Chapter Twenty-Three: The First Clues
It was the end of the night. Master and I walked one after the other and arrived at the foot of the seven crooked-necked trees in the back mountain.
These seven ancient trees are hundreds of years old. According to the position of the Big Dipper, they are named after the seven stars Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, and Shaoguang. It represents the status of the Heavenly Master's Mansion in Taoism, like Beidou, which is supreme.
At this time, the backyard is unusually quiet. At the end of each day, the Heavenly Master's Mansion will be closed for customers, so there are no idlers here at this time.
Under the light of the stars, the seven ancient trees are like seven Luo Gai, reflecting the starry sky, which is extremely spectacular and quiet.
Master suddenly whispered, "Sit down, concentrate your energy!"
So in the corner of the door, the two of us sat upright, condensing our breath and not making any sound.
Suddenly, there was a sound of talking. Gradually walking to the Tianshu tree from the southeast, one of them said: "It's really hard to figure out what the head of the family does, if you want that kid's life, you can't just take it, it costs so much." ”
Another person said: "The head of the house has his own reason, and you should not comment on it. Besides, this matter is very important, and if you leak your mouth, you will have good fruit to eat. “
"I heard that even the Emperor of Wuling Mountain came in person this time...... The two drifted apart, and gradually became inaudible.
After a while, another voice sounded, and a female voice said: "Today is really unlucky, the stinky Taoist priest was not found, but he was destroyed by the corpse chaser." Tonight has passed, and this revenge must be taken. “
A male voice said, "Senior sister, don't be impulsive again." Those people are not good, and I don't feel at ease if you fight with them. At the end of the day, it's not me who is worried!"
The female voice said: "Pull it down, you run faster than anyone else when you fight, and then you are pretending! If you are a turtle with a shrunken head again, don't blame me for being unkind to you...... It also gradually drifted away and went deep into the back mountain
After a while, more than a dozen groups of people passed, all heading in the same direction, and it seemed that there was a party in the back mountain tonight. When the time was over, Master said, "Let's go, let's see!"
Soon followed to the cliff of the back mountain, and saw a group of people gathered together from a distance. It's not so much a human being as a bunch of ghosts and ghosts.
These people were in groups of three, five in a pile, and people from their respective sects gathered in a small square.
One of them stood in the center and said to everyone, "Ladies and gentlemen, we have come here this time to seek justice. For thousands of years, the Zhengtian Master Dao Xi has been in the orthodox position, ruling the three mountains, killing and killing our cultivators, and rushing to catch up. Moreover, the current Heavenly Master is not orthodox, and the orthodox lineage is still in Taiwan. We must unite and discuss together how to help Taiwan's Heavenly Master obtain the sword of the hustle and bustle and restore Taoist orthodoxy. Guys say, right or wrong!"
The people below shouted, "Yes!"
"This time, I have summoned everyone to come here on the orders of the Heavenly Master, and it is precisely to bring great news to all of you! If the sword capture is successful this time, the Heavenly Master promises that he can go to the Heavenly Court, save us from the disaster of the five thunders in our cultivation, do not fall into the six realms, and attain the immortal path forever!"
When everyone heard this, they cheered in unison.
Spirit cultivation often takes thousands of years, and at every stage, there are lightning strikes, if you can avoid it, you can continue to practice, otherwise it will be wiped out.
As the so-called human body is rare, being able to cultivate into a human form is the ultimate goal that many spirits cannot pursue for thousands of years. But there are many people in life who don't cherish life, and they don't know how to cherish it.
At this time, the man who spoke said, "This time, there is also a representative sent by the Heavenly Master, who wants to come to meet with everyone. Ask her to tell us a few words!"
After a burst of cheers, a girl stepped forward quickly, and the figure was very familiar, but it was night and far away, and it was not very clear.
"I am a representative sent by the 64th generation of Heavenly Masters in Taiwan, named Ruoshui. What Brother Liu said just now is right, all the cultivators who have helped the Heavenly Master this time can get rid of the Six Realms and eat the Immortal Lu forever!" When the voice came, I was instantly stunned, how could it be her! When did she become a Taiwanese person? Could it be that she was doing such a thing behind the back of Old Man Mei!
I looked at Master with a puzzled face, and Master also had a solemn face.
I saw the master pick up the sword technique, and after a spell, he pointed with his hand, and the place where Ruoshui was standing suddenly burst into flames, and wrapped it in the fire.
As soon as the rest of the demons saw the fire, they immediately disappeared.
When the two of us stepped forward, Master put away the flames, and the water was frozen into pieces by this time. It turned out that what the master was urging was flame ice, and although it was in the form of fire, it was an extremely cold thing. It can freeze the object it receives in an instant, incapacitating it. The duration of its effect depends on the mana of the caster.
Just as he was about to take Ruoshui away, he saw a sudden gust of wind burst out, flying sand and rocks, and the eyes of the person who blew couldn't open them. I vaguely saw a white tiger coming in the wind, picking up Ruoshui and disappearing.
The master did not chase after it, and said, "The flame ice I cast, there is no second person in the world who can solve it." We'll go back and wait for someone to come to us soon. ”
Inside Master's room. When they heard what they had seen tonight, they were confused about what had happened.
I was even more amazed at what I saw tonight.
Ruoshui was obviously sent by Old Man Mei to protect me, why is it related to the Taiwanese Heavenly Master? When we first arrived at Yingtan, we were attacked by tigers, and it was only when Ruoshui came to the rescue that the danger turned into safety, and the white tiger appeared again tonight, but why did it save Ruoshui?
It's really puzzling.
It wasn't until the end of the day that they went back to their rooms to rest. At present, we are in the open, the enemy is in the dark, and we do not know the true intentions and numbers of the other side at all. can only respond to all changes with the same, the soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth.
The next day, the number of tourists in the Heavenly Master's Mansion soared, and the square outside the mansion was also overcrowded, like a market, crowded and overcrowded.
When I got up in the morning for morning class, the kneeling mat under my feet suddenly collapsed. Sleeve occupies a lesson, and the hexagram shows that there will be disaster tonight!
At the time of the sign, it was suddenly reported that someone was visiting. When he came to the door, it was the old man Mei who came in with Ruoshui.
At this time, Ruoshui was still maintaining a stiff posture, and Old Man Mei had a worried face, and arched his hand to the master and said, "Senior Brother Luo, my granddaughter is not angry, and she deserves to collude with demons." I came here today to let my senior brother testify, and I killed her with my own hands to set the record straight!"
After saying that, he raised his hand and slapped it to the top of Ruoshui's head.
"Wait!" The master said: "It turned out to be the granddaughter of Senior Brother Mei, it was really a big flood that washed the Dragon King Temple, don't worry, I solved this method." With that, he picked up the sword trick and pointed at it, the frost melted, and Ruoshui's complexion turned from white to red, and he gradually regained consciousness.
When I looked up, I saw that my grandfather was glaring angrily, and I hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Grandpa, why am I here?"
"What a good thing you did! You actually colluded with the demons and wanted to storm the Heavenly Master's Mansion! You simply couldn't do it, and you blocked the car with your mantis arm! Why don't you ask Master Luo Hong for guilt!" Mei Zongwu shouted.
After the two of them left, the master said, "Don't be on guard tonight, tonight is the night of the fifteenth full moon, and the spirits will surely come out." “
All the disciples received the order and went to prepare according to the pre-arranged position.
At the end of the day, the Heavenly Master's Mansion was quiet. The moonlight is like water, and it shines on the earth like day.
It's quiet, and it's very unusual.
Just after the hour, there was a knock at the door.
It's really coming!