After the sage died

There was deep emotion brewing in Zhong Ming's eyes, as if it was unforgettable, and when they looked at each other, everything fell into Jiang Yunzhi's eyes.

Jiang Yunzhi blinked his eyelashes. He was originally joking, but seeing the other party's expression, he seemed to have been stabbed in the heart.

Tossing and turning, unable to sleep all night... Hiss, how much hatred and hatred is this?

He thought for a while, and comforted him sincerely, "The past will always pass, and tomorrow will come."

"..."

A bowl of dry late-night chicken soup was poured down, and the candlelight in the room dimmed a bit, as if most of the fire had been extinguished abruptly.

Zhong Ming was silent for a moment, "Are you still reading the script?"

Jiang Yunzhi said, "Don't watch it, I have to get up early tomorrow."

Zhong Ming immediately extinguished the candle, and there was only a faint moonlight in the room falling on the ground, like water cooling down.Jiang Yunzhi raised his eyes, and in the dim light, the other party's lowered eyes covered the expression in his eyes.

He shrank back under the quilt, "Your Excellency also find a place to lie down?"

"..." There seemed to be a line of sight on him from the top of his head, and the other party raised his voice, "Looking for a place?"

Jiang Yunzhi touched the only bed in the whole room under the quilt.In the blurry night, the figure in front of the bed leaned over him, the bed beside him sank, and his arms were propped up.

"Where to find it, tell me."

The long hair fell on his pillow, and the breathing blended in the silence, and Jiang Yunzhi thought quickly in his mind:

The rent is paid by myself, and I can't let myself move.There is only one bed, and he can't ask people to come up and lie down together - the person he likes is a man, and he always feels that something is wrong when he lies down and sleeps with another man.

Jiang Yunzhi's eyes drifted, and he tentatively suggested, "Look at the bathtub behind the screen, is it big enough?"

"..."

The bed bounced back, and the person above straightened up and walked back to the table to sit down, "Go to sleep."

Realizing that Jiang Yunzhi wanted to add something, Zhong Ming said with a twitch of his veins, "You sleep now, I'll just treat you as talking in your sleep."

The person curled up in the bed moved and closed his eyes obediently.

...

In the early morning of the next day, the bright sky came in through the gaps in the carved windows, and the candles on the table had already been burned out.

The magic weapon in his arms was still hot, Jiang Yunzhi got up and planned to put it back on the table.

Zhong Ming was still sitting at the table with his eyes closed, like an ice sculpture.Jiang Yunzhi put down the magic weapon and put on his coat and was about to go out when the man meditating by the table opened his eyes, "Where are you going?"

Jiang Yunzhi said, "Fishing." The three monks who passed out from the merchant should also wake up.

Zhong Ming put away the magic weapon, got up and said, "Let's go."

The movement of pushing the door stopped, Jiang Yunzhi turned to look at him.The latter's movements were smooth and his attitude was natural. Jiang Yunzhi almost doubted whether he had really said something in his sleep and reached a consensus with others.

"You don't have to get involved."

Zhong Ming already leaned over and stretched out a hand from behind him to push the door open, "I'm also interested in Kouyue Sect."

When he spoke, the hot air he exhaled hit the ear that was close at hand, and Jiang Yunzhi's ear tip itched.Just as he was about to turn his head, a figure flickered past him out of the corner of his eye. He raised his eyes and faced the waiter standing in the corridor after the door opened.

Xiaoer stared blankly at the two people's "Qingqingwowo" posture: it's just to open the door, is it necessary?

After a while, he slowly closed his open mouth, bowed and left in a hurry.The current trend... tsk tsk.

The complicated figure disappeared at the end of the corridor in a few steps, and Jiang Yun choked, "He must be guessing something."

Zhong Ming laughed, feeling somewhat happy, "At least I won't think we're stingy anymore."

Jiang Yunzhi, "..." That's true.

·

Outside the Cloud Silk Inn, the streets are deserted.

Except for the pedestrians who get up early, they are the vendors who set up shops and stalls.

The streets of Xunyang City are criss-crossed, and every three streets you can see servants dressed in short brown patrolling around, all with a bronze "Shang" plaque pinned to their waists.

Jiang Yunzhi walked on the street openly, within half a street, he saw a few people following him not too close or far away, and some people ran to report the news.

Before the reinforcements came, he went to an early shop and bought a piece of steamed cake.

The hot steamed cake was sweet and soft. Jiang Yunzhi held it in his hand and took a few bites. His face was rosy after eating, which was comparable to the rising sun in the sky.

The servants who were secretly watching swallowed "Gudong".

Zhong Ming glanced at Jiang Yunzhi, this person has always been good at embarrassing others.

"The sticky mouth is on." He looked at a little residue at the corner of the latter's mouth, and stretched out his hand.

With a quick sweep of the tip of his tongue, Jiang Yunzhi retrieved the residue accurately, and shrank his neck to avoid him vigilantly, "Don't, two big men don't do such a sour thing."

"..."

As soon as a piece of steamed cake was eaten, a loud shout came out of nowhere on the cold street, like a thunderclap:

"You two, I'm afraid it's inappropriate for the person who hurt my business to be so leisurely?"

Jiang Yunzhi raised his eyes and looked at the seven monks who "wow-" surrounded the two of them.Among them, five Jianji and two Jindan held long swords, the edges of which were level with his slender neck.

The pedestrians and traders around didn't know what happened, but seeing that there were two Gold Core Venerables in the team, they suddenly felt terrible!

All of a sudden, the crowd dispersed like a flock of birds.

Just as Zhong Ming's hand hanging by his side was about to be raised, it was held down by another hand.He paused, and put down his hand with that force.

Jiang Yunzhi asked, "How many people are there?"

Hu Lin, the Jindan cultivator who spoke just now, shook his sword, and said with a cold light, "People in my clan have already identified him this morning, I advise you two to follow us back to see the Patriarch honestly!"

"Going to see you?" Jiang Yunzhi spoke carefully.

The first two Jindan glanced at each other, and then stopped wasting time.Hu Lin lowered his eyebrows, "Go!"

With an order, seven people attacked at the same time.Although there were only two people on the other side, they were not careless at all, and the first shot was a lore.

Boom!The flat street was shattered inch by inch due to this wave of spiritual power, and the stones jumped up.However, before they got close, the seven of them seemed to have hit an invisible barrier, "Oh!" Their bodies flew upside down uncontrollably.

All the previous attacks also disappeared, like an iron bull in mud.

The two figures standing in the middle of the street did not move, only the corners of their clothes were swept up by the air current and brushed lightly.

After Hu Lin stood still, he was still panting, and there was a storm in his heart.He gathered himself together, and raised his hand to throw out a rope that binds the gods - a magic weapon of the middle grade of the Xuan rank, which cannot be escaped unless it is out of the body.

call out!The God-binding cable flew towards the sky like a golden snake, and Jiang Yunzhi gently raised his hand.

Under the unbelievable eyes of all the monks, the magic weapon that could bind the power of leaving the body turned into powder in an instant.

The streets were dead silent.

How can a big person who is out of the body or above the body be in Xunyang City?

The early morning wind blows over the gray road, sweeping away the rustling powder, and there still seems to be a few hints of sweetness of steamed cakes in the air.

Under the faint coercion, the legs of several monks who established the foundation trembled violently. Hu Lin managed to calm down, opened and closed his mouth, but couldn't make a sound for a long time.

In the stalemate atmosphere, Jiang Yunzhi smiled, and against his flushed face, he looked quite friendly, "Should I 'see you' or 'please'?"

·

The pawn shops under the name of the merchant are all over Kyushu, and he can be called the richest man in Kyushu.There are branches in Kyushu, and the main family is located in Quzhou, thousands of miles away from Xunyang City.

Quzhou is different from Xunyang City. The wide moat flows quietly around the towering city walls. There are many towers and bustling streets in the city.The streets in the center of the city are even more expensive, and the grand houses of the merchants are located among the marketplaces where every inch of land is expensive.

It was already noon when Jiang Yunzhi and Zhong Ming arrived in Quzhou with a group of people. Most of the entourage were monks in the foundation establishment stage, and their footsteps were still too slow.

At this moment, the attitude of Hu Lin and the others towards them has completely changed.

As soon as they entered the city, there was a luxurious carriage parked at the gate of the city. The horses pulling the carriage were smooth and smooth, and when the wind blew, there were bursts of fragrant wind from the carriage.

Hu Lin and Jiang Yunzhi introduced, "The head of the family prepared this for the two adults. I did it because I made a mistake before, so I offended you."

Since ancient times, businessmen are the most sensitive to the situation, and the change of the other party's attitude is also reasonable.

Seeing that Hu Lin was taking the blame, Jiang Yunzhi felt self-conscious, and did not reject the white overture, "Thank you."

As he spoke, he stepped up to get into the carriage, and the servant at the side stepped forward to help him.Before getting close, a black shadow flickered in front of his eyes, and he saw the man in black standing next to the former.

Zhong Ming stood in front of the servant, lifted Jiang Yunzhi's arm, wrapped his elbow with a thick palm, and carried him into the carriage quite neatly.

Jiang Yunzhi: ...?

As soon as the curtain was released, there was a low "go" from inside.

The glossy black BMW slammed its horseshoes, and its wheels ran over the bluestone street.

Sitting in the carriage, Jiang Yunzhi looked down at his arms, "Thanks to me, I'm a big man, if any girl is picked up like this by Your Excellency, I'm afraid it will hurt her muscles and bones."

Zhong Ming leaned against the carriage, "No."

Jiang Yunzhi thought for a while, "That's right, you must be gentler with the little girl."

Zhong Ming frowned, and was about to explain something, when he heard Jiang Yunzhi say, "But your Excellency is more urgent than I am about Kouyuezong, could it be that the Chou family is there?"

The conversation stopped, and a pair of dark eyes glanced at him, "Maybe."

The words were ambiguous, even Jiang Yunzhi choked up for a moment: Since it's a bloody feud, why don't we give it a little treat?

However, considering the limited friendship, Jiang Yunzhi did not go further into this topic.The carriage moved forward steadily, and he took advantage of this time to send a message to Zhu Yan who was staying on the outskirts of Xunyang.

The general idea is that he has already left Xunyang City, and asked the other party to send a message in advance if there is an urgent matter, otherwise the distant water will not be able to save the nearby fire.

There were only two people in the carriage with limited space, Jiang Yunzhi and Zhong Ming. He did not avoid the latter when he summoned him. After hanging up the summons, he heard a faint voice from the opposite side, "You like him very much?"

Jiang Yunzhi put away the message stone, "After all, he is... the second person he met after leaving the rivers and lakes, so he should help people to the end."

Zhong Ming snorted with his arms in his hands, but the meaning was unclear.

Jiang Yunzhi sized him up a few times, then smiled and said, "Brother Bai, it's like you're fighting for favor."

After he finished speaking, he was ready to wait for the sneer and ridicule on the other side. He even thought about how to answer the joke, but he didn't wait for a rebuttal after waiting for a long time.

Jiang Yunzhi, "..."

He stared at the man across from him: Why are you so silent, but say something!

There was a moment of silence in the carriage, and a chuckle suddenly fell, and the delicate atmosphere was finally broken.Jiang Yunzhi raised his eyes and saw Zhong Ming looking at him with the corner of his mouth curled up, "Are you embarrassed?"

"........."

Jiang Yunzhi took a deep breath and hardened his fist.

·

Not long after, the carriage stopped in a sway and arrived at the merchant's house.

The city is already prosperous enough, and only after entering the merchant mansion can one know what luxury is.

Carved beams and painted buildings, Danying carved Jue.Jiang Yunzhi walked all the way along the corridor, and the two rows of maids who followed him were all dressed in tulle brocade, like floating fairy clouds.

Jiang Yunzhi pointed to the unremarkable clothes of the two of them and asked Zhong Ming, "Look, do we look like guards?"

Zhong Ming glanced at his cold face, "You don't look like you, you look like a follower."

Jiang Yunzhi, "..."

As soon as the words fell, a loud laugh came from the front, the voice was clear and pleasant, which made people feel good, "You two distinguished guests are joking, there are only some worldly treasures in the mansion, and they can't compare with the treasures of heaven and earth that you two have seen. What's more It is the presence of distinguished guests that truly makes the mansion flourish."

Jiang Yunzhi followed the prestige, and saw a man in a fine attire standing in front of the hall door, his whole body was noble from head to toe.The appearance is correct, and the cultivation base has reached the late Yuanying period.

It seems that he is one of the fifty or so "venerables".

The accompanying maid and Hu Lin who led the way saluted together, "Patriarch!"

Shang Luxing nodded, and took a few steps forward to personally welcome Jiang Yunzhi and Zhong Ming into the hall, "I'm going down to Shang Luxing, what do you call the two seniors?"

The "senior" from the millennium almost made Jiang Yunzhi stand up, and he quickly said, "The surname is Jiang, and the business owner calls it whatever he wants."

Shang Luxing climbed up the pole and said kindly, "Brother Jiang."

Zhong Ming glanced at the two of them.Shang Luxing asked again, "What is the name of this senior?"

Zhong Ming, "surname Bai."

He didn't say "random", Shang Luxing said, "Senior Bai."

Jiang Yunzhi said, "Senior Bai."

Zhong Ming, "..."

Zhong Ming said, "Call it whatever you want."

The three of them took their seats together, and the maid in the mansion poured a pot of jade dragon silver needles that were hard to find.

In the curling white smoke, Shang Luxing sighed deeply, expressing his apology, "I have found out the reason, and it was people in my clan who wanted to see the money, it was really offensive."

His words were sincere, and his expression was annoyed, as if he had really been deceived.

Jiang Yunzhi took a sip of hot tea, "Yes."

Shang Luxing continued, "I am willing to make compensation for Brother Jiang and Brother Bai. If it is money and treasures, the Shang family will certainly not lack. If there is any other need, Shang will do his best to help."

Jiang Yunzhi didn't respond, and it was Zhong Ming who spoke, "Other needs, such as?"

He has a cold and handsome appearance, unlike Jiang Yunzhi who looks easy to talk, but when he raised his eyes, he came with a sense of vigor, and his frank questions cut off the foreshadowing that Shang Luxing had planned.

Shang Luxing choked up for a moment, and straight to the point, "For example, knocking on the moon to invite a banquet, I wonder if the two of you are interested in going together?"

Hearing the words, Jiang Yunzhi stroked the smooth edge of the porcelain cup with his fingertips, secretly marveling at the other party's overly intelligent mind in his heart.

Presumably, Shang Lu Xing had already heard that rather deceitful rhetoric from the Dingwu people, and immediately felt his purpose.This time it seems to be an apology, but in fact they are friends, but I don't know when the other party made the intention of friendship-was it when Hu Lin sent back the news, or was it earlier?

Otherwise, searching for the "murderer" just for the sake of the three clansmen would be too overwhelming.

For a moment when Jiang Yunzhi was in deep thought and said nothing, Shang Luxing's confident smile was slightly shaken.

He calmed down and waited quietly until Jiang Yunzhi nodded decisively, "Barely interested."

Shang Luxing's perfect smile almost couldn't be maintained - it was so happy and reluctant!He took a slight breath, "Brother Jiang, as long as he is interested... By the way, Shang checked the accounts from his servants and found something interesting by accident."

As he spoke, he took out a paper deed from his sleeve, and Jiang Yun's eyelashes trembled: it seemed to be his leek seedling.

The ingenuity that the shopkeeper could not see must be clearly seen in front of a shrewd mind like Shang Luxing.

The next moment, I really heard Shang Luxing say, "But it's harmless, my shopkeeper, brother Jiang, can use it as long as it's handy."

If it were another person, he would definitely feel guilty and ashamed if he cut someone's leeks and was punctured face to face.But Jiang Yunzhi was very thick-skinned, he nodded in response, "That's a good relationship."

The perfect smile faltered again.

In the relatively silent atmosphere of the three of them, a soft "click" broke the silence, but it was Zhong Ming who put down the cup.

"Two days from the Kowtow Sect invitation banquet, under what name does the business owner plan to take us there?"

The topic returned to the right track, Shang Luxing coughed lightly, "If Brother Bai and Brother Jiang don't dislike it, my merchant is willing to treat you two as guests of honor, and go together in the name of nominal elders."

A dark light flashed across Zhong Ming's eyes.

Once a close relationship is involved, it means that they are in the same boat, which may be the idea of ​​the merchant from the beginning.

But if you want to go to a banquet with others, you can't justify your status as an outsider...

"I'm afraid it's inappropriate." Jiang Yunzhi said, "I have accepted the great kindness of the owner of the business this time, how dare I be a nominal elder again, having fun and having fun in this bustling mansion every day, drunk and dreaming, occupying the space above everyone else. Fame and status boss around, eat and drink for nothing?"

Zhong Ming, "..."

Shangluhang, "..."

He described it too specifically, as if he had already made all the plans the moment he heard the "named elder".

Even Shang Luxing, who was trying to win him over, hesitated for a moment after hearing this, "Then... what's your opinion, Brother Jiang?"

"I don't dare to have a high opinion, I just have my own plan." Jiang Yunzhi's gaze slowly swept across the crystal blue glazed lamp placed on the table in the hall.

Noticing the other party's unusual gaze, Shang Luxing, who has been in the business world for many years, suddenly trembled, feeling a little vigilant for no reason.

He probed, "May I ask what your plan is?"

"Don't worry, it's safe." Jiang Yunzhi's eyes were full of determination, "I guarantee that the business will be as beautiful as it is on the day of the banquet, and it will overwhelm the crowd!"

The author has something to say:

Jiang Yunzhi: Look at my coquettish position~

Zhong Ming: I always feel that there is no escape.

Shangluxing: ... afraid.