"Many outsiders have relatives and friends in Luling Mansion..."
Yue Ling'er smiled sweetly:
"Don't worry, eldest sister, any outsider who has relatives and friends in Luling is not considered to be of 'unknown origin'. We only stay overnight with strangers like that 'empty master' who have no roots in Luling."
Lin Meng lowered his eyebrows and thought for a while:
"Kong Kong Master Ji Ruxue is good at martial arts. I think he is not very old. He is younger than Yan Wufeng and Wu Tianhong. His future potential may be higher than these two. Why don't you subdue him and use him for your own use?
"
Yue Linger smiled and asked:
"Sister, you know me. I'm not a man who would pull up my skirt. What does that empty young man look like? What's his temperament like?"
"Uh..." Lin Meng raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brow, and said helplessly: "He looked like he had a kidney deficiency due to excessive indulgence... But according to him, there was something wrong with the Yin Cold Palm practice, and the cold poison invaded the body.
Like that..."
"Then forget it. Maybe when he went crazy, he had damaged the kidney meridian and lost kidney water."
Yue Linger chuckled and said:
"A guy with a weak kidney is not worthy of my little sister's action. If my eldest sister really values him, why not take action to take him down personally?"
Lin Meng shook his head:
"That's all. Even though his potential may be higher than that of Yan Wufeng and Wu Tianhong, after all, he has been possessed by evil before, and he may not be able to reach the fourth level in this life. If you are willing to take action, you can save his life. But since Fourth Sister, you have no intention
Accept him...this is also his destiny."
…
At dusk.
Lanterns were hung under the corner eaves of the pavilions on all sides. The brass candlesticks on the middle pavilion were also lit one after another, and the light was refracted with bronze mirrors. Together with the lanterns hanging on the surrounding pavilions, the entire pavilion and surrounding areas were illuminated.
It shines brightly.
The poetry meeting is about to officially begin.
The well-known scribes and martial arts heroes from Luling Prefecture have already taken their seats in the pavilion. The talented girls from Tianxiang Society are also arriving one after another.
Scholars and warriors from outside sat in the pavilion, acting as an atmosphere group.
Shen Lang didn't socialize with the scribes and warriors in the pavilions on the left and right. He just stayed in his own pavilion, drinking wine, eating cakes, feeding carp, and whispering a word or two to Bai Shishi from time to time.
"Is Yue Ling'er not here yet?"
"Do you think any of the talented women on the field is prettier than me?"
"Aren't all of the talented ladies on stage more beautiful than you are now?"
"I'm talking about my original appearance. In short, whenever you see a woman who is more beautiful than my real face, she is Yue Ling'er."
"Is she as beautiful as Lord Liuli?"
"Well...it's not the same type, so it's not easy to compare. Venerable Liuli is like a fairy in the sky, pure and ethereal, unstained by dust. People only dare to look at it from a distance and don't dare to feel the slightest blasphemy. And Yue Ling'er...she
It’s the kind that, well, makes people want to take good care of them, but also want to ravage and conquer them..."
"Let me go, what you said doesn't sound like it was said by a girl."
"Didn't I say before that I prefer women?"
"So what you said about wanting to take good care of you, but also want to ravage and conquer ruthlessly, are you really thinking about it?"
"Ahem...how is that possible..."
"Oh, when you deny it, please be firmer in your tone and don't let your eyes wander."
"snort!"
"Those warriors on the stage, who are Yan Wufeng and Wu Tianhong?"
"They haven't arrived yet. Whenever Yue Ling'er comes, they will arrive."
"What is their relationship with Yue Ling'er? Are they just prey captured by her?"
"The relationship is about sleeping together."
"Three of us together?"
"right."
"...You really know how to play! If the literati warriors who admire Yue Ling'er knew about this, I don't know how many people would be heartbroken and crazy."
While they were talking in a low voice, the talented ladies of the Tianxiang Society and the literati and warriors on the stage stood up one after another. The two literati who were near the edge of the platform took two quick steps to greet them.
Bai Shishi whispered: "Here we come."
Shen Lang quickly stood up and looked around, and soon saw a girl in a simple and elegant dress, accompanied by Lin Meng, who was dressed in red and carrying a long sword, slowly ascending the stage.
Behind them, there were two tall and handsome young men.
One was wearing brocade clothes, a wide robe with big sleeves, and a refined smile on his face, just like a young man from an aristocratic family.
One was wearing a military uniform with arrow sleeves and carrying a long sword on his back, with a cold expression and sharp energy.
Bai Shishi introduced in a low voice next to Shen Lang:
"It seems that the one from the aristocratic family is Yan Wufeng. Despite his elegant appearance, he is very brutal when fighting. He can blow people into pieces or turn them into charcoal with his moves.
"The cold-faced man carrying the sword is Wu Tianhong. His sword skills are extremely fast, especially the first sword out of the sheath, which is as fast as lightning. If you react a little slower, you will not even have a chance to make a move in front of him, and you will be stabbed by him.
Seal your throat."
Shen Lang nodded slightly and focused his gaze on Yue Ling'er.
Na Yue Ling'er was not tall, only about 1.55 meters tall. Walking together with Lin Meng, who was over 1.8 meters tall, there was a huge height difference.
However, even if Lin Meng is taller, has longer legs, and has a broader mind, he cannot cover up Yue Ling'er's brilliance.
Everyone would only focus their attention on Yue Ling'er.
This girl is indeed extremely beautiful.
Shen Lang's impression of her made him feel that she was too beautiful to look like a real person, but rather like a fairy coming out of a dream.
Especially her temperament, that soft and weak temperament that makes me feel pity for her, really echoes Bai Shishi's evaluation:
It not only makes people feel pity and want to take good care of her, but also makes people feel a strong desire to conquer and want to ravage her severely.
While he was reading, Bai Shishi suddenly said:
"How about it? Do you feel a fire burning in your heart and want to do something to her?"
However, Shen Lang frowned and shook his head:
"She is not naturally beautiful. If you throw away that layer of strange 'charm' that is not natural, her true appearance, not to mention not as good as Lord Liuli, is slightly inferior to your true face, and is just as good as Du Qianqian's.
almost."
Bai Shishi was stunned:
"What do you mean? You mean, she also changed her appearance?"
"Of course it's not as simple as disguise." Shen Lang said leisurely: "It is a strange charm that works on the spiritual level. It should be one of the abilities given to her by the demon god."
This is equivalent to a kind of spiritual beauty and filter.
It can make people feel that she is incredibly beautiful from the bottom of their hearts, and they can't help but have all kinds of longing and impulse towards her.
With all her beauty, even Shen Lang thought she was so beautiful at first. She could compete with Master Liuli, and Shen Lang couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied.
But soon, as the "spiritual seed" between his eyebrows suddenly jumped, a cool spiritual power was injected into his eyes. When he looked at Yue Ling'er again, it was as if he had turned off the beauty filter.
There is no longer that dazzling, indescribable feeling.
Now his impression of Yue Ling'er is that she is just an ordinary and beautiful girl.
There are rumors that five years ago, Yue Ling'er's appearance could only be described as delicate, but it was only after her 18th birthday that she grew taller and more beautiful.
Now it seems that the secret of growing taller and more beautiful is just the charm given by the devil.
Shaking his head, Shen Lang looked away with interest and looked at Bai Shishi:
"By the way, is your understanding of other people's abilities limited to combat? Do you know nothing about other auxiliary abilities?"
"..."
Bai Shishi looked away guiltily:
"I'm just a killer who fights and kills. I don't care much about other aspects..."
Shen Lang chuckled:
"On the one hand, you don't care much. On the other hand, I'm afraid they are hiding something from you, right? After all, you are just an obvious target. There is no need for you to know too many secrets."
Bai Shishi hummed lightly and said nothing.
While the two were talking, exclamations could be heard from time to time in the surrounding pavilions.
"Is that Yue Ling'er? She is indeed well-deserved! I think she is not only the most beautiful woman in Luling Mansion, but also in the capital, there are few girls as beautiful as her!"
"It's like a goddess came to the world...I suddenly had a flood of literary thoughts and wanted to compose a poem for Miss Yue..."
"Yan Wufeng, Wu Tianhong, huh, the way Baba is following Miss Yue, they look like two dogs! I will definitely go on stage later and challenge them both in public, disgrace them, and let Miss Yue recognize them. The true face of looking at but not using!"
"Then you take their place and follow Miss Yue eagerly?"
"Go away! I won't be that incompetent. I will hold her waist with both hands and stand behind her!"
"This is a poetry club. This person is so vulgar. How did he get in?"
"He came in with his martial arts skills..."
The people in the pavilion were some distance away from the pavilion, so they could talk freely, and similar vulgar words emerged one after another.
The literati warriors on the stage were much more reserved.
Regardless of whether they were scholars or warriors, when Yue Ling'er came on stage, they all stood up and left their seats eagerly and stepped forward to greet her. When they looked at her, almost everyone's eyes were shining, either enthusiastically or obsessed. Or dark...
But everyone is a decent person, and on the stage, in full view of the public, they are not as vulgar as some warriors in the pavilion. They all controlled their emotions very well and behaved quite elegantly.
As Yue Ling'er entered the stage, the poetry meeting officially began.
Today's poetry gathering is a civil and military poetry gathering. The theme is to use poems to praise the martial arts of the powerful Chu Dynasty.
It is for this reason that warriors are allowed to enter today's poetry meeting.
Otherwise, if warriors want to participate in Tianxiang Society's activities, they can only participate in chess games, music festivals, outings, hunting and other activities that do not require cultural literacy.
Looking at the talented women, the scribes began to quote scriptures and talk about the martial arts of this dynasty. Another scribe offered some advice and wrote a poem praising the great martial power of the Great Chu Taizu who swept the world. Shen Lang yawned without interest and moved his legs. He sat on the long seat, leaned his back against the pavilion pillar, closed his eyes and said:
"I'll get some sleep first. If anyone challenges Yan Wufeng or Wu Tianhong, just call me. If not, just ignore it."
Bai Shishi snorted coldly:
"You really dare to treat me like a maid! You forgot to feed me Hua Gong Powder today. Now that my power has recovered, I will wait for you to fall asleep and then sneak attack and assassinate you!"
Shen Lang's voice was low and he said slowly:
"I know... feel free to make a sneak attack if you want, just don't slap me in the face..."
As he talked, he actually fell asleep.
Bai Shishi looked at him sleeping soundly, bared her teeth at him bitterly, raised her right hand, pointed it as a knife, and made a motion of slitting his throat. Then she moved down with five fingers like a cone.
Insert, pretending to insert his Tianling Cap. Then he formed claws with his fingers, grabbed his chest from a distance, and made a heart-piercing movement...
In the pond outside the pavilion.
The little fish was floating on the edge of a lotus leaf, with one pectoral fin holding the lotus leaf and the other pectoral fin supporting the fish's gills. It watched Bai Shishi's mime performance with relish. I felt that her performance was much more interesting than the poetry show on the stage.
On the surface, Shen Lang was fast asleep, but actually he was sinking his mind into the Jingbi space to observe Xiao Zhao's condition.
Xiao Zhao has been sleeping for several days and has not woken up yet.
However, its condition is quite good, its breath is getting stronger day by day, and the airflow circulating between the mouth and nose, in addition to the sharp white airflow, occasionally there will be a thin black wind.
The black wind felt very familiar to Shen Lang. It was the "Heavenly Evil Black Wind" that had been consumed in the "Relic Mansion" before.
"There has been an occasional incident of the Heavenly Evil Black Wind. It seems that Xiao Zhao's refining went smoothly!"
Shen Lang felt happy and observed the fire crow eggs again.
I saw the little crow egg floating around the little moon, together with the other light spots of the exercises, rotating around the little moon like a satellite. Its shell was gradually covered with flame-like golden feather patterns, emitting a soft and warm scent like the morning sun.
light.
Although the little fire crow has not yet emerged from its shell, Shen Lang can clearly feel that the little life inside the egg is becoming more lively and agile, and its spirituality is increasing day by day.
"The aura now has the strength of a little demon in the 'Psychic Realm'. You haven't come out of the shell yet, do you want to continue cultivating to the third realm?"
The little fire crow is practicing in the egg and does not take up resources. Shen Lang will not rush to tell it to come out of its shell. He silently observes the fire crow egg for a while, then chats with Xiaogu and Xiaoya.
When Shen Lang only sinks his thoughts into the space, his consciousness is attached to the little moon of the Demon Taming Technique, and he cannot have physical contact with the little monsters, so he can only communicate with Xiaogu and Xiaoya's inner voice.
After chatting with them for a while, Shen Lang turned his attention to the "triangular broken copper piece".
Inside the "relict mansion", there were mountains of various kinds of spiritual iron and gold. However, because he was always under surveillance, Shen Lang did not dare to use his personal space to pack them all up and take them away. He only stuffed a ten-kilogram piece into the package.
Take away the starlight silver ingot.
"Starlight Silver" is a spiritual metal with a higher grade than Black Iron, but one grade lower than "Black Gold Sand". It can not only carry true energy, but can also be used to refine magic weapons and talismans.
Shen Lang still doesn't know how to refine weapons, so this piece of starlight silver is used to feed the triangular broken copper piece.
The origin of this triangular broken copper piece is mysterious. Currently it can only be used as a semi-disposable concealed weapon that can be charged for seven days and fired once.
However, it is quite powerful and has great development prospects.
More than half a month ago, Shen Lang placed the triangular broken copper piece on top of the Starlight Silver Ingot.
Now more than half a month has passed, and the Starlight Silver Ingot has shrunk by 90%. However, the size of the triangular broken copper piece has not changed at all. It is still only the size of a baby's palm. I don't know where it swallowed up so much Starlight Silver.
However, although the size has not changed, the appearance is brighter than before, exuding a soft brass luster, and the difficult-to-identify tadpole-shaped runes on it have become clearer.
There was no need to make a special appraisal. Shen Lang knew just by perception that the power of the triangular broken copper piece had been greatly improved.
"Maybe we'll need it on this trip..."
The triangular broken copper piece had been charged long ago and could be used at any time. Shen Lang observed it for a while, checked various equipment, then exited his consciousness from the Jingbi Space, returned to his body, and fell asleep.
When I was sleeping soundly, I heard Bai Shishi shouting in my ear:
"Wake up, wake up quickly!"
Shen Lang opened his eyes, raised his arms, and stretched:
"Is there a fight?"
Bai Shishi said:
"The fight has been finished a long time ago."
Shen Lang was startled:
"Didn't I tell you to wake me up quickly when there's a fight?"
Bai Shishi looked innocent:
"But you said that someone challenged Yan Wufeng or Wu Tianhong to wake you up!"
"So no one has ever challenged them?"
"Yes, I have!"
"Then why didn't you call me?"
Bai Shishi spread her hands:
"The ones who came up to challenge today were all sixth-grade warriors. No matter whether they challenged Yan Wufeng or Wu Tianhong, they couldn't even finish a single move and were dismissed by the two of them. Then I won't have time to call you, and they will be defeated.
Now, tell me what to do!"
"..."
Shen Lang was speechless for a while:
"Then why are you waking me up now? Are you sick?"
Bai Shishi rolled her eyes:
"You are the one who is sick! The poetry meeting is over and dismissed!"
"What?" Shen Lang was stunned: "How long have I slept?"
Bai Shishi said: "About an hour and a half."
Excluding the time in the fine pen space, I actually slept for a little more than two hours?
Shen Lang shook his head helplessly:
"It seems that I have been a little tired recently. Now that the show has ended, shouldn't we go back?"
Bai Shishi pursed her lips and whispered:
"A maid came over just now and said that it was Senior Sister Lin who asked us to stay at Tianxiangshe. I asked the maid that tonight all the scribes and warriors from other places who have no relatives or friends in the local area will be accommodated.
Come down."
Shen Lang smiled and said:
"Is there such a good thing?"
Bai Shishi's mouth twitched slightly and her voice lowered:
"Do you really think this is a good thing?"
Shen Langqi said:
"I can save accommodation money, and I can have breakfast tomorrow. Maybe lunch, dinner, and tomorrow's accommodation money can all be saved. If not, what is this?"
Bai Shishi has a head full of black lines:
"Well, I can't tell you the specific situation. I'll just tell you this: If you stay here tonight, you will save all your expenses for the rest of your life, and you won't have to spend a single penny."
"..."
Shen Lang blinked, stood up, looked around and asked:
"How many foreign scholars and warriors are staying at Tianxiangshe tonight?"
Bai Shishi shook her head:
"I don't know the exact number of people, but there should be twenty or thirty people."
Shen Lang frowned: "How come there are so many people?"
Bai Shishi chuckled:
"Do you think people like you are just raising birds in vain? Everyone comes here to see the talented girls of Tianxiang Club. I heard that Tianxiang Club provides room and board tonight, so of course I have to stay. Even the young master who is not short of money is looking forward to today.
How late can I meet a talented woman who has no intention of sleeping."
"Tsk, it's true that birds perish for food!" Shen Lang shook his head and said, "Then let's stay overnight tonight to save money."