The woman was surprisingly quiet, and although she was dressed in a red shirt, she stood in the alley without attracting attention.

It's just that no matter the perception of the eldest grandson Qianxue in the wine shop at this time, or in Ding Ning's eyes at this time, there always seems to be a black bamboo swaying around her.

Black bamboo is quiet and indisputable, but it is not born with the breath of mortal earth, how can it be alone?

The woman in the red shirt didn't seem to have anything to do with everyone in the streets, but the moment she saw her, Ding Ning knew that her judgment was right, she was the owner of the underground kingdom in the fish market.

Zhang Yi, who was ashamed and blamed himself for provoking Xue Wangxu's anger, was thinking about Xue Wangxu's solemn words, after all, he was also a highly qualified cultivator, he finally felt something strange and looked up.

It's just that when he looked up, the woman in the red shirt had already turned away, so he didn't see anything, just looked at the place where the woman in the red shirt was standing before, and had some inexplicable doubts.

"How?"

Xue Wangxu looked at him and asked.

"Nothing. Zhang Yi shook his head, and suggested softly with some uneasiness: "Another game?"

Xue Wangxu was already a little lacking in interest, but looking at Zhang Yi, who was uneasy and wanted to make up for it, he suddenly felt that this was another way of teaching.

So he nodded, tapped on the chessboard, and said, "Come again." ”

"Ding Ning!"

At this moment, the cold call of the eldest grandson Qianxue sounded from the backyard of the wine shop.

......

The woman in the red shirt walked into the narrow alley outside the sycamore, and the black-clothed old man who was waiting there followed her with a bamboo cane.

"The boy was good. ”

She walked in the direction of the fish market, and slowly spoke to the black-clothed old man, with a kind of tranquility in her voice that could even infect others, "I can come to the fish market every few days to take care of the lonely old woman, talk to the old woman, and it is really rare not to ask for a picture report, and today I see him with a peace of honor and disgrace, I also have the idea of loving talents, but it is difficult to protect myself, and we are not people, ghosts or ghosts, and I can only look at him from afar." ”

"That woman has a lot of yin energy, she cultivates the Yin God and ghost methods of the Great Qi Dynasty, and she has also reached the Seven Realms, who is she, how could she come to see you?"

"The owner of the fish market underground. Ding Ning looked at her cold face and replied with some difficulty: "The only descendant of the merchant... It should be that I often go to the fish market, and now the matter of breaking some records for the entry of Xiu has been passed to the fish market, so she came to take a look. ”

The eldest grandson Qianxue was silent for a moment, and said: "Since it is your master's old department, and I'm afraid it is already the only old department of your master, and now that she has such cultivation and power, why don't you want to use her strength?"

Ding Ning was silent for a moment and did not answer.

The eldest grandson Qianxue said in a slightly cold voice: "Others don't know, but I know better than anyone else that the eldest grandson family was destroyed by thunder back then, and later used merchants as substitutes for dead ghosts to calm the anger of some aristocratic lords." The merchants who promoted the reform were copied, but the changes hosted by the merchants were still slowly maintained... Most of this kind of lore and subsequent feminine methods came from the hands of the emperor and the current empress. Because I know that your master was not in Changling at that time, and the only little girl of the merchant was also saved by him. It was in this matter that he took a lot of desperate revenge, and since then there has been an irreconcilable gap between him and the emperor... So if you ask for something, she will help you. ”

Ding Ning didn't respond to some of her words, just looked at her and shook his head: "You yourself said that it was a grievance of old rotten grain, there are too many people who owe the merchant, but the merchant doesn't owe anyone, we want to kill the emperor above the Eight Realms, so don't drag her in again." ”

The eldest grandson, Qianxue, glanced at him, stopped talking, and turned to walk into the room behind him.

Such an attitude means that although she does not agree with it, at least she does not object to Ding Ning.

......

......

The sound of firecrackers removes the old year.

New Year's Eve.

The Great Qin Dynasty, which was peaceful and stable, officially entered the twelfth year of Yuanwu.

Emperor Yuanwu has been on the throne for twelve years.

There is a new atmosphere in the New Year, Xue Wangxu's small courtyard was decorated by Wang Taixu very joyful, not only the doors were pasted with couplets, the windows were pasted with fiery red decals, and even an old pear tree in the courtyard with fallen leaves was draped with some silk, and a veil to block the wind was installed above the patio.

Under the warm sun, Ding Ning, Xue Wangxu, Zhang Yi and Wang Taixu sat at a small square table under the pear tree basking in the sun and drinking some tea.

Sniffing the smell of meat coming from the streets, Xue Wangxu said sincerely: "Just by allowing every household to have meat within a few meals, the Holy Lord is enough to be proud." ”

Wang Taixu was deeply touched, and said with emotion: "No matter what attitude those high-ranking nobles in the court have towards us at this time, at least in my opinion, it is much more meaningful to let the people of Changling eat and dress warmly than to build an extra city." ”

Zhang Yi solemnly admired: "The saint is naturally a rare virtuous emperor, and the queen mother and the two phases are naturally also the saint's virtuous helpers." It is already a great feat to enable all dwellers to have their houses and to cultivate their fields. What's more, there is plenty of food and clothing, and cooking oil in a blazing fire. ”

Ding Ning took a sip of hot tea and did not comment, but smiled self-deprecatingly in his heart.

Now almost everyone in Changling loves Emperor Yuanwu, who has reigned for twelve years, but no matter how great his merits are, can he offset a person's sins?

If everyone said yes, he wouldn't agree.

And at least the eldest grandson Qianxue will be on his side.

A teenager in a new shirt appeared at the entrance of the courtyard.

As soon as he raised his eyes and saw this young man in a new shirt, Zhang Yi had a bitter face, and said sadly: "Shen Yi, although my junior brother Ding Ning has already stepped into the third realm, you might as well not be so anxious, it is a little bad to use a sword in the New Year." ”

Shen Yi, a young man in Guanzhong who officially had a covenant with Ding Ning to break through the realm and fight again, his expression was originally a little hesitant, but when he heard Zhang Yi's words, he turned around in a hurry, so that Zhang Yi and Ding Ning could see his back, and at the same time quickly explained with some embarrassment: "I didn't bring a sword, I'm not here to fight." ”

Zhang Yi's brows suddenly relaxed, and he said gently: "This is very good, you can sit down and drink tea first." ”

Zhang Yi has a sense of relaxation and closeness by nature, and Shen Yi, who was slightly nervous, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you for the two Sanyang grasses. Ding Ning also smiled slightly at the straightforward young man who walked into the small courtyard.

Shen Yi looked at Ding Ning's smile, became more relaxed, and first saluted Xue Wangxu and Wang Taixu, and then looked at Ding Ning and said: "I heard the news of your breakthrough two days ago, and the speed of breaking through the realm exceeded An Baoshi and Jingliuli, so I wanted to come to you, just thinking that just this kind of cultivation speed for entering the realm, I would not be as good as it, I was a little discouraged for a while, hesitated for a few days, and only came today." ”

Ding Ning said calmly: "The cultivation of the first three realms does not mean anything. ”

"Because of the previous agreement to break through the realm and fight again, I won't come to see you, and it's not a matter to hide. Shen Yi looked at him and explained: "But I don't feel as good as it, plus as your senior brother Zhang Yi said, it's always not good to come to the New Year to make an appointment, so come over first, and it should be regarded as a New Year's greeting." ”

Xue Wangxu smiled slightly and said approvingly: "He is worthy of being a young man who walked out of Pingchuan for eight hundred miles in Guanzhong, and he is open-minded. ”

Shen Yi's face was slightly red, and he suddenly mustered up some courage and said, "Lord Xue, I have a reluctant request, I don't know if you agree." ”

Xue Wangxu was slightly stunned, his dim pupils suddenly lit up, and said, "How?"

Shen Yi said: "I haven't entered any sword academy to study before... I wonder if the Cave Master Xue can recommend me to participate in the entrance examination of the Aries Cave?"

"The White Aries Cave has now been merged into the Qingteng Sword Academy, what do you mean is that you want to become a student of the Qingteng Sword Academy, and you want to become a senior brother with Zhang Yi and Ding Ning?" Xue Wangxu suddenly twisted his beard and laughed, "This is really wonderful. ”

Ding Ning was a little speechless.

Xue Wangxu had also revealed interesting thoughts about Shen Yi before, but he never thought that Shen Yi would take the initiative to make such a request.

Shen Yi's face was full of joy at this time, looking at Xue Wangxu, who was smiling proudly, and said excitedly: "So the cave master agreed?"

Xue Wangxu looked at the excited Guanzhong boy and said, "As long as you don't worry about hindering your future, since I made an exception to accept Ding Ning, there is nothing to make another exception, presumably Di Qingmei is also willing to let me take the burden and accept such an excellent student for the Qingteng Sword Academy." ”

Hearing Xue Wangxu's promise, Shen Yi was so happy that his mouth was dry for a while, and he opened his mouth wide, but he couldn't say anything.

Ding Ning shook his head and didn't express any opinions, just asked Shen Yi calmly, "Why do you suddenly have such an idea?"

Shen Yi said: "I heard that you want to participate in the Minshan Sword Meeting, so I thought that even if I have a hearty fierce battle with you now, even if I can win you, there is nothing to be proud of, after all, you have only started practicing since last autumn, not to mention that I went back and thought about your sword momentum to defeat me, and I felt that I might still lose if I let go of the fight now." I can't surpass it for a while, so I think it's better to follow in your footsteps and watch you move forward. ”

Xue Wangxuan smiled slightly when he heard this, and said, "Yes, knowing yourself and knowing your opponent, you will not be defeated in a hundred battles." ”

Ding Ning frowned slightly, but before he could speak, Shen Yi had already rushed to say, "Ding Ning, don't get me wrong, the reason why I did this is not entirely for Xie Rou. ”

Zhang Yi's gaze was more gentle, and he became more and more aware that the reason why Shen Yi decided this way was first because Ding Ning's performance made him realize some of his shortcomings, but the more important reason was that Ding Ning and Xue Wangxu convinced him from the heart.

"Since the cave master has promised you, you are now a student of our academy, and some courtesies should be followed. So he looked at Shen Yi gently and said, "Do you still call Ding Ning now?"

Shen Yi was stunned, and immediately reacted, and waved his hands to Ding Ning and Zhang Yi excitedly and respectfully, and said, "I've seen Senior Brother Ding Ning, Senior Brother Zhang Yi." ”

"That's good. Xue Wangxu glanced at Zhang Yi and Ding Ning, smiled at Wang Taixu again, and said: "Here is someone in between, generous and straightforward but not like Zhang Yi's mother-in-law, daring but not as calm as Ding Ning, and less reckless and impulsive as a teenager." ”

Wang Taixu smiled when he heard this, and said, "Isn't it good to be too calm and serious?"

Xue Wangxu said seriously: "Of course it's not too good, it's too rational and weighed, and sometimes it's tied." ”

Ding Ning didn't say much, and said, "I'm going to go to the fish market later." ”

Shen Yi suddenly said, "Can you take me with you?"

Looking at Ding Ning, who turned his head, he immediately added with some embarrassment: "Senior Brother Ding Ning, I don't want to follow you in everything, it's just that I have only been to Changling for a short time, and I have never been to such an interesting place as the fish market." ”