Chapter 46 – Three’s a Crowd

When three people walk, there must be a teacher.

Fan Xian and the Little Emperor pushed the Four Guards Sword and quietly left the Great Green Tree, walking along the long straight road into the busiest streets within the city of Dongyi. The travelers who had been taking a moment’s rest under the green tree earlier had long since been startled into scattering, slowly spreading the scene they had seen earlier to the ears of many.

At this point, not too many people had discovered who this disabled person in a wheelchair actually was; the Four Gu Swords were the gods of Dong Yi City, and naturally not many mortals had seen them. The pedestrians on the street just thought that the combination of these three people was a bit marvelous, two very handsome young men pushing the disabled person in a wheelchair, not looking like merchants who came to buy goods and ship them out, or travelers who came in admiration.

Fan Xian did not pay attention to the surrounding eyes, just quietly pushing the wheelchair, his eyes naturally fell on the shoulders of the Four Gu Swords, the back of his head, carefully recalling the earlier moment, under the Big Green Tree felt the realm of the Zong Shi.

He was a hobbyist who loved to learn, and back then, when he escorted Sean back to Northern Qi, he did not forget to ask Sean for advice on matters of imperial government on the way. Although the unspeakable enmity between him and Four Gu Swords was complicated and extremely delicate, but since this great master was willing to bare this realm to himself and give him an opportunity to consult, he certainly would not miss it.

Even if behind this action of the Four Gu Swords lay a menacing killing intent, Fan Xian still refused to miss it, perhaps just for this one day in Dong Yi City, he was willing to treat the Four Gu Swords as if they were his true teacher.

Among the three, only the little Emperor of Northern Qi was in a somewhat awkward position, she seemed to be Four Gu Swords’ guest, but was actually just a hostage in Fan Xian’s hands, and at the moment, she was like a pure companion, she was unable to appreciate the silent intercommunication of thoughts between Four Gu Swords and Fan Xian, and could only watch on in a somewhat helpless and speechless manner.

After leaving the Great Green Tree, Si Gu Jian never mentioned those subtle words and phrases again, and Fan Xian no longer asked him for serious advice. It was as if the two of them had forgotten what they had said and what they wanted to do, and they were just quietly and freely strolling around Dongyi City, walking amidst the gazes and whispers of the pedestrians around them.

As Si Gu Jian said, there are a lot of things that can only be realized, not words, in that case, it is useless to say more, so no more to say.

After walking for some time, Fan Xian perhaps discovered the little emperor’s uneasiness, looked at her with a slight smile, and softly said something. A very far-fetched smile floated up on the little emperor’s cold face.

Four Gu Jian took the two juniors to some buildings that were already a bit dilapidated, where the Ye family had made its fortune many years ago, but nowadays, it had long since been converted to a different use, and the people who lived in it would surely never have imagined that the world’s greatest merchant of that year, had once lived in these rooms.

Fan Xian knew what the Four Gu Swords were trying to tell him, what they were trying to influence him to do, but they kept silent. Until finally via reaching the glass workshop of the Ye family back then, he only softly opened his mouth and asked, “You have since become the guardian of Dongyi City, why would Ye Light Eyebrows …… my mother, and Uncle Five Bamboo two people leave.”

Fan Xian knows that history, Ye Light Eyebrows and Five Bamboo master and servant left Dongyi City, did not enter the surrounding vassals and small states, but somehow scouted out a road south of Dongyi City and north of Tanyu State, between that barbaric and primitive forests and steep cliffs, and went directly to Tanyu State.

That road is like a sheep’s intestine, like a heavenly staircase, extremely difficult to walk on, but ultimately it is a road, three years ago, in the matter of Dadong Mountain, Yan Xiaoyi was to use this road, stealing and hiding 5,000 troops to encircle the Dadong Mountain, afterward, no matter whether it is the Qing State or Dongyi, naturally, they bet on this secret road with endless enthusiasm and vigilance, both sides in the two sides of this road laid down a heavy army.

Fan Xian didn’t care about this road, he only cared about why Ye Qingmei left Dongyi City back then. It was because on the seashore of Tanyu, Ye Qingmei met His Majesty the Emperor, Lord Father, and that old man Chen Pingping, and from then on, he began the glorious career of the Southern Qing Gang of Four.

“I had just taken possession of the City Lord’s Mansion at that time, and the Sword Lodge had just opened the Lodge.” Four Gu Jian sat on the wheelchair, coldly said, but the cold words in some difficult to suppress their own anger, “But your mother’s departure, and whether I am strong has nothing to do with, simply with the Dongyi City’s strong or not …… her heart is very big, and what she wants to do, must rely on a more powerful force to be able to be in this world to spread out.”

Si Gu Jian glanced back at Fan Xian and said in a chilling voice, “And in her opinion, the power of Dong Yi City is not enough to support her ideas.”

Fan Xian pushed his wheelchair in silence, understanding in his heart what was going on. Since Ye Qingmei had chosen the present world as well as the world of entry in Dongyi City out of pity for the suffering of the world, this idealistic woman who had once radiated infinite light would surely find a way to practice this matter a little better.

Although Dongyi City is located on the coast of the sea, gathered the wealth of the world, but this place was only a subsidiary of Wei, the status of the continent is not how conspicuous, the most critical thing is that, Dongyi City, the people in the city of business as a trade, shrewdness is more than the wringing of the place is a little bit too much, if you want to create a big situation, with their own ideas to influence the whole world, Dongyi City is undoubtedly not a good choice.

“Why doesn’t she go to North Qi? Well, it is the Great Wei back then.” At this time, the Northern Qi Little Emperor who had been silent all this time suddenly interjected, causing Fan Xian and Si Gu Jian to look at her at the same time, and she sighed somewhat helplessly and said, “I can’t be a mute for a day.”

The reason why the little emperor did not hold back to ask this sentence, the reason is also very simple, before listening to today’s story, as the emperor of Northern Qi, she, as a young child, for the year of the world’s first Ye family, already had an extremely deep understanding, for that woman surnamed Ye, but also vaguely have a few hints of admiration, and later on after the pro-politics, a force collusion with the Southern Qing Jiangnan inner treasury, is more aware of that inner treasury will be how great a nation’s influence.

So she was very regretful, very curious, why Ye Qingmei did not go to Wei, that is, today’s own country, if she went then, perhaps Fan Xian was born in the capital, perhaps North Qi will not be like today so difficult to live, of course, the biggest possibility is that the world no longer Fan Xian this person.

Fan Xian smiled and explained before he looked around at the sword: “Back then, the Great Wei had the entire continent under its control, and was the place where the most feudal and decadent forces were concentrated, and although it was said that the revolution should go to the most difficult places, in practice, it was very unrealistic. At that time, Southern Qing has been fighting with Western Hu for many years, the country’s power is beginning to see the emergence of the state, but just living in a corner, not very noticeable, coupled with the Qing people’s temperament of openness and rigidity, it is easier to accept new things, so mother chose the Southern Qing that year, and it is not very surprising.”

After this paragraph was finished, the young emperor frowned and shook his head in displeasure, thinking to himself what kind of bastard words were being said, how is it that I clearly understand every word, but when added together, I don’t know what he’s talking about?

Si Gu Jian glanced at Fan Xian and said, ”That’s the reason. She left Dongyi City and went to Nanqing …… Hmph, she thought that that Shizi master of Nanqing would obediently listen to her, and that the day when Nanqing unified the world would be the time when she transformed the world …… Where did she think that the Shizi master would also end up becoming a real dragon on earth, and would not tolerate someone to riding on himself.”

This Grand Master finally laughed uncontrollably, with a few moments of pleasure in his laughter. Fan Xian was slightly angry in his heart and stared at him coldly.

The Four Gu Swords didn’t care about his gaze at all, and added indifferently, “When I was young, I tasted countless sweet and sour things on earth, and I nearly lost my life several times, and I don’t know how many of the servants and nannies who supported me died. So once I was in power, my sword skill was first accomplished, and when I entered the city lord’s mansion, I was determined to kill and take revenge, but I was blocked by your mother.”

“But since your mother left my Dongyi City and went to Southern Qing, I can naturally let go of killing.” Four Gu Jian slightly lowered his head and said, “In one night, I slaughtered more than a hundred people in my mansion, and in one night, my breath was greatly disrupted, and my realm began to come into being.”

“Of course, after that incident, your mother and I broke off any correspondence and became strangers.” Si Gu Jian gently patted the armrest of his wheelchair, his words not full of emotion, not full of resentment, not full of harshness.

Fan Xian said with slight sarcasm, “Don’t tell me that things are still so vulgar after all, you wouldn’t be one of my mother’s admirers as well.”

Si Gu Jian said mockingly, “Even if she’s as pretty as she looks and as capable as she is, in my eyes, she’s still that little girl under the Big Green Tree, and I don’t have the slightest interest in perverted things.”

“In my life, all I love is the sword in my hand.”

The words did not come out. Fan Xian could clearly feel the resentment that had been building up in Si Gu Jian’s chest for a long time, perhaps it was a feeling of loneliness after being abandoned, or perhaps it was the fact that this great master had seen Ye Qingmei’s heartbreaking end, but was powerless to change anything.

The Four Gu Swords traveled three times to the Southern Qing Palace with the intention of assassinating the Qing Emperor, but because the Grandmaster in the palace never showed up to release his power, he returned in peace. Because he could not gamble with his own life, his life represents countless lives within the city of Dongyi. Yet he still went to Southern Qing, and that alone proved his strength.

Why did the Four Gu Swords want to assassinate Emperor Qing? In the past, the world might have thought that under Southern Qing’s coercion, Dongyi City was like a bird’s nest in the midst of the storm and could be destroyed at any time, which is why this great master with the sword tried to use his personal strong force to change the course of history.

But today, after hearing so many stories and seeing so many traces left by Ye Qingmei in Dongyi City, Fan Xian’s heart suddenly surged with a different thought, that perhaps the Four Gu Swords wanted to assassinate Emperor Qing just because he was angry at Emperor Qing’s failure to protect Ye Qingmei.

The three people gradually became silent again, Fan Xian could not possibly express his gratitude to Four Gu Jian for assassinating the Emperor’s old man, and the young Emperor could not possibly say to himself there that I had a pleasant day’s tour, and Four Gu Jian’s expression became a bit awe-inspiring without knowing whether he was happy or not, so the two of them did not dare to disturb him.

Wheelchair in the streets of Dongyi City crushed, creaking and squeaking, very crisp and clear, seems to be able to along the long streets, all the way to the end of the seaport, and even to those sea ships, and then be taken by these ships to other parts of the world unfamiliar.

Fan Xian raised his head with a start, a clear aura appearing faintly in his eyes as he scanned the surroundings. What woke him up from his contemplation was the clear sound of creaking underneath his body, it was daytime, he observed two days ago, it should be the most lively time in Dongyi City, merchants selling goods, travelers from far away, sightseeing guests, they would all be crowded here to make a noisy noise, why at this time, the surroundings became so quiet, even the creaking of the wheelchair could be spread out so far.

He looked at the scene in front of him, deeply inhaled a breath, face slightly white, heart incomparably shocked. Beside him at the same time pushing the wheelchair of the North Qi little emperor, face also slightly changed, although she had seen this scene countless times in her life, but today suddenly met, still feel shocked inexplicably.

The street is empty, not even a little confetti, there is only green slate, one by one to the far end of the patchwork.

All the merchants and travelers, are crowded on both sides of the street under the eaves, kneeling on the ground, to the clean and immaculate street in the middle of the ambush, not moving.

The little emperor knows that these foreign people worship is not their own, worship can only be in the wheelchair of the great master, she can not help but use the questioning eyes to look at the four Gu Jian’s shoulders, at this time to realize, the original four Gu Jian in the hearts of the people of Dongyi City, the position is far more sublime than an emperor.

There is no army to suppress, no open road, all the people just voluntarily bow to the ground, salute to the Four Gu Swords in the wheelchair, just like watching the god in their heart, slowly walking towards the end of the street.

Everyone in the world knew that this great master was going to die, not many people within Dongyi City had seen the true face of this great master, but in these two years, it was still hard to avoid being terrified.

Especially today really see the wheelchair in the great master, Dongyi City people’s heart born endless sadness, they know is the wheelchair this crippled person, with the hands of the sword, guarding their own wealth, their own freedom, their own family home for decades of peace.

A wave of shame even arose in their hearts, feeling how shameful it was to have survived for so many years under the patronage of Lord Sword Saint, who was tired and old.

Deities grow old and will eventually perish, just like the sun across the street at this time, there will be a moment when it will sink into endless darkness.

What appeared to be a momentary glance under the great green tree finally spread, startling the people within the entire Dongyi City. They knew that Lord Sword Saint had finally come out of his hut and had come to their midst, which was why they were worshipping and crouching on the ground, their hearts saddened, making this final farewell and expressing their gratitude.

Fan Xian watched this scene, but there was some subtle doubt in his heart, why did these people know that the person in the wheelchair was the Four Gu Swords? It was too late to think about it, he had already sensed the strong aura emanating from within the Four Gu Swords’ skinny body, an aura of rejection, an aura of determination and coldness.

An aura that was completely discordant with the sentimental look of ten thousand people ambling on both sides of this long street.

Fan Xian was silent, knowing that this great master was giving himself a second lesson, not with words, but with actions, with this shocking and sentimental scene on the long street, telling himself that in order to enter the realm of the master, one must not only take off one’s clothes, but also abandon one’s feelings.

It’s not emotionlessness, Four Gu Jian’s feelings towards this great city are only deep to the extreme, that’s why he acts so cold and emotionless, somewhat disdainful of the emotions that people in the secular world bet over.

“Emotion is a very precious thing, but it is also a very cheap thing.” The Four Gu Swords uttered the first words on top of the long street, “If you have affection for something, it is all the more important that you cannot be controlled by that affection.”

“And that, in turn, is your mother’s biggest problem.”

Fan Xian and the little emperor thoughtfully pushed the wheelchair, traveling forward amidst the gazes of 10,000 worshippers, the creaking of the wheelchair growing louder and harsher.

Then the wheelchair stopped before a beautiful building, the very same City Lord’s Mansion that Fan Xian had come to yesterday.

“What are we doing here?” Fan Xian asked respectfully.

Four Gu Jian said in a hoarse voice, “I just want to go home …… and then teach you one last lesson about killing in the meantime.”