Chapter Twenty-Five: The Prince's Gift
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Xiaoqiu has recently become obsessed with reading, although the study room in the library is full of some ordinary books that introduce Taoism, which were judged to be useless by Mei Chuan'an, he still reads them with relish and has increased a lot of knowledge, and when he encounters words he doesn't know or places he doesn't understand, he can ask the most patient teacher.
"Do you know? The Nine Great Dao Dynasty surrounds the Holy Fu Dynasty and has been fighting against demons, and it is because of the protection of the Taoist priests that human beings can enjoy a peaceful life, and I have always thought that it was the Xuan Fu Army of the vassal states that was protecting the frontier. Xiaoqiu was surprised by this account.
It was the afternoon, the sunlight slanted into the study, it was not dazzling, Xiaoqiu sat cross-legged on the ground, Fangfang sat behind the desk, heard Xiaoqiu speak, she put down the book in her hand, and thought for a while, "It should be said that each has its own duties, and the Fu Master is also defending the frontier and fighting against demons, our Yelin Town is too small, and we have only had contact with the Xuanfu Army, and we don't know much about other people." ”
"Daoists should often come out for a walk, just like Li Yuechi, so that ordinary people can also know the truth, so that everyone will be vigilant in advance, and Yelin Town will not be unprepared when facing the demon seed. ”
"Taoist priests don't like to show their heads, it seems to have been a rule for a long time. ”
"It's not a good rule. Xiaoqiu immediately made a judgment.
The relationship between the Nine Great Dao Sect and the Holy Fu Dynasty was very complicated, and each rule had its own reason, and Fang Fang didn't know much about it, so she grinned and immediately put up a book in front of her mouth.
"Fangfang. ”
"Huh?"
"Something...... Don't you think it's weird?"
"The spell?"
"Yes, that Lin Dujiao said it was crazy and babbling, but I always felt that those five words ...... It seems to have an effect on me. ”
"What impact?"
"I can't forget those five words, sometimes I read them in my dreams, and then I can read more easily than before, and I can practice boxing more smoothly. ”
"After the Dogen is ignited, everyone will learn boxing and literacy very quickly, but it is useless if you don't work hard, you work harder than others, I have seen you practice boxing alone in the yard at night, and only you are willing to stay and read more books. ”
Being praised, Xiao Qiu smiled, he had to work harder than others, he wanted to become a Five Elements Mage like Li Yuechi, and the most important thing was that he wanted to find his relatives in Yelin Town, and he wanted to challenge the demon seed in person.
"But I understand your feelings. Fang Fang tilted her head and looked at the front right, as if there was an invisible book there, "I also often think of those five words, and occasionally I accidentally read them, twice, after reading it, I really feel that there seems to be a little strange change in front of me, but if I look closely, nothing has changed." ”
In order to verify her statement, Fang Fang stretched out her right arm, stopped her fingers diagonally in front of her, and then whispered: "Wrong or weak." ”
Since Lin Dujiao, who came from Yangshen Peak, claimed that these five words were meaningless, no one was afraid of it, but no one was willing to listen to it with their own ears, even if there were no outsiders in the study, Fang Fang still didn't dare to raise her voice.
Xiao Qiu's eyes widened, staring at Fang Fang's palm without blinking, holding his breath, the hairs on his body stood on end, he had a premonition that a miracle was about to be born in front of him, and he even felt that the stagnant air in the room was flowing for no reason, setting off a very slight wind, as if it was a sign of a rainstorm coming.
"Brother Xiaoqiu, come out quickly!" Erliang Shen Xiuwei rushed in, the door of the study was not closed, and he jumped in front of Xiaoqiu in one step.
Fangfang's body trembled, and she retracted her arm, Xiaoqiu almost fell back, got up and asked, "What's wrong?"
Shen Xiuwei didn't run a few steps in total, but he was out of breath and his face was flushed, "Faint San'er, Faint San'er is here, standing at the gate, Daoist Zhang is forcing everyone to ......"
Teenagers with Daogen are sent directly to the guest house by Taoist priests, and their families are not allowed to enter Jinghu Village, even the princes of the vassal states are no exception, but Xin Youtao, the prince of the Seisuke, has his own way of showing his noble status.
The piles of items sent three days in advance were one of the ways, and now, he wanted to establish himself as one of the new disciples of the Pangshan Dao Sect in one fell swoop.
Erliang Shen Xiuwei was delayed for a while, so when he took Xiaoqiu and Fangfang to the front yard, the courtyard was already full of people, and all the children were looking at the newcomer with curiosity and awe, to Xiaoqiu's surprise, several children from Yelin Town were honestly standing at the bottom of the steps, bowing their heads and hanging their hands, as if they had made a great mistake and were admitting their mistakes to the parties, only Shen Hao was standing far away on the other side of the courtyard, his face was blue and uncertain.
Shen Xiuwei whispered: "I can't hold my brother." ”
The reason why Daliang, Shen Xiuming and others admitted defeat in front of the prince and gave in soon became clear.
"Put everything here. Zhang Lingsheng stood beside Xin Youtao, trying to be as quiet as possible, but whenever his eyes turned to Prince Xijie, anyone could see the gratitude and flattery in his eyes.
A dozen or so children, each carrying a different number of boxes and packages, ran out of a room and placed their belongings at the bottom of the steps, next to the teenagers who had confessed their mistakes.
"Did you all move out?" Zhang Lingsheng asked in a low voice, unconsciously half a cut shorter in order to cater to Xin Youtao's height.
Xin Youtao nodded slightly, "Well, move them out, this is a gift I want to give to everyone." ”
Speaking of gifts, Zhang Lingsheng's gratitude was even more overflowing, and he said loudly: "Everyone, listen, His Royal Highness Prince Xijie has come from afar to prepare some gifts for everyone, these boxes and packages are only allowed to take one each, don't pick randomly." Now go and move everything out of the house. ”
Children all over the yard rushed to the room where the bags were stored, excitedly moving things out, only a few stood still.
Zhang Lingsheng had already received his own gift, this was why he was grateful to the prince, and even forced a few children to admit his mistakes without asking, he didn't feel excessive at all, and even thought that he owed Xin Youtao, and couldn't help but take out a small porcelain bottle from his arms in public, and eagerly gently stroked the grass and wood patterns on it, "A bottle of five-section green wood balm, Your Highness, this gift is too heavy." ”
"Now that you have entered the Taoist system, regardless of your background, please don't call me 'Your Highness', I, like everyone here, am just an ordinary person with Dao roots. As for the balm, it's not a rare thing, Daoist Zhang likes it, and I'll ask someone to bring you some more in the future. ”
Zhang Lingsheng was about to burst into tears, if it weren't for the presence of other children, he really wanted to kowtow and thank him, ten years, ten years in the guest house, he finally got the reward.
"What is that that can make Daoist Zhang like this?" Shen Hao had already walked up to Xiao Qiu's side and asked in a low voice.
Fang Fang replied to this question, "The five-section green wood balm is a very precious medicinal incense, and it is said that if you want to apply a little bit on it before practicing, it will be of great help to your cultivation. ”
Zhang Lingsheng has a Dao root, and he has been stagnant after passing through the most basic level of the Seven Tricks, as a disciple of Pang Shan, this is his biggest shame and heart disease, and he can get the five sections of green wood balm, of course, he is grateful.
Zhang Lingsheng felt that he had reciprocated too little, his eyes turned to the young man in Yelin Town under the steps, and he scolded angrily: "I felt that something was wrong when I saw you at first sight, it turned out that you were a group of little robbers, and you actually did such a thing as taking advantage of people's danger to rob other people's property. Tell me, after Xin Daoyou was willing to take the risk to defeat the snake demon and save your lives, how did you become ungrateful?"
The forest and the place where humans gather are two very different worlds, and the status of a prince is worthless in the former and priceless in the latter.
The boy's head at the bottom of the steps hung lower, and none of them dared to squeak, the disappearance of Yelin Town had a huge impact on them, and they had no intention of resisting in the face of the adult's reprimand.
Xiao Qiu at the other end of the courtyard was so angry that his lungs were about to explode, this Xin Youtao was timid and cowardly, but as an officer, he abandoned his subordinates and fled by himself, and finally took away the only oil lamp that could fight against the demon seed, and now he actually reversed black and white with Zhang Lingsheng, and he was about to expose the true face of this prince at the moment.
Shen Hao grabbed Xiaoqiu's arm, he had beaten Xin Youtao hard in the forest, but at this time he didn't have any courage at all, "Forget it, we can't fight." ”
Shen Hao looked depressed, without a trace of fighting spirit, his so-called "can't fight" has nothing to do with eloquence, but money, just three days ago he was the richest child in the hall, and he gained a lot of followers, but now compared with the prince Xin Youtao, it is a heaven and an underground, seeing that his best friend Mu Feihuang also ran to the bottom of the steps to ask for guilt, Shen Hao completely admitted defeat.
Xiaoqiu forcibly held back, and also warned herself in her heart that this was not Yelin Village, so it was better to cause less trouble.
The children had already moved their bags to the yard, and Xin Youtao deliberately said in a tired voice: "One piece per person, and the rest will be left there for those who come after." ”
The children rushed wildly, and many of them eagerly opened their bags, which were full of clothes, gold and silver, and other things, although there were no treasures such as the five sections of green wood balm, which was enough to satisfy and appreciate the poor children from remote areas.
Xin Youtao lowered his eyelids and glanced at the five young men from Yelin Town under the steps, "If you are willing to confess your sins, you are worthy of my forgiveness, now go get the gifts." ”
Daliang Shen Xiuming, stunned Mu Feihuang and others were relieved, and instead of choosing a gift like other children, they took one nearby and held it in their arms, not daring to open it immediately.
Xin Youtao's first battle at the pavilion was almost a complete victory, and only one last step was missing: there were still four children from Yelin Town standing in the distance, not bowing to him.
That's not going to work.
Xin Youtao raised his eyes and looked, his childish face was full of majesty that looked at all beings.
The role of gifts is not only to buy people's hearts, starting from Zhang Lingsheng, everyone in the courtyard understands that they should give something in return, even the simplest children are also under the guidance of friends, put down the bags in their hands, and look at the benefactor's gaze.
Xiaoqiu, Fangfang, Shen Hao and Erliang Shen Xiuwei became the targets of everyone, they were invisible and silent arrows, but their lethality did not decrease at all.
Daliang Shen Xiuming glanced at his younger brother vigorously, Shen Xiuwei was slightly flustered, the pressure brought by dozens of glances was not something that a teenager could bear, he took a step, but turned his head to look at Xiaoqiu, and then retreated.
Shen Hao didn't have much choice, he knew that he was the person that Prince Xin Youtao hated the most, he had to pay several times the price of others before he could be forgiven, he was the second young master of the Shen family, and he had never done anything like nodding his head since he was a child, so he stood there and didn't move, and he also glanced at Xiaoqiu, and his heart was a little calm.
Fangfang stood behind the boys, bowing her head slightly, avoiding the gaze of others, but she did not hesitate, this was not the first time she had been tested by the audience, at the gate of the Shen family, she had ripped off her hijab and jumped on Xiaoqiu's jujube red horse under the gaze of the whole town.
Xin Youtao Xun made adjustments, the person he wanted to take revenge on the most was Shen Hao, but he now understood that he had to defeat this opponent named Xiaoqiu in order to make today's victory completely complete.
Zhang Lingsheng was very impatient, and was about to give an order as the only adult and steward in the building, when Xiaoqiu spoke.
Thanks to Shen Hao's previous restraint, Xiaoqiu got over the initial impulse, and now he can use more ingenious means to fight back against his opponent, his voice is cheerful and natural, as if he is talking to an old friend who has been reunited for a long time, "Hey, faint San'er, I really didn't expect to see you here." ”
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