Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 163
[Chapter 163: Fantasy Kiss]
In the early morning, Emperor Xia had just come out of the palace of a concubine in the harem. He had no desires and was extremely peaceful. He came to the imperial study, sat behind the imperial desk, and picked up a memorial at random and flipped through it.
These memorials were just sent from various departments.
Although most of the affairs in the court can be decided by each department, there are some things that are difficult for each department to manage and cannot be managed, so they will be sent to him.
This memorial is from Earl Jian’an impeaching a son of a powerful noble.
Emperor Xia had no impression of Earl Jian’an. There were too many powerful nobles in the royal capital. He could not remember the names and titles of some low-level nobles at all. However, these nobles had the privilege of handing memorials to him directly. He was often troubled by the trivial matters of the powerful nobles on weekdays.
But he was very interested in this memorial.
Because this memorial was from Earl Jian’an impeaching Lin Xiu.
After reading it, Emperor Xia smiled and waved to Zhu Jin, saying, “Come and have a look, this memorial is interesting…”
Zhu Jin walked over, took the memorial with both hands, and after reading it, he could not help but say, “Borrowing money to force people to pay debts is a method that the children of the rich and powerful usually use to oppress the people. He actually used it on Earl Jian’an. He has mastered the methods of the dandies in the capital…”
He changed the subject and said, “However, Earl Jian’an’s daughter is indeed a famous beauty in the capital. If she were not born to a concubine and had a lower status, I’m afraid many people would rush to marry her.”
Emperor Xia shook his head and said, “I can understand that he is lustful, but a gentleman should be lustful and get it in a proper way. It is a bit unreasonable to use such means. “
“It’s unbearable…”
Zhu Jin’s face was a little strange, and he said, “Your Majesty, you don’t know, there is something else going on.”
Emperor Xia became interested, threw the memorial aside, and said, “What’s the inside story?”
Zhu Jin said, “Your Majesty, do you still remember the new house you awarded to Lin Xiu?”
Speaking of this, Emperor Xia began to feel distressed again, and said unhappily, “Two hundred thousand taels of silver, how could I forget?”
Zhu Jin coughed dryly, and then said, “The daughter of the Earl of Jian’an has already lived in that house, and although she is the daughter of a powerful family, her life experience is quite miserable. Her mother was just a concubine of the Earl of Jian’an, and she died of dystocia when she gave birth to her. She grew up in the Earl of Jian’an’s mansion and suffered from the wife of the Earl of Jian’an. She was beaten and scolded, often kicked out of her home, and slept on the streets. It was not until a few years ago that she awakened her abilities and was discovered by the Yishu Academy, who made an exception and recruited her…”
Emperor Xia asked, “Is her ability very powerful?”
Zhu Jin said, “It’s not strong, nor weak. It’s only a Xuan-level ability, but this girl has a good talent. Perhaps she will be able to make a breakthrough in the future. The Yishu Academy made an exception and accepted her because of her special abilities. Although she can’t defeat a hundred people alone, she is very useful in many cases. The Secret Investigation Department has asked her for help in interrogating spies from other countries several times. Moreover, in the upcoming competition among various countries, she may also be able to play the role of a surprise soldier…”
Emperor Xia asked, “Since she is of great use to the court, Qin Why doesn’t the Secret Investigation Department intervene in Qin’s family affairs? “
Zhu Jin said helplessly: “After all, it is the Qin family’s family affairs. The Secret Investigation Department cannot intervene. Besides, we asked the girl and she didn’t want others to intervene…”
After Emperor Xia figured out the ins and outs of the matter, he sighed: “He knows how to cherish women. Such a beauty is cheap for that boy…”
His tone was not without envy. Although he was the emperor and held the power of the world, he had to be cautious even when seeing the woman he liked. Lin Xiu, in front of his sister-in-law, openly raised a concubine. This was something he could never envy…
Emperor Xia sighed. If he hadn’t been carrying a heavy burden, he really wanted to switch with Lin Xiu.
As for the impeachment of Lin Xiu by the Earl of Jian’an, he had long thrown it out of his mind.
Bullying a second-class earl, what a big deal?
As long as Lin Xiu didn’t rebel, he could turn a blind eye to whatever he did.
…
The streets of the royal capital.
Lin Xiu didn’t know he was impeached. After practicing with Princess Lingyin Minghe in the morning, he went to Lihua Garden to spend some time with Caiyi, and then came to the street.
He thought that after obtaining the illusion, his practice speed would be improved immediately.
But after asking Qin Wan, Lin Xiu found that things were not so simple.
Unlike other abilities, such as ice and fire power and flying, which can condense ice and fire, fly into the sky and hide in the ground, and have infinite power, the illusion is different. Even if he has the fourth awakening of Yuanli, he does not have the ability to construct an illusion immediately.
This ability requires practice.
Now he has Yuanli but does not know the skills.
Fortunately, his Yuanli is deep, and even if he starts from scratch, it will not take a long time.
He has asked Qin Wan how to practice the illusion.
To create an illusion, you need to have a certain imagination. It is almost impossible to create a realistic illusion out of thin air without any experience.
He can start with simple things.
For example, he could buy some story books, read them, and try to construct the scenes described in the books in his mind. When he could easily construct the scenes in other people’s books and create his own illusion, he would be able to do it easily.
This is much easier than constructing an illusion directly. After all, one is created out of thin air, and the other has a ready-made reference. This is the practice method Qin Wan came up with.
Lin Xiu constructed the pictures in his mind, and he could only be a third-person perspective, just like watching a movie, but the pictures are clearer and lack an immersive experience.
The illusion Qin Wan constructed for him was a first-person perspective. If he didn’t have the ability to see, he couldn’t tell the difference between reality and illusion. In fact, this is the horror of the illusion, which will make people’s consciousness sink into it until it collapses.
Soon, Lin Xiu walked into a bookstore on the street.
This bookstore is very large and has a wide range of books. There are basic books on strange arts and martial arts, as well as local customs and stories of various countries on the mainland, and popular novels and stories. Lin Xiu’s purpose is naturally these stories.
He wants to practice his ability to construct pictures, so he naturally has to choose the most imaginative ones.
This is more challenging.
There were not many people in the noon bookstore. A shopkeeper who was reading a book at the counter saw a customer coming in and immediately came out to greet him and asked, “What books do you want to buy? The books here are the most complete in all the bookstores in the capital…”
Lin Xiu asked, “Recommend me a few of the most popular novels recently.”
The shopkeeper smiled and walked to a row of bookshelves and said, “The novels here are the most popular nowadays. You can take a look yourself.”
Lin Xiu’s eyes swept across the bookshelf, occasionally pulling out a book and flipping through a few pages.
Daxia vernacular novels are popular, and the themes are very rich. There are inspirational stories about a genius with extraordinary skills who was rejected by his engagement, but worked hard to avenge his previous shame; there are also passionate legends about a martial arts master who secluded himself for ten years and finally entered the heavenly realm. When he returned home, he found that his daughter was oppressed by her husband’s family. At a single order, 100,000 soldiers returned; and some people have wild imaginations, imagining that one day in the future, alien life will invade the continent, and the strong men of various countries will bravely fight against the enemy…
Lin Xiu selected the books that she was most interested in from these stories, such as “Beautiful Fox Romance”, “Spring in the Garden”, and “Secret History of the Boudoir”, which were very imaginative at first glance…
…
Zhao Lingyin discovered something that surprised her these days.
In addition to his daily practice, Lin Xiu would also take some time to read books.
And he read very seriously. After reading for a while, he would close his eyes and think, and there would be a smile on his face, as if he had gained a lot from the book.
But every time she walked into his room and wanted to see what book he was reading, he stopped reading and went to the yard to practice strange arts or martial arts. She didn’t know where he hid the book.
Lin Xiu lay on the bed in the room, with his hands behind his head, and finally realized the wonderful use of the illusion of strange arts.
This is really a good ability to kill time.
It can transform the words in the book into pictures in his mind, and the process of constructing the picture is the process of practicing this ability.
Lin Xiu can read books when he is tired of practicing other abilities, practicing and entertaining at the same time.
Moreover, the speed of practicing the illusion skill is not slow. It is between the heaven-level ability and the earth-level ability that Lin Xiu possesses. With all his abilities added up, plus the dual cultivation with Princess Minghe, the speed of practice is already ten times that of the basic one.
The process of practice was very smooth, but Lingyin always liked to disturb him. Today, she went shopping with Zhao Lingjun, and Lin Xiu had a rare leisure time.
He walked to the door of Qin Wan’s room and said, “I won’t cook at home today. I’m going to that noodle shop to eat. Do you want to join me?”
In the past few days, although Qin Wan behaved very normally, Lin Xiu knew that she just didn’t show her thoughts.
Take her to eat something she likes, hoping that she will feel better.
A moment later, in the noodle shop on the street, Lin Xiu and Qin Wan walked in side by side and said to the boss, “Two bowls of noodles, one normal bowl, and one bowl with thinner noodles, less chopped green onions, and more soup.”
“Okay.” The boss smiled and said, “It will be right away.”
While cooking the noodles, he sighed in his heart.
It’s good to be young. Every time he comes to eat noodles, he brings a different girl. Both of them are regular customers of his store. The difference is that they used to come separately, but now they come together.
Two bowls of steaming mushroom soup noodles were soon placed in front of Lin Xiu and Qin Wan.
At this moment, there were no other customers in the store except the two of them. The shopkeeper sat at another table and said with a smile: “My small store has been open for ten years. The girl has eaten noodles here for ten years, but every time she was alone. Today is the first time that the two of them came together.”
This sentence made Lin Xiu feel a little sad.
Although the noodles in this store are delicious, anyone would get tired of eating them for ten consecutive years.
Qin Wan may not like to eat noodles in this store.
It’s just because the noodles in this store are cheap.
Because she can only afford a bowl of noodles for a few coins.
Qin Wan has already picked up the chopsticks, but Lin Xiu suddenly said: “Wait.”
He snatched the chopsticks from Qin Wan, ate the noodles in the two bowls in a few seconds, and then said to her: “Come with me.”
Qin Wan asked: “Where to go?”
Lin Xiu said: “You will know when you get there.”
A moment later, they were at the Zhaiyue Tower.
In a separate elegant room on the second floor, Lin Xiu said to Shopkeeper Qian, “Serve all your signature dishes.”
Shopkeeper Qian looked at Lin Xiu, then at Qin Wan, and asked, “Mr. Lin, there are only two of you, can you finish it?”
Lin Xiu waved his hand and said, “Don’t ask so many questions, if you can’t finish it, just pack it up and take it away, go and prepare it.” After
Shopkeeper Qian left, Lin Xiu looked at Qin Wan and said, “I suddenly don’t want to eat noodles. Today I’ll take you to try the food in Zhaiyue Tower. Their signature dishes are all very good.”
Qin Wan glanced at him and said, “The dishes here are too expensive, I can’t afford it.”
Lin Xiu waved his hand and said, “You don’t have to pay, just eat it with confidence.”
Qin Wan said in surprise, “In the past, you didn’t even want to treat me to a few coins of noodles. Why are you so generous today?”
Lin Xiu said, “This is not a treat for you, I just want to eat it myself. If you don’t want to eat it, you can go back and eat noodles by yourself.”
Qin Wan didn’t go back in the end.
The table was full of delicacies from the mountains and the sea, and both of them were very full.
Lin Xiu packed up the remaining food and gave it to the beggars on the roadside.
This was the most expensive meal he had eaten in Zhaiyue Tower. Normally, Lin Xiu would not be so extravagant.
But today, thinking that she had eaten an ordinary bowl of mushroom soup noodles for ten years, Lin Xiu wanted to treat her to all the delicacies in the world.
When she returned home, Qin Wan looked at Lin Xiu and said, “Thank you for treating me to such a delicious meal. This is the most delicious meal I have ever eaten in my life. Since it is a courtesy, I will treat you once as well.”
Lin Xiu asked, “What are you treating me for?”
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Lingyin appear in front of him. She showed Lin Xiu a smile that never appeared on her face, then quickly walked to Lin Xiu, stood on tiptoes, and gently kissed his lips…
(End of this chapter)
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