Ch93 - Dan Zhu and Yusu

After looking at the stars for a while, Lin Shu asked, “What happened then?”

What happened to Lord Cheng and Lord Su in the end?

Big Miss replied that neither side won. Lord Cheng was aggressive, coupled with neutral veterans and a mess of mud, Lord Su finally took the initiative to ask for a foreign appointment under the attack from several sides, temporarily staying away from the chaotic court. After being demoted, Lord Cheng also sought to return to his hometown, opened the altar to give a feast, devoted himself to learning, and completely left the court.

However, after Lord Su and Lord Cheng left the court, the two parties centered on them did not cease. Lord Su’s fellow villagers, relatives and friends, and Lord Cheng’s students, replaced them as the backbone of the two parties, and began a new round of quarrels and arguing. As the saying goes, “If you want to add a crime, there is nothing wrong with it, you have no excuse.” In the struggle of the parties, all parties tried their best to discredit each other. Many officials have been accused of slandering each other. Today’s Sima Youcheng and Zhao Shangshu are living examples.

“When Sima Youcheng had an accident, the reform ended in failure.” Ling Feng Xiao looked at the night sky and said faintly: “However, Zhong Xiang, who left office before all these quarrels began, was not among the two schools, but he also advocated reform. Xie Zishe is Zhong Xiang’s beloved disciple and comes from a high family. When she joined the court, she might get together with Zhong Xiang’s old friends and colleagues, or form another party, which could make the court more chaotic, or would open up a new situation and eliminate the evil atmosphere.”

Lin Shu also looked at the sky and said, “She’s fine.”

Although Xie Zishe has a strange attitude towards him, as the Eldest Martial Sister of the Confucianism Institute, she has more than other people’s education, which is worthy of admiration. In addition, on that snowy night they roasted rats, he met Xie Zishe in the abandoned Pavilion. She said that she came to drink and study.

A person who braves the wind and snow to study in a place she likes, no matter what, is not unpleasant.

Big Miss gave an “Mmm”.

Then, her words changed: “But she is in favor of peace. Although there is some truth in her reasons, I don’t agree with her.”

Lin Shu knows that.

The same is true of the endless disputes between the parties in the war faction and peace faction, which are reflected in the Academy.

During the past two years when Big Miss was in seclusion, the battle between the main war faction and the main peace faction was in full swing.

Xie Zishe’s faction is firm in peace and believes that we should temporarily bow to the outside world and reform the new law internally in order to seek a chance to regenerate and rejuvenate the people and enrich the country, and then seek big things.

Lin Shu asked: “What do you think?”

Ling Fengxiao turned and put his hand on his shoulder. After a moment’s silence, she said, “The matter is over, we can’t help but think about it. In the face of Northern Xia, I have no confidence to seek peace. Northern Xia has never thought of living in the north. They may invade at any time. We have to work hard to wait.”

Lin Shu didn’t know what to say, so he just responded with an “En”.

Looking at the night sky, he thought that when he was in the modern world, he had studied history, he knew the changes of some dynasties, and memorized the origins, endings, and significance of many wars. But now that he had truly come to the chaotic world and turbulent times, he finally realized the necessity of history.

There are a lot of things, no matter how powerful or highly cultivated people are, they can’t help themselves – for example, the battle between the Southern and Northern Xia will be fought no matter what, it’s just a matter of time. Sooner or later.

He thought again, if there was a war, where would the Big Miss be?

He thought so, so he asked.

“If Northern Xia comes in to attack…Are you going to the front line?”

“I will go.” Ling Fengxiao said, “The three cities of Jubei, Zhenyuan, and Anning, there must be one where I will go.”

Lin Shu looked at the stars blankly.

He thought, if Big Miss goes to the frontline, where would he go?

——It should be followed that he will go with her.

If his cultivation level would be restored at that time, he would not be a hindrance to Big Miss.

He doesn’t have any feelings for Southern Xia. However, Big Miss, Mr. Meng, Yue Ruohe, and Cang Min are all from Southern Xia. When he met them, he liked them very much. If he can help them on the battlefield, he will have a clear conscience.

Just thinking about it, Ling Fengxiao held his hand.

Ling Fengxiao’s voice was suppressed very low, almost muttering to himself, saying:  “I don’t want to leave you in Phoenix Mountain Villa, and I don’t want you to go to the battlefield with me.”

Lin Shu: “Why?”

Ling Fengxiao said: “If you are on the battlefield. I’m afraid I can’t protect you. I’m afraid you will die.”

Lin Shu said, “My accomplishments are actually okay.”

“I know.” Ling Fengxiao said, “If you completely restore your cultivation, I may not be able to defeat you. But… ”

After a long time, he continued: “But the mortal sword has no eyes. I can’t rest assured.”

Lin Shu took Ling Fengxiao’s hand. He didn’t speak. He expressed “You can rest assured” with his actions.

He just listened to Ling Fengxiao as she continued to say: “If I leave you in Phoenix Mountain Villa, you will naturally be safe and sound. At that time, I am afraid that I would not be able to go back–if my soul returned to my hometown, it would be really hard to see you burning paper for me.”

Lin Shu laughed.

Ling Fengxiao squeezed his hand, with a bad tone: “Don’t laugh.”

Lin Shu said: “I will follow you.”

Ling Fengxiao suddenly became quiet, and then gently hugged him sideways, with her arms on his waist.

Ling Fengxiao said: “Really?”

Lin Shu said: “Really.”

Ling Fengxiao leaned against him and seemed to sigh softly. His voice was a little astringent: “But you should have been a secular person, and you shouldn’t have been involved in worldly disputes.”

Lin Shu said: “Just with you.”

——It’s not like being involved in a worldly dispute.

Ling Fengxiao looked at him quietly. After a while, she said, “Let’s get married first.”

Lin Shu: “Okay.”

According to this person, after getting married, there is a way to restore his meridians.

Could it be that Phoenix Mountain Villa really hides a peerless treasure, which allows people to have flawless meridians——but only for their own people?

Ling Fengxiao said that there were clues in the 《Nourishing Meridians》, but he flipped it over and over again and couldn’t find anything.

So he just thinks that the treasures of Phoenix Mountain Villa are only for their own people.

When his thoughts returned, he saw Ling Fengxiao propping her head with her left hand, watching him with a smile, as if there was the brightness of the moon in his eyes.

After laughing, she asked, “Let’s get married?”

Lin Shu: “Let’s get married.”

The next moment, Big Miss lowered her head and kissed him on the forehead.

The cool hair that was blown by the night wind brushed his cheek, only for a moment, and then left.

This moment was too short, a touch that points, and it felt like it was just a spring peach petal falling on his forehead, and was blown away by the wind.

It took three full seconds for Lin Shu to realize what had happened.

At this time, Ling Fengxiao had already laid down again, looking at the night sky, as if nothing had happened.

Lin Shu: “!!!”

He felt a little hot on his face, and even the hand that was held by Ling Fengxiao became a little stiff.

Ling Fengxiao gently scratched the palm of his hand.

Lin Shu felt that his heartbeat was a little fast, like a fish leaving the water, about to evaporate.

He thought, now… does he have a girlfriend?

It is the kind that will prove in the future.

And…

He felt his hand was held by Big Miss.

There was no resistance.

Thinking about physical contact just now, there was no resistance.

He seems to be… gradually desensitized after frequent physical contact with Big Miss?

But if I change to someone else, I just imagine it, and I find it very unacceptable.

Lin Shu cautiously probed for a while and leaned against Big Miss.

——Then he was held in the arm and didn’t let go.

With other people, Lin Shu had already fled as far as possible, but now, he felt that it was not unacceptable.

Lin Shu accepted this fact.

Girlfriends, after all, are different from other people.

He did not speak.

Neither did Big Miss.

The first quarter moon gradually rose and it was shining brightly.

The night was very quiet, only the whistling wind in the wilderness, the soft clicking of dead leaves, and the flapping of birds’ wings could be heard.

He doesn’t know how long it has been, but the sound of horses’ hooves was heard from afar.

After a while, they could hear the sound of horse’s hooves mixed with the rattling of wheels and the “driving” sound of several drivers.

From the sound, you can hear that the carriage is big and heavy, and there are many horses.

Lin Shu and Big Miss got up and put away their things.

Lin Shu went to the road ahead to throw the talisman according to the plan, while Ling Fengxiao went to observe the condition in the car and found the carriage where Sima Youcheng’s main family members were.

These family members of the officials were all spoiled, wives and young ladies, who usually didn’t go out of the gate on regular days. However, when the family leader was defeated in the party struggle, they could only be filled into the laundry house according to the laws of the Southern Xia Dynasty and became ordinary prostitutes in the army.

As a result, the women’s cry came faintly from the carriage,

After an incense burning time, Ling Fengxiao came back, and they lay in wait among the weeds by the roadside.

The chariots and horses came quickly. Lin Shu started the talisman!

This is a Thunderbolt Talisman.

Just listen to the sky click, a purple thunder straight down.

Horses are most afraid of sudden bright lights and loud sounds. When thunder falls, the horses are immediately frightened. After a long hiss, they dashed and fled around. The driver desperately controlled the situation, but it was not so easy to control the shocked horses. All of a sudden, the people turned their backs on the horse and the scene was extremely chaotic. In the humble cart, there were, even more, the screams of the female family members.

Afterwards, the two immediately lifted the driving curtain and quickly got in.

As soon as they came in, the female relatives inside saw the stranger, no matter who it was, and screamed in horror: “Ah!!!”

Lin Shu: “……”

Fortunately, all the women in the car were screaming. No one would notice.

After seeing that the visitor was two girls, the female relatives stopped calling.

A middle-aged woman with a vaguely rich face in the center, but now the extremely haggard middle-aged woman said: “This…”

Ling Fengxiao spoke very fast and said in a low voice, “I’ve received the favor of Sima Youcheng at home. I’m here to repay him.”

The middle-aged woman immediately understood his meaning, with tears in her eyes and trembling voice: “Thank you very much!”

Ling Fengxiao hugged Lin Shu and mixed into the group of women, said: “Madam, give us a name and identity.”

The lady’s lips trembled a few times. It seemed that she had not recovered from the surprise. After a while, she calmed down and said, “You are my niece Dan Zhu, she is Yusu, and your mother is my master’s second sister. She was thrown in the lake and died twenty days ago.”

——The plan was a success.

Big Miss counts as an exhaustive plan, and things are going well naturally, Lin Shu has already begun to sympathize, which of the unlucky ghosts of Northern Xia will buy the two Dan Zhu and Yusu.