"Just now you said Cai Pingshu was useless!"
"Stop talking nonsense. Did the little girl just use the 'Dragon Capturing Hand' created by Cai Pingshu? The first move should be 'Special Skills and Strength Festival'. Which move was the second move? It's Xu Feng Shuran'? Cai Pingshu used this palm technique to destroy thirteen bandit villages in Hanbei within half a month, leaving no chickens or dogs behind!"
"But I heard that when Cai Pingshu singled out Hanbei Village, he used a big sword!"
"What difference does it make if you use a knife or a palm!"
"I want it, I insist on it! The Cai family is amazing!"
Yin Sulian's face turned from green to white, and she forced a smile and said: "I heard that you have been pampered since you were a child. It is so hard to practice martial arts. How can your aunt be willing to force you to practice?"
Cai Zhao slowly sheathed the dagger, and the smile did not reach his eyes: "My aunt said that things in this world often depend on the collapse of mountains and the drying up of seas, but it is most secure to rely on yourself."
In her carefree childhood, her aunt, who never wanted to let her suffer any injustice, the only thing she forced her to do for more than ten years was to practice martial arts - no matter the cold or the heat, no matter the morning or dusk.
I remember one time when she was so tired that she cried. Cai Pingshu rubbed the back of her neck and whispered, "No matter whether you are good or not, you have to protect yourself. If I just ask you to live a lazy and happy life, I will harm you." .
Yin Sulian managed to maintain a smile: "This is indeed what your aunt can say, but as a woman, there may not be only one way, and it is not necessarily bad to have someone to rely on. OK, today we meet for the first time, this jade bracelet Let me give you a greeting as a greeting." He said and took off the jade bracelet on his wrist.
Cai Zhao quietly took the jade bracelet, looked at its quality under the glass light, and expertly estimated its pawnshop price.
Seeing that the scene had calmed down, Zeng Dalou hurriedly said: "Master, Junior Sister is impatient, so we'd better go to the back to get some snacks first."
Qi Yunke nodded, led Chang Ning to Cai Zhao before she left, and said in a low voice: "Your senior brother Chang is seriously injured now, and the remaining poison has not been cleared away. I'm afraid I won't be able to do anything during the anniversary of my ancestor's death. Please keep an eye on him more."
Qi Lingbo is obviously not an honest and obedient daughter, and she has an eccentric mother. If she secretly bullies Chang Ning again, several disciples will either be unwilling or unable to control her for the sake of their master. Only Cai Zhao is not afraid.
Cai Zhao understood what he meant, with a half-smile on his face.
Qi Yunke coughed slightly in embarrassment: "When Chang Ning recovers, I don't think anyone can bully him. Alas, it's all because of my incompetence in teaching my daughter and my inability to govern. If your aunt finds out, she must scold me first." So incompetent..."
Cai Zhao said coolly: "How could my aunt ever say anything bad about you over the years? It's obviously my mother who has been scolding you all the time."
Qi Yunke waved his hand: "Hey, I never take your mother's words to heart. If your aunt says something, I am really ashamed of myself. Zhao Zhao, the hero Chang Haosheng and his family died tragically, and the blood feud has not been avenged so far. Pity him. I have been a chivalrous person for a lifetime, and it is my duty to hoe the strong and support the weak. Even for his sake, you should look after Chang Ning more..."
Cai Zhao felt that it was time to express his righteousness in front of his future master: "Uncle, you don't have to say anything, Zhao Zhao understands. My aunt often said to me that the thing she was most proud of in her life was not to kill Nie Hengcheng, but to kill Nie Hengcheng. When walking in the world, no matter how urgent the need was, I never sacrificed innocent people. No matter how reluctant I was to get into trouble, I never stood by and watched innocent people being harmed. Uncle, don’t worry, I will take good care of Senior Brother Chang. I am a cultivator. A martial artist does not seek to be powerful in the martial arts world or to be famous all over the world, but at least to help the weak, help the people, and uphold justice." The passionate and righteous words she spoke perfectly fit Cai Pingshu's ideal tone.
"Okay! Well said!" Qi Yunke was very happy and pulled Chang Ning over and asked him to bow to Cai Zhao.
Chang Ning seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and bowed with an upright posture.
Cai Zhao suddenly felt an inexplicable discomfort in his heart. Thinking of the hero Chang Haosheng who truly deserved the word chivalrous, he felt that he had been a bit hypocritical just now. She said goodbye to Qi Yunke casually, then pulled Chang Ning's sleeve and walked away together.
Chang Ning froze, looking at the little hands on his sleeves in a daze.
Seeing that Qi Yunke was going to entertain the guests, Yin Sulian quickly pulled Dai Fengchi to her husband's side and asked him to accompany her husband to meet the martial arts elder. She pushed her daughter and nuzzled at Cai Zhaochangning on the other side. Qi Lingbo understood, gritted his teeth and followed.
There were many rooms in the back hall. Zeng Mansion found a clean and elegant room for Cai Zhao and the three of them. He also ordered his servants to serve tea at any time, and then hurriedly went out to do the trivial things.
The so-called family origin, Cai Zhao learned something from Cai Pingshu, and Qi Lingbo learned something from Yin Sulian. In just half a cup of tea, Qi Lingbo had already changed from 'Junior Sister Cai' to 'Sister Zhao Zhao' with a smile on his face. "You were a little bitch who meddles in your own business" to "Young and energetic are all a misunderstanding" and so on.
It's a pity that the turning point is too blunt and the logic of the words is not clear. Just now, I kept saying that the little bitch even wanted to teach me a lesson, but now I just want to put it off with just "misunderstanding", which is too insincere. It can be seen that Miss Qi's ability to win over the little sisters is not as good as one-tenth of the ability to win over the little sisters.
Any other hot-tempered little girl practicing martial arts would have spit in Qi Lingbo's face, but Cai Zhao definitely wouldn't. She has been determined to become the general supervisor of the seventy-two shops in Luoying Town since she was a child. As a business person, she naturally wants to be friendly and make money, and she can see through things without exposing them.
——At the moment, Cai Zhaoshang had a homely smile on his face, very much in line with Miss Qi's remarks.
Qi Lingbo: "Speaking of which, my mother and Cai Nuxia have been friends for decades. Alas, when I first heard that this person had passed away three years ago, my mother was so sad that she couldn't eat or drink medicine. She almost died. I couldn't afford to be sick, so I didn't go to express my condolences to my aunt."
Cai Zhao: "Look what senior sister said. With the friendship between the two elders as high as the mountains and as deep as the sea, if my father hadn't been ill and couldn't get up, how could he not have come to Luoying Valley? How could I not have known this."
Qi Lingbo (Is she too sensitive and feels connoted): "My mother was born with a weak body. When she was twelve years old, she went to Peiqiong Villa to seek medical treatment and formed a deep friendship with Cai Nvxia. My mother often said, Cai The heroine has been benevolent and righteous since she was a child, and she is heroic and willful, and no one will not praise her. My mother’s martial arts skills are low, and she has been helped by the heroine Cai many times, and now she can stand here well. "
Cai Zhao: "My aunt became the master of Peiqiong Mountain Zhangzhou Laozhuang when she was ten years old. Although there are other little sisters in the village, none of them are as smart, well-behaved and considerate as your father. They are particularly attracted to my aunt. My mother once said that that year, the little sisters were in danger, and our daughter almost fell into the hands of an elder disciple of the Demon Sect. She forced my aunt to create several tricks of her own to capture the dragon within a few days. Resolving a crisis—this is a life-changing friendship!”
Qi Lingbo (feeling connoted again): "...Sister Zhaozhao is absolutely right. In fact, my mother and your aunt also had a quarrel when they were young, but later they did not have a life-long friendship. It can be seen that when we were young, we had fighting spirit. Things don’t count, hehe, hehe.”
Cai Zhao: "Senior Sister Qi is absolutely right! When we were young, not only were we bickering and quarreling, but even throwing small gadgets to each other was just a joke. No one should take it seriously."
Qi Lingbo's face froze when he smiled: "...Exactly." - Mom, it's so tiring to win over little sisters with polite words!
The two girls exchanged words with each other, and they were in perfect harmony with each other. They almost exchanged hairpins and became sworn friends in the next moment, but they forgot that there was a third person here. Suddenly, there were two inappropriate sounds in the room, short and indifferent.
Qi and Cai both turned their heads to see where the sound came from.
"Junior Sister Cai is so capable of bending and stretching, she is truly a hero." Chang Ning sneered lightly, then pointed at Qi Lingbo, "She called you a little bitch just now, and you didn't take it to heart?"
Cai Zhao smiled and said, "It's just a trivial matter, so why worry about it."
Qi Lingbo breathed a sigh of relief.
"Just now she wanted to bully the minority, so she beat you first and then let's forget it?" Chang Ning asked again.
Cai Zhao said helplessly: "Isn't it a failure? Even if we fight, they can't beat me."
"Yes, yes, junior sister said yes!" Qi Lingbo sneered nervously.
"What if I can beat you? What if I beat you up?" Chang Ning refused to let go.
"Even if you can beat me, even if you give me a good beating, it's just a flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple. The affairs within the six sects can just be exposed." Cai Zhao said this, but in his heart he thought, 'How is it possible? Just beat the heads of those who bullied you one by one.
Qi Lingbo promptly praised: "Junior sister is so magnanimous and truly chivalrous!"
"Easy to say, easy to say, harmony makes money, harmony makes money." Cai Zhao also complimented him at the right time, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
"What if someone insults your aunt Cai Nuxia?" Chang Ning said suddenly.
Cai Zhao's expression turned cold.
"What if someone calls Nvxia Cai a 'bitch who took more than ten years to die'." Chang Ning said in a calm tone, her long eyelashes lowered, "Junior Sister Zhaozhao also thinks it's a trivial matter, so don't worry about it?"
Qi Lingbo jumped up, pointed at Chang Ning's nose and yelled: "Don't talk nonsense! ... Junior Sister Cai, don't listen to him, he has a grudge against me, this is sowing discord!"
Cai Zhao ignored her, and there was no trace of a smile on his face: "Brother Chang Ning, please speak clearly."
Chang Ning said: "Nvxia Cai passed away three years ago, and my father went to express his condolences. On the way back, he fell seriously ill because he was really sad. We were approaching Jiuli Mountain at that time, and the leader Qi who was traveling with him took my father into the sect to recuperate. One day, the Qi clan leader and his wife had a fierce argument. Zeng Dalou couldn't resolve it, so he came to beg his father for help. When my father passed by, he heard Mrs. Su Lian shouting, "Everyone said that Cai Pingshu fought with Nie Hengcheng for the sake of the world, and both sides suffered losses, but both sides lost." That bitch took more than ten years to die, and you still want me to express my gratitude. I'm really annoyed!"
Qi Lingbo panicked: "Junior sister Zhaozhao, don't listen to this lunatic. How could my mother say that? That's all, that's all..."
"Not only my father was present at that time, but also Uncle Li from the Zeng Building and the outer gate." Chang Ning said simply and neatly.
Cai Zhao's white little hand slowly closed on the table, his nails digging into his palm.
"My father didn't say another word, and immediately dragged the sick body down the mountain." Chang Ning's eyes were like ice water, and he said, "Junior Sister Zhaozhao, not everyone and everything in this world can be 'harmful and make money'."
The dark brown table brocade is woven with auspicious golden threads, which flicker under the bright lamp, glowing with dazzling white light, as if young Cai Zhao discovered strands of white hair on his aunt's temples. At that time, Cai Pingshu was only twenty-five years old.
Cai Zhao thought of the Yin Qinglian he had just met. She had smooth skin and black hair. She lived a life of honor and wealth. In front of the wife of the No. 1 sect in the world who was admired by thousands of people - in this world, there is really a word for justice. What?
"There are many guests today, and everyone in the sect is very busy. Senior sister should go out to entertain the guests." Cai Zhao looked indifferent.
"No, no, no, Junior Sister Zhaozhao, please listen to my explanation. My mother was quarreling with my father at that time. She blurted out her words indiscriminately and in a moment of confusion..." Qi Lingbo explained in a panic.
Cai Zhao said calmly: "The world is so big that no one can say bad things about my aunt, but the same cannot be said for those who have been favored by her. It is not okay to say something unchosen, and it is not okay to blurt it out. Senior sister, please leave."
Qi Lingbo was furious: "You surnamed Chang, who do you think you are! Your family suffered a great disaster and you went to the Qingque Sect to recuperate and take refuge. You should have been grateful and peaceful! Now you actually dare to speak evil words to provoke us, Beichen Six Sects Brotherly love. You loser dog, how shameless do you want to be! Since you think so little of me, why bother staying in the sect? If you can, get out quickly and don’t embarrass yourself here!"
Chang Ning sat upright and motionless: "I am not as shameless as my father. I only feel that I have caused trouble to others and do not remember the kindness to others. Miss Qi has a bad mind, so I am here to remind you."
"Twenty years ago, your daughter, Mrs. Su Lian, ran away in anger and was almost bullied by the demon sect. It was my father who came to help. Nineteen years ago, two of the three elders of Qingque died at the hands of the demon sect. Nie Hengcheng hanged his The bodies of the two men were whipped, and none of the six Beichen sects went down to the mountains and rivers to fight. It was my father who disguised himself as an undercover agent and risked his life to bring out the bodies of the two elders. Sixteen years ago, Sect Master Qi laid a dragnet to avenge Sect Master Yin, and my father took the credit. The greatest..."
Every time Chang Ning said something, Qi Lingbo's face turned uglier.
"Everyone knows these, and there are quite a lot of unknown fathers who have made great efforts." Chang Ning looked at Qi Lingbo mockingly, "My father never mentioned these things, so you Qingque Sect may not forget them. All things considered, I am justified in taking refuge in the sect to recuperate."
It's not that Qi Lingbo didn't know these things, at least Qi Yunke had told his daughter countless times. However, under the influence of her mother Yin Sulian, she felt that the Qingque Sect was the largest sect in the world, and everyone in the martial arts world should do something for the sect. Unless the Qingque Sect said a word or two to express nostalgia for the past, the other party should not say it.
Chang Ning glanced at Cai Zhao and chuckled: "But it's reasonable to be honest. No amount of old kindness can stop Miss Qi from wanting to steal my heart, right? Junior sister Zhaozhao, don't you think so? Junior sister, Zhaozhao Junior sister..."
Cai Zhao turned his head and looked at the lampstand. He was so stunned that he didn't know what he was thinking. He woke up after being called several times, "Oh, I just remembered that I heard a playbook in Luoying Town. There was a line in it, ' You shed your blood for the world, but now few people remember it, which shows that the world is full of heartless people."
Chang Ning smiled: "Where did the storybook come from? I've never heard of it."
Cai Zhao shook his head gently: "My mother wrote this book."
Chang Ning was startled.
"Now I know what grandma means." Cai Zhao sighed.
They exchanged several words back and forth, each one implying that Yin Sulian was ungrateful. How could Qi Lingbo endure it? He stood up immediately, anger boiling in his beautiful eyes: "...You, wait!" She overturned the stool and rushed out of the room angrily.
Chapter 9
Chang Ning's words opened old wounds that had been scabbed for a long time, and Cai Zhao felt a dull pain in his heart.
When she was young, she asked her aunt more than once if she ever regretted trading her rare talent and beauty for a few years of peace in the world. Cai Pingshu said, "There are countless heroes in the vast sea for two hundred years. How can there be many who do not regret it later? I thought it was right at the time, so I did it."
Miss Qi had a very bad temper. Not only did she leave in a hurry, but she also took away several plates of snacks on the table, including white jade cakes, pear cakes, kumquat cheese, cherry layer cakes...the table was colorfully scattered. Cai Zhao was busy acting with Qi Lingbo and didn't have time to eat. At this time, he had to sigh and pick up the snacks left on the table to nibble. While she was satiating her hunger, she didn't forget to savor it carefully.
How to put it, it's not that it's not delicious, it's just like the palace banquet, with lobster, fat goose and duck. It's full of ingredients, but it's neither distinctive nor friendly - she was immediately disappointed with the master chefs of the Qingque Sect. Three points.
Chang Ning originally thought that Cai Zhao would be furious when he heard Yin Sulian's words, but unexpectedly, he saw Cai Zhao slowly calm down and finally eat some snacks. After waiting for a long time, he saw Cai Zhao holding a piece of mille-feuille cake in his hand, frowning and tasting it carefully. Without saying a word for a long time, he suddenly said: "Did you eat half a cockroach?"
Since Mei Lin first met, whether she was being bullied or threatened by Qi Lingbo, Zeng Dalou or Xini, or even threatened by Dai Fengchi, this little girl has always had a naughty attitude and gentle words, and she is quite unmoved by the collapse of the mountain. Chang Ning couldn't help but want to provoke her.
Cai Zhao still had a smile on his pink cheeks: "Senior brother Chang Ning, don't worry."
"What should I worry about?"
"Even if I become friends with Senior Sister Qi, I will not ask Senior Sister Qi to steal your heart."
Chang Ning's expression suddenly changed, but fortunately, it was hard to tell because of the sores covering his face. He said slowly: "Junior sister, what do you mean by this?"
Cai Zhaodao: "It means that Senior Brother Chang doesn't need to deliberately provoke me. I know what kind of person Mrs. Su Lian is. It's just that I will stay in Qingque Sect for three years in the future. Why bother to break up now? But since she has insulted As for my aunt, there is no need to force her face on her."
After Chang Ning heard this, his face was expressionless, and the sores were expressionless as well.
"Not to mention the disputes between the elders, Senior Sister Qi has such a temper. Uncle Qi has long said that his daughter can be scolded for several days and beaten for several more days, but she cannot stand Mrs. Su Lian's protection at all times. Hold on - otherwise my uncle would never have taken her to see my aunt in all these years. But Senior Brother Chang is different after all. We, the six Beichen sects, are all in the same spirit. Unless we bully our master and destroy our ancestors and betray our sect, no matter how annoying some people are, Things cannot be beaten or killed. For example, Mrs. Su Lian, my aunt has long said that this lady is incapable of doing good deeds and can't do bad deeds. She just opens her mouth to make people annoying. My mother said, she is really annoying. If you're anxious, just have a fight."
Chang Ning seemed to be unaware of such heartfelt words. Instead, he said: "Since you know everything, why do you come to Qingque Sect? Is there no other place where the Six Sects of Beichen can go? Can't you find a smoother one? Is there a place where I can become a disciple?"
Naturally, Cai Zhao couldn't say that he was escorted by his parents on the road, so he said: "Being friendly makes money. As long as it's not a big deal, it doesn't hurt to let people say a few words. If every shop in Luoying Town is so friendly, business will be better." Why don't you do it? Besides, there is no smooth road in the world. If you smooth the road, it will be easier to walk."
Chang Ning's smile was cold and he looked at her for a moment: "You didn't come here voluntarily, you were forced to come here. It is probably that Sect Master Qi and Aunt Ling made an agreement for you to become a disciple many years ago, and your father-in-law has been determined to implement it. No matter how much you don't want to, you can't resist."
Cai Zhao's face turned cold: "Senior Brother Chang, I sincerely want to live in harmony with you."
Chang Ning: "Me too."
Cai Zhaohan said with a face: "In short, I will protect my senior brother in these days on the anniversary of my ancestor's death. I will never let Senior Sister Qi come to take away your hard work. When Senior Uncle Qi is free, we will return to the bridge and return to the road."
Chang Ning ridiculed: "Junior sister Cai really doesn't have to wrong herself so much. Anyway, even if the whole family of the Sheng family is dead, I won't be the only one left behind!"
