Poseidon in Tomorrow's Ark

The scenery from the viewing platform here is very good. The views of the Three Mountains and Seventeen Peaks can be seen in one glance. If you go there in the early morning, you can even see the scenery looming in the clouds and mist.

It’s just a pity that it’s already night time and only the lights on the mountain trail can barely illuminate the outline of the mountain.

Xiyue made a recliner out of water. It was nice to lie on it and look at the night view of the river.

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"Well, Xiyue I..." Xi put on a thin nightgown and walked out of the bathroom. Just when she was about to see what Xiyue was doing, she found that Xiyue seemed not to be in the room.

After thinking about it, Xi walked to the balcony, and sure enough, she saw Xiyue lying on the recliner.

"Xi..." Xi was about to call Xiyue, but found that Xiye had his eyes closed, as if he was asleep?

“…I see.” After a brief thought, Xi seemed to understand what had happened and did not continue trying to wake up Xiyue.

He just watched Xiyue from the side, but after a while, Xiyue felt that this was not a good idea. After thinking about it, he gently picked up Xiyue from the recliner.

"It's just that the night wind is too cold." Xi was blushing as she walked back to the room with Xiyue in her arms, explaining to someone. "That's right, it's just that the night wind is too cold... Yeah."

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"Good evening." Xiyue climbed to the top of the mountain and looked at Ling who was still drinking in the pavilion in front of her, "Miss Ling."

"Good evening~" Ling put down the wine jug in his hand and waved towards Xiyue, "Miss Xiyue."

Xiyue walked into the pavilion and looked at the bamboo slips and poems scattered on the ground. Her eyes twitched slightly and her hands itched a little. She wanted to help clean up, after all, the things on the ground were too messy.

"This is a dream~" Ling looked at Xiyue's hands that were about to move and quickly understood what Xiyue was thinking. After all, Ling had seen this action on his sister countless times before.

But it was obvious that even if he knew what Xiyue had just been thinking, Ling had no intention of cleaning up the mess.

"Compared to these unimportant things~" Ling Xiang Xiyue raised the gourd in her hand, "Such a beautiful view, how about having a drink with me?"

"Okay." Xiyue retracted her gaze from the scattered bamboo slips on the ground, but still subconsciously reminded, "Although this is a dream, if it is so messy here, then reality will probably not be much better."

"We still have to clean them up properly. Not to mention whether you will fall down if you step on them, these bamboo slips are also Miss Ling's hard work. It's not good to just scatter them on the ground like this, right?"

"...Alas, it is indeed as Nian said." Ling held his forehead and shook his head helplessly, "She is very similar to Shumei in character."

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Ling Yi waved his hand and took out a wine cup on the table. He filled it with wine and pushed it towards Xiyue. "Drink with me. It would be best if we don't stop drinking until we are drunk?"

"If Miss Ling wishes." Xiyue smiled and reached out for the wine cup, "Then I can drink with you until Miss Ling is satisfied."

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"Miss Xiyue doesn't seem to get drunk?" Ling's eyes were a little blurry, looking at Xiyue who seemed to have no reaction, "Tsk tsk tsk tsk, this is not suitable for drinking."

"There's nothing I can do." Xiyue raised her head and drank the wine in the cup. "Theoretically, I won't get drunk, so I can only accompany Miss Ling to drink until she is satisfied."

"Ah, that's such a pity." Ling shook his head helplessly. It took such a long time for him to meet someone who could drink with him.

But it turned out that the other party didn't get drunk, which made Ling a little disappointed. After all, if one can't even get drunk after drinking, then what's the point of drinking?

Xiyue put down the wine cup and looked at Ling who was a little disappointed: "Sorry."

"It's okay, it's okay." Ling shook his head and put down the gourd in his hand with a lack of interest. At this time, Ling remembered another thing, "Oh, by the way, thank you Miss Xiyue for taking care of Ximei these days."

"It's okay, I didn't do anything special." Xiyue looked at Ling and shook her head, "Besides, I still like that child very much. This kind of small thing is nothing."

"That child is extremely afraid of the original body." Ling shook his head helplessly, "He hasn't had a good sleep for a long time. No matter how much I persuade him, it's useless."

"But with the help of Miss Xiyue, I can get some good sleep."

"I think Miss Xi should be able to sleep well now." Xiyue smiled, "According to what Angel Energy and the others said, Miss Xi was able to sleep well during the months I was away."

"That's great~" Ling crossed his hands and placed them on his chin, his eyes flickering a little, "Then I look forward to our meeting in real life~"

"Okay." Xiyue nodded, "Then after waking up from the dream, let's meet in reality~"

Chapter 192: Black Wine Cup and Chessboard

——————Shangshu Liang Mansion——————

"How long have we not seen each other?" Lao Li adjusted his hat. "Why did you suddenly send me such a commission? What's going on?"

"…" Liang Xun pursed his lips and looked at the old carp in front of him, who seemed to have a smile in his eyes, "Thank you for your hard work along the way."

"Well, it was hard all the way. After all, I ran for so long, it's hard to say it wasn't hard." Lao Li shrugged, "Lord Liang is really grand. I took so much trouble to deliver a wine cup."

Liang Xun looked at Lao Li in silence for a while and said, "I will explain it to you later."

Although Liang Xun felt a little uneasy about involving Lao Li in this matter, but...

Liang Xun could only think of Lao Li as a good friend who would trust him and help him even if he didn't tell him anything.

"..." Lao Li looked at Liang Xun, and after a while, he shook his head helplessly, "Okay, I'll explain it later. I'll wait for your explanation."

"I'll need your help with something later."

"No problem." Liang Xun nodded and didn't ask what he could do for her. He believed that Lao Li would not make things difficult for him.

"Then we'll talk about it later." Seeing Liang Xun agreed, Lao Li was not in a hurry, "Don't worry, let's talk about it after you finish your work."

"Yeah." Liang Xun nodded, then looked at the old boatman beside him, "Master Shen, you've worked hard too. There are a lot of tourists on the river, right?"

"No, I promised Lord Liang that I would take care of him first." The old boatman shook his head, "Since the person has been brought here... I will go back to the dock first."

"Oh, right. There was some disturbance in the city just now. Let Li Xiaozi tell you the details."

Liang Xun raised his eyebrows when he heard the boatman's words: "...Storm?"

"Master Liang, you should also pay more attention." The old boatman did not continue speaking, but turned and walked out the door, "I'll leave first. I think there is a shortage of manpower at the dock. I have to go back quickly."

Liang Xun looked at the old fisherman who was leaving and did not ask any further questions. He just nodded and said, "Well, you have worked hard."

"Go to Shangshu from Zhengshan Ferry and find a boatman named Shen." Lao Li looked back at the boatman who left. "Lord Liang is quite a big shot. He called me here with just one sentence."

Liang Xunyu answered the question in a nonchalant tone: "This isn't your first time in Shangshu."

Lao Li touched his chin and asked: "Who is Master Shen?"

Liang Xun didn't seem to want to talk too much, and just said lightly: "He is just a trustworthy dockmaster. An experienced boatman is more trustworthy than anything else."

Lao Li looked at it and nodded, "That makes sense."

"Okay, okay~" Lao Li stretched, "Let's not talk about this anymore, let's go, let's go have some wine, and then talk about another issue that we all care about."

Lao Li didn't care about Liang Xun's official position at all. He put his arm around Liang Xun's shoulders and said, "I know you can't hold your liquor, but today, we are all friends, so we should have a couple of drinks, right?"

"It's not a good day to drink." Liang Xun shook his head, but did not resist. "Drinking today will easily delay important matters."

"Oh~" Lao Li said in a long tone, "It will delay the important things. Drinking will delay things, which is what you often said before. Okay, just drink some tea?"

"Don't tell me, brother, I came all the way here and you won't even give me a cup of tea?"

"Of course not."

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"That's it anyway." Lao Li took a sip of tea, "I didn't expect that there would be someone in Shang Shu who would care for Lord Liang's face?"

"Xingyu Inn..." Liang Xun nodded, "I'll have someone investigate the matter over there."

"Hey, wait a minute. This matter is not as simple as it seems. If you really don't know the truth, then don't get involved. This is just a matter of the underworld."

Lao Li patted Liang Xun's shoulder and said, "At worst, after I finish what you want me to do, I can just run away from Shang Shu and put an end to it."

Lao Li patted the box he was carrying beside him and said, "Don't you want to check if the wine cup is safe? The ride has been bumpy all the way, and it's very likely that I'll accidentally break it if I sit on it."

Liang Xun looked at Lao Li, smiled, and shook his head: "Since you didn't bring it up, it means the wine cup is fine."

"Hahaha." Lao Li patted Liang Xun's shoulder with a smile, and reached out to put the box from his side on the table. "Let's take a look at this treasure that was specially sent from Longmen."

The exquisite box was opened, and on the black cloth was a black wine cup that was less than the size of a palm, with golden patterns painted on it.

"This is..." Liang Xun's breathing slowed down as he looked at the wine cup.

Lao Li first glanced at Liang Xun before saying calmly, "I'm curious, what's so special about this wine cup? At the auction held by the smugglers, the price of this wine cup was no different from that of a gift."

"If I must say, there is a rumor among the smugglers that a strange story was circulated in the village where the wine cup was first found."

Liang Xun just felt himself tapping the table lightly: "Tell me about it."

Lao Li shrugged and pointed at the wine cup: "It is said that this wine cup can make the surrounding utensils... come alive."

"Come back to life..." Liang Xun pursed his lips, "Do you have any evidence?

"If there is evidence for a strange story, wouldn't it become a case? I just heard it anyway." Lao Li shrugged, raised his head and drank another cup of tea, but his eyes never left Liang Xun. "Maybe it was a story made up by the smugglers to increase their value."

Liang Xun nodded, and then asked, "Where are the smugglers?"

Lao Li put down his teacup and said, "They were all sent to the Guards Bureau."

"That's good." Liang Xun nodded, then hesitated for a moment and looked at Lao Li, "Actually, I have another favor to entrust to you."

Old Li nodded in understanding, his eyes seemed to say, I've been waiting for you to say this: "Of course, after all, you called me all the way from Longmen, how can I just give you orders?"

"But now~~"

Lao Li's gaze drifted towards the wine cup, and then he looked at Liang Xun with a smile on his face.

Liang Xun looked at Lao Li's actions and couldn't help but chuckle: "Ha. It seems that you won't let me go unless I drink a drink with you."

"Let's talk about business later. You haven't changed at all, you are still so leisurely."

Lao Li nodded slightly: "Then I have no objection."

"But what?" Lao Li looked at Liang Xun, "Like I just said, I also have something to trouble you with."

"Go ahead." Liang Xun nodded, "As long as I can do it."

Seeing Liang Xun agreed, Lao Li did not rush to speak: "You should know that I opened a private detective agency in Longmen."

"Of course I know." Liang Xun nodded, "What's wrong?"

"Then you should know." Lao Li hesitated for a moment, "Huai Wuchi's daughter is also with me."

"I understand." At this point, Liang Xun also understood what Lao Li wanted him to do for help. "Do you want me to help find his whereabouts?"

Lao Li nodded and said, "Actually, I have been taking care of Huai Hu for quite some time. If nothing unexpected happens, I will be the one to go to her college graduation ceremony. That's fine, but will she let me sit in the royal palace when she gets married?"

"Huai Hu is a good girl. But her father is not a very good father."

Liang Xun said with some emotion: "His daughter is already this big now."

"Time will pass quickly." Lao Li picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Liang Xun also picked up the teacup and nodded: "...Yes."

Lao Li shook his head and dropped the subject: "I heard that you entered the official career, so I guessed that with your personality, you would definitely make great achievements, but no one expected that we would not see each other for so many years."

Liang Xun looked at Lao Li and said, "If you can cheer up, everyone will be very pleased."

Lao Li waved his hand and said, "It's not that I'm getting excited. It's just that I've been worrying about some things for a long time and I found that they are not as troublesome as the daily necessities."

Liang Xun looked at Lao Li with some nostalgia and said, "It's been a long time since I tasted the food you cooked."

"You are already the father and mother of the people in this city, so don't dwell on the hard times we had in the past." Lao Li patted Liang Xun on the shoulder and said earnestly, "You should think more about it and not let too many young talents like that be unappreciated and have nowhere to show their talents. Wasn't this what Liang Xun was most angry about back then?"

Liang Xun closed his eyes and took a deep breath: "...Yes."

Lao Li suddenly patted Liang Xun's shoulder vigorously: "Hey, but fortunately, you are still the same, you are not popular with women at all."

"I was originally worried that if I found out during this trip to Shangshu that you had already started a family, wouldn't I be..."

At this moment, a gentle female voice sounded: "... Sir Liang, do you have a guest?"

Lao Li's originally playful expression froze in an instant, and his eyes immediately looked at Liang Xun.

"Ahem." Liang Xun turned his face away feeling a little guilty after being looked at by Lao Li, and shouted to the outside: "...Miss Ning...it's not convenient now."

Lao Li immediately shouted, "It's not inconvenient. I'm just a messenger and will leave soon!"

Miss Ning walked in hesitantly and looked at the two people in the room: "Good evening, Mr. Liang, and this... Mr. Messenger?"

Lao Li looked at the girl in front of him and gritted his teeth: "...That's right, Miss."

Lao Li looked at Liang Xun who had his eyes closed, and asked in a low voice with gritted teeth: "Explain it to me."

Liang Xun immediately explained in a low voice: "We work together."

Lao Li glared and said, "How can we work together at this point?"

Liang Xun turned his face away and explained weakly: "It was just after dinner time."

"Ah." Miss Ning looked at the two of them and asked tentatively, "Could it be that Lord Liang forgot that I was coming tonight?"

Liang Xun opened his eyes and immediately shook his head to deny: "No, it's just..."