Under the rope bridge in the back mountain of Panlong Mountain, Xiao Zhuo quietly looked at a slightly bulging dirt bag, probably because it was too long, the dirt bag looked very loose, and there were occasionally a few pieces of gravel under the weeds a few inches long, if it weren't for the rusty long sword inserted in front of him, Xiao Zhuo would almost not be able to find this place.

"Yuan Tiangangzhi...... Tomb? Xiao Zhuo pulled out the long sword, and the rust on the sword body was also peeled off by Xiao Zhuo, revealing a few vaguely rectectable fonts, but the last word was only engraved on the top half of the word, not the bottom half.

"It seems that Senior Sister was really sad back then! actually made a well-dressed mound for his senior brother. Xiao Zhuo smiled and started digging up the tomb, but after digging it up, the contents inside were Xiao Zhuo, and he was also a little dumbfounded.

"What is this? Senior sister, you're too easy to deceive! Xiao Zhuo looked at the wooden box that he pried open, and completely forgot that what he spent when he got Jinruo's promise was not as good as Yuan Tiangang!

There are more than a dozen round boxes of all sizes, with the vision of Xiao Zhuo's son, he can barely recognize them are all some daughter's things like rouge, and there are some broken and slender things, which should be hairpins and shaking, of course, hairpin earrings or something, but there is a slightly yellowed book, Xiao Zhuo only opened it and looked at it, and immediately put it in his arms. At the bottom, it was really what he was looking for on this trip-the Nine Star Disk.

After the battle of Shangqingguan, Yuan Tiangang knew that they were by no means Xiao Meiniang's opponents at this time, so he asked Xiao Zhuo to come to Panlong Mountain to retrieve the Nine Star Disk, and said that only the Nine Star Disk could help Xiao Zhuo break through to the realm of knowing the destiny of heaven as soon as possible, and then improve the combination of heaven and earth again. As for why the Nine Star Disk was buried in the back mountain of Panlong Mountain, Xiao Zhuo also learned it from Yuan Tiangang for a long time.

"Senior brother, how could the Nine Star Disk be buried in the back mountain?" Xiao Zhuo just asked casually at the time, but he didn't expect the answer to surprise him.

"Your senior sister buried it." Yuan Tiangang's answer was unremarkable, but Xiao Zhuo had already noticed the strangeness in it, so he asked tentatively: "How did Senior Sister bury this kind of immortal treasure there?" ”

Then Xiao Zhuo saw Yuan Tiangang staring at him with a monster-like look. After a long time, he let out a long sigh and asked Xiao Zhuo, "Have you always wanted to know what happened back then?" ”

"Yes!" Xiao Zhuo did not shy away from saying: "I used to hear the senior brothers say the same thing alone, what is the truth, you must know best, senior brother." ”

"Okay!" Yuan Tiangang sorted out his emotions for a while, and then slowly said what had happened, "At that time, your senior sister was just running a shop on Beipingfu Street, selling some odd things. One day I went down the mountain to preach, and when I came back, it was raining heavily, so I took shelter from the eaves opposite her. I watched her collect her bits and pieces, watching her figure sway in front of my eyes, so smart and beautiful, that I didn't realize I was out of shape until she turned to see me. Then, when I saw her, I found an umbrella, came to me, and said, 'Dao Chief, the weather is bad, do you want to buy an umbrella?' Yuan Tiangang smiled again at this time before continuing: "I told her: 'I don't have any money, can the donor lend me the umbrella first, and I will pay you back tomorrow.'" She frowned and said, 'Okay!' Then he lent me an umbrella. ”

Yuan Tiangang recounted calmly, as if he was in his first encounter with Jingyi again, until Xiao Zhuo's voice broke his memory: "Then did you return the umbrella the next day?" ”

"Nope!"

"Why didn't you pay it back?"

"Forgot to bring it?"

"Did you really forget to bring it?"

"Fake!"

After a series of questions, Xiao Zhuo didn't know what to say when he got here, how could he have thought that he, a senior brother who usually looks serious and serious, would have so many fancy intestines when he met a woman who was pleasant. "And then?"

"Then I bought a box of rouge, which was considered an apology for her, and said that I would return the umbrella to her tomorrow."

"And then you haven't been still, have you?" Xiao Zhuo probably guessed the result.

"Not only did I not return it the next day, but I didn't return her umbrella for the next half a month, but I gave her a lot of things as a gift. There are good-looking and fun ones, sometimes I buy them directly and give them to her, and sometimes I accompany her to find something she likes. ”

"Senior sister is not stupid, if you toss so much, she won't be able to see it?" Yuan Tiangang did not refute Xiao Zhuo's words, and continued: "Throw it into wood, repay it with Qiong Yao, and repay it for bandits, and always think it is good." Of course she saw it, so she never mentioned returning the umbrella after that. Until one day, she asked me, 'Daoist, have you ever thought about being vulgar?' She thought that those of us who were cultivators would not be able to marry like monks, so she asked this, but I didn't know about this at the time, and she actually replied, "Hold on to the Tao, and have no intention of returning to the world." So the next morning, I saw her come to the temple, and I asked her what she was doing, and she said she was going to become a monk. Hehe! I knew that we could get married, so I didn't stop her, so I took her under the door on behalf of the master. ”

"Senior sister, you collected it on behalf of the master?" Xiao Zhuo never thought that he was not a senior sister to himself, but he would enter the master like this.

"What? Master didn't say anything back then, what are you anxious about? If you think it's unfair, you can also accept a junior sister in the future, and I won't stop you! Yuan Tiangang squinted at Xiao Zhuo, although his words were still calm, the malice hidden in them made Xiao Zhuo's teeth ache with hatred.

"Forget it! I don't dare. Xiao Zhuo thought of Yuan Tiangang's motive when he collected Jingyi, and immediately extinguished this thought.

"She has been a teacher for three years, and Master also knows that we are interested in each other, so he gave me the Nine Astrolabe that was supposed to be passed on to her. Unexpectedly, I didn't marry her, but became close to Xiu'er. The day we got married......"

"Senior brother, wait! You haven't made it clear about Xiu'er yet! Isn't the biggest problem you and your sister have here? Those senior brothers have talked so much, just this paragraph is a blind guess! You just overshadow it with one word! Xiao Zhuo'er listened to Yuan Tiangang skip the most important plot and interrupted him in time.

"It has nothing to do with your senior sister, it has nothing to do with the Nine Star Disk, I don't want to say it." Yuan Tiangang didn't say anything, and Xiao Zhuo had no choice but to listen to him continue: "On the day we got married, your senior sister also went, pretending to be like a good person, but she was drunk. When it was time to leave, he left the umbrella for me. When Yuan Tiangang said this, he took out the flower umbrella that he had always cherished from the house, and after opening it, Xiao Zhuo saw a few lines of Juanxiu font written on the inside of the umbrella: Senior Brother He is happy, Chen Shi is like a floating shadow, and now he sees the phoenix flying, and his heart is at ease. I have heard that the participants are forever separated, and I should be like you!

"That's why Senior Sister only goes back to Shimen once every three years, saying that she is traveling to practice, but in fact, it is to avoid you, right?" Xiao Zhuo's thoughts also returned to the first time he saw Jingyi, when Jingyi had just taken him to Panlong Mountain, he was in a hurry to leave, and now that he thinks about it, it is like this.

"The place where I got married was in Beiping Mansion, if she didn't want to see me, she had to leave. And in order not to embarrass her, I also left Beiping Mansion with my family, and it was not until Xiu'er passed away that I entrusted the guest teacher to my uncle before returning to the teacher. It was also from the Master's mouth that I learned that she only came back once every three years, and when she left, she buried all the things related to me in the back mountain. ”

"Participate in business forever, never see each other again. Senior sister, if you can really do it, why don't you finish carving this tomb letter? With a little force, the long sword was immediately broken into two sections, and then it was thrown into the wooden box by Xiao Zhuo, and returned to dust along with the mess. Then Xiao Zhuo picked up the nine-star disk, according to the method that Yuan Tiangang said, poured mana into it, only to see a light flash on the blue disk body, on the nine-star disk, the two fish swam, the eight doors were bright, and then another light came out from the door of death, from Xiao Zhuo's left hand to the whole body, and finally gathered back to the right hand, and then flowed back into the nine-star disk from the birth gate.

"Nothing has changed, huh? Could it be that I haven't cultivated enough? Let's take it back and let my brother see it first! Xiao Zhuo urged his spiritual power, but found that there was no change, and he couldn't help but guess the reason. Then I tried a few more times, but I didn't even have the slightest reaction, so I had to give up.

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"Master, Master, are you alright?" Yuan Keshi was listening carefully to Jing Yi's schoolwork, but found that Jing Yi suddenly stopped talking and stopped talking, based on previous experience, Yuan Keshi immediately shouted.

"Huh? Where did Master just go? Jing Yi came back from her thoughts and asked.

"Master, you just mentioned the patriarch's motto: Good is like water, water is good for all things without fighting, and the evil of all people is better than the Tao. Dwelling in a good place, having a good heart, being kind and benevolent, being kind and believing, being good in governance, doing good things, and moving in good times. The husband is indisputable, so there is no especially. ”

He would have known this patriarch's proverb, but when he said it, he hurriedly looked at Jingyi's reaction again. Because this is not the first time this has happened, sometimes he doubts whether Jing Yi can teach himself in the end, as if the master in front of him has no special advantages except for being very good to himself and being better looking than his uncle! But every time he told Yuan Shoucheng about this, Yuan Shoucheng only told him: The guest master must be well-behaved, obedient, and learn from the master.

Master, do you know where my father is? Because Jingyi mentioned that he knew Yuan Tiangang, and Jingyi was really good to him these days, Yuan Keshi boldly asked.

"Huh?" Jingyi's hand holding the pen was obviously paused in mid-air, and a drop of thick ink was also shaken off the page, "I don't know." Jing Yi replied. She really didn't know where Yuan Tiangang was now, even Xiao Zhuo, she wasn't sure if she was still in Luoyang.

"Does Master know where my mother is buried?" Yuan Keshi bit his lip tightly, sadness appeared on his childish face, and his voice was obviously a little sad. But this was not seen by Jing Yi, who was wiping the ink.

"Your mother...... She...... Don't you know where she is buried? Jing Yi thought about it for a while, still doing her own thing in her hands. Yuan Tiangang and Xiu'er were relatives in Beiping Mansion back then, and then they left Beiping Mansion and never asked about these things. Later, she learned that Yuan Tiangang had also left Beiping Mansion with Xiu'er, and she was even more unclear about where she went. It wasn't until Yuan Tiangang returned to Shimen that she learned from her brother that Xiu'er had passed away, and she really didn't know where she was buried.

"I only know that the place where my mother is buried is called Xiyue Village, but I don't know what place it is. After burying my mother, my father handed me over to my uncle, and I have not been to worship my mother all these years. When Master Yuan Keshi said this, he also ran to Jingyi and knelt down, begging, "Master, if you know where Xiyue Village is, can you take me there?" I want to see my mother! As he spoke, the tears that had flashed in his eyes burst out, and his voice became even more choked.

"Guest, good! Yes...... Master knows, Master knows, Master will take you there tomorrow, ah......" Jingyi hurriedly stepped forward and hugged Yuan Keshi into his arms, comforting softly, the tone that was originally a little indifferent because he thought about the old things has become like melting ice at this moment.

Xiyue Village, of course she knows where it is! That was where Yuan Tiangang and Xiu'er got married, because she didn't want to touch the scene, so she hadn't been there all these years, even when Yuan Keshi just mentioned Xiyue Village, she also resisted in her heart. But listening to Yuan Keshi's almost pleading voice, looking at the sadness on Yuan Keshi's young face, and thinking about how it felt that Yuan Keshi had never visited his biological mother in six years, the high wall she had built in her heart for many years suddenly collapsed.

After escaping for so long, do you still want to go back after all? No matter how much you escape, you still live a good life after all, but what about the guest teacher? What's wrong with him, for many years, he didn't even know where his mother was buried, and his grievances were nothing compared to the guest teacher! Jingyi thought about Xiu'er's appearance in her heart, and also hugged Yuan Keshi tighter.

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"You're a good disciple! Talented and wise, and the heart is also clean, over time, you will be able to achieve something in the Tao. How did you take him? On the way to Jinyang, Chen Xuanhua looked at Li Chunfeng who was leisurely in the distance and asked Yuan Tiangang.

Because Chen Xuanhua is already a soul, after the first battle of Shangqingguan, Xiao Meiniang did not bring him back to the palace, so in order to prevent Chen Xuanhua from becoming a demon again and destroying his practice, this time he went to Jinyang to pick up Li Yuanba, and Yuan Tiangang still brought him with him. But along the way, Li Chunfeng really saw that she couldn't figure it out, in addition to indulging in mountains and rivers all the way and studying Taoism in his spare time, Yuan Tiangang had something to order, he could be on call, but once he was free, Li Chunfeng was called leisurely! It's as if the world has long since passed by.

The daughter begged. When he first came to me for apprenticeship, I told him: If he can give me a thousand gold within three days, I will take him as an apprentice. ”

"What is his family background? Are your parents a local gentry? How do you make such a request? Out of curiosity about Li Chunfeng, Chen Xuanhua also wanted to know a thing or two about his life experience.

"His father is just a city official, and his mother is just an ordinary mulberry girl." This answer surprised Chen Xuanhua a little, and he hurriedly asked, "You don't want to accept it so hard for him, right?" A thousand taels of gold, no matter how greedy his father is, he will never get a thousand taels of gold in his life! ”

"yes!" Yuan Tiangang paused slightly, Chen Xuanhua thought he had admitted it, but Yuan Tiangang's words made her a little dumbfounded, "So three days later, he came to the Taoist temple with a long book on his back, and wrote a thousand "gold" characters on the paper in front of me, and I also took him under the door according to my words." ”

"Is that all right?" Chen Xuanhua was still thinking about how Li Chunfeng managed to raise 1,000 taels of gold in three days, but he never thought that the so-called Qianjin Dao was such a way to seek the Tao.

"In fact, no matter how he made the covenant at that time, I would take him as an apprentice." Yuan Tiangang's sentence made Chen Xuanhua puzzled again. "Why?"

"Do you remember the dream that the emperor had when he was alive?"

"You mean the dream of the eighteen sons?" Chen Xuanhua saw Yuan Tiangang nodded, and then said again: "It is said that the first emperor woke up in the middle of the night and dreamed that eighteen yellow-mouthed children tore the chapter, and the first emperor went to look for it, but he found the place where the eighteen children were located after thirty-six gates, and those eighteen children saw the first emperor, not only did they not stop, but also tore the first emperor's dragon robe into pieces. The first emperor summoned Gao Gong at night, Yang Su interpreted the dream for him, and explained that eighteen children were Li characters, and thirty-six Yuanmen were the number of Tiangang, which meant that you Yuan Tiangang, the meaning of the dream, the person who interpreted the chaos was surnamed Li, as for who it was, you have to find you Yuan Tiangang to know it thoroughly. But your words are the emperor star flickering, as if there is water vapor blocking, it is to the chaos of the dynasty as the surname Li, and his name contains water vapor. As a result, the ministers surnamed Li in the DPRK and the people in charge of the army and power were all questioned, and all those who had no power or clan relatives were transferred out of the capital and went to the border. Didn't you interpret this dream? What's wrong? After Chen Xuanhua finished speaking, he saw Yuan Tiangang smile and said: "Actually, this dream is not right!" ”

Without waiting for Chen Xuanhua to ask, Yuan Tiangang opened his mouth to explain again: "It's not wrong, it's not all right." Eighteen children are right for the word Li, and it is not wrong for Thirty-six Yuanmen to refer to me Yuan Tiangang, and it is not wrong to tear the dragon robe and tear the chapter to mess with the Great Sui River, but there is another sentence, I didn't say it. ”

"What is it?" Chen Xuanhua has been in the harem for many years before his death, and he has seen a lot of changes in the court situation, and he vaguely feels that this last sentence may be the one that can decide everything.

"Water vapor, clouds. The movement of the clouds depends on the wind. In other words, it was the wind that blew the clouds and blocked the Emperor Star, so this other chaotic person not only has water in his name, but also has wind. ”

"Li Chunfeng?" Chen Xuanhua immediately understood, and at the same time, she also realized another thing, "You said that Li Chunfeng is another rebel, that is to say, there is another person, that person is ...... You? Although he was full of surprise, due to the loss of his body, Chen Xuanhua was really limited in the expressions he could make.

"Yes! If you take the dream of the first emperor, the people referred to in the dream are me and Li Chunfeng, so if I had told it completely at the time, I am afraid that I would have been reborn as a human being by now. Moreover, I don't believe in this dream, because I don't have any interest in the Great Sui River, you look at the person in front of me, does he look like that kind of conspiratorial person? ”

Chen Xuanhua listened and looked at the figure in front of him, at this moment, the prophesied person was still looking around looking at the scenery! How can there be a city that a little intrigue and scheming person should have?

"Master, we can see Yuanba tomorrow when we go to Jinyang, do we want to prepare something for Yuanba?" At this time, Li Chunfeng, who was walking in front, stopped and turned around and asked.

"Look at it and prepare it for him! You know best what he likes. Yuan Tiangang replied. Then he said to Chen Xuanhua: "Moreover, there is one more thing I haven't figured out, if the dream of the first emperor is really a prophecy, Li Chunfeng must have the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, but in fact, the one who has this ability to fight the enemy side by side with me is my junior brother Xiao Zhuo, and what we are doing is not saving the Great Sui Sheji!" One has the ability but is not prophesied, and the other is not capable in the prophecy, which is very strange! That's why I didn't dare to leave him alone in Luoyang. ”

———— follow-up spoilers

"Who are you?" As soon as Li Chunfeng heard the sound and looked up, he saw a person walking over exactly like himself. It is said to be the same, but in fact it means that the appearance is the same, because the color of the man's hair is not like his black, but bright and solemn gold. Li Chunfeng immediately opened his spiritual eye to identify, and finally recognized that it was a golden-winged Dapeng eagle.

"Dapeng Protector, you...... Congratulations on the success! But what are you doing in my disguise? Didn't you go to help Tang Sanzang tide over the trouble? Done? When will he come back? Li Chunfeng guessed that it must be the golden-winged Dapeng carving that fulfilled the Buddha's entrustment and was kind to the world, so there was this change.

"It's over! Just past the Lion Camel Ridge! I should be back soon! The Jinpeng Protector replied vaguely, and seemed to be quite dissatisfied with this errand. Then he turned around and said: "I'll come to you to hide for a while, and if anyone comes to ask you where I am going in the future, you must not say that you have seen me!" ”

"Come and hide from me?" Li Chunfeng wondered, the Jinpeng Protector is also a descendant of the Ancient God Clan, how else could anyone make him so jealous?