"Ms. sir~!"
"Hey~! Mother! Mother! Why are you here?"
At the entrance of Yunshan Pass, Li Zexuan went up the mountain along the mountain path. As soon as he reached the top of the mountain, Han Yuxi and Mrs. Li came up to them. He quickly jumped off his horse and went up to them, and said.
"Why else? Aren't you worried about you? Xuan'er, are you okay? Are you injured? I heard that there are tens of thousands of Tianlong Sect rebels!"
Mrs. Li had deliberately acted indifferently in order to prevent Han Yuxi from worrying too much, but now she finally saw Li Zexuan who had been away from home for half a month. Mrs. Li could no longer suppress the emotions in her heart. She quickly stepped forward and took Li Zexuan's arm. He looked carefully up and down, fearing that Li Zexuan was missing some "part".
Upon seeing this, Han Yuxi stood aside very considerately, waiting quietly, and looked at Li Zexuan with an expression on her face.
Because compared to Mrs. Li, he had already seen Li Zexuan when he came back from the north the night before yesterday, while Mrs. Li had not seen Li Zexuan in the past half month.
"Mom! What can happen to me? And the child is not injured at all, don't you believe me?"
Li Zexuan patted the back of Mrs. Li's hand and said with a smile.
"As long as it's okay! Just as long as it's okay!"
Mrs. Li's whole face was filled with a smile. She did not ask Li Zexuan what achievements he had made this time or whether he had received any rewards, because in her opinion, these false reputations were far less important than the safety of her son.
"Oh! Yu Xi has been waiting for you for a long time. You two must have a lot to say, so I won't take up your time~!"
Mrs. Li wiped the excited tears flowing from the corners of her eyes, then suddenly reacted, quickly turned aside, pulled Han Yuxi to Li Zexuan, and said.
"Mom~! How can we have much to say?"
Han Yuxi suddenly felt embarrassed and said with a slight blush on her face.
She is so shy!
Li Zexuan laughed loudly and said: "Haha! Let's go back and talk if we have anything to say! The scorching sun is not a good place to talk!"
Mrs. Li suddenly realized that it made sense and couldn't help but agree: "Okay! Let's go back to another hospital! It just so happens that your father is also worried. That old stubborn man is obviously worried to death, but he insists on his face that he is fine, but he doesn't know that your mother and I I’ve seen through him a long time ago~!”
At the end of the sentence, Mrs. Li couldn't help but have a proud smile on her lips.
Li Zexuan smiled knowingly. He took Han Yuxi and Mrs. Li forward and asked, "Mom, when did you and dad come to Yunshan?"
Mrs. Li smiled and replied: "We came here yesterday! But when we came, you happened to go to the morning court! Oh, by the way! You kid, your junior master came back with you this time, why did you Why don't you write a letter to mom and your dad in advance so that we can make some preparations? Yesterday, mom and your dad were unprepared and they both neglected your little uncle!"
"Prepare?"
Li Zexuan asked strangely: "Mom, what do you want to prepare in advance? Also, why do you and dad neglect my junior uncle?"
Mrs. Li lightly glared at her son, and then said: "What do you want to prepare? If you had known that your junior uncle would come back with you, mother and your father would have prepared the meals that your junior uncle likes to eat. Prepare a house suitable for Qingxiu. Yesterday, Taoist priest Xuanqing not only did not eat in the other courtyard, nor did he rest in the other courtyard. Your father went out to look for it for a long time but could not find it. Finally, Mr. Wenji said that Taoist priest Xuanqing was in the academy last night. Meditate on the rooftop!”
"Ah~? Is there still such a thing?"
Li Zexuan opened his mouth, his face full of surprise.
In his impression, although the junior uncle was a little mysophobic and a little aloof, he was definitely not such an inhumane person!
Han Yuxi interrupted at this time: "Mom, sir, don't think too much. I think it's not that Taoist Xuanqing doesn't like the food cooked by my mother, nor does he dislike the environment of Yunshan Courtyard. He just doesn't like to deal with strangers." That’s all!”
"Yes, yes! My lady is right!"
Li Zexuan's eyes lit up, and he quickly turned to explain to Mrs. Li: "Mom, don't think too much about it. When my junior uncle was in the sect, he spent most of his time in seclusion. On weekdays, even many disciples in the sect He doesn’t even want to talk to him, let alone people outside the master’s sect! That’s what the master’s uncle has! But if you get along with the little master’s uncle for a long time, you will find that he is actually a cold-hearted person!”
Mrs. Li was doubtful and asked: "Is this really the case?"
"of course!"
Li Zexuan replied firmly.
Mrs. Li breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this and said, "If this is the case, then my mother will feel relieved!"
"Huh? Sir, this master is...?"
At this moment, Han Yuxi suddenly noticed Du'e who was following Li Zexuan and holding Dabai silently, so she couldn't help but ask.
It was said that the three of them had been chatting for so long before they noticed that there was a living person following behind them. They didn't know if they would be hit by 10,000 points of "single dog" when they were crossing the disaster at this time!
"Oh! Him! He is our new slave, a gift from His Majesty!"
Li Zexuan turned his head and glanced at Du'e, then introduced him casually.
"Domestic slave? Or was it a reward from His Majesty?"
When Han Yuxi and Mrs. Li heard this, they both looked at Du'e in shock and thought, "You are a member of the Taoist sect, but you have raised a slave of the Buddhist sect. How weird is this!"
"The poor monk has seen the mistress and the old lady!"
At this time, Du E put down Dabai's rein in his hand, walked quickly to the three of them, and then bowed to Han Yuxi and Mrs. Li.
It's the bowing ceremony of a maid, not the Buddhist ceremony that monks like to practice!
Mrs. Li quickly said: "Master, there is no need to be polite! Please get up quickly~!"
Because of Li Zexuan's relationship, the entire Li family is now a believer in Taoism. However, Mrs. Li also believed in Buddhism a long time ago, so when she saw Du'e, an extraordinary monk, bowing and saluting, she immediately felt a little flattered. .
"The old lady is serious, the poor monk is just a slave of the Hou family. Being able to retain the title of "poor monk" is already a blessing from the Marquis. How can he bear the title of master?"
Du'e bowed again politely and said.
Li Zexuan couldn't help but nod secretly when he saw this. It had to be said that Du'e's identity transformation and adaptation speed from a high-ranking venerable to the current domestic slave were not unpleasant!
"this… ?"
Mrs. Li was immediately embarrassed. She looked at her son, trying to figure out what was hidden in it.
Li Zexuan said at this time: "Okay, mother, don't force him anymore~!"
After saying that, he waved his hand to Du'e and signaled the latter to retreat.
When Du'e returned to lead the horse, Han Yuxi couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Ms. sir, how could your majesty reward your slave for no reason? And... or..."
She wanted to say, "I'm still a monk," but she was afraid that it would sound disrespectful to say so. But if you say "master", you have to have opinions on how to survive the disaster.
Li Zexuan thought for a while, smiled slightly and said: "It's a long story, let's talk about it when we get back~!"
"Hmm~!"
Han Yuxi had no choice but to nod in agreement.
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Yunshan Villa.
Li Zexuan's family gathered together. It is worth mentioning that when they heard that Chang'an City was besieged and Li Zexuan was trapped in Chang'an, Ye Guozhong and Mrs. Ye, who were still living in the Hou Mansion, also rushed to Yunshan. At this moment, they saw Li Zexuan return. , naturally a lot of greetings and caring.
Du'e, on the other hand, stood at the door and watched the family enjoying themselves.
Compared to the strict hierarchy in the Tianlong Sect, the atmosphere of the Li family is really much warmer, and it is even very different from the atmosphere of all big families in this era!
This is what home feels like!
Du'e's mind couldn't help but recall his own experiences as a boy. Although his family's conditions at that time were very poor, the heartfelt care and deep affection between his family members was exactly the same as the Li family now.
But unfortunately, when he was ten years old, his village was massacred by bandits. He survived by chance, but was desperate and joined the Buddhist sect. After that, his entire life trajectory changed!
There is no family affection, no friendship, and even less love!
All he has in his heart is hatred, strength, fame and fortune! He started to become cold-blooded!
After completing his study of Tantric Buddhism, he secretly left Nalanda Temple and brutally murdered all the bandits who had massacred their village. Although in the end he was severely punished by his master, the Venerable Bodhidharmajutta, and imprisoned in He repented in Nalanda Temple for eight years, but he did not regret at all for the murder he committed!
Because his great revenge was finally avenged!
After being imprisoned for eight years, he pretended to plead guilty and was forgiven by the Venerable Bodhisattva Bodhidharma. But at that time, his great revenge had been avenged, and he already had the idea of leaving Nalanda Temple. He had to stay in the temple to repair and suffer, so he wanted to venture into and see the colorful world outside!
So, one dark and windy night, he climbed over the wall and left Nalanda Temple.
Since Nalanda Temple was quite powerful in Tianzhu, in order to avoid being wanted by his master, he left Tianzhu directly and came to the prosperous and stable Eastern Tang Dynasty!
Later, in order to do a great cause and become famous, he was invited (bewitched) by Li Chengzong and resolutely joined the Tianlong Sect!
For more than a year, he had dreamed more than once that the Tianlong Sect would conquer Chang'an, and that he would become the Imperial Master of the Tang Dynasty, inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. Unfortunately, Li Zexuan mercilessly destroyed his dream. Broken!
It wasn't until this moment that Du'e truly began to face his true heart. He couldn't help but ask himself: Is everything he pursues really what he wants? So what if the bandits are slaughtered? So what if you really become famous? My dead parents, brothers and sisters cannot come back to life!
"Xiaoxuan, you're back! Huh? Is he...?"
While Du'e was reminiscing about the past, a handsome Taoist priest wearing Taoist robes came in from outside the house. When passing by Du'e, the Taoist priest couldn't help but pause for a moment, and then he couldn't help but frown.
Du'e came to his senses immediately, and then his whole body tensed up, because the Taoist priest in front of him gave him a great sense of crisis! And he knew this Taoist priest, wasn't he the one who chased him in Chang'an City yesterday morning
Yes, this person is Xuan Qing!
It was said that he had been discussing martial arts with the bearded guest in the academy when he suddenly heard from an academy guard that Li Zexuan was back, so he hurried over.
Although Xuanqing didn't worry about Li Zexuan's safety on the surface, he was calm on the surface. He still felt uneasy without seeing Li Zexuan's safe return with his own eyes.
But as soon as he entered the other courtyard, Xuan Qing could sense two powerful auras in the room. One was Li Zexuan's. He knew this, but who was the other? Following the Qi machine's induction, he set his sights on Du'e!
At this time, Du'e had put on an ordinary servant's uniform and a servant's hat. Most people would not know that he was a monk, but Xuanqing could sense a very familiar aura from the other person. He was very sure. , he has met the person in front of him before!
"Little uncle!"
Hearing the noise, Li Zexuan quickly turned his gaze to the door and saw Xuanqing's eyes staring straight at Du'e, while Du'e stood aside with full vigilance, not daring to express his anger!
"Little uncle?"
Du'e felt a turmoil in his heart. Although he roughly guessed that Li Zexuan and Xuanqing knew each other, he never expected that Xuanqing and Li Zexuan were uncle-nephew. There were two masters in this sect, and they were also two unfathomable masters. At this time, Du'e couldn't help but feel how naive he was to think that he could walk sideways in the Tang Dynasty with the strength of a grandmaster!
"Uncle Master, this is the new slave given to your disciple by His Majesty. His name is Gae. You should have seen him yesterday morning~!"
The atmosphere at the door was a little tense. Li Zexuan quickly came to Xuan Qing and explained.
At the end of the sentence, he secretly winked at Xuan Qing.
Regarding Du'e's identity, he didn't tell his family much. He only said that he was a member of the Tianlong Sect who was sent as a slave and was given to the Li family by Li Er. The main reason is that Li Zexuan is worried that Du'e's identity as Lord Tianlong will scare his family.
"I saw it yesterday? That's it!"
Xuan Qing was startled and reacted instantly. There was a flash of light in his eyes, and then he moved forward. But when he passed by Li Zexuan, he said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Be careful of the evil slave." Kill the Lord~!”
Having said that, Xuan Qing had arrived at the center of the main hall. After greeting Li Zexuan's parents and grandparents, he sat on the left side of the main hall.
Li Zexuan coughed dryly, turned around and sat back down.
After asking someone to show Xuan Qing tea, he cupped his hands and said, "Uncle Master, when the disciple is not at Yunshan these two days, thank you very much for being in charge of Yunshan for the disciple!"
After hearing the news that Chang'an City was besieged today, Xuanqing went to the outside of Chang'an City to investigate the news, and then quickly returned to Yunshan. There must be some considerations in preventing the rebels from taking advantage of Yunshan's lack of strength.
You must know that although there are three great masters in Yunshan now, two of them (Mo Huai and Qiu Bearke) are still seriously injured. The guards of the academy also suffered many casualties in the previous war against Wu Jie. At this time, Yunshan is weaker than ever!
If Xuanqing had stayed in Chang'an City to help Li Zexuan resist the rebels in the morning, Yunshan's defense would have been even more empty. There was no guarantee that there would be no rebels wandering up to Yunshan to cause trouble or take hostages!
This thoughtfulness was invisible to others, but Li Zexuan could easily see it after learning the details of the incident.
Xuan Qing's eyes flashed and he said calmly: "This is what uncle should do, Xiaoxuan, you don't have to be polite!"
Li Zexuan shook his head helplessly, secretly thinking that his junior uncle was still as cold as ever!
"Master, master! Someone from the palace has come to deliver the order! It's right outside the courtyard!"
At this moment, Liu Feng came in from outside the house, bowed to Li Zexuan and clasped his fists.
Mrs. Li and Li Jingmo looked at each other and then remembered that their son not only returned safely, but also relied on this great achievement in suppressing the rebellion to become a high official in the border area!
"Quick! Set up the incense table quickly! Prepare the wedding money quickly!"
Li Jingmo, who came back to his senses, quickly ordered.
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