Chapter 36 Drunk and hitting golden branches

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Two knives, two clean knives.

The guards with knives sitting at the table next to Zhu Qingy did not live up to their duties. They saw the chair flying forward and about to hit the princess. Two of them immediately stood up and stepped out. The knife chopped off the chair in the blink of an eye.

Princess Qingy did not show any surprise at this, because in her view, this is a matter of course - if the guards around you can't even do this, then why don't you? Why are you taking them or raising them?

However, this little episode interrupted Zhu Qingy's preparation for getting angry and made her calm down a little.

The next second after "Huh", Zhu Qingy took a deep breath, swallowed back a few unpleasant words that had been prepared, and put on a somewhat fake smile.

This was the first time Lin Yuancheng had seen this smile, but Zhang Jige had seen it many times, so Lao Zhang understood that this was not a good sign for Lin Yuancheng.

If Zhu Qingy had really turned his back just now, saying that Lin Yuancheng had made him unhappy, throwing a princess tantrum at him, telling him to get out, or even fighting him, it would have nothing to do with it. Impulsive anger is also the fastest to vent, and it will dissipate after venting.

But after a moment of hesitation, Zhu Qingy endured the anger. The anger that was tolerated and hidden behind the smile was another matter.

"Heh, Brother Lin." Sure enough, Zhu Qingy had already thought about it in just this smile, "When you came here just now, you said you were here to ask for a drink, right?"

Hearing this, Lin Yuancheng was also stunned. He didn't know why Zhu Qingy brought the topic back to what he said when he first greeted him. It was supposed to be like "asking for a drink", "Asking for a cup of tea", "asking for advice", and "having a few drinks together" are all clichés used by strangers to strike up a conversation. They do not mean that they are really here for the things mentioned in the words.

But now that Zhu Qingy has asked this question, Lin Yuancheng has to answer, "Well, that's right."

"Okay." Zhu Qingy has no intention of letting the other party continue. , she immediately interrupted Xiao Lin, turned to the guards at the next table and said, "Ah Wu and Liu, hurry up and get a few jars of wine.

This "Ah Wu and Liu", since Not her real name.

Normally, a princess would not be able to remember the names of a group of guards who were temporarily called out to protect her.

But, Zhu Qingy is different. , she really remembered the names of the eight sword-wielding guards at the next table. Although Zhu Qingyi only heard Zhang Jige say them once quickly before leaving the palace, she remembered them all. , and she knows everyone’s name and appearance.

But even if she remembers it, when it comes to giving orders, she still has to use the words "Ah five, six, seven, eight". Because it is risky for you to report the real names of the guards.

No matter how you treat these guards.Both your body and yourself are at risk

"Yes, Master." After receiving the order, Ah Wu and Ah Liu made a promise and turned around and ran to the nearest counter.

Someone may want to ask, haven't Ma Er, Huang Donglai and their group already started fighting? Then the lobby of the inn should be in chaos now. Under such circumstances, how can Ah Wu and Ah Liu still do it? Go buy wine and come back

Then I can only say that this is not a question of whether or not

Now is the princess ordering you to go, or should you go "quickly", you dare not go

Don’t say that there are just gangsters fighting in this store now. Even if it is a sea of ​​​​knife and fire, you have to bite the bullet.

Besides, for these guards with swords, the task of "bringing back a few jars of wine" is not too difficult.

First of all, as we have mentioned before, the lobby space of Baoyuan Inn is very large. The area where Ma Er’s thugs and Huang Donglai were fighting could not cover the entire lobby. At most, it was concentrated at the entrance. Just that one piece.

Secondly, in such a large lobby, there must be more than one counter, but multiple counters. There are shop assistants and wine cabinets at each counter. Even the counter at the door now Got smashed, guy got beaten, and elsewhere.

Thirdly, with Ah Wu and Ah Liu’s martial arts, they may not be able to get much advantage from the masters of the martial arts, but it is more than enough to just hold a few jars of wine and pass through a group of ordinary gangsters who are fighting. .

In short, not long after, they came back with two wine jars each.

"Master, the wine has been brought here." Ah Wu and Ah Liu said, and arranged the four jars of old wine on the two tables next to them.

"Don't be stunned, serve Lin Shaoxia wine." When Zhu Qingy said this, he looked directly at Lin Yuancheng with his eyes, and his expression was still half-smiling.

But her words of "serve wine" put the guards in trouble.

How should we understand the word "上"? Do we have to help Lin Shaoxia pour the wine into a bowl and serve it, pour it into a cup and serve it, or put the jar in front of him and let him do it himself

Fortunately, Lao Zhang saw the hesitation of the guards and immediately said to Zhu Qingy, "Master, they are rough-handed, so let the old slave do it."

After Zhang Jigai received permission, he quickly stepped forward and came to the table of the guards. Following him, he raised his hands and opened the seals of the two wine jars in an instant.

Because he was covering himself with his body and moving very quickly, Lin Yuancheng did not see that when he was unsealing the wine jar, Lao Zhang had quietly poured some powder into the wine jar on his right. something.

After a breath, Lao Zhang turned around, returned to the table of Princess and Xiao Lin, placed the jar of wine in his right hand directly in front of Lin Yuancheng, then held the other jar with both hands, carefully He poured a small cup for the princess.

"Master, Shaoxia Lin, please use it."After Zhang Jige finished doing this, he stood aside and did not sit down anymore, assuming that he would serve the two men in front of him during the whole process.

"Brother Lin." Zhu Qingy also picked up the small cup in front of him and said to Lin Yuancheng with a smile, "I respect you."

List Well, she only said "I toast you", not a toast, but a toast anyway.

At this moment, no matter how slow Lin Yuancheng reacted, he should have realized that this "young master Qingxia" was making things difficult for him.

But you are in Jianghu, the bar has been raised here, what can you do?

Say, "Wait a moment, I will go find a cup and come back first"

Although Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai could do such a shameful thing as easily as breathing, Lin Yuancheng still had a bit of idol baggage and a bit of pride, so he couldn't do it.

So, at this moment, Xiao Lin also met Zhu Qingy's eyes with a provocative look, and responded with a bit of irritation, "Okay, Lin will accept your love."

Zhu Qingy, who was holding the wine glass, was a little overwhelmed when she saw this scene. She originally wanted to see the other party's reaction when being made difficult for her, but she didn't expect that this kid didn't change his face and chose to be stubborn. If she had to drink it, wouldn't it make her look embarrassed with just a glass of wine in her hand?

"Humph" this time, Zhu Qingyang became even more angry, and she could only say nothing. Fa, depressedly drank down the cup in her hand. She didn't know whether it was because the wine was getting stronger or because her blood was rising faster, but her cheeks soon became crimson.

As for Lin Yuancheng, it didn’t take long to finish drinking this jar, just a few dozen seconds.

Oh, let me add something here. While Xiao Lin and the princess were having a drink here, the fighting in the lobby was still going on. Just a few meters away from them, there was still chaos and weapons. It was a chaotic scene of bullets, tables and chairs flying around, and screams. However, the eight guards at the table next to them blocked those people and the flying objects; after all, the original targets of Ma's thugs were not other guests. Seeing those eight strong men standing there, they would not go out of their way to provoke them.

Back to Lin Yuancheng

When he put down the wine jar, Xiao Lin's face looked obviously uncomfortable.

In addition to the effects of alcohol and drugs, a large part of the reason is that he drank too much water in a short period of time, which caused mild water intoxication and his stomach could not bear it.

"Brother Lin has a good drinking capacity." Zhu Qingy looked at the other party and said in a rather cold tone.

"It's easy to say, as long as Brother Qing is happy." When Lin Yuancheng said this, his tone was still calm, but in fact the wine was already strong at this time, which made his head dizzy. .

Fortunately, Xiao Lin was sitting down at the moment. If he had been standing, he might have collapsed.

Speaking of which, Lin Yuancheng’s luck was also bad. Just now Ah Wu and Ah Liu went to the counterWhen I went to get the wine, the four jars I just brought back were full of spirits. Even though the strength of the spirits at that time was not very high, it was still quite strong to drink from these jars.

Furthermore, Zhang Jiyi also drugged the wine

Lao Zhang’s idea is very simple. I don’t know how well you, Lin Yuancheng, behave and do things. I only know , if something happens to the princess, no one here can afford it, so I would rather use more means than risk putting the princess in any more danger.

Therefore, Zhang Jige didn't care whether Zhu Qingy could still or would take action against Lin Yuancheng today. He only knew that he would first find an opportunity to weaken the opponent's combat power to a level that he could completely control. It's safe.

Then what kind of medicine was given to Lin Yuancheng at this moment?

It was not a poison that was specifically fatal, it was just a drug that could intensify the effects of alcohol.

In the palace, the eunuchs had many such drugs in their hands. In addition to those that made people drunk, there were also drugs that were hypnotic, aphrodisiac, sedative, uncomfortable, etc.

These things are necessary means for palace fighting, and they are very effective in many cases. For example, if the emperor wants a certain eunuch not to like seeing a concubine coming to bed, they can deliberately trip him up. Son, add some sleep-promoting medicine to the emperor's tea, so that the emperor has already fallen asleep before the summoned concubine comes, and the one who is halfway there can only ask you to go back. When will the emperor remember this next time? When the concubine comes, it’s hard to say, it’s possible in the next life.

Back to business

As soon as Lin Yuancheng said, "As long as you are happy," Zhu Qingy's face turned even redder.

These words were harsh to her ears.

Because the meaning of this sentence is - "Although you make things difficult for me, I won't care about you. Are you satisfied?"

"Brother Lin, but I'm still not happy." Zhu Qingy also took advantage of the wine, no matter what his demeanor, he simply took advantage of it.

"Oh, did I do something to offend Brother Qing?" When Lin Yuancheng asked this question, he really couldn't hold it in any longer. The expression on his face and the tone of his words were gradually showing that he was drunk.

"Yes, but I don't want to say it." Zhu Qingy said.

"Why?" Lin Yuancheng said.

"Say it, it makes me look stingy." Zhu Qingy said.

"Oh, then I won't ask." Lin Yuancheng smiled. The feeling of drunkenness gradually paralyzed his brain, making his emotions more and more difficult to control, but it also made the young man's eyebrows twitch. A little more chic and casual.

"Are you going to let me go again?" Seeing his indifferent look, Zhu Qingyang became even more angry. At this time, she actually grabbed the jar of wine close to her and drank it. I drank a few big mouthfuls of it.

Zhang Jige looked on and wanted to stop him, but he didn't dare, but he was already breaking out in a cold sweat.

"Brother Qing, in fact, Lin came to see you for no other reason. He just saw that your steward Zhang is very skilled in swordsmanship and wanted to have a chat with him. It would be best if he came to see you."Let's talk about it." Lin Yuancheng stopped playing riddles with the other party at this time. Feeling that his head was getting more and more confused, he directly spoke the truth, "Why are you unhappy? What else can I say to you? , I really don’t know what you think. I can only say that if there is any offense, it is all Lin’s fault. I hope Brother Qing can forgive me. "

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Qingy and Zhang Jiyi suddenly realized what the kid's series of actions just now were like.

Zhang Jiyi was still secretly surprised in his heart and said, " How did he see that I have excellent swordsmanship but I have never shown my martial arts in front of him. "

As for Zhu Qingy, he understood, but his anger was not completely gone.

A few seconds later, Zhu Qingy suddenly stood up and said, "Ah Da, take my sword." . ”

Ada listened to the order and quickly glanced at Zhang Jigai. After receiving a affirmative look, he handed a long sword that he had kept to the princess’s hands.

Zhu Qingy held the sword in his hand, looked at Lin Yuancheng and scolded, "Okay, Lin Yuancheng, I won't embarrass you anymore. If you want to spar with Lao Zhang, you can fight me twice first, and you can beat me." I will let him fight you. "

"Ha" Lin Yuancheng stood up with a smile. Although he was already staggering drunk, he still replied confidently, "It's a deal"

"Listen, none of you are allowed to make a move until the winner between me and Shaoxia Lin is determined" Zhu Qingy ordered Lao Zhang and the guards while putting his hand on the hilt of the sword.

The words. When it fell, she shook her wrist and drew her sword, trying to attack and seize the opportunity.

Unexpectedly

The next second, there were only two "pops".

It turned out that it was Lin Yuancheng who dodged with an arrow, arrived first, walked around from one side of the table, pressed one hand on the back of Zhu Qingy's sword-drawing hand, and directly pulled the latter's sword-drawing hand.

At the same time that Zhu Qingy's sword was pushed back into its sheath, Lin Yuancheng's other hand made a palm gesture and slapped Zhu Qingy's chest.

After all, there was a huge difference in their skills and actual combat experience. Lin Yuancheng didn't want to hurt the "young master" in front of him, who he thought was a bit of a mother-in-law, so Xiao Lin didn't even use his sword and defeated his opponent with one move. Pushing away, he wanted to let his opponent know the gap between the two.

According to Lin Yuancheng's idea, his palm was definitely a release, even if Brother Qing was an ordinary person who didn't know martial arts, like If you were pushed out like this, you would be thrown to the ground at most, without even minor injuries. After the fall, Brother Qing should have understood that his skills were inferior to others and would not say anything more.

Someone must have something to say after seeing this, Lin Yuancheng He has spent the length of two books here, and he actually even saw that Zhu Qingy was a woman disguised as a man.Not coming out

Yes, I just didn’t see it.

One of the reasons is that Xiao Lin has been focusing on Lao Zhang from the beginning, so he basically didn't pay much attention to this "young man."

The second reason is that among Lin Yuancheng’s friends, there is a person named Sun, which gives him a feeling-"There are men with all kinds of voices in this world, it doesn't matter." "What a strange" perception

Therefore, Zhu Qingy's appearance and voice did not make Lin Yuancheng suspicious.

At this moment, Xiao Lin was already drunk and in a daze. It was good to be able to control the power of the palm when he pushed it. How could he notice the feeling in his hand when he pushed someone?

But even if he didn't know it, he would objectively cause a big disaster with this palm.

After a breath, Zhu Qingy was seen stabilizing his figure in mid-air, turning over to stop his retreat and then stood back up.

Although Princess Qingy was a little confused at this moment and said nothing, her face felt unbearably hot.

The eight guards also stayed where they were, wondering whether they should continue to abide by the princess's words of "no action" just now.

Only Zhang Ji’s eyes were about to burst into flames.

For public purposes, Zhang Jige has the duty to protect the princess from being bullied; for private purposes, in Lao Zhang's eyes, Princess Qingy is almost as good as his own granddaughter.

My little princess is so beautiful that even her future prince-in-law has not touched her hand. Now that you kid has taken advantage of her, how can you not die today?

Thinking of it Here, Zhang Jiyi immediately used all his strength to launch a surprise attack from Lin Yuancheng's side and rear.

This punch, with clear killing intent, was aimed directly at Xiao Lin's back.

Lao Zhang is not a man of the world. He doesn’t care what kind of young man you are, or whether you are drunk or not, and he doesn’t care about using sneak attacks. In short, if you offend the princess, it is a death penalty. , I will beat you to death here today, and you have nothing to say about it.

Bang——

It passed by in an instant.

When the punch arrives, the strength blooms.

An invisible force shocked everyone in the inn lobby.

Lin Yuancheng, who was already in a drunken stupor, was unable to react at all to Zhang Jige's attack, but he was unscathed.

Because someone helped him block the punch, and he blocked it easily with just one hand.

Everyone can probably guess this person - Fudozi.

"Kid." Two seconds later, Fuzi looked at Zhang Jigai, who was shocked, and asked in a rather casual tone, "You hit someone so hard, you want to kill him?" ”