Chapter 1189: Cooperation
Chu Nanping turned her head and looked at the sleeping person, and her eyes automatically appeared in her mind with anger and anger.
He loves her and can't extricate himself, but the deeper he loves, the more uneasy he becomes, he is like a poor child who has envied the life of the rich since he was a child, and one day he finally walks in the palatial mansion, the more noble the person he meets, the more he feels that he does not belong here, Chu Nanping never thought that he would meet his beloved woman in his early years.
He got up gently, dressed and armed with his sword, every movement was quick and gentle, and he kept watching her all the time.
The two naturally lived together, but they did not get married, Tie Linglong insisted on this, and the reason was extremely simple: "The Dragon King didn't marry the person he loved, so we don't need to." When you get tired of it, it's good for you to go, and you don't even have to tell me, I won't be sad. ”
Tie Linglong must have felt it from the beginning, so let's say it first, she is a person with strong self-esteem.
"Hmm," she murmured in her sleep.
Chu Nanping walked out of the door, the day was just dawn, the courtyard was silent, inhaled a breath of cool air, the pores of the whole body were open, he heard a slight footstep, turned to look, and saw a small open space between the main room and the side room, someone was practicing.
He recognized at a glance that this was Harmony Jin, Tie Linglong used to practice every day, and then he slacked off, and he always had to practice once every two or three days, this set of exercises was different from other sects, rarely meditated, and had complex footwork, so it could be recognized from the appearance.
After Nie Zeng finished practicing for a lap, he said hello briefly: "Morning." ”
"Early. Chu Nanping was a little jealous, it had nothing to do with Tie Linglong, but he missed the time when he got up early and practiced in the dark, "Your harmony strength should be at the fourth layer, yin or yang?"
"Yang Jin. Perhaps because he had just finished practicing, Nie Zeng's face was slightly red. "It's been three years, and progress is getting slower and slower." ”
"Harmony is like this, it is very powerful after practice. ”
Nie Zeng nodded, although the two had known each other for a long time, they were not familiar with each other. This was the first time that we had small talk, "You're going out? Sorry, I shouldn't have asked." ”
"It's okay, it's not a secret. Before Chu Nanping could understand the meaning, he had already opened his mouth to send out an invitation, "Would you like to go with me?" if you are not busy. ”
"Of course...... I'm okay today...... What are you going to do?
"It's about him, but there's no need to let him know. ”
Nie Zeng was also a little jealous, and it had nothing to do with Tie Linglong, although the age difference was only a few years. Chu Nanping was much more mature in his eyes, able to make his own ideas, and even when he was doing things for the Dragon King six years ago, he seemed to be independent and special, different from ordinary loyalists.
Nie Zeng agreed, went back to the house to change clothes, brought a narrow knife, and came out to meet Chu Nanping.
Arrived at the gate. Chu Nanping finally told Nie Zeng the true purpose of this trip, "Let's go and get Shangguan Cheng back." ”
"Know where he is?"
"I'm going to know. Someone helps. ”
Jin Hu was waiting outside the door, his fierce face flickered, and he was slightly stunned when he saw Nie Zeng, but he didn't ask much, and whispered to Chu Nanping: "This is really what Gu Gongzi meant, right?"
"Why, you don't believe me? We're waiting for you here. ”
"No, no, I believe, let's go. "The Golden Tiger took the lead.
Nie Zeng was taken aback, in his impression, Chu Nanping didn't even know what a lie was. Just now, he quietly told a lie, and even an old Jianghu like Jin Hu couldn't see the flaws.
Pedestrians on the street are still very scarce, Jin Hu introduced: "Kinmen Pass is not a big place, but the hidden dragon and crouching tiger, many heroes, now the season is not right, in autumn, the population here can be three or four times more, walking on the street, a few steps can meet acquaintances, haha." ”
Finding that the two of them were not interested in this, Jin Hu gradually turned into a sneer, and hurriedly turned to business, "I have inquired, there is only a group of guests behind us, five people, living in an inn outside the east gate, among them there are no teenagers, but they have a lot of salutes, and it is still possible to hide someone." ”
Walking near the east gate, there were more pedestrians on the street, most of them were family members of the border army, women and children, and when they saw Chu Nanping and Nie Zeng, they all pointed and covered their mouths and snickered.
Chen Jinke rushed to Kinmen Pass ahead of schedule and arranged everything properly, so that the 1670 people were not questioned and stayed in an idle official residence in the city, but they still received a lot of attention.
"These sluts. Jin Hu viciously scared away the women around him, "The husband is guarding the gate, they have no one to discipline them, they all want to make some extra money, but the two are good-looking, they must be willing to pay for it, ha......"
Jin Hu swallowed back the laughter in time, and understood one thing, these two were not his "fellow practitioners", so he said: "With me here, no one wants to get close to the two." ”
Jin Hu sighed in his heart, people in the Western Regions are not easy to deal with, these two people are handsome and heroic, they both look like characters, but their temperament is more rigid than that of the Dragon King, they don't like to talk, they are not good at socializing, this transaction seems to be a big loss.
As soon as he walked out of the city gate, Nie Zeng automatically slowed down, about twenty steps behind.
Chu Nanping and Nie Zeng have never cooperated alone, and they are not too familiar with each other, but the two have been affected by the same influence, and they can cooperate very tacitly without talking.
Jin Hu finally understood why the two of them didn't like to talk: they were ready to do it from the moment they walked out of the gate.
Not far from the inn, Jin Hu said: "I'll go and see, maybe the five guests are nothing special, although it is not the peak season, but the Golden Gate is closed ......."
Chu Nanping grabbed Jin Hu's wrist, "Don't worry." ”
Arrived at the door of the inn, Chu Nanping looked around, yesterday when they entered the city passed here, he was still a little impressed, the inn is not big, the street room is also a hotel, and the guest rooms are concentrated in the back.
Chu Nanping walked in, picked a seat by the door and sat down, "Please go and invite the guests out." ”
Jin Hu's uneasy feeling in his heart became stronger and stronger, and before entering the door, he turned his head to look back, the swordsman named Nie Zeng was gone, and the pedestrians on the street were all as usual, as if no one had noticed that someone had disappeared.
"Gu Gongzi's hands and eyes are all over the sky, this kind of thing let the government come forward, and it was solved in a few words. "Golden Tiger hopes to defuse the conflict.
"Guests are invited to come out. You're good to go. Chu Nanping put the long sword on the table and said coldly, he had already entered the state and couldn't listen to anything else.
Jin Hu's face was full of embarrassment, this first prince didn't seem to know much about the rules of the rivers and lakes, so he came forward to invite the guests out. It was useless to go any further, so I had to grit my teeth and say, "How can I do that?" Since we are here together, of course, we will go and invite someone. ”
The inn has only opened for a short time, only the shopkeeper is alone, the guest glanced at the door when he entered, and has been bowing his head since then to settle the account, when the golden tiger passed, the two nodded to each other, they are old acquaintances. The shopkeeper immediately understood the meaning, put away the ledger and abacus, and turned to go out through another door.
Chu Nanping pressed his left hand on his knee, put his right hand on the table, looked at the long sword in his hand, and gradually awakened his love for it in his heart.
It took a full quarter of an hour for Jin Hu to come back, and Chu Nanping didn't feel slow at all, on the contrary. It seemed like it was just a matter of moments.
Jin Hu was the only one who sat down with a serious expression. "These five guests are not the people that Chu Gongzi is looking for, they definitely don't have teenagers in their hands, I can guarantee that they haven't even stopped in Dingwu Town. ”
Chu Nanping didn't speak, as if he was wondering if the Golden Tiger's guarantee could be trusted, and then he stood up. Grab the sword in your left hand.
Jin Hu breathed a sigh of relief, "Please rest assured, as long as a stranger arrives at Jinmen Pass, someone will notify you immediately...... Where are the first sons going?"
Jin Hu also stood up, and was surprised to find that Chu Nanping was walking towards the backyard of the resident.
"Misunderstanding. What a misunderstanding, Chu Gongzi, that's not what you're looking for...... Then I'll go back and call someone......" Jin Hu did not keep his promise to advance and retreat together, and ran out of the inn with a smoke, both sides were people he could not afford to offend, and no one could say that he was cowardly.
People from the Western Regions...... Jin Hu kept chanting these three words to explain everything.
The people who lived in the backyard seemed to have guessed that the golden tiger would not succeed, so they had already walked out of the house and waited in the yard.
There were five people in total, old and young, scattered and standing, Chu Nanping didn't know any of them, and there was indeed no one holding a double short knife that night, all of them were equipped with long swords.
The oldest swordsman was the first to speak, "You've got the wrong person. ”
Chu Nanping looked at the five swordsmen one by one and asked, "What are you doing at Kinmen Pass?"
The old swordsman raised his head and let out a hoarse laugh, "Your name is Chu Nanping?"
"Hmm. ”
"Don't you think you're too lenient? This is the Central Plains level, and our affairs have nothing to do with you. ”
"I just don't believe in coincidences. Chu Nanping said that he remembered that this sentence was said by Gu Shenwei many years ago.
The old swordsman stopped laughing, if he had stayed in the past, he would not have endured the interrogation of an unknown junior, but now it was not as good as in the past, he had to lower his posture, "My name is Luo Pingying, these are all the children of my Luo family, we came to Jinguanmen and have nothing to do with you, it has something to do with Gu Shenwei, the person named Huo Yun and the Lotus Girl, she killed several Luo family swordsmen, we tracked all the way and came to her for revenge." ”
"Found her?"
"I said, it's none of your business. "Luo Pingying's patience is about to exceed the limit.
Chu Nanping's opinion was obviously diametrically opposed to him, "Hasn't the Luo family been looking for Gu Shenwei and wants to 'recapture' Qiankun as a result?"
"It's not about you, either. Luo Pingying said bluntly.
"You want to kill all the people who have practiced Harmony Strength?" Chu Nanping continued to ask.
Luo Pingying refused to answer, and a young swordsman closest to Chu Nanping reached out and grabbed the hilt of his sword.
"Look, that's about me. Chu Nanping slowly pulled out his sword.
"Who are you doing this for?" Luo Ping asked.
"Iron Linglong. ”
"I see. Luo Pingying nodded to the young swordsman, "Shaoqing, ask the guests from the Western Regions for a few tricks, Qijian, invite the guests on the roof down." ”
(Sorry, it's late today, only one chapter.) I adopted a small wild cat, which was still alive yesterday, and today I suddenly couldn't stand up, and my head kept tilting back, and my cry was terrible, which was a little weird. Lost a lot of time for it, just right. Who has experience raising cats, I would like to give some pointers. )