Chapter Forty-Nine: No Fault
Li Bad looked at the old man who seemed to be a little unable to stop smiling suspiciously, and his heart was full of puzzlement for this old man.
Why did this old man know so much about the events of the past, didn't he say that the sword disappeared and disappeared when it entered the rivers and lakes? Obviously, the group of 'powerful ghosts' with scarlet tongues and teeth and claws must be inseparable from this old man, but why did this old man's words not seem to drive these evil demons to crooked ways.
Over the years, because they have some interest in interesting things in the rivers and lakes, the eagles have also collected a lot of rumors about the rivers and lakes, and they only know that this famous sword called 'Xiaoxue' is the famous sword of the Sword Pavilion that year, and there is no record of the others, but for Wang Zhangjiao, he still put a lot of effort into it, after all, Wang Zhangjiao can be said to be the benefactor of the Li family.
It is said that Wang Shouyun did not enter the Tao at the beginning, but when he was an adult at the age of sixteen, he went up the mountain to cultivate alone, as if Wang Zhangjiao did not go up the mountain before he went up the mountain, his family background was also good, but he didn't know why he went up the mountain to cultivate.
As for the rumors in the world, the immortal who slashed the evil dragon in Difu Mountain was actually done by Wang Shouyun, if this old man said that it was Wang Zhangjiao who collected the sword in Difu Mountain back then, then it should be this 'Xiaoxue' sword that slashed the dragon.
The old man on the side smiled and smiled, suddenly stopped smiling, and stared at Li Bad tightly, with a little strangeness in his kindness.
Seeing the old man's sudden expression, Li Bad's eyes were in a trance for a while, and he asked softly, "Then who are you?"
The old man was not in a hurry to answer Li Bad's question, but looked at Li Bad's puzzled eyes, and said slowly, unhurriedly: "Wang Shouyun went to the mountain to cultivate at the age of sixteen, you must know, but you shouldn't be able to find out what happened before he went up the mountain. Seeing that Li Bad nodded slightly, he continued to speak.
"Before Wang Shouyun went up the mountain, his real name was not Wang Shouyun, he was originally a child of the Northern Qi family, because of his illustrious family background, the family never asked, but let him go, plus there was a brother who held a heavy army in the Northern Qi Dynasty, Wang Shouyun in the early years was also similar to the group of sons and brothers you just saw in the restaurant, the only difference, that is, he did not bully others, and even some disgusted others to mention his family background, if someone flattered him, Wang Shouyun was either a stick to greet him, or sneered, if he met those who were not afraid of him, he just greeted with a smile and called a brotherγ The entire Northern Qi Dynasty had heard of this unusual Wang family boy. β
When Li Bad heard this, he immediately smiled and said: "What kind of 'sorghum' is this, this is living spontaneously!"
The old man nodded approvingly and smiled, " Later, this Wang Shouyun, I don't know where I heard it, there are rumors of immortals in Wudang Mountain, so I have always wanted to see, the royal family members who have been ignoring Wang Shouyun have been uncharacteristically opposed, and Wang Shouyun is strictly forbidden to go to Wudang, I have always thought that the family is just afraid of these gods and ghosts, Wang Shouyun, who is deeply trapped in it, only left home alone late one night, there is no news, the Wang family sent people to look around, but found nothing, even Wang Shouyun's brother who was a general in the court, using the relationship between the sergeants, could not find a trace, as if Wang Shouyun disappeared in the world overnight, until the Northern Qi Dynasty perished the capital, and the Wang family was ruined, Wang Shouyun never came back. β
When the old man said this, he withdrew his gaze, looked at the full moon that had just reappeared, as if he was recalling something, and only after a while did he open his eyes that were almost closed, and said slowly: "The reason why I know so many things that no one knows is because Wang Shouyun is my younger brother, and I am his elder brother who holds the heavy army of Qi State, the person who Wang Shouyun collected the sword but wanted to give the sword, Wang Zidao." β
The last few words of the old man made Li Bad stunned for a moment, and he stood on the spot for a while, looking at the old man with shocked eyes, and then said after a long pause: "You are Wang Zidao, General Wang, who guarded Suizhou City back then, are you still alive?"
The noncommittal Wang Zidao just looked at Li Bad with a smile on his face.
Li Bad, who finally knew why this old man appeared here, suddenly laughed, and the louder he laughed, and Murong Lin, who was still apprehensive about the strange scene just now, looked at Wang Zidao vigilantly in an instant after hearing this answer.
"Then General Wang is here today, but he wants to avenge the Li family's broken city?" Li Bad, who stopped laughing, asked with a smile on his face, but there was a trace of disdain in his eyes.
Wang Zidao looked at Li Bad's eyes, only glanced at it slightly, and said: "I'm not so pedantic, I was not as good as others back then, I couldn't stop the Li family's iron hooves, I just blamed my ability for not enough, and if it was revenge, how could I come to you, it should also be to find General Li, although I have been unwilling and dissatisfied in my heart over the years, but the situation is not up to people, and I don't wait for anyone, if I lose, I will lose, and I will seek revenge from you, can I calm my anger back then? In the final analysis, you still think that I am just the person who pretends to be a ghost behind my back. β
Li Bad put away the disdain in his eyes at this time, and said with a smile: "I think so, I heard Li Ting say a few years ago, among several enemy generals who even admired him a little, General Wang was the first to bear the brunt, knowing that he would lose the battle, he could still grit his teeth and hold on for so long, if it wasn't for the city after the city was broken, I thought that General Wang had also died under the chaos, even if I tied the general into the Li family's horse, but if it wasn't for General Wang, then who would have done it?"
Wang Zidao listened to Li Bad's sycophant, but he felt that it was not a taste in his heart, what did it mean to grit his teeth and stick to it knowing that he would be defeated, but he couldn't refute it, the civet cut off all the contacts in Suizhou City back then, and Chen Shi dug up the water source in the city in front of him, and there was a large-scale southward movement in the north of Qi State, and Suizhou City, which was isolated and helpless and short of water and food, was it inevitable that it would be defeated?
Thinking of this, Wang Zidao smiled self-deprecatingly: "In fact, in that battle back then, from Yuan Xiaobiao rushed into the hinterland, I knew that nothing could be done, and I wanted to decide the outcome of the battle, after seeing the way your Li family charged, I am even more sure that the Qi country is going to die, as for the person behind the scenes you want to ask, I must have been frightened by the old man next to you and fled in a hurry." As he spoke, he pointed to Lao Bai, who appeared behind Li Bad at some point.
Li Gang followed Wang Zidao's finger and looked at Lao Bai, who only nodded slightly.
"Then why is Old General Wang here today?" Li Bad turned his head.
"I just came out, you don't have a name, wait for me to report my name, you call me general, now you know that I am not the person who pretends to be a ghost, you have become the old general Wang again, how did General Li give birth to such a son as you?"
When Li Bad heard this, he immediately touched his nose in embarrassment, and smiled.
Wang Zidao continued: "I came here to listen to Qi Zhenren in the Demon Temple say that Wang Shouyun gave up half of his body cultivation to let you be born, and gave up the rest of his body cultivation to give you the opportunity, so I want to come to see you, and I also want to know what it is like for Wang Shouyun to even refuse to come back from the withering and defeat of his family, but he is willing to cultivate his body as a person entrusted to him." β
After speaking, he suddenly turned around, facing the direction where the 'little snow' had just disappeared, and shouted loudly: "Wang Zhangjiao, Wang Xianren, Wang Shouyun, you are not a son of man! You are ashamed of the Wang family!" There was infinite disdain and anger in his voice.
The voice seemed to penetrate the entire Suizhou City, chasing the blood-red sword light.
As if spitting out the depressed Wang Zidao who had accumulated in his chest for more than 20 years, he suddenly turned around, looked at Li Bad, and asked in a deep voice: "At that time, the countries were dominant, and the perennial wars continued, and the most bitter and saddest thing was not those high-ranking officials and nobles who had a vegetarian meal, but these untouchables in their eyes.
Li Bad solemnly made a junior salute to Wang Zidao, and said: "What the old general Wang said is more meritorious than the fault, I don't dare to agree, I only think that my Li family has no fault, and then talk about the old general's question, I can't answer, I can only tell the old general, no matter what, the Li family is worthy of the world, and even more worthy of himself, Wang Zhangjiao once said, 'but by his own heart', I think there is nothing wrong, what does the old general think?"
When Wang Zidao heard Li Bad's answer, he was already a little rickety, and he looked a little shorter, and walked up to Li Bad in despair, his eyes were pleading, and his lips trembled and said: "Li Bad, the prosperous world is not easy, there must be fewer dead, definitely!"
Li Bad looked at Wang Zidao's eyes, gritted his teeth, but did not speak, but lowered his head.
Wang Zidao, who had waited for a long time and didn't wait for a reply, suddenly laughed, with weakness, vicissitudes, hesitation, and a little bit of despair in his laughter, turned around and walked to the place where he came, Li Bad looked up at Wang Zidao's gradually disappearing back, his eyes were firm.
Murong Lin behind him also looked at the figure that seemed to have escaped into the darkness, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, stepped forward and said, "If you had promised him just now, I would have been the first to turn against you." β
Li Bad smiled and said, "Actually, I really want to promise him, really, but I know I can't agree." β
I wanted to say something, but a panicked voice came out not far away, "Shizi", Li Bad turned his head to look, but saw a scene that made him laugh.
Li Zi, who had always been indifferent to anything, was holding a sword box in a panic, stumbling towards here, shouting Li Bad as he ran, and fell to the ground at once, hurriedly got up, and then ran over.
As soon as he ran to Li Bad's side, he was panting and was about to speak, but Li Bad suddenly asked, "Lizi, will you catch ghosts?"
One sentence disrupted the words that Li Zi was about to blurt out, which instantly made Li Zi stunned and looked at Li Bad in confusion.
Li Bad laughed, turned around and walked to the two beauties behind him, grabbed one with one hand, and walked towards the palace.
Murong Lin also followed behind with a smile, and Lao Bai had already disappeared.
Li Zi was still in place, holding the sword box in his hand in a daze.
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