Chapter 21 Staying in the Squire's Mansion
Surrounded by the crowd, the wise men and warriors dressed in red were sent to the squire's mansion.
That night, the Squire's Mansion held a feast to entertain the two envoys who were about to meet the Sea Dragon King.
During the banquet, Hoshigaki asked the squire about the customs and arrangements of the sea festival.
Gou Chenyi, now as a warrior Ye Qi, sits beside Xingyuan. He only focused on eating and drinking, and he had already enjoyed most of the delicacies on the table.
"Pay attention to your image, don't laugh in front of the squire. Hoshigaki touched the person next to him with his elbow.
Ye Qi waved his hand at him, "Lord Squire's hospitality, you and I don't have to be polite." β
The squire smiled at the two of them: "It makes sense, you don't have to be restrained. You can stay in the Squire's Mansion for a few days, and Steward Li in the Mansion will take care of your daily life, and will also arrange for you to learn the sacrificial etiquette of the sea festival. β
Ye Qi asked, "Who is Steward Li?"
Lord Squire raised his hand to introduce a man dressed as a scholar beside him, "This is Li Wanfu's housekeeper from this mansion." β
Ye Qiyi pointed at him, "Aren't you the celebrant in the ring?"
Li Wanfu got up and replied, "It's down." β
Lord Squire smiled, "Steward Li is a talent in our Yilong Town. Seven years ago, when he failed in the imperial examination, he came to the squire's mansion......"
"Lord Squire is kind to me," Li Wanfu took over Lord Squire's words, "After failing in the autumn test that year, I was kicked out of the inn where I was boarded, and then I ran out of entanglements, so I ended up here." It was the middle of winter, I was freezing and hungry, and I fainted at the door of the squire's house. When the squire and his wife saw that I was pitiful, they took me into the mansion and gave me a way out. β
Lord Squire patted him on the shoulder, "Hey, what did Steward Li say?" Now inside and outside the house, the affairs of the upper and lower parts are taken care of by you, and it is also my blessing to have such a capable housekeeper as you. β
Xingyuan echoed from the side, "Lord Squire and Steward Li are indeed virtuous and capable. The festival ring in our town is also lively and decent every year, especially today's Nine Palaces and Five Elements Array, which is very exquisite, and it is really an eye-opener. β
Lord Squire nodded, "The annual festival ring and the sea festival ceremony are all under the sole responsibility of Steward Li. β
Xingyuan arched his hand, "Oh, Steward Li is only a high fighter, and he is more familiar with the gossip and five elements, so I admire it more and more!"
Steward Li hurriedly smiled: "Where, no matter how exquisite the formation is, it is not as good as the wisdom and courage of the Xingyuan Gongzi and Ye Qi Zhuang, and Li is ashamed." β
Ye Qi ignored their politeness and continued to enjoy the food. However, this sturdy warrior has no interest in a feast full of chickens, ducks and fish, and only delicate sweets and pastries are his favorite.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, a banquet is eaten until it is almost over.
Xingyuan and Ye Qi were led by Steward Li to the west wing of the mansion.
"In the past few days, I will ask the two of you to stay here. There are two rooms in the west wing, and the bedding is also complete, so the two of them can live at will. β
Xingyuan smiled and bowed to Li Wanfu, "Steward Li has arranged it so thoughtfully, I am very grateful, and please thank the squire for his kindness on my behalf." β
Ye Qi looked at Xingyuan, and did the same, "Also...... Take me a copy. β
Steward Li held the lantern in his hand and bowed to the two of them, "The two of you are too polite, I hope to rest early, and there will be servants waiting for the two of you to get up tomorrow." β
Xingyuan smiled lightly, sent away the housekeeper Li Wanfu, and then entered the room with Ye Qi.
After closing the door, he asked the swarthy man, "Gou Chenyi, how did you quietly replace that townsman with you?"
"It's so late to ask people, Nantian's elite is really diligent in government affairs. The lazy man recited a mantra lightly, and he reverted to a suave young man dressed in a long cloth robe.
A pair of mandarin ducks had a slight tiredness in their eyes, and Gou Chen yawned, "I'm going to sleep in the back room, sleepy, good night......"
"Hey, you wait a minute," Xingyuan followed to the back room, sitting sideways beside the Beitian Xingguan who was already lying on the soft pillow of the high bed, "I still have something important to tell you......"
"Don't delay my sleep for anything important, Nandou Xingjun. Gou Chen muttered and lifted the brocade quilt covering his body, "If you are really in a hurry, you can get in, and we will talk while sleeping." β
Xingyuan was stunned when he heard this, and Yaoguang flashed a few times in his heart, "You don't say anything inconsequential...... Sleep, sleep, sleep, do you want to talk to me in your dreams......"
"Hahaha, maybe I can say something in my dreams that I can't normally say. Gou Chen said, and suddenly dragged the star official sitting on the edge of the bed.
Xingyuan was defenseless and fell directly into the arms of the cunning Northern Sky Star Official. Gou Chenyi took advantage of the situation to hug him, turned over and pressed him, and the brocade on his hand was pulled, wrapping the two of them tightly from head to toe!
The quilt obscured the light of the oil lamp, and in the darkness, Hoshigaki experienced for the first time the panic of being controlled by people. Gou Chenyi's weight was firmly on him, but Xingyuan's Yao light was uncontrollable and uneasy. The surroundings were so quiet that people were anxious, and all that could be heard was the sound of each other's gradually disordered breathing.
"Hey, don't you have something important to tell me in a hurry?"
The warm breath brushed against his cheeks and brushed against his ears, and Gou Chenyi's deliberately low voice and his sleepy and tired tone swept Hoshigaki's messy mind blank.
"Yes, what's the matter, let's talk about it tomorrow......"
Nandou Xingjun struggled to get up, but Gou Chenyi's arms tightly clasped him, "Nandou Xingjun has stirred up people's sleepiness, and he is going to leave as if nothing happened, isn't it too inappropriate for you to do this?"
"But aren't you, sleepy......"
"With such a beautiful immortal monarch in your arms, who do you think will be sleepy?"
The bewitching mandarin duck eyes almost became the only light in the darkness, and in the glow of one red and one blue, Xingyuan only felt that the red appearance of his cheeks had already been imprinted in the man's eyes.
He angrily pushed Gou Chen Yi away and sat up, "I'm just worried that if you impersonate someone else's identity, if you are detected, it may be disadvantageous, not to mention that you are seriously injured......
Gou Chen sat cross-legged opposite the star official with a slightly red face, "What you said in a hurry, is this what you said?"
"Of course......" Xingyuan and Gou Chen glanced at each other, and lowered their eyelids again, "I have to heal your wounds, after all, if you are bitten by a spider, even if you can dissolve the miasma in your body, the wound is not so easy to heal." β
Gou Chen pouted, "This is all an important matter, I can recover after a good night's sleep." β
Xingyuan shook his head, and his slender hand only flickered in front of the Northern Heaven Star Official, and then the cloth robe on his body was removed......
Gou Chen's well-proportioned body is fully revealed in those purple eyes, the textured veins are precisely the outline of the creator's meticulous carving, and the white skin is like the reflected starlight, clear and pure. A red cinnabar mole falls on the heart, more like a plum falling on the snow, safe and quiet.
If it weren't for those mottled bloodstains that reminded him of the danger of a vicious battle, he had already put the power of life in the palm of his hand, and he had almost forgotten that he should send spiritual power to his companion at this time to help him heal his wounds.
"Hey, if you're greedy for other people's skin and color, it's not a good excuse to heal your wounds alone. β
Hearing the jokes of the person opposite, Hoshigaki's cheeks were slightly hot. He bit his lower lip lightly and pushed his hands to the chest of the Northern Heavenly Star Officialβthe power of the resurrection glowed with a soft purple light, slowly enveloping Gou Chenyi's whole body.
The hideous scars began to repair, and Gou Chen Yi could feel an abundant spiritual power pouring into his meridians, but at the same time, in his own inner veins, another force was greedily absorbing it, absorbing this precious power of revival!
The slightly narrowed eyes suddenly opened, and the left eye of the Northern Heaven Star Officer once again reflected an evil scarlet ......
"Go away, don't touch me!" Gou Chen suddenly pushed Xingyuan away, and then cowered alone in the corner of the bed, muttering to himself, "I won't let you hurt his ......"
Xingyuan was startled and hurriedly withdrew his spiritual power. Although he was very worried about Gou Chenyi, he didn't dare to rush forward in this situation, so he could only wait quietly by the bedside, waiting for the Northern Heaven Star Officer to slowly calm down.
After a long time, Gou Chen's voice trembled slightly, "My injuries have fully recovered, thank you." β
Hoshigaki picked up the brocade quilt he had thrown at his hand, approached him tentatively, and gently draped it over him.
"Please don't leave me tonight!" the Northern Heaven Star Official's hands suddenly wrapped around Xingyuan tightly.
Xingyuan put his arms around the man in his arms and patted him on the back gently, "Don't worry, I'm by your side, not going anywhere." β
Gou Chen nodded his head and buried himself in the crook of Xingyuan's arm, "Don't you want to know, how did I replace Ye Qi?"
Xingyuan paused, and Fang said, "If you are tired, go to bed early." It doesn't matter, and I'll be told tomorrow. β
Gou Chen: "I carved out a separate space in the festival ring and made a deal with him: I used illusion to transform into his appearance and participate in the sea festival, and he had to temporarily change into my appearance first. On the condition that I help him make his wish come true. β
Xingyuan was a little puzzled, "If Ye Qi wants to realize his wish, he only needs to win the sacrificial ring, why would he give up such an opportunity and choose to believe in you?"
Gou Chenyi raised his head and looked meaningfully at the person holding him, "Because his wish is a little special, the Sea Dragon King may not be able to achieve it......"
Hoshigaki: "Why?"
Gou Chenyi: "Because his wish is to kill the Sea Dragon King......"