Shen Qiao supported her forehead: "Shen feels that this is no longer a coincidence."
Yan Wushi slowly picked up the cup that was upside down on the table and poured half a glass of water, but he didn't drink it, just kept it: "Where in life do not meet, parting at the end of the world, meeting at the corner, this seat feels very fateful ."
Shen Qiao: "Why did Sect Master Yan come here?"
Yan Wushi: "Why are you here again?"
Shen Qiao: "I'm going to the capital of Qi, Yecheng."
Yan Wushi: "Oh, coincidentally, I'm going to Yecheng too."
Shen Qiao laughed and laughed: "I'm going to find someone, why don't you go and find someone?"
Yan Wushi: "What a wonderful thing you said, why can't I go to someone?"
Shen Qiao ignored him, silently drank tea, ate snacks, paid the money, and set off on the road again leaning on a bamboo stick.
Yan Wushi also got up, put his hands behind his back, and followed behind unhurriedly.
The distance between the two has always been about seven or eight steps, neither closer nor farther.
Shen Qiao responded to the changes without changing, entered Liangzhou City, found an inn, booked a guest room, put down the light-weight luggage, ordered some food, and sat on the second floor to eat slowly.
At this time, it was halfway through noon, and most of the guests who had finished eating had left. The second floor was empty, but the downstairs was lively.
Shen Qiao asked for a bottle of plum soup, and just after half a sip, Yan Wushi came up slowly from the stairs at the corner.
He smiled slightly at Shen Qiao: "Your expression doesn't seem to have the surprise of meeting an old friend in a foreign land."
Shen Qiao said helplessly: "If Sect Master Yan didn't come to me on purpose, I would be happier."
Yan Wushi: "I didn't come to you."
He sat down next to Shen Qiao, and Shen Qiao called the guy from the restaurant to serve another pot of plum soup and a pair of bowls and chopsticks.
Yan Wushi smiled and said, "Why is A Qiao so eager to draw a line with me?"
Shen Qiao didn't take it seriously: "I remember that you always loved Jie and didn't want to share a pot with others."
Yan Wushi stopped talking.
Shen Qiao: "If Sect Master Yan didn't come to me, why did he come?"
Yan Wushi: "Yuwenyong has already made a plan to attack Qi, and the state of Qi has changed when he hears it, and there are also differences within the Hehuan Sect."
He didn't need the soup pot that the man brought up, instead he grabbed the one used by Shen Qiao, poured some into his bowl, and took a sip.
"Yuan Xiuxiu wanted to cooperate with Huanyue Sect, but Sang Jingxing refused. The two fell out. Yuan Xiuxiu passed the news to me that Sang Jingxing was currently in Yecheng and wanted to cooperate with me to kill him."
In the past, when the Sun and Moon Sect was divided, Sang Jingxing, as the only disciple of the last generation of Sect Master Cui Youliang, did not seek to reunify the Demon Sect. If anyone in this regard looks down on him and thinks that his ability is limited, it is a big mistake.
Although this person is a murderer, loves beauty, and has countless enemies, his martial arts is first-class and tyrannical. In the top ten in the world, his martial arts ranking is particularly indeterminate. Some people say that he is enough to rank in the top three, and others say that Not in the top three.
It is said that Cui Youwang had absorbed all his powers before he died. What's more, it is said that Sang Jingxing had done a great deal of rebellion and killed his master. Although no one saw it with his own eyes, considering Sang Jingxing's reputation, many people didn't mind. Add such a charge to him.
Shen Qiao sighed, "Sang Jingxing must have contributed a lot to Yuan Xiuxiu's creation of the Hehuan Sect, but now that they have become enemies, why is it that they have to kill each other!"
Yan Wushi laughed: "You Xuandu Mountain still have examples of brothers and sisters killing each other, not to mention that the Demon Sect will only be more naked and undisguised, and now Sang Jingxing has formed his own faction in the Hehuan Sect, and his disciples are invisible and invisible. Dividing Yuan Xiuxiu’s power in the middle, she doesn’t show it on the face, she may not hate it in her heart, otherwise you killed Sang Jingxing’s apprentice Huo Xijing in front of her, why hasn’t she sought revenge from you so far?”
Shen Qiao: "It is very likely that Yuan Xiuxiu wants to take the opportunity to use your hand to eradicate Sang Jingxing."
Yan Wushi: "Even so, Sang Jingxing is dead, isn't it a good thing for this seat? Without Sang Jingxing's Hehuan Sect, how can Yuan Xiuxiu compete with the Huanyue Sect in the future? After Qi was annexed by the Zhou Dynasty, the power of these people to make troubles was limited."
Shen Qiao shook his head and held up the soup bowl: "Then I wish Sect Master Yan's wishes come true."
Yan Wushi: "Thank you."
The two people's soup bowls touched, and there was a pleasant crisp sound. Shen Qiao remembered the first time the two met. I was afraid that I had never thought of such a peaceful moment of face-to-face chat, so I couldn't help but smile.
Yan Wushi saw the smile on the corner of his mouth, but looked away and took asparagus with chopsticks: "Where's the person you're looking for, have you found it?"
Shen Qiao: "Not yet, I heard that they went all the way north, but unfortunately they couldn't catch up all the way."
Yan Wushi: "You are looking for Yu Ai and the others?"
Shen Qiao didn't hide it: "Yes, I have recovered some martial arts now, enough to protect myself, I am not afraid of what Yu Ai wants to do, even if there is a disagreement, it will not be a problem to leave, I heard that he brought two elders and Junior Sister Gu this time. , I'm going to enter the Eastern Turks, I want to talk to Junior Sister Gu first."
Yan Wushi: "Since Yu Ai left Xuandu Mountain, and Xuandu Mountain is now headless, why don't you go back to Xuandu Mountain first and take back the position of headmaster, and there is nothing you can do when he returns."
Shen Qiao shook his head: "Yu Ai acted meticulously, he didn't reveal anything about his previous poisoning, and now he will leave Xuandu Mountain for East Turkistan with confidence, he must have made a comprehensive plan, he is not afraid of me going back, he is alone I can't do such a thing. From the beginning to the end, except for most of the people who don't know the truth and are kept in the dark, there must be someone in Xuandu Mountain who secretly supports him. If I go back to Xuandu Mountain now, it is likely to be self-introduction. Luo Net, on the contrary, it is the people he brought out that may not listen to dispatches on weekdays. Junior Sister Gu is also something I grew up with, so I still have some confidence in her."
Yan Wushi listened carefully, nodded and smiled: "Then I also wish you an early fulfillment of your wishes."
Even if he speaks softly on weekdays, he always brings a bit of teasing and playfulness. When there are few times when he speaks calmly and normally, Shen Qiao also smiled and said, "Thank you."
There is still quite a distance from Liangzhou to Yecheng. The two stayed in Liangzhou for a day, then set off for the north, out of Liangzhou. The closer they got to Yecheng, the more refugees. The scene was a little more depressing than before, and I couldn't help but stop and look into the distance, and from a distance, I saw the homeless people walking along the dried-up riverbed in the direction of the capital, listless and dazed.
In his memory, he has also encountered such a scene countless times, which seems to be completely separated from the world of Jianghu people.
Many people who can stand on the rivers and lakes and have a place in the rivers and lakes, in fact, generally have a small surplus in their families. Some even come from big landowners, or they have a huge family property, like the Liuhe Gang. That is the real big business of the family, not to mention the Huanyue Sect. It has a deep relationship with the Northern Zhou court, and has many industries in the capital of the Zhou Dynasty and even in various places.
Even if the previous generations insisted on not joining the WTO, Xuandu Zifu, in fact, as early as the generation of the founder of the mountain, he had already bought the entire Xuandu Mountain. Leasing, even if the past dynasties of Xuandu Mountain are good-hearted and only charge a fair rent, these plus the properties on Xuandu Mountain are enough to make Xuandu Mountain's disciples live a stable life.
Only by being rich and worry-free in life can one be able to concentrate on practicing and pursue something in the martial arts. If you can’t even fill your stomach and worry about eating one meal, how can you still have the mind to practice
If you look at these refugees in front of you, their children will face natural and man-made disasters from the moment they are born, and they will not eat three meals a day. Even more cruel, they may be used as spare food by their parents, even if there may be one or two outstanding talents among them. Martial arts geniuses, they are also very likely to have died before they were discovered by Wisdom Eye.
"A Qiao is soft-hearted again!" Yan Wushi rarely sneered, but instead he half smiled and half sighed.
Shen Qiao shook his head: "Actually, I was also an orphan, with unknown parents, and was abandoned in a desolate wilderness. I heard that I was weak when I was born, and I almost died in my infancy. Maybe it was because of this reason that I was abandoned by my parents, or maybe it was my family. I am poor and unable to support me. In short, I was fortunate enough to meet the master, and I just saved my life. So every time I see these people, I always regret my limited ability. Maybe you can take in more disciples from the poor family, and you can save a few more people."
Yan Wushi said: "God has never been fair, some people are born with the favored sons of heaven, and some people are born with no relatives and are struggling. There are very few people like you who save others by yourself. Most of them are like Chen Gong, who is in Longwangshu, always thinking that he can get more, even if Xuandu Mountain accepts a few more disciples, it means that there may be more white-eyed wolves like Yu Ai."
Shen Qiao smiled helplessly: "Then there may be more talents who can help the world and help the world, ah!"
Yan Wushi disagreed: "Whatever you want, just get it yourself, don't expect someone to help you, life and death are your own choices and have nothing to do with others."
Shen Qiao didn't say anything.
Not far away, a couple pulled a skinny boy towards this side, arguing as they walked, Shen Qiao and Yan Wushi had good ears, so they naturally listened to some content.
In fact, they exchanged their own child for the child, and they were about to find a place where no one else would find a place to cook, so as not to be seen and robbed by others. That little boy had only thighs and a little flesh on his back. He wanted to keep it for himself, but the wife felt that the child she took out to replace was born during her pregnancy in October, and she should choose the "food" in exchange. , The two of them didn't even have the strength to walk, but they suddenly started fighting.
The kid who was exchanged by them just stared blankly beside him, letting others fight to eat him first, his expression was numb, and he seemed to have already lost consciousness.
Shen Qiao couldn't bear it any longer, so he stepped forward and snatched the boy over, and the couple who were fighting stopped fighting. Seeing that the "food" was being robbed, they immediately rushed towards Shen Qiao in unison.
They haven't eaten for days, let alone Shen Qiao, I'm afraid a stronger woman can easily knock them down, but after the boy was brought back by Shen Qiao, his expression didn't change in the slightest, let alone grateful, he even fled. There is no happiness on the day of birth.
"What's your name, do you want to eat something first?" Shen Qiao asked, reaching out to pull him.
Who knew that the hand had not yet touched the other party, but the child fell straight towards him, motionless.
Shen Qiao was taken aback and stepped forward to check, only to find that the other party had already contracted a serious illness and was terminally ill. When he was dragged away by the couple just now, he was already back to the light, and the gods were useless.
Shen Qiao saved or not, in fact, to him, there was no difference at all.
His eyes have not been fully closed, and it seems that he still retains the last trace of nostalgia and accusation for the world.
Judging from the scars on his body and the ribs visible to the naked eye, this little boy may not have had a good day since he was born, and he may never understand why he was born to suffer this way.
Shen Qiao didn't move for a long time, stared at him for a moment, and suddenly reached out and wiped the opponent's face, wiping his closed eyes.
However, another hand covered his eyes and gently wiped away the wet marks from the corners of his eyes.
"You never even cried when you were betrayed by Yu Ai, but now you are crying for someone you don't know?"
"What I have encountered, whether it's setbacks or difficulties, is enough for me to bear. But this little boy, he may not have hurt anyone at all. God gave birth to him, it should not be for the sake of suffering. He has the right to live, no matter how hard it is, there should be hope for him to see a way out."
When other people say this, Yan Wushi must feel hypocritical. Even now, he cannot and will not do these things that Shen Qiao did, but unconsciously, naturally, he has been disdainful from the beginning to Now that Shen Qiao made these actions, he was not surprised or surprised.
"You are too naive, who should give him such hope? Others have to live and think of themselves. Why should they be nice to him?"
Shen Qiao got up: "I'd like to be nice to him, but it's still a step too late."
Yan Wushi said lightly: "You alone can only save one or two at most. There are so many people in the world who are like him, but you turn a blind eye to it. Is this hypocrisy?"
Shen Qiao: "If the chaotic world can be ended one day and the world will be unified, this kind of situation will not be completely eliminated, there will be a lot less, then not one or two people will be rescued, but thousands of people will be rescued, you Say yes?"
Yan Wushi was too lazy to pay attention to him, so he walked directly to the side, used his palm as a blade, and used his internal force to cut a deep pit under the tree, the square was flat and the depth was the same.
Seeing his actions, Shen Qiao knew what he meant and couldn't help but smile: "Thank you."
He put the child's body into the pit, and then reached out and leveled the soil into the pit.
In a chaotic world, it is a good idea not to expose the corpse in the wilderness. If a tombstone is erected, it may be thought that there are buried goods underneath, and thieves will visit.
After doing all this, Shen Qiao and Yan Wushi entered the city.
Inside and outside the city, there are two worlds.
It is said that Gao Wei, the master of Qi, heard that there were many years of famine outside and displaced people everywhere. He did not order the disaster relief. Instead, he built a poor children's village in the Hualin Garden of the capital. The joy of begging, so when Yecheng people talk about Hualin Garden, their faces are not longing and envy for the royal garden, but tacitly mocking and ambiguous.
However, no matter what, even in the face of the danger of being crushed by the Northern Zhou army, there is still a scene of singing and dancing, which is not much different from when Shen Qiao came a few times before.
BMW incense cars, gold powder and silver snow, fluttering long sleeves, brocade belts and Luo skirts, jade hairpins, and colorful clothes. This is the face of Yecheng, the capital of Qi, which is full of prosperity and wealth.
At first glance, visitors to this place can hardly see a poor person, and they may even feel ashamed and feel that they are too poor. However, in the corners of the streets, after a quick glance, they can occasionally see ordinary people in simple clothes, and suddenly see everywhere. Prosperity is out of place.
In such a big city, if you want to find a few people, you can't find them in a day or two. Maybe Yu Ai and others have placed orders in a Taoist temple somewhere, maybe they have changed into ordinary clothes and concealed their identities. If it is the latter, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Harder to find.
After entering the city, the two broke up. Yan Wushi didn't say where he was going, and Shen Qiao didn't ask much, just said, "Sect Master Yan, take care, I wish you all the best."
Yan Wushi: "Are you going to find an inn to live in?"
Shen Qiao thought for a while: "Go to the Taoist Temple in the city to look for it. If you can't find anyone, you can stay at the Taoist Temple by the way."
Yan Wushi nodded: "I still have some things to do in this seat."
Without saying anything, he turned around and left, but in the blink of an eye, he had disappeared from sight.
Shen Qiao stood there for a while, watching him disappear in the crowd, couldn't help but smile slightly, and walked away.
Just a few steps away, a large group of men and horses came on the front, leading the soldiers to drive forward passers-by, and passers-by dodged to both sides, so as not to collide with the nobles behind and cause trouble.
Shen Qiao also followed to avoid it, and heard someone behind him say strangely, "Which princess and prince is coming back this time?"
The person who answered him smiled and said, "You guessed wrong, looking at this guard of honor, it should be the Prince of Chengyang County!"
The questioner let out a soft sigh, and suddenly realized: "Is that the Prince of Chengyang County, who is deeply favored by the emperor?"
The answer was meaningful: "Yes, that's the one."
The King of Chengyang County, Mutipo, is famous, and almost everyone knows it, but his fame is not because of his political achievements, but because of the emperor.
Shen Qiao also had a very unpleasant relationship with the Chengyang County King. Because of him, Mutipo was no longer humane, and it was estimated that he hated him to the core. Shen Qiao was not afraid, but he was there. Looking for someone, there is no need to cause more troubles. Hearing this, he retreated to the back of the crowd, preparing to go to the nearby shop to avoid it first.
At this time, he heard another snort: "Isn't that the Prince of Chengyang County?"
Shen Qiao looked back, and by coincidence, the man on the horse with the tall head was also looking over here.
The eyes of the two met, Shen Qiao moved away indifferently, but the other party was slightly taken aback.
"Oh, it's not the Prince of Chengyang County, it's the new favorite of the emperor. It is said that it was recommended to His Majesty by the Prince of Chengyang County. Now it is very favored by His Majesty. Even Concubine Feng Shu has to be in the back row!"
"Concubine Feng Shu is the one... eh?"
"Hey, yes, that is the concubine Feng Shu who was stripped naked by His Majesty and sold to the ministers for viewing at the price of a thousand gold!"
The surrounding crowd burst into tacit laughter.
The emperor's ministers are all like this, what about the family and the country
Thinking about Yu Wenyong he had seen, Shen Qiao shook his head, turned around and left without entering the crowd.
The Northern Qi was a Buddhist city, and Yecheng became the capital of the Buddha. There were almost no Taoist temples. Shen Qiao asked a few passers-by, but most of them didn’t know where there was a Taoist temple in the city. There are only Guanzhu and two Taoist boys, and they are very deserted on weekdays, and few people will go."
Shen Qiao thanked her husband, and soon found Bailongguan, and found that it was indeed simple. From the outside, except for the three-character plaque of Bailongguan, which was still clear, the rest were covered with moss marks, and the roof tiles were rotten. I don't know how many years have not been repaired. taken care of.
It was said that there were two Taoist boys, but the door was open, and when they walked to the patio from the outside, there was not even a single person. It was not until Shen Qiao raised his voice to ask three or four times that a small Taoist boy came out yawning.
"Why did you come here?"
Shen Qiao said: "Excuse me, this little Taoist priest, did a group of people come to stay here a few days ago? The leader is a young man, with a woman, two old people, and maybe some other people. A red mole, they may or may not be wearing Taoist robes."
Daotong shook his head: "No, our Taoist temple is deserted from day to night, and no one has been here for a long time!"
Shen Qiao was a little disappointed. Seeing that the sky was getting late, he said, "I don't know if there are any spare rooms here? I want to spend the night here."
Daotong: "Yes, yes, but the guest room has not been cleaned for a long time, you have to clean it yourself."
Shen Qiao: "Thank you, it's enough to have a place to live. I would like to ask the little Taoist priest. The spectator can be here. If you borrow the place from the host's house, you should always say thank you."
Daotong: "No need, my master doesn't see outsiders. Anyway, you're just staying for the night, and you don't want to borrow money. It doesn't matter if you see or not."
He took Shen Qiao through the main hall of the Taoist Temple, came to the door of one of the rooms in the backyard, opened the door, and a smell of old dust came to his face, the little Daotong coughed repeatedly, his hand in front of his nose Fan hard.
"Look, it's so dirty, can you really sleep?" He stared at Shen Qiao.
Shen Qiao took a look, the bed was a little dirty, but the brooms and rags were all ready-made, and there was a well in front of him, so he could get it right after a quick cleaning. In the past, even if he was an expensive teacher, his accommodation was not so luxurious. Comfortable.
"Okay, thank you Xiaodao Chang."
Since he said yes, Daotong ignored him: "Don't eat after noon, the stove won't fire, you can cook it yourself if you want to eat, there are kettles and cups in the stove, but there is no rice or noodles, if you want to buy For food, there is a market across the street when you go out, so you have to hurry up, the market will close when it’s too late.”
It's no wonder that this kind of hospitality is located in the capital, but there are no pilgrims at all. Apart from the common people who worship Buddha, I am afraid that the attitude of the host here is also very problematic.
But Shen Qiao didn't say anything, only smiled and agreed one by one, and when Daotong left, he started to sprinkle water and sweep the floor to clean the bed.
After a while, Daotong left and returned, but with a sense of excitement: "This son, go out and have a look, there are several carriages outside, carrying a lot of things, and they said they are for you. !"