Under the sky

Chapter 340 Dilemma

"No wonder I thought that girl was weird when I saw Xiaofang last time." After listening to this, Zhuge Ran remembered that when Qi Xiaofang saw him last time, although they were intimate and happy, he said he wanted to braid her hair, but she hid. When we drove away, we felt less at ease than on Lenglong Ridge, and our eyes were not as clear and bright as they were then, which made us feel a little more gloomy.

Zhuge Ran picked up the crutch and turned it in his palm.He likes to use his brain, and he has been bored for half a year without using his brain. Finally, he can think of something. He just hates that the problem of the smelly orangutan is so easy to solve.

"This matter is easy to say," Zhuge Ran said. "It is the best idea for you to marry Xiaofang."

Qi Zigai grinned: "I know that little monkey's first ideas are always bad, so hurry up and change them to fresh ones."

"You think she's dirty?"

"Does the little monkey deserve a beating?" Qi Ziguan said, "I'm old enough to be her father!"

"Not to mention the difference of only ten or twenty years, Mr. Tang's concubines are forty years behind him. Even for the main wife, there are tens of thousands of concubines in the world with a difference of three to fifty years." Zhuge Ran said. , "You married her on Lenglongling and brought her back to Kongtong. Who dares to say a word? You have to say to the outside world that the third master has been wronged. You almost married Sister Jing's niece, and that girl only had a small room. How old are you? The Shen family was very happy at that time."

"She saved my life, so I have to agree to it?" Qi Zigai waved his hand, "I'm not you. She didn't know anything at that time, and I can't do anything to take advantage of others' danger. This is our daughter, you Be careful."

"You admit it, but I don't. I asked Xiaofang to call me godfather, and you can just call me father-in-law from now on." Zhuge Ran said, "If you don't want it, then I want it, and I don't care if you call me father. Just call Xiaofang sister-in-law."

Qi Zigai said in a deep voice: "Little monkey, are you serious?"

"I don't fucking take it seriously, you take it seriously!" Zhuge Ran pointed his crutch at Qi Zijian's nose and cursed, "The wind is roaring in Kongtong, and there is a blond hair on the little house's head. Who dares to take this trouble? Even if you marry far away, even if you are trustworthy, be a We have been husband and wife for decades. If Xiaofang accidentally reveals what happened on Lenglongling, will the husband’s family have any resentment? Tell your nephews about it and say that Xiaofang has been slept with by dozens of men. See what they think of the small room?"

"Little monkey, don't speak so harshly, that's your daughter too!"

"The words are hard to say, but can you listen? I told you at the beginning that bringing this daughter back would be trouble. You said you were not afraid of getting into trouble. Now you've got the trouble, right?"

Qi Zigai smiled and said: "Don't talk in circles, say something useful."

"Otherwise, I'll make a promise to Jingfeng the next time I see him. That guy is very straight-forward and doesn't mind anything. You can be a matchmaker with just a word. You just have to suffer when you travel around with him and add a burden to that idiot. .”

"Jingfeng wants to go outside the pass."

"If he doesn't come back, you send him to die?"

"Think of it again." Qi Zigai waved his hand, "I told you to drink less. The drunk monkey's brain is not good."

Zhuge Ran twisted his cane on the ground and said, "The best way is to send the small house away far away, find a wealthy family, give him some money, and live incognito for the rest of his life."

"Everything little monkey thinks of is pragmatic." Qi Ziguan said, "Didn't you think about your daughter?"

Zhuge Ran was dissatisfied and said: "If I hadn't thought about my daughter, I would have thought nothing of it!"

Qi Zigai poured a glass of wine and drank it: "You still don't know why your nephew stabbed you in the back."

Mentioning Zhuge Changzhan, Zhuge Ran felt a pain in his heart.He loved his nephew the most and almost cultivated him as his heir, but Changzhan betrayed him.The reason why he betrayed was because he had seen enough of his thunderous methods and knew that he would not leave any hidden dangers. As far as Changzhan was concerned, if his and Yuniang's child wanted to become the leader, he could only inherit it from Tingguan.

Yuniang is alive, with long nights and many dreams.What is a woman?It is a trivial matter for an uncle and a sister-in-law to commit adultery, but it is a major and humiliating matter if the adultery is exposed.Changzhan should have an heir to correct Da Guangming. It cannot be true. If one son cannot inherit the headship, isn't the other his own son?This is indeed Zhuge Ran's idea, and he really won't let Yu Niang go.

There are so many women in the world, why does Chang Zhan fall in love with Yu Niang?Zhuge Ran couldn't figure it out at first, but later he was trapped in an earthen fort with no one around him, and only Wang Ge was at his disposal, and he finally understood.

Changzhan is so lonely.

Zhen is partial, while Changzhan has been obedient since he was a child and has never caused trouble. The eldest brother's scolding and eyes fell on Tingguan, and Zhuge Ran saw himself in Changzhan, who was neglected by his mother.But Zhuge Ran has a group of close brothers and sisters with strong personalities. The care he places on Chang Zhan is to spend more time cultivating his nephew to become a strong man like himself.

Zhuge Ran has never cared about the relationship Chang Zhan wants. For him, women and emotions can be easily obtained if he has the ability.However, small things that he thought were insignificant were important to Chang Zhan, so Chang Zhan couldn't trust himself and didn't even dare to discuss it with him.

Once a person considers everything clearly and puts interests and losses first, he ceases to be a human being.

If you are poor in wisdom, you will be exhausted; if you are resourceful, you will be weak in love.

Zhuge Ran remained silent. He had to figure out Xiaofang's emotions, and then think of a way to arrange Xiaofang's house for Xiaofang's benefit.He suddenly remembered what Li Jingfeng said when he first met Xiaofang and questioned her about the barbarian passage——

What if one day she understands?
That silly boy said ten stupid things, but one of them was always right...

"Have you ever asked Xiaofang how she lived in the mountains?" Zhuge Ran suddenly changed the subject.

"Why remind her of those days?" Qi Zigai frowned, "She didn't do anything wrong, she just had bad luck."

"Tell it to people who don't know." Zhuge Ran closed his eyes and thought for a long time before sighing.Qi Zigai rarely saw him look so solemn and asked: "What's wrong? You can't think of a way?"

"If I were still the deputy commander of Dian Cang, I could take Xiao Fang to Dian Cang and live there for a few months." Zhuge Ran said, "Except for you, no one else can make Xiao Fang feel at ease, and no one can protect her. I can only delay it for now. I will try to find a way to hide it for another seven or eight years. When Xiaofang can settle down and is no longer afraid of people, he might change his mind. I will slowly think about it." After a while, he said again, "She wants to If you don't want to marry, when you get old, send her to a secluded nunnery in the mountains and shave her head so that no one can see her blond hair. There will be no men there, and she won't be afraid all day long."

Qi Zigai frowned: "Why do you want to be a nun?" But he couldn't think of a way, so he had to say, "This is the only choice for now. When Xiaofang is no longer so afraid of people, maybe he will be willing to get married."

As he spoke, he took the wine jar and poured wine. Zhuge Ran grabbed the wine jar and said, "This wine is mine. If you want to drink it, ask Wang Ge to bring two more jars!"

Qi Zigai said with a smile: "Little monkey is so stingy." After that, he went to ask Wang Ge to buy wine.

Qi Zigai couldn't be persuaded. Zhuge Ran understood his friend's temperament.Xiaofang was unlucky. The barbarians outside the pass didn't treat her as a human being, and the people inside the pass couldn't tolerate her. She lived like an animal on the snow-capped mountains.She was really unlucky. It was Qi Zigai who saved her from Lenglongling. Maybe it would be better for her to be replaced by someone who was not so good.

Especially now we don't know if the barbarian traitors in Kongtong have been eradicated. We just hope that Xiaofang won't cause any trouble. Zhuge Ran suddenly became worried.

As long as there is a barbarian spy who recognizes Xiaofang and is still among the Iron Sword Silver Guards, the trouble will be big...

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"These documents need to be approved on behalf of the head." Xie Gubai placed two large baskets of documents on the desk.

"Mr. Xie, please sit down." Shen Weichen put the papers on the table and took another stack of papers under the table to open. "This is yesterday's paper. There are still some things I don't understand. Please give me some advice, Mr. Xie." She said. She has been listening to political affairs in Juntian Palace as Chief Wei Shu since last year. She learned quickly, but one year was too short, so she still understood very little.

Everything that Xie Gubai handed over had been reviewed first. As the acting head, she only needed to stamp it. Anyway, since her eldest brother was not here, nothing major would happen.But Shen Weichen still read through it carefully, and asked Xie Gubai when he didn't understand something. At first, Xie Gubai sat aside and waited to answer her one by one, but this was too time-consuming, Zhu Menshang was not around, and Shen Weichen was afraid of tiring him, so every day After returning the file, call the heads of each hall to ask questions. If you still have any doubts, you can sort out the questions and ask Xie Gubai.

The sun was fading outside the window. Shen Weichen stamped the last seal and said apologetically: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr."

"The acting master learned very quickly." Xie Gubai said, "There is no need to wait until dark."

Shen Weichen smiled and said: "It's rare that Mr. Xie will tease people when eldest brother and Dr. Zhu are not around."

"Ridicing?" Xie Gubai was stunned.When Shen Weichen saw that he was stunned, he was also stunned. The two of them were embarrassed for a while. Shen Weichen couldn't help laughing, and Xie Gubai also smiled.

Shen Weichen said: "It turns out that Mr. Xie was serious about praising me."

Xie Gubai said: "If you are teasing me, I will call the acting head my little sister. That is a private matter."

Shen Weichen said: "If it is a business matter, Mr. Xie's words may seem like flattery."

"My little sister is really smart." Xie Gubai said seriously, "Especially when she is busy writing letters to Jingfeng, she still finds time to approve official documents."

Shen Weichen said "Hey" and looked down. It turned out that the official document basket was holding the letter he wrote to Jing Feng. Xie Gubai must have seen it when he was putting the official document.Her face turned red and she said, "Mr. Xie has sharp eyes."

"I'm afraid it won't be easy for the letter to be delivered to the lonely graveyard. Why did the little sister write two copies?" Xie Gubai asked.

Shen Weichen said calmly: "Mr. Xie also said that it is not easy to send a letter to an isolated cemetery. Make two copies. Send one and keep one. If Jingfeng doesn't receive it, I can give him another copy when he comes back. What did I write? He won't miss it."

Xie Gubai said respectfully: "My little sister is really thoughtful." "This is a joke, I heard it." Shen Weichen smiled and said, "If Mr.

Xie Gubai thought for a moment and said, "Yes."

Shen Weichen only brought Xia Lijun as a bodyguard.Xie Gubai has not left Qingcheng for a long time. Since his assassination, whenever he leaves the city gate, he must be protected by at least forty guards. Especially after Shen Yuqing went to Hengshan, the guards were even more thorough.

The last time I rode casually like this was probably more than a year ago.

Not far from Zhuque Gate, passing by Shunru Alley, Xie Gubai looked into the depths of the alley. Are there still traces of blood there from when he was assassinated last year?He didn't think about it. Leisure time in winter afternoons was rare. He didn't want to bring back bad memories, especially since he knew that although the letter to Li Jingfeng could not be sent from Qingcheng, he could just ask a confidant to deliver it to the inn. Shen Weichen wanted to She asked him to go with her so that she could go out of the city to relax, and she could feel at ease with Shen Weichen as her bodyguard.

These brothers and sisters are always kind and considerate, so just accept this kindness and stop thinking about Shen Yuqing's situation in Hengshan.With the second brother's intelligence, as long as everything goes well, he should be able to disintegrate the Dian Cang Alliance, but no one can predict what will happen at the meeting.As for how Li Xuanxuan plans to deal with the dispute between orthodoxy and secularity in Shaolin, should he sit back and watch or...

"Mr. Xie." Shen Weichen's voice brought Xie Gubai's thoughts back, "Are you still staying in Qingcheng?"

Xie Gubai smiled lightly: "Just left the city gate."

Xia Lijun looked back at the Vermillion Bird Gate, which was two hundred feet away.The eldest lady often talks to Mr. Xie in the open and covertly, and she is confused.

A team came forward, clearing the road, and Shen Weichen frowned.Xie Gubai recognized Mrs. Ya who had returned from offering incense at Zhuyun Temple and asked, "Little sister, do you want to pay your respects?"

Shen Weichen shook his head: "Let's take a detour."

Since the death of Mr. Ya, Mrs. Ya has believed in Buddhism, chanting sutras every morning and evening, observing the precepts and practicing vegetarianism. When Shen Weichen has free time, she will take her to pray for blessings and listen to the master's sermons. She also donates private money to build the temple, including bamboo. Including Yun Temple, [-] temples around Ba County donated a total of more than [-] taels of silver.This expense was not small, and Shen Weichen couldn't stand it. Whenever he tried to dissuade her, Mrs. Ya would recite Amitabha and ask the Bodhisattva to forgive her sins.The mother and daughter usually chatted less than a few words, and Mrs. Ya began to teach her Buddhism, about cause and effect, the seven sufferings, and various scriptures. Shen Weichen knew where his mother's inner demons were, but he was helpless. He thought if his mother could get If you feel at ease, let her go.

After arriving at the inn, Xia Lijun handed over the letter and paid the silver. Shen Weichen asked, "Mr. Xie, do you want to go to Zhuxiang Tower for a cup of tea?"

"also."

The horse's hooves were lightly raised. Xia Lijun stood behind Xie Gubai, always on alert. Shen Weichen's horse's tail in front bumped and swayed with the horse.She just heard her say: "Mr. Xie, do you still remember? I said that I don't understand the friendship between Mr. Xie and eldest brother, but as long as eldest brother believes in you, I will believe you."

Xie Gubai gave a soft "hmm" and said calmly: "Remember, my little sister shot me with an arrow."

That happened two years ago when I just came back from Wudang.

Shen Weichen pressed the bridle and walked slowly, and then said: "Not only does eldest brother believe in you now, I also believe in you. Even if eldest brother doesn't believe it, I also believe in you."

"In the future, as long as Mr. Xie thinks I can help big brother, just tell the little sister, no matter what, the little sister will do it."

Xie Gubai looked at the shadow cast by the horse on the ground: "Little sister, don't say such things."

Shen Weichen smiled and said: "Please thank Mr. Xie for assisting my elder brother as much as possible."

Xie Gubai looked at Ma Ying and said, "Little sister..."

Shen Weichen: "Huh?"

"The battle of Bazhong, the death of Master Ya..." Xie Gubai said slowly.

"That was a battlefield. The sword has no eyes. No one can blame it." Shen Weichen replied calmly.

"I'm sorry." Xie Gubai felt his chest was a little tight and he couldn't breathe.

Shen Weichen remained silent. After a moment, he reined in his horse and said, "Mr. Xie..."

Xie Gubai followed and reined in his horse, but he was a little confused.

"Zhuxiang Tower has arrived." Shen Weichen pointed forward.

The Zhuxiang Pavilion was full of guests, and the shopkeeper recognized Xie Gubai and opened a special box.Shen Weichen casually ordered a few plates of tea and three cups of tea bowl.

In the lobby, there was a girl on the stage, playing the piano and preparing to play music. “Mr.The piano girl downstairs played a piece of music, "Under the World" written by Xie Gubai.

"In the past six months, I can hear this song everywhere." Xia Lijun said, "I can almost hum it."

Has it reached Qingcheng?Xie Gubai thought.

Shen Weichen was peeling peanuts when he heard Xia Lijun talk about it. He was also curious about the music and asked about the name. After listening for a while, he pointed his fingers on the table.She studied the zither but not the piano, and seemed to be planning to change the music scores into zither scores.

Xie Gubai raised his cup and took a sip of tea, then smiled and said, "If you are interested, little sister, you don't have to worry about memorizing it. I can memorize the music score silently."

Shen Weichen smiled and said: "Mr. Xie wants to show off his good memory? Even if my little sister can't remember the whole spectrum, she can still remember it in detail."

"It's not like I have a good memory..." Xie Gubai was about to continue, but Shen Weichen frowned more and more as he listened.Shen Weichen said: "This piece of music is out of order and just random." Then he asked, "What do you want Mr. Xie to say?"

"It's okay, I just want to say that I have heard it a few times before, so I remembered it." Xie Gubai raised the tea bowl to smell the aroma, and then said, "This song has not been completed yet, so let others finish it."

Shen Weichen was deeply curious. The piano music was just coming to an end. He could only hear the piano girl holding, rubbing, hooking, and beating, with chaotic fingering and a burst of rapid playing, like an ambush from all sides, surrounded by enemies, surrounded by enemies from both sides, and forced by internal and external forces.Xie Gubai was drinking genuine tea. When he heard the music of the piano, his breath suddenly stopped. The tea was choked in his throat and he couldn't help coughing. Shen Weichen hurriedly stood up and stroked his back.

Unexpectedly, Xie Gubai couldn't hold back his cough. He bent down, his face turned red, and he couldn't breathe. He felt as if his chest and abdomen were about to burst, and his face turned pale.He couldn't help but take a big breath between coughs, but like a drowning man, he couldn't breathe in the life-saving breath.

Shen Weichen shouted anxiously: "Thank you, Mr.! Thank you, Mr.!"

I just heard that the sound of the piano was about to stop, a thousand clever tricks, no use of force, all kinds of ambitions, but in the end they were lies, the walls were ruined, the entire army was exhausted, and finally everyone dispersed at the end of the song...

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Winter of October 91, Kunlun Era

This is the beginning of the second change in the world.At that time, Ming unknown was rushing to Kunlun Palace.The confusion in his heart gradually became clear. He believed that outside the pass would be the end of this long journey, and all living beings would be visible to him.

Li Jingfeng bid farewell to Guo Sanhuai and left the lonely cemetery with Amao.He walked through the Yulin Desert, his face hurt from the scorching sun. He thought about the voices of humans and animals, thought about King Nu's mood when he saw You Changbo on the battlefield, and was even more worried about his friends outside the pass.

Far away from the border, Tucker summoned the remaining princes, who were his last confidants.Gao Leqi calmly calculated which people were more reliable.Tucker chose to fight against the Priesthood, which meant that they would break with the Son of God. Yang Yan, who knew nothing about it, was practicing the Vulcan Scroll in the secret room. At this time, he could not imagine that all his former friends would be killed one by one. Become his enemy.

Xu Shaoyun quietly gathered people in Huidi to avenge Xu Fangge.The war between Shaolin Zhengshu and the common people is in full swing, and the sharp blades from outside the customs are secretly pointed at Qi Zigai and Zhuge Ran.Gu Qingshang trained the navy in northern Hunan, and Wen Jingren rebuilt the city of Changsha.Everyone in the Hengshan Conference Hall looked at Shen Yuqing. Shen Yuqing was still undecided, wondering whether he should take over the position of leader.

The remnants of the war are gradually settling. No matter what is brewing in the ashes, at least at this moment, many people think that they can survive the current difficulties and that the darkness is about to pass.

Many years later, they realized that it was not the darkness before dawn. It turned out that the faint glimmer of light in their hearts was the last glimmer of light before the long night fell...

Under Heaven Part [-] "Twilight" (Complete)

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Sanxian’s message to our dear readers:

Thanks to all the book friends who have followed all the way to this point!
In the blink of an eye, it took another two years to write the second part. I have a lot to say, but today I will report a few important things to you:
1. Regarding the subsequent serialization platform of Tianxia, ​​it has not yet been determined. Please also pay attention to Weibo [Tianxia Official WeChat] or WeChat public account [Sanxian Cultural and Creative Studio], and we will inform you as soon as the platform is determined.

2. Next month, June, is the fifth anniversary of Tianxia serialization. The official blog and public accounts will successively release new material and congratulatory pictures (I heard it is~female group portrait character poster~)

3、从今年7月1日开始，将启动【外传】月更，每个月1日中午2点更新，大家不妨来猜一猜7月1日是谁的外传？我有信心你们猜不到XD
4. It is tentatively decided that there will be twelve stories in this wave of side stories, and then the serialization of the third part will begin.

5. During the days when I update the side stories, my time is also used to revise the second part and plan the outline of the third part.In fact, it has been five years since 2018 and it will enter the next major new stage of the plot.I hope everyone will continue to support "Under the World".grateful!
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