Pang Jiushan sat in the carriage, closed his eyes, sorted out his thoughts, repeatedly recalled whether there was anything missing, and considered the many influences in the future.

"Young master, are we going home?" asked the old coachman who had been in the Pang family for three years.

Pang Jiushan opened his eyes, his eyes bloodshot. He opened the window and glanced at the sky, only to realize that it was already night, and before he knew it, the day had passed, and he still had much to do. He thought for a moment and said, "Go to the Rejuvenation Hall and have a look." ”

"Young master, we've already been there this morning. ”

"Have you been there?" Pang Jiushan asked suspiciously, and immediately remembered. Uncle Yan, who died nine times in order to lure the pursuers away, is out of danger of his life, but there is no possibility of progress in his cultivation in this life.

"Young master, why don't we go home, it's not too late to talk about something tomorrow. ”

Pang Jiushan thought about it again and again, and said, "Go to Gualiu Hutong." ”

"Young master, if you call someone and I'll invite you to go, you've been running for a day, take a break. ”

"It's okay, uncle, you send me to Gualiu Hutong and go home, you've been running for a day, it's time to rest." Pang Jiushan thought of Ning Du, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, and unconsciously drowned it out with a feeling of exhaustion like the sea.

"Hey, young master, don't look at me old, my body is tougher than a lot of young people! Even if I run for three days and three nights, I don't have a ...... of breathing" The coachman said and couldn't hear a response, turned around and lifted the curtain to see that Pang Jiushan was already sitting and asleep. The coachman let the carriage go slower, and tried to walk where there were few people, and he was equal to Gua Liuhu for a long time, and finally he was afraid of delaying, so he woke up the young master.

"Okay, uncle, go back, go back and rest early, I can go back myself." ”

waved his hand to the coachman, Pang Jiushan patted his face again, made himself sober, and then walked to Ning Du's house. When he arrived at the door, he found that the door was not closed, and as soon as he pushed in, he saw Ning Du and Hu Ran who were enjoying the shade in the courtyard.

"Hey, fat man, I'm going to close the door, but the young master won't let me close, so you're coming!" Hu Ran said loudly as if he had found a treasure.

"Fatty, eat melons. ”

"Okay, I'm thirsty. The fat man sat on the bench that Ning Du had already taken out, ate a melon in three or two bites, and then ate the second one.

"Hu Ran, you go to the mouth of the alley to ask for five bowls of wontons, don't be spicy, add two more egg flowers. Seeing the fat man's hunger, Ning Du said.

"Okay, I'll go. Hu Ran immediately got up and ran out.

"Fatty, you rest first, and we'll talk about it later. Ning Du said to Pang Jiushan.

Five bowls of wontons floating with sesame oil flowers, egg flowers and coriander, and after a while, Pang Jiushan's belly fell, but fortunately, there was still half a pancake, and he was temporarily filled.

Pang Jiushan hiccuped, wiped his mouth, and said with a smile: "Brother Ning still understands me, it's finally more comfortable." ”

Ning Du glanced at Pang Jiushan, whose eyes were full of bloodshots, and couldn't bear to say, "If you're not in a hurry, you can go back first." ”

"There are some things that I want to tell you after thinking about it. If I don't say it, I'm a little flustered. ”

"Then you say, slow down. ”

Pang Jiushan glanced at the innocent Hu Ran and said, "Brother Ning, the day before yesterday and yesterday's events were all done by Yicaitang, so I won't say more." I want to tell you that the Rainbow Hall is completely finished. Where do you think the end of the Rainbow Hall is?"

Ning Du thought for a moment and shook his head.

Although Pan Yunqi is spineless, he is not brainless, he can still afford Yicaitang. If you work hard, you may not be able to make a lot of money, and you will not lose a penny. These two men are not bad, why did they put Yicaitang into it? Because Pan Yunqi has four aunts and one mother-in-law. ”

Pang Jiushan paused and continued: "Brother Ning, do you know what the biggest expense of a Tiandu merchant is? Pan Yunqi's four aunts do not represent the four beautiful relatives, but the four court officials, plus the family represented by Pan Yunqi's deceased biological mother. For the entire five big families of the imperial court, Yicaitang has to spend at least 50,000 taels every month. This is not counting the expenses of the New Year's holidays or the family's marriage and childbirth. ”

This is also the reason why the rich and powerful are willing to have daughters nowadays, and marrying a businessman casually is a lot of silver taels. Not to mention the imperial court, even the little soldiers on daily patrols are all ruthless characters with their mouths wide open, which one is not a family with a lot of money? If he asks you for money, you dare to say that you will not give it? Hey! Then look at it! Half a square of ruffians and hooligans take turns to find you stubble, and you don't have to think about doing this business at all. There are many means of small soldiers, not to mention those characters in the court, they are all ruthless characters among ruthless characters. ”

"These five court officials, every year, every month, every day, have squeezed out the Yicai Hall. Yicaitang has already reached the point of bankruptcy, and Pan Yunqi has to take risks and want to destroy our Xuanhemen. ”

"The seemingly brilliant Yicai Hall, Tiandu people feel that it has at least one million family fortunes, but in fact, now they can't copy 50,000 taels of silver, and there are countless debts outside, and they may not be able to repay the real estate. Yicai Hall, it's long been empty and can't be empty anymore!"

"Actually, it's not just Yicai Hall, how many shops in Tiandu can survive? How many live fish are there in such foul and foul water?" Pang Jiushan looked at the sky with some sadness, and fell into silence for a long time.

Ning Du listened carefully, and Hu Ran didn't interject as before, but went to pour a pot of tea.

Pang Jiushan looked at Ning Du, lowered his voice and said, "Everyone in the world knows that corruption is rampant, but they don't know to what extent. The people have no money to spare, and they wave their knives to business. Now that the merchant has no money, who should he swing the knife to?"

Ning Du pondered for a moment and asked, "Are you leaving?"

"After a while, everything in the capital will be taken care of. I scattered my possessions, and went on a journey around the world. ”

"It's fine. I've been studying in Qingteng Garden for a while, so I can go with you or go to you. ”

"No, Brother Ning, you still stay in Tiandu. The Ming Dynasty is still the largest country in the world, and Tiandu is still the center of the world. Cultivation is no better than doing business, you stay in Tiandu for two or three years first. ”

Ning Du suddenly smiled and said, "Two or three years, how can I wait?"

A middle-aged man who has experienced vicissitudes may be able to endure ten years, but how can a teenager endure for a moment?

"That's right, Brother Ning, how can you wait for the number one in the world!hahahaha......"

Until the moon was west, Hu Ran had already taken three naps before Pang Jiushan left. When Pang Jiushan walked out of Gualiu Hutong and saw the familiar carriage, he was stunned, and the old man who pretended to leave but had been waiting in place immediately smiled and said, "Young master, it's time for us to go home this time, right?"

"Okay, let's go home!"

——

Gu Daozhi stood in front of the window, looked at the lights reflected in the sky, and said rather melancholy: "The lights are gone." ”

Shang Chonggu sneered and said, "Put a fire, and it won't be a fire, it should be a fire." ”

Sima E said seriously: "Once the fire is burned, there is nothing left." Senior brother, a fire can only last for a while. ”

"What else do you want left? this city, the turbidity of the day?" Shang Chonggu sneered and asked rhetorically.

Gu Daozhi smiled: "There is still a lot left - hope." You didn't bring him to me again, and I wasn't prepared. ”

"It's not the same. ”

Sima E said: "He played a ...... at Firefly Lake this afternoon."

"Two fingers. Shang Chonggu took the lead in saying.

Gu Daozhi raised his head, glanced at the two of them, and said appreciatively: "Empty light realm, two fingers, very powerful, this is something that can only be done in a difficult realm." Go to Shihan and ask for some medicine, don't be in a hurry. After all, he has just started to cultivate, even if he has been delayed for a long time, there is no need to be too anxious, you know better than me the truth that if you want to hurry, you can't reach it. ”

"Okay, I'll go talk to Teacher Bian. Sima E agreed and stopped talking.

"In a few days, there may be students from Bailu Academy who will come to take a look. Gu Daozhi said.

"Is that the white one?"

"It should be. ”

Shang Chonggu thought for a moment and said, "I don't want him to see Ning Du, at least not now." ”

Gu Daozhi asked suspiciously, "Why?"

"I think this person is dangerous. ”

"Dangerous?" It was the first time Gu Daozhi had heard Shang Chonggu say this word, and he immediately became interested, he had never seen anything Shang Chonggu was afraid of.

"I'm not saying that this person is dangerous now, but in the future. Anyone who grows enough to become a pillar of the nation is dangerous. ”

Gu Daozhi thought about it carefully and said: "What kind of person you want to become in the end is still everyone's own business, and you should not forcibly intervene." ”

"I am a teacher at Qingteng Garden, and I have the right to guide students. ”

"You're in too much of a hurry. You can't hide it, a student. Even if you take him to hide in the deep mountains and old forests, he will come out sooner or later to face this world. ”

Shang Chonggu frowned, and finally did not continue to refute.

Gu Daozhi glanced at the two of them, turned to look out the window, and said, "The night of the Ming Dynasty, even if the lights are dim, is still very beautiful." I still hope that there will be no fire. ”

......

Under the moon, the wind blows the sound of bamboo leaves.

Chen Nanping stood in front of the bamboo forest in the Gewu Pavilion, looking at the scenery levelly, recalling today's events, and his heart inevitably fluctuated.

"You're out of the picture. ”

Breathing steadily, Chen Nanping reached out and caught a falling bamboo leaf. The vitality around her suddenly froze, and then all disappeared. The extremely rapid flow of vitality produced a whirlwind that rolled up the bamboo leaves and surrounded Chen Nanping in the center.

Crash.

Large bamboo leaves fell, becoming the sound of flowing water, revealing Chen Nanping in the center. She let go of her hand, and the bamboo leaf she had just caught fell down, and everything was natural. And she also completely entered the empty light realm.