Chapter Ninety-Five: Nanyanzhai
It was nearly dusk, and Yun'er meditated on the throne for several hours, and finally opened her eyes again.
She got up and walked straight to Jing Ge's bedroom, although she knew that he deliberately made such a look to make herself happy, but she also knew that he would be a little tired, so let him have a good rest.
"Mr. Jing still doesn't want to get up?" Yun'er pushed open the door and went in, and said with a smile.
Jing Ge had already woken up and was dressing, and the tiredness on his face had not yet faded.
"I heard that Mr. was in a battle with someone last night, and he suffered a small setback, so the palace specially asked people to prepare some food for Mr. to recover. Let's see if we can get some ground back tonight. Yun'er said with a smile again, her face full of playfulness.
Overnight, Yun'er seemed to have changed as a person, and her temperament had changed a lot.
Jing Ge was speechless, glanced at the food brought by the maid, and couldn't help but secretly scream in his heart:, Bichi.
"I was actually hiding last night, how could I need this with my skills, take it away." Jing Ge waved his hand and said.
"Hahaha..."Yun'er laughed heartily, and waved them back to stop playing.
When there was no one else, the two looked at each other for a moment.
"When are you leaving?" Yun'er asked.
"Tomorrow." Jing Ge replied, after all, he has to go, and he doesn't have to drag mud and water.
"Well, don't worry too much about it, just do what you want to do wholeheartedly." Yun'er calmly instructed.
"Yes, I will return tomorrow morning." Jing Ge nodded in agreement.
The next day, in the palace hall of King Qingqiu, the ministers went to court, and Yun'er sat on the dragon chair behind the curtain in a phoenix dress and a crown.
The courtiers chattered and talked non-stop, and some people stepped forward to do something, but their eyes were looking at the prime minister in the first place.
What he said was not to ask for the permission of Her Royal Highness the Princess, but just to inform it according to the rules, and everyone in the room knew it.
Her Royal Highness the princess on the dragon chair is just a symbol, and has no practical meaning.
Jing Ge listened on the main beam of the hall, secretly observing for a moment, and didn't care much about how they treated Her Royal Highness the princess. Qingqiu, the land of projectiles, doesn't matter what they do, as long as Yun'er is safe and sound.
"Ahem, ahem." Jing Ge pretended to cough twice, and the people below found him on the beam.
"Come on, there's an assassin." Someone shouted.
A group of guards rushed in, among which there were many masters, famous martial artists, who were the henchmen of the Qingqiu nobles, and arranged to serve as guards in the main hall.
The bitter-faced scholar was not present today, I don't know if it was because the black mark on his eyes had not faded or because of something else.
"Ah, it's him." Someone below recognized Jing Ge, whispered to the Prime Minister who he was, and secretly asked the powerhouses of the Wang Realm to be on guard.
"Everyone... Good morning. Jing Ge turned over and jumped down, thought about it for a while, and still said so.
"Who are you that dare to trespass into the palace? Someone take him down. One of the courtiers shouted loudly and ordered the guards to come forward.
"Stop, wait a minute. I am your Royal Highness the Princess... Target... But... Friend. Jing Ge originally wanted to talk about the horse master, but after thinking about it, forget it, I didn't bother to talk to them.
"Stand down, he's my friend." Yun'er said, she was also a little surprised, she didn't find Jing Ge hiding on the beam, and she didn't know what he wanted to do.
"Hmph, even a friend of His Royal Highness can't trespass into the court..."A courtier said in a voice. He is the prime minister's confidant, and even if Yun'er spoke, the guards never retreated, still waiting for his instructions.
However, he didn't finish his words, and when he was halfway through speaking, Jing Ge had already stepped forward and pinched his neck. Then the figure retreated to its original position like a ghost, and the guards didn't have time to react.
He was taller than Jing Ge, and Jing Ge raised his hands high to keep his feet off the ground.
"You're too noisy." Jing Ge said a word, and then felt that it was too tired to raise his hands, so he simply threw him to the ground, raised his foot and stepped on his throat, so that he couldn't make a sound, and let him struggle hard, it was useless to have a red face and red ears.
The guards around him threw rat traps and did not dare to step forward.
"Who are you and what are you going to do? Do you want to be my enemy? Seeing his henchmen being trampled underfoot, the old prime minister had to frown and speak.
"As I said just now, I am a good friend of your Royal Highness the Princess, and I am here today just for one thing I want to inform all of you present." Jing Ge said calmly.
"What's the matter?" Someone asked.
"When you bring Her Royal Highness the princess back, you must know very well what you have in mind. Originally, I was going to take her away, but she decided to stay, to be with her subjects, and I could not force it, so I had to respect her wishes. However, if she is here, she suffers a little grievance, and loses a single hair, I will take all the heads of everyone present... Unscrew it down. He said coldly.
"I don't know if you heard me clearly." He asked, but his face was smiling, revealing his snow-white teeth. "Attention, it's all present, and there are one hundred and thirty-seven people in total, including the guards."
"Bold, arrogant, are you threatening us?" Some of the courtiers were furious and trembling with anger.
"yes, it's threatening you."
As soon as the words fell, the man only felt that his eyes flickered, and a figure appeared in front of him in an instant, and his five fingers tightly pinched his neck.
"I don't know if you have any opinions?" Jing Ge frowned and asked.
The man only felt that his neck was locked by an iron hoop, he couldn't breathe, his eyes bulged out, and his hands and feet struggled unconsciously in a panic, where could he answer Jing Ge's words.
"Why don't you speak? If you don't speak, you'll have no opinion. Hey, do you have an opinion or no opinion? Tell me, I'm in a hurry. Do you even say it? If you don't say it, forget it. By the time Jing Ge asked slowly, the man was already dying, and he was just blushing and unconscious when he threw him on the ground.
The guards saw that he was like a ghost, and he was extremely swift between advance and retreat, and knew that he was strong in martial arts. Doing something in this small space will inevitably hurt all the adults, and you don't dare to act rashly for a while.
"Gee, what are you doing?" Yun'er couldn't help but speak when she saw him shoot one after another.
"I'm threatening them." Jing Ge replied.
"How can you be so threatening? Not all of them are harmful to my thoughts, most of them are loyal and innocent good people. You are not allowed to do this to them. Yun'er stood up and said.
"That's how I threatened people, and if they didn't, they would think it was none of their business. If something happens to you, no one here is innocent. I do what I say, and there is no mercy or forgiveness. Jing Ge said coldly, his gaze swept over everyone in the field.
"You... I'll be fine. Yun'er was a little annoyed, but in an instant, her heart was as gentle as the words that came out.
He was originally such a resolute person, but he was a little indecisive for himself, and he didn't dare to leave easily. and deliberately ran over to threaten these courtiers.
"You must know that even if you are heavily guarded in the palace, it will be easy for me to kill you." Jing Ge stopped and shot again.
When the guards in the hall came in, they had already surrounded and protected the old prime minister, and there were many masters among them.
And Jing Ge swept by, like a swimming dragon, those guards couldn't stop it at all, and they fell to the ground in a moment. Jing Ge took off his hat and put his gloves on the head of another official under the frightened gaze of the old prime minister, and walked out of the hall freely, and no one dared to step forward to stop him.
"Well, please continue. He's not joking, but I don't think you mean to hurt me, so don't be too nervous. Yun'er said with a smile behind the curtain. They don't have themselves in their eyes, and they can't help but feel a little happy when they see such a scene.
Jing Ge left the Song Palace, and he was not in a hurry to leave Qingqiu.
There is a luxurious manor in the main city of Qingqiu, and the snow has not melted in winter, but it can't freeze the small bridge and flowing water. Follow the stream that winds through the estate, swaying bare wicker in the wind.
A handsome young man sat on the big bluestone by the stream, his face expressionless, described as a little haggard, and looked depressed.
"He has broken into the realm of kings, and when he fights you, he is just hiding it, and losing to him is nothing." The woman sitting on the bamboo couch behind him patiently explained him.
The young man just smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Sister, you don't understand, he didn't rely on a higher realm to suppress me, but he was really faster than me." ”
"Besides, he's a lot younger than me." He said bitterly again.
Liu Shuang sighed faintly, this younger brother has always been arrogant, very talented, has never met an opponent among his peers, has never suffered setbacks since he was born, and now when he encounters that unreasonable demon, he will inevitably be deeply hit.
Growing up on the one-third of an acre of land in Qingqiu, he is a frog at the bottom of the well.
"Don't look at my young age, in fact, my heart is old. I can defeat you only because of the chance encounter, and the skill is more profound, if you enter the kingdom, most of you are not weaker than me. Jing Ge walked in and said.
"Really?" When Liu San saw Jing Ge coming in, he said suspiciously.
"That's nature." Jing Ge replied, "Your sword is indeed very fast, the world's martial arts, only fast and unbreakable, when you go to the next level, I am afraid that there are few people in this world who are your opponents." ”
Liu San pondered for a moment, stood up and said. "When I break through to the king's realm, I will fight you again, do you dare?"
"I don't dare, but if Liu Sangongzi has to try his hand at me, he will have to be respectful and obey." Jing Ge said with a smile.
"Okay, then it's a deal." Liu San jumped away and disappeared in an instant, and couldn't wait to find Shizun to get the sword back.
I tried to persuade him for a long time, but he didn't pay any attention. It's so that you will be deceived by a few words. Liu Shuang stroked her forehead and said helplessly.
"How could I lie to him?" Jing Ge said, slowly approaching her.
"Didn't lie to him? Could it be that he can really not be weaker than you after breaking through the king realm? Liu Shuang asked rhetorically.
"Haha, since you said that, then I just told a white lie. Don't you want to watch him collapse? Jing Ge said with a smile.
"You're obviously telling a lie, but you're smiling so sincerely, you're really terrible." Liu Shuang said.
"It's not polite, I broke in without letting people tell me." Liu Shuang snorted lightly, as if dissatisfied.
"Since Miss Liu Er blames, then I'll quit and ask someone to report and come in again." Jing Ge said as he walked out.
"It's better to be excused, how dare the little woman blame Mr. Jing, besides, she also invited Mr. Jing to the house as a guest before. I don't want it to come so quickly, so suddenly. Liu Shuang said, staggering to her feet.
"Because I'm leaving, the visit is really a bit abrupt." Jing Ge turned around and walked over to her, holding her arm so that she wouldn't fall.
"Is it because something happened to Daqin that he left in such a hurry?" Liu Shuang asked, although he was deep in the Qingqiu wilderness, he would still have heard of the major events in the Central Plains.
Jing Ge nodded, and didn't say much.
"Is there something wrong with that gentleman's coming here?" Liu Shuang asked, since he was in a hurry to leave, but came to Liuzhuang again, I don't know why.
"It's nothing, I'm just here to say goodbye to you." Jing Ge said with a smile.
"Flattered, it seems that Mr. Jing really regards me as a friend." Liu Shuang was slightly surprised. "There's nothing else to do but say goodbye."
"The Liu family is the largest family in Qingqiu, if Yun'er really encounters any danger, please ask Miss Liu to lend a hand." Jing Ge thought for a moment and said.
"My Liu family has been loyal to the King of Song for hundreds of years, and I will do my best without my husband's instructions." Liu Shuang nodded.
As soon as these words came out, Jing Ge felt a little surprised, and then remembered that the ancient Liu family had indeed been following King Song.
In the past, it had supreme glory, and it was not weaker than the Wei family in its heyday, but later declined and withered together with the Song Kingdom.
Liu Shuang moved her steps with difficulty, leading Jing Ge to the living room of the manor.
"This is Nanyanzhai, there are a lot of books in it, when I was young, my legs and feet were inconvenient, so I often stayed here to read those idle books." Liu Shuang pointed to a nine-story high-rise building and said, there are thousands of books and secret books in it, covering all kinds of things, each involved.
"Then let's go in and have a look, and we don't need to go to the living room to drink any tea." Jing Ge said with a smile.
Liu Shuang nodded, she knew Jingge's temperament a little, and she would not be too rigid in cumbersome secular etiquette.
This Nanyanzhai is actually a tower, and it is the most heavily guarded place in the entire Liuzhuang. Vaguely, I felt the aura of several royal realms lurking in it.
Pushing open the heavy door, you can see rows of solid wooden stone platforms, where all kinds of utensils, not just books, are placed.
"It's... It's a demon skull?! Jing Ge was surprised, there were a lot of snow-white and hideous bones on the stone slab on the first layer, much larger than ordinary people, non-beasts and non-humans. This kind of creature is rare in the Central Plains, and it has similarities with the two demons that Jing Ge saw before.
"That's right, this is the high-level demon clan that the ancestors killed when they followed the first Song King to fight."
"More than 300 years ago, my Liu family was full of heroes and talents, and made great contributions to the Song Dynasty's sweeping of the western border. At that time, the logistics supply Wei family contributed a large part of its strength, and the children of our Liu family were charging at the forefront of the battle, and these bones were the trophies of the ancestors, and they were also the glory and proof of their bloodstained blood. Liu Shuang said, with pride and emotion in her words.
At that time, the powerful family of the world has fallen to the point where it is now, and there are no peerless talents in the clan, which is inevitably sad.
"Those who shed blood for the survival of the Terran will not be forgotten." Jing Ge said softly.
"Heh, three hundred years have passed, most of them have been buried in the long river of history, how many people still remember those sages who fought to the death? All that is known is the few emperors and kings who survived in the end. Liu Shuang said.
Today's people only know the First Emperor and the seven kings who were highly accomplished and conquered the territories, and the exploits of several major families are occasionally remembered. And the names of thousands of bloody soldiers have long been buried deep in the loess with their bodies.
"Expelling the demons from the Great Wall and making our human race prosperous is the result of the efforts of countless Tianjiao in several eras, and those heroes, no one remembers." Liu Shuang stroked an ancient war sword and sighed.
Jing Ge was silent, this is a fact, it is not the power of one person to accomplish such a great cause, it is the concerted efforts of thousands of people, regardless of life and death, and paid silently.
"Three hundred years ago, when the stars were really shining and there were many talents, they were all working hard for a common ideal, and now it brings tears to people's eyes." Jing Ge said, remembering that era of change.
"And now? Will there be the same kind of characters as back then? Look down on fame and fortune, just for the common people in the world to open a world of peace. Liu Shuang asked.
Hearing this, Jing Ge was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment and shook his head and said, "I don't know, but I guess there should be, there will be such characters in every era." ”
Liu Shuang smiled, "I think there is, if there is really no starlight, wouldn't this long night be very boring?" ”
Jing Ge smiled, and some figures flashed in his mind, or a long sword in white, or a lupine scarf, or a gray robe and a beard...
The two talked for a long time in Nanyanzhai.
On the terrace on the top floor is planted an inky snow lotus with two flowers, and the white jade buds will not be released.
Jing Ge approached, his fingers caressed, and a drop of blood fell on each of the two flowers. He plucked the flowers, and handed one of them to Liu Shuang.
"If Yun'er is in danger and breaks this flower, I will know." Jing Ge said.
Liu Shuang took it, held it in the palm of her hand and looked at it carefully, only to see that there were bloodshot flowing in the snow-white petals, like a living thing, and she sighed in her heart that his methods were amazing.
"Does the gentleman trust me so much?" She looked up and asked.
Jing Ge just smiled, didn't answer, got up and left Qingqiu.