From the moment he got on the boat, Jiao Yulang, who had always been wild-tempered, had been slightly silent, and now he was sitting upright.
After hearing Marquis Zhu Yi's apology, the little boy immediately stood up, bowed his hands and saluted: "The Lord is a Marquis, and he should be on the same level as my grandfather. I cannot afford to be so polite and accommodating! It is also my duty to be the envoy in your house, how can I Will you be surprised?"
Qi Jingzhi had never seen Xiaowazi behave in such a humble and polite manner, and he couldn't help but feel amused.
At that moment, Zhu Yihou stretched out his hand to invite Jiao Yulang to sit down.
He himself looked at Qi Jingzhi and said warmly: "My little friend, you don't have to worry about your family background. The Qi family surnamed Jiang could not be more noble in Daqi. What's more, you have entered the door of cultivation and are with Jiao." If you make friends with your descendants, your future prospects will be limitless!"
Qi Jingzhi was dumbfounded. He had just vaguely mentioned his origins before, but he didn't expect that the other party would misunderstand him and instead offered words of comfort, which really made him laugh and cry.
It can be seen that this Zhu Yihou is not a snobbery based on family status, but is a bit pedantic and obsessed with the so-called bloodline.
Just like what Qi Jingzhi said to the old city god, who doesn't have an extravagant and prominent ancestor? Thinking about it, except for the surnames recorded in the "Forbidden Book", anyone sitting in this Jiangxin Pavilion would be treated with courtesy by the Caojiang Water God.
Thinking of this, Qi Jingzhi asked: "Honorable God, what happened between the two of us and this tree spirit before..."
Zhu Yihou waved his hand: "It's just a dig by the river, what's the big deal? I don't ask why you are fighting, but I see that this tree spirit has no bad karma, but has received a lot of incense. If both parties didn't How about letting go of the irresolvable hatred?"
As he said that, he pointed to the food and wine on the table, and said with a smile: "I am suddenly in a mood to enjoy the moon and have a banquet on the river tonight. I can't bear to settle your lawsuit!"
Hearing this, Mrs. Baozhang suddenly raised her head, her old face was filled with joy, and she immediately kowtowed: "Old woman is willing to reconcile! Thank you God for your compassion!"
Qi Jingzhi thought for a moment, and after remembering that the old man had indeed shown no intention of harming him before, but was just a little stubborn and wanted to find the jade pillow and clear himself of the charges, he nodded and said, "I will follow the wishes of the gods." .”
He turned to look at Mrs. Baozhang on the ground, and said word by word: "My two brothers will never break their promise to you, and they will definitely clear your name!"
Now, because of the interference of the Caojiang Water God, neither party wanted to reveal the matter about the jade pillow. Mrs. Baozhang knew that it was impossible to do anything, so she believed it even if she didn't believe it.
It stood up from the ground and shook violently, shaking off dozens of scaly white spots on its skin.
As soon as these white spots landed on the ground, they turned into little people wearing white clothes, making babbling laughter from their mouths.
"These are twenty red shrimp lobsters. Half of them are dedicated to the gods, and the other half are given to the two young brothers. They can be used as a thank you gift from the old lady!"
After saying that, Mrs. Baozhang lowered her body and bowed, then turned around and ran out of the pavilion.
At some point, the boat sailed away from the shore and returned to the center of the river.
However, Mrs. Baozhang did not hesitate at all. She immediately jumped into the river with a splash and disappeared in an instant. She even left the old camphor tree on the bank covered with red ropes. ….
"Without these twenty red shrimp roe, it will definitely not be able to explain to others. I'm afraid this camphor tree girl won't be able to do it in the future."
Zhu Yihou sighed with emotion, reached out and grabbed the red shrimps on the ground, and these little guys turned into green and yellow clouds, flew to the sky above the dining table, and floated above everyone's heads.
He raised his head and glanced, nodded and said, "It's rare to see such pure red shrimps. I don't think there is any need to cook them. They taste best when eaten raw!"
Hearing this, both Qi Jingzhi and Jiao Yulang had strange expressions on their faces.
When Zhu Yihou saw it, he thought for a moment and smiled clearly: "The red shrimp is not a real living being. It is a camphor tree mother who absorbs the essence of grass, wood, earth and stone, and then uses the merits of incense to protect children. It just looks like a human form." .”
"The merits of incense cannot be used by the divine way, so Zhu took it away on his own initiative. Now these clouds are left
It is the purest earth element and wood element essence. It is of little use to me, but it is extremely beneficial to the cultivation of two major realms: bone refining, life strengthening, and communication between heaven and man. Let you two use it. "
Upon hearing this, Qi Jingzhi and Jiao Yulang looked at each other, then both shook their heads.
Even if they are not real creatures, these red shrimps are so similar to human babies that even if they turned into clouds at this moment, they really can't stop talking.
Seeing this, Zhu Yihou was a little surprised, but he did not try to persuade him.
He pondered for a moment, then suddenly waved his sleeve, and the blue-yellow clouds above everyone's heads were like birds flying into the forest, and they all got into the big red sleeve.
Then, the Caojiang Water God turned to the Qingjiang envoy and said, "Bring the imperial anointing wine and cook a mountain dragon."
The big turtle in silk clothes looked surprised when he heard this, and he quickly bowed in response and ran out of Jiangxin Pavilion again.
It didn't take long before it turned back, carefully holding a white jade wine bottle in its hand.
Seeing Zhu Yihou gently nodding his head, the turtle in black clothes poured a cup for each of the three of them.
The slightly golden wine flowed out of the mouth of the pot, and a strong aroma hit your nose.
Zhu Yihou picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "This wine is made according to the recipe of the Royal Wine of the Daqi Palace. It is called Emperor Gao Wine. It is made by boiling each dou of century-old wine with one or two pieces of Emperor Gao." , drinking it can regulate the five internal organs, strengthen qi and blood, and ward off the cold and unhealthy qi of the four seasons. It is just right for the two little friends to use in their current practice!"
Upon hearing this, Jiao Yulang immediately turned his head and looked at his brother Qi eagerly.
Qi Jingzhi couldn't help but smile, and while raising his glass, he nodded and said, "Since it is beneficial to practice, it doesn't hurt to drink less."
Jiao Yulang was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately raised his glass.
He leaned closer to the cup and smelled the aroma of the pale golden wine in it. His face showed an intoxicating look, and he drank it all without hesitation.
"Hey? This is medicinal wine. You are still young, how can you drink it full?" Zhu Yihou immediately reminded him, but it was already too late.
The next moment, the little kid's face suddenly turned red, his ears seemed to be on fire, and mist rose in his eyes, becoming watery.
He forced himself to endure it for a moment, then suddenly opened his mouth and exhaled a mouthful of hot white air, and at the same time screamed: "It's so spicy! It's so hot!"
Seeing this, Zhu Yihou breathed a sigh of relief and laughed loudly: "I saw that you were still young, so you drank the glass of wine in one gulp, and I thought that I would see the strange scene of smoke coming from the seven orifices. I didn't think so, little friend. The body is strong and far superior to ordinary people, but it is just a breath of white breath. The Jiao family of Chaozhou really lives up to its reputation!"….
At this time, the little boy couldn't care less about the false reputation of the Jiao family in Chaozhou. He stuck out his tongue and breathed for a long time, and then said with some embarrassment: "The Marquis is an old man, Yu Lang doesn't dare to complain, but the wine is really strong. It’s too strong! After drinking this cup, this junior feels that his whole body is full of energy and blood, and I’m afraid he won’t need to eat for several days!”
Zhu Yihou laughed again after hearing this, and introduced: "My imperial ointment for making wine is a pill made of styrax, benzoin, musk, black rhinoceros, sandalwood, agarwood, clove and many other spices and medicinal materials. Take it It can greatly benefit qi and blood and dispel evil spirits, and when supplemented with the century-old wine brewed in Shuifu, the effect is naturally extremely powerful, not to mention that it is eaten by ordinary people..."
The Caojiang Water God paused and looked at Qi Jingzhi, who was raising his glass before drinking. There was a hint of pride in his tone: "Forefathers' medical scriptures say that death by violence, fall, collapse, and ghosts will cause death. If the meat is not cold yet, mix the imperial ointment with wine and pour it into your mouth. If it goes down your throat, you will live!"
"Exactly! The raw materials used by my Marquis to make this emperor's ointment are all of the highest quality that are rare in the world!"
The big tortoise in silk clothes on the side couldn't help but chime in: "On the day the medicine was ready, a boatman on the Cao River died of typhoid fever. His heart was still warm, so the Marquis took a pill of Emperor's ointment and drank it with old wine, and the boatman revived on the spot. , it can be said that the flesh and bones of a dead person are raised!"
Just as the Qingjiang envoy finished speaking, Jiao Yulang suddenly burped, causing everyone to look at him again.
Fortunately, the little boy was very thick-skinned, and his face showed no abnormality. He just used his hand to cover his mouth that smelled of strong alcohol, and whispered to Qi Jingzhi: "Brother, if you drink this glass of wine, it will be worth a belly of meat." Done!"
Qi Jingzhi naturally knew what Jiao Yulang was talking about.
What kind of thing is Qian? I was also quite surprised.
Before going out, he and Jiao Yulang were so full of tiger meat that they could not sleep for several nights. They had to practice boxing to digest it, and their bodies became stronger day by day.
For this reason, seeing that there was no movement from Mr. Tiger and the Demonic Boy, the two of them went out to the county town, taking a lot of dried meat with them.
This dried meat is not as good as fresh meat, it is extremely cold and hard to grind teeth, but now it has been eaten to a large extent. It cannot be said how delicious it is, but it is only a great help to the cultivation of Zhuangming Realm.
If it were a little kid who had never eaten tiger essence meat, he would probably have smoke from his orifices just after drinking this glass of imperial ointment wine.
Qi Jingzhi stared at Jiao Yulang carefully for a long time and felt relieved when he saw that apart from the turbulent aura around his body, the little boy was indeed fine and had gained quite a lot of benefits.
He raised his glass in greeting to Marquis Zhu Yi, and then drank the wine in the same gulp.
The pale golden wine entered the throat. At the beginning of Qi Jing's visit, he only felt a strange fragrance in his mouth and nose, but he didn't taste much of the wine. But soon it seemed as if a fire was ignited in his stomach, and countless heat currents rushed towards his limbs and bones. Spreading away, a hot breath rose upwards and went straight to the top of the head!
He couldn't help but take a deep breath, and in his heart, a white and red crane fluttered its wings and screamed in the sky.
As the Angry Crane's Heart and Bones emerged, the heat flowing in his body all stagnated. Immediately, as if it had a subordinate, it began to follow the breathing rhythm of the Screaming Crane Technique and flow along the Qi-moving route of the Washing Wings Jin.
When he fell into the eyes of everyone, after Qi Jingzhi drank a glass of wine, his face turned slightly red, and the aura around him fluctuated with some strange rhythm. Other than that, even his expression did not change slightly. ….
When Zhu Yihou saw it, his eyes suddenly shone with strange light. He couldn't help stroking his palms and exclaimed: "Little friend Qi's cultivation is really impressive!"
Qi Jingzhi suddenly opened his mouth and exhaled a breath of turbid air, and raised his hands to the Caojiang Water God in front of him: "Thank you, God!"
Zhu Yihou immediately shook his head: "Those twenty red shrimps are a rare good fruit. I can get it because of the two of you. I see that you still have some energy left. You can drink as much as you can today. Let's have a banquet." I’ll give you another pot later!”
This time, without waiting for his instructions, the big turtle in silk clothes came forward with a pot and poured another cup for Qi Jingzhi.
Qi Jingzhi did not refuse, and turned to Zhu Yihou with a smile: "Zun Shen is so approachable, juniors are so bold, and I won't be happy if I don't say anything!"
"Oh? But it doesn't matter!" Zhu Yihou drank a glass of wine without changing his expression.
Qi Jingzhi immediately straightened up his expression and said solemnly, "When I got on the boat, I saw that the musicians on the lower deck were all ordinary people. When they played, they looked frightened and lost their minds. I don't know why?"
"Huh? Is there such a thing?"
Zhu Yihou put down his wine glass, listened attentively for a moment, nodded and said: "The bleak grass and trees are swaying and decaying! Previously, I thought that the drummers and harp musicians in the Shuifu Mansion had improved and were able to sing this "Autumn God's Frost Song" 》The performance has a bit of the artistic conception of "the frost is coming and the cool breeze is blowing. Now that I listen carefully, the sound of the music is indeed different."
As he said that, he turned to look at the big turtle in silk clothes.
Then the Qingjiang envoy took a step forward and explained in a low voice: "The people playing down here are not the musicians in the palace, but a few Luqi people who wander around the world and perform arts. I also saw the harp player among them. They have quite a bit of skill, and the Marquis loves this art very much, so he invited them over to join in the fun."
It paused and then added: "When I invited people, I just said that the master of the family was traveling on the river to have a feast. Before boarding the boat, I used illusions to cover his ears and eyes, and he never revealed the name of the water mansion."
"Nonsense! The people sitting in the cabin having a banquet are all...you don't know! How can you put these strangers down here? Why don't you come up to the upper level!"
Zhu Yihou scolded them and then added: "By the way, the river breeze at night has been quite chilly recently, so I will prepare some food and wine for them to keep them away from the cold."
The big turtle in silk clothes shrank his head and quickly took the order and left.
Since boarding the ship, the Qingjiang envoy has been in and out several times. Looking at his back, Qi Jingzhi deeply felt that this person's job was really not easy to do.
Zhu Yihou had no such experience and said with a chuckle: "This matter is indeed my negligence! The years in the river are long.
Sir, I like drinking and listening to music most in my spare time. It is inevitable that the people below me will do what I like. This time I was a little too impatient, which made the two little friends laugh! "
Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi's expression did not change at all. He immediately stood up, took the white jade wine jug and filled Zhu Yihou's wine glass: "It's fine if you, the god, don't mind me being a troublesome guest."
Zhu Yihou waved his hands, raised his glass and paid tribute to Qi Jingzhi, "What are you talking about, little friend! If you hadn't kindly reminded me, I would have almost treated these poor Luqi people harshly. I have always considered myself a person who loves pleasure. Once this happens, If word spreads about it, it will really become a joke!"
When he said this, the Caojiang Water God had a gloomy look on his face.
Seeing this, Qi Jingzhi knew that even though the other party was the master of a river, he would still inevitably encounter unfavorable things.
It's just that their status is very different and their friendship is shallow. Naturally, he won't bother to get to the bottom of it. After sitting down, he raised his glass in the same way: "It's only those heartless people who can talk nonsense and bark. In fact, it's just a matter of time." No need to worry."
After that, the boy and the god looked at each other and smiled, and each drank the wine in their glasses.
This time, Qi Jingzhi had experience. When the wine entered his intestines, the angry crane in his heart immediately fluttered its wings, and in a few breaths, the medicinal power of the wine penetrated his whole body.
Silently feeling the changes in his body, he couldn't help but feel a burst of joy in his heart. The day when he had mastered the third level of specialized Qi and tenderness outside the country was not far away. .
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