"Teach you martial arts?!"
Xu Lan's pretty face showed a trace of astonishment. After a moment of silence, he stared at Lin Jiangnian and asked, "You want to learn martial arts?"
“That’s right!”
"Why?"
"The greatest heroes serve their country and their people. Learning martial arts is naturally for the purpose of being chivalrous and righteous, acting bravely when justice is needed, and robbing the rich to help the poor."
Xu Lan: “…”
In terms of wealth, who in Linzhou can be as rich as your Linwang Mansion?
You are robbing yourself, right?
Xu Lan snorted coldly: "Can you speak some human language?"
"That……"
Lin Jiangnian thought for a moment: "Does self-protection count?"
Self-protection?
Xu Lan raised her eyebrows, as if she had thought of something.
In that case, it doesn't seem incomprehensible that he wants to learn martial arts for self-defense?
"Calculate!"
Xu Lan narrowed his eyes and nodded: "However, if you want to learn martial arts, wouldn't it be better to find Zhiyuan?"
"She's much better than me!"
“Is she very powerful?”
"I'm not sure. I haven't seen her take action, but her martial arts skills must be quite strong..."
There was a strange look in Xu Lan's eyes, and he thought for a moment: "At least fifth grade!"
"Only fifth rank?"
"talent?"
Hearing this, Xu Lan snorted softly, "Do you know how difficult it is to reach the fifth-grade Wuxiang realm? Do you know how much effort is required and what kind of talent is needed to achieve it?"
"have no idea."
Xu Lan: “…”
"Forget it, I can't explain it to you..."
Xu Lan waved her hand and said with a slightly arrogant look: "In short, at her age, she has reached the fifth level of the Wuxiang realm, which is already considered a rare genius in the world!"
This proud little look, as if she is the one who has reached the fifth rank!
Lin Jiangnian said in surprise, "According to what you said, that princess you mentioned last time is already a second-rank master? Doesn't that mean she's a genius among geniuses?"
"She's different!"
Xu Lan's eyes flashed with envy, and he sighed, "She can't be viewed with the eyes of ordinary people... She is the most gifted genius in the world in hundreds of years. She is a person who only has martial arts practice in her eyes. She is not comparable to ordinary people!"
Lin Jiangnian was silent.
Is there such a saying?
"Then you, the ninth rank..."
Lin Jiang looked at her with tentative suspicion.
Xu Lan snorted heavily and said angrily, "I can beat you with just one hand!"
Lin Jiangnian believed it.
He shook his head again and sighed: "I would like to go to her to learn, but whether she can teach me is a problem. Besides, wouldn't it be easy to expose my identity?"
Xu Lan was stunned and thought of this as well.
Too!
Prince Lin has never been fond of martial arts since he was a child. To be more precise, he cannot endure hardship.
In the past, Prince Lin also dreamed of becoming a martial arts master, a grandmaster, but in the end he was defeated by the hardships of practicing martial arts and quietly became a playboy.
The hard work required to learn martial arts is not something that ordinary people can endure.
Even for her, reaching the Ninth Rank required unimaginable effort from ordinary people. From ancient times to the present, countless people have been blocked from entering the Ninth Rank.
For Prince Lin, who had reached the peak of his life at birth, there was really no need for him to work hard and suffer.
Now that Lin Jiangnian suddenly said he wanted to learn martial arts, it was inevitable that Zhiyuan would be suspicious.
"If that's the case, then I can't teach you!"
Xu Lan curled her lips: "If she finds out, won't she be suspicious of you? There are so many spies in your palace, nothing you do can escape her eyes."
Lin Jiangnian was silent for a moment, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Then, is there any kind of kung fu that can be mastered quickly, where one can increase internal strength and become a peerless master simply by hiding in a room and meditating?"
Looking at Lin Jiangnian's eyes full of expectation, Xu Lan fell silent.
She even began to doubt whether the guy in front of her was really the Prince Lin... What kind of person was he?
This sounds familiar!
"Dream on!"
Xu Lan rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "There are no shortcuts in martial arts. If you want to learn martial arts, you have to take it one step at a time. I also went through a lot of hardships to achieve my current achievements, didn't I?"
But then she thought of something and said thoughtfully, "However, you could go to Ruyi Tower and take a look. It houses the unique martial arts of countless martial arts sects across the world... If you look carefully, you might find some unorthodox skills that could really help you become a master quickly."
“…”
Lin Jiangnian ignored Xu Lan's sarcasm and sighed.
It still doesn’t work!
It is indeed unrealistic to expect to avoid being suspected by Zhiyuan.
As for entering Ruyi Tower... this also requires an opportunity.
"But there is another way!"
Xu Lan looked at Lin Jiangnian with a smile and continued, "Although she has some doubts about you, she doesn't think you're a fake. After all, it's rare for two people in the world to be so similar... As long as you don't reveal yourself, if you have the chance, you can test her..."
"Don't be fooled by her cold appearance. She's actually not as scary as you think."
Lin Jiangnian was silent.
A cold-blooded maid who kills people without blinking an eye at the slightest disagreement, and she calls this not scary?
Looking at Xu Lan's energetic and slightly gloating expression, Lin Jiangnian suddenly thought of something and asked, "So, after all the talk, you just won't teach me. Is it because..."
"You are just a low-rank ninth-rank cultivator. You don't have the ability to teach me?"
Xu Lan: “…”
“…”
Just when Xu Lan was furious and wanted to settle the score with Lin Jiangnian.
A figure appeared outside their attic.
Suddenly someone approached, and the two became alert and turned back at the same time.
The next second, a figure hidden in the dark stopped the other party from approaching. It was the guard beside Xu Lan.
As the eldest daughter of the Xu family, she naturally had to be accompanied by guards when she went out. Today, Xu Lan and Lin Jiangnian appeared in the brothel attic for a private conversation, and naturally they needed to conceal their presence.
A maid-like girl appeared in their sight: "Two gentlemen..."
Xu Lan looked at the other person and asked, "Who are you?"
The maid's eyes fell on Lin Jiangnian: "Hello, young master. My young lady has a great admiration for this young master. She specially sent this servant to invite you over for a gathering."
"Your young lady?"
Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes and looked at the maid in front of him: "Who is your young lady?"
The maid said, "Su Lu!"
Su Lu?
Lin Jiangnian had no impression of this name. Instead, Xu Lan beside him was stunned: "Su Lu? Your young lady is Su Lu, the most beautiful girl in Yingfeng Garden?"
Lin Jiangnian turned his head to look at her and saw a look of surprise on her face.
Seems a bit unexpected?
Oiran?
"Yes." The little maid nodded. "My young lady would like to invite you over for a gathering. Would you be so kind as to do me the honor?"
Lin Jiangnian instinctively realized that something was wrong and was about to refuse when Xu Lan beside him said, "Alright, go back and tell your lady that he will be there soon."
"Then I will go back and report."
After the little maid left, Lin Jiangnian turned to look at Xu Lan and frowned: "When did I say I was going over?"
“Isn’t this a good thing?”
Xu Lan glanced at him with a half-smile: "Su Lu is the most beautiful woman in Yingfeng Garden. It's hard for many people to meet her. She has admired you for a long time and took the initiative to meet you? If you don't meet her, isn't it a bit too heartless?"
Lin Jiangnian had a blank expression on his face: "Do I know him?"
"have no idea."
Xu Lan looked at Lin Jiangnian with a hint of suspicion: "However, Prince Lin likes brothels and other places of pleasure, so logically speaking, he should know her..."
"I don't think I know him!"
Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes: "If they are old acquaintances, this maid shouldn't use admiration..."
"It seems that most of them don't know each other."
"But if she didn't know me, why did she take the initiative to meet me?"
Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian's eyes became clearer.
"There's something wrong with this courtesan!"
“…”