Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 156: Half-finished Poem (First update, please give me a monthly ticket)
Under normal circumstances, Sun Yanwan could stay in Fanlou for a while longer, but today with Shi Si, Sun Lingdie, and Namco around, it wouldn't be appropriate for her to linger.

After he had finished his meal, he took a piece of rice paper, thought for a moment, and casually wrote down four lines of poetry to celebrate his birthday: The immortal riding a colorful phoenix came down from Xiaofan Tower yesterday. The peach tree has been in bloom for three thousand years, and the Lingchun tree has been in bloom for five hundred years.

I gave this poem a name - To Gu Tuoniang!
I put together Li Bai and Fan Chengda to fool Sister Gu.

The main reason is that he really can't remember any birthday poems.

Sun Yanwan also knew that this poem was really bad. It was not the original sentences that were bad, but he had pieced it together. He suddenly felt guilty and copied half of "The Goddess of Luo River". He could not memorize the whole poem because it was too long.

I only copied from the lines "graceful as a startled swan, graceful as a swimming dragon... her figure is like the moon covered by light clouds, and she flutters like snowflakes carried by the wind... her shoulders are as sharp as a knife, her waist is as slender as a willow... her teeth are white and her eyes are bright and charming, and I will stop there when I hear the faint fragrance of orchids and she walks hesitantly at the corner of the mountain. I dare not add more words.

After finishing these two articles, he felt a slight chill in the room. He knew that he should copy three more poems for Shi Si, Sun Lingdie, and Namco, but he really had no ideas left.

It's not that there aren't many poems by ancient people. They wrote poems out of inspiration. Even if they wrote poems about beauties, they all had allusions. It's hard to find a better translation. For example: Bai Juyi's "A glance back and a smile brings out a hundred beauties, the six palace beauties pale in comparison" and Li Bai's "The famous flower and the alluring country are in love with each other, and the king often looks at them with a smile."

Even if Sun Yanwan entered the palace herself, she could not send Shi Si, Sun Lingdie, and Namco into the palace, so she could only bear the pain and write a half-finished poem.

He was about to go to collect the money, but the accountant of Fanlou refused to accept his money. He just said that Gu had instructed everyone that anyone who dared to accept his money would be kicked out and would not be hired again.

Sun Yanwan had no choice but to have another meal with "Sister Gu".

They came out early, and Fanlou was still extremely lively. It would probably be even more lively at night, just like the name of a "den of brothel".

Sun Yanwan thought for a moment and said, "Why not go to the Divine Sword Escort Agency early today? Don't put it off until tomorrow."

Lu Shuangfeng had no choice but to agree and said, "Let's go to the Divine Sword Escort Agency!"

Wu Zhi naturally had no objection and said with a smile, "Let's finish the case sooner rather than later!"

He also muttered in his heart, "I really can't stay in Luojing for another day."

"Looking at little brother Sun, I just feel like I'm not a Jianghu person. But to become a Jianghu person, you have to deal with so many chivalrous women. I'm not ready yet!"

Shi Si smiled slightly and said, "You guys go ahead! Lingdie, Nanmeng's Eighth Sister and I are going to prepare the new house."

Sun Yanwan asked, "Where are your new residences, sisters?"

Namco replied, "It's about eight hundred steps from your new house!"

Sun Yanwan thought to herself, "I don't have to go to Fanlou for dinner anymore. It's nice to eat with Little Butterfly and Little Nanmeng. I wonder what Master Auntie's cooking tastes like? I didn't get a chance to eat at Taiyi Temple, but now that I'm in Luojing, I should have a good chance."

The three women also arrived in a carriage, and Sun Yanwan didn't need to see them off. They separated at the foot of Fan Tower. Ding Feng looked around for a while, and was just wondering if he shouldn't be involved in the plot when he heard Sun Yanwan call out, "Brother Ding, come along too."

Only then did he happily get on Sun Yanwan's carriage.

The carriage was spacious enough for four men. Sun Yanwan recounted the details of the Divine Sword Escort Agency case to Wu Zhi, as he couldn't possibly have included so much in a letter. Wu Zhi peppered him with questions, displaying her professionalism. Lu Shuangfeng also provided some information, gleaned from recent interviews with gang leaders near the crime scene. In a flash, the carriage arrived at the Divine Sword Escort Agency. As the four disembarked, they were greeted by a scene of mourning.

After entering the escort agency, I saw Tai Rongbo and his brother, crying like a tearful person. When he saw Sun Yanwan and the others coming, he hurried over to kowtow and said with a choked voice, "Uncle brought back the coffins of father and the escorts today. I didn't dare to disturb you gentlemen, but I didn't expect... he would come anyway."

Sun Yanwan felt guilty. He really didn't know about this and didn't come here on purpose.

He could only help Tai Rongbo up, and met the widow of the Thunder Swordsman Tai Bing, and his younger brother Tai Geng, and brought Lu Shuangfeng, Wu Zhi, Ding Feng and others to burn incense.

He looked at the dozen or so coffins. In modern society, people didn't live together in clans, and even if they did, it was rare for so many people to die at once. He was truly shocked and said calmly, "Since your father's escort agency is under the banner of Shaochan Temple and Songyang Sect, we two sects will definitely handle this matter to the end."

"Miss Tai, I can promise you! The silver will be recovered, and the murderer's head will be sacrificed before the spirit of Tai."

Tai Rongbo fell to the ground and cried bitterly.

When Sun Yanwan arrived, she didn't expect to see Tai Bing's coffin coming back. She knew it was not appropriate to ask anything today. After paying homage, she gave the gift money and left with Lu Shuangfeng, Wu Zhi and Ding Feng.

During the time Lu Shuangfeng and Sun Yanwan had been living together, they had come to know that this Songyang Sect disciple, though seemingly uninhibited and sometimes a bit smooth-talking, was actually a man of great justice at heart. This incident must have touched him, so she patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's go have a drink!"

"Tomorrow, we will go all out to investigate this case."

"Brother, I don't believe it. If someone could really kill someone without leaving any trace, why would they rob the escort? They could get hundreds of thousands of strings of cash anywhere else."

Sun Yanwan agreed very much. If one was skilled in martial arts, he would be able to make money through legitimate means, unless he was a really crazy person.

Wu Zhi also noticed that Sun Yanwan was in a bad mood. He was actually in a bad mood too, so he shouted, "Just listen to Brother Lu. The three of us... well, the four of us will work together to handle this case."

Ding Feng was very touched. He never thought that he could be counted as one of them. He was just a fifth-rank official!
When Sun Yanwan was at the sixth rank, he was beaten like his grandson.

Sun Yanwan really didn't want to go to Fanlou, so she asked Lao Qingshan to buy several jars of good wine, order some food and drinks, and go back to the newly bought house to have a drink.

After a busy day and a night of guarding the grave, Tai Rongbo was exhausted, but he still left the escort agency early in the morning to avoid being seen as ignorant of etiquette if someone came to pay their respects without him waiting behind the door.

She rubbed her eyes and suddenly saw dozens of boxes parked at the entrance of the escort agency, and several pallets on the ground covered with black cloth.

Tai Rongbo thought to himself, "What is this? I've never heard of such courtesy, a gift delivered so quietly. I've also never heard of my father having such an elusive friend."

After a moment, she was overjoyed and rushed over, opened a few boxes and checked them. Her hands were shaking with excitement. These boxes were exactly the darts lost by the escort agency, exactly the same, all original items.

Tai Rongbo took one look at the tray covered with black cloth on the ground and immediately knew what it was. She turned and went into the escort agency to find her mother and uncle. This woman from the Wu family had always prided herself on being as brave and heroic as any man, but now, with every step she took, she trembled uncontrollably...

(End of this chapter)