Chapter 29: New Era Special Police?

  Looking at his furry hand stretched out to me in confusion: "What's this?" A bit apprehensive, what is he doing? Is it just because I'm more handsome than him, more majestic and proud, that he's getting angry and wants to fight one-on-one?

  "Knife!" He pointed at the precious sword hanging from my waist and glared at me.

  "It's just meeting a prince, right? I don't even need to draw my dagger when I see my father, what kind of person is this. Reluctantly handed over my treasured dagger to this guy, didn't expect that the bearded guard took my dagger and handed it to another guard, then stretched out his hand towards me again, do I still have hidden weapons for self-defense? Angrily threw my warm fur coat at this stubborn man."

  The big-bearded man eyed the fur coat, handed it over to the guard who was holding my treasured sword, still not wanting to let me in.

  Enraged, he glared fiercely at the tall and burly man with a thick beard. "I'm asking you, old fellow, what exactly do you want to do? Are you going to strip me naked and have me walk in with my shirt off before you'll let me into the house?"

  In the heat of the moment, Wang Ye was completely forgotten, and the remnants of Fang Yi's reckless behavior suddenly jumped out, daring to quarrel with Wang Ye's guard across the house?

  A big beard with a black line on his face "Oh, it's you!" I remembered, I remembered, the Tubo spy who met at the door when drinking with Li Shu and others a few days ago was this guy.

  "Hmph! Fang Gongzi, it's your duty, forgive me for being rude!" The big bearded man was clearly taking advantage of his position to get revenge, and he was furious. "I'd rather become a chicken pecker than be a free-range chicken," he said. In an instant, the White Crane spread its wings and danced: "Don't even think about it! This young master would rather die than surrender!"

  The big-bearded guard and several other guards all had a black line on their faces

  "Zhao Kun! Don't be rude, let Fang Xian's nephew come in, hehehe!" A calm and authoritative male voice echoed from inside the house. The big-bearded Zhao Kun glared at me with hatred, then said: "My master has invited you."

  "Hmph!" The burly mustachioed guard gave a disdainful glance, nonchalantly withdrew his stance, puffed out his chest muscles, and strode valiantly towards the interior of the house. After walking a few steps, why did his feet feel a bit soft? It seemed that he was still a little intimidated. In front of Prince Wang, who was also Li Shimin's brother, they were all seasoned veterans of the battlefield, so what if this Prince Wang turned out to be as fierce as Uncle Cheng and decided to engage in a duel with him, an underage dandy?

  With a multitude of thoughts, anxiety and apprehension, I walked in, and was greeted by a warm atmosphere. A middle-aged man with a strong masculine presence sat on the soft couch, in front of which stood an exquisite copper stove that seemed more refined than the one at my home, burning incense. He held a deck of cards, curiously examining them. Several eunuchs and palace maids stood beside him. As if hearing the commotion from this side, he looked up and smiled: "Ah, you must be Housekeeper Xian's nephew, haha, come sit down quickly."

  "Little nephew, little nephew has seen the king." I don't know whether to kowtow or make a bow, my movements are a bit awkward. I even heard the suppressed laughter of the big-bearded man who followed me into the house. Laugh at you, you're so anxious, one day I'll settle accounts with you and pay off the five-guan debt, let him soak in your pigsty.

  My heart is racing, I've never seen such a scene before. Mainly because they're all unfamiliar faces, and the big-bearded man standing behind this Prince Wang is staring at me fiercely. Do you have a grudge against me for killing your father or something?

  "Dear nephew, don't be formal. I'm on familiar terms with your father, and our friendship is deep, so just call me uncle. Come, have a sip of this tea to drive away the chill."

  "Thank you, Uncle!" I politely accepted the tea and gulped it down. The big-bearded man took a step forward, opening his mouth as if to say something, but before he could speak, Uncle Li raised his hand like he had a third eye, and the big-bearded man immediately looked like he was constipated, his face turning bright red with rage. Haha, serves him right!

  "Did you hear that the gloves and horseshoes were made by my virtuous nephew?" The voice was thick and magnetic, with a metallic quality that was very masculine, worthy of the Li family's lineage.

  "I suppose so. Actually, I was just having a sudden whim haha. Drinking water, don't know what to talk about with this 40-year-old old man, looks like it's due to the age gap causing a generation gap, must be a generation gap."

  "Is that so?" Uncle Li looked at me with a profound smile and pointed to the paper cards on the table: "This thing is also your sudden idea, isn't it? And the jump rope, goose feather pen, and this coal stove... hmm, and those very useful punctuation marks."

  He stared blankly at the old handsome guy, what did he want to do? Could it be that this guy was a time-space special police disguising himself as a Tang Dynasty prince, knowing that I was a future traverser wanting to silence me?

  The old man's face turned deathly pale, his two front teeth were exposed in a smile that was uglier than crying, and his hand holding the water cup was shaking.

  "Ah, don't be afraid, my young nephew. I just have one thing to say, it's really quite strange. Could it be that the house's feng shui really can cause a seven-step reversal of fortune? Ha ha ha, I'd like to let those few rascals try it out too!" Li Uncle said with a chuckle, and the surrounding servants couldn't help but cover their mouths and snicker. The atmosphere suddenly improved greatly, and they all breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Old Master Li didn't have any ill intentions after all.

  "It's true, Little Nephew was indeed saved by a god. This isn't a lie, it's the truth. Without a god, how could I have crossed over?"

  Uncle Li's face was a bit twisted, and it wasn't until half a day later that he pointed at me and burst out laughing: "Alright, alright, no more joking around. I actually have something to ask you, young master - about the princess marrying into Tibet, you should know about this, right?"

  "I almost blurted out what He Pu's princess told me" cold sweat broke out.

  "Ah, this matter, I've heard it from that girl Rufang before," Uncle Li said with a smile, glancing at me with a meaningful look. I really don't understand him, why does he always give me that ambiguous stare? He's just like Li Ke in that regard, come to think of it. No wonder they're uncle and nephew, they do resemble each other.

  "The clever nephew's idea is quite novel, but as for its implementation..."

  "That was just nonsense spoken by a drunkard, don't take it seriously"

  Playing Tai Chi, you come and go, mutually probing each other. Oh no, it's not this old fellow probing me, I'm tired of responding, every time I answer one of his questions, I must be extremely cautious, if I really can't answer, I pretend to be stupid, absolutely cannot let him grasp any handle on me, who knows what this mysterious elder wants to do?

  Uncle Li was indeed very enthusiastic and talkative, talking about everything under the sun, from astronomy to geography, and whatever came to mind. He made this descendant of a all-around teacher feel inferior, humming and hawing as he followed Uncle Li's train of thought, occasionally interjecting with his own opinions to flatter him.

  A pot of tea went down his throat, and Uncle Li was like a dog gnawing on a hedgehog, unable to find a weak point in me. "Come, let's change the wine, I'll have a heart-to-heart talk with my nephew." Uncle Li looked like he couldn't grasp my weakness and was getting angry, so he waved his hand and a palace maid brought over wine cups and snacks, still steaming hot, it seemed this uncle had been prepared.

  "Big uncle and little nephew" just wanted to say no drinking, Uncle Li glared with a very overbearing attitude: "What are you afraid of? Drinking with my family's children is the same as drinking with that old man Cheng Zhi Jie, can't even drink with me?"

  "What?" No way, what kind of person is this Li uncle, even someone as fierce as Cheng uncle dares to call him "old kid", looks like he has a strong backing, quickly nodded and bowed: "No nephew is afraid that his drinking capacity is not good enough to keep up with uncle, afraid of disturbing uncle's interest in drinking."

  "It's okay if you can't drink much, just keep me company and we'll chat while drinking, I won't force you to drink." Uncle Li smiled strangely.

  Poor me, my drinking capacity is really bad, and I'm also very honest. After three cups, my expression is no longer stiff, after six cups, I can laugh loudly with an open mouth, and I'm extremely friendly to the furry-faced guard behind Uncle, winking at him several times, and clinking glasses with Uncle several times? Forgot, anyway, now my courage value is full, dare to glance at these beautiful palace maids with a slanted eye. Afraid? Me? Nonsense!

  My mind is also agile, whatever I say, Uncle Li listens like a heavenly book, with a shocked expression. The dishes are too delicious, and I'm eating them desperately, the wine from Wang's house is really good to drink, it's refreshing!

  "Are you saying that people can fly in the sky?" Uncle Li held his wine cup and stared at me, who was holding a piece of mutton and gnawing on it. The furry-faced guards behind him also stared at me, as did the palace maids and eunuchs.

  "Not to mention a person, even if it's just a piece of paper, I can make it fly" He raised his chin, held up the sheep's skull and pointed at the scenery with an air of superiority.

  "Get a good piece of Xuan paper for Housekeeper Nephew." Uncle Li's eyes were clearly written with disbelief, but he still knew how to get along with people.

  Folded again and again, a beautiful large paper airplane took shape in my hands, tore off the excess tail wing, huffed and puffed at the mouth, raised my hand and sent it flying.

  In an instant, the room fell silent, as quiet as a deep night, and I could even hear the faint sound of snowflakes falling to the ground. Uncle Li and the mustachioed guard behind him looked very distorted, while the fragrant palace maid standing opposite me by the window covered her mouth with a lovely gesture.

  A white paper airplane, with a cool and nimble motion, made a swift rotation, flew higher and higher, and finally stopped at a place several meters away from the house. Satisfied, he nodded his head, my plane-making skills haven't declined yet.

  After a long while, Uncle Li finally let out a sigh of relief. The quick-witted eunuch had already respectfully presented my airplane on the table. Uncle Li picked it up and examined it carefully: "This thing, its principle is similar to that of a kite, right?" He nodded his head in great satisfaction, tilted his head back and downed a cup, Ha ha ha! The palace's jade liquid wine, if left for future generations, would be considered a thousand-year-old vintage. Not drinking more would be a waste.

  This Uncle Li is really a clever man, the blood of the Li family, just by looking at each other's eyes, they figured out the principle of paper airplanes.

  "Are you saying that this can make people fly?" Uncle Li continued to express his opinion, pointing at the palm-sized paper airplane with a look of great longing.

  He spat a mouthful of wine onto the face of that eunuch who had not yet retreated, and this uncle was just praising you, how in an instant——

  PS: Rarely resting... sunny days are also resting, today is just one chapter, tomorrow seems to be one chapter as well, each chapter has at least 3,000 words or more, Monday will continue to explode again.