Chu Qingxiao was stunned.

He didn't fully understand the question of the Oiran in front of him.

But he read what was wrapped in her eyes.

About anger.

About fear.

It's also about love and hate.

It's all wrapped up in a way that makes it so complicated.

It's so complicated that even if Chu Qingxiao can understand those emotions in detail, he can't understand what it means when they come together.

"What are you talking about?" At this time, Mr. Luo's hearty voice came from behind him.

At that moment, the gloomy aura that permeated the fairy spirit around her body suddenly dissipated, she stood up, looked at Mr. Luo with a smile and said, "Help you find out, what is the relationship between your most satisfied disciple and that girl?" ”

"When will you, gentleman, be able to drink the wine?"

Mr. Luo shook his head with a wry smile when he heard this, looked at Chu Qingxiao and said, "Qingxiao, don't care, fairies are like this, they like to joke." ”

Chu Qingxiao was about to say something, but he heard the fairy spirit say again: "You master and apprentice haven't seen each other for a long time, and you have a lot to say, so I won't bother, go and help you watch that Chu girl." ”

With that, the fairy saluted the two of them, and walked away without looking back.

Mr. Luo came over at this time and sat down beside Chu Qingxiao.

Chu Qingxiao glanced at Mr. Luo, and then looked at the back of the fairy departing, with a somewhat strange expression.

As if seeing his doubts, Mr. Luo said, "The fairy spirit has been reluctant to stay in the Red Fish Shop for a long time. ”

"It's just that she has no money to redeem herself, but it happened that she met a noble person a few days ago and made up the difference for her, so she was able to get out of the sea of suffering."

"Since then, she's been staying at the academy and helping me with chores."

Chu Qingxiao's heart was full of strangeness when he heard this, and he asked, "That noble person can't be the new Lord Zhu from our Wuling City, right?" ”

"Well, it's him." Mr. Luo nodded, not shy away, and not surprised that Chu Qingxiao could accurately guess this.

Chu Qingxiao blinked, lowered his voice and asked, "Mr. likes fairy girls?" ”

Hearing this, Mr. Luo stretched out his hand and knocked on Chu Qingxiao's head, and said angrily: "There is no respect for the elder, and Mr. can make jokes?" ”

Chu Qingxiao covered his head, looking aggrieved.

But Mr. Luo, who could withdraw his hand, suddenly said again: "At least it's not annoying." ”

Chu Qingxiao suddenly showed a look of teasing, and his mood was a little lighter.

Mr. Luo looked at Chu Qingxiao again at this time, he looked at the scars on the young man's body, his tone sank, and asked, "What happened?" ”

Chu Qingxiao, who heard this, was pulled back to reality.

He lowered his head and replied sullenly, "Didn't Mr. already hear about it?" ”

"That's from other people's mouths, but obviously I'd rather hear the story from your mouth." Mr. Luo said with a smile.

Chu Qingxiao looked at the man's familiar smile and his heart warmed, and he almost subconsciously wanted to blurt out everything he knew.

But the words came to his mouth a few times, but he swallowed them back.

Immortal Fangcai's words, he didn't quite understand the deep meaning.

But she reminded him.

The danger of getting involved in this matter is self-evident.

And he didn't want to implicate the man in front of him.

He was silent for a while, and then asked, "Sir, do you think the truth is important?" ”

Chu Qingxiao's answer was not what he asked, which made Mr. Luo slightly stunned, but he did not choose to get to the bottom of it, but thought about Chu Qingxiao's question very seriously with a calm brow.

"I think, a lot of times, it's important." After some thought, he said.

"What if, then, this truth will disappoint many people and even hurt them?" Chu Qingxiao asked, his brows furrowed deeply.

It was a question that had been bothering him for a long time.

In fact, he had already faintly sensed some clues.

Today's Wuling City puts aside the so-called candle yin, which is actually really good.

There are negligible taxes to help everyone, and there are many free schools and martial arts halls that are under construction or under construction.

If you were an ordinary person, you would probably be able to live comfortably here, at least you would never have to worry about making a living.

And what he is doing is to tear open this glamorous coat, and wrap the truth inside, which will be very cruel.

seemed to see that Chu Qingxiao was deeply distressed by this question, and Mr. Luo also became colorful.

He looked the boy in the eye and said, "I don't know if there is a lie in this world that can make everyone happy." ”

"But I'm sure ......"

"If a truth, even if it can bring justice to a person, then that truth has meaning."

"What's more, I always think that the beauty woven by lies will eventually be shattered one day, and this day, the farther it comes, the more intense the despair when it is broken."

When Chu Qingxiao heard this, he was thoughtful.

"But even if that's the case, I don't know if I have the right to peel off that coat." He asked again, the expression on his face becoming more and more tangled.

But Mr. Luo still maintained his usual smile, he raised his head to look at the flying snow outside the courtyard, and suddenly asked, "Qingxiao." ”

"Do you remember three years ago? The girl named Rui Xiaozhu. ”

Chu Qingxiao was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "Naturally, I remember that for her, my father also offended Sun Fu, and a few days ago, Li Fu found an opportunity, and he was embarrassed by me and my father." ”

In the early years, when Chu Qingxiao was still studying in the study.

There is a classmate girl named Rui Xiaozhu.

looks delicate, but the family background is not too good.

There is a sick mother who is bedridden all the year round, and the family depends on her father to work as a coolie outside the home to survive, and life is very difficult.

Later, probably because of too much work, her father died suddenly outside.

Li Fu's son remembered Rui Xiaozhu's appearance, bullied him as an orphan and widow, and took 300 yuan, so he wanted to buy and sell it by force, and accepted Rui Xiaozhu as a concubine.

When Chu Qingxiao heard about this, he wanted to pull his former classmates to stop him.

But most people were afraid that Li Fu was the identity of the county housekeeper, and in the end, only Chu Qingxiao took Zhao Nianshuang to stop him.

There was a lot of conflict between the two sides, Chu Qingxiao was beaten badly, but he grabbed Li Fu's son to the death, and dragged it until Mr. Luo invited Cao Shugong and Chu Yueshan from the Yamen.

The matter was very big, and Li Fu was also afraid of the excitement of the crowd, and wanted to make the big thing small and the small thing small.

But Chu Qingxiao had to take this matter to the court, and in front of many personal and physical evidence, the county order could only order that Li Fu's son be sent to the north of Duzhou for a year of forced labor.

It was precisely because of this incident that Li Fu hated Chu Qingxiao's father and son.

"I came to Wuling City at the age of twenty-eight and have been a teacher for thirteen years."

"There are not 1,000 students under the door, but 800."

"There are so many protégés, but I always think that you are the best student I have ever taught."

"Do you know why?" Mr. Luo's words pulled Chu Qingxiao out of his memories.

Chu Qingxiao blinked: "Because my article is well written?" ”

Mr. Luo glanced at him meaningfully and said, "Actually, your article is poorly written, and the homework you give me is not your handwriting many times. ”

"It's written by Nianshuang, right?"

Chu Qingxiao was speechless for a while, he scratched his head, a little embarrassed: "It turns out that Mr. has already seen it." ”

"Is that because I'm smart?"

"The eight-hundred-word "Qingyu Fu" can be comprehended by reading it once, but you read it twenty-one times, and you are still confused, do you think you are smart?" Mr. Luo asked rhetorically.

"Nianshuang has been smart since she was a child, and it's not fair to compare with her!" Chu Qingxiao was a little unconvinced, but continued to speculate: "At that time, because I was talented? High perceptiveness? ”

"Neither." Mr. Luo smiled and shook his head.

"Why is that? It can't be because I'm good-looking, right? Chu Qingxiao said confusedly.

"When I was young, I used to stay in the Linyuan Pavilion." Mr. Luo said with a smile.

"That is half of the holy place of Dayu Confucianism, and only where this Temple of Literature is located."

"I'm just one of many young talents, but I've seen a lot of amazing young talent."

"You talk to them about reasoning and articles."

"They can quote scriptures and talk about the foundation of the ancient sages to the current general trend."

"What way of governing the country, what way of dealing with the world, splendid articles, pearl words, easy to come."

"That is to say, the last three days and three nights, there is no duplicate."

"But even so, I don't think they're as good as you."

Chu Qingxiao's face flushed a little when he heard this, and he smiled bitterly: "Sir, what I said, how can I have that ability......

"You have." Mr. Luo said very seriously: "When Rui Xiaozhu encountered an accident, only you dared to stand up. ”

"There are people in this world who can read."

"They study hard day and night, for fame, future, glory and wealth."

"The book in your hand and the article in your pen are a stepping stone and a sword to open the way."

"They read because they are useful."

"And you're different."

"Although you read half-heartedly and learn crookedly, you are really ......"

"The truth of the letter."

Chu Qingxiao has never been praised like this, his face is a little hot: "Mr. praised falsely, I was also hot-headed at the time, where did I think so much......"

"Don't be in a hurry." Mr. Luo said with a smile.

After saying this, he patted Chu Qingxiao's shoulder and stood up: "I have always been very accurate in seeing people. ”

"So, you can do it with confidence."

"The pain of tearing open a scar is heartbreaking."

"But if you let the abscesses go, the whole body will fester."

"Some things are meant to be done."

"Maybe not because it happens to be you."

"It's because it can only be you."

Chu Qingxiao looked at the teacher in front of him mumbly, and the meaningful words made him difficult to fully digest for a while.

"What do I think, sir, you seem to know something." He asked.

Mr. Luo smiled: "I don't know. ”

"But I can feel it."

After saying this, Mr. Teacher turned and walked slowly towards the back room, and before he stepped into the door, he looked back at the courtyard again.

He looked past the boy sitting at the front of the steps to the snow-covered peach tree.

For no reason.

He suddenly said: "The peach blossoms in Wuling City haven't bloomed for a long time. ”