[Datang Shuanglong] Aspiration

Outside the grinding knife hall, everyone was still distracted on the steps.

Song Zhi was originally quite dissatisfied with Song Que's release of water, but when he heard the word "dowry", his eyes suddenly lit up like two lights - since the young marshal is going to marry his baby Nephew, isn't the Young Commander in the Song Clan's pocket?Besides, Kou Zhong himself is also an extremely rare talent, and his life is of course much more valuable than his death.More importantly, if Song Shidao is not suitable to go to the battlefield in person in the future, wouldn't it be good to have Kou Zhong in his place?

Thinking of this, Song Zhi's heart immediately warmed up, he pushed Song Shidao, and said in a low voice: "Shidao, why are you standing there so stupidly? Go and help your wife." Song Que never thought of what he said casually Words actually had such a great effect, immediately affirming Kou Zhong's status as "the daughter-in-law of the lord" in everyone's minds.

"Hush," Song Shidao waved his hand, and said softly, "Xiao Zhong has already fallen into a rare state of epiphany, it's not appropriate to interrupt, you go back first, I'll guard him here."

The three looked back at Kou Zhong who was sitting quietly on the ground with his eyes closed tightly, and then suddenly realized.Song Zhi was more satisfied with Kou Zhong from the bottom of his heart, he pulled Song Lu who was full of envy, and walked away briskly; It caused her to stay up all night last night, so she has to go back to catch up on sleep...

When Kou Zhong woke up from the deep samadhi, the sun had already set halfway down the mountain, leaving only the small half of the unwilling disc still hanging on the top of the mountain, swaying the warm afterglow, a group of birds were flying in the dense leaves of the locust tree. Chasing and frolicking in the shade, chattering non-stop—he was still sitting at the bottom of the steps of the Sharpening Hall, his clothes were stained with blood, but he was comfortable and spiritual.

The battle with Song Que completely exhausted Kou Zhong's true qi, which fits the true meaning of the formula of longevity "put to death and rebirth". What's more, the amount of true qi has increased by a very strange leap, which is enough to be worth more than ten years of hard work by others.

Although Kou Zhong vomited blood from Song Que in the end, in fact, he was only slightly shaken in his viscera. Song Que's tactful strikes were enough to prove that he had actually approved of Kou Zhong.

Kou Zhong was overjoyed by all these gains. He subconsciously turned his face to the side, and saw Song Shidao sitting cross-legged beside him, with his chin resting on his hands, his eyes closed, and his handsome figure was even more gilded with the golden glow of the setting sun. , the whole person seemed warm and kind, and the warmth went straight into Kou Zhong's heart.

"Second brother." Kou Zhong only called out softly, and Song Shidao opened his eyes as if feeling something in his heart, looked at him with a smile, and said, "You have gained a lot this time. Almost fell asleep."

Kou Zhong stood up, stretched his waist, and said with a smile, "We chatted all night last night, you didn't have the energy to hold on, it's no wonder you're not sleepy. Let's go, it's getting dark soon, just go back to sleep!" He stretched out his hand Pulling Song Shidao up, the two walked down the mountain shoulder to shoulder.

After walking for a short distance, Kou Zhong recalled his experience of the past two days, and couldn't help giving Song Shidao a light slap, and exclaimed strangely: "Oh! In fact, you have already expected that the old man would not kill me. , no wonder you're not nervous at all, just watch our good show, right?"

"Crossing the river and tearing down the bridge is talking about you, Young Master Zhong," Song Shidao said with a snort, "I was so nervous that I couldn't even sleep, and I told you all night about the experience I had with my dad. Now that you've got the advantage, turn it around Wronged me?"

"I understand everything when you smile so viciously, there's no point in sophistry." Kou Zhong pouted and said, "In short, the truth is that I'm working hard and you're watching the show, hmph, I'm in your hands for the rest of my life. "It's just that he planted it willingly.

Song Shidao shook his head and sighed: "The reason why I watch the theater leisurely today is because I have already done what I should do, and I have to resign myself to fate for the rest. Ah, you don't even know how much work I've put in to save your life!"

"Who said I don't have a brain?!" Kou Zhong knew that Song Shidao had done a lot for him, but because of his interest, of course he had to refute: "Our father said I was a genius, you must be jealous Already!"

"Ha," Song Shi Daole said, "Then follow Father's instructions, young commander, you'd better prepare your dowry quickly and marry me as soon as possible. When the time comes, what's yours will be mine, and I don't need to be jealous."

Kou Zhong said somewhat awkwardly: "Obviously I am the one who proposes marriage, and I am the one who has been tested. Why didn't you marry me?"

Song Shidao blinked, and said with a sullen smile: "Actually, I really don't care whether to marry or not. The problem is that the entire Song Clan will definitely care. Otherwise... the extremely talented young commander, you can try to persuade father and his old man again?"

Kou Zhong said depressedly: "Forget it, forget it, I resigned to my fate, you just bully my father who has no interest, hey!"

"Heh, mine is yours too. When you see our father later, don't call him the boss..."

"Are you sure the old man won't cut me off again?!"

They went back to the courtyard together, first took a bath together in the beautiful spring, and then sat in the courtyard under the moon, eating snacks and exchanging martial arts experience.When the moon was in the middle of the sky, the two switched to exchanging "Huanxi Zen Dafa"... It was not until the middle of the night that they hugged each other and fell asleep deeply. Today is much better than yesterday.

Even better, Song Shidao and Kou Zhong finally worked out the trick of "double restoration of the original" when they were sharing the "Happy Zen Dafa".

Originally, because Song Shidao's dantian injury was still not healed, they were not in a hurry to practice. However, under Kou Zhong's whimsical idea, the two used the method of connecting meridians and sharing the same dantian to practice, which not only allowed them to accumulate true energy. The skyrocketing speed greatly facilitated Song Shidao's recovery from his injuries—and what surprised Song Shidao most was that when the true energy of the Longevity Art moved back and forth in the meridians of the two of them, his empty sea of ​​dantian qi would also The miraculous situation of "breaking and then erecting" appears, thereby increasing the capacity of gas storage at a speed that cannot be ignored: this is equivalent to storing the water in two reservoirs together first, and then expanding the other reservoir... This miraculous discovery can make Song Shidao and Kou Zhong take turns to enhance the potential of Qihai in Dantian, which will definitely add a lot of color to their martial arts cultivation.

Song Shidao and Kou Zhong had a good night's sleep, and after waking up, they couldn't sleep anymore. When the sun was high in the sky, they were still playing around on the bed.In this relaxed mood of lifting the big rock on the head, both of them had childlike innocence, completely relaxed their minds, and played and laughed like children without any scruples.

Until Song Yuzhi's voice came from outside the courtyard - "The whole family is going to have dinner in Mingyue Tower, Dad asked me to tell you two bastards, if you come late, you will be finished!" After sending the message, she gave Shi Shi walked away abruptly.

Kou Zhong almost didn't fall off the bed, hurriedly put on his clothes and urged Song Shi to say: This is the first time for the young commander to attend a family dinner, it is impossible to say that he is not nervous.

Song Shidao laughed and said: "It's dinner, not lunch, so don't worry, Young Master Zhong, we still have time to visit half of the mountain city." He undoubtedly got Kou Zhong's shameful eyes.

After the two finished cleaning up, Song Shidao led Kou Zhong out of the house.The scenery in the mountain city is beautiful, when Kou Zhong came, he was so anxious that he didn't have time to look at it carefully, and he was preparing for the battle yesterday, and he didn't have time to relax, until now Song Shidao was given the opportunity to make the best of the landlord.

Of course, it’s not right to say “landlord’s benefit”. What Song Shidao is really doing is to introduce the details of the mountain city to Kou Zhong, so that his sweetheart can really feel a sense of belonging here... Obviously Song Shidao’s eloquence is definitely not bad, Kou Zhong Soon he liked the mountain city very much, and said with emotion: "I'm afraid that the place where the emperor lives is not as good as here."

"That depends on whether there are family members who treat each other sincerely in the place where the emperor lives." Song Shidao said with a faint smile: "If there is only a cold palace, no matter how magnificent it is, it will not make people feel happy." Kou Zhong deeply agreed, and the two After walking for a while, they came to Lu Miaozi's residence. They should pay a visit to this "big matchmaker" because of the reason.

Lu Miaozi was leisurely basking in the sun, he just gave the two of them a slight sideways glance, and said, "You two boys, I guess I was wrong, you should leave as soon as you are done showing off!"

Song Shidao apparently still minded when Lu Miaozi said that he was a ruthless person who pursued power. He half-closed his eyes and said with a half-smile: "We don't bother Master Lu too much, but when we hold the banquet, Master you But you have to drink a few more glasses anyway."

Some time ago, Song Que, who was deceitful, responded to him, and now he is about to be responded to by Song Shidao, who is deceitful... Lu Miaozi secretly said: People with the surname Song are indeed the most annoying!He snorted heavily, and simply turned his head away and ignored people.

Unexpectedly, Song Shidao added another sentence before leaving: "By the way, the evil king Shi Zhixuan asked me to say hello to you for him..."

Lu Miaozi jumped up from the reclining chair suddenly, but Song Shidao had already left Kou Zhong in his arms, leaving only two frightened backs behind... Gritting his teeth for a long time, Lu Miaozi finally failed to pull back his face and catch up After asking for details, I could only angrily fall back into the recliner again, covering my face with my sleeve, not knowing what I was thinking.

"What happened to Shi Zhixuan, the evil king? I sensed that Old Man Lu's aura suddenly became confused... Young Master Ling also seemed to have some entanglements with Shi Zhixuan, but unfortunately I didn't have time to ask in detail at that time."

"Oh? Actually, I don't know. I'll check it out later..." The two chatted for a while, and when the time was almost up, Song Shidao led Kou Zhong to Mingyue Tower.

If it is said that the Modao Hall is grand and majestic, it emphasizes momentum; then Mingyue Tower emphasizes warmth, the layout here is extremely elegant, and even every step has been carefully crafted.When they stepped into the garden, a white-haired old man was pruning flowers and plants. Song Shidao called "Uncle Fang", but the other party did not respond, and continued working intently.

Kou Zhong was a little surprised, and Song Shidao smiled slightly: "Uncle Fang's ears are not very good, but he must say hello. He has served two generations of lords, and he also served Dad when he grew up, so we The younger generation respects him very much." Kou Zhong nodded to express his understanding, after a short half a day, he truly felt that he had become a part of this family, and everyone in the mountain city was related to him... For Kou Zhong, who was an orphan since he was a child, it was really a very special experience.

The two of them walked through the promenade with sparse flowers and trees on both sides, and walked across a long stone bridge across the pond. The surrounding trees were thick and there was an atmosphere of seeking secluded places. Wooden buildings with gilded plaques.The wooden doors and windows are all decorated with hollow carvings, bucket arches and cornices, stone carvings and brick carvings, showing the splendor of ingenuity everywhere.

The two walked into the building, only to see several attendants setting out a sumptuous dinner, Song Zhi, Song Lu and Song Yuzhi had already arrived, Song Que and his wife hadn't arrived yet.

Song Shidao nodded and said, "Uncle Zhi, Uncle Lu, I took Xiao Zhong to visit the mountain city, and I came a little late." Both Song Zhi and Song Lu smiled kindly, and waved their hands to indicate that it's okay.After the two sat down at the table, Kou Zhong suddenly understood: Although Song Shidao is a junior, in terms of status, as the young master, he is actually slightly higher than Song Zhi and Song Lu, and he doesn't need to be too particular about it at ordinary times, but when it comes to things like this At a fairly formal family banquet, you still have to pay attention to the rules.So Song Shidao came late on purpose, but he also politely explained a sentence to show respect.

Kou Zhong instantly felt that he had entered a brand new life circle.Immediately, Song Yuzhi got up and poured wine for everyone, and gave Kou Zhong a sideways glance, and said, "Daddy specially ordered to prepare sweet-scented osmanthus wine, a special product in the south of the Yangtze River, to entertain you, the young commander will drink more later. "

Kou Zhong was both surprised and delighted, he looked at the amber-colored fine wine in the cup, it was transparent and clear, a scent of sweet-scented osmanthus wafted in, it was sweet and mellow, before he drank the wine, floating clouds had already appeared in his heart wonderful feeling.

Looking at the utensils used on the table, whether it is cups, plates, bowls, saucers, wine bottles, and wine cups, they are all exquisitely crafted, highlighting the elegant taste of life everywhere.Most especially, the glaze color used for dishes looks like raindrops, and the black glaze surface is covered with small silver-white dots, the big ones are like beans, and the small ones are like millet, shining with silver light.Kou Zhong could guess with his toes that these utensils are very valuable.

Seeing Kou Zhongdong looking around, Song Zhi smiled and said: "This kind of raindrop glaze, also known as Tianmu glaze, is regarded as an invaluable treasure, and even fragments can be priced at the same price as gold and jade. We searched for a long time. , can only collect this set, and there is no more.” Kou Zhong knew from Song Zhi’s kind tone that the other party had regarded him as one of his own, and felt happy for a while, but he was from a grassroots background after all, I don't understand the rules in the big valve at all, and I don't have any achievements in life taste, so I inevitably feel a little cramped.

Song Shidao understood, and leaned into Kou Zhong's ear and said, "Don't be nervous, just be yourself. Dad entertained you with his favorite treasures, which shows that he values ​​you."

Kou Zhong heaved a sigh of relief, and suddenly became enlightened - because of this, when Song Que and his wife arrived and everyone stood up to say hello, he called his father and mother without hindrance...

Although Song Que's expression was a bit stiff, he still acquiesced without saying anything, so the atmosphere at the dinner table quickly heated up. Everyone was happy to exchange cups, and then chat about homework: Kou Zhong's glib tongue is very It soon played its due role, and his legendary experience since his debut also added a lot of favorability points... Even Song Que secretly felt that there is nothing wrong with having such a lively and cheerful son. At least Kou Zhong is much easier to deal with than his treacherous bastard son.

In fact, I'm afraid the key point is: Kou Zhongke is much more respectful and filial than Song Shidao's attitude towards Song Que...

After removing the main dishes, the attendants brought some southern specialties, and then Song Que said slowly, "I received two pieces of news this morning, both of which are not good for us."

Everyone listened attentively, Song Que looked at Kou Zhong and said, "One is that Dou Jiande is dead, the young commander and him are still in a cooperative relationship, right?"

Kou Zhong was stunned, and nodded with a solemn expression. His young commander's army was able to fight so quickly in such a good situation. It was thanks to Dou Jiande that he attracted most of the firepower from Shandong and Hebei, and provided the young commander's army with food and grass. The support of weapons... Dou Jiande is a big man at any rate, how could he suddenly collapse?

Song Que saw what Kou Zhong was thinking, and said with a faint smile: "But you don't have to worry about the young commander. Although King Xia died in the hands of Li Shimin, the Xia army was inherited by his general Liu Heitai. I remember you You have a good friendship with Liu Heitai, and his superior position may be more beneficial to you." Having said that, he paused, changed his tone of understatement, and said: "However, Xia Jun is too busy to take care of himself now, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to continue to support the young commander-in-chief. Army, so in terms of money and food, let us transport it to you from the sea. Fortunately, you have the foresight to take down Donghai County." He glanced at his son and said: "Shi Dao is in charge of this matter. , You can discuss it carefully later.”

Suddenly being hit by such a big pie, Kou Zhong said overjoyedly: "Thank you dad!" He finally leaned against the big tree to enjoy the shade...

Song Que was about to say that he was just worried that Kou Zhong would lose his family fortune before he saved enough dowry, Madam Song laughed softly: "You are all a family, so why not thank you, Xiao Zhong is still used to living in the mountain city? If you need anything, just tell your mother, don't be polite."

Kou Zhong nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, Song Que patted Mrs. Song's hand, looked at Kou Zhong indifferently, and said, "Ma'am, you don't need to worry too much, your body is more important, anyway, the young commander will soon I'm going back to Pengcheng, it's impossible to stay here for a long time, isn't it?"

Although Kou Zhong felt very reluctant to part with the good life in the Songjia Mountain City in his heart, he also understood that the moment of war was raging in the world and it was not a time for love between children, so he nodded and said: "Father is right, I... Head back in a few days."

Song Shidao took the opportunity to propose: "I will go with Xiao Zhong."

"Oh," Song Que looked at his worrying son noncommittally, and said, "Are you in such a hurry to get rid of your responsibility to the Song Clan?"

"How could it be, Dad, you said it seriously." Song Shidao said with a slight smile: "Xiao Zhong and I can just echo with our family in the north, pinch Li Clan, and let's talk..." He suddenly took Kou Zhong's hand, and stretched it out again. With the other hand, he easily pressed the wine glass flat into the table, and it fit tightly without spilling a drop of wine—"We are practicing the formula of longevity together, so it is not easy to separate for the time being."

Everyone was overwhelmed with surprise, and they liked Kou Zhong even more. Song Que's face also flashed a gleam of joy, but then he changed his face and scolded: "You bastard, if you ruin my My precious Tianmu glaze wine glass, see if I don't beat you!"

Kou Zhong's hand holding the wine glass couldn't help shaking, thinking to himself: It seems that the big tree is not so reliable...