Everyone got excited about drinking and couldn't stop. Even Yiyun drank a lot.
Yu Qin also drank two small glasses and her face turned a little red. After all, she had never drank alcohol before. She felt that the lounge was a little stuffy, so she opened the small window and looked into the lobby from the second floor.
There was order in the lobby, and among the people there was the woman in red who was still playing pipa music, and the crisp music was endless. Yu Qin didn't know what the music was, but it just sounded so beautiful, like heavenly music, that she felt a little trance-like for a moment.
Yu Qin saw from a distance that she was wearing a touch of pink and white, and her long hair was entangled with several silver hairpins. She was very beautiful.
When the song ended, the guests in the lobby applauded and cheered, and some generously took out silver coins or jewelry to reward the woman in red.
In the front row of the lobby, an elegant man stood up holding a painting fan, followed by several personal guards who also stood up, and everyone's eyes suddenly focused on him.
He did not speak, but smiled gently and took out a snow-white pearl from his pocket, which immediately caused people around him to exclaim.
Someone suddenly shouted: "Isn't this the third young master of the Chen family? He actually came to listen to Miss Zuoqiu's pipa today!"
The Chen family is the richest man in Xingqing City, and naturally also the richest man in Dayu Country. Their family has many connections, and they are inextricably linked to the royal family of Dayu Country. They are considered to be very important figures in the secular world of Dayu Country.
The man smiled and said: "Today I listened to the girl's pipa song. I really felt that this music should only be heard in the sky and rarely heard in the world. Miss Zuoqiu is indeed well-deserved. This is a shark produced by Wuyahai. I will give this pearl to the girl. I want to ask her to play a piece of eighteen beats. What do you think of it?"
Everyone looked at the huge pearl shining brightly. It was an extremely rare and priceless treasure. However, the red-clothed pipa woman called Miss Zuoqiu shook her head indifferently and said: "I'm sorry, little girl, I can't accept it. I play the pipa." Have rules and only play the music you like.”
The elegant man took back the pearl in disappointment, as if he felt it was a loss of face, so he turned around and prepared to leave. Immediately, a steward ran out of the restaurant and went to apologize to the third son of the Chen family.
Quan, the woman in red, pretended that nothing had happened and continued to play the pipa.
Her melody remains unchanged, as if the cold mountain ice is untouchable.
The woman in red suddenly trembled in her heart. She bypassed the muddy eyes of everyone in the lobby and looked at Yu Qin alone in the window on the second floor.
She couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
Such a clear and innocent gaze, like the melted snow from the mountains flowing down to the world.
So she held the pipa, her eyes narrowed slightly, she leaned slightly towards Yu Qin, and smiled sweetly.
Yu Qin's heart was filled with excitement, and she closed the window with a guilty conscience.
When Yi Yun saw that Yu Qin was interested in the pipa girl, she happily explained to everyone: "This woman who plays the pipa out there is amazing. Her pipa playing has made many people heartbroken. I don't know how many children from rich families have broken their hearts. I just wanted to ask her to play a favorite piece of music and got into a bloody fight. But this woman is also very arrogant. No matter who gives her a precious gift, she will only act according to her own rules."
"Now she is famous in Xingqing City. Many people come to Longfeng Tower just to listen to her pipa. Of course, more people come because of her beauty. It is said that the origin of this woman is also very mysterious. He suddenly came to Xingqing a few months ago, and he was said to be a down-and-out aristocrat from the Yamato Kingdom in the north. Later, his family fell into decline and he had no choice but to live in the world, and then he got to the stage of performing arts. "
Huang Shan also glanced out the window and said, "She is indeed beautiful, and the pipa music is nice. But this mysterious origin must be fake, and it is just a gimmick for the restaurant to attract customers."
Yi Yun agreed and said, "I think so too. It's not uncommon for singers and musicians to be popular in Xingqing City."
Xu Huaigu also looked outside to see the woman in red, but when he caught a glimpse of the woman, he felt a chill running down his spine, and a fear and sword intent from the bottom of his heart filled Xu Huaigu's body.
This feeling was so wonderful that Xu Huaigu didn't know how to describe it.
If I had to tell you what it tasted like, it would be a tit-for-tat taste.
It's like a sharp sword meeting another sharp sword.
The woman also felt something, and immediately raised her head to look at Xu Huaigu. When their eyes met, they both felt that wonderful feeling.
Xu Huaigu's sword intention was aroused in his heart, and he wanted to draw the sword.
The sound of the woman's pipa also stopped, which naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the guests in the restaurant.
Someone asked: "Miss Zuoqiu, what's wrong with you? Why don't you play anymore?"
The woman in red finally looked back at Xu Huaigu, her expression remained unchanged, and she replied: "Nothing."
So the sound of the pipa continued, but everyone could hear the fighting spirit contained in the music, like the clang of a sword before it was unsheathed.
Xu Huaigu also felt it, but he didn't know what she was doing, and he was filled with doubts.
After having a good meal, the affairs of the Yi family came to an end for the time being. The rent for the Xianyun Inn had also expired. Xu Huaigu didn't want to spend a lot of unjust money to stay at the Xianjia Inn. Moreover, he really had no money. People simply lived in Yifu.
The Yi family is very happy about this. Originally there was no one in the Yi family, but the arrival of Xu Huaigu and his party finally brought some life to the lifeless Yi family, especially Xu Huaigu. Yi Yun was very happy to have such a young and handsome swordsman come to live in the Yi family.
The next few days passed easily. Xu Huaigu was simply practicing in Yifu while planning matters related to continuing his journey north. After he traveled far away once, he had more experience in traveling. He knew that the road to the north would not be easy, so the more treasures such as talismans and elixirs, the better. He also had to prepare enough fairy money, and it was best to break through to the third realm.
Regarding the fairy money, he didn't know how to earn it at the moment, so he had to borrow three big beads from Huang Shan. Anyway, Bai Xiaoyu gave Huang Shan ten pieces at that time, which was far more than the reward he deserved.
Regarding borrowing money, Huang Shan was very happy. He knew that he had accepted Bai Xiaoyu's favor, so he couldn't be too greedy. He still had to spend the money that should be spent.
He also said that Xu Huaigu didn't need to return the three big beads, and just regarded Xu Huaigu as a friend, which made Xu Huaigu's impression of Huang Shan even better.
Three big beads are three hundred small beads, which is already a lot of money. It is enough to buy a good-quality spiritual weapon, but if you want to buy a magic weapon, you can't even buy an inferior magic weapon. To say nothing of the immortal soldiers.
Since ancient times, immortal weapons in the world have been extremely rare, and each one is a priceless treasure.
Every time the immortal soldiers appeared, many monks would fight for them regardless of their lives. And because the value of immortal weapons is extremely high, naturally no one will trade such valuable things, so the immortal weapons are even rarer. It is rare for ordinary eighth-level monks to own an immortal weapon, and only Bai Xiaoyu's extraordinary realm The master, who was tall and guarded against his shortcomings, had a lot of money and was able to spend two pieces of immortal weapons for his disciple to use.
Xu Huaigu took the 300 beads he exchanged for and went to Sanzhu Street and bought a lot of talismans, especially the talismans used by Elder Yan that day to speed up the movement. Xu Huaigu felt that his combat power could be greatly improved by combining his swordsmanship with his swift movement.
As for the spiritual weapons that could be purchased, he still didn't buy any. Now, after all, he is a man who has two swords of magical quality. His vision is too high, and he already looks down on spiritual weapons.
As for the robe that Xu Huaigu had always wanted, he also saw it on Sanzhu Street, but the price was really shocking.
A total of fifty large beads are just a spiritual weapon-level robe, which is more than ten times more expensive than ordinary spiritual weapons, which is enough to show how precious the robe is. It was a pity that Xu Huaigu was short of money, so he had no choice but to look at it twice and leave without stopping.
Huang Shan was also preparing to go north these days, because he promised Yiyun at that time that he would find a way to regain Yi Xingping's soul from the ghost, so naturally it couldn't be just empty talk. It's just that Huang Shan didn't seem to make any progress. Because his own realm was not enough, he could only find someone for help, but no one was willing to make enemies with a group of ghosts with high realms, so he never found a suitable candidate.
Xu Huaigu, Yu Qin and Huang Shan settled down temporarily in Xingqing, but they still often went to the Longfeng Tower to drink.
First, Yu Qin liked to listen to the pipa music, and second, Xu Huaigu was also very interested in the woman. However, what Xu Huaigu was interested in was not the woman's beauty and the fairy-like pipa music, but the irrepressible sword intent every time he saw the woman.
It's like knowing friends meeting each other, and the swords resonate with each other.
The subsequent visits to Longfeng Tower were quite interesting. Xu Huaigu watched Yu Qin absentmindedly staring at the pipa girl on the stage while eating, with a look of helplessness on her face.
The pipa woman was also very interested in Yu Qin. She would often hold the pipa and play music in Yu Qin's direction, and sometimes she would smile brightly at Yu Qin.
Every time the woman smiled, it was like a mountain snow lotus blooming, and Yu Qin would be in a daze for a long time. That look, just like a girl in love, gave Xu Huaigu a real headache.
After one performance, the pipa woman stopped Yu Qin and called her to her residence. I don't know what she did with Yu Qin. Xu Huaigu only knew that Yu Qin was very shy when he went there that day, and was very happy when he returned to Yi's house in the evening.
Although the Pipa woman is indeed beautiful, Yu Qin is also a girl, so she shouldn't be obsessed with her like this.
Xu Huaigu was helpless. Ever since he met the Pipa girl, Yu Qin often went to Longfeng Tower alone to play with her Pipa sister. Over time, Yu Qin became familiar with the Pipa girl.
Xu Huaigu didn't ask much about her and the Pipa girl. After all, he would leave Xingqing in a while. It would be good for Yu Qin to get to know more friends, at least he wouldn't be lonely in Xingqing in the future.
The days passed slowly like this.
The fire is flowing in July, and the clothes are handed down in September. The days are getting colder, and the phoenix trees in the bluestone alleys have fallen off their leaves, leaving the ground withered and yellow.
The north wind came mixed with chill, forcing people in Xingqing City to put on their autumn clothes. The singers and performers in the brothels also covered up their exposed skin and put on gorgeous furs.
Time flows quietly, and the day for Xu Huaigu to go north is getting closer.
