Bone

The sun rose and the lights faded.On the outskirts of the imperial capital, the broad leaves in the garden rinse, and the dew falls on the ground, shimmering and reflecting the morning light.

Under the warm morning light, Fu Duanshui stood in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, his brows and eyes were stern, and he looked indifferently at Ye Jinzhu and Ye Yunting who were being punished.

In order to show tranquility, various kinds of weeds were planted in the small courtyard, and white gravel was spread all over the ground. At this moment, there was another short case covered with paper and ink. If there were not two people kneeling and being punished before the case, this The scene is quite elegant.

The short case was placed in front of them, and the two youths surnamed Ye stayed up all night. The moon-white thin shirts were soaked with Yelu's sweat, Nie Nie pressed against her body, and the movement of raising her arms was difficult to feel refreshed, but the two of them Still not daring to let out a sigh of relief, he just knelt on the gravel on the ground with a straight posture, copying the "Miaozhuang Lotus Sutra" without distraction.

Zhang Zhang turned over the pages of the book and copied the scriptures word by word. The sharp gravel hit his knees fiercely, as if he was kneeling on two groups of flames. The pain was so hot that it was unbearable.Ye Jinzhu, who was copying scriptures with his head down, grinned silently and hissed, and his hand movements also involuntarily slowed down a bit.

In the next second, a vine branch made of spiritual energy mercilessly hit the back of his hand, leaving a clear red mark.

"Just kneeling and copying the scriptures, I can't stand it anymore." Fu Duanshui coldly waved away the vine branches in his hands, "If you are in the sect now, you should accept the 32 articles of the patriarchal system, how are you going to do it?"

Although no one expected that the national teacher would suddenly attack, but they were indeed reckless first... Even though Ye Jinzhu was dissatisfied in his heart, he didn't dare to speak out to defend himself, he just lowered his head tremblingly, " ……yes."

After all, the punishment in their sect is said to be 32 articles of the patriarchal clan, rather it is 32 cases of torture. Compared with it, the punishment of kneeling and copying is no different from scratching the itch. It's better to be honest and content with Changle...

Fu Duanshui saw that he was dissatisfied, but he didn't punish him further, he just said indifferently: "You are at fault for acting recklessly, and I am also at fault for being incompetent in discipline. , I will go to the hall to receive the punishment."

"...Ah?" Ye Jinzhu was dissatisfied in his heart, but he was complaining about the crazy national teacher, and he was not punished for disobedience. He looked up at Fu Duanshui dumbly, "How can this be done?!——"

...It's clearly only their fault, so how could the senior brother be punished for being so tired?Ye Yunting also bit his lips in guilt, "Brother——"

"No need to say much, I have my own decision on this matter." After all, he made a mistake this time without telling the sect and taking his disciples out. Fu Duanshui calmly interrupted their unfinished words, and glanced at them again. The pens stopped in their hands, "Continue."

The two little leaves couldn't write any more, and they stammered to persuade him, "But...the sect's sect..."

"...It's not the brother's fault..."

"...No one will know if you don't tell me..."

The words were mixed, and Fu Duanshui lowered his eyes slightly unmoved, looking down at the stack of "Miaozhuang Lotus Sutra" on the case, "Every time I say a sentence, I will copy it again."

"..." The two little leaves fell silent for a moment, they didn't dare to say any more, but they still didn't write obediently, they just looked at him, silently revealing some sincerity and anxiety in their eyes.

Suddenly, another laughing voice came in obliquely, "—why did you kneel down like this so early in the morning?"

Ji Zhuoran stepped forward generously, stepping on the white gravel on the ground and approaching, looked at Fu Duanshui with a cold expression, and then at the two teenagers kneeling in front of the desk in panic, and said half-jokingly: "No need to do anything. This great gift, get up quickly."

With Fu Duanshui by his side, how could Ye Jinzhu and Ye Yunting dare to follow his instructions as a proxy, neither of them moved, they just stared at their elder brother stiffly.

Fu Duanshui glanced at Ji Zhuoran, and looked away before he could laugh, Liangliang explained: "The two of them acted recklessly, violated the sect's rules, and should be punished."

Seeing that the clothes of the two teenagers were slightly wet, Ji Zhuoran guessed that they must have been kneeling all night, so he shook his head helplessly, and said kindly: "Hasn't this already been punished? It's almost enough... so embarrassing Damn, I still think this is in the palace."

Laughing at him again, "I also wondered what strange tricks your sect uses to punish people, but I don't think it's copying scriptures—I really don't know if it's the sect or the Buddhism."

Fu Duanshui still didn't look at him, just pursed his lips and said nothing.

It was really hard to move this person with a sigh, Ji Zhuoran coughed softly, "It's me...it's me who didn't think carefully, and sent them to wait for the opportunity to get close to the national teacher, so...if anything happens, you should It's my palace's fault."

Fu Duanshui finally looked at him squarely, his tone was cooler than before, and his eyes were not warm, "The prince is not a member of my clan, so there is no need to abide by my family rules, so naturally the prince will not be punished."

... Well, it turned out that I was still angry with him for not making proper arrangements.Ji Zhuoran glanced at the two teenagers apologetically, then laughed sullenly, and said to Fu Duanshui: "You have a personal relationship with me, so it's also against the rules, why are you so strict with others than yourself— —”

Fu Duanshui lowered his eyes slightly, and didn't respond to his words. He watched him roll up his wide sleeves, and condescendingly leaned over to pull up the two teenagers, "Okay, okay, the punishment is enough, it's more important. Tomorrow night It's a palace banquet, and we still need to discuss with the two immortals, Tan Qin, what to do next."

As if he wanted to save the two teenagers, he didn't wait for Fu Duanshui to react, so he dragged them out of the courtyard, "It's not too late, the carriage is waiting outside, let's go to the Tanfu now." .”

Ye Jinzhu and Ye Yunting knelt for a whole night, their knees and legs were numb and painful, they grinned and dared not speak, but Fu Duanshui didn't make a sound to stop him, just stood there with his lips pursed, I don't know what he was thinking, Just like that, they were dragged away by Ji Zhuoran staggeringly.

After a while, he sighed silently and followed slowly.

The morning sun was shining directly, the carriage drove steadily into the city, and four people sat quietly in the small carriage, all of them were silent.

Ji Zhuoran used to have a slight smile on his lips, tilting his head to look at the city view outside the curtain, Ye Jinzhu and Ye Yunting escaped, taking it for granted that he didn't dare to make a sound, only looking at the nose, the nose Keeping his head down in a silent manner, Fu Duanshui didn't talk much at first, so he would never pick up some topics to talk about, so he just lowered his eyes slightly, and focused his eyes on Ji Zhuoran's rolled-up sleeves.

Ji Zhuoran is the crown prince, so he is naturally wearing the best brocade, the sleeves are embroidered with bright moon water flow, and a beautiful jade-like wrist is exposed underneath——

Fu Duanshui paused for a moment, then moved his eyes away.

Few people know that there are a few pale pink scars on the arm under the brocade sleeve - beautiful jade has time.

It was the wound he got when he fell off a cliff when he was young and was scratched by rocks.

Probably fate and luck.He was still young at that time, and an elder in the sect pointed him to a treasured place with rich aura, and ordered him to go there to practice for a few months, and he followed his advice, thus improving his cultivation and training. Because of this, he was able to get acquainted with a...confidant.

That treasure land is located under the cliff of a spiritual mountain. There is a temple called Lingxian Temple on the mountainside. As for the years that have passed, when I think about it again, I no longer remember what the mountains and cliffs looked like—it should be a piece of green, with mountains and water.

... On the contrary, the scene of picking up the little prince under the cliff is still vivid in my memory.

During those six months, all he could see was green, and he was accompanied only by solitary birds on branches. Suddenly, he heard a few cries of pain, and he thought it was because he had been alone for too long and had hallucinations.Following the sound, I saw this bruised and bruised man in the forest at the foot of the cliff, he was groaning with his eyes closed, and a red mole at the end of his eye was as bright as a drop of blood—he didn't cry.

There are laws in the sect, and it is necessary to save the common people from danger, so he walked over and rescued him.

...Later, I always heard him say that he was born with the emperor's destiny, so he must be different from ordinary people, and it is not unreasonable to think about it.It should be said that he was very lucky and was frightened by the python. Fortunately, he did not fall from the top of the mountain, but fell from the side of the mountain. When he fell, he was blocked by many branches growing out of the cliff. , fell slowly, so he didn't fall badly, but the brocade he was wearing was scratched by the rough rocks, and the skin on his body was torn apart, looking in a mess.

When he was young, he was good at medicine and familiar with sword formulas, but he was not yet proficient in healing techniques. He reluctantly picked various herbs for him to stop the bleeding and internal injuries, and then tried to give him the Su Xin formula. Although the healing was considered effective, it still left a few shallow scars on his body because of his inexperienced techniques.

Then we got acquainted, got acquainted, and the days passed.Ji Zhuoran has become a prince from a prince, and his cultivation has become more and more refined, and he will no longer be troubled by a mere Su Xin Jue, but every time he sees the old scars on his hands, he still can't help but think about it——

Old scars are always hard to get rid of.

Maybe it's because of this that he can't see the prince intentionally hurting himself in exchange for a so-called "closeness", but the prince seems to never get tired of this little trick...

"..." Fu Duanshui stopped his thoughts, turned his head to look outside the curtain, "Why haven't you arrived yet?"

It was rare to hear him speak on his own initiative, Ji Zhuoran looked at him in surprise, then smiled and said, "How long has it been since Fu Xianjun couldn't sit still? Just ahead."

He teased him again, "Could it be that among the various laws and regulations of your clan, there is a rule that the carriage should not drive too slowly?"

Fu Duanshui glanced at him indifferently, "I disappointed His Highness, there is no such thing."

Don't hang out with the powerful, and don't get involved in the affairs of the court-these two things do exist.

"Has the sun come out from the west?" Ji Zhuoran showed a bit of deliberate surprise, and the red mole at the end of his eyes trembled slightly when he bent his eyes and smiled, "Fu Xianjun can actually say sarcastic words!"

"..." Fu Duanshui glanced at him speechlessly, and heard the coachman stop the horse in front of the Tanfu, he ignored his further teasing, got off the carriage first, and turned around to take Ye Jinzhu and Ye Yun to stop for a while , helped them down.

... There is indeed a personal relationship, and it is indeed a violation of the sect's laws.

"Be stricter with others and more lenient with yourself" is indeed not what a gentleman does. He has consciously tasted the taste of the 32 articles of the patriarchal law early in the morning.

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