Bypassing a big locust tree in front of the "Changchun View", Xiao Hao led Song Qingcang into a wing room in the backyard.

I saw an old man like a "fairy wind bone" sitting on a Taishi chair next to the coffee table.

The old man was wearing a navy blue shirt and a big coat, a pair of navy blue thick cloth shoes, and a bun on his gray hair, but when he saw that his face was full of red light, his spirit was flying.

The look and posture all reveal the Taoist tenet of "no desire, no action".

This is the first time Song Qingcang has seen his master's former best friend, this friend of the master is not only unfathomable in "metaphysics", but seeing this "immortal" appearance is enough to impress people;

Xiao Hao looked at his grandfather like this, and he was already surprised. Turning to look at Song Qingcang's look of reverence in his eyes, he couldn't help but almost laugh out loud. was about to step forward to "expose" his grandfather's deceptive appearance.

Listening, the grandfather suddenly coughed, opened his eyes slightly, and looked at Xiao Hao with a pretended sternness, the meaning could not be more obvious, and then said to Song Qingcang with a clear voice: "Xiao Song, you are here, come and sit." ”

Then his gaze drifted to Xiao Hao again, "Hao'er, don't you go and make tea for your Uncle Song." ”

"Yes, grandpa", looking at his grandfather's somewhat solemn appearance, Xiao Hao responded in his mouth, turned his head to Lao Dao and made a grimace; Song Qingcang smiled slightly.

"This kid is spoiled by me on weekdays."

Saying that, Hua Feng turned around and punned: "Captain Song, please don't mind if Lao Dao called you Xiao Song just now, that's because my "old ghost" friend in the past was the most in front of me on weekdays, so I feel more cordial with you." “

Looking at the kind face of the old Taoist, Song Qingcang remembered that the master was as kind as the old Taoist priest at this moment when he was alive, and took out the jade ring engraved with "Xiao" in his thoughts, and said slowly: "Back then, before the master left, he gave me this ring and said a word, and I still remember that the sentence said "meeting is like a first acquaintance."

Lao Dao listened to Song Qingcang say the poem in his mouth, his previous flying expression suddenly became a little gloomy, and there was some sadness under his heavy eyelids, and he reached out and gently took the ring, and held it in his hand and groped it repeatedly.

It seems to be gradually immersed in the "old past" time with that old friend.

"Tea is coming", a voice interrupted the somewhat dull atmosphere, only to see Xiao Hao holding a wooden end plate in his hand, and distributed two cups of fragrant porcelain tea to the two of them.

Lao Dao seems to be brought back to the "world" by the aroma, pointing to the steaming tea in the cup, some self-absorbed and said: "This tea is Lao Dao with the Song Dynasty left over from the "copper tea" slowly boiled with the clear spring in the mountain with the special fragrance of flowers and plants, the tea fragrance is overflowing, and the tea is made of the unique "blue eye" hair tip in the deep mountains of Longquan Mountain. Since the departure of his old friend, Lao Dao has not invited a friend to taste this tea for several years. “

Listening to Lao Dao's patient introduction, Song Qingcang was a little impatient, picked up the porcelain cup in his hand, blew lightly, and took a sip slowly.

"Good tea, the tea is qualityless, the green leaves are new and tender, and it is as fresh as mushrooms in the mouth. This is obviously the right thing to do.

Sure enough, Lao Dao looked at Song Qingcang, who was still unsatisfied, smiled even more, and continued to say with satisfaction: "Drinking tea is the same as boiling tea, the longer the time, the more mellow the taste will naturally be; ”

Song Qingcang, who had no research on tea, listened to the "true meaning" of tea from the old way, and took a sip of the porcelain cup again.

I was about to taste the taste of tea, but I heard the old Tao say: "I am very pleased to see the children of the former "old friend" today, you and I have a fate with the tea ceremony, even so, the old Tao should be counted as a hexagram for you today. “

After speaking, without waiting for Song Qingcang's reaction, he took out three copper coins from his sleeve, lined them up one by one in his palm, put his hands together, concentrated his thoughts, and silently measured things in his heart.

During this period, Song Qingcang could only watch silently.

For about three minutes, Lao Dao spread out his hands and gently threw the three copper coins upward.

"Pop" the three copper coins are lined up in unison to form a line, all face up. Lao Dao looked at the hexagram and sighed slowly.

Song Qingcang heard Lao Dao's sigh, he didn't know what the hexagram was, and was about to ask, when a small head suddenly popped out from the side, looked at Lao Dao with a smile and asked, "Grandpa, how is Uncle Song's hexagram, is it better than mine." ”

Looking at Xiao Hao, who was childlike, Lao Dao glanced at it slightly, and said lightly: "Your Uncle Song's life is more than a hundred times better than yours." "I don't believe it, you said before that this life is a rich and noble life. ”

Xiao Hao obviously didn't believe what the old Tao said, but he was a little unwilling in his heart.

"This is the will of God, and some things are predestined in the dark, and they cannot be forced. It can be said that the heavens cannot be revealed. When Lao Dao said this, he looked "unfathomable".

Xiao Hao looked at this god who thought that he always liked to cheat money by "fortune telling", and suddenly felt a little aggrieved in his heart, and muttered: "It's so mysterious, and what is the secret of heaven that can't be leaked, since this is the case, why do you want me to ask Uncle Song for the money for the "fortune telling"." “

Although Xiao Hao's voice was small, it still reached the ears of Song Qingcang and Lao Dao.

Song Qingcang was silent, just smiled slightly. But seeing that Lao Dao was at this moment, his face was a little red, and he said lightly: "What nonsense do children say, why don't they understand the rules so much." ”

Xiao Hao looked at his grandfather, who was a little angry, and was still talking, but was truncated by Song Qingcang: "The Tao is far-reaching, and the ability to "observe the sky and measure words" has been respected as early as when the master was there; Song Mou believes in the ability of the Taoist; Hao'er is still young and does not understand this, which is normal." ”

This remark not only solved the dilemma of the old Taoist priest, but also helped Xiao Hao.

Sure enough, as soon as Song Qingcang's words came out, Lao Dao's face randomly turned to normal, and he looked at the other party with praise and said, "Old man Yang has accepted a good apprentice, and Quanxia is also comforted." ”

Immediately afterwards, the conversation changed: "I roughly know your intentions, and I told you a hexagram just now, and I also asked for peace of mind; You see, your hexagram is "Tianfeng Hexagram", which means: Friends in other places are happy, and you must know that luck and blessings are increased. Roughly speaking, after today, you should have a smooth sail. This hexagram is a blessing hexagram. ”

Song Qingcang looked at the old Taoist and explained the purpose of his trip seriously, and asked seriously, "Hope for the Taoist chief's advice." ”

"A few days ago, I saw that a hidden majesty from the north was coming here, and now it has been confirmed that that person is you. I helped you calculate the hexagram today, and the image in the hexagram shows that there seems to be a heroic spirit in the north and your "one body", showing a convergence trend. Obviously, the noble man who helped you is also in the north. After speaking, Lao Dao gently put away the copper coins that fell on the coffee table, his expression seemed to be a little tired, and his mouth seemed to say: Don't say, don't say.

Song Qingcang doesn't understand these "mysterious and mysterious" things, but his heart simply trusts the old way; now the old way has pointed out the direction, but there are fewer people who "walk";

"Who is that person?" Song Qingcang asked eagerly, the purpose of this trip was close at hand, how could he miss it at will.

Time passed minute by minute, and Lao Dao did not speak, and after a while, he spoke: "Okay, you can tell you, but you have to promise me one condition." ”

"Okay, I promise you. "Song Qingcang is afraid that as long as he doesn't want him to harm himself at this moment, he may agree to any conditions.

"Don't you ask what the conditions are?"

"I'm sure you won't hurt me. ”

"Hey, it's Lao Dao who is confused, your noble person is the "Lu Clan" in the north of Jiangcheng.

After listening to Lao Dao's words, Song Qingcang's heart had stirred up a thousand waves, and he asked in disbelief: "Is it the "Lu Group" among the four major families?"

"Exactly", there is only one person surnamed Lu in the "Lu Group", and that is - Lu Haoxuan.

.........

Before leaving, Lao Dao put forward that condition, that is, he asked Song Qingcang to take Xiao Hao to Jiangcheng "Lu's" after half a year.

The night is cold, and people have not yet slept.

There is an old Taoist standing next to a locust tree in front of the "Changchun Temple", and the old Taoist is looking at Xiao Hao, who is "running non-stop" on the bluestone steps, smiling, and muttering to himself: "Sleepy dragon gets water", you are the "upper sign".