I am immortal

The sound fell, and with a click, the mechanism in the hand of the girl in red fell on the carpet of the carriage, making a dull sound, but she seemed to have not been able to react to what her father said.

After a while, his face turned pale and he said:

"Is father kidding?"

Su Shengyuan said sternly: "How can a father take such a big thing as his children's marriage? In fact, this child is so talented that he is like a soaring dragon in the wild. He is only waiting for the right moment. In just a few years, he will surely soar into the clouds and soar across the wilds of Kyushu. between."

"By that time, he will be famous all over the world, and I am afraid that all the aristocratic families in the imperial city will look for his son-in-law..."

He originally wanted to say that it would be difficult for you to interact with his daughter at that time.

But the voice paused and did not speak. He just said:

"And he has an upright character and integrity. Although he is a little poor now, it will never last too long. If you can treat him sincerely when he is poor, he will be soaring and famous all over the world in the future. , I will never let you down, I am a good match."

Su Shengyuan said slowly.

Parents have profound plans for their children.

When the dragon was in the shallows, it was the best destination he could foresee for his daughter. However, the girl in red turned pale, tangled her fingers together, and finally looked at her father's gaze, gritted her teeth, shook her head slowly, and said :

"Daughter, I don't want to..."

Su Shengyuan was stunned, not angry, but asked warmly:

"Why?"

The girl in red was about to answer, but she couldn't find anything wrong with the young man's behavior and temperament. He was not handsome in appearance, but he was also determined and calm, with his own character. After hesitating for a moment, he had to bite his lower lip lightly and said his original thoughts. ,road:

"He, his family is poor, and he has no support from his elders. Even if he is talented and learned, how far can he go in his official career?!"

As soon as I said the words, I felt bad, but it was hard to come back, so I had to bite the bullet and said: "Dad asked me to read the history books. Since ancient times, there have been geniuses from generation to generation, but how many people can reach the upper reaches? And People with five surnames and seven sects, even mediocre people, can be honored with official status and travel to dignitaries."

"Is his talent more powerful than that of the Five Surnames and Seven Sects?"

"Daughter, my daughter doesn't want to..."

Su Shengyuan was stunned for a long time, looking at his daughter with complicated eyes:

"I asked you to read history. It seems that you have indeed read something..."

The curtain of the carriage door opened, and a handsome young man wearing a brocade robe and a jade crown entered. He laughed loudly and said, "Uncle Su, although what Sister Yue'er said is slightly inappropriate, doesn't it make sense?"

"That Qi Wuhuo may be talented, but the world is so vast. If he has talent and learning, where can he get it? Besides, although I am not talented, I pride myself on having some skills. Even if I don't have a noble family behind me, I may not be able to do it. The missing one is Qi Wuhuo."

This handsome young man had a smile on his lips and a handsome demeanor. He came from Su Shengyuan's wife's family and made a special trip to pick them up. Legend has it that he has some connection with the Cui family, one of the five surnames and seven sects. Su Shengyuan saw that the young man was full of energy and saw his daughter. His cheeks were slightly flushed, and he suddenly sighed secretly, saying it was natural, and never mentioned the matter again.

……………………

Qi Wuhuo sent Mr. Su out and watched the carriage they were riding in rushing along, the wheels driving away the wind and snow, roaring down the only wide road in the entire town, and then turned around.

I opened the package and found a few pieces of clothing inside. There was even some broken silver, which was worth about three ounces of silver. Nowadays, the price of rice is a little expensive, only ten dan coins per catty. Pork and mutton, as much as cutting off a hind leg, can't be bought back. It only costs more than a hundred coins, and the maids and servants in the city only have five taels of silver and three large coins, which is more than enough for a family to survive this cold winter.

In addition to this, there are several volumes of books filled with annotations.

Qi Wuhuo held these things and felt heavier than before.

Suddenly, the old man in the courtyard knocked on the table and said with a long smile:

"Boy, what are you doing standing still?"

"The tea is ready. Come and have a few cups with me."

Qi Wuhuo put the things away and replied, "I haven't cooked yet."

The old man didn't care at all, he just picked up the teapot, poured two cups, held a cup of tea, and watched Qi Wuzhuo clean up and cook. The young man cooked the rice, then he washed his hands and came over to sit next to the stone table.

The old man was very good at making tea, and the fragrance of the tea was clear and ethereal. Even Qi Wuzhuo, who had never drank any good tea, could feel that this tea was probably much better than the small pot of tea that Mr. Su cherished so much. .

The old man took a sip of tea, glanced at the room, and said with a smile: "Mr. Su was teaching in this small town earlier? I heard that he seemed to have high expectations for you."

"Why, the little guy doesn't like a house full of gold and silver, and he doesn't like beautiful women like fairies. Instead, he wants to study and take the imperial examination?"

Qi Wuhuo sat drinking tea and nodded.

The old man stroked his beard: "Why?"

Qi Wuhuo fumbled with the cup with his fingers and said after a long time: "When I was a child, my father once stroked my back when he was studying, and said that men should study to show off their talents and knowledge, report back to the family and the country, and express their ambitions."

"My hometown suffered a major disaster. Along the way, I saw hundreds of thousands of displaced people. The officials at the time did not act. If they could have acted, I think many fewer people would have died there."

"If you can be a civil servant, you can amend the laws in the court and implement good policies to benefit the people; if you are a general, you can command powerful soldiers to conquer the demon country and avenge the people who died in vain at the hands of the demon."

"You can express your ambitions as much as you can."

The voice paused and then said: "Everyone who comes and goes can get to know the heroes of the world. Seeing the many prosperity in the world, they will not be precarious. They will succeed and become famous, and their names will go down in history."

The old man just sneered.

The young man said, "Is there anything wrong with what I said?"

The old man stroked his beard and shook his head: "It's all wrong. It's a big mistake."

"Speaking of civil and military affairs, if you are an official, you are just a sword in the emperor's hand, a captive eagle dog. You go wherever the emperor tells you to go, and what you do is called relieving the people and resisting monsters. All clans require the emperor's approval before they can mobilize manpower, and if the emperor does not have this will, even if he has great abilities, it will be of no use."

"When you are no longer of use, I will abandon you."

"You said you wouldn't be in danger."

"Being with a king is like being with a tiger. How do you know who is more terrifying between the sneaky people in the court and the demons outside? Oh, you might as well let it go. Fame and wealth are just ordinary thoughts."

The old man sighed: "You have talent, you can see through good and evil, you know honor and disgrace, you disdain wealth and honor, you regard beauty as smoke and dust, you can't deceive you with wine, sex and wealth, why can't you see through the word [name]?"

Qi Wuhuo pondered for a long time and said calmly:

"My father-in-law speaks from the bottom of his heart."

"But I'm still young."

"I haven't seen all the prosperity in this world, including talented people and beauties, lovers in love, heroes and warriors. Maybe after I see these, I will come to the same conclusion as my husband, but I will be old by then. "

Qi Wuhuo sighed and said to himself:

"One word in your name can break it in this life."

The old man smiled and said: "Destroy it in this life? Why do you need to do this?!"

After saying this, he didn't say anything more. He just invited Qi Wuhuo to drink tea and chat. In this case, the pot of tea was finished in an instant. Qi Wuhuo suddenly felt sleepy, his eyelids were twitching, and the man over there The yellow rice rice is still far from ready.

The old man smiled and said, "Are you confused?"

"If you're tired, go and rest."

Qi Wuhuo originally planned to refuse, but the feeling of sleepiness was too strong, so he had to agree. When he got up, he staggered. When he went back, he found that his pillow was missing, and he couldn't find it after searching for a long time.

Originally planning to fall asleep directly, the old man took out another pillow, which seemed to be made of jade and was white and flawless. He greeted him with a smile:

"Come on, come on, I have a pillow here. It was given to me by a wandering Taoist priest. I heard that you can see many wonderful scenes in your dreams. Just take it and sleep on it. Don't worry. I'll call you when the meal is ready. "

Qi Wuzhuo felt even more sleepy. He nodded, hugged the pillow and went back to sleep. The old man sat in the courtyard, stroking his beard and smiling, saying:

"Fame, wealth, wine, sex, and wealth, I will give you an opportunity today. Let's see whether you are addicted to wealth or wealth, or whether you can break the ordinary mind."

"Let's have a big dream."

The old man poured tea alone. He had obviously finished it just now, but at this moment it was still flowing. He raised his eyes and said to himself: "What a pity, there is tea but no flowers to enjoy."

Suddenly the ground broke, and a strange grass grew in the wind. In a moment, it turned into a winter plum, which bloomed in an instant. The fragrance of the flowers was far-reaching, and it was even more wonderful when combined with the fragrance of tea.

He added: "What a pity, there are flowers but no snow."

In an instant, flying snow had fallen, but it did not contaminate the courtyard. The fragrance of tea, cold plums, and flying snow were really an indescribable scenery. The old man drank tea, misty and lonely, not from this world, holding a cup and tapping it gently The stone table says to itself every time it clicks:

"Beauty, hero, fame, fortune, wealth."

"Ah……"

He shook his head and smiled: "It's just a dream."

Drink a cup of tea, hold the cup in your hands, lower your eyes to look at the withered grass in winter, and whisper quietly:

"Prosperity is seen through."

"You can enter the Immortal Gate."