Plainness is the catalyst of the world of mortals. Only when the heart is like still water can it be calm and peaceful. Be plain, don't stick to right and wrong, don't be obsessed with fame and fortune, get rid of the noisy world, regard joys and sorrows as passing clouds, don't be dragged down by fame and fortune, don't be fettered by material desires, face life with a normal heart, pursue Reading ability of personality and freedom of soul.
Plainness not only gives people a pair of insightful eyes, but also gives people a sense of freedom and ease! Perhaps in this dark sky, plainness is the mind of Dao, and the true meaning of it is what 'Li Xuan' wants to understand and achieve at this time!
After leaving the town, 'Li Xuan' wandered along the small river. According to his idea, the river flows from west to east. Firstly, he can carefully understand the development experience of the Kingdom of God before he can let it go completely. Second, he can also enjoy the scenery along the coast, enjoy the scenery and understand the natural way of the kingdom of God. Both are correct, and he is willing to follow suit.
The river is demure, like a bright mirror, reflecting green grass trees and wild flowers of various colors; she is also lively and lovely, with layers of scales rising with the wind and shining brightly with the sun, looking around, it seems like a song Beautiful music is playing, lingering around.
Walking on the river bank, thinking of the future of Yan Ran and others, 'Li Xuan' couldn't help feeling a little heavy in his heart. He didn't think much of it at the beginning, but now he really wants to give up, and he feels very uncomfortable.
Sure enough, it's better to be confused. Back then, in the Kingdom of God, how unrestrained and heroic he was when he ran across the world, but now he is walking hard, alone, lonely...
'Li Xuan' walked forward silently, gradually getting farther and farther away, unaware that it was almost dusk, the river beside him began to widen, and the current became more rapid, and from time to time, wooden boats could be seen passing by slowly, and so on. After a while, I saw a big river in front of me, but I saw the surging surface of the river, with huge waves reaching the sky, which was a magnificent scene of a big river going east.
Standing on the bank of the river, 'Li Xuan' couldn't help being attracted by the magnificence and magnificence of the nature. Just as he was fascinated by it, he heard a noise coming from a distance. He looked for his reputation and saw a group of men and women wearing raincoats and carrying fishing gear on their shoulders. Gathered by a boulder along the river, they were arguing about something, and there were crying and crying from time to time.
"Looking at the appearance of these people, most of them are residents of this place, but why are they crying by the river?" He stopped and listened for a while, because of the noisy voices, he did not bring the power of will to enter here, so at this moment he is just equivalent to a god. He is the incarnation of the master of the country, and even without using his ability, he couldn't hear the reason with his ears. He was suspicious, so he stepped forward, trying to figure it out.
When I got closer, the noise of crying and crying became more and more clear, and I heard one of the old women crying: "God damn water monster, you pay back the lives of my family of three..." Shouting, she was about to go straight The torrential river was going away, but fortunately there were many people on the bank, and they grabbed her with all their might.
"Ma'am, you can't come back to life after death, you...sorry!" A skinny guy next to the old woman comforted her.
At this time, a person walked out of the crowd, about twenty years old, with a thick head and a tiger head, unusually tall and strong, and his dark skin looked like an iron tower. After the man looked around for a week, he said to everyone: "I think this water monster has probably attained the Tao, otherwise how can it cause trouble? If we don't get rid of it, not only will our life be cut off from now on, but also we don't know how many innocent people will die in the future." Its life is in its hands... how about we invite an immortal master to come and subdue the demon?"
As soon as the man finished speaking, he heard a half-century old man next to him say: "The Zhang family is right, but we have never heard of any good immortal masters in our ten miles and eight villages. Think about it again, otherwise, if you randomly hire someone with shallow Taoism and lose your life in vain, then I'm afraid that the water monster will be enraged and the big guy will be implicated!" The old man's words made sense, and everyone immediately became confused. After making up their minds, they all sighed and looked at the rolling river, at a loss.
Just when everyone was almost desperate, they heard a voice from afar:
"You travel to the green mountains and thousands of miles to the sky, and the vast sky does not last for years; just ask where the fairy family is, and the world of mortals asks for immortal years."
Everyone looked for the prestige together, only to see a tall young man in Taoist robe fluttering, radiant, coming slowly, at the beginning there was still a stone's throw away, and in the blink of an eye, he was approaching, this scene was full of surprise in everyone's eyes color.
The Taoist walked up to the weeping old woman and asked Ji Shou, "Wuliang Tianzun, Pindao passed by here just now, and heard the crying of the old lady. I don't know why?"
Without waiting for the old woman to answer, the expression of the old man who had spoken before changed, he stepped forward two steps and cupped his hands and said: "I don't know how to address this Taoist priest, I'll be polite here, we were just doing harm to people by this river monster And distressed, I don't know if there is a way to subdue the demon?"
The person who came was 'Li Xuan', he had probably heard it clearly from a distance just now, and the desire to eliminate harm had been born, so coming here at this time was nothing more than a formality. Hearing what the old man said, 'Li Xuan' smiled and said: "You don't need to be too polite, old man, poor Taoist Xuan Yangzi, I don't know what that monster you are talking about is, and what abilities does it have?"
Hearing this, the old man sighed slightly: "It seems that the Taoist priest is not a local, and he may not know much about us. The section of the river we are in has another name, called Nielong Cave. It is the deepest and deepest part of the river. Dangerous place. There is a water monster at the bottom of the river. Speaking of this monster, it is also weird. Our ancestors have lived by this river, and we have never heard of any rumors of water monsters. About ten years ago, one day, the river surface A sudden gust of wind blew up above, making the sky dark and the sun and the moon dark; many fishing boats working on the river were swept into the bottom of the river by big waves. Fortunately, I just pulled up my net and went ashore at that time, and heard cries for help behind me, waiting for me When I looked back, I saw a monster with a turtle body and a snake head appearing on the river with its teeth and claws. Waves, wind, rain, thunder and lightning are accompanied by it, and every ship, big or small, will sink if it touches a little bit, and the living and livestock will be eaten by it. Hey! Thinking about it now, I still feel scared... "
'Li Xuan' couldn't help but smile after listening to it. In fact, before he showed up, he had already used his divine sense to investigate. There was indeed a huge monster lurking at the bottom of the river, but it was not as described by the old man. Powerful, it's nothing more than a natural alien, inherited some talents, and was born with the ability to call the wind and rain. When it comes to Taoism, I'm afraid it's not as good as the monsters in the Four Elephant Realm, but even he is a little strange. Some substantive changes have taken place, and there are even ancient and oriental trends. Could it be that this is a fusion and reproduction of his own origin
Putting down these thoughts, 'Li Xuan' immediately smiled and said: "I thought it was something great, it turned out to be an untransformed monster turtle, you don't have to be so pessimistic! I can get rid of it when I give you the magic weapon Evil tumor." After 'Li Xuan' finished speaking, he opened his mouth and spewed out a little purple light. It is erratic, making people know that it is not ordinary at a glance.
As soon as the sword was released, everyone stared wide-eyed and fixed on the spot in a daze.
These people who live on fishing all day long have never seen such a mysterious thing, and seeing it with their own eyes now, the shock in their hearts is indescribable.
After a while, the old man came back to his senses first, his face was full of surprises, and he said excitedly: "The Taoist priest is really a god, I hope the Taoist priest will take pity on us and remove this evil for us!"
After he finished speaking, he knelt down with a 'plop', and the people behind him also reacted at this moment, and Qi Qi followed the old man to kneel on the ground.
"You don't need to be like this. Slaying demons and demons is my job. Since I'm here, I won't stand by and watch. Everyone, please get up." After 'Li Xuan' finished speaking, he raised his hand and brushed out a soft force.
After everyone listened, they saw the Taoist priest in front of him lightly waved his hand, and a soft energy came towards him. I thought, with this strange technique, there is hope for subduing demons.
Immediately, everyone's gratitude rang out.
Seeing the joy on everyone's faces, 'Li Xuan' said indifferently: "Don't thank me first, I don't know the surname of Shui since I was a child, and this demon-killer has to choose a good surname of Shui from among you." , take my sword into the water to succeed!"
After 'Li Xuan' finished speaking, his face showed embarrassment, but he was secretly happy in his heart.
It is not impossible for a cultivator to be afraid of water, but it is a bit unrealistic for a person like him to be afraid of water. Not to mention that this is just a river, even if it is a place such as mountains of swords and seas of fire, as long as he wants to There is no hindrance back and forth, of course, the reason why he said these words is also his intention.
After 'Li Xuan' finished speaking, there was a commotion in the crowd, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't say a word.
After a while, the old man who spoke just now coughed lightly and said, "You don't know, Daoist! All of us were frightened by the water monster, not to mention, there are no young or old in this group. In case of being buried at the bottom of the river, the old and the young in the family will have no one to rely on, so now I am going to ask someone to go down to get rid of the demon, I am afraid no one would dare to go..." After the old man finished speaking, he sighed endlessly.
Glancing at everyone, 'Li Xuan' pretended to be disappointed, put away his long sword, and was about to turn around and leave with a long sigh. After walking two steps, he heard a thick voice from behind: "Taoist, please wait a moment, I am willing to go down!" Go to the bottom of the river, get rid of this scourge, and ask the Taoist priest to lend me the magic weapon."
Turning his back to the crowd, a flash of approval flashed in 'Li Xuan''s eyes, and then he turned around slowly, looked at the person who spoke, and saw behind the crowd, a burly man standing like an iron tower, but seeing The back of a tiger, the eyes of a tiger with cold stars, the sky is round, the corner of the ground is wide, the spirit is full of energy, and a pair of eyes are resolute and decisive. Although they don't know the art of cultivation in that day, they also have a kind of inherent fierceness.
Looking at the person in front of him, 'Li Xuan' praised secretly: "What a pair of muscles and bones, it would be a pity if you don't practice Taoism!" Then he asked: "What's your name? As the old man said just now, you are so brave. No fear, or nothing to worry about, otherwise how dare you make such a move?"
Seeing the question, the man quickly bowed and replied: "Master, my surname is Zhang, because my surname Shui is good, so everyone calls me Zhang Xiaolong." Having said that, Zhang Xiaolong paused, his expression was a little gloomy, and then Said: "I have no parents since I was a child, and I can only grow up to this day relying on the help of my neighbors and neighbors. It is okay to say that I have no worries. In order to repay these folks and elders, today, no matter whether I live or die, as long as I can get rid of this water monster. I will die without complaining."
"Okay, okay! What a tough man, but you have to think about it. Although the magic weapon of the poor can still cure the water monster, the things at the bottom of the river are unpredictable, and I can't take care of them! If there is a Three long and two short, I regret it!"
As soon as 'Li Xuan' finished speaking, the old man said: "Yes, Xiaolong, this matter is too risky, I think it's better to wait for a while, we all discuss it, and then go and invite someone who knows water The fairy master came..."
"Yes, Xiaolong! Listen to Dad, you must not go down, it's too risky..." The old man started, and everyone persuaded him again and again.
Looking at the sincere eyes of the villagers, Zhang Xiaolong's eyes gradually became moist; "Fellow folks, you don't need to talk about it. I know what I am doing. If I don't kill that monster today, I, Zhang Xiaolong, will never go ashore."
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Zhang Xiaolong's eyes once again burst out with fiery persistence, without waiting for everyone to speak, he turned to 'Li Xuan' and said: "Please give me a treasure from the Taoist priest! Regardless of life or death, I have no complaints or regrets."
'Li Xuan' looked around, hesitant to say anything, and then he said to Zhang Xiaolong: "Okay! This sword is of extraordinary quality, you can just hold this sword and go into the water later, and do as I ordered, it will be fine , when the time comes, just throw this sword into the lair of the water monster, and there will be a wonderful response, even if there is a change, I will try my best to protect you." As he said, he turned his hand, and the purple light flickered, and the three-foot long sword appeared again In front of everyone, when everyone was sighing, they saw 'Li Xuan' holding a sword in one hand and making a formula with the other. Two flying talismans were pierced into the sword body, handed to Zhang Xiaolong, and explained how to use it in this way. Zhang Xiaolong went down the river.
Holding the sword in his hand, Zhang Xiaolong suddenly felt a warm current coming from his hand, turned his head to look at the villagers, gritted his teeth, turned and walked towards the river.
Seeing Zhang Xiaolong leaving resolutely, 'Li Xuan' nodded slightly, with a smile on his face.
"Xiaolong, you must be careful!"
"If you can't fight that water monster, you should come ashore quickly, and we'll find a way..."
Amid the sound of exhortations from all the people, there was a sound of "splash...", and a small water splash appeared on the surface of the river, which was submerged in the rolling waves in a blink of an eye...
The section of the river here is very turbulent due to the terrain, if it wasn't for Zhang Xiaolong, who is proficient in water and has a strong body, he might have been swept away without a trace before reaching the bottom of the water.
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Zhang Xiaolong walked to the bank of the river with his sword in hand, took a look at the rolling river, took a deep breath, and jumped into the river, using both hands and feet, all the way down, at first he could still feel the undercurrent turbulent, the flood wave covered his eyes, and he dived deeper and deeper. Only then did my eyes gradually become clearer, thinking that the bottom of the river is not affected by the water surface, and the floating mud does not move, so it is clearer than the top.
After sneaking at a depth of tens of meters, the surrounding light began to dim again. When hovering in the water, through layers of water curtains, I could vaguely see a huge pothole under two water rocks in the distance. He couldn't move any further, and could only vaguely see the shape of the huge pit and the lush aquatic plants on its edge.
After sneaking for another distance, Zhang Xiaolong was able to see the whole picture of the pit; it was a pit located between two huge rocks, with a radius of no less than twenty feet, and the entrance was irregularly circular, surrounded by trees. The dense aquatic plants, seen from the outside, are dark and dark, and from time to time, there are bubbles as big as a water tank coming out of the dark hole. Occasionally, fish and shrimp will detour or return in panic when they come here. back away.
Looking at the pothole not far away that looked like a huge mouth of a beast, Zhang Xiaolong felt nervous for no reason, and secretly asked: "It seems that this is the hiding place of the water monster. According to the order of the Taoist priest, just throw this sword into the hole. The lair is enough, but this sword is so small, maybe it is not as big as a tooth of that monster..." Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaolong couldn't help picking up the sword, and looked closer, only to see that the sword body no longer had the previous teeth. Gorgeous, it looked like a wooden sword at this time, it was light and effortless in his hand, and he was a little unsure at the moment: "This is strange, the sword is so blazing in that long hand, why did it come to me? Is it like a rotten wood and a feather in my hand? Hey! Never mind, for the sake of the folks on the shore, I will go all out today, but I will not throw a sword in this distance. The current washed away."
Zhang Xiaolong made up his mind, made up his mind, turned around, and swam towards the dark pothole again; this time he dived much deeper, and for a while, unprecedented water pressure came from all directions. If it were an ordinary person, he might suffocate to death if he was not crushed to death at the bottom of the water, but Zhang Xiaolong did not panic, and continued to dive slowly; he grew up by the river, and the difficult environment not only trained him He has a strong physique that makes people jealous, and the ability to hold his breath underwater is unmatched by anyone within a hundred miles. Ordinary people usually take five or six minutes at most, but he is fine, even if he is bored for twenty minutes, it will not matter. Of course, these innate conditions are also important factors for him to dare to come here alone.
Zhang Xiaolong swam very carefully, trying not to make any noise. Gradually, he got closer and closer to the entrance of the cave, and the surrounding water layer began to vibrate regularly, and some strange sounds could be heard faintly. He concluded that This is by no means what ordinary fish can emit.
Get closer... get closer... finally see clearly... oh my god! Zhang Xiaolong's eyes were round, staring at the huge hole in disbelief, he almost couldn't control the breath in his chest and abdomen, and exclaimed.
From Zhang Xiaolong's point of view, in the muddy and gloomy hole, a huge water beast with a snake head and a turtle body is crawling at the bottom of the hole, with its eyes closed, its body nearly half the size of a football field occupies most of the space in the nest. , the water was rippling, and the bubbles were constantly coming out of the nostrils with the big mouth of the pot, swaying and floating upwards.
Zhang Xiaolong swam gently to the side of the pothole, found a rock that could cover him and stopped, poked his head out again, looked at the water monster, and thought: "Could it be that this guy is resting after eating! It seems that now is the best time to get rid of it." Thinking in his heart, he tightened his hand with the sword, gritted his teeth suddenly, leaned out half of his body, and threw the sword at the water monster with all his strength. He recited a few incantations dictated by 'Li Xuan' when he was leaving.
But as soon as the sword was released, a dazzling purple awn burst out, making a slight sword cry, as fast as thunder and lightning, drawing an arc across the dark river bottom, and heading straight for the water monster.
As soon as the sword was released, Zhang Xiaolong felt as if he had put down a heavy weight, and suddenly felt a lot lighter, but his eyes were still fixed on the purple awn that was related to whether he could return to the shore safely.
"Ding..." In a very short time, there was a piercing sound of gold and iron clashing, Zhang Xiaolong hurriedly looked at it, and saw that the place stabbed by the sword was the thick back shell of the water monster. A piece the size of a washbasin was cut off from the back shell, but it didn't break through the water monster's hard shell.
The invisible shock wave brought up layers of undercurrents to spread around.
"Roar...", before Zhang Xiaolong came back to his senses, a dull roar came from the pit, and the sleeping water monster was enraged by the sudden attack.
Here it is the king. Since the enlightenment of spiritual wisdom, no creature has dared to challenge his authority. But today, this long-established detachment has been touched, and someone dared to sneak attack under his nose. Although he was not injured, how could the dignity of being the king of the aquatic tribe here forgive such a small violation
(to be continued)