As I spoke, the dumb aunt came out with two bowls of noodles, and I looked into the bowls, and there was no clear soup and no meat at all. She did "follow" me and planned to let us eat clear noodle soup and pickles this morning.

The old white head looked a little embarrassed when he saw the noodles on the table, and I said: "I've been eating a little greasy lately, just change the taste, so what, let's eat first, and let's go to the village after eating." ”

Then the dumb aunt brought noodles and pickles one after another, and our large group sat down around the palm-sized table and ate sullenly.

Although the noodles don't have much taste, fortunately, the pickles are marinated well, and there is a hint of sweetness in the saltiness, which is very much to our liking.

After eating, we said goodbye to the old white head for a while and came to the main road of Shangzhai.

After being a little far away from the old white head's residence, I asked Wong Tai Sin: "Why did the old white head's soul split, could it be that someone had cast some spell on him?" ”

Huang Daxian thought for a while and shook his head: "No, his soul is more special, it seems to be ordinary, but in fact, there is a trace of imperceptible yin qi on every wisp of soul rhyme, the yin qi in the tomb." ”

Liang Houzai took over the conversation on the side: "I didn't tell you when I went back to Mass Grave Mountain before, this old white head is actually a copy of Yin Yu, and his body is called Wang Dafu, and he is the last descendant of the Tomb Keeper lineage." Wang Dafu once stayed in a tomb for 30 years, and until now, he still has a little yin qi in the tomb. ”

Wong Tai Sin: "Oh, that makes sense. In fact, the yin qi on the old man's body really didn't take shape in thirty years, his yin qi has been precipitated many times, at least a few hundred years old. It is estimated that it has been passed down from generation to generation from his ancestors. He is a replicant, that is to say, his soul was originally copied, and a soul like this is not very stable in state and nature, and it is easy to change. ”

Memories cannot be passed down from generation to generation with blood, but they can penetrate deep into the yin and evil fields of the soul, and they can indeed be inherited from the ancestors.

Wong Tai Sin's words also dispelled my concerns about the dumb aunt.

After a while, Wong Tai Sin asked me again, "Benefactor, you didn't say it just now, how did you know about the Soul Leaving Array." ”

I looked towards the top of the hill and could see the tulou, so I pulled Wong Tai Sin to my side, pointed to the sharp corner stone on the tulou and said to him: "Do you see that stone, it corresponds to the star position of the broken military star, there is a hole in it, and there is a silver bell in it, and the bell gall is made of rootless stone." ”

Huang Daxian immediately understood what I meant: "You mean to say that in this old Qiang village, there is a arranged soul leaving array?" ”

I nodded at first, and then shook my head again: "It can't be considered arranged, I've walked around the village many times, but I haven't found a Horcrux, but now...... There you are. ”

Wong Tai Sin looked at me stunned and didn't speak for a long time.

It just so happened that Liang Houzai was also present, so I stopped and talked about the experience of the past few days in as much detail as possible, of course, I will never say the experience of bathing in the canyon.

While I spoke, Liang Houzai kept frowning, not knowing what he was thinking.

In the past few years, there have been too many troubles, too many things that cannot be explained for a while, and frowning has almost become our habit, and now I finally know why the eyebrows of the master and the second master are particularly deep.

Until I finished speaking, Liang Houzai still looked frowning and contemplative, but Huang Daxian spoke first: "In this way, the ancient book in the Rakshasa coffin was also left by Wudang, but who is this Wudang?" ”

"Have you heard of Luo Zhongxing?" I asked him.

Huang Daxian shook his head: "I haven't heard of it." ”

I sighed helplessly: "Then it's troublesome, I want to explain who Bai Wudang is, I'm afraid it will take a whole day." However, it is indeed possible that the ancient book in your hand was left behind without a warranty. I remember the fight with Rakshasa back then, and it still called the name of our earth master at the moment of death, and Wudang was the best friend of the earth master. ”

Wong Tai Sin: "Who is the Earth Master?" ”

I said, "His name is Zhuang Junping, and he can be regarded as the founding patriarch of our Soul Village." Although the person who established the sect of Jisoul Zhuang is our first ancestor Li Zifu, the first ancestor is a disciple of Zhuang Junping, and most of the inheritance of the two veins of Jisoul Zhuang Tunmeng and Yuxian is also inherited from the earth master. ”

Huang Daxian was still confused: "This means that what happened here in Lao Qiang Village is related to Jisoul Village?" ”

This stopped me, and I didn't know how to answer for a while, so I fell silent.

At this time, Liang Houzai spoke: "Brother Dao, don't you think that what we have experienced over the years seems to have been arranged by your first ancestor a long time ago?" ”

I had been thinking this way before he came, and when I heard him say that, I immediately nodded.

Liang Houzai continued: "I think that the ancestors of Jisoulzhuang seem to have foreseen what is happening now two thousand years ago, they foresaw the changes in Wudang, and they also predicted your birth. Brother Dao, you can think about it, if Grandpa Chai hadn't guarded the corpses on the side of the Mass Grave Mountain, would you still be able to become a gatekeeper who guards the righteous lineage? ”

Of course it can't be, if my master didn't stay in Shandong, but went somewhere else, I wouldn't have met my master, let alone become a successor of the upright line.

Liang Houzai didn't wait for my response, but said to himself: "Your first ancestor rebuilt the underground palace under the Mass Grave Mountain and put the corpses there, and the main purpose seems to be to let the descendants of the righteous line be stationed there. Only in this way can you be sure that you will be able to enter the Soul Village after 2,000 years. ”

I scratched my neck: "It's too mysterious, isn't it?" ”

Liang Houzai shook his head thoughtfully: "It's really mysterious, but if you think about it carefully, this may be the only reasonable explanation." Why is it that for more than a thousand years, only when you planted the coffin for the second time, the Yang God was not damaged, why was it only you who could urge the Fantian Seal? Why has Luo Zhongxing been silent for many years, but he has been active frequently during the period before and after you took charge of the Shouzheng line? I think all this may be a bureau set up by Li Zifu. It should be said that this bureau was jointly arranged by Li Zifu and Wudang. ”

Xian'er interjected on the side: "What about me, is the ancestor of the Soul Village also counted as me?" ”

"No," Liang Houzai shook his head, and then said to me: "Brother Dao, you think back to Wudang's experience, and then think about what has happened in the last few years. Li Zifu and Wudang have left us a lot of things, so I won't talk about Fantianyin, this is directly passed down to you. The pebbles on the hilt of the Qinggang sword, the dominoes in Luo Youfang's hand, and the stone tablet of Jiufeng Mountain are all deliberately left to us. Luo Youfang often said that what Luo Zhongxing feared the most was a disciple who kept the right line, but why should he be afraid? ”

I said, "I've always thought that what he was really afraid of was probably Fantianyin. ”

Liang Houzai nodded: "I think so too." Li Zifu and Wudang have done so many things, it seems that they are targeting Luo Zhongxing everywhere, but I think their ultimate goal is to deal with the catastrophe that will occur between heaven and earth. We are just their pawns, and so is Luo Zhongxing. Brother Dao, if you think about the clues we have collected over the years, it is actually easy to come to such a conclusion. ”

After saying this, Liang Houzai kept looking at me silently, I looked at his meaningful eyes, recalled what he just said, and gradually understood what he meant.

Two thousand years ago, the first ancestor and Wudang realized that there would be a catastrophe in the next life, and also predicted that Wudang's consciousness would be completely occupied by the demons. But if there is no such person as Luo Zhongxing in this world, what will things be?

Two thousand years ago, the earth master Zhuang Junping and Zhou Lie had witnessed the situation when Wudang was controlled by the heart demon, and they should know very well that Wudang's consciousness would be invaded by the heart demon sooner or later, and at that time, he was likely to do evil everywhere and cause a disaster between heaven and earth. If it were me, even if Wudang was my best friend, I would have gotten rid of him before he fell completely.

Zhou Lie back then could have suppressed Wudang, but he didn't kill the killer, was it because he was soft-hearted for a while, or was there another reason?

Recall again, Wang Dafu once said that the nine stars and the opening of the ghost door are inevitable, this is the destiny of heaven, no one can stop it, he also said that the ancient tomb hidden in Lop Nur is extremely dangerous, and the old master of Qingfeng Temple can not get out of the whole body when he enters with many good hands in the line. In other words, only those with great mental powers can enter the depths of the tomb and open the ghost gate.

And Luo Zhongxing is the person who was selected by the first ancestor, and the first ancestor wants to borrow his hand to open the ghost gate, and then borrow our hand to get rid of Luo Zhongxing. And Zhou Lie did not kill the killer two thousand years ago, which is very likely to be the meaning of the first ancestor.

I know it may be a bit counterintuitive, but Liang is right, it's the only reasonable explanation.

Why did the First Ancestor choose Luo Zhongxing, or choose Wudang, who was occupied by the demons in his mind, instead of others. This is because Wudang is also a participant in this program.

He knows his situation better than anyone else, and he also knows that the day when the demon completely sinks him, he will no longer be Wudang, and he will even forget the identity of Wudang.

I think that Wu Dang had entered the Sun Tomb a long time ago, and he had seen the dangers in the tomb, and at the same time, he also realized that in this world, there was no cultivator who could have a lifespan of thousands of years like him, and because of the limitation of lifespan, no one could achieve his cultivation.

Perhaps in this world, only one person can successfully enter the bottom of the Sun Tomb.

I don't know where the First Ancestor learned about the existence of the Ghost Gate, maybe it was inferred through things like feng shui and stars, maybe she had followed Wudang into that tomb. But what is certain is that the First Ancestor realized at that time that as long as Wudang did not die, in two thousand years, he would be the only one who could open the door to ghosts!

Regardless of whether Wudang can live until now, the ghost gate will be opened, but if the person who opened it is not Wudang, who will it be? No one knows, and perhaps even the First Ancestor can't guess the identity of that person.

So Wudang survived, and in the past two thousand years, he has painstakingly found his weaknesses and left us with various clues to tell us where their weaknesses are.

Now I finally understand why Zhou Lie gave up immortality, because compared to him, Wudang is easier to defeat by us, if he lives until now, no one can guarantee that the person who opened the ghost gate will not be him, and no one can guarantee that he will not join forces with Wudang to open the ghost gate together.

I still remember that on the Beibi Mountain, silent Taoists could ask me if mortals become gods or demons if they get immortality, and my answer at that time was that mortals will become immortals and will definitely become demons.