Now that the book has reached this point, we have to go back a little bit.
This "a little bit" is indeed not much. It just goes back to the time not long ago when Ma Er was still cursing and Lin Yuancheng just left the table.
After Xiao Lin got up, he walked straight towards where Zhu Qingy was.
This move was really beyond Princess Qingy’s expectation. Xiao Nizi was a little surprised at that time. She thought to herself, “This guy just glanced at me. Even if he He just happened to notice that I was peeking at him, so he didn’t just rush over and question me."
Her idea was not wrong.
Lin Yuancheng did not come over inexplicably just because he looked at her.
Although it is said that "a boy and a girl looked at each other from a distance and fell in love at first sight. The boy took the opportunity to strike up a conversation, and the girl was already secretly interested in her before he said anything." This kind of plot is not used in martial arts stories. It is rare, but in this book, at least for now, this is not the case.
So why did Lin Yuancheng go there at this moment?
Actually, he did not go there for Zhu Qingy, but for Lao Zhang
Princess Qingy As soon as they walked into the inn door, Lin Yuancheng noticed that there was an extremely powerful swordsman among this group of people, namely Zhang Jige.
Someone may want to ask, at this time, Lao Zhang was just following the princess disguised as a man, pretending to be an ordinary old housekeeper, and he never used force at all. How did Lin Yuancheng It can be seen that his swordsmanship is very strong
In fact, we have already mentioned this in the previous article. Lin Yuancheng has a talent - as long as he looks carefully, he will You can see the "aura" of the swordsman and the sword.
If your memory is good enough, you may still remember that when Xiao Lin first met Linghu Xiang and Dugu Yong, he already knew that their sword skills or swordsmanship were extraordinary just by looking at each other.
Of course, his talent is not as convenient as the "Eagle Vision" in a certain series of games; only when Lin Yuancheng looks at someone more attentively, can he tell whether the other person is angry. Field, and the strength of the aura, not as long as there is a master nearby, he can easily capture the strange light and shadow with his peripheral vision.
This is why, when he fought against the "Ten Swordsmen of Hebei" at Yaomeng Tower, he did not notice Zhang Jigai watching him from a distance.
But now, when Zhu Qingy and others walked into the inn, Lin Yuancheng was staring at them, so he quickly noticed that there was an unusually strong aura among this group of people.
As a person who pursues the truth about swords, Lin Yuancheng couldn't restrain his impulse. He wanted to get to know the other party and exchange a few words. It would be better if they could learn from each other.
It’s just that he was also confused as to what reason or moment he should find so that he could talk to people more naturally in the past.
As it happened, it happened.When Xiao Lin stared blankly at Lao Zhang beside Princess Qingy, thinking hard, Princess Qingy also glanced at him. Lin Yuancheng misunderstood the two of them with such a pair of eyes.
He immediately thought to himself, what did the old swordsman say to the young master next to him, and the latter immediately looked over at me. Could it be that they also noticed me and were talking about me
Thinking of this, Lin Yuancheng felt that he should be able to go up and say hello to people.
After making up his mind, Xiao Lin explained a few words to his companions, saying that he wanted to find someone to "chat" with, and in order to prevent his sudden "discussion" with the other party from causing misunderstanding among his companions, He also specifically told everyone that if they saw both sides taking action, "don't worry", he "can handle it" alone.
After explaining this, Lin Yuancheng headed towards the table where the princess and Lao Zhang were.
Xiao Lin thinks very well, but the princess doesn’t know what he thinks
Don’t forget, Princess Qingy came here today because she wanted to talk to her in person. Lin Yuancheng tried a few moves to see how his swordsmanship compared with the young man who Lao Zhang said was "talented enough to become a supreme master".
She didn’t expect that the young man didn’t take her seriously at all and only wanted to find Zhang Jidai by her side.
So, in this situation where both sides had misunderstandings, a farce began
"Stop."
No surprise Yes, when Lin Yuancheng approached the table where Zhu Qingyang and Zhang Jige were sitting, the guards with swords sitting on the two tables next to them stood up one after another, blocking his way.
Then, a guard standing in front of Lin Yuancheng said to him in a cold, even slightly ferocious tone, "What are you going to do?"
Faced with this Despite the obstruction, Lin Yuancheng's reaction was quite calm, because he also understood that these people in front of him were just performing their duties, and he had no need to embarrass others.
"Brothers, I don't mean any harm. I just want to chat with that young man. I wonder if you can let me pass." Xiao Lin's attitude was quite polite.
However, these royal guards will not let down their guard just because of your politeness. They still block Lin Yuancheng's path strictly and have no intention of letting him get close to the princess.
"Let him come over." Fortunately, after a breath, Zhu Qingy came to Xiaolin's rescue.
Since the princess personally gave the order, and Zhang Ji was sitting beside her, the guards would not say anything more. After promising, the guards quickly moved out of the way.
"Thank you." Lin Yuancheng immediately cupped his fists and stepped forward.
His thank you can be understood as thanking the guards for getting out of the way, or as thanking the "young master" in front of him for rescuing him.
Because the distance was not far, Lin Yuancheng had already arrived at the table where Zhu Qingy and Zhang Jige were sitting.
"I'm Lin Yuancheng, I wonder if I can ask for a drink here?" When Lin Yuancheng said this, his eyes were divided.Don't glance at the faces of Zhang Jiyi and Zhu Qingyang.
"Ha" Zhu Qingy smiled. She was a little embarrassed just now, but now she saw that the other party was in front of her, but she relaxed. She continued in a very calm tone, "Brother Lin Please sit down."
"Thank you, Mr. Lin." When Lin Yuancheng answered this, he had already sat down. "I haven't asked for my first name."
"That's easy to say. The surname is Qing, which is the word for knight." The next second, Zhu Qingy used the Jianghu tone that she had practiced for a long time, imitating Xiao Lin's practice of cupping her fists and giving her a fake name.
I have to say here that although the surname "Qing" does exist, it is extremely rare. In that era of underdeveloped information, it is estimated that many people have never heard of this surname, let alone I've seen people with this last name.
But it is precisely because of the underdevelopment of information that at that time you could say whatever you wanted, as long as it was true, others would not be able to expose you for a while. After all, the ancients could not take out the information at any time. Use a smartphone to search the Internet to see if what you just said is nonsense.
Therefore, when Lin Yuancheng heard the name "Qingxia" at this moment, he didn't have much reaction. He just thought that there are many strange surnames in the world, and it is normal for there to be one I have never heard of. As for whether someone wants to be called "Xia" or "Sheng", that's their choice, there's nothing to worry about.
What's more, Lin Yuancheng's interest is not in Zhu Qingyang, but in Zhang Ji's side, so even if Zhu Qingyang gives a more outrageous name, Lin Yuancheng won't care.
"Brother Lin, in fact, I am also a man in the world. You don't have to treat me like a son and act like this." Seeing that Lin Yuancheng didn't have any doubts about her fake name, Zhu Qingyang was very worried. He continued the conversation naturally.
"Oh, I see, that's great." Lin Yuancheng saw that the other party had a dignified appearance and a calm attitude, and his conversation revealed both extraordinary magnanimity and approachable politeness towards him. He immediately felt He also had some intention of making friends with the other party, so he clasped his fists and said, "Brother Qing, you're polite."
"Haha, it's easy to talk." Zhu Qingy also responded with a smile.
The two of them were having a great time playing house, but Zhang Jige beside them was a little unable to sit still at this moment.
"Uh-huh," Lao Zhang coughed angrily, attracting the attention of the two at the same table.
When Zhu Qingy and Lin Yuancheng both looked at him, he just glanced at the princess briefly, and then glared at Lin Yuancheng with a sharp gaze.
What does Lao Zhang mean by this move?
On the one hand, he wants to remind the princess that you are a noble person, so that such a gangster boy can call you a brother regardless of age. It's so unbecoming.
On the other hand, he just wanted to warn Lin Yuancheng, you poor boy, don’t push yourself too far. If you do something deviant soon, our family will not take it easy. Got you.
However, Zhang JiZhu Qingyang could understand this move, but Lin Yuancheng couldn't.
Xiao Lin turned around and saw Zhang Ji's murderous eyes, thinking to himself, why is this senior also following me? Same, they discovered that each other is a master of swordsmanship, so they are a little ready to make a move
"Brother Qing, I haven't asked you what the name of this senior is yet." Two seconds later, Lin Yuancheng took advantage of Lao Zhang's cough. , took the opportunity to ask Zhu Qingy this question that he was really interested in.
As for the relationship between Zhu Qingy and Zhang Jige, Lin Yuancheng did not miss it. He could tell from the way the two interacted after entering the inn that it was more important than "master and apprentice" or "grandfather and grandson". ", these two people are more like "master and servant".
So, when he asked Zhang Jige's name, he did not ask him directly, but first asked Zhu Qingyang, the "master", which was considered a courtesy.
Some people may want to ask after seeing this, isn’t Lin Yuancheng surprised? Why would a master like Zhang Jiyi work as a servant for a young man with mediocre martial arts
Then I can only say that based on Lin Yuancheng's current experience, he is no longer surprised by such trivial matters.
At this time, Lin Yuancheng not only knew Zhang Jige’s martial arts skills, but also knew that the eight bodyguards around this "Brother Qing" were all very skilled, but so what?
According to Xiao Lin's opinion, there is a muscle god at my table who can slap people into paste. Where are you guys? If you really have to speculate on this matter, there are only a few possibilities, or it is this Brother Qing has a distinguished family, his ancestors are giants in the world, or his family is very rich, and the nine people in front of him happen to be the kind of masters who can be hired. Furthermore, maybe he also made up the name "Qingxia", but Because his real name may make people guess his family background.
In short, Lin Yuancheng really doesn't care about these inside stories. He came here today just to communicate and discuss with Zhang Ji. He doesn't care about other things.
"Ah him" On the other side, Zhu Qingyang was stunned when she was asked by Lin Yuancheng, because she did not expect that the other party would ask her for Zhang Jige's name.
In the final analysis, no matter how good the relationship between Zhu Qingy and Lao Zhang is, they are still master and servant, and they are master and servant with extremely different identities.
Since Zhu Qingy was a child, no matter where she went or who she interacted with, the one she wanted to pay attention to and please was her master. No one would ever focus on her. In Zhang Ji's case, even though Zhang Ji would sometimes contact people on her behalf, both parties understood that this was a situation similar to "the housekeeper negotiates for the master."
Unexpectedly, today the princess actually met someone who was more interested in Zhang Ji than her.
"Well, he is Lao Zhang, the housekeeper in my house." After a brief hesitation, Zhu Qingy still answered Lin Yuancheng, but she still didn't quite understand why Xiao Lin asked.
"Junior Lin Yuancheng, I have met senior Zhang." As for Lin Yuancheng, after hearing this sentence, he directly met Zhang Ji's burning gaze and gave another salute.
Zhang Jichen was completely confused when he saw this. He thought to himself, "You must be sick, how can you show me a slave? You just called me brother and sister to the princess, now you call me senior, you want me "Death"
"Young Master Lin, I don't dare to worry about seniors or anything like that." When Zhang Jige said this, he glanced at the princess. He saw that Zhu Qingyang seemed to be confused, so he hurriedly spoke to Afterwards, he said, "I'm just a male." Due to multitasking, he almost said the word "master" was nonsense, but he stopped and changed his sentence, "A servant next to me can't afford to be in front of anything."
Unexpectedly, Lin Yuancheng didn't let Zhang Jidi finish what he said, and interrupted, "Senior, I won't mince words anymore. To be honest, I came here just to see you."
"What"
"What"
The next second, Zhu Qingy and Zhang Ji's words popped out of their mouths in unison.
"You" Zhang Jige didn't understand either, so he could only continue to ask, "What are you asking me for?"
"Senior, I really don't know." Lin Yuancheng thought that Zhang Jige With his generous cultivation and the way Lao Zhang glared at him just now, it should be clear that he wants to learn from each other.
But Zhang Jige’s brain circuit is not on the same line as him at this moment
Xiao Lin is thinking with the logic of martial arts idiots, but Zhang Jige is thinking How to protect the princess and help her achieve the purpose of this trip, so even if he knew that Lin Yuancheng was a master, he would not think about it as "the other party wants to find me, a slave, to compete with each other."
"What do I know?" At this time, Lao Zhang didn't know how to respond.
Lin Yuancheng is still working as the Riddler. "Senior, do you think that I can't see it?"
What he means is - "You should Don’t you think I can’t see that you are also a master of swordsmanship?”
But he just omitted these few words when he said it.
"You" Zhang Jigai, who heard this, thought further. Because Lao Zhang's focus was always on the princess, he thought Lin Yuancheng's words meant that he had seen through the princess. Identity, "What do you want to do?"
At this moment, Lao Zhang interpreted Xiaolin's words as a threat, similar to "I know the person next to you is a princess, and I also know that you are a master responsible for protecting him. , but you don’t know what I’m going to do next.”
Thinking of this, Zhang Jige really panicked.
He couldn't help but thought to himself, "It's not good. Maybe these people from the Hunyuan Star Gate have already known the whereabouts of the princess and set up an ambush here. Now Lin Yuancheng has come to talk to us. It's really knocking the mountain Zhenhu
"And what's going on with this Ma'er? I remember that this man is the brother-in-law of the prince-in-law. How come he brought so many people in at this time? They also yelled and cursed to find Huang Donglai
"Is it possible that they are a group of Yumaer who deliberately caused trouble and caused chaos, while the people from the Hunyuan Star Gate took advantage of the chaos to fish in troubled waters, which is not good for the princess? Afterwards, they still Can pretend to beA hostile look sets off the relationship.
"Hey, wait a minute, if Ma Er has colluded with Hunyuan Star Gate, what about the Prince Consort? Behind all of this, could it be that the Prince Consort is manipulating it? But why did he attack the princess? Did he want to kidnap or kill him? What good does the princess do to him?
"If something happens to the princess today, wouldn't I be a sinner through the ages and push her into the dragon's pond and tiger's den with my own hands?"
This is Ji's sentiment The more he thought about the wrong idea, the more he broke out in a cold sweat.
When Lin Yuancheng saw that the other party didn't understand the problem, he hesitated and asked him what he wanted to do, thinking it was him. The other party was having some difficulty, so he thought to himself, "Oh, I understand, even if he wants to discuss with me, if his master doesn't nod, it's hard for a servant like him to agree rashly. "
Thinking of this, Lin Yuancheng thought of the "Qing Xia Gongzi" next to him again. Only then did he turn his eyes back, wanting to ask Brother Qing to allow him to have a fight with Lao Zhang.
p>But when Xiao Lin looked back, he saw that Zhu Qingy was like a neglected child with an aggrieved expression, dragging his cheek with one hand and playing with the other. Chopsticks on the table.
Even Zhu Qingy didn’t know what she was doing. She just felt that it would look awkward to just sit aside and watch others chatting without finding something to do. Embarrassing.
“Uh, Brother Qing. "When Lin Yuancheng said this to Zhu Qingy, the latter didn't even look at him, but stared at the chopsticks in his hands.
"Ah, you're done talking." Zhu Qingy was at this moment But I was really a little angry, and my tone of voice was no longer the personable and polite tone just now, but became an impatient and slightly annoyed one.
"No. "I just want to" Lin Yuancheng was about to say the next sentence.
"Not yet" When Zhu Qingy heard the word "no", she jumped up and prepared to lose her princess temper.
Unexpectedly, at this juncture, a chair flew towards her face.
It turned out to be Ma Er, Huang Donglai and others in the distance. At this moment. , started.