As one of the most luxurious restaurants in Daqian Imperial Capital, Wanjiang Tower is always full of guests and there is an endless flow of people.
It was noon, and the restaurant was packed with people. In the luxurious private room at the end of the second floor, six men were changing glasses, chatting and laughing.
"It's rebellion and war. We brothers haven't been together for a while." The person who spoke was the eldest grandson Wuwei, the second son of the prime minister's family.
"Although we have experienced many twists and turns, the result is pretty good." Zhong Wen said with a smile, "Xiao Linzi's father-in-law has been reinstated. General Xue and General Zeng have made military exploits and returned in triumph. I'm afraid the two brothers Xue and Zeng will also want to Following Zhanguang, Brother Shu Yun was promoted to the Young Master of the Ministry of War, which is really gratifying and congratulatory."
"From what you said, it seems like I'm the only one who didn't get any benefits." Changsun Wuwei deliberately made an angry look, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
"Brother Zhong Wen, I really envy you for being able to go to the front line to kill the enemy." Xue Pingxi's eyes were full of yearning, "I don't know why, but my father refused to let me go with him during this Xiqi battle."
"How can General Xue be willing to let you go to the battlefield before you get married and have children?" Zeng Xiaoxian joked, "If you want to go out to fight, why don't you quickly find a wife and work hard?"
"Go, go, go!" Xue Pingxi felt his scalp numb and frightened whenever he heard the word "daughter-in-law" after enduring the pain of urging her to get married every day.
"Brother Xue, I'm just a doctor on the front line." Zhong Wen raised his glass and drank it down. "There's nothing to be jealous of."
"Don't come here." Changsun Wuwei rolled his eyes, "We have heard the legend of the Bell God a lot in the imperial capital these days."
"That's right, throwing a whip to cut off the flow and spreading the beans to create an army is really getting more and more evil as it spreads." Zeng Xiaoxian repeatedly echoed, "And the most exaggerated thing is that Zhong Shenxian glared at hundreds of thousands of people with one look, which almost scared me to death. "
"Xiao Lin, why don't you speak?" Shu Yun saw Brother Lin Chao just bowing his head and drinking wine without saying a word, so he couldn't help but asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, no." Brother Lin Chao glanced at Zhong Wen, who was chatting and laughing, and said hesitantly, "I'm probably a little tired."
Facing Zhong Wen, his mood was extremely complicated. Rather than being disgusted and jealous, it would be more accurate to say he was envious and inferior.
As soon as he saw Zhong Wen's face, Zheng Yueting's beautiful face and graceful figure would pop into his mind. Even if he tried to force a smile out of his face, he couldn't.
"Then go back and rest early." Shu Yun said understandingly, "Everyone has not had an easy time recently, and it is natural that we have accumulated some fatigue."
"Yes." Shu Yun's concerned words made Brother Lin Chao feel warm in his heart.
"Brother Zhong Wen, why are you in such a hurry to return to southern Xinjiang?" Xue Pingxi was already a little tipsy. He was holding a wine glass in one hand and holding Zhong Wen's arm in the other, reluctantly saying, "Why don't you spend a few more days in the Imperial Capital? "
"It's been too long since I've been back to Qingfeng Mountain. I miss you so much." Zhong Wen clinked glasses with him passionately and said, "I won't stay much longer this time. When I have time in the future, I will come to the imperial capital to visit you all often."
"Brother Zhong Wen is in such a hurry to go back, I'm afraid it's not Qingfeng Mountain that I miss." Zeng Xiaoxian showed a lewd smile on his face, "but some beautiful lady, right?"
Hearing this, Zhong Wen suddenly thought of Yin Ning'er's icy and beautiful face, as well as her delicate pink face like a little loli porcelain doll, and he couldn't help but raise a warm smile at the corner of his mouth.
"Come on, come on, go back to your Qingfeng Mountain!" Changsun Wuwei saw his expression and thought he was missing his lover. He couldn't help joking loudly, "Looking at you now, I feel disgusted."
In the private room, bursts of laughter and slapstick sounds could be heard instantly.
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When he returned from "Wanjiang Tower", the sky had darkened. Since he practiced the "Five Yuan Divine Art" and was promoted to Spirit Master, Zhong Wen's physique has greatly improved. Even without using his spiritual power, he drank nearly two After drinking for an hour, I didn't feel drunk at all.
It's late September, and although the weather is still hot, the autumn evening wind blows on you, bringing you a refreshing feeling.
Special crystal lanterns of various colors and shapes have been hung in front of restaurants and brothels everywhere. The whole street is colorful and full of people, immersed in a sea of joy, as if the many changes in recent days have never happened. Never happened in general.
Zhong Wen walked slowly, walking among the crowd, admiring the gorgeous night scene, his eyes unblinking, as if he wanted to turn into a camera, take photos of the entire imperial capital, and store them in his mind.
After a while, as if he was tired of the noisy people, Zhong Wen turned right at the intersection and turned into a remote path. After two more intersections, a two-story building with a simple appearance suddenly came into view.
There are few people in front of the small building. There are two ordinary red crystal lamps hanging on the left and right of the main entrance. From a distance, they look like a monster with two shining eyes and a wide mouth, trying to swallow the few passers-by. In the belly.
On the plaque above the main entrance, the four characters "Qingfeng Restaurant" are written in Daqian script.
Although Zhong Wen didn't know these words, he still remembered the appearance of the restaurant.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally pushed open the front door of the restaurant, turned left, and stepped onto the second floor in a familiar way.
A familiar white figure appeared in sight.
"Uncle Li, are you here to drink alone again?" Zhong Wen greeted with a smile.
"Isn't this the famous Zhong Shenxian?" Li Jiuye didn't wear a hat, but he put a beard on his face as a disguise. When he saw Zhong Wen, his eyes lit up, "Since you are here, stay with me, an old man. Let’s have a couple of drinks.”
"Uncle Li is the only one who has the face to allow gods to accompany him for drinks." Zhong Wen slowly came to sit across from Li Jiuye, took a cup from the table, picked up Li Jiuye's wine bottle, and said unceremoniously Fill yourself up with a glass.
"Your boy has gained a lot of face in the army this time. I'm afraid that Zhong Shenxian's words will be more useful than me...than me." Li Jiuye seemed to enjoy Zhong Wen's casual attitude very much, "Come on, Uncle Jing A glass of yours will be a thank you for the whole country!"
"That's all?" Zhong Wen had a look of surprise on his face, "Uncle Li is too stingy."
Li Jiuye: "..."
Resisting the urge to throw the wine on Zhong Wen's face, Li Jiuye raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, vomiting his bitterness and saying: "Don't look at the appearance of our glory this time, but in fact, in order to suppress the rebellion and fight the war, the entire Dagan family has been destroyed. They are almost burned, even if I want to reward you heavily, I am powerless."
"Uncle Li, you searched the Xiao family's assets and pacified all the sects. Didn't you plunder a lot?" Zhong Wen said with a smirk.
"There's not much oil and water. Excluding military expenditure, it's a negative figure." Li Jiuye shook his head and sighed, looking sad as if he had lost money in gambling.
"How is that possible? The Yinhuan Chamber of Commerce is one of the top three chambers of commerce in the empire." Zhong Wen said reluctantly, "Their family's assets are more than enough even for a border war, even if Xiqi and Beijiang fight on two fronts. Alright?"
"How can there be so many?" Li Jiuye frowned even more tightly. "All the elixirs of the Yinhuan Chamber of Commerce have disappeared without any reason. Other assets have also been looted by major trading houses. Even my precious prince Everyone came to get involved, and by the time the people from the court arrived, there would be very few left."
"We found so many soul-eating corals and soul-eating grasses in Xiting Lake. It must be worth a lot of money, right?" Zhong Wen still refused to give up and continued the pursuit.
"Although these materials are precious, they can only be used to make weapons and soft armor, and cannot be sold." Li Jiuye was on guard. "Not only can't be exchanged for money, but a large amount of craftsmen's fees have to be paid. Even for me, the emperor, , I can hardly afford to eat."
The two of them argued for a long time as if they were members of the underworld who had finished their work and were holding a meeting to share the spoils. Zhong Wen was stunned but failed to break Li Jiuye's defense and asked for any material reward.
"Uncle Li, my nephew is about to return to southern Xinjiang." Zhong Wen rolled his eyes and began to play the emotional card, "We have to say goodbye today, and I don't know when we will see each other again. Could you bear to leave me empty-handed? Returning to your hometown?"
"Little guy, you and I have hit it off. It's too vulgar to always talk about those yellow and white things, and it insults the relationship between our uncle and nephew." Li Jiuye sighed and said slowly.
Not vulgar, not vulgar at all, I like these vulgar things!
Besides, we have a shitty uncle-nephew relationship!
Zhong Wen shouted in his heart.
"Your Uncle Li has quite a lot of experience in calligraphy." Li Jiuye didn't care what he was thinking, he only thought about himself, "This time you have made a great contribution and don't ask for anything in return. Why don't you just let me write an inscription to express my gratitude?" meaning."
In his words, he has actually set a noble tone for Zhong Wen of "not asking for anything in return".
"Uncle Li, I don't read much, and I can't understand elegant things like calligraphy and painting." Zhong Wen touched his forehead with his hand, completely defeated by the emperor in front of him, "For the sake of my nephew's "not asking for anything in return," Can you take care of two people for me?"
He deliberately emphasized the words "without asking for anything in return".
"Aren't you talking about those two girls from Liangshan?" Li Jiuye said smoothly, "Don't worry, let alone their great achievements on the border, even for your sake, I won't care about Song Hai. I won’t worry about it anymore.”
Zhong Wen: “…..”
He suddenly had the feeling that Li Jiuye had been waiting for him to speak for a long time. The many foreshadowings he had made earlier were just him acting out a monkey show, which made no sense at all.
"I'm not telling you. With your compassionate nature, sooner or later, you will die at the hands of a woman..."
Why didn't I see you being so smart when dealing with the Xiao family?
Looking at the sly smile on Li Jiuye's face, Zhong Wen couldn't help but curse the old fox for being treacherous in his heart.
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"boom!"
Opening the door, what came into view was still Zhang Erhe's honest and honest face. Ziyuan closed the door heavily and stamped her jade feet fiercely, feeling extremely angry.
At the same time, a panic gradually grew in her heart.
After being imprisoned in the courtyard for more than a week, neither the master, Master Jie Jian, nor the leader, Qin Haonan, showed even the slightest sign of relenting.
Do you really want to marry Master Huang?
When she thought of the two huge tumors on Huang Wen's jaw, Ziyuan felt nauseated. The instinctive resistance made her extremely anxious and almost crazy.
For a brief moment, she even envied her former best friend Sima Rou.
Although Nangong Lin is a scumbag, at least from the outside, he is quite pleasing to the eye.
"Squeak!"
Just when the girl was feeling worried, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
A handsome face appeared in front of Zi Yuan, with a slender figure, fluttering white clothes, and an elegant and unrestrained demeanor.
"Uncle Mu!"
After recognizing the person's identity, Ziyuan couldn't help but exclaim.
This man in white with a jade tree facing the wind was actually another genius of the Nantian Sword Sect, the Heavenly Wheel master Mu Zixuan whom she had once mentioned in front of the leader.
