Taiping Inn

In the Su family's courtyard, Su Yun'an was lying on the bed, her face pale and her expression dazed.

Sitting beside the bed were two older women, Bai Xiushang and Xiao Shiyu. At this time, both of them looked solemn. Bai Xiushang was delivering Qi to Su Yun'an, while Xiao Shiyu was carefully checking the injuries on Su Yun'an's body.

After a long time, Xiao Shiyu stopped and whispered, "Su Yi, you can stop now."

"Su Yi" is Bai Xiushang's courtesy name. People choose their names either because they are synonymous with their given names, such as "Xuandu" and "Zifu", both of which refer to the White Jade Capital in the sky; or because they are extended interpretations, such as "Ru Shi" and "Yun He", which come from the sentence "If you can understand your heart, why ask Yun He? You can only answer Ru Shi"; or they are antonyms, which is the case with Bai Xiushang.

Bai Xiushang's name is "Xiu Shang", which means "Gongyi Xiushang", which is the embroidered dragon dress hurt by the emperor in ancient times during sacrifices. It des Cribes the clothes as greous and luxurious, and also refer to the officials in the temple. Her courtesy name "simple" comes from "When I return, I should be laughed at by the green mountains, but it's a goal that the black dust stains my plain clot hes." It means white clothes, and also refer to clean conduct. So Bai Xiushang's name is very interesting. The name contains the ambition to go in and out of the temple and support the emperor, but the courtesy nam e expresses the mind, even if you are in the temple, you must have clean conduct and not be corrupted.

Nowadays, there are not many people who know this "cousin name", Qin Qing is one, and Xiao Shiyu is also one.

Bai Xiushang stopped transmitting the qi and asked, "How is the situation?"

Xiao Shiyu sighed, "Fortunately, my life is not in danger, and it will not affect my realm cultivation. I will not repeat the mistakes of Yan Xuanji."

Among the various sects of the righteous way, there are two people who are proficient in the art of saving people. One is Wanshou Zhenren of Miaozhen Sect, and the other is Xiao Shiyu of Xuannv Sect. Wanshou Zhenren relied on elixirs, while Xiao Shiyu relied on his skills.

After Xiao Shiyu lost his skills and had no hope of achieving the state of heaven and man, he began to study the "Su Nu Jing" with great concentration. In ancient times, the "Su Nu Jing" was actually a study of the yin and yang of men and women, which was a far cry from the rules of Xuan Nu Sect to keep one's body as pure as jade. It contained both the art of sex and the art of Qi Huang. Later, a Xuan Nu Sect ancestor eliminated the dross and deleted all the sex techniques of men and women, leaving only the methods of strengthening the body and curing diseases and saving lives. It is said that there is another volume of "Xuan Nu Jing" that complements the "Su Nu Jing", but it has been lost. Because the "Su Nu Jing" does not require keeping one's body as pure as jade, and even requires the harmony of yin and yang between men and women, it is the most suitable skill for Xiao Shiyu in the six classics of Xuan Nu.

Although Qin Su also knows the "Su Nu Jing", she has not practiced it for a long time, has learned too much, and has not studied it deeply. She is still at the stage of practicing the body, which is far from saving people. This is also the reason why Shi Wuyue recommended the "Su Nu Jing" to Qin Su. She knew that Qin Su was going to get married. If she practiced the "Yu Nu Jing" and other skills, it would be a waste after she got married. It is better to practice the "Su Nu Jing" which does not require chastity.

After Shi Wuyue escaped from the Jade Prison, Xiao Shiyu had no hope of obtaining the "Cai Nu Gong". She had no other ideas and pinned all her hopes on the "Xuan Nu Jing" which was hard to come by. She hoped that with the "Su Nu Jing" and "Xuan Nu Jing", she could revive herself. However, there was no clue about the "Xuan Nu Jing". She could only practice the "Su Nu Jing" blindly. Unknowingly, she had practiced the "Su Nu Jing" to the point of great success, which was much higher than Qin Su. Although it was still one step away from perfection, it was enough to cure diseases and save people.

Bai Xiushang heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. She was a childless person and had long regarded her two disciples as her own. Now her son-in-law had just met with an accident, and if her daughter had any mishap, not to mention who would take over the Cihang Sect in the future, she would never accept it even if it was her personal feelings. Now that she heard that Su Yunyan was fine, she naturally put her mind at ease.

Xiao Shiyu and Bai Xiushang were not close friends, but they had been friends for many years. There were only four sects dominated by women in the world, namely: Cihang Sect, Xuannv Sect, Wangqing Sect, and Pinnv Sect, two each for good and evil. Cihang Sect and Xuannv Sect were both righteous sects, and they were among the six righteous sects, so they had been friends for generations. Bai Xiushang and Xiao Shiyu had known each other when they were young, and had traveled together in the rivers and lakes. At that time, they were not Sect Master Bai and Sect Master Xiao, but Fairy Bai and Fairy Xiao. At that time, Bai Xiushang was in Su Yun'an's position, and Xiao Shiyu was in Yu Qingning's position. The two had similar status and age, so it was inevitable that they became friends.

Both of them knew this very well, and did not deliberately reject it. Instead, they carefully cultivated this friendship and made it stronger. After so many years, the relationship between the two can be imagined, and it even continued to the next generation. This is the origin of Su Yun'an and Yu Qingning's friendship.

Bai Xiushang said softly: "Yuyang, thank you very much."

"Yuyang" is Xiao Shiyu's courtesy name, which comes from "Yuyang Shiruo". "Hong Fan" says: "If you say Su, it will rain at the right time; if you say Yi, it will be Yang at the right time." It means that the weather is moderate and sunny.

Xiao Shiyu looked at Bai Xiushang, "Do we two need to say 'thank you'? If it was Qingning instead of Yun'an lying here today, would you have watched her die without saving her?"

Bai Xiushang smiled bitterly, "It's my fault. I was just too concerned. It's unlikely that I will have my own children again in this life. Yun'an looks a lot like me when I was young. I have already treated her as my daughter. If she had any misfortune, I don't know how to face it."

Xiao Shiyu gently patted Bai Xiushang's shoulder and comforted her, "No one expected that the Confucianists would go this far. Don't worry too much. We still have the Great Heavenly Master and the others."

At this moment, Su Yun's unswerving eyes gradually became bright. He looked at Bai Xiuchang and his lips moved slightly, "Master..."

Bai Xiushang gently held her hand, not hiding her kindness and concern, and asked softly, "Are you better?"

Su Yunxian's face was pale. She was always strong and hard, but she was extremely weak at this moment. She gently bit her lips and held back her tears, "Master, where is he... Where is the person?"

Bai Xiushang and Xiao Shiyu looked at each other and remained silent.

What a smart man Su Yunzhang understood immediately. He could no longer bear the tears and slid down the corners of his eyes, "It's useless that I can't protect him."

Bai Xiushang whispered: "If you don't do your business, that person is an extremely powerful figure in the Confucian sect. Don't say it's you, even if you are a teacher, you will not be sure of winning. You don't have to blame yourself. ”

Having said that, Su Yunying still cried and said softly: "He is already a useless person. Why bother to make things difficult for him? He will bring him into the disputes again. After all, I was the one who misled him, if I hadn't forced him If he recovers his realm as soon as possible and fights for the position of the head sect, he will no longer have any involvement with the world. If he fulfills his will, he will be the eastern fence of picking chrysanthemums at this time."

Xiao Shiyu sighed and comforted him: "It is easy to enter the rivers and lakes, but it is difficult to go out. Once you enter the rivers and lakes, you will have no choice. Those people are extremely vicious and unreasonable. Even if you avoid Posa Prefecture and Fenglin Prefecture, They still won’t give up easily, so don’t take all the mistakes on yourself.”

Su Yunba nodded and cried silently.

Bai Xiushang took her into her arms and said softly, "Master, I am half a person who has passed. You, Master Xiao, are not an outsider. If you want to cry, you should cry. Don't just cry, it will be nice to cry."

No matter how strong Su Yunxian is, she is just a woman in her twenties. At this time, her husband's life and death are unpredictable. She was seriously injured again and could no longer hold on and buried her head in Bai Xiushang's arms. The shoulders trembled slightly, and a slight cry came.

Bai Xiushang raised his hand and gently stroked Su Yun's black hair, and said softly: "There is a saying in the Confucian school that "a gentleman takes revenge. It's not too late for ten years. We can't avenge today and can't avenge tomorrow, but it's the end. One day, I can repay ten times more."

Su Yunba's crying stopped, and slowly raised her head to look at the master. Her tears stopped and she looked determined again on her face.

"After crying, don't cry, crying is useless." Bai Xiushang suddenly showed the majesty that made Su Yunba feel awe-inspiring. "I can't cry that person to death even if I cry every day and every night. If people dare to act like this, although we are women, we are not afraid of him, and we will not just swallow our anger. At worst, we will be burned with him."

Such majesty can often be seen at first sight before Bai Xiushang was forty years old. At that time, Bai Xiushang was like Su Yun's mother, showing her sharpness and never giving in. But after the age of forty, Bai Xiushang restrained her temper and became harmonious, with a faint smile on her face. Compared to Xiao Shiyu, who was so angry, she looked like a Bodhisattva. Today, Bai Xiushang showed his majesty and sharpness of the past again. Su Yunxian felt that she had suddenly returned to her childhood. She was afraid of her master and relied on her master. She could go to find her master for anything. Her master was a towering tree.

At this moment, Su Yunxian seemed to have become the child of the past, snuggled in the master's arms and asked softly, "Master, what are you going to do?"

Bai Xiushang still gently stroked Su Yun's hair, looked at Xiao Shiyu, and asked, "Yuyang, the great master has decided to negotiate peace. After the Taoist sect returns to unification, three sect positions will be established without distinction. The top and bottom are the Grand Master, Li Jianshen, and Qin Sect Master respectively, but you and I know that this is just a temporary solution. After the three sects were in charge of a hundred years, it is precisely Li Jianshen and Da Tian. After the master passed away, he still had to choose a real master from the next generation and command the command. Who would you choose? "

Xiao Shiyu and Bai Xiushang have been with each other for many years, but they don’t understand what she means. “In theory, you should support the Master Qin, but you don’t plan to support the Master Qin.”

Bai Xiushang said, "Qin Qing is old, even if he waits until the other two pass away and becomes the chief sect, he will not be able to last long. Secondly, Qin Qing is born in Liaodong, so he may not be able to convince the public."

Xiao Shiyu whispered: "You mean Li Xuandu."

Bai Xiushang looked at Su Yunxian in her arms, "Li Xuan will not surrender to the Confucian school."