42. A love story without misery
The Jade Palace's influence in the world is strong.
This Taoist holy place has been revered by secular dynasties since hundreds of years ago, and occasional wars in the past few hundred years have not affected this Taoist palace.
After a hundred years of construction, the building complex of the Jade Emperor Palace almost monopolized the entire Jade Emperor Roof.
Needless to say, this place is simply like the palaces of Lin'an and Yanjing, but compared with the worldly construction, there is a little less wealth here, and a little more dust and solemnity.
Shen Qiu and Xiao Tie followed Chong and Dao Chang and walked on the white jade marble square of the Jade Emperor Palace, there were Jade Emperor Palace Dao Chiefs walking around, all with solemn faces, holding various Taoist magic weapons, and there was really a big atmosphere between the walks.
It's just that it looks much more powerful than Xiaoxiang Sword Gate.
After the end of the Suzhou War that day, Shen Qiu also met with Chonghe Daoist several times in the Sumeru Zen Temple.
At that time, the old Taoist was wearing a simple Taoist robe.
Now in the sect, I have changed to a full set of outfits, which is naturally very different.
Just the dark robe embroidered with yin and yang fish is an eye-opener.
The robe is not only of high quality, but also luxurious and solemn, and it naturally hangs on the side of the Taoist chief when walking, and does not show dragging, and its textile technique is also everyone's work.
There is also a jade ring embellishment, dignified atmosphere, which can be called a treasure clothes.
If it is placed in the world, it must be worth a thousand gold.
Of course, such clothes, in the Jade Emperor Palace, are not worn by everyone.
Shen Qiu originally heard that Daoist Chonghe was the senior brother of Daoist Ziwei, who was in charge of the affairs of the Jade Emperor Palace on weekdays, so he naturally had an extraordinary status in this sect.
This Taoist treasure is probably also a symbol of status.
Moreover, this Chonghe Daoist also has a subtle martial arts, although he is not on the list of rivers and lakes, he is by no means an ordinary master, according to what Shen Qiu saw that day.
This Dao Leader should be at the level of a half-step Heavenly List.
It is a little worse than Ziwei Dao, but in the rivers and lakes, it is already first-class in the world.
And a master like Chong and Dao Chang, in the Jade Emperor Palace, there should be a few more, Shen Qiu just saw that another old Dao with an ancient sword on his back was dressed almost exactly like Chong and Dao Chang.
It is worthy of being a century-old sect, and the connotation is strong.
"That day back from Suzhou, the palace master has been cultivating at the top of the Jade Emperor, has not seen a guest for many months, today I heard that Shen Qiu Xiaoyou came to Mount Tai, the palace master is very happy in his heart."
Daoist Chonghe took Shen Qiu and Xiao Tie and walked into the back of the Jade Emperor Palace complex, in a side hall.
While waving the dust, he said to Shen Qiu with a smile:
"I haven't seen the palace master attach so much importance to a certain junior for many years, and I still had doubts back then, but now it seems that the palace master's vision is really unique.
Within a year, Shen Qiu's little friend made great progress in martial arts.
Some time ago, the killing of the five protectors of the Holy Fire Sect who came to attack in Luoyang and Suzhou was really a great promotion of decency, and it also prevented those demon sect people from poisoning the creatures in the two places, which was really a chivalrous act. ”
"Chonghe Dao Chang praised it falsely."
Shen Qiu arched his hand and said:
"If it is said that it is to protect the living beings of the world, Daoist Ziwei and a group of decent heroes will face the Demon Sect Demon Lord in Suzhou, protect the city of Suzhou, and hundreds of thousands of people will live in peace, which is a great merit.
This little action of the juniors, in front of Daoist Ziwei and Daoist Chonghe, how can they handle it. ”
He wasn't modest.
Whether it is out of respect for a true master or a famous position in the rivers and lakes, he is far from being able to compare with predecessors such as Daoist Ziwei.
I really want to be proud because of a few compliments.
In the eyes of these high-ranking factions, it is indeed inferior.
People have been famous all over the world for hundreds of years, what kind of heroes, what kind of big world has not been seen, and the status of the two sides is not on the same level at all.
It's better to be humble.
"Okay, not arrogant or impatient, with a stable mentality, so that you can go for a long time."
Chong and Lao Dao praised it with satisfaction, he held the dust, and said with a worried face:
"If the young disciples in my sect are like Shen Qiu's little friends, then it is the luck of inviting the heavens, alas, the matter of Suzhou Xiaoxiang has made the rivers and lakes move now.
It also made a group of juniors unable to endure penance, all of them were full of enthusiasm, wanting to maintain the right path, fight the Demon Sect, achieve their own chivalrous reputation, and promote the prestige of the sect.
But I don't want to think about it, the current good situation is also the result of a counterattack after thirteen years of dormancy in decency. ”
"The Great Gate Sect is sick, and so are the disciples of the Xiaoxiang Sword Sect. The vision is very high, and the martial arts are not bad, but there is an unrealistic romantic fantasy about the rivers and lakes. ”
Shen Qiu complained in his heart.
This can only be said in the heart, not in the heart.
He reassured:
"Dao Elder don't have to worry, just now I walked all the way, and I saw that the disciples of your sect were all heroic, and hundreds of people practiced martial arts in the field, and the momentum was amazing.
The foundation of all martial arts is extremely solid, and it is the backbone of the future rivers and lakes.
Besides, it's much better to be enthusiastic than a pool of stagnant water, young people, it's all like this, as long as you polish it a little and experience some things, you will become a pillar. ”
Saying this, Chong and Lao Dao looked at Shen Qiu's eyes strangely.
This Shen Qiu is obviously only ten years old, not yet a weak crown, but he speaks very old-fashioned, and always subconsciously puts himself in the same position as the talker.
But if you think about it carefully, Shen Qiu does have such qualifications to be arrogant to his peers.
At this age, this kind of martial arts, no matter which sect they are placed in, they will be cultivated as elites, even in the Jade Emperor Palace, among the younger generation, it is extremely difficult to choose a disciple who can be opposite to Shen Qiu.
Thinking of this, Chong and Lao Dao couldn't help but feel worried again.
The two holy places of the Daomen in the world, the Jade Palace of Mount Tai and the Pure Yang Sect of Xiaoxiang Taiyue, although both of them are authentic Daomen and have the same qi and branches, they are still indispensable to compete with each other secretly.
There is a pure Yangzi in Taiyue Mountain, and there is a crape myrtle in the Jade Emperor Palace, and the high-level forces are evenly divided.
The Jade Emperor Palace also has the Wei Dao Tai Ah Sword, which is slightly better.
But that Taiyue Mountain, as well as Dongfang Ce, is a young and handsome man who is worthy of a big task and has already made a name for himself, while the younger generation of the Jade Emperor Palace can't come up with a single outstanding disciple.
Okiwa Michicho's generation is fine.
But if you wait until this generation dies, the Jade Palace is in danger of declining.
This Chonghe Taoist is a worried character, and he thinks a lot in his heart, saying that he is a little too worried, but there are too many things in his heart, and he is also worried and stressed.
Martial arts have been stuck in the bottleneck for decades, and they have never been able to detach themselves from the heavenly list, probably because of this.
Shen Qiu saw Chong and Dao Chang looking worried, and he didn't know that he didn't say that right.
But when they had already arrived at the entrance of the side hall, Chong and Lao Dao said goodbye and left, Shen Qiu and Xiao Tie stepped into the side hall, and saw Ziwei Daoist, sitting on a futon, watching a Taoist book.
He is the palace master of the Jade Emperor Palace, the master of a faction, and his dress is more exaggerated than Chong and Lao Dao.
That Dao robe was very similar to the Heavenly Master robe in Shen Qiu's memory, embroidered with yin and yang gossip, various Dao Sect charms, and looked quite unique.
There is a green jade hairpin on the top of the head of the crape myrtle chief, and a pendant of yin and yang jade.
The complexion is mild, just looking at it, there is a kind of gentleness and calmness, and there is a sense of being out of the world, in fact, he is a real outsider, and every move seems to have a natural reason.
With him in this slightly plainly decorated hall, there is a sense of tranquility.
This is Huang Wumiao.
Huang Wudi's reckless temperament is definitely impossible to have such tranquility.
"Come on."
Daoist Ziwei raised his head, put the dust in his arms aside, and beckoned to Shen Qiu and Xiao Tie with a smile, his well-maintained face was full of gentle gestures.
This Taoist elder is in his forties, and he already has white hair in his black hair, but if you just look at his face, he looks like he is in his thirties at most.
He is not reckless, and when he does not wear his hair, his face is really handsome.
The perennial cultivation has added a touch of softness to this handsome face, which makes people feel close.
"Shen Qiu, you're here to deliver invitations to the Heluo Gang?"
The Dao Chief asked softly, and the movement of flipping through the Dao Book in his hand did not stop, obviously not looking at Shen Qiu's face, looking somewhat impolite.
But Shen Qiu didn't feel slighted.
He took out a gilded red invitation from his bosom and placed it on the table of the Ziwei Taoist, and said:
"Yes, Lei Lie has asked many times, and I can't refuse, so I came to deliver this invitation."
"With your thoughts, you should know that even if Poor Dao accepts the post, he will not go to Luoyang."
Huang Wumiao said softly:
"Then what's the use of sending this post?"
"The Heluo Gang actually didn't have any hope."
Shen Qiu chuckled, his face straightened, and he said to Huang Wumiao:
"Lei Lie wants to use the prestige of the Jade Emperor Palace to add a touch of solemnity to the Central Plains Martial Arts Conference.
He not only sent posts to the Taoist chief, but also sent posts to the Nirvana Temple, the Chunyang Sect, the two mountain villas of the Five Dragons Guizang, as well as the Xiaoxiang Sword Gate, and the slightly famous sects on the rivers and lakes.
But I think that at that time, the protagonist of this martial arts conference will still be a scattered person like me. ”
"You can see through it."
Huang Wuxiao also chuckled, he put the post aside, and said to Shen Qiu:
"Lei Lie, I have also heard of it, his mind is gloomy, but he is quite skillful, and he is bent on pushing the Heluo Gang into the ranks of first-class sects, so that this decent five sects will become decent six sects.
But Heluo Gang started a business, and he is stingy when dealing with people on weekdays, and the focus is still on business.
If the background is insufficient, I want to jump into the dragon gate, I'm afraid it's not so easy.
However, since ancient times, heroes have come from the Gathering of Storms, and at this time, the battle between good and evil has intensified, and decency is the time when the same people in the rivers and lakes need to work together.
If this Central Plains Martial Arts Conference is really done by him, the prestige of the Heluo Gang will no longer be limited to the Central Plains, and if he concentrates on development for a few more years, the Heluo Gang will still have some possibilities. ”
Daoist Ziwei closed the Taoist book in his hand, he sighed lightly, and said to Shen Qiu and Xiao Tie:
"The two of you have also made some names in the rivers and lakes these days, and you can be called young heroes, so I will ask you, what do you think of this Jade Palace?"
"Magnificent and solemn, worthy of a decent family."
Xiao Tie spoke his heart.
Daoist Ziwei shook his head, this was not what he wanted to hear.
He looked at Shen Qiu.
The latter thought of Chong and Lao Dao's worries just now, and said:
"There are a large number of disciples in the Jade Emperor Palace, and they have a Taoist heritage, and they have a solid foundation, and they are all good talents, but they don't walk the rivers and lakes very much, and their words and actions are a little ungrounded.
has enough ability, but has never really entered the rivers and lakes, if the good and evil start a war in the future, I am afraid that I will have to suffer a little. ”
Speaking of this, he glanced at Huang Wumiao, and he said:
"The younger generation thinks that this Central Plains Martial Arts Conference is a good opportunity.
Ziwei Daoist is a master of the rivers and lakes, so naturally he will not leave the Jade Emperor Peak easily, but he selects outstanding disciples from the door and goes to Luoyang to learn a thing or two from his fellow people in the rivers and lakes.
Maybe it is a great good thing to be able to be arrogant in your heart, to have more experience in the rivers and lakes, and to spread the prestige of the sect. ”
These words made Huang Wumiao nod slightly.
As the head of the sect, how can he not know about the things that his senior brother is worried about?
"You're a good lobbyist, Lei Lie sent you, and he didn't choose the wrong person."
Crape Myrtle said:
"Okay, this post is poorly accepted.
You go back and tell Lei Lie that the Central Plains Martial Arts Conference, the Hero Conference, and the Jade Emperor Palace will send people to participate, and judging from the estimation of Poor Dao, and the understanding of Ren Hao by Poor Dao.
At that time, there may really be a martial arts alliance leader involved, so that the Heluo Gang can prepare in advance. ”
"Hmm."
Shen Qiu nodded.
He was about to say goodbye, but he heard Huang Wumiao say:
"Also, about Xiaodong, Poor Dao heard about it from Ren Hao, and Poor Dao wants to thank you for her."
Xiaodong?
So intimate?
Shen Qiu blinked.
Sure enough, Feng Yafu was not wrong, there are some old things between Huang Wumiao and Lin Yundong, but if you think about it carefully, those two are not much older than each other, and they are both decent top ten masters.
With the handsome elegance of Ziwei Daoren, and the outstanding appearance of Lin Yundong, these two people have some relationship in the era of the previous generation, which is not so surprising.
The identities and status of the two are also very compatible, and they can really succeed, but they are also a good match.
It's just that, judging from the current situation, Lin Huiyin doesn't know the old things about her master and Daoist Ziwei, so these two people should not be able to get together in the end for some reasons.
It's a pity.
Shen Qiu and Xiao Tie's expressions changed, and naturally they couldn't hide it from Ziwei Daoren.
He was a little distracted, probably thinking of old things, and then he spoke:
"You don't have to think about it, it's all in the past, although Poor Dao is the master of the Jade Emperor Palace, he was not born in Qilu, Poor Dao grew up with Xiaodong since he was a child.
Later, she was selected by the Xiaoxiang Sword Gate, and the poor road made a mistake and came to the Jade Palace to practice martial arts.
Since then, it has been ten years.
Later, Zhang Moxie slaughtered the high-level of the Sword Gate, and the Xiaoxiang Sword Gate collapsed almost overnight, and Xiao Dong was stubborn, so he went to assassinate Zhang Moxie with the Xiaoxiang Echo Sword.
But she was just an inner disciple at the time, how could she be Zhang Moxie's opponent? ”
Ziwei Dao let out a long sigh, he closed his eyes and said:
"Poor Dao has some talent on the way to martial arts.
At that time, he was already the next head established by the master, and he was worried about Xiaodong, so he stole the Tai'a Sword and went to the rescue, but he still failed miserably in the hands of Zhang Moxie.
Xiaodong was rescued unharmed, but he also experienced a tragic accident and his heart changed greatly.
She said that she wanted to rebuild the Sword Gate and not think about personal affairs again, and since then, the two of us have not seen each other again. ”
Huang Wumiao said it lightly, but Shen Qiu had already made up hundreds of thousands of words of romance plot in his mind, and the things of the year would definitely not be as simple as what Ziwei Daoist said.
Lin Huiyin also said that her master never married in his life.
If Lin Yundong really broke off the old love in his heart, it would be a lie.
It's just that Lin Yundong's Xueji Mind Method is from Zhang Mo's cult.
Therefore, between Lin Yundong, Huang Wumiao and Zhang Moxie, is it still a love triangle that makes people gossip?
No way.
No. 1 in the world, there is also a heavenly list, a top of the earth list, is it so exciting for a master of the rivers and lakes to fall in love?
"Your mind is a little faster, your mind is already confused, your mind is swaying, aren't you thinking about some rudeness?"
The gentle voice sounded, like a drumbeat, hitting Shen Qiu's mind, and the wonderful nonsense in his mind was broken by Huang Wumiao's scream, so he hurriedly gathered his mind and said that he didn't dare.
"Forget it, don't care."
Huang Wumiao waved his hand and said to the two:
"You wait for a night's rest in my Jade Emperor Palace, and go down the mountain tomorrow, the Jade Palace will prepare for the Central Plains Martial Arts Conference, and from tomorrow, you will start a small competition between sects, and choose the best.
If you are interested, you may wish to stay a few more days, be a spectator, or even participate in it.
The leader of the younger generation in our sect, Xiao Lingsu, a disciple of Chong and Senior Brother, is also good at martial arts, and in another year and a half, he can also enter the ground list.
If you wait to learn from him, you may be able to make his martial arts smoother. ”
This invitation, Shen Qiu and Xiao Tie, must not be able to agree.
Xiao Tie's swordsmanship is a secret of Penglai, which ordinary people can't see, but it definitely can't hide from Huang Wumiao.
And Shen Qiu is even worse, he is a martial artist, most of them are demon martial arts.
Even if Huang Wumiao didn't care, the other Jade Emperor Palace disciples would definitely not think so.
Alas, this battle between good and evil in the rivers and lakes is so helpless.