The Word of Heaven

Chapter 313: Beautiful Spring

The sun is shining and the mountain breeze is warm.

Yu Sheng's voice was very casual, as if he was asking Gu Zhuo if the porridge was delicious. If you don't like it, I'll make you something else.

Gu Zhuo was silent for a moment, then tasted the tempting salted duck egg very carefully, feeling the flavor blooming gently on the tip of his tongue, and said "good".

Then he found that this seemed a little cold, and turned around with the bowl of porridge to look at Yu Sheng who was sitting by the window. He saw the fluffy pigtails placed on the side of her chest dyed golden by the sunlight, like something in an oil painting.

He looked at her and asked, "Where are you going?"

"It will be all right."

Yu Sheng tilted her head slightly, staring at the clouds in the sky, not looking at him.

Gu Zhuo thought for a moment and said, "Then let's start with the road we are familiar with?"

Yu Sheng seemed to be interested. He tilted his head and looked at him, saying, "Are those pleasure boats from Nan Qi still there?"

There is pleasant sound of stringed instruments on the painted boat.

There were also many pretty girls in thin dance skirts.

And the lights and music that never stop all night long.

Gu Zhuo thought that this was indeed not a suitable place to revisit.

He thought about it very seriously and said sincerely, "Actually, I mean the beach where we first met."

Yu Sheng was slightly startled, his eyes full of surprise, and asked: "When did you develop a hobby of watching bird poop?"

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On the other side of Baidi Mountain, Pei Jinge stood on the cliff.

The sunlight fell on her face, but did not bring too much bright and warm feeling, and her eyes were still cold and distant.

The eunuch leader standing in the distance looked at her back and thought about what she had done in recent years. It was hard not to feel suspicious.

But when he thought that Pei Jinge had already achieved the state of enlightenment and was no longer the junior who was at the same level as him in the past, all these emotions could only be buried in the deepest part of his heart.

However, no matter how hard he tried to hide it, the eunuch leader couldn't help but feel absurd.

Whether four years ago or now, the Qin Dynasty is still as powerful as ever and is the undisputed ruler of the entire world.

In comparison, the Taoist sect had become extremely weak after the death of the temple master. As long as His Majesty the Emperor said that, places like the Qingjing Temple and the Taishi Palace could be crushed into dust by the Qin's iron cavalry at any time.

Now that almost all of the Yuhua people have died, the influence of practitioners on the world situation has been reduced to an unprecedented low. From this point of view, Daqin's dominance over the world has even reached a higher level.

These are all facts.

The eunuch leader knew it very well.

But he had a strong premonition, for no apparent reason, that all these flourishes were illusions and that the collapse of the building might happen at any moment, and the source of this feeling was undoubtedly Gu Zhuo.

Ironically, the most important figures in the Qin Empire are doing their utmost to protect him.

Pei Jinge's voice suddenly rang out.

"I'm leaving."

The eunuch leader came to his senses and realized that the Princess and Gu Zhuo had left Baidi Mountain. He came to her side and asked respectfully, "Where are you going?"

Pei Jinge said: "The capital of gods."

The eunuch leader liked this answer very much, and without changing his expression, he said, "You want to see His Majesty the Emperor?"

"Yes, but it's more than that."

Pei Jinge looked towards the direction of the Divine Capital and said, "I'm going to get back what belongs to me and meet her by the way."

The eunuch leader was silent for a moment, then asked, "Queen?"

"Or else?"

Pei Jinge smiled and said, "I've been standing here thinking for so long, but I still can't figure out what she's thinking. Why has she been so busy and toiled all these years? Isn't it the only way to find out in person?"

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The summers in southern Daqin are always extremely hot. In most areas, it feels like being roasted in a copper furnace. Even the evening breeze carries an indelible sense of dryness that can leave one's brows but reach one's heart.

Living in this bustling world, it is hard for people not to like the coolness of water. Whether it is Yunmengze, the East China Sea or the South China Sea, the sea breeze mixed with salt will always be more refreshing, right?
After leaving Baidi Mountain, Gu Zhuo and Yu Sheng got on a carriage and began to head east, facing the increasingly scorching sun or the sudden heavy rain, listening to the cicadas chirping along the way and the crickets at night...time gradually slowed down and became gentler.

In the first few days, the two of them didn't talk much, after all, they were both quiet by nature.

However, Yu Sheng has a new hobby - painting.

Whenever they came across beautiful scenery along the way, she would always stop the carriage and instruct Gu Zhuo on how to become a suitable person in the painting, and this would often take an entire afternoon or even longer.

After nightfall, Gu Zhuo went into the mountains and rivers to pick wild vegetables and fresh fish. No matter what he made, it tasted delicious.

Now he has solved the first of the three questions. He is no longer the peerless demon who is as weak as an ordinary person, but a truly strong man who has actually entered the state of unity again.

Unfortunately, he still couldn't hear those sounds again, but fortunately he could always sense their existence at certain moments, such as the wild vegetables growing better over there, mushrooms buried here, and... those fish that always took the initiative to take the bait - Yu Sheng has now completely given up his hobby of fishing.

The food on this trip is so delicious, which is inseparable from the silent help of all things.

There was only one thing that made Gu Zhuo feel a little helpless.

When he and Yu Sheng sat side by side, chatting about random things, there were always a few gusts of wind that were reluctant to stop, and the moonlight sneaked through the clouds and fell beside the carriage.

"How many days is the journey?"

"the day after tomorrow."

"This road is too difficult to travel. We will have to abandon the carriage tomorrow."

"I didn't expect that after more than a hundred years, there wouldn't be much difference. It's almost as desolate as before."

"It shows that I really spent a lot of time choosing it."

Yu Sheng's voice is as clear as water.

Gu Zhuo thought for a moment, changed the subject, and said, "Wuyou Mountain is really great, whether it was the place where you and I were found, or the Beidou Death Sword Formation in Cangzhou City, and Qiuzhi."

Yu Sheng was curious and asked, "Who won the summer festival?"

Gu Zhuo thought this was a bit too radical.

"Of course it's Ye Yilan."

He elaborated in an objective tone: "People I personally instructed."

Yu Sheng suddenly said, "Seeking knowledge is indeed rare and precious."

Gu Zhuo said: "There are indeed very few young people like him."

"Yes."

Yu Sheng raised his head, looked at the moonlight hidden in the clouds, and said with emotion: "Besides seeking knowledge, the rest are just girls."

Gu Zhuo stopped talking.

Yu Sheng stood up, walked towards the carriage, and said in a slightly cold voice: "I want to rest."

Gu Zhuo wondered what day it was.

Since their reunion on Baidi Mountain, the two have not been able to sleep in the same bed.

Although he didn't have too many obsessions about this, he couldn't help but feel some resentment and longing.

This is what Gu Zhuo thought.

Yu Sheng, who was sitting in the carriage, separated from him by only a wooden board, thought the same.

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After entering the territory of Southern Qi, Gu Zhuo and Yu Sheng abandoned the carriage and took a detour to Langya Mountain on a whim.

Master Xiu Hu died too cleanly, and his name had no connection with the Tianming Sect either during his lifetime or after his death. The dignitaries who had once asked him for guidance naturally did not need to be shy about mentioning him, and they even allowed the things he left on Mount Langya to be well preserved.

Gu Zhuo was overjoyed when he heard about this. Yu Sheng didn't understand why he was like this.

It was not until she stood on the tree and watched her husband use his martial arts to conceal his figure, sneak in and come out carrying four large pots of pear blossom snow that she could no longer remain calm. The corners of her mouth twitched slightly and she couldn't help but say something.

"The Dao sect is disgraced."

"Anyway, only you know this."

Gu Zhuo said indifferently: "If a third person knew about this, it would be a shame for both the Dao Sect and the Empire. But by then, it wouldn't be a shame, right?"

Yu Sheng didn't want to talk, even though it was true.

When something is not something that both the Dao Sect and the Qin Empire want to mention, then it can only be that this thing has never really happened.

Even the Zen Buddhism at its peak would not have made the decision to provoke Taoism and the Qin Dynasty at the same time, let alone for such a small matter.

That night, the two found a place on the cliff and drank together in the breeze and bright moon.

At the end of the drink, their shoulders occasionally touched each other, occasionally bumped against each other, but in the end they did not separate, and they stayed together until dawn.

Setting off in the afternoon of the next day, Gu Zhuo and Yu Sheng decided not to travel through the mountains anymore, and instead stepped into a city after a long absence.

The Southern Qi Dynasty had been at peace and weak for a long time, and the people had become soft-hearted. They only wished to be properly settled and dealt with, and to be spared the suffering of displacement.

It is difficult for such common people to have people who care too much about national affairs. Even if a few heretics occasionally come out to talk loudly in a restaurant, they will eventually become dejected in the face of no one paying attention and give up the idea.

For those dignitaries, isn’t it a great happiness to live in such a country?

“It’s worse than it was a hundred years ago.”

Yu Sheng walked on the street, looking at the passers-by, and was sure that there was no way that the Qin Dynasty could be defeated by such a country.

The Yan State, located in the north, naturally could not act like this, but it was unlikely to be much better, as its backbone had already been broken.

As for those insignificant small countries whose names are not even mentioned by the officials in the Qin court, three thousand heavy cavalry in black armor are enough to sweep through their capitals, so why bother with them?

Gu Zhuo guessed what she was thinking and didn't say anything.

In today's world, the only people who have the potential to overthrow the rule of the Qin Dynasty are the barbarians.

After having lunch in the city, Gu Zhuo and Yu Sheng were not in a hurry to leave. Instead, they listened to the storyteller for a while.

The gavel fell, and what followed was the story of this year's summer festival. The storyteller portrayed Ye Yilan's charm as unique and charming, which was truly admirable.

Both Gu Zhuo and Yu Sheng listened with great interest, but for some reason, the audience showed little interest and did not react at all. Some of them even booed. The storyteller had no choice but to bring out last year's old story and let those who were never tired of listening to his story listen to his tired of story.

"What do you think?"

Yu Sheng asked.

Gu Zhuo sighed and said, "It's a bit embarrassing."

Yu Sheng was very emotional and said, "Just a little? I thought you would be very ashamed to steal the limelight from the little girl."

Yes, the storyteller’s story was nothing but the Weiyang Palace Incident last year.

The returning Taoist master has a greater limelight in this story than the White Emperor.

Just before the end of the story, Yu Sheng took Gu Zhuo's hand and walked out of the restaurant.

"Don't you want to hear it all?"

"What's so good about it?"

"That's right, it sounds strange after all."

"No, I just thought about you being right next to me, so I was too lazy to listen."

"..."

"I mean, how could there be such an idiot as you?"

"Why are you an idiot?"

"I gave up my ascension and nearly lost my life just for a beautiful woman. Isn't that stupid?"

"It seems that there is a little bit..."

Gu Zhuo didn't finish his words.

Yu Sheng didn't look at him, and said lightly: "I just want to tell you that I have always liked you. It is not a confused illusion caused by your stupid move."

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The words were spoken harshly, even a little cold, but Gu Zhuo was happy to hear them.

What made him even happier and more shocked was that the beach where the two men had agreed to fight was no longer covered in bird droppings, broken wood and garbage, but had been completely transformed.

If the two had not confirmed again and again that there was no problem, and the scene in the distance was completely consistent with their past memories, it would be hard to believe that the blue sea, white sand and the small building on the shallow water that they saw were the old place.

After asking, Gu Zhuo learned that those more than ten two-story buildings located on the shallow water seemed to have no names, but actually belonged to the same wealthy businessman. They were specially used to entertain certain distinguished guests and not outsiders.

So the two of them moved in smoothly. It was the best house, facing the sea and backed by mountains, and it was particularly quiet.

The reason is very simple.

The state of unity is truly amazing.

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Open the window, look out at the East China Sea under the setting sun, and feel the cool evening breeze.

The red sun creates a beautiful sunset glow in the sky, and the clouds seem to be burning, so brilliant that it is moving.

The room fell silent.

Gu Zhuo had ordered that no one be disturbed and had also set up a formation outside the small building, so there was no need to worry.

Yu Sheng sat on the chair, looking quietly into the distance outside the window.

Gu Zhuo asked, "Would you like to drink?"

The pear blossom snow tasted very good and both of them liked it very much, but it was a pity that the old man who made the wine had already died.

"Don't drink."

Yu Sheng tilted his head slightly, his eyes were particularly bright in the sunset, and said, "I have wanted to ask you something for a long time."

Gu Zhuo was puzzled and asked, "What's the matter?"

After hearing this, Yu Sheng was silent for a long time.

Just when Gu Zhuo thought he wouldn't get an answer, she finally spoke, with uncontrollable shame and anger.

"When are you going to do what a married couple should do with me?"

"what?"

Gu Zhuo was stunned.

Yu Sheng still didn't look at him, but stared at the sun that was about to set into the sea.

Gu Zhuo just realized that her cheeks had already turned red, like ripe apples, making people want to take a bite of them.

He thought, I always thought you didn't want to, but I didn't know you actually thought this way? Otherwise, why would I go to Langya Mountain to steal wine? Isn't it just to make you open up to me?
Of course, this sentence cannot be put into words.

Gu Zhuo said nothing and gently hugged Yu Sheng.

then.

There was a slight sound in the wind, but it didn't sound like the chirping of insects.

The dusk was suddenly reflected into the building by the sea.

Capture your graceful figure.

And the room is full of spring.

It was clearly late summer, but it turned out to be early spring.

(End of this chapter)