After Kong Qing and Pei Xinru bowed to each other, they sat down. A young man brought dishes to Kong Qing from the side. He also took a gorgeous wine pot inlaid with gold and flowers and an equally gorgeous wine glass and placed them in front of him.
"Taoist Priest Qingwei,"
Pei Xinru picked up the wine cup in front of her and faced Kong Qing heroically.
"Possibly drinking?"
"For those who are poor and outsiders, it is natural for them to drink wine."
While talking, Kong Qing waved his sleeves slightly, as if to shoo away flies, and at the same time took the opportunity to throw a few identification skills on the wine pot and wine glass.
The outer wall is rubbed with poison, and the gold-inlaid copper flask contains the poisonous wine:
This is a gold-inlaid wine pot specially made by the powerful Luo family in Youzhou for the purpose of worshiping ancestors. It is gorgeously decorated and contains green poisonous turbid wine. The handle of the wine pot is also rubbed with a special poison for hiding.
Liquor mixed with poison:
This is a light green turbid wine that has not been completely filtered, and is also mixed with a powerful drug that is specially made to kill people.
A gold-embedded copper wine cup with poison on the outer wall:
This is a gold-inlaid wine cup specially made by the powerful Luo family in Youzhou for the purpose of worshiping ancestors. It is gorgeously decorated, and the areas that look like patina on the outer wall are also rubbed with some special poison for concealment.
Kong Qing glanced at it, and the corners of his eyes suddenly jumped slightly.
What kind of evil did this powerful Luo family of Youzhou do? Even the items for ancestor worship were robbed.
And you said you put medicine in the wine, but why did you apply medicine around the handles of the flask and the cup? Are you planning to treat me to mutton with your hands...
Before Kong Qing finished complaining in his heart, he was stunned to see two teenagers walking over with a large plate of roasted and browned mutton. There were no other utensils on the plate, and a short knife was inserted into the side of the mutton.
dagger with handle.
The corners of Kong Qing's eyes twitched twice more.
This is no longer about administering medicine, but opening the mouth and pouring the medicine inside.
"Feel sorry……"
Kong Qing stood up with a smile and bowed slightly to Pei Xinru.
"Although Pindao is a Taoist priest, he has studied Confucian knowledge, especially the two sentences of Confucius, 'If it is not cut straight, it will not be eaten, and if it is not cut, it will not be eaten.'
It’s really hard to talk about.”
"Oh, this is my fault."
Pei Xinru still looked cheerful and enthusiastic.
"Then the slave family will ask someone to carry the meat down to Taoist Master Qingwei for you to cut it?"
"No need..."
Kong Qing lowered his hand and touched the hilt of Gu Chen's sword.
"Just do it yourself!"
Whoosh!
A sword light flashed several times in the air like lightning.
Crack!
Before the young people here could see clearly what the sword light was about, the long sword in Kong Qing's hand had already been sheathed with his other hand, and he calmly held the handle of the dagger with his other hand, and slowly
It was pulled out.
The next moment, the corners of Kong Qing's mouth twitched.
A gold-stitched dagger with a poisoned hilt:
This is a gold-inlaid dagger made with a lot of money by the powerful Xu family in Youzhou. It is gorgeously decorated and extremely sharp. It is a family heirloom. The rope wrapped around its handle is also rubbed with some special anti-kill drugs with strong medicinal effects.
.
Damn it, the poor guy still fell into the trap!
Whoosh!
Kong Qing waved his backhand, and the gold-plated dagger flew out of his hand, and was directly nailed to the whole-sheep barbecue rack set up on the side of the yard, until the blade had no handle.
As soon as the knife left his hand, Kong Qing immediately took out a wet tissue and began to wipe his hands repeatedly.
At this time, whispers came from where the teenagers gathered around.
"Did you see clearly the sword strike just now?"
"I don't……"
"And didn't he say cut the meat? Why does the meat still look intact when I look at it?"
"Yes, it is indeed intact..."
"..."
Pei Xinru, who had fully seen Kong Qing's lightning-like sword, listened to the words of the young men below, her face gradually became gloomy, and finally she couldn't bear it anymore and slapped the table.
"Shut up! How can you, with your meager abilities, see clearly such a superb swordsmanship? Don't embarrass me."
Just as Pei Xinru was talking, a little milk cat jumped from Kong Qing's side to the table, circled around the mutton, and patted it with its little paw. In an instant, the large piece in front of Kong Qing looked like
The mutton, which had no abnormality whatsoever, simply shattered and collapsed, turning into a pile of small squares with a diameter of at most 1.5 centimeters.
"Ouch..."
The little milk cat pointed at the middle of the mutton with its little paws, as if nothing had happened, while the yard was filled with exclamations of surprise.
"How can this be?"
"This kind of swordsmanship has surpassed...that of catching up with the eldest lady, right?"
"Idiot, you should call me master in front of outsiders."
"Master... is your swordsmanship so good? Why didn't I know?"
"Nonsense, master can fly swords, of course he is more powerful..."
"..."
"Shut up, everyone!"
Hearing the messy sounds below, Pei Xinru slapped the case hard again and let out a loud drink.
"Noisy and fussy..."
The young men below suddenly fell silent one by one and stopped talking.
Pei Xinru looked at Kong Qing, who was wiping his hands repeatedly, with a look of regret in his eyes, and then silently waved his hands. Immediately, two teenagers walked to Kong Qing's table and took away all the drugged drinking utensils.
He took it down and gave Kong Qing a pair of silver chopsticks and a new wine glass.
"Taoist Priest Qingwei, the Nu family just tested your abilities, Taoist Priest..."
Pei Xinru stood up, walked up to Kong Qing with the wine cup, poured a glass of wine for Kong Qing, and said without blushing. "I didn't expect that the Taoist priest is not only as handsome as the rumors, but also has extraordinary skills. This matter is
The slave did something wrong, and the slave will punish himself with a drink."
With that said, Pei Xinru raised the glass of wine and drank it down in one gulp.
After finishing the drink, Pei Xinru handed the wine glass to the side, and someone immediately filled her glass again.
"Actually, there was no malicious intent in what I did just now. I just wanted to get close to the Taoist Priest."
With that said, Pei Xinru raised the wine cup again. "Now it seems that the Nu family and the Taoist priest are destined to be inseparable after all. In order to comfort the Nu family, can the Taoist priest have a drink with the Nu family?"
Kong Qing threw aside the tissue he was wiping his hands with, and after silently casting an identification spell, he picked up the wine glass and bumped it with the wine cup in Pei Xinru's hand.
"Drink victory!"
Then Pei Xinru raised her neck and drank all the remaining wine in the wine cup. Kong Qing also raised his neck and poured all the wine in his wine glass into the demon refining pot.
After drinking this glass of wine and expressing her apology, Pei Xinru returned to her own case.
Kong Qing also took advantage of this time to pick out some fat and thin pieces of meat from the roast mutton in front of him, put them on the plate next to him, then took out a pack of salt and pepper and chili powder from his arms, and sprinkled them carefully
Serve, mix well, and place it in front of the kitten.
"Ouch..."
The little kitten is very satisfied.
It seems that Pei Xinru's men are indeed good at the quiet land, and the mutton roast is quite good.
After drinking for three rounds, Pei Xinru walked up to Kong Qing with the wine glass, sat down opposite Kong Qing's desk neatly, and generously gave Kong Qing another glass of wine.
"Taoist Master Qingwei, although this is the first time that the Nu family has met you, the Nu family felt very friendly when they saw the Taoist priest, so they want to get close to the Taoist priest."
The corners of Kong Qing's mouth twitched silently.
By being friendly, do you mean that you drugged Pindao as soon as they met?
You have a greedy body...
"To be honest, the slave family has something to do when they come to Chang'an this time." Pei Xinru raised the wine cup in her hand and gestured to Kong Qing. "It's just that the slave family is not familiar with Chang'an, so...
…”
"Feel sorry!"
Kong Qing raised his hand politely, interrupting Pei Xinru.
"Pindao doesn't have many acquaintances in Chang'an, so he probably won't be able to help you, Mrs. Pei."
You still have something to do? Isn’t your job just to kill Buddha’s enemies?
And isn't the Buddha's enemy the former Taishi Ling Fu Yi?
So don’t ask Pindao for any help. Pindao is the Supervisor of Taishi Ling, and he and Fu Yi are colleagues... Although Fu Yi has resigned from the position of Taishi Ling, we are still members of the Taoist sect, and
You Buddhists are completely different.
"It seems that Priest Qingwei knows something about our Hidden Sect's mission?"
After seeing Kong Qing reject her proposal without hesitation, Pei Xinru's eyes rolled slightly, and there was a trace of teasing in her voice.
"Did the good junior sister from the slave family tell the Taoist priest about you? Hehe... This guy usually pretends to be serious, but I didn't expect that he would be so casual when meeting a handsome man."
"Pindao, you have no idea what you are talking about?"
Kong Qing had a righteous expression on his face and refused to answer Pei Xinru's words at all. "I really don't have many acquaintances in Chang'an, so I really can't help."
"Don't worry, the slave family is not looking for you to kill some Buddhist enemy. That kind of mission is fine no matter what. If it doesn't work, the slave family will directly ask the junior sister to steal the title of Yin Niang. The slave family wants to ask Taoist priest for your help for another matter."
Pei Xinru came close to Kong Qing's ear and said in a low voice, "The Nu family knows that you, Taoist Master Qingwei, are not on good terms with the Fahua Sect. It just so happens that what the Nu family wants to do is to deal with a monk from the Fahua Sect."
"You want to deal with the monks of the Fahua Sect?" Kong Qing looked up at Pei Xinru in surprise.
Have you made a mistake? If what I have seen from the experiences of you fellow apprentices and sisters is correct, you are the protectors of the Buddhist sect. Is this considered a quarrel?
"That's right, and he is also an eminent monk from the Fahua Sect."
After seeing Kong Qing's surprised look, Pei Xinru sat up straight and smiled proudly.
"He used to be a disciple of the Sanlun Sect. Later, he rebelled and joined the Fahua Sect. He also received the initiation from the master of the Fahua Sect as a substitute teacher. Now he is the abbot of Yanxing Temple in Chang'an..."
Before he finished speaking, Kong Qing had already matched the person Pei Xinru was talking about with a certain monk he had eavesdropped on outside the abbot's monastery in Zhuangyan Temple.