Sword of Coming

Huang Tingguo is located in a small county. The county is named Sui'an, and the wish is fulfilled, and peace is achieved. It belongs to Yanzhou Prefecture, and this Yanzhou Prefecture is a cultural and educational place where Huang Tingguo produces the most number one scholars and Jinshi. This county is not connected to Dayi, but there are many scholarly families. Before Chen Pingan enters the county, you can see a Wenchang Tower stands on the top of a hill.

This has always been the case in places where literary style flourished since ancient times. Wenchang Tower can be seen before the town.

Qing Tong dispersed his consciousness and looked around the county town. It seemed that it didn't look like it. To say that "the water is not deep, the dragon is the spirit", but with Qing Tong's realm and vision, it stands to reason that it should be... It's only right to see some clues. It's just that there seems to be no rivers and streams around the county. In a county, the spiritual energy is extremely thin, and the martial arts fortune is even more bleak. It can be ignored completely. However, the literary fortune does have some traces. There are traces of signs, but they are insignificant. They are mostly a kind of continuous inheritance of ancestral protection. They come from some imperial archways, as well as those ancestral hall plaques with "Jinshi and rank" hanging on them, and some poor families in back alleys. Qing Tong becomes more and more confused. I don’t understand, maybe I’m blind, and there are some great mountain monks who are not born in the world, or saints with meritorious deeds living in seclusion here, deliberately covering up the secrets of heaven?

Qing Tong couldn't help but ask: "Who are we looking for this time?"

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "I'm not looking for anyone, I'm just looking around. When Tongyezhou goes to work, I'll go back to Luopo Mountain. I will come here to live for a long time in the future... It's not a long-term stay, it's a bit like Dianmao in the Yamen." , opened a private school in a rural school."

Previously, Chen Ping'an temporarily borrowed Lu Chen's Taoist skills, and as a monk in the Fourteenth Realm, he fell in love with this place during his long journey. Huang Tingguo was bordering the old Dali territory, not far from Luolu Mountain. I plan to become a teacher here in the future.

Qing Tong mistakenly thought he had heard wrongly, "Rural school to educate students?! Open a school to teach, and become a teacher?"

Qing Tong would not be so shocked to say that Chen Ping'an, who has no official title in the Confucian Temple, will be the abbot of one of the seventy-two Confucian academies and will serve as the mountain director of the academy. He does not even have a subtitle.

Chen Pingan nodded, "With my little knowledge and half a bucket of ink hanging around, of course I can only teach elementary school children."

How could Qing Tong believe Chen Pingan's words? He immediately raised his spirits and felt that he must have been sloppy in his spiritual tour just now and missed some traces, so he failed to find out the real strangeness of this place. In an instant, , the entire Sui'an County was shrouded in Qing Tong's mind. Government offices, temples, residences, streets, all kinds of shops, and even the bottoms of ancient wells were not spared, but they still searched to no avail. Several After a blink of an eye, Qing Tong still refused to give up. He looked at the mountains and flowing water outside the county town one by one. He carefully investigated the origins of the mountains and rivers. Finally, he put away his consciousness and asked tentatively: " Have you fallen in love with a promising Taoist cultivator?"

Chen Ping'an joked: "If you follow my senior brother Cui, you will surely prosper."

Qing Tong heard the underlying meaning, saying that he had no profit and could not afford to go early.

Chen Ping'an held his hands in his sleeves and led Qing Synchro into the county town. Both parties were like people entering a no-man's land.

The streets were bustling with people, because it was New Year's Eve, so even though the shops on both sides were closed, everything was still lively and festive.

Chen Ping'an said: "I passed by this place before and read a few local county annals at the county government office. It has been more than a hundred years since there was a Jinshi. It's like a famine year with a bad harvest."

Only then did Qing Tong remember that in the twelve landscape and fantasy paintings, this young hermit official from the lineage of literary saints was obviously very familiar with the art of imperial examination.

Do you really plan to live here as an anonymous private tutor, hanging out with kids wearing crotchless pants and snotty noses all day long?

The master of two dignified sects, a close disciple of the Literary Sage lineage, and then spent several years or even more than ten years just to cultivate a so-called Jinshi master?

Chen Ping'an thought to himself and said: "I have decided on a pseudonym, let's call it Dou Yi."

Qing Tong asked: "Is it the Yi in the Yiji Chapter: 'The prime ministers are grains, and all the nations are Yi'?"

Chen Pingan seemed to be slightly surprised and said, "I never thought that fellow Taoist Qing's knowledge is quite impressive."

Qing Tong twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Yin Guan is so complimentary."

Chen Ping'an said: "I don't know whether it's false or not, but the praise is true anyway."

Qing Tong thought of the words "both are important" between young Yin Guan and Chen Zhenrong on the shore of Qililong earlier, and comforted himself.

Qing Tong asked with a smile: "If Master Yin Guan devotes himself to the imperial examination, can he win three yuan in a row?"

Chen Ping'an thought for a while and said: "Winning three yuan in a row? It's something I don't even want to think about. If I were in the Dali Dynasty, let alone the first or third place, it might be difficult for me to pass the second-class Jinshi. But in Huang Tingguo, help There is still some hope that Sui'an County brought back a plaque inscribed with the title of Jinshi. It's not necessarily because of how talented I am, but it's just that the smaller the country, the more know-how it has. There are shortcuts. The font on the test paper, There are subdivisions in the pavilion system, and arrangements can be made based on the academic context of the masters and reviewers, and you can suit them anyway."

Qing Tong said: "I heard that among your direct disciples, there is a scholar named Cao Qinglang who was once the second best in the Great Li Dynasty?"

If I had been so good at talking earlier, I would have invited Senior Qingtong to drink a long time ago.

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "To add, Cao Qinglang was not only the second place in the palace examination, but also the Huiyuan of the previous Spring Festival in the capital, so Emperor Song He's vision is sincere."

If Cao Qinglang was selected as the number one pick, even if he didn't agree to the wedding banquet in the capital when they met last time, he would have stood up to greet her no matter what.

It is only said that later at Chunshan Academy, Chen Ping'an chatted with his husband. When talking about this matter, didn't they all say the same thing? One is a student and the other is a disciple. They are both fighting against each other.

While leading Qing Tong skillfully through the streets, Chen Ping'an asked something out of nowhere, "Earlier in the wine shop, you and Yang Zhi seemed to be chatting about Xiao Mo, and they were quite happy? Is there some... anecdote?"

Qing Tong shook his head and said: "No! Absolutely not!"

It is obvious that there is no three hundred taels of silver here.

Chen Ping'an smiled and said, "Let's talk about it. I promise not to tip off Xiao Mo."

Regarding Xiao Mo's deeds, let alone the vast world without any records, even in the wild world, there is no gossip spread in the mountains, otherwise the summer palace will definitely record it, and Xiao Mo rarely talks about himself things,

Qing Tong still shook his head like a rattle, but suddenly he laughed, put his fist to his mouth and coughed.

This means that there is no thirty thousand taels of silver here.

Chen Pingan glanced sideways and said, "I'll ask Xiao Mo myself later."

Qing Tong was afraid that Chen Ping'an would add fuel to Xiao Mo's side, so he could only say, "Yang Zhi said a little thing, saying that Xiao Mo was pestered by a female cultivator in his early years."

Chen Ping'an's eyes immediately lit up and he asked: "Why is it so confusing? What's her name?"

Qing Tong gritted his teeth and said: "The pseudonym is Bai Jing. As for her Taoist nicknames, she has many names. They are similar to a woman changing her clothes. They change frequently. Some of the more famous ones are 'Zhao Hao', 'Outdoor Scene', 'Yu Ling'."

"Anyway, I have never met her. I have only heard some rumors that she is extremely skilled in swordsmanship, extremely lethal, and has a very bad temper. Bai Jing, like Xiao Mo, is a swordsman, and she is also the owner of the 'Wei Jia' , is about the same Taoist age as Xiao Mo, but she reached the Ascension Realm earlier than Xiao Mo. She once opened a dojo in the great sun in the wilderness, but she could not stay there for a long time. The mansion needed to be rebuilt every few hundred years, so the wilderness The demon clan in the world practices the sun and worships the moon, and half of the monks cannot avoid her, so they need to respect this sword cultivator."

Chen Ping'an listened to the female sword cultivator's alias and Taoist numbers, and asked curiously: "Is Bai Jing the incarnation of the fire spirit?"

Weird and mysterious, each has its own origin.

Just say the title "exterior scene", which is really good.

Qing Tong shook his head and said: "There have been such speculations from the outside world, but it shouldn't be the case, because Yang Zhi and I asked about this before at the wine shop. Yang Zhi said that Bai Jing has a foothold on the Dao Dao, and his true body is not a miracle. 'The journey is to start from the demon clan, refine the body, and reach the top step by step. Yang Zhi also said that Fei Fei may be Bai Jing's next disciple."

Chen Ping'an became more and more confused, "Then why is she entangled with Xiao Mo? Is it a dispute between the great avenues? Or is it a grudge between sword cultivators?"

Qing Tong chuckled, "It seems that Bai Jing fell in love with Xiao Mo and wanted to become Taoist companions with Xiao Mo. Xiao Mo refused. During this period, he tried sword fighting three times and failed, so he had to run away. This is not true. So I fled to Luobaotan to hide, and started making wine with the master of Bixiao Cave."

In fact, Yang Zhi said it more straightforwardly. In one sentence, Qing Tong felt that the depression in his chest had been swept away, so he traveled with Chen Pingan and was always in a good mood.

And what Yang Zhi said at that time was, "Bai Jing almost fell asleep with Xiao Mo."

Chen Ping'an said: "Stop talking, will you follow?"

Qing Tong was speechless. What would I have said if you hadn’t asked?

Chen Pingan rubbed his chin and said, "I didn't expect our Xiaomo to have such a story."

In the Huangting Kingdom, the Hanshi River, the Yujiang River, the Baihu River, and the Tieguan River as the upper reaches of the Baihu River are all among the best river gods in the country.

As one of the vassal states of the Great Li Dynasty, being able to have so much water transportation is indeed a sign of ancestral merit. After all, it has inherited part of Zhengshuo's "ancestral business" from the Shenshui Kingdom in the past.

Wu Yi, the founder of Ziyang Mansion, a female cultivator, returned from a long trip and took a private ferry in the shape of a colorful building boat to return to her home territory. Passing by the Tieguan River, Wu Yi got off the boat with a wave of her sleeves and first transferred the ten people on the ferry to The maidservant turned into a pile of paper figurines with talismans, and then silently made secrets, turning a three-story colorful boat with carved railings and painted buildings into a small carved nuclear boat, and put it into her sleeves together with the stack of talismans.

The Tieguanhe Temple is called Jixiang Temple. The painted statue enshrined in the temple looks like an elegant old civil servant. Sensing the strong Taoism of the founder of Ziyang Mansion, the statue suddenly flashes with golden light, and the water The air filled the air, and a tall and thin old man walked out. He was the god of the river here. He floated out of the temple for more than a hundred miles in an instant. When he saw the tall woman with a cold face on the other side, the old man immediately bowed to the end, saluted, and opened his throat. He shouted: "The little god Gao Niang of the Tieguan River welcomes Dongling Yuanjun Luanjia!"

Whether you are sincere or not depends on whether your voice is loud or not.

Although he is the river god who was officially recognized by the Huangting Kingdom, he is actually a vassal of Ziyang Mansion, a river god temple, somewhat similar to a "family temple".

Wu Yi is the eldest daughter of the old Jiao Cheng Longzhou, her Taoist name is Dongling, and she is also the founder of Ziyang Mansion. Because she is a female cultivator and is proficient in Taoism, she is also known as the Yuanjun of Dongling.

Of course it is an overstep. The title of Yuanjun cannot be worn by just any female cultivator. However, in Haoran Tianxia, ​​as long as it is not a Taoist female crown or a landscape deity, the Confucian Temple does not care. Yes, this is similar to the prostitution temples that are banned in various countries' courts and localities. However, in the Qingming world where Taoist disciplines are strict, it is an iron rule established by the Grand Master that no woman can be conferred the title of Yuanjun unless she is a woman crowned in the fifth realm. .

Wu Yi had always been quite proud of the honorific title "Dongling Yuanjun" in the past. She always felt that it was not rude. The worst that outsiders could do was to call her Yuanjun for hundreds of years. Anyway, one day, she would legitimately receive the title of Yuanjun.

But today Wu Yi frowned and scolded: "What Yuanjun, do you know the rules?"

Tieguan River God immediately changed his words and said: "The little god pays homage to the Dongling Ancestor!"

The reason why Wu Yi changed her gender was, of course, because of a decree from her father. Cheng Longzhou asked her to behave in her hometown and not put on boring airs. Otherwise, if he found out one day, Wei Shanjun of Beiyue and the Dali Department of Rites If she gets a bad review in the landscape evaluation, she will be asked to go to Dafu Academy to study for a hundred years, so that no one else will say that Cheng Longzhou is incompetent in educating his children.

Not long ago, Wu Yi took a Fu family ferry from Old Dragon City and crossed the sea to Tongyezhou to meet his father. It was also a way to congratulate his father on his promotion. Of course, Wu Yi did not dare to go empty-handed and directly transferred the secret treasury of Ziyang Mansion. Half of the money was spent as a gift. Because the younger brother was the God of Hanshi River, he was not allowed to leave the territory without permission, let alone travel across continents, so he had to ask his sister Wu Yi to help carry the gifts.

His father, Cheng Longzhou, was promoted from the deputy principal of Linlu Academy in Piyun Mountain to the principal of Tongyezhou Dafu Academy, one of the seventy-two Confucian academies.

In fact, the only good thing for these two siblings is that they no longer have to worry about one day being used as a tonic by their father.

Then Wu Yi rushed back to Aquarius Island at the end of the new year, visited the new site of Old Dragon City, helped Emperor Huang Tingguo make connections, negotiated a few deals with a few local wealthy families, and then went to the east near the Dadu estuary. The Jiang family of Yunlin finally went to pay a visit to Uncle Linli, who had a "world-wide friendship". This old Qiantang long water dragon, after he was promoted to Dadu Marquis, his residence was still built next to the Qililong Fengshui Cave. According to the Seniority, he can barely be regarded as Wu Yi's uncle, but in fact, if you really want to compare, they are equals. After all, Wu Yi's Taoist age is actually older than the latter, but that water dragon is good at luck, and in the journey of cultivation, the latecomer On top of that, when Wu Yi was still struggling to become a Nascent Soul, the Qiantang Chief had already become a Yuanying Realm water dragon.

Wu Yi asked lazily: "Xiao Luan is already waiting at the house?"

The old river god said in a deep voice: "Reporting to the ancestor of Dongling, the mother-in-law has been staying at the house for three days, just waiting for the ancestor Luan to drive back to the house. Our Baihu River Water Goddess has always gone to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. His behavior, I don’t know what he is trying to do by blocking the door this time."

He didn't want to deal with Xiao Luan, so whenever he had a chance, he would stumble Xiao Luan on the side of Wu Yi and Ziyang Mansion.

Baihujiang Temple and Shuifu are only three hundred miles away from Ziyang Mansion by waterway. However, before Wu Yi "came out" that year, there was no close relationship between Baihujiang Water Mansion and Ziyang Mansion for hundreds of years.

Previously, Wu Yifei sent a letter to Ziyang Mansion, asking his family to prepare a New Year's Eve dinner.

The master of the palace, Huang Chu, naturally did not dare to neglect. He had already asked the monks in the palace to go out to buy all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas. The delicacies building that can be seen at the Xianjia ferry everywhere has sent them to Ziyang Mansion yesterday and today. Five or six food boxes came, and one of the dishes was the golden crab, a specialty of Shujian Lake, and the rarest "bamboo branch". It is said that someone was specially sent to Ziyang from Chishui City Zhenxiu Tower. At home, it is said that even a local wild cultivator in Shujian Lake will never be able to eat "Bamboo Branch" golden crab twice in his life, because he is very lucky to be able to eat one meal.

Wu Yi glanced at the old river god who was always well-behaved and smart, "Gao Niang, you will have a share of the New Year's Eve dinner here today, so don't be late."

Without giving the guy a chance to flatter him, Wu Yi had already made a Taoist secret and used a water technique. His body seemed to turn into a piece of green flowing silk. It was as if thunder and lightning were surrounding him, and for a moment, clouds of smoke filled the sky. It boiled and flew away like a dragon breaking into the blue sky, so that the entire Ziyang Mansion in the distance was shaken. Then in a main hall, Wu Yi re-condensed into the body of a tall woman and yawned.

Wu Yi was in the Sword Chi Hall.

For ordinary genealogy monks, the first thing they do when they return to the mountain gate is to visit the ancestral hall to offer incense and worship their ancestors.

But Wu Yi is the founder of Ziyang Mansion, so he can't worship himself. As for the previous palace masters who were like marionettes, in fact, many of them became her food and prey. They were so indifferent that they did not care about their lives at all. There are those who want to practice dual cultivation with her after learning some Fangzhongshu, there are also those who want to seek power and usurp the throne while she is in seclusion, and there are also those who collude with outsiders to try to deceive their masters and destroy their ancestors.

The Dongling Ancestor returned home, and there was a lot of movement. Even in the areas far away from the main hall, the genealogy monks and maids and servants in the mansion stopped their work one after another, and they all knelt down and called out to the ancestor.

It doesn’t matter whether the founder of the mountain can see it or hear it or not, it is still the same intention.

Wu Yi turned his head and looked at the entrance of the hall, waiting for Huang Chu and others to come here to greet him.

It is said that a golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as your own thatched nest, and there is some truth in it.

In the past, Aquarius Continent, not to mention the Earth Immortal, was just a Dragon Gate realm, where one could roam freely, travel anywhere, and swagger through the city. Nowadays, no matter how successful you are, no matter if you are in the Nascent Soul realm, you will probably have to keep your tail between your legs.

By the Tieguan River, Gao Niang did not take his eyes away for a long time. The river at his feet was pulled by Wu Yi's Qi machine. The water surface fluctuated and set off waves. The old river god did not dare to stabilize the water. He just stood there and sighed. , the Dongling Ancestor's water technique was really mysterious and divine, and it was smoother than himself, the God of Rivers. Gao Niang couldn't help but sigh, shook his head gently, and murmured: "Everyone has his own destiny, I can’t envy you.”

But Gao Niang felt a little distressed. The New Year's Eve dinner in Ziyang Mansion was not for free. It would be inappropriate to show up empty-handed after all.

It's not any easier than attending Wei Dashanjun's night banquet.

A slightly smiling voice suddenly sounded in my ears, "It is indeed enviable."

Gao Niang suddenly turned his head and saw a foreigner in a green shirt and long coat. He looked familiar. He looked closely and immediately recognized the man's identity.

There are really too many identities of the other party, and just picking one at random will make him tired of walking around. The old river god just feels that all his life-long skills have been exhausted.

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Gaohe God doesn't have to be so cramped."

Gao Niang asked cautiously: "Master Chen is going out this time to reminisce with the Dongling Ancestor?"

Chen Pingan nodded and said, "I want to talk to Wu Yi about something."

Gao Niang immediately said: "The little god is willing to lead the way for Master Chen!"

This Tiejian River God, who is famous in both the government and the public, is known as "a dead Taoist friend will not die as a poor Taoist, and the poor Taoist will help you pick up your pockets". The rank on the gold and jade genealogy is inferior to that of the righteous river god like Baihujiang, and the height of the statue in the temple is also short. He was three points higher, but in terms of the toughness of his golden body, he was not inferior to Xiao Luan at all. This was the benefit of having a backer. The public practice of a secular dynasty requires that there be someone in the court who is easy to serve as an official. The gods of mountains and rivers, if there are people on the mountain, they will get twice the result with half the effort. Like this Tieguan River, because of its relationship with Ziyang Mansion, there is immortal money in the river temple treasury. If you have money, you can win over the immortal masters and dignitaries on the mountain to help you become famous. With a good reputation, there will be incense when there are pilgrims. As long as the incense is strong , more sincere men and women came here to burn incense religiously, and their wishes would come true.

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Don't rush to Ziyang Mansion. God Lao Gaohe will take me to the Tiequan River."

"Chai Men Youqing is extremely honored."

Gao Niang did not dare to speak loudly, and said in a trembling voice: "The little god is afraid that the scenery of Tieguan River is ordinary and will not catch the eye of Master Chen."

Chen Ping'an shook his head and said with a smile: "Last time I was in a hurry while walking, I just scribbled the scenery of the Tieguan River. I have to make up for it this time."

Afterwards, they casually talked about the extraordinarily sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner in Ziyang Mansion, and Chen Ping'an looked a little weird.

Nowadays, in many landscape newspapers, there is a sentence: "It is rare to see bamboo branch crabs twice in a life."

It is estimated that this sentence alone can cause the sales of golden crabs in Shujian Lake to skyrocket. Not to mention generals, ministers, and monks on the mountain, as long as they have money and connections, can they believe this evil?

After eating it once, you have to eat it a second time. After eating it for the third or fourth time, you may feel that the taste is just the same. But those who can eat bamboo branch crab many times, the people around them encounter something, I don't know what kind of gift to give to this group of people, or every golden autumn season, to maintain relations with each other, giving this gift, it is not a money or vulgar thing, it is always right.

At first glance, it is the business experience of our Dong Shuijing.

What does it mean to be gifted? This is probably it.

Chen Pingan said from the bottom of his heart: "Have you ever felt that there were too many coincidences during our trip?"

On the other side of the Qidu Bixiao Palace, Shao Yunyan, Mrs. Rouyan, and Nantang Lake Water Lord happened to be guests, otherwise Chen Ping'an would never take the initiative to go to Nantang Lake.

Later, in the Qililong Fengshui Cave, in addition to Cao Yong's fate with Taoist Chunyang, he also met Chen Zhenrong, Qin Buyi and his party.

And in this Ziyang Mansion, there is also Xiao Luan, the White Bird River Water Goddess, who happens to be in the house.

In fact, Qing Tong has been walking nearby, wearing a power fence on his head and a green robe, walking slowly by the water.

Qing Tong said in a bitter voice: "The scroll matter is indeed Zou Zi's arrangement, but apart from that, I really didn't know anything about it. Could it be that the series of coincidences were also Zou Zi's means?"

Chen Pingan was noncommittal.

Qing Tong traveled with this person, and saw and heard with his own eyes and ears that Chen Ping'an was dealing with different water gods and monks. A certain thought in Qing Tong's mind became stronger and stronger. They all said that the same rice can feed all kinds of people, but why did he end up with this guy? Is a person raised by hundreds of families? Qing was worried at the same time, but for some reason, he found that Chen Pingan seemed a little absent-minded.

The reason why he definitely won't go to Nantang Lake is that Chen Ping'an remembered something very... that deserves to be beaten.

It’s a bullshit truth that “doesn’t say it in the books, or even mentions it in old sayings”.

Some good deeds are done voluntarily, so those who do them should not regard the good deed as a good deed and do it, so as to save themselves a lot of trouble.

It is in line with the principle in the book that a gentleman shows kindness without seeking repayment. The key is to ensure that no matter what happens in the future, there will be no disappointment. Any repayment from others will be an unexpected surprise.

The reason why Chen Ping'an thought this was because his student Cui Dongshan once said some extremely "heart-breaking" and very mean words in his early years, saying that there are many good people doing good things in the world. Good people are true and good things are true. The only The problem is that they may not ask for any reward beyond profit, but they will inevitably ask for some kind of response from the hearts of others. Once this happens, in the eyes of some of the people who have been favored, it will not even be as refreshing as the former. ,easy.

While Chen Pingan continued to chat with Gao Niang, he asked the river god for a few local chronicles of the prefectures and counties around the Tieguan River. Of course, Gao Niang agreed wholeheartedly. Such a trivial matter was as light as a feather.

Yanzhou Prefecture, where Sui'an County is located, is actually only separated from Tieguan River and Ziyang Prefecture by Yunzhou.

On the border of Yunzhou, the Great Li court once found the ruins of the Dragon Palace of the ancient Shu Kingdom. The stream seemed to have just been named Wuxi. The water quality was excellent, like a sweet spring.

Like the Longxu River in his hometown, there is also a stone arch bridge of similar style, except that there is no ancient sword hanging under the bridge.

Qing Tong asked: "You've been to Hongzhu Town before, why don't you go back to Luo Lo Mountain to have a look?"

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "This is called timidity when you are close to home."

On the other side of the Ziyang Mansion Sword Chi Hall, Wu Yi was sitting on the dragon chair. Huang Chu led a large group of members of the Ancestral Master Hall. They walked in a hurry and ranked them according to their seniority. After entering the lobby, they each stood in their positions and followed the mansion. Lord Huang Chu paid homage to the Dongling Ancestor together.

Wu Yi smiled playfully.

Because I think of a scene that will happen in as little as ten years or as long as twenty years. I believe it will be more magnificent than the three or two kittens and puppies today.

At that time, she will stand on a brand-new temple of a country. The only change is that she will change her identity and become a female national preceptor. Wu Yi may wear purple clothes and hold green jade, making one person inferior to ten thousand people.

His father, who served as Huang Tingguo's minister for many years, once revealed the secret to Wu Yi. Yu Lu, a tall young man who was a guest in the forest, was actually the subjugated prince of the old Lu family.

Yu Lu's dragon aura was indeed the most delicious tonic in the world for Wu Yi.

It's just that his father didn't take any action at that time. Naturally, Wu Yi didn't dare to act rashly and compete with his father for food. Was he seeking death?

A few years ago, Wu Yi finally broke through the golden elixir bottleneck and entered the Nascent Soul Realm by relying on a side method. The opportunity for her to enter the Yupu Realm in the future is the emergence of Qi Du. As long as she can in the future If you can successfully walk along the great path, I believe you can become one of the few water dragons in the upper five realms on the continent.

As for the younger brother who was transferred to serve as the God of Cold Food River and Water, this avenue was no longer destined for him, and it was too late to regret it.

In any case, compared with before, they, the remnants of the dragon palaces and the descendants of dragons in the four seas and many land areas, have become much better. It should be noted that in the long years when there was no real dragon in the world, the existence of the man who killed the dragon was like The law of heaven hangs over the heads of all the descendants of the dragon, so the Nascent Soul realm is the end of the road. My father is like this, and so is the Feng Shui Cave Qiantang Chief. They can only stay in this situation and never dare to go out.

Moreover, this trip across continents to congratulate her father was a huge surprise. Her father gave her some advice and pointed out a Yangguan Avenue that could potentially lead her to the upper five realms.

So this time when Wu Yi returned to Ziyang Mansion, he wanted to discuss the relocation with Huang Chu. In addition to emptying the treasury, Wu Yi would also take half of the genealogy monks in the manor to go to Tongye Continent to wait for something to happen. It was said to be "discussing", but in fact it was Wu Yi's order, and Ziyang Mansion just obeyed it. As for the remaining half of the Ziyang Mansion, which is like an empty shell, Wu Yi will promise to Huang Chu, the master of the palace, that from now on, she will not have to interfere with her, the founder, in all matters here. She will never interfere in the slightest, which is equivalent to completely delegating power to Huang Chu. , allowing a titular palace master to truly begin to hold power, enough for Huang Chu to control the situation within the Huangting Kingdom.

After hearing about the ancestor's decision, everyone including Huang Chu looked at each other in shock.

Ancestor, where is this fuss coming from? We haven’t had the New Year’s Eve dinner yet, and now the family is starting to separate?

Wu Yi tapped the handle of the chair with his fingers, raised his toes, and stepped on the ground.

Huang Chu's heart tightened, and he immediately said: "I will go and get the genealogy of the Patriarch Hall, and let the Patriarch choose his disciples."

Soon Huang Chu brought a booklet and respectfully presented it to the founder.

Wu Yi opened the Ziyang Mansion genealogy book, and when she saw the names on it, she stretched out a finger and circled them.

In the lobby, you could hear a needle drop, and there was only the sound of the ancestor turning the pages of books. Huang Chu did not dare to breathe, but he was just a little calmer, because the ancestor did not draw many circles on the front of the genealogy booklet, but those The middle page has the most people selected, which means that most of the backbone monks and worshipers from Ziyang Mansion, Longmen and Guanhai will stay in the future. If the ancestor is really willing to abide by the agreement, stop interfering in the affairs of the palace from now on, and travel to Tongyezhou, it will indeed be a great good thing for Huang Chu, the palace master who is like a puppet.

Wu Yi still maintained the lazy posture of lowering his head to read, but his eyes suddenly raised, while Huang Chu's eyes were already lowered.

Wu Yi threw the booklet back to Huang Chu, then shook his sleeves, "Everyone except Huang Chu, please step aside and go about your business."

Huang Chu put the genealogy booklet into his sleeve, held his breath and concentrated, waiting for his ancestor to give orders.

Wu Yi stood up and walked down the steps. Huang Chu took a few steps back, turned sideways, and waited until the ancestor passed by him before turning around to follow him.

Wu Yi looked unhappy and asked, "Xiao Luan came here uninvited. What does she want to ask for?"

Huang Chu gritted his teeth and replied: "It's very tight-lipped. I met with her twice, but I couldn't find out the reason. She only said that she wanted to discuss it with the ancestor."

Wu Yi's face became more and more gloomy. She didn't take the Baihu River Water Goddess seriously at all. When Xiao Luan visited Ziyang Mansion for the first time, Wu Yi had embarrassed her extremely. If Chen Pingan hadn't smoothed things over at that time and helped ease the situation, Cheeks, at that time Wu Yi had already made up his mind to let Mrs. Xiao, who was known as the "Canna", drink until she vomited in the lobby of her home. Didn't everyone say that you, the empress of Jiang Shen, are graceful and elegant? Square? Then I will let Xiao Luan show his ugliness, and let those servants who regard you as the goddess in the painting, how will they feel when they think of that "beautiful" painting?

There once was an old immortal named Yuanying from a foreign country who passed by Huang Tingguo, took a boat across the river, and drank with his friends under the moonlight. When he got excited, he threw his wine glass into the water and transformed into a white swan.

Later, he had a romantic relationship with the founding emperor of Huang Tingguo.

The "good friend" of the Nascent Soul monk was none other than Wu Yi's father, the thousand-year-old Jiao Cheng Longzhou, who humbly consulted the Taoist priest who had traveled here.

So in Wu Yi's eyes, this White Bird River Water Goddess with shady origins and no origins is worthy of being on an equal footing with him?

But to this day, Wu Yi still doesn’t know the true identity of that Taoist, not even his name.

I only remember the middle-aged appearance of the foreign Taoist priest, wearing a yellow shirt and hemp shoes, carrying a sword on his back and holding a whisk. He was indeed an immortal Taoist.

Wu Yi asked his father once afterward, but he didn't dare to ask again.

Cheng Longzhou only said a few words back then, as if he was playing a riddle. What he said was as if he didn't say anything.

"With a limited body, refine the boundless fire courtyard."

"By forming an unparalleled golden elixir, the earthly immortals will not be humiliated by the heavenly immortals."

It was obvious that his father had great respect for this wandering Taoist priest.

If it hadn't been for such a relationship, Xiao Luan would never have been able to secure his position as the Water God of the Baihu River.

Wu Yi emphasized his tone and asked: "Is it still the posture of sealing the mountain over there?"

Huang Chu nodded and said: "Idle people are always stopped, and visitors are not allowed to climb the mountain."

Wu Yi curled his lips and said with a complicated expression: "Do you dare to believe it?"

Huang Chu knew what was interesting and kept his mouth shut.

It only took less than thirty years for Luo Luo Mountain to transform from an unknown mountain to the Zong Zitou sect.

Some immortal mansions on the mountain that have finally established a sect have only accepted a few disciples in thirty years. The construction of the temple's mansion, the formation of a mountain-protecting formation, etc. have taken a prototype and established a firm foothold in the local area. If you become familiar with the neighboring immortal mansions and the countries under the mountain, you can burn incense.

So of course Huang Chu couldn't believe it.

But how could he dare to comment casually on the rise of Luo Lo Mountain?

In fact, Wu Yi and Ziyang Mansion didn't really care about Luo Lu Mountain back then, so they didn't think much about building a relationship to maintain their relationship.

At this point, even if Ziyang Mansion wants to climb a high branch, it will never be able to reach it.

Near Piyun Mountain, the little-known Luo Luo Mountain has become famous even without its name. Zhengyang Mountain, which has just been promoted to the sect, is like a poor foil and stepping stone.

Just like what the Fengxue Temple said to be fair, the Bamboo Emperor Sect Leader's celebration was held for Luo Luoshan.

Wu Yi immediately asked the current head of the palace, Huang Chu, to go to Old Longzhou in person and send him a belated gift. Even though he knew it would be unpleasant, he could not hit the smiling person.

At that time, the young mountain master was not at home and went on a long trip again. The person who entertained guests at Luolu Mountain was the steward Zhu Lian, who was also a half-acquaintance. He followed Chen Pingan to visit Ziyang Mansion, and it was like reminiscing with Huang Chu. , had a good chat.

The reason why Wu Yi didn't go to Luolu Mountain in person is ridiculous. Since she couldn't save face, she also... didn't dare to go.

The charcoal little girl who followed Chen Pingan back then turned out to be the later female grandmaster Zheng Qian! The founding disciple of Luolu Mountain, Pei Qian.

Wu Yi had contributed in that battle in the central part of Aquarius Continent, and he had also seen Zheng Qian punching on the battlefield from afar.

The young woman with her hair in a round bun often kills monsters and saves people.

In private, during the break between the wars, many genealogy masters from Aquarius Continent gathered together and talked about it. In the end, they probably had the same feeling, that Zheng Qian was a member of his own family.

The capital of Da Li even made an exception and passed a resolution for her, allowing her to open a separate front when Zheng Qian rushed to the battlefield.

No matter what Wu Yi did, he could not overlay the image of the young female grand master with a heroic appearance and the power of thunder every time she took action, with the image of a little black charcoal from back then.

Wu Yi still remembered that at the banquet that night, Chen Pingan was accompanied by a little girl. She was an eccentric little girl. She used a lame excuse to ask Chen Pingan, who was his master, for a cup of fairy wine. In the end, I could only drink a cup of fruit wine to satisfy my craving.

When Wu Yi was in the capital, he was driving on the street to visit friends and met the young master walking by chance. At that time, Wu Yi was still confused as to why Zheng Qian, who was famous for his stern words, was willing to take the initiative to talk to him. I nodded in greeting, with a bit of a smile on my face. Maybe the other person was sincere, but in the eyes of others, it was actually weird.

Because after Zheng Qian made frequent payments, a humorous saying began to circulate in the capital of Da Li, "When Zheng Qian smiles, the battlefield suffers."

Every time she joins the battlefield, the result is like the sky falling and the earth falling. Every place she passes by is devastated.

Zheng Qian would only smile a little when she encountered a strong enemy of the demon race, or when she was seriously injured, as if she finally felt a little bit interesting.

Huang Chu asked: "When did the Patriarch meet that Xiao Luan?"

Wu Yi sneered and said: "I'll leave her alone for a few more hours, and wait until the New Year's Eve dinner begins before seeing off the guests. Want to talk to me about business? Then I'll give her a chance to say three sentences."

This time Xiao Luan visited Ziyang Mansion with only one entourage, Sun Deng, who was a pure martial artist and the chief minister of Baihu River Water Mansion.

The residence arranged by the family was the same as last time. It was a secluded place with its own courtyard. The name of the Water Goddess of Baihu River was very popular everywhere in Huang Ting Kingdom, even in the palace of Huang Ting Kingdom. Xiao Luan was the same. He will be the monarch's guest, but it won't work in this Ziyang Mansion.

There are thousands of kinds of kindness in the world, but there is only one thing to ask for, just bow your head.

Xiao Luan burned incense and made tea in the house. The tea set, tea leaves and the water for making tea were all brought by Xiao Luan. At this moment, she and Sun Deng were drinking tea together. After putting down the tea cup, she said with a bitter smile: "I will make Sun Deng and watch the joke together." ”

There was such a big movement in the house just now, the Dongling Patriarch shouted loudly, and coupled with the ripples of water magic coming from Wu Yiluanjia, Xiao Luan could conclude that he would definitely not be able to see Wu Yi for a while. of.

Sun Deng looked indifferent and said: "I laugh and everyone laughs at me. I treat ordinary things with a normal mind."

Xiao Luan's beautiful eyes shone brightly and she said with a smile: "If Sun Gongfeng were a Taoist, the Baihu River Water Mansion would be smaller."

Sun Deng shook his head and said: "You can't make a big difference if you practice martial arts, let alone practice."

Climbing mountains and cultivating Taoism pays too much attention to qualifications, bones and immortal family opportunities. Sun Deng believed that he did not have that fate.

Xiao Luan refilled some tea for Sun Deng, and after a few chats, the Baihu River Water Goddess couldn't hide her frown.

Last time I was lucky and got through, but what about this time?

She came here this time to discuss an important matter closely related to her own path with Wu Yi, because Xiao Luan had just received a secret letter from the Yamen of the Huangting Guoli Department, and the key water gods that had been hanging in the sky for a long time were Positions, such as the Tiefu River Water Mansion that currently has no owner, and the position of Qiantang Chief vacated by Uncle Lili Cao, will soon be filled one by one. The Dali court has been planning for this for a long time, and Xiao Luan, as the Dali, The water god of Lifan's country only had a sixth-grade landscape genealogy. Of course, she didn't dare to expect too much. The most important thing was that there was a rumor that she had a nose and eyes, saying that Ye Qingzhu, the goddess of jade liquid and river water, seemed to be interested in replacing her. She was under the jurisdiction of Jiangshui and was willing to move elsewhere. She even took the initiative to lower her rank by half a level to leave the Yuye River.

Hanshijiang, the number one water god in Huang Tingguo, wants to fill the gap of the Tiefu River, and Xiao Luan's Baihu River has similar water properties to the Hanshi River. Once the Hanshi River Water God can be promoted, Xiao Luan hopes to follow him. Furthermore, the golden body of the water god and the location of the water palace of the temple were replaced together, and then the height of the statue was raised by one foot as usual.

of course not

Xiao Luanhui promised the Ziyang Mansion that he was willing to go to the capital of Huangting Kingdom to meet His Majesty the Emperor, and strongly recommended Tieguan River Water God. He also took advantage of the opportunity to be promoted to one level and served as the Baihu River Water God. After all, this move was not prohibited.

This is what officialdom is like. When one person changes his official status and moves his position, whether he is promoted or loses his official position, it often "benefits" the group of officials below him.

In the officialdom of Shanshui, this is especially obvious. There is no such shop after passing this village. Often if you miss it for a moment, you will easily stare at it for hundreds of years or even worry blindly for hundreds of years.

Xiao Luan just wanted to come here to walk around and try his luck, because he suffered a bad loss last time. If it weren't for someone's righteous speech, he would not have been able to get out of Ziyang Mansion. In fact, in recent years, Xiao Luan, He often tried to mend the situation and took the initiative to patch up the relationship with Ziyang Mansion, but he was never able to see Wu Yi again.

But if Xiao Luan is asked to learn from the river god, spend incense, and as the water god, ask the court for an ultimatum to cross the mountain, and then go somewhere to build a relationship, Xiao Luan really can't do such a shameless thing. Moreover, she was even more afraid of self-defeating. If she really got to the Luolu Mountain, it wouldn't be a big deal if she was rejected. She was just afraid of offending the young mountain master who seemed to be... upright.

Over the years, Mrs. Xiao Luan has been very respectful to Sun Deng, the chief guest of her water palace, because this pure warrior who took refuge in the Baihu River halfway is the most noble person in her Jiangshen Temple.

Moreover, Sun Deng was a member of the Huang Ting Kingdom's army in his early years and personally led troops to fight in battles. Over the years, he has indeed managed a water palace that was originally lax in its rules and regulations to be well organized and run orderly.

Since ancient times, there have been countless talents, beauties, and heroes. The clouds have dispersed, the snow has disappeared, the flowers have faded, the moon has faded, and the people have dispersed. The wine glasses are empty.

Xiao Luan didn't want to look too gloomy with Sun Deng, so he cheered up and chatted with Sun Deng about some interesting and interesting things that had recently happened in the Sui Dynasty.

On the other side of the Tieguan River, after walking with Gao Niang for a while, Chen Ping'an said goodbye and left. He and Qing Tong entered the Ziyang Mansion without anyone noticing, and went directly to the outside of the Jianchi Hall, where they stood for a while.

After that, Wu Yi and the master of the palace, Huang Chu, walked out of the lobby threshold. In fact, there were two outsiders standing just a few feet away.

Chen Ping'an stood outside the door with his hands in his sleeves, looking at the high-hanging plaque of the Ancestral Hall. At first glance, it was written by Cheng Longzhou, the chief of Dafu Academy.

Previously in Sui'an County, Chen Ping'an took Qing Tong to a simple school with a closed door.

At that time, Chen Ping'an was standing outside a row of low wooden fences, stunned.

Life's work is in the heart, and the heart is the sword sharpening room.

Tonight is the New Year's Eve when the whole family reunites, and tomorrow is the beginning of spring when the old is said goodbye and the new is welcomed.

Every year after the dragon raises its head on the second day of February, there is the Shangsi Festival on March 3rd, and the Qingming Festival, which mostly falls between mid-spring and late spring. Going out during this time is a spring outing.

After that, it will be May 5th.

Before I know it, half of my life has been spent on spring outings.