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Chapter 20 Hongtai Inn

The inn where Li Zhichang and Yang Guo and others stayed was called Hongtai Inn. Yang Guo and Guo went to the inn with Guo Fu to find Yin Zhiping yesterday evening. He had explained in detail where the inn was and how to walk. Therefore, it was very convenient for Yin Zhiping to find it at this time. After asking twice on the way, he found the place.

This Hongtai Inn is not too far from the Watergate Wharf where they entered the city yesterday. Obviously, Li Zhichang led the team and did not go far, but just chose one nearby.

After getting off the carriage, Yin Zhiping took Shi Bingyun into the inn. He went to the counter to ask the shopkeeper. Li Zhichang and the others had just moved in yesterday, and there were many people, most of them were Taoist priests. The characteristics were very obvious, and Changgui still remembered clearly. When Yin Zhiping asked, he didn't need to go through the registration book and immediately remembered it, and then asked the shop assistant to take them over.

Li Zhichang and others were crowded, so they directly booked a small courtyard. The shopkeeper led Yin Zhiping and Shi Bingyun to the gate of the courtyard, and said goodbye and left, allowing them to go in by themselves. The courtyard gate was a round moon gate, and there was no actual door installed, so you could see through inside and outside.

Yin Zhiping looked into the yard and saw Yang Guo and Guo Fu sitting at the stone table in the yard chatting, but the others were not seen in the yard.

Yang Guo's eyes were sharp-eyed, and he saw Yin Zhiping first, and quickly got up and shouted happily, "Master!" He shouted, and quickly trotted to meet him, and Guo Fu also got up and followed him.

After running two steps, Yang Guo saw that there was a beautiful girl similar to him next to Yin Zhiping, and couldn't help but wonder. After coming over, he looked at Shi Bingyun and asked Yin Zhiping: "Master, who is this?"

Guo Fu was also very curious about why there was a girl next to Yin Zhiping. But after coming over, he still greeted Yin Zhiping and said, "Uncle Yin."

Yin Zhiping responded, nodded to Guo Fu, greeted Yang Guo, "Let's go in and talk." He stepped into the yard first. Shi Bingyun also looked at Yang Guo and Guo Fu curiously, followed Yin Zhiping and walked in.

After walking into the yard for a few steps, he heard "creaking" sounds one after another, and the doors of the houses on both sides of the yard were constantly opened. However, Li Zhichang and Quanzhen disciples in the room heard Yang Guo's just calling "Master", and everyone knew that it was Yin Zhiping who came.

It was just after lunch. Li Zhichang and others also used lunch in front and came back shortly after they came back. Most of them rested in the room and no one went out, so they were very well-known. Even Yang Guo and Guo Fu, a total of sixteen people were there.

After Li Zhichang and others left the door, they all came to pay homage to each other when they saw that it was Yin Zhiping who had arrived. After Yin Zhiping returned the ceremony one by one, they were welcomed to the hall opposite the gate of the courtyard. After sitting down, Yin Zhiping and Li Zhichang said a few words, asked about the situation on their side, and pointed to Shi Bingyun who was standing beside them and said to everyone: "I will introduce to you that this is my newly accepted disciple today. The surname is Shi, the name is Bingyun, and he is the granddaughter of the prime minister Shi Xianggong. Today, I went to Shi Xianggong's house with Lord Lu to attend a banquet, and unexpectedly I got a good disciple."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but feel surprised. It was already unexpected that Yin Zhiping accepted a female disciple, which was very strange. Unexpectedly, this female disciple was actually the granddaughter of the prime minister of the current dynasty. This was even more surprising.

In fact, if you don’t talk about them, even Yin Zhiping himself. Before that, he would never have thought that he would take Shi Songzhi’s granddaughter as his disciple at a banquet at Shi Songzhi’s house. The wonders of the world are here. Sometimes, you never know what will happen in the next moment and what changes will bring to your life.

Although everyone was surprised and strange, they didn't ask much in front of Shi Bingyun. Moreover, except for Li Zhichang, all of whom were Yin Zhiping's juniors, but they were not qualified to question him or ask more questions.

It was Li Zhichang who reacted first and took the lead in congratulating Yin Zhi: "I wish my senior brother will accept another good disciple."

The remaining people also reacted and congratulated Yin Zhi in parallel.

After receiving the courtesy, Yin Zhiping pointed at Li Zhichang and said to Shi Bingyun: "Yun'er, this is your uncle Li Zhichang."

When Shi Bingyun heard this, he bowed to Li Zhichang and said, "Bingyun has met Uncle Li."

Li Zhichang nodded and reached out to help him, "You don't have to be too polite to me," said Li Zhichang.

Yin Zhiping pointed to Yang Guo and introduced: "This is your senior brother Yang Guo."

Shi Bingyun bowed to Yang Guo again and said, "Bingyun has met Senior Brother Yang."

Yang Guo replied, "Junior sister is polite."

The remaining Quanzhen disciples were not Yin Zhiping's direct disciples. He was too lazy to introduce them one by one, so he said to everyone: "Okay, I have something to say to you Master Li, you all go out." He also instructed Yang Guo: "Guo'er, you can bring your junior sister to meet other senior brothers."

"Yes." Yang Guo agreed, then bowed with everyone and retreated, and Shi Bingyun also went out.

Li Zhichang watched everyone leave the hall and walk far away in the yard. He looked at Shi Bingyun's figure and asked Yin Zhiping: "Senior brother, why did you accept such a disciple?"

Yin Zhiping did not intend to tell Li Zhichang the details of the Shi Mansion banquet in detail, but just pretended to be arrogant and sighed, pretending to be helpless: "This is hard to refuse the kindness!"

When he said this, Li Zhichang nodded and expressed his understanding. He thought that Shi Songzhi asked Yin Zhiping to accept his granddaughter as his disciple. Yin Zhiping did not want to offend the prime minister of the dynasty, so he reluctantly agreed and accepted the female disciple.

But then he frowned slightly and said in a strange mood: "Is there no man among the grandsons of Shi Xianggong? He thought that his family would join your senior brother, why did he choose such a petite lady?"

Yin Zhiping shook his head and smiled slightly, and said, "You are wrong. It's not that Mr. Shi wants to join my disciple, but that Mr. Shi himself wants to join my disciple, so Mr. Shi speaks to me. Junior brother, don't underestimate me, a female disciple. Although she looks like a weak official lady, she actually has learned martial arts since she was a child. She has been in the background for six or seven years. When she joins me, she actually leads her skills and joins her master."

"Oh!" Li Zhichang nodded, and did not ask any more questions. He turned around and talked about something else with Yin Zhiping.

The two of them said for half an hour in the hall. Yin Zhiping saw that Yang Guo had already introduced the remaining Quanzhen disciples to Shi Bingyun. After the Quanzhen disciples gathered around Shi Bingyun and said something, most of them bowed and said goodbye, and they all went back to their rooms. They either studied the scriptures, meditated, or practiced. This book was the homework they had to do every day. Although they came to Lin'an, they were constrained by Li Zhichang, but they were basically the same. In other words, Yang Guo, a lay disciple, did not have to study the scriptures and Taoisms, and he was also unable to sit still, so he thought of going to the bustling street market outside all day long.

Yin Zhiping came here today, mainly to recognize the way, and also brought Shi Bingyun to meet Li Zhichang and others, and there was nothing important left.

Bai Yuchan had not brought his men to Wuyi yet, and Yin Zhiping's sacrament was about to come tomorrow, and the missionary work could not be carried out immediately. They had no idea at the moment, so they could only wait for Bai Yuchan to come over and discuss the specific matters. Therefore, he had no much to talk to Li Zhichang at this time. He mainly talked about the meeting with the saint tomorrow morning, and after chatting about something else, Yin Zhiping stood up and said goodbye, and wanted to go back to the inn.

Li Zhichang didn't keep him for much, and took Yang Guo, Guo Fu and several Quanzhen disciples in the yard who had not returned to the room, and sent Yin Zhiping and Shi Bingyun out of the inn, and watched them leave in a carriage.

After getting on the carriage, Shi Bingyun asked the coachman to take Yin Zhiping back to the inn.

Shi Bingyun seemed very happy and said to Yin Zhiping: "Master, senior brother is very nice and speaks very funny. Miss Guo is also very beautiful, but she didn't expect that they were all engaged. Moreover, they have all walked through the world and visited many places."

The historian family is a scholarly family and a family of officials. They pay great attention to family style. Miss Sun basically never goes out all year round. She is always a family of friends. There are only a few friends of the same age, and there are also a few officials from other families with similar backgrounds. They are all well-educated and polite ladies. They talk a lot about poetry and prose and other things. They have never met Yang Guo and Guo Fu, a child of the same age. They are just in contact with them. They talked very casually, and they don’t have to quaint words. They pretend to be gentle and polite, and they can’t help laughing. In addition, Yang Guo is indeed funny and can’t help but be amusing, so even though she only has a short time, she likes to get along with them.

Yin Zhiping was very yearning for walking in the world in her tone, envious of Yang Guo and Guo Fu's experience, and smiled and said, "As long as you can convince your grandfather, it is not difficult to walk in the world."

Shi Bingyun frowned and sighed, "My grandfather wouldn't agree." He paused and said, "But I can learn martial arts from Master, you can often be with my senior brothers and others, and listen to them talk about walking around the world, which is also great."

Yin Zhiping couldn't help this, so he sighed lightly and didn't say anything more.

Shi Bingyun suddenly remembered something and asked hurriedly: "By the way, Master, I don't know how long you will stay in Lin'an? If you leave Lin'an, how will I learn martial arts from you?"

Yin Zhiping said: "Don't worry, if nothing unexpected happens, I should be staying in Lin'an for a long time. This time, in addition to being summoned by the officials and coming to meet the saint, I will also stay and preside over the missionary affairs of Quanzhen Sect in the south." He paused and said: "We will discuss the specific matters of learning martial arts with me after tomorrow. I will go to the palace to meet the saint tomorrow, but I still don't know what the result will be?"

Shi Bingyun said: "Master, you killed the Mongolian commander. I heard that it was their prince. The official will naturally reward you with great reward!"

Yin Zhiping smiled and said, "I'll give you a good word!" (To be continued...)
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