The Book of Troubled Times

Zhao Changhe knew that Suzaku and Tang Wanzhuang had fought many times over the years, but he didn't expect that they started fighting so early. It was at least fourteen or fifteen years ago, so they were only fourteen or fifteen years old, right? Sanniang is a little older, probably around sixteen or seventeen.

These three were in their prime years... I really want to go back and see them at that time.

The imagined scene was quite beautiful, but in reality it was overflowing with a strong smell of gunpowder.

Zhao Changhe didn't know that that was actually the first meeting between Huangfu Qing and Tang Wanzhuang. At this time, Tang Wanzhuang had not yet gone to the capital to study and had never met Huangfu Qing. In other words, Tang Wanzhuang actually met Zhuque first.

Huangfu Qing was basically sent to the Four Elephants Sect to be trained by Huangfu Yongxian since she was a child. The White Tiger Saint of the Four Elephants Sect was their princess, and her connection was extremely deep. It's not surprising that Xia Longyuan couldn't trust Huangfu Yongxian. The "rebellion" was actually true. Huangfu Yongxian was loyal to his duty of guarding the land, but he may not be loyal to his Xia family.

But the Four Symbols Sect of the older generation is really not that good. It took two years for the White Tiger Saint to have an accident in Luojiazhuang before the slow Four Elephant Sect received the news. At this time, Huangfuqing finally learned the lesson and left the mountain, took over the responsibility of the White Tiger Saint and began to explore the south of the Yangtze River as the Suzaku Saint. , develop the congregation.

When Wan Dongliu was a child, it was at this time that he was tricked by a young lady into becoming a religious man. Suzaku had always disliked Zhao Changhe as an "older youth" because his three views were formed and it was not easy to establish faith. It was best to start cultivating him from an early age. Okay, at least they should be young men and women.

When he arrived in Gusu, he heard that Miss Tang's water was the same, so Huangfuqing decided to test it. Maybe it was related to our religion?

Hence this meeting.

At that time, the young girl Tang Wanzhuang was playing the piano and composing poems in Taihu Lake. She was inexplicably visited by a firebird. She spoke in an awesome tone and said that she had heard for a long time that Miss Tang's water attribute was rich and she came here to see it. Maybe she would have a chance in the future. Being sisters and so on.

Tang Wanzhuang looked at the mask and knew it was the Suzaku Saint of the Four Symbols Sect. At that time, the Four Symbols Sect had not yet shown signs of rebellion, but it was still known as the Demon Sect. The girl Tang Wanzhuang came from a famous family. Who would be willing to be a sister of your Demon Sect? What's more, this idiot talks so arrogantly, why are you so proud?

A young and energetic young lady from the Tang family fought against Suzaku in Taihu Lake. A very vicious female pirate sat by the lake with a reed pole in her teeth and watched for a long time. Finally, she sneered, "Stop fighting. You can't kill anyone like this."

The world was not chaotic at that time, and Suzaku's martial arts experience was relatively limited. Tang Wanzhuang had only competed with Jiangnan Junxiu since he was a child, and was no better than Tang Buqi. Although they are both geniuses and have learned top-notch skills, how can they compare with Sanniang's life of crawling out of a heap of death?

In Sanniang's eyes, she is really weak and cannot be beaten to death.

In fact, the two girls couldn't help each other at this time, and they both felt a bit sympathetic to each other. However, an outsider came out and laughed at them. What they thought was mutual sympathy turned out to be novices pecking each other in the eyes of outsiders. How could the two girls endure it? They all turned around and attacked Sanniang: "Then let me try it, can you kill someone?"

It's a pity that both of them were beaten violently by Sanniang when they were together. They were so relaxed that they didn't even dodge the Book of Troubled Times.

This was the first meeting of the three top female masters in the Book of Troubled Times, and it ended with the girl Turtle's one-on-two victory.

Afterwards, everyone's choices diverge.

After Huangfuqing was beaten, she was not angry but happy. She found that the water attribute and strong fortitude in this heroic young lady were the proper Xuanwu embryo, so she decisively deceived him into joining the religion. Sanniang, who had just arrived on land, was kidnapped by a cultist. She went to take the exam in a daze, and passed the exam in a daze, becoming the Xuanwu Saint.

The two stars of Suzaku and Xuanwu stood side by side. In the next ten years or so, the north and south were opened up, and they were both on the list of people and the list of places. The Four Symbols Sect rose up in the world like a comet.

At that time, Tang Wanzhuang realized his shame and became brave, so he decided to go out to study abroad. The following year, he met Huangfu Qing while studying in the capital.

No one knows why Tang Wanzhuang, who has such a calm temperament, is incompatible with Huangfu... According to insiders, it was Tang Wanzhuang who first provoked Huangfu's love. It is simply inexplicable. This matter is still unresolved in the capital. mystery of.

Of course, it was because it looked so much like the firebird that Tang Wanzhuang wanted to see if he was the same person.

In the end, it didn't work out in the trial. Huangfuqing had his own martial arts skills from the Huangfu family in the capital, and Tang Wanzhuang didn't dare to use his real skills in the capital, so naturally he couldn't force him to show his true skills. And she kept looking for trouble. How could Huangfu Qing be so sulky? He also looked for trouble in turn. From then on, the capital became a new sight.

In fact, Tang Wanzhuang never had any doubts about Huangfu Qing's identity, especially when the book of troubled times flashed again and again. She, Tang Wanzhuang, and Zhuque Xuanwu alternately rose in the rankings, but the matter of Huangfu Qing never fell into Tang Wanzhuang's heart. It's simply clear.

As a result, one became a concubine and the other became the head of the throne. The political nature was there, and no matter how well they knew it, they couldn't say it out without "evidence". Until now.

Now Tang Wanzhuang didn't want to say it, but watched Zhuque perform there with a cold eye. The dignified Lord Zhuque was made to think that others didn't know. This kind of clown is hard to find on the stage. If it weren't for the fear of coughing, Tang Wanzhuang would Evening makeup can make you smile for an hour at home every day.

What forced Tang Wanzhuang to break through so hard that she damaged her foundation was not so much that she was impatient because of the approaching troubled times, but actually the pressure from Sanniang accounted for almost half of it.

In the Book of Troubled Times, his ranking was slightly lower than that of Suzaku, but no matter how hard he tried, the humble Xuanwu would always be ranked higher. Tang Wanzhuang thought about the woman who beat up both herself and Zhuquela when they first met, and she always felt a lot of psychological pressure.

Just like the shadow of a huge black turtle, commanding the North Pole, the dragon's head looks down, majestic and mocking.

She still doesn't know that the woman who is as heavy and oppressive as a shadow in her heart is actually a happy turtle.

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Zhao Changhe naturally did not know these past events, but he sighed from Sanniang's simple introduction: "Venerable Suzaku is indeed broad-minded and courageous. After a fight with you, he decided to let you join Xuanwu. I heard It is said that the Four Symbols Sect of the previous generation was very hip, but the rise of this generation is indispensable to Venerable Suzaku."

"What do you mean by being that idiot? She introduced me to the religion, and while I was still not a saint, she was my boss. She put a lot of shoes on me and beat me several times. Sanniang waved the wine gourd angrily: "Later, when her actual combat ability caught up, she became even more crazy. She would beat me up whenever she made trouble. I have never seen such a woman who is determined to retaliate! Let me tell you, your little Please don’t offend the lover saint, otherwise I can already foresee the miserable life.”

Zhao Changhe: "... Let's talk about why you believe in the Four Symbols. Your experience doesn't match this at all."

Sanniang took a sip of wine and said, "Why don't they match up? Aren't the stars and the sea always the same?"

Zhao Changhe: "..."

Sanniang looked up at the starry sky and whispered: "Because I also want to have a sustenance and a belief, otherwise I don't know what the meaning of my life is..."

Zhao Changhe's heart skipped a beat, and he secretly thought... Everyone has different reasons for having faith, and Sanniang's reason is really shared by a large number of people. Based on Sanniang's experience, she has seen all the vicissitudes of life at such a young age. .

What is the meaning of her life? Revenge for your mother? The enemy may be the father. This father is different from Chi Chi, who has never seen her before. Although her father was injured when she was a child, he held her to play with, grew up with her, and taught her martial arts. This was all done. The relationship was originally a close one. , his image and status in his heart may have been quite majestic.

She said she didn't want to harm the pirates, so she came to land alone to join the Brotherhood of Thieves. Wasn't she just escaping? Escape from the confusion of the collapse of your three views.

When escaping from confusion, it is too easy to fall into a trap when a cult abducts people...According to this kind of mentality, once a person believes, he will be very fanatical. So fanatical that even Suzaku who wants her to join the gang may not understand her, so that Zhuque had to consult Sanniang if he was not sure about Ye Di.

Sanniang looked at the starry sky and murmured to herself: "If there is a god coming to the world, what does everything mean to the world? Whether it is Daxia or Penglai... What is a king and what is an emperor? Who is the best in the world? The gods will turn them into powder in anger. . I really want to see the day when they fight back and forth but find out that it was all a joke in the end."

Zhao Changhe looked at her side face, and after a while he stretched out the jade cover filled with water and touched her: "Here, let's drink."

Sanniang came back to her senses, glanced at him, and said with a smile: "Why, are you afraid that if I preach to you, you will feel stupid?"

"No." Zhao Changhe smiled and said, "I just think women with stories are more charming. The Sanniang in me is alive."

Sanniang's eyes flashed, and the two brothers gave him a kiss: "Hey, do you think I'm more beautiful or your family is more beautiful?"

Zhao Changhe didn't even think about it: "Of course she is beautiful."

"Huh?" Sanniang looked unhappy.

"She is my wife and you are my boss. There is no reason to say that your boss is prettier than your wife. That must be evil."

Sanniang said with a stinky face: "Are you harboring evil intentions? Who lay on me and sucked and licked me before?"

Zhao Changhe lowered his head and went to add fuel to the bonfire.

Sanniang did not press any further, and looked up at the starry sky again, and said leisurely: "Except for the coming of God, nothing in the world is particularly meaningful... Today there is wine and now there is drunkenness, having more fun is more important than anything else, you Say yes?"

Zhao Changhe said: "No."

"Oh?" Sanniang asked curiously, "Why not?"

Zhao Changhe said seriously: "Because you are not a pure fun person."

Sanniang refused: "I obviously am."

"Since you know that the octopus is difficult to fight and may not be defeated, but you still charge for the pirates behind you... I know that there are many meaningful things in your heart."

Sanniang turned to look at him for a while, then suddenly smiled and said: "What about you? You could obviously run away with the Tang family's fleet, but you have to fight like this. Why? Me?"

Zhao Changhe was stunned, raised his head and thought for a long time, then suddenly nodded: "Yes."