Chapter 10. teahouse
I was led by the princess into a private room on the second floor, the box was very spacious, the furniture was all mahogany, and the furnishings were quite exquisite. The man respectfully served tea and did not forget to take the door with him when he left.
We sat down one by one, two guards at the door. The princess opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, and suddenly stopped, her eyes fixed on the empty air beside me, her eyes seemed to be surprised, but with an unconcealable gloom. I wondered, does this princess know Kong'er? I looked into the sky and saw that there was only a blank look on his face.
Turning his face back, he found that the princess's gaze was wandering between me and Kong'er, as if she wanted to say something, but as if she had some scruples, she didn't speak. I was even more puzzled to see her like this.
I was puzzled, and the princess finally hesitated to speak: "Xuan'er...... Are you with him all these days? ”
He? She must have said nothing.
I smiled and said, "yes." "I don't dare to say much because I don't know the situation.
And when she heard this, her brow furrowed fiercely.
I secretly wondered why she had such an expression, but I didn't want to be cold, so I casually asked, "Does the princess recognize him?" ”
When I asked, the princess seemed angry. "I don't just know him, I ......" Her words suddenly stopped, as if she sensed that something was wrong, grabbed my hand and asked, "Xuan'er, what's wrong with you?" ”
"Me? I'm fine. Although he said this, he was a little weak-hearted, and wanted to avoid her inquiring gaze. But the more I hid, the more she stared into my eyes.
was stared at by her and had nothing to hide, so I had to sigh and say: "I don't remember much about the past......" I was helpless, and I still had to use the bloody amnesia in the TV series to deal with it.
When she heard my words, her face suddenly turned gloomy. As if thinking of something, she looked at the sky again and said very unceremoniously: "Hey! Come out with me, I have something to ask you! ”
I was even more surprised, what did she want to ask? I can't even hear it.
Kong'er didn't know why, he looked at her with big eyes and said, "I don't know you, so I don't want to go out with you!" I want to be with Xuan'er! The tone was full of childlike stubbornness.
The princess was stunned for a moment, then became even more angry, and mocked: "Heh! I didn't expect to see each other for two years, and even used such a low-level trick as pretending to be crazy and stupid!? I'm telling you, even if you are splashing and rolling, you don't want to stay by Xuan'er's side anymore! As he spoke, he got up and pulled up the space to push the door out.
Although I didn't know the situation, I couldn't bear her to be so empty, so I hurriedly squeezed between the two and said to the princess: "Princess, he is empty...... has a simple temperament, and I hope the princess will not bother with him. ”
But the princess became more and more angry.
"Simple? He's simple? The princess's chest rose and fell violently, and she was too angry to speak. I hurriedly picked up a cup of tea and said comfortingly: "If Kong'er did something wrong in the past and offended the princess, I will make amends for him here, and please don't be angry." ”
"Offend me? He didn't dare to borrow ten dares from him, I wasn't for you?! She took a deep breath, as if to suppress her anger. After a long time, he sighed: "Xuan'er, it's good that you have forgotten the past, those past memories are not worth recalling." ”
The picture of jumping off the cliff in the dream came to mind again, and suddenly I realized that this princess was really thinking about the original owner.
I nodded at her and said, "But I forgot about the princess, and the princess blames me?" ”
She pouted. "Forget everything, what else can we do, let's just know each other again." Her ease and ease infected me, and my mood was also relaxed.
"I am Yue Luanxi, the eighth princess of Nanli Country, you and I have been close friends since childhood, when I was a child, my father did not allow me to leave the palace, so you often enter the palace to play with me, if you are not you, I will suffocate to death!"
I smiled heartily: "I see, the princess ......"
"Don't call me princess, call me Luanxi as before." She interrupted me.
"Luanxi," I called with a smile.
Just as we were about to say something more, we heard cheers from downstairs, which attracted our attention.
I only heard a tea guest downstairs say in an ambiguous tone: "Sir, tell us about the romance between the commander of the Nanli Xuanyi Army and the daughter of Leng Yihan!" ”
I raised my eyebrows, it turns out that this ancient gossip is not lost to modern people at all! Suddenly interested, he looked sideways downstairs. I didn't want to, but I collided with Luanxi's eyes, and I was looking at me inquiringly, and my eyes were full of melancholy. Why does she look at me like this?
Before I could think about it, the old storyteller opened his mouth in shock:
"If you want to talk about the commander of this Xuanyi Army, you have to talk about this Xuanyi Army first. Although the Xuanyi Army is called the 'Army', it is only an elite team of only thirteen people in the Nanli Army. This Xuanyi Army was dressed in Xuanyi armor when it went into battle, and the armor was composed of pieces of feathered armor, so it was called the Xuanyi Army. Legend has it that this sergeant of the Xuanyi Army could withstand the attack of more than 100 enemy sergeants, so he was highly valued by the emperor. In ordinary wars, the Xuanyi Army will not be sent into battle at all, and it will only be used at a critical juncture. The commander of the Xuanyi Army is surnamed Ling, and although he is only in charge of these twelve people, his military rank is on par with Leng Yihan, the former commander of the army. ”
A tea guest exclaimed, "How can this Xuanyi Army be so powerful? ”
"Have you ever heard of Oblivion?" The old man did not answer the rhetorical question.
Only the audience gasped, and some tea customers hesitated and said, "That's it...... Is it the female devil who sucks the blood of men and cultivates evil skills? ”
I couldn't help but laugh when I heard this, how is it like a martial arts novel?
I only heard the old man reply, "Yes, it is her." Shen Yan was originally a big disciple of Fengli Mountain, but she didn't want to go astray and practiced evil skills. It is said that Shen Yan relied on intercourse with young men all day long, absorbing essence to keep his face immortal. However, the female devil is quite picky about the candidates, and every year she travels in the three kingdoms of Nanli, Beili and Wumeng, during which she meets the requirements and brings her back to Yunhua Mountain, where she cultivates. Not only that, but she would further screen the young men she brought back, and the method of selection was quite cruel. As he spoke, the old man took a sip of his teacup.
"What kind of cruelty?" A tea guest couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked.
"Do you know what a Gu worm is? And how did you know how this Gu worm was trained? ”
"How?" All the tea guests spoke in unison.
"The insects in the dish are called Gu, in short, the filtered insects are sealed into the vessel, and no drinking water is allowed except for ventilation. After seven days, when the lid is lifted, there is only one bug left in the box, and the other bugs are nowhere to be seen. ”
"Why is that?"
The old man asked rhetorically: "If there is no food and no water, how can the insects in the dish survive?" ”
I saw a tea guest's eyes widen and said in disbelief: "Should it be ......?"
The old man didn't wait for the tea guest to finish speaking, and then said: "Yes, there is neither food nor water, and only by feeding on the same kind can we survive." This is the case with the method of screening men, and such screening must be carried out once a year, even if you survive the first time, it is difficult to guarantee that you will survive the second time. ”
As soon as the words fell, there was a gasping sound in the teahouse. I sneered in my heart: Although the method of practicing Gu is true, if it is said that Shen Xuan is used as a method of screening, I am deeply skeptical, after all, what the story wants is an exaggerated and sensational effect. But looking at Kong'er and Luanxi, they all listened to it with relish, so I didn't talk much.
I only heard the old man continue:
"Shen Annihilation will group young men selected from all over the country according to their age and seal them in caves." The old man paused, as if he was deliberately appreciating everyone's appetite.
Sure enough, some tea guests couldn't hold their breath and said hurriedly: "Old man, go on!" ”
The old man coughed lightly and continued:
"However, Shen Yan will spend a year teaching them martial arts before sealing them in the cave. And the cave is a month, and often when the day comes, I go in and see, and there is no survivor in the cave. However, if he is lucky enough to survive, Shen Yan will accept him as an apprentice, and even teach all his life's work. However, even if you become an apprentice of Shen Yan, you will inevitably have to associate with it. ”
"Then what does this have to do with the Xuanyi Army?"
The old man smiled slyly and said, "The more than ten soldiers of this Xuanyi Army, including its commander, were all born in the obliterated Yunhua Mountain. ”
The crowd was in an uproar.
After a moment of silence, the old man continued: "These thirteen people of the Xuanyi Army are all the best ones selected by Shen Annihilation. ”
"And how did they get out of the witch's grip? And how was it used by the imperial court? ”
"Shen Annihilation once abducted Yue Lingqi, the third prince of Nanli, but unfortunately he couldn't get out of the cave alive, it is said that he was eaten alive by his companions in the cave, and there was not even a corpse left. Emperor Nanli was furious and vowed to cut Shen Yan with a thousand knives. How can I complain that the water has reached the realm of half-human and half-demon with its evil skills. Ordinary people can't help it. And the thirteen people who joined forces to kill the demon girl three years ago were the thirteen members of the Xuanyi Army. It is said that the young man surnamed Ling was their leader, and it was his final blow that killed the demon girl completely. When the court heard this, it was overjoyed, and also sighed at the skills of the thirteen people, so they gave them a lot of money to enter the army in the south. However, because their martial arts and strategies were really extraordinary, the emperor specially appointed them as the Xuanyi Army, and they did not need to be controlled by the orthodox army, and directly obeyed the emperor's orders. ”
I was fascinated by what I heard, but I didn't take what I heard as real at all, just listened to the fun. Looking at the two people next to me, their expressions were also quite focused, so I continued to listen.
I only heard a tea guest say slightly obscenely: "It is said that the demon girl is quite charming and moving, if I am the commander, I will not kill Shen Yan, but turn over the clouds and rain with it every day, wouldn't that day be happier than the gods?!" ”
Another tea guest said disdainfully: "Hmph, what do you know?" If Commander Ling hadn't killed the demon girl, how could he have such a lingering and sympathetic relationship with Nanli's first talented girl, Leng Qingqian? How can the first talented girl be within the reach of a demon girl? ”
Chilly and shallow...... Cold-hearted...... Oh, that's a real ...... to get this name Cold and ruthless! I sneered in my heart. I inadvertently turned around and found that Luanxi was looking at me with that slightly inquiring and worried gaze. I felt a little uncomfortable, and I reluctantly pulled the corners of my mouth at her and continued to listen to the story.