Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 77
[Chapter 77 Li Baizhang’s identity, Lingyin’s return [10,000 words]]
Outside the Lin Mansion.
The middle-aged man selling pancakes looked at the old beggar and asked, “Do you think my cooking skills have improved in the past two days?”
The old beggar looked at the still black mass in the pot and said nothing.
The middle-aged man looked around and found a greyhound lying in the corner not far away. He suddenly had an idea, walked in front of the greyhound, and poured everything in the pot in front of the greyhound.
After pouring it, he said generously: “You stray dog are pitiful, eat it, it’s a bargain for you.”
Xiao Hui had beef bibimbap this afternoon. He ate a whole bowl of it. At this moment, he felt a little full. Suddenly, he smelled a pungent smell. The dog’s eyes suddenly widened, and then…
Ugh~~~
The middle-aged man had a gloomy face and kicked the greyhound on the butt. He walked back to the pancake stall, looked back at the Lin Mansion, and said: “It’s a pity that the boy is not a secret detective.”
They were ordered to protect Lin Xiu, so they naturally knew what he had done. It was a great skill to train a dog to track others for him.
As for the thrush, they didn’t find it because the target was too small.
After his reminder, the old beggar also realized something and said: “Speaking of secret detectives, the boy who was caught from the brothel today can actually change his face. This kind of talent is exactly what the Secret Investigation Department needs. You stay here, I’m going to go back and report this matter immediately…”
Tongren Medical Clinic.
When Liu Dong woke up, the broken bones in his chest had been fixed, but his heart was gloomy.
The servant of the woman had come here and told him not to appear in front of her in the future, otherwise she would beat him every time she saw him. This meant that he had to say goodbye to his previous extravagant life.
He could no longer eat whatever he wanted or buy whatever he wanted. Although such a life was a bit difficult, the thought of never having to face that disgusting woman again and never having to be tortured by those terrible tools again…
Thinking of this, Liu Dong shuddered and immediately erased some horrible scenes from his mind. He
limped out of Tongren Medical Clinic, and suddenly two figures blocked his way.
In broad daylight, the two men were wearing black clothes and had swords on their waists. Liu Dong was startled and asked, “You, who are you and what do you want to do?”
One of them showed him a mysterious smile and said, “Liu Dong, right? Come with us. Our Secret Investigation Department really needs talents like you…”
…
As the last Yuan Crystal turned into powder in Lin Xiu’s hands, the first pot of gold he earned as a secret detective was also spent without a penny.
And his gains were only equivalent to the increase in Yuan Power from ten days of hard practice.
Lin Xiu sometimes hesitated whether it was worth it, but when he thought of the assassination that was hard to guard against, his heart became firm.
Money is external, but strength is not.
One’s own strength is related to his life and property, and whether he can protect the people he loves. Compared with these, some gold and silver are nothing.
In the past few days, Lin Xiu has received several more orders.
They were all introduced to him by Chen Yuanyuan. The rich woman’s friends were all rich women. Her circle was also full of women with similar situations. They were worried that their men were looking for women outside, so they commissioned Lin Xiu to follow up and investigate, but the price was not as generous as Chen Yuanyuan’s.
There was a reason why Chen Yuanyuan offered such a high price.
Liu Dong had the ability to disguise himself. Chen Yuanyuan spent several months and hired several secret detectives, but she couldn’t find out the reason. In anger, she offered a large reward.
The price of a general extramarital affair investigation ranged from only a dozen to dozens of taels.
There was no need for Lin Xiu to accept such a commission. He refused without thinking.
From the beginning, he didn’t plan to take the cheap route. The order was not the quantity, but the quality. A commission of one thousand taels of silver was equivalent to dozens of such small commissions. Lin Xiu didn’t have time to waste energy on these things. Lin
Xiu knew very well that Chen Yuanyuan was kind enough to introduce him to business, but she was going to take advantage of his body.
It’s not that he was not interested in rich women, but they had to be young and beautiful rich women like Lingyin. Seeing that Lin Xiu refused to obey, Chen Yuanyuan had no choice but to give up.
When Lin Xiu ran into Chen Yuanyuan on the street again, she was already holding the hand of another young man intimately.
The man had a handsome face and was dressed in luxurious clothes. He was obviously wearing the finest silk, golden silk boots, and a valuable jade on his waist. Although he did not look very noble, his clothes were indeed very expensive. The
man’s material life should be very satisfying, but Lin Xiu could not see any smile on his face.
There was no light in his eyes. He
was at the age of the most vigorous and energetic, but his eyes were very dull and his expression was confused, like a body with a soul emptied.
Life is like this. If you get something, you will naturally give it up. He got material enjoyment, but what he gave up was an unruly soul…
Lin Xiu was holding a birdcage in his hand. The thrush in the cage was newly bought by him. It took him a lot of effort to tame it. This was the gift he chose for the imperial concubine. Apart from his mother and Lingyin, she was the best woman in the world to Lin Xiu. If others were good to him, Lin Xiu would always want to repay them tenfold.
The imperial concubine was lonely in the palace, so Lin Xiu would occasionally find some fun for her.
Before he reached the palace gate, Lin Xiu’s footsteps suddenly stopped.
He saw a familiar figure on the street.
Liu Qingfeng was carrying an old woman on his back and walked out of a clinic, looking extremely lonely.
An old man sent him out, shook his head and said, “I’m sorry that I can’t do anything about your mother’s illness. Let’s ask someone else for help.”
A trace of sadness flashed in Liu Qingfeng’s eyes. Just as he was about to leave, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.
Lin Xiu came over and asked, “Lord Liu, what’s wrong?”
Liu Qingfeng showed a forced smile on his face and said, “It’s Lord Lin. My mother is sick and I brought her to see a doctor.”
Lin Xiu asked, “How is your mother’s illness? What did the doctor say?”
Liu Qingfeng shook his head.
Lin Xiu thought for a moment and said, “How about this? I have some connections in the Imperial Hospital. Later, you can bring your mother to the Lin Mansion and I will ask her to treat your mother again…”
Liu Qingfeng was stunned for a moment and hesitated, “This…”
He didn’t like to receive favors from others. When this matter was related to his mother’s illness, he really couldn’t refuse.
In fact, he had thought about asking the imperial physician, but his monthly salary of more than ten taels of silver was barely enough to buy medicine for his mother, and the imperial physician’s consultation fee alone was more than a hundred taels of silver, which he couldn’t afford…
Lin Xiu patted his shoulder and said, “We are all colleagues, why are you being polite to me? I have something else to do. I will go to the palace first and see you later.”
Before Liu Qingfeng could say “thank you”, Lin Xiu had already turned and left.
He looked at Lin Xiu’s back, thinking of his previous attitude towards him, and a trace of guilt appeared on his face, but soon he became happy and said, “Mother, the imperial physician is very skilled and can definitely cure your illness!”
Not long after, Lin Xiu had walked into the palace.
The Imperial Hospital was in the palace, and Lingyin could take Lin Xiu into the front palace gate. This was the privilege of her Tianzi Academy students. Lin Xiu did not have this authority, and his token could only allow him to enter alone.
After walking through the long palace corridor and showing his waist card twice, Lin Xiu, accompanied by a little eunuch, entered the Changchun Palace with ease.
A group of white shadows flew from the chest of the imperial concubine into Lin Xiu’s arms impatiently, making Lin Xiu’s body full of the fragrance of the imperial concubine. Lin Xiu now knew that the little guy was not called Nannan, it had its own name, which should be Bai Ling when translated into Daxia Mandarin.
The imperial concubine pouted and said unhappily: “I have kept it for so long, but it has only seen you a few times, and it is closer to you than I am.”
Lin Xiu gave Bai Ling a look, and it immediately flew back to the imperial concubine’s arms and rubbed its little head against her chest.
At this time, Lin Xiu also stepped forward, handed the birdcage to the little palace maid Linglong, and said to the imperial concubine: “Your Majesty, this is a gift from the students to you. Its cry is very nice, and it can help you relieve your boredom on weekdays.”
The imperial concubine has lived in the deep palace for a long time and lacks company, so she dotes on this spiritual pet in every way. The thrush given to her by Lin Xiu can be said to be sent to her heart, but thinking that the spiritual pet lives in the palace like her, she will gradually develop a depressed heart. This bird is trapped in a cage, isn’t it a second her, and a little pity rises in her heart.
She looked at Lin Xiu and said, “I like the gift you gave me very much, but the sky is their home. I think it should not want to be trapped in this small cage, so why not let it go…”
After that, she opened the cage with her own hands.
However, the thrush in the cage flew out of the cage and flapped its wings in the sky, but then flew down again and landed on her shoulder.
The imperial concubine did not dare to move. She tilted her head and looked at the bird landing on her shoulder. She was surprised and happy and asked, “What’s going on?”
Lin Xiu explained, “Your Majesty, this bird was trained by my student. Your Majesty does not need to keep it in a cage on weekdays. When it wants to go out, it will fly out to play by itself. When it is tired and hungry, it will come back by itself.”
Lin Xiu stretched out his hand, and the thrush fell into his palm. She looked at the imperial concubine and said, “Your Majesty can also try this. This bird is very spiritual.”
The imperial concubine stretched out her hand tentatively, and the thrush really flew into her hand.
The smile on her face spread out, and she kept saying, “Interesting, really interesting…”
Seeing her so happy, Lin Xiu also breathed a sigh of relief.
In order to please the Imperial Concubine, he also took great pains and used all his previous tricks to pick up girls. Fortunately, the effect was not bad. After getting this new pet, the Imperial Concubine’s smile never disappeared, and his efforts were not in vain.
Half an hour later, Lin Xiu walked out of Changchun Palace.
After giving the Imperial Concubine a new pet, the Empress rewarded him with a pair of earrings. Lin Xiu felt that if this continued, the ornaments around her would sooner or later be in his hands.
He originally planned to go to the Imperial Hospital and invite Miss Shuangshuang to have dinner together in the afternoon, and help Liu Qingfeng’s mother see a doctor by the way, but when he passed by the gate of Qianqiu Palace, his steps suddenly stopped.
A figure walked out of Qianqiu Palace and was stunned when he saw Lin Xiu.
Then, the man’s expression became a little embarrassed, and said to Lin Xiu: “Brother Lin, what a coincidence, you are here too…”
Lin Xiu didn’t expect to meet Li Baizhang in the harem.
He saw clearly just now that Li Baizhang came out of Qianqiu Palace, which was the bedroom of Concubine Shu. After he stopped making ice for the palace, Lin Xiu had been unable to enter for a long time. The only
man who could enter and leave there freely, apart from the emperor, was probably Concubine Shu’s son. When
the eunuch beside Lin Xiu saw Li Baizhang, he hurried forward and said respectfully: “Greetings to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin.”
Li Baizhang waved his hand and said: “No need to be polite, please leave the palace first.”
Lin Xiu had doubted Li Baizhang’s identity and even checked it out, but Li was the surname of the Great Xia country, and there were at least a dozen dignitaries with the surname Li in the royal capital. Even after excluding the royal family, there was really no way to confirm his identity.
But Lin Xiu never thought that he was actually a prince.
The current emperor had many concubines in the harem, and he also had many children, but most of those princes and princesses were not yet adults, and there were only four adult princes.
The crown prince, the Prince of Qi, the Prince of Zhao, and the Prince of Qin.
These four princes were born to one queen and three concubines. Except for the imperial concubine, these five concubines with the highest status in the harem all have children.
The crown prince is the legitimate son of the queen and the eldest son of the emperor. He was established as the crown prince very early. The King of Qi was born to the virtuous concubine and was known for his virtue in the court. The mother of the King of Zhao was the deceased Concubine De. He was also the biological brother of Princess Minghe. The last one was the King of Qin.
The King of Qin was the only son of the Concubine Shu. Among these princes, he had the lowest sense of existence and rarely appeared in the court. As a result, in the top circles of dignitaries, His Royal Highness the King of Qin was only heard of but not seen. When
he came to this world, the first friend he met was actually a prince.
But thinking about it carefully, Lin Xiu didn’t feel surprised at all.
The father likes young women and the son likes royal sisters. They are biological children.
After leaving the harem, Lin Xiu bowed to Li Baizhang and said, “I didn’t know your highness’s identity before, so I’m sorry for offending you. Please forgive me.”
Li Baizhang waved his hand and said, “I still like you to call me Brother Li. We are friends because we share similar interests. There is no such thing as the son of the Earl of Ping’an or the Prince of Qin between us.”
Lin Xiu was not a hypocritical person. Hearing this, he just smiled and said, “Common people, ordinary family… Brother Li hides his
true identity very well.” Li Baizhang said helplessly, “There is nothing I can do about it. If I meet someone and reveal my true identity to him, I’m afraid I won’t be able to make friends with even a close friend. In life, it is easy to find a beauty but hard to find a true friend. Brother Lin, please do not have any concerns because of my identity.”
Lin Xiu did not have any concerns, but he saw Li Baizhang’s concerns, so he took the initiative to put his hand on his shoulder and asked, “So, it was Brother Li who deliberately reminded me of the Yongping Marquis Mansion last time?”
Li Baizhang smiled and said, “I finally have a friend like Brother Lin. I can’t bear to see you being framed. But Brother Lin, you are also very resourceful. You actually exiled Yang Xuan out of the capital. Even I didn’t expect this…”
Thinking of that incident now, Lin Xiu is still a little scared.
If it weren’t for the protection of the Imperial Concubine, even if he overthrew Yang Xuan, he would not be able to escape punishment. Lin Xiu did not continue to delve into this topic. He needed some time to digest the fact that his friend was a prince.
At this time, Li Baizhang took the initiative to ask: “By the way, do you still have the wine you gave me last time?”
Lin Xiu shook his head decisively and said: “No, I just treasured that small jar.”
In fact, he took the time to distill another small jar these days, but that was to get Liu Qingfeng drunk. He had already obtained Li Baizhang’s thunder power, so there was no need to waste wine on him.
Li Baizhang asked unwillingly: “Where did you buy this wine?”
Lin Xiu said: “It was a peddler who sold wine. Once he sold wine at my door. I smelled the wine and bought a few jars. Later, there was only one jar left. You drank it all last time.” “What about the peddler
?”
“After that time, I never saw him again.”
…
Li Baizhang looked regretful and sighed several times. At this time, an idea suddenly popped up in Lin Xiu’s mind. Li Baizhang was a prince. He had seen all kinds of fine wines, but he still praised the wine he distilled and purified. It shows that this kind of wine still has a large market. Lin Xiu had thought about
doing business before, but with the current size of the Lin family, it would be meaningless to do business small, and it would be difficult to keep it big. In the end, it would inevitably make wedding clothes for others. Therefore, he never took action.
But now it’s different.
He had a friend who was a prince. Even though this prince was the least important among all the princes, he was still a prince. No one would dare to swallow up his business. If he could tie Li Baizhang to himself, he could do this business with confidence.
At that time, Lin Xiu didn’t have to work hard as a secret agent. Not only did he not get any orders for a long time, but when he finally got an order, he had to be coveted by such a woman for his perfect body. To be honest, after finishing that order, Lin Xiu had a big psychological shadow.
Thinking of this, Lin Xiu’s eyes became brighter and brighter. He looked at Li Baizhang and asked, “Brother Li, how much silver do you think is appropriate for the jar of wine I gave you last time?”
Li Baizhang savored it and said, “Fine wine is priceless, how can it be measured by silver?” Lin
Xiu shook his head and said, “Even if it is fine wine, it is also a commodity. Since it is a commodity, it must have a selling price, otherwise how can this business be done?”
Li Baizhang was slightly stunned and asked, “Business?” Lin Xiu
waved his hand and said, “This is not important. Just tell me, how much is the appropriate market price for a jar of wine like this?”
Li Baizhang thought for a while and said, “It depends on the situation.”
Lin Xiu said, “What situation?”
Li Baizhang continued, “Brother Lin just said That’s right. For wine lovers, this wine is a priceless treasure, but as a commodity, priceless is not a good thing. If there is only one jar of this wine in the world, then I am willing to spend one thousand taels to buy it. If there are only ten jars of this wine, I am willing to spend a hundred taels. If the quantity of this wine is unlimited, then its price will be greatly discounted. After all, it is wine, which is essentially a drink. In any case, the price cannot be ridiculously high…”
Li Baizhang’s words make sense. In the past life, some wines were sold at ridiculous prices. The price of a bottle of wine could easily be hundreds of thousands or even millions. But without exception, the quantity of those wines was very scarce. One bottle less, and most people who bought it were for collection.
If it is for drinking, then no matter how high the price is, it can’t be that high.
Lin Xiu thought for a moment and asked, “Brother Li, what do you think of selling a jar of wine like this for ten taels of silver for a long-term supply?”
Li Baizhang said without hesitation, “It’s not expensive. The wine in the Moon-Picking Tower can be sold for several taels of silver. The fine wine you gave me is definitely not much to sell for ten taels of silver…”
The price of wine in this world is relatively not too expensive. The
wine sold on the street ranges from a dozen coins per catty to dozens of coins per catty, depending on the quality of the wine. This is a price that ordinary people and wealthy families can accept. The wine in the restaurant is more expensive. A pot of wine can be sold for several taels of silver, which is about several thousand yuan. Lin Xiu thought about the price of high-end wine in the future and felt that this was still conscientious, but this kind of wine is not something that ordinary people who still need to work hard for life can afford. Ten taels of silver
, that is, a bottle of wine worth ten thousand yuan in the future, is very expensive, but it is a high-end route. For those dignitaries, I am afraid they will not bend down to pick up ten taels of silver if they drop it on the ground.
Lin Xiu already had an idea in mind. He put his arm around Li Baizhang’s shoulder and said with a smile, “I wonder when Brother Li is going to give me the one thousand taels of silver?”
Li Baizhang was stunned: “What one thousand taels of silver?” Lin Xiu
said, “Brother Li just said that if there is only one jar of that fine wine, you are willing to spend one thousand taels to buy it? I didn’t drink a single sip of that jar of wine last time…”
…
Lin Xiu finally didn’t get any money from Li Baizhang. His Majesty the King of Qin actually cried poor to him and said that their friendship could not be measured by silver. He would treat Lin Xiu to a drink next time to make up for it. What
Lin Xiu lacked was not the wine, but the silver.
But this time, Lin Xiu did not mention business to Li Baizhang. He had another important thing to do today.
When he came to the Imperial Hospital, Miss Shuangshuang was also here. Lin Xiu invited her to the Lin family for dinner and treat a patient by the way. She agreed without hesitation.
She was probably the most innocent and kind-hearted girl Lin Xiu had ever seen.
Shuangshuang once told Lin Xiu that she didn’t like being a royal doctor in the palace. After all, the concubines in the palace didn’t get sick every day. Most of the time, she was summoned to maintain their skin.
Her ideal was to be a famous doctor, to save the world, not to be trapped in the palace.
But there are too many things in life that are beyond one’s control.
Since she awakened her healing ability, she was summoned to the Yishu Academy. In order to train her, the court provided her with countless training resources. She was able to awaken her ability four times at the age of seventeen. It can be said that it was completely piled up by Yuanjing.
And her family, after her ability was discovered, jumped from ordinary civilians to the dignitaries of the royal capital. All of this was given to her by the court. In some things, she had no choice.
When Lin Xiu and Shuangshuang arrived at the Lin family, they saw Liu Qingfeng outside the door.
He was standing there waiting with his elderly mother on his back. Lin Xiu strode over and asked, “Master Liu is here, why don’t you go in?”
Liu Qingfeng smiled and said, “I’m waiting for Master Lin here.”
Liu Qingfeng’s character was like this, and Lin Xiu didn’t say much, just said, “Go in, this is Miss Shuangshuang, she is my friend and also the imperial physician of the Imperial Hospital, let her help your mother later.”
Miss Shuangshuang was a natural genius doctor, she didn’t actually need to learn any medical theory or pharmacology, just holding the old man’s hand, the old man’s complexion gradually improved, lying on the bed, and fell asleep.
She borrowed Lin Xiu’s study, wrote a prescription, handed it to Liu Qingfeng, and said, “The old man has a lung disease, I have helped her heal most of the affected parts, but she is old and weak, and she still needs to be recuperated, you follow this prescription, take the medicine for a long time…”
The old man’s illness is different from Lin Xiu’s injury.
The healing ability is very effective in treating trauma, and can basically heal the wound completely. However, it is not so effective for some chronic diseases. However, even so, it can greatly alleviate Liu Qingfeng’s mother’s condition. With the help of medicine, it is very easy to extend her life by three to five years.
Liu Qingfeng took the prescription and said gratefully, “Thank you, doctor. I wonder how much you want for the consultation…”
Miss Shuangshuang smiled and said, “I don’t charge for my treatment.”
Liu Qingfeng said, “This…”
Lin Xiu also said, “Miss Shuangshuang is a real doctor. You don’t have to be polite. Let the old man have a good rest. Let’s talk outside.”
After leaving the room, Miss Shuangshuang was pulled away by the uncontrollable Lady of Ping’an to talk. Because she had the idea of canceling the engagement with the Zhao family, she was now focused on finding a new daughter-in-law for Lin Xiu.
Obviously, Miss Shuangshuang was one of her key targets.
Liu Qingfeng stood there, suddenly clasped his fists and bowed his head, saying to Lin Xiu: “I’m sorry, Lord Lin, I didn’t know you before, and I treated you badly, I…”
Lin Xiu waved his hand and said: “Okay, if you really feel guilty, accompany me for a few more drinks later.”
Liu Qingfeng was moved, clasped his fists and said: “Sure!”
The Lin Mansion had a rich dinner today. After dinner, Lin Xiu sent Miss Shuangshuang back first. When he returned to the Lin Mansion, Liu Qingfeng had not left yet.
Miss Shuangshuang said that the old lady was weak, and she should sleep until tomorrow morning for this treatment. Lin Xiu asked the maid to clean up a wing room and keep Liu Qingfeng.
It was completely dark. Lin Xiu propped up a small table in the study, took out his special wine, and said, “I admire Lord Liu’s ability to solve cases. I must drink it to my heart’s content today.”
Liu Qingfeng smelled the aroma of the wine, his throat moved, and he couldn’t help saying, “Lord Li’s wine is so fragrant…”
Lin Xiu took out two bowls and smiled, “Of course, this is my treasure. It’s you. If it were someone else, I wouldn’t be willing to take it out…” After
pouring a bowl of wine for Liu Qingfeng, Lin Xiu said, “When I first met Lord Liu, I didn’t provoke you or provoke you, but Lord Liu treated me badly. This bowl, you have to punish yourself.”
“It should be!” Liu Qingfeng was ashamed and picked up the wine bowl and drank it all.
But the intensity of this wine was beyond his imagination. The moment it entered his throat, his mind was instantly blank, and it took a long time to come back to his senses. He had never drunk such a good wine, and he couldn’t help but be moved. Lord Lin was really using the best wine to entertain him.
Lin Xiu smiled and poured him another cup, saying, “I asked Miss Shuangshuang to come here to treat your mother. I owe her a big favor, and I will have to pay her back in the future. For this bowl, Lord Liu has to punish himself.”
“It should be so!” Liu Qingfeng picked up the wine bowl again and drank it all, and said proudly, “Thank you Lord Lin for your help. I will always remember your kindness.”
After Lin Xiu’s purification, one cup of wine is equivalent to ten cups before, not to mention that Lin Xiu deliberately used a bowl this time. After a few bowls, he lay on the table and said unconsciously, “Thank you Lord Lin, if you have any errands in the future, I, Liu, will not refuse…”
After that, he closed his eyes and there was no movement.
Lin Xiu also took a sip of the wine bowl, then shook his head and whispered, “I can’t stand the alcohol, I can’t stand the alcohol…”
Then, he also lay on the table in front of him, but when he fell, his arm fell on Liu Qingfeng’s shoulder.
…
Yishu Academy.
Before the martial arts class started, Lin Xiu leaned against a tree, his eyes fixed on the female classmate opposite him.
Girls who choose martial arts class have some basic knowledge of martial arts. Their figures are slimmer than those of ordinary girls. The slim training clothes highlight their perfect figures and their curves are very attractive…
Li Baizhang sat next to Lin Xiu, glanced at Lin Xiu, and said strangely: “Brother Lin, I always feel that your eyes today are different from before…”
Lin Xiu retracted his gaze and asked: “Is it?”
Li Baizhang nodded and said: “It seems brighter than before…”
Lin Xiu did not say much, his eyes casually looked forward, on the other side of the training ground a hundred feet away, an ant was struggling to move rice grains that were many times larger than its body.
Lin Xiu, sitting under the tree, could clearly see the antennae of the ant.
No wonder Liu Qingfeng is so good at solving cases. This kind of eyesight can allow him to find any tiny traces, and even the most skilled veterans cannot avoid leaving traces when committing crimes.
Of course, this ability is also good for appreciating beautiful women.
The eyes have a magical power of focusing. Looking from a distance is one feeling, looking up close is another feeling. The 360-degree appreciation without blind spots is a feeling that cannot be described to outsiders.
However, although he was far away from those female classmates, it was still a bit uncomfortable to watch them for a long time. Lin Xiu retracted his gaze and took out his right hand from his sleeve. There was a pair of earrings in his hand.
The earrings given by the imperial concubine were naturally exquisite. The main body of the earrings was made of pure gold. The upper part was a hollow butterfly wing. The two were placed together to form a pair of wings. Under the wings, there were blue crystals, which emitted dazzling light in the sun.
Lin Xiu was thinking about who to give these earrings to.
Lin Xiu was willing to give them to Lingyin, but Lin Xiu gave them to her because he wanted her to wear them herself, and she always said that she kept them for her sister. It was okay once or twice, but after many times, Lin Xiu felt slightly unhappy.
After all, it was Zhao Lingyin who treated him well, not Zhao Lingjun. One was a good sister who protected him closely and guided him in his practice, and the other was a woman who brought Lin Xiu many fatal disasters. It goes without saying which of them was more important in Lin Xiu’s heart. If
this pair of earrings was given to Lingyin, she would definitely leave it to her sister again, so Lin Xiu didn’t plan to give it to her this time.
Lin Xiu was considering whether to give it to Caiyi. Based on her understanding of Caiyi, she would definitely not accept such a valuable thing. Moreover, the meaning of this gift would be different if it was given out. Now was not the time to launch an offensive against Caiyi.
Lin Xiu shook his head. It would not be appropriate to give it to anyone. It would be better to put it away first and wait for the right person in the future.
Before he put it away, a surprised voice came to his ear.
“What beautiful earrings!”
Lin Xiu raised his head and saw Xue Ning’er walking quickly from the front.
She walked in front of Lin Xiu, squatted down and looked at the earrings in his hand, and asked happily: “These earrings are so beautiful, are they for me?”
Faced with Xue Ning’er’s question, Lin Xiu was speechless.
If he said yes, he really couldn’t bear to give it up.
If he said no, looking at Xue Ning’er’s expectant expression and eyes, if he refused, the energy and hard work he had spent on her before might be wasted.
Lin Xiu understood women too well, so he knew what was the right choice.
He endured the pain, but smiled and asked, “Do you like it?”
Although Xue Ning’er was not short of jewelry, she had dozens of pairs of earrings, but this pair of earrings was so beautiful that she could tell at a glance that it was something from the palace. Only the top masters in the palace had such craftsmanship.
She subconsciously reached out to take it, but halfway through, she retracted her hand and pretended to be worried, “You gave me such a valuable thing. Your fiancée won’t be angry if she knows it?”
Lin Xiu was already very distressed, and suddenly said, “Yes, forget it…”
Xue Ning’er was anxious, and took the earrings from Lin Xiu’s hand, saying, “How can you do this? You can’t regret giving something to others. Oh…”
She looked at Lin Xiu’s hand, and after a moment of hesitation, her face blushed, and said, “You, what are you doing…”
Just as she was trying to snatch the earrings, her hand was held by Lin Xiu.
Xue Ning’er was shy and proud: “Could it be that he finally couldn’t help it?”
Lin Xiu was confused for a moment, then immediately let go of her hand and said, “I’m sorry, I can’t help it, I can’t help it…”
Xue Ning’er ran away with a red face, but Lin Xiu frowned.
How could it be…
How could there be no reaction?
When Xue Ning’er touched him just now, the ability of copying in Lin Xiu’s body did not move at all. Lin Xiu was not unfamiliar with this. When he took Shuangshuang’s pulse last time, that kind of power did not react either. The reason was that when he first awakened, the upper limit of the ability to copy was four.
After the breakthrough of Yuanli, Lin Xiu copied four more abilities in a short period of time, namely Thunder, Healing, Disguise, and Pupil Technique.
But it stands to reason that the difference in Yuanli between the first and second awakenings is more than ten times. How come the upper limit of the ability is only eight now? In this way, every time he awakens, he will only have four more ability positions.
If this is true, he will have to think twice before copying abilities in the future and must choose carefully.
If he copied an ability that was not very useful because of greed, it would occupy the position of an ability. When he encountered an important ability, he could only watch helplessly.
Lin Xiu had no intention of taking part in the martial arts class today. He thought
that after awakening again, he would be able to copy many more abilities, but he did not expect that four would be the limit. This was far from what he expected.
There was no record of copying abilities in the book, and Lin Xiu had nothing to refer to, so he could only cross the river by feeling the stones.
However, this ability was already very powerful. If the ability to copy increased tenfold every time he awakened, I am afraid that after he awakened two or three more times, all the strange arts in the world would not be enough for him to copy.
Even so, the gap between reality and expectation was too big, and Lin Xiu could not help feeling a little disappointed.
Unlike Lin Xiu’s disappointment, Xue Ning’er was very happy today.
She had already put on the new earrings given by Lin Xiu, and as for her original earrings, she gave them to a sister next to her. She liked the earrings very much before and wore them for a long time, but now she has something she likes more.
Xue Ning’er already had both good looks and temperament. After wearing these earrings, she looked even more charming.
“These earrings are so beautiful!”
“They are more beautiful than those sold in Yuanyangzhai!”
“Ning’er, where did you buy these earrings? I want to buy one too…”
…
Listening to the compliments from everyone around her, Xue Ning’er felt very happy and said, “This is a gift from Master Lin. Looking at the craftsmanship, it is obviously something from the palace. You can’t buy it outside…”
“What!”
“A gift from Lin Xiu?”
“He actually gave you such a precious thing, Miss Ning’er, you won’t really make him fall in love with you, will you?”
“If the person from the Zhao family knew about this, I wonder what he would think…”
Xue Ning’er looked at them and explained, “Oh, don’t get me wrong, we are just good friends. Isn’t it normal for friends to give each other gifts?”
After the martial arts class, everyone knew that Lin Xiu had given Xue Ning’er a pair of earrings.
Xue Ning’er’s suitors looked at Lin Xiu with eyes that seemed to want to eat him.
However, the eyes of the female classmates looking at him were strange.
Lin Xiu didn’t know, but they knew that Xue Ning’er only regarded him as prey. When Lin Xiu really fell at Xue Ning’er’s feet, she would kick him away. At that time, the proud daughter of the Zhao family would become a joke in the capital.
This poor man has fallen into Xue Ning’er’s trap step by step.
Lin Xiu left the training ground, smiled and waved goodbye to Xue Ning’er, and after turning around, the smile on his face gradually disappeared.
Haha, it only took such a short time for this matter to spread among the students of the martial arts class. Xue Ning’er was too impatient.
However, is it so easy to get Lin Xiu’s things?
At present, she did take advantage of a little, but in the future, Lin Xiu will let her return it a hundred times and a thousand times.
Thinking of this, Lin Xiu’s mouth curled up again.
But he soon stopped laughing.
Because a red figure blocked his way.
Princess Minghe blocked his way.
She didn’t look at Lin Xiu, but stretched out her hand. There was a ball of fire beating in the palm of her hand. Lin Xiu was a few steps away from her and felt the temperature of the fire.
He stepped back a few steps and said vigilantly: “Princess, what do you want to do?”
Princess Minghe laughed sarcastically and said: “Keep being arrogant, why don’t you be arrogant, show the courage you had when you faced this princess in the harem last time…”
As expected, people should not be too arrogant. She came this time to avenge the last time.
Lin Xiu tried to reason with her and said, “Your Highness, I don’t think I have ever provoked the princess. It’s always you who has been the first to cause trouble to me. Can you please be reasonable?”
“You scold me for being unreasonable?”
“…”
Lin Xiu found that he and Princess Minghe could not communicate at all. Whenever they met, they could not talk calmly. He took a deep breath, looked at Princess Minghe, and asked, “What do you want, Princess?”
Princess Minghe rolled up her sleeves and said, “I don’t know why, every time I see you, I want to beat you up.”
Coincidentally, Lin Xiu thought the same thing.
But he didn’t say it because he couldn’t beat her.
Lin Xiu took two steps back and said, “Your Highness, don’t forget that Article 8 of the Academy Rules prohibits fighting in the Academy of Strange Arts.”
Princess Minghe sneered and said, “I did fight, you let them punish me.”
This is one of the reasons why Lin Xiu worked hard to practice, because if his strength was too poor, when an unreasonable woman wanted to beat him, he could only choose to run.
However, just as Lin Xiu had this thought, a line of fire suddenly ignited from the ground, forming a circle of fire, trapping him in the circle.
Lin Xiu mobilized his energy, and a layer of ice began to condense within a ten-foot radius under his feet. However, this ice could not extinguish the flames at all. Instead, it melted into water in a very short time…
Princess Minghe’s ability was awakened twice more than his, and she suppressed Lin Xiu.
However, in the next moment, the ice that was melted by Princess Minghe’s flames condensed again, and this time it was faster, directly covering the circle of flames, and actually froze the flames directly in the ice.
Lin Xiu was stunned for a moment, because he had not done anything just now.
But soon he realized something, turned his head abruptly, looked at the figure in white behind him, and said in surprise: “Lingyin, you are back!”
(End of this chapter)
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