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After staying in the inn, the service in the inn is not bad. Hot water is always available. After driving for a few days, Chu Huan took a shower and changed into the clothes made by Lin Lang, which fit very well. The material was very good, it was not ostentatious, but very comfortable to wear, and the new shoes were just the right size, Chu Huan secretly sighed, although Lin Lang came from a wealthy family, she was also considerate.

In the evening, the store clerk delivered the food and ate it inside the house, when suddenly there was a knock on the door, Chu Huan got up, walked to the door, and asked softly, "Who is it?"

"I live next door. I heard that there is a brother living here, so come and get acquainted." The voice outside sounded very enthusiastic.

Chu Huan frowned. The guests in the inn travel from south to north. You don’t know me and I don’t know you. outside the door.

He still remembered that before he moved in, a tall man came out from the next door, and he didn't know if it was that person who was outside the door.

When I opened the door, I found that there was a short man in coarse clothes with a mustache. He was very different from the tall man I saw before. He presumably was the man's companion. When he saw Chu Huan open the door, The man had already cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Excuse me!"

This life is just a smile, it looks very kind, Chu Huan also bowed his hands and said: "It's okay, but I don't know what advice I can give?"

The man smiled and said: "Chang Yi, I heard that Xiongtai just moved in today, so come over to say hello, go out, make more friends, there will be more ways."

Chu Huan said with a smile, "So it's Brother Chang."

Chang Yi looked inside the door and asked with a smile: "There is only one brother?"

Chu Huan said: "Yes."

"Well." Chang Yi said with a smile: "Actually, I just came here to say that everyone comes from all corners of the country, and Chang has only come to the capital in the past few days, so he is very unfamiliar with the capital. But since we can live next door, Chang and his brother can also It is fate, if there is anything that needs help, just go and say it, and I will do my best to help."

Chu Huan smiled and said, "Brother Chang, you are welcome."

"Don't bother me anymore." Chang Yi said with a smile: "See you later!" She cupped her hands and left with a smile, Chu Huan nodded, seeing him leave, and then closed the door, thinking that Chang Yi seemed to be looking at the people in her room just now situation, but I don't know what he wants to do.

But Chu Huan didn't care, the soldiers came to cover up the water and the earth, even if the other party had ulterior motives, Chu Huan was not afraid.

Chu Huan wanted to wait for the news from Sun Desheng, so he didn't leave the next day. After noon, Sun Desheng finally found the Huiyuan Inn. After entering, he immediately said, "General Chu Wei, I kept you waiting."

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Please trouble your father-in-law for your hard work."

Sun Desheng said: "General Chu Wei, I'm afraid you have to wait for a few more days." He lowered his voice and said, "Our family has seen His Highness, but His Highness is not in a good condition right now."

Chu Huan frowned and said, "Eunuch, what do you mean?"

"Master Xu wrote a memorial to His Highness Chen's private departure from Xingyuan when he was in Yunshan Mansion. The empress had already known about this matter, and the empress asked His Highness to reflect on his mistakes in the Chengxin Palace, and he could not leave the Chengxin Palace for a while. "Sun Desheng sighed, and said: "Your Highness asked our family to tell General Chu Wei that you will stay here for a few days, and he will find an opportunity to let you enter the palace, so that you can stay calm."

Chu Huan thought for a while, and said, "Your Highness ordered, Chu Huan will obey." But he was at a loss in his heart, and he didn't know how long he would have to wait, let alone how King Qi would arrange himself when he turned around.

Sun Desheng seemed to see what Chu Huan was thinking, and said softly: "General Chu Wei, you don't have to worry about your future. Since His Highness appreciates you, it's easy for you to find an official position for you."

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Chu Huan understands that as long as he can serve His Highness, Chu Huan must do his duty faithfully."

Sun Desheng said: "There are many places to visit in the capital. If the general Wei is bored, he can walk around, and the days pass quickly. The empress is in a rage these few days, but she loves His Highness very much. It will also dissipate. As long as the queen's anger is relieved and the ban is abolished, His Highness can call you into the palace."

Chu Huan nodded in agreement.

Sun Desheng didn't stay in the inn too much, and after a few words of advice, he took his leave and went out and passed by the next door. In the crack of the door, there was a pair of eyes staring at Sun Desheng until his figure disappeared from the inn.

Since Sun Desheng brought these words, Chu Huan could only settle down as soon as he came.

Chu Huan didn't go out this day, but stayed in the house to practice. The "Dragon Elephant Sutra" has broken through the first "Zhaolun" way, and Chu Huan has also proven its role.

Compared with before, Chu Huan's breathing is very different. Only he himself knows this feeling, but he doesn't know when the second "floating dust way" will be able to break through.

From the literal point of view, Chu Huan didn't know what effect the practice of "Floating Dust Dao" would have on his body, but he also knew that the "Dragon Elephant Sutra" was indeed a miraculous skill, "Tao" has been able to put oneself into a state of suspended animation, and "Floating Chen Tao" has a higher level than "Zhaolun Tao", and its role must be no small matter.

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Not far from Huiyuan Inn, there was a restaurant, and Chu Huan was sitting in the restaurant drinking and watching the scenery.

It has been two days since I came to the capital, and there is no news from Sun Desheng. Chu Huan waited patiently. The weather is getting better day by day, but Baitongfang is also very lively.

Baitongfang is one of the many workshops in Xicheng. It is not far from Eryuan City in Xicheng, only two streets away.

Sitting on top of a restaurant, leaning on the railing and looking down, the street is full of clear canals, boats and horses flowing like streams, heavy buildings and pavilions, elms and willows shining, the scenery is beautiful and busy, just looking at the bustle of the street, it is hard to let people Thinking of the brutal war going on in the northwest of the empire, in this bustling capital city, there is no smell of war flames or gunpowder at all.

Although it is still some distance away from the largest Eryuan City in Xicheng, Baitongfang is also full of commercial shops, such as palace powder, silk, linen, jewelry, bamboo and wood, rice wine, ironware, and antiques. On the shore, there are also many small vendors setting up stalls. The long street, water and land coexist, and there are many types of goods.

Chu Huan ordered a jug of wine and two dishes of food, and drank slowly while staring at a big willow tree not far downstairs.

Under the willow tree, there was a person setting up a stall.

It's just that the man's stall is unusual.

The person who set up the stall was dressed in gray and coarse cloth. His appearance was not good, but his temperament was like water. He sat cross-legged under the big willow tree, as if sitting in meditation. In front of him, there was a chess game. Chu Huan could even see it. On the board, black and white chess pieces have been placed, and the man is sitting behind the chessboard, arms crossed across his chest, motionless.

When Chu Huan went upstairs, he saw that person sitting there. Although there were so many people setting up stalls on the bank of Qinshui River, that person was not very conspicuous, but Chu Huan just felt that this person was a bit special.

He kept staring at that person. Naturally, that person didn't know that someone in a restaurant was looking at him, and sat there as steadily as a mountain. When Chu Huan saw that person not moving for a long time, he really admired that person's steadiness.

The other people who set up the stalls were shouting, but this person sat quietly, and Chu Huan didn't know if this person was buying chess.

After one pot of wine was drunk unconsciously, the second pot of wine was served. Seeing that Chu Huan was staring at the man, the waiter in the shop said in a low voice, "Do you know the cripple?"

"Cripple?" Chu Huan turned his head.

"That's right." The waiter smiled and said, "That man has been here for more than half a month, and he sets up chessboards there every day. I heard that he makes a living from that."

Chu Huan wondered, "How do you say that?"

"The cripple lost a mess." The waiter said, "It is said that if anyone wins, he will give five liang of silver; But this cripple is really good at it, the young one has seen many people go up to challenge him, but no one beat him, and everyone gradually ignores it, business has dropped a lot these days."

"So, that person is still a chess master?"

"It's not necessarily a master of chess." The waiter smiled and said, "How many masters of Go are there in the market? Of those real masters, who would play chess with a cripple for five taels of money?"

Chu Huan nodded slightly.

After drinking the wine in the pot, Chu Huan paid the bill and went downstairs, but he was planning to go to Eryuan City to take a look at the bustling market in Beijing.

It's just that before he took a few steps, he saw a group of people walking towards him, there were seven or eight people coming, but they didn't come towards him, but walked towards the lame man with the chessboard.

Chu Huan saw that these people were all fooling around, and at first glance they were not good people. Knowing that something would happen next, he also stopped walking and stood not far away.

At first, a person wearing a green hat made people rush to the big willow tree, and several stall owners hurriedly distanced themselves, obviously a little afraid of this group of people.

The man in the green hat walked under the willow tree, and a group of people behind him immediately surrounded the lame man. The man in the green hat rolled up his sleeves and said loudly, "I heard that you are playing chess here?"

The cripple finally raised his head. Chu Huan was not far from the man at this time, but he could see clearly. He saw that the man had thick eyebrows, a square face, straight nose and wide mouth, extremely long ears, and big eyes. , looks only in his early thirties, although his eyes are bright, but the whole person looks sleepy, seeing the surrounding people surrounded, but he is calm and composed, and asked: "Who are you?" Who wants to play chess?"

The man in the blue hat took off his hat, sat down opposite the cripple, and said, "I heard that if you lose, you will have to accompany me with five taels of silver?"

The cripple nodded slightly and said, "If I win, I only need thirty copper coins from you."

The man in the blue hat took out a penny from his pocket and said: "If you win, the penny here is yours. If you lose, I will give you five taels of silver, but... where is your five taels of silver? Take it out and have a look."

The cripple said calmly, "Don't worry, if you win, I will give you five taels of silver."

"I can't trust you." The man in the blue hat said loudly, "Take out the silver first."

The cripple shook his head and said, "If you win chess, you will naturally have money, otherwise you can only take a look at it if I take out a thousand taels of silver." Hanging money, you can count out thirty copper coins, I will not take advantage of you."

The blue hat said happily: "Hehe, do you really think you will win?"

The cripple put his hands on his chest and said, "You look bad, you can't beat me today."

The man in the blue hat sneered, "I don't argue with you about this. Do you know who I am?"

The cripple looked at the man in the green hat for a few times, looked very seriously, and finally shook his head and said, "I don't know him."

Immediately someone next to him scolded: "You are so blind, you don't even know Mr. Meng? In Baitongfang, who doesn't know Mr. Meng?" Rolling up his sleeves, he looked like he was about to punch the lame man at any time head.