Hearing this, Zhu Wanqing felt slightly disappointed, but then felt relieved.
If everyone could do such unnatural things, then the world would not be in chaos.
"Godfather, who knows your secret?" Zhu Wanqing asked.
"It's just a small number." Li Qing said, "I didn't want to let you know so soon, but I have to go to many places this time and it will take a long time."
Li Hong breathed a long sigh of relief. It was only now that he reluctantly accepted the reality and said, "Godfather, does that mean... you can always stay like this?"
"Who knows?" Li Qing laughed to himself, his tone helpless and sad, "Immortality is not a good thing."
"My child understands..." Li Hong sighed. Today, he finally understood why his godfather always showed a strong sense of loneliness inadvertently.
He used to wonder why his godfather always looked unhappy, and nothing seemed to make him happy from the bottom of his heart, but now, he understands everything.
So...he felt bad.
Zhu Wanqing suddenly said: "My godfather is a god who comes from heaven to help the country and alleviate the sufferings of the people."
Li Hong was stunned for a moment, then he understood his wife's meaning and agreed, "Yes, that's true."
Only immortals can keep people in awe enough to eliminate greed from the root!
Li Qing nodded with a smile: "Well, that's fine too."
…
After taking off the mask, Li Qing didn't want to wear it anymore, so he simply stayed in another courtyard.
Living in this courtyard where he had lived for a long time.
This courtyard has always been a restricted area in the house, and servants dare not approach it without permission. Li Qing is very pure, and he also likes purity.
He usually writes books or has a drink with his godson. Zhu Qizhen often brings wine and food to eat and drink and talk about the past.
In a flash, it’s Chinese New Year again.
On New Year's Eve, before the vigil had even begun, Qian couldn't stand it any longer and went to bed early.
Zhu Qizhen, Li Hong, and Zhu Wanqing's family came to the small courtyard with wine and food, and called out to Li Qing who had fallen asleep.
Li Hong started the stove, and Zhu Wanqing put out wine, vegetables, fruits and snacks, and was very busy.
Li Qing looked tired: "Didn't I tell you not to worry about me? I told you I didn't want to celebrate the New Year..."
He really doesn’t want to stay up late during the New Year.
"My godfather is leaving soon, so why don't you have a good drink?" Zhu Wanqing said with a smile, "Young man, please be more energetic."
She poured wine for Li Qing, then poured it for her father and husband in turn, and raised her glasses: "I wish my godfather a safe trip and everything goes well, cheers!"
"Cheers!" Zhu Qizhen and Li Hong also raised their glasses.
Not wanting to spoil his mood, Li Qing raised his glass and clinked it with them, "Cheers."
As soon as the glass was put down, Zhu Wanqing immediately filled it up and said, "My godfather is leaving this time. I don't know when I will see him again. I must have a good time tonight."
Li Qingwaner: "I have no problem, but you... I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it."
"Daddy, you are looking down on me," Li Hong patted his chest, "My kid has a good drinking capacity."
After a pause, "Master Taishan is even more powerful!"
"You said something humane this time." Zhu Qizhen hummed and said proudly: "Girl, give it to daddy!"
"Okay dad."
Drinking wine one glass at a time...
"Ding!" The wine glass fell to the wooden board and swirled in circles. Zhu Qizhen fell headlong onto the plate and fell unconscious.
Li Hong was even worse than him, snoring under the table.
Zhu Wanqing didn't drink too much, but she was obviously drunk. She was light-headed and dizzy. She fell to the ground as soon as she got up, her bright eyes lost focus.
Li Qing leaned on the chair and played with the wine glass. The water and wine in the glass reflected the candlelight, clearly reflecting his handsome and young face, which made him feel a little strange.
After a long while, he sighed softly, drank the wine in his glass, stood up and walked out.
"Uncle Li, where are you going?" Zhu Wanqing was relatively awake and asked hurriedly.
"I'm a little bored, let's go out and get some fresh air." Li Qing finished his sentence and walked out.
…
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Hou Mansion was full of joy, but a little less lively.
Li Qing is not here.
Li Hong was in a depressed mood and had completely lost his enthusiasm for the New Year. Zhu Wanqing also felt a touch of sadness, feeling depressed and unspeakably sad.
"Dad, Uncle Li just left like this?" She couldn't accept this way of parting.
Zhu Qizhen sighed softly: "He hasn't left. The person I found for him is still there. He just... went to see his old friend."
"Old friend?" Zhu Wanqing was stunned for a moment, "Is it Grandpa Li Jinglong, or... Liang Guogong Lan Yu?"
Li Hong stood up and said in a loud voice: "I'll go find him. I'm not home for the Chinese New Year and have a good time..."
"You boy, stop!" Zhu Qizhen snorted, "Who is he? He needs your comfort. If he is not strong enough, how can he survive until now?
I don’t need you yet! "
Li Hong stagnated and sat down angrily.
Zhu Wanqing smoothed things over and said, "Brother Hong, don't be sad. My godfather won't leave without saying goodbye. It's better not to disturb him."
…
A few days passed and Li Qing still didn't come back. Li Hong was a little anxious and still wanted to find his godfather.
This time of separation, the reunion was far away. Li Hong couldn't stop it, but he also wanted to get together before leaving.
Zhu Qizhen still refused to let him go, saying: "Don't take yourself too seriously, his world is not just about you."
He took a breath and said, "Besides, you can't find him!"
"Dad, do you know where he went?"
"Yeah, but you'd better not disturb him," Zhu Qizhen sighed, "just wait until he comes back."
Li Hong had no choice but to ask: "Father-in-law, you can always tell me what my godfather did, right?"
Zhu Qizhen was silent for a moment and said, "It depends on his wife."
"Madam?" Zhu Wanqing was dumbfounded, "Is the godfather married?"
Li Hong was also confused, "Why didn't I know?"
"Of course you don't know!" Zhu Qizhen snorted.
Zhu Wanqing became interested in gossip and asked curiously: "Dad, isn't my godfather's wife very beautiful?"
Zhu Qizhen's face heated up and he said coquettishly, "Actually, I don't know either, but I heard Mr. Zhang accidentally say that his three wives all died during the Xuande Dynasty, and later, he went out of office.
It wasn't until the fifth year of Zhengtong that he entered the court again, and you generally know what happened after that. "
"It turns out that Li Shucheng played a house." Zhu Wanqing murmured, and then sighed: "No wonder he never got married. It must be his wife's departure that made him very sad..."
As she said this, she also became sad.
She has someone she likes, and she can empathize with how uncomfortable it would be for her loved one to leave.
"Brother Hong, you can't walk in front of me in the future." She said with a tearful voice.
Li Hong's throat was hoarse, and he sucked his lips together for a long time before saying, "Okay."
"Bah, bah, bah! If you say something unlucky like this during the Chinese New Year, you're going to be beaten, right?" Zhu Qi said angrily, "I'm still here. What you young people said about life and death, you are really bastards!"
"Daddy..."
"Okay, let's celebrate the New Year today, let's not talk about these unhappy things." Zhu Qizhen waved his hand, "Don't worry, he will definitely come back before he leaves."
The young couple looked at each other, both looking miserable...
The days passed, and Li Qing never came back.
Until the day of eating Lantern Festival, Zhu Qizhen called the young couple and sighed: "Let's go, your godfather is leaving, go and see him again."
"My godfather isn't coming back?"
"Let's go, husband." Zhu Wanqing said, "My godfather has to dress up again when he comes back. Don't let him get into trouble. Let's go see him."
Li Hong sighed silently and nodded: "Then let's go."
~
Zuixian Tower, elegant room.
Li Qing took out three prescriptions, corresponding to the three stages of conditioning Qian's body, and then handed the Tianshi Pill to Li Hong.
Then, he took out another book of breathing techniques and said:
"Talent is the most important thing in martial arts training, but you don't have it. This is the breath adjustment method specially written by your godfather for you. Combined with this Tianshi Dan, you may be able to become one of the masters in the family. Navy battles are even more dangerous. Don’t be lazy.”
"Yes, my child has remembered it." Li Hong solemnly put away the elixirs and martial arts books, lifted his robe, knelt down, and kowtowed respectfully.
Zhu Wanqing also knelt down with her husband and kowtowed to Li Qing.
Li Qing accepted the gift and said to Zhu Qizhen, "Everyone has made arrangements?"
"It's just downstairs, a good sailor." Zhu Qizhen nodded, "By the way, sir, won't you take the Zheng He chart with you?"
"I won't bring it with me anymore. I have made rubbings of sketches of the places I want to go." Li Qing explained and told, "The sea chart must be kept intact. You may need it one day."
"I understand!" Zhu Qizhen nodded, "Do you have any other instructions, sir?"
Li Qing chuckled and shook his head: "I'm leaving."
"Are you so anxious, godfather?"
Li Qing smiled: "What's the point of staying a little longer? Let's go!"
…
Li Qing and his party set out from Jinling and after arriving in Ningbo, they changed the land route to water route and crossed the ocean to Japan.
Since there was no monsoon at this time of year, the journey was not fast. Although the waterway was smooth, it took more than a month.
At the end of February in the twelfth year of Chenghua, Li Qing landed in Kagoshima.
After landing, we found a farmhouse nearby and stayed temporarily.
He was not in a hurry to leave, and was going to learn about the current national conditions of Japan first. It was also at this time that Li Qing was lucky to have brought a guide.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to understand the series of blah blah blah blahs.
The head of this household is a miner leader with more than 20 workers under him. His life is relatively prosperous. He has several wives, servants, and several houses.
It is said to be a house, but in fact it is just a few wooden houses. It is very simple, but relatively speaking, this house is considered good in the neighborhood.
However, Li Qing has never been picky, as long as he has a place to settle down, and he doesn't come here to enjoy happiness.
This time he brought a total of six guides, all of whom had settled in Jinling, and their loyalty was trustworthy. He asked five guides to explore the situation in this area, leaving one to learn foreign languages.
It is quite important to master a foreign language. It is very inconvenient to have to have someone translate everything.
Li Qing thought that when he went to other countries in the future, he would also need to become proficient in the local language.
Don’t worry about too much planning...
On this day, the master of the house, who had never shown up, led a group of strong but generally short men to Li Qing's room.
