Chapter 096 Jin丨Exclusively published by Jiangwenxue

Ximen Chuxue's eyes fell on his hands.

Xue Chen's swordsmanship is not bad, but it is not the best. His internal strength is not particularly deep, far inferior to Gong Jiu, and even worse than Pei Rui and Yun Heyan.

But these hands are indeed the hands of a top swordsman.

Swordsmen cherish their hands very much. Xue Chen and Gong Jiu receive the same treatment and maintain their hands very well.

Xue Chen and Gong Jiu are very different in their inner qualities, but they are exactly the same in appearance, from their pale faces to their sword-practicing hands.

Xue Chen's hands are very steady, slender, powerful, delicate and white.

Ximen Chuxue: "I am willing to fight with you."

Xue Chen put himself in his brother's shoes and was extremely cold to Ximen Chuxue. He rejected him coldly: "I don't have time, and I don't want to waste time competing with others."

Ximen Chuxue's pupils trembled: "Since you are learning sword, why do you think it is a waste of time to compete with others?"

Xue Chen: "Why do you learn sword?"

Ximen Chuxue: "I learn sword only for learning sword, not for anything else."

Xue Chen: "Are you a sword or a human?"

Ximen Chuxue: "I am a human, but I also pursue the unity of man and sword."

Xue Chen: "Are you born only for killing?"

Ximen Chuxue: "No, I was born for the sword."

Xue Chen: "You and I are different."

Ximen Chuxue nodded: "That's right. Gentlemen are harmonious but different, and sword training is also a different path to the same goal, You are a respectable opponent."

Xue Chen: "Unfortunately, I have other things to do this time."

Ximen Chuixue: "When are you free?"

Xue Chen: "My late mother's death anniversary is approaching, and I have no intention of practicing swordsmanship. Can I wait until I am done and visit you in person?"

System: [Are you really going?]

Xue Chen: [Emotionally, I really want to go, but rationally I can't go. I choose happiness.]

System: [Aren't you afraid that he will beat you to death?]

Xue Chen: [No, as long as I beg him to beat me, I won't die.]

System: [......]

In fact, Xue Chen can feel that the synchronization rate of the vest role has increased, and there are obvious differences in his body.

No matter how long he lies down, his heartbeat will not be irregular, and his memory and vision seem to have improved. There are also some very mysterious places that are difficult to describe in words.

Although Xue Chen has never practiced martial arts, he can clearly feel that his martial arts are more advanced now.

His swordsmanship is still the same as before, and his internal strength is still the same as before, but it is no longer the same as before.

Discussing the Dao with Ximen Chuxue is beneficial for Xue Chen.

He can use Ximen Chuxue's swordsmanship to verify Yun Heyan's swordsmanship, and learn from Gong Jiu's swordsmanship to perfect the Dao he pursues.

Ximen Chuxue: "Okay."

Xue Chen looked at Hefangzhai.

Ximen Chuxue: "This shop is a property under the name of Wanmei Villa."

Xue Chen: "Are you here to inspect the shops under your name too?"

Ximen Chuxue: "I concentrate on practicing swordsmanship and rarely get distracted."

Xue Chen: [No wonder he is lonely and has no common language with others. You see, my brother is never lonely. In addition to practicing swordplay, he also made so many villain friends outside. 】

System: [It would be great if your brother could learn from him to concentrate. 】

Xue Chen: [No! My brother is in this state, but he can still practice peerless martial arts. If he concentrates on practicing swordplay, how high will his martial arts be? Who can control him? 】

System: [... Terrible. 】

Ximen Chuxue seemed to have just remembered the identity of "Xue Lian": "Are you the Prince of Taiping?"

Xue Chen: "Yes."

Ximen Chuxue; "I have never heard that the Prince of Taiping is actually a powerful swordsman."

Xue Chen: "Because my swordsmanship is different from yours, I rarely spend time on swordsmanship."

Ximen Chuxue: "Such a distraction, isn't it a waste of your talent?"

Xue Chen: "Even if I am so distracted, it will not affect my swordsmanship."

Ximen Chuxue: "Okay."

Xue Chen: "I have something else to do."

Ximen Chuxue made way: "Please."

Xue Chen nodded at him and left indifferently.

Xue Chen: [Hateful! I am too embarrassed to go to Hefangzhai to buy snacks! ]

System: [Are you still thinking about snacks? ]

Xue Chen: [Why not. He probably came here to eat something after killing someone. I'm so curious. The snacks sold by Ximen Chuxue must

be delicious! 】System: [He may not come here just to eat. 】

Xue Chen: [When he is out, he only eats boiled eggs and white flour steamed buns. Yue Yang also followed this eating habit. At that time, Yue Yang was experiencing the test of the nameless island. He encountered five or six assassinations in one day. Everything he ate and drank might be poisonous, so he was forced to develop this habit.

[As a peerless swordsman, Ximen Chuxue has killed many people. He may have more enemies than Xiao Mian. The reason why he eats so much outside is not only because he thinks the food outside is not clean, but also because he is always on the line between life and death, so he is so cautious. He doesn't really like boiled eggs and steamed buns, so of course he has to go to a reliable place to improve his diet. 】

System: [That's the truth, but why did you say it, as if Ximen Chuxue is very greedy. 】

Xue Chen: [A very greedy system thinks everyone is greedy. 】

System: [...]

Xue Chen: [I'm a little curious about what Ximen Chuxue's blood tastes like, let Da Mian try it some other day. 】

System: [...]

Gong Jiu's industry is far away from the rich area. Xue Chen walked slowly, passed the Shenhou Mansion, and finally matched the scene in front of him with Xiao Mian's memory.

Pei Rui only knew the general street, the location of the steps and the door sills, and had no idea about other things. He couldn't imagine where Zhui Ming was every time he was on the roof. After seeing it with his own eyes, he finally understood.

He stopped on the street, and Pei Rui walked towards the window, revealing his upper body.

Xue Chen looked up, saw Pei Rui, and retracted his gaze: [System, can you take a photo? ]

System: [I am waste, I can't. 】

Xue Chen: [……]

Zhui Ming came to Pei Rui: "Why are you so close to the window all of a sudden? Be careful not to fall. Did you hear some noise?"

Pei Rui shook his head: "Someone is looking at me."

Zhui Ming looked down and saw a young man in white standing out in the crowd on the street: "Is it the prince?"

Pei Rui: "Second brother?"

Zhui Ming: "Xiao Mian, where did you put the vase you brought back to the palace? Did the prince know you brought the vase back?"

Pei Rui: "I gave it to my eldest brother, and my second brother knows."

Zhui Ming: "Isn't Young Master Xue seriously ill and has been bedridden for many days?"

Pei Rui: "My eldest brother is fine."

Zhui Ming: "If you're fine, why did you post a notice to recruit famous doctors from all over the world?"

Pei Rui: "To treat illnesses."

Zhui Ming: "What illnesses?"

Pei Rui shook his head to preserve the privacy of the two brothers.

Xue Chen: [This way, Zhui Ming will suspect me too.]

System: [Why should he suspect you?]

Xue Chen: [Because my brother wants to pretend to be me, and I can't let him continue to do bad things under my identity.]

The young man in white came to a butcher shop with a long sword in hand.

This butcher shop sells cooked meat, including salted offal, lamb offal, pickled bacon, bacon, and ham. There are all kinds of meats, and the business is very good.

Xue Chen's clothes are too neat and tidy, which is out of tune with this greasy meat shop. When

he entered the store, the customers couldn't help but look at him, and the waiter and the boss also looked over.

The waiter stepped forward quickly, "Young Master, what would you like to order?"

Xue Chen: "I want a lot of things."

The waiter: "It's noisy outside, why don't we go inside and sit down to discuss in detail?"

Xue Chen: "Okay."

The waiter took him to the backyard, and after leaving everyone's sight, he respectfully said: "Young Master Jiu."

The backyard was not clean at all. There was a lot of fresh meat and animal viscera, and the smell of blood was strong. It looked like a good place to kill people.

Gong Jiu had explained the details of these shops in Beijing, so Xue Chen was not particularly unfamiliar with this place.

This store only had the boss and two waiters. One waiter greeted the guests in the front, and the other waiter followed the boss and worked as a cook in the back. They were busy until very late every day and looked like ordinary people.

In fact, these three people are all from Wuming Island.

They are all Gong Jiu's confidants, who know his true identity. After going through many tests and confirming their loyalty, they were transferred to the capital to serve as a liaison point between Wuming Island and the capital for mutual communication.

The message sent by Xiao He was first sent here and then to Wuming Island.

The boss here has countless lives on his hands. He has outstanding knife skills and is very skilled in dismembering animals.

The two waiters were also people in the underworld before. One of them was a superb chef, but unfortunately he opened a black shop that was murderous and made money. Now he has become a regular assistant chef in this butcher shop.

The other is an ordinary underworld hero. Because he offended his enemies, he has been hunted down and it is difficult for him to gain a foothold in the underworld, so he had to go to Wuming Island.

The three were headed by the boss Shi Hao, and usually only Shi Hao was qualified to contact Gong Jiu.

Xue Chen's face was three parts cold, three parts resolute, and three parts conceited, and he played Gong Jiu to perfection.

He said coldly: "Call your boss over."

The waiter immediately withdrew and called out Shi Hao who was busy in the back kitchen.

Shi Hao was tall and strong, and looked at least three hundred pounds heavy. His flesh was very firm, and there was a centipede-like scar on his face, which looked very fierce.

His attitude was very humble, and his tone was gentle: "Master Jiu, why did you come here in person?"

Xue Chen: "I want you to work for the Taiping Palace."

Xue Chen: [Xiao Mian is much better looking with a scar on his face. 】

Shi Hao's eyes dimmed: "Please give me your orders."

System: [Xiao Mian's scar is not as wide as his. His scar looks very deep.]

Xue Chen: "You should know the grudge between me and the Prince of Taiping, but the Prince of Taiping's Palace is not his palace alone."

Xue Chen: [It's all Fang Yingkan's fault, otherwise Xiao Mian wouldn't have a scar on her face.]

Shi Hao: "You mean... Young Master?"

System: [Will scar removal medicine still work now?]

Xue Chen: "This shop will be handed over to my eldest brother. The affairs of Wuming Island will remain unchanged for the time being. From now on, all the monthly income will be sent to the Prince of Taiping's Palace. Do you understand?" Xue Chen:

[It has been healed for a long time. It should not have any effect.]

Shi Hao: "Yes."

System: [Why didn't you apply the medicine at the beginning? 】

Xue Chen: [Isn't this scar a vest setting? 】

The system recalled the time when Xiao Mian was just picked up. The black-clothed boy stood in a sea of ​​blood and corpses. A tear of blood flowed from the corner of his eye to his chin. It looked like tears, but also like other people's blood, splashing on the boy's face.

Later, I found out that it was the wound on Pei Rui's face, and the blood was Pei Rui's own blood.

Pei Rui is blind and a powerful swordsman. He was first hunted down with Lu Xiaofeng, and then followed King Taiping to the battlefield. He was in danger all the way. This wound slowly healed.

System: [It's the initial setting...]

Xue Chen: [That is to say, this scar should not be removed. 】

System: [Wow, Xiao Mian, no wonder Zhui Ming always feels so sorry for Xiao Mian. 】

Xue Chen: "Someone from the Taiping Palace will come over later. They are all my eldest brother's confidants. Just do as he says, file a case with the government, and transfer this shop to the palace."

Shi Hao: "Yes, Master Jiu."

The system came to its senses: [Is this how you settle the account?]

Xue Chen: [I'm not using it myself. I'm just turning my brother's private property into public property. My brother can't stand my father, and he can only feel at ease if he puts it in my hands.]

System: [What's next?]

Xue Chen: [Go to another shop!]

He left the butcher shop and continued walking forward. He came to a pawnshop and did the same thing, telling them to wait for someone from the palace to take over.

The money earned from these two shops is not small. With these proceeds, the treasury of the palace is full of money, which can support my brother's expenses these days.

If the income from the two shops is not enough, he can also send a few gold bars over, and send them to the palace in the name of legitimate income.

System: [Why did you go out with the gold? It is completely useless.]

Xue Chen: [I was worried that they would not agree. I thought that if there was a conflict, I could throw the money out as compensation to stabilize my brother's image as a fool with a lot of money. But now it seems that his management ability is not bad, and the people below are convinced of him. 】

After staying outside for an afternoon, when he was going back, he passed by Hefangzhai again. Xue Chen looked inside, did not see Ximen Chuxue, and walked in.

Hefangzhai was decorated very quietly and elegantly, with a particularly high-level aesthetic. There was no pearl or gemstone used anywhere. Only some precious wood, gauze curtains, porcelain, calligraphy and paintings were used to decorate the shop.

There was a faint floral scent mixed with the aroma of snacks. The smell was not strong, but it was particularly pleasant.

The waiter here was also dressed in gorgeous clothes. When he saw Xue Chen coming in, he stepped forward to greet him, warmly and politely: "How are you, Prince."

Xue Chen nodded silently.

The waiter asked, "What would the prince like to order? We have fruits, honey-fried pancakes, cakes, and flour-fried fruits here. Apricot slices, plum ginger, and medicinal papaya all sell well. Butter-soaked snails and sugar-coated milk cakes sell the best, and the nobles come here every now and then to buy them. We also have a new batch of chestnuts and osmanthus flowers, so we made sugar-fried chestnuts and osmanthus lotus root powder cakes, which are still hot."

Fruits refer to fresh fruits, dried fruits, and candied fruits. Honey-fried pancakes are candied fruits, and flour-fried fruits are flour-fried fruits. There are sugar-coated fruits and fried fruits.

Xue Chen: [What should I do? It's so hard to choose. I like them all.]

System: [It's okay. It's not far from your home. I can come again in the future.]

Xue Chen: [Damn it. Why did I just know about this store! Xue Chen

pondered for a moment: "What does Ximen Chuxue like to eat?"

Today, Xue Chen and Ximen Chuxue were talking on the street outside, and many people saw them.

They were both dressed in white, and they were serious and cold. They were surrounded by ice and snow, and they

both held swords in their hands. Standing together was a spectacle, and many people talked about it with relish. The waiter also saw them getting along.

The boss made a new friend, and the prince came to the snack shop he had never been to for his friend, and asked the boss about his preferences. It can be seen that they appreciate each other.

The waiter quickly reported what Ximen Chuxue had eaten: "The boss came to the store, only ate two pieces of pastry, ate some lunch casually and left. He doesn't like sweets, and always eats whatever the store has prepared. Every time he comes, he doesn't eat much."

Xue Chen was filled with righteous indignation: [What a waste of food!]

System: [...]

Xue Chen: [I told you that he and I are not the same kind of people.]

System: [May I ask if the swordsmanship you pursue is the same as that of a chef?]

Xue Chen: [You know shit, my way is the way of happiness.]

System: [...]

Xue Chen thought for a long time and ordered a pound of butter-soaked snails, a bowl of sugar-coated milk cake, as well as crystal soap, apricot slices, plum ginger, Yuemei, raw pickled papaya and persimmon cakes, buying more than ten pounds of scattered things.

Ghee Bubble Snail is a kind of sweet food decorated with butter, and the inside is made of butter-refined oil pastry, which is a bit similar to puffs and full of milk flavor.

Sugar-coated milk cake is like ice cream, which needs to be eaten quickly, otherwise it will melt.

Xue Chen took out a piece of gold to pay, picked up the snack, and left Hefangzhai with satisfaction.

System: [Spendthrift! ]

Xue Chen: [You don’t understand, this is the way to happiness, I’m going to ascend. ]

System: [……]

What’s the difference between you and Gong Jiu?

Xue Chen didn’t want to stay for a moment, he just wanted to eat the ice cream quickly.

He returned to the palace as quickly as possible, and met King Taiping during the journey.

When the King of Taiping saw him, he greeted him gently: "Lian'er, what did you take?"

Xue Chen looked straight ahead and passed by the King of Taiping.

The King of Taiping shook his head: "This child, even his father ignored him."

Xue Chen walked forward quickly: [It's so cool to play my brother, I can be as uncultured as I want, but it won't work if I use my own identity.]

System: [You can also be uncultured with your own identity.]

Xue Chen: [Then I won't be happy.]

System: [You are so complicated. I have been with you for so long, but I have never understood your thoughts.]

Xue Chen: [It's not that I am complicated, it's that you are too simple.]

He returned to the courtyard.

Xiao He's eyes lit up when she saw him.

Xue Chen smiled, opened the oil paper package, took out a persimmon cake, and stuffed it into Xiao He's mouth: "I'm back."

Xiao He: "Is everything going well for

you, sir? Are you sick?" Xue Chen's first reaction was that she was asking him if he had been shamelessly getting horny outside, but then he realized that the "sickness" Xiao He was talking about was the headache he had made up.

He said gently: "It was just a short while. Is Lian'er back?"

Xiao He: "The prince came to see you just now. I followed your instructions and explained the truth, and then he went back to the room. Do you want me to call the prince over?"

Xue Chen: "Go ahead."

System: [Are you willing to share your things with your brother? ]

Xue Chen: [If I share it with him, I can still say that I bought it for my younger brother and make him happy by being a good brother. If I don’t share it with him, my image will be ruined.]

System: [……]

Gong Jiu came over from next door quickly and saw his brother in white clothes, slowly placing some sweets on the table. After hearing the footsteps, he looked up and smiled at him tenderly: "Come and taste it quickly to see if you like it."

Gong Jiu was surprised: "All of these were made by my elder brother?"

Xue Chen: [……]

System: [Does he have any misunderstandings about you?]

Xue Chen: [It is understandable. After all, in his heart, I am the best and perfect brother in the world. 】

System: [……]

"How can I make this? I bought it from Hefangzhai outside." Xue Chen smiled and asked him to sit down, and handed him a piece of butter snail: "I just went out and used your identity to transfer the two shops in Beijing to my name. You don't mind, right?"

Gong Jiu took it with both hands: "Mine is yours, big brother, you can do whatever you want, don't worry about me."

Xue Chen: "Okay."

Xue Chen: [Putting aside those bad things, my brother is still pretty good.]

System: [He has been fooled by you! He knew about triangles before, but now even his cognition has problems!]

Xue Chen: [There is no problem with cognition, he trusts me too much.]

System: [……]