Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1335 It’s hard to last long
  "Don't I have any friendship with your father?"

"I wonder how problematic what he's doing now is?"

"Have you ever seen me raise an objection in front of your father in the court these years?"

Gu Xun spoke earnestly to his students three times, and finally added:
  "You should know what the reason is."

"...I understand, teacher." Fusu was silent for a moment and replied with a dry voice.

Gu Xun sighed softly and continued, "I never ask you to do anything, how you must do it, or what goals you must achieve."

"I don't want to dictate your behavior, but I still advise you not to think too much about the Eastern Tour, or to put it more bluntly, about your father's pursuit of immortality."

"Because you can't do anything, I can't say that I'm restricting you. I'm just telling you a reality."

Gu Xun stared into Fusu's eyes and said seriously, "Don't try to change your father's wrong ideas. The right way is to work hard to repair the consequences of his mistakes."

"This is also the biggest expectation I have placed on you over the years... Of course, you have to live for yourself. Just listen to my expectations. It doesn't have to be your goal."

Fusu looked sideways at the sea in the distance with a complicated expression and was speechless for a long time.

The silence lasted for a while, until a waiter came over and asked if the food could be served.

Gu Xun casually dealt with the waiter and told her that she could go.

Fusu turned his head and asked, "Teacher, what do you think will happen to my father... in the end?"

"...We'll know when the time comes." Gu Xun didn't answer, just said something vague and perfunctory.

Fusu fell into silence again.

After a while, Songhai's most famous Qilu dish, "Shark's Fin and Bear's Paw" was served.

Gu Xun looked at the round bowl of steaming hot and fragrant steam that was placed on the table, smiled and said, "I have actually eaten this dish."

Fusu straightened up after hearing the sound, a smile appeared on his face again, and the previous annoyance caused by the conversation between master and apprentice was temporarily put aside.

"Teacher, have you eaten it? Oh, by the way... Teacher once visited the Seven Countries and came to Songhai. With Teacher's love of food, he will definitely not miss this famous Qilu dish."

"Haha!" Gu Xun chuckled twice and asked, "Have you ever eaten shark's fin and bear's paw? I'm not specifically referring to the one from Haiyue Xiaozhu."

Fusu shook his head, "I have eaten shark's fin or bear's paw alone, but I have never seen shark's fin cooked in bear's paw."

"Then let's have a taste!" As he spoke, Gu Xun personally opened the lid of the bowl, and the fragrant aroma immediately spread to the nostrils.

Fusu sniffed it gently and couldn't help but nod and praise, "It is indeed a famous dish that is considered to surpass the wonders of the sea and sky. The aroma alone is enough to prove its excellence."

Gu Xun unceremoniously moved his chopsticks and started eating, indicating to Fusu to share, and also explained, "This dish is a standard Qilu speciality. It is salty and fresh, with outstanding original taste. It perfectly combines the taste of these two high-quality ingredients." presented to diners.”

"I remember that your taste is relatively bland, so I think it's just right."

"Does the teacher like this dish very much?" Fusu asked curiously.

Confucianism emphasizes eating without speaking, but neither Gu Xun nor Fusu are disciples of Confucianism, and this is not the first time that the two of them have eaten together. They are not restrained at all and continue to chat and communicate very smoothly.

Gu Xun tasted this long-lost delicacy and felt much better. He happily replied, "To be honest, I don't really like this dish."

"You have to know that food is something that matters. Some people just don't like a certain type of food or a certain taste. It doesn't matter how good the food is."

"The taste of the shark's fin and bear paw is a bit bland, and it's not to my liking." "Then I'll let them serve some of the teacher's favorite dishes." After Fusu finished speaking, he got up and called the waiter.

He knew that Gu Xun didn't like having irrelevant people around him when eating, so he specifically ordered that there be no need for a waiter to accompany him.

Gu Xun quickly waved to him and told him to sit down, "Okay, okay, a meal is so important!"

"Besides, I just don't like this dish. It's far from saying I don't like it. It's pretty good. Besides, according to the rules of Haiyue Xiaozhu, only this dish of shark's fin and bear's paw can be entered into the main hall. I think You have to go to the side hall to eat other dishes, so don’t make others break the rules."

Fusu generally doesn't like to force others, let alone break other people's rules easily, but the prerequisite is that there are substantial rules.

In his opinion, Haiyue Xiaozhu has a bad problem, so naturally he has no interest in helping others maintain it.

In this aspect, Fusu can be said to be very similar to his teacher.

Gu Xun has always only talked sense with ordinary people, and only talked with people in the world about fists.

Fusu only talks about rules with serious people, wealthy businessmen, and court officials... Of course he also talks about rules, but he only talks about his father's rules - according to his father's rules, Fusu obviously only needs to listen to one People's words.

But when Gu Xun spoke, Fusu naturally had to listen.

The two of them are a master and a disciple who have a really close relationship, and they are not bound by seemingly unrelated interests. They have to pay attention to some face-saving projects, and they have to pretend to be polite if they don't want to be polite.

While eating, Gu Xun continued to say to Fusu, "If you have nothing else to do now, you can think more about what you can do when you return to Xianyang."

"Going back to Xianyang?" Fusu was stunned for a moment, then immediately asked, "Is there anything going on in Xianyang?"

"Your father is going to hold the Spring Festival Ceremony, so you are not allowed to go back?" Gu Xun replied without raising his head, "Besides, you can't stay in Songhai for too long...there are too many people waiting for you to leave."

"What is the teacher referring to?" Fusu looked thoughtful, but still asked.

"To your father, the mirage is very important, and what is important to the emperor is even more important to the many people who rely on the imperial power."

"Luo Wang doesn't want you to stay in Songhai anymore—Zhao Gao wants you to be sent to sweep snow in Liaodong."

"The Yin Yang family doesn't want you to stay in Songhai - I won't leave as long as you are here, they can't tolerate me."

"Li Si also doesn't want you to stay in Songhai - he doesn't like gambling, but he is very greedy!"

"Even your father doesn't want you to stay in Songhai - he can tolerate you and Meng Tian getting closer, but he won't be happy if Li Si is added... Of course, he also hopes that I can leave as soon as possible Songhai.”

"Ha!" Fusu smiled bitterly, "Looking at it like this, the student won't be able to stay long anyway."

"Staying in this big quagmire has no other use than getting yourself covered in mud. It's good to get out as soon as possible." Gu Xunhun waved his hand nonchalantly.

"...Maybe so." Fusu shook his head secretly, not knowing what he was thinking. At this time, he remembered another thing, "By the way, teacher, there is something I want to ask you."

"When I was assassinated before, I happened to be 'rescued' by an old man and a young man."

"Later, I ordered people to search for the two of them for a long time, but no one was found. However, I accidentally caught a glimpse of the child in the city and found that he seemed to be walking with the young master of the Xiang clan, a remnant of the old Chu who had been wanted by the empire for many years. "

"So do you know whether that child is..."

　I will go back to my hometown tomorrow and stay for four days. There may not be any updates in these four days.

　　Wish you a happy May Day
  　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)