Tian Xuanzi carefully took out three ancient coins from his bosom.

Put the ancient money in the palm of the hand, against the forehead, and after praying sincerely, Tianxuanzi shook his palm nine times in a special way, and then threw it on the ground. Then I looked at it, and I was shaken.

"How's the hexagram?" The little Taoist priest asked.

"No hexagrams!"

"What do you mean?"

"It means that either my divination is not effective, or the result of my divination is extremely auspicious or extremely fierce."

The little Taoist priest sighed: "Your divination naturally can't be ineffective, and it can't be extremely auspicious, so it can only be extremely fierce." ”

Looking at the gate of Jiankang City, Tianxuanzi thought about it, turned the horse's head, and turned over on the horse.

He said, "Sometimes a man can overcome the heavens, and sometimes a man cannot overcome the heavens." This place is already a dead place, you are a real immortal, and it is useless to stay there, Tianyizi, let's go. ”

The little Taoist priest shook his head: "I'm not leaving." ”

He pointed to the hundreds of people who came out of the gate of the city: "Jiankang City is a big city, extremely prosperous, and there are countless people in the city. What will they do if I leave? ”

Tianxuanzi sighed: "Even if you can save it, how many can you save?" ”

The little Taoist priest said: "If I can save a few, I will save a few." For every person who is saved, there is only one life, and who doesn't take it very seriously? ”

Tian Xuanzi leaned down, grabbed the collar of the little Taoist, and shouted in a deep voice: "But you will die!" ”

The little Taoist priest shook his head: "Since I came down the mountain, I don't know how many times I have gone back and forth between life and death, and now I am safe and sound, it can be seen that God will not let me die easily." ”

"Besides, if I do die here, it is my destiny. If this is the will of God, why should I run away? ”

As he spoke, the little Taoist priest waved his hand to Tianxuanzi and said with a smile: "Confidant, you and I will see you in Lin'an City." ”

led the big yellow horse into the city, and the little Taoist priest heard the sound of the horse's hooves behind him, and when he looked back, Tianxuanzi followed him expressionlessly.

The little Taoist priest was anxious: "What are you doing here?" ”

Tian Xuanzi looked at him hatefully: "You can enter, why can't I enter?" ”

The little Taoist priest said angrily: "I have experienced a lot between life and death, and I have some means to save my life. No matter how dangerous it is, I have a way to deal with it. I won't die if I enter this city. If you enter, you might be dead. ”

Tian Xuanzi said coldly: "You say this, do you dislike that my cultivation is not as good as you, and you are afraid of being dragged down by me?" ”

The little Taoist priest nodded very seriously: "Confidant, I'm not a fool, and I don't want to be a saint." When I can save people, I will naturally do my best to save them. But when it really comes to the last resort, I will not choose to sacrifice myself in order to save others. ”

"In this city, there is no one I have to save now, and if there is a real case, I can walk away with a ruthless heart. But after you enter the city, it is different, you are my confidant, and I can't abandon you. At that time, you and I will die here. ”

Hearing this, a trace of warmth flashed in Tianxuanzi's eyes. But in the blink of an eye, his face turned blank and said, "Don't worry, since you won't give up me, then I will never drag you down." If there is a real case, I will decide for myself. ”

The little Taoist priest was angry: "Tianxuanzi, I see that you are a man on weekdays, why did you become a woman at a critical moment?" ”

Tianxuanzi sighed: "I am a cultivator, this city, you entered, but I escaped, so how can I be at ease in the future?" Even if I don't have peace of mind, then what kind of Tao do I cultivate? ”

"Tianyizi, the situation is unclear now, and this city is really not necessarily a dead city. Otherwise, how could the Daoists of the Shangqing faction stay in the city and not leave? ”

Seeing that he had made up his mind, the little Taoist priest sighed and stopped talking nonsense.

A few years ago, a Taoist priest from Maoshan found that there was a change in the yin qi outside Jiankang City, and the Shangqing faction sent more than a dozen Taoist priests to stay in Jiankang City for a long time to solve this crisis.

The Shangqing faction was derived from the Southern Heavenly Master. It started in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and flourished in the Tang Dynasty. The Taoist sect takes Wei Huacun as the patriarch of the founding school, and worships the first heavenly king and the Taishang Daojun as the supreme god. In terms of cultivation, the emphasis is on the tone and spiritual cultivation, and the refinement of the form is achieved through the refining of the gods, and the emphasis is not on Fu Ce, Zhai Jiao and Waidan, and the derogation of the art in the room.

Famous figures of the Shangqing faction, there was Tao Hongjing in the Southern Dynasties, and Sima Chengzhen in the Tang Dynasty. The Taoist scriptures are "Taishang Huangting Interior Scenery Jade Sutra" and "Taishang Huangting Exterior Scenery Jade Sutra"

At this time, although the Shangqing faction has been weakened, it is still a major branch of the Daomen, and its root is in Maoshan.

After asking the clear road, Tianxuanzi and the little Taoist priest came to the small victory temple in the west of the city.

Although there is a broken plaque hanging on this Taoist temple, on which the words "Xiaoshengguan" are written crookedly, the two still can't believe that more than ten Taoist priests of the Shangqing faction live in this broken temple, how can this live?

There is an old farmer on the left, working in the vegetable garden with a hoe in his hand. The little Taoist priest stepped forward and arched his hand: "Dare to ask the elder, is this a small victory?" ”

The old peasant pointed to the broken plaque and read slowly: "Small, win, view." ”

The little Taoist priest smiled slightly, and asked again: "Then may I ask, can the Yide Taoist of the Shangqing faction live here?" ”

The old farmer pointed to himself again and said slowly, "Yes, yes." I. ”

Ah, the little Taoist priest was shocked, and only then did he notice that the old farmer's body was so dirty that he couldn't see the color, and he couldn't tell what it was, but it was indeed a Taoist robe.

It's just, I'll go, when did the Shangqing faction fall to this? The elders in the dignified faction, not to mention growing their own vegetables, are still dressed so shabby?

It was still Tianxuanzi who was flexible, and when he gave up his hand, he said: "Li Ye is merciful." In order to solve the suffering of all sentient beings, Li Ye did not love prosperity, so he condescended to this small view and worked hard in everything. The younger generation really admires it. ”

Yide Dao Chang slowly put the hoe aside, slowly cleaned his hands with a bucket, and then said slowly: "Okay, please come in." ”

Following the Taoist of Yide, he entered the temple step by step, and saw that the Taoist of Yide slowly lifted the teapot, the little Taoist priest was shocked and hurriedly said: "How dare you have Uncle Lao, the younger generation is not thirsty, and he is really not thirsty." ”

"Tea still needs to be drunk." As soon as these words fell, a person turned out from behind the statue of Yuqing Yuan Shi Tianzun, and arched his hand: "Don't be a Xuande Taoist, meet two Taoist friends." ”

Lai has grown up, although his facial features are ordinary, but there is a kind of outstanding confidence on his face, so he looks very stylish.

The little Taoist priest and Tianxuanzi hurriedly returned the salute.

Seeing that Daoist Xuande took the teapot to make tea, the little Taoist priest breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: thirst is naturally thirsty, but according to the slow nature of Daoist Yide, I am afraid that after this pot of tea is boiled, he will die of thirst.

Yide Daoist thought that he understood the feelings in the little Taoist's heart, and said slowly: "When Poor Dao was young, he was impatient, and he was three points faster than ordinary people in speaking and doing things. Therefore, the master strictly ordered that no matter what he did, he should be three points slower, so he took this as his own practice. And so as time went on, the poor way began to act more and more slowly, more and more slowly. ”

Sure enough, it's getting slower and slower, it's not just three points slower, it's seven points slower.

Tian Xuanzi said with a smile: "Li Ye's practice is similar to some of the methods of Buddhism. ”

Yide Daoist nodded slowly.

Just said these few words, the tea of Xuande Daoist had already been boiled, and he brought it over, poured it for a few people, and the tea was fragrant for a while.

Yide Dao pointed his finger at him, and a smile slowly pulled out from the corner of his mouth: "There are twelve people in the same company, only Lao Dao's apprentice can patiently listen to Lao Dao's words every time, so he has the best practice, far surpassing others." ”

He said a little Taoist: "The two of them have a quiet mind, and if they don't interrupt the old Tao's speech, they will not be in the pool in the future." ”

The little Taoist priest smiled: "False praise, false praise." ”

After toasting two cups of tea, Daoist Xuande asked: "This place is very dangerous now, I don't know what the two Dao brothers are doing here?" ”

Tianxuanzi took out the official document of the Daolu Division from his bosom and handed it over.

Daoist Xuande took it, handed it to Daoist Yide, and continued to taste tea.

After tasting three cups of tea, Yide Daoist finished reading it and sighed: "I see! ”

Daoist Xuande took the official document, only glanced at it, then got up and saluted respectfully: "The two of you were originally invited by Zhang Tianshi, so you are not disrespectful!" ”

The little Taoist priest and Tianxuanzi returned the salute. Tian Xuanzi said: "After the Zuojie Records Division received the warning from your faction, the governor was very important, so Wang Zhengyin personally went out to ask for the head of the Heavenly Master. It's just that the old man of the Heavenly Master happened to have a lamb in his body, and he was not good for this trip, so he invited the two of us to come and help each other. ”

Xuande Dao sighed: "The two of them are so young, and they can be so valued by the Heavenly Master and entrusted with such a big thing, it can be seen that the two of them are superb in Taoism, and they will be above the talent." I don't admire. ”

When he said this, the admiration on his face was clear at first sight that it was sincere. So the little Taoist priest and Tianxuanzi were very happy in their hearts.

Hmph, this is better than his master's sigh "I see", I don't know how strong it is. No wonder as soon as the apprentice spoke, the master kept silent, thinking that this master was still a little self-aware.

It's just that this Xuande Daoist said it nicely, but no one knows what he really thinks in his heart. So the little Taoist priest pointed to Tianxuanzi and said with a smile: "This is Zhang Tianshi's beloved apprentice, the youngest disciple!" ”

Zhang Tianshi's Taoism is passed down from his family, and it is impossible to accept outsiders as closed disciples. But in the world, the smallest disciple naturally has a bit of the taste of a closed disciple.

So the head of the Yide Dao and the head of the Xuande Dao were all solemn.

With a few words, he praised his confidant, and the little Taoist priest was proud in his heart, and sighed that he had really grown a little. He never came, Tianxuanzi pointed at him, and said with a smile: "Although Poor Dao is a disciple of Zhang Tianshi, but this time he came, but he is just a long and so with Tianyi!" ”

As soon as he said this, the head of the Yide Dao and the head of the Xuande Dao were shocked!

Tianxuanzi said again: "If the two of you go to Lin'an in the future, you will know that the little immortal who is famous in the capital and is favored by the official family is exactly Zhang Tianyi, the Taoist priest of the Tianyi faction!" ”

Daoist Xuande then got up and solemnly saluted the little Taoist: "This major event is related to the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people in Jiankang Mansion, and it is really negligent. ”

"I'm not going to entrust this burden to Brother Dao!"

"The life and death of hundreds of people are in the hands of Brother Dao, and Brother Dao is invited to help!"