The night was quiet, except for the low chirping of insects. The sound of rustling is like a whisper in the ear. Li Kuan stood in the courtyard, the night breeze was gentle, like a lover's hand, gently brushing his hairline. The sky blue caftan looked swarthy in the night, without the brilliant colors of the day. I raised my head and looked at the blinking stars in the sky, and my heart was peaceful.

Life is between heaven and earth, there are always some regrets, if every qiē is perfect, then it is not called life. Perhaps learning to let go is the best evidence of growth. Even at the moment when you let go of your hand, your heart is like a knife, even if you know that what you have abandoned will never come back, and your broken feelings will never be consummated. But you still have to face it with a smile.

This world is so hypocritical, some people hide their tears in their laughter, some people say that tears are hidden behind their smiles, and some people always use their own standards to measure the happiness of others. Only when the sun really shines on the bottom of the ancient well will it understand the tenderness of the night. But everyone in the world is seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, seeing the gloomy ancient well, who wants to enter the bottom of the well to find the hidden warmth?

"Master, it's late at night, it's time to rest!" Xiao Tianxiang quietly came behind Li Kuan, her small body squatted slightly, her beautiful little face with a serious look, she has always regarded her master and little girl as her biggest responsibility, she must rest early, get up early, eat on time, and dress in the cold. In short, as long as it is not good for Li Kuan, she will firmly resist it, unless she is not by Li Kuan's side. And she will not disobey Li Kuan strongly, but remind you over and over again like this. Trouble.

Li Kuan has always had no way to deal with this serious little girl, because she is doing it for her own good. There is not the slightest hint of selfishness. So Li Kuan has always had a headache but feels warm in his heart, and sometimes even deliberately does something bad in Xiao Tianxiang's eyes, so that she reminds herself again and again to feel the warmth of being cared for.

Both of them are the kind of people who have no sense of security in their hearts, they meet together by chance, comfort each other and keep warm, and then it is difficult to let go of each other. Li Kuan does not belong to this world. So the loneliness and loneliness in his heart made him have to hold on tightly to the few scarce sources of warmth around him, and Tianxiang was even more so, tasting the warmth and coldness of human affection. The little girl matured prematurely, and in her world, only the figure that occupies all the sky, only he is her sun, and it is the meaning of her existence in this world. That's why the little girl is so sticky to him. So concerned.

"Got it. Heavenly fragrance! You've been following me for years! Li Kuan didn't turn back, put his hands behind his back, and asked softly.

"Yes, the slave and maid have been following the master for four years, five months, and more than three days." The little girl seems to be living with her fingers crossed, and she remembers it very clearly.

"Yes, the little girl of the year has grown up now! It's so pretty, haha...... At the beginning, I had a really good eye, and I aimed at you little girl at a glance. Li Kuan said with some interest and some embarrassment.

"The master laughs at the slave again!" Tiny people. His face turned crimson. And she remembers the situation very clearly, her master thought he was a boy at that time. I'm embarrassed to say that I have a good eye!

"Okay, don't laugh at you, let's go, you little housekeeper, I'm going to rest too!" Li Kuan looked at the night sky across the Milky Way again, turned around and walked towards his room, while Tianxiang followed behind him. In the room, a candle was lit, and a dim halo illuminated the room, and the candle flame was like a bean, jumping like a fairy in the lampshade.

Under the service of Xiao Tianxiang, Li Kuan undressed and fell asleep, and then the little girl blew out the candles in the room, and left quietly, leaving only Li Kuan, who continued to suffer insomnia in bed.

The sun on the edge of the day shone on the earth again, Li Kuan had already gotten up, he had one thing to do today, that is, to find out the news, Chang'an City has been so calm recently that people are scared, like a deep pool, the waves are not happy, but it makes people feel an inexplicable creepy. And the task he ordered before should have results now, after all, nearly half a month has passed, if no clues are found, it can only mean that there are still problems with his intelligence system and need to be further improved.

Jiuxianju, which has been standing in Chang'an City for nearly ten years, is now the best restaurant in Chang'an City, a variety of different tastes and styles of fine wine, has become the signature of Jiuxianju, to Chang'an did not come here to drink a wine, then even if it is white to Chang'an left. Moreover, the poem in front of the door of Jiuxianju has also become a scenic spot that everyone who goes to Chang'an City must visit. Because it is a poem personally mentioned by the saint today, it can be said to represent the imperial grace of Jiuxianju.

Although now all parts of Datang can also produce high-grade liquor, but none of the fine wines can be as good as Jiuxianju's, not that they are not brewed enough, but in terms of mellowness and other aspects, these people are inferior to brew, because they have not figured out the correct koji needed to ferment liquor, which is also one of the biggest secrets of Jiuxianju. Therefore, this is still a place that every businessman who first arrives in Chang'an City will definitely go. And not only outsiders will come here, but even many people in Chang'an City will go to Jiuxianju to make two pots of fine wine as long as they have spare money in their hands, and then take them home and taste them slowly.

Therefore, although there are many more restaurants in Chang'an City than in the Wude period, the business of Jiuxianju is still as prosperous as ever, and there is still a lively scene of people coming and going in front of the gate, one by one wearing various colored clothes, or silk and satin, or coarse linen clothes, but no matter what kind of people come, several pretty maids standing there in front of the gate of Jiuxianju to greet the guests will salute them with a smile like a warm spring breeze. This is one of the reasons why many poor people are willing to spend the little money they have saved to buy wine here. Because of the flamboyant ladies standing at the door, they felt that their little money was worth it. Here they are treated in the same way as those who spend a lot of money, and they are not treated in the slightest. The boss and the guy here don't show the slightest impatience and prejudice because of each other's different identities. This point has captured the hearts of many hard-working people, so that when they want to buy wine and drink in the future, they will be the first to think of Jiuxianju.

Although doing so would make those with status feel neglected. But because they have an identity, they know who is standing behind this wine immortal residence, so even if they are unhappy in their hearts, they won't say anything, and they don't even dare to let out a fart. Maybe these people will be secretly angry in their hearts, but this qiē Li Kuan has never cared, these nobles are no different from ordinary people in his eyes, even if they did a lot of things for this Tang Dynasty back then. But that was back then, and what they did paid off, which is their noble life now.

Li Kuan stepped into the gate of the Jiuxianju. Came to the counter, stretched out his hand and gently knocked on the counter a few times.

"Dare to ask this guest officer, do you want to book a private room or buy wine?" The shopkeeper behind the counter fiddled with the abacus in his hand and stroked his beard. Looking at Li Kuan standing in front of him, he asked.

"I don't book private rooms. I don't buy alcohol, I just want to burn incense! Li Kuanzheng replied.

"I don't know which house, how many pillars of incense to burn?" The shopkeeper's eyes lit up slightly, then he sat up straight and asked in a solemn voice.

"My house, facing north and south, burned nine pillars of incense in front of the hall." Li Kuan replied.

"Honorable guest, inside. Tianzi No. 3 room! The shopkeeper stood up and respectfully made a gesture of invitation. Then he spoke.

"Thank you!" Li Kuan thanked him, then turned and went upstairs. Behind him, the old shopkeeper didn't even dare to see him go up the stairs. Then the old shopkeeper stretched out his hand and wiped the sweat from his head with his sleeve.

Because the old shopkeeper has been doing here for nearly eight years, he is an old man who came in in the second year of the establishment of Jiuxianju, he has worked hard all these years, and finally successfully sat in the position of the shopkeeper of Jiuxianju in Chang'an City not long ago, this position is higher than the general manager of those branches outside, because the Jiuxianju in Chang'an City is the first Jiuxianju, that is, the oldest qualified in the entire Jiuxianju is now close to thirty branches, and it also has a bit of a headquarters. Moreover, you can often come into contact with high-ranking officials and nobles in the court, and the opportunity conditions are much better than those of colleagues in other places. That's why he knows more secrets, that's why he is so respectful, because he knows that the person who burns the Nine Pillars of Incense must only be qualified by the behind-the-scenes boss of this Wine Immortal Residence.

Li Kuan went upstairs, came to the Tianzi No. 3 room pointed out to him by the old shopkeeper, and pushed the door in. I saw that there were only two desks and two futons, and other than that, there were only two small candlesticks, on which the red candles seemed to have just been lit. Behind the desk with his back to the door, an old man was sitting there, hearing the sound of the door opening, the old man opened his eyes, turned his head and saw Li Kuan who pushed the door in, and his face instantly became respectful: "Humble Xie Wenyuan, I have seen His Royal Highness the King of Chu." Regardless of his moon-white robe, he knelt straight to the ground.

"Stand up quickly, didn't you say it, you don't need to call me His Royal Highness the King of Chu when no one is around." Li Kuan hurriedly helped the old man up and said solemnly.

"Etiquette cannot be abolished, this is the rule of the ancestors!" The old man's face was stubborn.

But Li Kuan couldn't listen to the old man's words, because he found a strange thing, that is, the logo of the group of people he had been puzzled with suddenly shone at this time. It seemed to be brighter than the sun, and then Li Kuan saw a strange thing.

This light can only be seen by Li Kuan himself, and for a moment Li Kuan felt a tingling pain in his eyes, as if he was looking directly at the solder joints with the naked eye, and the dazzling light seemed to burn his eyes. Fortunately, the light was only fleeting, and it dimmed in an instant. It was like a burst of intense lightning in the dark night sky, and it disappeared in just an instant.

But Li Kuan found that in his sight, the old man in front of him had undergone some changes, and a small light and shadow flashed above his head, just like the name on the top of the head of the character in the online game he had played in his later life. It's just that it's a small pattern with the old man's face on it. And the face is flashing, and there is a flickering dialog box underneath: 'Target matched, do you want to use the Follower skill?' ’

What's going on? What followers? Li Kuan hadn't reacted in his heart, but he couldn't get rid of that mysterious system. This kind of abnormal thing can't be something that will appear in the Tang Dynasty.

"A follower refers to a person who has reached a certain level of loyalty to the host, and the card drawn by the host before is the follower's skill card. Using this skill can be said to be the transformation of these loyal people into true followers, and the host can use this skill to transform these people. That's where the system comes in.

"So I can transform them into what I want them to be, even two different people entirely? The only constant is loyalty to me? Li Kuan asked the system in a flash of thought.

"Exactly!" The system's emotionless electronic voice answered Li Kuan's question.

"Then why didn't Tianxiang trigger this skill before?" Li Kuan was even more puzzled, the little girl Tianxiang had no doubt about his loyalty, but why didn't this hint appear.

"According to the systematic measurement analysis, the girl's affection for the host cannot be called loyalty. It's love. Therefore, it does not meet the trigger conditions of the follower's skill. The system was very patient this time and explained to Li Kuan.

"What? Li Kuan couldn't believe it, the little girl was only ten years old. I actually understand the relationship between men and women? That's too precocious, isn't it? But after turning this thought around, Li Kuan recalled the appearance of the little girl over the years, but it was the same as the system said, not like the master-servant relationship between the maid and the son. On the contrary, there is a phenomenon that the little girl is in love. Fang's heart secretly promised the expression.

Li Kuan is not an emotional expert, but in the era of the information explosion in later generations, he still knows a little bit about these things, what when a woman is curious about a man, it is the beginning of her fall, and what woman is willing to stain a man with the smell of oil smoke, then she must love him very much, etc., often appear in those YY novels that Li Kuan likes to read.

Regardless of these for the time being, Li Kuan is not shameless enough to be tempted by a ten-year-old girl. He's not the principal, so he packed his mood. Concentrate on dealing with the things in front of him, this old man is the head of Li Kuan's intelligence system, all the information collected by the Jiuxianju in Chang'an City and even all over the Tang Dynasty will be summarized here by him, and then the useful and important ones will be screened out and reported to Li Kuan, after the screening of this old man, Li Kuan will be so leisurely, otherwise there will be at least 100 pieces of news sent from all over the country every day, Li Kuan will be busy just to keep the fake and the true, where is there this kind of leisurely life.

This old man's surname is Xie, called Xie Wenyuan, is the first batch of refugees rescued by Li Kuan, at that time he was hungry and cold, almost on the verge of death, was rescued by Li Kuan, so he was willing to work for Li Kuan, these years under his planning, Jiuxianju step by step out of Chang'an City, towards the entire Tang Empire to radiate, and now has established branches in many state capitals, which also makes Li Kuan's intelligence tentacles extend to all parts of the country.

"Wen Yuangong, how are you doing? The body is still strong! Li Kuan was in a dilemma, and the conditions given by the system made him feel tempted, but there was still a trace of worry in his heart, because Xie Wenyuan who had been transformed according to his ideas was still the same as before? Can such a person still be considered a real person? What if little Xie Wenyuan is transformed, he will lose himself and become his puppet? Li Kuan didn't want such an ending, but he had a hint of luck in his heart. The system did not give a hint this time, and Li Kuan was even more apprehensive.

"The old slave is very good, but his body has not been as good as before these years, and now he doesn't dare to stay up late!" Xie Wenyuan, who had gray hair, replied respectfully. For Li Kuan, he is out of the depths of his heart of true respect, he was a dirty and smelly old man who almost died, this little prince, sent fragrant white rice porridge, as well as a white warm quilt, in order to cure himself, the little prince rode a horse and whipped to the imperial doctor to snatch the imperial doctor. These kindnesses have always been in the heart of the old man, and he made an oath in his heart that he was willing to die for His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

"Your Highness, what are you hesitating about? You must know that those who achieve great things must be decisive, and hesitation will only drag things into a worse situation. Xie Wenyuan bowed and said.

"Wen Yuangong, it's not that Xiao Wang hesitates, but at this time, it's a matter of importance, and even life, so Xiao Wang can't be careless!" Li Kuan didn't dare to say anything, so he could only make a vague pass.

"Since the stakes are high, then it should be even more decisive. Otherwise, if you keep delaying it, it will only make things worse, and even out of control in the end! "The old man uses his life experience. Proposed to Li Kuan.

"In that case, then follow Wen Yuangong's words, but Xiao Wang doesn't know what kind of situation will happen, so Wen Yuangong wants to be careful!" Li Kuan said in his mouth, but in his heart, he replied that the system chose yes.

Suddenly, in Li Kuan's eyes, the originally looming dialog box immediately changed and became the word 'under revision'. At the same time, another interface appeared in Li Kuan's eyes again, and it was a three-dimensional image, which was the old man Xie Wenyuan in front of him. It's like setting up the appearance of a character in a game. There are a lot of options to choose from, and there are so many different things to choose from.

When Li Kuan saw these options, he immediately had a feeling of overjoy, this thing was more practical for him than that high-tech mecha. Because it's not just about modifying your appearance. It can even modify other things, such as directly implanting some skills that the modder doesn't have.

Seeing this, Li Kuan's first thought was that he was the so-called teacher, with this skill, as long as there are people loyal to him, then scientists are no longer just imaginary by themselves, they can really appear in the world. In that way, even in the days to come, Li Er will see that his elders will also be able to show up to deal with it. I don't hold my heart as much as I used to. Hanging gall. I was always afraid that my father would force myself to ask the elders of the sect to come forward and use it as a temptation.

This matter has always been the most worrying thing in Li Kuan's heart. Because where is there a scientist, this scientist is just an excuse for him to cover up. But now there seems to be a glimmer of light, scientists can really appear in front of the world, and the person who uses this skill to transform will follow him completely deadly, without worrying about his secret leakage, and can use the benefits brought by the system with a smooth face, so as to maximize the use. Now Li Kuan's energy is bursting, it can be described as a fat flow, he really doesn't know how to spend it.

Time seems to stand still at this moment, no, it's not that time stands still, Li Kuan can still hear the noise coming from outside, but Xie Wenyuan opposite him seems to have become a sculpture, so he maintains his previous posture, and even his breathing and heartbeat disappear. And when Li Kuan tried to change his appearance, something strange happened to him, only to see that his nose became high and erect, and then his eyes were elongated, his eyebrows slanted upward, pointing straight to his sideburns, and his originally gray hair turned snow-white in an instant, and he didn't even let go of his eyebrows. Although Xie Wenyuan was still wearing the previous linen shirt at this time, his temperament had become elegant, and he seemed to be an immortal who had fallen into the mortal world, and it seemed that he could ride the wind and go straight into the blue and the underworld at any time.

Seeing the appearance he had transformed, Li Kuan nodded with satisfaction, forgetting the purpose of his visit. After that, he began to get busy again for the connotation of the person in front of him.

Although it is possible to directly implant the skills that the old man in front of him does not have, it is not without any price, on the contrary, implanting skills for these followers is twice as expensive as Li Kuan's own skills for huàn. In other words, if Li Kuan wanted his followers in front of him to be able to recite a poem by Li Taibai that did not have a living life, then it would be twice as expensive as directly exchanging it to huàn. What used to cost only 100,000 points now costs 200,000 points.

Of course, if you only redeem a few famous sentences like huàn, the current Li Kuan is not so bad. But if the person in front of him was really implanted with the corresponding skills according to the description of the scientist in Li Kuan's heart, Li Kuan would have to suffer for a long time. For example, now, Li Kuan wants to implant some mathematical knowledge equivalent to only high school dù, but it turns out that he needs 500 million energy points. Nearly one-tenth of it went directly at once, and this is only mathematics, as well as poetry and songs, as well as physics and chemistry, as well as history and geography, if all these things are armed to this follower, Li Kuan's bankrupt family may not be enough.

"From now on, your name is Chen Tuo!" When Li Kuan clicked the OK button in his heart, he issued the first command.

"Old slave Chen Luan, I've seen the young master!" Xie Wenyuan, who had changed his face in front of him, was no, it was Chen Kuan Ancestor now, and after saluting Li Kuan, he said respectfully.

"Get up! Do you remember everything in your head? Li Kuan asked uneasily.

"The old slave has not forgotten in the slightest!" Chen replied.

"That's good! Next, this king has something to ask you, do you know who healed Changsun Chong's injury? Li Kuan finally remembered the purpose of this visit.

"Back to His Highness, the old slave didn't know about it before, but now the old slave knows. Just a few months ago, Sun Simiao Sun Shenyi had a brief appearance in Beijing, and then his whereabouts quietly disappeared, and now that he thinks about it, it must be Zhao Guogong who invited him to see a doctor for his son. Chen Tuan sorted out a lot of information before he guessed such a result.

"Really? If that's the case, it's no wonder! Li Kuan pondered for a moment, and then released this to the back of his mind, he was just strange before, and now he has figured it out, and it is a clear way to go with the flow. It's just that it's hard to let go of my own feelings.

"Next, this king needs you to do something, go to the South China Sea, and follow the following direction and goals! I've worked hard for you, if it weren't for the fact that there was really no one to use around this king, I really couldn't bear to let you go away at such an old age, but now I can only wronged you! Li Kuan said very sincerely, which also made Chen Kuan, who could hear this, feel excited. (To be continued......)

PS: PS: Tomorrow the otaku has something.,It's almost the New Year.,Prepare some New Year's goods to go home for the New Year.,I'm going to the city.,There's no time to code words.,Can't update.,Today I'm working overtime to send a 6,500-word chapter.,Two days together better.。