Not long after, the city gate of Shangjing was opened, and some pursuers came out. Hearing the commotion, they finally reached an agreement and rode east to the Golden Snake Camp.
Along the way, Song Qingshu was most worried that Ah Zi's identity would be exposed. Fortunately, the little demon girl's acting skills were excellent, and she fooled the two old Jianghu men without the slightest suspicion.
Of course, this was also the reason why the father and son were not on guard. Otherwise, no matter how good Ah Zi's acting was, there would always be some flaws.
After rushing east and entering the territory of the Golden Snake Camp, Xiao Yuanshan said goodbye and left. After all, he was old and did not want to be burdened by the secular world. He only wanted to study martial arts. Xiao Feng could not stop him, but when he heard that he was going back to Shaolin, he was shocked.
"Don't worry, with my martial arts, I won't be discovered." Xiao Yuanshan said conceitedly.
Xiao Feng frowned, "But that sweeping monk …"
Xiao Yuanshan's eyes also flashed a trace of fear, "This time I will stay far away from the Sutras Depository. In such a big Shaolin, it is not only the Depository that secretly learns martial arts."
Xiao Feng understood that his father was wrongly accused by the people of the Central Plains of stealing martial arts from Shaolin. As a result, he was ambushed by masters from various sects at Yanmen Pass, causing his mother's death. These years, his father has continuously killed those who participated in the battle at Yanmen Pass, and at the same time secretly learned Shaolin martial arts as revenge. Didn't you accuse me of stealing martial arts? Then I will steal it for you to see!
Because it involved his mother, Xiao Feng could not persuade him, so he could only let Xiao Yuanshan do as he pleased.
After bidding farewell to Xiao Yuanshan, they finally returned to Tai 'an two days later. Originally, Jinan, Yangzhou, and even Jining were larger than Tai' an within the sphere of influence of the Golden Snake Camp. However, to the north of Jinan was the Yellow River, and further to the north was the Hebei Plain, which could be described as a vast expanse of flat land with no strongholds to defend. Although Yangzhou was prosperous, it was too close to the Southern Song Dynasty. Once the Southern Song Dynasty sent troops, Yangzhou would be the first to bear the brunt. Jining had the advantage of the Sishui River, so it could easily and quickly transport resources from the Yellow River and Huai River. However, to its west was the Central Plains, which was similarly undefended.
Although the Jin Kingdom and the Qing Kingdom were under the secret control of Song Qingshu, this relationship could not be made public, so they could only set up their camp in Tai 'an. To the north of Tai' an was the Taiyi Mountain. During the Spring and autumn, Lu relied on this line of defense to resist the powerful Kingdom for hundreds of years, so there was no doubt about the safety.
This allowed the people of Golden Snake Camp to feel at ease. At the same time, it also dispelled the thoughts of some ambitious people from the Jin Kingdom and the Qing Kingdom to launch a surprise attack on Golden Snake Camp. After all, if the probability of success was extremely high, even the Emperor could not stop the opinions of all the civil and military officials in the court.
Golden Snake Camp had long since received intelligence that Ah Jiu led the leaders of the Twelve Palaces and the newly promoted core members of Golden Snake Camp out to welcome them. In fact, after the encirclement and suppression by the Qing Kingdom, several of the leaders of the Twelve Palaces of Golden Snake Camp had betrayed them. In addition, during this period of time, Song Qingshu and Ah Jiu had promoted their own trusted aides. The so-called Twelve Palaces of Golden Snake Camp had long since ceased to exist in name.
Of course, these leaders still held venerated positions. However, with the exception of Shui Jian, Situ Bolei, and a few others who had close relationships with Song Qingshu and Ah Jiu, the others had long since become nominal. However, they had no complaints. At present, Song Qingshu was like the sun in the sky, leading the Golden Snake Camp to become famous throughout the world. These people had already enjoyed far more than when they were mountain kings. At that time, they did not follow Chu Hongliu and the others in betrayal, indicating that they did not have much ambition. Song Qingshu did not burn the bridge after crossing the river and instead treated them well, which was enough to satisfy them.
"Paying respects to the Prince of Qi!" With Ah Jiu taking the lead in kneeling, the group of people successively paid their respects to Song Qingshu. This was also Ah Jiu's intention. He wanted to gradually break away from the Jianghu atmosphere of Golden Snake Camp. After all, the Prince of Qi was officially conferred the title of Prince by the Han Emperor. In the hearts of the people of the world, his rallying power was far greater than the title of Golden Snake King.
Previously, after Song Qingshu had publicly announced his departure for the Southern Song Dynasty, Ah Jiu no longer used his identity to appear. After all, he did not wish for two Song Qingshu to appear at the same time, which would easily cause the people of the world to be indescribably astonished. However, this did not affect Ah Jiu's daily work. This was because, after these days of management, Golden Snake Camp had long since become a solid block of iron. In addition, Song Qingshu's fame was growing. Just by relying on her identity as the matriarch, she was able to intimidate the masses. There was no need for her to pretend to be Song Qingshu.
"Brothers, please rise!" Song Qingshu hastily went forward to greet them. Now that his great undertaking had not been accomplished, he could not put on the airs of an emperor. With a wave of his hand, those who were kneeling immediately felt a gentle lifting force. They could not help but stand up involuntarily. They could not help but be incomparably shocked. They thought that this skill was truly shocking. However, after being shocked, they also felt gratified. After all, the stronger the leader, the better it would be for them to follow.
After greeting everyone in turn, Song Qingshu pulled Xiao Feng over and introduced him. "This is my sworn brother, Xiao Feng. From now on, he will be staying in Golden Snake Camp for a period of time. Everyone should get to know each other …"
"So it's King Xiao of the Southern Courtyard!"
"The famous North Qiao Feng!"
"Chief Qiao of the Beggar Sect!"
…
Many of the people present were martial artists. It could be said that they had long heard of his name. One after another, they came forward to greet him. Before Song Qingshu appeared, Xiao Feng of the younger generation should be one of the most famous figures in the world.
Taking advantage of this moment, Song Qingshu pulled Ah Jiu aside. "Ah Jiu, it has been hard on you during this period."
Ah Jiu pursed his lips and smiled. "How is it hard for me to stay in the residence every day? On the contrary, it is not only hard for you to travel around the world, but also dangerous for you to travel between different forces."
Hearing such understanding words from her, Song Qingshu could not help but feel greatly moved. If it was not for the fact that they were in public, he might not be able to resist holding her in his arms and taking good care of her.
After chatting for a while, Song Qingshu learned that Xia Qingqing, Zeng Rou, and Jiao Waner had all gone out on official business. Now that the sphere of influence was expanding, many places needed the most core people to guard.
"If Sister Zeng Rou knew that you were coming back, I am afraid that no matter what you said, she would not leave Tai 'an." Ah Jiu suddenly sighed.
"I have let her down." Song Qingshu was silent. Back then, he had married Zeng Rou mainly to gain the support of Situ Bolei's faction. After they got married, the two could be said to be separated more often than not. They only saw each other a few times a year. He was really not a good husband. In the original work, her presence was already very low. Unexpectedly, in this world, she was still like this …
"But she has never regretted it," Ah Jiu said quietly. "She once told me that when she saw you by the window that night, she knew that you were the man destined for her … Now, she only needs to hear news about you to be happy for half a day, so you don't have to blame yourself too much."
"The more she asks for nothing, the more I blame myself." Song Qingshu was filled with emotion.
"Can you handle the self-blame?" Ah Jiu revealed a faint smile and pointed to a tall girl not far away. "In the future, I am afraid that you will also be full of self-blame towards her."
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Many people complained to the monk, asking him to accept Azhu because they felt that Azhu had been touched by the main character, so she was the main character's woman.
If she were to be given to Xiao Feng, they would feel that she was a cuckold or something.
I was also quite depressed. Song Qingshu had never liked Azhu, and Azhu also didn't like Song Qingshu. Just because Song saw her naked body (without any real relationship), she became Song's woman?
I can understand that some readers want to accept the whole plot, but the character of Azhu in the original work wasn't even considered the female lead, and she didn't have a beauty that could cause the downfall of a city. In this book, her identity was also not worth mentioning (no family power, no sect, etc.). It was easy to accept her, but what about after that? Just like Zeng Rou and the other women, what was the difference between being on the shelf and being in the cold palace?
Since that was the case, it was better to fulfill her and Xiao Feng in the original work, a pair of sad lovers.
Many people complained that with Huang Rong as an example, Azhu was pretending to be unable to do it. I also explained that Huang Rong and Azhu were significantly different. She was prettier than Azhu, and she was the famous female lead in the original work. Most importantly, most of the readers had Huang Rong's plot, so their plots were completely different.
In fact, the monk somewhat regretted writing Huang Rong's plot. He should have written the ambiguous relationship between the two, just like the male lead and Madam Xiao in "The Best Servant". Unfortunately, the monk didn't control himself when he wrote it. After all, the monk was once a reader and also had a strong Huang Rong plot.
In addition, the monk previously said that he didn't plan to accept Azhu, but there was a small possibility that the plot developed beyond my control. For example, I wrote that Azhu pretended to be Ah Zi to deceive Song Qingshu. This plot was suddenly thought of when I was writing it. In the original work, Azhu loved to disguise herself as Xiao Feng, Miracle Doctor Xue, Bai Shijing, and Duan Zhengchun to deceive people. In the end, she ended up in the plot herself.
When I wrote that she pretended to be Ah Zi to trick the main character, I thought it fit her character. It was also something she could do. However, the main character took advantage of her again, which was beyond my initial expectations.
Actually, I shouldn't have arranged for the plot where Song Qingshu saw Azhu naked. At that time, I thought that Song Qingshu wanted to ensure that she wouldn't betray him. This was the last insurance that he used to threaten her and Xiao Feng's happiness. However, I didn't expect that the readers would think that it wasn't appropriate to make Xiao Feng a cuckold. On the other hand, those who supported accepting the plot thought that since she had a relationship with the main character, she shouldn't give her to Xiao Feng. It would make the main character cuckold.
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