While a few diners were chatting, the man at the next table suddenly put down the wine cup and got up and asked, "I wonder where you can find the child you mentioned?" ”

A diner felt that the man was familiar, but for a moment he could not remember who the man should be, and only thought that the rough clothing of his common people did not seem to be commensurate with the solitary and cold bearing of the ten thousand people. The other diner had already jumped up, and suddenly fell down and knelt down and said, "King Wan'an! Back to the king, that kid often frequented our teahouse and restaurant in Yudu, but I didn't know where he lived. ”

Liu Jing said "um" and said, "If you see that kid again, please tell him and ask him to come to the White Jade Palace to talk to the widow." ”

All the diners agreed, and invited King Song to drink and chat with them.

Liu Jing saw that the hospitality was difficult to resist, so he sat down to drink with them. When the store heard that it was the king, they immediately served the best food and drink in the store.

The diners had a good conversation with Liu Jing, not because Liu Jing could speak well, but because he answered all questions, was concise and to the point, and had the demeanor of a king. Although his expression was cold, he was very approachable in his words, and he also asked the diners about the current situation at home and how the business of the restaurant was. From the war between Song and Chu to the shortcomings of the parents, the Song people who met in Pingshui and their kings are all indispensable.

The diners toasted the Song King wine, and Liu Jing drank all the cups, and none of them refused.

The old man sitting in the corner in disguise took advantage of their wine fight, got up quietly, held a bamboo pole, and limped into the ice and snow outside the door. Liu Ying didn't expect that the game he had laid out, and King Song would break in so easily under his nose.

……

A few days later, Xue Fan followed the palace people and came to the empty Ningguo Hall in the White Jade Palace.

He walked all the way from the palace gate, looked around, and saw that everything was exactly the same as the description of the White Jade Palace written to him by his brother, and his confidence immediately doubled.

He thought: "If you don't abandon my brother, you won't harm me, it's just that I want to say a few words to the king of Song, what am I afraid of?" If I don't say a few words, King Song will kill me. But then I thought: "I heard that the King of Song is strong in martial arts, kills people like hemp, destroys the Kingdom of Shu, kills the King of Qi, and kills the King of Chu, I am just a grass people, after leaving Yaowang Mountain, Kung Fu is also neglected to practice, if he wants to kill me, it is indeed easy." It seems that I have to do what my brother wrote me! Otherwise, my father, my sister, and my brother who don't abandon me are not here, who will save me? ”

Not long after, Liu Jing came in the snow, carrying a food basket in his hand.

Xue Fan saluted and looked at King Song. The King of Song in front of him was slightly amiable compared to the King of Song who was riding a horse on the outskirts of the city that day. Carrying the food box, he came with the fragrance of roast duck in the food box, no longer a white horse in plain clothes, but soaked in mortal dust and fireworks.

He was not as cold as the rumors, and said: "The little gentleman came from afar, and the widow did not know what gift to give, so he ordered the back kitchen to bring out the best dishes of the day to entertain him. But I don't know, is the little gentleman only vegetarian? ”

Xue Fan smiled and said, "Your Highness is polite, I will eat everything except wine." ”

The huge Ningguo Palace, in the past, King Huai of Song entertained envoys from all over the world, and now the King of Song held a court meeting here to capture the king of Shu Wu evil three times, and now, there are only Liu Jing and Xue Fan in the hall.

The two sat down to eat, and each other felt novel.

Liu Jing saw that the little boy in front of him was only seven or eight years old, and when he heard his voice not become low, but a clear and pure child's voice, he couldn't help but think of his childhood self.

Liu Jing said: "I heard that Mr. Xiao studied under the head of the Xuanxuan Dao in the Huiling Temple of Qiandang Mountain, and the cultivator can also eat meat?" ”

Xue Fan smiled again. "My master said - the Tao is in the heart, the Tao is in virtue, the body cultivates the heart, the heart cultivates virtue, only eats grass, does not nourish the body, the body is weak, the heart is weak, and the heart is weak, and the heart is weak, virtue is not done. Therefore, the disciples under the long sect of the Xuan Dao are not picky eaters. If Your Highness sees a Taoist who only eats vegetarian food, he must not be my fellow disciple, but don't be deceived by them. ”

Liu Jing listened to Xue Fan's crisp and clear speech, and he was smiling and polite, and he couldn't help but have a lot of good feelings for this child.

"The widow heard that the chief of the Xuan Dao is a fairy-like figure among the cultivators of the Chu State, he is more than 100 years old, and has lived in seclusion for many years, and now few people living in the world have seen his true face. You are so young, you must be his closed disciple? ”

"Back to Your Highness, I am indeed a closed disciple of the master, but he is not an old man. Many people in the world have seen him, but they don't know that he is the master of the Xuan Dao. In addition, although the Qiandang Mountain Huiling Temple is now in the territory of Chu State, my master is not from Chu. ”

"Oh?"

"My master grew up in Shu, and then went to Chu due to family changes. Now that the land of Shu is all returned to the Song Kingdom, if it is said that my master is a Song person, it is not impossible. ”

"No wonder you speak in Shu. And your surname is Xue, many people think that you are the son of Mr. Xue Jiuming, the king of Shudi medicine. ”

Xue Fan laughed and said, "My master said that he also had several encounters with that medicine king. My master's medical skills are superb, and the king of medicine refused to accept it, so he tried every means to poison my master, but unfortunately he tried again and again, and failed repeatedly, and finally the two did not get along. ”

After hearing this, Liu Jing smiled lightly, and then lowered his eyebrows and sighed: "Jianghu people are always quite interesting." ”

Xue Fan nodded, and said a lot of what Liu Ying taught him, and at this time, he nodded silently, just waiting for King Song to ask the next question. Reading the Book House

Sure enough, Liu Jing asked: "Mr. Xiao said that the Xuan Dao Master does not live in seclusion, so where does his old man live now?" Can the widow come and visit? ”

Xue Fan has repeatedly read the manuscript written by Liu Ying to him, he is smart and clear, and he has already memorized it backwards. According to the manuscript, when the King of Song first asked about the residence of the chief of the Xuan Dao, he should not answer directly, but should ask him, "What is the matter of looking for my master?" And without waiting for King Song to answer, he had to ask himself and answer: "The world is looking for my master, which is nothing more than healing or fortune-telling." Finally, he asked King Song: "Your Highness is looking for my master, do you want to tell fortunes, or do you want to cure diseases?" ”

So Xue Fan said to King Song according to what Liu Ying wrote: "I don't know what His Highness is looking for my master?" ”

Liu Jing thought for a moment, and was just about to answer, when he heard Xue Fan say: "The world is looking for my master, which is nothing more than healing or fortune telling. Your Highness is looking for my master, do you want to tell fortunes, or do you want to heal diseases? ”

Liu Jing said: "I heard that the rules in the long gate of the Xuandao Sect, fortune telling and disease treatment, can only choose one, is that so?" ”

Xue Fan nodded.

Liu Jing sighed: "The widow doesn't know which one is better. If he is lucky enough to see the side of the Xuan Dao Chief, he may be able to ask his old man to help the widow make a choice. ”

Xue Fan looked directly at Liu Jing, and his clear eyes reflected Liu Jing's face, as if he could see through Liu Jing's heart: "Actually, before I came to see His Highness, my master told me - His Highness is a decisive person in the eyes of the world, but in fact, His Highness will definitely think for a long time about the question of fortune-telling or curing, because His Highness is actually - forgive the villain for being blunt-decisive." ”

Liu Jing's eyebrows frowned slightly, but he suddenly stretched. "As your master said, the widow is indeed ...... Indecision. ”

Xue Fan said with a smile: "But my master said that whoever he embarrasses, he will not embarrass His Highness, and he will not dare to embarrass His Highness, so His Highness does not have to make a choice on this issue." ”

Liu Jingqi said: "Won't that break the rules of the sect of the Xuan Dao Chief?" ”

Xue Fan said: "No, because His Royal Highness has two identities, one is the monarch of the Song Kingdom, and the other is you." Master can heal Song Guojun and also tell fortunes for yourself. And vice versa. ”

Liu Jing secretly admired in his heart: "Two identities? One is the monarch of the Song Kingdom, and the other is me...... Isn't this the crux of the problem that I have always been the most difficult to solve and the most annoying to me? ”

Liu Jing couldn't help but be even more curious: "Little gentleman, do you know, why does your master know so much about widows?" ”

Xue Fan opened his innocent eyes and stopped talking: "Master mentioned it, but asked me not to tell His Highness." ”

Liu Jing smiled: "Why can't you say this? The widow will not be angry with the elder of the Xuan Dao, nor will he be angry with anyone. ”

Xue Fan pretended to be a gesture: "If I tell Your Highness, Your Highness must not tell my master." ”

"The widow doesn't say anything."

Xue Fan said: "I also asked Master before I came, why can I conclude that His Royal Highness King Song will not make a choice immediately?" Master and His Highness have never met, how does Master know what His Highness's temperament is?

My Master smiled and replied, 'What's so hard about that?' There are some things that do not use the knowledge of skin physiognomy, palmistry, bone physiognomy, divination, and astrology.

You need to know that when King Song married his relatives, he married two at once, and he sat on an equal footing, regardless of the equal, so he knew that his temperament was wavering and it was difficult to make a choice.

You need to know that the King of the Song Dynasty is both civil and military, likes to be symmetrical, Wen Ke poems and essays are praised, piano and music are integrated, Wu Ke draws his sword to destroy all countries, and goes to the horse to settle the world, you will know that his flesh and blood are not one person, one bone is one person, and one body. ’”

Xue Fan depreciated and praised, and said it steadily, without leakage, and he had already raised Liu Jing's hairs.

Liu Jing said: "What your master said is indeed good. ”

Xue Fan said: "I only learned the knowledge of astrology and divination from the master. However, I have learned a lot about skin, palmistry, and bone physiognomy. Seeing His Royal Highness's dragon face today, he also confirmed what the master said. ”

"How can it be confirmed?"

Xue Fan looked at King Song and recounted Liu Ying's book: "His Royal Highness's expression is a little cold, as if he is rejecting people thousands of miles away, but in fact, it is not because His Highness is not smiling, let alone because His Highness is indifferent and ruthless. His Highness was just thinking too much and hesitating, so he didn't have time to change his expression. This is the skin phase. Palmistry, the villain didn't see His Highness's hand, so naturally he couldn't say it casually. As for the osseophysiognomy ......"

Xue Fan stood up, walked around King Song, sat back in front of King Song, and said, "Your Highness's skull is in very good shape, and Your Highness's shoulders and neck are also impeccable. His Royal Highness's hand bones are slender and flawless, even if he has practiced martial arts for many years, there is no sense of stiffness, and he is the shape of soft bones for playing the piano and writing. His Royal Highness only walked into the main hall, and I watched His Highness's figure and steps, which were also impeccable.

However, mortal physiognomy is rarely perfect.

Ancient book cloud: If the bone is extremely beautiful, the sky is lonely, and if you are lonely, you will be widowed, or you will be silent, or you will be affectionate, or you will be indecisive. ”