Yizhi arrives

Chapter 3

Ji Yue said that there is an evil cold in my body, if I don't control it, the cold will damage my body more and more when I grow bigger, so he forced me to practice martial arts with him.The martial arts he taught me was not as gentle as Kou Yuan's, and I was dissatisfied when he picked some insidious moves.

"Master, I like the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. It's really not good. The dog-beating stick method is also good." I gestured like a nine-yin white bone claw, very unhappy.

Master gave me a sideways look, and sneered, "The coldness in your body, plus the fact that a woman's physique is inherently cold, if you learn the masculine kung fu of a big man, yin and yang are mutually restrained, just wait for the seven orifices to bleed to death."

I touched my big eyes, upturned nose, and small mouth, shivering, and continued to learn the kung fu taught me by Ji Yue.

After a lot of contact, I found that Ji Yue is an all-rounder. He understands medicine, he can cure diseases and poison people; he is proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting; It also looks like a jade tree facing the wind, and the wind/flow is suave.I thought he was so powerful, how could he pick up an apprentice who was as unworthy as me?
Probably God wanted to give him a challenge, right?

On this day, Qingming had just passed, and the eyes were full of verdant green, accompanied by the pattering spring rain, which shrouded the whole small town in a haze.Ji Yue and I have a small yard here, with lush vegetation and exquisite decoration.Ji Yue is not a poor person, but he does not agree to hire a few servants, he stubbornly said with a kind of hurt eyes, "I don't like outsiders as a teacher." So this small yard was cleaned by me alone, Also take care of grocery shopping and cooking.

In the early morning, the vegetables grown by the city gate were very fresh. I held up a small umbrella and squatted next to an old man’s vegetable stand to pick.Without warning, an official riding a big steed came rushing from outside the city gate, as if holding eight hundred miles in his hand.Passers-by ran away one after another, my reaction was only half a beat too late, and when I turned my head to look again, the horse's hoof was about to kick my forehead.The old man who bought vegetables wanted to pull me away, but he was yelling: "Little girl, get out of the way." But it was too late.

Suddenly, a skinny arm pulled me forward. I exclaimed, and in the blink of an eye, I was behind the old man.The umbrella fell to the ground, was trampled by horseshoes, and was shattered.Such a thrilling scene, I was stunned for a long time before I came back to my senses and found myself in a cold sweat.

I only heard the official on the big horse shouting: "The Queen's funeral, the whole country is in mourning—" He shouted every few steps. At the same time, the officers and soldiers guarding the city wall quickly blew their trombones. Reminding the common people once again, the Empress Empress died suddenly.

I don't know how the queen's death will be related to my life, or maybe the tears that were not shed for her by the city gate have left a relationship.

"Don't cry." A voice seemed to be talking to me.

I hastily wiped away my tears, determined not to admit that I was frightened into tears by the horseshoe, so I preemptively said, "The Queen's Empress has a funeral, I can't be sad!"

Looking sideways, I found that the speaker's hand was still on my arm, and along that hand, I saw a boy, fifteen or sixteen years old, his facial features were not ugly, only three points worse than Ji Yue's, the boy's eyes smiled It looks like a crescent moon, and it can also emit a bright light, which is very beautiful.But his complexion was pale and sickly, as if he hadn't seen the sun for years.

He disdainfully said, "The empress is not your mother, why are you crying, whoever dies is nothing more than a cup of loess." I don't know if he didn't expose me on purpose or he really believed my words.

I think he can put life and death aside, and what's even more rare is that he can take life and death apart and saved me, so he cupped his fists and smiled slightly, "Thank you, big brother, for saving my life."

Master said, you can be unkind, but you can't let others think you are poor.This is a profound knowledge, and it is probably called cunning if you cultivate it like what the master said.But I am an honest person, I will repay my kindness, and I am thinking whether to treat this person to a meal or give him some silver taels.

"Brother, are you sick? My family treasures a thousand-year-old ginseng. The master said it can extend human life. You wait here. I'll go back and bring it to you as a thank you gift, okay?"

I don't know which word in my words touched his heartstrings, the boy suddenly laughed wildly, and coughed again and again after laughing, coughing so much that he seemed to spit out his heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys.I was stunned by his actions and stared at the man's face with the eyes of a freak, thinking that this man was really seriously ill.

"Big brother……"

He coughed, pointed at my nose, and shook the finger that pointed at my nose, which probably meant that his family was not short of money, and he did not care for my master's thousand-year-old ginseng.

"Then what's your name? If we meet each other in the rivers and lakes in the future, we will definitely repay today's kindness." I have been yearning for the rivers and lakes since I was a child.He said it boldly, and felt that he had the demeanor of being a heroine.

But he didn't want to ignore me and just left.He had my Jianghu dream in him, so he hurriedly followed him and dragged the young man by the hem of his shirt to beg for a name. He lowered his head and stared at me fiercely, but I was unmoved. Later, he must have been moved by my persistence and spit out three words softly. One word: "He Changshan."

I read it silently in my heart, and He Changshan said with a bright smile, "I remember it!"

"..." It's up to you to remember it or not.

He didn't bother to ask me what my name was.I also forgot to tell him.

"Big brother, I have a bag of green plums here, which I pickled myself. Master said it can clear the lungs and moisten the throat. It may be helpful for your cough. Since you don't want thousand-year-old ginseng, please accept this!" He untied a small pouch and stuffed it into his skinny hands, and accidentally rubbed the calluses on his hands, obviously he was a practicer. "When the green plums are finished eating, we will meet in the rivers and lakes, and you don't care what I want."

He froze for a moment, then smiled, turned and left without saying anything.

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Three days later, Ji Yue was teaching me how to launch a concealed weapon in the yard.I said seriously: "Master, I want to be a heroine. I think a heroine should use a sword." I really don't like the snowflake darts in my sleeves. It's too dangerous to cut your own flesh and blood.

Ji Yue pursed his lips, "Let's not talk about whether the good sword despises you or not, just talk about your temperament, how can you be a heroine?"

Immediately, I became unhappy, my neck choked, and I thought of the scene where there were so many heroes at the gate of the city not long ago.

Proudly said, "Who says I'm not chivalrous? On the day of the empress's funeral, I made a life-and-death contract with a person. I said that I would give him a thousand-year-old ginseng. When the time comes, he will ride the horse, and I will hold the sword..." That scene was really refreshing.

but--

Emma!What is that man's name?At my young age, my memory has never been better.

Before I could figure it out, Ji Yuezhou's body temperature plummeted, and he threw three darts, barely brushing my face, sleeves and trouser legs.I was shocked, "Master?!" He was going to murder his disciple.But seeing that Ji Yue was already furious, he rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush over to beat me, and shouted sharply: "Little bastard, you risked your life to give someone a thousand-year-old ginseng! Do you still care about being a teacher?! I don't think I'm going to teach you a lesson today." !"

Master, don't!

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Once the empress died, the common people all had to wear sackcloth and filial piety, and the streets became a black and white world, in stark contrast to the spring season.I walked through the teahouse in plain clothes, and heard people talking about the people they were mourning for.

"The queen didn't die of illness, she must have been gifted to death by the emperor." A tea guest said.

Someone immediately interjected, "Don't talk nonsense, why did the emperor give his wife to death?!"

It turned out that the buddy replied, "Of course I don't know this place is poor and remote. I did a small business in the capital a few years ago. I heard a little bit that the Queen's party has always been blatant in doing things, and likes to drive others to death, killing many good officials. How much?" People hate her to death. Our emperor is a bit old, but he is neither deaf nor dumb, his wife has done too much, and his relatives are arrogant, so he must kill others."

I have always been a gossip, so I couldn't help but stop and stand outside the teahouse to continue listening, because Ji Yue, who is old and disrespectful, also likes to gossip, this is one of the few tacit understandings between our master and apprentice, I am still thinking about listening Go back and show off to Ji Yue.

They said that the empress was born in poverty, and she was born with a pair of discerning eyes for treasures. By chance, she met the current sage, and became the master of the harem with no one to rely on. It was not easy, so she inevitably valued power more.I nodded, putting myself in the shoes of myself and thinking that Ji Yue and I became masters and apprentices by chance, and I was powerless to resist his despotic power, so I also attached great importance to force.

They also said, but what kind of trouble can a woman cause, killing chickens to scare monkeys, it is not a big loss of face for the emperor to bring his own wife, not to mention a one-night couple with a hundred days of kindness, the emperor's doing so is too heartless.Can't she be locked up in the cold palace for the rest of her life?I nodded again, thinking back to the sadistic/lovely love plots in the drama books I had seen before, most of them were: Huh, I don’t allow you to die, I want you to live by my side, life is better than death...

Just as they were talking lively, a middle-aged scholar suddenly sneered, and his sharp voice was mixed with anger: "You people in the market are short-sighted. Get rid of it and then quickly. Besides, Dazhou is now a trend of cliques and selfishness. Corrupt officials are everywhere, and princes occupy their respective fiefs and oppress good people. If the emperor does not suppress these evil spirits, sooner or later someone will rise up. By then, the foundation of the Dazhou Dynasty for more than 100 years will be completed It's in jeopardy!"

There was a silence in the teahouse.

After a while, "Hey, I saw that widow/widow on West Street recruited a man into the house last night. The back image is that of the old man from Tofu Xishi's family. Have any of you seen it?"

"Hey, I know this better than you, come on, listen to me."

"..." In the blink of an eye, everyone gathered together and chatted about other trivial matters, completely ignoring the scholar's words.

I saw the scholar sitting alone in the corner from the door, he blushed from the cold, and wanted to leave.The clerk stopped him and asked him for tea money. He was so poor that he couldn't even pay for the tea money, but he still insisted on not bowing his head to anyone.I was only eight years old at the time, but I suddenly felt that no matter whether it was a peaceful world or a troubled world, if you want to walk in the world, you can’t rely on yourself, you really have to be surrounded by capable people, like a down-and-out scholar, a dirty beggar, a worldly prostitute/ There are too many roles like women.

Turning his feet, he hurried back to the small courtyard. Ji Yue was reading a book in the study, sitting solemnly, looking like a human being.

Immediately rushed over, "Master, drink tea!" I have never felt that Ji Yue is so amiable.

Ji Yue glanced at me and didn't take the teacup.I smiled foolishly, and handed over another plate of dim sum disapprovingly, "Master, have some sweet-scented osmanthus cake."

The corners of his eyes twitched, "What's wrong with you today?"

I grinned all the way to my ears, and only had a tail to wag at him, "Master, I will be a teacher for a day and a father for the rest of my life. I will serve you until you are too old to walk. I will carry you to the yard to bask in the sun every day." , comb your hair and tell a story.”

Ji Yue's originally twitching eye corners extended to his temples after listening to my words, he jumped suddenly, he held his forehead, and lowered his sexy voice: "Did you secretly give away my thousand-year-old ginseng?"

"..." Cough, then you have to tell me where you hid that thing first, "Master, I know that I always like to fight against you. I can't change it, so don't dislike me, okay?"

His expression was not good, and he was obviously on the verge of collapse.Ji Yue is a pragmatic person, he likes to get straight to the point and make quick decisions, so he can't stand my sudden nervousness.

But I was only accidentally shocked by an ordinary scene in the world.

I have no father and no mother, and I am alone. I can't tell you how lucky and grateful I am because Ji Yue is by my side, hey, those words are too nasty, I'm ashamed.So I said desperately again, "Master, Jianghu women often say to their benefactors that they will promise each other with their bodies. You are kind to me. You can marry you when I grow up! But you have to look at me for a few more years. Don't..." Leave me alone.

Bang!
Before the most important sentence was uttered, the man sitting in front of the desk almost shattered the good mahogany desk with a slap, "Little bastard, if I don't beat you to death today, don't you know how to respect the teacher?" How did you write the four characters!" He rolled up his sleeves, his face was ashen, and he rushed over in a gust of wind.

I was shocked, and ran with my head in my arms, Master, don't!
(End of this chapter)