The fisherman didn't retract his bamboo pole until the general's order was far away. He looked at Fang Yan thoughtfully and said, "You're a good boy. You're not as stubborn as your grandfather."
"You are as stubborn as my grandfather. If you accept my suggestion, we can accomplish anything together-----"
The fisherman snorted coldly and walked slowly outside.
Fang Yan was helpless with this inflexible old man. If he had agreed to turn against them, the two of them would have joined forces to throw General Ling and the group of minions following him into the abyss.
Fang Yan walked up to Qin Yitian and said with a smile, "The steak is cold."
"I have lost my appetite too." Qin Yitian said with some annoyance. If the steak gets cold, you can redo it, but if your good mood disappears, that is really infuriating.
"The beautiful scenery is still there, let's go out for a walk." Fang Yan took the initiative to invite.
"Of course." Qin Yitian nodded. "But before that, please do me a small favor----"
Fang Yan squatted down, picked up Qin Yitian's high heels from under the table and handed them to her.
The girl secretly untied the laces of her high heels and used them as a hidden weapon to attack General Ling. Although the action was a little unsightly, the effect was obvious. Fang Yan saw the strange walking posture of General Ling when he left, and he must have had a hard time enduring it.
"Help me put it on." Qin Yitian stretched out her smooth and jade-like feet in front of Fang Yan and said coquettishly.
Fang Yan shifted his gaze and said with a straight face: "Put it on yourself."
Qin Yitian smiled. She knew Fang Yan would not ignore her identity as a teacher. She wanted to get closer to him, but he kicked her away. It was really annoying.
Qin Yitian took the shoes and put them on. Looking at the messy restaurant in front of him, Qin Yitian waved Wu Yiwei over and said, "Let's calculate and see how we should compensate you for your losses-----"
Wu Yiwei thanked him gratefully and said, "Miss Qin, you don't have to worry about this matter. Mr. Zhang had already told us to put all the losses on his account before he left. I hope you will understand that I have caused you a lot of trouble today."
Although those guys have dirty intentions, they still do a good job on some of the superficial work.
Qin Yitian waved his hand generously and said, "This matter has nothing to do with you."
As the sun sets, the myriad rays of light in the sky have faded away, leaving only a patch of red glow that has not been wiped away in its original place.
Fang Yan and Qin Yitian walked side by side on the mountain path, stepping on the green grass and red flowers, facing the mist and breeze, which was quite comfortable and pleasant.
Qin Yitian didn't say anything, and Fang Yan didn't want to talk either. They both had their own thoughts, and the only sound they could hear was the rustling of their feet in the grass.
Some insects were disturbed by them and ran away chirping.
"What are you thinking about?" Qin Yitian broke the silence and asked.
"I was wondering how many people are paying attention to the battle of Yijian Peak in nineteen days." Fang Yan said. "It seems that this matter has been spread maliciously."
"If you accept, you may be killed by Qianye Bingbu. If you refuse, the Fang family will be disgraced and Fang Tai Chi will be humiliated - it's quite difficult." Qin Yitian said.
"Look, even you know about this, so it's inevitable that those with ulterior motives are behind the scenes fanning the flames." Fang Yan smiled bitterly. "What I'm worried about is that if everyone is like your old friend Jiang Junling, bringing three or five good fighters to challenge me, I'm afraid that before the decisive battle comes, I'll have been beaten to death by them in a round-robin battle."
Qin Yitian raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said, "At that time, I was really worried that you would hurt someone."
"Are you worried that I might kill someone?" Fang Yan shook his head. "I'm not as stupid as he thinks."
"General Ling is a very conceited and sinister person. His appearance at Yizhangyuan was probably unintentional, but he immediately thought of a way to put you in a dilemma. Whether it was the young villain's provocation or Bao Twelve's challenge to you, it was all a foreshadowing for the decisive battle at Yijian Peak nineteen days later."
"He is a very generous person. The young man's provocation is not his doing. Liu Qingming is from the Liu family. He is a young man who has just replaced Liu Shu. He doesn't know you well enough. It is understandable that he would find a playboy to test you. However, he pushed Dragon Master Bao Twelve out to challenge you. That is a crime he deserves."
"The Dragon in the South and the Phoenix in the North, the two masters are the kings of Xingyi, and are worshipped by Xingyi disciples all over the world. How can they be defeated so easily? They challenge a nobody like me with the status of a master, and they still reserve some strength for this battle of honor and disgrace. What is his purpose?" Fang Yan sneered.
"He doesn't want to kill anyone, and doesn't want to be the scapegoat of the general order. So he handed the initiative to you." Qin Yitian smiled. "They are all smart people."
"Is the general very disappointed?"
"He should be a little disappointed." Qin Yitian said. "He doesn't take action easily, and he has never failed after taking action."
"He wants the young villain to ruin my mood, and wants Dragon Master Bao Twelve to exhaust my spirit and drain my physical strength. It would be best if Dragon Master Bao Twelve kills me. It would be all over and my eyes would be clear. If I kill Bao Twelve, it would also be all over. In front of so many people, I'm afraid no one would dare to protect a murderer, right?"
Fang Yan looked at Qin Yitian and said, "At that time, your teacher Fang would have become a murderer that everyone hated and feared."
"In my opinion, those who can easily throw their fists out are just ordinary warriors. However, those who know when to retract their fists are real warriors." Qin Yitian looked at Fang Yan with bright eyes and said, "I can hear their regrets, but I was relieved at that moment. Fang Yan, you are different from others after all."
“But I was still tricked by General Ling.” Fang Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: “Don’t make me sound so great. I withdrew my fist because the situation forced me to do so. After I defeated Bao Twelve, General Ling immediately became restrained and tolerant. He didn’t let the fisherman play because he was worried that if the fisherman couldn’t beat me, it would not be so easy for him to leave Yizhangyuan at that time, and he would have to endure some humiliation -”
"What about you?" Qin Yitian asked with interest. "The fisherman blocked your way, but you didn't take the initiative to attack the fisherman - this is not in line with your character. Don't you think you have a chance of winning?"
"Before the official fight, who knows if I can win?" Fang Yan sighed softly. "The general commands the army to be strong. If we defeat Bao Twelve, there will be another Hanged Fisherman. If we defeat the Hanged Fisherman, does he have no other good cards? He can keep changing cards, and I only have one card. If I fail, there will be no chance to start over - so I have to be careful. I am not a loser, but I am just a teacher. I can't compare with those rich young men with billions of wealth, rich connections, and a group of younger brothers."
“But he came back empty-handed.”
"I'm also feeling frustrated." Fang Yan said.
"So, this time you are evenly matched?"
"No, he won." Fang Yan said, "Tai Chi requires a calm mind. If your mind is not calm, it is difficult to have a Tai Chi mind. If your Qi is not harmonious, it is difficult to enter the Tai Chi realm. How can I remain calm after being tormented by him like this? What is the most important thing to me now? The battle at Yijian Peak in nineteen days. I know it in my heart, and he knows it in his heart too. Therefore, he only waved his hand and brought me so much trouble. I am exhausted from dealing with it, and I have to find ways to nourish my heart and Qi - why do you think that bastard deserves a beating?"
Qin Yitian felt guilty and said, "I'm the one who dragged you down."
If I hadn’t dragged Fang Yan to Yizhangyuan for dinner, I wouldn’t have encountered the general’s order. If I hadn’t encountered the general’s order, so many things wouldn’t have happened, destroying Fang Yan’s inner peace.
Fang Yan shook his head and said, "How does the general treat you?"
"On the surface, he seems very close, but deep down, he is very distant." Qin Yitian said. "Perhaps, he is distant from everyone."
"Do you think the general attacked me because of you?"
Qin Yitian looked at Fang Yan with a puzzled look and asked, "Could there be any other reasons?"
"I don't understand." Fang Yan shook his head and sighed. "But I always feel that things are not that simple. Do you remember the first time I met General Ling? At that time, I felt that the way he looked at me was a little strange - not friendly, nor hostile, but - as if he was very familiar with me."
"You know, I practice Tai Chi, and I'm very sensitive to the things around me. I can more or less sense other people's attitudes towards me. Whether they are genuinely affectionate to me or just being perfunctory on the surface, it's hard to hide my Tai Chi heart."
"I think your Tai Chi practice is not very good?" Qin Yitian said.
"Why do you say that?" Fang Yan asked. He felt that he had practiced quite well. He was the only one in the Fang family who could reach the realm of Tai Chi at this age. Even if the Tai Chi practitioners from other families in China were included, how many people could reach the realm of Tai Chi
"If it's really like what you said, Tai Chi can sense other people's likes and dislikes towards you-----I've shown it so obviously, why don't you feel anything at all?" Qin Yitian asked with a questioning look on his face.
Fang Yan smiled bitterly.
He looked around and saw a few red wild fruits on the tree on the hillside. He ran over, picked the fruits, held them in his hand, walked to Qin Yitian and handed them to her, saying, "I still know from the general's order that today is your birthday. It seems that it is too late to prepare a gift-----Happy birthday."
"Perfunctory." Qin Yitian did not reach out to take the handful of fruit.
"You don't want me to throw it away?" Fang Yan said.
Qin Yitian snatched the fruit from Fang Yan and said, "Take it home and feed the pigs." (To be continued)