The elegant room was antique. Bixi was sitting on her knees in front of a wooden barrel. Her red pomegranate skirt was spread out on the wooden floor. Her white and slender hands reached into the barrel and gently scrubbed her feet.
The sound of water that rises from time to time always breaks the rhythm of the music played by the woman next to her.
An Yan sat on the bed, immersed in his own Qi sea. From morning to now, his Qi sea had expanded into a small pool, with clouds and mist on it.
But since it is called "the sea", Anyan feels that she still has a long way to go.
The sound in the room suddenly stopped at this moment. An Yan, whose senses became sharper, couldn't help but open his eyes and saw that the three women who were waiting in the room just got up and left, and there was an additional person at the door. A strange woman in her thirties.
"You are really bold." The man leaned on the threshold and spoke slowly. The simple clothes he wore seemed a bit out of place with everything in this Zifang.
"Aren't you afraid of being discovered by practicing so quietly?"
An Yan was startled, and her eyes changed when she looked at the woman again.
This is also a monk!
But apart from her beautiful face, there was nothing special about this woman. She didn't even notice that she was a monk. How did she discover herself?
An Yan pondered for a moment and then said, "Who is your Excellency?"
"You are so blatantly doing prohibited things in my territory, do you think I should hand you over to the Xuanjia Guards?" The woman looked at him with a calm expression, but what she said was shocking.
Is this person the boss behind Zifang?
With such an inconspicuous outfit, the clothes worn by ordinary maids in Zifang are better than hers.
An Yan got off the bed, cupped his hands towards the other party and said, "I don't mean to disturb you, but I apologize for my rudeness."
The woman looked at An Yan up and down, then she suddenly closed the door and appeared in front of An Yan out of thin air, with a look of surprise in her eyes.
The legend turns out to be true, there really is such a physique in the world...
Her eyes flickered uncertainly, and she spoke after a while: "You are not from Luoyang."
An Yan said calmly: "Why do you see it?"
The woman said: "The monks in Luoyang are not as desperate as you."
An Yan heard this and thought to himself: Are there many other monks in Luoyang City?
He has only come into contact with one person, Master Xuanyi, and can be said to be a complete novice in terms of cultivation.
"What do you mean by your words?" He frowned.
The woman smiled lightly: "You will know soon."
At the same moment, the main gate of Zifang ushered in a group of soldiers wearing black armor and black swords at their waists. The door servants were startled, but they did not dare to stop them and hurriedly trotted inside to report.
These murderous soldiers alarmed the entire Zifang. Many people looked down from upstairs. The person in charge of Zifang, a beautiful woman who was familiar with Yu Huanzhang, came up to them.
"Fellow military lords, is it appropriate to suddenly visit us? We are a legal business, and we have to pay the same amount of taxes!"
The leading sergeant stopped and gave a few instructions. The soldiers immediately dispersed and began to check the rooms here one by one.
The leading sergeant took out a token and flashed it in front of the beautiful woman: "Search for monsters, and those who stand in the way will not be spared!"
The beautiful woman suddenly looked panicked: "We have a demon here? Are you kidding me, Lord Jun? There are all weak women in the purple shop here, where did the demon come from!"
The sergeant ignored her and took out a small, exquisite and strange compass in his hand. The pointer on it was spinning rapidly at the moment.
An Yan in the attic also heard the movement downstairs, as well as the sound of breaking the door getting closer and closer.
Finally, the door of the room he was in was pushed open forcefully, and an armored soldier wearing an evil ghost's iron mask appeared at the door. This man's attire was exactly the same as the Xuanjia guards An Yan had seen outside the city.
He held a small compass in his hand. After opening the door, he lowered his head and looked at the compass, but he let out a strange chuckle.
The movement of the hands stopped.
The mysterious guard looked at An Yan and the woman in coarse clothes in the room, then looked around at other rooms, turned around and left without saying a word.
Downstairs, these soldiers gathered together again.
"Commander Wang, suddenly became unresponsive."
Under the iron mask worn by the leader, the look on his face was equally astonished.
"Ah! I remembered!" The beautiful woman on the side suddenly shouted.
"What's wrong?" Commander Wang frowned.
"A few days ago, our Zifang bought an obsolete refrigeration device from Tiangongyuan. However, the people here are not very good at using it. It was an operation error that alerted all the military officers." The beautiful woman Said cautiously.
"Take us to have a look." Commander Wang said indifferently.
The beautiful woman led everyone into the backyard. As soon as they walked in, Commander Wang found that the compass pointer in his hand was trembling again. According to the position pointed by the compass, he opened the door of a room and saw an occupied room inside. A large machine covering most of the area is covered with gears and chains, and there are many thick pipes connected to the top.
Commander Wang ordered: "Turn off the machine."
The beautiful woman hurriedly said: "Yes!"
Then he quickly ordered the servants on the side to operate the machine.
Seeing that the compass pointer in his hand stopped moving again, Commander Wang asked: "Did you use third-class fire phosphorus?"
The beautiful woman said: "The military master is right. How can we use second-class fire phosphorus?"
Commander Wang then put away the compass and raised his hand to the beautiful woman: "Excuse me."
The beautiful woman held a fan and said with a smile: "We have disturbed all the military lords. You must pay attention to it in the future! It's hot outside. If you don't mind it, military lord, please drink a few cups of tea before leaving?"
Commander Wang glanced at the pretty maids around him. Although he was extremely moved, he still refused rationally: "I have official business, so I'll take my leave!"
The beautiful woman spoke again: "Hurry and prepare some snacks for the military lords to take away."
In the attic.
An Yan rubbed a green jade pendant in his hand, which was handed to him by the woman in front of him. The moment he touched the jade, An Yan felt that the connection between himself and the world was cut off, and his five senses were no longer sharp.
Listening to the commotion downstairs, there was a hint of panic in his eyes. If he was captured, Yu Jingtang might not be able to save him!
"Thank you!" An Yan solemnly said to the woman in front of him.
But the woman in rough clothes said: "I saved your life, do you just want to say thank you?"
An Yan pondered for a moment and asked, "What do you want, Your Excellency?"
A gleam flashed through the woman's eyes, and she suddenly showed a bright smile. Her face without makeup was breathtakingly beautiful at the moment.
"How about you sleep with me for one night?"
An Yan's heart skipped a beat, and she forced herself to calm down and said, "Sir, don't be joking."
The woman stepped forward and moved a little closer to An Yan: "I'm not kidding."
An Yan could already smell a strange fragrance on her body, which was refreshing. He didn't understand that such a beautiful woman would dress like this.
"I'm not bad looking, right?" The woman deliberately puffed out her chest. She was full-chested and stretched her upper body clothes tightly. This action made An Yan take another look.
The woman noticed An Yan's little movements, and the smile on her face became brighter. She gently raised her hand, put her index finger on An Yan's chest, and scratched down bit by bit.
Her fingers are white and thin, which is really beautiful, which makes people more sure that her simple clothes are hiding her identity.
"How about it, you won't suffer any loss."
An Yan, however, grabbed her mischievous hand and stared at her.
Just when the woman thought An Yan had agreed to submit, she heard him say, "Aren't you afraid of death?"
The smile on the woman's face froze. After being stunned for a moment, she suddenly chuckled. She pulled out the hand held by An Yan without leaving a trace. An Yan didn't even have time to hold it tightly, so she could only recall the smooth and tender touch just now.
"I thought you really didn't know anything." The woman said with a smile and took a step back.
An Yan secretly thought to herself: This woman seems to be as aware of her own physique as Zhenren Xuanyi, and what is so special about her body...
"My name is Nie Nanyan."
"I'm An Yan."
Nie Nanyan had a strange look on his face: "Are you just An Yan?"
An Yan asked strangely: "Do you know me?"
"First time we meet." Nie Nanyan's beautiful eyes wandered as she looked at An Yan thoughtfully.
"It seems that she didn't teach you anything."
An Yan frowned and said, "Who is she?"
Nie Nanyan sighed softly, then smiled and said: "It seems that the two of us are not destined to be destined. It's a pity, it's a pity."
An Yan: "..."
Could it be that the woman this woman is talking about refers to the real person Xuanyi?
If Nie Nanyan was a monk, it would not be surprising to meet Master Xuanyi.
Luoyang City may be said to be big, but for the monks as a group, it may also be very small.
"Don't be so rash next time. If you really get caught by those people, no one can save you."
After Nie Nanyan said that, she turned around and left the room. An Yan was about to ask her something, but saw her disappear out of thin air after taking two steps.
What a monk!
An Yan frowned and looked at the jade pendant in her hand, with many doubts in her heart.
He hadn't practiced just now, so why could he alert Nie Nanyan and Xuan Jiawei?
After thinking for a long time, An Yan felt that his future days in Luoyang might be like walking on thin ice.
Not long after, Yu Huanzhang's figure suddenly appeared at the door.
"Brother disgusted."
An Yan gathered her thoughts and said with a smile, "Brother Huanzhang, is it over?"
Yu Huanzhang curled his lips and said: "I was disturbed, and I don't know what those guys wanted to do."
He should refer to Xuan Jiawei.
Then he asked: "Where are the people in Brother Yan's room?"
An Yan said, "I didn't have those thoughts. I just let them play the music for a while. When Xuanjia Guard was searching just now, I let them go down together."
Yu Huanzhang was stunned when he heard this. He looked at An Yan for a long time before saying, "Brother Yan... you are a true gentleman!"
An Yan shook his head: "What kind of gentleman am I? I was feeling itchy just now, but my body is still recovering recently, so it's not appropriate to do this."
Yu Huanzhang burst out laughing again.
"It's because I didn't think carefully and let Brother Yan endure it for a long time in vain."
Near noon, An Yan saw Yu Huanzhen walking out of a room refreshed.
Yu Huanzhang had wine and food prepared, and the women from before were waiting on him. It was very pleasant to listen to them playing the piano and singing while eating and drinking.
Considering An Yan's health, Yu Huanzhang did not let him drink. Instead, he was quite interested in reciting poems with the women here.
"Brother Huanzhang, do you know anything about the boss of Zifang?" An Yan asked.
Yu Huanzhang shook his head: "I just heard that she is a woman, I don't know anything else, but I don't know whether she is a woman or not."
The person in charge of this place on weekdays is the beautiful woman they met earlier, named Shangru.
An Yan looked at the women in the room again and guessed that asking them would be fruitless, otherwise the outside world wouldn't know about Nie Nanyan.
In the afternoon, Yu Huanzhang and Yu Huanzhen had just enjoyed themselves, and the three of them got into the carriage and returned together.
When saying goodbye, Yu Huanzhang smiled and said to An Yan: "Brother Yan, if you want to go again, you can come to me at any time."
Yu Huanzhen also said: "And me!"
An Yan returned to her residence with many puzzlements in her heart.
If the practice would be noticed by outsiders, then how come he was not discovered when he practiced this morning.
Is it because this is the Prime Minister's Mansion, or is it because I just happened to encounter Xuan Jiawei nearby in Zifang today.
An Yan looked at the green jade pendant in his hand and thought for a long time. He searched carefully in his room and finally found a complicated and mysterious pattern in an inconspicuous corner.
Reaching out and touching it, I felt the same feeling as the green jade pendant.
It seems that this pattern conceals his cultivation aura.
At night.
Master Xuanyi came again, and the first thing she said when she saw An Yan was: "Are you open to the sea of qi?"
Her clear voice was full of surprise, as if in her opinion, An Yan couldn't do this.
"The qi training method I wrote down yesterday was suddenly clear to me when I woke up this morning." An Yan said.
Master Xuanyi's eyes were no longer calm, and he looked at An Yan without saying anything for a long time.
An Yan took out the green jade pendant.
"Where did you get it?" Master Xuanyi seemed to recognize it and asked.
"A woman named Nie Nanyan gave it to me. She helped me avoid the Xuanjia Guard's search."
Master Xuanyi frowned and said, "Are you practicing outside?"
An Yan shook his head: "No."
Master Xuanyi stared at An Yan for a long time, then suddenly raised his hand, and the green jade pendant instantly flew into her hand.
An Yan saw that she seemed to be thinking, so he waited for her to speak.
"You... are more special than I thought." Master Xuanyi said.
A sea of qi is opened up in one day...the body no longer absorbs the spiritual qi on its own all the time...
Is this the Extreme Yang Body?
It won't be long before this kid can surpass me!
"Did you go to Zifang?" Master Xuanyi asked again.
An Yan nodded, and then said, "I didn't touch the women there."
After that, he couldn't help but ask: "Who is Nie Nanyan? Are there many monks in Luoyang City?"
Master Xuanyi said calmly: "She is the master behind Zifang and the second-in-command of the 'Wild Fire Machine Factory'."
"Wildfire machine factory?" An Yan was surprised. He knew the meaning of the word "machinist" very well.
He knew about Chang'an Mystery Factory and Luoyang Mystery Factory, but what was this wildfire machine factory?
"A shady underground organization, most of the monks in Xuantang have received their favor."
Master Xuanyi made the green jade pendant fly to An Yan again.
"This jade pendant was made by them. Without it, the monks in Luoyang might have died."
