That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 167

"Coward." Xiao Yuanying snorted lightly, disdainful of Xu Beiyou's self-deceiving statement.

Xu Beiyou didn't dare to continue entanglement on this topic, so he could only pretend to be stupid and hide it.

After all, the current Xiao Yuanying has recovered his cultivation, and he is in the real realm of immortality. He can no longer just say "what do you know, little girl" like before and just let him go.

What Xiao Yuanying has to do every day is very boring and monotonous, that is to practice non-stop. If there is no special matter, Xiao Yuanying will spend eight hours a day to practice his fist, and if he is in the imperial capital, he will spend another two hours. Xu Beiyou was deeply ashamed of this perseverance and determination to go to the study to study and learn manners.

Xu Beiyou recalled that when he was Xiao Yuanying's age, he seemed to be playing around like crazy, neither practicing martial arts nor writing, if compared with Xiao Yuanying, it can only be described as wasting time.

It's no wonder that Xiao Yuanying was able to achieve the realm of immortality at a young age, not just because of her aptitude to banish immortals.

After Xu Beiyou sent Xiao Yuanying away, he returned to the Huxin Pavilion and began to think about a question, what kind of person he wanted to be.The invincible sword god?Or a free and easy sword fairy?From the bottom of his heart, he yearns to become someone like Xie Suqing. It is not necessary to reach the pinnacle, but status and status are all indispensable. Both civil and military skills can destroy cities and mountains. Just practicing swords all day long, treating himself as a reckless man, and at the same time constantly dabbling in various classics of various schools of thought, not seeking proficiency, but seeking profound knowledge.

It looks like a small tree that is frantically absorbing nutrients.

This is the path that Gongsun Zhongmou and Han Xuan set for him, and it is also the path he chose himself. He understood a truth a long time ago, that the sky is high and the earth is thick with a three-foot green sharp edge in his hand. He can only act according to the rules, and the world is no more than a sword, which is too far away from him.

Then Xu Beiyou's life is also very boring, there is no sensuality, no freedom, only one step at a time, and the only person he can get in touch with on weekdays is Xiao Yuanying. Now Xu Beiyou dare not treat this girl as Xiao Yuanying back then, after all It is a very straightforward and simple truth that everything is said by fists, whoever has the biggest fist has the final say.

These days, Xiao Yuanying will always say a name, Qi Xianyun, which is naturally a thunderous name to Xu Beiyou, and now the No. According to the law of the old enemies of Daomen and Jianzong from generation to generation, she and Xu Beiyou are the old enemies of this generation.

Grandmaster Shangguan Xianchen was defeated by Zichen, the old Taoist head teacher, and his master Gongsun Zhongmou was defeated by Qiu Ye, the current head teacher of Taoism. From this point of view, Xu Beiyou really has no confidence that he can beat this heavenly master. In reality, the gap in realm between the two made Xu Beiyou see no hope of winning.

But this time Xiao Yuanying is also on the same front as Xu Beiyou. She has been deeply influenced by Emperor Xiao since she was a child, and she has a lot of prejudice against Taoists. Because the world often compares her with Qi Xianyun, she will defeat Qi Xianyun. as one of your goals.

But in all fairness, Xiao Yuanying probably just entered the realm of human immortality, while Qi Xianyun was already at the peak of the realm of human immortality. Lacking all kinds of magic weapons, according to the principles of art, Taoism, and treasures, the two are considered equal in terms of "arts" and "treasures", and in the end they have to fight hard for the level of realm. Xiao Yuanying's hope of beating Qi Xianyun is also slim.

But before Xiao Yuanying could put this idea into practice, Xiao Zhinan had already returned to Xie Garden and brought back a guest.Not long after she came back, she sent her personal maid, Huaping, to ask Xu Beiyou to meet the guests in the front hall.

When Xu Beiyou came to the main hall of the front yard, he found that Xiao Yuanying was also here, and the guest was a woman, a very unusual woman.Just looking at her age, she looks about 40 years old. She has the calmness of a mature woman after going through the world, and the old-fashioned staidness of many years. The whole person is gentle and indifferent. These two conflicting temperaments are actually in her The body is perfectly integrated.

Although this woman is no longer youthful, she can still see the charm of the past, and after getting older, the grace, majesty and calmness of her body are something that ordinary young women cannot imitate no matter what.When she came to Xie Garden, Xu Beiyou found that Xiao Yuanying, who seemed to be fearless on weekdays, showed a nervous expression for the first time, just like a urchin in a private school seeing a gentleman holding a ruler.

All high-ranking women pay attention to a demeanor, whether it is dignified, or majestic, or kind, or graceful, or even domineering, just like the princess Xiao Zhinan, even if she is dressed in a cloth skirt, it is more important than ordinary women. Daughters of wealthy families are more dignified, and this woman in front of her is also like this. Even though she doesn't see a piece of jewelry around her body, and her clothes don't look expensive, the aura on her body still crushes Xiao Yuanying, who is not yet mature. Gu Yan from the Dark Guard Mansion and Ma Mian from the Demon Town Palace are even more so.

Xu Beiyou saluted as a junior, and at the same time his mind turned sharply, secretly guessing the identity of the person in front of him.After all, to be able to have this kind of bearing, and let the sisters Xiao Zhinan and Xiao Yuanying treat each other with courtesy, their status will definitely not be lowered. Could it be one of the eldest princess and the eldest princess?
The woman leaned slightly to accept Xu Beiyou's half-respect, and then said back: "I'm in ink, I've met Mr. Xu."

Straightforward, this is Xu Beiyou's first impression of a woman's voice. It is neutral and peaceful, without the femininity that women should have, nor the rigidity that favors men. He is well versed in the Confucian doctrine of the mean.

Xiao Yuanying also saluted respectfully at the same time: "Big Aunt Mo Shu."

Mo Shu returned the salute again, with only two short words, "Princess."

Xiao Zhinan looked at Xu Beiyou with great interest. Xu Beiyou was a brilliant move that she placed high hopes on. She didn't expect him to play a big role now. What he valued was his future prospects. If he could inherit Jianzong, plus Han The identity of Xuan's adopted son, the father, who had long wanted to include Jianzong in his pocket, would definitely be willing to put down his dignity to win over this young man, and his princess daughter became the biggest bargaining chip. At that time, it will be clear at a glance whether Duanmuyu and Xu Beiyou are more important .

Before that, if Xu Beiyou could get into Aunt Mo Shu's eyes, it would be a surprise.But for now, Aunt Mo Shu, who is in charge of Peony, doesn't seem to have a high opinion of Xu Beiyou, but this is also reasonable, after all, Xu Beiyou is not Gongsun Zhongmou, and it is also very good to regard today's event as an experience.

There was nothing real about the meeting this time, just to make Xu Beiyou familiar with Mo Shu. After exchanging a few pleasantries, Mo Shu went to rest first on the pretext of being tired from the journey.

After Mo Shu left, Xiao Yuanying also left as if he had been pardoned, leaving only Xiao Zhinan and Xu Beiyou.

Xiao Zhinan sat on the main seat, took a sip from his teacup, and asked, "Beiyou, do you think Aunt Mo Shu is a little unreasonable?"

Xu Beiyou hesitated for a moment, but nodded slightly.

Xiao Zhinan said with a smile: "Aunt Mo Shu teaches the rules in the palace, and the most important thing is etiquette, so it is inevitable that she is a bit rigid. Yuan Ying and the others who are a little bit out of character are most afraid of Aunt Mo Shu."

"Big aunt?" Xu Beiyou asked curiously, "Is it the eldest princess?"

Xiao Zhinan shook his head and said: "Strictly speaking, Aunt Mo Shu is just a female official in the palace, but just like there is only one Zhang Daban among more than ten thousand eunuchs, there is only one Aunt Mo Shu among thousands of court ladies and female officials. Before reaching the crown, she had already followed the imperial grandfather to serve. Later, the imperial grandfather became king and used Zhang Daban, and Aunt Mo Shu went to the imperial grandmother's side, ranking first among all the female officials in the palace. Later, the emperor’s grandfather established Daqi, and set up twelve supervisors, four divisions, eight bureaus and 24 yamen in the inner court. Zhang Daban nominally took charge of the 24 yamen, but in fact he only commanded the twelve supervisors, and the remaining four divisions and eight bureaus were composed of Aunt Moshu was in charge. Before the emperor’s grandmother passed away, Zhang Daban and Aunt Moshu were ordered to be the admirals of the Anwei Mansion and Mudan respectively.”

Xu Beiyou couldn't help being speechless and said, "To be able to stand against Mr. Pingan in court."

Xiao Zhinan said indifferently: "It's not a matter of fighting against etiquette. The two of them are foodies for each other. Naturally, Zhang Daban wants to let the big aunt write ink books."

(End of this chapter)