The sky is clear and clear, the blue sky is like washing, on the blue sky, there is no trace of clouds and mist, looking down from the asking platform, the town of 10,000 people can be held in the palm of the hand, the hundred miles of mountains and forests are only short and long fingertips, looking up at the sky above the head, it is inevitable to realize the insignificance of people.

The Taoist stood on the top of the mountain with his hands in his hands, his eyes drifting into the boundless distance, and he never took it back for a long time.

"The disciple has seen Uncle Shangyangzi."

The young disciple's greeting came from behind him, only to hear the man say, "Master asks Senior Uncle to go to the Zixiao Hall to discuss the marriage with the Emei Sect." ”

Shangyangzi retracted his gaze, he turned to look at the kid in front of him, this was the youngest disciple accepted by his senior brother Qi Yunzi, and he was also a closed disciple, his name was Forget Chen.

On the way, Shangyangzi asked, "I heard that you went down the mountain this time to experience and picked up a young man to be accepted as a disciple?" ”

Forget Chen said with some embarrassment: "Yes, the disciple accepted an apprentice and named him Qingping." ”

Shangyangzi snorted lightly: "My own Taoism is just barely strong, and I dare to learn from others to accept apprentices." ”

"Uncle Shi's lesson is," Wuchen bowed his head and bowed: "The disciple just feels that he has a fate with Qingping, and his situation is very similar to that of the disciple back then, so the disciple accepted him, please rest assured that the disciple's own homework will never fall behind, and he will never let the master be ashamed." ”

"That's fine."

Shangyangzi nodded, and in a short time, the two of them arrived at the Zixiao Hall in Wudang, and Qi Yunzi and the other six disciples under his name had been waiting for a long time.

"The disciple has seen Uncle Shangyangzi." Miao Yunyong and the other six disciples saluted together.

Shangyangzi nodded, and then Qi Yunzi stepped forward and said with a smile: "Senior brother, this retreat can be described as a long time, but fortunately, you have not forgotten Yun Yong's major event." ”

As he spoke, he looked at the disciples again and said, "Let's all go back." ”

"The disciple retired." The seven of them saluted and exited the main hall.

At this moment, there were only two senior brothers left in the main hall, Qi Yunzi looked at Shang Yangzi and said, "Senior brother has realized something about this retreat?" ”

Shangyangzi shook his head slowly: "The skill has increased slightly, but. And that's all. ”

As he spoke, he also looked at Qi Yunzi, he hadn't seen him for a year, and the aura on his senior brother became more and more mysterious, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Senior brother is really a genius, and the senior brother hides in a dark place to study for hundreds of days and nights, but it is still not as good as the perception between the senior brother's talk and laughter, and the Tao is so lofty that it is really daunting." ”

"Senior brother, this is not like you," Qi Yunzi nodded at him with a smile and said, "Do you remember that you said that the Tao was on the sword in your hand back then, but now why are you talking about dejection." ”

Shangyangzi was slightly stunned, and then showed a slightly helpless smile on his face: "It's an old thing, why does the senior brother always talk about it, and the dignified Taoist master makes fun of his own junior brother's troubles all day long, and he is not afraid of being heard by those monks and saying that you are stingy." ”

After that, the two brothers looked at each other and laughed heartily.

Thirty years of vicissitudes, the young swordsman who used to be a horse in the rivers and lakes has now become a pillar of the Daomen who is nearly half a hundred years old, but those young and frivolous pasts, closing their eyes as if it happened yesterday.

Thirty years ago, Shangyangzi and Qi Yunzi went down the mountain to experience, met the Miao Jiang Holy Maiden Cangyue and the free faction Bei Yingzi, the short journey of the four of them stopped in a hurry after a chaotic battle in Huashan, in order to avoid being found by the imperial court, Qi Yunzi took Shangyangzi to the north in advance.

Bei Yingzi disappeared after that battle, and Cangyue continued to travel the rivers and lakes alone, and a few years later, she, an unexpected master of Miao Jiang, also became famous in the rivers and lakes.

It is said that the four of them just met in Pingshui, and there is not much deep friendship, but for some reason, Shangyangzi always recalls that past, and always thinks of that smart and special girl from time to time.

He may have moved his heart, but it's a pity that this heart couldn't be said at the right time, and it can only become a regret if he stays in his heart for many years.

Shangyangzi suddenly sighed, Qi Yunzi looked at him, as if he could guess what the other party thought, he said: "This time I went to Emei to pick up relatives, I want to ask my junior brother to come forward, but I don't have to go to the Emei faction in person, although the head of Su is the head of a faction, but in terms of seniority, you and I are juniors, you personally come to the door or have the suspicion of oppressing people, so you only need to send it to the middle of the road, if you take the official road, you can also go to Bishui City to see." ”

Bishui City, that is the gateway to Miaojiang.

Shangyangzi glanced at Qi Yunzi and said helplessly: "Senior brother, don't look at how old I am this year, I have already let go of the things of the past." ”

Qi Yunzi said: "My brother has never been married, and Her Excellency the Holy Maiden is also alone, what's wrong with this, even if you don't talk about it, this time you should go to Miaodi to see the old man, my Tao is in the sky and the earth, and you can cultivate anywhere in the world, but your Tao is still in the world after all." ”

Shangyangzi hesitated a little, and Qi Yunzi said again: "If you mind the Daoist friends of the Northern Underworld, then you don't have to, I have received his letter a few months ago, and now he has the trust of the new emperor, it is when the dragon takes off, there should be no time to think about those children's affections." ”

Qi Yunzi persuaded again and again, and Shangyangzi was relieved: "It's okay, I haven't seen Her Excellency the Holy Maiden for many years, I don't know how far her martial arts have reached now." ”

Looking at the duplicitous junior brother, Qi Yunzi just smiled, and he said again: "After Yun Yong and Su Zhangmen get married, I plan to retire, and the position of Wudang and the head of this sect will be left to their young people." ”

Shangyangzi was a little surprised: "Why is Senior Brother so anxious? ”

Qi Yunzi took out the letter in his arms and handed it to Shangyangzi, which was written to him by Bei Yingzi, and he said: "Senior brother, do you still remember the 'prophecy' that Bei Yingzi said back then, and Bei Yingzi Daoist mentioned these in the letter. ”

Shang Yangzi's brows frowned subconsciously, he didn't like the word prophecy very much, this was something like a demon on the verge of becoming a demon for him, if it weren't for these two words, he wouldn't have destroyed the stone back then, thus ending his trip to Huashan in a hurry.

But he already knew that his sword did not destroy this heavenly thing, but made it really born, when the Northern Immortal stole this piece of heavenly jade hidden in the center of the big stone in the ruins, and now it is with such a thing that he has obtained the status he wants in the imperial court.

Everything was exactly the same as the prophecy that Cangyue saw, everything Shangyangzi did was nothing but useless work, no matter how they struggled, they finally returned to the established route in the manipulation of fate.

"Bei Yingzi wants to invite his senior brother to Beijing?" Kamiyoko frowned.

"It's not to enter Beijing, it's to be a guest of the Loose Sect," Qi Yunzi said: "The two Taoists of Taixuan Taiwei, the seniors of the Northern Shenzi Daoist, invited me to discuss the Tao. ”

"Too mysterious, too subtle"

Although these two names are rarely known in the rivers and lakes, they are thunderous in the Daomen, and these two are even the elders of Shangyangzi, but the Carefree Sect has always been alone, and rarely interacts with fellow Daomen, let alone the Tao.

"What are they going to talk about?" Kamiyoko asked.

Qi Yunzi paused for a moment, raised his head and said leisurely, "The way of immortality." ”

"What?" Shangyangzi was a little suspicious that he had misheard: "Aren't these two old guys crazy?" No, it's just that they're crazy, why are you going crazy with them, senior brother? ”

"Hehe, junior brother, don't worry," Qi Yunzi said: "Immortality is indeed an illusory thing, but the way of immortality is not like this, why the world asks for immortality, it is not that life is short, but that there is nothing to be done." ”

"What do you mean, senior brother?" Kamiyoko was puzzled.

Qi Yunzi said: "From the perspective of the side, I'm afraid that the junior brother may not have a real feeling, then let's talk about martial arts, the junior brother must also be aware of it, your skills are growing day by day, but the road ahead is not endless, just like a bottle of water, the water is full, it is overflowing, and it is difficult to make an inch." ”

Shangyangzi was still puzzled, he said: "The song is complete, the vain is straight, the depression is profitable, the new is new, the less is gained, and the more is confused-senior brother, is there anything wrong with this?" ”

Qi Yunzi shook his head and said, "No, let me ask you, have you ever heard that there is an end to the earth?" ”

Kamiyoko shook her head: "Never." ”

Qi Yunzi asked again: "Then let me ask you again, have you ever heard that there is an end to the sky?" ”

Shangyangzi shook his head again: "No." ”

Qi Yunzi asked again: "Since this is the case, then let me ask you, is there an end to the Tao?" ”

Shangyangzi sighed: "The Tao is mysterious, so it is endless. ”

Qi Yunzi Zhengse said: "Heaven and earth, Taoism and law are infinite, but why do people have limits, the water in the bottle is already full, but as far as the eye can see, it is still a vast ocean, how to deal with this?" ”

Shangyangzi shook his head and said: "Senior brother, you have gone astray, the height of the Heavenly Dao is far beyond human measure, and a hundred years of life are just passers-by in the universe of heaven and earth, this is what you said to me back then, why don't you remember it now?" ”

Qi Yunzi finally said: "I haven't forgotten, but I am inevitably unwilling in my heart, I have no intention of thinking very high of myself, but now trapped in the limit of heaven and earth, even if I have a thousand talents, I can only be a frog in the well for a lifetime, I am unwilling, inaction is not desireless, desireless and not muddy to spend my life, junior brother, this time I want to put my own way on the sword." ”

Shangyangzi was silent for a long time, didn't say anything more, the atmosphere became a little solemn for a while, Qi Yunzi gently patted him on the shoulder: "Senior brother don't worry, the new emperor has ascended the throne and is in ruins, besides, the rivers and lakes and temples have always been distinct, even if there is anything wrong, it is enough for the Wudang faction to have you alone." ”

Shangyangzi sighed: "It seems that Senior Brother has made up his mind. ”

Qi Yunzi looked back at the statue of the Emperor Zhenwu, his eyes were determined, and his tone was indifferent: "I am not willing to waste a hundred years of white head asking and leaving only one sentence not to say, if this heavenly way is really majestic, I must see it with my own eyes, otherwise this heart will not disappear, and I would rather create nine evils for the ghosts than give up!" ”

This volume is to write some imaginary things, and then what I want to write is the backbone of the rivers and lakes that appear in the text, and there is still a distance from connecting to Xiao Lu's generation