If you can’t become a son-in-law, you have to be destined to become a saint. Chapter 163 Clouds open and fog is bright, and the stars in the sky fall in Xuandu
Chapter 163 Clouds open and fog is bright, and the stars in the sky fall in Xuandu
Outside the setting sun, there are tens of thousands of jackdaws, and clouds and mist surround Taixuan. There are sounds in thousands of valleys with late rustling, and several peaks stand silently in the setting sun.
The mountains to the northwest of Taixuanjing are towering. With Lu Jing's eyesight, he can see the mountain scenery in the distance even if he is sitting in the small courtyard.
The winter sunset, the lingering clouds and mist, and the towering peaks in the distance are indeed a beautiful scene.
If it were normal, Lu Jing might have brought a chair over to sit in the courtyard and appreciate it carefully.
But today's Lu Jing is not in the small courtyard of Kongshan Lane.
He and Pei Yingui stood under the eaves of a roof, watching four children playing in the distance.
Qingyue and Hancai were also whispering in the room. Occasionally, there was a burst of laughter like silver bells. Together with the children playing, it was quite a quiet time.
Lu Jing glanced sideways at Pei Yingui, whose eyes were still on the four children.
Among the four children, the eldest was about seven or eight years old. Although he was playing with several younger children at this time, his eyes were frequently looking at Lu Jing.
The seven or eight-year-old children could not confirm whether the man standing next to Sister Pei was the one who fed them that night and lured Wei Lang away.
"Actually, it was just a coincidence. I saw their mother died behind the locust tree, and I also saw the children huddled in the corner. The youngest child, named Hongnu, kept asking her brother in a low voice.
, when will the immortal on the locust tree appear, and when will the mother come back to life?"
"So...I rented a yard and raised them here."
At this time, the sunset glow shone on Pei Yingui's body, and Lu Jing discovered that there was a very small mark on Pei Yingui's right eyebrow.
At first glance, the imprint is a bit simple, but upon closer inspection, it appears to be a palace under the moon.
For some reason, Lu Jing was a little distracted when he saw the mark today.
It wasn't until Pei Yingui turned to look at him that he turned his head back as if nothing had happened.
When Pei Yingui spoke just now, she deliberately kept her voice very low, not wanting the children to hear what she just said.
Lu Jing nodded slowly and said, "If you can have compassion in your heart and be willing to put it into practice, Miss Pei is stronger than me."
Pei Yingui shook his head and said, "At that time, I also saw you throwing wine, and I saw you leading away the guards."
"Now that I think about it, coupled with the many rumors circulating in Xuandu, I can also guess that you had not yet taken off the cage of the Lu family at that time.
Those Su Weilang also sent you to the restaurant on Jingyin Street. You couldn't protect yourself at that time, so if you could lure Su Weilang away in a hurry, why not be inferior to me?"
"Nowadays, there are still many children in Xuandu who have been saved from unreasonable disasters because of you drawing your sword like a wild man, and their lives are better."
Pei Yingui said this, suddenly turned his head, looked at Lu Jing and asked softly: "Sir, I'm actually quite curious, why are you still willing to do this after you have been in the mud for a long time and are used to the indifference of the adults in the house?
These reckless things?"
Lu Jing smiled and said, "Because I dreamed of a better era." "A better era?" Pei Yingui was stunned.
Lu Jing shook his head casually, looked at the seven or eight-year-old child and said, "His name is Xu Wugui? He is about seven or eight years old this year?"
Pei Yingui replied: "He forgot his exact age. Even his parents forgot. He only knew that he was born during the busy farming period. He only knew that he must be older than seven or eight years old."
Lu Jing also thought about it: "The child in Liuhuang looks seven or eight years old, but his actual age is always older...The woman who died behind the locust tree was not his biological mother?"
Pei Yin returned: "Xu Wugui came from the southeast of Hezhong Road, which is also some distance away from Taixuanjing. There was a drought in Hezhong Road for six years and the people were in dire straits. According to him, he and his parents fled for a long time, hundreds of days and nights.
, ate weeds, ate Guanyin soil, and crawled almost all the way.
A strange old man who once traveled with them had a skinny mule that was almost dead.
The old man's son was very strong and strong. No one dared to snatch the mule until he died. The old man was obviously starving to death, but no one was allowed to eat it."
"Later I met a bandit on the road, and his parents
Together with the old man's son, they all died under the knife of the bandits.
Only the old man put the child, who was still young at the time, on the back of the mule. He didn't know where the strength came from in his thin body, and with a strong whip, the mule took Xu Wugui and escaped."
Pei Yingui sighed with a sigh: "A child of only ten years old remembers these clearly.
It is said that the usually silent old man danced happily when he saw the mule carrying Xu Wugui running away. A young bandit slashed his sword, and the old man's head flew up and landed on the wasteland, his head and face
She is still smiling."
"Later on, this child encountered monsters eating people, and also encountered officers and soldiers blocking them, lest they flow into Taixuanjing.
But the boy's life was a little tough, and he eventually entered Xuandu, and there was a woman who was also living in Taixuanjing and took him in."
"Actually, the woman who died behind the locust tree had only one daughter, Hongnu, who was only three years old. The other three were adopted by her."
Pei Yingui spoke eloquently, always with a sigh in his tone, as if he was lamenting that Xu Wugui's life was like a piece of grass and he should have died in the middle of the river.
Guan Yintu couldn't kill him, bandits couldn't kill him, monsters and soldiers couldn't kill him either.
There are also weeds among the grass and mustards, and they can always grow.
"We were both refugees. We didn't have enough to eat ourselves, but we were willing to do good to others. How did that woman die?"
Lu Jing squinted his eyes and asked softly.
"Xu Wugui didn't say anything. When I asked him, he just lowered his head and said that every injustice has its own debtor. As long as he lives, he can always take revenge."
Lu Jing finally had more appreciation in his eyes and looked at Xu Wugui who was holding Hongnu in his arms and letting her smell the fragrance of the flowers in the courtyard.
"Since he doesn't want to say it, there is no need to ask more. As the child said, people with low lives and those who regard human life as trivial have one thing in common. They both have only one life. If they are killed, they will die.
Since he has the obsession for revenge in his heart, he can live a better life in this world."
Lu Jing said softly.
Pei Yin was silent, but after a long time, he suddenly said: "A child as young as this has to live in the world with hatred, just like... me."
Lu Jing turned to look at Pei Yingui.
Pei Yin returned: "In my hometown, I have seen many dead children. Even when I was a child, some of them were close to becoming corpses placed in the garden."
Lu Jingziran had already heard from the tone of her words and the way she chose words and sentences that Pei Yingui was not from Taixuan, or even from the north of Dafu.
That's why he gave Pei Yingui a couplet before, with the sentence "This place of peace of mind is my hometown."
But he never asked any more questions.
Today, when Pei Yingui saw these children, he remembered Xu Wugui's past and took the initiative to speak out. He became a listener and did not interrupt, but just listened.
Pei Yingui's eyes were deep and he said: "My hometown is rich in madmen and butchers. I have seen many people chatting and laughing one moment, but their heads fell to the ground the next moment.
The heads of the people I lived with day and night were also placed in the garden. A hole was always dug out on the top of the head, filled with soil, and seeds planted.
Human flesh, blood, brain, and marrow are always a great source of nourishment. If you plant seeds, in March and May, the flowers will be lush and beautiful."
The words in her mouth were a little scary, but her tone was as calm as ever.
In the past few breaths, Pei Yingui suddenly woke up, turned his head to look at Lu Jing, and said apologetically: "Yingui made a mistake and apologized to sir."
There was still some nervousness in her eyes, as if she was afraid that Lu Jing would give her the impression of a madman.
But he never thought that Lu Jing's expression did not change and he asked: "Is there no one to resist in this kind of land?"
"Yes, but how can ordinary people defeat the army? High-roller rangers often come to assassinate, but they always leave their heads behind."
Pei Yingui frowned: "As the Buddha says, one flower and one world, one leaf and one Bodhi.
I often wonder whether the flowers and leaves that bloom from a head filled with blood and sin can also give birth to the world."
Pei Yingui's words were somewhat pessimistic.
At this time, it was getting late, the sunset glow in the sky had faded away, and the world became much darker.
Lu Jing asked again: "King Qi Yuan of Qi State was tyrannical and fond of killing, and the prince of Qi State was happy to behead and skin him...
If the royal family is like this and the people cannot resist, are all the ministers in the court cold-blooded and ruthless?"
When Pei Yingui heard Lu Jing say the word "Qi", he glanced at Lu Jing in surprise, and then realized that his words today had already revealed many signs.
In addition, Lu Jing is a scholar, so he naturally has access to many classics. He knows the situation of various countries, and it is not surprising that he can guess it.
Pei Yin came all the way back and kept his identity strictly hidden.
But today when I was talking to Lu Jing, I unknowingly talked about this much. Now that Lu Jing had guessed where he was coming from, he didn't even have any worries or panic in his heart.
She just shook her head and replied: "It is enough that most courtiers are cold-blooded and ruthless.
They only look at their own acres of land, their treasures, and their slaves crawling at their feet. How can they remember what is going on in the country?"
"The irony is that the people of Qi State became more and more sad, and the national power of Qi State suddenly became stronger.
The devil sitting on the throne whispers softly every day, turning all the princes in the court into monsters!"
"All the good people are dead, and the remaining people are afraid, so naturally no one will resist."
Lu Jing frowned and thought for a long time, then whispered softly: "There is always a good thing, at least Miss Pei has walked out of that bloody place."
"I fought my way out." Pei Yingui's voice was solemn: "My Guanghan Palace shot through the eyebrows of thousands of people, and I wiped hundreds of people's necks, and escaped for a year and three months, and finally
Escaped here."
"But... everything in the past still lingers in my mind. The human demon sitting high on the throne always holds a skull with five orifices burning with will-o'-the-wisps, and looks at me without saying a word and with an expressionless face.
"
"Mr. Lu Jing, do you think I really escaped?"
When Lu Jing heard Pei Yingui's words, he just remained silent for a while and finally turned around: "Let's go to class."
The sounds that were suppressed by him immediately spread out.
When the child named Xu Wugui in the distance heard Lu Jing's voice, his eyes suddenly filled with surprise.
That late night, under the dim moonlight, they never saw Lu Jing's face, but they really heard Lu Jing's voice.
Xu Wugui remembered it carefully and never forgot it.
"Benefactor..." Xu Wugui bowed to Lu Jing from afar.
"It's time for class..." Pei Yingui suddenly waved to them: "Mr. Lu will teach you...teach us how to read and write."
Xu Wugui and the two younger children suddenly became solemn.
"Reading and literacy...
With this in mind, they entered the room without saying a word. However, when they saw Lu Jing writing, he put down the brush in his hand and picked up the paper.
But I saw it written...
"Winter is gone and the stars are shining brightly."
For two consecutive days, Lu Jing went to the courtyard at the end of Kongshan Lane to teach them how to write and read.
When the front examination was approaching, Lu Jing came out of the courtyard again and wanted to go back to the courtyard.
Qing Yue had already gone back, and Lu Jing was walking alone in the long alley. It was another winter night when clouds and mist obscured the stars and moon.
Yanglu Street, which was originally very quiet, became much quieter at night.
Lu Jing walked alone with his sword in hand and came to the entrance of the small courtyard, but did not go in. Instead, he stopped and looked at the entrance of the empty mountain alley.
The storm was swaying, the clouds and mists were moving, and there was a black cloud that seemed to be overwhelming the city.
Lu Jing frowned slightly, but saw a faint group of people standing in the darkness in the distance.
At this moment, the destiny pattern of pursuing good fortune and avoiding evil flashed in Lu Jing's mind, and all kinds of information flowed in.
[A gentleman works hard all day long and is vigilant at night, so he has no fault.]
【Meet murder! 】
A lot of information circulated quietly, and suddenly there was a voice in the distance.
"Lu Jing, I don't want to do anything bad. You let the three-eyed stone man stay in the courtyard to protect the maid. I won't take action against her today."
"Even if you die, I will give her an excellent place to go and a decent fortune. I will only say that you do not want to be overwhelmed by the storm in Xuandu and escape from Taixuanjing. I will not say that you have already
die."
in the dark.
Li Yushi walked side by side with another person, walked through the darkness, and took up position at the entrance of Kongshan Alley.
Lu Jing looked intently.
However, they saw that the surrounding storm and clouds had dissipated, and twelve armored men with different appearances and sinister faces, but with the word "death" engraved on their faces, were looking at the landing.
Each of them carried a simple sword on their backs, and their bodies were filled with qi and blood, surging into glory!
And leading these twelve armored men was a woman holding a dagger in her hand. The woman's face was covered with gauze, and her eyes were cold.
Under Lu Jingdong's demon fate, this woman's demonic aura is very strong.
At this time, Li Yushi still held the folding fan and stared at Lu Jing expressionlessly.
Next to Li Yushi was a burly young man with bare hands and stern eyes.
"Master Yushi?"
Lu Jing looked at Li Yushi and everyone standing at the entrance of Kongshan Alley on Yanglu Street.
They seemed to come from the darkness, quietly, without anyone noticing!
It is clear......
Since the seventh prince wants to take action in Taixuanjing.
Then this killing cannot be called an assassination or a conspiracy!
On this Yanglu Street, Lu Jing, Li Yushi, thirteen dead men of the Chu family, and a lieutenant general came in civilian clothes...
Before any battle breaks out, attack and kill Lu Jing!
"Originally, I wanted to wait until after the palace examination. The winner of the palace examination will be in the limelight in Taixuan Jing, so I can kill Lu Jing quietly."
"It's just that... Lu Jing is actually going to take part in the palace examination, so he needs to move faster."
Chu Yeshan was still in the Shihua Pavilion at this moment, listening to people playing the piano music, shaking his head, and he was so mesmerized.
Immediately, his eyes flashed with light: "Furthermore, relying on Lu Jing as a bait, the prince's generals can't be killed. Killing a few of the prince's disciples can be considered a great victory!"
After all...this is Taixuanjing, so we can't cause too much of a fight."
In Kongshan Alley, Lu Jing was squinting his eyes, watching Li Yushi from a distance and the burly, bare-handed man next to him.
"Master Yu is bringing someone as a guest, why don't you introduce him to me?" Lu Jing's voice was calm, and he didn't seem to be in any panic.
Master Li Yu remained silent and took a step forward.
The burly man also said nothing. He just waved gently. For a moment...
The void was filled with blood and blood, and murderous intent flowed freely. Li Yushi stood on the spot, gently waving the white jade folding fan in his hand. A strong wind rose from the ground, kicked up dust, and then turned to a tornado.
The tornado filled the air, and Li Yushi's voice came slowly!
"It's not polite to come back but not return, Mr. Lu Jing... If Zhuo Yaoluo takes a step out of the small courtyard, my tornado will naturally fall in your courtyard."
Li Yushi raised his hand, and the tornado moved dozens of feet horizontally and stayed in the distance.
But Lu Jing was keenly aware at this moment that Li Yushi's consciousness was locked on his body.
The burly man disturbed the void and took out a spear.
The whole body of the spear was silver, but the tip was red. The burly man waved the spear, and suddenly there was a sound of breaking through the air... This spear must be very heavy.
And the twelve dead soldiers of the Duke of Chu's mansion, led by the woman full of demonic aura, had already disappeared into the void.
"One divine form and one level, two divine fire virtual realms, twelve real dead warriors..."
"There is also a mysterious monk in the sky, guarding against Zhuo Yaoluo. If Zhuo Yaoluo makes any move,
He is about to kill the people in the courtyard!
In the Duke of Nanguo's mansion, it was night and Nan Fengmian, who was very drunk and lying on the ground, suddenly opened his eyes.
The Xing Gu Zhenren around his waist was constantly vibrating.
The drunkenness on Nan Fengmian's face disappeared in an instant. He stood up, walked out of the room, and rose up from the ground. His innate air and blood communicated with his vitality, and he flew up!
But it just flew not far away.
But in the void ahead, he saw an old man in brocade clothes blocking his way.
Nan Fengmian knew the identity of this old man at a glance. He was the second master of the Duke of Chu, who was also the brother of the Duke of the Chu family.
His name is Chu Yuangu. When he was young, he followed the Duke of Chu in the south and north, and developed a body of spiritual cultivation. He has already reflected several ancient stars, and he is naturally strong and powerful.
Chu Yuangu looked at Nan Fengmian, shook his head and said: "Nephew Fengmian...today..."
"Who is your nephew? Get away from me!"
But I never thought that Nan Fengmian, who came under the red clouds, would draw his sword at the slightest disagreement!
The energy and blood all over his body condensed into a mighty force, and he had the courage to move forward, and the Xinggu Zhenren came out of his sheath!
A sword intention was mixed with Nan Fengmian's own sword intention, mixed with the full will of "when traveling around, I want to see the world", coupled with his strong power, he slashed towards Chu Yuangu!
"This madman!"
Chu Yuangu cursed secretly in his heart. He never expected that he and Nan Fengmian would just come face-to-face and Nan Fengmian would draw his sword and strike!
But he was not afraid at all. There were stars in the sky, and the starlight shone through the clouds and mist and fell on his soul.
Chu Yuangu Yuanshen jumped out, tens of feet tall, and stepped towards Nan Fengmian!
In the East Palace, Yu Zhuoxian, who was practicing the Bodhisattva method of killing with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and tapped the table gently.
Behind him, a woman walked out of the palace and said, "They wanted to use Lu Jing to lure you there, so we fulfilled their wish."
"The prince has ordered Lu Jing to save him. Now he is a young man who has not yet started to gain momentum, but he has been playing more free chess step by step. Maybe when the game is broken, his free chess can kill their big dragon."
"Fifteen powerful men with spears will go together. Suzaku and Xuanwu, you two will go together!"
Suddenly two spiritual thoughts came here and fell into it. The two women's spiritual thoughts followed the order and left.
"This is Xuandu, and it should look like Xuandu. Don't make too much noise... If it makes too much noise, the Xuanyi guards will naturally stop it.
But Lu Jing always wants to save someone, so I ask Pan Longjun to go there this time and see if he can find some opportunities to pick a few heads."
A series of orders came out of the mouth of the stern-faced, ordinary-looking woman.
And there is already a big turmoil in Taixuan Capital.
In the library, Mr. Guanqi said expressionlessly: "Taotian..."
There is no Mr. Eleven named "Taoyao" on the fifth floor of the Self-cultivation Tower, but there is a burst of peach blossom fragrance.
On the emperor's throne in Taixuan Capital, the Holy Lord opened his eyes and glanced at the library with interest, with a searching look in his eyes.
It seems that he is waiting for an explanation from the library...
In the empty mountain alley!
"Master Yu, your battle is too big." Lu Jing's black sandalwood sword flashed brightly at his waist.
Li Yushi said expressionlessly: "Because this matter is irreparable, if you give me another chance, I will not have a hand in Xu Baiyan's matter.
I know that you are arrogant and do not want to join the service of the Crown Prince or the Seventh Prince. If you do it again, you and I can be good friends.
"But we can only wait for another reincarnation."
Boom!
Li Yushi hasn't finished speaking yet.
But the man with the gun shot straight into the void like a star falling from the ground to the sky, filled with energy and blood, and stabbed him with a spear!
This shot... was so murderous that it shook the surrounding buildings, causing pieces of green tiles to rustle down!
This shot was so fast, as fast as lightning and silver light, and like a cold star shining in the sky, it came in the blink of an eye.
However, Li Yushi's second-level divine fire spirit turned into a wind-controlling python in an instant.
This big python is like the devil in the world, soaring in the clouds and mist, with its eyes reflecting the abyss. Finally, it spits out a long letter and is about to roll away towards the landing scene.
The great python has the magical power to control the wind!
Li Yushi didn't hold back once he made a move.
Just like a general with the first level of divine appearance.
And that woman who was also in the Divine Fire Void Realm and exuded a demonic aura disappeared into the void with twelve dead men!
It was also at this moment.
Lu Jing felt that every inch of the world around him was filled with cold light, and he wanted to scrape off the flesh and blood on his body inch by inch!
At this point it seems to be a certain death situation.
Mr. Eleven arrived on the wind, in the clouds and mist, and was about to take action.
But suddenly there was a light sigh...
I saw the clouds in the sky clearing, and a ray of starlight shining down, falling on Lu Jing like this!