Early the next morning, Shi Ziling took Su Zhirou to ride a horse to the Tang camp.

After the two came to the Tang camp, the people in the Tang camp had been notified early that Shiziling was coming, and someone soon informed them. Not long after, Tang Xiaokun personally led the team out to greet him.

After some greetings, Tang Xiaokun said: "Shi Dutong, we have already sent someone to report to the Shangqing Palace for you, although it is difficult to say whether Tianzun will see you, but you will definitely not encounter any obstacles when you enter the Shangqing Palace directly." ”

Shi Ziling hurriedly thanked him, and then said: "I have already discussed with the generals of the Southern Narcissus Legion yesterday, they will withdraw half of their troops starting today, and I hope that General Tang's side can also release Nangong Tai back as promised." As for our eastern side, we will also start to withdraw our troops after today, so please rest assured. ”

Tang Xiaokun was very pleased, and said: "It seems that Shi Dutong really has a great friendship with the Nangong family, and it was discussed so quickly, please rest assured, when I go back, I will immediately order someone to release Nangong Tai back." ”

Then Tang Xiaokun ordered someone to open a passage for Shi Ziling and his wife to pass, he personally led the team to escort the two into Zhongzhou City, and then accompanied the two through the city, and waited for Shangqing Mountain to see from afar, Tang Xiaokun said goodbye and left.

Shangqing Mountain is not far behind Zhongzhou City, Shi Ziling and Su Zhirou quickly whipped up, and soon came to the foot of the mountain. After leaving their horses at a farmhouse at the bottom of the mountain, the two walked up the hill hand in hand.

Of course, Su Zhirou has admired Yuan Shi Tianzun, the martial arts leader of the Bright Moon Continent, for a long time, and she is quite excited to go up the mountain to visit her husband Shi Ziling today.

Yesterday, the grievance between Shi Ziling and Ruyimen was concluded in the traditional way of the martial arts world, although her master Fang Wuming was defeated, but fortunately, he was not injured, and Zhao Xiong was also successfully rescued, which means that the purpose of their trip has basically been achieved, so Su Zhirou is very relaxed in her heart.

Su Zhirou asked, "Husband, when did you think about coming to Shangqing Mountain, why haven't you mentioned it before?"

Shi Ziling said: "We martial arts people, for the Yuan Shi Tianzun naturally admire, originally I don't know if Lu Dao's rescue of General Zhao Xiong this time will go well, so I didn't think much about it, until yesterday it was completed, I was bored at the banquet set up by the Tang King, and then I thought that since I came to Zhongzhou, wouldn't it be a pity not to visit the first person in the United States?"

Su Zhirou said with a smile: "Yesterday was really smooth, except for the ambush set up by Tang Yichao at the beginning that scared me, the later results are already the best, and after visiting Yuan Shi Tianzun today, we have enough time to rush back to the east, and then we are not afraid that we will miss the appointment with Sister Zhenzhen." ”

Shi Ziling said: "I don't know if Lu Dao can see Tianzun himself today, if he runs for nothing, he will always have some regrets." ”

Su Zhirou smiled: "How can you run in vain? For Zhirou, it is a very happy thing to be able to swim with her husband on Qingshan, Yulan Xiaohui and Sister Qingshuang will definitely envy me, hehe......

The two of them were newly married, and at this time, they had successfully completed the task of this trip, and the rest of the trip was naturally relaxed. For Su Zhirou, it is good to be able to see Yuan Shi Tianzun, even if she can't see her, it is also a rare good thing to be able to accompany her beloved husband to travel to Qingshan Mountain.

Shi Ziling understood Su Zhirou's mood, gently took her hand, and the two smiled heartily and walked side by side towards the mountain.

The Shangqing Palace of the Upper Qing Sect is quite famous in the Mingyue Continent, although the Zhongzhou Mansion where it is located is facing the crusade of various armies, but perhaps because the war has not really started, there is still an endless stream of pilgrims from all walks of life.

However, ordinary pilgrims can only burn incense and worship in the Jade Void Temple in the middle of the mountain, and the Shangqing Palace on the top of the mountain is the location of the main altar of the Shangqing Sect and the place of cultivation of the disciples of the Shangqing Sect, so ordinary pilgrims are generally not allowed to enter.

Shi Ziling and Su Zhirou walked hand in hand to the jade void view in the middle of the mountain, and then went to the top of the mountain again. Sure enough, after leaving the Jade Void Temple, the flow of people on the mountain was obviously much less, and occasionally people walked by quickly, and they all looked like some vigorous martial arts people.

When they are about to reach the top of the mountain, there are many Taoist priests guarding the intersection on the passage leading to the Shangqing Palace, and martial artists who want to enter must first report their names, and after obtaining permission, they must also put down their blades before entering.

Since there is only this small passage to enter the Shangqing Palace, and the passage is slow, there are still many martial artists waiting for passage at the intersection.

After Shi Ziling and Su Zhirou came up, they also silently lined up behind the waiting line, waiting to enter the Shangqing Palace in turn.

The man in front of them happened to be a couple, from the Extreme Snow Castle in the northwest, and the man named Geng Liang was the owner of the Extreme Snow Castle, and he was somewhat famous in the northwest.

The two of them were in their thirties, and seeing that the age of Shi Ziling and his wife was not much different from them, they took the initiative to talk: "You are also here to listen to the Guangxu Daoist teach the essence of martial arts?"

Shi Ziling was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said: "This is the first time we have come to the Shangqing Palace, and we don't know that someone in Lu Dao is teaching martial arts today, who is the Guangxu Dao chief that Brother Tai is talking about?"

Mrs. Geng was surprised: "You don't even know the Dao of Guangxu Dao, the chief disciple of the Yuan Shi Tianzun, then what are you doing here? Nine out of ten people who come here today are here to listen to the essence of martial arts taught by the Guangxu Dao Master, it is said that each sect family can only come to two people at most, and only decent people can enter, but we and my wife came from the Great Northwest." ”

Su Zhirou said with a smile: "We just happened to come to the Zhongzhou realm, because we admired the name of the Shangqing Palace, and we specially came up to visit the Yuan Shi Tianzun." ”

Geng Liang was surprised: "How can Yuan Shi Tianzun be seen by us ordinary people? I heard that his old man stopped seeing guests thirty years ago, and now his chief disciple, Guangxu Dao Master, comes every five years to explain the essence of martial arts to all kinds of martial arts people, you can be regarded as a coincidence today." ”

"However, due to the large number of people who came, I heard that the less famous sect families may not be able to enter, what sect are you?"

Shi Ziling smiled: "I am from the Evil Night Gate. ”

The Geng couple had obviously never heard the name of the "Dead Night Gate", but the two were quite kind, Geng Liang said: "I am the castle master of the Northwest Pole Snow Castle, I am still a little famous in the northwest, if those Taoist priests at the intersection don't let you in, you will say that it is our friend, maybe they can let you in." ”

Shi Ziling and Su Zhirou looked at each other and smiled, and hurriedly thanked each other.

There were about a dozen people in front of them, but only three were actually put into the Shangqing Palace, and the remaining seven or eight people were denied entry for some reason, and they all went down the mountain in despair.

Geng Liang and his wife couldn't help but feel a little drumming in their hearts when they saw so many people being rejected, and Mrs. Geng muttered in a low voice: "Our husband and wife have traveled thousands of miles to come once, and it would be bad if we couldn't go in." ”

Geng Liang was also a little worried, and after they arrived in line, he hurriedly reported the name of the sect, and a Taoist priest asked, "Extreme Snow Castle?"

Geng Liang was surprised: "My husband and wife came from the Great Northwest, why do we still have to make an appointment in Zhongzhou Mansion, which we just arrived in yesterday?"

The Taoist priest said: "In normal times, as long as you are a decent child, you can also enter the front hall of the Shangqing Palace without making an appointment, and we will have a special senior brother to teach you the teachings of the Three Qing Sects, but today is the day when the master opens the altar once every five years to teach the essence of martial arts, and if you want to participate, you must come to make an appointment three days in advance, and once the number of people is enough, you can only wait for the next time." ”

"Next time?"

Geng Liang exclaimed: "Dao Chief, wouldn't it be necessary to wait another five years? Our husband and wife have come all the way from the northwest, and it is not easy to come here, please be accommodating for the sake of our sincerity?"

The Taoist priest was embarrassed: "Two, we can't help it, we are not familiar with the name of your Jixue Castle, according to our rules here, if you are not a well-known disciple of the family sect, if you want to come to listen to the master's teaching, you must limit the number of people, otherwise where can our small Shangqing Palace accommodate so many people?"

Mrs. Geng hurriedly said: "We are also a famous sect in the northwest, how can you not hear of it? We came so far and sincerely, how could you not let us in?"

But no matter what Geng and his wife said, those Taoist priests were still unwilling to let them go, although Geng Liang was angry, he had no choice but to sigh and plan to take his wife down the mountain.

Shi Ziling felt that the couple was not bad, and wanted to help them, and when he saw that they were leaving, he stepped forward and said, "Brother Geng, please wait, I'll go and discuss with a few Taoist elders to see if they can be accommodating, maybe they will let us go in together." ”

Geng Liang was a little skeptical when he heard this, but anyway, Shi Ziling and his wife were behind them, and they couldn't wait long, so they nodded and stood aside with their wife to wait.

Shi Ziling stepped forward and arched his hand: "What is the name of this Dao Chief?"

The Taoist priest was quite polite, and replied: "Poor Dao Tianyuanzi, what advice does this donor have?"

Shi Ziling said: "I made an appointment in advance, the two couples from the Extreme Snow Castle just now are our friends, I wonder if Daoist Lu can be accommodating and let them go in with our couple?"

Tian Yuanzi frowned and said: "Since it is a good appointment, there are only a few appointments, if you want to bring people in, you are afraid that it will not be in accordance with the rules." ”

Shi Ziling said: "But I didn't say how many people I wanted to bring when I made an appointment? ”

Tian Yuanzi said: "The donor must have made a mistake, we all set the number of people when we made an appointment, and each sect was up to two, how could the donor not know the Dao?

"Dead Nightgate. ”