Chu Tao still smiled dryly: "When the girl said this, I'm afraid that everyone won't dare to swallow even if they have good wine in front of them, so it's better to serve tea." ”

With a wave of his hand, the waiter rushed in, and the steaming tea bowls wafted with a slightly bitter breath.

To remove the lid, a bowl of green tea soup floated with a few translucent slender buds, as enchanting as a woman's yellow-green dance dress. The tea cup was just close to his mouth, and he couldn't help but smack his lips and stick out his tongue: his mouth was full of bitterness, and it was almost difficult to swallow. Everyone looked at each other with angry expressions.

Leng Fengyi held up the tea bowl and looked at it, smiling quietly.

Only Chu Tao safely uncovered the lid, skimmed off the tea foam and drank it without changing its color: "A true hero, I don't see its color, I don't smell its fragrance, I don't know its taste, but the aftertaste is endless." The more you taste, the sweeter you smell, the more fragrant it is, and it is a good tea. ”

Everyone unconsciously took a second sip, and suddenly felt that the bitterness was reduced by half, and the leisurely sweetness quietly spread from the root of the tongue, and it was a strange tea. In the mixture of sweet and bitter, the mellow wine in the throat has long been suppressed by a fresh fragrance.

"There are countless famous teas in the world, but they are not as bitter, and they are not as long as the rest of the rhyme. This South Shore specialty is made of ink ice grass buds as tea - this grass can be found everywhere on the south bank. Its fragrance is as warm as ink, and its color is as pure as ice. Boiling water boils for a long time, and the true color is still the same. Its taste is bitter but not astringent, and the aftertaste of drinking is like a sweet spring, which lasts for a long time. ”

When everyone nodded in surprise, the conversation changed.

"However, the people of the South Shore are as warm as water, tough and thick. Let you dry the wood and burn the fire without moving. There is a strong fragrance in the bitterness. I don't see the edge, just because the edge is converged, and when it comes out, there will be a thunderous blow, and I don't hesitate to break my bones. ”

The room was full of silence.

I only heard the cold wind passing through the hall, like a knife like a sword, blowing in my heart.

In the dead silence, Feng Yi clapped her hands three times: "What a hero who talks about tea!"

Chu Tao smiled lightly and waved his hand.

Qi Heng was led up and added wine and food to the last seat. Two swordsmen stood close and caught him in the middle. The table was full of delicacies, he didn't move his chopsticks, glanced at the guests in the hall, his eyes touched Leng Fengyi, and he was shocked and angry, got up and pointed at Chu Tao in a rough voice and scolded: "Boy, don't dare to fight with me, just take a woman to humiliate me!" The guard kicked him and forced him back to his seat.

Cheng Yunhe asked in surprise: "What does Master Chu mean?"

A senior in Tsing Yi left his seat and replied: "It's not that the Chu family intends to make things difficult, you have also seen it, Qi Da Shao is impulsive and aggressive, if he is not controlled, I am afraid that the north and south sides of the strait will be mired in the quagmire of struggle and will never have peace." This time, if it weren't for Qi Dashao leading people to ambush the head of the Beacon Fire Ridge first, there would not have been this dispute. Qi Dashao keeps saying that he wants the life of the head of my family! The head of Luo in the Beacon Ridge and Qin Dashao on the north bank can all testify. If it weren't for the master's dexterity, he would have subdued it, and the consequences would be unpredictable. The head of the family did not compare with it, did not slack off at all, and invited him to live in the backyard of Chu Mansion with good food and drink, which was already magnanimous. What Miss Leng said does not seem to be true. It was Liu Siren, one of the three heroes of Zhuyuan, who spoke.

"It seems that there is a misunderstanding. Cheng Yunhe said with a smile, "Qi Ye only knows that Qi Dashao likes to go to Fenghuoling for a reason, but he doesn't know that there is such an entanglement. Perhaps, the two parties happened to meet on a narrow road in the mountains and forests, and the eldest young master thought that the head of Chu would be unfavorable to him, so he collided with the head of Chu, which was not intentional. If this is the case, I should pay tribute to Master Qi and apologize to Master Chu on behalf of Master Qi and the eldest young master. ”

It's just that Qi Gongzi doesn't seem to see it that way. ”

Qi Heng had a chance to speak, and said loudly: "Cheng Yunhe, why are you in a hurry to apologize? It is clear that Chu Tao is trying to harm me, detaining this young master, and planning to blackmail my father, this kind of bastard, why should I apologize to him!"

A bite back, only to make the situation more chaotic, the two sides have their own opinions, disputes, more and more people are joining the battle of words, Qi Heng's smug shouts are getting louder and louder, but they are all useless.

Leng Fengyi suddenly stood up again, glanced at Qi Heng's horizontal eyebrows, and Qi Heng suddenly lost his voice.

"Master Chu, there is something wrong with Qi Da Shao, and the matter of Beacon Fire Ridge has passed, so why bother with it? If he is really magnanimous, since he has not brought losses to the Feather Chasing Sword Sect, why not write it off? If there are any conditions, it is clear that it is. ”

Liu Siren sneered a few times: "Qi Ye is so forgetful! The lease of Bilianzhou Gudu has long expired. ”

"It's easy to renew the contract," Feng Yi replied, "I have already brought the rent that Qi Ye still owes on credit, and after settling it, I will draw up another contract according to the intention of the head of Chu." I can make the decision on behalf of Qi Ye and make the terms and ......"

"Nope. Chu Tao, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly interrupted, "The girl is wrong, I plan to take back Bilian Continent." ”

The grim voice echoed in everyone's heart.

Bilian Island, a small island west of the Yangtze River, lies between the two banks, like a powerful springboard to step into the Beacon Fire Ridge, which can directly attack the hinterland of the Beacon Fire Ridge and retreat to hold the waterway of the Long River. The ferry port on Bilian Island was originally the ancestral business of the Chu family, although all parties coveted it, but they never lost it. Twelve years ago, when Chu Yuan had just died and the Feather Sword Sect was falling apart, Qi Ye led the martial arts to forcibly occupy this place and forced the Chu family to sign a lease on the grounds that the Chu family was not managing well and took over on his behalf. Although Chu Tao insisted on disagreeing and refusing to admit it, he was helpless to compromise with everyone in the sect. One delay is twelve years.

Leng Fengyi smiled sadly, she knew that nothing could stop what he had already said: "Does the Qi family still have a choice?"

Qi Heng chuckled: "Joke, the Qi family has been operating there for twelve years, and you want to take back the place you lent out yourself?"

"Whether it's twelve or twenty years, it's the foundation left by the ancestors of the Feather Sword Sect. At that time, the north bank was strong and the south bank was weak, so the people on the north bank bullied the weak, and the people on the south bank had suffering. Today, the Feather Chasing Sword Sect will never be humiliated again. Now that the lease has expired, please ask Qi Ye to withdraw from Bilian Island as soon as possible. After the handover is completed, I will send someone to escort Qi Dashao back. ”

He deeply understood that the word promise was nothing but a lie to divert attention from the Qi family's father and son. Qi Ye should know that twelve years later, the situation has been completely reversed. The arrogant blackmailers of the past must now taste the taste of being coerced.

Cheng Yunhe shook his head and sighed: "What Master Qi means, any conditions can be discussed, however, Miss Fengyi and the eldest young master are about to get married one day." I hope that the head of Chu can be an adult and release him as soon as possible. ”

"Really?" Chu Tao smiled leisurely, "Congratulations to the two of you first." However, I can only promise that Qi Dashao can move freely on the south bank for the time being. I am also happy to be an adult, just waiting for the good news of Qi Ye. ”

Qi Heng gritted his teeth and laughed wildly: "Chu Tao, I want to see what you dare to do to me." Since you are happy to be an adult, and Feng Yi and I are married, you want to have a drink anyway. Oh, I forgot, Young Master Chu never drinks alcohol, let alone bitter wine!"

In the whole hall, he was the only one who laughed bitterly, like a mad dog.

Leng Fengyi glared at him angrily, and he ignored it, he had long forgotten his situation.

Cheng Yunhe was anxious, for fear of offending Chu Tao.

And Chu Tao didn't raise his eyes to look at him at all, just lowered his head. Raising his hand slightly, accompanied by the crisp sound of a cup and plate falling to the ground, the red light on Qi Heng's face instantly burned into dead ashes.

Tea is flowing and the table is full of messes.

Everyone was also shocked into a cold sweat. Leng Fengyi was stunned, waiting for the next step, but saw that the face on the first seat was smiling peacefully and meaningfully.

"Rude, sorry. Chu Tao bowed, calmly left his seat, went to the screen to straighten his clothes, and sat back calmly, so calm that everyone suspected that this was just an accident.

By the time he sat back, Wang Hong had already ordered the waiter to clean up the mess and replace the tea cup with a tea cup again, and the swordsmen on the left and right had already taken the stunned Qi Heng down from the hall.

Night falls. After the lights were turned on, the Chu family was shrouded in a flaming festive color. The moonlight is also exceptionally bright.

It's just that the envoy of the Qi family is definitely not happy. Yun He repeatedly apologized for Qi Heng's faux pas, but Chu Tao calmly persuaded him to drink as if nothing had happened. There was a lot of pointing and whispering among the dignitaries from all factions on the South Bank.

Cheng Yunhe shook his head more than once: "Qi Dashao is really ...... Spontaneous ......"

Feng Yi smiled bitterly and whispered: "Reckless, I don't know the image at all, isn't he always like this?" Don't worry, Master Chu really won't treat him well, but it's just a lot of chips to embarrass Qi Ye." With his arrogance, Qi Dashao couldn't still enter his eyes - if there was no such thing as Bilianzhou, maybe he would have let Qi Dashao go a long time ago. ”

"According to this, Bi Lianzhou, he is nine out of ten, what are we going to talk about?"

"He's never done anything 10 out of 10 - just wait and see!" His eyes blinked, and the corners of his mouth lifted, and there was a face that poured out all beings. raised his glass and stared thoughtfully at Chu Tao. As soon as he drank it, he watched the eyes on the other side, which were originally as clear as cold stars, gradually sink and gray.

"Bang! bang!" suddenly lit up and went out in an instant. Brilliant fireworks burst out in the sky over Chu Mansion in amazement. Everyone gathered around the courtyard, looking up and exclaiming, admiring the splendor of the sky.

Behind the voices one after another, Feng Yi leaned against the pillars of the eaves and corners, letting the moonlight hide her in the shadows, silently staring at the tall and burly backs in the courtyard, as if only in this way could she see the world clearly. In front of her, a pool of broken moon glowed with a cold pale light in the cold wind—the sky tonight was only a brilliant color.

Chu Tao's slow steps stood still three steps behind her: "Let's go and see?" The bright light was hitting his solemn face, reflecting an indifferent paleness.

"I don't like that, you know. The bewitching gaze flickered over him, without stopping.

"Could it be that the girl still likes horse racing, but unfortunately the horse races in the autumn. The chuckle was full of disdain.

Looking back angrily: "The season is different, Master Chu!"

is still silent laughter, but only with a bone-chilling cold: "The shortest time is nothing more than the fireworks scene, fleeting." Once again, he walked slowly, calmly blending into the dark shadows of the Jianghu guests in the courtyard, and he could not be found.

stubbornly raised the corners of his mouth, but tears rolled down the corners of his eyes without fighting. Looking down, the cold stone floor is reflecting his long shadow. Leng Fengyi, when did you learn Gu Ying to be self-pitying? She warned herself that in this courtyard—no, it is the entire rivers and lakes, no one has ever pitied a woman.

In the multicolored light of the fireworks, she allowed herself to turn into a silhouette, only for a moment, and then as the light faded, the night erased her, leaving no trace.