In the deep courtyard behind the tofu restaurant, in the shade of the trees, a group of young men each had a small bench and a small table. There was a blackboard in front of them, and each of them was copying the words on the blackboard with a goose feather pen.
Hu Yanwei swaggered in.
Not everyone was allowed to enter this place, but Hu Yanwei was an exception. He could come and go at any time, and no one stopped him.
When he found this place, he saw Yuan Gang wandering among the crowd in the shade of the trees. He was about to call out to him from afar, but he was stopped by Niu Lin, who gestured for him to keep quiet.
Hu Yanwei nodded his head. Filled with doubt, he slowly walked into the shade of the trees and looked at the things everyone was copying. He was interested in the quill pens in everyone's hands. They could write tiny characters just by dipping them in ink.
With a curious face, he walked to the blackboard, picked up a goose feather pen, dipped it in ink, and tried to imitate them. He was immediately delighted. He found that this goose feather pen was really a good thing. The empty tube could absorb ink, and when writing, the ink slowly flowed out of the empty tube.
Without saying anything, he grabbed a processed goose feather pen, tore a piece of paper, and was about to stuff it into his sleeve.
The back of his neck tightened. Yuan Gang grabbed the back of his collar and pulled him to the side. He asked, "Why are you sneaking around?"
Hu Yanwei showed the things in his hand and said, "It's just a goose feather. You won't be so stingy, will you?"
A goose feather was indeed nothing, so Yuan Gang let go of him.
Hu Yanwei stuffed the things into his sleeve and asked curiously, "Why don't you let them use a brush? It doesn't cost much. If you don't want to, I'll pay for it. There's no need to make it so shabby. If people know that I don't even give a brush to my subordinates, and I make do with a goose feather, it will really be a joke. I can't afford to lose that face."
Yuan Gang said, "They are all born in poverty and have never been educated. Their foundation is too poor. Using a brush requires a foundation and a lot of time to practice. It's better to use this to learn. As for a brush, they can learn it themselves if they have the conditions and are willing to learn in the future. "
Speaking of a poor foundation, Hu Yanwei reacted and said suspiciously, "I don't think I've heard of any shop that has a staff to teach reading and writing. What are you doing?"
Yuan Gang: "An uneducated army is an ignorant army, and a simple-minded army can only show off their bravery!"
"Stop!" Then, he solemnly warned, "Brother An, don't act recklessly. Let me tell you, this is the shop assistant of our shop, not the army. You can say these words in front of me, but you must not speak carelessly outside. Otherwise, you will bring trouble upon yourself. The crime of raising a private army is not something to be laughed at!"
Yuan Gang changed the topic. "I haven't seen you for a few days. I heard from Manager Gao that you're grounded by your family?"
"Sigh!" Speaking of this, it really made Hu Yanwei shake his head. "Recently, a powerful person came to Beijing. I just came into contact with him, and in the end, I was locked up by my family. What the hell is this?"
Yuan Gang asked casually, "Who?"
Hu Yanwei chuckled, "It's a mage from Yan. He's quite daring. He once killed Yan's envoy in the State of Zhao. I heard that on his way here, he also killed a first-rate expert on the Alchemy List. Hey, why am I telling you this? Do you know what the Pill List is? You won't understand even if I tell you. "
Yuan Gang's eyebrows twitched, and he calmly said, "I've heard of it. On the Golden Core cultivator ranking, the person who killed Yan's envoy in the State of Zhao is called Niu Youdao."
"Ah!" Hu Yanwei expressed his surprise. "You know about this?"
Yuan Gang said, "I heard that Niu Youdao killed Yan's envoy when I was in the border army. He killed him in the State of Zhao's Jinzhou, right?"
"Oh!" Hu Yanwei thought about it and agreed. That incident caused quite a stir at the time, so it was not surprising that he knew about it.
Yuan Gang asked again, "How did a cultivator from the Country of Yan get you grounded?"
"Hey, don't mention it. That guy came looking for trouble as soon as he arrived in Qi Capital. I heard that he killed an expert on the Alchemy List, and a bunch of people wanted to challenge him …" Hu Yanwei rambled on about what had happened. He made an appointment to occupy the Waterfall Platform, made an appointment with Niu Youdao to stroll among the clouds, and ended up being grounded by his family.
After that, there was the document of leaving the country with a hundred thousand warhorses. Niu Youdao was surrounded by danger, and during the auction at the Tianjing Lake, he severely injured Kun Linshu, a disciple of the Heavenly Fire Order who provoked him.
Normally, he did not pay much attention to this, and no one would deliberately mention it to him. It was because he knew Niu Youdao, and because of Niu Youdao, he was grounded. He had nothing to do at home, so he was curious about Niu Youdao, and also wanted to know why he was grounded. That was how he found out about the situation.
It was fine if he did not pay attention to it, but the more he paid attention, the more interested he became. This Niu Youdao always had something going on, and it was interesting and lively!
Yuan Gang listened silently, his emotions fluctuating. He had no access to the news and situation of the cultivation world, and it was only today that he found out that so many things had happened to Niu Youdao after he arrived in Qi Capital, and that he had encountered so many dangers.
He now somewhat understood why Daoye told him to prepare to burn down the city.
"I can come out today because His Majesty has put pressure on Niu Youdao, and the storm has passed. You don't know, but before I came out today, I heard that Niu Youdao did another sensational thing. He subdued Fufang Garden's Hong Niang, and Hong Niang personally admitted that she had sold herself to him as a slave! "
Yuan Gang asked, "Who is Fufang Garden's matchmaker?"
Hu Yanwei chuckled, "She's also a cultivator, and I heard that she's a famous broker in Qi Capital. Cultivators who come to Qi Capital like to do business with her, and she was famous for her beauty when she was young. Of course, I haven't seen what she looked like when she was young, but I've seen what she looks like now. She's hot and sexy, with big breasts and a perky butt, and her waist swings when she walks! I heard that she's almost sixty years old, but she still looks like she's in her thirties or forties. Nowadays, she's always fooling around with some young pretty boys. If it weren't for the fact that she's a little repulsive because of her age, and that my father has always forbade me from provoking cultivators, I'd really like to have a taste of her. With my handsome and confident appearance, wouldn't I be better than those pretty boys? "
When Yuan Gang heard this, he roughly understood what was going on. He understood Niu Youdao, and he knew that Niu Youdao liked to take in messy people, and liked to interact with people from all walks of life. It wasn't strange at all that he had his eyes on this matchmaker. He asked, "Subduing this matchmaker can also cause a sensation?"
Hu Yanwei was surprised, "This matchmaker is a local snake in Qi Capital's cultivator circle, and it's said that many of the older generation's nobles have an affair with her. It's also rumored that some of the most famous figures in the cultivation world used to be her bedchamber guests. I heard that in the early years, there were some big shots who wanted to take her as a concubine, but she refused no matter what. She was only willing to be the legal wife, and not the concubine. Damn it, with her reputation, who would dare to marry her as the legal wife? Would they still be able to raise their heads if they married her? Someone who refused to even be a concubine actually became Niu Youdao's servant. The flower that no one could pluck for so many years was plucked by Niu Youdao. How could it not cause a sensation? "
He suddenly raised his hand and touched his beard, "But that Niu Youdao might be slightly more charming than me!"
Yuan Gang looked at him in surprise, it wasn't easy to make this guy admit that he was more charming than him. He asked, "Are you familiar with Niu Youdao?"
Hu Yanwei replied, "I'm not familiar with him, but I've met him and talked to him. There's something about him that I can't quite put my finger on, and it's quite attractive. I feel very comfortable when I'm around him, and it makes me feel at ease. Based on my years of experience in making friends, this person is worth befriending! It's not unreasonable for a matchmaker to take a liking to him. "
"Some things, what you hear and see might not be the truth. That matchmaker is a person with a bottom line, it shouldn't be as bad as you think." Yuan Gang threw down his words and turned to leave.
Hu Yanwei was stunned for a moment, then immediately chased after him, "How do you know? You don't even know her?"
"Intuition!"
It was already dusk.
In Fu Fangyuan, Niu Youdao and the others were wandering in the garden. From the entrance, Guan Fangyi leisurely walked over and faced them.
Linghu Qiu laughed, "There are constantly guests coming to ask about her. She's probably having a hard time dealing with it today."
Seeing that they were about to meet them, Guan Fangyi tilted her head, turned around, and took a small path to the side.
Niu Youdao shouted, "Matchmaker, what's the meaning of deliberately turning a blind eye to her?"
Guan Fangyi's figure paused for a moment, then she entered the nearby pavilion and sat down to massage her legs.
The few of them walked over and entered the pavilion. Niu Youdao sat down at the side and asked, "You're not deliberately avoiding me today, are you?"
Guan Fangyi said in a strange tone, "Thanks to you, I have to explain clearly to the guests who ask me questions. Isn't this what you want to see? I'm so tired that I don't have time to see you. I hope Master can forgive me. " As she spoke, she suddenly stood up and quickly half-squatted down to pay her respects. "This servant greets Master. May I know what orders you have for me?"
Linghu Qiu and the others smiled.
Niu Youdao laughed heartily, "You don't have to be so polite! It's good that you're tired. It's just this once. In the future, you won't have to deal with them anymore. You're finally free and at ease, aren't you? "
Guan Fangyi rolled her eyes, "Just say it. What do you mean by biting me? It can't be that you want me to sleep with you, right?"
Niu Youdao said, "Look at you, acting as if you've been wronged. Let me tell you, others want to be with me, but I don't fancy them. It's your good fortune to be with me. "
"Yes!" Linghu Qiu nodded repeatedly, "Hong Niang, I can vouch for this. When you have the chance to go to Qingshan County, you'll find the world's best wine and the world's most delicious food there. After you go there, you'll realize that you've wasted all these years living in the capital."
Guan Fangyi didn't believe him and said disdainfully, "That poor and remote village?"
Linghu Qiu shook his head, "If you don't believe me, you'll know that I'm not lying when you go there."
"We'll talk about the future in the future." Guan Fangyi brushed it aside and stared at Niu Youdao, "You're not going to follow the King of Jade, and you're going back to Qingshan County?"
Niu Youdao said, "If not back to Qingshan County, where should I go?"
Guan Fangyi looked around and suddenly asked in a low voice, "Did you tell him about Wei Chu's investigation?"
Niu Youdao said, "No!"
Guan Fangyi covered her face with both hands and let out a mournful cry, "Of all the people you could offend, why did you offend the King of Jade? It's over, I'm going to die because of you this time. "
Niu Youdao turned to look at Linghu Qiu, "Is the King of Jade a difficult person to deal with?"
Linghu Qiu said in a low voice, "It's said that the King of Jade is a very gentle person. It's understandable that he would use some improper means to fight for the throne."
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