Chapter Twenty-Three: Street Encounters
"Big brother, I'm not in a hurry!" The man scratched his head embarrassedly, his arms thick.
"What are you anxious about? Is it useful to be in a hurry? The doctor went in wave after wave, isn't he discussing! Fortunately, the national government is now supported by the eldest prince, and there is no chaos. The white man replied again, turned his head to look at the man beside him who had been silent, and asked, "Third brother, what do you think?" ”
The man known as the third brother was dressed in a green shirt, with a long wrap diagonally across his back, and a black mask covering most of his face, so he couldn't see what he looked like, but the eyes under the mask were dark and gloomy, and judging by his age, he was the youngest of the three, and he was no more than two years old at most.
Hearing this, he gently put down the tea bowl in his hand, his hands were pale, his knuckles were slender, and his demeanor was elegant.
I saw him droop his eyes and ponder for a long time, and then he used his hoarse and low voice to say slowly: "It's not that the little brother is worried. ”
"So which one are you worried about?!" The rough man said in his throat.
"Second brother! You listen to the third brother first! The white man shook his head, "When can you change your fiery temperament?" ”
After hearing this, the masked man couldn't help laughing, "Big brother, the second brother's temperament, it is estimated that he can't change it in this life." ”
"Hey, hey, hey! Or the third brother knows me best! The man smiled embarrassedly, looked at the masked man and said hurriedly, "Third brother, which one are you worried about?" ”
"I'm worried about the consequences of the battle at Songtaoling." The masked man still spoke lightly, and gently picked up the tea bowl on the table, took a shallow sip, and put it down gently.
"Third brother, you are really anxious to die when you talk about half of the problem! You don't want to sell the lawsuit, go on! ”
"Second brother! You don't know how to use your brain yourself? Beicang is now a strong country and full of talents. In the first battle of Huaiyang, there was another Qi rain, and the 100,000 troops of Nanchi were annihilated. In the first battle of Songtaoling, our Liuguo besieged the second prince of Beicang, Beicang will not swallow this evil breath, our Liuguo has been peaceful for hundreds of years, and there will be a good life like this in the future, but I am afraid that there will not be much time! ”
This time, the fiery man didn't speak anymore when he heard this, and angrily knocked on the tea bowl on the table, and shouted: "Shopkeeper, another bowl of tea!" ”
The young shopkeeper replied with a smile on his face: "Here it is." He immediately picked up the long-spouted teapot and stepped forward to fill it for all three of them before retreating.
The masked man said unhurriedly: "What the eldest brother said is extremely true, but what the younger brother doesn't understand is that the lord of the country loves the people like a son, and has always been the lord and not the lord, knowing that Beicang is now in full swing, but he still sent troops to Songtaoling, made enemies with Beicang, and plunged millions of soldiers and civilians in the country into the flames of war, which is definitely not something that the lord of the country can do." ”
Shangguan Jiyue, who was sitting in the corner of the tea shed, heard this, her long eyelashes moved slightly, and she couldn't help but look up in the direction of the masked man, and secretly admired in her heart that this young man was so transparent, pointing to the crux of the problem.
As if sensing her gaze, the masked man also looked in the direction of Shangguan Jiyue, and the two were separated by two tables, and their eyes collided in an instant.
Shangguan Jiyue staggered her gaze at him with a slight bow, and continued to bow her head and drink tea.
But the masked man seemed to be frozen the moment he saw Shangguan Jiyue, his eyes could no longer leave that delicate face, and his gloomy eyes were surprised and enthusiastic, and he couldn't take his eyes back for a long time. The hands on the table couldn't help but tremble slightly even if they clenched their fists tightly, and the crisp sound of the bones could be heard clearly, obviously holding back something.
"Third brother, third brother......"
It wasn't until a few soft calls that the masked man slowly came to his senses, quickly retracted his gaze, and hid the emotions in his eyes for a moment, his clenched fists slowly stretched and flattened, and the trembling was not visible.
"Third brother, the hour is not early, you insist on going to Beicang, and the eldest brother will not stop you, but this time is different from the past, third brother, you must cherish it more! Your second brother and I will wait for you to come back, and then we will have a good drink and get drunk! ”
Seeing that the eldest brother stood up to say goodbye, the rough man also stood up, bent down to pick up the bowl of coarse tea on the table, and said loudly: "Third brother, second brother replaces wine with tea, I wish you a smooth journey north this time!" ”
"Big brother, you persuaded me bitterly, but the younger brother still insisted on leaving, but now the younger brother suddenly figured it out, it's okay if you don't go to Beicang!" The masked man also stood up, and when he saw the two of them with surprised expressions, he added half-jokingly, "Little brother, I'm also afraid that I will be arrested as a spy." ”
"Hahahaha......" The three of them glanced at each other, and couldn't help laughing, only to hear the white man laugh, "The third brother will also joke, okay, let's go home, let your sister-in-law cook a few side dishes, and the three of us brothers will drink another cup of wine, and we won't get drunk or return!" ”
"Okay, listen to big brother."
The masked man hooked the corners of his mouth slightly in a hoarse voice, bowed slightly to the two of them, and bowed back.
Taking advantage of the gap between his bows, the corner of his eyes swept in the direction of Shangguan Jiyue through the black black iron mask, but he only saw a few copper coins on the square table, and the person had already left.
At night, the sky is endless, the moonlight is hazy, and the cold stars are dotted.
The imperial city, which had been lively for a day, was silent everywhere at this time, and every household closed their doors and went to bed peacefully. Occasionally, a few dull drums were heard from the alleys in the distance, accompanied by the reminder of the husband "The weather is dry, be careful of the candles".
A black shadow flashed like a ghost, stepping on the cold moonlight, and went straight to several brightly lit temples in the distance, which was the bedroom of Chu Aotian, the lord of the Lu Kingdom.
The black shadow neatly dodged the oncoming patrol guards, and with a light touch of his toes, he spread his arms like a goshawk and flew forward, landing on a temple in the blink of an eye, and the glazed tiles under his feet did not make a sound.
Shangguan Jiyue carefully uncovered one of the tiles, and looked down through the small hole, only to see that the interior decoration was all there was majestic, but there was no trace of extravagance. As far as the eye can see, there is not half a figure around the house except for these lifeless decorations.
Shangguan Jiyue couldn't help but show her eyebrows slightly, it stands to reason that it won't, although this temple looks inconspicuous, but there are the most patrol guards outside, and the defense is almost impenetrable. With such a painstaking arrangement, there must be some ulterior secret, and there is no reason why it is an empty hall.
Just when she was full of doubts, she heard a slight sound, like the sound of a mechanism turning.
Shangguan Jiyue lowered her eyes and really saw a secret door appear on the inner wall of the carved and hollowed out Liuhe mahogany screen on the west side of the room, and a young man walked out of the secret door slowly, only to see him in a beaded brocade robe, with a jade belt around his waist, luxurious and compelling.
Suddenly, the man stopped, frowned slightly, and looked up at the roof. Seeing his appearance, Shangguan Jiyue's heart froze, as if the blood in her whole body was frozen.
The young man's facial features are superb, but those eyes are too cold, and there is a hint of coldness, which makes people instantly feel like they are in an ice cave.