Volume 1 The Butterfly That Can't Fly Over the Sea Chapter 12 Who Reasons With Who?
When I returned to Wupan City, it was already noon.
The heavy rain had not stopped, and the rain accumulated in Luoguxiang turned into a stream along the pavement paved with bluestone until the end of the invisible road.
Wei Lai, who was walking side by side with Lu Guanshan, saw a group of people surrounded by densely packed eaves of the Lu Mansion. They seemed to have been waiting for a long time, and there were many people sitting or squatting on the ground. Only a strong middle-aged man with a little white hair stood there with his waist straight, looking anxiously at the rain curtain outside the eaves.
When he caught a glimpse of Wei Lai and Lu Guanshan, the man's eyes lit up, and one foot quickly kicked the same strong boy squatting beside him. The boy stood up like a dream, but he met the man's fierce gaze. The burly boy suddenly drooped his head like a duck falling from his head.
At this time, Lu Guanshan and Wei Lai also walked to the door of the mansion. Wei Lai was silent, just blinking his eyes and looking at everything in front of him. Lu Guanshan put away his umbrella and bowed to the man and asked, "The Lord Sun is here, I wonder what is the price to do?"
The middle-aged man did not respond, but turned his head to look at the disciples who were hurriedly getting up, and sternly said, "Why don't you kneel down for Magistrate Lu and Brother Wei?"
When this was said, a group of people led by the strong young man beside him hurriedly knelt down on the ground and said in unison: "Thank you, Brother Wei for helping you!"
After this sound, the group of apprentices in the martial arts school stood up, and the strong boy seemed to plan to do the same, but just as one of his feet was supported, the middle-aged man's voice came to his ears: "Who told you to get up?"
The boy was stunned and his face turned red, but he did not dare to disobey the man's words. He could only kneel down again with anger.
Wei Lai recognized them. The strong boy was Sun Daren who almost brought him to the dangerous place yesterday, while the middle-aged man next to him was the owner of Guanyun Martial Arts Hall, Sun Bojin, the father of Sun Daren. As for the people behind him, they were naturally the apprentices of Guanyun Martial Arts Hall.
"What does Master Sun mean? If you have any questions, please get up and talk about it." Lu Guanshan said as he stepped forward and reached out to support Sun Daren who was kneeling on the ground.
But Sun Daren was obviously afraid and did not stand up as soon as possible, but looked up at his father.
"Hmph, since the magistrate has spoken, then you can get up." Sun Bojin snorted coldly and said this.
After hearing this, Sun Daren stood up noddedly, but still lowered his head and did not dare to say a word.
Sun Bojin turned to look at Lu Guanshan. His expression was right at that time, and the expression on his face suddenly became solemn. Just when Wei Lai was wondering what the other party was about to say...
thump!
With a light sound, the strong man in his fifties actually knelt down at Wei Lai with his knees on his knees.
"father!"
"Master!" Not to mention Wei Lai and Lu Guanshan, even Sun Daren and many apprentices who came with him had never expected Sun Bojin's actions, and they all exclaimed at that time.
But at this moment, Sun Bojin turned a blind eye to everyone's reaction. He said loudly: "Sun Bojin thanked the two of you for your great kindness yesterday."
After saying this, he did not give Wei Lai and Lu Guanshan any time to react, so he lowered his body and kowtowed three times. Each of them was extremely forceful, as if he was about to smash the ground in front of the Lu Mansion.
Youdao is that you know your son better than your husband. His son clearly saw Lu Yan'er's little thoughts. Yesterday, he was afraid that his son would do something extraordinary, so he kept observing him carefully. But who would have thought that Sun Daren did not attack Zhao Tianyan, but instead threw a stone of Luo Xiangwu, the leader of the Cangyu Guard.
Even a three-year-old child knew that this was a matter of beheading. At that time, Sun Bojin was so heartbroken that he was in trouble. Fortunately, Wei Lai took the initiative to admit his crime. Although he didn't know how they made the big man change his mind, Sun Bojin understood that if this matter fell on Sun Daren, he would probably have a tragedy in the world where a white-haired man gave a black-haired man.
Seeing that Sun Bojin insisted on doing this, Lu Guanshan simply stopped after a few words of persuasion.
It was not until Uncle Sun finished the great gift he was about to perform that Lu Guanshan stretched out his hand again and helped the man up from the ground.
"Brother Sun, you don't have to be polite. This is what Mr. Lu should do. My nephew is young and some teenagers are also good things to be angry. But in the future, you have to discipline them well. The most important thing is to distinguish them."
Sun Bojie looked ashamed. He sighed and said with a little heartbroken heart: "Oh! It's all my fault that I'm used to indulging him on weekdays. If Wei Shiniang had really had a bad reputation yesterday, Sun would definitely kill this evil son and let him go to the bottom of the earth to apologize to his nephew!"
Lu Guanshan waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Okay, Brother Sun will calm down, Alai will escape by chance. You don't have to blame your nephew too much. Today, I heard that the embankment in the south of the city has been damaged. I still have to find someone to build the embankment, so I will not accompany Brother Sun. If I have free time in the future, I will definitely come to disturb me."
Although Lu Guanshan said this politely, he also issued an order to expel guests.
Seeing this, Sun Bojin hurried forward and grabbed Lu Guanshan and said anxiously: "Brother Lu, don't worry, I will take my useless disciples to build the dam at the dam. I, the disciples, dare not say anything else, but this physical work is not a problem for ten ordinary farmers. Today, this matter will be covered by my Sun!"
Sun Bojin can gain a foothold in Wupan City because of his brute force. There have been rumors in the market that the owner of the Sun had broken through the second divine gate and was a real master of the spiritual platform. The best among his disciples also touched the first divine gate. Such a warrior would not be a false statement when he was working hard.
Lu Guanshan raised one hand in front of him, pondered for a while, then nodded and said, "Then I'll bother Brother Sun."
Sun Bojin suddenly looked happy, and waved his hands repeatedly at that time and said, "It should be that helping Brother Lu is a blessing for my Guanyun Martial Arts Hall. I will take my disciples and my evil son to go..." When he said this, Sun Bojin paused again, as if he suddenly remembered something. He slapped his forehead and said, "Look at my brain, I heard that Nephew Wei has been practicing martial arts recently. Although I am not good at learning skills, I am better off immersed in this art for many years. If Nephew refuses to abandon me, I can come to my martial arts hall from tomorrow. I will do my best to teach students."
This proposal made Lu Guanshan stunned, but soon he smiled and nodded and said, "Then it will be as true as Brother Sun said."
Sun Bojin, who received this answer, smiled even more. He nodded repeatedly, and then led many disciples to run towards the direction where the embankment in the south of the city in the heavy rain.
...
The two people at the gate of the Lu Mansion turned their heads and looked at the group of figures leaving in the heavy rain, one old and one young were silent for a while.
Then Lu Guanshan asked, "What do you think of him?"
Wei Lai blinked and said, "It's great to repay kindness."
Lu Guanshan turned his head to look at Wei Lai, his eyes soft and his tone was soft: "Let me teach you a truth."
"There are many people in this world who will say a lot to you, but no matter how much or how good they say, they are not as good as he does even a small thing for you. Looking at this world, you use your eyes, not your ears."
"Sun Bojin is a martial artist, but if he can gain a foothold in Wupan City, he will not be able to rely on brute force alone, he still needs to have a brain."
"If he had been so guilty as he said, he would have stood up and killed his relatives for justice in the circumstances yesterday."
"He didn't do it, but he did it again today. Why?"
Wei Lai blinked again, looked up at Lu Guanshan, but did not answer his question.
Lu Guanshan smiled and said again: "There is a way to see the whole leopard, from Wupan City to Dayan Dynasty, all of which are like this. The wind is calm and the waves are hidden behind the smiles are the pros and cons, and the intrigues."
"The court wants to send supervisors to investigate me to spread in Wupan City. From Zhaoxing to Zhaoyue's God, the court's intention to support Wupan Dragon King is obvious. What ended in your father back then? I may end today. Yan'er was only sixteen years old and ranked 796th in the Ningzhou Dragon and Tiger List. At this age, he could squeeze into the top 1,000 in the Dragon and Tiger List, which is no less than Zhao Tianyan. Zhao Gongbai values Yan'er's talent and knows that no matter how big the chaos is, it is only Dayan's family affairs in the end. No one dares to involve this matter in Wuya Academy. So Zhao Gongbai dares to mention this marriage."
"But apart from Yan'er, how long can I be the magistrate of Lu Guanshan be the one who can be the magistrate of Lu Guanshan be on the surface. When I left, the new magistrate would have to take office. If I got too close to me, the new magistrate would inevitably be suppressed and hostile. Of course, they would not dare to get close to me anymore."
"But something interesting happened yesterday."
"The famous Cang Yuwei let you go, the fool. Why?"
Lu Guanshan paused and said, "Because your name is Wei Lai."
"Your father is Wei Shou, my junior brother of Lu Guanshan, and also this favorite student of Lord Mu of Ningzhou. Cang Yuwei dared not offend you, that means Lord Mu of Zhou is still thinking about this old love and wants to protect you. Look, since the disciple wants to protect, I, the disciple, don't think I will leave it alone. Those few Cang Yuwei may not be able to do anything to me, and I have responded to the court and will repair the Dragon King Temple after May 14th."
"In this way, my magistrate seems to be able to move on again, so of course they have to seize this opportunity and walk around with me again. What is this called? Knowing the current affairs."
Lu Guanshan ended his long and romantic discussion, then raised his eyebrows and looked at Wei Lai, with a smile appearing in his eyes, as if asking Wei Lai if he understood.
But Wei Lai just kept blinking, as if he was trying hard to digest Lu Guanshan's words, but he couldn't understand the method.
Lu Guanshan stretched out his hand and touched Wei Lai's head: "The small Wupan City is so complicated and each has its own plans. The game between the great court, the vassal kings, the sects, and even the princes and ministers is becoming more and more complicated."
"If you can't see through Wupan City, you can't see through the Dayan Dynasty. If you stay here, you will be involved."
"Listen to me, follow Mr. Cao to Tiangang Mountain. If you have that kindness, I believe he will treat you well."
The so-called "finishing the picture" was seen. It was only then that Wei Lai realized that Lu Guanshan had said so much, but it turned out that he was here to be a lobbyist for the old man Cao.
Wei Lai, who understood this, was neither angry nor irritable.
He just turned around and looked up at Lu Guanshan, with a smile on his face: "Then I'll teach the master a lesson."
Lu Guanshan was stunned and asked, "What's the reason?"
"Before reasoning, you have to listen to someone finish your words."
"What's the solution?"
"I am talking about Sun Daren."
As he said that, Wei Lai stretched out his hand and stuffed something into Lu Guanshan's hand.
When Lu Guanshan opened it and saw that it was a folded silver note of 100 taels. Wei Lai obviously wouldn't have such a huge amount of money...
Chapter completed!