From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 1258

The clear lake water shone with thousands of rays of light under the sunshine, like countless pieces of gold foil pasted on the slope of the waves, every inch of it was shining.

The mountains in the distance raised a beautiful outline. It was summer, the foothills were green, and the tops were shining with white light. That was the unmelted snow, the place where it connected with the sky.

The wind was blowing, Zhou Yuan and others walked on the shore, looking at the beautiful scenery around, and their moods were much more open.

Xiaoying happily took Ainizi's hand and ran with her in the sunshine and wind, her hair flying, and she laughed like a silver bell.

She hadn't been so wanton and happy for a long time.

And the fifteen-year-old Ainizi was at the age of romance, and she was full of energy at the moment, playing with Xiaoying.

This is her hometown. The beautiful scenery of her hometown is so loved by others, and she has a sense of pride that she can't help but feel.

Zhou Yuan held the hand of the second senior sister, walked side by side with the master, and talked leisurely.

Talking about the childhood of the second senior sister and the interesting stories of Baiyun Mountain.

"She has been quiet and stubborn since she was a child. She couldn't practice a set of sword techniques, so she secretly competed at night and stayed up late to practice."

Thinking of the past, Su Youzi also smiled: "I don't have to be harsh on her, she is very hardworking."

"When she was sixteen or seventeen years old, her swordsmanship was very good, and she had no problem dealing with ordinary martial arts masters. Then I let her go down the mountain."

"Who knew that she joined the inner guards half a year after she went down the mountain? If I hadn't received a letter from her big world, I would have been kept in the dark."

"Fortunately, she has never slacked off over the years and has made continuous progress. Finally, she has achieved admirable achievements."

Ye Qingying's face was slightly red, she lowered her head, and there was a smile on the corner of her mouth.

This moment made her very happy.

Being held by Zhou Yuan's hand, walking beside the master, listening to the master talking about the past, it was like taking a man home to meet the parents, listening to her mother praising herself... There was a kind of family warmth.

Ye Qingying lost both her parents when she was young, but she was never an orphan. Some people treated her as a daughter.

In this regard, she was happier than Cai Ni.

Zhou Yuan said, "Master, I admire the efforts of the second senior sister, but why do you say that she does better than me? Am I not awesome?"

He didn't have to compete with the second senior sister, but just wanted to bicker with the master.

Su Youzi snorted, "Although you have achieved more, you are not as good as Qing Ye in self-discipline and character. Look at your usual style. How can you be like me who came from Baiyun Mountain?"

"I was deceived by your words 'give drink to the world' at the beginning. I shouldn't have accepted you as my apprentice."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "I have a glass of wine, which is enough to comfort the dust. I pour it into the rivers and seas and give it to the world. Master, haven't I been doing these things all these years? How can this be a lie?"

Su Youzi looked at Zhou Yuan, frowning, but slowly relaxed his brows.

She nodded and said, "That's right. I remember your story. Your father should be satisfied."

This sentence made Zhou Yuan's smile stiff.

His identity is special. Strictly speaking, his father is the one who shaped his soul in his previous life.

So the question is.

Are they really satisfied with everything I have done?

Zhou Yuan's voice was a little low: "They should... not be satisfied yet. The Western Region has not been recovered, and the Snow Region is still the same. They have not given up any land or any people. My work is not done yet."

Ye Qingying asked in confusion: "What are you talking about?"

Zhou Yuan smiled, put aside his worries, and said: "I mean! The Western Region is so beautiful! How can I bear to let it wander outside!"

"I want future generations to have the opportunity to come here and be proud of the beauty of their country, just like Ayinizi at this moment, her face is full of pride."

Su Youzi slapped him on the back of the head, making Zhou Yuan shiver.

"Talk less and do more."

Su Youzi said: "When you have done these things and done them well, it will not be too late to be passionate."

Ye Qingying chuckled and said: "That's right, Master, you should pay more attention to him."

Zhou Yuan looked at Su Youzi and said softly: "The power of one person is too shallow. Master, are you willing to help me?"

Su Youzi did not answer, but looked at the lake.

The wind blows the waves, and the scenery is changing every moment. It is these subtle changes that create the richness and diversity here.

She sighed softly: "I have seen similar scenery in the snowy area. The beauty there is not inferior to here. It's a pity that under the beautiful scenery, I saw a lifeless world."

"Yuan Yizi, in many ways, your teacher is not as good as you."

"At least you have seen more and know more than me. You knowI don't know what it looks like there, so I went to take a look."

Zhou Yuan said: "What did the master see?"

Su Youzi said: "I saw numbness."

"If a person is beaten and screams, it may be very heartbreaking."

"But... if a person is stabbed by a knife and a sword, but does not make any sound, just endures it silently, and just treats it as normal... that is really despairing."

"The Snow Region is the latter."

"The people there are alive, but they seem to be dead."

"Even cattle and sheep know the pain, but they don't know it at all."

Zhou Yuan said: "So the master did not return to Baiyun Mountain in the end, but came to find his disciples."

Su Youzi was silent for a moment, then said: "You are right. For many years I thought I was right, but when I think about it carefully, I stood too high.

"I think I am right, just because I am in Baiyun Mountain, not in the Snow Region, just because I am Master Su Youzi, not a citizen of the Snow Region."

"You are better than me. You are not in the Snow Region, nor are you a citizen of the Snow Region. You live in the most prosperous place in Shenjing, but you still haven't given up on them."

Speaking of this, she turned around and looked at Zhou Yuan.

The wind blew up her long hair, covering half of her face. Her voice was very gentle as her Taoist robe fluttered: "I came to you to tell you that I was wrong."

Ye Qingying said: "Master...you..."

Su Youzi waved his hand and said: "If you are wrong, you are wrong. There is nothing worth arguing about."

"I used to think that the changes in the world are just the replacement of natural reincarnation. Suffering is not worthy of sympathy. It is just a part of reincarnation."

"At that time, I may have fallen into the magic barrier of 'deceiving myself'. When I was in Goryeo, I slowly woke up."

"How can people not be considered a part of natural reincarnation? How can people not be considered a self-correction of natural reincarnation if they want to live a better life?"

"Denying the meaning of reality and denying the suffering of the people is not the way of Taoists, absolutely not."

"Taoists should not be a tree in the deep mountains or a stone on the high mountains, just feeling the changes of the world and not noticing the sufferings of the world."

"Taoists are also people. The simple and natural way is a reflection of people's natural emotions, so We don’t have to avoid meat, we can marry and have children, and even practice medicine to save people. ”

“I used to be shallow and ridiculous, claiming to be a heavenly master, but I was just an ignorant person who was blinded by a leaf. It was only a matter of time before my heart was broken.”

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, “Jinghai is really a good place. It cleansed the world and the master’s heart.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yuan’s mind rang with the master’s voice: “But you can’t think that I will treat you like Li Yu’an. I am your master, I was in the past and I will be in the future.”

Zhou Yuan pretended not to hear, but hugged Su Youzi with great emotion, and said with emotion: "Master, your words touched me so much. You are affirming my efforts over the years. Thank you, Master."

Su Youzi was completely stiff, and said in a low voice: "Traitor, are you... doing this on purpose?"

Ye Qingying was completely unaware, and just said: "Master is worthy of being a master. Just a few words made the little junior brother behave. You don't know how arrogant he is usually."

Su Youzi couldn't push Zhou Yuan away now.

Zhou Yuan hugged Su Youzi, and whispered in Su Youzi's ear in a place where Ye Qingying couldn't notice: "Master has lost weight, and his waist has become slender."

After speaking, he gently licked Su Youzi's earlobe.

Su Youzi trembled all over, and felt that her whole body was soft, and said in a trembling voice: "Traitor... don't let go..."