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I just found the bug today when I flipped through the previous article. I mentioned in the Fengqi Dongdu chapter that the current Demon Lord is called Yixun, and then I calculated that this name was used a lot in the previous article, so I quickly replaced all Qin Shi in this entire chapter with yi (yi) shou (shan)
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Having said that, Xie Xuanyang was not so sure that the door would never be opened.
He had a feeling that there might be something behind the Suzaku gate. At the beginning, Hua Wenyu let him come to the imperial city of the Eastern Capital as Linglong Pavilion, which means that there must be something special in this imperial city related to Bai Qishan.
These days, Xie Xuanyang and Qing Xiao had already explored the imperial city. Except for the imperial palace that had not been explored, only the Suzaku Gate was special in the entire imperial city. If this door is really related to Bai Qishan, then the door that Demon Zun Yixuan can't open will be opened by him and Qing Xiao, two immortal cultivators with heritage.
Maybe Hua Wenyu had this idea, Xie Xuanyang thought.
He pondered in his heart that he had entered the palace gate behind two brothers Ting Hao and Ting Yuan.
The imperial palace in Dongdu is much larger than that in Xiliang. The roofs of each hall are covered with smooth yellow glazed tiles with green trimmings. When you look up, the ridges of the halls are sparkling, like clouds that cannot be climbed. Dongdu respects dragons but more respects wolves, and there are more jade carvings in the palace of Xiliang than wolf carvings in the palace of Dongdu. It is the Hall of Supreme Harmony that several people passed by, and at a glance, you can see the carving of the black wolf flag instead of the golden dragon pillar.
The flag of the wolf-carved shovel is the battle flag of the Tiance Army in the Eastern Capital. Now that the Tiance Army has disappeared, the flame extinguishing pattern on the flag has become the standard pattern of the Eastern Capital Royal Family. It's just that this pattern is really familiar, especially the long pattern on the pillar. Xie Xuanyang was sure that he had never been to the Imperial City of Dongdu, and he had never seen anyone from the royal family of Dongdu except Li Hongye, but he thought he had seen this kind of flame pattern somewhere.
When he was thinking about it, Qing Xiao said beside him, "I have seen this flame pattern."
Xie Xuanyang was startled, "Have you seen it too?"
Qing Xiao nodded. Xie Xuanyang asked again, "I also feel familiar, but I can't remember where I saw it, do you remember?"
Qing Xiao looked at him, the corners of his lips suddenly twitched, but this short-lived smile was enough to make Xie Xuanyang stunned. He raised his hand to cover Xie Xuanyang's back, and just when Xie Xuanyang wondered what he meant at this time, he felt his fingers slide down his back gently, and Xie Xuanyang couldn't help but tremble slightly if he touched it indiscriminately.
He got close to Xie Xuanyang's ear and said softly, "You and I will go together..."
He didn't say the last two words, but Xie Xuanyang heard the word Wushan from his silent words. Xie Xuanyang stepped on Qingxiao immediately, slapped away the thief's hand that was still rubbing against his waist, and glared at him and said, "Well, you Qingxiao Daojun, what are you doing in public?"
Qing Xiao said without changing his expression, "You ask, I will answer."
This serious look really makes it impossible to see what kind of molesting he has just done. Xie Xuanyang said, "Are you still the Daojun Qingxiao? Did you not eat fireworks before?"
Qing Xiao said, "I am not a Taoist for you, but a Taoist companion."
He looked like this, Xie Xuanyang couldn't help but think of the sentence Mo Lingyan said when he was out of tune, "The old man who opened the meat", Xie Xuanyang laughed angrily, "How can you let Lingyan see it, Master?"
Qing Xiao said, "He's not here."
These words are reasonable and well-founded, and Xie Xuanyang can hear the meaning of righteousness. At this time, he turned his head and found that they had passed through many palace roads to the Imperial Garden. There is no one in Li Hongye's harem, not to mention that the concubine has few escorts, only some court ladies who do things, and there is no Yanyanyingying walking around in this imperial garden.
They stopped in front of the sitting pavilion in the imperial garden, and behind the pavilion was the imperial pool. The water was sparkling and there were red carp swimming past, which was really beautiful. Li Hongye sat in the pavilion waiting for them, accompanied by Bu Wenye.
Now no one knows when Yixuan will strike. Li Hongye is a mortal without cultivation. When he falls into Yixuan's hands, he is like a defenseless child. Bu Wenye and other demons are thinking of various reasons to stay in the palace. I'm afraid that one day Yixuan can't help but take action against this majesty.
Li Hongye is looking at Xie Xuanyang and Qing Xiao with interest, and he is not annoyed when he sees them flirting and ignoring him. On the contrary, Xie Xuanyang was a little uncomfortable to see, and couldn't help but cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry."
Li Hongye waved his hand indifferently. At this time, he was wearing a long robe with a mysterious bottom embroidered on it. The golden dragon embroidered edges flashed with shimmers from time to time, like dark lines. He looked simple but hidden luxury, which was even more serious than when we met in a small courtyard a few days ago. The majesty of the Son of Heaven. But no matter how noble a man is, he will not show his prestige in front of these two immortals, and he will not even have the self-proclaimed "Zhen".
He nodded to several people to indicate the empty seats in the pavilion. The table in the pavilion was already covered with meals. He had long expected that there would be several guests in the palace today, and now the table was also covered with a number of bowls and chopsticks. In addition to meals, tableware, and the wine that Ting Yuan was thinking about in the palace, he poured it into the jade wine glass early.
The aroma of wine is in the air, and it is a rare good wine when you smell it. It's just that Xie Xuanyang and Qing Xiao didn't touch the wine, and Li Hongye also served them with good tribute tea.
Li Hongye said with a smile, "It can be seen that the two have a very good relationship. I thought that only men and women could achieve such harmony, but I didn't think it could be the case between men."
Xie Xuanyang sat down in the pavilion and smiled, "I'm in love with each other, so naturally I can harmonize with each other."
Li Hongye let out a long sigh and asked strangely, "Don't you seekers always say that yin and yang are compatible? I see that you should pay more attention to men and women than cultivators."
Li Hongye had these questions since he knew that Qing Xiao and Xie Xuanyang were Taoist companions. In his opinion, the relationship between Tai|zu and Tai|zu Queen was a special case. The two of them are one person who cultivates magic and the other is immortal. The combination of magic and immortals is the biggest exception. Compared with them, the same gender is not conspicuous.
Whether it is a demon cultivator or an immortal cultivator, they can't control the combination of the two ancestors, who are in opposite identities, and it is even more impossible to control their gender.
But although Xie Xuanyang is a half-demon who once made a reputation as a white-clothed sword demon in the demon world, his mind and swordsmanship, apart from his bloodline, are all orthodox immortal ways, and he is the same immortal cultivator as Qingxiao. When he became a Taoist couple, why didn't other immortal cultivators who claimed to be orthodox and moral say that they had the opposite of yin and yang
This question is not difficult for Xie Xuanyang or any immortal seeker to answer. He raised his hand and dipped a little tea, drew a circle on the table, and asked, "Does your majesty know what this is?"
Li Hongye looked at it and said, "A circle?"
Xie Xuanyang nodded, and drew a snake shape in the center, "Yin and yang are the way of heaven and earth, the rule of all things, but they do not specifically refer to men and women. It is true that yin and yang of men and women are correct, but the fundamentals of yin and yang of heaven and earth are lack and complement each other. Love is the same. , One of the hearts is lacking, and the other is to make up for it. To make up for it is to reconcile."
Li Hongye stared at Xie Xuanyang's water-stained yin-yang fish Taiji diagram, thoughtfully. Xie Xuanyang said again, "What's more, those who seek the Tao seek the way of heaven and earth, and we also seek to respect and understand the original heart. If the original heart can't be understood, how can we understand the Tao of heaven? Dao and Dao companions are companions who are willing to agree and practice together. , is also a complementary partner. In my heart, I am missing him, that is, this person can be male or female. "
Li Hongye laughed clearly, "I've been taught, I think the difference between men and women is the same among you and other monks."
Xie Xuanyang looked at Li Hongye and sighed in his heart. He didn't know why Li Hongye asked him this question, but he knew that when Li Hongye said the word cultivator, his heart was still unsolved.
He said, "The cultivators are also monks. Not to mention other countries, it is said that the monks in Dongdu are no different from ordinary people, and why is there a difference between men and women? From the time of Tai | Ancestor, women can also be in politics, marching, and men. The law of marriage has not specified between men and women, it would be wrong for Your Majesty to emphasize between monks."
Li Hongye did not agree, he shook his head and said, "There are three kinds of unfilial piety, and it is great to have no descendants. Succession of the lineage is a major event for human beings, women can conceive children, monks have a vast life, and no descendants should be nothing, but me and other ordinary people can't do it. This is also why mortals have three wives and four concubines, and those who are emperors have three thousand harems."
"Just for inheritance?" Xie Xuanyang asked.
Li Hongye nodded, "If it is possible, I also want to take only one scoop of Ruoshui 3000. But I am the emperor of Dongdu, I can only think about it, not do it. If I have no children, who will this inheritance go to? Who will guard this country? ?"
These words are full of official voice, and the reason for the emperor's harem 3,000 is quite reasonable, but is this not what Li Hongye really thinks
Xie Xuanyang couldn't understand the meaning of this His Majesty at all. In his opinion, the offspring was not a big problem.
The so-called inheritance can also be passed on to the adopted son, just like his father chose a prince in the clan, instead of finding a woman to give birth to a son; his legacy? Not to mention the master and apprentice between monks. Several apprentices have a blood relationship with their masters, so aren't they all inherited
He let out a long sigh and said, "Having a son is a predestined relationship, and not having a son is also a predestined relationship. You don't need to be obsessed, you might as well go as you please. Inheritance has nothing to do with offspring, you can choose someone who is able to guard this country like Tai | Ancestor. , Your Majesty can be considered a face like this."
Li Hongye took a sip of wine, nodded and shook his head, "Xie Daochang, you don't understand. Not everyone in the royal family has the temperament of a great ancestor. Don't you see how many emperors of Dongdu have not been able to ascend?"
Xie Xuanyang pondered and said, "Neither do you? I thought that with His Majesty's knowledge, he would be the second ascendant after my father."
The expression on Li Hongye's face suddenly became a little strange. Although there was still a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, people with discernment could not see that he had the slightest smile, but it was more like sadness or regret. He was silent for a long time, took a deep breath, and turned his eyes slightly to the shimmering Yutan water, not knowing whether he was looking at the red carp swimming in the water or something.
"Maybe I have." He said slowly, "but I can't."
Xie Xuanyang had a meal.
Li Hongye's face was a little pale, "Anyone can cultivate in this city, but I can't. Xie Daochang, as a master, should know how important spiritual roots are to cultivators."
Xie Xuanyang did not speak. Li Hongye's face turned paler, he said, "But I didn't."
Without spiritual roots, it is impossible to cultivate. This is Li Hongye's biggest heart disease. No one in the East would mention this, and no one dared to mention it. The competition for the throne in the Li royal family is fierce, especially Li Hongye's generation. Every prince who participated in the battle for succession was a person with excellent spiritual roots, but it was Li Hongye, a person who could not cultivate, who became the emperor.
Why? Because those princes who took the direct line are all dead, there are only three princes in the royal family except Li Hongye. These three princes are for the three services. They are no longer in the clan. Without the right of inheritance, only Li Hongye can inherit the throne. bit.
The deaths of those princes are very strange. Everyone can guess that their deaths are related to Li Hongye, but no one dares to ask, and no one dares to find out how an uncultivated prince killed those with cultivation. prince. These questions became taboos, and things that Li Hongye could not cultivate gradually became taboos.
Now that Li Hongye brought this up himself, the people in Dongdu couldn't help holding their breath.
Sitting in the pavilion was terribly silent for a while, as if the air had condensed.
However, Xie Xuanyang slowly raised the teacup, took a sip of tea, raised his eyes and said, "So what?"
Li Hongye said with a wry smile, "How? You can't cultivate without spiritual roots."
Xie Xuanyang said, "Who said that?"
Li Hongye said, "Isn't this common sense? Cultivation of demons also requires inhalation of qi. Without spiritual roots, it is impossible to inhale qi into the body. Of course, it is not possible to cultivate. Daoist Xie should know this better than me."
Xie Xuanyang said lightly, "I don't have spiritual roots either."