Chapter Ninety-Six: Wave goodbye to Chengdu
Between Heming Mountain and Emei Mountain, there is a Tsing Yi River that runs through the north and south. The river meanders through Qile County, which is located at the midpoint between the two mountains, and is known as "Seven Mountains, Two Rivers and One Field", and is the main residence of the Qiang people.
There is Wawu Mountain in Qile County, which is one of the Taoist immortal mountains, where Zhang Daoling once practiced and preached, subdued the Qiang people, and relied on it as an arm, laying a solid foundation for the rule of the Heavenly Master Tao in Yizhou.
Wawu Mountain is also the burial place of Wei Yuansi, the true monarch of Guan Miao!
Wei Yuan's thinking returned to the sky, and instead of being buried in the Celestial Master Tomb in Heming Mountain, he left his last words and chose Wawu Mountain, which is two hundred miles away. This immortal mountain was the place where he first entered the Taoist sect of refuge, and after more than ten years, he grew up, played, learned the Tao and rose step by step, it can be said that Heming Mountain is the end of his glory, and Wawu Mountain is the starting point of this glory.
Where you came from, and where you come back!
Wei Yuansi injured his vitality because of the cultivation of Dao Heart Xuanwei Dafa, and he could no longer reach the peak of martial arts, and even with the superb Dao method, he regressed a lot, and the more he reached the limit, the more he missed the happy past of his childhood, so his soul returned to Wawu Mountain, which was not compliant in terms of Daomen, but for individuals, it was a wish.
There is a waterfall pavilion on the top of Wawu Mountain, behind the waterfall pavilion is Wei Yuansi's tomb, Sun Guan and Ning Xuangu sit in the pavilion, put two glasses of wine in front of them, since yesterday's Qingming Festival worshiped the master, the two of them chatted while drinking, talking about the dusty past in Heming Mountain thirty years ago, the whole two days and nights, although the atmosphere is not warm, but also leisurely and natural.
"Since the death of the master and the immortal, you and I rarely talk about wine like this. If the junior brother can move to Heming Mountain and come to push the cup and change the lamp, presumably the master will feel relieved when he sees it in the spirit of heaven. ”
Ning Xuangu smiled slightly: "Senior brother shoulders the responsibility of the prosperity of the Daomen, and he is busy with teaching affairs in Heming Mountain, if I go to disturb and miss the right thing, the master may not be happy." ”
This was Sun Guan's last patient admonition, and not surprisingly, Ning Xuangu still refused his kindness without hesitation. Since Ning Xuangu opened the altar in Mount Emei five years ago to preach the Fa, he changed his previous low-key style like a hermit, and made a profound criticism of the current chaos of the Heavenly Master Dao, and gathered many strange people to serve under his command, and it is said that he also wanted to hide the Heavenly Master Palace from compiling the unprecedented "Three Caves Daozang......
What does he want to do? Do you covet the position of Heavenly Master, or do you want to set up another Heavenly Master?
Heming Mountain has long criticized this, Sun Guan's tolerance for Ning Xuangu has slowly reached the limit, his behavior has violated the core interests of the Heavenly Master, if it weren't for the love of thirty years ago, and there are many scruples about Ning Xuangu, I'm afraid that Emei Mountain would have been destroyed long ago, and this stinger in the heart would have been removed!
Sun Guan sighed, got up and came to the edge of the Waterfall Pavilion. On the opposite side are two large waterfalls, such as white yarn hanging down from the jade, more than 40 zhang away from each other, more than 50 zhang high, swaying graceful dancing, indescribable style.
The roar of the waterfall and the crisp sound of birdsong combine perfectly to make it a delight. Sun Guan's robe flew up, staring at the high peaks of the mountain, he was respected as a heavenly master, but he spent a day in the pavilion with Ning Xuangu, which was naturally a great difficulty.
"You are afraid that the master will be unhappy even when you go up to Heming Mountain, but you want to move the master's coffin to Emei without authorization. Senior brother," Sun Guan didn't look back, and said lightly: "You are so bold!" ”
The momentum of the great grandmaster was vigorous at this moment, countless frightened birds fluttered their wings from the mountains and forests around the waterfall viewing pavilion, and thousands of hanging branches and leaves fell one after another, as if even the torrential waterfall that flowed straight down also solidified the fragrance of the moment.
Ning Xuangu sat still, and slowly reached out to pick up the wine glass on the stone table!
Not sooner, not later, a thin invisible gap appeared in the middle of the incomparably hard stone case, and then, in some strange way, it shattered little by little into powder and sprinkled on the ground.
The bluestone floor between the two of them was carved with a straight mark three fingers deep, and even the most skilled carpenter in the world could not measure such a perfect straight line with an ink fountain.
Divide the land and break off the relationship, and the distinction is clear!
"Senior brother finally moved to kill!"
Ning Xuangu smiled and drank a glass of Chinese wine, he was probably the only one who could face the anger of the Great Grandmaster and still remain calm, and said, "There are all Lutang masters under Wawu Mountain, Fan Changyi and Wei An are waiting for you...... Senior brother, you want to kill me, but in a snap of a button, why do you put on such a big battle? ”
"The brotherhood between you and me has been decided, and there is no need to be commensurate with each other in the future!" Sun Guan said indifferently: "Besides, Ning Zhenren is too humble!" At that time, there were five people under the master's seat, and you were the most talented and loved by the master. Over the years, I have not been entangled in the world, and I have cultivated to the subtle realm of Jidatong, I want to kill you, I'm afraid it's not easy! ”
"It's rare for the Heavenly Master to praise me twice."
Since Sun Guan has broken his love relationship for thirty years with the word "real person", Ning Xuangu naturally won't call him senior brother anymore, there seems to be a mockery in his eyes, and he said: "No matter what, if you kill me, Heavenly Master alone is enough." Fan Wei and the others led Lutang, for the sake of those disciples of Emei Mountain? In fact, the Heavenly Master can allow me to build a meditation and cultivation path in Emei, and I am already grateful for my kindness, even if I decide at this moment, I have no regrets! ”
He got up leisurely, walked to Sun Guan's side, and stood side by side. The two waterfalls in the distance originate from the Yuanxi and Yangxi on the top of the mountain, which have been symbiotic to each other for thousands of years, but never merge, just like the current relationship between the two.
"Before the death of the master immortal, there is an edict left here, except for you and me, no one else is allowed to come here to clean and mourn. But the master stayed in Wawu Mountain, usually no one took care of it, and the weeds in front of the tomb were overgrown, and it was desolate to watch. I have been looking for an excellent place in Emei Mountain, moving the coffin to the past, day and night to take care of, the heavenly master can concentrate on teaching affairs, don't be distracted by this matter, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? ”
Ning Xuangu has his own faction in Mount Emei, and the hidden power is already not small, if Wei Yuansi's coffin is moved over again, if there is a dissenting intention in the future, it will be even more difficult to check and balance in the name of Wei Yuansi. The reason why Sun Guan had murderous intentions today was because Ning Xuangu vainly discussed moving the grave, which made him feel that the matter had reached the point where it had to be solved.
Sun Guan said lightly: "You have been cultivating in Mount Emei for thirty years, but you have been disturbed by a few weeds in front of the grave, so in vain, what is the benefit of the ascetic cultivation method, it is better to let go of these, return to the mountains and forests to be a rich man, and enjoy the ...... of peace."
At this moment, Fan Changyi's figure appeared on the mountain road behind the Waterfall Pavilion, stopped dozens of steps away from the two of them, with a slight anxious look on his face, and said respectfully: "Master, I have something important to say!" ”
Ning Xuangu laughed and said: "Heavenly Master's proposal is not impossible, since you have important matters to discuss, I will retire first, as for the rest, it will not be too late to talk about it in the future!" After saying that, he bent down and saluted, and floated away.
Fan Changyi didn't dare to stop him, and hurriedly looked at Sun Guan, who didn't say anything, and he didn't say anything. Although Ning Xuangu is important, compared to the current matter, it is not worth mentioning at all.
Ning Xuangu got out safely, he knew in his heart that it must be Xu You who succeeded, and there was news from Heming Mountain, otherwise Fan Changyi would never dare to disturb Sun Guan at this time.
When I came down the mountain, more than a dozen people immediately poured in from the mountains and forests, cliff corners and rivers, all of whom were under the ancient sect of Ning Xuan, looking at the body shape and footwork, all of them were masters. One of them had a square face and big ears, and he was quite calm, and said: "Master, I don't know what happened to Heming Mountain, but there was a sound of cranes, which can be heard for hundreds of miles!" ”
Ning Xuangu didn't make a sound, led everyone on the boat, and went down the Tsing Yi River, he stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the direction of Heming Mountain, but he thought in his heart: Heming Mountain has not heard the sound of cranes for four hundred years, could it be that Xu You has responded to the number of days, and will become a supreme realm beyond the great master and no one can reach it?
There was a sound of light footsteps behind him, and a woman in white with outstanding temperament and beautiful appearance approached and called softly: "Master! ”
Ning Xuangu turned his head, his eyes were full of pity, and said with a smile: "You can rest assured, the big thing is done!" ”
"Huh? Xiaolang he ......, "It turns out that this woman in white has not appeared for a long time on the autumn equinox, I haven't seen her for three years, the young little girl has been slim and slim, following Ning Xuangu's side, contaminated with a bit of transcendent fairy energy, the beauty of her childhood has turned into the beauty of the present, plus the practice of Taoist martial arts, the eyebrows and eyes inadvertently reveal a bit of freedom and dust, it is really like a different person."
"You, how cold as snow are usually, only when you mention your little brother, you have a little bit of childishness!" Ning Xuangu teased her, looked at the pretty face that suddenly turned red at the autumn equinox, and couldn't help laughing: "I'm really curious, what kind of expression will Xu You look like when he sees you now!" ”
Xu You naturally didn't know about the changes in the autumn equinox, and he and Qingming were hiding in the courtyard of a farmhouse more than 100 miles away from the foot of Heming Mountain. Since they were carried by the current and fell into the Xiejiang River, the two of them floated for more than 50 miles before they came ashore, but fortunately it was already night, and no one found their traces. After going ashore, Qingming carried Xu You on his back and took advantage of the night to hurry, he was originally an assassin, proficient in all kinds of methods of concealing traces, and deliberately crossed the mountains and mountains, crossed the river near the water, easily erased all the clues that could be left, and then stopped for a little rest a hundred miles away.
This farmhouse is a family of three, male farmer and female weaver, only the daughter is only three or five years old, babbling and very cute. Yizhou has been in good weather these years, the people have a good life, Qingming mixed into the kitchen, stole some overnight food, and only stole a little of everything, cautious to the point of terrible.
Xu You ate and regained his spirits. He was slightly injured in the Qingming Cave because he fell into the pool, and later injured a little vitality when crossing the jade bridge, and then soaked in the river water for half the night, and it is God's favor to stay up to the present to be able to avoid getting sick, but if it weren't for these few mouthfuls of warm stomach, I don't know when I fell to the ground.
After sleeping for an hour, the sky was getting brighter, and the two went more than 30 miles east and came to the outside of Chengdu. As the state governance of Yizhou, Chengdu has a magnificent view of the building, the city is complete, and the crown is in the southwest, and some people even think that it is not inferior to Kyoto. Qingming stood on the high place of the hill on the edge of the Pijiang River and said: "Open the gate of 29 and draw the wide painting of the square track." The new palace is in Shuangkai, and it is planned to inherit the Ming and rise. Chengdu is known as the 'Golden Stone', and it is really indestructible! ”
Xu You glanced at him in surprise and said, "Sandu Fu you remember ......"
"Lang Jun is famous all over the world for his three capitals, so that Yangzhou paper is expensive, how dare I not remember?"
After becoming a little grandmaster, Qingming was a little more angry than before, Xu You was very happy to see his changes, and said with a smile: "That's just to deceive the world with literature, speaking of Chengdu, this is the first time to come to your place." The subject changed and said, "How are we leaving?" ”
Since Langjun decided to start on the Qingming Festival, his wing Langjun has arranged to stop, and every ten days there will be a big ship from Yangzhou to dock to send new paper to Luo Baiheng's shop in Chengdu, and then buy goods locally and load them back to Yangzhou for sale. If there is no mistake, there should be a boat waiting for us at the dock now, but it is not good to get on the boat in this outfit, there are many people, and it is not complete. Find a place for Lang Jun to rest for a while, and wait for me to go get something and come back. ”
"Good!" Xu You stretched and said, "By the way, let's settle the lunch too...... My stomach is screaming so badly, and if I don't feel soothed, I will definitely rebel. ”
About half an hour later, Qingming came back with a large package, which contained two sets of old clothes and some bottles and cans. Xu You took Lin Tong's mask, and Qingming reput on makeup for him, an ordinary ordinary person, if you don't look carefully, you can't see your true appearance.
"We've been contacted, and now the ship is loading, and when it's about one hour, we'll be able to blend in with the crowd and board the ship." Qingming caught two delicious fat fish from the river, used his hand as a knife to remove the scales and gills, and then wrapped them in banana leaves in the forest, buried them in the pit that had been dug and burned the branches, and took them out when they were young, and the fragrance was overflowing, so that the mouth was watered.
When the sky is a little dark, the wharf of Chengdu Watergate is also lit with Chinese lanterns, and from time to time there are busy coolies who will ship all kinds of products to hundreds of big bream, Xu You traveled all the way, and the things he saw were almost not the same, the country of abundance, and it really lived up to its name.
Coming to a boat with the word Luo written on the flag, Qingming stopped, hundreds of coolies were carrying the last grain and wine to the warehouse, a person who looked like a steward hurriedly ran over, and reprimanded the two: "Let you go to the city to get something, and you won't come back until this time, don't hurry up, it's later, be careful with your skin!" ”
Xu You was resigned, and Qingming hurriedly stepped on the pedal to board the big bream, just now he had seen clearly that the steward was Li Mu, who had always been clever.
Set sail and set sail!
Xu You stood at the cabin window on the second floor, looking at the brilliant lights in the distance, Qingming and Li Mu stood quietly behind him, thinking about everything in the past six months, as if they were in a different world!