Chapter 56: The Story of Crocodile Ze
After thinking about it again and again, Shadow Six also held his breath and cautiously followed behind.
As soon as I entered the road, I felt a cold, humid air, with a faint smell of blood, but there was no light, and I couldn't see the way back and forth, so I could only walk on this winding road by feeling.
After walking a long distance, I finally saw a faint light ahead.
Kageroku hurriedly held his breath and hid to the side, the black clothes on his body blended with the night behind him, giving him a good camouflage.
"When I heard about the flood in Changzhou, I can probably make up my mind. I only heard Chu Yi's voice coming, not very real, as if it was deliberately suppressed.
"Your Majesty, I'm trying to find a way to ask him what he thinks. The mysterious man's voice was a little delicate, but also upright, and for a moment it was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman.
"Changzhou has been unable to receive disaster relief funds for a long time, and I heard that there are already mobs ready to rebel, and several disaster relief officials sent by the emperor recently heard that they have been tortured to the point that they do not look like people. Chu Yi's voice was calm, and what he said was thought-provoking.
"Maybe this thing is ...... the king of war"
Before the mysterious man's voice fell, Shadow Six only felt an aura of oppression emanating from him, and he subconsciously wanted to flee.
But when he stood up, he looked like a man in black.
"There's a rat in there. The man in black smiled bloodthirsty, as if he had foreseen Shadow Six's death.
In the night, the man in black slowly pulled back the huge black cloak, revealing a surprising face.
Shadow Six's eyes widened in disbelief, his expression was extremely frightened, and he was about to flee when he saw that the man in black had stretched out his claws and slammed them into his right chest.
The whole position near his right shoulder was pierced, and the piece of flesh was actually held by the black man in his hand, and it was torn from him alive, and the sharp pain made him trance.
"It seems to be a little off..."The man in black looked regretful.
Enduring the intense pain, Kageroku took the opportunity to run towards the exit, knowing that this was his only chance.
The light in the War King's Mansion is getting closer, it's getting closer...
When he reached the door, the familiar warm yellow light instantly reflected on him.
He squinted his eyes and rushed in with all his might, falling to the ground in embarrassment, spit out a mouthful of blood in an instant.
"Prince, Changzhou...... Floods, violent ......"
Xiao Jue fixed his eyes and saw that Ying Liu was covered in blood, his entire right arm was almost pierced, there was a black scar next to the bloody blood hole, his lips trembled, and he only said two words, and he had already used all his strength.
He forced himself to kneel on the ground, supporting his body with the only remaining hand.
Xiao Jingchen's eyes were slightly stunned.
"Lord Wang... Shadow Six, sacrificed..."Xiao Jue lowered his head, his tone was a little sad, his expression was all hidden, and he couldn't see it clearly.
Xiao Jingchen was silent, the hand holding the brush paused for a few moments, and unconsciously slid upward, leaving a long ink stain.
His face did not change, and his voice was calm: "Pull out the prince's dark wings." ”
"Yes!"
The night was as cold as water, and in the bustling capital, from time to time, several black figures flashed quickly, and their goal was only one direction.
The speed was so fast that it could only leave an afterimage, as if there was no trace of them.
It is said that the next day, the prince's beloved horse died of a mysterious illness, which also caused the prince to be furious, and there was no peace in the entire East Palace.
Everyone did not understand why a simple horse caused the prince to be so angry, until the prince told him about his experience with the fierce horse, and everyone could not help but sigh that the prince was deeply affectionate.
So an allusion was drawn, the prince lost his horse.
Time has come in the blink of an eye, and the day has come for Zhiyuanzhai to reopen.
In the past two days, Su Qing has to run over from time to time to deal with it, and also taught them to make posters, which integrate a lot of modern elements.
By the way, I learned the modern way of opening, covered the plaque with a red cloth, and put flowers on both sides, although there were no fake flowers, but real flowers were used, and for a while, the fragrance of the book was mixed with the fragrance of flowers, which was very pleasant.
Xiao Li and Xiao Wang also bought small gunpowder similar to firecrackers in ancient times, and also made a simple version of the horn, and everything was ready.
Su Qing had already stood at the door of Zhiyuanzhai, and everyone was pinching the time to prepare to set off ancient firecrackers, and there were also many good people around them, and they stretched their necks one by one to look at this strange shop, what strange items were.
"Put!"
Under an order, Xiao Li lit a fire, and the ancient firecrackers instantly made a sound, and the sky was red, which immediately attracted the attention of many people, and the sound followed, not very loud, but this suspicious voice provoked more people to stop and look at each other.
"Folks in the neighborhood take a look, today Zhiyuan Zhai reopened, you can enter the store for a free lottery, the winner will be rewarded with a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, countless awards are waiting for you!
After Xiao Li finished speaking, many people were already agitated and walked towards Zhiyuanzhai, and Xiao Wang at the door immediately said loudly with a bright smile: "Don't squeeze today, there are many awards, you can draw for free when you come in! Maybe it's you who is lucky! Take home the mysterious prize!"
Soon, Zhiyuan Zhai was crowded with people, and Su Qing, who was standing outside the door, didn't expect the effect to be so good, and the store was about to be crowded......
She couldn't even get in herself.
Soon, a scholar shouted excitedly: "I won the first prize, and the new pen, ink, paper, and inkstone has fallen!"
"Don't worry, the winning guest officer comes to me with a red ticket to redeem, it can't be damaged, once verified, redeem it immediately!" The shopkeeper was on a temporary wooden table on the side, holding a brush in his hand, with a smiling face.
Su Qing finally squeezed in, and when she saw this, she couldn't help but smile.
Fortunately, the modern method is very novel to them, and there are the most poor scholars studying hard in this cold window in the capital, and now it is not only to make money for themselves, but also to benefit others.
"Don't worry if you don't get a prize, the whole audience is 20% off, and you can buy it according to 80% of the original price! If you can't buy it, you can't be fooled, you can't make money at a loss, and you just want a good reputation!" Xiao Li was still shouting hard outside, and kept handing the poster to passers-by.
"Miss Su. Xiao Jue walked in, with a respectful attitude, without the slightest embarrassment and embarrassment that had been discovered before, as if that incident had not happened to him.
"What's wrong?" Su Qing smiled back inadvertently, and was extremely good-looking.
Xiao Jue was stunned, and soon said: "I heard that Zhiyuanzhai opened, and the prince specially asked me to come to congratulate, this is the opening ceremony." ”
After speaking, he gave the gift wrapped in red cloth in his hand to Su Qing.
"Thank you for me. Su Qing did not refuse.
In addition, the prince wants to talk to Miss Su about pen cooperation, if he can, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone of many scholars will be supplied by Miss Su. Xiao Jue nodded, and the conversation changed.
"This cooperation shouldn't be that simple, what are your plans?"
Thinking with her eyes closed, Su Qing knew that Xiao Jingchen would never treat her well for no reason.
I am afraid that this move has another purpose.
"Miss Su is smart. Xiao Jue praised: "Before supplying, Miss Su needs to go to the eldest princess's mansion in person and hand over the pen, ink, paper and inkstone in the store to the little princess. ”
Hearing this, Su Qing couldn't help but think of the little girl who was inexplicably hostile to her on the prince's birthday that day, and the appearance of the eldest princess who wanted to speak and stopped.
"Yes, but I'm afraid I'll not be back until three days later, and I'm short lately. Su Qing nodded and did not refuse.
"Now that the words have arrived, the subordinates will not bother Miss Su. After Xiao Jue finished speaking, he left after perceiving Su Qing's eyes.
"Miss, is this war king deliberately embarrassing you? Everyone in the capital knows that the little county lord is arrogant and unreasonable, and naturally he is not a piece of reading material, and now he actually asks you to send these things, which is not clear that he is breaking ground on Tai Sui's head. Qingshuang listened to the whole process on the side, and as soon as Xiao Jue left, he said indignantly.