Chapter 9 The Golden Orchid
"Brothers are willing to teach each other secret skills, which will make them very moved. How about you and I become brothers of the opposite sex?" Lu Bu said slowly. You should know that this era is not like the novel, and they will immediately become sworn brothers when they have similar tempers. In this turbulent era in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, everything has interests. If it were not for a good family, they would definitely not be married. Children from aristocratic families would never marry a commoner's child, but would only marry a family of the same size. Only in this way can the two families support each other and become stronger. Similarly, if they were not someone with similar family backgrounds, they would not have been able to do so.
For example, Sun Quan, the great emperor of the Eastern Wu in history, often drank with his subordinates and laughed, but he did not mean to be brothers with important officials like Zhou Yu and Lu Su. At most, he said to Zhou Yu, "I treat you as my brother." On the contrary, although Liu Bei was a relative of the Han Dynasty, his family had long declined and was almost the same as the common people. Therefore, he became a brother of the opposite sex with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who were also civilians. However, it was precisely because Liu Bei was from a humble family and the children of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu that he said that the three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang were mat weaving and selling pigs and wine.
Uh, it's been a long way off.
Lu Bu also knew in his heart that Ao Lie was the second son of Liu Yu, the prefect of Jiuyuan. His wealth was not the same as him, but he had such an impulse to blurt out the words of charity.
Ao Lie's face was shocked, then he was overjoyed, and then he fell to the ground and said, "Lie is only a child, and he can win the favor of his elder brother. Lie is lucky to have three lives. My younger brother Ao Lie, pay homage to the elder brother." Lu Bu kept staring at Ao Lie's expression, and naturally saw the joy from the heart on Ao Lie's face. So he also bowed to the ground and said to Ao Lie, "Bu can be brothers with his virtuous brother, this life is enough."
Both of them stretched out their hands, held each other's arms tightly, then patted each other hard, and stood up with support. Lu Bu said, "Brother Yu is twenty years old this year. I don't know how old is my virtuous person?" Ao Lie replied happily: "My younger brother is eight years old this year, and my elder brother is a whole older than me." During the Eastern Han Dynasty, although there were no zodiac signs, people generally agreed with the custom of twelve years as one round.
Lu Bu also said happily: "Is the fate of you and my brothers destined to be destined by God? How could it be such a coincidence?" Ao Lie asked: "When is the birth date of my brother?" Lu Bu said: "September 9th."
This time it was Ao Lie's turn to be shocked and said in disbelief: "September 9th? It seems that the eldest brother is right. The fate between you and my brother is really destined by God. I was also born on September 9th."
When Lu Bu heard this, he was overjoyed and pulled Ao Lie's arm and said, "What are you waiting for? Brother, you have a good horse, go buy wine quickly. Brother Yu will go into the valley to hunt a few animals for sacrifices. We brothers will not return until we get drunk."
Ao Lie agreed, whistled and recalled Zhao Yexue's Dragon Horse, who was looking for food, and turned over and left. Lu Bu looked at Ao Lie's back as he was leaving, with infinite joy on his face, and murmured to himself: "Good brother, I will never allow anyone to bully you for the rest of my life."
An hour later, Ao Lie rode Zhaoyexue Dragon Horse back and saw that Lu Bu had killed a wild boar, a sika deer, and a pair of wild pheasants. The two lit three incense sticks, placed the wild game that Lu Bu had hunted in order in front of the incense candle, and then opened two jars of mud-sealed wine jars on both sides.
The two looked at each other and then fell to the ground at the same time. Lu Bu took the lead in speaking: "I, Lu Bu, wish to be a brother of life and death with Ao Lie, and enjoy the same blessings and difficulties. If you violate your oath, you may die if you have arrows pierced your heart."
Ao Lie said, "I, Ao Lie, wish to be a brother of life and death with Lu Bu, and I will share the blessings with my blessings and difficulties. If I mess up my brothers, I will punish him. If I violate my oath, I hope that thousands of arrows will pierce my heart and die."
Lu Bu listened to Ao Lie's oath in his ears, and was moved in his heart, saying, "Second brother, I agree with you, but what do you think of the words in trouble? Is it the eldest brother a decoration? If you have difficulties, you will use it to push the tank?"
Ao Lie picked up the wine jar beside him and said boldly: "Brother, don't care about anything else. Now you and my brother should drink a jar. If you and I are not as good as brothers, but if you compare to drinking, haha, the brother may not be able to beat me." Lu Bu was distracted by Ao Lie's words, and did not say anything more. He picked up the wine jar beside him, touched the wine jar in Ao Lie's hand, and shouted: "Do it!"
Both of them raised the wine jar and put it to their mouths, and drank water to pour the wine in the jar into their mouths. The two of them had almost the same movements, but they had their own ideas in their hearts. Lu Bu was thinking: Second brother, second brother, if you are in trouble, I, I, will definitely save you to the death, but if I, Lu Bu, have a disaster that I can't escape, will it be impossible to die. How could I implicate you?
But Ao Lie was thinking: Brother, if you develop according to the inertia of history, there will be many disasters in the future. At that time, no matter how many miles apart, a brother will inevitably cross thousands of mountains and rivers to save you.
In a moment, the two jars of wine were drunk by the two of them. Lu Bu wiped the corners of his mouth and laughed loudly, "Haha, I, Lu Bu, are no longer alone now." Ao Lie put down the jar of wine, and he said vaguely: "Big, brother, I am very happy in my heart, come and drink again." For a while, he felt a dizzy turn, and then fell to the ground with a plop.
Lu Bu looked at Ao Lie who was falling to the ground and couldn't help but laugh and scolded: "I'm boasting about how good I can't drink? I'll get drunk after a jar? Don't think that you'll be deceived by you just changed the topic. Humph, you should be lucky enough to share the same thing, and the brother who is in trouble should stop you."
When Ao Lie woke up, he found that he was already lying in his room. Looking at the familiar decorations around him, Ao Lie knew that it must have been sent by his elder brother Lu Bu. He wanted to get up, but he felt weak all over and had a split headache.
With a creak, the door was pushed open, and Shuang'er's graceful figure appeared in Ao Lie's sight.
"Second Young Master, are you awake?" Shuang'er walked to the bed with a bowl and said to Ao Lie, "This is sober soup, drink it quickly." Ao Lie took the sober soup handed over by Shuang'er, drank it all in one breath, and felt that the severe headache was healed, and then asked, "How did I come back?" Shuang'er smiled and replied, "It was the young master I met at the market yesterday who sent you back. When he left, he left a poem for you." Ao Lie asked curiously: "So? Brother is still making poems? Tell me quickly." Shuang'er smiled like a flower and said with a sweet smile: "The young master said, "I'm shameless, competing for drinking, tying yourself, and getting drunk like mud." After that, he smiled again.
Ao Lie tilted his head and said with a bitter face: "This is a poem? It's almost the same as a limerick." He turned his head and said to Shuang'er, "Sister Shuang'er, stop laughing. I'm embarrassed this time and will never drink again." Shuang'er still smiled slightly, and at the same time stretched out her hands and pressed it on Ao Lie's temple, gently kneading it.
After a while, Ao Lie felt much more awake, so he reached out and grabbed Shuang'er's jade hand that he was kneading for him and said, "Sister Shuang'er, I'm much better. Please help me prepare some pens and ink. I have something to do." Shuang'er nodded gentlely, then got up and walked to the table and started grinding the ink.
Taking advantage of the skill of Shuang'er's ink grinding, Ao Lie thought seriously for a while. People in this era did not have a deep understanding of acupoints and internal organs. If he taught the Wuji Nine Yang Gong to his elder brother Lu Bu, he might be able to practice it as if he was obsessed with it. He could only settle for the second best and choose a skill that suits him and handed it over to him.
Closed his eyes, Ao Lie carefully recalled the characteristics of Lu Bu's martial arts in his mind, and combined with the knowledge he learned in his previous life, and finally selected a skill that is not as good as Wuji Nine Yang Kung Fu, but can also be called a master skill - the Nine Changes Tianlong Art. The most prominent feature of this skill is to practice muscles, bones, skin, and then the spirit. In other words, when the external force is practiced to the extreme, the internal organs will become stronger and more intense in the process of cultivation. At this time, when practicing internal energy, you will have half the effort with twice the effort, and there will be no danger of becoming possessed by the demon. The disadvantage is that it is slow to take effect, and it also requires high requirements for the talent and physical fitness of the practitioner. Of course, for Lu Bu, Ao Lie has no need to consider whether his talent and physical fitness meet the standards. If even he does not meet the standards, then no one in the world can meet the standards.
After making up his mind, Ao Lie walked to the table, took the brush handed over by Shuang'er, and carefully outlined it on the silk cloth. The Nine Changes of Heavenly Dragon Skills are divided into nine changes. The first five changes are for practicing external skills, and the last four changes are for practicing internal strength. Ao Lie was very careful in each stroke, striving to highlight the details of each exercise of the Nine Changes of Heavenly Dragon Skills in the picture, which is also convenient for Lu Bu to practice.
After drawing the figure, Ao Lie took the pen and pondered for a while, and then wrote down his experience and some details that need to be paid attention to when practicing in each picture in a concise way, using the language that Lu Bu could understand the most. By the time all this was completed, more than an hour had passed. Shuang'er stood quietly on the side. At this moment, he saw Ao Lie stop writing, take out the handkerchief from his arms, and gently wiped the sweat beads from his forehead.
After a while, he turned around and smiled at Shuang'er, and said, "Sister Shuang'er, you said the poem that the elder brother gave me, uh, okay, lilac poems are also poems. Should I give him a poem?" Shuang'er nodded gently and said, "The ancients said that it is impolite to come but not to go. The second young master should indeed give him a poem."
Ao Lie picked up the pen again, pondered slightly, and wrote: The bright moon in the Qin Dynasty was in the Han Dynasty, and the people had not returned from the Long March, but the generals of Longcheng were in the flying city, so they did not teach Hu horses to cross Yinshan.
Shuang'er repeated the poem softly and exclaimed, "The second young master's poem is written so well and has extraordinary momentum." Ao Lie turned his head and smiled, "Don't Shuang'er think my words are written very well?" Shuang'er covered his mouth and smiled, "The second young master is really... Who praises him like this? Shuang'er can't understand what good words are. It just feels that the second young master's words are written in a flying and phoenix, which is very beautiful. However, when the envoy Cai came to visit a few days ago, he once said that the second young master's words are worthy of silver hooks and iron paintings, and the pen is like dragon and snakes."
Speaking of Cai Yong, Ao Lie's face immediately showed a hint of embarrassment, and he stammered: "That, is that right? Sister Shuang'er, can we not mention that envoy Cai?" Shuang'er noticed Ao Lie's strangeness, and thought about it, and immediately understood: "Oh, I understand, the second young master is shy, haha, that envoy Cai will be the second young master's father-in-law in the future."
Ao Lie was told through his worries by Shuang'er, and said in anger, "If you don't mention him, why are you still mentioning him? I won't draw a flower on your face." As he said that, he picked up a pen and drew it on Shuang'er's face. Shuang'er hurriedly ran out, and while running, he smiled, "The second young master is afraid of seeing his father-in-law, haha, the second young master is actually afraid of seeing his father-in-law..."
Chapter completed!