Chapter 9 Masquerade - Old Man
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In 1067, Northern Song Dynasty, Bianliang, eastern suburbs
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When the sky was bright, an old man with a long clock pushed the door and entered the house with a smell of wine. A room full of medicinal smell greeted him, and he frowned.
He limped to the table, put the wine gourd on the table, picked up a piece of paper, and left a line of words on the paper:
Privately borrowed the senior brother Jin Dan to save people, and the patient asked to take care of him on his behalf-Gongnan
"I want to see who it is, and let my junior brother use my Zijin Pill to save his life. The old man took a sip of wine and walked towards the room that had aroused his curiosity, but he no longer walked on his feet, and his bent back straightened.
After entering the house, due to the lack of light, he lit the oil lamp in the house, and the first thing he saw was the cyan robe placed on the stool next to the bed, which was the official uniform of the eunuch at a glance, and there was a book of official books on it, he picked it up and looked at it, and couldn't help frowning. Then he turned his head to look at the person lying on the bed, and the little man fell asleep with his eyes closed and his breathing fine.
He quickly glanced from top to bottom, and his eyes locked on the handsome little face, thinking to himself: How good it would be if this was really the beautiful boy that my junior brother sent me, woman, senior brother can be respectful and thankful.
Poking his finger at his pink little face, he said to himself, "What a valuable face." Suddenly, a mixture of medicinal smell and fragrance wafted slightly, which made his heart throb strangely. He frowned and wondered, although he had a woman and gave birth to a son in order to pass on the ancestry, but in the final analysis, he was a good man, Emperor Renzong knew it back then, and maybe the entire Bianliang City knew it. He would never be attracted to a woman, but now he was not sure.
The old man looked at her in amazement, and then he reached under the sheet and touched what he was looking for.
A figure fell on the roof, and it was a knife to cut his head and cover his face.
This knife comes quickly, and it goes too. Xiong Daiying's blade clearly stabbed him in the neck, but it slid through the air. The old man remained motionless, but the knife did not hurt him in the slightest.
Looking at the person in front of him, Xiong Daiying was taken aback.
"It's a woman. The old man talked to himself, not caring at all that there was anyone else in the room, and stabbed him.
Xiong Daiying said, "Who are you?"
The old man chuckled: "Ask me who I am, you came to my house, ate my elixir, and used my elixir, have you asked me this master?"
"Are you the senior brother of the righteous man?" he hurriedly said in astonishment: "You are reckless, please atone for your sins." ”
Xiong Daiying said in his heart: The righteous man of the Savior's son is a young man, why is his senior brother such a nasty old man.
Chris closed her eyes, she felt so tired for the first time, more tired than when she had traveled to the Song Dynasty and woke up. The body has been so consumed in my lifetime that although the consciousness is trying to wake up as soon as possible, the body does not obey, just like a hibernating animal wakes up in the wrong season. The numbness in her body did not subside, and her head was dizzy, and she struggled to open her eyes to see an old man with a wrinkled face.
"Shui ......" is hoarse because of his thirsty throat.
Before Xiong Daiying could react, the old man had already floated out of the room, and came back in an instant, holding a teacup in his hand.
His movements were so fast that Xiong Daiying completely understood why the knife just now didn't hit. Xiong Daiying's light body kung fu is not bad, he is the most neat among the shadow guards, and he is definitely among the top in the rivers and lakes. But the light exercises and body methods seen in front of you are like immortals, far above yourself.
Chris was carefully helped up, her lips touched the teacup, and she took a sip of the contents, which did not taste anything, but the crisp and refreshing feeling made her comfortable, and obediently drank the rest again.
The old man put the empty cup down and wiped the corner of her mouth with his hand.
Chris finally opened her eyes completely, and she turned her head to see Xiong Dai Ying behind the old man, and then turned her head to refocus and stare at the person in front of her. Grunted dissatisfiedly: "Why did the fairy become an old man." ”
Chris remembered that it was Yuwen Zhishao, the fairy-like man who saved him, and was wondering why he had become an old man, so he said what came to his mind.
The old man snorted, and after a short pause, he spoke, "Why?
Seeing the old man staring at her, she was embarrassed to squeeze out a smile.
The old man skillfully scratched the back of his ear, and as his fingers moved, a piece of dough fell off.
At this moment, Chris's eyes widened more and more, the person in front of him still had gray hair and beard, but the wrinkles on his face were gone, his face was like a crown of jade, handsome, as if he was suddenly dozens of years younger.
Seeing the little man's incredible expression, he smiled with satisfaction, turned his head, and his face changed back to his old appearance, and then asked, "How is it?
Chris was so surprised that he didn't react for a long time when he saw this "change of face" that was close at hand, and then heard him break the mask on his face, and shouted "Huh". The list slipped off her straightened body, and she realized that she was naked, and quickly wrapped her arms around herself.
"What are you afraid of, I don't like women. ”
Chris listened to this coming out declaration, looking at the fearless expression of the person in front of him, and he didn't know what to say.
"Take a break. ”
He sighed secretly and said in his heart: What's wrong with him, to be honest, looking at the villain's age, it's not wrong to call him grandpa. But when he heard the villain's words, it was like saying, 'My brother is beautiful, but I am ugly', he couldn't be angry, and he showed his true face with his true face, and he was still a stranger who met for the first time, this kind of thing was the first time.
He shook his head and exited the room.
Chris's consciousness gradually returned to his original position, and his body regained consciousness, where can he sleep.
Xiong Dai was guarding the side, and when he saw her getting up and wanting to get dressed, he hurriedly said: "The master is poisoned by the Tang Sect, but you have to rest more!"
"I seem to be fine. Chris felt that his body no longer had the same painful feeling as before.
Xiong Daiying saw that she ignored the dissuasion, so he had to help her up, and then consciously turned his back.
Chris saw that his clothes were placed next to the bed, and his memory suddenly flashed back to a few pictures, since it was Yuwen Zhishao who saved him, the clothes were also taken off by him, Chris blushed, tore off the list wrapped around his body, and quickly put on the clothes one by one.
"Xiong Dai Ying. ”
The Queen Mother called his name for the first time, and Xiong Daiying knew that he had failed to protect his master, and he could not escape the blame, so he turned around and knelt on the ground.
This is the second time Xiong Daiying has appeared in front of her, he is still dressed in black, with a black veil to hide his face, but if you look closely, you can find that his slender eyes are full of bloodshots, and then look at the scars on his fists, Chris can probably guess a few points in his heart, knowing that he blames himself deeply because of his injury, she said: "There was such a big thing yesterday, I am afraid it is not easy to simply erase the past......
"The villain who returns to the palace is guilty of his own capital crime!"
"What are you talking about, get up first, I will forgive you for any crime!"
Hearing this, Xiong Daiying was taken aback, and he slowly stood up, but still kept his head down.
Chris frowned and said, "I don't want you to die, and I don't want to harm yourself in the future, you have to listen to me!"
"Since the villain joined the Iron Buddha Hall since he was a child, he swore allegiance to you in this life. Xiong Daiying said loudly.
"Didn't you say don't call yourself a villain, just call you and me when no one is around. Chris thought to himself: since this tail can't be shaken off, at least he must be reformed and made him his confidant. She sighed and said, "Besides, I want you to be loyal to me, not because I am the Queen Mother. ”
Xiong Daiying thought about the meaning of what the Queen Mother meant, and finally nodded firmly and said, "I understand." ”
Chris didn't know if he understood or not, shook his head, pushed the door out, and sure enough, he saw the old man sitting there.
Seeing the villain come out, the old man raised his face and smiled at her, "How is your body?" ”
"I don't feel anything!" Chris sat down on the stool next to him, taking in his surroundings.
The old man took her hand, put it on her wrist, and said nothing.
Ho, the villain has practiced the secret art of cave spirits, and he has always thought that the junior brother of "the hidden immortals in the world is a family" will definitely save the people of the same sect with an iron heart.
He went to the pharmacy just now, and after seeing the residue cooked by his junior brother, he understood that the villain was poisoned by the Tang Sect. Even if you have a secret technique to protect your body and take the Purple Gold Pill, you shouldn't recover so quickly overnight. Was this kid gifted? He couldn't figure it out yet, but she certainly had something special, there's no doubt about it.
He was already in his prime, and he thought that there were few things that he could not understand, which made him more and more interested in villains.
The old man said, "It's no big deal." ”
Xiong Daiying's eyes widened, he almost thought that he had heard it wrong, but he had also touched the pulse of his master himself yesterday. It's just that who can be poisoned by the Tang Sect and recover in one night?
"In order to save you, I have paid for the last purple gold pill I treasured. The old man deliberately emphasized the role of Zijin Pill.
"Thank you, old man...... Thank you seniors. Seeing that he was particularly concerned about his age, Chris cautiously picked out the words and spoke, "I don't know what the seniors call them?"
"You can learn from the children and call me 'Grandpa Ten'. ”
“...... Ten seniors. ”
He snorted again, being a villain shrewd. He looked Chris in the eye and asked, "You answer me two questions first." ”
Chris nodded.
He picked up the wine gourd, uncorked it, took a big sip with his head sideways, and then said, "Why did the official family kill you?"
Chris said: "How do seniors know that it is the official family who wants to ......?"
Xiong Daiying naturally knew the relationship between the Tang Sect and the royal family, and he frowned.
The old man continued: "The Tang Sect has been rampant in the rivers and lakes for nearly a hundred years, and it is known for its use of poison and hidden weapons, and it is impossible to take the stage in terms of kung fu, but no one in the martial arts dares to point fingers at them, that is because they are only loyal to the emperor alone, whoever sits in this position, they serve whom. Think about it yourself, where you have 'offended' the Son of Heaven today. ”
Chris felt that the old man's opinion was not unreasonable, and in any case, this whole thing was indeed arranged by the emperor. It's just that she can't understand why the emperor wants to harm Lan Yuanxiao, a little eunuch?...... She pondered for a moment, but for now she couldn't figure it out, so she had to reply, "I can't tell." ”
The old man yawned as if bored, then took another sip of wine and said, "It doesn't matter, I'm more concerned about the second question." ”
"Can you tell me why you took my junior brother's recital?"
"Fold?" Chris realized that the fold in his clothes was gone, and at this moment, the old man was putting it in front of his eyes, she thought about it again, and asked softly, "Senior brother?"
He pointed to the fold and said: "He is the person who saved you, and he is also the person who presented this fold, Qushui County Ling Yuwen Zhi Shao." ”
Hearing this, Xiong Daiying's eyes widened, and he said in his heart: It turns out that the person who saviours the son of the master is the apprentice of the Taoist in Tsing Yi "Mr. Zhizhi", and the old man in front of him is actually his senior brother, no wonder he has such an elusive light skill.
Chris thought to himself: This turned out to be Yuwen Zhishao's recital, isn't it so coincidental?
She looked up and saw the old man's sharp eyes, which were concerned eyes, and he wanted to know if this matter involved his junior brother. And Chris also thinks about whether the emperor will bring danger to his lifesaver if he wants to kill himself.
The windows of the hut were wide open, a gust of wind was blowing, and the hair at the corners of Chris's eyebrows fluttered uncontrollably, and she had slowly cleared her thoughts. After a while, she made a judgment on what happened according to her own logic, sometimes stating the facts, sometimes expressing her own opinions, and slowly telling the old man the cause and effect of the incident, but concealing some sensitive identity issues.
didn't expect the villain to tell the story, he listened carefully, and he understood in his heart.
The old man brushed his beard and said with a glint in his eyes: "The junior brother went to Beijing to report on his work, and he met the emperor asking for advice, and he used what he had learned all his life to write a good policy for governing the country, but he couldn't wait for the approval, but he didn't expect to wait for such a result! I think the little emperor wants this twist and turn to disappear with you." ”
Chris muttered, "No, he also asked me to take it out to check the people's situation, so naturally he attaches importance to what is written in this recital." ”
"Since you want the ministers to find out about the people's feelings, you should also go through the Imperial City Division, and you won't let the chamberlains take the performance out of the palace. I think he's saying one thing and doing another. ”
Chris nodded thoughtfully, she saw that the old man was very talkative, and he knew everything about the affairs of the court, but he used disguise to hide his identity, and she didn't know who he was.
Seeing her look at herself, the old man asked playfully, "My question is finished, what do you want to ask me?"
Chris raised his eyes and looked him in the eye and said, "Why don't you ask: I'm a woman, why do I pretend to be a eunuch?"
The old man's next answer surprised Chris and Xiong Daiying even more.
"That's really disappointing you, I'm not interested in knowing who you are. He said, then tilted his lips and looked at the little man.
He was not surprised by the palace conspiracy, and his identity was boring to him. Only something unique about the little man attracted him, very simple.
It was difficult to tell from his expression and voice what the person in front of him was thinking, but Chris suddenly felt that this ten-year-old was very similar to himself, and they both seemed to trust their instincts more. Intuition comes from mental acuity, and a keen spirit often arises from unforgettable experiences.
Chris suddenly said to himself: "I can't be myself, what a helplessness, I finally tasted it." ”
It was the old man's turn to be surprised.
He thought about what the villain said, for some reason, looking at this child, he remembered himself at this age, and the memory that he had not tasted for a long time was slowly awakened, and his chest ached slightly, whether it was heartache for himself or heartache for the villain, he couldn't tell the difference. In the end, the eyes of the two met and looked at each other seriously.
He wanted to comfort the little man, looking for words in his mind, but he couldn't find the right one. I had to lean over and caress her head with my big hand.
She didn't cry, but the grievances in her heart couldn't be stopped, and they all poured out.
He sighed and said, "Actually, it's okay to pretend to be someone else!"
The old man seemed to know everything, and Chris felt subtle emotions. It was very relaxing, and now she is back to her truest self.
The old man is also a person from the past, and he thinks in his heart that in fact, with the passage of time, everything will become unimportant.
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