Pawn Crossing the River

It was not until the sky was getting dark, and when Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu were getting a little impatient, that the main character finally appeared.

The two of them were not disappointed. The world-famous Miss Li was impeccable in terms of appearance, which made Qi Xuansu a little confused about how to describe her. He could only say that it would not be enough to add one point or subtract one point. It seemed like The beauty in the painting has fallen into the human world, and her temperament is that of an orchid in an empty valley, isolated from the world.

When a beauty smiles, she can captivate a city, and when she smiles again, she captivates a country, that's all.

Qi Xuansu was absent-minded for a moment. In an instant, it seemed as if everything in the flower hall quickly disappeared, and in the end, only the woman in front of him was left, and nothing else.

It wasn't until Zhang Yuelu hit Qi Xuansu's head with a folding fan that Qi Xuansu woke up.

Zhang Yuelu was not unhappy, he just said: "Be careful."

Qi Xuansu's face turned solemn: "It's weird."

"Of course there is something strange." There was purple energy flowing in Zhang Yuelu's eyes, "This Miss Li actually possesses the best Taoist skills and has good cultivation. She seems to be an alchemist."

Qi Xuansu looked around again.

Everyone in the flower hall has not yet recovered. It is obvious that these young masters do not have Zhang Yuelu's cultivation level. This is also reasonable. In addition to talent, qualifications and peace of mind, state cultivation mainly depends on hard work.

These young men are not short of money, but their talents and qualifications may not be great, and most of their time is wasted. Although Qi Xuansu didn't practice much qi when he went out, he spent several hours every day meditating and practicing qi when he was in Yujing. Before settling in Yujing, Qi Xuansu practiced diligently. Even so, due to his lack of bones, he was only at the Kunlun stage. Therefore, even if these young masters have some cultivation, they are at most at the Kunlun stage, or even not at the Kunlun stage. Become an innate person.

At the same time, Li Qingnu also noticed Zhang Yuelu, looked at Zhang Yuelu and then looked away.

Then four green turbans brought out a short table, on which was placed an obviously old guqin, and an exquisite incense burner, with smoke curling up and a hint of purple. Li Qingnu knelt down and sat on the case, his face blurred by the smoke, making him look like he was floating in the dust.

Then I heard a few "Zhengzheng" sounds, and the sound of the piano sounded. At first, it was like big and small beads falling on a jade plate, then it accelerated, like climbing a peak, and then it was like falling to the bottom of a valley. The sound of the piano became faster and faster, like a strong wind and a sudden rain. , and after another moment, the sound of the piano slowed down, sometimes revealing the meaning of killing, sometimes gentle and gentle.

For a moment, except for Zhang Yuelu, everyone in the flower hall who had just woken up looked intoxicated again.

Qi Xuansu was on guard. He was not fooled by the sound of the piano, but he struggled to resist and could only stick to the mourning platform.

Zhang Yuelu didn't understand the music at all. She didn't know what Miss Li's skills were, but she could tell that there was something mysterious about the sound of the piano.

From this point of view, this Miss Li is at least at the stage of returning to her true nature. This is interesting. A master who is in the stage of returning to his true nature is not an insignificant figure even in the Taoist sect. As long as he is willing to survive for many years, he can at least become a fourth-level wine-sacrifice Taoist priest. Now he is committed to such a romantic life. The place must have some agenda.

It seems that this Miss Li is not just a cash cow for the Li family.

At this moment, Li Qingnu's eyes fell on Zhang Yuelu again. It was not that Li Qingnu could see through Zhang Yuelu's falsehood, but that everyone was drunk and I was alone. Among the obsessed people, Zhang Yuelu, who was as if nothing had happened, was really It's too conspicuous.

Zhang Yuelu and Li Qingnu looked at each other, and the purple energy in their eyes became even stronger, almost overflowing from their sockets.

Li Qingnu was frightened by Zhang Yuelu's gaze, and the movement of playing the piano in his hand slowed down a beat. As a result, the sound of the piano became chaotic, and he could no longer maintain the artistic conception just now. The people in the flower hall suddenly felt as if they were awakening from a big dream, starting from the sound of the piano. Come back to your senses.

Seeing this scene, Miss Li simply stopped playing the piano and smiled.

This smile is going to captivate all the guests again.

Qi Xuansu was finally freed, breathed a long sigh of relief, and whispered: "Isn't it a poetry meeting? Why are you still playing the piano?"

Zhang Yuelu said casually: "It's probably foreplay, similar to a storyteller's opening poem."

While he was talking, the poetry meeting officially started. Under normal circumstances, only a dozen people are enough for a poetry meeting, so that whether it is a drinking order or other things, it can be carried out. But if it were to be a scale of more than a hundred people, it wouldn't be feasible.

However, Li Qingnu's reputation was too great, and there were too many people who came here because of his fame. In addition, the hotel had to make money and could not push the guests away, so it became such a large scale. For this reason, the academy has already thought of a way. Those who are really qualified to participate in the poetry meeting are the people in the first two rows, and the people in the back are just listening to the music and joining the audience. This is why Li Qingnu played a song first, so that The people in the back row felt that the trip was worthwhile and that the money was not wasted.

However, Qi Xuansu struggled to resist the sound of the piano and felt that he was spending money to find trouble.

As for Zhang Yuelu, she felt a little unlucky, as if she was in conflict with the academy.

During the following poetry meeting, the talents were like peacocks in full bloom, showing off their magical powers, with Li Qingnu acting as the judge.

Qi Xuansu was not interested in the poetry meeting at all, and felt sleepy after listening to it. He only occasionally observed Li Qingnu. Anyway, everyone's eyes were focused on her, so she would not attract any attention.

In his opinion, Li Qingnu could not be said to be impatient about this kind of thing, but he was not very enthusiastic about it either. It seemed a bit perfunctory.

This makes sense, as Zhang Yuelu should have attracted most of her attention.

When the poetry meeting ended, Li Qingnu hesitated for a moment, looked straight at Zhang Yuelu, and asked, "I wonder what your surname is, this young master?"

In an instant, everyone's eyes followed Li Qingnu's gaze and fell on Zhang Yuelu.

In the midst of many envious and jealous eyes, Zhang Yuelu stood up slowly and waved his folding fan: "Without your honor, my surname is Tantai."

Li Qingnu said softly: "It turns out to be Young Master Tantai. I wonder if Young Master Tantai is willing to pay tribute to me?"

As soon as this statement came out, the whole hall was in an uproar.

There are so many people here listening to music, no matter how elegant they pretend to be, but it is basically for the sake of men and women. According to the rules, whether it is a poetry meeting or a church meeting, Li Qingnu will choose one person from the crowd to "tell a story" afterwards. ”, that is, stay overnight.

Although staying the night does not mean that you can have a kiss, I haven't heard of any guest who can be Li Qingnu's guest. But even if you sit there all night, it will save your face to talk about it. It is a good story to talk for a long time and hold a candle at night. Besides, if you can't even spend the night together, how can you talk about a happy relationship?

At this time, Miss Li took the initiative to invite Zhang Yuelu, and the others were naturally out of luck.

Zhang Yuelu asked very directly: "Can we two go together?"

These words are a bit ambiguous, especially in the courtyard, which somewhat means two dragons and one phoenix. Ordinary women are just asking for extra money. For the sake of face, most popular girls will not accept such requests unless the customer is extremely powerful. As for the oiran, that's even more impossible.

As soon as he finished speaking, a young master said loudly: "It's already a blessing that Miss Li likes you, how can you dare to ask for anything else? Who do you think Miss Li is?"

Zhang Yuelu didn't care and asked instead: "I ask Miss Li, what does it have to do with you? Who are you to Miss Li? Madam?"

This man was slapped by Zhang Yuelu, and he didn't know how to reply for a moment, his face turned red from the pain.

Someone snorted heavily: "Vulgar."

Before Zhang Yuelu could speak, Li Qingnu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter."

These words were like a bolt from the blue, causing a commotion in the flower hall.

Zhang Yuelu smiled and asked Qi Xuansu to join him.

Li Qingnu lowered his head slightly, indicating to the maid that she did not need to follow, and would personally lead the way. Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu followed.

After the three people came out of the flower hall, they walked along a corridor to a warming pavilion. Pushing the door open and entering, the floor was covered with a carpet brought from the Western Regions, with cushions on it, and a small table for warming wine and making tea. There were all kinds of tea sets on the table, and there was also a small copper incense burner.

Li Qingnu asked the two of them to sit down casually. She knelt down behind the small table and began to play with the tea sets skillfully.

It was only then that Qi Xuansu was able to observe Li Qingnu up close.

Her dark eyebrows are like willow leaves, her pupils are like stars, and her red lips are full of charm. To be fair, Zhang Yuelu is slightly inferior in terms of appearance alone. However, Qi Xuansu felt that Zhang Yuelu was more amiable and lovely.

Zhang Yuelu sniffed the aroma and said, "This is the soothing incense unique to the Li family. Which generation of the Li family is Miss Li?"

"Although his surname is Li, it has not been included in the family tree. If he is really the daughter of the Li family, how could he engage in such a lowly industry?" Li Qingnu replied.

Zhang Yuelu said: "How can you say it is a lowly industry?"

Li Qingnu smiled lightly and said: "You make a living by selling smiles and serving people with sex. Isn't it very noble?"

Qi Xuansu said casually: "It depends on who you compare with. After all, the world today laughs at poverty but not at prostitution. A poetry meeting worth 10,000 Taiping is naturally worthy of the word 'expensive'."

The two women turned to look at Qi Xuansu at the same time.

Qi Xuansu felt a little uncomfortable and coughed dryly: "I just said it casually."

Zhang Yuelu was so used to it that he didn't even need to sigh helplessly.

Li Qingnu looked down upon Qi Xuansu and said lightly, "Does this young master only see money?"

Qi Xuansu said: "It seems that Miss Li has never experienced the hard life of having no money. As long as she lives a few years, I guarantee that Miss Li will be like me. Of course, the premise is that Miss Li does not have this level of cultivation."

Li Qingnu did not get angry and just said: "Actually, I have experienced poor days. My father was convicted, my mother died of illness, my family property was confiscated, and I lived on the street."

Qi Xuansu did not refute.

Zhang Yuelu shook the folding fan and said: "Why are you talking about these things? Miss Li kindly invited us over. Of course she wants to talk about some romantic things."

Li Qingnu was silent for a moment and then said proactively: "Master Tantai possesses the superior skills of the Taoist sect. He should be at the stage of returning to his true form. He is also at such an age, so he shouldn't be unknown."

Zhang Yuelu said: "Tao Sect Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, my Taoist skills mean nothing. Besides, although Miss Li is famous, I don't know that Miss Li also has extraordinary cultivation."