Chapter 156: Shiqiao Zen Yuan
The current situation between Great Zhou and Great Qin is no longer a simple struggle between countries.
The people are good too.
The imperial court is also good.
It’s also good to be in the world of immortality.
has long been involved in this war.
Everyone wants to achieve unification, but who will unify is very important.
Things like Da Qin's development of spies in Da Zhou are actually nothing to make a fuss about.
Just like Da Zhou...
How many people in Xianyang are Da Zhou's intelligence officers.
I'm afraid even the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty may not know it clearly.
Maybe not a lot, but definitely not less...
Chen Luo doesn't care about these things.
As far as I am concerned, in fact, it is almost as good as anyone who can unify them.
In terms of personal relationships, he and Da Zhou do have a relatively close relationship...
But back then, he and Da Zhou had already cut off the cause and effect.
Although Wu Zhao and Xiao Xiangning forcefully connected the cause and effect between themselves and Da Zhou.
But that's all.
He does not have the power to change the direction of a country.
At the same time, there is no power to unify the world.
Just like the goal Chen Luo set for himself when he traveled through time.
Alive...
sustaining...
without fighting or grabbing...
immortality.
Just be a passer-by in the world of mortals.
After all, he is just a eunuch with limited abilities.
Maybe one day.
Da Zhou really reached the edge of destruction.
He might take action.
But at that time, he would not be the one to save Dazhou... He would only leave a legacy of incense for the Xiao family.
Xiao Xiangning understands this and
Wu Zhao understands this.
Even the current Emperor Wu of Han understands.
And this was also their only hope.
This time Li Bai brought a lot of news. As he was going out to experience and was ready to become a guest in the world of mortals, naturally there would be a lot of gossip.
In addition to these, there is also news about Li Chungang.
I heard that he has entered the territory of Dazhou.
The Imperial Court of the Great Zhou Dynasty received the news, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty personally ordered the Jinyi Guards to be dispatched to greet him... At the same time, he ordered people from various sects in the Great Zhou Dynasty to assist Li Chungang.
We must ensure that Li Chungang returns to Kyoto safely.
"Although Li Chungang was the gatekeeper of the Great Zhou Tianwu Pagoda and guarded Kyoto during the Divine Immortal Rebellion, he didn't think it would make you, the Great Zhou Han Wu Emperor, take it so seriously. He even did not hesitate to dispatch all the Jinyi Guards to mobilize all the immortal cultivators across the country
. ...This specification cannot be described with a big movement."
Li Bai said.
His eyes were on Chen Luo.
Chen Luo naturally knew what he meant.
It's just that he has his own merit in this.
Chen Luo didn't refute.
Chen Luo also didn't expect that that little kid would care so much about him.
It’s not just Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
It seems that all the emperors in the past dynasties were like this.
Even today's Emperor Qin is like this.
Is this a naturally favorable physique?
Chen Luo muttered.
Some people are naturally easy to win the favor of others...do you happen to have this physique?
Now that I think about it, it's not bad.
A good person...
he is popular wherever he goes.
Naturally, I don't mind being a good old man.
Of course... the premise is that you don't plot against yourself. If you plot against yourself, that won't work.
However, these news are not the most important.
The most important thing is the commotion about the Great Wall in the North and the Borderless Sea in the South...
The so-called Great Wall in the North is the wall on the northern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which is hundreds of miles long and shrouded in heavy snow all year round.
Because it is to the north of the Great Zhou Dynasty and is the border between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Territory, it is called the Great Wall of the North.
The Boundless Sea in the South is the southernmost point of the Qin Dynasty. It is a vast ocean with no end in sight and has been shrouded in thick fog for a long time.
This sea is called the Boundless Sea...
Beyond the Boundless Sea is the land of Southern Border!
One north and one south.
One Great Wall, one boundless sea.
This is the boundary that Da Qin and Da Zhou have been guarding over the years.
No matter how tense the war between Da Zhou and Da Qin changes, the Great Wall Guards in the North and the Sealess Guards in the South will not be dispatched even if they are not forced to do so.
For hundreds of years, the only dispatch was the 20,000 Great Wall Guards that Emperor Jianwu brought back from the Northern Great Wall.
But after they came out, they never went back, and later they became the Red Flame Army.
Emperor Jianwu later raised an army of 50,000 people and replenished the Great Wall Guard Army...
for hundreds of years.
Be it the Great Wall in the north
or the boundless sea in the south.
It has always been relatively quiet.
Except for a period of commotion on the Great Wall in the North due to the awakening of the immortals and the arrival of the evil era decades ago, there is no more.
Even that commotion was only for a short period of time.
At this point, everything was calm again.
But now...
"Whether it's the Great Wall in the north or the boundless sea in the south, there seems to be a commotion."
Li Bai's face became a little serious: "This time, things seem to be a little serious."
Chen Luo frowned. stand up.
"Tell me about it?"
"On the other side of the Great Wall in the north, I heard that a frost giant has appeared... and there are also strange movements in the boundless sea in the south. We are worried that it may be a strange ghost!"
Chen Luo's mouth twitched.
Frost Giants...
White Walkers.
This news is really exciting.
It's just that whether it's the Frost Giants or the White Walkers, they all exist in legend.
According to what Li Bai meant, there was no news about them in ancient times...
I guess this is just a legend.
He did think that it was possible that the big demons fled into the Southern and Northern Territories, causing changes in the Southern and Northern Territories.
That's why there was a commotion at the border.
Chen Luo nodded.
This may be the best possibility...
The two chatted.
While eating roast duck.
It was as if those things just now were no longer important. Even if the sky fell, they would not be able to stop them from eating.
"Don't tell me, I haven't been back for several years, but the roast duck in Xianyang is still the same..."
Li Bai sighed with emotion.
"It tastes that good?"
"That tastes terrible."
Chen Luo: ...
Looking at the roast duck in his hand, Chen Luo suddenly felt that it didn't taste good anymore.
He's still quite picky.
I originally thought I could eat a little bit, but now that I heard what Li Bai said, I suddenly lost the taste.
"When I go to Yanjing one day, I'll treat you to Yanjing's roast duck. I heard that the roast duck there is good. I even wrote a poem about it. What do you think? Do you have any ideas?" "If you dare
, If you chant it, we guarantee that you won't be able to leave this courtyard..."
Li Bai: ...
If you don't listen, you won't listen.
This attitude is too bad.
After all, the old man was once a powerful Nascent Soul warrior in ancient times. Don’t you need to save face?
"By the way, are you familiar with him?"
Li Bai asked Chen Luo.
He was naturally pointing to the man under the willow tree on the stone bridge.
"I'm not very familiar with him. I gave him wine twice. What? Do you know him?"
How could the old man know? "
Li Bai shook his head: "If I knew, I wouldn't say that he is evil, but I think people who have stories about him... No, I am a little curious,"
Chen Luo nodded.
"Maybe one day he will tell his story. . "
If that day comes, please tell me! " "
Okay!" "
What Chen Luo didn't expect was that he would soon know the man's story.
Xiangwu two days later.
Xianyang City roared...
and within a short time, there was lightning and thunder.
Then there was a heavy downpour. .
Chen Luo stood at the door.
Looking away, next to the stone bridge, the man under the willow tree was still sitting there quietly.
Let the rain fall on him,
soaking his body.
There was a thunder and lightning explosion... ...
fell on the willow tree.
Chen Luo was not worried at all.
As expected.
The man was fine, and the willow tree was fine too...
The falling thunder and lightning seemed to have fallen on the water. Apart from causing some ripples, it had no impact. .
He is a practitioner. He
has good cultivation. He
is in the realm of foundation building.
Also...
He can sit there for so long without eating or drinking. Unless he has entered the foundation building, how can he do it?
Chen Luo thought for a moment.
Hold on. I took the umbrella, picked up the fishing basket, and grabbed the fishing rod.
Following the rain curtain ,
I walked towards the man. He sat next to the man. He
sat down cross-legged...
The umbrella flew into the air and was pinned to the willow tree, covering the fall of Chen. The rain falling on his body also shielded the man from some wind and rain.
He took out a pot of wine and the green gourd on his waist.
The wine was placed in front of the man.
He opened the green gourd.
He took a sip of the wine.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
The fish The rod was thrown out...
[You fished Long Lake under the curtain of rain, and you felt something in your heart, and the artistic conception was quite different... Your mood has been improved. Your
fishing experience has been improved.
Experience value +100!
PS: Rain Go fishing, no hooks, no wires, and your fishing life will be as comfortable as you want!]
When Chen Luo was fishing, the man didn't care at first.
But in the end he couldn't help but said.
"How to fish without hooks and wireless wires?" "
This is the first time I heard a man speak in the more than a month since I lived in Longhu.
His voice was a little hoarse.
It was full of vicissitudes of life.
It seemed like it had gone through countless years...
Chen Luo said lightly: "Who said you can't fish without hooks and without wires? "
He pointed to the lake.
In the lake,
a koi had jumped out of the lake... It stayed in mid-air, as if it had bitten an invisible fishhook.
Chen Luo stretched out his hand to untie the fish. , holding it in the palm of your hand.
"It will take the bait if it wants to, won't it? "
The man was stunned for a moment...
and then stopped talking.
He finally understood. What
this man was fishing was not the fish,
but himself.
With just a fishing rod, he made himself speak...
After all, he was not as good as him.
He He picked up the wine in front of him and drank it himself.
Chen Luo occasionally took a sip.
But everyone drank his own drink.
He caught his fish and he drank his wine. It was harmonious.
"My name is Shi Qiao! "
He said suddenly. Chen Luo said: "Chen Luo..."
"I know you.
Shiqiao said: "Some things have happened in recent times. Although I am sitting here and have not left, I know a little bit about the things in Xianyang. I have heard a little bit about the Zhou Dynasty not fighting for father-in-law! "
"It's good. It saves some steps of self-introduction. " "
Chen Luo smiled.
He was quite proud of himself.
Is this an indisputable name that everyone in the world knows?
That's really great.
Now when I go out, I really don't have to worry about encountering that kind of villain who will come up and fight me. The plot is over.
“Want to hear a story? "
Ishibashi said.
Chen Luo was stunned for a moment.
Then under Shiqiao's puzzled gaze, he put away his fishing rod.
A small table was taken out of the storage bag.
I took out a plate of peanuts.
A plate of melon seeds.
A plate of beef.
Wine... was placed on the table.
He even grabbed a handful of "meaning" from the air, rubbed it on the "meaning" for a while, and a small wine glass was formed.
Pour the wine into a wine glass.
When everything was ready, Chen Luo said: "Okay, you can tell your story!"
Shi Qiao looked at Chen Luo in front of him, who was cracking melon seeds, eating peanuts, and occasionally sipping a drink, and the expression on his face began to change. It felt a little unnatural.
Probably, I might have regretted my decision to tell my story.
It’s just that you can’t take back what you said.
So...
he took another sip of wine.
His eyes became a little blurred, became deep, and finally became full of tenderness.
"I'm waiting for someone..."
...
Ishiqiao's story is actually very simple.
Not to mention tragic.
It can't be said to be earth-shattering.
Not to mention something that makes people shed tears.
Ishibashi was originally a monk who cultivated in Lingquan Temple. After his spiritual energy revived, he awakened the memory of his previous life!
According to the original plan, he should practice hard, strive to enter the immortal path, and seek immortality.
However, just when he went down the mountain to practice and prepare to compete for incense.
He met a woman.
The woman was just an ordinary girl, but she was the most beautiful and most admired woman Shiqiao had ever seen in his life.
Even if she is a fairy in the world of immortality, she is not as good as her.
Perhaps, this is love at first sight, love at first sight.
He fell in love with her.
She likes him too.
For this reason, he even gave up his lifelong Tao and lifelong practice.
Even though the two of them are from completely different worlds.
Even though Shiqiao is destined to be unable to grow old with her.
But he never regretted it.
Unfortunately, the story never ends happily.
He made an appointment with her to meet here...
he's here!
But she didn't show up.
So...
he waited here, and waited until now.
"How many years have you been waiting?"
"I don't know..."
Shi Qiao said, "Maybe thirty years, maybe fifty years, maybe eighty years, I can't remember."
Chen Luo was silent.
Xu Jiu said: "You love her very much."
"Yes!"
"Have you ever thought that maybe she is no longer in this world? She is just a mortal after all..."
Shiqiao was silent.
No words were spoken.
After a long while, he said: "I can wait... she will appear eventually."
"Maybe."
After death, there is a chance of reincarnation, but the chance is too slim.
"But after three hundred years of reincarnation, you may not be able to get even one look."
Chen Luo's words did not sound pleasant.
But it's true!
He was very lucky and met Ji Bao and Zheng Sanbao.
But not everyone is himself.
How could it be so easy in the vast sea of people?
Shiqiao fell silent again.
"The abbot of Lingquan Temple came here once, and he once asked me a question.
He asked me how much I like that woman."
"How do you answer?"
"I would like to turn into a stone bridge and be blown by the wind for five hundred years. Five hundred years of sunshine, five hundred years of rain, just asking her to pass by the bridge."
This time, Chen Luo was silent.
He said no more.
He just picked up the wine and toasted him.
Shi Qiao didn't speak either... he
leaned there quietly,
his eyes still on the stone bridge,
he was waiting,
waiting for that woman to appear...
From
that day on, Chen Luo never looked back. I have never looked for Shiqiao again.
Sometimes I just look at it from a distance.
No longer close.
Li Bai was filled with emotion after hearing his story, but he didn't understand why Chen Luo never went near that place again.
He didn't even want to chat.
Chen Luo told him that it wasn't that he didn't want to.
But feel ashamed.
Li Bai didn't understand...
Chen Luo didn't explain either.
Perhaps, he was afraid of tarnishing his Shiqiao Zen connection!
So...
every time he saw the stone bridge, Chen Luo couldn't help but go to Fangxuan Pavilion that day, looking for the faint comfort in Miss Shixuan.
Love is too tiring.
He, Chen Luo, will never become an infatuated person after all.
Amitabha!
...
Eight years of Hanwu.
This day.
Chen Luo stood in the yard.
Practicing Tai Chi.
In recent days, he seems to have been vaguely exposed to the shadow of Tai Chi, so Chen Luo has been practicing Tai Chi very diligently during this period of time.
Not long after Chen Luo practiced.
A little boy came into the yard.
He came to Chen Luo's side gently and
saluted: "Sir..."
his voice was a little low.
With some restraint.
"I brought you some hand cakes. Do you want to eat them now or later?"
The man was eight or nine years old.
Not too old.
He looks pretty good.
It's just that his health is a little poor and he looks a little weak.
Chen Luo met him on the street half a year ago. At that time, he was quite embarrassed.
Chen Luoben didn't pay attention to him.
But after thinking about it, I brought him back.
Treated his wounds.
So far.
He became a frequent visitor to the hospital.
Morning, noon and evening, everyone comes to say hello.
Until a few days later, a guest came to the courtyard,
Da Qin Ying Yiren.
The child knelt in front of him and called his father...
Chen Luo sighed slightly at that time.
It can be regarded as knowing the identity of the child: the second son of the Emperor of Qin: Ying Shi.
That guy who Emperor Qin said said the prince was weak and should encourage himself.
Only then did Chen Luo realize that he was being bullied because he had offended the son of an official in the DPRK...
So.
Chen Luo didn't want to talk anymore.
There is actually some reason why Ying Yiren doesn't like him.
The Emperor of Qin did not discuss winning the world with Chen Luo.
I just chatted with Chen Luo about home affairs.
By the way, I told Chen Luo something: Old Master Ning of Yushan Academy died... Now the dean of the academy is Ning Shuan.
Chen Luo was very calm when he heard the news.
He had already been mentally prepared.
The time is almost up.
After all, the old guy couldn't bear the loneliness and wanted to go underground.
fine.
At least he no longer needs to be upset about the God-given Year.
Listening to Ying Shi's words, Chen Luo did not stop practicing Tai Chi.
He just asked: "Did you add sausage to the hand cakes?"
Yingshi said respectfully:
"I added sausage and an extra egg. I know that Mr. likes spicy food, so I added more chili peppers." "
I'm interested. Put it on the table and eat it after the boxing practice is over."
"Okay!"
Yingshi nodded,
carefully placed the cake on the table, and then came to Chen Luo's side.
Stand side by side with him.
Learn from Chen Luo.
I practiced Tai Chi in a decent manner.
He didn't know what kind of boxing technique it was or
what the benefits of practicing it were...
but he knew that practicing it was the right thing to do.
It's always good for him...
Chen Luo didn't care about Ying Shi.
He has been with her for half a year. In the past six months, rain or shine, he has learned to fish and practice boxing by himself every day.
Even when he was cleaning the yard, he also learned from it.
Chen Luo didn't stop him either.
This little guy is good at everything, but he is slow to understand and slow to learn.
Chen Luo didn't say anything. Everyone has their own talents...
Besides, it's better to slow down.
Too fast is not necessarily a good thing.
The boxing practice ended...
Chen Luo closed his boxing.
Over there, Ying Shi had already brought the towel over to wash Chen Luo's face.
There was a hint of wink.
Chen Luo was somewhat satisfied.
This little guy is good...
he likes it.
He picked up the hand cake and ate it. The hand cake was also good...
but Chen Luo quickly couldn't eat it anymore.
Plop.
Yingshi knelt directly in front of Chen Luo.
He knocked his head to the ground.
"Please sir, accept me as your disciple..."
Chen Luo fell silent and slowly put the hand cake back on the table.
"How much does this hand cake cost? We'll
pay it back to you... I'll calculate the service fees for the past six months later. We won't take advantage of you."
Damn it.
This hand-grabbing cake makes you want to bite your teeth!
Yingshi:...
(End of this chapter)