It was late autumn, and the sun was hanging obliquely in the western sky, slowly sinking downward. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info orange light shadows a tall and majestic city, revealing heavy wall battlements. On the obviously repaired city wall, there are still faint traces of huge marks, as if they have been struck by the claws of the giant beast. The autumn wind blows in bursts, and there is an indescribable vicissitudes of desolation echoing in this cold and distant sky, as if telling countless joys and sorrows.

Autumn days are a little short, but it's not dusk, and it's not night. But the gate of the city and the small gates on both sides were wide open, and there was a long stream of people anxiously entering in front of each gate, as if if they did not enter at this time, they would have to sleep in the wilderness if they were a little later.

As the sun set, the gates were closed, and there was no longer a single figure to be seen outside the city. Night is quietly coming, and the lights in the city are slowly turning on. Most of the city was a bit quiet, except for the one in the northwest corner of the city. There, there is a Taoist temple, and the lights inside are brighter than any other, and the sound inside is louder than any other.

There is a plaque at the main gate of the Taoist temple, and the book falls on the view of the city of Yuping. When you enter the main entrance, what you see is not an incense case, nor a house, but a large open space. The open space seems to have been divided into several areas, which were used as a place for martial arts training. In some places, weapons such as knives, guns, clubs, and halberds are placed, and warriors in strong suits are fighting each other; Some have plum blossom piles, on which sturdy men are practicing light steps: others have huge stone piers, and strong and powerful wrestlers are exercising their arms...... From time to time, they shouted and cheered, and made thunderous sounds, not thinking of this time as night. It can be said that this place is like a martial arts academy, and it is better than a Taoist temple.

There seemed to be only two Taoist priests in this huge Taoist temple, they were dressed in azure robes, their sleeves were embroidered with the word "falling feathers", and they carried sharp swords. At this time, he was strolling along the path between the two areas, and while watching the drills of these warriors, he was whispering softly. and these lively warriors are completely in two worlds, which is extremely incompatible.

"Senior Brother Zhang, the skill and number of this year's martial artists seem to be a little worse than last year's." The slightly younger Taoist priest said, "This is also normal, after all, the beast tide has been almost six years, even if you know that it is terrible, its threat, it will make people gradually slack off, and gradually no longer work as hard as in previous years." I think we will continue to do this next year and for the next few years, and it will not be until the last year that we will be able to fight against the inevitable disaster at the beginning of the next year. The elder Taoist priest surnamed Zhang frowned, and then comforted his junior disciple and said, "However, fortunately, the Kaichun Sect will recruit new disciples in the year after tomorrow, and if you want to come to these disciples to cultivate for two years, it can be ......useful."

"Hey, Senior Brother Zhang, who do you think is that?" Senior Brother Zhang looked in the direction pointed by his finger, and saw a treasure light shaped like a flying boat flying in from the east side of the city wall, and then quietly fell into a large mansion near the center of the city. "I see that person seems to have entered the Yang Mansion, isn't Senior Yang returning to the family?" Senior Brother Zhang guessed, and then said, "Senior Brother Zhao, you are waiting here, for the sake of brother, go and see who is here." ”

Without waiting for his junior brother to answer, he pinched the trick and whispered, "Get up!" I saw the sword behind me move in response to the sound, flying to a height of three meters, from a small sword only three feet long and no more than two inches wide, into a giant sword with a length of three feet and a width of more than five feet in the blink of an eye. Then he jumped lightly, jumped on the flying sword, and flew towards Yang Fuzhong. The people who practiced martial arts next to him seemed to see him often, and they looked at him a few times in surprise, and then continued to practice martial arts.

The Yang Mansion and the Pingcheng Taoist Temple are nearly 10,000 meters apart, and the senior brother surnamed Zhang only took less than a cup of tea to reach the Yang Mansion. As soon as he landed in the inner courtyard of the Yang Mansion, he saw a majestic and burly man, as if he was waiting for him. Seeing this, the senior brother surnamed Zhang hurriedly saluted the strong man and said, "It turned out that Senior Yang had returned, and when he saw Baoguang flying into Yang's mansion, Poor Dao hurriedly flew over to check." I don't know why Senior Yang came back, if it is useful, even if it is instructed, the younger generation will never refuse. ”

It turned out that this senior Yang was named Yang Yuan, and he was a second disciple under the scattered cultivation seat known as the Heavenly Corpse Master. Although Yang Yuan looked strong and healthy, he seemed to be injured, his complexion was extremely bad, and his face was slightly pale. "It's okay, you can go. I will inform your sect master Liu Xuanfeng about what I am doing here. Yang Yuan waved his hand. If there is nothing to do, the junior will leave first. After the senior brother surnamed Zhang finished speaking, he didn't look back, and left with his sword.

"All the children between the ages of ten and fifteen have gone to the family ancestral hall?" After Yang Yuan saw the senior brother surnamed Zhang leave, he turned his head and asked the septuagenarian who was standing respectfully behind him. This old man should be the head of the family in the contemporary Yang Mansion, dressed gracefully and luxuriously, with an extraordinary bearing, and has the atmosphere of a superior who has held power for a long time and decided life and death. But at this moment, he seemed to be extra careful, put away all his nobility, half-bowed, and replied with a smile, "Qi Taizu, all the children between the ages of ten and fifteen have already been summoned, and they are all waiting for Hou Taizu to show them in the ancestral hall. Yang Yuan didn't answer, and went straight to the family ancestral hall. Seeing this, the old man could only helplessly touch the unnecessary sweat on his forehead and followed closely.

The Yang family's ancestral hall is quite large, accommodating hundreds of people. In the innermost center of the ancestral hall, there is a portrait painting, which is actually Yang Yuan himself, and there is a sign under it, which reads "The Appearance of Yang Yuan, the Ancestor of the Immortals".

"One by one, come forward and let me check it out." Yang Yuan entered the lobby, and he didn't need to enter it to sit down, he stood at the door and said directly. "Yes" These children seem to have been told, and they are unusually obedient. Every time a child came, Yang Yuan touched the child's wrist with one hand, then closed his eyes to feel something, and then motioned for the next child to come over. With the passage of time, the more than two hundred children in the Yang Mansion have gradually been checked, and only the last three or five remain. At this time, Yang Yuan's forehead was already slightly sweaty, and his brows were tightly wrinkled, twisted into a Sichuan character, and he seemed to be full of helplessness and loneliness. When the last child's inspection was finished, Yang Yuan's heart had already sunk.

"Is the heavens going to kill me!" Yang Yuan sighed, and suddenly he seemed to be very unwilling, so he asked again, "Isn't there really a child from ten to fifteen years old in our Yang Mansion, you all have one courtyard and one house, and the house has been carefully inspected?" "At this time, behind Yang Yuan, outside the ancestral hall, almost all the people from the Yang Mansion rushed over." It should be gone. After your great-grandfather came, I asked the masters of each house to gather all the children according to your instructions. They will not fail to do so in this matter. The contemporary head of the Yang Mansion pondered after seeing Yang Yuan so disappointed.

"Taizu," a weak girl suddenly trembled at this moment, as if she had mustered up all the courage to say these two words with difficulty, but the voice was so soft that even the clansmen around her might not be able to hear it clearly.

You said, "But Yang Yuan is a cultivator after all, his gaze passed through the crowd and fell on the woman who spoke. The woman was dressed as a maid, her face was full of shyness, her hands were clutched at the corners of her clothes, and she looked extremely nervous.

Seeing Yang Yuan's direct gaze, the woman who spoke seemed to have received great encouragement, and her voice became a little louder, "Tell you Taizu, there is still a thirteen-year-old child in our courtyard, his father unfortunately died in the last beast tide, and his mother washed her face with tears all day long, and then she was overly sad, and she also went with his father two years ago. The child was frail and sickly since he was a child, and spent most of his time asleep in bed, and despite various treatments, it was ineffective. Taizu summoned, we didn't dare to let him go, but he accidentally contracted the wind cold two days ago and couldn't wake up, so we couldn't let him come. ”

"You're talking about Yang Huaishan, Yang Yi, the child of Zhou Ningyu and his wife. How did I forget about him. Without waiting for Yang Yuan to speak, the head of the Yang family hurriedly said. Precisely. The woman replied, Yang Yuan heard this, there were joys and worries. That's all there is to it, let's go check it out. You lead the way.

After passing through a few courtyards, we arrived at Yang Yi's residence, which was a slightly remote house. Yang Yuan didn't talk nonsense after arriving, and went directly into the house. Then I saw a child lying on the bed in the dark. The child's face was extremely pale, and it was very difficult to breathe, as if he were in great pain. Seeing this, Yang Yuan gently pressed Yang Yi's arm with one hand, and then took out a pill from his arms with the other hand and gently sent it into Yang Yi's mouth. This pill melted in his mouth, making Yang Yi, who was originally pale and full of pain, actually began to breathe evenly at this moment, and his sickness was slowly dissipating. And Yang Yuan, who originally treated a dead horse as a live horse doctor, suddenly had a trace of joy on his face, unwilling, and the disappointment slowly retreated.

After a long time, Yang Yuan withdrew his hand, breathed a sigh of relief, and said with relief, "Although the qualifications are not very good, they are barely enough, and they can finally live up to the master." ”

"You did a good job this time, if it weren't for you, I might have missed Yang Yi." Yang Yuan turned back to the maid and said, "This is a beauty pill, which can ensure that your appearance will not age for a hundred years." "The maid took it happily, and then naturally she was very grateful." You have to treat her well in the future, and don't treat her as a subordinate anymore, do you understand? Yang Yuan said to the head of the Yang family again, without waiting for the head of the Yang family to answer, and then said, "Okay, it's over here." I'm going to take Yang Yi away. ”

After speaking, Yang Yuan gently picked up Yang Yi, and without seeing how he moved, a flying boat had already appeared in the sky, and he also jumped into the boat with Yang Yi in his arms, and then shot away in the southeast direction.