Lin Lin lobbied to take Jiang Jianxue to play, but he unexpectedly refused. This scholar was quite brave. Lin Linyou couldn't help but feel a little awe-inspiring for him.
After stopping and walking, traveling day and night, they arrived in Changzhou two days later and the two parted ways.
Jiang Jianxue originally wanted to invite Lin Linyou to stay at home for a few days to show his friendship as a landlord, but Lin Linyou declined.
Although there was no need to rush to see Zhu Youxi, thinking that the scholar was going back to quarrel, Lin Linyou, as a royal guard, would not be able to get involved in the quarrels of the butts. Jiang Jianxue did have her own little idea. She wanted Lin Linyou to wear a Feiyu suit and an embroidered spring knife to give him support.
"Xiao Jiang, remember, in life, you have to rely on yourself for many things." Lin Linyou patted him on the shoulder, but still took out ten taels of silver and gave it to him, "You must rely on yourself!"
Jiang Jianxue refused again and again.
Lin Linyou pretended to be angry and said, "Don't be a mother-in-law, if you dare to stop me, I'll beat you up!"
Jiang Jianxue had no choice but to accept it, feeling moved in her heart. Although Mr. Lin always teased him, he still had a good heart.
"Hey, I don't have anyone to rely on!" He held the silver tightly.
“Then become someone that others can rely on.”
Neither the Feiyu suit nor the Xiuchundao were worn, and the instructions from above were for a private visit incognito.
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After parting ways with Lin Linyou, Jiang Jianxue walked home alone. This place was still dozens of miles away from home. Although he had the ten taels of silver Lin Linyou gave him in his pocket, he was reluctant to spend it. It was only a few dozen miles away. It's just a short walk, but it's already past noon, and if you're trekking over mountains and ridges, you'll probably have to get there early the next morning.
When he was thirsty, he drank mountain spring water. When he was hungry, he ate the dry food in his bag. He walked for several miles under the scorching sun. When Jiang saw the snow, he couldn't walk anymore. He was so hot that he was sweating all over, so he found a place to sit in the shade of a tree. Down.
The weather in this hot summer changes at a moment's notice. The sun was shining brightly and the sky was clear just now, but at some point, dark clouds came over and heavy rain poured down in an instant.
Dark clouds threaten to destroy the city...
Jiang Jianxue stood up in a hurry and stumbled into a ruined temple halfway up the mountain.
Unexpectedly, someone was already lying in the ruined temple. When he heard the sound, he sat up. He was an old man in his fifties or sixties. He was dressed in a costume that was neither monk nor Taoist. He looked nondescript.
"Old man, I'm sorry to bother you. It's windy and rainy outside. I'll take shelter from the rain in Guibao. I'll leave when the rain stops." Jiang Jianxue shook his wet clothes and couldn't help but feel that he had disturbed the old man's sleep.
The old man grinned: "This land is not my land. You can stay as long as you want and as long as you want."
"Thank you, father-in-law." Jiang Jianxue saluted, found a corner and sat down, opened the book basket and saw that the books inside were all wet, so he quickly took them out to dry.
When I got the "Secret Notes of the Crane Controller", I was shocked. I came out in a hurry and forgot to give it back to Lin Linyou! He blushed and was about to put the book back in the basket when a skinny hand reached over and snatched the book away.
"You are such a talented scholar that you dare to read banned books." The old man flipped through the book, "How courageous you are!"
"Give it back...Give it back to me. This is not mine, it belongs to a friend of mine!" Jiang Jianxue said anxiously, raising his hands to grab the book back.
"Looking at your blushing like this, you must be in the body of a boy. It's so good!"
"..." Jiang Jianxue was shocked, recalling the fear of being stabbed in the back by beggars and monks...
The old man threw the book away: "This book is not good to read. This book of mine..." As he said that, he took out a book called "White Lotus Morning Confession" and "The Sutra of the Birth of the Great and Little Ming Kings". "My two books are the only ones that look good!"
"I also had this book before." Jiang Jianxue blurted out while looking at the "White Lotus Morning Confession".
"Oh, then why is it gone now?" The old man was a little surprised when he heard this.
"Being...burned by my friend." Jiang Jianxue answered truthfully.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!" the old man said with a smile, "It's really a God-given fate! If you like this book, I will give it to you, how about it?"
"No...I don't like it." Jiang Jianxue waved her hands.
"Hehe." The old man didn't force himself. He knelt down and looked at Jiang Jianxue carefully, "Little brother, I think you are destined to me. How about I accept you as my disciple?"
"Accept me as your disciple?" Jiang Jianxue was flustered by him and shrank back, "What can you teach me?"
"I'm not very capable. I know how to detect winds in Mai, Fuluan and fortune, turn disaster into good luck, and look for dragons and Kanyu!"
"It's just fortune telling!" Jiang Jianxue said, shaking his head, "I don't want to learn."
"I think you, kid, are going to have a bloody disaster in the near future!" said the old man. "It's best not to go home these days. You should go in the opposite direction away from home. The farther you go, the better!"
This old man seems to have some skills! When Jiang Jianxue went home this time, she felt uneasy and had a bad feeling.
But I guess the old man saw it from his worried face. Such alchemists are the best at reading people's brows and playing tricks on them.
"If you don't want to learn, I won't force you." The old man said, "I can also slay demons and subjugate them. I think you are weak and weak, so you are most likely to attract monsters. It is better to avoid such ruined temples. Usually, there are no less Have you met?"
He really got it right! Jiang Jianxue couldn't help but waver in his heart, but the teachings from the sages' books still made him firmly reject the old man.
"Who are you?" Curiosity drove him to ask.
"That's easy to say!" the old man said, patting his chest, "I learned from Maoshan, and now I travel around the world, focusing on defeating demons and eliminating harm for the people! You can call me Taoist Yi Wei, but don't call me husband... I think you are around Zhengqi, you really don’t want to accept me as your teacher?”
"Thanks to the Taoist Priest for your love, Xiaosheng feels that..."
"Forget it! It seems that the fate has not come yet. When the fate comes, you will naturally beg me to accept you as my disciple! Hahaha——"
The laughter of a Taoist priest echoed in the small mountain temple.
When the rain stopped, Jiang Jianxue was so frightened by his laughter that he hurriedly picked up the books on the ground, stuffed them into the book basket, put the book basket on his back, bowed to Taoist Yi Cui, and quickly escaped...
…
Commander Yuan Jiang personally summoned Yang Fang.
"Yang Xiaoqi, I have always been aware of your ability." Yuan Jiang said, "It's not your fault that you can't develop your ambition."
Wang Qian and Li Chun from one thousand households and solemnly from one hundred households were all present. They were sitting. Yang Fang could only stand at the foot of the steps and bow in order, listening respectfully to the speeches.
"At the beginning, being able to single-handedly kill the rebels should have earned me some merit, but I was sent to the elephant training center as a punishment," Yuan Jiang continued, "Do you know why?"
"I don't dare to do it because of my humble position, I deceived the superior officials, made my own decisions, greedy for merit and rushed forward, and lost ten brothers in vain." Yang Fang bowed and replied.
"It's normal for a general to achieve great success and die." Yuan Jiang said, "You have the ability, you can't control the troops with compassion, and your methods are ruthless and tough! It's just because you haven't met the right person. Of course. You are such a small flag, you are really undermining your talents!"
"Thank you, sir." Yang Fang said obediently.
"Come forward and sit down!"
Yang Fang thanked him and stepped forward to sit down.
Yuan Jiang stopped talking to him now, and turned to Qianhu Wang Qian: "So Chen E, is there any news?"
Wang Qian said: "I found him. He is hiding in the Yamen of Anchasi."
Yuan Jiang nodded: "Zhejiang Inspector Zhou Xin is not an easy person to deal with now. We come directly to ask for people. I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult... Yang Xiaoqi?"
Yang Fang quickly put down the tea cup in his hand, stood up and said, "My subordinate is here."
"Did you meet Chen E at the elephant training center?"
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