Chapter 375: Bright and Dim

The winding corridor, the new autumn evening is cool.

Li Jingxuan and Chen Qiming walked side by side on a remote path in the Prince's Mansion. Both of them had heavy steps and their own worries, and they didn't say much along the way. Occasionally, fallen leaves on the ground were stepped on by the soles of their shoes, making a rustling sound, which echoed with the movement coming from the depths of the Prince's Mansion, creating a sense of indescribable loneliness.

When they were about to reach the corner gate, Chen Qiming said sourly:

"It's still good to be a big family! Born with all kinds of knowledge prepared, and countless famous teachers and wise masters turning around him, giving him all kinds of strategies and arguments to memorize—"

Li Jingxuan didn't follow Chen Qiming to complain, but said calmly:

"You can't memorize it."

"Oh, even if you don't memorize it, it's hand-in-hand teaching, otherwise how could someone who studies Confucian classics understand so much!!!" Chen Qiming was very indignant.

Li Jingxuan carried his hands behind his back, his feet didn't stop, while pondering a place he felt was wrong, and casually used Wang Yang's words:

"'Understand one, understand all; use one, use all.' Once the book is understood, you naturally understand."

Chen Qiming hehe, his expression was very contemptuous:

"That's his word for playing mystery, and you believe it? Brother Li has always been intelligent and peerless, could it be that you became stupid after being scared by a noble master once?"

Li Jingxuan's voice was neither salty nor light:

"If one doesn't know water and hears of the benefit of boats and oars, one must call it a wild talk;

If one doesn't hear of mountains and speaks of the steepness of peaks, one also thinks it is a lie.

People's knowledge is often trapped by what they see.

Country folk, told of the car that records the road, where a wooden man holds a hammer and beats it himself, one hammer per mile, must not believe it. (Also called the Li Drum Cart, it belongs to a gear transmission device. There are two design methods left today, both of which are feasible.)

For example, before today, if someone told you that Wang Yang's talent is comparable to Guan and Yue, and he has both literary and military talent, you would definitely laugh at his absurdity.

A transcendent person's heart is reached, seeing the reason and observing the change, not confined to what is seen. Ears haven't heard but think of the reason, eyes haven't reached but know it is natural. Therefore, they can hear strangeness without surprise and meet novelty without confusion.

Ordinary people, although limited in talent, have the thought of outside the well, not guarding the view of one corner. Knowing the greatness of the world, what hasn't been seen may not be non-existent, and what is known is not the end. Therefore, they can accept it in the void and gradually make progress.

The mediocre are limited to an inch, following the traces to judge things. They believe within their knowledge, and deny outside their knowledge. Once they encounter what they haven't heard, they must clamor and deny it, thinking there is no such reason, their voices chirping like sparrows under the eaves.

As for those who still don't believe after seeing it with their own eyes, they are the lower foolish—"

Chen Qiming's face changed suddenly, his voice high:

"Do you mean I am the lower foolish?!"

Li Jingxuan's expression was peaceful, his tone sincere:

"How could I dare? Understand one, understand all; use one, use all. Such a person, such talent, how many are there in the world? You haven't seen such characters outside of Wang Yang, and seeing it suddenly, there is no way to verify it, so it is not strange."

Chen Qiming curled his lips, bowed with a mocking expression:

"I haven't seen it so I feel strange, and Brother Li sees strangeness without strangeness. In this way, I am far inferior to Brother Li! So Brother Li is a transcendent person! Disrespect, disrespect!"

Li Jingxuan returned the salute calmly:

"Don't dare, just mediocre."

Chen Qiming said yin and yang:

"Following traces to judge things, that is also amazing!"

Li Jingxuan didn't speak, which was considered acquiescence.

Chen Qiming sneered:

"It sounds like you have seen someone who understands one and understands all."

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left.

After Chen Qiming walked away, Li Jingxuan muttered to himself in a voice that no one could hear:

"I have naturally seen it. I have seen one before, and now I have seen two..."

That terrifying ghost mask floated in front of his eyes again.

This mask seemed to give him inspiration, like a beam of light piercing through the haze, suddenly breaking through layers of obstacles and illuminating the place he felt was wrong but could never see clearly!

"I know why Wang Yang wants to summon retainers!"

Li Jingxuan hammered his palm with his fist and turned to run back!

He wanted to see the Prince of Badong.

No matter how late, he had to see him!

The courtyard was brightly lit, Kong Zhangyu paced, occasionally raising his eyes to look at the closed door.

Everyone else was like Kong Zhangyu, each guessing the situation in the room.

Suddenly the door opened, and all eyes gathered—

I saw Wang Yang stepping out first, his posture straight, his eyes clear, the brocade robe flowing with mysterious light under the firelight, setting off his brows containing heroism, and his temples like cutting.

His eyes just swept across the courtyard very lightly, without any severity, but it made everyone who touched his gaze feel a chill in their hearts, and they all lowered their heads together, not daring to peek again.

But in those lowered eyes, several rays of light still flew out quickly, secretly throwing at Wang Yang's back, trying to capture Xie Xinghan's figure. After all, they were in the same courtyard, separated by only one wall, but they hadn't seen anyone from beginning to end, which could not be said to be a pity. Furthermore, hearing that even soap beans in the room needed to be exchanged for jewelry, many people had a curiosity, and they couldn't help but maliciously want to see what kind of miserable state this daughter of the Zhongshu Ling, the noble daughter of the Chen Jun Xie clan, was in after being detained for so many days.

Xie Xinghan walked to the door, looking at the figures in the courtyard that made people breathless, her footsteps paused, her toes almost touching the threshold, but she couldn't step out.

This feeling was completely different from her previous mood. Before, she didn't want Wang Yang to see her in such a state, just because he was Wang Yang and she was Xie Xinghan, and there was no other reason. But now, facing the prying eyes outside, she was not just Xie Xinghan, but also the Chen Jun Xie clan, the daughter of Xie Fei.

She didn't want to lose the family's face and let those people outside see a joke. But what else could she do? Wasn't her current outfit a joke? Xie Xinghan felt a bit desperate, as if she was being swallowed by a piece of darkness, and only felt cold on her body...

Suddenly, a dark golden brilliance flashed before her eyes!

It was like the first ray of brilliance lit up by the moonlight when the ink waves were surging;

It was like the first ray of dawn when the eternal night was about to end!

The mysterious black brocade robe unfolded in the air with the golden light of the sun and the warmth of the people. The mighty cloud beast seemed to wake up in the flow, its golden eyes shaking, its mane and claws flying, instantly dispelling all darkness for Xie Xinghan! Separating all the eyes in the courtyard!

Wang Yang lowered his eyes, his slender fingers carefully tying the collar and belt in front of her neck.

She held her breath, standing motionless in Wang Yang's shadow, and the chill that almost swallowed people in her heart retreated like a tide.

What Wang Yang didn't know was that this picture would be forever frozen in Xie Xinghan's heart, even until that day, the iron tide covered the wild, the blood color soaked the sky, Xie Xinghan stood on the lonely city, thousands of arrows were like locusts covering the sky! She still recalled the flying robe corners of this night, with that mighty woven gold cloud beast flickering in the firelight.

"Let's go home." Wang Yang said softly.

Xie Xinghan nodded and followed Wang Yang out quietly.

Seeing Xiao Ning helped Xie Xinghan to avoid her own little madam from being tripped by the long robe hem.

The soldiers all lowered their shoulders and eyes, bowing to salute, not knowing whether it was to Wang Yang or to Xie Xinghan who was wearing the brocade robe.

Wang Yang walked halfway, suddenly stopped, looked at a group of soldiers, and asked loudly:

"Who is Manager Jia?"

Seeing Xiao Ning was very excited, secretly clenching her fists: Here it comes, here it comes!

The courtyard was silent.

Kong Zhangyu stepped forward and asked: "Young Master wants to find Jia Quan?"

"Yes, where is he?"

Kong Zhangyu asked one of them:

"Where is Jia Quan?"

"... The little one doesn't know either. Manager Jia was still there before..."

Wang Yang said lightly:

"Bring the person here."

Kong Zhangyu didn't ask for the reason and immediately asked people to bring Jia Quan.

Xie Xinghan and Seeing Xiao Ning saw Wang Yang actually have such power in the Prince's Mansion, and they were secretly shocked.

Soon, Jia Quan came.

But no one expected that he was actually carried on a stretcher!

It was said that he had a sudden acute illness and was unconscious.

Wang Yang looked at it and said casually:

"Originally, it wasn't a big deal. Just ask a few questions, punish him a little, and it would pass. Since he can't be asked, then don't ask."

He pointed to the sword of the Prince's Mansion guard and signaled.

Although the guards were secretly arranged to guard against Wang Yang's rebellion, and were even instructed to be able to take action at a critical moment to capture Wang Yang. But they must be loyal on the surface, both guarding and following (obeying), which was determined by Wang Yang's current status and future, and also related to Wang Yang's active request for manpower.

If the Prince of Badong was suspicious of Wang Yang and put people around Wang Yang, these people's primary duty might be to monitor and guard, and they might not listen to Wang Yang's orders. But Wang Yang took the initiative, directly asking for manpower, which not only made the Prince of Badong feel at ease, but also sat firmly in the position of the master in a justified way, which was equivalent to getting a group of followers who listened to orders for free.

At this time, the guard saw Wang Yang's instruction and immediately stepped forward to offer the sword.

Wang Yang didn't take the sword, but held the hilt and drew it out suddenly!

The sword tip hadn't pointed at anyone yet, but the sharp sound of the cold iron was enough to make everyone's heart tremble!

Jia Quan was so scared that his legs were cramping, and he didn't even have time to open his eyes, so he turned over from the stretcher, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed:

"Young Master Wang, spare my life! Young Master Wang, spare my life! The little one knows he was wrong! Please show mercy, Young Master Wang! Spare the little one this time..."

Wang Yang leaned over and asked curiously:

"I heard that you bought a house because of this duty? How much did you earn?"

Jia Quan was about to cry! He couldn't have imagined today even if he died! If he had known that Xie Xinghan had such a big backer, how would he dare to treat her harshly! He would have had to serve this master and servant like ancestors?!

He didn't dare to answer this question, just cried and begged for his life, and kowtowed to Xie Xinghan and Seeing Xiao Ning, wishing he could plant his head into the ground on the spot!

Wang Yang said:

"Alright, alright, it wasn't a capital crime anyway. You return the things you extorted first."

Xie Xinghan wanted to say that those things had passed through other people's hands, and she couldn't want them. But she didn't want to refute Wang Yang's meaning in public, so she didn't speak.

What Jia Quan feared most was that this noble young master didn't take his life as life at all, and didn't care whether it was a crime or not, just slaughtering him. Now that he saw a glimmer of life, he kowtowed:

"Thank you, Young Master, for your mercy! Thank you, Young Master, for your mercy! The little one will definitely return it! All return it! It's just... some have already been sold..."

Jia Quan said, and cold sweat broke out again, kowtowing:

"The little one will definitely compensate! Pay more! More..."

Wang Yang said to Seeing Xiao Ning:

"You follow him, get the things back, list the missing ones, see how much he sold them for, and compensate according to the market price."

And pointed two guards to Seeing Xiao Ning to strengthen her momentum:

"You follow her together."

Seeing Xiao Ning's "great revenge" was reported, and she felt proud! She walked to Jia Quan's side and said with a smile:

"Please, Manager Jia."

Jia Quan: ╥﹏╥

Kong Zhangyu sent Wang Yang and Xie Xinghan out of the mansion, and wanted to ask about the disposal of Jia Quan, but seeing Wang Yang and Xie Xinghan talking happily, he very sensibly didn't step forward to disturb them.

"..."

"Those jewelry, even if I get them back, I won't wear them anymore."

"Then you have to want them, if you don't wear them, fold them into cash."

"Fold into cash?"

"That is, fold into cash." Wang Yang said as a matter of course.

A trace of helplessness flashed across Xie Xinghan's brows. Just as she wanted to say something, her gaze turned lightly, her star eyes curved, and a gentle smile bloomed:

"Okay, listen to you, fold into cash." ===== CHAPTER 376 =====