Chapter 15 Facing Difficulties

After a night of tossing, Heyue slept for a day the next day. After Qiao Xuebin understood the situation, he made a good excuse for her strange behavior. After a day of nothing, Heyue after a good night's sleep, woke up the next morning and felt an indescribable feeling of refreshment all over the body. Let Zheng Ergou bring the bronze mirror, the girl in the mirror with long hair reaching to her waist, red lips and white teeth, and ruddy face is becoming more and more delicate and dignified, she understands that this may be the credit of breaking through the four layers of condensation, and she is in a very comfortable mood.

chatted casually with Qiao Xuebin, and she didn't want to stay in this hut anymore. Pulled Zheng Ergou and went to Qiao Xin's bedroom to play. As expected, Qiao Xin woke up much earlier than her, and was embroidering and reading on the small table.

Seeing He Yue coming, she immediately put down the work in her hand with a mysterious face, as if she was very excited about something. "Sister Heyue, when you rested yesterday, it was thanks to you. Our Qiao girl has never been so lucky. Guess what I'm talking about?"

He Yue was a little confused, and prevaricated indiscriminately, but found that what Qiao Xin said was a well-known thing in the north, and it was really not a big deal - every year at the beginning of autumn, the palace of the first family in Blackwater City would hold a unique banquet about the next "autumn clothes" in Blackwater City.

It's been a long meeting. Don't look at the territory of Qinshan Country is not as big as the neighboring country of Yingze, but there is still a big difference between the north and the south. Especially in the northern climate, there is a large temperature difference between winter and summer. This makes the aristocratic thinking in the north for a long time attach great importance to clothing. The clothing culture of the North is much more complex than that of the South.

In addition to the imperial capital Wan'an, basically if you take out two different people from the north and the south, the clothes of the northerners are often brighter than those in the south. The environment in the south of Qinshan is really good, and almost everywhere is like spring all year round. To a certain extent, this has led to the fact that the south does not pay attention to clothing and fashion. Of course, throughout the ages, the wealth of the north and the poverty of the south caused by various factors are also a very important reason.

This autumn dress party often invites famous families, among which there are more female dependents. In the northern high society, whenever the autumn and winter seasons change, the autumn banquets of each city-state will present the fashionable styles of the new year's autumn and winter for the nobles. And there is a special female official of the Shang Palace to introduce to you. There is a group of people in the court who do this work. Successive emperors considered this to be a major move to build the spiritual politics of the dynasty.

Over time, the custom of clothing gatherings in the north was formed. The Shanggong and the high-level tailors and designers in the court have also undergone very professional training before they are qualified to write the trend of the northern border in the second half of the year. Their work has never disappointed. Many of the cutting styles were used and passed down to the lower classes. At the same time, the trend of changing clothes in autumn and winter has gradually become an opportunity for the famous families to compete. In the autumn and winter of last year, the expenditure of the clothing of the family in Blackwater City reached one and a half million taels of silver, which was an astonishing one-sixth compared to the entire tax revenue.

"Sister, a few years ago, it was never the turn of our Qiao family's sisters to do such a high-grade thing as the Autumn Clothes Exhibition. This year, the palace took the initiative to send us an invitation. Let Qiao Dong bring a few female relatives to the banquet. Needless to say, thanks to my sister, you are temporarily living in our Qiao family, and you are stained with your light. Qiao Xin patted her on the shoulder, with a look of yearning like a little girl on her face.

"Congratulations, Miss Joe. When is the banquet time?" Zheng Ergou on the side suddenly interjected, his expression seemed a little unhappy.

Qiao Xin gave him a strange look, ignoring the subordinate who suddenly interjected. smiled and said to He Yue, "Sister He Yue, it's actually tonight." I didn't have a chance to talk to you about ...... yesterday."

"Tonight... Ah, time is really tight. I thought, my eldest lady may not be free at night, right?" Zheng Ergou said in a sour tone. He Yue glared at him fiercely, secretly wondering what happened to this guy just now. With a smile, he turned to Qiao Xin, who was a little blushing by Zheng Ergou, and said.

"Sister Qiao, it's okay, it's okay. He's too sensitive, it's okay, I'm interested in participating... Zheng Ming, don't spoil everyone's good mood. She smiled at Zheng Ergou.

"Is this my sister's, I should have come to tell you yesterday," Qiao Xin said sincerely. Zheng Ergou was helpless, he didn't expect this thing to be so coincidental. The reason why she didn't want He Yue to join in the excitement was related to the task given to her by Sen Qian.

The two girls talk about the celebrity extravaganza of the evening. He Yue was born in poverty since he was a child, and he didn't know much about the clothing of the nobles of the family, and he didn't know what this year's new trend was. Qiao Xin understood a little bit, and after receiving the invitation, she did her homework with the three sisters, and then told He Yue little by little. It is said that the outfits that have become popular in Wan'an Castle this autumn are inspired by the autumn and winter clothing of a tribe in the East China Sea Islands. The shape presents two extreme styles of unrestrained and dignified, and the sons and ladies in the family who pay attention to the appearance are very familiar with it.

Zheng Ergou couldn't interject, so he had to sort out the matter about the Sen Diving mission and transmit the message to He Yue. It turned out that in order to preliminarily test the comprehensive ability of He Yue as his mantle disciple, Sen Qian proposed two different tasks for Zheng Ergou for He Yue to choose from. Of course, at present, the other registered disciples of Sen Qian who are scattered all over the Qinshan Kingdom have also received the task. Due to the relics of the Heavenly Stone, Sen Qian is now very fond of Heyue, and Zheng Ergou must make sure that this task is successfully completed so that Heyue can enter the house.

It's just that yesterday in the second dream, the two tasks that Sen Qian told Zheng Ergou were very incredible. The difficulty of the two missions is not at the same level at all. Difficult, in connection with a conspiracy of the border war. Sen Qian got the news through the channel that there is a passenger transport team from Qinshan Kingdom, which is preparing to return to China on the border between the two countries these days.

Among them was a groom, who was bought by several nobles of the Underworld for a lot of money. They also bought off a high-ranking general who guarded the city on the border. This group of horses detained the original guests in the military camp of the Underworld, and a group of nobles would take their carriages and infiltrate the already martial law city gates to carry out conspiracy activities. And what Zheng Ergou needs to lead He Yue to do is to capture them alive. Moreover, there will be two mysterious monks in the horse team, who are said to be women.

Sen Qian gave Zheng Ergou a special Nan Ke Lu secret that he had developed, and they also sent this Nan Ke Lu into the body of one of them. As for the two monks, it was too difficult to capture them alive, so they didn't need to be left alone. But even so, Zheng Ergou pondered, this is also a very severe test for He Yue, who has just had a true cultivation. And the most difficult trade-off is how to do all this secretly without revealing the identities of the two of them.

It belongs to the same team as this horse team, and several teams have returned to China before, and some of them are from Blackwater City. When they went abroad at that time, they had a double identity as one of the raw material suppliers for aristocratic autumn clothes. Therefore, several businessmen with status were invited to the royal banquet tonight. He also thought that the palace would ignore the small role of Qiao Fu, but apparently the temporary residence of the eldest lady made the Qiao family have a card all of a sudden.

The other task is much simpler. Although it sounds a little strange, that is, everyone finds a way to get out of the customs at this time and go to lurk around the military camp of the Underworld for two days and two nights. Although it is not easy, compared to the first one, at least the danger to life is much less. Zheng Ergou felt that most of Sen Qian's registered disciples would choose the second one. And he thought so too, so he had to find a way to get out as soon as possible, and naturally didn't want her to waste time at the autumn clothes exhibition banquet.

He Yue heard the transmission, his face remained unchanged, but he never replied to him. Continue to talk and laugh with Qiao Xin. It wasn't until more than a quarter of an hour later that Qiao Yin, the second sister of the Qiao family, who was also invited, came to Qiao Xin and her excitedly, saying that she wanted them to help her pick out clothes for the evening. He Yue politely declined, and then stayed in Qiao Xin's house with Zheng Ergou.

Seeing that the people in the house had left, Zheng Ergou immediately said anxiously, "Miss, choose the second one! You just have cultivation, so don't get involved in this kind of thing that is likely to be fought." And according to the news, they entered the inner city only five days later. You should go back to the Holland Mansion by then. So it's better to ...... for just these two days."

"Zheng Ming, I'm wondering, where did Master Zun know this?" He Yue interrupted him, touched his chin, and said seriously.

"He is an old man with great powers, a high status in the underground palace, and connections in the outside world. What can't we know?, but we Dream Clan basically never interfere in the affairs of the outside world, and it has been the same for a hundred years. So it's just a test, and it doesn't matter if you choose the second one. After all, there is the factor of mending the heavenly stone, and the old man will definitely always love you, Miss!"

"No, you're wrong. He Yue shook his head firmly, "This is a conspiracy of the Underworld, and if we don't care, it will happen in Blackwater City again." He Kang's matter has already forced my father into a headache, if something happens to Heishui City again, what should my father do? I even wondered, have they already found the weak point of the whole thing, and want to turn Heishui City upside down through Qin Shanguo's own strength? We are the most powerful force on the border, can we allow the enemy's conspiracy to gain a foothold here?"

"Then, let's go and report anonymously to the city lord, and let their government take care of it! Miss, the most serious thing is not these, I'm afraid that this matter is over, and our identities will be exposed. You are Sen Qian's apprentice, once the secret of that bad old man's identity is revealed a little, he will never want you again. It's the truth. Miss, think about it, if the stalemate is at that time, and those thieves are arrested, how can you explain your cultivation and my cultivation?" In fact, if Sen Qian's identity is gradually exposed because of Heyue, this bad old man may be a killer directly!

"Anonymous reporting like this is like... Do you think it's useful to be empty? We have to outwit it. At the royal banquet, we went to talk to the caravan. In the past few days, you have to find a way to go to the pass to investigate, and it is best to find out what the origin of those nobles of the Underworld is. I will also ask Mr. Qiao Xuebin to write a letter to his father and find a way to get him to put pressure on the border and let these people show some of their feet in advance. But don't startle the snake. When it's time to act, we can even ask Gongzi Qiao for help!" He Yue's tone was extremely firm when he said this. Non-negotiable. Although there was a lot to do, she did not hesitate at all. Clearly and clearly state your intentions.

Zheng Ergou frowned tightly and opened his mouth, but finally sighed. She did not blindly be reckless, and her words were methodical, but it was very difficult. The biggest uncertainty lies in the two mysterious nuns. However, He Yue mentioned He Zhe and Qiao Xuebin, who had reached a consensus with Zheng Ergou. If you can prepare well, and even come up with a clever plan to make the other party defeated, it doesn't seem impossible!

At least. Zheng Ming thought to himself, silently casting his approving eyes on He Yue's face. At least her choice definitely didn't disappoint Sen Qian. What's even more commendable is that the eldest lady made this choice not to please Sen Qian, but for Blackwater City, and for her adoptive father, who is as kind as a mountain. The girl's heart is simple and clean. Grateful and fearless, Zheng Ergou can see clearly from Heyue. This is the path mind of a cultivator. Heyue is talented and cardamom, with a strong heart and is not afraid of dangers. This is really a rare jade-like Dao heart.

"Don't underestimate me. Don't look at me all day yesterday, I was resting. Transmitting sounds, exhaling, traveling, practicing qi and transforming forms, and even that Yuan Pure communication, I know it all in my heart. You tell me your cultivation, and I will definitely be able to surpass you soon!" He Yue relaxed his tense expression and said confidently.

That's right, after He Yue asked this sentence, the two of them suddenly realized this. Zheng Ergou never mentioned his cultivation, and He Yue never asked. The atmosphere was a little strange, Zheng Ergou smiled, but it was not as cynical as usual. "This... My cultivation cannot be judged by ordinary standards. Because when I broke through before, something happened. The Dream Clan's exercises are unique, so what is the specific situation of my cultivation, I told you that you don't understand. ”

"Huh, what does that look like?"

"Probably, probably, it's just three of you, you can move my brother and me with one hand!" Zheng Ergou looked at He Yue's puzzled look, feeling very cute, and couldn't help but sigh, and hurriedly hid on the other side of the bed. After the two of them had a fight, He Yue said with some concern, "Zheng Ming, can you tell me your story? No matter what problems you have with your cultivation, Master will definitely be able to help you solve them!"

Zheng Ming recalled the vomit a few years ago. Sen Diver... Hehe, Lao Tzu's problem is left by this bad old man's carelessness! This is not a memory worth recalling, Zheng Ergou's expression is also a little gloomy, and he said softly, "The story is too complicated, and your current level of cultivation knowledge is basically incomprehensible." I'll tell you about it slowly when I have a chance in the future. However, Miss, you can rest assured that you are by my side. My cultivation, if I really want to do it, I'm scared!

The topic was not entangled, and the two successfully reached a consensus on the issue of the task. There's a lot to prepare for the next five days. Of course, for now, it's better to go back to the room and find a beautiful dress and prepare for tonight's banquet!