Bai Jiu opened his mouth slightly but closed it, not knowing what to say for a while.

Second Brother Chen smiled: "If I'm not mistaken, there is a big man in our capital hidden on both sides of this street. ”

Bai Jiu was puzzled: "Who is it?" ”

Second Brother Chen said: "Naturally, I am the head of the household book, who cares about the rich people in this country, and is naturally the one who manages the country's money." ”

Bai Jiu couldn't believe it, and asked hesitantly, "Our family is really so rich." ”

Second Brother Chen thought for a moment and said, "It's no exaggeration to be rich enough to rival the country." ”

Bai Jiu still didn't believe it.

Second Brother Chen said: "In the end, the money becomes a line of numbers. Emperor Dayu Taizu raised troops to chase the deer at that time, where did the military pay come from? What about weapons and armor? What about grain and grass? At that time, my grandfather couldn't bear the misery of the people of the Central Plains in the war, and the people were struggling to make a living, so he fully supported Emperor Taizu that year. Da Yu owed our family a lot of money at that time, and until now, my Chen family will pay a large part of the expenses of Tianqi Fourth Courtyard and Yew Garden every year. ”

Bai Jiu always felt that it was still a bit exaggerated.

Second Brother Chen lowered his voice and said in Bai Jiu's ear: "I didn't slow down the family business from my father back then. At that time, I was thinking, since our family is so rich, why didn't we fight at that time, maybe the current Central Plains is already surnamed Chen. ”

Bai Jiu was stunned for a moment, and then asked in a low voice, "Why?" ”

Second Brother Chen looked at Bai Jiu with the eyes of an idiot and said, "My father looked like this back then. In the end, my eldest brother told me, isn't it good to be a rich man in a rich country? Isn't it good to let all countries owe us money? ”

After saying that, he laughed out loud without hesitation.

Bai Jiu felt that his brain was cloudy, and he always felt that something seemed wrong, but he couldn't say it.

…………

In the dark alleyway, there are old and young people staring at each other.

When Shangguan Jin, the Shangshu of the Chaohu Department, and Shangguan, the young lieutenant of the Purple Shirt Army, who had just been promoted, were surprised, the father and son were stuck in this crowded alleyway, their faces ugly than anyone else.

The Shangguan family is not one of the four major families, but it is also the Nantian clan. So far, there are many people in the family who are officials, except for the current head of the family, Shangguan, who is now the head of the household, the family used to have the highest official position, and was the deputy minister of the Tang Dynasty, which can also be described as a high authority. The young Shangguan Jin was also heroic, scolding Fang Xuan, fantasizing about opening peace and establishing the lives of the people, and becoming the most important stroke among the historians of the dynasty.

But until the official became bigger and bigger, and he managed more and more things, he became more and more afraid to speak, and even gave his children such names as strange.

More than ten years ago, the Bai family in Nanyang was wiped out, and Shangguan Jinfang was the head of the household. In order to liquidate the Bai family, the Dayu household department did not say what price it paid, but the bills found out and the matter itself were like a bolt from the blue in the heart of him, the head of the Nantian clan. Since then, he has never said a word in the court, and he has not spoken once to the court, but the more this is the case, his official position has become bigger and bigger, until he is now the head of the household.

Shangguan Buqi looked at the old face of his father Shangguan Jin, who was not in line with his age, and asked hesitantly: "Dad, is it really as he said?" ”

Shangguan, who was already in a particularly bad mood, heard his son's question, and his mood became worse and worse, so he stretched out his hand and knocked him on the head, and said angrily: "If you are a soldier, you will be a soldier, why do you ask so much?" ”

Shangguan Buqi said with a bitter face: "I just asked." ”

Shangguan Jin glared angrily and said, "How can I explain to you tonight?" Don't listen to what you shouldn't hear, don't ask what you shouldn't ask, protect it in secret, and don't let this person go out of any way. ”

Shangguan snorted strangely and stopped talking.

Shangguan Jin looked at his child's young face and couldn't help sighing, thinking that he shouldn't have taken over this household secretary in the first place, he was young this year, and he entered this Yong'an City with excitement, thinking that he would be above the temple from now on. Now that the official is in a high position, he sees someone with a lower rank than himself, and secretly laughs at himself. At the time, I didn't understand, I thought it was just jealousy, but now it seems that that kind of laughter is not a joke? He never expected that such a second-grade official would be such a way to play.

Fortunately, this child of mine did not have the mentality of being an official, and he entrusted his relationship to let him enter the Yew Garden, and he honestly became a soldier for a lifetime, which is better than anything else.

Shangguan Jin walked out of the alleyway, and explained in a stern tone: "Look carefully, this matter is messed up, not only the black gauze hat on your father's head, but also your little military rank, and even your net worth, may be lost." ”

...........

I didn't know what the second son of the Chen family, who had come from afar, was going to do, but now I understood that I still couldn't stop him from doing that. The arrangements of the big men in Yong'an City finally made appropriate changes, and at the other end of the long street, the people waiting changed again and again, and finally determined the last person.

It sounds like a pass, but in fact it's actually a kind of mental competition.

The Chen family wants to tell this Yong'an City, and wants to tell those big people that Bai Jiu is a member of the Chen family, and your behavior has touched the bottom line of the Chen family.

And those big people want to tell the Chen family that a country will not be the same as a big family after all, there may be misunderstandings, but after all, don't go too far, make people lose face.

The question is, does the second son of the Chen family know about this? It's obvious that it is known.

Spring rain is as expensive as oil, so it is extremely dripping.

The dark clouds in the sky gradually drifted into the distance, and the drizzle finally stopped, and the long street was empty, and the ground became a little wet.

The two walked along the street.

The demeanor is soft, the courtyard is quiet, Gu Pan is not arrogant, and he talks softly, and the two brothers, who have not seen each other for a long time, walk very slowly, so they talk a lot.

No matter how long the street is, there will always be a time to go.

Gradually, in addition to the smell of moisture, there was a little more fragrance in the air, which was rouge, and it was also the smell of some kind of perfume. The sound of the piano gradually spread in my ears, as well as the women's cappella, and the men's long laughter.

Then, I walked to Beicheng Pingkangfang.

Standing in front of the Pingkangfang archway, Second Brother Chen slowly stretched his waist, his eyes were slightly misty, and the corners of his mouth were lightly picked, as if he was intoxicated by the smell of rouge in the air.

Bai Jiu looked around curiously, thinking that this was the so-called Qingfang.

The two did not continue forward, because in front of the door of the archway stood a person.

The man was dressed in a white robe, dressed as a scribe, his face was very white, and the paper fan on his hand was also white, different from the lights around him, and his temperament seemed out of place with his surroundings.

In Yong'an City, he is one of the few strong men.

"Yong'an City white-faced scholar, born from Tianqi Fourth Academy, Tianxuan Academy, and later entered the South China Sea Bailu Academy to cultivate, more than ten years ago in the ban on the Bai family in Nanyang County, he and Wu Qishen, who is now in seclusion, will kill Bai Xi, the head of the Bai family, and his strength can be comparable to that of Wenwu Qibin."

Second Brother Chen said to Bai Jiu in a slow voice.

His tone was rather calm, without a hint of emotion.

Bai Jiu glanced up at the man, who was really as fair as paper as rumored, and it was very unnatural.

He didn't stare at it, and his expression was not full of emotion. In fact, at this glance, this man was eaten by him into the pupils of Moru late at night, and this man had been devoured by him into the memories of Moru late at night.

In the life of the Chen family, Old Man Chen talked about the process of banning the Bai family and told Bai Jiu everything. Among them are those important people, the god general Wu Qi, the white-faced scholar in the capital, the people behind the Yew Garden, and of course, the Emperor Dayu. Bai Jiu memorized those names word for word in his heart, so that one day in the future, he could avenge his family.

These men must be killed, they must die.

There were many people in Yong'an City that he had to kill, and the white-faced scholar was undoubtedly an important one of them, this was the first time he had seen the person he wanted to kill, so even if he was just a faint glance, that person's appearance was firmly imprinted in Bai Jiu's heart.

Bai Jiu blinked lightly, and his eyelashes cut off the night wind.

Such a person is not an ordinary pure realm, not like the two people he met on the long street before, even if Second Brother Chen uses all his strength at this time, he may not be this person's opponent.

There is no rain, only red light and rouge.

The white-faced scholar's robe was imprinted in the red candlelight, as if stained with a layer of blood, and the look on his face was the same, cold and indifferent.

He turned his head and glanced lightly at Bai Jiu, who was now beside Second Brother Chen, cultivating such a realm as theirs, the skin on Bai Jiu's face could be seen at a glance, and he naturally knew Bai Jiu's true identity.

Then he turned his gaze to Second Brother Chen, and said indifferently: "Don't go to a good place, if you come to this kind of place, the Chen family's face will be lost." ”

Second Brother Chen shook the folding fan, glanced at the red light behind the white-faced scholar, sighed, and said, "I have long heard that one night in the Xianju Building is an immortal in the world for one night. Young Master Ben has been holding back in Xiliang for a long time, and he wants to come here to become an immortal, does it hinder you big people in Yong'an City? ”

The white-faced scholar sneered: "Immortals are the path of cultivation, what kind of immortals are these lewd evils?" You know better than anyone that if you want to talk, we'll talk to you, but you want us to lose face. ”

At this time, the night wind suddenly became a little colder, and there was a faint killing intent in the surrounding air.

"Don't forget, this is Yong'an City, not Xifeng City in Xiliang."

Second Brother Chen asked in surprise, "Do you want to kill me?" ”

The white-faced scholar snorted coldly and said, "If you don't look back, it's not good for anyone." ”

At this moment, Bai Jiu smiled very inappropriately.

He frowned and sneered, and he didn't pout, just snorted softly.

Although it was not very quiet here, Bai Jiu's shallow smile could still be heard.

The white-faced scholar frowned, and said with a cold face: "What are you laughing at?" ”

Before Bai Jiu could answer, Second Brother Chen rushed to say: "I'm sorry, my younger brother can't control his emotions when he has been a scholar since he was a child, and when he sees an idiot...... Hahahaha...... He couldn't help but laugh......... Hahahaha"

Before he finished saying this, Second Brother Chen couldn't help but laugh himself, and the laughter became louder and louder, like the smile of a fool after a disciple on the side of the road.

The white-faced scholar was furious, the white robe danced wildly in an instant, and on his white-skinned right hand, there was an extra Qingfeng long sword, the night wind was still in an instant, and a thunderclap resounded through the long street.

Second Brother Chen waved his hand to protect Bai Jiu behind him, and the folding fan in his hand merged, and an extremely sharp sword intent suddenly appeared, the folding fan was like a sword, and it stabbed out like this.

The two powerful auras collided fiercely on this long street, and the sound was like an endless and continuous thunder.

Then in front of the archway of Pingkangfang, it exploded.

The two retreated to the sides.

There was a hole in the square circle of several zhang before the archway, and the surrounding rocks were crowded, and the sand and dust were rolling, as if there was a gray fog.

The white-faced scholar snorted coldly, and the long sword in his hand rose again, ready to strike again.

However, the second sword was not used.

I could only hear the sound of a dense string tension in the middle of the room.

Dozens of yew soldiers were arrayed behind Bai Jiu and Second Brother Chen, the divine crossbow in their hands was raised flatly, and the sharp crossbow arrows with fluctuating breath were so terrifying.

A young captain of Yew Garden stood behind with a frosty face, holding the hilt of his sword in his hand, and his eyes were even colder to stare at the eyes of the white-faced scholar, the warning meaning was very clear, as long as he moved, then he would die.