Chapter 119 Jin丨Exclusive release by Jiang Wenxue

System: [How good is your swordsmanship? ]

Xue Chen: [I don’t know, I’m telling the truth, there’s really no chance that I need to do anything myself. ]

The only time I did anything was to catch the man playing the flute.

Xue Chen doesn’t know what level of martial arts that person has, but he knows that the original novel doesn’t mention that person’s name, so there’s a high probability that he’s only second-rate, slightly better than an ordinary minion.

Xue Chen’s true level should be better than second-rate, but I don’t know how strong he is.

Ximen Chuxue: “No wonder I’ve never heard of you using a sword.”

System: [There are many people he hasn’t heard of… Will Ximen Chuxue doubt the relationship between you and the vest in the future? 】

"My swordsmanship is so insignificant that I can't be considered as someone who can use a sword. I was surprised to receive your favor." Xue Chen, 【Other aliases may not have any intersection with Ximen Chuxue. These people can't possibly know that I and the aliases are the same person, and at most they can imagine it as Ghost Villa or Nameless Island.】

System: 【……】

You are not much better than your brother.

Ximen Chuxue: "You are sincere in practicing swordsmanship."

System: [...]

Xue Chen: "I didn't put too much thought into using the sword, I just learned a few moves casually."

Ximen Chuxue: "But you still came."

Xue Chen: "I never break my promises."

Ximen Chuxue nodded: "You are very good."

System: [...]

Xue Chen: "I have never seen anyone as pure as you. If I had known you earlier, my life would have been very interesting."

System: [...Is he some kind of toy of yours?]

Xue Chen: [Please, I was so polite to Ximen Chuxue, how could I treat him as a toy?]

System: [What about Da Mian?]

Xue Chen: [Da Mian said all the facts, and he will know it sooner or later. Instead of letting Ximen Chuxue dislike me, I might as well take the initiative to annoy him. And you see, isn't the result very good? I suppressed Ximen Chuxue by force, and brought him a blow in swordsmanship. Even though he hated such behavior, he didn't break off his friendship with me. 】

System: [That makes sense. 】

Xue Chen: [So he's not a toy, at most I just used him. 】

System: [……]

Xue Chen: [He didn't lose anything. 】

System: [……]No, he lost his dignity.

Ximen Chuxue and Xue Chen chatted more and more, and before they knew it, it was getting dark.

Xue Chen came all the way from the capital, and he was unfamiliar with Yanbei. The servants booked a room in the guesthouse in advance, but being away from home is always worse than being at home, so Ximen Chuxue invited Xue Chen to stay at Wanmei Villa.

The guest room Ximen Chuxue prepared for Xue Chen was at the southernmost end, not far from the back mountain.

The attendants moved some daily necessities over, and people were coming and going in the yard, so Xue Chen went out for a walk.

Wanmei Villa is very large, and there are many plum trees in the villa, which look similar to the plum blossoms on the mountain. They should have been specially preserved after the villa was built.

The whole villa is integrated with the mountains and forests. If you look at it from a close distance, you can't feel anything. Looking from a distance, you can see clusters of white plums, like a sea of ​​flowers, which is very magnificent and spectacular.

Xue Chen looked into the distance: [No wonder Ximen Chuxue is so lonely, the manor is too quiet, it's okay to come here occasionally to relax, but if you live here for a long time, you will definitely feel out of touch with the world, and your social needs will not be met, so you will inevitably have wild thoughts.]

System: [I don't understand.]

Xue Chen: [It's like you are locked in a small dark room, crying out to the sky and the earth but getting no response.]

System: [I understand! But Ximen Chuxue has other choices, he can take the initiative to walk out, why should he embarrass himself?]

Xue Chen: [It's easy to meet other people, it's easy to communicate with people, but it's hard to communicate happily. Just like Beef Soup and Shaman, they are two completely different people. Beef Soup is pragmatic and capable, while Shaman is smart and self-respecting. They have different needs and different understandings of the current situation. If they don’t agree with each other, they will start quarreling as soon as they open their mouths.

[Ximen Chuxue’s spiritual world should be like this plum blossom forest, which cannot tolerate any worldly things. If someone talks to him about business or the management of the villa, he will definitely not answer, because he has nothing to say. If you talk to him about swordsmanship, he can talk for several days in a row. But how many people in this world can discuss swordsmanship with him like this? Even if they can discuss swordsmanship, there may be conflicts in other aspects. Da Mian made him mad. ]

System: [Excuse me, did you analyze him so thoroughly just to make him mad to death? 】

Xue Chen: [A vicious system sees everything as vicious.]

System: […]

Xue Chen was in a daze in the mountains for a while. When he came to his senses, it was already completely dark.

The starry sky was bright. A light snow was falling in the mountains, rustling down and blending with the white plum blossoms. The distant forests were filled with mist, and the starlight was reflected on the ground. The vision was clearer than usual.

System: [So beautiful.]

Xue Chen brushed off the fallen snow on his body. The temperature was not low now, and the snowflakes melted as soon as they fell. His clothes were a little damp, and even with the protection of his internal force, he felt extremely cold.

Xue Chen sniffed: [I seem to have a cold.]

System: [You should go back soon, and don't stay here in the wind. 】

Xue Chen: 【Very tangled, if I go back now, my character will be ruined, but if I don't go back, my brother's internal strength is very strong, he should have reached the point of being immune to cold and heat, it is impossible for him to catch a cold, or his character will be ruined.】

System: 【?】

Xue Chen: 【My brother is a road idiot.】

System: 【……】

System: 【Are you doing this on purpose?】

Xue Chen: 【Yes.】

Many of Gong Jiu's confidants are from the Taiping Palace, they have a good impression of this eldest son, and they are also loyal to him. Even if they know the truth, they will not do anything to him, and may even help to conceal it.

Xue Chen does not need to say it directly, as long as he reveals a little flaw, they will naturally think of many things, just in time to filter out those brainless people who may talk nonsense everywhere.

Xue Chen and Gong Jiu exchanged identities, and Gong Jiu would definitely know about it.

These people don't know the inside story, and they probably think that Gong Jiu agrees with Xue Chen's actions.

They may even suspect that the previous "Gong Jiu" was also played by two people in turn.

System: [Why did you do this?]

Xue Chen: [Of course it is to reduce his charges so that he won't be exposed in the future. I have a cold now, and it's all because of him. I'll make a note of it and find an opportunity to teach him a lesson when I go back.]

System: […]

Xue Chen turned around and walked back along the way down the mountain.

Halfway through his walk, he met Ximen Chuxue in white.

Xue Chen: "Are you admiring the snow?"

His nose was a little blocked, and he spoke with a nasal tone.

Ximen Chuxue frowned slightly: "Looking for you."

Xue Chen: "I'm enjoying the snow. The snow scenery here is beautiful."

Ximen Chuxue: "You must be moderate in everything and not be greedy."

Xue Chen: "It's rare to see such a scenery. I can't help but stop here."

Ximen Chuxue nodded in understanding. If he accidentally came into contact with advanced swordsmanship, he would probably be addicted to it and unable to extricate himself.

But is the health of the Prince of Taiping too poor?

Ximen Chuxue's doubts were fleeting, and he didn't think too much about this issue.

He took Xue Chen down the mountain and found that Xue Chen followed him closely. Several times, he wanted to make way and walk side by side with Xue Chen. Xue Chen also silently stepped back a distance, a little slower than him.

At first, Ximen Chuxue thought that the Prince of Taiping was of noble status and was used to being in a high position, but after a while, he realized something was wrong.

Ximen Chuxue: "You don't know the way?"

Xue Chen: "Yes."

Ximen Chuxue: "Follow this path straight ahead and you will be back to the villa."

Xue Chen: "Okay."

He agreed well, but his steps were still a little behind, unwilling to keep pace with Ximen Chuxue.

It was a bit awkward to talk in this position, so Ximen Chuxue gave up the idea of ​​talking and focused on leading him.

After returning to the villa, the snow had stopped. With the light of the lantern, Ximen Chuxue found that Xue Chen's cheeks were a little red. He thought it was the candlelight and didn't think much about it: "I'll take you back to your residence."

Xue Chen: "Okay."

Ximen Chuxue: "You've been away for a long time, and those servants don't seem to have any intention of looking for you."

He was talking about the followers of the Taiping Palace, Gong Jiu's confidants.

The master was missing, and the servants were indifferent, which was really unacceptable.

Xue Chen explained: "Because I like to be in a daze, sometimes I will sit in one place for three or four days. They are used to me like this and won't be surprised when I disappear."

Ximen Chuxue: "If I don't go looking for you, you will also sit in the back mountain for a few days?"

Xue Chen: "Maybe."

Ximen Chuxue: "You should learn to take care of your body."

System: [Ximen Chuxue is like a male mother.]

Xue Chen: [After all, doctors are like parents.]

System: [He is not an ordinary doctor.]

Xue Chen: [So he only cares about me and Da Mian. Apart from us, even if Lu Xiaofeng runs around in the back mountain like a monkey, Ximen Chuxue will never say a word.]

System: [Is it because you have already PUA him?]

Xue Chen: [Where is PUA! I am interacting with him normally, okay? I have even shown my cold side to him. As long as he pays more attention, he can find out my true identity. Isn't that sincere enough? 】

System: [You can't hide your cold side. 】

Xue Chen: [But I have many ways to cover it up, such as telling him directly that my brother's internal strength is different from others. I think my brother will never expose me when he interacts with him in the future. 】

System: [……]

Xue Chen: [Ximen Chuxue is a swordsman who can't stand a talented swordsman wasting his own resources, including his body and energy. He himself is very healthy, with a regular schedule, and takes good care of his body. If other opponents who have the potential to become peerless swordsmen don't know how to take care of themselves when they are young, and when they have mastered swordsmanship, they are very weak, such as having rheumatoid arthritis, it would be embarrassing for Ximen Chuxue to duel with them. 】

System: [……]

Xue Chen: [Anyway, I understand why he cares about me so much. 】

System: [Which swordsman would worry about whether his opponent has rheumatoid arthritis! Ye Gucheng lives by the sea, does Ximen Chuxue still worry about whether he has gout? 】

Xue Chen: [What you said makes sense. If I have the chance to meet Ye Gucheng, I will advise him to eat less seafood. The seafood there should be cheap and delicious, right? It must taste great. 】

System: [……]

Why did the topic turn to food again!

Ximen Chuxue only cared about this sentence and didn't say anything else. After sending Xue Chen back to his residence, he went back to rest.

Xue Chen took off his wet clothes and got into bed.

The servants lit a charcoal brazier and placed it on the floor of the bedroom, making the small room warm.

Xue Chen's consciousness gradually became drowsy and his body temperature began to rise.

He sat up and said in a hoarse voice: "Someone come."

The servant on duty outside came to the bedroom: "What does the prince want?"

Xue Chen: "Go and boil a bowl of herbal medicine to reduce fever, and go immediately."

The follower raised his head and saw an abnormal blush on Xue Chen's pale face: "Prince, do you have a fever?"

Xue Chen: "It's just an ordinary cold, it's nothing, go quickly."

Follower: "Yes."

Xue Chen lay back in the quilt: [Wuwu system, I feel so uncomfortable. 】

System:【Just bear with it for a while.】

Xue Chen:【Why do you always say this?】

System:【What else can I do? Sing a lullaby for you?】

Xue Chen: [Sing!]

System: [Wuwu, I can't.]

Xue Chen recognized the reality and stopped embarrassing the system.

He felt extremely uncomfortable, his head was dizzy, it was hot when he lay in the quilt, but it was cold when he opened the quilt. He slept for a while and woke up for a while, repeating these two actions over and over again.

The attendant brought the medicine and woke him up: "Prince, take the medicine."

System: [Da Lang, take the medicine.]

Xue Chen didn't say a word and directly locked the system in a small dark room.

He took the medicine bowl and drank it in one gulp, then took the water cup and rinsed his mouth, "Xu Ji, what time is it?" Xu

Ji said, "It's already 11:00 p.m."

Xue Chen: "It's only 11:00 p.m.... Tomorrow morning, go and notify the others to pack up and prepare to return home."

Xu Ji: "Yes. Do you want to send someone to pass on a message to the mansion in advance?"

Xue Chen: "No need, you go down."

After drinking the medicine, Xue Chen sweated a little and his fever subsided that night, but his head was still dizzy and his body was cold.

He put on a few more clothes and took his sword to the front to eat.

The breakfast at Wanmei Villa was very light, with only white porridge, steamed buns and some pickled side dishes.

Ximen Chuxue saw that Xue Chen's face was paler than usual this time, and thought that he had caught a cold last night and was now very sick, but when he saw that Xue Chen had a good appetite, he became uncertain again.

Xue Chen said with a nasal voice: "I should go back."

Ximen Chuxue: "When are you leaving?"

Xue Chen: "Today at noon.

" Ximen Chuxue: "Okay.

" Xue Chen : "See you later

." Ximen Chuxue: "See you later."

The conversation between the two was extremely simple. There was no retention or any greetings, but they could feel each other's feelings.

Because they knew what each other was thinking, they didn't need too many words.

Xu Ji packed his luggage, got off the carriage, and stopped in front of the gate of Wanmei Villa.

It had just snowed here, and the snow melted too quickly, so the ground was a little muddy.

Xue Chen glanced at the ground with some disdain and did not move forward. He turned his head to look at Ximen Chuxue: "Goodbye."

Ximen Chuxue said with some regret: "This time it was too hasty. Next time we meet, I must discuss swordsmanship with you."

Xue Chen: "If you have nothing to do, you can come to the Taiping Palace in the capital to find me."

Ximen Chuxue: "Okay."

Xue Chen: "I thought you only go out four times a year."

Ximen Chuxue: "I kill four people a year. Apart from killing people, I rarely go out. But this is not a rule I set. It's just that there is nothing worth it for me to go there in person."

Otherwise, if Lu Xiaofeng asked him for help, he would set off immediately instead of refusing with the reason that "I have already gone out enough times this year."

Xue Chen asked in confusion: "You haven't seen my swordsmanship, how can you be sure that I am worthy of your friendship?"

Ximen Chuxue: "Intuition."

Xue Chen: "Okay."

The servants brought floor mats and laid them on the muddy ground, from the gate of Wanmei Villa to the front of the carriage.

Xu Ji came to Xue Chen: "Prince, we can set off."

Xue Chen nodded and looked at Ximen Chuxue: "This time is too hasty, I look forward to seeing you again. If you come to the capital, I will definitely treat you with the same courtesy."

Ximen Chuxue: "Okay."

After laying the floor mat, Xue Chen's boots did not touch a drop of mud or water. He came to the carriage and stepped into the carriage. The curtains were closed to block the cold wind.

Xue Chen: [I didn’t expect there is such a carpet. I wonder if it is disposable or reusable.]

The system did not speak.

Xue Chen remembered that it had not made a sound since this morning.

Xue Chen: [System, are you dead?]

The system still did not speak.

Xue Chen: [Sobbing system, don’t abandon me.]

After saying that, he suddenly remembered something, unblocked the system, and let it out of the small dark room.

System: [Beep - you beep - I beep -]

Xue Chen: [Great, you are still alive.]

System: [You are so cruel. You actually locked me up in that dark place for 12 hours! Do you know how I spent these 12 hours? !]

Xue Chen: [How did I spend it?]

System: [It was just like being dead.]

Xue Chen: [Isn’t that the same as me being offline? 】

System:【You are an atheist who is offline. When you die, you will have nothing. I am a theist who is offline. I am like a ghost. I can see and hear, but no one knows me. 】

Xue Chen:【Your ability to express yourself is much better than before. 】

System:【Can you please not be so biased in your emphasis! 】

Xue Chen:【I'm sorry. I was really confused by the fever yesterday. I don't even remember locking you in the small dark room. Don't mess with me in the future. Do you hear me? 】

System:【……】Is this the right attitude to apologize?

-

"Xiao Mian, it's snowing."

Snowflakes blew into the old building. Zhui Ming came to the window, looked outside, turned around, and said to the blind boy.

Pei Rui was indifferent and didn't react at all.

Zhui Ming closed the window, took the wine from the jar, and came to Pei Rui, thinking that he could heat the wine later and drink it slowly while handling official business.

He asked, "Don't you like snow?"

Pei Rui: "When there is wind, the snow will be blown

all over the place and you can't tell the direction. And it's very cold when the snow melts." Zhui Ming thought of the time when he was wandering around, and couldn't help feeling a little distressed.

There was no place to shelter from the wind and rain, who would be in the mood to appreciate such weather?

Not to mention that Xiao Mian couldn't see it.

Zhui Ming: "It's different now."

Pei Rui: "My inner strength is very high, I'm not afraid of the cold anymore."

Zhui Ming laughed; "Yes. I promised you last time that I would take you to the roof to enjoy the breeze, why don't we do it today, let's go out and enjoy the snow together?"

Pei Rui: "But I can't see it."

Zhui Ming: "It doesn't matter, I can describe it to you."

Pei Rui: "Okay."

Although Pei Rui has deep inner strength and high martial arts skills, Zhui Ming is still afraid that he will freeze, so he turned the box over and found a thick black cloak.

The cloak is filled with an even layer of cotton, without a fur collar, but with a hat, tied with a rope, it will not be blown away by the wind.

Zhui Ming wrapped Pei Rui tightly with the cloak and put the hat on him.

Pei Rui shook his head: "I won't wear this."

Zhui Ming: "Why? It's very warm to wear it."

Pei Rui: "It blocks my ears, so I can't hear clearly." Zhui Ming:

"Then take it off."

After taking off the hat, Zhui Ming led Pei Rui out of the house, grabbed his hand, and took him to the roof.

Xue Chen: [Wow, I flew.]

System: [It's not like your original body doesn't know how to do Qinggong.]

Xue Chen: [It's different. Xiao Mian doesn't know how to do Qinggong herself, and I can't see it. I have no way of judging where she landed. Being carried up by Zhui Ming is much more exciting than when other vests use Qinggong.]

After landing, Pei Rui didn't dare to move. He tilted his ear slightly, listening to the sound of the wind and the sound of snowflakes flying.

This feeling is very strange, just like there are countless small flies floating around him. Pei Rui can sense foreign objects, and he knows in his heart that they are all harmless. He wants to avoid them, but he doesn't know how.

The boy stretched out his left hand, and the cool snowflakes fell on his palm.

He asked in confusion: "What's the difference between snow and water?"

Xue Chen: [It's really amazing that nature can turn water into this, and the shape is so complicated. Speaking of hail, it's also amazing. The bigger hail is like glutinous rice balls...]

Zhui Ming racked his brains to describe it for him: "Snow is white and lighter. When it encounters heat, it turns into water. In fact, it is completely different from water..."

System: [He thought you were asking about common sense, but you were actually asking about physics. He still feels sorry for you, but you are thinking about eating glutinous rice balls. 】

【I just acted according to Xiao Mian's character setting. Xiao Mian really doesn't understand such common sense. 】He paused, [Even less physics. 】

Zhui Ming explained for a long time, and seeing Xiao Mian's dazed look, he knew that he didn't understand.

He simply gave up: "The streets are covered with a layer of white. Pedestrians will leave footprints when they walk by."

Pei Rui: "Footprints?"

Zhui Ming looked up at the sky. Xiao Mian didn't even know what footprints were?

How should I explain it to him? After the explanation, will he understand?

System: [What's there to ask about footprints? 】

Xue Chen: [I just remembered that Cui Ming promised to give me a dog. If I take the dog out to play on a snowy day, the dog will step out cute plum blossom footprints. I feel very happy just thinking about it. How long has it been? Hasn't the dog been born yet?]

System: [He may have forgotten.]

Xue Chen: [Damn it, I took it seriously!] Zhui

Ming was so worried: "Footprints are... they are made by stepping on the snow... Let's go down and step on the snow!"

He pulled Pei Rui and was about to jump down.

Pei Rui was particularly repulsive and stood firmly in place. He stepped hard and broke several tiles on the roof, making a crisp sound.

Zhui Ming glanced at the tiles, but did not blame Pei Rui for it. He asked, "Don't you want to leave?" Pei

Rui: "I'm scared." Zhui Ming laughed: "It's okay, I'm here, I won't let you fall. Just leave it to me, okay?" Pei Rui lowered his head: "The roof is slanted." Zhui Ming: "It's really not easy to stand steadily, you need to be extra careful." Pei Rui reached out and grabbed his arm: "Go down." Zhui Ming grabbed his shoulders and led him to jump down from the roof, landing steadily on the ground. He led Pei Rui to a place where the snow was deeper. After walking past, he grabbed his hand and led him back to touch the footprints on the ground. Zhui Ming: "This is the footprint. The patterns on the soles are different, and the footprints left are also different." Xue Chen: [Woo woo, I want a dog. 】 System:【Then just tell him directly, he will definitely find a way to get it for you.】 Xue Chen:【Is it too much trouble for Cui Ming?】 System:【When will you be more polite to me?】 Xue Chen:【That's impossible.】 System:【……】 Pei Rui was in a low mood, and his mood did not improve because of Zhui Ming's patient explanation. Zhui Ming could sense that he was in a bad mood, and thought that he really hated snowy days, so he did not stay in the snow and took him back to the house. During this time, the Kingdom of Jin and the Great Bank did not go to war, the rivers and lakes were peaceful, the struggle in the court was at a stalemate, and the Divine Police Department had fewer things to deal with, so the days were quite leisurely. At noon, Zhui Ming took Pei Rui to a restaurant outside to eat. They ordered some hot dishes and hot soup, boiled a pot of wine, and had a comfortable meal. In the afternoon, they returned to the Shenbu Division. Pei Rui followed Zhui Ming out for a few trips, arrested some thieves, and delivered some documents to Zhuge Zhengwo, and then there was nothing to do. Pei Rui was bored: "Cui Ming, are you going home with me tonight?" Zhui Ming: "If you want to go home, then go back, don't worry about me." Pei Rui said distressedly: "But you seem to want to be with me." Zhui Ming smiled. He just felt sorry for Xiao Mian's previous experience, and was afraid that he was blind and felt lonely when he was alone, so he took Xiao Mian with him wherever he went, hoping to find something for him to do. I didn't expect Xiao Mian to understand it this way, as if I couldn't leave him.

Zhui Ming said, "I'm not an unweaned child who needs someone to take care of me. Just go wherever you want to go, don't worry about me."

Pei Rui nodded.

In the evening, when he got off work, he packed up his things, took his sword, and prepared to go home.

Zhui Ming: "Take that cloak and wear it."

Pei Rui shook his head: "It's too thick and inconvenient to move. If someone wants to kill me, it will affect my ability to take action."

Zhui Ming: "Xiaomiang, you are now a constable of the Divine Detective Department and an official appointed by the court. No one dares to attack you."

Pei Rui shook his head: "There are many kind people."

Zhui Ming: "..."

How kind is Xiaomian's heart to regard those who want to kill him as kind people who come to help him?

Xue Chen: [Cui Ming cannot guarantee which person will suddenly be kind and come to give him things.]

System: [That was indeed quite sudden. Pei Rui

: "I'm leaving."

He left with a knife in his hand.

When he returned to the Taiping Palace, dinner had already been served. Pei Rui did not go to see Gong Jiu immediately, but sat for a while and found something to eat.

According to the time, the original body should be back tomorrow. He was ready to settle the accounts with Gong Jiu.