bookcurios Chapter 305: Izumo Heavy Lotus Blooms
Chapter 305: Izumo Heavy Lotus Blooms
Gong Huanyu was not afraid of Gong Yuanzheng who raised his lips and bared his teeth.
But Zhang Xueming looked at him with a smile, so he quickly convinced himself that "one who knows the current situation is a hero" and changed the subject: "However, only a sincere brother like Yuanzheng, who will do his best to treat a girl well once he has chosen her, can make sister Zhaozhao fall in love with him."
Gong Yuanzheng stopped baring his teeth at him, and Zhang Xueming looked away.
However, when Gong Huanyu challenged her again, her attack power was obviously more than doubled. After knocking the man down, she kindly asked, "How about trying your fists and feet next time? I'm better at that."
He said meaningfully, "Actually, I think what Master Huanyu said, 'Only when you hold the diamond blade in your hand can you show your bodhisattva' is quite good. Kindness without edge is not good. However, the angry eyes of the diamond are to subdue demons and monsters, and the blade is pointed at evil, not innocence... Bullying honest people will be punished sooner or later, don't you think so, Master Huanyu?"
From then on, Gong Huanyu put away his last bit of pride and stopped doing petty tricks that hurt feelings. The Zheng Gong quartet became much more harmonious.
Gong Zishang had been jealous for two days. One day, he ran to Zheng Palace early to eat. He witnessed the miserable appearance of Gong Huanyu being helped out of the martial arts arena. He patted his chest and whispered to Zhang Xueming, "Good fellow, did he move into Zheng Palace just to get beaten?"
Zhang Xueming said implicitly: "Master Huanyu keeps fighting despite repeated defeats. Your courage is commendable."
Gong Zishang sneered: "I think he has been defeated over and over again, his perseverance is amazing."
Zhang Xueming asked her if she wanted to choose a technique to practice.
The fast-acting "Tangli Jianxue", a good medicine for moisturizing the meridians, not only gave Gong Zishang the snow-white skin she had always dreamed of, but also opened up the three blocked main meridians.
Zhang Xueming felt that the three major mental methods of the palace were all extremely yang techniques and were not suitable for women to practice. It would be a good idea to let Gong Shangjiao go to the Wanxiang Pavilion to choose a moderate and peaceful Taoist technique for her.
Internal strength combined with medicine is the best way to resist the invasion of poisonous miasma.
Gong Zishang refused: "My talent and understanding are not that high. What I know and am learning now has occupied all my time and energy. If I divide my attention to practice martial arts, I will be good at nothing."
She made the decision and Zhang Xueming never mentioned it again.
Gong Zishang was not someone who didn't know what was good for her. Zhang Xueming was thinking about her, so she put aside the idea of "family disgrace should not be made public" and gently reminded Zhang Xueming: "Zhao Zhao, Gong Huanyu is a man with too many tricks, you have to be careful."
Afraid that she wouldn't believe him, he quietly told her, "I found the old man's note hidden in the secret compartment. Gong Huanyu cheated in the Three Realms Trial. He promised to support Shang Gong when he became the Blade Master. The old man told him the test questions of the Three Realms Trial."
Zhang Xueming suddenly realized: "No wonder I haven't heard of him having any contact with your father in the past. Many people can't understand why your father got involved in this murky water."
“Who said it wasn’t true?” Gong Zishang curled his lips and said, “The most ridiculous thing is that he made full preparations in advance, but still lost to Gong Er. If it weren’t for the bias of Old Zhiren, he wouldn’t have been able to get close to the young master at all.”
Zhang Xueming did not comment, but only said: "Thank you for your concern, elder sister. I will talk to my brother and A Yuan later and ask them to pay more attention."
Gong Zishang nodded in agreement, and they changed the subject.
The two girls got together and talked about everything from casting to skin care and makeup, and then from skin care and makeup to popular novels. They talked as they walked, and they were very excited and laughed constantly.
"Come to Shang Palace to find me when you are free one day, and I will take you to have a good 'look' at the palace gate." Gong Zishang smiled obscenely, and it was obvious that he didn't want to see the landscape.
His eyes quickly swept across her face, and Zhang Xueming readily agreed: "Then it's settled."
It's a good opportunity to see what the guards of the palace gate guard camp are like. If there are not enough people in the palace, the northern border will take over. A good man should defend his country.
At night, Gong Huanyu went back to the guest room, and Zhang Xueming told Gong Shangjiao and Gong Yuanzheng the news revealed by Gong Zishang.
Gong Shangjiao frowned: "Is he still thinking about Izumo Juren who is on the expedition?"
Gong Yuanzheng thought so too.
Without any evidence, it would be wrong to just turn against someone and drive them out of the palace. Gong Shangjiao felt a little headache: "No matter what, if the other party doesn't move, we can't take the first step. We are right."
Zhang Xueming said calmly, "We must be on guard against others. Just think of it as me judging others by my own standards. You two only need to know about this matter. You don't need to worry about anything else.
The parts I ordered at Shang Palace will be delivered tomorrow. I will set up a few more mechanisms by then, plus my medicine... A Yuan, I will take care of the herbs in that room from now on, and you only need to take care of the flowers and plants over there. If he really dares to come, I will not hold back this time."
Gong Shangjiao pursed his lips and whispered, "I hope he won't get upset."
This is the default.
The three of them reached a consensus and made preparations to keep the matter to themselves and never mention it again. They treated Gong Huanyu as usual, and no one could see anything wrong.
On the day before New Year's Eve, Zhang Xueming had to announce his seclusion because the monthly body-tempering period in his mental method had arrived. He stayed in Gong Yuanzheng's secret pharmacy for the entire day.
At nightfall, Zhang Xueming opened the sliding door and saw Gong Yuanzheng standing guard at the door with a knife. Without saying a word, he pulled him in and closed the door again.
Gong Yuanzheng was dragged by her to the table where the incubator was placed. He wanted to ask her what was wrong, but his eyes fell on Izumo Juren and his breathing stagnated.
The black soil mixed with seashell powder emits a faint blue fluorescence. In that faint light, the crystal clear petals unfold layer by layer in a graceful posture.
The Izumo lotus is in bloom!
Three!
Gong Yuanzheng was stunned. This was more than half a month earlier than the flowering time in the plot.
He was still lost in thought when Zhang Xueming opened the door of the incubator, reached out and broke off the stem of one of the flowers, and handed the flower to Gong Yuanzheng: [A Yuan, open your mouth.]
Gong Yuanzheng obeyed her order reflexively and opened his mouth obediently.
The next second, the whole pure and beautiful flower was stuffed into his mouth.
The flower melted in his mouth, and the cool, slightly bitter liquid stimulated him to swallow involuntarily.
It was not until he swallowed it that he reacted: "Zhao Zhao..."
[Don't talk.] Zhang Xueming pulled him to the corner where she was meditating, [Sit down, use your energy to dissolve it, I'll go get my brother.]
[No, eat yours first and then go!] Gong Yuanzheng hurriedly grabbed her hand and insisted, [You can practice without meditating, eat first and then go. You have to take care of yourself outside today.]
Zhang Xueming thought about it and it made sense, so he immediately plucked another Izumo Double Lotus and ate it. Then, under Gong Yuanzheng's guidance, he found the box that he had prepared to store the Izumo Double Lotuses, picked the last Izumo Double Lotus and put it in.
Gong Yuanzheng felt relieved when he saw that she had eaten it. In order to concentrate on practicing his skills, he took out cotton earplugs from the tiger's hairpin and plugged his ears, then turned to face the wall and closed his eyes.