That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 569

The tenth year of Taiping was an extremely unusual year for Xu Beiyou. In this year, he met his master Gongsun Zhongmou. The first sword in his life, Tian Lan.

After saying goodbye to the old and the young, Gongsun Zhongmou hesitated for a while, and went to Xiaofangzhai with the sword box on his back.

Perhaps it was because the flowers were planted on purpose, but the willows and willows were planted unintentionally. This time, Gongsun Zhongmou saw Han Xuan who had just returned home in that small courtyard.

Han Xuan sat on the recliner that he had been lying on for almost ten years, patted his knees lightly, and hummed that nameless ditty with his eyes closed.

Gongsun Zhongmou didn't jump across the chaifei which was only half a person high, but reached out and tapped lightly.

"Knock on the firewood door, because an old friend is here." Han Xuan opened his eyes and said softly, "It's such a pleasure to have a friend come from afar. Please come in, honored guests."

Gongsun Zhongmou pushed open the half-closed chaimen, and said softly, "I thought you didn't want to see me."

Han Xuan smiled, "You are the Earth Immortal of the seventeenth floor, and I'm just an old man with no strength to restrain a chicken. Where can I hide? It's really just a coincidence."

Gongsun Zhongmou looked up at the high northwest sky above his head, "I didn't expect that you could really stay in this cold place for ten years."

Han Xuan said flatly: "Northwest is my hometown. I was born and raised here. Now that I have resigned, where can I go if I don't come here?"

Gongsun Zhongmou smiled wryly, "Hometown."

Han Xuan got up and said, "Since you have come from a long way, please come in and talk about it."

The old man with the big sword box on his back shook his head, "No, let's talk in the yard."

Han Xuan didn't force it either, and said, "What are you doing looking for me, an old man? I'm no longer the cabinet assistant, you should go to Lan Yu."

Gongsun Zhongmou said: "The gain and loss of power and position is only temporary. I don't think you will be able to make a comeback and return to the temple within ten years."

Han Xuan asked with a smile, "Why?"

Gongsun Zhongmou said softly: "The era of Wufu ruling the country has passed, and in the future, civil officials will rule the world, and they will also rule the world. Xu Yan, the three heroes of Daqi, is dead, and Duanmu Ruisheng has been transferred to the Dark Guard Mansion, so he can check and balance You are the only one who owns Sapphire, and if the new king wants to suppress Sapphire who has been in the temple for decades, he will definitely revive you."

Han Xuan shook his head and said: "It's too early to say, if there can be a new tree supporting the girder in the temple, then it will be a joke for me to sell it for a price all these years, and I can only spend the rest of my life in this bitter cold place, you Whether it’s a cold stove or a bet today, it’s all in vain.”

Gongsun Zhongmou was noncommittal, and instead said: "I have seen that child."

Han Xuan was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "You mean the boy Beiyou, what do you think?"

Gongsun Zhongmou said with emotion: "Although the qualifications are not top-notch, he has a good heart and a good seed. I want him to inherit my swordsmanship."

Han Xuan smiled and played with taste: "It's just the way of swordsman?"

Gongsun Zhongmou said calmly: "The current Jianzong is not as good as before, and I have no disciples. If I inherit my kendo, I must take over the burden of Jianzong. As for whether I can become the next master of Jianzong, it is still too early to say."

Han Xuan sighed and said, "You have traveled all these years, but you don't even have a successor. Although I have no cultivation, I am more or less proficient in the art of watching people. Judging by your face, it seems that you are not the face of longevity. , since you are only one floor away from the realm of the eighteenth floor, why bother?"

Gongsun Zhongmou looked resolute, and said in a deep voice: "Jianzong has passed on to me, I can't bring Jianzong back to its former glory, but I have to do something, otherwise, what face will I have to meet the ancestors of Jianzong. "

Han Xuan was silent for a moment, and asked, "Gongsun Zhongmou, are you serious?"

Gongsun Zhongmou said softly: "When talking about business, I never joke."

Han Xuan nodded and sighed: "This child's life experience is a bit strange. I wanted him to spend his whole life in anonymity and live his life in peace. Don't get involved in those muddy waters again, but since you see If you fall for him, I won't stop you, I just make a ten-year contract with you, how about it?"

"A ten-year agreement?" Gongsun Zhongmou frowned slightly.

"He is still a child now, so you and I will wait for another ten years. After ten years, let him choose." Han Xuan said slowly: "By then he will have won the championship, no matter what the result is, it will be his own choice." s Choice."

Gongsun Zhongmou thought for a long time in silence, nodded and said: "It happens that there are still some things in Jiangdu, I want to go back, and come to the northwest after ten years."

Han Xuan glanced at the sky, "The child is coming back soon, can you see him?"

Gongsun Zhongmou shook his head, turned and left in silence.

Han Xuan sat back on the reclining chair. Not long after, Chai Fei was pushed away from the outside again, and Xu Beiyou walked in carrying a long sword with a sheath that was almost as tall as himself, "Sir, today I met an old man. Give me a sword!"

"That sword is called Tianlan. The sky is the sky of the blue sky. Lan is the mountain above and the wind below. There is a saying to describe this sword, it is said to be cast in response to the spirit of all directions, and it is invincible. It is a rare and good sword. "Han Xuan laughed.

Xu Beiyou asked curiously, "Sir, do you know that old man?"

Han Xuan said softly: "If you leave Xiaofangzhai in the future and go out to the northwest, and you can get in touch with those monks who come and go, you will know how vast the outside world is. In that vast world, there are people who come and go The Sword Immortal of Gaoqu can travel [-] miles with one sword, if you put this sword away, maybe you can become a Sword Immortal in the future."

Xu Beiyou, who was a little bewildered, nodded heavily.

Han Xuan said to himself: "Gongsun Zhongmou wants you to support a sword sect, I will not stop it, but you still can't support it now, the larvae of cicadas have to sneak into the ground and lie dormant for ten years before they can break through the ground. Then the golden cicada will shed its shell and fly high, so I will keep you for ten years, and after ten years, I will hand it over to Gongsun Zhongmou, who will polish you, and then you will soar into the sky."

The early winter of the 22nd year of Taiping.

In Han Xuan's study, the father and son sat around the stove. Han Xuan told Xu Beiyou about the events of the year. It was already late at night, but Han Xuan was not tired at all. As a result, he became even more excited, and even his voice unconsciously became louder.

It was only then that Xu Beiyou knew that Mr. and Master had such a conversation back then, touched his chin, and said: "I was still young, and my mind was full of the scene of Zhu Xian coming out of the box. I don't remember much of these details. I only remember that time. Sir, you are talking non-stop, but your voice is still very low, I haven’t heard that you are ugly after listening for a long time, so I simply stopped listening, let alone take it to heart.”

Han Xuan said helplessly, "Play the piano to the cow."

Xu Beiyou nodded and said: "It's almost like playing the piano to a cow. At that time, I didn't read books, I didn't know a few big characters, and I never went out of the house. Of course, I don't know anything about the outside world you tell me, let alone cicadas and ten years. what is the relationship."

Han Xuan smiled and said, "Understood now?"

Xu Beiyou listened to the rustling and falling snow outside, and said softly, "Of course I understand now, but it's a pity that Master is no longer here."

(End of this chapter)