Noon on the second day.
Xu Yixiu held a mallet in front of the courtyard door and beat it for a while. Finally, at a certain moment, with the last hammer falling, the shattered courtyard door was once again repaired in Xu Yixiu's hands.
She breathed a long sigh of relief, stretched out her hand to wipe the sweat on her forehead, then took a step back and looked at the patchwork door in front of her, with a smile on her face.
"Yixiu, come over for dinner." At this moment, Xue Sanniang's voice came from the side.
After hearing this, Xu Yixiu turned around, looked at Xue Sanniang, smiled sweetly at the other party, and then responded: "Here we come."
She came to sit down at the stone table, looked at the rich dishes on the table, and felt her index fingers move.
But just as she was about to stretch out her chopsticks to pick up the food, Song Qingqing on the side said unhappily: "Some people are most active in eating instead of doing anything else all day long."
Song Qingqing made no secret of his dislike of Xu Yixiu.
After all, in Song Qingqing's eyes, the current Jianyue City was also a person who betrayed his father back then. Even many of the same people who escaped from Jianyue City died because of Xu Ran.
Song Qingqing hated Wu Jiwu, and naturally had no good feelings toward Xu Yixiu.
"Song Qingqing, don't make any insinuations there! This girl is here on the orders of Prince Wu's Palace! If you are not satisfied, go to Prince Wu's Palace to argue!" Xu Yixiu was not an easy-going person. At that time, she got up and looked angrily Written by Song Qingqing.
"Prince Wu's Mansion? Huh?"
"Keep your mouth shut about Prince Wu's Mansion. I wonder if you think you are dogs raised by Prince Wu's Mansion?!" Song Qingqing sneered and said disdainfully.
"Don't you also rely on Prince Wu's Mansion to dominate Tianxuan Mountain? Who is better than the other?" Xu Yixiu retorted.
The two sides exchanged words with each other, and when they were about to transition from a war of words to a confrontation of swords, Chu Qingxiao hurriedly stepped forward to stop the two of them.
"Okay! You two, stop arguing! Let's eat quickly, the food will be cold after a while!" Chu Qingxiao said, interrupting the two of them.
Song Qingqing always obeyed Chu Qingxiao, and at the same time, Chu Qingxiao was Xu Yixiu's nominal boss. He came to mediate, which still had some weight. The two looked at each other angrily. Although they were still very unconvinced with each other, they temporarily calmed down. .
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"So, Xuanshan was really brave enough that day. Even the army dared to get involved. No wonder Prince Wu's Mansion would take action against them." Everyone was having lunch and discussing the news that Chu Qingxiao brought back yesterday.
"This means that those who do no good will be punished by death. Those bastards in Tianxuan Mountain have done so many evil things, and they deserve to end up like this!" Song Qingqing was very satisfied with this, and even a little impatient. I want to see the dismal ending of Tianxuan Mountain.
"The matter of Tianxuan Mountain is no longer something we can control." Chu Qingxiao also took over the conversation at this time.
"What we have to do now is to find out as much stuff as possible and hand it over to Prince Wu's Mansion, and find a way to go to Bailong Peak to rescue Rui Xiaozhu."
Hearing Rui Xiaozhu's name, Song Qingqing curled her lips. It was obvious that she was a little dissatisfied with this woman who was too intimate with Chu Qingxiao. But at the same time, she also understood the importance of Rui Xiaozhu to Chu Qingxiao, so she didn't say much.
"But in the final analysis, we are just outsiders. If Bailongfeng is determined not to let others go, I'm afraid we won't be able to force him." Chu Zhaozhao on the side said. She understood Chu Qingxiao's worry about Rui Xiaozhu, but if Bailongfeng was willing to do so, If they cooperate, it will not be easy for them to see Rui Xiaozhu.
"Probably not. I have inquired about it and heard that the peak master of Bailong Peak treats Xiaozhu well and he should be a sensible person. I think as long as I can see the peak master a few times and explain the stakes, I think the other party will not be unreasonable at all."
"What's more, when Prince Wu's Mansion wants to take action on Tianxuan Mountain, we know that it is impossible for those high-level officials in Tianxuan Mountain not to receive any news. For them, we are also a way out. There is no reason for the people in Bailong Peak to think so. Isn’t it right to cut off your own way out?”
Chu Qingxiao said this, and it can be seen that he is quite confident about this matter.
"What about the case? How are you going to investigate, and to what extent?" At this moment, Lu Sandao on the side suddenly asked.
As soon as these words came out, Chu Qingxiao and others turned their heads and looked at Lu Sandao with a strange expression.
Lu Sandao has been doing nothing but drinking and sleeping every day these days. Even if he occasionally says something to others, it is mostly insignificant jokes. But he suddenly interrupted and asked such a serious question, which made him feel uncomfortable. Everyone didn't expect it at all, so naturally they couldn't help but show doubts on their faces.
Lu Sandao didn't pay attention to the doubtful glances from everyone. She raised her head and took a sip of wine. Then she looked at everyone and said, "I'm not worried that you won't be sure and something will happen. When the time comes, nothing will happen." Did someone pay me for the drink?”
"I know how to drink, why don't I drink you to death!" Song Qingqing muttered angrily after hearing this.
Chu Qingxiao took a deep look at Lu Sandao and was about to say something.
But at this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Excuse me, is this the residence of Chu Qingxiao and Chu Siming?" The person outside the door asked in a low voice with a respectful attitude.
Everyone was stunned when they heard this and looked at each other, feeling a little strange.
Xue Sanniang was the first to react. She walked to the courtyard door and opened it.
I saw three people wearing the standard clothes of the inner disciples of Tianxuan Mountain standing at the entrance of the courtyard. When they saw Xue Sanniang, the three of them nodded and bowed hurriedly. How could their respectful attitude be any less arrogant than those of the inner disciples?
"Who are you?" Xue Sanniang was also confused by the attitude of these three people. She frowned and asked strangely.
The leader of the three people hurriedly said with a smile: "I am a disciple of Ganquan Peak, and I am here to deliver invitations to Chu Siming and you all on the orders of Governor Zhou Shengzhou. "
"Invitation?" Xue Sanniang blinked, the look on her face getting weirder.
Yesterday, Chu Qingxiao destroyed Xiang An's martial spirit, and then scolded the guard of Ganquan Peak in front of everyone.
It can be said that Ganquan Peak has been embarrassed. There are still many people in Tianxuan City talking about what happened yesterday.
Not only was Zhou Sheng not angry about this, but he even treated them to dinner?
This is indeed a bit strange. For a while, Xue Sanniang didn't know if she and her group were too small-minded and used their villain's heart to treat the gentlemen of Ganquan Peak?
"Haha, Chu Siming took action yesterday and helped our Ganquan Peak solve a major disaster."
"It also allows our fellow disciples who have been wronged at Ganquan Peak to be redressed."
"The guard said that Chu Siming is a great benefactor of our Ganquan Peak, so tonight we will hold a dinner in the sacred peak for Chu Siming." The man smiled, and after saying this, he took out a bag from his arms. The invitation was handed to Xue Sanniang respectfully.
Chu Qingxiao also walked to the entrance of the courtyard at this time. He took the invitation from the man's hand and looked down at it.
For some reason, after Chu Qingxiao arrived, the person who sent the message lowered his head. Although there was still a warm smile on his face, he seemed to be avoiding Chu Qingxiao's eyes intentionally or unintentionally.
Chu Qingxiao didn't seem to notice this. He looked at the invitation in his hand for a while, then raised his head and looked at the man with a smile: "Okay, I have received Zhou Zhenshou's kindness. Can you please tell Zhou Zhenshou when you get back? Just say that Chu Qingxiao will definitely attend the appointment on time."
Hearing this, the man suddenly smiled, nodded and bowed towards Chu Qingxiao, then turned around and left quickly.
When the man walked away, everyone gathered around him. Chu Zhaozhao glanced at the invitation in Chu Qingxiao's hand, frowned and said, "Qingxiao, this is a bit weird."
"There has been a case of fratricide among the same sects in Ganquan Peak. No matter where it is spread, it will be a scandal that brings shame to the sect. Zhou Sheng doesn't want to cover up this matter, but he can still hold a banquet. This is not nonsense. ?"
"If he had such a big heart, why did he need to coerce and induce Xiang An to take away Xiang An yesterday, and let Lu Qi and Zuo Chuanxin follow him back to Shenfeng?"
"Yes!" Song Qingqing also nodded, fully agreeing with Chu Zhaozhao's inference, she said: "Is it possible that the old guy and that bastard Xiang An got mixed up again, and wanted to use this as an excuse to bring Qing Xiao into trouble?" My brother led them to Ganquan Peak and beat the dog behind closed doors..."
As soon as these words came out, Chu Qingxiao frowned and looked at Song Qingqing.
Song Qingqing also felt that this metaphor seemed inappropriate. She stuck out her tongue and said, "That's pretty much what it means. Don't worry about these details."
Chu Qingxiao was a little helpless. He thought for a while and then said: "Zhou Sheng cares about face the most. Yesterday, Xiang An's slander of his fellow disciples was done in front of many Ganquan Peak disciples and the outer disciples of Tianxuan City. thing."
"Unless Zhou Sheng is not afraid of the people in the world, he will never dare to use Xiang An again, let alone attack me for Xiang An."
"Then what's causing the trouble?" Song Qingqing was confused.
Chu Qingxiao shook his head when he heard this and said: "If we want to know what medicine he sells in his gourd, I'm afraid we have to go there in person."
After saying this, Chu Qingxiao clenched the invitation in his hand and raised a smile at the corner of his mouth.
