Volume 4: Beginning of Spring Chapter 56: Stealing the Tower
Finish chewing a dragon bone and drinking a bowl of soup.
My body felt relaxed all of a sudden.
“Some psychological trauma issues can arouse empathy from the audience and attract fans, but they are also secondary trauma to the self, and will subconsciously reject psychologists, so there is no cure.”
"Yang Xuan?"
"She's fine. She went up to teach people how to do business." Jiang You briefly described Yang Xuan's performance and Tang Butian. Finally, he concluded: "She is much prettier than Zhu Sha. She has a good personality and is not twisted."
The waiter brought both the fish and the vermicelli pot.
"I still want to fight with Zhuang Zekun once." Tang Butian put down the bowl.
"You're not willing to give up because you didn't beat him into submission?"
Tang Butian shook his head, "I just want to fight once."
"There will be a chance. The internal problems have been solved. Su Wangshu and his team will catch the possible undercover spies outside, and Zhuang Zekun will also find a way." Jiang You took the credit for the work and said, "I'm quite efficient, right?"
"His attitude this morning is very different from before." Tang Butian was still struggling.
"I guess he has talked to Guan Qingtong. He doesn't believe me. He will think the wrong way about whatever I say or do. Guan Qingtong is different. We have been comrades for more than ten years. Her words carry weight." Jiang You picked up a piece of fish fillet. The fish meat was tender, slightly spicy but not numbing, with a hint of fruity flavor. He ate two pieces in a row and then said, "It seems to be chili peppers and celery leaves in it. The taste is different from what I usually eat."
Tang Butian scooped some fish soup into the bowl, then put a piece of fish in it.
"It should be good to eat with rice. What a mistake. I ordered fried rice today."
"I'll eat here next time."
"Next time I come, I want to try pepper crab and mushroom beef. I'm afraid I'll order too much today and won't be able to finish it," Jiang You took a sip of tea. "Don't you think this isn't exciting at all? You should force Huang Juan to tell you the entrance to the yard, then one of you should rush into the yard with a knife, killing everyone with one knife, forcing Hu Yuefeng to show up, and start a great war that will last for seven days and eight nights. In the end, because Hu Yuefeng is old and weak, he reveals a flaw that you seize, and at the same time you realize the wooden sword killing method 12345, and finally win a tragic victory..."
"Is this possible?" Tang Butian was very interested.
Jiang You took a big gulp of water, and after swallowing it he said, "That would be so tiring. It would be great if we could just eat and drink and get things done like this."
"Sun Yu wants to check the information. Su Wangshu and the other two want to keep an eye on Huang Juan. Everyone is busy except us."
"You are the leader, I am a part-timer, and I am also busy recruiting people."
"Is this how you always do things?"
"In the past," Jiang You thought for a while, "it was always Jiang Mo who rushed to the front and made a lot of noise, and then I was responsible for eating, drinking tea and chatting to finish. It was also quite hard. I am actually quite picky about food. For example, when Zhuang Zekun wanted to treat me to a meal, I felt it was boring and very irritable. I had to make fun of you. Eating with you is a pleasure."
Tang Butian picked up the wooden sword leaning against the table, "What am I cutting off?"
"I didn't see it very clearly that day. I have to look at it 17 or 18 times to be sure. If I were to guess, the original owner of this sword might have understood some rules."
"So it can break the rules?" Tang Butian guessed.
"Not really," Jiang You picked up the plate of fried rice and put some into his own bowl, "It seems to have taro in it," he took a bite, "This restaurant is really good, I want to give it a good review, it's more like it erased the meaning of the rules, it's hard to describe it with words, the language itself is the rule, anyway, the knife is in your hands now, you fight a few more fights with it, gain more insights, and I think you'll understand."
Tang Butian looked at Jiang You.
"Don't keep looking for my son. He's going to have an art exhibition soon. If he draws a fight and it's full of murderous intent, it won't sell."
"Others don't want to fight with me," Tang Butian also felt aggrieved, "Zhuang Zekun and Zhong Yan, they always reject me."
"How about we go and clear that courtyard dungeon? The people are yours, and the courtyard is mine."
"May I?"
Jiang You laughed, and lowered his voice, "Let's go secretly, and you follow me. It should be ours. We have been struggling for this for so long and put in so much effort, right?"
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Zhuang Zekun stood on the wooden bridge at the back of Laojin Mountain, with Zhong Yan standing beside him.
The mountain wind is very strong.
"Xiao Tang did a good job."
Zhong Yan didn't respond.
"Was it the same when she was in the mountains?"
"She was in the mountains..." Zhong Yan recalled, "She was very diligent. Apart from cultivation, she didn't pay much attention to other things. She and I communicated the most. It wasn't communication, but competition. After the competition, we would chat for a while. Most of the time, she would listen to me. Sometimes we would go to feed the orange cat together."
The wooden bridge shook.
Zhuang Zekun and Zhong Yan looked towards the bridgehead and saw Taoist Qingyang walking towards them.
"Friend Zhuang, Friend Zhong, long time no see."
"Master Qingyang, I came here to ask for a favor," Zhuang Zekun said straight to the point, "Recently, the Special Operations Group has launched an operation against the Jinghu Society."
"Is everyone on the mountain involved?" Taoist Qingyang asked Zhong Yan.
Zhong Yan said, “Yes.”
"The goddess of Jinghu Society is now in Ning'an District Detention Center. I have always felt a little guilty towards her and her brother, so we believe that she appeared in Tangjiang to lure me out and kill me."
"Fellow Daoist Zhuang, the agreement between Baihe Temple and the Special Operations Department is to protect the people of Tangjiang City from being harmed by ghosts and monsters. Baihe Temple has no ability to get involved in the feud between Jinghu Society and you," Taoist Qingyang tactfully rejected Zhuang Zekun's request.
"Many Taoist temples and Buddhist monasteries have been infiltrated by members of the Jinghu Society."
"After the Luotian Grand Ceremony, I have reported the incident and everyone has conducted a round of self-examination."
“Maybe there are still some fish that slip through the net.”
"Fellow Daoist Zhuang, what do you mean?" Taoist Qingyang showed an unhappy look on his face.
"Take this opportunity to pull these people out," Zhuang Zekun said to Taoist Qingyang, "Qingyang, Jinghu Society is anxious this time. If they don't care, you know what they will do. If Jinghu Society is desperate and takes action before us, the damage caused will be unbearable for us."
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After the interrogation, Huang Juan was sent back to the single room.
There were no windows. The walls and doors were specially made. The spiritual power in her body was imprisoned, and her hands and feet were shackled with heavy shackles. She sat and looked down at her hands. A thin layer of skin covered the bones, and the blood vessels were very thin and clear.
She raised her head and looked at the ceiling.
She is dying.
