sword sentient beings

Chapter 331 The Outside World

The autumn wind is rustling, and the vegetation is frosty.Even if the sun is just right, it can't drive away the coldness of autumn.

On the majestic Jiugao Mountain, three people came down the path.The first one was wearing a Taoist robe, with a clean and upright appearance, a little mustache, and an elegant posture of immortal style, and the two young men and women behind him were also outstanding in appearance, just like an exiled immortal who came down to earth with a pair of golden boys and jade girls .

"The autumn is refreshing and the wild geese are flying high. This is a good omen. It means that our trip will be smooth sailing. How can we live up to such a beautiful scenery? Let's ride the wind and climb to the Zhongtian Mansion?" the Taoist man said happily.

The young woman in the prime of life behind her sighed, and said, "Second Senior Brother, why do you insist on walking? It will take ten and a half months to walk or ride a horse from here to Zhongtian Mansion. If it is Yujian, it will take half a day to get there. .Hurry up sooner or later.”

The second brother shook his head and said: "Junior Sister, don't you know that you have accumulated a lot of money?" Whether you or Brother Tang, they are all swordsmen or the seeds of swordsmen. An important part of your future practice is to cultivate your mind. How can you be impatient? Walk more, yes There are benefits to cultivating the sword heart. What you should care about is not the destination, but the scenery along the way."

Seeing that the junior sister didn't think so, the second senior brother said: "Junior sister, you have to know that I am a Taoist priest who has practiced for many years. No one knows how to cultivate the mind and nature better than me. You don't understand, and you are not humble. Just look at Junior Brother Tang, he will know My painstaking efforts. Isn't that right, Junior Brother Tang?"

Tang Zhao, the young man who was always thinking about it, said thoughtfully, "Brother, can't you ride a crane down the mountain?"

Xu Zhongnan was furious, and said: "Did you tell me! Although I am a monk, I am not a living god. Why ride a crane? If you want to ride, you might as well ask the old man for his precious crane. Also, there are always people around you There is a flash of 'Buling Bulling', you've been staring at it for a long time, your eyes are blurred, can you adjust it?"

Tang Zhao lightly picked his finger, and a light circled his fingertips like a ring, turning slowly, and said, "It's my sword elephant. It should have melted into the sunlight, but senior brother felt it was dazzling. It's because I'm not good enough .Feel sorry."

Xu Zhongnan snorted, "One or two, it's not cute at all."

Xue Yeyu suddenly sighed: "Brother, there are no outsiders here, and there is no father, why should we hide it? Tell us the truth, are you unhappy in the capital?"

Xu Zhongnan said angrily: "Nonsense...who said that?"

By the time someone said these three words, his voice had already dropped slightly.

Tang Zhao withdrew his hand, and the light flew up to his head, like a hairpin on his hair, and said sincerely: "Brother, we are brothers from the same school, the same as fellow brothers. No matter what hardships outside, we don't want to let our parents Worried, why don't you tell your brother? If you are really unhappy in the capital and refuse to go back to the mountain, I'll go and ask for you. How about finding a job in Yunzhou? Or you Is it okay to set up a Baiyu Shenghui shop with us?"

Xu Zhongnan hummed again and said, "One by one, they are all small and big."

He didn't say a word, and the other two didn't say anything. The three of them walked a few steps in silence. Xu Zhongnan suddenly sighed: "It's not that I'm unhappy. I chose the road myself, and I have achieved a little. That’s right, you don’t have to worry about being rich and honored. It’s just that the capital is too big, there are many people and things, and there are many dignitaries. You can get what you want, but the sacrifices are amazing, and you can’t make mistakes. You must always walk on eggshells. This kind of life After a long time, although I can handle it, I always want to take a good rest. But I was kicked out by the old man again, haha."

Since he said that, Tang Zhao and the others would not follow up and ask: "Can you really handle it?"

Xu Zhongnan said to himself: "Actually, when I came back this time, I also wanted to find a few reliable helpers. The so-called one tree is hard to support. In Beijing, everyone has to form a party for personal gain. Isn't it because of the large number of people that they can be powerful? I have been in Beijing for many years, and it is not There are no confidantes, but there are really not many reliable and capable talents. Most of the trustworthy people have limited talents, and those who are talented have their own ideas. I really want to find my own arm."

Xue Yeyu said hehe: "So you also want to form a party for personal gain?"

Xu Zhongnan said: "It's obvious that this girl of yours can talk? Do you understand the common wealth? Jigousheng... Forget it. If I really only want to form a party and win people's heads, I should actually go to Baiyu and Moyu's disciples and say Take them to the capital to enjoy the blessings, don’t you want to give them some benefits? I really want to find a helper who can work hand in hand. This person can only be our own senior brother, and he must have the ability, the city, and the brains. Actually The most suitable one is Junior Brother Tang. Second is Junior Junior Sister, even Junior Brother Jiang is not suitable. The other juniors and younger sisters cannot become masters, so I can’t put them in danger.”

Xue Yeyu shook his head again and again, and said, "Thank you very much. You want to go back to the villa to pull people's heads, but my father still won't give you a stick? If you want to get Junior Brother Tang to join the gang, he will replace the stick with a mace Lah. He often said that the capital city is the most disgusting place in the world. There is chaos outside, and people are going to eat people. Those top masters are still dreaming and dreaming in the golden house in the capital city, and they don’t know when they are about to die. He thinks When you come back, not only do you not like you being an official, but you are also afraid that you will be taken over by those people, and you will lose your life in a muddle."

Xu Zhongnan said with a smile: "If I want to really love Junior Brother Tang, how can I let the old man know? The old man has some insights. The court is indeed facing internal and external troubles, but it is not enough to say that it is in danger. The national teacher is still there, and the capital is still stable. But I am sure I gave up on Junior Brother La. It is really impossible to do without Junior Brother Tang on the mountain. If there is no Junior Brother Tang to host, you will be bullied if you are old, young, arrogant, and stupid? And..."

He pondered for a while, but still said, "Third Junior Sister. Third Junior Sister was trapped in a square inch, and she was very lonely. I left at that time, leaving her with no one to talk to. I always felt sorry for her. Now she recognizes her again." A friend, I really can't bear to take it away. Brother Tang—"

Tang Zhao looked at the senior brother whom he had met a few times at most.

Xu Zhongnan said seriously: "I don't know how much you know about her, but I heard that you advised her to come out and relax. Of course you mean well, but her situation does not allow her to appear in front of people at will. She Living in seclusion on the mountain is to get out of the sight of those people. Our first priority is to protect her, which is really not easy to do."

Xue Yeyu held his breath when he heard that, Tang Zhao said silently after a while, "Young brother understands. Brother, can Third Senior Sister's situation be improved? Will she still have a day to regain her freedom?"

Xu Zhongnan sighed, and said: "Actually, it is possible. But we can't do it. Our Zhuoyu Villa is only a place to 'hide' her, not a place to 'protect' her. In the end, everyone is innocent, but pregnant is guilty. Is it? If she has a big backer she can trust, maybe she can be more casual. We are small and small, and we can't do it. But to change her to a bigger backer, ninety-nine out of ten is to seek skin from a tiger. That's the reputation A very good Marquis Gao Yuan may not be credible."

Tang Zhao nodded, and asked again: "What kind of expert do I need to really protect her?"

Xu Zhongnan said: "That's it... as far as I know now, even the national teacher is interested in her. Then you must be able to resist the national teacher to be considered qualified, right?"

National Division……

Even Tang Zhao felt his scalp tingle when he heard the word "National Teacher".

This national teacher is recognized as the number one master of the imperial court and the pillar of the imperial court.It can be said that the most important reason for this national teacher is that the imperial court can still maintain its airs after so many years of tossing.As long as he is still alive, all the princes and rebels in the world are afraid to rebel openly.

So how strong and how high is the national teacher?
The answer is: no one knows!

No one knows how strong he is, no one knows what skills he has, no one even knows if he is a swordsman.All he knew was that his enemies were all dead, and those who had seen him attack were almost dead, and the few who survived were all tight-lipped and dared not mention it.

This national teacher was appointed as the national teacher when Taizu founded the country. After two hundred years of ups and downs, it has reached the end of the dynasty and has never changed.

In the past two hundred years, there have been many powerful ministers who monopolize the super-class, domineering warlords, invincible relatives, ambitious vassal kings, and many of them or their subordinates have powerful swordsmen and spiritual officials, but none of them dare to challenge them head-on. The national teacher, at most, carefully probed within the tolerance limit of the national teacher, and was wiped out in an instant if he crossed the line a little bit.

Legend has it that he is not an invincible player in single-player battles, nor is he powerful enough to respond to everyone. He is the kind of strong who can control the overall situation by one person against ten thousand.is unsolvable.

Up to now, everyone has reached the bottom line of the national teacher - he doesn't care about the power parties in the court, he doesn't care about the civil chaos in the local area, he doesn't care about the victory or defeat on the frontier frontier, and he doesn't care about the victory or defeat on the frontier. There is nothing wrong with power, and even if the emperor is too fatuous and brutal, he can be tolerated if he is replaced by a close prince who is highly respected.The only thing is that no one is allowed to shake the throne of the Jin royal family.Especially in the capital, all those who dared to conspire in the capital would be wiped out.

And... about himself.The Taoist temple under the name of the national teacher has a detached status, even a Taoist boy will not allow others to disrespect.There is nothing that the national teacher wants, and there is nothing that cannot be obtained.

Xu Zhongnan is a Taoist official in the first point, he is deeply touched, and he also deeply believes in the second point.

"Even if Marquis Gao Yuan is in charge of Yunzhou, he still has to pay a visit to the national teacher when he arrives in the capital. If the national teacher wants things from Yunzhou, Marquis Gao Yuan should take the initiative to collect them for him. When you are confident that you can beat Marquis Gao Yuan, you can go there again. Let's test the national teacher."

Tang Zhao sighed, even though he was always self-confident, he couldn't help feeling deeply powerless—after so many years of hard work and hard work, he has only just become a swordsman, and there is still a long way to go.

Although he is going to join the Yunzhou District Procuratorate now, the outside world is very big, and he really wants to take a look.

The three of them chatted about this heavy topic for a while, then they turned away tacitly, and turned to talking about the scenery outside Yunzhou, such as the capital.Xu Zhongnan invited Tang Zhao to be a guest at the Taoist temple, not to join the group, but to gain insight.Tang Zhao naturally agreed.

Coming down from the mountain, there is a straight road leading to Zhongtian Mansion.Since Xue Yeyu and Tang Zhao knew that Xu Zhongnan wanted to travel to relax, they stopped urging him to hurry.When they arrived in Jichun City, Tang Zhao went through the formalities and bid farewell to Vice Envoy Chi and the others.Xue Yeyu and Xu Zhongnan went to the market to buy some good horses.Xu Zhongnan felt that riding a donkey was more suitable for his immortal temperament, but Xue Yeyu refused, so he had to.

Tang Zhao went to Baiyu Shenghui's store to inspect again, and found that everyone was working very hard, and a large number of magic tools ordered by Xueshan Wangfu had already been shipped.Even the Xuelong car also produced two.Seeing this car, Xu Zhongnan couldn't help but stare at his eyes, and immediately ordered two cars, one for himself and one for the national teacher.

Tang Zhao felt that it was inappropriate for Guoshi to ride a bicycle at such an old age, so he designed a four-way bicycle on the spot, saying that the front was drawn by wooden oxen and horses, and Guoshi wore a Tongtian crown and sat on it with a feather fan. .

Xu Zhongnan felt that this design was very strange, but Tang Zhao was already a well-known master and designer of the Great Talisman Sword, so he believed him and placed the order.

Since Tang Zhao went to Zhongtian Mansion, he felt that he could inspect the market there in preparation for opening a chain store.At the moment, he brought a dangerous color who is familiar with the business of the store with him.

The four put on their mounts and went all the way to Zhongtian Mansion.

(End of this chapter)