Long Sword and Jun Wu

Chapter 136: Spring Thunder
Li Bai grabbed the man and ran away. Everyone was stunned for a long time before the manager came to invite them to a banquet in the back garden half an hour later to welcome Wuming.

Chu Yan and Ying Wuming were old friends and knew each other very well. Chu Yan didn't care too much about being abducted by Li Bai. He walked towards Gongsun Wan.

"Why is there dust all over your face and body?"

Gongsun Wan raised her sleeves and wiped her face. It was indeed black. She smiled shyly, "I was just refining medicine. My sister said that Master Ying has arrived, so she asked me to come and see him to see if he is well."

Chu Yu glanced at Gongsun Ling. She was talking to Pei Min and didn't seem to notice her sister was covered in dirt. It seemed that the sword dance at Qianqiu's birthday was all she had in her eyes and heart.

He couldn't help but sigh softly, and he grabbed Gongsun Wan's hand and walked away, "Go wash your face and change your clothes first." The two walked towards Gongsun Wan's bedroom, and he said: "You should take a shower first, your hair must be gray." Turning around and saying to the maid beside him: "Please prepare hot water and clean clothes for her."

Gongsun Wan looked at Chu Yan holding her hand and couldn't help but whispered: "Brother Jianhe, your hand..."

Chu Yu noticed something was wrong and quickly retracted his hand, looking at Gongsun Wan a little uncomfortably.

Gongsun Wan asked: "How come your hand is burned again?"

Chu Yan looked at the small red spot on his hand awkwardly with a complicated expression. He felt a little helpless but also a little relieved that Gongsun Wan was not smart enough to notice his inappropriate actions.

"It's nothing. It's not uncommon for swordsmiths to be burned by fire."
Gongsun Wan took his hand and said, "Let me help you apply the medicine first."
Chu Yan quickly pulled his hand back, "No, it's just a little red, you should go wash up first, otherwise do you want to go to the banquet like this, dirty and dusty?"
Gongsun Wan thought about it and handed it to Chu Yu. It said burn ointment. "Here, Gongsun Wan's special burn ointment, guaranteed to reduce redness and swelling immediately. It seems that you, the new swordsmith Chu, will often get burned by fire. You should carry this ointment with you. Apply it immediately when you get burned to avoid being burned."
Chu Yu took it and almost couldn't help laughing. "It's too late to apply the medicine after it's burnt. Why don't you think about it and make an ointment that won't be burned by fire? I'll apply it before forging the sword next time. Isn't that better?"

Gongsun Wan listened and nodded in agreement, "Well, it's better to be safe than sorry. This is a good idea. I'll try it when I get back to the Imperial Medical Bureau."
The two of them walked towards her dormitory while talking.

Gongsun Ling was relieved to hear their conversation, for she was afraid that the two would quarrel and confront each other again when they met.

"The atmosphere between the two of them is good today, it seems like there is something going on." Pei Min said with a smile as he watched their backs walking away.

Gongsun Ling agreed, "Well, there's no more quarreling. The two of them have common topics to talk about. Jianhe finally got the idea."
Pei Min turned his attention back to Gongsun Ling. "You should also wash your face and close your eyes for a while. There are bruises under your eyes." He stroked her cheek with concern.

Gongsun Ling also touched his eyes, "Ah, thinking about the dance steps and practicing until late every day, it really paid off."
"Now that Master Ying has arrived, you can rest assured."
"Yes, without the company of music, I really feel like there is a void somewhere. Tomorrow I will bring Mr. Ying to the Liyuan to help me think of the music." Gongsun Ling also said as she walked back to the dormitory. She really needed to wash her face and rest for a while.

"Tomorrow? He just arrived in Chang'an, right? He won't be allowed to rest for a day?" Pei Min asked.

Gongsun Ling said as a matter of course, "Of course, otherwise how can it be called repaying a favor."
Pei Min began to feel a little sympathy for Ying Wuming.

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Li Bai took Ying Wuming to his piano room, not showing any sign of unfamiliarity. He pointed at a piano on the table and said to Ying Wuming with a smile: "Brother Ying, take a look, can you recognize what this piano is?"

Ying Wuming was not polite either. He walked up to the table, put his fingers on the zither, plucked the strings, and the sound of the zither penetrated the ears of both of them.

Ying Wuming listened for a few seconds and said, "The melody is deep, rich and clear, with the beauty of looseness and transparency."
He stroked the end of the guitar again, finding it round and full in shape, then touched the inscription on the side of the guitar, and his calm expression finally showed some surprise.

"This was made by Lei Wei from the Lei family, a famous zither maker. Could it be... 'Spring Thunder'?"

Li Bai clapped his hands and said, "That's wonderful, Brother Ying, you are really a connoisseur, haha, this is the 'Spring Thunder', I bought it at a high price from a poor official's son. I'm lucky that I love traveling and I happened to meet it. If it was a day later, this zither might not have fallen into someone's hands, haha."
Ying Wuming saw that his family was luxurious and thought that he was from a wealthy family and should not be short of money. He also saw that he could actually recognize the zithers made by the Lei family, so he must have a profound family background and good attainments in music.

Ying Wuming: "That's because you, Brother Li, have a unique vision and can recognize this rare and famous zither."
Li Bai was overjoyed, "Brother Ying, it's hard to find a soulmate in the world. I am lucky to have met Brother Pei and others. I never thought that I could make friends with a great man like Brother Ying today. I am so lucky."
Before Li Bai finished singing, Ying Wuming was pulled away again, "Brother Ying, let's go and try out this Spring Thunder. Someone, move the zither to the back garden."
Ying Wuming was very easy-going and let Li Bai pull him to the back garden.

The housekeeper led his men to move the Chunlei Qin and the Qin table to the back garden, where many servants were already preparing dinner.

"Brother Ying, please take a seat and try it." Li Bai pointed at the Chunleiqin and respectfully invited Ying Wuming.

Facing the world-famous Lei family zither, Ying Wuming was also eager to try. His fingers touched the strings, and his inner strength penetrated into his fingertips.

Before Pei Min and his companions reached the back garden, they heard the sound of flowing water in the mountains.

When you get closer, it's like millions of pearls falling into a jade plate, ding-dong, ding-dong.

When they arrived at the back garden, the banquet had been almost ready. The housekeeper invited them to take their seats. Li Bai had already drawn his sword and was dancing to the sound of Ying Wuming's piano, intoxicated by it without realizing it.

Several people were so engrossed in watching the music and the scenes before them that they were lost in the music and the scenes.

Gongsun Ling was particularly happy. It was indeed a wise decision to ask Ying Wuming to help with the music accompaniment. She began to secretly feel lucky that His Royal Highness Prince Yong was injured and could not sing with her.

When the music ended, several people applauded and cheered loudly, and even Chu Yan was amazed and impressed.

Li Bai laughed loudly: "Brother Ying, when the lady dances with the sword, you must use this Spring Thunder."
Ying Wuming bowed and thanked him, "Thank you very much, Brother Li. I am honored to be able to use this precious item."
Li Bai sighed: "It is only because I can have someone as skilled as Brother Ying play it that the reputation of this Spring Thunder is worthy. I don't want this precious zither to be left gathering dust in the zither room."
Ying Wuming looked at the sword in Li Bai's hand and said with a smile: "The world-famous Longquan Sword is worthy of a swordsman like you, Brother Li."
Li Bai said happily: "You also know swords? Brother Ying, how about we practice with them?"
After listening to them talking on and on, the other four people's faces turned black.

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