After hearing this, Shunzhi was enlightened and immediately relied heavily on Lu Qian. Afterwards, intentionally or unintentionally, he entrusted some difficult matters to him. Lu Qian was an extremely talented person. He wanted to deceive the Emperor to trust him and accumulate power, which would be more beneficial for his future usurpation of power. Therefore, he truly put in effort to provide advice. Every time, the results were always satisfactory. He eliminated many 'difficult and miscellaneous diseases' in succession, which could be considered to have established his position in the palace.
Therefore, when Shunzhi interacted with him again, not only was he calm, but he also had some appreciation for him. He had always respected his opinions. This time, when he heard his question, he replied, "That's right. We intend to let her marry Lord Li after we find her. Once a woman finds a home, she will often be content with her lot and will not run away again. It's just that right now … we haven't found her whereabouts yet. Why, does Official Lu have any brilliant ideas? "
Lu Qian laughed dryly and said, "It's not a brilliant idea, but that Nangong Xue … she, she is also a woman this lowly official has taken a fancy to. A few days ago, I wanted to ask Prince Cheng to investigate on my behalf, but unfortunately, he refused. "As he spoke, he looked somewhat helplessly at the Shangguan Yaohua. He wanted to see how he would deal with this hot potato after receiving it.
Shunzhi asked curiously, "Refused? Then why? "
The Shangguan Yaohua glared fiercely at Lu Qian, causing him to look back at his gloating gaze. He respectfully replied, "Replying to Your Majesty, it's not that this lowly official is petty. It's just that Master Lu … used to be a bandit and was used to being undisciplined. It's rumored that he once forcibly kidnapped Miss Nangong to the palace in this Forbidden City with the intention of molesting her. Although Miss Nangong was lucky enough to escape danger, this enmity was still formed. She certainly didn't want to see Master Lu's face. However, she is a girl, and it's not appropriate for her to be alone outside. This lowly official refused on the surface, but secretly, I still paid attention to investigate and collected some clues. Now … I don't know if Your Majesty is also interested in participating. Please forgive this lowly official for overestimating his capabilities. In the future, this lowly official will not dare to act rashly. "
When Shunzhi heard him say that Lu Qian's conduct was improper, although his guess was most likely true, he was his trusted subordinate, he did not want to blame him too much in front of other people, but he could not be sure either. Thus, he didn't want to get entangled in this matter and changed the topic. "What are you talking about? One more person to investigate means one more force. Why don't we work together with the little prince? We can work together, but we can also compete to see who can find Miss Nangong first. "
Shangguan Yaohua said, "Since Your Majesty is in such a good mood, lowly official will naturally accompany you. It's just that I have self-awareness, I know I can't compare with Your Majesty. "Shunzhi laughed and said," Isn't it extremely boring to think that way? Previously, Zhen did not have a deep understanding of you, Xiao Wang, but since you have received Prince Fu's strong recommendation, you must be extraordinary. I want you to bring out your true strength and have a good competition! The sooner we can decide the victor, the sooner we can find Miss Nangong, and the sooner we can clear Li Qing's heart. "
Lu Qian's expression was displeased, but it was inappropriate for him to openly refute the Emperor; therefore, he endured several times, suppressed his anger, and continued to chat and laugh with everybody. A moment later, Shunzhi returned from his pleasure, and one after another the crowd also dispersed. The originally lively scene was now left with only Li Yijie and Xuan Shuang, two people.
Li Yijie was silent, he slowly walked toward the wooden stake and squatted down, his palm gently stroking the broken part at the top. But it felt extremely smooth and flat, not even a trace of wood shavings flew up. He picked up several pieces of wood from the pile on the ground and examined them carefully. His expression was unusually grave, his back seemed to emit a pervasive cold air.
Xuan Shuang was depressed looking at him, he bounced toward him and patted his shoulder, saying with a laugh, "Why are you frowning like that? Are you unhappy because you can't see your Nangong Shimei? Don't worry, since my Emperor Ah Ma has promised, he won't go back on his word. You don't have to worry about not being able to find a bride. "
Li Yijie coldly turned his head, pulled up a wooden stake, and held it in front of Xuan Shuang, coldly saying, "This is the stake. Chop it again for me." Xuan Shuang rolled his eyes and said, "What are you doing? You can't find a bride, so you're venting your anger on me … "Li Yijie angrily said," Hurry up! Do you think I'm joking with you? Aren't you very formidable? You were able to display your skills in front of His Majesty and the civil and military officials. Now I'm telling you to chop it again in front of me. Why can't you do it again? "
Xuan Shuang raised his eyelids and saw Li Yijie's cold expression, without the slightest trace of a smile. He pouted and said, "Didn't I chop it just now? You were thinking about my future Shiniang, that's why you were distracted. How can you blame me? "Li Yijie unhappily took out his sword and shouted," What kind of attitude is this? Is this how Shifu taught you? If you're always in this state when facing an enemy, you don't even need to fight, the enemy can chop you into eight pieces! It's rare for you to be so focused these past few days, but now you're acting up again? "
Xuan Shuang humphed and said in his heart, "Fine, you say I'm lazy, then I'll show you my skills. I'll show you that I'm still very formidable!" Taking a deep breath, he slid his right foot back half a step, turned his body slightly sideways, gathered all his strength, and fiercely chopped down with his saber. It just so happened that the stake was split in two from the middle.
He wanted to show off, but he didn't think this was enough. With a quick flick of his wrist, his sword moved like lightning, 'shua, shua, shua, shua', continuously chopping the stake from top to bottom, cutting the stake into circular pieces as thin as a cicada's wing. Then with a sweep to the left and a sweep to the right, he divided the circular pieces into two neat piles. His two fingers flicked the tip of the sword and he laughed, "What do you think? I didn't delay your training, did I? "
Li Yijie smiled stiffly and said, "I don't think I've ever taught you this kind of training method, but you seem to be very skilled in it. What, is it because your perception is outstanding? "
Xuan Shuang pretended to be humble, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Disciple doesn't dare to speak arrogantly, and also doesn't dare to claim credit for himself. This is all because Shifu taught me well …"
Li Yijie's expression suddenly changed. He shouted, "Shut up! Kneel down! " Xuan Shuang had recently gotten used to listening to orders. The more severe other people were, the more timid he became. He had no choice but to obey. His knees went soft, and he knelt down. Li Yijie continued to berate him, "Why are you still calling me Shifu? In the future, you won't have to wrong yourself. How about I call you Shifu instead? "
Xuan Shuang laughed dryly and said, "This … I don't dare to accept. Disciple knows his own limits. The etiquette between Shifu and disciple cannot be abandoned. "His personality was to seek joy in hardship. No matter how angry the other party was, he would always put on a cheeky smile and add a few witty words. This was much more effective than cursing at each other. The other party would either calm down or be too angry to continue cursing. In the end, he could always resolve the dispute without shedding a drop of blood.
Li Yijie, however, was unmoved by force or persuasion. His anger didn't subside in the slightest. He said, "To be able to cut this piece of wood into an equal size and even thickness, one must first have a very deep foundation of internal energy. Moreover, when you drew your sword just now, your murderous aura was very threatening. That wasn't cutting wood, it was simply cutting your enemy's body into ten thousand pieces. Shifu remembers what I taught you before. Learning martial arts is for self-protection, or to pass the tribulation and save the world, not to kill others. When you draw your sword, you should have a compassionate heart. If you really remembered my teachings, where did that murderous aura come from? "
With a hollow laugh Xuan Shuang said, "Actually, it's not that difficult. I was just fooling people for fun. But what murderous aura? It's just empty words. Who can really feel it? "Li Yijie sneered." Is that so? " He sneered, "I'm afraid even Shifu can't do this. Where did you learn it from? Or did you comprehend it on your own? "Xuan Shuang said," Perhaps my innate talent is extraordinary. Ay, Shifu, don't feel inferior. If you want to learn, I'll teach you when I have time … "
Li Yijie angrily said, "You're still avoiding the important and dwelling on the trivial! I think you still don't have the least bit of consciousness! " Xuan Shuang still wanted to argue, but Li Yijie suddenly grabbed his wrist and put two fingers on his pulse. After half a day he coldly said, "Look at your current level of internal energy. It's not bad, is it?"
Xuan Shuang said, "You're too polite, you're too polite. Disciple can't compare to you …" Li Yijie said, "I've never taught you internal energy. Where did you learn it from? Tell me the truth! " Xuan Shuang was already impatient, and now he was flustered and exasperated. He said, "What? You don't want to teach me internal energy, so you're very proud of yourself?"
Although Huashan martial arts had always been focused on training one's energy, Li Yijie deliberately reversed the situation when he taught Xuan Shuang. It was because he felt early on that this child's nature carried a bit of evil energy. He was worried that before he could properly guide this energy, he would practice martial arts derangement. Therefore, he only taught him some superficial moves. But 'laying the foundation, laying the foundation' still couldn't be neglected. After all, teaching martial arts was very important. He didn't want Shen Shiyun to see him as a narrow-minded person.
He had told Xuan Shuang about superficial principles many times. But Xuan Shuang was young and full of vigor, and regarded internal energy as the most mystical thing in the world. He thought that Li Yijie was deliberately looking for trouble with him. Gradually the two of them became estranged, and their conflict also increased day by day.
Xuan Shuang waited for a long time, but Li Yijie didn't reply. He humphed coldly and took out a booklet from his bosom. He said, "It was you and Lu Daren who carved the wood and sent it to me. Didn't you want me to dig out the secret manual and learn from it?" Li Yijie was very familiar with the booklet. He snatched it and roughly flipped through it. He was even more certain of his guess. He frowned and said, "You dug this out from the seventh row, under the seventh tree in the forest?" Xuan Shuang spread out his hands. "Nonsense! Or else you stole it from an old bookstall? "
Li Yijie's fingertips made scratches on the cover of the secret manual. He gritted his teeth and said, "I never knew that Lu Qian buried this book. He even told me that he wanted to bury some ancient sages' books. I hate that I actually believed his nonsense. See if I don't get even with him! "
Xuan Shuang saw that there was a big loophole in this muddy water. He laughed and said, "If you want to blame someone, you can only blame yourselves for not coordinating well. Why should I care about internal strife among my own people? In any case, I was strictly following your instructions. It seems that the instructions are often misunderstood and can't be trusted completely. Next time, will you allow me to make my own judgment? "
Li Yijie tried to suppress his anger. He put the secret manual into his bosom and said with the greatest patience, "Listen to me. If that's the case, then it's not your fault. Shifu won't blame you. I should have known that Lu Qian was ambitious and didn't have good intentions. I can't force you to cripple your own martial arts, but I can't force you to cripple your own cultivation. But from now on, don't think about it anymore. Don't even think about it. Don't even think about using it. Gradually forget that the most important thing is to practice martial arts. You have to return to the right path as soon as possible. I'll take care of this secret manual for the time being. "
Xuan Shuang cast a sidelong glance at Li Yijie. His voice was full of disdain as he said, "Didn't you always say that I wasn't focused enough on learning martial arts? You were still dissatisfied when I decided to learn martial arts on my own. Humph, in any case, you just don't like me. Who told me to be the son of the woman you love the most? But do you think I was willing? I also want to be reincarnated. I might as well help you … "Li Yijie heard that the more he talked, the more ridiculous his words became." Slap! "he slapped him hard on the face and shouted," Impudent! "After he finished slapping him, he looked at his reddened palm, as if he couldn't believe it.
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