Taiping Inn

The scholar pushed open the door that cost two taels of silver and entered the corridor. On one side of the corridor was a wall, and on the other side were the doors of private rooms. He and the woman came to the third private room and saw a red poster with the word "Li" on it, so they pushed the door and walked in.

In the private room were Li Xuandu, Yu Qingning, and Zhou Shuning. Li Xuandu didn't expect Zhang Luanshan to bring a woman with him. Before he asked, Yu Qingning said, "I didn't expect Miss Gong to come too."

There must be more than one Miss Gong in Longmen Mansion, and there might be only one who was walking with Zhang Luanshan.

As expected, the woman next to Zhang Luanshan reached out and wiped her face, restoring her original appearance, with phoenix eyes and eyebrows like paintings. There was both the charm of a mature woman and a bit of youthfulness between her eyebrows and eyes. The two completely different temperaments were perfectly integrated in her body. She was a palace official of the female sect.

The fairy-like woman took out a small nine-folding fan from her sleeve, covered her mouth and chuckled, "Miss Yu has good eyesight, she saw through my disguise at a glance."

Yu Qingning was blind, but the palace official said she had "good eyesight", which was a hidden knife in her words, but Yu Qingning didn't care, and said calmly: "Although my eyes are blind, my heart is not blind. There is a saying that 'it is difficult to paint the bones of a tiger'. The disguise is only easy on the surface, but the things in the bones cannot be changed. Look at it with your heart and eyes, and you can see it at a glance."

The palace official chuckled and said, "What a good 'look at it with your heart and eyes'."

Seeing that the two women seemed to be about to have a verbal battle, Li Xuandu had to interrupt them by greeting Zhang Luanshan: "Brother Qingque, it's been a long time since we last met. I wonder if you are doing well recently?"

Zhang Luanshan looked at Li Xuandu: "Everything is fine, thank you for your concern."

With Li Xuandu's interruption, the two women couldn't get angry anymore, and they sat down separately. At a square table, Li Xuandu and Zhang Luanshan sat opposite each other, the palace official sat opposite Yu Qingning, and the little girl sat next to Yu Qingning.

Li Xuandu reached out and filled the thermos with wine for Zhang Luanshan, saying softly: "I have failed to live up to Brother Qingque's trust in me, and I am also ashamed of Lord Tingchao."

Zhang Luanshan waved his hand and said in a low voice: "I already know the matter. Zifu doesn't need to blame himself. I didn't think it through."

Then he looked at Zhou Shuning and asked: "Is this the orphan of Lord Tingchao?"

"Her name is Shuning." Li Xuandu nodded, and said to Zhou Shuning: "Shuning, this is Mr. Zhang, who entrusted me to save you."

The little girl immediately stood up, bowed respectfully to Zhang Luanshan, and said timidly: "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, for your kindness."

"What kindness do I have?" Zhang Luanshan shook his head and smiled: "I just wrote a letter to Zifu. It was Zifu who really went to the front, so I should thank Zifu for its kindness."

Here, he paused for a moment, looked at the palace officials and Yu Qingning: "I have I have something to say to Zifu, so I would like to ask Miss Gong and Junior Sister Yu to step aside for a while. I hope you can forgive me. "

"What is there to forgive?" The palace official was the first to stand up and said, "I don't care, but I'm afraid that Miss Yu is too arrogant and will feel embarrassed and refuse to move."

Yu Qingning also stood up, but ignored the palace official, and "looked" at Zhang Luanshan: "Qingning, can I ask Senior Brother Zhang for advice?"

Zhang Luanshan seemed to have expected Yu Qingning to There will be a question, but I won't say it in a definite way: "Junior Sister Yu can ask, but I may not be able to 'teach'."

Yu Qingning nodded and said: "Since the alliance of the twelve sects of the righteous way, the Zhengyi Sect has been the leader of the alliance, and the Zhengyi Sect respects the lineage of the Heavenly Master. The old Heavenly Master is even more recognized as the leader of the righteous way. Senior Brother Zhang was once the candidate for the future headmaster of the Zhengyi Sect, and he was born in the lineage of the Heavenly Master Zhang, but why did Senior Brother Zhang mix with Xuan Shengji of the Female Sect today?"

Li Xuandu's eyelids jumped slightly.

It's finally here.

The distinction between good and evil, the struggle between good and evil.

Some things, if not put on the table, may be just a matter of a word, but once put on the table, it will be a major event that will destroy the family.

Back then, there was an elder of the Faxiang Sect who loved music. He hit it off with an elder of the Wudao Sect at first sight. They had similar ideas and became close friends, and finally became close friends. The elder of the Faxiang Sect wanted to quit the Jianghu from now on, but he didn't expect that the Zhengyi Sect would hold him accountable as the leader of the alliance. The heroes of the righteous gathered in the Faxiang Sect, the Qingwei Sect watched coldly, the Taiping Sect was indifferent, the Jingchan Sect tried hard to persuade him to turn back, and the Cihang Sect lent support from the side. No one stood on his side, even his fellow disciples of the Faxiang Sect.

The righteous and the evil have been killing each other for more than a hundred years. I don't know how many people have died and how many blood feuds have been caused? Just because you can be open-minded doesn't mean that others can be open-minded. There are no saints in this world, and only a few people can put themselves in others' shoes.

If this matter had not been exposed, it would have been just some rumors at most, and the Zhengyi Sect would not have held him accountable. But once it was made public, the twelve righteous sects were all shocked and shaken. Could it be that for the sake of music, they could forget the grudges between the righteous and the evil? Could they disregard the morality of the Jianghu? If this precedent was set, I'm afraid that no one would not know the ten evil sects in the future.

Even if the Wudao Sect elder is a gentleman with a noble character and a broad mind, can he forget about the sect because of a personal relationship? Isn't that losing the big picture for the small?

On this point, even the Qingwei Sect, the most rebellious of the twelve righteous sects, would not speak for it.

Li Xuandu knew this very well. The first reason why he could get along with Hu Liang was that Hu Liang came from the Butian Sect of the Five Sects of Liaodong. For the righteous way, the Five Sects of Liaodong were both righteous and evil, unlike the Five Sects of Northwest China. The second reason was that Hu Liang had left the Butian Sect at that time and was a wanderer in the world, so it was natural for them to get along with each other.

The attitude of the Twelve Sects of the Righteous Way towards the Ten Sects of the Evil Way was not to kill them all. For sects like the Butian Sect, they mainly tried to win them over, but for those stubborn sects, they had to eliminate all evil, especially the Wudao Sect and the Female Sect, which had the deepest blood debts.

Therefore, when Yu Qingning said this, it was like a sword from a sword immortal, and the atmosphere in the whole private room suddenly became solemn.

Back then, the Zhengyi Sect forced the elder of the Faxiang Sect to death. Now, as a member of the Zhengyi Sect, you, Zhang Luanshan, have an affair with the evil woman of the Female Sect. Isn't it to make the Zhengyi Sect kill relatives for the sake of justice? Otherwise, how can the Zhengyi Sect still have the face to lead the righteous path?

Zhang Luanshan said calmly: "I can't answer you on this point."

To everyone's surprise, Yu Qingning did not continue to ask, but just nodded, and walked out with the little girl's hand.

When she left, the palace official also left.

When only Li Xuandu and Zhang Luanshan were left in the private room, Li Xuandu couldn't help but say: "Brother Qingque, don't say that I am worldly, but how can Brother Qingque be so reckless and openly walk with the palace official? Even if she changed her appearance, she still couldn't hide from the eyes of those who are interested. If such a handle falls into the hands of others, it will inevitably lead to slander."

Zhang Luanshan said: "I appreciate the good intentions of Zifu, but what I do is different from ordinary people. They are too low-minded and still stick to the so-called distinction between good and evil. They don't know that there is family, country and the world above good and evil. For the sake of justice, the distinction between good and evil is not worth mentioning. "

Zhang Luanshan leaned back in his chair and tapped the table with his fingers: "Some people say that personal relationships are trivial, and the incompatibility of good and evil is a big deal. Forgetting the sect because of personal relationships is a loss of the big because of the small. But in my opinion, the incompatibility of good and evil is also a trivial matter. Forgetting the country and the world because of the struggle between good and evil is a loss of the big because of the small. "

Li Xuandu looked at Zhang Luanshan deeply: "It would be best if Brother Qingque could really think like this."

Zhang Luanshan picked up the wine glass, and Li Xuandu also picked up the wine glass, and they each drank the wine in the glass.

Zhang Luanshan put down the wine glass and said in a deep voice: "Nowadays, the Liaodong Jinzhao invades every year, and the Northwest Zhou Kingdom is rampant every year, endangering the world. This is the biggest fact, but we are still fighting in the outer court and the inner court, and the distinction between good and evil. Is this okay? "

Li Xuandu did not speak.

Zhang Luanshan took the wine pot and filled Li Xuandu's cup with wine, then filled himself with wine, holding up the wine glass with both hands: "Zifu, you and I have known each other for many years, and I regard you as a confidant. You should understand the reason even if I don't say it, so I toast you with this glass of wine."

This time, Li Xuandu took a sip of the wine glass and sighed softly: "Since you have decided on a path, you should try your best to go on. In this way, even if you fail, you can only say that it is God's will, and you don't have to regret it. Brother Qingque, I respect your choice. I hope that when we reach the end of each road, we will not regret it."