Chapter 21: Going to the Feast
With his leather shoes stepping on the mud, his clothes wrapped in moisture, and the winter clouds above his head, Yi Tianxing walked slowly towards the provincial city with his head down.
His face was depressed, but his mind was spinning rapidly, and he didn't have any extra time to gloom - about the matter of the new chΕ«n garden party, Qin Zi'er had already made it clear that there would be a Huairou preaching against him at that time, but after all, I was afraid that I would have to go there after all-although I was afraid of preaching, but what should come would eventually come, according to Qin Zi'er's escape method, it was not a game after all.
Back in the bookstore, he grabbed Ye Xiangseng and told him about the things Qin Zi'er mentioned, Ye Xiangseng also fell into silence, and responded after a while: "Otherwise, I will accompany my senior brother." β
"No, I can't. Yi Tianxing resolutely vetoed, "Don't forget, in the first three days of the year, I was going around killing people like you with Taoist orders, although now they have turned their faces with the Dao immortals, but after all, you were once enemies of life and death, if Qin Linchuan found out your true identity, I don't know what he would do." β
Ye Xiangseng smiled and said: "I was only a few years old at that time, and it was Old Man Chen who came that time, and I remember that the Lord of the Qin Sect did not show up...... What's more, if you want to know something, Qin Qi'er has often come to the small bookstore to eat recently, do you think she hasn't noticed anything. β
Yi Tianxing waved his hand without saying anything, and said firmly: "Needless to say, I'm not going to fight, what's the use of taking you, a compassionate Red Cross member? β
"What is a Red Cross? Is it the religion in the west?" a soft child's voice suddenly sounded.
When Yi Tianxing heard this voice, he found that Xiao Yi Zhu didn't know when he crawled out of the back room, sitting on a small bench with a round buttocks, supporting his chin, and staring at the two of him with big flickering eyes.
He couldn't help but be taken aback and shouted, "Why did you come out! Have you done your homework today?"
Yi Zhu pursed his mouth, his face was full of disdain, and the little child showed such an adult-like expression, looking very strange: "Dad, there are very few three-character scriptures, and I have already copied them." "This little guy is very fast, but for the rest of the month, he seems to be able to speak very smoothly.
"Then copy the Tao Te Ching!" Yi Tianxing, who was suffocated by the evil fire in his belly, bullied the child.
Yi Zhu had been strictly ordered by him not to cry, so he had to shake his lips aggrievedly to express his dissatisfaction and sadness.
Ye Xiangseng, who has always played the role of Yan Shi, said with a calm face: "Since you have finished copying, just sit here and listen, don't talk too much." β
When Yi Zhu first changed into a human form, he scolded the bald donkey when he saw Ye Xiang, but now that these times have passed, he has already been obedient to the discipline of this "bald donkey", and when he heard the "master" speak, he quickly responded, and then moved the small bench under his ass obediently and cutely, and "sat upright" like a little adult.
Yi Tianxing glanced at Ye Xiangseng, and somehow, his heart was a little sour.
Ye Xiangseng didn't care about the young man's father's feelings, and asked indifferently: "Senior brother, what might you do over there?"
"It's impossible to force. The problem is that you know that I am the most unbearable person to beg, what if people say good words? I was deceived by the old master's kind words and got on the thief ship......
"Do you want to go?"
"It's a fool who wants to go. Yi Tianxing sneered, "Learn good martial arts and sell them to the emperor's family? β
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After thinking about it, Yi Tianxing decided that this matter had to start from the secular aspect, and decided to stay for a while to discuss with Master Bin Ku, this master is not obvious, but it always makes people feel that there is some great wisdom hidden under the skin of high morality.
Ye Xiang sighed slightly, and there was a hint of distress on his eyebrows and soft lips: "The master doesn't necessarily have a good way." β
As he was talking, Xiao Yi Zhu couldn't help it, and raised his chubby little arm pitifully, asking to speak.
Say. Yi Tianxing didn't know what this little guy was going to say, he was very interested.
"I don't know what bothering you, Dad. Yi Zhu's lips were red, one by one, which made people want to take a sip, "If you don't go, you won't go, what can those gangsters do?"
"In this society, it's always a relationship between people, this kind of human relationship, what do you little guy know?" Yi Tianxing taught with a bitter face.
β...... You're not human. Yi Zhu muttered softly.
"That's right. Yi Tianxing was enlightened, "Anyway, Lao Tzu is not a person, let what they say is wild, and I don't care about it." Then he frowned and said, "After all, I have a good relationship with the Qin family now, won't this be too faceless?"
Xiao Yizhu shook his round head like a private school gentleman, and said in a very low voice: "Hypocrisy." β
"Since we're sure we won't agree to them, we have to think about the consequences. After Yi Tianxing made up his mind, the expression on his face calmed down, "After the battle of Jiang, it is estimated that they will not be able to raise any jΔ«ng gods to deal with me for the time being, so I will worry about the people around me." β
Ye Xiangseng said softly: "You have to think of a way to make the other party take the initiative not to recruit you into the house, this is the best strategy." β
"How?"
"Can you design an identity for you, so that they feel that it will be inappropriate to recruit you into the household, and take the initiative to give up this idea?"
"The owner of a small bookstore, is this the identity of a self-employed person?" Yi Tianxing scratched his head, "But now that capitalists can join the party, who cares if you are well-established or not." β
"What do you think?" Ye Xiangseng suddenly turned his head and asked Yi Zhu, who was sitting on the small bench biting his fingers, looking serious. Yi Tianxing was stunned for a moment, thinking that Senior Brother Ye Xiang seemed to be quite worthy of this child.
The little guy was stunned for a moment, and grinned: "Dad, are you a businessman who is very popular now?"
Yi Tianxing was stunned for a moment, looked at Ye Xiangseng, and saw Ye Xiangseng nodded, and said: "To build a socialist market economy, of course businessmen are starting to enjoy it." β
"Isn't foreign capital particularly popular?"
"Yes. β
"Does Taiwan count as foreign investment? β
β...... Let's count it for now. β
"Is that old man surnamed Lin a Taiwanese businessman?"
"yes. β
"Daddy. Yi Zhu looked at his father, who didn't understand world affairs, and sighed: "Then your current company is a joint venture." β
Yi Tianxing slapped his thigh, but he slapped it too hard, and his pants were slapped with a big hole, and the strip of cloth turned into torn wool.
"Dad, you have to ask Old Man Lin to hold a press conference or something in Taiwan, saying that he wants to invest heavily in the mainland, how to ......join hands with the young and handsome Yi Tianxing," Xiao Yi Zhu gushed endlessly, but the more Yi Tianxing listened, the more frightened he became--this kid didn't even speak well last month, and now he can give a lecture.
"There is another problem in this situation, what should we do if the state thinks that we are in contact with foreign enemies? Cultivators and Taiwanese businessmen are too close to each other, and no one else should not think about it. β
"That's better, if Daddy is a potential spy, who will recruit you. β
"Risky Chess...... In the future, we may get into trouble because of this. β
"If trouble means fighting, Dad shouldn't be afraid. Yi Zhu blinked innocently.
Yi Tianxing was suffocated: "I'm not afraid, but I ...... beside me"
"Dad, you...... I've been thinking about one thing wrong. Yi Zhu smiled innocently, but there was a faint blue sè between his eyebrows, which looked full of anger: "Our family shouldn't be afraid of anyone at all, and we don't need to be afraid of anyone at all!"
"In our family, there is a Bodhisattva, a talent like you, Dad, who is born to fight, and the rotten master in the back garden of Guiyuan Temple is the best at fighting...... The most important thing is that we still have me!"
The chubby child stood up, his fat body was shocked, and his domineering spirit began to appear.
Then one of them didn't stand still, and sat back on the bench.
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Yi Tianxing gasped: "Where did you learn these things?" β
Yi Zhu pulled out a thick novel from under his buttocks, and the cover of the novel was a yellow cover - a pirated copy of Huang Yi's complete works.
Yi Tianxing flipped through the book with a cold face, and then stared at Ye Xiangseng and snorted coldly, the chill in that hum, even Ye Xiangseng was a little unbearable: "This is the lesson you passed on as a master?"
Ye Xiangseng sneered: "This set of Huang Shizhu's novels are all goods that you brought in. β
Yi Tianxing wailed: "Just look at the interstellar prodigal, how old is he this year......?
"It's a fake written in the Broken Void on it, Dad, I didn't look closely. Xiao Yizhu saw his father angry and explained timidly.
Yi Tianxing patted his head, speechless for a long time, seeing the evil aura between his eyebrows, he couldn't help but stretch out his fingers and rub them gently, and a strong uneasiness surged in his heart.
"What Yi Zhu said makes sense. Ye Xiangseng said: "My Buddha lives in Guiyuan Temple, Qin Linchuan didn't want to be forced by the immortals to be the enemy of my Buddha, so he betrayed the Taoist, so there is no reason for him to provoke you, unless he has dementia." β
Yi Tianxing nodded, and said, "I'm just worried about Lei Lei." β
Ye Xiangseng smiled and said: "Miss Lei Lei is unfathomable, and she has a golden ring to protect her, so why worry about you and me." β
"Unfathomable?" Yi Tianxing frowned.
A conversation solved some problems, and some problems were born. As the head of the family, Yi Tianxing decided to eliminate the boredom in his heart through games, so he closed the wooden door of the small bookstore.
Anyway, I don't expect this bookstore to make money, so the owner of this bookstore always closes in broad daylight, which makes the little girls who come to HC Ye Xiangsheng hate.
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Five Heavenly Fires, glowing with golden red light, floated in the air on a slender palm, fingertips like flower branches, and a flower bone on each branch, the Lotus of Heavenly Fire.
With a flick of his fingertips, five fire lotuses sneered through the air.
The palm of the hand is empty, the palm is facing the sky, at this time, the fingertips are flicking faster, there seem to be five supple forces holding the five fire lotus, the fire lotus jumps even faster, jumping from the thumb to the index finger, and the fire lotus on the index finger jumps to the finger, and so on. The fingers like playing a piano are skillfully controlled, and the fire lotus is like a piano key, falling high and low like flowing water, looking smooth and beautiful.
This fire lotus is condensed by heavenly fire and can melt into the world, so this seemingly simple game, but it is difficult and abnormal, a little unsatisfactory, as soon as the fire lotus passes, I am afraid that this small bookstore will be burned to ashes immediately.
The fingers gradually stabilized, as if they were caressing a lover's cheek.
The five fire lotuses also gradually calmed down, blooming slightly at their fingertips.
Yi Tianxing smiled slightly, gently moved his right arm, and moved the five fire lotuses to Ye Xiangseng: "Senior brother, it's your turn." β
Ye Xiangseng's face turned slightly pale and sighed: "I admit defeat." β
The ability to control fire, even if he is a bodhisattva who has not woken up, there is no way to compare with Yi Tianxing.
"Try, try. Yi Tianxing pouted.
Ye Xiangseng grimaced, holding the five fire lotuses with his palm, and a faint Buddha breath covered his palm, shining with a light that was not like what the mortal world could have.
He held it up, but he didn't dare to move, in case he dumped the fire lotus on the ground, he would have to ask a renovation worker to re-lay the bricks.
Yi Tianxing saw his embarrassed appearance and laughed.
Yi Zhu, who was on the side, couldn't help frowning and shaking his head when he saw his father's villain's ambition.
The little guy's small movements did not hide from Yi Tianxing's eyes, he said with a smile: "Son, you can only play two now, to be better than being a father, you still need to work hard." β
Ye Xiangseng knew that Yi Tianxing had been playing this game a lot recently, in order to exercise his fine control, and couldn't help but say with a bitter face: "Before you went to Jiangxi, I lost to you more than a dozen times, why bother playing this all the time." He frowned and said tentatively, "Shall we talk about the scriptures?"
"Not good. Yi Tianxing said: "Who is your opponent of that thing." β
"I've already washed the dishes this month, what are you betting on today?
"Don't! You don't have any oil and water to cook, who will eat? If you lose today, you will wash the dishes next month. β
"Huh?"
Two older children were playing with a strange child when suddenly there was a knock on the wooden door and the angry voice of a girl.
"It's closed in broad daylight, and you're lazy again. β
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"Uh......" Yi Zhu hiccups nervously and said timidly, "...... It seems to be ...... Mother. β
Yi Tianxing's eyebrows jumped, and he was extremely nervous to grab the fire lotus on Ye Xiangseng's palm, "Put it away." β
"Why are you so nervous?"
"That girl's family doesn't like to see these Shinto things right now. After Zou Leilei said those few words on the bank of the Fubei River, she was very disgusted with things such as fate and supernatural powers, at this time, Yi Tianxing didn't have time to explain, so he hurriedly collected the heavenly fire, but Ye Xiangsheng's palm shook, the Buddha's breath was slightly chaotic, and a fire lotus fell to the ground with a snort.
The bluestone bricks suddenly turned red and soft, and a faint flame ignited with a sigh.
"Putting out the fire. Yi Tianxing ran to open the door and said to the child behind him.
"Hey. Yi Zhu answered, his forehead was a little, and the silver hair in his hair suddenly tightened, and a chilling breath seeped out of his hair, and it was extinguished as soon as he touched the fire underground.
It seems that this fire extinguishing work has been done many times, which is why it seems so skilled.
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Zou Leilei's final exam has been completed, and today is a dinner party for their classmates, and a few good female classmates forced her to bring her own one with her, so she came to the small bookstore by the ink lake.
"What were you doing with the door closed?"
"Fun. β
"What's so funny. β
"Play poker and run fast. β
"Yi Zhu is still young, don't teach it this. β
"Hey. Yi Tianxing responded, thinking that teaching him these things was better than what Master Huang taught in Hong Kong.
"Well, what do you say when you see my classmate in a while?" Zou Leilei looked at him with a smile and held his arm.
"I am Bill Gates, so I came out to open a small bookstore before graduating from university, ready to make some modest contributions to my country's chemical cause. Yi Tianxing quipped.
Zou Leilei smacked him and said, "Who wants you to say that you have these things and don't, but you may ...... for a while" She paused a little embarrassedly, "There may be some boys who will stay for a while...... That one...... You know...... Don't be angry. β
Yi Tianxing smiled slightly and touched her hair: "Why haven't you cut your hair short recently?"
"I have beautiful long hair, and I'm still thinking about wearing a ponytail. "Zou Leilei seems to have a lot of opinions about ponytail.
"Don't worry, am I angry with those little boys?" Yi Tianxing said with a smile, but there was a hint of playfulness in his eyes, and he seemed to have some anticipation.
On the left side of Provincial University is a small restaurant, the dishes in the hall are cheap and delicious, when Yi Tianxing was studying at Provincial University, he relied on the 100,000 yuan in his card, and he also invited many students to come to the tooth sacrifice, and he can be regarded as an old horse.
The meeting place of Zou Leilei's class is at the Tong ChΕ«n restaurant, on the side of the South Park.
"Yo, sisters, Miss Lei has finally brought that boudoir boy here!"
The girls in the small restaurant gathered around at once. The group of females porridge porridge, flying red and green, Huan is too fat and the swallow is too thin, but those crisp voices still make Yi Tianxing feel that there are three hundred little birds chirping in his ear.
With great difficulty, he maintained what he thought was a graceful smile, and then took his seat.
The two tables next to it are boys, who are holding wine glasses and fighting wine, the wine is a double groove, and the cup is a small glass.
The girls around him were chattering about Yi Tianxing's situation, and Yi Tianxing had no choice but to respond with a smile. At this moment, a dark-skinned boy walked over, holding a wine bottle in one hand and two glasses in the other.
"It's coming. Yi Tianxing didn't look at him, he smiled slightly, and his heart began to get excited.