Chapter 806: Living Up to the Trust

Whoosh.

The pole pushed away the lotus leaves, inserted into the silt, and with the resistance of the river, pushed forward, and the light boat drifted and swayed around the lake.

The sky was clear and the air was fresh.

The breeze was gentle and pleasant.

Summer Jishui Pool is much more beautiful than winter.

In winter, everything is desolate, trees, grass, flowers, all bare, all withered. As far as the eye can see, except for people who are still people, except for snow which is still snow, everyone shrinks their necks, hunches their bodies, walks in a hurry, and chases heat like moths to light at night.

Now the floating clouds move, both banks are weeping willows, surrounded by green mountains, thousands and thousands of white lotus flowers bloom around Jishui Pool, swaying with the wind, like ivory-white skirt hems dancing gracefully, taking a deep breath, full of fragrance.

Looking up again.

Endless small boats carry couples who love each other, boating on Jishui Pool.

A scene of summer scenery.

"Pfft!"

Four hooves like pillars, nose hanging like clouds, stepping on spring mud and splashing water patterns.

A giant elephant in Jishui Pool took a step, and the clear water mist sprayed out shone under the sunlight, dyeing a rainbow near the water, causing pedestrians on the bridge to cheer and feel a burst of coolness.

"Jian Tianyuan is dead, what about Jian Zhongyi?"

"Eh, the Master didn't explain."

The pole was pulled out of the silt, bringing out a series of water splashes.

Liang Qu rolled up his sleeves, revealing his well-defined forearms, and sighed as he changed direction, continuing to pole the boat.

Long Eying sat with her knees held, two silver-embroidered shoes under her skirt, one hand supporting her chin, her eyes reflecting the flowing white clouds, looking at the scenery and also looking at Liang Qu.

Since being reborn from heaven and earth, Liang Qu has exuded a natural and unrestrained air. Poling a wooden boat, he actually has a sense of naturalness.

Good looking.

Liang Qu also enjoyed Eying's gaze, like a clear mountain stream pouring down in the dryness, rowing with vigor.

Apart from the light boat, pedestrians on the riverbank couldn't help but stop and cast their gazes.

From pavilions, from streets, from painted boats all over the pool...

Blue leaves are dense, blue flowers are like pomegranate color, the girl returns to the youth, the brilliance is self-consistent.

Every summer, there are countless light boats on Jishui Pool. There are always young men and boys carrying the girls they like to boat on Jishui Pool. The girls wear newly tailored skirts and board the boats, with moon white, water powder, and apricot yellow, each exhausting their fragrance, but at a glance, none are as poetic and picturesque as this boat.

It is as if a green bean in red beans, a red bean in green beans, very eye-catching.

It's just that the discussion on the boat is not about wind, flowers, snow, and moon.

Having just watched Jian Tianyuan's execution, Five Thunderbolts Striking the Top, killing out a pile of shining white bones, Liang Qu and Long Eying rented a small boat to tour the lake, and the topic naturally fell on Jian Zhongyi.

The wooden boat brushed past a lotus seed pod.

Long Eying reached out to explore, Liang Qu countered with the pole, stopped the small boat, and continued the topic.

"However, the Master attained the Arhat fruit position and went to the Hanging Temple to lecture on scriptures for his disciples. I guess he won't come back for a while. Looking at this situation, he passed the thread of the matter to me, letting me handle it myself."

"Will it be troublesome?" The small boat rippled, Long Eying reached out and peeled open the lotus seeds in the pod.

"What's the trouble? He is at most a year or so earlier than me in entering the Jiang Zongshi realm. After the Snowy Mountain matter is settled, if he is useless, just sacrifice him to heaven."

"Don't be careless." Long Eying held the lotus seeds, pinched one open, and raised her hand high.

"Harm." Liang Qu lowered his head and bit the tooth-white lotus seed, chewing indistinctly, "In strategy, you should despise the enemy, and in tactics, you should value the enemy. When the time comes, I will call Eying, Binglin, and Yanrui, all four of us against one. By the way, should Binglin be out of seclusion?"

The lotus seeds were not fully ripe in late June, but they were clear and sweet, without any bitterness.

Long Eying fed one, and he lowered his head to bite one.

The pole in his hand didn't stop, pushing away the white lotus, the light boat was steady and fast, flying like a shuttle through Jishui Pool. The competitive young man picked up the oar intending to chase, but couldn't catch up and lost his balance, causing the small boat to sway left and right, attracting the anger of his female companion.

When Liang Qu's vehicle was still a covered boat, he heard of a highly skilled fisherman in Jianghuai who could put a plate of fennel beans on the edge of the boat, eating while poling, without spilling a single bean.

Now he is far better than that.

"Youth is really good."

On the Moon-Gazing Tower.

The Holy Emperor sighed.

Dong dong dong!

The bell of the bell tower struck, the resonant copper rang, and the melodious sound echoed for tens of miles.

Every big city has a bell tower and a drum tower.

Every morning and evening, at the Yin and Xu hours, the bell is struck once, known as "brightening the watch" and "setting the watch". Each time, it strikes 108 times, commonly known as "tight eighteen, slow eighteen, six times to make one hundred and eight."

There is also one in Pingyang Prefecture, but due to the quality of the big bell, the sound is not as transparent as that of the Imperial Capital.

The sunset half-set on Jishui Pool, looking at the sparkling water, sprinkled with broken gold, the entire Imperial Capital was shrouded in a sunset like mist, and large groups of birds were startled by the bell, flapping their wings and flying, a black mass across the sky, sweeping past.

The watch was set.

The busy world seemed to quiet down by more than half, stretching a big yawn, and cooking smoke rose one after another. Pedestrians on the road put down their work and hurried home in twos and threes.

Clouds rolled and relaxed, another good day.

The pole was inserted into the silt, stopping the small boat.

Long Eying stepped ashore.

"You go home first."

"What about you?"

"Busy with something at the Tianbo Tower. When I came, I asked Lu Jia for something. Once everything is done, we should go back to Pingyang. It's more than half a month late, and I don't know if Elder Chen has postponed the River God Festival. Maybe they are still waiting for me in Yixing Town."

Liang Qu poled the boat to his backyard, sent Long Eying home first, explained a few words, then returned the small boat, rode Chishan to the Tianbo Chamber of Commerce.

Tianbo Tower.

The Tianbo Auction in the Imperial Capital and Nanzhili is very grand, with three sessions a year. Today is the Summer Solstice. Although taking advantage of the prosperous Yang energy, they watched a good show of Five Thunderbolts Striking the Top to execute a Jiang Zongshi, but they didn't catch up with the mid-year auction that ended less than two days ago.

Taking advantage of the aftertaste of the auction, the Tianbo Tower was still lively.

"Black-clothed peddlers" coming from the south and north set up small stalls, shouting to passing guests, and there were even people pretending to be cold, guarding a small stall in the corner, "watching coldly", and more guests hesitated before the stalls, either intending to pick up leaks, or pretending to leave, waiting for the price to fall.

Liang Qu found the attendant, stated his identity, and went straight into the top-floor private room.

"Brother Lu!"

"Congratulations to Brother Liang for coming out of seclusion and gaining something! Pointing the sword at the first young Jiang Zongshi of Great Shun!"

"Twenty-one, it's been a year since adulthood, where is he still called a youth."

"It's just a difference of a few years." Lu Jia, the third son of Director Lu of the Tianbo Chamber of Commerce, laughed, but after congratulating, he looked carefully, "Wait, Brother Liang's appearance, is there some change?"

"Brother Lu can actually see it?" Liang Qu was surprised. He had chatted with Meng Qiang at the execution ground for so long, and he didn't feel anything at all.

"It seems like it, not quite sure."

Lu Jia was also unsure, just a vague feeling, so he asked.

"Slight opportunity, returned to the primordial state to make up for it, changed a little bit."

"Primordial state made up, what a slight opportunity." Lu Jia was speechless, "However, Brother Liang's make-up made him three parts more handsome."

"Ha, I didn't expect it to take so long when I came out before. I only opened a twenty-day official leave. If I don't go back, the River God Office will probably deduct my salary. No time to delay, Brother Lu, have you found the things I wanted when I came in April?"

"Naturally, I lived up to the trust!"

He took a wooden box from the bookshelf.

Lu Jia took out and unwrapped the package, taking out a brand new booklet and two small glass bottles.

In the glass bottles, two faint lights, one gold and one silver, floated and flickered.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 807 =====