Chapter 46: The Traces of the Five Elements
The cold wind is bleak, and the snow is fluttering.
In the courtyard of the Han family, Tang Xi hugged the wine jar and drank it all. Looking up at the sky, his body couldn't help but take a few steps back, and finally fell on top of the snow. Tang Xi lay quietly on the ground, and a woman in a pink shirt came to mind, holding a bamboo sword, like a dance but not a dance, like a martial artist.
When Tang Xi woke up, it was already a new day.
Tang Xi opened his eyes, looked at the gray sky, and wanted to touch the wine jar beside him with his left hand, but he did touch anything. Tang Xi sat up and looked around, only to see that this place was so familiar.
"Wake up. Tianchi Boy sat on the ice bed and asked.
Tang Xi casually said "um", which was regarded as agreeing to Tianchi Tongzi's question. Tang Xi looked at the bottom of the lake, the cold stone wall, he couldn't feel a trace of warmth, and even began to hate this place. Tang Xi stood up and saw that the wound on his shoulder had been powdered. Tang Xi bowed to the boy of Tianchi, which was regarded as a thank you, and walked towards the passage.
"Let's make a deal, the old man will send you away, but you have to do one thing for the old man. Tianchi boy said silently.
When Tang Xi heard that he was leaving, his calm face showed a joy.
"What's the matter?" Tang Xi turned around and asked. When Tang Xi heard that he was going to send himself away, his heart was already happy. Secretly said: "As long as you send me away, I will kill people and set fires." ”
Tianchi Boy glanced at Tang Xi, the corners of his mouth turned up, and he smiled, as if he had seen through Tang Xi's inner thoughts. Tianchi Boy was not in a hurry, took out a parchment roll and threw it to Tang Xi.
"Look at this map and look for the five beads," Tianchi Boy said softly.
Tang Xi glanced at it, this map is not very detailed, but the main mountain roads are marked. Tang Xi wrote it down casually, and then threw the parchment roll back.
"You remember. Tianchi Boy asked.
"Isn't it just looking for something, and it's not very difficult. Tang Xi didn't think it was difficult, so he didn't think about it, so he agreed.
When Tang Xi heard that the Tianchi boy was going to send him away, his whole mind had already flown thousands of miles. I only thought that I could find the fifth uncle and Han Ningzhu after I went out, and I didn't put my mind on the map at all.
"Take back your thoughts, the old man is telling you now, this matter is not so simple, since you agreed, the old man will tell you the truth. The Tianchi boy took the parchment roll, jumped off the ice bed and walked in front of Tang Xi.
Tianchi Tongzi's words brought Tang Xi back to reality. I thought it was very simple, but after hearing Tianchi Tongzi's words, Tang Xi had to show seriousness. In Tang Xi's opinion, it will definitely not be easy to stump the Tianchi boy, otherwise the Tianchi boy will not confess himself.
"The old man will tell you what these five places have first. The Tianchi boy pointed to the five points on the map and continued: "These five points are buried with the five elements of the spirit beads, which are metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. These five beads were created by the master refining the essence of the five elements. ”
"For the sake of the prosperity of the country, Tang Taizong ordered the master to create these five elements spirit beads for him. The five elements are mutually reinforcing, endless, and the cycle is continuous. After the master was built, he scattered it in these five places to form a great array of national fortunes. But I didn't think that in less than two hundred years, the matter of the Five Elements Spirit Bead spread to the people, and the world fought for their own selfish desires, not only the great array was destroyed, but the Spirit Bead also showed signs of decay, and it made the world chaotic, making the people miserable. ”
"After losing the Great Array, the cycle of the five elements was disrupted, and the original mutual restraint became complementary to each other. The old man also looked for it, but because of the bloodline problem, he could not unify it and suppress it. And you are not only the Xuanyin bloodline, but also the most authentic descendant of Shizun, maybe only you can find it out, bring it back to Tianchi, suppress the Five Elements, and end the hundreds of years of Five Elements Rebellion. ”
Tang Xi doesn't understand what the five elements are, nor does he understand what mutual restraint is, let alone the livelihood of the people in the world. But Tang Xi listened very seriously. Perhaps because of curiosity, Tang Xi not only did not interrupt, but also memorized the five directions on the map.
"In fact, the five locations on this map are just the initial locations, and now hundreds of years have passed, I'm afraid they are no longer in place, this is just for your reference. Tianchi Boy put away the parchment and said.
After Tang Xi listened to Tianchi Boy's words, ten thousand words of scolding surfaced in his heart. Star-like eyes stared at the Tianchi boy, revealing a dissatisfied face.
"Old liar, it's all nonsense for a long time, and it's been a waste of half a day for me to remember. Tang Xi said a little unhappily.
"This is just to give you a reference. If you really want to help find it, you can take a look at this book!" Tianchi Boy took out a booklet from his coat pocket and handed it to Tang Xidao.
Without any hesitation, Tang Xi took the booklet and opened it. I saw that the booklet was full of records of the place and time when the Five Elements Spirit Bead appeared, and it was very detailed.
"Jin Lingzhu, Tang Wenzong opened for four years, and was taken by the King of Xiliang. Later, he fell into the Houliang royal family, and Houliang died and disappeared in the Western Desert with the golden spirit bead. ”
"Mu Lingzhu, the twelfth year of Tang Xianzong's Yuan He, was seized by the mysterious Jianghu sect, and finally fell into the Sichuan and Shu Ghost Valley. ”
"Water Spirit Pearl, in the sixth year of Tang Dezong, the fisherman of the East China Sea had no intention of obtaining it, and fell into the Houliang royal family, and the Houliang lost the country and disappeared in the south of the Yangtze River. ”
"The fire spirit bead, seized by the royal family of the Later Zhou Dynasty, perished in the Later Zhou Dynasty, fell into the Northern Han Dynasty, and disappeared in Taiyuan Mansion. ”
"Tu Lingzhu, the Southern Tang Jianghu Sect, the Earth Pole Sect. The Song Dynasty was founded, and the Diji Sect was destroyed and disappeared in the land of Jianghuai. ”
Tang Xi looked at the dense text, and the introduction was very detailed, but it seemed to be grinding when it disappeared in the end. After reading it, Tang Xi's face was solemn.
"Why are you scared?" asked the Tianchi boy after seeing Tang Xi's expression.
"Hmm. Tang Xi nodded.
"It's hard to say, it's not hard to say. Although it has been hundreds of years since the old man went out to find the record, it is not a problem to find it, the problem is how big a decision you have made. The Tianchi boy squeezed out a smile and continued: "You brought it here because of the old man's exchange of blood, and you have indeed cultivated the Xuanyin Technique by coincidence. You are the most authentic disciple of the Shizun lineage, and the turmoil caused by the Shizun back then, you as a disciple should not have any retreat. Instead, after looking for it, suppress it, and let the world be peaceful again. This is also the obligation of being a disciple of the Master. ”
Tang Xi sat on the futon, thinking of the kind-faced stone sculpture in the heavenly pool. At the same time, I remembered what the fifth uncle often said, "Knowing Grace and Rewarding". Tang Xi has never really seen Li Chunfeng, and he can live without the Xuanyin secret left by Li Chunfeng. Tang Xi wanted to refuse, but there was no reason to refuse. As Tianchi Tongzi said, perhaps it is his duty to find the five elements.
Tang Xi lay on the futon and looked up at the sky.
The goose-feather-like snow was flying, and Tang Xi seemed to see Li Chunfeng's kind face, and he was smiling affectionately at himself.