Chapter 65: Doubts
"Naturally, it's done, there are many masters on our side, and a few are waiting at the Zhao family. Zhao Ziqi said.
Zhou Shang stroked his palms and smiled: "I believe in Ziqi's ability, if you need help, I can ask Zhou Tai to help you with one or two." ”
Zhao Ziqi said with a smile: "If Brother Zhou helps, it will naturally be better." ”
"It is my duty to do so, since you have such an experience and such a plan, I think we are willing to cooperate this time. Zhou Taidao.
Zhou Shang bowed slightly: "Yes, Zhou Tai came back this time and told a lot of things, it seems that your Zhao family is no longer as conservative as before." ”
Zhao Sheng smiled embarrassedly on his face: "I have indeed figured out a lot of things in the past two days, and I have done a bad job in some aspects before, so please forgive Zhou Changshi." ”
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. Zhou Shang came back from his son Zhou Tai, full of joy, Zhao Sheng seems to have changed now, these days must have figured out a lot of truths, receiving people and things, more inclined to Zhao Ziqi's way, not to be low, but to be polite. Zhao Ziqi has also taught Zhao Sheng several lessons in the past two days, Zhao Sheng is very attentive to this nephew, that is, he listens carefully, so now he comes forward, and he seems to be much kinder.
"In that case, we're done this time. Zhou Shang smiled and said to Zhao Sheng: "You have a good son and a good nephew, with them to act, I can rest assured, we haven't had a good time together, now drink a few more cups, and do the friendship of the landlord." ”
Zhao Sheng's face was as rosy as a glow, he came in a low voice, but he didn't expect that because of Zhao Ziqi and Zhao Yuan's plan, he won Zhou Shang's heart, and the previous estrangement seemed to be swept away.
Things seem to be going well in this room, except for Ding Lei and that Mu Ning, the rest of the people are open-minded, and they are not happy.
Ding Lei always noticed that the cup in Mu Ning's hand, this cup had missed a lot of wine at some point, Mu Ning seemed to be very wet and cautious, and no longer raised his glass, others only said that he was not strong enough to drink, so he had no intention of persuading wine. Ding Lei knew that Mu Ning himself had discovered that something was wrong, and he didn't dare to raise a glass, this toast was about to spill wine in the cup immediately, which aroused suspicion.
A few people drank for three rounds, and the sun was shining at noon, only to hear Zhao Sheng say: "When this matter is over, I will resign and recuperate, and the future affairs will be handed over to Yuan'er and Ziqi, and I will negotiate with your Zhou family more in the future and help each other." ”
"You have this heart, my Zhou family will help you, I observe that you are now full of style, spirit and spirit are different, I am afraid that you have already understood something, it is good not to be an official, in the complex official road, you are a clear stream, it is too clean, so many years for the development of your Zhao family has restrictions, if you resign from the official, sit on my side, have time to fish together or something, live comfortably, of course, there is no shortage of books together. Zhou Shangdao.
"That's how it should be. Zhao Sheng nodded and replied, he was absent-minded, the matter of resignation was his temporary decision, this time with Zhou Shang and others, he already knew his shortcomings in the officialdom, he was not enough to be a man, he had more than enough to do, and no one recommended him for promotion, so it was better to resign and return home as soon as possible and live a good life.
He is already old and can't withstand any more blows, so he just needs to do the current Song family's affairs to a successful conclusion and seek the gospel for Zhao Yuan and Zhao Ziqi.
Although Zhao Yuan opened his mouth to speak, he was interrupted by Zhao Ziqi, Zhao Ziqi said: "Your father said this, and naturally he has his reason, no matter how much you advise, it is useless for you to persuade him, you haven't found that his hair is gray in the past two days, thinking too much, it is also a bad thing, he wants to live a long life, he must resign from his hometown, cultivate his mind and body, as long as you do your part of the responsibility and honor your parents, you will naturally get better and better." ”
Zhao Yuan dispelled his mind at this time.
The drinks clinked glasses, the dishes were delicious, Ding Lei never said a word, in the eyes of others, he was a person who did not smile.
In fact, he was always staring at Mu Ning, and Zhou Tai toasted everywhere, but here in Mu Ning, he ran into a wall, which made him feel that Mu Ning was very faceless.
Mu Ning was also anxious, he was not easy to change the glass, and there was a faint overflow of wine on the table under his hand.
Ding Lei was two zhang away from him, and his internal qi could not reach it, but he could borrow internal qi and find a way to use the wind to stir the other party's wine glass.
It's not that he is deliberately looking for fault, but this Mu Ning is too mysterious, and he wants to test one or two to see if this person really has martial arts, or is secretly clumsy.
The wood was quiet and quiet, and his eyes seemed to be the Buddha lowering his eyes, faintly and slightly.
Suddenly, a gust of wind rushed in, Zhou Tai toasted on the side, but did not realize that the wind was driven by Ding Lei, his palm power was like a fight, and the internal qi was scattered, and as soon as it fell, it was sent on the opposite table.
This sudden wind made Mu Ning's heart sink slightly, and as soon as he raised his eyes, he saw the wine glass on his table staggering, as if it was about to fall and break.
Mu Ning hurriedly stabilized the wine glass, but he didn't realize that the wine glass was hit by a gust of wind, and the moment it fell, it slammed on the corner of the table, and it split apart, cracking like a turtle shell, and the texture extended, until there was a "bang", and the glass turned into pieces!
Ding Leixin said, "Sure enough", this cup was unexpectedly exerted by a force, so fragile, if it weren't for Mu Ning's maintenance everywhere, this cup would have collapsed long ago.
Now that the wine glass is broken, Mu Ning's face is shocked, and the atmosphere is difficult to come out, this sound is too loud, like a sharp sound that breaks the earth, very unnatural.
Several people turned their eyes, especially Zhou Tai, who saw that the table was in disarray, the wine was splashed, and the cup was broken into pieces, and he only felt strange in his heart.
He was a man of martial arts, and he knew how hard this silver cup was, but now it was shattered into such a condition, which was completely unexpected.
This force, this level, at least can only be done by a martial arts master, and such a strength has long exceeded the limit of two or three hundred catties of grip strength.
He looked left and right, as if he wanted to find out the source, in his opinion, Mu Ning could not do this, Mu Ning was just a weak scholar, born with blocked meridians, it was impossible to practice martial arts, and there was only Ding Lei in that direction.
I saw that Ding Lei's face was calm, as if he had nothing to do with him, and smiled faintly: "Why did Brother Mu's cup explode, isn't this cup not strong?"
"I'm ......" Mu Ning's face turned red and he didn't say anything.
And Zhou Tai also found out that something was wrong, this Mu Ning he also knew since he was a child, he had never practiced martial arts when he was a child, could it be that in the five years since he left, Mu Ning had encountered some adventures and practiced martial arts? But looking at his posture, it is clear that he is weak and weak.
He knew that Mu Ning would not lie, and once he encountered something, he would be red-faced.
Now Mu Ning's state is falling in his eyes.
However, he didn't say much for the time being, but smiled: "It's true that the wine glass is not good, I'll ask someone to change the glass, let's continue." ”
Mu Ning knew that he seemed to have been exposed, but this was too sudden, how could a gust of wind blow over the cup?
He thought about it in every way, but he couldn't think that it was Ding Lei's doing.
Ding Lei smiled with satisfaction, with this reminder, Zhou Tai will pay more attention to Mu Ning.
After a while, the wine glasses were changed, and several people returned to normal again.
After that, he talked about specific things, and Zhou Tai took the initiative to ask Ying and wanted to act with Ding Lei.
Ding Lei also readily agreed, and the addition of masters like Zhou Tai naturally increased his strength.
After being full of wine and food, and discussing many things, the banquet was dispersed, and Zhao Sheng went to the back hall with Zhou Shang to discuss.
Zhao Yuan and Zhao Ziqi went to fetch fireworks first, and Ding Lei walked with Zhou Tai and Mu Ning.
Bypassing the rockery and leaving the courtyard, several people walked in the direction of Zhao's house.
On the way, Zhou Tai threw out a question: "Mu Ning, have you practiced martial arts in the past few years?"
This sentence was like a sledgehammer, and it choked Mu Ning's throat, and Mu Ning smiled bitterly for a while: "No." ”
"I can see that you are deceiving me, what are you hiding unspeakably, isn't it a good thing to have martial arts?
"I, I didn't. Mu Ning's atmosphere couldn't come out, and he seemed to be forced by Zhou Tai's momentum.
I saw Zhou Tai on the road, suddenly stretched out his hand and put it on Mu Ning's shoulder, just this force, Mu Ning's center of gravity was unstable, and then he spun in mid-air, almost falling down, fortunately, Zhou Tai did not do it maliciously, but tried one or two, and immediately picked up Mu Ning in mid-air.
Seeing Mu Ning's fearful expression, coupled with the instability of his body, he couldn't tell the truth from the fake in his heart for a while, and said: "It's weird, Mu Ning doesn't seem to have practiced martial arts, but how did the wine glass break?"
Ding Lei was also surprised, this Mu Ning was really ordinary, completely like a weak chicken, and he was not even as good as ordinary people, but he clearly felt that Mu Ning had a lot of strength in his hands, and it seemed that this strength was not innate, but unintentionally stimulated.
Mu Ning's face was bitter and frightened, and he hurriedly said: "I really don't mean to hide it, I really don't know martial arts, Brother Zhou, don't test me." ”
"Okay, I believe you, I hope you are not a spy of the Song family. Zhou Taidao.
"I'm not, you and I have been brothers for so many years, don't you still believe me?" Mu Ning sighed.
Seeing that Mu Ning's expression did not seem to be fake, Zhou Tai was a little relieved.
Ding Lei observed his Mu Ning's movements, analyzed carefully, thought about it, and had no clue, but he was not good at talking to Zhou Tai, if he said it, it would definitely arouse Zhou Tai's suspicions, he could see that Zhou Tai was the kind of person who was cautious and cautious, and he didn't drag his feet in doing things, if Mu Ning had a problem, he would definitely be desperate to control Mu Ning first. Ding Lei also didn't believe that Mu Ning was a member of the Song family, otherwise Mu Ning would not have inadvertently exposed his martial arts.
It's just that whether he has martial arts or not, it is thought-provoking and full of doubts.
The three of them had their own thoughts, so they came to Zhao's house.
At this time, Zhao Yuan and Zhao Ziqi also arrived on time, holding a handful of fireworks in their hands, and the shape of the fireworks was made according to Ding Lei's description.
"Who are these two?" Wang Wu and several people stepped forward and gave Zhou Tai and Mu Ning a salute.
"This is Zhou Tai, this is Mu Ning, they are all here to help us, Zhou Tai's martial arts are very high, I am afraid that he is second only to Brother Lin. Ding Leidao.
As soon as Lin Tong's eyes fell, he fixed on Zhou Tai's body, he only felt that Zhou Tai was covered in glossy, between the pores, faintly breathing, as if he didn't need lungs, he could survive underwater and other places lacking air, which was clearly the level of promotion. Chivalry list