Chapter 40: Daily Life (3)
After an inexplicable silence, only to hear a crisp sound, Liang Qiu Gong picked up the cigarette pouch pole at hand and knocked on the door of Xie An's head lightly and heavily.
"Why would you kid think of such a thing?" When he said this, Liang Qiu Gong really couldn't laugh or cry, thinking about it, how could the old man who had read all the personnel not guess Xie An's thoughts that were almost completely written on his face?
"Hehe, joking," scratching his head, Xie An said curtly, "Isn't it because the atmosphere is too solemn, enliven the atmosphere......
Liang Qiugong was stunned, and then looked at his grandson-in-law in front of him, but unexpectedly found that Xie An's eyes were clear, how could he have the slightest nostalgia for women, seeing this, Liang Qiugong's heart suddenly suddenly, presumably his son-in-law saw him talking about the past of the family, afraid that he would be too sad, so he diluted the grief in his heart by joking.
This kid......
Liang Qiugong nodded secretly, and then a little smile appeared on his lips, and the cigarette pouch rod in his hand knocked on Xie An's head again, pretending to be stern, "Playing old man, you should be beaten!" ”
As soon as the words fell, Xie An held his head with both hands, and cried out loudly in cooperation, only to see the eldest grandson Xiangyu on the side secretly shaking his head, and after sighing slightly, he slowly unfolded the folding fan in his hand to block half of his pretty face, and his red lips gently spit out two words.
"Stupid!"
Looking at his grandson-in-law's exaggerated appearance and shaking his head, Liang Qiugong continued to take tobacco, borrowed fire from the oil lamp on the table, took a sip, and then, after exhaling another breath, he sighed and said, "Your kindness, the old man understands it, if you just do this, you will be defeated...... Well, the clansmen of my Liangqiu family all know that this matter is a fate that we can't escape, so hehe, you don't have to worry too much......"
Seeing that Liang Qiugong was not as depressed as he imagined. Xie An felt a little surprised, and asked curiously, "The old man already knew about this?" ”
Liang Qiu Gong smoked his cigarette pouch silently when he heard this, and after a few breaths, he sighed and said, "Old man Biaozi [Boxuan], what did you think of from it?" ”
"Bo Xuan?" Xie An shook his head in confusion, and Sun Xiangyu, the eldest on the side, sighed and shook his head.
I don't know if I thought of it with the eldest grandson Xiangyu, Liang Qiugong glanced at Xie An angrily. Shaking his head and saying, "I really responded to Xuan's evaluation of you, you are shrewd in big things and confused in small things...... Since there is [Bo], there is naturally [Zhong], and even [Shu] and [Ji]! - The old man has three brothers! ”
"I heard it for the first time,......" Xie An looked at Liang Qiugong in surprise. Subconsciously asked, "Where are the three uncles now?" Speaking of this, he remembered that he had read the genealogy of the Liangqiu family, and knew that the Liangqiu family was now only left with Liangqiu Gong, Liangqiu Wu, and Chen Bei's ancestors and grandchildren, and he couldn't wait to slap himself in a big mouth.
As if noticing the apology in his son-in-law's eyes, Liang Qiugong smiled slightly, and then sighed. "Your second uncle, the second brother of the old man, died when he was six years old, and in the next few years. Your third uncle and fourth uncle died violently one after another......"
Why is that? It's ......"
"Yes, it's because of the blood of my Liangqiu family...... I am a member of the Liangqiu family. Before the age of ten, they will unconsciously awaken [Fog Flame], which is a gift from God to the family. It is also ...... Alas! ――I think you have also heard that when Xiao Hao was seven years old, he was seriously ill for no reason and died...... Well, according to what you said, the kid should have faked his death at that time, alas, the old man should have investigated it carefully, and he shouldn't blindly think that he was also ......" Speaking of this, Liang Qiugong shook his head and sighed.
Although Liang Qiugong's explanation was intermittent, Xie An also sorted out some clues from it.
In his mind, his brother-in-law Chen Bei ...... No, it's Liang Qiu Hao, when he was seven years old, he should have awakened the Liang Qiu family's bloodline for the first time and had a unique [fog flame] talent, the problem is that the fog flame state is a great burden for adults, how can a child who is less than ten years old bear it?
It is not difficult to guess that the reason why the Liangqiu family withered was that it was folded on this threshold, just like the four brothers of Liangqiu Gong, in the end, only Liang Qiugong was left to withstand the huge burden brought by the initial awakening of the fog and flame, and survived, and the other three died one after another, this death ratio is really chilling.
Thinking of this, Xie An was shocked that the Liangqiu family could still be passed down for twelve generations under this circumstances, because this was simply a miracle, just think about it, in the hundreds of years of inheritance, how many children of the Liangqiu family died under the threshold that the family could not cross before they grew up.
Because he was a little numb to this kind of experience, Liang Qiu Gong did not investigate it carefully at that time, so he put his grandson Liang Qiu Hao, who had fallen into a state of suspended animation, into a coffin and buried him in the ancestral mausoleum in Hanoi.
Who would have thought that Liang Qiuhao, the grandson of the Liang Qiu family, would still be able to come back to life?
After waking up, I found myself buried in the ancestral tomb of the family, frightened and frightened, my heart changed greatly, I broke the coffin, and I escaped by digging a hole in the ground with my own hands.
To be honest, Liang Qiugong didn't see that his brother-in-law Chen Bei was just a fake death, so he rashly buried him in the ancestral grave and felt a little incredible, but now listening to Liang Qiugong's words, Xie An understands the reason for this.
"So, she ...... dance"
"Hmm," as if seeing Xie Anxin's thoughts, Liang Qiugong nodded and said, "Xiao Wu also fell seriously ill when she was eight years old because of the awakening of the fog flame, but in the end, she survived tenaciously with the unprecedented outstanding talent of my Liangqiu family......" Speaking of this, Liang Qiugong's eyes clearly showed a little happiness, and then he shook his head, sighed slightly and said, "It seems that my Liangqiu family, no matter when the bloodline is broken, it is not strange, after all, God still has a mercy for us, fortunately, fortunately!" ”
Xie An listened silently, his mood was very heavy, if Liang Qiu Gong didn't say it, how would he know that Liang Qiu's family still had such a sad past, and he became more and more worried about Liang Qiu in his heart, frowning and asking, "Awakening the fog doesn't mean it's okay, right?" ”
"Well," Liang Qiu Gong nodded, and said with a sigh, "For the descendants of my Liang Qiu family, awakening [Wu Yan] ten years ago was a threshold, only the children of the clan with the strongest physical fitness could survive, it was really quite difficult and harsh, sometimes ten clansmen may not be able to survive the next one." And if he can cross this threshold, his future achievements will be enough to make a name for himself in the world, which is why my Liangqiu family is called [a tiger general], because the weaker clansmen who were born died before they lived to be ten years old......"
"......" Xie An opened his mouth, silent, he didn't know what words to use to comfort.
"But, as you said, even if you cross the initial threshold. It doesn't necessarily mean that it will end well, my Liangqiu family has had dozens of generals in these twelve generations, all of whom are rare tiger generals in the world, but in the end, none of them died well. Just like your uncle and father-in-law, in the end, they still can't escape death in the hands of the [Fog Flame] in their own hands......"
"According to what the old man said, then the dance ......" Xie An was a little anxious, frowned and said, "What did the old man say about accompanying her more?" ”
"Don't worry, don't worry," saw Xie An's anxious expression. Liang Qiugong smiled and said, "Old man Rong will explain this matter to you slowly...... It's really unexpected, my Liangqiu family has been passed down to twelve generations, and there are two unprecedented talents at the same time. Especially your brother-in-law...... Hmm, his name is Chen Bei right now, right? That child's talent is really ...... It's terrifying! ”
"Horror?"
"Hmm......" Biting the cigarette holder and taking a puff, Liang Qiugong's eyes rose slightly. Looking at a calligraphy painting on the wall, he said slowly, "That was when the old man saw the child for the second time." Remember? The old man asked you to invite the child to ......."
"Hmm!" Xie An nodded.
――Back to 2 months ago――
"Grow up, Xiao Hao......"
Looking at his grandson, who was able to meet again after more than ten years, Liang Qiugong's eyes were slightly moist.
"Master...... Father...... In Xia Chen, I have seen Liang Qiugong! After a long time, Chen Bei finally repaid this title.
It can be seen that Liang Qiugong was slightly disappointed, nodded, and said with a little regret and relief, "It's okay, it's okay, your business, Xiao An's child has explained to the old man, you don't remember the past, right?" ”
Chen Bei nodded hesitantly, and said truthfully, "According to my brother, what kind of psychological is that, hmm...... People subconsciously forget what they have experienced painfully, well, say it is self-preservation, and that's probably it, but they don't understand what to say. ”
"Oh, it's okay if you can't tell," Liang Qiugong waved his hand disappreciatively, after all, he didn't care much about Xie An's explanation of this matter, as long as the grandson in front of him was safe and sound, the old man was already satisfied.
In the banquet sitting opposite, Liang Qiugong quietly listened to Chen Bei's account of what he had experienced over the years, as for the Taiping Army, Chen Bei deliberately concealed it, and Liang Qiugong did not mention it, after all, it was a rare meeting between grandparents and grandchildren, and Liang Qiugong didn't want to disturb the rare gathering of the two because of other things.
And when Chen Bei said that he had fought Liang Qiu Wu in the Battle of Chang'an, Liang Qiu Gong laughed, stroked his beard and said, "Oh? yes, I've already bumped into Xiao Wu, how do you feel? That kid is a talent that my Liangqiu family has never met in a hundred years! ”
At that time, Chen Bei didn't know that Liang Qiuwu was deliberately suppressing fifty percent of his strength, and said lightly when he heard this, "Hmm, it's okay!" ”
"Okay?" Liang Qiu Gong frowned when he heard this, and said with a chuckle, "Xiao Hao, you mean to say that you are stronger than that child, right?" ”
"Obviously!"
As soon as the words fell, not only Liang Qiugong was stunned, but even Chen Bei himself was stunned, after all, he didn't think he was a competitive person, but why did he say that, it felt as if he was offering a treasure to the old man of the family......
Could it be that he has subconsciously admitted this family affection? In the event that you lose your past memories?
Is blood thicker than water?
Chen Bei's heart was a little warm.
But Liang Qiugong didn't notice his strange appearance, he was taken aback when he heard this, and stammered, "You...... What did you say? Are you stronger than Xiao Wu? Speaking of this, he frowned, and said with a bit of blame, "It's not my Liangqiu family's family motto......"
"Hmph, don't believe it!" Chen Bei said lightly.
After taking a deep look at Chen Bei, Liang Qiugong's gaze gradually became solemn, and after thinking for a while, he said with a smile, "There is no basis for words, you can discuss with the old man, and ask the old man to see if you have said anything big!" ”
"With you?" Because he had already admitted Liang Qiugong in his heart, Chen Bei subconsciously used the honorific title, but there was also a bit of disapproval in his tone.
"Hahaha, what a guts, junior! -- Let's show the old man! ”
"Hmph. Then be careful! ”
A moment later, in the backyard of the Donggong Mansion, Liang Qiugong had a discussion with Chen Bei.
You must know that Chen Bei's martial arts are all learned from street fights, how can he compare to the family moves used by Liang Qiugong, it is not surprising that Chen Bei was beaten by the old man in front of him and it was difficult to fight back.
Seeing this, Liang Qiugong laughed and said, "That's it." Dare to say such big things? ”
"Shh Chen Bei asked Yan and spit out a mouthful of blood, gritted his teeth and said, "It's just a warm-up......
"Warm up!" Liang Qiugong laughed, not that he looked down on this grandson, but just wanted to test it. was called by his grandson-in-law Xie An as the grandson of [one-man army], how strong is it.
"Ah, it's a warm-up!" Taking a deep breath, an extremely powerful aura suddenly exploded on Chen Bei's body, like a raging flame, attached to him out of thin air.
"[Wuyan] ah......" Liang Qiugong said with a chuckle on his face even more smile. Great, can you already control the family autonomously? Merely...... This [fog flame] is not unique to you! Speaking of this, I saw Liang Qiugong's eyes condense, and an astonishing aura exploded around him. The aura loomed, like flames.
I have to say that at this moment, Liang Qiugong's momentum, even Chen Bei was secretly frightened.
It is worthy of [the tiger of Hanoi]. Thirty years ago, the old man who was known as the first fierce general of the Great Zhou can still have such strength when he is over sixty years old......
Come to think of it. Chen Bei's expression was grim, and he rushed towards Liang Qiu Gong in a few steps, and greeted the old man with his fist in his hand, but he saw Liang Qiu Gong turn his fist into a palm, and he easily lost his strength.
Seeing this, Chen Bei's punch was even more ferocious, but even so, he couldn't hurt Liang Qiu in the slightest, which made Chen Bei gradually a little impatient.
"The fist is quite powerful, but this move...... Isn't that straightforward? Do you really think the old man is a stake? Liang Qiugong shook his head and teased, but he was secretly frightened in his heart.
In his opinion, in addition to the rough way of attacking, his strength and speed really made Liang Qiugong vigilant, after all, Chen Bei had easily smashed the huge wooden stake used for boxing practice with one punch, and the wooden stake weighing hundreds of catties was completely knocked away by more than ten zhang, this kind of strength is no longer terrifying.
However, when he thought of the terrifying strength that his granddaughter Liang Qiuwu once displayed in the battlefield of northern Hebei, Liang Qiugong didn't feel how terrifying his grandson's strength and speed were.
Well, Xiao Hao's strength is good, but it's a pity that it has been abandoned for more than ten years, and besides, ...... After all, it's still not as good as Xiao Wu in that state, well, at most there are six or seven percent of that kid's peak......
Thinking of this, Liang Qiu Gong jumped out of the battle circle a few steps back, raised his right hand, and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, your strength, the old man is roughly clear, let's get rid of [Fog Flame], this trick has been used for a long time and has a considerable burden on the body......"
Chen Bei frowned, and said with some displeasure, "Why don't you fight?" I've just come up with the real thing! ”
"Really?" Liang Qiugong chuckled and shook his head.
Perhaps noticing the disdain in Liang Qiugong's eyes, for some reason Chen Bei felt annoyed in his heart, took a deep breath, the flame-like aura on his body suddenly became viscous, his hair and eyes gradually turned red, and the whole person's aura became more and more weird.
"Whew!" A strong wind and wave blew across Liang Qiugong's face, and when he looked at Chen Bei again, his whole person was shocked, because Chen Bei at this moment was similar to Liang Qiuwu's angry state when he was on the battlefield in northern Hebei, that kind of power was extremely powerful, but he did not distinguish between the enemy and me, as if he had lost his mind.
"Stop!" With great eagerness, Liang Qiugong subconsciously shouted.
"Huh? Really don't fight? Chen Bei, who had already rushed towards Liang Qiugong, stopped halfway and looked at Liang Qiugong in confusion.
"You...... You ......" Seeing that Chen Bei was still sane, Liang Qiugong was surprised, his fingers trembled and pointed at his grandson, and said in surprise, "You...... Can you still hear the old man's words? ”
"Huh?" Chen Bei looked at Liang Qiugong inexplicably, and said puzzledly, "I'm not deaf, why can't I hear it?" ”
This......
Liang Qiugong was stunned, after all, Chen Bei at this moment was like the Liangqiu Dance on the battlefield in northern Hebei, his breath was so strong that it made people desperate, and even stronger than Liangqiu Dance by one or two points, and what shocked Liang Qiugong even more was that Chen Bei could still maintain his sanity and did not fall into heavy anger.
"Remove the fog first!" Liang Qiugong said in an irrefutable tone.
"......" glanced at Liang Qiugong strangely. Chen Bei took a deep breath, the flame-like aura on his body dissipated without a trace, and the color of his hair and eyes returned to his usual appearance.
"How does it feel?" Liang Qiugong asked nervously, "Is there any lack of breath, or something else?" ”
"It's just a little tired and a little thirsty...... Speaking of this, Chen Bei seemed to notice the concern and nervousness in Liang Qiugong's eyes, shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's not in the way." I've been used to these things for a long time......"
"I've been used to it for a long time......," Liang Qiugong muttered to himself, looked at Chen Bei in disbelief, frowned and asked, "[Wuyan] when you are angry, how do you manage to stay sane?" ”
"How do you keep your sanity?" Chen Bei looked at Liang Qiugong suspiciously. Puzzled, he said, "Can't the old man do it?" ”
"Of course not!" Liang Qiugong shouted.
"What about my cousin?"
"She can't do it either!" Recalling that Liang Qiuwu had killed many soldiers of the Eastern Army by mistake when he was on the battlefield in northern Hebei, Liang Qiugong sighed secretly, then looked at Chen Bei, and said with a little shock, "Xiao Hao, have you mastered these two kinds of [fog flame]?" ”
"Two?"
"Ahh Come, I'll sit down over there, and the old man will tell you in detail," raised his hand and beckoned Chen Bei to come to his side. Liang Qiu Gong took him to the stone table next to the martial arts training ground and sat down, and after a deep groan, he nodded and said, "Wu Yan is the unique mastery of my Liang Qiu family. The world knows about it, but the world doesn't know it. There are [two kinds] of fog inflammation in my Liangqiu family, one is commonly used by the clansmen of my Liangqiu family, the old man and you have used it, and the burden on the body is quite large, but as long as it is not maintained for a long time, there will be no problems, but even so, there are still some sequelae, in short, use it as little as possible, and don't use it if you can...... And the other is what you just showed, I call it [Inflammation], to be precise, it is not qualitatively different from the Fog Flame, it is just a manifestation of the Fog Flame to the extreme, and it also stimulates itself with endless anger, so that it has a power far beyond [Fog Flame], but this will also make people get carried away by anger and lose their minds...... Six years ago on the battlefield of Jizhou, your cousin unconsciously stepped into this realm, although she created a brilliant result of killing 3,000 enemy soldiers alone and beheading the enemy chieftain under the horse, but also because she lost her mind at that time and killed many soldiers of our Eastern Army by mistake...... And yet you can maintain [Inflammation] while maintaining your sanity, what the hell is going on? ”
"Inflammation? I plan to call it [Flame Qi Two Style]......" Chen Bei muttered in a low voice, recalled for a moment, and said, "It seems that this is the case, when maintaining that state, my mind is full of anger, as if someone is shouting killing and killing in my head...... But this kind of thing, just get over it, right? ”
"Gram...... Overcome? Liang Qiugong was shocked and said eagerly, "Can you overcome it?" ”
No wonder Liang Qiu Gong was so eager, after all, Liang Qiu Wu was in urgent need of advice in this regard, if there was a way for her to be able to control the inflammatory state of the fog and flame two styles on her own like Chen Bei, she would not have to suppress her strength to about fifty percent in order to avoid losing her mind.
"Can't you?" Chen Bei looked at Liang Qiugong suspiciously.
"The old man is asking you how to do it!" Liang Qiugong was a little helpless, he felt that his grandson's head really didn't have any spiritual light, and he could be slow to compete with his cousin Liang Qiuwu in this regard.
"How can I do it...... Chen Bei thought for a moment and said hesitantly, "You have to control your anger first, right?" Hmm, probably ......"
"......" Listening to Chen Bei's vague and unconfident tone, Liang Qiugong sighed secretly, and said weakly, "In this way, you can talk to the old man about this, how did you do it, before and after, tell me in detail......"
"Oh!" Chen Bei nodded, also concealed it, and told the 1510 he had experienced, only to hear Liang Qiugong nodding frequently.
"I see, use your feelings for others to suppress the anger in your heart?" Speaking of this, Liang Qiugong was stunned, glanced at Chen Bei strangely, and said in surprise, "What about you?" According to what you just said, the person in your heart who has deep feelings cannot be the woman who saved you, right? ”
It's no wonder that Liang Qiugong's expression is strange, after all, according to what Chen Bei just said, that woman has already married someone and gave birth to a daughter......
This one......
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"Do you use your emotions to suppress the anger that sometimes arises?" Hearing Liang Qiugong's explanation, Xie An finally understood what the old man wanted to express.
But then again, in fact, he himself can detect it a little, after all, when Fang was in the house, when Liang Qiuwu inadvertently bred anger in his heart, it was his Xie An's words that made Liangqiu Wu restrain himself and did not turn his face with Jin Ling'er.
The first is to let Liang Qiu dance secretly suppress the power, and suppress part of the emotion, all day and night, like a puppet who can't laugh......
The first is to deepen the bond with her, help her thoroughly grasp the [Inflammation of the Fog Flame Two Style], so that she can truly show her true emotions......
Xie An did not hesitate to choose the latter, although the latter was rather long and dangerous to implement.
"Old man, leave this matter to the kid!"