The night is low, the stars are dotted, and the waning moon is like a bow, hanging high in the sky, sprinkling glittering clear light.

Wudu Xiongcheng towers, twelve white jade towers are in sight, but it is not in vain "white jade in the sky" title, no wonder dare to compete with the heavenly immortals.

The fifth floor of the Chen Tower, when the twelfth floor of the highest building, also has the alias of "picking the star building", taken from the former dynasty poet immortal Shen Tai'an's "dangerous building is 100 feet high, hands can pick the stars" sentence, which means standing on the top of the building, stretching out your hand to touch the stars in the sky.

There is a platform upstairs, called "stargazing platform", it is the place where the masters of Qin Tianjian watch the stars at night, they are not allowed to approach without the edict, the small people in the market are ignorant, there are many legends of gods and gods and strange monsters, such as the Son of Heaven feasting the immortals in the sky here, several gods and Buddhas are close to the legend of the great real people and the great Bodhisattva who are close to the gods and Buddhas here for the dynasty to measure the fortune and observe the dragon qi, it is said that it is a board and a glance, as if seen with your own eyes, but it adds a lot of mysterious atmosphere to it.

It's a pity that there are no immortals upstairs.

On the white jade paved platform, the starlight is like a waterfall, only an old man in gray clothes, leaning on the railing alone, with a chessboard in front of him, but there is no one on the opposite side, and he can only play alone.

The old man has a Confucian scarf on his head, and his gray clothes are not luxurious, but he is no different from the old Confucian who likes to walk the streets and alleys to listen to books and listen to music, but he can climb this building, how can he be an ordinary person?

The old man's face was a little dark, his temples were frost white, but he could vaguely see a handsome silhouette, thinking that he was also a dignified and dashing person when he was young, but he was sitting in a wheelchair under him, and he didn't know whether he was born or disabled.

Holding a black jade chess piece in one hand, gently tapping on the chessboard carved from white jade, there was an ethereal and pleasant sound, the old man looked up at the starry sky that seemed to be close at hand, and stretched out his other hand, as if he wanted to pick off the stars in his hand, but he retracted it helplessly for a long time, only a soft sigh dissipated in the night wind.

"Don't dare to raise your voice, for fear of frightening the people in heaven!"

The night wind blew, the old man seemed to be a little cold, his body shrank, the chess pieces in his hand were not able to hold steady, and fell on the chessboard with a bang, and rolled drippingly, rolling in the middle of the two big dragons that caught and killed each other, like a lone pawn who had no intention of breaking into the center of the two armies, which seemed extremely abrupt.

The old man was about to pick up this chess piece, but he was suddenly stunned, and he sighed for a long time: "It's been three years, and you still won this game of chess! I'm not as good as you!"

The old man looked up at the night sky in the distance, as if he could see through the boundless void, and saw a lonely tomb in the distance, "There is no way to advance, it is difficult to retreat, what a big game of chess, it turns out that you have already seen it all three years ago, is it accurate that no matter how I play, I can't get out of this chessboard? The world says that I am so wise and close to a demon, but you laugh and don't speak, but now that I think about it, it is indeed ridiculous, ridiculous!"

A trace of bitterness flashed on the old man's face, and he muttered to himself: "Those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain, and those who do not seek eternity are not enough to seek a moment! This is easy to say, but where is the second 'plotting' in this world? The Shangshu Order, which is a second-grade person in charge of the political affairs hall, can be said to be ruling the world, and my generation of scholars has been in the cold window for ten years, what do you want? Isn't it the three immortals of 'virtue, meritorious service, and speech'? In this world, I am afraid that only you can put it down three times in a row!"

"Huang Zhongmou, Huang Zhongmou!" The old man's eyes were complicated, "The high place is unbearable, is this what it feels like? Old and immortal is a thief, above the court, I don't know how many people secretly scolded me like this, speaking of which is much more appropriate for you, fortunately, you died after all, lived for more than a hundred years, lived through the entire five generations of troubled times, and if you don't die, you will become a sperm! But why, without you, the world is so lonely?"

The old man's expression was a little lonely, he couldn't see joy and sorrow, but there was a lot more loneliness in his voice, he remembered the old man who was dozens of years older than him, the old man who should have been called his uncle, and also his biggest opponent in this life.

Wow!

Slight footsteps came, soap-colored clouds stepped on the white jade steps, and someone climbed the stairs.

The old man came back from his contemplation, squinted slightly, and looked at the comer.

The person who came had a scarf tied on his head, a purple jade belt tied around his waist, a light blue robe, faintly revealing the yellow placket inside, and two strands of white hair under his chin, looking about the age of the ancient, but there was no wrinkle on the face, but the complexion was ruddy, the skin was white and tender like a baby, and a fairy wind bone, which was completely in line with the image of the Taoist Tao in folklore.

Not to mention the extraordinary bearing of the person, just the yellow placket exposed under the Taoist robe can make people smack, you must know that there are thousands of Taoists in the world, and not every Taoist priest is qualified to wear this yellow Taoist robe.

In the past, there was an old man who rode a green ox to Hu Xi, and the purple gas came to the east for 30,000 miles, and was respectfully called the Taoist ancestor by later generations.

The second class is the yellow robe Gao Zhen, which is also an immortal master of Taoism, especially in the current situation where the position of the national teacher of the imperial court is vacant, a yellow Taoist robe is already extremely luxurious, and the so-called "Huang Zi Zhenren" is nothing more than that.

However, the old man's reaction to this person, who was obviously one of the few first-class real people in the world, was a little cold, not to mention getting up to greet him, so he had to give a smile and a pleasantry, right?

This big real person with an obviously good identity and status is not the slightest surprise, as for the embarrassment and other emotions, the old Taoist priest who has cultivated for a lifetime and has long been able to cultivate in the cold and heat will naturally not show half a point.

If the mountain doesn't come to me, I will go to the mountain, not to mention anything else, just this kung fu of nourishing qi, the old Taoist priest has already practiced perfectly.

Lao Dao smiled, smiled very immortally, raised his hand and made a gesture, and said: "Yaxing who disturbed the old lady, it was imperative to be poor!"

A word shocked a thousand thunders, if people heard the title of "old lady", they would be shocked.

The so-called "Taishi", together with "Taifu" and "Taibao", is called the three divisions of the Son of Heaven, also known as the three dukes, is a genuine emperor, for the honor of the first product, and the same product as the prince, that is, when the emperor sees it, he also has to bow down, you must know that even several prime ministers in today's political affairs hall, the highest is only from the second grade, and most of them are just the rank of the third grade.

Moreover, "Taishi" is different from "Taifu" and "Taibao", as long as it is the honor of the Son of Heaven, it can be awarded, and there are unwritten rules in all dynasties, and the position of "Taishi" has always been posthumously sealed as a major minister after his death, and the title is given together.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, there has been only one person who has been awarded the title of Taishi during his lifetime, and there is no objection to the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

The veteran of the two dynasties, the current emperor - Helian is brilliant!

The oldest old man in the entire Dajing Dynasty looked indifferent, calmly accepted the gift of a big real person dressed in yellow and purple, did not raise his eyes, and said lightly: "It is said that those who come are not good, and those who are good do not come, Yu Qingxi, it is not good to be your Qintian Supervisor, what are you doing here? What is the Heavenly Master's Mansion calculating?"

Huang Zizhen, who came from the Heavenly Master's Mansion of the Daomen Ancestral Court, had no waves, and just sighed lightly and said: "The old lady said that he is laughing, he is very talented today, and he can make the dragon and tiger bow his head, what can the Heavenly Master's Mansion calculate? Not to mention that Poor Dao has already been edicted to enter the court and has been appointed as the chief supervisor of Qintian, as an official of the imperial court, he has nothing to do with the Heavenly Master's Mansion!"

Helian sneered: "What has nothing to do with it? This is unusual, can you still write two more words in one stroke? Since your Yu family has been founding the Taoist system in Longhu Mountain for more than 1,000 years, more than 800 years ago, there was a great real person known as the Taoist master, who jumped up by the wind of destroying the Buddha at that time, and sought the position of a hereditary repudiator, and since then, the monarchs of all dynasties have appreciated it, and did not forget to give a yellow and purple seal ribbon, so that you have the extremely rich and noble Yu clan of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, and it is faintly juxtaposed with the Yansheng Gongqiu clan who has produced a 'holy master'! ”

Listening to the other party talking about the glory of the ancestors, the great real person surnamed Dazhen from the Heavenly Master's Mansion just lowered his eyes and didn't say a word.

"However," Helian looked at this Huang Zizhen who was as numb as the wooden and stone statues in the temple, and continued, "In the troubled times of the five generations, dragons and snakes rose together, you and other Daomen Buddhist temples have relied on some slight tricks of stargazing, and I wanted to take advantage of the dragon's skill to jump up, and continue the incense luck for hundreds of years. And your Heavenly Master's Mansion is particularly stubborn, it is a situation where the overall situation has been decided, and you have to go against the sky, and in this dynasty, you have not even been able to obtain the position of Heavenly Master, and the name of this 'Heavenly Master's Mansion' is also not worthy of the name!"

Dressed in a green coat lined with yellow placket, only a purple jade belt tied around his waist was gloomy for a while, and after a long time, Fang Chang let out a long breath and said: "It is indeed a slight trick, in the eyes of the great Confucian, it is really a class axe!"

Helian sneered and said: "Dragon and Tiger bow their heads, it was the best opportunity sixteen years ago, and your Heavenly Master's Mansion is not hopeless to get a purple cloth seal, but in the end, it was frightened, but it was a group of bald donkeys in Xiangguo Temple for nothing, although he has not yet found a vital national teacher, he is also a monk in charge of the affairs of the world, compared to you, who is not embarrassed or embarrassed, but I don't know how much stronger!" Moreover, in the last few debates on Buddhism and Taoism, the Taoist sect has been defeated again and again, and the triennial conference has been dragged into a five-year conference, and the world is only inferior to the Buddha!"

Yu Qingxi looked sad, bowed down and said solemnly: "Please also ask the master to help me!"

"Help you?" Helian looked playful, "Why should I help you? If it was because of a little incense in the early years, you wanted me to get involved in this battle of unification, it was not enough!"

Yu Qingxi just wanted to open his mouth, but saw Helian Juebi waved his hand and said: "Don't say anything 'willing to be driven by the tail', forming a party and making personal friends with Fang Shi has always been a taboo in the court, not to mention that the old man has long stopped asking about the affairs of the court, so don't say these words!"

Yu Qingxi was stunned for a long time before he smiled bitterly: "The old lady is like a god, and she thinks that she has a plan in her heart!"

Helian Juebi smiled faintly, did not deny it, and waited for the other party to continue.

Yu Qingxi sighed lightly and said: "I have a moral pond in Longhu Mountain, five hundred years ago, I planted a golden lotus, and now it has bloomed seven, if the old lady does not give up, the poor Dao is willing to send one!"

Helian Juebi chuckled and said, "The words of the great real people of the Heavenly Master's Mansion are not all untrue, how can the five hundred years of accumulation of the Heavenly Master's Mansion be like this?

Yu Qingxi's face changed, and he was about to defend himself, when he heard Helian Cliff say: "The old man is not embarrassed by you, nine golden lotuses, send two flowers, and the old man will agree to this matter!"

Yu Qingxi's face changed for a while, and he was depressed for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "The old lady has no last resort, he has already become a bamboo in his chest, the Heavenly Master's Mansion has accumulated for five hundred years, except for the three flowers sent to the palace, most of them are gone now, and I don't know when I will be able to restore the old view!"

Helian said lightly: "The Heavenly Master's Mansion is different from the ordinary Taoism, emphasizing the way to enter the world, wearing a purple cloth and jade ribbon, the incense and luck come from the world, and it has long been deeply entangled with the world, your nine golden lotus of luck is taken from the world, and then returned to the world, it is very reasonable, otherwise how can you cut off those karmic causes and effects? Whether it is a loss or a gain, only you know it!"

Yu Qingxi looked at the old man in front of him, who was almost demonic, and didn't dare to move the rest of his thoughts, so he could only smile bitterly, and changed the topic and said, "I don't know how much success this matter should have in the eyes of the old lady?"

Helian raised his head and looked at the stars in the sky, like an intricate game of chess, stunned.

Yu Qingxi couldn't urge, so he could only wait quietly for the old man's calculations, but fortunately, as one of the few great people in the Heavenly Master's Mansion, he still had this bit of qi cultivation.

After a long time, Helian retracted his gaze and sighed lightly: "You have picked a good time! Since ancient times, there has been a dispute between the north and the south, not to mention your Longhu Mountain, which is located in the west of the Yangtze River, and the other Taoist Ancestral Courtyard Zhongnan Mountain in the north has been full of talents in recent years, and the white clothes alone have pressed the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism for decades and have not been able to raise their heads! Fortunately, there are hundreds of Taoist temples in Zhongnan Mountain, but none of them have a long-standing Taoist system.

A trace of gloom flashed in Yu Qingxi's eyes, the white clothes were indeed too amazing, and the crown covered the world, even his brother, who was the master of today's master's mansion, was helpless, but the second half of Helian's superb words made a smile appear in his eyes.

Helian Juebi continued: "And because of the old incident sixteen years ago, that white-clothed Taoist man was even more angry with Jinshang, although he did not take away that person's real title, he probably wanted to see it all these years!

Yu Qingxi's eyes showed a hint of a smile, and he bowed down and said, "I don't know the position of the national teacher......

Helian Juebi interrupted with a sneer: "It's really a lack of people's hearts! The position of a national teacher is related to a fortune, how can it be easily given to others? You can try to hollow out all the moral pools and see if it is accurate today!"

Yu Qingxi didn't feel embarrassed, and said with a bitter face: "The old lady said that she was laughing!"

Helian didn't look at him, the words had come to this, and he had nothing to say, if he hadn't forgotten to make a pot of tea when he came, he would probably have to serve tea to the guests at this moment.

Fortunately, Yu Qingxi cultivates the way to enter the WTO, and his grasp of human feelings and sophistication is also very good.

The old man nodded to show that he understood, and he didn't send it off, and when the figure of the Taoist disappeared completely, his eyes turned to another direction, and he seemed to see a white dress in a trance.

"It's been sixteen years, and it's finally coming again?

A soft sigh drifted away with the night breeze.