Chapter 117: Blessings and Misfortunes
Xianqing Town is more than fifty miles away from the ancestral court of Shangqing, after the south wind urges the horse very anxiously after the road, it is delayed to the last day in order to shorten the time for the other party to verify, there are two days from the delivery of the directory to the award, and the Yuantian Palace is more than seven hundred miles away from the ancestral court, unless the other party sends a purple qi master to verify, it is impossible to go back and forth within two days. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
The shelves of the purple qi masters are very large, even the palm sect can't be driven at will, he is gambling right now, betting that the Qing palm sect is distracted because of the heavenly cicada, and betting that she will not send the purple qi master to verify it in person because of a three-grade mountain talisman.
It's been delayed until the last day, so it can't be delayed any longer, and it's best to deliver the list before the morning, if it is delayed until the last moment, I'm afraid that the other party will be suspicious.
Traveling east, out of the town into the mountains, this is June, the mountains are full of vegetation, the original two zhang wide mountain road is blocked by the branches poking out of the forest, only about one zhang left, you need to cheer up when driving.
Although Tian Yuanzi taught him for a short time, he left three pieces of advice, which were regarded as guiding lights and guidelines by Nanfeng, and since then, everything he has done has been clearly organized and forward-looking, and once he has done it, it will be as smooth as flowing water, without distractions, and full of confidence.
But this time he didn't feel this way, he didn't know the bottom of his heart, he was very flustered, some things can be forward-looking to infer possible problems and think of countermeasures in advance, but although he has also made forward-looking preparations for this matter, there are too many uncertain variables, and he is fifty percent sure of the full calculation.
Walking out of more than ten miles, the more Nanfeng thought about it, the more he felt unsteady, he shouldn't have been greedy before, he was too greedy to give the mountain a few grades, if he lowered a few grades, the possibility of success would be greater, but at this time, it had been written in black and white, and there was no way to change it.
Just when the south wind was anxious, two horse-drawn carriages appeared behind, and because the mountain road was narrow, the south wind could not give way, so it could only urge the horses to speed up and move forward.
Near noon, the south wind rushed to the destination, and Yuqing and Taiqing huge door plates are different, Shangqing Zong does not have a tall stone plaque in front of the mountain, but takes the mountain as the door, and the three ancient seal characters of Shangqing Zong are engraved on the mountain above the cave.
The square outside the mountain gate is very wide, because there is not enough time to give the carriage, there are not many carriages on the square, only four or five, the south wind drives the carriage to the northeast corner, unloads the pole, leads the horse out, and bolts it to the east forest.
He brought a burden with him, inside was Yan Fengzi's robe, changed into a robe from a hidden place, and straightened his bun, and the clothes he changed did not dare to put in the baggage, but hid in the grass hole.
Packed up, the south wind carried the burden to the mountain gate, this passage into the mountain runs through the mountain peak, there are four or five miles long, three zhang high, two zhang and a half wide, very spacious.
There is a huge ceiling brazier on the top of the cave every ten zhang, and the fire is blazing, and the road is illuminated.
After walking for two miles, caves appeared on both sides of the passage, and there were Taoist people sitting in it, seeing the arrival of the south wind, a person walked out of the cave on the right, "Immeasurable Tianzun, Taoist friends are invited." ”
"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, courteous. "Nanfeng is very familiar with Taoist etiquette and copes with nature.
"Where do you come from?" asked the man with a smile on his face, he should be a confidant here.
"Brother Hui asked, I am a Taoist of the Yuantian Palace, and this time I came to the court to present the supplementary list of the Imperial Palace. Nanfeng replied that the ancestral court was to the Taoist people what the court was to the people, and the words must be polite and humble.
"Coming from afar, hard, hard, please come in. "Zhike Taoist raised his hand to make the way.
Nanfeng thanked him and moved on.
At present, this passage is not only the path into the mountain, but also the location of the Star Hall of the Shangqing Sect, but the Star Hall is located in the mountains on the left and right sides of the channel.
However, on the top of the two horizontal passages leading to the Star Hall are engraved with two large characters, the passage to the east is engraved with spirits, and the passages to the west are engraved with sentient beings, and the spirits should refer to the seven human beings, and the sentient beings must refer to aliens.
After looking around, Nanfeng turned into the passage on the right, walked a short distance, and met a little Taoist, so the chief inspector asked, "Daoist friend, where is Jiang Zhenren?"
"Oh, you're here to deliver the directory, aren't you?" the man asked casually.
"Exactly. Nanfeng replied.
"Oh, the cave at the end. The Taoist pointed sideways to his right.
Nanfeng thanked him and walked eastward.
There were passages to the left and right of the passages, and on both sides of those passages there were caves of various sizes, some of which were bright and some of which were not.
The cave is not quiet, some caves will have the sound of talking or chanting, but the sound is not loud, although it is hollow, it is a relatively closed place, if the voice is too loud, there will be echoes.
There is a cave at the end of the passage, and there is a wooden door at the entrance of the cave, and the south wind knocks on the door, and the people inside enter the door.
Just as Nanfeng was about to push the door in, a shout suddenly came from the right, "Nanfeng?"
This shout frightened the soul of the south wind, turned his head in horror, and saw a young Taoist walking briskly from the south side, and looked at it suddenly, some familiar, and then looked closely, it was none other than someone else, it was the old acquaintance Kong who bullied him that day, was broken by him with a bench, and then lost the election of Taiqing, and resentfully left.
Kong Yiming was originally older than him, but after two years, he has grown a lot taller, and he is completely an adult, but his appearance and body shape have changed, but his temperament has not changed, and when he approached, his face was not close to enthusiasm, but cold and puzzled, "Why did you get here?"
At this time, Nanfeng had already knocked on the door, and the people inside were waiting for him to enter, but Kong Yiming talked to him, and he couldn't help but answer.
Just as he wanted to speak, Kong Yiming said again, "Aren't you accepted by the Taiqing Sect, why are you wearing the Dao robe of this sect?"
"It's a long story, I'll go on business first, and I'll come out to talk to you later. Nanfeng tried to stabilize Kong Yiming.
I didn't think that Kong Yiming didn't buy it, but deliberately raised his voice, "You are a Taiqing Daoist, what business did you have to run to our Shangqing Sect?
Nanfeng heard the words like falling into an ice cave, it's over, it's completely over, a thousand thoughts, thousands of worries, I never thought of killing such a broom star halfway, when he was in Taiqing Sect, he has always taken care of Kong Yiming, but this person doesn't distinguish between good and bad, and puts the responsibility of not being selected on his head, and has always held a grudge against him.
was already nervous, but the wooden door was opened from the inside again, and a middle-aged Taoist man in his forties stepped out and asked in a deep voice, "What's the noise?"
"See the real person," Kong Yiming bowed deeply, bent down and said, "Back to the real person, this person is too Qing Daoist, treacherous by nature, no morality, this time he wore my sect robe, sneakily came here, it must be a bad intention, and please really investigate it strictly." ”
The middle-aged Taoist frowned and glanced at Kong Yiming, then tilted his head to look at Nanfeng, "Where are you from?"
"Hui Zhenren asked, I'm from the south. Nanfeng replied, the matter has come to this, there is no hope of conferring the urn, and being able to retreat with the whole body is creation.
"Why are you wearing a Qing Taoist robe?" the middle-aged Taoist raised his voice.
"I can't survive since Taiqing, so I cut my robe to cast Shangqing. Nanfeng tried to restrain the panic in his heart and tried to speak calmly.
Since Nanfeng did not deny that he knew Kong Yiming, nor did he deny that he was a Taiqing Daoist, the middle-aged Taoist was not allowed to interrogate and interrogate, and after groaning, he asked, "Why did you knock on the door?"
"When I arrived, I inquired along the way, and I knew that the real person was the main person here, so I had the heart to ask for it. Nanfeng said.
The middle-aged Taoist seemed to be busy with official business, and he didn't have the heart to think about it, so he waved his hand, "Drive him out." ”
Kong Yiming didn't expect that the middle-aged Taoist would let go of the south wind, but he was not very relieved but helpless, so he had to stretch out his hand and point westward, "The real person has made a decree, don't get out quickly." ”
Nanfeng glared at Kong Yiming, turned around and left.
There is an old folk saying that the weasel bites the sick duck, and the elegant saying is that the blessing is unequaled and the disaster is not a single line, the south wind did not walk a few steps, and a small Taoist came on the opposite side, and the Taoist was the person he asked for directions before, and when he saw that he was leaving, he asked casually, "Why did you go so fast, did you hand over the list of conferrers to Jiang Zhenren?"
Nanfeng had the heart to cry, but Kong Yiming on his side was ecstatic, and turned around and shouted at the middle-aged Taoist who had not yet entered the house, "Real person, you have heard it, he is here to commit adultery, and there must be a false list on him, and he will definitely be able to find it." ”
The middle-aged Taoist had a gloomy face, and he said, "Search him." ”
Nanfeng wanted to run, but he didn't move, useless, this is the ancestral court of the Shangqing Dynasty, he can't run away, at this time he is just glad that he hid the tortoise shell and deer skin earlier, and he didn't take it with him, otherwise he would have been searched.
Kong Yiming stepped forward to search his body, and quickly searched out the envelope, gloated at Nanfeng, turned around and handed it to the middle-aged Taoist with both hands, "Real person, please take a look, this person is misbehaving, he must be in Taiqing and cannot be conferred, this time I want to come to my sect to fish in troubled waters." ”
"Is the water in the Shangqing Sect very muddy?" the middle-aged Taoist frowned.
Kong Yiming knew that he was speechless, so he didn't dare to respond, and bowed back.
The middle-aged Taoist looked at the envelope, then tore open the wax seal and took out the paper inside.
Nanfeng is in despair at this time, this is really a stolen person, this matter is a big deception, it is difficult to say whether he can save his life.
The middle-aged Taoist looked at the note, frowned again, and looked at Nanfeng suspiciously, "Your name is Nanfeng?"
Nanfeng nodded, things had come to such an extent that they were as obvious as lice on a bald man's head, and it was useless to deny them.
"Do you have a surname?" the middle-aged Taoist asked again.
Nanfeng shook his head.
"Come with me. The middle-aged Taoist pushed the door into the house.
Nanfeng stepped in, and Kong Yiming also wanted to follow up, but was rejected by the middle-aged Taoist, "Go out." ”
Kong Yiming was stunned for a moment, and quit in frustration, so embarrassed.
At this time, there were two young Taoists in the cave, who seemed to be sorting out the papers, and the middle-aged Taoists sent the two out as well, "Go and guard the door." ”
At this moment, Nanfeng had come back to his senses, and began to wonder about the intention of the middle-aged Taoist's move, if it was interrogated and convicted, it seemed that there was no need to avoid others.
The middle-aged Taoist walked to the stone wall on the east side, pressed a few times from the stone wall, and a bluestone reversed out.
The middle-aged Taoist probed into it, picked up a text from the dark grid, flipped it slightly, and turned his head to look at the south wind, "Who are you?"
"Western Wei. Nanfeng replied.
"Be more detailed. The middle-aged Taoist said.
"Chang'an. Nanfeng replied.
"How old are you?" the middle-aged Taoist asked again.
"XVI. The south wind replied again.
The middle-aged Taoist tilted his head to look at the south wind and looked up and down, very carefully.
After a moment, the middle-aged Daoist withdrew his gaze and asked in a low voice, "What is your relationship with the former head of this sect?"
Nanfeng was stunned, and he didn't know why the other party had this question.
When the middle-aged Taoist saw that he didn't answer, he handed him Wen Yan.
Nanfeng took it suspiciously, looked down and read, only to see that the text was densely written with the Taoist name, the ancestral birthdate and the palace view to which he belonged.
At the end of the text, there is a column of red characters in Zhu Pi: Nanfeng's surname is unknown, his ancestral home is unknown, he is longer in Chang'an, and the words of Wushen are unknown......