When everyone was resting in the side hall and talking about the war along the coast of Yuheng Prefecture, Yu Xuzi, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly approached Dong Xian and whispered to him, "Lord Shaoqing, please move and speak." ”

Dong Xian hesitated slightly, and then followed Yuxuzi out of the side hall where everyone was.

In a Dan room in the temple, Dong Xian first asked Yu Xuzi, "Dao Chief, do you have anything to tell me that others can't know?" ”

Yu Xuzi nodded lightly and said, "Lord Shaoqing, Poor Dao wants to know that even if you are going to Tiantang County, why do you want to go around this rugged and difficult area of Chongyun Ridge?" I think you deliberately detoured like this, did you have something to find Master Qingxu? ”

"Jade Void Dao is a smart man." Dong Xian said, "This official really wants to try his luck and see if he can meet the Qingxu Daoist." ”

"Does Lord Shaoqing have something important to do with his master?" Yu Xuzi asked.

"It's not a big deal." Dong Xian said, "It's just that this official heard that the imperial court intends to let some well-known feather scholars go to the gate to preach, so I would like to ask the meaning of the Qingxu Daoist." ”

"Going to preach in the Western Regions outside the Guanwai? ... There is such a thing. Yu Xuzi was a little surprised, and she immediately asked, "Lord Shaoqing, why did the imperial court suddenly have such a plan?" ”

Dong Xian looked at Yu Xuzi and whispered, "Dao Elder should know that the Fire Worship Sect is from Dimi, and the Cross Jingjiao is even from somewhere west of Asol, right?" ”

Yu Xuzi nodded slightly.

"They were far away from me and Ilo, and they were still able to come to my territory to build temples and preach and preach. And now, with the gradual westward expansion of Iluo, many coastal people have migrated to the Western Regions, and there is still a lack of strong management of the imperial court in the Western Regions... I am worried that such a heterodox church will corrupt the people's will because of the geographical convenience. ”

Yu Xuzi pondered for a while before speaking, "Poor Dao understands the intentions of the imperial court. The Imperial Court wants me and other national sect feathers to go to the Western Regions to preach in order to resist the foreign tribe's strange thoughts to win over and encroach on my Yiluo people, right? ”

"That's probably what it means." Dong Xian said, "This official also knows that your Taoist Yushi has always paid attention to tranquility and nature, and ruled by inaction. But now that the sea is raging and the country is in danger, the imperial court still hopes that there will be people who have attained the Tao to go out of the mountains to the Western Regions to preach the Dharma and stabilize the people's minds. ”

"I don't want to come to Lord Shaoqing's trip to ask the master something, but to persuade the master to go to the Western Regions, right?" Yu Xuzi asked.

Dong Xian smiled and said, "This official is also considering the imperial court and the common people in the world, and I hope that the Jade Void Dao Leader can tell him this meaning after the Qingxu Dao Master returns." ”

Yu Xuzi nodded lightly and said, "Poor Dao will definitely tell you." ”

"Thank you very much." Dong Xian said.

Seeing that Dong Xian had the intention of leaving after his words, Yu Xuzi hurriedly said, "My lord, please stay, there is still something to ask Lord Shaoqing." ”

"Daoist, please speak."

"Does Lord Shaoqing have any familiar friends who work in Zongzheng Temple?" Yu Xuzi asked.

Dong Xian pondered for a moment and then said, "This official has a friend of the royal family who is Zongzheng Temple, I don't know what the matter is when the chief asks this?" ”

"Poor Road...... Poor Dao wants to ask the adult to inquire about a person's family in Zongzheng Temple through the royal friend of the adult, I don't know if it's okay? Yu Xuzi said tentatively.

"Huh?" Dong Xian was shocked and said with a sad face, "Check the family line in Zongzheng Temple, this is ......." ”

"If the adults feel reluctant, the poor road will not force it." Yu Xuzi said.

Dong Xian hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Can the Daoist Leader tell this official whose lineage the Daoist wants to check?" ”

"Actually, the person who the poor Dao wants to check has also been seen in the view today." Yu Xuzi said.

"See..?!" Dong Xian thought for a moment and then asked, "Is it the little Taoist boy who is holding a sachet in the hall?" Is the Taoist looking for her family? ”

Yu Xuzi shook his head with a smile and said, "It's not her, it's the good master named Yao Ping." ”

"That guy?!" Dong Xian was surprised and immediately said, "I don't know why the chief wants to check him?" He was a civilian in cloth and a wanted prisoner. Just because he was wanted, presumably the Dali Temple or the Criminal Law Office should have checked his household registration at that time. ”

"If you check the household registration of civilians in the household registration office, you can only check the five generations of their family, right?" Yu Xuzi asked.

"Isn't it enough to be able to check his ancestral home for five generations?" Dong Xian said puzzledly, "The pedigree of Zongzheng Temple can be queried for a long time, but the premise is that he must also be a royal family or a relative to be eligible to enter the pedigree of Zongzheng Temple." ”

"Lord Shaoqing, there is not only the family tree of the royal family surnamed Ji and relatives in Zongzheng Temple, right?" Yu Xuzi asked.

Dong Xian was stunned.

Yu Xuzi continued, "There should be a genealogy of the seven surnames of Jiang, Ji, Ying, Fei, Yao, and Yao in addition to the surname Ji of the royal family, right? ”

Hearing Yu Xuzi's question, Dong Xian was shocked. Of course, he knew that in that Zongzheng Temple, there were not only the genealogies of all the members of the royal family of this dynasty, but also the genealogies of the ancestors of the eight ancient surnames who were the source of the people. Among them, the Yellow Emperor surnamed Ji is recorded,

Emperor Yan surnamed Jiang, Dayu surnamed Yu and so on are the descendants of these great emperors.

Thinking of this, Dong Xian asked in astonishment, "Dao Chief... Dare to ask the long what you mean.... I want to find out the ancestors of Yao Ping and Yao..... Yao Chonghua's bloodline?! ”

"Yes, Poor Dao just wants to find out Yao Ping's bloodline relationship with Emperor Shun Yao Chonghua." Yu Xuzi said, "Poor Dao wants to know if his surname Yao is inherited from Emperor Shun. In order to exclude the origin of his surname, the ancestral family name was given a collective surname, or the ancestral family name was changed, and the surname of the surname changed. ”

"Dao Chief, this is going to be good at investigating the Three Emperors and Five Emperors...... Dong Xian was surprised and asked instead, "Dao Chief, he is a cloth-clothed commoner, why did you suddenly think of checking his bloodline?" I'm afraid it's not just because his surname is Yao, right? Can the Taoist Governor inform the official of the reason? ”

"The secret of heaven must not be revealed, please forgive me." Yu Xuzi said.

Looking at Dong Xian, who was confused and hesitant, Yu Xuzi then asked, "I wonder if the adults are willing to help Poor Dao?" Go to the poor road to check if there is a group of descendants of Emperor Shun living in the coastal area of Qingfu County, Shaoguang Prefecture. ”

"Okay .. This official will help you..."Dong Xian nodded after thinking for a while and said, "I think the Taoist must have made some important discovery before asking this official to go to Zongzheng Temple to find out this secret." After the official returned to Luochuan, he went to ask that friend to investigate the direct descendants of Emperor Shun. If the pedigree of Zongzheng Temple shows that one of the descendants of Emperor Shun did live in a certain coastal place in Qingfu, then the official will inform you of the letter to the Taoist. ”

"Thank you, Lord Shaoqing." Yu Xuzi said, "But this matter, no matter what the results of the inspection, Poor Dao hopes that Lord Shaoqing can keep it secret." ”

Dong Xian thought for a while and said, "Definitely." ”

After returning to the side hall with Yu Xuzi, Dong Xian couldn't help but change his eyes at Yao Ping in the hall, and he turned to look at him, a civilian.

"Brother Dong, what are you looking at?" Zhan Ye asked Dong Xian, who was looking at Yao Ping, at this time, "I wonder when you plan to go on the road, Brother Dong?" ”

Dong Xian suddenly came back to his senses and said, "Oh, Brother Zhan, rest tonight, I will leave as soon as possible tomorrow morning." ”

"Are you and your men staying in this view?" Zhan Ye asked.

"Yes." Dong Xian paused after answering, and then asked Zhan Ye, "Brother Zhan, what about you?" ”

"Several of my friends and I have minor injuries, and I'm afraid we will have to recuperate for a few days before we can leave." Zhan Ye said.

Dong Xian nodded and pondered for a while before saying, "Brother Zhan, it's better to be like this, you and your friends and soldiers can rest here for a few more days, and after I go to Yuheng Prefecture on this trip, I will first send someone to help you make a good way, and when you arrive in Yuheng, someone will give you arrangements and assistance." ”

"Brother Dong, you.." Zhan Ye looked at Dong Xian and said, "You help me so much, I really owe you a favor." ”

"What kind of favor?" Dong Xian said, "If you feel that you owe me a favor, then if you go to Yuheng this time, you can kill a few more Yingzhou thieves for the country." ”

Zhan Ye smiled and said, "If the troublesome Sakura thieves can repay your favor, then I should kill them all." ”

Dong Xian smiled when he heard this, and said, "What you said is a bit like your old partner Xi Lie. ”

"Is it.." Zhan Ye smiled and turned to look outside the hall and said, "I really don't know how Xi Lie's battle in the Western Regions went..."

"Before I came, Luo Chuan had just received good news from outside Yaoshan Pass." Dong Xian said.

"Huh? It's true? Zhan Ye said, "Then you don't say it quickly." ”

Dong Xian smiled and said, "The Bai Ling Army conquered the Seva Oasis of the Seva tribe under the command of Xi Lie, and the Shaking Light Army conquered the Kawa tribe's Kawa City under the leadership of the governor Wei Wushuang. ”

"Great." Zhanye said, "I knew that they would definitely resist the enemy thousands of miles away. ”

"Brother Zhan, to be honest, you must also yearn to make contributions on the battlefield with them, right?" Dong Xian asked.

"Yes, these days, I really miss those brothers of the Bai Ling Army." Zhan Ye said.

Dong Xian patted Zhan Ye and said, "Brother Zhan, fight the people of Yingzhou in Yuheng Prefecture, and when you make war achievements in Yuheng, maybe the imperial court will use you again and let you lead the army to the Western Regions to support Xi Lie, and when the time comes, you can fight together again." ”

"By the way, Brother Dong, speaking of Asuor, I heard a folk legend a few days ago. People say that this flood of the sea is all because the Athor people in the west built a huge tower, which nailed off the dragon veins of my Ilokun, so it caused the real dragon to churn and restless, and also stirred the sea water to the sky, raging continuously. I don't know if the Son of Heaven and the imperial court can also hear this rumor, what does the imperial court think of this rumor? Zhanye asked.

"Brother Zhan." Dong Xian looked around for a while, and suddenly whispered to Zhanye, "This folk rumor, the imperial court has heard of it for a long time, and the Son of Heaven has long known about it. But the Son of Heaven couldn't help but be noncommittal about this, and there were even signs of exploitation. ”

"Huh?" Zhan Ye was taken aback, and then he asked in a low voice, "This kind of rumor is bad for my Yiluo, and the imperial court doesn't put it out in time, but it still wants to use it?" ”

"Yes." Dong Xian said in a low voice.

"The Son of Heaven... What to do with this rumor? Zhan Ye asked puzzled.

"Of course, it's to encourage westward expansion." Dong Xian said in a low voice, "The north is bitterly cold, the south is smoky, and the east is bordered by the sea. ”

"This..."Zhan Ye thought for a moment and said, "It's not easy to say.... For thousands of years, Ilodanfan tried his best to expand westward when the country was strong, and among these countless emperors, there were only a few who could really put the Western Regions in their hands. ”

"Times change." Dong Xian said in a low voice, "It's different now, it used to be expansion for the sake of expansion, but now we are expanding for survival." ”

Zhan Ye was stunned for a moment, and after a little contemplation, he asked in a low voice, "Brother Dong, what is the specific plan of the imperial court?"

"Step by step." Dong Xian said.

"Step by step..."Zhan Ye whispered suspiciously.

"Gradual is the safest way to expand." Dong Xian said.

At night, Yao Ping found Liu Enzai, and after checking the injury on Liu Enzai's back with the faint grease lamp, Yao Ping said, "Enzai, your injury doesn't seem to be a big problem, and the Jade Void Daoist also said before that the flying knife that stabbed you is not poisonous, you can rest in peace." ”

Yoo Eun-jae nodded and then said, "You might as well go and take a look at Zhanye's injuries again." ”

"I just watched it, and he's fine. Only Qu Shun's injuries are not very good. But today, Master Dong said, leave us a horse to ride in the future, I want to ride Qu Shun at that time. Yao Ping hesitated for a moment and then said, "By the way, Enzai, I went to Yuhengzhou this time, I don't know you..."

"Huh?"

"Are you going to come with us?" Yao Ping asked.

"Do you want me to come with you?" Yoo Eun-jae asked with a smile.

"Of course." Yao Ping said, "We are brothers who have lived and died together, and of course I hope you can be with us without separation." ”

"Really?" Yoo Eun-jae asked.

"yes." Yao Ping hesitated for a moment before saying.

"But you're going to farm after capturing the Sakura captives and clearing your name, right?" Yoo Eun-jae asked.

"It's... yes, what's wrong? Yao Ping asked.

"Then we're going to be separated sooner or later, right?" Yoo Eun-jae asked.

Yao Ping scratched his head and then said, "Enzai, do you want to compare the sword of a lifetime?" If one day you are more annoyed than the sword, you can come back to me, and we will go to the field and drink tea together, how good it is. ”

"Yao Ping, why do you want to farm so much?" Yoo Eun-jae asked.

"If you don't farm, you won't have anything to eat." Yao Ping said.

"Didn't you use to transport goods in the desert with caravans?" Yoo Eun-jae asked, "Is it different to have something to eat?" ”

"To be honest, following a caravan into the desert will cost you more money than farming, but it's too dangerous." Yao Ping said, "If you don't get it right, you may put your life into it, if your life is put into it, then what's the use of more money, it's better to plant land and raise ducks to be stable." ”

"Are you afraid of death?" Yoo Eun-jae asked.

"Well, you're a little weird today." Yao Ping said, "I'm not afraid of death, I just feel that dying for money, there is no value in dying like that." ”

"Then how do you think it's worth dying?" Yoo Eun-jae asked.

Yao Ping looked at Yoo Eun-jae and thought for a while, then said, "It's more valuable to die for family, friends, and lovers." But why do you have to die?"

Yoo Eun-jae smiled and nodded.

Looking at Yoo Eun-jae, Yao Ping asked, "Eun-jae, do you have something to say to me?" ”

"Yes, I have something to say to you." Liu Enzai said, "Do you know that I just went to Yuxuzi to divinate a hexagram? ”

"Did you go to the Jade Void Daoist for divination?" Yao Ping was a little surprised and said, "I don't know, I didn't hear her mention your divination when I saw Yuxu Dao Leader just now." ”

Yoo Eun-jae nodded.

Yao Ping continued to ask, "Well, why do you want to do divination for no reason? What confusion do you have? ”

"It's a little confusing." Yoo Eun-jae said.

"About what?" Yao Ping asked.

"Fate."

"Fate....." Yao Ping asked after a moment's thought, "En, what is the result of your divination?" How did she give you an answer? ”

"The hexagram I have is the Gen hexagram in the eight trigrams, the Yin in the heavenly and earthly branches, and the people, the earth and the people in the three talents." Ryu Eun-jae said, "Through the analysis of my hexagram by the Jade Void Daoist, she told me what happened to me before and made a prediction about my future fate. ”

"Daoist Yuxu's prediction of your future fate.... Well, can you tell me about it? Yao Ping asked.

"I forgot what she said." Yoo Eun-jae said.

"Huh? Forgot? Yao Ping asked in surprise.

"Well, she said a long passage of Ilogu, and I was a little confused and didn't remember the original words." Yoo Eun-jae said.

"Uh... And it's no wonder.. Sometimes those obscure old sayings are also unknown to us Ilo people. Yao Ping turned to ask, "Do you know the gist of the words of the Jade Void Daoist, right?" ”

Liu Enzai nodded and said, "Generally understand, she probably means that my Cangmin Liu family has been in the same vein for several generations, and they all belong to the Tianfu Star in the Nine Stars of the Heavenly Disk, and my family has been guarding the left and right of the King of Cangmin for several generations, and has always been in compliance with the phase, so our family has naturally achieved good achievements." ”

"Oh..."

"As for me personally, Yu Xuzi said that although I have inherited the main physiognomy of our Liu family, I am still a little bit coincidental." Yoo Eun-jae was silent for a moment before continuing, "She said that if I want to succeed in the years to come and realize my pursuit of becoming the number one swordsman in the world, then I should follow my family and my own nature, only then will I have a greater chance of achieving my pursuit, otherwise, not only will it be difficult for me to succeed, but I may also die halfway." ”

"So serious.. He would have died.." Yao Ping thought for a while and then said, "But what the Jade Void Daoist said should not be bad, since you dream of being the first swordsman in the world, then the sword light and sword shadow and strong hands are naturally indispensable, since you make a move, there will be a risk of injury or even death." ”

"Hmm." Yoo Eun-jae nodded in response.

Yao Ping then asked, "Well, after hearing the explanation of the Jade Void Daoist, how do you think you can go in accordance with the nature in the future?" ”

"I don't know yet." After thinking for a while, Liu Enzai turned to look at Yao Ping and said, "Yao Ping, to tell you to be honest, since I met you, I have always felt that you are different from many people, I think you should not be a person who only knows how to farm, a person who only wants to be comfortable, you should be a person with lofty ideals and lofty ambitions." ”

"Bigger ideals? A bigger pursuit? Yao Ping looked at Liu Enzai and asked in confusion, "Enzai, why did you suddenly talk about me?" ”

"Well, Yao Ping, just now you said that dying for your family and friends is more valuable, right? What if it's for the sake of the world? Yoo Eun-jae asked, "Are you willing to die for them?" ”

"If I really need to sacrifice, I'm willing to do it." Yao Ping thought for a while and said, "Because the people in the world are made up of countless family members and friends." To be honest, I don't like war, I don't like life and death, I prefer a peaceful and peaceful life. ”

"Since you want to live a peaceful life, then you have to do something." Liu Eunjae looked at Yao Ping and said, "If you blindly escape from the sea and war, there is no way to get a comfortable life forever." ”

"Well... Why did you suddenly say that .... Your words.. It's not bad, but..."Yao Ping said hesitantly, "but... What can I do? I don't know anything except how to farm and sell small goods, so do you want to persuade me to join the army? ”

"Of course not."

"That's...?"

Liu Eunjae looked at Yao Ping and said, "You said before that you were going to try it." ”

"Try? What to try? Yao Ping asked puzzled.

"Try to collect the nine ring dragons, spy on the avenue, and manage the floods like Dayu, and seek well-being for the common people in the world." Yoo Eun-jae said.

"Oh, this, I said..."Yao Ping said suddenly, "but that is at most a try of luck, just like the Jade Void Daoist said, that is too difficult to do, no one has ever successfully collected the Nine Dragons and Yuan Stones." ”

"Maybe you'll make it?" Yoo Eun-jae said, "No matter what you do, at any time, don't underestimate yourself first. ”

Yao Ping nodded slightly.

Yoo Eun-jae continued, "Yao Ping, if you are willing to collect Kowloon as your own pursuit in the future, I will always be by your side and help you achieve your goals. ”

"Enzai...."Yao Ping looked at Liu Enzai, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded fiercely.