box of hearts

Chapter 60
Qing Tian hurriedly shook his hand, a little unable to recover, "No, I have a bag with me. Mu Yun!"

In the past, when they were out of the game, there would always be a bunch of aunts and attendants who carried more than one bag, but when traveling with Qi She, Qingtian usually only brought Mu Yun alone, so the bags were also small, containing only a few casual clothes.Mu Yun opened it, took a lilac purple bright silk jacket with a short waist, and a dark blue dark flower skirt, and changed it for Qing Tian, ​​and took off his outer coat, and the master and servant followed the maid who led the way to a set of luxurious clothes. A bright room.

He Wuwei stayed outside the room, Zhou Dun was inside to accompany him, Qi She also changed into a silk robe of black ground silver flowers, and was sitting on the kang drinking tea.As soon as he saw her, he laughed out loud, "Your clothes are elegant and tight."

Several months of dating has already made Qingtian very comfortable in front of Qi She, and before he was invited, he sat on the other end of the kang bed, and before he could sit still, he whispered: "Watermelon! Are there any watermelons today?"

On the kang table covered with tea and snacks, there is a plate of bright red watermelon in the middle, and the melon meat is dug into small balls, which is very cute.Qi She shook his head frequently and lamented: "Master praised your clothes, even if you are being polite, you should praise your clothes. When you enter the door, you only stare at the food, and you have the same virtue as your family. .”

Qingtian didn't care about him, he had already weighed a silver tooth on the side of the plate[1], signed a small ball and put it in his mouth, smacking his tongue.Qi She smiled and pushed the whole plate over, "Eat it all, slow down, and chill your stomach carefully."

Qing Tian began to eat it honestly, until the red juice dripped down his hand.Qi She was staring at him, his pupils were like ripe melons, and if he killed him with a knife, he would definitely ooze a sticky sweetness.

Qingtian sucked his fingertips between his lips, and said vaguely: "What kind of place is this?"

With one hand on the edge of the table, Qi She leaned over her upper body slightly, "That good brother of mine - gnaw! The late emperor, apart from cultivating Taoism, alchemy, and art in the house, his favorite is this drama of promoting weaving, which is comparable to Song Lizong. But it's a hindrance Yu Qingyi didn't dare to order tribute directly, so he built such a place secretly to breed famous species of crickets from all over the country. Their place is hollow underground, stores ice in summer, burns fire in winter, maintains a constant temperature all year round, and does not pass on secret methods , can raise crickets, insects of a hundred days, for a whole winter. Now this place is regarded as a royal gambling casino, and it is only for the children of the clan to have fun on weekdays. Kid Kui likes to come here the most, and he stays for a day."

Qing Tian cleaned up a small plate of watermelon balls, then picked up a wet towel on a silver tray at his elbow, wiped his fingers, "Boy Kui?"

"Oh, it's the seventh brother. We have seven brothers in total. The eldest is the first emperor, the second and fifth died early, and the fourth virtuous king was given to death in April," as if something flashed behind Qi She's eyes , but it seems like a bird at night, before seeing the truth, it has disappeared into the darkness; he just continued indifferently, "It's just me and Lao Liu and Lao Qi. Lao Liu Kang Wang thought of it." Do something, but the qualifications are not good, it is really difficult to take on important tasks, but just give him some errands. The old seven is a naughty boy, he was born in the year the old man died, he is only nine years old this year, two years younger than our emperor's nephew , stuck in the eunuch’s den all day long, and didn’t read well, and only knew how to play foolishly from morning to night. I’ve told him several times, but it didn’t seem to have any effect, and now I don’t bother to talk about it.”

Qingtian couldn't help laughing, "It turned out to be King Zhong. Your own brothers have no scruples about talking about it. How dare we plain-headed ordinary people break this taboo and call him by his first name? What 'Kui boy'!"

"Hey, what are you talking about?"

"Hey, you! I'm just imitating your speech, and it's unreasonable."

"Are you getting worse and insulting the Third Prince?"

The two of them were joking when they saw Lao Bai come into the room holding a large lacquer coil and put it on a low table under the kang, "My lord, this is the most famous 'five tiger generals' here, please Take a look."

I saw a set of five blue-white clay pots around the square plate, and there were five worms in the pot: one head was green gold, one head was blue-yellow, one head was chestnut, one head was red-purple, and the other was jet-black. Some had round heads and long legs, and some had big teeth. The jaws are wide, squatting completely on the fine sand at the bottom of the basin, just like a tiger on the battlefield.

Even though he slid a pair of scissors back and forth, Qingtian couldn't see why.Qi She inspected them one by one, and pointed out two jars.

Lao Bai raised his thumbs high, "My lord hasn't been here for a year, but these pair of fiery eyes haven't changed at all. This one is called Golden Vulcan, this one is called Black Water Snake, and this one is called Black Water Snake. Two people who are incompatible with each other will definitely be a fierce battle. Come!"

A servant in gray clothes immediately entered, took down the other three crickets, and placed on it a cricket bowl from an official kiln with a width of one foot.The basin is covered with copper wire mesh, with a small door at each end of the mesh cover and a door in the middle.The servant put the two selected crickets into the two ends of the net cover respectively, and the two crickets occupied one side, the Chu River and the Han boundary.

Lao Baidui asked with a smile: "How does the prince play it? Is it a single bet, or—" he glanced at Qingtian, "Bet against each other?"

Qi She's face was expressionless, "Single bet."

"How big does the prince want to play?"

"I haven't been here for a long time, how old is it?"

"The starting point is 50 taels of silver, and there is no upper limit. Two wins in three rounds."

"Then 100 taels, one game will determine the outcome."

"Follow the order. Please ask the prince to order the generals first."

Qi She tapped her fingertips on the kang table, "Come here."

Qingtian pushed his hand down his throat, "Me?"

"Ah."

"You let me choose?"

"Ah."

Qingtian hesitated, "That is to say, let's choose a cricket. If this cricket wins the fight, it will win 100 taels, and if it loses, it will lose 100 taels, right?"

A smile appeared in the corner of Qi She's eyes, "If you win, it's yours, if you lose, it's yours, just choose."

Qing Tian poked his head to look at the pot, and saw the cricket separated by the two sides, with glossy golden wings growing on the left end, fat and big, holding a pair of red pincers and moving non-stop; One lap, still lying there in a sluggish state, motionless.Without thinking about it, she pointed to the left side.

Qi She also pointed at the cricket, "Golden Fire God?"

"Ah."

"Selected?"

"Selected."

"Zhou Dun", Qi She flipped his hand, "Betting on the black water snake."

Everyone in the room suppressed their laughter, and Qing Tian was stunned to give Qi She a sideways look, but he also laughed.Lao Bai smiled and bowed, "My lord bet on the Black Water Snake, 100 taels of color silver, one game is decided."

After Qi She nodded his head, the servant watching the cricket pot removed the middle door that separated the two insects.

I saw the Golden Vulcan "chirp" and couldn't wait to jump forward.As if the black water snake hadn't figured out the situation, it hurriedly jumped to dodge it, then shrank its head again.Jin Vulcan's attack failed to work, and became more angry. He rubbed the tongs and waited for a while, kicked his hind legs, and rushed towards the black water snake from the air.Even though he rushed to nothing again, he didn't hesitate to stop for a while, he straightened up for a while, swung his wings and swept across, driving the black water snake back steadily.Seeing that the Black Water Snake was cornered, the Golden Vulcan showed his yellow teeth, and the enemy rushed towards the sky, biting it, and with a pinch, raised his head to overpower the opponent.The black water snake was already quite small in size. It was lifted up in the air and kicked wildly, and then fell to the bottom of the pelvis, its whole body stiffened.

Among the people watching the battle, only Qing Tian and Mu Yun let out soft screams.The screaming didn't stop, but the black water snake twisted, and suddenly turned upside down, and the golden fire god was thrown on its back.Jin Huoshen was in a hurry, raised his fiery red tongs and swung at the black water snake.The black water snake also raised its pincers and rushed, two insects and four pincers were entangled, entangled together.After a moment of stalemate, Jin Vulcan tilted his head abruptly and bumped into the black water snake's neck.The black water snake retracted its pincers to protect its neck, and the Golden Vulcan took advantage of this moment to close the two pincers together.Although the black water snake dodged quickly, a small section of its wings was still ripped off.The black water snake hurriedly probed forward with its two whiskers, circling and guarding.The Golden Vulcan circled around, turning faster and faster, jumped out with a "bass", and grabbed the black water snake's back plate.The black water snake made a move of rhinoceros looking at the moon, turned around and slammed into the front of Jin Vulcan's teeth with its outer teeth.Jin Vulcan was brave and unparalleled a moment ago, but now he suddenly became dizzy, swaying and crouching, as long as the black water snake pressed up with a pincer, both thighs were pinched off, and he was still panting, eager to escape.The black water snake caught up and raised its steel fork and big teeth.

After a few sounds of "噗嗤,噗嗤", the loser's belly overflowed and his corpse was buried in the bottom of the pelvis, while the winner flapped his wings and screamed wildly, triumphantly.

Mu Yun already covered her face and couldn't bear to look at it, Qing Tian also turned her face away.Lao Bai yelled "Okay" high, and sang to Qi She: "Congratulations to the lord for winning the big victory. The black water snake is now the master of the ring, please ask the lord to order another member to come on stage and fight." He swiped his hand backwards , the servant has lifted the original large plate and presented the remaining three worm jars.

Qi She shook his hand, "The general's match against Taiwan is indeed wonderful, but it's a pity that one died and the other was injured. Let's get some middle-grade products, just for easy entertainment. Why do you have to fight to the death?"

Lao Bai bowed deeply, "My lord is so good at life, and the gods appreciate it. Then please wait a moment, and I will choose some middle-grade ones for the lord to choose from." Holding the bucket basin where the black water snake is located with both hands , leading the servant back out.

Qing Tian on the side of the kang turned his face and slapped his chest, "I've seen cricket fights a few times, but I've never seen such a tragic one."

Qi She smiled casually, and took two sips of tea, "Ordinary fighting insects will escape if they are defeated, but these two are kings meeting, so one must die."

"Golden Vulcan has always had the upper hand, why is he suddenly hit by the black water snake with such a head shake?"

"That bump has a name, it's called 'knocking pincers', and it's the most poisonous move to hit your opponent's teeth with your outer teeth. Nine out of ten insects fell on the spot. color."

(End of this chapter)