Chapter 13: Fighting Wisdom
The gold and silver city is really not in vain Sun Valley's careful design, the heat of the noisy street in the day has not yet dissipated, and the night continues to be prosperous, becoming a city that never sleeps in the true sense.
At the table by the window on the second floor of a small restaurant, Wu Jinghong was sitting precariously, holding the teacup steadily.
Opposite her sat Jiuzun, who had taken off his silver mask, and under the light, his face was even more handsome, and his phoenix eyes flashed, as if he could speak.
Jiuzun was stunned for a moment in front of the light outside the window, glanced at Wu Jinghong countless times with the corner of his eye, and found that Wu Jinghong was still indifferent, and finally couldn't help it.
"Don't you have something to say?" Jiuzun tapped his finger on the table, "That stinky boy will come over in a while, if you have anything to say, say it now." ”
Wu Jinghong's warm eyes turned, his body relaxed slightly and leaned back in his chair, and his face was completely blocked in the shadow of the wall.
She held the teacup, her hand like a dead leaf, the lumpy markings adding to its mystery. Jiuzun looked up along the hand, looking for the expression of Wu Honghong in the shadows.
"This tea is good, it not only quenches thirst, but also lowers fire." Wu Jinghong raised his teacup to Jiuzun and said gently.
“…… It's quite fire-lowering. Wu Jinghong's eyes were completely covered by shadows, but Jiuzun always felt that his gaze was chasing him full of questions, and he shrank his neck a little weakly, and silently picked up the teacup and took a sip.
After a while, Wu Jinghong sighed softly, sat up straight again, and showed his face.
"I know that my weight is too light to be valued by King Shura, so I still have some doubts about your willingness to take me to the Rain Country to detoxify." She stopped, her fingers caressing the wall of the cup, rubbing the pattern on it, "I don't agree with the fact that you caused the long-term war, but through this time of getting along, I feel that you must have your own reasons for doing so." A big man like you has his own considerations for whatever he does, right? ”
The corners of Jiuzun's lips curled up, and he hugged his arms - this little girl has something to say, although she didn't say a word about what happened in the city lord's mansion, she was waiting for him to explain it!
However, how could he say that he only took her to the Rain Country on a whim? After all, taking her to find the antidote and showing her the way are two completely different meanings, and the reward in the future is also different.
"Isn't that easy? As the princess of Yunguo, your identity is not low, and I will help you with what I need. Jiuzun said with a smile, "It's been three years since this war ended, and all countries are recuperating, Yun and Shuo are neighbors, why do they need to walk around each other, what do you say?" ”
"Walking around each other?" Wu Jinghong's heart jumped, as if he thought of something, but the thought flashed and was quickly forgotten.
"I heard that General Nangong of Yunguo will marry Hongyun, a famous prostitute of Yunguo, in October this year, and there will be envoys from Shuoguo to send congratulatory gifts." Speaking of this, Jiuzun squinted his eyes and smiled happily, "But how come I still heard that Princess Jinghong of Yunguo and General Nangong are childhood sweethearts, and they have long had feelings for each other, and even have a verbal marriage contract?" ”
Wu Jinghong's heart trembled violently, and his indifferent gaze also flickered with a panic.
Nangong Chen, General Nangong, this name is deeply engraved in Wu Jinghong's heart, and this year, this person has appeared in almost every night's dreams.
"Brother Chen......"
"General Nangong ......"
Because she worshipped General Mao as her teacher to learn the art of war, Nangong Chen, who was also a disciple of General Mao, was her favorite playmate when she was a child. It's just that as she gets older, she finally treats herself as a princess, hides this love in her heart, and abides by the courtesy between the two.
It's just that she didn't expect that she felt that she had put away such thoughts, and in the eyes of others, her feelings for Nangong Chen were so strong.
"King Shura, don't joke nonsense, General Nangong is loyal to the Yun Kingdom, and he is a hero of the Yun Kingdom, even I have to respect him." Wu Jinghong flicked his sleeves, and his heart gradually calmed down.
For her now, Nangong Chen is just a stranger in the end, although it is so deep in her memory, it will not have such a big impact on her anymore.
"Huh, huh?" Jiuzun's laughter couldn't stop, "Being robbed of your sweetheart by a prostitute, Her Royal Highness the princess can be so indifferent, I believe that nothing in this world can shake your heart." ”
"Not to be compared to King Shura." Wu Jinghong's face did not change.
"Oops, am I being underestimated?" Jiuzun is not annoyed, and he is still happy. secretly said in her heart that this princess of Yunguo is really interesting, and it is rumored that she is very protective of the image of the royal family of Yunguo, so it seems that she is really a qualified princess!
"Hmm, it's just that I really can't figure it out, a good princess doesn't want it, but asks to marry Hongyun, this Nangong Chen's idea is also different from ordinary people......" Jiuzun touched his chin with a puzzled look, and looked at Wu Jinghong's eyes without the slightest confusion.
"I remember that this famous prostitute named Hongyun is still an old friend of King Shura?" Wu Jinghong replied calmly, "How can a famous prostitute who can make King Shura look up to him, why can't he be asked to marry by General Nangong?" ”
"Heh, you have never gone down the mountain in the past three years, you may not know, the Hongyun in my mouth is not a prostitute, but a dance idiot admired by thousands of people." Jiuzun's phoenix eyes stared at her without blinking, "She disappeared three years ago, who knew that three years later, she would become a famous prostitute of the Yun Kingdom, and she would marry Nangong Chen!" ”
Wu Jinghong smiled and said nothing, this Shura King is really a good person, he didn't say a word about his affairs, he only cared about his own words, but fortunately, he didn't let him take advantage of it. As for the topic of Nangong Chen and Hongyun, it is better to say less, and he can't let him touch himself to the bottom now!
"This tea is good tea, but if you drink too much, you will get tired." As if seeing that she didn't want to talk in detail, Jiuzun also gave up, shook the teacup, and suddenly sighed.
"It's strange to say, please ask Xiao Er to go and give Si Luo a message, I haven't seen him talk back for so long." Wu Jinghong turned his head to look at the lively street outside the window, "Maybe I saw a lot of people outside, and Si Luo didn't want to ......."
"Knock Knock"
It's really Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived. Before she could finish her words, she heard a knock on the door, and she followed the sound to the door, and saw Nasluo push open the door and come in.
"I don't think it's appropriate for your injuries to be stuffy in the room all the time, so I asked someone to call you over, and we'll have a meal together." Wu Jinghong smiled at him, "I'll buy some medicinal herbs tomorrow, and we'll continue on our way." ”
Na Siluo didn't say a word, walked extremely slowly step by step, and just walked to the table, he knelt neatly on one knee and clasped his fists with both hands, "In Xia Sima Xinluo, I am willing to serve the Shura King!" ”
Wu was startled, and quickly reacted, "You've been outside the door?" ”
Si Luo only buried his head in Jiuzun and did not say a word.
Wu Jinghong turned his head to look at Jiuzun again, and affirmed, "You have always known. ”
"That's right!" Jiuzun Mimi smiled, "The smell of herbs on his body is not shallow, I thought you found it too." ”
Herbal flavor! Wu Jinghong's heart was cold, all kinds of smells wafted outside the window, and the sky lantern floating in the air was also emitting the smell of oil lamps, where could I still smell any herbs! These two people are obviously looking down on their own abilities!
"Huh!" Wu Jinghong sneered coldly and sat up, "Sima Xinluo, since you heard it from the beginning to the end, you should also know my identity." ”
Siloh still didn't move, as if he hadn't heard her.
"Since you're pretending to be confused, I'll make it clear." Wu Jinghong stood up and flicked his sleeves, "Ju Guo Jin Wei, who chased you, is still in my Yun Kingdom, you think Jiuzun can help you, but now, he has no position to help you." ”
Si Luo trembled slightly, waiting for the following.
"I am the one who heals you, and I am the one who helps you stop the pursuers, and now, I am the one who insists on taking you to detoxify." Wu Jinghong's eyes narrowed, quite majestic, "I know what kind of expectations you have for Jiuzun, the boy is on the battlefield, you ran out of Sima's house, you must want to make a meritorious career and go back to raise your eyebrows, do you think he can help you achieve it?" ”
Silo's body stiffened, and his head lifted slightly.
"Jiuzun doesn't answer you, I can tell you." Wu Jinghong glanced at Jiuzun, only to feel that the smile on Jiuzun's face was full of schadenfreude, "King Shura has no shortage of loyal people, with a strong identity background, and countless people with family support, do you think you are more valuable than those people?" ”
Siloh looked up, his arms trembling and lowered.
"But maybe your own worth will make him happy!" Wu Jinghong continued, "If you can let the Emperor of Ju send Jin Wei to chase after you, I am afraid that you have mastered some secret of the Ju Imperial Family, which is your only value at present." ”
Si Luo clenched his fists, his gaze a little fierce. As the princess of Yunguo said, he did want to join the Shura King with such a purpose, and he did hold something that was enough to make the Emperor of Ju smell it, and wanted to use it as a condition in exchange.
These were all decisions he made after he heard the identities of these two people outside the door - after all, who would have thought that the well-known King Shura would disguise himself as a medical boy and the princess of a country would become an old lady wandering around practicing medicine!
It's just that this princess of Yunguo really surprised him, and he never thought that she still had such a bearing and mind.
"Jiuzun, what do you think?"
Wu Jinghong glanced at Si Luo, and looked at Jiuzun with a heavy gaze.
Tigers don't wield, you all treat me as a sick cat?
Even if it's a cat, I'm not a cat to mess with!
She believed that Jiuzun could understand what she meant, and in this era of peace and instability, the mind was just as important as force. He Jiuzun can make thousands of people fear and worship as the Shura King on the battlefield, and as the princess of Yunguo, she will definitely not disgrace Yunguo!
She has no intention of fighting for anything, but she knows that in this era of the jungle, if she doesn't work hard to strengthen herself, she will only have a short life!
"Haha, Xiao Wu is really able to speak!" Jiuzun suddenly smiled heartily, as if he had been holding back a smile just now, "The Holy Doctor's mother-in-law said that you are talented and intelligent, and you really didn't boast in vain!" ”
"The master gets along with me day and night, so he naturally knows what I can do, if you still have doubts in your heart, you will look at it in the future." Wu Jinghong sat down indifferently, "You helped me, I will be grateful to you, but if you want to use me to exchange with Yunguo, I'm afraid it won't work." ”
"It's okay, it's okay, just leave this kind of troublesome matter to the imperial brother, I will never worry about it." Jiuzun looked relaxed, looking at Si Luo's eyes without warmth, "As Her Royal Highness the princess said, I won't accept you, if you want to, I can take your chips at any time." ”
Si Luo knelt on the ground in dejection, his face full of sorrow, "I didn't think about going back again after I left the Sima Mansion!" But I will never let the rest of my life be spent on the run, King Shura is the best man in the world, I just want to prove my ability! ”
Jiuzun smiled and winked at Wu Jinghong, "I don't even know, when did I become so famous!" ”
"If you want to prove yourself, go to the rain country first!" Wu Jinghong shook her head helplessly, how could it be that in her opinion, the character of this Shura King was so ...... What about being naughty?
"Rain Country?" Si Luo was slightly stunned when he heard this, raised his eyes to look at Wu Jinghong, and asked tentatively, "Could it be that Her Royal Highness the Princess has Gu poison in her body?" ”
Gu poison? Wu Jinghong suddenly brightened, it turned out that it was Gu poison that harmed him to live like a year!
This Gu poison is not unusual, there is also this kind of thing in the world of her previous life, she has studied the classics, and she has also dabbled in this aspect. In some ancient books, there are records of Gu poison, describing it as terrifying, "There are monsters in the box, like ghosts, its demon form changes, and miscellaneous species." Pigs and dogs, or insects and snakes, and everyone knows their shape. and what they do to the people, and all of them die. ”
"That's right, what the princess said is Gu poison!"
Si Luo said with a bit of gnashing of teeth, and his eyes became fierce again, "It was Gu Poison that killed my mother back then!" ”