I come to see Bai Yujing today

Chapter 96 They Need Me to Hold the Whip [Monthly Tickets for Extra Updates]

It was already evening when Chen Zhian left Balian Street.

The sunset glow on the horizon is like a colorful brocade, spreading wantonly in the sky, like a furnace of molten gold collapsing, with lingering afterglow.

Chen Zhian walked along the sunset, thinking about many things that had happened recently, and walked all the way back to Fosang Street in the imperial city. However, he saw Jiang Taiping waiting for him at the intersection of Fosang Street.

Jiang Taiping seemed to have just finished his shift, and he had not yet taken off the long sword at his waist.

In fact, people in Xuantianjing are not allowed to carry swords with them at will, but the Xiezhi envoys of the Inspectorate are obviously not included in this rule.

When Jiang Taiping saw Chen Zhian waving at him from afar, a smile appeared on his face.

When Chen Zhian saw the Earth-character Xiezhi of the Inspectorate, he suddenly remembered that Jiang Taiping once told him that there were two Heaven-character Xiezhi envoys from the Si family in the Inspectorate.

After the two met up, Chen Zhian called Li Xushi along, and the three of them did not go to the busy South City, but went to the slightly quieter East City.

He randomly found a tavern on the street and ordered a few pots of Lanling wine, which was produced in Xuantianjing, and some ordinary dishes.

Jiang Taiping was talking to Chen Zhian about the rank of the Inspectorate's Xiezhi.

"The Inspectorate has the Heaven, Earth, and Human Xiezhi Envoys, with the Heaven Xiezhi being the most senior. One Heaven Xiezhi Envoy commands three Earth Xiezhis and eight Human Xiezhis. In addition, there are 24 Flying Fish Guards above them. They are powerful and influential in the Inspectorate and even in the entire Xuantian Capital.

Tianzi Xiezhi, if you count carefully, is of the fifth rank, and its salary can be considered generous.

In addition, the Supervisory Office is responsible for supervising all officials, and most officials in the court are afraid of the Heavenly Xiezhi, which shows the majesty of the Heavenly Xiezhi. "

"What's more... even if he doesn't have an official rank, the Tianzi Xiezhi Envoy's cultivation is at the Xiantian realm. If he were to be sent to a prefecture, he would be a general at least."

Jiang Taiping told the story slowly.

Chen Zhian listened carefully.

Li Xushi on the side ignored all this. He took small sips of Lanling wine and felt that the wine tasted hot in his throat, but had a mellow and smooth taste and rich aroma. It tasted better than the rice wine he always drank.

But the wine was too strong and Li Xushi seemed unable to get used to it.

Seeing his grinning face, Jiang Taiping said with a smile: "This Lanling wine is quite famous. There is a poem praising it: Lanling wine is like tulips, and the amber light is poured into a jade bowl.

The most common drink among the people in Xuantianjing is Lanling wine."

Chen Zhian cast aside the messy thoughts in his mind and drank a glass of Lanling wine. He found that the wine was indeed mellow and sweet on the palate, with a long-lasting aftertaste and excellent taste.

"It's a pity that for practitioners, this wine can't make them drunk. At most, it can make the blood circulate faster and make the face a little red." Chen Zhian said.

Jiang Taiping chuckled, and when he reached out his hand, there were a few silkworm pupae in his hand.

The silkworm pupa is white and crystal clear, looking like it is carved from jade.

Jiang Taiping casually flicked a shot and placed a silkworm pupa in each of the three cups, and then personally poured Lanling wine for Chen Zhian and Li Xushi.

"If you really want to get drunk, don't circulate your true energy and blood to drive away the drunkenness." Jiang Taiping ordered.

Chen Zhian was a little curious and drank again.

The taste of the wine remained unchanged, but after it entered his throat, its nature became extremely strong. As it entered his intestines, it instantly turned into a scent of alcohol, flowing into every part of his limbs.

"There are many people who practice cultivation in the world, but how many of them don't drink?"

Jiang Taiping said with a smile: "If there is no wine, wouldn't life be too boring? People who practice cultivation also need to drink to relieve their sorrows and drink in the wind.

This is a silkworm in wine, born with a taste for wine, and born with its own uniqueness. When placed in wine, the wine becomes a real strong liquor. Even if you are a rough jade cultivator, with rough jade as your bones, if you don't suppress it with blood, qi and true essence, you will eventually get drunk. "

Chen Zhian's eyes lit up. In his previous life, he had always loved drinking.

Now, on the contrary, he drinks less, simply because after practicing, he has never drunk any alcohol that could make him drunk.

If wine doesn't make you drunk, is it still wine?
He drank another glass, but Li Xushi beside him was a little hesitant.

Jiang Taiping laughed and said, "The silkworm in this wine is worth thirty taels of silver each. If Brother Li doesn't drink it after soaking it in the wine, wouldn't it be a waste?"

Li Xushi was startled.

This silkworm pupa is actually worth thirty taels of silver?

It was so expensive that even if he was not used to strong liquor, he still wanted to try it.

He drank a glass of Lanling wine with his eyes closed, and then his teeth became even more bared, causing Chen Zhian and Jiang Taiping to laugh out loud.

Roadside taverns always attract many people's attention. The three men were all extraordinary, but they only drank in ordinary taverns, which surprised many people.

But they didn't dare to look at him for too long, because Jiang Taiping was still wearing the Inspectorate's Xiezhi patched robe.

The Inspectorate’s Xiezhi Division does not have a good reputation.

The three of them drank until night fell and the sky was dotted with stars.

Li Xushi seemed to have gotten used to Lanling wine. The blush on his face faded a little and he just drank by himself.

Instead, Chen Zhian and Jiang Taiping seemed a little drunk.

The two of them were arm in arm under the moonlight, and Jiang Taiping was still reasoning with Chen Zhian: "If it were me, you should have accepted Lord Chu's invitation that day."

"Lord Chu is still young, but Prime Minister Song has reinstated him and appointed him as the Minister of War. He has a bright future ahead of him.

Lord Chu inviting you is actually equivalent to Prime Minister Song inviting you.

If you obey them, you will be rich and prosperous."

Jiang Taiping was drunk and his words were a little incoherent.

Chen Zhian waved his hand and said, "I'm afraid that if I follow Uncle Chu to Xuantianjing, I will have wealth and glory, but I won't have the life to enjoy it."

"Are you afraid?" Jiang Taiping suddenly asked, "I think I have good talent, but when I came to Xuan Tianjing, I saw people with great talent everywhere.

Moreover, most of these people come from aristocratic families. They are arrogant and would exclude and suppress even the common people, not to mention someone like me who came from a fishing background.”

“That’s why I had to join the Inspectorate, tie my head to my belt, and risk my life to get a Xiezhi brand with the word ‘earth’ on it.

But even so, there are many Xiezhi above me, with noble bloodlines and outstanding talents, but few of them are kind to others, just like Si Zhuozhi and Si Qi, and I can't do anything about them now."

"If it were me, I wouldn't care what happens next. I'd first try to hold the whip and lash them hard until they fall flat on their backs before we talk."

After hearing what Jiang Taiping said, Chen Zhian suddenly thought of Si Hougui, Li Fushu, Chu Xiubai, and Wei Lingyu...

Beat them all to the ground?
Chen Zhian's flushed face showed a smile, and he also smiled and said: "Of course I'm not afraid, I just wanted to be cautious out of respect for the capital of a country.

But now that I have come to Xuan Tianjing, I find that there is nothing great here, except that there are more domineering people. "

Jiang Taiping's eyes flickered, and he drank another glass of wine: "Have you figured it out?"

Chen Zhian nodded: "It would be best if I could live my life in peace and safety.

But I find that once you ask for something, whether it is power or family affection, this world will feel like a mountain pressing down on you.

If you don't struggle, if you don't lift your hands to move the mountain, the mountain will become heavier and heavier until it crushes you to pieces."

When he said this, his thoughts became more open-minded.

There are too many mountains in Xuantianjing.

For example, Li Fushu, who was far away in Xuan Tianjing, wanted to kill me, and Wei Lingyu, who wanted to destroy my mind by just writing the word "get out". Or the unprovoked disaster on Xiuba Mountain a few days ago.

All this tells Chen Zhian that if he wants to achieve his wish, he must not be afraid.

If you are afraid, someone will ride on your neck and stab a long knife into your head straight to your heart.

"In that case, you should go and ask to see Lord Chu." Jiang Taiping wiped the remaining wine from the corner of his mouth.

Chen Zhian shook his head.

Jiang Taiping looked at him with some curiosity.

Chen Zhian thought for a while and said, "Uncle Chu told me before that when I see the unfathomable vortex in Xuantianjing, I will naturally figure it out and I will naturally go find him."

"It seems to be true. Now I, Chen Zhian, really want to hold that whip."

"But if I go crying and begging for the qualification to try to hold the whip, then even if I can really hold the seal in the future, it probably won't be up to me to decide whether to use the whip or not."

Jiang Taiping was really drunk. He lowered his head and shook it, as if he didn't understand what Chen Zhian was talking about.

Chen Zhian poured him another full cup and said with a smile, "Brother Taiping, you have this Guijin long sword on your waist, but does it belong to you?"

Jiang Taiping's body trembled, and he said with some disinterest: "This Guijin long sword is extremely sharp, but it belongs to the court and the Inspectorate, not to me."

"Can you kill people with this Guijin long sword?" Chen Zhian asked seriously.

"I can kill." Jiang Taiping smiled bitterly, "But I can only kill those the Inspectorate wants to kill."

Chen Zhian picked up a new pot of Lanling wine on the table, opened the seal, and took a few gulps.

As the wine went down his throat, he felt a fire burning in his throat. The spicy and sweet taste made him feel heroic.

"So let's not talk about whether I can hold this whip in my hands, but at least I have to make sure that if I can hold the whip, I can use it as I wish."

"That's why I don't want to ask to see Uncle Chu, and I don't want to ask to see Prime Minister Song."

"It would be best if they came to see me..."

Jiang Taiping looked at Chen Zhian with wide eyes, only to find that Chen Zhian was drunk and started talking nonsense.

Li Xushi, who was standing by, raised his head and said with a smile, "Brother, don't underestimate yourself. With your talent, it's not just you who need the whip, but the person who wants to give you the whip who needs you."

Jiang Taiping asked Li Xushi with some surprise: "Do you understand?"

“I don’t quite understand.” Li Xushi shook his head: “But I know that Senior Brother Chen is not an ordinary person.”

Jiang Taiping drank a glass of wine and said in amazement, "Then how can we get Lord Chu or even Prime Minister Song to come and see you?"

Chen Zhian narrowed his eyes and said, "I didn't understand it before, but now I understand a little, because I found that I came from an ordinary family and was born to be incompatible with big families like the Li family and the Si family.

Plus, I do have some talent for cultivation... which makes me feel that I am indeed suitable for holding the seal."

"Uncle Chu told me this, and Prince Duanque also said this... It made me feel that, just as it was said in the prologue, I need the whip, but they also need me."

Jiang Taiping listened carefully.

But Chen Zhian suddenly turned around and asked, "Brother Taiping, do you know if anyone from Jingcang Sword Pavilion has come to Xuantianjing?"

Jiang Taiping shook his head: "It seems to be on the way, but it hasn't arrived yet."

Chen Zhian was somewhat disappointed, but he asked again: "Which of the Xuanmen outside the court have come to Xuantianjing?"

Jiang Taiping pondered for a while, and suddenly looked up: "Among the three mountains and two sects, Floating Sword Mountain has already come to Xuantianjing. The sixth son of the national teacher has become a disciple of Floating Sword Mountain, so the visitors from Floating Sword Mountain are staying in a separate courtyard of the Jiang family in the north city."

"Floating Sword Mountain?"

Chen Zhian was a little nervous. He did have a talent for swordsmanship and was able to obtain the Sword Summoning Jade from Jingcang Sword Pavilion.

But he has never practiced sword, so he wonders if he can impress Fujian Mountain, which is known as the Three Mountains and Two Sects?
It doesn't matter if we can't impress him. We can just put the plan on hold for a few days and wait for Jingcang Sword Pavilion to come to Xuantianjing.

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Princess Longyue made a special trip to request His Majesty to allow her to leave the palace.

The reason was that her brother who had been practicing in Fujian Mountain finally returned to Xuantian Capital.

The sixth son of the national teacher had been a student at Fujian Mountain for three years, but he had only returned to Xuantianjing once during that time.

It had been more than two years since he last came back.

Siblings and brothers always miss each other, but they haven't seen each other for a long time. Therefore, Princess Longyue asks His Majesty to allow her to leave the palace to visit her parents.

Originally, for the brother and sister to meet, they only needed to summon him into the palace.

But Empress Longyue seemed to be in a good mood recently, probably because she received two poems praising beauty. The one that Empress Longyue looked at every day but did not allow others to read made Empress Longyue very happy.

So Princess Longyue probably wanted to take advantage of her joy to see the scenery outside the palace and reunite with her parents and younger brother at home, so she came up with the idea of visiting her parents.

It had been three or four years since she last left the palace, so Emperor Zhaofu not only agreed to the Imperial Noble Concubine's request, he even specially allowed the Imperial Noble Concubine to stay at home for three days.

The imperial concubine's visit to her parents' home is no trivial matter. It cannot be taken lightly and must follow strict procedures.

The imperial concubine chose the Imperial Master's Villa in the north city as the place to visit her parents.

There are two imperial master's villas in the north city, both of which are quite luxurious and close to each other.

Originally these two courtyards were one courtyard.

But later on, the courtyard was built too luxuriously and occupied a huge area, far exceeding the regulations. The censors in the court impeached it several times, and the imperial master compromised, but he only changed the one large courtyard into two small courtyards.

The reason why the imperial concubine chose the North City Villa was probably because North City was relatively secluded, and the people from Fujian Mountain were also in North City, so it was more convenient for the sister and brother to meet and talk.

On the day of the visit, the etiquette was strict and the welcoming, luggage, conversation, banquet, rewards and returns were all very grand.

After the ceremony, Princess Longyue could finally relax and stay at home for a few days.

At this moment, the North City Villa is full of flowers, just like a gorgeous painting slowly unfolding.

The imperial concubine and her brother are going for an outing.

She was wearing a scarlet silk dress with intricate gold-thread peonies embroidered on the hem. As she moved her lotus steps, the peonies seemed to come alive and bloomed freely along the hem of her skirt.

The dark blue eight-treasure beaded belt around her waist was of moderate width, tightly binding her slender waist and outlining a graceful curve.

Above that waist was a piece of snowy and soft breasts, full and upturned, just like ripe peaches...

Everything seems perfect, and every move reveals a hint of alluring charm.

"Yun Jian."

With a rare smile on her face, she asked a young man in white clothes beside her, "How about the Xuanmen of Dayu No. 4?"

The young man in white was also smiling, with a more complacent look on his face.

"Heavenly power and supernatural powers are all in it, so it's naturally excellent."

ps: Additional update yesterday due to monthly ticket.

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