Chapter 17 The prodigal's drunken peony banquet, the madman setting fire to the Shuiyue Tower
Chu Jianghan saw this manor. Where the green waves were undulating, there was first a lake, surrounded by the reflection of the mountains. The green waves were dotted with red and goose yellow with black and white. It was really wonderful.
Someone carried the two of them in a boat, and Chu Jianghan was swaying away. He suddenly felt relaxed and happy, and thought to himself: "If it is really my sworn brother Ren Youwei's residence, he will have to stay here for a few days."
Suddenly he thought of Shen Yulai, such a wonderful place, and he couldn't help but take her to play there one day. Then he thought that Miss Shen's father was the richest in the world, and he had never seen any benefits, but he was redundant. The second brother and the sixth brother are both well-educated, so it is really appropriate to invite them to travel together.
As the boat docked, the errand boy led the way, with five steps to a corridor and ten steps to a pavilion. At this time of year, the fragrance of flowers came from nowhere, making Chu Jianghan feel refreshed. There are green bamboos on both sides and birds chirping in the forest. It really is a fairyland on earth.
After walking for a while, I saw rippling blue waves in front of me. A wooden bridge in the middle was reflected in the water. There were seven colors of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple on both sides. Looking at it, I saw that it was really colorful and rare in the world. What a hanging rainbow bridge. !
Chu Jianghan originally wanted to use Qinggong to jump onto the bridge, but after thinking about it, he decided to move over so that he could live up to the ingenuity of the gardener.
The boy who was leading the way opened his mouth and said: "Uncle Chu, please come up to the bridge! After crossing this bridge, my master Ren will be waiting for you in front." Chu Jianghan stepped forward according to the words, and within two steps, he found the little boy. But the servant didn't follow, so Chu Jianghan said in his heart: Could it be that there is some mechanism to trap him?
The young man saw this and smiled and said: "Since this bridge was built, only three people have walked across it. The younger one is just running errands and is not easy to step on. Uncle Chu, please come over. The younger one will go by boat and wait in front." After that, We had already boarded a small boat on the water and headed towards the opposite direction.
Chu Jianghan climbed onto the bridge and looked around. It turns out that Zhuangzi is composed of bamboo forest, lake and lake, which happen to form a Tai Chi pattern. The bamboo forest and lake water are exactly one yin and one yang. It is really a coincidence. The arch bridge leads to the center of the water, and there is a small building built around the circle. It is wonderful. Word.
As he walked and watched, he had already forgotten what he was doing. There was a man standing at the bridge with his hands behind his back, obviously waiting for him. The man was dressed as a scholar, wearing a golden crown on his head and a brocade robe with precious jade on his waist. His eyes were deep and his face was red, and he smiled and said, "My dear brother, you are well and well!"
Chu Jianghan was overjoyed, it was Ren Xian who was promising. The two brothers held hands with each other, talked and laughed and went into the building.
The two talked about each other for a while, and Ren Youwei said: "That day at Xianyun Manor, it was not because I, the elder brother, left my brother alone, but because I received a letter from home that day, and there were really important things that needed to be dealt with urgently. Secondly, Brother, I don’t know any medical skills, so it’s pointless to stay here. I hope you won’t blame me, my virtuous brother!”
Chu Jianghan waved his hands and said with a smile: "Since you and I are brothers, why do you have to keep talking about it?" Ren Youwei laughed and said: "This is one of my gardens, brother. If you can still see it, it will be better." Let's stay here for a while!" Chu Jianghan was overjoyed and immediately praised him without mentioning it.
Ren Youwei said: "Brother, I am going to entertain a few distinguished guests here tonight. My dear brother is not an outsider. I will accompany you to greet you later. By the way, I will also introduce you to you!" Chu Jianghan couldn't refuse. , I have already ordered Zhang Luo to prepare not to mention it at the moment.
When night came, a group of young men brought in large and small candles, lighting them up like daylight. While Chu Jianghan was admiring in his heart, another servant came to report that the distinguished guest had arrived. Ren Youwei pulled Chu Jianghan forward to greet him.
Three strong men walked over the Hongqiao. Chu Jianghan noticed in his heart that the people who came were all dressed in the same way. They were richly dressed, but their waists were straight, their steps were steady and their breathing was deep. Although they were not old, they all had their own cultivation.
Ren Youwei came up to talk to him and said, "Several distinguished guests are here, and Ren Jiang is very frightened." The visitors all clasped their fists and said in unison: "Mr. Ren, you are very polite!" The host and guest politely took their seats. After some introductions, Chu Jianghan was The first one is known to be surnamed Song, the person behind him with round eyes and beard is surnamed Chen, and the other person is surnamed Zheng.
Ren Youwei stood up again and pointed at Chu Jianghan and said: "This is my sworn brother, Chu Jianghan, the young hero of Chu. He is talented in martial arts and is unparalleled in the world!"
The man surnamed Song was surprised and asked: "Could it be the Danyang swordsman Chu Shaoxia who made a big fuss in the Shaolin Temple a few days ago?" Chu Jianghan clasped his fists and said he didn't dare. The three of them stood up and took a closer look, clasped their fists and praised: "Sure enough, he is an outstanding young hero. I have admired him for a long time!"
A boy came over and whispered something into Ren Youwei's ear. Chu Jianghan heard that the banquet was ready. Ren Youwei waved his hand and said with a smile: "The banquet is ready!" After saying this, he clapped his hands.
Everyone was puzzled. Since the banquet was ready, why didn't they give up their seats? For a while, everything in the hall was quiet.
Suddenly, everyone smelled a faint and strange fragrance, and the face of the man named Song changed, thinking that he was suspected of being poisoned. I saw him gradually calm down again. After taking a few deep breaths, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he closed his eyes quite contentedly.
Chu Jianghan also felt an indescribable strange fragrance and indescribable comfort. Gradually, his shoulders relaxed and his whole body was sweating slightly, but he was too lazy to breathe. When I hurriedly raised my Qi, I only felt that my Dantian was full of energy and energy. What kind of poisonous gas was there? Then he took a few more deep sniffs.
Ren Youwei pointed with his hand, and saw that several beautiful beauties had already rolled up the curtains, and a stronger fragrance came out, filling the room.
Suddenly, an actor played with silk and bamboo, and two women with red makeup came out. Chu Jianghan took a look at them. Their red lips, pink and black eyes were affectionate, and their gestures were really lovely. In terms of beauty, they were no less beautiful than Shen Yu. What's even more amazing is that these two people have the same eyebrows and are obviously twin sisters. Each of them holds a flower basket with identical red flowers. The two of them stood aside. Chu Jianghan saw that the clothes of the two were the same color as the red flowers, which was obviously done carefully, and he couldn't help but think of Shen Yu again.
After the song ended, the two prostitutes bowed and slowly withdrew. Everyone was waiting to praise, and there was another string and bamboo playing. When everyone looked, they saw another pair of white clothes coming out. The two of them also had the same jade face with light makeup. In the flower basket, there were ordinary white flowers, which Chu Jianghan could see clearly. After being fascinated, after playing the song, there were again lovely people dressed in dozens of colors, such as yellow, purple, pink, etc., facing each other, still looking the same and dressed the same, with clothes and flowers of the same color, arriving one after another, carefully When you look at it, the collars are all embroidered with peonies. Everyone was fascinated by it, as if they were traveling in a fairyland.
The banquet was arranged, and the ladies came out one by one to wait on them. The silk and bamboo were raised, and the beauties were drinking one by one and giving orders. Several people in the seat were either poems or songs, and for a while they didn't know what night it was.
When Chu Jianghan came to the world, he would have been drunk for a long time after passing such scenes. He simply drew out the sword in his palm and started dancing. He also took advantage of the wine to dance with a set of Danyang sword techniques. After playing the flute for a while, everyone in the audience passed through the previous battles and saw such wonderful sword skills. Some people picked up their chopsticks and smashed them into pieces.
After Chu Jianghan danced, a beautiful lady next to him brought a bottle of fine wine. Chu Jianghan drank it all in one gulp and sat down laughing.
The man next to him surnamed Song stood up and clapped his hands and said, "Okay! Okay! Okay! Brother Chu's swordsmanship is truly unique in the world." As he spoke, he started to sing again and again.
The man surnamed Song clasped his hands in his fists and said, "Come down and give Brother Chu a drink!" As he spoke, he shook his left hand, and there was already a red flower on his hand. He sat down again, smiled slightly, and said, "I'd like to borrow flowers to offer to Buddha. Take this as a toast to Brother Chu." After taking it out, he rubbed it gently, and the red flower actually started spinning about a foot high in the palm of his hand. After a few moments, only a few petals flew out and fell gently to the ground. . I saw him touch the wine pot with his right hand, and with just a tap, a stream of fine wine spurted out from the spout of the jade carving, and poured right into the center of the red flower.
Ren and Chu were all surprised: the man surnamed Song stretched out his hand and twisted a flower from behind the curtain. This skill was really good! With a flick of the hand, the jade pulp in the wine pot was poured into the flowers that were much higher. How could it be done without profound internal strength?
What's even more rare is that there is a gap between the petals, and this person can actually make the red flower rotate freely in the air, so that even a drop of the wine is not spilled. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that if the petals rotate too slowly, the wine will leak out, and if the petals rotate too fast, they will be thrown out. It is remarkable that this person can open and close the petals freely, which shows his skill!
When the man surnamed Song saw that the wine was full, he just pushed it gently with his left hand, and the red flower filled with wine moved horizontally to Chu Jianghan's eyes.
Chu Jianghan laughed, casually picked up the ivory chopsticks on the table with his right hand, pointed at the red flower lightly, and the red flower was fixed in the air and just spinning. He turned around and said to the man surnamed Song: "Thank you for your kindness, Brother Song. You're welcome!" After saying that, he made a few random strokes with his chopsticks, then stretched out his left hand and gently touched the flower. The red flower stopped turning, but not a single drop leaked out.
Several people on the table were surprised: Chu Jianghan just dragged it with his hands, but no wine dripped out, while the one named Song had to use the power of the petals to prevent the wine from spilling. Could it be that this Chu Jianghan's internal strength is better than that of Song?
I saw Chu Jianghan raising his left hand, tilting his neck, and a stream of clear water leaked out from the layers of petals, flowing right into his mouth.
Chu Jianghan swallowed a full mouthful, said thank you, and flicked his hand back. The flower flew to the head of the woman in red next to him. Turning red, he lowered his head slightly.
The hall burst into applause. The big man named Song looked sideways and saw that Chu Jianghan had cut out a hole in the layers of petals. They were just neat and orderly, and a heart that was not too big or too small was revealed.
The man surnamed Song took a breath. Even though he was using chopsticks, the flower was being pierced through the layers of flowers while turning. No matter the internal strength or the swordsmanship, he could not match it! He then cupped his fists and bowed, saying, "Danyang Swordsman is indeed worthy of his reputation, I admire him very much!"
Seeing this, Ren Youwei raised his glass and said: "Today's banquet is called the Peony Banquet. You will not go home until you are drunk!" After saying this, everyone laughed and raised their glasses together. Others came forward to persuade them to drink, and the laughter continued in the sound of silk and bamboo. , I don’t know how long the drinking lasted.
Since coming down from the mountain, Chu Jianghan had mostly been running around and killing people. He had never enjoyed such magical and magical blessings in Wushan. He simply drank to his heart's content and was already drunk before the feast was over. In a daze, I just felt like I was taking a bath with someone, and then I came to a brocade quilt. When I turned over, I bumped into a warm thing. I hugged it with my arms, but I couldn't bear to let it go, and I became confused and infatuated.
I don't know when, Chu Jianghan woke up from drinking and felt warm in his arms. He turned his head slightly and saw that there was a beauty like white jade breathing slightly in his arms, with pink arms around his neck. Chu Jianghan was so frightened that he hurriedly After a shock, there was another squirming movement in his arms.
Still in shock, Chu Jianghan gently lifted off the brocade quilt, only to see filth on the bed above him.
Chu Jianghan panicked, grabbed a piece of clothing at random and put it on his legs. He managed to escape, threw it away and replaced it with another one. He randomly put it on his legs. When he opened the window, he saw that it was already bright. He glanced sideways again and saw that the half-covered part of the brocade quilt was crystal clear. The beauty was sleeping soundly. Chu Jianghan didn't dare to take another look. He turned around and knocked over the stool. The sound of pinging woke up the person on the bed.
Chu Jianghan was so confused that he turned his head and looked out the window hurriedly. A delicate voice said: "You... Master, are you awake?" Chu Jianghan chirped in response.
The delicate voice said again: "My name is Xueru...from now on...from now on, I will serve the young master." Chu Jianghan felt that his mind went blank and he didn't know what to say.
Na Xueru gave a sweet smile and said: "Master, why are you wearing someone else's pants? Take them off quickly. What do you look like!"
When Chu Jianghan hurriedly took a look, he was wearing pink pants, and he didn't know what to do for a while.
Xueru said again: "Master, I don't expect anything from the slave family in the future. I just hope that I can treat you better..." Before she could finish, Chu Jianghan only thought of Shen Yu. In Zizhuyuan, I thought of the white crane. I would like to know what to do when I see Miss Shen in the future.
Suddenly a voice from outside the door said: "Uncle Chu, my dear Ren Fu, our young master calls me to tell you that he is going out to see off the distinguished guests, so that you can stay in peace of mind. My morning tea has been prepared. Why don't I bring it to you?" Chu Jianghan hurriedly said: "No, you...just go down!" Then he shouted: "Ren Fu, bring me a set of clothes!" Ren Fu left in response. .
As soon as he spoke, Chu Jianghan finally calmed down and gathered up his courage. He turned around and looked at the bed, only to see a delicate face wrapped in a brocade quilt, a head of black hair slightly messy, and eyebrows that were smaller than When Shen Yu came up, he felt a little more ashamed.
When their eyes met, Xueru immediately hid her head under the quilt. Her ears were already swollen red. Since she was born white and tender, they looked pink. Chu Jianghan regretted in his heart: it was true that drinking and sex led to misunderstandings!
He suddenly remembered his sword, rushed over to it, picked up the sword and pulled it out of its sheath, but it was exactly the same. He hurriedly opened the package, checked it out, and found that the scroll and silver were all there. He hurriedly opened the scroll again, and couldn't help feeling regretful: If we were to go directly to Zhejiang, where would all these things come from?
But he heard Xueru ask: "Master, who is the person in this painting?" When Chu Jianghan was asked, his heart brightened: I just didn't know how to end it, so I just said this. Then he coughed and said: "Girl, I have been engaged for a long time, and the person in this painting is my fiancée."
Chu Jianghan glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw Xueru actually sobbing. Chu Jianghan was at a loss. Suddenly Xueru's eyes lit up again. She wiped her tears and said, "I don't care whether it's big or small. I'm marrying a matchmaker. As long as the young master treats me well."
Chu Jianghan really didn't know what to do, and suddenly he heard someone outside the door shouting: "Master Chu, I have brought you some clothes." Chu Jianghan walked over and opened the door slightly, grabbed the clothes, and carried them on his back. He went to put it on casually, only to see Xueru who had already casually covered herself up and came to help. Chu Jianghan was flustered. After finally getting dressed neatly, he hurriedly packed the package. Suddenly he felt that something was missing, and he couldn't remember it for a while.
Just as he was about to open the door and go out, he suddenly remembered that the "Hansha Palm Secret Book" that his second brother asked him to give to the Haisha Gang was missing.
At the moment, he didn't care that there was Xueru next to him. He opened the quilt and looked inside and outside, but he couldn't find it. I saw blood stains on the bed again, and my scalp felt numb.
Chu Jianghan said in his heart, he had clearly carried it in his arms since before entering the village, how could it disappear? Maybe he lost it last night when he was drunk. He was at his adopted brother's house, so he searched high and low for it, but couldn't find it. He felt annoyed again: It seems that it’s better to drink less of this wine from now on. For now, it’s better to leave here as soon as possible.
So they quietly crossed the Hongqiao Bridge, but someone in charge saw it and wanted to lead the way. Chujiang Han said no, he walked around the bamboo forest, and when he came to the outside of the village, he saw a lake where there was a boat to cross. ? He simply stood outside the village and shouted Ren Fu. Not long after, Ren Fu climbed up and down and came to the outside of the village. When he asked Chu Jianghan about leaving, Ren Fu dared to stop him. He then pulled out a small boat from the hiding place and took Chu Jianghan across the water.
Chu Jianghan had just landed on the shore and saw green smoke rising from behind the bamboo forest from a distance. Ren Fu burst into tears when he saw it: "It's so painful! Master Ren is here, teach me how to explain!"
Chu Jianghan was shocked and said hurriedly: "Oops! There are still people in the small building!" Ren Fu cried: "Master Chu, don't worry, they are all very good at water. It's just that this small building was carefully built by my master Ren." The building, along with the flowers that had been cultivated for nearly ten years, were burned down in a single fire. How can I explain to you?" After saying this, he burst into tears.
Chu Jianghan paused, sighing with regret, and suddenly said: "Who? Come out!" A woman with a plump body and a red dress jumped out from the hiding place, with pear blossoms in the rain, sobbing softly: "I burned it! ", but it was Xueru.
Before Chu Jianghan could speak, Na Xueru said: "I originally thought that the young master is a true husband with love and righteousness, but he is also a ruthless and unrighteous man." Chu Jianghan was so embarrassed that he wanted to plunge into the water.
Na Xueru just sobbed and said: "It's okay now. I'll burn down the Shuiyue Tower. Master Ren will come back to blame me and take my life. I know that my life is as thin as a piece of paper and it doesn't matter!" After saying that, he applied another shark bead, puffed up his chest and said, "I will follow you from now on. Master Ren is coming to take my life. Do you want me to care about it?"
Chu Jianghan was even more embarrassed. Even though this woman was such a charming woman, she was so strong and stubborn. He thought he was a man in vain. Then he thought of Shen Yu, and for a moment he was so confused that he lost his mind.
