Chapter 210 Storm

Chapter 210 Storm

Shang Jingchuan was sitting in the sedan. Although the weather was still a bit cold in early spring, he was still hot and sweating profusely in his thick official uniform.

But even so, he still refused to take off his official clothes. Instead, he sat upright and tried his best to show his majesty.

At the same time, his mind kept thinking about what he saw and heard when he went to court today.

Today, not only was he summoned by the emperor alone, he was even given a seat for the first time, and he asked in a friendly tone what he had seen and heard in Yunxiao County over the years.

All this made Shang Jingchuan burst into tears of gratitude, and he is still excited inside.

Especially when he was leaving at the end, the Holy Spirit reminded himself to take advantage of this time to take a good rest. He would be assigned an important task in a few days, and by then he would not have time.

As the saying goes, a scholar dies for his confidant. After reading poetry and books for most of his life, Shang Jingchuan was waiting for this opportunity.

At this moment, the attendant outside the sedan reminded: "Master Shang, we are almost home."

"Um!"

Shang Jingchuan hummed majestically.

But then the words of the follower outside made him break his defense.

"Look at the cost of the round trip..."

Shang Jingchuan simply didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I am the governor of a county and the official of the imperial court. How can I still give you such a small amount of money for the carriage? I will settle the settlement for you when I get back."

"Lord Shang, please calm down. I didn't mean it that way. All the bearers under my command have to eat, and I am forced to do nothing!"

"Okay, okay, no need to explain." Shang Jingchuan interrupted the follower angrily.

"yes!"

The follower bowed and retreated, but he actually felt somewhat disapproving of it.

Because he has seen a lot of people like Shang Jingchuan in the past two years.

After serving as an official in a foreign county for several years, due to the collapse of the situation, he had to return to Beijing to report on his duties. Then he pinned his hopes on the Yan court, thinking of finding an official position, but he didn't want to wait for several years. , no news at all.

After all, Yandu City has nothing but many officials.

Officials, big and small, are eyeing these limited positions, and competition is extremely fierce.

If you don’t have connections or a lot of money, just wait and go.

The follower was disapproving in his heart, but he didn't show it at all on the surface.

The eight-carriage sedan quickly and briskly turned around a long street, and then entered Guangdefang.

When they came to the door, the sedan landed steadily. The attendant stepped forward and opened the sedan curtain, and then Shang Jingchuan bent down and walked out.

"Haha Luoluo you..."

He was about to tell his daughter what happened in the court today, but then he was dumbfounded.

Because most of the wall of the small courtyard of my house has collapsed, and through the gap, I can see that the courtyard is in a mess, and the bluestone slabs on the ground are broken to pieces.

Shang Jingchuan looked at this scene with a confused expression.

What happened?

Was there a war?

Will Luoluo be okay?

Thinking of this, Shang Jingchuan couldn't care less and ran towards the courtyard.

The follower also saw the miserable situation of Shang Jingchuan's family, so he followed closely, fearing that this "official of the imperial court" would run away again.

After entering the courtyard, Shang Jingchuan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his daughter and Zui'er standing under the eaves of the corridor safely.

Looking at Zhao Ya, he was standing at the foot of the steps chatting with two people.

Although Shang Jingchuan did not recognize Wang Tiancheng and Xu Nianran, he could guess from their dress, appearance and temperament that they should be martial arts masters.

"Xiao Ya, what...what's going on?" Shang Jingchuan asked.

Zhao Ya was also a little embarrassed.

After all, it was all because of himself that the merchant was in this state, so he gave a rough explanation and finally said.

"Uncle Shang, don't worry, I will repair whatever is lost as it is."

But Shang Jingchuan didn't care about this at all. He was only thinking about the person Zhao Ya mentioned.

Yanxi photo!

Although he was not a martial artist, Shang Jingchuan also knew this name.

Especially in the past two days, the entire Yan court has been in a sensation because of this name.

When I met with the Holy One today, the Holy One even mentioned this beautiful daughter of the Yan Royal Family several times.

But what she didn't expect was that she actually ran to her home and had a fight with Zhao Ya.

The key is still a mediocre one.

How could this not make Shang Jingchuan shocked?

At this moment, Wang Tiancheng and Xu Nianran stood up to say goodbye.

They still have to go back to Xijian Villa. After all, there are still many things to deal with.

Zhao Ya didn't hold them back and just sent them out of the courtyard.

Wang Tiancheng smiled and cupped his hands, "Okay, Brother Zhao, there's no need to give it away anymore. It's better to go back and clean it up as soon as possible."

"Yes, the beauty has been looking forward to you for a long time. After all, if you dare to take Yan Xizhao's sword for the sake of beauty, shouldn't this beauty be moved to bad taste?" Xu Nianran also said with a smile.

Zhao Ya knew that he was talking about Shang Luoluo, but he didn't explain too much. He just smiled and cupped his hands.

"Then it won't be far away."

"Come to Golden Blade Courtyard when you have time, I'll welcome you at any time!" Wang Tiancheng said.

"The same goes for Wu Nian Academy!" Xu Nianran also expressed his attitude.

Zhao Ya nodded, "I will definitely bother you!"

"Farewell!"

The two of them disappeared between the eaves and roof tiles of Yandu City in a few leaps.

After Zhao Ya watched them go, he turned around and returned to the courtyard.

At this time, Shang Jingchuan looked at Zhao Ya with disbelief, "Are those two people from Golden Blade Academy and Wu Nian Academy just now?"

"yes!"

Shang Jingchuan hesitated to speak, and finally sighed.

"I'll first find someone to come over and repair the courtyard wall."

"Hey, wait a minute, Mr. Shang, our taxi fare..."

The follower had been following Shang Jingchuan, and when he saw that he was about to leave, he hurriedly said.

Shang Jingchuan was a little embarrassed.

He was wearing official uniform and had no money on him.

Fortunately, Zhao Ya handed over a banknote at this time.

"Is this enough?"

When the waiter saw the denomination of the banknote, he immediately beamed.

"Enough, enough, that's enough."

"Take the money and go."

"Yes, you guys are busy. Mr. Shang takes his leave. If you need to use the sedan again, please call me anytime."

The follower left happily.

Shang Jingchuan said with some distress: "Why did you give him so much money? From here to the imperial city gate, the maximum cost of riding the sedan back and forth is twenty taels of silver, but you gave him thirty taels."

"No way, that's already the smallest denomination."

Zhao Ya was not lying about this.

After this period of accumulation, especially several raids on corpses, although not many cultivation resources were obtained, the gold and silver were harvested quite a lot.

In terms of gold tickets alone, Zhao Ya now had at least forty to fifty thousand taels, not to mention silver notes.

This amount of money may not be much, but it is obviously not enough in the eyes of the aristocratic families in Yanducheng, but in the eyes of ordinary people, it is an unimaginable huge sum of money.

Zhao Ya then gave Shang Jingchuan another thousand taels of silver and asked him to find someone to repair the courtyard walls and floor tiles as soon as possible.

This money will definitely not be used up, and the rest can just be used to subsidize the daily needs of the merchants.

After all, Zhao Ya knew very well that after returning to Beijing, neither Shang Jingchuan nor Shang Luoluo had much savings left.

Shang Jingchuan took off his official uniform, changed his clothes, and then went out to find a mason.

Zhao Ya and the others returned to the house.

At this time, Zui'er was extremely excited, even happier than he had won the battle.

"Wow, Brother Xiaoya, you are so powerful. You actually broke that woman's sword move with one strike. Can you teach me?"

"Okay, but you have to practice White Crane Palm first."

"Uh...actually I don't want to learn that much. Are you hungry? I'm going to make some food!"

After saying that, Zui'er ran away.

Zhao Ya and Shang Luoluo were the only two people left in the room.

Shang Luoluo kept looking at Zhao Ya with a bright look, even after he was the only one left in the room.

Zhao Ya felt a little unnatural.

"Why do you always look at me like this?"

"Nothing, I just want to see it." Shang Luoluo said with a smile.

"Then you can take a look if you want!" Zhao Ya, who was a bachelor, leaned on the chair, then pulled out the meteorite sword and looked at it carefully.

This is his habit.

After every battle, he would carefully check his weapons to prevent him from accidentally hurting himself without knowing it, and causing problems when he uses them next time.

This is a matter of personal wealth and life, and there is no room for sloppiness.

As he was watching, a gust of fragrant wind came, and then he saw Shang Luoluo coming to his side, then leaning down to check himself too.

The distance between the two was so close that Zhao Ya could even see Shang Luoluo's eyelashes clearly.

"Can I take this knife?" Shang Luoluo suddenly turned around and asked.

"Uh... Okay, but you have to be careful. This knife is very sharp."

Zhao Ya let go and handed the knife to Shang Luoluo.

Shang Luoluo reached out to take it. Although he was prepared, his arm sank and he almost fell to the ground.

"Good weight!"

Shang Luoluo raised it with difficulty and tried to wave it twice, but found that he was not strong enough and couldn't help but sigh.

Zhao Ya smiled and said, "Yes, it is indeed..."

Before he finished speaking, Shang Luoluo suddenly put down the knife and kissed him on the cheek.

Although it was just a touch away, the warm touch was still very obvious.

Zhao Ya froze, and then saw Shang Luoluo leaning against Zhao Ya's ear, murmuring softly: "Thank you."

"Uh... Actually, you don't have to be so polite. After all, Yan Xizhao and I will have a fight sooner or later. It's better to fight early than to fight late. After all, she has just made a breakthrough now, and her strength has not yet been completely stabilized. She just gave me a good chance. Take advantage of the opportunity.”

Zhao Ya smiled, but his face turned slightly red.

Shang Luoluo looked at it with a smile, and then suddenly said: "Strange, shouldn't I be the one blushing? You act like I'm the one with evil intentions."

Zhao Ya: "..."

"Hey, I'm going to help Zui'er cook. You can take a rest!"

After saying that, Shang Luoluo turned and left.

Zhao Ya sat on the chair and touched his face, feeling a little confused.

Are you... being teased?

But he didn't know that after running out of the living room, Shang Luoluo's face was already red to the roots of his ears.

Despite her usual carelessness, she was actually very conservative at heart. Before meeting Zhao Ya, she had never been alone with another man, let alone kissed.

The key is to take the initiative yourself.

This naturally makes Shang Luo feel ashamed.

But just when the business matter came to an end, the story of Yan Xizhao and Zhao Ya's confrontation had not yet spread.

In Changpingfang and Yuzhu Hutong, Rao Mingyue bought the required medicinal materials according to Mo Xu's instructions.

"Mr. Mo, we have basically bought all the medicinal materials." Rao Mingyue said excitedly.

"Thank you for your hard work. Did you follow what I told you to stay as far away from Changpingfang as possible and go to other markets to buy it?" Mo Xu said.

At this time, his face was ashen, his eyes were dull, and his vitality had obviously been damaged.

"Yes, I bought it according to your instructions. Every drugstore dared not buy it all. This store bought a little, and that store bought a little, so they were scattered." Rao Mingyue said.

"Okay, although this is a little more troublesome, it is safer and good for you. Next, you can brew these medicinal materials according to the method I told you."

"Understood." Rao Mingyue nodded vigorously.

After Mo Xu breathlessly told him the precautions for brewing the medicine, Rao Mingyue quickly asked him to lie down and rest while she took the medicine jar to the secret place behind the house and started brewing the medicine.

At this time, Moxu lived in an unused woodshed in the backyard of the small house. Usually no one came here, so it was relatively safe.

Despite this, Mo Xu still felt uneasy.

Although he didn't know why the Sihai Gang suddenly ceased operations, he knew that since he had been targeted, the Sihai Gang would never give up.

So he eagerly hoped that he could recover a little, at least regain his mobility first, so that he could leave this place without involving Rao Mingyue.