The afterglow of the setting sun slowly shines down, and the towering city wall becomes even more heavy against the setting sun.
When Ning Yan saw this kind of scene again, it was already a few days later, which made him feel as if he was in another world.
In fact, the two states of Ming and Yue are not far apart. Chai Ruru and Jiang Chanyi fought and fled from Mingzhou City to Lingquan Mountain in a long time.
The reason why I spent so long on the road was simply to take care of someone's health.
"Ruru, give me a hand! It hurts!"
On the wide official road, an eight-passenger carriage was galloping forward with billowing smoke and dust. Unexplained screams could be heard vaguely in the carriage.
"Really, why are you moving around again..." Chai Ruru quickly hugged Ning Yan's waist and slowly laid him flat.
Ning Yan's old face turned red, and he groaned and huddled on the soft silk. He found a comfortable position and lay paralyzed without moving.
He just lay down at the door of the carriage and looked around for a few times, but his body felt a little overwhelmed, and every inch of his muscles and bones hurt like they were being torn apart.
Yan Yan's secret technique has great stamina. It has been three or four days and it still can't get off the ground. At the same time, the spiritual light emitting from the mouth of the Qianlong pot has become much weaker, which makes him feel distressed for a while.
Alas, I don’t know when my destiny will be restored. Maybe this is the price of holding a cup...
"Are you going to be brave next time?" Yan Yan's figure appeared out of thin air on the other side of the carriage, with a bit of contempt in his eyes, seeming to be laughing at his overestimation.
Ning Yan glared angrily and secretly took note of this grudge.
You brat, one day I will let you understand how powerful adults are!
"Xu~"
Suddenly a loud roar was heard outside the carriage, and the carriage slowed down significantly. Then a dull voice came: "Miss Chai, Mr. Song, we have arrived at the city gate. The city is heavily guarded and the old man can only be sent here."
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Fortunately, the Chai family is well-off in Jiangnan Road. When Miss Chai opened her mouth, the Yuezhou branch immediately put the matter in order. This old horseman is known as the living map of the carriage and horse racing industry. Thanks to his care along the way,
This made Ning Yan suffer less.
"Well, let's go back."
Chai Ruru, who always looked dignified in front of outsiders, gave a cold explanation and then carefully helped Ning Yan out of the carriage.
The trick Guo Kan poked a while ago can be said to have shocked the government and the public. Mingzhou City has been under martial law since then, and now a huge crowd of people are crowding at the city gate.
Jiang Chanyi went one step ahead, holding the horse and waiting to enter the city. When she turned around, she ran into this scene, and the reins in her hands were unknowingly twisted into a twist.
"Are you angry?" Bi Yuewu teased.
"Angry? Why am I angry!"
Jiang Chanyi sneered and denied it.
What reason do you have to be angry?
What is the relationship between Ning Yan and her...
Yes! His death has nothing to do with him! He should have been allowed to die at the bottom of the river in the first place!
Bi Yuewu shook his head and said in an old-fashioned way: "Oh, I've seen a lot of idiots like you who hate men and women. You like to hold things in your heart. If you hold them back until the end, you run away, and then you regret it too late. You are sad for the spring and autumn alone.
, boring."
Wu Qing rarely heard his superior make such lofty remarks, so he looked at him strangely: "You seem to understand very well."
"What you are saying, who didn't have some stories when they were young!"
"Tell me about it?"
"One hundred taels, and I'll give you a secret of spring."
"..."
"Don't run away, the price is negotiable, it's 80 taels!"
Just when a few people were chatting, a burst of noise suddenly came from the front, and then the crowd consciously separated to both sides to make way.
Not far away, a burly man hurried over with a group of people. When he came to the front, his eyes swept over several people. He suddenly paused and said hesitantly: "I dare to ask, your Excellency, you are said to be the master of three rivers, and he can shake nine."
Wu Qing, the city’s pagoda bearer?”
Wu Qing saw the other party's appearance clearly, and hurriedly leaned over to return the salute, with a look of shame on his face: "It's all in the past... Now Wu is just a pawn of the imperial court, and he really doesn't deserve the praise of Gang Leader Li."
Li Hetong understood that Wu Qing was quite famous in Henan Province ten years ago. He never thought that after not seeing each other for so many years, their identities would be completely different.
"That's wrong. Brother Wu has a great future. It's too late for Li to be happy. He will have a good drink to celebrate later!"
"Just follow what Gang Leader Li said!"
Wu Qing was a little excited when he met an old friend in a foreign country. He suddenly remembered that there was a big boss next to him and immediately stepped aside: "Introduce me to Gang Leader Li, this is..."
"Just call me Shopkeeper Wu." Bi Yuewu said casually.
After all, Li Hetong was well-informed, and he immediately saw clues from the other party's attire.
Twenty-eight constellations...
For someone like him who comes from a local society, he is naturally shorter when facing Si Tianjian. He said carefully: "It turns out that it's Shopkeeper Wu who is in front of me. I have admired him for a long time... This is not the place for a conversation. Please come in." Under the escort of everyone from the Giant Whale Gang, Ning Yan and his party returned to Li's Mansion.
As soon as I entered the main hall, I heard an exclamation.
"Brother Ning, you're not dead! Wuwuwu, I'm going to keep my mourning for you!" Li Tai'an ran out quickly, making a whoosh.
Ning Yan's head is full of black lines, so he can only comfort himself. Tong Yan Wuji.
By the way, this kid is already fifteen years old, why is he still so clueless?
Li Hetong looked embarrassed: "Taian, this is not how to keep filial piety..."
"Forget it, forget it, as long as it makes sense."
Ning Yan held his forehead and sighed, then looked towards the main hall.
Almost all his acquaintances in Mingzhou City are here, including Fang Zhonghui, Chai Mingyuan, Chai Jingyi... even Zhao Sinian is here.
Seeing Ning Yan and the other two people returning intact, everyone started asking about their situation.
After some conversation, Ning Yan also learned from their mouths what happened next.
The impact of this incident was much greater than he expected, because someone found many important figures in the iron boxes left at the scene.
There is Zhang Qingyuan, the envoy of Jiangnan Road Economics inside!
This blind box is great for playing Dafa.
I have to say that Fang Keji's courage is really scary, and the officials in the border areas were played with like toys by him.
Wu Tang, who unintentionally became his pawn, also ended badly. Due to Ning Yan's advance arrangements, he and his gang were killed and wounded, and he even lost an arm and body in a battle with Fang Zhonghui.
Most of my ability is useless.
Fortunately, he was rescued by Luo Bai who escaped from the trap in the end. However, the reputation that the Five Tigers and Golden Swordsman had gained in half his life was basically lost, which is very disappointing.
As for the remaining seven major banks in Jiangnan Road, they all went back home, so Zhao Sinian was worried about Ning Yan's safety and stayed here.
Chai Ruru's eyes flashed coldly. She originally wanted to find an opportunity to destroy Jiang Kaiyuan, but she didn't expect that boy to run very fast.
"Wu Tang's arm was cut off, but was it the one he used to use the sword?" Ning Yan thought for a while and asked suddenly.
Fang Zhonghui asked doubtfully: "How did you know?"
Ning Yan said silently, but this man really kept his promise, and when he saw Luo Bai get out of trouble, he actually gave up his hand without saying anything. He can be regarded as an upright man.
"Sanlang, there are clues to what you asked me to investigate before. Wu Tang's arm is what I told you."
Zhao Sinian was stunned and said: "You mean, it was Wu Tang who killed Xue'er?"
"Yes." Ning Yan explained: "When he was injured by Fang Keji, in order to recover from the injury as quickly as possible, he had to find a strange beast pill to heal his injuries. Your blue-eyed snow sculpture became his target."
"For this reason, actually..." Zhao Sinian clenched his fists tightly, and his eyes were about to burst: "Brother Ning, what do you think I should do!!"
"I won't advise you to give up revenge. You just have to think clearly." Ning Yan said calmly. He did not intend to continue to interfere in the grudge between Zhao Sinian and Wu Tang. He was not qualified to make choices for Zhao Sinian.
"Okay! With Brother Ning's words, I feel relieved!" Zhao Sinian's eyes were already blood red, and he didn't even have the intention to stay here any longer, so he walked towards the door.
Before leaving, he turned around and said solemnly: "Brother Ning's great kindness and kindness will be unforgettable for a long time. I will surely be richly rewarded in the future!"
After Zhao Sinian left, the scene instantly became a lot colder.
Whether it was the Chai Mansion or the Giant Whale Gang, more or less acquaintances died in this turmoil. At this time, I feel Zhao Sinian's sorrow.
Fang Zhonghui didn't feel this way, but she felt equally uncomfortable.
She wanted to say a few words just now, but she didn't say much due to the atmosphere, but now she can't hold back anymore.
Ning Yan, that bastard, and Chan Yi were obviously... doing this and that! They were actually hugging Miss Chai's family again. What are they trying to do?!
In the past, she naturally did not want her good disciple to come into contact with her children's personal affairs too early, thereby delaying their spiritual practice.
But now it's a done deal, and nothing you do can change the outcome anyway. Rather than beating up the mandarin ducks and being a bad person, it's better to help them.
Fang Zhonghui is mentally prepared for this.
Besides, one of them is quiet and the other is active, so they complement each other perfectly. With Ning Yan taking care of them, Chanyi will be able to cause less trouble in the future, so that she can have less worry.
But she never expected that Ning Yan would be so dishonest!
You really know people, faces but not hearts!
Sensing that Fang Zhonghui was about to attack, Jiang Chanyi quickly grabbed her and whispered: "Master, what do you want to do?"
"What do you think?" Fang Zhonghui looked unkind.
Jiang Chanyi's heart trembled, and she looked at Ning Yan quietly. She was so weak that she could collapse with a gust of wind, so she couldn't bear to say: "Master, forget it."
"How can I forget it!"
"Forget it, disciple, disciple doesn't like him..."
This time, Fang Zhonghui clearly heard a hint of pleading in her tone and couldn't help but sigh.
No future!
No matter what, just treat it as a love disaster that you have to endure in the world of mortals. I hope that after this incident, she will completely cut off her inappropriate thoughts, polish her state of mind, and strive to break through to the third level as soon as possible.
But although she would not cause trouble for Ning Yan anymore, she did not want to stay here any longer. She snorted with a cold face: "Let's go too!"
Jiang Chanyi has not yet reacted: "Where are you going?"
"Go back to Xianyin Palace!"
Fang Zhonghui's figure was getting further and further away. Jiang Chanyi hesitated for a moment, then stamped her feet and chased after him.
The main hall, which was bustling before, suddenly became quite empty.
Upon seeing this, Chai Jingyi muttered: "Why are they all gone?"
Li Tai'an knew the whole story and patted him on the shoulder: "If you don't leave, there will be a fight."
Ning Yan's eyes followed Jiang Chanyi's leaving figure. He knew that if he didn't do something, he would probably never see her again after this goodbye.
He gritted his teeth, made a decision in his heart, and said seriously: "Ruru, I have something to say to Miss Jiang, you go with me."
Putting it off is not an option. We have to face these things after all. It is better to hit the sun than to choose another day, just to make it clear in one go.
After all, he was the one who made the mistake, and it’s time to stand up and take responsibility.
"I won't go."
To his surprise, Chai Ruru showed an understanding smile: "Maybe Miss Jiang doesn't want to see me either."
Could it be that this girl has changed her temper? Ning Yan said blankly: "Are you okay?"
Chai Ruru took a deep breath and tried to suppress the throbbing in her heart: "I'll wait for you here. Will you come back?"
"But, you must come back, Brother Yan!"
"Yeah."
Ning Yan nodded heavily, his eyes changed, and he endured the pain and walked out.
"Brother Ning, let me help you!" Li Tai'an saw that he was struggling to walk, rolled up his sleeves and came up to help.
"No, I have to walk this way by myself..."
"Isn't it really necessary? Senior Fang and his horses are in the backyard. They will probably leave the city soon."
"You didn't tell me earlier! Help me stop it!"
……
Mingzhou City, Xicheng Gate.
"What are you waiting for!" Fang Zhonghui said dissatisfied: "You are not still thinking about him, are you?"
Jiang Chanyi was agitated, pretending not to care and said: "How could that be?"
I obviously don't like him at all, but why do I feel an indescribable feeling in my heart when it's time to say goodbye...
"Miss Jiang, please stay!"
At this moment, a familiar voice came from behind. Jiang Chanyi turned around subconsciously and saw Li Tai'an suddenly emerging from the moat with Ning Yan on his back.
Ning Yan was wet all over and looked miserable. He was still breathing heavily: "Senior Fang, I have a few words to say to Miss Jiang."
Fang Zhonghui looked at his apprentice's expression, which was obviously looking forward to it but pretending to be nonchalant, and said angrily: "Okay, try to be as fast as possible!"
Jiang Chanyi's ears were reddish, and she stepped forward to mention Ning Yan expressionlessly. Using the shadows on the ground, she ducked several miles away in a few breaths.
"What are you chasing me for? I won't stay for you!" Seeing no one around, she folded her hands in front of her chest and returned to her arrogant look.
"I'm not asking you to stay..." Ning Yan said.
Not to keep me?
Jiang Chanyi frowned, took out a pamphlet from her bag, threw it in his face, and said loudly: "Get out of here!"
Ning Yan was slapped in the face and hurriedly caught the brochure. When he took a closer look, he saw that it was "The Curse of Raising Mountains and Transforming Dogs".
"I, I'm not doing it for this."
Jiang Chanyi suddenly became a little irritable: "It's not this or that, you are so unhappy! What on earth do you want to do!"
Ning Yan opened his mouth, thousands of words reached his throat, and finally turned into a sigh.
"I don't know."
"Maybe you don't believe it, but my mind is really blank right now."
"I only know that if I let you go like this, I will definitely regret it."
This is still a human saying...
The corners of Jiang Chanyi's mouth raised slightly, but she immediately had a new question.
"What should I do with Shen Qiuning? You don't want her to know how ugly you were when you were having sex under me, right?"
"You, you, what you are saying are all naughty things..."
Ning Yan's face turned red with embarrassment after hearing these words of tiger and wolf. She hesitated for a long time and didn't know how to answer.
Jiang Chanyi stared at him for a long time, then suddenly said: "Ning Yan, do you like me?"
Ning Yan was startled. This question stopped him.
What is his feeling for Jiang Chanyi?
Maybe he doesn’t even have the answer himself.
It can be said that the relationship with Chai Ruru is natural, but the relationship with Jiang Chanyi is purely a coincidence.
It's impossible to say that I don't like it, but to say that I like it, I always feel that I lack some emotional foundation.
Is this probably the legendary love story?
Ning Yan didn't reply for a long time. Jiang Chanyi had the answer in her heart. Her originally excited heart suddenly calmed down and she looked at him with disgust: "If you don't like me, don't mess with me."
"If you are here just because of what happened that night, then there is no need! I can pretend that nothing happened. You live your life, I live mine, and we won't see each other again. I don't need you to talk to me. I'm responsible and I don't care!"
"Who do you think you are! Do you have the right to control my life?!"
Ning Yan was ridiculed by her, but was speechless and ashamed.
"Go, go, go! I feel sick when I see you!"
"Miss Jiang, I..."
"Get out! If you don't get out, I'll beat you to death!"
Ning Yan shrank his neck and had no choice but to turn around and leave.
After Jiang Chanyi drove him away, she stayed there alone for a long time without regaining consciousness, and she didn't know what she was thinking.
"People are gone?"
I don’t know how long it took, but Fang Zhonghui’s voice came to her ears.
Jiang Chanyi bit her lip and nodded.
Fang Zhonghui comforted: "If you really want to go with him, Master won't stop you."
Jiang Chan shook her clothes like a rattle and looked at the direction Ning Yan was leaving. Her eyes suddenly became misty. She pursed her lips and said aggrievedly: "Master, I don't want to go down the mountain anymore..."
"I want to go home..."
Fang Zhonghui felt distressed and angry when she saw it, and wished she could stab that heartless man to death with a sword!
What's wrong with my own apprentice? He has to have good looks, talent, and even a Taoist priest. Why should he be so arrogant?
If I see that bastard again, I must...
Fang Zhonghui was planning in her mind how to punish the scumbag in the future, when she was suddenly stunned.
Because she really saw Ning Yan.
"Miss Jiang, Miss Jiang!"
The annoying voice came closer and closer, and Jiang Chanyi hurriedly turned her back, not wanting the other party to see her weakness.
Ning Yan's body has not recovered at all, and he is grinning while running back and forth. He can't speak clearly: "I'm going back, I'm going back to get this..."
Having said this, he threw the object in his hand over and hurriedly gestured: "Yours is broken, new one..."
Jiang Chanyi took a look at it doubtfully, but it was a brand new handmade wine gourd, which seemed to have been made just a few days ago. It looked similar to her original one, but was a few sizes larger.
Ning Yan collapsed on the ground and gasped for air, repeating: "Ruyi Zhengdian, Ruyi Zhengdian!"
Jiang Chanyi shook the gourd, and there was really a sound inside. She pulled out the stopper and took a closer smell. The familiar smell seemed to be the first time they drank wine.
But what she lacks is gourds and wine?
Boring...
"Master, let's go."
In a hurry, Ning Yan took a strong breath and shouted with all his strength: "Miss Jiang, I may not be able to give you the answer to the question you asked me now, but when I figure it out, I will go to Xianyin Palace to visit you in person!" "Wait for me!"
"Wait for me!!"
Fang Zhonghui suddenly felt that his apprentice's breath was confused, and couldn't help but sigh.
Jiang Chanyi didn't look back, but her eyes lit up.
Bah, bah, bah, that bitch wants to mess with my behavior again, I must not let him succeed!