Chapter 484 Choice
Seeing Gu Xu sitting on the futon, Monk Jingru couldn't help but look shocked.
He clearly remembered that when he competed with Gu Xu on stage in the Lantern Festival Arena before, Gu Xu was just a third-level monk - with his song "The Sapphire Case" and his ability to fight across borders, He became famous in the capital overnight.
Monk Jingru is also famous -
Of course, he is famous not because of his high level of cultivation or how skillfully he uses the "Indestructible Magic Power" .
It's because he unfortunately became a green leaf to set off the protagonist of the story.
Later, when Gu Xu was wanted by the Daqi Dynasty, Monk Jingru secretly felt sorry for him.
Unexpectedly, when we meet again today, Gu Xu has opened the door to Fengdu and become a sixth-level monk!
From a long distance away, Monk Jingru could already feel the majestic aura of true energy emanating from his body—even stronger than the virtuous and respected elders of Lingshan Temple.
I thought that only a few months had passed since the last time we met.
Monk Jingru only felt like he was dreaming.
"Monster," he secretly sighed, "really a monster."
At this moment, Gu Xu suddenly turned his head, smiled faintly at him and said: "How can you, fellow Taoist Jingru, Have you been staring at me? Is there something on my face?”
Hearing his words, Monk Jingru finally came to his senses and said with a bang: “Gu...Gu Daoyou and Luo Si” The monk came all the way, which surprised the young monk...surprise and surprise..."
"Surprise?" Gu Xu raised his eyebrows slightly and joked, "because he thought he had a chance to receive a large reward from the imperial court. Gold? ”
"No, that's not the case," Monk Jingru shook his head repeatedly like a rattle, "It's Taoist Friend Gu's cultivation... Well, the cultivation and style amazed the young monk..."
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In the following time, Master Jueming went to the elders of Lingshan Temple to discuss cooperation with Gu Xu and Luo Chuan against the Da Qi court.
Gu Xu and Luo Chuan, under the leadership of monk Jingru, visited Lingshan Temple——
To be more precise, Gu Xu was like a broad tourist. Like a young master, wandering around with nothing to do.
Monk Jingru is like his guide.
Luo Chuan followed Gu Xu a few feet away. At the same time, he did not forget to use the art of divine deduction to observe the surroundings, for fear that someone in the temple had evil intentions and would be harmful to the emperor.
While walking, Gu Xu suddenly stopped.
“How long have you been staying in the fourth realm, fellow Taoist Jingru?” He looked at Monk Jingru beside him and asked.
Jingru was stunned for two seconds and answered honestly: "Three years."
Then he paused and added: "Actually, at the beginning of this year, I had already seen the outline of Meng Poting from a distance. But I have been practicing the boundary-breaking method passed down from the ancestors of Lingshan Temple for a long time, but I still can't I couldn't find an opportunity to cross this hurdle. Master also didn't allow me to use the 'Severing Seven Emotions' method, thinking that the gain outweighed the loss."
"Your master did the right thing," Gu Xu said, "With your strength. Qualifications, you really don’t need to use ‘Zhan Qi Qing’.”
“My qualifications?” Jingru frowned slightly, a little confused.
Many elders in Lingshan Temple have said that he has a good talent for cultivation.
But it is far less dazzling than the proud ones such as Su Xiao and Zhao Yan.
Standing next to Gu Xu, he looked even more eclipsed.
“You are a very pure person,” Gu Xu said in a calm tone, “Tell me first, what does the ancestral law of your Lingshan Temple require you to do?”
Although Gu Xu looks very young, his voice sounds very young too.
But Jingsu felt at this moment that he spoke like his teacher, his words were serious and sincere, and he could not be disobeyed.
“Pure your mind and have few desires, give up enjoyment,” Jingru replied without hesitation according to the teachings in the practice books, “Stay away from the world of mortals and return to your true nature.”
"If I'm not wrong," Gu Xu looked at him and said seriously, "Since you started practicing, you should rarely leave the mountain gate and go out to experience, right?
"This thing about 'authenticity', you Already have it. Now I am deliberately looking for it, but I have gone astray. "
Jingru frowned even more tightly.
He put his palms together, nodded to Gu Xu and saluted, "Please also ask fellow Taoist Gu for advice. "
"Let me give you eight words," Gu Xu thought for a moment and said, "'Don't think too much, just let nature take its course. ’”
After hearing this, Monk Jingru stood there, silent.
A few minutes later, he seemed to suddenly realize something, and his frown gradually relaxed.
"Sorry, fellow Taoist Gu, please allow me to excuse myself for a while." He hurriedly threw these words away, not even bothering to say hello to Luo Chuan behind him, and rushed towards the ashram in the mountains and forests. Go and soon disappear.
Gu Xu watched the monk Jingru’s back go away.
After a while, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he said calmly: "Lingshan Temple seems unwilling to cooperate with us."
"I saw it too," Luo Chuan took a few steps forward and walked to his side. , "The emperor is what the people of the wilderness aspire to and where destiny is. Those short-sighted monks will eventually regret their choices today."
Gu Xu sighed softly: "The enemy is strong and the road ahead is difficult. We You can’t be too optimistic, you still have to prepare for the worst.”
“That’s what the emperor said.”
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A quarter of an hour later, as Gu Xu said, Master Jueming returned to the two of them with an apologetic expression on his face, telling them that Lingshan Temple could not participate in the action against the Qi court.
“As you know, I am the abbot of Lingshan Temple, and I carry the heavy burden of the sect’s inheritance,” he said. “I not only have to consider personal gains and losses, but also the lives of hundreds of disciples in the temple. I can't let them all get involved in such an adventure that may lead to no return.
"Please come back!"
“I will not disclose your identities and plans to the Qi court.”
“When the nest is overturned, there will be no eggs left intact,” Luo Chuan was still trying to persuade, “ Now that troubled times are approaching, how can you guarantee that your Lingshan Temple will never be affected by the flames of war? As the saying goes, adding icing on the cake is not as good as giving help when the time is right. If you choose to follow the emperor now, you will be indispensable when the emperor returns to the upper world. Big opportunity.”
"I know how much I weigh," Master Jueming shook his head. "I also know that I am old and my path of spiritual practice is coming to an end. I don't dare to ask for any big opportunities. I just want to be myself. It is our duty to guard this Lingshan Temple."
Luo Chuan turned to look at Gu Xu beside him and said:
"Emperor, let's go"
Gu Xu. He didn't leave immediately.
He smiled and suddenly pointed at the back of his head: "Master Jueming, you may not know that I am a very grudge-bearing person.
"Not long ago, you used your precious Zen staff to almost kill my reincarnated body in this life.
"Of course, if you were my friend, I would choose to forget this matter.
"But if you stand on the opposite side of me, then..."
At this point, his words stopped abruptly.
Then he turned his head and looked at Luochuan and said, "Let's go to Jiange."
Master Jueming stood there, watching the two people disappear into the black space cracks, and sighed deeply.
He had a premonition in his heart——
The world will be very different the next time they meet.
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Since Gu Xu’s figure reappeared in his memory, Shi Xiaohan has been catching all the news about Gu Xu from the conversations of people around him every day.
"This wanted criminal named Gu Xu is incredible. He was able to run from Luojing to the north, and then to the northwest grassland... despite being comprehensively arrested by the imperial court... He has almost traveled all over the wilderness, and he is still here today. Not caught.”
“I heard that the royal family even lost a pair of eyes in order to divine Gu Xu’s position.”
< br>Shi Xiaohan listened silently, biting his lips with his teeth.
In the eyes of others, this matter is just an anecdote.
But for her, it was a personal experience.
She saw Princess Zhaoning and royal minister Mu Yunkai walking into her family's mansion together, and heard her father tell the two people about Gu Xu's birth date, personality, hobbies, and past experiences.
Although she understood her father's approach of seeking self-protection, she still felt a little resentful about it. Recently, she has ignored her father's letters.
“Don’t think too much about that guy Gu Xu,” someone else said at this time, “As far as I know, he almost died in Jingxing. If it weren’t for the rebel Zhao Changying’s daughter Zhao Yan suddenly appeared and saved him. I'm afraid he had already gone to see the Lord of Hell."
"Zhao Yan? Is she having an affair with that Gu Xu?"
Heard" At the word "private affair", Shi Xiaohan pricked up his ears unconsciously.
"Definitely. I remember that Zhu Qiuyi, the commander-in-chief of Hedong Province, was ruined by Zhao Changying when he was on a mission to Jicheng. I heard that it was because Zhao Yan wanted to vent bad anger on behalf of her lover, and Zhao Changying had always obeyed his daughter's words. ”
(End of this chapter)