Lu Chengyan hesitated for a moment and said, "You said that Beiliang is powerless among the vassals, but I don't agree."
Yan Song turned his head. "Oh?"
Unexpectedly, Lu Chengyan only said something that did not seem to make sense. She asked, "I think that as long as the General is here, the world will not be in chaos. Beiliang will not dare to go south, West Chu will not dare to send troops, and Nanjiang will continue to be dormant. What do you think?"
Yan Song was silent for a long time.
Yan Song, who seemed to be absent-minded, sighed softly and nodded. "I see. This Old Man understands."
Lu Chengyan quickly said, "I don't dare."
The old man looked away with a complicated expression and looked at Hsu Fengnian. "If I remember correctly, you once said in Tai 'an City that you would do something for the people of the Central Plains?"
Hsu Fengnian asked, "How did you guess?"
Yan Song said calmly, "For a woman to have such knowledge, she must be the daughter of a big family. She also has a Qingzhou accent. Coincidentally, I have worked with Lu Feichi, who is the backbone of the Green Party, in the imperial court for many years. Then, her identity and your identity will naturally come to light.
The old man snorted and turned to leave. Most of the Yan disciples did not know why their ancestor's face suddenly turned from sunny to gloomy. They just followed him down the mountain uneasily. They thought that the trip to Wudang Mountain was a trip with high spirits but ended with disappointment.
Lu Chengyan said apologetically, "It's my fault for drawing legs on a snake."
Hsu Fengnian touched her cheek and said softly, "Don't worry. The teacher of our Beiliang's Dean has already prepared to stay in Beiliang."
Lu Chengyan smiled. "A pillar of the country who is not a cabinet minister but better than a cabinet minister betrayed the Central Plains and went to Beiliang. This is not good news for the Liyang imperial court."
Hsu Fengnian nodded. "Yan Song is ending his career for the scholars."
Lu Chengyan blinked. "Song Dongming is very smart."
Hsu Fengnian reached out and tapped her forehead. "Not as smart as you."
Lu Chengyan smiled.
Hsu Fengnian explained, "I didn't just accompany you to the mountain to burn incense and pray for blessings. This is my blessed land. To be precise, this is a part of my territory. When I fought with Wang Xianzhi, if it wasn't for the Wudang Mountain going all out to set up the Zhen Wu Formation, I wouldn't have had a chance of winning. Ever since he was born, because of his identity, fortune and misfortune were interdependent. The fortune was him, and the misfortune was his family. After I started practicing martial arts, I had many battles where my life was hanging by a thread, but I didn't die every time. Even if my vitality was greatly damaged, I could always recover afterwards. At first, I thought it was strange. Later, when I gradually reached a higher level in martial arts, I understood that the bigger the restaurant, the bigger the customer. I was like a guest going to a restaurant. Although my identity was special and I could often eat exotic delicacies, I still couldn't escape the fate of eating whatever the owner of the restaurant gave me. Huang Longshi had once divulged a heavenly secret, saying that I would probably have to eat my last meal in the next few years, and then there wouldn't be a next meal. This was probably the fate of 'that me' in this life. I guarded the northwest gate, but I died in battle. Beiliang was gone, and 300,000 cavalry were gone. I only left a few words in the history books that I didn't know how to praise or criticize, and then this page would be over. What happens to me in the future will depend on how the heavens write the history books. "
Hsu Fengnian's eyes were resolute. "But ever since I started practicing the blade, I never thought about accepting my fate. At that time, I was just a useless prince, and I wanted to take revenge against experts like Yang Taisui and Liu Hao Shi. Later on, on the mountain top, I wanted to slay the dragon and the celestials. Now, I want to protect Beiliang. I don't want to eat the last meal the heavens gave me. That's why you've also seen it for yourself. The heavens aren't easy to negotiate with either. Very quickly, the worst situation of Northern Mang being pressured by three fronts appeared. This might be the so-called retribution of the heavenly dao. "
Lu Chengyan held Hsu Fengnian's hand tightly.
The cold wind blew against Hsu Fengnian's face, and he smiled. "You must have suffered a lot to marry me."
Lu Chengyan stood shoulder to shoulder with this man. "There's joy in the bitterness, and the aftertaste is endless. It's enough for me to eat for several lifetimes."
— —
Li Yufu brought his disciple Yu Fu to the top of the mountain. There were several thatched cottages here, and they were all clean. They only saw Hsu Fengnian standing on the side of the cliff. Lu Chengyan's body was weak, and she couldn't stand the wind at the top of the mountain, so she went to rest in one of the cottages.
Li Yufu walked to Hsu Fengnian's side, but the little Taoist boy didn't dare to come closer. He stayed a few feet away from the two.
Hsu Fengnian whispered, "Is it easy?"
Li Yufu looked back at his disciple and smiled. "It's more troublesome than I thought. This child is stubborn and likes to get to the bottom of things. A few days ago, I helped an old man who came to the mountain to burn incense. It was a bad lot, and his grandson was going to die at the border. This disciple complained about what I did at that time, and was angry with me for several days. "
Hsu Fengnian curiously asked, "How did you do it?"
Li Yufu replied, "I didn't tell the old man the truth. I only said that it was a good lot, and it's half a blessing and half a curse. It depends on fate."
Hsu Fengnian asked, "What did the child complain about?"
Li Yufu said helplessly, "He complained that I shouldn't have lied, or I should have been a good person to the end and 'changed the lot' for the old man's grandson."
Hsu Fengnian thought about it and didn't say anything. He wasn't the little Taoist boy Yu Fu, so he naturally knew the complexity of the matter. He sighed, "It seems that the old chief Wang Zhonglou must have suffered a lot when he had such a little Junior Brother."
Li Yufu smiled but didn't say anything.
Hsu Fengnian whispered, "I've squandered most of the aura of Mount Wudang. I'm sorry."
Li Yufu shook his head and said, "Since ancient times, mountains and rivers have spirits."
Hsu Fengnian asked, "Aren't there immortals who are spirits?"
Li Yufu smiled and said, "Huang Longshi said that there were immortals in the world, and then there were no more immortals around. The more people know about it, the more they value chivalry. At that time, chivalry will become the backbone of Jianghu and the world. In my opinion, immortal cultivation is too difficult. It's far away, but it's easy to be human. If a difficult thing can't be done, everyone has an excuse. If an easy thing can't be done, it's hard to find an excuse for yourself. "
Hsu Fengnian said, "I may not climb the mountain in the future."
Li Yufu whispered, "I will go down the mountain often."
Hsu Fengnian smiled and said, "In the future, that child should be beaten. Who told him to kidnap my sister without telling me in his last life? He still owes me."
Li Yufu smiled and didn't say anything.
— —
Hsu Fengnian didn't rush down the mountain. Instead, he stayed at the top of Small Lotus Peak. Lu Chengyan sat with him at the Turtle Carrying Tablet for a while and then went to sleep.
When she woke up the next day, she didn't know if she had a dream. She seemed to have seen a scene in a daze last night, but she couldn't be sure.
After she opened her eyes, she saw Hsu Fengnian sitting by the bed. The latter smiled warmly but didn't give an answer.
That night.
A father and son stood side by side.
The old man folded his hands in his sleeves and his back was slightly hunched.
The old man looked at the territory of Beiliang.
The young man smiled and said, "Father, I just know that without you, there are no tigers in the mountains."
The old man just gave an irrelevant answer, "If you can't bear it, don't force it. I only said half a sentence before. There's no reason that no son can't die. The second half is true, but there's also no reason that no son must die. "
Hsu Fengnian shook his head and said, "I'm the King of Beiliang. I'm not guarding the country for the Emperor of Zhao, nor am I guarding the northwest for the people of the Central Plains. Father, you also said that where mother was in the past was where Xu Xiao's home was. Later, where our children were, was where your home was. So to me, Hsu Fengnian, where my parents' graves are, is where my home is! I'm afraid of death, but if there's a day when I die, I'm not afraid of dying in Beiliang! "
The old man pointed to the distance and laughed loudly, "This is a great place. I, Xu Xiao, led the cavalry under my command and trampled all over the nine countries of Spring and Autumn! Xiaonian, will you go to Beimang for me one last time? "
Hsu Fengnian nodded and said, "Okay!"
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