"One roast chicken costs one hundred taels! You still say you're not robbing a house?"
Mr. Da wiped the oil from his beard and said angrily: "Which restaurant sells roast chicken so expensive?"
"It's from my family."
Jiang Ran smiled and said:
"Besides, I didn't buy or sell by force. Mr. Da just ate it as soon as he came without asking the price.
"It doesn't matter if Mr. Da doesn't want to pay. If you return this roasted chicken to me intact, it will be settled."
"..."
Mr. Da looked at the half-eaten roast chicken and was speechless for a while.
If you eat half of it, how can you keep it intact even if you can spit it out?
Finally sighed:
"Can I owe it?"
"OK."
Jiang Ran glanced at Ruan Yuqing:
"Miss Ruan, you are an expert of the Shuiyue Sword Sect. Mr. Da eats my roast chicken and owes me one hundred thousand taels. You have to be a witness."
Mr. Da also glanced at Ruan Yuqing:
"It turns out that Roushuijian was in front of me. I was so hungry just now that I didn't see Ruan Nuxia clearly.
"Please forgive me."
"Mr. Da is exaggerating."
Ruan Yuqing rolled her eyes at Jiang Ran first, then smiled at Mr. Da:
"Mr. Da's whereabouts are elusive. The dragon has always seen its head but never its tail. How could it appear here?"
"It's not because of the head of Jiang University."
Mr. Da stroked his beard and took another bite of the roast chicken.
If you owe one hundred thousand taels, how can you not eat this roast chicken?
While eating, he said vaguely:
"I heard that Jiang Shaoxia has done several big things recently.
"The young master of Zuodaozhuang showed up in Benma County, but returned home defeated.
"The two princes of Yang and Moon returned to the world after twenty years, but they both died.
"After that, after traveling to Hongfeng Villa, a Shi Pingzhang attracted the five major sword sects to come out... but in the end, they disappeared without a trace.
"Jiao Weiqin likes to choose a wise master, which has caused a new disturbance.
"During the battle of the Sanhe Gang, Wu Zhong, the great eunuch who had been involved in the martial arts for many years, was crowned the leader.
"Back then, the Sanshui Demon Lord, who was feared by people in the Sanhe waters, was killed by the sword in the palm of your hand.
"This series of incidents, even if I retell them like this, I feel my heart is racing.
"Not to mention that you are now carrying the Jiaowei Qin and planning to go to Sunset Ping of Sanxian Mountain to hold a tea tasting and Qin appreciation conference!
"How can such a grand event in the world not include me?
"We have been chasing him slowly all the way, and haven't eaten a grain of rice for several days. He is really just thirsty and drinking the morning dew, and he just endures his hunger.
"Who would have thought that after catching up, they would recover a debt of 100,000 taels."
"Mr. Da, this is also... not easy for you."
Ruan Yuqing resisted the urge to laugh. After all, she was a well-known master in the world.
Nowadays, it can be regarded as the face of Shuiyue Sword Sect in the world.
This cultivation is still necessary.
"yes."
Mr. Da sighed, and then looked at Jiang Ran:
"Young Master Jiang, please tell me.
"After the battle in Cangzhou Prefecture, how did you develop a grudge against Zuo Daozhuang? How did you kill the Second Lord of Yangyue? After that, whether Shi Pingzhang was alive or dead... How did you get to know the Sanhe Gang?
"How mysterious is the Nether Demonic Art?
"I have already made up my mind and plan to write a book and biography specifically for you in the future.
"The title of the book is... [The Legend of the Golden Cicada]!
"It will definitely spread throughout the world in the future, and even spread throughout the ages!"
Jiang Ran grinned after hearing this.
In fact, he didn't find it strange whenever this old man appeared in front of him.
After all, he has indeed done a lot of things recently.
His reputation is growing day by day.
This is very attractive to organizations similar to Bai Xiaosheng in the world.
It's just that he's not interested in this...
And these questions he asked were nothing more than other questions. He really knew what the mystery behind this Nether Demonic Art was.
Although from the reward of Sanshui Demon Lord, I did not get this person's martial arts.
But Jiang Ran obtained the true copy of the Nether Demonic Skill from his corpse.
He also looked through it two days ago, and there was indeed no written text on it, it was all pictures.
Each of the several highly toxic substances marked therein has its own name.
At the same time, it also records several kung fu skills.
Nether God Palm and Netherworld Bone Claw are among them.
However, after Jiang Ran saw these martial arts, he felt that they were not too surprising.
The moves are not very subtle, and they have miraculous effects because they are activated by poison power, which makes them incredibly powerful.
What really concerned Jiang Ran was the several elixir prescriptions recorded at the end.
Each of these types of elixirs has its own merits, but they are all based on the Nether Demonic Art.
Jiang Ran wanted to take these elixir recipes as his own, but for the time being there was no suitable way to replace this skill.
If you want Jiang Ran to practice by himself...he doesn't have the leisure to do it.
I have no choice but to put it away for the time being and leave it to be considered later.
In addition, Jiang Ran actually discovered that the reason why this martial art is called a magic skill is actually mainly because it is too bloody and cruel.
As far as martial arts itself is concerned, it is essentially different from those demonic martial arts that practice killing people.
Because practicing this martial art does not bring harm to others...all the poison is introduced into oneself.
Except for the miserable poisonous insects used for cultivation, it does no harm to anyone.
What you use it for after your cultivation and where it is used depends on the character of the cultivator.
If you use it right, you will be right; if you use it wrong, you will be evil.
However, Jiang Ran was not interested in discussing these matters in detail with Mr. Da.
Li Tianxin was quite interested. Anyway, after leaving Cangzhou Mansion, he met Jiang Ran again at the Zuodaozhuang gathering.
From then on, the two of them were always together.
He also knew most of the things Jiang Ran knew.
Then we chatted casually with Mr. Da.
Mr. Da listened with great interest. He took out the pen and ink from his pocket, dipped the tip of the pen on his tongue, and began to write.
Listen while writing, and ask more questions when you encounter something you don’t understand.
There was something Li Tianxin didn't know himself, so he went to ask Jiang Ran...
Until several people finished their meal, Mr. Da was still in high spirits. Li Tianxin's mouth went dry and he had to stop.
Mr. Da didn’t care, he just smiled and said:
"Then we'll talk about it tomorrow, we'll talk about it tomorrow."
"Mr. Da, are you planning to follow me?"
Jiang Ran raised his eyebrows.
"It's natural."
Mr. Da smiled and said:
“The tea tasting and piano appreciation conference has already caused waves in the world.
"The legendary Jiaowei Qin is one of the twelve heavens.
"How many people will hear the news of this thing appearing in the world? Compared with the so-called heroes meeting in Cangzhou Prefecture, this is a real grand event in the world.
"Of course I have to stay with Young Master Jiang...
"Record what Jiang Shaoxia saw and heard along the way.
"My article [The Legend of the Golden Cicada] is going to take this tea and piano appreciation meeting as the first chapter."
"...As long as you are happy, old man."
Jiang Ran casually picked up the wine gourd and took a sip:
"But don't forget to pay back the one hundred thousand taels of silver you owe me... I regard money as my life, so don't wait for me to come and ask for it from you."
"..."
Mr. Da was speechless for a long time.
Ruan Yuqing frowned slightly:
"Mr. Da, could you tell me how many people are already paying attention to the tea tasting and piano appreciation event in Sunset Ping?"
"That's hard to say..."
Mr. Big plucked his fingers and said:
"As far as I know, there are Wenxiang Academy in Wenxiang Mountain, Tingyu Tower in Huanqiu Lake, and Qifeng Villa in Changqing Mansion.
“There are also some arty people in the world, such as ‘Zhuoqin’ Yan Wenge, ‘Yinling’ Shang Yue’er and others...
"As for what's happening secretly, there's more.
"I don't know exactly which ones they are.
"But I know that Jiang Shaoxia had some grudges with Wufang Guike, and Tu Wulang died at the hands of Jiang Shaoxia.
"The remaining four seem to be heading towards Sanxian Mountain recently... but we must be on guard against them."
After hearing this, Ruan Yuqing frowned slightly:
"Is there any movement among the members of the Thirteen Gangs of the First Sect, Two Guilds, Five Swordsmen, Seven Sects?"
"I've never heard of this."
Mr. Da said:
"The Thirteen Gangs are mostly a group of reckless men, and there is a mixture of dragons and snakes among them. It's hard to say whether they will show up.
"As for the Seven Sects... maintaining their own identity, even if they get some attention, they probably won't really end up.
"Not to mention the Five Swords. Seeing that you are with Jiang Shaoxia, I don't expect you to covet the Jiaowei Qin.
"As for one sect and two meetings.
"Dao Yizong will definitely not care about Jiaoweiqin.
"But what Shanhaihui and Baizhenhui will do, only they themselves know.
"Especially the Baizhen Society... they especially like to collect rare treasures, so they may not be interested in Jiaowei.
"I heard that the whereabouts of Yan Wushuang, the vice-president of Baizhen Society, has been a mystery recently, but I don't know if he will come to Sanxian Mountain..."
"Baizhen Club..."
Jiang Ran glanced at Mr. Da:
"Mr. Da also knows something about the Baizhen Society?"
"I'm afraid there aren't many people in the world who don't understand this Baizhen Society."
Ruan Yuqing shook his head, but looked at Jiang Ran in surprise:
"Don't you know?"
"He is so ill-informed and knows a hammer."
Li Tianxin snorted and never missed an opportunity to ridicule Jiang Ran.
Ruan Yuqing was a little strange.
The hierarchy in this world is often based on martial arts.
The higher the martial arts, the higher the level, and often the more powerful the vision and insight.
It's a bit strange that Jiang Ran has extremely high martial arts skills but has very little knowledge.
However, this thought flashed across his mind and he never paid attention to it. He just smiled and said:
"Speaking of the Baizhen Club, Jiang Shaoxia might as well take a look at the banknotes in his hand."
Jiang Ran was stunned for a moment, and then he thought about why Baizhen was so familiar.
I immediately took a look at the banknote and saw the four characters "Baizhen Bank" on the top.
The Jin Chan Dynasty is naturally not just one bank.
Each prefecture and county has its own bank, but only Baizhen Bank can be opened throughout the Jin Chan Dynasty.
At the same time, banknotes from other banks often cannot be exchanged.
Only at Baizhen Bank, even if you take a bank note from another bank, you can exchange it for silver, and vice versa.
Therefore, many traders who travel around the world do not recognize anything else but Baizhen Qianzhuang.
This can save them a lot of trouble.
"I see……"
Jiang Ran clicked his tongue and exclaimed: "This is holding financial power... I'm afraid this Baizhen Society is not just an organization in the world, but also has inextricable connections with the imperial court, right?"
"Although there is no evidence to prove this, it is not wrong to guess."
Ruan Yuqing nodded: "After all, it is impossible for this court to let an organization in the world have such a huge wealth.
"It's just that we don't know what the relationship is."
Jiang Ran nodded thoughtfully.
Just listen to Ruan Yuqing say:
"Whether it's overt or covert, things won't be trivial this time. You have to be careful."
"Miss Ruan has said this eight hundred times."
Jiang Ran smiled hoarsely:
"I'll be careful, don't worry."
When several people said this, Jiang Ran suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky:
"How is this going?"
Everyone also looked up at the sky and saw the sky dotted with stars, the cold moon like a hook... nothing was out of the ordinary.
Li Tianxin lowered his head and glanced at Jiang Ran again:
"Did you see something in the sky?"
"It's not seeing it, it's hearing it."
Jiang Ran said with a strange expression:
"It's already midnight, why did I hear the sound of a wedding reception?"
"Getting married?"
Ruan Yuqing and others were stunned.
Jiang Ran has great martial arts skills and his ear skills are far superior to everyone present.
Since he said that, he couldn't be wrong.
But in the middle of the night, in the middle of the night, who is getting married at this time?
"Is it a secret marriage?"
Ruan Yuqing spoke softly and looked at Mr. Da as he spoke.
As a member of Wenmo Pavilion, Mr. Da is well-informed and can probably give an answer.
As a result, Mr. Da couldn’t hear, and only watched his eyes, nose, mouth, and heart...
"kindness?"
Jiang Ran noticed Ruan Yuqing's gaze and patted Mr. Da on the shoulder:
"Why don't you speak, Mr. Big?"
Mr. Big smiled bitterly:
"Young Master Jiang, don't embarrass me now.
"Not to mention that I don't know what happened. Even if I knew it, I couldn't talk about it.
"What I just said is even if I pay for Jiang Shaoxia's travel expenses.
"Everything that happens from now on, I will only be a spectator..."
Jiang Ran looked at the older gentleman and nodded slightly:
"good."
Mr. Da breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Then he quickly wrote down what he saw.
Jiang Ran and the others didn't make any preparations, they were just careful. After a while, Ruan Yuqing and others also heard the sound of gongs and drums.
Following the sound, I saw a group of people gradually appearing from a distance.
However, what caught everyone's attention more was the faint green fire.
As the sound of banging got closer, this group of people appeared completely in front of Jiang Ran and others.
In front, there were people beating gongs and drums to clear the way, some holding lanterns in their hands, and some holding high wooden signs with the words, "The Luan and the Phoenix sing together, a hundred years of good harmony" and other words.
In the middle is a large sedan chair with eight carriages.
It's just that ordinary sedans are red, but this eight-carrying sedan is pale.
Even the silk hanging on the sedan chair is white.
Lanterns were hung on the four corners of the sedan, but the light in the lanterns was not ordinary firelight, but a faint green light.
It doesn't look festive at all, but it does exude a strange and gloomy atmosphere.
Not only that, whether it was the gongs and drums playing in front or the gorgeously dressed woman following the sedan, they all had pale faces and thick blush on their cheeks.
Each of them has a smile on their face.
It seemed like he was cheering for the happy event to come.
But this smile was extremely stiff.
It was as if a pair of invisible hands pulled up the corners of their mouths and fixed them on their faces, making them unable to stop smiling.
But no matter how bright his smile was, there was no smile at all in his eyes.
Not even... without any anger at all!
Seeing such a scene, Li Tianxin suddenly took a step back subconsciously:
"Are they humans or ghosts?
"Is it a ghost marriage?"
Jiang Ran glanced at him in surprise:
"What a fuss... Where have you been when you are so cold and aloof on weekdays?
"Are you afraid of ghosts when you are not afraid of heaven and earth?"
"...what's wrong with being afraid of ghosts?"
Li Tianxin said angrily: "How can there be anyone in this world who is not afraid of ghosts?"
"Please keep your voice down..."
Ruan Yuqing spoke softly:
"Are you trying to lure them over?
"If you are captured by them and used as a groom, don't say I didn't warn you..."
Jiang Ran was stunned: "Are you afraid too?"
Ruan Yuqing's face was light and cloudy:
"What are you afraid of?
"There are no monsters or monsters in this world. It's just some people pretending to be gods."
As soon as she said this, she saw the strange wedding team in front of her suddenly stopped.
It was as if he noticed something.
The sound of gongs and drums instantly fell silent, and even the smiles on their faces instantly turned expressionless.
Start looking around at the same time, as if looking for traces.
Ruan Yuqing immediately covered her mouth tightly, turned around, and hid directly behind Jiang Ran.
But someone bumped his shoulder, and when he raised his head, it was Li Tianxin.
Their reactions were exactly the same.
After being frightened, he hid behind Jiang Ran at the same time...
Jiang Ran was speechless for a while.
You just said your vows so confidently, what are you hiding from now?
On the other hand, Luo Qingyi clenched his fists, vaguely intending to take action... He really believed that there were no monsters and monsters in this world, and that human hearts were far more sinister than ghosts!
At this time, the group of people had finished searching and seemed to have found nothing.
Even the fire that Jiang Ran and the others lit didn't attract their attention.
Start beating the gongs and drums again, put a smile on your face again, and continue to move forward.
In just a moment, this group of people had already gone far.
Jiang Ran stared at it for a moment, then flew out to where they had just passed to investigate.
Luo Qingyi and Mr. Da followed closely behind.
The last ones who followed hesitantly were Li Tianxin and Ruan Yuqing.
It's just that the performance of these two people is different.
Although Ruan Yuqing's face was a little pale, his whole person still looked calm and calm.
On the other hand, Li Tianxin, who always likes to hold it in his arms, is on the contrary.
This time I was really scared.
The whole face showed obvious rejection...
Jiang Ran found it funny and deliberately said in a deep voice:
"Why are there no footprints on the ground?"
Luo Qingyi was stunned when he heard this, and looked at the messy footprints on the ground and fell into deep thought.
Li Tianxin shrank back subconsciously:
"It's a ghost, it must be a ghost!
"We must have bumped into a ghost to get married."
"Ghost marriage... is quite interesting."
Jiang Ran said: "Aren't you curious, what does the groom look like? Is the ghost bride pretty?"
Li Tianxin and Ruan Yuqing shook their heads at the same time:
"Not curious!!"
"Then you guys wait for me here. I'm very curious and plan to go take a look."
After Jiang Ran finished speaking, he jumped up and chased the team in front.
Luo Qingyi and Mr. Da also quickly followed.
Only Ruan Yuqing and Li Tianxin were left looking at each other.
When the cold wind blows, it's like a ghost crying or a wolf howling.
The two people were excited at the same time, looked at each other, and followed Jiang Ran's trail without thinking.