Chapter 676 A Smash! (Second Update)
In a private room of a teahouse, three scholars were enjoying tea and composing poems.
One of them suddenly put down his calligraphy brush and said with a strange expression, "Did you hear any strange noises?"
His companion across from him said, "No."
His companion listened carefully, then frowned and said, "It seems so."
He quickly replied, "Right? You heard it too?"
The scholar who hadn't heard it before opened his eyes wide: "I... I heard it too!"
Soon, the three of them not only heard it, but they also felt it completely.
The three of them knelt on the cushions, causing the floor to tremble and the writing implements on the table to shake.
"Is someone hitting the ground with a hammer?"
"Or did the earth dragon turn over?"
With a loud bang, the calligraphy on the table was shaken off and fell to the ground!
The three of them were so frightened that they huddled together!
This punch was aimed at Mu Chuan's arm!
This punch was for Mu Qingchen's internal injuries.
This punch was for the hand injuries of Zhao Wei and Yuan Xiao.
Han Shizi was actually conscious, which shows that his physique and skills were truly formidable. If he hadn't used some tricks, it would have been impossible to subdue him.
Gu Jiao really wanted to kill him with one blow, but before she could draw her sword, the experts from the Han family arrived.
Gu Jiao sensed the aura of the assassins, not just one, and all of them were stronger than Tianlang.
Hmm, I can't beat them.
A gentleman's fight is never too late, even after ten years.
Gu Jiao decisively packed up the sack and ran away, chirping away!
...
Xiao Heng came out of Yuebin Tower.
His carriage was parked in the alley diagonally opposite.
The coachman was a servant he bought after arriving in Shengdu. He was loyal to him and could be trusted.
He had just sat down in the carriage when Gu Jiao darted in, panting softly, "Hoo~"
It's clear how fast he ran just now.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Heng asked. "Did something happen? Or has someone found out?"
Gu Jiao thought for a moment and shook her head: "Hmm, I didn't find anything."
"Has the Han family sent a master?" Xiao Heng speculated.
Gu Jiao fiddled with her fingers and said seriously, "It doesn't matter whether someone is a master or not, the main thing is that we don't have enough sacks to cover them."
Xiao Heng: "..."
“I’ll take you to the south gate,” Xiao Heng said.
"No, I'll go myself." Gu Jiao wasn't sure if Prince Han would suspect her, and she didn't want to implicate Xiao Heng.
Xiao Heng understood her thoughts and said, "Don't worry, they won't suspect you."
Despite the past grudge between Gu Jiao and Han Che, if Han Shizi were to guess that Gu Jiao was behind today's events, he would never have guessed.
Gu Jiao was bold, but Han Shizi would never have expected her to be so audacious.
Gu Jiao is quite skilled; even Han Shizi would never have expected her to be so good.
Two other very important points are the Black Fire Pearl and the identity of the people from the Lower Kingdom.
The Black Fire Pearl is something only the royal family and top aristocratic families of the Yan Kingdom possess. In everyone's understanding, it is impossible for it to appear in the hands of a person from a lower country.
The identity of a person from a lower country is a double-edged sword, containing too many injustices, but also providing a natural illusion.
"How is things going with Prince Ming?" Gu Jiao asked.
"He's drunk, he's resting at the restaurant," Xiao Heng said.
Prince Ming thought he could take advantage of the beauty, but Xiao Heng downed a cup of strong liquor and knocked him out.
He got drunk on his own, so the Embroidered Uniform Guard can't blame Xiao Heng.
Xiao Heng casually left behind a small, ruined doodle and left without a care in the world.
Gu Jiao removed the mask from her face and took off her black clothes, changing back into the uniform of Tianqiong Academy.
Xiao Heng, being a true gentleman, turned his face away and looked elsewhere.
After Gu Jiao finished changing, she stared at him for two seconds and said, "Why is your face red again? I just changed my outer garment."
Xiao Heng cleared his throat and said seriously, "It's hot."
...
Xiao Heng escorted Gu Jiao all the way to the vicinity of the South Inner City Gate.
Gu Jiao didn't have an inner city talisman, and Xiao Heng originally planned to give her his own, but then he saw people from the Sky Dome Academy.
They were all waiting for her.
It seems she made a few true friends at the academy.
Xiao Heng patted the top of her head: "Go ahead."
"Um."
Gu Jiao got off the carriage, mounted her horse, and hurried to the teahouse near the city gate, where Dean Cen and the others were.
Seeing Gu Jiao approach, Dean Cen felt relieved.
His eyelids had been twitching the whole time, fearing that the kid had gone out and caused some trouble again.
It's no wonder he's so worried; after all these years, this kid is the only one who's received two demerits in just ten days at Tianqiong Academy.
"Is everything done?" Dean Cen didn't ask what Gu Jiao had gone to do. Students are entitled to their privacy as long as they don't break the law.
Having just returned from breaking the law, Gu Jiao calmly said, "It's done."
"Eat something before you go back." Dean Cen originally planned to eat at the academy, since the cafeteria was cheaper than outside, which would save money.
But everyone seems to be starving right now, so let's eat first.
The group found a noodle shop nearby and had lunch.
No one came to seal off the city during that time, so it seems the Han family really didn't expect it to happen to them.
Gu Jiao happily mounted her horse.
Yuan Xiao glanced at her and said, "Liu Lang, you look particularly refreshed. Did you just... you know?"
Gu Jiao asked, puzzled, "Which one?"
Yuan Xiao looked around and lowered his voice, saying, "Well, that one."
"Which one?" Gu Jiao still didn't understand.
Zhao Wei bluntly stated: "Going to brothels and looking for girls! That's what men do after they've had their fun!"
Gu Jiao thought for a moment and said, "Hmm, it is quite enjoyable."
Yuan Xiao was just asking casually, but he never expected Gu Jiao to admit it.
His body trembled.
So you really went to a brothel? How could you do this? You went to find girls without taking us with you! That's so disloyal! Are we still brothers?!
Yuan Xiao gritted his teeth and whispered, "Take me with you next time!"
Zhao Wei coughed lightly: "And... take me with you too."
...
Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun did not go to watch the match today, not because they did not want to go, nor because Gu Yan's health did not allow it, but because Nan Shi Niang poisoned herself again while making poison, and Master Lu successfully crippled himself again when he went to fight Ma Wang.
It was a rather serious case, so the two brothers stayed behind to take care of them. Gu Xiaoshun was mainly responsible for taking care of them, while Gu Yan was in charge of sunbathing and drinking tea with Old Man Meng.
Of course, he also occasionally plays a game of chess with Master Meng.
Gu Yan liked playing chess.
However, his chess skills were far inferior to Gu Jiao's, and Old Master Meng was at his wits' end.
But Gu Jiao said that if Old Master Meng played a game of chess with Gu Yan, Gu Jiao would play a game of chess with Old Master Meng when she returned.
Mr. Meng really went all out to play chess with Gu Jiao.
Gu Yan's chess skills were terrible from beginning to end.
Finally, Mr. Meng lost his temper and exclaimed in despair, "Why did you play here again? Haven't I taught you several times that you should play at number 7-16 in this situation? Your chess skills are so bad, you're practically on par with that Xuan Yuansheng!"
Gu Yan had heard this name many times. Every time the old man complained about his terrible chess skills, he would drag this person out and verbally torture him.
"Who is Xuanyuan Sheng?" he asked.
Mr. Meng waved his hand: "A person who shouldn't be mentioned."
Gu Yan raised an eyebrow: "Then why do you keep bringing it up?"
Mr. Meng choked on his words: "Didn't I... make you confused?"
Gu Yan was at a rebellious age, and the more he was told not to mention it, the more curious he became.
He asked, "Does that Xuanyuan guy also know how to play chess like me?"
Kid, do you have some kind of misunderstanding about the meaning of "knowing how to play chess"?
"Sigh." Old Mr. Meng actually had a lot on his mind, but he couldn't mention it to anyone in Shengdu. Ironically, this place where they met by chance had become the only place where he could speak freely.
He said, "I taught that kid chess for a few days, and I almost drove him crazy. He's even dumber than you."
Gu Yan's face darkened: "I told my sister that you called me stupid."
Mr. Meng: You are not allowed to file a complaint!
That girl knows how to play Go!
Old Mr. Meng, bearing his humiliation with a heavy heart, said, "He...he's stupid! You're smart!"
Gu Yan was satisfied then, and asked, "Which 'leftover' is he? The 'leftover' of 'remaining' or the 'blooming' of 'blooming'?"
“Neither.” Old Mr. Meng dipped his fingertip in water and wrote on the stone table, “It is this Sheng.”
Gu Yan: "Oh."
Mr. Meng said, "It wasn't this name in his early years. It was Xuanyuan Hao. He fell into the water several times when he was young. He consulted the Imperial Advisor and the Imperial Advisor said that he was incompatible with water and suggested that he change his name to one with a stronger fire element. So he became known as Xuanyuan Sheng."
Recalling those days, a hint of melancholy appeared in Mr. Meng's eyes.
However, he didn't linger in melancholy for long before the horse king came over, carrying the reins in his mouth.
Ma Wang disdainfully tossed the reins onto Mr. Meng.
It's time to take the old man out for a walk again!
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(End of this chapter)
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