Tang Wanzhuang let her subordinates chase her, and she completed the trick to the fullest. Her eyes had already fallen in another direction, to the distant fields by the lake, and to another hill opposite to the hill where she was standing at the moment.
Elder You and others didn't know where Zhao Changhe was, but her five senses were much stronger and she had already seen him.
Zhao Changhe and Han Wubing were standing on the hill watching the chaotic farce below. It seemed that they felt that Tang Wanzhuang really had no intention of hurting Xia Chichi. Zhao Changhe sighed and looked at Han Wubing with a rather strange expression.
Han Wubing also retracted his gaze and looked at him.
It seems that the external affairs are over and it is time for my own affairs.
The two idiots were in a weird mood. Logically, today was the day they had agreed to fight, but after all the trouble, helping and admiring each other, and now that they had swords and everything was ready, they had no desire to fight anymore.
If a real fight breaks out, it will just be a sparring match like what happened with Yue Hongling back then. What's the point in that
"Do you want to continue fighting?" Zhao Changhe asked.
“… I have to finish the fight I initiated.” Han Wubing replied.
Zhao Changhe bared his teeth: "Do you know that I have wanted to beat you up for a long time?"
"... I know, you tried to chop me at least twice, once in your room, and once just now."
Zhao Changhe drew his sword: "Then just chop me twice and let this matter go."
Han Wubing drew his sword: "Don't you know that anyone who sees you doing these things will want to kill you?"
Very good, the fighting spirit is aroused.
The swords collided and were about to strike.
Tang Wanzhuang in the distance shook her head gently: "She is clearly still a big kid... Okay, let's go back."
The maid asked curiously, "Miss, don't you want to see the result of this fight? Han Wubing's cultivation is still higher than Zhao Changhe's. What if he is accidentally injured..."
"I can't be hurt, at most it's just a superficial injury, you deserve it."
"If Zhao Changhe wins, will the Book of Chaos escape?"
"I can't dodge either. If this is called a battle... then Zhao Changhe and Xia Chichi may have a more intense battle in the future, maybe tonight. Can the Book of Chaos dodge?"
The maid was confused for a moment, then suddenly came to her senses and stammered, "Miss, you you you..."
Tang Wanzhuang stroked her forehead and thought: "His relationship with the demon cult witch is so inappropriate. Logically, I should try to destroy it... But if I really destroy his friendship, it will cause estrangement. This matter is really difficult to deal with..."
The maid glanced at her and hesitated to speak.
Of course, forceful destruction will create estrangement, but there is actually another way to destroy it, such as snatching it away from you, which will not only eliminate the estrangement, but also create distance. Miss, you are so resourceful, haven't you thought about it
Of course Tang Wanzhuang had never thought about it. Who would consider involving themselves in such a matter... Besides, she wanted Zhao Changhe to be the prince because she didn't want to discuss marriage.
In the end, her strategy was still the simplest, crudest and most high-sounding: "Search the entire area to capture the evildoers of the Four Elephants Sect and the Maitreya Sect, and return the Sword Lake City to peace!"
Let’s drive Xia Chi Chi away first. At least you won’t be able to get too excited today. You can slowly think about how to deal with it later.
The sun sets.
The government in the city was hunting down a cult, and outside the city two older kids were fighting.
After fighting for more than an hour, they both stopped exhausted, lay on the hill, looked at the sunset, and didn't want to talk.
The Book of Troubled Times did not dodge.
A hearty duel was more relaxing for Zhao Changhe than being entangled in any identity and emotions. The originally planned Gujian Lakeside should not have all those messy things. It would be great to travel thousands of miles to attend the meeting, to draw swords, and to have a hearty battle... Now the mood has been ruined, what a pity.
Now I can understand why Cui Yuanyong and Yue Hongling admired each other after the fight. When your sword strikes out with great force but is cleverly resolved by the opponent, at that moment I can really feel admiration in my heart.
Then you will know how to handle it more perfectly next time. Strength grows through trials one after another.
"Xiao Han..." Zhao Changhe suddenly said, "You had a killer move hidden just now, right? I felt my scalp tingling for a moment."
"That's right." Han Wubing looked up at the sky: "Let it go, the winner is already decided."
"Bah!" Zhao Changhe wanted to save face, but he knew that he had just intentionally suppressed the power of the Dragon Bird and would lose if he didn't rely on the power of the magic weapon. So he didn't try to save face and asked, "You have a killer move, why didn't you use it when you were in danger before?"
"Because I figured out this move in the sword room when you were kissing a woman."
Zhao Changhe: "... Women really do slow down the speed of practicing martial arts."
Han Wubing said: "If you need anything, just go to the brothel and it's done. A warrior's heart shouldn't be dragged down in a place like this."
"What if someone likes you?"
"As long as you clearly refuse, there will be no unfaithfulness. I am not interested in it anyway, so why ruin someone's life?" Han Wubing said, "A hero like you shouldn't get entangled in matters between men and women. It always makes people feel awkward."
"Then there is still a difference between the rivers and lakes in your mind and mine."
"Oh?" Han Wubing said, "To understand the sword in one's heart and eliminate the injustice in the world, isn't that the same? I think you are almost the same..."
Zhao Changhe took out the wine gourd he carried with him, opened it and took a big gulp. "My dream is to travel the world with a sword and wine, with a slender waist in my hand. Now I have realized the first half of the sentence, although I used a sword... I also feel that the second half is not suitable for me. I don't seem to be able to do it with such ease. I always feel embarrassed."
Han Wubing thought for a moment and laughed, "Although this doesn't really suit your temperament, I think you seem to be on the right track. But I advise you, this sounds like the words of an unfaithful person. If you keep going like this, Xia Chichi's sword will take your head sooner or later."
Zhao Changhe suddenly remembered the second half of the original poem.
"Ten years of dreaming in Yangzhou, earning a reputation as a fickle brothel owner." Brother Xiao Han is very perceptive...
But then again, you are actually the unfaithful one in the brothel, and I don't like to do this kind of thing.
So how do you define a fickle person
Han Wubing suddenly said, "The fun is over, and it's time for us to part ways. From now on, no one will bother you to eat women."
Zhao Changhe asked: "Where are you going?"
Han Wubing said, "Go back to the bottom of the lake."
Zhao Changhe: “?”
"That's the land of swordsmen. I plan to learn sword skills there."
"how long?"
"I don't know how long it will take, but I can sneak back to the city to buy my daily necessities, so I can live a normal life."
Zhao Changhe smacked his lips. This was very much like a swordsman. Unfortunately, he was afraid that he could not survive a day like this.
"Goodbye then." Zhao Changhe stood up and patted Han Wubing's shoulder: "You may be my first friend in the martial arts world."
Han Wubing smiled but didn't answer. If the dead friend wasn't counted, Zhao Changhe was actually his only friend in the martial arts world.
Zhao Changhe didn't complain, he carried Longque on his back and strode away: "Let's go, I hope to see you next time, you have already left the abyss."
Han Wubing watched his back and thought to himself that this guy was actually quite cultured.
I don't know if his words meant coming out of the bottom of the lake or a hidden dragon emerging from the abyss.
In fact, everyone still has a lot of things to do. Han Wubing also has the Jianlu thing, which others don't know. In fact, there are some important backgrounds involved, and it is also related to the previous era. Zhao Changhe is more like a gathering of wind and clouds. There is nothing low-level around him, either the Cui family, the Four Symbols Sect, or the Demon Suppression Division.
But as each other's only friends, neither of them asked, "Do you need my help with anything?" They didn't even ask about the situation, because they both felt that this was something they had to face on their own.
When you solve it, you will get out of the abyss.
Han Wubing had a strong premonition that if he was not dead the next time they met, he would be famous all over the world.
… …
After returning to Jianhu City, Zhao Changhe was stopped by a familiar brothel madam before he could even walk out of the street: "Hey, young master, have you forgotten someone?"
Facing the strange looks from people on the street, Zhao Changhe pinched his head and went in through the back door.
The bamboo forest is still quiet and peaceful, and no sound of piano is heard.
Zhao Changhe walked up to the bamboo building with familiarity. Tang Wanzhuang was bent over the desk, putting on her clothes, writing something and coughing lightly from time to time. There was no sign of her extraordinary strength that had previously stopped the Maitreya Sect Leader. She only seemed sickly and hardworking.
Zhao Changhe suddenly thought of Prime Minister Zhuge... Although Tang Wanzhuang's importance to the empire is definitely not as important as Zhuge, they do look a bit similar.
Zhao Changhe stood at the door and watched for a while, then finally spoke to break the silence: "How come you don't care about public opinion at all? You don't feel any taboo about associating yourself with a brothel."
Tang Wanzhuang said without even raising her head: "Outsiders don't know, and those who know will naturally not make unfounded associations. The brothel is just a place to conceal one's identity, as long as it works well."
"How come it's so useful? Any other one wouldn't be better than this one?"
"Because brothels are full of people coming and going, there is a lot of information, which is convenient."
"You also read the Spring and Autumn Annals?"
Tang Wanzhuang finally stopped writing: "What are you doing standing there? Come in and talk."
"I'm here to report. I'll leave after I'm done talking." Zhao Changhe said, "Although the sword was taken by Xia Chichi, the incident you worried about, where the sword wreaked havoc and injured people, did not happen. Does that count as completing the mission? If so, I'm leaving now."
"Do you think this mission can directly offset the skills and the dragon bird?"
"I know this is not a one-time deal, there will be follow-up, but you don't have to keep sending me tasks, right? To be honest, if you really ask me to work 996, I won't do it."
Tang Wanzhuang didn't know what 996 was, and didn't bother to ask, she just said: "The second task is very simple, you can complete it now, as long as you nod."
Zhao Changhe asked curiously: "What mission?"
"Stay in the brothel tonight, pick any girl you want, and sleep until dawn to complete the mission."
Zhao Changhe immediately knew what she was thinking, and he was also angry: "Don't force me to talk nonsense to you again."
Tang Wanzhuang looked at him steadily. She also knew what he would say if he talked nonsense at this moment.
"Forget it." Zhao Changhe turned and left. "Seeing you working so hard at your desk, any normal person would have some respect for you, so I won't say anything unpleasant. But I don't want anyone to interfere in my relationship, not even my own father."
"Three things can make the empire great again: the sword, humble ministers, and Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism."
He said this to the Empress.
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"No, Gentlemen Should Be on Guard" ~ Multiple female protagonists, light-hearted and humorous
(End of this chapter)