Poor children

Chapter 70
一
There is a courtyard in Taixu Taoist Temple prepared for royal guests. All the monarchs of the Northwest Dynasty have lived here.
In the reception room of the royal courtyard, the Northwest King was sitting due north and was awkwardly drinking tea with Sanyang Zhenren sitting next to Zuo Chui. The two did not speak for a long time.
After drinking a cup of tea, Xiao Daotong came to add another cup, and the only thing that was quiet in the room was the sound of drinking tea

"Well... I just heard yesterday that the Immortal Chief was here, but I couldn't come in time to visit. Why don't I come early today?" Tian Xing was the first to break the silence.
"Your Majesty is worried about me, so I should go and pay my respects to you." Master Sanyang arrived.
"The Immortal is really polite. I heard that the Immortal is my grandfather's junior brother and is my elder. How can I ask the old Immortal to condescend to me? I am a junior, so naturally I want to pay a visit." Tian Xingdao "I heard that the Immortal has always liked food. , so I asked the royal chef in the palace to cook some snacks, and I asked the immortal not to dislike it."

Master Sanyang was so happy when he heard about the delicious food that he said, "I can't believe that my reputation as a glutton has spread to the northwest..."

"Eh? What did the old immortal say? Is there anyone in the world who doesn't like food?"

"I used to hear my senior brother mention that your Majesty is humble and prudent, intelligent and heroic. Now it seems that what you said is true. You are indeed a dragon and a phoenix among men, with extraordinary magnanimity." Master Sanyang arrived
"That is also the old prince's compliment..." After Tian Xing finished speaking, the two of them were silent for a while.

for a long time……

"Uh... I heard that the old Immortal has only one disciple in his life? With all due respect, with the Immortal's ability, why don't you recruit a few more disciples?" Tian Xing asked.

Master Sanyang was a little surprised to hear him directly ask Pao'er, "I am used to people like me. I didn't intend to accept a disciple. It's just that my disciple has a deep relationship with me, so I accepted him..."

"Two days ago, I met a girl in the garden behind this temple. She looked about seventeen or eighteen years old. She looked pretty and pretty, and she played the piano very well. Is she the old immortal's disciple?"

As soon as Master Sanyang heard it, he knew what happened that day when the poor boy came back covered in water and full of anger. It turned out that they had met before, and it was an unpleasant meeting.

"Not to mention this temple, even in the entire northwest, there may not be anyone with a better appearance or better piano skills than my disciple..."

"That's natural," Tian Xing agreed, "I wonder if we can invite that girl to come out and meet her? We seemed to have some misunderstanding that day."

"Hey! Unfortunately...my disciple went out early in the morning. It's my first time here, so I'm afraid I'll have to spend a whole day shopping."

"Ah...ah! I see, it doesn't matter. I'll just see you another day." Tian Xingxing awkwardly picked up the tea.

"I heard that there is an emergency at the border this morning?" Sanyang Daoist asked

"Well, well, there's no rush now..." Tian Xing began to look absent-minded.

"Oh? How do you say this?"

"The issue at the border is caused by the departure of my princess. Yesterday I went to the Central Plains to propose marriage to the Prime Minister. I believe the issue at the border can be solved." Tian Xing arrived
"So, very good!"

two

When Northwest King Tianxing came out of Da Taixu Taoist Temple, he felt a little depressed. He rode a horse and wandered in the market. He didn't want to go back to the palace and didn't know where to go.
Just when he was bored, he suddenly looked up and saw Pao'er sitting alone on the second floor of the tea house across the street drinking tea. Pao'er happened to see him too and was so frightened that he hurriedly covered his face and hid.
When Tian Xing saw her, he dismounted, handed the reins to Gao Zijing's hands, lifted up his robe and hurried up the stairs.
When the pauper saw him going upstairs, he even covered his face, not knowing where to hide...

"What are you doing, girl? Are you too embarrassed to see people?" Tian Xing sat down on the chair opposite her and gestured to the waiter to serve tea.

When the pauper heard him ask this, he took away his hand and stared at him, "Who told you to sit down? There are so many empty tables, why are you sitting here?"

"You and I can be considered old friends. Since we have seen each other here, how can we sit elsewhere? Without showing that I don't know etiquette?" Tian Xing took a sip of the tea brought by the waiter, and then picked up the snacks on the table to eat. "Are the snacks from the northwest still to your liking?" "Eh? I bought these snacks..."

"To be honest, this snack is not as delicious as what I have at home. Since I ate yours, how about I invite the girl to my house to eat some other time and pay it back to you?" The morning sunlight hit the poor boy's face, making him look poor. Her snow-white skin seemed to be shining, and her pink lips were so cute because they were bulging with anger. Tian Xing was actually fascinated by her.

"Who wants to go to your house? This girl makes better snacks..."

"Oh? The girl can actually make snacks. I want to try them someday."

"Why should I cook something for you? I don't know you." Paoer crossed his hands on his chest and leaned on the back of the chair.

Tian Xing suddenly stood up and held her little face with one hand, "Don't you know? It doesn't matter. We will have many opportunities to get to know each other in the future."

The pauper was startled by his sudden move and was stunned.

Suddenly there was a rush of footsteps downstairs, and Gao Zijing ran upstairs. When Tianxing saw Gao Zijing coming over to whisper, he released his hand holding the poor boy's face and listened carefully. After Gao Zijing finished speaking, he stood with his hands down and waited for Tianxing's instructions.

"It's such a fate to meet the girl here. I originally wanted to sit with her for a while and talk, but I have something important to do right now, so I'll take my leave now. We'll see you someday." Tian Xing dropped the words and spoke to Gao Zijing went downstairs
Pao'er didn't recover until the two of them were far away. She was a girl, and besides Tiedan'er, she had never had such contact with any other man. She couldn't react to this in her mind at the moment, and could only stare blankly. Lost in thought there
three

"Sister, sister?" Lai Bao called Pao'er several times before she reacted.
"Ah... you are back?"

It turns out that there is an open square at the corner of the street in front. There are many fun things there, including playing tricks on the ground, fighting cocks and dogs, doing jugglers, and there is also a stage where people are throwing down. The people are densely packed. Everyone was crowded there. Lai Bao went to join in the fun when he saw it. Tiedan'er and Chengzhe also liked it. Only Pao'er was always very quiet, so he temporarily went to this teahouse, asking them to come here to look for her when they had enough fun.
"Is it fun there?" Poor asked

"Very good!" Laibao sat down and drank a large bowl of tea. Maybe he was thirsty. "Brother Tiedaner went to wrestle with someone and won money."

Pao'er raised his eyes and looked at Tiedan'er sitting opposite.

"I just feel a little bit nervous when I see someone competing. Look at those people from the northwest. They are all tall and strong. Although they are strong but not agile, they can win easily." Tiedan'er said

"Who is your master? Don't you know your own abilities? Why bully an honest person?" Pao'er said, but he felt a little depressed. I don't know if it was because he was treated lightly, or because that person left. Urgent, leaving suddenly...

"What the poor man said is that he just relies on his good martial arts skills and doesn't take others seriously." Chengzhe brought a snack to Noble

"I heard that your master is one of the best generals in the northwest. You must have improved in recent years, right?" Tiedan'er asked Chengzhe.
"My master and I have learned more about the art of war. As for martial arts! My old mentor is the most powerful general in the northwest. Why don't we pick a time and we can learn from each other?" Chengzhe arrived.
"You men are just boring and rude. You spend all day fighting and killing people." Laibao didn't forget to scold them while eating snacks.

"It's almost noon. I know a good restaurant. Let's go have dinner." Chengzhe said as he stood up. Tiedan'er and Laibao also stood up.
"Poor boy? Pauper boy?" Tiedan'er called her several times.
"Oh..." Pao'er calmed down again, "What's wrong?"

"Let's go eat, let's go," Tiedan'er said to her, "What's wrong with you, are you distracted all the time?"

"No...it's okay..."

(End of this chapter)