Chapter 387: Fate Plays Tricks on People
Tang Zikai never cared when someone challenged him. He was often challenged by those unconvinced soldiers on the training ground and he was used to it.
Now, seeing the provocation in Dai Qing's eyes, I suddenly wanted to laugh.
Thinking this in his heart, he actually laughed.
"When I come back from this training session, I'll practice with you."
Tang Zikai saw that Dai Qing had already memorized the trick, so he didn't bother to be polite with her. He lowered his head and looked at his watch.
"It's getting late. I should go now."
"I send you."
Dai Qing stopped, wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and walked Tang Zikai to the door. She watched him drive away before turning back.
The next day after breakfast, He Ning and Cai Kuan had just left, and Dai Qing was also thinking about going to Triangle Park to sit for a while, when Jiang Li suddenly came back.
"Master Jiang, are you done with your work?"
“I simply bought a few sets of furniture and was able to move in.”
Jiang Li smiled. It really felt nice to have a yard. After he stayed here for another two years and settled down, he would not leave.
"I was planning to leave a few days ago. Now that I've settled down, I came here today to tell you that I'll be leaving on the train the day after tomorrow. I'm a person who has obsessions in my heart. I can't feel at ease unless I run. Fortunately, my health is still good, so I'll struggle for a few more years."
Jiang Li looked at Dai Qing with a sad expression and sighed.
"We have been together for a while, girl, you should know that I have been looking for someone... I have been busy all these years, and I am still unwilling to give up."
"There was once a gifted young man in our Jiang family. He was my senior brother. He was a straightforward, upright, and proud person. He was extremely skilled in physiognomy and could be considered a man chosen by heaven. But because he was too outstanding, he was attacked and besieged. Not only did he lose his reputation, but his fate was unknown."
"After my senior brother got into trouble, I was not at home. When I returned, the Jiang family was attacked one after another. The disciples suffered serious damage, some scattered, and some were injured. My father could not bear the blow and was bedridden. When he saw me, he said that God is jealous of talented people, and then he passed away."
Dai Qing could only sigh as she listened to Jiang Li's tone and thought of that scene.
According to Master Jiang's age, his senior brother was born in a time of war. People at that time lived an extremely unstable life, with famine and war everywhere. If a Zhuge Kongming suddenly appeared, many parties would definitely fight for him and rush to him, determined to get him.
Moreover, it is better to die in glory than to destroy the whole situation.
Just imagine, such an outstanding person, if he falls into the hands of others, it will be a fatal blow to others. How can we let it go?
"My senior brother is not a direct descendant of the Jiang family, but a disciple my father took in when he was traveling. When my father discovered his talent, he was very surprised and was determined to train him as a direct descendant. He said that he wanted to hand over the Jiang family to him. At that time, I was also young and arrogant, so I was naturally unwilling to accept it. I am a direct descendant, my father's only son, and I am the only one who is qualified to inherit the Jiang family."
"My father found out that I was emotional and tried to comfort me, saying that the Jiang family should give the most capable people the position and asked me to assist my senior brother. Naturally, I refused and in a fit of anger, I decided to run away from home..."
Unexpectedly, he would be gone for five or six years. In fact, after he went out and saw the lives of ordinary people, he had lost his temper, but he just didn't want to bow his head and go back.
Of course, he also knew that his father had sent people down the mountain to look for him when he found out that he had not returned.
The senior brother went down the mountain several times to look for him and asked people to inquire about him, but he just wanted to save his life and kept hiding.
In just two years, while his senior brother was looking for him, he also showed his abilities, and soon he was spotted by someone who wanted to recruit him for his own purposes.
Although he had opinions about his senior brother, he knew in his heart that he was a man of great stature and would definitely not bow to power.
In turbulent times, when guns rule the world, the consequences of rejection can be imagined.
Even though he didn't see it with his own eyes, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken when he thought of his senior brother being besieged by the crowd.
If the senior brother had not come down the mountain to find him, he would definitely not have been born so early, and perhaps he would not have encountered such a great disaster.
I can only sigh that fate plays tricks on me.
Over the years, he has never been willing to give in or resign himself to his fate, always feeling that his senior brother is somewhere waiting for him to rescue him.
Therefore, he was determined to travel all over the country to look for his senior brother during his lifetime, otherwise he would never have peace in his life.
Hearing Jiang Li's sigh, Dai Qing didn't know how to comfort her. In her opinion, everything was fate and cause and effect.
A person with such outstanding talent will be noticed sooner or later.
It was just that the decline was too rapid, which was truly regrettable. When she was in Hangzhou, she had heard a Taoist say this.
Although it was a pity, Jiang Li had traveled all over the country in recent years. If such an outstanding person were still alive, he would definitely not be unknown. However, he had searched hard for these years and found nothing. Either he was hiding on purpose, or he was no longer in this world.
As for the latter, Mr. Jiang might have thought of it, but he just didn't want to admit it.
"Master Jiang, don't be too sad. You have been busy these years. If your senior brother knew, he would definitely be relieved."
Jiang Li took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and sighed softly, "In fact, I hope that Senior Brother has chosen to withdraw from the world. As long as he is still in this world, nothing else matters."
Nowadays, the field of physiognomy is dwindling. In the context of the new era, people are more willing to believe in science, and the number of people working in this field has been gradually declining.
The demand among common people is not high, and physiognomy will eventually disappear in the world.
He was mentally prepared for this.
Our ancestors once said that the only things that remain in this world are the survival of the fittest.
"While I am still able to run these two years, I will travel for another two years, and then I will return to the mountains and live in seclusion."
Do your best and leave the rest to fate.
"It's good that Master Jiang thinks so."
If there is no destiny, there is no way to be together.
"By the way, don't you like boxing? I'll teach you Tai Chi. How well you can practice it depends on your talent."
This girl is so talented, teaching her Tai Chi will give her a way to save her life, and that's my way of repaying her for the kindness I've shown her.
Jiang Li stood up and went directly to the yard to demonstrate Tai Chi. "Watch carefully. Tai Chi is mainly about combining hardness and softness, and fast and slow..."
While explaining, the old man slowly demonstrated some key points of Tai Chi.
Dai Qing saw that he was teaching seriously, so she didn't do it half-heartedly and paid close attention to every move...
It took her two hours to memorize the entire set of Tai Chi.
Afterwards, Dai Qing squinted her eyes and reviewed all the moves, then tried them a few more times before demonstrating them to Jiang Li. Although she seemed a little unfamiliar with the techniques, she performed them correctly.