Simulation becomes reality, have I ever looked down upon the eternity?

Chapter 437: The lake is in great trouble, and even the noble and sage will not save it!
Yanbo Tower and lakeside.

"Zixin, among the three floors of Zixiao Pavilion, Tingyu Tower, Xuanhua Tower, and Miaoyin Tower, it seems that Tingyu Tower has the worst business?"

The person who spoke was a young man dressed like a student in a moon-white Confucian robe. He had a gentle and refined temperament and was looking at the building in the misty lake.

There were several more people behind the man.

If Xie Guan were here, he would be able to recognize this group of people. They were the ones who shared a boat on the lake in the Grand View Garden.

Xue Huaian, and two of Zixiao Pavilion's most beautiful girls, Liu Zixin and Su Zhirou.

Except these three people.

There is also a woman following behind him with a sword in her arms, Luo Susu, the current owner of Jinxiulou.

The middle-aged man in a green robe with a Bagua pattern on the hem is Mei Qingsu, the leader of the Giant Whale Gang.

There were five of them in the group. Last time they encountered trouble at the Xie family, the old man of the Xue family was furious and held the Xie family accountable.

After Taoist You died, the Baigu Temple, which had lost its backing, was uprooted and almost wiped out by the siege of the Xue family, the Jinxiu Tower, and the Giant Whale Gang.

After Xue Huaian encountered misfortune last time, Old Master Xue was really worried that his grandson, who had finally returned home, would encounter any more accidents in Bian Jing.

After much deliberation, he asked Mei Qingsu and Luo Susu to guard him for a few days.

Naturally, the two did not refuse - the Xue family had been very kind to them, not to mention that this time it was the old man who personally asked them to do the task.

So over the past month, whenever Xue Huaian went out, the two of them would follow him closely.

Liu Zixin snorted coldly, "It seems that our Master Xue knows everything about Zixiao Pavilion, and he often comes to support it."

Xue Huaian looked helpless.

Su Zhirou frowned, "It's strange, although Tingyu Tower is not as lively as Xuanhua Tower, and it doesn't have the sound of stringed instruments like our Miaoyin Pavilion, but it shouldn't be this quiet."

The two of them are the courtesans of Miaoyin Pavilion, one of the three floors of Zixiaoge.

The two girls looked towards the lake at the same time.

Of the pleasure boats that used to shuttle back and forth across the lake, now there are only a few left, drifting alone in the lake or docked by the lake.

Liu Zixin tilted her head in confusion: "Could it be that because of the sudden rain just now, everyone went to hide from the rain?"

Xue Huaian shook his head and said, "I'm afraid not. When we came from Miaoyin Pavilion just now, we saw many people going to the building to avoid the rain, and the business was actually more lively than usual."

Su Zhirou seemed to be thinking: "Could it be that a distinguished guest came to the building today and all the ordinary guests were cleared out?"

"That's not right either,"

Liu Zixin immediately retorted, "None of the sisters in the building received any guests today. If there really were distinguished guests, Zixiao Pavilion would definitely arrange for an Oiran to accompany them and would never leave the guests alone."

She paused and added, "Besides, we are from Zixiao Pavilion. If this happened, how could we have no information?"

Mei Qingsu suddenly frowned and said in a deep voice: "It shouldn't be!"

"Something's not right here."

As soon as these words came out!
Luo Susu held the Eight-sided Han Sword in her arms, her mind wandering, unable to calm down, before she slowly came back to her senses.

Ever since the Xie family's Grand View Garden, her mood has been difficult to calm down - the sword that Xie Guan swung by the lake almost shattered the sword heart that she had forged after more than twenty years of hard training.

"Like the light of the moon, looking at the vast ocean..."

In the past month, she had been chewing on the artistic conception of that sword every day, and even neglected the sword skills she had practiced diligently since childhood. Every time she held the sword, she felt bored. She had practiced hard for twenty years, but she was no match for a casual sword strike from someone else.

Since hard work is also a sword and no hard work is also a sword, then what is the meaning of decades of hard training?
The boy's face also lingered in her mind.

At this moment, I was shocked when I heard Mei Qingsu talking.

After the battle in the Grand View Garden, everyone had already started to feel suspicious.

Liu Zixin and the other girl didn't say anything else, but followed the gaze of the others to look at the Misty Lake.

Today is really weird!

Luo Susu narrowed her eyes slightly, swept them like a sword, and suddenly whispered: "There is an ambush in the lake! It's a master!"

at the same time!
Xue Huaian also seemed to sense something, his soul moved slightly, and he looked around with a bright light in his eyes.

Occasionally, passers-by passed by the lakeside, but they were all in a hurry and the traffic was abnormally sparse.

At a distant intersection, human figures could be vaguely seen blocking the road, stopping many pedestrians.

Some pedestrians seemed to have a sudden inspiration and avoided the lakeshore from a distance, just as mortals instinctively avoid desolate graves and dangerous places.

Mei Qingsu and Luo Susu looked at each other, and both of them looked gloomy.

Mei Qingsu stared at the lake with a sharp gaze and whispered, "There is a huge creature hidden under the water. It looks like a dragon, with a carapace like black iron and teeth like sawtooth steel knives. Judging from its aura, it seems to be the pig dragon raised in the Prince of Yan's Mansion."

Luo Susu nodded slightly: "It is said that Madam Ruan of the Prince of Yan's Mansion is proficient in this. It is said that this girl is the daughter of a water-control fisherman and a clam spirit, and is best at raising aquatic animals. This pig dragon is said to have been raised with her essence and blood."

During the flood control, the fishermen who made a living by fishing passed on the story that this pig dragon "swallowed the moonlight at midnight, and fishermen would get sick when they saw it. It can fight and kill dragons in the water."

According to ancient records, it is one of the dragon species.

The dragon is lustful by nature. When a dragon and a snake have sex, they give birth to a Jiao. When a dragon and a Jiao have sex, they give birth to a pig-dragon.

Luo Susu looked at an old man fishing by the lake. "This should be the old man fishing in the Thirteenth Prince's mansion, Li Kongming. He uses a black iron fishing rod with a silk line from a silkworm. He can change the hook three times with one hand. He holds the lives of people in the third realm of martial arts in his hands." Mei Qingsu turned his gaze to a burly man wearing a straw hat by the shore.

The man was wearing shorts, his left ear was missing, and his face was hidden in the shadows.

"A lay disciple of the Dongsheng Sect, he was expelled from the sect because of his lewd nature and had kidnapped female pilgrims in the Buddhist holy land. He then secretly learned the internal skills of Buddhism and was cut off his left ear by the abbot as a warning."

He said in a deep voice, "This man is proficient in the Buddhist Lion's Roar and Flame Blade. After escaping to Bianjing, he won thirty-six battles in the black market and was taken in by the King of Yan."

The more they looked, the more frightened they became, and their expressions became more solemn.

Xue Huaian said softly: "It's not just that. The white-browed old man in the lake and the woman holding the child are probably both cultivators who have reached the Ignition Divine Fire realm."

Luo Susu suddenly noticed a woman in a fur hat, with a long whip around her waist coiled like a snake: "That woman is not from Da Qi... Yes, I remember now, this is the lady in the palace of the Crown Prince of Changshengtian in the Northern Territory."

Luo Susu's eyes suddenly tightened, staring at a pleasure boat in the middle of the lake with purple smoke floating in it.

A middle-aged Taoist nun was sitting cross-legged at the bow, with smoke rising from the incense burner in front of her.

"The nun of the Prince of Sui's mansion..." Her voice trembled slightly. "It is said that this Kun Daoist is a high-ranking master of the Three True Sects who has received the True Talisman. She rarely takes action in Bianjing. She is the personal protector of the Prince of Sui."

On another pleasure boat not far away, a fat monk was holding a wine jug in one hand and holding a shiny piece of fat in the other. His heavy body caused the boat to sink half a foot.

"The drunkard monk of the Southern Buddhist prince." Mei Qingsu said in a deep voice, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter. "There are six or seven people I can recognize right now, and there are many unfamiliar faces, but their auras are not weaker than these people."

He looked around and whispered, "From the looks of it, they are all people from the Three Kingdoms Crown Prince's Mansion, the Prince of Yan's Mansion, and the Thirteenth Prince's Mansion."

"There are more than ten of them here. No wonder the atmosphere here is so strange. Ordinary people dare not approach."

Xue Huaian keenly noticed a few glances sweeping past, but they quickly looked away: "Someone spotted us, but didn't seem to care... It seems that today's game is not aimed at us."

Luo Susu looked at the four-story building in the center of the lake. It was now lifeless, like a giant beast lurking in the lake with its bloody mouth wide open.

A cold light flashed in her eyes: "What is the purpose of such a battle? The prince of the Three Kingdoms is so unscrupulous in Bianjing. He has set up such a battle. His purpose must be great."

Mei Qingsu said in a deep voice: "Second Young Master, we should not stay here for long. Since this has nothing to do with us, it is better to leave as soon as possible."

Xue Huaian looked towards the center of the lake with great interest: "The three princes, plus the prince of Yan who is expected to succeed the throne, are mobilizing so many troops. What are they planning?"

"Second Master!" Mei Qingsu emphasized, "The most urgent task is to protect Miss Liu and Miss Su first."

Liu Zixuan and Su Zhirou listened to the frightening names one by one. Although they didn't know them well, they had vaguely heard of these people's notoriety.

Thinking of what happened in Xie's house before, their faces turned pale and their slender fingers unconsciously clenched their sleeves.

Xue Huaian saw this and quickly gathered his thoughts. He said in a deep voice, "Escort Zi Xin and the others away from here first."

Just as everyone turned around and was about to leave!

Luo Susu's expression suddenly changed. She glanced across the street and saw several figures quietly blocking the way.

"not good!"

Mei Qingsu noticed that all the roads on all sides seemed to be blocked at this moment.

The atmosphere in the Misty Lake began to become subtle.

Mei Qingsu felt uneasy, "It seems... the real master has arrived."

Xue Huaian felt helpless. For some reason, he seemed to be caught up in another huge storm.

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【“I appreciate Mr. Dongshan’s kindness. I am very grateful.”】

[Hearing this, the white-haired Mr. Dongshan couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, with a look of regret between his brows.]

[You suddenly raised your eyes, with the light of heaven in them, and looked at the old man, "Sir, may I ask, if you saw someone fall into a well, would you save him or not?]

【After hearing this, the old man had a hint of confusion on his face. 】

[You continued, "Confucianism says that a gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall. But if you see someone falling into a well and you know that if you rescue him, he will die, should you save him?"]

[“This… Saving people means dying…” The old man frowned, as if thinking of your current situation.]

[Your voice becomes clearer and clearer, "Confucianism also says that a gentleman should not save others, but a sage should take the responsibility. Why is that?"]

[“Gentleman?…Sage.” The old man murmured, not knowing how to answer for a moment.]

[You have already walked past the carriage, "Xie Guan, you are neither a gentleman nor a saint."]

[You paused, tilted your head and said, "It's just that Xie Guan, I can't bear to see someone fall into a well without saving them, but I also don't want to die in the well."]

[On the bluestone path, your figure gradually moves away. The worried face of the old man behind you suddenly relaxes, revealing a hint of a smile.]

[“Really, really…” He looked at the direction you were walking away, and whispered to himself, “He has the same temperament as the second brother back then, but he’s not as eloquent as you.”]

[“Since you are willing to do this and want to be a hawk that soars into the sky, then I will help you escape the Xie family cage and fly into the sky.”]

[The old man leisurely boarded the carriage and said, "Let's go to the academy."]

(End of this chapter)