The sword rises

Chapter 555 The Supreme Emperor, the Old Man Chopping Firewood
Chapter 550 The Supreme Emperor, the Old Man Chopping Firewood
The Supreme Emperor of the former Su Dynasty has abdicated for a hundred years.

Some people say that the Supreme Emperor is old and is about to reach the end of his life, so he retreats behind the scenes and devotes himself to practice.

However, no one has heard the news of the death of the Supreme Emperor, and the countless forces around can only stare at the former Su Dynasty, but dare not do too much.

"The emperor wants to see me?"

Gu Hengsheng frowned slightly, murmured, and lowered his eyebrows in thought.

Luo Hongsheng walked up to Gu Hengsheng's side, patted his shoulder lightly, and muttered, "For Gu."

Gu Hengsheng paused, followed Luo Hongsheng unhurriedly, stepped out of the imperial study room, and walked deeper into the palace.

Why did the Supreme Emperor want to meet Gu Hengsheng?

Perhaps he wanted to see with his own eyes whether Gu Hengsheng was as young as the rumors said.

Pass through the luxurious palaces, and walk through the avenues of gold and jade.After an unknown amount of time, Gu Hengsheng followed Luo Hongsheng to a secluded paradise.

There are peach forests and bamboo forests everywhere, and the long grass dyes the whole area green.Here, there is no glorious palace towering into the sky, and there are no elite soldiers guarding it, but there are some shadows of insects, fish, birds and beasts appearing in this paradise, which is quiet and pleasant.

"Let's go!" Luo Hongsheng pointed to the depths of the quiet peach forest, turned his head and whispered to Gu Hengsheng.

Gu Hengsheng nodded silently, followed closely behind Luo Hongsheng, and headed for the depths of the peach forest.

Looking from a distance, Gu Hengsheng seemed to see a pool of clear water in the depths of the peach forest, and there was a simple thatched hut beside the deep green pool.

Gu Hengsheng squinted his eyes slightly, and seemed to see a gray-haired old man sitting at the door of the thatched cottage. The old man was chopping some firewood with a rusty axe.

The old man is stooped, stooped, and has a withered face.He was sitting on a rickety round stool, holding a piece of dry wood with his left hand, and chopping vigorously with an ax in his right hand.

Every time he raised the ax and dropped it, the old man would gasp for a few breaths. Beads of sweat soaked his coarse blouse, and it seemed that he would be blown to the ground by a gust of cold wind in the next moment.

Even though Luo Hongsheng and Gu Hengsheng had reached the range of the thatched cottage, the old man did not turn his head to take a look, and was still wielding his rusty ax with all his might.

"Father, the former Duke is here."

Looking at the old man with half a foot in the coffin, Luo Hongsheng didn't dare to be presumptuous, slowly bent down, saluted and whispered.

Gu Hengsheng raised his brows suddenly, could the ragged old man in front of him be the Supreme Emperor of the former Su Dynasty?The existence that really allowed the former Su Dynasty to survive in peace?
"The Supreme Emperor." Gu Hengsheng was only stunned for a moment, then bent down like Luo Hongsheng, and said respectfully with cupped hands.

The old man ignored it, as if no one was there, he was still chopping the dry firewood with an axe.

When the old man tried his best to chop more than a dozen times, the firewood was finally split in two, and the old man was so tired that he was panting and sweating profusely.

The old man put down the ax in his hand, holding the split firewood in both hands, and staggered into the thatched hut.

After the old man put the firewood in the house, he stepped out slowly, moved his sunken pupils to Luo Hongsheng and Gu Hengsheng, and said in a hoarse voice: "I'm old, cut some for night cooking The firewood for the meal is exhausted."

Luo Hongsheng and Gu Hengsheng still bowed and bowed in respect.

"Get up! There are no such customs here." The old man staggered and sat down on the round stool just now, his withered and yellow face looked kindly.

Luo Hongsheng and Gu Hengsheng slowly straightened up after receiving the old man's signal.

At this time, Gu Hengsheng was able to truly see the appearance of the old man's luggage.

Messy and greasy hair, yellow and wrinkled face, sunken eyes that look hollow.He was wearing a gray coarse cloth blouse that had been mended many times, and a pair of straw sandals with exposed toes.

With such an appearance, he looked like a poor old man who was nearly seventy years old in the ordinary world, even more desolate.

Is he really the mighty and domineering Supreme Emperor as rumored?Why is there such a big difference in appearance and image from what the world says?
Gu Hengsheng was puzzled, and his heart was full of doubts.

"Sheng'er, you go out first! I want to be alone with the former Duke."

The old man spoke to Luo Hongsheng intermittently, weakly.

"Yes, father." Luo Hongsheng didn't dare to refute, and after saluting, he turned around and headed out of the peach forest.

After Luo Hongsheng left, the old man kept staring at Gu Hengsheng without saying a word or moving.

Gu Hengsheng felt that everything about him seemed to be seen through by the old man's eyes, a drop of sweat slipped from his temples, and a strand of black hair floated slightly between his brows and eyes.

"Your soul is much stronger than your cultivation."

After a long time, the old man slowly withdrew his gaze, then looked at the clear pool beside him, and said in a low and hoarse voice.

Boom!
Gu Hengsheng's heart skipped a beat.

Although Gu Hengsheng was already prepared to be dug out, but he was caught off guard suddenly by the old man at this moment, and he was a little nervous.

"There are many opportunities in the world, and everyone has their own encounters. I won't delve into it, don't worry." The old man seemed to have caught a trace of Gu Hengsheng's messy mood, and smiled kindly.

"Your Majesty, you are a little different from what the world said." Gu Hengsheng relaxed his tension slightly, looked at the old man's attire and the simple thatched hut he was in, and said in a whisper.

The old man let out a long breath, and said slowly: "What? Do you think I am not like the Supreme Emperor of the former Su Dynasty? Do you think that I am a bad old man?"

"Yes." Gu Hengsheng was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"Hahaha." The old man grinned, as kindly as a neighbor's grandfather: "I also think that I am a bad old man."

Because of the old man's humor, Gu Hengsheng's tense mind was slightly relaxed, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"I heard from Sheng'er that your name is Gu Hengsheng, right?" The old man's laughter gradually stopped, he turned his head to stare at Gu Hengsheng, and asked softly.

"Yes." Gu Hengsheng nodded in response.

"Young hero, how good!" The old man looked up at the sky, scenes of the past seemed to flash in the depths of his eyes, and he said hoarsely: "I have lived for so many years, and I have met many, many arrogance and evildoers, and I have heard of them. There are many strange people and strange things. However, your appearance really surprised me."

Gu Hengsheng pursed his thin lips, and waited quietly, silent.

"I don't know what chance you have, but even if you have a heaven-defying chance, if you don't have unrivaled talent, it is absolutely impossible to comprehend the way of the sword in your early twenties."

Every time the old man said a word, he had to rest for a while.

He looked at Gu Hengsheng, and a sense of anticipation slowly appeared in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)