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Chapter 88: Generous Spendings
轩辕应斜了白伊然一眼，嘀咕道，“油腔滑调！”
Xuanyuan Ying glanced sideways at Bai Yian, whispering, “Glib tongue!”
顾云兰用手掐了他一下，瞎说什么，随即她笑道，“那就麻烦你了，我没想到欣儿那个丫头居然准备了那么多东西，你带着走也挺麻烦的！”
Gu Yunlan pinched him, what’s he saying. She immediately said with a smile, “Then I’ll have to bother you. I didn’t think that girl Xin’er would prepare so many things, for you to carry them on the road is still an inconvenience!”
轩辕应不痛不痒的一把抓住她的手放在她另一只手抓着的暖炉上，顺手帮她戴上大衣的帽子。
Xuanyuan Ying unfazedly grabbed her hand with one hand and the heater with the other,
看到两人的互动，白伊然眸子暗了暗，她对自己就是太客气，若是她能向对轩辕那样对自己就好了，想到这里，他咧嘴一笑，“若是当我是好朋友就不要客气！有时间，你也要来苗家庄看看！”
Seeing the two’s interactions, Bai Yiran’s eyes turned gloomy. She’s too curt towards himself, it would be wonderful if she were to treat him as she treats Xuanyuan. Thinking of this, he grinned, “If I’m such a good friend then there’s no need to be so polite! When you have time, you should come visit the Miao Territory too!”
顾云兰点点头，“那今晚，我就借花献佛，为你们送行！”
Gu Yunlan nodded her head, “Then tonight, I’ll give some offerings for your safe travel!”
“好！”白伊然脸带笑意的点点头，心却沉了下去，这两个没良心的，亏他把他们当好友呢！居然都不邀请他明年再来！
“Alright!” Bai Yiran nodded with a smile, yet his heart sunk lower. These two have no concious, luckily he still counts as a good friend! Since he wasn’t invited he’ll come again next year!
云似客来很近，冬天的六点钟天色早已暗了下来，虽然雪还在下，但一点也不影响众人的心情，一路聊着就到酒楼。
Clouds Arrive As Guests was very close by. The winter skies were already dark by six. Although the snow was still falling, it didn’t affect the group’s mood at all. They chatted the entire way to the restaurant building.
“云兰！你们来了！”紫罗兰一身蓝色加厚棉衣，她是在大厅等着的，看着一行人进了屋，才发现最后面的顾云兰和轩辕应。
“Yunlan! You guys are here!” Zi Luolan wore all blue and thick padded coat. She was waiting for them in the halls, and as people walked in, she finally noticed Gu Yunlan and Xuanyuan Ying at the very back.
顾云兰进了大厅，欣儿连忙帮她褪去身上遮雪的大衣，把衣服交给了专门的侍从，烘干。
Gu Yunlan entered the hall. Xin’er hurriedly helped her take off her cloak, and handed it to waiters.
发现众人都把目光落在了自己的身上，才发现自己忽略了众人，她连忙清清喉咙，对阎志宽点点头，“阎二公子，轩辕大帅！你们能来小店，蓬荜生辉！”
Noticing that everyone’s eyes were watching her, she found that she had neglected everyone else. She immediately cleared her throat and nodded at Yan Zhikuan, “Second Young Master Yan, Marshal Xuanyuan! Your presence brings light to this humble store!”
“紫小姐太客气了！”阎志宽点点头，笑道。
“Young Miss Zi is too polite!” Yan Zhikuan nodded his said, saying with a smile.
“是你？这店居然是你的？”张起扬一脸吃惊的看着紫罗兰。
“It’s you? This restaurant is your’s?” Zhang Qiyang looked at Zi Luolan in astonishment.
“紫家的大小姐，紫罗兰！”顾云兰眸子含笑，显然张起扬他不知道罗兰的身份啊！她一副惊讶的左右打量着两人，“你们认识？”
“Zi Family’s eldest miss, Zi Luolan!” Gu Yunlan held a laugh in her eyes, clearly Zhang Qiyang had no idea about Luolan’s status! She looked at the two of them up and down with surprise, “You know each other?”
“不认识！”两人一起撇过头，顾云兰含笑的看着两人，她是不会说她昨晚有看到他们两个的。
“Nope!” The two flipped their heads at the same time. Gu Yunlan watched the two with a smile, not saying that she saw the two of them together last night.
“大小姐！包厢已经准备好！”头天晚上伺候几人的女子走了过来，恭敬的对紫罗兰道。
“Eldest Miss! The private room has been prepared!” The same lady who served them the other night walked in, saying to Zi Luolan respectfully.
“韵娘！带他们上去吧！”紫罗兰手一挥，示意众人跟着上去。
“Lady Yun! Bring them over then!” Zi Luolan waved her hands, signaling for the group to follow her.
直到此刻顾云兰才知道，那女子叫韵娘，云似客来的掌柜！
Only then did Gu Yunlan know, the woman is called Lady Yun, Clouds Arrive As Guests’ shopkeeper!
直到韵娘领着众人上了三楼，顾云兰才发现，原来这酒楼居然有好几层，三楼的包厢比起二楼，大了很多，更是两面临窗。
Gu Yunlan realized as they followed Lady Yun to the third floor that the restaurant had many levels. The private rooms on the third floor were much bigger than those on the second floor, and all had windows to the outdoors too.
走进包厢一股暖流袭面而来，却没有闻到碳火的味道，不得不说，紫罗兰在每个细节都考虑的很清楚。
A wave of warm air washed over them as they entered the room, yet there was no smell of a fireplace. Needless to say, Zi Luolan considered every detail very carefully.
包厢空间很大，只摆放了一张大圆桌，圆桌上摆有一个圆盘，用手轻轻一推，居然可以转动，座椅是复古式的。
The space in the private room was very large, only a big round table was set up. A disc was placed on the table; with a light push of the hand, it could actually turn. The seats had an ancient design.
“大家随意坐吧！”紫罗兰拍拍手，示意大伙儿随意坐着，不必拘礼。
“Sit wherever you wish!” Zi Luolan clapped her hands, hinting at everyone to sit anywhere the want, no need to stand on ceremony.
顾云兰是被紫罗兰拉到一起坐下的，紫罗兰的另一侧则坐着轩辕梦，三人随意的聊着，欣儿和阿沐则站在一旁，不言不语。
Gu Yunlan got pulled by Zi Luolan to sit next to each other, while Xuanyuan Meng sat on the other side of Zi Luolan. The three chatted amongst each other freely. Xin’er and A’Mu stood the side silently.
“小姐！饭食已经准备好，可以开始了么？”韵娘走近几人，低声问道。
“Young Miss! The food has been prepared already, shall we start?” Lady Yun approached them, asking with a lowered voice.
“可以！准备上菜吧！这大冷天的，吃完了好回家偎着被窝！”紫罗兰回过头，吩咐道，“对了！把这两个丫头带下去安顿好，这大冷天的怪委屈的！”
“Okay! Bring in the dishes! On this cold day, we can go home and stay comfortably in bed after we eat!” Zi Luolan turned her head around, instructing, “Oh right! Bring these two girls down and take good care of them, we’re really wronging them on this cold day!”
看着欣儿投过来希翼的目光，顾云兰点点头，示意两人跟过去。
Seeing Xin’er cast a hopeful look at her, Gu Yunlan nodded her head, hinting at the two to go along.
等两个丫头离去，顾云兰坐直身子才发现，自己的下手边居然是轩辕应，她眉心一跳，阴魂不散啊！
Once the two girls left, Gu Yunlan finally realized the person sitting to her right was actually Xuanyuan Ying. She lifted her brows, good lord!
白伊然是挨着轩辕应而坐的，接着就是白晚春，阎志宽，张起扬，张紫妍是坐在他们对面的，一双眼睛紧紧的盯着她，似乎要喷出火来，张宇则是坐在轩辕梦的附近。
Bai Yiran sat by Xuanyuan Ying, then Bai Nightspring, Yan Zhikuan, Zhang QIyang. Zhang Ziyan sat on the opposite side of them, her eyes fixed on her, seemingly about to spout fire. Zhang Yuze sat by Xuanyuan Meng.
人多的时候，轩辕应安静很多，板着脸，也不多说，除了白伊然问话他选择性的回答外，基本都在听顾云兰说话。
With more people around, Xuanyuan Ying was a lot quieter; stone faced and silent, other than talking with Bai Yiran and answering questions, he was pretty much just listening to Gu Yunlan talk.
随着敲门声，韵娘带着一群姑娘端着盘子走了进来，紫罗兰吩咐道，“韵娘！报下菜名！”
Followed by a knock on the door, Lady Yun and a group of girls walked in carrying plates. Zi Luolan instructed, “Lady Yun! The names of the dishes!”
韵娘微微一笑，随手端起姑娘手中的碟子，站在一个空座位上，轻轻的放了上去，“这是凤尾鱼翅。”
Lady Yun smiled, picked up a random dish from a girl’s hands, stood at an empty spot, and gently put in on the table, “This is anchovy wings.”
众人看去，色泽鲜艳，香味扑鼻，让人闻之蠢蠢欲动。
The group looked over. The colors were fresh and bright, the scent exotic and warm, causing people to become a bit restless.
她转动圆盘，继续摆放着姑娘送到手边的菜肴，“爆炒田鸡、 芫爆仔鸽， 八宝野鸭、 佛手金卷 、金丝酥雀、 奶汁鱼片，干连福海参、五彩牛柳，生烤狍肉、砂锅煨鹿筋、 鸡丝银耳、 桂花鱼条 、八宝兔丁、 罗汉大虾、 串炸鲜贝、 葱爆牛柳、 蚝油仔鸡、 杏仁豆腐，山珍刺五加清炸鹌鹑、 红烧赤贝白扒鱼唇，最后的是片皮乳猪、 维族烤羊肉。”
She turned the disc, and continued to set up the dishes from girls’ hands, “Stir fry frogs, lilac boiled pigeon, eight treasures wild duck, buddha’s hand golden roll, gold threads crunchy lentil, milk fish slices, dred lianfu sea cucumber, five colored sirloin, roasted capreolus, simmering deer tendon pot, chicken strips and white fungus, osmanthus fish strips, eight treasures rabbit, prawn pot, miz fried shellfish, fried green onion and beef, chicken and oyster sauce, almond tofu, mountain treasures quail, …
直到最后一个菜上齐，顾云兰才发现桌子上的菜，赫然就是满汉全席中的部分菜，满满的一桌子的菜，水里游的，空中飞的，地上跑的，珍贵的，常见的，满目玲珑！
By the time all the dishes have been served, Gu Yunlan noticed that amongst all the dishes, it was like a banquet straight from the Manchu Han imperial feast. The table was filled with dishes; things than swam in the water, flies in the sky, crawls on the ground, precious treasures, common foods, all sorts filled the eye!
“罗兰！这样太丰富了吧？”顾云兰诧异的看着紫罗兰，这出手也太大方了吧？只是这满汉全席是以前皇宫的菜品，她居然全知道，啧啧！
“Luolan! Isn’t this a far too extravagant?” Gu Yunlan looked at Zi Luolan in disbelief. Isn’t doing this is a bit too much? The dishes on the menu were all that of emperors back, and she actually knows them all, ze ze!
“我们这么多人难得聚在一起吃个饭，这些都是我店里的特色菜，也值不了几个钱！”紫罗兰不在意的挥挥手，又继续对韵娘道，“拿几瓶极品酿酒过来。”
“It’s such a rare opportunity for so many people to come together to eat. These are all specialties of my restaurant, really not worth that much!” Zi Luolan waved her hands carelessly, then continued to say to Lady Yun, “Bring over some bottles of the finest wine!”
片刻后，韵娘拿着几个酒坛子端了上来，放到圆盘上，她轻轻揭开塞子，一股浓浓的酒香味扑面而来。
A short while later, Lady Yun brought a few bottles of wine over and placed them on the round disc. She gently removed the cork, releasing a waft of the strong scent of fragrant wine.
“好酒！”阎志宽伸手一转圆盘，把酒转到了面前，轻轻一嗅，好香！“来！一人来一杯！”
“Good wine!” Yan Zhikuan reached out his hand to turn the disc, turning it closer it him. He took a light wiff, so fragrant! “Come! Everyone drink a cup!”
韵娘连忙拿起酒坛子，一人倒了一碗才退下。
Lady Yun immediately lifted the wine bottle, and only retreated after pouring everyone a bowl.
“来！相遇就是有缘，我们一起干杯！”紫罗兰举起碗，爽朗的喊道。
“Come! We were brought together by fate for a reason, let’s drink a toast!” Zi Luolan lifted her bowl, announcing brightly.
“来！干杯！”“干杯！”
“Come! Cheers!” “Cheers!”
宴席吃完不晚，九点多就散了，个个尽兴而归，顾云兰回到家刚洗好澡，就被轩辕应拉走了。
The feast didn’t end too late into the night, only finishing at around nine, each person fully enjoyed themselves.Gu Yunlan returned and just as she finished taking a shower, she was pulled away by Xuanyuan Ying.
天井还是那样，虽然没有月光，但依旧阴气逼人，就着灯火，才发现里面居然没有丝毫的雪迹。
The veranda was still the same. Although there was no moonlight, the Yin energy was as dense as ever. Only with the light of a lamp did she finally realize not a shred of snow could be seen falling.
相对于头天在这天井里闯了那无名隧道，现在再次过来，难免有些心里发慌，人就是这样，不知道危险时，也许吃酌好的，可当知道脚下是个无底深渊是，就不自在了。
Opposite to the heavens was still that nameless tunnel under the veranda, and once again they head over. It was a rare moment of nervousness. Humans are just like that; when they don’t know what dangers lie again, even they considered things carefully, but once they know a bottomless abyss lies under their feet, it’s impossible to feel safe.
她有些佩服顾家的那些先辈，若是一个不小心不就挖空了么？怎么说这井也挖了三米多深，刚刚好啊！难道他们发现没水，就放弃了？然后便宜了轩辕应？不对！
She felt some admiration for the Gu Family’s ancestors, wouldn’t they get buried by the hole with the tiniest mistake? This veranda was dug at least three meters down, just enough to avoid tragedy! Could they have given up when they couldn’t find any water? Thus making things so convenient for Xuanyuan Ying? That’s not right!
“什么不对？”轩辕应整理着被子，听到她嘀咕的冒了句，诧异的问道，女人就是麻烦，就这样坐着多好，非得弄个被子……
“What’s not right?” Xuanyuan Ying dealt with the blankets, and asked in astonishment as he heard her whisper. Women are a headache; just sitting here is perfectly fine, why do they need a blanket…
“记得小时候父亲说我们顾家搬过来时，这天井就有的，更应该说，这祖宅以前是我们顾家的山，听说很久以前这里一大片都是我们顾家的，那时候我们顾家特有钱！”顾云兰就着轩辕应铺着的被子坐了下去。
“I remember my father saying that when the Gu Family moved here, the veranda was already hear. Or rather, this ancestral hall have always been our Gu Family’s, I’ve heard that the this entire place was our Gu Family’s; back then we had a lot of money!” Gu Yunlan Gu Yunlan sat down on the blanket Xuanyuan Ying spread out.
“你们顾家现在也有钱，否则怎么会有杨锦问宝藏的事？”轩辕应也往上一靠，他有些搞不懂她究竟想说什么了。
“Your Gu Family is quite wealthy even now, why else would Yangjin ask about a treasure?” Xuanyuan Ying also laid down, he still didn’t quite understand her point.
“我们顾家现在没钱，那宝藏的事，父亲也不知道，我们继续刚才的话题！”顾云兰斜了他一眼，带歪她的思路。
“Our Gu Family doesn’t have money now. As for that treasure, even Father doesn’t know anything. Let’s not go off topic!” Gu Yunlan glanced at him sideways. He’s distracting her.
“你继续说！”
“Continue!”
“也许那宝藏是我那个太太太奶奶藏的，如果这个地盘当时是我们顾家的，顾家在当时是个旺族，这下面的深渊……”顾云兰和轩辕应对视一眼。
“Maybe that treasure was hidden by my great great great grandmother. If this area was our Gu Family’s land back then, since our family was prosperous, then this abyss…” Gu Yunlan and Xuanyuan Ying looked at each other.
轩辕应总算知道她要说什么了，“你是想说这里面的深渊是你们顾家挖的？”
Xuanyuan Ying could guess what she wanted to say, “You’re saying this abyss was dug up by your Gu Family?”
“否则没那么巧，怎么就刚好建在这深渊上呢？我父亲在这上面建祖宅也是无意中翻到古籍上写的。”顾云兰眉头皱起。
“Why else would it be here, how could this place be so coincidentally built on top of this abyss? My father read it from an old book he accidently came across while building the ancestral hall.” Gu Yunlan creased her brows.
“那我在这里修炼也是冥冥之中注定的？”轩辕应好笑的看着她，伸手揉了揉她的头发，“想那么多干嘛？以我们的实力现在根本进不去！睡觉吧！虽然没有月光，但阴气十足！”
“Then us cultivating here was also decided upon by fate?” Xuanyuan Ying looked at her laughingly, then reached out to tussle her hair, “Why think so much? We have no way of entering with our strength! Sleep now! Even if there isn’t any moonlight, the Yin energy here is plenty!”
原本被思绪影响的顾云兰，听到他说睡觉，一个激灵站了起来，小心的看着对面的那面墙，问道，“这里安全么？”
When Gu Yunlan, whose thoughts were interrupted, heard him say to go sleep, she stood up trembling. She cautiously looked at that wall across from her, asking, “Is this place safe?”
“不用担心，恢复原型了，这禁制会自动修复！什么也出不来。”轩辕应盘腿坐在被子上，双眼闭了起来，“午夜十一点，阴气最盛！”
“No need to worry, it’s recovered its original shape. This restriction will heal by itself! Nothing can come out.” Xuanyuan Ying sat down on the blanket with crossed legs, his two eyes closed, “The Yin energy is densest at eleven at midnight!”
被她这一耽搁，时间耗去了不少，还是抓紧时间吧！
With all the time she spent tarrying, quite a lot of time has been wasted. It’s better to take advantage of what time is left!
顾云兰迟疑的坐了下来，学着轩辕应闭目打坐。
Gu Yunlan sat down hesitatingly, and copied Xuanyuan Ying’s closed eyes and sitting posture.
“之前的那段日子，你也吸收了不少的月之精华，现在我教你怎么转化它。”轩辕应依旧双目紧闭，“气沉丹田，用心感受到一股气流在丹田涌动，用你意识带着它穿过丹田，然后不用管它它会自行运转！”
“In that period of time back then, you absorbed quite a lot of moon essence. I’ll now teach you how to transform it.” Xuanyuan Ying still had his eyes shut tightly, “Sink the energy to your dantain, then use your heart to feel out the energy bubblinging in your dantian. Use your consciousness to pass it through the dantian, then you can just let it revolve around by itself!”
顾云兰跟着他的话，气沉丹田，许久，她才感受到，一股气流在丹田内四处串动，只是说来容易，做起来却很难，用意识去带动它，很难，她发现那东西根本不听她指挥。
Gu Yunlan followed his instructions: Sink the energy to the dantian. After a while, she finally felt it, a flow of energy flowed into her dantian from all four directions. Saying it sounds easy, but actually achieving it is hard. To consciously control it is very hard, she found that thing doesn’t like to listen to her at all.
思索片刻后，她连忙试着和那气流玩耍，许久，她才试着，左！那气流往左，右，那气流往右，成了！
After thinking about it deeply for a bit, she immediately tried to play around with the energy flow. She finally succeeded after a long while, left! That energy flow went left, right, that energy flow went left. Success!
顾云兰一喜，连忙引着气流，穿过丹田，然后任由它自行运转，一圈之后，她只感觉全身暖烘烘的，她惊喜的睁开眼，
Gu Yunlan was delighted, and immediately got the energy moving, passing through the dantian, then letting it revolve around by itself. After one round, she felt her body turning hot, she opened her eyes in surprise.
“成了？”轩辕应看到她睁开眼，问道，“那我们回去吧！”
“Done?” Xuanyuan Ying saw her open her eyes, asked, “Then let’s go back!”
顾云兰点点头，却是一愣，回去？半夜？她纳闷的抬头看着天空，天亮了，真是山中方一日世上已千年啊！……
Gu Yunlan nodded her head, but stared blankly, go back? In the middle of the night? She looked at the sky in puzzlement, the sky has already lightened. This really like a day on the mountains is a thousand years on Earth!
轩辕应站起身，“你在牵引的方面耗时太久，今晚，我们学习怎么吸收，怎么用灵力运用法术！”
Xuanyuan Ying stood up, “Your controlling process took far too long, tonight, we’ll learn how to properly absorb. How to use spirit power to put some techniques to use!”
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