Chapter 31: Four Eyebrows

  Lu Xiaofeng and Ye Guicheng met again after a long time, seeing that their friend was safe and sound, how could they not be happy? That little bit of awkwardness was quickly thrown to the back of his mind. Even with a big bag of shaobing in hand, he could comfort himself that it was a gift from an old friend, and at worst, he would just give it away to the neighbors later.

  During this period, he experienced many things, the mysterious Western Demon Cult, even now that he has gotten rid of trouble, there are still many doubts, such as who the real master of the Demon Cult is. But Lu Xiaofeng was able to survive until now because although his curiosity was strong, he also knew what could be pursued and what couldn't. For example, regarding the Demon Cult's affairs, he forced himself not to think about it anymore. The true or false Luo Sha card and the intrigue were just one of many experiences for him.

  What made Lu Xiaofeng even more concerned was his old friend Ximen Chui Xue.

  At the time of his life and death, he was not so worried because Lu Xiaofeng had many friends. He would go through thick and thin for his friends, and his friends would also do the same for him.

  But at that time, Ximen Chuixue, who had a brief encounter with him, said something that made him very sad.

  Ximen Chuixue said this was his last time helping him.

  If a person's swordsmanship has reached the divine level, is he himself close to being a god?

  Lu Xiaofeng once thought that Ximen Chui Xue, who had married and had children, would return to being human. In fact, he was wrong, everyone was wrong. Ximen Chui Xue remained Ximen Chui Xue, a sword could not be turned back into a person. The ruthless and emotionless Ximen Chui Xue, who had mastered the art of the sword, would never again become a mortal man.

  At that time, Lu Xiaofeng quickly thought of Ye Guicheng.

  Baiyun City Master, Yixing, the Flying Immortal from outside the Heavens, Ye Gucheng, has he also taken the same path?

  But he didn't know.

  Lu Xiaofeng had already decided to go to Baiyun City to find someone, but he didn't expect to see Ye Gucheng here - a Ye Gucheng who was selling roasted flatbread.

  At that moment, Lu Xiaofeng felt a shock no less than when he learned that Ximen Chui Xue was the boss of He Fang Zhai's pastry shop.

  Don't all top swordsmen like to make a move like this?

  Don't all top swordsmen have to go through this in the mortal world?

  Lu Xiaofeng looked at Ye Guancheng, then glanced at the young girl beside him. For a moment, it seemed as if time had reversed, and he saw smiling Ximen Chuxue and happy Sun Xiuying by his side again. The past scenes merged with the present, only to disappear instantly. In the cold wind of the Western Regions, Ximen Chuxue's apathetic face flashed before his eyes once more. Lu Xiaofeng almost subconsciously thought: Will there come a day when these two people in front of him will repeat Ximen Chuxue's path? Will this smiling girl repeat Sun Xiuying's tragic fate?

  Unfortunately, this time Lu Xiaofeng's sympathy came too early. The two people in front of him were not what he had imagined. He couldn't help but feel lucky that he hadn't spoken too quickly, otherwise, following the style of "Qingxu Daozhang", it was possible that at this moment, he would be holding his own head instead of a bag of buns.

  Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but ask: "Ye Guucheng, Qingxu Daozhang... are you an old acquaintance?"

  If it weren't for this, how would he coincidentally appear at the decisive battle on the peak of the Forbidden City and rescue Ye Gu Cheng?

  Ye Gucheng shook his head and said, "The night of the full moon was just our first meeting."

  Lu Xiaofeng was stunned for a moment, stroking his chin and saying: "Could it be that Qingxu Daozhang saw that your skeleton is extraordinary and suitable for cultivating the Tao, so he deliberately saved you?"

  Of course this is a joke and he didn't really expect a serious answer.

  Ye Gu Cheng heard this and glanced at Lu Xiao Feng with a faint gaze.

  The subtle expression in his eyes made Lu Xiaofeng somewhat uncomfortable, and after moving his shoulders, he asked: "What?"

  Ye Gu Cheng calmly said: "A Qi let me find my own way."

  Let him seek... without denying the way of cultivation.

  Lu Xiaofeng suddenly shuddered and looked at Ye Gucheng in disbelief, almost pointing at him with his finger.

  "You, you... You actually really want to cultivate the Tao?!"

  Ye Gu Cheng smiled slightly and said, "What's wrong with that?"

  Lu Xiaofeng was stunned, muttering for half a day, and only managed to say one sentence, "Okay, of course okay..."

  The question is, wanting to cultivate the Tao and running out to sell pancakes, isn't this also a big difference?

  Ye Gu Cheng seemed to see through Lu Xiao Feng's confusion and said lightly, "Your doubts, just ask Ah Qi directly. Whatever she can answer, she will tell you."

  In the Jianghu, there are many unspoken rules. For example, if you're not familiar with someone, you absolutely don't pry into their school's traditions or ask about their unique techniques. People's hearts are still separated by a layer of skin; today's friend may become tomorrow's enemy - who can know for sure? Therefore, some things cannot be said, and some questions cannot be asked. Once spoken, hidden troubles will be buried.

  Anyone who can answer will respond, and it's almost like a joke.

  Lu Xiaofeng thought this was Ye Guicheng's polite refusal and casually said: "What if I asked her about the essence of swordsmanship?"

  Ye Gu Cheng smiled slightly.

  "I cultivate the sword for the sake of cultivating the Tao. If I were to speak of its essence, it would be roughly eight words: Cultivate the sword with the heart, and cultivate the heart with the sword."

  Yao Guang sat at the table with a master's demeanor, his left hand holding a celadon wine cup and slowly shaking it, his black eyes staring straight at Lu Xiaofeng, with genuine puzzlement shining through his clear eyes.

  "It's said that Lu Xiaoshi's 'Ling Xi Yi Zhi' is unparalleled in the Jianghu, but I didn't know he was also interested in swordsmanship. At Lu Xiaoshi's current age, wanting to learn swordsmanship might be a bit late, but if he practices diligently every morning and evening without stopping, perhaps after five years he can achieve something."

  Lu Xiaofeng held the wine cup in his hand, neither drinking nor not drinking, staring at Yao Guang for a while, and his astonished gaze involuntarily drifted to Ye Guancheng's side, where he saw an unexpectedly calm face.

  Lu Xiaofeng thought that asking a swordsman about the essence of his swordsmanship was almost an insult, and it was normal for the other person to become angry or offended. He thought that his words were just a joke, but unexpectedly Ye Guancheng replied without hesitation, saying that if he asked her about swordsmanship, she would answer him, only...

  Really?

  This tactic of stopping short of saying something successfully piqued Lu Xiaofeng's curiosity, and after making sure that the Qingxu Daoist would not get angry about this question, he found an opportunity to ask it, and then Lu Xiaofeng finally understood what Ye Guancheng meant by "just".

  Lu Xiaofeng smiled strongly, raised his wine cup and drained it in one gulp. "Thank you for your guidance, Qingxu Daozhang."

  Yao Guang took a small sip of wine, smiled and asked: "Lu Xia has Xi Men Chui Xue as a good friend, why ask me about swordsmanship? He is now... certainly accomplished in the way of the sword, and can be expected to make progress."

  This sentence brought up a bit of sadness and loss in Lu Xiaofeng.

  Ximen's swordsmanship has indeed advanced, but he has also become further away from being "human", and perhaps lost this friend in the process.

  He would be delighted to see Sima You Yue's improvement in swordsmanship, but at the same time, he was also sad about losing a friend. At this moment, strangers were happy for Sima You Yue, but how many people knew his own sorrow?

  Lu Xiaofeng poured himself another cup of wine and, taking advantage of the slight intoxication, asked in a counter-questioning tone: "Does Qingxu Daozhang know what Ximen Chuiyun looks like now? He's no longer human, is that a good thing?"

  "For a swordsman, it's never a bad thing. If the ruthless sword path is followed through to the end, it will inevitably be so - cut off emotions and desires, without love or hate, with a clear and calm mind, thus able to achieve success."

  Yao Guang smiled and continued, "Of course, for the relatives and friends of this swordsman... probably such a departure from worldly affairs is indeed heart-wrenching. Lu Xiaoshi can imagine that after hundreds of thousands of years, today's famous figures will all return to dust, but if the swordsman who seeks the Way achieves great success, perhaps he will be with heaven and earth, able to appreciate the moon in future days, able to observe the tides of the future sea. Such a carefree existence, riding the wind on his sword, is enviable indeed! Having been friends with such a person, isn't that much better than being trapped by emotions of love, hatred, and resentment, achieving nothing? You should be happy for him, proud of him."

  Lu Xiaofeng was stunned for a while, and later he didn't know whether to cry or laugh. His facial expression changed back and forth, until he suddenly slammed his hand on the table, laughed loudly several times, poured a full cup of wine, raised it with both hands, and shouted: "I toast to Daozhang!"

  Yao Guang raised his cup with a smile.

  Lu Xiaofeng poured a few more cups of wine down his throat, and as his face gradually turned red, some words also came out smoothly.

  "Ximen Chui Xue said that even if it's a friend, he won't help me again in the future. He also cleared his debt to me and doesn't want to owe me anymore, nor does he want me to owe him. Why is that?"

  Human feelings come and go, often in this cycle of borrowing and returning. Between friends, no one ever carefully calculates who owes the other a little more. You help me, I help you, the more we interact, the deeper our friendship naturally becomes.

  Lu Xiaofeng had helped Ximen Chuixue many times in the past, and Ximen Chuixue had also saved Lu Xiaofeng several times.

  Lu Xiaofeng thought such friendship could last forever.

  He didn't expect Ximen Chui Xue to say something like this.

  Yao Guang slowly and elegantly ate the flower-shaped pastry, sipped a mouthful of sweet wine, before opening his mouth to answer: "According to Lu Xia's words, Ximen Chui Xue's method is indeed very close to our Daoist way. The entanglement of cause and effect is not beneficial for clear cultivation, so cultivators who owe others favors will definitely find an opportunity to fully repay them, severing this cycle of cause and effect, lest it become a calamity in the future. From this perspective, Ximen Chui Xue has indeed entered the Daoist path."

  Lu Xiaofeng said loudly: "He hasn't seen any Taoist scriptures!"

  Yao Guang couldn't help but laugh.

  "If everyone has to read the Tao Te Ching before entering the Tao, where did the first saints come from? The Great Way is omnipresent, and a single thought of enlightenment makes us fellow disciples."

  If it's about martial arts manuals, Lu Xiaofeng might even understand more. But when it comes to Taoist, Buddhist and Confucian classics, he is completely useless. The question was just a result of his unwillingness to be driven, but in fact, he already knew the answer and didn't need others to respond.

  Two people owe nothing to each other, and naturally they don't want to have anything more to do with each other.

  Ximen has already stepped out of this mundane world and does not want to get involved in the Jianghu again.

  Under the gloomy mood, drinking is easiest to get drunk, and this family's Wuliangye is indeed a top-notch good wine. Lu Xiaofeng drank cup after cup, already half-drunk, he stood up, using chopsticks to tap on the bowl as accompaniment, singing loudly.

  Lu Xiaofeng's friends all know that Lu Xiaofeng only knows how to sing a few songs, can only sing those few sentences, and what's more, he doesn't even sound good.

  Lü Xiao Feng's friends would naturally not say anything because he sang badly, as they could understand Lü Xiao Feng's feelings.

  Yao Guang is not Lu Xiaofeng's friend.

  Yao Guang's friends in the Tang Dynasty were mostly elegant people who excelled in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Whether they came from Qingyan Wanhua Valley or Yangzhou Qixiu Fang, anyone who dared to sing loudly in the bustling streets would never sound bad.

  Yao Guang listened for a while, and when Lu Xiao Feng's tune started to repeat, she frowned and said: "Lu Xiaoshi, stop singing, it really sounds bad."

  Lu Xiaofeng's voice was stuck in his throat, and he stood there stiffly, his eyes fixed on Yao Guang, with an expression that seemed to say "What have I ever done to offend you?"

  Ye Gu Cheng glanced at Lu Xiao Feng, lowered his head and drank wine, without saying a word.

  The flowers on the side of the building leaned over, and the corners of her mouth seemed to curve upwards slightly.

  The author has something to say: I'm here to answer Lu Xiaofeng's question!

  Because this four-eyebrowed guy came and killed someone, ruining Yao Guang's business! The ancient Conan is really unbearable! (Completely not...

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  I've always seen it, sometimes I just don't have time to thank you, so I can only remember it in my heart...

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