Chapter 68 Chapter 8: Grandmaster Arrives

Chapter 8, The Grandmaster's Arrival Cheng Shu said with pity: "Silly boy, you are also a poor child. You were deceived by those people. Tell Uncle Cheng, what are your future plans?" Miss Xue said blankly: "Uncle Cheng, I don't know what to do. I used to be a disciple of Fengyimen, and my family background was good, so I don't know how many men pursued me, but I only have one Pei Yun in my heart, not because He is my fiancé, but I like him. He went to Shaolin to learn martial arts. I always want to be worthy of him. I don't want him to just treat me as an ordinary woman. Worshiping in Fengyimen, now I can barely be called both civil and military, and my appearance is also called stunning. I thought he would treat me like a treasure, but he became more and more indifferent to me, and finally married someone else , my father originally advised me not to pester me any longer, but I was not reconciled. I worked so hard for him, but he treated me like a broken shoe, so a few sisters urged me to forcefully marry him. But it was useless. He has always been polite to me, but he has always been by that woman's side at night. I hate it, hate it, but I don't want to show weakness, so I can only watch them together. Later that child was born, and I never I have never seen him so happy, and the father-in-law and mother-in-law are only concerned about the mother and child. I endured all of this, and I just asked him to look at me, but when he came, he was discussing divorce with me. I finally couldn't help it, and wanted to kill the child who ruined my happiness, but failed, and he will never forgive me."

Looking at Miss Xue who was crying bitterly, Cheng Shu knew that if she hadn't collapsed now, she would never have told his thoughts to an outsider like himself. He felt pity and regret in his heart, and couldn't help saying: "My child, don't blame me. Uncle said you, you are so wrong that you should not go to Fengyimen. The disciples taught by Fengyimen are indeed noble and elegant, and they are qualified to be queens and concubines, but Pei Yun is just an ordinary person, just like Uncle. Your aunt joined the army less than three months after she got married. Your aunt served the two elders by herself for twelve years. It was only after I became a general that I brought them to Chang'an. At that time, my son was half a child. But Uncle saw him for the first time, and later I followed His Majesty to fight here and there. I didn't care about my parents and children. It was your aunt who worked hard to manage the house, so people laughed at me for being old and afraid of guilt, but who knew that I was guilty of Xin, I have treated her too much in this life. If it were you, if Pei Yun went out to fight, I'm afraid you would follow. Although with your martial arts and intelligence, at least you won't become a burden, but what Pei Yun wants is a capable person. For him to be filial to his parents at home, to raise his wife, son, you are so outstanding, that's why Pei Yun refuses to marry you."

Miss Xue was stunned for a long time, then said: "Isn't it because of the teacher?" Cheng Shu smiled bitterly: "If you think so, I don't blame you, but Pei Yun is not this kind of person, isn't that what you like about him?" Miss Xue said bitterly: "It's too late to say anything now, my niece has no face to face others, please don't stop me, uncle." Cheng Shu sneered and said, "Why are you so confused, child? There is a solution to such a big problem. If you are willing to start over, with your talent and appearance, you will not find your home. The world is so big, if you After listening to Uncle's words, isn't it better to go to a place where no one knows you and change your name than to commit suicide?"

Ms. Xue stared out the window obsessively, with a dazed expression. Seeing her like this, Cheng Shu knew that it was a critical moment, but he couldn't persuade her. At this time, it would be best to have an intimate person to persuade her, but such a person is very difficult to find. Suddenly there was an apologetic sigh from outside the window, Miss Xue's expression changed, and she rushed forward to open the window, but it was a handsome man in black, with a faint murderous look all over his body, but his expression was gloomy, and his brows were deeply knit. Miss Xue let out a cry, tears rolling down her cheeks, Cheng Shu shook her head slightly, turned around and walked out of the room, the man in black jumped into the window.Ms. Xue said fiercely: "What are you doing here? Are you here to see my jokes? Now everyone, until I, Xue Qiuxue, is cruel and vicious, say that you should divorce me. You are proud of yourself."

That person was Pei Yun, and he said in a deep voice: "Qiu Xue, I never wanted to hurt you like this, but at this point in the matter, I didn't expect it either. Mr. Ruyi, I never thought that this day would come.” Xue Qiuxue recalled the past, and couldn't help feeling sad, and said: "You really only want to find an ordinary woman as your wife, and you don't want to marry me?" Pei Yun said sadly: "Qiu Xue, you are really outstanding. You have made great achievements in both civil and military fields. I have seen you talk about poetry and prose, many of which I have never heard of. Also, you have dabbled in government and military affairs. , if I marry you, I will have an extra good wife, but Qiu Xue, I am really not interested in these things. It is my long-cherished wish to serve the country in the army, but I don't want to fight with others. This is already the case outside. When I get home, I just want to Live an ordinary life, I hope my wife can cook a few home-cooked dishes, sew a few clothes for me, and tell me some trivial things at home. , you are so dazzling, I am not worthy of you."

Xue Qiuxue said bitterly: "You're right, originally you were not good enough for me, not good enough for me..." He said it several times in a row, and then his voice became hoarse.Pei Yun took a step forward, but stopped again. After all, he refused to offend his former fiancée. He really hoped that this woman would have a bright future. It was too late for her tenderness. Xue Qiuxue finally calmed down after a long time and said: "Thank you, tell me the truth, it's not that I'm bad, but you don't need a wife like me. Don't worry, I won't implicate you. I won't stay in this sad place like Chang'an. .”

Pei Yun acquiesced, and said after a while: "I have a junior who is a businessman in the South China Sea. He and I are life and death friends. If you are willing to go, he will definitely take good care of you." Xue Qiuxue was silent, just when Pei Yun thought she would not accept it, Xue Qiuxue said lightly: "Thank you, I heard that the South China Sea has a strange scenery and there are barbarians coming and going, so I wanted to see it a long time ago." The matter of Pei Yun was reduced to a minor one. Although many censors and many courtiers expressed impeachment one after another, once Miss Xue's letter of apology was presented, the impeachment lost its power, and Miss Xue also disappeared. Family members claimed that Ms. Xue had lost her hair, but they did not know where she lost her hair.This pitiful woman just disappeared from people's sight. No one knew that Miss Xue had already left Chang'an under the escort of Cheng Guogong's family, and left this painful place that made her extremely sad.

However, the result of the matter was not as satisfactory as I imagined. Pei Yun was still implicated. Although there was no demotion or fine, the emperor appointed Xiahou Yuanfeng as the deputy commander of the northern camp of the imperial army. A nail was still inserted abruptly.However, Xiahou Yuanfeng was personable, long-sleeved and good at dancing, and he was the emperor's favored minister, so he quickly gained a foothold. Fortunately, Pei Yun had always won the hearts of the soldiers, so he would not be excluded. Finally, Xiahou Yuanfeng did not dare to be too aggressive. stalemate stage.

Sitting in the gazebo, enjoying the gentle evening breeze, the faint fragrance of grass and trees wafted into my nostrils. I held a piece of bamboo leaf that I had just picked in my mouth, and I played a simple piece of music intently. There was no skill in it, but it was The euphemistic and melodious music is flowing in the cold garden with the night wind. At the end of the song, Xiao Shunzi's figure appears in the distance. I don't know when it started. Whenever I feel depressed or worried, I will give up. Everything, sitting here playing the bamboo flute always calms me down. I have never forgotten Mr. Sang’s diagnosis. Since I can’t stay away from the hustle and bustle, I have no choice but to use this method to cleanse my soul.In fact, all the guards in Hanyuan know that they must not disturb me when I am playing the leaf flute, even Xiao Shunzi will not disturb me at this time.There was once a guard who was highly valued by me, and I expelled him from the Cold Garden just because of breaking this rule. Since then, no one has dared to offend my Ni Lin again.

After Xiao Shunzi handed over the tea, I smiled and said, "Although General Pei has suffered some setbacks, it will not affect his future future. In fact, we are not considered a failure. Anyway, we value Pei Yun rather than him. For that battalion of imperial troops, I will post tomorrow to invite General Pei to come to Hanyuan as a guest, and invite His Highness to come to accompany me as well." Xiao Shunzi said calmly: "Your Highness has already invited General Pei to come to the house tomorrow, since the young master also wants to see him, I will tell His Highness to hold the banquet in Hanyuan."

I shook my head and said, "Since His Highness has already invited me, I won't go. Let His Highness handle some matters by himself. By the way, how about Shaolin?" Xiao Shunzi frowned and said, "Sure enough, the famous sect is calm, and there is no movement yet." I smiled slightly and said: "If it wasn't for being so humble and forbearing, why do you think Shaolin has endured for so long? For more than a hundred years, many gangs have been short-lived, but they lack this kind of tolerance. Sometimes things are like this. If it wasn't for common things, I would not be able to live in the world of mortals for a long time, Xiao Shunzi, your martial arts are excellent, but I see that you are too ruthless and less forbearing, I always feel that it is not appropriate , the so-called rigidity cannot last long, softness cannot be defended, strangeness cannot win righteousness, and military warfare cannot blindly use strangeness, I think the same is true for martial arts, you should think about it carefully." Xiao Shunzi was thoughtful, and at this moment, a peaceful voice said: "Jiang Tanyue is indeed a natural born spirituality, and I only realized this truth after I was forty years old." My heart was shocked, the voice was soft and clear, as if it was close to my ears, but I thought I had a good sense of people, and I knew that there was no such person within a hundred feet, I looked at Xiao Shunzi, but Xiao Shunzi was engrossed , obviously forgot to protect me long ago.I thought about it for a second, suddenly smiled, and said: "Elder Cizhen came to the Han Garden, it is really full of splendor, please forgive Zhe for inconvenient to welcome him from afar, please meet him in the garden." Like a flower in front of my eyes, a middle-aged monk wearing gray monk clothes appeared at the gate of the garden and walked slowly. I looked far into the distance, and saw this middle-aged monk had a handsome appearance, his face was like a full moon, and the center of his brows was a little rouge red and sweet like Dan Zhu. No matter how I look at it, I feel that this monk is just an ordinary monk, but I have a faint feeling that this master walks slowly, every movement is natural, as if he is one with the world.Xiao Shunzi also looked up, his eyes flickering. Although he knew the identity of this person, everyone in the world was dispensable to him, so he had the intention to kill instead. Such a person If you want to hurt the young master, you have to be able to stop it. With his murderous intent, he felt that the strong pressure from all around was pressing on him. He was startled, and looked at the young master, but found that Jiang Zhe's expression had not changed. He knew that this pressure was only aimed at himself, so he resisted with all his strength. He was getting stronger and stronger, and he only felt that someone was reciting Buddhist scriptures in his ears, and he wanted to endure and surrender, but his mind was very firm, but instead he insisted on refusing to back down. The pressure was getting stronger and stronger, Xiao Shunzi He felt that his whole body could hardly move, but suddenly his heart moved, and he withdrew some resistance. Sure enough, the pressure weakened a little. He smiled coldly, and suddenly the murderous aura shot up all over his body, and the murderous aura quickly spread across the cold garden. Inside, a strange scene appeared. It was clearly summer dusk, but between the pavilion in the center of the garden and the gate of the garden, half of the cold garden was filled with autumn wind and the other side was full of spring. It's getting weaker and weaker, but the aura of swearing to death is getting stronger and stronger, and even that kind of harmonious breath gradually brings a bit of chill. Although I was in the pavilion, I didn't personally feel the incompatible atmosphere, but I knew it was different when I saw the leaves falling without wind within a radius of a hundred feet, and then spinning wildly.Later, I saw that Xiao Shunzi's complexion was getting worse and worse. I wanted to know who was at a disadvantage. I rolled my eyes, picked up a teacup and threw it to the ground, and it was exactly as I thought. Frightened, the two people who were competing with each other began to close their efforts tacitly, but after a while, they returned to normal.The monk didn't know how to move, the distance of hundreds of feet seemed to be one step away, and he walked to the side of the pavilion as soon as he raised his leg. He smiled and said: "Li Benefactor's martial arts has taken a different path, and he took the path of 'ruthless'. Unexpectedly, Donor Li's heart is as firm as gold and stone, and will not be affected by external forces. If Donor Li devotes himself to hard work and reaches the state of 'forgetfulness', he must be a master of the generation." Xiao Shunzi stepped forward to salute and said: "The master is too famous, the villain has no ambition to become a master, as long as he can protect my young master's life, that's enough." Cizhen glanced at Xiao Shunzi thoughtfully, and saw the awe-inspiring light in his eyes, which was a kind of firm and unshakable determination. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that God's arrangement was ingenious. If this person is unrestrained, I'm afraid that if he does whatever he wants and spreads across the world, he will inevitably cause heinous crimes in the end. The damage will be a hundred times worse than that of the Demon Sect. Throwing a cup as a warning, Jiang Zhe, who made the two of them stop and make peace, although this young man's eyes are dim, but those eyes are full of awareness of the world.He bowed lightly to Jiang Zhe and said, "My old monk is kind, I have met Mr. Jiang." I was a little flustered, and hurriedly returned the gift: "The master is a master, Zhe dares to accept this great gift, please don't do this, master, please sit down." Cizhen smiled slightly and said: "In the future, Tanyue will naturally know that you deserve this gift from me." I respectfully said: "The master is here, and Zhe is flattered. I don't know if I have anything to advise." Cizhen said indifferently: "Originally I came here to see His Royal Highness King Yong, but I have heard about Tanyue's amazing intelligence for a long time, so I came to visit first. Seeing you today, little Tanyue's heart is hurting. I'm afraid that staying in the world for a long time will hurt his life. Since Tanyue is proficient in medical theory, why doesn't he think about himself." I smiled slightly and said: "Zhe is also an ordinary person. His Royal Highness Yong treats Zhe as much as a mountain. His Highness's magnanimity also makes Zhe admire him. If Zhe abandons the mundane world at this moment, he is really guilty of the gods, so he dare not do it. Please also ask Master Don't tell His Highness about this, lest he be worried." Cizhen sighed slightly, and said: "Jiang Tanyue's heart is shared by heaven and man, and I naturally keep my mouth shut. Tanyue respects me in Shaolin. Although I don't follow the example of the world and care about grievances, I also have the heart to reciprocate. I have a few words of inner strength. There is no other effect, but it can strengthen the body and regulate the heart. Although Tan Yue has not practiced martial arts, these few words of mind are just the way of breathing and exhaling. It must not be laborious. I hope it can be helpful to Jiang Tanyue .” I said happily: "Thank you, Master, for your generosity. Mr. Sang once said that among the martial arts in the world, only the Shaolin Temple has the most pure mind and inaction. It cultivates the body and mind. If Zhe Ruo can live a few more years, it is all thanks to the Master." Cizhen smiled and said: "Jiang Tanyue's assistance to the virtuous king has contributed to the people of Sheji. What are these few words of mind?" He said a few words of mind, and then explained them to me carefully.Xiao Shunzi was at the side with a happy expression on his face. Originally he was most worried about my body, but seeing the turning point, he was naturally overjoyed, and looked at Cizhen with a softer gaze. After a while, the sound of footsteps came from a distance. It was Yong Wang Lizhi who hurried over with Guan Xiu, Gou Lian, Changsun Ji, Jing Chi, Sima Xiong and others. When they arrived at the pavilion, they were all respectful. Be polite.Although Cizhen is a master, he didn't show arrogance at all, and returned the courtesy with a smile. Li Zhi stepped forward and said excitedly: "It has been several years since I last visited the master, and the master's face is still the same, but Li Zhi, suffering from political strife, has aged a lot." Cizhen said calmly: "Your Highness, this old monk is here to convey the wishes of the people in our temple. If His Highness orders, everyone in our temple will obey." Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, but his expression became hesitant. Originally, he only hoped for limited support from Shaolin Temple, but he didn't expect to get full support from Shaolin Temple. What's going on?