When the dawn drum of the Yingtianmen Gate Tower was illuminated by the first ray of dawn, the 108 drum towers distributed in various buildings sounded in turn. The rumbling drums were like spring thunder, awakening the sleeping Dongdu City. The distant bells of the temples intertwined with the curling smoke to welcome the morning sun. The 103 square gates and nine city gates opened in sequence from south to north, inviting caravans from all over the world to pour into this prosperous and huge capital city.
Jin Ruo was driving a carriage, his mouth full of oil as he gnawed on the steamed cakes he had just bought. From the corner of his eyes, he glanced at the brown and fragrant Hu cakes on the table of the barbarian stall owner. The gourd soup pot was steaming, and the bright firelight danced in the earthen stove. , making the faces of the diners at the table glow red.
The wheels rolled over the jingling camel bells, and the bald hump rubbed against the carriage passing by. A camel leaned close to the window, chewing the white foam unique to herbivores in its plush mouth. Hua Yitang was busy fanning it. , the camel snorted unhappy and walked away.
Fang Ke sneezed in his sleep. He tilted his head and leaned in the corner. He slept very uncomfortably. His face became whiter and his eye sockets became bluer. He hugged his big wooden box tightly and his posture was like a corpse. A safe child.
Lin Sui'an: "Brother Fang's body is really too weak. I'm afraid he won't be able to stay up late."
Hua Yitang: "It doesn't matter. Drink more ginseng soup, chicken soup and turtle soup. You can gain weight in a few months."
"Why don't you prepare some for Ling Sizhi? Judging from Zhang Shaoqing's face in Dali Temple, Ling Sizhi may not even have anything to eat after he returns."
"Not only Dali Temple and Jingzhao Mansion, but also Jinwuwei probably won't be able to eat well these days," Hua Yitang lamented, waving his fan, "How pitiful."
Lin Sui'an's black line: "You still have time to gloat. Once Jiang Dongyi is imprisoned, the feud between the Jiang family and the Hua family in Taiyuan will be great."
"Not only the Hua family, the Ling family, the Shuangbai family, and the Su family have all had grudges with the Taiyuan Jiang family. The Taiyuan Jiang family has offended five of the five surnames and seven sects, which is enough to give the Jiang family a headache," Hua Yitang played with the A copper key, "Besides, we still have this."
Lin Sui'an touched his chin: "What do you think is written in the book?"
"No matter what it is, it must be a big handle for the Taiyuan Jiang family. With this thing around, the Taiyuan Jiang family will definitely not dare to provoke us easily."
"Aren't you afraid that they will jump over the wall in a hurry?"
Hua Yitang smiled: "I, Hua, built my family in business. Of course, I need to find a buyer who knows the goods to sell such good things and make a good profit."
Lin Sui'an suddenly became more energetic, "Who are you selling to?"
"Didn't you notice that there was one missing item at the banquet?"
Lin Sui'an secretly counted. There were only five surnames and six clans at last night's banquet. "There is no one from the Jiang family in Qianzhou."
"If we say that among the five surnames and seven sects, the only one that can keep pace with the Jiang family of Taiyuan is the Jiang family of Qianzhou. These two families have been fighting against each other for hundreds of years. There are so many old and new hatreds that it is impossible to describe them. If they are built together, they can be higher than the Nancheng of Dongdu. Door, it is most suitable to sell it to them."
What a trick to divert misfortune to the east, he is indeed a sinister and profiteer.
Lin Sui'an: "Unfortunately, I don't know where Shan Yuanming hid the scroll."
Hua Yitang put away the copper key: "Don't worry, look for it slowly - hiss!"
He suddenly took a breath of cold air and stared at Lin Sui'an's right rear. Lin Sui'an's scalp felt numb and he turned to look. Fang Ke opened his eyes at some point, and his dark eyes were staring at him intently. With one person.
Finished! She and Hua Yitang's loud conspiracy was probably heard.
Now how to explain how they knew about the existence of "Axis Book".
Lin Sui'an hurriedly winked at Hua Yitang: Didn't you say that making jokes and bragging was a dandy's special skill? Here's your chance to show off your skills! Attack, Hanashiro!
Hua Yitang's hand shaking the fan was a little stiff, but the smile on his face remained motionless, "Brother Fang, you——"
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Fang Ke slowly closed his eyes again, muttered "It's so noisy", tilted his head, and fell asleep again.
one person:"……"
Hua Yitang stepped forward and carefully fanned Fang Ke.
Fang Ke: "Hululu——"
Hua Yitang: "Did you sleep?"
Lin Sui'an scratched his forehead: "..."
"Welcome Shiro back home!"
"Pig! Go home and have tea!"
The voices of Mu Xia and Eta rang outside the car. Lin Sui'an and Hua Yitang looked at each other, happy, and opened the door at the same time. The bright sunshine outside the car traced a circle of gold around one person's back.
Fang Ke was snoring and opened his eyelids. A person's dazzling back was reflected in his dark pupils, and there were two more points of light.
After working hard all night, everyone ate some breakfast and then went back to their rooms to sleep. Lin Sui'an slept for three hours, and when he woke up, it was already past midnight. She sat on the bed for a while in a daze, feeling her head was still a little dazed. She put on her shoes and socks, carried Qianjing, and strolled out the door.
The garden arranged by Hua Yitang for her was called "Bi Yan", and tens of thousands of green bamboos were planted there. Looking around, the green color was like the sea, and the water mist was like smoke. When the wind passed by, the bamboo leaves were colorful and rustling like falling rain. The unique moist fragrance of the bamboo forest mixed with the wind and blew over the face. A bamboo leaf swept across the Qianjing scabbard and made a "clang" sound.
Lin Sui'an stopped. She felt the call from Qian Jing, which was a little funny. Could it be that Qian Jing also felt that in this situation, it would be a waste of resources if she didn't practice swordsmanship and act cool?
It's a good idea to review last night's battle while the muscle memory is still there.
Qian Jing slowly took out the sheath, and the sunlight fell on the green blade. The color of Qian Jing's reflection became much softer, as if the color of the poisonous snake was fading away. Lin Sui'an flicked his wrist and charged forward with the knife. , Qianjing made a distant sound of the sword, harmonizing with the sound of wind and sunlight. The vibration of the blade was transmitted bit by bit along the fingertips to the wrist, forearm, upper arm, muscles, blood, and even to the heart. Lin Sui'an tried to dance, She moved very slowly, carefully experiencing the changes in her muscles every time she waved Qianjing, trying to connect the muscle memory with the brain's reaction.
This body is obviously not adapted to such a gentle practice method, and the speed always increases unknowingly. Lin Sui'an slows down the speed time and time again, trying tirelessly, and continues to fight against the body's instinct. This is worse than she imagined. It took a lot of energy to practice the kung fu for only half a cup of tea, and I was already sweating profusely.
She gained quite a bit from the battle last night.
This was the first time she had suppressed the bloodthirsty murderous intention before it took over her body. Thinking back to her previous out-of-control experiences, she seemed to have gradually figured out some patterns.
The out-of-control murderous intention was probably related to her state of mind.
That time at the Yangdu Mansion Office, it was because he was angered by the false accusation made by Governor Zhou.
When fighting Dong Chao, he had a premonition that he was going to lose because he was defeated by a strong enemy.
It was the same last night, because I was temporarily at a disadvantage, and I was anxious——
So, the underlying reasons that really made her lose control were: anger and fear.
Anger at the enemy.
Fear of death and defeat.
In order to fight against these negative emotions, the bloodthirsty murderous intention will control the body and help her consciousness escape - Lin Sui'an suddenly accelerated, the Qianjing sword wind split the falling bamboo leaves, chopped up the sweat beads flying in the air, and broke through thousands of Tao golden light.
Bloodthirsty and murderous intent are actually the body's self-protection mechanism.
In other words, a derivative of her timidity and avoidance.
Lin Sui'an laughed out loud. As her knife became faster and faster, the laughter became louder and louder. The green wind of the knife rolled up the bamboo leaves all over the sky, like a tornado swirling wildly, like the blue sea and the sky. Countless bamboo leaves were blown by the blade. The blow shattered into pieces, and the overwhelming sunlight turned into thousands of fireflies that poured into the Qianjing blade and flowed into her eyes.
Suddenly, the blade of Qianjing's blade vibrated violently and suddenly stopped. The wind passed by silently, and the leaves fell without a trace. A beam of golden sunlight shone on the top of her head, feeling warm. Lin Sui'an took a deep breath, stretched out her palms, and felt Feeling the warmth of the sun, he slowly squeezed his fingers together and grasped the ball of golden sunlight in his palm, feeling relaxed both physically and mentally.
This is the so-called "epiphany", Lin Sui An said. She never expected that she, a dabbler from time travel, could actually experience such a wonderful feeling.
"Are you, you, you, you, you, obsessed...?"
Thirty steps away, Jin Ruo had a head full of broken leaves and held half a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake in his hand. The top of the sweet-scented osmanthus cake was covered with ashes, and his eyes were so wide that they almost fell out of his head.
Lin Sui'an Qianjing retracted her sheath, "On the contrary, I gained something from the battle last night and got a glimpse of the secrets of martial arts!"
Jin Ruo: "Eh?!!"
Lin Sui'an: "The so-called martial arts training is ultimately about training the mind."
In human terms: everyone’s biggest enemy is themselves.
This is the simplest and most difficult road in the world.
"If you are willing to become my teacher, I will teach you," Lin Sui'an said, "How about it?"
Jin Ruo was stunned. He couldn't eat the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in his hand, nor could he eat it. He hesitated for a long time, silently kicked back into his arms, cleared his throat, "Ahem, that--Ding Kun is here."
Ding Kun, the tenth elder of Dongdu Jingmen? Oh, you are worthy of being a Jingmen, and the information is indeed well-informed. He must have come here to express his good will after knowing her victory over Jin Yuwei.
"You're here just in time, come with me for a while." Lin Sui'an said with a smile.
Jin Ruo looked away uncomfortably, his ears a little red.
very good. Lin Sui'an said that she had a hunch that this apprentice would be able to get her hands on him soon.
Before entering "Yingying Waterside Pavilion", I heard Hua Yitang's loud voice from afar:
"That Jiang Dongyi is worthy of the name of Taiyuan County's fierce tiger. His eyes are like copper bells and his fists are as big as a fighting spirit. Wherever he goes, the wind and clouds are blown away, heart-breaking. At this moment, Lady Lin breaks out of the encirclement and kicks her with a magical kick. Jiang Dongyi's butt | This kick may seem ordinary, but in fact it is extremely mysterious. It is a unique skill recorded in the Shijing Collection, which is called 'breaking the determination'. With just one move, Jiang Dongyi was taken down, and he achieved great success. Total victory!"
Jin Ruo: "..."
Lin Sui'an: "..."
Is this dude bragging about not drafting? This is too social!
Lin Sui'an turned around and wanted to run away. Unexpectedly, Ding Kun was very sharp-eyed and happened to catch a glimpse of her. He immediately stood up and clasped his fists and shouted loudly, "Ding Kun, the tenth elder of the Jingmen of the East Capital, pays homage to Madam Lin, the Lord of Qianjing!"
Lin Sui'an stiffly turned around, smiled and clasped his fists, "You're welcome, Elder Ding. Sit down."
Hua Yitang dragged a soft cushion over and patted it. He smiled and asked Lin Sui'an to sit over. Lin Sui'an's temples were beating wildly and he lowered his voice, "You are too exaggerated!"
Hua Yitang suddenly flashed his big eyes, "You have wronged me. Every word and every sentence I said was witnessed by my own eyes, and there was absolutely no embarrassment."
Lin Sui'an opened his mouth, but was unable to refute, because to be honest, Hua Yitang's description was indeed in line with the objective facts.
Ding Kun was sitting unsteadily. Every time Mu Xia and Eta placed a plate of snacks on his table, his butt would twist, as if a cactus had grown on the cushion. Mu Xia and Ita didn't know whether it was intentional or not, but they actually placed more than a dozen plates of fresh fruit snacks on his table. The plates were inlaid with gold and jade. When the sun shone, the dishes were dazzling, and the aroma was soaring that it blinded people's eyes.
Ding Kun's eyes swept around the table and he muttered something quickly in a low voice.
Lin Sui'an wondered: "What is he doing?"
Jin Ruo: "Maybe you are calculating the price of this table of snacks?"
Hua Yitang: "Does this still matter? You can tell at a glance. The total is sixteen coins and fifty-three coins."
As soon as these words came out, Lin Sui'an, Jin Ruo and Elder Ding took a breath of cold air at the same time.
Jin Ruo hurriedly took out the ash-stained sweet-scented osmanthus cake from his arms, blew on it, and stuffed it into his mouth.
The most amazing thing is that Mu Xia also made a concluding statement:
"The preparation was rushed and the food was vulgar. I hope Elder Ding will forgive me."
Eta: "It's okay to eat."
Lin Sui'an finally understood that these people were deliberately showing off their wealth!
Elder Ding did a lot of mental construction, and finally summoned up the courage to ask solemnly: "Ms. Lin, did you really subdue the Taiyuan County tiger with one move?"
Lin Sui'an struggled for a while and decided to tell the truth, "No."
Ding Kun just breathed a sigh of relief, but Lin Sui'an added the second half of the sentence, "I just kicked him casually and didn't use any special tricks."
Ding Kun took two breaths of cold air.
"Last night, when I was fighting against Jiang Chen, I used Breaking Determination." Lin Sui'an concluded, "Jiang Chen's kung fu is better."
Ding Kun's face turned pale, "The Jiang Chen that Mrs. Lin is talking about is the Jiang Chen who once singled out the top ten masters of the Hexian Sect and came back with his whole body?!"
Lin Sui'an was startled and asked Jin Ruo next to him: "What is the Hexian Sect?"
Jin Ruo: "It's a small sect, it's not important."
Lin Sui'an understood that he was probably a cannon fodder sect. After thinking about it, he added, "That Jiang Chen wielded two swords last night. I don't know if he is the person Elder Ding mentioned."
Ding Kun: "His special skill is Double Dragon Going to the Sea?!"
Lin Sui'an nodded.
Ding Kun took a third breath of cold air. Lin Sui'an was worried that his lungs were going to explode, so he heard him say in a hoarse voice, "How many moves did you fight with him using the Destiny Breaking Style?"
Lin Sui'an was confused when he heard this. "Breaking a decision" means predicting the enemy's moves. One move is enough. Ding Kun asked, could he be able to predict several moves of the enemy? Yes, it must be another record in the fragmentary edition of the Shijingji of Dongdu Jingmen.
Thinking of this, Lin Sui'an felt that he should be humble and pave the way for borrowing Dongdu Jingmen's Shijingji later. "I don't have enough understanding, so I can only use one move to break the decision for the time being."
Ding Kun stopped breathing and his jaw dropped.
Hua Yitang fanned the flames: "Ah, I must have been frightened and misremembered last night. The person Lin Sui'an killed with one move was not Jiang Dongyi, but Jiang Chen. Don't be offended, Elder Ding."
"Huashiro was joking. Isn't that strange?" Ding Kun wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his cuffs, took out an envelope from his arms and said, "Dongdu Jingmen is willing to discuss the establishment of a cooperation agreement with the Yangdu Hua clan. This is The invitation is handwritten by Shen Xun, the great elder of the Jingmen of the Eastern Capital."
Dongdu Jingmen's invitation was more ordinary than Lin Sui'an imagined. The envelopes and papers were ordinary things that can be seen everywhere. There was not even a special mark or seal. Only the font was quite distinctive, very rough and powerful.
[Three days later, at three quarters of noon, on the Yunshui River, I invite you to discuss the big plan. 】
The signature is the word "Shen".
Ding Kun stared nervously at the expressions of Hua Yitang and Lin Sui'an, "What do you think?"
Lin Sui'an looked at Hua Yitang calmly.
Hua Yitang: Look at this handwriting and tone, it’s so arrogant and arrogant!
Lin Sui'an: Just kill the arrogance of these guys!
Jin Ruo collapsed: "Can you two stop whispering with your eyes?"
Hua Yitang smiled brilliantly, "It's just what I wanted! In three days, I will definitely be there as promised!"
After seeing Ding Kun off, Ita immediately came over with the tea cauldron and looked at Lin Sui'an eagerly, "Pigman, this is the refreshing tea you ordered yesterday. Try it."
Lin Sui'an took a sniff from a distance and his eyes were blackened by the smoke. He seemed to hear a bunch of crows flying above his head in a trance. He quickly calmed down and decided to save himself, "Ita has heard of making tea." ?”
Ita frowned: "Huh?"
Hua Yitang: "You mean the loose tea in Shan Yuanming's house?"
"Yes, yes, it's loose tea," Lin Sui'an said hurriedly, "How about we try that?"
Ita's face turned dark: "Loose tea is the worst, how can it be put into the mouth of a pig!"
Lin Sui'an was startled: "Is that so?"
Mu Xia: "Loose tea is the dregs of bad tea that cannot be shaped. It is tasteless when boiled and is comparable to pig chaff. It is mostly discarded and unpalatable. In the past two years, some unscrupulous merchants have sold these tea dregs to those who are arty. The poor students even made up the elegant name of 'loose tea' to deceive them, which can be said to have extremely evil intentions. Some children from aristocratic families even used loose tea to mock them, saying that painting a tiger can't be like a dog..."
Lin Sui'an was greatly shocked. After thinking about it again and again, he finally asked, "Do they mean that poor people don't deserve to drink tea?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was stunned.
After a long while, Mu Xia said: "Making and drinking tea is an elegant thing, and poor families cannot afford it."
Ita: "Tea cakes and tea sets cost a lot of money."
Jin Ruo: "If you ask me, if something is so hard to drink, hard to prepare and expensive, it's better to drink boiled water."
Hua Yitang slowly shook his fan and stared at Lin Sui'an intently. His eyes became darker and darker, and he nodded slowly and said, "What Lin Sui'an said is very reasonable."
Jin Ruo, Mu Xia, Jin Ruo: "Huh?"
"Don't poor people deserve to drink tea?" Hua Yitang's expression was more solemn than ever before, "Why?"
For a moment, the entire waterside pavilion fell silent, until Fang Ke's voice sounded, "We have guests."
Everyone suddenly came back to their senses. Fang Ke sat down next to Eta with a yawn and started drinking tea. The person who followed him into the waterside pavilion turned out to be Bai Ruyi.
"It's a rare visitor." Hua Yitang stood up to greet him, "It's so brilliant that Thirteenth Bai can come to our Hua Family Villa!"
Bai Ruyi saluted everyone one by one with impeccable standard movements, "Bai came here specifically to express his gratitude to Mrs. Lin."
"You're welcome, you're welcome." Lin Sui'an declined quickly.
Bai Ruyi lowered her eyes: "Ms. Lin's great kindness in saving lives can't be repaid, only——"
"I understand, I understand," Lin Sui'an interrupted him quickly. She was very familiar with this plot. Ming Shu did the same thing last time. He talked about a lot of things and made a big mistake, but the result was that he wanted to She wanted to give money as a thank-you gift, but this time she learned to be smart and neatly pulled Hua Yitang aside. Hua Yitang obviously remembered it and hummed twice, but finally stayed out of the way.
Ming Shu was just a subordinate of Ling Zhiyan, so he could spend a lot of money as a thank you gift. This Bai Ruyi could be considered one of the Five Surnames and Seven Sects, so he could at least spend a lot of money as a thank you gift. Lin Sui'an thought happily, with a happy face, "Thirteenth Bai, if you have anything to say, speak directly!"
Bai Ruyi took a deep breath, "Thirteenth Bai is willing to marry into the Lin family to repay Madam Lin for her great kindness!"
The wind blew across the lake, and the sparkling waves swayed like broken gold. Everyone seemed not to understand Bai Ruyi's words and looked straight at him.
"Pfft--" Fang Ke's tea spurted out. :,,
