The young man finally saw Mr. Cui in his study. When he entered, the scholar was standing by the window, looking through the open window at the green spring garden in the backyard of the rural school.
The girl in red, Jiang Chenyu, pushed open the door of the study room, stuffed the boy into the room, and quickly said "You're welcome" and closed the door with a bang from the outside. It didn't look like she was also a The look of a guest.
As a result, the rural school teacher who turned around after hearing this did not seem to be dissatisfied at all. Instead, he looked at the young man with a smile and said, "Miss Jiang is right, you have to be polite when you are a guest, but you don't have to be too restrained, otherwise It will always make people feel that they are not treating guests well and not very well.”
The young man was a little at a loss when he heard this. After thinking about it, he bowed seriously to the blue-shirted Confucian scholar and said, "I have met Mr. Cui."
The middle-aged Confucian scholar smiled and nodded.
When Chu Yuanxiao saw that Mr. Cui was silent, he was a little at a loss for words. After holding back for a long time, he chose to get straight to the point and said directly: "Mr. Cui, it was the guy from the town...Senior Zhong who asked me to come to you."
When Cui Jue heard this, he did not speak directly. Instead, he walked back to his seat behind the desk and sat down. Then he pointed to the futon opposite and motioned for the young man to sit down before talking.
After both parties sat down, the gentle Confucian scholar in blue still did not directly talk about the bronze bell. Instead, he looked at the young man and asked: "Mr. Su, did he go see you before he left?" Alright?"
After seeing the young man nodding, he smiled and continued: "What do you think about the reasoning he had with the Zhu family and the Yunlin Sect before?"
This sudden question made the young man a little stunned. Wasn't he talking about the bronze bell? Why did you suddenly mention those two families? Although he was confused, seeing Mr. Cui smiling gently and still waiting for his answer, the young man had no choice but to change his mind and think about the problem at hand again.
In fact, the two incidents between Shuixiu Lake and Yunlin Sect happened to involve four families, two of whom were natives of Yanguan Town and two of whom were outsiders.
Su Sanzai used his half-master status to reason with people, demolished the gate tower archway that the entire Zhu family had cherished for many years, and removed the pastries that shopkeeper Liu valued most besides the father and son. Half of the store was taken away and given to his name. This punishment was actually quite serious!
To be fair, although the young man felt that his ancestral tomb was torn open because of deep hatred, to them, Zhu's memorial archway was almost the same as the ancestral tomb. He was set on the road to death by someone, but the pastry shop was Half of it was demolished, and for Shopkeeper Liu, it was like cutting out the heart to draw blood. Moreover, Han Yuanfu had just been sent to Yunlin Sect, and he had to seal the mountain with him. So, could the young man named Han have a way out in this life? , and how those people in the fourth-grade immortal sect would treat that young man are almost all conceivable. So from this point of view, Su Sanzai's reasoning process was actually quite exciting. It was true that the young man felt unhappy, but he had no intention of being aggressive and forcing him to death.
As for the foreigners who caused the conflict between the two families, they could be said to be the masterminds. Someone told him that they might have other origins and impure motives. The young man is still not very clear about what other things these things are related to, but just In terms of the current situation, the matter in Shuixiu Lake is certainly not over yet. Although the old monkey told him that Mrs. Zheng seemed to be blocked in the middle of the road, he also said that this matter seemed to be inexplicable. Weird and unsophisticated, he might have come here to target him, Chu Yuanxiao, in the end, but one code leads to the other, and the grudge between him and Shuixiu Lake is not ended when one of them is intercepted and killed by others. People in the world never use such an algorithm to settle accounts.
The Yunlin Sect was forced by Su Sanzai and promised to transfer half of his family wealth to his name within a month. If he did not survive the day when he climbed up the Yunlin Mountain that belonged to the Yunlin Sect step by step, the Yunlin Sect would be gone from there. It has become an empty frame with a mountain gate but no future. From this point of view, it can be considered a tie between the two parties... If he can solve the problem of Duantou Road in the future, then how to settle the account with the Yunlin Sect Consider.
The young man still remembered one thing from beginning to end, which was the answer he gave when the old Taoist priest from Beilinguan asked him about his future plans. He had always had a question and wanted to ask it carefully. Shui Xiuhu, Yunlin Sect, and the man behind the scenes who has been hiding under the table and never showed his face.
The master of the Qingshan private school listened to the young man's somewhat thoughtful words. He neither said yes nor said no. He only waited for a moment of silence after the young man finished speaking, and then said: "You plan to have three path practitioners, I have already From what I heard, this is also the most hopeless method at present, but it is difficult, and you know that no one has ever really done it, so I can’t guarantee that you will succeed. From my side, I I am a spiritual cultivator, and I can tell you some about the entrance to spiritual cultivation, but for the other two paths, I’m afraid you have to find another way out.”
The teacher's statement was in agreement with what the young man said at the beginning, that he came here to find Mr. Cui after being assigned by senior Zhong, and he really started to think of ways to save his life.
The young man was a little surprised. Hou Junchen once said that he had to ask the right people on how to embark on the true path of spiritual practice. It seemed that the person in front of him was one of them.
In fact, that sloppy man also said one thing. There is a common rule in Jiuzhou Jianghu. Preaching and imparting knowledge must have the name of master and apprentice. Teaching other people's apprentices is the same as disorderly learning other people's inheritance. It is a taboo in the world. It's okay if people are too generous to hold you accountable, but if you really want to hold you accountable for misleading your disciples, you won't even have a chance to talk back. This is why Hou Junchen didn't talk about any detailed practice except introducing the practice system to the young man. The reason for the connection is that there are some things that he shouldn't have to say without saying a word. Just like the Mr. Cui in front of him at this moment only said that he would teach the way to spiritual cultivation, and he had to find someone else for the rest. They are all the same. reason.
Chu Yuanxiao finally suppressed the surging emotions in his heart. He looked at the private school teacher with some embarrassment and said, "Mr. Cui, I didn't know about this before I came here, so I wasn't prepared..."
Cui Jue just smiled when he heard this, with a strange expression, "Do you still remember the old gentleman you helped from the entrance of the town to the rural school? That is my husband. Before leaving, the old gentleman said that you helped him that day. He has suffered a lot along the way, but he can be repaired."
"But..." The young man hesitated.
The green-shirted Confucian scholar smiled and waved his hand, "If you want to become my teacher, you can't make your husband go against his teachings as the first thing you do, right?"
A house that accumulates good deeds will always be happy. Blessings come from heaven, and heaven brings forth bright virtues.
Chu Yuanxiao, a down-and-out young man who had been poor since childhood, was a bit speechless. His heart was filled with confusion. The gentleman in front of him seemed familiar. He looked very much like the old drunkard who picked up a package from outside Liangzhou thirteen years ago. He also looked like the old drunkard who picked up a package from outside Liangzhou six years ago. The old watchman got up from the bamboo chair and walked out of the hut...
The road in the world is as long as a long journey. When you encounter evil, you will follow evil. It is difficult to walk on the good road. Today, when you raise your head and see the bright moon, I will think of you as a gentleman and warm you like jade.
The young man didn't say anything more, but solemnly stood up from the futon, carefully arranged the shabby clothes, as tidy as possible to show his sincerity, then knelt down on his knees, and looked seriously at the person sitting behind the desk. The Confucian scholar in blue shirt with a gentle smile bowed three times and kowtowed nine times.
"Sir, I'm here. The students pay their respects to you."
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When he came out of the study, the young man turned around and closed the door. He took a few steps back and took a closer look at the door. He still felt a little unreal.
Although when Su Sanzai suddenly appeared and tried to reason for him, he vaguely mentioned that in addition to his half master, he might have another half master, and a lot of things seemed to have happened. From time to time, Mr. Cui's shadow will always be there, and the young man has some vague guesses in his heart, but today's scene still makes people feel confused, like sleepwalking.
The young man raised his hand and glanced at the thin book in his hand. There were three words "Thousand Character Essay" written on the cover. It was a meeting gift given to him by his teacher when he was a disciple. It was said to be a gift for scholars when they first enter the school. Commonly used text books were given to him to help him learn Chinese and Chinese characters, as a stepping stone to the world of learning.
However, Mr. Cui did not require that the young man must come to the rural school to attend classes in the future. He only said that he could take it home to read and study. If he had any questions, he could come to him at the rural school. It seemed that he knew that this arrangement was actually more suitable for the young man. I knew that this down-and-out young man who was always mocked as "the evil star" was not used to sitting in a crowded place and having to be watched and pointed at.
The young man carefully held the text and the exegesis and annotations attached to the back of the light book in his arms, and then turned around and walked toward the gate of the rural school as if he were in the clouds. She is full of energy and her face is glowing. Anyone who sees her will know that she is happy today.
It's just that the girl in red who pushed him into the rural school didn't know where she went at this time. There was no sign of her. Instead, the boy met her first when passing by the thatched cottage behind the bamboo forest opposite the gate of the rural school. The boy from the Zhao family, Zhao Jicheng, had always been at odds with him.
Since the last time at Wufang Pavilion, the two of them had a red-faced quarrel. Today is the first time that the two of them met. This actually surprised Chu Yuanxiao. It had been long before those outsiders came to Xiaofang Pavilion. Before the town, Zhao Jicheng was often willing to take a long detour to the east entrance of the town before returning to his Zhao family's house in the south of the town. The purpose of such detours was not for other reasons. He just wanted to accidentally meet this orphan who lived in the town without a father and mother, and then have some fun in his weird ways. This was a habit he had developed over many years and never changed... But what happened after Wufang Pavilion God, this young man from the Zhao family seems to have changed his gender. He has never come to seek bad luck. This is indeed beyond Chu Yuanxiao's expectation. Could it be that the deal negotiated with the Prime Minister's Palace will make Zhao Jicheng suddenly discover him? I already have my eyes set high above my head and don't bother to have any more verbal disputes with him?
But unfortunately, when the young man named Zhao uttered his first words, Chu Yuanxiao knew that he might have thought wrong. He saw the opposite peer who had the same mocking and malicious face every time they met. He met him in the village school today. The poor young man who would not have appeared here was slightly startled at first, and then his expression became a little weird, "Hey, look who I met today? I didn't expect that a mud-legged person could enter a rural school. You are How did you find the courtyard gate? This is really a flowering of iron beans, it is really difficult for you!"
After saying that, the young man with a mocking face lowered his head and saw the thin book in his arms. He was stunned again, but soon he guessed the origin of the book, but Zhao Jiazi, who had always been cold-hearted and cold-faced, seemed to pretend that he had not guessed. He pointed at the poor young man who had not spoken. His tone was exaggerated and full of malice, and he said with a surprised look on his face: "In the past, I only thought you were surnamed Chu. You are destined to defeat your relatives, but I didn't expect that you have unclean hands and feet, and you even stole things to the village school! Are you not afraid that the Chen family next door will break your dog legs after knowing about it? "
This was a bit too much to say. Chu Yuanxiao, who always chose to stay silent when meeting someone, couldn't help but frown and clenched his fists. But he wanted to take action but felt that this was not the place. Moreover, he had just paid homage to his husband today...
In fact, there were not many people in the rural school at this time. I don’t know if it was a coincidence. In the morning, Mr. Cui happened to give the students studying in the rural school a day off and take a day off. In addition, the four spirits gathered together before. In such a grand occasion, almost everyone went home, but this Zhao Jicheng didn't know why he suddenly appeared in the school?
Before Chu Yuanxiao could respond, a gentle voice suddenly appeared from outside the two of them, "Zhao Jicheng, the sage said, 'Gentlemen are respectful and courteous, and they are all brothers within the four seas.'" You have been studying here for so long, but you still speak and act in such vulgar ways, are you worthy of the cultivation you received from your husband?"
This sentence came suddenly, and the two of them turned around to follow the sound, and saw a young man of the same age standing at the exit of the path between two bamboo forests not far away, looking quietly in the direction of the two of them, frowning slightly, With a look of disapproval, it was Chen Ji, the legitimate son of the head of the Chen family next door.
After Zhao Jicheng saw the person coming clearly, he grinned sarcastically, pointed at Chu Yuanxiao and said to the young man who had just appeared: "Chen Ji, don't you blush when you say this? We are brothers all over the world. I want to ask you how old you are. Have you ever been to Zhendongkou and carefully looked at what this guy eats and drinks? Have you ever seen someone being bullied from birth? Besides your family surnamed Chen, who do you think you are the brother of?"
Chen Ji frowned when he heard this. This usually calm young man looked at the Zhao boy with disgust for the first time today, and then said slowly: "The mountains stop, and the scenery stops, even if you can't reach it, My heart longs for it." After saying this, he saw that Zhao Jicheng still had a look of ridicule and contempt on his face, so he added: "A gentleman cherishes virtue, and a villain cherishes soil; a gentleman cherishes punishment, and a villain cherishes kindness."
The following sentence was already a literate curse. Zhao Jicheng had read books after all, so he could naturally understand what this guy named Chen meant, so he simply lowered his face and looked at this Chen family's legitimate son, probably Are you prepared to scold someone directly or even take action if you don't agree with them?
The poor boy standing aside holding a "Thousand Character Essay" was a little embarrassed. On the one hand, he was grateful to Chen Ji. He couldn't understand the bickering between them, but he always knew that Chen Ji was speaking for him. On the other hand, he was grateful to Chen Ji. On the one hand, I really don’t know how to interrupt, because if I don’t understand, I really don’t understand. I’m afraid that if I say more, it will be unhelpful, which will make it even more embarrassing...
But none of the three of them noticed that in front of the thatched cottage not far from the three of them, there was a girl in red sitting on the open window sill, with her legs under the window sill, looking at the two of them with interest. They were bickering among each other, and the young man who stood aside with an embarrassed face could not say anything. When Zhao Jicheng lowered his face and seemed to be ready to take action, she smiled and said happily: "I used to hear the old men at home say that Lin Yuan There is a group of sages in the academy who like to sit around and talk about Taoism when they have nothing to do. After a quarrel, they will easily roll up their arms and sleeves to fight. I have always been a little regretful that I didn't have the opportunity to see it, but I didn't expect to see a replica here today. You guys really have the attitude of discussing Taoism, but it’s a pity that your level is still a little behind.”
This time, the three of them all turned to look at the source of the sound. Except for Chu Yuanxiao, who had already seen this girl Jiang, the remaining two people all had a flash of surprise in their eyes when they saw the girl's face.
Listening to Chu Yuanxiao greeting the girl, Chen Ji, who was standing not far away, flashed his eyes. Although he had never met Jiang Chenyu, he and Chen Shuang, who was also from Nanxizhou, had already hung out and talked about many things, so just It was the three words "Miss Jiang" that Chu Yuanxiao blurted out, which made him guess the identity of the lively girl.
On the contrary, Zhao Jicheng, who had an ugly face, after the initial surprise, narrowed his eyes and looked at the girl again and said, "Who are you?"
The girl in red raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "You don't care who I am."
Zhao Jicheng was not angry when he heard this. He glanced at Chu Yuanxiao, who was obviously acquainted with the girl. Then he bared his white teeth and said with a smile: "I heard what you said. Are you familiar with this guy?"
After saying that, without waiting for the girl to speak, he turned to look at Chu Yuanxiao and said sarcastically: "Chu, I heard before that you were having an affair with Li Yuyao from the Xihe Sword Sect, why did you turn around and do it again? I have chosen another one, have you decided which one of them is the bigger one and who is the younger one? Why didn’t I find out before that you have such a fate as a lonely star in the sky? You are quite lucky! I just don’t know that you are such a decapitated person. You short-lived ghost, how many more years do you have left to enjoy the blessings of all the people?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Yuanxiao, a poor young man whose expression changed suddenly, could get angry. The girl in red, who was sitting on the window sill of the thatched cottage with her legs crossed and her arms folded, just smiled and raised her eyebrows without saying anything, when she saw a bright light as big as Sun Xuanhe's sword light flew towards the door of the self-study school. As fast as lightning and as powerful as thunder, it went straight to the neck of Zhao Jicheng, who was speaking rudely. He directly used deadly methods and followed with it. There was an exciting and loud roar of a dragon rising into the sky!
In addition, there was a clear and cold voice following the sword light, "Since you think you have a long life, then I will grant it to you."
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