6. Go to the banquet [Countdown to 100 watches 3/5]
At night in Suzhou, the lights are on.
A luxurious carriage full of fat and powder, in the evening, stopped at the door of the Lujia Dart Bureau.
It was the carriage that Yanyulou came to greet the distinguished guests, and Xiuhe, the personal maid of the Shen family, personally came to pick up Shen Qiu and Qingqing to go to the banquet.
It's pompous, and it's sincere.
The carriage was so wide that it was large enough to hold a small table.
Shen Qiu got into the car, the green girl had a bitter face, and stood at the door of the dart bureau to bid farewell to her senior brother, and the few Momen people who had been to the land of Xiaoxiang before were cleaning on the road at night.
They don't even do camouflage, and the Mo family's crossbow machine is hung on their waists so openly.
"Miss Xiuhe, I have a knife, I should be fine, right?"
Shen Qiu waved his hand to Qingqing, the curtain of the carriage was lowered, and he raised the Hongming knife in his hand to the Xiuhe maid who was kneeling in the carriage and asked.
The latter showed a sweet smile and said to Shen Qiu in a warm voice:
"My shopkeeper has promised that Shen Shaoxia's incident that day will not happen again, but if Shaoxia is worried, bring a knife, it's okay."
"Aren't you afraid of breaking the rules?"
Shen Qiu asked with a smile, and Xiuhe replied:
"Shen Shaoxia is a distinguished guest of my young lady, and no one dares to criticize him upstairs in the rain."
"Shen, everyone is polite."
Shen Qiu smiled and didn't say anything more.
In the sound of the groom's whip, the carriage started slowly, passing through the streets and alleys of Suzhou, and after a short time, it arrived at the Yanyu Building, and drove directly into the small courtyard by the building.
Xiuhe held a delicate lantern and led Shen Qiu to the side door.
They made their way up to the third floor.
This is the place where the Shen family meets friends on weekdays, called "Yuhua Pavilion".
The interior furnishings are quite beautifully dressed, and they are not tacky, with a kind of elegant style.
There is also a special observation deck here, and from the point of view, you can clearly see that on the big stage on the first floor below, there are singers and dancers performing, and from time to time they will win a burst of applause.
"It's good."
Shen Qiu sat down, put the Hongming knife in his hand, and listened to it, there was the sound of silk bamboo and some musical instruments.
The gentle Jiangnan woman sings softly, with a tone like a lark, which is a popular long song.
The content is nothing more than love, love, what lovesickness, quite secretive, but quite in line with the concept of love in this era,
But it made Shen Qiu shake his head slightly.
I'm used to listening to bold and straightforward pop songs, and then listen to these antique ballads.
It's a novelty, but it doesn't feel very tasteful.
But those dancing girls are pretty good.
Shen Qiu was also surprised to find that this ancient woman was not so cautious when she danced, and she was quite bold in dressing.
"That's good."
Shen Qiumo rubbed his chin and sighed.
Xiuhe, who was serving on the side, chuckled, and she said to Shen Qiu:
"This is the first one, followed by the big encouragement from the Central Plains, as well as the Barbarian Miao Bell Dance in Xiangxi, and finally the song and dance of my young lady."
"Really?"
Shen Qiu said:
"Sure enough, everyone Shen is the finale, but I heard that everyone Shen is a master of piano and dance, and I can see the dance today, but I can't listen to everyone Shen play and sing."
"What did you say?"
Xiuhe said softly:
"That is, to express my apologies, if you want to listen, until the song and dance are over, my young lady will play a song for the guests in this Yuhua Pavilion.
However, do you want to have some food and wine first? It's not bad to eat and drink while watching the song and dance. ”
"It's really enjoyable."
Shen Qiu said a word, then stretched out his hand and pressed it against the wine jug in Xiuhe's hand.
He looked at the maid in front of him, and he whispered:
"We have to talk about things later, so we don't have to drink."
Xiuhe's movements stopped, she glanced at Shen Qiu, and then stopped making a sound, but silently stepped aside.
There was a man and a woman in the room, and the woman was quite beautiful, but no one spoke, only the sound of singing and dancing outside the window came into the Yuhua Pavilion, which made the atmosphere stagnant.
However, the next Barbarian Miao Ling Dance opened Shen Qiu's eyes.
The Xiangxi women are probably ethnic minorities who can sing and dance, all of them are slender, wheat-skinned, and wearing exaggerated national costumes...
It's the kind that dews a lot.
made Shen Qiu feel like watching a girl group concert in his previous life.
These women from outside the road have generous personalities, and their customs are different from those of the more closed Central Plains, and they are not subtle.
The short skirts of the bell dance are flying, and the thighs that are exposed from time to time also make the atmosphere in the whole Yanyu Building reach a climax.
Really... Really!
Shen Qiu showed a strange smile.
No matter what era it is, GHS is indeed the most common demand of the public.
And the enthusiastic bell dance ended, but the entire lively and extraordinary Yanyu Building suddenly calmed down, Shen Qiu looked down, and in the silence of all expectations, everyone Shen appeared on the stage.
She was wearing a long red dress, covered with light gauze ribbons, wearing a crown of pearls and jade, and half a mask on her face, which was quite mysterious.
Shen waited for everyone to come to the stage, leaned over slightly, and in the slightly passionate accompaniment, the two dance fans she held in her hands opened.
Between the swaying of the gauze ribbon on his body, he danced on the stage like an open peony flower.
The long skirts that were stacked in layers also rotated with the posture, like flowers blooming and rich.
She walked lightly, like a ballet dancer at Swan Lake.
In the light jump, like a flower spirit, in the light and dark candle flames around the stage, the posture of the Shen family became more and more mysterious and moving.
Shen Qiu also had to admit that this Shen family's dance, even if it was modern, was absolutely first-class.
The woman's solo dance in the music attracted everyone's attention, so that they ignored the dancing singers, and only the red cloud sparkled in their eyes.
It's really a shocking feeling.
After the dance, the entire Yanyu Building was silent for three minutes, until everyone Shen quietly withdrew, and the cheers sounded like thunder.
There are also some enthusiastic "fans" of the Shen family, regardless of the broken silver and copper coins exchanged for cloth fake flowers, from the second floor or the first floor seats.
Of course, a woman like the Shen family will definitely not pick it up, so it will be cheaper for those dancing girls.
"Your young lady's dance is really good."
Shen Qiu smiled a little, turned his head and said to Xiuhe's maid:
"Presumably, Shen everyone's phantom footwork has also been practiced to the realm of Dacheng, right?"
That Shen family can hide it from others, but they can't hide it from him.
That dance was indeed excellent, but Shen Qiu clearly noticed that there were several difficult dance movements in it, which no matter how flexible a woman was, and those movements that were as light and beating as ghosts...
That's clearly the longitudinal exercise of the phantom footwork!
Shen Qiu will too.
When Xiuhe, who was standing on the side, heard this, her face suddenly changed.
She lowered her hands, and two Emei thorns slid into her palms, but before Xiuhe could move, the sword light came to her head.
The sword came out of the sheath, bringing up the whistling wind.
This knife came out extremely fast, and Hongming was a sharp blade, and in Shen Qiu's sudden outburst, the table full of hors d'oeuvres in front of him, along with the wine jug in the center, was cut off with a smooth knife.
The colorless liquor spilled into the air, split in two by the sharp blade.
The soup on the plate was spilled everywhere.
But there were also three plates, which were slapped by Shen Qiu's left hand, tumbling and smashing towards Xiuhe in front of him.
The disc flew in, like a hidden weapon, Xiuhe raised his hands, and the Seven Killers of the Absolute Shadow provoked the light spots in the sky and smashed the three saucers.
But the stab that followed was inevitable.
However, this girl can follow Shen Lan all the way out of the Five Elements Gate, and the means are naturally there.
In front of her, Shen Qiu's face was indifferent, and the sharp blade in his hand roared down, and this sound was drowned out in the cheers and cheers of the entire Yanyu Building.
She raised her left hand Emei thorn to resist the falling blade, Shen Qiu's knife was strong and heavy, and she was prepared, and the Emei thorn in her hand was knocked out the moment it was contacted.
But in the next moment, Xiuhe's body was like having no bones.
As the blade fell, it bent like a slender waist and fell to the ground at the same time.
She curled up her legs and let her back hit the ground, and the castration in front of her was exhausted, and the speed slowed down, and in between moments, the maid jumped out to the left like a spring.
The movements were fast and urgent, and the sleeves swayed like a beating flower shadow, and it was obvious that her phantom footwork was also well practiced.
But Shen Qiu's knife style changed suddenly, and the bleak autumn wind blew in an instant, and the originally heavy knife style suddenly became both light and fast, the blade swayed endlessly, and there was a true qi impact, and a six-point sword shadow swayed in front of Xiuhe's eyes.
It's hard to tell the truth from the fake.
Xiuhe's face was pale.
First, he was suppressed by Shen Qiu's violent uprising, making it difficult to exert his assassination skills.
After all, she was more of a pure assassin than the gifted young lady.
was preempted by the opponent and dragged into a frontal battle, and then fell behind.
Second, she recognized Shen Qiu's martial arts.
Seven Killings.
It's not something that only the Five Elements Sect knows...
"Whew, Whew, Whew"
The shadow of the knife is flying, the knife wind is whistling, Xiuhe hangs his arms, his toes are on the ground, and he takes a few steps back, the sharp knife wind follows closely, and wherever it goes, the decoration in the Yuhua Pavilion is unlucky.
Sawdust flew sideways, knife marks were carved everywhere, and as she kept retreating, Shen Qiu's knife speed was three points faster!
This will not work!
Xiuhe's maid was anxious.
Shen Qiu's knife technique has entered the room, and he has taken the lead, and if he continues, it will be difficult for him to turn the tables.
If you die, you die.
But Miss's plan is likely to fall short because of this!
Thinking of this, Xiuhe gritted his teeth, gathered his body, and borrowed his strength on the observation deck, just like a swallow spreading its wings, raising his hands, and a few darts broke out of his sleeves and hit Shen Qiu in front of him.
"Bang, bang"
The hidden weapon was picked up by the blade and flew away, Shen Qiu's autumn wind knife suddenly slowed down, Xiuhe grabbed the flaw, the pink dress on his body was scattered behind him, and the phantom footwork was running at full strength, and it was like a beating phantom between movements.
They approached Shen Qiu in three or two clicks, and there was less than a foot left between the two.
The Emei thorn in her left hand stabbed out, and in the flickering candle flame of the Yuhua Pavilion, a green glow was reflected, this weapon was quenched with poison, which could paralyze the opponent, but it was not fatal.
It's so close, it's too late to swing a knife to block!
Steady!
Xiuhe danced seven star points with one hand, and the sharp fork stabbed straight at Shen Qiu's shoulder.
Her heart was settled.
But the next moment.
"Huh"
The wind and thunder moved, Shen Qiu took the initiative to abandon the sword, and his left hand became a sword finger, and between the drumming of Xue Ji's true qi, the sword finger came like a wind and clouds, and he actually danced in front of Xiuhe's eyes.
The two of them seemed to be attacking each other at a super fast pace.
"Smack"
The Emei thorn in Xiuhe's hand was only an inch away from Shen Qiu's shoulder, but his wrist was hit by the wind and thunder fingers, leaving a bruise even if he was protected by true qi.
The stabbing action was even more deformed, and the fork grazed Shen Qiu's cheek and stabbed out.
The bodies of the two were almost close to each other at this time, Shen Qiu sneered, the wind and thunder fingers changed their moves, and the five fingers were clasped into claws, and in the howl of the ghost crying wolf, a claw slapped on Xiuhe's abdomen.
True qi turned into "needles" and was sent into the Xiuhe meridians.
"Smack", "Smack".
Two more palms were shot out like lightning, Xiuhe's slender body was knocked back two steps, her whole body was trembling, and she wanted to lift it, but as soon as her true qi moved, half of her body was paralyzed.
There was also a stinging pain from the meridians, only to hear the wind whistling, she quickly retreated, wanting to shout.
But before he could speak, he was slapped in the chest by Shen Qiu.
This difficult maid was beaten into the acupuncture point by her true qi, and as soon as her eyes rolled, she fell into Shen Qiu's arms.
"Tear up"
The sound of clothes tearing rang out in the Yuhua Pavilion, but because there was no one outside the door, naturally no one could hear it.
A moment later, the door of the Yuhua Pavilion was pushed open.
Wearing a big red dress, wearing half of the mask, wearing a jade crown on her head, and the Shen family, who had not yet removed her makeup, strolled into the Yuhua Pavilion, she was in a good mood.
But where it came into view, it made the smiles on the faces of everyone Shen disappear.
Before her eyes, the room was in shambles, with good wooden tables cut open and drinks and dishes spilled everywhere.
Shen Qiuzheng sat on the only intact chair in the house.
And Xiuhe, who was stripped naked and only wore close-fitting belly pockets and pants, was tied up by her own clothes and knelt at Shen Qiu's feet in humiliation.
The shiny Hongming knife was against Xiuhe's snow-white neck, as long as he moved slightly, Xiuhe would die on the spot.
"Miss, I..."
Xiuhe was about to speak, when she felt a pain in her neck, and the sharp blade cut her skin slightly, allowing blood to flow onto the blade.
"There are no rules! Did you speak? ”
Shen Qiu said expressionlessly.
He raised his head and looked at Shen Lan and Shen in front of him, who were wearing a red long skirt and a half-demon fox mask, like a demon girl.
He whispered:
"Everyone Shen, I am very satisfied with the furnishings of your Yuhua Pavilion, but this maid doesn't know the rules very well, and she is a big shame for everyone Shen, so I will go over and help you teach you a lesson...
You shouldn't be angry, right? ”