Zhang Taixu's expression became extremely confused, and scenes from the past appeared in his mind.

Zhang Taixu really found the method of refining from the royal secret book provided by Yongzheng, this secret book can be traced back to the Qin period, Qin Shi Huang unified the six countries, and also wanted to live forever, so he tried every means to develop the elixir of immortality, Zhang Taixu saw the royal secret book is from Qin Shi, and he also inadvertently cracked the secret codex.

Although Zhang Taixu refined the elixir of immortality, he did not think of offering it to Yongzheng, he was a Han Chinese, according to his thoughts at the time, if Yongzheng got the elixir of immortality, then even if he could not achieve immortality, he would prolong his life. As a Han Chinese, even though Zhang Taixu did not have the determination to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, he did not want his children and grandchildren to be notified by the Manchurians, so he concealed the fact that he had become an elixir.

And Emperor Yongzheng happened to die violently shortly after Dancheng, and shortly after his death, these former alchemy alchemists were expelled from the Old Summer Palace, and Zhang Taixu left with this biggest secret.

Zhang Taixu's secret was still not kept after all, and the disciples who assisted him in alchemy noticed his abnormality, and the subsequent imperial court decided to kill them all, Zhang Taixu had to choose to leave his hometown, and by chance let him board a ferry to North America and become a laborer.

After Zhang Taixu arrived in North America, he did live happily for a while, and even organized a family with an Indian woman in the local area, but Zhang Taixu soon realized that he had lost his fertility while gaining longevity, which made him completely dispel the idea of branching out in North America, and after decades, his wife gradually grew old, and Zhang Taixu had to face the fact that his relatives had left.

As he lived, the more he felt that immortality was not only a good thing but a burden to him, and the perennial wandering in a foreign country made him unable to bear the loneliness, and finally he couldn't bear to miss his hometown and wrote a letter, which made him expose his whereabouts and attracted the pursuit of the Qing court again.

If Prince Rui Yixun is selfless, Zhang Taixu is afraid that he has fallen into the hands of the Qing court. Hearing that the Qing Dynasty has died, and now it is the world of the Republic of China, Zhang Taixu does not have any excitement in his heart, he has been lonely for too long, his current thoughts are too different from the past, just like the excitement of developing the elixir of life when he first developed, and now the word immortality has become a burden and a hidden pain for him.

The longer you live, the more you become a heretic in this world.

Zhang Taixu said: "You don't want to live forever?"

Luo Lie smiled: "There is no absolute immortality in this world, and the so-called immortality of Mr. is nothing more than prolonging life, two hundred years, three hundred years, eight hundred years, life expectancy sometimes, in my opinion, the most important thing in life is to be full and happy, empty and lonely days are too long a day." ”

Zhang Taixu nodded, his spirit seemed a little sluggish: "Yes, I'm tired of living for a long time." He sighed and said, "The first to discover this place was Xu Fu, he had sent his cronies to investigate the route before Emperor Qin went to sea, and he left by boat not to help Emperor Qin find any elixir, but to escape." ”

This allusion was not new to Luo Lie, and he had heard of it more than once.

Zhang Taixu said: "He called this place too illusory, at that time this island was not so small, but after the passage of time, the sea level continued to rise, and most of the small islands were submerged below the sea level. ”

Luo Lie said: "Are the white bones I saw all the boys and girls led by Xu Fu back then?"

Zhang Taixu said: "Some are, some are not, and when I got here, I found that the records in the classics may not be accurate, this island is full of aura, like life, do you understand?"

Luo Lie didn't know what his so-called aura was, but Zhang Taixu was a cultivator, and what he said could not be explained by science.

Zhang Taixu said: "I have nothing else to do here, only cultivation and meditation, in this place full of spiritual energy, I can achieve twice the result with half the effort." Speaking of this, his eyes lit up, it was this discovery that allowed him to regain his goal, Zhang Taixu had the idea of cultivating into an immortal after his immortality, people have the motivation to live only when they have a goal, and Zhang Changgong was able to spend all these years of loneliness because of this.

Luo Lie said: "Mr. Zhang seems to have cultivated into an immortal?"

Zhang Taixu laughed, but the smile on his face was full of bitterness: "What is becoming an immortal?"

Luo Lie said: "Shatter the void, immortality." ”

"What about the shattered void? What about immortality? If you can leave this world and go to the fairy world, your eyes are full of immortals, and everyone can live forever, isn't it no different from mortals? If you become an immortal and are still detained in this world, then in the eyes of mortals, you are nothing more than a monster, except for reading the vicissitudes of the world, and seeing the joys and sorrows of all living beings, what do you get?" Zhang Taixu's words reveal a deep sadness, which is his perception after experiencing a long life course, and his words reveal his helplessness about fate and boredom with the world.

Luo Lie said: "According to what Mr. said, immortals are nothing more than this, and immortality will not be happy." ”

Zhang Taixu smiled bitterly: "Not only will it not be happy, but it will make you miserable." Raising a pair of indifferent eyes: "Do you know how I feel now, like being locked in an airtight prison, never able to get out, but never able to die." ”

Luo Lie said: "Actually, there is still a choice. "It's not that you can't go out, it must be that you lack the courage to go out, and it's not that you can't die, but you lack the determination to die.

Zhang Taixu was silent, thoughtful, and said for a long time: "The person you are looking for has gone to the underground palace." ”

Luo Lie couldn't help but be stunned, what Zhang Taixu said was naturally Princess Longyu, after entering the Nine Shadows White Bone Tower, Princess Longyu disappeared, Luo Lie thought that she left herself and climbed the tower first, but now she knew that Princess Longyu and herself had chosen a different direction. It's just that they obviously entered the tower from the same entrance just now, and the difference was only three seconds, that is, the kung fu of the front and rear feet, but when they entered the tower, they couldn't see the trace of Princess Longyu.

Even if Princess Longyu chooses a different direction to enter the underground palace, it shouldn't be so fast, this Nine Shadows White Bone Tower must be weird.

Luo Lie said: "What's in this tower?" Princess Longyu must have a plan for choosing to come here, according to what she said before, she should be troubled by some mysterious power, so she can't get out of here, could it be that Zhang Taixu is the one who imprisoned her?

Zhang Taixu said: "Do you suspect that I have imprisoned her?"

Luo Lie was shocked in his heart, Zhang Taixu was able to see through his inner activities at this time, could it be that he had invaded his own brain domain without his own awareness?

Zhang Taixu shook his head and said, "Actually, I'm the same as you, and I'm both from the net. ”

Luo Lie frowned and said, "You mean that this White Bone Tower imprisons you?"

Zhang Taixu said: "The most terrible thing in this world is not that your feet are banned, but your heart. Looking at Luo Lie, his eyes were full of sympathy: "You can't get out." ”

Luo Lie smiled indifferently and said with confidence: "The road is walked by people. "Since he comes in, he must go out, Zhang Taixu's words are right, the most terrible thing is not that his feet are banned, but his heart, Zhang Taixu has lost the courage to leave, and he is different, he still has friends and brothers, he wants to leave here, he wants to leave with them safely.

Thinking of this, Luo Lie suddenly felt that hope flowed through his body with his blood, and he would not give up lightly at any time.

Zhang Taixu saw courage and hope in the young man in front of him, which he did not have, and he even began to believe that this young man might have a chance to leave here.

"Mr. Zhang, how do I enter the dungeon?"

Zhang Taixu said: "One flower and one world, the world in everyone's eyes is different, you walked into this tower at the same time, you chose to go up, and she chose to go down, although it was only a momentary decision, but it was decided that you would pass by." ”

Luo Lie had some understanding from his words, but the first thing he thought of was not Princess Longyu, but Yan Tianxin. In fact, people are faced with choices all the time in the world, and even now, if he chooses to give up, then the previous parting between him and his companions will become an eternal farewell.

What about life, what about death, as long as he lives in this world for a moment, it is impossible for him to choose to give up, and Luo Lie's eyes become more and more determined.

Zhang Taixu looked at Luo Lie and said in a low voice: "Going down is a dead end, if you stay, you can at least continue to live." ”

Luo Lie laughed: "Is there any difference between life and death in the eyes of Mr.?"

Zhang Taixu's heart shook violently, Luo Lie said tactfully, in fact, he tactfully pointed out that it was better to die than to live like himself, Zhang Taixu slowly closed his eyes, and sighed alone: "Yes, there is no difference, it is better to die than to live." Silent for a long time, he pointed down and said, "Go, you're still young, you can start over." ”

Luo Lie hugged Zhang Taixu with a fist as a farewell to the legend.

Zhang Taixu said loudly: "Bai Yujing in the sky, five cities on the twelfth floor." The immortals caressed my top, and my hair was immortalized. Mistakenly chase the happiness of the world, and break the poverty and confusion. Ninety-six Holy Monarchs, floating clouds hang empty names...... "What he recited was Li Bai's "After the Chaos of Heavenly Grace and Yelang Reminiscing about the Old Travel Book, and Giving Jiang Xiawei Taishou Liangzai".

Luo Lie can recite this poem word for word, and he has heard several people recite it in front of him, but Zhang Taixu's recitation is full of indescribable vicissitudes and loneliness, a person who has read the vicissitudes of the world does not show any open-mindedness and relief beyond the world, but reveals infinite sadness and loneliness, and immortality does not make people happy.

Although Luo Lie didn't know if he could find Princess Longyu, he could conclude that he would never see Zhang Taixu again from then on.