No matter what you do, there must be a reason, a why, and a why. Based on Yuan Anning's contribution during this trip and the sacrifices she has made, one piece of tortoise shell is indeed a bit unfair to her. Giving her two pieces is a bit unfair. It makes sense, but the choice between giving and not giving is between two choices. It’s okay to give, it’s okay not to give. Let’s see what happens.
Ba Ye flies very fast. Even if there is a tail wind, he does not slack off. Instead, he flies with all his strength. This guy has learned to be smart and knows to take advantage of the tail wind to travel farther. If the wind direction changes, he will have to expend a lot of energy.
We set off at the first watch and arrived outside Chang'an City before the fifth watch. It was late in the winter and Chang'an was still shrouded in night.
Ba Ye's father may be an unusual anomaly. Ba Ye has inherited its special bloodline and is not as showy as other birds. Nanfeng has known this for a long time, so he did not let Ba Ye land outside the city. He flew straight to the northern area of Xicheng where Yuan Anning lived. Looking down from a high altitude, he found Yuan Anning's small courtyard. He signaled Master Ba to lower his height. He hovered over the small courtyard for a while and felt that there was no enemy ambush, so he took it. Qi Yuan An Ning jumped down and fell straight into the courtyard.
After landing, he let go of Yuan Anning and quickly inspected the entire courtyard. After confirming that there was nothing abnormal, he waved to Ba Ye, who was hovering above, to signal him to take shelter outside the city.
It was a cold winter night. Yuan Anning had been sitting still for a long time, and her hands and feet were numb from the cold. She pushed the door open and entered the house with a staggering step.
Nanfeng observed again from outside, and after entering the house, he found Yuan Anning adding tea leaves to the teapot.
"What are you doing?" Nanfeng asked.
"I'll make tea with you," Yuan Anning said.
"Hey, you have so many rules. Come on and rest on the kang. I'll heat the kang for you." Nanfeng snatched the teapot from Yuan Anning's hand and pushed it into the east room.
"This this… "
"What's going on here and there? Go up and have a rest." Nanfeng put down his baggage and went out to carry firewood.
There was also a side room in Yuan Anning's yard, which contained firewood. Nanfeng brought the firewood back, added water to the pot, and lit a fire under the stove.
"I'm really bothering you." Yuan Anning felt very sorry.
"Stop using your polite words. I won't live here forever. When you can take care of yourself, I will leave." Nanfeng said.
"Yeah." Yuan Anning nodded.
Although Nanfeng didn't want to live here permanently, he was still a little disappointed when he saw that Yuan Anning didn't hold back at all, "Get on the kang, don't stand on the ground."
Yuan Anning nodded and thanked him again before getting on the kang.
Nanfeng added firewood to the stove, went out and went to the house, squatted down on the side of the roof, and observed the surrounding situation. This was not the time to light a fire for cooking. If someone was watching this place and found smoke coming from the chimney, it would be a disaster. Knowing that Yuan Anning is back.
After waiting for a long time and seeing no movement, Nanfeng felt relieved and got down.
"What did you do?" Yuan Anning asked.
"Watch the wind outside," Nan Feng stretched out his hand and pointed to the west, "Who lives to the west?"
"An old couple are deaf and blind, and they don't make any trouble." Yuan Anning said.
At this time, the water in the pot was boiling. Nanfeng scooped some hot water for Yuan Anning without adding any tea leaves. Tea leaves are flat and yin in nature and are not suitable for people with weak Qi and blood.
"You go get some sleep, I'll go to the west room." Nanfeng said.
Yuan Anning nodded, "I've wronged you."
Nanfeng knew that Yuan Anning was speaking politely, so he didn't answer. He just waved his hand and went to the west room.
The west room was the place where the old palace maid lived before. The old palace maid died on this kang, and the bedding belonged to the old palace maid. Naturally, Nan Feng knew about it, but she didn’t have any taboos about it. That’s the good thing about being a Taoist priest. There are no taboos. Be afraid of evil spirits, not afraid of ghosts.
The temperature difference between the place where I lived before and Chang'an was very different. I lay down for a long time without warming the bed. I didn't fall asleep until there was light outside.
It's an exaggeration to say that I was restless, but it was true that I was in an unsettled state of mind. After I fell asleep, I actually had a dream. I can't remember exactly what I dreamed about. It seemed to be related to Zhuge Chanjuan. It seemed that I had a quarrel with Zhuge Chanjuan and finally woke up in anger.
It was Chen time when I went down to the ground. Yuan Anning had woken up early and had already washed up. He was sitting at the table in the east room and flipping through books. It was a pile of copied and rubbed books. It was obvious that they were Gongshu Yaoshu and Gongshu Yaoshu. He had already asked him to throw the original to Hu Yinzi, and the one in Yuan Anning's hand was a rubbing.
Seeing Nanfeng coming out of the west room, Yuan Anning stood up and said, "You're awake. There is rice and porridge in the pot."
Nanfeng yawned and shook his head to wake himself up. He had been sleeping so deeply that he didn't know when Yuan Anning woke up.
"Did you get up early to cook porridge to entertain me, or to tell me that you can take care of your own life and I should leave early?" Nanfeng asked with a smile.
Hearing Nanfeng say this, Yuan Anning couldn't laugh or cry. Nanfeng was different from everyone she had known before. No matter what she did, she tried to simplify everything, outline it and save time.
Seeing that Yuan Anning didn't answer, Nanfeng curled his lips, his face full of contempt.
Seeing Nanfeng pouting, Yuan Anning smiled and said, "I'm afraid my injury won't heal in a year and a half. Don't leave. I'll always stay here."
In Nanfeng's impression, Yuan Anning was a person who didn't know how to joke. After hearing what she said, he didn't know how to answer the question, so he walked towards her and asked, "What are you looking at?"
Yuan Anning stood aside and let Nanfeng take a closer look. The book Yuan Anning read was copied by herself. The handwriting on it was smaller than the original handwriting. In addition to the handwriting, there were many graphics. Look at the decomposition graphics of the artifact. It should be the prosthetic hand Yuan Anning mentioned before.
"Did you draw this?" Nanfeng asked. The graphics drawn by Yuan Anning were very lifelike.
Yuan Anning nodded.
"Oh, I can't tell, you're such a talented girl." Nanfeng half-joked.
"Just kidding, I'm just a rudimentary person." Yuan Anning was humble.
"Draw me a portrait if you have the chance." Nanfeng said casually. As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately regretted it. Yuan Anning's right hand was gone, and he was afraid that he would not be able to paint in the future.
Fearing that Yuan Anning would be sad, Nanfeng hurriedly pointed to the graphics on the book and changed the topic, "This thing is so complicated, it must be very labor-intensive to make."
Yuan Anning shook his head, "It's not difficult to cast and splice, the hard part is to connect with the muscles and bones."
"That's easy to say. Then go find Uncle Wang. If I'm here, I'll go with you. If I'm not here, you can go by yourself. He recognizes you. You can just give him something from the underground secret room and let him I'll pick it up for you." Nanfeng said.
After Nanfeng finished speaking, Yuan Anning frowned in confusion.
Nanfeng saw this and explained, "I took you over and asked him to help you reattach the palm. He was helpless, but he made a deal with me. He gave me five Yang Yang Pills in exchange for a life. He didn't take my life, but It’s not asking me to kill anyone, but asking me to let go of the person I want to kill or save the person he wants to save.”
After Nanfeng finished speaking, Yuan Anning was stunned for a moment and then said, "Why did he make such a deal with you?"
"He knows that I have the tortoise shell heavenly book, and he bets that I will be humanized in the future." Nanfeng said.
"How did he know you had the Book of Heaven?" Yuan Anning asked.
"I told him that as long as he can help you reattach the palm, I will give him the Turtle Shell Heavenly Book as a reward. It's a pity that he is not good at learning and can't cure you." Nanfeng said, after saying that, Yuan Anning stared in surprise. , then smiled and said, "You didn't expect that, in order to treat your injury, I could even give away the Heavenly Book. Aren't you very touched?"
"Why are you like this?" Yuan Anning's expression was very complicated, feeling touched, helpless, and a little bit wanting to laugh.
Nanfeng smiled and said, "I've always been like this. I've just said this. If you build it in the future, go to him to pick it up for you. He knows our relationship and doesn't dare to refuse you. If he refuses you, I will Just play tricks with him."
"A gentleman's word is..."
Nanfeng waved his hand and interrupted Yuan Anning's words, "What a gentleman and villain? What I said was cheating, not denying one's fault. He asked me to rescue someone. I can go there a few hours later. If that person dies, You can’t blame me. He wanted me to spare someone’s life, so I beat him to the bed and paralyzed him. This doesn’t count as breaking my promise.”
Yuan Anning couldn't help but smile and shook his head.
Nanfeng took out the porcelain bottle from his arms, unplugged the cork, poured out a pill from it and handed it to Yuan Anning, "Here, this is the Yang Huan Dan. I have tried it myself. It can really bring the dead back to life, as long as it is not chopped down by someone." If you take it before the head is killed, the body can be saved."
Yuan Anning was so surprised that he stared in astonishment.
Nanfeng stuffed the elixir into Yuan Anning's hand, "Take it, don't be polite to me, my life is not easy, there will definitely be a large group of people behind me in the future, I have to save a few more to save my life, and I can't Give you more."
Yuan Anning held the Yang-Returning Pill and hesitated to speak.
While Yuan Anning was in a daze, Nanfeng leaned down and read the words on the book again. The prosthetic hand could only be made of metal. According to the different materials, it was divided into three grades: upper, middle and lower. The upper grade was black iron and black iron. It comes from the nine heavens and can sense the five elements. No matter what the five elements of the injured person are, it can be connected with the muscles and bones. The medium level is Kunwu red copper, which is a kind of spiritual iron belonging to the human world. As long as the five elements are not fire, it can be matched. The lower grade is ordinary brass, which can only be matched by people with five elements belonging to gold and five elements belonging to water.
After reading the words on the book, Nanfeng turned around and went to the west room. He took out the plate of black black iron from his bag and came back, "This is black iron, given to you as a prosthetic hand."
Yuan Anning was still holding the elixir in her hand. Seeing Nanfeng give her another gift, she became more and more surprised and her eyes widened.
Nanfeng casually threw the plate of black iron into the corner of the kang, "This thing is good, but it's not easy to melt. An ordinary stove can't help it."
"Do you know what this is?" Yuan Anning turned around and looked at the black iron that extended into a whip shape.
"Of course I know, black iron is a good thing. Ordinary weapons can become sharp weapons with just a little addition. Weapons made entirely of it are magic weapons." Nanfeng said.
"You knew this thing was magical and you still gave it to me?" Yuan Anning was very frightened.
"You mean you have to keep the good things for yourself, and only give away the junk you don't care about?" Nan Feng curled his lips.
Yuan Anning looked at Nanfeng in shock. After a long time, he came back to his senses and said, "If Miss Zhuge knew..."
Nanfeng waved his hands impatiently, "Don't mention her, it makes this guy's lungs hurt from anger. This is my thing. I can give it to whoever I want. Isn't she jealous? She eats hard, doesn't listen to nice things, and has to come." Hard."
Yuan Anning lowered his head slightly when he heard this and did not answer Nanfeng's words.
Nanfeng didn't speak anymore, turned around and went to the kitchen, took out the bowls and chopsticks, and scooped out porridge and rice to eat, "It's the New Year's Eve tonight, and there's nothing to eat at home. I have to go out and buy something later. You Insert two needles into me to make it easy for me."
"Momen is not good at Qi training. Their acupoint sealing and disguise technique is only suitable for people with cultivation levels below Dongxuan." Yuan Anning answered from the east room.
"Why are there still such troubles?" Nanfeng answered casually. Tian Yuanzi also changed his appearance at the beginning, but it was not a silver needle sealing the acupoints, but another method. That method is not restricted by cultivation level. Unfortunately, he didn't meeting.
"I can move around, so let me go." Yuan Anning said.
Nanfeng didn't answer. He really didn't dare to go out and wander around in broad daylight.
After taking two mouthfuls of porridge, Nan Feng remembered another thing, "Where is the Jiuzhou Dictionary you mentioned hidden?"
"The royal library is in Taixue Hall." Yuan Anning replied.
"Where is the Taixue Palace?" Nanfeng asked again.
"In the imperial city, just enter the auxiliary hall on the right side." Yuan Anning said.
"Is the defense tight?" Nanfeng asked again.
Yuan Anning shook his head, "The royal family lives on the front line of the central palace, where the defense is tight, while the auxiliary palace is relatively lax."
Nanfeng thought for a while and said, "Today is New Year's Eve, so the defense should be more relaxed. I will go take a look tonight. By the way, what did you do when you went to the palace last time?"
"I'm going to look for him." Yuan Anning said.
Nan Feng washed the dishes and put them back in the cupboard, "Did you find them?"
Yuan Anning shook his head, "No."
Nanfeng did not go to the east room anymore, but took a small bench and sat in the kitchen. From here, he could see Yuan Anning. Yuan Anning had been holding the elixir he had given to Yuan Anning before.
Seeing Nanfeng looking at her, Yuan Anning shook his head and said, "I appreciate your kindness. I really can't have these two things, so you should take them back."
"Why can't you have it?" Nanfeng asked casually.
"We are just friends, these gifts are too expensive." Yuan Anning lowered his head and said.
"I don't quite understand what you mean. Do you want us to be just friends, or do you want us to be more than friends?" Nanfeng asked.
Yuan Anning lowered his head and said nothing.
Nanfeng didn't say anything anymore. Yuan Anning was an out-and-out lady, very polite and well-regulated, but following these standards all the time made people feel uncomfortable. This was not because Yuan Anning was coy. To be fair, Yuan Anning It’s really not a matter of coercion. The reason why they don’t get along very well is probably related to their origins. One is a beggar who wanders in the market, and the other is a princess from the former dynasty. Their living habits, temperament and temperament are very different.
After a moment of silence, Nanfeng broke the dullness, "You are not the only one to get the part of the Heavenly Book I gave you. I also gave it to my sworn brother. I always feel indebted to you. I want to return Yang Dan and the piece If you take Xuantie, I will feel better."
Yuan Anning tilted his head and looked at Nanfeng, "Other than thank you, what else can I say?"
"You don't even need to say thank you. Okay, I didn't sleep enough. Let's sleep a little longer while you do your work." Nanfeng stood up and put the bench back in place.
This sleep was more comfortable than the previous one, and I slept until noon. When I woke up, Yuan Anning had already bought fish, meat, and vegetables. Nan Feng knew how to cook them, and the dinner was sumptuous.
After dinner, the sun goes down and night falls.
Nanfeng once again confirmed the location of Taixue Palace, took his belongings and headed east.
He was very familiar with Chang'an City and knew where the imperial palace was. He walked around from the north to the east side of the palace, looked for the opportunity, avoided the city wall guards, entered the imperial city, passed through the corridor, and entered the Taixue Palace.
There are lamps in the courtyard of Taixue Palace, but no one is walking around. There are lamps in the courtyard of every palace in the palace. This is to reflect the royal style and to prevent Xiaoxiao.
Taixue Hall is a place for learning. Learning is of little use these days, and there will be no one left behind on New Year's Eve. There are locks on the doors of the main hall and side halls.
After observing the surrounding environment, Nanfeng ducked to the door of the main hall, broke the lock and stepped in.
Just as he turned to close the door, a person walked out from behind the bookshelf on the west side, "Hmph..."