"This is truly the most low-key engagement party I have ever seen."
Zhang Qingyuan watched the engagement ceremony from the perspective of a bystander.
The Tangtang Immortal Mansion, one of the top families in the martial arts world, has a son who is engaged, but has no relatives or friends.
As for the Chen family, there is also a large family in the local area, but except for a few elders, they are also simple and rough.
Early the next morning, Zhang Qingyuan, who had been practicing for half an hour, came to Li Qiuran's room.
It was just a temporary residence, so there was nothing exciting in her room. She didn't even have a bellyband to dry, and he didn't know who to guard against.
Because he had to talk about business, Zhang Qingyuan didn't linger too much. Li Qiuran was already dressed, and the two of them sat at the table and poured two bowls of tea.
Zhang Qingyuan glanced at the bright red stain on the ground that had not been wiped clean, and silently recorded this day in his heart.
He gently held her hand, her face as bright as the moon and as white as jade.
"What did you find out about Chen Ling'er last night?" Zhang Qingyuan asked while squeezing Rou Yi in his palm.
After finally being alone, Li Qiuran is not so shy. He will wait until later if he doesn't get involved at this time.
"Sigh." Li Qiuran sighed, "Nothing was found out. Chen Ling'er's mind is now filled with life after marriage and all kinds of thoughts about raising a husband and raising children. She has not noticed any problems between her family and the Wang family at all."
She was also helpless, thinking that the person involved could know something. When she was dressing Chen Ling'er last night, she made all kinds of insidious questions, but they didn't know what she was asking at all.
In the end, Li Qiuran almost asked openly, but she was still confused.
She is full of brains now... It's the opposite. But that's the fact, I don't think about anything but men.
"You deserve to be cheated."
Zhang Qingyuan murmured: "I can't count on her at all, and I just don't care. I should put aside my desire to help others and respect her fate."
To put it bluntly, the two companies are now working together to trick Chen Ling'er, and Chen Ling'er is still counting the money after being sold, and she is still counting the money happily.
"Are you willing to let it go?"
"Of course not."
Although Taoists do nothing, there are still Taoist priests who go down the mountain to ward off demons and protect the Tao, helping others and accumulating merit.
What's more, Chen Ling'er is still a friend, even though this friend is stupid and lacking.
If he really watched her jump into the fire pit and live a miserable life in the future, or even die in the pit, he would definitely feel guilty, and the emotion of guilt is also an obstacle to spiritual practice.
Just like a normal person watching a good friend be deceived into a pyramid scheme, but he didn't know it was a pyramid scheme and was still having a good time, would you care about him?
Knowing that he can't be persuaded to come back, if he forcefully pulls him, he will get into trouble.
But if he refuses to save his life, will he feel uncomfortable if he is stupidly sent to jail in the future?
There are heartless people in the world, but Zhang Qingyuan is not. Whether it is because of his own Taoism or the consideration of his friends, he will not ignore it.
After all, we are Xiao Mengchang from another world.
What's more... now it's not just Chen Ling'er's business.
"Qiu Ran, have you noticed anyone following you or spying on you in the past few days?"
Li Qiuran raised her beautiful eyes and looked directly at him, making Zhang Qingyuan a little embarrassed.
"The night before yesterday, you were the only one who wandered outside my door..."
"Ahem, I said everyone except me."
"That's not the case." Li Qiuran looked away, and with a flash of thought, he asked doubtfully: "Is someone spying on you?"
"It's not peeping, it should be said that it's following me."
"who is it?"
He thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "I'm not sure who is following me, he hides very well.
But I have seen Xiao Xingyue unleash his murderous intent on me. "
He remembered the way Xiao Xingyue looked at him at the dinner table yesterday. Although it was fleeting, he captured it very accurately. This was why he said it was no longer just Chen Ling'er's business.
Being stared at by a master is never something to be careless about.
Li Qiuran was confused, "You have no grievances, so why did she want to kill you? Is it because of the little quarrel between us at the wine table that day that she wanted to take revenge on you?
If it was really because of this, as the successor of Star Chasing Wushuang Sword, she must be too small. "
Li Qiuran frowned, she felt very angry, and she couldn't help but have the idea of strike first.
No, if it's really because I refuted Wang Zhuyang's face and made fun of her, she can take revenge on me. What's wrong with Guan Qingyuan?
Could it be that she wants to threaten me with Qingyuan's life...
Li Qiuran, whose personality has changed, is no longer the heroine who just rolled up her sleeves. Now she has more and more thoughts and knows how to use her brain when doing things.
"What do you think?" Li Qiuran, who couldn't figure out the reason, asked Zhang Qingyuan again.
Zhang Qingyuan shook his head, "I don't know either, but I'm sure that it's probably not because of you that she disliked me as early as the first day we met."
"Well, she didn't even give you face in front of everyone at the banquet."
"Let's put Xiao Xingyue's matter aside for now. Even if she wants to kill me, she can't do it in Songjiang Mansion City." Standing up, Zhang Qingyuan pulled Li Qiuran and said: "Follow me, I will take you to see someone, first Let’s figure out Wang Xiyuan’s problem.”
"Do you have a clue?"
Zhang Qingyuan smiled and said, "You'll know when you get there."
The two quietly walked out of Chen's house, turning left and right. After walking for half an hour, they arrived in front of a courtyard in Xicheng.
This is a five-door courtyard with a back garden behind it.
Since meeting the young master yesterday, Zhang Qingyuan has quietly followed him here.
Since he spurns Wang Xiyuan, it means that he and Wang Xiyuan know each other.
Although Li Qiuran didn't know where this place was, she didn't ask anything foolishly.
He walked to the door and knocked on the door.
After a while, the door slowly opened, and there stood an old man, the fat old servant next to the rich man.
The old servant looked at the visitors curiously. When he saw the two of them, he smiled politely and said, "Taoist Priest Qingyuan, Taoist Qiu Ran, may I ask what business you have here?"
He didn't ask how the two found this place, but directly asked the reason for coming here.
The old man's hands were wide and covered with calluses, indicating that he was a man with extremely high palm skills.
I didn't observe it carefully before, but now I can see that the young master inside probably has a high status.
"Oh, yesterday afternoon, Pindao saw your young master entering here with a depressed expression, so he came here to visit today to see if he could untie his knot."
The old servant nodded, "That's it. Wait a moment, wait for the old servant to go in and let me know."
"Thank you."
The door closed and the old servant walked in.
Not long after, around the door, two old servants, fat and thin, stood on the left and right, and the rich man came out to greet him.
He stood in the door, cupped his fists and said, "I'm Zheng Yubo, meet the two Taoist priests."
Zhang Qingyuan and the other two returned the greeting: "I have met Mr. Zheng."
"Please come in."
Following the three of them, they walked into the courtyard. The courtyard was cleaned spotlessly, with bluestone paved floors and goldfish ponds and lotus tanks placed elegantly and modestly.
The two of them walked and observed. The yard was very large, with a five-entry yard, a loft, a rockery, and a back garden. With such an expensive land, this house was not something that ordinary people could buy.
However, in such a big house, it seems that they only have three masters and servants, and no servants.
Walking to the attic in the backyard, Mr. Zheng said to the two old servants: "Uncle Huan and Uncle Xi, you two guard the door for us."
"yes."
The three of them walked into the attic. There were three floors in total. The interior was antique, with carved beams and painted beams, and all kinds of antiques and jades filled the whole room.
Coming to the second floor, here is a study room.
"Please take a seat."
"Thank you."
The three of them sat at the table. Zheng Yubo poured tea for them and said, "I heard Uncle Xi say, do you want to relieve my worries?"
Zhang Qingyuan nodded.
Putting down the teapot, he smiled and asked, "How dare I ask Taoist Master Qingyuan, do you know where my worries come from?"
Zhang Qingyuan pretended to be profound and said: "I think the young master must be trapped by love."
"Oh?" Zheng Yubo was slightly surprised: "How do you know?"
Nonsense, your expression yesterday was exactly the same as the expression in the teahouse, you looked abandoned.
"Haha, of course I can see the weakness in the young master's heart." Zhang Qingyuan picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.
Zheng Yubo took a deep breath, "Am I weak?"
He smiled disdainfully, "How dare you say I'm weak? Let me tell you, I'm not weak at all, I'm very hard!"
Zhang Qingyuan glanced at Li Qiuran, look, he is anxious, he is anxious!
Turning around, he asked with a slight smile: "Since you are not soft, why did Wang Xiyuan steal the girl you loved, but you didn't even have the courage to punch him?"
Zheng Yubo took a deep breath and glared at Zhang Qingyuan, "Why did he snatch it? I gave it to him for the sake of my brother!"
"Give it to him? They are both engaged, aren't you anxious?"
"I..." He wanted to say that he was not in a hurry, but suddenly his heart ached, and he was suddenly overcome with grief. He patted the table and said, "What's the use of being anxious? Wan'er likes him, not me..."
"Wan..."
Wan'er?
Zhang Qingyuan looked at Li Qiuran, who also looked confused.
The girl he has a crush on is not Chen Ling'er, but Wan'er came out of nowhere.
After all, he lived in Songjiang and was so anxious when Chen Ling'er got engaged.
It seems that I only guessed half right.
Fortunately, what I said just now was that they were engaged, not that Chen Ling'er was engaged.
"Ahem, look, the girl you are reluctant to touch has always abandoned her. Don't you want to seek justice for Wan'er?
Don’t you want to expose Wang Xiyuan’s hypocritical character?
Don't you want Wan'er to abandon him and come back to you? "
Zhang Qingyuan's voice was bewitching, and he was sure that this guy was just a licker.
Why do you dare to say that Wan'er is a girl he has never touched? Because she is a dog licker, she will not be favored by the goddess.
It can be seen from his behavior in the teahouse that day that he is a boiling sheep.
If you want to participate, you can only stand aside and shout cheers.
Hearing Zhang Qingyuan's bewitching voice, Zheng Yubo raised his head, his eyes filled with anger.
"what do I do?"
"Zhang Qingyuan said with a smile: First tell me, how many confidantes does Wang Xiyuan have?"
