Chapter 15: Night Encounters
At this time, the students had already finished school, and the school hall was quiet. Lin Junxuan walked over slowly, pushed open the door, and saw a familiar figure sitting in front of the podium, holding a book in his hand. Although Gan Ruye was holding the book in his hand, his eyes did not fall on the scroll, his brows were slightly furrowed, as if he was thinking about something, and he didn't even notice that someone pushed the door in.
"Teacher!" Lin Junxuan shouted, Gan Ruye didn't seem to hear it, and still maintained his original appearance, motionless.
"Teacher!" Lin Junxuan called again, Gan Ruye trembled, and finally moved. Turning around slowly, Gan Ruye glanced at Lin Junxuan, without a trace of expression on his face. Lin Junxuan frowned, the teacher was thinking about something, he was so engrossed, and he was about to call the third time, but Gan Ruye suddenly blinked his eyes twice, the originally frowning brows stretched, and Mu Ran's pupils finally changed a little!
"Jun Xuan!" Gan Ruye shouted, looking at Lin Junxuan in surprise, he put down the book, and Huo stood up: "Jun Xuan, it's really you!"
"Teacher, it's me!" Lin Junxuan stood at the door, looking at Gan Ruye with a smile. Gan Ruye strode over, hugged Lin Junxuan, and said excitedly: "Junxuan, it's okay if you're okay, it's okay if you're okay!"
Gan Ruye has always shown himself to be elegant and calm, and it was the first time Lin Junxuan was so excited to see his teacher. The ancients said that they were teachers and fathers for life. In Gan Ruye's body, Lin Junxuan felt a feeling of being both a master and a father. He could feel that Gan Ruye not only regarded him as a student, but also regarded him as his own child, which made Lin Junxuan quite moved.
Gan Ruye was the first person Lin Junxuan to be really good to him after he arrived in this world. People have feelings, and whoever is good and who is bad will be remembered in their hearts.
"Jun Xuan, tell me, what happened after you left that day, did you meet the young mansion master of the Heaven Survey Mansion? You don't know, you just left that day, and the people from the Heaven Survey Mansion came to the school, I was really worried about you at the time!" After a while, Gan Ruye finally put Lin Junxuan down and asked excitedly.
"Teacher, I'm fine," Hearing Gan Ruye's words, Lin Junxuan's heart was also moved. Lin Junxuan happened to be standing at the door, and the teacher and student didn't bother to go in, so the surname Suo sat by the threshold and chatted slowly.
Lin Junxuan told Gan Ruye about his experience that night, and when it came to the thrilling place, Gan Ruye also secretly sweated, and finally heard that Lin Junxuan had safely entered the Purple Marquis Mansion, and Gan Ruye was also relieved.
"Jun Xuan, you can enter the Purple Yi Marquis Mansion, and it is also your creation. Mrs. Ziyi Houfu is a kind person, you are in the mansion, and at least you have no worries about food and clothing, which is not a good thing for you. Gan Ruye said happily, it seems that Lin Junxuan entered the Purple Marquis Mansion, and he was happier than he himself entered the Purple Marquis Mansion.
"Hmm," Lin Junxuan just nodded, not refuting. He will stay in the Purple Marquis Mansion for a while, but he will still leave after all.
"By the way, you haven't eaten yet. It's a rare time for our teachers and students to get together and have a meal together. Gan Ruye laughed, he seemed very happy tonight.
"It just so happens that I'm hungry too," Lin Junxuan said with a smile.
For dinner, in addition to the pickles, dried braised radish, spicy sauce, and a bowl of fried lean meat with shredded chili peppers, Gan Ruye is usually reluctant to spend money, so he went out to buy it back tonight, and in addition, he also bought four fragrant steamed buns, which is four times the usual living expenses of Gan Ruye.
As soon as people are happy, they eat more, plus the chili pepper appetizer, the teacher and the student sit opposite the table, and start eating by the light of the oil lamp, Gan Ruye seems to be very happy, halfway through eating, he took out the treasured kiln wine, poured a glass, and drank it slowly. The amount of Gan Ruye wine is not large, only half a glass, and his face is already red. The teachers and students chatted and ate at the same time, until in the end, all the dishes in the three bowls were eaten, and all the steamed buns of four sizes were also eaten, and then they stopped.
The teacher and the student had not seen each other for a long time, and after eating, they were full of wine and food, and they were in good spirits, so they sat opposite the window under the oil lamp and chatted. Lin Junxuan talked about his life in the Purple Marquis Mansion again, and also mentioned that Yin Tianxuan was ordered by the Purple Marquis to be transferred back to Beijing to take up his post after being ordered by the Marquis of Ziyi from the imperial capital. The Heaven Survey Mansion plays a heavy role in Lin'an City, Gan Ruye knows much better than Lin Junxuan. Hearing that Yin Tianxuan was sent to the imperial capital, Gan Ruye sighed, one was happy that Yin Tianxuan was sent back to the imperial capital, so that no one would hunt down Lin Junxuan, and the other sighed at the high and powerful position of the Marquis of Ziyi.
"This Purple Marquis is indeed an amazing figure!" Gan Ruye heard Lin Junxuan talk about the inscription on the plaque of the Purple Marquis Mansion, and sighed: "When I was in the imperial capital, I heard my mentor evaluate this Purple Marquis, saying that the Purple Marquis is a great material for the Kuang Kingdom, but he occasionally acts too much. ”
From Gan Ruye's mouth, Lin Junxuan knew that this purple-clothed marquis seemed to have been sitting in the imperial capital for many years and assisting the Dragon Court. It's rare to go home once a year. It is normal for such an important minister of the country to not go home for a few years. Only a person like Yin Tianxuan who does not know the situation will have the courage to provoke the Hou Ye Mansion.
The title of King Pingding of Lin'an City is still above the Marquis of Ziyi, the Marquis of Ziyi is not in Lin'an City, and the mansion is attached to Mrs. Ziyihou, and the subordinates of King Pingding never dare to offend. Of course, as for disputes between children, that's another matter.
In the evening, Gan Ruye talked a lot, talking about Confucianism, about the self-cultivation of a gentleman, about the 'three outlines and five constants', and about his life ambitions...... , It seems that because of drinking a little wine at night, Gan Ruye forgot that he was sitting opposite, but in fact he was just a five-year-old child.
Both of them forgot the time, and when Lin Junxuan came to his senses, it was already close to the hour. At this time, I walked back, and when I returned to the Purple Marquis Mansion, it was almost closed. Maybe it was because he talked too much, he was a little tired, or because he drank some wine at night, Gan Ruye said and fell asleep in front of the oil lamp.
Lin Junxuan couldn't bear to disturb him, so he took a blanket from the bedroom and covered Gan Ruye's body, and removed the oil lamp so as not to ignite the blanket.
It was late at night outside the window, and I could only hear the sound of the cold wind whispering on Lin'an Street.
"It's getting late, and the maid delivering the meal must have noticed that I wasn't in the room. Lin Junxuan poked his head out of the window and looked at the sky. Lin Junxuan is not afraid of being discovered, even if he does, it is nothing, at most he can't be a companion to study.
It was the time to practice the 'Star Qi Receiving Method', Gan Ruye was sleeping, Lin Junxuan didn't want him to find out, so he pushed open the door and walked outside. It was pitch black outside, and there were still a few stars in the sky, and there was no full moon. Lin Junxuan found an unobtrusive corner and sat down.
"'Eyes look at the nose, nose looks at the heart', the heart is like a mirror, and the ancient well does not wave," Lin Junxuan lightly recited the key to peace of mind in the 'Star Qi Receiving Method', and was about to practice, when a thought suddenly passed through his heart.
Thinking of it, Lin Junxuan put his hand into his arms, took the 'star-shaped pendant chain' off his neck, and put it on the ground, in the dark, the star-shaped pendant chain emitted a soft glow. Still sitting down cross-legged, Lin Junxuan practiced the 'Star Qi Receiving Method' as usual, Lin Junxuan thought that he would soon enter the strange realm surrounded by starlight as usual, but this time he was disappointed.
"What's going on? I can't get into that state as usual. After trying hard for a long time and still having no effect, Lin Junxuansuo opened his eyes, and glanced at the star-shaped pendant chain placed on the ground on the side, Lin Junxuan was silent for a long time.
"Wow!" grabbed the star-shaped pendant chain and put it on his neck, Lin Junxuan sat down again, silently reciting the key to peace, everything returned to normal, and Lin Junxuan entered that wonderful realm again.
"One is the 'Star Receiving Qi Method', and the other is the 'Star Falling Chain', and there is really a connection between the two," Lin Junxuan opened his eyes after waking up from his practice.
"Judging from tonight's situation, the 'Star Falling Chain' may have the effect of enhancing the perception of star power, if I guess a good method, it should not just be the 'Star Receiving Qi Method', it is very likely that as long as you practice 'Star Power', after wearing the Star Falling Chain, it will have an amplification effect. Lin Junxuan had a thoughtful look on his face.
"It is said in the Dao Fa Zhengzang that when practicing the first step of the 'Star Receiving Qi Method', it can only be done in the sub-hour. I had exceeded the sub-hour for several days in a row, and I originally thought that the description of the "Dao Fa Zhengzang" was unclear, but now it seems that the practice of exceeding the sub-hour is not without negative consequences, but because of the protective effect of this 'star-shaped falling chain'. ”
A simple 'experiment' verified the guess in his heart, and Lin Junxuan finally confirmed that the two things left by Taigong were not ordinary. However, understanding the role of the 'star-shaped pendant chain', Lin Junxuan became more and more confused. These two things are definitely not owned by Taigong, but should have been obtained by Taigong from the hands of the Taoist priest.
"Who is that Taoist priest? Why can the star-shaped pendant chain he passed down help practice the 'Star Receiving Qi Method'? Is there some kind of connection between this "Dao Fa Zhengzang" and that Taoist priest?" In the dark, Lin Junxuan felt that he seemed to be following the footsteps of the former Taigong!
With a sigh of relief, Lin Junxuan stood up, and there was a low snoring sound in the school hall, and Gan Ruye was sleeping deeply. Lin Junxuan didn't feel much sleep, and he didn't want to disturb him, so he got up and dressed and walked slowly along Lin'an Street.
The night in Lin'an City was very cold, and Lin Junxuan slowly paced along the street, enjoying the fun of walking alone. When he walked to a place not far from the river, Lin Junxuan suddenly heard the sound of water waves.
Lin Junxuan listened carefully for a while: "The sound of water is very loud, not like the sound of a fish's tail stirring." Walking past the sound of the waves, bypassing a few buildings, in the shade of a few bushes of artemisia grass, Lin Junxuan saw five or six men standing in a standing posture, suspended in the cold river water, they ** their upper bodies, only their heads and half of their upper bodies were standing in the river. When Lin Junxuan walked over, he saw them punching and making a sound in their mouths. With each punch, the surrounding river stirred.
Under the cover of night, Lin Junxuan saw the water vapor on the river around these naked strong men steaming, and streams of dragon-like white gas rose from the fluctuating river water, folded in the air, and sank into the bodies of these strong men.
"Hey!" the brawny men exhaled, each punch seemed to have a thousand powers, stirring up the entire surface of the river to form a whirlpool.
"These people are here in the middle of the night, are they practicing?" Lin Junxuan remembered the narrative in "Dao Fa Zhengzang", in which the article on Qi mentioned that there are thousands of sects in the world, and some sects practice by the rivers and seas to absorb the aura of the rivers and seas. There is no sea in Lin'an City, only a river, and you can only practice here.
"What person?" Suddenly, there was a cold snort from the artemisia grass, and not far from the five or six strong men, a figure as long as a bamboo tree rose into the air, with its big sleeves open, like an eagle falcon, across the void, and swept towards Lin Junxuan's location.
Lin Junxuan was shocked, he didn't notice that there were still people squatting by the artemisia grass on the riverbank. Although he was shocked in his heart, his hands were not chaotic, and with a shake of his five fingers, five stones fell, forming a formation in an instant, distributed around Lin Junxuan.
"Quack!~" Hearing the cold drink on the bank of the river, not far from Lin Junxuan, a night bird perched in it screamed, flapping its wings and flying out.
"It turned out to be a night owl," the black shadow fell from the sky, and its eyes fell on the flying night bird, and said lightly. Through the night, Lin Junxuan finally saw the man's face clearly. It was a clear-looking old man, dressed in a wide black robe, standing in the artemisia grass with his hands in his hands, and his eyes were bright and piercing in the night light.
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