Chapter 166: Kept in the Dark
Tai Meng quietly stretched out his head to look at the situation on the outskirts of the Chen Mansion.
"It's over, the boss must be surrounded inside." Tai Meng retreated into the alley, and what appeared in front of everyone was his somewhat bad expression, "The whole street is full of private soldiers, and we are the four of us." Shen Negative, what should I do next? ”
Tietou silently took out his hand and counted, one, two, three, four, five, it seems that Tai Meng didn't count himself. However, no one cares about this kind of small problem at this time, and after Shen Cheng sighed, he said helplessly: "I have no good way, I can only wait and see what happens." ”
"Then, if the boss is really inside, it won't be over. Alas, you said that you guessed wrong, the boss and they didn't actually come here. Tai Meng said with a glint of hope in his eyes, and Xuan Zijun looked at Shen Cheng at a loss because of his speech.
"I think they're just going to come here too, and that's the kind of thing that just needs to be asked by the people nearby. Now we can only pray that the boss and Miss Chen have really thought of a way, and not mess around...... Who? Shen was just halfway through his sentence when he suddenly turned his head vigilantly and looked in the direction of the entrance to the alley, where the long shadow on the ground caught his attention.
The figure in the brown hood stood there, and Taeyong, who had seen him once, immediately recognized it: "This person has been to the Grange before, and he has been talking to the boss for a long time. ”
"Yes, I've been to the Grange before, and I've also looked for Zhang Yuan." Now the messenger is still in a state of being possessed by Yelu Yangsu, and even the tone of his voice is so frivolous, "But you all seem to have seen me, and I was really taught that trick last time, after all, I have never seen the use of the Pathfinder as a means of attack." ”
"Hmph, so what are you doing here now?" Shen Cheng and Yeluyang had a conflict, so naturally they would not give each other a good look.
Yelu Yangsu raised his hand and took off his hood, and his flirtatious smile seemed as if he didn't look at the few people in front of him at all: "Like you, I'm here to find Zhang Yuan, and you don't need to ask, because he is indeed in the Chen Mansion." ”
And so it was.
Shen Cheng said secretly in his heart, but his face still showed suspicion: "Why should we believe you, you haven't proven to us that you are not hostile." ”
"It doesn't matter, if you don't believe me, just ask. However, it is indeed not difficult to inquire about such a long string of people following behind, and many people have seen it. Yelu Yang Su spread his hands.
"Ah, the boss is really in there. It's over, Shen Cheng, what should we do, the boss must have been arrested by Chen Enxu! The last vestiges of Tai Meng's illusion were also shattered, and he stood there without idea for a while.
At this time, Zhang Yuan, who was remembered by everyone, became an outsider in the main hall of the Chen Mansion. But Zhang Yuan was in a good mood now, not because he wasn't paid attention to by Chen Enxu, but not long after he sat down, the spirit of the plug-in suddenly spoke.
Chen Enxu didn't ask about Zhang Yuan, and as soon as he sat down, he talked to Chen Qianyun non-stop, asking where she had been in the past few days, and then asking why she was fighting with Fu Yun's gang in prison. Chen Qianyun coped with it easily, answering these questions with the excuse she had thought of a long time ago, and the conflict with Fu Yun was also explained by her as Fu Yun wanting to use her to blackmail Chen Enxu.
Chen Enxu didn't know whether he believed it or not, he just pulled Chen Qianyun to talk non-stop, and after asking questions, he began to say some strange things, mostly about the nobles of Xishan City. Zhang Yuan definitely couldn't understand the terms in Chen Enxu's mouth, but he was also happy that the other party put him aside, although Chen Qianyun wanted to mention it several times in the middle, but Chen Enxu deliberately ignored Zhang Yuan's existence as if he didn't hear his daughter's interruption.
"Looks like he's testing you." The sudden voice in Zhang Yuan's mind startled him, and he even wondered for a moment, thinking that he hadn't used the Star Technique to establish a mental connection before he came, so how could someone still talk in his head.
But soon, Zhang Yuan reacted that it was the spirit of the plug-in who was speaking, and he was overjoyed, but because he was still in front of Chen Enxu, he didn't dare to show it on his face.
"Brother Hang, are you awake?"
"Well, I've been awake for a while." The voice of the plug-in spirit was a little lazy, it seemed that it was no longer like when it was at the beginning, it could only speak in an empty voice, which made Zhang Yuan feel uncomfortable all the time.
"Ah, why haven't you talked to me for a while since you woke up?" Zhang Yuan asked with some puzzlement, the current situation is between the father and daughter of the Chen family, between him and the spirit of the plug-in, the two pairs have their own chats.
Zhang Yuan originally thought that the spirit of the plug-in would give a good excuse, but who knew that this guy directly came to say something that almost didn't recite Zhang Yuan's anger: "You met the woman who attacked you before, wasn't it me who came out to help?" I woke up at that time, just because I still wanted to sleep for a while, and you didn't need me for a while......"
"I don't need you anymore, I've called you many times, don't you know? I fought with Fu Yun's gang before, and I was almost hacked to death once, why didn't you come out when you needed you, and you ran out to join in the fun when you didn't need you. Zhang Yuan's expression was calm, and his heart really set off a turbulence, and he couldn't wait to drown the external spirit directly with a wave-like roar.
"Then you should think that this is my test for you, and I don't feel much danger, so I haven't woken up. But you, if you don't just call me when you need to, but keep calling me, I guess I'd wake up early. "Not only has the tone of the voice become indistinguishable from ordinary people, but even the words of the people are sharp.
Zhang Yuan's anger disappeared at this time, he knew that he couldn't rely on the other party for everything, in fact, during this time, the spirit of the plug-in was not there, but he lived a very happy life, and he was a little accomplished. But one yard to one yard, he definitely couldn't surrender in the scolding battle, and still complained: "Then how do I know how long you are going to sleep, how can you use the word sleep like it will be a long time, and what you said at the time also made me think so." ”
"Cut, just that kind of energy, I absorb it casually, and falling asleep is just like taking a nap after a full meal. If it weren't for the fact that there was so much energy there that I was a little embarrassed, I wouldn't have touched those low-level energies. By the way, speaking of which, I have good news for you. As he spoke, the spirit suddenly changed to a mysterious tone.
"Well, what's the good news?" Zhang Yuan asked with some curiosity.
"I'll use lightning magic now." After the spirit of the plug-in finished speaking, he was afraid that Zhang Yuan would not understand, so he added, "Do you think, I am one with you, and if I can use thunder and lightning magic, doesn't it mean that you can also use it?" And you know what the best thing is, the magic barrier around your body is now basically unable to stop the magic from passing through because of several washes, so you can use whatever magic you want. ”
Zhang Yuan was also pleasantly surprised, but soon, he realized a problem: "Wait a minute, you just said that my magic barrier can't stop the magic power from passing?" ”
"yes, what's wrong?"
Zhang Yuan was about to explain to the spirit of the plug-in, but Chen Enxu's voice suddenly came from his ears: "Young man, your name is Zhang Yuan, right?" ”
After being called by name, Zhang Yuan hurriedly focused his wandering gaze on Chen Enxu, he swallowed his saliva, and responded: "Yes, I am Zhang Yuan." ”
Chen Enxu nodded, neither smiling nor angry, and said without emotion: "During this time, Qianyun has been taken care of by you, and I hope she hasn't caused you any trouble." ”
Although Zhang Yuan was in a trance, he still listened to the conversation between the two of them, and naturally knew that Chen Enxu meant that Chen Qianyun had provoked Fu Yun and caused him to suffer an unwarranted disaster.
In fact, it is the opposite, but Zhang Yuan himself will not be stupid to say it: "Where, it is better to say, I should feel honored to be able to help Miss Chen." ”
"Okay, since you personally sent Qianyun home today, then I thank you here. As for the bounty, it's a lot of offense, but it's all because the people below are ignorant and arrogant, and I will let them revoke the bounty. Of course, if you get back Qianyun's share, I will give it to you alone......" Chen Enxu only said a few words to Zhang Yuan, and his words carried the meaning of expelling customers, and opening his mouth was a matter of rewarding Zhang Yuan.
Chen Qianyun interrupted Chen Enxu at this time: "Dad, he's not here to receive the reward. ”
"Oh, you're not here to get the money, you're here for what?"
Chen Qianyun lowered his head and secretly licked his lips, and then said, "Dad, he's here to propose." ”
Chen Enxu: ?
Zhang Yuan: ?
Zhang Yuan was in a hurry at this time, if it weren't for Chen Enxu being here, he really wanted to open his mouth to scold Chen Qianyun. You said that others have promised to let themselves go, and there is a reward to take, although this money is food that comes from the mouth, but after all, you understand this matter. How do you know that Chen Qianyun is good now, and he wants to mention the fake marriage, why can't he see the situation so clearly?
Chen Enxu had just a smile on his face, but now his expression gradually froze, and the smile gradually closed. He looked at Chen Qianyun, then at Zhang Yuan, took a deep breath and said, "Qianyun, come with me." ”
"What do you mean by that?" Chen Enxu pulled his daughter to the back of the main hall and said a little unhappily.
Chen Qianyun pouted, she was still a little embarrassed, but now that she said it anyway, she simply didn't be afraid: "It's literal, he's here to marry me, what's the problem?" ”
"Of course there is a problem, and the problem is big." Chen Enxu's eyes widened, "What is the origin of this kid, what is the family property, what are the dignitaries among relatives and friends, have you inquired about these things?" ”
"Dad, why do you mention these things when you open and close your mouth?" Chen Qianyun glared back not to be outdone, but her tone was weaker than Chen Enxu's, because she had also heard Zhang Yuan say that she knew that he was now helpless and poor.
Chen Enxu also sighed with a headache: "It's not that I open my mouth and close my mouth is these things, you look at the ones who came to me before and wanted to propose marriage, and the ones who asked someone to talk to the matchmaker, which one is not the noble young master in this Xishan City." Yes, I don't lack money or power now, and I will refuse you if you say you don't want to get married. However, you can't just bring someone to your house and say that he wants to propose, and I don't know who he is! ”
"Dad, be quiet, people are still outside." Chen Qianyun muttered dissatisfiedly.
"Tell me about you, alas." Chen Enxu sat on the chair next to him, and didn't look at Chen Qianyun, and after a while, he turned his head and asked, "You tell me the truth, you said that he wanted to propose, did you lie to your father?" You just saw that I sent someone to arrest him, and you wanted to use this method to get me to let him go. But I'm not going to pursue him now, and it doesn't matter to me who this kid is or where he's from. ”
Chen Qianyun bit her lip and didn't dare to look at Chen Enxu, but she still said: "Dad, I didn't lie to you, he really came to propose." ”
"You...... It's just nonsense, it's nonsense. Chen Enxu wanted to have a seizure, but after taking a deep breath, he still suppressed the anger in his heart.
"Dad, why don't you ask, why did I bring him here?"
"Then you say, why? If you don't give me a reason today, I won't be able to spare that kid outside. Chen Enxu nodded at Chen Qianyun with his finger.
As soon as Chen Qianyun heard that Chen Enxu was going to be unfavorable to Zhang Yuan, he was also anxious: "Dad, this is my business, what does it matter to him, anyway, I don't allow you to hurt him." ”
"But that kid ......"
"I tricked him into this." Chen Qianyun glanced at Chen Enxu with some fear, but there was a bit of smugness in her tone, "I told him that we faked a marriage and tricked you into letting him go, but in fact, I pulled him to get married." ”
Chen Enxu originally thought that his daughter was being stalked and beaten, but now when he heard it, his eyes were bulging, and he forgot to close his mouth, so he really didn't look like he was shocked in the past.
Chen Qianyun then whispered: "Listen to me first, my daughter must have my reason for liking him." Actually, when I first met him, he was doing bad things, and I thought he was a bad person. But soon, I realized that he wasn't as bad as he looked, and I thought he was a very interesting and contradictory person.
After spending some time with him, I realized that he was a very interesting person, always able to say things I hadn't heard before. Oh, by the way, he also told me a story, and when I said it was a story, he said it was called a poem, but he relented and said it was a story. The name of the story, called Mo Shangsang, seems to tell the story of a nobleman who wants to marry a silk farmer woman, but in the end it was rejected. ”
Chen Enxu frowned and interrupted: "This is impossible, how can a little silk farmer refuse a nobleman?" ”
"Oh, Dad, don't talk yet, I'll talk when I'm done. The woman he was talking about was very beautiful, and he also said that everyone was very infatuated with her beauty. In fact, the nobleman only coveted the woman's beauty, and did not really like it, so the woman said that she had a husband who was more powerful than the nobleman, and finally said that the nobleman was ashamed of himself and walked away. But Zhang Yuan said that the woman's husband was her own fiction, how could a silk farmer have such a prominent other half. Chen Qianyun said as he spoke, he was in a trance, completely forgetting that Zhang Yuan was still waiting outside.
This is true, how could Sinong find such a good husband, if she really had such a good husband, she would not have to be a Sinong. But what you're talking about has nothing to do with this, you won't like him just because of a poem, right? Chen Enxu nodded and said.
Chen Qianyun pulled over the chair and sat opposite her father, supporting her chin with both hands: "Of course not, he also said a lot of interesting things." And I asked him at the time, why did this woman refuse the invitation of the nobles, which is a once-in-a-lifetime event for a silk farmer. Dad, do you know what he said to me? ”
"What did he say?"
And he said, There are two kinds of people in the story: one is the lover of beauty, like all those who are intoxicated by the beauty of women; There is also a kind of person who wants to possess that beauty, this kind of person just wants to hide the beauty in his attic and enjoy it alone. Then I asked him if I was beautiful. He said, beauty. I asked him what kind of person he was, whether he loved me or wanted to possess me. Chen Qianyun suddenly laughed again, as if he had thought of some interesting scene.
After half laughing, Chen Qianyun covered his mouth and said: "His face was very red at the time, although he didn't answer me, but I think he must be the kind of person who loves beauty." But what about those who come to propose, some of them are greedy for me, and the rest of them are not even here for me, not even the former. ”
"But they have the ability, they either have money in their families, or they are in the military department, and some of them are still high-achieving students of the Western Army Demon. You say you like to be a non-trivial person, like something. Chen Enxu also had a sad face when he spoke, "Don't make such an important decision just because of the freshness of the moment, it will ruin your life." ”
"Hmph, he's not a random person. Have you ever seen a person who can open his mouth and let so many private soldiers follow in a neat line? Those people are still outside the gate, and they were supposed to get your bounty order to arrest us. Yes, he said that he was also a Western Army Demon, and when we first met, I was captured by him because I hadn't beaten him. In order to prove that Zhang Yuan has the ability, Chen Qianyun now dares to say anything.
Of course, Chen Enxu knew that his daughter's magic level was not good, but he was not easy to debunk, so he could only cough twice and said: "Then he said that he was a demon of the Western Army, how could he prove it to you?" ”
"He didn't prove it, but I believe him. And Fu Yun was defeated by him and me at that time, and that big guy was the one he knocked down. Chen Qianyun hurriedly took out his and Zhang Yuan's achievements in prison.
"Forget it, let me think about it, let's let that kid go back first, and Dad will give you an answer in two days." Chen Enxu felt that his daughter was a lover, and for a while he felt that Zhang Yuan was good at everything, so he decided to make a move to delay the army, and he believed that Chen Qianyun should almost forget about that kid in two days.
Where would Chen Qianyun let her father get his wish, she said reluctantly: "No, Dad, you have to promise me today." Otherwise, or I'll go with him, when do you agree, when will I come back. ”
Chen Enxu frowned when he heard this, and said solemnly: "Absolutely not, the military department has not arrested Fu Yun back yet, if you go out again, it will be too dangerous, and it is difficult to guarantee that those guys will not attack you again." ”
"Ah, they ran away? Dad, what do you do, Zhang Yuan and I finally helped you catch it. Chen Qianyun also raised her eyebrows, her face was full of surprise, "Then I don't care, if you don't agree, I'll go with him." ”
Chen Enxu originally wanted to say that he was looking for someone to watch his daughter, but at this time, the situation in his mind that Chen Qianyun threatened him with a knife on his neck that day, which made him dispel the idea of persecution. But after all, Chen Enxu has eaten so many more years, and his eyes turned to his heart: "Forget it, since you really like him so much, I don't have anything to say." However, if this kid wants to enter the door of our Chen family, he has to go through my test. ”
"What test?" Chen Qianyun was overjoyed and hurriedly asked.
"Help me, and your Uncle Hanfang, take Fu Yun and all the people who pray for misfortune, all in one go!"
As soon as Chen Enxu opened his mouth, it was this kind of heavy news, where would Chen Qianyun agree, she immediately objected: "No, you can't let him do such a dangerous thing." ”
"Well, how can I really let him do the charging thing? Don't worry, just look at how bold he is, I don't want my daughter to marry a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. And you think, if Fu Yun is free outside, it will be a threat to you and him, so how can he not care about this? Chen Enxu said soft words on his lips, but he had other thoughts in his heart, he actually didn't believe that Zhang Yuan could pass the test, and he didn't mind secretly adding a little difficulty to the other party.
"Alright, alright...... But you have to promise that you won't let him get hurt! After Chen Qianyun thought about it, he gritted his teeth and agreed.
"Okay, okay, I promise, I promise. But you also said that that kid was fooled by you, well, I have to find an excuse to ask him to follow Fu Yun to arrest him. By the way, you said that he was doing bad things when you first met him, tell your dad what bad things were. ”
"Hmm......" Chen Qianyun hesitated, but still told the story of meeting Zhang Yuan and Shen Cheng that rainy night.
Chen Enxu nodded after listening, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, he thought that he had found a way to coerce and lure.