Good luck with koi carp

It was already early December when Chi Li arrived in Jinling, and Jinling had also entered winter at this season. It seemed that there had just been a snowfall yesterday, and the ground was covered with a thin layer of white frost. It was not thick, but it was also very cold.

  Chili, who had already put on winter clothes, was walking on the street, planning to find a restaurant to eat.

  She will be settling in Jinling during this period. For the sake of convenience, she simply rented a small house here to avoid staying in the inn where people come and go every day, which is too noisy.

  She had just seen a restaurant she was interested in. Before she could walk in, someone suddenly ran over from a distance. Behind him was a group of people armed with sticks who were chasing after him.

  The person being chased looked thin and small, as if he was still a child. He saw someone in front of him blocking the road, and without thinking, he reached out and pushed the person away. As a result, before his hand could touch the person, he was hit with a sword sheath accurately. The ground hit the acupuncture points on his legs, and his feet suddenly softened, and he knelt down in front of Chili in a posture of surrender.

  Chi Li took a step back as expected, lowered her head to the guy on the ground and said with a smile: "The New Year is not yet here, so I don't feel like giving such a grand gift."

  "You... why did you harm me!"

  The man raised his head and asked Chi Li angrily.

  "If you don't want to push me, I don't want to attack you." Liar, even if this person doesn't want to push her, Chili will stop him.

  She was right. The person chasing behind him was a servant and the like. In the distance, there were also one or two words of anxious shouting: "Catch the thief!"

  Upon hearing these three words, Chi Li didn't understand anything.

  This man was a thief who stole people's property. When the owner found out that he had been stolen, he immediately sent his servants to catch him. As a result, this man was unlucky enough to meet Chi Li, who saw an injustice on the road, and he was in trouble.

  The servants who were chasing behind him quickly rushed up and held down the thief who had not yet gotten up. One of them fumbled in his arms for a moment and pulled out a brocade-embroidered mandarin duck purse, which was obviously an item lost by the owner.

  Seeing the embroidery on the purse, Chili looked strange, and looked at the thief with something wrong in her eyes: "You... steal people's things, no wonder you are being pursued."

  The owner standing in the distance and surrounded by several guards was obviously a young girl. What kind of girl would carry such an embroidered purse?

  Of course, it is because they are engaged and specially prepared to give it to the person they love, or it simply contains a token of love between the two of them, otherwise they would not carry it with them so openly and cherishedly.

  But this thief is stupid. He can't steal anything. He can steal something like a girl. If he is caught this time, he will probably be taken to the government or beaten.

  To Chi Li's expectation, after catching the thief and taking back his things, the group immediately released the thief without embarrassment too much.

  The thief who was let go secretly glanced at Chi Li coldly, then stood up and left. Upon seeing this, Chi Li raised his sword to stop the person and asked in a cold voice: "Do you have any problem with me?"

  During the questioning, she released an aura that was so frightening that the thief's face changed. He immediately retracted all his original dissatisfaction and turned it into awe. He bowed his waist and saluted Chi Li several times: "Yes. The younger generation is too blind to see Taishan, so please don’t worry about it, seniors.”

  How could he have forgotten that the martial arts competition is approaching, and many martial arts masters have come to Jinling recently. Don't look at an ordinary passerby on the road, that may be a hidden top master, even if the girl in front of him looks too young, then who He knew if this person was some old monster with good looks. If he offended such a person, even his nine lives would not be enough to compensate him.

  The thief is very aware of current affairs. Once he confirms that Chi Li is not easy to mess with, he immediately admits his guilt and apologizes. The process is very smooth and natural. At a glance, you can tell that this is not the first time he has used this process of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

  Chi Li only stopped people because she noticed that his eyes were not good, and she was worried that this person would cause trouble for her later. She was not afraid of trouble, but at this time, it would be good to have less trouble, so she deliberately shocked people and warned them not to do anything. Provoke yourself.

  Now that her goal was achieved, she no longer made things difficult for others. She took back her sword and watched them leave very quickly.

  It can be seen that this person has some boxing skills, but not much. He is not even a low-level master. I don't know what kind of power is behind him, so that the owner of something important stolen can easily let him go. .

  "He is a local beggar."

  As if he could see the doubts in Chi Li's heart, the owner who caught up slowly stood behind Chi Li and spoke softly to explain her doubts: "I and other outsiders should not provoke such local snakes unless necessary. It’s good.”

  Upon hearing this, Chi Li turned around and looked at the owner.

  The other party has beautiful appearance, luxurious clothes, elegance in her manners, and excellent education. At a glance, she can tell that she is a young lady from a noble family.

  Seeing Chi Li looking over, she smiled warmly and bowed: "Little girl Gongsun Wen, thank you very much for your help. This thing is a token of love between me and my fiancé. If it is lost, I don't know what to do." Is good."

  "Gongyangli." Everyone had already reported their names. Out of politeness, Chili also responded with his own name, and then said politely: "No need to say thank you, it's just a small effort."

  "After all, it's thanks to the girl. I wonder if the girl can have dinner with me. If you don't mind, could you let me be my host and invite you to a party?"

  Gongsun Wen estimated that at this time, the Gongyang girl in front of her should have come out to eat specially, so the invitation was both to repay the kindness and to make a friendship.

  When Miss Gongyang unleashed her momentum to intimidate others, Gongsun Wen was not far away, so she naturally felt it. They are all people in the martial arts world, and they naturally admire people with strong martial arts skills. It is also beneficial to make friends with such masters, so her attitude is like this. Hot.    
  If it had been anyone else, Chi Li might have rejected it directly.

  But the Gongsun family... If she remembered correctly, the Gongsun family was once the number one family in the martial arts world. Unfortunately, it was later squeezed out by the Zhongli family, and now it can only be ranked second. Therefore, the Gongsun family and the Zhongli family have no relationship with each other. The relationship is very ordinary. It's not a feud, but it's impossible to make a good relationship.

  In this case, if she makes good friends with the Gongsun family, she might be able to get herself an ally.

  "Then I will pay you my respects."

  Chi Li agreed to Gongsun Wen's invitation. Under Gongsun Wen's leadership, the two came to the best restaurant in Jinling City to dine. In order to entertain the distinguished guests, Gongsun Wen also specially used their Gongsun family's token to book this restaurant. A private room in a restaurant.

  Generally speaking, this kind of restaurant will not lack business at all. If you don't have power and don't make a reservation in advance, it will be difficult to get a private room in the restaurant. Therefore, this move also shows the strength of the Gongsun family from the side.

  Even though it has become the second-largest martial arts family, the Gongsun family is still rich and powerful.

  After asking Chi Li if she had any taboos, Gongsun Wen ordered some dishes that she thought were delicious, and while waiting for the dishes to be served, the two started chatting.

  Gongsun's family is not in Jinling. The reason why Gongsun Wen appears here is similar to Chi Li's. They are all here for the martial arts conference. However, the people who are really going to participate in the martial arts conference are not her, but her brother and fiancé.

  If you really want to count, Gongsun Wen is purely here to cheer people on.

  Although she was born into a martial arts family, Gongsun Wen does not know martial arts. She is a standard lady, so whenever she goes out, she will be accompanied by a lot of bodyguards arranged by the family to protect her safety. I didn't expect that they would be so tightly protected. , and the love token was almost stolen, which made her feel scared.

  "If this thing disappears, although Brother Dian won't blame me, I will still blame myself."

  "Don't worry, nothing is lost now, right?" Chi Li comforted.

  "Yes, this is all thanks to Miss Gongyang." Gongsun Wen looked at Chili with gratitude.

  During the chat, the dishes they ordered were presented one by one. Chili tried them with chopsticks and found that they all tasted pretty good. Even if there were one or two dishes that didn't suit his taste, it couldn't be said that the food was not delicious. It was simply a matter of personal preference.

  The food was delicious, and the beauty who was chatting with her was nice to talk to and had a good attitude. Chi Li was naturally entertained to the fullest.

  Then the two of them chatted, and for some reason the topic came up about the old lady of Zhongli Mansion who was about to celebrate her seventieth birthday.

  The wife of the martial arts leader is going to hold a birthday party for her [-]th birthday, so she naturally has to send out invitations to all the martial arts people to come and participate. It just so happens that in order to participate in the spring martial arts conference, Jinling is now gathering many famous warriors. Naturally, when everyone received the invitation, they would not fail to give this honor, and they all prepared gifts and went to celebrate the old man's birthday.

  Naturally, the Gongsun family also received the invitation. Originally, Gongsun Wen mentioned this just because she wanted to find a topic to chat with Miss Gongyang, but when she saw a strange expression on her face, she couldn't help but curiously asked: "But what's the problem? "

  "That's not true. It's just that I feel ashamed to say it. I lived in seclusion with my grandfather since I was a child and grew up in the mountains and forests. Recently, after my grandfather passed away, I walked out of the mountains and forests alone and came to see the world. Now I am not in the world. I have made a name for myself, but I was not able to receive a birthday invitation from the old lady of the martial arts leader's family, but I feel a little regretful. In the past, I have only heard of the reputation of the martial arts leader, but I have never seen a real person..."

  Speaking of this, Chili lowered her head with a little shyness and regret, looking like a young fan who missed the opportunity to meet her idol.

  After hearing Chi Li talk about her life experience, Gongsun Wen finally understood.

  She said that this girl looked very young in her demeanor, words and deeds, which matched her appearance, and she did not look like the kind of old-timer who pretended to be young. How could she have such momentum? It turned out to be her grandfather who had a hidden master. .

  Perhaps she was taught such a powerful martial arts by her grandfather from a young age, but she had just come out to explore the world, so her reputation was not well known.

  As for people's admiration for the leader of the martial arts league, this is understandable. The little girl has never seen much of the world. It is normal for her to have such emotions towards the protagonist after hearing some rumors.

  I just hope that she won't be too disappointed when she meets the real person in the future and finds out that he is just an upright old man.

  Thinking of this, Gongsun Wen suddenly became angry and asked suddenly: "If Miss Gongyang really wants to attend Mrs. Zhongli's birthday party, I can take you there."

  "Really?" Chili's eyes lit up.

  What a good girl, this girl gave her a pillow when she fell asleep. She was worried about how to sneak into Zhongli's house, but she didn't expect that a ready-made way would be laid out in front of her.

  "Really, my Gongsun family has also received invitations. It's just a matter of bringing one more friend. It won't affect anything." Although her invitation was a bit impulsive, the words had already been spoken. Gongsun Wen couldn't go back on her words. Thinking about it, she just brought more friends. It's just a person, it doesn't really matter, so I don't worry about it anymore.

  "Thank you very much, Miss Gongsun."