Chapter 165: Stars, Sun and Moon, a Big Chess Game
Feng Mu and Yuan Xidi left, and the atmosphere of the breakfast seemed a little frozen.
The muscles at the corners of Zhao Zhixin's mouth twitched, and he was unable to come back to his senses for a long time. He couldn't figure out whether his junior brother had listened to him or not.
Could it be that my junior brother is like those decent people, pretending to praise but actually being treacherous?
Well, that shouldn’t be the case. Zhao Zhixin is very sure that his junior brother’s base color is black.
So, the junior brother was really praising and envious, and he listened to what I said, but maybe it had the opposite effect? ! !
Zhao Zhixin sighed, looked at Li Guishe for help, and complained a little: "Master, why don't you persuade my junior brother? He will corrupt the morals of our [Ronggui Sect]."
The fingers that Li Guishe was digging on the soles of his feet froze, and the calculations suddenly became messed up, so he had to start over again.
He glared at Zhao Zhixin unhappily, then glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "When I taught you [Blood and Flesh Beginning to Unlock the True Art], I did teach you the true meaning of the evil way, which is to have no taboos, be unrestrained, and enjoy life while you can."
Li Guishe sighed: "That's because your talents and understanding are not enough, it is really difficult to practice [Blood Flesh and Blood Beginning True Skill] to perfection."
He took a puff of his pipe and said, "Since there is little hope, why not squander the limited, countdown life and do whatever you want? This way, I won't waste this evil skill, and it won't be a waste of my life in this world."
Li Guishe slowly exhaled circles of smoke, his face looking even older and deeper in the smoke: "The boss is different. The boss has not practiced the evil skills of our sect, so his life span is safe."
"The rest of you, including me, have an hourglass hanging over your head. Even if we try our best to fill it with sand, it will only flow faster and faster in the end. It's useless."
Li Guishe was able to teach all the disciples of the [Ronggui School] excellently, and it was obvious that he understood the principle of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude. Although the truth he told was unpleasant to hear, it definitely hit home.
"Unlike your junior brother, he is very compatible with the [Blood and Flesh Beginning True Art] and is a genius of the evil ways that our sect only encounters once in hundreds of years. It is really possible for him to cultivate this art to perfection."
Li Guishe gently knocked off the ash from his pipe, raised his head, and looked up at the towering butt of the upper city, as if reminiscing about the past. A hint of nostalgia appeared on his face, and his voice was a little deep and emotional: "We are like shooting stars passing through the sky, eager to bloom the most dazzling light in the short trajectory of life, and pursue the glory and splendor of that moment."
"But Lao Ba is different. He doesn't want to be just a fleeting shooting star. He wants to be the sun that spans the sky forever."
The faces of Zhao Zhixin and the others changed slightly, but this change only lasted for a short moment. Then, they started joking with each other, and the atmosphere became relaxed.
"Look, I told you not to ask the master, but you insisted on asking. What happened? You just threw our face all over the floor, shattered it beyond repair."
"Hahaha, I told you a long time ago that the teachings that Master gave us were just some white lies, but you actually believed them. Look, now the truth is out, right?"
"I don't think the master is wrong. Anyway, I think there is nothing wrong with being a shooting star. Although it is short-lived, it is brilliant. On the contrary, it is too tiring to be the sun hanging in the sky all the time."
Several brothers and sisters joked with each other, even though none of them had ever witnessed the brilliance of the sun or the streak of a meteor. Their knowledge of these two celestial bodies was limited to those yellowed ancient text records and sporadic banned video clips circulating on the Internet.
Zhao Zhixin glanced at his master's meaningful eyes and felt a sudden chill in his heart.
He took a deep breath, touched his head, and said, "Then let's all be shooting stars, and light the way for the sun before it rises into the sky."
All the brothers and sisters stopped laughing, looked at each other, nodded silently, made a decision in their hearts, and then stood up and dispersed.
Hong Ya waited until everyone left before slowly putting down her bowl and chopsticks. She said to her master Li Guishe with hope on her face, "Master, when can our Douqiong martial arts school open to the upper city?"
Li Guishe glanced at Hongya meaningfully and said in surprise, "Didn't you think that Shangcheng's butt was too ugly and that we were fine just staying in District 9?"
Hong Ya nodded and shook her head, saying, "District 9 is great, but Hong Ya also wants to go up and see what the stars look like."
Li Guishe was in no hurry to answer. He slowly sucked out a handful of tobacco leaves from his pocket, crushed them and put them into his pipe. Then, he took a deep breath and smiled without saying a word.
Seeing that her master didn't answer, Hong Ya curled her lips, snorted, took out her cell phone, deleted the favorite playlists, and walked towards her boudoir.
Hong Ya actually did not tell the truth to her master. She not only wanted to go to the upper city to see the stars, she also wanted to take a look at the moon.
Hong Ya once bought an ancient book with yellowed pages from a scavenger who came out of the ruins area. The cover and title were damaged, but one could vaguely tell that it was published in the last era.
It was a novel, and the story was incomplete with missing words and pages. Hong Ya read it once and put it in the bottom of her box.
But there was one sentence in it that left a deep impression on her.
——The moon is also a star, but it is the star closest to the sun!
Yes, Hong Ya not only wants to be a star, she also wants to be the moon. It has nothing to do with love. She has been a junior sister for too long, and finally a junior brother younger than her has come. She wants to experience the power of being a senior sister.
If the junior brother wants to be the sun, then Hong Ya must at least be the moon, otherwise, the dignity of his senior sister will be gone.
Part of a senior sister's dignity comes from her seniority, and part of it comes from her fists; neither is indispensable. Even though Hong Ya has not been a senior sister for long, she has already deeply experienced the hardships involved.
The most important thing is, if everyone becomes a meteor that dies suddenly, then only Junior Brother will be left as the sun. Isn't that pitiful? At this moment, Hong Ya also made a decision in her heart. She took a deep breath, went back to the room, and smashed the laptop on the desk with a punch.
With a snapping sound, Hong Ya's face suddenly changed: "Oops, I was so determined this time that I forgot that I borrowed this laptop from my senior brother!!!"
After the meal, the table was empty, with only Li Guishe and Li Bashan sitting opposite each other. The atmosphere around them seemed a little quiet.
Li Guishe was still smoking, but Li Bashan hadn't said a word from beginning to end, and just kept his head down eating.
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He ate particularly slowly today, and only now was he slowly licking the last grain of rice.
Li Bashan slowly put down the rice bucket, looked at Li Guishe with a rare serious and solemn expression, and said in a muffled voice: "Master, you shouldn't have said those words just now."
Li Guishe narrowed his eyes: "Are you blaming me, Master?"
Li Bashan's expression remained unchanged. He pondered for a long time before he said stiffly, "I am Master's disciple, so I will not blame Master, but I am also the eldest brother of my fellow disciples, so I am very confused. Master, what are you going to do?"
Li Guishe avoided the burning gaze of his senior disciple. This senior disciple whom he had carefully trained seemed dull and his brain could not think very well, but his intuition was terrifyingly amazing.
This is what Li Guishe appreciated and admired the most in the past few days.
However, at this moment, this sharp intuition gave Li Guishe a bit of a headache, because it meant that his carefully trained senior disciple had become suspicious of him. No matter what he did, it would be difficult to hide from the unreasonable intuition of the senior disciple.
He answered the question irrelevantly: "Do you still remember the day when Lao Ba entered the sect, the plaque accidentally fell and broke on the ground?"
Li Bashan nodded and recalled: "Of course I remember. There was actually a secret book hidden in that plaque."
Li Guishe gently put down the pipe in his hand, and with a sigh, he said: "It is that secret book, called [Strange Shape Magic Skill]. In recent days, I have been studying and researching this skill, and I found that it is not only profound, but also beyond my imagination in terms of its depth and evilness. It is really shocking."
Li Bashan was puzzled: "Disciple does not understand."
Li Guishe frowned slightly, and his monkey face, which usually looked a bit funny, now showed a three-point ferocious look, and his voice was a little sinister: "After careful consideration, I am now shocked to find that what the ancestor sent is not only an unexpected surprise, but also a huge trouble. I am also hesitant at the moment, and I don't know what to do."
Li Bashan still couldn't fully comprehend the deeper meaning of his master's words, but he responded according to his inner intuition: "I don't know the Grand Master, I only know my Master and my fellow disciples."
Li Bashan paused and said in a muffled voice: "If the ancestor sends a gift, Master can accept it if he likes it. If the ancestor sends trouble, I will go and dig up the ancestor's grave on his behalf."
Li Guishe's pupils shrank slightly, as if he was moved, but in the end he sighed and said, "You don't understand how to remove a mountain. If you can solve it by just digging a grave, then I won't have to worry about it."
Li Bashan remained silent.
Li Guishe slowly stood up, holding the pipe tightly in his hand, and walked into the house while speaking faintly: "Anyway, Bashan, you must take good care of your junior brother. As the master, I have to play a big game."
"Yes, Master!" Li Bashan accepted the order, but he had a very bad premonition in his heart. He felt uneasy as if his nostrils were blocked by socks when he was sleeping and he couldn't breathe smoothly.
(End of this chapter)
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