Night falls.
At night, colorful lights were lit in Xuanwei City, and the singing house by the Chunshui River also ushered in the busiest moment of the day. The sounds of pipa, zither, flute and singing complemented each other. Qing Yilang raised his wine glass and walked in Qingge Tower, quickly attracting many people's attention. At this moment, he no longer concealed his identity, so soon all the restaurants by the Chunshui River knew that Qing Yilang, the young master of the Xie family, had come to Xuanwei City.
Qing Yi Lang, that was a dream of the Jiangnan women in their boudoirs. The singing girls from the nearby restaurants all sneaked into Qingge Tower to see his elegance. But soon everyone discovered that the protagonist tonight seemed not to be Qing Yi Lang, but the woman next to him.
The singing house by the Chunshui River was not a brothel. Most women only sold their art but not their bodies. Even so, few women came here to listen to the music, so the appearance of a woman here was very special. Especially since this woman was very beautiful, even more beautiful than any other woman in the Qingge House. Therefore, the men who were looking for pleasure by the Chunshui River also came to see her beauty.
Just like that, sitting on the elegant seat in Qingge Tower, Qingyilang and Nangong Xier started drinking in front of everyone's eyes.
"Come here to drink, it's not a good choice." Nangong Xier felt a little uncomfortable under the gaze of so many people.
The man in green was used to this, he waved his sleeves, raised his glass and gently raised it towards the girls downstairs: "No, it's a very good choice, at least the news that we are here will spread quickly. Then since we can't find Su Baiyi, Su Baiyi may also know that we are here."
"So that's how it is. That's one solution." Nangong Xier was convinced by this reason and lowered her head to drink a glass of wine.
"From now on, I won't call you Miss anymore. I'll just call you cousin. You should call me cousin anyway." The man in green said with a smile, "Otherwise, the girls in the building will think I have a flower next to me and won't dare to pick it. What do you think, cousin?"
Nangong Xier put down her wine glass: "Cousin."
"Hahahahahaha." The man in green waved his sleeves and said loudly, "Today my cousin comes to Xuanwei City for the first time. She is very happy to see the scenery of Xuanwei City. All the expenses in Qingge Tower today will be paid by my Xie family."
The whole room applauded.
The women's eyes lit up even more. They originally thought that the woman next to the green-clothed man was his love, and they felt that they could not compare, but since she was his cousin, they still had a chance. The men looked at Nangong Xier with more curiosity. It turned out that this woman was the cousin of the green-clothed man. Which elder of the Xie family was her daughter
"Is your Xie family very rich?" asked a burly man with a knife in the corner.
"Among the four great families in Jiangnan, our Xie family is undoubtedly the poorest." Beside him, a young man holding a folding fan shook his head and sighed, "But brother is definitely second only to Wang Buyu of the Wang family in spending money."
These two people were naturally Feng Zuojun and Xie Yuling. They finally met Nangong Xier but they were not in a hurry to recognize their senior sister. After all, this trip to the Heroes Conference was extremely dangerous. If they acted separately, they would have a better chance of winning. So at this moment, they just watched Nangong Xier from a distance.
"Waiter, bring me a pot of your most famous Hua Luo Man tea." Feng Zuojun waved his hand.
"A pot of flowers costs ten taels of silver." Xie Yuling frowned and asked, "You brought so much silver?"
"Isn't it your eldest brother who's treating us? Give me another plate of crystal pork elbow and a dish of spicy beef." Feng Zuojun grinned, "It would be a waste if we don't eat them."
Xie Yuling shook his head and said, "If the Xie family continues like this, how can we compete with the other three families? Hey, waiter. Wait!"
The waiter who had just put down the wine pot turned around and asked in confusion: "Sir, what's the matter?"
"Can I order some food to take away?" Xie Yuling asked sincerely.
In the inn opposite Qingge Tower, a window was quietly opened.
Su Jian poked his head out and looked at the scene in the Qingge Tower opposite. He saw the elderly musician wearing a veil still holding the pipa and walking slowly in the hall. He couldn't help but frowned and whispered, "Why doesn't she leave?"
"Where do you want her to go?" Su Baiyi sat beside him and asked in a low voice. They didn't originally live here, but Su Jian chose this inn after he returned from the city, saying that the original inn was no longer safe, but Su Baiyi knew that they came here only because they could see what was going on in Qingge Tower.
"She is already very old. Is she going to play the pipa here for the rest of her life?" Su Jian asked.
Su Baiyi said helplessly: "Yes, she is already very old and has been playing the pipa here for her whole life. The reason why she stayed here is because she was looking forward to your arrival one day. But later you came and didn't say you would take her away."
"Take her away?" Su Jian was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said nothing.
In the Qingge Tower, the old musician walked to a warm room with his pipa in his arms. The door was opened, and an old man with sandalwood beads looked at the old musician and sighed, "You waited for so long, but I didn't expect that you would finally wait for him. It's a pity that he has become an old man like me."
"There is no one in the world who is immortal." The female musician bowed while holding her pipa. "I should have thought of it earlier."
"But he didn't take you away." The old man said meaningfully.
The female musician gently plucked the pipa: "It's something I should have thought of earlier."
"I have waited for your story for a long time, but the ending is still a little uninteresting. I feel like it's not over yet. Three days later, there will be a Heroes' Conference. The Wang family just said that they have decided to hold the event at Qingge Tower." The old man paused while moving the sandalwood beads. "In Xuanwei City, all the restaurants, big and small, want to take over this order. Although our Qingge Tower is famous, it is located by the Chunshui River after all, so it was difficult to be chosen. But Wang Ruoxu chose us in the end. I guess he has good vision."
"Heroes' Conference?" The female musician trembled slightly.
"Since this is a Heroes Conference, his presence is inevitable." The old man smiled and stood up, patting the female musician on the shoulder. "The Flower Drunk Conference begins, the Heroes Conference ends, let the story of the Jade Flute Master of Xuanwei City come to a true end."
In the inn, Su Baiyi also came to the window curiously: "The Qingge Tower seems to be particularly lively tonight. Senior, I want to go and take a look."
"Didn't you say you wanted to tell me the story of the Immortal Book?" Su Jian asked.
"There's no need to rush this night." Su Baiyi jumped down, "Don't worry, I've changed my face. What's more, with so many people here, we won't be discovered."
"You kid." Su Jian also followed.
The two walked into Qingge Tower and found that although there were many people gathered downstairs, some standing and some sitting, they all raised their heads and looked towards one place. Su Baiyi followed their gaze and saw Nangong Xier.
"Senior sister!" Su Baiyi was delighted. Last time, he was restrained by Su Jian's true energy, and he had brushed shoulders with Nangong Xier in a daze. Now he finally saw her in person. He was overjoyed and blurted out "Senior sister". However, due to the noise in the building, his call was drowned out. But just as he was about to jump up, Su Jian swung his palm and knocked him unconscious.
"You little brat, you want to run away again?"
In the private room, Nangong Xier's hand holding the cup shook slightly, and she suddenly turned her head to look downstairs.
"Hey, hey, hey, look, the young lady from the Xie family is looking at me!"
"What are you looking at? You're obviously looking at me!"
The crowd downstairs started to make noise.
"What's wrong?" The man in green asked curiously when he saw Nangong Xier's expression.
"I heard someone call me." Nangong Xier's eyes quickly swept through the crowd below, "They called me Senior Sister."