The two brothers continued to walk together for a while, then separated and went about their own business.
Needless to say, Zhang Liang is a very busy man. Not only does he have to worry about the affairs of Xiaoshengxian Manor every day, but he also takes extra time to take care of his own Xiaojiujiu.
Yan Lu is just the opposite. He is an idler, a well-known idler.
He basically doesn't care about the affairs of Xiaoshengxian Village. His daily job is to go to class.
But students in pre-Qin Dynasty are obviously different from high school students in later generations. They will not attend classes from morning to midnight. Their most important thing is self-study and self-growth, and their homework is numerous but not heavy.
Among them, there are not many courses taught by Yan Lu. When he is busy, he probably spends two or three hours a day teaching his disciples, but when he is free, he has nothing to do all day long.
When he is free, he usually only does two things - either study in the library or study in his own courtyard.
The bustling and bustling city of Songhai has never attracted him in the slightest. He will only appear on the bustling streets when he has to go down the mountain, and he never lingers for anything.
But he is not an ascetic who suppresses his temperament, but really enjoys the loneliness of being alone and contentedly.
At the same time, he is not like the Taoist Tianzong disciples who indulge in loneliness and tranquility, being independent and isolated from the world.
When it's time for him to communicate with others, he can also treat others as a Confucian disciple should, like a spring breeze.
The characteristics displayed by Yan Lu are neither the virtues of a Confucian disciple nor the forgetfulness of a Taoist disciple, but a kind of indifference approaching the extreme, a kind of indifference that does not worry about everything.
Different from the forgetfulness pursued by Tianzong disciples who first pick up and then put down, Yan Lu is a person who never picks up from the beginning to the end and has no intention of putting it down.
A person who truly embodies a gentleman with his heart and appearance.
However, this uncontested gentleman has recently been doing more things besides teaching and reading... After all, he is just indifferent, not forgetful.
When Yan Lu pushed open the door of his courtyard, the figure that was almost exactly the same as in his memory many years ago came into his eyes again.
A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth unconsciously, and Yan Lu closed the door slowly before stepping forward:
"Sister."
Yan Lu, who always showed an indifferent and gentle attitude, gently shouted to the people standing in the courtyard with a slightly admiring tone.
If others saw it, even Fu Nian, who had watched him grow up since childhood, would probably be shocked.
Yan Lu's sister - also known as Jing Salamander - looked at Yan Lu with a beard hanging around his jaw - even though they had not just reunited, he still couldn't help but feel a little emotional in his heart.
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The handsome little boy in the past has now grown into a mature middle-aged Confucian scholar.
However, her face still looks like she is in her twenties, so it is a bit awkward for Yan Lu to call her sister.
Fortunately, Jing Salamander never paid attention to these trivial matters, and responded with a slight nod, "Alu."
Not far away, Ayan, who was wearing plain clothes, also nodded and said, "Uncle Yan Lu."
"Haha, Ayan." Yan Lu smiled back at his eldest niece.
Even though he is as indifferent as he is, he can't help but feel a little happy every time he sees the mother and daughter of Jing Salamander. After all, they are one of the few relatives he has.
Jing Salamander appeared in front of him yesterday, and took Ayan with him.
She came to Xiaoshengxian Manor to find Yan Lu for more than one purpose, but the most direct one was to stay.
Jing salamander, who had made the same decision to run away from home as Yan Fei, also had no intention of meeting Gu Xun early, so the mother and daughter definitely needed a place to stay.
It's not impossible to live directly in Songhai City. Anyway, Jing Salamander knows that Gu Xun won't dig all over the city to find her. As long as he doesn't run into her directly, it's basically fine.
But in comparison, hiding in Xiaoshengxian Village is still pure.
Anyway, the place here is big, and Yan Lu must have enough room to accommodate the mother and daughter.
Of course, Yan Lu would not refuse his old sister whom he had not seen for many years, and he was overjoyed to receive her and his eldest niece.
Because Jing Salamander wanted to hide his existence, in the end Yan Lu simply placed the mother and daughter in the yard where he lived.
The small courtyard he lives in is said to be small, but in fact it is very big. Except for the fact that it does not have a kitchen, it is almost smaller than a medium-sized mansion. It is more than enough to accommodate two more people.
As for the problem of eating, it’s easy to handle...you can eat whatever you want!
If he wanted to eat at an inn, he informed the cook to make more meals for two people. Anyway, the personnel changes in Xiaoshengxian Village were normal. It was normal for a few disciples to leave and gain a few more, and there was no risk of any flaws being exposed.<
/p>
If you are worried about something going wrong, you can go to the city to solve it yourself.
After all, they are two top masters. Even if they want to hide their traces, they will not starve to death.
After the greetings were exchanged, Jing Salamander didn’t waste any time and asked directly:
"Any news about mirage?"
Yan Lu shook his head, "The empire has sealed off information about mirages very tightly, and the Confucians have not been able to get any useful information, but... after all, it had appeared in the port before, and it disappeared later because of some adjustments. I think it is necessary.
It won’t be long before it happens again.”
After answering Jing Salamander's question, Yan Lu hesitated and asked, "Sister, why are you inquiring about the mirage?"
"Canglong Qisu!" Jingshao was honest with Yan Lu and told the truth straightforwardly.
"This..." Although he had already guessed, Yan Lu's face froze when he heard this answer, and then he smiled bitterly.
He naturally has an understanding of Canglong Qisu that others don't know.
Therefore, he did not want Jingyu to jump into this bottomless pit... But he was also very surprised. He had never seen her mention this matter in his previous correspondence, so why was she suddenly interested now?
"Why do you suddenly want to pursue the secret of Canglong Qisu?"
In the spirit of the sage master who was not ashamed to ask questions, Yan Lu asked directly.
With his relationship with Frightened Salamander, there is really no need to beat around the bush, as the other party has also stated his purpose very directly.
Ayan took the initiative to take over the topic and replied, "It's my reason. I'm doing this."
"Oh?" Yan Lu looked at A Yan, a little confused.
In fact, when he saw Ayan yesterday, he was very confused, because Jing Salamander had never told him before that not only was Ayan's body free of any hidden dangers, but he had also practiced martial arts that could rank among the top. p>
What if you said you were born weak and cannot practice martial arts?
Why did you lie to my uncle?
"Ah this..." Yan Lu frowned rarely and asked with a wry smile, "What's going on?"
"Due to some considerations of his own, Ayan chose to join the net incognito and became a first-class killer - Quexie!"
"..."
Yan Lu opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything. He could only smile bitterly.
My eldest niece, your actions really opened my eyes to uncle...
Jing Salamang continued, "Her main purpose is for Canglong Qisu."
"You know that she has not been in good health since she was a child, so I have never interfered with any of her actions in the past. Whether she joined the trap or chased Canglong Qisu, I didn't care."
"But not long ago, Gu Xun told me that she encountered an accident and almost had an accident."
"I originally wanted to directly stop all Ayan's plans, but Gu Xun suggested that I not interfere too much in the child's choices, let alone forcefully deny her actions, so..."
Yan Lu understood, nodded and took over, "So you will take Ayancha with you personally?"
"..." Jingyu was silent for a moment and explained for himself, "I think some of her ideas make sense."
Ayan has been watching from the side, silently saying nothing.
Compared with her mother, her relationship with Yan Lu is not that close. She only met a few times when she was a child, but they have not interacted with each other since. In these years, she has only heard about this person from her mother's mouth.
In addition, Ayan is cautious by nature and does not trust others easily, so even if her mother showed enough trust in Yan Lu, she still had no intention of speaking.
Mother can say whatever she wants. Anyway, she only says what she must say.
"Heh..." Yan Lu shook his head and smiled, not commenting on Jingli's sudden idea to take his daughter to Songhai for adventure.
In any case, with the protection of the national master, the safety of mother and daughter is guaranteed, and it is not a bad thing to have some mischief occasionally.
As far as Yan Lu is concerned, he still supports his sister, who has been at home for more than ten years, to go out for a walk...the two siblings can also use this opportunity to meet each other.
There is no way, both of them like to stay at home and stay at home. They are obviously close to each other, but they have never seen each other in so many years.
It would be even more perfect if... Canglong Qisu was not involved.
"In that case, wouldn't it be better to directly rely on Liusha's intelligence network?" When Yan Lu came back to Canglong Qisu, he didn't rush to persuade the old sister to give up her idea, but first made some indirect inquiries. p>
Jing Salamander shook his head, "There are very few records of Canglong Qisu in Liusha. Only Gu Xun may know more."
"Then..."
"I'm not going to ask him." Jing salamander blocked Yan Lu's words first.
"Because he most likely won't tell me." Jing Sala then gave Yan Lu a thoughtful explanation, "Gu Xun has always been very secretive about Canglong Qisu, and he doesn't mind the people around him getting close to him in any way.
Legend, but he himself will not talk about this topic."
"It seems that the Imperial Master has a good idea of what Canglong Qisu is doing." Yan Lu nodded, agreeing with Gu Xun's approach.
Considering Gu Xun's status and strength, coupled with the close relationship between the empire and the Yin Yang family, it is impossible to say that he does not have a certain degree of understanding of Canglong Qisu. It should even be said that it is normal to have a deep understanding. p>
In this case, it is naturally best to keep the secrets you know and not let more people know about them.
Of course, it is also best not to have the idea of stopping others because of this.
Yan Lu never likes to interfere too much in other people's lives. That is to say, the relationship between Jingyu and him is unusual. That's why he asked these few questions. If it were anyone else, even if they were friends, he would not say another word. p>
"In this case... I think the Imperial Master probably doesn't want others to be too obsessed with Canglong Qisu, so sister, why don't you..." Yan Lu planned to take the opportunity to persuade Jing Shao and let her change the adventure to
A tour of Songhai.
Jing salamander raised his hand to interrupt Yan Lu's words, shook his head and said, "Now that I'm here, I won't give up easily."
"I know what you're worried about, Alu."
"But you don't have to worry too much. Canglong Qisu is my goal, but it is not the goal I am determined to achieve."
"I understand the trade-offs."
"... Just be sensible in your mind." Yan Lu stopped trying to persuade him after hearing this.
He doesn't like to interfere with other people's choices. Now that Jing Salamander has made up his mind, there's no point in saying more.
"Ha!" Jing Salamander's cold face showed a hint of softness, and he looked at Yan Lu tenderly, "Don't worry, everything will be fine."
"Well..." Yan Lu responded with a wry smile, tentatively believing Jingyu's promise.
In fact, he mainly believed that Gu Xun, the imperial master, would not let anything happen to his wife and daughter.
"Right." After failing to dissuade him, Yan Lu simply gave up the idea and honestly thought about how to help Jing Salamander, "There should be detailed mirage information inside Quicksand. You can obtain ideas through this channel."
The information you need."
Frightened Salamander shook his head and rejected the proposal, "As for the current situation of the mirage, Quicksand does have information, but my whereabouts are secret now and I have no plans to expose them yet."
"Besides, information about the mirage is not necessary, as long as it appears again in Songhai."
"That's for sure." Yan Lu replied with a smile.
"And..." Jing Salamander hesitated and asked, "Is there anything you can tell me about Canglong Qisu?"
"If it's inconvenient to say, don't say it. You know what I mean."
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Jingli didn't know much about Yan Lu and Wu Ming who committed suicide to save the two of them many years ago... no, it was the three of them, but she knew very well that the two of them were definitely closely related to the secret hidden behind Canglong Qisu.
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However, she never had any intention of exploring, and she didn't even take the initiative to tell Gu Xun - Gu Xun actually knew that Yan Lu Wuming was carrying a secret, but he didn't want to embarrass Jing Salamander, so he didn't ask.
It was only today that she took the initiative to ask Yan Lu about this topic.
However, she didn't mean to force it, and just let Yan Lu pick up what he could say - the second half of the sentence meant that Yan Lu didn't have to worry about feelings and could just do what he wanted.
"Well..." Yan Lu paced back and forth and pondered for a while before replying, "I can't say much."
"First of all, it is Confucianism. There must be records related to Canglong Qisu inside Xiaoshengxian Manor. In theory, it will be included in the library, but I have never had the intention to explore it, so I have never found such information."
"But I suspect that even if I look for it, I won't be able to find it."
"There was a fire in Zhuangzi many years ago, and the library was also affected. I guess it was probably for those materials, so..."
Yan Lu shook his head, obviously thinking that the chance of the data surviving was low, but he didn't think it was a bad thing either.
Then he continued, "As for me... I only have one thing to say. My husband told me many years ago before he left."
Ayan, who had been silent for a long time, also flashed his eyes.
Wuming was very kind to the Frightened Salamander.
The way he sacrificed himself back then could not really protect the safety of Jing Salamander and the still-born Ayan, but his death was by no means meaningless.
If Jing Salamander hadn't completed the mission of 'killing' Wuming, Luo Wang would have purged her several months in advance. In that case, she wouldn't have been able to meet Gu Xun at all.
Her and Ayan's life would also come to an end more than twenty years ago.
Over the years, Jingshao has always remembered this kindness and dared not forget it, and told Ayan more than once.
After just a few breaths, Jing Salamander's thoughts returned to the present, and he asked in a quiet voice, "What did he say?"
A look of reminiscence appeared in Yan Lu's eyes, with nostalgia and emotion on his face, and he softly replied:
"I've done everything I promised. Don't worry, Lu, just live your life well."
