The several guards with swords sitting at the table next to Zhu Qingzu really lived up to their duties. They saw the chair flying forward and about to hit the princess. Immediately, two of them stood up and drew their swords, slashing the chair in the blink of an eye.
fall.
Princess Qing Zhen did not show any surprise at this, because in her view, this is a matter of course - if the guards around you can't even do this, then why are you taking them with you? Or
Say... why are you still raising them?
However, this little episode interrupted Zhu Qingzhen's preparation for getting angry and allowed her to calm down a little.
"Huh..." The next second, Zhu Qingzhen took a deep breath, swallowed back a few unpleasant words that he had already prepared, and put on a somewhat fake smile.
This smile was the first time Lin Yuancheng saw it, but Zhang Jige had seen it many times, so Lao Zhang understood that this was not a good sign for Lin Yuancheng.
Just now, Zhu Qingjun really turned his face and said that Lin Yuancheng had made him unhappy. He had a princess temper at him, then told him to get out, or even started fighting with him. It didn't matter... because of this impulsive anger, venting it
It’s also the fastest to get up, and you’ll be relieved after venting your anger.
However, after a moment of hesitation, Zhu Qingzhen endured the anger. This kind of anger that was tolerated and hidden behind the smile was another matter.
"Heh, Brother Lin." Sure enough, Zhu Qingzhen already had his thoughts in mind just by smiling, "When you came here just now, you said you were here to 'ask for a drink,' right?"
Hearing this, Lin Yuancheng was also stunned. He didn't know why Zhu Qingzhen brought the topic back to what he said when he first greeted him. It was supposed to be like "asking for a cup of wine", "asking for a cup of tea", "asking for advice"
"One or two" and "Let's have a few drinks together" are all clichés used by strangers to strike up a conversation. They do not mean that they are really here for the things mentioned in the words.
But since Zhu Qingzhen asked this, Lin Yuancheng had to answer: "Uh... yes..."
"Okay!" Zhu Qingzhen had no intention of letting the other party continue. She immediately interrupted Xiao Lin, and turned to the guards at the next table and said, "Ah Wu and Liu, go and get some jars of wine quickly.
This "Ah Wu Ah Liu" is not his real name.
Normally, a princess would not be able to remember the names of a group of guards who were temporarily called out to protect her.
But, Zhu Qingyan was different, she really remembered it.
At this moment, Zhu Qingzhen only heard the names of the eight sword-wielding guards at the next table mentioned once by Zhang Jiyi quickly before leaving the palace, but she remembered them all, and she could match everyone's name and appearance.
But...even if she remembers it, when it comes time to give an order, she still has to use the title "Ah Wu Ah Liu Ah Qi Ah Ba"; because it is risky for you to tell the real names of the guards.
There are risks to both the guards themselves and to yourself...
"Yes, Master." After receiving the order, Ah Wu and Ah Liu made a promise, then turned around and ran to the nearest counter.
Someone may want to ask, haven't Ma Er, Huang Donglai and their group already started fighting at this moment? Then the lobby of the inn should be in chaos now. Under such circumstances, can Ah Wu and Ah Liu go buy wine and come back?
Then I can only say that this is not a question of whether it can be done...
Is the princess giving the order for you to go now, or should you go "quickly"? Do you dare not to go?
Not to mention that there are just gangsters fighting in this store now, even if it is a sea of swords and fire, you have to bite the bullet.
Besides, for these guards with swords, the task of "bringing back a few jars of wine" is not too difficult.
First of all, as we have mentioned before, the lobby space of Baoyuan Inn is very large. The area where Ma Er's thugs and Huang Donglai were fighting could not cover the entire lobby. At most, it was concentrated at the entrance.
Secondly, in such a large lobby, there must be more than one counter, but multiple counters. There are store clerks at each counter, and there are also wine cabinets. Even now, the counter at the main door has been smashed and the clerk has been beaten.
Yes, there are other places.
Thirdly, with Ah Wu and Ah Liu's martial arts, he might not be able to get much advantage from the masters of the martial arts world, but just holding a few jars of wine and passing through a group of ordinary gangsters who were fighting with each other was more than enough.
To put it simply, not long after, they came back each carrying two wine jars.
"Master, the wine has been brought." Ah Wu and Ah Liu said, and they arranged the four jars of old wine on the two tables next to them.
"Don't be stunned, serve Lin Shaoxia some wine." When Zhu Qingzhen said this, he looked directly at Lin Yuancheng with his eyes, and his expression was still half-smiling.
But her words of "serve wine" put the guards in trouble.
How should we understand the word "上"? Do we have to help Lin Shaoxia pour the wine into a bowl and serve it, or pour it into a cup and serve it? Or... put the jar in front of him and let him pour it himself?
Fortunately, Lao Zhang saw the hesitation of the guards and immediately said to Zhu Qingzhen: "Young Master, they are rough-handed, so let me do it."
"Yeah." Zhu Qingyan nodded.
Zhang Jigai received permission and hurried forward to the guards' table. Following him, he raised his hands and opened the seals of the two wine jars in an instant.
Because he was shielding himself with his body and moving very quickly, Lin Yuancheng did not see that when he was unsealing the wine jar, Lao Zhang had quietly poured some powdery substance into the wine jar on his right.
After a breath, Lao Zhang turned around and returned to the table where the princess and Xiao Lin were sitting. He placed the jar of wine in his right hand directly in front of Lin Yuancheng, then held the other jar with both hands and carefully poured a small cup for the princess.
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"Master, Shaoxia Lin, please use it." After Zhang Jige finished doing this, he stood aside and did not sit down anymore, assuming that he would serve the two drinkers in front of him throughout the whole process.
"Brother Lin." Zhu Qingyan also picked up the small cup in front of him and said to Lin Yuancheng with a smile, "I respect you."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Everyone, she only said "I toast you", not a toast, but a toast anyway.
By this time, no matter how slow Lin Yuancheng reacted, he should have realized that this "young master" was making things difficult for him.
But you are in Jianghu, the bar has been raised here, what can you do?
Say something like "Wait a minute, I'll go find a cup and come back first"?
Although Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai could do such a shameful thing as easily as breathing, Lin Yuancheng still had a bit of idol baggage, and he couldn't do it if he wanted to have some dignity.
So, at this moment, Xiao Lin also met Zhu Qingzhen's eyes with a provocative face, and responded with a somewhat aggressive tone: "Okay, Lin will accept your favor."
After saying that, he raised his neck, lifted the jar with his right hand, held the bottom with his left hand, and poured the jar of old wine down his throat.
Zhu Qingzhen, who was holding the wine glass, was at a loss when she saw this scene. She originally wanted to see the other party's reaction when being challenged, but she didn't expect that this guy didn't change his expression and chose to drink hard. Then...
With just a glass of wine in her hand, doesn't she look awkward?
"Huh..." At this time, Zhu Qingzhen was getting more and more angry. She could only say nothing and drank down the cup in her hand gloomily. She didn't know whether it was because the wine was getting stronger faster or because her blood was rising faster.
A slight blush soon appeared on those cheeks.
As for Lin Yuancheng, it didn't take long to finish drinking this jar, just a few dozen seconds.
Oh, let me add a little aside here. While Xiao Lin and the princess were having a drink here, the fight in the lobby was still going on. Just a few meters away from them, there was still chaos, weapons clashing, and tables and chairs flying everywhere.
A chaotic scene with screams and screams... However, the eight guards at the table next to them blocked those people and the flying things; after all, the thugs under Ma Er were not originally targeting other guests. When they saw the eight strong men
If you stop there, you won't go out of your way to provoke him.
Talking back to Lin Yuancheng...
When he put down the wine jar, Xiao Lin's face looked obviously uncomfortable.
In addition to the effects of alcohol and drugs, a large part of the reason is that... he drank too much water in a short period of time, which caused mild water intoxication and his stomach couldn't stand it.
"Brother Lin has a good drinker." Zhu Qingzhen looked at the other party and said in a rather cold tone.
"It's easy to say, as long as Brother Qing is happy." When Lin Yuancheng said this, his tone was still calm, but in fact the wine was already strong at this time, which made his head dizzy.
Fortunately, Xiao Lin was sitting down at the moment. If he had been standing, he might have collapsed.
Speaking of which, Lin Yuancheng was also unlucky. When Ah Wu and Ah Liu went to the counter to get wine, the four jars they just brought back were full of spirits. Even though the strength of the spirits at that time was not very high, this jar
It's quite difficult to go down.
Furthermore, Zhang Jiyi also drugged the wine...
Lao Zhang's idea is very simple: I don't know how well you, Lin Yuancheng, behave and do things. I only know that if the princess makes any mistake, no one here can afford it, so I would rather use more means.
I won't risk putting the princess in any more danger.
Therefore, Zhang Jige didn't care whether Zhu Qingzhen was still alive today or whether he would take action against Lin Yuancheng. He only knew that he would be safe first by finding an opportunity to weaken the opponent's combat power to a range that was completely controllable by him.
So what kind of medicine was given to Lin Yuancheng at this moment?
It's not a poison that's specifically fatal, it's just a drug that can intensify the effects of alcohol.
In the palace, the eunuchs had many such drugs in their hands. In addition to those that made people drunk, there were also drugs that were hypnotic, aphrodisiac, sedative, uncomfortable, etc.
These things are necessary means for palace fights, and they are very effective in many cases: for example, if the emperor wants a certain eunuch not to like seeing a concubine come to bed, they can deliberately trip him up, and during the emperor's tea
Add some medicine to promote sleep, so that the emperor has already fallen asleep before the summoned concubine comes. Then he can only ask you to go back. It is hard to say when the emperor will remember this concubine next time.
, it is possible in the next life.
Let’s get back to business…
As soon as Lin Yuancheng said, "As long as you are happy," Zhu Qingzhen's face turned even redder.
These words sounded harsh to her ears.
Because the meaning of this sentence is - "Although you make things difficult for me, I won't care about you. Are you satisfied?"
"Brother Lin, but I'm still not happy." Zhu Qingzhen also took advantage of the wine, no matter what his demeanor, he simply went to extravagance.
"Oh? Did I do anything to offend Brother Qing?" When Lin Yuancheng asked this question, he couldn't hold it in any longer, and the expression on his face and the tone of his words were gradually showing that he was drunk.
"Yes, but I don't want to say it." Zhu Qingzhen said.
"Why?" Lin Yuancheng asked.
"Say it, it makes me look stingy." Zhu Qingzhen said.
"Ha...Then I won't ask." Lin Yuancheng smiled. The feeling of drunkenness gradually paralyzed his brain, making his emotions more and more difficult to control, but it also made the young man's brows look a little brighter.
Chic and casual.
"Are you going to 'let me' again?" Seeing his indifferent look, Zhu Qingzhen became even more angry. At this time, she actually grabbed the jar of wine close to her and drank several large sips from the mouth of the jar.
Belly.
Zhang Jige looked on, wanting to stop him but didn't dare, but he was already breaking out in a cold sweat.
"Sigh...Brother Qing, actually Lin came to see you for no other reason. He just saw that your Butler Zhang is very good at swordsmanship and wanted to chat with him. It would be best...to have a discussion..." Lin Yuancheng said
Shi didn't play any more riddles with the other party. Feeling that his head was getting more and more confused, he uttered the truth directly, "Why are you unhappy? What are you saying about whether I will let you or not? I really don't know what you are doing."
What I think... I can only say that if there is any offense, it is all Lin's fault, and I hope Brother Qing can forgive me."
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Qingzhen and Zhang Jige suddenly realized: It turned out that this kid's series of actions just now were like this...
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhang Jige was secretly surprised and said in his heart: "How did he see that I have great swordsmanship? I never showed it in front of him.
Martial arts."
As for Zhu Qingzhen, he understood, but his anger was not completely gone.
A few seconds later, Zhu Qingzhen suddenly stood up and said: "Ah Da, get my sword."
Ada listened to the order and quickly glanced at Zhang Jigai. After receiving a affirmative look, he handed a long sword that he had kept to the princess's hands.
Zhu Qingyan held the sword in his hand, looked at Lin Yuancheng and scolded: "Well, Lin Yuancheng, I won't embarrass you if there are many. If you want to compete with Lao Zhang, you can fight with me in two moves first. If you can beat me, I will
Let him fight you."
"Ha..." Lin Yuancheng stood up with a smile. Although he was already staggering drunk, he still replied confidently, "It's a deal..."
"Listen, none of you are allowed to take action until the winner between me and Shaoxia Lin is determined!" Zhu Qingzhen ordered Lao Zhang and the guards while putting his hand on the hilt of the sword.
When she finished speaking, she shook her wrist and drew her sword, trying to attack and seize the opportunity.
unexpectedly……
The next second, only two sounds of "Pah! Puff-" were heard.
It turned out that it was Lin Yuancheng who made a flash of arrow and came first. He came around from one side of the table and pressed his hand on the back of Zhu Qingzhen's sword-drawing hand, directly suppressing the latter's sword-drawing gesture.
At the same time that Zhu Qingzhen's sword was pushed back into its sheath, Lin Yuancheng's other hand made a palm gesture and slapped Zhu Qingzhen's chest.
His palm was not exerted in the way of "hitting", but in the way of "pushing", which pushed Zhu Qingyan's whole body away.
After all, the two people's skills and actual combat experience were very different. Lin Yuancheng didn't want to hurt the "young master" in front of him, who he thought was a bit of a mother-in-law, so Xiao Lin didn't even use his sword and defeated his opponent with one move.
Push away, hoping to let the opponent know the gap between the two.
According to Lin Yuancheng's opinion, his palm was definitely released into the sea. Even if Brother Qing is an ordinary person who doesn't know martial arts, if he is pushed out like this, he will fall to his feet at most and not even be slightly injured.
, after the fall, Brother Qing should have understood that his skills were not as good as others and would not say anything more.
But Xiao Lin doesn't know that the other person is a girl or a princess - can you push her body wherever you want?
Someone must have something to say after seeing this. Lin Yuancheng has spent the length of two books here, and he can't even tell that Zhu Qingzhen is a woman disguised as a man?
Yes, I just didn't see it.
One of the reasons is that Xiao Lin has been focusing on Lao Zhang from the beginning, so he basically didn't pay much attention to this "young man."
The second reason... is because among Lin Yuancheng's friends, there is a person named Sun, which gives him a kind of recognition - "There are men with all kinds of voices in the world, there is nothing strange about it."
Know……
Therefore, Zhu Qingzhen's appearance and voice did not make Lin Yuancheng suspicious.
At this moment, Xiao Lin was already drunk and in a daze. It was good to be able to control the power of his palm when he pushed it out. How could he notice the feeling in his hand when he pushed someone?
But even if he didn't know it, his slap would objectively cause a big disaster.
After a breath, Zhu Qingzhen was seen stabilizing his figure in mid-air, turning over to stop his retreat and then stood up again.
Although Princess Qingzhen was a little confused at this moment and said nothing, her face felt unbearably hot.
The eight guards also stayed where they were, wondering whether they should continue to abide by the princess's words just now: "No action."
Only Zhang Ji'ai's eyes were about to burst into flames.
In terms of public opinion, Zhang Jiyi has the responsibility to protect the princess from being bullied; in terms of private information, in Lao Zhang's eyes, Princess Qingzhen is almost as good as his own granddaughter.
This little princess is so beautiful, her future prince-in-law has never even touched her hand, and now you are taking advantage of her? How can you not die today?
Thinking of this, Zhang Jige immediately mobilized all his strength and launched a surprise attack from Lin Yuancheng's side and rear.
This punch, with clear murderous intent, was aimed directly at Xiao Lin's back.
Lao Zhang is not a person in the world of martial arts. He doesn’t care what kind of martial artist you are, or whether you are drunk or not, and he doesn’t care about using sneak attacks... In short, if you offend the princess, it is a capital crime. Today I will punish you
If you beat me to death here, you can't say anything about breaking the sky.
Bang——
Passed by in an instant.
When the punch arrives, the strength blooms.
An invisible force shocked everyone in the inn lobby.
Lin Yuancheng, who was already in a drunken stupor, was unable to react at all to Zhang Ji's attack, but... he was unscathed.
Because someone helped him block the punch, and he blocked it easily with just one hand.
This person, everyone can probably guess it - Fudozi.
"Kid." Two seconds later, Fuzi looked at the astonished Zhang Jigai and asked in a rather casual tone, "You hit someone so hard, do you want to kill him?"