Suddenly discovered Jing Yuan's arrangement, Xi Yan was a little urgent while further controlling the overall situation. The night was like ink, and there was always a layer of light clouds floating in the sky, even with the bright light of the moon, it could not disperse the thin floating clouds.

But at this time, the lights in the Begonia Courtyard were enough.

Xi Yun smiled lightly, and lowered his eyes to see a small block of ink on the bookcase: "What is this?" ”

"That's what I wrote."

"Huh?" Xi Yun's originally stretched brows suddenly wrinkled, and he said incredulously, "Why did your words change like this?" ”

"Which one?" Xi Yan looked at him with a fuss and said coldly, "Isn't it good to practice one more font?" ”

"Can this also be an adult?" Xi Yun's two eyes were wide, and he said very hard, "What is the difference between this and those couplets sold at the stalls at the city gate before the New Year's Festival?" ”

"Cough, cough, cough..."Xi Yan was drinking tea peacefully, as soon as Xi Yun said this, he choked on a mouthful of tea and coughed for a long time before recovering, "It's ugly, cough cough...... But you don't need to belittle me like that, do you..."

As we all know, the people of Da Zhao always like to paste a pair of Spring Festival couplets on the door when the New Year comes, and the hairpin family in the inner city naturally has a master in the house to write on behalf of the master, and the general scholarly door can also write a pair by themselves, and some ordinary people who do not understand the text and ink will most likely buy it in the bookstore of the commercial house in the city, as for the stalls sold at the gate of the city...... Only some mountain and grass people are willing to patronize it.

"It's not that I mean to belittle, but this word...... It's really a rarity. Xi Yun thought about it for the sake of Xi Yan's face...... I still didn't say the words unsightly.

"You just have too high a vision," Xi Yan pointed at Xi Yundao with the pen in his hand, "I have seen too many good calligraphy and paintings and good tablets in the plain Begonia Courtyard. ”

Xi Yun didn't answer directly, but asked, "What are you writing this for?" ”

"Save it until next year's New Year and sell it," Xi Yan's face was serious when he said this, not at all like he was joking, and his voice was a little depressed.

"I didn't know that our Begonia Courtyard was so poor that we had to rely on you to sell words to make up for it," Xi Yun finally seized the opportunity, so he naturally wanted to take advantage of the victory to chase after him and mock a few more words, "Besides, people don't buy love poems during the Chinese New Year, what do you think you write?" ”

Sure enough, there were two lines of small characters on the ivory-white paper, Xi Yun just glanced at it casually, and when he looked at it carefully, he suddenly felt that his entire cheeks were sour: "Tenderness is like water, the best period is like a dream, endure the return of the Magpie Bridge." If the two love for a long time...... Belch...... You don't feel tired of panicking. ”

As soon as Xi Yun said this, Xi Yan also felt that he was a little hypocritical, so he casually pulled a book and pressed the paper, saying: "This word is clear and beautiful, and it is very tactful. When I practice this character again, I will definitely write a good picture and give it to Ruofei. ”

Xi Yun raised his eyebrows, looked at Xi Yan suspiciously, and said: "Why bother using such words, although she already understands your affection, it shouldn't be so casual to send it, right?" ”

"I'm laughing," Xi Yan smiled faintly, "how can I give it to her?" The reason why I practice such words is just for the sake of great use in the future. ”

"What's the use?"

Xi Yan smiled and didn't answer, and said casually: "Besides, if you want to send it, wait for it later...... Anyway, there is an opportunity. ”

"You want to marry?" Xi Yun didn't expect Xi Yan to refute, but turned his head to the side with a smile, and couldn't help but be secretly frightened. He had never thought that Xi Yan was secretly in love on a whim, but he didn't want to know An Ruofei's true identity, and he actually gave birth to the heart of a bandit. Although Xi Yun has always admired Xi Yan's self-discipline, he is still a little worried in his heart.

"Marry? How to marry? I didn't say anything, but you just burst it out. Xi Yan glanced up at him, and then suddenly said, "Looking at your long-cherished appearance, could it be that your heart belongs?" Tell me and I'll call the shots for you. ”

Xi Yun saw that he had all the right words and counterwords, and hurriedly said: "I don't have a heart, but you...... Don't be able to marry Ansle at that time, but marry that Miss He, see if you can still laugh. ”

These words hit the crux of ridicule, he was no longer as rampant as he was just now, his face was depressed, and he sat back on the bookcase and read the ancient books depressedly.

That Miss Ho...... Her mother was notoriously jealous in Chongdu, and General Ho was already famous for his bravery and good fighting, but he was also famous for his fear of guilt. If you are really unfortunate to marry He Yan in the future...... Thinking of this, Xi Yan was busy comforting himself in his heart, no, no, he would never marry her into the door.

After just a moment, Xi Yan remembered a very important thing, "Where is Chen Yueze's family?" ”

Xi Yun was stunned, he didn't expect Xi Yan to suddenly ask such an inconsequential sentence, and carefully recalled the rear and said: "His wife and daughter all follow him to live in Shuishui City, and his parents are placed in his hometown in the northwest. ”

"That's fine," Xi Yan nodded slowly, "After the incident of Xi Qingdong, Jing Yuan will definitely ask Chen Yueze to be the witness of the corruption case, and when the time comes, we will have to compete with the Jing family for time." ”

"Understood," Xi Yun solemnly agreed, "We will definitely not let the evidence in Chen Yueze's possession fall into Jing Yuan's hands." ”

Xi Yan said "um" and said: "This Chen Yueze is very crucial, not only for him to memorize the matter of greedy ink, but also for him to speak for me...... So be sure to take care of his family. ”

Xi Yun also knew that this matter was not trivial, and if he was not careful, he would lose everything, so he asked: "Then I should immediately go back to the water and keep an eye on it, in case something goes wrong?" ”

"No need," Xi Yan decided to let Xi Yun stay in Chongdu for the time being, "If you are busy going back now, maybe it will cause people to notice your whereabouts, which is a big problem." There are temporarily guards under Yu Xiao's hand watching over the water, and there will be no mistakes. ”

Xi Yun knew the reliability of the secret guards, and since six or seven years ago, Xi Yan had deliberately cultivated his own forces, and he recruited some orphans who were around eleven or twelve years old, and sent them to Lingjiang for training. Although they were all eleven or twelve-year-old boys, each of them had experienced hardships and experienced the warmth and coldness of the world in that short life, and their wills were far stronger than ordinary people.

Xi Yan rescued them from the dark alleys, helped them heal their sicknesses, provided them with food and clothing, taught them literacy and martial arts, and at the most critical time of their personality formation, Xi Yan instilled in them loyalty more intentionally or unintentionally, once this kind of personality is formed, it will inevitably accompany them for a lifetime, and it will go deep into the bone marrow and cannot be erased.

During the three years in Lingjiang, Xi Yan also often visited these secret guards, and even went on missions with them...... Coupled with the influence of the past, over time, the dark guard was only loyal to him and loyal to him.

Nearly seven years have passed, and ninety of the original ninety-two children have finally become real secret guards, and this pass rate is something that even Xi Yan didn't expect. The reason why there are so many is not because of the ease of selection and training, but because everyone knows that the end of being eliminated is to return to the alley where there is no day, to beg and fight. Because of this, the vast majority of people have survived the hellish and cruel ordeal.

These guards don't have names, or they may have been, but their names have been replaced by cold code names from the beginning, and they use them to carry out one ruthless or murderous mission after another. It can be said that each of them lives only for ridicule.

Although there are not many secret guards secretly cultivated under Xi Yan's hands, each of them is a rare good hand. In addition to the necessary martial arts, some of the secret guards are proficient in medicine, some are good at using poison, and some can even remember it...... And these skills are all painstakingly honed in those nearly seven years of polishing.

Even more leaky, Xi Yan cast his eyes on the dark clouds surging in the night sky, "Come to think of it, the alum oil has almost corroded the river embankment..."

"Yes," Xi Yun said in a leisurely tone, "just wait for the rainy season to come......" Speaking of this, Xi Yun lowered his eyes lightly and said no more.