The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1130: Meet Brother

“[Twenty years later, I will be an old man, surrounded by luxuriant trees and tall bamboos; I will seek the source and the vastness of heaven and earth and the truth.]”

As Sheng Yuan walked to the wall of "Wubenzhai" where his elder brother Sheng Xin lived, he heard a faint singing sound coming from inside.

  Who else could this tune, with a minor tune and a theatrical feel, come from but Big Brother Sheng Xin?!

Sheng Yuan couldn't help but quicken his pace as he listened to the carefree and unrestrained tone of the song.

"Sister Yuan, slow down and wait for me!" An Yu hurried and shouted in a low voice.

Sheng Yuan, however, seemed not to hear anything. He walked around the winding corridor a few times and followed the sound of the music to the small garden behind the study in the courtyard.

This garden is located behind "Wubenzhai" and is separated by only a wall from where Shengyuan was standing when he heard the tune.

Stepping into the garden, Sheng Yuan looked around, and soon his sight was locked on the bamboo forest in the southwest corner.

Sure enough, her elder brother was sitting in the bamboo forest that he had planted with his own hands, playing the piano and singing. Seeing how relaxed he was as he undressed, he must have attained enlightenment and liberated himself.

"Sister Yuan, why are you here?" Sheng Xin, who was intoxicated to the point of being dizzy, opened his eyes when he heard the footsteps.

  In fact, he didn't even need to look carefully. Just by listening to the footsteps, he knew who was coming!

Look, there is no other person in the entire Yongxing Marquisate who can match the arrogant and fearless footsteps.

There was also someone following behind him with small steps, with some hesitation in his determination, feeling guilty but not backing down. It was obviously his brother-in-law An Yu.

"Brother, you really have a leisurely time!" Sheng Yuan sat on the stone next to Sheng Xin, and even plucked the strings of someone else's zither. Then he looked around the bamboo forest and said, "Brother planted this bamboo forest with his own hands, and then dug a well to divert the spring water and built this water platform. Every day, there are birds singing, bamboos groves, and gurgling water. It's very quiet and happy. Could it be that he really wants to practice Taoism and become an immortal?"

"Summer insects cannot talk about ice!" Sheng Xin looked at his little sister leaning against the stone platform, her posture was very arrogant, like a mountain king, and he couldn't help twitching his mouth and pointed at her unhappily. "I vowed when I was thirty that I would sort out the masterpieces of the ancient sages, integrate them, and explore ways to let students all over the world have the knowledge of hundreds of schools.

If you say this is the Tao, it would be a bit of an exaggeration. After all, this method is what I want to explore to continue the heritage of the Yan, Chen and Chu dynasties until the world reaches universal peace.

Of course, the path I pursue requires the assistance of this tool.”

Sheng Yuan listened to her elder brother's words, expressed respect, and reminded him: "Brother, it's a good thing that you have lofty ambitions, but lofty ambitions mean a long way to go. You still have a long way to go and many mountains to climb. So before you reach your destination, will you really be deaf to what's happening outside the window? You should always listen to what's happening outside the window, right?!"

"Look at what you said. I haven't missed any of the government affairs of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs!" Sheng Xin spread his hands innocently. "I, your big brother, have finally saved up some vacation time. I'll take a break and relax. I don't want to be criticized, right?!"

"Good fellow, you were looking out the window. Your line of sight went straight through the entire Yongxing Marquis Mansion from the house to the outside!" Sheng Yuan knocked on the stone platform, asking her elder brother to take a moment to look inside the mansion. "What about this mansion? What about home? You don't care?!"

"In the mansion? At home? Aren't things in the mansion and at home all good? What could possibly go wrong? Even if I'm incapable of doing it, don't we still have our father and you? If there really was a problem, you wouldn't have been able to hold it in! You would have made a scene long ago!"

"Hey! You're absolutely right! Look, I'm here to make trouble with you!" Sheng Yuan patted the thigh of An Yu who was sitting next to him, "Brother Yu, tell our brother about what you found in the Shengguo Mansion!"

"Hiss~~Okay, okay!" An Yu gritted his teeth and took a breath of cold air. He didn't even bother to rub his legs. Under the urging of Sheng Yuan's gaze, he quickly and briefly recounted his previous findings.

Sheng Xin's calm smile gradually disappeared during An Yu's narration.