Magic Stick Survival Rules[Comprehensive]

Ximen Chuuxue is obsessed with cleanliness, he never eats the meals provided by the inn when he is out, and only eats boiled eggs.

So when Ling Qi and the others were feasting on the table full of dishes, Ximen Chuuxue sat alone at another table, with only a plate of boiled eggs and a pot of boiled water in front of him.

Because Ling Qi happened to be facing Ximen Chuuxue, so he could see Ximen Chuuxue's movements just by raising his eyes.

When he was busy fighting sweet and sour fish with Lu Xiaofeng, Ximen Chuuxue was peeling the eggs; when he grabbed the sweet and sour fish and started fighting with Lu Xiaofeng for other dishes, Ximen Chuuxue was eating eggs gracefully...

Swallowing the rotten and delicious meat in his mouth, Ling Qi suddenly feels sorry for Ximen Chuuxue's... stomach.

It's really pitiful for such a clean-loving owner at the stall to eat only bland things like boiled eggs for three meals a day!

After lunch, Ling Qi specially went to take a nap.

He is going to go shopping in the snack street in the evening, so he needs to recharge his energy in advance.

When Ling Qi woke up, he ran downstairs refreshed, and wanted to ask Hua Manlou to go shopping with him, but when he finished knocking on the door, he found that no one in the room answered.

"Xiaoling, are you looking for Huamanlou?" Lu Xiaofeng, who lives next door, heard the knock on the door, poked his head out of the room and looked, "He seems to have something to go out, he probably won't be back until a while .”

Ling Qi wondered, "Didn't he tell you what happened?"

Scratching the back of his head, Lu Xiaofeng asked helplessly: "Why did he tell me what happened?" Hua Manlou is not the kind of blind person who can't act alone, so he doesn't need to explain to them when he wants to go out.

Sighing in disappointment, Ling Qi said to Lu Xiaofeng: "I originally wanted to ask Shang Huamanlou to go shopping together, but now it's useless... Hey, do you want to go with me?"

Lu Xiaofeng immediately retracted his head back into the room, closed the door with a bang, and shouted outside: "I have no money with me!"

The corner of his mouth twitched, Ling Qi said speechlessly: "I didn't ask you to treat me."

"Then I won't go either." Lu Xiaofeng's voice was full of resentment, "The quality of these false eyebrows is too poor, if they accidentally fall off halfway, I will lose face."

Ling Qi touched his nose resentfully: "Forget it, then I'll go alone."

When he reached the stairs on the second floor, Ling Qi stopped suddenly. He stroked his chin and thought for a while, then turned around and went up to the third floor.

Ling Qi came outside Ximen Chuuxue's room, raised his hand and knocked on the door, and then opened his mouth to call for someone, but before he could make a sound, the door in front of him was suddenly pulled open from the inside——

Seeing Ximen Chuuxue standing in front of him holding a sword, Ling Qi was stunned for two seconds before he could react.

"Ximen, I'm going to Hefangzhai later, do you have any pastries that you want to eat, I can bring them along for you." While they were eating delicious and spicy food, Ximen Chuuxue could only eat boiled eggs on the side, which was really It's a bit unbearable.

Looking at the smiling Ling Qi, Ximen Chuuxue was silent for a moment, then walked out of the room.

After closing the door, he turned around and said "Follow me" to Ling Qi, then turned around and walked towards the stairs.

Ling Qi with a confused face: Wait, what's going on?

Realizing that Ling Qi didn't keep up, Ximen Chuuxue stopped and looked back at him, "Follow up."

Facing Ximen Chuuxue's face that never seemed to change expression, Ling Qi couldn't help curling his mouth, he walked up to Ximen Chuuxue, and asked, "Are you going to Hefangzhai with me?" ?”

"Ah."

Slightly nodding his head, Ximen Chuuxue continued to walk forward, and Ling Qi subconsciously ran after him, but within a few steps, the absent-minded Ling Qi accidentally bumped into Ximen Chuuxue's back.

"Hiss." Ling Qi let out a cry of pain, covered his aching nose, apologized to Ximen Chuuxue in a low voice, and then hesitated: "You really want to go with me?"

Ximen Chuuxue looked at Ling Qi without saying a word.

Obviously his expression still didn't change at all, but Ling Qi felt that Ximen Chuuxue seemed a little displeased, and shrank his neck, Ling Qi hurriedly explained: "I don't mean to dislike you, but I plan to go shopping in the snack street first Now, it's too noisy there, and the smell of oily smoke is very strong, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it then."

For a person like Ximen Chuuxue who likes to be quiet and cleanliness, the snack street is probably the most disgusting place.

Ling Qi thought that Ximen Chuuxue would definitely change his mind, but who would have thought that after hearing what he said, Ximen Chuuxue just said indifferently, then turned around and continued walking.

Until he walked out of the inn with Ximen Chuuxue, Ling Qi was still in a trance.

He felt that his understanding of Ximen Chuuxue might be too one-sided, this person seemed not as impersonal as he imagined.

Recalling the previous oolong incidents that happened on the way here, Ling Qi nodded secretly, thinking that Ximen Chuuxue might just have a problem with his facial nerves, but his heart is actually quite gentle?

However, the word gentle is used on Ximen Chuuxue, it seems a bit unharmonious... Ling Qi suddenly got goosebumps all over Hua Manlou's gentle smile on Ximen Chuuxue's face.

That picture is simply horrible_(:3ゝ∠)_

The snack street was reluctant to leave the inn, but Ling Qi and Ximen Chuuxue arrived at their destination within a short time.

Before entering the street, the bustling hawkers and the air mixed with the smell of various foods came rushing towards him, Ling Qi noticed that Ximen Chuuxue's footsteps subconsciously slowed down.

"You should regret it now." Ling Qi gloated a little, "How about it, do you want to move on?"

Glancing coldly at Ling Qi, Ximen Chuuxue walked expressionlessly and stepped into the street ahead.

The aggressive method was successful!Ling Qi snickered and followed, his attention was immediately attracted by all kinds of snacks on both sides of the street, he didn't care to pay attention to Ximen Chuuxue's reaction, he moved to those stalls with bright eyes, and started All kinds of shopping.

Tile cakes, yellow rice oil cakes, Taigu cakes, scar cakes... But in the blink of an eye, Ling Qi's hands are already full of things, but he has just walked around less than one-fifth of the street.

Looking at the countless stalls in front of him, Ling Qi frowned in distress, really unwilling to end like this.

In a blink of an eye, the white-clothed swordsman who had been standing silently behind Ling Qi came into Ling Qi's sight, with a sly look in his eyes, Ling Qi turned his head resolutely, and smiled flatteringly at Ximen Chuuxue.

"Ximen, do you see this?" Raising his hand, Ling Qi stared at Ximen Chuuxue expectantly.

"..."

A moment later, Ling Qi, who was empty-handed, fell into the sweep again, while the cold-faced swordsman silently followed behind him, carrying a bunch of image-destructive snack bags in his hands.

Sensing the low air pressure emanating from Ximen Chuuxue's body, Ling Qi calmed down a little, and no longer saw any novelty things that he had to buy, even so, when he walked to the end of the street, his hands were still full of things.

Seeing that he finally came to the end, Ximen Chuuxue hurriedly quickened his pace, wanting to stay away from this street immediately.

As a result, another moth broke out on Lingqi's side.

"Ximen, Ximen, wait a minute." Ling Qi called to Ximen Chuuxue, then ran to a small stall on the corner of the street, squatted down, and smiled at the stall owner with a gray beard: "Old man, Please help me pinch a few doughnuts."

"Okay, what kind of noodle master does the little Taoist want to make?"

Ling Qi looked up at Ximen Chuuxue who was walking beside him, and said to the stall owner: "Just pinch one like him, then pinch another like mine, oh yes, and finally pinch a hairless little one." Rooster!"

Stall owner: "...No, a hairless little cock?" What the hell is this, did he hear correctly?

"That's right, a hairless little cock." Ling Qi repeated with a pure face.

Well, the rich man is the old man. The stall owner silently lowered his head and started kneading the noodles, muttering in his heart that the thinking of young people nowadays is really beyond comprehension for an old man like him.

The old man's movements were very fast. After making the preparations, he quickly made the first doughnut, which was the one based on Ximen Chuuxue. After Ling Qi got it, he compared it carefully and was amazed.

"This pinch is really similar."

The expressionless face, the unwrinkled clothes, and the saber at the waist are exactly like real people.

"Haha, little old man, I've been making dough figurines for more than 20 years, so I'm of course very skilled at it."

While being a noodle maker, the stall owner chatted with Ling Qi: "This is the first time for Mr. Daoist to come to Shanxi. I see that you have bought a lot of street food. If you want to talk about the delicacies of Shanxi, it must be The Wanchun Building in the west of the city is the most authentic, if you are interested, you can go and taste it."

"Then I will have to try it later, thank you for your advice, sir."

While chatting, the dough figurine that Ling Qi made was also finished. Ling Qi held Ximen Chuuxue's dough figurine in his left hand and his own dough figurine in his right hand. None of them noticed.

Ximen Chuuxue looked down at Ling Qi, the coldness on his body gradually subsided unconsciously.

It wasn't until the last 'face man' was made that Ling Qi's attention was finally diverted.

"Pfft!" Seeing that ugly hairless little rooster with hot eyes, Ling Qi burst out laughing.

The stall owner handed the dough man in front of Ling Qi with an embarrassing face, "Here, it's ready, let's see if you are satisfied?"

He has been kneading dough for more than 20 years, and this is the first time he has kneaded such an ugly thing... Seeing the finished product, he feels that his craftsmanship has been tarnished.

"Satisfied, quite satisfied!" Ling Qi's face flushed with suppressed laughter, he took out an ingot of silver and put it on the stall, and said to the stall owner: "Take these ten taels of silver as my handicraft money for you." , have you seen enough?"

"No, no, that's too much, ten dollars is enough for a noodle maker." The stall owner waved his hands again and again, looking a little embarrassed.

For a cheap gadget like a doughnut, ten renminbi is already considered a high price, and ten taels of silver is a lot of money for ordinary people, and the stall owner is really embarrassed to accept this money.

Ling Qi smiled and stuffed the money into the hands of the stall owner, and said: "The weather is not good today, and it will rain in an hour, so you should close the stall early and go home to rest."

After speaking, Ling Qi picked up the scattered bags on the ground, got up and left here.

Ximen Chuuxue glanced vaguely at the face man held by Ling Qi, and said, "I thought you loved money."

Judging from Ling Qi's behavior, he is undoubtedly a person who loves money like his life.

How could such a person give money to other people in vain?

"You can just say that I'm a money addict, but I don't mind." Ling Qi smiled calmly, "I used to be afraid of being poor, and I know how hard it is to live without money, so now I always think about earning more money, In order not to repeat the same mistakes one day.”

Ximen Chuixue remained silent.

In his opinion, money is just something outside of him, and Wanmei Villa has rich assets, he has never experienced the feeling of being short of money, so naturally he cannot understand Ling Qi's feelings.

Ling Qi shrugged and said casually: "Just treat me as a day-to-day deed."

For the taciturn Ximen Chuuxue, it is really rare to take the initiative to speak, and Ling Qi was too busy destroying the snacks he bought along the way, so he didn't have time to chat, so there was almost no chat between the two of them. There is no communication.

Until they came to Hefangzhai.

When hearing the shopkeeper of Hefangzhai call Ximen Chuuxue his owner, Ling Qi was dumbfounded.

Ximen Chuuxue turned out to be the boss of Hefangzhai, which was too unexpected. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes and heard it with his own ears, killing Ling Qi would not have linked Ximen Chuuxue with the pastry shop!

Ling Qi didn't know that when he was surprised by the connection between Ximen Chuuxue and Hefangzhai, the shopkeeper of Hefangzhai was also very surprised that Ximen Chuuxue would bring his friends with him.

As a qualified subordinate, understanding the temper of the master is a compulsory course.

As far as the shopkeeper knows, his master doesn't even bring a subordinate with him when he goes out on weekdays, let alone bring friends to buy pastries? !

The shopkeeper looked at Ling Qi curiously, thinking that he must be behind in the news, and he didn't even know when the owner had such a good friend.

Sensing the shopkeeper's gaze, Ling Qi looked back at him, smiled politely at the other party, and then couldn't help but asked Ximen Chuuxue in a low voice: "Is this Hefangzhai also Wanmei Villa's business?"

"En." Ximen Chuuxue nodded in response.

Ling Qi blinked, and suddenly laughed, "Then I can buy dim sum at Hefangzhai from now on, can't I get a discount?"

Ximen Chuuxue looked at Ling Qi silently for a while, until he saw that the smile on Ling Qi's face was stiff, and then said: "If you like, I can ask them to waive the bill."

free!

Ling Qi's eyes lit up, and Le's mouth was about to grin to the ears, "If you're friends enough, then I won't be polite to you. If you need anything in the future, just ask, I promise I won't shirk!"

After speaking, he stretched out his hand to pat Ximen Chuuxue's shoulder.

Free order or something, it can't be better_(:3ゝ∠)_

The shopkeeper Lin who was standing aside couldn't help but look sideways, thinking that this person was so courageous that he even dared to pat the owner on the shoulder. Didn't he know that the owner always didn't like to be in contact with people?

Shopkeeper Lin thought Ximen Chuuxue would definitely avoid that hand, but until Ling Qi's hand landed firmly on Ximen Chuuxue's shoulder, Ximen Chuuxue didn't move at all, not even showing a hint of displeasure.

Putting his hand on Ximen Chuuxue's shoulder, Ling Qi turned his head to shopkeeper Lin and said, "How long will it take to make fresh pastries? If it takes a long time, is there a place where I can sit and rest?"

The distance from the inn to here is not too short, and his legs are already a little sore.

"Because there is a lack of some materials in the shop, it will take a while to make it." Suppressing the shock in his heart, shopkeeper Lin quickly put up a smile and said to Ling Qi courteously, "If Master Dao doesn't mind, you can go to the wing room in the backyard. Let’s take a rest, and the little one will ask someone to prepare some good tea.”

"Okay, then trouble the shopkeeper."

Ling Qi responded, only to realize that he forgot to take his hand back, he hurriedly put down his arm, and smiled embarrassedly at Ximen Chuuxue, "Well, I've been used to hooking shoulders with my friends for a while, I didn't pay attention just now... ..."

He also knew that Ximen Chuuxue didn't like to be in contact with people. It would be fine to pat him on the shoulder, but keeping his hand on it would probably make Ximen Chuuxue feel uncomfortable, right?

Ximen Chuuxue repeated the word 'habit' in an unclear manner, and then said to Ling Qi expressionlessly: "This habit is not good, get rid of it."

"I know, I know," Ling Qi nodded perfunctorily, and muttered in his mouth, "I'm not like this with everyone..." He is not Lu Xiaofeng's familiar character, who would hook shoulders with everyone Backpacked.

Anyway, it's okay to be like an acquaintance.

Hearing his muttering, Ximen Chuuxue's face turned slightly cold, and he said to shopkeeper Lin, "Go and prepare refreshments", and walked straight to the backyard.

"baffling."

Sensing the change in Ximen Chuuxue's mood, Ling Qi snorted before following with a straight face.

Shopkeeper Lin who was left behind: ...How dare you talk to my boss like that, who the hell is this Taoist master!

Passing through the front hall and walking to the entrance of the backyard, Ling Qi found out that the backyard of Hefangzhai was quite spacious and elegantly decorated. After sizing it up, he couldn't help but be speechless.

Wanmei Villa is really rich and powerful, and even a branch of a pastry shop is so well organized. This is not like a pastry shop, it is taller than the houses of some small rich people.

As the saying goes, take people with short hands and eat people with soft mouths.

Ling Qi had just accepted Ximen Chuuxue's favor, so naturally he wouldn't really have any trouble with the other party, not only that, he was also going to give Ximen Chuuxue a gift.

He walked up to Ximen Chuuxue with a smile, pretending to be mysterious and said: "Ximen, I have a gift for you."

A trace of surprise flashed in Ximen Chuuxue's eyes.

He had never received a gift from a friend before, so he was a little at a loss at the moment.

Stretching out the hand behind his back, Ling Qi shook the things in his hand, and asked with a smile: "How is it, do you like it?"

Looking at the masked figure in Ling Qi's hand, Ximen Chuuxue showed a rare expression of helplessness.

Seeing that Ximen Chuuxue didn't reply for a long time, Ling Qi directly stuffed the face mask into his hands, "Don't think this thing is worthless, it's the first time I give someone a present."

Ximen Chuixue: "..."

The next day, in the early morning, Lu Xiaofeng who was sleeping was suddenly awakened by a knock on the door.

Lu Xiaofeng originally thought it was the waiter from the inn who knocked on the door, but when he opened the door, it turned out to be Huo Tianqing, the manager of Zhuguangbaoqi Pavilion.

Huo Tianqing came here this time to send an invitation to Lu Xiaofeng on behalf of his boss Yan Tieshan, and this invitation invited not only Lu Xiaofeng, but Huamanlou, Ling Qi and others were also on the invitation list.

After sending Huo Tianqing away, Lu Xiaofeng immediately ran upstairs and woke up Ling Qi who was sleeping soundly.

"It's so early in the morning, why did you come to me in such a hurry?" Ling Qi put Lu Xiaofeng into the room with sleepy eyes, and then lay down on the bed limply, "Tell me if you have anything to do, I Didn't sleep well, now I'm sleepy."

Lu Xiaofeng decisively picked up the herbal tea on the table and walked to the bedside, "Do you want me to refresh you?"

Opening one eye with difficulty, Ling Qi saw Lu Xiaofeng's posture, and sat up abruptly.

"I'll go!" Rolling his eyes fiercely, Ling Qi said sadly: "Okay, okay, what's the matter, just tell me...I warn you, if it's not something important, I'll take it later You experimented with spells."

This threat was really scary, Lu Xiaofeng grinned, and took out the invitation card from his bosom.

"You see what this is?"

After receiving the invitation, Ling Qi opened it while yawning, "Huh? Jewelry Pavilion... the invitation from Yan Tieshan?!"

"It's the deputy manager of Zhuguang Baoqi Pavilion, Huo Tianqing personally sent it here just now." Lu Xiaofeng briefly explained what happened just now, and then revealed the purpose of coming to find Ling Qi, "I think this invitation came by a bit of a coincidence , it’s very likely that it’s a Hongmen banquet, you can do the math to see if there’s any problem.”

"Okay, I'll wash up first."

Since it was a serious matter, Ling Qi naturally became serious, he quickly cheered up, and quickly started to wash up.

While Ling Qi was washing up, Lu Xiaofeng carefully explained his doubts again.

Long before Ling Qi and the others arrived, Lu Xiaofeng had already made a debt collection plan, and in his plan, Yan Tieshan was the first debt collection target.

Among the three people, Huo Xiu, Dugu Yihe and Yan Tieshan, Huo Xiu is Lu Xiaofeng's old friend, Lu Xiaofeng is really not good enough to be the first to find him, and Dugu Yihe is what Lu Xiaofeng deduced, the most likely is Tsing Yi The owner of the building.

Although Yan Tieshan is not a soft persimmon, but among these three people, he is indeed the best one to attack.

Last night, they also discussed that they would visit Yan Tieshan in Zhuguang Baoqi Pavilion tomorrow morning, but before they could act, Yan Tieshan's invitation was sent to the door——

What a coincidence!

Yan Tieshan and Lu Xiaofeng were indeed old acquaintances, and it was reasonable to invite Lu Xiaofeng as a guest, but Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou had been in Shanxi for a while, if Yan Tieshan really wanted to treat them, shouldn't they have sent someone to invite them?

Why was the invitation sent after Ximen Chuuxue and Ling Qi arrived?

"I saw Miss Qu's name on the invitation just now?" Wiping his hands, Ling Qi walked to the table and picked up the invitation again, "This Yan Tieshan is too well-informed, how did he know Miss Qu?" name?"

Logically speaking, few people should know about Qu Wurong's identity.

According to Ling Qi's understanding, before Shi Guanyin's death, Qu Wurong had never left the desert. Maybe someone in the desert would know her identity, but in the Central Plains, no one would know Qu Wurong's identity, unless it was This Yan Tieshan specially used certain means to investigate Qu Wurong's identity.

For example, go to Dazhi Datong to buy information.

"Yes, I also doubt this." Lu Xiaofeng nodded, and analyzed: "If Yan Tieshan didn't know our purpose, why did he go to investigate Miss Qu? I think he must have obtained it through some channels." I know that the Jinpeng Dynasty asked me to help ask for the treasure."

"In the beginning, only me, Hua Manlou, and Shangguan Danfeng came to Shanxi. Maybe Yan Tieshan didn't feel that we would pose a threat to him, so there was no movement for a long time, but now with you and Ximen Chuuxue... "

The point is the arrival of Ximen Chuuxue.

Ximen Chuuxue has a "vicious reputation" in the Jianghu. Even if Yan Tieshan is a local snake in Shanxi and has many powerful thugs in his hands, she definitely dare not underestimate Ximen Chuuxue's power.

"Your analysis makes sense," Ling Qi nodded, and then asked Lu Xiaofeng a little puzzled, "But since Ximen Chuuxue is there to help, even if Yan Tieshan really prepared a grand feast, we don't need to worry, right?"

Lu Xiaofeng looked at Ling Qi speechlessly, wondering if this guy thought Ximen would help them with anything, right?

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Ling Qi blinked because he didn't understand, "You don't think Ximen Chuuxue can't handle this matter, do you?"

After holding back, Lu Xiaofeng finally couldn't hold back, raised his hand and knocked on Ling Qi's forehead, "Are you stupid! How can Ximen help with everything?"

According to Ximen's temper, even if he agreed to help, he would only act at critical moments, why would he act casually?