Chapter 395: An old man wants to take the queen as his apprentice
Su Zifan and his wife left early the next morning, including Su Zhaoxin.
The two of them came back not simply because they had not been home for several years, but mainly because they were carrying out some things arranged by Zhu Huang and Zhao Wuxiu, including secretly transporting muskets and artillery back.
So they left early in the morning in order to catch up with the team that was disbanding and setting out in different groups disguised as several caravans.
Su Wan'er felt her parents got up in the morning, but she kept pretending to be asleep because she didn't know what to do. She was afraid to open her eyes and cry when she saw her parents packing up and leaving. She was even more afraid that her parents would see her crying, so she just pretended to be asleep.
Then she felt her brother coming and leaning over to her bed and looking at her. She didn't know what her brother's expression was at that time, but Su Wan'er kept her eyes closed.
Afterwards, I felt my mother playing with my hair, my father touching my face, and covering me with a quilt.
Su Wan'er even felt that her parents and brother knew that she was pretending to sleep.
But Su Wan'er still closed her eyes, because she could feel that she wanted to cry now, and if she opened her eyes, more tears would come out.
so.
After her parents left, Su Wan'er opened her eyes and looked at the empty room.
The bench where my father had always placed knives and clothes casually for more than a month was now empty.
The place where my mother had been working hard to learn how to sew clothes was also empty.
Nothing is left.
Su Wan'er blinked, got out of bed, tidied the bed, folded the quilt, and opened the cabinet on the side. Inside was the tiger-head hat her mother bought yesterday, the gloves her father gave her, and the small box her brother asked her to put here before he left.
The box was entrusted to her by Su Zhaoxin for safekeeping. Inside was a small notebook where Su Zhaoxin kept his grudges. Looking at the box, Su Wan'er thought about her brother's mysterious look, and why he didn't let her peek.
Everyone in the Su family had read the contents of the little notebook.
Wearing a hat and gloves and holding a box, Su Wan'er walked to the door, sat on the threshold, and looked at the sky in the direction of the gate.
I could hear the noises of the servants outside, and it seemed that many people were seeing my parents and brother off.
But Su Wan'er just sat there.
He fiddled with his hat and tugged at his gloves from time to time.
In fact, the hat was not suitable, but Su Wan'er saw that her mother liked this style, so she smiled and nodded and said she liked it, because she was twelve years old and was about to turn thirteen, and this hat was something only six or seven-year-olds wore, so it was not suitable for her.
The gloves are a little big, but that’s okay, they will be fit in two years.
Suddenly, the wind blew
Su Wan'er felt a cool and itchy feeling on her face, and couldn't help but wipe it with her hand.
But this wipe made Su Wan'er stunned for a moment.
Nodding and looking at the tears on her gloves, Su Wan'er blinked.
Oh, she cried as expected.
But the next moment, Su Wan'er laughed, not letting her parents and brother see it, so good~
Thinking of this, Su Wan'er's eyes suddenly became moist.
But the next moment, Su Wan'er sniffed and wiped away her tears.
Don’t cry, don’t cry. It’s not like we can’t meet again.
Thinking of this, Su Wan'er stood up, picked up her brother's box, walked to the desk, and picked up the sword hanging on the wall.
It's time to practice swordplay.
He picked up the word "sword" on the desk and looked at it carefully.
This word was written by her master, who said that once it was finished, the sword would appear.
Giving Su Wan'er this word is actually to let Su Wan'er look at it first and feel as much as she can, because she still has to see the whole thing in the end.
Su Wan'er looked at the word and could see the sword moves in it, so she took the sword and started practicing.
If you practice for a while, you will forget everything, especially the sad things.
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All good things must come to an end.
Those who had come to the capital for the wedding of the Emperor and the Empress and for the Lantern Festival were now starting to leave.
But the capital city is too big, too crowded, and too lively. It won’t become depressing just because some people leave.
As people leave, others come, and it always goes like this.
[Listen to me] This theater is run by Lin Huaimu. After all, he is a famous storyteller in the capital.
Moreover, many versions of the stories about the current Empress all came from his theater.
Sitting in a single room on the second floor, his own small single room, Lin Huaimu was making tea.
There are certain requirements for tea art.
There are different ways to drink tea.
The common way to drink tea is to brew tea.
Lin Huaimu has many deaths on his hands, but this does not stop him from living a decent life.
After all, if so many people are killed, it's just a number.
After making a cup of tea, Lin Huaimu took a sip and frowned slightly. It was still not done well this time and it tasted even more bitter.
But basically every time Lin Huaimu made tea, it was very bitter. But if someone else made it with the same tea leaves and tea sets, it would be sweet.
but.
Lin Huaimu didn't care about these. It was normal that his hands were too dirty and he couldn't make good tea, but it didn't affect his tea tasting and drinking, so he didn't pour out the bitter tea, but picked it up and took another sip, and then looked at the small window that was specially opened.
The window allows you to see everyone on the first floor outside.
Looking at the people from the martial arts world who came outside to listen to the Queen's story, Lin Huaimu smiled, then lowered his head to look at the reply to the message sent to the Emperor today on the table.
Lin Huaimu couldn't help but laugh again, but this time he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
The main reply asked them to arrange for Su Jiuer to stay at the foot of Longhu Mountain.
Thinking of this, Lin Huaimu shook his head helplessly.
According to the intelligence, His Royal Highness the Prince of Yue did not leave the capital immediately last night. Instead, he walked to the city gate and returned to Xiaojiu Restaurant. He then spoke a few words to the shopkeeper Jiu, but he did not expect that he was kissed by the shopkeeper Jiu again. Then His Royal Highness the Prince of Yue ran away again.
And just this morning, the Ninth Shopkeeper took those who were willing to go with her and headed towards Longhu Mountain.
Thinking of this, Lin Huaimu smiled bitterly. He really couldn't imagine that the former head of Longhu Mountain would be in such an embarrassing state, not to mention that this person was the lawless King Xia Zhici of Yue who was wandering around in Luoan City.
I also didn't expect that the girl had such courage.
Especially what Lin Huaimu knew, when the emperor found out about this, he scolded His Royal Highness the King of Yue. Fortunately, His Royal Highness the King of Yue left last night, otherwise, something bad might have happened again.
Lin Huaimu smiled and shook his head, then took another sip of tea.
The Second Prince is getting married too.
Lin Huaimu spoke with some relief.
If the late emperor and the late empress knew what happened, they would finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Lin Huaimu thought so in his heart, but suddenly, Lin Huaimu thought of his other colleagues.
Not a court official.
But it was the other [Thirteen Guards on the Left and Right].
If those people knew about this, they would be surprised. After all, the Second Prince was really a headache.
The previous emperor formed the [Thirteen Elite Guards on the Left and Right] which did not belong to Daxia, the imperial court, or the army, and only took orders from the emperor.
The former emperor wanted to know what was going on in the empire, so he had Di Ting.
The previous emperor wanted to kill people, so people like [White Tiger], [Roar], [Suanni], [Baxia], and [Asura] came into being.
The late emperor wanted to save people, so he created [Bai Ze], [Jiao Tu], [Dang Kang], [Pi Xiu] and [Gandharva].
The late emperor wanted to protect people, so he created [Mahoraga] and [Golden Cicada].
There are thirteen people, not all of them are masters, and three of them don't know any martial arts at all.
Thirteen persons followed the previous emperor and brought prosperity to the Great Xia Dynasty, practicing the law of peace.
but
The late emperor passed away.
Three people had evil intentions, so [White Tiger] and [Asura] killed them.
Another five people chose to leave, and they did not stop them.
The rest of the people will continue to hide in the darkness, obey the orders of the current emperor, and change the world with their own methods.
"The shopkeeper."
Just when Lin Huaimu was reminiscing about his former colleagues, the waiter from the theater came to the door of the private room.
Hearing this, Lin Huaimu smiled and said, "Come in."
The waiter who came in bowed, closed the door, and then respectfully clasped his fists towards Lin Huaimu: "Boss, Luo Changfeng has indeed entered the capital. Do you want to inform the commander-in-chief?"
Lin Huaimu frowned, "Only two people were left out of the dozen killed by the commander-in-chief. One of them escaped with a broken arm and all his martial arts skills ruined. He was the one who escaped intact. How dare he come to the commander-in-chief's territory to seek death?"
As he spoke, Lin Huaimu looked at the waiter.
The waiter lowered his head. He only knew that Luo Changfeng, a swordsman who had reached the ultimate realm, was a man known as the "Three Swords" in the world in the past. He also knew that this man was one of the two who survived among the thirteen masters of the ultimate realm who killed Commander Yan.
But suddenly, the waiter thought of something and looked up at Lin Huaimu: "Maybe, he came to watch Shentu Sheyue from the Shedao Room fight with Deputy Commander Yan?"
Lin Huaimu picked up the paper folding fan at hand, gently hit the waiter on the head, and scolded with a smile: "A dignified swordsman of the end, you come to see two juniors?"
The waiter rubbed his head and looked at Lin Huaimu with a wronged expression.
Lin Huaimu didn't say anything, just said: "Tell the commander-in-chief, and then send someone to keep an eye on Luo Changfeng. Don't contact him. He knows the rules of the capital better than anyone else."
The waiter immediately bowed respectfully and left the private room.
Lin Huaimu fanned his palms with the folding fan in his hand and looked at the streets and markets downstairs.
Then he smiled helplessly.
When I get older, I like to reminisce about the past.
At that time, Luo Changfeng was one of the thirteen people who had stopped at the border. People in the martial arts world said that they wanted to kill Commander Yan. In fact, it was because the late emperor killed too many people, including people from aristocratic families, people from martial arts sects, and too many disobedient people who did evil and hindered the prosperity of Daxia. There were too many deaths and too many enemies.
So those who survived found these people, and their real purpose was to kill the emperor.
result
However, it was the White Tiger Yan, the great commander, who killed eleven of them, crippled one, and made one escape.
Thirteen people ambushed and killed people, and they were all great masters. The scene was much bigger than the previous assassination attempt on the emperor in the capital, but unfortunately, the commander of Yan State killed eleven of them alone.
There were two others who were supposed to be put to death, but were released by the late emperor, so they have survived to this day.
The late emperor was present at that battle, and eight of their thirteen guards were also present.
He Lin Huaimu can see it clearly.
then
Luo Changfeng, the martial arts master who was once famous in the martial arts world for his so-called strongest "Three Swords", was so scared that he peed his pants and ran away without even drawing his sword.
Lin Huaimu looked curious for a moment: "So, why are you running here instead of living a good life?"
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In the West Market, Su Changan sighed as he watched the caravan carriage leave, his face full of worry: "Maomao, that kid, didn't even listen to me and ran into the car. Ruyu is the same, she didn't pull Maomao out and just looked at me like that. I'm so worried, I don't know what will happen to these two along the way."
Listening to the Queen's mumbling, Lian Wei on the side could only smile bitterly.
Today, Lian Wei's face was not covered with the silk that he usually wore.
The main thing is that everyone in the capital now knows that the Queen is often followed by three people: a man with a knife, a short man with a bag, and a blindfolded man.
Especially Lian Wei's side is too recognizable.
In order to avoid being recognized, Lian Wei had to take off the silk.
As for the Queen herself.
Everyone knows that the empress is beautiful, but there are too many opinions about how beautiful she is. Too many people have the idea of a queen in their hearts, so it’s actually nothing for Su Changan to come out like this.
What's more, there are a lot of girls who follow Su Changan's example and hang knives on their waists.
And now.
Su Changan turned around and looked at Lian Wei: "What do you think we should do with these two people? I was so worried all this time."
Lian Wei looked at Su Changan and inexplicably remembered that his mother was in the same situation when he left Tianzhige.
Su Changan sighed, "Hey, Maomao only brought one change of cotton-padded clothes. I don't know if he can eat something good on the way, and if he can get used to the food there. He didn't even bring the recipes I gave him."
As he said this, Su Changan shook his head. Annoying!
I am so worried about Maomao and Ruyu!
There is still so much worry!
Thinking of this, Su Changan couldn't help but look into the distance. He remembered that Zhao Xin and the others were also leaving today, and in a few days, Wan'er would also leave with Yuan Ruxi.
Lian Wei smiled and said, "My Lady, the road is safe, and there are cooks in the Chamber of Commerce, so there's nothing to worry about. Besides, it should be hotter in the Western Regions than here."
Su Changan was in a heavy mood, but Lian Wei's words had some effect, so he nodded and looked at Lian Wei: "Go to the Su Mansion to see Wan'er?"
Lian Wei clasped his fists.
In fact, even if he didn't go to the Su Mansion, he would still take a stroll outside. The main reason was that His Majesty had a lot of things to deal with today, so he drove the Empress out again.
Su Changan looked at Lian Wei, thought for a moment and then added: "When we get to the Su Mansion, if you want to go to the Imperial College to find Lin Han, go ahead. Don't worry about me. When we come back in the afternoon, we can go back to the palace together."
When Lian Wei heard this, he blushed slightly and didn't know what to say.
Su Changan looked at Lian Wei and said with emotion: "Year"
But just when Su Changan opened his mouth.
A hunchbacked old man suddenly appeared next to Su Changan and Lian Wei.
The old man looked to be in his sixties. He looked at Su Changan with astonishment and said, "Oh my, incredible, incredible, too good, oh my, oh my."
Seeing the old man, Lian Wei immediately stood in front of Su Changan, but at the same time his face was solemn, simply because he did not notice the old man approaching!
Noticing Lian Wei's actions, the old man was stunned for a moment, then took a step back, looking at Lian Wei in shock: "Another one? Oh, this is incredible, a sixth-grade cultivator has already reached the stage of concealing the sword with sword intent, and practicing sword moves to this level, this will be incredible in the future, the position of Sword Immortal has been vacant for many years, you are aiming to become an immortal."
Lian Wei looked at the old man in front of him with a vigilant face. Ruyu had just left, and if something happened to the empress, how would she explain it!
Especially the old man in front of her gave her a very empty feeling, he was most likely a master of the ultimate realm!
Otherwise, even if he was of the ninth rank, even if she was not his opponent, she would not be unable to sense his presence.
The old man looked at Lian Wei like this and smiled: "Don't worry, I have no bad intentions. I haven't left home for many years, and I haven't been to the capital for a long time. I just came in because I felt the sword intent of this girl from afar, and seeing her age, I couldn't help but come to see her."
As he spoke, the old man looked at Su Changan again, still with a look of surprise on his face: "If all of this sword intent is released, it will scare people to death. This sword energy is also huh?"
The old man was amazed and stunned for a moment, then looked at Su Changan and asked, "In the capital, the only person I know who can practice sword skills to this level is Yan Ruyu, the daughter of that crazy woman Yan Yunxiao. Don't tell me you are Yan Ruyu."
Su Changan shook his head: "I'm not."
The old man was relieved when he heard the answer: "That's fine. If you want Yan Ruyu, it will be difficult for me to do it."
Then, the old man looked at Su Changan again: "How did you grow up? You are so beautiful and handsome! And you are so good at swordsmanship."
After saying that, the old man was puzzled for a moment: "Shentu Sheyue, you are definitely not that girl. The knife of that girl is not as reserved as yours. Whose hidden girl are you?"
Su Changan was stunned for a moment, looking at the senior in front of him, he felt that the senior in front of him was the swordsman of the end, and he had no ill intentions, so he smiled and said: "Not really, I was just practicing for fun, I didn't expect it to turn out like this."
Upon hearing this, the old man immediately laughed and scolded, "You are such a dishonest girl. You said you were just practicing for fun, but it has come to this. What do you think those who are practicing seriously will think? You are such a dishonest girl."
After saying this, the old man looked at Su Changan, thought for a moment and said, "Who is the master?"
Su Changan was stunned for a moment.
Seeing Su Changan's expression, the old man blinked and said, "No master? That's great. You can call me master and I will teach you how to use a knife. But you have to pass my test. I am a man of character after all. I can't just find an apprentice casually. Besides, although you look kind, I don't know what kind of person you are, so I have to test you."
After saying that, the old man immediately said: "I won't hide it from you. I just want to find a successor. And don't worry, my sword is absolutely powerful. There are only four people in the world who are more powerful than my sword. You won't lose out!"
Su Changan was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but look at Lian Wei.
The kind of thing in novels where a master randomly accepts you as a disciple has happened to me? !
but
There is no such thing as a free lunch.
So Su Changan looked at the old man and said, "This is fine for now, so I appreciate your kindness, old senior."
The old man looked at Su Changan and found him more and more rare. The main thing was that at his age, he could still practice sword skills. This was a treasure!
Moreover, on the way to Beijing, the old man had been looking for a suitable successor, but he couldn't find one. Now that he came across a treasure, he was reluctant to leave, especially since he had already arrived in Beijing and there was not much time left.
The old man looked at Su Changan and said, "My name is Luo Changfeng. People in the underworld should have heard of me, so why don't you not refuse in a hurry? Take me to see your elder and I will have a good talk with him. However, if your elder is sensible and knows how powerful I am, and hears my name and knows that I want to take you as my apprentice, he will keep you the same."
Gu~~~
When the old man said this, his stomach began to growl.
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Ps: That’s it for today first. Take a break. Tomorrow I should resume updating with 4,000 to 5,000 words per post, twice a day.
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