Qingling Punishing Heart

Chapter 272
The sun was hot at noon, the ground moisture was boiling, and there was a restless heat flow everywhere. The pedestrians on the streets of Haojing felt like they were in a steamer.

The streets were filled with dust raised by horseshoes, and teams of draftees rushed to the entrance of the market.There is the place where the Flower Appreciation Conference is held.

However, the hot weather will not affect the people who like to watch the excitement.

On the street, there is a lot of traffic and a sea of ​​people.

Su Ji, Jin Zhen, Yin Lin, Lu Ya Daojun, and Four Talented Concubine, eight of them were dressed in black robes and walked together on the bustling street.There are stalls on both sides of the road selling, playing and rapping, and divination and fortune-telling.The yelling of the sellers, the talking of the people, and the uproarious noise were as loud as a flood.

Yuan Sheng grew up in a remote village since he was a child, and he had never seen such a grand scene. He was dumbfounded and praised.

At this moment, three boys wearing tiger masks ran past Yuan Sheng, chasing and playing with each other.Yuan Sheng's eyes were attracted by the three children, pointing to the masks on their faces, he said to Su Ji: "Master, I want that too!"

Looking at Yuan Sheng who was full of curiosity about his surroundings, Su Ji froze for a moment, and couldn't help but think of the old flower like a wolf.After a while, Su Ji stood on tiptoe, looked into the distance, and led the crowd to a shed under the shade of a tree.

It was a booth selling masks. The tall frames were supported by square wood. Exquisite masks were displayed on the clean blue cloth, with various patterns and complete styles, including gods and ghosts, big flower masks, and birds and beasts. ...

Yuan Sheng chose a white ape mask, put it on his head directly, and stretched his teeth and claws at Su Ji.

Su Ji smiled slightly, and said to the people around him: "Let's choose a pair too, at least it can temporarily conceal our identity."

Lu Yadao said: "Master, if you want to hide your identity, I can cast spells."

Tai Yin said: "There are many eyes and ears in the city, but if you cast a spell, your whereabouts will be exposed immediately."

"Lin Lang, we want this!"

Jin Zhen chose a silver mandarin bird mask for Yinlin, and put on a golden mandarin bird mask for herself.The mandarin duck masks just made up a pair, and the two used the sharp protruding nose to poke each other affectionately, attracting strange glances from passing bachelors.

The four talented girls chose masks with four patterns: plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum.

Mr. Lu Yadao chose a funny white-faced doll mask, with red cheeks painted on both sides, looking playful and cute.

Su Ji did the opposite and chose a fierce black-faced evil mask.

The eight people wore black robes and masks of different styles, striding down the street, not only did not hide their eyes and ears, but attracted more attention.

Lu Ya Daojun whispered: "Master, are we a bit ostentatious?"

Su Ji smiled and said, "So what? With your help in killing gods and subduing demons, what are we afraid of?"

Before the eight people reached the entrance of the market, they heard a loud shout from ahead:

"Please list the beauties whose names are read below!"

Su Ji was slightly taken aback, feeling that the voice was very familiar, he quickly squeezed through the crowd, and saw a frail young man standing on the high platform of the Flower Appreciation Conference, who was his half-brother—Xi Bofeng!

Xi Bofeng held a sheepskin scroll in his hand and read aloud: "Nangong Yao, Su Qiaoyan, Zheng Lan, Deng Yu, Fei Qiu..."

Yuan Sheng stared at Xi Bofeng and asked, "Master, that scholar looks like you! Do you know each other?"

Su Ji nodded, his eyes fixed on the high platform.

At this time, Xi Bofeng finished reading a long list of names.Those beauties whose names were not pronounced, even though they came all the way, were still cruelly eliminated, turning around and leaving one by one lonely.

Those beauties whose names were read were taken by Xi Bofeng to a shed on the side of the high platform, and they were made to face the pearl curtain outside the shed.

Xi Bo walked to the front of the pearl curtain, bowed and said, "My lord, the candidates are all here, please take a look."

There was a snoring sound from the pergola, and the people in the pearl curtains were sound asleep.

Xi Bofeng called out several times before a young man wiped his saliva and walked out slowly.

Daoist Lu Ya looked at the young man who came out, and murmured: "This kid looks familiar, I seem to have seen him somewhere."

"Fourth Junior Brother?"

Su Ji was shocked to find that the young man was Guo Han!

However, what Su Ji cares the most is not seeing Guo Han and Xi Bofeng, but judging from the way these two people come and go, Xi Bofeng is obviously Guo Han's subordinate, and the status of the two is very different .It can be seen from this that father Guoshi's power in the court has surpassed that of Grand Master Xi Bojifu.

Guo Han glanced at the candidates and asked Xi Bofeng: "I heard that there is a beautiful woman from Baoguo, why didn't she come today?"

Xi Bofeng said: "I must have been delayed on the way."

Guo Han looked unhappy, and said angrily: "I have seen countless girls in my life. A peerless beauty must not only be beautiful, but also polite. A beauty who doesn't know how to be punctual, no matter how beautiful she is, will still make men Hate!"

Xi Bofeng echoed, "Your Majesty Guo is right. According to you, the beauties of Baoguo..."

Guo Han waved his hand, "Eliminate!"

After all, he walked in front of several candidate beauties one by one, with an unusually calm expression, without the slightest surprise.These beauties are undoubtedly great beauties in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of Guo Han, they are just as good as each other, and it is difficult to tell who is superior and who is inferior.

Xi Bofeng introduced: "This is the daughter of the monarch of the Zang Kingdom, and she is only 16 years old."

Guo Han said: "Su Qiaoyan, the name is easy to pronounce, the third!"

Su Qiaoyan leaned over to salute, and said joyfully, "Thank you, sir."

Guo Han looked at the next candidate, and said to Xi Bofeng: "I know this Deng Yu, she is the granddaughter of old general Deng at that time, let her be the second."

Xi Bofeng asked: "Then the last No.1, sir, do you know it well?"

"Well, just wait a moment, let me go to the back and drink some water."

After finishing speaking, Guo Han turned and walked into the pearl curtain of the pergola.

Daoist Lu Ya looked at the pearl curtain and said to Su Ji, "Master, there is another person behind the curtain."

Tai Yin added: "A man with a very dark air."

Su Ji said: "It seems that Guo Han is not presiding over the general situation of this Flower Appreciation Conference, there must be someone else secretly manipulating it behind the scenes."

At this moment, Guo Han walked out of the curtain and whispered something in Xi Bofeng's ear.

Xi Bofeng nodded, and announced loudly that "Fei Qiu" is the most beautiful woman in the world!

Guo Han waved his hand, "Okay, let's go."

At this time, Si Caiji in the audience was not convinced: "Master! How dare that kind of thing be called a beauty? We are going to try it too!"

After pondering for a while, Su Ji raised his hand to signal the fourth talented Ji Xiaoan to be calm, and walked onto the stage silently.

Suddenly, two guards with halberds jumped out and supported Su Ji together.

Guo Han waved his hand to signal the guards to step back, and looked up at Su Ji. Although he couldn't see his face clearly, he felt that his aura was inexplicably familiar, so he asked, "Who are you? Where have we met?"

Su Ji said: "It doesn't matter who I am, the important thing is that I bring the four most beautiful beauties."

Xi Bofeng said: "The Flower Appreciation Conference is over. The most beautiful lady in the world is Miss Fei Qiu."

Guo Han said indifferently: "Let him bring him up, and he won't die if he takes a look."

Su Ji lightly clapped her hands, and the four talented girls stepped onto the high platform one after another.

Seeing the four girls wearing black robes, Guo Han couldn't help but frowned, "How do I know what they look like in such thick clothes in summer?"

Su Ji turned his head slightly and winked.

Si Cai Ji understood, she took off her crane cloak, although it was thick on the outside, it was tight and thin on the inside.The snow-white skin is faintly visible, and the attractive figures are fully displayed one by one. Each of the four women has a stunning face that makes men crazy and women cry.

All the common people under the high platform, no matter men or women, were full of praise.The three beauties who were selected just now were obviously overshadowed in front of Si Caiji, their eyes were lowered, they couldn't help biting their lips, either jealous or frustrated...

Xi Bofeng couldn't help asking Su Ji: "Where did you find these stunning beauties? I haven't asked their names yet..."

Su Ji said casually: "They came from overseas, the four daughters are collectively known as the four beautiful flowers in the city."

"Four beauties in the Flower City..." Guo Han muttered to himself, his greedy eyes swept over the four talented concubines one by one, swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "There are such beauties in the world."

Su Ji smiled slightly, "How?"

"Alright." Guo Han wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and said unwillingly, "I once saw a woman who was a hundred times more beautiful than the Four Beauty of Huacheng brought by you. She deserves to be the most beautiful woman in the world!"

Si Cai Ji curled her lips, with a look of dissatisfaction.

Su Ji said: "Since Master Guo already has someone in mind, why not invite her to participate in the Flower Appreciation Conference?"

Guo Han lowered his eyes and recalled: "It's a pity that she is a Taoist woman. I only met her once, and I'm afraid I will never see her again in this life."

Su Ji must have thought that the woman he was talking about was Mu Lingyu who was retreating in Kunlun Yuxu Cave, and it seemed that Guo Han never forgot about her.

Guo Han said: "However, to be honest, the four beauties of the Flower City you brought are truly the best in the world, far better than the three I just selected. I can even choose No.4 beauties today. All of them can get the ten thousand gold reward from the Flower Appreciation Conference. However, you have to promise me one thing."

"What's the matter?"

"You have to take off your mask and let me see your true face!"

(End of this chapter)