There is Rong Guoyuan, Baichuan boundary.

Deep in the misty mountains, an old house looms.

There are a lot of dead leaves accumulated on the house, layer by layer, and the original blue-tiled roof is piled up like a thatched house.

However, the courtyard is very clean, and there is not a single fallen leaf in the silent gravel incense path, and even the clear pond on the side of the path only reflects the green willow leaves on the wall in the water. There is a rockery in the clear pond, which is unmoving, facing a half-open window.

There are no scholars in the window, and there are no red sleeves to add incense, and perhaps the only thing that makes the room look less lonely is a green light on the bookcase.

It was on, and it seemed that the owner had worked all night and had fallen asleep and had forgotten it on the table.

The small courtyard walked quietly through the early morning, walked through the rising sun, and the lights and shadows became smaller and smaller in the sunlight, and became more and more condensed.

Suddenly, a magpie passed through the forest, stepped through the willow trees, skimmed the rockery, landed on the window, and then cried happily.

As if infected by the call of a magpie, the light of the green lamp on the bookcase gradually became cheerful, brighter and more active.

The small courtyard, which has been silent for countless days and nights, has been illuminated by countless dawn and moonlight, but because of the joy of the green lantern at this moment, it seems to come to life.

The willow branches that were floating in the wind suddenly fell silent, and the wind was still blowing, but the wicker did not move.

The rockery, which was originally sleeping peacefully, was the opposite, as if the earth dragon had turned over, trembling violently, and rolling down a lot of stones into the clear pond.

The next moment, the rockery disappeared, and Sun Shanluo sat in the clear pond, staring blankly at the green light on the bookcase: "Ah Xue is back......"

......

In Nanshan Garden, Liu Lao opened his eyes from the silence, and suddenly turned his head to look at Nancheng Street with Rong Guoyuan, his eyes seemed to have passed through the house, and his expression was full of surprise and joy.

......

Jingting Mountain, on the bluestone by the clear stream, Lu Xiangshan, who was sleeping soundly with two books on his pillow, seemed to have a nightmare suddenly, and bounced up, but there was no panic or fatigue in his eyes, but a thick surprise.

......

Half of the mountain.

Banbi Mountain is a small hill that is not more than a hundred feet high, and it is very inconspicuous among the many strange peaks and dangerous mountains in the hundred rivers world.

One day, it was cut open with a palm, so the name of half of the mountain resounded through the rivers.

On this flat section, nineteen lines crisscross and crisscross the heavens and latitudes, forming a huge chessboard, on which dozens of huge black and white chess pieces are scattered.

"Whew-"

A sunspot whistled towards the chessboard, and shortly after landing somewhere, there was another whistling, and the white boy flew in.

At this time, the lights and shadows in the house deep in the mountains in the distance flickered.

Baizi suddenly fell in mid-air, and at the same time as it fell, on the opposite side of Banbi Mountain, a Xuanbai figure, like an arrow, shot towards the sky.

......

In the end, the color changed due to the slight movement of the green lantern was Huang Qi, who was leaving the name Qingxiao Stone for many new students.

"Jing Bonian—"

A student shouted yes, and his voice was halfway through the call, and then he fell again.

When he raised his eyes and looked at Qingshi again, where was the figure of the vice president, only the crane looking at the sky with the same doubt.

In the dust, there was a sudden exclamation.

Huang Qi had no mind to care about these trivial matters at this time, and the next moment he left the dusty sky, he had already appeared in front of the door of Yong'an City's Yourong National Courtyard. And almost at the same time, a boy holding a wine gourd, an old man in Tsing Yi surrounded by the fragrance of flowers, and a white-eyed old man holding a huge chess piece also appeared here.

The four looked at each other, not surprised, only the same eagerness and surprise:

"Ah Xue?" Sun Shan said.

"Second sister?" asked Huang Qi.

"Sister Xue?" asked the white-eyed old man.

Although Liu Lao didn't speak, his expression had already explained.

Sun Shanluo showed a smile, pulled out the wine gourd and took a big sip, and shook his head with dissatisfaction: "Ah Xue didn't see us first when he came back, he actually went to the nine lamps first, alas, ......"

Huang Qi said: "The second sister has never liked the sun, and when she entered the city at this time, she naturally wanted to see us as soon as possible, probably because of what she encountered." ”

Sun Shanluo was noncommittal, looked into the distance and said, "You go and take the old god stick, I'll go and see it first." ”

After the short conversation, Sun Shanluo's figure flickered, and the white-clothed boy in his place had gradually turned into a glimmer of light and dissipated.

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Nine lights.

It is the quietest place in Kyoto Castle outside of the Imperial Palace.

Of course, Chu Jiugu had reason to be proud.

Because this place, like the Imperial Palace, not everyone can come here.

In this densely populated area of Kyoto City, there are nine high-rise buildings, each of which has a green lantern on the roof, which is lit day and night, and the wind and rain are all bright.

Eight of the nine tall buildings are clustered like stars and moons around the tallest building in the middle, and the tallest building is also the quietest of the eight, because it is more noble than the other place of the nine lights.

The sun rises in Kyoto Castle and falls on nine lights. This was the most ordinary day for Chu Jiugu.

Getting up from the warm fragrant nephrite, dressed and eating under the service of many maids, holding a purple jade teapot, sitting on the Taishi chair looking down on Kyoto City, and occasionally looking up at the silent high-rise building on the eighth floor.

This building is called the Snow Building, and no one can enter except for the people who are sent in to clean it every day.

Even he, as the head of the Nine Lamps, could only enter the annual sacrifice to the ancestors, and was limited to the first layer. And those who clean the snow building are even more loyal and loyal.

Chu Jiugu had no intention of breaking into it once when he was a child, the building was empty, except for the first layer full of the spiritual seats of generations of ancestors, the back layers were all opened, and a huge jade statue of a woman was held in her hand, and she looked as beautiful as a fairy.

But before Chu Jiugu could take a closer look, he learned that his grandfather who had broken into the building had rushed in.

Grandpa, who has always been very kind to him, was so severe that he couldn't say anything, picking up the whip was a severe beating, and Chu Jiugu, who was beaten to death, didn't see his grandfather poke his own eyes!

Soon after, Chu Jiugu's grandfather died.

My father stood in front of my grandfather's grave and was silent for seven days, and when he came back, he vomited blood and fell into a coma, and he recuperated for a year.

During this period, no one sued Chu Jiugu for the reason, and no one blamed him.

When he became the owner of the nine lamps, his father told him: "The person to be worshiped in the snow tower is the person who will obey the nine lamps for generations, no matter when, where, why, or why, there must be no hesitation, even if the head is cut off and the children and grandchildren are destroyed!"

"Because of the nine lamps, she will not be extinguished for three thousand years. ”