Volume 2, The Journey of the Husband and Gentleman Chapter 12, The Long Street on a Spring Rainy Night
Chen Ergongzi suddenly asked, "I heard that you walked down from Zhushan?" ”
Bai Jiu nodded.
Chen Ergongzi was puzzled: "What's the matter?" ”
Bai Jiu said without concealment: "I walked through the quadrangular array, but after reaching the top of the mountain, I was given two choices, one is to go directly into the mountain, and the other is to sort out the feelings from the quadrangle first, and then enter the mountain." ”
Chen Ergongzi said: "Wouldn't it be enough to go directly into the mountain, what else would you sort out?" ”
Bai Jiu said: "I thought about it at the time, as the Holy Ancestor, Lord Wensheng, there must be a saint's reason for doing things, since you don't want me to go directly into the mountain, I will come down first, and it is not that I can't go up again." ”
Chen Ergongzi grinned and said, "I have a heart." So what have you sorted out now? ”
Bai Jiu thought for a while and said: "On the stele of the last pass, there is a sentence written: The gentleman hides the weapon in his body and moves when the time comes. I think the deep meaning of Lord Wensheng is that I understand this sentence thoroughly. ”
Chen Ergongzi put this sentence in his mouth Nan Nan for a few words, then frowned, and said: "When did this Confucian word start to play the same mystery as those people in Taoism and Buddhism?" ”
Bai Jiu shook his head and said, "This is not a mystery, I still don't understand this sentence thoroughly." ”
Chen Ergongzi felt that he couldn't think of anything famous if he thought about it carefully, so he smiled and said, "It's hard to have a scholar like you in the family, you have to figure it out." I won't help you think about it, I'll think about how to talk about business. ”
As I walked, a dark cloud suddenly appeared, completely obscuring the moon, which was only half of the moon, and the stars were also partially blocked.
The streets suddenly darkened, and the sky was raining.
Chen Ergongzi had two more umbrellas in his hands, and while handing one of them to Bai Jiu, he sighed with emotion: "Spring rain is like oil, if my Xiliang County can have a spring rain like this for no reason." ”
The two of them stretched out one after another, and after a short pause, continued on their way.
Halfway through the street, there was an extra figure in the darkness ahead.
A thin young man stood in the middle of the street, holding an umbrella and his face a little haggard.
It wasn't until he got closer that Bai Jiu saw that the rain did not fall on the person's umbrella, but when he was about to reach the umbrella surface, it was separated by an invisible force, and the rain did not touch the umbrella and fell to the ground.
This picture is very mysterious, and there is a subtle mystery that is difficult to explain in words.
The fact that the man was holding an umbrella but was able to change the fall of the raindrops without using the slightest true qi represented a certain realm, indicating that he had been able to grasp the flow of the breath of heaven and earth and steal a certain way of heaven.
Bai Jiu's expression began to be solemn.
Chen Ergongzi was still smiling, and shook the folding fan in his hand.
The man raised his head, looked at the two of them, and said softly, "Yew Annex, Lin Qinghuan." ”
Without waiting for the two to ask questions, the man directly reported his origin, as if he had been waiting here for a long time.
Chen Ergongzi asked, "Something?" ”
Lin Qinghuan said: "I came to teach. ”
Chen Ergongzi smiled, he looked up at the rain in the sky, then looked at the man's umbrella, and said, "If you guess correctly, you should be in the Pure Viewing Realm, and I don't know if you can enter the Qingyun List?" ”
Lin Qinghuan said unabashedly: "I just entered the threshold of the Qingyun List last year. ”
Second Gongzi Chen laughed, seemed to be very pleased, and said slowly: "Now that I am a talent, I am a talented person, congratulations to Qingyun List for having another talent in my Dayu." ”
Then his eyes suddenly became regretful, and he said, "It's just a pity that you are still not my opponent." ”
Lin Qinghuan's face remained unchanged, and he said slowly: "I just hope that the son can change his mind." ”
Chen Ergongzi said: "I don't understand a little, even if those people die to save face." You, a powerhouse in the Pure Meditation Realm, are at the upper level of this cultivation world no matter where you are, why do you still appear here, obeying the unreasonable demands of those people? ”
Lin Qinghuan was silent.
Chen Ergongzi glanced at his expression and continued: "There are only two things in this world that are worthy of a strong man like you, the benefits that cannot be refused and the kindness that cannot be betrayed. ”
Lin Qinghuan raised his head slowly, he didn't answer, but said, "If Gongzi Chen doesn't want to turn back, then step on me." ”
Chen Ergongzi said: "You can't beat me, and if you fight with me, you will die." ”
Lin Qinghuan said slowly: "People are inherently dead. ”
After hearing this, Chen Ergongzi laughed unabashedly, and the laughter echoed on the long street, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
Lin Qinghuan's haggard face was a little more gloomy, and he asked, "What are you laughing at?" ”
Chen Ergongzi said: "I laugh at you for being stupid, because this sentence should not appear in your mouth." ”
He stretched out his hand and pointed at Bai Jiu, then pointed to the darkness on the side of the long street, and continued: "It should be the mouth of a young man like my brother who has not entered the rivers and lakes, or the mouth of those soldiers who are bent on serving the country. ”
Then he paused and said with a smile: "Grace is as heavy as a mountain, these four big characters? ”
Lin Qinghuan did not speak.
Chen Ergongzi raised the folding fan and rubbed his head, and said, "Sure enough." That's good, my son will fulfill your gratitude today, and I won't kill you. But you have to take my move, if you can survive, you will be a member of my Chen family in the future. ”
Lin Qinghuan said: "I said, if you want to pass, step on my body." ”
Chen Ergongzi hooked forward with a folding fan, with an indescribable arrogance on his face, meaning, you are coming.
Lin Qinghuan roared angrily, the paper umbrella in his hand was thrown into the air, the blade of the sword suddenly came out of the sheath, the sword intent rose sharply, and the powerful and fierce aura echoed between the long streets.
And the target of this powerful sword intent is naturally Second Prince Chen.
Bai Jiu suddenly felt that the rain was a little heavier.
The raindrops fell on the eaves, on the ground, and on the umbrellas, making a crackling sound.
It's like someone is whipping something.
The rain was pouring down, and the rain curtains were so dense on the long street that it was no longer possible to see.
Gradually, Bai Jiu felt a familiar sword intent from the rain, and with the rain, it became more and more fierce and majestic.
In the rain curtain, a bright sword light occasionally flashed, and it was instantly swallowed by the torrential rain.
A moment later, there was a very crisp sound in the long street, snapping like something was breaking.
The rainstorm stopped.
The drizzle is like silk.
The man, Lin Qinghuan, collapsed weakly on the long street, covered in scars, blood mixed with rain.
His face was already haggard, but now it was even paler, his lips trembled slightly, and his eyes were full of despair.
It was desperation after being crushed by absolute power.
Bai Jiu looked at the broken long sword on the bluestone ground, looked at the sword marks that had just been left on the ground, and couldn't help but shake his head.
Chen Ergongzi opened the folding fan with a snort, his left hand was still holding the umbrella, and he didn't seem to make a move at all, standing still and not moving.
On the long street, except for the dripping rain, it was quiet.
In the dark alleys on both sides, it was as if someone had taken a breath of cool air.
They were in the same mood at this time as Lin Qinghuan who fell to the ground, they knew that the second son of the Chen family had already entered the Pure Meditation Realm many years ago, but they didn't expect it to be so strong.
Lin Qinghuan, who is also in the Pure View Realm, did not have the slightest power to fight back in this rain curtain.
From this battle, Bai Jiu couldn't see how subtle the means shown by Second Brother Chen were, on the contrary, his shot was not subtle at all, and it was directly a raging storm. With absolutely strong strength to directly crush the opponent, as soon as Qingyu's sword intent came out, it was extremely simple, and the end of the hegemony in the rivers and lakes was like this.
Second Brother Chen brushed his wrinkled clothes with a fan, glanced at the haggard man who fell to the ground, and said, "The swordsmanship is good, but it's a pity that the realm is too low." But if you can live, it means that you have a reason to live, I like to make friends, I prefer the kind of friends who are affectionate and righteous, I am waiting for you in Xifeng City. ”
After speaking, he turned his head to look at the darkness on both sides of the street, and said in a cold tone: "He stopped me on the way and died generously, which is already regarded as repaying the favor." I spared his life, and this person is a member of my Chen family. If he dies after I leave, or if his body is incomplete after I leave, I will definitely find you, and at that time, you will know what life is better than death. ”
There was silence on both sides of the long street, and no one responded to this sentence, as if there was no one in the darkness all the time.
………
Looking from here, the pavilions and pavilions in front of me that were silent in the red light were already clearly visible, and even the famous six-story building, Xianju Tower, had appeared in front of me.
The rain is dim and red, and it looks different and beautiful.
Second Brother Chen looked ahead and said with a smile: "It's the first time for me to see there through the rain, maybe this feeling is misty." ”
Bai Jiu's mind was not here, so he didn't answer. His consciousness never retracted from his body, but dispersed just the right distance from both sides of the street. So he knew that there were people there all along, but he didn't understand why those people just followed and didn't stop them until now.
As if seeing Bai Jiu's thoughts, Second Brother Chen smiled and asked, "Doubtful?" ”
Bai Jiu nodded.
Second Brother Chen thought for a moment, and then said, "Earlier, you said that it was impossible for the power of the four major families to extend to Yong'an City, but I said that it was because our family did not make a move. ”
"Yong'an City, the most powerful city in the world, has gathered too many powerful people, but none of us have money. Those big people want to stop us from doing too much, but the court still wants to send people to protect our safety. ”
As he spoke, he stretched out his finger and pointed to the darkness on both sides of the street, and said, "Those people are not here to find trouble, and it can even be said that even if they try their best, they will keep us safe." ”
Bai Jiu was a little surprised, and even more confused.
Second Brother Chen asked with a smile: "What does it take for a person to be invincible in the world?" ”
Bai Jiu said without hesitation: "Strength." ”
Second Brother Chen shook the folding fan and said, "That's right, for a person, except for strength, everything else is empty talk. ”
He asked again: "You scholars always mention that self-cultivation and Qi family rule the country and level the world, so what does it take for a country to be invincible in the world?" ”
Bai Jiu thought for a moment and wondered, "Army? Populace? ”
Second Brother Chen shook his head and said, "I feel invincible, but that's a stunned behavior. The real invincibility is the invincibility placed in the whole world. ”
Bai Jiu still didn't understand.
Second Brother Chen asked, "What is not lacking in our family?" ”
Bai Jiu said casually: "It can't be money, right?" ”
Second Brother Chen's hand snapped the folding fan shut, and said loudly: "Yes, it's money." ”