The Snowy Path of the Heroic Blade Chapter 208: How can it be rude to have friends from afar?

A huge motorcade went from Hezhou on Huainan Road to Youzhou on Beiliang Road and went straight to Wudang Mountain.

The convoy was personally escorted by the Beijing Forbidden Army with a scabbard wrapped in dazzling golden silk, and nearly 20 Ouchi masters with copper yellow embroidered fish bags hanging from their waists were among them.

Behind this team, another team of extravagant cars followed far behind on the post road, and the horsemen who drove were all top martial artists with long aspirations.

At the same time as Liyang destroys Buddhism and prospers Taoism, the great rivers north and south, wherever geographical pivots and Lingshan rivers, there are brand-new Taoist temples breaking ground, and the sound of fairy music resounds through the land of the Central Plains. Among them, the Xingyang Temple of Tai'an City was banned as a palace. Statues of the five emperors and Emperor Taizong, the emperor of Liyang, were set up. The statues of Taoist saints were erected in accordance with the order of the ancient Rizhao and Mu. The material for the temple of the Po Da Nei Ganquan Hall is the Laojun Hall, and the wall of the Guan Nei screen is painted with Taoist thirty-six caves and seventy-two blessed places. The viewer is amazed. This Xingyang Taoist temple was one of the Taoist temples in the world for a time. The master Wu Lingsu was the Taoist who personally closed the gates of the two Zen monasteries. "Ancestral Court". Just as everyone knows that the white-clothed monks of the Liangzen Temple are going to debate with the Wudang Taoist priests at Lotus Peak, there is news that the Yuyi Qingxiang, who is in the sky in Tai'an City, will rush to the north as the chief official of the Chongxuan Department. Liang Wudang Mountain, holding a sacred decree in his hand, the edict chased the old Wudang head to teach Huang Manshan as the real person of Chongxu.

A middle-aged Taoist man sitting in the carriage, wearing a purple and gold robes, with a purple silk whisk with three golden rings hanging on his arm, smiling slightly. Next to the distinguished Taoist is a young man who looks exactly like him. Although he is also wearing a Taoist robe, he is closer to the secular than the fairy style of the middle-aged Taoist priest. The young man laughed and said: "Father, I thought that after the Hezhou boundary marker, the Youzhou military would make hundreds of horses to dismount us. It seems that the surname Xu is not really lawless, he is still very respectful to Dad. Fearful."

The middle-aged Taoist is Wu Lingsu, who is still in the middle of the capital, and the tree is moving. I remember that when he first arrived in Tai'an City, the dignitaries in the city with eyes above the top liked to take the title of the unworthy King of Qingcheng. Playing jokes and occasionally meeting at feasts, who didn't call him the prince ridiculously, but was too lazy to conceal the heavy sarcasm in his eyes? Fortunately, the hard time was over quickly. Longhushan couldn't live up to it. After tossing the young man surnamed Xu repeatedly, a certain mysterious Taoist who lived in Longhushan died and died. It provoked the anger of the two emperors, the first emperor and the new emperor, and the extinction of the Buddha from the sun was the general trend. Finally, Wu Lingsu was able to turn into a dragon when he encountered the storm, and walked to the two mountains of Dragon Tiger Mountain and Liangchan Temple forcibly. The apex of power. In this, the secret advice of his nominal wife is indispensable. Although the two are not married, even if Wu Lingsu has now developed the Taoist Taoism of the North, he still has awe in her.

Wu Lingsu glanced at his only son, Wu Shizhen, and felt a little dissatisfied. The Chongxuan order of his imperial court was to issue the imperial decree on Wudang Mountain. Your kid attracted a group of Tai'an city dandies to follow behind. What? The first son of the capital Wang Yuanran, his old son Wang Xionggui has already been sent from the position of Shangshu in the household department to Guangling Dao as the manager, and the first fart, if it is not for Tantanweng, he would still read Yonghui. The little incense of the Spring, as far as Wang Yuan burned that little city mansion, has long since eaten the bones. And the other three princes in the capital, which one is really important? At any rate, there is also a grandfather named Yan Zhenchun, who has the surname Yan. Tai'an City doesn't look at the face of the monk to see the face of the Buddha, and more or less doesn't care about this kid. But the little fat man named Song Tianbao, none of his ancestors had ever studied as an official. He spent a lot of money in the capital because of his father’s rich and famous name. He was taken advantage of every day. It's just a fool, this kind of rootless wealth can really last? But it is a high-rise building built on a sand pile, and it collapses as soon as the wind blows.

Wu Lingsu said with a heart and soul: "Shizhen, from the perspective of my father, the children of the capital family are also divided into three or six or nine grades, such as Wang Yuanran. Although his father Wang Xionggui was demoted, he was reduced from the first-class official to the most dangerous. A manager, but returning to Beijing for a few years after the six Beijing officials will become the rule of the court. As the only pillar of Zhang Lu, it is a good thing that a single tree is difficult to support. Wang Xionggui may not have the opportunity to make a comeback, and Wang Yuan There is also Tan Tan Weng, you know, and you will never object to it as a father. However, Wang Yuanran is much worse than Yin Maochun’s eldest son Yin Changgeng, and the only son of Han Lin, the minister of criminal justice, Han Xingyan, even Fan Changhou and Li Jifu It’s incomparable with young people from other towns like Gaotingshu. As for the children of the Yan family, who is not a climate, their family is just like a half-dead, so you..."

Wu Shizhen, the noble son who lived in the circle of power and wealth in the capital, smiled and said: "Father, I actually understand what you said, but there are some things that can’t be rushed. Let’s talk about Zhao Wenwei, Yin Changgeng, and Han Xingyan. The parents are all Zhang Fu’s protégé protégé then parted ways with a foresight early on. His father’s official voice is good, and his younger generation’s reputation is not bad. Even if I go with a hot face and a cold butt, people may not agree to it. Even if I enter their house cheeky, I can’t do it Their friends, confidants, instead of doing so in vain, it is better to spend more time on Wang Yuanran and his ilk."

Wu Lingsu sighed: "Small troubles can hardly be big things."

Wu Shizhen said with a bitter face: "I want to cling to that Chen Shaobao, but people don't even sell your face, so how can you ignore me?"

Wu Lingsu stretched out his hand and stroked the whisk Zhu Si, whispering: "Our father and son are still a little more basic."

Wu Shizhen leaned close to the new leader of Northern Taoism, lowered his voice and said, "Father, if we can step on the surname Xu this time and return to the capital, Father's position in His Majesty’s heart will definitely be a hundred feet stick. Take a step further. Let me take a step back and say, I'm looking for an opportunity to secretly push Wang Yuanburn's stunned young people out to make enemies with Beiliang, and return to the capital to make a fuss. The Xu family's reputation in the capital will end."

Wu Lingsu hesitated, "That man dared to refuse to accept the imperial edict, and on his site, where is Wang Yuanran who can shake the slightest, as for the scolding of the officialdom of Tai'an City, the Xu family father and son You have never cared about it. You are careful to move a rock and smash yourself in the foot. The spy in Beiliang Fushuifang can fight with Liyang Zhao for many years without falling into the wind, and should not be underestimated. Wang Yuan burns those people, success is not enough. More than that, I am not optimistic."

Wu Shizhen smiled and said: "It's okay not to expect that the surname Xu is hurt, he is sick and sick."

Wu Shizhen remembered the scene of humiliating that peer in Qingcheng Mountain back then, and said in a gloomy tone: "Even if you give the surname Xu a little handle, but for such a small matter, he really dares to kill?"

Wu Lingsu suddenly asked: "The son of the Liu Hezhou county guard in the back team said that he used a scabbard to beat the Xu, really?"

Wu Shizhen gloated and said: "Mostly it is true. According to Liu Chengfeng, Xu Fengnian took an old servant to travel through the rivers and lakes, passing Hezhou, and clashes on the street. He was given a cold knife. The scabbard hit Xu Fengnian’s forehead severely. The guy also said that Xu Fengnian threatened to bring 10,000 Beiliang iron riders to Ping Hezhou, so Liu Chengfeng asked you who, and Xu Fengnian asked, “Xu Xiao is My old man, who do you say I am?" Of course, Liu Chengfeng didn’t believe me when he was killed. After giving Xu Fengnian a scabbard, he drew his knife and chased him down half the street. It was last year when I heard the storytellers of those county restaurants. When I knew that Xu Fengnian was still his Royal Highness, he really went through the rivers and lakes with an old servant, the white dragon fish suit, and was half scared, especially when Xu Fengnian refused to accept the imperial decree and sent Youzhou cavalry to suppress Hezhou. It was not just Liu Chengfeng. Guys, even his father and the whole family ran out of the city all night long. Afterwards, seeing that Youzhou Army had no intention of hitting Hezhou, he returned to the county tremblingly."

Wu Lingsu also found it interesting, and smiled: "But didn't Youzhou Wanqi enter Jizhou again later? It was through Hezhou."

Wu Shizhen burst into laughter, almost bursting into tears, "So the family went back to their old business and ran all night. Fortunately, the Youzhou cavalry finally returned from the gourd mouth, so that Liu Chengfeng’s father didn’t He resigned and moved to Jiangnan, but the Liu family was also a blessing in disguise. The whole Hezhou knew about such a hero who dared to beat the King of Northern Liang. Even Liu Chengfeng’s father got a Hezhou independence in the last local review hosted by Yin Maochun. It’s not that Liu Chengfeng and Song Tianbao are good friends who have known each other for many years. When they met Wang Yuanran, they fell in love at first sight with the daughter of the former criminal minister in the motorcade, and he was probably certain that Xu Fengnian I probably won’t be familiar with him anymore, so I followed him to Youzhou with his face."

Wu Lingsu, who is no longer self-proclaimed king in a corner, sneered: "It is rumored that Song Tianbao, his grandfather, as the two Liao's best fortune god, was quite different from Xu Xiao who rose in Jinzhou, Liaodong in his early years. The wind, coupled with Wang Yuanran, who clashed with Xu Fengnian at the Jiujiu Pavilion in the capital, is worthy of gathering people in groups."

Wu Shizhen's face is a little embarrassed, as if he has to add himself.

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Tomorrow Lianhua Peak will hold the first session of the Buddhist and Taoist debate. There is obviously no place to live on Wudang Mountain. Several small towns near the foot of Nanshendao Mountain are also full of inns. Two groups of people have entered a place called Fushu Town. , The two sides looked for the resting room in the opposite way. A group of a dozen people talked to a small inn at the east end of the town. The ordinary room was occupied by the sky-high price of a Class A room in the Central Plains, and the shopkeeper was taking it. At the time of the pile of guides, I just glanced at it and ignored it. What happened from the Tai'an city at the feet of the emperor, did it have to be slaughtered by our shop? But the names of these guest officials are really not tacky, the middle-aged man with the sword, Qi Jiajie. The pair of young couples who looked so good at each other, Yin Changgeng and Zhao Chunyuan. The handsome young man was named Zhao Wenwei, and the two men in Qingshan were named Han Xingyan and Gao Shilian. The rest of them looked like servants and servants. The names their parents gave were not so particular.

And the other twenty people went straight to the best inn in Yushu Town. I heard that it was full, and one of them dropped more than five hundred taels of silver tickets without saying anything, saying that he wanted to enclose the inn. NS. The elderly innkeeper was disgusted by the official tone of these young boys, thinking about six hundred taels. Now his own inn charges a hundred or two a day at the market price. You guys have to live for three days. Hundreds of dollars are used as a fart. The boss rolled his eyes and said that the inn had no rules for rushing guests when doing business. The younger brother with a Hezhou accent, took out another five hundred taels, and did not speak. The boss reached out his hand and touched the thick pile of brand-new banknotes, and the battle between heaven and man began. For fear that others would not know that his wealthy young man waved his hand, a helper immediately threw out two big gold ingots. The boss saw that the silver is the father and the master. Since we see these "elders", let's not talk about the strength of character. Is it the rule? However, the boss still has to say that all the 30-odd guests are staying, so he is afraid that the shop assistants will not be able to shout. As soon as I said this, several of them stretched out their hands and held down the hilts of the sword hilts. The boss was anxious and hurriedly persuaded him to say goodbye. Don't do it. Anyone who dares to make trouble in our Beiliang will have to finish playing today. The boss picked up the silver ticket and gold ingots and went upstairs to explain to the guests. The boss played a trick. Not only did he take the initiative to pay back the money, but everyone posted three or four taels of silver. He also told people that it was a group from Beiliang. The small shop really can't afford to offend the army master to move in. It was also the innkeeper who was in the forefront of wealth, and the guests even persuaded them to go out. After all, they were reduced to out-of-town pilgrims who needed to stay in Fushu Town. Whether it was a crowd of people from the rivers and lakes or the officials of neighbors in Beiliang Road, they couldn’t be any big shots. Therefore, as soon as I heard that the wicked North Liang Frontier Army wanted to live in a shop, no matter how hard it was, my heart would be emptied on the spot.

Qi Jia Jie is the Qi Jia Jie who is the number one swordsman in the capital. In his early years, he was not only the swordsman of many princes, but even Biyan's daughter Zhang Gaoxia was his disciple.

The reason why he was able to **** the group of people thousands of miles away could not be simpler. These young people chose one at random and threw it to Jiangnan, and they were all the dignitaries who tried their best to show them, because the elders of their family were Zhongshu Lingqi. Yang Long’s deputy and the old official secretary Zhao Youling, the former "first prime minister" Yin Maochun, Yan Guogong Gao Shizhi, and the criminal minister Han Lin. Among them, Yin Maochun's eldest son Yin Changgeng and Zhao Youling's second daughter, Zhao Chunyuan, were the couple. The parents of the two parents strongly opposed it. In the end, the Emperor, who was only the four princes at the time, formed a good relationship. This is also a good story in Beijing. Zhao Wenwei, who is known as a child prodigy, is the youngest of Zhao Youling's favorite. Han Xingyan is the second son of Han Lin, who is about to be promoted to Huainan Road, and is about to marry a virtuous and virtuous county lord of Zhao Shi. Gao Shilian and Gao Shiqing are a pair of sons and daughters acquired by Yan Guogong Gao Shi in his later years. They have always been very spoiled by the Guo gong. Fortunately, the two brothers and sisters have always been low-key in Tai'an City. Gao Shilian and the son of Gu Jiantang in the great pillar country are inextricably linked, Gao Shiqing He and Zhao Chunyuan are close friends who have been playing together since childhood.

It can be said that these young people are already the most prominent officials in Liyang's officialdom.

Huainan Road Jiedu is Cai Nan. He used to be Gu Jiantang’s number one confidant. Han Lin immediately took up the post of Huainan Road Administrator. He will have to deal with each other in the future. Gao Shilian and Gu Jiantang’s two sons have a very good relationship. There are many things. It's impossible for the big guys to sit on a table and chat and laugh, or even to have a tacit understanding, but if the younger generation who "doesn't know the general" come forward, it will be much smoother.

They were all gathered in Yin Changgeng’s house at this time. The window was facing the street. Han Xingyan stood at the window and looked at the Beiliang Jinqi riding slowly on the street. The army’s combat power is really terrifying."

Gao Shiqing quipped: "Yeah, now he is the son of an upright second-grade manager, and his courage has also become a lot fatter. Do you dare to say good things about Beiliang?"

Han Lin raised his hands and motioned to him to beat or scold him.

Gao Shilian couldn't help but fight the injustice to Han Lin, staring at him: "How can I marry a man without a word?!"

Gao Shiqing stared at him and threw it back, "Shut up!"

Gao Shilian whispered a mantra: "Such a sister on the stall really fell the stove."

The Gao Shiqing who yearned for the chivalrous rivers and lakes fiercely pressed the hilt and threatened: "Isn't it to be cut?!"

Yin Changgeng, the oldest and most stable person in the group, said helplessly: "You can drink tea, but you have to fight out."

Zhao Chunyuan, who was making tea, beckoned to Gao Shiqing,

Zhao Wenwei, who is still a young man, smiled and asked: "Brother-in-law, why did Wang Yuanran and those people arrive at the foot of Wudang Mountain earlier than the Wu family?"

Yin Changgeng said in a soft voice: "Wu Zhenren deliberately slowed down and waited until the last day of the Lianhua Peak debate to issue the imperial decree. The reason why he rushed earlier was that he was afraid that Youzhou soldiers would come forward to obstruct it and miss it. The best time. Now that the Youzhou military is quiet, you can travel leisurely."

The town is very small, and if you stick your head out of the window, you can see the scenery of the west from the east. Han Xingyan frowned and said, “It seems that Wang Yuanran’s group is causing trouble again. I don't want to stop."

Yin Changgeng said flatly: "Let them go."

Gao Shilian lay down on the window rail and glanced at him, and said angrily, "The battle is not small. It is true that the four sons of the capital are traveling together. They are full of style. These moths lying on the merits of their fathers, enjoy the blessings. That’s all, they will harm people! If they become high-ranking officials in the future, what else will they do besides harming the country!"

Yin Changgeng frowned and said: "Speak carefully."

Gao Shiqing grimaced at his brother, "Have you heard, Brother Yin wants you to shut up."

Gao Shilian put his hands together and muttered silently: "God, my god, hurry up and drop a man and marry this girl."

Zhao Wenwei straightened her chest, "Second Brother Gao, what do you think of me? Is it worthy of Sister Gao?"

The corners of Gao Shilian's mouth twitched and he couldn't laugh or cry.

Gao Shiqing slapped the child's head, "My old lady changed your diapers back then!"

Yin Changgeng smiled and said: "Okay, don't make trouble, sit down and drink tea. This is the only two spring Shenhu tea."

Gao Shiqing just sat down, got up immediately, smiled and said: "No, it's a fool if there is fun, I have to go to the town to take a look."

While saying this, Gao Shiqing watched carefully at Yin Changgeng, who was always soft-spoken but could make up his mind. The latter looked up at her and said slowly: "I'll talk about it in the capital. There are no more than three things. It has been twice in Gyeonggi and Jinan. If there are any more, you have to return to the capital immediately."

Gao Shiqing smiled brightly and said: "De Ling!"

Gao Shiqing ran out of the inn, and went straight to the outside of the inn which is the best escape from the summer town along the street. She didn't get too close. After all, she was not close to Wang Yuanran Yan Sepi and Song Pangdun. Unfamiliar, especially the Yan Family Mansion where Yan Secui is located is the neighbor of Yan Guo Gong Mansion. Gao Shiqing admires Yan Zhenchun, the old general, but Yan who is very straight up and down to his grandma’s house. The eldest grandson of the family has been hated since he was a child. After the old general Yan died for the country, he was able to break his posture. During this time, Yan Secui's tail was up to the sky, and he had the courage to push the elders of the family to propose marriage to the government of Yan Guo, Gao Shi Qing almost couldn't help but find someone to put this guy in a sack and sink the corpse on the bottom of the lake. In Gao Shiqing’s line of sight, Yan Secui really lived up to expectations. When he arrived in the small town of Beiliang, he still wanted to molest Liangjia. He was surrounded by two young women with a group of friends, friends, and friends. Gao Shiqing was a little surprised. Are most of them tall and strong? The two little ladies in front of them are very smart. The young woman with swords like herself is probably in the upper-middle posture. Not so amazing, but the other one is quite brilliant, too. The land of smoke and willows in Ancheng, known as the country's beauty and the fragrance of the sky, Gao Shiqing has had several experiences of women disguising themselves as men and running to gain insights. Even those oirans did not have the attractive appearance of a tall woman in front of him, especially With her repulsive air, as long as she is a man with a sense of victory and defeat, she can't help but challenge it. It's no wonder Yan Secui jumped out in a hurry. However, Wang Yuanran was not present, so he should hide in the inn overlooking the street.

Yan Secui gently turned the closed sandalwood folding fan in her hand, and laughed: "Brother, I am a scholar, and I never do that unscrupulous act of robbing people, but my brother is naturally passionate. Hospitable, isn’t this just to invite the two younger sisters into the building for a cup of tea, and then reciting poems and admiring the moon together in the evening. My brother is from a capital city, and I’ve long wondered if the moon in the northwest is as round as the moon in Tai’an City. , Two sisters, it’s not difficult to appreciate this face, right?"

The woman with the sword smiled in anger, "Admire your face to your uncle!"

Yan Sepi laughed and said, "Spicy enough! It turned out to be a rouge horse from the northwest. My brother always likes it."

The woman with the saber is about to draw her sword and kill people, and the woman next to her is holding her. It turns out that there is already a Wu Beiliang who is the most "notorious" Jinqi nowadays, and the knight who looks like a captain asked in a deep voice. : "What's the matter?"

The woman with the sword pointed at Yan Sepii’s brothers and said angrily: "The dude from the capital want to..."

Yan Secui interrupted the woman's words innocently, "What do you want? My son didn't move, he just talked a few words."

General Jinqi's face was gloomy, his palms subconsciously pressed against the hilt of Beiliangdao at his waist, and looked down at the group of young people from the "capital city", "Then have you finished talking? Go back to the inn after talking! If you haven’t finished talking, then continue, and I will listen to it by the way."

Yan Secui, who had never suffered such sullenness in the capital, gritted his teeth, smiled lightly, turned his head and glanced at a young man standing next to Liu Chengfeng. The guy bit his scalp and walked out two steps. Chief Jinqi squeezed out a smile and said: "My father is the old guard of Huanggong County, Youzhou, and my elder brother is the former Baguan Lieutenant, who is his own."

Leader Jinqi said with no expression: "Don't even mention the prefect of Huanggong County, even the current prefect can not control Laozi. As for the eight lieutenants, are they miscellaneous? Now we have miscellaneous numbers in Beiliang. The generals don’t count anymore, what is Captain Baguan! Your own person? Who the **** is your own person with you?"

Seeing this scene, Gao Shiqing was a little dumbfounded. If he were to change to another place from Liyang, it would be the noble son of the local snake who came forward. The chief of the sesame mung bean officer would have to bow down and get out, even It is not surprising that clinging to the powerful and powerful.

Captain Jinqi turned his head and smiled at the two Beiliang local women: "The two girls are looking for a rest shop, right? If I can believe it, I know there is a Yueting Inn on the other side of the street, maybe there is still something left. One or two, the price is not cheap, nothing can be done. The rooms that are still in the hands of the inn at this time are all first-class rooms that have made up their minds to slaughter people severely. If the two girls are still rich, you can consider Consider."

The woman with swords Zhanyan smiled and said: "Brother, then thank you."

Leader Jinqi glanced at the ill-looking Beijing rascals, and said softly to the two women: "I'll give you a ride."

At this moment, there was a tall young man beside Yan Sepi, who sneered and said: "Beiliang Manzi!"

The Chief Jinqi, who had already turned his horse's head, suddenly stopped the horse, rolled over and dismounted, and said to the other rider: "Ma Biao, you guys, take the two girls to the Yue Park Inn."

This corps leader took off the light armor and cold swords on his body and hung them on the horse's back. Then he turned and stared at the young man who called them Beiliang barbarians. He limped forward and said at the same time: "I picked up the armor and cold sword in the ox cart, and today I won’t be on duty."

The tall young man chuckled and said with a smile: "Why, lame, you want to stand up with me? I'm afraid that if you accidentally use your strength, you will get a discount on your other leg."

The man surnamed Tao smiled, "Killing me to death is just your skill."

The tall young man hooked his finger.

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In the thatched hut not far from Xixiangchi, Xu Fengnian was moving books and publishing books by himself. Suddenly the Captain Youzhou and the spy leader of Fushuifang appeared together, and Xu Fengnian, who was squatting and spreading a book, looked up. Smiled and said: "Just talk about it."

The leader of the spy son is extremely quick but his words are clear, "Enlighten the lord, to escape from the summer town at the foot of the mountain, sixty-four Jinqi and twenty-seven dead men in the water-sweeping room, and Guangling Road, make the youngest son Wang far away. Twenty-three people for the sake of confrontation. The cause is......"

Xu Fengnian waved his hand and directly ordered the captain: "Luo Hongcai, you go down the mountain and lead Wubaiqi to escape the summer town~IndoMTL.com~ don't stand up, just fight to death."

Xu Fengnian thought about it briefly and continued: "The other party should have a lot of expert guards, Sui Tieshan, then you can select the four first-class dead men who are currently on the Wudang Mountain and go down the mountain with Captain Luo. "

Luo Hong cautiously asked: "My lord, really beat him to death?"

Xu Fengnian smiled and said, "How do you do that."

Xu Fengnian soon added another sentence, "It's enough to fight half-dead. If it is passed out afterwards, you have to stretch your thumbs and say that we are polite in Beiliang."

The two walked away quickly.

Luo Hongcai rubbed his chin and said, "Old Sui, our prince is worthy of being a scholar, right?"

Sui Tieshan said in a huff: "What's the use of telling me, why didn't you just **** this flattery in front of the prince?"

Luo Hong, who strode forward, rolled his eyes and said, "Just say, right?"

Sui Tieshan stretched out his hand and wiped his mouth and smiled, "Of course!"