Chapter Thirty-Nine: All Eyes on You
Since talking to Mei Hongfu, Fang Shuo always felt that something would be wrong with the water and land roads this time.
Why is the relationship between Yuzhou and Qingzhou so tense? Since they are like fire and water, why did Tianque Lou participate in this water and land meeting?
With doubts in his heart, Fang Shuo returned to the small courtyard. In the courtyard, Xue Qingqi had woken up, and was lying on the back of the green cow looking at the mysterious scriptures.
Fang Shuo said with a smile: "Brother Xue can really be described as diligent in cultivation, which makes Fang Shuo feel ashamed." ”
Xue Qingye laughed and said: "No, no, it's really a dull talent, so I made up for it with diligence, and I made Brother Fang laugh." ”
"Why don't we take this opportunity to have a good discussion and talk freely?" Fang Shuo proposed.
"Wonderful, wonderful, I practice alone on weekdays, and there are many incomprehensions in Xiazheng, and I hope that Brother Fang can give me advice." Xue Qingye straightened up and said.
Fang Shuo said "How dare you", then went into the house and took out a wooden bench, and laughed and talked with Xue Qingye in the courtyard.
The moon sets and the sun rises, and when the sun arrives, the water and land fairs finally begin.
At this moment, in Donghai Village, a blue-and-black deacon walked on the corridor very reluctantly.
As one of the youngest deacons in the East China Sea Alliance, he can be regarded as having a bright future. But who would have thought that an order suddenly came from above, telling him to personally invite an unknown monk, and also instructed him not to neglect the other party.
Lin Chang's heart was very reluctant, why, this time the guests in the village of the Water and Land Dao Association are like clouds, not to mention the famous monks in Qingzhou, but some slightly famous cultivators from other states have come, shouldn't he be a deacon to entertain them? Why do you have to hire a junior yourself? If you say a few words to those seniors, and think about it a little more beautifully, if you can mention yourself a little bit or two, wouldn't it be that the ancestral tombs are all smoking. Now I have to invite an unknown junior named Fang Shuo by myself, which will delay how much effort I have. By the way, Fang Shuo's name sounds quite familiar to me.
Alas, sighed. Since he was the deacon of the East China Sea Alliance, Lin Chang had no choice but to obey orders and personally come to invite Fang Shuo.
He walked to the small courtyard where Fang Shuo was, and as soon as he entered the courtyard, he froze. In the courtyard, there were two people talking and laughing. One rode on a green ox, and the other sat on a jujube stool that had been brought out of the house.
"In Xia Lin Chang, the deacon of the East China Sea League, was ordered to invite Fang Shuo and Fang Daoyou. I don't know, the two fellow Daoists, which one is Fang Shuo? Lin Chang Shili asked.
Fang Shuo turned his head and saw Lin Chang, so he got up and saluted back: "Down there is Fang Shuo, I have seen Lin Chang Daoyou." ”
Lin Chang took a look, and saw that this Fang Shuo was dressed in coarse linen clothes, without any immortal wind bones of the mountain masters, and he naturally looked down on Fang Shuo a little in his heart.
Fortunately, Lin Chang's courtesy was quite thoughtful, and as soon as he stretched out his hand to make a gesture of respect, he said softly: "There is an order in the alliance, please invite Fang Daoyou to go to the water and land road to get together." ”
Fang Shuo raised his hand and smiled: "Please ask Lin Daoyou to lead the way." ”
Lin Chang said "please" and led the way.
Fang Shuo turned around and said hello to Xue Qingyi, and then followed Lin Chang.
Xue Qingye sat on the back of the green cow and quipped: "Brother Fang, don't go wrong on the road." ”
This sentence caused Fang Shuo to laugh, and Lin Chang muttered in his heart, oh, this Fang Shuo is the one who had an accident yesterday. This has already gone wrong before, and if there is another incident, the East China Sea Alliance will really lose face. Alas, the way of the world has really changed now, where did the thief come out of nowhere, and he would actually set a trap against him?
The two crossed the Cloud Corridor, passed through Donghaizhuang, and came to the Lincang Cliff in the east.
With the intention of teasing Fang Shuo, Lin Chang took Fang Shuo to the edge of the East Cliff and didn't give it away. Originally, he was going to use the deacon's order to lead Fang Shuo above the sea of clouds.
Lin Chang wanted to see what Fang Shuo would do and whether he would make a fool of himself, so he laughed softly: "Fellow Daoist Fang, the Water and Land Dao will be above that sea of clouds. The eldest prince must have been waiting for a long time, please. ”
In this regard, Fang Shuo didn't care, just regarded it as the rule of the East China Sea Alliance, condensed the water character seal with his right hand, and waved it in front of him at will, and built a long staircase of clouds and mist between the mountain cliff and the sea of clouds in the sky.
Fang Shuo only smiled at Lin Chang and said, "Thank you Lin Daoyou for your guidance." He strolled up the long steps up the sea of clouds.
Fang Shuo's casual action made Lin Chang stunned, and until Fang Shuo walked onto the sea of clouds, he never came back to his senses.
"Qi Void, this can't be." After a long time, Lin Changcai exclaimed.
Without the help of a spell, he can transform all things with the aura in his body, which is by no means possible for ordinary monks.
At this moment, Lin Chang was sure in his heart that Fang Shuo must be pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, and the alliance ordered him to invite him, which was definitely not random. If it weren't for the fact that the eldest prince was too busy to get out of his body at the moment, he was afraid that he would definitely come to invite Fang Shuo in person.
Walking slowly onto the sea of clouds, Fang Shuo suddenly felt that the scenery of the two places in Yunshan was very different, and as far as the eye could see, there were floating pavilions in front of him, and in the distance, there were floating wooden boats the size of forest lions full of guests.
As soon as Fang Shuo came up, the deacon of the East China Sea League, who was in charge of the introduction, hurriedly greeted him.
Coincidentally, the deacon of the league who was responsible for attracting visitors was Ling Junxin, who received Fang Shuo and his party in Donghaizhuang that day.
"Fang Daoyou, don't come unharmed." Ling Junxin greeted him.
"Ling Daoyou is polite." Fang Shuo replied.
"Yesterday, when I received a police signal from Zhuangnai, I was very worried about the safety of Taoist friends. Fortunately, it was a false alarm, and the Taoist friend was finally safe. Today's water and land road meeting, Fang Daoyou can be invited heroically and come to the meeting without fear, and I admire it very much. Ling Junxin said with a straight face.
Fang Shuo smiled bitterly twice, waved his hand and said ashamedly: "I never thought that I haven't seen a few deacons in the alliance yet, but my ugly story has already spread throughout the entire East China Sea Alliance. Ling Daoyou stopped making fun of Fang. The sky was pitiful, and he picked up a life, but he was frightened. It was the time of the water and land Taoist meeting, and I just felt that it would be safer to stay with many Taoist friends, so I came to participate in the Taoist meeting. ”
Ling Junxin laughed when he heard this, and stretched out his hand to ask, "Fang Daoyou really likes to joke. It's better to join the club quickly, the eldest prince has instructed, as soon as he sees Fang Daoyou, he will invite him into the pavilion where the Donghai Alliance is located. Let's not keep the eldest prince waiting for a long time, please. ”
"Then there is Lao Ling Daoyou." Fang Shuo replied.
Ling Junxin took Fang Shuo to the small wooden boat on the side of the sea of clouds, avoided the dense monks around him, and came to the Guanhai Pavilion of the East China Sea Alliance.
Parking the floating boat next to the Guanhai Pavilion, Ling Junxin saluted: "Fang Daoyou, the eldest prince is in the Guanhai Pavilion. I'll get you here, please. ”
"Thank you, Daoyou Ling." Fang Shuo replied.
This sea pavilion is rooted in the floating clouds, the whole body is made of floating wood, and the eaves of the painting building are very magnificent.
As soon as Fang Shuo stepped on the wooden steps of the Guanhai Pavilion, Mei Yanhuan came out of the pavilion to greet him.
"Brother Fang, Yan Huan has been waiting here for a long time." Mei Yanhuan laughed loudly.
A few steps up to the Guanhai Pavilion, Fang Shuo and Mei Yanhuan entered together. Inside, Fang Shuo saw Mei Hongfu and Mei Yiqing. It turned out that they had already arrived at Guanhai Pavilion, at this time, Mei Yiqing was watching the stove boiling new tea, and Mei Hongfu was sitting at the table with a purple sand cup to taste.
"Fang Shuo has seen Senior Mei, Miss Mei." Fang Shuo walked up to the two of them and saluted.
Mei Hongfu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't be so polite, you kid, sit casually." ”
Fang Shuo answered and sat opposite Mei Hongfu, Mei Yiqing handed over a cup of new tea, and chuckled: "Brother Fang has come all the way, do you have any expectations for this water and land road?" ”
"Thank you Miss Mei for cooking tea, when I was in Lingquan, I heard the girl talk about this water and land meeting, and now although the Taoist meeting has not officially begun, I have been amazed in the next. Above the sea of clouds, guests and friends are like clouds, but I am afraid that it is nothing more than the immortal victory. Fang Shuo praised.
"Hahaha, Fang Shuo, how can you pick up some nice things now, are you really complimenting? I've never liked this kind of scene, because the practice days are short, and I have to waste a lot of time, and I really don't know what the point is. Mei Hongfu shook his head.
Fang Shuo nodded and replied: "What Senior Mei said is very reasonable, the avenue is ethereal, and it is impossible to do it without diligence. However, if a person like Fang Shuo always stays in a small place to cultivate, it is easy to sit in a well and watch the sky, and he will not be able to create heaven and earth. If Fang Shuo wants to be able to get together once after many years, it should be of great benefit to his cultivation. ”
After hearing Fang Shuo's words, Mei Yanhuan looked at his father and happily agreed: "Brother Fang really has a unique opinion, Yan Huan thinks so. ”
Mei Yiqing also looked at his father with a smile, Mei Hongfu glared at his children, sighed slightly, and conceded: "Okay, since even Fang Shuo said so, the old man won't talk anymore." ”
Seeing the three of the Mei family laughing, Fang Shuo was confused.
At this time, Mei Yiqing explained Fang Shuo's confusion and said: "Fang Cai, my father made a bet with my brother and Yiqing, betting on how Brother Fang views the Water and Land Dao Society. My father thought that Brother Fang didn't like him to get together for no reason, and Brother Fang and Yiqing both felt that Brother Fang would favor the Water and Land Dao Society. Sure enough, Brother Fang's high arguments made my father lose the bet. ”
Bet on yourself? Fang Shuo was stunned for a moment, then chuckled: "So that's the case, I'm really sorry for letting Senior Mei lose." However, at this time, it is rare that the three of them still have the leisure to bet and have fun, and I really don't know what to say. ”
Knocking on the wooden table, Mei Yanhuan said: "All the affairs of the water and land road meeting have been handed over to the deacon of the league. Originally, the number of Taoist friends received in the village was not large, but what I didn't expect was that today, when I looked at it today, the number of monks from various sects who came to participate in the Water and Land Dao Association this time was one-third more than expected. Now, all the deacons and disciples in the village are entertaining outside. There are also many Taoist friends who are eager to see their fathers and sisters, and we don't want to make trouble, so we simply hide here. ”
"How can this be, nearly a third more monks? Are they all here to participate in this water and land fair? Fang Shuo worried.
"Most of the extra monks came to cheer for Tianque Tower, and some of the rest came to help Qingzhou, and some came to see the excitement." Mei Yanhuan smiled helplessly.
Looking at Mei Yanhuan and Mei Yiqing, Fang Shuo asked, "I don't know where the people from Tianque Tower are?" ”
"It's on the Tianzi floating ship outside." Mei Yiqing responded.
Walking outside the Sea Viewing Pavilion, Fang Shuo looked up and saw a floating treasure ship with a celestial command flag erected at the height of the sea of clouds.
After only one glance, Fang Shuo suddenly lost his voice and said, "There are so many people on this floating boat, it won't be all the disciples on the other side of Tianque Tower, right?" ”
On the floating treasure ship at the height, someone with sharp eyes saw a strange monk who was not dressed as a deacon disciple of the East China Sea Alliance walking out of the Guanhai Pavilion and was looking at them.
The man leaned out, pointed at Fang Shuo and shouted, "You are Fang Shuo?" ”
Suddenly, the entire sea of clouds was full of busy monks, all of whom stopped neatly and looked at both sides. In addition, even the various floating boats that came to a halt stopped.
Above the sea of clouds, there was a sudden silence.