After sending Hui Niang and the others away, Lu Mingshu returned to the pond and continued to wash clothes.
Liu Jizhen came over and stood by and watched silently.
Lu Mingshu raised his head: "Master?"
Liu Jizhen nodded: "Come here."
"Yes… "
Liu Jizhen sat down and looked at Lu Mingshu in front of him.
I remember when she came that day, she was still a very squeamish little girl. But today, she was wearing an old cloth apron, her hands were soaked red in cold water, and she had lost the delicate appearance of that day.
"Master?" Lu Mingshu felt uneasy when he saw him.
Liu Jizhen withdrew his gaze, and said in a flat tone: "I already know about your life experience."
Lu Mingshu raised his heart all of a sudden. She knew that her background was embarrassing in Jiuyao Palace, and she was also worried about this issue when she was apprenticed to her teacher. Now that Liu Jizhen suddenly said that, did he not want her
I was nervous, but I heard Liu Jizhen ask: "Do you know what kind of person I am?"
The topic changed too quickly, Lu Mingshu was a little confused, and replied: "I know, the master is the former senior brother of Jiuyao Palace. Entering the state of ecstasy is known as a martial arts genius that is hard to come out of Jiuyao Palace in a hundred years." After thinking for a while, he added, "In Xichuan, and even in the entire ancient Xia, those who enter the ecstasy state before the age of twenty-five, within a thousand years, no more than Ten people!"
She recited this passage in her heart many times.
Liu Jizhen smiled slightly: "What you said is true, but this is all in the past."
Lu Mingshu was dumbfounded. the past? What's the meaning
Liu Jizhen looked down at his hands, and his always indifferent voice sounded a little different: "I'm just a useless person now."
Lu Mingshu was stunned for a long time, then asked in confusion, "Master?"
Liu Jizhen said indifferently: "Eight years ago, I entered the ecstasy state for two years. I went out to travel and challenged the masters. When I traveled to Beiming, I was defeated by others, and my meridians were cut off in that battle. I finally saved my life , but became useless."
He looked at Lu Mingshu: "You must have already figured out what kind of place Tongtian Pavilion is. Although it occupies a place in a department, in fact, it has long been abandoned by the sect. I was thrown here to die. "
Lu Mingshu stared at him blankly, not recovering for a long time.
So, her father didn't tell the truth at all. He found a genius master for her, but this genius master has already abolished martial arts...
Lu Mingshu found that he wasn't surprised, but had a kind of composure that seemed to be in a trance. I probably feel in my heart that for that father, this is what he would do, right
"When you came, I didn't want to take you in. Follow me, a useless person, and you are half useless. But the steward reminded me, I don't want you, and he has to find another suitable place for you, which may not be better than here .”
Lu Mingshu lowered his head and remained silent.
"But I didn't expect that your life experience would be like this. I'm a useless person, and I don't want to get involved in the sect's grievances." Liu Jizhen twitched his lips sarcastically, "So, I'll give you two choices."
He looked at the child and said in a calm tone: "First, staying here is like exile. The advantage is that Bixi Valley has long been abandoned, and no one will come to trouble you. If you have some contacts, you can be sent to the lower court to practice martial arts with those lower court disciples. But you have to know that the lower court disciples will work much harder than the disciples who have masters."
"Think slowly, don't rush to answer, just think it through." Liu Jizhen stood up and entered the cave.
Lu Mingshu stood under the sun and didn't move for a long time.
In the evening of that day, in a small courtyard with bamboo fences in the corner of Qingyu Peak, Master Yuwen meditated on the bamboo roof, and after listening to Shao Zhengyang's report, he let out a "hmm".
Shao Zhengyang couldn't figure it out: "Master, I don't want to understand."
Master Yuwen opened his eyes, got down from the bamboo couch, and stretched his muscles and bones. Shao Zhengyang handed over tea with a winking look.
After taking a leisurely sip of tea, Master Yuwen said, "I don't understand why a teacher would do this?"
"Yes." Shao Zhengyang frowned, "Master Liu is very clear about Master Liu's current situation. Tell him the girl's life experience, but he doesn't want to get involved..."
Master Yuwen smiled: "This is what I want as a teacher."
Shao Zhengyang was taken aback: "Master?"
Master Yuwen said: "What do you think will be the consequences of leaving that girl in Bixi Valley?"
Shao Zhengyang thought for a while: "Uncle Liu is disheartened now. Even if he is forced to accept his apprentice due to the school rules, he will definitely not teach with all his heart. After a few years, no matter how talented she is, it will be delayed."
"That's right." Master Yuwen tapped his fingers on the table, "That's why Zhou Yinru made this proposal. With such an arrangement, this chess game will be idle forever."
Although this is a free game right now, if there is no prospect of development at all, it is not worth it for him to make a move. Zhou Yinru wants to abolish this step, how can she make her wish come true
"But, Master Liu knows her background, let alone teach her!"
"You don't know him." Master Yuwen sighed, "Senior Brother Liu looks indifferent, but he is actually very soft-hearted. If he knows the truth, even if he doesn't teach him, he will arrange a future for her."
Shao Zhengyang thought for a long time, then shook his head: "Master, please forgive me for being stupid. In the current situation, what can that girl do? She has such an embarrassing background, I'm afraid no one will take over, right?"
Master Yuwen smiled: "Yes, it is really difficult to send her to other people, but it is very easy to send her to the Lower Court."
Shao Zhengyang was taken aback: "The lower court? What's the use of that? Isn't it easier for the Zhou family to attack?"
Master Yuwen cast a glance at him: "Tell you to figure out the personnel relationship in the faction, you are not paying attention, are you? Zhang Kun, the head of the Lower Court of Jiulu Prefecture, is from the line of Grandmaster Xiang. In terms of seniority, he is brother Liu's uncle. In the early years, he hurt his foundation, so he invited himself to be an apprentice in the Lower Court. Brother Liu opened his mouth, but Senior Uncle Zhang would definitely not refuse. Heh, no matter how long the Zhou family’s hands are, even Senior Uncle Zhang can’t reach out to the Lower Court.”
"So it's like this..." Shao Zhengyang understood, but he was puzzled, "What's the use of going to the lower court? How many of the disciples in the lower court can be successful?"
The lower courtyard of Jiuyao Palace is used to appease the elderly. There are some elders in the sect who have contributed a lot to the Jiuyao Palace, but they have no descendants with outstanding qualifications, so they cannot enter the sect. They opened a lower house in Jiuluzhou to accept and teach those descendants. It's not that there are no talents among them, but the proportion is extremely small.
"Do you still expect her to become some kind of super master?" Master Yuwen laughed, "No matter what Fu Shangqing is, his talent is unquestionable. As a teacher, as long as this kid wins a little bit and can occupy a place in the sect, it will be fine in the future, maybe in the future can be used."
After thinking for a while, he said again: "I think this girl has good willpower, and she is a material to be made."
Shao Zhengyang curled his lips: "Why didn't I see that..."
Master Yuwen smiled: "You boy, why are you competing with a little girl like her? Careful!"
Master and apprentice are like father and son. Shao Zhengyang is the first disciple of Master Yuwen. From the beginning of martial arts, he taught him hand in hand, with deep affection. In front of others, he likes to put on airs, but in front of his master, he is a bit childish.
As he said that, he thought about another thing: "Master, do you think Master Liu is really that useless?"
"The meridian is cut off, what do you think?" Master Yu Wen knocked on the table and sighed, "If it wasn't for Brother Liu's accident, how could Fu Shangqing be successful? If he is good, the head The position is already in the hands of the teacher."
Liu Jizhen was a big senior brother back then, but he was focused on pursuing the highest level of martial arts and didn't want to be the master. The elders of the previous generation took a fancy to the slick Yuwen Shi. Unexpectedly, when Liu Jizhen went out to travel, he would be useless when he came back. Then, the leader brought back Fu Shangqing. Yu Wenshi and the Zhou family did not agree, with Fu Shangqing as his son-in-law, how could he be willing to let Yu Wenshi take over as the head? So he tried his best to let Fu Shangqing take over.
If Liu Jizhen is there, Fu Shangqing's strength is not as good as him, and the foundation of the school is not as good as Yuwen Shi, of course there is no chance of winning.
It's a pity, sometimes it's fate, but Liu Jizhen was abolished, and Master Yuwen, the stable leader, just changed hands like this.