That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 690

When Xu Beiyou came to the Imperial Capital from Jiangdu, he walked on foot and made a big circle from the northwest, so it took about a month to walk that time. Go straight down by boat, but also go south along the post road, so it only took about ten days to cross the big river and enter the territory of Jiangnan.

Coming outside the city gate of Jiangdu, there is a lot of traffic, and the carriages mixed in are unremarkable. No one would have thought that the man in the carriage is Mr. Xu, who claims to cover the sky in Jiangdu, and the woman is the majestic Princess Daqi.

The recent Jiangdu City is also very lively. Not long ago, several young handsome men came to Jiangdu, which caused quite a stir, but then there was news from the imperial capital that these young handsome men were actually defeated by Mr. Xu. , This made many people in Jiangdu elated all of a sudden. Although they did not defeat these young heroes and fairies with their own hands, Mr. Xu who defeated them walked out of Jiangdu. I can't look down on these young heroes and fairies anymore, I just wait for Mr. Xu to return to Jiangdu from the imperial capital.

Xu Beiyou lifted the curtain and looked up at this familiar Xiongcheng, and said with emotion: "In my dream, I didn't know that I was a guest, so I always regarded his hometown as my hometown. I have lived in Northwest China for 20 years and Jiangdu for two years, but sometimes, On the contrary, the northwest has become blurred, especially since those old people are not in the northwest, so they are not so unforgettable, and they feel that Jiangdu is their hometown in a trance."

Xiao Zhinan said softly: "Hi Jiangnan, when I left Jiangnan, I never thought that I would be able to return to Jiangnan one day."

Xu Beiyou put down the car curtain and said with a smile, "Then you underestimate me too much."

After entering the city, Feng Lang, who was in charge of driving, asked, "Young master, should we go back to Ronghuafang first, or go to Qingfengfang?"

Xu Beiyou said, "Go to Qingfengfang."

Xiao Zhinan asked: "Aren't you going to meet all the subordinates first? Zhang An, Song Guanguan, and that Yu Meiren."

Xu Beiyou shook his head and said, "You can see them anytime you want, but in this way, you can only see how well behaved they are. This time I want to see how their errands are."

Xiao Zhinan said with a smile: "Scholars will treat each other with admiration for three days, and in a blink of an eye, you have also learned these ways of being an imperial servant."

Xu Beiyou smiled knowingly, "It's just fur."

The Imperial Capital City is large, and Jiangdu City is not small. The carriage leisurely passed for more than half a stick of incense, and then came from the gate of the city to the gate that had just been renamed Qingfengfang from Taoism Workshop.

At this time, Qingfengfang is still completely closed. Except for craftsmen and Jianzong disciples, outsiders are not allowed to enter without authorization. On weekdays, there will be Jianzong disciples patrolling here. Last year, Feng Lang was in charge of patrolling here, but was After Xu Bei took a fancy to the promotion, he went to the imperial capital with him.

At this time, Feng Lang was replaced by a female disciple of Jianzong, named Li Xiao.

It has to be said that the yin and yang of the Sword Sect are now in decline, especially after Gongsun Zhongmou and Shangguan Qinghong, women are becoming more and more powerful. The women are divided into two factions, Zhang Xueyao's Zhang family and Li Qinglian's Li family. After all, before Xu Beiyou became the main sword sect, Zhang Xueyao had been running the sword sect, and Li Qinglian was also regarded as the successor of the sword sect, so it is reasonable for the Zhang family and the Li family to be powerful.

Among them, the Li family is divided into three major branches. In addition to the Li family behind Li Qinglian, there are Li Shentong's Jiangdu Li family and Li Qingping's Jiangling Li family. Li Xiao was born in Li Shentong's Li family. But his roots are extraordinary, so he was able to worship under the sword sect.

Li Xiao stood in front of the gate of Qingfengfang with a long sword in his arms, with a high ponytail on his head, a sword suit that fitted his figure, and boots on his feet. He looked like a heroine, and kept looking around. When the carriage came leisurely, there was a bit of vigilance in his eyes.

The carriage stopped.

First, a male and a female driver got out of the car, and then a young man with white hair stepped down, stood still with his hands behind his back, looked up at the three big characters "Qingfengfang" on the gate, and remained silent.

After Li Xiao was stunned for a long time, he didn't dare to say anything: "Young master?"

Then Li Xiao suddenly realized that he was young but had white hair all over his head. Who else could it be except Xu Beiyou, the young master of the Sword Sect?

She was about to go forward to salute in a hurry, Xu Beiyou waved his hand, "No need to be too polite, I want to go in and have a look, please lead the way."

Li Xiao was a little flattered by Xu Beiyou's "please". He didn't know where to put both hands, and he was at a loss what to do.

Feng Lang took a step forward, lowered his voice and said, "What are you thinking? The young master asked you to lead the way."

Only then did Li Xiao come to his senses, and hurriedly led the way ahead.

At this time Xiao Zhinan also got off the carriage, and said with emotion: "This is Daoshufang, but the name changed by the emperor is not very good, why isn't it called Jianshufang?"

Xu Beiyou said with a smile: "I asked His Majesty for this. When the master was alive, he often said a word, holding a three-foot Qingfeng in his hand, he should run rampant in the world, so he took the word Qingfeng."

A group of people entered Qingfengfang, and it was really different from when Xu Beiyou left. It can't be said that the tall buildings are built on the ground, but it has begun to take shape, and it has the atmosphere of the Taoist workshop when it was at its peak.

After roughly walking around, I finally came to the newly built Sword Qi Lingkong Hall.

Xu Beiyou didn't go in, but just looked at the place where the plaque of the Sword Qi Lingkong Hall should have been hung, and stopped for a long time.

Xu Beiyou suddenly asked, "What do you think?"

Xiao Zhinan only said two words, "Not bad."

Xu Beiyou nodded, turned around and walked out, and told Feng Lang, "Go back to Ronghuafang."

Not long after, in front of Ronghuafang, apart from many disciples of the Sword Sect and wealthy merchants, there were also civil and military officials from the Third Division of Jiangdu headed by the chief envoy Zhang Jian.

Zhang Xueyao and Li Qinglian are not in Jiangdu City, but live in the East Lake Courtyard outside the city. Song Guanguan and Zhang An have not returned from work, so at this time only Wu Yu stayed in Jiangdu City to preside over the affairs of Jianzong.

When Xu Beiyou and his group came here, everyone including Wu Yu and Zhang Jian saluted respectfully to the couple.

The disciples of Jianzong worshiped the young master and the young mistress, while the officials of the third department worshiped His Highness the princess and the elder Xiaoge.

Xiao Zhinan didn't speak, but just looked up and down at Wu Yu standing in the front, Wu Yu seemed to feel Xiao Zhinan's gaze, stood up a little bit, and also looked at Xiao Zhinan, refusing to lose the slightest bit of disadvantage.

Xiao Zhinan smiled lightly and looked away.

Xu Beiyou turned a blind eye to this scene, and stepped forward first: "Let's go."

Sometimes, all men can do in the face of this kind of thing is to pretend to be stupid. They would rather believe that the world is peaceful, and there is no wind or rain.

A group of people walked into Ronghuafang, Xu Beiyou and Xiao Zhinan walked in the front, Wu Yu and Zhang Jian were more than half a body behind.

Approaching Gongsun Mansion, Xu Beiyou looked sideways at Zhang Jian, who had always been cautious, and asked with a smile, "How is Master Zhang?"

Some preoccupied Zhang Jian was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "If you go back to Xiaoge Lao, the next official is here... it's okay."

Xu Beiyou smiled playfully, and then said silently, "Old Xiaoge."

(End of this chapter)