It has been almost ten years since I left Middle-earth, and Hou Shulin has become much older. When I left, Hou Shulin was in his prime, but now he is already old, and he is almost fifty years old.
Over the years, there have always been changes, but there are also some things that have not changed, such as the exaggerated concern and humble tone on his face. As he walked, he called earnestly, "Young hero, young hero..."
Nanfeng was not in a hurry to meet him. He waited until Hou Shulin pulled the camel to the pool before using his magical power to make him fall asleep.
Seeing Nanfeng appear, Hou Shulin was overjoyed. He took a few steps quickly, knelt down and looked up, "Young hero, young hero, I didn't expect you to be here."
"Why are you here?" Nanfeng asked harmoniously. Although some of Hou Shulin's actions seemed artificial to him, he could not deny this person's sincerity, because people's depths are different, and the sincerity of shallow people Although it is shallow, it comes from their hearts.
"My adoptive father sent me here," Hou Shulin grabbed Nan Feng's clothes and choked with tears, "Young hero, I have missed you day and night these years. I never thought that I would see you again in my lifetime."
"Okay, okay, get up and talk." Nanfeng helped Hou Shulin up.
Hou Shulin wiped his tears and stood up, "The young hero's appearance has not changed these days, and his youth is still the same..."
"How have you been in these years?" Nanfeng interrupted Hou Shulin. Compared with Hou Shulin, he had changed even less. He couldn't stand Hou Shulin's blatant flattery back then, and he still can't stand it now.
"The young hero helped me and gave me a great treasure. However, the villain's talent is poor and cannot be refined. He has only scratched the surface of the heavenly book in so many years. Not long ago, with the help of his adoptive father, he experienced a catastrophe and was promoted to the mountain." Hou Shulin replied. road.
"Congratulations." Nanfeng smiled and nodded. At that time, Hou Shulin was only three holes of blue qi, and he was promoted to live in the mountain in less than ten years. In terms of practicing qi, it was already very fast.
"Young hero, knowing that you were stranded in Mobei, I brought you some food." Hou Shulin walked towards the camel, "I just left in a hurry and couldn't prepare carefully. I was worried that it would be broken on the road, so I only brought some braised food. If you like it, Eat braised chicken.”
Hearing Hou Shulin's words, Nanfeng felt warm in his heart, "Don't take it, I am entrusting you with a dream, and you are still in a dream."
Hou Shulin was shocked when he heard this. He turned back to look at Nanfeng and pinched the back of his hand. Sure enough, it didn't hurt.
"What did Master Tianqi tell you when you came?" Nanfeng asked.
Hou Shulin turned around and came back, stood beside Nanfeng, bowed and said, "In the early years, Master Tiande rode a crane, and his adoptive father took over the Taiqing treasure. In order to avoid leaking his whereabouts, he was not allowed to come in person, so he informed me that I was coming. Looking for you, the message from the old monk has been brought, and the adoptive father has also managed to get in touch with your friend. He asked me to tell you that they have almost completed the things you gave them in two months. I’ll bring you what you need within a few minutes.”
Nanfeng nodded slowly. The implication of Tianqizi's words was to bring his physical body to Huangshaling. This would be beneficial to him, as it would minimize the time it takes to destroy the official seal and return to the physical body.
"I was delayed on the road for a month, so they can come by the end of next month." Hou Shulin added.
Nanfeng nodded again. The fat man might not be very careful, but Tianqizi and Uncle Wang were both human beings. They guessed from his message that he was done, so they sent his body over.
In fact, there is another way to deal with this matter, which is to tell him the specific location of his physical body and let him find it on his own. There are two possibilities for why Tianqizi and others did not do this. One is that they did not know that he could leave Huangshaling, and the other possibility was that they did not want everyone, including Hou Shulin, to know the specific location of his body to ensure that it was foolproof.
"How did Master Tianqi find them?" Nanfeng asked.
"I don't know what's going on," Hou Shulin shook his head, "but before that, the Taiqing Sect had sent out invitations, inviting comrades from all walks of life to go to the Taiqing Sect to attend your enthronement hall on October 15th. I suspect that my adoptive father did this on purpose. Spread the word and lead them to the Taiqing Sect."
Nanfeng nodded again. The method used by Tianqizi was similar to what he had guessed before. Only by making the matter bigger could he attract Fatty's attention. Fatty naturally knew that there was something fishy about this matter. After hearing the news, he would definitely ask Taiqing Sect for the whole story. . However, this matter has a big drawback, that is, after the news spreads, it will not only attract the attention of Fatty, but also the attention of opponents. Taiqing Sect lured Fatty away at the cost of putting itself in danger. past.
"Have you seen Fatty?" Nanfeng asked again.
Hou Shulin knew who the fat man Nanfeng was referring to, and shook his head, "No."
When Hou Shulin said this, his tone was a little weak. Nan Feng felt this and frowned at him.
Seeing Nanfeng looking at him, Hou Shulin hurriedly emphasized his tone, "Really not."
"What are you hiding from me?" Nanfeng said.
Hou Shulin was both nervous and apprehensive, but more importantly, he was terrified. He waved his hands repeatedly, "Young hero has shown me the kindness of reincarnation. How could I hide it from you? You, you, you have no contact with them all these years?"
Nanfeng shook his head.
"Oh." Hou Shulin lowered his head.
"What happened to them?" Nanfeng asked in a deep voice.
"It seems like something happened in the Orc Valley." Hou Shulin was trembling and hesitated to speak.
"Say." Nanfeng raised his eyebrows.
"The Orc Valley was attacked three years ago. It seems that no one survived." Hou Shulin looked at Nanfeng anxiously as he spoke.
Nanfeng frowned when he heard this. Previously, he had asked Fatty to take Hua Cinger and others away from the Orc Valley and take shelter elsewhere. Now it seems that Hua Cinger and others returned to the Orc Valley afterwards.
"Do you know who did this?" Nanfeng's face was expressionless. Fatty's wife and children were all in the Orc Valley. The other party undoubtedly wanted to anger Fatty and lure him to show up for revenge.
"I don't know." Hou Shulin shook his head.
"After that, did you hear any news from him again?" Nanfeng asked again.
Hou Shulin shook his head again.
Nanfeng didn't ask again. At this moment, he was still not sure of Fatty's condition. It was possible that something had happened to Fatty as early as three years ago. Now it was Uncle Wang who had made contact with Tianqizi.
Thinking about it carefully, this possibility is very high, because what the other party did is beyond the range that any bloody man can tolerate. When the fat man learns about this, he will definitely go over and fight the other party, even if he knows it is a trap. He will go too.
After a long silence, Nanfeng spoke again, "What else do you know?"
"What do you want to know?" Hou Shulin asked cautiously.
"Has anything happened in Lihuo Palace?" Nanfeng asked.
Hou Shulin looked embarrassed when he heard this, but since Nanfeng asked, he didn't dare to hide it, "Three years ago, hundreds of members of the Lihuo Palace suddenly died overnight, and the palace owner Liu Ruyan was not spared."
Although he had been mentally prepared, after his suspicion was confirmed, Nanfeng's heart sank, "Who did it?"
Hou Shulin shook his head, "I don't know who the murderer is. It is said that they all died in their own bodies. They looked peaceful, as if they were sleeping. Their faces were not dark. They must not have been poisoned. There was no blood at the scene, and there were no signs of violence."
"Has anything happened to the Shangqing Sect?" Nanfeng asked again.
"There are no accidents, but last year Shangqing Headmaster Yan Feixue suddenly took a back seat to Master Li Feng." Hou Shulin said.
After Hou Shulin finished speaking, Nan Feng frowned again. Yan Feixue was very young. She was only about forty years old after she transformed into a human being. Feng Zi was a junior from the Shangqing Sect. The oldest was only in his early thirties. Yan Feixue's There must be something hidden behind the sudden abdication.
Seeing that Nanfeng didn't get angry even after hearing the bad news, Hou Shulin whispered, "Young hero, there are some things that may be related to your friends."
"Tell me, I will know sooner or later." Nanfeng nodded.
"Before you left, did you give that divine sword to a tall, thin Hu man?" Hou Shulin asked.
Nan Feng nodded.
"Also three years ago, this man fought a bloody battle with Ziguang Pavilion Thirty-Six Tiangang in Chang'an." Hou Shulin said.
"Thirty-six Tiangang?" Nanfeng knew about Ziguang Pavilion, but had never heard of Thirty-six Tiangang.
"After Li Chaozong's death, Ziguang Pavilion continued to prosper. Within a few years, a large number of purple energy masters appeared, and Thirty-six Tiangang was the leader. No one could break the Tiangang formation they jointly set up..."
"What's the situation of the battle?" Nanfeng interrupted Hou Shulin.
"It was a tragic life. Thirty-six Tiangangs were all killed by the Hu people," Hou Shulin said with a sigh, "But the Hu people were defeated in the end."
"Who was defeated?" Nanfeng asked. Li Chaozong was the city god of Chang'an. The war took place in Chang'an, and the consequences can be imagined.
"Falling into the hands of a woman, Ziguang Pavilion saw that the situation was not good, so he grabbed a woman from nowhere, threatened to kill the woman, and forced the barbarian to cut off his hands and feet. Some attentive onlookers noticed that the woman was wearing The shoes were from the palace, so they must be from the palace, and they were all taken away by Ziguang Pavilion afterwards," Hou Shulin said.
Hou Shulin originally thought that Nanfeng would be furious when he heard this, but he never thought that he would not react too much, so he added, "Before that, Ziguang Pavilion went south to Jiangling and captured a general under Chen Baxian's account. The general's surname was Lu , do you recognize it?"
"That's my eldest brother." Nanfeng said, and then asked, "Why did you talk about this?"
For fear of Nanfeng misunderstanding, Hou Shulin hurriedly replied, "There are rumors in the world that Ziguang Pavilion is searching for the Heavenly Book everywhere. The people they arrest are those who have obtained the Heavenly Book, and most of the Heavenly Books were distributed by you. They are attacking the generals of the Southern Kingdom. I Then I thought that person was also your friend."
"Have they caught a woman missing her right palm?" Nanfeng asked.
"Are you talking about the former princess Yuan Anning?" Hou Shulin asked.
Nanfeng frowned and tilted his head, and Hou Shulin said hurriedly, "The Northern Zhou Dynasty has been offering a reward for this person. The reward is huge, worth tens of thousands of taels, but it seems that he has never been caught."
"Northern Zhou Dynasty?" Nanfeng had never heard of this country name.
"Yu Wentai of the Western Wei Dynasty attempted to usurp the throne, but he died suddenly before he ascended the throne. Now his son is in power." Hou Shulin explained.
"How many years?" Nanfeng asked.
"The third son Yuwenjue." Hou Shulin said.
Nanfeng did not ask again. The real Golden Dragon was not the third son of Yuwentai, but the fourth son. The Yuwen family was a foreigner, and it was they who were supported by the Queen Mother of the West. And Li Chaozong, as the vanguard eagle dog, would naturally get the Western Wei Dynasty, or to be precise, the Northern Zhou Dynasty. With his support, the court wanted Yuan Anning, undoubtedly to help Li Chaozong.
"Young hero, there is still one month until the plan is full. Please be patient for a few more days and wait for the foster father and others to arrive before we can make further plans." Hou Shulin said.
Nanfeng curled his lips and sneered. At this time, in addition to his resentment towards the Queen Mother of the West and her party, she was also dissatisfied with Taiyin Yuanjun's party. When a group of brothers suffered a disaster, it was impossible for her big eyes to be ignorant. No matter what hardships and difficulties she had, One should stand by and watch.
But that’s fine. When he returns to the physical body one day, he won’t buy anyone’s fault and won’t give anyone any face...