The Book of Troubled Times

Ready-to-wear store.

Ye Jiuyou looked at the row of women's ready-made clothes and felt a little annoyed.

On the spur of the moment, I asked what clothes I wanted to buy. What are these things? Do I have my own dark robe with high protective power? Can you provide spiritual blessing? Can you increase your skills?

There is nothing, what's the use of just looking good... Besides, I don't think I look good in darkness, so why do I have to cater to your human aesthetics?

What was even more irritating was the man named Zhao. As soon as he came in, his eyes were darting to his bellyband, and he even showed a very lewd smile. Is sneaking into a woman's clothing store and looking at her bellyband the purpose of your operation?

God knows that Zhao Changhe just remembered the past when he stole a bellyband for Cui Yuanyang. The wandering life at that time was different from today.

That smile was obviously in memory, but of course in Ye Jiuyou's eyes, it only looked wretched...

"The surname is Zhao!" Ye Jiuyou's dantian was filled with anger, and he shouted angrily: "Are you here to pick out clothes or to browse the brothels? Where are you looking at?"

"Huh?" Zhao Changhe realized that the shop assistant and other girls and ladies buying clothes looked at him with extremely disgusting eyes. Zhao Changhe's face didn't change, his heart didn't beat. He scratched his head in confusion and asked: "You have never worn these things before... I am strictly controlled every day, so I have never gone out to fool around, so I have never seen these things. Look, Out of curiosity...what are these?"

One sentence actually softened the eyes of others: "What a wonderful man..."

Ye Jiuyou was so angry that he vomited blood: "You listen to his nonsense!"

Zhao Changhe said innocently: "Did you pass through it?"

"of course not!"

"That's right." Zhao Changhe quickly hugged her shoulders and pushed towards the ready-made clothes: "Madam, don't be angry, it's not okay if I don't want to look at it. Come on, let's look at the clothes."

The girls who were watching all let out a prolonged "Oh~" sound. It seemed that they were indeed a couple. This young couple is very conservative. The man has never gone out to play, and the girl has never even worn a bellyband... Due to the long-term trade between Beihu and other countries in the Western Regions, Chang'an has a relatively open atmosphere. This kind of conservative couple is really rare. …

Ye Jiuyou reacted, turned around and shouted to someone: "I'm not his wife..."

Zhao Changhe quickly interrupted: "It's true that we are just an unmarried couple, that's about the same..."

"Unmarried couple..." Someone had an idea: "No wonder the man looks familiar, he seems to be Zhao Changhe!"

Someone immediately reacted: "Yes, yes, look at that scar... With this figure and demeanor, he must be Zhao Changhe."

"I heard that Zhao Changhe was engaged to Miss Li's family... Since he was shopping with his fiancée in Chang'an Market, this girl turned out to be Miss Li's family. No wonder she is so charming..."

"No wonder King Zhao dares to swagger into Chang'an. It turns out that something good is about to happen with Miss Li. Are you here to buy a gift for the bride?"

"It turns out that the engagement is real. Look, they are quite in love. They seem to have been living together for a while..."

The customs in Chang'an do not have the stinking rule of King Cui's family that they are not allowed to meet each other before marriage. It is normal for unmarried couples to go out to buy clothes and accessories. Although living together before marriage is somewhat criticized, when these two are King Zhao and When Ms. Li came to power, no one dared to comment. On the contrary, it directly confirmed the rumored engagement and created an image of the two of them being very loving.

Ye Jiuyou was dumbfounded.

Only then did he realize why this guy brought him to Chang'an. It was impossible to achieve this effect by going to any other city.

Now that the identity has been spread, Ye Jiuyou will either abandon the identity of the Miss Li family and continue to hide in the abyss to become a demon. If he still wants to use the identity of the Li family to occupy Guan Long, then this engagement will become a fatal talisman, and Guan Long will Under the consensus, it really becomes her dowry and can no longer play the role of dividing China.

At that time, I subconsciously felt that this engagement was not useless on the surface. As cause and effect occurred, there would always be trouble. Sure enough, in front of someone like Zhao Changhe who has already begun to play with cause and effect, he will be able to fiddle with things.

Standing in front of a row of ready-made clothes, Ye Jiuyou looked at the clothes with cold eyes: "Is this the reason why you brought me to Chang'an for shopping? With such a plan, do you really think I can't break it?"

Zhao Changhe admitted very bachelorly: "Choosing to come to Chang'an does have some meaning, but I am not playing with the cause and effect... Before coming here, I thought that if I could be recognized, I would recognize it, and if I couldn't, I would recognize it. No, it’s up to God. I didn’t hint to anyone about my identity. On the contrary, you called my name in front of the cotton candy stand, so no one noticed at that time.”

"The effect is so good, do you think I will believe you didn't do it on purpose?"

"It's true...if it was intentional, I wouldn't choose to explode at this point in time."

"Why?"

"Because I really want you to wear nice clothes... Now you may not be willing, which is a pity." Zhao Changhe sighed: "I knew I was not poor, but who knew that being poor would reveal my identity with just one word? It seems that I still underestimated my national recognition.”

Although the number one on the list is famous, there are many people who COS Zhao Changhe and Yue Hongling. Who knew that in this era without photos and the Internet, one could be recognized so easily. Now I don’t even carry my iconic broadsword...

Ye Jiuyou looked strange: "You think there are so many big things to do, why do you care about such a trivial matter as changing clothes?"

"So you think the situation in Guanlong is the big deal and should be my focus?"

"Is not it?"

Zhao Changhe laughed: "I thought everyone knew that in the eyes of Zhao Changhe, there is no comparison between country and beauty. What's more, as long as we can hold you back, Guanlong will be destroyed in a matter of seconds, which is not worth mentioning at all. I will do it for Are you planning this trivial matter?"

What the hell are trivial things... Ye Jiuyou said speechlessly: "Then you said you did have this intention in coming to Chang'an?"

"The intention is not to conquer Guan Long, but to make the karma between you and me stronger, so strong that you have to pay the price if you want to break it off." Zhao Changhe turned his head and looked at her with shining eyes: "What is a big deal? You That’s my big thing.”

Ye Jiuyou's heart beat uncontrollably, and he said coldly: "If you buy me this kind of mortal woman's accessories, clothes, marshmallows, can you achieve your so-called big thing?"

"Since you think this kind of thing is meaningless, there is no need to refuse it, right?" While Zhao Changhe was talking, his eyes had been looking at various ready-made clothes. Until now, he suddenly reached out and a set of purple dresses hanging on the wall suddenly arrived. On the hand: "I've been thinking about it, and maybe you're not used to wearing something light-colored all of a sudden. This set should be fine, and the size should be about the same. Would you like to try it on?"

The previous conversation between the two parties was conducted through sound transmission, so outsiders could not hear it. It was not until the last sentence that they spoke normally. Someone immediately responded: "Ms. Li must look good in this outfit, and her temperament matches her perfectly!"

Ye Jiuyou looked at it subconsciously. It was a long dress made of pure silk. The shape was not fancy. The whole body was purple, with only a small amount of flame-shaped cyan patterns. It looked more like the robes of Jianghu sects than the dresses of ladies. Of course, in this world of martial arts, it is quite normal for clothing stores to have clothes of Jianghu sect styles... I must admit that they really match her temperament.

A little girl behind her encouraged her: "Miss, please put it on for us to see. I don't believe that the ladies from our Li family can't compare to that Tang Wanzhuang."

Ye Jiuyou, who originally wanted to refuse, was once again aroused by this sentence and let out a "hum", took his clothes and went into the dressing room.

A moment later, the entire clothing store resounded with a low cry of "Wow~". Zhao Changhe stared at Ye Jiuyou who walked out with bright eyes, unable to move away for a long time.

No matter how fancy it is, it is still decorated, and it has more contrast than the pure black before. As soon as you wear this long skirt, you instantly give people a feeling of a goddess, showing all the majesty and mystery. That's okay, the most important thing about the gadgets designed by humans is that they will deliberately accentuate the figure, so that the long legs, thin waist and exquisite curves can be fully displayed, making you look like a top-notch beauty.

Together with the sapphire on the snow-white neck, it adds even more charm.

Facing Zhao Changhe's slightly dull eyes, Ye Jiuyou felt a little proud in his heart, and said coldly: "How does it compare to Tang Wanzhuang?"

Others didn't know Tang Wanzhuang anyway, so they flattered her as much as they could: "How could Tang Wanzhuang be as good-looking as Miss Li!"

Ye Jiuyou just stared at Zhao Changhe, and Zhao Changhe could only say: "Each one is good at winning."

On the contrary, Tang Wanzhuang would not wear this kind of clothes that are more flattering to her figure. It is rare for ladies to wear this style, but her clothes have flowing sleeves and flowing belts. I really can't compare who is more beautiful, a fairy grass in the sky or a demon flower in hell.

Seeing that Zhao Changhe refused to say behind his back that he looked better than Tang Wanzhuang, Ye Jiuyou said "hum" again with a stinky face and walked out.

My opponent is Ye Wuming. A group of ordinary people keep comparing me to a mortal woman.

I completely forgot that not long ago when I was planning the southeast trend, I had a lot of praise for Tang Wanzhuang, but now my evaluation of Tang Wanzhuang has dropped to the bottom...

Poor Tang Wanzhuang didn't do anything in the capital, and for no reason he was lying like a sieve.

Over there, Zhao Changhe hurriedly gave the shopkeeper a piece of gold ingot, and was about to chase him out when the shopkeeper quietly stuffed him a small package: "It's not a small thing to show respect."

Zhao Changhe weighed it and said softly, "What is it?"

The shop owner echoed: "Didou... Madam, you haven't used it before. We can only help King Zhao get here..."

"Ahem." Zhao Changhe accepted it with an upright face: "Thank you, someone bullied you into telling me my name."

After saying that, he quickly chased out. When he got outside the door, he found that Ye Jiuyou had not gone far, and was standing quietly watching a group of people galloping in the distance.

A group of people approached quickly, and they knelt down in unison from a distance: "Miss."

Ye Jiuyou raised his head and looked into the distance. The lively market became silent because of this scene. People shopping were hiding on the street. Many stalls were closed, and some who were knocked down by visitors did not dare to close.

Seeing this contrast, Ye Jiuyou suddenly felt very uncomfortable and said coldly: "Who asked you to come?"

"King Qin heard that the young lady is here, and specially asked us to come to obey the orders and protect her safety."

"I am number one on the heavenly list. Do I need trash like you to protect my safety?"

The leader wiped his sweat and said, "King Zhao is here, so don't neglect it. It was almost dusk, and King Qin asked King Zhao if he and his lady would come to the palace to have dinner together."

Ye Jiuyou looked past them and landed on the marshmallow stall in the distance. His eyes were slightly absent-minded, and he said after a while: "No need, King Zhao and I have important matters to do. You all should go back as well."

"yes."

"Wait a minute." Ye Jiuyou called to the guards who were about to retreat: "There is a trafficker on the street corner over there. He was injured by King Zhao just now. He is still there unable to move. You can take him back and investigate. If there is a gang, eliminate it together. ”

"Yes." The guards quickly retreated, but the market was no longer as lively as before.

Zhao Changhe said nothing and helped to lift up several stalls that had been knocked down.

Ye Jiuyou didn't say anything, strolled to the marshmallow stall, bought two more, and turned to give one to Zhao Changhe.

The two of them ate sweets, turned around simultaneously, and headed out of the city.

The sunset glows brightly in the sky, the breeze blows, and the skirt flutters lightly.

Ye Jiuyou originally asked Zhao Changhe to meet him at night, but he came in broad daylight. It was only dusk now that he had been "dating" for a whole day. Ye Jiuyou almost didn't know what the purpose of the appointment was.

It just felt like the atmosphere was quiet, and neither of them wanted to talk.

The environment he has always been in has been quiet, and Ye Jiuyou himself is used to being alone and silent, but it is also so quiet, but he feels something is different for some reason.

In fact, in theory, she should have been tired of today's lively occasion and became more accustomed to the solemn atmosphere created by the guard's arrival later, but strangely, her mood was the opposite. This weird feeling also made her not want to talk.

I just licked the marshmallow quietly, letting the sweet feeling permeate my taste buds. I watched the white cloud-like marshmallow getting smaller and smaller, and finally it was no longer white, leaving only a small yellow handful. I took it all off the stick with a vicious gulp.

The two people's bamboo sticks were thrown into the grassland at the same time.

The two of them looked down at the same time, and Zhao Changhe said the first sentence: "It's unethical to litter like this in our Zhaocuo... I'm used to it here, even in the city just now."

Ye Jiuyou was confused, why are you talking about this?

Zhao Changhe said: "Why did you tell them to investigate the human trafficking gang just now? This is what I originally wanted to say, but you beat me to it. I'm so confused that I can't even figure it out now."

"Is this the reason why you have been silent?"

"Maybe. I thought it was impossible for you to have this awareness, let alone say it before me."

Ye Jiuyou smiled: "Actually, I know better than you how human society deals with these things. After all, I have seen too many. But I don't usually think about it like this. Since you intend to let me try the mortal world, then I will do it deliberately. The role of Miss Li is like this."

"Do you know that my main purpose today is to bring you closer to mortal life?"

"Of course. Just a little childish."

"I don't think it's naive... If you really want to break away from the definition of heaven, then you still have to get involved in the fireworks of the world... This world is the world of humanity." Zhao Changhe said lightly: "Piaomiao has a lot of Yangyang's memories. Not much to say... Do you know where Ye Wuming was hanging out before? "

"where?"

"University Town, Student Street...well, I told you that you don't understand, but you have to know that it may be one of the most smokey places in the world."

Ye Jiuyou looked up at the sunset in the sky and said nothing for a long time.

Zhao Changhe suddenly said again: "You said these things can't accomplish my great things... Indeed, I also know that these things can't conquer you, but I also have other selfish motives."

Ye Jiuyou turned to look at him.

Zhao Changhe was also looking at her, looking up and down: "Because I want to see you at your most beautiful... Maybe this is not the limit today."

Ye Jiuyou chuckled: "That's just your aesthetic taste, it's meaningless. This transaction is over, don't expect me to accompany you in the future to test what is the limit."

Zhao Changhe was noncommittal and turned to say: "I looked at you alone in the secluded courtyard, and thought about how many thousands of years you have stayed like this... It may be greasy and hypocritical to say that I feel distressed, but it is true that I feel a little uncomfortable in my heart... …”

Ye Jiuyou didn't reply.

Zhao Changhe continued: "Actually, I think... a peerless beauty should be praised and admired in front of others like she is today, instead of listening to the howling wind and looking at the lonely soul-catching mirror, not knowing whether she is a human or a ghost inside and outside. "

Ye Jiuyou still didn't reply.

At this point, the sun finally set completely, leaving only a trace of residual light in the sky. The moon has risen in the east, and the sky is filled with stars.

Zhao Changhe finally stopped: "You probably won't let me go to your place at night... I will go to Tianhe tonight and have something to discuss with everyone. I will take them to you tomorrow to discuss the White Tiger Sword Emperor."

Ye Jiuyou wanted to say what was so strange about going to my place at night, the night we had originally made an appointment... But the words finally came out of his mouth and turned into: "I don't want to see too many people, especially because I'm afraid that I can't control myself." Kill people. If you have anything to do, you can come alone...Can't you speak on their behalf?"

Zhao Changhe smiled: "Okay."

The two of them suddenly flashed at the same time again without saying anything, disappeared under the starry sky, and each traveled to different places in Kunlun.