Zombie Bodyguard-Chapter 890 - 887: Floating Wine Cups on Winding Water

If a woman thinks you are a lecher, you might be innocent, but if several women think you are a lecher, you probably really are. Could it be that I truly have the potential to be a lecher? Lin Tian thought, feeling very innocent.

"Uh, Miss Xiao Ru, I heard Xiao Tian say that there are some interesting and fun places in the Yun Family. Why don’t you take me to have a look? It’s quite boring to stay inside the room," Lin Tian suggested. The Yun Family looked way better than those tourist spots, there’s no reason not to tour around.

An Xiaoru was a bit surprised, thinking Lin Tian would ask her to assist with bathing or something like those rogue requests. She had heard from other sisters that some guests are indeed difficult to serve. Fortunately, the Yun Family had a strict family style, so even if refused, the guests dared not go too far.

The young girl misunderstood Lin Tian, her face turned a bit red, she softly said, "Mr. Lin, please."

Lin Tian obviously knew what An Xiaoru was thinking; just seeing her expression, he could guess it. However, he couldn’t possibly really do anything to her. Back then, even when Kikuchi Mika and Qi Jing took off their clothes, he didn’t act. Let alone in the Yun Family.

As he followed An Xiaoru out of the courtyard, Lin Tian noticed a wooden plaque on the small building, with the three characters "Yunxiang Inn" engraved on it.

"Miss Xiao Ru, does every building in the Yun Family have a name?" Lin Tian asked curiously. Naming every pavilion is something large families in ancient times would do.

Especially those ancient princes, they paid more attention to this, like the Prince Mansion where the corrupt official He Shen lived, with main halls named Silver Palace, Jiale Hall, and Treasure Tower.

An Xiaoru nodded and replied, "Indeed, every pavilion in the Yun Family has a name. It was decided during the design and construction."

It seems the larger the family, the more they adhere to ancient rituals, Lin Tian thought to himself. If it weren’t legally prohibited, the men in these families might also want to take three or four wives.

Now, quite a few overseas Chinese still retain these ancient rituals. For instance, the Chinese in Mi Country marry multiple wives, and the local officials just turn a blind eye.

"Mr. Lin, up front is an interesting spot in the Yun Family." An Xiaoru pointed to a pavilion ahead and said.

"A pavilion? This pavilion looks similar to those in parks. What’s so interesting about it?" Lin Tian was quite puzzled.

An Xiaoru didn’t explain, but led Lin Tian into the pavilion. Once inside, Lin Tian noticed its uniqueness. The floor of the pavilion wasn’t flat; instead, there was a winding little water channel on the ground.

The small channel held clear water, flowing out from the artificial mountain above, slowly moving through the channel inside the pavilion and then outside into an underground channel, eventually pouring into the next pool.

"Mr. Lin, this pavilion is called Liushang Pavilion. It is said to be modeled after a pavilion in a Prince Mansion. The twisted waterway on the ground, from above, looks like the character for ’water,’ from left to right it’s the character for ’longevity,’ and from right to left it reads as the character for ’pavilion.’"

"So, Liushang Pavilion is also known as Shuishou Pavilion. As the water flows past, it writes out the name of this pavilion." An Xiaoru carefully introduced to Lin Tian.

Is there really such a marvelous design in the world? Lin Tian was curious and observed up and down, left and right, finding it exactly as An Xiaoru described. As the water flowed by, it indeed wrote out the three characters "Shuishou Pavilion"!

"Miss Xiao Ru, I understand now. This Liushang Pavilion is for drinking and having fun, right? Guests sit around, and then place a wine cup at the water’s entrance. The cup flows down along the waterway, and when it stops in front of someone, that person has to compose a poem."

"If they can’t come up with one, they have to drink three cups as punishment. In ancient times, this was a pastime for scholars and poets. I didn’t expect the Yun Family to have this as well. The people in the Yun Family really know how to enjoy themselves," Lin Tian smiled.

"Mr. Lin is really knowledgeable. Indeed, as you said, when the Yun Family members are in the mood, they will gather with guests here to drink and party," An Xiaoru looked at Lin Tian in surprise, clearly admiring his insight.

Lin Tian shook his head and smiled. This is nothing special, just from reading a lot of books; it’s the first time he’s seen it in reality.

He circled around and found a stele at the entrance, with the three characters "Liushang Pavilion" engraved on it, beside which were smaller characters.

"Here lies lofty mountains and lush forests, with clear flowing streams connecting the surroundings, considered as meandering waters with floating cups. Although there are no grand musical instruments, a drink and a chant suffice to express deep emotions..." Lin Tian read out the small characters, which turned out to be from Wang Xizhi’s "Preface to the Poems Collected from the Orchid Pavilion Gathering."

"Hmph, it’s such a good piece, ’Preface to the Poems Collected from the Orchid Pavilion Gathering,’ but when read by a Jianghu conman, it completely changes its tone!"

Before Lin Tian could finish reading "Preface to the Poems Collected from the Orchid Pavilion Gathering," a cold snort rudely interrupted him, followed by unabashed mockery.

Since entering the Yun Family, only one person has called Lin Tian a Jianghu conman, the physician’s apprentice, the young man named Wei Yan.

Lin Tian turned towards the direction of the voice and indeed saw several "familiar faces" approaching. The physician and his apprentice, Yun Xiaotian’s cousin Mo Mingda, and a few others, all were people who had entered the Yun Family with Mo Mingda.

Soon, this group also entered the Liushang Pavilion, but their gazes towards Lin Tian were either mocking or dismissive. Indeed, with their status, they could completely treat a "Jianghu conman" in this manner.

Mo Mingda smiled faintly and said, "Brother Liu, although he may be a Jianghu conman, you shouldn’t be so blunt. After all, he’s my cousin’s guest, and some little courtesy should be extended."

This was said to the physician’s apprentice, and from their addresses, it could be deduced that the apprentice was named Liu Weiyuan. Mo Mingda seemed to be speaking up for Lin Tian, but anyone could tell there was a thick sense of disdain and irony in his words.

Lin Tian hadn’t said anything yet when An Xiaoru began to defend him: "Young Master Mo, Mr. Lin is the doctor invited by Young Master Yun to treat Mr. Yun. He is not a Jianghu conman."

The young girl, although speaking quietly, was very firm in her tone. Lin Tian was the most likable guest she had ever encountered, and Yun Xiaotian had instructed her to treat Lin Tian well. Now that Lin Tian was being slandered, of course, she had to stand up for him.

An Xiaoru thought by clarifying Lin Tian’s identity, she could clear up the misunderstanding. Unexpectedly, her explanation provoked even greater ridicule. ƒгeewёbnovel.com

"Hahaha..." A group of people laughed loudly, completely dismissing An Xiaoru’s words. Even the middle-aged physician couldn’t help but smile, though his smile held more disdain.

"Brother Mo, you also heard it. Not only is he a Jianghu conman, but also a Jianghu doctor," Liu Weiyuan laughed loudly, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.

"You... how could you speak of Mr. Lin like this..." An Xiaoru still wanted to speak up for Lin Tian.

But Mo Mingda shouted sternly: "Impudent!" Cutting her off, and scaring the young girl to step back a few steps. If Lin Tian hadn’t supported her from behind, she would have almost fallen out of the pavilion.