Chapter 55: Riding a Donkey Upside Down
Tang Ao's trip to the Mirror Flower World this time, not only saw his true heart, but also learned about the past and present lives, and his understanding of the cultivation path became more and more thorough, and when he heard Zhang Guo's plea, he inadvertently operated the exercises, and found that Zhang Guo actually had aura on his body.
Tang Ao was immediately relieved, although Datang is not as good as the Mirror Flower World, and there are few cultivators, it does not mean that Datang has no cultivators, there is vanity in the front, and Wu Zetian in the back, which fully proves this.
In Tang Ao's eyes, the aura on Zhang Guo's body was chaotic, and there were only a few or five acupuncture points in his body that flashed with aura brilliance that was invisible to the naked eye, but he did stand on the threshold of a cultivator, and he could get started with a little lift.
What kind of power a cultivator has, Tang Ao couldn't be clearer, he didn't know anything about Zhang Guo's temperament, how could Tang Ao take the liberty of letting the Tang World have an extra cultivator who far surpassed ordinary people.
Therefore, he was noncommittal to Zhang Guo's plea, and instead asked Xue Ne about his future plans.
Xue Ne's father and son served Li Tang Jiangshan for two generations, and suffered the disaster of annihilation, which was also due to the dissatisfaction with Wu Zetian's deposition of Li Xian and Ji Ji Sichen's leadership of the dynasty.
Tang Ao was overjoyed when he heard this, a good man and three gangs, when he felt that he was alone, he could have like-minded people with him, fortunately!
Sun Simiao saw that the exchange between Tang Ao and Xue Ne had come to an end, and said: "Tang Tanhua is exhausted and has injured the tendons and meridians, it's better to rest more, I'll go out for the time being!" I'll talk about that tomorrow. β
Zhang Guo slept for a while, heard a burst of snoring in his ears, got up quietly, and tiptoed back to Tang Ao's residence.
Looking inside along the gap in the door, I saw Tang Ao sitting cross-legged on the bed, with a faint flow of brilliance between his mouth and nose.
Tang Ao didn't expect Zhang Guo to make such a move, looking at Zhang Guo's naΓ―ve attitude of covering his mouth hard, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl: "Come in!" β
Zhang Guo was stunned, then he was overjoyed, carefully pushed the door open, closed it with his backhand, and waved at Tang Ao again and again: "Immortal Master, you will accept me!" β
Tang Ao beckoned Zhang Guo to sit down: "Listen to what Sun Shenxian said, the old gentleman's name is Zhang Guo, right?" The old gentleman has a spiritual root, and the aura is contained in the acupuncture points, so I don't know where to learn the cultivation method? β
Tang Ao was very curious about this, Zhang Guo was different from Void, Xinyue and others, although Void was a person from the Tang Dynasty, his cultivation was the inheritance of the Jinguang Dao people, and Zhang Guo was obviously groping on his own.
Zhang Guo shook his head like a rattle, the prince of heaven and earth is a teacher, and the teacher is not casually recognized: "Immortal Master, Zhang Guo has liked to cultivate since he was a child, and he once entered the Taoist Gate to cultivate, and accidentally got a scroll of the Codex of the Immortal Master Ge Hong, who hugged Puzi......"
Tang Ao was familiar with the life of Ge Hong, who hugged Puzi, and through Zhang Guo's words, it could be inferred that Ge Hong must be a cultivator, worthy of the name of the little immortal.
"Has the old gentleman seen Immortal Master Ge Hong? Does Datang have any other cultivators? Tang Ao was quite interested in this.
Zhang Guozhi said everything: "Qiyu Immortal Master, as far as Xiao Lao'er knows, the Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain, Zhang Zhenggan, Maoshan Taoist Wang Yuan, Wang Shaoye, father and son, Pan Shizheng, Sima Chengzhen and others, all have Taoism, far from being comparable to Xiao Lao'er, and there are several great monks, Buddhism is profound, ghosts and gods are unpredictable, but they have never had the opportunity to see it, which is a pity." β
Tang Ao nodded frequently, chatted with Zhang Guo for two hours, and under Zhang Guo's modesty, Tang Ao no longer called Zhang Guo Mr. Lao, but called him Zhang Guo Lao.
Zhang Guo's old cultivator's heart was extremely firm, Tang Ao felt that Zhang Guo was more than 100 years old and still had this determination, after thinking about it, he decided to teach the first part of the Taoist Sutra to Zhang Guolao, if Zhang Guolao could maintain his original intention, then it would be okay to teach all the Taoist scriptures.
Zhang Guo was overjoyed when he heard this, and the old naughty boy had a seizure, and he clearly said that he wanted to go to Sun Simiao to show off, and ridiculed Sun Simiao for having eyes and not knowing Mount Tai, and let the real immortal master not worship, but to find the elixir of immortality.
Tang Ao groaned, and was rescued by Liu Shenwei and Sun Simiao, he was extremely respectful and grateful to Sun Simiao, the king of medicine, but in Tang Ao's opinion, Sun Simiao had no spiritual root on his body, and forcibly cultivating the Dao Sutra would be counterproductive and ruin Sun Simiao's state of mind.
Zhang Guolao listened to Tang Ao's words, and couldn't help but scratch his ears and cheeks like a monkey's head, with his temper, he kept silent in front of Sun Simiao about cultivating immortals and seeking the Tao, which was more uncomfortable than killing him, and simply said: "Immortal Master, since this is the case, Xiao Lao'er might as well search for cultivators for Immortal Master, and work together to wish King Luling the restoration of the throne. β
Tang Ao's heart trembled, Wu Zetian's own cultivation is not low, if he recruits cultivators from the Tang Dynasty, not to mention helping Li Xian restore the throne, it will be much more difficult just to ensure Li Xian's life, and he readily agreed to Zhang Guolao's proposal, and asked in every possible way.
Zhang Guolao whistled, the big white donkey came to the door with humanity, Zhang Guolao turned over and jumped, faced Tang Ao and thanked him, rode the big white donkey upside down, laughed and disappeared into the night.
The next day, everyone didn't see Zhang Guolao, Sun Simiao thought that Zhang Guolao's naughty temper was rising again, and he didn't take it to heart, and Liu Shenwei picked medicine and boiled soup together, in less than three days, Tang Ao's strength recovered, and the Xue family was full of healing, and he was full of praise for the medicine king's wonderful rejuvenation technique.
Tang Ao made up his mind to pay attention to it, even if Sun Simiao and Liu Shenwei could not cultivate without spiritual roots, if they found strange flowers and plants in the future, they would have to send them to Sun Simiao's master and apprentice thousands of miles away to repay the grace of saving their lives twice.
In three days, Tang Ao and Xue Ne and others were already familiar with each other, and after their bodies recovered, they agreed to go to Junzhou.
Sun Simiao for more than 100 years, sitting and watching the change of dynasty, the change of the emperor, is not enthusiastic about this, Liu Shenwei experienced the coup d'Γ©tat in the Golden Palace, but also lost the heart of fame, the master and apprentice sent Tang Ao and others out of the mountain, and went to live the hermit life of idle clouds and wild cranes.
Out of Taibai Mountain, Tang Ao saw the official document of sea fishing in a remote village, and suddenly felt nervous.
Tang Ao, Xue Ne and other strong people are naturally not afraid of the pursuit of a small group of soldiers and horses, but the Xue family is old and young, and it is a long way to go to Junzhou, so wouldn't it be too late to regret a slight mistake?
"Tang Tanhua, why don't we divide our soldiers into two ways, go to Xiliang Suoyangguan to join our relatives in the next family, and only select fine and important people to rush to Junzhou, I don't know what Tang Tanhua thinks?"
Tang Ao nodded and said: "Lord Xue is reasonable, if we are rounded up, it will be easy for us to get out, the old and young families have no power to restrain the chicken, it is really difficult to do, Lord Xue has reliable relatives to defect, it is better." β
Xue Ne immediately called his brothers and nephews, let his younger brother Xue Shen confuse, his son Xue Zhi led his family to Suoyang Pass, and Xue Ne took Xue Chuqing, Chu Yu, and his youngest son Xue Chang to Junzhou with Tang Ao.
"Tang Tanhua, look at this sea fishing official document, capture Tang Tanhua alive, reward 10,000 taels of gold, seal 10,000 households, but it is more valuable than Xue!"
Tang Ao smiled bitterly, knowing that Wu Zetian ordered him to be captured alive, the purpose must be for the treasure mirror of the mirror flower world, and he couldn't tell Xue Ne about it, so he had to laugh it off.
"Uncle Tang, are we riding horses and cars like this, swaggering through the city, aren't we afraid of being arrested by officers and soldiers?" Xue Chang is about fifteen years old, which is the same age as Tang Ao, but because Tang Ao and Xue Ne are brothers, Xue Chang has to be a generation shorter and call Tang Ao his uncle.
When he was separated from the old and young of the Xue family, Xue Chuqing's proposal to take the mountain road was vetoed by Tang Ao, first of all, the mountain road was rugged and difficult, and it was easy to lose his way, and secondly, the news was blocked, and it was easier to fall into danger.
Under Tang Ao's operation, a group of people disguised themselves and claimed to be merchants selling alcohol, and they were unimpeded along the way, and they were about to leave the jurisdiction of Chang'an County, and they were pointing at the notice outside the gate of Chang'an County at this time.
Tang Ao has been in the neighborhood since he was a child, how can Xue Chang understand, and said with a slight smile: "The virtuous nephew doesn't know, the more dangerous the behavior, sometimes the more stable, who would have thought that we, as the court's criminals, dare to take the official road openly?" β
Xue Ne praised Tang Ao's means, as a general with troops, he knew the method of using soldiers, with the right fit, with odd wins, Tang Ao's move is a surprise victory, which can be called a wonderful move.
While talking, a group of officials walked out of the city, which couldn't help but make Xue Chang and the others tense their heartstrings, and then saw the officials post the new notice next to the city gate, and when they saw the content of the notice, Tang Ao's heart thumped, and he almost screamed.
The content of the notice is very brief, only mentioning that the imperial court sent angels to express condolences to Li Xian, who was exiled in Bazhou, and Li Xian, who was demoted to Junzhou.
The others didn't feel anything, but Tang Ao and Xue Ne felt a deep chill, and subconsciously looked at each other, both seeing strong worry in each other's eyes.
Xue Ne lowered his voice and said, "Brother Tang Xian, I'm afraid that this move by the imperial court will be unfavorable to Your Majesty!" Especially the angels who went to Junzhou, the object of condolence turned out to be Baihua Brew, I heard that Mrs. Wei Guo drank Baihua Brew and encountered an accident. β
Tang Ao clenched his fists, no one knew the meaning of the three words Baihua Brew better than him, did Wu Zetian make it clear that he wanted to kill his own flesh and blood? Is it so eager to be a female emperor?
Concerned about chaos, Tang Ao nodded at Xue Ne, everyone was trying to pass through the city, but the road ahead was suddenly blocked, it seemed that something had happened, and many people appeared on the streets.
Tang Ao and the others retreated to the side to get out of the way, only to see a group of people walking out of the city, the leader was wearing a green robe, among the many young officials in green robes, there was a person who seemed to stand out from the crowd, holding a handful of willow leaf branches in his hand.
According to the customs at this time, this person seemed to be preparing to leave Chang'an County, and his colleagues went out of the city to see him off.
Tang Ao looked at the young man holding the wicker, he felt very familiar, and then he heard someone call this person Luo Xiandi, and his ears couldn't help buzzing, the person in front of him and the young man in his memory gradually overlapped, not Luo Bin Wang or who!
Luo Bingwang wore a crown and tied his hair, looking more heroic than when he was a teenager, his eyes were bright, looking at his colleagues who went out of the city to see him off, which one was really reluctant, which one was secretly happy, Luo Bingwang knew it, but he didn't want to break it.