Chapter 8 Did the number one Jiang Cichen cast a curse on the Chi brothers and sisters?
The next day.
News came from Pei Shaochuan that he would meet at Zuixian Inn.
As Luo Wan stepped out of the courtyard, a feather arrow whizzed and hit her three inches in front of her foot.
Looking up, Chi Mingli was holding a longbow and asked disdainfully, "Are you Chi Wanwan?"
Luo Wan lowered her eyes and glanced at the trembling arrow tail - the accuracy was not good enough, the force was weak, and the archery skill was only at a mediocre level.
The woman in the East Courtyard was well-behaved for a few days, and then the man came to cause trouble again.
After going around in circles, they were all trivial matters. Luo Wan was too lazy to deal with these people. She wanted to find out the truth about Ye's death and get the medical book. At present, Ye's death was beginning to become a problem, and there was no progress on the medical book. She really had no time to play with the children.
Luo Wan turned to leave, but Chi Mingli held a bow in front of her and stopped her, saying, "Did you bully the people from the East Courtyard?"
Although Chi Mingli was raised as a playboy by Feng Yuyun, he still felt a strong sense of kinship with her.
Look, here we come to support the East Courtyard.
Luo Wan originally wanted to teach the child a lesson. After all, aiding and abetting evil was not a good thing. But then she thought it was unnecessary. It would not be long before she found out the truth about Ye's death. The Chi Mansion would definitely undergo earth-shaking changes. By then, it was hard to say whether everyone in the East Courtyard would be dead or alive. It was unnecessary to say anything now.
What's more, she herself is a devil, so how can she teach?
Luo Wan simply said, "So what?"
"You...!" Chi Mingli obviously didn't expect her to be so straightforward, and all the words he had prepared before were useless.
Luo Wan saw that he couldn't utter the second word for a long time: "Stutter?"
He left him alone after saying that.
Seeing the direction Luo Wan was going, there were only two ways: one was to leave the house, and the other was to go to the East Courtyard. Chi Mingli rushed over and asked, "Where are you going?"
Luo Wan kept walking: "It seems that my younger brother has no right to interfere with what my elder sister does."
Chi Mingli hurried to catch up, saying as he followed, "Who knows if you're going to do something bad."
Luo Wan didn't bother to pay attention and walked straight towards the gate of the mansion.
If she continued to tangle with this young man, she was afraid that she would not be able to resist giving him a quick death. Her two punches would leave Chi Mingli half-dead, if not dead. It would be troublesome if someone died in the Chi Mansion.
Chi Mingli kept on talking: "I'm warning you, don't even think about doing anything bad."
Luo Wan sneered at the words and turned back to ask, "Warn me?"
How did the last person who dared to warn her die?
Luo Wan thought back to what she had done in her previous life and felt that she was a little too kind. She usually made her opponents die quickly, even though there were rumors in the martial arts world over the years about how evil she was and how vicious her killing methods were.
However, Luo Wan felt that being put into a pig cage or being turned into a human pig was too cruel and disgusting, and she had never done it.
Chi Mingli was frightened by this look and took a half step back. He immediately changed his words: "Persuade."
In front of the mansion gate, Tangli had already prepared a veil and a hat.
Seeing this, Chi Mingli sneered: "You even covered your face, I know you have no good intentions."
"I'm going to meet a friend," Luo Wan put on his hat, "Do you want to follow me?"
"You have friends?" Chi Mingli blurted out.
Luo Wan almost laughed out of anger. Chi Mingli should really be grateful that Luo Wan was pretending to be Chi Wanwan at this time, otherwise he would have died several times already.
The long streets of the capital are as prosperous as day, with crowds of people surging and the noise boiling.
This was the first time since his rebirth that Luo Wan walked in the world without any burden.
She is no longer the life-threatening warrior in Tingyu Tower, and the enemies that brush past her are no longer cold arrows or iron blades.
Amidst the lights of thousands of homes, she was just Chi Wanwan, an ordinary young lady from an official family, no different from the ordinary people on the long street.
In her previous life, she spent all her time trying to "stay alive".
When I was young, I begged on the streets just for a bite of leftovers;
After being sold to Tingyu Tower, she was only there to protect herself amidst the flash of swords and blood;
After becoming a death warrior, he climbed up by stepping on corpses just to take the position of the master of the building.
During the ten years as a death warrior, Luo Wan traveled to many places, but never paid attention to the magnificent mountains and rivers, customs and people.
She thought she would be free after becoming the host of the post. When she wanted to see the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas for real, reality gave her a blow - she died.
Chi Mingli was indeed a dog-skin plaster and followed him all the way.
If he deliberately tried to get rid of him and meet a friend in a secretive manner, it would make Luo Wan look suspicious, so Luo Wan had no choice but to follow him.
As dusk falls, the long streets are lit up with colorful lights and bustling with activity. The capital city is worthy of being the best city in the world.
Along the way, Luo Wan saw that Chi Mingli really loved archery. Even in a crowded crowd, he could get into the posture of drawing the bow anytime and anywhere, just like a martial arts fanatic who was obsessed with it.
Luo Wan said lazily: "For useless practice like yours, no matter how much you practice, your archery skills will not improve at all."
Chi Mingli didn't expect Luo Wan to talk to him about archery, so he said without thinking, "You don't understand it."
"Stand firmly with your feet parallel, bend your body forward to the right, push the bow with your right hand, and pull the string with your left hand. Focus your strength on the muscles of your back. Lightly touch the bowstring to your nose and lips. Lock your right eye on the target and release the arrow." Luo Wan reflected on his current posture: "You draw the bow haphazardly without any rules or purpose. You think you are diligent, but in fact it is useless."
Chi Mingli was stunned for a moment and asked, "Do you know archery?"
Luo Wan said: "You will know whether I understand or not if you try it."
Chi Mingli drew his bow cautiously and hesitantly.
"Choose a target." Luo Wan reminded.
Chi Mingli suddenly shouted loudly: "Jiang Cichen!"
Do you dare to shoot Jiang Cichen?
The crowd suddenly boiled over, Luo Wan looked in the direction of the sound——
The young man was riding a horse in bright clothes, wearing a red robe for both civil and military affairs. There were a few hares hanging beside the saddle, and his quiver was mostly empty.
The most eye-catching thing was the snow-white fox on his horse's back, its fur shining brightly under the light.
Behind him followed a group of personal guards, their horses' hooves covered in mud and dust, obviously having just returned from hunting.
"Young General!" The crowd cheered like waves, each one higher than the last.
"General Jiang!" Chi Mingli stood on tiptoe and waved, as excited as a child chasing a star. Turning around and seeing Luo Wan was indifferent, he couldn't help but urge: "Why don't you shout?"
Luo Wan slowly raised her eyes: "Why are you shouting?"
Chi Mingli straightened his back, his face full of reverence. "General Jiang has been on the campaign for two years and has captured seven cities for the Northern Dynasty. He is a true hero! A hero should be admired by everyone!"
Luo Wan sneered in his heart: If you knew that he would commit treason in a few years.
With such unique public support, why did he finally commit treason and end up being infamous?
Ambition? Power?
No matter which one it was, the subsequent outcome proved that Jiang Cichen was a natural emperor.
Perhaps because Chi Mingli was waving with the bow too obviously, Jiang Cichen was relaxed and turned his head to take a look.
It seemed like a casual glance, but those beautiful peach blossom eyes were as sharp as a knife. Being looked at by such eyes, it seemed as if everything in one's mind would be seen through. Even through the veil and hat, Luo Wan still felt that she had nowhere to hide.
This scene was like a replica of the encounter in Jinxi City.
Chi Mingli became more and more excited, as if he had seen a divine apparition.
Luo Wan was puzzled. Did Jiang Cichen put a curse on the Chi brothers and sisters? Why did they all act like they had lost their souls when they saw him?
As Jiang Cichen and his group left, the long street gradually returned to normal, but the discussions still continued.
"Young General Jiang is truly a man of unrivalled grace!"
"He's the best archer on horseback in the Northern Dynasty. His reputation is well-deserved..."
The discussion lingered all the way to the Zuixian Inn. Luo Wan stopped and Chi Mingli walked into the inn as if he was familiar with the place.
It is called an inn, but in fact it is more appropriate to call it a restaurant.
In the center of the inn stands a sky-high stage, with a four-story dome covered with gauze curtains.
Actors dressed in exotic dance costumes danced gracefully to the tune of Hu music, and golden bells jingled on their snow-white ankles.
In the vermilion-painted corridors surrounding the stage, there are dozens of elegant rooms with half-rolled pearl curtains, and young men in brocade clothes and jade belts can be vaguely seen leaning against mica screens.
This is the den of debauchery where the children of wealthy families truly live a life of drunkenness and debauchery.
Tangli grabbed a waiter holding a gilded wine jug and asked, "Excuse me, where is the private room number one?"
Before the waiter could answer, Chi Mingli asked in surprise, "You're going to Tianzi No. 1?!"
Luo Wanqiu glanced at Chi Mingli, who immediately shut up in disappointment.
Fortunately, the inn was filled with loud music and noise, so no one paid attention to the scream.
The room levels of many inns are distinguished by "Tian, Di, Xuan, Huang". Tian rooms are the highest level private rooms in the inn, and the rooms of the same level are numbered Tian No. 1, Tian No. 2, Tian No. 3, etc.
Luo Wan looked at the scale of the inn. No. 1 inn was definitely not accessible to ordinary people. According to Chi Jingan's official rank and wealth, his children could not enter, which was why Chi Mingli had such a big reaction.
The man who climbed over the wall two days ago was dressed extravagantly and had poor acting skills. Luo Wan certainly didn't believe that he was a clerk at the Jinluhang, but he just thought he was an ordinary young man from a wealthy family and never associated him with a young man from an aristocratic family. After all, no decent young man from an aristocratic family would do something like him, climbing over a woman's courtyard in broad daylight.
Now it seems that they are not an ordinary wealthy family.
The waiter looked around and lowered his voice as he approached Tangli: "Excuse me, Miss, is your last name Chi?"
"That's right." Tangli nodded.
The waiter's face immediately filled with attentive smiles, not even bothering to offer the gilded wine jug in his hand, he bowed and led the way, saying, "Miss, please come this way."
A mahogany staircase winds its way up, each step inlaid with mother-of-pearl cloud patterns. The Tianzihao private room is on the fourth floor. At each corner, a bronze lantern hangs quietly, casting a dim glow. The iron-painted, silver-stroked Chinese character "Pei" (Pei) is reflected on the lantern paper, faintly visible amidst the lingering incense.
"The third room in front is No. 1." The waiter stopped at the stairs on the fourth floor.
Luo Wan nodded slightly: "Thank you."
Luo Wan walked in, Tang Li followed behind. Chi Mingli was about to catch up when the waiter suddenly stopped them with his arm across and gestured for them to go downstairs: "Sir, please."
Since the establishment of Zuixian Inn, Chi Mingli has been in and out of it countless times, but he has never been to the Tianzihao private room on the fourth floor. It is said that the Tianzihao private room is where the real distinguished guests gather. He thought he could get a chance to see it, but he was unexpectedly stopped awkwardly at the stairs.
Chi Mingli looked at Luo Wan's receding figure and said anxiously, "We are together!"
The waiter said, "The number one nobleman only invited the young lady, and she didn't say you were with her."
Chi Mingli said: "She is my eldest sister, of course we are together."
The waiter shook his head and said, "I can't tell. Besides, they don't look alike."
Chi Mingli said angrily: "We have the same father but different mothers, how much alike do you want to be?"
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