Sealing Sword

The most difficult road that Gu Xiao has traveled in the past ten years is to bring Chu Xun back to Jinshui City.

The killers in Burying Soul Palace came out one after another, and Gu Xiao had narrow escapes several times. Even if Gu Xiao was a daring artist, he was almost a frightened bird now. Even a loud wind at night could wake him up.

It only took him two days to come, but it took him five days to go back. Those killers are all-pervasive, even a thicker old tree by the roadside may suddenly fall into the net when you pass by.

Snatching a knife from a dead man, Gu Xiao took Chu Xundong to hide in Tibet like a hide-and-seek along the way. Xun suffered injuries, and Gu Xiao was extremely tired.

He has never been so grateful to Master and Madam for their unrelenting teachings over the years, and he has never felt so deeply that his heart is more than enough but his strength is not enough.

Those jokes and contempt were all trampled under by Gu Xiao himself. He desperately learned all the useful experience from his opponents like wet cotton, forcing himself to grow up quickly in the shortest time, let alone face them with force. In the face of difficulties, we must learn to seize various opportunities to break through.

It was already dusk five days later when he finally got rid of the pursuers temporarily and brought Chu Xun back to Jinshui City.

Gu Xiao was exhausted, but still didn't dare to be careless, her whole body was tensed into a tight thread, wary of everyone who passed her by.He didn't take Chu Xun to the inn directly, but walked around the city in the middle of the night to make sure there were no ghosts following him, then changed his clothes and took Chu Xun to find Chu Yao.

I asked the shopkeeper, and learned that there was nothing unusual in the past few days, except that a woman with a knife came to the shop three days ago, and she still lives in the shop.

Gu Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, and led Chu Xun upstairs, and walked to the door of the engraved room first, where the candles were dimly lit.

He knocked on the door, forced a smile, and imitated the tone of the shop waiter: "The new apricot blossom wine is served with candied plums, do you want it?"

With a soft sound, the door opened, and a slender flashlight shot out, grabbing one of Gu Xiao's ears accurately, dragging him into the room with a gangster's posture and rogue demeanor, and pressing him on the table with one hand superior.

Chu Xun outside the door was taken aback and was dumbstruck.

"Those outside, why are you standing there? Come in!" The person who started the action was a woman in a crimson dress, with long hair tied up in a bun, with no accessories except for an ebony hairpin inserted obliquely, and a long black knife in one hand. , grabbed Gu Xiao's collar with one hand, raised his left leg and stepped on the stool, with just one look, he was more fierce than the Ouchi priest that Chu Xun had ever seen.

Chu Xun hesitated for a moment, but when he saw Gu Xiao's eyes, he obediently came in and closed the door.

As soon as he came in, he found a small bump on the bed, only a black head was exposed, it was Chu Yao who slept worse than a pig or a dog.

The elder brother, who was sleeping and sleeping all the way, was relieved when he saw the younger brother's innocent sleeping appearance, and turned his head to see that the woman didn't even look at him, and grabbed Gu Xiao's ear and said, "Good boy, you're getting fatter!" , dare to control anything!"

Gu Xiao burst into tears in pain: "It hurts, it hurts! Master, don't, don't pull my ear, tear it off quickly!"

"It's useless to keep the disobedient ears, just cut them off and serve me wine." With a sneer, Gu Jianfang let go of her hand, turned her head to glance at the two boys who were standing and lying down, and curled her lips in an unclear manner.

Gu Xiao hurriedly jumped three feet away, rubbed her red ears with her hands, and breathed in with a straight grin: "Saving someone's life is better than building a seven-level pagoda, my wife taught me! Am I wrong?"

"He didn't teach you to overestimate your own strength." Gu Jianfang took a sip from the wine jug on the table, and knocked the jug so loudly that the room was suddenly silent.

"As the saying goes, 'The rivers and lakes and the temples are not connected, and the rivers and lakes are clearly incompatible'. Have you forgotten all the rules after going down the mountain for half a year?" She took out the letter from her bosom, pressed it on the table and smashed it with internal force, her eyes As if to chew Gu Xiao into pieces, "You have the ability to do it, so don't be cowardly now! Is the courage to do things come from getting fat in the dantian?"

Seeing that the master who always laughed and scolded him for not being upright is really angry now, Gu Xiao didn't dare to say a word, and let Gu Huafang scold herself in front of the two children, feeling that the master was mixing two ink in his chest with water It became two big vats of ink, spurting out with saliva, every word was so deafening that he didn't even dare to lift his head.This long series of relentless reprimands came in and out of Gu Xiao's left ear and out of his right ear, roughly filtering out two important points, one was that he acted recklessly and overestimated himself, and the other was that he disturbed her and his teacher's retirement life, which was really outrageous.

After Gu Yufang scolded the last word with all her heart and soul, she signaled him to cool off with her eyes, and turned to look at Chu Xun and Chu Yao.

It was only when Chu Xun discovered that Chu Yao hadn't fallen asleep, but someone had tapped his acupuncture points, so he secretly released the acupuncture points for him. He thought that this delicate cousin would be troubled, but he didn't expect that Chu Yao's eyes hadn't opened yet. He heard Gu Yufang's scolding voices repeatedly, that he had learned the turtle's breath Dafa without a teacher, and he remained motionless as if he had fallen asleep.

Chu Xun: "..."

Gu Yufang snorted: "Don't pretend to be dead when you wake up, the sons and grandchildren of the emperor's family are so virtuous, they are really weasels and rats - one generation is not as good as the next generation!"

The two brothers were shocked by this daring thug on the spot, Gu Xiao stopped facing the wall, turned around and said in surprise: "Master, do you know who they are?"

Gu Baofang looked at Chu Yao kindly, and smiled on the surface: "I am a cruel female bandit. If he doesn't tell the truth, I will dig out my heart and eat it."

Finally, Chu Yao couldn't help crying "Wow".

Chu Xun: "..."

Gu Xiao recalled the casual slander at that time, and felt that as a traitor who deceived his master and exterminated his ancestors, he would probably be cleaned up.

Gu Huafang didn't know if it was because the dog was so bold, or because he felt that the world was reckless and didn't care about the royal family at all. He stretched out his paw and hooked his fingers. Chu Xun was still standing there, and Chu Yao had already slipped out of bed, walking He ran over with slow, rolling steps, and hugged her calf obediently and familiarly.

She touched the soft flesh on the child's face, and then signaled Gu Xiao to come over and explain the cause and effect clearly. After listening, she asked, "So you plan to go to Yuzhou again?"

Gu Xiao was startled, and subconsciously nodded, but before she could click, she was slapped by Gu Jianfang into a stiff head.

Master must have caught up with those few days of each month and felt uncomfortable!You have a big temper!

Gu Yufang filled the glass with the jug in one hand, and asked slowly: "Young and promising Gu Shaoxia, do you think that your martial arts are world-beating and unparalleled in the world, and you can almost beat a hundred with one fist, punching the Burial Soul Palace, You kicked the heroes of all directions, right?"

Gu Xiao was stunned for a moment, and wanted to argue a few words. Gu Jufang seemed to be able to see his mind, and continued: "You think you can step on a dead mouse blindly, and bring people from Yanhuihe back to Jin without any danger? Shuicheng, even if it is a great skill, it can be dealt with in a few more waves, right?"

Gu Xiao choked, and said: "Master, I can't just throw them away when I send the Buddhas to the west, can I? If something happens again, I will still be a sinner through the ages."

Gu Jufang drank the wine slowly, raised her eyelids and looked at him: "Why do you have such a big face?"

Gu Xiao: "..."

"Gu Xiao, what do you think you are?" When she put down her wine glass and didn't smile, her bland face lost its brilliance. Instead, it was as lifeless as a coffin board, making it hard to breathe.

She looked at Gu Xiao quietly, her black and white eyes faded away from laughter and gentleness, and turned out to be as sharp and awe-inspiring as a knife blade.The mouth that usually gags and speaks yellow accents now speaks sarcastic words word by word, unaware of sarcasm, but with an inexplicable sense of course.

Gu Xiao's body trembled involuntarily, her hands clenched into fists, and she wanted to call out to Master, but she didn't even know how to open her mouth.

He murmured, "Am I wrong?"

Gu Huafang smiled, noncommittal, she patted Gu Xiao's shoulder lightly, and said: "It's not clear whether it's right or wrong, but you, I think I've gained knowledge in the past six months since I went down the mountain, and how many times I played between life and death?" Get lost, will you really be fearless of all the big winds and waves?"

Gu Xiao hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

"Heh, it's not hopeless." Gu Jufang looked at him deeply, "Xiao'er, tell me, what was on your mind the most while you took him to escape along the way?"

This question made Chu Xun hold his breath. Although Chu Yao didn't understand much, he was too frightened by the dignified atmosphere to intervene, and obediently hugged Gu Yaofang's leg.

After a long while, Gu Xiaocai said: "I was thinking... What should I do if I fail?"

"Yes, what will you do if you fail?" Gu Huafang smiled, with sharp sarcasm, "You are not yet 17 years old, your family is not settled, and you have not established a business. One life, no one will worry about you except me and your mistress. But... what about these two children? What will happen to the soldiers and civilians in the north if the prince of the Tian family falls into the enemy's hands?"

Her tone was rare and severe, Gu Xiao listened to her in detail, those fears that had been suppressed by herself were swept back now, her hands and feet were cold.

"You feel that you shoulder the important affairs of your family and country on your shoulders, that you are a chivalrous man, and that your righteousness is worthless! But have you ever thought about whether your body is of steel and iron, and whether it can bear these burdens? What are you doing? How can there be so much self-confidence that you feel that you will be able to do it rain or shine?" Gu Huafang said coldly, "Gu Xiao, you are just a child who is only a few years older than them!"

Gu Xiao's heart froze, his almost bewildered eyes swept over Chu Xun and Chu Yao one by one, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Seeing that the little bastard finally suppressed the courage that was beyond his control, Gu Yufang was slowly relieved.

It is a matter of course to always have a moral heart, but if you don't have the ability to bear the consequences, it is just a waste of time and harm others and yourself.

Acting chivalrously and righteously is not a reckless act of courage alone, but a painstaking prudence in words and deeds.

From Chu Yao's mouth, she learned about Gu Xiao's recent actions, and from the sight today, she glimpsed the expression of tension and excitement in his eyes. She was pleased with the growth of her apprentice, but also worried about his overgrown pride.

Although Gu Jufang has been a womanizer in her life, she has done and seen quite a lot.

There are three kinds of people in this world who die the fastest. One is ignorance of current affairs, the other is not knowing how to advance or retreat, and the third is not knowing what to do.

Gu Xiao is the heir whom she raised with half her life's painstaking efforts. She has a good foundation in martial arts, and her temperament is very similar to her in her early years. Because of this, the pit she once fell into cannot let him fall into it again.

Seeing that Gu Xiao listened to these words and subdued her restless emotions, Gu Huafang asked, "Do you know that you are wrong?"

Gu Xiao raised her hem, knelt down on her knees, and respectfully kowtowed to her: "I know my mistake, thank you Master for teaching me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Jianfang smiled. This smile was no longer cold and harsh, just like a glacier that had just leaked out, revealing gurgling water, which made Chu Xun and Chu Yao heave a sigh of relief in unison.

"Since you know you made a mistake, go back and receive the punishment." Gu Jufang tapped her fingers on the table, "I swung my knife ten thousand times a day, and at night I went to copy books for your teacher, and he was waiting for you at home."

Gu Xiao didn't object, but just asked: "Then the two of them..."

Gu Huafang glanced at the two children, and his brows were stained with a long-lost solemnity: "Tomorrow morning, I will personally escort them there."