Joy of Life: I'm really not a saint

"Thirty-six thousand taels of gold is equivalent to three hundred and sixty thousand taels of silver. We will give you four hundred thousand taels of silver! Please forget the unpleasantness of today, how about that?"

He glanced at Li An, then turned to ask Xiang Hongxiangyu, "Can your gambling house afford this amount of money?"

This sentence shifted the conflict back to the gambling house.

After saying this, he lowered his posture again with a smile, and said to Xiangge Gina: "Sir, your compensation has increased, so the 180,000 taels of your Royal Highness the Princess should be counted as 200,000 taels to make it an even number."

Obviously, the middle-aged man who looked like a butler recognized Li Ang's identity from his words, which led to the reverse price increase.

This guy is quite sensible, better than Hong Xiangyu!

Li An nodded with satisfaction, agreeing with him. After all, his attention was now focused on the person behind the screen.

Hong Xiangyu gritted her teeth and agreed to the deal.

I thought to myself, the two of them together would be 600,000 taels of silver. Although the gambling house could afford it, it would be a big expense. How could they pay the tribute during the New Year holidays?

He looked up at the middle-aged man with a bad look on his face, feeling helpless.

But he still asked unwillingly: "Who are you? Why are you playing tricks on me like this?"

Ang Lee was speechless after being asked this question.

It was you who brought me to this casino, saying it was more interesting and fun. It was also you who gave me the gambling money and let me play as I pleased.

In the end, you are the one who can't afford to play, and you are the one who took action first, which makes you look like a villain.

Li An did not answer his question, but just said that he was very disappointed and thought about returning to Wanshizhai.

"Sir, the person behind the scenes."

Yan Xiaoyi asked in a deep voice.

In the few breaths just now, he felt an inexplicable pressure, and he almost couldn't help but take out the folded bow at his waist and shoot a few arrows into the screen. However, the ice knife that hit Li An at the end was not very powerful, which was surprising.

(The foldable bow and arrows were made by Yan Xiaoyi at the blacksmith shop after he left the team and entered the city. They are convenient for carrying in the city. His own black gold bow is still in the Wanshizhai.)

"You should be unable to defeat him for the time being."

Although Li An's words did not say anything, they made everything clear. He shook his head at Yan Xiaoyi and said, "Since this person has not shown up, there is no need to worry about him."

Wang Shisanlang, who was standing by, also gave up on killing the young man, and returned to Li An with Hong Kaijia, saying angrily, "How can the true qi still be so powerful at such a long distance?"

Hahahaha, Ang Lee’s hearty laughter was heard.

It was also the first time that he had seen this kind of icy true energy. Li An was amazed by its miraculous effect, so he re-estimated the strength of the person behind the scenes.

There's no need to fight to the death for trivial matters.

He hid his left hand in his sleeve and kept calculating.

At the same time, he was also thinking that this was a real world after all, not like a game with a clear and unchanging main plot. If he continued to think about the original world process, it would not be surprising if he capsized in the gutter one day.

Some unknown changes have occurred in heaven and earth!

After a moment, the divination came out with a result - northwest?

Li An thought for a moment and came up with the answer.

"This innate energy tastes good, doesn't it?" Li An joked as he looked at Wang Shisanlang's slightly stiff right hand.

Seeing this, Shisan Wang said stubbornly: "I was indeed careless the first time I saw him. If I meet him again, I will not let him succeed so easily!"

There was a ruthlessness in his words, which might be the result of his long-term practice of Si Gu Jian. It also made people feel his determination to die in glory rather than live in disgrace.

Shisan Wang wanted to say something else, but suddenly he was stunned and turned to look at the seat behind him: When did one more person appear here? There was no sound at all!

He couldn't help but take a step back, thinking in his heart, this kind of strength is probably even better than that of Mr.... Could this man be a master?

I saw an old man in thin Hu clothing sitting on a chair with one leg missing. He was stout and was playing with dice in his hand with a curious look on his face. He seemed to be surprised at how such an object could make so many people crazy about it.

His body was stable and was not affected at all by the limp chair under him.

Seeing Li An's gaze looking over, he slowly spoke under the guidance of his Qi: "I am Yelu Xuan, and I am appointed as the National Master of Xihu."

However, these words did not have the desired effect, and no one in the field knew him. The people in the field were just surprised at the old man's identity, and no other expression was made. This made Yelu Xuan very discouraged. He had a childlike personality and laughed heartily and said, "Is he a great master!?"

When everyone heard this, they were stunned and their legs started shaking!

The little princess was surprised and full of hatred. The guard beside her dodged and protected her behind him, looking at the Xihu State Master with vigilance. If there was any unusual movement, he would risk his life to create an opportunity for his own prince to escape.

Although he also understood how likely it was for someone to escape from the Grandmaster's hands.

With this movement, everyone discovered that this guard actually had a martial arts level above the ninth rank.

"Young man, are you Li An?"

Yelu Xuan pinched the small object in his hand with two fingers, and it turned into powder.

A sword box appeared behind Li An at some point, and was being moved to the side of Li An. He placed one hand on it and replied with a smile: "I am Li An."

"What's the matter with you?"

Having said that, a dangerous aura was already rising from his body, leaving no doubt that the sky would fall and the earth would split apart in the next moment!

"My dear, my handsome son."

The little princess was surprised more times tonight than she had been throughout the whole year. She knew that she might not be able to win back the handsome man named Li An.

It would be useless even if we called General Kang who was staying at the post station.

Only the guard had a look of horror on his face, and his right hand holding the knife began to tremble continuously.

These are the two masters? Li An? Isn't that the well-known Mr. Sijue, who was named the Imperial Master of Northern Qi yesterday?

The people in the room fell silent at this time.

The middle-aged man who looked like a housekeeper did not change his expression. Hong Xiangyu, on the other hand, was full of bitterness. She thought it was ridiculous that she wanted to subdue such a person. She really overestimated her own abilities.

Yelu Xuan smiled and waved his hand, saying, "I'm not here to fight you. Besides, I may not be able to beat you."

He raised his thumb and pointed behind him with a very sincere expression.

"I just followed the agreement and rescued these people. I didn't mean anything else."

Yelu Xuan had a long face, and he looked so old that it was hard to tell his exact age. He was also very sturdy, which gave people a very discordant feeling. In addition, he was begging for help as a master, which made everyone feel absurd.

"It turns out that there are so many talented people in this Central Plains. No wonder the Southern Qing could conquer the world several times and defeat the Western Hu for more than ten years; no wonder the Northern Qi could firmly occupy the heartland of the Central Plains and enjoy the beauty of heaven and earth!" Yelu Xuan paused for a moment, glanced at Xiang Gejina, shook his head and continued: "But there is no one worth noting in this Northern Barbarian."

"you!"

"Your Highness!"

The guard stopped the angry little princess from continuing to speak to prevent the situation from getting worse.

Chapter 126: Family and Country.

It turns out that there is a reason why the little princess of the Northern Barbarians is so angry at the Western Hu State Master.

Throughout history, the Western Hu were originally a loose group, but they rose rapidly in a short period of time. Not only did they integrate the forces of all sizes in the country, but they also annexed many tribes in the Snowy Northern Barbarian Kingdom to strengthen themselves. Not only did they invade the powerful country of Nanqing several times, but they also resisted Nanqing's counterattacks and the two sides fought back and forth.

When Qing was still a small country, Xihu was a wild land with small tribes that could not even be considered a country. In addition to the fierce folk customs, there were frequent conflicts between tribes. At this time, Xihu posed no threat to Nanqing.

The Qing State was poor, and the Xihu was also poor, so the two sides did not interfere with each other and lived in harmony.

Later, with the help of Ye Qingmei, Emperor Qing rose to power and made Xihu unable to raise his head. As a last resort, the high-level power of Xihu was reshuffled, and they turned to invade the north and further west to accumulate strength.

This situation has continued until now when Yelu Xuan was promoted to Grandmaster.

Therefore, these changes brought disaster to the Northern Barbarians.

Now, the little princess is going to Northern Qi to seek a political marriage. The best result is to marry the Northern Qi emperor in exchange for the support of Northern Qi, and join forces to attack the Western Hu and curb their development. But what Xiang Gejina didn't expect was that after she met the Northern Qi emperor and just handed in the letter of credence, he rejected her without hesitation.

The reason given was also inexplicable - His Majesty the Emperor did not want to marry in recent years.

This is really confusing.

If Northern Qi was too busy resisting Southern Qing, shouldn't it have cooperated with the Northern Barbarian Kingdom through marriage? If they were worried that the Western Hu would side with Southern Qing, they wouldn't have to worry. The Western Hu and Qing were sworn enemies, and with the Qing Emperor's ambitions, how could the two countries work together?

This is why the little princess, feeling disheartened, fell in love with Li An and wanted to go all the way and kidnap him back to Beiman to be her consort.

"How come you are here, sir?"

Li An asked doubtfully.

Yelu Xuan just said to cooperate with others and stopped talking. Instead, he asked Li An: "Can't you figure it out?"

There was doubt in the words.

Hearing this, Li An's heart trembled, thinking that he was careless. The mind of a master is firm, and he is also the national teacher of a country. His wisdom and thoughts are so strange. Just by asking this question, his character image has failed.

He couldn't help but start divination again.

After a moment, he sorted out his thoughts: it should be that the Northern Barbarians wanted to unite with Northern Qi to fight against the Western Hu; the Western Hu wanted to unite with Northern Qi to fight against the Qing Kingdom, and then destroy the Northern Barbarians by the way.

Judging from Yelu Xuan's intention, he should have reached a certain cooperation with the forces behind Hongxiu Tower after failing to get a reply from Zhan Doudou, just like the little princess. That's why he rescued people today.

Thinking of this, Li An nodded in understanding, and the temperament of a charlatan returned to him.

Seeing that Li An seemed to have gained something, as if he had understood everything, Yelu Xuan could not help but be greatly surprised. Could the rumors be true?

"Are you here to find me?"

Li An suddenly asked.

"That's right!" Only then did Yelu Xuan look at Li An squarely. "Now you are also the Imperial Master of Northern Qi, and you are valued by the King of Northern Qi. If I have your help, half of the matter will be accomplished. That's why I showed up to see you now."

"Then how did you know that I would come to Hongxiu Tower?"

Yelu Xuan shook his head and said helplessly: "In fact, I didn't know you would come here, I just tried my luck. I was thinking that if I couldn't see you today, I would go to that damn Shuanglou Courtesan Competition to look for you tomorrow. I think you should go to such a grand event, after all, you are so young."

"I have only been in Shangjing for a short time and I am short of manpower. I don't even know where you live."

What he meant was that he wanted to abandon the people behind the Red Sleeve Tower and cooperate with Li An. Naturally, he would not use their manpower to help him find Li An's address.

Li An could even think of the bargaining chips for the cooperation between Yelu Xuan and the person behind the Hongxiu Tower. It was nothing more than the latter helping the former to advise and send troops, and after taking over Nanqing, the two countries would divide the country equally, and then Yelu Xuan would help the latter to seize the throne.

As expected, the housekeeper's expression changed as soon as Yelu Xuan finished speaking. However, due to the prestige of the two masters, he did not interrupt for the time being.

"Let's talk about cooperation later. It's not a question of whether it's good or bad. The truth is that I don't have that much power. You should go find Ku He."

"Besides, now is not the right time yet."

"By the way, I will go to Qingshan where Ku He is to pay my respects. If you want to go, you can come with me."

After saying that, Li An asked his disciples to pack up the silver bills that Hong Xiangyu brought in and the silver on the gambling table, and wanted to leave.

Seeing that Li An was about to leave, the little princess Xiangge Gina hurriedly asked, "Handsome young master, are you leaving now?" Amid the coughing of the guard, she changed her words and continued, "I wonder where you live, young master. Gina can visit you someday and ask you for advice."

The little princess loved the culture of the Central Plains. Although she was born rich and was at a playful age, she had read some books that were passed to the Northern Barbarians and some poems by Li An and Fan Xian. Not only that, she also had some small ideas. After finding out where Li An lived, she would do the same as the Western Hu State Master and seek cooperation.

As for what Li An said before, that he did not have the power to influence the decision of the Northern Qi royal family, the little princess did not believe a word of it.

The most important thing is that she still wants Li An to be her consort! If she promises herself to him, Li An should help the Northern Barbarians, right? ?

Li An coughed, explained the address to the strange looks from Wang Shisanlang and others, and then walked out.

At this time, Yelu Xuan's voice came from behind.

"There are hundreds of millions of people in this world, but there are very few wise men and most fools. Those who are truly qualified to be called wise are even rarer!"

"You are still so young, you have the time and energy to do what you want. This endless curiosity will make you pursue things that are greater and more passionate than those of fools! Whether it is martial arts, medicine, divination, chess, calligraphy, poetry, or even wealth and power, they will all be within your grasp!"

"One day, you will understand that only I, a fellow Grandmaster and Imperial Master, can be your friend and best partner!"

As Yelu Xuan spoke more and more anxiously, the figures of Li An and others disappeared in the field.

Only one playful word came out:

"maybe!"

When the four of them set out on their way back home, they all began to think uncontrollably about the words of Master Xihu.

Except Hong Kaijia who still feels sorry for those young ladies

After a long while, Li An looked around and said, "I think this Xihu State Master was also a romantic, self-admiring, world-traveling, unrestrained, and lonely person in his youth, right? "

Seeing that none of the three responded to him, he couldn't help but sigh. Such a talented person, without any guidance of martial arts, without any adventure, could actually reach the level of a master by himself, which was really admirable.

Even though Yelu Xuan was promoted to Grandmaster at such an old age, perhaps his talent is higher than Ye Liuyun?

But such a person was born in Xihu and had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of his country.

Will I be like this one day?

Li An asked himself in his heart.