Seven bitter flowers

Chapter 19: The cause of the past, the fruit of today

Ding Xiu looked at Zhan Zhao, and slowly repeated: "How can there be a good result? What I said just now is just the beginning, and what follows is the real retribution."

Zhan Zhao frowned and asked, "Retribution?"

Ding Xiu laughed: "Listen to me and speak slowly. Where did I just say? Yes, it was my ancestor who planted a Sahara flower, but the bones of my grandmother died early. After sitting for three days, my teacher's wife and the three of them didn't know what my teacher was thinking during these three days. However, after three days, my teacher returned to normal. He studied medicine as usual, The professor's apprentice, except for the occasional looking out of the window, is exactly the same as before. My teacher's wife was worried at first, but when she saw that everything was normal, she gradually relaxed.

"After about a year like this, the ancestor passed on many secret medical skills to the three of them for the first time, but he never mentioned the Sahara flower, and never mentioned the grandmother, as if this person had never been there. The same thing appeared around him. It was like this until the Mid-Autumn Festival of the second year.

"That day the moon was very round and bright. The master and the disciples were enjoying the moon while drinking. They were in high spirits at first, but in the middle of the drink, the master suddenly called out the name of the grandparents and asked her why she didn't come to drink together. , and said that he had been waiting for her all year, my wife and the others looked at each other in blank dismay, all stunned.

"Master Master said a few words and started to drink, one cup after another. He originally held a good amount of alcohol, but he got drunk very quickly that day, and after a while, Murong Qing helped him back to the room.

"Murong Qing waited on my master to sleep, but he didn't leave, but went to read the medical book written by my master, in this medical book, he discovered a poisonous flower that he had never heard of before, the seven bitter flower. Murong Qing had stayed in Miaojiang for a long time before he came to Qinggu to study medicine, and he knew very well about poisons. He probably read about the seven bitter flowers, and found that the seven bitter flowers were Sabara flowers.

"Anyone who is good at martial arts will be unable to resist practicing when they see the exquisite martial arts cheats. The same is true for people who study medicine. After peeking at it once, Murong Qing couldn't bear it anymore and secretly read it many times. Wanting to find the cultivation method of the Seven Suffering Flowers, I went back and forth again and again, and was finally discovered by the master.

"The master expelled Murong Qing from the sect in a fit of anger. Who knew that Murong Qing would suddenly attack when the master turned around. How could the master not expect that his apprentice who had been teaching for nearly 20 years would turn to him Unprepared, he was severely injured by Murong Qing. Although my teacher's wife and Xu Buyao are skilled in medicine, their martial arts are far inferior to Murong Qing's. They couldn't stop Murong Qing at all, and could only watch Murong Qing retreating his master. Take away all the Sahara flowers planted at that time.

"My master was seriously injured and passed away after less than a year. During this year, my wife was by my side and listened to him talk about the medicinal properties of Sahara flowers and how to cultivate them. But these, my wife did not He didn't tell me, the only thing I know is that the master gave the Sabara flower a new name, the flower of seven sufferings. Zhan Zhao, do you know which seven sufferings are the seven sufferings in life?"

Zhan Zhao muttered: "The seven sufferings in life are birth, old age, sickness, death, resentment and hatred, love and separation, and not getting what you want? I once heard Mr. Gongsun say that the seven sufferings come from Buddhism. Buddhism talks about the seven sufferings and the eight difficulties. It is the suffering that all living beings in the six realms of reincarnation must endure."

Ding Xiu nodded, tilted her head and said with a smile: "You know a lot, no wonder people often hear that Nan Xia is both civil and military." She handed the teacup to Zhan Zhao, motioned him to pour another cup, and continued, "My teacher The ancestor named the Sabara flower Qiku, perhaps saying that with this flower, one can escape the seven sufferings of life. Youth is permanent and immortality. There will be no bitterness to speak of. One can imagine how tempting it would be if such flowers were known to the world.

"Since my ancestor passed away, my wife has been looking for Murong Qing, but Murong Qing seemed to have disappeared from the world, and there was no news. It was not until seven years later that there was news of Qikuhua. Zhan Zhao," Ding Xiu suddenly raised her head, looked into Zhan Zhao's eyes, and paused every word, "You should know about this."

Zhan Zhao was taken aback, then said in a daze, "I should know? Why do you say that?"

Ding Xiu stared into Zhan Zhao's eyes, as if wanting to tell whether what he said was true or not, she turned her gaze away after a long time, and said in a low voice, "Zhan Zhao, that incident happened 20 years ago, with you Changzhou Zhan Home is also related."

Zhan Zhao thought about it for a while, and pondered: "A big event happened 20 years ago, it seems that something big happened to the Mogu family of 'Huo Mengchang', but I was still young at that time, and the elders in the family almost never I haven't talked about this matter, and I have never heard of Mo Gu's name in my travels. So I don't know exactly what happened. Could it be..." Zhan Zhao's face became serious, "This matter is also Is it related to the seven bitter flowers?"

Ding Xiu let out a light breath, did not answer his question, but smiled slightly, and said softly: "So you don't know..." He raised his head and looked at the top of the tent, and continued, "Those years , there have always been rumors about the seven bitter flowers in the Jianghu, but no one has actually seen this kind of flower. After a long time, such rumors gradually faded away. But 20 years ago, there was a sudden news that Changzhou Mo's family This kind of seven bitter flowers is planted, the flowers bloom in seven colors, can life and death human flesh and bones, and make people live forever.

"Originally, such news should have caused an uproar in Jianghu, but in fact, within three months, this rumor died down. Because, not long after the news spread, the Mo family in Changzhou was wiped out overnight. Yes. When my master and wife arrived, there was only a piece of charred ruins left in the Mo family. There were charred bones among the broken walls, broken stones and rubble. There were more than [-] members of the Mo family, old and young, all of whom were spared.

"My mistress found the box in the ruins and guessed that it might be the Seven Bitterness Flower Seed, so she took it back, but the mechanism of the box is clever, and she tried her best to open it, but she couldn't open it. Besides, it's the strange thing. After the family was destroyed, not to mention that the government did not find out the truth, even the people in the world only said that the Mo family was destroyed by the enemy. I've heard of it." Ding Xiu let out a long breath after speaking, and looked at Zhan Zhao and laughed, "Zhan Zhao, do you think that someone deliberately blocked the news?"

Zhan Zhao pondered for a while, and did not answer her question, but asked, "You just said that this matter is related to the Zhan family, what do you mean?"

Ding Xiu was stunned for a moment, looked at Zhan Zhao with a strange expression, and then said: "Well... I heard from my wife that Mo Gu's biggest enemy is Shangguan Xianyang, the eldest son of the Shangguan family of the Daming Mansion, who secretly plotted against Mo Gu. I have been looking for revenge for a long time, but the news leaked, Zhan Nantian...that is, your uncle, brought someone to persuade him to make peace, but what happened at that time, and why the Mo family was still murdered in the end, I don't know."

Zhan Zhao was silent and didn't speak. After a while, he raised his head and asked Ding Xiu, "Why did you tell me this today?"

Ding Xiu suddenly trembled all over, the teacup in her hand splashed out, her voice suddenly choked up, and she said in a low voice, "Zhan Zhao, what should I do? The seven bitter flowers in that man's hand must be It's blooming."

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