Chapter 66: The Phoenix Dance Sword
Unconsciously, more than two months have passed, Yang Qianhui looks at the squeamish practice but is hard, gritting her teeth every day to practice the basic skills, and one move and one style gradually become more and more presentable.
On this day, Gu Shengchao went to the market to buy vegetables, and Yang Qianhui also had to practice at night, Fang Ju often made her supper to eat, and during the day, both of them were in Yunqi Palace, and the task of purchasing was handed over to Gu Shengchao. Fang Ju's cooking skills are exquisite, and he will give a copy to the old man every time he does it, they have been together for a long time, but he knows that the old man's surname is Lu, and he rarely talks to them on weekdays.
Gu Shengchao bought meat and vegetables and went back, and a young woman came to meet him halfway, he looked at the familiar face, and immediately remembered that this was not the female shopkeeper of the Chamber of Commerce in Huaming City, a small town on the border of Xilang Country? The Chamber of Commerce owed the tea money to Qixingya and did not give it, and paid a hundred taels of silver under the coercion of Gu Shengchao, and wanted to kidnap Ah Miao and Ah Mei halfway, and Gu Shengchao subdued those people again.
Thinking of this, Gu Shengchao hurriedly turned his head, pretending to wait for the carriage to pass and go to another street, Chen Qi passed by him without noticing. Gu Shengchao was relieved at this time, he pasted a big beard at that time, and now he has changed his robe and shaved his beard every day, and it is normal that he does not recognize it. Gu Shengchao wondered what Chen Qi was doing in the capital, so he pretended to go shopping and followed.
Chen Qi walked in a hurry, and when she came to a mansion, a servant opened the door and invited her in.
Gu Shengchao was surprised, he stuffed the meat and vegetables into his arms, slipped out of the wall and jumped up lightly to the roof of the East Wing. The courtyard was larger than the one he had rented, and there were other servants pruning the flowers, so he did not dare to act rashly, and leaned over the roof to observe the movement.
"Mother Liu, where is my pomegranate dress, why can't I find it?" Chen Qi asked loudly in the main room.
"It's here, it's in the box, and the young lady hasn't touched it since she left last time." Mother Liu walked out of the east wing at Gu Shengchao's feet and went to the main house to help Chen Qi find a skirt.
Mother Liu found the skirt after a short time, and said: "Miss will stay for a few more days when she comes back this time, you have been married to your uncle for almost two years, so it is reassuring to get pregnant with a child and give birth to a boy and a girl." β
"I'm coming back this time to stay a few more days, just for that." Chen Qi was a little shy, she asked: "Mother Liu, you watched me grow up, I trust you the most, when I was not in the capital, my uncle was still honest, right?" β
Mother Liu praised: "Aunt Bai Pei'an is really a good person, every day she either goes to Yunqi Palace, or reads and practices at home, and never runs around outside, with my mother Liu to help you keep an eye on it, miss, you can rest assured, right?" β
"With Mama Liu here to help take care of it, I'm relieved." Chen Qi trusts Liu's mother a lot.
A servant walked quickly into the courtyard and said softly, "Madam, the master is back." β
Gu Shengchao looked secretly, and a handsome man strode over and said softly: "What are you busy with, Lady, just ask Mother Liu to do it, don't get tired." β
Mother Liu immediately got up and said with a smile: "Uncle is back, I won't bother you, Miss said that she bought a new dress for you to see if it is beautiful." Mother Liu said and closed the window, went out and closed the door and left.
As the saying goes, Xiao Bie is better than a newlywed, and the husband and wife are separated and reunited again, Gu Shengchao didn't want to eavesdrop on this, and was about to overhear Chen Qi's grievances: "I was bullied in Huaming City, so you let them be lawless and don't make decisions for me?" Chen Qi's voice was extremely low, but Gu Shengchao's ear power was outstanding, and he could still hear it.
Bai Pei'an comforted her and said: "You also know the situation of Yunqi Palace, all business is run by the governor, and our head is not qualified to do business, let alone privately do it for himself under the banner of Yunqi Palace, so this is why the lady was wronged to go to the remote Huaming City." Once this incident alarms Yunqi Palace, my sect leader will not be guaranteed, and my property will be confiscated, and I will end up with a chicken and an egg. β
Chen Qi didn't believe it: "What does it have to do with Yunqi Palace, what do we have to do with Yunqi Palace, can we still be afraid of him?" β
Bai Pei'an sighed and said: "The lady doesn't know, Yunqi Palace eats both black and white, and even the government has to be afraid of him. I don't know where the person who bullied you came from, you and I will secretly check it first, as long as we find it, we will let him repay it twice as much, and avenge the lady. Then there was no movement, it was estimated that Bai Pei'an was comforting Chen Qi, and then he said: "I think about it, let's stop the business for another two years, and then you give birth to a group of children for me, and we can live a worry-free life." β
Chen Qi said charmingly: "Why wait until then, can't you do it now?" β
Gu Shengchao listened to the sound in the house, and left with a red face.
In the evening, Fang Ju explained to Gu Shengchao what he had learned that day, and he asked, "There is a sect leader named Bai Pei'an in your outer courtyard, do you know him?" β
Fang Ju was surprised: "Sect Leader Bai is teaching us kung fu now, how do you know about him?" β
"I've heard people mention it when I'm shopping for groceries during the day, and I'm just a little curious." Gu Shengchao told a white lie.
Fang Ju came to her senses, boasting about how high Bai Pei'an's martial arts were, she suddenly realized that Gu Shengchao was the helper they had invited, and changed her words: "However, Bai Jiaotou's martial arts are still not as good as Brother Gu, and he will definitely not be able to resist your fifty moves." β
Gu Shengchao was not angry, but said with a smile: "There are long inches and short feet, everyone has their own strengths, and there is nothing wrong with studying with an open mind after all." I learn the same from you every day, after all, people are big sects, and there is always something to be desired. Gu Shengchao was telling the truth, he knew that his foundation was weak, without Liu Ximei's help, he would not be able to learn the Iron Arm Divine Skill, and without Wan Ruo's assistance, it would be impossible for him to be proficient in the Feng Dance Sword Technique. Fang Ju may not think much of what she says every day, but Gu Shengchao listens to it with relish and is of great help.
Fang Ju thought that he was just modest, so he didn't mention it anymore, and concentrated on explaining what he had learned that day to Gu Shengchao, and by the way, he also played a role in consolidating. The two studied in the East Wing, and Yang Qianhui began to practice the basic routines in the courtyard, tirelessly and repeatedly. Uncle Lu still stood under the corridor as usual, silently paying attention to Yang Qianhui's practice, and didn't say much.
In the dead of night, a few people ate the chaos made by Fang Ju and went back to their respective rooms to rest.
Gu Shengchao lay down and fell asleep, he was alert when he slept, and he felt a breath flashing out of the window in a daze, he suddenly woke up, put on his coat and went to the window to look out. Looking at the position of the shadow of the tree under the crescent moon, it is about ugly. A black shadow crept to the window of the east ear room, lit a slender incense, burned the window paper and poked in, and after a quarter of an hour the incense was completely burned out, and the man in black used a blade to insert the door crack to open the deadbolt, and walked in boldly with confidence.
"Oops, Uncle Lu is dangerous." Gu Shengchao was about to go out to rescue, but when he heard a "bang", the man in black flew out upside down, crushed the flower pots placed on the steps, and fell heavily to the ground.
Uncle Lu coughed violently, walked out of the house on crutches, pinched a wet towel in his left hand and threw it beside him, and said in a low voice: "Bian Bald, I remember that you were once a fellow brother and spared your life in Beihu, after all, you can't let go of your greed and found here." β
Bian Bald stood up with difficulty, the robe on his chest was torn and it was estimated that he was hit by a palm, he grabbed the long sword in the void, and sneered: "Lu Wanshan, everyone will be punished for betraying the master, you let me go that day just to get a good reputation, I won't appreciate whether I should kill you or kill you." β
Lu Wanshan sighed, shook his head and said: "You and I will inevitably die after all, maybe we won't live for three years or five years, why bother to fight to the death and spend the rest of our lives well?" β
Bian Bald disdained: "The hall master has an order, as long as she kills you and regains the Fengwu Sword, no matter who it is, she will marry that person." I killed you and got the sword back, the hall master is my woman, why care about the rest of my life, even if it is only one day, I will die without regrets. β
Gu Shengchao's heart sank, and it was recorded on the stone wall of the Luoyao Bay Cave that the Fengwu Sword was lost by Sun Ran, the last protagonist of Fengming Villa, and he was ashamed that the ancestors chose to close themselves in the cave, which sect stole it? Gu Shengchao listened quietly.
Lu Wanshan looked up to the sky and smiled bitterly: "An old woman can make you confused, and I am crazy about her, it seems that I made the right choice back then." He shook his crutches, and the bottom fell off to reveal a thin and narrow long sword, "I was going to live alone with this secret, and I am not alone on the road to Huangquan with you as my companion." He jumped and stabbed the bald man with his long sword.
Bian Bald raised his sword to parry the two of them fighting together, Gu Shengchao watched the battle carefully, the swordsmanship of the two was somewhat similar to the swordsmanship of the disciples of the Shuangjian Sect under Shen Tuhong, but it was not exactly the same, it seems that the Fengwu swordsmanship and the Qiuhuang swordsmanship have changed in the process of inheritance, resulting in uneven differences between the various factions.
Lu Wanshan seemed to have an internal disease, and after a while, his internal strength was a little weak and he kept coughing, and Bian Bald was carelessly attacked, and his chest injury made him have some scruples. Gu Shengchao thought for a moment, but still opened the door and went out, and used the Iron Arm Divine Skill to attack Bian Bald from behind. Bian Bald watched the six roads and listened to all directions, and the flying legs kicked backwards to force Gu Shengchao back, but the iron arm magic was invulnerable, Gu Shengchao was full of internal strength, and his palms went down Bian Bald's ankle was broken in an instant, he forcibly endured the severe pain and took Lu Wanshan's move, flew on the roof and escaped.
"You don't have to come along." Lu Wanshan chased after him.
At this time, Yang Qianhui and Fang Ju also rushed over with swords, and saw Gu Shengchao and asked eagerly, "What happened just now, was there a bad guy coming to sneak attack?" β
Gu Shengchao said with relief: "Don't be afraid, Uncle Lu chased away the other party, he should have chased after him." β
Yang Qianhui and Fang Ju discussed in a low voice, saying that this old man Lu was deeply hidden. Gu Shengchao pondered that he wouldn't let him go with him, could it be that he was afraid that he would know the ulterior secrets between their sects?
While the three of them were waiting, Lu Wanshan jumped from the roof with a sword in his hand, he gasped for breath and couldn't breathe, Fang Ju hurriedly moved a chair for him to sit down and rest, Gu Shengchao found a sword scabbard and put it on, and the crutch returned to its original appearance. With a bag of cigarettes, Lu Wanshan finally relieved his breath, and his flushed face slowly became normal.
Fang Ju brought the tea and handed it to Lu Wanshan with both hands, and said softly: "Uncle, that bad guy should run away." β
Lu Wanshan took a sip of tea, nodded and said, "Run away, he will never come to harass us again." β
"Great, just run away, the old man is really amazing." Yang Qianhui was naΓ―ve and didn't hear the meaning of Lu Wanshan's words. Seeing that the danger was lifted, she led Fang Ju back to continue sleeping.
Lu Wanshan looked at Gu Shengchao and said, "You heard what we said just now, right?" β
Gu Shengchao nodded.
"I've been coughing up and getting worse lately, and I guess it's coming. I have been with you these days, and I know that you are all kind people and people who can be trusted. He looked at the courtyard and said, "If I don't guess wrong, the owner of this house should be in trouble, if I am really not there one day, you can put away the things in the main house, and have the opportunity to give it to a child named Wan Yanxi in Beihu." β
Lu Wanshan stretched out his crutches and wrote Yan Xi's name on the ground: "She is a girl, smart and clever, but unfortunately God is jealous and causes congenital blindness." If her family is killed, life and death are unpredictable now, and whether she can be found depends on fate. He slowly returned to the house on crutches, muttering: "God is jealous of talents, God is unfair!" β