There is no sun and moon in the mountains, and Zhixiu didn't realize until the homework sent by the traitor dropped a piece of "Fu" in red, that Taiming's 28th year was about to turn the page.
In that large volume of homework, there is no need to look at the serious things, and the strict magic circles and neat hand-copied inscriptions must have been written by Xi Yue. That kid Xi Ping has a nail under his butt, if he wants to sit for an hour honestly, he has to break his dog leg first.
Zhi Xiu roughly flipped through it, suddenly felt that something was caught inside, pulled it out to have a look, and came across a raging Karma Beast on a piece of paper card.
Trapped on the paper card, Karma Beast has become a swollen ball of hair, with a pair of small triangular fangs bared, roaring silently. Unexpectedly, when the waste paper was lifted off its head, it saw Zhi Xiu. The little beast became honest in an instant, the ferocity in its big eyes disappeared, it wagged its tail obediently, and sat down.
Zhi Xiu didn't need to touch it to know that there was an invisible magic circle drawn on the paper card. The magic circle was very strange, it wasn't made by any standard, it was actually a self-created thing.
It's not that magic circles cannot be created by ourselves, but every classic magic circle has been modified by countless masters since its birth, and then it can be passed down to future generations. If you change it by yourself, if you are lucky, it may not necessarily blow up, but it will definitely cost money.
Seeing Xi Ping's redundant spirit lines gave Zhixiu a headache, thinking that if he wanted to activate this thing, he would have to consume a ghost
"He wanted to run away when he couldn't even climb. It's just a waste of things. It should be hit..." Zhi Xiu sighed, and asked Karma Beast, "What did he ask you to show me?"
Karma Beast signaled him to put the paper card on the snow, and sure enough, he spit out a white spirit from his mouth, which made Zhi Xiu's eyelids twitch.
The magic circle on the paper card was activated half a beat later, and then got stuck after running halfway. Karma Beast and Zhi Xiu looked at each other for a moment, as if they were also very helpless, it ran to the middle of the magic circle and placed a sapphire.
Zhixiu: "..."
He actually underestimated the prodigal degree of this thing.
This time, the magic circle finally came to life, the dazzling spiritual threads were entangled together, and a string of tiny flames suddenly erupted from the paper card.
The confinement disappeared, and the Karma Beast immediately spread its claws and jumped onto another piece of paper, and then only heard a soft "咻", a group of scorching fireball meteors went retrograde with the heavy snow, smashed the hazy sky, and exploded in mid-air. A golden firework is produced—a crooked picture of a koi carp.
Immediately afterwards, unknown flower balls flew out of the magic circle, a causal beast with only eyes on its face, Zhao Ting sword, and a bust of Feiqiong Peak Lord who had hardened Zhi Xiu's fist... Fireworks splashed brilliantly on the ground. On the white snow, vigorously, a half-scented eye appeared in the sky above Feiqiong Peak.
Finally, it ends with a line of flamboyant characters: Happy New Year to Master!
Zhi Xiu stretched out his hand to cover his forehead, and heard a "boom", and another corner of Beipo collapsed.
When the monks in the past heard the movement, they all stopped to watch. The Karma Beast felt ashamed, buried its face in its front paws, and cried.
"Oh, don't cry, the hozen collapsed on the good north slope twice, and I haven't cried yet." Peak Master Zhi stroked the paper where Karma Beast was hiding, and comforted him, "I'll wrap it up for him right now." Go to the red envelope, it will contain a good beating for the New Year."
The holy beast couldn't stand the grievance, and crawled in along the Xiang pattern on Zhixiu's sleeve, unable to get out.
Zhi Xiu picked up the expensive magic circle paper, seeing the sapphire that had been crushed into powder and the pale white spirit, he was still pained and funny. He pinched the edge, carefully kept the paper card flat and put it in the mustard seeds, and inadvertently put on a faint smile, not wanting to practice sword anymore. Calling back Zhao Ting, he planned to return to the small hut to warm a pot of wine.
At this time, Zhaoting suddenly moved by himself, pointing to Beitian.
Zhi Xiu turned his head abruptly and frowned—a corner of the thick snowing cloud was torn away, revealing a few unusually bright stars.
The Sea of Stars has a call.
The Sea of Stars is an abyss like a wound in the depths of Xuanyin Mountain. No matter whether it is cloudy, rainy or snowy in Xuanyin Mountain, there will never be clouds in the sky directly above this "wound", and a line of starry sky can always be seen, hence the name Sea of Stars.
Looking down from the edge of the cliff, the abyss is full of mist, and the mountains and mist pass through it, echoing like a bell, like the endless warning of fate.
When Zhi Xiu arrived, the owners of the thirty-six peaks were almost all there.
Except for the lineage of Si Ming, no one dared to go down to the sea of stars at will, so everyone just waited on the edge of the cliff.
The person surnamed Zhao and eight or nine peak masters of the Zhao lineage are enough to make up two poker tables; Zhou's differences are clear; the others are not in the right place, and stand with those who throw their temper.
Jinxia Peak (Note) is the neighbor of Feiqiong Peak. The owner of the peak, Wen Fei, waved at Zhi Xiu, and gave him a teasing look. The folding fan waved in the air, and a line of small golden words flashed: I just saw the fireworks at your house, So lively.
Zhi Xiu sighed: "You like the excitement, so why don't you take it away? I'm nothing, Feiqiongfeng can't take it anymore."
As he said, he looked around and suddenly frowned, only to see two people who were not with anyone: Needless to say, Princess Duanrui always kept strangers away, Zhou's family surrounded her not far away, and carefully Keep a certain distance from her. Standing almost at the opposite corner to Duan Rui was a man in ocher clothes, of medium build, with slender eyebrows and eyes, so delicate that he looked like a girl.
Zhi Xiu lowered his voice: "Senior Brother Lin Chi is here too?"
In the world, ordinary people may not be able to tell who the Great Elder Xuanyin is, but they must all know that Lin Chi, the direct descendant of the Lin family, the master of Moon Plating Peak, the founder of Moon Plating Gold, a genius who has never been seen before or since, is born with a pair of points golden hand. However, even though he is also the master of the thirty-sixth peak, Zhi Xiu can count the number of times he has seen this Master Lin on one hand. Lin Chi has been in seclusion all year round, and when someone asks for fairy artifacts, they all give them to his disciples to make, which is more "clean" than Princess Duanrui.
Wen Fei shook his head, and there was another line of words on the fan: All the masters of the thirty-six peaks are here, and nothing good has happened. The last time there were so many people came, it was the time when Li Yuelan picked the bones of the immortals.
Zhi Xiu: "The crow's mouth... the crow's fan."
At this time, all the rising spirits raised their heads at the same time, and saw a cluster of hoar frost floating up from the sea of stars, flying to the cliff with the wind and falling next to Zhi Xiu, transforming into a human.
It was a man with closed eyes, also frosted. Unless a monk is in decline, he usually doesn't show his age, but this man has a few deep wrinkles between his brows, and looks haggard like a middle-aged man.
As soon as this person appeared, the wind in the deep valley suddenly fell silent for a moment, and then the mountain wind blew up, tearing apart the sky on the sea of stars. It was raining all around, and only the peak masters had a thousand miles of stars above their heads, so clear that they seemed to be right in front of them.
Everyone saluted and said, "Elder Si Ming."
Zhi Xiu: "Master."
Elder Si Ming turned his ear to Zhi Xiu's direction, and smiled at him very shallowly, the notch between his brows only faded for a moment, and soon healed again.
He didn't exchange pleasantries with anyone, and said directly: "Yinghuo keeps one's heart, Ziwei is dim, twenty-nine years are ominous."
The turn of midnight has not yet passed, and the elder Si Ming said that this year cannot be passed.
The Great Elder turned to Duan Rui: "What did Mrs. Zhou say?"
Duan Rui said: "The Zhou family will always put the country first."
"In ancient times, the ancestors of the Zhou family used their bodies to feed demons, and they were sealed off to cross the sea. Only then did thousands of years of peace in the human world. The common people will remember it in their hearts." Elder Si Ming nodded slightly at her, "Zhou family is very good."
After finishing speaking, Elder Si Ming turned to Zhi Xiu again: "The vision of the sea of stars is a disaster in the south."
Zhi Xiu's eyes twitched: "Tianji Pavilion did fly 'Wentian' up the mountain a few days ago, saying that someone in Nankuang may be colluding with the Kingdom of Shu and stealing spiritual stones. It has not been verified yet... Could it be related to this matter?"
The Jiuwen Peak Master, who is good at spell formations and inscriptions, immediately said: "The disciples will ask you to go down the mountain, and I will send people to inspect the southwestern border formation."
Elder Si Ming shook his head and said: "Please get ready, all peak masters, there is a miasma in the sea of stars, and a catastrophe is approaching. I'm afraid there will be more than a little discord at the border."
All the peak masters looked at each other in blank dismay, only listening to the distant chime of a "dang"—
At the turn of midnight, the twenty-ninth year of Taiming arrived as scheduled.
Xingchenhai let out a long sigh.
Zhuang Wang was awakened by the sound of loud firecrackers, his heart palpitations were like thunder, and soon he was suppressed by the snow lotus on his chest. The paper figurine quietly appeared beside his bed and poured him a glass of water.
As soon as King Zhuang raised his eyebrows, Bai Ling reported in a low voice: "The subordinate went to the place pointed out by the lord. The time was short, and only a few claws and claws were found..."
King Zhuang said "Oh" and said, "Tell me about it."
"Last year alone, there were more than a dozen accidents, big or small, in the factory area of Suling, all of which were pressed down. The most egregious one, a life was only paid two taels of silver. The number of casualties is unknown, and at least some Hundreds of people, witnesses and material evidence can be found. Even if Su Ling is so close to Jinping, let alone those places where the emperor is far away..." Bai Ling hesitated and said, "My lord, you really should bring the king this time. Mr. and the others are together, these political affairs are not the director of the subordinates."
"It's not necessary, and it's not a complicated matter." Zhuang Wang lazily said, "They just covered the bald man's head with a piece of paper, and when he opened it, he knew how many lice there were."
Bai Ling bowed his head, but stopped talking.
Zhuang Wang: "What?"
Bering said softly: "Your subordinate also passed a 'village of the living dead' today. That area was originally a cemetery, but now it is occupied by living people. Those old or disabled laborers are homeless, and they all sleep by the mound. living on the sacrifices of the dead..."
King Zhuang listened absent-mindedly, his eyelashes drooped, as if he was about to fall asleep, and Bering stopped talking.
It wasn't until another burst of joyful firecrackers sounded that Zhuang Wang frowned as if disturbed, and said to Bai Ling with a bit of tiredness: "Why have you learned to be sentimental after returning to the human world all these years?"
Bai Ling sighed secretly, and put the topic aside: "Your Majesty, the forces behind the factories in various places are intricate. Once they are investigated, Xuanyin Mountain will definitely be disturbed. The difficulty of this southern tour is not to investigate the case, but how to close the case and report it. According to the usual practice..."
"According to the usual practice, you should choose a few scapegoats to make up the number, and find some faults in other places without pain. Just beat it. If you ask Wang Ziqian, he will make a list for you overnight. Which ones should be dragged and which ones should be hit. I will give you a detailed analysis."
Zhuang Wang said casually: "There is nothing new, so boring, wouldn't it disappoint His Majesty?"
He got up and opened the window, and a smell of firecrackers wafted in the wind: "Do you know what the sky above Su Ling looks like to me at this moment?"
Bering said in a low voice: "No one in the world has such inspiration as Your Highness. We have no way of guessing what you have seen and heard."
"The resentment is so strong that it can't be resolved. There are at least two or three evil spirits mingling in it, pulling people into their quagmire at any time. I think one spark is almost enough." Zhuang Wang said, "I will leave Suling Mansion tomorrow. Before I leave, I will Give a commendation to the fake factory area in Lingling County, and ask everyone to come and listen."
Bai Ling wondered in his heart: Are you intentionally rubbing fire to aggravate public grievances...
Zhuang Wang: "Do you know why I brought you out instead of Wang Ziqian?"
"My lord please advise."
"We came out to stir up trouble, what are you doing with those useless white-faced scholars?" Zhuang Wang turned around, "I will let them have a meal of beheading tomorrow. The heads of Chang and Zheng Zhixian were removed from the body."
Bering was taken aback: "My lord, what crime?"
"Where there is no crime, there is no crime. The evil spirits are making trouble, and there is no reason to assassinate the court officials." Zhuang Wang showed a strange smile on his face, "The evil spirits in the factory have been idle for too long, and this king is worried for them. Just give them a demonstration. The lairs of those evil spirits are clear at a glance. I will tell you where to put them. When the time comes, you will dismantle the corpses and share the credit among these people. "
Bering: "..."
"It's very annoying to find out about these shitty things. Your Majesty has lost his mind and went crazy. I'm too lazy to accompany him crazy, and I don't plan to take the effort to balance everywhere...Since there are public grievances, it's called 'people's grievances' that can't be handled by themselves."
What can Xianshan say? At most, blame him for being incompetent—he is a sick child who has never been out of Jinping, isn't it normal for him to be incompetent
King Zhuang laughed happily: "I just don't know that these evil spirits who feed on people's grievances can't bear the reputation of being a hero who eliminates harm for the people."
For a moment, Bai Ling looked at his jade-like profile, and suddenly thought: Your Highness actually doesn't care about the country, the country, or the suffering of the people.
He just hates everyone.
Wang Jian and the others followed him conscientiously and made suggestions for him. They all thought that King Zhuang was ambitious and deep in the city. It's not for the position of the crown prince.
He was just afraid that the world would not be chaotic, so he tortured his father and brother in different ways, creating farce, and getting a little short-term pleasure from it, like a drunken man drinking snow wine.
What did His Majesty release from the capital
At this time, a gentle white light slid across the corner of Zhou Ying's eyes, and the two turned their heads at the same time, and saw the white jade light up - since Xi Ping opened the spiritual aperture, it is very easy to control these degraded fairy weapons, a white jade board passes through both sides , He can contact whoever he wants to contact at any time, and he will no longer write a word and three boards are displayed like before.
I saw a string of auspicious words happily written on the white jade board, and I could feel the writer's tail standing up flatteringly across the border. Sure enough, the last sentence hit the title: Lingshi is gone, and the third brother Jianghu is in a hurry!
King Zhuang: "..."
Bering saw that his master's face changed several times, as if he wanted to open his mouth to curse, but before he could speak, he was interrupted by the sound of firecrackers, and he choked back alive.
After a while, the noise subsided, and His Highness also forgot the words, so he waved his hands helplessly and said: "... send him some with the teleportation array."
Xi Ping failed six or seven times before finishing the magic circle with Xi Yue's help. Only at this time did he regret not putting in more effort. As soon as it was activated, a big brocade box jumped out of thin air, directly crushing his half-baked magic circle.
Abundant spiritual energy swayed in the room at once, Xi Ping leaned back, heaved a sigh of relief: "Oh, it can be regarded as a continuation of the pause, hiss... my old waist..."
He didn't count the money he spent, and he didn't count the flower spirit stones. He injured his hand once, which made the precarious financial situation even worse.
but…
Xi Ping looked down at his regrown left hand. This hand felt different from before, and it was very subtle—the bone qin used to be like a qin attached to his body. , but just like the evil Liang Chen, it is always foreign, separated by a layer of something.
This newly grown left hand is completely his own, as comfortable as if it was brought out of the mother's womb.
He tried it the day before, and found that his left hand can play a silent tune, only Wei Chengxiang can hear it. And when she heard the sound of the piano, her heart moved with the strings. She was tossing and turning in a strange place alone, but she soon calmed down and fell asleep when she heard the faint soothing meaning in the sound of the piano... But it may also be that some people are naturally sensitive to the rhythm. If you have a chance, try someone else.
Someone knocked lightly on the door of the guest room, and someone said respectfully, "Master Xi, the envoy to the mine is here, please meet with Pang Du."