The party struggle above the temple is continuous, and the people in the rivers and lakes are struggling to make a living.

Fortunately, after the liberation and restoration, he made remarkable political achievements, dealt with floods, and benefited the people as "virtuous ministers", and the people's hearts were quite encouraged.

In a blink of an eye, it has come to the spring of the eleventh year of Zhizheng, and Totoku and others are actively preparing to change money, while Dao Yan and Liu Yueer have been under house arrest by Xu Shouhui and others in Duoyun Villa for more than two years.

After being forcibly left in the villa, Xu Shouhui treated them well, and in addition to restricting their freedom, all their requirements would basically be met. Dao Yan and the others knew that it would be fruitless to resist forcibly, so they could only stay down first and then make plans.

The scheming Peng Yingyu initially planned to recruit the two, but it can be seen that Liu Yue'er was quite determined, so she gradually gave up, but after contacting the inconspicuous Dao Yan, she liked this young man very much and intended to accept him as a disciple. Therefore, not only is the collection of books in the villa available for him to borrow, but also has a lot of guidance for him, Dao Yan also admires his talent and respects him very much.

Peng Yingyu can be respected as "Patriarch Peng" for a reason. In addition to his feat of leading his disciples to revolt in Yuanzhou more than ten years ago, the richness of his life experience is far beyond imagination, in addition to being proficient in some side techniques, he is also involved in the orthodox doctrine of the hundred schools of thought.

Such a person is tantamount to a treasure pavilion to Dao Yan, although he politely rejected Peng Yingyu's idea of taking him under his door, he still often has the cheekiness to ask for advice. Peng Yingyu likes his humble learning temperament, takes more care of him, and often contacts him.

Dao Yan was standing on the edge of the cliff behind the mountain, looking at the vast mountains and forests below the cliff in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

With the passage of time, Dao Yan has changed a lot, not only has his knowledge advanced rapidly, but he has also grown a lot taller, his face has become more and more distinct, and he is dressed in black at this moment, with a tall posture and extraordinary momentum.

"What do you think?"

Liu Yue'er, who was originally similar to Dao Yan's height, is now a head shorter than him, but her figure is becoming more and more charming, and her red dress blooms proudly like plum blossoms in the snow, strolling to Dao Yan's side and patting him on the shoulder.

The corners of Dao Yan's mouth lifted when he heard the voice, and he wanted to pinch the jade hand on his shoulder before he turned around. Liu Yue'er dodged Dao Yan's hand and slapped him again, making a look, and Dao Yan saw several "servants" behind Liu Yue'er.

The so-called Hu Cong is the henchman sent by the White Lotus Sect to spy on Liu Yue'er, although the two have become accustomed to it, but Dao Yan still looks at each other coldly, and the depth in his deep eyes makes several Hu Cong shudder.

Several servants muttered, "Who is this person, why does he look so fierce?" ”

"Quietly, haven't you heard? Someone wanted to peek under the veil of the saint, but this kid saw it and almost threw him under the cliff. ”

The admonished Hu Cong shuddered and whispered: "Then let's follow from a distance, don't provoke them, anyway, the staff of this spy on the saint changes every day, and we promise not to let them run away today." ”

Liu Yue'er smiled brightly and dragged Daoyan, "Okay, they didn't do anything to me, why are you so fierce?" ”

Dao Yan put away his terrifying cold gaze, turned his face and looked down at Liu Yue'er dotingly, and said softly: "Some people will become more and more excessive if they don't teach them some lessons. ”

Liu Yue'er didn't deny it, shrugged her shoulders and said, "But if I change it, I will inevitably want to see what other people look like under the veil." ”

Dao Yan said seriously: "I just want to see what you look like under the veil by myself." ”

Liu Yue'er blushed and didn't answer.

Seeing that he was shy, Dao Yan glanced at Hu Cong in the distance, pulled Liu Yue'er to turn his back to them, and whispered, "No news yet?" ”

"In the past two years, I have managed to send out countless letters, but they have all been lost in the sea and there is no news." Liu Yue'er couldn't help but sigh, her face was sad.

Dao Yan frowned, and said firmly: "It seems that it is the same as I thought, the problem is not only here. ”

"Are you saying that there is also a problem within our Ming Sect?" Liu Yue'er's beautiful eyes flickered and looked at Dao Yan.

"If everything is normal, your father will definitely find a way to send someone to save you, but the past two years have been too peaceful, there must be something wrong in the middle."

I haven't seen my father for a long time, and Liu Yue'er is also very worried about his safety, and said sadly: "I don't know what happened to my father and Uncle Han." ”

Dao Yan comforted: "Don't worry, there will always be a way." I couldn't bear to see my sweetheart sad, so I changed the topic and said, "I heard that many people came to the villa today?" ”

"Well, I heard that he is the governor of Huainan Province, and he is a very famous literati, and he brought his staff to Dabie Mountain to play in the mountains and rivers, and went to the cloudy villa to borrow. Where did they think that this was actually the helmsman of the Southern White Lotus Sect? ”

Dao Yan was about to take Liu Yue'er to change his mood, so he suggested: "Then let's go and have a look." ”

After all, the visitors were people from the imperial court, and Xu Shouhui, Peng Yingyu, Ni Wenjun and others had long avoided them, and the belly of the education center pretended to be the owner of the village to receive them. After Daoyan inquired, he learned that the person who was the leader was the famous calligrapher in Huainan - Rao Jie. Rao Jie is not only talented and knowledgeable, but also a corporal of Lixian, and a group of Confucian scholars have gathered around him.

The villa is quite large, and the two of them looked for a long time before they saw Rao Jie's figure, and unlike what they imagined, it was a teenager who was walking side by side with Rao Jie at this moment, not some famous Confucian scholars. Dao Yan and the others felt strange, so they changed directions to look at their faces.

Rao Jie and the others walked slowly, with one hand behind their backs and the other hand brushing their beards, and asked the young man next to them, "How do you feel about this trip?" ”

The young man said respectfully: "What I have seen and heard along the way has touched me deeply and benefited a lot. ”

Dao Yan was surprised and delighted when he saw his face clearly, the young man next to Rao Jie was his friend Gao Qi, whom he hadn't seen for a long time!

"You know them?"

Liu Yue'er rarely saw Dao Yan look so happy and excited.

"That boy in white is my best friend."

The two have already opened their hearts and know each other's past very well, "I see, he is the Gao Qi you always mentioned?" ”

"Exactly! I haven't seen him for a long time since I said goodbye to the bamboo forest, and he really made many friends with Confucian celebrities as I imagined. ”

Liu Yue'er's beautiful eyes lit up and asked, "Is he reliable?" ”

Dao Yan immediately understood what she meant, and whispered: "Of course it is reliable, but now that there are many people and a group of people following you, it is inconvenient for me to recognize him." Later, when you and I are separated, I will come to him. ”

"Okay, but you must pay attention to safety, if the people of the White Lotus Sect find out that we want to escape, they will kill them." Liu Yueer reminded her.

"Don't worry."

Dao Yan heard about the residence of Gao Qi and the others, so he returned to his room, and waited until the time of the unitary, and then quietly got up to look for Gao Qi.

Listening to the hurried knock on the door, Gao Qi put down the scroll in his hand and opened the door. Eyes met, there was a brief silence, followed by ecstasy.

Gao Qi was the first to speak up and confirmed: "Brother Tianxi! ”

Dao Yan smiled: "Ji Di, long time no see." ”

Gao Qi welcomed Dao Yan into the house, and before he could sit down, he asked, "It's been almost three years since we parted from Qinglu in the bamboo forest, right?" I have sent people to your house many times to deliver letters, but there is no reply, has your family moved away? ”

In the past two years, Dao Yan has experienced a lot, and he explained clearly for a while, and sighed: "I didn't expect to meet you here, and the twists and turns are really indescribable." I am no longer the Yao Tianxi of the past, I have become Shi Daoyan. ”

"What!? Interpretation, interpretation of Daoyan? You mean? ”

Dao Yan said calmly: "That's right, after the day of separation, I went home for a few days, and then went to Myozhian to be a novice. ”

Gao Qi's face was full of puzzlement, and his voice inadvertently raised a few points, and he said excitedly: "With your ambition, how can you be willing to be an outsider?" ”

Dao Yan stood up and looked out the window, and the calmness in his tone made people feel distressed, "I am a monk and a novice, and I can still continue to study and study, if I don't become a novice, I will give up studying at home to practice medicine and become a charlatan for the rest of my life." How do you think I should choose? ”

Gao Qi wanted to comfort his friend, but he didn't know what to say, he hesitated for a long time, and could only look at his lonely back and let out a long sigh.

On the contrary, Dao Yan turned around and comforted Gao Qidao: "Don't feel sorry for me, being a novice is just a temporary measure, it is a forced choice at that time, if I have the opportunity in the future, I will return to the vulgar, continue to chant poems with you and Brother Meng Zai, and drink and talk." Tell me about you, I saw you walking side by side with that Rasuke-sama during the day, and you have become his staff? ”

Seeing that Daoyan was not dedicated to Buddha, Gao Qi felt a little relieved.

"Lord Rao is famous for his poetry and books, erudite and talented, and he is clever and arrogant, and his subordinates are full of Confucianism. He got my poems out of nowhere, so he personally recruited me to be a staff member and took special care of me. ”

Dao Yan saw his friend Dezhi, he was really happy for him, and sincerely appreciated: "I know your talent best, what 'Hongru Shuoqing', if they can't catch up with your pace over time." ”

Dao Yanshu didn't know that the more Rao Jie admired Gao Qi, the easier it was to arouse the jealousy of the people around him for Gao Qi. Gao Qi's qualifications are still shallow, and he doesn't understand the way of officialdom, and he is arrogant, so he suffers a lot.

Listening to his friend's unreserved praise, Gao Qi smiled bitterly: "If it is said that the poetry is right, I can naturally deal with it calmly, but the officialdom is sinister, which is completely different from what I imagined. What I miss the most is the life of the three of us in the bamboo forest, accompanied by poetry and food. ”

Dao Yan was also fascinated when he recalled it, and the two exchanged pleasantries for a long time before Dao Yan got to the point.

"Ji Di, I came to you tonight because I need your help with something important."

Seeing Daoyan's solemn expression, Gao Qi also said seriously: "Just say it, I will do my best." ”

"There are too many things involved, I......'ll make a long story short," so Dao Yan briefly described the process of joining Mingjiao and the dilemma he was trapped in at this time.