C10 Unravel the mysteries
The Body Metamorphose Scripture. The sixty-four trigrams were all matters of the world.
As for how to tell that the person who named the child was someone who was in constant contact with iron, that would require even more advanced skills. Without thirty to fifty years, it would be impossible to reach such heights.
His every word scared Zhang Guozhi so much that his legs trembled and his back was sweating profusely.
"What, what did you say? What blacksmith, why can't I understand it! " Zhang Guozhi stammered.
Hearing this, the anger on Mr. Zi's face increased as he shouted, "You still want to lie at a time like this?"
"There's a blacksmith next to your house, I remember!" Li Xiuzhen suddenly remembered.
"Even if it was Zhang Xingqi who told me this, so what? Isn't it good to have dirt and wood for this name? " At this point, Zhang Guozhi could no longer continue to lie.
"The child was originally short of wood, so he needed a carpenter to name him, but now he became a blacksmith." The child was short of wood, so he needed a carpenter to name him, and now he became a blacksmith. Mr. Zi shouted with a stern expression, each word was like a slap to Zhang Guozhi's face.
Mr. Zhang Guozhi's face turned red upon hearing his scolding. He stood on the spot, feeling extremely awkward. He just wanted to find a hole to hide in.
"Not only that, but there are even more powerful things inside. I need to find the blacksmith who named my child. Lead the way!" Mr. Zi said angrily.
When Elder Peng heard this, he immediately stood in front and said to Mister Zi, "Mister Zi, I'll go with you!"
When Mr. Zi heard this, he hurriedly shook his head and said, "Don't go, I'll go and come back!"
Elder Peng refused to give up and continued, "Mister Zi, I'll go to Uncle's house to find a carriage to take you to Officer Song. I'll wait outside for you to come out and then bring you back. This will save time!"
Elder Peng was an honest farmer and did not have much skill in speaking to him, but these few words were very clear, making it impossible for Mister Peng to refute him.
"Alright! Go and prepare yourself, we'll head back quickly! " Mister Zi had to agree to follow Elder Peng, but he insisted on having him wait outside. If Elder Peng or anyone else from Old Peng's family heard what was going on, they would fight to the death with this person.
Elder Peng quickly prepared the carriage and left the village, heading westward straight for Songguang Village.
As the horse carriage sped along the road, a youth suddenly jumped out and shouted, "Mister Zi, Mister Zi!"
Elder Peng pulled the horse back, and the youth ran to the front of the carriage, shouting at Mister Zi, "Mister Zi, Mister Zi …."
The youth's tone was filled with joy and excitement.
Mister Zi could clearly see that this youth was Yang Fenglin, who had the word Pure Yin.
"Why are you here?" Mr. Tzu asked.
"I have something to do!" Yang Fenglin straightforwardly answered. Then, he took a glance at Zhang Guozhi who was sitting on the carriage and Elder Peng who was driving the carriage, and asked, "Mister Zi, are you in such a hurry to do something important?"
"I do have some matters to attend to, you should hurry up and go back!" I'll be leaving now! " Mr. Tzu nodded. Hearing this, Elder Peng wanted to whip the horse and start the carriage.
"Mr. Zi, there must be something going on since you're in such a hurry. Bring me along!" I can help you! Now that I'm fine too! " Yang Fenglin pulled the carriage's railing and said.
Mister Zi originally wanted to refuse, but when he thought of the words' Pure Yin 'from Yang Fenglin, he immediately nodded and said, "That's fine, maybe I can help you. Come up here!"
Hearing this, Yang Fenglin was overjoyed as he boarded the horse carriage. The horse carriage then sped towards the direction of the Songguang Village.
Soon, they arrived in front of Zhang Guozhi's home in Songguang Village. At this moment, the blacksmith shop was busy forging steel.
"Go, lead the way!" Mr. Zi said to Zhang Guozhi.
Previously, Zhang Guozhi had been unconvinced of Zi Zi's power, but after Zi had calculated everything, Zhang Guozhi was truly frightened, and did not dare to show the slightest bit of disrespect to Zi Zi.
Zhang Guozhi led the way into Zhang Xingqi's house. At this moment, Zhang Xingqi just happened to have prepared a piece of pig iron and was about to rest. Seeing that Zhang Guozhi had brought a person over, he immediately smiled and greeted Zhang Guozhi.
"Brother, Mr. Zi has something to ask you!" Zhang Guozhi took the initiative to help pull the strings.
"Mr. "Oh, you are Mr Zi!" Zhang Xingqi nodded at Mr Zi, sizing him up with some curiosity. It was clear that he had heard of Mr. Zi's reputation before.
Zhang Xingqi called out to Mister Zi and Zhang Guozhi while he washed his hands and hurriedly went to make tea.
"What do you want to ask? Speak! " Zhang Xingqi placed the teacup in front of Mr. Zi and said.
"Brother, a few days ago, didn't someone come to ask for my name? "You know about your level of education, and later you gave him a 'Pei Lin'. Mr. Zi came to ask about this!" Zhang Guozhi said at the side.
"Oh, oh, this? "I remember, I remember!" Zhang Xingqi nodded. There was a subtle change in his expression, "I wonder what you want to ask?"
"I'd like to ask, why did you give me that name?" Mr Zi looked at Zhang Xingqi and asked.
"Why did you give it that name? Hehe … It's just a casual remark! " Zhang Xingqi said without changing his expression.
"Oh …" Mr. Tzu nodded and continued, "How many children do you have?"
"Three!" Zhang Xingqi answered.
"Mm …" Mr. Zi nodded again. "You should know that you won't ask for no reason, right?"
Mr. Zi asked. Zhang Guozhi could not understand what Zi was saying. However, after what had happened, Zhang Guozhi did not doubt Zi's ability to speak. Therefore, he just quietly sat to the side and listened to what the two were saying.
"This... Hehe, how would I know? "I'm just a blacksmith..." Zhang Xingqi grinned as he raised a cup of tea and took a big gulp.
"I've come to find you for a child who's been living for more than three months. The name was given to me by you, so you have to tell me honestly!" Mister Zi still had a calm and composed expression on his face.
"What? I really don't know! " Zhang Xingqi maintained his baffled expression.
"En!" Mr. Zi replied and then slowly said, "Ten years ago, there was a child named Pei Lin. He should be your son. He died at the age of half a year old."
"Pa …" The teacup in Zhang Xingqi's hand crashed onto the ground.
Zhang Xingqi hurriedly picked up the cup and took the opportunity to change the topic, "Ah, my hand, after over ten years of forging iron, has been suffering from an old illness, which often hurts when it rains and hurts even when it's cold. Look, when it hurts, it can't even hold a cup anymore. Oh, right, Mister Zi heard that you're an old Chinese medical doctor. Do you have any medicine to treat this disease?"
Mister Zi shook his head slightly and then said, "You gave this name to the child of the Old Peng family. You're harming someone. I'm here to save that child's life because of you!"
"Big brother, what Mister Zi said can't be wrong. I also remember that ten years ago, you had a young son who died …" Zhang Guozhi said on the side. Ten years ago, Zhang Xingqi's youngest son had died, and his youngest son was only half a year old. Very few people knew about this, and not long after his youngest son died, his wife died as well.
"Zhang Guozhi, when did it come to you taking care of my family's matters? Are you even fit to take care of me alone as a carpenter?" Zhang Xingqi glared angrily at Zhang Guozhi.
Having been scolded like this by Zhang Xingzhi, flames of fury immediately sprung up in Zhang Guozhi's heart. He replied coldly, "I'm here to help you. Don't be so bad!"
"Yes, he is indeed helping you!" Mr. Tzu also stressed this point.
"Hmph, do I need someone to help me? It's so funny! " Zhang Xingqi said coldly. He then stood up and picked up his forging tools, preparing to start forging. He said, "I'm going to start forging now. If you don't like the noise, then leave!"
This was Zhang Xingqi's order to expel the guests.
Mister Zi slowly stood up and said, "I came to find you to save a child. I hope you understand. At the same time, I'm not afraid to tell you that in the shortest time of three months or even three years, you're probably too …"
Mister Zi's words were extremely profound, but it was as if Zhang Xingqi hadn't heard him at all.