The light from the forest passes through the luxuriant branches and leaves, and sprinkles on Tian Buyi and Zhang Xiaofan, master and apprentice. Standing in front of Tian Buyi, Zhang Xiaofan felt ashamed, and after a while he called out in a low voice: "Master..."
Tian Buyi looked at him, and saw that the little apprentice's originally pale face suddenly turned bloody, he snorted, and turned around.
Zhang Xiaofan was at a loss, didn't know what to say, but the secret deep in his heart was suddenly discovered by the person he had always been most in awe of, the feeling of panic has not subsided now.
Tian Buyi stood there with his hands behind his back and didn't speak for a while. Zhang Xiaofan stood behind him with his head bowed, not even daring to breathe.
After a long while, Tian Buyi slowly said: "So, the one who privately passed on Taiji Xuanqing Dao Jue to you that day was also Linger?"
Zhang Xiaofan's heart skipped a beat again, but it was related to Tian Ling'er, he immediately became clearer, said anxiously: "Master, it's not about Senior Sister's business, it's me, I asked Senior Sister to teach me..."
Tian Buyi turned around and stared at Zhang Xiaofan, Zhang Xiaofan's voice immediately quieted down, knowing that no matter what he said, he might not be able to hide it from this master.
In the woods, between master and apprentice, there was a moment of silence.
Zhang Xiaofan lowered his head, his heart was in a mess. At this moment, he heard Tian Buyi's voice: "Lao Qi."
Zhang Xiaofan's heart skipped a beat, he raised his head and replied: "Master."
Tian Buyi looked at him and said: "You have been under my sect for almost five years?"
Zhang Xiaofan whispered: "Yes."
Tian Buyi said indifferently: "When I accepted you as an apprentice, I was not optimistic about your aptitude. Your achievement today is beyond my expectation."
Zhang Xiaofan's body moved, but deep in his heart, somehow, there was a faint joy.
Tian Buyi continued: "As for your private love for Ling'er..."
Zhang Xiaofan felt anxious, said: "Master, this is all my fault, I shouldn't..."
Tian Buyi glared at him, and said, "Did I say you were wrong?"
Zhang Xiaofan opened his mouth wide all of a sudden, this time Tian Buyi was really frightened.
Tian Buyi snorted, and said: "You are just a teenager, and you are not the monks of Tianyin Temple, and you grew up with Ling'er, so what's so strange? You have been your master these years. Did you live in vain? Can’t even figure this out?”
Zhang Xiaofan lowered his head, suddenly his eyes became hot. Adding up all the warm words in this world, in his heart, I'm afraid they can't compare with Tian Buyi's sneering words.
But Tian Buyi paused for a moment, and said again: "However, things are different now, and I can see that Linger probably really likes that Qihao. As for you? I'm afraid she just treats you like a younger brother, you do you know?"
Zhang Xiaofan nodded, but kept his eyes on his feet, whispered: "Yes, Master."
Tian Buyi said slowly: "In the past, I objected to Ling'er's relationship with Qi Hao, not because of Qi Hao himself, but because of..." When he said this, he suddenly stopped, frowned, and changed the subject: " To be honest, although your advancement in Taoism is faster than I expected, it is still far behind Qi Hao."
Tian Buyi took a deep look at Zhang Xiaofan, and said slowly: "Do you understand what I mean?"
Zhang Xiaofan bit his lips tightly, and said after a while: "Yes, I understand, Master."
Tian Buyi nodded, heaved a sigh of relief, walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "Let the past go."
Zhang Xiaofan felt Master's generous and warm hand patted on his shoulder, his heart warmed up, and he nodded heavily.
Tian Buyi looked at him for a while, then said: "Then let's go back!"
After speaking, he walked back to the way he came from.
Zhang Xiaofan raised his head, turned to the top of his head, took a deep breath, and let go of his tightly clenched hands.
It's just that that faint trace of confusion is always on his mind.
He smiled wryly, pulled himself together, and followed.
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When the two of them walked back to the row of caves on the mountainside, the heads of each faction shook, and most of them had already risen. Tian Linger and the others stood at the entrance of the cave with anxious expressions on their faces, looking around, obviously very worried.
Seeing it from a distance, Zhang Xiaofan felt a pain in his heart, and lowered his head.
As soon as Tian Buyi and Zhang Xiaofan came back, Tian Linger ran over without saying anything, first looked Zhang Xiaofan up and down, and after confirming that he had not been "mistreated" by Tian Buyi, she said softly: "Xiao Fan Fan, where did you and my father go this early in the morning?"
Zhang Xiaofan saw her concerned face, her bright eyes were only looking at him, and felt an inexplicable pain in his heart, but he forced a smile on his face, and said: "It's okay, Master took me out for a walk, taught me Let me say a few words, and now I have forgiven me."
Tian Buyi walked in front, seemed to have heard the little apprentice's words, snorted, didn't see his expression, and walked back slowly. Seeing his wife Suru standing at the entrance of the cave, looking at him with a slight smile, he couldn't help but feel suffocated, and he gave her a blank look, and walked in without saying a word.
So far, this little storm is over.
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In the following days, Zhang Xiaofan spent day and night with his brothers who had been separated for a long time. He grew up under the watchful eyes of his fellow seniors since he was a child, and now he is very kind when he comes back. And Song Daren is open-minded, he never took Zhang Xiaofan's rudeness to heart that day, and Suru also mentioned a few words to him in private, so he knew it well, on the contrary, he loved this little junior even more up.
The members of the righteous way who came to Liubo Mountain this time are naturally headed by the three major sects of "Qingyunmen", "Tianyin Temple" and "Fenxianggu", but there are also many other smaller righteous sects. Many of them are unknown to Zhang Xiaofan, presumably they are all for the sake of righteousness and justice, to be at odds with the remnants of the Devil Sect.
As for the three major sects, apart from the Cangsong Taoist and Tian Buyi who came from the Qingyun sect this time, the other two sects did not have any elders, so the Qingyun sect took the lead in everything.
After three days like this, Zhang Xiaofan actually met several acquaintances one after another on Liubo Mountain. Among them, Li Xun and Yan Hong from Fenxiang Valley also came to Liubo Mountain the next day; later, he was at the monks of Tianyin Temple and saw a stone and a thin, withered old man standing beside the stone.
Zhang Xiaofan happily went up to say hello. When Shi Shi saw it was him, his expression was also very excited. After a few words, he wanted to introduce his master "Honor Dali" to him, then he turned to the old man who was talking to the Dharma: "Master, this is me. Brother Zhang from the Qing Yun Sect that I mentioned to you."
The old man turned his head, Zhang Xiaofan was stunned when he saw his face, originally he had imagined that the sect where the stone was located was called "Diamond Gate", and his master was also called "Valentine Vigorously", he must be an extremely mighty giant . Unexpectedly, there was this rather thin old man in front of him, and he really couldn't come to his senses all of a sudden.
Shi Shi obviously didn't think about it so much, he laughed and said, "Brother Zhang, you should meet my master soon."
Only then did Zhang Xiaofan come to his senses, he hastened to salute and said: "Old senior, disciple Zhang Xiaofan has long admired his name."
The old man snorted, and said lightly: "That's all." Then he turned his head and said to the Dharma: "In this way, Master Puhong has not left the seclusion until now to practice Zen meditation?"
Faxiang smiled and said: "Exactly. Although the benefactor is the presiding officer in this temple, I have always been by my side to assist Master Pukong in managing the secular affairs. This time when the Demon Sect is revived, Master Pukong will also take care of it. Come here, but there are complicated affairs in the temple, so I have to let the young monk come here and chat to the best of our ability."
Venerable Dali nodded and said: "It is enough for you to come. But before I came, I thought that although your master Puhong and Pukong two divine monks would not come, your fourth master uncle Pu will come I hate the Devil's Cult and will definitely come, but why..."
Seeing Venerable Dali's puzzled gaze, Fa Xiang sighed slightly, and said, "Senior, I don't know something, since the third uncle Puzhi Shenshen passed away suddenly five years ago..."
Zhang Xiaofan's heart skipped a beat.
At this time, Faxiang's eyes did not know whether he glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally, and then moved away, and continued: "Master Pufang and Master Puzhi have the deepest friendship. After that, I read Buddhist scriptures quietly in the temple and never went out again."
Venerable Dali let out an "Ah", expressing admiration.
Fa Xiang smiled and said, "But this is not a bad thing."
Venerable Dali chuckled, and said, "That's right, that's right, all the gods and monks naturally still have to focus on consummating their own merits, unlike me, an old guy who has no relationship with Buddha and just runs around all day long."
Faxiang smiled and said: "Senior, you are joking, you and our Tianyin Temple have a traceable origin, this point was specifically explained by your benefactor and Uncle Pukong when you came here. Come, old senior, please sit inside."
Venerable Dali made a few words of humility, and then went in with him.
Zhang Xiaofan watched the two of them walk in, suddenly felt something, turned his head to look to the side, but saw that the stone pulled him, whispered: "Did you see it? It seems that this young Dharma figure is Tianyin Temple The leader of this group of monks!"
Zhang Xiaofan nodded, these days he has been in contact with these righteous people every day, many of them have seen the masters of Tianyin Temple. I also found that although Fa Xiang was young, among the monks of the "Fa" generation who came to Liubo Mountain this time at Tianyin Temple, Fa Xiang's demeanor was outstanding, and he faintly seemed to be the leader. Most of the people who came forward to receive speeches were him, while some older monks next to him were silent. It seems that Faxiang is an outstanding figure cultivated by Tianyin Temple.
However, at this moment in his mind, he was still thinking about the sudden look that Faxiang gave when he was talking about Puzhi, but he didn't hear Shitou mumbling beside him, only he seemed to say at the end: " ... I don't think he's anything special, and he said something wrong."
Zhang Xiaofan was startled, and asked: "What did you say?"
Shi Shi looked around and said in a low voice: "I remember hearing someone say that if a person in the Buddhist sect has perfect merits and virtues and dies happily, they should be called 'passed away'. He just said nonsense about passing away, which sounds irritating. Uncomfortable, it seems that Puzhi Divine Monk is... Hey, brother Zhang, why is your complexion so ugly all of a sudden?"
Zhang Xiaofan was confused, forced a smile and nodded to Shi Shi, then walked back to the place where Qing Yunmen was located, Shi Shi stood where he was, he couldn't figure it out for a long time.
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In the blink of an eye, Zhang Xiaofan has been in Liubo Mountain for half a month, during this time, the people of the righteous way and the members of the Demon Cult are still confronting each other, the two sides often meet each other during the day, and fight each other from time to time. But to the bewilderment of the people of the righteous way, the people of the demon religion seem to be unwilling to fight. They often fight for several rounds before evading with a feint.
In the past, it was heard that the Demon Cult was going to gather in this remote place, and they probably came to discuss some poisonous schemes to harm the world, so the righteous people wanted to come to eliminate the demons. Unexpectedly, I saw it at this time, but it didn't look like it. If you say you are against the Righteous Way, then you should come out to a decisive battle; if you hear that there are two leaders of the Qingyun Sect in the Righteous Way, and you are afraid that you are not strong enough, then you should also take the initiative to retreat.
However, people in the Demon Cult fight but don't fight, retreat and refuse to retreat. Liubo Mountain has a large terrain, and the target is obvious in the air, but it is really not easy to go deep to find the lair of the members of the Demon Cult. With this delay, the time was delayed. People in the righteous way have speculated about what the remnants of the Demon Cult want to do on this extremely remote island
These days, Zhang Xiaofan also followed his master and senior brothers to search for members of the Demon Cult on Mount Liubo. But in private, he has another worry, that is, if he meets Baguio, what should he do
But it's strange to say that Baguio also came to the island of Liubo Mountain, but after that stormy night, he never appeared again. On the other hand, other people in the Devil's Cult, including the old man Zhang Xiaofan, Lu Xueqi and others, wild dog Taoist and others, appeared very frequently, judging from their appearance, they seemed to be looking for something.
Taoist Cangsong and Tian Buyi have practiced for hundreds of years, so they also feel a little tricky when they encounter this kind of thing. When night fell that day, the two of them called people from Shangtianyin Temple and Fenxiang Valley to discuss together.
The person who came out on behalf of Tianyin Temple was naturally Faxiang, and the person who came from Fenxiang Valley was actually an acquaintance, Li Xun. These two seem to be the leaders of the younger generation, but in front of Taoist Cangsong and Tian Buyi, they both look very respectful.
After seeing the ceremony, Taoist Cangsong said indifferently: "Senior nephews, this time our orthodox sects came to eliminate demons, and there are many places where we have relied on you. The poor Taoist thank you in advance."
Fa Xiang and Li Xun bowed at the same time and said: "Don't dare, if there is a need, please ask Uncle Cangsong to order."
Tian Buyi waved his hand, let the two of them sit down first, and said: "We don't need to talk nonsense. Up to now, we have been on this deserted island in the East China Sea for half a month. Seeing their whereabouts are surreptitious, but I can't figure out what their intentions are. I wonder what the two nephews think?"
Fa Xiang and Li Xun looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.
Cang Song said to Li Xun: "Nephew Li, this time the news was first released by you from Fenxiang Valley, do you dare to ask if your sect knows the purpose of the Demon Cult?"
In front of Taoist Cangsong, a world-renowned senior, Li Xun no longer had the pride of the past, and said immediately: "Returning to Uncle Cangsong, the news this time was also accidentally learned by the Sect. After the revival of the Demon Cult, there was a sudden A large number of remnants went to Mount Liubo in the Eastern Sea, but we don't know why."
Cangsong and Tian Buyi looked at each other.
Fa Xiang suddenly said: "Uncles, according to my little monk these days, people in the Demon Cult go over mountains and ridges, and they often search every mountain top carefully, as if they are looking for something important."
Cang Song pondered and said: "That's right, Junior Brother Tian and I also have the same opinion, but what are they looking for that is so important?"
Tian Buyi frowned, and said immediately: "Since this is the case, we can't guess it. But the people in the Demon Cult have always been vicious. After you go back, you must be careful. We will search here during the day, and wait until we find the Demon Cult. The old lair of the sect, and wipe them out in one fell swoop, and eliminate harm for the world."
Fa Xiang and Li Xun said in unison: "Yes."
After that, they discussed for a while, Fa Xiang and Li Xun resigned. Seeing the two of them go out, Cang Song suddenly said: "Junior Brother Tian, these two young people are really talented!"
Tian Buyi nodded slowly.
Cangsong Taoist said: "Especially the Dharma image of Tianyin Temple, I see that his pupils are black and clear, but there seems to be a faint golden light around the edge, his eyes are warm and not scattered, I am afraid that there is already one in Tianyin Temple's Dafa "Dafan Prajna". It's done."
Tian Buyi sneered, and said: "Don't underestimate that Li Xun, although he deliberately kept a low profile in front of us just now, but I heard from my ineffective little apprentice that his Taoism in Kongsang Mountain and Huolong Cave, I'm afraid Taoism may not be worse than the law."
Cang Song snorted, and said: "For hundreds of years, Tianyin Temple and Fenxiang Valley have secretly wanted to replace me as the leader of Qingyunmen's orthodox path. Now that these outstanding disciples have been deliberately cultivated and sent out, most of them will be promising. I am waiting for the demonstration."
Tian Buyi glanced at him, and suddenly said: "It's okay, as long as there are those outstanding disciples under your sect, Senior Brother Cang Song, naturally I won't be afraid of them."
Cang Song's expression changed, and he said coldly: "Junior Brother Tian, what do you mean by that?"
Tian Buyi stood up, and said calmly: "What can I mean? I have a stupid apprentice under my sect. I was lucky to win a few rounds in the Qimai competition, and I was able to go out to practice with your outstanding disciple. Land, after fighting with the manpower of the Demon Cult, he was abandoned under that ancient cave. If it wasn't for his life, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to see him."
An angry look flashed on Cang Song's face, and he said: "Junior Brother Tian, you have to speak clearly. What was abandoned under the ancient cave? After Qi Hao and the others came back, I also asked him carefully. At that time, it was indeed because Lu Xueqi from Xiaozhufeng was seriously injured, and even after searching for several days, your apprentice couldn't find any news. Under the Necromancer Abyss, there were many ghosts and monsters, so she was forced to give up. What is it? Abandoned?" After he finished speaking, his voice became louder.
Tian Buyi didn't show any sign of shrinking back, glanced at him, and said loudly: "Hmph, if your apprentice is left behind, knowing his life and death, you'd be in trouble before long!"
The voices of the two of them became louder and spread out of the cave, the disciples of the Qingyun sect were immediately moved, and they all looked inside. After all, Tian Buyi and Cang Song are righteous people, they will never do anything wrong in front of these juniors. Tian Buyi snorted lightly, and walked out without looking back.
After a while, Qi Hao and Lin Jingyu walked in. They are the most valued disciples of Taoist Cangsong, and they are the only ones who dare to approach Taoist Cangsong when he is not in a good mood.
Qi Hao said cautiously: "Master, why are you arguing with Uncle Tian?"
Lin Jingyu said indignantly from the side: "This person is the most stingy, he really doesn't have any senior demeanor..."
Cang Song suddenly shouted: "Shut up!"
Lin Jingyu was startled, lowered his head, and said, "Yes, Master."
Cang Song glanced at him, turned to Qi Hao and said, "He still remembers that day when you gave up looking for Zhang Xiaofan."
Qi Hao was stunned.
Cang Song snorted, and said: "Don't you think that he doesn't seem to think much of that apprentice on weekdays, but that is in his own door, and outside, he is the most protective. What's more, this time Zhang Xiaofan is in Qimai He showed his face in the martial arts meeting, and I heard privately that he was very happy." Having said this, he paused, and said to Qi Hao, "You know, this time Zhang Xiaofan survived a catastrophe, safe and sound Would it be of great benefit to you to come back?"
Qi Hao didn't recover for a while, and said, "What's the matter?"
Cang Song sneered and said, "Aren't you on good terms with his daughter Tian Ling'er?"
Qi Hao's face flushed.
Cang Song said: "Although I asked the head brother to speak for you, he reluctantly agrees to your relationship. But I see his demeanor today, he is obviously worried about this matter. If it wasn't for Zhang Xiaofan coming back alive this time, I'm afraid You will suffer in the future."
Qi Hao came to his senses, nodded again and again, and said, "Thank you, Master, for perfecting this disciple."
Cang Song waved his hand, walked slowly to the entrance of the cave, looked towards the cave where Tian Buyi lived, his face was expressionless, and he remained silent. But Lin Jingyu and Qi Hao watched from the side, and saw his eyes were bright, obviously thinking about something.