(It¡¯s the third update again, so I shamelessly asked for a reward.)
Chapter 98: Where to eat, where to replenish
Fang Jie glared at Xiang Qingniu, and with just one sentence, Xiang Qingniu gave up the idea of ??risking his life to drink.
"I won't pay for the drinks"
Hearing these words, Xiang Qing suddenly shivered. He had the courage to risk his life drinking, but he never had the courage to pay for the wine himself. You must know that when he was in the northwest, he was able to save so much money all thanks to his stinginess. And he saved money for what he had to do, and he would never regret doing it no matter when.
"You won't come to me if you have nothing to do."
Fang Jie pushed the bowl of hot noodle soup that came first to Xiang Qingniu, handed him a pair of chopsticks and asked, "Tell me, what's the matter? Your boss came to my place. If you come here, please come to me." No matter how good the food is, I promise to beat your face into the shape of your ass and dig out your facial features."
Xiang Qingniu seemed to be really hungry and not afraid of being burned. After eating a few mouthfuls of noodles, he said vaguely: "I've been wandering around the streets these past few nights when I have nothing to do, and I haven't met that sneak attack big dog." The man in white. But I have thought about it carefully in the past few days. If what you said is correct, that guy may be from the Buddhist sect."
Fang Jie's expression changed slightly, but he quickly covered it up with a smile: "Fo Sect? I have nothing to do with Fo Sect, why do those bald donkeys come to trouble me?"
"how could I know!"
Xiang Qingniu said while eating: "You come from Fan Gu. Fan Gu is close to the Meng Yuan Empire. To put it bluntly, the Meng Yuan Empire is the territory of the Buddhist sect. Who knows if you climbed over the boundary in the dead of night and defiled it?" There are no saints in the Buddhist sect. It's not like you can't spy on nuns taking a bath. It is said that the Buddhist sect is very picky about accepting female disciples, and they don't want any who are not as beautiful as flowers and graceful figures. Moreover, these female disciples are just to serve men. We are all talented, gentle, dignified and beautiful, and are responsive to requests. ¡±
"Seriously?"
Fang explained the question.
"Seriously, I would have quit being a Taoist and become a monk long ago."
Xiang Qingniu rolled his eyes at him and said.
Fang Jie laughed loudly and said: "Others may be, but you really don't have the guts. You have already impressed me by being able to sit so securely in front of Sister Xiaoyao and the others today."
Xiang Qingniu¡¯s face turned red: ¡°Hitting someone is not a slap in the face!¡±
"What the hell is going on!"
"I just want to remind you to be careful."
Xiang Qingniu finished eating the meat soup noodles and started stuffing buns into his mouth: "When I heard you talk about it last time, I became more and more suspicious that that person was using the Buddhist formless technique. The so-called formless technique means that one can hide one's appearance. The most basic method. It is said that if the formless skill is perfected, it can transform into all things, which are lifelike and invisible.
¡°You mean, if you achieve great success in the No-Phase Skill, I won¡¯t be able to recognize you even if you turn into a piece of shit?¡±
Fang explained the question.
"You can definitely recognize this!"
Xiang Qingniu said while eating, not feeling disgusted at all: "It's such a big piece of shit like a human being. If you don't recognize it, you're an idiot."
"Transforming all things is a bit bragging, but you should be able to change your own face. You must be careful these days. If there is any stranger who takes the initiative to try to get close to you, be careful. If that person He is really good at Wuxiang Gong. It is impossible to say that any ordinary-looking Sui people on the street might be transformed by him. For example, this uncle selling hot noodle soup might be his wife It's difficult, the waist is too thick "
"It would be great if I could learn."
Fang Jie didn't know what he was thinking of, but he smiled wretchedly.
"what's on your mind?"
Xiang Qingniu asked curiously.
"He's thinking about turning into a woman and going to the bathhouse."
The person who answered him was Zhuo Buyi who came slowly from a distance. These words made Fang Jie blush. He looked at Zhuo Buyi and smiled and said, "It is very unethical to peek into other people's thoughts when they are not prepared."
Zhuo Buyi smiled, walked to Mu Xiaoyao, looked at her and asked, "When will you follow me back to the imperial guards' office? The commander wants to see you."
Mu Xiaoyao was stunned for a moment and asked softly: "Why should I go to the Ouchi guard's office?"
"You are still a Qianhu in the Ouchi Guards Department, so naturally you have to go back."
Zhuo Buyi sat down and ordered a bowl of hot noodle soup without being polite and said: "Although I know you don't care much about tacky things, you should also understand that there are only seven thousand households in the Ouchi Guards Department. I Not to mention how difficult it is to achieve this position, I just want you to wake up and don't waste your opportunity.?As I said, there are many ways to help Fang. Entering the public house and wearing a flying fish robe is undoubtedly a good way. "
"NowI can't go yet."
Mu Xiaoyao said softly.
Zhuo Buyi hummed and said, "I know that after Fang Jie finishes taking the examination of the Yanwu Academy, if he enters the Yanwu Academy, he will have to live there. Those who want to kill him will have to sneak into the Yanwu Academy, but this possibility is very slim. , Fang Jie has been in the Yanwu Academy for the past three years, and you have been at the Imperial Guard's Office, taking care of you both inside and outside. "
"Well, if Fang Jie passes the exam, I will go back with you."
Zhuo Buyi smiled and lowered his head to eat noodles.
"Where did those two people come from that day?"
Fang Jie couldn¡¯t help but ask him.
"One is a sixth-grade member of the Ministry of War. The reason why he wants to kill you is actually very simple. He had a younger brother who was one of the officials of the Ministry of War who followed Wu Peisheng to patrol the northwest. He died in Fangu City. His name was Yingjiu. , is a close confidant of Yu Donglai, the minister of the Ministry of War. It is precisely because of this incident that His Majesty is furious in Changchun Garden at the moment. Yu Donglai was demoted from the minister of the Ministry of War to minister of minister a while ago. This time I am afraid that he will resign. ¡±
"The other bit his tongue and committed suicide."
Fang Jie was startled and asked in surprise, "You mean, you don't know where he came from?"
"I do not know"
Zhuo Buyi nodded without expressing his doubts.
"Don't think about these things, it's better to prepare well for the assessment."
Zhuo Buyi suddenly paused after saying this, and couldn't help but smile and said: "You are now considered a celebrity in Chang'an City. At least many people in the court and the military know your name. You Are you ready to be a celebrity?"
Before Fang Jie understood what he meant, he saw several men wearing the uniforms of the Sui Border Army suddenly walking up the street. Although there were only six or seven people, they walked together solemnly and majestically, just like a team of people walking slowly and neatly. What caught Fang Jie's attention the most was the cold temperament of these people.
Only someone who has killed many people can make people feel cold in such a midsummer season.
"Excuse me, do you know where Fang Jie lives?"
A soldier walked to the snack stall, glanced at it for a few times, clasped his fists and asked them.
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¡°If we were to follow Fang Jie¡¯s previous temperament, he would definitely say that he didn¡¯t know her. Or just point in a random direction and tell a lie, but he didn't plan to do that today. The few people wearing military uniforms were obviously not the defenders of the Imperial City. It could be seen from their uniforms that they should all be from the border army.
The military system of the Sui Dynasty consisted of forbidden troops, war soldiers, border troops, and county soldiers. The uniforms worn by different people were slightly different. Although they are all dark blue uniforms, the styles look a little different. The soldiers in the prince's territory must not wear blue uniforms and black leather armor, because in a real sense, they can only be regarded as private soldiers in the prince's territory.
The world knows that the most elite people in the Sui Sui are the sixteen guards, but Fang Jie knows that those who can really fight and kill people are also the border troops. Although the pay and equipment of the frontier army are inferior to those of the soldiers, no matter how well-trained the soldiers who have been at ease for more than ten years are, their killing methods will never be sharper than those of the frontier army. On the surface, the Great Sui Dynasty seemed peaceful, but killings occurred almost every year in various parts of the border.
The barbarians who disobey the civilized people, the horse thieves who take the opportunity to cause trouble, and the green forest troops entrenched in the mountains and fields are all the targets of the border army's purge.
Fang Jie stood up, clasped his fists at the man and said, "I am Fang Jie. May I give you some advice?"
The frontier soldier who asked the question seemed not to have expected that Fang Jie turned out to be such a handsome young man. He was slightly startled and then said politely: "We are all frontier soldiers who will take the examination of the Martial Arts Academy this year. We are all colleagues. Mo Xiandao, the scout team of Phoenix Terrace, is entertaining guests at Keshengju and making friends with brothers from all over the border. I was entrusted by Brother Mo to come here specifically to find you. "
"Brother Mo's name is so resonant that I can't refuse his invitation."
Fang Jie asked: "I wonder when it was?"
"Tomorrow afternoon."
Seeing Fang's straightforward answer, the man didn't care about his youth: "Brother Fang's name is also familiar to us. He accumulated twenty-one military exploits in the border town of Fangu. This is not something that everyone can do. I heard that we are all familiar with Brother Fang's name. You will kill all the horse thieves within three hundred miles of Fangu within two years. Let¡¯s have a drink at Shengju tomorrow and let Brother Fang have a good talk.¡±
"There's nothing to say, it's just our own business. Have you guys had dinner? How about we eat together?"
Fang Jie asked.
"No need to disturb me, see you tomorrow at Keshengju!"
The man clasped his fists, turned around and walked away neatly.
"The exam will start at the Yanwu Academy the day after tomorrow, and I just thought of wooing you now."
Zhuo Buyi smiled and said: "You people with military backgrounds are obviously not as well-informed as the children of those wealthy families. As far as I know, some of the children of those wealthy families have made bets recently. Let's see who can do it during the exam. If they step on you, a humble pawn that has earned the praise of several bachelors, whoever steps on you harder will collect a large amount of money and pay the winner to keep the interest of Hong Xiu for one night. "
The interest he said, referring to the candle core.
Fang Jie got angry for no reason and was very angry.
"Are there many people betting?"
he asks.
"Wang Ding from the Wang family in Jiangnan and Lu Fan from the Lu family in Chenzhou seem to be the favorites in the gambling game. As for the famous Pei Chuxing and Xie Fuyao, they have never heard of joining the gambling game. The hottest one now is Wang Ding, who was there the day before yesterday Zuixianlou will let you go and let you crawl back to Fan Gu and continue to be a soldier in the border army. "
"A stinky loach wants to swim a few times in the rivers, lakes and seas, but it doesn't know how high the sky is!"
Zhuo Buyi smiled and said, "These are the original words."
Hearing these words, Mu Xiaoyao's face turned gloomy, and Shen Qingshan's eyes narrowed slightly. As if feeling a faint murderous aura, Xiang Qingniu immediately moved the bench and sat further away. Fang Jie glanced at Mu Xiaoyao and then at Shen Qingshan. He smiled and said: "Sister Xiaoyao, quickly follow Mr. Zhuo to the Ouchi Guards' Office as a Qianhu. You will be spared from being greedy for wine here every day. Mr. Zhuo will watch you and you won't be able to drink even if you want to."
"You"
He smiled at Shen Qingshan and said, "Look at how thin you are now. Your clothes are a little loose. Boss, cut a plate of duck breasts to make up for my sister."
He originally wanted to eat and replenish his food, but when he saw the look in Shen Qingshan's eyes, he didn't dare to say it. Mu Xiaoyao curled his lips, and Shen Qingshen narrowed his eyes.
"Ask for yourself and be blessed, seek for yourself and be blessed!"
Xiang Qingniu moved the stool and sat further away.
Fang Jie sat down, lowered his head and ate noodles.
Feeling that he had angered Xiao Fangjie, Zhuo Buyi smiled, feeling slightly proud.