The boats that blocked the waterway rowed away one after another, some going upstream, some downstream. On a passenger ship heading south, in a corner of the cabin, there were two people wrapped in white robes, one large and one small, who were the foreigner siblings Su You met in Dongpo Town. This time, they changed into white robes from head to toe, revealing only a pair of blue eyes of the lake, and they lived out the clothes of two Arabs.

The younger brother saw that the people around him had gone up to the board, and said in a low voice, "Sister, I have seen that person." ”

My sister nodded, "Yes, I remember him too." ”

The younger brother proposed, "Can I ask him for help, I think he is a good person." ”

My sister was silent for a moment, "I know that the man who helped us escape from Howard's pursuit last time was friends with him. ”

The younger brother said happily: "Then let's go find him." ”

My sister shook her head, "You just saw him fighting with someone, his strength is not strong, he can't help us, and he will hurt him." Howard's gang are demons, and they've been chased here. We left as soon as we could, and fled farther south. ”

The younger brother looked disappointed and fell silent. The elder sister was also silent, her blue eyes fell into deep thought, she did not tell her younger brother: Howard had his own people around him, so they could evade the pursuit again and again. She got the news from her hidden own person that Howard seemed to have cooperated with someone in Xin Haoguo, and this time he stayed in the imperial capital to help that person plan great things. It was knowing that Howard had no time to take care of them that gave her the confidence to flee to the South.

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Su You knew that Yun Silkworm was a person from the Five Princes' Mansion, but he didn't expect that he was also a Water Yuan Qi cultivator. But how did he know that he had cultivated the Water System Vitality? He didn't show his water vitality in front of people, so he got the news from the Zhuo family or the people of the Spirit Sword Sect. The Zhuo family and the Spirit Dao Sect are both working for the four princes, but this cloud silkworm wants to help Zhuo Quanyu get ahead, does it mean that the five princes are inclined to the four emperor brothers?

Although he was not in the mood, Su You still decided to visit Beicheng District, originally to come out for a walk. The first destination was naturally the Imperial City, and he knew that he might not be able to enter the Imperial City, but it was good to take a look from afar.

The imperial city faces south with its back to the north, and the majestic Ziyao Mountain stands in the north. The towering Ziyao Mountain, with snow on the top of the mountain, and steep and steep mountains, form a natural barrier. Absolutely easy to defend and difficult to attack, it's no wonder that the palace is built in this position. Moreover, at the foot of Ziyao Mountain, there is also a sub-city Beishan City, which is the second line of defense. The imperial city deserves to be impregnable.

Su You looked at the imperial city from afar, jumped over the city wall and faintly saw the eaves of the palaces inside, only from the gorgeous shape of a certain corner of the palace exposed, you can imagine how magnificent those palaces were. The tall imperial city is full of watchtowers, and there are groups of patrol sergeants in purple armor and purple armor walking outside the city walls, which should be the Praetorian Guard.

Even during the day, the imperial city was heavily guarded. Those who approached or gazed at the Imperial City were expelled or even interrogated. Su You didn't get close to look at the palace, he walked around the streets outside the imperial city, from the south gate of the palace to the west gate of the palace, it took half an hour to have a preliminary impression of the entire palace, which was even bigger than he imagined.

Then, he walked down the West Gate Street of Miyagi, and along the way he saw many residences of royal nobles and court officials, and it seemed that the rulers of the country lived in the area closest to the imperial city. The streets are wide, and ornate horse-drawn carriages pass by from time to time. The shops along the street are also very exquisite, the shops are luxuriously decorated, and the shelves of the goods are made of high-end mahogany, these shops are undoubtedly for the aristocracy, and there are almost no small vendors to see.

Pedestrians are all dressed in exquisite costumes, or holding jade fans, or holding pets, and there are many followers, which makes Su You think of a high-end pedestrian street for the rich to consume. Su You felt that this place was not for him to visit, so he quickened his pace. After walking for another quarter of an hour, he found a street corner and turned out of Ximen Street.

In the afternoon, it's been a long time. Su You asked the direction of Nancheng District and planned to return. The streets here are smaller than Ximen Street, but they are much more lively. Shops, stalls and pedestrians all have a familiar smell, and this is the place for ordinary people to shop.

Su You felt kind to everything around him, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile, is he only suitable for consumption in these low-end places?

The sound of hurried horses' hooves came from behind, and a coquettish voice sounded, "Get out of the way!" Then I heard a passerby crying out in amazement. The galloping horses frightened the pedestrians on the street into scrambling away, causing a commotion.

Su You turned around and saw a horse rushing to the horse, and the knight was a young woman dressed in a silver-white gorgeous power suit. She just yelled for pedestrians to get out of the way, not trying to slow down at all. Soon came to Su You's side.

This man is too arrogant. Su You was furious, he didn't have the impulse to stop this person, he just pushed the people around him away to prevent them from being bumped into by the horse.

The woman raised her horsewhip and whipped it at Su You. Su You was furious, threw a punch, and knocked the horsewhip away, and the horsewhip bounced up, and whistled down. Su You saw the playful look in her eyes, and she was stunned, could it be that she was deliberately targeting herself?

Sure enough, the barbaric woman shouted: "So bold, dare to take the initiative against this county, come on, catch him quickly." Behind her, there were also several knights, just a few positions behind her. The knights immediately accelerated, and the weapons in their hands were already out of their sheaths, pointing directly at Su You.

The woman's horsewhip conjured up a hundred and ten whip shadows, and there was a faint sound of wind and thunder, covering Su You. This move is hugely powerful, that is, fast and fierce. As long as Su You's hands and feet are messed up and entangled by her, he will fall into the encirclement of the knights behind.

Sure enough, she came for herself, Su You didn't know her at all, and she didn't know why she wanted to attack herself. He caught another glimpse of a few yacha rushing in front of him, he knew their errand clothes, it was someone from the Mirror Moon Division, and this was a sneak attack against him.

Su You didn't think about it, he subconsciously drifted back, he was suddenly startled, and felt a sharp sword behind him silently stab. His water energy automatically lifted up, moving sideways, and he felt his clothes under his ribs being cut by the long sword. When he hurried again, he pounced on the woman on horseback.

He didn't choose to run away, but shot at the woman, which surprised the enemy. Su You felt that the swordsman behind him immediately accelerated, and the sword qi stabbed into his back. The knights in the back, divided into two teams, bypassed the woman left and right to outflank them, and the spies of the Mirror Moon Division in front also rushed over.

Except for the knights in the rear who rushed over with great momentum, the swordsman behind him and the Jingyue Division scout in front of him all quietly approached, and did not disturb the surrounding people. What happened now was in the eyes of the people: the unruly lord of the county had been stopped and whipped the hapless man with his whip, and the knights behind him rushed up to teach him a lesson.

Su You has been surrounded by enemies from three sides, but he is not the only one in the encirclement, there is also this woman. Su You grabbed the whip, a cold light erupted in the woman's eyes, the whip straightened, and stabbed at Su You's palm, showing extraordinary strength.

Su You's fingers flicked on the tip of the whip, and the whip became soft and retracted. Su You took advantage of the situation to pounce, and the woman was startled, so she waited to draw the horsewhip again. Su You shouted "duh" at her, and the sound exploded in her ears. The woman's hand froze, Su You had already grabbed her arm, and as soon as he twisted his body, he jumped on the horse's back and held the woman in his hand.

He took a picture with the swordsman behind him, it was a young face, and this face was full of anger at this time. Su You immediately urged the horses and rushed to the front of the street. Several Jingyue Division spies saw Su You's hand pinching the woman's neck, and had to retreat, letting Su You stagger past them. The knight behind shouted and chased after him.

Su You rode his horse and galloped, but fortunately, the pedestrians on the street had already dispersed to the side in the woman's shouting, allowing Su You to let the horse gallop.

The woman whispered, "If you dare to hurt me, my father will not let you go." My father is the king of Yao Ruqun. ”

Su You ignored her. He was on fire, and he had a fight with Yun Silkworm inexplicably before, and now he was attacked inexplicably. They all think I'm a bully, fuck off. Su You was angry, no matter what kind of county king or county lord you are, Lao Tzu will not let anyone suppress you. At this moment, he felt relaxed and transparent.

After running out of the hundreds, he saw an intersection in front of him. He restrained the woman's vitality again, and then threw her violently towards the nearest swordsman chasing after him. The woman's body swirled sideways through the street, whistling across the street.

The swordsman was at the front, and he was faster than several knights. He saw that the county lord had been restrained, and his body was still full of vitality, so he immediately fixed his body, sat down on the horse, first pushed a soft yuan energy to the county lord, and waited for the county lord's body to slow down, and then caught her. He felt a force thrust out, and he couldn't help but chase after a few steps. The knight behind him was hindered by him and was forced to rein in his horse.

Su You was full of strength in the women, asking them to take care of the county lord's body. They watched Su You turn the corner, and the sound of horses' hooves went away. When they reached the junction, they saw an empty horse still running forward, and there was no one on the horse's back.

The county lord was frightened, scolded the swordsmen and knights around him, and whipped at them, but the knights did not dare to dodge, and let the whip be whipped on their bodies, crackling. Several of the Mirror Moon Division spies retreated to the back and quietly left. The young swordsman's face was gloomy, looking in the direction of the roof where Su You had disappeared.

After the woman finished venting, she stared fiercely at the distance of the street: "Okay, you Su You, today's humiliation, this county lord will get it back a hundred times in the future." You wait. ”

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After getting off the boat at Nancheng Pier, Su You walked quickly to Sun's Mansion. He thought about the battle with the cloud silkworm, and looked back on his performance in the battle, compared to the unscrupulous behavior of the cloud silkworm, his performance was a little unable to let go of his hands and feet, and he had scruples. When did you become timid? Then I thought of fighting with the unknown county lord and his subordinates, and I was angry at that time, and I gave it a go, but instead took the initiative and played with them, this is my true self.

That's it, I don't take the initiative to cause trouble, and I'm not afraid of things, and I fight back for those who want to bully me.

Unconsciously returning to the Sun Mansion, seeing that the time was not too late, he walked to the Sun Mansion School, he remembered that the school was located on the shore of the Breeze Lake on the inside of the Outer Mansion.

It was the first time he had come here, and there were hundreds of people studying in a somewhat ancient, wood-and-stone square courtyard, and this school was not small. There are two rooms, divided into two classrooms, one for the ages of six and ten, and one for the eleventh to the fifteenth, on either side of the courtyard. At this time, there was a gentleman in the university hall giving a lecture.

He came to the window and saw Yang Chan sitting in the back seat. She seemed to be deserting, and at this time, her eyes also looked out the window and saw Su You. Su You pointed at Mr. and reminded her to listen carefully, only to be surprised to find that this gentleman turned out to be the second master of the Sun family, Sun Chongshan, a scholar of the court. How did he come here to teach?

Su You didn't dare to disturb, and stood still by the window. In the classroom, I heard that Sun Chongshan was talking about the history of Xinhao, the development of the Xinhao dynasties since the beginning of the millennium, including politics, military and economy, and also some celebrity anecdotes, the rise and change of academic schools.

Su You was also interested, and unconsciously finished the whole class. Until the husband announced the end of class, the students ran out of the school. Yang Chan came out and didn't walk to Su You's side, but walked to the side and stayed alone.

Sun Chongshan also saw Su You early, he walked out of the school, Su You had politely greeted him, and he was called a bachelor. Sun Chongshan asked him to call the second master, and Su You called the second master!

As if seeing Su You's doubts, Sun Chongshan explained: "As long as I don't serve in the court, I will always take time to come to the private school to teach for a few days every month, and I have insisted on it for more than ten years. Three generations of these young masters and young ladies have basically listened to my lectures, and when I am not here, my middle school students will also take the time to teach here, and even some of their children will be sent here to study. ”

At Sun Chongshan's signal, the two walked to the stone chair in the corner and sat down to talk, Sun Chongshan looked at Su You and continued: "Among my students, a gentleman named Chen Xueqian has come here to teach the most. Today, Xueqian is on duty, and I came, but I didn't expect to meet you. You're here to pick up Yang Chan, this little girl is good, but she doesn't seem to like listening to what I have to say. ”

Su You was a little surprised. Sun Chongshan pointed to the teenagers who came to say goodbye to Mr. and told him one by one who this was his child. One of the fourteen-year-old girls named Sun Xiuse was Sun Chongqing's youngest daughter, and the other girl who was nearly fifteen years old was Sun Tianyou's sister Sun Xiuhua, who was also the oldest student here.

Sun Chongshan said that he went to the private school to teach because he wanted the children of the family to understand more about life in addition to learning business management and refining knowledge. For example, if you read more literature, history and philosophy, of course, you must also learn some poems and songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting and other skills that can edify your literacy, and don't just give people a strong smell of businessman copper.

Su You smiled, he couldn't imagine that the second master was so funny.

"My cultivation talent is not very high. At the age of twelve, he opened his mind, at the age of sixteen, and only broke through after he was thirty years old. It was achieved with the help of the secret room and the elixir. Now fifty years old, I haven't broken through to the late stage of the spirit, compared to Xiuxiu's talent, I am too ordinary. In addition to the father and uncles in the clan, the cultivation talent of these brothers in the second generation is not too high, and their achievements are not dazzling, and the thoughts of the brothers are all on the business building. In addition to Xiuxiu in the three generations, there are still a few good seedlings, so my father also put his mind on cultivating these grandchildren. ”

He spoke with great interest, and paused and said, "My son, Tian'en, you are already acquainted. His personality is not like mine, he is a martial artist and does not like to be academic. Usually his personality is also very arrogant, but his cultivation talent is acceptable, so I have to go with the flow and let him go. ”

He laughed at himself, but his tone was relaxed, which made Su You feel a little touched.

Sun Chongshan continued: "So I knew that the path of cultivation was not suitable for me, and I had no intention of doing business, so I entered the court as an official. I think that with my own knowledge, I can do something for the country and the people. There are also my personal ambitions. I have no choice but to admit that I have a thousand gullies in my chest, and my career is not smooth, and I am fifty years old, and I still have no opportunity to show what I want in my heart, but I have a hard life! ”

Su You hurriedly comforted him with kind words, and wondered why the second master complained to him about his life career, and it stands to reason that he and he are only meeting for the second time.

Sun Chongshan didn't seem to mind what Su You thought, and continued to chatter:

"As I said in class just now, the previous dynasty of Xinhao and Tianze was the Yonghao Empire, and since the division of thousands of years, the two countries have also changed dynasties, and the situation is changing, and it is not all smooth sailing, and it is not impossible to split or even lose the country. The country is still like this, not to mention the family. I'm not telling you this because you're doing something to the family. In fact, you have also proved your contribution to the commercial building, and the things you have done have opened up unlimited business opportunities for the commercial building, and the commercial building is even expected to become the largest commercial building in Xinhao in a few years. I'm not interested in your talent in crafting, but in other ways.

It can be your cultivation talent, and my father said that your qualifications are no less than Xiuxiu. It can also be your unique inner show, free and spontaneous, and self-confident and unyielding quality. When I first met you last month, I was very impressed by the confident, uninhibited, and free-spirited personality in your eyes. ”

He stared at Su You's eyes, "But at this moment, from your eyes, what I see is no longer recklessness and confidence, but loss and uneasiness, and my eyes have been blinded by the dust in my heart!" ”

Su You's heart shook dramatically, his face didn't change much, and his heart was already stirring up. Start reflecting on what happened in the past few days, including today's performance. The change in mentality at that time, one scene after another flashed in front of me like a slideshow. At that time, he felt that the battle with the cloud silkworm was very aggrieved, and he swallowed his anger when he suffered a loss, which was really not his normal behavior. The fight with the county lord is extremely comfortable.

At that time, he had some feelings, and at this time, he suddenly realized that he had unconsciously had concerns in his heart, was restrained, his self-confidence was damaged and he lost himself. When I have doubts in my heart, I can no longer maintain a pure and mellow state of mind.

He thought of his doubts about the cultivation of Yuan Qi last night, and at that time, all kinds of pessimistic and negative emotions came to him, and even questioned the smoke. At this time, I realized in my heart that I came to this world because of the stone, and if it was a thing with a master, it would hurt itself in the future, and what would be the worst result, would I send myself back to the world?

He smiled, amused at his suspicion of absorbing and borrowing the ownerless vitality of others, and the smoke of stones.

He thought of what Sun Huanghe had said when he taught the theory of Yuan Shen and the foundation of Yuan Qi, that cultivation is the cultivation of the mind and the cultivation of self. I am the only God. Shenqi, the vitality of heaven and earth is my command, and the power can move mountains and reclaim the sea, and the void is shattered.

Thinking of this, his pride surged and his divine yuan stirred. He felt that the six Yuan Shen Seals lit up at the same time, and the Yuan Balloon vibrated and echoed, and he immediately felt that the Shenhai was clear and clear, and his body was like a cold virus swept away, and his nasal congestion was suddenly ventilated, and his whole body was relaxed, comfortable, and transparent.

It turns out that everything is a demonic obstacle in the heart! No one needs to mention it, he himself thinks of the demons in his heart.

When he thought of the water breaking god, he was almost angry, and he burst through. At that time, he was in a special underwater environment, thoughtless, independent and god-watching, and had no demons in his heart, so he did it in one go! It is the heart that is unfettered and spontaneous!

Sun Chongshan looked at Su You quietly and did not disturb. His cultivation talent is not high, but his vision and experience are there, and he is good at seeing people, and he is a bystander. He had already seen that Su You had come to his senses, and his eyes had regained the clarity they had when they first met, so he didn't worry about him.

Feeling that Su You came back to his senses, he smiled and said, "I hope you can maintain this state of mind, stick to your heart, cherish your talent and talent, and live up to this life!" Don't be as ambitious as I am! ”

Su You felt Sun Chongshan's resentment, he should be in the court, he couldn't display his talents, and he couldn't calm down.

At this time, he had no worries in his heart, let alone worries, and sincerely thanked Sun Chongshan for his mellow teaching, and wanted to do something for him. His heart was clear, and his thoughts were surging. I thought of a poem that I liked very much, this poem was very suitable for Sun Chongshan's state of mind at this time, and it was also suitable for himself, so I gave it to Sun Chongshan and gave it to myself at the same time.

He smiled brightly and read aloud, "Don't listen to the sound of the forest beating the leaves, why not chant and walk slowly." Bamboo cane shoes are lighter than horses, who is afraid! ”

Reading these words, his state of mind became clearer, and he clearly felt the barrier of the realm. It seems that with a single stab, the tentacles can be broken.

He was proud and continued to read: "...... A cloud of smoke and rain is Ren Ping's life. The steep spring breeze blows the wine and wakes up, slightly cold, and the mountain is obliquely shining but welcomes. Looking back at the bleak place, there is no wind and rain and no sunshine. ”

Su You and Yang Chan walked away.