Evil Master and Disciple

"The road is long and long, and I will search up and down..."

Qiu Changlin heard these two lines of poetry.

A very strange expression suddenly appeared on his old face.

He looked at Ye Feng with a very strange look.

Ye Feng thought that the old man was intimidated by him, and felt secretly proud.

Those two poems encouraging learning by Yan Zhenqing and Zhu Xi couldn't intimidate a second-rate sage like you, so you brought up Qu Yuan yourself. How about that? It really intimidated you, didn't it?

However, Ye Feng didn't feel proud for long before he felt something was wrong.

Because Qiu Changlin's eyes were very strange. They didn't look like he was stunned, but more like... confusion.

What is he wondering about?

Could it be that this little old man has heard these two sentences?

Just when Ye Feng was puzzled, Qiu Changlin said slowly: "Master Ye, these two lines of poetry should not be written by you, right?"

Ye Feng's heart skipped a beat and his pupils shrank slightly.

This...this old man has really heard these two sentences.

How is that possible! This is a line from Qu Yuan's "Li Sao"...

and many more!

Ye Feng was shocked.

I was so busy showing off in front of the Second Sage that I forgot something very important.

Qu Yuan, a historical figure before the Qin Dynasty!

This world and the world of his previous life began to separate before the pre-Qin period.

"It's really Tang Monk who has returned. Holy shit! I'm screwed now!"

Ye Feng's thoughts raced as he thought about how to deal with the situation.

Although he felt guilty, he appeared very calm.

With a hint of surprise, he said, "Senior Sub-Sage, you have a very good eye. It's true that these two lines of poetry were not written by my students. Have you seen these two lines of poetry?"

Qiu Changlin nodded slowly and said, "I have seen it, but I am very curious why Master Ye has also seen it."

"Um, I... I saw it in an ancient book in the Yunhai Sect's library. I was writing two poems encouraging learning in a row, and my inspiration ran out. I couldn't think of anything new, so I borrowed these two lines. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Senior!"

Ye Feng is a man with a thick skin and strong psychological quality.

Even though Qiu Changlin exposed on the spot that these two lines of poetry were plagiarized, he remained calm and made excuses for himself.

Qu Yuan was a figure before the pre-Qin period, but Yan Zhenqing and Zhu Xi were not. He was sure that Qiu Changlin had never heard of the two poems he had written before to encourage learning.

After hearing Ye Feng's explanation, Qiu Changlin nodded slowly and said, "I've heard that the Yunhai Sect's library has millions of books. I didn't expect that even this kind of ancient text is recorded there."

Qiu Changlin did not continue to ask Ye Feng to write poetry, as if he had already believed in Ye Feng's poetic talent.

He said slowly: "Young Master Ye is the most talented person I have ever met in my life. I now fully believe that masterpieces such as "When Will the Bright Moon Rise" and "Four Lines of the Sage" were all written by Young Master Ye.

By the way, since Master Ye had met Yi Yunhan at Yueyang Tower, then the young man named Hu who suddenly appeared at Yueyang Tower some time ago and wrote the "Yueyang Tower Record" in public should also be Master Ye, right?

Seeing that Qiu Changlin seemed to have been fooled by him, Ye Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Ye Feng said a little embarrassedly: "I use a pseudonym for convenience when traveling around the world."

"That explains it. No wonder Yi Yunhan wanted to take you in as his disciple. The Yueyang Tower Record you wrote that day is arguably the greatest travelogue of all time. You worry about the people when you're in high office, and worry about your ruler when you're far away... It's truly impressive.

More than ten years ago, I met a woman who came up with the first line of a couplet. I and several so-called sub-sages have yet to come up with the second line.

Mr. Ye's poetry is far superior to that of ordinary people like us. I wonder if Mr. Ye could give me some advice?"

"Well, I'm okay at writing poems, but I'm not good at writing couplets. However, I'd like to hear what the eternal absolute is that has stumped Senior Sub-Sage for decades."

Ye Feng has a certain understanding of his own cultural level.

He has memorized 300 Tang poems, but he has never memorized couplets.

So, he didn't say anything complete.

Qiu Changlin nodded slowly and said, "The first line of the couplet that woman came up with was, 'Smoke locks the willows in the pond.'"

"Forehead……"

When Ye Feng heard the five words "Smoke locks the willows in the pond", his body suddenly stiffened.

How can it be!

How could this couplet appear in this world?

woman?

Could it be the old lady who asked me to meet her in the capital?

Apart from her, no other woman would know this first couplet.

Seeing Ye Feng's expression suddenly change, Qiu Changlin said, "Master Ye, can't you figure it out?"

Ye Feng slowly came back to his senses and said, "This first couplet may seem simple, but it implies the Five Elements and has a profound artistic conception. It is indeed difficult to come up with a second couplet."

Qiu Changlin was slightly stunned and said, "Oh, from what Master Ye said, it seems that you can come up with the second line?"

Ye Feng said, "I can try, but can I ask which extraordinary woman came up with this first couplet?"

Qiu Changlin had a strange expression on his face, and he said slowly, "There's nothing to hide. It was Miss Ruyan, the most popular courtesan in Wanhua Tower over ten years ago."

"what?"

Ye Feng's expression changed for the first time.

That shouldn't be the case. The person who came up with this couplet should be an old woman.

How could it be Ruyan, the top courtesan of Wanhua Tower?

and many more……

More than ten years ago, the most popular courtesan in Wanhua Tower? Ruyan?

If I remember correctly, it's Junior Sister Ling'er's mother?!

"Mr. Ye, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing Ye Feng's expression suddenly change, Qiu Changlin looked puzzled.

Ye Feng slowly shook his head and said, "No...nothing. I just found it surprising that a woman living in a brothel could be so absolute."

"Yes, Miss Ruyan is indeed a remarkable woman, but she is beautiful but has a tragic fate, and has fallen into the mortal world. If she were a man, he would have become a great man.

Mr. Ye, could you try to write a second line for this?"

Ye Feng pretended to be in deep thought.

He had seen this timeless second line when he was browsing Douyin before.

Cannons guard the sea tower. This is generally recognized as the most perfect second line of the couplet. However, there are no cannons in this world.

Although there are fireworks and firecrackers in this world, the firecrackers like fireworks and firecrackers are definitely not in line with the cannons used on the Zhenhai City Tower.

However, someone managed to come up with the second line.

Ye Feng paced for a while, then walked to the low table, picked up the brush from the pen holder, spread out a piece of paper and began to write.

Qiu Changlin immediately stood up and walked to Ye Feng's side to watch.

"Peach Blossom Wave Dike..."

Qiu Changlin looked at the five crooked words written by Ye Feng.

I stood there in a daze for a moment.

It's not that what's right is bad.

So far, the second couplet that Ye Feng came up with after a moment's thought is the most neat one that these sub-saints have come up with in many years.

But the word Ye Feng...

A great poet, brilliant and erudite...how could his handwriting be so ugly?! It's not even neat and tidy!

Ye Feng was actually very helpless.

In my previous life, I used fountain pens, pencils, and ballpoint pens...

This one uses a brush.

After he came to this world, he was too lazy to even practice cultivation, so how could he spend extra time practicing calligraphy?