Chapter 172: Immortal Magic is Boundless! (Part 1)
Just as Jiang Chengfeng was lost in thought, someone patted him on the back. He turned around and saw Tang Yin's rosy face with a kind smile.
"Little brother, I didn't expect that we meet again!" Tang Yin said with a smile.
Jiang Chengfeng cupped his hands, "Master Tang, I——"
Tang Yin quickly made a gesture to keep quiet and whispered, "This is not the place to talk, little brother, follow me!"
Afterwards, Jiang Chengfeng followed Tang Yin to a restaurant on the side of the road and sat by the window on the second floor, where he could overlook the "grand event" of the Red Immortal Dharma Assembly below.
Tang Yin took the teapot handed over by the waiter, poured a cup of hot tea for Jiang Chengfeng himself, and said with a smile: "Little brother, are we destined to be together?"
Jiang Chengfeng was not polite. He took the teacup, took a sip, and said with a smile, "Master Tang, I didn't expect to meet you again!"
Tang Yin nodded at Jiang Chengfeng a few times and said with a wry smile, "What do you mean by Lord Tang or Lord Yang? I saw you were a straightforward person yesterday, why are you so long-winded today?"
Jiang Chengfeng was puzzled, "Master Tang, what does this mean?"
"Little brother, you are pretending to be ignorant even though you know the truth! I came to Huazhou this time purely in a private capacity, so don't call me Lord Tang. If you don't mind, just call me Mr. Tang, or Mr. Bo Hu! Or, just call me Old Gentleman like you did yesterday!"
Hearing Tang Yin say this, Jiang Chengfeng couldn't help but grin. It turned out that Lord Tang was really a generous man and didn't behave like an official.
"Since Mr. Tang said so, I will respectfully obey your orders!"
Tang Yin also took a sip of hot tea and sighed, "In fact, being an official is not that easy! There are many taboos, such as speaking. However, being in the opposition is much freer! Back then, I was also a poor scholar, and my life was hard, but I was free and easy. But now I want to have that happiness again, but I can't get it! Is this sad?"
Tang Yin's words were plain and simple, but they were spoken from the heart, as if he was talking to an old friend, and he did not treat Jiang Chengfeng as an outsider at all.
Of course, Jiang Chengfeng was not a rookie who had just entered society. On the surface, Tang Yin's words looked like a conversation between old friends, but if you think about it carefully, in fact, apart from lamenting that his youth was gone, he said nothing, which shows the cunning of this old man.
However, given Tang Yin's current status, it is indeed very rare for him to be able to speak to a small servant like Jiang Chengfeng in this way.
Jiang Chengfeng couldn't help but admire Mr. Tang and said with a smile: "Mr. Tang, why do you say that? You are known as the most talented person in the world, you are well-versed in history and the present, and you have a far-sighted vision. Whether you are in the government or in the underworld, it is just a life experience for you. Why sigh?"
Tang Yin looked at Jiang Chengfeng with appreciation and said with a smile: "Little brother, what you said makes sense! Whether in the court or in the wild, it is a test of life! Hmm - this is a wonderful saying!"
Today, Jiang Chengfeng was still dressed as a servant in black clothes and a black hat, but Tang Yin was amazed. This little servant had extraordinary and amazing knowledge. What was even more amazing was his unpretentious demeanor. He could be regarded as the leader of the current young generation in Northern Tang.
"By the way, until now, I still don't know your name, little brother! It's really rude!" Tang Yin said with a smile.
"I really don't deserve the name! Mr. Tang, just call me Jiang Dazhu!" Jiang Chengfeng smiled and said, "I am just a small servant of the Huayang Shen family!"
"Huayang - Shen family?" Tang Yin was surprised. "Are you talking about Elder Shen's Shen family?"
Hearing the name "Shen Ge Lao", Jiang Chengfeng was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that Mr. Shen was a second-rank official and had served as the Minister of Rites. He was Tang Yin's predecessor! Therefore, it was normal for Tang Yin to respectfully call him "Ge Lao"!
"Indeed!" Jiang Chengfeng nodded. The annual meeting of the Huazhou Chamber of Commerce will be officially held tomorrow. This old man Tang will definitely be present, so it is very necessary to establish a good relationship with him.
"Speaking of which, Elder Shen was a pillar of our Northern Tang State back then, and I have only just entered the court! I admired Elder Shen very much back then, but now - ah!"
Jiang Chengfeng had no idea what Tang Yin said, so he just lowered his head to drink tea and smiled awkwardly.
After a pause, Tang Yin added, "By the way! Miss Zhao, have you been doing well these years? It has been more than 20 years since we last met!"
Jiang Chengfeng was stunned at first, but he understood it immediately. The Miss Zhao that Old Man Tang was talking about must be Madam Shen! Madam Shen's nephew is Zhao Zikang, isn't her last name Zhao?
But these things have nothing to do with Jiang Chengfeng, how could Jiang Chengfeng know? But what surprised Jiang Chengfeng was that Madam Shen actually knew high-ranking officials in the court, so she must not be a simple woman!
"Actually, I haven't been in the Shen family for long, but seeing that Madam is still dignified and beautiful, and her two daughters are gentle and filial, she is living a pretty good life!" Jiang Chengfeng considered his words carefully before speaking.
Tang Yin nodded, and then asked: "By the way, the woman who traveled with you to West Lake before was the eldest daughter of the Shen family, right?"
After a pause, he added, "When I first saw her, I felt that she was about 60% similar to Miss Zhao back then, but I didn't dare to ask her rashly! I didn't expect that she was really Miss Zhao's descendant!"
Jiang Chengfeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't expect that Tang Yin and the Shen family had such a past. However, with this relationship, he thought he would help the Shen family at the annual meeting tomorrow!
However, Jiang Chengfeng was not going to dwell on this matter too much, and asked, "Mr. Tang, I don't think you came to me to talk about this matter, right?"
At this point, the look of reminiscence on Tang Yin's face disappeared, and he turned slightly angry and said, "Little brother, you are right! I came to you to talk about the Red Immortal Cult!"
Jiang Chengfeng nodded. It was just as he had guessed before. This Red Immortal Cult was actually the Red Immortal Cult, just with a new layer of wrapping paper.
"Brother Jiang, how much do you know about the Red Immortal Sect?" Tang Yin suddenly asked.
"In the past, I was kidnapped once by the Red Immortal Cult!" Jiang Chengfeng grinned, but the smile was too cold.
"Is this true?" Tang Yin frowned. "I really didn't expect Brother Jiang would encounter such a thing! This really surprises me!"
Jiang Chengfeng did not hide anything and immediately told everyone the whole story of how he and Shen Ruoyan were captured by the Red Immortal Sect's criminals.
