Rebel

Gu Ao got the word from Shan Yunzi that he was going to travel down the mountain, so he was going to go and tell Tian Rong and the villagers of Chenjia Village.

When he came to Chen Village, the students in Chen Village had not finished school at Shanyun Academy, so Gu Ao found Chen Bo and asked him to arrange a close day, calling all the students to have a meal with him, Chen Bo hurriedly agreed down.

"Sir, is this going to leave? Do you want them to go with you?"

"Not busy, I will find a place to stay first, and I will send a letter."

"That's fine."

After bidding farewell to Uncle Chen, Gu Ao was sent all the way to the county town by the bearers of Chen Village. After getting off the sedan chair, Gu Ao went straight to Pixianglou.Walking closer, he heard the melodious voice wafting through his ears, Gu Ao couldn't help being startled, these days he was devoting himself to planning for progress, but he forgot that there is such a gentle place in this world, looking up, he saw that the business woman doesn't know the suffering of the people , Gao Ge still sings about Jiao Nu.Gu Ao sighed, and it was the first time he stepped into the place where the rouge and powder were piled up. As soon as he entered the door, someone immediately guided him: "Guest officer, please come inside."

"I'm here to find Mr. Xiao."

"But Mr. Xiao from the Academy?"

"Exactly. He has one of Tian's disciples here, do you know?"

"You said Mr. Tian, ​​he is upstairs, you go this way."

Gu Ao was brought to the door of the box on the second floor, and the waiter just opened the door when he could hear Tian Rong's voice through the screen: "Master Qi! Drink slowly... I'm afraid Miss Chunxiang won't be able to leave ?”

"Brother Tian, ​​I really feel sorry for your hospitality..."

"Hahaha... If you really feel sorry for him, why don't you introduce Captain Jin to me? I've wanted to make friends with him for a long time..."

"...What's so difficult about this... Tomorrow..."

"Master Tian, ​​someone is looking for you outside." The waiter approached, and whispered in Tian Rong's ear, "But the clothes are shabby, and he doesn't look like a wealthy person." Tian Rong rewarded the broken silver casually, "Got it ,go."

After a while, the door opened and closed, and Gu Ao saw a young man dressed as an aristocrat came out from inside, his face was full of wine, his arms were open, and he was hugging a young lady.It took Gu Ao a little time to figure out that this person was actually Tian Rong, and saw that he had a very different temperament from when he met in the academy the day before yesterday—the originally well-behaved and mellow face was completely gone, but there was a smile on his face. The color of familiarity and proficiency in Vice Fengyue Field.

Looking at Gu Ao, Tian Rong's whole body trembled, he stretched out his hand and wiped his face vigorously, shook his head, and pushed away the beautiful woman's embrace, then restrained his unrestrained aura, walked in front of Gu Ao, He took a breath and said, "So it's brother Ao, what's the matter?"

"You were busy, let me make a long story short. I am going out of Yunshan. Teacher Shanyunzi gave me a letter of recommendation from the magistrate of the seven counties, and I will leave in a few days. If I settle down somewhere, I will send you a letter."

Before Tian Rong came back to his senses, he opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but lost his quickness because of the drunkenness: "Brother Ao..."

Gu Ao smiled slightly, reached out and patted his shoulder: "Don't bother me, let's go ahead."

After saying that, Gu Ao turned around and went downstairs, walked straight out and came to the main road.Thinking about Tian Rong's situation just now, Gu Ao couldn't help thinking: "It seems that what Brother Rong is good at, I really can't do it... It's like his honey, my arsenic."

After thinking about it, Gu Ao hurried to the time, found a sedan chair in the county town and went back to Yunshan, and came to the teacher and father of the school again to learn the art of strengthening the body.Maybe it's because the day came early, but I saw that I didn't know the code.As soon as Dian Bushi saw Gu Ao, he called out loudly: "Mr. Gu! You are here too!"

Gu Ao nodded and said with a smile: "Long time no see." Then he waited at the side, the old man finished teaching Dian Buzhi, so that Dian Buzhi could practice for a while, then walked to Gu Ao, and asked in a hoarse voice: "How do you feel after practicing the breathing technique before?"

Gu Ao said: "I feel that the breath is much smoother, and the cheapest thing is that this method can be practiced all the time, when walking, and when sitting and lying down. I climbed a mountain today, and my breathing is not violent, but there is a softness. There is strength in it."

The old man nodded and smiled, "It means you put your heart into it, that's exactly what it is!"

Gu Ao said: "If you don't stop every day like this, what will happen in ten years?"

"Not to mention ten years later, as long as you carefully adjust your breath for three years, your shin bones will gradually become stronger, you will not be afraid of the cold in winter, you will not be afraid of the heat in summer, and you will have the strength to persevere when you travel and climb mountains!"

"That's great!" Gu Ao said, "But I'm leaving the academy soon, I don't know how much I can learn in self-defense?"

Before the words fell, Dian Bushi yelled like a frying pan beside him: "What? Mr. Gu, are you leaving?"

Gu Ao nodded and said, "I'm going to go out of the mountain to apply what I've learned."

The old man asked from the side: "When are you leaving?"

Gu Ao said: "Pack up your luggage and go on the road."

The old man said: "If you stay within one month, you can only learn the rough; if you stay for two months, you can teach the rough; if you stay for half a year, you can get the gist."

Gu Ao said: "I'm afraid we can't wait that long, we will leave within a month."

Dian Bushi said anxiously: "You don't even know how to defend yourself, what should you do if you meet bandits and thieves when you go down the mountain? You just leave like this? What will I do if you leave?"

Gu Ao laughed and said, "I am penniless and worried about the world. Since I have no money, how can the gangsters find me?"

Dian Bushi refused like a lion shaking his head: "This is not allowed! If you go like this, it is not allowed! I don't worry about you!"

The old man raised his eyebrows at Dian's ignorance: "Why don't you go with him?"

Gu Ao was taken aback, and asked the old man, "Has he learned everything he should have learned?"

"A person with good aptitude naturally learns quickly."

"Hey, that's because I practiced hard!"

"Didn't it mean that there is a very good sword technique, and he has also learned it?" Gu Ao couldn't help asking curiously.

The old man laughed: "Look at him, can he use a knife? Using a knife limits his talent. I never taught him how to use a knife."

Gu Ao nodded slightly: "I see."

"How, since you are worried, why don't you two go down the mountain together?" The old man asked Dian Bushi.

"If he leaves, there will be no one to take care of his younger brothers and sisters at home, so he will naturally stay in the village." Seeing Dian Buzhi scratching his head and ears, Gu Ao couldn't help explaining for Dian Buzhi.

"Sigh... If that's the case, then it's not easy." The old man sighed.

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This day, Gu Ao was learning self-defense until midnight. Dian Bushi had gone back to take care of his younger siblings, but the old man said: "You are in the academy now, one day is left, and I don't care about the time. I will teach you more." You come!"

"...Thank you teacher!"

After studying martial arts, the night has been covered with frost, and there is only a bright moon hanging high in the night sky.While walking in the academy, Gu Ao was thinking about the martial arts he had learned today, walking like this, he walked very deeply.Looking around, I saw this place, isn't it the road that accompanied me throughout my youth?

Gu Ao remembered that at the end of the stone steps, there was a green spring and a deep pool.I also came home late, when the water surface was as flat as a mirror at night, shining brightly on the stars in the sky.

Gu Ao knew that his time in the academy was short, so he suddenly remembered it, and couldn't help but feel excited, wanting to take a look at the night there again, and miss the pastimes of the time when he lived in the mountains and drank in the valleys.

The academy has already had a curfew, and now there is no one in the path, only the moonlight covering the ground like frost.

Gu Ao enjoyed the permeating chill, and slowly descended the stone steps...

But the further you go down, the more you can hear the sound of the piano faintly coming from the depths at the end of the road...

... When it was getting close, Gu Ao listened attentively, only to hear that the music was stirring and flying at times, reverberating at times... for a while it turned sharply downwards, with ups and downs... for a while it was like drums colliding, and the sound was the loudest at the time of the impact All the time, the melody is as loose as a broken one, and then it turns into a winding string, without any worries... Gradually, the torrent gathers, and it becomes a formal and elegant sound...

Gu Ao went down to the last stone step, and the moon was reflected in the deep pool in front of his eyes, shimmering and seductive, but he saw a young man in white, playing the piano with his hand on the other side of the water, his face was hidden in the dark night, only Yu Yi's wide sleeves moved with the melody... On this night of clear wind and moon, he played a melody like the sound of heaven...

Gu Ao stood quietly by the side, and couldn't help but be engrossed in listening for a while...

Just when Gu Ao was immersed in the lingering sound,

In the originally coherent and beautiful tune,

But I suddenly heard a hint of incongruity and dullness...

The piano sound stopped abruptly in an instant.

—The string is broken.

The young man in white stroked the broken string, the corner of his mouth slightly hooked.

Lifting his face, he saw Gu Ao hidden in the night.