Volume 7: Frost Chapter 70 Fishing
After leaving Zhang Xianren, Zhuang Zekun told Zhong Minghong that he wanted to meet Jiang You. Zhong Minghong then summoned two cranes and took them to the hilltop where Tang Butian was.
It was Guan Nuo's first time riding a crane, and he was a little nervous at first, clenching his fingers and leaning his upper body stiffly. After flying over a few peaks, he gradually relaxed, looking around and admiring the scenery on the mountain.
A goose yellow figure caught his attention.
It's Tang, not sweet.
She was practicing swordplay. She pushed the wooden sword to the side at a very slow speed, and when she was halfway through, she suddenly stopped, leaned on the wooden sword and pondered for a moment, then repeated the same action again, but stopped at the same position again.
Xianhe took Zhuang Zekun and Guan Nuo to find Jiang You who was fishing by the waterfall.
Sensing the movement, Jiang You turned his head and saw that it was them. He greeted them and said, "Mr. Zhuang, Xiao Guan, you are here too. Do you want to go fishing?" He pointed to the ground and said, "I have a fishing rod here."
Guan Nuo took a look into the wooden barrel on the side and found it was empty, without a single fish.
He asked, "Can you catch fish here?"
"I asked the section chief, and she said there are some, golden ones, maybe they can jump over the dragon gate," Jiang You stretched his head to look into the water, "If you catch one, take it home and keep it. I just happened to have a small fish tank, and now there are only small fish in it, nothing to see. By the way," Jiang You asked Guan Nuo, "Have you seen the section chief?"
Guan Nuo replied: "I just saw her practicing sword on the crane."
"I woke up in the morning and saw her practicing there."
"I'll go say hello to the section chief. This is her place... "
"Go ahead," Jiang You waved at Guan Nuo, "and ask me what to eat for lunch."
After Guan Nuo walked away, Zhuang Zekun walked to Jiang You, picked up the fishing rod and sat down.
The fishing rod was made of bamboo and looked quite old. He looked at Jiang You, who was concentrating on looking at a certain spot in the pond, seemingly fishing seriously.
Zhuang Zekun asked, "Did you send him away on purpose?"
Jiang You said firmly, "You must be up to no good reason by looking for me."
Zhuang Zekun threw the fishing rod into the water and said, "I came from Immortal Zhang."
"Is he funny?"
"He wants me to convince the institute to send the remains back to the mountain and seal them."
"If it's an interprovincial shipment, it should be delivered within three days."
"Do you think so too?" Zhuang Zekun looked at Jiang You and asked.
"I just wanted to get down the mountain as soon as possible."
At this time, several low growls were heard not far away.
Zhuang Zekun looked in the direction where the sound came from and saw a boy holding a gray rabbit and riding on a wild boar, with two little civet cats following behind him.
Jiang Mo glanced at Zhuang Zekun and then looked away. He held his head high and commanded the wild boar to move forward.
Like patrolling the territory.
"Many projects at the institute over the years have been centered around corpses. There are at least two generations of researchers," Zhuang Zekun said, watching the waterfall fall. "They are doing these dangerous researches, devoting their youth and their lives. Maybe they won't even leave their names behind. They rely on a little faith. This is good for humanity."
Jiang You said: "I especially respect such people."
Zhuang Zekun said: "If the project is stopped, I really don't know how to face them."
"You can't let them down. You need to place them well and ensure their livelihood," Jiang You said sincerely. "And you can't neglect their psychological aspects either. You need to talk to them more and organize some activities from time to time."
Zhuang Zekun gave up beating around the bush and asked, "Jiang You, I want to hear your opinion."
"I think it's best to destroy it completely."
"Why?" Zhuang Zekun was a little surprised.
"It's useless to me, and it may have hidden dangers."
"I've been thinking, if something like this happens again, how should we respond?" Zhuang Zekun put away his fishing rod. "Seal the remains, stop all related research, and then wait for the crisis to come before using human lives to fill the gap? Will we have another chance to use human lives to fill the gap?"
Jiang You didn't respond.
Zhuang Zekun continued, "When Teacher Xie established the Special Operations Department and helped the Institute become independent, he probably had the same idea as me. Compared to 30 years ago, we now have a lot of knowledge and strength. Maybe the enemy's goal is to make us give up these."
Jiang You glanced at Zhuang Zekun and said, "I don't think there is any conflict."
"What?"
"After we seal the body on the mountain, we can continue our research. We can also find experts on the mountain to protect it, which is safer." Jiang You changed his sitting position and stopped fishing. "You agreed to the mountain's request, so the mountain should give you some convenience, right?"
"this……"
"Since there are hidden dangers in the research, let the researchers find them. This will not deviate from the profession and will have a clear direction, so it will be easier to produce results, right?"
"Too……"
"Wouldn't it be better to wait until we find out the specific hidden dangers and then study them?" Jiang You stood up, stretched, and then said: "For lunch today, I will just eat grass, and I won't take the fasting pills."
As he spoke, he picked up the empty wooden barrel in one hand, put the fishing rod on his shoulder with the other, and walked towards Tang Butian.
Zhuang Zekun hesitated for a moment and then followed.
Guan Nuo sat on the grass and watched Tang Butian practicing sword not far away.
Tang Butian was still repeating that move. It seemed like a very simple move, but she couldn't complete it successfully, as if there was an invisible force hindering her.
Her eyes were focused and her hand holding the knife was steady.
The wind blew through the grass and brushed against the blade.
Suddenly, Guan Nuo felt that the wooden sword and the person in his eyes seemed to blur. He saw a dark light coming out from the wooden sword, which was the shadow of the sword. The moves that he had repeated hundreds of times became different in an instant. He stood up and took two steps forward. An invisible pressure was released in all directions with Tang Butian as the center. Guan Nuo staggered back a step. He felt his thigh was burned. He reached into his pocket and took out three copper coins.
The hot copper coin trembled.
Tang Butian's sword-swinging speed became slower and slower. When he pushed it to the position where it was stuck before, Guan Nuo heard some strange noises. Tang Butian's figure blurred again, and the wooden sword seemed to cut off the restraints. Countless sword lights flashed in front of Guan Nuo's eyes, and Tang Butian completed this move.
Tang Butian put away the knife, closed his eyes and stood there for a while.
Guan Nuo walked over.
Hearing the footsteps, Tang Butian opened her eyes. She seemed a little surprised to see Guan Nuo. She asked, "When did you come?"
"I came here for a while. I saw you practicing sword skills, so I didn't disturb you. Is this where you grew up?"
"Yeah, you should stand further away. It's dangerous."
"I'll stand further away next time," Guan Nuo agreed. "This place is like a fairyland. You really need a place this big to display your talents."
"What do you want from me?"
"Um, Jiang asked me to ask you, what are you having for lunch?"
"Didn't he go fishing?"
At this time, Jiang You climbed up one step deep and one step shallow. When he saw Tang Butian, he said, "There are no fish, but I saw some beautiful mushrooms on the road. Can you recognize them? If you can, let's pick some and cook some mushroom soup. How about that?"
