when the wind and cloud cry

Chapter 3 The Covenant of Gentlemen
As soon as Shen Li entered the city, he heard the sound of horseshoes behind him.

When he looked back, he saw a group of knights were about to rush to him. The leader of the Yulin guards made a "pop" sound and whipped Shen Lu!
"Get out of the way!"

Shen Li couldn't dodge in time and was taken by the horse and fell to the side of the road. A piece of jade pendant fell out of his arms, and happened to be seen by a young master behind him.

The young master jumped off the horse, grabbed Shen Ran's wrist, and asked, "Xiaoyao Sword Ouye Liuyun, who are you?"

Shen Li quickly recognized that these people were not simple. The guards of Yubayashi were masters in the palace, and they were responsible for protecting the royal family.

And the rich young man in front of him must also be a son of a powerful man.

"If you don't tell me, His Highness will report you to the official!"

Since the other party knows that this thing belongs to my adoptive father, if I prevaricate and deal with it, I'm afraid I won't be able to hide it from the other party.

Thinking of this, Shen Li puffed up his chest and said solemnly: "Shen Li is sinking, Ouye Liuyun is the father-in-law!"

After the young master was slightly astonished, he immediately saluted and said: "It turns out that he is the first adopted son of the Huguo, Si Shengxuan has offended me, and I hope that Mr. Li Haihan!"

"Si" is the surname of the royal family.

Seeing that this son is extremely rich, his age is about the same as his own, and he has so many Habayashi guards to escort him, no wonder he called himself His Highness just now.

This person is actually a prince?
Shen Li's heart is complicated.

At the end of the day, I first met the princess, and was almost beheaded.

Now that he meets the prince again, he is almost caught and brought back to report to the officials.

It can be said that when you go out and meet noble people, you are unlucky to get home!
"There is a restaurant nearby, you can go to rest for a while, and I hope that Mr. Li will show your face. My Highness is willing to set up wine to make amends!"

Facing Si Shengxuan's warm invitation, Shen Li smiled coldly: "No need, I have never been in the same class as the rich and powerful, Your Highness, please go ahead!"

"This……"

Shen Ru was very hostile to the royal family, so Si Shengxuan had no choice but to put down his identity and said calmly: "To be honest, I am also going to participate in the sword-driving test. If Master Ru doesn't mind, we two will just go along the way, so we can take care of each other!"

After saying that, he returned the jade pendant to Shen Ran and reminded him softly: "After all, not everyone can recognize this thing. If we encounter such a misunderstanding again, what will happen to my brother?"

"Ok?"

Naturally, Shen Li didn't want to encounter such misunderstandings again. Although he didn't like the court and these dignitaries, the prince didn't have any malicious intentions, so he nodded and agreed immediately.

Most importantly, he happened to be hungry right now.

Si Shengxuan invited Shen Li to a restaurant with a magnificent facade, but there was a sign at the door.

Submission: Slaves and animals are not allowed to enter!

Seeing Shen Li's gloomy and uncertain face, Si Shengxuan was annoyed in his heart, the shopkeeper of this restaurant really has no eyesight, but he just put up such a sign.

It just so happens that this friend of His Highness’s is a slave. Isn’t this a slap in His face?

At this time, the shopkeeper was full of energy and went out to greet him personally: "His Royal Highness Seventeenth is here. The shop is in full bloom, and a banquet has been prepared inside!"

Shen Ru said "hum", turned around and left.

"Brother Li, don't be angry, it's because I didn't think carefully!"

At that moment, Si Shengxuan questioned the shopkeeper: "My Highness asks you, why did you put up such a sign!"

The shopkeeper didn't know that the disaster was imminent, so he was still there talking: "Your Highness the Seventeenth is so honorable, how can you eat in the same room as a slave and a lowly maidservant? The villain knew that His Highness Seventeen was coming, so he asked someone to write this sign, Your Highness Still satisfied?"

I am satisfied with your sister!
After hearing this, Si Shengxuan neither said he was satisfied nor dissatisfied, but only said: "The brand will be changed in a while, and the slaves will come in and eat and drink for free. For a period of one year, there will be no charge!"

"what!"

The shopkeeper sat down on the ground and cried: "Your Highness, don't make such jokes with the villain. The villain has 38 wives and concubines to support. If you give that slave free food and drink, let alone a year, one month The villain's shop can't keep going, woo woo..."

"If you can't do it, Your Highness will confiscate all your property, fill it into the national treasury, demote your wife and children, and make them slaves and maids!" Si Shengxuan said coldly.

"what!"

The shopkeeper rolled his eyes and immediately fainted.

Shen Li hated these business people very much.

Compared with the other four kingdoms, the Xuan Dynasty not only did not abolish slavery, but also imposed the heaviest taxes on the common people.

When you reach a certain amount, you will be promoted to a higher level. The higher the level, the less tax you will pay. This will lead to the poor getting poorer and the rich getting richer.

How rich are the rich?

Those who are rich enough to marry a regular wife often have to take more than a dozen concubines.

The poor are very different, and some cannot even afford a wife.

However, in order to continue the family line, a kind of "principal wife marriage" became popular among the poor.

To put it bluntly, in order to support the family, married families rent their wives to others to have children in exchange for some money.

In this way, for a man, one party has a wife, the other party has money, and each takes what he needs, and women are pushed around like objects.

Some chaste women can only resist this contract by dying.

Shen Ru has never seen his mother since he was born.

Because he is a child born of a pawned wife, living without dignity, that's why he hates these rich and powerful rich people.

So Shen Li severely punished the shopkeeper of the restaurant, letting him dissipate all his wealth and half his life savings.

Because Shen Li knows that this world is like this.

The two walked into the restaurant, each with a small table, and sat facing each other on the floor.

There are not only polished rice and white rice, clear syrup, but also meat and wine on the table, which is considered rich.

"Brother Li, today you and I have the honor to meet each other, I respect you a bottle!" After finishing speaking, Si Chengxuan picked up the wine bottle and drank it down in one gulp.

Shen Li drank a bottle, took out the jade pendant from his bosom, and said strangely: "Your Highness can tell at a glance that this thing belongs to my adoptive father. Could it be that you know my adoptive father?"

Si Chengxuan said eloquently: "This is palace jade, and there are only seven pieces in the whole world, which are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, blue, and purple. People who wear these seven palace jades are all shocked and evil." The most outstanding figures of the Sword Sect, the seven direct disciples of the master Tianji Zhenren, are called the Seven Shocking Evil Swords by the world, but most of the Seven Shocking Evil Swords died in battle, and there are only three left in the world today, namely Qi Beihong, Qin Hanyue and Ouye is gone!"

"Seven Shocking Evil Swords? Which Seven Swords are they?"

As the adopted son of Ouye Liuyun, Shen Li didn't know much about the famous figures of the Shocking Evil Sword Sect, which made Si Shengxuan feel very strange.

"These seven people are..."

Jinghong Sword——Qi Beihong!

Gale Sword——Qin Hanyue!

Scarlet Fire Sword - Lou Yanming!

Clear Water Sword——Nangong Chenao!
Freedom Sword - Ouye Liuyun!
Scholar's Sword—Jin Yu! "

Every time Si Shengxuan talked about a character, Shen Ru would write down a person in his mind.

But he soon discovered that Si Shengxuan's description of the Seven Shocking Evil Swords was wrong.

"Brother Si, you only mentioned six people just now!"

"There is another person..." Si Shengxuan shook his head when he said this, "However, this person must not be mentioned!"

"Why can't you tell?"

"It's taboo, why don't we talk about something else?"

No matter how Shen Li asked, Si Shengxuan was still unwilling to discuss this matter again, but the more he pretended to be mysterious, the more curious Shen Li became, thinking that he must find out in the future.

Why can't someone be mentioned?
After drinking for three rounds, Si Chengxuan hesitated several times, and asked softly: "Forgive me for taking the liberty, brother Li was born as a slave, why can Mr. Bao Ye hold him in high regard, and have such a father-son relationship?"

The law of slaves is better than that of livestock, and beating Ye Liuyungui to be the first protector of the country is equivalent to recognizing the livestock as a adopted son. This is unbelievable to anyone. It is no wonder that Si Shengxuan is curious about this.

"This is also something that I don't understand!" Shen Li said frankly, he really didn't know why Ou Ye Liuyun accepted him as his adopted son.

Si Chengxuan didn't ask any more questions, and turned the conversation around and said, "Anyway, this is the luck of Brother Li, but the Shocking Evil Sword Sect is a great sect protecting the country, and internal and external forces are intertwined. Did you ever know?"

Shen Li looked solemn and listened attentively.

"Among the three chief protectors, Qi Beihong is in charge of the internal affairs of the faction, supported by my second brother in the court, Qin Hanyue is in charge of the internal and external discipline and punishment of the whole sect, and supported by my eldest brother in the court. , the momentum is evenly divided."

Speaking of this, Si Shengxuan looked worried and said: "Mr. Ai Ye is in charge of the external affairs of the sect, and he only has the support of common disciples in the sect. Although there is secret help from the Emperor Ji's family, my imperial sister is a woman after all and has no real power in the army. , there are no important ministers in the government and the public, and the power is far inferior to my two imperial brothers, so the union between Mr. Ouye and my imperial sister is a solidarity, and survival is difficult!"

Some clues had already been seen from the dead ghost common people in the guest house before, and after listening to Si Shengxuan's heartfelt words, the pattern of the Jingxie Sword Sect became increasingly clear in Shen Ruo's eyes.

Anyway, his adoptive father is the one with the least power, and his life will not be much easier.

"Brother Si is a prince, why do you want to be an imperial guard?" Shen Li's question was also in the interests of Taoism.

It's fine if it's an ordinary commoner. If a pampered prince didn't have no secrets, how could he choose to cultivate the truth?

"I'll tell you the truth, Brother Ru, I have no power in the court. If I join the Jingxie Sword Sect, I can protect myself when my brothers compete for the heir apparent in the future!" Si Shengxuan was very candid in his words: "Although Brother Li is the first adopted son, he was born a slave and will be treated harshly in the master's sect. Although I am a prince, I have no power. Since we are both fallen from the world, you and I should take care of each other in the future!"

Shen Li's heart moved, and he raised his bottle and said, "Brother Si said bluntly, besides my adoptive father, you are the first son of a rich and powerful person who thinks highly of me, I respect you!"

"Please!"

The two drank another bottle and had a good impression of each other.

Then Si Shengxuan ordered the commander of the Yulin Guards to get a white jade flute and handed it to Shen Ru: "The beauty of jade is like the virtue of a gentleman. I got this by chance a few days ago. If his young brother Ru is in trouble, with this jade flute, You can ask me to do something for you."

Shen Ru solemnly accepted the jade flute.

But since it was a keepsake gift from friends, he also touched himself, and the only valuable thing was the white jade pot.

He took out the jade pot and handed it to Si Shengxuan, and said, "I don't have anything good on me. This pot of broken jade is not worth mentioning compared to your jade flute. Hu, I can do three things for you!"

"I will repay you three times for the kindness you have done to me. Brother Li has a true temperament!" Si Chengxuan looked moved and offered another bottle of wine.

As a result, the two made a gentleman's covenant.

But the cruel world ruthlessly devours the years of life, who can predict the floating clouds and gray dogs?

(End of this chapter)