Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

Is there no one who retreats bravely in the rapids

After the words fell, the crowd burst into applause, and even the examiner couldn't help but praised: "The two young masters are so knowledgeable at such a young age, I admire you. Please!"

Gu Feng bowed to the examiner and walked towards the fourth ring, but Qi Yan stopped at the third ring and looked down.

In the vast crowd, he found Nangong Jingnv at a glance, and his eyes met.

Nangong Jingnv looked back at Qi Yan, her amber eyes seemed to be covered with a thin layer of mist, even Nangong Jingnv didn't know if the other party really saw her clearly.

Due to the outstanding performance of Qi Yan and Gu Feng, the examiner didn't even say: whether to choose the bounty or continue to pass the test.

Except for Qi Yan, everyone in the arena thought that the two on the stage would go all the way to the fifth ring and fight for the hundred taels of silver that no one had won in the past ten years.

More and more people gathered in front of the Tingyu Tower, and many hawkers heard that two people passed the third level this year, and they didn't even do business.

Carrying a load and pushing the car to the periphery, I want to have a look at the elegant demeanor.

Under the eyes of everyone, Qi Yan came to the examiner, saluted deeply, and said softly: "Mr., the student chooses the bounty of this formation."

The examiner looked at Qi Yan in astonishment, with an expression of disbelief.

The people in the front row still thought they heard it wrong, so they asked the people beside them: "What did the young master say?"

"He said he was going to get a bounty...Maybe I got it wrong?"

"what?"

"No way? Why quit!"

Even Qi Yan's "opponent" Gu Feng stopped, turned around, and looked at Qi Yan in astonishment.

The examiner asked again: "My lord, have you decided?"

"Decided."

"Since that's the case, please take the reward yourself."

"Thank you."

Qi Yan came to the table, took a purse containing ten taels of silver, and walked down the ring calmly under the puzzled eyes.

Nangong Jingnv saw Qi Yan holding on to the railing and taking every step cautiously, pushing through the crowd and coming to the front of the lantern riddles, but was stopped by the staff of Tingyulou: "My lord, please stay."

"Get out of the way, he can't see clearly at night, if you fall, can you afford it?"

One of the guys looked back, seeing that Qi Yan's movements were indeed very slow, he exchanged a glance with his companion and lowered his arm.

Nangong Jingnv stepped onto the ring quickly, stood in front of Qi Yan and stretched out her hand: "Slow down."

Qi Yan held each other's hand, smiled and said, "Thank you."

The two left the ring hand in hand, and the crowd automatically made way for them.

Gu Feng stood on the stage of the fourth round and watched the two leave hand in hand, lost in thought.

Until I walked far away, the hustle and bustle behind me was gone.Only then did Nangong Jingnv shake Qi Yan's arm and said excitedly: "Qi Yan, you are so amazing! If you didn't quit the competition, you will definitely make it to the end!"

Qi Yan smiled: "Let's go faster, so that little brother won't be in a hurry."

Nangong Jingnv felt a warm current in her heart. Although the bounty of the fifth round seemed insignificant to her, what Qi Yan gave up in order to keep her promise was the chance to become famous in the capital.

"I would have brought that little brother here if I knew it earlier." Nangong Jingnu said regretfully.

"Even if I bring him here, I plan to only make it to the third level."

Nangong Jingnv asked in surprise, "Why?"

Qi Yan kept on stepping, and said casually: "The purpose of entering this lantern riddle array was never the 100 taels."

After a pause, he continued: "It's selfish to break through the third level, and these ten taels are enough to have a good meal with His Highness. If I come here alone, I'm afraid that I will leave after passing the first level."

Nangong Jingnv seemed to understand, although she felt that what Qi Yan said was reasonable, she still didn't understand: why would she give up when she was able to get the 100 taels?

Anybody would have to think this way, why did Qi Yan give up so simply?

Qi Yan turned his head and saw the unresolved doubt in the other party's eyes, smiled lightly, and explained: "Actually, the reason why I gave up is that I am not fully sure about the last two tests. The capital is indeed a place where dragons and tigers are hidden, and every restaurant has this Profound background. It is great to win, but if you don’t lose too much, you will lose even a penny. To get these ten taels has greatly exceeded my expectations.”

After hearing what Qi Yan said, Nangong Jingnv's doubts eased a little.But I vaguely feel that it is not as simple as I said...

Then I thought about it again: it's just a hundred taels of silver, there's no need to think about the problem so complicated, so I didn't think about it any further.

Nangong Jingnv naturally couldn't understand Qi Yan's thoughts.

Qi Yan has worshiped the masked man since he was nine years old, and the angle of looking at problems and the way of thinking about problems are all taught by the masked man.She has long been unknowingly turned into a very purposeful revenge tool, always keeping her original intention in mind, and will not be shaken by any temptation...

When the two arrived at the agreed place, the young boy just now was holding the lantern given by Nangong Jingnv, squatting beside the candied haws vendor.

Nangong Jingnv pulled Qi Yan to speed up her pace: "Little brother!"

Seeing the two, the boy happily ran over: "Big brother!"

Nangong Jingnv patted the boy on the shoulder: "We are back!"

Qi Yan said apologetically: "Little brother has been waiting for a long time."

"Big brother, did you win?!"

"My brother didn't win, but I got the money for the candied haws."

"Great!" The boy clapped his hands happily.

"Boss, take three bunches of candied haws."

"Okay! It's five Wen in total."

Qi Yan first gave Nangong Jingnv a bunch, then handed the other two bunches of candied haws to the boy, who took a bite and put it in his mouth, thanked him, and ran away happily.

Qi Yan fished out a small piece of broken silver from the purse and handed it to the boss, but the other party said in embarrassment: "My lord, I really can't find a good deal for this small business."

Qi Yan stuffed the broken silver into the opponent's hand: "If you can't find it, then don't look for it."

The boss waved his hands again and again: "That's not going to happen, the money is enough to cover my business. If you don't forget it, I'll honor the two young masters as a young man."

Qi Yan looked at the dozen bunches of candied haws on the straw pillar: "How about this, you can accept the money with peace of mind, and give me this straw pillar and the candied haws on it. The uncle will go back early to spend time with his wife and children during the holidays today." reunion."

The boss said excitedly: "Young master is really a bodhisattva, dare to ask where is the mansion? The villain will send it to you!"

"If you don't need it, just give it to me, uncle, go home."

"Hey, thank you two sons."

Qi Yan put the stake on her shoulders, Nangong Jingnv bit the sweet and sour candied haws: "Don't you want to eat a bunch?"

"I don't like sour food."

"Then buy so much?"

"It's rare to come out here. Please trouble Chuntao and Qiuju's two sisters who are frightened. Take it back and let them taste it. It's good to share the rest."

Hearing that Qi Yan was still thinking about Chuntao when she bought candied haws, and then thinking of Chuntao's "doing", Nangong Jingnv fell silent.

……

She likes the sweet and sour taste of candied haws very much, and after eating a bunch, she raised her hand to take it, but Qi Yan persuaded: "Your Highness, it's not easy to eat too much hawthorn on an empty stomach, so let's find a restaurant to eat first."

"What's so good about the restaurant's food? I want to eat from the stalls on the street!"

"I'm afraid that some of the stalls are not clean, and His Highness will get sick after eating."

"This palace is not so delicate, besides so many people can eat it, so can this palace, let's go~!"

The two came to the snack street, picked a small stall with tables and chairs, Qi Yan inserted the straw pillars into the snowdrift beside the shop, and sat beside Nangong Jingnv.

The waiter poured hot water for the two of them, and said enthusiastically, "What would you two like to eat?"

Nangong Jingnu said excitedly: "What delicious food do you have here? Serve them all!"

"This……"

The waiter in the shop cast his eyes on Qi Yan: "My lords, although the shop is small, there are dozens of kinds of food, I'm afraid you won't be able to finish all of them?"

Qi Yan also persuaded: "Winter is no better than summer. If you order too much, it will be cold before you taste it all. Let me order some?"

"Ok."

"Serve two bowls of chaoshou first, and then bring a Shangyuan oil hammer when we are almost done eating. Do you have rice cakes?"

"some!"

"Then have a small plate of rice cakes and buttered fruits."

"take note of it!"

"Is there wine in the store?"

"Yes, 15-year-old daughter red, six-year-old Zhuyeqing, three-year-old yellow rice wine, and last year's sweet-scented osmanthus wine."

"Have a small pot of sweet-scented osmanthus wine, and put hot water on a small tandoor."

"Okay!" The clerk put the clean cloth on his shoulders and repeated loudly what Qi Yan ordered, and the boss who was busy in front of the stove replied loudly: "Okay!"

……

Qi Yan pressed Nangong Jingnv's hand that was about to take the jug: "Cold wine hurts the body, drink it after it is warmed." After finishing speaking, he put the jug into the hot water, and said softly: "Let's talk first, only drink for three hours. cup."

Nangong Jingnv pouted her lips: "Understood, long-winded!"

……

With enough food and wine, Qi Yan's order is just right.

Nangong Jingnv licked her lips, looking at the remaining half pot of wine with some reluctance.

Qi Yan carried the straw pillar on his shoulder, and took Nangong Jingnv's hand: "If you like, send someone to buy it, you can't drink any more today."

Nangong Jingnv looked away reluctantly, but she didn't realize that she was more and more receptive to what Qi Yan said, even to the point of getting used to it.

The watchman knocked on the stick, and there was still half an hour before the agreed time to return home.

Qi Yan said: "Your Highness, let's go and light the Kongming lanterns."

"There are also lanterns!"

"it is good."

Late at night.The streets are no longer crowded, and the street stalls have been gradually closed.

The pair of young masters walking hand in hand on the street were a bit conspicuous. The two naturally held hands together, talking in low voices for some reason, and smiled at each other from time to time.

Of these two, one was handsome and the other was steady; they just walked hand in hand in the middle of the road, looking frank.

The passers-by who saw this scene unconsciously concealed the contempt in their eyes. It seemed that the secret "Longyang Broken Sleeve" was placed on these two people, and it was not as filthy as imagined...

When I came to the stall selling Kongming lanterns, I bought the last two lamps and went to the table next to me. Qi Yan took a pen and dipped it in ink and handed it to Nangong Jingnu. The other party moved the pen without thinking.