The fat man stepped forward and knocked on the door. He had knocked on this door many times. The last time he knocked was five years ago.
After knocking a few times, no one answered. The fat man turned back to look at Nanfeng, "It's too late, they have gone to bed long ago."
The fat man spoke in a loud voice. Nanfeng knew his intention and replied loudly, "Wait a little longer. It's not easy for us to come all the way here."
After waiting for a while, there was still no movement in the yard.
Nanfeng said again, "Let's go, find an inn to stay in, and come back tomorrow morning."
"Okay, anyway, we are going back to Yu County in the afternoon." The fat man responded.
The two talked loudly in order to let Yuan Anning know who was outside the door. After talking this time, light could be seen in the room through the crack in the door.
"The lights are on," said the fat man.
Nan Feng nodded. This time he came here to stay for the night. The main purpose was to see if Yuan An Ning lived here. Not long after Yuan An Ning left, Momen came to visit him. It could not be ruled out that Yuan An Ning had an accident on his way back to the city. possible.
Not long after, there was the sound of the door opening in the courtyard, followed by the sound of footsteps. The footsteps came to the door of the courtyard, and a woman's voice came from inside, "Who is coming?"
The fat man frowned when he heard this. The woman's voice was very old and not Yuan Anning's.
Nan Feng was not surprised to know that Yuan An Ning was accompanied by an old palace maid, so he replied in a low voice, "A nobleman's friend."
Noble person is a very implicit and broad title. Yuan Anning is a princess of the former dynasty, so she is naturally a noble person.
"Open the door." Yuan Anning's voice came from the door of the inner room.
Then there was the sound of the bolt being pulled, the door opened, and an old woman held a lantern and looked at the two of them warily.
Yuan Anning was standing at the door of the inner room. After the two of them entered, Nanfeng closed the door with his backhand and turned to Yuan Anning and said, "It's really presumptuous of me to disturb you late at night."
"When distinguished guests come to the door, the flowers will shine brightly." Yuan Anning stood beside the door and raised his hand to welcome the guests.
Nan Feng nodded to the old woman, turned around and walked into the main room.
This house is not big, with five main rooms and four side rooms. When you enter the house, you will find the main hall, with two side rooms on the left and right. The main hall is very empty and clean. There is a square table in the middle, surrounded by four chairs. In addition, there are two flower stands with several heights.
After the two entered the house, Yuan Anning did not follow immediately. Instead, he waited for the old woman to close the door and come back. He pointed at the two and said to the old woman, "These two are the two benefactors I mentioned to you before."
Although the old woman was older, she was a palace maid. After hearing this, she saluted the two of them, and they quickly returned the salute.
After entering the door, the old woman went to the west room, boiled water and made tea, and the three of them sat down in the main hall.
After sitting down, Nanfeng spoke first, explaining to Yuan Anning the reason for knocking on the door late at night, "We are in trouble. We have just finished cooking. It is not suitable to stay in an inn. We can only come here to borrow a bed."
Although he stood up in a hurry, Yuan Anning was dressed very neatly. Hearing Nanfeng's words, he waved his hands and said, "Haosheng is out of the way, so you can live here in peace and wait until the matter is over before we worry about it."
"We can't stay long. We will leave Chang'an at dawn." Nanfeng said.
"Momen didn't give you any trouble, right?" Fatty interjected from the side.
Yuan Anning looked confused when he heard this.
Nan Feng took the initiative to speak and told Yuan An Ning about Momen's request for books in an understatement. Finally, he said, "They have no evidence, they are just suspicions. Let them go."
The fat man looked at Nanfeng in confusion when he heard this. He originally thought that Nanfeng came here to take the book back, but he didn't expect that Nanfeng didn't mean it at all. You know, Momen was almost sure that the key skills of Gongshu were in Nanfeng's hands. Here, Momen will not give up until the book is returned to them.
"Well, if you finish reading that book..."
"Tsk." Nanfeng frowned and clicked his tongue.
"What Mr. Ji said is exactly what I am worried about." Yuan Anning stood up straight and went to the east room. "After I came back, I worked day and night. I just finished transcribing it not long ago. I just happened to give it to you. This is the Momen The property should be returned to its original owner."
The fat man frowned, and Nan Feng also frowned. The fat man frowned because his surname was not Ji, and he didn't know what his surname was. Nanfeng frowned because he felt that he shouldn't ask for things he gave away.
Not long after, Yuan Anning came out of the east room, put a cloth bag on the table, and pushed it to Nanfeng, "I will never forget the kindness of giving you a book, and I will repay it later."
"Young lady, you are serious." Nan Feng was a little embarrassed.
Nanfeng was embarrassed, but the fat man was not. He took the cloth bag and put it in his arms, "Miss Yuan, don't be offended. We have caused a lot of trouble. We have succeeded in one thing after another. We are chased everywhere every day. It’s really impossible to live this life.”
The fat man's words were very vulgar, and Yuan Anning's smile was rather forced. To say the least, even if the fat man's words were not vulgar, she would not have laughed heartily. Nanfeng had never seen Yuan Anning smile happily before.
The fat man was also sensible and yawned, "Miss Yuan, I'm a little sleepy. Please find a place to sleep."
Yuan Anning heard this and called the old woman, who led the fat man to the west room to rest.
There were only two people left, and the atmosphere was a little delicate. Just as Nanfeng was anxiously thinking about what to say next, Yuan Anning spoke first and asked why the two came to Chang'an.
Nanfeng did not hide anything from Yuan Anning. He briefly informed him about the bronze bell and did not mention the intimidation of Jinxian and Lu Pingchuan.
"Brother, I'm afraid you will be punished if I let you go," Yuan Anning said.
The reason why Nan Feng told Yuan An Ning about the past was so that Yuan An Ning would not misunderstand, and to let her know that the two of them did not go north to ask for Gong Shu Yao Technique. Now that they had talked about it, it was not as awkward as before. , hearing Yuan Anning's words, he answered, "In my opinion, what kind of punishment will my eldest brother receive?"
"Today's laws follow those of the previous dynasty. Imperial prisoners are prisoners appointed by the emperor. Private indulgence of imperial prisoners is tantamount to bullying the emperor," Yuan Anning said.
Nanfeng's heart became heavier and heavier after hearing this. If the identities of the two had not been revealed, Lu Pingchuan had Da Sima as his backer. Now that Lu Pingchuan did not obey their orders, it was hard to predict whether Da Sima would protect him. Li Shangqin and Li Chaozong There is no need for the others to deliberately frame them. As long as they stand by and watch, Lu Pingchuan will be unlucky, and those who deceive the emperor will be beheaded.
Yuan Anning was obviously not good at comforting others. Nanfeng didn't say anything, and she didn't say anything either. She just sat with Nanfeng.
Not long after, the old woman brought tea.
Yuan Anning asked Nanfeng and learned that he had had dinner, so he asked the old woman to rest in the east room.
Nanfeng was so confused at this time that he had no intention of having a long conversation with Yuan Anning. After drinking a cup of tea, he ended the conversation and went to the West Room.
The west room is also very empty, and the bedding and bedding are all temporarily taken out. The person who lived here before was probably General Zhang who was buried in Yu County.
The fat man was generous and fell asleep. Nan Feng was lying down in his clothes, with no intention of sleeping. Lu Pingchuan's warning before leaving always lingered in his mind. What Lu Pingchuan said was true. He was not high in cultivation and had many enemies, but after thinking about it carefully, he thought He couldn't figure out what he did wrong. If he had to find a reason, it would be that he was too high-spirited and didn't understand current affairs.
The reason he offended Taiqing Sect was because he was ignorant of current affairs. He was Tian Yuanzi's disciple and did not want to accept Tianmingzi as his teacher anymore. If he had directly recognized Tianmingzi as his teacher and switched sides, Tianmingzi and others would not have fought with him. He was in trouble.
The reason he offended Yuqingzong was because he was ignorant of current affairs and was unwilling to run errands and deliver messages for Yanyinzi. As a result, he turned against Yanyinzi. He took revenge on Yanyinzi but also made it impossible for him to gain a foothold in Yuqingzong. If he had not been so stubborn and followed Yan Yinzi, he might still be studying Taoism in Yuqing Sect at this time.
Thinking about Li Chaozong again, he offended Li Chaozong because he was ignorant of current affairs and admitted in public that he had kissed Zhuge Chanjuan. As a result, Li Chaozong was unable to marry Zhuge Chanjuan. If he had not told the truth at that time, he would not have offended Li Chaozong.
The same is true for the Momen. The Momen came to ask for the book, but he was unwilling to betray Yuan Anning, which made the other party angry and angry. If he had told the Momen that the book was in Yuan Anning's hands, and then informed the Momen of Yuan Anning's residence, the Momen would have I won't quarrel with him.
As long as he knows the current affairs, he will not offend anyone. But he is not Lu Pingchuan. He does not know the current affairs. He has his own principles and the bottom line of being a human being. As a human being, his dignity, morality, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness must not be lost.
Offending many people is not necessarily your fault, and offending many people does not necessarily mean you need to reflect. As long as you do the right thing, you are not afraid of offending many people.
But then again, I have offended so many people and the journey has been bumpy and full of hardships, which is really sad.
Thinking about it carefully, the reason why I feel sad is that the enemy is strong and I am weak, and there is no way to compete. If you have Taixuan cultivation level and have practiced the mysterious skills in the turtle-shell heavenly book, you will not feel sad.
Thinking of this, the gloom in Nanfeng's heart was swept away. It has become a fact that Lu Pingchuan was implicated, and there is nothing he can do to change it now. If you don't want to bow your head, you will definitely offend a lot of people. There are only two ways to change this situation. One is to bow your head and submit and live in peace.
Another way is to practice hard and make those he offends regret having offended him...