"Are you Yuan Tiangang?" Qin Mubai couldn't help but be startled.
"If Marshal Qin doesn't believe it, there are items in my package that can prove it." Yuan Tiangang said calmly without fear, "The customs clearance document, the Taoist temple crossing, and the imperial poetry book gifted by His Majesty the Emperor are all acceptable. prove."
Qin Mubai slowly put down his sword, but still did not relax his vigilance and said, "If Yuan Tianshi is not refining elixirs in Taoist temples or traveling around famous mountains and rivers to practice, why are you here?"
"I came here specifically for Marshal Qin." Yuan Tiangang said bluntly.
Qin Mubai glanced at him sideways, walked to the stove and sat down, "Then please Yuan Tianshi, sit down and talk!"
"Thank you, Marshal Qin." Yuan Tiangang stroked his clothes, walked to the stove and sat down, smiling, "This tea will get cold if you don't drink it, Marshal."
"If you have something to say, just talk about it. I don't have time to chat with you now." Qin Mubai said coldly, "I know that His Majesty the Emperor also respects you as his teacher and obeys your words. If it were in the past, I, Qin, would do the same. It’s nice to pay homage to you, but not today.”
"Of course I understand." Yuan Tiangang stroked his beard and smiled slightly, and said, "Young Marshal Qin is no different from ordinary people and does not need to adhere to common etiquette. Moreover, it is an extraordinary period now, so I am indeed a bit presumptuous in showing up."
"Then what are you here for?"
"Give the young marshal a face."
"No need." Qin Mubai said resolutely, "If nothing happens, you can eat and sleep, and leave at dawn. If you dare to leak even a word about me, you are a traitor to the country, and you will naturally know the consequences."
"Haha, why should the young marshal be nervous!" Yuan Tiangang said with a smile, "Actually, I have already finished interviewing the young marshal. Could it be that the young marshal doesn't want to hear it?"
"I don't want to." Qin Mubai sneered indifferently, "You charlatans and sorcerers talk nonsense all day long if you don't do anything serious! If I have nothing to do, I still have the leisure to listen to your nonsense. Time. Now, I’m not in the mood.”
"It seems that the general is quite prejudiced against us!" Yuan Tiangang chuckled and said indifferently, "Is it because the words of my junior brother Chunfeng came true one after another and hurt the young marshal?"
Qin Mubai felt an inexplicable sting in his heart, gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "Master Yuan Tianshi, even if you don't hit someone in the face, you are acting like an elder!"
"Young Marshal, forgive me! I didn't mean to expose the Young Marshal's scars." Yuan Tiangang nodded and said, "I'm just curious, how did the Young Marshal... know about "*"?"
"No comment." Qin Mubai replied coldly.
"Then six years ago, how did the young marshal suddenly become two different people overnight? He was originally a confused and accomplished young man from an aristocratic family, but suddenly he became a master of arts and martial arts?"
"That's because I was low-key and cautious before!" Qin Mubai replied angrily.
"What a coincidence. It was on that day that the demon star descended to the northwest of the imperial capital. From then on, the weather reversed unpredictably, and even "*" turned into a piece of nonsense. Marshal Qin, can you explain to me what happened here? , What is the reason? "Yuan Tiangang can bear his temper.
"Your misunderstanding, or your incompetence. You can explain it any way you want." Qin Mubai glared at him angrily and said, "What exactly do you want to ask?"
"I just want to ask, who is Marshal Qin, where does he come from, and what is he doing here?" Yuan Tiangang's old eyes finally burst out with a sharp light, staring straight at Qin Mubai .
"Shouldn't you ask my mother about this question?" Qin Mubai said with a sneer, "Yuan Tianshi, I really want to give you a message, because I'm afraid it will be disrespectful to you."
"Haha, if you want to scold someone, young marshal, then go ahead!" Yuan Tiangang smiled naturally.
"You old man, you are so idle!" Qin Mubai scolded through gritted teeth.
"!..." Yuan Tiangang's expression froze for a moment, and then he smiled bitterly, "It seems that I am indeed meddling in my own business."
"That's exactly what it is."
"Actually, I am doing it out of curiosity on the one hand, and good intentions on the other." Yuan Tiangang said unwillingly.
"Well, for the sake of you traveling thousands of miles and going through all the trouble to find me, I will just listen to your nonsense again." Qin Mubai helplessly shook his head and smiled, and said, "Say it, Yuan Tianshi. But there is no need to ask about the things you are curious about. I would like to know, what good intentions do you have for me? "
"In the past six months, I and Junior Brother Li have been watching the sky at night, and they are frightened every night." Yuan Tiangang's expression also became serious, and he said, "The demon stars are shining through the rainbow, the sky is uncertain; the white sky is coming to the world, and the killings are incessant - The young commander must understand these words, right?"
"You basically understand!" Qin Mubai smiled and said, "The demon star is talking about me, right? Beidou is the emperor star, and Tianshu is uncertain, which means that His Majesty the Emperor has always had difficulty in establishing a prince, and the future of the East Palace of the Tang Dynasty is uncertain and unpredictable; I know that Taibai Jinxing is the master of killing. No, Lanzhou is really full of weapons and fire. "
"All the changes started when the demon star came into the world six years ago." Yuan Tiangang stared at Qin Mubai and said, "This demon star changed the destiny of the Tang Dynasty and also changed everything in China for the next thousand years. Qin Young Marshal, don't think that we are just pretending to be gods and deceiving the world. We are not those mediocre sorcerers like Tianyan, Ziwei, Shushu, Fengshui, Gengu, and physiognomy. Inheritance has been tempered by the wisdom and foolishness of ancient and modern times, and it is not entirely false. To be honest, the young commander, "*" co-starred by me and Junior Brother Li, extrapolated the history of China to more than 1,500 years later, and there is absolutely no mistake. ! For fear of revealing the secret and being punished by God, he did not reveal the truth in the picture, but only used pictures and songs to warn the world. "
"Bragging. Even if you really deduced it, it's not a warning, it's just to show off your own skills!" Qin Mubai raised his eyebrows and said, "Otherwise, you should tell me that you have deduced some things. What? - Oh, it doesn’t mean that the destiny has changed, so it’s not a revelation. Just tell me, what will happen in a thousand years?”
Yuan Tiangang stroked his bright white beard, chuckled twice, and said: "The young commander insisted on listening, so I said something. Even if he was punished by God, he accepted it - about one thousand two hundred years ago After that, China destroyed its foundation and the country's fortunes in the hands of Hu Mei, and Kyushu was once reduced. The barbarian enemies were like evil spirits from outside the world, coming from the land, descending from the sky, or crossing the sea. They came to attack each other and attacked us. Burning, killing, and plundering will be the greatest calamity for China in the next thousand years!"
Qin Mubai's heart suddenly felt cold, and he thought to himself: This old magic stick really deserves his reputation! He is talking about the Opium War more than 1,000 years later, when the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China! —It’s indeed awesome! As early as in my previous life, I had heard the name of "*" for a long time. He accurately and clearly calculated all the major events from the Tang Dynasty to the next one or two thousand years. However, this thing has been severely blocked by Harmony in all dynasties, so not many people know the name "*"...
"Young Marshal, do you want to continue listening to the story?" Yuan Tiangang's voice interrupted Qin Mubai's thoughts.
"I won't listen. Anyway, there is no way to prove whether what you said is true or false, so you can just make it up." Qin Mubai sarcastically said, "I am not a turtle that has become a spirit and can live for one or two thousand years." , wait and see if your words come true.”
"Then let's talk about what's in front of us." Yuan Tiangang was still smiling and stroking his long beard.
"Okay, I have nothing to do after a long night, so I want to listen to you tell a story." Qin Mubai pretended to be at ease and didn't care. He also took wheat cakes, dried meat and milk wine from the kitchen and ate them. Hai Che, while opening his ears to listen.
"A few years ago, my junior brother Chunfeng kept talking nonsense and said something to the young marshal. Does the young marshal still remember it?" Yuan Tiangang said.
Qin Mubai's movements stagnated for a moment, "Remember something."
"That is indeed not a good omen. It is human nature for the young commander to have a grudge in his heart." Yuan Tiangang said, "But at that time, my junior brother also had good intentions, just like I do today."
"Oh, you want to remind me that the disaster is not far away, so that I can be mentally prepared first, right?" Qin Mubai said lightly.
"Only ordinary people can ask about disasters and pray for mercy. Young Marshal does not need to." A gleam flashed in Yuan Tiangang's eyes and he said word by word, "Young Marshal, you can change your destiny and go against your luck. What else cannot be negotiated? of?"
Qin Mubai was startled at first, then smiled, "Tianshi Yuan, you are better at talking than your junior brother. As for him, he only told me that there is no way to avoid the disaster of blood and light, unless there is someone with the most loved ones, the most pure love, for I blocked the disaster, and from then on I flew to the sky with no inhibitions. In fact, he didn't understand me at all. In contrast, I would rather have no inhibitions and fly to the sky than lose my "closest, dearest, most loved, most pure love". "
"In terms of life, I believe that what the Young Marshal just said comes from the bottom of his heart." Yuan Tiangang sighed and said, "The Young Marshal looks cynical on the surface, but in fact he has deep feelings. Having said that, if it weren't for Miss Yao'er and your father-in-law, Duke Yi, Uncle Bao... How the young commander is doing now is still unknown!"
"Are you saying that to make me feel more guilty?" Qin Mubai's eyebrows sank slightly, and there was a hint of coldness in his tone.
"This is not pleasant to say, but if I am only here to please the young commander, there is no need to speak so bluntly." Yuan Tiangang was unhurried.
"I've been talking for a long time, but it seems to be all nonsense." Qin Mubai said, "Master Yuan, just tell me directly. What do you want Qin to do?"
"Carry less evil and accumulate more blessings." Yuan Tiangang said, "There is an old saying that the cycle of karma and retribution is not unreasonable. Even if there is no retribution in your lifetime, it will definitely be fulfilled in future generations."
Qin Mubai frowned and pondered for a moment, then nodded, "This is quite the truth. Doesn't it mean that there is karma and retribution? How I live and do in my life will definitely affect my descendants. I will consider it."
"Just thinking about it?"
"Then what else do you think I can do?" Qin Mubai raised his sword eyebrows sharply, his eyes shining brightly, "If the Heavenly Master really has a heart of great compassion rather than a woman's benevolence, he should know that 'kill to stop killing', 'to stop killing with love'" The principle of "killing with great mercy". If I don't kill people, it's better for me to survive. "
"Hey!... Marshal Qin is destined to be a hero for half his life and to be domineering for the rest of his life. It is said that the country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change." Yuan Tiangang shook his head, smiled with emotion and helplessness, and said, "Even the luck of the day can be changed. You changed your mind, how could I possibly persuade you to change your mind?"
"Since Yuan Tianshi understands this truth, why bother to do something unnecessary?" Qin Mubai smiled lightly and said, "Actually, instead of saying 'I have made up my mind', it would be better to say - I have no choice!"
"..." After hearing this, Yuan Tiangang was speechless for a long time and remained silent.
Qin Mubai didn't speak anymore. The two sat quietly, drinking some hot tea and eating some dry food for half a night.
Until daybreak, Yuan Tiangang walked to the window and looked up at the wisp of fish belly white in the gray sky, and said: "I have been thinking about it for half the night, and finally I have some understanding. How can I change my luck this day? It's still destiny. We, ordinary people, can obey the destiny, so why bother trying to figure it out and deduce it? ... Marshal Qin, take care of yourself! You are different from me, your fate is yours. Not in heaven. I will never see you again in this life - farewell!"