Curse back: As a swordsman, what's wrong with a happy ending?

Chapter 149: Tail in the Paint

Zenin Naohito looked up at Fushiguro Megumi who was sitting between Suze and Gojo Satoru.

"Yes."

Su Ze responded.

Zenin Naohito stroked his beard and looked at Fushiguro Megumi.

There were at least dozens of Zen clan members in the room, but most of them were from the side branches and female relatives. They all sat upright behind a few Zen temple attendants - they could listen and observe, but they were not allowed to express their opinions at will.

Fushiguro Megumi suddenly became the focus of everyone's attention, and countless gazes with magical power swept over him nakedly. Seeing such a scene for the first time, Fushiguro Megumi was inevitably a little scared. He avoided the gaze a little and bent his body unnaturally.

Su Ze reached out and gently supported his lower back, providing secret support.

"Suze Special, you know how special the "Ten Shadow Spells" that Hui awakened are, right?"

Zenin Naohito stroked his long, thin beard, "Especially for Zenin—it's almost like he has locked in on the next head of the family."

The Zen temple residents in the reception room suddenly became noisy, with small exclamations and conversations being heard.

"quiet!"

Zen Fan, who was sitting upright, shook the long sword at his waist violently. The clanging sound of iron instantly suppressed the noise behind him.

"What a fuss! Everyone who spoke just now will go to the ceremonial hall to receive punishment!"

Zen Fan had a skinny body, with veins bulging on his forehead, and his voice was like a loud bell, piercing the ears like thunder.

Su Ze glanced at him expressionlessly, then casually looked at the people in the Zen temple behind him.

When Zenin Naoya heard the words "target the next head of the family", his cursed power surged almost instantly, but no one said anything about his rudeness.

"If he were in Zenin, he would get the best resources and connections—" Zenin Naohito still spoke in a flat tone.

"--Just like those youngsters behind you who don't even dare to speak?" Gojo Satoru interrupted while eating, nodding at the clan members behind Zenin Naohito with his chin.

Zenin Naohito raised his hand to stop the Zenin fan that was about to attack, and said: "Of course I know that some things in the Zenin family do need to be changed, but many things cannot be achieved overnight."

He actually accepted Gojo Satoru's ridicule frankly.

"…What does it matter whether you are the head of the family or not?" A slightly childish voice sounded abruptly.

Everyone looked at Fushiguro Megumi almost at the same time.

He clenched his fists on his knees, tightly grasped the hem of his trousers, and looked up at the Zen temple elder sitting opposite him. Even though he was a little stage-frightened, his eyes were still firm: "If you can't even protect the people around you... what's the point?"

Everyone present was stunned almost at the same time.

Gojo Satoru and Su Ze didn't react for a while.

The reception room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

"Ha, hahaha... hahaha!" Gojo Satoru suddenly burst into laughter, staggering back and forth, unable to even sit up straight.

Su Ze also closed his eyes and smiled softly.

"...What are you two laughing at?" Chanyuan Shenyi suppressed his anger and asked in a muffled voice.

Zenin Naohito sighed helplessly, having roughly understood the other party's intention.

"Sorry, I'm so rude--" Su Ze barely stopped Master Gojo.

At the same time, he opened his eyes and chuckled, "I just feel that compared to your "dying is precious in order to leave bones behind"..."

Su Ze looked around with a smile, and all the decorative layouts that symbolized family order and restraint came into view.

"——Keiko seems to prefer "Born to Drag in the Muck" 2."

Su Ze smiled and said without any scruples.

"…Tsk!" Zenin Naoya almost lost his temper, but finally managed to hold it back.

It was not obvious on the Zen temple fan, but one could clearly feel the chaotic and uneven fluctuations of the mantra power on his body.

Zen Temple Shinichi's dark face turned red and white, which looked very interesting.

Zhibiren in the Zen temple had the nonchalant attitude of an old monk in meditation. He casually picked up the wine gourd, took a big gulp, and then burped loudly.

Su Ze and the other two stood up, and today's negotiations had come to an end.

Just as Su Ze expected, an accident happened as expected.

——He really didn't expect to solve this matter in one day.

Gojo Satoru and Fushiguro Megumi walked out of the reception room first. Su Ze stopped before leaving, holding the door frame and turning his head.

"Master of the Zen Temple, you are much more open-minded than I thought—"

Zenin Naobi didn't understand what Su Ze wanted to say for a moment.

Su Ze did not keep him in suspense and continued, "I was worried that you would ask me to pay for the pear wood table and the teacup - you see, I have been carefully protecting this porcelain cup."

He picked up the teacup hanging beside him and casually handed it to the servant next to him.

"After all, I'm taking care of my kids lately, so I'm really short of money..."

After saying that, he strode away without looking back.

Zenin Naohito was stunned for half a second, then he threw his head back and laughed heartily.

The group of Zen temple members who didn't understand the situation were left looking at each other.

……

Gojo Satoru walked in front, while Suze and Fushiguro Megumi walked side by side, two steps behind him.

"Hui," Su Ze said softly, "I say, listen carefully--"

Megumi Fushiguro perked up and listened attentively.

"...When negotiating, especially when the opponent's power is difficult to discern, the first thing to do is to blur your own image—"

Fushiguro Megumi blinked to show her confusion.

"To put it simply, you have to 'atomize' yourself, concealing your behavior, personality, and purpose. Make sure the other party can't see through you - if they can't see through you, they naturally can't be sure. Only in this way can you seize the initiative even when you are alone and weak." Su Ze explained.

"But Mr. Su, what you said just now was clearly not 'atomization'... but 'misleading'..." Megumi Fushiguro frowned, looking a little puzzled.

——All of Su Ze’s actions and words just now revealed his sharpness and publicity, whether it was a provocation to Zenin Naoya or an undisguised sarcasm towards the entire "Zenin".

This is completely contrary to his true character.

"That's the second point I want to make—" Su Ze nodded, "In order to achieve your goal, you must learn to disguise yourself."

"The Chanyuan family knows very little about me, so they naturally don't know my personality. Today, I deliberately acted frivolously and eccentrically to make them mistakenly think that I am a person with this kind of personality. As for why... I'm sorry, I can't tell you this for the time being."

Su Ze did not explain the reason, but explained another thing: "If you want to achieve your goal and make the other party act according to your ideas, you have to draw a path for the opponent."

Fushiguro Megumi frowned and thought.

Su Ze said softly: "For example, if I want to understand the personality of each main member of the "Zen Temple", I will prescribe the right medicine, or deliberately overstep my bounds-"

Xiao Xiaohui understood what Su Ze meant.

It's probably about pretending to be offensive in order to observe the other person's reaction.

"——Of course, these strategies only apply to "opponents." Su Ze suddenly added, "If you use this against your "companions," I will beat you up."

He said with a smile.

Fushiguro Megumi couldn't help but shudder.

——Although Teacher Su is gentle and loves to laugh, this kind of expression is often a precursor to seriousness or anger.

Gojo Satoru in front put his hands behind his head and kicked forward.

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Note 1, Note 2: Both sentences are from "Zhuangzi?Autumn Water". The original text is a bit long and it is not convenient to display it in full.

List a few sentences:

"…Would you rather die and leave your bones behind? Would you rather live and drag your tail in the mud?…"

"...Zhuangzi said: 'I will go on, dragging my tail in the mud.' "

This ancient text roughly tells the story of Zhuangzi fishing by the river when two officials from the State of Chu came over and said, "The King of Chu is willing to entrust the government affairs to you."

Zhuangzi replied: "I heard that there was a divine tortoise used for divination in the State of Chu. It was three thousand years old when it died. The king wrapped it in a brocade bamboo box and kept it in the ancestral temple... I wonder if the divine tortoise would like to die and be wrapped up and worshipped? Or would it like to live and wag its tail in the mud?"

The doctors all answered: "Alive and wagging its tail in the mud."

Zhuangzi replied: "Please go back! I am also willing to "drag my tail in the mud." "

Tail drag: wagging the tail

Zhuangzi used this to despise those who pursue fame, wealth and power and curry favor with the powerful, and also to express his own nobleness, and it also has a clever irony.

Master Su meant the same thing. As for the Chanyuan family...just assume that they have read this story.

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