In Xishu, Gu Xiaotian experienced for the first time what it means to be idle.
Since the last meeting with Leng Lingfeng, Gu Xiaotian has stopped taking any action, but he has not taken any action, and the Leng family has not taken any action.
All was calm.
Gu Xiaotian wanders aimlessly on the street every day. Otherwise, he hides in the inn and studies the page.
Now he has two pages of paper. Gu Xiaotian tried to use the same method to decipher these two pages, but to no avail.
Obviously, the page Leng Lingfeng gave was different from the one given by Sun Gusheng.
Ziyang's three little Taoist priests also lived with Gu Xiaotian during this period. Gu Xiaotian also looked for these three little Taoist priests on the way, maybe they can give some inspiration.
But after Ziyang read those two pages, he didn't even dare to touch them. He just shook his head and said that the mystery here was too great and they couldn't figure it out based on their level.
Otherwise, these three little Taoist priests are in the same lineage as Zhao Qi. They can obviously explain it in the simplest way, but they have to beat around the bush and let people understand it on their own.
Gu Xiaotian had no choice but to give up.
During these days, Gu Xiaotian also figured out the start and end times of Yuren Academy. Every time during class, he would sneak in over the wall and go to the dilapidated brick building.
Fortunately, Leng Lingfeng is a scholar and has written quite a lot of books. Gu Xiaotian once asked Leng Lingfeng what he thought of the words "Heaven and Earth, the top of ghosts and gods."
Leng Lingfeng could only smile awkwardly, saying that the heaven and earth are nothing more than the gate of heaven, but that is not accurate. If the comfort and the good life now are, it can also be called heaven and earth.
However, Leng Lingfeng told Gu Xiaotian a lot about the four words "Peak of Ghosts and Gods". People often say that after Qiufei is the peak of martial arts, but some people have figured out that there is another level above Qiufei, which is ghosts and gods.
As for why they are called ghosts and gods, it may depend on how they choose later.
Whether to walk into the devil's path and become a ghost, or walk into heaven and become a god, is all a matter of one thought.
But ghosts and gods are not equal to immortals.
In other words, ghosts and gods are like the strongest warriors in the world.
And being at the top of ghosts and gods means being invincible in the world.
Leng Lingfeng also brought Gu Xiaotian many books about recording ghosts and gods, a full stack, but each book only mentioned a few symbolic sentences. After all, ghosts and gods have always been legends and no one has seen them with their own eyes.
After these days of painstaking research, Gu Xiaotian has gained something. From the page given by Sun Gusheng, Gu Xiaotian saw a line of text for the first time.
It's a poem, only the first half of it.
"When the peach and plum blossoms bloom, the sycamore leaves fall."
Moreover, these two lines of poetry are not on the same line, but are scattered on the paper. The first line is high at the top, but the latter line is on the left.
Gu Xiaotian himself thought about the meaning of these two poems for several days, but he still couldn't think of a way out, so he had to go to Leng Lingfeng again.
Inside the Education Academy.
After Gu Xiaotian finished telling Leng Lingfeng the content of these two poems in the brick house, Leng Lingfeng closed his eyes, as if sleeping and thinking.
Gu Xiaotian stared blankly at Leng Lingfeng. After a long time, Leng Lingfeng opened his eyes and said, "There seems to be some clues, but I don't know if it is right."
Gu Xiaotian hurriedly said: "Don't worry about whether it's right or not, let's talk about it first."
Leng Lingfeng said: "Take half of each peach and wu to form the word "lin"."
"Forest?!"
Gu Xiaotian was a little shocked.
Among the people he knew, if his surname was Lin, and he was related to immortals, he would probably be the only one left who still buried his sword in the sword tomb, Lin Shan.
Gu Xiaotian groped his chin, did these two poems actually refer to Lin Shan?
But no matter how you say it, it doesn't make sense. Lin Shan has not yet entered the martial arts. He is just a sword buryer. Why go to such trouble to write two obscure poems?
Leng Lingfeng shook his head and said, "If the surname is really Lin, it would be simple. But just now you said that these two lines of poetry are not consecutive, but in order."
Gu Xiaotian nodded.
"That's a bit strange. Logically speaking, poetry writing is all about neatness. Even ordinary people are all about going up and down. How come it's so weird?"
For a while, the two of them really didn't understand why they had to arrange it this way.
After all, neither of them knew who actually wrote the content on this page, let alone guessing about the poet's thoughts.
Gu Xiaotian changed the topic and asked, "The Leng family hasn't done anything these days?"
Leng Lingfeng said calmly: "Don't rush for a while. Brother never likes people who put eggs in the same basket. Just because he doesn't make any move towards you right now doesn't mean he doesn't care about you."
Gu Xiaotian became interested, "That means the Leng family is finally ready to take action."
Leng Lingfeng nodded and said: "Based on what we know so far, the action should only be taken in the past few days, but the specific method it will be used is not yet clear."
"You didn't find out?"
"No, recently the eldest brother often hides himself in the house. Except for the eldest sister-in-law, even the eldest brother's son is not allowed to enter."
Gu Xiaotian frowned and couldn't help but feel chills running down his spine.
Now it seems that what Gu Xiaotian was worried about before was a bit too much. The Leng family is not planning to ignore Gu Xiaotian, but is planning a bigger plan.
"I have to be more careful lately. I always feel like my eldest brother has discovered me."
Leng Lingfeng said to himself: "I'm afraid all the ghosts that have been hiding will appear in the near future."
Gu Xiaotian nodded and said, "It's a good thing if they all come out."
Leng Lingfeng stood up and threw the wad of paper on which he had just written the poem into the small stove nearby. Watching the wad of paper burn into ashes, he whispered: "There is a tea stall at the gate of the city, and an old gentleman occasionally comes there. , maybe he has some way to decipher these two poems, if you are willing, you can try your luck."
The two of them left the brick house one after another. After walking out of the brick house, Leng Lingfeng went to the alley again.
However, this time, he stayed in the alley for a long time and didn't come out until dark.
Even though it was night, his pale face looked so clear in the dark night. He leaned against the wall and waited for half an hour before he sorted out his clothes and walked back to Leng Mansion.
Gu Xiaotian followed Leng Lingfeng's words and came to the tea stall at the gate of the city.
It's just that the business of this tea stall seems to be not very good. After sitting there for a whole morning, except for some officers and soldiers who would come to the tea stall to rest for a while and drink a sip of tea, there was no one else.
When these officers and soldiers saw Gu Xiaotian, they just showed disgust on their faces, but they also knew that fighting Gu Xiaotian was really asking for death, and they could only let Gu Xiaotian sit at the tea stall.
But he still reported the news to his superiors. After the superiors received it, they still did not provide a solution, so the matter ended like this.
The owner of the tea stall had a kind face and was considered to be the person who didn’t hate Gu Xiaotian that much in the city. At this time, he came to Gu Xiaotian’s table with his own pickled pickles. After putting down a stack, he said with a smile: "Little brother, I see You've been sitting at this tea stall all morning, observing the soldiers in this city?"
The boss is also upright and asks these topics directly as soon as he comes up.
Gu Xiaotian looked at this upright boss and felt a little funny. He shook his head and said: "Those soldiers are nothing in my eyes. If I observe them, I might as well find a place to sleep happily. It's more cost-effective." "
The boss sat down opposite Gu Xiaotian and whispered: "What are you doing, little brother? Everyone in the city hates you. If you stay here all the time, are you really not afraid of trouble?"
Gu Xiaotian chuckled.
Trouble, he wished someone would trouble him.
I just have some free time these days, so I can beat two people to relieve my boredom.
Gu Xiaotian asked with concern: "Boss, do you usually have many people coming to your tea stall?"
The boss shook his head, "Not that many. Except for the officers and soldiers, those who have just entered the city, there are not many people here to rest here."
"Besides those people, are there any regulars?"
The boss thought for a while, then suddenly slapped his thigh and said hurriedly: "There is indeed one, but it's inappropriate to say he is a regular customer. He doesn't come often, but every time he comes to the city, he always comes to my tea stall to sit for a while. I also I talked to him a lot."
As he said that, the boss took out a sachet from his pocket and said with a smile: "That man looks like an expert. He gave me this sachet and I keep it with me all the time."
The moment he saw the sachet, Gu Xiaotian suddenly frowned.
After all, the boss is not a warrior. He doesn't know what mysteries are in this sachet. He just thinks that the man is an expert and the things he gives will not be bad, so he regards him as a talisman.
But Gu Xiaotian discovered that the scent coming from the sachet was somewhat similar to the scent on the page.
Gu Xiaotian stretched out his hand and said, "Can you show me this sachet?"
The boss quickly waved his hand, "No, no, this sachet is a talisman. How can I let others touch it casually?"
With a bang, Gu Xiaotian smashed his money bag on the table.
Seeing so much money, the boss's eyes lit up.
Just by hearing the sound, I knew that the purse must be full.
Seeing that the boss was still a little confused, Gu Xiaotian took out another two taels of silver from his pocket and threw it on the table.
The boss then relented and said, "I can show it to you, but you have to be careful, don't let me damage it."
Gu Xiaotian agreed wholeheartedly, and when he was about to reach out and take the sachet, someone from behind said, "If you touch someone else's amulet, aren't you afraid of bringing bad luck to yourself?"
The boss happened to see the man, stood up quickly, and said happily: "Master, why are you here when you are free?"
The expert glanced at Gu Xiaotian mysteriously and said with a smile: "I noticed something, so I came over to take a look. Now it seems that arriving early is better than arriving by chance."
Soon, the master sat down, and the boss immediately went to pour tea for the master.
Looking at the expert opposite, Gu Xiaotian couldn't help but frown.
What kind of expert is this? At least in his impression, an expert should not look like this.
He was unshaven and unkempt, and the clothes on his body looked like they had not been washed properly for some time. He was wearing a pair of worn-out walking shoes and was carrying a fish in his hand.
The master finished the bowl of tea and gave the fish to the boss. He said that there was something important today and asked the boss to stew the fish and make fish soup.
After the boss went to work, the expert smiled and said, "Are you curious?"
Gu Xiaotian was startled and asked, "Do you know what I am thinking?"
The expert shook his head, pointed at Gu Xiaotian's face and said, "There's no need to guess, your thoughts are written on your face and can be read."
"Are you a scholar?"
"It doesn't count."
"Then you are a warrior?"
Gu Xiaotian has noticed that there is Qi flowing in this expert's body, even very strong.
The expert shook his head again and said, "Whether you are a warrior or a scholar seems to be very important in your eyes, but in my eyes, both are the same."
