Chapter Twenty-Five: The Sea at Hand

Outside the green mountains of Klook, in front of the green water. Four people from Luozhou, two people from Shazhou, and seven people took the same boat and walked on the sea.

The mountains are like eyebrows and the water is like jade,

Birds fly and fish swim in the breeze.

Heavy makeup and light elegance are all at ease,

What's the point of being a drop in the ocean?

The seven of them are all from the western part of China, and they have seen a lot of mountains and rivers, but it is an extremely rare experience to drink tea and sail among the beautiful mountains and rivers. Even Akelen was rarely quiet.

"Hua Lao, dare to ask Shazhou if Yun Gongzi participates alone?" Taking advantage of everyone's relaxation, Xiao Xiyue finally said the question in her heart?

Each state elected three people, a total of fifteen people, and finally selected ten people, which is a historical practice and is also the Pope's account. Historically, the states have not preferred to fill their numbers rather than subtract themselves by one.

"Oh, there are also three people in Shazhou, and Lao Xiang took the other two to take the waterway." Hua Lao said indifferently.

"I see, Shazhou is so talented, this time it will definitely be able to win the top three in one fell swoop!"

"Elder Xiao said with a smile, I think the three virtuous nephews have extraordinary temperaments, and Luozhou will definitely shine."

Hearing the two old men start to talk nonsense, several young people either stand in the bow or stand in the stern, each thinking about their own thoughts.

There are no barriers in the sea, and anyone can enter it, but if you are not invited, you will never be able to reach the headquarters of the Dao Heavenly Sect.

No, the boat will no longer see the green mountains and green waters, it is all white mist.

Fortunately, the two old ones have been here, and the painting boat is worn left and right, and the memory is as good as the dragon's yin, and he gradually can't remember how many mountains and several sections of water he has crossed.

I don't know how long it took, but there was an open space ahead. I saw that the green water surrounds the archipelago, and each island has a variety of buildings, which are really diverse and colorful.

These islands are tall and short, with both big trees and fragrant flowers. There are even several volcanoes in the distance, billowing up green smoke.

"Everyone has worked hard all the way, please come with me!" Before they got ashore, two young men in blue robes greeted them. They were the first Daoist Sect members that everyone had seen so far.

The two of them came from the other side, and it seemed that they were going to lead separately, and the people of the two states of Shaluo had to say goodbye to each other.

A blue-robed man led the four of them into a building with blue bricks and green tiles.

When I got inside, I found that it turned out to be a two-story independent courtyard. The rooms are spacious, elegantly decorated, and have everything you need for food and clothing.

"Please Elder Xiao and all the guests rest by themselves, and come back tomorrow morning after the next meeting." After speaking, the blue-robed young man bowed and took his leave.

Looking at this young man, looking at everything in front of him, Long Yin's heart was uneasy. "It turns out that this is the Taoist Heavenly Sect, and my parents used to come and finally left because of it. Now I'm on this land. ”

"The second floor is mine, and whoever fights with me is a woman." As soon as Akelian said this, the three men only lived obediently on the first floor.

Another courtyard, which is the one with the most residents, has four men and one woman, two old and three young. The five of them were dining, one of them was a big-eyed boy and a round-faced girl talking and laughing freely with the two old men, and the other tall young man was quite reserved.

"Yan'er, the old man and the young master are both relieved people, when you go out, you young people communicate more and relax." A thin old man's voice was old and hoarse.

"Obey the teachings of the elders, and the children should ask the young master for more advice!" Shangguan Yan nodded and smiled awkwardly.

"Young man, Lao Xiang is selling his old face to help you get closer to the young master...... Hua Lao, that is, the old housekeeper of the Shangguan family, saw through the deep meaning at a glance, but he didn't say anything.

The round-faced girl has a beautiful appearance, and her white and tender goose egg face always makes people want to pinch it. While eating, she served food to a few people from time to time, and her movements were skillful and generous.

"The food sent by this Heavenly Sect is a whole sea worse than what Yiyi cooked." The shy big-eyed boy was quite normal at the moment.

"As far as you talk a lot, people have a way to eat this meal, and if you eat it, you may be able to become an immortal!" The girl seems to be very familiar with the boy.

In fact, the two are already familiar with each other. In the past two years, they have practiced together, practiced calligraphy together, and traveled all over Shacheng together.

This girl is none other than He Wei's sister who is looking for - He Yiyi.

Shangguan Feng has a domineering and flamboyant personality, but Shangguan Yun has been shy and weak since he was a child, and although the brothers are compatriots, they can't get along at all.

From childhood to adulthood, Shangguan Feng has almost all the playmates of the City Lord's Mansion. His mother left early, and his father was busy with official business, so Shangguan Yun had no choice but to play and read by himself, and later followed Hua Lao to practice martial arts. But what kid doesn't crave playmates?

Two years ago, He Yiyi came to the City Lord's Mansion. She was the same age as him, and she didn't have any playmates, so she could only stay in the Xia Shui Pavilion in a daze all day. Sometimes he sees her learning words and practicing martial arts, and she wants to learn words and practice martial arts? His only ability is to learn words and practice martial arts, he can just help her, he has never helped others, he really wants to help her.

One day, he really went to help her.

Hua Lao told his father about them, and his father objected to him passing on the Purple Breath Gong to her, but he did not object to them playing together.

He didn't teach her Zi Xi Gong anymore, he felt sorry for her, so he begged Hua Lao to teach her other martial arts.

She was very grateful to him and Hua Lao, so she often cooked for them. She did what her mother did, and they said her cooking was very tasty.

One day, the man named Shangguan Fengyun suddenly came to eat with them. In the next few days, the three men even ate with white flowers, and heard that his brother was gone. He was very sad, the person named Shangguan Fengyun had a lot of gray hair, and he seemed to be very sad, and she was also a little sad for them.

Since then, the man named Shangguan Fengyun has come every day, and the four of them have been eating together.

One day, while they were having dinner, Shangguan Fengyun suddenly asked her if she would like to learn more advanced martial arts. She said that she was willing, so that she could walk the rivers and lakes to find her brother. Shangguan Fengyun said that he had been looking for a long time, but as long as she wanted, she could go to a place called Canghai with Shangguan Feng, maybe there would be a chance.

"Uncle Hua, Wuzhou came all the way from afar, why didn't the Dao Heavenly Sect come forward to entertain the reception?" Shangguan Yun asked.

"The Daotian Sect is not a secular sect, so it does not need secular rituals. Besides, even if the city lord comes in person, the cardinal can be equal to him, and yesterday the blue-clothed priest came to receive us, and it was already unharmed. Hua Lao said with a smile.

"Mao'er, you said you met people from Luozhou, who are they competing?" He Yiyi asked suddenly.

"One is called Guan Ye, the other is called Long Yin, and the other is called Ah Kelian, what a strange name."

"That must be the Yi people in southern Luozhou." Shangguan Yanchang borders Luozhou, and finally interjected a sentence at this time.

"Oh, two men and a woman, just like us." He Yiyi was a little lost.

The conversation was hot over there, but the three young people here in Luozhou seemed to have something on their minds, they didn't talk much, and they didn't go out to hang out. Xiao Xiyue thought that they were worried about tomorrow's game, so it was not good to say anything.

He Yiyi and Brother Dao, who is known as Long Yin, are only separated by a courtyard, but they seem to be close to the sea.

The next day, the first day of the first month. Just after breakfast, the blue-robed young man came to the small courtyard on time.

"Are you still resting?" The young man smiled as he entered.

"It's okay, thank you for your hospitality."

"Elder Xiao was polite. When we're ready, let's go, shall we? ”

Xiao Xiyue nodded, and the four of them walked out of the small courtyard with the young man. Walking to the pier, everyone took the boat again to another island.

The island is small and has only a few low shrubs on the island. In the center of the island stood a gray stone monument with a spire, and only a middle-aged man in red was waiting for them under the stone monument.

"I've seen Bishop He!" Xiao Xiyue led the three of them to salute.

"Elder Xiao is unharmed." Bishop Nach didn't have a lot of shelves.

"Let's get started! This stone tablet is called the Soul Measuring Stone, which has been practiced by the sages of the past dynasties for many years, and is specially used to test the Dao heart. All you have to do is place your left hand on it. After speaking, the bishop took out a booklet and read: "Luozhou, Guan Ye, male, eighteen years old, I wonder if there is a mistake in it?" ”

"Correct!" Guan Ye replied loudly.

"Let's get started!"

Guan Ye strode to the stele and put his right hand into a palm.

After waiting for a while, the gray stele slowly lit up from the root, and at first it was not obvious, and it flickered a little. Then the light slowly climbed up until it no longer flickered. The last pale yellow glow stopped at a fifth of the base of the stele, no longer changing.

"That's it." The bishop reminded.

Guan Ye strode back and looked at Xiao Xiyue, but he didn't notice anything unusual about the other party.

"Luozhou, Akelian, female, I don't know if there is a mistake?"

"Correct!" Akeline said as she walked quickly to the stone tablet and put her right palm on it.

Her glow was golden and rose to three-fifths of the stone, twice as high as Guan Ye.

She smiled, but then put away her smile and looked at Guan Ye blankly.

"Luozhou, Long Yin, male, sixteen years old. Is there a mistake? ”

"Correct."

Long Yin slowly walked to the stone tablet and gently placed his left palm on the stone tablet.

Suddenly, the gray stele lit up entirely, first pale yellow, then dark yellow, then golden, then white, and finally all the light turned white.

"Wait!" Just as Long Yin was about to withdraw his hand, the bishop suddenly yelled. Long Yin had no choice but to continue to stick to the stele. I saw that the white light was getting purer and brighter, and it had pierced Guan Ye and the others to look at it directly. When the light could not be brighter, a soaring white light rose into the sky, reaching into the sky.

Long Yin retreated, and the cardinal was gone. Xiao Xiyue had tears in her eyes, and Guan Ye and Ah Kelian opened their mouths.

Before everyone could speak, they saw another white light rising into the sky in the distance, straight into the sky.

At this time, even Xiao Xiyue opened her mouth wide.

Before he could come back to his senses, there was another sky-high white light in the distance.

The four of them couldn't help but think of the sentence "Shenzhou Qi is Dachang". That's what the fortune teller said the day before yesterday.