Enter Chang Xiangsi and help Jingzhai fight

Chapter 116 Attending the Banquet

Tu Shanjing grabbed a small box beside him and said, "Okay, I'll be right there." He turned to me and said, "Go back and put on your outer robe, tie Fenglong's sword in your arms, and we'll wait for you downstairs."

Then I remembered that I had arrived in such a hurry that I had not even put on my outer robe.

I opened the door, bowed hastily to Changbao, ran back to my room, put on my outer robe, and ran downstairs again.

Changbao was waiting outside the door in a carriage. I hurriedly got in and was about to sit down when I heard Xiaohui's voice from right below my butt: "Girl, don't sit! I'm here."

I was startled and looked carefully, but there was nothing unusual about the seat.

I reached out my hand again and felt something soft and furry. I laughed and said, "Xiao Hui, you turned into your original form and put on the invisibility blanket so early? I almost flattened you!"

Xiao Hui replied softly, "I was afraid they would lift the curtain to check and see me, so I simply hid myself in advance. Then I could act easily if anything happened, without anyone keeping an eye on me and guarding against me."

I praised, "How clever! The story was not written in vain!" Then I bent down, walked inside, and sat diagonally opposite Xiao Hui.

Tu Shanjing smiled and looked at me without saying anything. Outside the carriage door, Changbao whipped and the carriage slowly started moving.

I muttered as if I was going to the battlefield: "I have the sword tied to my bosom, the rain of pear blossom needles on my belt, the Lingji acupoint memorized, and the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms mastered..."

Tu Shanjing couldn't help but laugh: "What are you mumbling about here? What 'Eighteen Palms of the Dragon Subduing'? But what top-secret moves did You teach you this afternoon?"

I smiled bitterly and said, "No, no, Brother You only taught me a method to instantly increase my spiritual power, but he didn't teach me any moves. He told me that when the enemy is close to me, the way should be simplified, just swing your palm to hit, don't worry about the moves. I just gave it a name so that it will sound more powerful when I shout it out later. The first move of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms: The arrogant dragon will regret it, watch out!" After saying that, I waved my hand forward, bringing out a cool breeze that blew the hair on Tu Shanjing's temples.

He laughed and said, "If you shout, he will be on guard, so how can you hit him? Instead of wasting time shouting, you might as well use more power in your legs to run faster. Don't practice the 'Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms'. In my opinion, it's more practical to practice the 'Ground-Walking Tornado Kick'."

I exclaimed, "Oh my!" and said, "Master! Don't let me get discouraged before the battle! Although... it is indeed true..." In the end, I was the first to get discouraged.

Tu Shanjing said seriously: "How about this, I will teach you a move."

When I heard that, I quickly turned around and looked at him, and said, "That's great! May I ask Master Qingqiu, what advice do you have for me?"

Tu Shanjing said: "This move doesn't require spiritual power, nor does it require daily practice. It is the area you are best at, and it can also be a set of combined moves."

When I heard about this good thing, I hurriedly leaned over and said, "Tell me about it quickly! You are really good at hiding it, and you only told me now!"

Tu Shanjing looked at me and said, "When the time comes, all you have to do is ask him: 'How much does he offer? I'll offer double.'"

I was stunned, and he continued, "If he doesn't accept the challenge, you can offer a second move: 'How much does he offer? I'll offer three times as much.' If the money is not enough, you can add more objects and people, and so on, until he accepts the challenge."

I realized then that his trick was to make me use my mouth to pay. Thinking about it carefully, it was a good idea. After all, he paid and I talked, so it was a win-win deal for me.

I burst out laughing and replied, "Young Master, you are confused! You are doing such a losing business! If the profit is increased by a hundred or a thousand times, won't the Tushan family be bankrupt?"

The carriage passed through the darkness, and the interior of the carriage also became dark. Tu Shanjing's eyes sparkled in the shadows, and he said, "You finally smiled. Even if we make a hundred or a thousand times more, this deal is not a loss."

I felt like I was struck by lightning, my heart was pounding, I lowered my head, not daring to look at him, and wrung my hands.

His voice sounded again beside him: "Don't be too nervous. Just think of it as an ordinary dinner with me. I'll be back after dinner."

I nodded, let out a long breath, and felt that the inexplicable depression in my chest had mostly dissipated.

On the rest of the way, he didn't say anything, just closed his eyes and rested.

He closed his eyes, so I opened my eyes and looked at him, until I was satisfied.

Soon, the carriage stopped. Changbao's voice rang out from outside: "Young Master, Miss, we're here."

He opened his eyes, his eyes sparkling, and said to me, "Lanxiang, let's go."

My heart began to beat again, thumping non-stop as I followed his footsteps.

In front of the carriage was a two-story restaurant with four slanting corners and big red lanterns hanging from the eaves. The door downstairs was open, and there was no one inside. Music could be heard from upstairs. A thin man in a purple brocade robe stood at the door, clasped his fists and greeted him, saying, "The second young master of Tushan is here. I didn't know about it. To apologize, I have been waiting here for a long time!"

Tu Shanjing bowed and said, "Brother Fan, you are welcome."

The thin man had sly eyes and a small moustache. He glanced at me lightly, then glanced at Changbao who was tying the carriage to the post at the door. Then he grinned, revealing his yellow teeth, and said, "No, no, please come in, young master!" After that, he turned sideways and stretched out his hand to invite us in.

Tu Shanjing followed him silently, and I followed Tu Shanjing. Changbao tied up the horse behind me, coughed lightly, and followed.

As I walked upstairs, my heart began to beat fast again.

Someone on the second floor had already started singing: "Under the lonely lamp at night, I am sitting alone in the cabin. In the cabin is my Du Shiyi Niang, waiting for my lover..."

I just turned the corner of the stairs and could see the red candlelight from upstairs. Combined with the slightly sad voice, it made me feel scared, as if I was walking towards the spider web cave. As soon as I showed my head, I would be entangled in spider silk all over my body and face, and then they would eat me up.

When I went up to the second floor, I saw a large open space in front of me. In the middle, a musician was playing the piano, and another woman in gauze was dancing and twisting her waist on the space.

There was also a singer, but she was not in the open space, but in the arms of a burly but thin-faced man at the table.

The woman playing the pipa sat beside the seat of honor, and next to her was the Tushan Hou. She had her eyes half closed and was shaking her head. A few strands of hair were hanging down, and she looked haggard. It was obvious that she had drunk a lot and stayed up all night.

Master Fan reached out his hand and grabbed the woman in the gauze dress in the middle into his arms. He pinched her waist and said with a smile, "My dear, I'm back. Did you miss me?"

The woman moaned, punched his chest lightly with her pink fist, and said coquettishly, "Mr. Fan, your hands are too cold! Don't touch me!"

Master Fan smiled and hugged her as he walked back to his seat, saying, "You little heartless girl! You knew my hands were cold, but you didn't warm them for me?!"

*The song is quoted from "Du Shiniang".