Chang Yu was extremely energetic and drank a lot of tea. He didn't feel tired or sleepy at all. After going back to the room and washing up, he lay on the bed and tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. He took a copy of Sun Tzu's Art of War from his desk and read it for a while. He heard a movement at the door. Curious in his heart, he pushed the door and saw Tu Yuan, his face flushed from drinking, sitting under the eaves of his door holding a knife. He was immediately overjoyed: "What are you doing?"
"You are in a humble position but don't trust me." Tu Yuan and his men were specially allowed to drink during lunch. For tough soldiers like them, they could risk their lives, but they had to drink wine. They had been holding back all the way, and this time the palace had wine. It was good wine, so of course he drank freely. After the meal, he almost drank it all and went back to his room to sleep. Tu Yuan had a knot in his mind because of what happened last night. He felt that he had neglected his duty, so he came over with a knife in his hand. Chang Yu is guarding the door.
"The palace is heavily guarded, you don't need to" Chang Yu smiled, Tu Yuan shook his head: "You also said that the thief is very powerful and can penetrate into every corner, so it's better to be careful."
Chang Yu sighed and sat down next to him: "Master Chen and Jiang Bashi are all next door, but if there is any disturbance, even flies can't fly in or out. Don't worry, nothing will happen. Besides, our family is still eager to He's going to do it again." He patted Tu Yuan on the shoulder and said, "You're so drunk, go back to your room and sleep."
No matter what Chang Yu said, Tu Yuan refused, saying that he would not be relieved unless Wuzhong was here. Chang Yu laughed, scolded and punched him. This guy was obviously testing whether Wuzhong would follow.
Wuzhong didn't come, nor did Song Luoshu, because Dongchang wanted to keep experts in charge and their wives were about to give birth. Qiao Sanxiu and the Chen brothers also didn't come, and stayed in the capital to assist Chunxiang.
Chang Yu couldn't persuade Tu Yuan and he didn't feel sleepy, so he said, "Then let's take a walk."
Prince De's palace is very big, very big, but now two-thirds of it is in ruins, so there are pavilions and pavilions in the palace as well as desolate places with ruined walls. Those desolate places are overgrown with weeds and piles of rocks. From time to time, there are wild dogs and cats scurrying around. He ran away, but none of the servants in the mansion went, so he felt cautious and panicked.
But Chang Yu took Tu Yuan and slipped away to a desolate place. Looking at the forest in front of him, Chang Yu raised his hand and pointed: "We guess there must be someone hiding there."
Tu Yuan almost woke up from the drunkenness. He reached out and drew his knife, looked around, and opened his mouth to call someone, but Chang Yu stopped him and said, "What are you making such a fuss about?"
"Didn't the Governor say..." As Tu Yuanzheng said, he saw a white-robed Nigu walking out of the forest, with a long sword on his back and a cold face. He was plain and simple.
Hey, Tu Yuan let out a long sigh of relief when he saw the person coming: "Master Sujing, it's scary where you go." Su Jing ignored him and passed them by like air.
"That's her home," Chang Yu said with a smile. Tu Yuan looked confused, so Chang Yu told Su Jing's origin. Tu Yuan had heard before that Su Jing was originally from Prince De's palace, but he didn't know that she liked to live in the woods. The forest in front of her was her former residence.
"It seems that King De and the Governor both have the same preference, which is to snare martial arts masters." Tu Yuan sighed casually, and Chang Yu chuckled: "Besides Su Jing, he doesn't have any masters at his disposal. The rest are just We can all be wiped out by him."
Unexpectedly, Tu Yuan shook his head: "During lunch, Wang Zhengnan had a fight with a guard in the palace. That man's kung fu was very powerful."
Chang Yu raised his eyebrows: "Is this possible?"
Tu Yuan told him that when they were eating at noon, a group of warriors from the royal palace also came to say hello and chat. People who practice martial arts, especially masters, are obsessed with martial arts. So he started having sex with a man named Ma Dengkui.
"Needless to say, even though the guard's martial arts skills were high, he still lost." Chang Yu chuckled. He had full confidence in Wang Zhengnan's martial arts skills. Tu Yuan shook his head: "I don't know, I didn't know who the two of them were after half a cup of tea." If you win, you will have to give in anyway after the fight, and no one will give in to the other."
Oh, Chang Yu was a little surprised. Martial arts competitions are not life-and-death battles. They usually end at the end. But even so, he could have half a cup of tea with Wang Zhengnan so that outsiders could not tell his superiority. That shows that Ma Dengkui is indeed capable.
"It seems that King De...well, he pays great attention to his own safety." Chang Yu poached a master, but he didn't know where to get one. The two of them chatted and strolled around, and came to a remote place, but it was not too desolate, because there was a spring pool here. Although there were weeds next to it, there were many large and smooth stone slabs, and the spring water was crystal clear. , so Chang Yu glanced around, then took off his coat and jumped in. Tu Yuan next to him was so shocked that his jaw dropped. Seeing Chang Yu swimming freely in the spring pool, he couldn't help but jump. I went down, but I wanted to be well protected, so I endured it hard, and asked from time to time: "Sir, is the water cold?"
"The coolness is just right to relieve the heat." Chang Yu's swimming was so refreshing. He used to lead troops in battles and often jumped into the water. In the blink of an eye, he hadn't been in the water for almost half a year and he was already feeling itchy. It was not easy to come across such a clean pool. Still bear it.
Over there, Zhu Youli was still drinking and chatting with Zheng Zhilong. He never expected that the eunuch was playing in a remote spring pool in the palace. After playing for nearly half an hour, he finally got tired. Chang Yu climbed up and lay down under the shade of a tree. He squinted his eyes and took a nap on the bluestone. There were birds chirping in the trees and small insects whispering in the grass. Tu Yuan lay leaning on the knife and looked at the sky between the trees: "If I am still alive after the battle, So I bought a big house and dug a pond like this to swim in."
"Then you have to buy a big house." Chang Yu chuckled: "And this is a spring pool. The naturally formed running water is not comparable to the smelly puddle you dug."
"Then I'll find a place with spring water to build a house..." Tu Yuanchang thought about his happy life after retirement. Chang Yu squinted and smiled without saying a word. He gradually became sleepy, and suddenly he sat up suddenly. , reached out and grabbed the green bird sword next to him, and shouted to the bushes not far away: "Friend, it's time to show up after watching for a long time."
Tu Yuan stood up, drew his sword and jumped to Chang Yu's side. He looked around cautiously: "Come out, the thief." But his heart was pounding. Dealing with Jianghu people or assassins was not his strong point, but he believed in Jiang Fa and others. It must be nearby too.
But there was no movement at all in the forest. Tu Yuan asked in a low voice: "Sir, can you see the thief clearly?" But he didn't hear the reply and turned around to look, and saw Chang Yu lying down again and squinting his eyes.
"Uh... So it turns out that the Governor is testing me?" Tu Yuan scratched his head in embarrassment, and Chang Yu chuckled: "I'm not testing you, I'm testing if there is anyone else. Do you know that Jianghu people are particularly fond of this trick? If someone really jumped out right now.”
"Tu Gong wanted to deceive them," Tu Yuan suddenly realized and looked around: "From what the Du Gong saw, did any thieves follow us into Jinan City?"
"It goes without saying that not only after entering Jinan City, but also outside the palace, there are probably people watching. It is even possible to sneak into the palace, but the palace is too big, and they may not be able to find anyone when they come in."
Tu Yuan was very angry after hearing this and couldn't help cursing: "I was wary of that stupid Japanese before, but now I meet Li Xingtian and his gang, it's really..."
"There's no rush. No matter how secretive he is, it won't take long for him to be uprooted." Chang Yu smiled coldly.
After talking about the conversation again, Chang Yu got up, put on his clothes, and led Tu Yuan towards the ruins. The two of them cautiously walked deeper and deeper like an explorer, and finally touched the southernmost wall of the palace and found no one there. The two of them rolled out, then turned along the corner into the alley, detoured a few times and disappeared into the bustling crowd. They looked like ordinary young masters from a wealthy family going out on the street with a servant by their side.
Not long after, the two of them appeared near an iron shop. Chang Yu walked in and chatted with the blacksmith for a while, then borrowed tools and started tinkering with them. The blacksmith was originally curious about what he was tinkering with, but he didn't notice after watching for a long time. After all, he was busy with his own affairs.
Chang Yu came here to repair his gun. His gun jammed the night before the May Fourth Movement. In an emergency, he hit the thief but was avoided and hit the wall. The barrel and magazine were deformed and could not be used without fixing. No, if you use it reluctantly, it may explode.
After fiddling with it for nearly half an hour, they finally gave up. It was already sunset and the two left the iron shop. Tu Yuan asked if he was going back to the palace. Chang Yu shook his head gently and said, "I'll take you to get some fresh water."
Tu Yuan's eyes lit up, Daming Lake.
Daming Lake is located in Jinan City and next to Prince De's Mansion.
It was the beginning of summer, and the lake breeze was extremely cool. Green smoke was curling up from the fishermen's houses along the coast, and there were fishing boats swimming in the lake in the distance. Chang Yu was almost obsessed with the sight of the lake and mountains, and the smell of fireworks on earth.
