the enlightener says

Mulan and Liu De watched the performance prepared for them on horseback, silently.

On the roof, Qin Ke, A Bu and others were already shocked by such a grand ceremony. The rumbling drums were like rolling thunder, shaking the clouds in the sky.Thousands of musicians lined up in a square formation on the wide street, and the dancers jumped up suddenly, their skirts fluttering in the air like colorful clouds.

"I remember you have many acquaintances here, have you stayed in the south before?" Mulan asked suddenly.

Obviously, she saw the look between Liu De and Huang Hansheng.

"There are quite a few, but that happened many years ago. Things have changed and people have changed. The country of Wu has also changed from being torn apart back then into a huge Jing Wu." Liu De watched the magnificent performance and sighed, " In this world, it should be like this."

Mulan understood the meaning of Liu De's words, smiled, and said, "It seems that you really believe that your lord can do it."

"I don't necessarily believe it." Liu De replied, "It's just that some people... always make you feel that they are born to do such things."

"Even...you want to go to the battlefield for his ambition?" Mulan asked.

Liu De smiled: "This world is a battlefield. And his ambition is my ambition. If this is the case, how about stepping on the battlefield?"

Mulan nodded: "You and Cao Meng are both worthy of my admiration. I hope that you will not die in this troubled world soon. But if there is a day, my Great Wall will take the initiative to surrender to the sea, but there is one thing, you Should understand."

"Of course." Liu De watched the performance, and didn't care that Mulan called his lord by his name. At least for now, Mulan's status is definitely not lower than that of the Lord Canghai. She has such qualifications, "The Great Wall does not set foot in court , only border defense."

"We're just a group of guardians." Mulan said blankly, "As for who we are guarding, that's not something we should think about, but what we dislike the most is when we are fighting in front of the battle, someone will stick a knife in our back .I believe you and Cao Meng will not do this."

"Naturally." Liu De nodded.

After talking about this, Mulan changed the subject and said, "Then, tell me. What kind of person is that Zhuge Wanling you mentioned?"

At a place where no one saw, Liu De's hand suddenly tightened, then released, glanced at Mulan, and then grinned: "He is a very powerful person, but..."

"Then?"

"When you get to know him, you'll understand."

"It seems you know him well."

"I thought it was. But later... some people are never as simple as you imagined." Many images appeared in Liu De's eyes. He looked up at the sky and smiled, "Isn't it?"

"Little bastard, don't run away if you have the ability!"

On the balcony, Zhang Mingqi shouted angrily, but as a result of using too much force on his feet, his foot sank into the crack of the eaves, and the broken tiles fell down from the roof, and immediately fell into a table. In the guest's soup.

Seeing Zhang Mingqi's distressed appearance, Xiaoqian laughed loudly, and made a face while running away, saying: "Fool, come on."

Qin Ke grabbed his arm and kicked him towards the tiles of the eaves.

Izumo Pavilion was originally a famous place for fireworks in Jianye City. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is making a lot of money every day. Naturally, the building materials are all refined tiles, which are not stronger than ordinary tiles.

But as a practitioner, Qin Ke's foot strength is much stronger than ordinary people. Under this foot, countless tiles shattered one after another, and then shot out towards the group of gentry children from the area around the back of his foot.

Following a few crisp cracking sounds, several noble boys who had jumped past Zhang Mingqi and chased them were hit in the chest and almost fell over the eaves.

"Be careful..." Qin Ke still couldn't help reminding him aloud.

But obviously the gentry children will not buy his account, and the few gentry children with physical cultivation will not be afraid of him. Their skills trained for many years smashed the incoming tiles neatly, and ran towards Qin Ke .

Abu moved forward, and with his burly figure, he almost built a solid wall. Among all the people present, except for Sun Qing, who could say that he was sure to win him, the others were still a little afraid of Abu. With one punch, they all stopped their advance and retreated.

"Quick..." Abu succeeded in his little trick, and couldn't help but smile. Just as he was about to shout "Run", Qin Ke felt the clear cracking sound under him.

Qin Ke looked at Abu with an ugly face and said: "You don't have to use such force on your feet because of your feint."

After speaking, Qin Ke and Xiaoqian screamed and fell down together with the tiles with the sound of breaking.

Touching his buttocks, Qin Ke sat up from the ground, but there was a louder scream behind him. Qin Ke turned his head, and a fat middle-aged man and a frightened woman turned pale from under the quilt at the same time. escaped...

Qin Ke supported his forehead and began to think about the cause of the conflict between himself and the nobles...

Chapter 85 The Number of Hundred Golds

At this time, Qin Ke's chest also trembled, and Xiao Hei's small head came out of it, turned his head, and it, which had been sleeping soundly, let out a dissatisfied cry at the shock of Qin Ke's fall just now.

"Are you ashamed to be unhappy?" Qin Ke stared at it, "You are the one who provoked this shit, and you should really be left alone."

If the things in the world are described in the words of a storyteller, I'm afraid that in his spittle, I don't know how many "unexpected" and "said sooner than later".Qin Ke really did not expect that the conflict between himself and these gentry children would be due to a seemingly small, but full of provocation.

While they were watching the large-scale and imposing ceremony of entering the city, the young man finally worked hard to put those dishes on the table one by one. Under the eaves of the eaves, he also tied a few pieces of wood with the thickness of a bowl that he picked up from the firewood house under the table case.

The various ingredients are carefully cooked by Izumokaku chefs, showing colorful colors on the table, and the aroma is even more tempting.

It's just that the eyes of everyone on the roof were firmly bound by the wonderful ceremony of entering the city, and no one turned their heads to look at the table of dishes at all.

But when the ceremony of entering the city was halfway through, the song stopped and the singing and dancing retreated temporarily, the disciples of the gentry came back to their senses and lamented that Jianye City had never seen such a magnificent scene for many years.

"Haha. Those northern savages probably haven't seen our Jingwu formation before, and their faces look normal. I'm afraid they are about to pee their pants?" Zhang Mingqi said with a smile.

Of course, everyone knows that even though these sturdy Canghai people and Great Wall people were born in the cold northern land, the hot blood flowing in their veins was forged in iron fire. How could they be frightened by such a battle?

But because Zhang Mingqi spoke out the pride of a Jingwu person, no one objected to him, and some even responded with a laugh.

For this kind of response, Zhang Mingqi is naturally complacent. In fact, compared with those old aristocratic families, his family only started as a businessman in the last years of the previous dynasty. A nouveau riche or a dog's leg, so when the gentry group asked Zhuge Wanling for permission to accept the gentry's children to study in the Imperial Academy, his father almost worked hard to manage the top and bottom, and even spent a lot of money to break through the joints, so as to win him This is a quota.

"Son, you don't need money to be a father, but if you want to stand up in front of people and stand up to your old face, it depends on what you do." Zhang Mingqi recalled his father's words, and looked at the noble children around him. Laughing, "Come, come, let's eat food and drink, and wait for the next game!" He glanced at the poor family and said with a contemptuous smile, "It's better than those who can only drink northwest wind on the roof."

But when he turned his head, his face suddenly turned pale.

Of course it wasn't that he had seen ghosts during the day, and the gongs and drums were like thunder when he entered the city.

But at this moment, he was shocked to find that on that table, the steaming food and drinks had disappeared.And on a stack of empty plates, there was a small black snake-like thing, stretching out its tongue, licking the remaining grease in the plates.

Zhang Mingqi took a closer look and found that it was a snake-like black thing with four short legs.

"What!" Zhang Mingqi's nose almost twisted in anger. Although he had never seen such a lizard in Jianye City, it was a fact that this lizard ate a table of food and wine that he ordered. It wasn't money for him, but he still couldn't accept the fact in front of him.

The little lizard was obviously startled by his yell, and then his round eyes blinked, as if looking at him with extremely contemptuous eyes, and then flashed, like a black lightning, leaping towards Among the crowd of poor children.

Qin Ke was attracted by Zhang Mingqi's shout and turned his head just now, but suddenly felt something climbing up on his chest, lowered his head slightly, and Xiao Hei's figure got into his arms at once, and then curled up into a Turned around and fell asleep quietly.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Mingqi's face sank like water, he strode over, stared at Qin Ke and said, "What do you mean?"

Qin Ke was taken aback for a moment, but when he looked at the messy table, he immediately realized that before he could speak, Xiaoqian took a step forward, blocking his way with his chubby body, and said angrily at Zhang Mingqi : "Why? Find fault?"

"What am I looking for?" Zhang Mingqi was furious. He was obviously asking for a crime, but why did Xiaoqian make him look like a shrew who was powerless to make trouble?

He stared and said angrily, "Are you doing this on purpose?"

"It's just to eat your food and drink, what's the matter." The friendship between Xiaoqian and Xiaohei has long been beyond Qin Ke's imagination, he said nonchalantly, "Anyway, your family has a lot of money, so let's treat it as if you invited us to eat." Let's have a meal."

"Xiaoqian..." Qin Ke didn't know whether to laugh or cry, thinking that this was getting darker and darker?Obviously this was a complete accident, why does it look like he deliberately made trouble on his side?

Zhang Mingqi raised his voice and shouted sharply: "Who do you think you are? I treat you to dinner? Do you deserve it? Treat you to dinner, I might as well feed the table to the dogs!"

Xiaoqian stared and said, "Why are you swearing?"

"I swear? I still hit people!" Zhang Mingqi rolled up his sleeves and was about to charge upwards. Although his cultivation base was not very high, after all, there were so many colleagues around him, and Sun Qing was still with him. Behind him, he was naturally not afraid.

But just as he took two steps, a figure stood in front of him.

Sun Qing still had that indifferent expression on his face, but when he saw the lightning-like speed of the lizard Xiao Hei, his eyes showed some surprise.He took a few steps forward, and even though he was looking at him at the same level, Qin Ke felt that he was looking down at him from above.

"Is this lizard yours?" Sun Qing asked coldly.

"Whatever you..." Before a "thing" could be said, Qin Ke suddenly tugged on Xiaoqian, thinking that if this situation continued, there would really be some kind of conflict.He avoided Sun Qing's cold and arrogant eyes, and replied softly, "It's mine."

Sun Qing nodded and said coldly, "Two hundred gold, sell it to me."

Rather than saying that he was negotiating a deal, it would be better to say that he was asking Qin Ke to hand over Xiao Hei in an orderly gesture.

Although the amount of two hundred gold did make Qin Ke's heart jump, after all, the relationship between Xiao Hei and him is not just the relationship between the master and the plaything.Although this guy is almost useless except for his ability, but this two-month journey, all the way to Jingwu, he was the only one with him. How could he give up a lizard with human nature so easily?

Qin Ke shook his head and said, "It's not for sale."

"Do you think the price is not enough?" Sun Qing looked at him quietly and said, "Okay. Five hundred gold."

Originally, Sun Qing's mention of two hundred gold had already caused everyone's heart to tremble. If it was an ordinary family, they might not be able to earn a hundred gold in their lifetime. Fundamentally, in the vast business world, he can be regarded as a firm foothold, and he can be regarded as a person with a reputation.

And now he said five hundred gold in an understatement, which surprised everyone even more.It can be said that the children of the poor family have never had the opportunity to see so much money in their entire lives, and they feel sad. Is this the difference between them and the children of the noble family?

Just a plaything, let Neng Sun Qing make such a generous move?Zhang Mingqi rolled his eyes, and his evaluation of the House of Thousands of Eternals behind Sun Qing went up to a higher level in his heart, but he still felt that a lizard was not worth the money. Looking at Qin Ke's hesitant look, he couldn't Satisfied, he said: "Why do you have any hesitation? Five hundred gold, according to the current price of Jingwu, you have to have 5000 taels of silver, is it enough for you to enjoy half your life? Are you still not satisfied?"

Qin Ke reached out and stroked his chest, Xiao Hei was curled up inside, soundly asleep like a child.

In fact, he is not a saint who treats money like dung. As a small citizen who was happy to open a meal in Daoxiang Village back then, what is 5000 taels?Eating meat buns can make him vomit every day, right?And if the money can be brought back to Daoxiang Village, the villagers' jaws will drop on the ground and they won't be able to pick it up, right?

Thinking of such a scene, he felt a little proud.

At that time, we can repair the mountain road in the village that is full of mud when it rains, right?Hmm... Xiuxiu doesn't cost much. If you can have a 50 taels, it is already a very good road to pave it with gravel, enough for cattle and mules to walk easily on it.

By the way, there is also Grandma Gu, his health is not very good, the doctor said that it is good to use old ginseng to give birth, but how can an old woman in the country afford such expensive medicinal materials?She can only go up the mountain every day to look for wild ginseng, but most of the time she returns empty-handed. Occasionally there are some harvests, but she can still support her body and live like this day after day.

With this money, she won't have to work so hard in the future.

Chapter 86 The Siege

But the blood in his whole body seemed to be going retrograde, and his beating heart was slowly cooling down.Even if all the things he thought of were accomplished, if he wanted to sell Xiao Hei for this, would he really be willing?

It has already accompanied him through such a long distance, from Daoxiang Village all the way to Jianye City, at least he can't be so cruel.

Qin Ke had already thought about some things clearly, so he didn't hesitate any more. In other words, he didn't dare to hesitate, he was afraid that as long as he relaxed a little, maybe he would really agree with Sun Qing and sell Xiao Hei.He said firmly, "It's not about money, I won't sell it."

"One thousand gold." Sun Qing said indifferently.

"If you say you can't do it, you can't do it." Qin Ke frowned. The unquestionableness in Sun Qing's words made him feel uncomfortable, so his tone also brought his meanness as a small citizen of Dousheng, "If someone spends money Buy your friend, do you sell?"

"Oh. Really?" Sun Qing saw Qin Ke's determination, so he didn't continue to persecute him.Although he still had a foundation in his heart and planned to add another five hundred gold, but if Qin Ke had no intention of selling Xiao Hei, he would have humiliated himself by talking too much.

He backed away and said softly: "Since that's the case, I don't have anything to do. Zhang Mingqi, do what you want to do."

"Okay." Zhang Mingqi smiled evilly, "Since you don't sell it, you, a bastard, ate my stuff, so you should be held accountable? Or... just hand it over and let me strangle it to death. "

As he said that, he brought the gentry disciples and charged towards him suddenly.

Qin Ke put Xiao Hei's little head back into his clothes, and picked up Xiao Qian with one hand. Although he did a good job in his homework, he didn't know how to practice. He sat on the ground with his ass, and he almost recited it all. Go away.

And when Xiaoqian was panting and pulled up by Qin Ke, he looked at the hole with lingering fear, and said, "I was scared to death, I thought I was going to fall to my death."

"Why didn't you think you were afraid when you were arguing with others?" Qin Ke couldn't help laughing, but then raised his brows, a figure flashed in the cave on the roof, and someone jumped down from the top.

Qin Ke's legs sank, and with a low shout, his right hand came out with the sound, and slapped the falling man's shoulder heavily.

When the gentry boy jumped down, he didn't expect Qin Ke to take the initiative to make a move. He was unbalanced and unsteady in mid-air, and suddenly flew out obliquely in another direction uncontrollably.

With a "plop", the naked man and woman who had just breathed a sigh of relief felt that someone had rushed between them, and suddenly screamed again.

Qin Ke stuck out his tongue, thinking that he didn't mean it.

But obviously, neither the naked couple on the bed nor the son of the gentry who was beaten away think so.

Qin Ke watched someone's figure flapping in the cave again, Qin Ke said badly to himself, and hurriedly pulled Xiaoqian and ran towards the room.

The sound of the broken roof just now naturally alarmed the guests in the building who were eating delicacies from mountains and seas and enjoying the service of beauties like jade raising their hands to feed wine. When he came out, all eyes were on him.

Qin Ke had never been to such a romantic place before, looking at those coquettish women with bare breasts and backs, he could only lower his head, blushed, and bravely rushed out.

He heard someone yelling at him, but he didn't turn his head, because the two nobles had already chased him.And although he might not lose in a one-on-two match, but with the burden of Xiaoqian beside him, he might suffer in a real fight.

However, it is obvious that his pursuit is not limited to this way. Except for the two people who jumped from the roof hole behind him, Qin Ke just ran to the third floor when he saw the two familiar faces rushing in from the upstairs. hole.

Zhang Mingqi was among them, he raised his head, saw Qin Ke and Xiaoqian, suddenly pointed upwards with his finger, and said loudly: "It's there!"

Qin Ke turned his head and said, "Go this way." No matter how out of breath Xiaoqian ran, after running all the way, he found a random door and kicked in.

Fortunately, there was no one in this room. Qin Ke felt relieved, turned around and closed the door, looked around, and said decisively, "Under the bed."

Just as Xiaoqian struggled to twist her fat body and got under the bed, the door suddenly opened.Qin Ke's face tightened, but he immediately relaxed again. It was Abu who broke in from the door. He was sweating profusely, and there was even a tear at the collar of his shirt.

Qin Ke quickly closed the door and said, "What's the matter? Are they so powerful?"

In his opinion, Abu's strength is even vaguely superior to his, so he shouldn't be so embarrassed. Could it be that Sun Qing made the move?

"It's not Sun Qing." Abu knew Qin Ke's thoughts, "Sun Qing left immediately. But Zhang Mingqi also called a lot of people, I asked the building to take everyone to leave first, and Izumo Pavilion was surrounded. "

Xiaoqian got under the bed at first, but at this moment, he struggled to crawl out again.

"Why are you out?" Qin Ke pushed him, trying to push him back.

Xiaoqian took a big breath and said: "I don't know which bastard has diarrhea, the smell in the toilet below is so heavy that it almost kills me. And at this time, I don't think it's useless for us to hide in it, Izumo The pavilions are surrounded, even if we can hide here for a while, they will search one by one sooner or later."

Qin Ke frowned and said: "Are they really so capable? After all, the brothel is also open for business. If they are so disturbed, this business can't be done, right? The government doesn't care?"

"You don't know how rich Zhang Mingqi's family is!" Xiaoqian snorted, "As long as he wants, he can spend money to settle the accounts of all the guests in the Izumo Pavilion, and when the time comes, we won't be able to mix in the crowd , let alone get out."

Abu nodded and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Zhang Mingqi really did it."

Qin Ke sighed. Abu and Xiaoqian obviously knew Zhang Mingqi better than him.But right now this place won't be hidden for long, Zhang Mingqi and others will come to the door sooner or later.