He suddenly threw away the long sword in his hand, sat in meditation on the spot, and held the four fingers of his right hand with his left hand, making hand gestures.
"If you are sincere in your thoughts, all the saints will listen. If you are in touch with the spirits, all the saints will respond to your Qi."
As soon as Gu Lingze finished speaking, strong winds suddenly blew all around, dark clouds covered the sky, and faint thunder could be heard from afar.
"Sweep away the strong winds to welcome the emperor. Support the Taoism to save the good people. I invite you to come now. Grant me great power and support."
Suddenly, lightning bolts fell from the sky and struck the snakes. The poisonous snakes that were struck had no bodies and disappeared from the spot in the blink of an eye.
At this time, a beam of light descended from the sky in the distance, and Gu Lingze knew that it was the door to life in the dream.
Although the lightning temporarily forced back the snakes around them, the two were still a long distance away from the light column, and based on the current situation, they could not reach it at all.
Gu Lingze was frowning when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his toes. He realized that it would be too late if he didn't run.
Seeing that the range of the light column was getting smaller and smaller, he could only grab Qi Junhuai and prepare to force his way in.
The thunderclouds dispersed, and the snakes approached them even more unscrupulously.
At this moment, there were suddenly bursts of eagle screams in the sky. Gu Lingze didn't think twice, grabbed Qi Junhuai's lapel and ran towards the direction of the light column.
The world was spinning and the two of them jumped up from the bed at the same time, gasping for breath as if they had just been rescued from the water.
Gu Lingze looked down and saw that eight silver needles had been inserted into his ten toes. He couldn't help but say to himself that it was a close call.
Li Jin was crying breathlessly, and Zhao Chengmo's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he was sweating profusely.
After Gu Lingze and the others had caught their breath, they spoke up, "The nightmare has been resolved. Fortunately, there was no danger."
Qi Junhuai knew in his heart that if Gu Lingze had not come into his dream to save him today, he would have been swallowed by the snakes and would never wake up again.
After Qi Junhuai got out of bed, he bowed solemnly to Gu Lingze, and without saying anything else, he left with the support of Li Jin.
Gu Lingze knew that although the other party did not verbally promise anything, if one day he needed help, Qi Junhuai would definitely do his best.
After resting for a few days, Gu Lingze obeyed Zhao Chengmo's words like a young wife every day.
Who made him put himself in danger after making repeated promises?
Although Zhao Chengmo had a gloomy face all day, he was still considerate in his actions. Gu Lingze just thought it was a little interest between the two of them.
One day, Gu Feirui came to see him again.
Gu Lingze was somewhat puzzled by Gu Feirui's frequent visits, but this puzzlement was not directed at Gu Feirui, but at Zhao Chengmo.
That day, he just glanced at Mr. Luo a few more times unintentionally, but Zhao Chengmo was very concerned. How come Gu Feirui wanted to plant himself in their yard, but Zhao Chengmo turned a blind eye?
Gu Lingze looked at Gu Feirui's face. Something was not right. Gu Feirui was much more handsome than Mr. Luo. Could it be that after spending so much time together, the other person felt more secure?
These strange thoughts only flashed through Gu Lingze's mind for a moment before being forgotten in an instant.
"General Gu, are you here to eat for free again today?" Gu Lingze teased him intentionally.
"Hey! Why are you calling me General Gu again? Didn't I ask you to call me Second Brother Gu?"
After saying that, Gu Feirui suddenly became a little proud again, "I'm not here to eat for free today. It was my mother who asked me to take you three to my grandfather's house for dinner."
Gu Lingze's eyes suddenly lit up. "What's delicious?"
"You keep saying I'm greedy, but I think you're even worse than me."
The two of them joked with each other for a while, and then the four of them got on the carriage together.
Gu Lingze and Xu Mingyan were both a little excited. The former was excited about the food he was about to taste, while the latter was excited about Gu Feirui's grandfather.
The current Taifu is Xie Xiru.
Taifu Xie was a child prodigy since childhood, and later won six first prizes in a row.
After leaving the Hanlin Academy, he was personally appointed by the late emperor as the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple. His official position rose from the fourth rank to the first rank Taifu, and he became a role model for scholars of the time.
Arriving at the Taifu Mansion, the four people got off the car and were taken to the main hall.
Xie Qingwan was talking to an old lady with silver hair and a kind face.
"Grandma. Mother, I brought the person here."
Gu Lingze and the other two bowed to greet Madam Taifu, but they didn't expect that as soon as they raised their hands, they were grabbed by Madam Taifu.
"Are you Lingze? Come, let me take a closer look." After saying that, she took his hand and looked at him carefully.
Gu Lingze had a tall and jade-like figure, delicate features, fair skin, eyebrows like distant mountains, and eyes like bright stars.
There was a smile on his face, as if he was showing affection, but his aura was a little cold.
"Good boy, good boy." Gu Lingze has now adapted to this unique attitude towards his savior.
"Mom." Xie Qingwan stepped forward, held her arm, and shook it gently.
Xu Mingyan suddenly trembled all over, frowned, and stared at Xie Qingwan's face.
This kind of rude behavior would never happen to Xu Mingyan under normal circumstances, but I don’t know what he discovered that made him do such an abnormal thing.
After this episode, everyone sat down.
"Grandma, why isn't grandpa with you?" Gu Feirui asked.
The old lady smiled somewhat helplessly.
"I don't know what book that old man Zhang sent to your grandfather. He is now reading it in his study, forgetting to eat and sleep. He is so old, but he doesn't know how to take care of himself."
Gu Lingze glanced at Xu Mingyan and saw that he was lowering his head, so he mistook the contemplation on his face for disappointment.
"I have always admired Master Xie. I wonder if I can go and pay my respects to him."
The old lady smiled and nodded, "Hirui, take Lingze and the others to see your grandfather."
The four of them arrived at the door of the study. Just as Gu Feirui was about to knock on the door, a voice came from inside.
"Xiu Yi, look at this sentence——"
“When one is rich and powerful, he will be proud of himself and bring disaster upon himself. When one has achieved success and fame, he should retire from the world. This echoes the previous saying, “Put others behind and you will be ahead.”
When Gu Lingze heard this, he couldn't help but swallow.
Gu Feirui knocked on the door and pushed it open.
Gu Lingze saw at a glance that the book in Xie Xiru's hand was the "Tao Te Ching" that he and Zhao Chengmo had excerpted.
"Juniors pay their respects to the Grand Tutor." Gu Lingze and the other two bowed.
Xie Xiru then looked up, and stood up after just one glance.
“You, you are…”
"Junior Gu Lingze."
"Okay, okay, I'm glad you're here." After saying that, she patted him on the shoulder.
Gu Lingze pulled Xu Mingyan aside and said, "Master Taifu, Brother Xu is the top winner of our Beiyong Prefecture's provincial examination this year."
Xie Xiru looked at Xu Mingyan and found that he had a handsome face and a gentle and elegant temperament.
"Are you Zhang Huanian's student?"
"Junior Xu Mingyan pays homage to Grand Tutor Xie."
Xie Xiru nodded, said "not bad", tested him on his knowledge, then turned around and took out two books from the bookshelf.
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