Chapter 8: The Grandmaster Arrives
Cheng Shu said pityingly: "Silly child, you are also a hard-working child, you have been deceived by those people, tell Uncle Cheng, what are your plans in the future?" β
Miss Xue said blankly: "Uncle Cheng, I don't know what to do, I used to be a disciple of Fengyimen, and my family background is good, so I don't know how many men pursue me, but I only have one Pei Yun in my heart, not because he is my fiancΓ©, but I like him as a person, he went to Shaolin to learn martial arts, I always want to be worthy of him, I don't want him to be just an ordinary woman, I hope he can be proud of me, so I worship in Fengyimen, now I can barely be called a martial artist, and my appearance is also stunning, I thought he would treat me like a treasure, but he became more and more cold to me, and finally married someone else, my father originally advised me not to entangle, but I was unwilling, I worked so hard for him, but he regarded me as a broken job, so a few sisters instigated me to forcibly marry him. But it didn't work, he was always polite to me, but he was always by that woman's side at night, I hated it, hated it, but I didn't want to show weakness, I could only watch them together, and then the child was born, I never saw him so happy, and my parents-in-law and mother-in-law only cared about the mother and son, I endured these, just begging him to look at me, but he came, but he discussed with me about separation, I finally couldn't help it, I wanted to kill the child who ruined my happiness, but failed, He will never forgive me. β
Looking at Miss Xue who was crying bitterly, Cheng Shu knew that if she hadn't collapsed now, she would never have told her thoughts to an outsider like herself, and he felt pity and pity in his heart, and couldn't help but say: "Child, don't blame Uncle for saying you, you shouldn't go to Fengyi Gate by a thousand mistakes, the disciples taught by Fengyi Gate are indeed noble and elegant, even if they are qualified to be the queen's concubine, but Pei Yun is just an ordinary person, just like Uncle, when Uncle and your aunt got married for less than three months, they went to join the army, Your aunt served the second elder alone for twelve years, or I became a general before I took them to Chang'an, at that time my son was already a half-old, but the uncle only saw him for the first time, and then I followed His Majesty to the east and west, where can I still take care of my parents and children, it is your aunt's hard work to run the family, so people laugh at me Lao Cheng is afraid of guilt, but who knows that I am guilty, I have treated her too much in this life, for you, if Pei Yun goes on the expedition, I am afraid that you will follow, although with your martial arts and intelligence, At least it won't be a burden, but what Pei Yun wants is a wife who can be filial to his parents and raise his children at home, children, you are too good, so Pei Yun refuses to marry you. β
Miss Xue was stunned for a long time and said, "Isn't he because of his master?" β
Cheng Shu smiled bitterly: "If you think so, I don't blame you, but Pei Yun is not this kind of person, isn't this what you like about him?" β
Miss Xue said bitterly: "It's too late to say anything now, my niece has no face to see people, and I ask my uncle not to stop me." β
Cheng Shu sneered: "Why are you confused, there is a way to solve the big thing, if you are willing to start again, with your talent, where can you not find a home, this world is so big, if you listen to your uncle's words, go to a place where no one knows you, change your name and surname, isn't it better than looking for death?" β
Miss Xue looked out of the window stupidly, her expression was confused, Cheng Shu saw her like this, knowing that it was a critical moment, but she couldn't persuade her, at this time, it was best to have a confidant to persuade her, but this person was very difficult to find.
Suddenly, there was an apologetic sigh outside the window, Miss Xue's expression moved, and she rushed forward to open the window, but it was a man in black, handsome, and Zhou's body was filled with a faint murderous aura, but his expression was gloomy, and his sword eyebrows were deep.
Miss Xue sighed, tears rolled down, Cheng Shu shook his head slightly, turned around and walked out of the room, and the man in black jumped into the window. Miss Xue said fiercely: "What are you doing here, are you here to see my jokes, now everyone is cruel and vicious until I Xue Qiuxue is cruel and vicious, and they all say that you should divorce me, you are proud." β
That person was Pei Yun, and he said in a deep voice: "Qiu Xue, I never wanted to hurt you like this, but when things come to this point, I didn't expect it, I thought that if you were willing to quit your family, you would definitely be able to find a wishful husband, but I didn't expect it to be today." β
Xue Qiuxue remembered what had happened in the past, and couldn't help but feel sad, and said, "Do you really just want to find an ordinary woman as your wife, and you don't want to marry me?" β
Pei Yun said gloomily: "Qiu Xue, you are really good, you have made great achievements in both civil and military affairs, I have seen you talk about poetry, many of which I have not heard, and you have dabbled in government and military affairs, if I marry you, I will have one more virtuous helper, but Qiu Xue, I am really not interested in these, it is my long-cherished wish to serve the country in the army, but I don't want to fight with people, it is already the case outside, when I return home, I just want to live a plain life, I hope my wife will cook a few home-cooked dishes, and can sew a few clothes for me, You can talk to me about some trivial things at home, and that's enough, I don't need a wife who is full of scheming. But Qiuxue, you are so dazzling, I am not worthy of you. β
Xue Qiuxue said bitterly: "You're right, originally you weren't worthy of me, and you weren't worthy of me......" said it several times in a row, and then he was hoarse. Pei Yun took a step forward, but stopped again, he refused to offend this former fiancΓ©e after all, he really hoped that this woman could have a good future, if so, he would let her die to herself, and the tenderness at the moment was too late for her.
Xue Qiuxue finally calmed down and said, "Thank you, tell me the truth, it's not that I'm bad, it's just that you don't need a wife like me." Don't worry, I won't bother you, and I won't stay in Chang'an, a sad place. β
Pei Yun acquiesced, and said after a while: "I have a junior brother who is doing business in the South China Sea, and he and I are friends of life and death, if you are willing to go, he will definitely take good care of you." β
Xue Qiuxue was silent, and just when Pei Yun thought she wouldn't accept it, Xue Qiuxue said lightly: "Thank you, I heard that the scenery of the South China Sea is strange, and there are people coming and going, so I wanted to see it for a long time." β
Pei Yun's matter has become a big deal, although many imperial historians and many courtiers have come to the table for impeachment, but as soon as Miss Xue's apology is submitted, these impeachments have no power, and Miss Xue has disappeared, although the Xue family claims that Miss Xue has been cut out of the family, but they do not know where she lost her hair. This pathetic and pitiful woman disappeared from people's sight like this, and no one knew that Miss Xue had already left Chang'an under the escort of Cheng Guogong's general, leaving this place of pain that made her heart very sad.
But the result of the matter was not as satisfactory as I imagined, Pei Yun was still implicated, although he was not demoted and punished, but the emperor appointed Xiahou Yuanfeng to serve as the deputy commander of the northern camp of the forbidden army, so that the originally monolithic northern camp was still inserted into a nail. However, Xiahou Yuanfeng has a good demeanor, long sleeves and good dancing, and he is the emperor's favorite minister, so he quickly stood on his feet, fortunately, Pei Yun has always won the hearts of the army, and he will not be overlooked, even Xiahou Yuanfeng did not dare to advance too quickly, and the situation fell into a stalemate.
Sitting in the gazebo, enjoying the evening breeze, the faint fragrance of grass and trees came to my nose, I held a freshly picked bamboo leaf in my mouth, and concentrated on blowing a simple tune, there was no skill, but it was a tactful and beautiful music flowing in the cold garden with the night breeze, a song ended, the figure of Xiao Shunzi appeared in the distance, I don't know when it started, whenever I was depressed or worried, I left everything behind, sat here and played the bamboo leaf flute, which always calmed my mood, I have never forgotten Mr. Sang's diagnosis, and since I can't get away from the hustle and bustle, I have to cleanse my soul in this way. In fact, the guards in the cold garden all know that they must not disturb me when I play the leaf flute, and even Xiao Shunzi will not disturb me at this time. There was once a guard whom I valued was expelled from the Cold Garden for breaking this rule, and since then no one has dared to offend my scales.
Then Xiao Shunzi handed over the fragrant tea, I smiled: "Although General Pei has suffered some setbacks, it will not affect his future future, in fact, we are not a failure, anyway, we value Pei Yun as a person, not that battalion of forbidden troops, tomorrow we will invite General Pei to come to the Cold Garden as a guest, and invite His Royal Highness to accompany him." β
Xiao Shunzi said lightly: "Your Highness has invited General Pei to come to the mansion tomorrow, since the prince also wants to see him, I will tell His Highness to hold the banquet in the cold garden." β
I shook my head and said, "Since His Highness has been invited, I won't go, and there are some things that Your Highness should handle by himself, by the way, how about Shaolin?" β
Xiao Shunzi frowned and said, "The famous faction is really calm, and there is no movement yet." β
I smiled and said: "If it weren't for such modesty and forbearance, why do you think Shaolin has endured, for more than a hundred years, how many gangs have been short-lived, but they lack this bearing, sometimes the world is like this, how to look up and ask for it, if it is not for the mundane things, I can live in Hongchen for a long time, Xiao Shunzi, your martial arts are originally excellent, but I see that you are too ruthless, a little less forbearance, I always feel inappropriate, the so-called rigid can not be long, soft can not be guarded, Qi can not win, with soldiers can not blindly use Qi, I think the same is true of martial arts, you think about it. β
Xiao Shunzi was thoughtful, and at this moment, a calm voice said: "Jiang Tanyue is really spiritual, and this truth is only understood by the old man after he is forty years old. β
I was shocked in my heart, this voice was soft and clear, as if it was close to my ears, but I thought that I had six knowledgeable people, and there was no such person within a hundred zhang, I looked at Xiao Shunzi, but Xiao Shunzi wanted to be fascinated, obviously forgetting to protect me. I thought about it for a while, suddenly smiled, and said, "Elder Cizhen's visit to the Cold Garden is really full of brilliance, please forgive Zhe for the inconvenience of welcoming him from afar, and invite the master to meet you in the garden." β
There seems to be a flower in front of me, a middle-aged monk wearing a gray monk's robe appeared at the gate of the garden, slowly walking, I looked at it, only to see this middle-aged monk with a delicate appearance, his face like a full moon, a little rouge and hemorrhoids in the center of his eyebrows, like Danzhu, how to look at it, I also feel that this monk is just an ordinary monk, but I faintly feel that this master walks slowly, every move is natural, as if it is one with this heaven and earth. Xiao Shunzi also looked up, his eyes flashed, although he knew the identity of this person, but in his eyes the people in the world are dispensable, so he instead had a killing intent, if such a person wants to hurt the son, he must have the ability to stop it.
He was shocked in his heart, looked at Gongzi, but found that Jiang Zhe's expression had not changed, so he knew that this pressure was only aimed at himself, so he resisted with all his might, but the pressure was getting stronger and stronger, he only felt that someone was reciting Buddhist scriptures in his ear, and he had to endure it by himself, but his mind was very firm, but he refused to retreat, and the pressure was getting stronger and stronger, Xiao Shunzi only felt that Zhou's body was almost unable to move, and suddenly his heart moved, and he collected some resistance, Sure enough, that kind of pressure weakened a little, he smiled coldly, and suddenly Zhou was murderous up and down, and the murderous cold and piercing spirit quickly spread in the cold garden, and a strange scene appeared, obviously it was summer dusk, but between the cold garden from the pavilion in the heart of the garden to the garden gate, half of it was the autumn wind Xiao killing, on one side was the spring fusion, the two momentum were contending, although the Xiao killing spirit was getting weaker and weaker, but the spirit of swearing to die was getting stronger and stronger, and even the melting breath gradually brought some killing aura.
Although I was in the pavilion, I didn't personally feel the atmosphere of incompatibility, but I knew that there was something wrong when I saw the leaves falling without wind within a radius of 100 zhang, and then swirling wildly. Later, I saw that Xiao Shunzi's face was getting worse and worse, and I wanted to know who was falling behind, my eyes rolled, and I picked up a teacup and threw it to the ground hard, and sure enough, as I thought, this little fright made the two people who were competing have a tacit understanding and began to collect the work, but after a while, it has returned to normal. The monk didn't see how to take a step, the distance seemed to be one step away, and he walked to the pavilion as soon as he raised his legs, he smiled and said: "Li Shizhu's martial arts have found another way, and it is a 'ruthless' way, the old man originally wanted to point it with Sanskrit sound, but Li Shizhu is already a heart like a golden stone, and he is not moved by external forces. β
Xiao Shunzi stepped forward and said: "The master is too famous, the villain has no ambition to become a grandmaster, as long as he can protect my son-in-law's life safety, it is enough." β
Cizhen glanced at Xiao Shunzi thoughtfully, only to see that the light in his eyes was awe-inspiring, it was a firm and unshakable determination, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that God had arranged it cleverly, if this person was unrestrained, he was afraid that he would do whatever he wanted, and he would dominate the world, and later he would inevitably create a monstrous killing, which was a deep harm, better than the Demon Sect a hundred times, but God had the virtue of a good life, and arranged a person who could restrain him and correct him, he looked at Jiang Zhe, who had just thrown a cup to warn and made the two of them stop making peace, although this young man's eyes were dim, But those eyes were full of worldly awareness. He bowed lightly to Jiang Zhe and said, "Old man Cizhen, I have seen Mr. Jiang. β
I was a little flustered, and hurriedly returned the salute: "The master is the identity of the grandmaster, Zheyan dares to accept this great gift, please don't do this, master, please sit." β
Cizhen smiled slightly and said, "In the future, Tan Yue will naturally know that you deserve this gift from Lao Yue." β
I said respectfully: "The master is here, Zhe is flattered, and I don't know what to advise. β
Cizhen said lightly: "The old man originally wanted to meet His Royal Highness King Yong, but after hearing for a long time, Tan Yue's intelligence is amazing, so he came to pay a visit first." Seeing it today, Xiao Tanyue's heart is hurt, but he is afraid that he will stay in the red dust for a long time and hurt his longevity, Xiao Tanyue is proficient in medical science, why not think about himself. β
I smiled slightly and said: "Zhe is also an ordinary man, His Royal Highness King Yong treats Zhe as heavy as a mountain, and His Royal Highness's magnanimity also makes Zhe feel admired, if Zhe throws away the mortal dust at this moment, he is really guilty of the gods, so he dare not do it, and please don't tell His Royal Highness about this, so as not to worry in his heart." β
Cizhen sighed slightly, and said: "Jiang Tanyue's heart is a common understanding of heaven and man, Lao Gao is naturally tight-lipped, Tan Yue respects me Shaolin, although Lao Gao will not follow the example of the world's grievances, but he also has the heart of repaying the peach, Lao Gao has a few words of internal strength, and there is no other effect, but it can strengthen the body and nourish the heart, although Tan Yue has not practiced martial arts, but these few sentences of the heart are just a method of breathing and breathing, presumably it will not be effortless, I hope it can help Jiang Tanyue." β
I said happily: "Thank you for the master's generous gift, Mr. Sang once said that the world's martial arts, only the Shaolin Temple's heart is the most pure and inactive, nourishing the body and mind, Zheruo can live a few more years, are given by the master." β
Cizhen smiled and said: "Jiang Tanyue assists King Xian, and the merit lies in the people of Sheji, what are these few sentences." As he spoke, he said a few words of his mind and explained it to me carefully. Xiao Shunzi was on the side, his face was happy, he was originally most worried about my body, but now that he saw that there was a turnaround, he was naturally overjoyed, and his gaze at Cizhen was a little softer.
After a while, there was a sound of footsteps in the distance, it was Yongwang Li Zhen who hurried with Guan Xiu, Gou Lian, Changsun Ji, Jing Chi, Sima Xiong and others, and everyone arrived in front of the pavilion, all of them were respectful and respectful. Although Cizhen is a grandmaster, he does not show arrogance at all, and he also returns the salute with a smile.
Li Zhen stepped forward and said excitedly: "It has been several years since the last time I met the master, and the master's face is still the same, but Li Zhen is suffering from political disputes and is much older. β
Cizhen said calmly: "Your Highness, the old man is here to convey the thoughts of the people of our temple, if His Highness has an order, all of us will obey my orders." β
Li Zhen was stunned for a moment, but there was hesitation in his expression, he originally only hoped for a limited amount of support from the Shaolin Temple, but he didn't expect to get the full support of the Shaolin Temple, what was going on.