(First Update.)
Hsu Fengnian was in a good mood on the way back home. The two extra servings of marinated beef were for the maids in Wutong Garden. Unsurprisingly, Jiang Ni was still waiting in the courtyard. This little money-grubber, regardless of wind or rain, would read 100,000 words of secret manuals every day. She would not stop until she had earned 100 taels of silver. Every time she made a mistake, she would deduct ten wen and read an extra cross on the 100,000 words. Today, Hsu Fengnian sneaked out to meet the blind Old Xu and left Jiang Ni hanging in Wutong Garden. When they met later, she would roll her eyes. Hsu Fengnian entered the courtyard. Sweet Potato, who had been waiting for a long time, handed over a letter from Mount Longhu. It was written by the old Daoist Zhao Xituan. He had Blue Bird distribute the beef and walked into the study alone with the letter. Jiang Ni crouched in a corner with a [Hibernating Dragon Fist Manual] and quietly read. Only when Hsu Fengnian sat down did she wake up. She quickly stood up with a face full of anger and resentment. Hsu Fengnian opened the letter and sat on a red sandalwood chair with auspicious clouds. He smiled and said, "Since you have waited for half a day, you can read it later. Let me finish reading this letter."
Jiang Ni did not have the awareness of being under someone else's roof and calmly said, "Today, one word is two wen."
Hsu Fengnian did not pay attention to her and only focused on reading the letter. Jiang Ni watched as His Royal Highness's face changed from sunny to gloomy, then to stormy, and finally to dark clouds. For a moment, she forgot to repeat that one word was worth two wen. Hsu Fengnian raised his hand and was about to slap the sandalwood handle, but as soon as he did, he pulled back eighty to ninety percent of his strength. He managed to pull back his hand in time and did not smash the chair. Even so, his face was still frighteningly gloomy. Hsu Fengnian stood up and walked to the window. After a few breaths, he turned around and looked at Jiang Ni with a smile. "Come, you read while I listen."
Jiang Ni finished reading 《Hidden Dragon》 and then read more than half of a sword manual. Outside the window, it was already deep into the night. She discovered that Hsu Fengnian was unusually quiet today. Hsu Fengnian, who had been absent-mindedly listening to the sound of reading for four hours, smiled and said, "Now that you've saved a lot of money with me, why don't we make another deal? If you buy a secret manual for a thousand coins, you can buy ten books in a year. Even if you can't practice martial arts, you can just throw a few books to the people of Jianghu. Do you think they won't bite you like a mad dog? It's better than being rich but having nowhere to spend it. What do you think of this business? Don't look so unwilling and incredulous. I'm just saying what's on your mind. With our relationship and friendship, there's no need to be pretentious. How about it? It's a deal. One secret manual costs 1,200 strings of coins? "
Jiang Ni wanted nothing more than to use 《Hidden Dragon》 as a sword to stab this treacherous fellow to death. She smiled coldly and said, "Is it 1,000 strings of coins or 1,200 strings of coins?"
Hsu Fengnian, whose little trick had been exposed, laughed and said, "Friendship price, 800 strings of coins for one book."
Jiang Ni agreed immediately, "Okay!"
Hsu Fengnian waved his hand and picked up the secret letter from Longhu Mountain again. He furrowed his brows and did not raise his head. He said to Jiang Ni who was putting the two secret manuals back on the bookshelf, "Do you want me to prepare a chaise lounge for you?"
Jiang Ni sneered and said disdainfully, "I still want to live."
Hsu Fengnian did not comment on this statement. As soon as Jiang Ni left, Sweet Potato carried a sparkling and translucent colored glass cup full of fruit into the room. Colored glass was a treasure that could only be encountered but not sought. Ordinary wealthy families could only have substandard colored glass medicine jade, which was the limit of their wealth. Here, however, it was only used as a small object to hold fruit. Only imperial officials of the fourth rank and above could wear small pieces of colored glass. Moreover, the color and luster were often not clear enough. His Royal Highness was truly wasting natural resources.
Xu Fengnian picked up a snow pear and took a bite. He said fiercely, "The bull-rider just delivered a manuscript of the 'Yin and Yang Kinship Deed'. Grandpa Wei, who was in the Tide-listening Pavilion, only took a few glances at it before he cried tears of joy. He said it was even more wonderful than the ancient 'I Ching and Yang Kinship Deed' in the pavilion, which is known as the King of Ten Thousand Pills. Look, the Sect Leader gave up the cultivation of the Great Yellow Court. I've already left the mountain, but Wudang is still willing to add flowers to brocade. Look at this Mount Longhu. It's only been a little more than a year, and there are already people from the Taoist Master's Mansion bullying Huang Maner! This group of yellow-purple Taoist priests is really looking for trouble! "
Sweet Potato said softly, "Longhu Mountain has been powerful for 200 years, but Wudang Mountain has been declining for 300 years. Moreover, Wudang Mountain is in Beiliang, but Longhu Mountain is thousands of miles away. Naturally, their style is different."
Hsu Fengnian said calmly, "I originally planned to go to Longhu Mountain, but now I want to go to the Taoist Master's residence to see the style of Yuyi Minister."
Sweet Potato gently kneaded Hsu Fengnian's shoulders. After His Royal Highness started practicing the knife, his originally weak body became much stronger. His physique and spirit improved by leaps and bounds. If Sweet Potato's kneading skills were like embroidery in the past, now even Hsu Fengnian felt like scratching an itch if she did not beat a bell or beat a drum. Sweet Potato said softly, "Your Highness, do you really want to go to the cold ground again?"
Hsu Fengnian nodded and said with a half-fake smile, "But this time I'm not going to be a stray dog. As His Royal Highness, I have to bring out all the pomp and circumstance. Longhu Mountain, Shangyin Academy, Xuanyuan Family's Dema Villa, Yue Wang's Sword Pond, Luoshen Garden by the Luoshui River. These are all places I didn't dare to go before. Sweet Potato, shall we go together? "
Sweet Potato shook her head and said pitifully, "Can we not go, Your Highness?"
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