Zheng Xiu pinched his metacarpal bones.
Wei Chen said that his metacarpal bones are wonderful, unique, ever-changing and unpredictable.
Zheng Xiu didn't see it.
Is what Wei Chen said credible?
To be honest, the relationship between Wei Chen and Zheng Xiu cannot be said to be heart-to-heart.
It's more like a cooperative relationship between the two of them who have their own thoughts and hit it off.
Therefore, Zheng Xiu retained some doubts about what Wei Chen said.
It's just that he doesn't seem to have a reason to lie to himself at the moment.
A cooperative relationship and shared interests, nothing more. Zheng Xiu likes to maintain this kind of pure relationship with a bit of a philistine flavor.
What is fate?
What is tribulation?
What is destiny? What are variables?
[Credit Sword Man] Sun Erming approved the sword for Zheng Xiu, but it has not been fulfilled yet.
Wei Chen gave him another disaster.
Zheng Xiu smiled. He actually wanted to tell Wei Chen that he had lived for twenty years in the world where "Wei Chen died".
Even "established history" has the opportunity to change, and the so-called fate and disaster seem a bit ridiculous.
As for whether the word "North" mentioned by Wei Chen refers to Fengbei or Beiman, it's useless to think about it. Zheng Xiu kept it in mind, thanked Wei Chen, and finished the meal in a harmonious atmosphere. Zheng Xiu walked out of the fragrant room. building.
Sneaking back to the Red Prince's Mansion, Zheng Xiu pondered Wei Chen's "bone fortune telling", [Projection] Zheng E, opened the porcelain bottle, and took a sip of the highly venomous snake saliva to suppress his shock.
[Resistance] has been slightly improved.
What is contained in the bottle is the "lingering snake venom" that can be squeezed out by a human-shaped beautiful snake that is in a state of convulsion when it is stabbed seven inches, and ordinary people will die violently if touched. Zheng Xiu only felt the sweet and sour aroma, and after drinking the strawberry-flavored yogurt, his tongue was a little numb, but that was all.
"The glazed body is related to resistance. Snake can still gain some experience."
After putting away the bottle and silently digesting the lingering snake venom on the tip of his tongue, Zheng Xiu had nothing to do. He went back to the study after a long absence and painted a picture.
In the painting, the heroic Feng Bei holds a sword in his left hand and a bow in his right hand, with mountains and rivers collapsing behind him, and is invincible in the world.
In the painting, Feng Bei's face is distorted. The left half is as calm as water, and the right half is cynical. The two completely different faces appear to be in harmony, as if they are the same face.
Zheng Xiu used an ordinary paintbrush to complete the painting in one go. When it was completed, Zheng Xiu looked at the face and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "The painting reflects the person, and the person reflects the heart, and the heart paints in confusion."
He went to the yard to practice sword practice for a while.
This time he projected [Zheng Baimei].
Many people learned that the master was practicing swordplay, cracking melon seeds and secretly watching the show on the roof.
The master's way of practicing his sword was different from other people's. He scattered the sword all over the ground like beans and then left it in the yard without moving.
This stop lasted all afternoon.
The assassins hiding in the dark watched, feeling bored, and left one after another.
Not many people noticed that when Zheng Xiu left, all the swords turned on the ground at the same time. Hundreds of long swords stood up strangely, and the sword tips fell in the direction where Zheng Xiu left. Viewed from a high place, this situation appeared. The scene is like a row of harvested wheat.
After taking some time, the snake came to the door again.
This time Zheng Xiu did not drive the snake away, but pretended not to know and let Zheng E appear.
The two of them were alone in the study. This time, Zheng Xiu attacked the snake's key points with ease. The snake was instantly defeated and sprayed another bottle full of venom. The snake looked red on the surface, but said bitterly that I squeezed the venom out of you just for the sake of my sister and brother, so don’t think too much about it. Finally, he left with a satisfied step.
"It turns out that snakes...are they so happy to detoxify!?"
Once familiar, Zheng Xiu noticed that the snake seemed to enjoy it. It turned out that accumulating too much snake venom was not a good thing. Expelling the "lingering snake venom" was good for physical and mental health. Zheng Xiu understood this time. It turns out that the effects of pulling wool are mutual. While he is gathering people's wool, the sheep themselves are also enjoying unique happiness. He is willing to help others.
Ye later came to visit once.
She asked curiously if snakes had been coming here often recently, and something didn't look right to her.
After the Red King vaguely said that it seemed that the young man was detoxifying the snake, Ye smiled knowingly, left a song with a smile, and left the Red King's Mansion.
In a few days, November is approaching.
It seems like yesterday that the Northern Barbarian envoys entered the city, but because they were placed in the residence where the Ministry of Rites entertained foreign envoys, ordinary people could not see them, so the people gradually forgot about it, and the market became prosperous again.
Several trivial things happened these days.
Not long after cooking [Abyss Walker], Zheng Xiu had the idea one day that he wanted to try the influence of [Dark Cooking], so he went to the kitchen to collect firewood and boiled a pot of water.
Pure water, no salt added.
Then there was a fire in the kitchen and the big pot exploded.
Qing Shisan personally went to the kitchen to check and found no trace of the "assassin". He naturally knew that the master was boiling water that day, but he did not believe that just boiling water could light up the kitchen. He would rather believe that there was a thaumaturge among them. Make a fool of yourself.
In short, the explosion in the kitchen ended up being ignored. Zheng Xiu embarrassedly asked Qing Shisan to ignore it, and asked Yan Jiji to work overtime to rebuild the kitchen the next day.
A few days later, Zheng Xiu came to visit Situ Yong. Situ Yong's injury finally recovered, but the Lu Zhen incident seemed to have left a lot of shadows on him. He cursed all day long and had a few more catchphrases in his mouth.
One sentence is: a dog actor, and the second sentence is: an actor cannot die a good death.
Zheng Xiu was in Situ Yong's medical clinic and saw that the walls were covered with small holes left by flying knives. They were densely packed, like a painting. He vaguely understood the reason why the old miracle doctor had such a huge resentment towards the actor.
It's all fate.
Jun Buxiao continued to transform into an ordinary passerby, wearing a variety of masks and performing on the streets. It is said that he was no longer alone, but formed a small troupe of three people - Jun Buxiao, Mo Jie, Wu Liuqi .
In addition to shadow play, fire breathing, and juggling, Jun Buxiao also has another skill: flying knives while blindfolded. This skill was probably learned from the old miracle doctor. He never expected that after practicing it for more than a month, it would become a unique skill that makes money. Jun Buxiao later said with a smile that this was all thanks to the selfless dedication of the old miracle doctor.
Wuliuqi was a member of the Xiao Division, and was introduced by Xi'er. He was said to be from the former Ye Weiyang Night Guard's old division. He walked in the path of a "mourner" and had the ability to cry and empathize with small animals.
Because the master Dao of "Xiaoyaofang" was very quick in breaking the law, the land was unsealed not long after.
Jun Buxiao had a lot of savings. He bought the land in Xiaoyaofang and turned it into a theater called Junzi Theater.
On the opening day of Junzi Theater, King Chi was ceremoniously invited to cut the ribbon, and Zheng Xiu gave Jun Buxiao face. The visit of the Red King attracted the attention of many people, and they instantly knew who the person behind the Gentleman Theater was.
The tickets for the Junzi Theater were sold out immediately. Zheng Xiu watched a performance in the VIP room and instantly understood why Jun Buxiao became bigger and stronger.
Whether it was the one who was blindfolded and throwing knives, or the one who was tied to the pillar and miserable, or the one who was crying in a shocking way, after the deception was over, Mo Zhuo wrote a eloquent and 10,000-word blood letter on the spot to denounce Jun Buxiao, which angered the whole audience. Laughter.
The three people's performances complement each other and are all very professional. No wonder they are popular and no wonder they can become bigger and stronger.
This is a world where everyone is happy.
In addition to the happy event of the opening of Junzi Theater, Sun Erming, who had been eating dry food for two months, finally accepted the recruitment of the Disaster Prevention Bureau and became a glorious member of the Disaster Prevention Bureau.
Zheng Xiu has always been unstinting when it comes to people who are born strange. He immediately asked Sun Erming to join "Zhu", named him "Er Zhu", and paid the first monthly payment in advance. Sun Erming was so moved that he burst into tears on the spot. That same day, he went to Xiangmanlou for a big meal. While eating, he murmured to himself, "Master and apprentice are promising."
From this point of view, Sun Erming's cultivation was forced to be stuck in Zheng Xiu's place, which made Sun Erming so depressed that he almost fell ill.
Until Sun Erming entered the bureau, there were a total of six pillars in the "Pillar" department of the Disaster Prevention Bureau:
[Green Pillar] Yin Qingqing, [Cat Pillar] Maomao, [Feng Pillar] Fengbei, [Flower Pillar] Monk, [Blind Pillar] Wei Chen, [Two Pillars] Sun Erming.
As for the newly promoted [Orchid] aliens Bobo, Pingping, Lily, Zhizhi, Zheng Xiu is still confused about whether they are considered "four" or "one", so they have not been officially included in the "Pillar" department. Besides, ahem, their cultivation method is special, and Zheng Xiu couldn't send them out on duty. This would only delay them, so he gave up on it for the time being and hid it as a trump card.
Zheng Xiu suddenly looked back, and before he knew it, many strangers gathered around him. Even he himself has gathered [Prisoner], [Painter], and [Walker] all in one body.
Today's disaster prevention bureau shows signs of surpassing the scale of Ye Weiyang's original one.
The monk's journey finally reached its end. When the monk entered the city in rags, he was almost treated as a beggar and sent to sleep in the open at Dali Temple. Zheng Xiu later sent someone to take the monk to his house for accommodation.
After washing up and putting on new clothes, the monk returned to his white, clean appearance with fine skin and tender flesh. It was completely impossible to tell that he had gone through a hiking journey. The scars left during the journey had long since disappeared, which shows the vitality of the [Ascetic Monk]. Tenacity.
Many people in the house knew the monk, and Qing Shisan even knew that the monk was the master's life-and-death friend, and they had a life-and-death friendship, so he was extremely polite to the monk.
Feng Bei's illness improved and he recovered.
At this moment, she finally understood the cause of her illness. Using the "Luohe Divine Arrow" too much would affect her mind and aggravate her illness, so she could only treat it as a trump card.
The monk returns and Zheng Xiu fulfills his promise.
First, the monk and Feng Bei became sworn brothers and sisters with different surnames. Erniang and the monk served as the high hall. With the high hall present, Zheng Xiu and Feng Bei formally made a matchmaking appointment and initially decided to get married on the full fifteenth day of August next year.
Seeing that the important matter that she had been worrying about for half her life was finally settled safely, the smile on Erniang's face bloomed like a peach blossom.
Zheng Xiu and Feng Bei also breathed a sigh of relief. Zheng Xiu looked at Feng Bei's face and smiled. For some reason, Wei Chen's words and the water stain he left on the table, the word "北", suddenly came to his mind.
The engagement of the Red King was not a trivial matter, and soon spread among the dignitaries. The three princes and senior officials in the court sent congratulatory gifts one after another.
Even the emperor made a high-profile request to have a pair of "golden mandarin ducks" made of pure gold. The mandarin ducks' eyes were inlaid with beautiful jade, making them glittering with jewels, and sent them to the Red Prince's Mansion.
This matter fell into the eyes of interested people, and naturally triggered a series of secret discussions. It's nothing more than "the power of the Red King has become unstoppable", "the emperor favors the Red King", "the first person under the emperor" and so on.
When Zheng Xiu heard the gossip in the court, he just smiled lightly. He was not going to court anyway, so he didn't need to look at the faces of the officials.
Everything seems to be going in the right direction.
November.
A heavy snow suddenly closed the city.
The imperial city was dyed white in the blink of an eye.
The heavy snow came so suddenly and without warning.
This heavy snowfall came earlier than usual, lasting for three days.
On the third day, the snow stopped and the wind stopped. Before Zheng Xiu could go on an outing with his wife to enjoy the beautiful scenery after the snow, an imperial edict came out in the early morning, breaking Prince Zheng's routine of pretending to sneak out.
The visitor was about fifty years old, with a gentle appearance and a mustache. He was waiting quietly in front of the gate of Prince Chi's Mansion. He was wearing a goose feather cloak and was still shivering from the cold.
When Zheng Xiu heard that it was the emperor's imperial edict, he did not dare to neglect it. He was about to receive him grandly and took a look at it.
The visitor had an eye-catching appearance, and Zheng Xiu recognized him at a glance. The civil servant Yi Gao was deeply trusted by the emperor, and Zheng Xiu had met him once before in June.
Zheng Xiu dressed neatly and invited Yi Gao inside to drink a bowl of ginger tea to ward off the cold. However, Yi Gao declined with a smile and solemnly handed a golden imperial edict into Zheng Xiu's hands.
"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. You must open it yourself and don't leave it in the hands of any outsiders. The Emperor has an order. When the Lord has finished reading the imperial edict, please go to the pilgrimage immediately."
When Zheng Xiu wanted to say something, Yi Gao waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, please don't embarrass me. All the words that Your Majesty wants to say to Your Majesty are in the book. I am only responsible for delivering messages, so how can I know His Majesty's unfathomable thoughts?" .”
Yi Gao said and left in a hurry.
Zheng Xiu counted with his fingers and frowned. There seemed to be something wrong with the secret passage process.
It was still early morning, and the emperor asked him to finish reading the imperial edict and then go to the pilgrimage?
Is there anything that cannot be said in front of all the civil and military officials?
He has been a prince for so long, when did he enter the court?
"Something weird."
While Zheng Xiu was wondering, he asked his servants to prepare incense, a bathtub, and a royal suit.
While preparing for the pilgrimage, Zheng Xiu came to the study and looked at the imperial edict in his hand.
The imperial edict was tied with a small red rope. As soon as Zheng Xiu untied the bloody rope, the rope turned into a burst of red smoke and disappeared. Only then did Zheng Xiu realize that this imperial edict actually concealed magic.
Zheng Xiu couldn't help but think of Yi Gao, who was in charge of delivering the message. No wonder Yi Gao told him to be sure not to hand it over to any outsider.
There is a miraculous magic hidden in the imperial edict. Once it is opened by an outsider, it will definitely be triggered, and there is no telling what will happen.
I guess it must be Yi Gao's miraculous skill. Someone like Jiang Gaoyi, who has learned it halfway, can see the way of [officials]. There are hundreds of high-ranking officials in the center with exquisite thoughts. How can there not be other [officials]? Maybe they have their own skills. , they are all hiding their clumsiness secretly.
Zheng Xiu had a thought in his mind, and when he opened the imperial edict, he found a bunch of useless rhetoric and nonsense written on it.
But at this moment, Zheng Xiu's eyes blurred, and the writing on the imperial edict swam and gradually disappeared like running water. The disappearing handwriting turned into bunches of dark golden light, hiding a mystery and sinking into Zheng Xiu's eyebrows.
Zheng Xiu hesitated for a while, but did not resist and allowed the golden light to enter.
Soon, the emperor's back appeared in front of Zheng Xiu's eyes.
An illusion appeared in front of Zheng Xiu's eyes.
The emperor was standing in front of a calligraphy painting of "Benevolence Rules the World" in his royal study.
came his voice.
"I have hundreds of civil and military officials,"
"There is a divine military force,"
"I have three sons,"
"There are countless people who have sacrificed their lives for me."
"But this is the only thing, only you can relieve my worries."
(End of chapter)
