Chapter 165 The Phoenix Sings, the Wutong Tree Grows

Chapter 165 The Phoenix Sings, the Wutong Tree Grows

Chapter 165 The Phoenix Sings, the Wutong Tree Grows (Subscription Request)
In the blink of an eye, it was March. Xu Qing closed the door and read books. His temperament became more restrained, and there was a bright light in his eyes, as if there was a flash of wisdom.

His skin also became softer, but it was full of elasticity and toughness. It was not ordinary white, but had a jade-like luster.

A gentleman is as gentle as jade.

Reading can enlighten you, and nurturing people is like nurturing jade.

His edge is restrained, and his inner toughness is unshakable.

"Normally, you have read all these books. I didn't expect that after studying hard again behind closed doors, you still gained so much." Feng Wu was amazed.

Xu Qing smiled: "The writings of sages are full of profound meanings. They are always new when you read them. Moreover, our voyage this time not only brought us material gains, but also spiritual refinement. You see, you have also gained a lot."

Feng Wu chuckled and said, "I'm not stupid, and if I don't work hard, how can I keep up with you?"

Xu Qing said calmly: "Okay, let's study the Xuantian Miaoyin Marrow Cleansing Method seriously."

The magic method of marrow washing does not require a master of the internal organs to practice. However, if a master who is not a master of the internal organs does not have a powerful person to protect him, and blindly washes his marrow, even if he has the supreme magic method, he may make mistakes and injure his spine, which may even lead to paralysis.

Feng Wu's soul was at the visible level, so he could comprehend the basics at the beginning. But for the advanced level, Xu Qing must guide him.

The basis of Xuantian Miaoyin Xisui Dafa is the same whether it is the sound of the earth or the sound of the sky. It is to complete the basic practice through the special breathing method corresponding to the twelve meridians and the eight extraordinary meridians.

In Xu Qing's previous life, in the novels such as Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, the names of the Twelve Main Classics often appeared in the Xiaoyao Sect's Eight Desolations and Six Directions Only I Am Supreme Skill and Tianshan Six Yang Palm.

The breathing methods of the twelve main meridians, the three yang meridians of the hand and the three yin meridians of the hand, are particularly easy to learn.

Feng Wu is stuck at the position of the three yang meridians of the foot and the three yin meridians of the foot.

He took off his young wife's shoes and socks, revealing her smooth ankles.

Although this part of Feng Wu had been played with many times, she still couldn't help blushing when being played with by her husband in broad daylight.

"We are practicing martial arts, can you be more serious?" Xu Qing said seriously.

"Itchy." Feng Wu bent down, leaned close to Xu Qing's ear and blew a breath.

Xu Qing's heart was shaken. Okay, that's not a moral code, right?

She giggled when she saw Xu Qing's reaction.

Xu Qing said unhappily, "How can you practice martial arts like this?"

Feng Wu chuckled: "Don't worry. Let's read for a while, and we will calm down in a while."

Xu Qing: "How do you want to read it?"

Feng Wu: "I am definitely not as familiar with the Four Books and the Five Classics as you are. In our mansion, there are many miscellaneous books and historical materials. We can randomly pick a paragraph and ask a question, and then the person answering the question will fill in the previous paragraph. We will take turns to ask questions and answer them, until whoever can't answer first loses."

Many of the books in the mansion were Feng Wu’s dowry.

When it comes to passing down poetry and books from generation to generation, the most important thing is books.

With books and classics, there will be culture, and sooner or later, scholars will be cultivated.

She has been gifted since childhood and has a good memory.

This kind of random inspection is a skill for virgin girls taught by Feng Xifeng.

So even though her husband is very capable, Feng Wu is confident that she can give him a fight.

Xu Qing didn't indulge her, and Feng Wu was defeated after a few rounds.

She was not convinced. "How can you quote passages from Jin Ping Mei? I haven't even read it. This game doesn't count."

She said this while blushing.

This book is very popular among the ladies recently.

"If you lose, you lose. Don't lose like a woman."

"Pfft, I am a woman to begin with!"

In their daily life as a couple, Xu Qing and Feng Wu spent several days completing the breathing method practice of the twelve main meridians and eight extraordinary meridians of the Xuantian Miaoyin Xisui Dafa.

Xu Qing patiently taught Feng Wu how to control his breathing and get through the obstacles.

The process of teaching is also a process of summarizing.

In addition, Feng Wu comprehended the sounds of the earth very quickly.

Perhaps it was because she had a natural talent for talking.

Danxi Weng had been shocked by her piano and flute sounds before.

Although Xu Qing is okay in this aspect, he does not meet the standards of a genius.

He had previously used the sound of the flute to heal Feng Wu's soul, but in fact, he was relying on the Xuantian visualization method, not because the sound of the flute was inherently beautiful and moving.

Of course, it actually sounds nice.

But we are still short of the core artistic conception to comprehend the “sounds of nature”.

Feng Wu therefore took the opportunity to laugh at him.

Xu Qing was helpless, but with his talent for music and absolute concentration, it was difficult for him to cheat.

The ancients said that silk is not as good as bamboo, and bamboo is not as good as meat.

That is to say, the beauty displayed by the singer's own voice cannot be matched by any instrument. The sound of nature is even higher than this.

It is the natural sound of heaven and earth.

The Xuantian Miaoyin Marrow Cleansing Method begins with the following statement: Take the heaven and earth as your lungs and turn rainbows into...

Feng Wu mocked him, but she was still actively trying to find a solution. "My husband, your pitch is perfect, your pronunciation is fine, and your breathing method is flawless. I can't find any flaws. That's why I can't comprehend the heavenly music. I think it's because I lack that natural sense of relaxation."

She entered the land of sounds naturally, without having to think about it.

Xu Qing groaned: "Naturally?"

Taoism believes that the way follows nature.

Indeed, he did everything right except what came naturally.

But how can we do it naturally?
Feng Wu picked up his jade flute and started playing.

The sound of the flute rises slowly, plain as a casual conversation, without any strange pauses, just like the gurgling of a stream. If you listen carefully, you will feel the ever-changing flow of the water, which is wonderful.

This seems to be an impromptu work by Feng Wu.

Such as the sound of wind and water in nature.

Xu Qing's mind was involuntarily affected by Feng Wu's flute music and he drew out his Wuji Sword.

The sound of the flute is like an invisible sword, colliding with Xu Qing's Wuji sword.
Visible knife, invisible sword

During the collision, there was actually a real sound of metal clashing.

In this process, the symphony sound is like a beautiful piece of music, rich in emotion and natural in rhythm.
I don't know how long it took, but the sound of the flute was drawn to the sound of the knife.

If the sound of the sword is fierce and fierce, then the sound of the flute must be low and gentle.
I don't know how long it took, but the sound of the flute stopped, and the sound of the sword suddenly stopped.

Feng Wu asked: "How is it?"

Xu Qing smiled and said, "There are some clues."

He paused and continued, "I remembered a song from Lingnan, which is a song that men and women can sing together. Why don't we give it a try?"

He was talking about a song from The Legend of the Condor Heroes in his past life, called "Tie Xue Dan Xin".

"It seems as if I have seen it in my dreams before, and the waves in my heart are now there."

"Let go of worldly affairs and renegade, and stay together till the end of the world."

The artistic conception in the lyrics and music is very suitable for him and Feng Wu to practice the coordination of heavenly and earthly sounds, which can trigger the wonder of marrow cleansing. Of course, Xu Qing can't copy it, but he has to modify and embellish it in combination with the rhyme books of the current era.

The differences in ancient and modern rhymes and the rhymes of various dialects involve a lot of knowledge. Yang Xiong, who is known as the Confucius of the West, wrote a book called "Dialects".

Of course, Yang Xiong's most famous work is the Taixuan Jing.

The Taixuan Sutra for white hair!

"Husband, there must be a touching story behind this song." Feng Wu was very perceptive and could hear the story in the song.

Xu Qing: "Yes, this story starts when Qiu Chuji, the Taoist Priest of Quanzhen Taoism, passed by Niujia Village..."

Feng Wu gave him an inspiration. He might as well make up a story based on The Legend of the Condor Heroes. Popular novels are not considered elegant, but they are widely circulated among the people and have a great influence.

Of course, given Xu Qing’s current status, he cannot do the work himself, but he can leave it to his subordinates to polish and compile.

One advantage is that if this story has a big impact, the remaining masters of Quanzhen Dao may come to find him. In this way, Xu Qing does not have to go to great lengths to find the whereabouts of Zifu Yuanzong.

Of course, The Legend of the Condor Heroes mainly tells the story of the disciples and grandchildren of Chongyang, the founder of the Northern School of Quanzhen Taoism, but Xu Qing is not unable to include Ziyang, the founder of the Southern School.

What about the Nine Yin Manual and the Pure Yang Iron Box? There is no need to worry about the descendants of Quanzhen Dao taking the bait, but as for whether they are afraid of revenge from their descendants.

Are you kidding? Given Xu Jieyuan's current status in the literary world of Nanzhili, they might be more worried that Xu Jieyuan would cause trouble and belittle the founder of Quanzhen Taoism.

Literati kill people with pens instead of knives! Don't look at the old father-in-law's arrogant behavior now. As long as Xu Jieyuan's prestige is not broken, he can be said to be a god of the younger generation in the Nanzhili literary world. It's just a matter of time for him to call the wind and rain.

If you really don't accept it, I'll use my fist to beat you up.

Since ancient times, those who are good at fighting have a natural advantage in the literary world.

I can’t bother to talk to you and beat you?

And there is a funny thing, the champion of the previous exam in Nanzhili originally planned to rest and wait for a few years before taking part in the imperial examination.

In fact, he was just poor. When he became a juren, he made a little more money in the village.

As a result, after hearing about Xu Jieyuan's bad reputation and background, he went directly to the imperial examination this time, lest Xu Jieyuan think that he was deliberately trying to share the glory of the Southern Zhili Jieyuan with him.

He really has a bad reputation. Although Xu Qing is not the only scholar-official in this dynasty who oppresses the gentry, he is one of the two most notorious people today.

The other is Zhang Shilun, the modern-day Justice Bao, but he is not young anymore, he is over fifty.

Xu Jieyuan is still young, and he still has a long way to go in bullying the local gentry.

Despite this, the gentry of Jiangning Prefecture still enthusiastically joined the Jiangzuo League, begging to be bullied by Xu Jieyuan. The gentry from other places did not understand, and the gentry of Jiangning Prefecture were too lazy to explain.

They hoped that Xu Jieyuan would have a bad reputation so that fewer people would compete with them to be their running dogs.

The people of Jiangning Prefecture felt sorry for the huge sum of money, let alone the old dogs outside Jiangning Prefecture.

They secretly reached a tacit understanding that when they were out, they would never say a good word about Xu Jieyuan and would describe him as viciously as possible.

But in Jiangning Prefecture, you must never say a bad word about Xu Jieyuan, and you should lick him as much as you can.

Xu Qing had heard a little about this, but didn't care.

What can be done?
It’s just like when the official history is written, they often record what can be recorded. If you don’t record it, unofficial history will tell you how wild it can be.

For scholars and officials, it is normal to be spread rumors.

As I said, your body and name will be destroyed, but the rivers and mountains will flow forever.

As long as his disciples are around and they are in power in the future, is there any case that cannot be overturned?
Therefore, whether it is for the literati or the Taoist and Buddhist traditions, the most important thing is whether the learning of the Taoist tradition can be immortal.

However, although Xu Qing mixed in many personal opinions, Feng Wu's focus was still on the love between men and women in the story.

"My dear, why do I feel that Huang Yaoshi and his wife are very similar to us? You are a bit wicked in your behavior and are well-educated. But his character of 'not following Tang and Wu, despising Zhou and Confucius, and going beyond the teachings of the world and letting nature take its course' is like that of my father. And Huang Yaoshi's wife is called Feng Heng. The origin of Hengwu is in the "Records of the Lost", which is the story of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Lady Li. Humph, I am the legitimate wife, why should I be Lady Li!"

A black line appeared on Xu Qing's forehead. You are so good at association and fabrication. I'll give you the pen, and you can write it.

This reader is so hard to please!
However, considering the dowry of Xuantian Treasury, Xu Jieyuan was very graceful, nodded and agreed...

Afterwards, the two of them often practiced the Mysterious Heavenly Wonderful Sound Cleansing Marrow Method, and singing could be heard from Xu's residence from time to time. Passers-by often stopped to watch.

Some people even listened to it a few times and their illnesses were cured after they went back.

This is not an isolated case.

Then gradually people spread the news.

"The phoenix sings on the high hill; the phoenix tree grows in the morning sun."

This is a saying that gradually spread in Jiangning Prefecture and the surrounding prefectures of Nanzhili. It comes from the Book of Songs. Nowadays, it refers to Xu Jieyuan and his wife and the sycamore tree in their family.

Gao Gang can also be said to have a good family background.

This means that Xu Jieyuan's family will be of high status and will give birth to a phoenix.

This matter was of course the work of Su Lianqing, the Red Flower Ghost Mother who was second only to the emperor and above everyone else in the Red Flower Society.

Although Xu Jieyuan said that he didn't care about his bad reputation, Su Lianqing still did. After asking for permission from the young master, she created a gimmick of artificial auspiciousness based on the two sounds of heaven and earth that the young master and the young lady had recently practiced.

And it can also cater to the emperor's taste.

In Su Lianqing's opinion, even if it doesn't do much to save the young master's reputation, at least it can set up a foreshadowing.

This will prevent future historians from being unable to find the source when they fabricate auspicious signs to narrate the birth of Taizu of the Xin Dynasty.

These are all ready-made!
Even though the young master has a bad reputation now, when the time comes, everyone will definitely say that the Xu Mansion is the place where the phoenix lives, and it would be reasonable to bow down and seek refuge with him.

I have to admit that sometimes you do overlook some details.

As a subordinate, she must of course actively offer suggestions and help the young master to handle important matters.

She had a relatively clear positioning for herself in the new dynasty, such as Lu Lingxuan, Shangguan Wan'er and so on.

Although it doesn't sound very auspicious, at least it means great power and one's name will be recorded in history.

No matter whether it smells good or bad, at least your name will be left behind.

the other side.

When Xu Qing practiced the Xuantian Miaoyin Xisui Dafa and comprehended the upper level of Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound Kung Fu.

An anonymous member of the Fushe Society spread the story of The Legend of the Condor Heroes, which caused a huge sensation.

There is too little entertainment in this era, and popular martial arts novels are still stuck in the era of Seven Heroes and Five Gallants. The martial arts stories created by Xu Qing in line with the times are obviously very popular in the market.

After all, compared with other chivalrous stories, The Legend of the Condor Heroes is relatively less preachy and focuses more on the story itself, with each story advancing layer by layer, one wave higher than the other.

For a time, it suppressed the Jin Ping Mei, which had been a best-seller in Southern Zhili for many years.

Of course, when everyone chatted, they all said it was a story from the Water Margin, and they didn't know what the gold and the bottle were.

On the other hand, Jin Ping Mei was obviously written by a literary giant to criticize the government.

Unlike The Legend of the Condor Heroes, it is relatively popular.

The advantage of popularization is that there is no risk in discussing it, and Quanzhen Taoism has long been out of fashion.

And if there is a real risk, the source is also in Fushe, so naturally there is nothing to be afraid of.

Some gentry even nitpicked on the words to see if they could find some leverage over them.

It is definitely impossible to deal with Xu Qing now, but it is better to be prepared, maybe it will come in handy in the future.

At the same time, an unexpected guest came to Xu Mansion.

He went out to greet him and came to the reception hall, where Xu Qing met the leader of the Giant Whale Gang, Ren.

"Boss Ren, what a rare guest. Please take a seat!" Although Xu Qing wanted to attract the descendants of Quanzhen Taoism by composing stories about Quanzhen Taoism, he did not expect that the first person to come was Ren Tianyou.

He knew in his heart that unless the issue of the Giant Whale Gang's family and property in Yingtian Prefecture was resolved, Ren Tianyou would never dare to approach his side.

So Xu Qing was quite puzzled about Ren Tianyou's coming.

Could it be something about Red-haired Yankong?
But Su Lianqing found out that Red-haired Yan Kong had already left the Giant Whale Gang.

Xu Qing had a myriad of thoughts in his mind, but his face remained calm as he waited quietly for Ren Tianyou's reply.

Ren Tianyou met Xu Qing and said, "Xu Jieyuan should know that what I learned came from Changshengzi Zhenren, one of the Seven True Masters of Quanzhen Dao in the past. The storybook that Fushe has been passing on recently tells a lot of things about Quanzhen Dao, some of which are true and some are false, but the story is very good. If our Quanzhen Dao can be revived one day, we must thank Fushe for this kindness."

Xu Qing thought to himself, this old fox is flattering me right from the start, I wonder what he is up to.

He simply said, "Boss Ren, let's not beat around the bush. What do you want me to help you with?"

Ren Tianyou coughed and said, "Yan Kong told me about the Fairy Mountain on the Sea."

Xu Qing denied it, saying, "Xu returned empty-handed from overseas."

Ren Tianyou: "The Lingxu Sword Qi that I am practicing cannot be completed without the Huangting Inner Scenery Method of Changshengzi Zhenren. I hope Xu Jieyuan can help me. For your great kindness, I will definitely repay you generously."

Xu Qing certainly knew about Huangting Neijing Fa, which was derived from Changshengzi Liu Chuxuan's Huangting Neijing Jade Sutra Notes, but he didn't have it either, so he said, "Boss Ren, I'm telling you the truth, don't think I'm lying to you, it was Yankong who lied to you. I really don't have Huangting Neijing Fa here. I don't know if Yankong told you the truth, that fairy mountain has something to do with Yuyangzi Wang Chuyi, and has nothing to do with Changshengzi Zhenren."

The Huangting inner scene method is true, but the existence of this thing in Liubo Mountain is false.

To put it bluntly, Yan Kong took advantage of Ren Tianyou's desire to complete the Lingxu sword energy and deceived him into helping Yan Kong.

Ren Tianyou was not disappointed, he knew that Xu Qing was a business person. It was not that he could not afford the price, but the other party said that he did not have it, which meant that he definitely did not have it.

After all, although the skills are important, they also need to be passed down from generation to generation in order to be fully utilized for one's own benefit.

If a copy could be sold for a sky-high price, there was no reason for Xu Qing to refuse.

Ren Tianyou said dejectedly: "Xu Jieyuan, I am sorry to bother you."

Seeing that Ren Tianyou was concerned about this matter, Xu Qing smiled slightly and said, "In fact, if you want to complete the Lingxu Sword Qi, you don't necessarily have to rely on the Huangting Inner Scenery Method."

"Please give me some advice, Xu Jieyuan?"

"Boss Ren, have you ever heard of Ziyang Zhenren's Zifu Yuanzong?"

(End of this chapter)