Volume 1: Spring in Wulong Town Chapter 111: It is better to take a long-term view
The setting sun had just shone on Tangjiabao, and smoke was already rising from the fort.
The servants guarding the gate of the fort couldn't help sniffing when they smelled the aroma of meat and rice wafting from the fort, and their appetites were aroused.
Especially when they thought that the people in Yinlan Villa were starving, they felt that the food tasted even better.
But at this moment, a tall figure came towards us in the sunset.
The man came with a wine jug in his hand, long hair and a green shirt, a sword hanging from his waist, his brows were calm yet revealing a hint of indifference.
"Who is that..." Seeing the person walking towards them without taking Tangjiabao seriously at all, the two disciples couldn't help but get angry.
In the past three months, Tangjiabao's influence in Wulong Town has been growing stronger day by day.
How dare anyone act rashly in front of them?
But the man in front of him had a face that looked like he was looking for trouble, and it was obvious that he was not a good person.
"Sir, please stop and tell me your name. What brings you to Tangjiabao?" A servant touched the warning fire signal on his waist and asked in a loud voice, neither humble nor arrogant.
The young man in green shirt raised the wine pot in his hand, mobilized his star power, and shouted: "Young Master Tang Zheng...Xu Qingyan is here to visit!"
His voice is very clear and penetrating.
Not to mention, this was a sentence spoken by a three-star warrior using his star power...
Immediately, his name was heard in almost every corner of Tangjiabao.
Xu Qingyan!
Almost everyone in Tangjiabao is familiar with this name.
There has been a gap in the number of three-star warriors in Yinlan Villa, and it has been filled by guest officials over the past few years. Xu Qingyan is one of these guests and has always been the confidant of Lan Shaoze, the young master of Yinlan Villa.
No matter which identity this is, it is enough to make the people of Tangjiabao want to tear him into pieces and fry his skin and bones!
But this person actually dared to come to Tangjiabao alone when Yinlan Mountain Villa was being suppressed and defeated?
Some young men from Tangjiabao who didn't know what was going on jumped up from the dinner table, picked up their knives and rushed to the door.
" Fuck! I think Lan Shaoze is quite clear-headed, why is his guest so mentally challenged?" Tang Zheng threw down his chopsticks and shouted directly to Xiao Tang who had already rushed out of the yard: "Hurry, hurry, I invited the person..."
"Ah?" Tang Xiaotang stopped for a moment.
Tang Zhenggang had just killed Lan Shaoze, so he invited Xu Qingyan to dinner...
Is it Xu Qingyan who is mentally ill, or is it him who is mentally ill?
However, she didn't have time to say more. She shook her head, stomped her feet, and continued to rush outside at a faster pace.
"Cough, cough, cough." Tang Zheng was talking with a mouthful of food when he accidentally got a chicken bone choked on his mouth.
…
Tang Xiaotang rushed to the door and took great pains to explain clearly that Xu Qingyan was Tang Zheng's guest.
While taking Xu Qingyan to Tang Zheng's courtyard, Tang Xiaotang could still feel the murderous intent in the eyes of the Tang Family Fort disciples along the way.
Are you kidding? This is Xu Qingyan!
They simply couldn't believe that the famous guest of Yinlan Villa dared to walk on the main road of Tangjiabao so openly.
Tang Xiaotang was leading the way in front, and her back was already soaked.
Following behind her is a three-star warrior!
In the entire Tang Family Castle, the only ones who could be compared were her father and two uncles!
If she didn't trust Tang Zheng unconditionally, she would never have turned her back to Xu Qingyan and led the way!
no……
I have to say something, or I'll suffocate to death.
"How is it? How does our Tangjiabao compare to Yinlan Mountain Villa?" Tang Xiaotang took a breath, turned around and glanced at Xu Qingyan's indifferent face. In order to ease the tension, she glanced at him sideways and asked provocatively.
Xu Qingyan walked slowly and calmly, "You have more vigor and less fighting spirit. The two families are on par with each other."
"Oh?" Tang Xiaotang was stunned when she heard it - she actually felt that it was quite pertinent.
More vigor and less fighting spirit.
The Tang Family Castle is more united, and their young generation is full of vigor and vitality. However, also because of their unity, there is less pressure of intrigue and deception like within the Yinlan Villa, and there is no talent like Lan Shaoze among them.
"But, that's only now. Before March, Tangjiabao was completely incomparable to Yinlan Villa!" Xu Qingyan said, and added.
Tang Xiaotang curled her lips but couldn't refute.
really……
Three months ago, Tangjiabao could not compete with Yinlan Villa in any aspect.
At that time, Tang Zheng had just arrived at their Tang Family Castle...
"So what?" Tang Xiaotang proudly tossed her long hair when she thought of Tang Zheng. "We should take a long-term view of things! Today Tangjiabao is strong, and tomorrow Tangjiabao will be even stronger!"
"We should always look at things from a long-term perspective... We should always look at things from a long-term perspective..." Xu Qingyan thought about what Xiaotang said and suddenly sneered, "Oh, look at the long-term, don't worry about the short-term... Lan Shaoze couldn't even say this, and you, even less likely to say it!"
"Of course, Master taught us." Tang Xiaotang was looked down upon by him, but she was not angry at all. Instead, she held her head high and chest out. "Not only were these taught to us by Master Tang, but also Swift as the Wind, Slow as the Forest, Unmovable as a Mountain... were all taught by Master. Also, your Lan Shaoze was also killed by Master - we have such a powerful Master, are you envious?!"
Xu Qingyan smiled and did not argue with Tang Xiaotang. Instead, he nodded calmly: "Yeah, I envy you."
…
Tang Xiaotang talked all the way from the gate to Tang Zheng's residence, and she felt more and more that Xu Qingyan was not as difficult to get along with as she had imagined.
He seldom refutes or argues.
Generally, he just expresses his point and does not emphasize it a second time.
So, most of the time, I would listen to Xiaotang.
But when Tang Xiaotang led him into Tang Zheng's courtyard, his face, which had been indifferent all the way, finally couldn't help but twitch twice...
Tang Zheng was sitting with his legs crossed, eating his dinner in big mouthfuls.
"Come on, Xiaotang, get him a stool, yes, that one, and give him a pair of chopsticks." Tang Zheng waved his hand casually, but he had no intention of putting down the bowl in his hand.
Xu Qingyan looked at the extremely short stool in the corner where Tang Zheng was sitting, and the messy meal on the table that had been picked up by him. He straightened his face and stood at the door expressionlessly, saying, "Forget about dinner. Young Master Tang invited me to Tangjiabao. What do you have to say?"
Tang Zheng carefully spit out the chicken bone in his mouth, then raised his head and said, "I can't say I'm sorry. Originally, didn't you owe me a meal and wine?"
Xu Qingyan always felt that there was something a little bit inconsistent with this statement.
However, he wanted to treat Tang Zheng to a drink, but he hasn't done so yet, so it should be considered as owing him a drink, right?
He didn't argue much and just nodded and said "yeah".
Tang Zheng tapped the bowl with his chopsticks and said, "That's right. However, things have changed. I have to go to Wuqing Mountain early tomorrow morning for an urgent matter. I don't know how many days it will take for me to come back. So, Mr. Xu, please bring the wine you want to treat me to at the beginning of the morning and go to Shanhekou. We will wait for you to go into the mountain together."
"..." Xu Qingyan stood there for a long time, "Then what?"
"Then, tomorrow at noon, when the time comes, you can treat me to a drink however you want!" Tang Zheng said with a smile on his face.
"In Wuqing Mountain?"
"right."
"Outside? In the woods?"
"right."
"suitable?"
"It's a bit inappropriate, but please overcome the difficulties, because I am a person who keeps my promises!" Tang Zhengdao said.
Xu Qingyan's mind went through several twists and turns before he finally figured it out: "So, what you mean is that you want me to go to the trouble of bringing my own drinking utensils to go up the mountain with you, and to overcome the difficulties to invite you to drink in the wild, just to... make you keep your promise?"
Tang Zheng gave him a look of contempt: "What's the point of you and me? Don't bother with those details. You are so petty!"
Xu Qingyan pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Actually, if you want me to escort you to Wuqing Mountain, you can just say it directly. Originally, Young Master Lan was killed by you, and I..."
"Stop!" Tang Zheng made a pause gesture, "The time we agreed on has not yet arrived. No drinking, no business."
Xu Qingyan looked at Tang Zheng deeply and said, "What do you want to talk about now?"
Tang Zheng's eyes swept over the jar of wine he was holding: "Tell me what kind of wine you want to treat me to..."
Afterwards, Tang Zheng began to talk about wine with great excitement.
What is the harm of too high a strength, the ineffectiveness of too low a strength, the bad taste is hard to swallow, the smell is too fragrant and easy to drink too much, etc...
After Tang Zheng finished speaking, Xu Qingyan's face didn't even move, but he forced out more than a dozen laughs.
After laughing, he didn't say anything else. He bowed to Tang Zhengyi, turned around and left.
"Hey... hey hey... why did they leave like this..." Tang Xiaotang listened in a daze for a long time, but didn't understand what the two of them were talking about.
"What else? Do you still want to let him stay overnight in Tangjiabao? We are not very familiar with him, and it would be rude to let him stay overnight!" Tang Zheng said seriously.
Tang Xiaotang was completely confused about the situation.
On the one hand, you invite people to your home for dinner, and on the other hand, you say you are not familiar with them.
The two of them have been arguing for a long time, what on earth are they talking about?
"Go back and have a good rest. We will go into the mountains early tomorrow morning." Tang Zheng didn't explain anything. He smiled and sent Tang Xiaotang back to sleep.
At night, the sky is full of stars.
On the main road of Wulong Town, every figure looks particularly lonely.
Xu Qingyan glanced at the jar of wine in his hand for a long time, then smiled and threw it directly into a corner.
"Posting notices, sowing discord, refusing to talk, playing hard to get, oh, no matter how you look at it, he is a sign of a great man." He looked up at the starry sky, "But... why... I always feel like something is wrong?"
And in Tangjiabao...
Tang Zheng, who had already fallen asleep, murmured unconsciously: "He didn't even leave a cell phone number or home address , so I have to spend an extra 10000 purple gold coins to post notices all over the street to find him... Not reliable..."
