I'm only one year old, what the hell is the counterattack system?

Chapter 193 One Person's Enlightenment (Subscription Request)
After returning to Kyoto Prefecture, Chen Yi's life naturally became different from that on Jianfeng Mountain. It was no longer focused on cultivation, but had a bit more of a worldly feel.

Before dawn in the morning, everyone in the marquis's mansion got up early.

Chen Lixin, Chen Lide and other officials on duty in the court ate a few bites and then set off to wait outside the imperial city.

Chen Taihang, Ding Sansi and other people who stayed in the mansion came to the martial arts field early in the morning to supervise the children practicing martial arts.

The rest of the side branches and servants and guards each performed their duties and were responsible for patrolling and taking turns in the mansion, and they were considered to be doing their job conscientiously.

Finally, there were the women in the mansion. Some of them looked after the children who had not yet passed the foundation-building assessment in the side rooms, some were responsible for clothing and meals, and others took turns going to the backyard to accompany the old lady.

Under the cover of Chen Yi's sword intent, he could feel all kinds of living beings just in this mansion, not to mention the various noble families, honorable men and common people in Kyoto Prefecture.

Faintly, he felt something stirring in his heart—as if he saw countless illusory threads connecting everyone.

Like puppets, let them walk on their own paths.

"Heaven and earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs."

This Taoist saying aptly expresses Chen Yi's mood at the moment.

If he had not practiced martial arts, he would probably have spent his life in mediocrity like most people.

However, when his mind was immersed in the palace in his mind and he saw the Azure Dragon and the White Tiger, an idea suddenly occurred to him -

Could it be that he is also a puppet being pulled by a string?

"But, no."

Soon, Chen Yi dispelled such thoughts and a mocking smile appeared on his face.

He may be a puppet being manipulated by others, but it is better not to let him know.

Otherwise - people kill people, gods kill gods, and demons kill demons!
In the morning, it started to drizzle.

Chen Yi took things as they came and wandered around the mansion holding an oil-paper umbrella he found in Chunhe Garden.

He first went to the backyard to pay his respects to the old lady and left a longevity pill as a gift.

Next came the families of my second grandfather Chen Lixin and my third grandfather Chen Lide, as well as several older uncles of the same generation as them.

Finally, there came people of the same generation as his father, such as Chen Taihang.

In fact, Chen Yi prepared many gifts before leaving Taixu Taoist Sect, including elixirs, weapons, and some accessories made of excellent materials and exquisite workmanship, which were specially given to the Chen Mansion and other acquaintances in Kyoto Prefecture.

For example, for Lin Xueru's family, with whom he was engaged, he prepared a magic weapon for Lin Hansong and a beauty pill for Zhu Yu.

There were also Du Qing, the King of Zhenbei, Wang Xidu, the Marquis of Taishan, and others. Chen Yi also prepared gifts for them.

It's not to please, but just to comply with some rules of Kyoto Prefecture.

Of course, Chen Yi also has times when he doesn't follow the rules - he didn't prepare anything for Zhou Wanyi.

Even this morning, he went to the front, middle and back courtyards of the Marquis' Mansion, but he never set foot inside Zhou Wanyi's door.

He only passed by when he was returning from paying his respects to Old Madam Chen, and heard the Zen sounds echoing in the mansion which was twice as big as Chunhe Garden.

"If I hear..."

Chen Yi stopped for a moment and glanced sideways at the door.

The fragrance of the blooming spring flowers still cannot cover up the strong scent of sandalwood in the yard. The drizzle hits the top of the wooden wing, and the dripping sound cannot cover up the gentle chanting of Buddhist scriptures.

Faintly, Chen Yi saw the silhouette in the Buddhist temple and couldn't help but pause.

After a while.

Chen Yi walked away with a very calm look.

He returned to Kyoto Prefecture with only two purposes - one was the grand event, and the other was to resolve the matter between Zhou Tiance and Zhou Wanyi.

However, judging from what the old lady and several heroic ancestors said before, it was 99% likely that Zhou Tiance was the one who poisoned him.

And Zhou Wanyi might just be a puppet...

Chen Yi sighed slowly, and his handsome face showed some thoughts that were inconsistent with his age.

“Why is it so complicated?”

How nice it would be to be a bad guy obediently, preferably the kind that is bad from beginning to end and full of evil intentions.

Why would a good person learn from others to worship Buddha sincerely?
Chen Yi shook his head secretly and decided to go to Jingye Marquis Mansion to meet Zhou Tiance after meeting Chen Yuan.

He wanted to see if the old guy would also change his ways and stop killing pigs and start chanting Buddhist scriptures!
After a tour, the progress was unexpectedly fast.

Perhaps because of what happened last night, Chen Yi always felt that everyone in the Marquis' Mansion looked at him in a strange way.

Especially those children under the age of three who have not undergone foundation-building assessment.

The look they gave Chen Yi was filled with childlike curiosity and more fear.

Of course, it is not the kind of fear when facing great terror, but the fear that students in school feel when facing punishment from their teacher.

Chen Yi felt indescribable weirdness in his heart, but he couldn't figure it out.

Could it be that the White Tiger's divine presence scared the child last night when it appeared?
It was not until he accidentally heard the whispers of several women gathered in the mansion that he suddenly realized what was going on, and then he did not know whether to laugh or cry.

"I heard that Young Master Yi has been taught by the clan teacher since he was one and a half years old. He not only learned to read and write, but also learned etiquette, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, etc."

"Oh, no wonder Master Yi has achieved what he has today, it's all because of the accumulation since childhood."

"I'm going to go home and teach Sanwa a lesson. If he dares to say no, I'll have to wait on him until he stops talking!"

"Sister is right. Young Master Yi is so strong. Our descendants cannot weaken his reputation."

"..."

Chen Yixin said that he didn't want to start learning so early, and he didn't understand music, chess, calligraphy or painting.

It's funny.

When he was a child, Xia Wanwan found several teachers of music, chess, calligraphy and painting for him, but he really had no talent in these areas.

The bird he drew looked like a chicken, every time he played the piano a string broke, his calligraphy was average, and he was a terrible chess player.

In the words of the chess expert in the clan, Young Master Yi's talent lies not in the chessboard but in the sword.

It was not known whether Chen Yi’s understanding was wrong or not. Afterwards, he felt more and more that the “sword” that gentleman referred to actually meant “cheap”.

Maybe it was because he once used a small jade sword to smash the chess pieces when playing chess in order to make the master regret his move...

Chen Yi’s last stop was the martial arts arena. Standing in front of the corpse of the demon, who was affectionately called "Uncle Demon" by the Chen family members, he felt like he was back in his childhood.

Chen Taihang came to his side and said with a smile: "Yier, I heard that you gave gifts to every family?"

"A little thought."

Chen Yi nodded and his eyes fell on the children and teenagers on the martial arts field.

Just like before he left, the children were divided into three areas with different ages.

The younger one was only three years old, and the older one was almost the same age as Chen Yi today.

He even recognized several of the side branches of the Chen family who had entered the martial arts arena at the same time as him to practice the Chen family's martial arts.

However, when those people saw his gaze, they all lowered their heads with unnatural expressions.

Chen Yi could understand, as they were of the same age and also members of the Chen family. He was now too far away from these children from other branches.

"Should we give them a lecture?" Chen Taihang suggested.

Chen Yi thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Forget about the lecture, Second Uncle. My path is not suitable for anyone."

As he spoke, he took out more than ten bottles of pills from his arms and placed them in Chen Taihang's hands and continued:

"Here are some elixirs for cultivation. Most of them are elixirs that can improve cultivation and cannot be bought in Kyoto Prefecture."

"This..." Chen Taihang looked at the dozen or so porcelain bottles in his hand, turned around and scolded with a smile:
"You guys are so lucky, why don't you thank Master Yi?"

"Thank you, Master Yi!"

All the Chen family members bowed and saluted, but their expressions were complicated.

They were naturally grateful to Chen Yi, but they hoped that he would accept Chen Taihang's invitation to "lecture".

For these children who have lived in the Chen family since childhood, they have always yearned for Chen Yi, the number one on the "Tianjiao List".

In addition to admiration for his talent, cultivation and swordsmanship, what he wanted more was to become a genius like him.

The "instructions" that Chen Taihang gave were of extraordinary significance to these young people.

It is not just a lecture, but more like a way to "leap over the dragon gate".

Maybe when Chen Yi lectures them, he can discover the talents and potential in each of them and bring them into Taixu Taoist Sect.

Chen Yi naturally knew this very well.

After thinking for a moment, he whispered a few words to Chen Taihang, then turned and left the training ground.

Before leaving, Chen Yi glanced at the library deep in the martial arts arena, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the thousand-year-old martial arts master's heritage was not all revealed to the outside world.

Just like the old man in the library, his cultivation should be above the first-grade Void Realm, and he is very likely to be a master.

Although it is far away from him, placing it in Kyoto Prefecture can at least keep his home safe.

Of course, such a master cannot take care of everyone, just like his original ceremony of grabbing the first birthday.

"Uncle, I'm going to visit Duke Xing and will be back in the evening."

After Chen Yi left, Chen Taihang came back to his senses and couldn't help but smile brightly on his face.

Then he suddenly turned around and shouted at the children and teenagers who were watching on the martial arts field: "Everyone has left, why are you still fucking watching?"

"Damn it, you don't work hard normally, and now you're thinking of relying on Yi'er to get ahead overnight?"

"I'm telling you, this is wishful thinking!!"

Chen Taihang cursed excitedly.

After these children and teenagers gathered their minds and devoted themselves to martial arts training, he pretended to say:

"Well, Yi'er just said that after the event is over, he will ask the elders of the sect to come to the Marquis' Mansion!"

"What is the purpose? I don't need to say more, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the teenagers over the age of ten started laughing, followed by the children.

Although these older teenagers cannot become disciples of the sect, they have the opportunity to become vassals of the sect.

Even if he is just a coachman, or a street manager under the protection of Taixu Taoist Sect, it is still a way out in the future.

The happiest people are the children. As long as children under the age of ten are talented enough, they have the opportunity to become disciples of Taixu Taoist Sect.

Whether it is the inner sect or the outer sect, it is better than practicing the martial arts inherited by the Chen family.

"Thank you, Master Yi!"

Chen Taihang felt naturally relaxed as he looked at the excited members of the Chen family, just as if he had drunk a glass of iced orange juice in the summer, making his whole body feel refreshed.

"Second brother, you can keep such good news to yourself for a quarter of an hour. You are amazing."

"These little guys need to be taught a lesson, otherwise if they really rely on Yi'er to go to Taixu Dao Sect, it will be embarrassing for him."

"Second brother is right, why don't we be stricter during this period?"

"That's right! If something is too easy to get, they will relax. If we really teach them badly, we will all be sinners of the Chen family!"

"Damn it, I really envy these little guys." "Well, we can only say that Master Yi is the only one who has achieved success, and our descendants can only follow him and benefit from his success..."

……

Chen Yi could think of what would happen next at the martial arts arena, but he didn't take it to heart.

After all, taking care of several talented children of the Chen family is nothing to him now.

If a person with outstanding talent really appears, it will be a win-win situation for Taixu Taoist Sect.

Chen Yi refused the request of the servants in the Marquis' Mansion to prepare a car, and walked out of the Marquis' Mansion, looking at Fengtong Street in the rain.

There were not many pedestrians on the street at this moment, perhaps because of the rain, and there were few people coming and going in the few houses along the street.

In addition, the people living on this street are either rich or noble, and the streets and alleys are guarded by patrolling black-armored guards. It is difficult for the people of Kyoto Prefecture and outsiders to enter and exit, making this street even quieter.

Chen Yi took a few glances, then disappeared in the rain with an oil-paper umbrella, heading south along Fengtong Street.

It was drizzling, and passers-by on the road would notice him and take a second look at him.

They did not recognize Chen Yi's identity, but were just paying attention to the handsome young man holding an oil-paper umbrella.

Especially the daughters of some unknown family who were sitting in the carriage and looking out, there were only two words in their eyes - stunning!
"Whose young master is this?"

"I haven't seen him. Is he from Fengtong Street? I heard that the two sons of the Chen family of Wu'an Marquis have returned."

"Perhaps... Unfortunately, they both have engagements. Some time ago, His Majesty arranged for Chen Yuan to marry the Fourteenth Princess."

"And the second son, Chen Yi, had already been engaged to the daughter of the Duke of Xing when he was very young."

"Yeah, what a pity... Especially Master Chen Yi. I heard that the divine tiger that appeared in the sky last night was created by him."

"I also heard from my mother that he seemed to be slaying demons with the sword."

"A demon? I heard it's a well-known evil demon in the martial arts world. Anyway, he's very scary."

When Chen Yi heard these private conversations, he couldn't help but smile.

He didn't realize it before, but now after hearing the discussions of these ladies, he realized how wise it was to get engaged to Lin Xueru.

If there is no engagement, he would probably be like Chen Yuan...

"what?"

Chen Yi turned around and took a look. "Has the emperor granted Chen Yuan a marriage? Or is it Wei Jinyu?"

He had no good feelings towards the Fourteenth Princess, but of course he didn't have any bad feelings towards her either.

But when Chen Yuan left to look for Senior Sister Ling Yinrong, he knew that Wei Jinyu had followed him.

Later, when he eliminated the evil spirits from the Baishen Sect and returned to the Taixu Taoist Sect, he saw Chen Yuan and Wei Jinyu parting ways.

At that time, he also heard Baihua Hou Pangpang Zongkang mention the matter of "granted marriage".

But I didn't expect that His Majesty would marry Wei Jinyu to Chen Yuan...

Chen Yi frowned slightly.

Not to mention the inheritance of the unique sword from Chen Yuan, based on his understanding of Chen Yuan alone, the outcome of this engagement would be worrying.

"Your Majesty...what are you thinking about?"

Unless Wei Jinyu requested it, Chen Yi would find it hard to believe that Emperor Wei would take the initiative to marry his daughter to the eldest brother.

Thinking of this, Chen Yi couldn't help but quicken his pace.

Last night, when he used sword intent to sense Kyoto Prefecture, he tried to find Chen Yuan's location.

But for some reason, there was no sign of Chen Yuan in the entire Kyoto Prefecture.

There are only two possibilities - either Chen Yuan is still in Jingye Marquis Mansion, or Chen Yuan took the initiative to seal off his aura.

No matter which one it was, Chen Yi had a bad feeling.

After leaving Fengtong Street, Chen Yi turned west and crossed Zhuque Street, all the way to the Mansion of Duke Xing in Zhangpingfang.

The bustling scenes and noisy crowds along the way did not make him stop.

Even before he returned to Kyoto Prefecture, he had thought about taking advantage of this time to travel around and fulfill his childhood dream.

"Dang, Dang, Dang."

Squeak.

When the Lin Mansion's doorman saw Chen Yi outside the door, the confusion on his face instantly turned into a smile and said:

"But uncle?"

Uncle?

Chen Yi smiled slightly and nodded to admit that he and Lin Xueru were engaged and he was indeed the "unmarried" son-in-law of the Lin family.

The doorman asked the servant beside him to take Chen Yi with him, and he trotted across the front yard.

As he ran, he shouted in a joyful tone: "Miss, Madam, the son-in-law is here!"

Not long after, Chen Yi heard a commotion inside and couldn't help laughing.

Especially when Lin Xueru anxiously asked the maid to help her change her clothes and comb her hair, Chen Yi really saw a different side of her from the one she had in Taixu Taoist Sect.

I didn’t expect that after the little girl returned to Kyoto Prefecture, she would adapt to the “rules” here so quickly. When she was in the sect, she had to do everything by herself.

Just as he crossed the front yard and came to the main hall of the middle courtyard, he saw someone coming to greet him.

"Brother Chen Yi, right? I'm Lin Jixin."

The man was wearing a sky blue gown and holding a folded fan in his hand. He had an upright figure and his eyebrows and eyes bore some resemblance to Lin Xueru.

Chen Yi cupped his hands and said, "Second brother."

He had heard Lin Xueru talk about Lin Jixin, a student at Kyoto Academy who often bought snacks for the little girl when she was a child.

"Hey," Lin Jixin smiled when she heard his name. "Ruru was just talking about you. I didn't expect you to come to my house."

As he spoke, he pointed behind him and led Chen Yi into the central hall.

"What did Xueru say about me?"

"Her," Lin Jixin smiled and shook her head, "Girls grow up to be unstoppable. She's almost praising you to the sky."

Of course, after what happened last night, he also thought that Chen Yi was about to ascend to heaven.

Even though he had witnessed the righteousness of several gentlemen at the Kyoto Academy, he still had to admit that Chen Yi's swordsmanship was powerful.

Different from the grand and upright Confucianism, when he saw the white tiger's divine presence appear last night, he only felt a sense of fierceness and tyranny in his heart.

Just that one glance made Lin Jixin, Lin Xueru's second brother, believe that Chen Yi was truly a man of integrity and capable of protecting his sister.

Chen Yi burst out laughing, thinking that this was indeed something a little girl would say.

It's just that they haven't gotten married yet, and according to the etiquette of Kyoto Prefecture, most people wouldn't say it so bluntly.

"I had agreed with Xueru to come visit..."

Soon, Chen Yi and Lin Jixin started talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very pleasant.

At least he didn't feel neglected by the Lin family.

No matter it was Lin Jixin or the servants, they all had happy smiles on their faces, and the look in their eyes seemed to wish the word "family" could be written all over them.

Waited for a while.

Unexpectedly, before Zhu Yu and Lin Xueru came out from the backyard, Duke Xing Lin Hansong returned from the front yard first.

"Father is back," Lin Jixin took a look and said with a smile, "Father will be very happy to know you are here."

Chen Yi smiled and stood up with him to greet him.

"uncle."

Lin Hansong learned of Chen Yi's arrival when he was outside the door. When he saw him at this time, there was not much change in his expression.

He looked Chen Yi up and down, a smile appeared on his face, and he asked the two of them to sit down and talk.

Chen Yi also looked at Lin Hansong.

In fact, he was quite impressed by the Duke of Xing.

In addition to Lin Hansong's outstanding appearance, there was also Lin Hansong's serious expression when Marquis Wu'an went north that day.

In addition, the little girl had mentioned "father" more than once, which also left a deep impression on Chen Yi.

Now it seems that this Duke of Xing does have some dignity.

However, as Zhu Yu and Lin Xueru came hand in hand, Chen Yi's opinion of Lin Hansong completely changed.

"Master, how can you let Yi'er drink such tea? Come on, Ji Xin, go get the rock tea that Master has collected."

Lin Hansong's face twitched twice, and he looked at Chen Yi helplessly and said, "Madam, Yi'er is still here..."

"What's wrong with Yi'er being here? We are all family, so of course we should treat you with good wine, good food and good tea."

Zhu Yu sat down next to Lin Hansong, first gave him a reproachful look, then greeted Chen Yi.

Lin Xueru was sitting below her, winking at Chen Yi, making her pretty face even more adorable.

Chen Yi secretly found it funny but did not show it on his face. He just thought that Aunt Zhu Yu had a very important position in Lin Hansong's heart.

As for Lin Jixin, he was no longer surprised by his parents' behavior. He stood up and went out of the hall to prepare tea, wine and food.

"Brother Yi, I thought you wouldn't come for a few days."

"There are some things I want to ask my uncle for advice on... Of course, more importantly, I came to see you."

Seeing the little girl's reproachful look, Chen Yi added a few words in a whisper, which made her smile.

Afterwards, Chen Yi took out the gifts he had prepared and gave them to Lin Hansong and others one by one.

It was not until mid-afternoon that they had lunch. Zhu Yu took Lin Xueru away, whose eyes were full of Chen Yi.

Lin Jixin also wanted to leave, but Lin Hansong asked him to accompany him and sit at the same table with Chen Yi and the other two.

"Just now, that girl Ru Ru said that you had something to ask me?" Lin Hansong asked directly.

"Yes." Chen Yi said thoughtfully, "My father and mother are not in Kyoto Prefecture, so there are some things I want to ask my uncle for his opinion."

"You can talk as much as you want." Lin Hansong's slightly dignified face actually showed a smile, "I am not like Taiping who needs to go north to guard the border. I know a little about the big and small things in Kyoto Prefecture."

Chen Yi smiled and said, "Uncle, you should know that the emperor has arranged for the marriage of the Fourteenth Princess to my brother Chen Yuan, right?"

The smile on Lin Hansong's face gradually disappeared. His eyes were slightly lowered. He didn't look directly at him and looked like he was in deep thought.

At this time, Chen Yi noticed that Lin Jixin's expression was almost the same as Lin Hansong's when he heard this.

Is there really some secret behind the emperor's marriage?
long silence.

Lin Hansong looked up at him and asked calmly:

"What you want to ask is why the emperor granted the marriage, and why it was the fourteenth princess Wei Jinyu, right?"

"Please speak frankly, uncle."

(End of this chapter)