Chapter 158 How could Gu Chenxiao apologize to someone?
As Su Houcang's voice spread in this illusory sea of Yang Jie.
The flames that were already burning brightly became even more intense.
The firelight reflected in the eyes of Su Houcang and Lu Jing, and vaguely, the figures of the two immortals began to become clearer.
Lu Jing looked intently and saw that on the two treasures held by the two immortals that could summon the wind and summon the rain, there was a vague aura flowing out of the box, integrating with the vast world and embedded in every void.
Wherever Lu Jing looked, he could see a stream of breath flowing away, connecting heaven and earth.
Su Houcang still looked at Lu Jing with searching eyes, looking at Lu Jing quietly.
And the mysterious aura on the shadows of the two treasures that call the wind and rain is gradually dissipating, gradually becoming thinner, and looming.
"My impression of the two treasures that control wind and rain is limited to this, but there must be many secrets hidden in these two immortal relics.
If you can get one of them, if you can understand its mystery, in a certain sense, you may be close to the truth of the world."
"It is also a great thing for the world. If you can call the wind and rain without being controlled by heaven and earth, you will not be punished by spring thunder, sky fire, God-killing platform, or even the three stars in the sky that are always hanging above the sky!
At that time, if you had a kind heart, you could always save the displaced people in the middle of the river, and return the drought-stricken place in the middle of the river to its past, so that they could return to their hometown."
Su Houcang was always famous for being taciturn during the Great Fu Dynasty.
But under the sky, beside Lu Jing, the Dafu Dazhu Kingdom, whose soul had already attained spiritual enlightenment, did not hesitate to speak.
Lu Jingyuan looked at the Yangjie Sea, looking at the many strange phenomena.
This illusory scene constructed by Yuan Shen's magical power is constantly collapsing.
The world returned to reality. He was still standing on the chariot, and Su Houcang beside him was still holding his hands behind his back, looking majestic and high-spirited. Lu Jing lowered his head to think, then raised his head and asked, "Dazhu Kingdom, Lu Jing has something that he doesn't understand."
Su Houcang raised his head towards Lu Jing, and Lu Jing spoke.
Lu Jingdao: "This palace examination is unusual. The crown prince and the seventh prince are competing for supremacy. They each recruited heroes under the age of twenty-five, hoping to win the palace examination.
It is for this reason that other wealthy families and generals are not willing to compete for the championship in this palace trial.
Now Dazhuguo has come to persuade me to take part in the palace examination, hoping that I can obtain one of the two treasures that can control the wind and rain. If this kind of behavior is noticed by the crown prince and the seventh prince, they will definitely be angry.
Why does Dazhuguo think that Lu Jing is capable of ignoring the anger of these two precious people?"
When Su Houcang heard Lu Jing's words, his expression did not change at all, and he said: "Prince, the seventh prince is immature and there is competition among each other, but when I look at their demonic figures, there are some who have extraordinary talents and some who are extremely talented.
Taken individually, they are all top-notch geniuses.
But when it comes to swords and sword spirit, they are not as good as you."
"If you can achieve this with your own talents, all you need to do is to get an official position in front of the palace. No one from the prince's lineage or the seventh prince's lineage will dare to kill you blatantly."
"And since you have the courage to drag the body to Wulong Street, this level of protection is enough."
"And..." Su Houcang turned his head, with fire in his eyes: "If you can really understand the sword and sword spirit in the two treasures of Calling the Wind and Calling the Rain, not to mention in this great ambush, even in this vast world,
You will also have a transcendent status.
As long as you uphold kindness in your heart, call for wind and rain, and restore green water and green mountains to the desolate world, you will naturally have great merits in the hearts of countless ordinary people."
"Although it is just a reputation, it can still resist the enemy. If the seventh prince wants to be the prince, he must not lose the support of the people, and he never wants to be accused of killing a wise man... In short, if he can win this title in the palace test,
It’s also a good thing for you.”
Although Su Houcang's tone was plain and straightforward, he was very patient when speaking and mentioned many benefits of winning the imperial examination...
It was as if he, the unparalleled figure who commanded the army, was really looking forward to Lu Jing being able to take charge of the two immortal treasures.
Lu Jing was curious and asked: "Dazhu Kingdom, do you advise me to take part in the imperial examination?"
, but what if I win the palace exam, but still can’t comprehend the mysteries of those two treasures, and still can’t control the wind and rain?”
Su Houcang lowered his head and looked at the deserted Hezhong Road. It was winter and it had snowed several times in Taixuanjing, but there was still no snow here.
"I presented the two treasures to the imperial court because I wanted to use the imperial court's power to select two people who could control them. However, I never thought that the Holy Lord would use these swords as a reward for the palace test."
"I often come to this river road, and when I see sores and skinny eyes, I always feel a little bit dissatisfied, but also a little helpless. I feel helpless that even if I practice to this level, I still can't reverse the fate of the world.
I have killed many people all my life, and countless lives have died under my hands. But once upon a time, I was still a Confucian scholar sitting at my desk, studying all day long, and I was quite yearning for this majestic and bizarre world.
Later, I saw such a tragic situation."
Su Houcang said slowly: "That's how people are. They kill when they should kill, and when they feel guilty, they always do something trivial to cover up their sins.
If you think about it carefully, the sword energy in the world, the awe-inspiring energy in your chest, and the sword intent full of life are indeed consistent with the immortal treasure.
I found those two treasures and advised you to take the imperial examination. After all, I have done my best in this matter.
As for the final result, it cannot be predicted by ordinary people. You... try your best."
Lu Jing caught the tall figure of Su Houcang at this moment from the corner of his eyes.
He stood on the chariot with his hands behind his back. Apart from his fine beard, his face looked extremely elegant.
But when Lu Jing saw Su Houcang's eyes, he felt that the world's tyranny and immortal murderous intent were brewing in them!
He only met Lu Jing once, so he got on his chariot before Lu Jing and came to this desolate place to witness the suffering of Taixuan Jing.
This seems a little rushed and a little abrupt.
But in fact, the reason why this domineering Dazhuguo acted like this was actually because of the good obsession that remained in his heart.
Kill when you kill, save when you save!
This is probably what Su Houcang holds in mind.
So Lu Jing, who was standing next to Su Houcang, nodded.
"Lu Jing is willing to give it a try. If he can get the wind-calling and rain-calling swords and understand the rules of the sky, Lu Jing will come to the middle of the river again."
Su Houcang lowered his head and thought for a while, then solemnly reminded: "The Spring Thunder Sword Intention you have brewed is already extremely extraordinary, but your energy and blood cultivation is a bit weak, so I'm afraid you won't be able to hold the Breathing Wind Sword.
If something cannot be done, there is no need to hold on, just use the Rain Summoning Sword."
Lu Jing's aura was calm. Even with people like Dazhu Guo standing by, he was not nervous or flustered at all, but solemnly agreed.
Su Houcang's purpose of bringing Lu Jing to the Hezhong Road had been achieved, so with a thought in his mind, the two horse-drawn horses riding on the stars gave a long hiss and headed towards Taixuanjing.
"If you can really bring the disaster-stricken Hezhong Road back to green mountains and green waters, I, Su Houcang, will owe you a favor."
He was sitting on the chariot, his breath far away.
Lu Jing didn't think too much and just shook his head: "Dazhu Kingdom doesn't have to be like this. Originally, Lu Jing wanted to go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to see the two treasures of Calling the Wind and Calling the Rain because of some things.
Since Dazhu Kingdom came to look for me with good intentions, I naturally wanted to repay him with good intentions.
Since I originally wanted to see the grand ceremony of the imperial examination, how can I accept the favor of Dazhu Kingdom?"
"As for the disaster in the middle of the river..."
When Lu Jing finished speaking, he smiled sincerely and said, "Buddha has a saying, saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda.
The sages have a saying: pity people when they are in trouble, rejoice in people's kindness, help people in need, and save people in danger;
There is also a saying: Compassion is benevolence!
If he could save ordinary living beings from disasters, Lu Jing would naturally be willing to give it a try, so why would Dazhu Kingdom use people to inform me?
Dazhuguo glanced at Lu Jing and said nothing more, just nodded.
The two of them rode the chariot and headed towards Taixuan Jing.
"I don't trust you alone with this matter."
As they were about to approach Taixuanjing, Dazhuguo suddenly said: "I once visited the Duke of Nanguo's Mansion and met with the Kendo of the Duke of Nanguo.
Tianjiao Nan Heyu.
She used an ordinary sword heart seed to give birth to an extremely rare feathered sword heart. Although it has shortcomings now, it is mostly due to her young age. If she practices hard in the future, she will definitely gain the true meaning of the sword.
Because of this, I also mentioned this matter in front of Nan Heyu, but I never took her to walk along the middle of the river.
She still has weaknesses in her temperament and is still a little hesitant, so don't be surprised if you meet Nan Heyu at the palace test."
Nanheyu?
Lu Jing didn't care about this: "Since the two swords that can move the wind and rain are used in the test in front of the palace, each one will naturally rely on his or her ability.
If the Miss Nan family can activate the rain-calling sword, if she can hold this immortal treasure to call down heavy rain, then Lu Jing will naturally be at his mercy in the world of the Road in the River."
Dazhuguo's eyes moved slightly, and he turned his head to take a serious look at Lu Jing, with a rare look of interest in his eyes.
"I know that there is some grudge between Nan Heyu and you. It is a good thing that you can treat it with such a normal attitude."
Lu Jingdao: "It's not really a grudge. Since those things in the past have passed, why should we keep them in our hearts forever?
I have nothing to do with the Duke of Nanguo or Miss Nan, and I have never even seen Miss Nan from the beginning to the end. She is just a rumored figure to me, so I can naturally treat her with a normal attitude."
When Dazhuguo heard Lu Jing's frank words, he gently raised his forehead, and then said: "I saw that Nan Heyu's temperament was quite soft, so I invited her to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and she always took care of the relationship between the crown prince and the seventh prince.
Struggle, considering that if she took a look at the two swords that could control the wind and rain, it would affect the Duke of Nanguo, she always hesitated.
Whether you can meet her in the Hall of Supreme Harmony is actually still unknown, but there is no need to worry too much. "
If there were any other central court officials here, they would be surprised that Su Houcang, who had always been taciturn and did not like to communicate with others, and who had gained extreme dominance through his previous military exploits, could be so approachable to a junior like Lu Jing.
The conversation between the two of them even had a sense of domesticity.
It's late at night here and now.
Su Houcang's shining golden chariot flew into Taixuan Capital and landed on Yanglu Street.
Lu Jing saluted Dazhuguo. The two of them didn't say much more. Su Houcang just waved his hand casually, and the chariot soared into the sky again and disappeared into the void.
When Dazhuguo left, he glanced at the end of Yanglu Street from a distance and shook his head. Lu Jing seemed to be aware of it, and his eyes became darker and darker.
Time passed by, and more than ten days passed quietly.
Naturally, Taixuanjing will not change much in more than ten days. The only difference is...
There seems to be a monster buried in Taixuan Capital. In just ten days, more than a dozen boys and girls have disappeared inexplicably.
Moreover, these boys and girls are not the children of officials, but they often have well-to-do families, and most of them have enough food and clothing on weekdays, and they have never seen any suffering.
It is precisely because of their family background that many rumors are circulating in Xuandu. If those people in Dongcheng or North City who are running around the streets in a hurry, begging for food and stealing for a living disappear, let alone the rumors, I'm afraid
No one cares at all.
Except for this matter...
Taixuan Palace issued the edict, and one month later, that is, the twentieth day of the first month of next year, the seventh prince's punishment of shutting himself up and thinking about his mistakes was finally over. The Holy Lord personally conveyed the decree, ordering the seventh prince to leave the palace and open a mansion!
This incident is actually a happy event for the people of Taixuanjing.
Royal affairs often affect the hearts of mortals. When a prince opens a palace, it is a big event even in Taixuanjing.
When the water comes, in order to show the royal majesty, the seventh prince's residence will decorate the streets, hang up lanterns, and find many singing and dancing geishas to reward the people.
Although the common people didn't know who would be visiting the seventh prince's mansion on the opening day, and how luxurious it would be.
However, they could see the performances on the street to reward them, drink some drinks and snacks from the prince's mansion, and eat some food that they couldn't eat on weekdays, and they would naturally be happy in their hearts.
Lu Jing has been following the steps for the past ten days. After studying and practicing every day, he went to the palace to teach the Thirteenth Prince and went to the library to continue his pen and ink lessons.
It's already deep winter now.
Most pedestrians on the street have already put on thick cotton-padded jackets.
On this day, Lu Jing was writing couplets in his room.
After all, the New Year is approaching, so it is not a waste of time to buy some New Year goods early and write some couplets early.
Qing Ming was waiting next to Lu Jing, polishing ink for Lu Jing while turning his head to watch Lu Jing write.
Except for the couplets prepared for my own courtyard, which were written in cursive script.
The rest of the couplets "Lu Jing" and "Lu Jing" are all written in regular script to show solemnity.
"Master Jing, I think this couplet is very well written.
Dancing phoenixes, auspicious luanans, and singing are making noise everywhere to welcome the new year. Wearing stars and moons and purple bamboos, Ning climbs high year by year."
Qing Yue read the words on the couplet in a low voice, her eyebrows filled with admiration for Lu Jing as always.
Lu Jing was already accustomed to Qing Ming's eyes. He casually handed the couplet to Qing Ming and said, "You guessed it right, this couplet is written for home.
Come on, let’s go out and post it together.”
Qingyue was wearing the famous thin cotton-padded jacket of Sanghuai Mansion. She took the couplet from Lu Jing's hand, and Lu Jing took the paste that had been cooked for a long time, and the two of them arrived at the door together.
Qingyue is gentle by nature, but after all she is a daughter with a pure mind who has never been in contact with many people.
This morning, the fog regenerated and the cold air spewed out. Qing Ming walked beside Lu Jing, slightly opening his red lips and breathing into the air, blowing out streams of hot air.
Heat suddenly appeared, and she reached out her hand again to stir up the heat, having a great time.
Lu Jing looked at the girl next to him, then at the couplet in her hand, and at the small courtyard of his house that was well taken care of by Qing Ming, and he felt more and more...
A place like this is called home.
Qingyue takes care of this place every day and waits here. He studies, practices, and eats in the main room every day. After finishing his homework every day, he always returns here without stopping. Now that the Chinese New Year is about to come, he will still know how to do it.
I was thinking about writing a few couplets and posting them on the door.
Because of so many things, this small courtyard is Lu Jing’s true home.
The two of them busily applied the paste and carefully pasted the edges of the couplet, erasing the rhythm on it.
On the door of the small courtyard, there is such a festive couplet.
"Master, why don't we criticize this couplet?"
Qingyue rolled up her sleeves, put her hands on her hips with satisfaction, and looked up and down for a long time before she could see some clues.
Lu Jingdao: "Hengpi will wait until New Year's Eve to write it down. On New Year's Eve, we will have a reunion dinner and post couplets and couplets. It will also create a festive atmosphere."
Qingming turned her head and thought for a while, feeling that what Lu Jing thought was exactly what she wanted, a warm smile appeared on her face, her eyes still lingering on the couplet.
It's at this time.
The door next door to Pei Yin's courtyard opened, and Lu Jing subconsciously thought it was Miss Hancai who heard their voices and came out to take a look.
But then they found that the person who opened the door was actually Pei Yingui, who was tall and tall in white gauze clothes, with long hair tied casually behind his back.
Pei Yingui poked his head out with obvious hesitation in his eyes.
"It's Miss Pei." Qingming looked even happier when he saw Pei Yingui: "Miss Pei, please wait a moment."
She hurried back to the house, but returned within a dozen breaths, holding another couplet in her hand.
"Miss Pei, my young master wrote this specially for your yard. The young master wrote it very seriously. In the morning, he said that he would send it to you after the ink is dry."
Qingming handed the couplet in his hand to Pei Yingui.
Pei Yingui's eyes fell on the couplet, and then he looked up and saw the festive colors at the entrance of Lu Jing's courtyard. Without hesitation, he reached out and took it.
In the past ten days, Miss Hancai often chatted with Qingyue about flowers and plants, and occasionally went shopping together.
Precisely because their relationship became better and better, they even took Qing Yue and Pei Yingui to eat together several times.
All in all, Pei Yingui is no longer so aloof than before. When he meets Lu Jing alone on weekdays, he will stop and chat with Lu Jing.
Pei Yingui spread out the couplet and looked at it carefully.
But I saw that the text on the couplet was written in regular regular script. "God's will is good at the right time."
"This place of peace of mind is my hometown."
Hengbiao: "Be happy everywhere."
When Pei Yingui saw these two lines of text, his expression suddenly froze.
, looked up at Lu Jing.
While Lu Jingzheng was taking care of the bubbles on the couplets in front of the door, he casually explained: "This couplet is not the same, it's just that I think the couplets are just expressing the vision in people's hearts, and the evenness doesn't actually matter.
"
Pei Yingui retracted his eyes and looked at the couplet for several seconds before saluting Lu Jing.
"Thank you for your help, Mr. Lu Jing."
Lu Jing just turned his head and smiled at her, then turned around and was busy again.
Pei Yingui did not go back to his courtyard, but stood in front of the door and watched Lu Jing and Qing Ming working.
After a long time, Pei Yingui spoke with these hesitations and said: "In Hancai's and my hometown, in addition to posting couplets at the end of the year, we also have to hang lanterns in front of the door.
Han Cai and I have already bought some paper and bamboo materials for making lanterns. When they are ready, we will bring them to Mr. Lu Jing and Qing Ming."
Lu Jing did not refuse and just like Pei Yingui, he said "Thank you".
Pei Yingui shook his head politely, but still hesitated in his steps.
Lu Jingjing glanced at Pei Yingui, and when he saw the hesitation of this savior who usually spoke very little, he already guessed something in his mind.
It wasn't until he finally smoothed out all the glue in the couplet that he clapped his hands, wiped off the dust on his hands, and asked, "Miss Pei, what do you want to say to me?"
Pei Yingui, who was still hesitating, finally stopped hesitating when he heard Lu Jing's question. He raised his head and said, "Actually, I told Mr. Lu Jing once before that I wanted to ask Mr. Lu Jing for some help."
"But it doesn't matter." Lu Jing was quite free and easy: "Miss Pei once helped me. I have always wanted to repay her, but I have never had the right opportunity."
Pei Yingui's face was slightly red, and he glanced sideways at Qing Ming. He didn't shy away from it, and just whispered: "Hancai and I don't know many words. When we were still in our hometown, we didn't socialize with others.
That's okay.
But now that I have come to Taixuanjing, it will be inconvenient if I don’t learn some writing, so..."
Pei Yingui said this.
Lu Jing was quite surprised. Pei Yingui was like a lady from a wealthy family both in demeanor and in words. Although his temperament was a bit colder, he was quite polite in his dealings with others and in his words and deeds.
He did not expect that neither Pei Yingui nor Hancai could read.
"This matter is of course no problem. I am a library teacher myself, and I also teach pen and ink. From now on, if I spare half an hour every day, I will soon be able to master a lot of words."
"In this case, I'm sorry to bother Mr. Lu Jing."
Pei Yin returned and saluted Lu Jing, then made an appointment with Lu Jing and walked into the courtyard.
Qing Ming smiled with his eyebrows bent, and his eyes were quite complacent, as if he was saying to Lu Jing: "Look, Miss Pei can't even read, but I can already write in small regular script with hairpin flowers..."
Lu Jing rubbed Qing Ming's long hair. Just as the two were about to enter the house, a person suddenly walked slowly at the entrance of Kongshan Alley.
The man was dressed quite strangely. He even wore a suit of black armor in Taixuanjing. Lu Jing could tell at a glance that this suit of blackmail was not the standard of the military camps in Taixuanjing.
But Pei Yingui, who had just walked into the small courtyard and was sitting in the courtyard, admiring the white plum tree, suddenly changed his face slightly.
A cold light flashed in her eyes and disappeared in an instant.
And the man in black armor had already arrived in front of Lu Jingyuan and saluted Lu Jing.
"Please draw?"
Lu Jing narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "I wonder who you are asking for a painting from?"
The Xuanjia man was very polite and polite: "It's for my master. My master hopes that you can draw a picture of the magnificent palace for him."
Lu Jing asked: "Who is your master?"
"My master's name is Gu Chenxiao, he is the prince of Qi State. I have met my husband before. Mr. Wang... Enze Bimo.
My master was indeed rude at that time, and now he has sent me to prepare a small gift as an apology."
"The man in Xuanjia looked solemn and spoke like this.
Pei Yin in the courtyard suddenly frowned when he returned...