Destroyed outside, gold and jade inside

Chapter 177 Old acquaintance?
The entourage froze immediately, said, or not to say?

The prince glanced over lightly, the entourage just wanted to dig a hole to bury himself, it's not good to let anyone in, he just wanted to come in by himself?Can you offend the prince now?Swallowing, he said it was all right, which was even more unrealistic, "That...Ziyang Master is outside, saying that he has something related to Mrs. Shen to report."

Fang Yan's eyes turned to Shen Xinniang.

Shen Xinniang put down the chopsticks in her hand, raised her eyes and said, "Please come in and talk, the Taoist priest."

Fang Yan looked at her with a half-smile, and put the chopsticks aside.

Master Ziyang entered the room with a smile on his face, moved his nose first, and then his eyes fell on the food table, "The prince and Mrs. Shen are having dinner? What a coincidence that the poor are here."

After speaking, he laughed twice, but his eyes did not leave the food table.

"What do you want to say, Taoist priest?" Shen Xinniang looked at him with black and white eyes.

Master Ziyang licked his lips, his subtle movements were not very obvious under the cover of his gray beard, "I appeared with the yamen soldiers yesterday, and I seem to recognize the person who attacked Mrs. Shen!"

After Ziyang finished speaking, he took a step forward, wanting to kneel and sit down by the food table, but was forced by Fang Yan's cold gaze.I had no choice but to stand two steps away, "That man is quite a man of Taoism. He was originally a senior disciple of the Shangqing Sect in Maoshan, a direct disciple of the head of the sect, and he was originally the head of the sect. But for some reason, he unexpectedly Leaving the teacher's door and taking refuge with Uncle Yu."

Fang Yan lowered his eyes, yesterday's trouble was really thanks to Uncle Yu.He dared to make people act like this, he must have guessed that he was not mobilizing a crowd to come here.In the future, we must speed up our pace and enter Beijing as soon as possible.

"Actually, at Lingshan that day, if it weren't for the loyal Taoist priests beside Uncle Yu, Mrs. Shen would definitely have taken Uncle Yu's life!" Master Ziyang stroked his beard, looked at the food table and said, " Those few Taoist alchemists have quite a lot of cultivation, if you want to get rid of Yu Guojiu, you have to guard against the powerful Taoist priests around him."

Shen Xinniang looked at the delicacies on the food table following Ziyang's eyes, "The Taoist master hasn't eaten yet?"

Master Ziyang nodded repeatedly, "No, I didn't care about it."

"How about sitting down and eating together?" Shen Xinniang asked.

Fang Yan glanced at her with a smile.

Master Ziyang nodded repeatedly, "Very good."

"Dan Xin, set up another food table." Shen Xinniang ordered.

When the food table was set up and the fragrant food was on the table, Master Ziyang sat down behind the food table regardless of his appearance, picked up his chopsticks, and ate heartily.

The little girl next to Mrs. Shen's cooking skills are really good. The seemingly ordinary food has a unique fragrance.The ingredients are not uncommon, and there is no shortage of restaurants anywhere, but they can't taste such a taste.

"The Taoist priest is quite familiar with the Taoist priest yesterday?" Shen Xiniang asked.

Master Ziyang shook his head, "It's not like we're acquainted, we just met a few times."

"It's impolite to come and not to reciprocate. Since the old friend came to test it, shouldn't the priest also go back to visit the old friend?" Shen Xiniang asked with raised eyebrows.

Master Ziyang stuffed a piece of five-spice mandarin fish into his mouth before looking up at her, "Huh? Old friend?"

"Isn't the Daoist just trying to see if his Taoism can improve? So, isn't it a great opportunity?" Shen Xinniang said.

Immortal Ziyang savored the strong fragrance in his mouth, but his expression was not very relaxed, "Miss Shen, do you want the poor Taoist to trouble Uncle Yu as well?"

Shen Xinniang lowered her eyes and remained silent.

Master Ziyang shifted his gaze to King Qi again, but he saw that King Qi just put a piece of cashew nut diced into his mouth, savored the taste carefully, and enjoyed it all over his face.

As expected, Master Ziyang quickly put down his chopsticks, "Isn't it right? Let's go together. If I go to find them by detour, I will definitely delay the journey. The prince and Mrs. Shen are in a hurry to return to Beijing, and everything will be discussed when we return to Beijing." It’s not too late, now is the time to hurry.”

Fang Yan nodded, "Of course it's important to hurry, but the Taoist priest just goes and won't delay the journey."

Master Ziyang smiled, "How can we not delay? Although a poor practitioner, but the skill of shrinking the ground into an inch, the poor can't do it! Once back and forth, no matter what, it will take a day or two, or There are more days!"

Fang Yan chuckled, "The Taoist priest is busy with the Taoist priest, we continue on our way, how can there be delays? The Taoist priest is done with his work, just come back and meet us."

Master Ziyang glared at him. Didn't this little Prince Qi misunderstand together that day?Is there any need to hold grudges till now?Along the way, I only want to leave myself behind, and I don't know how beneficial it is to bring myself along?

"The Taoist priest went to test it out, so as to find out whether this spiritual spring water is helpful for cultivation. If you don't get anything, you can adjust your method when you come back." Shen Xinniang said slowly.

Master Ziyang was taken aback when he heard the words, how to adjust?What do you mean?
He raised his eyes to look at Shen Xinniang, could it be that this Shen lady is going to tell him the magical effect of Lingquan water?Is this deal worthwhile?Isn't it just to make trouble for Uncle Yu?If you go to some trouble, can you exchange for the secret book of Taoism and Dharma that everyone dreams of?Miaozai Miaozai!

"Ms. Shen is very reasonable!" Master Ziyang picked up the chopsticks again, "You can give it a try."

"The priest should not delay any longer, let's set off tonight." Shen Xinniang looked at him and said.

A piece of fishbone was stuck in his throat, and Master Ziyang choked, "No, don't be in such a hurry, right?"

"I'm going to board the boat tomorrow, so it's just right to set off tonight." Fang Yan also nodded aside.

Master Ziyang rolled his eyes choked by the fish bone, wanted to use him, and thought he was an eyesore, when he was walking in the rivers and lakes, or when he was sitting in Xuanyu Temple, when did he ever have such a chance?It's so infuriating!
Feeling resentful, he couldn't help eating more, as if he wanted to clean up everything on the food table.

When the food table was lifted, Master Ziyang also went to prepare. When Fang Yan was left alone in Shen Xinniang's room, he looked into her eyes.

"Are you sorry?"

Shen Xinniang raised her eyes, "What?"

"Do you feel regretful when you hear the words of Master Ziyang?"

Shen Xinniang lowered her eyes and said slowly after a while, "You mean, I could have taken Yu Tai's life?"

Fang Yan looked at her without speaking.

Shen Xinniang shook her head, "It's not a pity, he shouldn't die. You are right, if you just take his life, it would be too cheap for him. Seeing him living in fear of dying every day, It is revenge to let him lose everything he has before he dies."

When she spoke, her expression was extremely cold, and the cold expression on her face did not match her age at all.It is not difficult to imagine how much shadow the events of that year left in her heart.Even if the head of the sect has good intentions and seals the memory, it can't stop the shadow from burying in the deepest part of her heart, calling her to retrieve her memory and her unforgettable hatred.

It is doomed that she cannot live a simple and happy life.

Fang Yan held her hand with a rough and warm palm, "He will lose everything, Lingshan and us."

Shen Xinniang raised her eyes to look at him, the eyes in front of her were still the same as those she met many years ago when she was the most innocent age, just one glance made her heart move, and she could never forget it.

She lowered her eyes not to look at him, not to recall the past, she wanted to move forward, only thinking about hatred, and had no time for him.

"Poverty is really leaving!" Master Ziyang said while standing at the door with his small burden on his back and holding a mahogany sword in his hand.

Neither Fang Yan nor Shen Xiniang made a sound.

The entourage at the door smiled, "Master Daoist, the master knows, you should leave now!"

"Don't go too fast, you have to wait for the poor! We are on the road together, and we should return to the capital together!" Master Ziyang stroked his beard and said again.

"Who went on the road with you?" Dan Xin stood in the corridor, with a mocking face, "The Taoist priest fell into the carriage halfway, don't remember it wrong!"

"This girl!" Master Ziyang twitched his lips, "Except for good craftsmanship, she really has no strengths at all!"

"Whether there are merits or not, the priest doesn't need to judge!" Dan Xin pinched her waist and stared.

The guards in front of the prince's gate also looked at him with smiles.

Are you really so unpopular?Master Ziyang frowned. When he was in the capital, there were countless people lining up to see him!These people are really blind!For the magical effect of the spiritual spring water, he endured it!
Master Ziyang left overnight, planning the itinerary of Yu Tai and the others, and calculated the approximate location with his fingers, and hurried away.

In the early morning of the next day, although Master Ziyang was missing, Fang Yan and his party did not delay at all, boarded a boat in Lin County, and sailed westward with the wind.

Without Immortal Ziyang's obtrusive eyes, Dan Xin hid aside at the right time, and Fang Yan and Shen Xinniang spent more time alone.The atmosphere between the two seemed to become warm and subtle.

Immortal Ziyang was almost looking for a taste, and found the backyard of the inn where Yu Tai once stayed.

But when he arrived, Yu Tai and his party had just left.

Taking advantage of people's unpreparedness, Master Ziyang sneaked into several upper rooms in the backyard, and was about to check whether they had left any useful clues.But suddenly heard voices outside.

"Guest officer, you, why are you back?" The boy nodded and bowed, accompanied by the voice of a smiling face, "But, but something was pulled down?"

"Get out of the way." The man's tone was very rude.

But the little boy hurriedly backed away with a smiling face.

Master Ziyang was nervous, who was it that turned back suddenly?Did you figure out that he sneaked in and came to catch him on purpose?Or just a coincidence?

He looked around, not sure if there was an ambush outside, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

Hearing footsteps getting closer and closer, looking around, there is no place to hide?
He held his breath, and the sound of footsteps landed on the stone steps, more like landing on his heart.Coming this way?

With his ears pricked up, holding Zhang Fuzhuan, he leaped onto the beam.

With a creak, the door was pushed open.

He held his breath on the beam, not daring to move.

The man stepped in and closed the door with his backhand.

Master Ziyang squatted on the roof of the beam, motionless.

The man entered the room, looked left and right, walked quickly to the inner room, saw that the bed was still a mess and hadn't been tidied, he breathed a sigh of relief.Raising his hand to lift the pillow, he took out a talisman with yellow paper and red characters from under the pillow, squeezed it in his hand and smiled, "Fortunately, I didn't lose it. Senior brother found out, so I don't know how to scold me!"

After speaking, he put the talisman into his arms and walked out.

Master Ziyang heaved a sigh of relief, if something was pulled down and he wasn't found, then it's okay, okay!

But seeing that person's leaving footsteps, he stopped at the door again, looking back with a suspicious expression on his face.

Master Ziyang held his breath and recited the formula silently, when he saw the man's face, he was slightly taken aback.

The man looked around the room, frowned, and slowly raised his head.

"Guest officer, can you tidy up the things you left behind?" The young man at the door said with a smile on his face, "A guest officer has reserved the backyard, and the shopkeeper is called Xiao, come here... come and clean it."

The man withdrew his gaze, snorted softly, and walked away.

Master Ziyang was stunned on the beam for a long time, there are quite a lot of acquaintances around Uncle Yu!But how could he be by Uncle Yu's side?Who does he call Senior Brother?

When the boy didn't pay attention, Ziyang Daoist flew out of the inn, chasing the man who just returned from a distance.

(End of this chapter)