Putting his fingers on his pulse, the old man's face became more serious.
Gou Liang breathed evenly and pretended to be serious in sleep, hiding in the sea of consciousness and letting the system point the program's eyes at the host body, carefully observing the original owner's face that he had never looked at carefully because it was split by an eye-catching scar.
He has a handsome oval face, almond eyes and a high nose, slightly small lips that look delicate and delicate, and there are two not deep but gentle dimples on his face that has been reduced due to illness. If there is no such scar, the whole person will not be considered beautiful, but also as gentle as jade, Yushu Lanzhi. If you look more closely, you can still see a tear mole under the corner of the unscratched left eye... It must be beautiful to cry.
Gou Liang was a little agitated.
Wait for the old man to withdraw his hand.
Zhong Quan hurriedly asked: "Master Jiang, how is the master?"
After a night of torment, Gou Liang fell into a deep sleep at this moment, his face that had managed to raise some blood turned pale again, which made people unbearable to watch.
The old man said: "It may be that the medicinal bath was overheated, which made the toxin attack more intense. However, it will be a matter of time. Unless my old man personally develops an antidote for the poison on his body, it is impossible to cure it. The antidote is a handle. But he has a stubborn temper... In the future, he will only have a violent attack once, and I am afraid that the pill of pure heart and desire will have little effect in a long time."
"Do you have a countermeasure?"
It was rare for him to be respectful, but the old man didn't buy it, he snorted and said, "What countermeasures should I take?"
"Didn't I say it earlier, I only cured one disease for him! He wants his legs but not his body, so instead of quarreling with me here, you might as well find him a man as soon as possible—oh, that's not the case. Go find someone like that." You, a tall and strong martial arts practitioner, tapped the acupoints of the little ghost of the Zhong family to make him happy. When he tastes it, hehehe... "
When he mentioned Xingchu, he turned up the volume, "woke up" Gou Liang, and called out in a daze, "Grandpa?"
The old man's laughter froze, and it was rare for him to feel a little uncomfortable. He coughed and asked seriously, "How do you feel?"
Gou Liang didn't feel much discomfort except for a little loss of strength and some weakness and soreness in the rear.
The old man nodded, and told him again what he had just said to Zhong Quan. Of course, the words were more euphemistic and serious, but there was only one theme: prepare a man quickly, good grandson.
Gou Liang pursed his lips and remained silent.
Zhong Quan was originally prepared to accept punishment, but he didn't expect his little master to be very well-behaved today, washing and eating quietly, but he didn't even look him in the eye.
Are you really angry
Zhong Quan thought to himself, but he was not at all ambiguous about what he should do.
In the following month, Gou Liang really didn't speak a word to Zhong Quan again. Even when Zhong Quan reported the current situation in the capital, he only listened, occasionally nodding his head to express understanding, with a lingering haze between his brows, but Zhong Quan couldn't figure out his real thoughts.
It's the same today, but after reporting the developments of all parties, Zhong Quan did not retreat immediately, but hesitated for a while, and said: "Master, the day after tomorrow will be the 15th period, you..."
Gou Liang's eyebrows showed some sharpness, and he finally said, "How are you doing?"
Zhong Quan: "But according to the master's order."
"But according to orders?" Gou Liang sneered, "How could I not know that you still see me as the master?"
Zhong Quan was startled, knelt down and said, "This subordinate has made a mistake, please punish the master!"
Gou Liang looked at him calmly.
[Gou Liang: My heart aches...]
[System: Dear master, the task requires that you turn a blind eye to the little target if you feel wronged. (｀ ん)]
[Gou Liang: No, I love myself. What a wonderful master-servant play, but I don't have a small leather whip in my hand!]
[System: ⊙﹏⊙]
After a long time, the unpredictable Gou Liang said, "What's wrong with you?"
"This subordinate has repeatedly offended the Lord, and the crime is unforgivable."
"What kind of punishment are you willing to accept?"
"willing."
Gou Liang curled his lips and said, "Get up."
Zhong Quan was a little surprised, but stood up without hesitation.
Gou Liang looked up at him: "Let me ask you, who are those two people in the stable?"
Zhong Quan: "...the subordinates caught them, Mr. Jiang said they have no problem, the master can use them with confidence."
"So it was Grandpa who said it." Gou Liang nodded slowly, "It's strange that I can't remember when I told you."
Zhong Quan knelt down again, "Your subordinates make unauthorized claims, please punish me!"
"Wrong?"
"The subordinate knows his mistake."
"That's good." Gou Liang's voice seemed to be a little laughing, but it made people feel chills behind him. He said, "Come here."
Zhong Quan raised his head, made sure that he didn't mean to call out to him, then knelt and walked towards him.
"Come a little more."
Zhong Quan followed his words.
Gou Liang looked him up and down, with Zhong Quan's incomprehensible meaning in his eyes, as if he had seen enough, he opened his lips and said: "You have come to me to protect me secretly since you were ten years old, and now you have passed away suddenly in nineteen years. Yes. I still remember when my grandfather brought you to see me for the first time, you once said that you were born as a member of the Zhong family and died as a ghost of the Zhong family. Neither?"
Zhong Quan didn't expect that he would still remember, and nodded with some emotion: "Yes. Zhong Quan will not change his original intention, but as long as he lives, he is willing to do his best for his master."
"No, from today onwards, you are not."
Gou Liang said.
Zhong Quan suddenly opened his eyes wide, and for the first time showed a look of astonishment, and said anxiously: "This subordinate has repeatedly made mistakes and is not good at handling things. Master, you can punish me any way you want. Please don't expel Zhong Quan!"
Seeing that Gou Liang was indifferent, Zhong Quan couldn't help but knelt down, "If the master can't forgive the subordinate, the subordinate is willing to die, and I just ask the master not to expel me!"
Gou Liang subconsciously backed away a little, and seeing Zhong Quan stiff on the spot, he said, "You would rather die than leave me?"
"yes!"
Zhong Quan is decisive.
If Zhong Quan hadn't been flustered at this moment, he could definitely hear Gou Liang's out-of-control heartbeat with his hearing.
It took a lot of effort to force the deer's pounding heart to be restrained, and a slight smile appeared on Gou Liang's face, meaningless, but slightly revealing a pair of dimples, which seemed to be a little happy but not so.
He said, "When did I say I was going to expel you?"
Seeing Zhong Quan froze again, the smile in his eyes gradually disappeared.
"Do you know why the ancestors of the Zhong family couldn't have sex before the age of thirty?"
Gou Liang didn't wait for him to answer and continued: "Besides the approval of the Dao of Heaven, there are two important reasons. The Zhong family has a secret, if you want to live a long life, you have to keep your mouth shut and take care of yourself. You have to keep yourself clean. The yang is stable. Furthermore, standing at thirty is not just talk. Only when one reaches the age of thirty can one's luck be determined. In this year, the elders will divination for the younger generation, and can accurately judge whether the other party will survive the rest of his life. All the best and peace.”
"But now, no one can divination for me... I also have no descendants. It doesn't matter if the rest of my life is good or bad?"
"Owner… "
Gou Liang ignored him, and continued: "In the past, I just wanted to carry on my grandfather's behest, avenge Zhaoxue, and glorify Zhong's family. I always thought that what I did was right, but over the past year, I have thought about it over and over again. But I'm not sure. Chongyao's lintel has to set foot on the old road and become the national teacher of Daliang? What if he takes revenge and kills the treacherous minister who was the mastermind? It's not just Gao who should pay for hundreds of lives of my Zhong family. Clan?"
"At the beginning, my grandfather knew that Emperor Wu was the catastrophe of the Zhong family, but he didn't eliminate the future troubles only because of the long-forgotten kindness from the dragon and the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers who accompanied the emperor like a tiger. Later, the prophecy came true. But he did not kill Boren, Boren died because of him..."
"The disaster of the Zhong family, in the final analysis, whose fault is it?"
He paused for a while, his eyes full of loneliness.
"These days, it's rare to be quiet, and I have thought about and seen many things more clearly." He said, "At the beginning, my great-grandfather owed the life of Emperor Taizu of Daliang, and paid for it with these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains. The cause and effect have long since ended. It's just that Grandfather came out of the clan, and the world is so big that there is no place for him. When Emperor Taizu sincerely asked him to stay, he stayed in the capital of Daliang, trapped for a lifetime, and also trapped us descendants."
"Do we owe the Li family? Does the Li family owe us again?"
"Neither."
Gou Liang shook his head, "In terms of kindness and morality, the Zhong family and the Li family should have been clearly separated."
"Emperor Wu did not reuse or even expel the Zhong family. He was not wrong, because the Zhong family had no kindness and ruthlessness with him, only the word "junchen". It is also true that the Zhong family served the Li family. The Zhong family is not wrong... The Zhong family has been deeply involved in this chess game, and has become a pawn, so it is doomed to kill and abandon. But the Zhong family should be willing to die because of the so-called emperor's fate? Is the family's loyalty to the royal family to the point of giving their lives without regrets?"
"Now I understand that such a dismal ending is ultimately the fault of my Zhong family."
"Since the two don't owe each other, why don't you get out as soon as possible? People from other places can't stay in the world of mortals for long. The country, the country, and the people and feelings should be no different from us alchemists. My great-grandfather may understand this truth, but he is bound by love. ;Grandfather may understand, but he is fettered by loyalty; now, I also understand... but he is fettered by hatred. Knowing that he can't do it, don't you think it's ridiculous?"
"Master, you..."
Seeing that there were tears in Gou Liang's eyes, but his eyes were as calm as stagnant water, Zhong Quan felt a little uneasy.
"But so what?" Gou Liang laughed suddenly, and said contemptuously and arrogantly: "Since the Li family owes me karma, I will cut it off myself. At that time, whoever is in charge of the world, what luck is there for the common people, has nothing to do with me ?”
Having said that, his voice stopped, and his eyes suddenly widened.
As if a force was boiling in his blood, Gou Liang moaned uncontrollably, his complexion suddenly turned rosy, which startled Zhong Quan.
"Owner?!"
Seeing that he didn't respond at all, as if he couldn't hear his own voice, Zhong Quan was shocked, and flew out immediately, and brought in the old man who was hiding in the corner outside the house holding the jar containing the fire toad.
"Master, what's wrong with him?"
Gou Liang had already closed his eyes at this time, and sat on the spot with his head upright, his face turned red and white, and there was a strange look of joy and relief in his brows.
The old man was also surprised. Unexpectedly, no matter how hard he took the pulse, he couldn't see the problem—the pulse was steady and strong. Judging from the pulse condition, Gou Liang couldn't be better, but his complexion is so abnormal, it's strange that there is no problem! But even the genius doctor known as quack doctor was helpless at this time, and he couldn't see why.
Fortunately, Gou Liang quickly recovered his sobriety.
There was an unprecedented coldness in his eyes, as if he did not touch the slightest trace of human smoke and fire, showing his contemptuous attitude, without a trace of human emotion, which made people feel afraid to offend and startled.
"Master, how are you?"
Zhong Quan didn't care much, and asked repeatedly.
There was a layer of sweat on his body, Gou Liang raised his hand and wiped his forehead, showing an exhausted state, and he couldn't sit still. Zhong Quan hurriedly sat beside him and helped him lean against his chest, looking anxiously at the old man, who frowned in disbelief.
Gou Liang smiled, and the indifference in his eyes dissipated to bring out some warmth, and said in a gentle voice, "Grandpa, I'm fine."
The old man was dubious.
Gou Liang: "Really, Grandpa, I've never felt so good."
Old man: "..."
He raised his hand to touch Tan Gou Liang's sweaty forehead, and said, "This child won't be sick and his brain is broken, right?" He has already started to think about whether he has used some anti-inhibiting medicine by mistake and made this child stupid.
Zhong Quan's eyes were also full of worry.
Gou Liang relaxed his body and leaned against him, and asked the old man: "Have you ever heard of the rumors about the Zhong family's destiny?"
"WTF?"
The old man only likes things where one is one and the other is two, such as drugs, such as poison, and he is not interested in specious metaphysics. Even if his adopted daughter married into the Zhong family, he still doesn't like it and has never learned about it.
Gou Liang said: "It is written in the classics of the Zhong family: To know one's life, one knows one's death; "
Seeing the old man's bewildered expression, Gou Liang patiently explained: "This sentence means that you can predict the life and death of all things in the world, see the cause and end of an event, understand the cause and effect of others and yourself, and know why things happen like this. It's a foregone conclusion, and I understand why it didn't end differently."
"This is the ability of the Son of Destiny."
"You should know that my great-grandfather came from the Zhong family in Tianji Mountain. The Zhong family has been passed down for thousands of years. So far, four people have awakened the blood of destiny, and two of them have become sons of destiny. They were all powerful figures at the time, but they disappeared later. In history, there has never been a single record in the outside world, and there are only a few words in the family annals. No one remembers what they did, and no one knows why they disappeared... "
"what do you want to say in the end?"
The old man was confused and sweated profusely.
Gou Liang raised the corner of his mouth and said: "There is another important legend about the Sons of Destiny, that is, they can ask the heavens to borrow their lives. I thought it was just a legend, but I didn't expect...it was true. The reason why what they did The traces of being erased are not intentional by others, it is precisely that they themselves do not want to live forever. As for why they do this, it is just because-they have lived too long."
"The Son of Destiny will only appear every few hundred years. Only when the original Son of Destiny dies, can the blood of the Zhong family reawaken the Destiny. That is to say, my last Son of Destiny lived for nearly six hundred years." year."
The old man was startled.
Zhong Quan was much calmer than him, and he didn't have any doubts about every word Gou Liang said. At this moment, he only asked: "Master, have you awakened the blood of destiny?"
"No," Gou Liang shook his head, "I am the third son of the Zhong family—the Son of Destiny."
Yes, when he was pretending to be cool just now, his whole body was suddenly enlightened! A mysterious power suddenly began to circulate in his blood, as if pulling his mind to another world, allowing him to witness the blood inheritance of the so-called Wentian Secret Technique.
For Gou Liang, this was a complete surprise.
Although he didn't want Zhong Yue to become the Son of Destiny under the halo of the protagonist after experiencing a love affair with Li Yan, he never thought that he could replace him.
Because the rhetoric in the secret history of the Zhong family restricted his thinking, he preconceived that the body of destiny of the Zhong family must be a person like Zhong Yue who had various visions from birth.
At this moment, Gou Liang realized that this was completely misleading.
In fact, every descendant of the Zhong family, regardless of direct line or collateral line, may awaken to become a child of destiny! This is the legacy left by the founder of the Zhong family, who was also the first son of destiny who had an adventure. It's just that talented and intelligent people are more likely to explore the secrets of the Zhong family's unique knowledge, so there is the so-called vision theory.
And the Body of Destiny must go through life and death to be recognized, which is even more nonsense.
Life is full of calamities, everyone has their own destiny, there are sorrows and joys.
The so-called calamity of life and death is not a strange thing, but only the children of the Zhong family who have truly experienced life and death and broke through the world of mortals can have the state of mind to coexist with the world, and can touch the question of helping future generations to survive desperate situations engraved in the blood inheritance of the ancestors. Heavenly secret technique.
It can be said that the only prerequisite for the Zhong family to become the Son of Destiny is the death of the last Son of Destiny, apart from the courage and fearless state of mind to survive after death.
The Zhong family knew very little about the Son of Destiny, and the records were not exhaustive and contained many subjective conjectures. On the contrary, it was a prison for future generations, and many people who might have become the Son of Destiny missed it.
It was inconvenient for Gou Liang to explain the details to them, so the old man checked him again to make sure that he was really fine, and he didn't want to bother thinking about the secrets of the Zhong family.
He stood up, folded his sleeves and put his hands behind his back, and said condescendingly, "It sounds like a powerful thing, but can it cure your illness or detoxify you? Could it be that it's the fate of God?" Son, just let you be a crippled old villain who can live for hundreds of years?"
Gou Liang was at a loss for words.
"Grandpa said so." Gou Liang had no choice but to say, "Grandpa's medical skills are naturally more practical than this technique of destiny. The rest of my grandson's life depends on your wonderful hands to rejuvenate."
Only then did the old man hold his fire toad and left with satisfaction.
Zhong Quan didn't dare to take it lightly, Gou Liang said to him: "Grandfather once had a secret discussion with me about this matter, and he also calculated that there must be a destiny in my generation. When I first saw Zhong Yue, I thought that person was him. I didn't expect... huh."
His tone was contemptuous and full of pleasure.
Of course Zhong Quan had no doubts about his words, and hurriedly said: "Congratulations, master, you are more God-willed than Zhong Yue."
Gou Liang leaned over and raised his chin, and asked him, "Do you know why I was able to break the secret this time?"
Of course Zhong Quan didn't know, and Gou Liang didn't need him to answer. He said to himself, "That's because I let go. The world is in a hurry, and no matter how deep the love and hatred are, they are just fleeting in the end. Li Yan is my doom, and now I There is no love or hatred for him, only unresolved cause and effect... When he tastes the bitter fruit, we owe nothing to each other."
Zhong Quan saw that his eyes were calm, with an unprecedented clarity and ease, and he was also happy for him.
Just as he was about to congratulate again, he heard Gou Liang continue to say: "Just now, I still have something to say to you." Zhong Quan tensed up immediately.
Gou Liang said: "I have thought about what my grandfather said. If I really need a detoxification person... there is no one who is more suitable than you. If you are willing to detoxify me, from today onwards, you will no longer be a person to me. The leader of the canine teeth, the private property of the Zhong family. You are just my stubborn person, I let you be my ghost, you are my ghost, I let you be my dog, and you can only be mine—and The Zhong family has nothing to do, only me. Would you like it?"
Zhong Quan was stunned. Facing Gou Liang's calm and gentle gaze, his Adam's apple slid violently, and quickly knelt down on the ground, saying in a deep voice:
"Zhong Quan, yes."