Lu Qingyi has lived for more than 20 years, and has never traveled far. She thinks very simply, and only after she goes out does she realize how difficult the journey is.
There were four of them, Lu Mingshu was too young, and she herself was dying of illness. If Hui Niang and A Sheng hadn't insisted on sending them off, they might have to go back after leaving Qingfeng Town.
Even with them sending them off, it's not easy. Along the way, you have to take care of food and lodging, if you miss the inn, you have to sleep in the open, Lu Qingyi's medicine can't be stopped, and you have to be careful of robbers... Ah Sheng is honest and honest, Hui Niang is a weak woman, and the two of them have never left Qingfeng Town in their entire lives. How much knowledge do they have? From Dongyue to Xichuan, it was thousands of miles, and it took more than half a year of stumbling along the way, and the hardships involved were beyond the understanding of outsiders.
But when it came to Xichuan, the real trouble came.
"Let's go, let's go, didn't you say that? We don't have anyone named Fu Ze in Jiuyao Palace!"
Jiuyao Mountain, where Jiuyao Palace is located, is the first mountain range in Xichuan, with nine peaks in total. Its terrain is precipitous, with continuous peaks and ridges, and it is impossible for idlers to climb it. They wanted to find someone in Jiuyao Palace, so they had to go to Jiulu Prefecture at the foot of the mountain, where there was the lower court of Jiuyao Palace.
But Ah Sheng went there several times, but was chased away by the gatekeeper.
Ah Sheng was not good at words, so he stammered anxiously: "Why not? Well, that is our master, he, he is the master!"
"What nonsense? Our head is not called Fu Ze. Go away, go away, if you don't leave, you will be welcome."
Ah Sheng still refused to leave, and the end result was nothing more than a few extra hits, and he had to leave if he didn't.
He returned to the small inn where he was temporarily staying. Hui Niang was serving Lu Qingyi to drink medicine. Seeing Ah Sheng like this, she sighed: "Is it still not possible?"
Asheng lowered his head.
Lu Qingyi was lying on the bed right now, her face was bloodless, and her lips were as white as paper. The conditions were not good, and the room was filled with a faint smell of sweat, mixed with the smell of medicine, which made people sick.
When they arrived in Xichuan, they didn't have much money left, but the bank note given by the woman was still there, but Lu Qingyi refused to use it, so they could only live in this small inn.
Lu Qingyi coughed twice, and said: "I'll go there in person tomorrow, no matter what, I'm still his married wife, and he will always come forward if there is trouble."
"Madam, no!" Hui Niang said anxiously, "How can your current body be able to withstand tossing?"
When she was in Dongyue, Lu Qingyi was half-dead from illness, and the tiring journey had almost exhausted her.
"But procrastinating like this is not an option. The more I can't hold on, the faster I have to find a way out for Mingshu."
"Ma'am..."
"Mother." Lu Mingshu pushed the door open and came in, "Maybe there is a way."
It is said that hardships torture people, along the way, Lu Mingshu has grown up day by day, and his words and deeds are no longer as childish as before. In the past, when grandpa was around, she just had fun, but now that grandpa is gone, and mother is sick again, she can no longer be childish.
"What can I do?" Lu Qingyi asked.
Lu Mingshu said: "Just now I saw that the street was being cleaned everywhere, so I went to ask the boss. The boss said that in a few days, Mr. Lianzhen from Zhongzhou Qizhen Temple will come to Xichuan, and the head of Jiuyao Palace should come to Jiulu State welcome."
Ah Sheng and Hui Niang were overjoyed.
Hui Niang said: "Ah Sheng and I will stop him!"
Lu Qingyi showed a rare smile: "As long as there is a chance..."
Ah Sheng went to inquire about the matter in detail, Hui Niang went to do the laundry, and there were only mother and daughter left in the house.
Lu Mingshu took off his shoes and went to bed, gently leaning against his mother: "Mother."
"En." Lu Qingyi stroked the top of her head.
"I found out. He... changed his name and is now called Fu Shangqing. Six years ago, he married the daughter of the former head of Jiuyao Palace and gave birth to two children."
Lu Qingyi paused.
"Mom!" Lu Mingshu raised his head, with tears in his eyes, "How about we go back east? He has long forgotten about us, and he doesn't even want our name. I don't want such a father."
Lu Qingyi's skinny cheeks trembled: "Don't you want to practice martial arts?"
"We also have sects in Dongyue, so we don't have to stay in Xichuan." Lu Mingshu hugged her, tears rolling down his chest, "I don't want my father, I just want you to live."
When grandpa died, she felt very uncomfortable, as if a hole had been gouged out in her heart. If mother also...she regretted it so much, why didn't she persuade mother when she left
Lu Qingyi followed and shed tears. If she can do well, how can she be willing to send her daughter to that treacherous man? But when she was in Qingfeng Town, Dr. Hu hinted that she was suffering from this illness. Along the way, I saw many doctors along the way, without exception.
"I heard that these martial arts practitioners can refine a lot of elixir." Lu Qingyi said softly, "If you really want your mother to live, after you recognize your father, beg him to let him take the elixir to treat your mother's illness." ,OK?"
"Really?" Lu Mingshu's eyes lit up.
"Really..." Lu Qingyi turned her head away, avoiding her daughter's eyes.
After a few days, Jiuluzhou really became lively. The loess pads, the clear water splashed on the streets, and even the roadside stalls were not allowed. Almost all the disciples of the lower courtyard of Jiuyao Palace were sent out to clear the main road and not allowed to pass.
Lu Mingshu mixed in the crowd, listening to other people's gossip.
"It's such a huge formation, what is the origin of the Seven True Temples? We actually want our head to welcome us in person?" Jiulu Prefecture is at the foot of Jiuyao Mountain, and the residents here are blessed by it, most of them are from Jiuyao Palace. The disciple's family has a strong sense of belonging to Jiuyao Palace.
"You don't even know about the Seven Truths? One of the three sects in the world! The Seven Truths, Yuding Peak, and Tianhai Pavilion, these three sects can control the general situation of the world."
"Then what about our Jiuyao Palace?"
"Our Jiuyao Palace is also very powerful, but compared to the three factions in the world, it is still a bit inferior..." The speaker was a little guilty. If you want to say that a hundred years ago, Jiuyao Palace was indeed only slightly inferior, but these years Jiuyao Palace has talents. Liaoluo is a bit far behind the three factions in the world...
"That's it, I'm not afraid at all. Our sect leader is a rare talent that can't be found in a hundred years. It's only been seven years since we started formally, and we've already reached the ecstasy state. Sooner or later, we will see the true meaning and become a master!"
"Yes, yes," the man's response was sincere, "Our Jiuyao Palace will definitely flourish under the hands of Sect Master Fu."
At noon, a group of people came slowly from outside Jiulu Prefecture.
The pedestrians were both on horseback and in cars. The disciples from Jiuyao Palace led the way on both sides, and there were more than a dozen other people, some of them were wearing Suqing Taoist robes, and some of them were wearing lay clothes.
The Qizhen Temple is a Taoist temple, but not all Taoist priests, but most of them are lay disciples.
"Look, that's Mr. Lianzhen."
Lu Mingshu sat on A Sheng's shoulder, and looked over there when he heard the words.
I saw two lay disciples step forward and lift the curtain, one left and one right removed a wheelchair from the carriage, and there was a boy sitting in the wheelchair.
This young man looked about fifteen or sixteen years old in appearance, his face was like a snow peak under the blue sky, elegant and lofty, shining brightly. Although sitting in a wheelchair and having difficulty walking, she is peaceful and peaceful, with an extraordinary bearing.
The sons and daughters of Xichuan's water and soil tend to be rough and bold, and everyone has never seen such a person before, and they are immediately dumbfounded.
At this time, someone walked quickly from the other end. The leader was a man in his thirties, with regular facial features and sharp eyes, dressed in the costume of the head of Jiuyao Palace, he looked handsome and unrestrained without losing his majesty.
When Ah Sheng saw this man, he was so excited that he couldn't speak, Hui Niang patted his back, and then he realized that he shouted: "Master, Master, I am Ah Sheng!"