Fortunate Young Gentleman

Master Li only wet his lips with tea, looked at Tang Ning, and asked, "Does the couplet that Tang Jieyuan wrote last night have a second line?"

"To be honest, no." Tang Ning shook his head. He saw it occasionally on the Internet and didn't know the second line.

Tang Yaoyao walked out from the inner room and passed by the two of them. Tang Ning knew without looking that her ears must have pricked up.

Master Li looked at her, thought about what happened that day, and asked, "Is this Mrs. Tang?"

"Pah!" Tang Yaoyao looked at her with shame and said, "You are Mrs. Tang!"

Soon she realized that this sentence was not right, and hurriedly said, "You are not Mrs. Tang either, Mrs. Tang is inside!"

After saying that, she felt that this explanation was a bit redundant, and walked in angrily again.

Master Li looked at him in confusion and asked, "This girl..."

"Don't worry about her." Tang Ning waved her hand and asked, "Master Li, you are here for more than just a casual stroll, right?"

"Really just a casual stroll." Master Li stood up, looked at a shelf somewhere, picked up a round fan embroidered with lotus flowers, and said, "This fan is very beautiful."

Tang Ning looked at her with a slightly teasing look.

No matter how much she likes men's clothes, she can't change the fact that she is a woman. Sometimes subconscious actions will reveal her identity.

Master Li saw Tang Ning looking at her strangely, and then he remembered that with her current identity, she should not be interested in a woman's round fan. He hurriedly put it down, but then he remembered that his identity had long been unconcealed in his eyes. This kind of behavior of trying to cover up the truth was a bit ridiculous.

She simply picked it up generously and asked, "How much is this fan?"

Tang Ning waved her hand and said, "Master Li is the first customer of our store. If you like it, I will give it to you."

"Then I won't be polite." Master Li picked up the fan again and said, "There are still many things I want to talk to Tang Jieyuan about, but I have some chores today, so let's do it another day."

"Master Li, take care." Tang Ning stood at the door and watched her walk out. Suddenly, she asked, "If we meet again next time, you can't still call me "Master Li" or "Master Li", right?"

Master Li paused and said, "Li Lan."

Tang Ning nodded and said, "So this is Miss Li's name."

The figure in front of him turned around, thought for a moment, looked at him, and said, "Li Tianlan, Tian of Tianguang, Lan of Bolan."

She looked at Tang Ning again and turned away.

Li Tianlan, a very domineering name, and also very nice, better than Tang Yaoyao.

"Lan" means big waves, so her name is quite appropriate.

However, there is a popular saying among the people that if you lack water, you should make up for it. If the five elements lack water, there should be water in the name. At the very least, there should be three water radicals. If it is seriously lacking, you should use Miao.

The same is true for Yan, Sen, and Xin.

According to this theory, Tang Yaoyao should change her name to Tang Lanlan.

Tang Yaoyao and Zhong Yisuru came out from inside, looked at him and asked, "What did she say to you just now?"

Tang Ning explained, "She is an envoy of the State of Chu. We met at the Luming Banquet last night."

Tang Yaoyao was surprised and said, "Can a woman be an envoy?"

"No." Tang Ning shook his head and said, "So she has to wear men's clothes."

Tang Yaoyao suddenly remembered something and said, "She didn't pay for the fan just now."

Tang Ning waved his hand and said, "We are all friends, just give her a fan, don't be so stingy."

For some reason, Tang Yaoyao showed obvious dissatisfaction with Li Tianlan.

Was it because she had just called her Madam Tang?

Her surname was Tang, so it wasn't entirely wrong to call her that, but a good young lady should be angry when she was called Madam.

Or was it because "yao" is the same as "yao", yao means small, and lan means big boobs, and she was jealous that Li Tianlan was older than her in every way?

He didn't know the specific reason.

…

After returning to Zhong's house, the first thing Tang Ning did was to take out the thin books that were used as pads on the corners of the table in the room.

There were three books in total, all of which were tattered, and there was not even a name on the cover.

It really is true that you get what you pay for. The color hardcover edition that cost three taels of silver was not of the same quality as the tattered one that cost ten cents.

Tang Ning opened the first book and was disappointed as expected.

The booklet had a figure drawn with simple lines, without even facial features, and could only barely make out a human figure, which was completely incomparable to the high-definition, uncensored color pictures he saw today.

He opened another book, which was also the simplest graphic.

Tang Ning didn't have much hope for the last book. He flipped through it casually. It was still the same simple lines. He imitated the drawings on the book and put it on the corner of the table.

His journey to becoming a martial arts master was still a long way off.

After writing another policy paper, he felt his head was a little swollen. It took time for the ice to freeze three feet thick. Tang Ning didn't plan to write ten articles today. He would take these three articles to Zhong Yi's room in the evening and discuss them with her.

He came to the yard and began to practice the moves that Tang Yaoyao taught him.

According to Tang Yaojing, the moves were only the basis. In order to exert the power of the moves, the internal strength must also keep up. Tang Ning couldn't reach that level yet. Tang Yaojing said that at least after he took the imperial examination, he would be taught the internal strength method.

This body still needs to be strengthened. After practicing twice, he was slightly out of breath and sat on the stone bench to rest.

Tang Yaoyao jumped down from the wall and said, "You can't do it after just two times. If you are lazy like this, you will never be able to break through yourself."

Tang Ning stood up again. He could allow Tang Yaojing to say that he was lazy, but he could not allow her to say that he was not good enough.

"It's useless for you to practice alone." Tang Yaoyao walked in front of him and said, "Treat me as your enemy. Now, attack me."

Tang Ning did not attack Tang Yaoyao, but just looked at her.

He was thinking about where he had offended her today. If he attacked her, he would be dead.

After all, her long legs were not only beautiful, but also useful.

Tang Yaoyao looked at him disdainfully and put one hand behind her back: "I'll give you one hand."

Tang Ning glanced at her long legs hidden behind her skirt and shook her head.

It was not that he was inferior. Tang Yaojing kicked him ten meters away and couldn't use her hand at all.

Tang Yaoyao rolled her eyes at him and said, "You don't need your legs, let alone your internal strength. Just use this one hand."

If Tang Ning retreats again without using his internal strength or legs, and he is forced to use one hand, he will have no dignity left as a man.

Tang Ning thought for a moment, looked at her and said, "I have another request."

Tang Yaoyao glanced at him and said, "Say it."

"Don't hit me in the face!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and grabbed Tang Yaoyao's shoulder.

Snap!

Tang Yaoyao's body slightly tilted, and her other hand casually slapped his wrist, causing a burning pain in Tang Ning's wrist.

Tang Yaoyao didn't look at him and said calmly, "Too slow!"

Tang Yaojing is usually unreliable, but he is always serious about this matter.

Tang Ning rubbed his wrist and rushed forward again.

"Too slow, full of flaws!"

"Don't look at the attack, are you worried that your opponent doesn't know your moves?"

"Try harder, you eat so much every day, where is your strength going?"

...

Tang Ning had long been accustomed to Tang Yaojing's strictness, he was just a little disappointed. Tang Yaojing asked him to use two legs and one hand, and he didn't use internal force, he was not her opponent, what's the use of what he practiced every day?

When he was thinking about this, Tang Yaojing slapped his wrist again and said lightly: "At this time, you can still be distracted?"

Tang Ning hurriedly came back to his senses, and when he looked again, her palm had already slapped his chest.

If it was a real fight of life and death, when her hand landed on his chest, Tang Ning would be a dead man.

He immediately stretched out his hand to block it, but other pictures flashed in his mind at this moment, and his body stepped sideways, just avoiding her palm.

One of his hands held Tang Yaoyao's wrist, and the other hand pressed on her chest.

If it was a life-and-death fight now, Tang Yaojing would already be a dead Yaojing.

Unfortunately, it is not.