The raging flames will not be extinguished for a long time, the wood in this desert is good, the burning power is long-lasting and the heat is high, just a dozen trees, it burned for nearly half an hour, but Xiao Cong was not in a hurry to take Hongxiang away, but waited quietly here, during which in order to save time, he also specially performed a few wind control techniques, Hongxiang opened his big eyes, and did not ask, so obediently accompanied Xiao Cong to wait until the flames were extinguished and the smoke dispersed. Want-free-fee-watch-end-full-edition-please-hundred-degree-search-

Xiao Cong stood in place, raised his hand and touched his nose and groaned for a long time, saying:

"Hongxiang, you wait here for a while, and I'll come when I go. ”

After speaking, without waiting for Hongxiang to answer, he took out Zhu Xian and walked towards the dead wood residue.

Hongxiang opened his mouth behind him, pouted and swallowed, and then shouted:

"Brother, be careful. ”

But Xiao Cong didn't seem to hear it, and he didn't even pause in his footsteps.

Walking into the embers, Xiao Cong glanced at the short sword that was still shining in the sand, except for a few wisps of white smoke curling up, everything else was motionless, not even a trace of wind, but after a moment of silence, Xiao Cong held Zhu Xian tightly and horizontally, making a posture of vigilance.

Hongxiang looked curious not far away, and couldn't help but rub his head up again, pursed his mouth, and looked slightly nervous.

After a long time, the surroundings were still quiet and terrible, Xiao Cong shook his head, and a horizontal slash was surging, like a wave sweeping away a thick layer of yellow sand in front of him, thus revealing the old roots that had been hidden in the sand before and had not been burned out, after all, Hongxiang's fire was a mortal fire, and there was a sand block, and the old roots under the sand could not be burned.

Xiao Cong smiled coldly and said contemptuously:

"Aren't you not coming out? Okay, I see you can't come out!"

As he spoke, he raised his left hand, and with a flick of his fingers, a few wisps of purple flames flew out of his fingertips and landed on the old roots, and as soon as the flames fell, the old roots burrowed into the sand with a "whoosh".

Xiao Cong smiled proudly, walked back slowly, walked to Hongxiang's side and turned around to stand side by side with Hongxiang, Hongxiang raised his little face and glanced at Xiao Cong, his face was full of admiration, and he probably already knew what the smiling person next to him was doing.

After a while, the sand layer at the embers began to slowly rise, rising higher and higher, and finally after a wisp of purple fire burst out of the sand layer, the yellow sand quickly flowed down, and a thing that was on fire all over the body and could not see the form suddenly appeared, and roared towards Xiao Cong's side.

At this moment, Xiao Cong's face also showed a little surprise, and he lost his voice:

"So big!"

Then he hugged Hongxiang beside him and flew into the sky lightly.

A fire rope came straight and chased after the two of them, but after all, he couldn't help but get Xiao Cong's star-picking wings, and it burned in mid-air before he touched the corner of Xiao Cong's clothes.

Xiao Cong held Hongxiang in one hand and hung in the air looking at the purple flame below, Hongxiang was also focused, his eyes were wide open, as if he wanted to see something from it, and after about half an hour, the purple flame disappeared, leaving only a layer of black ashes spread on the yellow sand.

The two of them came to the place where the dead wood forest had grown before.

Hongxiang asked in a low voice:

"Brother, what are we doing here, shouldn't we go and see if Zihuo has burned that thing?"

Xiao Cong shook his head with a smile and replied:

"It's not important, it's what's under the sand that matters. ”

The doubts on Hongxiang's face were even worse, and he was in a commotionous head,

"How does my brother know that there is something under the sand?"

Xiao Cong smiled and said with a slight meaning:

"When you were in the forest before, it wasn't so easy to win, they could narrow the encirclement and trap you to death, but their position didn't move, don't you think it's weird?"

Hongxiang nodded as if he didn't understand,

"Strange, and then?"

"Then I tried a little and lured the monster out, the monster was so big, obviously the roots of the dead wood forest were tangled, that's why they didn't move the nest, you think, it's so messy, the slightest carelessness will tear off the roots, but if this doesn't do any good, why do they do it? I guess they want to share something, so ......"

"My brother thinks there's something down here. Hongxiang interjected.

"Uh-huh. Xiao Cong nodded.

"But even if there is something under the sand, it is buried very deep, and we have no roots, how can we go down?"

Xiao Cong frowned slightly, and did not answer, what Hongxiang mentioned was indeed a problem, and he said to himself:

"yes, how do you dig him out?"

This really made Xiao Cong difficult, looking at the height of the sand dunes that had been raised before the root group appeared, this thing had to be buried in the ground at least a hundred zhang deep, and the sand was easy to flow, if you want to dig this thing, how big a pit you have to dig out, at least a radius of about a mile. Even if Xiao Cong is now a powerhouse in the Star Picking Realm, if he wants to dig out the things inside without damaging them, he has to work tirelessly for ten days and half a month to do it.

After a while, Xiao Cong patted his head and suddenly realized:

"Oops, I almost forgot my old job!"

As a formation master, how can he not take out the magic circle to show off at this time, the all-encompassing and omnipotent formation is a Xiao family's specialty.

He turned his head to Hongxiang and said:

"Hongxiang, I want to think about it, you have to wait for a while and pay attention to the movements around you at all times, and wake me up immediately if you find something unusual, you know?"

Hongxiang nodded heavily,

"Got it, brother. ”

Xiao Cong smiled, sat cross-legged, and his mind probed into the mustard, the ancient books about the formation in his mustard were as vast as a sea of smoke, since he knew about the collapse of the Xiao family, he seriously doubted that his father and his old man had put all the existing classics of the Xiao family into his mustard, although there were more books, but since he practiced the ability to use the gods, it was not difficult for him to find a certain type of item.

Less leaning, Xiao Cong came back from the mustard, with his right hand, a scroll appeared out of thin air.

He spread the scroll on the sand, and Hongxiang was curious, and like a puppy, he half-squatted down and approached, and asked softly:

"Brother, what is this?"

"Here's the formation. ”

"Oh," Hongxiang nodded, and said clearly:

"This is the formation. ”

Since then, there has been silence.

Xiao Cong concentrated, his eyes were on the formation, his body was motionless, like a lifelike wood carving, one knife and one mark, meticulous.

This array is called "digging the abyss", the legend is that those who have high attainments in the formation can have the effect of moving mountains and reclamation, it is an auxiliary formation created by the ancestors of the Xiao family in the early years to build a peerless array, the purpose is to move those heavenly and earthly treasures that are beyond the reach of manpower to the designated position of the magic array, but unfortunately in the past 10,000 years, the Xiao family who can have such a formation attainment has never appeared again, so this auxiliary array has gradually been forgotten, because it has no other use except for moving things.

After nearly two hours, Xiao Cong slowly raised his head and breathed a long sigh of relief,

"Brother, how is it?" Hongxiang said with concern.

Xiao Cong turned his head and smiled, and said confidently:

"Don't worry, no problem!"

He stood up, stretched out his arms and twisted his waist and crooked his neck, soothed his muscles, and groaned:

"This research formation is even more tiring than a fight, anyway, I'm not in a hurry at this time, I'll rest first, and I'll get it later. ”

When the full moon was high, Xiao Cong set up the magic circle "digging the abyss", but the time was urgent, and he couldn't stop for a moment, and after the magic circle fortifications were hidden, he was busy taking out the sheepskin tent, and set up a hidden shadow outside the tent, which was the matter.

Quietly half-lying in the tent, Xiao Cong smiled and looked pleasant, playing with a handful of sand in his hand, constantly pouring between his left and right hands, but not a single grain was missing, Hongxiang sat quietly on the side, his arms and legs were folded, his chin was on his knees, his eyes were dull and he looked ahead, and he didn't know what was going on in his little head. A night pearl the size of an adult's fist was embedded in an iron pedestal, and the soft white light illuminated the faces of the two people in the tent with a delicate and clear light.

In silence, Xiao Cong suddenly changed his posture and moaned softly:

"Alas, I'm tired of my master, if only I could have a cup of tea to relieve my fatigue. ”

As he spoke, he couldn't help but smash his mouth, which seemed to be extraordinarily memorable.

Hongxiang raised his head with his ears like a puppy that heard a noise in the night guard, and said with great interest:

"Does my brother want tea? I can boil water and make tea for my brother." ”

Xiao Cong looked at Hongxiang with a look of hope in his eyes, smiled with satisfaction, and said:

"I got my heart, but I don't care about boiling water and making tea, and lighting a fire in the desert in the middle of the night may attract something. ”

Hongxiang thought for a while and said:

"It's nothing, isn't there still a surplus in my brother's magic circle outside the tent, I'll just boil water there." ”

Xiao Cong pondered for a moment, smashed his mouth and said:

"Okay, you go, be careful, my brother will teach you the tea ceremony later." ”

"Uh-huh. ”

After Hongxiang finished speaking, he took the cooking utensils next to him and got out of the tent.

Xiao Cong looked at Hongxiang's dexterous and light figure like a monkey, smiled out loud, and took out a tea set, teaspoon, tea drain, and tea warehouse...... This is he on the way to the near sun desert with Hongxiang shopping to find, although not as good as the famous high-quality, but it is always exquisite, the tea warehouse is his favorite drink when the Xiao family "Qingmei Xue", probably Xiao Tianyu put into his mustard.

He placed all the tea sets in their respective positions, and the right amount of proportion made them cooperate to produce a kind of charm, a sense of Zen and seclusion that is indescribable but does go straight to the depths of the heart.

He first used a tea knife to take out the tea leaves from the tea warehouse and put them in the tea bowl to crush them and then put them in the tea table, and then used the teaspoon to dial the tea leaves in the tea pot with the tea drain and put it in the tea boat, remove the tea drain, cover the pot lid, and wait for Hongxiang to send water.

Not for a moment, Hongxiang, who was disgraced by the ashes, carried the cooking utensils into the tent, handed the cooking utensils to Xiao Cong, and sat opposite Xiao Cong, with a tea set between the two, which was also in line with the etiquette of the tea ceremony, but if you looked closely, you found that the styles were very different, Xiao Cong had knelt up straight, and there was already a bit of charm between his gestures, but Hongxiang was still holding his arms on his curled legs as he did just now, grinning and baring his teeth, living like a little fool.

Xiao Cong glanced up at Hongxiang slightly, and said softly:

"Hongxiang, to learn the tea ceremony, you must have the posture of learning the tea ceremony, you should be like me. ”

When Hongxiang heard this, he hurriedly knelt down and straightened up like Xiao Cong, and his hands were naturally rested on his laps after a period of nowhere to put them, with a solemn expression, as if he was facing a great enemy, but also silent.

Xiao Cong lifted the lid of the pot and put it aside, poured the boiling water in the cooker, quickly poured it out, and then poured the boiling water into the pot three times, covered the lid, and finally poured it on the body of the pot, saying:

"These three points are called 'Phoenix Three Nods', to pay tribute to the guests, the water should be higher than the spout, and the tea foam is whisked off with the lid of the pot, which is called 'Spring Breeze Blowing Face', remember?"

Hongxiang nodded,

"Remembered. ”

After a while, Xiao Cong poured the tea soup in the teapot into the sea of tea, and said while pouring,

"This is called 'jade liquid back to the pot', which symbolizes equality. ”

Then, use the tea clip to group the smelling cup and the tea cup, pick up the sea of tea and pour the tea soup into the smelling cup, pour the tea seven points full, and hold one of them with both hands and give it to Hongxiang.

Hongxiang was flattered, held the fragrant cup handed by Xiao Cong with both hands, and brought it to his body for a while, not knowing what to do.

Xiao Cong smiled, picked up another smelling cup with both hands, and said:

"Like me. ”

As he spoke, he poured the tea soup into the teacup in front of him, moved the smelling cup to his nose, closed his eyes and sniffed gently, looking intoxicated and a little forgetful.

Then put down the smelling cup, pick up the tea cup with three fingers, and drink the tea soup in the cup in three sips.

"Alas, the props are limited, and that's all I can teach you now, but the deep meaning of the tea ceremony is no longer detailed, and in its feeling of drinking tea, after the understanding of the predecessors, some thoughts have even been formed, which are nothing more than 'sitting and forgetting' and 'selfless'' Tao

Fa Nature's several, these things can only be understood but not spoken, I can't teach you, you need to experience it yourself, if you can perceive the true meaning, you will benefit immensely. ”

Hongxiang placed the tea cup on the wooden tray and asked:

"Has my brother understood all of these things?"

Xiao Cong shook his head and smiled,

"The tea ceremony is broad and profound, which I can understand at my age, I have been learning the tea ceremony for ten years, and the benefits I have received are only to make the mood calmer, but I have indeed seen the profound tea ceremony, the kind of natural harmony with heaven and earth, is really not comparable to ordinary people!"

"Is it my brother's master?"

Xiao Cong smiled again,

"Master, his old man's meritorious work has returned to the basics, and he can no longer find any traces of the world, so he is no longer within the scope of tea ceremony research. ”

"Who?"

"My father, and, moreover, a respected senior. ”

Hongxiang nodded thoughtfully,

"Even my brother's father is so obsessed with the tea ceremony, then it must be of great benefit to self-cultivation, after doing it with my brother, I really feel a lot more comfortable, thank you brother." ”

Xiao Cong's face showed a different look,

"Thank me for what. ”

Hongxiang pursed his lips and said solemnly:

"Thank you brother for taking me with me, protecting me and teaching me all the skills, and also teaching me the tea ceremony so that I can live a better life, if I hadn't met my brother, I might have been poor for the rest of my life, or died as a beggar in a slaughtering winter night, these things that can only be accessed by superior people are impossible to enjoy, so I should thank my brother." ”

After speaking, he bowed to Xiao Cong half-kneeling.

Xiao Cong touched his nose, looked a little embarrassed, pondered for a while, and said:

"You sacrificed your life twice to save me, to be honest, it's nothing for me to do this, it's probably fate. ”

"No," Hongxiang denied resolutely, "it was my brother who took me in first to give me a chance to repay me, and that's what I should do." ”

Xiao Cong slowly lowered his head, and after a while, he raised it again, and said solemnly:

"Hongxiang, you remember, your fearlessness and sincerity have won my trust, I keep you by my side because I believe in you, it is my wishful thinking, you don't owe me anything, if this is really cause and effect, it is right, but I hope that this cycle of cause and effect can continue forever, and I also hope that in the future danger we will turn the danger into a disaster because of each other's support, the road ahead is unpredictable and auspicious, but the best state is always in a balance, my words, do you understand?"

When Hongxiang heard this, he lowered his head gloomily, and his originally straight body collapsed in half.

"But I just want to stay by my brother's side and serve my brother all the time......"

Xiao Cong sighed and said with a little sternness:

"Hongxiang, you must know that a slave can never become a strong man, if you want to become a strong man, you must have equal dignity, you can have some respect for the person you admire, but this is not blindly following and believing, I love my teacher, but I love the truth more, you have to have your own ideas, in order to achieve something! The catastrophe is coming, this is not a joke, you have no choice but to become a strong man!"

Hongxiang raised his head slightly, looked at Xiao Cong pitifully for a long time, and muttered:

"Brother, I know ......"

Xiao Cong's expression was slightly embarrassed, naturally he found that what he said just now was a little heavier, but he also knew that although the words were cruel, the truth was not bad at all, he swallowed his saliva and said softly:

"What my brother said is for your good, it is better to ask for others than to seek yourself, and your own strength is the last word. ”

Saying that, he picked up the sea of tea and poured Hongxiang and his own fragrant cup into seven points, Hongxiang poured the tea soup in the fragrant cup into the tea cup according to the order of Fang Cai, moved the fragrant cup to his nose and asked, and then drank the tea soup in the tea cup three times, and the whole process was focused and meticulous.

After drinking, he said:

"Brother, I have some feelings in the battle in the dead wood forest today, but I always feel that I can't understand it thoroughly, can you tell me about it?"

Xiao Cong raised his head slightly with the sea of tea, and said with a light smile:

"Are you sure you've done your best?"

Hongxiang frowned,

"How do you do your best?"

Xiao Cong put down the sea of tea, put his hands on his thighs naturally, and sat upright:

"The so-called 'enlightenment' is a kind of guidance, and if you can accept its guidance without distraction, even if you do your best to enlighten, but in order to do this, you first have to meditate. ”

Hongxiang's brows locked tighter, he couldn't help but scratch his head, and said thoughtfully:

"Then I shouldn't have done my best to understand ......"

Xiao Cong smiled helplessly, picked up the sea of tea again, poured the tea cup in front of him for Hongxiang, and said:

"It's not too early, let's go to bed after drinking this cup, introspect yourself before falling asleep, don't be too big, lie down and fall asleep." ”

"Uh-huh. ”

Hongxiang nodded, drank the tea and soup in the cup, put the cup on the wooden tray and lay down to sleep with his clothes, and closed his eyes lightly.

Xiao Cong poured the rest of the tea soup into his own smelling cup, seeing that it was exactly seven points full, he couldn't help but smile, he picked up the smelling cup slowly, poured the tea soup in the cup into the tea cup, sniffed the rim of the smelling cup with a lot of meaning, put it down, picked up the tea cup with three fingers and drank the tea soup three times, the action was not hurried or gentle, it seemed that there was a rhythm in harmony with heaven and earth, Resonance, this artistic conception is really not comparable to the talented Hongxiang, it is difficult to paint the skin of the tiger, he is just imitating, if you want to achieve something, it will definitely not work for ten years and eight years.

After drinking, put the cup, close your eyes and reminisce, after a while, pinch the tea clip on the wooden tray and dial the tea residue in the teapot into the slag square, put the applied tea set into the polyester filled with water, soak for a while, take it out and wipe it with a tea towel one by one, place it in the wooden tray, and put it into the mustard.

After doing this, he breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Hongxiang, who was already asleep, and couldn't help but smile slightly, with one right hand, the tent suddenly fell into darkness, and he slowly lay down in this darkness.

(End of chapter)

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