Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 694: I didn't expect this, I learned this from your father

Zhao Fengya took a look at the night-shining pearls in her hand and felt very embarrassed. When she was born, the Sui Kingdom had just surrendered to Li Yang. Along with the letter from the kingdom, a huge night-shining pearl dug at the foot of Mount Tai was sent. The emperor was very happy and bestowed on her the title of Princess Suizhu. In other words, the emperor put the huge night-shining pearl that required four maids to surround it in her room. The two night-shining pearls in her hand were naturally not as good as the real Sui pearls, but they were what she played with and carried with her every day. She was very unwilling to give them to the skinny yellow-haired girl opposite her.

"Where are the people from Wudang Sect? Are all the people from Wudang Sect dead?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Zhonglou walked into the courtyard with a whisk in his hand, looking at Sun Diaosi who dared not move as Lao Kui's knife was on his neck. He carefully looked at Zhao Fengya who was dressed as a man, and then remembered the secret report he had received earlier. He asked tentatively, "I am Wang Zhonglou, the head of Wudang. I am Princess Suizhu?"

"Humph." Zhao Fengya pointed at Xu Fengnian, Lao Kui and the other two and said, "I order you to arrest them."

“Your Highness, aren’t you making things difficult for me? My Wudang sect focuses on cultivating the mind and neglects martial arts. The three of them…” Wang Zhonglou shook his head: “I can’t beat them, but I just heard you and the prince talking about gold, so why don’t I pay for it first? How about that?”

Xu Fengnian put his hands behind his back and walked up to the two of them. "Okay, but Your Highness the Princess needs to write a document stating the amount of money owed, and then sign and seal it with your fingerprints."

"You...Xu Fengnian...you are going too far."

Zhao Fengya's lips curled up slightly, she was furious. At this moment, she was really crying out to heaven and earth for help, but no one could help her. When she came here, she just wanted to vent her anger for Xu Fengnian's resistance to marriage and made her a laughing stock in Tai'an City. She never expected that Princess Suizhu, who was so powerful in Tai'an City, could not even take advantage of a little maid when she came to Wudang Mountain. Not only did she not vent her anger, but she also had to lose two of her beloved night pearls.

"The guest from Zhao wore a tasseled coat, and his hook from Wu shone with frost and snow. The silver saddle shone on the white horse, which galloped like a meteor. He killed one man every ten steps, and left no trace in a thousand miles. When the work was done, he left, hiding his identity and name."

The sound spread into the courtyard, vague and distant. It seemed to be on a narrow path halfway up the mountain one moment, and in the next moment it was in the impenetrable bamboo field. Later it was blown away by the mountain mist and sprinkled on the heart of the crabapple tree and the tips of the cardamom.

Trample, one cow's hoof crushed the gravel on the ground, trample, another cow's hoof fell, crushing the gravel that had just been crushed. The bamboo leaves were lush, and the sky was dark. The people in the yard squinted their eyes to see the big blue cow walking slowly towards the other side of the yard. The blue cow was old, and its steps were slow, which made people anxious. A thread-bound book with a yellowed outer cover was hung on the spiral horns of the cow. The mountain wind flipped the book, and the raised title page covered the "Huangting" below, leaving only the word "Da". On the horn on the other side of the cow's head was a red gourd that cost five cents at the market at the foot of the mountain. There should be half a pot of wine. Every step the blue cow took made two splashing sounds. In this way, it walked around Wudang Mountain. The wine was not finished before the smell of the wine went away.

Wang Zhonglou's face was not very good, because the blue ox was his junior brother's blue ox, and the person lying on the back of the blue ox was the one who made him feel powerless. Didn't that guy go down the mountain? Why did he go around in circles and come to Yunju Peak again?
"Lin Qing..."

Xu Fengnian's hands behind his back dropped to the sides of his white robe, his fists clenched tighter and tighter, his eyes were extremely solemn, the hatred in his heart climbed up the tiles and stairs, rising higher and higher. Lao Huang's sword, Qingniao's martial arts, Hongshu's body, he had a lot to settle with this man.

"Sir, you... you wait for me."

Behind the blue ox was a little maidservant in a yellow skirt, holding a worn-out rattle in her hand, and running breathlessly after it, as if she would never be able to catch up with the old and slow blue ox.

"cucumber!"

Xu Fengnian shouted across the fence, and the girl in front of her who was blushing and sweating shuddered. She looked towards the door of the thatched cottage and saw Xu Fengnian, the prince of Prince Mu who had served for several years, Jiang Ni, who was said to be the Princess of Western Chu, and a few unfamiliar men. That was not important. What was important was, whose maid was she now, Huanggua, the second-class maid in Wutong Garden, or the rattle maid who could never catch up with the third place in the imperial examination?
The big blue ox was calm and unhurried, still as graceful as ever. It turned through the fence gate, went up the hill, and came to Zhao Fengya. The most favored princess of the dynasty carefully looked at the strange visitor who was full of laziness and did not quite match the poem he had just recited. Although she did not know the visitor's identity, just by looking at the expressions of Wang Zhonglou and Xu Fengnian, she had already estimated the identity of the man lying on the ox to be as high as the top of her head.

"who are you?"

Chu Pingsheng did not answer this question. He stretched himself, stood up and sat upside down on the Green Ox, staring at Lao Kui who had been locked at the bottom of the lake for more than ten years. After one breath, two breaths, and three breaths, Lao Kui swallowed his saliva, slowly put away his knife, and stepped back five or six steps: "Xu Fengnian, we have an agreement. I can protect you, but I won't fight him."

It can be seen how much shock the battle outside Tingchao Pavilion gave him. Even the most stubborn Beimang swordsman was no longer stubborn.

Sun Diaosi touched his neck, his head still in place, and quickly ran to his master, lowered his head and whispered: "This old slave is incompetent and has brought shame to the princess."

Zhao Fengya had no place for him in her eyes. She pushed the people aside, stared at Chu Pingsheng's profile and asked, "Hey, I'm talking to you. Who are you?"

"Just passing by."

Passing by?
Is this an answer? Is it?

Tread, step, step...

Small steps brought up a light dust, and the bullet hit the drum surface, making two thumps. Huanggua walked in front of Qingniu, raised her head proudly, and looked at her former master. If it weren't for Lin Tanhua, she would have died under Xu Rentu's knife like Bai Gan and Zi Ya. Why should she feel guilty towards Xu Fengnian?

"Traitor." Jiang Ni pouted and rolled her eyes, showing disdain.

Huanggua didn't retort, but took the red gourd hanging from the horn, opened the lid like he used to dress Xu Fengnian, and held the bottom of the gourd to pass it over. Chu Pingsheng gently took a sip of the old white liquor from Song Zhiming's thatched cottage, who was also making wine.

"I heard that this one acre of vegetable garden is worth two thousand taels of gold?"

Xu Fengnian narrowed his eyes and said, "Do you have any objections?"

"not worth."

"I said it's worth two thousand taels of gold, so it's worth two thousand taels of gold." Chu Pingsheng leaned back, tilted his head, looked at Zhao Fengya and said, "Then will you compensate me for this vegetable garden?"

"joke."

Just now, Sun Diao Si was under Lao Kui's knife. She was like meat on the chopping board. She couldn't leave without paying money. She had to pay money. Why was she paying money now? She came here a little rashly, but she was not a fool.

"So you see, the pricing power is always in the hands of those with the strongest fists." Chu Pingsheng said, "But fortunately, you met me, a reasonable person who also likes to help others settle lawsuits. Wang Zhonglou, let me ask you, does this Wudang Mountain belong to the fiefdom of King Beiliang?"

Wang Chonglou said truthfully: "It is under the jurisdiction of King Beiliang, not King Beiliang's fiefdom."

"Do any of you object to this statement: All under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people in the world are his subjects?"

"..."

"If no one objects, then Wudang Mountain will belong to the Zhao family of the Liyang Dynasty."

Wang Zhonglou saw that the situation was about to turn around, so he hurriedly said: "According to the Chongxuan Bureau's regulations, although Wudang Mountain is Wang's land, the right to use and manage it belongs to Wudang."

Chu Pingsheng said: "In other words, the land belongs to the royal family, and the things on the land belong to the Wudang Sect?"

"You can say that."

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"Well, if Zhao Fengya wants to compensate for destroying the vegetable garden, she only needs to compensate for the crops on the ground, right?"

When Sun Diaosi saw him calling Princess Suizhu's name directly, he subconsciously wanted to reprimand him. But just as he raised his hand, he met Chu Pingsheng's eyes and swallowed the word "bold" back into his stomach. Then he thought of Lao Kui's weak behavior and became scared.

Wang Zhonglou ignored the scene in front of him and nodded: "That's right...

"Then let me ask you again, it's been less than ten days since Xu Fengnian and Jiang Ni went up the mountain, and the beans and cucumbers in the vegetable garden are already bearing fruit. Could it be that you in Wudang Mountain have a method to accelerate the growth of vegetables, which can make the vegetables take root, sprout, climb the trellis and bloom within ten days?"

"This... is this a gift from Wudang to His Royal Highness?"

"Wang Zhonglou, I originally wanted to give you a good death, but based on these two sentences of yours, I will make sure you neither live nor die." Chu Pingsheng looked at the head of Wudang with disdain. These Taoist elders in TV dramas all put on airs and wish they could sit on the clouds, but all they do are intrigues and deceptions.

"Just now, I was riding my green ox past the vegetable garden below Huiyan Peak, and heard the Taoist who was growing vegetables say that a thief had come to the mountain to steal vegetables these past two days, stealing them whole, and even the small shovel he had placed under the eaves was taken away. Do I need to capture that Taoist who was growing vegetables and confront him on the spot?"

The Wudang headmaster looked as pale as the bottom of a pot and said nothing.

Chu Pingsheng sneered at Jiang Ni and said, "If you have dirty hands and feet, you must be taught a lesson. Since Prince Mu was reluctant to punish you, someone else will discipline you. I think that slap was very good and timely. Also, the price of two thousand taels of gold for a few green vegetables was set by the prince himself. Please compensate Wudang with these two thousand taels of gold."

Xu Fengnian never imagined that the pit he dug would actually trap him. He just looked gloomy and kept silent, just like Wang Zhonglou. The princess of the fallen country was so angry that she pointed her finger at him with her glaring eyes, her face flushed red. She wanted to reason but couldn't, and she wanted to scold him but was too proud of her status, so she felt extremely aggrieved.

Zhao Fengya finally found an opportunity to make a comeback. She turned the two night-shining pearls in her hand and smiled softly, "Didn't the prince bring that much money? No problem. You can write an IOU to Sect Leader Wang first. Princess Suizhu should be qualified to be a witness."

Jiang Ni stamped her feet fiercely and sold Hong Xixiang: "Hong Xixiang helped me get it from the vegetable garden."

She thought Wang Zhonglou would definitely protect this junior fellow apprentice. Wang Zhonglou did think so and would do so: "Yes, I know about the vegetable theft."

Chu Pingsheng said: "You are the head of Wudang, you must be responsible for your words and deeds."

At this point, does Wang Zhonglou still have a choice? He can only bite the bullet and say, "Of course."

Xu Fengnian's face suddenly changed as if he had figured something out. Just as he was about to persuade Wang Zhonglou to take back what he had said, Chu Pingsheng spoke up, "In that case, the charge that Wudang Sect secretly assisted Princess Xichu has been established. Zhao Fengya, Sun Diao Temple, what should we do next? I don't need to teach you, right?"

Princess Xichu?

Zhao Fengya and Sun Diaosi looked at Jiang Ni's face, with suspicion, shock, joy, and ferocity. Wang Zhonglou had only one thought, hoping it was not true. The court was worried that there was no reason to deal with Wudang, the leader of the Taoist sect in the previous dynasty. What he said would undoubtedly bring disaster to Wudang.

"Your Highness, there must be some misunderstanding here. Jiang Ni is clearly the prince's maid, how could she be the princess of Chu?"

(End of this chapter)