On the 15th day of the 11th month of the lunar calendar, this day happens to be the winter solstice. It snowed heavily for several days, and Luoyang City was tightly covered, as quiet as a sleeping baby.

The winter solstice, known as "short days" or "short days solstice" in ancient times, believed that the winter solstice was the starting point of the 24 solar terms, because as soon as the winter solstice arrived, the New Year was just around the corner. The winter solstice was no less important than the New Year in ancient times, so there is a saying that "the winter solstice is as big as the year". In the Tang Dynasty, the New Year's Festival, the cold food and the winter solstice were called the "three major festivals", and the winter solstice was regarded as the "sub-year", which was an important opportunity for the natural transformation of yin and yang.

Early in the morning, a grand winter solstice ceremony was held at the Temple of Heaven. Wu Zetian was not feeling well, and she was unwilling to show her face in this ice and snow, so according to the original plan, the first dedication was completed by the crown prince, and the second dedication was completed by King Liang, and Zhang Yizhi also participated. As a result of thorough consideration and proper handling, all forces were happy.

After the completion of the winter solstice sacrifice ceremony, according to the custom, the government will have a five-day holiday. "At the beginning of the winter solstice, the lord and the ministers are happy for five days, and the people of the world are also happy for five days, with the gift of welcoming the sun. ”

Wu Sansi served as the second sacrifice at the ceremony, he was very proud, and specially set up a banquet at home to entertain Chengshan and the three of them, and also expressed his gratitude to Chengshan.

In the evening, Gongsun Yu felt that the time was almost up, so he motioned for Chengshan to take Shao Hui out, and Wu Sansi did not stop him, because he also drank a lot of wine, and there were other guests present.

The three of Chengshan turned left and right in Luoyang City, and when they saw that no one was following, they went straight to Huiren Hall in Bailixuan in Beishi.

On this day, every family is lit up, and the road is still very lively in the evening.

"The shopkeeper is making dumplings. As soon as Chengshan entered the door of the pharmacy, he saw Bailixuan. The pharmacy also had an early holiday today, and the family was busy preparing dinner.

"Welcome to the three of you. Bai Li Xuan smiled slightly, and he took the three of them to his room in the backyard, which had been cleaned up, and there was no chaos after the raid at all.

"Time is running out, and it is inconvenient for us to stay for a long time, so this little master will ask you to take care of it. Gongsun Yu whispered that he was referring to Shao Hui.

"Where's the white jade bracelet? Chengshan glanced at Shao Hui.

"Here. He hurriedly removed the cracked white jade bracelet from his left wrist.

Gongsun Yu took it over. "Don't run around here, you must listen to the shopkeeper's arrangement. ”

"Yes, Archmage. "Shao Hui said that the yin and yang are weird.

"Alright, you guys hurry up. Shao Hui was dressed as a monk, and it was inconvenient for Baili Xuan to let him appear in front of his family, so he directly led him to the room of "making something out of nothing", where there was food and drink, luxury and abnormality, and it was no problem for him to mess around.

Gongsun Yu and Chengshan briefly changed their clothes, and now it was snowing heavily, so they changed into snow-white night clothes.

"Take care. Bai Li Xuan clenched his fist at them.

Gongsun Yu and Chengshan flew onto the roof of the house, and under the cover of night, flew to the south of Luoyang City.

The south of Luoyang is a mountainous area, there are the famous Longmen Grottoes, the continuous mountains have been covered with snow, the surrounding white expanse, can not distinguish the east and west, north and south.

Both Chengshan and Gongsun Yu had a faint blue light on their bodies, and although mortals couldn't see them, they could easily be discovered by the Seven Love Beasts and Six Qi Demons.

"Let's find a place to rest. Gongsun Yu landed in a clearing on the top of the mountain, and when he looked around, the surroundings were empty and relatively safe.

"Why don't you go to the valley?" Chengshan was a little puzzled. "Wouldn't it be easier for us to be spotted here?"

"The Seven Love Beasts and the Six Qi Demons like to hide in the valley, and it will be very dangerous if we land rashly. Gongsun Yu was holding a flower pen in his hand.

At that moment, they suddenly felt the ground shake, and saw a huge white ball flying towards them.

"Be careful!" Gongsun Yu and Chengshan stood back to back. "Come closer, take out the Nebula Purple Flame Lamp!"

Chengshan Pass chanted a word, and sacrificed the nebula purple flame lamp, and the baby instantly emitted a purple-red light, forming a spherical barrier, covering him and Gongsun Yu in the middle.

It was still the Xuanhan Demon that looked like a white bear, it seemed to know Chengshan and Gongsun Yu, and yelled at them, and the sound was like an ice storm everywhere it went, and a thick layer of ice was hung in an instant, but it had no effect on the ball of light formed by the nebula purple flame lamp, and Chengshan and Gongsun Yu were safe and sound in the purple light.

Xuan Han Demon walked over slowly, sniffed it with his black shiny nose, felt bored, yelled at the two of them again, and then staggered away.

"It's very well-behaved. Cheng Shan smiled slightly, put away the Nebula Purple Flame Lamp, this big white bear does not seem to be dangerous, if it is a little smaller, it looks like a pet.

"It's better to be careful. Gongsun Yu looked left and right vigilantly.

"As long as there is a nebula purple flame lamp, none of us need to be afraid. Before he could finish speaking, he heard a thunderclap in the air, which startled Chengshan.

"Get out of the way!" Gongsun Yu pushed him, and at the same time jumped backwards. Chengshan rolled on the snow, and when he stood up, he saw that a round pit had been split from where he had been standing.

"Who did this!" Chengshan was shocked, and suddenly felt a black shadow flying overhead, and when he looked up, his face instantly turned pale.

It was a cyan dragon hovering overhead, swooping down, ready to grab Chengshan with its sharp claws. Chengshan held the ancient flower pen in his hand to resist, only to see sparks flying everywhere, and the cyan dragon did not take advantage and flew into the air again.

"This is a thunderbolt, watch out for the thunderbolt in his mouth! Its life is its eyes, I hide behind the big mountain rocks, you attract him. Gongsun Yu communicated with Chengshan in code.

So they split up, Chengshan flew into the air, luring the Jun Thunder Beast to chase, he saw that Gongsun Yu had already hidden, so he turned around and flew towards the big mountain rock.

This mountain rock is round and huge, and there is a small mountain stone next to it, and Chengshan smoothly passes through the gap between the two stones, and the Jun Thunder Beast is also close behind. When it was about to pass through, it saw Gongsun Yu behind the mountain and stone stabbing with the Zhigusheng flower pen, and heard the roar of the Jun Thunder Beast, its left eye was hit, and it had to flee into the air.

Chengshan, who was flying high in the air, saw that the Jun Thunder Beast was injured and thought that it would escape, so he was also about to slowly fall to Gongsun Yu's side, but he suddenly saw a huge white shadow swaying behind Gongsun Yu.

"Be careful!" he shouted, but it seemed to be too late, the Xuanhan Demon just now sneaked back again, it saw the right time, and roared behind Gongsun Yu's back.

Gongsun Yu had been hiding behind the rocks just now, waiting for a sneak attack on the Jun Thunder Beast, so he neglected the protection, and it was too late to find out that something was wrong, and the Nebula Purple Flame Lamp was not in his hand.

With a loud roar from the Xuan Han Demon, Gongsun Yu flew forward as if he had been hit from the back.

The Xuan Han Demon had just been hiding on the edge of the cliff, and now it jumped forward, ready to slap Gongsun Yu flat with its huge bear paw.

Chengshan hurriedly flew to Gongsun Yu's side, sacrificed the nebula purple flame lamp, and the purple light enveloped the two of them in it, Xuanhan Demon ran over and sniffed it with his nose, as if he was helpless.

"Are you alright? Chengshan asked with concern.

"It's fine, but this bracelet is done. Gongsun Yu raised his left hand, and the Youling white jade bracelet on his left wrist had been completely shattered, turning into a wisp of green smoke and going away with the wind.

"It's good that people are okay. Chengshan comforted.

"That's all there is to it. Gongsun Yu smiled bitterly. "I was careless just now, I didn't expect it to come back so soon to sneak attack. ”

"It's unpredictable, it's good that we beat one guy away, otherwise the two of them would have attacked together, and it would have been troublesome. ”

It really wasn't that simple, and the Thunder Beast did fly back again. Although it was wounded and its left eye was closed, the dragon seemed to be unable to swallow this breath and returned to Chengshan and the two of them to take revenge. Moreover, the blue light emitted by Chengshan and Gongsun Yu is very tempting, which is a peerless delicacy for them.

Chengshan and Gongsun Yu looked at each other and smiled bitterly, what should come will always come, and they can't hide. They had to hold on to the Nebula Purple Flame Lamp, and let the Jun Thunder Beast continue to let out thunderbolts, and the Xuanhan Demon kept roaring, as long as they were protected by the Nebula Purple Flame Lamp, they could be safe and sound, but they were a little embarrassed.

After holding on for a night, the east gradually turned white, and although the two monsters were a little reluctant, they had no choice but to go away.

"It's scary. Chengshan shook the snowflakes on his body.

"It's the first time I've been so embarrassed. Gongsun Yu sighed, when he crossed before, he would definitely carry the Requiem of Pingshan. This time he had a fluke mentality, thinking that he would not be so embarrassed, who knew that these monsters were becoming more and more cunning, and they actually learned to sneak attack from behind.

"Let's find Yuan Yijie quickly, otherwise it's really troublesome. Cheng Shan felt more and more that the Youling White Jade Bracelet was important.

"Don't look for it, didn't he send it to the door?" Gongsun Yu smiled faintly and stretched out his hand to point to the opposite mountain. Chengshan looked at it, Yuan Yijie was standing in front of the small temple on another hill, looking at them blankly, as if he felt very strange, I don't know what the two of them are doing here?

Looking at his inexplicable appearance, Chengshan thought about it and understood, because Yuan Yijie didn't have a clear mind yet, he was not a real spirit gatherer, so he couldn't see the blue light emitted by his body, nor could he see the Jun Thunder Beast and Xuanhan Demon, he could only see Chengshan and Gongsun Yu fighting in the air on the top of the mountain, and saw bursts of lightning and ice storms coming towards the two, and then they held a copper lamp and trembled.

These are no longer important, since they find him, they must not let him run, and they must take the Youling White Jade Bracelet back, but this guy will not necessarily hand it over obediently, it seems that he really has to think about it.