eurekapd Chapter 1147: A Fish Jumping Out of the Water
Chapter 1147: A Fish Jumping Out of the Water
“Master Jiexian… you are being too secretive…” His Highness the King of Chu could not believe that he would be the legendary villain: “I am just asking casually… As for the so-called destiny man… Alas, I don’t care.”
“Your Highness, there is no Liu Xiu in this world.” Master Jiexian saw that His Highness the King of Chu was speaking one thing and thinking another, so he smiled and said, “Because you… are not Wang Mang… and because of your existence, even if people like Hou Junji have ambitions, what can they do?
Because of your existence, they dare not show any ambition, otherwise they will die without a burial place!"
“No way…” Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu looked at Master Jiexian deeply and said, “You even know that Hou Junji has ambitions…?!”
"Your Highness," Master Jiexian asked immediately after hearing this, "Is this important?"
"It doesn't seem important." His Royal Highness the King of Chu nodded when he heard this.
"Why isn't that important?"
"Hmm..." His Royal Highness Prince Chu finally understood that the other party was saying something else: "Master...what do you want to say?"
“History is like a long, flowing river, and destiny is its course.
And Your Highness the Prince of Chu, you are a fish that has jumped out of the water. No matter how big this fish is, it can only create limited waves, and the waves will eventually disappear, and the day will come when the fish will be exhausted and sink to the bottom of the water - the general trend is ultimately hard to reverse..."
Master Jiexian looked at the young Prince of Chu in front of him. He found it hard to imagine that he would make great decisions that would shock the world in the distant future. "So, Prince of Chu, if you really want to change the future... In many cases, you should follow your heart and not be disturbed by the voices of the outside world."
“Master, this is what you want to say to me the most, right?” His Royal Highness the King of Chu looked at the erudite and wise old man in front of him. A flash of thought flashed through his eyes, and then he was relieved: “Follow your heart… The old Heavenly Master also taught me this, so Master, rest assured, I will… follow my heart.”
"That's great." Master Jiexian nodded, and then said, "Your Highness, please allow me to say a few words. You must be better to Miss Aya in the future..."
"What?" Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu was confused for a moment: "Why do you say that? Besides... am I not good to Aya?"
"It's not bad, it's not good enough." Master Jiexian said, and without waiting for His Royal Highness the King of Chu to reply, he stood up and walked out: "Your Highness, I have said everything I need to say. You should rest early. I will take my leave."
"Ah--" His Royal Highness the King of Chu looked at the departing back of Master Jiexian and felt that he was very strange.
How can I be nice to Aya?
Are you really going to marry her home as your wife?
Then with Aya, Shuyi, and Wuxu, will this king still be able to survive?!
Ah...headache!
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Silent all night.
Early in the morning, just as the sun was rising, His Royal Highness the King of Chu inoculated himself with cowpox.
Afterwards, he called Zhang Zhenxuan and told him that he had been vaccinated against smallpox, and reminded him: "If I feel unwell in the next two days, it is normal. Don't worry, just take care of the overall situation for me."
"Your Highness, what are you doing?!" Zhang Zhenxuan didn't expect that His Highness the King of Chu would take a risk on himself.
"I alone represent thousands of guards. When we vaccinate our own people on a large scale, who will guarantee everyone's safety?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu said, and pointed to his right arm: "Don't worry, I'm not a fool. I have tried it on monkeys before. After waiting for several days, there are no problems."
"Don't do this next time!" Zhang Zhenxuan said, his eyes showing worry: "If something goes wrong..."
"Then you are still the chief minister of the Dou family. I can make a will." His Royal Highness the King of Chu smiled and said, "Zhenxuan, am I being nice?"
"You..." Zhang Zhenxuan didn't like his master making such a joke, so he rolled up his sleeves and said, "How about you vaccinate me too?"
"You want to live and die together with me, and advance and retreat together?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu blinked his eyes when he heard it, and then smiled and said, "No, I still have to rely on you to stabilize the situation."
"..." Zhang Zhenxuan was about to speak when Li Ke came in with a pot of boiled mutton. "Second brother, what are you talking about with the little Taoist priest? You're not going to have breakfast?"
"Xiao Ke, do you have any garlic?" When his younger brother placed the mutton in front of him, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu immediately reached out for garlic.
"Your Highness, I'm afraid you can't eat garlic now." - Originally, one of His Highness the King of Chu's loyal brothers, our His Highness the King of Shu had already brought a few cloves of garlic, but Yuan Tiangang appeared at the door with Li Chunfeng.
The one who spoke up to remind His Royal Highness the King of Chu at this moment was Li Chunfeng.
"How can meat taste good without garlic?" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu subconsciously retorted, but then he realized something was wrong: "Chunfeng, how come you..."
——How do you know that I have been vaccinated with cowpox on my arm, and garlic is a spicy food and therefore should not be eaten at the moment?
Just when His Royal Highness the King of Chu was still struggling to figure out the reason behind this.
"Your Highness, it is you who are my subject, it is you who are my subject!" - At this moment, a nosy "flatterer" jumped out first!
Yuan Tiangang walked forward with a proud look on his face and explained to the confused Prince of Chu: "I tell you a fortune every day to predict good or bad luck. Have you forgotten? Yesterday's fortune said that you have been unwell recently and it is not suitable for you to eat garlic."
“Thank you…” His Royal Highness the King of Chu said unhappily, “Okay, I don’t eat garlic.
But Gangzi, why don't you just tell me directly? Why do you have to let Chunfeng speak for you?
What? Can I really beat you up? Do you think I am that kind of person?!"
"Your Highness...can I tell you the truth? - That's too similar..."
"What did you say?!" Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu could no longer hold back: "I will give you another chance!"
"No... Your Highness, that's not what I meant..." Yuan Tiangang had just become a priest, so it was normal for him to be more arrogant than before.
But when Yuan Tiangang saw His Royal Highness the King of Chu suddenly stand up, and His Royal Highness the King of Shu beside him took away the mutton on the table in tacit understanding...
The overwhelming sense of crisis made him tell the truth immediately: "The main reason is... I am now a priest, but Chunfeng is not... So I want to help him..."
“No… Senior Brother?!” Li Chunfeng, who originally thought that his senior brother was afraid of “honest words” and was worried about being beaten by His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and therefore gave him this “tough job”, now felt really ridiculous: “You don’t have to worry so much… really…”
"Alas!" Seeing his fellow apprentice embarrassed, Yuan Tiangang said unhappily, "We came from Longhu Mountain, so we should..."
"——He came from Mount Longhu, so what?" Zhang Zhenxuan narrowed his eyes when he heard this: "Master Yuan still wants to make a name for himself in the worship?"
"No, no... Little Master, you misunderstood me..." Gangzi was really speechless now.
“Alright, alright…” His Royal Highness Prince Chu still couldn’t bear to let Gangzi suffer: “I just want to eat some garlic… There’s no need to make it like this.”
"Who said it wasn't..." Gangzi was very touched at this moment, but besides being touched, he also felt aggrieved.
“Can you please come over and eat your mutton without talking?!” His Royal Highness the King of Chu looked at the useless retainer in front of him who made him speechless. He couldn’t help but sigh: “Alas… Having someone like you, Gangzi… This king is really tired…”
After the King of Chu finished speaking, he immediately raised his head and said to Li Chunfeng, who was waiting for an opportunity to give his senior brother a few blows: "Chunfeng... This matter was neglected by the king, but don't worry, the king knows about this matter - after we return to Qiongzhou, you will officially become a tribute to my Dou family like Gangzi."
"Your Highness?" Li Chunfeng couldn't help but feel surprised when he heard this: "You——"
"Alas, some things are just hypocritical if you say them again." His Royal Highness the King of Chu smiled slightly when he heard this. Coincidentally, Li Ke thoughtfully brought the mutton back to him, so Li Kuan picked up a lamb rib and handed it to Li Chunfeng: "In our family, I, the head of the family, eat meat, and you, the worshippers, will not be reduced to drinking soup - of course, this also includes Gangzi, the bastard retainer."
"Eh?" Yuan Tiangang, who had silently approached His Royal Highness the King of Chu and was about to reach out to take the leg of lamb, immediately had an... indescribable feeling.
Is His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu praising him or insulting him?
So hard to guess... So hard to guess...