Meng Xiuyuan did make a mistake.

In the last years of the Sui Dynasty, his familiar Wudang Mountain was actually more customarily called Taihe Mountain.

Meng Xiuyuan didn't know about it carefully on a whim, so he made a mistake, and Lu Miaozi almost couldn't find him.

Fortunately, Lu Miaozi is well-read, knowledgeable, and a really literate person.

He knew that the name of "Wudang" first appeared in the "Book of Han", Han Gaozu five years, in the northwest of Danjiangkou City, Hubei Province, Wudang County, is said to be from the local population of a mountain name.

Although this name is not commonly used these days, it is somewhat difficult to come to terms with it. According to Meng Xiuyuan's description of "three or four hundred miles northwest of Pegasus Ranch", he is still sure that today's Taihe Mountain is the Wudang Mountain in Meng Xiuyuan's mouth.

……

"Brother Meng, how are you doing?"

When Lu Miaozi found Meng Xiuyuan again, it was early in the morning.

Meng Xiuyuan sat on a boulder next to the cliff, with a thousand-foot cliff below him, and his body was empty and misty, surrounded by clouds and mist.

Hearing Lu Miaozi's voice, Meng Xiuyuan slowly stopped his exercise and looked up with a smile.

After only half a year of parting from Pegasus Ranch, the old man took the initiative to look for him, which was quite surprising.

"Old gentleman, but there's news from "The Recipe for Longevity"?" Meng Xiuyuan asked bluntly.

Lu Miaozi shook his head when he heard this, smiled slightly and said:

"Brother Meng has all his thoughts, but he is all on the "Recipe for Longevity".

Don't worry, although I haven't found any trace yet, I will do my best to find it.

If there is any news, inform Brother Meng as soon as possible. ”

Meng Xiuyuan was a little puzzled when he heard this, since this "Recipe for Longevity" was not found, why did Lu Miaozi come to him so far.

Seeing the expression on his face, the old gentleman guessed what he was thinking, and immediately explained:

"Brother Meng, I have always been very grateful to you since you healed my injuries and got rid of old problems half a year ago.

The old man is over 70 years old, but when he arrives here, he is still like a new life.

When the body is relaxed, the heart is also relaxed.

After years of accumulation, I see that this world has a new look......"

Meng Xiuyuan was quite puzzled when he heard this, and he didn't know how this Lu Miaozi suddenly became emotional, but it was quite different from his previous image.

Lu Miaozi saw Meng Xiuyuan's strange expression, but he didn't care, and then said:

"Brother Meng, at the beginning of our acquaintance, I was offended a lot, maybe because you don't have a good impression of me.

But this is also common sense, and now that I think about it, I also think that the twilight and resentful Lu Miaozi before is really annoying.

The old man didn't have many friends in his life, and he rarely asked for help.

But you, little brother, can definitely be regarded as my savior......

Well, there is no need to say more, I came this time just to try to do a little bit of my heart.

Little brother don't bother me, I won't bother you. ”

After that, Lu Miaozi didn't say anything more, and immediately turned around and walked down the mountain.

Seeing this, Meng Xiu was a little puzzled for a while, but he was too concerned about it, and only focused on his own qi refining.

Unexpectedly, in the afternoon of the same day, Lu Miaozi led more than 100 villagers under the nearby mountain to go to this Wudang Mountain and began to build on this mountain.

Under the command of Lu Miaozi, these villagers worked in an orderly manner. Judging by his actions, he actually has to do a big project.

And as Lu Miaozi said before, he did not disturb Meng Xiuyuan's cultivation, and the location was very clever, not only was it not too far from the place where Meng Xiuyuan was active, but also because the mountains and forests did not make the noise come.

Seeing this, Meng Xiu guessed Lu Miaozi's kindness and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.

After all, he is alone, and he has no plans to start a sect, marry a wife and have children, and where he lives is not where he lives. There is no need to go to such trouble and go to great lengths for him.

When Lu Miaozi heard this, he happily chatted with Meng Xiuyuan and diverted the topic, but he ignored Meng Xiuyuan's dissuasion.

Meng Xiu was helpless when he saw this, so he had to accept this kindness.

In this way, Meng Xiuyuan is also the first time to see the ability of the "world's first craftsman", in just a few months, there are a few more elegant pavilions and pavilions on this Wudang Mountain, one of which should be fully furnished.

Limited by conditions, although the workmanship of the materials is not excellent, but in terms of design, it is quite exquisite.

Looking from afar, I can only see the pavilion hidden in the mountains and forests, and the mountain of this Wudang Mountain is integrated, and the natural mystery is indescribable.

Meng Xiu saw this, and also knew that Lu Miaozi had really changed his personality after he was reborn. After a few words of verbal thanks, he simply moved in.

There are several pavilions in total, with very different structures, each with a meaningful charm. Meng Xiuyuan chose the most quaint and concise one for daily living, and named it "Zixiao Pavilion".

Lu Miaozi couldn't help but feel very relieved when he saw Meng Xiuyuan accept his kindness. After the project was completed and the money was sent to dismiss the mountain people, he stayed with Meng Xiuyuan for several days.

In a few days, he tried his best to learn and pointed out to Meng Xiuyuan as much as possible the essentials of martial arts in this world. Although it didn't work for a while, it can be regarded as helping Meng Xiuyuan broaden his horizons.

Before parting, Lu Miaozi took out a few self-written books and gave them to Meng Xiuyuan, the contents of which included gardens, architecture, organs, weapons and techniques, etc., which can be regarded as the essence of what he had learned in his life.

There are also two barely first-class internal strength cheats mixed in, but they are not conspicuous.

Meng Xiu saw that he was so gracious, and wanted to open his mouth to thank him, but this old gentleman took the first step and said:

"Brother Meng, before leaving, I only have one thing I want to ask you.

I don't know what kind of sword you use on weekdays?

At the moment, I am painless and relaxed, and my desire to create, which has been silent for many years, has been aroused.

With only a few small buildings, it's really not enjoyable.

When I go back, I must make up for the time I have lost over the years, and make some clever things.

It's not a waste of time to get a weapon for you......"

When Meng Xiuyuan heard this, he knew that this Lu Miaozi was saying polite words, a master craftsman like him, if he wanted to forge a weapon seriously, he would have to exhaust his efforts.

Meng Xiu is far from being a person who wants to repay his kindness, what he said was to exchange the "Secret of Longevity", and he has already received so many additional benefits from Lu Miaozi, so he is really embarrassed to speak again.

No, when the old gentleman saw this, he said to him very seriously:

"Brother Meng, although I don't know what you think of me, I, Lu Miaozi, have regarded you as a friend.

Since they are friends, there is no need to say anything. ”

When Meng Xiuyuan heard this, he had nothing to say, so he had to tell everything the truth.

……

In this way, it was another three years in a flash.

In the past three years, no outsiders have come to visit, and in addition to himself, there is only one Chen Laohan, who is responsible for sprinkling and maintaining the pavilion on weekdays, who lives on Wudang Mountain.

This old man Chen took the initiative to ask to stay after repairing the pavilion last time. According to his fellow villagers, he was a hard-working man, with no house, no land, and no wife, and he lived by working for a large family on weekdays.

Meng Xiu saw that he was honest and diligent, and he happened to need someone to help him do some chores on the mountain, so he left him behind.

The two of them opened a field in the flat place of the mountains, planted some grain and vegetables, and Meng Xiuyuan occasionally hunted, which can be regarded as self-sufficient.

In the past three years, Meng Xiuyuan has devoted himself to cultivation, and both his physical body and true qi have steadily improved and made great progress. However, the key step of "God and Qi Integration" cannot be crossed, so that it is difficult to study the martial arts in this world.

Meng Xiuyuan tried for a long time according to the "fetal breath method" in the two internal strength cheats left by Lu Miaozi, what "opened the entrance to life and death of Rendu", what "abandoned the acquired breath and returned to the innate breath", and what "go with the flow, hold the yuan and keep one", he tried many times.

But the result is that in addition to further in skill and more powerful and domineering true qi, it is simply not able to reach the so-called mysterious realm of "refining qi and transforming gods".

Seeing this, Meng Xiuyuan also understood that the problem should lie in his true qi, which was quite different from the martial arts of this world.

However, it has been more than eight years since he was reincarnated, and let him give up the vast Northern Darkness True Qi and start cultivating from scratch, Meng Xiuyuan is somewhat reluctant.

After thinking about it for a while, Meng Xiuyuan finally made up his mind and pinned his hopes on the "Recipe for Longevity", which is known as one of the four great divine books.

If he got this book, after careful study, he still couldn't take the step of "God and Qi Integration", so Meng Xiuyuan was ready to temper all his true qi into his body, and then refine his qi from scratch.

After all, although Meng Xiuyuan's skills were arrogant and domineering at this time, it was difficult to break through in the realm after all.

For the long-term development of the future, when it is really necessary to do it, even if you lose some time and energy, you should make the most correct choice.

In this way, Meng Xiuyuan simply let go of distracting thoughts, and while concentrating on practice, he waited for the news of Lu Miaozi's "Recipe for Longevity".

I don't want to be at this moment, his peaceful life is suddenly broken.

At noon on this day, Meng Xiuyuan finished his practice and had just returned to Zixiao Pavilion to eat, but suddenly heard Chen Laohan push the door in, and said to him anxiously:

"Meng Gongzi, there are a lot of outsiders on our mountain, go and take a look."

When Meng Xiuyuan heard this, he didn't have time to ask more, and immediately flashed out, and his body floated out like a phantom.

After a while, when Meng Xiuyuan stood on the top of the mountain rock and looked down, he saw a total of thirty or forty people scattered and scattered, walking up the mountain road with a large bag and a small roll.

Knowing that something was wrong, Meng Xiuyuan hurriedly greeted him, and when he got closer, he saw that there were many familiar faces among them, all of whom were nearby villagers who had built pavilions and pavilions under the employment of Lu Miaozi three years ago.

"Childe, please show mercy and give us a way to live......"

Seeing Meng Xiuyuan appear, one of the leading old men immediately led everyone to kneel on the ground, and while mourning and praying, he wanted to kowtow to Meng Xiuyuan.

Seeing this scene, Meng Xiuyuan frowned slightly, waved his sleeve robe, and helped these villagers up one after another from a distance of several feet:

"Old man, please tell me what is going on."

When all the villagers saw Meng Xiuyuan's stunt, their faces couldn't help but flash with surprise, and immediately, the old man who led the way introduced the situation to Meng Xiuyuan.

It turned out that at this time, there was a great chaos under the mountain, under the tyrannical rule of the imperial court, rebels were everywhere, and all the previous peace was broken.

Although there has been no rebel uprising in the vicinity of Wudang Mountain, since most of the officers and soldiers have been transferred away to suppress the rebellion, scattered robbers and thieves have emerged for a while, harassing these villagers and making it difficult for them to make a living.

Among them, many of them have participated in the construction of pavilions and pavilions on this Wudang Mountain, so they know that there is such a "hidden master" as Meng Xiuyuan living on the mountain.

So after discussion, I came up with the idea of hiding on this mountain for a while, and using Meng Xiuyuan to deter those robbers and thieves, so as to live a stable life.

"Childe, don't worry, we will be far away from your beautiful houses, and we will never dare to disturb you.

Next year, when we have cleared the fields and harvested the crops in the mountains, we will definitely pay you rent......"

Afraid that Meng Xiuyuan would not agree, the old village chief who took the lead assured Meng Xiuyuan in advance.

Meng Xiuyuan shook his head when he heard this, and immediately said:

"This mountain is not mine, so I can say that I have to pay rent.

If you wish, stay in peace. ”

Immediately, he asked Chen Laohan to find a way to settle more than ten families in this line.

Originally, Meng Xiuyuan felt that he happened to have a few pavilions that had been empty, and they could be used to settle down for these villagers.

Unexpectedly, after hearing his words, the villagers did not dare to shout, and they did not want to live in it no matter how much they spoke, but prepared their own things and set up thatched huts one after another.

Seeing this, Meng Xiuyuan couldn't persuade him anymore, so he could only use the reason of "convenient mutual care" to let them build the thatched hut closer to him. The villagers were frightened by the thieves and bandits at the bottom of the mountain, and they were all willing, so they lived around the pavilions.

After that, in the next month, five or six waves of villagers came up the mountain and asked Meng Xiuyuan for protection. Like the first batch, they were all hired by Lu Miaozi back then, so they knew that there were masters on Wudang Mountain who could resist danger.

Seeing this, Meng Xiu was unwilling to refuse, and settled them all one after another.

By this time, there were more than 100 people living on Wudang Mountain, and these villagers seemed to have made up their minds to live in the mountains for a long time and avoid disasters, and they had cultivated farmland on the gentle slopes of the mountains.

For a while, it was quite lively.

Fortunately, these villagers respect Meng Xiuyuan, and they are managed by the original village chief on weekdays, so Meng Xiuyuan is not disturbed too much.

In the following two months, as these villagers said, several groups of robbers who sought to kill their lives followed the trail and went up the mountain, all in order to rob the villagers' grain and even arrest them and sell them for money.

The number of them is so huge that it adds up to more than these villagers.

However, there were no masters among them, and they were simply sent away by Meng Xiuyuan.

After such a long time, Meng Xiuyuan couldn't help but feel a little irritable in his heart.

Of course, he didn't feel that these villagers were in the way, but he could clearly feel that the world was clearly about to enter a catastrophe.

Swords and soldiers are everywhere, people are killed, and everything is in front of you.

According to Meng Xiuyuan's character, he wanted to do something. It's just that compared with the previous two lives, he is not very familiar with the situation in this world, and he doesn't know where to start, but he also has some problems in his own development, and he doesn't know if he can gain a foothold among the top masters in this world.

At this time, Meng Xiuyuan had to take care of the situation for the time being, selected a few honest and simple young people from these villagers, and simply taught some martial arts.

They have no other thoughts, only hope that they will not be there in the future, and they can protect themselves strongly.

These days have passed for several months, and on this day, Meng Xiuyuan finally waited for the news he had been waiting for for a long time.

A mysterious man with a tall figure and a veil scarf suddenly ascended Wudang Mountain and found him.

"Are you Meng Gongzi?" The man's voice was so low that he couldn't hear men and women.

"Exactly."

"Senior Lu asked me to look for the "Recipe for Longevity", and I have a whereabouts at this moment.

It just so happened that I was passing by here, so I came to bring a message, and I also stopped by to meet you, a young hero who has been praised a lot by the old Lu seniors......"

As he spoke, the mysterious man first glanced at Meng Xiuyuan lightly, and then his eyes were attracted by the strange combination of pavilions and thatched houses on the mountain.

Meng Xiuyuan also looked at the mysterious person in front of him who did not want to reveal his identity, and only felt that his temperament was quite elegant, but with an incomprehensible sense of detachment, he couldn't see the details at all.

Obviously, he is a master who has entered the innate and strong spiritual realm.

"It's hard work, but I don't know what to call Your Excellency?"

Meng Xiuyuan looked at the other party and asked tentatively.

When the man heard this, he slowly spoke:

"The name is just a man-made mark, so Meng Gongzi will call me Qin Chuan."

(End of chapter)