodded, pointed to the stone bench, and motioned for Niu Dawa to sit down.
Time passed bit by bit, Zhang Xiaozhu and Niu Dawa were secretly worried about Zhou Jianlai. They clenched their fists and bit their cheeks. A thin layer of sweat was already secreted on their foreheads. They seemed to be more anxious and nervous than Zhou Jianlai himself.
Buzz!
Suddenly, a blast of air came from the main hall, and Zhou Jianlai's momentum suddenly became violent and fierce with this buzzing sound.
"Get lost!" Zhou Jianlai shouted suddenly.
Zhang Xiaozu and Niu Dawa were so frightened that they almost fell off the stone bench. They hurriedly glanced at the Duke of Guo beside them with the corner of their eyes. They were afraid that the old man would be angered by Zhou Jianlai's disrespect and struck Zhou Jianlai with a palm.
