Chapter 360 Give the Master a bowl of nourishing soup!
Ding-ling-bang——
In the brightly lit kitchen of Jizhai, the sound of stir-frying could be heard continuously.
For a large agricultural province like Fengzhou, the first snow is also a relatively important festival. After all, it represents a good harvest in the coming year.
In addition, the young mistress has returned, which is also a happy event for Ji Zhai, so it is natural to hold a banquet.
At that time, Old Qiu was in the kitchen directing everything and was very busy.
"Uncle Qiu, which one should we stew tonight? You're the best at choosing sheep. Go to the backyard and pick one for the young lady."
"You guys take care of other things first, I'll be right there."
Hearing the waiter's call, Qiu Zhong rolled up his sleeves and left the kitchen.
As a result, as soon as he reached the corridor, he caught a glimpse of Cao Jinsong, Ban Yangshu and others looking at the courtyard on the west side of the backyard through the wooden lattice windows on the stone wall, their eyes fixed on it meticulously.
"There is sword energy."
"It seems that the mistake of identifying the wrong person was exposed, which angered the young master."
In the sight of everyone, Ji You and the cold, proud and elegant Xiao Jianzhu, who was full of sword energy, left the tea pavilion and headed towards the bamboo forest in the backyard.
Seeing this scene, Cao Jinsong and others hissed, thinking that the evil disciple was going to be beaten.
The sharp sword energy made them feel uneasy even though they were separated by an entire west wing. This shows how much danger Ji You was facing at that moment.
They could no longer see the two of them at this time, and did not dare to use their spiritual sense to investigate, but they imagined countless scenes of Ji You being beaten and surrendering.
The other person is too embarrassed to even admit it when he comes to you, and you still have the nerve to expose his lies. Aren't you asking for a beating?
At this time, the sky gradually darkened and the cold wind began to howl. Everyone who had been mourning for Ji You for a long time felt a little chill, so they wrapped themselves in clothes and walked to the front yard.
Ji You's body is strong, so he probably won't die even if he is hit by his innate spiritual sword technique.
No one was too worried, and when they passed the kitchen they couldn't help but take a look at tonight's dishes.
At the same time, in the bamboo forest setting on the west side of the tea pavilion.
Yan Shuyi looked at the bastard in front of him with a cold and arrogant expression. After the sword energy whistled for a while, he glanced away and calmly faced the other party with his red lips slightly opened.
When their soft lips touched each other, Xiao Jianzhu narrowed her eyes instantly and probed with her tongue.
It’s been a long time since we kissed, so my movements are a little clumsy, but it still tastes sweet.
Ji You gently embraced her slender waist and kissed her small mouth in various shapes. He thought that although she was still aloof, she had little resistance, probably because he had missed her for a long time.
This is normal because so much has happened in the past six months.
The battle for the ruins, the tide of corpses, and the reappearance of the thousand-year-old family. It feels like a century has passed, so it is normal to miss them.
If you're here to see the kids, just tell me if you miss your husband.
Even if the one holding the weapon is a goddess revered by the world, it is not the husband's fault.
Ji You gently teased the tip of her tongue, and saw Yan Shuyi narrow her eyes, looking extremely fierce and cute, but still obediently cooperated with his deep kiss.
When winter comes, migratory birds fly south and insects hide underground, so that everything is silent and only the sound of "tsk tsk" is clear.
The little Jianzhu's breathing became heavier, and she bit his tongue lightly. As a result, she was slapped on the buttocks, and her beautiful eyes became moist in an instant.
After a long time, the lanterns came on and the red lights in the courtyard began to light up.
There were already servants serving food in the yard, going back and forth between the kitchen and the front hall. It seemed that dinner was about to begin.
Yan Shuyi soon felt his lips parting, his eyes narrowed slightly and he regained his cold demeanor, calmly waving his hand to wipe away a crystal silk thread.
You bastard, she just came to see the child, not to kiss.
With a bang, Yan Shuyi punched Ji You in the chest and walked out of the west wing with a cold and arrogant look on his face.
In the front hall of Jizhai, Cao Jinsong and others were already sitting down and chatting.
Soon, they heard footsteps and turned to look.
Under the blue tone of the night, Yan Shuyi came slowly with his hands folded, nodded gently to everyone, and then sat down slowly.
However, everyone's attention was more focused on Ji You. After looking him over, they found that there were no signs of him being beaten.
It's strange. The Lord Jian was obviously angry just now, but he didn't beat the evil disciple to death.
Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu, who were sitting on the east side, looked at each other as if they saw through everything.
How could he be beaten to death? The judge was just looking at him vigorously. I guess he was kissed for a long time when he got to a place where there was no one.
The two of them looked at the examiner's obviously red mouth and couldn't help but chirp.
Wen Zhengxin and Pei Ruyi also noticed Yan Shuyi's red mouth at this time. They lowered their heads and whispered to each other, but did not dare to ask.
Just kidding, although they saw the cute and revealing side of the little master, they could not forget that this was the woman who defended the Lingjian Mountain Dojo when the Immortal Realm attacked the mountain.
Although no one knows the inside story until now, it is definitely related to her strength.
As for Cao Jinsong, he couldn't help but say that he was too majestic. Although he had seen him many times, he still sighed like this every time.
Such a woman is indeed suitable to be the first wife.
He picked up the wine jug and poured himself a glass of wine. He took a sip but couldn't help glancing down.
The silk cloth spread on the table had a length of more than a foot hanging down, and at this moment this one-foot long cloth was constantly swaying, rising and falling like waves.
Um?
Who is shaking his feet?
At that time, Yan Shu, who was sitting in the mistress's seat, remained calm and ate her food in small bites, like a silent goddess.
Ji You was also eating. When the plate in front of him was almost empty, a hint of doubt appeared in his eyes.
It seems that today's banquet is missing a soup specially prepared for me.
"Wanqiu!"
"Senior Sister Ding Yao, I'm here!"
After dinner, the night deepened and the red lights in Ji Village were still on.
Ding Yao and Cao Jinsong were drinking tea and chatting in the East Courtyard for half an hour when they suddenly realized that Zhuo Wanqiu was missing, so they hurried to look for her.
Hearing the response coming from the west wing, she immediately turned around and headed towards the west courtyard.
The west courtyard was the guest room, and at that time Zhuo Wanqiu was poking her head out of the third room.
"What are you doing?"
"The judge said she wanted to rest later and asked me to make her bed."
Ding Yao followed her in and saw that the bed had been made very neatly: "I don't think Master Jian will come back to sleep here."
Zhuo Wanqiu lowered her voice: "Will you sleep in the same room with your uncle?"
"I'm sure..."
At the same time, in Ji You's room.
The stove filled with charcoal was burning red, and the warmth it emitted filled the entire house.
Yan Shuyi was sitting in front of the stove, holding a fire hook in his hand, trying to place the sweet potatoes in the furnace to a position where they would be heated evenly.
Her shoes and socks were taken off and put aside. Her snow-white feet, as smooth as jade, were placed on the stirrups, shining with a soft luster under the firelight. Her delicate toes were as pink as blooming flower stamens, with a delicate and elegant fragrance, sometimes curled up and sometimes opened, very lively.
At this time, Ji You came in with a kettle. When he bent down to make tea, he reached out and flicked the pink toes, which instantly caused a whistling sword energy.
"What's the current situation at Lingjian Mountain?"
They had been apart for a long time, and many important things had happened during that time. Ji You actually had a lot of questions he wanted to ask.
However, because the meeting was so unexpected, and there were always onlookers around, he was unable to ask until now.
Yan Shuyi raised his chin upon hearing this: "With Master Benjian here, the mountain has naturally become peaceful."
"Where is Tianjian Peak?"
"Ever since the catastrophe, those people have been very quiet, especially Yan Zhong, who has semi-retired under the pretext of seclusion."
Ji You sat down on the chair and was a little surprised when he heard the voice: "This is not like the style of Tianjian Peak. I thought they would definitely take advantage of the chaos to seize power."
Yan Shuyi blinked slightly. "They can't do anything because I took advantage of the battle and shattered Tianjian Peak with my spirit sword. The disciples in the sect are not stupid. Looking at the ruins that were leveled but without any bodies, they know that they ran away when Lingjian Mountain was in great trouble. Naturally, they have no face to come out and make trouble again."
In fact, after the death of the Zhuang family's ancestor, the two ancestors of Xuanjian Peak and the chief swordsman Qi Zhengyang had all witnessed the scene where their own master of inspection blew up Tianjian Peak.
Originally, they thought that the judge was just venting his anger, but they never imagined that the impact would be so far-reaching.
Tianjian Peak, without its Taoist temple, is like having its spine broken. It is no different from a family that has lost its clan land. Even its words seem to lack confidence.
It was not until then that they realized that the master of the imperial examination had made a backup plan for the future at the critical moment of life and death.
Later, Qi Zhengyang witnessed Ji You manipulating grain prices in an attempt to deprive him of taxes, and he is still muttering the words "a match made in heaven" on the mountain.
"Did you destroy Tianjian Peak after you killed the Zhuang family's ancestor?"
Ji You reached out and lifted Yan Shuyi's jade feet, and put a cotton pad on the footrest.
The little master straightened her feet neatly, then looked up at him.
She was extremely intelligent and naturally knew that what Ji You cared about was not the order of events, but the fact that after the death of the Zhuang family's ancestor, she still had the strength to directly level Tianjian Peak.
In other words, everyone thought it was incredible that she could defend Lingjian Mountain, and it was even more difficult to believe that she had not suffered serious injuries after killing the ancestor of the Zhuang family.
This is the biggest unsolved mystery of the entire millennium family's joint efforts to commit evil, and people have been discussing it until now.
The little disciple of Tianshu Academy opened her mouth and wanted to know the biggest secret of Lingjian Mountain. This was something only her closest relatives could know.
Yan Shuyi was cold and arrogant for a while before speaking, "The truth is just as you thought. I really couldn't beat that monster from the banker. The reason I was able to escape unscathed was because someone helped me."
Ji You's eyes flashed: "Besides the Immortal Sect Master, is there anyone else who can fight against the Immortal Realm?"
"Yes, and that's someone you know."
"Elder Qi?"
"Master Chen."
"?"
Upon hearing these three words, Ji You's movement of poking the fire froze instantly, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes as they gradually narrowed.
After he returned to Jizhai from Tianshuyuan, he found that Master Chen was missing. According to Lao Qiu, he disappeared when he left Lingjian Mountain.
Ji You originally thought that he was lost, and was thinking of sending people to look for him after arriving at Lingjian Mountain, but he didn't expect to hear such a thing from the mouth of the arrogant ghost.
Yan Shuyi looked at him for a while, confirming that he didn't know that Master Chen was the missing headmaster of Lingjian Mountain, so he told him the whole story.
Ji You was silent for a long while after hearing this. After a long while, he couldn't help but speak: "After ascending to heaven, you came back and reassembled a clay body?"
"Yes, I have seen his body cracked, so I think it is true."
"No wonder he would run inside in a panic every time there was thunder on a cloudy day."
Ji You was in a daze for a while before coming to his senses: "If he was the previous headmaster of Lingjian Mountain, why did he come to Fengzhou?"
Yan Shuyi opened his mouth and said, "He said he was looking for an old friend. That old friend passed away and asked him to continue what he was supposed to do, but he seemed unable to do it. So he searched all over the world for a successor, and that's why he came to Fengzhou."
It's the Night Watch.
Almost in an instant, Ji You had figured out who the old friend Master Chen was talking about was.
That is to say, Master Chen once kept watch for Cui Lang.
"Am I the successor he mentioned?"
"no."
"?"
"He said that the one he was looking for wasn't you, but that you were just someone he didn't expect. I'm not sure if what he said was true or not, but he said that he once left the inheritance to you."
Ji You was silent for a while after hearing this: "I did pick up half a scroll of the Heavenly Book, which came from the inheritance of the Night Watchmen."
A trace of confusion flashed across Yan Shuyi's eyes: "Night Watchman?"
"It's an ancient profession that originated from the Heavenly Academy, but it died out over a hundred years ago, and there's no record of it in historical materials. I once read about it in a picture book from the Heavenly Academy. It said that the Night has always been lurking in the Azure Cloud World, hiding countless demons."
"You mean to say that Master Chen has been keeping watch for his old friend? What was that night?"
"Ruins."
Ji You picked out a roasted sweet potato and said, "Perhaps what they were guarding was the ruins. So when the Night's Watch's legacy died out, the ruins were gradually released, attracting the greed of the human race and ultimately leading to disaster. This makes sense logically."
After the Night Watchman died, the previous headmaster of Lingjian Mountain took over his position and ascended to heaven after persisting for a long time.
Then the ruins were opened, chaos broke out, the luck of the human race was damaged, and unrest occurred everywhere.
This is indeed a complete story, with a beginning and an end, forming a closed loop.
He peeled the roasted sweet potato and handed it over.
Xiao Jianzhu took the sweet potato, then put the warm roasted feet into Ji You's arms, and looked calmly at the night outside the window.
It was the first time she heard the word "Night Watchman". It was hard to guess what it meant, but she always felt that something was wrong.
She bit the sweet potato in her hand and looked down at the feet held in Ji You's palm.
"Since you woke up from the Heavenly Academy, have you ever read the case files of those demons after their trials?"
"I've seen it." Ji You nodded.
Yan Shu also raised his eyes: "Whether it is the Li family, the Zhuang family, the Du family, or the Bai family, they have all explained the evil deeds very clearly and clearly, and the other immortal sects also agree with them, but in my opinion, there is a problem."
Ji You turned to look at her: "Because the confessions of these families have no connection with each other?"
Hearing this, Xiao Jianzhu nodded slightly.
"In their confessions, they only mentioned themselves. Everything was done along their own lines. Until the Tiandao Conference, no other allied families appeared in their stories."
The thousand-year-old families joined forces and tried to seize the holy weapon by taking advantage of the immortal ruins. This was an extremely tight game from beginning to end.
There must be sufficient communication and consultation so that they can reach the final step cautiously and steadily.
But the problem is that according to their confessions, the Du and Bai camps headed by the Chu family, the Li camp headed by the Li family, and the Zhu camp headed by the Zhu family had almost no contact in the early stages.
For example, in the Qiling incident, apart from the Zheng family, only the Chu family, the Du family, and the Bai family were involved.
However, the Li, Zhu, and Zhuang families, which are also thousand-year-old families, did not show up.
Chu He, Du Zhu and Bai Rulong entered Tianshuyuan, and no one else was present at this event.
Similarly, according to the explanation, Dou Yuankong's exposure to attract the attention of the Immortal Sect and open the ruins was the work of the Li family, and the Chu family and other families were not involved.
Because there was no discussion or decision-making in anyone's confession, the whole process felt like everyone was taking fragmented steps that were arranged and finally combined into a whole picture.
In other words, this matter is still missing a clue to control everything.
Only the existence of this clue can explain why they were able to execute each step in a fragmented manner.
In fact, Ji You had doubts after reading the case file with Zuo Qiuyang, but he did not trust the people in Tianshuyuan, so he never talked about it.
It wasn't until he saw the tsundere that he let down his guard and blurted out his doubts.
"Could it be that the Chu family planned everything?"
Yan Shu also spoke and expressed his guess.
If the entire plan was done by the Chu family, but they were worried that they did not have enough strength, so they sought cooperation from other families, then this matter would make sense.
It’s a pity that no one from the Chu family was left alive, so this link is missing.
After hearing this, Ji You said softly, "The problem is that the Chu family is located in Youzhou, and the Xuanyuan Immortal Mansion is located near Youyun and Youzhou. Even if Master Chen liberated the ruins after ascending, how could the Chu family have set their sights on Qiling in Zhongzhou?"
"Coincidence?" Yan Shuyi tilted his head.
Ji You shook his head. "Perhaps because it's about to overthrow Qingyun, it would be a shame to have no audience. Chu Xian confided a lot to me during the battle at the Heavenly Dao Festival, even telling me how they tested the immortal fate. But the only thing he was very vague about was how they discovered that Qiling could enter, and he just said it was a coincidence."
Yan Shuyi frowned, "You mean to say that the Chu family themselves don't know what's going on in Qiling?"
"That's possible."
"But if the Chu family really isn't in charge..."
Yan Shuyi's eyes narrowed slightly after he said this: "Doesn't that mean they are all just puppets?"
As the two said, if the Chu family is not behind this secret plot, then there must be someone else behind this matter.
And he has never been exposed from beginning to end, even though he is still in the dark now.
Both of them fell into silence and began to fall into endless contemplation.
At the same time, a hurried sound of footsteps was heard in the front yard of Ji Village, and Shi Tou, a servant in the village, came quickly with a porcelain bowl in his hand.
Because of the sudden drop in temperature and the snowfall, white mist floated out of Shi Tou's mouth as he gasped.
"Uncle Qiu, I bought the things."
"Why did you buy it so late?"
Shitou took a breath and stopped in the courtyard. "It's winter now, and every household is waiting for the new year to slaughter cattle and sheep. Fresh ones are hard to find."
Qiu Zhong reached out and took the porcelain bowl: "Thank you for your hard work. Go to the accounting office to collect your reward."
"Thank you, Uncle Qiu."
"Go ahead."
Uncle Qiu watched him go away, then quickly ran to the kitchen and handed the food that Shi Tou had brought to the chef to stew.
It seems that the young master is really not capable of this.
There were so many fairies in the yard some time ago, but there was no movement in the room at night.
Now that the young mistress is here, this matter needs to be handled even more urgently, and he, as the housekeeper, can only worry more about it.
As the ingredients were put into the pot, smoke began to rise again above Jizhai.
Not long after, Qiu Zhong walked towards the main house carrying a large bowl of soup, and then reached out and knocked on the door.
Ji You was still thinking about the disaster. When he heard the voice, he put down the pair of fragrant and soft jade feet in his hands and shouted, "Come in."
So Old Qiu came in with a bowl of soup and placed it on the low table in front of the stove. The long thread in the bowl was very conspicuous, and Ji You held his breath for a moment when he saw it.
Urge the baby, it’s late but it’s coming.
It’s all in the soup!
After entering the room, Old Qiu said nothing, thinking that everything was in the soup. Then he hurried away, closing the door behind him.
Seeing this scene, Ji You was silent for a long time, then he calmly took out the bowl and spoon and sat back, filled the bowl and drank a mouthful of soup.
At this time, Yan Shuyi was staring at the bowl of soup eagerly, and her snow-white jade feet couldn't help but curl up slightly.
(End of this chapter)
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