The woman was surprisingly quiet. Although she was wearing a red shirt, she stood in the alley without attracting attention.
It's just that no matter the perception of Changsun Qianxue in the wine shop at this time, or in Ding Ning's eyes at this time, there seems to be a black bamboo swaying around her all the time.
Heizhu is quiet and does not compete with the world, but he is born with an aura that does not belong to the mortal world, so how can he be alone
This red-shirted woman seemed to have nothing to do with everyone in the street, but the moment she saw her, Ding Ning knew that his judgment was right, she was the master of the underground kingdom in the fish market.
Zhang Yi, who felt ashamed and blamed himself for provoking Xue Wangxu's anger, was thinking about Xue Wangxu's solemn words. After all, he was also a highly qualified practitioner. He finally felt something strange and looked up.
It's just that when he looked up, the woman in the red shirt had already turned and left, so he didn't see anything, but looked at the place where the woman in the red shirt was standing before, with some inexplicable doubts.
"how?"
Xue Wangxu looked at him and asked.
"Nothing." Zhang Yi shook her head, and suggested softly with some anxiety, "Another round?"
Xue Wangxu was already somewhat lacking in interest, but looking at Zhang Yi who was restless and wanted to make up for it, he suddenly felt that this was another way of teaching.
So he nodded, knocked on the chessboard, and said, "Come again."
"Ding Ning!"
At this moment, Changsun Qianxue's cold calling sounded from the backyard of the wine shop.
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The woman in the red shirt walked into the narrow alley outside the sycamore tree, and the old man in black who was waiting there followed her with a bamboo stick.
"That boy is really good."
She walked towards the fish market, and slowly spoke to the old man in black, with a serenity in her voice that could even infect others, "I can come to the fish market every few days to take care of that lonely old lady, Talking with the old lady without seeking retribution is really rare. Today, I see him with a kind of peace that is not surprised by honor or disgrace. I also have the idea of loving talents, but I can't protect myself. , I can only watch him from a distance."
"That woman is full of yin, and she cultivated the methods of the ghosts and ghosts of the Daqi Dynasty, and she has also reached the seventh realm. Who is she, and why did she come to see you?" In the backyard of the wine shop, the eldest grandson Qianxue faced the red-haired girl. Looking at the direction where the woman in the shirt left, she asked Ding Ning who was summoned by her seriously.
"The owner of the fish market underground." Ding Ning looked at her cold face, and replied with some difficulty: "The only descendant of the merchant...it should be that I often go to the fish market, and now I have broken some records when I enter the country. She entered the fish market, so she came to take a look."
Changsun Qianxue was silent for a moment, and said: "Since it is your master's old department, and I am afraid it is the only old department of your master, now that she has such cultivation and power, why don't you want to use her strength?"
Ding Ning was silent for a moment and did not answer.
Changsun Qianxue said in a cold voice: "Others don't know, but I know better than anyone else that the eldest grandson's family was destroyed by thunder, and later the merchants were used as scapegoats to appease the anger of some noble families. The merchants who will promote the reform Copying and cutting, but the reform sponsored by the merchants is still slowly maintained... This method of lore and subsequent femininity is mostly from the hands of the emperor and the current queen. Because I know that your master was not in Changling at that time, The merchant's only daughter was also saved by him. That is to say, in this matter, he took many extreme revenge measures. Since then, there has been an irreconcilable gap between him and the emperor... So if you have something Please, I'm sure she will help you."
Ding Ning didn't respond to some of her words, but just looked at her and shook his head: "You yourself said that it was the grievances of the old rotten millet. There are too many people who owe the business, but the business doesn't owe anyone. We want to kill eight people. Don't drag her into this kind of rebellion that sounds so illusory to the emperor above the realm."
Changsun Qianxue glanced at him, stopped talking, turned and walked into the room behind her.
This kind of attitude means that although she doesn't agree with it, at least she doesn't object to Ding Ning's intention.
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The sound of firecrackers removes the old year.
New Year's Eve.
The peaceful and stable Daqin Dynasty officially entered the twelfth year of Yuanwu.
It has been twelve years since Emperor Yuanwu ascended the throne.
There is a new look in the new year, Xue Wangxu's small courtyard was decorated by Wang Taixu in a very joyous way, not only were couplets pasted on the door, red decals were pasted on the windows, even the small courtyard The old pear trees that had lost all their leaves were hung with some silk, and a screen was installed above the patio to keep out the wind.
Under the warm sunshine, Ding Ning, Xue Wangxu, Zhang Yi and Wang Taixu were sitting at a small square table under the pear tree basking in the sun and drinking some tea.
Gently smelling the smell of meat coming from the streets, Xue Wangxu said sincerely: "Just because every family can count their meals with meat, the Holy Majesty is proud enough."
Wang Taixu was deeply moved, and said with emotion: "No matter what the attitude of those high-ranking nobles in the court is towards us at this time, at least in my opinion, it is better to let the people of Changling eat well and dress warmly. It is much more meaningful to lay down one more city."
Zhang Yi said with admiration: "The Holy One is naturally a rare and virtuous emperor in the ages. The empress and the two ministers are naturally also the holy helpers. It is already a great achievement to make the people who live in them have their houses and those who cultivate them have their fields. More Not to mention ample food and clothing, cooking oil over a raging fire."
Ding Ning took a sip of hot tea, did not comment, but smiled self-deprecatingly in his heart.
Now almost everyone in Changling loves Emperor Yuanwu who has been on the throne for twelve years, but no matter how great his achievements are, can he offset one person's crimes
If everyone said yes, he would never agree.
And at least grandson Qianxue would stand by his side.
A boy in a new shirt appeared at the gate of the courtyard.
As soon as Zhang Yi looked up and saw this young man wearing a new shirt, Zhang Yi had a bitter face and said sadly: "Shen Yi, although my junior brother Ding Ning has already stepped into the third realm, you might as well not be so impatient and make trouble in the new year." The sword is always a bit bad."
Shen Yi, a boy from Guanzhong who officially had an agreement with Ding Ning to fight again, had a hesitant look on his face, but when he heard Zhang Yi's words, he turned around in a hurry, letting Zhang Yi and Ding Ning Seeing his back, he quickly explained with some embarrassment: "I don't have a sword, I'm not here to fight."
Zhang Yi's brows loosened immediately, and she said gently, "It's so good, you can sit down and drink tea first."
Zhang Yi's nature is relaxing and close, and Shen Yi, who was a little nervous, breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you for the two Sanyang grasses." Ding Ning also smiled at the straightforward young man from Guanzhong who walked into the courtyard.
Shen Yi looked at Ding Ning's smile and relaxed a little more. He saluted Xue Wangxu and Wang Taixu first, then looked at Ding Ning and said, "I heard the news of your breakthrough two days ago. The speed of the realm surpassed An Baoshi and Jing Liuli, so I wanted to come to you, but I was just thinking that I was not as good as this speed of cultivation, so I was a little discouraged for a while, hesitated for a few days, and finally arrived today. Come."
Ding Ning said calmly: "Fast cultivation in the first three realms doesn't mean anything."
"Because there was an agreement to break through the situation and fight again, it's not a problem if I don't come to see you." Shen Yi looked at him and explained: "But I don't feel as good, and it's the same as what your brother Zhang Yi said. , It’s always bad to come here for an appointment during the New Year, so come here first and treat it as a New Year’s greeting.”
Xue Wangxu smiled slightly, and said approvingly: "As expected of a young man who walked out of Pingchuan, eight hundred miles away in Guanzhong, with a magnanimous heart."
Shen Yi's face was slightly red, and suddenly he mustered up some courage and said: "Cave Master Xue, I have an unfeeling request, I don't know if you agree or not."
Xue Wangxu was slightly taken aback, his hazy pupils suddenly brightened, and said, "How?"
Shen Yi said: "I haven't entered any sword academy before... I wonder if Cave Master Xue can recommend me to take the entrance examination of Baiyang Cave?"
"Baiyang Cave has now been merged into the Ivy Sword Academy. What do you mean, you want to become a student of the Ivy Sword Academy, and want to become brothers with Zhang Yi and Ding Ning?" Xue Wangxu suddenly laughed out loud. "It's wonderful."
Ding Ning was speechless.
Before Xue Wangxu revealed his interesting thoughts on Shen Yi, he never thought that Shen Yi would actually make such a request on his own initiative.
Shen Yi's face was full of joy at this time, looking at Xue Wangxu who was laughing triumphantly, he said excitedly: "So the cave master agreed?"
Xue Wangxu looked at this excited young man from Guanzhong, and said: "As long as you don't worry about hindering your future, since I made an exception to accept Ding Ning, it doesn't matter if I make an exception again. Presumably Di Qingmei is also willing to let me take the burden. The Ivy Sword Academy accepts such an outstanding student."
Hearing Xue Wangxu's straightforward agreement, Shen Yi's mouth became parched with joy for a moment, he opened his mouth wide, but couldn't say anything.
Ding Ning shook his head, did not express any opinion, but asked Shen Yi calmly, "Why do you suddenly have such an idea?"
Shen Yi said: "I heard that you want to participate in the Minshan Sword Club, so I thought that even if I had a hearty fight with you now, even if I could win you, I would have nothing to be proud of. After all, you only started practicing in autumn last year. What's more, I went back and thought about your swordsmanship that defeated me, and felt that I might still lose if I let go of the fight now. I can't surpass it for a while, so I think it's best to follow your footsteps and watch you move forward."
Xue Wangxu smiled slightly when he heard the words, and said: "That's right, if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles."
Ding Ning frowned slightly, but before he could speak, Shen Yi rushed to say, "Ding Ning, don't get me wrong, the reason why I did this was not entirely for Xie Rou."
Zhang Yi's gaze was more gentle, and he became more and more aware that the reason why Shen Yi made such a decision was firstly because Ding Ning's performance made him realize some of his own shortcomings, but the more important reason was that Ding Ning and Xue Wangxu made him feel convinced .
"Since the cave master has agreed to you, you are now a student of our academy, and you should follow some etiquette." So he looked at Shen Yi gently, and said, "Do you still call Ding Ning now?"
Shen Yi was taken aback, but immediately came to his senses, excitedly and respectfully saluted Ding Ning and Zhang Yi, and said, "I have met Senior Brother Ding Ning and Senior Brother Zhang Yi."
"This is good." Xue Wangxu glanced at Zhang Yi and Ding Ning, then smiled at Wang Taixu, and said, "Here comes someone in between, generous and straightforward but not like Zhang Yi's mother-in-law. Acting boldly but not as calm and calm as Ding Ning, and lacking the reckless impulsiveness of a teenager."
Wang Taixu smiled when he heard the words, and said: "Isn't it good to be too calm and prudent?"
Xue Wangxu said seriously: "Of course it's not very good, it's too rational and balanced, sometimes it's too restrictive."
Ding Ning didn't say much, and said, "I'll go to the fish market later."
Shen Yi immediately said: "Can you take me with you?"
Looking at Ding Ning who turned his head, he immediately added with some embarrassment: "Senior brother Ding Ning, I don't want to follow you in everything, but I just arrived in Changling not long ago, and I have never been to such an interesting place as the fish market. Pass."