Volume 5: First Song One Hundred and Sixty-Two: Three Glasses of Toast
When it was getting late and the night was getting thicker, Qian Chao returned to Song Fenglou from Mr. Zhuang.
Along the way, Qian Chao didn't know whether to be happy or worried, and he was naturally very happy to be recognized by Mr. Zhuang today, but what he got in Mr. Zhuang's study really shocked Qian Chao's heart, according to Mr. Zhuang's speculation, the gentle arrangement was not amazing, but ...... Like Qian Chao, what Mr. Zhuang said is just speculation, and there is no empirical evidence, if you want to know the truth, you have to find it yourself.
It's just that what Mr. Zhuang said is too incredible!
Shaking his head, Qian Chao looked at the lively lights at the door of Song Fenglou again, and he guessed that maybe Mr. Zhuang was training himself.
Qian Chaodang's question to Mr. Zhuang, how to completely destroy the Five Spirits Sect, although the question is abrupt, but the method...... Qian Chao estimates...... A character like Mr. Zhuang must know, but he doesn't say it, but hints or explicitly makes Qian Chao as confused as a cloud and mountain fog, and then lets Qian Chao find a way to get out of it himself.
Well, these things still need to be discussed with a few companions.
Just when he was about to walk to his room, he heard a burst of laughter from inside, mixed with Lu Pingchuan's unique loud voice, Qian Chao listened to it curiously, and it seemed that his four companions were in the room, which was strange, what made them so happy?
Pushing the door in, there were five people in the room.
Zuo You sat in the center, and put on a brand-new moon-white long-distance run, and it seemed that his injury was much better, and he looked energetic. Next to them were Lu Pingchuan and Li Jian, and then Tang Ping and Yan Xuan sat together, looking at the expressions of the five people, everyone had a smile on their faces, and they didn't know what they were laughing at just now.
When Lu Pingchuan saw Qian Chao coming in, he said:
"Hey, Brother Qian, you're at a loss, Brother Zuo told us a lot of interesting things about him in the cultivation world today, all of which are new things that can't be heard in the sect......"
The six of them arrived in Ruixuan Town last night, and then Qian Chao didn't know where he went early in the morning, Zuo You thought that these five people would be eager to ask him for those letters in the morning, but he didn't expect that Qian Chao, who seemed to be the leader among the five people, went out, and it was almost a whole day, so he was naturally a little curious.
Qian Chao asked:
"Brother Zuo's injuries seem to be fine?"
"Yes, thanks to Miss Yan, it's fine."
Tang Ping stood up and said:
"Okay, the person we were waiting for is finally back, Brother Zuo, you said that you want to invite a few of us to have a few drinks in Ruixuan Town, I think it's in this Song Fenglou, and besides, let's not go to the hall anymore, just call a table of wine to this room, so that the conversation is lively and you don't have to worry about others listening, how about it?"
When Lu Pingchuan heard this, he immediately agreed:
"Great idea!"
"Okay, in that case, then I'll arrange it." Zuo You said.
When the table was full of delicacies and the wine glasses were full, six people sat around the table, since Zuo You was the east, it must be him who raised his glass to toast first, but before he could speak, Tang Ping looked at the table full of exquisite wine and food, and at a glance, he knew that this meal cost a lot, considering that Zuo You was a loose cultivator, he asked:
"I said, Brother Zuo, this table costs a lot of spirit stones, why spend so much?"
Zuo You smiled and said:
"My casual cultivation is different from other casual cultivation, the clothes must be clean, the living must be comfortable, the food must be delicious, the drinking must be sweet, and the hospitality of the five is naturally not casual."
"Hehe, I love to hear that." Lu Pingchuan said.
Tang Ping said:
"What you said doesn't seem like a casual life, but it seems like only the sons and young masters of the big family can have."
"Hehe, that's why my casual cultivation is different from other casual cultivators."
Then Zuo You raised his glass and said:
"The life-saving feelings of the five, I dare not say thank you, the coming day is long, Zuo will have a follow-up, but if the five don't dislike this reckless background, I will be friends with the five in the future, how about it?"
The five people's perception of this Zuo You has changed a lot after he risked his life to save Meng Huaifu, although he is a loose cultivator, but such a character is indeed worth befriending.
Li Jian raised his glass and said:
"Brother Zuo, I recognize you as a friend."
Qian Chao also raised a glass:
"Brother Li is right, I also recognize you as a friend."
"And us." Tang Ping and Yan Xuan also toasted together.
"Okay!" Lu Pingchuan raised his glass and stood up, and said loudly, "Come on, come on, do this glass!" ”
Under Lu Pingchuan's instigation, the rest of the people stood up one after another and drank all the wine in their cups.
Filling the wine again, Zuo You raised his glass and said:
"This second cup is still my respect for the five, Zuo has been rolling in the practice world for decades, it can be regarded as a long-term love in the world, what is the arrogance of the son of a big family, the treachery of the young master of a small family, whether it is the brutality of everyone's ladies or the amorous of the small jasper, it can be said that there are many people, but it is really rare to see such strange men and women like five, not only the means are clever, admirable, it is rare that the five are also temperamental, so that the heart is excited, and the acquaintance with the five makes the next happy, come, please drink this cup again!"
After finishing speaking, the six of them drank the wine in their cups lively.
Then, after pouring the wine and raising his glass again, Zuo You raised his glass and said:
"I remember the last time I invited a few people to drink tea, Miss Tang was interested in the past in the next, but at that time I was tight-lipped, hehe, in the Five Spirits Sect, presumably the five of them also saw what happened in the lower body, and they must be curious, well, I didn't say it last time because I didn't know the five of them well, and I can't say that I can't say it deeply, now, naturally there is nothing to hide, come, after this cup, I will talk about my past for everyone."
Early this morning, Qian Chao went out, and there were only five of them left in Song Fenglou, Yan Xuan wanted to inspect Zuo You's injuries, and the other three were also there, but they were just chatting with him. Supposedly, these people should be anxious to get those letters from him, but these people are not in a hurry. In addition, Zuo You also had some mistakes when he was fighting with Yan Jing, when those large groups of bright white silk threads appeared, Zuo You was like being taken away, and then what happened was like two souls fighting for the body, ordinary people were already dumbfounded and puzzled when they saw it, and they couldn't help but ask for an understanding when they had the opportunity, but these people have been holding back, and they have been listening to Zuo You's gossip all day, so Zuo You feels that these five people may have always advanced and retreated together, and everything has to wait for the five people to be present before doing it. It's a very interesting five people. No matter what the reason, in short, he waited for a day for Qian Chao, and now that everyone is here, Zuo You can't help himself.
After drinking this third cup, Zuo You took out a thick stack of letters from his storage bag, large and small, envelopes of different thicknesses were all together, Tang Ping saw it and quickly got up to take it, knowing that this was the secret letter between Zuo You and some great families that he inadvertently obtained from the Five Spirits Sect, and it was precisely because of these things that he would be hunted down by Yan Jing.
"It's all here, to be honest, after I got rid of those guys in the Five Spirits Sect, I didn't look at the storage bags on their bodies at first, well, I only took the spirit stones inside, and then I was bored at night and looked through them one by one, and I found these strange letters, and after reading them, I knew that I was unknowingly involved in the trouble of your Five Spirits Sect, and then I thought about leaving quickly, but I didn't expect to encounter Ge Yu's layout to kill Brother Meng halfway, and then later, it was Yan Jing who chased and killed, Then the five of them made a move, let's drink first, and then look at the letters, and ask me if there are any questions, but I don't remember exactly from which guy I got each letter. ”
After getting these letters, Tang Ping was naturally happy in her heart, and she naturally did not have any doubts at this time, these things were not only useless but harmful to Zuo You, and they could only be safely handed over to the five of them.
"Thank you, Brother Zuo," Tang Ping put away those secret letters, "Now Brother Zuo can tell us his story." ”
"My origin, hehe, the five of you may not believe it, but you may be the only one in the world who has experienced two seizures......"
"What!"
……
Just when the banquet was set down, Zuo You raised his glass and invited him to drink, and the Yiming Restaurant that Qian Chao had been to during the day had already closed.
In the small courtyard, the old shopkeeper was holding a tea tray, on which a cup of fragrant tea was steaming, he respectfully knocked on Mr. Zhuang's door, and then walked in and brought the tea to Mr. Zhuang's bookcase.
Seeing Mr. Zhuang raise his glass and take a sip, the old shopkeeper asked cautiously:
"Mr. ......"
"What do you think of that kid?" Mr. Zhuang asked, holding a teacup.
The old shopkeeper naturally understood that the child Mr. Zhuang was talking about was Qian Chao, so he replied:
"Well, in my opinion, Qian Chao is an extremely intelligent character, and judging from the information I have received from all sides, this kid's character is also very good......"
"That's good," Mr. Zhuang nodded, "I think this kid is really good......"
"Then why didn't Mr. Today ......?"
Mr. Zhuang naturally understood what the old shopkeeper wanted to say, interrupted him with a smile and waved his hand, then got up and paced, and said slowly:
"You and I, far away, it is not easy to survive so far, there are indeed a few people in the Five Spirits Sect who treat me well, but since we are here, we shouldn't break their rules, the old man is not a member of the Five Spirits Sect, so he can't include the disciples of the Five Spirits under the door......"
"Then ......," the old shopkeeper gave Mr. Zhuang a strange look, "why did Mr. Zhuang give his portable jade pendant to that child?" It's an extremely important object, isn't that ......"
"After listening to me," Mr. Zhuang said with a smile, "although on the surface I can't accept that Qian Chao as a disciple, this does not prevent that child from passing on my studies...... Even if it is carried forward, if you have inquired about him, you should know that it is Lao Mo (Jade Hushan Mozu) who is behind it, and it is impossible for anyone in their Five Spirits Sect to accept Qian Chao as a disciple, even if I and Qian Chao cannot have the name of master and apprentice, but he will actually only learn from me, this ...... What's the difference? ”
The old shopkeeper nodded, and listened to Mr. Zhuang continue.
"As for that jade pendant, to tell you the truth, how long can the old man be in this world? You should always prepare for this aftermath," when he said this, Mr. Zhuang looked sideways at the painting next to his bookcase, and became sentimental, "Since you can't go back alive, if you can bury your bones in your hometown when you die, you have no regrets." ”
When the old shopkeeper heard this, his face turned gloomy.
"Well, the old man has no chance, but maybe you can still go back, and it will fall on that child."
"Oh?" Hearing this, the old shopkeeper looked at Mr. Zhuang with some surprise.
"Before the old man died, he would leave a letter to explain the origin of the old man to Qian Chao, and also entrust him with a few things, thinking that according to the child's intelligence, when he is successful, he will definitely be able to complete the old man's trust, and you can also go back, follow me to suffer in this life, and you can no longer die outside like me, alas, only he can take that jade pendant to fulfill the old man's wish......"
The old shopkeeper nodded.
"Also, well, the next time the kid comes over, it's estimated that Lao Mo will also be here, he secretly arranged to send the kid to me, but in fact, I'm afraid I don't know as much about this kid as I am, what this kid said today doesn't matter if he knows it or not, but when a kid who refines qi sees the disaster of the Five Spirits Sect, he will definitely be more interested in this money tide."