Chapter 4 Counting Beauty

A pair of danqing hangs on the pink and white wall, and the young woman on the painting paper is standing with a fan leaning on it, and a pair of eyes on her face have not yet been pointed out, but people can feel that she is staring at the surging river outside the window.

Xu Ruyu cut his hands and stood in front of the painting for a long time without saying a word, his eyes falling on the empty space where his eyes should be painted. Shao Ruyan leaned lazily on the brocade couch, flipping through the documents on the long case, but her eyes fell on Xu Ruyu's body.

Shao Ruyan stood up lazily, moved to Xu Ruyu's side, stared at the face of the painted woman like him, and said, "Think about it, her eyes are as clear as water, you have been standing here for two moments." ”

Xu Ruyu turned around, smiled slightly, and said, "I understand why Li Gonglin didn't dare to paint her eyes." ”

Shao Ruyan frowned slightly, and said: "Li Gonglin has been painting characters for ten years, and he still doesn't dare to put pen to paper, is Wu Qingyi really beautiful?" Or does Li Gonglin feel that this is not his peak moment, and he can't paint Wu Qingyi's mesmerizing eyes? ”

At noon, Li Gonglin presented the unfinished figure Danqing, and Xu Ruyu hung it on the wall, and his eyes would always sweep to that place when he had nothing to do. Shao Ruyan was quite conceited about her appearance, and her tone couldn't hide the sour taste at this time.

Xu Ruyu said: "The way of heaven is ruthless, so there is a ruthless way, Tianji Xueqiu created the eternal countercurrent recipe on the basis of the Yuan's thousand machine recipes, which can be described as a vein of martial arts in the ancient and modern times, and Tianji Xueqiu is relying on the eternal countercurrent recipe to obtain the status of the grandmaster who competes with the heavenly master Chu Shiduan. However, people are prone to love, and it is not easy to cultivate the eternal countercurrent formula, not to mention that after cultivating successfully, it is even more difficult to maintain a desperate state of mind for many years, so there are less than one hundred million people who can cultivate the eternal countercurrent formula. Tianji Xueqiu is the southwest martial arts, and it is said that there are not a few warriors walking beside him, but Tianji Xueqiu has been famous for more than 60 years, and only the ancestor and Rong Yanmen have learned the trick of the eternal countercurrent. ”

Shao Ruyan looked at the beautiful woman on the wall in a daze, and said, "Isn't it Wu Qingyi, what is the relationship between Wu Qingyi and the eternal countercurrent?" ”

"Although Gongliang Xiaotian and Rong Yanmen's Tiger Ben Eight Servants have not really practiced the Eternal Countercurrent Formula, but they have been walking beside Tianji Xueqiu and Rong Yanmen all the year round, and the Dao Heart has also been quite affected, I can get a glimpse of some of the skin of the Eternal Countercurrent Formula, the so-called Ruthless Dao of the Eternal Countercurrent Recipe is the way for oneself, the pursuit of one's own sense of existence, rather than despair, it is better to put emotions into oneself."

Shao Ruyan was surprised: "Isn't a person who cultivates the Eternal Countercurrent extremely selfish? ”

Xu Ruyu shook his head slightly, and said: "I can't say that, after the birth of the Dao heart, you can really feel the preciousness of life, the love of sorrow and sorrow, and it is also from this to the other, from yourself to others, it is precisely because you feel the preciousness of your own life, you will cherish the lives of others, the eternal countercurrent is just the extreme of the way to do your own, even if outsiders look at it, people who practice the eternal countercurrent are quite harsh on themselves." ”

Shao Ruyan stretched out her jade onion fingers, pressed her chin, stared at Xu Ruyu's side face, and said: "The so-called ruthless way is nothing more than being restrained and not giving to others. ”

Xu Ruyu thought of Mei Yingxue's peerless face and sighed slightly. After Mei Yingxue returned to Jiangning, she lived in seclusion in the Mei Mansion and focused on martial arts. The Mei clan is firmly at the head of the Jiangning family, and the role of a peerless master in the clan is stronger than marrying him to another family, and Mei Tierui is free to do it.

Xu Ruyu said secretly: Maybe only by cultivating the eternal countercurrent trick can Yingxue cut off the last strand of love.

Shao Ruyan didn't expect Xu Ruyu to think so far, and at this time, she was still thinking about Wu Qingyi, what is the connection between Wu Qingyi and the eternal countercurrent trick? After standing stunned for a long time, he exclaimed: "You mean that Rong Yanmen broke the realm of the eternal countercurrent because of Wu Qingyi?" ”

Xu Ruyu said: "If Wu Qingyi doesn't return to Nanping with Yuan Xun, I'm afraid that the truth is like this?" "When I walked to the long case and sat down, one-third of the full text documents were related to Nanping.

Shao Ruyan said in a daze: "Wu Qingyi's eyes are really so impressive, Rong Yanmen is also a grandmaster-level figure, do you also think that woman can break his Dao heart that has been cultivated for decades with just a pair of eyes?" ”

Xu Ru smiled foolishly: "Rong Yanmen has a lot of thoughts in his heart, even if it is the Heavenly Machine, his Eternal Countercurrent Secret Realm cannot be called complete. Rong Yanmen was harsh on himself and did not allow himself to have feelings for external objects, but he drove Wu Qingyi away from his side, not only to do so, but also to protect Wu Qingyi's surname. ”

Shao Ruyan didn't understand what he meant, tilted her head, and wanted to open her mouth to ask, but she only stared at Xu Ruyu's eyes falling into the void, her dark eyes flashed with strange charm, she was stunned for a while, forgot to ask him, her heart swayed, and she thought: Although you are not cultivating the Tao of Ruthlessness, you have too much persistence in your heart.

Xu Ruyu said to himself: "My father was moved by the feelings of all sentient beings and was willing to abolish his cultivation, Tianji Xueqiu naturally didn't want to see another disciple destroyed by a woman." 'Ruined in'... Tianji Xueqiu may think so, Wu Qingyi's return to Nanping is a desperate way, but I don't know if she has this kind of consciousness in her heart. ”

Shao Ruyan said: "Will you let Wu Qingyi stay in Jiangning?" Although she had never seen Wu Qingyi, thinking that she might die in the hands of Tianji Xueqiu when she returned to Nanping, Shao Ruyan couldn't help but feel pity, and felt that it was quite strange for her to have such a thought, and said secretly: How could she want her to stay in Jiangning?

Xu Ruyu sighed and said: "Wu Qingyi is the eye of the count, for Nanping and Rong Yanmen, there is no more useful chess piece than Wu Qingyi." ”

Shao Ruyan suddenly felt a wave of anger in her heart, and said: "Although a woman has a peerless appearance, she is only worth one item in your man's heart, I only think you are different from others, and I didn't expect you to be the same." ”

"Heaven and earth are like a game, and people are not chess pieces in the game."

"You're now using others as pawns in your game."

Xu Ruyu laughed and said: "Being a chess piece has its own consciousness of being a chess piece, and arranging other chess pieces at will will only be troublesome." Where Wu Qingyi goes, it's up to her to decide, and I will never ask. ”

Shao Ruyan said: "What if one of your advisors has the same heart as you? ”

Xu Ruyu said slowly: "I'm also a chess piece, what do you think I can do?" ”

Shao Ruyan said: "Wu Qingyi can really break the Dao heart of the eternal countercurrent trick, if Rong Yanmen is unwilling to abolish his cultivation, he will escape into the realm of empty killing, at that time Rong Yanmen is the demon of the world with hundreds of thousands of male soldiers, even if it is more beneficial to Jiang Ning, I guess you don't want to see such a result, I know that you are cultivating the way of Zesheng." ”

Xu Ruyu pushed the case and stood up, sighing: "What about the way of Zesheng, isn't it the same corpse all over the field, and blood is flowing on the way?" ”

Shao Ruyan thought to herself: Not to mention Daddy, even Tu Wenyong, Zhao Jingyun and others are also very sharp-minded, and it is not difficult to see that the existence of Wu Qingyi is the flaw in Rong Yanmen. Even if Wu Qingyi could stay in Jiangning in the end, would Tianji Xueqiu be happy to see such a result? The people around Rong Yanmen may prefer to see a dead Wu Qingyi who has no threat, but they haven't seen the threat of Wu Qingyi yet.

Xu Ruyu saw Shao Ruyan tilting her head sideways and falling into contemplation, flicked her fingers and lightly touched her forehead, and said with a smile: "Don't worry about this matter." Nanping is using troops against Chengyu, but Wu Qingyi is indifferent to this, it seems that Wu Qingyi is the most suitable for cultivating the eternal countercurrent technique. ”

Shao Ruyan said angrily: "Did the Wu family ever have any sincerity towards Wu Qingyi? But seeing her stunning face, there is just a picture. Marriage is mostly due to interests, just like the pearl in the plate, have you ever seen a pearl with loyal quality? ”

Zhao Jingyun stood at the door and heard Shao Ruyan's words so presumptuous, slightly stunned, Shao Haitang snorted coldly and pushed the door in.

Xu Ruyu's cultivation is getting deeper, but he is more like an ordinary person, often people approach the side of the door, and he can't be aware of it first, maybe he is experiencing the fun of an ordinary person. Zhao Jingyun didn't understand: what kind of fun would it be like?

Shao Ruyan saw Zhao Jingyun walking in side by side with her father, and let go of her father's stern gaze.

Zhao Jingyun smiled awkwardly and whispered, "The adult and Miss Ruyan are also talking about Wu Qingyi?" ”

Xu Ruyu smiled dumbly, and nodded to Shao Haitang and Zhao Jingyun: "You came here to talk about Wu Qingyi?" He turned his head sideways and said to Shao Ruyan: "But I don't know that Wu Qing also thinks like this in her heart, Rong Yanmen is not a person who covets women, and she must have other moving things." After a pause, he said, "Rong Yanmen can let Wu Qingyi follow Jiang Ning, and his heart will be unscrupulous, but looking at Yuan Gongchen and Yuan Xun, it can be seen that there is an irreparable rift between Rong Yanmen and the old emperor. The old emperor is quite an interesting person. ”

Shao Ruyan said: "Yuan Zhen is only the nominal lord of Nanping, Rong Yanmen has the support of Tianji Xueqiu, and he is the real lord of Nanping. ”

Xu Ru smiled foolishly: "Greedy for women is what makes him interesting, if he sees Wu Qingyi, he will probably be a little weaker in his jealousy of Tianji Xueqiu." ”

Zhao Jingyun said: "Jingyun just thought through this section, and couldn't sleep for a while, so he couldn't help but come to see the adult, and met Mr. Shao in front of the mansion, but he didn't expect the adult to think about it a long time ago." ”

Xu Ruyu sat back on the brocade couch, invited Shao Haitang and Zhao Jingyun to sit down, looked at Zhao Jingyun and said, "You say come and listen." ”

Shao Haitang and Zhao Jingyun naturally had one thought, but in front of their daughter, they couldn't say anything about using Wu Qingyi as a chess piece, Xu Ruyu naturally knew the joints, so he asked Zhao Jingyun.

With her father on her side, Shao Ruyan didn't dare to be too presumptuous, and stood quietly beside Xu Ruyu.

Zhao Jingyun said: "Escort Wu Qingyi back to Linxiang to meet Yuan Zhen." There must be a dirt between Yuan Zhen and Rong Yanmen that we don't know, Yuan Zhen and Rong Yanmen are not openly divided, but form a balance of power, because of the existence of Tianji Xueqiu, in this fragile balance, plus Wu Qingyi, it becomes quite interesting as the adults said. ”

Xu Ruyu said: "Rong Yanmen's original intention was to send Wu Qingyi away from him, as for being in Jiangning or in Linxiang, what difference can there be?" ”

Zhao Jingyun glanced at Shao Ruyan and said with a wry smile: "Jingyun thinks that Rong Yanmen intends to send Wu Qingyi to the adult's room. Before the words fell, I heard Shao Ruyan snort softly.

Shao Haitang said: "If Jiangning wants to maintain the status quo with Nanping temporarily, it is not bad, and each takes the defensive, which cannot be said to be a very bad result for Jiangning and Nanping." ”

Shao Ruyan didn't expect her father to say the same, and couldn't help but argue: "Rong Yanmen has heavy troops in the west, does Jiangning still need to show weakness to Nanping?" ”

Shao Haitang looked at him coldly and said, "As the secretary of the Inner Mansion at this time, you need to pay attention to your words. The voice was unusually stern. When he was looking at Xu Ruyu, his voice softened and said, "What does Ruyu mean?" ”

Xu Ruyu smiled faintly, leaned forward, and said, "Mr. Shao won't just talk about this when he comes over. ”

Shao Haitang said: "Rong Yanmen's refining of the eternal countercurrent trick is the way of despair, Wu Qingyi is very likely to be his heart knot, if Yuan Zhen takes it into the room, it is like a thorn in the throat for Rong Yanmen, Rong Yanmen's heart has been broken, and there is no flaw to be found as before." Rong Yanmen directly dedicated Wu Qingyi to Yuan Zhen, and it was enough, if it was a turn in Jiangning, Yuan Zhen would only be more wary of Rong Yanmen, and the forces would actively weaken Rong Yanmen's power within Nanping, and if possible, Yuan Zhen would also weaken Tianji Xueqiu's influence in Nanping. ”

Zhao Jingyun said: "If there is a character in Nanping who can compete with Tianji Xueqiu, it is possible to split. ”

Xu Ruyu sighed slightly: "Compete with Tianji Xueqiu? On top of Tianji Xueqiu, it is the Heavenly Master Chu Shiduan, who in Zhongzhou can compete with Chu Shiduan? ”

Zhao Jingyun was surprised and couldn't understand why Xu Ruyu suddenly mentioned Chu Shiduan.

Shao Haitang sighed: "Three thousand elites like Qingfeng can't resist Chu Shiduan's style, it is said that Chu Shiduan has the power to send out that move, and there is still enough power to spare." It was after that battle that Chen Gui gave up his earthly power and returned to Jinghu to specialize in martial arts, twenty years later, he accepted Ji Tian Xun as a disciple, and for another ten years, Chen Gui passed away, and his body was made of King Kong, but Chen Gui claimed that he was still far from the realm of Chu Shiduan before his death. After Ji Siyi's martial arts attainment, he left Jinghu to travel the world, and was known as the first martial artist in Zhongzhou to ascend to the grandmaster level in a hundred years. Ji Siqian wanted to take advantage of the time when he was at his peak, followed the teacher's wish to go north to find Chu Shiduan, returned a year, a body of cultivation was gone, what happened in a year, Ji Siqian kept silent, just closed the mountain gate to rebuild the martial arts, thirty years later to re-emerge from the mountain gate. Tianji Xueqiu, Fu Weichen is in Ji Siqian since the mountain gate for 30 years to rise, Tianji Xueqiu in the prime of life, want to go north to visit the heavenly master Chu Shiduan, Ji Siqian is then heard the news before re-out of the mountain gate, went to Nanping and Tianji Xueqiu to discuss martial arts, the two talked in the room for seven days and nights, Tianji Xueqiu gave up the intention to go north, gave up the power in the world, returned to the lake and mountain, and concentrated on martial arts. Ji Siqian also stayed in Nanping at that time. ”

Zhao Jingyun said: "Although Hulan is the strongest enemy, Nanping is the strongest enemy in Jiangning. ”

Shao Haitang said: "Ru Yu is responsible for the fact that the forces in Zhongzhou killed each other, but in the end, they let the Hulan fishermen benefit? ”

Xu Ruyu nodded and said, "If all the forces in Zhongzhou are disabled, who will complete the task of expelling Hulan in the end?" After a pause, his tone slowed down, "What Mr. Shao said, I also considered sending Wu Qingyi to Linxiang, the contradiction between Yuan Zhen and Rong Yanmen was not something that Tianji Xueqiu could suppress, Rong Yanmen's eternal countercurrent Dao heart was broken, and it was very likely to escape into the Empty Killing Demon Dao, Yuan Zhen was not his opponent, and he couldn't escape the way to extinction in the end." For Jiang Ning, Rong Yanmen, who became a murder weapon in the Cheng Ren Dynasty, was easier to deal with, but Jiang Ning had to pay a heavier price. At that time, the north was ruined, and the south was also scattered, so who would expel the Hulan people from the land of Zhongzhou? ”

Shao Haitang and Zhao Jingyun glanced at each other, knowing that it would not be easy to persuade Xu Ruyu to do this. Shao Haitang said: "If Nanping is not destroyed, the world will also be divided, and if the south is not quickly unified, it will be impossible to resist the invasion of the Hulan people." ”

Xu Ruyu said: "Nanping is the current enemy of Jiangning, the princes have not forgotten, and I will not forget, but Rong Yanmen will fall into the empty killing demon path, the variables are too unpredictable, and it is not feasible to send Wu Qingyi to Linxiang." ”

Shao Haitang said: "Rong Yanmen sent Wu Qingyi to Jiangning, if Jiang Ning ignores it, wouldn't Rong Yanmen be underestimated?" ”

Shao Haitang's tone was aggressive, Xu Ruyu didn't care, but shrank back, knowing that he didn't have a proper explanation, Shao Haitang would entangle others to come over to admonish. glanced at Zhao Jingyun and said secretly: This guy said that he met Mr. Shao in front of the mansion, but the current situation is obviously that he knows that he can't move me, so he invited Mr. Shao over overnight. Yuan Xun and Qin Zhongshu have already met, if Yuan Xun can recognize Qin Zhongshu's talent, he will also make some moves in the near future, leaving little time for himself to think deeply, Rong Yanmen is in a good situation.

Shao Ruyan said: "The contradiction between Rong Yanmen and Yuan Zhen has existed for a long time, if Rong Yanmen uses Wu Qingyi to make a decision, Jiang Ning sent Wu Qingyi to Linxiang is not in Rong Yanmen's plan?" ”

Shao Haitang's eyes fell on Shao Ruyan's face, but he didn't say anything to reprimand, nodded approvingly, and said, "Yes, it's not easy for you to think of this." Maybe Rong Yanmen has such a meaning, but Nanping is divided, Jiang Ning still gets a lot of benefits, and the pressure on the Yue family in Nanning alone will be weakened a lot, Rong Yanmen is eager to solve internal problems, and Jiang Ning will also win a lot of time. It is true that there has always been a contradiction between Rong Yanmen and Yuan Zhen, but Nanping has always used troops abroad, and Jiangning has recently risen to become a threat to Nanping, and it will not be long before Hulan is very likely to seize Hanoi Mansion first, directly threatening the hinterland of Zhongzhou, in the face of such a situation, the contradictions within Nanping will be further suppressed, and there is no chance to intensify the outbreak. Rong Yanmen asked Wu Qingyi to accompany Jiang Ning, which was a sign of his too confidence, but Jiang Ning didn't take advantage of this opportunity, and he would only leave a grudge after a thousand years. His eyes burned and he stared at Xu Ruyu, and asked in a deep voice: "If you let Rong Yanmen command all the soldiers and horses in Nanping without harming a single bit, what chance does Ruyu think Jiang Ning has?" ”

;