Chapter 703 Old Friend
Xu Yuan wanted to say something to relieve Ran Qingmo's frustration, but she had already dragged the futon under her buttocks to the corner of the inner hall to practice, without giving him a chance to speak.
Xu Yuan could roughly guess what she was thinking.
But there is only helplessness, because there is no way to coax this matter.
Although Da Bingtuozi has always been cold and indifferent and seems to be uninterested in anything other than cultivation, Xu Yuan knows that she also has a pride that is unique in the world.
Without this pride, when she was in the cave at the foot of Tianmen Mountain, she would not have said that she could defeat Xu Changge who was at the Grand Master level.
But her pride was pierced by his idiot.
She had practiced diligently for nineteen years before reaching the beginning of the origin, while he had transformed into a mortal in three years.
No one can accept it.
Looking at the beautiful figure in black clothes practicing against the wall, Xu Yuan breathed out softly.
Ever since they met, she had always played the role of protector for him. Now that they had been apart for less than a month, she had just experienced how powerless he was in the face of a semi-saint, and the situation was reversed.
Compared to having your pride stabbed through,
her frustration,
It's more because I feel like I can't help him anymore
The corridor is empty and footsteps echo.
After leaving the supporting secret method for activating the talisman to the three girls, Xu Yuan left the inner hall alone and went to receive the distinguished guests from the Tianshi Mansion.
Walking in the palace, Xu Yuan took a serious look at the palace in the sky under his feet for the first time.
The design of the entire palace should have been made by everyone. The whole palace is mainly black, with dark gold and other dark tones. There is no sense of grandeur at first glance, and it is replaced by deep elegance and majesty.
It fits that dad's temperament quite well.
Unfortunately, since it was built, the prime minister didn't seem to have been in charge of Emperor'an once since he wanted to be in charge, which ultimately gave him an advantage.
The corridor outside the inner hall is neither long nor short, just nineteen feet long. On both sides are the library, study room and other living rooms of the palace owner, which fall within the scope of the inner hall.
Further outside is a downward staircase with four slightly smaller duplex rooms. They were originally supposed to be prepared by the father for their four children, but now they have become the boudoir where Su Jinxuan and the others live.
After walking ten feet further, you reach the end. Further down, you come to a hollow corridor. The view suddenly becomes clearer. Standing in it and looking down, you can have a panoramic view of the magnificent mountains and rivers of Dayan.
Theoretically speaking, this aerial palace is like the inner courtyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion, with no space left for outsiders.
But as Xu Yuanling glanced around, he still found a boundary similar to a side hall on the east side of the palace. Its interior decoration was not inferior to the inner hall where he lived.
Like it was specially prepared for someone important.
But now all the living furnishings in this side hall are gone and it has been transformed into an elegant reception hall.
This should be what the father prepared for Li Yaoxuan.
It seems that,
The relationship between these two elders was really good back then.
Let the emperor live in the side hall and his family live in the main hall.
Thinking of this, Xu Yuan couldn't help but chuckle.
Perhaps at the time when this palace was established, in that era when everything was going well, Xu Yinhe had also imagined that after sweeping the world, he and Li Yaoxuan would enjoy the peaceful and prosperous era they opened up together.
It's a pity that the previous vision seems to have been completely lost in the wheel of the general trend.
Before he knew it, Xu Yuan had already followed the suspended corridor to the front door of the side hall.
This is a hanging garden.
It is very large and planted with many precious flowers. There is a pavilion standing on the edge. The stone table in the pavilion is engraved with a chessboard. You can drink tea, play chess and enjoy the mountains and rivers together.
Looking at the traces of time, imagining the stories of the previous generation
And the next moment,
Xu Yuan saw a familiar figure in the pavilion.
He stood in front of the edge of the wooden railing, with his hands behind his back. He was wearing a python robe and his long hair flowed in the wind, overlooking the ground and mountains as if his back was turned to all living beings.
The corners of Xu Yuan's eyes twitched uncontrollably.
After a moment of silence, he walked behind the other person and suddenly said:
"Why are you here?"
As soon as the words came out, the man in the python robe was caught off guard and trembled in fright. He turned his eyes to look at the young man in the gorgeous clothes behind him and said with a smile:
"You are making such a big fuss in Zhenxi Mansion. It's hard for me not to know about it."
While talking,
Li Jun Qinghao used his mind and soul to sweep towards the man in front of him in a strange way. As a strong master, he didn't even notice how this kid got here.
Xu Yuan noticed the other party's unobtrusive behavior and was not angry. He chuckled and dissipated the Qi Ji for a moment.
"Binianghu!"
The bottomless deep Yuan Qi instantly made Li Yunqing stare and take a step back. He held on to the wooden railing behind him before he could stabilize his body. He stared at Xu Yuan and stammered:
"No, buddy, you...you...you...what kind of cultivation is this?"
"Transformation."
"."Li Yunqing.
"real?"
"real."
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After looking at each other for a moment, Li Yunqing laughed dryly and asked tentatively:
"Brother, you are joking, right?"
Xu Yuan didn't say anything, but casually pointed toward the outside of the elegant hall, and a ball of light instantly condensed between his fingers.
Then,
Buzz——
The light particles exploded, and the strong wind immediately blew Li Yunqing in front of him from the palace in the sky.
When Li Yunqing flew back, he saw that Xu Yuan had already sat down in the pavilion and started to drink.
After a moment of silence, Li Yunqing patted the python robe, and sat down opposite Xu Yuan without fear of boiling water. He picked up the wine bottle on the table and drank it in several gulps. He wiped the wine stains from the corners of his lips and said:
"What kind of magic is that?"
"Yun Qitan."
Xu Yuan glanced at the boy strangely, and without paying attention to his actions, he took out another bottle of fine wine and said with a smile:
"Aren't you afraid of me?" Li Yunqing rolled his eyes and said:
"It's not like I haven't seen you before. You were scarier than you are now in Huizhou County."
"I actually forgot about this."
"If I hadn't run fast that time, I might have died there."
With that said, Li Yunqing reached out to get the wine bottle on the table.
He thought his hand would be opened by the other party.
But unexpectedly, Xu Yuan didn't care about him at all. He calmly took out another bottle of precious wine and gave him a brand new porcelain cup.
Li Yunqing was stunned for a moment, feeling slightly uneasy.
Couldn't it be the Guillotine Bar?
He smacked his lips and asked cautiously:
"Changtian, when did you become so generous?"
Most of the strong wind that the Black Eagle was galloping forward was blocked by the wind shelter, and finally turned into a gentle breeze blowing across the pavilion.
Xu Yuan half-squinted his eyes as he poured himself a drink, and tapped his index finger on the stone table in front of him:
"This little money is not enough. You should know very well what the palace under your feet represents."
Li Yunqing hesitantly poured himself a glass, stared at Xu Yuan for a few seconds, squinted his eyes, and whispered:
"You changed a lot during the battle in the Western Desert."
Xu Yuan smiled slightly and did not deny:
"It always changes, are you always the same?"
Li Yunqing took a sip of wine, smiled and shook his head:
"It hasn't changed since I can remember. It's probably been like this for the rest of my life."
Xu Yuan shook his head and said:
"You can't say what will happen in the future. Didn't you feel sad when your personal maid died in Huizhou County?"
Li Yunqing put down the porcelain cup and leaned on the back of the chair behind him. He pondered for a moment and whispered:
"I've been sad, but I'm always optimistic and will forget about it after a while."
"I envy you."
"Are you envious of your cold nature?"
"Which person in your family is not like this? The environment forced to create a cold nature. If you don't do this, you will be hurt."
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After a short silence, Li Yunqing sighed, raised his glass to Xu Yuan, and said with a complicated smile:
"I feel like you're scolding me, but thank you."
After finishing his drink, he pointed in the direction of the side hall and said:
"The Celestial Master and the Little Celestial Master are here together. Don't you, the Crown Prince, go and meet them first?"
Xu Yuan did not deny the other party's statement that he was so arrogant that it could eliminate the joy of the nine tribes, and said softly:
"Compared with Tianshi Mansion, I am more concerned about why you are here, Yunqing."
Li Yunqing didn’t hide anything:
"Because it feels like you'll be passing by."
"Ah?" Xu Yuan was puzzled.
Li Yunqing thought for a moment and said, "Do you still remember the Yuanchu woman who appeared when I was intercepted and killed by a group of Japanese assassins when we first traveled back to Beijing together?"
As he spoke, he curled his lips speechlessly, took a sip of wine, and whispered:
"After that time, I used the Shadow Guard in my hand to check her, and I found out her identity and her relationship with your eldest brother.
"Xu Changge came to Tianshi Mansion some time ago. Although he was injured and returned to Di'an for some unknown reason, but considering what happened in the West Desert, I think if you want to return to Beijing, you should probably come back here."
Xu Yuan raised his eyes, chuckled and praised:
"It's really unfair of you to go to Japan."
Li Yunqing shrank back when he heard this, his eyes wary and he said:
"Don't praise me to death."
"I'm just telling the truth."
Xu Yuan squinted his eyes and looked at the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers beyond the pavilion, and then he asked inadvertently:
"Junqing,
"Do you know which two people this pavilion was originally prepared for?"
As soon as the words came out,
The pavilion is quiet except for the rustling breeze.
Li Yunqing swallowed, his starry eyes shining with strange light, but in the end he shook his head and said with a smile:
"I don't know, and I don't want to know."
"Yeah. What a pity."
Xu Yuan sighed, casually took out a black box from the Sumeru Ring and threw it to the other party, saying:
"This is the money and food promised to you years ago."
Li Yunqing caught it in a hurry, opened it and took a look, and found that there were twenty Sumeru Rings neatly arranged inside. He couldn't help but licked his lips, but before he could speak, he saw that the other party had already stood up.
Xu Yuan looked down at the 'friend' in front of him and said softly:
"As for the soldiers and horses promised to you, you can go to Huizhou County on your own. There is my warrant in the Xumi Ring, and the priest named Yikui will go with him to Japan."
"Changtian, wait a moment."
Gently closing the black box, Li Yunqing slowly stood up.
Xu Yuan stopped and turned half sideways towards the other party.
Li Yunqing thought about it for a while and said:
"On the fifteenth day of this month, at the quarter hour, you can go to the Wanxiang Pavilion in Sishui Temple. I have made an appointment for you with someone. You can go and meet him."
"good."
Xu Yuan smiled and nodded, his figure disappearing among the flowers and leaves.
Watching the other person disappear,
Li Yunqing did not leave immediately. Instead, he lowered his eyes and looked at the stone table in front of him with the chessboard engraved on it. His fingertips lightly touched the lines on the surface. He stared at it for a long time before whispering quietly:
"If we had met five years earlier,
"Perhaps my answer will be different.
"But now I can only wish you the best, Xu Changtian."
(End of chapter)