Chapter Twenty-Three: This Man Is Not Simple

Dong Guo Haoran's closed disciples, Shang and Lan, were stunned, and couldn't help but glance at each other. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Despite their doubts, before knowing the truth, the two of them still maintained self-cultivation and etiquette and said, "There is Master Lao." ā€

After being polite, after putting down his hand, Lan Ruoting said bluntly: "Forgive Lan for being rude, Lan and Mr. Dongguo are also old friends, and they know each other a little bit, Mr. Dongguo's personal disciple Lan knows each other, and I have never heard that Mr. Dongguo has a closed disciple named Niu Youdao." ā€

In this regard, Niu Youdao was not surprised at all, he could understand from Tang Yi calling him junior brother in front of outsiders, and he didn't want outsiders to know about his existence at all, so he smiled and said: "Some things are inconvenient to explain, in short, there will be no fake, and there is a suitable opportunity to inform yourself." ā€

Lan Ruoting glanced at Shang Shuqing with deep meaning, he knew very well what kind of woman Shang Shuqing was, she was by no means an ordinary foolish woman without brains, and he didn't know what Shang Shuqing's intention was in inviting such a person.

Without saying much, the group continued to hurry, but Niu Youdao felt that the other party did not seem to be too enthusiastic about him, and was caught in the middle by the cavalry, as if guarding against him.

In fact, Shang and Lan had already guessed the mind of the Shangqing Sect, and it was estimated that they had sent someone to deal with the matter casually, and at the same time, they were a little worried about whether Niu Youdao would have any problems, so they took precautions.

After widening the distance between him and Niu Youdao on the way, he found an opportunity, and Shang Chaozong took the opportunity to ask Shang Shuqing, "Qing'er, have you ever asked Shangqing Sect to help remove the birthmark on your face?"

Shang Shuqing was silent for a while, and then replied, "Brother Wang, it's really not necessary. Mr. Dongguo is right, it may not be a good thing to entertain people in this troubled world, not to mention our current situation, our daughter is too decent but may cause us trouble, so what's the harm if you are ugly!"

Lan Ruoting shook his head when he said this, how can there be a reason why women don't love beauty.

Shang Chaozong said in a deep voice: "You are going to marry sooner or later, you can't cover your face for the rest of your life!"

Shang Shuqing: "Brother, I am not a grass and tree, and I also yearn for the love of children, but I was born at the wrong time, in this troubled world, you and I are destined to draw our swords and look around, and the love of children is too luxurious." Brother, you really don't care about the birthmark on my face, I can't look down on ordinary people. I boast that the pearl is covered with dust, if I can really meet someone who does not dislike it, it is the lover I really want, I will sweep the dust and treat it as a pearl!

Although the words are reasonable, Shang Chaozong is silent, but his cheeks are tight, and his heart is sad and angry, the average woman is sixteen, seventeen or eighteen to marry and have children, only hate her own incompetence and affect her sister, and stay in prison for several years, dragging her sister into an old girl who is nearly twenty years old, and now the situation ......of the businessman, even if the sister does not have that vicious birthmark on her face, who dares to marry her sister?

Along the way, they traveled fast or slowly, taking turns to change horses, giving the horses a break to regain their strength.

In the evening, they set up camp and rested on the banks of a river, some set up camp, some took water and burned the fire, some guarded, and some took care of their mounts.

There are tents and bonfires on the riverside, and the smell of cooking gradually wafts up.

Niu Youdao, who was sitting on a rock, took the package, and after taking out the dry food inside, he remembered Tuhan's words, pondered for a while, and casually threw all the dry food into the river on the side.

Shang Chaozong, who was sitting not far away, had been quietly observing Niu Youdao, and when he saw this, he couldn't help but snort coldly, "Wouldn't it be a pity to throw away such fine dry food, in this chaotic world, I don't know how many people can't eat enough." Of course, these monks never lack food and drink, and I am afraid that they are used to eating good things..."

Lan Ruoting, who took a branch to stir the fire, touched the foot of Xia Hai Chaozong with a branch, shook his head with a smile, and called someone to invite Niu Youdao to go to the hot pot on the other side to eat hot. Niu Youdao vaguely heard the dissatisfaction of others, but it was not a matter of fact, someone came to invite and went happily, what could be more important than filling his stomach?

Turning around, Shang Chaozong asked, "Sir, think I said it?"

Lan Ruoting said with a smile: "Before, I was worried that there was something wrong with this person, but now it seems that this person is afraid that he will not be treated by the Shangqing Sect, so he was brought here to perfunctory us, but now I am a little convinced that he is indeed a disciple of Mr. Dongguo." ā€

Shang Chaozong sighed, "How can you see it?"

Lan Ruoting: "Didn't the prince find out? During the day, he also begged us for food, and even the rough dry food could be eaten, but he didn't want to enjoy such fine dry food and threw it away, isn't it cheap? Plus he can be sent by the Shangqing Sect to follow us, it is estimated that he has any doubts about the dry food, and there is no need to watch him so closely tomorrow, you might as well relax your guard and give each other a chance to get to know each other." ā€

Shang Chaozong looked at Niu Youdao, who was sitting with the soldiers eating and drinking, with a thoughtful expression.

Shang Shuqing came back from washing by the river, and the night gauze was also taken off, and her hair was opened, flowing in the night breeze, revealing a tender water-like elegance, after arriving here, Lan Ruoting asked: "The county lord is smart, not a reckless person, can't you see that this person is too young to have no mana cultivation, why would he agree to let this person accompany him?"

Shang Shuqing sat on the Mazha on the side, stroked her shoulders and hair, and muttered: "Brother and Mr. understand both their thoughts, how to say it, first of all, I think it's better than nothing." Secondly, I think this person is not simple, my brother is in short supply, even if he can help more than half of them, it is better than nothing. ā€

Hearing this, Lan Ruoting immediately said with interest: "Why does the county lord think that this person is not simple?"

Shang Shuqing sat in a beautiful posture, but that face was really like a grimace under the trance of the bonfire, and after a little contemplation, he straightened out his thoughts and said: "Tang Yi is the head of the current Shangqing Sect, and the disciples in the sect, even if they are disciples of the higher generation, are respectful when they see her, but although this Niu Youdao is respectful when he sees Tang Yi, it gives people an indescribable feeling, only feels that it is respectful on the surface, and it seems to regard Tang Yi as an equal in his bones." The strangest thing is that I faintly found that Tang Yi was a little fierce and introverted when facing him, seemingly tough and high-minded, but in fact he seemed to be a little weak-hearted, and would always intentionally or unintentionally avoid making eye contact with Niu Youdao. ā€

"Weak heart?" Shang Chaozong said strangely.

Shang Shuqing: "Brother, don't forget that I am also a woman, and I can understand some of the inner manifestations of women's subtle reactions." ā€

Lan Ruoting said curiously: "Tang Yi is the head of the Shangqing Sect, this person looks young, how can Tang Yi be weak in the face of him?"

Shang Shuqing shook his head and said: "Sir, I am also very strange about this, at first I thought that I was wrong, but fortunately, I was wearing a gauze hat and could observe it carefully, and after paying attention repeatedly, I felt that there would be no mistake, Tang Yi should be weak in the face of him." ā€

Shang Chaozong and Lan Ruoting glanced at each other, and couldn't help but look back at Niu Youdao, who was sitting on the ground by the bonfire not far away, drinking hot soup with one hand and dry food in the other, and laughing and chatting with others.

"Peach blossom nunnery in Peach Blossom Dock, peach blossom fairy under peach blossom nunnery. The peach blossom fairy planted peach trees, and picked peach blossoms for wine money......"

Qing Wan's voice of poetry pulled the two back to look at Shang Shuqing, and both of them were a little stunned.

Shang Shuqing frowned slightly, and recited the poems in her memory with a thoughtful look: "When you wake up, you only sit in front of the flowers, and when you are drunk, you come to sleep with the flowers." Half-awake and half-drunk, day after day, flowers fall and bloom year after year. I hope that the old man will die in the wine room, and he will not bow in front of the carriage and horse. The car dust and horses are full of potential, and the wine cup flower branch hermit edge. If the manifest is compared to a hermit, one on the plain earth and one in the heavens. If the flowers and wine are compared to the carriages and horses, why should they be idle and I will be idle. Others laugh at me for being crazy, and I laugh at others for not being able to see through it. I don't see the tomb of Wuling heroes, and there are no flowers and no wine to hoe the fields!"

She is gifted and intelligent, has the ability to never forget, and her memory is naturally outstanding.

After reading it, he raised his eyes to see the reaction of the two.

Shang Chaozong said: "Is this your new poem Qing'er? I only sit in front of the flowers when I wake up, and I come to sleep under the flowers when I am drunk... Hehe, good poetry, it sounds free, but it's a little lazy and negative, is this the life you look forward to?"

Shang Shuqing shook her head and looked at Lan Ruoting's reaction again.

After a moment of contemplation, Lan Ruoting said slowly: "I have visited Mr. Dongguo's place of cultivation, there is a thousand-year-old peach tree in front of the door, no matter spring, summer, autumn or winter, the peach blossoms are brilliant like the sun and will never wither, it is very magical, and it is indeed impressive. The county lord suddenly recited this poem, could it be the first impression when he saw Niu Youdao?"

Shang Shuqing continued to shake his head: "I didn't write it, this poem was written by Niu Youdao." At that time, I followed Tang Yi to the Peach Blossom Garden, Niu Youdao was lazy on a recliner under the peach tree and fell asleep, after learning that this is to point out to our mage Suihu, I was actually not happy in my heart, from Niu Youdao's age can be seen that it is perfunctory to us, since it is so unintentional, it is useless to force it. I was about to return the sword and say goodbye, who wanted Niu Youdao to stretch his waist and chant this poem casually like a dream, giving me a sense of talent on the spot, and the other party's poem even called himself a hermit master, quite a taste of nostalgia, I had the patience to continue to look at it, and then noticed Tang Yi's abnormality, and finally made up my mind to have something to do, and waited for this person to come down the mountain with me. By the way, this person obviously didn't want to come down the mountain with me at first, but then he didn't know what Tang Yi told him, so he agreed. When he parted, Shangqing Sect didn't even give him a proper farewell, so he sent a little disciple to send him away, and he could feel his helplessness. ā€

"Oh!" Lan Ruoting stroked his beard and glanced at Niu Youdao, "Listening to what the county lord said, there is indeed a smell in this poem that he claims to be a hermit master. Now that I think about it, this person's temperament is not extraordinary, he is a little free and easy, and he can have such a poetic talent, unlike the disciples of the Shangqing Sect who I have seen before, it is indeed a bit interesting, wait for me to find a chance to try him and see how tall he is......"