Because of his fiancée's affairs, Gu Wen was called to the lobby by his father and walked through the quiet corridor. Along the way, the maids and servants passed by got out of the way and bowed their heads.

Gu Wen didn't think it was strange. If the house turned into reinforced concrete, then he would think it was strange to act like this.

At this moment, his heart was as calm as water, and there was no more disturbance.

It is as if all the seven emotions and six desires have disappeared, and all desires have turned into nothingness.

This feeling was very comfortable. He no longer had to worry about something and could only look into the distance quietly.

Some memories began to appear in my mind, as if they appeared out of thin air.

The Gu family, a Nanshui family, has been an official for generations, running a county, far away from the disputes in the Central Plains, and has been passed down through four dynasties and fifty-six emperors, and has been passed down for thousands of years.

It can be described as a flowing dynasty and an iron-clad Gu family.

But the Gu family is not a behemoth, at most it is just a local powerhouse. With eight hundred years of inheritance, it is more like standing halfway up the mountain all the time, and even if it falls, it can only roll twice.

As long as you don't stand on the top of the mountain, it will be difficult to fall to death.

Go through the corridor and enter the lobby.

Antique seats are arranged in four directions, and a plaque "Restrain oneself and uphold virtue" hangs above the bright hall. Sitting below is a middle-aged man with a mustache, who looks exactly like Gu Wen.

Sitting next to him was a woman who was still charming.

There are still five young men with different looks, different looks, and different temperaments.

A series of thoughts came to mind again.

Father Gu, a county sage with both virtues and virtues, was called the Great Confucian of Nanshui and the head of the family.

Gu Mu, his mother, was an ordinary ancient woman.

Gu Daai, a gentle and gentle brother, a good man with both talents and talents, and the future heir of the Gu family.

Gu Ernu was a tall man with a rough face and extremely high martial arts skills. He often talked about wanting to get the top prize in martial arts and become a general.

Gu Sanyou has a weak temperament and is always worried, but he is extremely smart and has read all kinds of books.

He is fearful, short in stature, and timid.

Gu Wushen was jealous and his foot was run over by an ox cart when he was young. He was a lame man.

This is his family and everything he has.

Seeing Gu Wen come in, everyone's eyes focused on him for a moment. Gu's father looked serious and scolded: "Liu'er, why do you get up at three o'clock in the morning? You have now reached the age where you should talk about marriage. You have to be idle.

when?"

"Father, please calm down. I heard that people who practice Taoism are still quiet. My sixth brother's temperament may be more suitable for that girl from the Yu family."

A handsome-looking Gu Daai stood up and calmed down Father Gu's anger with a few words.

"Besides, the sixth brother doesn't like gambling, and he doesn't get caught in the dust. He's just idle, but he's better able to keep the family business. There have always been many families who are not afraid of lazy people, but afraid of hardworking people."

On the side, Gu Er said with an angry voice like a bell: "Father, why don't you give me your sixth brother, and I will take him to practice martial arts and conquer the world."

Gu Sanyou objected: "The world is unpredictable, 70% luck and 30% ability. Second brother has 80% ability, but not even 1% luck. Sixth brother can't follow you."

It seems that I am quite popular in this family.

Gu Wen took his seat and remained silent, listening to the people around him discussing that the imperial court had levied additional taxes.

It has been two hundred and fifty years since the Great Qian Dynasty, and now it looks like the scene of the last years of the dynasty, with successive years of disasters and civil unrest.

Fortunately, the Gu family is far away from the Central Plains and does not need to participate in it. Since the products are rich, it is unlikely that there will be a very large-scale famine. At most, a flood will cause a food shortage and some people will starve to death.

The only danger is the imperial court.

These are not what Gu Wen cares about, but his family insists on letting him care about them and often ask him questions.

The eldest brother asked about the sufferings of the people in the world, the second brother asked why the heroes of the times did not rise up and fight for the world, the third brother was worried about where the Gu family would go, the fourth brother was frightened and uncertain, and the fifth brother kept staring.

Gu Wen’s answer to this is:

"None of my business."

Everyone was helpless and then turned to other topics.

Recently, a vicious bandit has been roaming Nanshui. Please don't go out at night in the future.

After Gu Ernu heard this, he became very interested and wanted to go out with weapons to pursue it. But Gu Wen didn't come with him, so he could only shake his head with regret and said: "If my sixth brother doesn't come with me, even if I have the power to move mountains, I won't be able to move mountains." I don’t know where to go.”

"I heard that the evil bandit was eight feet tall, with a strong back and strong waist. He could survive hundreds of officers and soldiers surrounding him. It seems he must be a martial arts master."

Gu Wen said: "A person who cultivates immortality can take human life by picking flowers or flying leaves. What's the use of having high martial arts skills?"

"What cultivating immortals?" Gu Ernu said confusedly: "I have been in the world for so many years, but I have never seen anyone kill someone by grabbing flowers and flying leaves. The most extraordinary thing is an old monk who beat me so hard that I was dizzy."

"That old monk is known as the best master in the world and the most respected person in the world."

Gu Wen became interested and asked, "Where is the person that second brother mentioned now?"

"It's a small temple just outside the city. Why is Sixth Brother interested in it?"

"Let's go see it together."

Gu Wen stood up, his empty mind filled with some fame and wealth.

Dearest one in the world, why can’t I be worthy?

Gu Ernu laughed loudly, stood up with his body like an iron tower, and led Gu Wen out of the mansion.

"Absolutely not." Gu Sanyou muttered a mantra and quickly stood in front of the two of them: "Now is the time of famine, and there are refugees everywhere outside the city."

"Go away."

Gu Er angrily slapped Gu Sanyou away, and the latter fell heavily to the ground. The rest of the family turned a blind eye to this. Relatives should live in harmony, and brothers should not touch each other.

But it seems to be normal in the Gu family.

Anger gnaws at my heart, and it is useless no matter how much I worry.

"Hey, think twice before you act. How can you be in danger because of some small strength?" Gu Sanyou squatted on the ground and said dejectedly: "If you have some strength, you think you are the best in the world. In the final analysis, you are still a reckless man."

"Do you know how powerful that old monk is? So what if you beat him? So what if you win?"

"If you win, you win. Why do you need so many reasons!" Gu Er clenched his iron fist angrily and said with a sound like a bell: "If I am the best in the world, what can't I do, what can't be done, and what can't be achieved?"

"It can't be done, it can't be done."

Gu Si'er suddenly spoke.

"The more you do, the more likely you are to do wrong. The less you do, the better. Second brother, have you forgotten how much trouble you caused when you killed the son of a county official?"

"The stupid Zhao family bullied me, how could I not repay blood with blood?"

"But why don't you figure it out slowly and wait until Liu'er's fiancée comes back? The Yu family is an aristocratic family outside of Fang, so they must have the means to subjugate the Zhao family."

"Fuck your grandma!"

Gu Er angrily cursed loudly, which fit his appearance as a rough martial arts practitioner.

"Don't say what happens to the Yu family, it doesn't matter if they die, everyone lives and breathes."

With one word of Qi breathed out, Gu Ernu's body expanded three and a half feet again, like a little giant.

The fierce evil aura suppressed the rest of the family, and even Gu Daxi could not compete with it.

"Enough!"

Gu's father stood up, and Gu Er's anger was suppressed in an instant.

"What's the point of making noises? There's nothing wrong with thinking twice before acting. Without San'er's caution, how could the Gu family have saved the day so many times? There's nothing wrong with arguing. How can you continue to be a beggar when you have ten thousand taels of gold?"

He looked at Gu Wen meaningfully.

"Liu'er can go if he wants."

Gu Ernu pulled Gu Wen away, rode two big horses directly out of Gu's house, and galloped towards the outside of the city.

——

Temple outside the city.

The temple is simple, with only one person allowed to pass through the door. Through the door, you can see a clay Buddha inside. There are only three sticks of incense in the palm-sized incense burner, and the tribute is only three steamed buns.

The simple plaque reads [Zhenru Temple]

Two tall horses came galloping, pulled the rope, and raised their front hooves high.

Gu Er angrily stood up and dismounted. He was dressed in a military uniform and looked like a tiger. He stood with a big gun in his hand and roared: "Old bald donkey, come out and fight with me!"

A ray of breeze came, blowing down some fallen leaves, and only heard a distant bell.

"Amitabha."

From the small door of the temple, a monk who was as skinny as an old tree came out. His eyebrows were pale, his eyes were squinted, and a kind smile hung at the corner of his mouth.

"The donor has come over and over ninety-eight thousand three hundred times, once a day. You and I have been fighting for nearly a thousand years, and we have lost for a thousand years."

The Gu family has a history of thousands of years. On the first day that the Gu family appeared, Gu Ernu came to challenge the old monk.

"Bah! The old monk looked at him with only a few ounces of meat, and he was very angry. I can beat you today, so why not a thousand years, or ten thousand years!"
To be continued...