Pan Tai looked at Ren Xiao in confusion and asked, "Young master, you don't like it?"
Ren smiled, shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't like it, but it's too expensive."
"Young master said that, and I am alienated from you." Pan Tai said boldly: "This painting is useless in my hands, and I don't know how to appreciate it. But the master is a person who knows how to paint, so please
The young master must accept it no matter what!"
"This..." Ren Xiao frowned slightly and remained silent. He liked this painting from the bottom of his heart. He liked it so much that he didn't dare to look at it more, for fear that he would become greedy. Now Pan Tai took the initiative to give it to him.
He, he also knew in his heart that being courteous for nothing was either cheating or stealing. Pan Taiken must be asking for something when he gave such a heavy gift.
Seemingly sensing Ren Xiao's concerns, Pan Tai hurriedly said seriously: "Master, please don't misunderstand me. I don't have anything to ask for, I just come here to express my happiness!"
Ren Xiao pondered for a moment, then he looked up and smiled, stood up, cupped his hands and said, "In this case, I will be disrespectful!"
"Ah, sir, don't be polite!" Pan Tai also stood up, bowed his hands and returned the greeting, saying, "I have done a lot of indiscretions in the past, and I will definitely change my mind in the future. I hope you can be accommodating and ignore the past grudges!"
It turned out that this was Pan Tai's purpose! Ren Xiao smiled, nodded, and said: "I can let go of the past right and wrong, but in the future, I ask Elder Pan to be more restrained and cautious, as the way to live in the world!
"
"Yes, yes, yes, the young master taught you a lesson very well, I will remember it in my heart!" Pan Tai nodded repeatedly, but he sneered in his heart, Ren Xiao, a young boy, actually taught him a lesson now, it is really ridiculous!
The two sat down again, but Pan Tai was running out of words to talk about, dragging the sky into darkness. He deliberately turned his head and looked outside, and said in surprise: "Oh, it's getting late, I should go back.
Young Master, I will take my leave first!"
As he spoke, he stood up, bowed his hands and saluted, and then made a gesture to walk out. Ren Xiao said with a smile: "Elder Pan, if you have nothing important to do, just stay and have a light meal before leaving!"
In fact, he was just being polite. Unexpectedly, Pan Tai actually took advantage of the situation. He didn't even hesitate or was polite, and said with a smile on his face: "Then I'm sorry for bothering you!"
Ren Xiao was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and laughed, but he didn't mind too much and said to the old servant at the door of the hall: "Serve the wine and food! Today, Elder Pan and I are going to have a good drink."
He was in a good mood after accepting Pan Daozi's original work, and his dislike for Pan Tai was somewhat alleviated. It is human nature to eat someone's mouth and take advantage of others.
Soon, the servants of the Ren Mansion served the wine and food one by one. Ren Xiao and Pan Tai drank and chatted happily while eating. During the dinner, Pan Tai said with a smile: "If I had known that the young master likes calligraphy and painting, I would have
I brought some more."
"Oh?" Ren Xiao asked curiously: "Does Elder Pan still have calligraphy and painting at home?"
"Yes, there are many more. In addition to the calligraphy and paintings of the late king, there are also Guanting's calligraphy and Xu Ping's paintings..." Pan Tai named the works of several famous artists in one breath.
Ren Xiao listened carefully and yearned for it. After he finished speaking, he smiled and said: "It seems that I should visit Elder Pan!"
"Hey, how dare you do that? I'll come back tomorrow and bring all the calligraphy and paintings for you to appreciate." Pan Tai said cheerfully.
"This would be too troublesome for Elder Pan." Ren Xiao said with some embarrassment.
"Haha, sir, why should you be polite to me?" As he spoke, Pan Tai picked up the wine glass and said, "I respect you, sir, please!"
"Elder Pan, please!" Ren Xiao and Pan Tai exchanged glasses. Unknowingly, the two of them had been eating and drinking until late at night. With Pan Tai's frequent greetings, Ren Xiao drank a lot of wine. At this time,
I already feel dizzy and my eyelids are heavy.
Seeing Ren Xiao's drunkenness, Pan Tai secretly thought in his heart that an opportunity had come. He squinted his eyes and touched the sword at his waist. But at this moment, there were bursts of footsteps outside. Pan Tai was shocked.
, hurriedly looked back and looked outside.
It turned out to be the changing of guard outside.
The Feng Kingdom guards who were originally guarding outside left one after another and were replaced by the disciples of Shenchi. I don't know if it was because of his guilty conscience, but Pan Tai always felt that the eyes of the newly replaced Shenchi disciples kept drifting towards the hall, seeming to notice.
What.
He secretly grinned, these Shenchi disciples are much more troublesome than the Feng Kingdom guards. You can feel it through the spiritual pressure emanating from their bodies. They are all highly skilled in spirit and martial arts. If he takes action at this time, he can do it with lightning speed.
Even if Ren Xiao is killed, it will be difficult for him to escape.
Alas! He sighed secretly in his heart, shook his head silently, and put down the hand holding the sword again. He looked at Ren Xiao with pretended concern, leaned down and called softly: "Master? Master?"
Now Ren Xiao's reaction has obviously become slow. Pan Tai called him several times before he came back to his senses. He looked at Pan Tai with distracted eyes and asked incomprehensively: "Elder Pan is calling me?"
"I see that the young master is also tired. You should rest earlier!"
Ren Xiao had this intention, he nodded, stood up unsteadily, and said: "I will send Elder Pan out of the house!"
"No need! I'd better send the young master back to his room to rest first!" As he spoke, Pan Tai stepped forward, carefully supported Ren Xiao's arm, and led him out.
"Why are you so embarrassed..." "Hey, you don't have to be polite to me, sir."
Pan Tai helped Ren Xiao out of the hall. The servants guarding the door immediately came forward, cupped their hands and said, "Elder Pan, let me help the young master back to his room!"
"Young Master's current status is different from before. If you hurt the Young Master with your rough hands and feet, who can bear the responsibility? Get out of the way!" Pan Tai said with a stern face, and shouted back all the servants who came forward, and then
, supported Ren Xiao and walked towards the backyard.
The servants looked at each other with helplessness, and had no choice but to follow the two of them. Under the guidance of the servants, Pan Tai sent Ren Xiao back to his bedroom, and then personally helped Ren Xiao lie down and took off his shoes.
socks, and asked the servants to prepare water.
Seeing his attentive look, the servants were dumbfounded. I'm afraid Pan Tai's own father who served him back then had never been so caring.
That's how people are. When you are powerless, no one wants to talk to you. But once you become powerful, people who usually don't even look at you will swarm you and do whatever they can.
Show great hospitality to those who can.
Pantai is the best among them! The servants looked on with disdain.
As if feeling the contempt of everyone for him, Pan Tai's face sank, and he waved his hand and said: "What are you doing standing here? Go and prepare hot water to cleanse the young master!"
"Yes! Elder Pan!" The servants sneered in their hearts and responded one by one, then filed out.
When they left, only Ren Xiao and Pan Tai were left in the bedroom.
At this time, Ren Xiao was very drunk. He was lying motionless on the bed, snoring. The murderous intention in Pan Tai's eyes was revealed again. He looked around to make sure there was no one else in the room, and returned to hold the sword.
Then, he slowly drew out the sword.
Even though he was an elder who had seen strong winds and waves, he was cruel and ruthless, but now his heart was in his throat and he was extremely nervous.
At this time, it was very easy to kill Ren Xiao. He only needed to stab him with a sword. However, with this sword thrust, he had committed the crime of regicide and there was no room for turning back.
Cold sweat dripped down Pan Tai's forehead, his expression also changed uncertainly, and the hand holding the sword was trembling.
That’s it! He gritted his teeth, slowly raised the sword in his hand, aimed it at Ren Xiao, who was unconscious and defenseless on the bed, and stabbed him viciously.
Bang! Just when the edge of the sword was about to penetrate Ren Xiao's chest, an unexpected scene happened. A stone shot out of the window and hit the blade of the sword impartially.
Pan Tai originally planned to pierce Ren Xiao's chest with his sword, but due to the force of the stone's cross blow, his sword was deflected and passed by Ren Xiao's weak side.
Ah? Pan Tai never dreamed that someone would suddenly come outside the window. He was shocked and instinctively shouted: "Who is it?"
"Elder Pan, it's been a long time." Following the leisurely words, a figure floated in from the window. Pan Tai closed his eyes and took a closer look. When he saw the appearance of the person clearly, he couldn't help but take a breath and said in shock.
: "Wind King?"
That's right, the person who came in from the window was none other than Wind King Tang Yin. From the day Ren Xiao was elected as the Crown Prince of Shenchi, Tang Yin released all the spies from the Sky Eye and Diwang to closely monitor every move of the entire Shenchi City.
Tang Yin had already heard about Xiao Xuan's invitation to Pan Tai from the spies. At first, he had not figured out what Xiao Xuan was planning. Later, he heard that Pan Tai visited Ren Xiao in the evening, and he basically guessed it.
He understood Pan Tai’s purpose of coming.
He knew in his heart that Xiao Xuan could not let Ren Xiao become the Holy King of Shenchi no matter what. But now that the overall situation had been decided, the only thing Xiao Xuan could do was to find a way to get rid of Ren Xiao and use the elders of Shenchi to assassinate Ren Xiao.
Laughing is undoubtedly the safest way.
Even if the matter is exposed, Xiao Xuan can still push it aside without getting burned.
After figuring out Xiao Xuan's intentions, Tang Yin sneered in his heart. Everyone thought that Sichuan King Xiao Xuan was an upright and honorable man. In fact, he was just like himself, full of intrigues and unscrupulous means.
Pan Tai's martial arts were extraordinary, so Tang Yin didn't feel confident sending others to protect Ren Xiao, so he rushed over in person. When Ren Xiao and Pan Tai were having a drink, Tang Yin had already arrived, but he didn't make any announcement.
Just hide it in the dark.
At this time, seeing that Pan Tai was about to kill Ren Xiao, he suddenly took action and caught Pan Tai off guard.
Pan Tai looked at the smiling Tang Yin, his whole heart shrank into a ball, and secretly screamed, "Oh no, no one is here, why is it that Tang Yin is here!"
He subconsciously took a step back, his mind changed rapidly, and he said urgently: "His Royal Highness, Feng Wang, this... this is all a misunderstanding..."