My book friend Long Aotian

Chapter 186: Seventh Uncle, Number One in Baihua Valley!

"I'm sorry to trouble Senior Sister and Sanlang."

At the branch meeting held later, Seventh Uncle apologized briefly.

When the master learned about what happened, he had nothing to say. He just said, "Since Seventh Sister has reasons to stay in Huazhou, we have nothing to say. Since we are fellow disciples, we should help each other. This has always been the case in Baihua Valley."

Uncle Seven looked at Li Bailong again: "I'm afraid I've delayed your work."

Li Bailong bowed slightly and said, "It's okay. We are already at loggerheads with Yun Hua Tang. What happened to Master Uncle is just to open up a second battlefield. If I am distracted, Yun Hua Tang will also be distracted."

"Sister, you should worry about yourself."

Jiang Lishu sighed, "One knows the warmth or coldness of the water after drinking it. You have been staying in Huazhou, violating the taboos of the first wife. If they want to drive you away, they don't need any sinister schemes. They just need to bring up your past and let the people on the streets talk about it. When the rumors reach your ears, can you bear it? Even if you cover your ears and pretend not to know, can you really not care or think about it in your heart?"

This is absolutely impossible.

There is no doubt that Seventh Uncle is a pressure monster. If she could be extremely self-centered and not care about what the outside world thinks of her, she would not have confined herself to a small circle and imprisoned herself until now.

In response, Miss Ma lowered her eyes and said softly, "There's nothing we can do about it."

Jiang Lishu rolled his eyes, looked at his apprentice, and mouthed "Longtou is such an idiot".

Li Bailong nodded and also mouthed the words silently: "I want to break off the engagement with this old Deng."

The third lady, who was standing behind Miss Ma, witnessed the whole process, looked embarrassed and lowered her head.

The master sighed and pointed at Li Bailong: "Evil creature, think of a way. You don't want to see Seventh Master being hurt by the rumors made up by the wanton male coagulation in public opinion, right?"

These words made the Seventh Uncle and the Third Lady, who had been looking down in sorrow, look up at the same time.

Although they were not familiar with each other in normal times, Feng Lin’s incident happened first and today’s incident happened later. The responsibility, means and chivalry shown by this person have made the two of them have an inexplicable trust and expectation.

——People like this might really have a solution.

And Li Bailong obviously did not disappoint this expectation.

He thought for a moment and said, "I have found a solution... It depends on what Master just said."

Jiang Lishu was puzzled and asked, "What?"

Li Bailong smiled and said, "Master, please repeat what you just said."

The master refused: "...I don't want it, that's stupid."

This plot of "the character repeating what he just said and giving inspiration to the protagonist" seems to be a technique to trigger readers' thinking, but in fact it is just to make up the word count. As a best-selling author in Huazhou, Jiang Lishu is naturally very familiar with this technique, so she emotionally refuses to become a "plot driver that provides key inspiration for the protagonist."

——Come to think of it, A-di doesn’t write novels, so why does he speak in such a sarcastic way and keep people in suspense and whet their appetite?

Over there, Uncle Seven said softly, "Evil creature, think of a way. You don't want to see Uncle Seven being hurt by the rumors spread by the public opinion, right? - That's what my sister said."

YES!

Li Bailong nodded and said, “Nan Ning, making yellow rumors——However, this is Huazhou.”

The uncle-master and the third lady were still at a loss, but Jiang Lishu, as the native most polluted by the earthlings, had reacted quickly and she took a breath.

"You are so scary."

The master sighed sincerely: "Even the female boxers are being used...you ideological slut!"

Li Bailong said proudly: "There are no eternal enemies, only Jimei who will always be filled with tears!"

Uncle Seven was even more confused: "You...what are you talking about?"

Jiang Lishu turned his head, smiled, and reached out to grab his uncle's arm: "I envy you, Jimei, you are about to have the most determined and purest ally in the world who will help you unconditionally!"

"..."

My fellow disciples, who understands?

What is Sixth Senior Sister talking about?

She looked at Li Bailong for help.

Li Bailong smiled slightly and replied in a deep voice: "Huazhou has a unique literary style. In recent years, the female thoughts have fed back from the cultural mouth, which has really affected the way of thinking of Huazhou people and cultivated a group of... well, awakened female friends. If Yunhuatang were to talk about the old things of the master uncle, in other places, it would probably be a harsh threat and murderous words, but in Huazhou, it is hard to say who will win or lose."

The master was not afraid of the big deal and slammed the table, saying, "Fight, fight! It would be worth it to die to see Jimei attack the six major sects!"

The third lady glanced sideways.

——The founding female heroes of Baihua Valley are all so weird...

On the contrary, the second generation have become much more normal - for example, Mr. Li, who is sincere and loyal, courageous and responsible, but also flexible and calm when faced with difficulties. He is a good man that is hard to find in the world.

Uncle Seventh thought for a moment and barely understood.

"That is to say..."

"I don't know what means Yunhua Hall will use to bully you, but if they want to use public opinion, I think they will just shoot themselves in the foot... After all, Huazhou is different."

Li Bailong said sincerely, "And Master Uncle is 100% a victim of arranged marriage and scumbag behavior."

Uncle Seven knows what "scumbag" means.

This word was brought to Baihua Valley by the people on Earth, and because of the corporate culture of our sect, it was quickly accepted, adopted and spread. Now it has become a new popular word in Da Qi.

When she heard this, she just said, "That person...is not actually a scumbag."

"..."

Oops.

Li Bailong felt that there was something fishy inside.

"I'll leave that person's character to the readers to discuss." Now was not the time for gossip, so he simply said, "For disciples, what we have to protect now is Seventh Uncle's reputation and soul. As I just said, if Yun Huatang brings up old matters, this method can break it...but we need to seek Uncle's consent." Miss Ma thought about it and let out a meaningless laugh.

"Do you want to tell my story to the girls in Huazhou to discuss it and then set a tone that will benefit me?"

"Uncle Master is wise." Li Bailong nodded: "This concerns your privacy, so I dare not take the initiative."

Seventh Uncle sat quietly and fell into silence.

What they are discussing now is the cage that has trapped her for several years.

She had always been afraid of and avoiding it. She didn't want anyone to mention it, didn't want anyone to touch it, didn't want to think about it, didn't want to talk about it, and she wished the whole world would forget about it...but it was there.

After a long while, Miss Ma sighed, "Okay."

There was fatigue and helplessness in her eyes.

"Anyway, the first wife is going to use this as a topic of conversation. It doesn't matter whether I agree or not."

"Master uncle is wise and decisive."

"No need to talk about this..." The uncle looked stunned, "Will it really work?"

"Of course it is useful. This is the right to speak, the right to define and the right to interpret."

“If you don’t fight for it, it will fall into the hands of others.”

"For example, the Demon Sect is now being hunted down by everyone. Wherever it goes, everyone, regardless of whether they are officials or civilians, hates and is hostile to it. In the final analysis, it is because the court has the right to define and interpret the Demon Sect."

"The same principle also applies to Master Uncle's past."

Li Bailong lowered his head slightly and said seriously: "If we could seize public opinion and change the nature of this matter, then my uncle's situation and mood in the past few years would probably be much better."

There seemed to be a gleam in the eyes of the Seventh Uncle, and then he raised his eyebrows and sighed: "There was nothing we could do back then."

"So it's not too late now."

Li Bailong said solemnly: "I will promote public opinion in Huazhou to support Master Uncle and re-discuss the past events, so that the world will re-examine the role played by Master Uncle in that story... The sympathy and pity of the world may also be a huge burden to you, but it is much lighter than ridicule and mockery."

“The lighter the weight you carry, the more likely you are to take a few more steps.”

Miss Ma looked at him.

He looked at her calmly.

"It sounds like your plan is not limited to protecting me from the attacks of the eldest wife?"

“Yes, now that we have done it, perhaps we can do more.”

"You always like to meddle in other people's business? Why are you helping me? Are you being chivalrous?"

"Uncle Master, you can understand it this way."

"Then that's not the real reason...tell me why."

"Is this important?"

"Important." Uncle Seven said calmly with a stubborn look in his eyes, "There is a person who wants to drag me back to the eyes of the whole world and make me remember the time when I was famous eight years ago, but he is under the banner of wanting to help me... If it were you, would you like to know his motive for doing this?"

"……really."

"Then tell me."

"When I heard about that eight years ago, I laughed, too."

Li Bailong turned his head away, not looking at his uncle's gaze: "...That's it."

The master showed a look of surprise, as if something terrible had happened.

The third lady took a step forward and was considering whether, if the eldest lady suddenly attacked Master Li, should she stop her immediately, or wait until the eldest lady hit her with a palm before stopping her?

Fortunately, Miss Ma just stared at Li Bailong, her eyes changing, with despair and hope coexisting in them.

"...That's all."

After a long while, she sighed softly, "Do whatever you want."

"Thank you for your generosity, uncle."

"It's just a broken jar." Miss Ma said woodenly, "It can't get any worse anyway."

"It's a good thing that Master Uncle thinks this way."

"Good thing?"

Li Bailong replied: "If things can't get any worse, then they will definitely turn for the better in the future..."

Miss Ma sneered: "Why, are you still friends with the bald donkey in Zhengnian Temple? Don't give me this kind of Buddhist food. You can manipulate the public opinion in Huazhou, or call on a hundred or a thousand Jimei to help me argue for a reversal, but you can't change the established facts..."

Her eyes were cold, yet they revealed an abyss of despair that seemed bottomless.

That was the only fact she had come to realize in the past few years.

"In the Southern Qi and the Northern Ning, in the Jianghai and Caosha, the noble families of the world married two people of different surnames. There was a pair of people who loved each other deeply. Although they had made a vow to each other, they were torn apart by their country, the world, and their relatives. They were powerless to resist and made the most courageous decision in the desperate fate. In the end, they both died for love and turned into butterflies, living together and flying together, never separated for the rest of their lives. This beautiful love story spread throughout the north and south, resounded through the countries, and was praised and remembered by the world..."

Uncle Seven spoke in a calm tone and a light voice.

"And I am just the stupid noise in this swan song of love."

I have something to do today, so I will write 3,000 words first and finish it in the evening

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(End of this chapter)