Qin Gong

Chapter 22
"Boy, what is your relationship with Mrs. Lu?"

Inside Lu's shop, the old man took a breath and looked at Shui Yan suspiciously.

Seeing that the clothes on Shui Yan's face are all coarse cloth, and there are two wrapped swords on his body, he doesn't look like a son of a nobleman, but more like a son of a commoner.

But where did the jade pendant come from, it doesn't look like it was stolen, and if it was stolen, how dare you come to Lu's shop and take it out in person.

I don't understand, I don't understand!
At this moment, the old man looked at the boy in front of him, becoming more and more curious.

"Why are you asking this?"

Shui Yan looked at the old man warily, as if saying, 'Don't think about Yu Pei'.

Although the old man didn't know what Shui Yan was thinking, but seeing Shui Yan's vigilant face, he couldn't laugh or cry.

"You kid! Alas~"

The old man held back this sentence, so he didn't bother to pay any attention to Shui Yan.

At this time, the shopkeeper hurriedly came to the counter.

"May I ask who owns this thing?"

The shopkeeper looked at the old and the young in front of him, holding the jade pendant and asked.

"he!"

At this moment, the old man snorted coldly.

Obviously he wanted to see why Shui Yan suddenly took out a beautiful jade pendant and went to Lu's shop.

"What's the matter?"

The shopkeeper returned the jade pendant to Shui Yan, and asked respectfully, without any contempt because of the shabby appearance of the young man in front of him.

The shopkeeper's expression obviously made the old man stunned for a while, he was still very angry just now, but now he looked at Shui Yan full of curiosity.

"Trouble shopkeeper, give this item to Tian Feiyan!"

Shui Yan said, and then took out ten rolls of bamboo slips from his bag.

This was carved by the fire pusher in his spare time at night for more than half a month.

Now I just found Lu's store, so I asked them to help hand it over to Little Lolita according to Little Lolita's instructions.

One is to fulfill his promise, and the other is to tell little Lori that he has arrived at Zhuohe.

"it is good!"

The shopkeeper looked at the dozen or so bamboo slips in front of him, didn't ask anything else, and carefully picked up the bamboo slips after nodding.

At this moment, the old man who seemed to be thinking about something murmured.

"Tian Ding's daughter, Tian Feiyan!"

The old man smacked his lips, his face looked a little more serious than usual.

After putting away the jade pendant, Shui Yan, who was about to leave, also looked at the old man with doubts when he heard what the old man said.

This old man knows little loli?
Seemingly sensing Shuiyan's gaze, the old man gave Shuiyan a blank look, and turned to look at the shopkeeper.

"Shopkeeper, this kid is going to Qin, can you give him a horse?"

The old man asked calmly.

As soon as these words came out, Shui Yan was a little dumbfounded.

Just when he was embarrassed and was about to tell the shopkeeper that the old man had something wrong with his mind.

"I'll order someone to prepare it right now, please wait a moment!"

The shopkeeper glanced at Shui Yan, nodded and said.After finishing speaking, he left to order his servants to find a high-quality horse.

Seeing this scene, Shui Yan was astonished.

When he saw the old man, his eyes were completely different. No matter how dull he was, he knew that the old man in front of him was obviously not ordinary.

"If the old man remembers correctly, Tian Ding's wife is a stunning beauty, presumably Tian Ding's daughter will not be bad in the future."

The old man stroked his long beard with a smug look on his face.

"Although the old man didn't go to the Tian mansion again, but count the time. If the old man's prediction is correct, Tian Ding's daughter is not much younger than you!"

When he said this, the corners of the old man's mouth slowly rose, and he looked at Shui Yan from the corner of his eye.

"You kid, do you want to think again and stay as the old man's disciple!"

While speaking, the old man's tone was very complacent: "Maybe in the future, there may be a chance to become the son-in-law of Tianfu."

Although it is not clear how Shui Yan obtained the jade pendant, the old man is certain that Shui Yan must have met Tian Ding's daughter.

That's why he opened his mouth right now, asking Shui Yan to think about it carefully, as long as he becomes his disciple, go to the state of Qin, after Shui Yan completes his studies, maybe he can become Tian Ding's son-in-law.

Just when the old man looked triumphant, just when the old man's eyes were full of determination.

"No."

Shui Yan refused without hesitation.He could already tell that the old man in front of him might not be an ordinary person.

Shui Yan's answer completely confused the old man.

"You work so hard, you kid, you don't hesitate to walk all the way to Qin, not for fame and fortune? Do you know who Tian Ding is? If you become his son-in-law!"

The old man asked with a puzzled face, the old man didn't say the rest, he hoped that Shui Yan could imagine that picture by himself.

The young man in front of him seems to be of low status, but after a few days of observation.The young man went to Qin country to make a fortune.

Since it is a career, it is nothing more than merit, fame, and profit.

Since ancient times, all the talented and virtuous people in the world have been running for these three words all their lives.

Right now, he promises that as long as the boy follows him, he will get his name within ten years.And if you want to have 'gong and profit', and you have a reputation, you can let go of making merit and benefit.

Why did the boy still go to Qin?

Wouldn't it be nice to be his apprentice?Isn't Tian Ding's daughter beautiful?Isn't Tian's son-in-law a high status?

Why are you so persistent in going to Qin?What's so good about Qin?
However, just when the old man thought the young man was thinking, he suddenly saw the young man smiling.

"The kid not only knows Mr. Tian, ​​but also was ordered by Mr. Tian to drive him out of Qi!"

Shui Yan said helplessly to the old man.

As for Mr. Tian's son-in-law, he was kicked out of Qi by Mr. Tian!

After Shui Yan's words fell, the old man's eyes widened and he looked at Shui Yan with disbelief.

Only then did the old man understand that it was no wonder that this young man with a cold face and a warm heart and excellent conduct had no leeway when it came to whether he would stay or leave.

The old man was about to continue to say something, but the shopkeeper had already walked over.

"The horses are ready, please!"

The shopkeeper said, motioning for Shui Yan to follow him.

"Thank you!"

Shui Yan bowed his hands to the shopkeeper gratefully, knowing in his heart that he owed little Lori a favor unintentionally.

By the turbid river.

Shui Yan led his horse and looked at the old man.

At this time, the old man also knew that he couldn't keep Shui Yan, so he didn't try to persuade him to keep him.

It's just a pity that he was more curious.

"Since you don't want to mention the past, I won't say much anymore, but can you tell me why you worked so hard to enter Qin, and you don't want to follow me to learn. The world is not as big as Qi and Qin."

The old man pondered for a moment, then asked.

This is also his last question.It is also the doubt that he has always had during the five days by the boy's side.

Just now because the shopkeeper was here, he didn't continue to ask, and now he was about to leave. The old man really wanted the young man to tell him why he was so persistent in entering the Qin Dynasty.

Although I don't understand why Tian Ding drove the boy in front of him out of Qi.

But young people can learn from him, and they can learn in Wei, Han, Zhao, Yan, and Chu in the future.Even if you want to go back to Qi country, it's not impossible.

Shui Yan glanced at the old man.

Perhaps it was because he thought that the old man would no longer follow him, and they would never see each other again in the future.Or maybe he thought that his fate in the future was uncertain, and he didn't know whether he would live or die.

It was only when the old man helped him speak that Nian got a horse.

"Great fame and fortune, I will enter the Qin Dynasty and ask for 'merit'!"

Shui Yan said.

He doesn't seek fame and fortune, but only seeks a word of 'gong'.

And the "merits" of the seven countries and the six countries are nothing more than hereditary and powerful things.

"It can't be done without Qin Gong?"

After listening, the old man stroked his long beard and nodded, but he seemed a little unwilling.

Shui Yan shook his head at the old man.

Then Shui Yan looked at the turbid river in front of him, which was once called the Yellow River in his memory.

"In Yan's mind, Qin Gong is the only one in the world today!"

When Shui Yan said this, he turned his head to look at the old man, and said with a smile: "I bet on Qin to win the Six Kingdoms!"

"So that's it! Enter Qin to seek merit."

The old man nodded and murmured, with a look of relief in his eyes.

If it was about fame and fortune, he might be able to talk to persuade the young man, but the young man went to Qin to ask for a word of 'merit'.But it made him a little helpless.

The old man understands that none of the six kingdoms can give the merit that the young man said!
What's more, the teenagers bluntly said that Qin is better than the Six Kingdoms!No matter how much he said, it was in vain.

At this time, the boat was about to set off, and when Shui Yan saw this, he led the horse and was about to leave.But it suddenly occurred to him that he told the old man why he went to Qin.But the old man has not told him what the old man's name is.

"Now you should also tell me, what's your name?"

Shui Yan frowned, and asked curiously.

The old man had always been mysterious before, and the old man would tell him what his name was only after he became a disciple.

I thought he was a bad old man fooling people, but now it is obvious that the old man has an unusual status.So I got a little curious.

Hearing Shui Yan's transactional tone, the old man couldn't laugh or cry.

"You have made up your mind to join the Qin Dynasty. Knowing my surname may be a disaster for you! But everyone calls me the old man!"

The old man laughed.

Shui Yan murmured the name 'Old Man on the Old Man', and always felt a little familiar, as if he had heard it before, but he didn't seem to have heard it before.

"Farewell, there will be no future!"

Unable to figure it out, Shui Yan also decided not to think too much, and after saying something to the old man, he turned around gracefully.

The old man smiled helplessly again on his old cheeks when he heard 'the future will be indefinite'.Without saying anything, he nodded.

But the old man looked at Shui Yan's back, his eyes were full of smiles.

He had a hunch that maybe in the future, he would meet this boy again.

After half an hour.

After watching the boy board the boat, he gradually disappeared from sight as the boat slid.

The old man sighed melancholy, thinking of the conversations he had with the boy in the past few days, and the mature and restrained character under the young appearance.And the calluses on that hand.

The old man murmured softly.

"Tian Ding, Tian Ding, you have devoted all your life to Qi State, and you regard Qin Ruhu as a tiger. But why did you drive this young man out of Qi State!"

(End of this chapter)