Volume 1: A stone strikes a thousand waves, the world surrounds Li Daosheng Chapter 133: The person who seems to care the least actually sees the most clearly
Under the blue sky, mist and rain were floating. During this period of time, Cangjian Valley was beginning to get colder. The wind blowing in the face was mixed with the coolness of the autumn rain, and it wet the hair of the passers-by. The sky was slightly covered with dark clouds, blocking the sky from being bright. The whole valley seemed to be covered with a layer of gauze, and it looked gray.
In the deepest part of the valley, the sound of striking metal and stone was still ringing. It was not clear from a distance, but as you got closer, the sound became louder and louder, until it finally seemed a bit deafening.
Looking closely, I saw that there was indeed a mountain man still standing there, holding an iron hammer in his hand and hitting a piece of stubborn iron in front of him.
This mountain man is Gong Bushi.
He was still dressed like a wild man, without a shirt, wearing only a pair of ragged brown pants, with bare feet on the ground. His hair was long and messy, and his beard was curled up on his chest.
The drizzle fell on his body and slid down his rocky back, but he seemed unaware of it and continued to hold the hammer, which had been soaked by the rain, and swung it again and again.
Every time it was swung, the hammer would create a splash of water, which would fall on the metal and stone, splashing countless water drops.
It was not until the rain falling on him suddenly became lighter that Gong Buqi stopped and looked up at the top of his head.
There, a banana leaf was propped up between the cliffs, shielding him from the rain.
Looking at the banana leaves, Gong Buqi smiled, and with a dull sound, he put down the hammer in his hand.
"Thief, what food did you bring me this time?"
In the rain, his voice was heavy and echoed throughout the valley.
When his voice gradually faded, an echo came from the cliff.
"I didn't bring you any food this time. I want to ask you for a favor this time."
"Oh?" Gong Buqi in the valley raised his eyebrows, bent down, sat cross-legged on the ground, waved his hand at the cliff and said.
"Come down and talk."
After the words fell, a breath later, two figures appeared beside Gong Buqi.
They were a man in white and a woman in gray cloth. They were Li Si and Shu Hunu.
When he saw Li Si, Gong Buqi didn't care much.
On the contrary, when he saw the tiger girl, his gaze lingered for a while, then he nodded and said to Li Si with a smile.
"It's good to have a home now."
"This is my cousin." Li Si must have been accustomed to other people's misunderstandings. He explained without raising his head, leaned on a banana leaf, found a seat, and sat down with Shu Hu Nu.
Although Shu Hu Nu's expression moved slightly, she did not say anything. She usually did not say anything to these friends of Li Si. One reason was that she was not good at speaking, and the other was that she did not know how to speak.
Li Si's friends are usually weird people, and each one is weirder than the other.
Holding the hammer beside him, Gong Buqi looked at the two of them delicately several times, shook his head and said.
"I don't understand you young people nowadays. You should first tell me why you come to see me."
"Hehe." Li Si sat down, rubbing his hands and saying with a sly smile.
"You haven't heard of it at all?"
"You know me, too." Gong Buqi rolled his eyes after hearing what Li Si said.
"I stay in this deep mountain. I can't hear any big news. The rumors in the world are not as loud as my hammer."
This was indeed true. Li Si pursed his lips. Unless the Jin army reached Cangjian Valley, Gong Buqi would know nothing.
"You must know about this world summons, right?" Li Si asked. He was a little worried that Gong Buqi had never even heard of it.
"I know something about this." Gong Buqi paused and said, "Wen Jian mentioned this to me back then."
Zeng Wenjian is the current master of Cangjian Valley. Li Si knows a little about him, but the two of them are not very familiar with each other.
"That's good." Li Si nodded. This was easy to explain. He was worried that Gong Buqi had been completely isolated from the world.
"The court has issued a call for all the people in the country." After thinking for a moment, Li Si said straight to the point, pointing at himself and saying, "I will help contact some people."
"Are you working for the court now?" Gong Buqi looked at Li Si with interest. It was the first time .
"That's not the case." Li Si probably also felt that it was a bit strange and denied Gong Buqi's statement: "It's just because I run faster, so I helped by the way."
Fortunately, Gong Buqi did not dwell too much on this matter and continued to ask.
"Then why did the court issue a summons?"
Having said that, Li Si's expression became a little more serious.
"Because the Jin people from the north were heading south, there was a traitor in the martial arts world, and the border was in danger, so the court had to resort to this desperate measure."
"An insider?" Gong Buqi's eyes turned cold: "This is the kind of person I despise the most."
As he said that, he glanced at Li Si and said, "So you came here to ask me to help catch the traitor?"
But then he shook his head again and said, "No, you shouldn't have come to me if this is the case."
Indeed, he could not help much in this matter, and Li Si was well aware of this, because he had been staying in the mountains for many years and didn't know much about the affairs of the martial arts world. Moreover, in terms of intelligence alone, he might not be as smart as Li Si.
"Heh." Li Si looked at him and chuckled, saying, "Don't worry, someone will take care of the traitor. I came to you to ask you to help me fight."
"Fight?" Gong Buqi's eyes lit up: "Fighting is good, I'm good at fighting, who should I fight?"
"Fighting the golden man." Li Si replied with a curled mouth.
"Fighting the gold man." Gong Buqi muttered, and then he also laughed with Li Si: "Fighting the gold man is good, fighting the gold man does not involve grudges."
"There is indeed no grudge involved." Li Si nodded affirmatively.
What people in the underworld fear most is being tainted by grudges, but there should be no personal feelings between family and country.
"Then how many hits?" Gong Buqi asked again.
Li Si glanced at him and held up three fingers: "Three hundred thousand."
"Three hundred thousand?" Gong Buqi paused for a moment, then shook his head with some regret and said, "Three hundred thousand is too little."
"Less?" Li Si was stunned for a moment, thinking that the mountain man had lost his mind after staying in the mountains, and smiled, "Three hundred thousand is not a small amount."
Seeing Li Si smiling, Gong Buqi also grinned.
"You are still young and don't understand. If only 10% of the Jianghu people go, 300,000 will be too little."
Li Si had no idea how many people there were in this vast world because he was too young.
But Gong Buqi knew it very well because he had lived long enough.
Although the underworld forces are like a pile of loose sand on weekdays, once there is a factor that brings them together, they become an almost uncontrollable force that even the current imperial court cannot contend with.
The reason is very simple, because there are always more people than officials, not to mention that each of these people is holding a sword.
The imperial court and the underworld have always had a symbiotic relationship. Without a stable imperial court, the people of the underworld will not have an easy life, and if the imperial court puts too much pressure on the underworld, the imperial court will also not be at peace.
This is why the imperial court allowed the underworld forces in various places to develop within a certain space and tried every means to win them over. They needed to be interdependent with these underworld forces, and they also needed these underworld forces to check and balance each other.
In fact, Li Shizong has always understood the horror of the martial arts world, but what he cares about is never one person, but the mountain gates in the martial arts world.
In fact, emperors of all dynasties were aware of this, but unlike ordinary emperors, Li Shizong was not afraid. He did not choose to control and suppress, but chose to manage and balance. This is the reason for the long-term stability under his rule.
On the surface, he seems to be a person who doesn't care about this world at all, but in fact, he is the one who sees this world most clearly.
He could let Yin Wuli live in the Sky Prison for twenty years without paying any attention to him, and even forget his existence in the end.
She could also enter and leave the palace freely with Li Si, and even come before him without any hindrance.
These are his temperament, things he doesn't care about and can accept and tolerate.
But he will actively win over underworld organizations such as Fengyu Tower and Sishui Gang.
He would also promptly lend favors to people in the underworld, allowing them to lend him a helping hand at critical moments.
These were the practical things he did, and they were his means of balancing the underworld and the imperial court.
Li Shizong was always confident in what he did. Although what happened this time was somewhat beyond his expectations, he also had a backup plan.
The Jin Kingdom, a small country that only emerged outside the Great Wall two hundred years ago, actually dared to attack the Great Wall. It was really too arrogant.
The water in this river is so clear that you can't see it clearly by just throwing one or two stones.
