Chapter 115: Blue Moon, Broken Cloud Dream
Chapter 115: Blue Moon, Broken Cloud Dream
Gu Zhuo looked at Yu Sheng and said, "Very good."
Yu Sheng said: "Any other opinions?"
Gu Zhuo stopped looking at her and continued to finish his breakfast. He asked casually, "What if the things that the Taoist Master left behind are not worth doing this?"
Blocking the Yunmeng Ancient Lake is not a trivial matter, and it involves many issues.
Whether it is the vastness of Yunmeng Lake itself, the fact that this lake happens to be located on the border of various countries and is not an inner lake of the Qin Dynasty, or the fact of mobilizing a large army itself, all make this choice extremely costly.
"Do you think that thing is not worth it?" Yu Sheng asked back.
Gu Zhuo shook his head slightly and said, "I'm not sure."
Yu Sheng didn't ask any further questions.
The two of them simply finished their breakfast and returned to their rooms to rest without even saying goodbye.
Gu Zhuo opened the window, lay down on a wooden chair, and had a long-awaited sleep.
He slept very comfortably. When he woke up, dusk was flooding outside the window. The sunset was exceptionally bright and the wind was gentle.
He washed up carefully, but did not leave the room. These days, he and Yu Sheng had already walked all over Yangzhou City when they had nothing to do, and saw all the scenery.
Instead of wandering around, it is better to meditate.
Gu Zhuo and Luo Ri looked at each other, thinking about things.
When he thought carefully about the proposal Yu Sheng made this morning, he still didn't think it was a test of him, but rather he really had such an idea.
After all, this is indeed the best solution, because the Wan family and the Tianming Sect have been trying to prevent this from happening. What the enemy doesn't want to see is what they should do - and judging by Yu Sheng's past behavior, she seems to be somewhat impatient to continue to dwell on this matter.
The only problem here is what Gu Zhuo said.
--does it worth?
As long as Gu Zhuo nodded and made a judgment, everything described by Yu Sheng would happen as it happened.
The problem is, if the Dawn and Dusk Bell is really hidden in Yunmeng Lake, then his position should be biased towards the Wan family, trying his best to avoid focusing the attention of the whole world here, so as to retain the possibility of snatching food from the tiger's mouth.
"Still no trace of the dean?"
Gu Zhuo suddenly asked.
The sound of heaven and earth fell into his heart, and the answer was still regretfully no.
It was as if that person was hiding in a place that no one could reach.
Gu Zhuo closed his eyes and quietly thought about the pros and cons of each decision.
Night falls silently.
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The fairest thing in the world is not the sunshine, but the night that covers the sky and the earth when it comes.
The lights were on in the imperial study in the deepest part of the Imperial City of Shendu. The empress sat on the chair which was not comfortable at all, listening quietly to the report of Eunuch Cao, her brows slightly furrowed.
On the night when the summer festival ended, she had a conversation with His Majesty the Emperor about Gu Zhuo.
At that time, she suggested that Qing Xiaoyue, the deputy director of the Sky Patrol Department, be personally responsible for investigating all of Gu Zhuo's past. However, she never expected that Bai Nanming would make such a choice.
Later, Gu Zhuo and Yu Sheng's long journey together directly disrupted her plans, leaving Qing Xiaoyue unemployed for more than a month, which caused slight dissatisfaction from the deputy chief.
Just at this moment, a new piece of news was delivered to the imperial study.
The queen read it carefully and her brows furrowed further.
The news was contained on a piece of letter paper, which felt extremely cold, as if it had been exposed to the wind and snow not long ago.
The paper briefly described the situation in Yangzhou City, with the focus of course being on the Taoist master's inheritance.
She was silent for a long time, then said, "That's it."
Eunuch Cao was confused and wondered what this meant.
The Empress naturally would not explain this. She picked up her pen, dipped it in ink, and wrote two letters very quickly. She asked Eunuch Cao to give them to Pei Jinge and Qing Xiaoyue respectively. The contents of the letters were obviously different to some extent.
Eunuch Cao took the order and turned to leave.
The empress left the uncomfortable chair, walked to the window, put her hands behind her back and looked at the sky tonight. All she could see was dense clouds, without a single star.
This is not a good sign, she thought.
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After the summer festival ended, Pei Jinge did not leave the capital.
She was used to being lazy, and the world was peaceful nowadays, so there were few things in the world that were worthy of bothering her.
That night in the carriage, after she finished chatting with Gu Zhuo about the principalship of Changzhou Academy, she spent her days leisurely in Shendu, often fishing, occasionally listening to music, and had a very happy life every day.
Not to mention that one day in the future, Qing Xiaoyue will be ordered to return to the capital of gods, and it will be a happy thing to meet and chat with old friends.
Contrary to what ordinary people imagine, these two deputy directors of the Sky Patrol Bureau have almost never had any disputes over power. Their relationship is not very good, but they can be considered friends who can chat.
For example, in recent days, the two have been going fishing together at night as a way of competing with each other.
When Eunuch Cao came to the bank of the Wei River and saw this scene, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Facing the gazes of these two important figures, he handed the two letters to each other. Ignoring the jokes and playfulness that followed, Eunuch Cao did not turn around immediately, but stayed where he was, waiting for their replies.
Pei Jinge casually glanced at the letter in his hand, and a wisp of fire ignited on his fingertips, burning the letter to show that he accepted it.
Qing Xiaoyue was not as casual as she was. After reading it carefully, she looked at Eunuch Cao and asked, "Is there nothing else you want to tell me?"
Eunuch Cao looked at the thin man, his unkempt and shabby appearance, and his eyes as bright as the moon, and thought to himself, even if there is something else I want to explain, can I tell you in front of Pei Jinge?
"No," he answered without hesitation.
Qing Xiaoyue was silent for a while, then nodded to show that he understood.
Eunuch Cao left.
Pei Jinge's voice followed.
"It sounds like you are dissatisfied with what is said in the letter?"
"can not tell you."
"I didn't ask."
“But you’re asking.”
Qing Xiaoyue had long been accustomed to this colleague's style and was not angry about it, but it was impossible for her to continue talking.
Pei Jinge would naturally not be disappointed, but she still sighed because no fish were caught tonight.
She stood up and left. Her subordinates who were waiting beside her came to clean up and said, "I'm leaving tonight. See you next year."
Qing Xiaoyue waved goodbye.
Just as Pei Jinge had said before, he was dissatisfied with this handwritten letter from the Empress, because the letter clearly stated that he should focus on Gu Zhuo.
Due to the gap in realm between the two sides and other reasons, this decision did make him frown, but it was not completely unacceptable. What really made him dissatisfied was... Pei Jinge and he had the same destination.
They are all Yangzhou City.
Even though the world has enjoyed a long period of peace and the Sky Patrol Department no longer shoulders heavy responsibilities, it is not a reason to waste manpower recklessly, nor is it a reason to send two powerful men, one bright and one dark, who are only one step away from achieving enlightenment, to the same place.
This made him subconsciously recall the time when he was seeking the Tao in Xuandu and witnessed the rise and fall of Taoist gate towers.
Isn't it somewhat similar to this?
Thinking of this, Qing Xiaoyue frowned slightly.
Qing Xiao Yue is not his name, but his Taoist name. When he left Xuandu and decided to join the Qin Dynasty, it was because he could not stand the useless people in the sect, and he left this Taoist name to humiliate the Taoist sect.
Unexpectedly, a hundred years later, the Qin Dynasty seemed to have embarked on the same old path... If this secret letter had not been written by that empress, and he had a certain trust in the empress's judgment, he would have simply refused to accept the order.
The Chief is in seclusion and does not come out. Unless the Emperor speaks personally, no one in the world is qualified to directly order him to do anything.
"Gu Zhuo..."
Qing Xiaoyue whispered the name, and the emotions in her eyes quickly calmed down, leaving only indifference.
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The autumn wind was bleak, and Taoist Changyu stood with his hands behind his back, looking a little older.
The wrinkles at the corners of his eyes became deeper. That was the heavy burden brought by using two powerful Taoist techniques in succession. Now he no longer had the confidence to control the current situation.
A disciple came to his side and whispered, "The reply has arrived."
Taoist Changyu withdrew his gaze, no longer looking at Yunmengze shrouded in the night, and read the letter carefully.
The next moment, his brows suddenly relaxed.
The letter only wrote one thing—the leader would come to Yunmengze in person.
In Taoist Changyu's opinion, this will be the end of everything.
Be it the Wan family, Southern Qi, or any other forces, it is impossible to change this fact.
Even if it was not the heaven and earth that caused the violent storm that night, but a great cultivator at an extremely high level, it would still be meaningless, because there are only a handful of people in the world who can fight with the leader, and each of them has a clear destination.
Unless the Qin imperial court suddenly learned of the incident and omitted all reporting procedures, allowing the news to be directly presented to the person who could make the decision, and then allowing that person to make the right decision... this is of course impossible.
Taoist Changyu was very familiar with Daqin and was well aware of the procedures of the Sky Patrol. Moreover, there was the obstruction of the Wan family, so he was sure that this was impossible.
In the vast majority of cases, this is a correct judgment.
But he didn't know that two people had come from Yangzhou City.
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Yes, Gu Zhuo nodded.
After night fell, he stopped thinking about it and agreed to Yu Sheng's proposal.
So his nephew sent a letter to Shendu through Cangshan, the Taoist temple belonging to the eldest princess, in a way unknown to the world. The letter eventually reached the imperial study and was placed on the desk of the empress.
From a certain perspective, the Yunmengze incident has basically nothing to do with Gu Zhuo.
Just like what he and Yu Sheng said on the night they first arrived in Yangzhou City - he couldn't win, he really couldn't win.
Realm is the prerequisite for everything. With Gu Zhuo's current realm, he is not qualified to participate in this matter after all the giants from all sides have entered.
If you do it reluctantly, it will only cause trouble to others.
For this reason, Gu Zhuo was rarely in a good mood.
This was not something that could be comforted by just being the mastermind behind it, so he was going to try to do something before all this happened.
"How do you feel now?"
He looked at Yu Sheng and asked.
Yu Sheng understood what he meant. After a moment of silence, he shook his head and said, "I'm not used to it."
"I'm not used to it either."
Gu Zhuo asked: "If...if you have the ability, how would you handle this matter?"
Yu Sheng said calmly: "Kill."
A very simple word.
Gu Zhuo laughed and said, "Then your temper is much worse than mine."
Yu Sheng looked at him, shook his head, and said, "It's just a joke."
Gu Zhuo did not bother to argue, and instead said, "We are likely to encounter more similar things in the future, and have countless times of similar feelings as today. What do you think?"
Yu Sheng's evaluation of this was very objective, saying: "It's hard to call this an experience, it's more like a constant torture of one's own spirit."
Gu Zhuo smiled slightly and said sincerely: "In order to prevent you and me from being troubled and tortured by our conservative state of mind, leaving an indelible shadow on our Dao heart, and suddenly becoming a terrifying inner demon when we break through the realm in the future, and being sinned for no reason, I would like to invite you to do one thing, to directly cut off all possibilities of the inner demon appearing before it sprouts."
Yu Sheng remained silent.
It's not that she was indifferent, but she really didn't know what to say - how could there be such a fragile heart of cultivator in this world? It would be fine if they didn't dare to fight back when being bullied, but why would they harbor demons by standing by and calling for help?
Yes, relying on external forces is not a good habit for practitioners. It is easy to develop some bad habits that will profoundly affect the rest of your life, but she has no such worries, so she never cares about it.
Of course, what she said before was not a lie. She was not used to handling things in this way because she really was not used to it.
A long silence.
I don't know how much time passed before the sound was heard again in the room.
"So what do you want to do?"
Yu Sheng's voice was rarely serious: "To be honest, I really didn't expect that after arriving in Yangzhou City, there would be someone who would make me unhappy. Even the tyrannical Wan family is suffering from you and me. I can't think of who I should go to for this."
Gu Zhuo smiled and said, "When did I say I wanted to find someone to vent my anger on?"
Yu Sheng was silent for a while, then said, "I thought you disliked the old lady from the Wan family."
"That's true. I really don't like her. What about you?"
"me too."
Gu Zhuo smiled even more, and he rarely felt that Yu Sheng was cute. He continued, "But this old woman never provoked me. I can't just go and bully others all of a sudden, right?"
Having said this, how could Yu Sheng not understand?
She looked into Gu Zhuo's eyes and asked seriously, "Are you planning to go to Yunmengze?"
Gu Zhuo shook his head and said, "To be more precise, I plan to go to the depths of Yunmeng and find the inheritance left by the Taoist master right now while there is still room for intervention."
Then he asked, “Are you interested?”
Yu Sheng didn't remain silent for too long and quickly made his decision.
"Have."
She suddenly changed the subject: "But this can actually be your own business, because I don't think you need me by your side. Why did you spend so many words trying to convince me to agree with you?"
Gu Zhuo said honestly: "I hope that everyone in Yangzhou City will know about this. In order to ensure that the relationship between you and me will not be broken because of this, I need to inform you in advance before making this decision."
Yu Shengmo frowned slightly, not understanding the reason behind this, and asked, "Why?"
Gu Zhuo said: "Now Yangzhou City is full of cultivators. No matter why they came here in the first place, I think they don't want to miss the inheritance left by the Taoist master. The scene will be very lively."
Hundreds of boats are racing against each other.
Let the clouds and mist over the ancient Yunmeng Lake shatter like a dream.
Let the moon fall on the river and the sky is covered with frost.
Yu Sheng looked at him and said seriously, "So you wanted to slack off."
I slept for more than ten hours and didn't wake up until this afternoon. Fortunately, it's Saturday and fortunately it's not Yang... Anyway, my body is fine. I will try to write more tomorrow. I won't say that I will definitely update three times a day. If I can't do it, it will be a shame on my character.
(End of this chapter)