Jiupo Village, a mountain village, surrounded by mountains, beautiful mountains and rivers.

Legend has it that in the depths of this mountain buried a great general, the general was buried without a head, and his brave department made a head out of gold to bury a whole body for him, and the burial place is a place called "Nine Mountains and Thirteen Slopes".

I don't know how many ridges there are in the vast mountains, and there are countless slopes, and later generations can't figure out which position "Nine Mountains and Thirteen Slopes" refers to.

On the mountain road behind the village, A Shiheng walked forward with a bamboo basket and a book basket on his back, his whitewashed clothes could not hide his clear bookish atmosphere, tall and tall, handsome face, white skin, and the appearance of a scholar.

He is the most promising scholar in the entire Jiupo Village, and he is also the person who was lifted in this year's township examination, and this trip is to go to Beijing to catch the exam.

Before setting off, he had to go to the mountain first.

In the depths of the back mountain five or six miles away from Jiupo Village, there is a Taoist temple that has long been withered by incense, called Linglong Temple.

He was going to find the viewer of the Linglong Temple.

The mountain road is rugged and difficult to walk, A Shiheng walked and stopped, looking at the vast mountains and seas, his face was red and white, panting and sweating and resting his feet, but the back basket on his body refused to leave.

It's just that there is an important item hidden in the back basket, an important thing that the world can hardly imagine.

When his father passed it on to him before his death, he secretly told him that this thing was not trivial, and that it was related to the gods!

When he arrived at the Linglong Temple covered by greenery, it was already noon, and Ah Shiheng was still climbing on the steps under the outer slope of the Taoist Temple when he heard a "bang" fight.

What's the situation? He hurriedly climbed up to see what was going on.

The first thing that catches your eye is a characteristic black iron tower in the Taoist temple, and then there is the Linglong Temple, where the ruins of the white flags are still there.

Linglongguan old view of the master passed away three months ago, the Taoist temple seems to have no backbone, after the disciples of the disciples, the white things left for a few months have not been removed, the grass on the wall and roof tiles has grown and no one cares, the signs of the Taoist temple before the dilapidated group are obvious.

Ascending to the flat outside the courtyard of the Taoist temple, A Shiheng's eyes widened a little, only to see three Taoists with blue noses and swollen faces struggling on the ground, and a young Taoist with a ponytail stepped on a Taoist, who was forcibly searching the Taoist brother at his feet, and stuffed the money into his arms after searching for money.

There is a couplet at the gate of the Taoist temple everywhere in moss:

There is no self in the prosperity of the world.

The years in the mountains are unparalleled.

The two 'nothing' words in the couplet exhaust the gains and losses of people in practice, and compared with the scene of robbery at the door of the Taoist temple, A Shiheng was speechless.

The young Taoist in front of him is named Yu Qing, who is the new master of Linglong Temple, and he is also his youngest, and the two are of the same age.

He refused the escort of the people in the village, and came to Yu Qing because he had secretly made an appointment with Yu Qing, and Yu Qing wanted to escort him all the way to Beijing without telling others this time. Relatively speaking, Yu Qing is a person who practices martial arts, and his escort ability is not comparable to that of the villagers, so he can be a little safer in this troubled era.

Who knew that the appointed time had passed, and after waiting left and right for half a morning, Yu Qing didn't see Yu Qing go down the mountain to meet, could it be that guy who forgot such an important thing? I don't know what's going on, so I had to find it in person, and now I finally understand that Linglongguan is making infighting and cannibalism in the same door!

He was also familiar with the three Taoists who were knocked to the ground, all of them were Yu Qing's own senior brothers, the eldest was in his fifties, and the youngest was almost forty.

There are only four disciples left of the old master.

Yu Qing can beat his three senior brothers alone?

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Ah Shiheng couldn't believe it, with his relationship with Yu Qing, he didn't know that Yu Qing had this strength before.

I didn't understand why the old master would pass on the position of the master to Yu Qing, no matter the age or qualifications, Yu Qing was not qualified, and people were not old, but now he seems to understand something, the old master chose a disciple who can fight the most to inherit the mantle?

When the money arrived, Yu Qing turned his head to take a look, and when he saw A Shiheng coming, the fierce expression on his face disappeared, and he cracked out a mouthful of white teeth, hehe, he was still quite heroic, and he also had the spirituality of living in the mountains and wilderness for a long time between his eyebrows, and he was a little wild in his gestures.

The immature beard on his mouth is a little eye-catching, and everyone who knows him knows that he didn't have a beard before.

Moved his feet away from his senior brother, Yu Qing walked to the steps under the Taoist temple courtyard and carried the package, lifted the sword and put it on his shoulder with one hand, ignoring the pain of the three senior brothers, strode over, and dragged the shocked A Shiheng away directly.

The eldest brother relieved himself, half got up and roared at the departing figure, "Yu Qing! For your own selfish desires, you openly robbed the money of your fellow senior brother, you are not worthy of being the head of Linglongguan, you are not worthy of being a disciple of Linglongguan, and the little uncle will not spare you when he comes back! There was endless grief and indignation in his tone, and there were blood stains on his trembling beard.

The old master also has a junior brother, who is the disciple of the old master uncle, and the Yu Qing brothers all call him the little uncle, who has been traveling for a long time and rarely comes back.

Today's Linglong Temple is just these five Taoists, it is indeed not okay for the incense to wither, and there is no way, it is a line that is going to be extinct, and it is already a miracle that there can be a Taoist temple here.

A Shiheng, who was dragged down the mountain, heard the roar behind him, and asked Fa Xiao next to him in surprise: "Are you really robbing the money of the same door?" ”

Yu Qing snorted coldly, "Don't listen to their nonsense." Linglong Guan is too poor, I want to re-plan the property in the view... They don't obey me, and you don't know it. I ordered them to hand over the money as the Lord, but they didn't listen and made trouble with me, so I had to salute first and then soldier. ”

Is there any difference between this and robbing? A Shiheng was really a little shocked, knowing that this guy was greedy for money, but he didn't think that this guy could do something to rob the same door, and when he saw the scene of collecting money before, he thought there was another reason, but he didn't expect it to be robbing.

This is a bit bottomless! Ah Shiheng glanced at the beard on his mouth and sneered, "Your little uncle didn't beat you less, right?" It's useless to grow a beard and pretend to be mature, he is even more shameless than you, don't think that if you are the master, he will not dare to clean you up. You just stumble around, and when he comes back, he will have to pick you off a layer of skin! ”

Yu Qing seemed to be calm and composed, and snorted disdainfully, and when he turned around, he saw that he was a literati with a heavy load, so he reached out and picked up the basket on his body, stuffed his package into it, and helped A Shiheng carry the things.

The two bypassed Jiupo Village before going down the mountain, and when they went down to the only road out of the mountain in the village, Yu Qing's road clothes had been changed into civilian clothes to avoid being too eye-catching.

It's not a day to catch the market, there are no other figures on the mountain road, and the mountain is quiet and windy.

When I was about to arrive at the intersection of the mountain, when I was approaching the official road, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly broke the silence.

A carriage came slowly, both of them stopped, and leaned to the side of the road to give way, both of them were a little puzzled, Jiupo Village is very poor, and there are few carriages coming and going.

The carriage did not pass by, but stopped in front of the two, and the coachman behaved differently, and Yu Qing immediately became vigilant.

The coachman dressed as an ordinary person took off his hat and showed his true face, looking at his face as a man with a lot of bearing, nearly fifty years old, with long eyebrows and a square face, he jumped out of the car and bowed his hand to A Shiheng.

A Shiheng was obviously a little surprised, "Why did Mr. Pu come here?" ”

Know? Yu Qing looked left and right.

When Mr. Pu saw Yu Qing beside him, he didn't know him, so he stopped talking.

A Shiheng: "Your own people, don't worry. Mr. Pu came, could it be that there was something wrong? ”

Mr. Pu groaned; "Come to stop Gongzi from going to Beijing, please postpone this year's exam, and it's not too late to take the next exam."

What's the situation? Yu Qing's eyes flashed, and he looked at it from both sides.

Ah Shiheng frowned, "Reason? ”

Mr. Pu looked around, put the hat back on his head, covered half of his face, and could not hide his solemn expression, "The son lives in seclusion in the mountain village and studies hard, and he has no leisure to hear about the outside world. Childe, something happened, and suddenly there were demons everywhere in the six southwestern states of Jinguo, and they acted strangely, and for some reason they frequently targeted candidates who entered Beijing. Candidates have been killed in other counties, and for safety reasons, Gongzi should be suspended. ”

A Shiheng frowned, "How can there be such an unreasonable strange thing?" ”

Mr. Pu muttered: "I don't know what's going on, let the news be blocked." But there are rumors inside that the matter seems to be related to Sinan Mansion, and it seems that something happened to Sinan Mansion. I think nine times out of ten it is true, Sinan Mansion has the influence to shut up the government. ”

Sinan Mansion? Ah Shiheng and Yu Qing's hearts both shook secretly, and they both knew that it was an extraordinary existence.

It is rumored that there were some immortals living in this world in the early years, and then they disappeared for unknown reasons, and it is said that they returned to the fairy world, and no one has seen the fairy since then. It is said that the cave where the immortals live is still there, and there are still people who have strayed into it. For some people, there is no lack of glory and wealth, what is lacking is longevity, and nothing is as good as an elixir that can extend life, especially for emperors, the temptation can be imagined.

In order to find the Xianjiadong Mansion, in order to eliminate the interference within the imperial court, the emperor deliberately set up a special force to search, which is this "Sinan Mansion".

Sinan Mansion gathers capable people not to mention, but more importantly, it is seeking immortality for the emperor, although it is independent of the court, but its power is growing, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is monstrous.

Speaking of this Sinan Mansion, Yu Qing couldn't help but look at A Shiheng's reaction, this young father should have had a deep friendship with Sinan Mansion.

It was also three months ago, after the master's deathbed passed on to him that he learned that Ah Shiheng's father, Ah Jiezhang, the crippled old man in the village who had been in a wheelchair for a long time and had passed away, had another identity.

There are six departments of the imperial court, one of which is the Ministry of Industry, and there are four divisions under it, and its Yu Department is in charge of A Jiezhang, and A Shiheng's father is Yu Langzhong.

Taking charge of the Yu Department is not trivial, and its influence goes beyond the official rank.

Looking for the relics of the immortal family inevitably has to run into the deep mountains and old forests often, and when it comes to the art of attacking mountains, no one in the entire court can be better at it than Yu Bu. When the imperial court was building a large number of civil works or the Ministry of Industry was going to build something, the required mountain materials such as wood and stone were always prepared by the Ministry of Yu.

Dealing with mountains and forests for a long time, over time, I will naturally be proficient in the art of attacking mountains.

Cooperate with Sinan Mansion to find the relics of the immortal family, and naturally it has become the responsibility of the Yu Department.

An important participant in the emperor's favorite, and close to the powerful Sinan Mansion, it is conceivable what kind of person A Jiezhang was back then.

And Linglongguan also received the great favor of Ajiezhang during that period, so there was a later friendship between the two sides.