Chapter 247 A Daughter Has Grown up in Our Family

"Jingtang has been out for three days..."

In the afternoon, Pei Xiangjun was leaning against the porch at the door of the kitchen at the back of his new house, holding a jade in his hand and slowly polishing it, and said very boringly:

"The young master of a free and wealthy family should not be so busy as he went to the Yamen to work as an errand. He didn't even have time to go home and rest... The same goes for the imperial court. The Jingtang is easy to use, so they can use it as hard as they can..."

Luo Ning wore an apron and was busy in the large kitchen where she started cooking for the first time. She looked cold and aloof, like a single mother who was not interested in men at all. When she heard Sanniang's words like a young woman in love, she said displeasedly:

"He can't bear to be able to ride a horse for the Queen. How can he be willing to come back...Aren't you afraid that the maid will see you playing with such unclean things during the day?"

"It doesn't matter if you see it, it's just prepared for you anyway... Tell me quickly, what words do you want to engrave? If you don't tell me, I will engrave 'Didn't eat'. If you are surprised and see it, you will be tortured to death..."

"You!" Luo Ning really couldn't stand this woman anymore, and frowned: "You come here to help when you have nothing to do. Do you really think of yourself as a wife and me as a cook?"

"I'm a martial arts practitioner who doesn't cook well. Besides, it's not like I don't have a maid in my house..."

"The house has just started a fire, so you must cook the first meal yourself. You won't just come and light the fire..."

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While the two were chatting, the sound of footsteps suddenly came from outside.

Tap tap tap...

Luo Ning turned around and saw Ping'er trotting in from outside, looking around the corner of the house.

Seeing this, Luo Ning put down her kitchen knife, walked over slowly and asked;

"What's wrong?"

"Letter from home."

Ping'er took out a small note from her sleeve and handed it to Luo Ning:

"The leader urged his wife to go back quickly, saying that something might happen in the capital."

"Um?"

Luo Ning took the note and looked at the handwriting on it, frowned slightly, looked at the direction of the imperial city, and then wanted to go out.

Ping'er saw this and pulled Luo Ning's sleeve: "Madam, you don't want to tip off the government, do you?"

"..."

Luo Ning paused, blinked her eyes, and then said seriously:

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'll go discuss it with the Night Terror Hall."

"The leader asked Madam not to interfere and go back directly..."

"The things in the palace have already been sorted out, and we will be able to do it in the near future. If I go back now, won't all my efforts be wasted? You go chop the vegetables, I have my own sense of discretion."

"oh……"

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Gulu gulu——

The luxurious chariot of Prince Jing's Mansion was parked outside the palace gate.

Ye Jingtang got off the car, held the reins, looked at the car window, and said:

"I'll go back first. Your Highness will spend the night in the palace tonight?"

After fighting in the car for a while, the two began to practice martial arts again. Ye Jingtang was pinched, and he tore up the drawing paper in fear of being embarrassed and angry. He showed great restraint and did not want to offend again.

But unfortunately, Big Benben never disappoints. Even if he tries hard to assume a standard pose, there are still more or less errors that need to be adjusted. For this reason, Nightmare still has to go all the way.

Dongfang Liren knew that Ye Jingtang had taken advantage, but he was too confident to blame him. He could not smile and thank him afterwards. At this time, he was sitting upright in the carriage, just nodded coldly, and then closed the window.

Birdie was hugged by the palace maid and slept like a piggy. Ye Jingtang took it and rubbed it before turning it over. He looked around: "Chichijiji?", probably asking, "Have you eaten?" ’.

Ye Jingtang secretly shook his head, put the bird on his shoulder, watched the chariot drive into the palace gate, then got on his horse and headed towards Tianshui Bridge.

The Nanxun River runs through Yun'an City from north to south. There are eighteen stone bridges connecting the two banks on the way. Wende Bridge is at the top. The White Lion Bridge mentioned by Sun Wuji is in the middle of the Nanxun River. There are two bridgeheads. Named after the big lion, the bridge is very wide and is considered a must-visit attraction for travelers visiting Beijing.

Ye Jingtang drove his horse down the Nanxun River. When he passed the White Lion Bridge, he searched at both ends of the stone bridge where people were coming and going. As a result, a voice came from under the bridge:

"here."

Ye Jingtang came to the edge of the fence of the stone bridge and looked down, only to see a small awning boat floating under the stone bridge with a fishing rod protruding from it.

Sun Wuji, wearing an old cloak and tying up his white hair with a hairband, sat cross-legged at the bow of the ship. Although his figure was thin but not weak, he felt like a robe covering a steel frame.

Seeing this, the bird landed on the bow of the boat, looked into the fish basket, and found that it was empty. It couldn't help but tilt its head and spread its wings:

"Jiji?"

Ye Jingtang tied the horse to the fence, flew down into the arch bridge, and landed firmly on the awning boat.

"Senior Sun also likes fishing?"

"Fishing is a way to nourish your energy and calm your mind. As you get older, most people enjoy this."

Sun Wuji said something, and found that the fat-headed bird looked at him with some disgust, and said:

"Fishing is all about the process, and it is common to catch nine out of ten times. If you really come here for the fish, you will be eager for quick success and impatient, but you will fall behind."

"grumble."

The bird pointed at the fish basket with its wings, obviously indicating - if you don't come here for the fish, why would you bring a fish basket?

Ye Jingtang came to the front, moved Naughty Bird aside, and said with a smile:

"Senior is indeed right. I have caught fish before in Liangzhou, but it was too time-consuming, so I used a sledgehammer to stun the fish. Now that I think about it, I am really eager for quick success."

When Sun Wuji heard this, he turned around and asked:

"Where is your hometown in Liangzhou?"

"Honghe Town is only a few dozen miles away from the border. It has a population of 2,000 and is considered an unknown town."

"I have never been to this town, but I passed by the Red River once when I was young. The water was knee-deep and full of small fish that didn't grow up. Where did Zheng Feng live in seclusion after he disappeared from Junshan Terrace?"

"Yes, he opened a small escort agency. He picked me up during the escort service and raised me as an adult. When I was in Honghe Town, there was a teahouse in the town, and there were often people who never forgot about the world outside. I even listened to it when I was a child. The story of Senior Guosun, um... a fierce horse and a green front accompanied by a beauty, he doesn't admire princes or immortals, he is so cool and unrestrained, I want to learn swordsmanship when I hear it..."

Sun Wuji looked at Ye Jingtang from the corner of his eye and felt that Ye Jingtang was indeed not like Beiliang's fine work, so he didn't ask any more questions and just smiled softly:

"It was true when I was young, but now that I have grown old, I have grown old, and my beauties have gone before me. Now I am envious of immortals. If I had been more utilitarian when I was young, I would have pursued the path of immortality rather than wanton freedom in the world. How can I sit here in my old age? No matter how important a person is about life and death, he still wants the people around him to walk behind him..."

Ye Jingtang had never heard of any stories about Sun Wuji's bitterness and hatred, nor his descendants. He thought that his wife had passed away, but after all these things were not easy to explain, so he just nodded and asked:

"Have you been here before, Master Sun?"

Sun Wuji looked at the green river and thought about it for a moment:

"When I was as old as you, I traveled around the world and came to Yun'an. It was still Dayan at that time. Emperor Yan Gong had just succeeded to the throne, and Fengguan City was only in his forties. He lived near the White Lion Bridge.

"At that time, Fengguan City was already recognized as the best in the world. Countless people from the world came here to take a look. The bridge was full of people from morning to night. I was seventeen or eighteen years old and had not yet mastered the swordsmanship. My personality was also upright and I had no knowledge of the world. My friend, if you don’t want to crowd into the crowd, just stay under the bridge alone, waiting to see Fengguan City.

"In the end, Fengguancheng didn't wait, but a little chivalrous girl, who was not good at martial arts, stood on the fence above to watch the fun, and fell off when she lost her footing.

"I picked it up easily at the time, but ended up holding it in the wrong place, and I was thrown directly into it. It took me a lifetime to pay back the debt..."

When Sun Wuji said this, even though his temperament was as sharp as a sword, there was still a bit of nostalgia in his eyes.

Ye Jingtang looked up and said with a smile: "I'm about the same. I just came to the capital and rented a shabby little courtyard in Shuanggui Lane. On the second day of my stay, a pair of chivalrous women broke in..."

"A pair?"

"Master and apprentice, I have to occupy their nest. Fortunately, I have the deed to the house..."

"Did you kick them out?"

"I wanted to drive him away, but I didn't, so the result was unclear, haha..."

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Sun Wuji sneered, not too gossipy, just sighed:

"That's what makes the world interesting. You don't know what kind of people you will meet tomorrow or what kind of wine you will drink tomorrow. But some people are greedy and insufficient. When they meet a good one, they think they can meet a better one tomorrow. But after they miss it, , I have been regretting it all my life. There are very few people like me who can go back to their hometown and recall the past before they are buried. They miss but have no regrets.

"You have to cherish the people in front of you. In order to seek fame and wealth for a while, you become the betrayer. Even if you become the best in the world, or even become the king and emperor, you will only have regrets... Huh? Here we go... "

While Ye Jingtang was listening to Sun Wuji lamenting about life, he suddenly noticed that Sun Daxia, a man of immortal demeanor, was sitting up straighter, his eyes burning.

Ye Jingtang was startled, thinking that some peerless master had come, but he found Sword Master Sun holding the fishing rod in both hands and concentrating on fishing.

"grumble?"

The birds were stunned for a moment, and then they quickly lay on the bow of the boat, looked into the water, and gave orders.

Ye Jingtang was speechless. He was afraid of scaring the fish away, so he didn't dare to disturb him. It wasn't until Sun Wuji pulled up the palm-long white strip that he talked about teaching Benben swordsmanship.

Sun Wuji no longer pursues the sword in his hand, so he naturally doesn't mind teaching swordsmanship.

Seeing this, Ye Jingtang chatted for a while before saying goodbye and leaving with a satisfied bird...

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Hoof-clack, hoof-clack...

The horses crossed the bustling river bank, and it didn't take long before they came down the river to the vicinity of Tianshui Bridge.

Ye Jingtang was riding on the horse, while Niaoniao was holding the small fish with his claws and flying in front of him. Along the way, he muttered: "Chichijiji...", probably talking about Old Man Sun's poor fishing skills.

The air is cool in autumn, and there are many people in Tianshui Bridge every afternoon.

Ye Jingtang was ranked as the chief martial artist and was knighted by the imperial court. Now his reputation was quite big. Everyone in the neighborhood knew him. As long as he passed by on the street, he would be surrounded by people saying hello.

Ye Jingtang was used to being free in the world, so he could only avoid these compliments as much as possible, and returned to Pei's house through a sparsely populated back alley.

But driving the horse through the bluestone alley, before reaching the back door, he found a little girl standing in the alley.

The little girl is wearing a light green skirt, with her hair tied up in a bun that has not yet been released from the pavilion. Her spirited face has slowly lost its childishness, and is now budding, with a slightly more bright and beautiful look.

Although her dress is very bookish, the little girl's temperament and manners are not at all in line with the scholarly family. Her upper body is leaning against the wall, holding a brown scabbard with a knife in her arms, and holding a candied haws stick in her mouth. She looks very arrogant. .

The age of fifteen or sixteen is the age when a girl develops the fastest. She is fed and fed well every day in the capital. Zhe Yunli has changed very quickly in the past few months. The areas that should not be fat have not changed, but the areas that should be fat are indeed He is fatter. Looking from the side, the bulging skirt of his clothes can actually hold the knife, and he is obviously taller.

When Ye Jingtang saw Zhe Yunli from a distance, he was surprised and said:

"Yunli, why are you standing here?"

"Ji~"

Niaoniao quickly flew over and threw the small fish into Zhe Yunli's hand.

Zhe Yunli raised his hand to catch Niaoniao. When he saw Ye Jingtang approaching, he didn't smile, but tilted his head with a faint resentment:

"Hmph~ I haven't seen anyone for three or five days since I came back, but now you think of me?"

? ?

Night Terror Hall's head was covered with black streaks, and he led the horse to the front:

"Speak so nicely, I'm getting goosebumps. Why are you unhappy? Your master wife is dealing with you?"

Zhe Yunli stood up straight and walked toward the back with him:

"My mistress is busy cleaning up your new house, so how can you think of talking to me? Speaking of which, we have known each other for such a long time. I used to help you clean up your house every day, without any credit but with hard work. You won't forget what day it is today, right?"

When Ye Jingtang first came back, Ning'er greeted him and said with a smile:

"Today is my sixteenth birthday. How could I forget such an important thing? I was originally going to stay in the palace for the night, so I asked for leave to come back for dinner. Isn't that interesting?"

"Ji~" Niaoniao put the small fish on Zheyunli's hand again as a birthday gift.

Zhe Yunli then smiled, hugged Niaoniao, and bumped Ye Jingtang with his shoulder:

"That's pretty much it. When will your nineteenth birthday be celebrated? I can prepare gifts for you in advance."

When Ye Jingtang saw Zhe Yunli's expectant look, he knew what this meant and said with a smile:

"I am New Year's Eve, one year old. By the way, I brought you something good when I came back."

"Really? It can't be this fish."

"How could it be? That's the bird's wish, let you make it with your own hands for it to eat..."

During the chat room of Ye Jingtang, he entered through the back door, handed the horse to the maid, and then went to the west wing of Sanniang's courtyard with Zhe Yunli.

The west wing is the room where Ning'er lives temporarily, and many of her belongings are placed here.

Ye Jingtang came to the desk, took out the five-foot-long knife wrapped in black cloth, held it flat with both hands, and handed it to Xiao Yunli:

"This sword is called 'Muqing'. It was made by Sun Muqing, a swordsman from Zezhou, forty years ago. The sword is five feet long and has the length of both a knife and a spear. It can be used quickly, sharply and with amazing power. No one has used this sword before. But, from now on, this knife belongs to you."

Zhe Yunli was indeed surprised. She took the five-foot Mu Qing Dao, which was a little longer than her height, in her hands and looked at it:

"This knife...didn't Cousin Jing say at Junshan Terrace that most people can't use it well, but those who can use it well no longer need it?"

Night Terror Hall put his hands behind his back and explained carefully:

"Most people can't use it well because this knife is too comprehensive, requires too many skills to practice, and it's extremely difficult to get started. But people who can use it well don't need it, because this knife has a special shape, and they can practice this knife to At the top, you have basically practiced heavy swords and light swords, fast and slow attacks, marksmanship and swordsmanship. You can use appropriate weapons according to the enemy's conditions to exert greater power.

"This sentence is not to say that this knife is useless, but that the lower limit is extremely high and the upper limit is lacking. Only when you have practiced it at least to the level of Qiu Daxia can you feel the shortcomings of this knife. Before that, it was all advantages and no flaws. If I hadn't become the master of swordsmanship, I would definitely use this sword, so that I wouldn't have to go out and bring a bunch of weapons to change."

"oh……"

Zhe Yunli suddenly realized. He untied the black cloth and looked at the slender sword with a wood-yellow scabbard. Then he stood it up on the ground and gestured. He found that it was taller than her. A look of embarrassment appeared on Shui Lingling's face:

"It's so long, how do I pull it out?"

Ye Jingtang chuckled: "I gave you a knife, how could I not teach you how to use a knife? On the way back, I took the time to think of a knife technique, you can practice it and try it..."

"Did you take the time to think about it?"

"I spent the whole night thinking about it. Don't think it's perfunctory."

Zhe Yunli hesitated to speak, but for the sake of the word 'Daokui', he still looked at it seriously.

Ye Jingtang holds a five-foot-long sword in his left hand, with his body slightly bowed and the scabbard touching the ground, explaining:

"This knife cannot be hung on the body at all times, otherwise it will be awkward no matter how you pull it out, so it should be carried in the hand or on the shoulder. A master uses a cover when making moves. When encountering an enemy, he directly draws the sword with his left hand and rushes forward, regardless of the scabbard. After cutting horizontally, he followed the Qinglong Xianzhao, but missed the third move of the Eight-Step Crazy Sword, and switched to the Yellow Dragon Lying Way in the middle.

"With these three axes, anyone of the same level will basically kill the other. They are faster than the Dragon Slaying Order, heavier and longer than the Eight-Step Crazy Sword. They are powerful but can be retracted and released freely. As long as they don't encounter long soldiers, few people can defeat them..."

"..."

Zhe Yunli looked at Ye Jingtang's slow gestures with half-belief in his eyes:

"You're really not going to lose your temper by picking up moves so randomly?"

Ye Jingtang stood on the spot with his long knife and said seriously:

"We only have two hands and two feet. You can find similar movements in any move. I'm just telling you the general movements. It's actually a new set of sword techniques. The luck and path are of its own, and the power of the movements is also very different. It’s completely different from the martial arts I mentioned.”

"oh……"

Zhe Yunli nodded: "This sword technique is unique, can only Cousin Jing know it?"

"I don't use the Mu Qing Dao either, so this is your unique sword technique. Are you satisfied with this gift?"

Zhe Yunli really didn't expect Ye Jingtang to be so down-to-earth, and was a little embarrassed. Maybe he was afraid that someone would steal his advice, so he ran to close the door and stood in the room to wait and see.

Ye Jingtang has learned general moves in the past two days, and has become very proficient in how to break them down and teach others. Now he is practicing his own moves in the house...

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I didn’t expect that at the age of 30, I could still suffer from pericoronitis of my wisdom teeth. It hurts me to death or2!