Chapter 13: A Chance Encounter with the Dead
When Luo Cheng and Situ Lei hid all the way to the vicinity of Zhuyue Mansion, he suddenly remembered Dan Lao's explanation, when would he stay if he didn't go to Chen Mansion at this time, if Yang Xiaotian learned about it afterwards, he could also say that he was in the palace, so he had a suitable excuse, and at most he would go down. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Thinking of this, Luo Cheng said hello to Situ Lei, and with this knowledgeable old horse leading the way, the two turned to the remote East Market. Fortunately, Luo Cheng didn't go to the Moon Mansion tonight, otherwise Yang Xiaotian would be very embarrassed, Ge Yun is a woman is good to explain, a dog ignorance can cover up the past, then Ruan Kang has repeatedly opposed Luo Cheng, and the last battle in Leizhou hated the other party even more, if the two met at this time, they would inevitably go wrong, then even Yang Xiaotian would be affected by the pond fish. The assassination is sure to be blown up, and Luo Cheng will grab his pigtails, and the situation may go to the other side in the future......
It's a pity that there is no if in the world, when Yang Xuerao rushed back to the Zhuyue Mansion to ask her brother about Luo Cheng's whereabouts, Luo Cheng had already arrived outside the gate of the Chen Mansion.
Although the Chen family has been in decline for hundreds of years, fortunately, these generations of family heads are still in good shape, and they are doing business with Caoyun, and their status is not high, but their wealth is increasing day by day. However, there is no clue in front of the house, the mansion is a single courtyard, but the two town house stone lions in front of the door are no different from the general solid people, and the plaque is also black on a white background.
The two climbed over the white-painted brick wall, and gradually approached the atrium under the cover of the green shade on the side of the wall, and the courtyard was a forest of plum blossoms, and the small bridge flowed, but in the cold winter, the water surface was also frozen, and there was a slight snow in the pavilion for people to rest, and a stone path winded deep into the plum bushes from the doorway, and it was evident that there were often people cleaning, and the smooth pebbles glowed with cold light in the moonlight.
The courtyard was deserted and pitch black, and if it weren't for the fact that their eyes were accustomed to darkness, they might have fallen in all directions in the slippery bushes. Fortunately, there are still a few lights in the main house in the distance that have not been extinguished, and the two of them at least don't have to look for someone to ask for directions, and there are fewer troubles.
The two quietly came to the vicinity of the main house, and Situ Lei said in a low voice: "There are only two floors here, and there are three places where the candles are lit, which one to explore first?"
Luo Cheng smiled and said: "Sneaky is not beautiful, just ask!"
Without waiting for the other party to answer, he stepped forward and knocked lightly on the door three times, whether it was a blessing or a curse is now up to him, Situ Lei muttered: "Isn't you kid referring to Sang scolding Huai? Lao Tzu just wants to be careful to sail the boat of ten thousand years!"
"Distinguished guests, Chen Zhiyuan is very honored, please go upstairs to talk!"
There was a hearty voice from the window on the second floor, and the owner who heard it was no more than forty years old, Luo Cheng smiled freely, and with a gentle push of his big hand, the hidden door slowly opened, and with the mentality that if he came, he would be safe, Luo Cheng and Situ Lei swaggered in.
Although the hall on the first floor is pitch black, it can be seen that the arrangement has taken a lot of thought, not to mention the ink treasure of the famous artists of various generations, the boxwood furniture alone is worth a lot, the carving of rosewood is even more ingenious, and dozens of pots of elegant orchids are embellished in the meantime, making the luxurious atmosphere also elegant and generous.
The two of them walked up the mahogany staircase, turned a corner on the second floor, and the vision in front of them suddenly opened up, only to see two unicorn bronze platforms by the window, and dozens of smokeless red candles were lit on the platform, illuminating the nearby area. There was a round table in the middle of the bronze platform, and the two men were concentrating on the game, and the man facing the stairs was obviously Chen Zhiyuan, he looked up and smiled at the two of them, and continued to bow his head and ponder.
In this quiet environment, even Situ Lei became disciplined and silently followed Luo Cheng to the table to watch the battle.
The man with his back to the two looked at the big dragon surrounded in the lower left corner of the chessboard and seemed to be meditating, and after a long time, he suddenly brightened up, and flew out of a sunspot and placed it in the blank space in the lower left corner.
"Lian Chu, how could it be you?"
Situ Lei sacrificed his swallow claws and shouted angrily: "It seems that this is a place to hide filth and dirt, Brother Luo, we will demolish this bird tower today, and we will be angry when we see him!"
Luo Cheng grabbed the other party and said with a smile: "The host hasn't spoken yet, we as guests really shouldn't act rashly, right and wrong have their own day to be solved, why should we rush for a while!"
"The lord of the North Chan Temple seems to be very human, and the master of the red leaves is really a wise and sage!"
Chen Zhiyuan glanced at Luo Cheng with a smile, and then said to Lian Chu: "Brother Fool tried his best to surround a big dragon of Brother Xian to death, if he forcibly broke through, Brother Fool also cleverly preset a secret move, I didn't expect Brother Xian to be freed so quickly, to retreat as advance, to seek opportunities elsewhere, it is really a clever trick of great wisdom and foolishness, Brother Fool admires!"
Lian Chu glanced up at the menacing Situ Lei, and said lightly: "Blindly struggling in the predicament in front of you will only get deeper and deeper, only if you jump out and re-examine yourself, maybe there will be unexpected joy, what does Brother Chen think?"
Chen Zhiyuan stroked his goatee, closed his eyes and said: "Family affairs, national affairs, world affairs, everything disturbs my heart from time to time, trapped in the situation, I don't know that I can't wait for the wind and clouds to meet, and I can't go straight to the clouds and sail into the sea! But everyone has their own ambitions, and the foolish brother is not reluctant to ......."
Saying that, he scattered the white seeds in his hand on the chessboard, and looked up at Luo Chengdao: "The abbot of Beichan Temple came to the Humble House late at night, I don't know what to say?"
Before Luo Cheng could answer, Lian Chu stood up, hugged his fists and said: "Since the distinguished guests are coming, Lian will not disturb Brother Chen, and now I want to go to the front yard for a walk, is it okay?"
Chen Zhiyuan said with a smile: "Brother Xian, please take it as if it is in your own home, where can you be so polite!"
Lian Chu walked up the stairs step by step under Situ Lei's stunning gaze, holding the smooth gauntlet, he turned his head and smiled, "Senior brother, are you interested in coming over to talk about it?"
"Good!"
Situ Lei retracted his swallow claws, took three steps and walked over in two steps, his feet stomping on the floor with a loud sound, venting the anger in his heart. The two brothers were also full of grievances, and Luo Cheng was not easy to participate, so he had to let Situ Lei solve it alone, seeing the two of them walking downstairs, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it over......
In the courtyard, Lian Chu was strolling in the plum blossom courtyard, and Situ Lei, who was following behind, was struggling in his heart, thinking that if he was the enemy he didn't know at all, he would have stumbled behind him. It's a pity that the person in front of him has been with him day and night for decades, and he really can't do it......
Suddenly raised his head during the struggle, and saw that the other party was looking at him meaningfully, Situ Lei was angry, and said in a deep voice: "Lian Chu, what are you doing in Luojing?"
Lian Chu didn't answer and asked: "How does it feel to be wronged? Looking at your full of energy, it seems that there are nobles among you to help you, so that your old bones don't suffer much!"
"Carving insect skills, what a big deal!"
Although he knew that the other party wanted to provoke him, Situ Lei was still angry, and said: "Lao Tzu has been immersed in the rivers and lakes for twenty years, and I have never seen any wicked people, but it is very rare to have a faceless beast like you." I believe that Master, his old man, and the spirit of heaven will also be ashamed of you!"
With such vicious words, Lian Chu was unmoved, and said calmly: "What are you going to do? Kill me? Okay, then you can do it!"
Lian Chu opened his hands, leaned his neck and closed his eyes to death, this time Situ Lei was confused, and under the suspicion, he didn't dare to make a rash move, took out the flying swallow claw from his back, he put on a posture and shouted: "Lian Chu, don't play tricks, let the horse come!"
The courtyard was full of gunpowder, but the upstairs was very quiet, Luo Cheng sat in Lian Chu's seat just now, always paying attention to the movements below, it seemed that Situ Lei couldn't suffer any loss for the time being, so he turned his head and waited for Chen Yuanzhi's reply. Unexpectedly, the other party had already put down the letter, and was looking at him meaningfully, Luo Cheng said embarrassedly: "I don't know if the predecessors are suspicious of the letter?"
"Unexpected!
Chen Zhiyuan seemed to be muttering to himself: "This is God helping my Chen family!"
Luo Chengdao: "So the predecessors believe what they said in the letter!"
Chen Zhiyuan nodded and sighed: "Eighty years ago, the ancestor Chen Dansheng was born, defeated countless masters in the world in a few years, and became famous, almost the first person in the martial arts at that time. He should have revived his family business and left his name down for eternity. Who knew that he was first trapped by love, lived in seclusion at the bottom of the West Sea, and after his comeback, he was defeated by the Yang family, and disappeared from then on! Such a heroic figure flashed like a meteor, which was a devastating blow to the Chen family at that time......
When Luo Cheng heard this, he understood the general cause and effect of the matter, and thought that Dan Lao wanted to travel around and make a breakthrough after being defeated by Wan Hongyao, but who knew that he would encounter bad luck. Fortunately, fortunately, he is still alive now, and he doesn't have to carry such a big burden when he sees through the red dust, Luo Cheng is really a little envious.
Seeing that Luo Cheng was silent, Chen Yuanzhi continued: "According to the generation, Dan Lao is a generation older than my grandfather, and Brother Luo is a friend of the ancestors, so how should Zhiyuan be called?"
Luo Cheng smiled and said: "This kind of trouble is a bird, let's talk about it as an equal, how about I call you Brother Zhiyuan?"
Chen Zhiyuan nodded and said: "Brother Luo is quick to talk, then if you are a brother, you will be arrogant! I heard that you are very familiar with Yang Xiaotian of the Moon Mansion, I don't know what the situation is?"
Since the other party was straight to the point, Luo Cheng told him about the experience of interacting with Yang Xiaotian, and Chen Zhiyuan, who listened to it, was amazed, and couldn't stop stroking his beard and laughing......
And the battle downstairs is quite intriguing, Situ Lei's skillfully dancing Feiyan claws, like a storm to launch a fierce attack on Lian Chu, and the other party just dodged, but did not fight back, there were several times the tip of the claw was almost a millimeter to open its intestines, but in the end he avoided them one by one, half an hour down, Situ Lei was already tired and panting, the years are urging people to get old, he also had to accept, had to put away his claws and stop the battle for the time being.
On the other hand, Lian Chu, who was a few years younger than him, was walking towards him with a smile, Situ Lei suddenly became nervous, and even the hands holding the Feiyan claws trembled slightly......