Chapter 43: Falling Short

After Su Yan finished half a day's class, he thought about going to Yunlai Pavilion to drink, but the eldest grandson Yue told him that the winter hunt was approaching, and if the water was under martial law, not to mention the Seven Senses Academy hosted, he could only enter and not let out. The lord in charge also instructed that this year, Mr. Sitang should accompany him and be indispensable.

Su Yan laughed disdainfully in his heart: Can the world still have a taboo about me? Do you think that Master couldn't stop me from going out to drink flower wine with ten locks, and a single holy decree could make me compromise? There are always more solutions than problems!

However, how do you get out without a master's token?

Su Yan thought about it for a long time, it seems that he has to go to meet the iceberg beauty for a while!

A few days ago, I heard Yansheng say that Zuo Qing was going to Wanchaofang this morning for routine business, so he had to go out from the backyard door of the Zenjing Temple, pass through the small dry plum forest, step across the stone bridge, and walk more than 100 steps to Wanchaofang.

Su Yan paced under the tree, turning his cuff in boredom. I was bored for a while, and suddenly my heart became empty, and the gentlemen from other schools were too busy to prepare for the winter hunt, but they came to ask for tokens, what reason should I find?

Looking through the leaves, he saw Zuo Qing walking in the meditation courtyard, and after a while, he left the courtyard.

Today, he was still wearing a dark robe, and a crane on the outside, and walked slowly from the end of the winding path.

On weekdays, she is usually not very excited to see him, but today is a little different, after all, the person who comes is not good!

Zuo Qing saw her walking through the shadows of the trees from a distance, and could faintly see that her dress today was a little unusual, it seemed that she was dressed in red, and she stepped on a pair of colorful clouds and beads, but she still couldn't stop that sharp and handsome temperament.

Zuo Qing only felt that his eyes lit up, but he immediately restrained his emotions. I just glanced at her dress, and didn't pay attention to her dress.

"What?"

Su Yan was a little embarrassed, but the matter was important, so he had to be cheeky. She stretched out her hand, lifted her chin, and said very stiffly: "Borrow a token!" ”

"Get out? What to do? ”

Su Yan didn't expect him to be so serious, he panicked for a while, and forgot the reason he had thought about for a long time: "Of course it's to buy food...... Bought one. ”

Zuo Qing's whole face was a little vigilant, "That's it?" ”

"Ahh There are more important things, of course, to buy things for winter hunting, I'm running out here, haha. ”

Zuo Qing didn't believe her at all, shook his head, and walked past her.

Su Yan hurriedly chased after him and said, "I don't have a weapon, wouldn't it be boring if I can't use my kung fu when hunting!" ”

"Wan Chaofang is an armory, just pick it."

"Then I have to buy it, I don't have any money!"

"It's free!"

"Then I'm missing a riding outfit."

Zuo Qing stopped, turned around and said, "If you have a request, you make a list, and I will definitely do it." Su Yan was deflated, but Zuo Qing looked at her proudly, and said: "Don't make a mistake at a critical juncture, just lock it up for a few days, you can take advantage of this time to pack your luggage." ”

As soon as the words fell, he smiled and walked away.

Su Yan couldn't help but scold the ancestor, and was about to go back to find another way, but I don't know where the land grandmother came out, and she was rushing towards her at this time.

Look at this heroic pace, this heroic accessory, it can only be a brocade.

I saw that she was full of rare treasures, and she could buy a yellow flower girl with any one of them, which was really envious of others!

But you can't show off your money every day, and it's easy to be mistaken for a nouveau riche, but... The jade collar around her neck is a bit tasteful, and she can't help but look at it twice, which is not tight, and she is startled when she sees it.

It's not a jade collar, it's actually a small jade snake!

Before she could get out of her fright, Jin Qi was already standing in front of her, happily took the snake down, and dragged it to salute her. Su Yan hurriedly took a few steps back to distance himself from her, and put on a defensive posture.

"Where did the snake spirit come from?"

Jin Qi secretly smiled in his heart and said to her: "How can it be fine when it is so small!" Don't be afraid, it doesn't bite, I don't believe you touch it. ”

How could Su Yan believe her nonsense, she was most afraid of snakes in her life, let alone touching it, she didn't dare to get close, but now Jinqi asked her to touch it, it was crazy!

Su Yan glanced at the snake's head, but it slept soundly, and looked at Jinqi again, this girl likes these things so much, why was she born in an official eunuch's house? It's a pity, it's a pity!

After feeling sorry for a while, he collected his emotions and asked her: "You are just using a snake to scare me?" ”

Jin Qi touched the snake's body, glanced at her obliquely, and his voice was strange, "I'm sorry, students never use snakes to scare people, but I happened to see some pictures when I passed by, which caused me indigestion, so I came to find the main commentator." ”

Su Yan's two eyes glared at the boss: "What did you see?!" ”

"Yikes! How can a gentleman be shy? Looks like you really like him! Look what you're wearing, tsk, to be honest, I've never worn anything that red. ”

"Nonsense! How can I have! I like no one to like him! Your thoughts are really not pure, as a teacher must teach you well, at a young age to learn to talk about love, it is really unfortunate for the teacher! Unfortunate! With that, he fled in a hurry.

On this day and night, no one walked in the Zen Meditation Temple, and the gate of the Xinghan Pavilion was also wide open, as if no one was in a place.

A figure lingered in the doorway for a long time, and cautiously touched the doorway, and the candlelight came through, reflecting her cheeks gently.

"Come in." The voice came faintly, and she still hesitated.

"It's all here, warm up with a cup of hot tea."

The door was not closed tightly, and through the gap, Zuo Qing could be seen sitting in the study and reading a book, and the kettle on the small charcoal stove on the side was steaming, mixed with the aromatherapy, but it had the illusion of a fairyland on earth.

The kettle made a screeching sound, and Su Yan subconsciously opened the door and went over to take it down.

Zuo Qing finally noticed her, put down the book, and slowly arranged her robe.

"You've been running here very diligently these days, and the West Building hasn't been looking for you lately?"

Su Yan casually said nonsense: "He is so busy, how can he come every day, he is not idle and panicked, so he will come to you for tea." ”

Zuo Qing didn't feel displeased or strange about her behavior when she came over in the middle of the night, and asked about the progress of the school, Su Yan interrupted him impatiently, "Of course, it's okay, since I did Jin Qi a big favor last time, the environment of the school is very harmonious now!" Thank you for your concern, let's talk about tea. As he spoke, he removed the kettle from the charcoal stove, washed the teacup and teacup several times, added tea leaves and water, and after a moment of rest, poured out the tea, filled it again, and repeated many times.

Zuo Qing smiled, no longer asked, and quietly admired her action of making tea.

Su Yan poured two cups of tea, but he didn't hand it to him for a long time, he felt strange in his heart, he didn't feel anything when he took out this tea, but after washing it with boiling water, a bitter taste came out, even if he had changed the water three times, it still didn't fade away, and he couldn't help complaining: "The tea you have here won't be the kind of perverted tea you drink in the barracks, right?" As he spoke, he pushed the two cups of tea to the other side, "I can't see it, you also need this kind of tea to strengthen your body, and a strong woman like me doesn't need it!" ”

Zuo Qing shook his head helplessly and said: "I often organize official documents until late at night, so I naturally need something to refresh my mind, but I have a good thing here, maybe it suits you." He sideways took a square box from the table beside him, the size of his palm, carved from extremely transparent high-quality jade, with animal heads embossed on all sides, fangs and green faces, and a jade ring on the end of his nose.

Su Yan was taken aback after careful identification, isn't this the treasure of the Zhao royal family, it suddenly disappeared more than ten years ago! She subconsciously looked at Zuo Qing, and suddenly felt that there were many doubts in him at this time, which she had been unable to see.

But... Since he was able to take out this treasure without any scruples, it means that this treasure is so rare that he will think that no one will know about it.

However, Zuo Qing couldn't have imagined that she had seen this square box.

Su Yan said secretly in his heart: It's not suitable to say it right now, no matter what the background of this square box is, who it is related to, it is better to treat it as if it has never been seen.

"This is the snow lotus, last year I sent people to the Western Regions to pick it, and it has been irrigated with ice springs, and then transferred to this box, do you know the magic of this box?" Zuo Qing showed the flower in his hand, and then folded a petal and put it into the tea.

Snow lotus has been away from its roots for nearly a year, and under the protection of the square box, it is as fresh as the first pick, although Su Yan has already seen the appearance of the box, but it is the first time to see its magical effect with his own eyes, and he is still a little surprised.

She shook her head vigorously, and Zuo Qing explained to her, "You see this looks like jade, but in fact, it is not jade, but a stone taken out of the ice cave when I passed through the extreme north a few years ago, and then I found a master to carve it into this box, which has been preserved until now." It has the effect of maintaining the umami of food, and it is really the best use to use it as a chilled snow lotus. ”

She nodded suddenly in realization, and shook her head again, "What does that have to do with the taste of tea?" ”

Zuo Qing pointed to the teacup: "Look at this cup of tea again." ”

I saw that the tea soup was crystal clear, there were no impurities at all, and there was no change! Su Yan looked impatient, and simply asked him, "If there is any mystery, you can say it, what kind of guanzi is sold!" ”

"Drink and see."

Su Yanhu suspiciously picked up the teacup and took a sip, only to feel that it was cool and sweet, without any bitter taste. She curiously observed the tea in the cup, still unable to understand the mystery.

"It's weird, I feel bitter when I smell it, how can a piece of snow lotus have such an effect, it's really incredible!" Su Yanba pursed his mouth, a little unfinished.

Zuo Qing explained: "The water used to boil tea is not simple water, but the dew in the cave behind the dangerous peak of the summer resort. ”

Su Yan disagreed, "I thought it was some special material used, what you said, I used to find it casually!" ”

"How can it be so simple, first of all, this water, the mountain is not high enough and not clean enough, the temperature is not suitable, it is completely undesirable, and it is difficult to meet these three points! It's the same as your plum blossom brew. ”

"What's there, wait for a good day when the temperature is suitable for the weather to be clear, just find a mountain peak, and this snow lotus, go to the extreme north to find it, there are also some."

"Let's not talk about these materials, that is, with materials, if you don't master the heat and put less accessories, this pot of tea is a waste, and if you look for it again, I'm afraid the opportunity is rare!"

Su Yan was skeptical, "Is it so difficult?" ”

Zuo Qing said for a long time, his mouth was extremely thirsty, so he drank a cup of tea, and said again: "The materials are rare, the process is cumbersome, just in the same sentence, the time and place are favorable, and it is not possible to do the same." ”

Su Yan heard what he said as if it was true, and felt that he was losing a sip of less, so he brought the kettle over, and said with a smile: "Seeing that you are working so hard, I won't waste it!" ”

Zuo Qing watched her pour all the water cup after cup, and from time to time, she drank it cleanly.

He waited for ten days to get this pot of water, which was the treasure in his heart, but at this time he was not reluctant at all.

Su Yan ate and drank to his heart's content, and got back to business: "I came here in the middle of the night, you don't really think I'm here to drink tea, right?" ”

"If you want to speak, you will naturally speak, why should I be in a hurry?"

Su Yan stared at the tea leaves floating on the tea soup and smiled sadly: "I... I've been here for so long, and I haven't thanked you yet, so it's better for me to ......"

"What do you want to say?"

She scratched her hair irritably, and wanted to say something thankful to pull in the distance, but when the words came to her mouth, she couldn't say those words, so she could only say something else: "It's nothing, it's my master..."

"Don't worry, I have sent people around to look for him, his martial arts are not weak, and there will be no danger."

Su Yan sighed secretly. She is not worried about Su Ming's safety, he is going to rob his relatives, according to his character, if he grabs it, he will naturally come to her, if he can't rob it, he will be chased and killed, he has superb martial arts, a hundred people are not a problem, she is still anxious about herself.

Zuo Qing's gaze happened to fall on her face, but it only flashed, and she was a little weak.

She smiled heartlessly, but she looked extremely deliberate, "When we were in Kuaifeng Town, we were bullied by Su Ming so badly, we were collecting debts, we went to Chucheng to sell medicine, and we were chased and killed on the way back!" Fortunately, you and I cooperated tacitly, and we were stunned to break out of the encirclement! In order to have a life to drink tea and chat here. ”

The moonlight was hazy and the candles were shining, but his figure was so lonely.

"Are you okay?"

"You, don't you have anything else to say?"

"It's late at night, don't stay too long." He looked at her, there was no emotion in his eyes, and it became that cold ice again.

Su Yan's heart seemed to be pressed by a boulder, and it hurt more and more, so painful that the whole person was trembling. She got up slowly, but didn't know how to take the first step, and froze for a moment before leaving the place in embarrassment.

Zuo Qing persisted for a long time and finally collapsed, only to feel a tearing pain in his chest, which made him unable to stand upright. Vaguely, he heard someone coming in from outside, and when he looked up, the man bent down and held him up.

"You have always been the most stable, so steady that even I doubt whether I am too impetuous, but when I look at it today, it is you who are too impetuous."

Zuo Qing smiled bitterly, "It's just a fork." ”

"I'm not the West Building, I'm not so stupid that I can't understand it, Zuo Qing, what's wrong with you?"

He held his chest for a while before slowly relaxing: "The greatest reward of a strategist is the success of the plan, and the only mission of a person with a deep hatred of blood is to get revenge, you can rest assured, I remember my mission, remember you and my covenant." ”

There was a trace of jealousy in his indifferent eyes, which was exposed in front of him.