Volume 2: A sudden change in the prison, a red-clothed man goes out to find a thief Chapter 147: Yan Tingzhi is always the key figure who triggers the plot
When Dugu Bufu came down the mountain carrying a bundle of firewood, everyone was already sitting in the hut eating snacks.
The steamed pastries made by Yun'er were always delicious, soft and chewy. After everyone had shared a few, they were all gone. Only Yun'er was kind enough to leave one for Dugu Bufu.
After entering the cottage, Dugu Bufu glanced at the idle people indifferently, took out the previously prepared ingredients from the cabinet next to the boiler, placed them on the table and said.
"Don't just eat, cook."
As he said this, he stuffed the remaining cake into his mouth and went outside to chop wood.
At this time, Tang Zhong had already started cutting potatoes. Dugu Bufu put down the firewood and glanced at him sideways.
Seeing that the knife in Tang Zhong's hand was not fast, he snorted coldly, pulled out a piece of firewood and placed it at his feet, then drew the sword at his waist.
"bass!"
There was a sound of a sword breaking wood , and a piece of firewood was broken into several pieces.
I have to say, this best sword in the world is really fast at chopping wood.
This obvious action of competition naturally caught Tang Zhong's attention. He raised his head and looked at Dugu Bufu, and Dugu Bufu also looked at him.
The two men's eyes met for a while, then Tang Zhong's gaze tightened a little and he lowered his head silently.
The next moment, he picked up three peeled potatoes and threw them into the air. Then, with a sound of breaking through the air, three flying knives shot out at the same time, and under the control of three silk threads, they entangled the potatoes that were about to fall.
"Stab!" When the flying knife was taken back into Tang Zhong's hand, the three potatoes had turned into thin slices and fell into the wooden plate in front of him.
After doing all this, he looked at Dugu Bufu again and raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "Humph."
Dugu Bumu frowned at the chuckle, so he threw up four more pieces of wood and cut them with his sword.
Then there were Tang Zhong’s five and him’s six…
The two of them worked faster and faster. After Tang Zhong finished cutting the potatoes, he started cutting the radishes. After cutting the radishes, he started cutting the fruits and vegetables. By the time he had finished cutting all the fruits and vegetables, Dugu Bufu had also finished cutting a large bundle of firewood.
Unfortunately, they were still unable to decide the winner, so Tang Zhong finally shot a flying knife at Dugu Bufu. Of course, Dugu Bufu accepted the attack and deflected the knife with a sword.
The two figures then intertwined.
“Dang dang dang!!”
Outside the cottage, the sounds of clashing swords were heard one after another, and the wind was blowing so hard that even the grass and waves on the lakeside were disturbed .
But in the small building, everyone was still doing their own things. Jiang Lian'er was standing on tiptoe to hang couplets, Tie Muyi was reciting his book again, Shu Hunu brought the fruits and vegetables cut by Tang Zhong and put them on the plates, and Yun'er also didn't care about the flying knife that passed by her, and brought the firewood chopped by Dugu Bufu to continue to make a fire.
Li Si walked to the wine cabinet and moved some wine. As to whether he wanted to drink some secretly, no one knew.
Xie Jiangfeng put down the wine pot, stood by the stove, and said to a large piece of meat with a smile: "Look, I will make you a famous dish of our Beggars' Sect today, Hammered Meat."
As he said this, he was about to reach out to do it, but before he touched the meat, Yun'er had already slapped his hand away and said with a frown.
"handwashing!"
When it comes to food, this girl will never give in.
"Oh, I get it." Knowing that he could not afford to offend this little girl, Xie Jiangfeng could only smile awkwardly and trot to the lake to wash his hands.
By the time Dugu Bufu and Tang Zhong stopped, everyone in the hut had already started working on the stove. The two looked at each other, then quickly turned their heads away and went back to the hut to help.
The smoke from the cooking fires by the lake slowly drifted away and gradually disappeared into the sky. The water ripples in the water swayed and whispered softly in the twilight.
As the sky gradually darkened, the aroma of food began to waft from the cottage.
Xie Jiangfeng did as he said and cooked a dish of hammered meat. Apart from anything else, the meat slices made by his Xie Feng Palm were indeed much stronger than those made by ordinary hammering.
Jiang Lian'er made a steamed fish head. He has a light taste and can't eat strong flavors.
The tiger girl roasted some game, Tie Muyi sat aside and cooked, and his iron sword temporarily served as a firewood stick.
Tang Zhong carved flowers on the radish with a knife. After learning that he could not use the stove, Dugu Bufu sneered and made a stew of mutton.
Li Si made some dumplings, and Yun'er was responsible for the rest of the dishes.
After everything was ready, everyone sat together and had a good meal and drink.
During the meal, Dugu Bufu asked about the swordsmanship of Shu Hunu and Tie Muyi. He trained these two as his future opponents.
Tie Muyi's talent aside, over the years, Shu Hu Nu's swordsmanship has also improved by leaps and bounds. Now, even Dugu Bufu needs to use 70% of her strength to barely defeat her.
Especially when she got within three feet of him, that quicksand-like sword technique could not be easily broken.
Yun'er, on the other hand, started to learn internal skills from Jiang Lian'er, and did quite well in it. Now, she has reached the level of a top-notch martial arts master.
Li Si has recently started practicing hidden weapons again. His lightness skills are no longer useful because his body can no longer be used, but his internal energy can still be used freely, and his hidden weapon techniques are still there, so he practiced a few self-defense techniques again.
As for how well he practiced hidden weapons, he would say in his own words, it was just average. Compared with his lightness skills, it was still a little worse, but he still used it well.
After dinner, the moon was already high in the sky, casting shimmering shadows on the lake.
The evening breeze caused the curtains of the cottage to sway slightly, revealing the scattered figures inside.
Xie Jiangfeng lay in a small boat on the lake, drinking wine, letting the lake breeze blow him and drifting into the lake.
Tie Muyi put down the book in his hand and asked Dugu Bufu some questions about swordsmanship.
Yun'er took Shuhu Nu and discussed what kind of new clothes to make at the beginning of the year.
Tang Zhong sat alone on the roof, holding some stones and skipping them into the lake.
There seemed to be birds singing in the distant mountains. Li Si leaned against the table, staring at the moonlight in the sky in a daze.
"Heh." At this moment, he suddenly heard Jie Jiangfeng on the lake laugh. Thinking something had happened, he looked over sideways.
But the man just lay on the boat, raised the wine glass in his hand, half drunk, and sang a tune loudly.
"The bright moon hangs high in the sky, shining on all the people. I hold a cup of wine in my hand, illuminating the moon alone."
"The old people are gone. Where will we meet again? Maybe I can ask you about it on the moon's behalf when we meet again."
"It's a new year again. The bright moon asks the silent one. When the silent one asks again, there is still no sound."
"I tie my hair up and sing a long song ~ Winter is gone and spring is here..."
The sound became increasingly blurred, and in the end could no longer be heard. I guess the singer was completely drunk.
Li Si smiled and shook his head, then silently closed his eyes and took a nap.
…
On the second day, in Chang'an city, the midday sun rose high in the sky, making the sky bright.
Yan Tingzhi walked in the palace with a knife at his waist. It was the new year, and theoretically he could rest at home, but he had important things to do, so he still came to the palace.
Since he wiped out the Changle Gate, he has handled many major cases in the past ten years. Now, he is increasingly valued by the emperor. If he continues like this, he will definitely be the next chief constable of the Six Gates.
However, Yan Tingzhi did not show any sign of joy, instead he became even more serious.
But he has always looked the same over the years, so no one has noticed any changes in him.
The palace is very quiet, especially when there is no one around.
But suddenly, Yan Tingzhi stopped, turned his head to look in one direction, and frowned slightly.
He did hear some commotion, very loudly, but he assured me that he was definitely not mistaken.
