[comprehensive] superior skills

In the glow of the sky, the Noah, which was sailing across the ocean, once again docked at the unnamed island in the East China Sea like an old horse that knows its way.

The waves are rolling, and two guides have already been waiting on the shore, and the old man with extraordinary bearing is Wu Ming, the owner of the island.

When Song Ci and Hua Manlou walked down the deck, a very sincere smile appeared on the face of the old man who was waiting for the distinguished guests.

Different ways do not conspire with each other, but Wu Ming personally led his subordinates to greet him with a smile on his face. If he didn't have a clear conscience, he must have other plans.

Wu Ming laughed, and Song Ci also laughed, "I haven't seen you for many years, and the island leader is more energetic than before."

"TOEFL."

Wu Ming looked at the owner of Longxiao Palace, who was close at hand, "People in the world often say, 'Scholars should treat each other with admiration for three days', but this sentence is outrageously wrong when applied to the palace owner."

"Oh?"

Song Ci wondered, "What do you mean by the island master's words?"

Wu Ming sighed inexplicably: "The separation between the old man and the palace master lasted only three days, and the vicissitudes of life are nothing more than that."

Back then, he planned for a long time and spent all he had to establish a secret base far away from human settlements on this isolated island in the sea, so as to realize his ambition.

He also thought that as long as this matter was done, it would be no problem to change another day.

Unexpectedly, a little girl who inexplicably appeared on the island 20 years ago broke all this easily. The Dragon Silk Palace who was born out of the sky made him see how mediocre and useless he is. It became a joke.

Wu Ming is no Kua Fu, but the owner of Longxiao Palace has become the scorching sun in the sky.

Now bathed in ten thousand golden lights, Wu Ming's mood is indescribably complicated.

In addition to the disappointment of wasting effort, the most common thing is the fear of powerlessness in life.

A twilight old man, isn't his life the same as the setting sun that is dangerously falling in the tide, no matter how splendid it was, it will die in the darkness.

And Wu Ming is such an old man, the only thing he can do now is to watch the bright circle of light slowly sinking from a distance.

"The vicissitudes of life?"

Song Ci's eyes flicked over the snow-stained hair of the other party, "The owner of the island is too modest. In my opinion, compared with those ordinary people who don't have a tile to cover their heads, they can live on such a small island like a fairyland. How could it be that Sansei is lucky to spend his old age in Shang'an."

"The palace master really thinks so?"

Wu Ming paused, "What if I exchange this fairy island for your underwater crystal palace?"

After he finished speaking, he laughed, "The old man also felt that it was really difficult to get into the eyes of the palace lord with this island alone, so he invited a few friends to come to help out, and hope that the palace lord will not blame him."

Hua Manlou, who followed closely behind them, took advantage of the situation and asked, "I don't know if any of the friends invited by the island owner are Hua acquaintances?"

Wu Ming looked at the two of them slowly before saying regretfully: "A perfect match, a gifted scholar and a beautiful woman. If my son knows that the palace master is here, I'm afraid I can't wait to spread my wings for thousands of miles."

He walked slowly on the quiet path, "You don't have to worry, dude. Although the old man's subordinates behaved a little rudely, they didn't have any malice. Even the little girl is just a bit playful. You should know that a girl of her age It’s hard to meet people of the same age who can speak up on the island, so I spent a little more time on your friends.”

Hua Manlou was taken aback for a moment, and then thinking of Lu Xiaofeng's usual good luck and popularity with women, he suddenly felt that his worries were unnecessary.

Song Ci didn't believe that Gong Jiu's sister would be a good man and a faithful woman, "Listening to what the island owner said, Lu Xiaofeng and the others came to the island as guests? I wonder if you can let me find out later?"

"nature."

Wu Ming invited the two of them to turn to the Jiuqu bridge above the lotus pond, and said with a smile: "When distinguished guests come, how can we not have a banquet for them? If there is a banquet, there will naturally be accompanying guests. Playboy's friends are among the accompanying guests."

"Penglai Pavilion?"

Song Ci looked up at the plaque on the water pavilion, "Good name, good artistic conception."

Wu Ming said modestly: "If the mountain is not just me, I will be the mountain. It's just that the old man is so infatuated that he has nowhere to put it. It's just to comfort himself."

Song Ci stopped for a moment when he heard the words. It is said that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered to build a Penglai city at the mouth of the sea thousands of years ago. Ruojie.

"A word."

Hua Manlou called softly, motioning her to look at the three men and four women in the water pavilion, "Lu Xiaofeng, Sikong Zaixing, Zhu Ting and his wife, Shangguan Danfeng sisters are all there."

There was also an unknown young woman sitting beside Lu Xiaofeng, her words were intimate and her expression was relaxed, she should be Wu Ming's daughter.

"There are so many people here, it seems that this banquet must be eaten."

As Song Ci spoke, he stepped up the steps and walked into the water pavilion slowly.

At this time, in the water pavilion covered with veils on all sides, a table had already been set up, and seven people were seated in the ten chairs placed in a circle, leaving only the main seat and two seats next to it empty.

Four of the seven people had pale faces after recovering from a serious illness, and two of the remaining three were also sluggish and unable to cheer up. Only the hostess was there with a smile on her face, tasting the food and wine, and from time to time looking towards the Chopsticks in a man's bowl.

Wu Ming didn't seem to see his daughter's rudeness, and still said with a smile: "Master, this is the little girl."

He immediately said to his daughter, "I haven't come over to see the distinguished guest yet."

"VIP?"

The palace lord was still eating his favorite beef, "Didn't my father say that people who make big things don't care about small things, and now they pay attention to these trivial etiquettes. Besides, there are many villains who are polite on the surface and scolding their mothers in their hearts." , my daughter does not want to be such a person, let alone perform such a ceremony."

Wu Ming was still smiling, but the corners of his mouth gradually became straight.

"Are you Gong Jiu's younger sister?"

Song Ci smiled and asked, "You don't seem to like me very much."

"Why should I like you?"

The palace lord put down the chopsticks coldly, "You are the palace lord, and I am also the palace lord, but my father refuses to call me by my name in front of you. My brother likes to call me by my name, but he is talking through me. Look at another person. If you were me, how would you like someone who can replace you at any time?"

"That's a really good reason."

Song Ci looked at half of the meat and vegetables on the table and said, "Do you want to know how to become the most special person in other people's hearts? It's actually very simple. I heard that you like beef very much, and you can't get tired of eating it. But do you know that in the world? There is another kind of meat that is a hundred times more delicious than beef."

She picked up a piece of beef tendon with her chopsticks, "Next time after you kill someone, don't rush to throw away the body. You can cut open his head and take out a piece of brain that is fatter than butter. It doesn't have the smell of beef, and it only slightly One bite will melt in your mouth. As soon as you take this bite, you will immediately become different in the eyes of others.”

Hearing these words, the palace lord's beautiful phoenix eyes widened, and her beautiful little mouth gradually puffed up, with a look of nausea.

When Song Ci delivered the oily beef tendon on the chopsticks to her mouth, the palace lord immediately rushed out of the water pavilion like a gust of wind, and rushed towards the scattered flower terraces and pavilions in the distance.

The palace lord was not the only one who was equally frightened, if it wasn't for his weakness, the first one to rush out would be Sikong Zhaixing, who is the best in lightness kung fu.

Even so, he couldn't help swallowing, and asked Lu Xiaofeng in a low voice: "She didn't really eat human flesh, did she?"

Lu Xiaofeng glanced at the ungrateful monkey spirit, "You'll know if you try it."

Sikong Zhaixing approached slowly, "Don't be angry. You can't escape anyway, so what difference does it make if I open my mouth or not?"

"There is no difference."

Lu Xiaofeng said angrily: "However, it's very different for you to see my jokes as a partner."

Sikong Zaixing and Lu Xiaofeng were still in the mood to bicker, but Wu Ming didn't even have the energy to sigh.

His daughter seems ruthless but can't even handle a few words from others. How will she inherit the family business in the future.

Looking at the master of Longxiao Palace again, Wu Ming felt extremely regretful, why the heaven-sent person who got this opportunity was not his own flesh and blood.

After being seated, Wu Ming took the lead in toasting, "One glass of thin wine, and I will borrow flowers to present Buddha."

Song Ci confronted him, "Although Liang Yuan is good, it is not the home of long-term love. The sea is rough with wind and waves, so why should the island owner insist on going his own way?"

Wu Ming drank the contents of the cup, "The palace lord and this old man are not only rare rivals in life, but also admirable teachers and helpful friends. If I hadn't met the palace lord, how could this old man see through wine, sex, wealth, and qi in the world? field."

Song Ci said with a smile: "Presumably the way the island owner seeks is quite different from the past."

"good."

Wu Ming said slowly: "For an old man like me, I can only eat three meals and sleep only one night. No matter how beautiful a woman or treasure is, it is not worth my second glance. No amount of martial arts can stop my flesh and blood from slowly decaying. Even though I already have a son and a daughter, their growth doesn't mean my gradual death."

Every time he sees this pair of children, besides pride, the thing that rushes to his heart most is the fear of life gradually dissipating. Such contradictory emotions almost make it hard to separate his love.

Song Ci sighed softly, "But who in this world can live forever? If you can escape today, you can't escape tomorrow. If the island owner is persistent with this, I'm afraid that one day he will not die well."

Wu Ming laughed heartily when he heard the words: "Since it's over, why not die worthy of death!"

Song Ci asked him, "No regrets?"

There was a hint of arrogance and determination in Wu Ming's tone, "I would rather die than regret."

Song Ci shook his head helplessly, "The island master's words are true, but he used the wrong method."

She stood up and pointed to Zhu Ting and his wife who had never spoken a word, "If the island owner really wants to be blessed by heaven, he shouldn't do these disasters of murder and arson to damage his morality. Instead, he should ask for peace for the people of the world before asking for it! Just like entering that day Qi Shaobao of Longxiao Palace, the owner of the island is so smart, why can't he understand why he is the only one who is the emperor's drug tester?"

Wu Ming recited the name Qi Jiguang silently in his heart, and sighed, "If this old man could overcome this matter 20 years ago, he would naturally be willing to emulate General Qi and achieve greatness. It's a pity that this old man wakes up too late, and he can only walk for a while. There's a shortcut."

"This way is dead."

Song Ci said seriously: "Don't say that there are only seven people here, you can add the emperor. If everyone behaves like the island master, wouldn't the rules of Longxiao Palace be like a fake."

"The old man naturally knows that these few people alone will not be able to impress the Palace Master."

Wu Ming pulled out a jade seal in his palm, "As early as the time when the Palace Master landed, ten giant ships had already sailed to Wusongkou, and the one tied to the fort was the little emperor who was patrolling in a modest suit. If the Palace Master was General Qi, he would be in a dilemma. How will he choose at this time? I am afraid that neither Wanmin nor Long live is a good choice for him."

Song Ciding looked at the seal that symbolized the status of the emperor, "The island owner made such an unwise move, I am afraid that although the world is big, there will be no place for you from now on."

Wu Ming gently put the seal on the table, "The palace master is an extraordinary person, why did he fall into the world of mortals and add karma? If the palace master had never been born, the old man would still be the nameless island where he enjoys himself every day. Lord, why bother to take the trouble to ride the wind?"

After hearing this almost unreasonable sophistry, Song Ci said indifferently: "Going around, it's my fault."

Wu Ming immediately shook his head and said: "This old man has no such intentions. It's just that the birth of the palace lord will disrupt the general situation of the world, so this old man is just following the trend."

"It's a good one to follow the trend!"

Song Ci picked up the jade badge, "With the strategy of the island owner, why can't you worry about conquering the four barbarians and fighting for the unsupported Han people, but it's a pity that you are willing to collude with Japanese pirates and surrender yourself as a thief."

Wu Ming smiled complacently, "Winners and losers, that's all. It seems that the Palace Master has already made a choice."

Song Ci nodded, "That's right. At this point, I can't help but hesitate. But after today, what should the island owner do?"

"Doesn't the Palace Master know the words "Sly Rabbit and Three Caves?"

Wu Ming took out a medicine bottle from his arms, "If the old man can build an unnamed island, he will naturally be able to build the second and third."

Song Ci chuckled, "Why should the island owner look far away? I believe that there are many small islands in Wa Kingdom that are suitable for the Ming Dynasty thieves to hide. If the island owner can change his face and overthrow the regime, wouldn't it be just around the corner to counterattack China in the future?"

Wu Ming frowned slightly, and put the medicine bottle in the place where the jade badge had been placed before, "It's useless to talk too much, so please ask the Palace Master to give me the medicine immediately. I'm not greedy, just three pills are enough."

"Three?"

Song Ci threw three pills in front of everyone, "The island owner is indeed a loving father, and he never forgets to bring his children with him during his longevity."

Wu Ming watched her put the porcelain bottle back with his own eyes, and said to another guest who hadn't even touched a drop of wine: "The matter is urgent. Although the old man is not as noble as the emperor, he can only dare to ask the young man to help test the medicine. "

Hua Manlou shook his head and smiled, "Such a precious elixir, the island owner actually wants to take advantage of an outsider? Why don't you send someone to invite the young lady over?"

Wu Ming squinted his eyes, "I only blame the old man for acting recklessly and offending the Palace Master, so I have to be on guard."

Seeing his firm expression, Hua Manlou raised his hand to pick up the medicine bottle and sniffed it lightly, "If Master Ninth finds out that I have taken this pill in the future, I don't know how I should feel about it."

After he finished speaking, he put the little Zhu Wan into his mouth, and concentrated on observing the changes in his body.

The seven pairs of eyes in the water pavilion were all fixed on the person who tested the medicine, intending to see some miracles from his face.

After half a cup of tea, the itchy Lu Xiaofeng asked, "Hua Man Lou, why hasn't your appearance changed at all?"

When they met Longxiao Palace for the first time that day, the four of them saw Qi Jiguang rejuvenate in an instant, and now it was Huamanlou's turn, so it looked like he had taken fake medicine.

"How do you want Qitong to change?"

Song Ci laughed and said: "He is in his best years, how can he go back to being a child? Maybe you won't find out until your two mustaches turn white, your friend is still the same as now."

Lu Xiaofeng was astonished, "Then I'm going to avoid him, otherwise those beautiful women wouldn't think of me as an old man!"

Seeing that the person who tested the medicine was safe and sound, Wu Ming with an excited face quickly swallowed another pill, absorbing the medicine like Hua Manlou.

The water pavilion became quiet again, and the seven people were either angry or unwilling to stare at the old man who had done all the bad things. Only Song Ci and Hua Manlou sat at the table calmly.

Wu Ming, who was sitting with his eyes closed, couldn't see the jealous eyes of others, but he really felt a surge of life force surging in his body like a tide.

He could feel that his body became as plump as a fresh orange picked from a branch in just a few breaths, and even his rusty bones were as flexible as an ape in the mountain forest, and his body was as light as a leap Can fly to the clouds.

Wu Ming, who was out of his body, was deeply intoxicated by the power of good fortune that could not be appealed to the mouth, but he was eager to know how the power that turned decay into magic in his body refined flesh and blood.

So he could only reluctantly leave the Heavenly Palace and Wonderland within reach, and return to the world with his eyes open.

Wu Ming, who got his wish, wanted to call someone to fetch a mirror, but when he opened his mouth, he found a handful of stones in his mouth.

He spit out the stones that were in the way with a puff, and let them bounce and scatter on the ground.

The old man who looked like a mummy struggled to stretch out his hand, murmuring indistinctly, "Mirror..."

The water pavilion was brightly lit, but he could no longer see the face of the person opposite him clearly, and the look of fear in other people's eyes also turned into a thick fog.

"If you want to enter the shrine, look at its heart. Those with bad karma will die, and those with good results will live."

Song Ci's cold voice came to Wu Ming's ears, "Even if you don't want to be a good person, you shouldn't forget the rules of Longxiao Palace. How does it feel to overdraw your life force? It must be this time to exchange ten years for an instant brilliance." It's what the island master said about death."

Wu Ming opened his mouth and held the medicine bottle with his last bit of strength.

The moment he fell down, the scene when he first met the master of Longxiao Palace 20 years ago suddenly appeared in his mind.

It turned out that he had already built a tomb for himself.

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Song Ci: Villain No. [-] will take a curtain call, and this story will end tomorrow.