Let us say that Qin Qiong got up early the next morning and had breakfast, and first told Wang Bodang, Xie Yingdeng, Qi Guoyuan, and Li Rugui to wait patiently in Tianranju and not to cause trouble. Then he and Chai Shao went out with their respective soldiers and vehicles filled with birthday gifts, and headed for Mingde Gate together. After entering the capital, I followed the path I had inquired about in Tiantianju before arriving at the gate of the Yue Kingdom Palace. I saw a long line of people lined up from the door to the street. It seemed that they were sent by officials from various places. A messenger coming to congratulate you on your birthday. We all come here to give birthday gifts, because the people behind us have different statuses and receive different treatments. After Chai Shao confessed to Qin Qiong, he went directly to the door. Li Yuan's messenger had already arrived at the Yue Kingdom Palace first. Yang Su also sent his son Yang Jishan to greet him outside the palace in advance. After seeing Chai Shao, they exchanged greetings for a while. Hand in hand they entered the mansion. Although Lai Hu'er was also a famous general and a high-ranking official in the world, he could not compare with Li Yuan in terms of birthplace or rank. He was about to lead people to line up at the street entrance. As his envoy, Qin Qiong had to line up at the street entrance according to the rules. . Qin Qiong ordered his soldiers to keep an eye on the vehicles. When he was about to go over and line up, he suddenly saw a little maid who was only thirteen or fourteen years old walking out of an alley next to the Duke of Yue's mansion. The little maid stood at the entrance of the alley and looked around for a while. When her eyes fell on Qin Qiong, who was majestic and extraordinary in appearance, a happy smile appeared on her face. She trotted over with light steps and gave Qin Qiong a salute. Asked: "Is this officer's surname Qin, from Shandong?" Qin Qiong's heart moved, thinking of the master's words last night, she quickly replied with a smile: "This is Qin Qiong from Shandong." "It is indeed Mr. Qin," the little maid said He smiled happily and said, "My maid has been ordered to wait here for a long time. Please bring Master Qin with you to bring your birthday gift." Li Jing greeted his men and drove the car into the alley with the little maid. There are high walls on both sides of the alley. There is only a small door in the innermost part. Of course, the so-called "small door" is relatively large and wide than the main door. In fact, this small door is large enough to allow carriages and horses to enter and exit. The little maid led Li Jing and his entourage to drive in. Pass through several portals along the spacious corridor made of green bricks, and arrive at an elegant courtyard. "Miss Hongfu. Master Qin from Shandong has arrived." The little maid reported to the corridor. Standing under the eaves of the corridor is a beautiful woman wearing a simple and elegant palace dress, holding a red silk whisk in her arms, and with a temperament like an orchid in an empty valley. She is none other than the grown-up Zhang Chuchen. "Are you Qin Qiong, Li Jing's disciple?" Zhang Chuchen's voice was cold, but when he mentioned the word "Li Jing", there was a subtle fluctuation unconsciously. Qin Qiong intuitively felt that the woman in the corridor was beautiful, but she was an extremely dangerous and terrifying person. She lowered her head after just one glance. Hearing the other party's question, he hurriedly replied: "It's me. I don't know, girl" Zhang Chuchen said: "My surname is Zhang, and I am known as Hong Fu. I met my respected master when I was young, and we have not known each other for ten years. How are you doing recently?" Qin Qiong was slightly surprised. This Hongfu girl was an old acquaintance of his master and was arranged by his master to take care of him. How could he not know that his master was in the capital? He immediately answered truthfully: "Master is in the capital at the moment, and Qin met him at Tiantianju last night." "He is in the capital?" Zhang Chuchen was overjoyed at first. Yesterday, she received a letter from her master Zhong Liquan, saying that one of the people who came to give birthday gifts today was Qin Qiong, a disciple Li Jing had gained in the world a few years ago, and she wanted to take care of him on his behalf. But he didn't expect that Li Jing himself would also arrive in the capital. After a second thought, she felt a little sad in her heart: "Now that he is here, he only asked his master to pass on the message and did not come to see me. It shows that he never took me to heart at all." She also thought about the fact that her master had mentioned Li Jing intentionally or unintentionally. In his previous life, he was a powerful figure in the heaven. Regardless of his background or his own strength, he was extremely tough. Moreover, he already had a wife, concubines, and children. I was afraid that the strand of love that I had quietly planted on him when I was young would never come to fruition. Thinking of this, Zhang Chuchen felt more and more disappointed. He casually ordered a steward in the mansion to accept the birthday gift sent by Qin Qiong and register it in the register, and then had it sent out of the Yue Kingdom Palace. At the beginning of the lanterns, the Duke's Mansion of the State of Yue was still full of visitors, laughing and chatting noisily. Everlasting. Zhang Chuchen was in the middle of it, thinking about his own concerns. I feel increasingly desolate and cold. "I can't feel at ease without seeing him." He lingered for a long time. Zhang Chuchen finally made a decision. She is an upright and upright woman. She has made a decision in her heart and immediately takes action. Having been carefully taught by Zhong Liquan for ten years, Zhang Chuchen's swordsmanship has reached the level of refining a sword into a pill. At that moment, she opened her lips slightly and sprayed out the sword pill formed from the "Juying Sword", one of the two swords given by Zhong Liquan, which turned into a white light as thin as a hair in the air. She stretched out her delicate body, attached to the sword light, and disappeared into the vast sky in a flash. The moment, Zhang Chuchen has arrived at his natural residence outside the city. She knew that all the natural residences in various places had a courtyard specially designed for Li Jing, the owner behind the scenes, and never entertained outsiders, so she controlled the sword light and landed directly in that courtyard. As soon as her feet landed on the ground, she saw a door being opened. Li Jing walked out leisurely, stood under the eaves of the corridor and said with a smile: "Girl, long time no see." Hearing that the other party still used the same title that once made her angry To call himself, Zhang Chuchen felt an indescribable emotion in his heart. She stared at Li Jing with a pair of pretty eyes, and said with a mixture of anger and resentment: "If I don't come, will you never go to see me?" Li Jing smiled bitterly, stretched out his hand to invite Zhang Chuchen to sit on the stone bench in the courtyard. superior. It was freezing cold now, but with their cultivation levels, they didn't have to worry about catching cold. "Girl, I, Li Jing, am not a wood carving and clay sculpture. I naturally know your thoughts. But you should also know my identity. I have already" "What do you think I want?" Li Jing just spoke carefully, Zhang Chuchen said He cut him off by saying, "If you think that I want to marry into your family just like your wives and concubines in the previous life, and be your good housekeeper from now on, you have misjudged me, Zhang Chuchen. Although I, Zhang Chuchen, am the daughter of I have never wanted to be a wife, concubine, husband or child. I just want to use the sword in my hand to uncover the secrets of heaven and man and to rectify the injustices in the world. What I seek is neither the pleasure of fish and water nor the gathering of people in the morning and evening. I only seek. Keep a thought in each other's hearts, can't you even satisfy my wish?" "Girl, I" Zhang Chuchen's words left Li Jing speechless, and he finally collected his thoughts and was about to speak, But he heard a long laugh as loud as a bell coming from the air. Li Jing was shocked. It wasn't until he heard the laughter that he realized that there were two people in the air who had used some magical and secret method to hide themselves. If the people came with malicious intentions, it would be enough to threaten his safety. Just when Li Jing and Zhang Chuchen were surprised and frightened, the two people in the air had already floated down. One of them bowed to Li Jing and said with a smile: "King of Heaven, do you still know my old friend from West Kunlun?" (To be continued)