I, the wanderer of the universe, love making friends

Chapter 157 How can I live without a man?

now.

This beautiful military advisor, who is as beautiful as a fairy, has endless wisdom and cunning in her eyes.

He seemed happy about Li Xiuning's arrival.

Shen Lang followed her gaze and saw Li Xiuning slowly walking up the stairs.

Every step she took seemed to be stepping on everyone's heart, gracefully and calmly.

The Hu costume from last night is gone today, replaced by a gorgeous outfit of light and beautiful colors that seems to be able to melt people's hearts.

The texture of the gorgeous dress was delicate and smooth, swaying slightly as she walked, further highlighting her slim and charming figure.

Her figure is as graceful as a willow in the wind, and every move she makes exudes an indescribable elegance, which is truly impeccable.

Her mother was originally a Hu woman from the Xianbei tribe and was deeply influenced by Hu customs, so it was not surprising that Li Xiuning occasionally dressed up as a Hu.

As Li Xiuning walked up the stairs step by step, Shan Wanjing's original intention of settling Shen Lang's mistakes was temporarily thrown out of the window.

The corners of her mouth rose slightly, and she said with a smile: "Xiuning, come and sit here."

"Sister Wanjing." Li Xiuning also responded with the same warm smile and walked over with light steps.

Then he politely greeted Shen Lang: "Hello, Mr. Shen."

Shen Lang nodded in response.

Li Xiuning's gaze fell on Shen Luoyan, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, and he asked, "What's this girl's name?"

Shen Luoyan said calmly: "We just met last night, you can continue to call me Madam Shen."

At this moment, she felt a little helpless, but her face still remained calm.

Because it is too late to wear a veil now, instead of hiding it, it is better to state your identity openly.

Shan Wanjing introduced: "She is Shen Luoyan, the beautiful military advisor of the Wagang Army."

Hearing this, Li Xiuning was very surprised.

The military advisor Shen of the Wagang Army is Madam Shen.

Smiling, she said, "So Madam Shen is the famous Military Advisor Shen. Xiuning didn't recognize her at first, so please forgive me, Military Advisor Shen."

But he was thinking in his heart: The military advisor of the Wagang Army is actually with Shen Lang. This person's identity is indeed mysterious. Could he be a member of the Wagang Army?

Moreover, as the military advisor of the Wagang Army, how could Shen Luoyan come to Pengcheng?
Is there any purpose?
In addition, Li Xiuning was also surprised by Shen Lang's relationship with the Dongming Sect. She could tell at a glance that Shan Wanjing's relationship with him must be extraordinary. No wonder she knew about the account book.

She suddenly thought: If she could get his help, maybe she could get the account book, then she would have no worries, and she could even take the opportunity to bring down the three major clans including the Yuwen clan.

I just don’t know what price I have to pay to make Shen Lang agree to help.

"It's okay, it's good that you can't recognize me." Shen Luoyan waved her hand.

Li Xiuning turned around and greeted Shan Wanjing again: "Sister Wanjing, I didn't expect to see you here. My second brother has already left to visit you. Didn't you meet him?"

What she was talking about was that Li Shimin hoped Shan Meixian would write a letter to Li Yuan, asking him to rebel.

I just don’t know why I met Shan Wanjing here.

"Do you know each other?" Shan Wanjing didn't rush to answer the question, her eyes moving between Li Xiuning and Shen Lang.

Li Xiuning smiled slightly and said, "Yes, Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen borrowed a boat to come to Pengcheng last night, and we met once."

"Mrs. Shen?" Shan Wanjing looked at Shen Lang and Shen Luoyan, "How come I didn't know when you got married?"

Shen Luoyan showed no fear at all and said with a sweet smile, "My last name is Shen too, so there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with calling me Madam Shen."

Shan Wanjing didn't know how to answer for a moment. After a moment of silence, she said, "I almost forgot, your last name is Shen."

At the same time, I was thinking in my heart, could it be that Shen Lang really cares about the world?

Otherwise, how could he be hanging out with the military advisor of the Wagang Army and also with people from the Li clan?

But I don’t know what he is planning for now, and there are outsiders present, so it’s not easy to ask directly.

He regained his composure and said with a smile, "I haven't met your second brother yet, and my mother is on the boat. Although she has temporarily handed over some of the sect's affairs to me, she still makes decisions on some matters. If your second brother asks to see her, she will probably meet him."

"I see." Li Xiuning nodded gently, picked up the wine glass and poured her a glass of wine. "Sister Wanjing, it's better to meet by chance than to invite each other. I will offer you a glass of wine."

Because of Li Xiuning's arrival, Shan Wanjing stopped talking about other things and started chatting with Li Xiuning.

Li Xiuning was fascinated by the story about the customs and culture of Ryukyu and the mysterious and beautiful scenes, with longing in her eyes.

At the same time, Shan Wanjing did not ignore Shen Luoyan, and she would throw the topic to Shen Luoyan from time to time.

Shen Lang always knows when to keep quiet and when to speak.

He sat quietly by, listening to their conversation, occasionally inserting a word or two that was just right, which neither seemed abrupt nor failed to add the finishing touch.

When talking about things in the underworld, he relies on his rich experience and keen insight to express unique views that are eye-opening.

In addition to the affairs of the martial arts world, the few of them also talked about various strange stories.

They also discussed the development of various rebel forces and the situation inside and outside the court. When talking about these, Shen Lang was always able to give different opinions.

He is not like others who follow the crowd, but has his own independent thinking and judgment.

When Li Xiuning talked about some of Li Shimin's ideas, he would also express his own views, not to refute for the sake of refuting, but to supplement from another perspective, or to make new suggestions.

All his words were meaningful and reasonable, which made the women look at him with admiration.

Whether it was Shen Luoyan who received his teachings, or Shan Wanjing and Li Xiuning, they all felt his temperament of being able to plan and win battles thousands of miles away.

I feel like he is a wise man, silently leading everyone in the right direction.

In the past, Shan Wanjing always felt that Li Shimin was the true hero who could convince people, but now she couldn't help but compare him with Shen Lang.

Perhaps Li Shimin is indeed a hero.

Shen Lang is more like a hermit, with extensive knowledge and proficiency in medicine, Qimen, military strategy, classics, etc.

The few of them chatted for quite a while.

Shan Wanjing suddenly said, "I heard there's a big casino in the city. I wonder if Advisor Shen and Xiuning would be interested in going there to broaden their horizons?"

Shen Luoyan smiled sweetly and said, "It's just a casino. If Miss Shan wants to go, Luoyan will accompany her."

"Casino?" Li Xiuning thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid my second brother wouldn't agree. I was thinking of disguising myself as a man, but on second thought, I'm afraid of causing unnecessary trouble."

Shan Wanjing smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to be thinking about disguising yourself as a man. Why don't you go back and disguise yourself as a man, and then we can go to the casino together?"

Encouraged by her, Li Xiuning thought about it for a moment and said, "Okay, then I'll go back and change into men's clothes and then go to the casino."

After the discussion, Li Xiuning went back to the boat to change into men's clothes and stood together with Shan Wanjing, who was dressed as a man. Judging from their appearance, they looked like a pair of handsome young men.

Shen Luoyan smiled and said, "I didn't expect you women dressed as men to be so handsome. Even a woman like me likes you."

"It's rare that Military Advisor Shen praises you so much. How about we accompany you to visit Pengcheng first?" asked Shan Wanjing.

Shen Luoyan nodded: "Okay, I have nothing to do now anyway."

"Do you need my company?" Shen Lang asked casually.

Shan Wanjing shook her head. "I don't think you have time to accompany me. Don't forget that our Dongming Sect's ship still has two people from Yuhang. Oh, by the way, the one from Goryeo has already left for Luoyang."

Shen Lang was a little surprised, "Fu Jun'er is gone?"

"She said she was going to look for her two sons. Now your maid is the only one left on the boat. If you don't come back, I'm afraid she will be waiting for you till death." Shan Wanjing said.

Shen Lang nodded: "Okay, I'll go see my maid first."

It is true that I haven't seen Zhenzhen for some time. Besides, Shan Wanjing is not here now, so I can go meet Shan Meixian first.

If Shan Wanjing knew all of a sudden that she suddenly had a father, it would definitely be difficult for her to accept it. It would be better to let her know slowly and quietly.

Moisturize, moisten.

It will naturally come to fruition, in pairs, with the right medicine for the right condition, and the disease will be cured...

Shan Wanjing called a guardian of the Dongming Sect named Shan Qing and asked her to send Shen Lang to the Dongming Sect's large ship.

Shen Lang and Shan Qing had just walked a short distance.

A handsome young man in white came towards them, with two middle-aged men beside him. The three of them greeted Shan Qingxing.

Shan Qing introduced, "Our Dongming sect is divided into two branches, male and female. Females take the surname Shan, while males take the surname Shang. If you join our sect in the future, you must also change your surname to Shang. For example, these people in front of us have the surname Shang."

Before Shen Lang could speak, the young man in white said calmly, "My name is Shang Ming."

He then introduced the two handsome middle-aged men, Shang Bang and Shang Kuitai.

Shan Qing added, "Our female lineage has four guardian fairies, and our male lineage also has four guardian generals. The other two are Shang Ren and Shang Wannian, who are not here at the moment."

Shang Ming said proudly, "It's not easy to get the surname Shang. I heard Wan Jing has been traveling with you for some time. If I find out that you have done anything to hurt Wan Jing, I will definitely not let you go!"

Because of Shan Wanjing, Shang Ming was hostile to him and spoke to him in an unfriendly tone.

"Are you Shan Wanjing's future husband?" Shen Lang asked with a smile. "No, you're going to marry Shan Wanjing?"

Shang Ming said proudly: "Exactly!"

Shen Lang nodded and said, "Then I have two things I must tell you."

"What?" Shang Ming asked coldly.

"First, my last name is Shen. It wasn't Shang before, and it will never be Shang in the future," Shen Lang said. "Second, you and Shan Wanjing have no future together. From now on, everything she's given you, and everything she hasn't given you, must go to me, Shen, and you don't even have the right to be jealous."

Shang Ming's face darkened, he snorted coldly, and said disdainfully: "You are quite wishful thinking. If you join the Dongming Sect in the future, I will never accept you."

Shang Bang angrily said, "Marshal Ming, this man dared to humiliate you. You must not let him off lightly!"

Shang Kuitai's eyes flashed with murderous intent as he said, "He must be jealous of you, Yu Mingshuai, that's why he's so rude. Let me teach him a lesson!"

The situation suddenly became extremely tense and dangerous, and it seemed that someone might die at any moment.

Shan Qing said coldly, "He's the one the princess invited aboard. Are you going to attack him?" Shang Bang looked confident he had him. "Even if he's the one the princess invited aboard, how dare you insult Marshal Ming? Marshal Ming, what are you going to do?"

Shang Ming said: "It's a waste of time to talk to such a small character. Just break one of his arms and legs."

"Marshal Ming, are you really going to take action?" Shan Qing asked coldly.

Shen Lang shook his head. "Why do you have to fight and kill for everything? If I take action, it will either kill or injure. It's very scary."

Before he finished speaking, Shang Bang stretched out his five fingers and grabbed his arm.

Shang Kuitai also gathered his energy with his fingers and pointed at Shen Lang's waist with incredible speed. The energy broke through the wind, making a "whoosh" sound.

The two men attacked too quickly, and Shan Qing had no time to help block.

Shen Lang stretched out his hand slowly, and flicked his fingers at the tiger's mouth of Shang Bang's right hand, which had turned from a claw into a fist.

"Oh!"

With a muffled sound, Shang Bang's body shook, and he staggered back four or five steps, groaning in pain.

Just because the other party just casually flicked his knuckles, not only was his knuckles cracked, but his arm bones were also broken.

A terrifying force was still rushing through his body along his arm.

Shang Bang had no time to think about anything else and hurriedly used his internal energy to resist.

On the other side, Shang Kuitai's energy was as sharp as a spear at first, but when it entered Shen Lang's waist, the force of his fingers miraculously disappeared. The waist was like a bottomless empty pool. No matter how much true energy he sent out, it was like a drop in the ocean, and no trace of it could be seen.

Shang Kuitai shouted, "Oh no!" What kind of weird martial arts is this?
He was horrified and was about to withdraw his finger.

Shen Lang pointed his finger at his heart again.

Shang Kuitai was suddenly struck by lightning, blood splattered on his chest, and he fell to the ground.

Everyone, including Shan Qing and Shang Ming, turned pale.

Because it all happened so fast.

In just a blink of an eye, Shang Bang broke one of his arms, and Shang Kuitai was even thrown back more than ten feet away, dying from a chest rupture caused by the strong energy.

Before they could react, Shen Lang continued, "Protector Shan, you saw it with your own eyes. Although I had my magical powers to protect me, they both attacked at the same time. I was so scared that I accidentally attacked them too hard. You must testify for me on this matter."

Shan Qing's expression became extremely solemn.

Shang Mingze's face looked extremely ugly, because he didn't expect the other party's skills to be so high!

Seeing Shang Kuitai lying on the ground, he didn't bother to question him and hurried to help Shang Kuitai up.

It’s a pity that it’s too late to save the situation now.

"You actually killed Protector Shang!" Shang Ming looked at Shen Lang and said with a grim face.

Shen Lang spread out his hands. "I told you that if I strike, you'll either die or get injured. You didn't believe me. On my way here, I saw a Wangji coffin shop in the city. You should go and order one. Mention my name and you'll get a 20% discount. If you buy two, you'll get a 40% discount."

Shang Ming gritted his teeth and said, "I will definitely buy you another pair!"

"You should keep it for yourself. Remember to buy the style you like." Shen Lang said, and then said to Shan Qing: "Protector Shan, since this handsome guy wants to buy a coffin, let's not delay and get on the boat first."

Shan Qing looked at him solemnly and nodded slowly, "Mr. Shen, please."

Shen Lang killed Shang Kuitai with one move, and she had to report this to the lady as soon as possible.

Arriving at the dock, we boarded the Dongming Sect's speedboat, sailed through the waters crowded with ships, and headed straight for the Dongming Sect's large ship.

Shan Qing moored the boat next to the Piaoxiang and led him on board.

She called an ugly maid to take him to see Wei Zhenzhen first, while she herself went to report to Shan Meixian.

Shen Lang sat down and flirted with Wei Zhenzhen for a while when another maid came to call him. It was the beautiful maid who took him on board to meet Madam Dongming that day.

When I saw him.

The maid's eyes lit up, and she said happily, "It's been a few days since we last met. Master Shen is still as energetic as ever."

Shen Lang smiled and said, "It's amazing that the young lady still remembers me. As the young lady said, I also think that the young lady is still as graceful as ever."

"Thank you for the compliment, sir." The maidservant suppressed her smile and said softly, "Please follow me. Madam wants to see you now."

Shen Lang casually asked, "May I ask your name, young lady?"

The beautiful maid paused and said softly, "Since you have asked, I dare not refuse to answer. My humble name is Shan Ruyin."

It was the same day when they met Shan Meixian in her cabin. Shan Ruyin took him to sit facing the curtain and then left.

As the footsteps outside the door faded away, Shan Meixian's voice was heard from behind the curtain: "You killed Shang Kuitai and broke Shang Bang's arm?"

Shen Lang lifted the curtain and Shan Meixian was behind it.

And she was alone.

There are four treasures of the study and some books on the desk.

Shen Lang stepped forward quickly and held her in his arms.

Shan Meixian struggled a few times, "No, don't do this..."

But before she could finish her words, Shen Lang's hand slipped into her clothes and caressed her gently.

Shan Meixian's face suddenly turned red, her beautiful eyes closed tightly, and her little mouth pursed, as if she was afraid of making any sound.

But every touch from Shen Lang made her tremble all over and her breathing wheezed.

Shen Lang bit her earlobe lightly and asked softly, "Beautiful lady, we have been apart for a while. Have you missed me?"

Shan Meixian panted and said, "I don't miss you. Stop it now! Don't move around! I have something important to ask you."

"Isn't this a serious matter?" Shen Lang asked.

Shan Meixian suddenly let out a long and particularly intense groan, and her body trembled violently, all because Shen Lang was trying to find a crack in the sky.

"Don't move, I really have something important to ask you." Shan Meixian pressed his hand desperately.

Shen Lang said, "What's the matter? Just ask, I will tell you everything I know."

But the hands on Shan Meixian's upper body never stopped.

Shan Meixian saw that she couldn't stop him, so she just let him do what he wanted. "How could you hurt Shang Bang and kill Shang Kuitai? They were both the backbone of the Dongming Sect. Now one is dead and the other is injured in your hands. What are we going to do?"

"They all want to kill me, can't I resist?" Shen Lang said disapprovingly, "Don't be afraid, if they want to cause trouble for me, you can just hand me over. I want to see if the Shang family doesn't want to live anymore."

Hearing this, Shan Meixian was shocked: "Are you going to kill them all?"

"It's not my habit to sit back and wait for death." Shen Lang said, "My habit is to kill. I will kill anyone who opposes me. In the end, no one will object anymore."

Shan Meixian was stunned for a moment.

I don’t know whether to say this is a bold idea or a crazy idea.

At this moment, there was another knock on the door: "Madam, Li Shimin, the son of the head of the Li family, wants to see you."

Shan Meixian hurriedly sent a message: "Let me go quickly and find a place to hide so that no one can see you."

Her clothes were still half-open, through which the peaks of the mountains could be vaguely seen, and the blush on her face had not faded, making her extremely attractive.

"What are you afraid of? Isn't there this curtain?" Shen Lang said, "He can't see us, and that kid must be hiding something. Why don't you let me give you some advice? How can you live without a man at home?"

Seeing that he was clinging to her and refused to leave, Shan Meixian thought that the curtain could not see this side, so she said to the outside helplessly: "Let him in."

After a while, Li Shimin walked into the house.

He bowed respectfully and said, "Li Shimin greets Madam. My father is stationed in Taiyuan and cannot come in person. I hope Madam will forgive me."

"Since your father can't leave, how can I blame him?" Shan Meixian tried to keep her tone steady and asked calmly, "I wonder what's the important matter, Master Li? Are you here for the weapons?"

"That's right," Li Shimin replied. "Also, I have another favor to ask, and I hope Madam can agree to it."

"whats the matter?"

Li Shimin said, "At present, Liang Shidu and Liu Wuzhou of the Yingyang faction have both defected to the Turks and been named Datu Pijia Khan and Dingyang Khan respectively. These two rebels are still marching on Taiyuan at the orders of the Turkic Khan. If we cannot defend Taiyuan, the Turks will surely seize the opportunity to invade, and then the Central Plains will be in danger."

"Due to ancestral rules, we cannot interfere in the affairs of the Central Plains." Shan Meixian said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult to help with this matter."

"No, I want you to persuade my father when you see him, so that he won't be burdened by the tyrant." Li Shimin said sincerely, "Besides, the tyrant has just transferred the Guanzhong army to Jiangdu to suppress Du Fuwei. Now is the perfect time."

Shan Meixian was silent for a moment, then said, "Master Li, there's no need to discuss this matter any further. Please forgive me, Dongming Sect, for being unable to assist you."

Hearing this, Li Shimin outside the curtain could only nod: "Yes."

Shen Lang sent a voice message to Shan Meixian, "Do you remember the account books that the Yuwen and Dugu clans wanted? They are the source of the chaos."

"Do you want me to hand over the account book to Li Shimin?" Shan Meixian shook her head and refused. "The account book is related to the reputation of our Dongming Sect. How can I just give it to someone?"

Shen Lang said, "Since you're unwilling to hand over the account books, why don't you write a letter to Li Yuan, explaining the pros and cons. That way, when the Li family raises an army in the future, they will definitely have to order weapons from the Dongming Sect."

After careful consideration, Shan Meixian said, "Then let's write a letter. Li Yuan and I have some friendship, so we can help him avoid being burdened by the tyrant."

Then he said to Li Shimin, "However, your father and I have some friendship. I will write a letter explaining the pros and cons, and you can send it back to Taiyuan to your father."

"Thank you, madam!" Li Shimin was overjoyed.

The next moment, he was stunned again, because he heard Shen Lang's voice transmission to him: "You have to thank me, Shen Lang, for this matter, otherwise you wouldn't even get this letter."

Li Shimin was extremely shocked and thought to himself, "He is indeed a master! But I wonder where he is hiding? Is he behind the curtain?"

After Shan Meixian finished writing the letter and handed it out from under the curtain, Li Shimin said gratefully, "Shimin thanks Madam."

Li Shimin took the letter and left happily.

Shen Lang pressed Shan Meixian on the table.

"Hurry, call daddy..."

(End of this chapter)