As the saying goes, knowledge changes destiny.

This is true, but as far as the situation is concerned, it is often not knowledge that changes fate, but tossing, drilling, endless tossing and sharpening the head of the drilling.

In the northeast corner of Langzhong City, at the foot of Xiaopanlong Mountain, among the miscellaneous trees and weeds, there is a decadent Taoist temple.

This view is only more than ten steps in circumference, and it is separated from the red world of the outside world by a circle of rotten hedges around it. There are three mud-brick houses on the top of the hard hill, and a low house with a thatched roof is crooked and twisted with mud bricks under the gables on the east and west sides. The low house under the east wall was a smoky kitchen, and the one under the west wall was a stinking hut full of feces.

In this harsh environment where things are attacked, the center of the three main halls enshrines the most respected true god of the Ming Dynasty - Emperor Zhenwu.

But time is the most terrible corrosive agent, and the True Martial Emperor has not survived the erosion of the years. His majestic black face collapsed in half, revealing the dirt and straw within; The golden body on his body was gone, as if he was a naked Arhat.

As for the turtle and snake generals standing on both sides of the Emperor Zhenwu, they had been soaked in the rainwater leaking from the roof, and there was no trace of it, only a few toes remained.

A few hungry rats squeaked and screamed, searching in vain for the remnants of the offering fruit and sesame oil on the offering table. But the cruel truth tells them that the wisest decision is to move tonight without delay!

The Taoist temple was silent, and there was no one to visit.

Could it be that the master of this room, like the rats who are ready to move, has given up dancing with the gods?

But a few tattered shirts drying on the fence in the courtyard clearly tell outsiders that there are still people living here.

What about people?

The person was outside the mansion where Li Liangde, the good doctor of the Shu Palace, temporarily lived, and had been waiting for an hour under the sunshine of the spring and summer transition.

An unkempt ox-nosed veteran snort stirred, greedily inhaling the rich smell of meat in the air. The little Taoist boy beside him was even more unbearable. When the eunuchs who delivered the food passed by, he drooled a foot-long saliva and stretched out his groping hands. Fortunately, the old man's eyes were quick, and a crisp bell sounded to bring back the soul that the child had lost.

Without warning, the door of Li Liangde's house opened. An old man with a gray beard poked out half of his head. As he looked around, he asked loudly, "Which one is the royal Taoist?" ”

"The trail is!" Lao Dao jumped up, and the long-handled bell (Note 1) in his hand jingled.

"The master asks Daoist Wang to go in."

Seeing the appearance of the Wang Daoist, the old man half-covered his mouth and nose and ordered, and then quickly flashed through the door and disappeared, obviously not wanting to touch their filthy breath.

Wang Daoist and his apprentices squeezed into the door of the house. The house is not big, and there is only one row of upper rooms and two rows of side rooms. It's just that this yard is sprinkled and swept clean, almost spotless. A little eunuch wearing a three-mountain hat stood under the eaves of the upper room, impatiently hooking his hands with two Taoist priests, an old man and a young one, and asked them to come quickly.

"Dr. Li Liang is used to taking a nap at noon. Do not delay for a long time. After saying that, hurry up and leave. The little eunuch commanded.

"This trail understands. The good doctor is a celebrity around the prince, and he has all kinds of opportunities, how dare he disturb with mundane affairs......"

Lao Dao originally wanted to say a few more words, but he suddenly saw that his little father-in-law was already full of displeasure, so he hurriedly stopped. At this time, he didn't know whether to cross the threshold, or wait patiently for the word from inside to let him in. At this moment of hesitation, a voice came from far and near the room:

"It's really Senior Brother Wang! I haven't seen him for decades, but it makes my brother want to die. Is the master okay? ”

……

If you really want to die, you won't let someone stand outside the door for an hour; If the master is still well, he must live as long as Peng Zu.

Although Li Liangde is the most incapable person in the palace, he is still an official, and he can say a few words

Decent official words. In the eyes of others, Li Liangde is not only an official, but also a big official next to the prince. If he speaks like ordinary people, is he still an official? Is it still worthy of the respect and envy of others?

With this in mind, Daoist Wang ruthlessly performed the highest level of three rituals and nine deductions to his fellow disciples who practiced Jiao in Qingcheng Mountain decades ago (Note 2).

"The junior brother and the brother are separated!" Li Liangde waited for Daoist Wang to finish kowtowing before criticizing Daoist Wang with a smile, and then invited him to sit down without formality. But because he still has to study the pathology of the prince today, he can't have a good talk with his junior brother, and I hope that my junior brother will say it if he has something to say, let it go if he has a fart, and leave as soon as he finishes it. For the sake of his teacher, he can help, but if he can't help, then he can't help.

That table of food was on the table not far away, tempting the Taoist priest with beauty and body fragrance, dulling his mind and impulsing his senses.

Providence! Daoist Wang secretly sighed and was ruthless.

"This is the senior brother's mansion, there is nothing else to do, only a great urgency!"

As Daoist Wang spoke, he carefully placed the long copper bell handed down by the master on a coffee table, untied the wrapper, and then took out a square wooden stick with a long ruler and gold characters on a black background, held it with both hands, and presented it to Li Liangde for viewing.

"Canopy ruler?"

The canopy ruler is a magic weapon for the Taoist practice to ward off evil spirits. The names of the stars (XIU), the sun and the moon, the Beidou, and the Nandou are engraved on the six sides of the four edges, and are generally used in conjunction with the Lingqi, Lingji, token, and mahogany sword.

Seeing that his junior brother took out this magic weapon, Li Liangde didn't know what he meant, and he didn't reach out to take it, but just watched the next move of Daoist Wang.

"This is providence!" Daoist Wang said word by word, and took the carved wooden stick one step closer.

It's really a dog who can't change eating after walking thousands of miles! After all these years, I'm still chattering all day long!

Li Liangde scolded angrily in his heart, but helplessly stretched out two fingers to pinch the canopy ruler, and then put it aside like a burning hand.

"Since it's an urgent matter, junior brother has something to say, you might as well say it quickly!" Li Liangde snorted.

Daoist Wang cleaned up the face of the dish, and then pressed his left palm into his right fist, and made a Taoist salute:

"Since Xiaodao left the division gate and returned to this Langzhong City, he has taken refuge in the Zhenwu Temple outside the city. Xiaodao has no other strengths, so he has to visit the gods and gods during the day and watch the sky at night.

A few days ago, the trail got up at night, inadvertently looked at the northern sky, and suddenly saw a magnificent wonder:

I saw that Xuanwu (Note 3) and Ling Tianshu (Note 4)!

Oops, terrible! For three days in a row, Tianshu disappeared!

The night before yesterday, Xiaodao watched the celestial phenomena again, and the Tianshu suddenly shone brightly, and the seven houses of Beichen were dim...... Even with Ziwei Xingjun (Note 5), it is also dusty and obscure!

Xiaodao thought he was dazzled, rubbed and looked at it. This is even more incredible. Wow, the stars are clustered, and it doesn't seem to be Ziwei, but like a Tianshu......"

Li Liangde listened patiently, and put down the tea cup he had just picked up in his hand again.

He shook his head and stroked his white beard: "Senior brother, after so many years, why are you still so virtuous?" The master teaches you medical skills, but you don't learn them; The master preaches you Lei Fa, and you abandon it; The master will pass you on again, but you are still interested. Look at you now...... Hey, what about the stars in the sky, naturally there is a heavenly court to take care of it. We are human beings, and we live in the mortal world, so we have to worry about human affairs. Respect the Tao and virtue, imitate nature, be pure and inactive, be weak and indisputable, and naturally will be full of merit and truthfulness! ”

"Senior brother, you can't say that!"

Seeing that he hadn't finished speaking, he was exposed by his senior brother, and Daoist Wang finally said in a hurry: "Heaven and man are one, heaven and man are inducted, and the essence of Taoism is also!" The stars in the sky correspond to everything in the world! ”

"Humph! Then you can correspond one by one, let your brother learn too! "Lee

Lang De picked up the tea cup on the table again, closed his eyes and began to taste the aroma of tea.

Daoist Wang stared at the white tea cup that looked like jade and snow, licked his dry lips, and finally said the rest of the words.

"Xiaodao just thought it was new at first. Later, the child went up the mountain to collect firewood, and met a woodcutter on the way. The two chatted all the way, and the woodcutter said that he heard a strange thing: the prince of the world had annihilated all the bandits in the Bolt Village a few days ago, but he fainted on the night of the great victory, and the class had been transported back to Baoning Mansion. Hey, this Langyuan is really a blessed land, as soon as the prince comes back, he will wake up immediately.

The child looked back and told it to the gossip as an anecdote. Xiao Dao's head buzzed at that time, and he suddenly thought of the matter of Tianshu Star.

When I entered the city this morning, I inquired around. The donors all said that the son fainted on the 14th night and woke up on the morning of the 18th, that is, the morning before yesterday.

Xiaodao pinched his fingers and counted, oops, it just corresponded to the dark and bright time of the Tianshu Star!

What does this mean? It shows that the natal star of the son of the world is the Tianshu star!

Xiaodao thought about it again, why was it Xuanwu that covered the light of Tianshu in the first place? Xuanwu, another name for true martial arts, is also the screen protection of Ziwei. Oh, that's the way it is......"

The teacup exploded on the square bricks on the ground without warning, making a crisp sound that shook Daoist Wang up and down.

"Shut up! Crazy Wang, you are talking nonsense again! Li Liangde put aside the illusion of his Dao Bone Immortal Style, and was furious like an angry lion, "The master drove you off Qingcheng Mountain because of this, have you forgotten?" Such crazy nonsense about raiding homes and destroying doors, you go to the street and shout by yourself, and don't bring it to the official to talk about it! Come on, drive this demon out of the house! ”

A lifetime's hard work was in vain.

Seeing the little eunuch at the door come in with a bluffed face, Wang Daoshi's thin body almost collapsed. He stood up with difficulty with the support of the apprentice, slowly packed up the precious guy, bowed to the senior brother with a cold face behind his back, and walked towards the door with a trembling rope.

"After all these crazy things, you still want to leave easily?" The little eunuch chuckled and blocked the door. In the light behind the little eunuch, several soldiers of the Protector Army could be seen running, one of them still holding a rope in his hand.

"Decades of hard work, peach blossoms flowing overnight!"

Daoist Wang looked at the blazing sun outside the house, and suddenly felt that the world was spinning. His hands stretched out, and his black fingers clasped the door frame, but his body became heavier and heavier, and his head became heavier and heavier. Eventually, he gave up, slumping like a pile of mud on the threshold.

"Master! Master! Xiao Daotong cried: "The master is hungry and fainted!" ”

"Doctor Li Liang, this person can't faint! My father-in-law is going to see the prince now! The little eunuch Zuo Tong said loudly to Li Liangde.

Note 1: Taoist ritual utensils, called "Emperor Bell".

Note 2: The highest level of Taoism is generally to worship immortals.

Note 3: Xuanwu, one of the four elephants, is a general term for several stars in the north and south of the visible celestial region (in the northern hemisphere). Among the 28 constellations, Xuanwu is a divine beast representing the seven Nakshatras in the north, and its true appearance is a turtle and a snake. In this book, it also represents the deity of the Yan emperor.

The Twenty-Eight Nakshatras are the division of visible celestial regions in ancient China, the original understanding of the celestial phases, and the earliest accumulated astronomical knowledge. Coincidentally, in both Chinese and Western mythological systems, anthropomorphic myths of the mysterious starry sky are invariably carried out.

Note 4: The Celestial Pivot Star, the first of the Big Dipper, is the one facing the North Star. The North Star and the Big Dipper, which revolve around him, are in the very center of the visible celestial region in the Northern Hemisphere.

Note 5: Purple Microstar, that is, the North Star, is the eternal star in the sky. In ancient China, the North Star was given a special political meaning - the Emperor Star.

It's staggering to think about: the ancients could find an eternal immovable star in a starry sky with the naked eye, and I don't know how many generations of observations have been accumulated!

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