Chapter 104: The Man in the Painting
In the long journey of life, people always move forward alone at the beginning. As people get older, they begin to yearn to meet someone suddenly at a certain time and place. That's the kind of person who just looks at it, and that figure becomes the most beautiful sight in memory, and the light that blooms in that moment is enough to illuminate your whole world.
An inexplicable concern is like a late wind, quietly growing on the surface of the lake in the heart, and becoming thick and strong in the tempering of time and space. Even if you can't hold the hand of your son, you are also eager to stay with you for a lifetime, in the twilight years, in the late sunset, at the end of the road of life, you can watch you slowly close your eyes affectionately. Maybe when I walk into your world, my status will become unbearable, my identity will become humble, and my future will rise and fall like waves between pain and happiness, but I have no regrets. The weight of those lives that I cannot bear will be filled with food because of your savings.
The girl lying quietly on the bed is such a person for Xuanyuan Yu.
Without a hint of powder, she looks quiet and graceful, fresh and natural, just like a person in a painting. He only glanced at her, and the beautiful face projected into his heart like the sun on a spring day, making him feel the warmth and comfort that he had never felt before. He used to think that Cang Yuyao was the most beautiful woman in the world, but now he felt that the beautiful woman in front of him was the most beautiful, at least in his world. Because over the years, no one has ever made him so inexplicably moved as her, and he couldn't help but feel pity and nostalgia.
At least, he didn't want to do anything more this afternoon, he just wanted to stay by this delicate patient so quietly and enjoy this rare peace and warmth. Because he was worried that when she woke up, she would stride out of Smoky Town and out of his world.
"Hey, have you seen enough? Are you here to help, or have you been here to enjoy it?" beside him, the little girl Qiu Yue glared at him dissatisfiedly and pulled his sleeve. If it weren't for the fact that he was very sunny and handsome, if it weren't for the fact that his good name had spread all over Yanxia Town, if it weren't for the fact that she was really desperate, she would never have rashly taken this guy to the place where the young lady rested. However, after he came in, his appearance was no different from those disciples, and he only knew that staring at the young lady endlessly made her a little disappointed.
"What disease has she had, how long has she been sick?" Xuanyuan Yu came back to his senses and asked with a frown.
"Mademoiselle has been sick for five days. As for what the illness was, she didn't tell me. Qiu Yue shook her head.
"Have you seen a doctor?" Xuanyuan Yu's brows furrowed.
"Don't look for it. The young lady understands medical skills, and she is very powerful. ”
"It's so bad that you can't fall asleep in bed?" Xuanyuan Yu said with a wry smile.
Akizuki's face flushed. After a while, she said sheepishly: "It's me who is useless." When the young lady was sober, she prescribed medicine to herself, and I accidentally lost my wallet when I went out to buy medicine. ”
"Oh!" Xuanyuan Yu nodded slightly. He understood the whole story. This little girl wanted to make some money to buy medicine, so she went to the market to sell some strange medicine to those horse dealers, and it didn't matter whether she deceived those horse dealers or not. The important thing is that the desperate little guy finally ventured and chose to believe him, brought him here, and then met her.
"The prescription is here, and there are still three flavors missing. It's all expensive, and the money I got is still not enough. Qiu Yue walked up to him with a sad face and handed him a prescription.
Xuanyuan Yu took it and looked at it. The words on the prescription are very beautiful, and there is a free and ethereal charm in Juan Xiu, which makes him think of the wind on the grassland. Some of the medicinal herbs were circled on their names, apparently marked after Qiu Yue bought them.
"Cold ginseng, snow lotus, ice silkworm-" Xuanyuan Yu's gaze swept over the medicinal herbs that he hadn't bought, and he couldn't help but be secretly shocked in his heart. These three flavors are the main medicines in the formula, and they are all extremely cold things, and their main effects are to remove heart fire and stop depression. Because of the great harm to the patient's body, ordinary doctors did not dare to prescribe such a prescription at all, but the one lying on the bed prescribed all three kinds of prescriptions at once, and the amount was not small.
"Your young lady is depressed?" asked Xuanyuanyu. He only knew a little about medicine, and he was not sure if his guess was correct.
Qiu Yue sighed softly: "I don't know if it's depression." Anyway, it's been a long time since I've seen her smile. ”
Xuanyuan Yu took out a stack of golden tickets from his arms.
"I'm here to guard you, you go and buy all the medicine. ”
Qiu Yue didn't reach out to take the money, but looked at him with a smile.
Xuanyuan Yu was hot at her. How could such a good man become a wolf in the eyes of a little girl? However, when you think about it, it does seem a little inappropriate......
"You keep watch, I'll go buy medicine. Xuanyuan Yu looked deeply at the woman on the bed, turned around and fled.
"Oh yes!" Out of the inn gate, he couldn't help but clench his fists excitedly and let out a happy howl, as if to call the world: Xuanyuan's handsome spring has arrived!
At the dinner, Zhu Xiaoqi met many leading figures in Blackwater City. Looking at these unfamiliar faces, looking at their respectful attitude towards Tie Zheng, he understood one thing: Blackwater was the center of power in Sin City, and Tie Zheng firmly controlled the Yiqiē here. Even if he tossed the two towns of Fengling and Yanxia to the point of jumping chickens and dogs, even if he arrogantly slaughtered the old wolf's head and killed Liu Feng, he would not pose a threat to Tie Zheng at all. This may be the real reason why Tie Zheng tolerates him and indulges him.
However, after tonight, maybe it will be different. Tie Zheng took the initiative to invite him and ceremoniously introduced him to this group of people, not only acknowledging his status in Blackwater City, but also revealing a message to the outside world: they can get along with each other amicably, and cooperation will replace fighting.
Tie Zheng's attitude towards him has aroused people's enthusiasm for him, and there is an endless stream of people who come to toast and set him up. These people have always been secretly paying attention to the changes in Fengling Town and Yanxia Town, and they have always been very curious about this guy who crosses the river and does whatever he wants. Now, Tie Zheng released a message of kindness, and he was immediately regarded by them as the brightest new star on the stage of Blackwater City.
Zhu Xiaoqi drank completely high. The enthusiasm of the people turned into wine in the glass, and he ran to the toilet several times in the middle of the way, and his steps became heavier and heavier each time. Lin Yufeng has been covering for him by the side, but his saving has detonated people's enthusiasm, and they all put on a desperate appearance if they don't drink. Just kidding, the city lord's brother-in-law has become his follower, how can this wine not be drunk to enhance the relationship?
As soon as he drank high, someone was unlucky.
The first one was Lin Yufeng, who was with him, and in the negotiations after the dinner, he became Zhu Xiaoqi's spokesperson. After entering Tie Zheng's study, Zhu Xiaoqi glanced blindfolded at a few people sitting in the study, dropped the sentence "I'll sleep for a while, you can chat with everyone for me" and dozed off on the sofa.
"I, okay?" Lin Yufeng looked at several heavyweights in the study and said with a wry smile.
Bishop Nguyen Ngoc Shu smiled and nodded. Lin Yufeng is a businessman, and Zhu Xiaoqi's choice of him as a spokesperson is a good sign for him. The subtext is obvious: for the sake of profit, a qiē can be discussed.
"My brother is really drunk today, let him rest!" Qiao Dali's words were as strong as his people, and he didn't care about other people's opinions at all, and he immediately expressed his position of supporting Zhu Xiaoqi. Obviously, when Zhu Xiaoqi toasted to this top boss, he not only poured him several large glasses of spirits, but also poured him a stomach full of ecstasy soup by the way.
"Good. However, what we are talking about today is very important, you have to take care of the little seven brothers!" Tie Zheng smiled faintly. Entrusted by people and loyal to people, he has always done this, and he hopes that Lin Yufeng will do the same.
Two hours later, the negotiations were coming to an end, with some twists and turns, but the result was satisfactory to all parties. Listening to the whole negotiation with his eyes closed and his ears pricked up, Zhu Xiaoqi was also very satisfied with Lin Yufeng's expression.
The knot between Bishop Blackwater and him was untied. Lin Yufeng promised to destroy the manuscript about the old wolf's head in accordance with his earlier instructions, and Ruan Yushu also promised to stop pursuing the matter. For the Xishan Lingshi Mine that Ruan Yushu didn't want to let go, Lin Yufeng put forward a bold idea to solve the problem: Zhu Xiaoqi divided half of the 50% shares of the Xishan Lingshi Mine in his hand, and after Ruan Yushu invested in the purchase, the two sides jointly invested in expanding the scale of the Xishan Lingshi Mine.
The reorganization of power was also completed. The process of negotiation is complex, but the result is simple. Tie Zheng recognized Zhu Xiaoqi's control of Fengling and Yanxia towns, and Qiao Dali directly gave him a battalion commander's hat. Combining the military and political power of the two towns, Zhu Xiaoqi's power has become the strongest force in Blackwater City in one fell swoop. In return, Lin Yufeng agreed that Tie Zheng and Ruan Yushu would take a stake in all of Zhu Xiaoqi's business in the two towns, and at the same time give five percent of the dry shares to the military represented by Qiao Dali in exchange for the military's protection of the two towns.
Of course, there is one last thing, Lin Yufeng did not take a rest. That is, someone openly hired an assassin to assassinate Zhu Xiaoqi.
When he put this question on the table, Zhu Xiaoqi woke up.
"Assassins, where are the Assassins?" he stared in panic.
Tie Zheng and Qiao Dali both looked at him with a funny expression, while Ruan Yushu looked embarrassed.
"I did this on impulse. In order to make up for my mistakes and show my attitude of solidarity and cooperation with you, I would like to reveal a big news to you. After speaking, his gaze fell on Zhu Xiaoqi.
"Well, Lord Bishop, why do you see how hard you are...... What are the dissatisfaction with your brother, if you send a sentence, your brother will just wipe it on his neck with a knife, why spend this unjust money!" Zhu Xiaoqi muttered.
"You guy......" Ruan Zhushu couldn't help but laugh. But the atmosphere suddenly became much more harmonious.
"I have received news that General Meng Yi of the Rising Sun Empire will lead a regiment of about 3,000 troops into the territory of the Wolf Clan early next month. These 3,000 people are all the elite of the Wind Spirit Iron Cavalry, and the purpose of their trip is to encircle and suppress the Qingshan Wandering Spirit!" Ruan Yushu threw out the big gift he had carefully prepared.
"Meng Yi?" Tie Zheng's face changed.
"Encircling and suppressing the spirit of the green mountain?" Zhu Xiaoqi's body was shocked.
"Yang Zifeng, you are a fucking bastard and a loser!" He finally understood why Yang Zifeng gave him all his family funds. What kind of gift is that one million gold coins, it is simply the inheritance left to him by the Qingshan Wandering Soul - Yang Zifeng didn't want to affect him, so he chose to fight alone with the Qingshan Wandering Spirit and the Rising Sun Empire!
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