Chapter 295 A Book

The day after Fang Xie had a deep conversation with the eldest princess, when he arrived at the Yanwu Academy in the morning, he learned that the professors had been invited into the palace by the emperor. Qiu Yu was naturally among them, and he had nothing to do, so he planned to go to Wu Yiyi. Since the day of Prince Yi's rebellion, Fang Xie has not seen this identity that has become more and more unfathomable. If it weren't for the emperor mentioning it, Fang Xie really didn't expect that the goods in the world would actually be the emperor's industry, and Sanjin Hou, who has always been known as the richest man in the Great Sui, is just a high-level worker.

It's a good time in the morning, and the air is so cool that even my lungs feel so comfortable. Fang Xie was not in a hurry to leave the Yanwu Academy, because he planned to go to the Sanjin Houfu at noon to eat. If you go too early, it won't be good to stay if the topic is over.

is such a small family, and he doesn't take his identity as a villager too seriously.

When Fang Xie passed by the canteen, he bought a bag of peanuts, braised pork and a pot of old wine. In fact, until now, Fang Xie still didn't know that the old handyman in the library building actually had an earth-shattering background. He only knew that in the palace of Prince Yi, a mysterious strong man suddenly came, and he captured Xiao Zhenren who was in Qingle Mountain with just one move.

Because the emperor is planning a grand event, the identity of the old man has not been revealed in a hurry. He planned to announce the identity of the old man to the public on the day that Prince Yi's guilt was announced. What the Great Sui needs most now is one person or one thing to boost morale.

Although the emperor did not intend to tell the world about the defeat in the northwest, the fact that the people did not know the way did not mean that the officials could also pretend not to know the way.

The comeback of a martial arts myth is like a shot in the arm for Da Sui.

It is precisely because of this that the identity of the old man is still in the period of secrecy. Although there were a lot of people in Prince Yi's mansion that day, no one knew that the old man of Lu Dao would be Wan Xingchen, the hall master of the Ten Thousand Swords Hall, who had already shocked the world more than a hundred years ago. This martial arts myth has been missing from people's sight for too long, and no one would have thought that he would capture Prince Yi and Xiao Zhenren by himself.

Fang Xie didn't know what to do, he just thought that the old man who captured Xiao Zhenren was the emperor's hidden strength. When he heard about this, he also sighed that it was no wonder that the emperor was not worried about Prince Yi's rebellion. Even Xiao Zhenren is not an old pervert of his opponent, and it is not difficult to kill a Prince Yi among the ten thousand armies. Even if Prince Yi controls the overall situation, what will happen? Being taken by someone is not a yellow dream.

Fang Xie was not too shocked, he thought that it was not something unacceptable for the emperor to have such a perverted master by his side.

The reason why he often sent some peanuts to the old handyman in the library was because every time he saw him, he remembered his grandfather in his previous life. It was a natural closeness, hard to describe.

Fang Xie is not an immortal, he is not a person who was born to know, so naturally he can't guess that the miscellaneous servants of the library building are the real dean of the Yanwu Academy, and the fundamental reason why the Yanwu Academy can become one of the most famous places in the world. Even if he had seen the Eight Divisions of the Heavenly Dragon, he would not have anything to do with the library building of the Yanwu Academy and the scripture building of the Shaolin Temple, let alone the nameless old monk and the old miscellaneous servant.

When he walked into the library, the old man was still sitting in the place he was used to sitting. He was napping with his hands on his chin and squinting his eyes, and his head was shaking, looking like a laziness peculiar to an old man.

Fang Xie put the peanuts and braised pork on the table, pulled a chair and sat down opposite the old man. The old man, who seemed to be asleep, sniffed, closed his eyes and reached out to touch a peanut and threw it into his mouth.

Fang Xie smiled and put the wine jug in front of the old man: "I saw you drinking tea, but I haven't seen you drinking." ”

The old man opened his eyes and looked at it, then sat up straight and stretched: "When I was young, I could drink some, but the older I get, the more I can't bear the spicy taste of wine." The tea is good, gentle, and good for the body. But I still drink a little bit once in a while, not much, of course...... Think of it as a reminiscence of the past. ”

Fang Xie nodded: "When I recalled the past, drinking tea didn't seem to be the right way. ”

He wiped the dagger clean and placed the braised meat in small pieces in front of the old man: "I sometimes wonder if I will be a fan of tea rather than wine when I am your age." Then, on a beautiful sunset evening, I picked up a glass of wine and drank a little, thinking back to the recklessness of my youth. ”

"That's a good thing, it's sour but not smelly."

The old man smiled, pinched a small piece of meat and threw it into his mouth: "But it's a little difficult for you to think of my age...... But it really doesn't take until I'm my age to find out that the more you reminisce, the more uncomfortable it becomes, where is it as comfortable as you say. Because many of the things that I think are important to remember for a lifetime have long been blurred. It stands to reason that I should have no desires, but when I went out the door a few days ago, I realized that I was a little worried......"

"Worried about what?"

Fang asked.

"I'm worried that I'm so old, what if I die if I can't reach my destination halfway? I'm so old that it's hard for me to walk. If you are walking and walking, you are too tired to walk, and you can't stand up again when you sit down, isn't it a pity? As I walked, I was thinking, and I was afraid when I thought about it, and finally I couldn't bear the fear in my heart when I got to the end. ”

"And then you're back?"

"And then I paid to get on the carriage through the city."

The old man seemed to be very proud of his answer, and smiled hehehe, revealing the few remaining teeth.

Fang Xie always thought that the old man's teeth should be intact, otherwise how could he love peanuts so much. So after seeing the few teeth in the old man's mouth, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, a little surprised.

The old man saw Fang Jie's thoughts, and smiled: "Think I don't have a few teeth but prefer to eat peanuts, it's a bit hypocritical?" ”

"It's not hypocritical......"

Fang Xie thought for a while and said, "Do you want to accept the old or not admit defeat?" At your age, there is still a heart full of fighting spirit, unyielding to the years, and always maintaining a tenacious attitude, which is admirable! ”

The old man gave him a blank look: "Fart, where is there so much truth that sounds beautiful, I still eat peanuts without a few teeth, just because I love to eat." ”

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Fang Xie smiled wryly, picked up a peanut and threw it into his mouth. The old man only took a sip of wine and didn't move the flask again, Fang Xie picked it up and poured a long sigh of relief: "I didn't like drinking before, and I always felt that drinking would make mistakes. Alcohol is a kind of thing that makes people's minds unconscious, and drinking too much is not good at all. ”

The old man pushed the braised pork to Fang Jie, and then pinched the peanuts and stuffed them into his mouth: "You are so emotional, you are too tired to live at your sesame age...... I only took one sip of wine because I was too old to drink and hurt myself. I only ate one bite of meat, also because I was too old and the meat was phlegm. Nice peanuts......"

Fang Xie smiled and said, "It can relieve hunger, it can relieve boredom, and it is crunchy." ”

The old man couldn't help laughing, squinted his eyes and glanced at Fang Xie before asking, "I'm curious, how can a little guy like you have the status you have today." I heard that I have been knighted? And a five-rank ranger general's dismissal? Yes, yes, some people can't climb to heights in a lifetime, and it only takes you a little more than a year to climb there. ”

Fang Xie shook his head: "Luck." ”

"Where does luck come from?"

The old man asked.

This question was not easy to answer, so Fang Xie was silent for a long time and then shook his head: "I don't know what to do." ”

The old man smiled: "You don't even know where luck comes from, how can you attribute all your success to luck?" ”

"But now, I don't think there's a better reason than luck to explain it...... I feel kind when I look at you, so I don't care about anything......"

Fang Xie sighed and said, "From the time I was born to the present, it seems that many things have not been held in my hands. Sometimes I think that success is due to my own efforts, but later I realize that it is as if it has been arranged. And if it wasn't arranged, then it could only be down to luck. ”

The old man shook his head: "Everyone feels that they can control their own destiny, especially when they are young. When you get older, you will have too many setbacks and experiences, but you will think that everything in this life is doomed. No matter how hard you fight, it's just a flash in the pan, it's better to go with the flow. It's a transformation, some call maturation, but in my opinion, nothing more than a passive acceptance. ”

He glanced at Fang Jie, and there was some deep meaning in his eyes that Fang Xie didn't understand: "If you think that everything about you seems to have been arranged by others, then who can interfere with your own fate if you don't investigate it?" ”

Hearing this, Fang Jie's heart tightened for no reason: "Senior, are you ......?"

"Nothing."

The old man took a sip of tea and swallowed the peanuts that were finally chewed in his mouth: "Do you want to ask me if I have seen through something?" I'm not an immortal, and I can know the past and present lives at a glance when I look at you. ”

"I don't believe it."

Fang Xie shook his head: "Even if you are not an immortal, you must be a senior master. ”

"I'm not tall"

The old man shook his head: "Not as tall as you." ”

Fang explained: "Height is not high. ”

The old man smiled: "I heard that you have a good saying, it is called an inch of the foot is the sky." If you say this, then it can be understood that height is tall. ”

Fang Xie smiled bitterly: "Senior, don't play with me." ”

The old man laughed, peeled a peanut again and threw it into his mouth: "You think that everything has been arranged by others, isn't this a denial of luck?" How can an ordinary person's life be touched by others, only extraordinary people will have extraordinary opportunities. ”

"I heard you're going to the Southwest?"

The old man asked.

"Yes"

Fang Xie nodded.

The old man was silent for a while and said seriously: "It's okay to go for a trip, whether it's good or bad, maybe it will be able to solve a trace of your doubts." I'm not a god, but I've lived long enough that I can see through some things at a glance. When people are too old, they become spirits, not demons, but there will always be something strange about them. You just talk to me as a god, and you are lucky to get a sentence or two, and you will thank me again. ”

"Senior ......"

Fang Xie hesitated for a long time, and couldn't help but ask: "I vomited blood and fainted that day, and there were many poisons in the blood......

The old man waved his hand to stop Fang Xie from asking: "It's just a little dirty, and getting it out is actually not much stronger than soaking in pee." ”

Hearing this, Fang Xie was finally relieved, he had long suspected that the sudden fainting that day had something to do with someone else. At first, he thought it was Qiu Yu, but later he was denied. If this old man hadn't revealed something extraordinary about himself today, Fang Xie wouldn't have thought of him.

The old man took out a thin booklet from his arms, handed it to Fang Jie, and said, "Seeing that you have been reading the Ten Thousand Swords Hall Sword Record at the beginning, it is useless to read all those miscellaneous things. I have an instinct to make smooth and pee without yellowing, do you read it? ”

Fang Xie took the thin booklet and saw that there was no name on the cover. He flipped it open and looked at it, and saw that it was a nude woman with delicate and delicate brushwork.

"Senpai, what is this?"

The old man glanced at it, and then he was embarrassed: "Uh...... Got it wrong. ”

He fumbled in his arms for a while, and took out a thinner book: "This is, that one will be returned to me!" ”