Chapter 210 Storm

Shang Jingchuan sat in the sedan chair. Although the weather in early spring was still a little cold, he was still sweating profusely in his thick official uniform.

But even so, he still refused to take off his official uniform. Instead, he sat upright and tried his best to show his majesty.

At the same time, he kept thinking about what he saw and heard when he went to court today.

Today, he not only received a private summons from the emperor, but also was given a seat for the first time, and asked in a kind tone about what he had seen and heard in Yunxiao County over the years.

All this made Shang Jingchuan grateful and he was still excited.

Especially before leaving, the emperor reminded himself to take advantage of this time to rest well, because he would be entrusted with an important task in a few days, and he would have no time by then.

As the saying goes, a scholar will die for his confidant. After reading poetry and books for most of his life, Shang Jingchuan was waiting for this opportunity.

At this moment, the attendant outside the sedan reminded: "Sir Shang, we are almost home."

"Yes!"

Shang Jingchuan said in a very dignified manner.

But then the words of the attendant outside made him a little upset.

"Look at the round-trip fare..."

Shang Jingchuan was simply at a loss whether to laugh or cry, "I am the governor of a county and an official appointed by the court. Can I owe you such a small amount of fare? I will settle it for you after I go back."

"Sir Shang, calm down. I didn't mean that. It's really that these sedan bearers have to eat, and I am forced to do so!"

"Okay, okay, no need to explain." Shang Jingchuan interrupted the attendant with some annoyance.

"Yes!"

The attendant bowed and retreated, but in fact he was a little disapproving in his heart.

Because he has seen many people like Shang Jingchuan in the past two years.

After serving as an official in a remote county for several years, he had to return to Beijing to report his work because of the collapse of the situation. Then he placed his hopes on the Great Yan court, thinking of seeking an official position, but he waited for several years without any news.

After all, there is nothing else in the capital of Yan now, but there are many officials.

Officials of all sizes are eyeing these limited positions, and the competition is extremely fierce.

If you don’t have some connections and a lot of money, you can just wait slowly behind.

The follower didn’t agree in his heart, but he didn’t show it on the surface.

The eight-lifted sedan chair turned quickly and briskly through a long street, and then entered Guangdefang.

When it arrived at the door, the sedan chair landed steadily, the follower stepped forward to lift the curtain of the sedan chair, and then Shang Jingchuan bent down and walked out from it.

"Haha Luoluo you..."

He was about to tell his daughter what happened in the court today, but then he was dumbfounded.

Because the wall of his courtyard had collapsed, the courtyard was in a mess through the gap, and the bluestone slabs on the ground were broken all over the ground.

Shang Jingchuan looked at this scene with a confused face.

What happened?

Was there a war?

Will Luo Luo be in trouble?

Thinking of this, Shang Jingchuan didn't care about anything else and ran to the courtyard.

The follower also saw the miserable situation of Shang Jingchuan's family, so he followed closely behind, fearing that this "court official" would run away again.

After entering the courtyard, Shang Jingchuan saw his daughter and Zui'er standing under the eaves safely, and he was relieved.

Looking at Zhao Ya standing at the bottom of the steps chatting with the two people.

Although Shang Jingchuan didn't recognize Wang Tiancheng and Xu Nianran, he could guess from their dress and appearance that they should be martial arts masters.

"Xiao Ya, what's going on?" Shang Jingchuan asked.

Zhao Ya was also a little embarrassed.

After all, it was because of him that Shang Jia was in such a state, so he explained it roughly and finally said.

"Don't worry, Uncle Shang, I will restore the damaged items as they were."

But Shang Jingchuan didn't care about these at all, his mind was full of the person Zhao Ya mentioned.

Yan Xizhao!

Although he was not a martial artist, Shang Jingchuan also knew this name.

Especially in the past two days, the entire Great Yan court was in a commotion because of this name.

When meeting the emperor today, the emperor mentioned this beautiful girl of the Great Yan royal family several times.

But what he didn't expect was that she actually ran to his house to fight with Zhao Ya.

The key point was that the fight was a draw.

How could Shang Jingchuan not be shocked.

At this time, Wang Tiancheng and Xu Nianran stood up to say goodbye.

They still had to go back to Xijian Villa, after all, there were still many things that had not been dealt with.

Zhao Ya didn't keep them, but just sent them out of the courtyard.

Wang Tiancheng smiled and bowed, "Okay, Brother Zhao, you don't have to see me off anymore. You should go back and pack up as soon as possible."

"Yes, the beauty has been looking forward to you. After all, if you dare to take Yan Xizhao's sword for your beloved, won't your beloved be moved?" Xu Nianran also smiled.

Zhao Ya knew that he was talking about Shang Luoluo, but he didn't explain too much, just smiled and bowed.

"Then I won't see you off."

"Come to Jindaoyuan when you have time, I will welcome you at any time!" Wang Tiancheng said.

"The same goes for Wunian Academy!" Xu Nianran also expressed his attitude.

Zhao Ya nodded, "I will definitely bother you!"

"Goodbye!"

The two of them jumped and disappeared between the eaves and tiles of the corridors of Yandu City.

Zhao Ya watched them leave and turned back to the courtyard.

At this time, Shang Jingchuan looked at Zhao Ya with an unbelievable look, "Are those two people from Jindaoyuan and Wunian Academy?"

"Yes!"

Shang Jingchuan hesitated to speak, and finally sighed.

"I'll go find someone to repair the courtyard wall first."

"Hey wait a minute, Lord Shang, our car fare..."

The follower had been following Shang Jingchuan, and when he saw him leaving, he hurriedly said.

Shang Jingchuan was a little embarrassed.

He was wearing an official uniform and had no money on him.

Fortunately, Zhao Ya handed over a silver note at this time.

"Is this enough?"

The follower smiled immediately when he saw the face value of the silver note.

"Enough, enough, it's more than enough."

"Take the money and go."

"Yes, you guys are busy, Lord Shang, goodbye, if you need a sedan chair again, call me anytime."

The follower left excitedly.

Shang Jingchuan said with some heartache: "Why did you give him so much money? From here to the imperial city gate, the maximum amount of a sedan chair round trip is twenty taels of silver, but you gave him thirty taels."

"There's no way, that's already the smallest denomination."

Zhao Ya didn't lie about this.

After this period of accumulation, especially several times of looting corpses, although not much cultivation resources were obtained, gold and silver were harvested.

Zhao Ya now had at least 40,000 to 50,000 taels of gold notes alone, not to mention silver notes.

This money was not much, and it was obviously not enough in the eyes of the noble families in Yandu City, but it was an unimaginable huge sum of money in the eyes of ordinary people.

Zhao Ya then gave Shang Jingchuan another 1,000 taels of silver and asked him to find someone to repair the courtyard wall and floor tiles as soon as possible.

This money would definitely not be used up, and the rest could just subsidize the daily needs of the merchants.

After all, Zhao Ya knew very well that after returning to Beijing, Shang Jingchuan or Shang Luoluo actually had little savings.

Shang Jingchuan took off his official uniform, changed his clothes, and then went out to find a bricklayer.

Zhao Ya and the others returned to the house.

At this time, Zui'er was very excited, even happier than if he had won a victory.

"Wow, Xiaoya, you are so amazing. You broke that woman's sword move with just one strike. Can you teach me?"

"Okay, but you have to practice the White Crane Palm first."

"Uh... Actually, I don't really want to learn it. Are you hungry? I'll go make some food!"

After saying that, Zui'er fled.

Zhao Ya and Shang Luoluo were the only ones left in the room.

Shang Luoluo kept looking at Zhao Ya with a bright look, even when she was the only one left in the room.

Zhao Ya felt a little uncomfortable.

"Why do you always look at me like this?"

"Nothing, I just want to see." Shang Luoluo smiled.

"Then look if you want to!" Zhao Ya was a bachelor, leaning back in his chair, and then pulling out the meteorite knife to examine it carefully.

This was his habit.

After every battle, he would carefully check his weapon to prevent hidden injuries that he didn't know about, and then problems would arise when he used it next time.

This was a matter of his life and property, and he couldn't afford to be careless.

As he was watching, a fragrant breeze blew over, and then he saw Shang Luoluo coming to his side, then leaned down and helped him check.

The distance between the two was so close that Zhao Ya could even see Shang Luoluo's eyelashes.

"Can I take this knife?" Shang Luoluo suddenly turned around and asked.

"Uh... okay, but you have to be careful, this knife is very sharp."

Zhao Ya let go of his hand and handed the knife to Shang Luoluo.

Shang Luoluo reached out to take it. Although he was prepared, his arm sank and almost dropped it to the ground.

"It's so heavy!"

Shang Luoluo lifted it up with difficulty and tried to wave it twice, but found that he was not strong enough, and couldn't help sighing.

Zhao Ya smiled, "Yes, it is indeed..."

Before he finished speaking, Shang Luoluo suddenly put down the knife and kissed his cheek.

Although it was just a touch and go, the warm touch was still very obvious.

Zhao Ya's body froze, and then Shang Luoluo leaned over to Zhao Ya's ear and whispered softly: "Thank you."

"Uh... Actually, you don't have to be so polite. After all, I will have a fight with Yan Xizhao sooner or later. It's better to fight early than later. After all, she has just broken through and her strength is not completely stable. It just gives me an opportunity to take advantage of it."

Zhao Ya smiled, but his face was slightly red.

Shang Luoluo looked at him with a sweet smile, and then suddenly said: "Strange, shouldn't I be blushing? You make it seem like I'm the one who has bad intentions."

Zhao Ya: "..."

"Hehe, I'm going to help Zui'er cook, you take a rest!"

Shang Luoluo turned and left.

Zhao Ya sat on the chair, touched his face, and felt a little confused.

Is he... being teased?

But he didn't know that when he ran out of the living room, Shang Luoluo's face had already reddened to his ears.

Although she usually behaves carefree, she is actually very conservative. Before she met Zhao Ya, she had never been alone with other men, let alone kissed.

The key is that she took the initiative.

This naturally made Shang Luoluo embarrassed.

Just when the business affairs came to an end and the news of Yan Xizhao and Zhao Ya's fight had not spread.

In Changpingfang, Yuzhu Hutong, Rao Mingyue bought the necessary medicinal materials according to Mo Xu's instructions.

"Mr. Mo, the medicinal materials are basically all bought." Rao Mingyue said excitedly.

"Thank you for your hard work. Did you buy them in other markets as I said, as far away from Changpingfang as possible?" Mo Xu said.

At this time, his face was pale and his eyes were dull, obviously he had hurt his vitality.

"Yes, I bought it according to your instructions. I didn't dare to buy all the medicine from each pharmacy. I bought a little from this one and a little from that one, and bought it in a scattered way." Rao Mingyue said.

"Okay, although this is a little troublesome, it is safer and good for you. Next, you will boil these herbs according to the method I said."

"Understood." Rao Mingyue nodded vigorously.

When Mo Xu finished panting and instructing the precautions of boiling the medicine, Rao Mingyue quickly let him lie down and rest, and he took the medicine pot to the secret place behind the house to boil the medicine.

At this time, Mo Xu lived in an unused firewood room in the backyard of the small house. Generally, no one came here, so it was relatively safe.

Despite this, Mo Xu was still uneasy.

Although he didn't know why the Four Seas Gang suddenly stopped, he knew that since they had set their sights on him, the Four Seas Gang would never give up.

So he eagerly hoped that he could recover a little, at least regain his ability to move, so that he could leave this place and not implicate Rao Mingyue.