Chapter 38 Cause and Effect
Chapter 38 Cause and Effect
In the morning, Xiao Xia appeared in front of Zhang Jue's door.
Zhang Jue opened the door and said, "Come in!"
Xiao Xia walked in and sat down in his old seat. He smiled and said, "Uncle Zhang, I can exit the barrier breaking state now."
"How do you quit?" Zhang Jue asked with a curious smile.
"I came back in a daze and sat on the bedside for a while, then the barrier-breaking state disappeared. I think it disappeared on its own."
Zhang Jue nodded, "The principle is correct. The barrier-breaking state is actually the stimulation of human potential. It will only be stimulated when one is very nervous or feels murderous. When a person is in a completely relaxed state, it will naturally disappear.
But this kind of disappearance is not Gu Yuan. Gu Yuan comes and goes as the heart wishes. It is activated in an instant and disappears in an instant. This is Gu Yuan. Yours is not. "
Xiao Xia suddenly realized, "In the middle of the night, Liu Erhu came to assassinate me. I immediately entered the barrier-breaking state and felt the murderous intent."
"That's right. This is actually the same as your disappearance. It happens and disappears on its own. You can't control it. The solidification we are talking about is controlled by you."
"Uncle Zhang, did Xiao Hu find me last night?"
Zhang Jue shook his head. "He is only at the fifth level of martial arts. Even Aqiao and I didn't realize that he is not even as good as you. You have a solid foundation and your Dan formation is deeper than his."
Xiao Xia took out a flying knife and placed it on the table, "This also belongs to Liu Erhu!"
Zhang Jue glanced at it and said with a smile: "This is a gift from me to him, you can keep it!"
Zhang Jue hesitated for a moment and said, "I really need to explain this matter to you today, so that you don't misunderstand and think that we are gangsters."
Zhang Jue took out two items from the box, the spear head and Liu Erhu's sword, and placed them on the table one by one.
"First of all, I want to tell you that the Xiao family in Jiangdu, Jiangning, and Jinling are not of one mind. On the surface, they seem to be in harmony, but in fact, they have been fighting openly and secretly. You might as well think about it. The Qi Dynasty and the Liang Dynasty were both established by the Xiao family. Obviously, they were both the Xiao family, so why did they establish two dynasties? This shows the depth of the contradictions within the Xiao family."
Xiao Xia nodded, "I understand!"
"If you understand this, things will be simple."
Zhang Jue smiled and continued, "The Jiangdu Xiao family owns the most royal items from the Liang and Qi dynasties. The reason is that Xiao Cong's sister married Jin Wang Yang Guang, who is your father."
"I know, it's Queen Xiao!" Xiao Xia blurted out.
"How could it be Empress Xiao? She is the Princess of Jin. She will not be the Empress in the future. She should be Empress Yuan, the Princess of Crown Prince Yang Yong."
Xiao Xia wanted to slap himself in the face. Why did he always blurt out things and let slip things?
"and then?"
"Your father has been in charge of Jiangdu for ten years. He married the daughter of the Jiangdu Xiao family as his concubine and gave a large number of treasures to the princess. The princess then gave some of the Southern Dynasty's royal family's belongings to her family, so the Jiangning Xiao family and the Jinling Xiao family became jealous!
I was entrusted by the Xiao family of Jinling to find a way to retrieve some of the royal treasures of Qi. The Liang Wang Spear belonged to Emperor Wu of Liang, and the other one belonged to Emperor Gao of Qi, Xiao Daocheng."
Zhang Jue raised his sword and said, "This sword is called the Dustless Sword. It is Xiao Daocheng's sword."
Xiao Xia frowned and said, "But the Xiao family didn't mention the lost sword! They only said they lost the treasure lamp and the Liang Wang spear!"
Zhang Jue sneered, "That's because Xiao Hu put a counterfeit Wuchen Sword in the storeroom last night, so the Xiao family didn't notice the theft of the Wuchen Sword. Xiao Hu used Liu Erhu to steal it as well. It's a pity that Liu Erhu himself didn't know the value of this sword."
Xiao Xia smiled and said, "But by some strange mistake, Xiao Hu got nothing and became someone else's bride for nothing."
"But at least he got the Baibao Liuli Lantern."
Xiao Xia asked in confusion, "What does Xiao Hu want the Baibao Liuli Lamp for?" Zhang Jue shook his head, "I don't know either, but he is a man who values fame and fortune, so maybe he wants to use it to seek an official position!"
"Uncle Zhang has such a good relationship with the Xiao family of Jinling. Will the Xiao family of Jiangdu suspect Uncle Zhang?"
Zhang Jue sneered, "Who said that I have a good relationship with the Jinling Xiao family?"
Xiao Xia was stunned, "But Uncle Zhang just said about these two treasures..."
"I didn't give it to the Jinling Xiao family. I sold it to them and got 10,000 strings of cash. Unfortunately, I didn't get the Baibao Liuli Lantern. The Jinling Xiao family offered 30,000 strings of cash for that lantern!"
Xiao Xia rolled his eyes and said that he was not involved in gangs.
Zhang Jue chuckled, "It's not what you think. The money is used to help the elderly who lost their sons in the war. To be more precise, it is for the parents of the soldiers under my brother and I. Our army was wiped out, and all the prisoners were killed by Yuwen Shu. I am the only one who survived out of the 8,000-man army."
Zhang Jue's eyes turned red when he said this.
Xiao Xia felt sad, "I'm sorry, Uncle Zhang!"
Zhang Jue took a deep breath and forced a smile, "Let's not talk about this anymore. You have already split the hemp rope into ten strands. You can move on to the next step."
Zhang Jue picked up the throwing knife on the table and said with a smile: "To move to the next step, I have to teach you the throwing needle first. The throwing needle is the basis of all throwing weapons, including your future practice of horseback archery. You have to use one month to make sure you can hit the target every time."
Xiao Xia's eyes widened. "Is one month enough?"
Zhang Jue said calmly: "I told you, as long as you succeed in building your martial arts foundation, these are just trifles. If you practice in the barrier-breaking state for a month, it can be equivalent to ten years of hard training for an ordinary warrior."
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In Jiangdu Qiyun Inn, Xiao Hu was still standing properly, with a flattering smile on his face, and a precious glass lamp was placed on the table.
Pei Wen'an checked the Baibao Colored Glass Lamp and nodded with satisfaction, "The Baibao Colored Glass Lamp is indeed good, but this is only one, what about the other one?"
Xiao Hu cursed the other party for being greedy. He sighed and said, "The other one is in the Xiao family in Jiangning. It is their treasure. I really can't get it."
"That's regretful!"
Pei Wen'an looked at the treasure lamp again and sighed, "Although the prince will like it, it's a pity that we are not a pair, otherwise the prince would value you more."
Xiao Hu secretly hated him. He knew what the other party wanted to do, but he had no choice but to take out an envelope from his arms and put it on the table. "This is three thousand strings of money from Jiangdu Baocheng Guifang. It's a little gift from me. Please, Mr. Pei, say a few good words for me in front of the prince."
Pei Wen'an took the envelope and laughed, "Brother Xiao, you are too polite. Don't worry! The prince will definitely understand your difficulties. You have made great contributions this time. I believe he will arrange for you to be the lieutenant of Jiangdu County."
"Thank you! Thank you!"
At this time, Pei Wen'an picked up the jade pendant in the bookcase, looked at it for a moment, and then said lightly: "Are you familiar with that child named Xiao Xia?"
"I'm not very familiar with him. I only know that he is from the Xiao family in Luoyang and is always causing trouble!"
Pei Wen'an smiled, but didn't say anything. He said slowly, "The prince is very interested in him. You should pay a little attention to him."
Xiao Hu was flustered and asked quickly, "Sir, please tell me how I should treat him?"
Pei Wen'an smiled and waved his hands, "Just keep the status quo, he has nothing to do with the prince, he is just a key that the prince needs, don't let him leave Jiangdu without permission, do you understand?"
"I understand the humble position!"
(End of this chapter)