A bolt of lightning pierced the sky, illuminating the dilapidated Qingjiang City, and a huge thunder exploded, as if it could be heard in the ears.
I saw Zhang Daxia sitting at the door and looking at the sky. He remained completely still. The lightning and thunder had no effect on him. Gu Qingxi looked at his firm back, and the more she looked at it, the more she felt that his back resembled a person. She
I couldn't help but feel doubtful. I recalled his voice carefully, but it became more and more familiar.
But isn’t that person dead?
My father spread the news throughout the world that the king of Hejian County was in a shipwreck.
Gu Qingxi didn't dare to ask for confirmation. If he was really that person, what great changes would have happened to the world? But if he was not that person, would it be too frivolous to speak on his own initiative?
"Rumble--"
There were screams from the back room, and Gu Qingxi quickly went back to the back room to check. It turned out that Zhu Zihan peed on the bed. She smiled bitterly, then hurriedly changed the bedding and soaked the dirty bedding in the basin.
, looking at the heavy rain falling outside, my heart moved, so I put the basin in the rain and let the heavy rain beat the bedding soaked in feces and urine.
Before Miss Gu married Zhu Zihan, her hands had never been stained by washing, but since she chose this path, she could only grit her teeth and persevere. If she said she regretted it, Gu Qingxi naturally regretted it because of her impulse. She didn't understand
Why was she so impulsive in the first place? She, who prided herself on being calmer and calmer than her sister, gave up her family and everything for a man.
But everyone must be responsible for their own choices. Over the years after getting married, Gu Qingxi has always assumed the responsibility of a wife. Even when her family was poor, she fired her servants and servants, became a housewife herself, and took care of her livelihood.
"well……"
She sighed and went back to the back room to clean up, then went to the kitchen to prepare some hot tea for the man. But there was no tea left at home, so she had to boil some hot water and send it to the front room.
She saw the man still sitting at the door, staring blankly at the rain like a sculpture, not caring about anything in the world. However, the more proud he was, the more people felt that this man was lonely inside, and it seemed that no one could get close to him.
Thinking of that person, Gu Qingxi remembered that the last time she saw him was seven years ago, and the news of his death was three years ago. Three years ago, he went to sea to find elixir to save his wife, but died in the waves and heavy rain.
During the war, the Northern Army was leaderless. Prime Minister Gu Yong then entrusted the various commanders of the Northern Army without any effort. He disintegrated the Northern Army without spending a single soldier, gathered all the elites from the world, and then unified the world.
As the daughter of Gu Yong, Gu Qingxi knew much more about politics than Zhu Zihan. Zhang Xiaowu was the biggest obstacle to imperial power and the source of war and turmoil in the world. In order to defend against his northern army, the emperor expanded the imperial army and increased taxes.
As a result, the people were displaced and bandits were rampant. Even the rebellions in Jiangnan and Lingnan were because the court could not spare its hands to quell the rebellion. After Zhang Xiaowu's death, the court only took one year to destroy the Shilin rebels. This shows that Zhang Xiaowu's existence
threaten.
I hope he is not Zhang Xiaowu, and I hope there will be no more wars between the Holy Hans.
"Zhang Daxia, drink some hot water to warm yourself up." Gu Qingxi said, holding a bowl of hot water.
Zhang Xiaowu took the hot water and saw the calluses on her hands. The weak and boneless Yiyi in the past has now turned into a village woman with strong hands. It is true that fate is unpredictable. He was thinking about how to help them before he left. Hearing that the Zhu family was
Zhu was punished several years ago for his connection with the Lin family in Jiangnan.
Although Zihan enjoyed the life of a young master for a period of time after returning to his hometown, as his father was imprisoned and the whole family was fined and confiscated, Master Zhu became a despised relative of the Zhu family. If it weren't for the kindness of the old family owner, he would have allowed them to come to Qingjiang
Living in a mansion, the couple is afraid that they will have no place to stay.
"How can we help them without hurting their face?" Zhang Xiaowu thought hard in his heart.
Gu Qingxi didn't know where the courage came from, and suddenly asked: "Have you found the elixir?"
"No." Zhang Xiaowu replied casually, and then suddenly froze. He turned around and looked at Gu Qingxi in shock.
"Sure enough, it's you! You are not Zhang Shouzheng, you are not." Gu Qingxi exclaimed, "You are Zhang Xiaowu."
Zhang Xiaowu smiled bitterly, sighed and said, "Long time no see, Miss Gu. My name is Zhang Xiaowu, and my courtesy name is Shouzheng."
Gu Qingxi covered her mouth and looked at him blankly. He was Zhang Xiaowu, a world-famous ghost general, the former marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, and the god in charge of the north. Three years after he was buried in the sea, he actually
Appearing in Qingjiang Mansion, is he still alive? Where has he been in the past three years?
The sound of Miss Gu brought her memory back to the Saibei Wasteland more than ten years ago, and her strong and stubborn heart suddenly shattered. Gu Qingxi said with a trembling voice: "Didn't you die at sea? You
You are alive, you are alive! You are still alive, you are still alive!" As she said this, she started to cry. She didn't know why she was crying, but her tears couldn't stop flowing.
Seeing that his identity was exposed, Zhang Xiaowu said helplessly: "God has mercy on me. I was lucky enough to survive. I was as beautiful as a desert island, and then I returned to the Central Plains after many trips. It's a pity that people have changed. The Central Plains is still the Central Plains, but it is no longer my Central Plains."
"Do you know that my sister will be crying all day long after you leave?" Gu Qingxi asked angrily.
Zhang Xiaowu felt guilty and said: "It's my fault. I'm sorry for them. I shouldn't be so stubborn and arrogant. I thought that man can conquer heaven, but I didn't want to challenge heaven. This is what happened."
Gu Qingxi wanted to blame him loudly, but she didn't know where it came from. After a long time, she calmed down and said, "That's why you helped me?"
Zhang Xiaowu said: "I did not expect that Mr. Zhu was so seriously ill, nor did I expect what happened to the Zhu family later." Speaking of which, the Zhu family's experiences had a certain causal relationship with Zhang Xiaowu. If Zhang Xiaowu had not gone missing at sea, the imperial court would not have dared to distract him.
The Lin family takes action, but if the imperial court does not eradicate the Shi and Lin families, the Zhu family, which is closely related to the Lin family, will not be liquidated.
However, the court's liquidation of the Zhu family had nothing to do with Zhang Xiaowu's presence or absence, but only with time.
"Do you have any news about Ruoxi?" Zhang Xiaowu asked, "It's been three years. How is she doing?"
"My two sisters have lost contact for several years, especially after you went to sea and had an accident." Gu Qingxi said sadly, "But my father will never treat the Hejian County Prince's Palace harshly, and because all the famous generals in the world are from
Under the command of the Prince of Hejian County."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "So, the Hejian County Prince's Mansion is the totem of the generals, and the Hejian County Prince's family should enjoy the generous salary forever." Gu Qingxi nodded, and Zhang Xiaowu asked again: "What other news do you know?"
Gu Qingxi said: "I don't know about the others."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Thank you very much."
Gu Qingxi said: "It's my turn to thank you." Then he asked cautiously: "What are Mr. Zhang's plans for the future? Will he return to the north and revive the Northern Army?"
Zhang Xiaowu said without hesitation: "Times have changed, and although the government cannot bear the decline of the people's livelihood, there are no external troubles, no civil war and rebellion. The people of the Central Plains are recuperating and recuperating. I will not return to the north for fear of causing strife in the world. If the country is in trouble,
, I will regroup. If it were not for the national crisis, there would be no more Zhang Xiaowu in the world."
Gu Qingxi bowed Yingying and said: "You are responsible for the peace of the world. You are truly a saint and a gentleman." He also said: "What are Mr. Zhang's plans for the future?"
Zhang Xiaowu smiled indifferently, seeing through life, death and the world: "Be an idle ranger, fight injustice and eliminate violence, be at peace, and be at ease, that's all."
"Then can you live in Qingjiang Mansion?" Gu Qingxi said suddenly, her cheeks turned red instantly, and she hurriedly explained: "What I mean is that Qingjiang Mansion is remote and others will not know that you are here. Don't misunderstand me.
I don’t have to ask you to stay here, it’s just...just..."
"It doesn't matter, I'll just stay here." Zhang Xiaowu said, "It's not bad to be at ease near the mountains and the sea."
At midnight, the rain gradually stopped. Upon seeing this, Zhang Xiaowu said goodbye to Gu Qingxi and returned to the inn overnight. Unexpectedly, not long after he fell asleep and not long after dawn, Brother Ying came over and insisted on learning from his teacher.
Zhang Xiaowu thought that although Brother Ying was young, he had a very chivalrous heart in ancient ways, so he yawned and said that my martial arts came from killing people. If you learn it, you will be afraid of hurting others. Brother Ying said that it was because of his incompetence.
A person who can hurt people is often bullied. He doesn't want to be bullied for the rest of his life, and he also wants to protect others in the future.
"You are bullied not because you are weak, but because you are mean-mouthed and have no ability." Zhang Xiaowu joked, "Brother Ying, you have to remember that when a person has no ability, he must be good at hiding himself. Learn the ability or
Earn enough capital and then take revenge. A gentleman's revenge is never too late. Only when you learn your skills can you be arrogant. Otherwise, you are seeking death. Do you understand?"