Chapter Seventy-Four: Practicing Internal Strength
The gilded furnace in the room burned soothing incense, and the fragrance curled all over the room, but Hua Xiyan felt that the elegant pine and bamboo fragrance on the person behind him was even stronger, which seemed to overshadow the fragrance of the whole house.
The pine and bamboo fragrance on Yun Qi's body is obviously very light, and sometimes he can't smell it at all if he doesn't smell it carefully. But Hua Xiyan felt that the tip of her nose and tongue were full of the smell of pine and bamboo, and she asked elegantly, but it made her extremely uneasy.
Hua Xiyan looked at the thin pages while despising herself, although she knew all the words on it, but it was extremely obscure. Fortunately, Yun Qi patiently explained to Hua Xiyan on the side, and it was not extremely difficult.
At the beginning, Hua Xiyan felt a warm current in her lower abdomen, and then it flowed all over her body according to her will. And with the change of her will and movements, the warm current seems to flow out from the limbs and bones, and the one that started at the beginning gradually grows stronger, slowly swimming throughout the body. The originally cold body also seemed to be warmed up, different from the temperature brought by the warm jade bed, but really, from the inside out, warm.
Yun Qi's gentle voice sounded in his ears, and he was slowly reading those tips. Hua Xiyan followed his tone with all his attention to mobilize every acupuncture point, full, and a thin sweat began to ooze out of his body.
I don't know how long it took, Yun Qi's voice slowly stopped, and Hua Xiyan also lowered his arms, and he felt that force returned to his lower abdomen, entrenched there, and then slowly disappeared.
Hua Xiyan opened her eyes, her eyes were a little clearer, she looked at the layout of the house, and suddenly felt that there seemed to be something different, but she couldn't say it.
"After cultivating internal strength, when you pass through the sixth, you will reach the eight senses, your ears will be deaf and your eyes will be clear, and your eyesight will be better, and when you look at this scene, it will naturally be different." Yun Qi saw the confusion in Hua Xi's smoke eyes and explained with a smile.
Hua Xiyan blinked, looked at the sky outside that was already dark, and thought that it was only noon when he came in, and couldn't help but be surprised: "It's so late?" ”
Yun Qi nodded calmly: "Entering the country through practice is a very common thing. Many people enter the meditation for ten days and a half months, but you are only half a day, which is not long. ”
Hua Xiyan sighed twice, put on his shoes and got out of bed, and when he walked on the ground, he felt that his body seemed to be much lighter.
"Practicing martial arts is not only good for self-defense, but also has many benefits for your body." Yun Qi looked at Hua Xiyan's much shallower steps, and said slowly, "Your talent is good. ”
"I've done a little bit of light work before." In order to please Sun Muyang, the predecessor deliberately went to learn the Flying Immortal Dance, and in order to be light, he learned a little light skill, although it could only fly a few feet off the ground, but it was enough for dancing.
"After the internal force is purified, it will be much easier to learn light skills."
Hua Xiyan nodded, noncommittal.
After asking Xia to bring dinner to the two of them, Hua Xiyan picked up the bowl and didn't eat a few bites, and suddenly heard Yun Qi speak: "The Xie family is here." ”
Hua Xiyan blinked: "The speed is very fast." ”
"It is estimated that I got the news when Xie Yan was imprisoned in the ancestral hall." Yun Qi took a mouthful of green vegetables and put it in his mouth, and said slowly, "Originally, I came to save Xie Yan from the ancestral hall, but I didn't expect that now I came to collect Xie Yan's body." ”
On the second day, Hua Xiyan saw the person from the Xie family, who was Xie Zheng, the second son of the Xie family.
Xie Zheng was dressed in an ink-colored dress, with a thin face and slender eyebrows and eyes, although he looked good, he looked a little mean. There was no superfluous expression on his face, he just ordered someone to carry the coffin containing Xie Yan's body into the carriage.
Xie Zheng also brought a cart full of gold, silver and jewelry, saying that it was for Princess Roujia's apology.
The daughters of his own family were hanged, and he still had to apologize to others, and the thoughts of these big families are indeed incomprehensible to ordinary people.
"Third brother, do you say that this time, will the Xie family and the Li family have a disagreement?" Hua Xiyan looked at Wang Qi, who was graceful beside him, and asked slowly.
"No, it won't." Wang Qi shook his head and replied very simply.
Hua Xiyan suddenly thought that Xie Yande's eldest sister was now in the palace as Concubine Zhuang. If the Xie family is dissatisfied with Princess Roujia because of this matter, it is dissatisfied with Empress Li. How could Empress Li make Concubine Zhuang's life better?
"In addition to Concubine Zhuang, there is another reason." Wang Qi lowered his voice and explained, "The sister of the Marquis of Jiading, who is also Xie Yan's aunt, is the wife of Li Yao, the general of Longxi, and Li Yao is the second brother of Empress Li. ”
"It turns out that the Xie family and the Li family are still related by marriage!" Hua Xiyan hooked her lips and smiled, "It's really complicated!" ”
"The in-laws of the family have always been a weapon to consolidate their power, and if they can be used, they must be used well, and they are almost integrated and indestructible. It will never break until it is a last resort. ”
The implication is that it is impossible for the Xie family to make their two daughters sad outside because of a worthless Xie Yan who has died.
Hua Xiyan understood the meaning of Wang Qi's words, she didn't know how many marriages Wang Yan and Lu Yuan, Wang Huan and Xiao Yerong had in it, she only knew that those feelings would not be so pure. If something happened to the Wang family, the Fan Yang Lu family and the Lanling Xiao family would naturally not sit idly by, and vice versa. If there is a gap in the middle, those who are eyeing the Wang family will make a big move, and when the time comes, I am afraid that it will really be out of control.
Xie Zheng, accompanied by Li Shouzhen, went to apologize to Princess Roujia in person. Although Princess Roujia is irritable, after all, she killed someone else's sister, and her anger can be regarded as out, and she did not give Xie Zheng too ugly a face, and it can be regarded as giving the Xie family face.
Xie Zheng installed a tablet for Xie Yan in the ancestral hall of the Xie family in Huangzhao Temple, and then returned to Chen County with the coffin, without staying long.
Hua Xiyan and Wang Qi returned to the courtyard, and Wang Jin was sitting in the courtyard, playing with a delicate dagger in his hand.
"This dagger is a novelty, where did it come from?" Wang Qi stepped forward, took it from Wang Jin's hand, and looked at it carefully.
"This thing is unlucky, it's better for the third brother to touch it less." Wang Jin snatched the dagger back from Wang Qi's hand and pouted.
Wang Qi raised his eyebrows and smiled: "You are still playing in your hands?" I haven't seen you use it before! Could it be that which lady sent it to you? ”
This is true, this dagger is small and delicate, and the handle is also carved with intricate patterns, which is used by women at first glance. Thinking like this, Hua Xiyan looked at Wang Jin with a little smile in his eyes.
Wang Jin waved his hand, dispersing the gazes of the two of them, and sneered: "This dagger was accidentally dropped when Xie Yan was in the coffin, and I just picked it up." ”
The smile on Hua Xiyan's lips dissipated, and his clear eyes looked at the dagger again: "This is Xie Yan's?" ”
Wang Jin nodded: "I suspect that this dagger is likely the one she used to assassinate Princess Roujia." ”
Wang Qi shook the folding fan in his hand and said disapprehantly: "No matter what you do, everyone is already dead, can you still torture her to fight the fire?" ”
Wang Jin's brows furrowed slightly, and he said slowly: "I just feel a little strange. ”
Hua Xiyan and Wang Qi glanced at each other, and they both saw puzzled looks in each other's eyes. I saw Wang Jin take the dagger and muttered: "The blood stains on this dagger are poisonous inside......
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On the second day, the sky was a little dark, no longer as clear and clear as in previous days, which gave it a bit of late autumn meaning.
Mrs. Wang told Hua Xiyan the night before yesterday that Master Tongyi was in front of the temple to sign and divination, and she had to let Hua Xiyan ask for a sign.
Hua Xiyan has also heard of Master Tongyi's unsigning technique, which is extremely accurate, and it is only a few times a year, which is extremely rare. Therefore, whenever Master Tongyi's release day comes, the entire Huangzhao Temple will be full of pilgrims, and even the queue will line up from the temple gate to the bottom of the mountain.
Ordinary people are naturally inaccessible to ordinary people in the back mountain of Huangzhao Temple, so it is very clean. Hua Xiyan walked slowly towards the place of the former temple, and faintly could hear the bustling sound coming, adding a bit of lively vitality to the silent temple.
Huaxiyan walked slowly, watching the surrounding layout of the atmosphere, the magnificent and magnificent temples of the gods, each courtyard has the sky and ancient trees, lush, vibrant, through the open temple door can see the pious pilgrims inside to worship seriously. Richly dressed ladies give alms in front of Keats's desk, and some people are asking the little monk about Buddhism, and the incense in each temple is extremely prosperous.
Hua Xiyan suddenly saw a Guanyin temple, the courtyard was empty, and there was only one person. She stood under the old tree in the courtyard, bowing her head slightly, as if she was thinking about something.
As if noticing that someone was looking at her, the woman raised her head, and when she saw Hua Xiyan, she was slightly stunned, but for a moment she showed a generous and decent smile and waved at Hua Xiyan.
Hua Xiyan had a faint smile on her lips, lifted her skirt and walked in, and saluted the woman Yingying: "Lord of Wu'an." ”
The woman is Li Jinmo's wife, Zheng Wan.
Zheng Wan smiled and helped Hua Xiyan up, and said softly, "I didn't expect to see you here." ”
Hua Xiyan took a step back quietly, pulled his arm out of Zheng Wan's hand, and said with a light smile: "The county lord is here now, but he came to worship the Bodhisattva?" ”
The makeup on Zheng Wan's face is very exquisite, but Hua Xiyan can still clearly see the green shadows under her eyes, which is obviously haggard. Also, Li Jinmo had such a thing, how could she be relieved as a wife?
Zheng Wan breathed a long sigh of relief, and the expression on her face was very flat: "Yes, come to worship the Bodhisattva, something like that happened at home, come and worship Maybe it can eliminate the disaster." ”
Hua Xiyan didn't say much, thinking that even if he worshiped the Bodhisattva, Li Jinmo's ability would not come back.
"You're really wise." Zheng Wan sighed faintly, looked at Hua Xiyan's face in front of her with a moderate smile, and spit out such a sentence meaninglessly.