Chapter 395 A Glimmer of Hope

"Master, you..."

He couldn't understand why his respected master would speak from Tie Yama Luo's point of view.

"Do you still remember your revenge?"

The leader said.

"Cultivate oneself, harmonize one's family, govern the country and bring peace to the world."

"The champion has been fighting on the frontier for more than three years. He has fought with great determination, repelling the barbarians and protecting the peace of the country."

"This alone is enough for me and other people from the mountains to lead horses and serve tea for them."

"But those martial arts comrades who died tragically at his hands..."

"Ah."

"Comrade in martial arts?"

"Those people don't count."

"You, why don't you understand after all these years?"

"It's never a martial arts sect that protects a party's peace, it's the government, it's the court."

…………

Lu Mingfei didn't care about the conflict happening at the door of Huansha Sect.

He has always been like this, not caring about the way others look at him.

Only ladies.

Eliyi wrote a letter to advise him not to kill innocent people indiscriminately. If she felt guilty because of the husband she had harmed, she would definitely be restless all day long and her condition would worsen.

After seeing this letter, Lu Mingfei immediately gave up the idea of ​​mobilizing troops. Hui Liyi's condition worsened, and his heart hurt when he thought about such a future.

Looking in the direction of the capital, I thought about my wife. Now that the weather is getting colder, I wonder if my wife has paid attention to adding clothes?

The soldiers came to ask him.

"General, where are we going?"

Lu Mingfei withdrew his gaze and answered calmly.

"Ziyang Mountain."

Soldiers guard many passes.

Going down from the mountain gate, there are two Taoists in a row, a total of ninety-nine and eighty-one rows. At the end is the old Taoist with gray hair and childish face. He is accompanied by two Taoists with bright eyes and white teeth. This is the most famous Taoist Ziyang Shanzhang. Teach the real person Qing Xuzi.

The soldier followed Lu Mingfei up the steps, but he stretched out his hand to stop him.

"General?"

"Um."

"As commanded."

Lu Mingfei raised his head and looked at the mountain gate. He saw the magnificent mountains and a path winding upwards. The Qingxuzi at the end was blurry and misty, but he couldn't see it clearly.

What a Taoist Ziyang Mountain.

Lu Mingfei climbed up the steps step by step.

He walked leisurely and took off his military uniform before worshiping the mountain. He put on a long white suit, but the bronze mask was still on, symbolizing Lu Mingfei's status as the famous Yama.

Qing Xuzi shook his head silently, and Daozi asked him curiously.

"Uncle Headmaster, what are you doing?"

"It's really not easy for a champion to have deep inner demons."

Another Taoist curled his lips, what do you call this? If the champion who dominates the world still says it is not easy, then who else in the world can find it easy?

"The champion invites you."

"Please, please."

Lu Mingfei and Qing Xuzi greeted each other, greeted each other, looked at each other, smiled, and walked inside.

It's just that Qing Xuzi was always half a body behind Lu Mingfei. He kept his priorities in mind and didn't dare to make any omissions.

Entering the main hall, the guests and hosts sat down and chatted for a while. The two Taoists looked at the young man chatting and laughing with their head teacher and couldn't help but secretly exchange surprised glances.

Didn't it mean that the champion was born to kill embryos, and wherever he passed he would bleed into the river and the people would have no way to survive? A few days ago, they received a letter of invitation from this evil star, and they were so frightened that half of their three souls and seven souls died. Many brothers stayed up all night. They packed their bags and went down the mountain, but the old master, the master, was there, saying that the champion Hou Nai was a true gentleman, and told them not to panic, and to be well prepared. They must welcome the champion and prepare all the entertainment arrangements.

Looking at it now, they don't know whether the champion is a real man or a true gentleman, but there is always a feeling that compared to Yama, who makes everyone in the world fear him, the champion is more like a talented scholar who is as gentle as jade.

Being able to chat with the master master for such a long time without showing any signs of timidity, the champion's erudition and knowledge are really impressive.

But they actually thought differently. Who was Lu Mingfei? He hated reading books most in his life. He would get a headache whenever he was touched by something. As for why he could chat with Qingxuzi for a long time, it was not because of his wife's illness. If medical skills were useless, He also thought about the mysterious Taoism, which might have some effect.

In the end, Daozang read a lot, but there was nothing useful for Hui Liyi. Apart from chatting with the real people in Ziyang Mountain, there was probably no use for anything else.

The inspection is over, and Lu Mingfei gets to the point.

"I heard that Bai Xiaosheng came here a few days ago. I wonder if this is the case?"

The headmaster smiled and nodded.

"I won't hide it from Lord Marquis, it is indeed true.

"oh."

Lu Ming looked at him with a nonchalant gaze.

"I would like to ask, where is Bai Xiaosheng now?"

"If the Marquis comes here to find Bai Xiaosheng, I'm afraid he will be disappointed."

"how do I say this?"

"Bai Xiaosheng left the mountain gate seven days ago. This person's whereabouts are elusive and he doesn't know where he is going now."

"Don't real people know?"

"I don't know."

"in this way……"

Lu Mingfei rubbed his fingers on the edge of the tea cup.

The two Taoists did not dare to breathe, their hearts were beating fast.

It's really weird. It's clear that the champion has done nothing, so why is he putting so much pressure on them?

They had a feeling that the champion prince in front of them might rise up at any time and order the massacre of everyone on Ziyang Mountain.

But no.

"That's why I'm bothering you."

Lu Mingfei cupped his hands, drank all the tea, and stood up to leave.

The two Taoists breathed a sigh of relief.

But he heard his head master speak.

"Wait a minute, champion."

"Um?"

Lu Mingfei stopped and looked back.

The two Taoists showed no expression on their faces, and their hearts were filled with bitterness. Master, what are you doing?

They even doubted whether their head teacher was studying Taoist scriptures all day long, which caused problems in his brain.

Otherwise, why would you live so impatiently?

Yes, in their opinion, their leader is impatient with life.

But the headmaster is the headmaster, and his vision is something that two little Taoists can guess.

"The reason why Champion Hou came to see Bai Xiaosheng this time is because of Mrs. Champion Hou's illness."

Lu Mingfei unconsciously took a step forward.

"Exactly."

"What can Master Zhenren teach me?"

Qing Xuzi smiled slightly.

"I wonder if the champion has ever heard of the principle that all things are interdependent."

"There must be ferocious beasts in the treasures deep in the mountains."

“Wherever the poisonous insect infests, there must be an antidote.”

"It's all the same thing."

Qing Xuzi said slowly.

"The illness of Mrs. Champion Marquis is really weird, but everything has a certain number after a drink and a peck. The so-called Great Dao is fifty, Tianyan is forty-nine, and one of them escapes."

"The one who escapes is a glimmer of hope."

Lu Mingfei was thoughtful.

He had read a lot of Taoist canon recently. Now that Qing Xuzi said this, it was like clearing the clouds and seeing the sun, and he immediately had a clue.

"What the real person means is..."

"Fuso."

Qingxuzi stroked his beard and smiled without saying a word.

The more Lu Mingfei thought about it, the brighter his eyes became.

That’s right, there’s no end to the road, and there’s no way to cure Eri in Middle-earth. Perhaps it’s because the method doesn’t exist in Middle-earth at all, but on the fusang that hangs alone overseas.

After all, Fuso is Eri's hometown.

"Thank you, Master!"

Lu Mingfei solemnly raised his fists and saluted, while Qing Xuzi waved his hand and bowed in return.

Going down the mountain, Lu Mingfei climbed onto the white horse.

The soldier looked back at him several times.

"What's wrong?"

"General, you seem to be happy."

"Are you happy?"

Lu Mingfei chewed on these words, raised the corners of his mouth, and kicked the horse's belly briskly.

"I am indeed happy."

"let's go!"

A piece of news swept through the world like a whirlwind.

The champion Hou wants to return to the court.

I don't know how many people in the world were ecstatic on this day.

Some people were extremely drunk, some people kept calling their friends, and some people kept laughing.

The knights who had been hiding under the name of the champion Hou Weimei also came out of the cellar or incitement one by one. When they were back in the bustling city, they suddenly felt like they were in another world.

So many people saw such weird scenes on this day.

The disheveled savages were kneeling in the center of the city, crying, laughing, shouting, and looking like they were crazy.

People in the rivers and lakes gathered in small groups in taverns and teahouses, chatting loudly. Whenever the champion was mentioned, they would gnash their teeth and be filled with righteous indignation. Looking at this, they really wanted to eat his flesh and drink his blood.

Their noise was so loud that the guests at the next table murmured something under their breath. The knight here slapped the table, his sword was unsheathed with a clanging sound, and he glared angrily.

"What are you talking about? Say it again, louder!"

Those people shrank their necks, obviously scared, the knights were so proud, damn the champions, it had been a long time since they had enjoyed this feeling of being awed, it was really nostalgic.

But not everyone was afraid. One of the scholars frowned and stared at them unconvinced.

"You are so arrogant and domineering. Aren't you afraid that the champion will test your sword with you?"

Seeing that someone dared to talk back, several knights were about to stand up, but when they heard the words champion, they were like a bucket of ice water being poured down on their heads. The outline of a ferocious mask seemed to appear in front of them, and there was a strong smell in front of their noses. Surrounded by the stinking smell of blood.

They could barely hold their weapons, and their palms were covered in cold sweat.

Whether he wants to admit it or not, the title "Champion Hou" is already the nightmare of all warriors in the martial arts world.

There was a strong knight who became angry and seemed to want to take action. His companion quickly stopped him and shook his head.

He snorted heavily and glared at these people. The knights turned around and went downstairs without moving.

Looking at their angry backs, they seemed to be going out directly. The shopkeeper hurriedly chased after them, shouting objectively and objectively. The knights did not look back, but only stepped a little faster.

It wasn't until the shopkeeper called out to the champion that the knights shook their heads reflexively, threw down some coins, and ran away as if running away.

The diners upstairs who saw this scene burst into applause and applauded, and then they happily talked about various deeds of the champion with the diners at the same table or at the next table, and their words were filled with admiration.

The people who were muttering before were even more excited. Their faces turned red and they were dancing. The knights and knights in the martial arts world who had always set their sights on top of their heads would one day run away in confusion under their angry rebuke. How could this scene not be exciting?

They toasted to the person who spoke last. He drank several glasses of wine and kept talking about how ashamed he was.

"Brothers, what I said is different. It's not me who is bolder than others. I just borrowed the name of the champion."

""If you want to thank me, let's thank the champion.

Lu Mingfei's teacher returned to the court, and although he left the world, his traces can be seen everywhere in the world.

The name of Champion Marquis lingers, but in fact, his influence has just begun to ferment. In some places, people even spontaneously built shrines to him, and the incense continued day and night.

It is true that the arrival of Lu Mingfei is the end of the knight.

It is a lingering nightmare in the world.

But for ordinary people, it is a great blessing that the champion has been here.

Speaking of which, why Lu Mingfei arrested people repeatedly and destroyed several Jianghu sects, the head of Huansha Sect and the headmaster of Ziyang Mountain still treated him with courtesy and special respect.

The reason is here.

If you are serious and take a closer look, you will find that none of the people who died under Lu Mingfei and those sects that were destroyed are innocent.

Lu Mingfei never killed innocent people indiscriminately because of his personal likes and dislikes.

The only exception should be the Huansha faction, but Lu Mingfei was persuaded by Eliyi's letter, and in the end he did not use weapons on innocent people.

It was truly a grand occasion for the champion to return to Beijing. For only half a day, the champion's house was completely surrounded, and everyone was dizzying with the greeting cards and gift lists from each house.

Even the beggars from the capital came to join in the fun. They were smart enough not to crowd at the main entrance, but bowed their hands from a distance, mouthing auspicious words.

Especially when they saw the white horse approaching, the beggars started to say auspicious words even more cheerfully.

Lu Mingfei dismounted and when his ears moved, he heard a beggar shouting there.

"I wish the champion and his wife may be as blessed as the East China Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains."

He smiled.

What kind of occasion was this? I must have said the wrong auspicious words.

It was just the last half of the sentence about Shoubi Nanshan that lingered in Lu Mingfei's mind for a long time.

Is it better to live longer than Nanshan?

He whispered a few words to the soldiers and strode towards the inner room. The soldiers here came out carrying three large baskets of copper coins. The beggars' eyes suddenly lit up and they pushed forward one by one, thinking of the front. go.

"Get in line! Get in line!"

The soldier shouted twice.

"Everyone has a share, don't crowd, don't grab, and if anyone takes action, don't even think about it!"

The beggars finally settled down.

They raised their heads and looked at the soldiers together, like sunflowers trying to face the sun.

"Also, in addition to the copper coins, the Marquis also said that starting from tomorrow, a porridge shop will be opened in the south of the city for seven consecutive days."

The beggars could no longer keep quiet. They started shouting all of a sudden, their faces full of disbelief and ecstasy. Soon, they reacted and knelt down in the direction of the champion's palace, no matter what the soldiers shouted at their throats. Shouting didn't help, so I pulled him up and knelt down again.

A series of auspicious words for the champion and his wife came out one after another.

Lu Mingfei walked for a long time and could still hear auspicious words coming from outside.

"Master Marquis, I admire your kindness, but these beggars are nothing more than weeds. They grow again and again. If you want to help, I'm afraid the entire Marquis Mansion won't be able to help."

The soldier said.

Lu Mingfei had a very good relationship with his soldiers. Outside of the battlefield, their relationship was more like brothers and brothers than generals and soldiers.

"I know."

Lu Mingfei nodded with a smile, looked at Eliyi's residence not far ahead, and whispered.

"But do good deeds and don't worry about your future."

""Just think that I am praying for my wife. :

The soldiers stopped.

Lu Mingfei pushed open the door and entered.

There was a strong medicinal fragrance right in front of me.

Lu Mingfei didn't even frown. He also had the fragrance of the medicine on his body. He had tried many medicinal materials to treat his wife's disease. Even the imperial physician in the palace said that with the champion's current medical skills, he could It’s not impossible to sit for a consultation.

After entering the house, Lu Mingfei immediately closed the door carefully to prevent the cold wind from blowing in.

Step by step as he came to the bed, Lu Mingfei subconsciously wanted to call her "Ms.", but he held it back. He was afraid that he would wake up Eli Yi, so when he looked towards the bed, he bumped into a pair of black and white clothes. eye.

Erika woke up.

Lu Mingfei pursed his lips.

"Lady."

Lu Mingfei was shocked when he heard this voice. It was so hoarse that he could hardly recognize it.

Eriyi raised her hand softly.

Lu Mingfei held it.

He put Eriri's hand close to his cheek.

The two felt each other's warmth.

Eriyi showed a faint smile.

Before today, Lu Mingfei imagined countless times what it would be like when he saw Eryi again.

He had countless things to say.

How can I resolve the longing in my heart?

He wanted to hug Eriki tightly.

Just holding her like this and doing nothing.

he wants……

he wants……

he wants……

There are so many things he wants to do.

But when that day came, Lu Mingfei didn't want to do anything.

He just wanted to press Eri's hand gently.

Then say something.

"Madam, you have lost your balance."

Eriki shook her head with a smile, and caressed Lu Mingfei's face with her too-slender palms.

Although she didn't speak or write, those eyes spoke a thousand words.

Erashi said yes.

"Husband, long time no see."

Lu Mingfei returned to Beijing this time and stayed for a full month.

He washed away his murderous aura, ignored the disputes in the court, and only stayed with his wife wholeheartedly.

Lu Mingfei was boiling medicine for Huiliyi, holding a cattail leaf fan and staring at the fire with all his concentration. The smoke in the pharmacy made it shady, and it was a good thing that he could sit there for three or four hours.

Don't take medicine carelessly. Lu Mingfei is now boiling some nourishing medicine, such as ginseng and Ganoderma. He prepares it carefully, boils it carefully, boils it into a shallow bowl, and gives Eriyi to drink it.

It was cold and the wind could not blow through the painted pear clothes, and Lu Mingfei was worried that his wife would be bored from staying indoors all day long, so he invited a famous painter in the capital to paint flowers and birds, landscapes and streets. He chose to look at it, but he was not satisfied with it. , and finally started to paint by himself, while the painters stood aside. Although they were respectful on their faces, they mostly didn't care in their hearts.

You, the champion, fight in the battle formation and are unparalleled in the world, but this painting is different. Do you look down on our skills and want to write it yourself? Hehe, then they have to take a good look at how much enthusiasm your champion, the painting attainments, can have... …

Just as he was thinking about this, Lu Mingfei stopped writing, and several painting masters stretched their necks to look. They had made up their minds not to smile no matter what kind of painting they saw, and tried to control their facial expressions, but when Their eyes really fell on the painting and they couldn't look away immediately.

Lu Mingfei was admiring his painting. When he finished, he turned around and saw a row of painting masters bowing their heads to the ground and shouting respectfully.

"Teacher is here."

Lu Mingfei:......

With a dark face, he finally drove those bad old men out. Lu Mingfei really couldn't figure it out. What do you mean by this? Are these people crazy? He asked them here to paint, not to collect. disciple.

Lu Mingfei explained for a long time, and his mouth was dry with what he said. They didn't listen and were so stubborn that Lu Mingfei later threatened to behead them all if they didn't leave.

I had already used the beheading technique. I thought it would work this time, but it didn't.

These stubborn old men had to learn painting from Lu Mingfei even if they were going to die, as if in their eyes, such trivial matters as life and death were nothing in front of Dan Qing.

"What do you think they think?"

"If it weren't for your sake that I wouldn't be as knowledgeable as them!"

"Just look at how I deal with them and that's it!"

Lu Mingfei was sitting on the edge of the bed, chatting with his wife, and Huili Yi had a slight smile on her face. I think outsiders would not be able to believe it, especially those knights in the world, such as Tie Yanluo, who could stop children from crying at night. , actually has such a childlike attitude.

Eriki listened quietly. She knew that her husband was just talking about it. Regardless of how people outside said that Lu Ming was not powerful, Eriki knew very well that her husband was a good person from the bottom of his heart. , but kind.

When he was tired of talking, Lu Mingfei poured himself tea into the spout of the pot. The way he drank the milk didn't look like a champion marquis. Eryi looked at him angrily, picked up a handkerchief and wiped the corners of Lu Mingfei's mouth. Tea.

This is just one of the countless daily interactions between the two.

Eriki was so weak that she could hardly get out of bed. Lu Mingfei acted as her eyes and ears, telling Eriki about the things she experienced outside bit by bit every day, and she didn't feel tired even after talking for a long time. , never tired of it.

Of course, just talking about it was definitely not vivid enough, so Lu Mingfei painted. His painting skills were unparalleled in the world, and even those stubborn old men wanted to steal their heads to become his disciples.

Hou Lianlian, the modest champion, expressed this modestly.

"Calm down, calm down. My painting skills are only average, but I am only the best in the world. There is really nothing to show for it. Stop boasting. There is no point in stating the facts all the time. Can't you come up with some new words? "

Lu Mingfei unfolded one painting after another for Hui Liyi.

All from his handiwork.

Eryi looked attentively, even greedily. How could Lu Mingfei not see the emotions of the person next to him? When he noticed the yearning and regret in Eryi's eyes, he couldn't help but feel a twinge of pain and self-blame in his heart. .

He felt that he was really useless, unable to protect his beloved woman. He watched helplessly as she became thinner and thinner day by day, but he was powerless to do anything.

There is a sea of ​​nameless fire in Lu Mingfei's heart, as if it wants to burn the whole world to pieces. The words of Master Ziyangshan are actually correct. Lu Mingfei has inner demons, and his inner demon is Hui Liyi. .

Once something happens to Eri Yi, I really don't know what this young champion will do.

It's just that Lu Mingfei suppressed these inner demons and pain in the deepest part of his heart and did not reveal them at all.

The lady was already feeling very uncomfortable, and Lu Mingfei could not add any more burden to her.

Mingfei always frowned from time to time when outside, giving the impression that strangers were not allowed to enter. As Eriyi's condition worsened day by day, his mood became heavier day by day.

But once he was about to enter his wife's house, Lu Mingfei warned himself over and over again to calm down and not to affect his wife.

Lu Mingfei stood quietly at the door of Eliyi's house for a long time, until he almost calmed down before entering the house.

Therefore, when Hui Liyi saw Lu Mingfei, he was a confident and calm champion with a smile. He was also the handsome young master from a wealthy family, which only made people feel relaxed.

The strange thing is that all the doctors said that Eriyi's condition was serious and that her whole body would hurt every day, but the Eriyi that Lu Mingfei saw was as gentle as ever, with a calm smile, and no signs of suffering at all. The look of suffering from illness.

Maybe they both know each other's feelings, but they just carefully protect this concern, and no one wants to expose it.

"It will get better in the future."

Lu Mingfei smiled.

"You know the headmaster of Ziyang Mountain. I didn't believe in any gods before, but after seeing him, I was thinking that if there were gods, this would be what the eighty percentile would be like."

"He just said that the cure for my wife is probably in your hometown, Fusang."

"After all, I was born in Fusang. There is no treatment method here, but it doesn't mean there is no treatment in Fusang."

"Soon, Your Majesty has approved my plan to go to Fusang. There are rich products there, and there are open-pit gold and silver mines. The rebellion in the past few years has just passed, and there must be someone with enough weight there in Da Zhou. guard."

"Since someone has to go, why can't that person be me?"

"When the time comes, I will go there and find a cure for my wife. I believe there will be results soon."

"When my wife's illness gets better, we will go out and play together. Didn't she say that she wants to see the gardens in the south of the Yangtze River and the scenery on the Qinhuai River? I used to be busy and had no other choice. But it's different now. I'll wait for my wife's condition to get better." , I will hand over the information to His Majesty, and first offload the errands in the Beijing camp, and then send Jade Pearl and Uncle Chen, the gatekeeper, who need to be sent away, and placed where they need to be, just the two of us will travel lightly."

Lu Mingfei held Hui Liyi's hand and said gently.

As his words continued, the same future seemed to appear in front of both of them. Hui Liyi, who was in good health and without any disease, and Lu Mingfei, who was wearing white clothes and snow in the wind in Yushu, one was red and the other was white, and the two were lightly dressed. In a simple journey, I boarded a small boat, climbed mountains, held an oil-paper umbrella in the misty and rainy old Jiangnan alleys, and lingered in the Suzhou and Hangzhou gardens, each scene after another.

They held a handful of clear mountain springs, reflecting a bright moon, and the entrance was cold.

They nestled on the snow-covered mountain peaks and looked at the sky where the rising sun pierced the sky and illuminated the snow-capped peaks.

They ride horses on the grassland without reins. They close their eyes and choose any direction, which is a distant place they have never reached.

Pictures of the future, either warm or bright, unfolded before their eyes.

Lu Mingfei and Eryi looked at all this almost greedily.

"Is it really possible?"

Huiliyi used her skinny fingers to write on Lu Mingfei's palm.

"Of course."

Lu Ming is not the way.

"I am a champion. Once I say something, it is hard to catch up."