Everyone drank and chatted until noon. After all, they had broken through the siege for two consecutive days, didn't sleep much, and were fighting along the way. Even the monks were a little tired.
Xu Huaigu and Yu Qin walked out of the camp together, preparing to relax. However, when they dared to step out of the camp, a soldier came forward and said to Xu Huaigu: "This immortal, please stay. Our general has invited you."
"Your general?" Xu Huaigu asked back,
"Is it General Chu?" The soldier shook his head hastily and said, "It's General Lu."
"Lu Zijin? He is also in this town?" The soldier nodded and said seriously: "Our general came here to wait in person yesterday just to meet the immortal." Xu Huaigu was a little confused and looked at Yu Qin. .
Yu Qin said considerately: "Go, Lu Zijin must have something serious to do with you. I'll wait for you to come back." Xu Huaigu nodded, so the soldier led the way, followed closely by Xu Huaigu.
Not long after, the two of them walked into the center of Wuliang Town, where a simple two-story wooden building stood. The soldier showed his identity and walked in with Xu Huaigu.
It turns out that Wuliang Town is no better than the mountain pass in the south. It is a town to begin with, and naturally there are many houses for living.
When we were in the south, everyone lived in camps, and the military center here was this small wooden building.
There are many wooden houses of various colors around, all of which have been arranged for soldiers to live in. Reading scholar Xu Huaigu followed the soldier up to the second floor.
The soldier stopped in front of a door, knocked on the door, and said inside: "Report to the general, Chief Xu Xian has arrived." Lu Zijin's voice came from inside: "Hurry up and ask Mr. Xu to come in." The soldier opened the door. Xu Huaigu stepped in.
I saw Lu Zijin sitting at a desk reading a brochure. Besides him, Wei Caiyi was also sitting on another chair with his eyes closed and concentrating.
At this time, Xu Huaigu walked in without even opening her eyelids. After all, he had a conflict with Wei Caiyi just yesterday, so Xu Huaigu still felt a little guilty when he saw her now.
He did not dare to disturb Wei Caiyi, but walked up to Lu Zijin and said, "General Lu, if you want to see me for something, just send me a message directly. Why bother to come in person?" Lu Zijin stood up, looked at Xu Huaigu for a long time, and then smiled. : "It's a small thing to ask you, but it's a big thing to reward you." Reward?
Xu Huaigu was stunned for a moment, somewhat unexpected. He originally thought that Lu Zijin came to him because he must have something to ask for help from him.
After all, Lin Cangyang and Lu Zijin were looking for them one by one. Either they had something to do today or tomorrow. It wasn't that Xu Huaigu wouldn't refuse others. It was just that what they did to Xu Huaigu were serious national affairs and could not be tolerated. He refused.
Xu Huaigu is not stupid, on the contrary, he is very smart. He has a strong balance in his heart and knows what should be helped and what should not be helped.
But now Lu Zijin said that he wanted to reward himself, which surprised Xu Huaigu. Seeing Xu Huaigu's appearance, Lu Zijin couldn't help but smile and said: "Look, I said I would reward you, but you are still uncomfortable." Xu Huaigu smiled quickly and said: "This is something I didn't expect. I thought General Lu wanted to see me on business, so I came here in a hurry. Since he was giving me a reward, General Lu should not have come in person. We will meet again in the future, and we won’t talk about it until then.
"Hey, you can't say that." Lu Zijin hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him and said,
"As the saying goes, don't reciprocate. You have helped me so much, and you have also helped the border troops a lot, and you deserve the reward. You don't have to mention it, because you are affectionate and righteous, but I have to say it. It's my fault." After saying that, Lu Zijin twirled his beard and laughed, and Xu Huaigu also laughed.
"Look what this is." Lu Zijin turned around, picked up a gray-black moire flowing robe from the chair behind him, and handed it to Xu Huaigu with a smile.
At first glance, the robe was indeed very inconspicuous. It was all gray and black and not very good-looking. However, Xu Huaigu took a closer look and saw the clues about the robe.
This robe is made of fine workmanship and cut just right. What's even more valuable is that the fabric is not thick like cotton, linen or silk. It looks like the material of a high-quality robe. It even looks more solid than Xu Huaigu's previous robe.
Xu Huaigu's eyes suddenly shone and he asked quickly: "Could this be a robe? Looking at the fabric, I'm afraid it's of high quality." Lu Zijin handed the robe to Xu Huaigu and said with a smile: "Take it. , given to you. The Immortal Weapon Robe, knowing that you have been thinking about it for a long time, specially found it for you." When Xu Huaigu heard this, he hesitated and asked, "Isn't it a little too expensive?" Lu Zijin He smiled and said: "You have helped us so much, this little reward is nothing. After all, I have been in China for decades. I am just an immortal weapon robe, but I can still get it." Xu Huaigu wanted to refuse, but Lu Zijin then Somewhat impatiently, he forced the robe into his hand and said, "Okay, okay, no need to say any more. I said this is for you, just take it. A grown man returns it to his mother-in-law." Xu Huaigu hesitated. After a moment, he took the robe and thanked Lu Zijin.
Lu Zijin sat back down with a smile and said to Xu Huaigu: "Put it on and see if it fits." Xu Huaigu did as he asked.
He put on the robe, straightened his waist, and looked at the cuffs. He saw that it fit just right, not too long at all, not too short at all. It looked like it was tailor-made.
It's just that the whole body is gray and black, and some of it doesn't look good. Wei Caiyi opened her eyes, glanced at Xu Huaigu, snorted, and continued to close her eyes.
Lu Zijin looked at it carefully, frowned, and said: "It seems that the color is not very good-looking, gray, and a bit old-fashioned. Sure enough, the senior's eyes are vicious." Xu Huaigu was stunned, and did not understand what Lu Zijin was talking about. Caiyi had already said, "That's natural. I'm a businessman, so do you know what he should wear? I said this one is a bit old-fashioned, and it's okay for an old man to wear. But you said this one is good? I What can I do to you?" Lu Zijin said with a smile: "I am still old and my eyesight is no longer good. I can only ask my seniors to help me change the style of this robe. It will look more energetic." Wei Caiyi nodded pretending to be embarrassed. , said to Xu Huaigu: "Come here, tell me what color and style you want." Xu Huaigu was still a little confused for a moment, and did not dare to go against Wei Caiyi's words, so he walked towards her with a confused face and asked: " Mr. Lu, what are you talking about?" Lu Zijin stroked his beard and said with a smile on his face: "What else can I say? Can't I change your clothes? Whatever you like, just tell Senior Wei and let her change your color. .”
"How can Senior Wei change the color of this robe?" Lu Zijin replied with a smile: "I just bought this robe from her. She can't change it, who can?" Xu Huaigu suddenly understood and looked towards Wei Caiyi said tentatively: "Senior?" Wei Caiyi opened his eyes, stood up, and walked to Xu Huaigu.
She first looked at Xu Huaigu as a whole, then bent down to take a closer look at the waist and cuffs of the robe, and said: "In my opinion, it is better to change it to a mixed color of green and white, and match it with the flowing clouds and water lines, so that it is elegant and smooth. This is how a young sword cultivator should dress." Lu Zijin frowned and asked, "Isn't it a bit too fancy?" Wei Caiyi rolled her eyes at him and said, "What do you know? There are many monks of the younger generation in Middle-earth now. I like to dress like this, but it has become popular." Lu Zijin struggled for a long time, and finally compromised: "Okay, I am already so old, and I really don't know the preferences of young people nowadays, so just follow what the senior said." Wei Cai Yi asked Xu Huaigu again: "What do you think? Is blue and white good? After all, this robe is for you to wear, and your own opinion is the most important." Xu Huaigu answered the question, but said happily: "Senior, you are not angry with me anymore? "Wei Caiyi paused and said: "What's the use of being angry? I thought about it last night, and I still figured it out. Young people now have their own ideas, and I can't care about them. Take these clothes for example. , Lu Zijin thinks the gray and gray look is good-looking. His idea was from a hundred years ago, and it has long been out of touch with today's people. As for me, my idea is even older, it has been almost two hundred years, and it has not changed much. In fact, If you think about it carefully, taking in the snake is not necessarily a bad thing. If you can really tame him, it will also be a good thing for the morale of the human race. But to be honest, I don't think there is much hope."
"Senior, why did you say this?"
"You yourself have seen it on the battlefield. The demon clan are all bloody beasts, and the snake clan is even more cold-blooded. The snake has just been abandoned by the demon clan, and you are willing to spare his life. Naturally, he feels that Thank you, I will listen to you. But what will happen over time? Who can say for sure? After all, the blood of the demon clan is flowing in his bones. Maybe he will regret it one day. By then, won’t you be in trouble? Someone who is not from my clan. , their hearts must be different. You don’t hear this sentence often, but when I was young, it was passed down orally from the older generation." Xu Huaigu lowered his head and thought for a long time, nodded, and said: "What the seniors said is I will discipline him strictly. I believe that as long as I teach him poetry and calligraphy etiquette and lead him to appreciate human emotions, I will be able to influence him."
"I hope so." Wei Caiyi looked at Xu Huaigu's firm eyes, suddenly smiled, slapped Xu Huaigu on the shoulder, and said,
"Do you know how big an opportunity you just missed?" Xu Huaigu was a little confused and said, "Senior, are you talking about this robe?" Wei Caiyi shook his head and said, "It's much bigger than this. To be honest, If you hadn't suddenly made the decision to take in Tang She yesterday, I would have wanted to take you in under my roof." When Xu Huaigu heard this, he was shocked and quickly lowered his head and said, "How can this junior be worthy of this? "
"I know whether you deserve it or not." Wei Caiyi shook his head and said,
"It's a pity that you and I have no chance." Xu Huaigu still didn't dare to raise his head and said: "The junior dare not hide it from the senior. The junior has already promised senior Deng Zhiyuan of the Fuyao Sect that when I board the Fuyao Sect again, I will be her Disciple. Please forgive me, senior." Wei Caiyi nodded and said to himself: "Fuyao Sect, Deng Zhiyuan... I have heard of this person. This time when I came to East Fuyao Continent, in addition to coming to the border, there was another We have something to do, so it's time to go find her." Xu Huaigu asked, "What's the matter?" Wei Caiyi smiled and said, "That's not what you should know." Xu Huaigu quickly shut up and stopped talking. .
As he spoke, Wei Caiyi cast a spell, turning the robe into a mixture of green and white. She took a few steps back, stood at a distance and looked at Xu Huaigu carefully, and said with a satisfied smile: "This is what young people should wear, they are so heroic." Lu Zijin looked at it for a long time, and was also very satisfied, and said with a smile: "It's really good-looking. It's a pity that I'm old, otherwise I wouldn't even want to be so cool." Wei Caiyi asked Xu Huaigu: "What do you think?" Xu Huaigu looked down and smiled: "Senior's vision is naturally very good. Okay." Wei Caiyi said meaningfully: "Sun Xiang's vision is not bad." Xu Huaigu didn't understand, so Wei Caiyi laughed twice and said: "Are you really confused, or are you just pretending to be confused with me? Woolen cloth?"
