Cultivation is a very boring thing.
Falling in love is a very pleasant thing.
But having to practice and fall in love at the same time in one day...actually feels pretty good, because a beautiful relationship always makes people more positive about many things.
This is the current state of Shuguan.
Every day during the day, he still guards the gate and practices in the temple. Shu Guan even felt that the progress of his practice in the past few days was greater than that of the previous month. Perhaps the Nine Turns of Pure Yang Technique he practiced was really a technique that required the reconciliation of yin and yang, although it was not really related to Rong Miao. The yin and yang blended together, but the emotional nourishment alone allowed Shu Guan to successfully break through a major Zhou Tianli in just a few days.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, Shuguan would leave Shanjiguan, ride the bicycle owned by his fourth senior brother Qiu Yang, and ride to No. 8 Jingfu Road, Tongxingli in about ten minutes.
Usually at this time, Rong Miao would already be waiting for him at home.
Then the two of them would either go for a walk by the river, go to a movie, or just drink tea and chat at Rong Miao's home.
The two of them always have endless things to talk about together, their eyes always fall on each other, and they laugh inexplicably from time to time. This is a very relaxed relationship.
However, so far, there has been no very intimate behavior between the two, and they have not even held hands. In this regard, Rong Miao is actually a very shy person.
As for that day, perhaps it was because of such an extremely unique experience that I lost control of my emotions.
But even if there is no physical contact, so what if every time their eyes meet, both Shu Guan and Rong Miao feel that their bodies are about to be filled with happiness.
As for certain things, they did not pursue them deliberately, because both of them knew that those things would inevitably happen between them. They were just waiting for the moment when things would come naturally.
Generally, around eleven o'clock every day, Shu Guan would say goodbye to Rong Miao, because although Shu Guan had no problem staying up all night, Rong Miao basically went to bed at twelve o'clock every day, and she was also very busy with work the next day. .
On this day, as usual, when the hand of the wall clock on the wall of the small living room pointed to eleven o'clock, Shu Guan stood up and left, and Rong Miao sent him outside the iron gate of the lawn.
Shuguan pushed onto his bicycle and when he was about to leave, he turned around and said to Rongmiao with a smile:
"In the next few days, I may not be able to come here often because I have a big project to do and I need to work overtime frequently."
Rong Miao was slightly startled, silent for a moment, and then asked:
"how long?"
"About two months."
Rong Miao smiled and said:
"Okay, then you get busy with your work first."
It seemed that because it might be difficult to see each other in the next period of time, the two stood at the door looking at each other, feeling reluctant to leave for a while.
Just when Shu Guan got on his bicycle and was about to leave, Rong Miao stopped him.
"etc."
"What's wrong?"
Shu Guan looked back at Rong Miao and asked.
"How about I clean up a room at home for you in the future. If it's too late sometimes, you can sleep here. It's also close to your patrol station, so you don't have to ride a bicycle back and forth for so long every day."
There seemed to be water in Rong Miao's eyes. She avoided Shu Guan's gaze and seemed to be speaking casually, but her voice was slightly trembling and nervous.
...In fact, it's very fast, it only takes a few minutes, faster than you can drive...
Shu Guan just muttered these words in his heart, but the next moment he understood what Rong Miao really meant, and then a ball of fire rose from his belly.
...Finally, after holding it in for so many years...
"OK!"
Then Shu Guan pretended to be calm and nodded, but his voice also became a little waggish.
Rong Miaomiao understood what Shu Guan meant, and two red clouds floated on her face. She hurried back to the villa with some embarrassment. Seeing the beautiful figure disappearing into the white western-style building, Shu Guan grinned. one time.
Unfortunately, we still have to wait two months.
Shu Guan didn't lie just now. He really had a big deal to do, but naturally it wasn't from the patrol bureau. Starting from tomorrow, he was going to join the team composed of Shanjiguan, Guiyuan Temple, and Yuelan Academy. Joint search team.
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Early the next morning, Shu Guan and his third senior sister Rui Jianqiao left Shanji Guan together.
Because their task was to walk through the streets and alleys every day, they were not suitable to wear robes, so they all changed into ordinary clothes.
Shu Guan is wearing a brown jacket and yellow trousers. Both the fabric and the cut perfectly complement his tall and slim figure.
This is a joint operation between several disciples of the Immortal Sect. Naturally, you can't dress too casually. Of course, formal clothes like a suit are not suitable. The principle is the same as wearing a robe. If you walk through the streets in a suit and leather shoes, you will also be very attractive. Eyes and ears.
So Shu Guan chose to dress like this. However, this outfit was not borrowed from Sixth Senior Brother Sangliren, nor was it bought by Shu Guan himself. The price of this outfit is four silver dollars, enough for a person in Jingcheng. Shu Guan cannot afford a month's living expenses for a well-off family.
So this set of clothes was bought for him by Rong Miao. When they went shopping together a few days ago, Rong Miao bought him several sets of clothes.
This is the advantage of falling in love with an older woman. She can be romantic with you and pay attention to every detail in your life.
If this girlfriend is still rich, then you basically don't have to worry about anything in life.
As for the question of whether this is a soft meal, Shu Guan has also thought about it very seriously.
If he was really a small patrolman, he would never accept Rong Miao's gift unless he had an equal gift in return.
But now that I am a practitioner, if I still struggle with this kind of problem, my practice will be in vain. A truly confident and strong man will not be excited by some gifts from his girlfriend.
For example, Rong Miao invited him to stay at her home, but Shu Guan did not refuse.
As for the third senior sister Rui Jianqiao, this was the first time Shu Guan saw the third senior sister take off the red Taoist robe and put on ordinary clothes. When he saw it for the first time, he almost couldn't recognize that this was the person who sat at the waterfall all day long. A woman who has mastered the sword.
Today, Rui Jianqiao is wearing a blue three-quarter-sleeved embroidered short coat, a black pleated skirt, and her long hair is tied behind her head. Coupled with the innocent and gentle temperament of the third senior sister, she looks very much like a school girl. teacher.
Especially the third senior sister, who was carrying a long wooden box like a piano box, looked more like a music teacher preparing to go to class.
Shu glanced at the piano case a few times.
"Behead Xue Jian."
Seeing Shu Guan's curious eyes, Rui Jianqiao patted the piano case and said this.
Then the two of them left the Taoist temple. Since it was not an urgent matter, they did not waste the magical talisman or the invisibility talisman. Instead, they went to the pier like ordinary people, first took the ferry to Yingcheng District, and then took the tram to a place called Get off at the Xiaodongmen stop, then walk a few dozen meters forward and turn into a street called Bell Tower Street.
This is a very long and wide street, wider than the streets in Tongxingli. It is the widest and largest street Shuguan has seen since coming to Daojing City.
This is a north-south street with a total length of more than 4,000 meters. The southern end leads directly to the river. At the end is a bell tower about thirty meters high. A huge bronze bell can be vaguely seen hanging in the attic at the top.
This is also the origin of the name of this street.
At the north end of the street, there is a magnificent and huge building, covering an extremely large area. Beyond the surrounding walls, you can still see the beautiful gardens and pavilions among the trees inside.
With his sharp eyesight, he could naturally see the words written on several long plaques hanging next to the gate of the building.
Provincial Government of Chuzhou Province, Republic of China
Provincial Assembly of Chuzhou Province, Republic of China
Now it has been more than a year since Shuguan left the Peach Blossom Spring and came to Jingcheng. He already knows the city quite well. He also read some books on Jingcheng local chronicles a few days ago, so he also knows about the gorgeous building. It was originally the governor's office of the Chuzhou Province of the Great China, but now it was changed to the provincial government of the Chuzhou Province of the Republic of China.
Jiangkou is the commercial center of Jingcheng, Jiangyang is the industrial center of Jingcheng, Yingcheng District is the political center of Jingcheng, and this Bell Tower Street is the center of the political center of Jingcheng.
More than 80% of the military and administrative departments of Chuzhou Province and Jingcheng City are concentrated on this street. Pedestrians walking on both sides of the street are basically wearing suits, or stand-up collared suits like the Chinese tunic suit in Shuguan's previous life. The expression on everyone's face is calm and a little self-confident.
Compared with the streets of Jiangkou, everything on this Bell Tower Street has a vague aura of superiority.
Shu Guan and Rui Jianqiao looked at the house numbers on the street, walked forward, and finally stopped outside the door of a cafe.
Although this street is mostly occupied by government agencies, people who work there also need to eat and relax, so there are also many restaurants, teahouses, cafes and the like on this street.
At this time, the sign at the door of the cafe where Shu Guan and Rui Jianqiao were standing read "Liangyou Cafe", and below it also said "Authentic Injili Royal Coffee, jazz music after six o'clock in the evening, Celebrities sing" is a line of fine print.
"This is it."
Shu Guan and Rui Jianqiao looked at each other.
Their newly assembled search team, when the second senior brother came back yesterday, he had already told them the gathering place of this search team.
The first two search teams have searched almost all the streets and alleys in Jiangkou and Jiangyang, but they have not found any clues about where the men in black are hiding.
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And now the mission of their third search team is to search the entire Yingcheng area.
"Since we are in Yingcheng District, why not just meet at Guiyuan Temple? Why bother looking for a cafe?"
Standing outside the coffee shop, Shu Guan whispered.
Rui Jianqiao smiled slightly and said:
"Seventh Junior Brother, it has been more than a year since you worshiped in the temple. Over the past year, it can be seen that outsiders have come to our temple, such as people from other immortal sects in the Seven Immortals Alliance."
Shu Guan was startled for a moment, then shook his head.
To be honest, there have been a lot of major events related to practitioners in Jingcheng in the past few months. My master Li Zhixia, Master Sanmu of Guiyuan Temple, and Chief Su Jieshan of Yuelan Academy, the three giants of the Seven Immortals Alliance in Jingcheng, have already We met several times to discuss some important matters.
However, Master Sanmu and Master Su Jie had never been to Shansi Guan, and when the master went to find them, he seemed to have arranged to wait by the river.
However, Shu Guan only noticed this detail after being reminded by his third senior sister.
"Although several major immortal sects are members of the Seven Immortals Alliance and usually watch and help each other, their respective sects' important training areas will not allow people from other sects to enter unless there are special circumstances."
Then Rui Jianqiao explained.
Then the two of them walked into the cafe. It was about nine o'clock in the morning, and there were not many customers in the cafe. There were seven or eight tables in the lobby. Compared with the Jasmine Western Restaurant that Shu Guan had been to before, this place seemed much more ordinary.
Several waiters inside are also Chinese, wearing cheap Western-style dresses, and the decoration of the entire cafe has a semi-local style.
So although the sign outside the door says "Authentic Injili Royal Coffee", this cafe is most likely owned by a Chinese.
Seeing the two of them entering the door, a pretty-looking waitress came to greet them.
"Box No. 8."
Shu Guan reported the box number that his second senior brother had told him.
"Okay, there is already a Mr. Yang waiting in the box."
The waitress glanced at Shu Guan, led the two of them to a box with "8" on the door, and knocked on the door.
"Sir, your friend is here."
"come in."
A clear young man's voice came from inside.
Shu Guan pushed the door open first and saw a coffee table and a few sofas in the private room. The brown velvet curtains were opened, and the sunlight from outside the window poured in and fell on the young man standing in front of the window. On the body.
The young man was in his mid-twenties, wearing a blue double-breasted robe and black cloth shoes. He had a handsome appearance, a heroic yet elegant air.
When he saw this young man, Shu Guan was slightly startled at first. Although he hadn't seen him for more than half a year, and the man had changed into regular clothes, Shu Guan still recognized who the young man was at a glance. It was the same man he saw at the Lanxin Theater last time. Yang Jianqing, a disciple of Yuelan Academy whom I met once.
"Senior Sister Rui, Junior Brother Shu, long time no see."
Yang Jianqing greeted him with a smile and bowed his hands.
"Those places in the teahouse are too noisy, but this kind of coffee shop that Westerners like is quieter and suitable for us to meet and discuss matters."
It seems that today's gathering place was arranged by him.
But yes, although this place belongs to Yingcheng District and the people from Guiyuan Temple are the landlords, it is really difficult for the monks in the temple to arrange the meeting place.
"Junior Brother Yang."
"Senior Brother Yang."
Rui Jianqiao and Shu Guan also met with Yang Jianqing first, then Rui Jianqiao looked around the box, raised his eyebrows and said:
"Why, are you the only one in the academy this time?"
Yang Jianqing's face suddenly showed a wry smile and said:
"Yes, in fact, I was the only one who came in the last batch, because our academy really can't recruit anyone else."
Rui Jianqiao's eyes suddenly narrowed and he asked suspiciously:
"What happened in your academy?"
The bitterness on Yang Jianqing's face became stronger. He pondered for a moment, then looked at Shu Guan and said:
"Since the last incident at the Lanxin Theater, within the past six months, three more disciples in our Yuelan Academy have gone crazy."
"What!"
"What!"
Rui Jianqiao and Shu Guan both exclaimed.
Yang Jianqing continued:
"And the obsession of those three junior brothers is still inseparable from that girl."
