What is Love (V)
Ouyang Feiying was snoring in the dungeon, sleeping so soundly.
"Master, what should we do next?" Leng Yue asked.
"Notify Huangfu Renhe and ask him to exchange the jade seal for Ouyang Feiying." Bantianyue said.
"The Jade Seal? Since the leader wanted the Jade Seal, why didn't he just let Leng Yue steal it directly from Huangfu Renhe, but instead went through so much trouble to get Ouyang Feiying..."
"Hahahaha..." Ban Tianyue laughed and said, "The day Huangfu Renhe uses the jade seal to exchange for Ouyang Feiying will be the day he and Ouyang Feiying die!"
"So that's how it is," Leng Yue suddenly realized, "The leader is indeed brilliant!"
"Wait a day first," Bantianyue said, "let them lose their composure, and then notify them tomorrow night."
"Yes, sir."
"Leng Yue, serve your old city lord well," Ban Tianyue said, looking at the sleeping Ouyang Feiying, "Brother Ouyang, just stay here well, hehehehehe..."
Bantianyue left with a chuckle.
Mingri's Wuwo swordsmanship improved rapidly, and the old man from the border couldn't help but ask, "Mingri, what have you realized recently?"
Mingri shook his head and said, "My disciple hasn't gained any understanding recently. He has only been thinking about what love is."
"So what's the result of your thinking?" asked the old man from the frontier.
"There's only one sentence: A friend in need is a friend indeed." Tomorrow's answer.
The old man from the frontier was a little surprised, then he smiled and asked, "Oh? Hahahaha, how did you come to this conclusion?"
"My disciple couldn't figure out whether there was love between Leng Yue and I. So I emptied my mind and tried to get an answer, and this sentence came to my mind." Mingri answered truthfully.
"Hahahahaha!" The old man from the border laughed even more happily, "Tomorrow, I think you should take this girl as your master! Hahahaha..."
Mingri looked at the old man from the border in confusion.
"When it comes to matters of the heart, those involved are often confused - they seem affectionate, yet they seem heartless. It's just like this selfless sword technique. Selflessness means letting go of the self; letting go of the self, but not leaving the self. What do you think, is this a self or a selflessness?" asked the old man from the border with a smile.
I'll ponder the words of the old man from the frontier tomorrow. Letting go of the egoic "I" doesn't mean escaping the physical shell of "I," it simply means escaping the idea of "I." Therefore, "no-self" isn't about abandoning the external self, but rather about breaking through attachments from within, leaving only a pure, present, and pure "I."
"Master, what you mean by selflessness is not to completely get rid of the self, but to eliminate distracting thoughts, let go of self-attachment, and only leave the pure and clean self. Is that right?" Mingri asked.
"Indeed," the old man from the frontier praised his beloved disciple's comprehension. "Mingri, this level of comprehension you have is crucial! Back then, Bai Tong was too obsessed with being number one in the world, and his obsession was too strong. Therefore, although he mastered the essence of the Wuwo Sword Technique, he was unable to practice it to the highest level. And you, with this level of understanding, will surely surpass Bai Tong! This Wuwo Sword is the result of the hard work of both Bing Xin and Bai Tong. You will definitely be able to help Bai Tong fulfill his unfulfilled wish. Mingri, your master has faith in your abilities."
The old man from the frontier patted Mingri on the shoulder and said, "Now we can practice the unity of man and sword."
Leng Yue walked into the cell with breakfast. Ouyang Feiying had already woken up.
"Xiaoyanzi, why is your house so dark and narrow?" Ouyang Feiying asked.
"Uncle, Xiaoyanzi's family is poor. Although it's dark here, it's very cool, right, uncle?" Leng Yue asked with a smile.
Ouyang Feiying thought for a moment and said, "Well, it's definitely cooler here than in the palace!"
"Uncle, let's eat." Leng Yue opened the prison door and walked in with the food.
While eating, Ouyang Feiying asked, "Xiaoyanzi, are you and Mingri married?"
Leng Yue pouted and said, "I don't like Xiaoyanzi anymore tomorrow."
"How could that be? Mingri likes Xiaoyanzi the most! Uncle likes Xiaoyanzi too!" Ouyang Feiying's mouth was full of food, and he spoke in a "wuuu" sound.
"So you like Ouyang Mingri, hehe." Bantianyue was standing in front of him at some point.
Ouyang Feiying looked at the masked guy with a confused look on his face.
Leng Yue came out and locked the prison door, then knelt on one knee and said, "Leng Yue knew that her martial arts skills were too low to forcefully take the old city lord away. She had no choice but to claim to be Shangguan Yan and take him out of the palace. Doesn't the leader know anything about Leng Yue's feelings?"
Leng Yue stared at the moon for a long time.
Ban Tianyue was silent for a while, then slowly said, "I, Ban Tianyue, will only love one woman in my life."
"Then why isn't the leader with her?" Leng Yue asked.
Ban Tianyue turned around and said, "That's all in the past."
"Since the past cannot be retrieved, why not cherish the person in front of you?" Leng Yue stared straight at Bantian Yue.
Bantianyue said leisurely, "No one in this world can compare to Sister Rong."
After saying that, he turned and left.
"I didn't expect that Bantianyue is a person who is deeply in love." Leng Yue thought.
Ban Tianyue's feelings for Rongmei far exceeded Leng Yue's imagination. It seemed that Ban Tianyue's indestructible body was indestructible.
Although Leng Yue understood that everything was an illusion and had considered using her own dream body to break Ban Tianyue's indestructible body, she frankly resisted the idea. After all, integrity was a very important thing for a woman. Even if it was just a dream, she still couldn't truly overcome the obstacles in her heart.
Ban Tianyue's love was profound. Leng Yue felt a little regretful that her plan had failed, but she was mostly relieved. She wondered if she could use her experience in psychological counseling to slowly guide and influence Ban Tianyue. If she could, perhaps Ban Tianyue could survive. Then, her sin wouldn't be so profound, Leng Yue thought.
Bantianyue sat on the chair at the altar, thinking about what Lengyue had just said.
A young and beautiful woman confessed her love to him so openly. Ban Tianyue was truly thrilled. But then his suspicions returned: Why did Leng Yue say that? Could she know the secret of the Golden Buddha's indestructible body and want to seduce me?
"No, it's impossible. How could a mere palace maid know such a huge martial arts secret? Only Wuyou and Nong Yue knew this secret. Even Gumutian and Bianjiang didn't know the weakness of the Golden Buddha's indestructible body. Lengyue is just a little palace maid. It's impossible for her to know Wuyou and Nong Yue." Bantianyue thought.
Leng Yue's expression and temperament were indeed very similar to Rong Mei. In terms of appearance, Leng Yue was more outstanding; but no matter how outstanding a woman was, no matter how beautiful she was, she could not be even one ten-thousandth as good as Rong Mei. Because that was Rong Mei, the one he grew up with and his childhood sweetheart.
"It's all your fault, that bastard Sima Yi, and that bitch Yuzhu. You stole my sister Rong! You killed my sister Rong! And Ouyang Feiying, you dared to betray me and now you're crazy. This is your retribution! You deserve to die too!" Bantianyue roared.
But he soon calmed down and said with a sneer, "Hmph, Ouyang Feiying, Huangfu Renhe, your death is approaching, hahahahahahahahahaha... Wait for me to get rid of you, and then get rid of those remaining villains... This is the price you deserve to pay! Hahahahahahahahaha..."
In the evening, in the imperial study.
"Bantianyue sent someone to deliver this." said Choudoufu.
Mingri took the note and saw that it read: "Huangfu Renhe: Tomorrow at noon, at Broken Sword Cliff, exchange the jade seal for Ouyang Feiying. Come alone, remember."
"City Lord, this is a trap." Mingri said.
"It's a trap, but I have to go." Stinky Tofu said as if he was leaving his last words, "Brother, after I leave, everything in the palace will be handed over to you."
Ouyang Mingri, Shangguan Yan, and Sima Changfeng knelt down at the same time and said in unison: "City Lord, please reconsider!"
Stinky Tofu sighed, "I know you're reluctant to let me go, but this is the only way. My father-in-law is in Bantianyue's hands now, and I can't just stand by and watch him die."
"Then let's go together." Ouyang Mingri said.
"But Bantianyue said that we must go alone," said Choudoufu.
Ouyang Mingri smiled and said, "He'll be happier if we go together."
"That's right. Bantianyue is arrogant and ruthless. From what I know about him, even if we don't go this time, he will definitely find a chance to get rid of us all. If we go together, he will think we are walking into a trap." Sima Changfeng agreed.
"But if this is the case...will it be detrimental to my father-in-law?" said Chou Doufu.
"Then we can only wait and see." Ouyang Mingri said.
Back at the villa, Mingri looked up at the starry sky and found that the Purple Star was getting farther and farther away from him, but closer and closer to the Disaster Star. The Purple Star was almost blocking the way of the Disaster Star, while his natal star watched from afar, just like Mingri now, watching Leng Yue in danger from afar, but unable to do anything.
"A friend in need is a friend indeed," Mingri thought. "If I had a choice, I'd rather not have to face this kind of insincere situation. How wonderful it would be if we could all just live in peace with each other."
Thinking of this, Mingri couldn't help but frown again.
Tomorrow will definitely be a fierce battle.
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