Chapter 74: Zhao Li Jin
Although Cheng Yifan was very interested in the so-called "aura" and everything in Wuyun City, he still didn't go out in the end. Although he is a very curious person, after going through so many things, he has slowly learned to control his desires and emotions.
After everyone retreated, except for the two girls who came up with tea, they were still standing in the hall with a smile, and he was the only one sitting here. He wanted to ask these two girls about some things in the mountains and pass the time by the way, but seeing that neither of them wanted to deal with him, he didn't want to continue to ask with a cheeky face. In all his boredom, he fell asleep in a daze.
The layout of the front hall of the Gao family is almost exactly the same as the martial arts hall outside the mountain, except that the three words "Zhongyi Hall" are written on the plaque. In the middle of the hall of Zhongyi Hall is a long wooden table, like a large dining table, which can accommodate more than 20 people. There are two places left in the center of the wooden table, which are obviously reserved for Gao He and Gao Cheng.
When Gao Yunliang and the others came out, there were already three people in the hall sitting at the long table, drinking wine. Of the three, two men and one woman appear to be in their fifties.
The man sitting on the outermost side was dressed as a scholar, with a square face, upright five views, full of heaven, and a serious expression, giving people a sense of uprightness. Dressed in white at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the clothes are arranged with sharp corners, with clear lines, and the back is extremely long, hanging down to the knees.
Sitting in the middle was a slightly fatter man, dressed in sackcloth, with a turban made of brown linen wrapped around his head, and a white beard, which reached almost the ground. The man held a bowl of wine in his left hand and a pipe in his right hand, and after taking a sip of wine, he tilted his head, took a deep puff of the cigarette, and coughed twice.
And sitting in the innermost is a woman, dressed in a cheongsam, very Republican charm, the cheongsam split is very conservative, only at the knees. The woman is well-proportioned and not tall, giving people a sense of dignified and elegant. Although he is already in his fifties, he is as white as jade, and his delicate facial features are not unattractive.
The woman looked very anxious, her eyes looking into the back hall from time to time. The other two men seemed much calmer, still sitting quietly.
Seeing Gao Cheng and a group of them coming out, the woman couldn't help but stand up, looking eagerly at the crowd, as if looking for something.
"See the Castle Lord." The two men in the audience pressed their right hands to their chests and made a half-kneeling position.
Gao Cheng waved his hand to let everyone sit down, and then pointed to the other side of the long table, motioning for Gao Yunliang and his party to take a seat.
"Which of you is surnamed Li?" The beautiful woman asked, after searching for a long time.
"Grandma...... Are you grandma? Bai Su stared at the woman in surprise and asked timidly.
Her grandmother has disappeared inexplicably since she was born, and whenever she asks about her grandfather, her grandfather is always sad and reluctant to say more, so that few people in the Li family mention it.
Bai Su is very familiar with this face and this outfit. The woman in front of her was exactly the same as the woman in the grandfather's favorite photo.
Since Bai Su was sensible, he often saw his grandfather in a daze at that photo, and he had to take it out and wipe it several times a day, muttering something while wiping it.
When Bai Su first came in, he recognized this face at a glance, and 25 years have passed, and his grandmother's appearance has not changed at all.
"You're a fairy?" The beautiful woman's mouth trembled, her eyes lit up, and she looked at Bai Su over and over again from head to toe.
Bai Su nodded vigorously and said, "Yes!" ”
The beautiful woman almost burst into tears when she heard this answer, and she said with tears flashing: "Xian'er, my good granddaughter, you were still a baby in your arms when grandma left, and after 25 years, you are already a big girl." For the past 25 years, I have been waiting for your arrival day and night, all the time, okay...... Good...... Great, I've finally got you here. ”
The beautiful woman was very excited, pulled Bai Su over, stroked her head lovingly, and said, "It's really like Zhanyun, hehe...... Pretty...... It's so beautiful, ten times more beautiful than when grandma was young...... Hehe. ”
Bai Su's tears flashed, in the past few days, she has suffered a lot of grievances, not only was she almost humiliated by Jin Shipeng, but also lost the "business commandment ruler".
At this time, when he saw his grandmother, who had been missing for 25 years, the last strength in his heart instantly collapsed, burst into tears, and threw himself into the arms of the beautiful woman to cry bitterly.
Chen Ziying looked at Bai Su, who was crying all the time, knowing that she must have suffered, and comforted her distressedly: "Xian'er, don't cry, if you have any grievances, tell grandma, grandma is in charge of you." ””
Although Bai Su has never lived with her grandmother, her blood is thicker than water, and her family affection makes Chen Ziying her most reliable dependence at this time.
"Grandma, the Shang Ruler has been snatched away." Bai Su said aggrievedly.
"Who did it?" Chen Ziying shouted loudly, very angry, firstly, she felt sorry for her granddaughter, and secondly, the business admonition ruler was too important to the Li family and could not be lost.
Chen Ziying's drink really startled everyone, even Bai Su was startled, glanced at Jin Lanlan, and said timidly: "Jin family, Jin Shipeng." ”
Chen Ziying didn't know who Jin Shipeng was, but she naturally knew about the Jin family.
She turned her head to look at the slightly chubby man next to her and shouted: "Golden fat man, it's from your Jin family, you give me an explanation, otherwise ......"
The slightly chubby man was obviously very dissatisfied with this title, he flicked his right sleeve, "hummed" and said: "How do I know who Jin Shipeng is, there is no evidence, you don't have to talk nonsense here." ”
"We can testify." Gao Yunliang and all of them responded in unison.
The slightly chubby man snorted disapprovingly and said, "What are you, it's not your turn to speak here." ”
"Jin Fatty, don't think I don't know, your Jin family has come in so many people this time, and you don't reveal anything about it, what kind of heart do you have?" Chen Ziying reprimanded angrily.
"You sent someone to spy on my Jin Mansion, what do you want to do?"
"Joke, the body is not afraid of crooked shadows, if you don't do bad things, what are you afraid of."
"What I do, even if I do it, it's my Jin family's own business, and I don't need your Li family dog to meddle with rats. Isn't it just that you take a fancy to my Jin family's mansion and want to occupy my Jin family's spiritual land, if you have the ability to come up on the surface, don't make moves behind your back! ”
"You ......, I don't talk to you quickly, if you don't return the business ruler today, don't think about going out from here." Speaking of this, Chen Ziying took out a sword from under the table, and the tip of the sword pointed directly at the slightly chubby man.
The slightly chubby man was not nervous, snorted coldly, and pulled a dragon-headed cane from his seat and placed it across his chest. said: "I'm afraid you won't make it!" ”
The slightly chubby man is called Jin Zhuhuang, and he is the younger brother of Jin Zhupeng, a native of Wuyun Mountain. In terms of seniority, he is the tallest in Wuyun City, and he is a generation older than Gao Cheng. This person's martial arts cultivation is not high, but his poison skills are very good, and he is ruthless, so the people in Wuyun City avoid him and don't want to provoke him. Over time, he became more unscrupulous and unscrupulous. However, he was very jealous of Gao He, who was much higher than his own poison technique.
"Do you two still have me in your eyes?" Gao Cheng stared at the big eyes, frowned angrily, and said coldly.
As soon as Gao Cheng drank like this, the two of them restrained a lot. The beautiful woman put the sword back into the scabbard, stared at the slightly fat man fiercely, her beautiful eyes looked lightly, a sneer crossed her face, and said: "Today in the City Lord's Mansion, I will temporarily spare your life, if you refuse to return the ruler, don't blame me Chen Ziying for being ruthless." ”
After speaking, she pulled Bai Su, walked to the other end of the table, and sat on the same side as Gao Yunliang and others. She took Bai Su's hand distressedly, and refused to let go for a moment, for fear that as soon as she let go, this precious granddaughter would run away.
Gao Yunliang and Heizi saw it clearly, and at this time they finally determined that Bai Su was just a pseudonym, and her real identity was the Li family.
The slightly fat man snorted coldly, sat back in his place, and said coldly, "Don't say that I didn't take the business commandment, even if I do, with the number of people in your Li family, how can I bear it?" After speaking, he drank wine and smoked indifferently, not only did he not take Chen Ziying in his eyes, but even Gao Cheng didn't take it seriously. However, when he looked at Gao Shi, his eyes flickered a little, and he didn't dare to stay longer.
Gao Cheng looked at Jin Zhuhuang with an arrogant attitude, his face was unhappy, and he didn't show it on the spot, he naturally sat upright, his momentum was compelling, and he was not angry but mighty.
The old man in white, Gao He, has not spoken since he came in, but just quietly observed the crowd, and his eyes have been on the man dressed as a scholar.
This man's name is Zhao Kun, the second generation of the Zhao family, and he entered the mountain with Gao He and Gao Cheng 25 years ago. His martial arts and spiritual cultivation are equivalent to Gao Cheng, this person is knowledgeable, good at the five elements, calm in everything, indifferent to fame and fortune.
"Indifferent to fame and fortune" is the evaluation of Zhao Kun by outsiders, but Gao He feels that this person is very deep in the city and it is difficult to see through.
Zhao Kunben had an elder brother named Zhao Qian, who lived in Wuyun Mountain with his father Zhao Luogeng. In that incident, Zhao Gan disappeared with his father, some people said that he followed Zhao Luogeng into the Fengling Realm, and some people said that he was killed by mistake and died. But since then, the Zhao family's Qiankun compass has disappeared.
Although the Zhao family who lost the Qiankun compass is prosperous, there are many capable people who have cultivated to be outstanding, but the lack of the Qiankun compass, the treasure of the town, has made the Zhao family's best five elements technique unable to carry forward, and for more than 300 years, there has never been a person who has achieved great success in the five elements, which has also become the biggest regret of the Zhao family.
Seeing that the fat man and the beautiful woman were no longer arguing, Zhao Kun got up and bent over, bowed long, with a humble attitude, and asked politely: "Dare to ask, Lord City Lord, can you notify the Ye family?" ”
Seeing this, Gao Cheng hurriedly said, "Mr. Zhao doesn't have to be so polite. The Ye family has lived outside the city for a long time, ignoring the affairs in the city for many years, and it happened that the old city lord was in the city again, so he didn't go to inform him. ”
Zhao Kun nodded slightly, and still replied with a humble face: "The two city lords are thoughtful, but my Zhao family has been criticized a lot for taking care of the Ye Mansion in these years. There have long been rumors in the city that my Zhao family covets the Ye family's mansion and uses the aura for their own use, so I am afraid that there will be a lot of gossip. I, Zhao Kun, had no intention of acting as an agent, and no one was willing to take over this mess, so I could only avoid it. After speaking, Zhao Qian shook his head, looking very impatient.
"Sir, you are upright, everyone in Wuyun City knows it. It's just gossip, and over time, it will be broken without attacking, and Mr. doesn't have to mind. Gao Cheng replied.
"Okay, just remember to put the aura out of the city on time, and the Ye family will understand your "good intentions". The old man in white said a little impatiently.