That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 562 Another year of crab fat
Xu Beiyou looked at this smiling woman, and said with a soft smile, "The girl is talking about the place where the governor Xu Lin and the shepherd of the Liao king personally led the battle?"

There was a faint smile on the corners of the woman's eyes and eyebrows, and she pretended to think: "It should be."

"Then I have to talk more to persuade the girl, that place is not a good place to go, it is very evil."

"how do I say this?"

"Young lady doesn't know. Back then, the two armies fought here so darkly that the corpses lay all over the ground and blood flowed like rivers. The ancient battlefield left behind is still deserted. Legend has it that the souls of a large number of soldiers who died in the battle lingered and gathered into teams of ghost soldiers. Occupying this place has turned this place into a dead place."

"Then what can we do?"

"If the girl does not give up, I am willing to escort the girl there."

"It's up to you? What are you capable of?"

"Ten years ago, I met a fairy by chance, and I was taught the three-style sword move. It has the power to shake the world, move mountains and seas, open up the world at the top, and go straight to the Nine Nethers at the bottom. It kills immortals and Buddhas, subdues demons and catches monsters. It is omnipotent. "

"Is it really that powerful? Where's your sword? You don't even have a sword. I'm afraid you're bragging?"

"Girl, don't underestimate me. In fact, I have already cultivated to the sword fairy realm. Waving your sleeves is sword energy, and snapping your fingers is also sword energy. As long as you make a long howl, you can have a majestic thousand swords."

"Yo, this girl has a mortal body with naked eyes, but she can't see it at all."

"Since the girl doesn't believe it, then I can only show it to the girl, and see how I strike with a sword, ten thousand swords are like a dragon."

"You are the only one with a sword?"

"..."

"Why didn't you speak?"

"The girl's words are too hurtful."

It was the daughter of Princess Qi Yang Xiao Zhinan who finally couldn't help laughing out loud, "Okay, okay, I admit defeat, I didn't expect the famous Mr. Xu to be such a rascal."

Xu Beiyou still had a straight face, "Where is my son a rascal? Even if you are Your Royal Highness, you can't smear my innocence out of thin air, otherwise I will go to the emperor to sue the imperial court."

"Then tell me, do you know which way the gate of the imperial city opens? If you don't know, I will lead you there."

"..."

"Why don't you speak again?"

"His Royal Highness is mighty, Xu is willing to bow down."

Xiao Zhinan turned over and dismounted, and subconsciously pulled the hood of the cloak to cover most of his face.

Xu Beiyou smiled lightly and said, "What are you afraid of, how many people in the imperial capital have seen the face of Her Highness the Princess."

Xiao Zhinan rolled his eyes at him, "Why, do you want to find some apprentices to be heroes?"

Xu Beiyou was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing.

That's right, with Xiao Zhinan's appearance, it is reasonable to attract a few daring apprentices.

Xu Bei subconsciously looked around, frowned suddenly, and asked, "You came here alone on horseback? Where are Nascent Soul and Shadow?"

Xiao Zhinan gently held his hand, and said softly: "Isn't there you?"

Xu Beiyou wanted to speak harshly, but he couldn't bear to face this smiling face, so he could only say helplessly: "Next time, I will go to the princess mansion to pick you up."

Xiao Zhinan let go of his hand, took a few steps back, and said with a light smile, "How many more times do you want to ask me out?"

There was a faint blush on her face, "We will get married at the end of the year."

Xu Beiyou smiled slightly, and reached out to take the rein from her hand. Sa Luzi seemed to recognize Xu Beiyou, rubbed her head lightly against the future male master, snorted again, and showed her big white teeth.

Xu Beiyou stroked its mane and asked, "This guy has been kept in the princess mansion?"

Xiao Zhinan nodded and said: "That's right, sometimes I put Xiao Zi in the village outside the city, and Ban Lan takes care of it."

"Banlan?" Xu Beiyou asked in surprise, "I remember it should be a cat?"

"Don't underestimate Banlan." Xiao Zhinan said with a smile: "It should be almost 60 years old this year. It is said that a cat's 20 years is equivalent to a human's 100 years. After this calculation, it is almost equivalent to a [-]-year-old old man. gone."

Xu Beiyou couldn't help but say, "Could cats also be able to cultivate immortals?"

Xiao Zhinan explained: "That's not true. I heard from my aunt Mo Shu that once the emperor's grandfather was seriously injured, Qiu Ye, who was the first disciple of the Taoist sect at that time, personally sent several golden pills, and one of them was accidentally killed by it. Swallowed it into the belly, and as a result, you saw it too, this guy passed from the hands of the imperial grandmother to my hands, and it is still alive and kicking, Zhang Daban said that it can live to be two hundred years old."

Xu Xiaozhinan said with a smile: "Do you know why it is called Master Ban Lan? It is because this guy is already a veteran of three dynasties, and he is older than the father."

Xu Beiyou was completely speechless.

Xiao Zhinan smiled, and walked forward with his hands behind his back, Xu Beiyou took the reins and walked quickly to keep up, and the two walked side by side along the street.

Xu Beiyou asked, "Where are we going?"

Xiao Zhinan smiled and asked back: "You asked me out, but you asked where I was going?"

Xu Beiyou touched his nose, without any embarrassment, and took it for granted, "I'm a foreigner, but you are a native born and bred."

Xiao Zhinan was noncommittal, and asked softly, "Nan Gui, do you still remember the place where we met for the second time?"

Xu Beiyou smelled a hint of danger, his heart was tense, and he immediately replied: "It was the autumn of the 20th year of Taiping, at Mutangzhi's mansion, and you invited me to eat crabs at that time."

Xiao Zhinan said with a satisfied smile: "Chrysanthemum yellow crabs are fat in autumn, and it's the time of year when crabs are fat. I happen to know a good place to eat crabs. Let's try it?"

Xu Beiyou asked curiously, "Do you like crabs?"

Xiao Zhinan nodded and said with a smile: "I have loved many delicacies since I was a child, and two of them are indispensable, namely crab in autumn and mutton in winter. When the autumn wind blows, the crab's feet itch. In autumn, it is a great pity not to eat crab. And autumn crabs are best in Jiangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River. The crabs we ate in the Liao Palace last time were only average. This time we are going to eat the tribute sent from Jiangnan. Mr. Xu may not have eaten it either."

Xu Beiyou couldn't help asking: "Since it is a tribute, how did it escape from the palace?"

Xiao Zhinan said: "Of course there is a connection, I might as well tell you that this is the business of Zhang Bao, the adoptive son of Zhang Daban, who is now the Chief Writer of the Supervisor of Rituals, and he ordered some tributes from the palace. It's not easy, anyway, there are only father and queen in the palace, and they have no time to care about such trivial matters."

Xu Beiyou joked, "This is something from your house, don't you feel sorry for it?"

Xiao Zhinan said calmly: "Why do I feel bad, even if there is no Zhang Bao, there will be Li Bao, Liu Bao, let him go."

"You can think about it." Xu Beiyou shook his head and smiled, and then asked, "Does Zhang Bao know your identity?"

"Of course I don't know." Xiao Zhinan said with a light smile, "He is a dignified director of rites and pens, so he has no time to take care of these small businesses. Besides, I always go secretly and never let others know."

"Then I will also taste the tribute today."

"Must eat enough three!"

"Will it be too much?"

"How can there be more? I still think it's a little less."

"Zhinan."

"Ok?"

"If you eat so much, will you gain weight?"

"...Xu Beiyou, can you say it again?"

"..."

"Three crabs, how many?"

"not much."

"Really?"

"It's true."

"Then am I fat?"

"One point more is fat, one point less is thin, just right."

"Really?"

"It's true."

"Don't lie to me!"

"I swear to God."

(End of this chapter)