Ruins of the past

The four of them cupped their hands with each other and felt a sense of sadness.

The year of getting along on the mountain can be regarded as a deep friendship between the four of them. In Chu Qiguang's opinion, Zhang Haizhu and the other three have the possibility of becoming members of the Chu Party in the future.

Zhang Haizhu looked at Huang Xiangyu and Li Chu's leaving figures, looked at Chu Qiguang aside and said, "Brother Chu, when will we get on the road?"

Chu Qiguang looked at Chen Gang and Zhang Jitian running in the distance and said, "The person to pick me up is here. But I have to go back to my hometown first. What are your plans, Haizhu?"

Zhang Haizhu smiled helplessly: "There is no one at home for a long time. Let's go back with Brother Chu this time."

They went to Shuzhou to take office before April this year. They were not in a hurry along the way and had plenty of time.

At this moment, another group of carriages suddenly came down the mountain and stopped in front of Chu Qiguang and the others.

Zhao Lingxiao, the Taoist priest of the Tianshi Sect, stepped down from the carriage, looked at Chu Qiguang and said, "I am going back to Shuzhou. I will give you the many Taoist scriptures in this carriage."

Chu Qiguang looked at Zhao Lingxiao's sluggish expression and asked with concern: "Daoist Master Zhao? Are you okay? Why do you want to go back all of a sudden?"

Zhao Lingxiao looked at Chu Qiguang with a complicated expression. He could not figure out why such a pious young man could not activate his faith.

If he is pretending, it can only be said that the other party is an unprecedented treacherous and evil person.

But can a sixteen-year-old boy really do this?

But if it's not pretending, what does it mean?

Zhao Lingxiao sighed: "It's okay. It's just that my current condition is not suitable for continuing to preach on Chaoyao Mountain. I will go back to Shuzhou to relax. Are you going to take up a post in Shuzhou?"

"If you go to Qitong Mansion, you can come to Zhao's house to find me, and I will treat you to dinner."

Chu Qiguang knew that although Zhao Lingxiao was a Taoist priest from the Tianshi Sect, the Zhao family he belonged to was also a famous family in Shuzhou. He was a master who could quit his job and go home to relax if he was unhappy.

After saying goodbye to the other party, Chu Qiguang accepted the drive, with a look of helplessness on his face.

Because these ordinary Taoist scriptures in front of him are temporarily useless to him now...

After bidding farewell to Zhao Lingxiao, Chu Qiguang took Zhang Haizhu and Chen Gang with him, planning to stay at Zhang Jitiantian's house for a day and then return to Wangjiazhuang the next day.

Chen Gang didn't need Chu Qiguang's instructions, he already sat in front of the carriage and drove the car naturally.

In the past year, he has followed Chu Qiguang around. In addition to breaking through to the second realm in martial arts, the biggest improvement is that he has become more discerning.

Now Chu Qiguang doesn't need to give instructions for most things, Chen Gang will do it in advance.

When Chu Qiguang saw Chen Gang, he suddenly remembered and asked, "Chen Gang, you are going to Shuzhou with me next time. Have you told your family about this?"

Chen Gang smiled hoarsely: "Needless to say, they can't control me. And they will only be happy if they know that I follow you everywhere, Brother Gou."

On the way, Zhang Jitian and Zhang Haizhu got to know each other again, and Chu Qiguang said: "Jitian, this time I am going to Shuzhou, you can come with me."

"Huh? It's not...this Shuzhou..."

Zhang Jitian's face collapsed when he heard this. In his eyes, Shuzhou was the southwest border, a barren land, full of monsters, bandits, and cults.

‘That shabby place might not even have a brothel. ’

When Zhang Jitian thought about leaving here, leaving restaurants, bars, hunting and other luxurious life, he kept retreating in his heart.

Chu Qiguang ignored his ugly expression and continued: "You will practice with me along the way. It will happen that you will take the martial arts exam in two years. When the time comes, you will come back with the top prize in martial arts."

Chu Qiguang still remembered that Qiao Zhi said that the other party was the future champion of martial arts. Of course, he had to take him with him and train him carefully before he could help him in the court in the future.

It can be said that Zhang Jitian is also a member of the Chu Party that Chu Qiguang has planned for the future.

Moreover, most of his assets are now invested in shares and Yaoyin Village, but traveling to Shuzhou always costs money, right?

The more he looked at Zhang Jitian, the more he felt that he was a good ATM prospect.

Zhang Jitian made his last struggle and said with a sad face: "Brother Chu, my parents are not far away. As long as I leave my parents too far, I will feel very upset."

Chu Qiguang grinned, exuding cold light: "It doesn't matter, just take your parents with you. I'll hold it for you then."

Zhang Jitian's heart trembled when he heard this, and he could only say with a grimace: "No, no, no, I think about how a good man can stay at home all day long when his ambitions are everywhere. I'd better go out with you, Brother Chu, to practice."

Chu Qiguang said: "Remember to bring more banknotes."

Zhang Jitian couldn't help but said: "Is there a silver shop there?"

Chu Qiguang looked at the other party, but he didn't expect Zhang Jitian to have regional discrimination against Shuzhou.

Chu Qiguang said: "I have inquired about it. There are many Han people in Rongjin Mansion in Shuzhou and it is also very prosperous. It is not inferior to the Central Plains."

…

In the big library half a month later.

The gatekeeper looked at Lin Lan who was sitting still and sighed silently.

When he walked behind Lin Lan, he saw that he was indeed reading the collection of poems left by Chu Qiguang.

I saw it also said, "If our love lasts for a long time, how can we stay together day and night?"

Suddenly, the gatekeeper noticed that the figure of the other party seemed to flicker with the change of lights, which suddenly shocked him.

"This...can't be..."

There was cold sweat on the janitor's forehead, remembering a conversation many years ago.

…

"Xiao Hai, don't cry."

"I will continue to stay here to protect the big library in the future...but by then, I may not remember you."

"But I will always have such an obsession in my heart, to protect the big library... and read every book in the big library."

"But you must also remember that time has changed, and the only constant in the world is change itself. One day... the obsession in my heart may disappear or change."

"When that time comes, you have to stop me and not let me do anything stupid."

…

The janitor subconsciously touched his head, seeming to recall the warmth of that gentle figure comforting himself and stroking his head.

He looked at Lin Lan in front of him and saw Lin Lan looking at him: "Haiye, why can't I leave the big library?"

The gatekeeper swallowed and said, "You are the guardian of the big library. This is your duty."

Lin Lan stroked the poetry collection on the table and sighed: "Brother Chu must be thinking of me now, right?"

The gatekeeper opened his mouth, and suddenly he didn't know what to say.

He sighed in his heart: 'Uncle, you can't figure out that you will run out of tricks in your life, and you will fall into the hands of a man in the end, right? ’

…

On the official road outside Qingyang County.

Chu Qiguang turned around and saw a fiery red figure galloping towards him on a horse.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, saw the other party's figure clearly and said to himself: 'Oh? Isn't this Hao Xiangtong, a young Taoist? ’

At this moment, Hao Xiangtong was wearing a red training suit, which wrapped his body and showed off his exquisite curves and slender and powerful legs.

Practicing martial arts all year round gave her a kind of heroic spirit and vitality that ordinary ladies do not have.

Chu Qiguang hadn't seen each other for a long time. Now when he met again, he found that the other person's energy seemed much better than before, and there was a kind of flying confidence in his eyes that he couldn't see in the past.

Hao Xiangtong rode up to Chu Qiguang, circled around him and said with a smile: "I heard that you are going to Shuzhou in a few days? I will go with you."

Chu Qiguang said unexpectedly: "Can your father agree?"

Hao Xiangtong raised his head proudly: "Why should he agree? Anyway, he doesn't agree with anything I want to do, so I just don't bother to ask."

But Chu Qiguang felt that the other party must be hiding something: 'This woman seems to have another purpose. ’

Hao Xiangtong looked at Chu Qiguang and said, "Don't you know how to ride a horse?"

After seeing Chu Qiguang shaking his head, Hao Xiangtong laughed: "How can you do it if you are so old and don't know how to ride a horse? Be careful of being laughed at by your colleagues if you go to Shuzhou."

As she spoke, she patted the saddle and said, "Come up! I'll teach you!"

Chu Qiguang thought in his mind: 'There is definitely something wrong with this woman, I want to see what tricks she plays. ’

Seeing Hao Xiangtong and Chu Qiguang riding together, Chen Gang, who was originally following Chu Qiguang, walked slower and slower, falling further and further behind, silently turning himself into a ball of air.