On Wangyue Tower, a man was sitting on the roof, holding a long sword casually in his arms.
Raise a cup to invite the moon, as if you want to drink together.
“What’s the fun in drinking alone?
"Why don't we have a drink together?"
The voice came from behind, and a smile appeared on the corner of Jian Wusheng's mouth:
"You're here."
Jiang Ran let go of the eldest princess's hand and smiled slightly:
"Sword Master invites you, how can I not come?"
Jian Wusheng looked back at Jiang Ran, and then glanced at the wine gourd on his waist:
"You have wine."
"Isn't it just right?"
Jiang Ran untied the wine gourd, opened the lid and the aroma of wine immediately escaped.
“Good wine.”
Jian Wusheng laughed and gestured slightly.
Jiang Ran raised the wine gourd and saluted from a distance.
The two drank heavily at the same time, and finally couldn't help shouting:
"happy!"
Then Jian Wusheng stood up and turned the Xiao Ye Sword in his hand:
"I learned swordplay at the age of seven, and achieved success in ten years. After another ten years, I have few opponents in the world.
"Now that I am nearly half a century old, I feel that it is difficult to find an opponent.
"Tonight in the backyard of Shanhaihui, I can see that Daxia Jiang's every move and gesture has unparalleled power.
"I've even heard that the Jingshen Nine Swordsmanship is the best swordsmanship in the world.
"This is why I take the liberty to invite you. I want to use my own [Seven Swords of Immortality] to learn from Master Jiang's [Nine Shocking Swords]!
"Please feel free to teach me!"
Hearing this, Jiang Ran felt a little dazed for a moment. He breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:
"I learned swordsmanship at the age of six, but achieved nothing in fourteen years.
“It was by chance that once I gained enlightenment, I was able to achieve this level of cultivation.
"Sword Master invites you, I dare not not come.
"But before that, I have one thing that I want to ask the sword hero. I wonder if the sword hero is willing to delay a little time?"
Jian Wusheng was stunned:
"Ask me something? Okay, tell me!"
As his expression changed, he was already deep in thought.
Jiang Ran glanced at the eldest princess, who nodded slightly, and then Jiang Ran said:
"In the past, when the sword hero first came out of the martial arts world, he once destroyed a village.
"I wonder if Sword Master has any impression?"
Jian Wusheng laughed dumbly:
"To be honest, what they said is right. When I travel around the world, I always go where my mood leads me.
"On this journey, if you encounter any people who are robbing homes or doing evil things, you will naturally be killed easily.
"So far, I have killed countless bandits in my hands, and destroyed less than a hundred, but maybe eighty, mountain strongholds.
"But I don't know which one you are asking about?"
There were even more doubts in his words. If this stronghold is destroyed, it will be destroyed. They are all people who robbed homes and killed people.
Jiang Ran specifically asked about this matter. Could it be that the bandits he killed back then were related to Jiang Ran?
Are you planning to take revenge now?
But if that was the case, he could have spoken out in the backyard of Shanhaihui.
Why wait until now?
And what was his intention when he looked at the eldest princess just now?
Jian Wusheng has been walking around the world for many years, and his mind is quick and he thinks of all kinds of possibilities in an instant.
But even though he is astonishingly smart, he probably would never have imagined the depth of the entanglement involved.
Jiang Ran glanced at the eldest princess.
The eldest princess was a little confused, and then said:
"Eighteen years have passed since the incident occurred.
"Sword Hero was just starting out in the world, but do you still remember that there was a cottage back then... called Black Wind Village?"
"..."
Jiang Ran couldn't help but look back at the eldest princess again.
The eldest princess immediately looked at Jiang Ran without giving in.
There is no other way, they call it Black Wind Village... What can she do?
She also knew that eight of the ten cottages were called Heifeng Village, but these bandits were uneducated. How could they still blame her for not having a lot of peaches and plums all over the world?
Jian Wusheng couldn't help laughing.
Looking at Jiang Ran, he was a little puzzled:
"Heifeng Village...not to mention whether I remember it...Looking at Jiang Daxia's appearance, he doesn't even know the name of this village.
"If you think about it, you didn't come here to seek revenge on me.
"But I don't know where this question comes from?"
Jiang Ran was slightly silent when he heard this. He stared at Jian Wusheng and then smiled:
"This matter is of great concern. I cannot tell you the truth, so please forgive me, Master Sword.
"It's just that when the sword hero destroyed this place, was it out of his own will or was he instigated by others?
"This... I really want to know.
"Because there is another important relationship behind this matter..."
"It's a matter of great importance, and being provoked..."
Jian Wusheng's heart suddenly felt a little stirred, and he said thoughtfully:
"Eighteen years ago... Heifeng Village...
"Are you talking about the Black Wind Village that killed Changguo County Magistrate Zhou Zhixing?"
The eldest princess’s eyes lit up:
"Sword Master remember?"
Jian Wusheng didn't know what he thought of, and his expression changed suddenly.
Just as he was about to say something, he heard a voice coming from far away:
"Jiang Ran, help!!!"
Everyone heard the sound and went to look, and saw the old eunuch carrying Shen Tulie on his back. His figure was like flying, and he had reached the building in the blink of an eye.
"Jiang Ran...you...can you save Lie'er!?"
The old eunuch looked at Jiang Ran, his eyes full of pleading.
Jiang Ran and Jian Wusheng looked at Shen Tulie behind him. The two couldn't help but look at each other. Jiang Ran immediately stepped forward and asked:
"What's going on here?"
While taking Shen Tulie's pulse.
Then he raised his eyebrows:
"poisoned?"
"Can it be saved?"
The old eunuch looked at Jiang Ran expectantly.
Although Shen Tulie had said that Jiang Ran had a great reputation in the world and might have the ability to save his life.
But the key lies in the three words ‘maybe’.
If Jiang Ran doesn't speak, he will never be sure.
Jiang Ran smiled:
"able."
The old eunuch just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Jiang Ran say:
"But why should I save him?"
"..."
The old eunuch was speechless for a moment.
Yes, why save?
Not long ago, Shen Tu Lie was still there studying how to kill Jiang Ran while Jiang Ran and Jian Wusheng were competing.
Although Jiang Ran didn't know about this, the old eunuch did.
Now that Jiang Ran was asked to save people, he felt guilty at the bottom of his heart.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and told what happened.
"Jiang Ran...if Lie Er dies, you will be the most suspect.
"Don't you care at all?"
Jiang Ran was puzzled:
"So what? Not to mention it's just a suspicion... Even if I really break into the Shanhaihui and kill Shen Tulie, who can do anything to me?"
I can't ask the old eunuch directly.
He has never been in the arena, so naturally he has no experience in the arena.
Faced with Jiang Ran's completely unreasonable statement, there was no way to deal with it.
I couldn't help but look up at Jian Wusheng.
But he saw that Jian Wusheng's face was full of contemplation, as if he didn't take Shen Tulie's matter to heart at all.
Seeing no response to his call for help, the old eunuch looked directly at Jiang Ran:
"How...how are you doing?"
Jiang Ran touched his chin and said:
"Well, Shen Tulie is closely connected to Shanhaihui.
"There are three major forces in the capital, one is him, the other is the Baizhen Society, and the third one is the Taoist Sect.
"Taoist priests of the Taoist sect often live in the world of mortals, but their hearts are outside the world of mortals.
"It doesn't matter...if Shen Tu Lie can promise me something, I might not be able to save him."
"What's up?"
The old eunuch felt that Jiang Ran was even more unreasonable:
"Lie'er is unconscious now, how can I promise you anything?"
"It's very simple. You are his master. Can't you just agree?"
Jiang Ran smiled:
"As the saying goes, it's hard to disobey a teacher's orders. How dare he disobey and be unfilial?"
When the old eunuch thought about it, he realized that this made sense.
But he was also worried that his request was too excessive and that he would not be able to explain it to his disciples later.
Then he asked:
"Then what do you want?"
"Your apprentice has the Shanhai Society, and my apprentice has the Blood Sword Hall.
"Mountains and seas will occupy the capital, and there will be outstanding people.
"The Blood Sword Hall is located in a corner, in a barren area.
"That being the case, please ask your apprentice to help my apprentice so that my apprentice can have a foothold in this capital.
"I wonder what you think?"
Jiang Ran looked at the old eunuch.
The eldest princess rolled her eyes, feeling that Jiang Ran had done everything possible to help Xuanyuan Yida expand his territory.
Seize every opportunity available.
The old eunuch was a little confused:
"Your apprentice is so miserable? How could it be so?"
Jiang Ran was stunned, feeling that the old eunuch's focus seemed a little different.
Moreover, although he said that he was living in poverty... it was just nonsense, but why did he seem to believe it?
The old eunuch nodded deeply:
"It's a great favor for you to save his life. It's such a small thing. Even if you don't have such a great favor to save his life, he has absolutely no reason to refuse. Don't worry, this matter will be taken care of by me."
He looked at the old eunuch and patted his chest in assurance.
Jiang Ran nodded:
"Then...a gentleman's words are hard to follow."
"It's natural."
The old eunuch immediately gave an affirmative reply.
This made Jiang Ran feel a little guilty.
It feels like I'm cheating an honest person...
What I originally planned to say couldn't be said at the moment.
He took out the elixir from his arms and wanted to give it to Shen Tulie, when Jian Wusheng said:
"Master Jiang, I'm afraid tonight's battle will have to be postponed.
"I suddenly thought that I have something important to do, so I took my leave."
Jiang Ran looked up at him:
"ah?"
Before he could say anything else, Jian Wusheng flew up and disappeared after a few ups and downs.
Jiang Ran immediately gave the eldest princess a look.
The eldest princess immediately nodded, flew up and jumped down from Wangyue Tower, while Jiang Ran kept to himself and stuffed the elixir into Shen Tulie's mouth.
He checked the meridians again and shook his head slightly:
"It was delivered a little late."
"..."
The old eunuch's expression suddenly changed:
"This... what should I do? Why, why is it too late? Didn't you just say that I could be saved?"
"sure."
Jiang Ran smiled and said:
“But the rescue time will be a bit long, and depending on the situation, there may be some sequelae.
"Well... all in all, his life can definitely be saved.
"You come with me first."
Jiang Ran said, turned around and went down to Wangyue Tower.
The old eunuch quickly followed Shen Tulie on his back.
When we got to the street, we happened to see the eldest princess turning around, and someone flew away behind her.
"Have you explained it yet?"
Jiang Ran spoke.
The eldest princess nodded slightly:
"People are already following him... He must have thought of something, but he doesn't seem to want to tell us."
"It doesn't matter."
Jiang Ran looked at the direction where Jian Wusheng left, thoughtfully:
"His reaction was enough.
"What happened back then was indeed not a coincidence.
"However, the last person who hid it and wanted to investigate on his own seemed to have died miserably."
"who?"
The eldest princess was a little curious.
"A friend with a square face likes to wear plain white."
Jiang Ran shook his head, he was talking about Cheng Jimo.
Encountered by chance at a tea shop outside Cangzhou Prefecture.
Because he discovered something was wrong with the Wan family, he went to investigate, and finally died in the hands of Li Feiyun and others.
The eldest princess felt that Jiang Ran's words were unreasonable:
"With a big face, why can't you just wear plain white?"
"..."
Jiang Ran thought for a moment and found that he couldn't refute.
The old eunuch behind him was so anxious that he almost shed tears:
"How long will it take for you to decide whether you can save people or not?"
"Help, help, help."
Jiang Ran said:
"Let's go, come back to the princess's mansion with us first."
A group of three people, plus an unconscious Shen Tulie, headed towards the princess mansion.
Not long after they left, an old Taoist priest suddenly appeared on Wangyue Tower.
He built an arbor with his hands, looked up at the moon, and then looked around, his old eyes full of confusion:
"That's not right... When I look at the stars at night, I can see that this is where the sword's power rises to the sky.
"Why did all the excitement suddenly disappear out of thin air?
"This is really unreasonable!"
After searching for a few more times, but still finding nothing, I shook my head helplessly and left.
…
…
In the princess's mansion, in a room in the bamboo garden.
Shen Tulie's face was filled with blackness, and he was unconscious as if he was dead.
Jiang Ran pressed his fingers one after another, and after a moment, the black energy suddenly faded.
Jiang Ran also stopped his hand at the right time and looked back at the old eunuch:
"I'll be here today.
"We'll talk about the rest tomorrow. A lot of the poisonous gas has gone out of his body, but we can't rush it."
The old eunuch was extremely grateful to Jiang Ran.
Jiang Ran said it was not necessary, but then smiled:
"Speaking of which, I haven't asked you what your name is?
"I can't call you old eunuch every day, right?"
The corner of the old eunuch's mouth twitched, and he felt that Jiang Ran's words were absolutely disgusting.
But for the sake of Jiang Ran's "regardless of past grudges" in helping Shen Tulie, he still replied:
"My name before entering the palace was Xu Mu. Now that I have left the palace, I'll use this name."
"Xu Mu..."
Jiang Ran nodded:
"Good name, that's it, I won't disturb you anymore, you can take good care of him here.
"I'll come back to diagnose and treat him tomorrow."
"Thank you."
Xu Mu bowed and sent Jiang Ran out the door.
In this courtyard, apart from Xu Mu and Shen Tu Lie, are the residences of Luo Qingyi, Li Tianyu and others.
At this time they were all standing in front of the door.
Jiang Ran's eyes swept across everyone, and finally fell on Wu Di, then nodded slightly.
Wu Di responded immediately and finally turned around and returned to the room.
Li Tianyu and Luo Qingyi also said nothing and went back to their respective homes.
Jiang Ran walked all the way out of the Bamboo Garden and went straight to Jianming Tower.
Jiang Ran opened the door to the eldest princess's bedroom and entered.
The eldest princess Shan Yuchan seemed to be startled. When she looked up and saw Jiang Ran, she glared at him fiercely:
"If I am bathing and changing clothes, how would you behave in such a reckless manner?"
"Isn't that just right?"
Jiang Ran glanced at the eldest princess with a half-smile.
The eldest princess's face suddenly turned red and she spat softly.
It feels like Jiang Ran has exposed his true nature more and more since he came to the capital and arrived at the princess mansion.
In the past, these words should have been spoken by oneself, and Jiang Ran should have been the poor little one whose face turned red after being provoked.
Why has the situation suddenly reversed now?
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Ran asked:
"Is there any news?"
"have."
The eldest princess immediately looked at Jiang Ran:
"Jian Wusheng has not left the capital and is still acting in the capital."
"So, the key role is in the capital."
Jiang Ran pinched his eyebrows gently.
The eldest princess looked at him:
"Do you think that under the current situation, it is necessary to continue to follow the clue Jian Wusheng?"
"Why not?"
Jiang Ran glanced at her and shook his head gently:
"Since there is a being like Blood Cicada on the other side, no clue can be missed.
"You can't be sure which clue will be broken..."
"Or maybe all the clues are traced to the end and point to the same person.
"Then if there is only one piece of information, it will be difficult to establish the truth. It should be investigated by multiple parties to ensure that it is correct."
The eldest princess nodded:
"You're right... I just don't know why, but the way you pinched your eyebrows just now made me feel a little distressed.
"Since you came to this capital, you have been moving between various parties.
"It seems that except for the first day, I never had a good rest..."
"Isn't this all thanks to the eldest princess?"
Jiang Ran almost laughed angrily, stretched out his hand and flicked the eldest princess between the eyebrows:
"Don't forget, you and your royal brother are also one of these parties..."
The eldest princess rubbed her eyebrows:
"If you dare to attack this palace, you are committing rebellion!"
"The prince has been beaten like that by me, and I still care about you, the eldest princess?"
Jiang Ran seemed to feel unsatisfied after playing it for a while, so he pinched her nose again.
The eldest princess's cheeks bulged with anger, and she felt that it was unnecessary to feel sorry for this person just now.
Just when the eldest princess was trying to change her past, Jiang Ran suddenly raised his head, and a moment later, he heard a voice coming from the window:
"I have something to report for my humble job."
"explain."
The eldest princess looked out the window.
Just listen to the man say in a deep voice:
"He has already discovered that my subordinates are secretly following Jian Wusheng.
"He injured several of our hands.
"Then a message was sent... don't follow behind me anymore, otherwise, you will definitely no longer show mercy."
"Where is the final location?"
"Wangfu Street."
"I know, please go down."
The eldest princess spoke softly.
The man outside the window agreed, and the eldest princess looked at Jiang Ran:
"This is to be expected."
"Wangfu Street..."
Jiang Ran's expression was a little strange:
"Is it a coincidence, or is there really some relationship?"
"What you want to say is...Brother Three Emperors?"
The eldest princess understood instantly.
At the beginning, Wangfu Street was not called this name. Later, the princes established palaces outside, but for some reason they only loved this area, so the number of palaces increased.
The name Wangfu Street came naturally.
Now when mentioning Wangfu Street, the first thing that comes to mind...is that Prince Wu from back then.