In fact, after leaving Guanhai Temple, Shanchun has been worried that he will be found by the people of the imperial court.

An ascetic young monk with a young man, this characteristic is too obvious, even if he has been shaved, the two of them have also changed into a new robe given by the abbot of Guanhai Temple, but according to the ability of the imperial court, isn't it easy to find traces?

He didn't know what was going to happen, and Master didn't say anything about it.

Just looking at the performance of that Yin Gonggong, I'm afraid it's not a good thing.

Thankfully, the journey south went smoothly and there was no fight as he feared.

Even when he entered Huai'an Mansion, he met the guards on the way, and Yuan Xing honestly turned out the Du Mu from the Shanchun box cage and handed it over.

Shanchun turned white on the side, because he suddenly remembered that in Cao County, when the master entered the city gate, he showed excessive behavior, wouldn't that reveal his identity?

But unexpectedly, those guards didn't feel the slightest embarrassment, and just let it go after asking a little about the purpose of coming here.

Yuan Xing glanced at the apprentice beside him with a nervous look, Shanchun has a tough temperament, a kind heart, and a lively brain, but this observation is very problematic, as a disciple in charge of the mantle, he doesn't even know that his master holds several degrees until now.

At noon, he found a place to have a hasty lunch, and he did not go directly to the government to find someone, but took his apprentices to wander around the city.

When he arrived at the canal wharf, Yuan Xing's figure froze, and his eyes under the hat shone brightly at a small boat leaning against the river.

Only in the next moment, he looked back again. He turned around and headed straight for a hill.

The hill is nameless, close to the river, and the hillside has been reclaimed with patches of vegetable beds, perhaps the seeds have just been planted, and the ground is bare. In the countryside, the cedars are scattered and towering, but there is also a unique scenery.

Yuan Xing took off the cage on Shanchun's back, quickly wrote a letter, and explained.

Shanchun nodded, took the letter and ran away.

Yuan Xing carried his luggage, slowly climbed to the top of the mountain, found a big rock and sat down cross-legged, staring at the boats in the river, waiting quietly.

Less than half an hour later, two hurried horses' hooves were heard at the foot of the mountain.

Yuan Xing snorted suddenly, and then, a powerful qi burst out from his body, the surrounding air currents surged, the branches of the barren grass and trees on the mountain shook with it, and a large flock of birds were so frightened that they flew up, hovering in the air and chirping.

The two horses galloped along the mountain road, and the first rider was dressed in bright red, and was a beautiful woman with picturesque eyebrows.

Immediately behind were two people, an elegant white-robed man and Shanchun lying on his back.

The horse neighed, the woman grabbed the reins, and before the horse stopped, she jumped down, rushed to Yuanxing in a few steps, bowed down, and said coquettishly: "Qing Yao has seen Master." ”

Yuan Xing nodded, and then turned his gaze to the white-robed man who was dismounting, who was also an acquaintance.

The man helped Shanchun, who was weak in his hands and feet, to get off the horse, and then stepped forward with a smile, and also hugged his fists and bowed: "Ning Chengyun to meet Uncle Shi." ”

Yuan Xing bowed his head and said, "I didn't expect Lord Ning to be there." Then he looked at the little apprentice with a pale face, and began to teach him some kung fu when he turned around, as his own mantle disciple, it really shouldn't be so bad.

"Master, you are also so ruthless, you haven't said anything to look at me for so many years, if it weren't for the occasional letters, I would have thought you had forgotten that you had me as an apprentice." Hong Qingyao's eyes were always on the monk's body, and she sighed in her heart.

Master is still so young, more than ten years have not left the slightest trace on his face. But after several years of officialdom experience, she is no longer the little girl who cries her nose at every turn.

Nowadays, the emotions of excitement and nostalgia are well hidden, especially when there are others present.

Yuan Xing was smiling, but he didn't answer.

Hong Qingyao glanced back at her companion, Ning Chengyun immediately understood when she saw this, and bowed again: "I'll take my junior brother to go around." After that, he dragged Shanchun, who was still holding his chest and panting, and led the horse towards the bottom of the mountain.

Waiting for their backs to leave far away, Hong Qingyao spoke again: "Master, why did you suddenly remember to come to see me?" Maybe because there were only two masters and apprentices present, there was inevitably some coquettishness in her tone.

Yuan Xing didn't answer directly, but looked at the apprentice playfully: "I didn't expect the Ning family kid to be there, you grew up together since childhood, and he doesn't seem to be married." ”

The latter shook his head and said, "Master, I don't want to be like other women and teach my husband and children, and I will stay in an empty house for the rest of my life." ”

"Yes, since you asked the emperor for the official position of Tongzhi, and changed it to the name Hongyuan, I know your ambitions." Yuan Xing sighed, he really didn't expect that his female disciple was a famous female shoufu in history. In the past, I didn't feel anything when I looked at historical legends and legends, but when I saw my apprentice embark on this doomed and bumpy road, his mood was complicated and indescribable: "Marriage and love life are your own business, and I, a monk, have no position to interfere, I just hope that you will not regret it in the future." ”

"Now that I'm too busy to be this official, how can I think about anything else?" Hong Qingyao pouted.

"This time, because I haven't seen you for many years, I came to see you. Second, it's also to give you this ......" Yuan Xing smiled, took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it over.

Hong Qingyao took over the unfolding, which listed three names, and there was information such as his place of residence and temperament and hobbies in the back.

"What is this?" She looked up in confusion.

"As a teacher, I have met a lot of talented people in the world over the years, these people are all talented, but unfortunately the luck is bad and unwilling, if you can persuade them to assist, you will get twice the result with half the effort in the future." Yuan Xing's tone was light, and as he spoke, he took out three more letters and gave them to his apprentice. The people on the list have actually been rescued by "Mr. Baida" and owe a lot of favors. With his handwritten letter, it will be much easier to recruit apprentices.

Hong Qingyao saw that the name was written on the envelope, but there was no payment, so she thought about it before solemnly putting it away.

"Gone." Seeing that she had received the letter, Yuan Xing put on his hat again, and walked towards Shanchun under the mountain with his luggage.

"Huh? How many more days won't you stay here? Hong Qingyao was surprised, did she have to leave after seeing each other?

"I've seen it, what's the point of staying more?" Yuan Xing said with a smile: "As a teacher, there are still things to enter Beijing as soon as possible, but there can be no delay." ”

Hong Qingyao wanted to continue to stay, but she also knew her master's temper, so she could only lead the horse and follow behind.

On the way down the mountain, she finally couldn't hold back and asked, "Master, what have you been busy with for so many years?" "Although I can receive the letter from the master, but the address from the mail is different from year to year, and when I asked Master Ning of the Governor's Mansion, the other party was silent, which seemed to be quite taboo. She went south to take up her post and went to Tianchan Temple, only to learn that her master had not returned to the temple for more than ten years, which really made her curious.

"The affairs of our generation, you juniors don't need to know for the time being." Yuan Xing stopped and said lightly, and then let Hong Qingyao ask, but he didn't open his mouth again.

When he arrived at the foot of the mountain, Yuan Xing had a smile on his face, and he was polite to Ning Chengyun, who was waiting on the side, before he put the cage on Shanchun's back, and waved his hand in a chic manner: "It's going to rain, go back, don't send it." After saying this, he took the little apprentice and walked away.

"Master, senior sister, they're still behind." On the way, Shanchun secretly looked back at the two people leading the horses in the distance, and whispered.

Yuan Xing lowered his eyes and sighed, but did not speak.

When he arrived at the pier, Yuan Xing directly pulled Shanchun to board a small passenger boat.

The boat was dilapidated and had no sails, and the two boatmen were sitting and chatting when they saw someone coming.

"Hey, this master, it's getting late, let's not solicit." One of the young boatmen stretched out his hand to stop it.

Yuan Xing didn't pay attention, but set his eyes on the gray-haired middle-aged boatman: "The poor monk wants to go north." Can you take a convenient ride? ”

"I said you monk...... the young boatman was furious when he saw that he was ignoring him, and was about to go up and grab the other man's collar, but his raised hand was grabbed by his companion beside him.

"Pick up the boat." The middle-aged boatman's cold eyes stared at Yuanxing, and it took a while to squeeze out two words in his throat.

The young boatman seemed to be his junior, and when he heard this, he glared at the two monks viciously, and then reluctantly untied the rope tied to the shore.

Yuan Xing didn't care about the hostility of the two boatmen, so he pulled his apprentice to find a comfortable place to sit and wait for the boat to start.

What's going to happen again? Shanchun glanced at the master, and then secretly looked at the two boatmen with blue faces.

You must know that your master has an excellent temper, even in the face of stinking beggars and scoundrels, he is kind and pleasant when he talks, and even if he is scolded, he never gets angry. It is extremely rare to have such a blunt and unceremonious posture as now.

After many years of begging, he was accustomed to observing words and feelings, and when he saw this scene, his little heart began to flutter and beat endlessly. He couldn't help but lean towards Yuanxing's side again.

The boat finally started, and as the light waves rippled on the water, the houses, trees, and people on the shore became farther and farther away from them......

Seeing that the boat gradually disappeared, Hong Qingyao and Ning Chengyun on the dock withdrew their gaze.

Ning Chengyun looked at the sky, it was gloomy, it was really going to rain, and sighed: "Let's go back too." ”

But his words fell, and he didn't get a response for a long time, and when he turned his head to look, he saw Hong Qingyao still staring at the canal in a daze.

"Uncle Shi is resolute, maybe he didn't stay long because he really had something. When we are free, let's go and see him, why be sad? He spoke comfortingly.

Xu is words touched the heartstrings, Hong Qingyao's shoulders couldn't help shaking, and after a long time, she sighed faintly: "I know, Master finally came once, and he should be happy." I can see such a master, and I don't know why, I, I ......" couldn't go on anymore, her eyes were red, her face was already wet, and she was full of tears......

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Different from the people who saw them off, the fate line on the boat looked in a good mood and enjoyed the scenery on both sides of the strait with great interest.

Shanchun leaned on the master, looked around nervously, and did not say a word.

The young boatman shook silently, turning his head from time to time, and his cold eyes shot at the two monks who didn't know what to do.

As for the middle-aged boatman, Tie Qing's face had disappeared before, he looked up and down at the young monk sitting in front of him, frowned and asked, "Fang Cai's qi machine was made by the master, right?" The voice was hoarse, but it broke the deadlock.

"Is a congenital master willing to be a boatman?" The answer is not what is asked.

"So what? The monk is very lenient. The boatman snorted.

"Haha." Yuan Xing laughed, his attitude was completely different from the previous bluntness, but became as kind as usual: "Does the donor of the palace still remember the old man in Kaifeng City eighteen years ago?" ”

"Kaifeng?" The boatman was first surprised when he heard the monk reveal his name and surname, and then he was stunned when he heard the word Kaifeng, and looked at the monk in front of him again in confusion, and after a long time, he suddenly realized: "You, it turned out to be that Brother Qin?" ”

"Amitabha, I haven't seen you for many years, is the palace benefactor okay?" Yuan Xing clasped his hands together and asked with a smile. He didn't expect to meet Brother Mingjiao Meow who secretly helped him in Kaifeng City back then. It's just that......

Remember how many years younger than him, right? But the heroic and upright young warrior back then is now gray-haired and old. The years are really merciless.

Miyakura didn't have such emotion as him at all, he had a gloomy face, and snorted: "I really regret being soft-hearted back then, otherwise what happened later would not have happened." ”

"The donor has good intentions, how can he regret it?" Yuan Xing looked at him and said lightly: "Actually, you also know that no matter whether there is an excuse or not, the imperial court will stab the Ming Sect back then." And the donor planted the cause of kindness that day, didn't he also live because of it? "If it hadn't been for the fate of the third senior brother Ning Mu to intercede, the other party would not have lived safely until now, and he could only drink and peck at each other, there is a cause and effect. After a pause, he said: "Even if the donor has a grudge in his heart, he should find the court, why bother to embarrass a woman, she was just a child back then, and she was also a victim." Two people are embarrassed by a little girl, is it the work of a big husband? ”

"Then I Mingjiao will die in vain with tens of thousands of lives?" Miyakura's eyes widened, and he scolded: "This little girl's grandfather is the culprit of everything, and we don't want to do anything to her, we just want to use her to lure out Jin Yuanzheng's old dog." It's that you, a monk, have no reason to be alive, and you are embarrassed by us. ”

Seeing this situation, the young boatman stopped rocking, ran to the hidden place of the cabin, and pulled out a long knife with a "choking" sound, and the white light flashed, and the tip of the knife was already against the neck of the edge of the line.

The latter didn't hide, and his face was calm, as if what was in front of him was not a sharp blade, but a piece of paper. He still persuaded in a gentle tone: "All appearances are vain! The poor monk knows that he can't make the donor let go of his hatred, but he also hopes that the donor will not be blinded by hatred, and he must know ......"

Before he finished speaking, Miyakura interrupted impatiently: "Don't be long-winded, this matter has nothing to do with the master." You are a monk, you go to eat fasting and recite the Buddha, why bother wading through this troubled water? ”

Yuan Xing said helplessly: "That's a poor monk apprentice." "One is a beloved apprentice, and the other is an acquaintance who was able to talk back then, neither of the two parties is hurt and he doesn't want to see it, how can he not care?

"Then it's not negotiable?" Miyakura's eyes flashed with coldness, and he gritted his teeth and asked. As he spoke, he also drew his weapon, didn't he think that the knife that his apprentice put on the monk's neck could do anything, didn't he even raise his eyelids?

According to the powerful aura before, it was inferred that the monk in front of him should be a top master, but the current situation is no longer a matter of him letting go or not letting go, he wants to kidnap other people's apprentices, but he can't guarantee that this monk will not make a move on him.

In order to protect himself, he can only fight hard.

But before he could make a move, he heard the monk whisper: "It's raining." ”

Miyakura couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously glanced into the air, and then froze.

Fang Cai only cared about negotiating with the monk, and did not notice the surrounding environment at all, it turned out that at some point, it had been pouring rain in the sky, and the wind was gusting on the river.

But the strange thing is that not a single drop of raindrops falling from it fell on a few people. The whole ship seemed to be covered by a large transparent cover, completely insulated from the rain and the unbridled winds.

"This, this is ......" Miyakura took a long time to react, looked at Yuan Xing in horror, and trembled his lips: "Shenxian? "How can I be in the late stage of congenital life, and use my true qi to protect myself from wind and rain, but if I make my true qi cover the scope of the entire ship, I can't even think of it.

This kind of unpredictable method can only be used by the legendary gods.

Yuan Xing smiled faintly, pushed away the steel knife on his neck, Shi Shiran stood up, and said: "Amitabha, thank you for the donor's send, the poor monk will go." After a pause, he asked again: "I don't know how much the ship is worth?" ”

Miyakura came back to his senses a little, and he didn't know how to answer, but the young man was stunned and said, "Twenty Wen." ”

Yuan Xing frowned, took out more than a dozen big ones in his sleeve, looked ashamed, and whispered in a negotiating tone: "That, is it cheaper?" "There's still a bit of a master's demeanor.

The young man nodded stupidly, suddenly sank, and there was an extra copper plate in his hand.

Yuan Xingchang sighed, didn't say hello again, dragged the apprentice who was also staring at the air in a daze, and disappeared with one step.

It didn't take long for the "protective shield" that had lost the true qi of fate to finally dissipate, and large drops of rain poured down, and the icy touch made the two people on the boat regain their senses.

They hurried to shelter from the rain under the canopy.

"Master, what did you mean by the divine appearance?" The young boatman asked curiously, twisting the rain from the hem of his clothes.

"The divine appearance is the realm above the innate nature, and it is also called the land immortal in the folk. For hundreds of years in the Central Plains, there have been very few such masters recorded in wild history legends. But after the founding of the Yong Dynasty, there were two and no, and now they should be three gods. As if he had lost his strength, Miyakura leaned into the cabin and slowly explained to his apprentice.

The first is an old eunuch surnamed Jiang, who founded the country in the Yong Dynasty and made remarkable contributions. It's a pity that because of his broken body, he has no intention of pursuing a career, so he has been hiding in the palace. It is rumored that he was already a master at the peak of his innate peak back then, and ten years ago he got the opportunity to step into the current stage of God in one fell swoop.

The second is Mr. Bai Da, who has been famous in these years, six years ago, when he was organizing people to rescue, he happened to encounter a cliff landslide, and at the critical moment, he had to hold up a large number of rockfalls, until all the people who fell in the flood were rescued ashore, and he witnessed countless people at that time. Three years ago, Mr. Bai Da entered Beijing alone, and he also had a fight with the old eunuch, and they were evenly divided. He is alone, and he can get the full support of Buddhism and Taoism, which is why.

"As for the third one, it's the monk just now, and that kind of means is not far from being a god." Miyakura shook his head and sighed.

After a while, he suddenly said, "Let's go back to the helm directly." ”

"Huh?" The young man exclaimed, "Give up here? ”

"What if you don't give up? How could a disciple of such a master move so easily? The sect is still weak, and it won't be even worse to provoke such a master? Gong Cang glanced at him, and sighed weakly: "The three gods are more or less related to the imperial court, is the will of heaven really in the imperial court?" After that, his face was full of melancholy.

As everyone knows, on the bank of the river that they did not want, in the heavy rain, two monks were crawling out of the river with difficulty.

Even if you go far, there is a small cave not far from the river, and there is finally a place to shelter from the rain.

As soon as he hid inside, Sun-chun felt an itchy nose. "Ah...... Sneezing......" He crossed his arms and looked at the master, his face full of resentment.

Seeing that he sneezed, Yuan Xing couldn't care about himself, so he hurriedly reached out to the back of the apprentice, speeding up the speed of transporting true qi, and seeing that the apprentice's wet clothes had become dry, he withdrew his hand in a sneer, and said embarrassedly while twisting his robe: "That, the spirit on the ship has been used too much, and it is really impossible to teleport to the shore, pay attention next time, well, pay attention." ”