In a study room of Prince Jing's Mansion, Zhao Lingwu listened to the report from his subordinates: "Your Majesty, a simple vehicle drove out of the palace today. In the car was Her Royal Highness the Princess. After leaving the Suzaku Gate, she went straight to the palace of General Qianming. Yes, the rest of the situation has yet to be ascertained.”
Zhao Lingwu said in a low voice: "Continue to investigate, be sure to find out Zhao Lingqin's intention to go to the Divine General's Mansion." Then he waved his hand and asked the subordinate to retreat. He lowered his head and thought for a long time. He still couldn't understand why Zhao Qin'er went to the Divine General's Mansion. What are you doing? Could it be that you are resting in silence, hoping not to affect your unfinished plan? He stood up and twisted the Jade Qilin behind him, and saw that the display shelf slowly retracted inward, and a dark line appeared. Stepping into the long tunnel, the secret door automatically returned to its original state, as if it had never existed.
In Zhenbei Shenjiang's Mansion, there is a garden in the southwest of Shenjiang's Mansion, named Naihe Garden. At this time, the northeast of the garden is a lively scene. Across the wall from this garden is Commander Yuchi's Mansion. First, Yue Wujing moved a ladder. He stepped on the ladder to the top of the wall, then sat on the top of the wall and waved to Jiang Chen, signaling Jiang Chen to come up too. Jiang Chen climbed up the wall on the ladder without hesitation, but Xiang Ming was anxious, and Xiang Ming was anxious below. He asked them to come down, but he was afraid that they would fall, but the two villains didn't care at all and still called Yuchide loudly.
After a while, a little boy's voice came from the other side of the wall. He panted and answered the two people's calls. Yue Wujing also asked the child over there to move a ladder quickly. Then Xiangming heard people moving things on the other side of the wall. His voice became even more anxious, and he was about to burst into tears, but there was nothing he could do. When Jiang Chen saw Xiang Ming's anxious look, he lay on the wall and said to Xiang Ming: "Sister Xiang Ming, come up here too. It’s so fun, you can see so far, there are so many people on that street, please come up quickly!”
When Xiang Ming heard what Jiang Chen said, she hesitated again and again, and finally had to climb up the wall with the food box. Jiang Chen took the food box and moved to the side to make way for a seat. Xiang Ming was wearing a palace skirt, which was not convenient for riding. Jiang Chen Chen handed the food box to Yuchi De, who had climbed up the wall with a roast chicken, and helped Xiang Ming sit firmly. Xiang Ming looked at Jiang Chen's excited little face and turned red. She couldn't help but giggle too, following Jiang Chen. Looking around in the morning, the street looked very lively with people coming and going, and a constant flow of cars.
Xiangming has been living in the inner courtyard of the palace since she can remember. She has never seen so many people. At that time, she was required to learn rules and some skills in serving others at a young age. Beatings were naturally inevitable. Listen to that teaching The well-behaved old woman also said that it is better to be beaten now than to lose her life inexplicably in the future. From then on, Xiangming knew in her heart that the rules were equivalent to her own life, and she did not dare to forget it for a moment. Until she was ten years old. When she met Zhao Qin'er, Xiang Ming would not live so cautiously forever. However, after leaving Fengluoyuan, she turned back to the cautious Xiang Ming, and was always bullied by the servants and maids who served the nobles.
Until the night before yesterday, everything seemed to have changed. When I went out to do errands, the people who bullied me in the past were all vying to apologize to me, and some were offering gifts, but I didn't dare to accept any of them, but I felt sad in my heart. I was very happy, and when I was doing things today, I was not given any trouble by the eunuchs who had little power. After asking around, Xiangming found out that the eldest princess was a very powerful cultivator, and she actually went straight in. Prince Jing's Mansion turned Prince Jing's Mansion upside down, but Prince Jing had nothing to do with the eldest princess.
Xiang Ming couldn't help but wonder how powerful the eldest princess was, and how she dared to offend even Prince Jing. However, Xiang Ming didn't think much about it. Having a powerful master was always a good thing, and no one would dare to bully her anymore, and
The eldest princess is still so kind, and although the young master is occasionally playful, he is also very kind to herself. Xiangming feels happy at this moment. She has never been so happy in the past sixteen years.
Xiang Ming came back to his senses and saw that Jiang Chen was already holding a chicken leg in his hand and chewing on it until his mouth was full of oil. Jiang Chen also noticed that Xiang Ming was looking at him and was about to wipe his mouth with his sleeve in embarrassment.
Oily, Xiangming quickly took out a handkerchief to help Jiang Chen wipe off the oil from his mouth.
Jiang Chen asked for a large chicken nugget from Yuchide, handed it to Xiangming and said, "Sister Xiangming, eat this. Yuchide's mother made it. It's delicious." He stuffed it directly into Xiangming.
Ming also warned in her hand: "Eat quickly, it won't taste good when it's cold."
I tried to take a bite of the fragrant tea. It was indeed delicious, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, fat but not greasy. While eating, I watched Yue Wujing and the little fat man named Yu Chide grabbing the snacks they made. The little fat man still had something in his mouth.
He muttered: "Yue Wujing, you ate one more than me."
Xiangming reminded them that there was iced Qiuli paste at the bottom of the food box. It was almost noon now, and the iced Qiuli paste could help relieve some of the heat. The food box was also specially made to keep things fresh and warm, so it would not be too hot.
Will disperse, cold will not melt. Yue
Wu Jing and Yu Chide hurriedly uncovered the lower layer, and sure enough there was Qiuli paste that was still air-conditioned. After handing Jiang Chen a bowl, they each took a bowl, picked up the accompanying small spoons and started eating, while
While eating, I praised the deliciousness of the fragrant tea. I was envious that Jiang Chen had such delicious food every day. The half-sized fragrant tea was praised by the two children to the point of being embarrassed.
Jiang Chen looked at the Qiuli paste in his hand, but Xiangming didn't have it. He reluctantly handed his Qiuli paste to Xiangming and said, "Sister Xiangming, you can eat it! I won't eat it.
If you have a bad stomach, you will be scolded by your mother again." Xiang Ming looked pitiful in a funny way.
Xiang Ming said: "It's okay to eat a little. Last time, you were greedy and ate too much, so you had diarrhea. Eat quickly!" Jiang Chen heard Xiang Ming say this, and thought for a while and said: "Xiang Ming
Sister, let’s eat together, so I won’t have diarrhea if I eat less.”
Xiangming looked at the six-year-old child and understood what he was thinking. Although Zhao Qin'er had never taught Jiang Chen this on purpose, Zhao Qin'er's usual words and deeds conveyed this idea to Jiang Chen.
, and Jiang Chen never regarded Xiangming as a palace maid, but only treated her like an older sister.
After a few children finished eating and played around, they chatted for a while. The initial enthusiasm had subsided and they were a little bored. Yuchide suggested: "The four of us go play hide-and-seek! It's fun."
Yue Wujing curled up her small mouth and said disdainfully: "Childish, you lose every time, it's boring." The little fat man quickly retorted: "That's because there are few people and it's not fun. We have more people now, so it must be fun. You
You will definitely not find me this time."
Yue Wujing said: "Just play, I will find you first this time, you idiot who hides in the same place every time."
After saying that, he turned over and stepped on the ladder to get down the wall. After Xiangming helped the three children get off the wall one by one, he also stepped on the ladder carefully and got off the wall. After setting the rules and not leaving the garden, a few people started. In the first round, Yue Wujing started the search. Yue Wujing covered her eyes and started counting. The other three people had gone to hide.
Jiang Chen had played this kind of game with Xiang Ming before. After playing it, he found it boring, and then rarely played it. But today he was very excited to play it. He walked in the garden, looking for hiding places everywhere, and walked As I was walking, I saw a tall pavilion in front of me and thought it was a good hiding place. I quickly ran towards the pavilion and hid in a corner under the pavilion.
Yue Qianming and Zhao Qin'er were walking and chatting, but they also came to this garden and sat on the pavilion. Yue Qianming couldn't help but feel that Zhao Qin'er said confidently that Jiang Chen would be fine as long as he was here. Thinking of some things that happened back then, a ball of anger suddenly rose in my heart.
He said in a low and urgent tone: "What if you are no longer here? Have you forgotten how Xue'er died? A wise man will make mistakes once he travels a thousand miles. Back then, Zhao Lingwu deceived you with a simple trick of luring a tiger away from the mountain. Xueer was intercepted and killed by Zhao Lingwu's people in order to report the news to you. You don't want the tragedy of that year to happen again! And that kid Jiang Chen has such a good talent in martial arts, why should he give up? Who said that spiritual cultivation is a broad road? Martial arts cultivation is useless trash... I practiced so late back then and still achieved today's achievements, not to mention that Jiang Chen was still young. If I start laying the foundation early, my future achievements will definitely not be inferior to mine."
Yue Qianming was talking angrily when he suddenly noticed that Zhao Qin'er's face suddenly turned pale, but he was the one who brought up past events that he shouldn't mention. It was a sad thing that he and Zhao Qin'er shared, and he didn't know how to comfort him. She had no choice but to calm down and continue: "Actually, after so many years of practice, I feel that the state of enlightenment is not the end of martial arts at all. I have a strong feeling that the final state of martial arts and spiritual practice will eventually be Different paths lead to the same destination.”
Zhao Qin'er looked at Yue Qianming in surprise. She believed that with Yue Qianming's intelligence, he would not tell lies. In order to deceive herself into agreeing to Jiang Chen to become a martial artist, she made up such a lie. Zhao Qin'er understood Yue Qianming's words carefully. , but still said with a little anger: "But even if I want to become a martial artist, I won't come to you. Have you forgotten who your teacher is? And Jiang Chen's situation is very complicated. Although we are best friends, But there are some things I can't tell you yet, I hope you can understand." Both of them fell into silence, each thinking.
When Jiang Chen heard his mother and uncle-in-law talking, he was ready to go out to salute and say hello. When he heard them mention his name, he hid again. Want to hear what they said? He heard his mother talk about his situation. It's complicated, but isn't it good for me? There's nothing complicated about it.
The only complicated thing is that I have never met my father. One time my mother asked me about it, but my mother did not answer me. She only told me that my father was the most loving and righteous person in the world, the best husband in the world, and the best husband in the world. Good father, there were still tears in his mother's eyes as she talked at that time. Since then, Jiang Chen was afraid that his mother would be sad, so he stopped asking about his father.
After Jiang Chen heard what the two people had said, he felt that it would be inappropriate for him to go out now, so he kept hiding under the pavilion, and his breathing slowed down a lot. He prayed that his mother and uncle-in-law would leave as soon as possible. And Zhao Qin'er He and Yue Qianming, two highly skilled cultivators, were lost in their own thoughts. Because this place was a safe place, they lowered their guard and did not even notice Jiang Chen hiding aside.
Zhao Qin'er and Zhao Qin'er had no intention of leaving, and the breeze was blowing in the quiet pavilion. Yue Qianming said again: "Of course my teacher is Master Chen, but although Master Chen is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, he is well-informed. Master Chen himself is a spiritual practitioner and has only a general understanding of martial arts. After Master Chen led me into the path of martial arts, I have basically been practicing by myself since then. If we say that among the Three Kingdoms of Jiunao Prefecture, I, Yue Qianming, said that I am the second best martial artist. I believe that no martial artist dares to claim to be the first. I am definitely qualified to be Jiang Chen’s martial arts teacher and I can help him avoid detours."
Zhao Qin'er looked at Yue Qianming's demeanor and said with a smile: "This is the Yue Qianming I know, arrogant and confident. But Chen'er doesn't have to be a martial artist, and..." Just as he was about to continue, suddenly A young boy's voice shouted: "Mother, I am willing to become a martial artist, and I am willing to practice martial arts with Uncle Yue."
This sudden sound startled the two top masters of the Zhao Xin clan. They quickly stood up to check, but they saw Jiang Chen standing under the pavilion, waving his arms and jumping while shouting.
Zhao Qin'er's face turned cold, and she was about to teach Jiang Chen a lesson when she heard Yue Qianming jokingly say: "Lingqin, you won't follow the old man from my family and do everything possible to prevent Jiang Chen from learning martial arts!" Zhao Qin'er heard him say Saying this, his face looked slightly embarrassed. He remembered that when they were together, they helped Yue Qianming to denounce Mr. Yue. Thinking of what he looked like back then, he couldn't help but said angrily: "You care about me."
Yue Qianming looked at Zhao Qin'er's coquettish posture and couldn't help but smile, and then said seriously: "Okay, okay, I don't care about you, but there is one thing I still have to say. This world will only remember the strong, and history will only write legends. , instead of all living beings. It records the bloody battles and forgets that the earth is stained with blood. This is a world where the weak eat the strong. The strong will always stand on the top of the mountain and look down at the ants. Only the strong can survive in this world. People live for one life, and the grass and trees spring. Who doesn’t want their name to be left in the long river of time, refined over time but never fading.”
Looking at Zhao Qin'er who was deep in thought, Yue Qianming knew that she had listened to what he said. He paused and said: "And don't forget that you are Zhao Lingqin, the beloved daughter of the Zhao Xin clan. A goal that every generation strives to surpass, but now your child is called a waste. Are you willing to do so? Do you want your child to be called a waste and live until death?"
Listening to what Yue Qianming said, Jiang Chen felt as if his blood was on fire. Yes, I just want to be a strong man, not a mediocre person. Even if I don't have any spiritual skills, it doesn't matter. I can become a martial artist. Just like Uncle Yue, he is a martial artist, and Uncle Yue just said that the final state of martial arts is not just the state of enlightenment, but a path of cultivation that leads to the same destination as the path of spiritual cultivation.
After Zhao Qin'er listened to Yue Qianming's words, she couldn't help but think, if there is no news from the fifth uncle, what will happen to the spirit-sealing array in Chen'er's body? And Chen'er himself, is he really willing to live a life of mediocrity? If one day What should we do if Chen'er's identity as a deserter is discovered? What if Tianqi Palace discovers the traces of himself and Chen'er and pursues them here? What if Chen'er was just a weak scholar at that time, without any self-esteem? Bao Zhili. How to deal with these situations? There are too many ifs lingering in Zhao Qiner's mind, but she never wants to eat the bitter pill of ifs again.
Zhao Qin'er looked at Yue Qianming, and then at Jiang Chen who was nervously waiting for his decision. He thought that since Yue Qianming valued Chen'er's martial arts talent, the spirit-sealing formation in his body would not be used by other gods except the fifth uncle. Even the formation master couldn't open it, so the person who tied the bell was still needed to untie it. Now that she had made up her mind, she should make preparations in advance. She looked back at Yue Qianming, nodded heavily and said: "Brother Yue, I will leave Chen'er to you from now on. "He said with some worry: "Don't have any accidents during practice. When you were practicing back then, I saw that you really didn't take your own life seriously."
Jiang Chen saw that his mother finally agreed after thinking about it for a long time. He happily ran to Yue Wujing and Yu Chide to share his joy. He was finally able to practice like them.
Zhao Qin'er looked at Jiang Chen who was leaving happily, and whispered with a bitter face: "Silly boy, I hope you won't blame me in the future. Your uncle-in-law also has a nickname called Yue Henren, both to outsiders and to himself. It’s really cruel!”
Yue Qianming looked at Jiang Chen's back with a smile and thought to himself, "If you can laugh now, just smile more! I believe that from tomorrow on, you won't be able to laugh anymore."