Chapter 39, the down-and-out envy

In the mind of the seventeenth princess Li Qi, since she was a child, her third brother Li Yi has always been the person she admires the most. Not to mention that Li Yi's martial arts are already unique in the world, just his kung fu of "having the skill of staying beautiful and being young" is incomparable to others. Now, Li Qi heard that her third brother admitted that his martial arts were far from the opponent of the "wooden barrel bowl", and she was really surprised in her heart. Li Qi knew in her heart that her third brother had always been upright and never lied, he said that Murong Gongzi was like "the flower of the bright moon", and he was just a "glimmer of fire", so that must be the case.

At that moment, Li Qi pulled Li Yi's arm and said, "Third brother, let's go!"

Li Yi asked, "Where to go?"

Li Qi said: "Go to Tianbao Pavilion! That 'barrel bowl' is so powerful, why don't we go and call him out to help?"

"Oh, my good sister!" Li Yi shook off Li Qi's hand and said, "What is the identity of Murong Gongzi? Let's just go straight to the door and ask him to help us catch demons, he may not be able to agree!"

Li Qi pouted and said: "The demon is the common enemy of the human race, no matter how powerful his Tianbao Pavilion is, it is also under the rule of my great Qian, now the demon is in Chang'an, and the people are in danger, at this time, shouldn't he Murong Huan stand up to eliminate the demon and exorcise the demon and defend Chang'an?"

Li Yi still shook his head and said, "That's the truth, but we still can't force others!"

Yi Qingqi said: "Brother Li, you are the Prince of Qizhu of the current dynasty, and you are also the deputy pavilion master of the God King Pavilion, can't you even please this Murong Gongzi?"

Li Yi hesitated for a moment, still shook his head and said: "I am afraid that I am the only teacher who can invite this Murong Gongzi in the entire Chang'an City! I, Li Yi, am thin noodles, and it is okay to see him, but I am afraid that I can't work him out of the mountains to serve the imperial court!"

Li Qi said: "Third brother, why do you admit death so much! You just said that you just asked him to come out to catch demons, isn't it okay? Why do you have to say that you are doing things for the imperial court?"

Li Yi said disapprovingly: "Protecting the people of Chang'an, catching the cat demon, and cracking this strange case in the capital is a matter within the court's responsibility, and I will ask Murong Gongzi to come out to help us catch the demon, isn't it just for him to do things for the court?"

"Oh, my third brother!" Li Qi stomped his feet when he heard this, and said hurriedly: "You are in your forties, why are you still so inflexible?

Li Yi still shook his head: "That's the truth, you can't get around it, even if I don't mention this truth, Murong Gongzi will think like this......"

After that, Li Yi raised his glass and took a sip of wine, then reached out and took a piece of "fried venison with shrimp", slowly put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully.

Li Qi was angry in her heart, so she wanted to slap Li Yi's arm again, but Yiqing next to her hurriedly grabbed her and persuaded:

"Sister Xiaoqi, what Brother Li said is not unreasonable, since ancient times, those who have the best skills must also be people who are above the top. That Murong Gongzi, since he has such magical powers, if he is not willing, I am afraid that no one will be able to move him!"

Li Qiwu pouted to herself: "Sister Yiqing, we haven't invited anyone yet, how do we know that people don't want to?"

Yiqing also felt quite reasonable when she heard it, and she immediately said to Li Yiyan: "Brother Li, what Sister Xiaoqi said also makes sense. Perhaps, this Murong Gongzi is also a warm-hearted person of the ancient way? Since he has the peerless ability to subdue demons and eliminate demons, he should take it as his responsibility to cleanse demons and protect the world......! Let's go to Tianbao Pavilion together, everyone sincerely pleads, I don't believe he can be unmoved!"

Yiqing thought to himself, in the past ten days, eight more people have died in Chang'an City, however, we have searched the entire Chang'an City inside and out, but we still can't find the slightest trace of the cat demon. Except for the fact that the sick wood has a relationship with the cat demon, the others don't even know what the cat demon looks like. Now the men in Chang'an City are too scared to go out, the people are panicked, and there must be different opinions in the court. Although Brother Li didn't say anything, the pressure in his heart must be not small. If this Murong Gongzi really has such a heavenly ability, then inviting him to go out of the mountain to catch the cat demon is very good for Brother Li.

"Well...... this" Li Yi touched his chin, but still noncommittal. He just picked up the glass in front of him again and took a shallow sip of the wine.

Li Qi said a little impatiently: "Third brother, you are also in your forties, how can you act like a mother-in-law and mother-in-law? Aren't you just going to Tianbao Pavilion? If you don't go, I'll go with Sister Yiqing! Princess Ben doesn't believe it, this 'wooden bucket bowl' can have such a big shelf? Even Princess Ben dares not to listen to Princess Ben's words!"

"I said Seventeenth Sister, can you not just say my age at every turn?!" At this moment, Li Yi put the wine glass down heavily, and said with a rather unhappy face.

What Li Qi and Yiqing didn't expect was that Li Yi didn't seem to care much about everything at this time, and what made him haunted the most was that his sister always ruthlessly "revealed" his true age.

As soon as Li Yi said this, Yiqing and Li Qi beside him couldn't help but laugh, and even a middle-aged man with a beard on his face who was separated from them several tables couldn't help but laugh when he heard it.

Li Yi followed the prestige, only to see the middle-aged man, the figure was very long, a face was full of beards, and his hair was also unkempt, seeing that he was dressed very sloppily, Li Yi couldn't help frowning, so he didn't pay attention to it.

"Okay, good! Seventeenth sister is wrong, this is not going to compensate the third brother!" Li Qi hurriedly bowed and said: "My third brother looks better than Pan An, looks like Song Yu, even if he is already forty and six, but it looks like he is only twenty at most, isn't it?" Sister Yiqing, are you right?"

Yiqing also smiled: "Yes, yes, yes, if Brother Li doesn't say it himself, who can guess his real age?"

Li Yi gave Li Qi a blank look, and took care of drinking and eating vegetables. He said in his heart, seventeen sisters, if you don't say it, you still have to say it, don't you make amends to me in the end, and don't forget to talk about my age! This is good, even if I want to hide it, I can't hide it from now on!

Li Qi saw that Li Yiwu's face was sad, and she couldn't help but feel a little worried in her heart, she had to look at Yiqing, and each carefully picked up the vegetables to eat, as long as Li Yi didn't say it, the two of them would never dare to mention the matter of "wooden barrel bowls" again.

The three of them ate the food in a sullen voice for a while, but unexpectedly, Li Yi suddenly slapped the table and said loudly: "It turns out that the gatekeeper said ...... It's him!"

Yiqing was already a little accustomed to Li Yi's startled behavior, and she immediately asked lightly, "Brother Li, who is the gatekeeper you are talking about?"

Li Yidao: "The gatekeeper is naturally the 'gatekeeper', after my morning meeting today, I met the gatekeeper at the gate of the Shenwang Pavilion. He told me that I only had to go all the way south to find someone who could help me get rid of the demons. From this point of view, the one the gatekeeper said should be Murong Gongzi!"

Li Qi raised his head and said, "Third brother, don't you know that the one the gatekeeper said is not this princess?"

Li Yi smiled and raised his glass, but did not speak. He thought to himself, you, the "female ancestor" who has always only caused trouble, just let me stay in Chang'an City in peace, if I count on you to help me catch demons, I can get the Year of the Monkey and the Moon?!

Yiqing immediately said, "Brother Li, since the gatekeeper has pointed out the direction for you, then without further ado, why don't we go to Tianbao Pavilion now?"

Li Yi nodded, quite reasonable, he put down the wine glass, and then beckoned to the shopkeeper: "Shop, check out!"

......

Here, Li Yi paid off the wine bill, and then took Yiqing and Li Qi to the Tianbao Pavilion in the northwest of Chang'an City. Over there, at another square table by the window in the tavern, the middle-aged man in ragged clothes and a beard was still pouring himself a drink. Although there were only three dishes in front of him, there were two in the wine jug, and it turned out that he was also a good drinker.

That person was none other than General Zuo Wuwei and Li Junxian, the Duke of Wulian County, who was famous for half of Chang'an City in the past. Since the emperor issued a decree to exempt Xu Ke from the death penalty, he also rehabilitated Zhaoxue for Li Junxian. From then on, Li Junxian no longer had to be incognito and mingled in the corners of the rivers and lakes. Coincidentally, his senior brother Li Chunfeng had finished rectifying the Taihu Lake water monster in Suzhou Mansion, and Li Junxian followed Li Chunfeng back to Chang'an.

After returning to Chang'an, although Li Junxian did not have to be afraid of being arrested by the government, his former official titles had been stripped by the emperor after all, and he could only live as a commoner from then on. In addition to his martial arts and the ability to go into battle to kill enemies, he also has no other skills to make a living. As a result, he could only live in his senior brother's Xuandu Temple, doing nothing all day long......

Li Chunfeng, as a member of the Taoist Sect, cultivates bitter Zen and lives a poor life, so he naturally has no extra silver taels for Li Junxian. Pity this former general of the forbidden army, although he has a good nature of wine, but because he is shy in his pocket, he can only come to this "worry-free house" from time to time, order two or three side dishes, ask for two pots of water and wine, and chat to satisfy his hunger.

Li Junxian originally knew Li Yi, but he didn't bother to tidy up his beard and hair in Chang'an City for many days, and he was wearing sloppy clothes.

Originally, Li Junxian saw that Li Yi, the king of Zhao, would come to this inconspicuous tavern for dinner, and he was slightly stunned, but he didn't pay attention to it. Later, Li Junxian heard that this Zhao Wang Chitose was so serious about his age, and his heart was like a child, he didn't hold back for a while, he laughed. However, he didn't want Li Yi to recognize him at this moment, so he hurriedly lowered his head to cover his face and drank to himself......

After Li Yi walked away, Li Junxian also followed to settle the bill. But in front of the shopkeeper, he searched every bag on his body, but only found eight copper plates, which is far from enough compared to today's wine money.

Li Junxian had no choice but to look at his face and said: "Shop, can you allow me to owe on credit for a few days, and in a few days, Li will definitely pay back the principal with interest!"

The shopkeeper just smiled and said, "Forget it! These eight copper coins will be the money for your meal! Today's table gave the old man an extra three or four taels of silver, so they will treat you as a treat......

Li Junxian was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly surrendered his hand to the shopkeeper, so he said goodbye and went out, and when he left, he did not forget to bring a pot of "old knife burning".

According to what Li Junxian said, his meal today is less than one tael of silver, since Li Yi gave the shopkeeper more than three taels of silver at the table, then he might as well treat to the end, and it is reasonable for him to bring a pot of old wine. The shopkeeper listened to it quite reasonably, so he didn't think it was a pestle......

Li Junxian left the "worry-free house" and went all the way to the south, as he walked, thinking about what Li Yitong and Li Qi said, he couldn't help but secretly say in his heart:

"It turns out that so many people have died in Chang'an City, and it is actually the cat demon who is causing trouble! No wonder my senior brother said, Chang'an City has not been peaceful recently!"

"A mere cat demon dares to make such a stir in my Chang'an City! No, Li Yi, the king of Zhao, is personally in charge, and he has not been able to catch her so far with many horses such as Tsing Yiwei, Jingzhao Mansion, and Dali Temple!

"I miss me Li Junxian, a descendant of the dignified Taizong, who has a body of martial arts, but there is no way to serve the country!

Li Junxian thought of this, so he opened the pot of "Old Knife Burning" in his hand, raised his neck and drank two large sips, wiped off the wine juice from his mouth, and cheered up and walked towards Mingde Gate in the south of the city......

As he walked, he drank a pot of cheap liquor from the old shopkeeper of Sanssouci when passers-by saw a man in scruffy clothes and a bearded face staggering towards him, and they all moved out of the way. Even a group of officials in charge of patrolling the city in Jingzhao Mansion couldn't help but give way when they saw it, and these officials couldn't help pinching their noses and waving their hands when they smelled the smell of wine and sweat on Li Junxian's body, thinking that a down-and-out man came from somewhere, and he was so poor and destitute......