Chapter 260 Candidates
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When the twilight first falls, the ancient sycamore trees that have yellowed in the courtyard are shaking their fine branches in the cool cold wind, and the wild geese and birds returning to the south in the distance have gradually adapted to the temperature here, and are stretching their wings and sweeping across the vast sky.
Standing on the top of the mountain in the northwest of Wutong Temple, you can climb high and look far away, and the vision is very broad. Mr. Yan Yuan, who had already eaten dinner and came to relax, was standing in the quaint pavilion of bluestone mahogany, he looked at the vast sky in the distance, and said with some emotion in his voice: "The eggs and clear water noodles eaten in the Taixue canteen today, although the noodles are strong, but the soup is always a little bland and tasteless, and the food is very unfeeling!"
"After all, this is not a painting boat facing the river in the east, you stand in the cold mountain all day long and peep into the drunken gold fan in the painting boat, I am afraid that your mood is unstable, and you should be careful to go crazy. Mr. Zilu shook his head and smiled when he heard this, he looked at the painting boat floating by the river in the east of Hanshan, the corners of his lips curled slightly, and quipped: "I think that the senior brother really can't help the nobility in the academy, it is better to go down the mountain to play him twice, it is better than the discomfort of moaning without illness here!"
"Don't be here to make fun of me. Yan Yuan pretended to be angry and glared at him fiercely, but Mr. Taixue Er has always been gentle, and even pretending to be angry doesn't seem very professional, but at least he was still a little stern when he reprimanded him, and said coldly: "You and Xiaohai have always wanted to lure me into making mistakes since then, but in my opinion, the actions of the two of you are simply naΓ―ve!"
Hearing this, Zilu hurriedly shook his head and denied: "It's none of my business, it's all the attention of Han Lihai's idiot." β
"Hmph, quibble. Yan Yuan's eyes were a little emotional, he looked at his junior brother in front of him, he hadn't seen each other for five years, and it should be a joy to meet again, but at this time, he was always a little worried, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally said slowly: "Do you know why I gave up my favorite dinner and came to look for you?"
"Something should have happened. Zilu pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "Otherwise, even if the food in the college cafeteria is not good, Senior Brother will always finish it seriously." β
"Not bad. Yan Yuan nodded solemnly, his expression gradually became serious, he looked at the vast sky in the southwest in the distance, and said in a low voice: "Yingdu has just received news that the young master of the Yin and Yang family has been ordered to besiege the Jokhang Temple. On the surface, it is the Yin and Yang family's cloud and seven signatures in exchange for the Jokhang Temple's peerless scriptures, but in essence, it is just coercion, and it is really a bit unexpected to force such a long-standing Qing cultivation holy land of the Chu State to such a point. β
"It's not strange," Zilu heard that the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and said with some mockery: "Isn't this how the Yin and Yang family slowly became stronger back then, although they have been in charge of the law in Yingdu for hundreds of years, and the low-key ones have made people forget their existence, but even the calculation of the Han family in Yingdu last time against the little Daozi of the Yin and Yang family can bear it, don't you think it's a little strange?"
"Under the calm, there is an undercurrent of self. Yan Yuan nodded solemnly and said, "Thinking about the Yin and Yang family's plans, the terror is not just the plan of one state and one county. β
"Yin and Yang Family?" Zi Lu frowned slightly, his eyes were a little complicated, and he sighed with emotion: "My target is probably not the prince of Chu State, because the current power is no longer weaker than the prince, and the real purpose is probably only the extraterritorial immortal island." β
Yan Yuan's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he asked in a whisper of disbelief, "Do you mean those three immortal islands?"
"What is the purpose of your frequent transfer of ships in the past few years as the king of Chu? Even Hong Wuwei from the northern border has been transferred to the south to go to sea, I'm afraid they have already reached some kind of agreement. Zilu looked up at the gently flowing river at the foot of the mountain, his eyes were full of solemnity, and he said in a slightly cold voice: "I actually really don't understand the King of Chu, cutting the feudal domain and seizing the lord may seem to you and me to be just human nature, but although the Yin and Yang family has some power in the Chu State, but the current Chu State is still inseparable from the Yin and Yang family, internal and external troubles, where is there still the reason to cut off your arms?"
"Of course, there are external troubles, but I think the internal troubles must be almost solved. Yan Yuan shook his head a little noncommittally when he heard this, and said with some emotion: "There are still a few days before the Great Dynasty Test, this time the battle between the King of Chu and the prince has reached the surface, who wins and who loses, will affect the foundation of the Chu State in the next hundred years, and it is also a test of whether the King of Chu has the strength to solve internal worries." β
"Heh, you all underestimate the King of Chu too much. Zilu's bright eyes contained indescribable complex meanings, thinking of the emperor in the Yingdu Deep Palace, a bitter taste floated in his heart, and after thinking silently for a long time, he said in a slightly calm voice: "Senior brother, I'm sure that this time can be said to be the victory of the King of Chu, but it is the beginning of the defeat of the entire Chu State. β
Yan Yuan was slightly stunned when he heard this, he raised his head a little dazedly, looked at the ancient city of Yingdu immersed in the twilight under the cold mountain, couldn't help but purse the thin corners of his lips, and said with some bitterness in his heart: "Compared with the lion in the Qin State and the lone wolf in the north, in order to satisfy the ambitions of the powerful families, what they want is to expand their territory and use the enemy's land to feed those bloodthirsty family sects. β
"The King of Chu is still a little too narrow-minded, and he is always obsessed with cutting the domain, which is wrong from the most fundamental concept. β
Mr. Zilu was silent for a long time when he heard this, he looked at the vast sky in the distance, the vast and magnificent mountains and rivers, and suddenly sighed with some emotion: "It's not all his fault, the geographical location of the Chu State makes it difficult to blatantly expand the territory, so he has to settle down first outside the country." β
"But I'm afraid this Annei is going to start with the Great Dynasty Test again!"
Yan Yuan's brows furrowed slightly, his eyes showed a little helplessness, he looked at the vast twilight, and said a little unbearably: "In a few days, it will be the big court test, senior brother has already discussed with me, this time on behalf of Taixue to participate in the competition, I think about it, it is dangerous for anyone to go, so it is a little unfair to everyone." β
This should have been a great thing for the entire Chu State Sect, but in Yan Yuan's opinion, this was a bad thing that could lose his life at any time!
He frowned and hesitated for a while, and said with some shame: "I finally thought, since it's not fair to choose anyone, it's better to let them draw lots by themselves, but I always feel that it's still a little bad!"
Zilu was stunned when he heard this, he looked at the senior brother with a sad face, suddenly felt something, raised his hand to the quiet corridor in the distance, the corners of his lips curled slightly, and said, "Since this is the case, I think it's better to find a few of them." (To be continued.) )