After pasting the Spring Festival couplets on the main gate, Xu Weixiong returned to Wutongin, leaving the three masters to wander around the Prince's manor. Hsu Fengnian and Xu Xiao talked about the affairs of Lingzhou in bits and pieces. Xu Xiao occasionally talked about some interesting news that had recently happened in the imperial court. For example, Gu Jiantang's son-in-law went on a killing spree in Jizhou. Now, the imperial censors and civil officials were too lazy to scold him, Xu Xiao. They turned their heads and scolded General Gu, who had lost his position as Minister of War. In any case, Gu Jiantang was no longer in the capital. The originally aggressive Gu Hut in the Ministry of War was like a group of dragons without a leader. Outside of the Censorate and the Ministry of War, the other five departments were all jumping around vigorously. This made the members of the Gu faction in the imperial court dejected and very tired of dealing with them. This year was not going to be easy. There was also the Imperial College's Left Chancellor, Yao Baifeng, teaching the second-in-command, Jin Lanting, a harsh lesson. This even alarmed the Emperor, who personally went to the Imperial College to be a peacemaker. Only then did he barely manage to settle the matter. The situation within the Imperial College was well known to everyone. The townspeople had formed their own associations, and most of them were advocating for Jin Sanlang. This was also why Yao Baifeng would say that the gentlemen of today liked to have friends. Xu Xiao also said that the Crown Prince of Yan Chi, Zhao Zhu, was not a well-behaved person. Leading thousands of elite riders all the way up north, he did not look like he was going to "pacify the situation." He was clearly busy showing off his strength. The few provinces he passed by were all in turmoil. Before he even reached Guangling Road, where Zhao Yi was, he had already caused all the officials along the way to complain incessantly. Memorials complaining and impeaching flew into the imperial palace like snowflakes. The three of them walked to the side of Tidehark Lake. Xu Xiao suddenly came to his senses. He said he was going to listen to Wang Chudong's storytelling and missed the time. That girl put on airs and was not willing to chat with an old man like him. Xu Xiao hurriedly jogged over. Seeing this, Hsu Fengnian was dumbfounded. It looked like Wang Dongxiang, who was second in the Yanzhi Academy, was indeed formidable. Even Xu Xiao, who was most afraid of dealing with books, was subdued? Previously, a letter from home had been sent to Lingzhou. Xu Xiao had said that Wang Chudong was very witty and clever. She was not afraid of an old brute like him at all. She gave him a lesson the moment they met. Acting like an elder, she told him, the illiterate King of Beiliang, that reading was actually very interesting and not boring at all. She told Xu Xiao to read official history. Winners were kings and losers were bandits, so it was better to read unofficial history. Reading about scholars and beauties was the same. No matter how many twists and turns there were, they would eventually grow old together. In reality, it could not compare to reading classics. It was like seeing an old gentleman sitting upright from start to finish. You would feel that he had been rigid for too long, but one day, you would feel that he had his own adorable aspects. Other than that, Wang Chudong also said that reading military books and poetry books was different. Hsu Fengnian felt great admiration. This girl was really daring to teach Xu Xiao how to read. It had to be said that neither Li Yishan nor Zhao Changling had been able to get Xu Xiao to read more books in the past.
Hsu Fengnian looked up at Tide-listening Pavilion. Chen Xiliang should be in the side room on the top floor right now. Everyone in the wang fu said that this young man was increasingly similar to that state scholar who had died without a grave. Hsu Fengnian looked away and saw Xu Juzi sitting alone in the pavilion, throwing a large amount of bait into the lake. The koi fish rolled in a grand scene. Hsu Fengnian squatted at the edge of Tide-listening Pavilion's platform and said to Huang Man 'er beside him, "Lu Qiu' er said that the section of willow whose body I tore apart did not die. He probably used an unorthodox Qi cultivator's ability to cunningly escape before he died. I think that this person's identity is not as simple as a spider's web. It's fine, we will definitely have a chance to interact with him in the future."
Huang Man 'er nodded earnestly.
Hsu Fengnian said self-deprecatingly, "I'm puzzled. That section of willow was like that, but that little Celestial Master who changed his name from Zhao Jingsi to Zhao Ningshen was also difficult to deal with. He was suppressed half to death at the Spring Lake. I originally wanted to use him as a useless person to make the Taoist ancestral court unhappy. I didn't expect that when I returned to Mount Longhu, I heard that Zhao Ningshen's realm had advanced by leaps and bounds again. The young chief of Wudang, Li Yufu, killed the evil dragon at Mount Xiafei and became famous all over the world. The old Celestial Master, Zhao Xiyi, who had been in seclusion for many years, did not stay idle either. He built the Jade Emperor Tower that was as famous as the Great Yellow Court. His ascension was imminent and countless people had already gone to Mount Longhu to worship him. Even the crown prince, Zhao Zhuan, went to Huizhou to watch the show in disguise. It's very likely that it's true. And that heartless woman from Mount Huizhou, who became the chief of Wulin, changed her attitude faster than flipping a book. She said that after sending the copies of Mount Huizhou's secret manuals to Beiliang, she would draw a clear line with me. "
Hsu Fengnian turned his head and patted Huang Man'er's head. He smiled gently and said, "Let's not talk about these annoying things. Huang Man'er, you don't have to worry about anything. Father and your brother are here. That's right, ever since your brother seized and transported back the four Talisman General Armors from the Xiang Fan reed marshes, he began to let the Mohist giants in Beiliang's Machine Making Bureau work to restore it to the level of Great Grandmaster Ye Hongting's Number One Talisman Armor. Last time at the Iron Gate Pass, the Golden Armor was also in our hands. Moreover, this time, from the killer cat outside Shenwu City, I learned some secrets from Han Diaosi's skull through Xu Ying. One of them was the details of how he skinned Ye Hongting. After the New Year, I will go to the Machine Making Bureau and tell those giants the details of the process. In the future, when you put on that Talisman Armor and charge into enemy lines, at least you don't have to worry too much about being killed by a section of willow. Also, Huang Man'er, on the Great Bull Hill, Xuanyuan Jingcheng once said that you can't easily enter the Xuan Finger Realm. You must remember, other than helping you make the Talisman Armor, I'm also flipping through some obscure secret manuals of Buddhism and Taoism in the building. That White Fox Face also agreed to help me find it. So you have to wait for your brother to find a shortcut that will let you smoothly become a Xuan Finger Expert. Before that, even if the sky falls down, you can't enter the Xuan Finger Realm. Do you remember?! "
By now, Huang Man'er wasn't stupid. His intuition told him that he couldn't agree, and he wasn't in the habit of lying to his brother. All he did was raise his head and nod without saying a word. The young man with polycoria moved his eyes but didn't dare to look at his brother.
Hsu Fengnian knocked Xu Longxiang on the head with a chestnut. "Nod your head for your brother!"
Xu Longxiang turned his back to Hsu Fengnian and, for the first time, didn't agree to his brother's request.
Hsu Fengnian tugged at Huang Man'er's ear for a long time but couldn't get his Vajra Realm brother to turn his head. With a sigh, he let go of his hand and stared blankly at Tidehark Lake, which had calmed down after Xu Beizhi's departure.
Huang Man'er turned around and sat cross-legged on the ground. He reached out and gently stroked his brother's eye-catching grayish-white hair.
Hsu Fengnian narrowed his eyes and gazed into the distance.
There were fish in Tidehark Lake every year, and there was an abundance of Beiliang every year.
Hsu Fengnian lay down slowly and rested the back of his head on his hand. He gazed at the clear sky and fell asleep peacefully.
He had never told Xu Xiao that when he saw his father's silhouette on the Spring God Lake, even though he knew that the silhouette was getting older and hunchbacked with age, he could still see the emperor, Wang Xianzhi, Zhang Julu, and Yuan Benxi from afar. Hsu Fengnian wasn't the least bit afraid of these fellows appearing together on the lake. He felt very at ease!
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Two much stronger Tiger Kui scuttled out with a whoosh and ran toward Hsu Fengnian with all their might. In the end, Huang Man'er pressed them down to the ground with one hand each. The two strange beasts were only a few feet away from Hsu Fengnian, yet they couldn't escape from Huang Man'er's palms. Their gazes actually contained a hint of hidden bitterness.
Hsu Fengnian smiled and said, "Huang Man'er, go play by yourself. Bring Bodhisattva and Vajra with you. I still need to sit here for a while and think about something."
Huang Man'er grinned and nodded. He dragged the two Tiger Kui with him and ran far away.
Huang Man'er strolled around. After letting go of the Tiger Kui for the first time, the pair of siblings wanted to run back to Tide-listening Pavilion to look for Hsu Fengnian. However, Huang Man'er, who walked as fast as lightning, grabbed their tails. After suffering a few times, they could only follow behind him sickly.
He unknowingly arrived outside the walls of Wutongin. In the end, he found that his father didn't go to listen to the story of that sister-in-law. Instead, he pushed the wheelchair and took his second sister to relax.
When Xu Xiao saw Huang Man'er, he waved his hand. When the female Tiger Kui called Bodhisattva saw Xu Weixiong, she seemed particularly affectionate and lively. Xu Xiao continued the previous topic and slowly said, "In the future, you, as the older sister, have to keep an eye on the matter of Beiliang's official consort. Xiaonian knows what she's doing. Father isn't just more at ease, he's the most at ease. It's only when it comes to matters of the heart that this child easily disregards the consequences once he falls in. Wei Xiong, it's not that I'm worried about the military and politics of Beiliang being affected. I've worked so hard to build up such a large family business. If in the end, my son can't even afford to squander it, then how am I supposed to be a general? How am I supposed to be the King of Beiliang after the New Year? It's just that I'm very afraid that you, my younger brother, will get hurt. I'm a rough man, but I've seen many people come and go. I also know that this kind of invisible injury is more hurtful than a serious injury caused by a knife or arrow. Perhaps you won't be able to recover from it for the rest of your life. "
Xu Weixiong grunted in acknowledgment.
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