Chapter 23: Similarity (Part 1)
After a one-night banquet, the window was opened. It was already midnight and a black cloud was lingering in the southeast, but the moonlight was like water and was not obscured. The moonlight poured straight down through the window and fell on my body. For a moment, I almost became one with the moonlight.
But at this time, he was not on land, but on a boat with Hou Xibai, sailing straight to Luoyang. Hou Xibai was indeed very prestigious, and this boat should be a pleasure boat that could accommodate dozens of people.
"Who is the beauty on your fan?" Zhang Xuanning was already a little drunk and in a trance, he suddenly felt something, so he asked: "If she has special features and both the shape and spirit are present, can you fan her?"
"I travel around the world, and if I see a beauty that attracts me, I will paint her. Beauty is like jade, and beauty is like water. If I don't cherish her, wouldn't it be like burning the piano and cooking the crane, losing my elegance?" Hou Xibai had drunk too much, and he spoke softly. As he spoke, with a fan, the beauties seemed to float in the moonlight.
"Who is this?" He pointed casually.
"Ah, this is Shen Luoyan. Luoyan was a very lonely girl. That day when I picked a white chrysanthemum and put it in her hair, she showed a look of surprise but indifference. She must have been thinking of someone else at that time. Not only was I not jealous, I also painted her expression at that moment. Only this expression can best represent her." Hou Xibai's face showed a gentle look, as if he was reminiscing, he gently shook the fan and spoke leisurely.
"Is she following Li Mi now?" Zhang Xuanning asked casually.
"I didn't expect Brother Zhang to be so well-informed. That's right. In the ninth year of Daye, Yang Xuangan raised an army and Li Mi arrived. Xuangan was overjoyed and thought he was the strategist. Unexpectedly, the plan failed and the emperor heard about it and ordered his arrest. In recent years, he has been hunted down by the court many times and is wandering around with only a few dozen followers. He has been fighting in various places and has suffered a lot. However, Shen Luoyan has followed him and never left him. It is really a natural fate between a master and a servant."
Zhang Xuanning suddenly said: "So that's how it is. It really is a good story."
But I know in my heart that although the disciples of the Huajian School treat the emotional world with affection, they are actually heartless in nature. Only in this way can they deeply understand the charm of a beauty. Therefore, once they enter the painting, it is equivalent to stripping the beauty naked inside and out and reading her, writing about her romantic charm, and becoming familiar with it, so they can abandon it.
If one cannot paint it, it means that one cannot understand it, cannot crack it, and cannot let it go. This becomes an obstacle and a demon in the heart of the Huajian School.
"It's a really beautiful painting. I guess all the beauties in the world are in the fan, right?" Zhang Xuanning asked casually again.
Hou Xibaijun looked at Zhang Xuanning intently, and after a while he revealed a helpless expression, and sighed, "To be honest, this is impossible. I saw someone this year, but I didn't know how to paint her in order to show her most beautiful state, so I hesitated and didn't dare to start painting."
Zhang Xuanning was moved and said, "She is so beautiful? These words are more touching than any compliment. However, it is difficult to paint one image completely. Can you paint a few more?"
Hou Xibai sighed, "That would probably require an infinite number of them, and that would be too disrespectful to her."
Knowing that Hou Xibai had already met Shi Feixuan, Shi Feixuan had not yet officially entered the world, and being able to meet her showed how powerful he was, he smiled and said, "Why not respect her? When flowers are in bloom, you should pick them immediately, don't wait until there are no flowers left to pluck. Beauty is like jade, and beauty is naturally endowed. How can you live up to such natural beauty? Brother Hou, you have seen all the flowers, haven't you heard this sentence - a man will die for his confidant, and a woman will dress up for the man who pleases her?"
"The more beautiful a person is, the more he should be admired. This is the principle of complementing each other." Zhang Xuanning laughed and raised his glass to invite him: "Only great heroes can be true to themselves, and only true celebrities can be romantic. Since you are a hero and a celebrity, why not collect all the beauties in the world into your backyard?"
After hearing this, Hou Xibai was stunned for a long time, smiled bitterly, and then raised his glass and said, "Brother Zhang is indeed a brilliant writer, and he is unbridled and romantic. In just a few words, he said it brilliantly, leaving me speechless. But there are indeed women in the world who can only be admired from afar and not played with. Brother Zhang will know when he sees them. I will toast to Brother Zhang."
It's nothing but inferiority complex. If he cannot marry a beauty like Shi Feixuan due to lack of strength, then it's fine. Or if she is someone else's wife and he can't bear to break her up because of their deep love for her, then he can be considered a gentleman. But if he is not married, if he doesn't even dare to think about her in his heart, or if he doesn't dare to marry her even if he has the strength, then no matter how good his martial arts are or how strong he is, he is just a coward.
Or maybe there's something wrong with this man's lower body.
In this world, beauties are as numerous as clouds, each with her own beauty, just like the scenery in a painting, each mountain and water has its own unique charm. The man who vows to be the strongest and the highest should be aroused by beauty and take those women who arouse my lust into the harem one by one. Then, he can either savor them slowly and appreciate their charming smiles and every move, or he can burn the piano and cook the crane, kill them or whip them, what's wrong with that?
Shi Feixuan might be the epiphyllum on the Bodhi tree, without love or hate, without sadness or joy. But since she has entered the world, stirred up countless love and hate, she should naturally accept the fate of flowers withering. Those who hope to smile with her, spend this life together, or even forget each other in the rivers and lakes, are all fools. Zhang Xuanning never needs her heart. No matter how beautiful it is, he can just pick it and throw it away, and turn it into spring mud.
Of course, the thoughts at this moment may not necessarily be the thoughts in the future. Maybe when I meet the real person, I will have new feelings. If I really fall in love, then I will fall in love. We will talk about it when the time comes. Good and evil are up to me, and the choices are up to my heart. Everything is just up to my thoughts.
Of course, Zhang Xuanning would not say these thoughts out loud. Although Hou Xibai was very nice to him, if the above words were spoken, this person would definitely be angry and ashamed, or even feel that he had blasphemed the fairy in his heart and might turn hostile immediately.
At that moment, they raised their glasses, smiled, and drank the whole glass in one gulp, not leaving a drop. Then they looked at each other and laughed, enjoying themselves to the fullest.
After putting down the wine glass, Zhang Xuanning smiled and said, "Let's not talk about the most beautiful woman. In today's world, who is the most talented in literature, calligraphy, chess, painting and music?"
"In terms of literary talent, there are few people in the world who can rival Brother Zhang. Wang Tong is a very profound scholar, but in terms of literary talent, he is still not as talented as Brother Zhang. But when it comes to women, let me think. Maybe Shi Qingxuan can be compared. She is elegant and quiet, like a sweet osmanthus or orchid. She played the flute in the sunset that day, and I was intoxicated by her. Or there is Shang Xiufang, the most talented woman in the world, who puts her emotions into singing and dancing, and captivates everyone."
Zhang Xuanning's eyes sparkled and he laughed, "After hearing this, I really want to meet these two extraordinary ladies."
At this point in the conversation, his purpose had been achieved and he didn't want to continue.
At this moment, the sound of fighting could be heard again along the way. Even though it was calm and peaceful at this moment, it was still the beginning of troubled . This was how the world was. Looking up at the sky, the bright moon shone on the rippling water and came into the window.
How can we make the most of this life in this world?
The killing intent flowed into his blood again. His eyes turned calm. Then he put down the wine glass with a smile, bowed and said, "Brother Hou, can you stop the boat in the middle of the night?"
"Of course, what's the matter?" Hou Xibai was stunned, as if he had just woken up from his previous memories.
"Seeing the moonlight like water, the ripples, and the wine in my mouth, I want to draw my sword and kill a few more people." Zhang Xuanning smiled and said, "In such a chaotic world, there are many people to kill. If I don't kill them, how can I be fair to the people of the world? How can I atone for the sin of ruining our pleasure of enjoying the lake under the moon?"
As he said this, he jumped out, turned over, and rushed to the shore. The moment he rushed to the shore, a sense of life and death arose in his heart.
This should be likening it to the power in one's hands, or it can be compared to the pleasure of love between men and women!
Born at this time.
Or die at this time.
Hou Xibai's face changed drastically. He was a man of literary talent, talkative and cheerful, with his sword drawn, and decisive in killing. This man was so similar to his master.
Just like the Master when he was a young man in green clothes.
