Jiuxi

Chapter 117 Chapter 116 [Easy]

The Sun Also Rises.

The morning light shone all over the world, and a carriage that looked very ordinary came slowly and stopped at the door of Lu's house. Mo'er knocked on the door of Lu's house as persistently as he did two days ago.

There was no movement at the door yesterday. Although many people had gotten the news and came to watch, the people inside seemed to have no feeling at all and allowed the sky to boil outside.

Mo'er had no expectations this time, but before she could turn around and walk back to the carriage, she saw the door slowly open.

A touch of surprise suddenly appeared on her pretty face. She looked at Chen Shu who walked out across the threshold and said, "May I ask the housekeeper, has Mr. Lu agreed?"

Chen Shu glanced at the quietly waiting carriage not far away, coughed lightly and said: "Please tell your girl that my young master is well aware of her purpose of coming and the thoughts of the big shot behind her, but this matter No matter what, I can't agree to it. If possible, please ask your girl to get out in time and not get involved in this whirlpool. It will do her own harm but not any good."

Mo'er was slightly startled. She didn't expect that the other party would clarify his words to such an extent.

She came to her senses and said quickly: "Please wait a moment."

In the carriage, after listening to Mo'er's eager narration, Gu Waner couldn't help but look up, her soft eyes seeming to be able to penetrate the barriers of many houses.

She laughed at herself and said slowly: "Tell the housekeeper that the young lady is very grateful to Mr. Lu for his kindness, but sometimes she can't help herself. Please be more careful with Mr. Lu."

Mo'er told Chen Shu these words, and then looked at the door that was tightly closed again, feeling sad in her heart.

If this door is never opened to Gu Waner, I am afraid that the third young master of the Li family will be furious, and Gu Waner will become the laughing stock of the whole capital.Although the oiran was also a brothel girl, she had to be reserved about her status. The act of redeeming herself and then willingly becoming a slave like Gu Waner would be a good talk if Lu Chen happily accepted it.

But she couldn't even get through the gate, which would undoubtedly make her look contemptuous, and the title of courtesan naturally became a kind of irony.

Chen Shu probably knew the thoughts of the master and servant outside, but he was helpless and could only tell Lu Chen truthfully what he said.

In the bright morning light, Lu Chen calmly finished practicing a set of sword skills. Then he looked at Chen Shu's slightly heavy expression and said calmly: "It's just a farce, don't take it to heart."

Chen Shu said sincerely: "I'm just worried that this matter will get bigger and bigger and have an impact on the young master's reputation."

Lu Chen smiled, turned around and walked towards the back house.

Chen Shu's worries soon became reality.

After two days of fermentation and spreading, more and more people knew what happened outside Lu Zhai, and people came one after another.By the afternoon, there was already a crowd of people outside Lu Zhai, and it was gradually getting louder and louder.

Some young literati came to the carriage and tried to persuade Gu Waner in the carriage like a lotus flower, telling her not to be so infatuated, which would eventually put her in an embarrassing situation.

In fact, it's very embarrassing now.

Another group of people were sarcastic and sarcastic at Lu Chen in the house. They were just mocking the young military commander from the frontier for being arrogant and unreasonable. It was unbecoming of a gentleman to treat a beautiful woman with such indifference.

There were also some impatient people who came up and knocked on the door of Lu's house, asking Lu Chen to stand up and give Miss Gu an explanation.

More people gathered outside to watch the excitement, including some rich and powerful children. These people like the excitement the most, so how could they miss this rare and unique scene.

On one side is the young hero of the border army general, and on the other side is the oiran from the capital who is both beautiful and artistic. They are obviously a romantic affair that is envied by the world, but now they have fallen into love and are ruthless.However, Gu Waner seemed to be possessed by a demon. She spent a lot of money to redeem her body, and then devoted herself to entering the Lu residence as a slave. This was an unprecedented strange thing.

If Lu Chen opened the door and let her in, this good story would only be spread in the capital, but he was so incomprehensible about the amorous feelings that people couldn't help but feel resentful.

In addition, some people were stirring up the situation, saying that the military men in the border army looked down upon the oiran in the capital, which was tantamount to trampling on the faces of many people, and public opinion soon developed in a direction that was unfavorable to Lu Chen.

After all, many people in the capital had to pay a large sum of money to meet Gu Huakui, but Lu Chen turned a blind eye. Comparing the two, it is self-evident what the young and old men in the capital were thinking.

In the corner at the end of the street, Song Yun was leisurely observing the situation there, feeling extremely comfortable.

There were only two ways before Lu Chen, either to let Gu Waner in, or to pretend to be blind and deaf and continue to fight until the end. Anyway, he didn't dare to do anything to Gu Waner, even if he just pulled off a hair of the courtesan, the spit of the people in the capital could directly Submerge him.

How long can he persist in the face of this invisible and terrifying pressure?

When the time comes, he will come forward and force Gu Waner to bow his head and agree on the condition that he leaves on his own. It will be a matter of course.

Thinking of this, the smile on Song Yun's face became more and more comfortable.

The next moment, there was a sudden commotion over there. Song Yun stood up suddenly and saw the door of Lu's house that had always been closed slowly opened.

Under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes, Lu Chen, dressed in regular clothes, finally appeared in front of everyone.

Standing next to the carriage, Mo'er's eyes suddenly lit up. The talent displayed by Mr. Lu was not the image of a tall and thick-faced military commander she had imagined. Instead, his sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes were sharp and angular. Showing his heroic spirit after being tempered on the battlefield.

This excellent appearance made the noisy crowd outside calm down for a moment, and then many people frowned because they noticed that Lu Chen was holding a knife in his right hand.

Not only that, several of the personal guards behind Lu Chen also had long swords in their hands.

Most of the people who came here had heard about the details of Jiangbei's great victory, and knew that this young man had killed many people on the battlefield. Looking at his posture, it was obvious that he had come with bad intentions, especially those who had scolded him wantonly before. They could not help but retreat quietly at this moment. among the crowd.

Lu Chen stood on the steps and looked around the venue until no one made any more noise, then asked calmly: "Why are you gathering around here to disturb the people?"

No one answered.

Lu Chen seemed to have expected it, and then said: "Please leave as soon as possible, otherwise I will report it to the official."

This sentence sounded very weak and incompatible with his posture of going out with a knife. The crowd outside reacted immediately and couldn't help but feel relieved. It turned out that this barbarian from the border also knew the etiquette and rules and understood that this was the emperor's feet. How could it be Can he be allowed to act recklessly?

Even if someone dared to shout: "Captain Lu, Gu Huakui is sincere to you, why do you want to shut her out? Could it be that Captain Lu does not take the oiran in the eyes of the capital because of his own merits?" Lu Chen raised his eyes and said calmly: "This is between me and Miss Gu. What does it have to do with you?"

The man immediately retorted: "The world is cold and people's hearts are not ancient. How can we just ignore it? Captain Lu clearly despises Gu Huakui and only cares about his own reputation, but he wants to force her to death!"

These words instantly won a response.

Lu Chen put his long knife on the ground and said with a smile: "What a righteous man. Lu has only been in the capital for a few days, and you have already been accused of such a big crime. Not enough. Lu has a question in his mind. Since everyone knows the place of brothels, If you are not a good relative of this woman, why didn't you save Miss Gu from the fire earlier? My dear friend, it is said that there are hundreds of brothels in the capital. In my opinion, it is better for you to take charge of the overall situation. Let us each pool together a sum of money to help How about hundreds of brothel girls redeeming themselves?”

There was a dead silence.

The man felt that he had suddenly become the focus of everyone's attention, and his face turned slightly pale.

Others seemed to suddenly lose the courage to refute Lu Chen.

The main reason is that this hat is really heavy and no one dares to put it on their head.

Some people secretly looked at the young captain standing on the steps with strange expressions, secretly thinking that this man's sharp tongue was not inferior to those literati who were accustomed to debating scriptures and analyzing meanings.

Lu Chen's expression remained calm, and he looked at the carriage again and said, "It's a good thing that Miss Gu is determined to be a good person. I believe you all agree. It's just that Lu's merit is shallow and he really can't bear it. I hope Miss Gu will understand."

Mo'er twirled the corners of her clothes and suddenly felt that Mr. Lu was really a man of extraordinary splendor.

There was silence in the carriage.

A group of powerful disciples looked stunned. Is this the end of the matter?
Lu Chen said calmly: "Lu knows that Miss Gu has a very deep heart, so I will publicly explain this matter today. It's not because Lu doesn't despise Miss Gu or for other reasons. It's just that one's life in this world depends on fate."

As if in response to his words, the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded at the end of the long street.

Everyone looked nervously and saw more than twenty riders appearing in sight, the leader of which was a heroic female general.

More than [-] tall horses brought a great sense of oppression to the crowd present. The knights on the horses rushed towards them with fierce energy, and everyone could only move to both sides to make way for them.

Some people recognized this female general as Li Bingxue, the apple of Jingzhou Governor Li Tianrun's eye, and the powerful disciples in the distance turned their heads to avoid getting angry.

After all, this Miss Li dared to attack even the third son of the Zuo Xiang family, and there was no trouble afterwards. Both the emperor and the Zuo Xiang were on her side.

Li Bingxue and Lu Chen's eyes met, and then they rode up to the carriage and said calmly: "Miss Gu, I am Li Bingxue."

The carriage door opened immediately, and a stunning sight appeared in everyone's sight, instantly captivating everyone's hearts.

Gu Waner saluted meticulously and said, "I have met Captain Li."

Li Bingxue was also a little surprised, such a beauty was really rare, so she turned her head and glanced at Lu Chen with a half-smile, but seeing his pure eyes and normal expression, she couldn't help but secretly praise her, and then said to Gu Waner: "Just what Captain Lu said, you Can you hear me clearly?"

Gu Waner lowered her eyes and said, "Listen clearly."

Li Bingxue nodded and said: "Now that you have redeemed yourself, there must be many things that are still involved. You, a weak woman, will not be able to decide on your own after all. Since you and Lieutenant Lu are destined to have no relationship, you must think about your future. If you If you don’t mind, you can stay with me temporarily and follow me to Jingzhou in the future.”

Gu Waner suddenly raised her head with an expression of disbelief.

Li Bingxue smiled and said: "Don't worry, I am not a disciple and will not bully you. Living with me temporarily will not affect your reputation. After you go to Jingzhou in the future, you can decide your own destiny. No one can It hurts you.”

Mo'er, who was standing next to her, was trembling slightly. She never expected that things would take such a turn.

The third young master of the Li family is moody and violent. If this thing cannot be done, who knows what cruelty he will do to the girl.Moreover, within the capital, their master and servant were like rootless duckweeds, unable to even escape.

But now...

Gu Waner stared blankly at Li Bingxue with a carefree expression on the horse, and said with a curt gesture, "Little girl, thank you for your kindness, Captain."

"Get in the car and I'll have someone take you to my place."

Li Bingxue spoke in a gentle tone.

Gu Waner and Mo'er thanked them again. Before getting into the car, she suddenly turned her head and looked at the gate of Lu's house. With just one glance, she had Lu Chen's face firmly engraved in her heart.

Of course she knew why Li Bingxue did this.

The carriage drove slowly and left, escorted by more than a dozen fierce soldiers of the Li family. No one dared to stand up and stop him along the way.

At the corner at the end of the street, Song Yun stared at this scene dumbfounded, an extremely absurd and frightening emotion surged into his heart, and then he slumped to the ground with eyes wide open.

He could already imagine the terrifying scene of Li Sanlang's rage.

The crowd outside Lu Zhai was at a loss as to what to do, as if a grand fireworks display ended in nothing but squibs.

However, after being bullied by Lu Chen's words before, and later witnessing Li Bingxue's awe-inspiring straightforwardness, who would dare to take the lead again?

The crowd finally dispersed, and Li Bingxue rode up to the steps and stared at Lu Chen, who was standing with a knife.

The two suddenly looked at each other and smiled.

(End of this chapter)