This is the origin of Wen Yinan's encounter with Lu Shiyao.

It turned out that after receiving the letter from the elder brother that day, he entrusted the neighbors to take care of his mother, and after everything was in order, he traveled day and night, and rushed to Qingya Mountain and Water Lotus Temple.

I don't want to, I passed by Lujiazhuang halfway, and encountered a thief robbery, in a hurry, I pulled out a knife to help, although it was delayed for some hours, but I had this encounter with Lu Shiyao.

At that time, the owner of the old village wanted to thank him with a lot of money and wanted to stay overnight, but Wen Yinan was worried about the safety of his master, so he didn't dare to stay.

No one expected that Lu Shiyao, who had always been arrogant and cold, would become a caring person this time, waiting for Zhuangkou to give a long sword to him, but it was a unique taste in his heart.

But said that Wen Yinan did not pass by Shiyao, slept in the open air, non-stop, hurried away, not a day, and finally rushed to the Qingya Mountain and Water Lotus Temple, not far from the mountain gate, looking at it from a distance, I couldn't help but be shocked.

But when I saw the inside and outside of the water lotus view, there was a lot of vegetarianism, and I heard mournful music and mourning. Wen Yinan didn't know well, but he was afraid that the master had passed away, so he hurriedly turned over and dismounted, stumbling towards the view.

Entering the mountain gate, as expected, seeing the coffin of the master in the ancestral hall from a distance, Wen Yinan couldn't help crying.

"Master, it's too late for the unfilial apprentice!" The voice of grief is moving.

The chief of the middle path endured his grief and helped Wen Yinan, who was prostrate on the ground, crying endlessly. and asked the Taoist boy to bring the mourning filial piety to Yinan to wear.

Yi Nan raised his teary eyes and looked over, but saw that there were already many visitors standing on both sides of the mourning hall who came to mourn, including many famous and faceless figures in the martial arts of the rivers and lakes. Among them, the abbot of Huiyuan of Dahui Temple of Dakong Mountain, the Xuanzhen Taoist of Changchun Temple of Changbai Mountain, the wonderful hand doctor of Qingcheng Mountain Rejuvenation Hall Mr. Zhang Hongluo and the Wuxu Shitai of Baiyun Nunnery in Fangyunling, the two drunken immortals of Fuyan Mountain, He Bugao, He Bushao brothers, etc. are impressively listed.

The head of the Zhongli Daoist personally led Wen Yinan to greet the guests one by one. Suddenly, a middle-aged man with three strands of beautiful hair and a tall posture in the crowd quietly met Wen Yinan's eyes, this person was not someone else, it was the famous No. 1 Sword Fang Shuyun in Beijun.

Wen Yinan hesitated for a moment, but stepped forward to give a salute according to etiquette.

Fang Shuyun also saluted: "The little brother turned out to be a beloved disciple of the untrue Taoist, disrespectful, disrespectful, and asked the little brother to mourn and change." ”

When Wen Yinan heard the name of his master, he couldn't help but have red circles in his eyes, and he almost burst into tears.

When everyone saw this scene, they couldn't stop sighing.

After the funeral of the chief of the Wuzhen Dao, most of the guests left that day. Wen Yinan, the four elders of Dahui Temple, Changchun Temple, Huichun Hall and Baiyun Nunnery, as well as some distant condolences and visitors, were sincerely retained by the Taoist Chief, and were ready to stay for one night and return the next day.

It was the dead of night, Wen Yinan was about to rest, suddenly heard a gentle knock on the door, opened the door and saw that it was the elder of the senior brothers.

After the two said goodbye to each other, Wen Yinan asked, "Senior brother came to visit late at night, what happened?" ”

The head of the middle path did not answer, and carefully took out a blue thread-bound book from the placket and handed it to Wen Yinan.

Wen Yinan took it and took a look, and saw the four big black characters "Lotus Illusion" written on it, and couldn't help but be shocked and said, "Why did Senior Brother show me this?" ”

Dao Chang said: "Yi Nan, do you know this "Lotus Illusion"? ”

"Senior brother, I've heard the master talk about it, it should be the most profound martial arts work of our Water Lotus Concept." Wen Yinan replied.

The middle distance Taoist nodded and said, "Yes, that's true. I have something to ask for today, and I don't know if I can do it. ”

Wen Yinan said: "Senior brother has everything to order, why ask for it." ”

Zhongli Dao said: "Is it okay for me to hand over this "Lotus Illusion" to my junior brother?" ”

Wen Yinan was a little surprised when he heard this, and after a little contemplation, he excused himself and said: "Senior brother, this "Lotus Illusion" is the treasure of the Water Lotus View of Zhenguan, how can it be handed over to the younger brother?" ”

Zhongli Daoist gently patted Wen Yinan's shoulder and said earnestly: "I don't know the weight of this book, just because I know its preciousness, I want to deliver it to you!" ”

"Senior brother, what do you mean by that?" Wen Yinan was puzzled.

"Alas!" Zhongli Daoist sighed lightly and said: "When the master was alive, he practiced this "Lotus Illusion" diligently every day, which can be regarded as a slight success, but it is a pity that now the immortal has passed away, and there is no successor to this "Lotus Illusion"!"

"How so? Senior brother, this book is now in your hands, and the master must already want to teach it to you, so you can practice this technique. Wen Yinan said.

The head of the middle left turned around and stood in front of the window, looked at the deep night outside the window and said, "You don't know something! If you want to truly learn the true essence of "Lotus Illusion", you can't just rely on hard work, there must be two conditions that are indispensable: one is that you must be destined, and the other is that you must be talented. Before his death, the master searched for Taoism and looked for people who were destined to have a share, but he found nothing. ”

In the quiet middle of the night, Wen Yinan listened to the words of the Zhongli Taoist with bated breath: "Speaking of which, this matter has always become a piece of the master's heart. Until the time of his death, it was still a pity. ”

When the Daoist said this, his voice choked. Wen Yinan couldn't help but feel sad in his heart, and his eyes turned red again.

"Alas!" The middle distance Taoist sighed lightly again, turned around, and looked at Wen Yinan and said:

"Do you know what the master said when he handed me this book?"

"What did the master say?" Wen Yinan asked.

"The master said: If only there was a Nan, it would be good!" The head of the middle distance said word by word.

Wen Yinan burst into tears.

"So, Yinan, I handed over this book to you today, which can be regarded as a wish of the master. I hope you will study hard, never forget, and achieve positive results in your cultivation, so as to comfort the master's spirit in heaven. ”

Wen Yinan gently stroked the blue-colored "Lotus Illusion" with his hand, and said softly: "Senior brother, don't forget, the "Lotus Illusion" is not passed on by Taoist priests in the Guannei, how can I, a mortal person, accept such a holy thing." ”

Hearing this, the Zhongli Daoist stared at Wen Yinan with a pair of eyes and said, "Senior brother, let me ask you, for the sake of the master, for the sake of the Taoist temple, can the junior brother take refuge in my avenue?" ”

Wen Yinan pondered for a while, and suddenly remembered his mother who was far away in Jiangnan, so he handed the book in his hand back to the Zhongli Daoist, and said in a sincere tone: "Senior brother, the stakes are very high, let me think twice, okay?" ”

The middle distance Taoist took the book and sighed: "That's it! I'll keep this book for the time being, and I'll pick it up when my brother comes to pick it up in the future. It's late at night, and tomorrow the brothers have to hurry, so let's rest quickly. The foolish brother took his leave. ”

While speaking, the head of the middle distance seemed to feel that there was something wrong outside the window, leaned over to look out, but saw two figures swaying not far away, passing through the courtyard, but they were the two brothers He Bugao and He Bushao of Fuyanshan who were drunk.

The head of the middle distance looked around again, and when he saw that there was nothing unusual, he gave his hand and took his leave.

Wen Yinan stood in front of the door, watching the figure of the middle Taoist chief leaving in a hurry, pondering for a long time, for a long time.

As everyone knows, the middle and leaving the Taoist chief just now felt very bad, and the conversation between the two was really heard clearly by a figure hiding under the window. When the head of the middle departure road leaned out, he happened to bump into the two brothers He Bugao and He Bushao of Fuyanshan who returned drunk, so they were able to take the opportunity to slip away.

Early the next morning, Wen Yinan was awakened by a noise in the courtyard.

"Oh no, no, something happened to the senior brother!" Someone screamed.

Wen Yinan turned over and got up, pushed open the door and took a look, only to see all the Taoist priests surrounding in front of the Zhongli Taoist Zen room, talking about each other, but they didn't know what happened.

Wen Yinan hurriedly came to him, and when everyone looked at it separately, he couldn't help but gasp in shock. I saw that the head of the middle departure path fell in a pool of blood, and his neck was pierced by a sharp blade, and he had already died of anger.

The second senior brother instructed the Taoist priests: "You and a few of you protect the body of the senior brother, and no one is allowed to come close!" ”

"Yes!" When a group of Taoist priests heard the order, they immediately held their swords and surrounded the door of the Zhongli Taoist Zen Room.

After the affection, he instructed several other Taoist priests: "Close the mountain gate for me, there is no token, and no one in the audience is allowed to let go!" ”

"Yes!" Several Taoist priests were ordered to take their swords and leave.

"Order, the rest of the people in the temple wait until the main hall gathers." Then he commanded.

Wen Yinan followed everyone to the main hall, but found Fang Shuyun's figure in the crowd, it turned out that, like him, Fang Shuyun also stayed overnight and did not leave.

I saw the chief of love sitting on the big chair in the center of the hall, waving to everyone to take a seat. At this time, a boy ran in from outside the hall and whispered a few words in the ear of the chief of the love path, and the face of the chief of the love path changed greatly.

The chief of the love path stood up, clasped his fists and saluted:

"I went for more than a thousand miles, and it took nine days. All of you have traveled thousands of miles, worked tirelessly, and came to mourn your teacher with affection, and you are very grateful. Unexpectedly, the teacher just went, and the senior brother was poisoned by the wicked, which is really a disaster and a sad and indignant! ”

In addition to the grief of the love chief, he also told a thing that shocked everyone, that is, the treasure of Zhenguan "Lotus Illusion", which was originally kept by Senior Brother Zhongli, has also been traced and disappeared!