Chapter 422 Chatting Under the Rain

Hoof-clack, hoof-clack...

When we came out of the palace, it was already nighttime. Under the drizzle, the streets seemed particularly quiet. Only the occasional sound of glasses being pushed and changed in the restaurants on the streets could be heard.

Ye Jingtang was riding on a big black horse, wearing a rainproof cloak and holding an oil-paper umbrella in his hand. After glancing at the street, he walked to the West Market alone.

Because it was raining lightly, there were not many pedestrians on the street. Along the way to Night Terror Hall, I was thinking about the Singing Dragon Picture. When I passed by a roast chicken shop, I stopped and asked the shopkeeper for a roast chicken, planning to reward the birds who had been busy all the way back. bird.

But just as he was holding an oil-paper umbrella and watching the old shopkeeper at work, footsteps suddenly sounded in the alley next to him.

Ta Ta ~

Ye Jingtang turned his eyes and saw an icy beauty in a white dress, holding an oil paper umbrella in her hand, walking out of the shadows, looking up at the afterglow of the lights in the distance, and said:

"Why did you come back?"

Ye Jingtang's eyes were quite surprised. After looking around, he came closer:

"how did you find me?"

"Yunli came here just now and said that you were back and was waiting outside the palace gate."

Xue Baijin glanced back at the fragrant roast chicken:

"You still like to eat these?"

"I bought it for Niaoniao. We used to eat it together."

Seeing that it was inappropriate to stand on the street, Ye Jingtang motioned to the shop:

"Have you eaten? How about we have a meal together and talk about things by the way."

Seeing this, Xue Baijin didn't refuse. He put away his oil-paper umbrella and leaned outside the door. He sat down in the empty shop and asked:

"How's your injury?"

Ye Jingtang took the tea from the shopkeeper, sat down at the side of the square table, and turned over the tea bowl:

"It's nothing serious anymore. I just went into the palace to talk about what we talked about last time. There is no problem with the court. I have brought the Dragon Singing Picture with me, and I am going to find you later."

Xue Baijin took the teacup and said, "Put the Snow Lake Flower in the backyard of the inn. You can pick it up later. Remember to take it back when you have used up the Evergreen Picture. If you break your promise, you know the consequences."

Ye Jingtang shook his head: "What are you talking about? I have never believed anything I said. By the way, you should be considered a martial saint now. What are you going to do next? You don't want to go back to Nanxiao Mountain to reveal Are you going to revolt?"

Xue Baijin blew the teacup: "With the size of Nanxiao Mountain, it is impossible to be a bandit who occupies the mountain as the king. It is impossible to rise up and conquer the world. If you want to succeed, the only chance is for you, the loyal protector, to raise troops in the West Sea. Help Dayan restore the country. If you are willing, I will make you the emperor, how about it?"

Ye Jingtang waved his hand and said: "If you are kind and kind, you can't control the army. We are all people of the world. We may not be able to secure the throne even if we are given the throne. Don't make such jokes."

Xue Baijin snorted lightly: "I know you won't agree. If you want to be the emperor, just marry the empress. Why bother to spare such a big deal and follow my Pingtian Sect to take risks?"

"Alas." Ye Jingtang shook his head, having nothing to say.

Xue Baijin just teased casually, thought for a while and then looked out the window:

"We agreed back then that we would avenge Ning'er. Logically speaking, we should go to Monk Shenchen, but Monk Shenchen is more powerful than King Zuo Xian. We are still not sure. We should go to the north next."

Ye Jingtang blinked his eyes when he heard this and asked:

"I'm also planning to go to the north to cause trouble, how about we go together?"

Xue Baijin shook his head without thinking about this proposal. The reason for his rejection was not only that men and women traveled together in the world, and nine out of ten couples eventually became lovers, but also that she and Ye Jingtang were both too powerful, and there would definitely be no disadvantage in working together. But it does not help improve martial arts.

"You are the Duke of Wei. If you walk with me, people in the Jianghu will definitely think that I have been recruited. And there are only a few people in the north and south who are more powerful than you and me. You act recklessly and always like to rush ahead. , if I let you finish them all, who should I kill to build my reputation? Let's go our separate ways. If you encounter a big disaster, just show the sign 'Swallow Soul Is Immortal'. This leader is doing it for Ning'er's sake. , and I won’t stand by and watch you.”

Ye Jingtang felt that it would be difficult for him to call Bing Tuo Tuo over for an opponent he couldn't deal with, but the black silk thighs said they would cover him, so he still nodded in thanks.

The two chatted for only a few words before the shopkeeper brought out the fragrant roast chicken.

Ye Jingtang picked up the chopsticks, took off a large chicken drumstick from the roasted chicken sprinkled with green onion and chili noodles, and handed it to Bingtuotuo:

"Here, let's eat some chicken drumsticks."

Xue Baijin has been traveling around the world for so many years, and this is the first time he has sat at the same table with a man to eat alone.

In the past, with Ning'er, she used her chopsticks freely and gnawed on the pig's trotters, and Ning'er wouldn't say anything; but sitting in front of the Night Terror Hall, it was obviously degrading to eat like this.

Facing the big chicken drumstick handed over by Ye Jingtang, Xue Baijin definitely couldn't take it with his hands. It was even weirder to hold it with chopsticks and gnaw it. Thinking about it, he made an unearthly look:

"You go ahead and eat. I'm not very hungry. Just take a few sips of tea."

Seeing this, Ye Jingtang naturally didn't force feed it into her mouth, and asked the shopkeeper for two cold dishes and a jug of wine, so that she could eat some together.

Faced with Ye Jingtang's warm invitation, Xue Baijin finally picked up his chopsticks and had a few drinks with each other. After finishing the meal, they got up together and headed to the inn in the downtown area.

Xue Baijin wanted to find out right away when he came back from Ye Jingtang that the place where he lived was not far from the palace, just a street away. There were many shops selling jewelry and jewelry, as well as brothels and pubs, and there were a lot of pedestrians at night.

Ye Jingtang led the big black horse and walked with Xue Baijin. Before they arrived at the door of the inn, they heard conversations coming from a shop:

"The girl is elegant and elegant. The person you want to give it to should be a great talent, right? Look at this hairpin. It is simple, elegant, luxurious and restrained. It is most suitable for young scholars..."

"He is very skilled in martial arts and doesn't wear hairpins very often..."

"Oh~ She is also good at both civil and military skills. This girl is so lucky. Look at this belt buckle. It is a Yunlong ball hand-carved by everyone in Yazhou. Not only is it beautiful, but it is also strong. It can be used in elegant halls, and occasionally it will not break when you use your fists and kicks. The belt made a fool of itself…”

"This is indeed beautiful...Ping'er, what do you think?"

…

When Ye Jingtang heard Xiao Yunli's voice, he stopped and looked at Bing Tuo Tuo next to him.

When Xue Baijin saw his apprentice choosing a gift for a man, he felt like he was being taken advantage of by others.

But Yunli is not young anymore. Personal relationship issues are her own to worry about, and Xue Baijin doesn’t want to get involved. She just walks towards the inn without looking sideways:

"Just ahead, take the Snow Lake Flowers and send them back as soon as possible. As long as the things are in your hands, any problems will have nothing to do with me, and you can't refuse the price I'm supposed to pay."

"It's natural..."

Ye Jingtang didn't stop when he saw this, and followed him to the backyard of the inn, and soon saw the small carriage covered by an oilcloth.

Xue Baijin came to the carriage with an umbrella, untied the oilcloth, and revealed the jade box underneath:

"That's all. Do you want to inspect the goods?"

Ye Jingtang didn't think that Bingtuotuo would stuff dozens of boxes of mud to fool him, so he touched his arms and took out the picture of Bathing in Fire:

"I can actually learn the other three pictures for you, but you are not willing to serve the Wei Dynasty. If you learn too much, I can't restrict you and you can't explain it to the court. If you want to learn it in the future, you can contact us at any time. Just say it."

Xue Baijin naturally wanted to learn, but he also knew that the imperial court did not dare to raise tigers to cause trouble, so he did not make it difficult for him. After taking out the bathing in fire picture and looking at it, he raised his hand and prepared to take the evergreen picture.

But when Xue Baijin moved his hand, he remembered something again, and looked at the Night Jingtang who couldn't take his eyes away:

"You turn around first."

"Um?"

Ye Jingtang was confused for a moment before he realized what he was doing and turned around quickly.

Rustling, rustling~

Xue Baijin turned away, put her hands into her white skirt and groped around, took out the evergreen picture from the chest-wrapping compartment, and handed it to Ye Jingtang:

"The empress' talent is so high, it shouldn't take long to learn it. Remember to bring it back tomorrow morning, otherwise I will take away the Bathing in Fire Picture."

Ye Jingtang raised his hand to take the golden blueprint, and his fingertips could clearly feel the warm body temperature, and maybe even the smell of milk.

However, if he dared to smell it, he would definitely be pushed to the ground and hammered. At that moment, he still looked as usual and put his arms into his arms, pulling the reins of the carriage and saying:

"Then I'll leave first?"

Xue Baijin was anxious to learn how to learn about the bathing in flames, so he turned around and went upstairs without being too polite:

"Remember to send Yunli back, I won't go to dinner tonight."

The Night Jing Hall was probably where Sanniang had prepared a reception banquet and asked Yunli to invite people there. It was reasonable for Bingtuotuo to be embarrassed to go there.

After watching Bing Tuo Tuo go upstairs, he pulled a cart of Snow Lake Flowers and did not dare to delay. He quickly drove out of the backyard and prepared to send it to the palace for storage.

But as soon as he came to the street, he saw two girls walking together.

Xiao Yunli walked in front, wearing a beautiful peach red skirt, carrying a small cyan umbrella on her shoulders, holding a wooden box in her hand to look at carefully, and was saying:

"This shop is so dark. You dare to charge eighty taels of silver for a belt buckle. Are you bullying this young girl? I have walked on more streets than she has walked..."

Ping'er followed behind and looked at it carefully: "Miss's swordsmanship is really good, and the bargaining made the landlady stunned. However, thirty taels of silver is not cheap. Where is your half-year pocket money... eh?"

While she was talking, Ping'er noticed something was wrong out of the corner of her eye and quickly pushed the young lady who was admiring the gift.

Zhe Yunli was concentrating on admiring the white jade waist button. When Ping'er pushed her, she realized that there were two carriages parked outside the inn. The driver next to them was a young man in black robes, holding an umbrella in his hand and looking at her with a smile.

"Cousin Jing?"

Zhe Yunli's smile froze, and he quickly closed the wooden box and hid it behind his waist.

But soon, Zhe Yunli's expression changed again, revealing a hint of resentment. He turned his body 45 degrees, looked away, and snorted.

?

Ye Jingtang wanted to say hello, but when he saw Xiao Yunli suddenly getting weak, Liu Fufeng was stunned for a moment. He first raised his eyes to look at the second floor of the inn, and then led the carriage to the front:

"Your master is upstairs, speak normally..."

Zheyunli glanced upstairs from the corner of her eye and found that there seemed to be a shadow in the window on the second floor. She stood at the window and listened, then without saying a word, she turned and walked towards the far side of the street. When she was far away, she said:

"Ping'er, you go back first. I have something to talk to Brother Jing."

Ping'er got goosebumps when she heard Rourou's weak tone, but she couldn't control the young lady and ran to the inn immediately.

Ye Jingtang walked forward and looked at Yunli's right hand:

"Did you buy this for me?"

Zhe Yunli hid the wooden box in his sleeve, feeling a little embarrassed, but he said:

"There are so many sisters in the family, and Cousin Jing doesn't care about me. He's just being sentimental."

?

Night Terror also got goosebumps, and he came closer:

"Okay, okay, your master is everywhere, what should you do if he pops up all of a sudden?"

Zhe Yunli looked back to make sure the master was not there, then he snorted lightly and looked away:

"In the past, Cousin Jing thought I was rough and asked me to be more polite. I learned it for a few months. Now that I'm polite, Cousin Jing dislikes me again. From what I see, Cousin Jing just doesn't like me, no matter what I do. It's wrong, so why bother with wishful thinking..."

Ye Jingtang was speechless, shook his head and said with a smile:

"Why don't you like it? I'm just afraid that your master will beat me to death if he hears it. Just now your master told me to send you home, but I don't know what he meant..."

"?"

Zhe Yunli wanted to continue complaining quietly, but when he heard these words, his expression was slightly startled, and he turned around:

"Master asked you to send me home specifically?"

Seeing that Yunli was no longer a monster, Ye Jingtang was relieved and said with a smile:

"I'm just afraid that something might happen if you run around again alone, so don't think too much about it."

How could Zhe Yunli not think more about it? The master and his wife seemed to have the intention of betrothing her to her. This was specifically for Cousin Jing to give her away. Wasn't the intention clear?

Zhe Yunli blinked his eyes and asked:

"I walk around the streets all day long, and my martial arts skills are not bad. What could happen? Master asked you to give it away, so you really do it?"

Ye Jingtang shook his head and said: "I didn't prepare to send it off. I wanted to take the carriage to the palace, but I bumped into you when I went out. Why don't you go back first and I'll come back after I finish the matter?"

"..."

Zhe Yunli's eyes were strange. He felt that Ye Jingtang was a bit straight. He didn't want to send the girl home, so he didn't know how to put it mildly.

However, no matter how she complained, there was a misunderstanding. At the moment, she behaved naturally and threw the small box to the Night Terror Hall:

"We just go back together when we meet. We are still talking about whether to give it as a gift or not. You just came back today, and Aunt Pei prepared a new robe for you, and the mistress also made a pair of shoes for you. If I hadn't prepared it, you would definitely think I don't understand the world, so Ping'er and I came here to buy something for you. Open it and take a look. If you don't like it, you can still exchange it."

Ye Jing chuckled when he heard this: "How could you not like it? I came back from outside the customs in a hurry this time and didn't prepare any gifts. How about I secretly give you a couple of snow lake flowers and take them back to make a beauty cream? I heard Qinghe say , Snow Lake Flower can be used in this way, but it is too extravagant and no one can bear it..."

Zhe Yunli has been practicing Changqingtu since he was a child. His skin is so tender that no woman would not envy it. It needs special maintenance. He said:

"What do I want from Snow Lake Flower? If Cousin Jing is really serious, he should take me with him next time he goes out. I'm already sixteen or seventeen years old, and I haven't been in the world of martial arts yet. If you wait two more years, you will bring all the masters of martial arts with you." After the fight, who will I go out to deal with? I can’t come to fight you then, right?"

Ye Jingtang knew that Yunli was very capable. They used to handle cases together in the capital, and that person was even smarter than him. He thought about it for a moment:

"Next time I go out, I might go to Beiliang to deal with Wu Sheng. It's not that I don't want to take him out to see the world, but..."

Zhe Yunli said slightly dissatisfied: "I can't fight better than the Queen, right? I used to go around the world with my wife, and I was the one who did the detective work. I also had to protect my wife. You can take your wife and the Queen out with you, why can't you? Take me with you? Or does Brother Jing really dislike it in his heart and thinks that I will only hold my sister back? If that's the case, I'd better go back to Nanxiao Mountain..."

Zhe Yunli's tone of voice switched seamlessly between words, and after he finished speaking, he turned into a miserable and resentful look.

Ye Jingtang shook his head. It was really difficult to resist, so he could only say:

"I'm about the same age as you, so it's hard for me to make the decision. You have to ask my master and my wife about this. They agree that I can take it with me naturally when I go out."

"Then it's agreed."

Hearing this, Zhe Yunli became energetic and ran back holding an umbrella.

Night Terror Hall turned around and said, "Where are you going?"

"Go and tell Master. If you don't agree, I will cry, make trouble, and hang myself..."

Tap tap tap~

In one sentence, Zhe Yunli disappeared.

Ye Jingtang spread his hands slightly, shook his head and sighed, then pulled the carriage back to the palace and asked She Long and others to store it properly and take care of it.

After finishing it, Ye Jingtang originally wanted to go to Yuhu and ask her to learn the Evergreen Picture as soon as possible.

But when he ran to the palace this time, he found that Yuhu was really not there. He couldn't even find him in the bathroom. When he came to the Queen Mother's bedroom, he found that Benben and the Queen Mother were also missing.

When Ye Jingtang saw this scene, he knew where the three of them had gone. He quickly returned to the West City without stopping.

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Honghualou is mainly engaged in the shipping business. It has halls in the twelve states of the Wei Dynasty. Yazhou Hall is not large in scale, but there are also ship shops and carriage shops in Jingjie City.

After Pei Xiangjun came from Liangzhou, he lived in the carriage and horse shop in Xishi City. Because the situation at the border was not good recently, there were fewer business travelers entering and exiting the customs, and the carriage and horse shop had little business, so he simply gave the clerk a holiday. In the compound There are no outsiders either.

It was the first time for Ye Jingtang to come to Jingjie City. He knew where Sanniang lived, but he didn't know the road. He rode to the West Market and inquired about it before he found the location of the horse and carriage stall. When he walked outside the wall, he I heard the voices of warblers and swallows inside:

"That Xie Jianlan was intercepted by Eunuch Cao on the ice field. Instead of surrendering, he even wanted to escape. Fortunately, I and Ye Jingtang arrived in time and blocked the way..."

"Li Ren, your martial arts skills are mediocre. You can carry me across the Minglong Pond and fall. Are you not afraid of strong enemies?"

"His Royal Highness is considered a master in martial arts, but there is a slight gap between him and Jingtang. How can he take it seriously if he meets a second-rate martial artist like Xie Jianlan with Jingtang..."

…

Seeing this, Ye Jingtang got off his horse outside the courtyard wall and entered the carriage house through the gate. He looked up and saw a bunch of girls sitting in the hall.

The Queen Mother was dressed in a dark red dress, dressed as a wealthy lady, and was sitting under the nave. She was listening to Benben's story about Tianlang Lake and his party's experiences with curious eyes.

Da Benben went out to meet the world, and was in a good mood at the moment. He sat at the tea table on the right and talked softly. Sanniang sat next to him, smoothing things over and helping to pour the tea.

Across the hall, Yuhu, dressed in red, leaned casually on a chair and listened carefully with a tea cup in his hand. He also seemed very interested; Qinghe, sitting in front of Yuhu, was a little timid, just lowering his head and drinking tea silently.

Due to her status, Ning'er couldn't sit with the three royal sisters. At this time, she ran to the verandah on the side of the yard, sat on the beauty's back, put her arms on the fence and looked at the rain curtain, as cold as the indifference of otherworldly fireworks. Heroine.

Shui'er was sitting in front of her, holding a wine gourd in her hand, resting her chin on Ning'er's shoulder, and was whispering in her ear. Judging from her playful demeanor, she should be talking to Ning'er about naughty things.

When they found Ye Jingtang entering the courtyard, the two people who were talking privately reacted.

Shui'er sat up straight, leaned on the beauty's back and poured herself a drink, as if nothing had happened.

Ning'er stood up and looked at the hall first, then walked into the rain curtain and came to the front. She raised her hand to open her collar and looked at her chest muscles:

"How's your injury?"

Ye Jingtang looked at Ning'er's expression of lukewarmness and concern, and felt warm in her heart. She held the umbrella above her head to avoid getting caught in the rain, and raised her arms to give her a hug:

"It's okay. I just met Master Xue and everything was settled. She was busy learning the picture of bathing in fire, but she didn't come over for dinner, and I didn't invite her again..."

Luo Ning knew that Bai Jin was embarrassed to come over, so she was not surprised. She was afraid that people in the hall would see her, so she quietly moved her hand away from her waist:

"Why didn't Yunli come back?"

Ye Jingtang glanced around and saw Ping'er and Xiuhe setting dishes in the restaurant, while Niaoniao was begging for food nearby. There was no sign of Yunli. He thought for a while and said:

"Yunli wanted to follow me out to explore the world, but I said I couldn't make the decision and asked her to ask you and Master Xue, so she went and was probably having a hard time with Master Xue."

When Luo Ning heard this, her eyes hesitated slightly.

Yunli was born in the world of martial arts, and no matter how much she looked like the scholarly lady, she was still essentially a woman of the martial arts.

However, once the children of Jianghu have learned martial arts, they cannot stay under the wings of their master forever. Sooner or later, they will have to go out into the world and follow their own path in the world of martial arts.

Bai Jin is the master, and following him means leading his apprentice away, not counting Yunli's own experience. And she followed Yunli, which didn't have much of a role in taking care of him, and it didn't make much sense.

Ye Jingtang and Yunli are similar in age and have enough strength. It is the best choice to go out together to go out together.

but……

Luo Ning was a little worried about the situation that she least wanted to see happen, but marriage was destined by fate, and there was nothing she could do if it happened. Shui'er dared to be with her apprentice without shame, she...

"Alas~"

Luo Ning didn't know what she was thinking, so she quickly brushed away the distracting thoughts and responded:

"Yunli is already a big girl, how can I control her? It depends on the situation. If it's appropriate, take her out to see the world. If it's not appropriate, just say so. She knows what's appropriate."

"good……"

The two of them could only whisper a few words before there was movement in the hall.

Sanniang stood up, looked at Ning'er and Jingtang Whispering in front of the public, looked at her strangely, and said:

"Ning'er, what are you doing? Let Jingtang come in quickly."

"oh."

Luo Ning stood up straight quickly, glared at the little thief who hugged her again, and then quickly ran to the restaurant to help clean up.

Ye Jingtang smiled and said hello to the hall, then looked at Shui'er who was still sitting on the beauty's back:

"Let's go in. What were you talking about just now?"

Master Xuanji stood up and said casually:

"Children, don't ask questions about adults' matters."

"?"

Ye Jingtang was speechless. He felt that Shui'er had not eaten for a few days, but he couldn't say dirty things at this time, so he just walked into the hall full of wives...

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