Attending the Meeting (Part 2)
Attending the Meeting (Part 2)
Wang Xiaohu walked outside and saw Aunt Li with the little yellow dog that Yi Ru brought back. Wang Xiaohu walked up and Aunt Li said,"Sigh, Yiru, this child, she picked up a puppy and brought it home. In the end, wasn't it me who took care of it?”
"Auntie, Yiru doesn't have many playmates on the island, so she's quite lonely. It's not bad to have a dog as a companion!" Wang Xiaohu said.”
"Yeah, actually, Auntie Li thinks so too." Oh right, Little Tiger! I've taught you the Cloud Piercing Palm Technique for so many years. Did you practice more when you were in Hangzhou?”
"Yes, Auntie!" Wang Xiaohu said. Xiaohu has been training diligently every day!"
Aunt Li said," This Cloud Piercing Palm Technique is a palm technique passed down from my maternal family's Iron Sect Master. Ever since I married into the Li family, I haven't used it for a long time!" The reason why I passed it on to you is because I see that you are a calm person. I hope that you can carry this palm technique forward. Alright, then Auntie will come and check it out! Little Huzi, take over."
As soon as she finished speaking, Aunt Li attacked with her palm. Wang Xiaohu reacted quickly and quickly stepped back. Aunt Li then attacked Wang Xiaohu with three consecutive palms. Her moves were coherent and powerful. Wang Xiaohu wasn't weak either. He was able to counter Aunt Li's continuous attacks. However, Aunt Li did not relax at all and continued to attack with all her might. When the two of them exchanged the eighth move, Wang Xiaohu finally could not take it anymore. He lost control and fell back to the ground from Aunt Li's palm.
Aunt Li retracted her palm and said,""Very good. It's already very good that you can take eight of my moves! You must have trained hard over the years.”
Wang Xiaohu jumped up from the ground and bowed."Aunty, you flatter me!"
"Xiaoyao has an impatient personality, so he's not suitable to practice this palm technique." Fortunately, you have a steady and mature nature, and are very suitable for this Cloud Piercing Palm Art. If you practice hard, your future achievements might not be inferior to Carefree's. I'll explain the key to the Cloud Piercing Palm again, you have to listen carefully.”
"Yes."
Aunt Li explained the key points of the Cloud Piercing Palm to Wang Xiaohu. Wang Xiaohu understood more from it, and the Cloud Piercing Palm could be said to have risen to another level.
"You can only rely on yourself to experience the later moves of the Cloud-Piercing Palm. I can't teach you anymore," said Aunt Li. One must remember that martial arts must be mastered through comprehensive understanding in order to reach the peak of perfection. You should rest early! We still have to go to Jiangning Prefecture tomorrow morning."
"Yes."
Nothing happened that night. In the blink of an eye, it was the next morning. Wang Xiaohu was about to set off for Jiangning Prefecture when Aunt Li came to send him off personally. Wang Xiaohu said,"Aunty, I'm going to Jiangning. I want to say goodbye to Yiru. Where is she?”
Aunt Li said," Sigh, I don't know where this wretched girl ran off to early in the morning. She's probably still angry with me, right?"”
"Auntie, Yiru is also missing her father. Please don't blame her!" Wang Xiaohu said.”
"Do you think I like to scold her?" Aunt Li said. My heart aches too! Little Huzi, if you see Xiaoyao, tell him to forget about his aunt, but remember to come back and see his daughter!”
"I understand. I'll find Brother Xiaoyao as soon as possible." Auntie, then Xiao Hu will take his leave."
Aunt Li nodded." Yes, take care of yourself on the road!"”
Wang Xiaohu bid farewell to Aunt Li and left the Watermoon Palace. In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the ferry by the island. When Wang Xiaohu arrived at the ferry, he saw Li Yiru standing there with a smile. She greeted him,"Hey, Brother Hu!"
"So you're hiding here?" Wang Xiaohu asked. I was just about to leave for Jiangning Prefecture. I wanted to tell you, but I couldn't find you anywhere.”
Li Yiru said," Hehe, it doesn't matter. I want to go to Jiangning Prefecture with you!"”
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Wang Xiaohu asked. How could this be? Hurry up and go back! Auntie is also looking for you!"
Li Yiru immediately threatened,"Hmph, if you don't take me with you, I'll sink the ship so that you won't be able to go."”
"Stop fooling around. No matter how much you threaten me, I won't take you there!" Wang Xiaohu said.”
Li Yiru quickly changed her attitude and said,""Brother…Brother Hu, please take me there! I really miss daddy…"
Wang Xiaohu's heart softened when he saw Yiru's miserable appearance. Li Yiru said,"Brother…Brother Hu, please! I haven't seen my father for a long time! "If you don't take me with you, I don't know how long I'll have to wait to see my father…" Before Wang Xiaohu could answer, Li Yiru simply cried,"I'll go back and forth.""Wu…Brother Hu…I beg you! I…I promised to return to Immortal Spirit Island as soon as I see my father!”
"Alright, I understand!" Wang Xiaohu finally agreed. Brother Hu will bring you there secretly. Don't cry.”
"Ah…Really?" Li Yiru said.”
"Yes, but…how should I explain this to Auntie?”
Li Yiru immediately broke into a smile." Don't worry, Brother Hu. I've already left a letter on Aunt's desk. I told her that I'll be back soon."”
"Sigh, you little girl, you're really…" Wang Xiaohu said.
"Hehe."
"Let me say this first. Come back when you see your father! If you don't come back obediently, don't blame Brother Hu for being rude!”
"I know, I know. Brother Hu, please rest assured!”
Thus, the two of them got off the boat happily. On the hillside in the distance, Aunt Li stood there and said quietly,""Yiru is just like her father! Little Huzi…you have to take good care of her for me…"
Just like that, the two of them took a boat and soon arrived at Jiangning Prefecture. "Haha, we've arrived at Jiangning Prefecture!" Li Yiru said happily after they got ashore.”
"When you see your father, you'll obediently return to Immortal Spirit Island!" Wang Xiaohu said.”
"Hehe, I know, I know."”
"It's good that you know. Then let's go to Yuelai Inn to find your grandfather!" Wang Xiaohu said.”
The two of them entered the city together. Jiangning City was quite lively. Since it was a martial arts gathering, there were many martial artists in the city, making Jiangning City even more lively.?They met another girl in the city. She recited a poem: "The scenery of the Six Dynasties is a thing of the past. Auspicious snow flies in the ancient capital of Jiangnan. Green lotuses bloom in the heart of Xuanwu Lake.”After she finished reading, she said,"It's better to come at the right time than to come at the right time. It's really lively before the martial arts tournament." If that nerd wanted the third volume of the Angel Painting, he would have kept it first. It would be his turn then.”Wang Xiaohu's interest in the angel painting grew stronger.
When they were in the city, they heard that there was a rat plague in the warehouse here, which made it very troublesome. As they walked, they met a woman who asked,""Little brother, do you know where the lotus pond is?”
"I'm sorry," Wang Xiaohu said,"I'm from another city."”
"I've only just arrived here, so I'm still unfamiliar with the surroundings. My husband is a worker who digs glass. His work is very hard. I want to make a pot of good tea to reward him. However, he couldn't find the lotus pond.”
"What does making tea have to do with the lotus pond?”
"It's a big deal! The tea leaves were wrapped in gauze and placed in the center of the lotus. When they were taken out the next day, the special fragrance of the lotus would be attached to the tea leaves. In this way, the tea brewed would also have an extra taste.”
"I see. I'm really ignorant.”
They saw a couple entangled on the street. The young scholar said,""Qiu 'er, wait for me. Once I'm the top scorer in high school, I'll definitely come and marry you.”
"Brother Xian, this promise is not enough."”
"Wha…what? Don't you understand my feelings for you? Or are you afraid that I won't get it."
"If you don't pass the exam, I won't blame you. I'll still wait for you. Brother Xian, have you ever thought that once you become the top scorer in high school, the high-ranking officials and nobles might betroth their daughters to you in order to consolidate their power? At that time, will you abandon your bright future and marry a country girl like me?”
" This…This…" The young scholar had not expected her to ask this question and was at a loss. When Wang Xiaohu saw this, he also felt that this young scholar was in a difficult position. At this moment, the scholar saw Wang Xiaohu and Li Yiru standing at the side and asked,""Brother, do you have any countermeasures?”
"Brother, have you ever thought of starting a family before starting a career?" Wang Xiaohu asked.”
"Become a family?" When the young scholar heard this, he was a little surprised.
"Brother Xian, are you not willing to marry me?" Miss Qiu-er asked immediately.”
The young scholar hurriedly said," Of course I'm willing. It's just that a real man hasn't achieved fame yet. How can I start a family first?"”
Wang Xiaohu said," You can't say that. Miss Qiu 'er is willing to share weal and woe with you. What's wrong with starting a family first?"”
"I…I…" The young scholar stammered.
"If you were in high school, you'd still be able to return home in glory," Qiu 'er said.”
"I…I…But I don't have the money to pay the betrothal gift!”
"I don't care!"
"Really?"
"I'll say goodbye to you in life and death," said Qiu-er.”
The young scholar also immediately vowed,"I will hold your hand and grow old with you."”Thus, the two of them decided to start a family first. The young scholar said to Wang Xiaohu,"Thank you for your guidance, brother. After we report to our parents, we will enter the capital to take the exam.”Wang Xiaohu was also happy for them. He watched the two of them go home happily.
Li Yiru said,"That's great. They want to get married first."”
Wang Xiaohu thought to himself,"I wish the two of them happiness from now on."”
The two of them continued on their way and finally arrived at Yuelai Inn. As soon as the two entered the inn, they saw Lin Tiannan and the butler Lin Zhong together. Li Yiru was the first to call out,"Grandpa, look who's here to see you?”
Lin Tiannan heard the voice and looked over. He said in surprise,"Xiao Ru 'er? Why are you here?"
Li Yiru ran to Lin Tiannan and said,""Hehe, Grandpa, are you shocked?”
Lin Tiannan smiled and said,"Hehe, that's right. Grandpa was just thinking about you, so you came." Wait, where's your aunt? Don't tell me you sneaked out to play again?”
Before he could finish, Wang Xiaohu walked up to him and said,"Little Tiger greets Senior Lin!"
"Nephew Xiao Hu, did you bring Xiao Ru 'Er here?”
"Yes, Senior Lin. Because Yiru misses Xiaoyao, she begged me to bring her along.”
"I promised Brother Hu that as long as I see my father, I will go back to Immortal Spirit Island, so please don't worry, Grandpa." Li Yiru continued.”
"So that's how it is. Your aunt actually let you come out?" Lin Tian Nan said.”
"Because Yiru is usually the most obedient, Grandpa!"”
"But your father hasn't even seen a shadow of him yet. Sigh, I really don't know what he's thinking!" Lin Tiannan said.”
"Ah?" Li Yiru asked. Father isn't here yet?"
"Yes, your grandfather made such an important appointment with him, but he didn't take it seriously! What a brat who didn't keep his word!”
"Grandpa, you're scolding Daddy again!" Li Yiru said. Yiru liked grandpa and dad, so she hated hearing grandpa scold dad like this!”
When Lin Tiannan heard this, he pondered for a moment before saying,"Okay, okay, okay. Xiao Ru 'er, be good. Grandpa won't scold you, Grandpa won't scold you.”
"But what happened to Father?" Li Yiru asked. Daddy is the most trustworthy!"
"Forget it, ignore him!" Lin Tiannan said. You and Little Tiger have come all the way here. Have a good rest first. Uncle Zhong, tell the inn to prepare two more guest rooms for Xiao Hu and Yi Ru. He could also ask the waiter to prepare some Eight Treasures Rice.”
"Yes, Master," Lin Zhong replied. He turned around to do it.
"Eight Treasures Rice?" Li Yiru asked. What is that?"
"The Eight Treasures Rice is a famous dish in Jiangning Prefecture. It's very delicious. Xiao Ru 'er will definitely like it!" Lin Tian Nan said. Xiao Ru 'er must be hungry, right?”
"Thank you, Grandpa," Li Yiru said happily.”
"Little Tiger, this should be your first time in Jiangning Prefecture, right?" Lin Tiannan asked Wang Xiaohu.”
"Yes, Senior!" Wang Xiaohu replied. Jiangning was indeed bustling, even more so than Hangzhou.”
"Mm, after we settle down, I'll have to trouble you to accompany Xiao Ru 'Er around the city." Here's five hundred yuan for you and Xiao Ru 'er to spend. If it's not enough, feel free to ask this old man.”
"Thank you, Senior Lin." Wang Xiaohu quickly took it and said.”
At this moment, Lin Zhong suddenly rushed over and said,""Old Master, something bad has happened."
"What's wrong?"
"The shopkeeper said that in the past two days, there has been a sudden rat plague in the rice warehouse of the grain store in the city. Therefore, in order to prevent the plague, the government has ordered that the grain and grain in the residence are temporarily not used. Until the rice grains from other places arrived, the materials were insufficient!”
"How could there be a rat plague?" Lin Tiannan was startled.”
"Hehe, Grandpa!" Li Yiru said. I heard it! This sounded like a very interesting matter, and he wanted to go over and take a look!”After saying that, he turned around and ran out. Wang Xiaohu wanted to shout, but he couldn't.
Lin Tian Nan said,"Ai, Xiao Ru 'er, this girl is really naughty. Looks like I'll have to trouble Little Tiger a lot."”
Wang Xiaohu nodded and chased after her. Not far from the inn, he caught up with Li Yiru. Wang Xiaohu said,"Yiru, don't run around like this!”
"What does it matter?" Li Yiru asked. I'll go over and see if I can solve this rat problem for everyone.”
"Tell me, how do you plan to solve this?" Wang Xiaohu asked.”
Li Yiru said,"Hehe, let's talk about it when we get there." Anyway, I have nothing to do."
Wang Xiaohu said helplessly,"You really are. I'll go with you." Don't run around alone again, understand? Otherwise, Brother Hu will send you back!”
"Alright, Brother Hu," Li Yiru said.”
The two of them inquired about the situation and quickly found the grain store's rice warehouse. Li Yiru went up and knocked on the door, calling out,"Is anyone there?"
"Who is it?" someone answered.
After a while, an uncle opened the door and came out. He sized up the two of them and asked,"Uh…who are you two?"
"Boss, I heard that there's a rat problem here?" Li Yiru asked.”
"Yeah, the warehouse is full of rats! My rice is almost eaten up, and I can't do business anymore.”
Li Yiru said," That's strange. Isn't it solved by raising a few cats?!"”
"It's all because of our grain store's Young Master Shen who came to patrol and kicked the cat that was blocking his way. In the end, the cat bit him back. In his anger, he wanted us to chase all the cats away!”
"Hmph, how can there be such an unreasonable person?”
"Alas, now that there's a rat problem, he's acting like it's none of his business. The problem is that he is the son of our boss, Lord Shen. We really can't do anything to him.”
"Boss, if I help you chase away the rats, will you be able to do business?”
"Little girl, you're not a cat. How are you going to catch so many mice?”
"No problem. I'll do it."
"It's fine to try, but can you really do it?”
"Aiyaya, you're so annoying! Anyway, I won't lose anything if I try.”
"Alright, the warehouse is downstairs, but the key is on the second floor. Be careful when you take the key. The floor there has been damaged by the rats and will collapse at any time. Oh right, don't go into the storeroom on the second floor.”
Hence, Li Yiru and Wang Xiaohu entered the storeroom together. Li Yiru said,"Brother Hu, let's go up and get the key!”
"Wait a minute, Yiru!" Wang Xiaohu said. The boss had just said that the floor on the second floor was about to collapse! Wait for me here. Brother Hu will go up and get the key for you.”
"Alright, then hurry up. Don't let them wait too long!”
Wang Xiaohu walked up to the second floor. There were indeed many cracks on the floor. Wang Xiaohu also walked step by step on the floor with his qinggong. He almost stepped on the floor a few times and fell down. Wang Xiaohu walked to the storeroom on the second floor and took the key from the table. Then, he used his qinggong to cross the loose floor and return downstairs. When Li Yiru saw him return, she asked him if he had taken the key. Wang Xiaohu nodded and the two of them took the key to the warehouse downstairs.
As the owner of the grain store had said, there were rats everywhere. The two of them carefully walked to the door of the warehouse, opened it with the key, and then searched inside. When he entered the innermost part of the warehouse, he saw a large group of mice gathered there, and there was even a huge gold-furred mouse. This giant rat was even bigger than Li Yiru, and its fur was shining with golden light. Its body also emitted a spiritual qi, which was very different from ordinary rats.
"Looks like the base camp of these rats is here!" Wang Xiaohu said.”
At this moment, the gold-furred giant rat suddenly attacked and pounced on the two of them. The two of them immediately accepted the challenge. Li Yiru cast a spell to support Wang Xiaohu's demonic blade attack. With their combined strength, they repelled the giant golden-furred rat in a few rounds.
The group of mice gathered around the golden-furred giant mouse and started to discuss. Li Yiru said,""Brother Hu, their king said that he has something to say to us.”
"Mouse has something to say to us?" Wang Xiaohu asked.”
"Yeah, let me talk to them!" Li Yiru said.”"What do you want to tell us?" he asked the gold-furred rat.”
The golden-furred giant rat squeaked a few times. Li Yiru nodded repeatedly and said,"Hmph, why do you say that? It was you who took the food that others had worked so hard to cultivate! If you have the ability, you should go and plant your own rice!”
The golden-furred giant rat meowed a few more times, mimicking the sound of a cat. Li Yiru immediately said,"You mean cats don't grow rice? Aiya, the cat's job was to protect the food that people had worked so hard to harvest! Therefore, cats are qualified to eat the food that people feed them, understand?”
The golden-furred giant rat began to discuss with the group of rats. After a while, Li Yiru said,""Yes, not bad. Do you understand?"
The group of rats cried out at the same time, and then they discussed again. Li Yiru said,"Alright, then you guys discuss it.”After a long discussion, the golden-furred giant rat called out to Li Yiru again. Li Yiru said,""What is it? You want to hear my opinion?"
The golden-furred giant rat responded, and Li Yiru said,""Well, although life in the wild is more dangerous, you still rely on your own efforts to survive. I think it's a very good thing!"
The golden-furred giant rat spoke to the group of rats for a while, and then Li Yiru smiled and said,""Sure, of course! It's good that you all agree." Following that, the group of rats rushed out of the warehouse. It turned out that they had really decided to listen to Li Yiru and not stay here anymore.
After the group of rats left, the golden-furred giant rats started to squeak at Li Yiru again. After listening for a while, Li Yiru said,""Alright, as long as you are willing to abide by the agreement, you can follow me from now on.”The gold-furred giant rat immediately showed a very happy expression. Then, it saw Li Yiru open the oil-paper umbrella and put the gold-furred giant rat into it.
Li Yiru happily said to Wang Xiaohu,"Hehe, success! The Rat King wants to come with us."
"Huh?" Wang Xiaohu was stunned. Why would the Rat King follow you?"
Li Yiru smiled proudly and replied,""Actually, this rat king has been dead for a long time, but it was very worried about its people, so it has been staying here and became a rat spirit. Now that his people have decided to seek survival elsewhere, he will follow me. He said that he wanted to go out and see the world.”
"Wait a minute, Yiru!" Wang Xiaohu said. How can you communicate with rats?”
"Hehe, I don't know either." Anyway, I've been able to understand animals since I was young.”
"Since young…?" Wang Xiaohu immediately thought, She must have the Nuwa bloodline of the fairy sister, so she has such an ability, right?”
"Brother Hu, what are you thinking about?" Li Yiru asked.”
" Ah, nothing…" Wang Xiaohu quickly said," Brother Hu was thinking that you did really well this time. He should praise you properly."”
"Aiyaya, you even need to think about praising me?" Li Yiru said. Little Tiger was really not an ordinary petty person!”
"Me? Petty?" Wang Xiaohu asked. Wasn't it because a certain someone was too mischievous? Since the matter has been resolved, let's hurry up.”The two of them left the warehouse together and went back to the grain store owner to explain the matter here.
The two of them returned to the rice warehouse. Li Yiru said to the boss,""Hehe, success, we're back!”
"You two, I just saw a large number of rats run out of the rice warehouse!" What was going on? How did you do it?"
Li Yiru said,"Hehe, I just want to communicate with the rats!"”
"Communicate with those rats?"
"Yeah, that's why they said they would definitely be able to help you solve the rat problem. Moreover, the hospital has changed its appearance.
"Hmm, that's true. When our Young Master Shen leaves Jiangning Prefecture, he will definitely raise a dozen of them immediately. Thank you very much for your help. I really don't know how to thank you!”The boss wanted to give them money, but the two of them insisted on not accepting it. The boss could only thank them repeatedly and then return to the rice warehouse to clean up.
"Hehe, Brother Hu, let's hurry back and tell Grandpa."”Wang Xiaohu nodded in agreement, and the two of them quickly rushed back to the inn.
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