Before Chenya entered the Great Sui, he had always had a contemptuous attitude towards this eastern country. In his opinion, the so-called first power of the Central Plains of the Great Sui is tantamount to the comparison of a baby and a giant compared with the Mengyuan Empire, which dominates the West. As for the Dao Sect of the Great Sui, he can even be said to be disdainful. In his opinion, even if a sect that lives in a corner is somewhat famous, how can it be compared with the Buddhist sect that covers almost the entire world?

He is the second of the four great Heavenly Venerables of the Buddha Sect and the first disciple of the Wisdom Heavenly Venerable. When his cultivation was still very low, the Wisdom Heavenly Venerable said that if you break through the obstacles in front of you, you will be able to become a Buddha on the ground. Even King Dalun Ming once praised him, saying that he was a very promising disciple of Tianzun in the Buddhist sect.

But he wants to get rid of that speck of dust from his heart.

For a long time, Chenya didn't know what the dust in his heart was. Every time I think of what the Great Wheel King said, I am a little stunned, and the King Ming said that if he can't get rid of the dust in his heart, then the end of the world is close to the end of the world after all. It seems to be close at hand, but in fact, you can never reach the other side.

Under the moonlight of Chang'an City, he firmly believed that the red-robed great priest was the dust in his heart. Then he planned to kill the Dao Sect Great Priest, remove the dust in his heart, and establish a complete proof.

However, he found out that he was wrong, and he was very wrong.

He underestimated the strength of the Crane Dao people, and he was too conceited of his own strength. Since his practice, he has rarely met opponents. After leaving the Great Snow Mountain, no one is invincible, even in the impregnable Chang'an City of the Great Sui, he still kills people and comes and goes freely. Relying on his unphased skills to shuttle between the blue sky and the white sun, ignoring those who kept looking for him in the dark of the Great Sui court. Even, he deliberately teased the white and pure little fat Taoist.

That little fat Daoist was wearing a dark black Dao robe, and he was obviously extremely respected in the Dao Sect. But he couldn't see through his own incomprehensible skills, so Chenya's contempt for the Dao Sect became even stronger.

And today, he finally understood that Daozong could have such a high status in the Great Sui, not only because of the admiration of the Great Sui Emperor, but because of the superb strength of the Daozong itself. The Heavenly Eyes of the Crane Daoist easily saw through his incomprehensible skills, and the repulsive cultivation of the great priest made him powerless to fight back.

In the face of such an opponent, Chenya felt a very complete sense of powerlessness in his heart.

Fighting, there is no chance of winning at all.

The repulsion of the crane Daoist was all over his body, and at the moment when he rushed towards Chenya, although the seal he was holding had only had time to change once, he still made his strongest attack. He can use his fingers to transform ten thousand laws, but the strongest technique still returns to the source. His strongest cultivation is fingering, not any ten thousand laws.

He cultivates the Flower Finger.

When the Crane Daoist was about to approach him, the flower finger hit the Crane Daoist in the chest impartially. However, this finger can kill the internal strength of an eight-rank master and hit the crane Daoist, but he did nothing like a stone sinking into the sea. The repulsive force stirred his fingers without a trace.

Then, he was blasted out by the powerful and transcendent repulsion of the crane Daoist.

For the first time, he was embedded in the wall, but was able to break out on his own. The second time, when he landed, he smashed four or five cold and hard bluestone slabs, and the bones on his body didn't know how many were broken, and he couldn't stand up again.

Chenya tried to sit up, but couldn't support his body at all.

Lying on the ground, he watched as the red-robed priest slowly walked towards him, but he couldn't even dodge. The man's steps were steady and casual, as leisurely as a leisurely stroll. The man's eyes were contemptuous and indifferent, as if in his eyes the dust was a weak sheep, or even an ant. The man's bright red robe swayed gently in the night wind, like a scorching and violent firework.

Chenya watched the crane Taoist gradually approach him, and suddenly a very strong unwillingness was born in his heart.

It's not that you're unwilling to die, it's that you're unwilling to die such a humble death. He had imagined that even if a person like himself died, it would be earth-shattering. But today, under the hands of the Crane Daoist, he is so humble and weak. It was not his defeat that shook the earth, but the strength of the enemy.

"I told you you couldn't go."

The gap in the forehead of the crane whisperer slowly cracked again, and the dark red light loomed.

Chenya was sure that he had no power to resist the Crane Daoist's illusionary binding technique. Although he was unwilling, he could not fight.

The vertical red light on the forehead of the crane Daoist flashed, and Chenya's body trembled suddenly, and then he lost his freedom.

But just when the crane was only ten meters away from Chenya, his face suddenly changed, the sleeves of his robe waved back, and with a bang, his body suddenly accelerated and rushed towards Chenya, who fell to the ground. But at the moment when he touched his body, a white lotus full of holy aura suddenly appeared in front of him.

Very peculiar lotus flowers, white and crystal clear.

The five-petal flower pieces look so beautiful in the moonlight, and the beauty is breathtaking. On this huge white lotus, the holy aura that rippled out even made people's breath suffocate. If there were mortal people present at this time, I am afraid that many people would not be able to resist the breath of this white lotus and would kneel down to worship.

The lotus flower has five petals when it opens, and its light even exceeds that of the bright moon in the sky.

The eyes of the crane Daoist were fierce, and his cultivation was raised to the extreme. With a sharp push of his hands, the two wide sleeves of his robe immediately bulged up like the sails of a ship that had eaten the wind. Two mountains of repulsive force slammed into the blooming five-petal white lotus, mighty like two tornadoes running between heaven and earth.

At the same time, the figure of the crane man paused slightly and then continued to rush forward.

There was a crunch click.

Under the fierce bombardment of the two repulsive forces of the crane Daoist, cracks opened in two of the petals of the holy five-petal white lotus, like a crystal petal being knocked open. But the white lotus was still there, with two petals split, but it didn't retreat a single bit under the blow of the crane daoist.

The dazzling white light on the lotus flower suddenly flashed, and the vertical eyes on the forehead of the crane Daoist stinged. He could only stop and protect his whole body with the sleeves of his robe, and when the white light dissipated, where would there be lotus flowers, and where would there be dust?

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The sleeves of the crane's robe waved, and the dazzling white light on the street was dispelled. The dust was also blown away by the sweeping hurricane, and the street immediately became clear again. He looked at the place where the dust had fallen before, and the bluestone slabs on the ground were shattered, but there was no longer the figure of the bewitching and beautiful person.

The crane man's face was gloomy, and he squatted on the ground and looked at it carefully. There was nothing else on the ground except the shattered bluestone, and even the blood that flowed from Chenya's body seemed to have evaporated from the dazzling white light before. He searched carefully for a while, but found nothing.

The white lotus shattered two petals, but nothing was left.

Just as the crane man slowly stood up, a figure flew like lightning in the moonlight. In an instant, the man had arrived in front of the crane man. It was an old man in a pale blue robe, about fifty years old. With long hair, there is a faint smell of dust in the fluttering.

This old man was the one who appeared on the roof of the building opposite Keshengju that day when the border army of Keshengju clashed with Wang Ding and others. It was also this person who shook the sinking fan of the single sword into the military department with a palm on that day. If it weren't for the old lame man appearing in time, Shen Tianfan wouldn't have escaped that catastrophe.

The old man in the light blue shirt took a few steps forward, clenched his fists and leaned over slightly, "I've seen the Dao Chief." ”

The crane also returned the salute, and then smiled self-deprecatingly: "I alarmed you, but I couldn't keep that person." I didn't expect him to have a fellow party with advanced cultivation, and his body was extremely fast, so I couldn't see his fellow party. ”

The old man was obviously taken aback: "Even you haven't been able to see that person?" ”

The crane man nodded, his eyebrows full of deep worry and solemnity.

The old man was silent for a while and said, "It's okay, you can't go far." ”

The old man thought for a while and said, "Even at night, as long as the city gate is not opened, no one, even if the Great Wheel Ming King comes, will not be able to leave Chang'an City." It's like if the city gate is not opened, no one, even if the king of Dalun Ming comes, can't enter Chang'an City. It's just that Chang'an City is too big and there are too many gates, and the soldiers guarding the city can't tell who is the enemy with advanced cultivation. However, they can easily come in, and if they want to go out easily, it is difficult! ”

The crane was slightly stunned, although he didn't know where the old man's confidence came from, but he knew that with the identity of this old man, he would never talk nonsense, so he immediately made a decision.

"Split up"

The old man hummed and said, "If it is...... Do you want Xiao Zhenren to come forward? ”

He didn't finish his words, but the Crane Daoist understood what he meant.

"Not necessarily"

The crane shook his head, chose a direction and said, "I'll look for it that way, and you go to the other side." ”

The old man nodded: "It is expected that there is no need to work Xiao Zhenren, I have already informed the Ouchi Guards, and it won't be long before the masters of the Ouchi Guards will arrive." Even if the two commanders don't come, if Mr. Zhuo comes, who can escape, just the three of us? ”

The crane frowned slightly, and it seemed that he didn't like to deal with this old man very much. He snorted, waved the sleeves of his robe outward, and his body soared into the sky like a cannonball. After the old man watched the back of the crane man disappear, he shook his head helplessly and sighed, then turned around and swept in the other direction.

Shortly after the two men disappeared, another person arrived. Dressed in cloth clothes, his face was solemn.

It was Zhuo Buyi from the Ouchi Guard.

He first looked at the marks left by the fight, frowned and pondered for a moment. Then he sat down on the street with his knees crossed, and did not pursue in any direction.

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early morning

In summer, the sun always rises very early, and when people are still asleep, it has quietly climbed over the towering walls of Chang'an City from the east. As the sun rises, the streets become lively. The morning master who got up very early to prepare for the start of work was busy setting up the tables and chairs, and then began to mix noodles and boil water.

When Fang Xie pushed open the door, the aroma of hot noodle soup was already wafting out.

Fang Jie, who had changed into a new border army uniform, had obviously been carefully groomed, and his hair was meticulously combed. The black Great Sui military uniform on his body was straight and neat, and the cowhide combat boots with oil on his feet looked particularly beautiful. There was a black belt around his waist with a very special sign hanging on it.

There is a word engraved on the sign.

military

This is a waist card that symbolizes the identity of the candidates of the Performing Arts Academy, which was issued to him by the Ministry of War before, and if you want to enter the Performing Arts Academy, you must first show your waist card to check your identity, and only candidates who have reported and been confirmed will be distributed.

The young man, who was already clean and handsome, became even more handsome after deliberately dressing up. Especially the well-tailored military uniform, which made him a little more powerful. Although Fang Xie didn't sleep well last night, it was clear that he was in good spirits today.

"Get up, little Fangye, it's so early!"

Lao Sun, who sells hot noodle soup and xiaolongbao at the door, greeted him warmly, and Fang Xie smiled and said, "No matter how early it is, it's not as early as you, I smell the fragrance of xiaolongbao." ”

Lao Sun said with a smile: "I'm counting on this breadwinner, so naturally I can't be lazy." But you, why do you have to go out so early today? ”

Without waiting for Fang Xie to answer, Lao Sun suddenly slapped his head and said apologetically: "Oops! I actually forgot. Today is the big day for the martial arts academy to start the exam! Old woman, go to the next bowl of noodle soup, put three times the amount of shredded meat, and then make a single basket of steamed buns, the skin should be thin, the filling should be big, today is the big day for Xiao Fang Ye to participate in the martial arts academy exam, you have to eat! ”

"I know the old man!"

The old granddaughter-in-law smiled brightly, twisted her bucket-thick waist and walked to the panel to roll out the leather bag and buns: "Little Fangye, you must come back with a top three, I am optimistic about you!" Don't let those little white faces who come from a better background and don't know the height of the sky have the upper hand, although you haven't lived for many days, the neighbors are waiting for you to come back from the Yanwu Academy with good news! ”

"I'm going to invite you for this meal today, and I don't charge for it! I wish you a successful start and success! The two of us can't help anything else, this meal is our heart! ”

Lao Sun said with a smile.

Fang Xie hugged his fists and thanked him, then took a deep breath of the crisp morning air, he opened his arms and stretched his body, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

It feels good.

The mind is calm.

Fang Xie looked at the busy old grandson and said thank you again in his heart. Looking at the two couples, he seemed to see Aunt He scolding the street with a large basin of dirty water, Su Tugou who slaughtered the dog and the proprietress who served the wine, and Fan Gu's blind dates, all of them smiled at him and said, Xiao Fang Jie, we are embarrassed!

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