Chang'an: Qinglian Sword Song

Chapter 2
Later that day, in Dali Temple.

In the gloomy interrogation room, a dim light illuminated the face of Di Renjie, and the boy who had finally sobered up from his drunkenness opposite.

Being imprisoned in the Dali Temple, the young man didn't seem to understand the seriousness of the matter, he was still calm, and looked around curiously, looking around, as if he didn't recognize where he was at all.

There is no consciousness of being a prisoner.

Di Renjie, on the other hand, looked at the guide and the transcript of the inquiry in front of him expressionlessly.

Li Bai, male, native of Yunzhong, 17 years old, traveled here.

Not far away, I came here to see the prosperity of Chang'an.

Like all outsiders in this city, being attracted by the light of this mainland pearl is no different from others.

The only problem...

There is only this heavy 'guidance' in front of me.

Di Renjie had never seen such an exaggerated thickness.

On it, every page and every part has been densely covered with seals and customs clearance records from various places, not only the seals of various city-states in the cloud, but even farther, more, and some are even older. There are several words on them that even Di Renjie can't recognize.

It’s fine if it’s just a child’s play, but the problem is—these Yin Di Renjie can’t see the problem at all, they are all real!

If it is fake, then this guy is a big liar that has never existed in Chang'an City.

But if it is true, then this guy came from farther and farther west than Yunzhong...

Both guesses are equally incredible.

Combined with this young man's amazing swordsmanship, Di Renjie unexpectedly felt uneasy and smelled trouble for a long time.

However, his face was still expressionless.

Just frown slightly. …

"You should be aware of the seriousness of the matter, Li Bai." He knocked on the table: "This is not a trivial matter."

This is the most common method of interrogation in Gongmen. Under the authority of Dali Temple established by countless thugs, no matter what kind of bold madman they are, they will feel the power of the law.

But across the table, the boy still looked blank, as if he didn't know what he was talking about.

full of confusion.

"I've said it many times. I was drunk and couldn't remember anything. When I opened my eyes, I saw someone was going to kill someone. You all know what happened next."

"That's true, but have you ever said, which station did you buy the ticket to get on the train, and who bought the wine from, and got drunk?"

Di Renjie's casual question made Li Bai's eyes wander.

look elsewhere.

He almost forgot about it, he seems, seems, maybe, picked up the car halfway.

I never thought about it so much!
Originally, he wanted to pay for the fare, but he was tired and thirsty. When he saw the car full of alcohol, he suddenly... couldn't walk.

"Ahem, I paid for it," he explained.

"Forcibly buying and selling without the owner's consent is also illegal." Di Renjie said blankly, "Li Bai, chivalrous actions are one thing, but making people suffer losses is another."

No, in fact, the wine dealer on the car heard that the person who drank all his wine left more than three times the money in the same place, and it was too late to be happy. How could he object?
The real trouble is Xi Che, who was destroyed by Li Bai casually and cracked in the keel.Guan Shi, the driver of Yu Heng who was in charge of maintenance, was about to go mad with anger, and repeatedly demanded severe punishment for the saboteurs. If Di Renjie hadn't stopped him with the excuse of "normal loss", Li Bai would have stayed in another place long ago.

But now, he felt that he had left a trouble.

A very intractable nuisance.

"Do you know who the person you defeated was?"

Di Renjie threw out a confession: "Xuan Yong is a well-known master, a horse bandit who crosses the trade roads, and he can be said to have a fierce reputation, but in the end you were drunk and defeated at will.

To be honest, Li Bai, I am very curious about the origin of your swordsmanship, and I hope you will be more frank with me, everyone will be open and honest, and it will be good for everyone to get this case resolved as soon as possible. "

"I'm a little confused."

Li Bai asked puzzledly: "Although I sneaked up on the boat, it's my fault that I didn't make up the fare. But when the road is rough, it's always right to draw your sword to help, right? Why did you make me look like a prisoner?"

Under the puzzled eyes of the young man, Di Renjie didn't speak any more.

It is true that when the road is uneven, it is really a rare chivalrous act to draw your sword to help.

Moreover, this young man has never been arrogant and conceited with his own skills. On the contrary, he treats everyone with courtesy, peace and friendliness.

But Di Renjie still felt something was wrong.

It wasn't until he looked into Li Bai's eyes that he realized the source of this abnormality.

——The boy's eyes.

So calm and indifferent, looking at everyone.

He is not eager because of high-ranking officials, nor is he despised because he is a pawn.The laws of Chang'an City, the majesty of Dali Temple, and even the dark and cramped prison cells are no different from the wilderness and downtown to him.

Treating everything equally, but with a faint sense of alienation.

It's like... looking down from the sky.

Should it be arrogant or indifferent?
It seemed that everything in the world was insignificant, not enough to make him care and move.

He doesn't care.

But there are always more important things in this world that need to be taken seriously. If you ignore the laws that maintain order and act according to your own likes and dislikes, what is the difference from those cruel and violent gangsters and murderers?
If such amazing sword skills were used at will, how much disaster would it cause?
But Di Renjie couldn't say such words.

That's what didn't happen.

If he easily uses something as heavy as the law to treat others because of his own speculation, then what is the difference between him and the scourge he has to beware of?
In this brief silence, Di Renjie shook his head and sighed softly, feeling a long-lost sense of helplessness.

"Why didn't you kill him, Li Bai?" He asked suddenly.

"Ok?"

"Wang Yuan." Di Renjie said, "Why didn't the person who drew the sword to you kill him?"

"Why did I kill him?" The boy asked in confusion, as if he didn't understand why he would ask such a question.

"Isn't it a common practice in Jianghu to divide life and death after drawing the sword?" Di Renjie said, "You are not the only one who knows the rules among rangers. Li Bai, you should have a better understanding."

The young man thought for a moment, then solemnly replied:
"——There is nothing in this world that is more precious than life. My practice is greater than the practice of other rivers and lakes."

Such a clear and serious smile seemed to be describing the most beautiful thing in this world. It sounded so naive, but it was involuntarily convincing.

There may be ten thousand kinds of beauty in this world, such as countless wines and long songs, mighty rivers, endless oceans, dangerous peaks rising to the sky and endless beautiful scenery.

Countless encounters and partings, but also a lot of pain and more joy.

But if you die, you have nothing.

Life is the most precious thing.

Everyone's life should be treated with dignity.

This should be something that everyone knows well, but why is it that such a simple truth is gradually forgotten by everyone?

In the silence, Di Renjie lowered his eyes.

After all, there is nothing to say.

"Remember what you said, Li Bai." He sighed, reluctantly stamped the release document, and finally warned: "No matter what your reason for coming, Li Bai, anyone is welcome in Chang'an, but trouble is not welcome. "

He said, "Hope you're doing well for yourself."

But Li Bai didn't care about that indifferent attitude, happily took the paperwork, got up and said goodbye, as if meeting tomorrow after drinking.

Before leaving, he reached out and rubbed Yuan Fang's hair and ears, and said goodbye cordially: "Goodbye, kid!"

Yuan Fang slapped his hand away angrily, not giving him a good look.

After Li Bai left, he complained disgustedly: "This guy is really annoying, he always likes to treat others like children!"

"normal."

Di Renjie calmly sorted out the materials in his hand, "It's not surprising that a person like him treats everyone like a child..."

After all, he is no different from a child.

Di Renjie thought for a while, then suddenly ordered: "Yuan Fang, keep an eye on him."

"what?"

"A person like him will cause trouble sooner or later in Chang'an City. Then you can just find an excuse to drive him out of the city, lest he cause any big trouble that you can't deal with."

"Eh?" Yuan Fang asked in amazement, "It's rare to see Lord Di take such good care of an outsider."

"Go." Di Renjie glared at him.

"But didn't I want to tell Wang Yuan's confession?"

"That guy is completely a fool who is being used. He doesn't know what to ask. What is there to waste time?"

"But... are you going to be on night duty again? This month's overtime has already been exceeded, my lord." Yuan Fang sighed in embarrassment: "Recently, my brother and sister have grown taller, and they have to change their clothes. This..."

In the silence, Di Renjie couldn't help but raised his hand and covered his head.

Headache.

"I'll add money..." he said.

"okay!"

In an instant, the boy in the shadow disappeared.

Li Bai finally met Chang'an.

When he looked up, he saw the city glowing brightly at dusk.

Innumerable pieces of steel, wood and stone formed the solemn figure. The unprecedentedly huge mechanism was running on the ground at this moment, causing countless large buildings and gorgeous courtyards in the city to rotate and undulate accordingly, making people dazzled and fascinated.

This city seems to have its own breath, exhaling countless smog.The thick smoke rose from the workshops everywhere, forming large pillars like white jade, propping up the vast sky.

And countless brightly colored flower boats suspended in the air are like schools of fish, holding up the floating lights and traveling through the period.

Compared with this city, everyone is as small as dust.

Unlike the huge wasteland, the boundless desert and the endless forest, it is more like a maze, a gorgeous and gorgeous maze.

Attract people anytime, anywhere, and join them.

Li Bai was in a daze.

who am I?
Where am i?

Where am I going?
He didn't know the situation at all, he didn't know where he was, he didn't even know where to eat or where to find a hotel, and he didn't know where he lost the travel brochure he picked up on the road.

His eyes were completely black.

Looking at the too huge city in front of me, I have no way to start.

"This gentleman!"

At this moment, a smiling face that seemed to have been seen somewhere suddenly appeared in front of him, and the speed was so fast that Li Bai was almost startled.

Xun Qing rubbed his little hands, and asked in a trembling voice with full enthusiasm: "Do you need a tour guide?"

"……what?"

Li Bai didn't react.

To be honest, for Xun Qing, today is really a very unlucky day.

It was not easy to get the investigation and internship of the mechanism division, worked overtime for three months and finished half a year's work, and just returned to Chang'an by boat from the feudal town, when he encountered a kidnapping accident.

After finally being able to take out his birth day, he was locked up in Dali Temple until night.

And let him point out the smugglers who were caught one by one.

Not even paid...

This caused Xun Qing's heart to be greatly hurt.

However, even so, when he walked out of the gate of Dali Temple and saw the figure from behind, Xun Qing still had the idea of ​​extending a helping hand.

A foreigner came to Chang'an alone, with no relatives, nowhere to go, how lonely, and he looked so rich... How could the kind-hearted self let go of such things!

This is my savior!
What's more, when he was on the boat, he could see clearly that the amount of the banknotes pasted on the wine jars was enough to buy several carts of wine!

No, you must not just watch this golden thigh slip away!
"Hire me, boss!"

He firmly grasped Li Bai's hands and refused to let go.

"Uh..." Li Bai stepped back a little, and asked suspiciously, "Are all the people in Chang'an so enthusiastic?"

"Yes, hospitality is synonymous with me, and I am the spokesperson of Chang'an!"

Xun Qing raised his head and said loudly: "So, brother, as long as five... no, three taels of silver a day, you can hire a person who is familiar with the local conditions in this materialistic city and people are not ancient, and will take you to avoid all consumption traps. Enjoy the scenery of Chang’an as a tour guide! This is a rare opportunity? Are you excited! Action is worse than action! Start ordering now, order for ten days and get one day free!"

Xun Qing, a mechanism teacher who was so poor that he went bankrupt, is also working hard today to make a meal!

"Three taels?" Li Bai was stunned, "Is it so cheap?"

"Yeah yeah."

Xun Qing nodded frantically.

The kind-hearted self helped this outsider to prevent him from falling into the squeeze of those profiteers, and only charged a little bit of remuneration.

So noble!

Although the price is indeed very low, but the money is still second, the key is that you can still eat and drink!
Just as he was eagerly looking forward to it, Li Bai pondered for a moment and shook his head slightly: "It's not a problem to hire you. I planned to hire someone at first, but I have some strict and strange requirements... I'm afraid we won't get along well. .”

"Going up the mountain of swords and down into the sea of ​​fire, what have I, Xun, been afraid of!" Xun Qing slapped his chest loudly, "Just say it!"

Li Bai thought for a while, and said seriously: "First, I don't eat sour food, and I don't like offal—"

"It's easy to say! There is everything in Chang'an City, only you can't think of it, and you can't eat it without it!"

So, Li Bai nodded and emphasized again: "Second, I don't like people showing off their wealth in front of me, so don't compete with me to pay the bill."

"...Don't worry, absolutely not!" Xun Qing was almost moved to tears: "I will definitely sit in the same place and look up at your glorious back when you go to pay!"

"Also, third."

Li Bai said, "You are not allowed to tell lies."

"Huh?" Xun Qing almost suspected that he had heard it wrong.

"Don't lie."

Li Bai's expression became serious, and he told him seriously: "Because I hate liars."

Seeing such sharp eyes, Xun Qing's heart couldn't help jumping, and he had a premonition that all lies would be seen through.But soon, he gritted his teeth and nodded.

"No problem, but you have to pay first." He quietly observed Li Bai's expression, and then added: "Full payment."

Li Bai was still unmoved, so he mustered up his courage, and said: "We are here to order from ten days."

What answered him was a pure white silver ticket with beautiful numbers on it, and the golden light illuminated his eyes.

"make a deal!"

Xun Qing tightly held the palm of the gold master's father, wishing to become the jade pendant around his waist and hang it with him all the time.

So, it was settled like this.

Under Xun Qing's diligent guidance, the two left happily.

In the same place, there was only the sound of grief and indignation as the boy in the shadow bit his handkerchief into pieces.

anger!
Damn it, why am I working overtime!

Yuan Fang tugged at the handkerchief in her hand, and was about to cry out of anger: Otherwise, it wouldn't be someone else's turn to do this job, so she would have taken it herself!

Obviously I only need two taels, no, one tael and half is fine...

angry!

　Di Renjie, the hero of Glory of Kings, a fictional game character, don't confuse Di Renjie with the real historical Di Renjie.

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　　TA in history:

　　Di Renjie, courtesy name Huaiying, was one of the famous prime ministers in the Tang Dynasty.

　　He was one of the few people who passed the examination of Ming Jing and became a high-ranking person, and it is said in the "Old Tang Book".

　　When Wu Zetian was in charge of the court, he was falsely accused and wronged, and almost died.If he hadn't sent the news tactfully and let Wu Zetian come to see him, he would have died like many wronged people.He was an honest and upright official and dared to tell the truth, so he was reused by Wu Zetian and paid homage to the prime minister twice.During his time as Yushi Zhongcheng, he handled hundreds of cases without any grievances.

　　Therefore, Western sinologists created Di Gong's case, emphasizing that it is like a god in judging cases.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)