Tao and Heaven

Chapter 7 Jade Purity Heart Method
Fairy Yu Hua straightened her slender figure slightly, and for the first time she looked seriously at the ordinary young man in front of her.

Her eyes, as quiet as an ancient well, were filled with ripples. If it weren't for the hat covering them, Gu Wen would have seen that this goddess who came from outer space and was beyond the secular imperial power was looking at him with fearful and incredible eyes.

Show fear towards a house slave, an ordinary person who has been deprived of opportunities.

Fairy Yuhua is a person who entered the world from the Sanqing Sect. Behind her is one of the holy places of the cultivation world, with five true masters standing on the surface. If it weren't for the special nature of the immortal place, anyone could just raise their hands and the entire Bianjing city would be annihilated in the world without leaving any trace.

A country can be destroyed within one day.

If the five True Lords act together, they can cut off the earth veins and turn thousands of miles into a deadly place. On the contrary, they can also protect the common people and bless hundreds of millions of people.

There has never been a word called emperor outside of Daqian. The most he can be is king, which is the highest title a mortal can get.

Daqian is a special dynasty, and now is also a special period. It is normal for some talented people to emerge. But Gu Wen is obviously just an ordinary man, so why can he have such courage and perseverance?

'Therefore, when Heaven is about to bestow a great responsibility on a man, it must first make his mind and will suffer, his muscles and bones tired, his body hungry and empty, and his actions frustrated, so as to stir his heart and harden his nature, and increase his ability to do what he could not do before.'

Yu Hua pondered in his heart. The more he thought about it, the more he associated it with others, and the more he understood the situation, the more surprised he became.

This is not a magic formula, but it is better than thousands of methods of training the mind. Even she couldn't understand the charm of it at once, comparing the world to a grindstone, and describing the hardships in every word and sentence.

If it were written down by the True Lord, it would be a rare cultural treasure.

These are the words of a great sage, but they come from the mouth of a mortal.

Is there someone behind him advising him?

Yu Hua's thoughts turned, and he shook his head to deny it. There were only a handful of people in the world who could escape the ears and eyes of the divine power of listening. It was absolutely impossible for him to allow Gu Wen to be bullied by the Zhao family like this, and it was impossible for him to endure it to this extent.

Gu Wen's experience also supports this statement.

Master said that the Great Dao is not exclusive to cultivators, but is possessed by all living beings, so all sects and schools will let their disciples go down the mountain to gain experience in the world. Ordinary people can also utter the truth, but only cultivators can comprehend the Great Dao from it.

Perhaps Gu Wen is the benefit of her worldly experience.

He is also a talented person. Since he has gained benefits, he should repay the cause and effect.

With this thought in mind, Yu Hua gently pulled the reins, turned around, and moved closer to Gu Wen.

"Fairy Yuhua?"

Zhao Feng on the side asked in confusion, but Fairy Yu Hua did not answer, she returned to Gu Wen on her own. After several times, Zhao Feng had actually gotten used to this fairy's eccentricity, and thought that this was the style of a fairy.

Free and easy, free and unrestrained, and otherworldly.

Last night, an imperial decree came from the palace, summoning Yu Hua, but she shook her head and refused. The angel who came in response to the decree did not dare to complain and even said goodbye in a nice tone.

"I will teach you a technique to test the descendants of the Gu family."

Fairy Yu Hua came to Gu Wen again, looking down at him. She stretched out her hands from her wide sleeves, her voice clear and calm.

"Hold my hand, just for a moment."

His meridians were blocked like most ordinary people, but it was not that he was completely unable to practice. It was just that there was a high probability that he would not be able to draw Qi into his body throughout his entire life.

Gu Wen looked at the slender palm with some hesitation. It was the first time he knew what the so-called ice-like skin was. Even the courtesans in brothels probably couldn't have even a fraction of this skin texture.

He was not so vulnerable as to be deceived by a hand, but he was too cautious to act rashly.

Fairy Yu Hua seemed to see through his concerns and spoke again: "I will not harm you, from beginning to end."

If she wanted to harm me, she wouldn't have to beat around the bush.

Gu Wen's excellent psychological quality suppressed his doubts, quickly assessed the situation, then reached out and carefully and gently grasped the other person's knuckles, not daring to be too aggressive.

Seeing him shrinking like a cat slave, Yu Hua couldn't help but smile and took the initiative to hold his hand.

The touch was delicate and cool, and then this coolness spread to the palm, passed through the arm, and went straight into Gu Wen's brows. Countless green scriptures emerged in his mind.

In an instant, Gu Wen felt the world spinning, and the stars in the sky seemed to be swirling around the dome, sometimes like clouds, sometimes like the sea, and sometimes like mountains.

I can't understand it, I can't understand it at all.

My vision gradually returned, and in the distance, the breeze blew the white clothes, and the fairy had already gone away.

Jiang Fugui beside him pulled his sleeve, and Gu Wen came back to his senses. Seeing that the other party was bowing and admiring, he said: "Sir, you have high standards. I am in awe of you."

"Hmm?" Gu Wen looked puzzled.

"No wonder you never play with girls in brothels, even when invited by the courtesan. I thought you wanted to go to the Elephant House, but I didn't expect that you despised ordinary people and fell in love with the fairy in the ninth heaven. You lost your mind before you even saw her face. What a pity."

Jiang Fugui shook his head and sighed, his shifty eyes making him look even more despicable.

"Even His Majesty the Ninth Prince doesn't dare to get too close to that fairy. I'm afraid you're in unrequited love with her."

"roll."

Gu Wen kicked Jiang Fugui on the butt, and the skinny guy lost his balance and fell flat on his face.

"What kind of person is this fairy? How can I spy on her?"

It didn't matter whether he liked Fairy Yu Hua or not. His own preferences were not a consideration. The key point was whether these words would get into the ears of others and cause trouble, including but not limited to Yu Hua and Zhao Feng.

People’s words are scary. The higher you are in a high position, the more careful you should be in what you say and do.

Moreover, beautiful women are the root of trouble. Looking at Zhao Feng's servile attitude, he was afraid of being bitten by the dog.

Gu Wen turned his head and looked at the ten guards. In stark contrast to his inner gloom, he smiled and asked the servants to bring ingots of silver. He said, "My dear brothers, since you are here to take up your post at Gu's mansion today, you must be given a good welcome."

The originally stiff expressions of the guards who received the silver suddenly softened a lot.

"Let's go find a brothel to welcome the guests."————————————

That night, at Longqiao Night Market, the bright moon was shining in the sky.

Gu Wen was sitting in a private room in a brothel. This was the brothel with the worst soundproofing in Longqiao. He could hear the sounds of pleasure from men and women constantly, but it was also the brothel that was least afraid of being eavesdropped on.

Some of the ten bodyguards around were drunk, some were still dazed, and the few who remained sober were also bewitched by the courtesan that Gu Wen had hired at a huge price.

Then a group of girls came in and took away all the guards.

Only Gu Wen and Jiang Fugui were left in the room.

Jiang Fugui took out a pill and swallowed it to sober up. He said angrily, "Master Wen, they are here to monitor you. You have been conferred the title of Marquis, but Zhao Feng still dares to treat you like this."

"It's just an empty title. Without fiefdom and military power, you are still a lamb to be slaughtered." Gu Wen sneered, "But Zhao Feng only has this trick. He actually sent ten people to monitor whether I have contacted that immortal privately."

He was actually a little pissed off and laughed.

I had already prepared for the worst, thinking that the Zhao royal family had discovered my fate. Or maybe it was some mysterious fortune-telling that I was doomed to great misfortune, and that the one who destroyed Zhao was Gu.

But he didn't expect that it was Zhao Feng who suspected that he might compete with him for the fairy and was afraid that he would be recognized by the fairy.

To put it bluntly, it's jealousy. This Zhao dog is outrageous! To say that he is a bootlicker is really exaggerating. How unconfident is he that he is on guard against himself?

It was hard for Gu Wen to imagine that even though he was so careful to keep his distance, he still accidentally touched the glass heart of the bootlicker.

"Master, do you think that immortal is really interested in you? Otherwise, it is impossible for a prince to be so wary of you."

Jiang Fugui also found it a little unbelievable.

This is not entirely true. In the final analysis, it is neither right nor justifiable.

Gu Wen glanced at him and said without saying, "Have you watched too many folk songs? Go and have a rest. Go to the brothel tomorrow morning and hire ten pretty girls. Treat them with good food and wine every day. Put some aphrodisiac in their food and be careful not to kill them."

Lust is a bone-scraping knife, and few people in the world can resist it.

"Yes, I will make sure they know what heaven on earth and Dragon Bridge on earth mean." Jiang Fugui showed a slightly sinister smile. They were not pushovers, otherwise they would not be able to control Dragon Bridge, a den of brothel, and remain safe and sound.

They have seen, encountered and even used murder, stabbing, imprisonment and poisoning.

Jiang Fugui was Gu Wen's confidant who had followed him step by step, and had watched this man grow from a beggar to someone called "Marquis Wen" by countless people. Sometimes he even thought that when the Zhao family's world was completely destroyed one day, Master Wen might be able to do something even greater.

Only in troubled times do people’s backgrounds matter less.

Everyone left the room, and the brothel's madam brought a few young and beautiful prostitutes to please Gu Wen. Gu Wen dismissed them all, leaving him alone to review the situation.

In his deep eyes, everything that happened today emerged.

"Zhao Feng, you are seeking death."

Gu Wen rarely gets angry, even when he learned that his immortal fate was robbed, he was not so angry. Because immortal fate is an external thing, it may be very important, but if you lose it, you will not be a useless person.

He has never received any help from the immortals since he traveled through time, and has come to this point. However, these ten bodyguards can directly threaten his life.

Being monitored was inevitable, and being threatened with force was also normal. I don’t know how many families of border army generals were in Bianliang.

It was just that Zhao Feng underestimated himself and overestimated the good-for-nothings under his command. The capable people in the court were almost extinct, otherwise the princes from all over the country would not have attacked him one after another like a group building.

As for Yu Hua
An otherworldly figure unconsciously appeared in Gu Wen's mind. Perhaps because she was a cultivator, she was indeed different from ordinary women.

Even he himself would sometimes be attracted by her unconsciously. It is understandable that Zhao Feng was completely bewitched by her in just a few days.

But his intuition told him that Yu Hua was not the kind of person who would do such a stupid thing as falling in love at first sight. The motives of this fool Zhao Feng proved one thing, that Yu Hua might choose him.

Because of that heirloom?

He was not in a legitimate position, so he needs to be on guard all the time, which is in line with his style. In this case, I am afraid I can't leave Bianjing, and it is safest to stay under the eyes of the Zhao family.

But what Zhao Feng longed for, and therefore was on guard against, was no longer what I needed.

He was not a descendant of the original Gu family, he was just Gu Wen.

Gu Wen clenched his fists, then closed his eyes slightly and sank into his mind. A turquoise scripture emerged, and above the scripture was an endless expanse of text, just like Cangyu's fate.

When he first acquired the technique, he could sense some kind of reaction in his fate, but he didn't dare to act rashly in front of everyone. Now he urgently needed a way to protect himself, and there was no other technique he could practice.

If possible, Gu Wen doesn't really want anything given by others, especially something he doesn't understand at all.

But there is no other way now.

The silent fate was shaken, only causing slight ripples and a bit of golden light floating down. The originally obscure scriptures suddenly became simple and clear.

The fate seemed to have turned into a furnace of heaven and earth. The ten years of heavenly marrow turned into a raging fire that melted the ancient and hard shell of the Taoist scriptures. The mystery contained in it was like a bowl of warm soup slowly flowing into the stomach.

[Yuqing Heart Method: Building the Dao]

If you want to cultivate the Tao, you must first observe your heart. The heart is the master of the spirit, and your actions and stillness are determined by your heart.

The heart is the source of troubles, and the heart is the source of the Tao.

My mind is stronger than everything, my will is stronger than heaven.

The moonlight crept into the house like vines, with tiny dots of starlight sprinkled down, and the lights of Dragon Bridge also spread along the street like starlight.

Gu Wen's breathing seemed to contain some kind of rhythm, and there was an extra air in his body, gathering in his lower abdomen and flowing through his entire body.

It only took a breath for him to enter the Jade Purity Heart Method.

(End of this chapter)