Chapter 045 Jin丨Exclusively published by Jiang Wenxue

The first time node of the new vest is in a courtyard in the capital.

This place is very remote. The original owner has lived in the capital for so many years and has no impression of it. He has not even seen the surrounding scenery.

The people coming and going in this courtyard are all ordinary people, not at all eye-catching.

They are dressed differently. There are woodcutters, merchants, doctors, and Taoists. These people are too mixed and should not have any intersection, but they are all gathered here and become the virtual background in the node picture.

The vest wears a green robe and a gray cloth to simply wrap his hair. Although he wears men's clothes, he is too beautiful and looks a bit androgynous.

He sat on the steps in front of the corridor, his expression was calm, his eyes revealed a bit of innocence, he seemed to be listening to the sounds around him, and he looked carefree.

The moment Xue Chen regained consciousness, this body could not bear the pain of the soul splitting and fainted. Before he fainted, he heard the screams from the people around him.

"Yixuan!"

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There are three days of holiday during the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is reserved for the soldiers to go home for reunion. King Taiping did not go to the barracks to handle official business, but was thinking about preparing some gifts for Zhuge Shenhou and taking Pei Rui to visit him.

This was something that was agreed upon last night, but Pei Rui got up a little late today.

He still had his eyes covered with a headband, his face was cold, and his expression could not be seen clearly, but his movements seemed to be a little slow, not as decisive as usual.

The King of Taiping asked concernedly, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Pei Rui shook his head.

The King of Taiping thought for a moment and said, "Headache?"

Pei Rui nodded.

The King of Taiping didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "It was my fault. I shouldn't have let you drink so much. It seems that you didn't have any hangover soup last night. I'll ask the kitchen to prepare a bowl. Wait until you finish drinking before leaving."

Pei Rui pursed his lips, trying to endure the pain, and his expression became even more cruel.

At this time, Gong Jiu came in from outside. He changed back into white clothes, and his expression was a bit gloomy.

Prince Taiping: "Why didn't your elder brother come with you?"

Gong Jiu: "My elder brother is still sleeping."

Prince Taiping: "Chen'er must have been exhausted yesterday, let him rest for a while. Ren'er, eat quickly, what are your plans for today? If you have nothing to do, accompany Rui'er to visit Mr. Zhuge at the Shenhou Mansion."

Gong Jiu glanced at Pei Rui, sneered, and refused unceremoniously: "I want to stay at home and take care of my brother."

Pei Rui subconsciously put his hand on the hilt and touched the pattern on it. He paused and touched the scabbard instead, ready to knock him out at any time.

Prince Taiping noticed the undercurrent between the two and didn't take it to heart.

There will definitely be friction between these two children with similar temperaments, but it will be fine once they get familiar with each other. Maybe Rui'er and Ren'er will be closer than Chen'er.

Prince Taiping said, "Okay, if your elder brother feels uncomfortable, you must call a doctor immediately, don't delay."

Gong Jiu: "I know."

Prince Taiping found it interesting to see the two children being more energetic. Perhaps because of the presence of an adult like him, the two children were very restrained and did not communicate with each other verbally. I don't know when they will get familiar with each other.

He considerately left them some space to be alone: ​​"I'll go see if the sobering soup is ready."

After that, Prince Taiping left.

Pei Rui sat on the stool, lowered his head, tightly grasped the scabbard, and did not react to Prince Taiping's departure.

Gong Jiu knew, however, that this man had focused all his attention on himself. The strong sense of oppression made him a little breathless. He had just relieved it yesterday, but his body reacted in this situation.

He wanted pain, and wanted Pei Rui to draw his sword.

It must be very painful for that sharp knife to pierce the skin, just like Pei Rui, wild, wanton, and completely without restraint.

Gong Jiu endured the discomfort and walked towards Pei Rui.

His eyes were just as sharp as an eagle, staring closely at the black-clothed boy in front of him: "Do you know which kind of person can live the longest?"

Pei Rui shook his head.

Gong Jiu said meaningfully: "Only those who know how to advance and retreat can live long."

The boy has no father or mother, and all he can rely on is his superb swordsmanship and the support of King Taiping. Gong Jiu was not afraid of his superior martial arts, nor was he afraid of King Taiping. As long as he wanted, he had plenty of ways to control this young boy, but he didn't want to leave a bad impression on his brother.

Gong Jiu's purpose was very simple.

Pei Rui was living under someone else's roof, so he should act like one. It would be best if he could hold back his edge and not go against him!

Pei Rui said coldly: "What if I get sick?"

Gong Jiu's breath was choked, and his eyes were slightly red: "Are you threatening me?"

Pei Rui tilted his head slightly and turned his ear to his direction: "Threat?"

Gong Jiu: "Don't think that I won't do anything to you just because I'm protecting you."

Pei Rui: "Do what?"

Gong Jiu was angered by his calm attitude, and he looked at him with resentment: "Draw your sword!"

Pei Rui shook his head: "I will never draw my sword against you."

Gong Jiu: "If you don't draw your sword, I will kill you!"

Pei Rui remained unmoved.

Gong Jiu attacked, he had no weapons in his hands, but the sword energy around him rushed to the sky.

Pei Rui did not rely on his eyes to fight, but on his intuition.

He was well prepared. The moment Gong Jiu attacked, he grabbed his opponent's wrist, raised the scabbard, and smashed it on his neck.

Gong Jiu collapsed limply. Pei Rui dragged his body and put him on the chair beside him. He sat back and continued to wait for King Taiping's sobering soup.

Xue Chen: [My head hurts. This naughty kid is so troublesome.]

System: [Fortunately, you have a high martial arts value. Speaking of which, why is Gong Jiu so strong against Xiao Mian? He never did this with Xie Heng.]

Xue Chen: [This is the advantage of having disabled legs and no martial arts. As long as I can't swing the whip, I am invincible. Xiao Mian looks like a really good fighter. My brother will definitely be tempted and want to experience the feeling of being beaten by him. 】

System: [……]

Xue Chen: [The strangest thing is, why can my brother reach the state of 'no sword'? He doesn't seem to be the kind of person who has no sword in his hands or in his heart. Is he practicing sword so hard to break through, just so that when he gets sick, he can use sword energy and stab himself with needles?]

System: [That must be the case, you have never missed it.]

Xue Chen: [?]

System: [You are twins who understand each other!]

Xue Chen: [Your skin is itchy, right?]

System: [Are you going to hit me?]

Xue Chen: [Why should I reward you? Wouldn't it be better to just lock you up in a small dark room?] 】

After saying this, he locked the system in a small dark room. Less than two seconds later, he let it out again. Just as the system was about to speak, Xue Chen locked it in again and then let it out again.

This was repeated more than twenty times, and the sobering soup from the kitchen was delivered.

When King Taiping saw Gong Jiu slumped in a chair, he asked in confusion, "What happened to Lian'er?"

Pei Rui: "I'm sleepy, take a nap."

King Taiping: "Really..."

Pei Rui held the bowl, drank the soup slowly, and followed King Taiping out to visit Zhuge Zhengwo.

In the carriage, Pei Rui sat expressionlessly, listening to King Taiping telling him about Zhuge Shenhou.

"When he was young, he was a playboy. Later, he found a woman he loved, but they couldn't be together because of some unforeseen circumstances. Shen Hou never married in his life and adopted four children. Those four children were his apprentices and were actually almost like his own sons. Zhuge only asked them to call him uncle, and now the four of them have become famous detectives in the world."

Pei Rui: "What unforeseen circumstances?"

King Taiping found it funny: "I didn't expect that you, who look serious, are interested in these things. It's okay to tell you about it. Rui'er is already sixteen years old. Does he have a woman he likes? ?”

Pei Rui shook his head: “Tell me about it.”

King Taiping: “Zhuge Shenhou was a disciple of Wei Qingqingqing, who was once the number one in the world. Wei Sanqing had a total of four disciples, namely ‘Lazy Master’ Ye Aichan, ‘Tianyi Layman’ Xu Xiaoyi, Shenhou Zhuge Zhengwo, and Yuan Shisanxian. Zhuge Zhengwo and his junior fell in love with the same woman, named Zhi Xiaojing. He thought that he was a playboy and could not compare to Yuan Shisanxian’s loyalty, so he took the initiative to give in. “

They were fighting the boss at the time, and Zhuge Zhengwo not only gave in emotionally, but also gave up the boss to his junior.

Yuan Shisanxian killed the boss, but Zhi Xiaojing drew his sword against him and stabbed Yuan Shisanxian’s face. Only then did he learn that the boss was Zhi Xiaojing’s biological father.

Yuan Shisanxian told Zhi Xiaojing that it was Zhuge Zhengwo who asked him to kill his father-in-law.

In the end, the two of them turned evil and established a common goal, which was to kill Zhuge Zhengwo for revenge.

Zhi Xiaojing gave Yuan Shisanxian many powerful martial arts and forced him to practice them. Yuan Shisanxian became obsessed with practicing martial arts, and the first thing he did was to kill Zhi Xiaojing, and then he disappeared.

This matter became a knot in Zhuge Zhengwo's heart.

Xue Chen: [How did my father know about it?]

System: [Uh... Given his age, he might have been at the scene?]

Xue Chen: [A bit perverted.]

System: [...]

The version of King Taiping omitted many details, but the general trend was the same as Xue Chen's impression.

He listened with great interest and analyzed Zhuge Zhengwo's psychological journey with the system.

Soon they arrived at the Shenhou Mansion, and the Prince of Taiping stopped.

Because the invitation had been delivered in advance, a doorman was already waiting outside, and he notified Zhuge Zhengwo immediately.

Zhuge Zhengwo went out with his four disciples to greet them. The Prince of Taiping got off the carriage, turned around to help Pei Rui, and brought him over to greet Zhuge Zhengwo.

Zhuge Shenhou said, "It is really an honor for my humble home that the Prince of Taiping has come to visit in person."

The Prince of Taiping said, "Shenhou, you are too polite. I am just a military commander. I have said what I should say yesterday, and I will not beat around the bush today. I want Rui'er to work at the Six Gates. Although this child is blind, he has great martial arts skills and a kind heart. I am worried about letting him go somewhere else, so I hope that Shenhou will be flexible."

Zhuge Zhengwo looked at Pei Rui.

I didn't get a good look at him at the banquet yesterday, but when I saw him today, he was just as the King of Taiping said. He looked young, but his temperament was cold, even more cold-blooded.

He was about to answer when he suddenly heard Zhui Ming at the side, in a very soft voice, with obvious doubt: "Xiao Tou?"

System: [He recognized you? But shouldn't it be Xiao Mian? Why is it Xiao Tou?]

Xue Chen: [Xiao Tou is Zhui Ming's first love? The person who spoke was Zhui Ming?]

The King of Taiping cared more about it than Pei Rui himself: "My nephew, do you recognize him?" Zhui Ming

stared at Pei Rui closely, and the more he looked, the more confused he became: "Sorry, I made a mistake. He is not Xiao Tou... He just vaguely looks a bit similar."