[Comprehensive martial arts] Gentle sword

The summer sun in Yangcheng is very venomous, and it is hard for those who have not been to Lingnan to imagine.In the scorching heat, Guangdong and Guangxi also have their own ways of spending time.Dessert ice soup and iced Lingnan lychees, which are unheard of in the Central Plains, are pulled down with dense bamboo curtains to block the sunlight outside the window and the heat.

It is not surprising that the friendship between the two of them having lunch together comes first after a few days of having breakfast together.

Twenty-five, who had already returned to Baiyun City, would never have imagined that their city lord would become so "enthusiastic" about three meals a day.If he was present, seeing Xie Wan who was at the same table with the city lord would be heartbroken, and then immediately tell the whole Baiyun City that their candidate for the city lord's wife has been found.

Xie Wan really wondered if the Nanwang Mansion had been harsh on the Baiyun City Lord in terms of food, or... was this the reason why Ye Gucheng was originally selected as the target of this world quest?Well, an unattainable sword fairy who was as high as the floating clouds on the top of the mountain has been reduced to a complete foodie.

Ye Gucheng didn't know that Xie Wan had misunderstood him so much.

Feixian Island is located in the South China Sea, which is farther south than Yangcheng. Ye Gucheng can still practice swords all year round without slacking off. Right now, the heat in Yangcheng is nothing to him.

After eating, Ye Gucheng took a sip of white water, and the umami taste of the food gradually faded in his mouth.He doesn't drink alcohol, and he doesn't drink much tea, and now Xie Wan is used to the teapot on the table containing a pot of white water.

Ye Gucheng raised his eyes and asked Xie Wan, "What are you doing here?"

Obviously this question should have been mentioned when they first met, but it was placed when the friendship between the two gradually deepened.Xie Wan thought, if it weren't for the friendship of the past few days, City Lord Ye might not even ask.

"After staying in Yanbei for a long time, I wanted to come out again, so I just walked away."

Ye Gucheng declined to comment.

A person who lost his memory immediately ran back to his hometown after recalling his memory. Would he get tired of it after only a few months? The time is too short.Ye Gucheng felt that the jade pendant on Xie Wan's waist was familiar, not only because he saw her lowering her eyes and touching it in Baiyuncheng.Ye Gucheng remembered that he had glimpsed a similar jade pendant on another woman when he was in the Nanwang Mansion a few days ago.As for the memories related to Xie Wan in the past few months, there is no problem on the surface, but after thinking about it, there is always a sense of disobedience.Ye Gucheng's memory is definitely not bad, how could he not even remember the real name of the friend surnamed Li whom Xie Wan asked him to help.

These doubts and her tenderness intersected in Ye Gucheng's mind, he remained calm and kept his attitude towards Xie Wan during the day.

The turbulent waves have been modified, and at first glance they seem to be calm.

"I plan to stay in Yangcheng for a while longer. After a while, when I get busy, I won't have such a leisurely time." Xie Wan smiled and sighed after speaking.Exclamation is obviously more than irritability.

"Where's City Lord Ye?" Xie Wan remembered that the other party would stay in Nanwang Mansion until the end of July.On August [-]th, the Zijin Summit failed to compete with Ximen Chuuxue, so it was postponed for one month and changed to the capital, thus creating the Forbidden Summit.

"The son of the Southern Prince worships me as his teacher, and I will guide him in swordsmanship."

Ye Gucheng said so, but there was no change on his face.As far as he is concerned, the apprentice of Prince Nan is no better than a stranger.

"Isn't my son getting up early every day to practice swords like you, the city lord?" After all, Ye Gucheng came back from practicing swords by the sea every day.Ye Gucheng was a guest at Nanwang's mansion, and the prince of Nanwang was his apprentice, Xie Wan thought that even if this was just an excuse to deceive others, Ye Gucheng would ask him to practice sword hard to be cautious.

Unexpectedly, Ye Gucheng frowned, without any tact or avoidance: "The most important thing in the sword is sincerity. It is better not to practice swords without meaning."

It can be seen that he really doesn't want to see this prince.That being the case, why can he accept such an "apprentice" in a compromise, who values ​​the sword more than anything else in his life?Although Xie Wan didn't say it, Ye Gucheng got a glimpse of it from her expression.For a while, the Lord Baiyun was at a loss for words.

Xie Wan saw that he closed his mouth tightly and stopped talking, for no reason, she felt that Ye Gucheng's appearance seemed to be wronged.Xie Wan also knew that this was absolutely impossible, but she still brought up another topic in time, lest City Lord Ye would fall into this embarrassment for a long time.

"Just now I saw lychees being sold in this restaurant. It happened that I hadn't tasted them when I came to Yangcheng. I'll go down and ask after dinner. If you're interested, Nanwang Mansion has the best quality."

It's all because Xie Wan has been thinking about what to eat with Ye Gucheng every day these days, so the first thing that pops up in her mind is the topic related to eating.Xie Wan couldn't help being silent too.

"Girl, you are only half right."

A man's laughing voice came from the table next to him.Xie Wan turned her head to look, and the person talking to her was a well-maintained man, about 30 years old from the appearance, although not handsome, he was very glamorous.His hand holding the wine glass looked more delicate than some girls.

Seeing Xie Wan turn around, his eyes lit up, and he continued, "Although the dishes in this restaurant are excellent, the lychees he sells here are sweet and small, and the price is not low. I advise you You don't have to buy it here."

Xie Wan replied: "Thank you for reminding me, so which part am I right?"

The man laughed loudly, stood up and walked to Xie Wan's table with the wine glass in his hand.

"Of course it's the phrase 'the lychees in the Nanwangfu are the best'. Jin Jiuling is the new manager of the Nanwangfu." As Jin Jiuling said, he smiled reservedly and proudly at Xie Wan.And when Jin Jiuling faced Ye Gucheng, there was a little caution and scrutiny in his neither humble nor overbearing attitude.Jin Jiuling is really a slick person.

"Master Ye, it's a pleasure to meet you."

However, City Lord Ye only glanced at Jin Jiuling after hearing Jin Jiuling's introduction, and did not express anything else.Jin Jiuling didn't know whether it was because he did a good job on the surface, or he really didn't mind Ye Gucheng's indifference, but he still had a smile on his face.

"Dare to ask the girl's name?"

"The little girl's surname is Xie, and the single character is Wan."

"Thank you, girl."

After doing this, Xie Wan noticed that there was another person at the same table as Jin Jiuling.The other party was wearing a white brocade robe with black bamboo patterns on it, and he was as handsome and elegant as himself.He was at the same table as Jin Jiuling, but when Jin Jiuling walked towards Xie Wan's table, he didn't follow, and he still sat peacefully on the spot and sipped his oolong.

When Xie Wan's eyes fell on him, he noticed it almost immediately.He smiled gently at Xie Wan: "Hi Miss Xie, I'm going to Huamanlou."

Flowers Manlou is really a beautiful name.

Xie Wan felt that the name was somewhat familiar, and after a while she realized that Jingzhou was flooded, and the Hua family in Jiangnan had donated dozens of carts of food.Huamanlou is the youngest child of the Hua family.

Different from Xie Wan, Ye Gucheng paused briefly when he heard Huamanlou's name, and then asked: "Huamanlou, are you here, where is Lu Xiaofeng?"

Hua Manlou shook his head and laughed, his helplessness was mostly ridicule.

"It seems that the whole world thinks that I should show up with Lu Xiaofeng, and when they can't find Lu Xiaofeng, they will always come to me."

Hua Manlou's words made both Xie Wan and Jin Jiuling smile more or less.

Huamanlou's martial arts are equally advanced, and he can definitely rank among the top in the world.But he himself doesn't like fighting.Hua Manlou always has great kindness and tolerance towards other beings, and the purpose of learning martial arts is also gentler.He who stays in the flower-filled building all day long is more defined as a noble son of an aristocratic family, completely different from his prodigal friend who can never be free and always likes to meddle in other people's affairs.

Even so, Huamanlou and Lu Xiaofeng are still best friends.

Others would always come to Huamanlou for Lu Xiaofeng.

Jin Jiuling smiled and said, "It seems that everyone is very interested in Lu Xiaofeng."

Ye Gucheng took a sip of water lightly, noncommittal.

Hua Manlou said: "Lu Xiaofeng will indeed come, but he has to find someone first, so I will come to Yangcheng with Jin Tutou first."

Jin Jiuling smiled bitterly and said, "This time I asked Lu Xiaofeng to do me a favor. Lu Xiaofeng is a very generous person, so he agreed." Jin Jiuling didn't say anything about the Embroidered Thief, but it could be seen from his expression. Jiang Chongwei, who was blinded by the embroidered thieves, took over the Nanwang Mansion's manager and this trouble, which has troubled this man for several days.

"I heard that there is nothing in this world that Lu Xiaofeng's consonance can't touch, is there?"

Hua Manlou paused, and then he smiled, not only the corners of his mouth, but even his dim eyes, which were blind since childhood, were stained with a faint smile.

"Yes."

Ye Gucheng twitched the corner of his mouth lightly, revealing a very faint smile.

It seems that even a person as warm and gentle as Hua Manlou, sometimes wants to trick Lu Xiaofeng.Lu Xiaofeng, who was still on the way to Yangcheng, probably never imagined that there would be a flying fairy waiting for him here.

There was not much food left on the two tables, Ye Gucheng intended to go back to Nanwang Mansion after lunch with Xie Wan, but after meeting Jin Jiuling by chance, Jin Jiuling invited him to go with him.

Huamanlou did not go in the direction of the Nanwang Mansion, but he happened to be on the way with Xie Wan. After Huamanlou asked Xie Wan's wishes, he sent Xie Wan a section of the way.Xie Wan didn't object to staying with such a truly gentle person for a while, so she nodded.

Ye Gucheng glanced at Xie Wan.Xie Wan smiled at him: "See you tomorrow."

After a while, Ye Gucheng nodded in agreement, causing Jin Jiuling to look at the two in surprise, wondering what kind of relationship might be between Baiyun Sword Immortal and Xie Wan.

Jin Jiuling showed a bit of regret that was just right, and said deliberately: "It seems that I have no chance to send a beauty like Miss Xie."

Hua Manlou was shaking a fan beside him, smiling without saying a word.

On the other side of the street, two pretty girls looked at the opposite scene in shock with their red lips slightly parted.Among them, the girl in a goose yellow dress was about to rush forward, but another girl in red who looked assertive hurriedly held her back.

Song Tian'er groaned: "What are you pulling me for? Didn't you see that was Sister Rong?"

Li Hongxiu sighed, she was also shocked that she and Tian'er actually found Rongrong, but she was always alert and cautious, and she saw that the people who walked with Rongrong were extraordinary figures.

"My sweetie, can't you not be so hot and furious. Sister Rongrong is a simple person around her."

Tian'er was pulled back and muttered a few words in a dialect that Hongxiu couldn't understand, but she was still willing to listen to her.The two planned to meet Rongrong when there were fewer people.

The cars and horses stopped, and Song Tianer and Xie Wan looked at each other. A few seconds later, Song Tianer was stunned, her face full of disbelief: "Hongxiu... Sister Rong saw us?"

Similarly, the joy on Li Hongxiu's face when she first found Xie Wan also faded, and she nodded slightly, agreeing with Tian'er's words.She was sure that Sister Rong had definitely seen them, but her eyes were completely unfamiliar, as if they didn't know each other at all.

Hong Xiu bit her lip: "Let's follow and have a look."

Xie Wan said goodbye to Ye Gucheng and Jin Jiuling, and walked in another direction with Huamanlou.

Hua Manlou shook her fan: "Miss Xie is suddenly in a good mood."

Xie Wan was surprised, she saw that Hua Manlou was blind.The invisible man's martial arts ranks first-class, so there must be something special about him. Blindness does not necessarily hinder him, but Xie Wan never thought that he could detect even the slightest changes in other people's moods.

"How did Young Master Hua know?" Xie Wan was really curious.

Hua Manlou smiled: "After I couldn't see with my eyes, I discovered that many things in the world can be felt in other ways."

Xie Wan secretly admired it, and asked Hua Manlou a few more questions. At the beginning, no one cared about why she was in a good mood.

"Rongrong! Sister Rong!"

"Su Rongrong!"

The two stopped.The shouting from behind was really loud, and it was obviously coming towards them.

Li Hongxiu and Song Tian'er chased after her, Hongxiu was panting, her vermilion lips parted again, and she called to Xie Wan, "Sister Rong..."

Xie Wan frowned suspiciously.

"Girl, I think you have the wrong person."

Her words made the faces of the two girls turn pale instantly.