Chapter 55 is a testament

Dugu Hao's words were very level, because this was the first time I faced him with a lack of words, and I couldn't find anything in my mind to fight back against him for a while. After so many years of getting along, the tacit understanding cultivated between us is nothing more than fighting to the death and not losing to each other, referring to the natural battle of will, on poetry and songs, literary and martial arts, I am afraid that I can't even reach a corner of his clothes, which I am a defeated general, and I am not even qualified to compare.

For me, hating him is a habit that has been formed over time, and I can't really say what I hate him, but I just understand that this kind of hate (情qíng) has been integrated into my blood and bones as I have grown up, and more than ten years have passed, and I have never thought that I could treat him in other ways.

Of course he is not a stranger, the relationship between the Qin family and the Dugu family is extraordinary, our two families are world friends, he is the leader of the family, the light one (日 rì) is more than one (日 rì), I know him well, almost participated in every stage of his life, according to the folk saying, we are real childhood sweethearts, just like me and Sister Ying, Sister Ying and him, such closeness, how can it be a stranger?

Intuition should not respond to this question, I am still pretending to be stupid, starting to eat the second bite of dim sum, refusing to take my eyes off the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", thanks to Dugu Hao likes to enjoy what he gives, the chef of Dugu's family is a first-class good craft, this pink peach blossom cake melts in the mouth, the lips and teeth are fragrant, and the sweetness is very in line with my taste. After eating one, I slowly moved my hand to the box, pretending to inadvertently take the second piece and put it in my mouth.

"Is it delicious?" I seem to hear the depression in Dugu Hao's voice, this person is really uninteresting.

I read a book while eating a snack on my own, when he was not in the air.

Dugu Hao seemed to be very patient, and lightly deducted the case with his fingers, one after another, staring at me intently. There were just me and him in the small space, and the atmosphere was really awkward, and if he looked at it like this, I really doubted that his gaze was going to dig a hole in my face. There was the last bite of a peach blossom cake, and he "thoughtfully" pushed a whole box of dim sum over for me, for fear that I wouldn't be able to finish it.

"Is it delicious?" He asked again.

I swallowed the peach blossom cake in my mouth, raised my eyebrows and looked at him obliquely: "You should have smashed a lot of silver taels for such a good cook." ”

"Everything in the world has a price, it's worth it, and I can afford it."

He got cheap and good, who doesn't know that the world has ten points of money, two points in the Dugu family, and there is money (love ài) to show off, it is him.

After eating the pastry, I drank tea to moisten my throat, and I heard him say, "You dare not answer my question." ”

Suddenly I choked on a sip of tea, I know Dugu Hao, but if he wants to know something, he will not stop until he reaches his goal, Suo (sex xìng) straight to the point: "What do you want to hear?" ”

There was a smile on his beaten face: "Qin Xi, you won't be naïve enough to think that Qi Ao is the same person as me and Murong Ying, right?" ”

"What do you mean?" I instinctively looked at him with alarm.

"You underestimate Qi Ao too much." At this moment, his tone was as if Qi Ao was a person he didn't know at all: "No matter how bad you and I are, there is still the interest of the family, there will never be a day when you turn your face, but the farther away you are from Qi Ao, the better." ”

I was stunned, I didn't understand why he suddenly targeted Qi Ao, after all, they had already tacitly regarded each other as close friends.

I've always been frank ((swing dàng) dàng), and I don't like to talk and hide, "Why bother with words in your words?" If there's anything you want to say, just say it. ”

"After so many years, you still have little growth, you have an excellent exit (body shēn), but you don't have the talent to match your family background, do you think you can still be free for a few years? With all due respect, maybe Qin Shibo planned to give up cultivating you early on, and instead used your marriage as a bargaining chip to put the burden of the Qin family in the hands of the person who married you. As you wish, this person won't be me, but—it won't be Qi Ao. ”

He looked at me with straight eyes, waiting to see my reaction when he heard this, and was used to his sneering (hot rè), which had become a glass heart, and he would not be angry like thunder, but only subconsciously thought about it. Since Dugu Shibo hinted that his father wanted to match me and Dugu Hao when he was a child, I had an attitude towards him who could hide, and I hadn't given him a good face for several years.

He wasn't wrong, I can marry anyone, but I can't marry him. The three-legged situation cannot be broken, which is why Sister Ying can't marry Dugu Hao. Instead of attracting the power of either party, marriage is likely to arouse suspicion. As for Qi Ao, now that I have Li Xuan in my heart, I naturally won't marry him. has a good impression of him for no reason, it is the desire for playmates when he was young, and he gradually became estranged when he grew up, and he lost this mind.

There is no need to confess to Dugu Hao, my father promised me that he would choose a person who satisfies him before he is willing to entrust me. As for the responsibilities of the Qin family, I think my father will have the best arrangement. Besides, my father is still in the prime of life (身shēn) and healthy, so I don't worry that he will leave me alone.

"Marry Qi Ao or not, he is my friend. You don't have to speculate. ”

He chuckled: "The word friend comes out of your mouth, it's really funny." When have you ever had a real friend? Murong Ying? I? We're just your potential allies, and you don't have to take it seriously. You poured out your heart and lungs for Murong Ying, in exchange for a short knife and a cold edge. Didn't Qin Shibo teach you the truth that you know people, faces, but hearts? ”

"People live in the world, and what remains eternal is not relatives or friends, but interests. Maybe the Qi Ao you know is a gentleman, but in his bones he is the same as me, and people don't kill for themselves. His vengeful anger had never been extinguished for seven years. Qin Shibo and you, in the final analysis, are just a springboard for his revenge. If you have a sincere heart for him, you will regret it. ”

The more he spoke, the more I listened, the calmer I became, and I learned from him and made a god who saw through the world: "Dugu Hao, you really impress me today." ”

"Oh?"

"I thought you were just young and arrogant, conceited too much, but now I realize that in fact, you are just cold-blooded, all the people and things in this world are calculated as prices and benefits to you, and no one (情qíng) is warm or cold, so what qualifications do you have to let others treat you as a friend? Qi Ao suffered in his early years, but he is still willing to open his heart and treat you as a confidant and friend, just by virtue of his bearing, you are not as good as him. ”

His face turned cold for a moment, a little angry, the green tendons on his forehead protruded, but he still clenched his fists to hold back his anger, since the last silk handkerchief incident, this is the second time we have torn our faces.

"Qin Xi, it's better for you and me to agree on a deal. If one day betrays you, and you fulfill your promise to do one thing for me, and on the contrary, I promise to do one thing for you, how about it? ”

"Nonsense." I rolled my eyes.

"What? Don't you dare? You just kept saying that I regard (情qíng) righteousness as a profit transaction, do you dare to gamble with me? ”

He was more serious than a flamboyant tongue, but fortunately, the carriage stopped at this time, and the Qinglu Temple arrived, and I unloaded my heart and couldn't wait to get rid of him.

I jumped out of the carriage, Qinglu Temple was in front of me, close to the thousand-year-old temple, and suddenly I felt solemn and pious. A little monk of the same age as me folded his hands and led us into the temple, because I and Dugu Hao accompanied the exaggeration of the luggage, the little monk took us directly to the wing, the two adjacent wings are in a small single courtyard, is the highest regulation in the whole temple, the back of the house is the green mountain, the front of the house is the blue lake, the scenery is unique, clean and elegant.

The abbot has not returned from wandering outside, and the little monk simply explained the homework we have to do every day, which is nothing more than listening to the lectures and chanting the scriptures, saying that it is for me to cultivate (身shēn) raise (性xìng) comprehend the Buddha (sex xìng), in fact, I can honestly stay in the temple and not sneak away and not make trouble, not to mention Dugu Hao, he is a big young master who eats fireworks in the world, every time he comes to Qinglu Temple, it is a big pomp, with several small guys, pay attention to this and that, even the monks are annoyed by him. The little monk probably felt that things were like like things, and he was also cold and indifferent to me.

The little monk still has to work hard, and it is not appropriate to stay for a long time, so Dugu Hao and I settled down, and he left.

After the little monk left, the first thing I did was to walk to the desk to polish the ink, Dugu Hao looked at me suspiciously, as if he didn't know what I would do as a young lady who could polish ink, and I didn't bother to change the impression that I was useless in his mind. In the past, my father was often too busy to see people, and he locked himself in the study all day, and in order to be by his side, I came up with a way to help him sharpen his ink, and he saw that I was waiting quietly, and he was reluctant to drive me away. So much so that I later used the same method to please Qi Ao, circling around him like a little tail.

Grinding ink is about water and strength, I practice makes perfect, the ink is not shallow, and when I lay out the paper, I dipped the brush in the thick black ink, and waited for Dugu Hao to come over: "Aren't you shouting to bet with me?" Then don't you come to the words as proof? ”

He hesitated slightly, came over and took the pen in my hand, and wrote a few lines on the paper very chicly, to the effect that I made a note with him in a certain year and a certain month (day), how to win and how to lose, neither of them can repent, I watched him write on the side, with his meaning, it was almost written that if there is a repentance, it will be struck by lightning.

He put away the pen, and wrote horizontally and vertically in block letters, with a square shape and straight strokes, which was very beautiful. He handed me the pen, and I wondered, "What to do for me?" ”

"Drawing."

I was speechless, this person acted as if I was a prisoner, just sign it, I dare to promise and I won't regret it, I seriously dropped the word Qin Xi, he sneered: "The words you write can only be read by these two." ”

No matter how good my strength is, I can't help but want to beat him: "Well, you can copy another copy, in case you lose and don't admit it." ”

"No need, I keep this note, and it must be you if you want to cheat."

"Dugu Hao! Don't go too far! "I'm furious.