When the two returned to their residence, Jiang Shenglin was lying in a rocking chair basking in the sun with a moist face. It was obvious that he was indeed suitable to be a landlord in Jiangnan.
Li Sui took the wild pear from Zhu Yanyin's hand and threw it into the air.
Jiang Shenglin was also very experienced and reached out to catch it accurately: "The sun is about to set, why are you guys coming back now?"
The tone of voice was like that of a kind old father.
Zhu Yanyin said: "We met people from the Wulin Alliance at the foot of the mountain."
"So soon?" Jiang Shenglin sat up. "I thought they would quarrel so much that it would take at least three or four days."
The "noisy" here was heard from Tan Shuqiu. Combined with what Li Sui and Zhu Yanyin saw and heard today, it can be seen that it is a hard and tiring task for Wan Zhuyun to lead such a group of people from the northwest to the northeast.
In the evening, Zhao Mingchuan also led his people to the farm. When he was in Jiangnan, he was entrusted by Zhu Yanhui to take care of Zhu Yanyin. However, the servants of Zhu Mansion were all skilled in martial arts, and there was Wanren Palace. Palace Master Li obviously didn't like dealing with outsiders. If Mingjianmen insisted, it would be redundant and annoying. So he stayed with Wulin League and didn't stay in Baitou City.
Zhu Yanyin actually liked Zhao Mingchuan very much. After all, from Liucheng to Jincheng, they had been together day and night and he could be considered his first friend in the martial arts world.
Zhao Mingchuan took the teacup from him and sighed, "I have been looking forward to meeting you and Palace Master Li as soon as possible these days. Now we are finally together again."
Zhu Yanyin was curious: "Is the Wulin League's team restless?"
"That's right." Zhao Mingchuan felt a headache when he mentioned this. "Every other day, someone makes trouble, and they are all trivial matters. It's embarrassing to talk about them."
"What about you? Has anyone caused trouble for Mingjianmen?"
"Mingjian Sect is not a conspicuous sect that attracts attention. I usually treat people kindly. Plus, with your help, I have been able to have a smooth journey."
Zhu Yanyin had to emphasize again that I should have no face in the world.
Zhao Mingchuan didn't argue with him about this. He just held on to the attitude of "I believe you have face, if you say you don't, then so be it". Today, my dear brother, you and Palace Master Li rode together and ate wild fruits affectionately. Everyone saw it. You still want to deny it. Can I believe it? Can you believe it
Mr. Zhu: “…”
Zhao Mingchuan continued, "But I came here this time because I have something important to tell you. It seems that there is a spy among the Wulin Alliance."
Zhu Yanyin was stunned: "Who is it?"
"It's hard to say. I just realized this a few days ago and I'm still investigating." Zhao Ming said, "Sometimes two sects can be friendly one day, but the next day they suddenly start arguing with each other, just like being possessed by evil spirits. But logically speaking, everyone has experienced many ups and downs, and this time there is something important to do, so we really shouldn't be so impulsive, unless someone is maliciously instigating it."
"Didn't Alliance Master Wan notice?"
"I don't know what the Wulin Alliance thinks." Zhao Mingchuan answered truthfully, "Wait a few days, if I can really find out something, it won't be too late to report it to the Alliance Leader."
Zhu Yanyin nodded and said, "I have another thing I want to ask Brother Mingchuan. It is related to Young Master Tan of the Canglang Gang."
"Tan Shuqiu?" Zhao Mingchuan put down his teacup. "Why, did you hear about it, too?"
Zhu Yanyin was puzzled. What did he hear
Zhao Mingchuan knocked on the table and said, "I heard that he used my brother's name to defraud people!"
Zhu Yanyin was surprised. How could such a thing happen? Please tell me in detail.
The matter was not complicated. It was caused by the farce at Phoenix Terrace. Zhu Yanyin was worried that Tan Shuqiu would commit suicide, so he went to the teahouse to sit with him for a while, which was seen by many people in the martial arts world. The news spread from one person to another, and after being processed and exaggerated, it gradually evolved into "the second son of the Zhu family and the young master of the Canglang Gang have a close personal relationship", which sounded like they were almost wearing the same pants.
Tan Shuqiu's attitude was also quite interesting. Although he did not admit it, he never denied it either. He was always vague and ambiguous. Later, when Zhu Yanyin stayed in Baitou City temporarily due to illness, he became even bolder. When others asked him about it, he would even respond with a word or two.
When Zhao Mingchuan was in Jincheng, he heard Zhu Yanyin say that he didn't know Tan Shuqiu, so he just watched all this with a cold eye. But the others didn't know! With the idea of believing it, they treated Tan Shuqiu much better. Some even tried to curry favor with him, grovelling and flattering him, and played out all kinds of human emotions to the fullest.
Zhu Yanyin: “…”
Zhao Mingchuan said, "I wanted to stop it, but I thought I should tell you about it first. Besides, although Tan Shuqiu's behavior is abominable, he has not done anything evil. It's just to save his reputation, so I will tolerate it for now."
Zhu Yanyin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. His reputation in the martial arts world was inexplicably and unclearly obtained, and now there was another one that was even more inexplicably and unclearly revealed. However, what he wanted to ask Zhao Mingchuan about was not this matter, but something related to the maze.
"I heard that he later left the team and went to visit Master Zen?"
"Yes, but that is also thanks to your face, my dear brother. Otherwise, how could a mere young master of the Canglang Gang get in among those arrogant young men from famous families?" Zhao Mingchuan didn't know that Tan Shuqiu was in this farmer's courtyard, and thought he was still with Master Zen.
Zhu Yanyin also asked the names of those famous young men, who were Cui Wei, Liu Xiyang, Zhao Honghu and Ge Changye. These four people left the Wulin Alliance team with Tan Shuqiu and have not returned yet.
Zhao Mingchuan chatted with Zhu Yanyin for a while until it was very late at night, and then he stood up to say goodbye. Zhu Yanyin personally saw him off, turned around and knocked on the small door on the west side, and asked directly: "I heard that you are using my name to cheat people in the Wulin Alliance?"
Tan Shuqiu had been worried all along the way, fearing that Zhu Yanyin would be angry if he knew about it. He even had a beautiful dream, thinking that if he could seize the opportunity in these few days and really develop a close friendship with the second son of Zhu, he would be able to get through the difficulties safely. But ideals are full, while reality is as thin as a skeleton. Not to mention being a close friend, he couldn't even successfully talk to him. Now that he was exposed in person, he couldn't avoid it. He could only honestly say "um" and explained without confidence: "I didn't say that, never, those people just made random guesses."
Zhu Yanyin ignored his word trick and asked in confusion: "Why are you trembling?"
Tan Shuqiu's teeth chattered: "I-I-I'm scared."
Zhu Yanyin had a headache: "Why did you still lie when you were so scared?"
Tan Shuqiu continued to tremble: "Because I am vain."
Zhu Yanyin: “…”
Tan Shuqiu looked at him with a sad face.
A recognized punching bag in the martial arts world, suddenly became a phoenix overnight, and became a golden cake sought after by everyone. All day long, he was called by Brother Tan, and his heart was floating. Even though he knew that all this was an empty dream, he was reluctant to wake up, always thinking that it would be good to have one more day. In fact, until he was taken to the withered forest and thrown into the maze, he still hadn't figured it out. He was a friend of the Second Master Zhu and Palace Master Li, how could someone dare to frame him
Zhu Yanyin had mixed feelings: "You really are..."
Tan Shuqiu sniffed and said, "I won't dare to do it again next time."
Zhu Yanyin sat at the table: "Are you really afraid? You knew in the afternoon that the Wulin Alliance was already at the foot of the mountain, but you refused to go see Gang Leader Tan. Instead, you stayed here. Do you want to use me again?"
Tan Shuqiu denied it outright, No!
Zhu Yanyin: "Then you go back."
Tan Shuqiu was very sad: "Brother Zhu, please, just this once!"
Zhu Yanyin pointed at him and said, "Don't come over here! Sit down!"
Tan Shuqiu had no choice but to give up the idea of currying favor on the spot, and sat back, admitting dejectedly that although he had made up his mind to hide the matter of the maze, the reason he had thought of before, "because he got lost and separated from the others, he had to go back alone", was too stupid and cowardly. Not only would his father be furious, but others would also make him a laughing stock. That's why he was hesitant and wanted to go back to the Wulin Alliance with Zhu Yanyin and Li Sui, so that he could say that they met the Wanren Palace team on the way, which sounded much more impressive.
Zhu Yanyin asked him, "Are you planning to continue to rely on other people's face to get by?"
Tan Shuqiu didn't say anything, nor did he think about it.
"There is also the matter of revenge." Zhu Yanyin said, "Those four people almost killed you, you have to seek justice. Since you are not going to tell Gang Leader Tan, you can only rely on yourself. You can't count on Palace Leader Li for this."
Tan Shuqiu was shocked and waved his hands repeatedly, I dare not!
Palace Master Li avenged himself, something he couldn't even dream of!
Zhu Yanyin was merciless: "It's right that you don't dare to think about it. If you dare to think about it, then you are truly hopeless."
Tan Shuqiu was scolded loudly, but he had nothing to say and continued to maintain his unlucky attitude like a frost-bitten old eggplant.
"Anyway, you have to go back tonight and take care of everything." Zhu Yanyin warned, "Also, don't use my name again."
Tan Shuqiu did not give up, his voice buzzing like a mosquito: "Then, what about the name of Wanren Palace?"
Zhu Yanyin looked at him politely and said, "What do you think?"
Tan Shuqiu's grief reached a new level.
But no matter how sad he was, there was nothing he could do. It seemed that Second Master Zhu had no room for compromise and was very fierce. He had no choice but to order his disciples to pack up and prepare to go down the mountain overnight.
Zhu Yanyin stood by the door, watching him wandering around dejectedly, like a soul drained of energy. He would shiver from time to time, as if he was extremely afraid of what he was about to face, but couldn't bear it, so he reminded him, "Those four people haven't returned to the main group yet."
"I know." Tan Shuqiu nodded. "The Wulin Alliance will have to endure hardships on this trip, so they decided to have some wine on the way, then take a boat eastward along the Bailong River, and finally ride fast horses northward along the Linzhou official road to meet up with the rest of the group."
This would indeed be much faster and more comfortable, but it would also cost a lot more, and all the money was paid by Tan Shuqiu - yes, he was the legendary fool who was sold and had to help count the money. The more he thought about it, the sadder he became.
Seeing that this person still didn't understand, Zhu Yanyin had no choice but to continue teaching: "You just want to hide it from Boss Tan so that he won't be sad after knowing the truth. Then why do you have to say that you are lost? Between being lost and Wanren Palace, can't you find a third excuse?"
Tan Shuqiu: “Ah?”
Zhu Yanyin: "Okay, you can go now."
Tan Shuqiu seemed to understand, but he didn't dare to say, "What if the four of them come back?"
Zhu Yanyin choked for a moment, but also admitted: "Those people threw you into the withered forest maze, and they were not right no matter what they said. Now that you have returned safely, you are still afraid of them. Shouldn't they be afraid of you?"
Tan Shuqiu thought about it and it seemed to be true.
So he made a new request: "How about you pretend to be my father first, and listen to me rehearse an excuse, saying that they went to visit prostitutes and drink together, and I disdain to go along with them, so I turned back in anger, how about that?"
Zhu Yanyin was shocked by the sudden appearance of his son, and quickly sent his servants to stuff Tan Shuqiu into the carriage and sent him away with a rumble.
Li Sui suddenly chuckled on the roof.
Zhu Yanyin stopped and looked up at him with some surprise in his eyes.
Li Sui had been sitting there for quite a while and had listened to the conversation between the two. Now, looking at the white clouds under the moonlight, he suddenly felt free and asked him, "If Tan Shuqiu goes back, will he still use your name?"
Zhu Yanyin was very sure: "He wouldn't dare."
Li Sui raised his eyebrows and said, "Why not? Can you really kill him?"
Mr. Zhu thought to himself, I can't do it, but you can.
Li Sui guessed what the other person was thinking, but he didn't take it to heart and continued laughing.
His facial features are not fierce, on the contrary, he is handsome and regular. He is a young man who will be praised by his mother-in-law and aunts when he walks on the street. However, he is too expressionless, always dressed in black, and murderous, so the whole world associates him with evil spirits. At this time, smiling under the moonlight, how should I put it, he is actually a little bit good-looking, no longer like the murderous villain in the storybook, but like some kind of monster that only appears in the middle of the night, with red lips and white teeth, and is specifically designed to seduce people.
Li Sui asked: "What are you thinking about?"
Mr. Zhu couldn't say that he was impressed by your beauty, what if he got beaten? He could only say, "I was thinking about the Wulin League."
Li Sui nodded: "Come up."
Zhu Yanyin sent someone to find a ladder. After climbing up to the roof, he discovered that there were several small wine jars rolling around on the roof. "Have you been drinking?"
"Not drunk." Li Sui wanted to give him half a jar, but then he remembered that the rich young men in Jiangnan had many problems, so he drank it himself, "This is the best frost dye this summer."
Zhu Yanyin likes these two words very much, frost-stained, mist-condensed distant mountains are lined with cold green, frost-stained sparse woods are broken into broken red, it is very interesting.
Li Sui glanced at him and asked, "Do you like Wulin League?"
Zhu Yanyin thought for a moment and replied, "I like the Wulin Alliance in the book."
As for the one at the foot of the mountain in reality, it always feels a bit smoky and foul.
Li Sui threw the empty altar aside: "You don't like it, and I don't like it either, but if you want to eradicate the Demon Cult, you must join forces with them."
Zhu Yanyin thought, this man must be drunk, otherwise, according to the devil's style, shouldn't he have said with contempt, "The Wulin Alliance will only get in the way, I can flatten the entire Burning Fire Palace with my ultimate move alone"
Li Sui's eyes were hidden in the moonlight, and it was impossible to tell whether he was drunk or not. He continued calmly, "I guess at least 80% of the people at the foot of the mountain want to kill me."
Zhu Yanyin quickly said, "No, no." Although everyone is afraid of you, I think they still admire you very much. They don't even have time to get close to you, so how could they have the intention to kill you? Besides, I guess no one has the courage to do that.
"It doesn't matter." Li Sui closed his eyes, "If I kill Chi Tianhou, I will die too."
Zhu Yanyin was puzzled. What was this all about? He carefully observed the people around him and said, "Kill Chi Tian, and the Central Plains martial arts world will be stable. Even if Palace Master Li doesn't want to be in the martial arts world anymore, at least he can retire and continue to live his life." It's written in the storybook that he should return to the countryside to spend the rest of his life. How could it be related to a matter of life and death
Li Sui looked at him for a while, then smiled again, stretched out his hand and pinched the other's face, acting very familiar: "Do you think Chi Tian is so easy to kill? Then you have to use my life in exchange. The Wulin Alliance is willing to go north together this time, and I should actually say thank you."
The more Zhu Yanyin listened, the more confused he became.
Li Sui sighed, as if he was very tired. He leaned over and fell asleep.
Fell asleep without any worries.
The moon in the sky was an eerie red.
What happened tonight was also weird.
The snow-white Second Master Zhu held the big devil's head, completely unable to understand the cause and effect.
I didn't dare to move at all.