Sent away the black and white impermanence, Xiao Zhuo also had to re-examine himself, since that night Jin Ruo left, he has been very depressed, even if he came to Panlong Mountain to seek the Tao, he just thought that he might help Jin Ruo in the future, at that time, he was already indifferent to the things of the world. He also thought that he might not be able to help in any way, after all, what Jin wanted to do, let alone him, even his master Taibai Zhenren, I am afraid that he would not be able to help, otherwise with the ability of the descendants of the golden dragon of the Golden Carp clan, how could it take 10,000 years to fail to succeed! However, even if he couldn't help, if he could really achieve anything on the path of cultivation, when Jinruo returned, maybe they could really stay together!

But now, seeing that the collapse of the fortunes of the Great Sui Dynasty has become the trend of the times, and there are demons and evils in the world, he has to re-examine his heart. The Taoist does nothing, does nothing but does nothing, should he really just ignore everything? In the past, he remembered Taibai Zhenren's expectations for him, and he didn't pay much attention to it, but now, he really felt that he should do something.

And after he got out of the customs, he knew from Jingyi's mouth that four years ago, Wu Jianzhang, the marquis of loyalty and filial piety, because of the excavation of the canal, scolded the saint for being immoral and unkind on the court, which violated the will of the first emperor, and as a result, he was burned, and the people of the Wu family in Beijing were all beheaded, but fortunately, when Han Shige went to Nanyang to conquer Wu Yunzhao, Wu Yunzhao and his son broke through successfully, and a generation of loyal bones finally left a trace of blood. Thinking about the old prince's majestic and upright appearance on weekdays, he can only feel pain in his heart at the moment. And after this incident, the old ministers of the pre-emperor period were also panicked and did not dare to speak out. In the next four years, Yang Su, the Duke of Yueguo, the general Yu Wenshu, the prime minister Gao Gong, and the right Wuhou general He Ruobi passed away one after another. The once prosperous Great Sui has really gone into decline in just six years! If the palace kills the wolf now, the world will change hands and be unstoppable! But now the Seven Killing Star Lords haven't appeared yet!

Seven kills have not appeared! Xiao Zhuo suddenly thought of something, if he found the Seven Killing Star Lord now and killed him, would he be able to rewrite this fortune? Xiao Zhuo just thought so, unaware that the sky above the City God Temple at this time was already cloudy and thundering.

Xiao Zhuo thought that he could see all of this at first, but today he saw what Uncle Ke had done, and he really felt that he was too selfish in his cultivation. He can't stop the change of the country, and he shouldn't interfere in the life, old age, sickness and death of the world, but should he be indifferent to the suffering of the people? Is this what Jin Ruo likes to be like herself? Go down the mountain to save people, or continue to retreat from the world? What is the Tao and how should I do it?

"Senior brother, what do you want? There was a man stunned. Jing Yi came to him at this time and patted him, which also woke him up from his thoughts.

"Senior sister, do you still have wine? There are some things I haven't figured out yet. Xiao Zhuo stepped out of the City God Temple, and looked at the night sky, but it was cloudy and black, as if the heavens were angry, and he realized how terrible the thought he had just now!

"It's gone! The things hidden by the mountain gods and the land are not something we can find! Besides, no matter how much you drink, can you extinguish the troubles in your heart? Jingyi shook the wine jar in his hand and replied to him helplessly.

"Senior sister knows what I'm thinking?"

"Huh! Brother! "Jingyi was a little shaken because he had drunk a lot of wine at this time, and although he wanted to come out, he finally leaned on the inside of the door." In the past six years, your Dao cultivation has indeed been much higher than mine, and I admit that. But when it comes to the time of enlightenment, I'm ten years ahead of you, and some things always have to be seen more clearly than you, don't you say? Helping the world and saving the people, escaping the world and cultivating the way, where to go? In fact, I have also been confused, but as a person in the Dao Gate, even if we can't interfere in the affairs of Hongchen, but the demons and evil disasters disturb the Heavenly Dao, it should always be the person who cultivates the Dao! The world is in chaos, and there are people who rule the world, but the heavens are in chaos, and as a cultivator, they still can't turn a blind eye, so it's better to take off this Taoist robe! Jingyi said this, and a gust of mountain wind made her quickly close her clothes. On the night of the New Year, it's still a little cold! Seeing her like this, Xiao Zhuo quickly took off his robe and put it on for her, and helped her walk back to the City God Temple, and the dark clouds in the sky began to slowly dissipate.

Evil and troubled times! Listening to Jingyi talk about this, Xiao Zhuo remembered many conversations with Black and White Impermanence before, according to Black and White Impermanence, the black shadow they encountered tonight was actually a puppet, and it should have been formed in the first two years of the canal, affected by the resentment on both sides of the strait, because the canal was dug from Beiping Mansion to Luoyang first, so the cultivation of this puppet was much stronger than other puppets. And the reason why it is coming out now to cause trouble may be because as the canal project is moving southward day by day, the number of souls it uses for cultivation is becoming less and less, and Uncle Ke brought so many souls back to his hometown tonight, so he took the risk to set out in person. Moreover, from the black and white impermanence words, Xiao Zhuo also learned that the black shadows they encountered tonight were not only in Beiping Mansion, but also in many other places. After all, for a project as big as the canal, the degree of casualties requires the use of requiems, how can there be no anger without a little resentment?

Oh! Oh! Oh!

Suddenly three rooster crows interrupted Xiao Zhuo's thoughts, and Xiong Kuohai was also awakened from his sleep, he looked at Su Lie and the others lying beside him, and then looked at Xiao Zhuo and Jingyi, and couldn't help but be a little curious about how he was here. If you want to say that he came by himself, why don't you remember it at all, but if you want to say that he was carried by Xiao Zhuo and Jingyi, it is still possible for Xiao Zhuo to move himself, but is it possible for Jingyi to move Su Lie? Not to mention that there are several others.

But before Xiong Kuohai could ask anything, Jing Yi broke away from Xiao Zhuo's support, stretched his waist again, and said, "It's dawn!" Brother, we should leave it at that! ”

"Senior sister, where are you going?" Xiao Zhuo hurriedly asked.

"The world is so chaotic, do you still want to stay in the mountains? It's time to get down! I went back to Shimen, the world has been chaotic, and it is incumbent on the people in my Dao to eliminate the demons and defend the Dao! After Jingyi finished speaking, he saluted Xiongkuohai again, and said: "Second brother, my junior brother, I will trouble you to take care of it in the future, and my little sister still has something to do, so don't leave it at that." ”

"Don't worry, sister, the second brother will do it." As soon as Xiong Kuohai finished speaking, Jingyi thanked him again, then turned around and walked towards the door.

It turns out that she is a junior brother who needs to be taken care of in her heart! Xiao Zhuo couldn't help but feel a little helpless, she thought that her cultivation was higher than her, and she would look at herself differently! But fortunately, there is such a senior sister, and Xiao Zhuo is also determined what he should do.

Respecting the will of heaven and obeying the way of heaven, isn't it the way of inaction? Although there are different immortals, they are still human at least for now, since Taibai Zhenren said that he can help the world, then how can he stay in the mountains?

"Second brother, let's go too!" Xiao Zhuo walked to Xiong Kuohai's side and stretched out his hand to wake up Su Lie and the others.

"Engong, where are you going?" As soon as Su Lie woke up, he heard Xiao Zhuo say that he was leaving, and hurriedly asked. How can he say that Xiao Zhuo and his party also saved their lives, and he just let them leave without repaying him, he always felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

"Go south to Luoyang along the river!"

"Engong, since you are leaving, I can't stop it, but my life is all saved by Engong, since Engong has decided to leave, Su Lie also wants to do a little bit of the friendship of the landlord for you, and please don't shirk it." After receiving Xiao Zhuo's answer, Su Lie knew that he couldn't keep them, so he had to do his best.

"Good! The surname is Su, you are right! It was in vain that we fought side by side last night. When Xiong Kuohai heard that Su Lie was going to do something for them, he rarely reached out and patted Su Lie on the shoulder, but Xiao Zhuo knew that Xiong Kuohai really took Su Lie as a friend.

"Alright! There is no hurry, General Su is bothered! Xiao Zhuo had just thanked him politely, but he heard Su Lie hurriedly say, "Engong! Su Lie is a rough man, Engong was kind to me last night, and I also admired the majesty of the lord of the Xiongzhai last night, since the two of them regard me as a friend, then it is okay to call me a fixed party in the future, General Su is called by the officialdom! ”

"Good! Brother Dingfang! When Xiao Zhuo said this, he felt that something was wrong, so the three of them had to line up again, and after making sure that Xiao Zhuo was the youngest, the group slowly walked out of the City God Temple.

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"General Su, did you go on patrol early this morning?"

As soon as Su Lie took Xiao Zhuo and Xiong Kuohai to the door of his house, he saw one of the guards in front of his house coming out to ask him, and these guards, he remembered, should belong directly to Beiping Mansion.

"I don't know why the general came to my mansion?" Su Lie stepped forward and asked. He also just came back from what happened last night, and it stands to reason that it is impossible for Beiping Mansion to know, so these guards should have come to his door for something else.

"General Su, it's the little marquis who has something to look for you, the little marquis is in your mansion at the moment, you go in and talk to him!" The captain of the guard pointed to the inside of the door and motioned for Su Lie to hurry in.

Little Waiter? Xiao Zhuo thought about it, although Beiping Mansion is called Beiping Mansion by outsiders, Luo Yi's actual official position is only Jingbian Hou, then this little marquis, I'm afraid it's Luo Cheng, Luo Cheng came to find Su Lie, I'm afraid it can only be a business! Thinking of this, it was not good for him to delay Su Lie's time any longer, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Brother Dingfang, since you have business to do, then it is inconvenient for us to disturb, today's appointment, if there is a fate to see you again in the future, we must let Brother Dingfang get what he wants, how about it?" ”

Su Lie was already a little embarrassed, but when he heard Xiao Zhuo say this, although he had regrets in his heart, he had no choice but to give up. "Second Brother Xiong, Brother Xiao, is it a fixed party, I am really ashamed, if you are not in a hurry to leave, how about we get together another day?"

"If you are fated to meet again, why should Brother Dingfang be too persistent and say goodbye!" Xiao Zhuo said, and hurriedly saluted. I don't know when another day? Just on the road, he counted Su Lie's recent situation, it can be said that he was lucky, but he didn't expect to have another errand just after he came back, when Su Lie said to reunite, it is estimated that there is no chance for the time being.

"Farewell!" Although Xiong Kuohai was unwilling, Xiao Zhuo didn't say anything when he saw it, so he hugged his fist heavily.

"Brother Xiao, slow down!" Seeing that Xiao Zhuowan rejected him, Su Lie no longer forced him to stay, and hurriedly untied the sword at his waist and handed it to Xiao Zhuo, and said, "Brother Xiao, this sword has been following Dingfang all the year round, and it is Dingfang's beloved thing, please Brother Xiao must accept it!" If he needs to set a prescription on the day, when he sees this sword, even if it is not far away, he will definitely go to help! ”

"Take care, brother!" Xiao Zhuo said, taking the sword with both hands. Originally, he thought that Su Lie was just talking politely to them, but it wasn't until this moment that he knew that Su Dingfang was so sincere.

"Take care, brother!" Xiong Kuohai also followed with a fist salute, and then turned around and left with Xiao Zhuo.

(Although this book is based on the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there are some places where the setting of the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties is not used)