NFBE Chapter 242: Present peaches to the twins for Master Lu!
Chapter 242: Present peaches to the twins for Master Lu!
Chapter 242: Present peaches to the twins for Master Lu!
Under the phoenix tree, the rain falls at midnight, leaf by leaf, sound by sound.
The night was as dark as ink. The carriage parked in the alley of Jinling had not yet left. The surroundings were quiet. Raindrops fell on the roof of the carriage, making a rustling sound.
Chu Wantang sat upright behind a small table, her slender figure straight, her charming peach blossom eyes closed, as if she was dozing off, or as if she was waiting for someone. The incense mist burning in front of her curled up, illuminating her bright face like a dream.
After an unknown amount of time, the raindrops outside seemed to fall faster, and Chu Wantang suddenly opened his eyes.
A cool breeze blew in from the entrance of the alley, causing the curtains of the carriage to sway. The decorative tassels hanging on the top of the carriage were blown down by the wind and swayed.
A dark shadow flashed in, covered in the chill of the night rain, dispersing the warm fragrance in the carriage.
The moment he saw the shadow, Chu Wantang's peach blossom eyes, which had been calm just now, suddenly lit up: "Is everything going well?"
"Well, it's going well." Lu Zhan fiddled with the tassels that were hanging down, and took out Ji Mengli's token. "I'm already the hall master. I guess I don't have much real power, but at least I've completed the first step. It's much better than being a lackey. Tomorrow I will go to inspect the Jinling Rudder. As for Director Chu's plan to take over the Jinling Rudder, we'll have to find an opportunity."
As the hall master, it would not be difficult for Lu Zhan to go to Jinling Duo, nor would it be difficult to take over Jinling Duo, but he had worked so hard to infiltrate, and he could not easily reveal his identity.
Chu Wantang didn't say anything, her eyes fell on the token. The token was shaped like a water drop and looked crystal clear, like a woman's ornament. She took it and looked at it, and the faint fragrance on it rushed into her nose.
Xiao Chu blinked her misty eyes: "What's that smell?"
Of course it was the aroma of milk marinated in the two big balls... Lu Zhan shook his head: "I don't know either. I haven't received the hall master's token yet, so I'll use this instead."
Chu Wantang sniffed it again with a strange look on her face. The smell was not as gaudy as perfumed powder, but to her, it was also an extremely unfamiliar scent.
She was a little suspicious that this was a decoration from somewhere belonging to Elder Blackwater.
Lu Zhan interrupted her thoughts: "What are you thinking about here?"
"Nothing." Chu Wantang handed the token to Lu Zhan and said, "As long as everything goes well, my father really wants to get rid of the Black Water Sect's influence in Jinling while you are here. This matter really cannot be rushed, so you don't have to feel pressured."
"I know. Besides, the director's move is also to give me more credit." Lu Zhan put the token away and said thoughtfully, "I always feel that Ji Mengli came to Jinling for other reasons. Although she tested whether I had obtained the essence of the divine fire, there was no follow-up after the test."
"How strong is she?"
"About half a step to good fortune... I'm not sure, but for an elder of a large sect, it's not high."
"With such a low level of cultivation, the Black Water Sect's leader allowed her to be an elder?" Chu Wantang felt that there was something fishy going on. Why did the Black Water Sect's leader go into seclusion for such a long time?
To improve his cultivation? Even if it was to improve his cultivation, he would have to come out from time to time to manage the development of the sect...
Lu Zhan also felt something was wrong: "It seems Ji Mengli has some background."
"Maybe." Chu Wantang narrowed his eyes, and suddenly changed the subject, asking, "You didn't do anything to her, did you?"
Lu Zhan looked at her righteously: "There are so many experts guarding around, what can I do to her? Besides, am I that kind of person?"
I just touched Da Tuan Tuan twice, so that shouldn’t count, right?
He was touching Da Tuan Tuan strategically, not intentionally...it wasn't considered hooliganism.
Chu Wantang glanced at him and said, "It is said that Ji Mengli is extremely beautiful, is that true?"
"A little worse than you."
Xiao Chu was very satisfied and asked happily: "How's your figure?"
"A little worse than Jiang Jiang."
Xiao Chu's smile suddenly froze... a little worse than Jiang Ningshuang, doesn't that mean...
Xiao Chu looked down at his ordinary tablet, shook his head and said, "Get off the car, I want to go back to sleep."
"Okay, okay, see you another day." Lu Zhan said, and he straightened the tassels on the carriage and said, "You've worked hard these past few days. Get some more sleep. Why are the tassels so long? They're all on your head."
This kind of tassel is a decoration in the carriage, but it is very long and keeps swinging around. Lu Zhan felt a little annoyed when he saw it, so he tidied it up before leaving. As a result, when Xiao Chu saw his action, she suddenly tilted her head, and her crystal earlobe passed through his fingertips. Lu Zhan was holding the tassel, and when it touched Xiao Chu's earlobe, he pinched it.
"Ah..." Xiao Chu cried out softly, her body stiffened instantly, her bright face flushed, her charming eyes even more watery: "You...what are you doing?!"
"I didn't mean to do that. I was just adjusting the tassels and they were in the way." Lu Zhan explained innocently.
Xiao Chu felt embarrassed and annoyed. She had just seen Lu Zhan's hand reaching out to her and moved her head subconsciously. Who could have expected that this guy was adjusting his tassels, so that when she leaned over, she happened to touch his hand.
This kind of physical contact wasn't a big deal, but this guy actually pinched her earlobe...
Why is he like this? Is he trying to tease me? Although she is full of lofty ambitions and aspires to be a chivalrous woman in the martial arts world without any pretense, she is still a girl after all.
The earlobe is a relatively private area, so it is inevitable to feel shy when it is touched by others, and at the same time, feel a little angry.
Chu Wantang thought that Lu Zhan had been flirting with too many women outside, so he deliberately did this to her.
But Lu Zhan looked calm, his face full of concern, without any teasing at all...
It seemed that he really cared about her, but when he was adjusting the tassel, he accidentally touched her earlobe... Chu Wantang's anger was gone, but she was still a little shy. She pretended to be calm and responded: "Okay, I know."
Seeing her reaction, Lu Zhan felt a little helpless. He had just done it casually. Liu Su was really annoying. Who knew that he would pinch her earlobe by accident.
Seeing that she stopped talking, Lu Zhan lifted the car curtain and his figure, like a big bird, quickly disappeared into the night.
Chu Wantang exhaled slowly, raised her hand and touched her burning earlobe, then disappeared from the carriage.
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The Chu family's high pavilion.
The Gaoge is located deep in the bamboo forest. It was Chu Wantang's former residence. However, she has not lived here for a long time since leaving Jinling.
Chu Wantang was wearing a white nightgown, with wet black hair hanging down to her waist. She stood alone in front of the flower window in the high pavilion, looking up at the endless drizzle in the sky. Her appearance was extraordinary and bright, like an immortal fairy who was not stained by the dust.
But my heart has been polluted by the mundane world, and my mind keeps recalling the numbing feeling when my earlobe was pinched.
He pinched my earlobe...
Chu Wantang's eyes were hazy, as if covered with mist, soft and delicate, completely different from her previous appearance, like peach blossoms wet by rain, very charming.
Although she knew that Lu Zhan had done it unintentionally, and that she and Lu Zhan would have physical contact when they flew swords, the feeling today was completely different from before...
The previous sword-flying and physical contact during the fights were not as thrilling as the brief moment in the carriage.
Chu Wantang let out a long sigh and silently took out the jade pendant hanging on her chest. The true energy flowed into the jade pendant from her fingertips. She seemed to have suddenly become a different person, and the beauty in her heart was instantly dispelled.
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The next morning, the autumn rain was still falling and the whole city of Jinling was wet.
Lu Zhan slept until he woke up naturally before getting up. No matter how comfortable he was outside, it was not as peaceful as his bed at home.
After getting up and practicing for a while, Lu Zhan washed up and prepared to go out. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a familiar figure.
"Hall Master, are you awake?" Blackwater No. 2 had been squatting at Lu Zhan's door for half an hour. Seeing Lu Zhan open the door, he was very excited: "Hall Master, are you having breakfast? I queued up for half an hour at the most popular breakfast stall to get it."
Putting aside the fact that Lu Zhan was his savior, just based on Lu Zhan's current identity, he was worthy of Shen Mingyi's flattery.
After all, Lu Zhan is not only the hall master, but also the man of their elders.
Just for this reason, he had to curry favor with Lu Zhan. As long as he could please Lu Zhan, his career would be smooth in the future... As for waiting in line for half an hour? That was just artistic processing, and the leaders loved to hear that...
Blackwater No. 2 is a man who can bend and stretch himself, otherwise he would not be willing to be a beggar. He is very calculating in his heart.
"Brother Shen, you come here at this time just to bring me breakfast? How can I deserve this..."
Lu Zhan was greatly surprised, and pretended to be flattered while eating the breakfast brought by his lackey...it tasted quite good.
Blackwater No. 2 bowed hurriedly and said seriously: "Why do you call me Brother Shen? Just call me Xiao Shen. If it weren't for your promotion, how could I become the helmsman? I hope you will take care of me in the future."
“No, no…” Lu Zhan waved his hand: “Come on, come on, I’m on leave these few days, take me to meet the brothers in Jinling, I have prepared gifts for everyone.”
Blackwater No. 2 hurriedly said, "Master, please."
Although Ji Mengli does not trust Lu Zhan now, as the hall master, Lu Zhan is always qualified to meet his subordinates in Jinling. This is the most basic authority.
I just don’t know whether Jinling Duo is the real Jinling Duo, or a deliberate “eye-catching trick” created by Ji Mengli to deal with him.
Before going to Jinling Helm, Lu Zhan took a disguise pill to change his body shape and appearance, and then put on a mask in an effort not to be recognized.
Blackwater No. 2 praised Lu Zhan for being cautious, saying that he was worthy of being the hall master and that he even remembered to change his appearance to match his body shape.
Following the Blackwater II in many circles, we finally arrived at a mansion on the outskirts of Jinling. The exterior of the mansion was magnificent and looked like the property of a wealthy family, but in fact, this was the second base of Jinling Rudder.
Ever since the base in the mountains was destroyed by Lu Zhan, Captain Pei moved the base here.
"Isn't our Jinling Duo quite impressive?" Lu Zhan walked into the mansion and saw that it was a different world with a martial arts field and training room.
Blackwater No. 2 explained: "These were all made with great effort by the previous helmsman. As long as the hall master likes them, that's fine."
"Former Captain? You mean Captain Pei? Where is he now?"
"Captain Pei will be leaving for the northwest to take up his new post soon." Blackwater No. 2 looked regretful, but he was actually very happy in his heart. He still remembered vividly how Pei Qian had suspected him for no reason and tortured him severely.
Although Captain Pei is still the helmsman after arriving in the northwest, being the helmsman in a developed area is different from being the helmsman in a backward area.
Everyone knows that the northwest region of the Great Zhou is extremely cold and harsh, with yellow sand everywhere and steep mountains. It is useless for Pei Qian to be the helmsman there.
"What a pity! I hope Captain Pei has a safe journey." Lu Zhan cried like a cat crying over a rat and walked into the hall while biting a fried dough stick.
Soon, the evil practitioners gathered together.
The news of the new hall master of the Black Water Sect had spread a long time ago. Among them, there was a rumor that this hall master was the candidate designated by the Black Water elders and had an unclear relationship with the elders. As soon as this rumor came out, everyone understood it immediately.
Oh, here comes a hall master who is a gigolo!
The evil cultivators do not look down on the hall master who is a gigolo. Instead, they are very jealous. They all want to be a gigolo of the elders, but they do not have the qualifications. Everyone is very curious about what kind of ability this new hall master, Lu Ba, has to be able to be a gigolo of the elders.
Could it be that he has more legs than them?
Knowing that the new hall master was coming to Jinling Helm for inspection today, the evil cultivators were ready to go, all wanting to see what the new hall master looked like. However, as soon as they came in, they saw the burly new hall master, sprawled out on a tiger-skin chair with a ghost mask on his face.