Chapter 228: The Qin Art Plan
Wanqing turned around in surprise, only to see a girl with white hair staring at her, or rather, staring at the folding fan with a corner exposed at her waist.
There is a thief!
Wanqing was stunned, and subconsciously thought: "Ayao, run!"
Ah Yao was so smart that he immediately pulled Wanqing towards the nearest patrol officer without even looking at her, shouting "there's a thief" as he ran. Suddenly, the corner of the night market fell into chaos.
A Yao was very smart, and Wan Qing wasn't too far behind in speed either. The two of them hid here and there in the crowd, and went wherever there were more Wu Hous. They ran around for nearly an incense stick of time, and finally got out of the night market before Wan Qing almost died. They thought that with so many people blocking the way, no matter who the thief was, he would not be able to catch up.
"Sister Wanqing, what happened? Who is it?"
"I, I don't know her either. She wanted to steal the fan." Wanqing took out the folding fan. Fortunately, she held the fan tightly while running. If she lost it, it would be over.
"Where did you get this folding fan?"
Wanqing shuddered all over, her whole body was covered by frost, her teeth were trembling and she couldn't utter a word. She saw a white-haired woman in blue clothes slowly falling in front of her, staring at her with extremely unfriendly eyes, while Ayao was stunned.
"Miss Lan?"
"Ayao?"
Lan Ling's attention had been completely focused on the folding fan before, and only then did she notice the little guy next to it. Wasn't he the little book boy who followed Zhao Yushu when he was in Nanyang?
Sanniang ran for a long time in a daze, and finally caught up. She was strolling on the street with Lan Ling before, but Lan Ling saw something and suddenly his face changed. He asked her to go back to the academy first, and turned around and headed in a certain direction with murderous intent.
Then a familiar voice shouted that there was a thief, and the whole night market was in chaos. If it weren't for his cultivation and Lan Ling's eye-catching white hair, he would have been squeezed out by the crowd.
When he finally caught up with her, he saw Lan Ling staring with angry eyes at the girl who must be stunning just by looking at her back, and he seemed to have seen the short boy somewhere before.
In a tavern in Dongdu, four people were sitting there staring at each other, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward.
Wanqing swallowed, as if she had thought of something, and hurriedly presented the folding fan with both hands. She explained the whole process word for word in the fastest language she had ever spoken, then lowered her head and acted like an ostrich.
Lan Ling took the folding fan suspiciously, examined it carefully, then carefully put it into her sleeve and turned to look at A Yao.
"Sister Wanqing's words are true. I will testify to this!"
Lan Ling breathed a sigh of relief: "Even though I have never been to Jiangning, I have heard of Miss Wanqing's name."
"I am just a zither player, with a little reputation, I can't take it seriously."
"Then Miss Wanqing, what are your plans for coming to Dongdu?"
"I am planning to go to Tianxianglou and become Yun Gu's disciple to improve my zither skills."
Lan Ling raised his head slightly and said, "Tianxianglou, what a coincidence, I am also planning to visit Yun Gu, why don't we go together?"
Fang Sanniang's eyes widened immediately, thinking, when are we going to Tianxianglou? I heard that it is a brothel. Three women with a little kid visiting a brothel, no matter how you look at it, it sounds weird...
"Ah?" Wanqing was obviously also shocked, but she certainly didn't dare to refuse, so she could only agree reluctantly.
So Yun Gu welcomed the most absurd scene in the past few years. Thinking of her silly girl Mo'er, and then looking at the people in front of her, her eyelids twitched, which was unusual for her. If Mr. Liu was in front of her now, no matter how good his talent for poetry was, she could not help but want to slap him hard.
"Miss Wanqing is one of the four most outstanding Qinhuai artists. She is willing to come to my Tianxiang Tower to teach me about zither art. I am of course extremely happy."
"Ms. Yun, you are too kind. I have heard for a long time that Dongdu Tianxianglou is the best in the world in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. I have wanted to come here to learn from them, but unfortunately I was tied up with worldly affairs. This time, thanks to Mr. Liu's help, my long-cherished wish can finally be fulfilled. I am afraid that I will have to trouble Miss Yun to take care of me for a long time in the future."
Aunt Yun smiled and said, "It is a great thing that Miss Wanqing came to our Tianxiang Tower. We will have a good chat later. I wonder what these two girls want from me?"
Yun Gu herself has an extraordinary aura, and her cultivation seems unfathomable at first glance. Lan Ling, who had absolute suppressive power over Wan Qing just now, suddenly felt a little guilty.
In his original plan, Tianxianglou was not the first choice, but now there seems to be a good opportunity to make this alternative a regular choice. Moreover, when he was chatting with Zhao Yushu before, he did hear him say that Yun Gu of Tianxianglou treated him well. Perhaps the success rate of this plan will be improved because of someone.
Lan Ling glanced at Wanqing, then turned to Yun Gu with a sincere look on her face.
"I didn't want to bother Yun Gu, but we are here for Zhao Yushu."
Aunt Yun took a sip of tea and said, "If you want to save him, wouldn't it be more appropriate for you two to go to the academy?"
Lan Ling and Sanniang looked at each other and smiled bitterly, "To be honest with Miss Yun, the academy cannot take action."
Yun Gu glanced at them and said, "You should also know that I can't do anything. Xijing may still be afraid of the academy, but it's very easy to change the owner of Tianxianglou."
"I don't dare to trouble Aunt Yun for help, but Miss Wanqing has already entered Tianxiang Tower, so this matter still needs Aunt Yun's approval." Lan Ling's eyes turned and she smiled confidently.
Wanqing stared at her with eyes wide open. Yun Gu also had a hint of curiosity in her eyes, but she still said, "Although Miss Wanqing is here, I still have to listen to her opinion."
Wanqing nodded without hesitation: "Mr. Liu saved my life. If I can save him, even if Wanqing sacrifices her life, it is just a repayment. Miss Lan, just give your orders."
Lan Ling smiled and said, "It's not that serious. If he knew that I risked someone else's life to save him, he wouldn't leave even if he had a chance. But just now we talked about Miss Wanqing's superb zither skills. Since she came to Tianxiang Tower from Jiangning, I think why don't Miss Yun introduce this master to the literati and scholars of the Eastern Capital. Of course, the more grand the better."
Yun Gu looked at Lan Ling meaningfully and said, "If it's Zhao Yushu's turn, the academy doesn't have to save him, but if that person in the palace takes action in public, and there's a possibility of hurting ordinary people, the academy will have a hundred reasons to take action."
Lan Ling nodded: "Yes, it's not like we're saving people. We're just afraid that he might accidentally hurt the people because he can't control his strength, so we're trying to stop him."
Yun Gu continued: "But at this moment, it is normal for the prisoner to escape without paying attention."
"That's right. The prisoner wasn't released by the academy. At most, he was in a panic and accidentally ran into the academy."
Aunt Yun poured Lan Ling a cup of tea and said, "The problem is that the academy's efforts to protect ordinary people will not be very strong, so this period of time cannot be very long."
Lan Ling held up the tea with both hands and offered a cup to Yun Gu: "We have done what we should do. The rest is up to him."
The teacups clinked together.