By the time the emperor received the news, everything had already spread
There was a murder case in the Daozhen temple, including the master of the temple, Chi Xiao, his disciples, and two Taoist boys, all of them died, and the death conditions were horrific.
This matter was discovered by a pilgrim who went up the mountain to worship the gods.
"... At that time, the man was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, his legs were as limp as mud." In the teahouse in the city, someone with good intentions said that this unsolved case was raised in a mysterious and somewhat fearful tone. He said, "I know Jing Zhaoyin's old master. According to what he said, those people committed suicide, and their deaths were strange. It's unusual at first glance... Hiss, don't you provoke me? What? Some kind of murderous thing?" ?”
There are also some people who don't believe this: "How can there be any evil spirits in this world? Even if there are Taoist temples, they should also have the protection of Tianzun Bodhisattvas, and evil spirits dare to act fiercely? In my opinion, could they have been caught? The southern border Gushu? Sorcery?"
"It's hard for ordinary people to count the strange things in this world, so why jump to conclusions? Traveling around the world, I know a lot about many strange people and strange things." A scholar dressed as a scribe suddenly said, "Not long ago? When passing through Jinhua Mansion, I heard a strange thing."
See? Everyone looked at him one after another. This scholar was not stage fright, but smiled generously.
"Everyone must have heard of Yandang Mountain. It is a unique place in Jinhua, with its strange peaks and clouds and mist. It is said that more than fifty years ago, a scholar surnamed Li met his friends to enjoy the scenery in Yandang Mountain, but he didn't expect it to be late The wind was strong, the rain poured down, and the road was lost in the mountains, and friends scattered... "
"For some reason, the scholar surnamed Li entered a valley. In that valley, there was an old man, more than ten men and women, and many young children playing around. Li was honored to be entertained and sheltered from the rain in the valley..."
The man recalled? and told the story.
It is said that the people in the valley have a large population and are quite hospitable. After Li entered the valley, he presented him with "fresh melons and fruits" and sweet wine from mountain springs to eat and drink with him. There are also young children babbling, shaking their heads, imitating his speech and reading.
The scholar surnamed Li expressed his gratitude and pity for these children who are living in the deep mountains. Maybe they will never leave the mountains all their lives. To see the vast world, he taught them how to read and write. All the books were given to?them?.
This was nothing more than a small matter worth mentioning. After leaving Yandang Mountain, Li gradually forgot about it.
Twenty years later, the Li family suffered a catastrophe. Li's only son also died, leaving only one posthumous son, but this young grandson was born stupid and mentally deficient. Li's grief came from this. One day after he was drunk, he beat a tree in the courtyard and cried loudly.
Unexpectedly, on that night, the garden was full of flowers and trees. Winter was in spring, and the room was brightly lit at night. Li was inexplicably surprised. When he entered the room, he saw a "spiritual fruit" the size of a grape lying on the side of his young grandson. , there are a few slightly worn? Books neatly placed beside.
There is a paper book on it saying: Twenty years ago? Kaizhi's kindness has been repaid today. Take this "Tianxuanguo", wipe away the dust on your heart.
That booklet was exactly the book that Mr. Li sent out back then.
Speaking of this, seeing that everyone showed surprise, the scholar who spoke smiled slightly and continued to say: "Li thought it was a miracle, so he handed the spiritual fruit to his young grandson as he said, and the spiritual fruit As a result, it melts in the mouth, and the room is filled with fragrant fragrance. When a foolish child gets this fetish, his eyes suddenly wake up, his agility is abnormal, and he is extraordinary."
When the other people in the teahouse heard this, they couldn't hold back anymore. Such stories? They were unheard of, and they were even more curious when they were new, so they all urged: "Then what happened afterwards? The Li family has been revived?"
"What happened later?" The scholar smiled, took a sip from his teacup, and glanced around randomly. When he saw a certain corner, his eyes froze slightly imperceptibly.
In a corner not far away, a man in Tsing Yi sat alone at a table, drinking his tea in a leisurely manner, his eyes fell here casually, listening to his story casually.
The scholar slowly withdrew his gaze, like a man hovering in front of the beast's lair, walking past carefully and without squinting, for fear of disturbing the sleeping beast.
He exhaled slowly: "The young master of the Li family is really extraordinary. He has been gifted since he was a child. When he grew up, he won three yuan in succession and was appointed as a son-in-law. Therefore, the lintel of the Li family is revitalized..." When he said this, his eyes darkened slightly. , "It's a pity that the sky doesn't have a holiday? He died of an illness in the end."
At first everyone still listened with a smile on their faces, but after hearing it, their expressions became strange. How did you listen to the second half of this story? It’s so familiar!
"... This, a young man? Dezhi, won three yuan in a row, married a princess, died of illness when he was only in his twenties... Isn't this Li Sanyuan from back then?" Someone couldn't help being surprised, a little unhappy, "You scholar, joke How can the story be arranged in Li Sanyuan's head?"
As soon as this person said it, others thought about it one after another. Back then? There really was such a famous talented scholar. It's a pity that more than ten years ago, a plague broke out in southern Henan. This Li Sanyuan was ordered to go to treat it, but accidentally contracted the plague. Are you sick? At that time, the pregnant princess received the news, and she gave birth prematurely in grief, resulting in one dead body and two lives.
— That princess and His Majesty are direct siblings, and Li Sanyuan and His Majesty are also brothers in love. What happened back then was also a tragedy for the royal family. The late emperor was stimulated by his daughter's departure, and passed away in a hurry after a serious illness. Today, His Majesty also described it as emaciated for a long time, so this incident has become what many people think. A taboo.
At this time, when I heard that the scholar dared to mention this matter, and even made up a supernatural story, those who had listened to it before all turned cold.
"What? What is the story of Yandang Mountain? What? What is Tianxuanguo? It's a nonsense nonsense! You dare to spread rumors about Li Sanyuan. I think you, a scholar, have eaten it? Ambitious and courageous! Let's go, let's go!" This teahouse cannot keep you!"
In a few words, the owner of the teahouse wanted to kick him out, so as not to cause trouble.
The scholar showed a slight displeasure on his face, but his eyes subconsciously cast another glance towards the corner, and he immediately turned back.
"...Yes, are you talking nonsense?" He changed his attitude quickly, nodded again and again, and left the teahouse at an extremely fast speed, as if he couldn't wait to escape
It wasn't until he successfully exited the gate of the teahouse and turned into a deserted alley that he finally relaxed and let out a breath.
A hairy ball came out of the scholar's sleeve, stepped on his palm, and called out childishly: "Scared the mouse to death?! Sixth brother, that person just now... is so fierce! So fierce, so scary!" Rat, are you too scared of rats?!"
Yuan Liu regained his composure, forced himself to be calm, shook his head and said, "So? You haven't seen? The world? A mere human race scares you like this. It's not like your sixth brother—"
"How about you?" A clear voice suddenly sounded behind him, with some curiosity.
Yuan Liu was startled suddenly, subconsciously turned around vigilantly, his expression changed.
A man in Tsing Yi appeared behind him at some point, less than three steps away, looking at him with a smile.
"Ah!" The hair ball in his hand screamed childishly, "whoosh" shrank into his sleeve, hugged his arm, trembling in the sleeve.
Yuan Liu's complexion changed again and again, and finally he put on a smile and said with a deep bow: "Yuan Liu has met the senior. This little guy has never seen the world, and he treats the senior as a Those unreasonable and vicious people. How can I see at a glance that my predecessors are wise, sensible, and talk about right and wrong? How can they kill people indiscriminately!"
Saying so, the smile on his face became more and more real.
It was not surprising that they were not surprised. They saw the difference. Li Mo couldn't see it before, it was because the body at that time was indeed an ordinary person. But now, borrowing from Li Mo's example questions, he has clarified the "cultivation system" of this world, and can create his own "breathing and breathing method" in minutes based on his own "realm".
Now he breathes in the spiritual energy of the outside world all the time, and he doesn't deliberately cover it up. Ordinary people can't notice it, right in front of them? I'm afraid Yuan Liu can see it at a glance.
Why didn't you just watch silently like this? Forced? Calm, smiling all over your face, and still trying to put on a top hat for yourself? Yuan Liu, who has been watching the other party is a little uncomfortable? Then he suddenly said: "You Are your ears sticking out?"
Yuan Liu was startled, and subconsciously reached out to touch his head, but found nothing. Obviously not? It's exposed!
"Oh, I'm talking nonsense." Seeing that he looked puzzled, he looked away slowly, as if nothing had happened, "It really is another squirrel."
His eyes seemed to glance over Yuan Liu's sleeve inadvertently, and the little hairy ball suddenly trembled even more violently.
Yuan Six: "..."
Yuan Liuyi was speechless for a moment, but secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
... He just discovered it just now? This is definitely a high-level ascetic. And most ascetics don't like to see monsters. When encountering monsters, they either catch them as mounts or kill them. And they? This family, mounts are not good enough? Killed? Eaten is almost the same.
That's why Yuanliu left the teahouse in a hurry.
But at this moment, he realized that, in front of him, this one doesn't look like those cultivators who yell and kill, and he doesn't seem to have any prejudice against them, but he has a slightly bad personality and likes to play tricks on others.
There is no fear of life, Yuan Liu's attitude is more respectful: "We are two brothers who have just arrived, if there is anything that can be of use to us, senior, just ask."
Yuan didn't want to look at him, and said lightly: "No hurry, take me to the place where you guys live first."
It was only after he came out that he remembered that the inn where Xie Yuan lived before, and after he was imprisoned in the sky prison, it was probably impossible for the inn to reserve a room for him? Since I happened to catch two fat sheep, I will use them first.
Yuan Liu was a little helpless, but still had a smile on his face. He noticed that the little hairball in his sleeve was trembling all the time, so he put it away calmly, and walked forward.
When we arrived at this place, Yuan Buwei looked slightly weird.
— This is actually a Taoist temple.
Although it is not as famous as Daozhen Temple, it is just an ordinary small Taoist temple outside the city, occasionally hosting some businessmen and scholars rushing for exams.
His eyes swept over Yuan Liu strangely. He couldn't help but think of the Daozhen Temple that he had visited not long ago, and Li Mo, who put four avatars in the Daozhen Temple in one breath.
... Do you guys like Taoist temples so much
Yuan Liu didn't know what he was thinking, but when he noticed that the mysterious man's eyes were looking at him again, his body couldn't help tensing up, and he was about to break out in a cold sweat.
Different from other little monsters, they have a special bloodline and extremely keen senses, and they can detect the terrifying evil spirit on this person. Even in ancient times, they would be regarded as a great demon.
This, squirrel meat is not delicious?...
He really wanted to say this, but fortunately, the other party didn't seem to have any intention of eating him, so when he entered the yard, he opened his mouth and said, "I'm very interested in the story you told me. "
Not because of a flick of sleeves, countless petals danced in the courtyard, as if guided by an invisible wind, they drew an arc in mid-air, and then fell densely on the ground, weaving into... A soft? Blanket.
He sat on the ground with a casual and leisurely posture, as if he was about to eat melon seeds and listen to a story? And a little hair ball arrived at some time? In his hand, his slender fingers slowly rubbed it on the hair ball.
"...I mean the full?, true? story."
Yuan Liu was silent for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "Since the senior wants to hear it, the younger generation should be respectful and obedient."
"Most of the stories told by the juniors are true. In fact... the seniors probably guessed it. The scholar surnamed Li met the family of the juniors. My brothers and I were still young at the time. I was taught by him, learned the human race's script, and later got the human race's formula by chance, and because of his literacy, he was able to practice." He gritted his teeth and explained the whole story slowly, "My third brother has the best talent, and he is in his thirties. A few years ago, he had achieved a small achievement, so he left home and went out of the valley, saying that he was looking for opportunities, and by the way, looking for opportunities to repay his kindness."
"... But after leaving, he never came back."