"I really can't see it," Yuan Qi'er re-examined him with a look of surprise, "Old madman, even the emperor of the Ming Dynasty values you so much, and he even sent someone to invite you into Beijing...... Tsk tsk, you must have been flattered at the time, right? ”

The sloppy Taoist smiled and didn't speak.

"And what did the Emperor ask you to do?" Yuan Qi'er's eyes flickered, "It won't be because you are strong in martial arts, please teach him to practice martial arts, right?" ”

"The emperor owns the world, and the guards around him are like clouds, what do you do by practicing such high martial arts?" The sloppy Taoist smiled, "You have always been extremely smart, and the old Taoist depends on whether you can guess the emperor's intention to invite me?" ”

Yuan Qi'er pouted mischievously, "You have a bull's nose, the emperor can take a fancy to you except for martial arts...... his eyes lit up, "He won't ask you to open a furnace for him to alchemy, and then become an immortal, right?" ”

The sloppy Taoist glanced at her appreciatively, "The emperor reigns over the world, is rich all over the world, and controls the life and death of tens of millions of people in his hands." But there is one thing he can't ...... dryly" stretched out his finger and hooked it gently, "That is his lifespan, no matter how beautiful he was in life, once the limit comes, he will be no different from an ordinary person......" sighed, "How many emperors and generals, as strong as Emperor Qin and Han Wu, and the generation of Tianjiao Genghis Khan on your grassland, in the end it will become a loess." No matter how strong a person is, he will never be stronger than his own life. ”

"I also remembered what you said," Yuan Qi'er turned his gaze on him, "Genghis Khan also invited a bull nose back then, but he couldn't extend his life. ”

"Taoism pays attention to purity and inaction, self-cultivation, and nature. It's the opposite of the domineering emperor's technique," the sloppy Taoist shook his head with a wry smile, "How can there be an immortal immortal technique in this world, which can be indifferent to fame and fortune, follow the way of heaven, and not live for a few more years." In the field of power, intrigue, drunkenness, and exhaustion, how can you live a long life? ”

"By the way," Yuan Qi'er changed the topic, "You must have felt a lot of emotion when you met your old man, did you talk about why he didn't come to compete with you again, and also, did you have a competition?" ”

"I am a distinguished guest invited by the emperor, how can he make a mistake as a messenger, and besides, the years have smoothed out his youth and frivolity, and he is no longer here." The sloppy Taoist said leisurely: "He is now the chief administrator of the emperor's side, how can he try to make these rivers and lakes famous." But I haven't seen him in years, so it's inevitable that we'll talk a little more......"

"So what are you going to talk about? I'm sure you'll ask him about the no-show, and why he went back to the palace to become a eunuch. Yuan Qi'er interjected and said, she has always been a deep and wise female middle school Zhuge in front of her subordinates, and she is like an innocent child in front of this sloppy Taoist.

"I didn't ask, he took the initiative to tell me," Lord Sloppy said with a deep groan, "After the mountain that day, he will go back to concentrate on practicing......" He paused slightly, his eyes narrowed slightly, "Sometimes a man often neglects the woman who loves him the most in order to chase his own fame and fortune...... The reason why he missed the appointment was related to a woman. ”

"Then he can't practice twelve hours a day, he always has to eat and sleep, can't he accompany his beloved woman at that time?" Yuan Qi'er glanced at Yang Muyun, who was exercising, his face was as red as blood, the fog on his head was getting thicker and thicker, his heart tightened, and he looked at the sloppy Taoist, who smiled and bowed his head, signaling that she didn't have to worry.

"But he has practiced the internal strength heart method is quite special, it is the Yi Xin Sutra of the unique martial arts," the sloppy Taoist cast a glance at Yang Muyun, "This internal strength heart method has extremely high requirements for people's qualifications, and ordinary people can't practice it at all." ”

"What about me, do I have the qualifications to practice this inner strength method?" Yuan Qi'er asked with sudden interest when she heard this.

"Well, of course it's no problem," the sloppy Taoist suddenly changed his voice as soon as he said this, "It's just a pity that you are a woman, and this internal strength is for men to practice." Moreover, there is also one of the most demanding things about the practice of the Yi Xin Sutra, that is, the practitioner must be a virgin, and the body of a virgin must not be broken by a woman before the cultivation is completed......"

Yuan Qi'er exclaimed "ah", and her bright eyes stared directly at Yang Muyun, who was at a critical juncture, "Yang Muyun...... he

Isn't this the Yi Xin Sutra that you cultivate? ”

The sloppy Taoist nodded slowly.

"And what happens to him when he breaks his virgin body?" Yuan Qi'er asked in surprise.

"Then his skills will be dissipated, and his martial arts will be lost, no different from ordinary people." The sloppy Taoist said in a deep voice: "Unless he breaks through the last entrance of the Yi Xin Sutra, he must not have a fish and water with a woman." ”

Who knew that Yuan Qi'er sighed, and the corners of her lips hooked up a smile, "So that's the ......" Xin said no wonder he didn't know anything about his physical discomfort, it turned out to be ...... It turned out that he had not been a real husband and wife with another woman. In a woman's heart, no matter who the man she likes belongs to nominally, as long as he is not actually possessed by other women, then he is a man who can win over her side.

The sloppy Taoist was surprised by her expression, "Aren't you worried that he will lose his martial arts?" ”

"As long as he can live," Yuan Qi'er looked at Yang Muyun deeply, "I can accompany him and protect him......" As soon as the words came out, he knew that he was speechless, and a faint flush rose on his white cheeks.

Looking at her embarrassment, the sloppy Taoist smiled meaningfully.

"Is it because of the person who broke the appointment with you...... Because of the woman's lack of skill, I didn't go to Wudang to compete with you again? Yuan Qi'er was very unnatural by him, and turned the topic away.

"You're right," the sloppy Taoist retracted his gaze and said slowly: "The reason why he missed the appointment was indeed because of a woman, but his martial arts were not completely lost, on the contrary, he broke through the last entrance and truly refined the Yi Xin Sutra." ”

Yuan Qi'er's eyes widened when she heard this, "That's ...... Then why didn't he come to you to compete? ”

"That's because the woman he loved dearly followed another man during his practice," the sloppy Taoist said in a very calm tone: "For a person like him who is very affectionate, everything he does is for the woman he loves, and if the woman he loves is gone, no matter how much he does, it will be meaningless......"

"So he made a three-year appointment, and then went to the palace to become a eunuch?" Yuan Qi'er suddenly felt that this person's experience was very worthy of sympathy.

"No," the sloppy Taoist shook his head slightly, "he was going to snatch back his woman from that man, but that man was so powerful that he couldn't do it alone." So he threw himself into the man's opponent. A few years later, his master's army and his rival fought an earth-shattering battle in a large lake, which lasted for many days, and the trees were torn apart, bleeding and the lake was completely red. His rival was defeated, and when fleeing the battlefield, he saw the opportunity and killed his rival with a sword. ”

"And then?" Yuan Qi'er listened attentively, "Has he found the woman he loves?" ”

"He didn't say this to me," the sloppy Taoist didn't mean to sell Guanzi, "and the master he followed later exterminated the heroes, expelled the emperor of the Great Yuan back to the grasslands, and established a powerful Ming dynasty. The tide rises, and he has also become the head of the palace, and all the rights and wrongs on the rivers and lakes in the past have become a thing of the past in his eyes. ”

"It turns out that he took refuge in Zhu Yuanzhang and became a eunuch," Yuan Qi'er suddenly realized, and the little sympathy for him in her heart disappeared suddenly, "He invited you to see the emperor, did you go with him?" ”

"Although I am an outsider, I also know what his master wants from me," the sloppy Taoist said: "I can't give his master what he needs, so what's the benefit of going to Beijing with him, so I found a reason to shirk it." Who knew that the next year his master sent him again, this time it was more grand, and I didn't get tired of it, so I simply left Wudang Mountain and went around. ”

"Old madman," Yuan Qi'er stared at him for a moment, "You don't seem to be interested in this Ming Emperor at all!" ”

"The old way I am just a fielder, I can't stand the entertainment of the world, so I just walked away, out of sight and out of mind." The sloppy Taoist said.

"And after that?" Yuan Qi'er asked: "As the saying goes, if you can run, a Taoist can't run away, aren't you afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang will level your Wudang Mountain in anger and embarrass your disciples and grandchildren?" ”

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The emperor should be obedient to the world, how can he do this thing that violates the way of heaven," the sloppy Taoist smiled indifferently, "Since Emperor Taizu, every generation of emperors has sealed my Wudang Mountain and treated my Wudang disciples well, which one is embarrassed?" ”

An indescribable smile appeared in Yuan Qi'er's eyes, "Old madman, when I asked your name before, you always flickered and refused to tell the truth. What you just said can explain your origins, you are the ......"

"If you know it in your heart, why should you say it?" The sloppy Taoist interrupted her and said, "Actually, I'm still willing to let you call me an old madman." ”

"Well, you can't blame me in your heart," Yuan Qi'er's gaze turned to Yang Muyun again, only to see that his eyes were still closed like an old monk, his blood-red face seemed to have become lighter, and he couldn't help but say happily: "Old madman, look, he has begun to dissolve the medicinal power in your wine." ”

The sloppy Taoist stroked his beard and said with a smile: "This baby has some Taoism, and it is not in vain that you favor him." ”

"Old madman," Yuan Qi'er frowned slightly, "According to what you said, the person who taught Yang Muyun martial arts is the chief of the inner house beside Zhu Yuanzhang?" But why did he say that his master was being hunted down by the Jinyi Guard? ”

"This is not something that the old Taoist can know," the sloppy Taoist thought for a moment and said: "If the old Taoist can live until now, he should be more than a hundred years old, whether it is the martial arts of this baby taught by him, I don't know." Because he lost his news more than forty years ago, whether he had any disciples to pass it on, the old Tao does not know. ”

"It's not impossible to live to be more than a hundred years old, and honestly, you're probably more than a hundred years old, right?" Yuan Qi'er had a smile on her face.

"I can't remember how long I've lived," the sloppy Taoist muttered: "I only remember that when I was a child, there were Mongol cavalry constantly going south to attack the Song Kingdom in the south, and then I heard soon after that the Song Kingdom had been destroyed, and the emperors had thrown themselves into the sea, and their prime ministers were escorted back to Dadu and locked up." Alas, that's a good man with a strong backbone......" he said with a sigh of relief.

"What?" Yuan Qi'er said in a little surprise: "That should be when Kublai Khan was in power, you old madman is really an old monster, you have lived for so long." ”

"It's not a good thing to live a long time," the sloppy Taoist sighed, "all the relatives and friends have gone to the underworld, and I am left with an old immortal left in the world, lonely and miserable." As he spoke, he sniffled his nose and squeezed his eyes, but he didn't squeeze out a single tear.

"Okay, don't you still have me with you," Yuan Qi'er grimaced at him, "It's a lot of old people, and they are still crying, and they are not ashamed." ”

"Sometimes I wish he was still in the world," the sloppy Taoist looked up at the top of the cave, "I can have a good fight like I did on the Lingyun Peak of Wudang Mountain, and I can relieve my loneliness a little." ”

"Are you really not going to find the slightest news of him anymore?" Yuan Qi'er asked with a wink.

"He waited for his emperor master wholeheartedly," the sloppy Taoist looked a little dazed, "after the death of his emperor master, the imperial grandson succeeded to the throne, and he went to serve the new emperor." Later, the new emperor was overthrown by his uncle, and he was lost along with his new emperor's master......"

"It's not difficult for you to know his news," Yuan Qi'er looked at Yang Muyun, and said with a smile on the corner of her mouth: "Even if he is not your old man's personal disciple, the master who taught him martial arts must have an inevitable relationship with your old man. ”

"That's it," the sloppy Taoist waved his hand and said, "It's better not to see each other than to see each other, and what is the difference between knowing and not knowing." As he spoke, he picked up the gourd, leaned his neck and took a long sip of wine, then turned around and walked out of the cave.

"Hey," Yuan Qi'er hurriedly called him, "Where are you going?" ”

The sloppy Taoist didn't answer, and disappeared into the vast rain curtain outside the cave as soon as his body moved.

"This old madman ......," Yuan Qi'er said hatefully. When I turned around, I saw that the blood on Yang Muyun's face had all receded, the mist was steaming, the sweat on his forehead continued to flow down his cheeks, his body moved slightly, and his pale and chapped lips opened a slit, "Water ......"