Chapter 30: Abandoning the Father
I said, what's the use of you swearing? Tell me, why did you take me to the Daoist Sect's sword competition in Xiaoyao Town? If it weren't for the masked man appearing, my cadre would have been cut off by Zhang Daochang of the Heavenly Master Sect, right?
Sakura Ling said, "I really don't know where they compete in Xiaoyao Town. After entering, I listened to their bragging, and I thought that the Taoist sword was as powerful as ours, so I deliberately provoked a sword competition.
I said don't say "our sword", the commander is from Shaolin, not from Wudang. Also, what's the use of what you say? Zhang Tianshi personally told me that he was entrusted by your grandfather to cut off the handsome. After setting up the game, you will lead me in, and then deliberately squeeze my words, so it is logical for me to compete with them.
The Sakura Lingyu Dao Heavenly Master Sect and the Wudang Sect have always been at odds, so how can there be any such thing as a commission? The Daoist Wudang sect is the first, and the Heavenly Master Sect has always been secretly unconvinced. How can Zhang Daoming's words be believed?
I asked, and he said what good is this for the Heavenly Master Sect?
Ying Ling said that when the time came, the world spread that in order to obtain the position of the leader of the alliance, the Wudang Sect did not hesitate to use his granddaughter to seduce Shaolin disciples, and wanted to take the opportunity to kill. Do you say that Wudang will still be able to hold his head up in the martial arts in the future? And he is righteous and awe-inspiring, and he is upright, and he has exposed Wudang's shameless behavior, and the major sects of the martial arts have not recognized the Heavenly Master Sect as the head of Taoism?
I was speechless.
After thinking about it, he asked again, why did we go to find Jia Fugui, he was already dead? And as soon as he died, we were surrounded by officers and soldiers? When I escaped from Jia Fugui's mansion, then I and you covered our faces, how could the prince draw the portraits of me and you?
Ying Ling said, "Think about it first, are you going to find Jia Fugui or am I going to find Jia Fugui?"
I remembered that it was indeed me who said that I was going to find Jia Fugui that day.
Ying Ling said again, if you think about it again, Wudang is not an official in the court, how can he send the soldiers who defend the city and garrison? Those soldiers have never seen our faces, hasn't Zhang Daoming seen them? Who else can arrange such a bureau except the Heavenly Master Sect?
I said, how would he know when I would go to Jia Fugui?
Ying Ling said that the Heavenly Master Sect found that you were injured by Jia Fugui and the owner of the casino in the casino, and later you were taken by Master Huiyun to heal, and the Heavenly Master Sect sent spies to guard outside the temple, knowing that after you were injured, you would definitely go to Jia Fugui's trouble, and arrange it as soon as you came out. We are in the light, they are in the dark, when we go to find Jia Fugui, of course he can be clear.
I asked again, what good is Zhang Daoming's deliberate attempt to arrest me?
Sakura Lingdao, not only do I want to arrest you, there is also a portrait of me on the list, I think it is pretending to save me, but in fact, even I want to arrest it together. As for the benefits, one is that no matter what, the Xuanyuan Sword of the Heavenly Master was broken because of the sword competition with you, and the second is that you have no way to participate in next year's martial arts alliance master bidding competition, and the third is that if you are caught, I can force my grandfather to comply, and the Heavenly Master Sect will replace Wudang in the competition.
I said, why did Jia Fugui want to kill me in the casino? How could the Heavenly Master Sect know that you would take me to the casino?
Sakura Ling said I will go to the casino with you, of course the Heavenly Master Sect will not know the arrangements in advance. As for why Jia Fugui killed you, I'm afraid he has never lost, and you know that you are the enemy, but you are just annoyed and angry. You also know that Jia Fugui is in charge of the city with one hand to cover the sky, and there is collusion with the prefect and county government. Nothing will happen to him if he kills you.
I said, even if you are right, then why did the beggar help you persuade me to drink poisonous wine?
Ying Ling said Brother, I saw Hong Zhuoli receiving us warmly, how did I know that the cup was poisonous wine. Remember the night, if you hadn't held me in time, you and I would have been stabbed to death by that spear. I'm going to hurt you, and I don't want to take my own life.
I was speechless for a moment.
Ying Ling said softly, Brother Zhishan, why do you suspect me when you listen to Zhang Daoming's words? Would you rather trust someone who has only met you twice than trust me who has always been by your side?
I said that not only Zhang Daoming, but also the abbot of the White Horse Temple, guessing that you were deliberately arranged by Wudang by my side.
Ying Ling said Think about it, Zheng Yan is the murderer of your uncle, how can you believe Zheng Kuan's words? The reason why Zheng Kuan is suspicious of me is that he is afraid that I will really do something to make you lose the game next year, and the four princes will not be able to become the crown prince. Once the crown prince ascends the throne, he will definitely eradicate dissidents, not only will the four princes not end well, but the White Horse Temple will also be implicated.
I didn't say a word, lowered my head and compared the words of Zheng Kuan, Zhang Daoming and Ying Ling in my mind, and couldn't determine who was true and who was false for a while, and I was upset.
After thinking about it again, Zheng Kuan and Zhang Daoming just met in Pingshui, how can I take what the two said seriously? Ying Ling said it well, I'm afraid that the two of them have their own ghosts, and what they said to me also has their own plans.
I looked up at Sakura Ling, who looked at me with big watery eyes, just like begging me when I was being pointed out by robbers outside Xuchang City.
I made up my mind and said I believe in you.
When Sakura Ling heard me say this, she suddenly fell on the table and cried.
I know she has suffered a lot of grievances in her heart. Say don't cry, you see, there are a lot of people watching.
Sakura Ling cried and said I don't care, I'm going to cry, I'm going to cry.
When the diners next to him heard Sakura Ling say this, they called out to the owner of the tavern, saying that if she cried again, we would leave immediately.
The owner of the tavern came over to me and said with a smile, "Guest, you see, this girl crying like this will affect my business."
I took out an ingot of five taels of gold from my bosom and said we wanted to be here for a while.
The owner of the tavern took the gold and told the other diners to make any noise, and get out of the house.
Someone shouted, "His gold is money, but our silver is not money." Why should we be told to get out?
The owner of the tavern said that he didn't have time to talk nonsense with you, come on, and beat all these people out.
Suddenly, a few shopkeepers rushed over, each holding a bench and beating people when they saw them, and the diners ran out one after another.
In a few moments, all the people were gone, and the tavern closed its doors.
After a while, Sakura finally stopped crying, looked up and wiped her tears, and said let's go.
On the way, I said Yingling, you better go home first, and I will go to Wudang to find you after the martial arts league main competition is over next year.
Sakura Ling stopped and said You still doubt me?
I said I didn't suspect you, Zheng Yan is afraid that he is really the murderer of my uncle, I can't find anything when I go to the White Horse Temple, I have to go to the capital to find Zheng Yan, as long as I try.
Sakura Ling asks how do you try?
I said that all I had to do was sneak into the palace and attack Zheng Yan to find out if he had a purple sword. It's just that this trip is more auspicious, and I don't want to take you there.
Sakura Ling said that then I have to go more, I can't see you die in the capital. If we die, we will die together.
I persuaded for a long time, Sakura Ling didn't listen, and then there was really no way, so I told Sakura Ling that after arriving in Nanjing, we were looking for an inn in the city, and Sakura Ling had to stay in the inn when I entered the palace and was not allowed to follow, so Sakura Ling agreed.
After walking for a few days, it is not far from Ruzhou.
On this day, Sakura Ling and I were walking on the official road, when suddenly dust was billowing in the distance, and a group of people came galloping on horseback. My heart tightened, the man on horseback was wearing a Wudang uniform, and the four sons of Wudang were also among them.
Sakura saw it too, and leaned over to me, clutching my hand tightly.
The people of Wudang saw the cherry spirit, and the horse surrounded me and the cherry spirit. A middle-aged Taoist priest rode a horse and took two more steps towards my Sakura Ling.
Sakura shouted, Daddy.
It turned out that the middle-aged man was Sakura Ling's father.
The middle-aged man nodded and said to me: The monk of Shaolin has some ability, and I haven't found my daughter for so many days. I'll give you a chance, now let Ling'er go, I can spare you from dying today.
Sakura Ling hurriedly said, Daddy, it was his daughter who volunteered to follow him.
Daoist Ling Xuan was taken aback and said, What?
Sakura Lingdao, the daughter wants to be with him forever.
When Daoist Ling Xuan heard this, he immediately jumped into a rage and said that you are crazy! What is the relationship between our Wudang and Shaolin? Who are you with, and you can't be with a monk. You have to go back with me today, and if you don't, I'll break your legs.
Sakura Ling let go of my hand, knelt down on the ground with both feet, and said that my daughter has followed him in this life, and I hope that my father will be fulfilled.
Ling Xudao sneered, what a Shaolin monk, what kind of ** soup did you pour into my daughter to make her say such things. Today, you hit me in my hands, you must spare you, come on, pull the cherry spirit away for me, and kill this lewd monk.
As soon as I heard that Sakura Ling's father was going to kill me, how could this be good? Could it be that I beat her father down in front of Sakura Ling? I hurriedly glanced at Chang Chunzi and pointed at the handsome man behind me.
When Changchunzi saw it, the flesh on the right side of his face jumped, knowing that I was reminding him of the broken sword, he nodded, dismounted and walked to Ling Xuma and said, Master, don't be angry, my junior sister is young and disobedient, let's just enlighten her. As for that monk, next year he will represent Shaolin in the martial arts league master bidding competition, your old man is killing him now, others don't know the inside story, they will inevitably be suspicious, just say that we Wudang are afraid of losing, it is better to kill him after the competition next year.
Ling Xuan slapped Changchunzi and said everyone will give it to me.
When they heard this, they drew their swords and jumped off their horses.
Sakura Ling suddenly took out a small short sword from her skirt and pointed it at her heart, saying Don't come here, come here again and I'll die for you.
When Ling Xuan saw it, he hurriedly said that you all retreat. He also said to Yingling that Ling'er I can not kill him, but you have to think clearly, if you insist on following him today, don't call me daddy in the future, I should not have you as a daughter. If you are still worried about the love between father and daughter, go back with me today, and don't see him again in this life. It's up to you to make up your own mind.
When I heard this, I couldn't bear her to break off the father-daughter relationship for me, so I said: Yingling, why don't you go back with him obediently.
Sakura Ling raised her head and looked at me with tears in her eyes, and said, Brother Zhishan, didn't you hear? I don't see what joy you have in living?
Hearing this, I couldn't help but feel sad.
Ling Xuan was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time, and only after a while did he say, good, very good.
After saying that, Ling Xuan rode his horse, and everyone got on the horse and followed.
Sakura screamed, Daddy!
Ling Xuan reined in his horse and turned around and asked if you are still my father?
Sakura Ling cried, her daughter is not filial, take care of her father!
Ling Xuan turned his head to look at Ying Ling, looked at it for a long time, and said, After I go back, I will ask the account office to go to the money bank to cancel the loss report of the silver ticket, you can do it yourself. After saying "drive", he clamped his legs and walked away with people.
Sakura Ling tilted her body and sat down on the ground.
I sat down, hugged Sakura Ling in my arms, and said Sakura Ling, what are you doing here, he is your father after all, and I am just an outsider.
Sakura Ling said Brother Zhishan, are you still unclear about my intentions?
I was moved to say, Sakura, if you don't want to be separated from me, I won't be separated from you. I'll take you to the capital with me, and if you want to die, we'll die together.