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Chapter 634 Ling Jiang asks Xiu Niang, Rong Zhen asks Hong Zi [7k extra chapters, please give me a monthly ticket! ]

At the table, Ouyang Rong came back to his senses and rubbed his face.

Pick up the bronze dagger again.

If the secrets of the Shangqing Maoshan Patriarch Hall are reliable, this Yunmeng Order may not only be used by Yunmeng Jianze in name only to mobilize anti-Zhou heroes in the Tiannan Jianghu.

Instead, it involves a legendary large formation that covers the entire southern part of the world.

In other words, Yunmeng Ling was, at least for a period of time, involved in this legendary formation.

It is unknown whether this is why it gradually changed from being practical to being symbolic, and evolved into what it is today, a precious token that can command a group of people.

It is not known whether the large formation set up by the early Yunmeng Yue women is still operational...wait.

Ouyang Rong clenched the Yunmeng Order tightly and tilted his head to look out the window in the direction of the Xunyang Grottoes.

There is a big Buddha there that is slowly being completed.

Is it possible that this legendary formation is still operating silently?

The reason why Yunmeng Jianze strongly opposed the Donglin Giant Buddha landing in Jiangzhou was precisely because the Donglin Giant Buddha would destroy the formation they were guarding.

Is this really what offends them? Rather than simply being against Buddhism and Zhou?

Otherwise, why would the Yue girl from Yunmeng Jianze, who was living well in Yunmeng Ze, run down the mountain and meddle in worldly affairs?

Moreover, as a hidden sect, it has been maintaining its influence over the southern part of the world through things like the Yunmeng Order and Yuanjun Faith, and has intervened in the secular world from time to time. Perhaps it is also to protect this legendary formation of unknown purpose?

Right now, Empress Wei is building the Donglin Buddha in Jiangzhou. Yunmeng Jianze is able to lead most of the southern world to unite against a common enemy. Isn’t this a clear proof of this?

There was also what Li Xian revealed at the dinner table not long ago. When Daqian was first established, the then-Prince of Yue entered the Chang'an Palace alone and signed a treaty with Emperor Taizong Wen, which made the Tiannan Rivers and Lakes and the Daqian court not offend each other and coexisted peacefully for decades...

So the question is, let’s not talk about what this legendary formation is used for, why does Yunmeng Jianze attach so much importance to protecting it.

Let’s just talk about why the Donglin Buddha can threaten this legendary formation.

Doesn’t this mean that the Donglin Buddha is not simple either, and it is very likely that it also involves the establishment of a similar large formation?

On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore?
The two counteract each other and cannot coexist.

That’s why the Donglin Buddha provoked Yunmeng Jianze’s reaction. It was a thorn in Yunmeng Jianze’s side and must be removed from Tiannan Jianghu…

Ouyang Rong stood up, walked around the study, and said to himself:
"If the future Yuan Jun Yue Chuzi is an important part of this formation, then is the Yue Chuzi hiding in the city now part of the plan of these Yue women? Or is it just an accident, attracted by [Craftsmanship] and stayed here by chance..."

Ouyang Rong wandered in the house for a long time.

I returned to the table and sat quietly for the whole afternoon.

……

Meiyingzhai

The study on the third floor of the red building.

After Ouyang Rong and Lu Ya left.

"Thank you for letting me stay, what's the matter?"

Li Guoer glanced at Xie Lingjiang who pulled her to stay, with a curious tone.

Xie Lingjiang did not answer. He stopped where he was, stood still with his hands in his hands, and frowned.

Her furrowed brows made her oval face look even more sad.

Seeing that Sister Xie didn't speak for a while, Li Guoer walked to the windowsill, glanced at Ouyang Rong's back as he was walking away downstairs, and asked with a chuckle.

"Sister Xie, aren't you going to see your senior brother off? Oh, by the way, I remember Sister Xie was wearing a red dress when she went to Xunyang Grottoes to look for someone. Why did you change into another outfit when you came back? The sky is clear outside. It takes so much clothes to go look for your senior brother, right..."

Xie Lingjiang interrupted, "Sister Guo'er, stop joking. It's already this time."

"What time is it?"

Li Guoer was leaning against the windowsill, supporting her chin with her hands. Her eyes could be seen smiling into two crescents as she asked a question in return.

Xie Ling Jiang's pretty face turned serious:
"On his way back just now, the eldest senior brother suddenly asked me if I knew that he had a child bride..."

Li Guoer kept a cynical smile on his face and tilted his head:

"Just ask, how do you answer?"

"Of course I can't lie to my elder brother. I can only say that I know and Aunt Zhen has told me."

"You're not telling the whole truth, right? Then what?"

Li Guoer nodded slightly.

"Then when we got there, we didn't bring it up again."

Xie Lingjiang lowered his head and spoke softly.

"That's it, there's nothing to worry about."

Li Guoer shrugged.

"Why did you suddenly ask this, Senior Brother? Did you discover something?"

Xie Lingjiang raised his head and asked.

"Didn't he just mention the engagement? Maybe he was afraid that you would feel bad, so he felt guilty towards you."

"Is that all..." she murmured.

"if not?"

Li Guoer tilted her head and asked back.

Xie Lingjiang bit his lip, staring blankly at the seat in front of him where Ouyang Rong had sat.

After a while, Youyou said:

"Last time, Yunmeng Jianze attacked the Xingzi Lake Buddha. The first lady Xue Zhongzhu and the second lady Yu Nianyuan were all there... I was always worried whether she would show up as well, but fortunately... I guess she didn't come, and I didn't see her..."

Xie Lingjiang's chest rose and fell noticeably, as if he was relieved.

"Do you feel guilty?"

Li Guoer suddenly asked.

Xie Lingjiang pursed his lips and said nothing.

Li Guoer waved her hands. She really couldn't understand it and was almost laughing out of anger:

"Why are you feeling guilty? It was her senior sisters who looked down on us and insisted on taking her away. That day, her second senior sister made it clear to us in private that she wanted to take her away and forbade us to mention her in front of Ouyang Lianghan. And this embroiderer also agreed to it. What do you have to feel guilty about?

"Besides, we were living in Longcheng at that time, just commoners. We hadn't changed our name to Su Weili yet, and Ouyang Lianghan was in a coma. How could we have the glory and splendor we have now? We were powerless, so how could we dare not listen to them?

"And to put it bluntly, these Yunmeng female cultivators didn't take us seriously at all. They didn't even ask about our specific situation and looked uninterested. In their eyes, the county magistrate was just a minor official, and our Su family was just a wealthy family in the county.

“It was only because you, Sister Xie, came from the Bailudong Academy, and your last name is Xie, and you were able to invite the miraculous doctor from Zaoge Mountain that they took a closer look at her. But it was only a glance, and they were the ones who rescued her afterwards.

"Sister Xie, you are kind-hearted, and your heart was completely tied to Ouyang Lianghan at that time. You can't feel it, but I saw it clearly from the side. Whether it was the overbearing and unreasonable eldest lady or the soft-spoken and easy-to-talk-to second lady, they all exuded an extremely distant attitude inside and out.

"Oh, in their eyes, we are two different races, except that we have two eyes, one nose, one mouth, and breathe the same air. One is in heaven, and the other is underground. They are the high and mighty goddesses of Yunmeng, and we are just mortals. Not only are we inferior in terms of Qi training and physical body, but even our thoughts are one level lower. We are still obsessed with the so-called mundane world..."

Li Guoer snorted lightly, his face expression dull:

"But they do have the qualifications to be arrogant. After all, they are a hidden sect. There are only a few in the world. South of the Yangtze River, Yunmeng Jianze is the most powerful. I saw it when I was looking through historical materials a few days ago. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties a hundred years ago, the princesses of the royal family of the Southern Kingdom had to be obediently presented to the emperor, enter the palace and become Yue women, serving the so-called Yuanjun...

"Anyway, in the final analysis, only the embroiderer is a better person. Although she is a virgin from Yue, she is so kind and gentle, approachable, and very caring..."

At this point, he seemed to catch a glimpse of Xie Lingjiang's expression, and he passed by her smoothly and continued:
"It's just a pity that he's a mute. He's such a good person in the world, but his fate is so unfortunate."

Putting away her regretful tone, she looked at Xie Lingjiang with a bit of regret:
“So, Sister Xie, why should you feel guilty? We didn’t trick Ouyang Lianghan into death. It was these goddesses who were so high and mighty that they looked down on Ouyang Lianghan and discarded him like a piece of trash, and left him to us in Dragon City.

"In fact, I am not angry at their low eyes. And now it seems that we should thank them. If it weren't for Ouyang Lianghan, we would hardly be here now. Not to mention that this guy is a rare sword holder in a century. It's a relief to have a new Ding sword recognize its master...

"Heh, the Yunmeng Yue girls don't know what they have lost, but in the end, the one who suffered the most is the embroidered lady... but it was also her senior sisters who sinned, and it has nothing to do with you and me."

At this point, Li Guoer stepped forward lightly, put her hands behind her back, raised her head slightly, and patted Xie Lingjiang on the shoulder:

"After this advice from the princess, you must feel better now, right? Sister Xie is just too empathetic and considerate of others, which makes her easily wronged. No wonder she is bullied by Ouyang Lianghan every day."

Xie Lingjiang looked a little dazed and didn't know how to start.

At this time, Li Guoer sneered and said:

"In fact, the most ironic thing is that we are now completely different from the past. In just one year, the Xunyang Palace is no longer the precarious Dragon City Su Mansion. Your senior brother has risen rapidly, has been awarded the title of Bachelor, and is in charge of a state. However, Yunmeng Jianze does not seem to know about this."

The little princess with plum blossom makeup was wearing a moon-white men's suit. She shook her head and said leisurely:

"Oh, they don't know that the current Xunyang Palace is the small Su family that used to be like a minion, and they don't know that your eldest brother has shed his humble position as a county magistrate and now has entered the Xiuwen Academy and has been promoted to governor.

"According to the nature of these high-ranking Yunmeng goddesses, if this princess is not mistaken, they probably still haven't thought that Ouyang Rong and Ouyang Lianghan are actually the same person. The status of the two is so different that they can't connect them together. It's true that the characters of Confucian scholars are given by their teachers when they are studying, and officials are famous for their characters. They probably only learned the name of Ouyang Rong from the embroiderer. No, they may even have forgotten this name. They usually refer to him as 'the mortal husband of the virgin Yue'. Well, how can they call him noble? They are so forgetful."

Xie Lingjiang pursed her red lips and glanced at Li Guoer who was smiling sweetly.

The latter raised his lips, with a tone of watching the fun and not minding the trouble:
"These Yunmeng goddesses don't know that the Donglin Buddha that is giving them such a headache now was built by this 'mortal husband of the virgin Yue' whose name they have forgotten. They don't know that the notice issued by the female officials of the Supervisory Council to arrest them throughout Jiangnan and the arrangement of the dragnet were also made by this 'mortal husband of the virgin Yue'. They don't know that the owner of the Butterfly Love Flower who took the new mythical Ding Sword in Longcheng was also this 'mortal husband of the virgin Yue'."

Li Guoer smiled:
"This princess really wants to see their faces after they know the truth. I'm sure they will be more exciting than the fireworks during the Lantern Festival. Tsk tsk."

Xie Lingjiang frowned and spoke hesitantly:
"But it will be very difficult for the senior brother to know about it. And...it will also be difficult for the embroiderer."

"No, Ouyang Lianghan is not the kind of person who would dwell on personal feelings. He was the one who presided over the construction of the Donglin Buddha in the Xunyang Grottoes, and it was always a choice he made after careful consideration."

Li Guoer immediately shook his head and said in a crisp and powerful voice:
"Even if he knew about the incident with the embroiderer, it is highly likely that he would not change his mind, because his public spirit must be greater than his selfishness, this is certain. Sister Xie, you have to trust your senior brother."

Xie Lingjiang was quiet for a while, then suddenly picked up the tea bowl that his senior brother had not touched, raised his head and drank all the tea in one gulp.

Li Guoer picked up the folding fan that she had placed on the table, unfolded it with a "teng" sound, and gently fanned herself.

The little princess with plum blossom makeup said with a half-smile:
“No wonder you didn’t say a word or offer any suggestions during the discussion of the message from the Grand Lady of Yunmeng Jianze that the Sanqing Dao Sect received.

"Sister Xie, you are actually worried that if your senior brother continues like this, he will directly conflict with Yunmeng Jianze, and then he will meet Miss Xiu Niang again.

"So, let's just accept the arrogant request of the eldest lady for now, and step aside to watch the fight between the tigers. Is that right or not?"

Xie Lingjiang pursed his lips, stood up, snatched the black and white folding fan that Li Guoer was waving in her hand, stretched out his long legs, and walked out of the door.

Her tall and graceful figure disappeared at the stairs under the amused gazes of her best friends.

Inside and outside the study, only Xie Lingjiang's cold snort was left.

"You're such a chatterbox, so annoying."

……

Ouyang Rong thought about it for a long time last night.

I got up early this morning and got ready to go out.

I just rushed to the breakfast room, ready to inform my aunt that I would not be eating at home this morning.

As a result, as soon as I entered the room, I saw a beautiful figure in a red dress as bright as a rose. She was sitting at the table, scooping soup with a silver spoon and putting it into her mouth, listening to my aunt talking.

Xie Lingjiang smiled sweetly as she dined with Zhen Shuyuan, who was grinning from ear to ear.

When Ouyang Rong appeared at the door, both the big and small looked at him.

"Junior sister?" Ouyang Rong was curious.

"Brother, why did you get up so early today?" Xie Lingjiang asked.

Ouyang Rong was speechless: "I was just wondering why Junior Sister got up so early."

Zhen Shuyuan explained: "Xianxian came to visit me and chat about my birthday gift in the future." Xie Lingjiang put down the bowl and wiped the corners of his lips with a handkerchief:

"Friend Lu has just arrived and is staying at the palace. The prince and Sister Guo'er don't have any plans today, so they don't need me for the time being. I miss Aunt Zhen, so I came to visit her."

"Oh."

Ouyang Rong nodded.

He noticed that a wooden comb on Zhen Shuyuan's hair had disappeared, and the Taoshouzhai cakes that had been on the table next to her and had not been eaten for several days had also disappeared. He didn't know if they had been put away by Banxi and the others.

"Tan Lang, please sit down and eat together."

Ouyang Rong turned to Zhen Shuyuan and said:

"No need, my nephew is not hungry in the morning, Aunt and Junior Sister can eat, I have something else to do, so I'll go out first."

"Where are you going, senior brother? So early?" Xie Lingjiang asked strangely.

Ouyang Rong said seriously, "I went to Xunyang Grottoes yesterday." He then casually invited, "Junior Sister, do you want to join us? If you haven't finished eating, forget it. You can stay with Auntie for a while..."

"No, I'm full. I got up early today and I feel a little sleepy after eating. I'll go back to my room and rest first."

The beautiful woman in a silk dress sitting on the stool waved her hand and said kindly to Xie Lingjiang:
"Go ahead, protect your senior brother."

"it is good."

Xie Lingjiang hesitated for a moment, then stood up and followed Ouyang Rong.

Before leaving the breakfast room, Ouyang Rong noticed that his aunt gave him a meaningful look...

Soon, they arrived at the stable behind the back door.

Ouyang Rong, who had just gotten into the carriage, silently looked at his junior sister who got in and sat down safely. His expression did not show rejection, but hesitant to speak.

"Don't worry, big brother. I'm in a good mood today and I won't argue with her."

Ouyang Rong breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay."

Speechless all the way.

The two rushed to the Xunyang Grottoes at Shuangfengjian.

Wang Caozhi was not there, so Ouyang Rong asked Xie Lingjiang to wander around and asked for directions. After a while, he found Rong Zhen who was leading people to inspect the storage of the Buddha head.

When the latter saw him, his stern face early in the morning also showed some surprise.

The lady historian turned her head and glanced at the rising sun in the east, as if confirming something.

"Sorry to bother Ms. Rong for a moment."

Ouyang Rong pulled her to a deserted place, took out a Yunmeng Token from his sleeve, and said straight to the point:

"The latest news from Xunyang Palace is that there is something fishy about the Yunmeng Order widely distributed in Yunmeng Sword Lake. According to investigation, this item is vaguely related to a legendary mysterious formation in Yunmeng Sword Lake, and it may affect the entire Tiannan... Ms. Rong must be careful and pay attention to this item."

Rong Zhen, who was originally impatient, paused slightly, turned around and looked at him straight in the eye.

Ouyang Rong originally thought that the lady historian would get to the bottom of the matter and ask whether the source of the information was reliable, so he had already thought of an excuse to evade the question.

But she didn't say anything, and even her expression didn't change.

Ouyang Rong frowned slightly and couldn't help but speak:
"Uh, why are you staring at me? Don't you want to say something, Ms. Rong?"

Rong Zhenduo glanced at the young governor who had hurried over, his eyes fell on his serious face, then moved away and fell on the bronze dagger in his hand.

After a moment, she spoke:
"I understand. Thanks for reminding me. Ouyang Lianghan, you came so early. Have you eaten?"

Ouyang Rong frowned and looked at her, then suddenly asked:

"Ms. Rong was already prepared? So, she knew about it a long time ago?"

Rong Zhen lowered his eyes and said, "Didn't we submit a memorial a few days ago? Someone will come from Luoyang."

Without waiting for Ouyang Rong to speak, Rong Zhen said softly:

"Besides, hasn't the Supervisory Council been busy with this recently? They have been conducting a carpet search of all the Yunmeng Orders in Jiangzhou, especially in Xunyang City... This item is already a first-class contraband. Anyone who dares to keep it privately is guilty of a capital crime. Ouyang Lianghan, didn't you also participate in this some time ago? Have you forgotten?"

Ouyang Rong couldn't help but raise his eyebrows:
"It is true that they participated in the assistance, but there must be more than they can confiscate. There must be some brave ones, and they don't have to be from Jiangzhou. Others may carry this order and sneak into Xunyang City without being noticed, and approach the grotto... There are always people who are not afraid of death in Tiannan Jianghu."

"That's right..." Rong Zhen nodded slightly, seeming to agree, but his eyes quickly glanced at the beautiful figure in red who was strolling around the grotto not far behind Ouyang Rong, and the topic turned back to eating:
"I'll make it clear in advance that I don't care about your junior sister's meals... Never mind, I won't treat you to a meal."

Ouyang Rong always felt that Rong Zhen was deliberately avoiding the topic and pursed his lips.

"Whatever, it's fine."

He looked around and asked casually:

"By the way, where's Wang Caozhi? Why didn't I see him this time? He always arrived first before, and he seemed to be quite free."

Rong Zhen had a blank expression on his face: "I don't know, maybe he's busy."

"Oh. But why is this kid busy again..."

Ouyang Rong muttered, nodded, and didn't care.

"follow me."

Rong Zhen suddenly walked forward, and looking at the direction, he was heading to the place where the head of the Donglin Buddha was preserved.

Ouyang Rong followed obediently.

Rong Zhen seemed to be continuing his inspection.

Ouyang Rong followed behind her, and from time to time he glanced at the restored golden Buddha head in front of him.

I saw the huge Buddha head wrapped in a piece of tarpaulin that was dozens of feet in size. I could only see the facial contours of the Buddha head roughly outlined by the tarpaulin.

According to what Wang Caozhi said before, Ms. Rong would come to check on the Buddha head every day, and Deputy Supervisor Song has been living in a tent not far from the Buddha head for the past two months, guarding it almost around the clock.

"Ouyang Lianghan, are you sure this cloth is waterproof and moisture-proof?"

Rong Zhen's cold voice brought Ouyang Rong back to his senses. He glanced at her and nodded calmly:
"Ah."

He was in charge of the moisture-proof protection measures for the head of the Donglin Buddha. Last time on the Lantern Festival, Ms. Rong came to him for this "small matter".

"it is good."

Rong Zhen nodded slightly, squinted his eyes and looked at the sky, and suddenly said:
"It's almost the rainy season, and there's a lot of rain."

Ouyang Rong said subconsciously:
"The situation in Jiangzhou is like this. There is a lot of water. Not only do many water systems in the south of the Yangtze River converge, but the air is also humid and the rainy season is extremely long, which also makes flooding a big problem."

When he mentioned his old profession of water management, he spoke confidently and waved his hand:
"But for now, Xunyang City can rest assured. This newly opened tributary of the Xunshui River at Shuangfengjian has already alleviated the flood in Xunyang very well. It will definitely not interfere with the Donglin Buddha."

Rong Zhen looked at Ouyang Rong's cheerful face, and his originally stern expression softened a little, but it was barely noticeable. At least Ouyang Rong didn't pay much attention to it. In his eyes and in the eyes of many people, Lady Shi only had two forms: the face when she was in debt and the face when she was not in debt...

Rong Zhen pointed to the headless Buddha carved on the cliff in the grotto and asked:
"So this grotto, although open to the sky, has the Buddha sunken into it. It can be used to shelter from rain and prevent moisture and corrosion, right? Is this also a design you prepared a long time ago?"

"That's right." Ouyang Rong snapped his fingers and said in a nonchalant tone, "It's just some simple engineering principles."

"Simple?" Rong Zhen asked softly.

"correct."

Ouyang Rong became interested and pointed out some unnoticed details of the Great Buddha in the Grottoes, patiently introducing them:

"Ms. Rong, please look at this drainage system..."

Rong Zhen listened silently for a while, lowered his eyes and murmured: "How can it be simple, really..."

After a while, she waited quietly for the handsome young man in front of her who was in high spirits and talking incessantly, and then she stopped talking.

Squinting slightly, he asked, "The completion of the Buddha should be during the rainy season, right?"

Ouyang Rong counted with his fingers and nodded:

"Yes."

"it is good."

Rong Zhen repeated, "Very good."

Ouyang Rong couldn't help but look at her again.

Afterwards, the two continued their on-site inspection inside the cave.

Everyone looked at each other and there was silence for a while.

Behind them, a figure in bright red was also "strolling" along, not too far away.

Walking in front, Rong Zhen, who always wore a plain white dress, suddenly asked:
"Do you like women wearing red?"

Ouyang Rong was stunned and said truthfully:
"They all look good. Actually, it has nothing to do with the color. It depends on the person. For example, if you have dark skin, don't wear red, as it will make you look darker.

"Also, you can't wear it if you're too fat or too thin. If you're too fat, the red dress will make you look even fatter, and if you're too thin, the red dress won't hold you up, and it'll easily scare people if they run into you in the middle of the night.

"As for Junior Sister, she has fair skin, dark hair, a proper body shape, and is tall and outstanding. She is naturally beautiful, so a red dress is just right for her..."

"Oh, you're quite picky."

Rong Zhen in front of him snorted coldly:
"You have a lot of reasons, and you have studied them so thoroughly, and you still say that you don't like young ladies wearing red clothes. I think you just like this. Humph, when will Grand Scholar Ouyang publish a book specifically to teach young ladies how to dress? I guarantee that it will be sold out as soon as it is put on the shelves of Luoyang Bookstore. There is no demand for it."

"I really only have a rough understanding of it. Miss Rong, you are overpraising me. Besides, wasn't it Miss Rong who asked the question first? Naturally, I will answer it without hesitation."

Ouyang Rong said seriously.

He couldn't say that he learned all this dressing knowledge by chance when he was browsing the postgraduate entrance examination materials of some upright gentlemen in his previous life, right?

Rong Zhen walked ahead with her sleeves rolled up and her head held high, not even turning her head:

"I asked you to answer everything you know, but I didn't ask you to answer everything. Don't try to be nice to me. You might be doing it on purpose."

Ouyang Rong was speechless:

"Then why is Madam Shi asking this for no reason?"

She immediately said with a straight face:

"It's because your little junior sister is too dazzling."

Ouyang Rong practiced the silent meditation. His junior sister had very good hearing, and he couldn't respond at all to Ms. Rong's question.

But speaking of which, Junior Sister should have heard the red-clothed man’s praise just now.

Ouyang Rong was about to look back.

At this time, Rong Zhen paused for a long time and asked inexplicably:

"To explain is to cover up. Then... besides red, Ouyang Lianghan, what other colors do you like?"

Ouyang Rong suddenly looked helpless:
"I really don't like this, I just like red clothes..." At this point, he thought for a while: "But, if I have to say what color I like besides red, well, purple can be considered one."

Hearing the word purple, Rong Zhen didn't know what he was thinking of. His originally cold and tense face began to tremble slightly at the nose, and his cheeks flushed slightly.

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