When the sky was slightly brighter, the banquet ended, and everyone returned home in a carriage. And the Earl of Villa warmly invited everyone, only saying that today is the host of Delanshan Warcraft, and he will come another day. After exchanging pleasantries, everyone went back on their way.
Du Wei sat in the carriage for a while and closed his eyes to rest his mind. After the meeting tonight, everyone benefited from the transaction. Although Du Wei seems to have given up some benefits, neither Delan Mountain Warcraft nor Count Villa are fools, and they will definitely express themselves in the future. Du Wei is not in the imperial capital. Although he has a high title, he has been out of the core circle of power for too long, so there is always something wrong. These two guys have a good relationship with him in the imperial capital, and they can always help him talk about many things.
As for money... Du Wei is not a profit-seeking businessman at heart. He is already rich, and he doesn't care if he earns less.
In the early hours of the morning, although the curfew at the gates of the imperial capital had not been lifted, the gates were closed and no entry or exit was allowed. But what is Du Wei's identity? He had an entry and exit permit signed by Prince Chen himself, so he naturally entered the city smoothly.
The carriage entered the imperial capital all the way. In the early morning, there were naturally no pedestrians on the street, and the night was dim on the empty street. Only occasionally on the street in the distance, soldiers of the patrolling security team walked by, the sound of leather boots. In addition, because it is winter, there is not even a sound of birds chirping.
Du Wei was resting in the carriage when he suddenly felt the speed of the carriage drop suddenly. Even though this carriage was carefully remodeled by Du Wei. Excellent shock resistance, sudden stops. Du Wei also felt a sudden stop under his body. He opened his eyes, and the coachman Lufik's awe-inspiring voice came from outside: "Master. Master, there are people blocking the way ahead."
Du Wei frowned. With his identity and being in the imperial capital at midnight, who would dare to block his way? Could it be an assassin
Then I heard the shouts of several accompanying guards outside.
On the long street. street front. A tall, thin figure stood there. The man was dressed in typical gray clothes of a servant. But he had a square hat on his head, standing alone in the middle of the street, in the night. He couldn't see his face clearly, but he was blocking the way of the carriage.
The two Tulip family guards who opened the way in front of the carriage had already greeted them. The loyal guard put his hand on the hilt of his sword. Zheng Yao asked: "Who dares to block the way! Get out of the way!"
But the man on the street didn't seem to hear him at all. Just stand on the road. The weird thing is. There seemed to be such a strange aura about this man, and several guards of Tulip's family looked at his shadow from a distance. Involuntarily, there was a strange chill in my heart.
In the darkness. It seemed that there was such a faint and cold gaze shot over. All the guards' horses involuntarily stepped back a few steps. No matter how the guards on the ground shout and drive. But the war horse seemed to be frightened, and dared not move forward.
Some experienced guards already sensed something was wrong, jumped off the horse, drew their weapons and forced them on.
At this moment, the gray figure on the street sighed faintly, and a slightly tired voice came: "Master Tulip Duke. Please come out and see me."
One of the guards headed shouted: "Who are you? Does the Duke see you wherever you want!"
finished. He winked at his companion. Three or five people pushed forward in a semi-encircled formation.
Just then. Du Wei had already opened the door of the carriage and walked down by himself, and shouted "stop" to his guard. Then he stepped forward. He glanced at Lufik who was sitting on the coachman's seat, trembling. Then he frowned and looked at the man in the distance: "Who are you? Why do you want to see me?"
Du Wei was also a little wary. Although that person stood far away, he used Du Wei's ability as a magician. His facial features are more than ten times sharper than ordinary people? Don't talk about such a distance. Even if it was farther away, Du Wei should still be able to see the opponent's appearance clearly in the night.
But this guy stood there, no matter how carefully Du Wei looked at it, his shadow seemed to have melted into the night, blending into one with the dark night, no matter how you looked at it, it was just a blurry gray shadow, Even Du Wei couldn't see the appearance of this person clearly - it was obvious that the other party had used some special spell or method.
When the gray figure saw Du Wei coming out, his voice seemed a little warmer and less ghostly: "Duke Tulip, it's not me who wants to see you, but my master wants to see you."
Du Wei frowned: "Who is your master?"
This person seemed to be smiling. Amidst the laughter, Du Wei's eyes lit up, and he saw that the air in front of this person suddenly distorted. The dark night surrounding him seemed to be clear. A lot, it doesn't look so blurry, and his face is finally clear bit by bit.
This person had a thin face with a pointed chin, and his appearance looked like a monkey with a sharp mouth. If ordinary people have such a look. How much it will make people feel a little wretched. But this person, even though he looks like this, has a look of solemnity between his brows. It is really impossible to feel a little disdain for his ugly appearance, but it is faintly awe-inspiring.
The man's eyes were very bright, and his gaze was fixed on Du Wei's body, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. Then he raised his left arm, stretched out the left hand hidden in the sleeve, flicked his fingers lightly, and the fingertips immediately transformed into a piece of silver-white freezing cold air. From a distance, he seemed to perform magic, pointing A mass of white light quickly condensed on the tip, and in the light, countless tiny ice edges danced...
When Du Wei saw what he did, his eyes lit up immediately, and a smile appeared on his face: "Well, I know who your master is. Well... Since he came to invite me, why did he block the way here in the middle of the night? As Master Ling, you can go to the Duke's mansion to meet me in broad daylight."
The man seemed to be smiling. Just this time in the laughter. There was a little more mockery: "Your Excellency is very busy, the master said. I am afraid that you may not be willing to meet you when you come back this time. Otherwise, the master has done you such a big favor. But this time you return to the imperial capital It has been two days. Not only did I not come to see you, but I also did not send anyone to send me a message, which is really disappointing."
Facing such a person. Such a tone. Du Wei's guards all showed anger. With Du Wei's current status, who would dare to speak to him in such a mocking tone
Du Wei seemed to be very polite to this man: "Yes. You are right. I was rude. I will let you go to see your master."
finished. Regardless of the opposition of his subordinates. Du Wei asked his subordinates to go back to the Duke's mansion first. Strictly order them not to follow. Then he took a few steps by himself. He smiled and said, "Where is your master? Then take me there."
The man hummed and laughed a few times, didn't say much, turned around and walked towards the other side of the street.
Du Wei stepped up and followed behind, and the guards behind him were about to catch up. Du Wei shouted from a distance: "No one is allowed to follow! Everyone go back!"
At dawn. On the long street of the imperial capital. A gray-clothed servant in front has his hands behind his back. Do it and do it. Behind him, Du Wei, who was dressed in fine clothes, followed behind him, keeping a distance of about ten meters between them. Du Wei quickened his pace several times. But the guy in front seemed to be keeping a distance on purpose. Du Wei was fast and he was fast, and Du Wei was slow and he was slow. Always keep such a subtle distance of ten meters.
Du Wei was determined. This guy definitely has a special ability, look at when he walks. The body is fast. There is a vague feeling of floating. Probably a special kind of martial art. Plus the chill that he showed in his hand just now. More sure of Du Wei's guess.
Both of them are people with thaumaturgy, and they just moved forward like this. The speed is very fast. Before dawn. It has gone from the east of the city to the west of the city. And then headed north again...
This person seemed to be very familiar with the night patrol routes of the soldiers of the Imperial Capital Police Department. Walking in front suddenly left and right. Along the way, they avoided the patrolling soldiers of the Public Security Department as much as possible, and no one disturbed the two of them.
Finally, I finally came to the riverside of the Lancang Canal in the north of the imperial capital.
This section of the Lancang Canal is the largest wharf in the imperial capital. When Du Weidi's father, Earl Raymond, returned from Nanyang triumphantly. The grand ceremony is also carried out here.
In the darkness. The huge harbor in the imperial capital, in the outline of the night, looks like a sleeping behemoth. Several were specially built. The wharf, which is large enough to berth a Seagod class ship, extends above the channel of the canal.
It is at both ends of Palembang in the imperial capital. Along the banks of the Grand Canal. But it has spawned a piece of prosperous land. Especially on the upstream side, many businesses have opened tea houses and restaurants here, so that they are beside the river. Going up the tower, you can have a panoramic view of the cityscape of the imperial capital and the shadows of sails on the Grand Canal, while tasting delicious food and wine, it is really a very elegant enjoyment. So here, it can be regarded as a very famous place in the imperial capital.
Just now at dawn. far away. above Palembang. It's fairly quiet, with only a few lights on some boats moored here. At the port, some hard-working workers who got up early started to work. It's just that it's still quiet.
And the restaurants and teahouses on both sides. It is not open yet, and the streets are quiet.
Du Wei followed this man all the way here, but headed north. Walking along this river view boulevard beside the Grand Canal, at the end suddenly at a corner, this man walked to the side of the road, pushed open a door, and entered in a blink of an eye.
Du Wei looked calm, followed behind to the door, looked up, but it was a very small teahouse. On this bustling street, it looks rather shabby, but judging from the layout of the entrance, there is something special about it - above the entrance of the teahouse, there is a sign that reads: "Ordinary people do not enter"
When Du Wei saw such a line of words, he couldn't help but smiled, opened the door and walked in.
In this small building, there was no one downstairs, only a rather dilapidated wooden staircase going up. The previous person, presumably, has already gone up. Without hesitation, Du Wei also walked up the stairs. When I got upstairs, I saw a screen in front of me. Du Wei turned around the screen and saw the appearance of the upstairs.
The second floor is a small hall. There are windows on all sides. But at this moment, only the windows on the side facing the Grand Canal are open. In the early morning, the cold wind blew in. It's still cold in the house.
In the place near the window, a person turned his back to Du Wei. Sitting by the window, there is a silver pot in front of him. Two small cups. From the back, this person looks quite old. It seemed that the spine couldn't be straight anymore, and the body just shrunk in the chair. It was so cold in the room. But he didn't close the window, letting the cold wind blow like this. It's just a thick blanket on the body.
The man in gray who led Du Wei here. Just standing quietly behind this person. Stand with hands down. Like a statue.
Du Wei sighed for a long time, then looked at the man's back with a smile and said, "Looking at the river. Although the scenery this morning is good, but the weather is too cold now—you are so happy to invite me so early in the morning." Come for a drink?"
finished. He laughed and took two steps forward. The man didn't look back either. It was just an old voice: "Your Excellency is busy. If you don't choose this time to invite you, I'm afraid you won't be free either."
Du Wei walked up slowly. But he said in his mouth: "You are welcome! If you invite me, no matter at any time. Even if I am crowded, I will make time to come. Why do you let this master of yours make a trip? Hmm... I was very surprised just now Well, when did this "Frost Dou Qi" become so worthless? Anyone who stopped me in the middle of the night used it casually. I am afraid that it is only people like you who can teach such a master Apprentice."
The man smiled faintly: "He is not my apprentice. He is just a caring person by my side."
Du Wei has already walked in front of him. Just so generously sat on the chair in front of this person. He picked up the silver jug and an empty cup on the table. Poured himself a glass. Take a sip. Then he frowned and said: "This made me guess wrong. Sit by the river. It's such a cold weather. It's best to drink a pot of hot wine. It's a very elegant thing. But you have such a status. How can you What about just drinking water? Isn’t that too bland?”
The man raised his eyebrows. Smiling slightly, he said, "Duke, haven't you heard a saying... The more you drink the wine, the warmer you get. The more you drink the water, the colder it gets! My heart has been cold for decades. Drinking water is just suitable for a cold-hearted person like me."
As he spoke, he raised his skinny and old hand. Pointing to the open window, he said with a smile: "My lord, please take a look. Although the wind is strong, it is cold here. For others, it is bitter cold, but for me... this feeling of cold wind hitting my body. But it is a kind of nostalgia ah… "
Du Wei smiled slightly and took a deep breath against the cold wind. The cool air smelled into the lungs, and there was a kind of joy that chilled the heart and lungs. Then he laughed: "Do you miss it? Well, are you missing the cold on the Daxue Mountain? Mr. Lan Hai."
Lan Hai didn't smile. The old face seemed to be lost in thought. It's been a long time. In his bright eyes. A trace of helplessness flashed through: "Du Wei. You are right. I really miss the Daxue Mountain. Although it is ice and snow there, it is there. My heart is warm. Although the imperial capital is warm, my heart is cold. land."
Du Wei smiled sarcasticly: "Since this is the case, I am a heart-warming person. Let me drink a glass of chilling water with you!"
He drank the cold water in the cup in one gulp, and then took a long breath. With a wry smile, he said, "I never thought of it. Drinking such a glass of ice water in such a cold weather is such a pleasant feeling."
Lan Hai coughed twice, and the gray-clothed servant behind him immediately looked at him with concern. Lan Hai waved his hand, indicating that he was fine, but wrapped the carpet around his body a little tighter. He looked a little weak, looked at Du Wei, and said with a smile, "Your Excellency, you took away my eighty disciples, and returned to the It would be too unreasonable for the emperor to come and not come to meet me."
Du Wei flashed his eyes and said with a smile: "Mr. Lan Hai, your intention to give me those eighty apprentices may not be pure. Of course, I am naturally grateful for your help, but... before I see you, I always have to understand one thing thing."
"whats the matter?"
Du Wei put down the cup in his hand, stared at Lan Hai, and then slowly said word by word: "When we meet again, will you and I be enemies or friends?"
As soon as the voice fell, the room was filled with awe and murderous aura! !