Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 209: The Water of Canglang
In addition to the princess, several other passengers also boarded the Qianli ship.

The young monk Faxiu looked excited, as if he had something to announce, but he didn't say it himself, waiting for someone to ask him.

But maybe he was too transparent at ordinary times, and no one noticed his little expression for a while...

"Oh, you're here so early?" Chen Baxian saw Yang Zhong boarding the boat just before him, so he teased him, "I thought you would have to kneel on the washboard for a while."

"Haha, are you disappointed?" Yang Zhong said proudly, "How can my Tao'er be such a cruel person? Seeing that I'm drunk, can she still pick me up and make me kneel on the washboard?"

"This doesn't seem to be something to be proud of." Chen Lingzhi couldn't help laughing, and said enviously: "You two can hang out together in real life too, that's great."

"Then you can come and play too." Chen Baxian said with a smile, "Marshal Chen's daughter can't have fun with the people?"

"We are a poor family, what's so great about that?" Chen Lingzhi shook his head and sighed softly, "To be honest, I'm blind and can't walk well, so I basically don't go out."

"Ah?" Ren Yuan and Chen Baxian were both surprised. Ren Yuan looked at Chen Lingzhi's beautiful eyes that were as bright as stars and said softly, "You don't look like that."

"Because it was my Yin Shen who boarded the boat, of course I'm not blind." Chen Lingzhi smiled faintly: "But in reality, I'm just a blind fortune teller."

"Can't the princess cure your eyes?" The little monk asked with concern, not caring about his own business.

"This is the price of my supernatural power, and the princess can't do anything about it." Chen Lingzhi shook his head.

"Miss Lingzhi has great powers. She can see more than ordinary people without using her eyes." Yang Zhong said in a deep voice.

"That's right. I'm now used to using my third eye instead of my physical eyes." Ren Yuan also said softly.

“Think positively, you spend one day in reality and five days in a dream. That means you can only see for one day and can see for five days, which is almost like a normal person.” Chen Baxian’s comfort was always so unique.

Faxiu also comforted him softly, "The Diamond Sutra says: 'All appearances are false. If you see all appearances as non-appearances, you will see the Tathagata.' Therefore, many of my Buddhist monks deliberately close their eyes to practice. This way, they can concentrate on their inner practice and enlightenment without distractions."

"No need to comfort me." Chen Lingzhi smiled gratefully and said casually, "I've gotten used to it. Besides, I can still see the world with my eyes in my dreams, which is lucky enough."

"That makes sense." When a rough man comforts someone, he always stops at the right point.

Seeing that Chen Lingzhi had finished his topic, the little monk cleared his throat and prepared to talk about his own affairs.

But Ren Yuan asked in a deep voice: "Miss Lingzhi, are you going to let the case of Donghun Hou go?"

Chen Lingzhi nodded and said, "The captain should know that the emperor's eldest grandson is gone, and the emperor will only feel sorry for the second prince now."

"Who cares about the people of our Xianxiang?" Ren Yuan spat, "Well, I'm just talking nonsense. How can a mere commoner compare to the emperor's son?"

"Hehe, brother, you have recognized the reality and are one step closer to liberation." Chen Baxian laughed and said, "Ten thousand lives of ordinary people are not worth the value of a prince or grandson of an emperor."

"Although I don't want to admit it, this is the reality." Yang Zhong also nodded.

"Didn't Buddha say that all living beings are equal?" The little monk was led astray again.

"All living things have never been equal, and they will never be equal in the future." Ren Yuan and the other two taught the little monk in unison: "The things in the scriptures are used to fool others, don't fool yourself."

"Oh..." The little monk didn't dare to argue with his three brothers. He lowered his head in grievance and rubbed his two index fingers. "Anyway, this case has come to an end." Chen Lingzhi looked at the three men talking nonsense and knew that his father's worries were not unnecessary, so he sighed and said:

"I know you are disappointed with my father's handling of the matter, but I don't want to defend him because I am disappointed too. But I would like you to recall the purpose of joining the Gou Chen Division."

"He was caught." Chen Baxian curled his lips.

"Nonsense, I could have let you go at the beginning." Chen Lingzhi shook his head.

"Haha, okay, I'll be honest. The most fundamental reason is that I want to stand out." Chen Baxian confessed, "Other places are too dark, and there is no chance for us ordinary people to stand out. In comparison, the military merit system of the Gou Chen Division can still give me some hope."

"Good, very frank." Chen Lingzhi nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Ren Yuan and asked, "Where is the ship owner?"

"Because the Sansheng Beast said that my destiny lies here." Ren Yuan replied.

"Captain..." Chen Lingzhi said coquettishly.

"Okay, I'll tell the truth too." Ren Yuan sighed and said, "I don't have as clear ambitions as my elder brother, and I don't know what my mission is. My current purpose in the Gou Chen Division is to avoid my enemies and then find an opportunity to kill them."

"So everyone enters the Gou Chen Division for their own purposes, not for those lofty ideals." Chen Lingzhi said frankly:

"In that case, everyone should strive for their own goals and complete their own work. Why do we need to report unrealistic fantasies to Gou Chen Si?"

As she said this, she sneered and said, "To rely on the royal henchmen to deal with the royal people is as ridiculous as expecting the sun to rise at night."

Ren Yuan and Chen Baxian seemed to be thinking deeply after hearing what Chen Lingzhi said, and it seemed that they were convinced by what Chen Lingzhi said.

"Haha, my eldest sister, will your father be unhappy if you say that?" Chen Baxian said with a smile.

"No, because that's what my father said to me." Chen Lingzhi smiled and shook his head, "Of course he didn't say it as bluntly as I did. He said, 'The water of Canglang is clear, it can wash my hat; the water of Canglang is turbid, it can wash my feet.' But I think the meaning is roughly the same."

"What is General Chen's purpose?" Ren Yuan asked softly.

"My father's ideal is to overthrow the Nine-Rank System." Then Chen Lingzhi said lightly.

"..." Ren Yuan and the other two were stunned. Even the little monk was surprised and asked, "Sister, are you kidding? The Nine-Rank Official Law has been in place for three hundred years. Who can shake it?"

"Has it always been right?" Ren Yuan's eyes lit up, and he was obviously a little excited. "Even if it made sense in the past, how can a system remain unchanged for three hundred years? Now this law is already rotten and it is really time to make some changes!"

"If my father heard this, he would definitely regard the ship owner as a close friend." Chen Lingzhi looked at Ren Yuan with her beautiful eyes shining. Just as she was about to say something else, she saw a flash of white light in front of her, and Princess Yongkang got on board.

Xiao Yuhuan's face didn't look very good, and she looked like she was going to comfort me.

"What's wrong, Princess?" Chen Baxian asked with a smile, "Who made you angry? I'll go beat him up."

"My nephew is dead." Xiao Yuhuan sighed faintly, "My only nephew."

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