In the fifteenth year of Tianyuan, the central and western parts of the Daxing Empire suffered a heavy rainstorm that had not been seen in 500 years.

In just two days, the water level of the Qingyuan River soared, and the embankments along the way broke out in a frenzy. Cities, villages, and countryside have been reduced to a water.

Tens of millions of people have been displaced and left homeless. The floating corpses on the water are even more shocking.

At the end of the autumn of the 19th year of the Tianyuan Dynasty, the steppe alliance in the northern part of the empire invaded south again. The war in the north instantly became tense, and the atmosphere in the country became oppressive and heavy.

With the onset of winter, a steady stream of military supplies poured to the north. A large number of hot-blooded young people also rushed to the front line one after another under the call of the government and the temple.

Liangzhou City, a small city in the lower reaches of the Qingyuan River. The flood four years ago nearly broke the city walls. To this day, the city of Liangzhou has not been restored and looks dilapidated.

Three hundred miles south of Liangzhou City, on a wilderness, there is a dilapidated Taoist temple. The wall was full of withered yellow weeds, swaying with the cold wind.

The war in the north was tight, and although it was six thousand miles away from the front line, it was still affected.

The government issued a clear document ordering the Taoist temple to rush to the front line in early spring to treat the soldiers on the front line.

Qingxu Daoist did not refuse, and responded in one bite.

Liangzhou City is not close to the front line, and the head of Qingxu Road calculated the footsteps, feeling that he should go out on the road on the same day. It's just that Qingxu is still a little worried, and the little apprentice Yunyi went to his hometown to find his lost sister. Although it has been half a month since I went out, I haven't come back yet.

Qingxu Dao Chang stopped at the gate for a long time, until the winter was westward, and he walked into the Taoist temple with a chill on his body.

The winter days are very short, and the night is already deep and dark when the lights are held.

Qingxu Daoist did not sleep, put on a cotton jacket, and read a medicine book under the dim oil lamp. There is no palm lamp in the Taoist temple, and it looks dark.

With a clang, the tattered wooden door of the Taoist temple opened, and a bloated figure appeared in the night with heavy steps.

Qingxu Daoist put down the medicine book, opened the window, glanced at the door, and breathed a sigh of relief. There is no need to guess, this is the apprentice coming back, and it is estimated that the long journey is not light.

"O vain, boil water for you, and go and relieve your fatigue. Qingxu Daoist shouted out the window.

"Alas!" replied outside the window.

The bloated figure closed the door and ran into the backyard and into the side room. The lights came on. In the silhouette of the window paper, the bloated figure quickly became emaciated.

Qingxu Dao Chang closed the window, looked at the window with the medicine book, and was a little distracted.

After two pillars of incense, a figure walked out of the chamber and walked into the bedroom of the head of the Qingxu Dao.

The light shone on his body, so that he could see that it was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy. He was dressed in plain cotton clothes, and his long hair was draped over his shoulders. Maybe he had just taken a shower and his face was ruddy. Under the sword eyebrows, the blazing eyes seemed to be releasing fine light.

After seeing Qingxu Dao Chief, his face was already full of friendly and cheerful smiles.

"Master, how are you doing?" the young man walked up to Qingxu and squatted down and asked with concern.

Qingxu took the medicine book and hit the little apprentice on the head, and scolded with a smile: "You kid still remember the master." I thought you only had your sister in mind. ”

"Hee-hee!" the boy got up with a smile, stood behind the Dao Chief, and gently pinched his shoulder.

Qingxu Dao long relaxed-like relief. As if thinking of something, he waved his hand, pointed to the round stool with a serious expression and said, "Yunyi, sit, I have something to tell you for the teacher." ”

Yun Yi looked at the master's face and hurriedly sat down.

"Tomorrow I'm going north. Qingxu's expression was calm, as if he was not worried about the danger of the battlefield.

"What are you going to do?" Yun Yi's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked.

"The war in the north was tight, and the government asked me to treat the wounded. "Qingxu did not hide it in the slightest.

Yun Yi frowned, staring at Qingxu with a worried face.

After thinking for a long time, Yun Yi whispered: "You are old, the north is so cold, can you eat?"

Qingxu waved his hand: "It's okay, I also went to the north in the early years. Instead, I'm worried about you. You haven't found the little girl yet, have you?"

Yun Yi shook his head: "It's been four years, and I've found all the places I should be looking for, but there is still no whereabouts of the clouds." She might ......, I guess It's dead. ”

"Don't be discouraged, the little girl is still alive. Qingxu patted Yunyi's shoulder: "Apprentice, it's time to change the method, if you continue to look for it like this, the results will not be obvious." ”

Yun Yi nodded: "I know, it's just that it costs too much to ask someone to help, and there is not so much money." ”

Qingxu was silent for a moment and said, "After the year, you can go to the capital." I've heard that those colleges are recruiting new students, and you're just the right age. As long as you can get in, get along with your classmates, and use their family's influence, it's much easier than if you were alone. ”

Yun Yi nodded contemplatively.

The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, the Qingxu Daoist went out with a burden on his back and a wooden sword. Yunyi went out to send each other off, and sent it straight out for more than 50 miles.

Looking at the distant back, Yun Yi felt indescribable loss and sadness in his heart. Maybe after getting along for a long time, he has regarded each other as his closest relatives. But now, he is about to rush to the battlefield, and life and death are unpredictable.

"Alas!" Yun Yi sighed weakly, turned and left. At this moment, the familiar voice of the Qingxu Daoist came from behind him: "Disciple, stay." ”

"Huh?" Yun Yi turned around in surprise and saw that the master was back.

"Master?" Yun Yi couldn't help but greet him.

Qingxu Dao Chang smiled, took out a black bead, handed it over and said, "I almost forgot, this is for you." ”

Yun Yi took it and looked at it carefully. Black, very round, pearl-sized, nothing else peculiar. He hurriedly asked, "Master, what is this?"

Qingxu shook his head: "I don't know. He once appeared with the 'Yin Yang Eye' exercise, I thought it was a treasure, and I used the True Yuan to urge, the temptation of cognition, and the blood to recognize the Lord, but it had no effect. Now that I'm going to travel far away, I'll give it to you as a thought. ”

"Hmm!" Yun Yi put it away with great care.

Qingxu said no more, turned around and left. Yun Yi looked at it affectionately, and his heart was not as uncomfortable as before.

Turning back to the Taoist temple and looking at the empty courtyard, Yun Yi's heart was indescribably sour, and his tears couldn't be stopped. Since coming here at the age of ten, Yun Yi has been with Qingxu Daoist for four years. The Taoist left abruptly, and Yun Yi was very reluctant.

He took out the black bead and held it tightly in his hand, as if the master was still by his side.

The master left, and Yun Yi stayed in the Taoist temple with nothing to do. When Qingxu Dao is there, Yun Yi can also follow his master to the countryside to sell spiritual runes, or catch ghosts and do a magic thing. Qingxu Dao Chang left, Yun Yi was young, and no one believed him.

After three days alone, Yun Yi cleaned up, put on a bloated and fat cotton jacket and cotton pants, and left with his baggage. Since he had to go to the capital sooner or later, Yun Yi didn't want to wait any longer, so he simply went on the road in advance.

After walking for four days, Yun Yi rushed to Liangzhou City. The road was too cold, and the cloud wings were not lightly tossed, but fortunately, those mountain bandits were too lazy to go out, but they did not encounter danger.

He found one of the cheapest inns in the city and stayed there, and then rushed to the freight yard.

There were quite a few caravans to the north, but the scale was large and small. Yun Yi paid a tael of silver, and finally negotiated with a caravan. The other party promised him that he could take care of one or two on the road, and that he would set off tomorrow morning.

After a little preparation, Yun Yi waited patiently. About to embark on a new journey, Yun Yi's heart has never been calm, so he hasn't slept well all night.

Before dawn, Yun Yi rushed to the freight yard, and the caravan heading north was doing the final inventory.

The caravan was in charge of a woman, not very old, and she looked to be in her twenties. She is dressed as a samurai and has a long sword at her waist, so she should be able to do martial arts.

Qingxu Daoist once said to Yun Yi that women are naturally careful, meticulous, and most importantly, timid. It was precisely because of this that Yun Yi was willing to follow this caravan. Of course, the most crucial reason is that Yunyi is also timid.

Yun Yi has seen too many dead people over the years, and he doesn't have much fear of death. It's just that he feels that he is too young, and it is a pity to die, especially since he has not found his little sister yet.

While the caravan was sorting out the goods, waves of people arrived one after another, and in the end there were nearly a hundred.

When the housekeeper saw that the people were almost coming, she waved her hand and shouted loudly: "Let's go." ”

This woman's voice is more beautiful and very crisp.

The convoy moved slowly. The caravan was indeed quite large, with more than thirty carriages tied to them like a hill of goods. The dart guards either held the hilt of their swords, or shouldered broadswords, or carried bows and arrows on their backs.

One by one, they were silent, and they were very solemn.

On the contrary, the merchants who went north were chirping, in groups of three, in a group of five, and the conversation was in full swing.

Yun Yi mingled in the convoy, holding the sack on the cart, and followed the carriage forward with his head down.

This time I went to the capital, it will take more than a month. It's a long way, and it takes a lot of effort. Yun Yi didn't want to waste time, so he took this opportunity to cultivate the 'Yin and Yang Eyes' well.

The practice of 'Yin Yang Eye' was taught to Yunyi by the Qingxu Daoist, and its origin, the Qingxu Daoist can't remember it.

Yin and Yang eyes, left yang, right yin.

The yang eye can see all the things in the yang world clearly, and has the magical ability to see through all things. It's just a pity that Yunyi practiced for four years before he only reached the 'subtle' entry. As for the higher level of 'following the rules' and 'breaking the road', I dare not think of it.

Qingxu Dao Chang is also at the subtle level, and he usually uses this ability to diagnose diseases, and he looks at it accurately.

As for the yin eye, it is related to the dead. Any evil, ghosts, can see through it. The reason why the Qingxu Dao Chief was able to suppress evil spirits was that the Yin Eye played a great role.

Cloud wings rarely use yin eyes. Dead people are really nothing to look at, they are scary, and they are prone to nightmares.

To use the Yin and Yang Eyes, you must use spiritual sense.

Yun Yi's cultivation of spiritual sense is not overnight, he boasts that his spiritual sense is powerful, and he can urge the rune paper to float out fifty or sixty meters. Usually, he uses this method to pretend to be a ghost and make a little money.

As the convoy slowly moved forward, Yun Yi felt that his spiritual sense and yin and yang eyes were slowly deepening.

"Stop!" the hostess suddenly shouted.

Yun Yi hurriedly raised his head, only to find that it was already noon, and he was not in a critical situation.

The convoy quickly stopped, and everyone began to prepare to bury the pot for cooking.

After the meal, the convoy set off again.

The convoy traveled for nearly 10 days without any danger on the road. Yun Yi was nervous all the way, and finally felt a little relieved.

However, when he was cooking on the evening of the twelfth day, Yun Yi's heart rose again.

Because of the cultivation of spiritual sense, Yun Yi's ear power is not bad.

He heard the hostess tell his subordinates: "There is still half a day's journey before entering the Black Pine Ridge, let the brothers have a snack." The black blind man is insatiable, and it is estimated that he will kill people and take goods. ”