NOVEL WEB Chapter 9: People are very embarrassed
Chapter 9: People are very embarrassed
Eight-armed Shura?
Li Chu’s heart moved and he wanted to ask.
The woman named Rou’er didn’t allow him to interrupt.
She looked at the middle-aged scribe and said in a trembling voice: “Since dad knows that there are monsters blocking the way, why do you insist on moving forward?
Can’t we go somewhere else together? Didn’t you say yesterday that the scenery in Jiangnan is beautiful and that you have never seen it in your life?
We won’t go to Yuhang Town, wouldn’t it be nice to visit other places together?
Or take a boat trip on the sea, haven’t you always yearned for the customs of overseas countries?”
“Ha.” The middle-aged scribe smiled and shook his head:
“I, Gongsun Zhe, is an official of the imperial court! Even after being relegated to this point, if I run away because of the threat of a monster, where is the dignity of the court?
On the contrary, if I die on the way to my appointment, wouldn’t it be more proof of the arrogance and domineeringness of the old thief of the Yang family! Even if I can’t bring him down, I can still shake the Holy One.
“There are countless officials in the court, but this daughter only has one father.” The woman’s eyes were sad: “Dad, Can’t you let go of the unnecessary fights in the court for the sake of your daughter?”
”I can’t let it go. The court is a quagmire, but if you want to serve the people sincerely, you must enter it and fight with others.
Before I knew it, I was already deep in the mud. .” The scribe looked beyond the front hall door and looked into the distance. “If your mother was still alive, she would definitely understand my choice.” “
Okay.” The woman nodded: “A daughter dare not influence her father’s decision, but if you are determined, then this daughter must go with you!”
”Rou’er!” The scribe held her hands tightly: “Why are you so stupid? Dad knows that you look weak on the outside, but in fact you are extremely strong on the inside.
But now that’s the end, It’s all my choice. There are many things you have never seen or experienced in your youth, so there is no need to sacrifice for these things.”
”Although my daughter is young, she still understands the truth.
I owe it to my father who taught me to read since I was a child.” The woman raised her head and looked directly into the scribe’s eyes: “Does the father look down on his daughter and think that women are not worthy of dying for righteousness?”
Her voice was clear and soft, but every word she spoke was sonorous.
”Alas -” the scribe sighed deeply: “My greatest pride in this life is not that I was the top scholar in the examination, or that I was a high official, but that I have such a good daughter like you! There are countless children in Chaoge City, and I can’t compare them with you.” many have fallen in love with you.
But… “My daughter understands her father’s wishes.” The woman suddenly showed a faint smile: “You are also my greatest pride! So there is no need for my father to say anything, this daughter has made up her mind!” “
I Gongsun Zhe in this life, I am worthy of the emperor, worthy of the people, and worthy of the common people! Only you two, mother and daughter, will I not be worthy of in three lifetimes!” He held his daughter in his arms
The woman was smiling, but the scribe was bursting into tears and sobbing.
”Father…”
”Rou’er…”
Seeing that they finally slowed down their conversation for a while, Li Chu finally had time. He asked lightly: “Excuse me, the eight-armed Shura you mentioned, is it a person with eight arms?”
Monster?”
Huh?
The scribe raised his head and was stunned for a moment, and the father and daughter looked at the little Taoist priest with strange eyes.
We here are sacrificing our lives and the love between father and daughter is deep and passionate. You suddenly asked me if the Eight-Armed Shura has eight hands?
Don’t you think there’s something wrong with you?
But looking at Li Chu’s serious look, the middle-aged scribe hesitated for a moment, wiped his tears, and replied casually: “Maybe…or maybe not. Qingyi Tower specializes in using monsters as assassins, so it’s not surprising that it has eight arms. If It’s just a nickname… It’s possible.”
This was tantamount to no answer…
Li Chu asked again: “Is there anything else?”
”I only heard that he is the bronze medal killer of Qingyi Tower, the best at hunting and chasing. If the target doesn’t struggle, he will give the other party a good time. If the target escapes and is caught by him, he will be brutally tortured, and even refine the person’s soul so that he will never be reincarnated.” The scribe answered carefully.
After Li Chu interrupted him, he felt that the atmosphere was no longer right. He couldn’t cry no matter how much he wanted to, so he simply told everything he knew.
After he finished speaking, he turned back to look at his daughter, re-gathering his emotions and preparing to say something more.
Li Chu said: “This eight-armed Shura may be dead.”
”Huh?” The scribe was suddenly startled again.
”On my way back from Yuhang Town, I met a monster blocking the road, and I was forced to kill him.” Li Chu said calmly: “Now that I think about it, he is probably the eight-armed Shura who is preparing to intercept you.”
The scribe Stunned.
But the woman opened her eyes wide: “Little Taoist Priest, are you telling the truth?”
”Of course.” Li Chu’s face remained calm.
But this expression fell in their eyes, as if it was a monster, and it was no big deal to kill it casually as it passed by.
Although it is true.
”Little Taoist Priest, are you a practitioner?” The scribe looked at Li Chu in disbelief.
”Yes.” Li Chu nodded and said: “I think it’s better for you two to rest here tonight. I’ll take you to Yuhang Town early tomorrow morning. If there are monsters coming, don’t be afraid, even if my cultivation is not enough to protect you two… my master is here.”
Li Chu pointed to the bedroom on that side: “My master’s cultivation is astonishing!”
Both father and daughter’s eyes widened, they did not expect to see such a person in such a situation. A small Taoist temple in the mountains actually hides two masters.
Especially the middle-aged scribes, thinking of the drama they had just performed in front of the little Taoist priest, suddenly felt complicated.
Although this little Taoist priest saved his life,if he wanted to say something…
He should say it earlier next time.
Otherwise it will be very embarrassing.
…
Early the next morning, Li Chu prepared some extra porridge and side dishes, and invited the father and daughter to have breakfast together.
Yu Qi’an went out in a normal manner, and when he saw the graceful young girl, his eyes lit up, and a kind smile suddenly appeared on his face.
At the dinner table, Yu Qian used his skills to tell the story of the two of them in a few words.
It turns out that the scribe’s name is Gongsun Zhe and his daughter’s name is Gongsun Rou, both from Chaoge City.
Gongsun Zhe was born as the number one scholar at that time. After more than ten years in the dynasty, he reached the rank of Shaoqing of Dali Temple. He could not be said to have a prosperous official career, but he was still highly regarded.
It’s a pity that he is the disciple of former prime minister Meng Youxiong. The powerful minister Yang Dingtian defeated Meng Youxiong in a battle and took the throne. All officials in Meng Youxiong’s line were demoted.
Gongsun Zhe was directly demoted to Jiangnanzhou and became a small Yuhang County Magistrate.
However, he had always been favored by the emperor. Yang Dingtian was worried that he might have a chance to return to the court, so he secretly hired a killer from Qingyi Tower to intercept him.
The guards who came with him had all been bribed by Yang Dingtian, and all of them ran away halfway. One of the guards still had a conscience, so he told Gongsun Zhe that there was a killer intercepting him on the road ahead.
But even after knowing the news, he still insisted on coming to Yuhang Town to die.
Yu Qian’s eyelids twitched when he heard that the middle-aged scribe with a shabby appearance in front of him was the upcoming magistrate of Yuhang County.
The mountains are high and the emperor is far away. No matter how big the storm in Northwest Chaoge is, it will not make any waves in Yuhang Town.
But even though the officials in Kyoto look down upon the small county magistrate, here he is the local emperor.
Thinking of how he had leered at the young lady from the prospective magistrate’s family just now, Yu Qian’s eyelids twitched again, and his appetite dropped by 80%.
However, what puzzled him was that the father and daughter were very respectful when talking to him and looked at him strangely.
His eyes seemed to be full of…
awe.