On a loess road west of Danjiangkou, a donkey cart is rickety, walking slowly and leisurely.

A white-haired old man in the car, holding the reins in one hand and a wine jug in the other, was drinking early in the morning.

Wine is the finger twisting soft that he suddenly liked, this kind of sour, bitter, and a little heartburn bad wine, drinking a life with ups and downs, and a bitter aftertaste.

Since the old man understood the four Zen words left on the Wangjiang Tower, this finger wrapping has a taste, and he can't stop, people live for a lifetime, there are only two things that can't be put down, and they love to drink famously. Even with his hair full, the old man was still shocked by the philosophy in the Zen language.

At this moment, he was already slightly drunk.

Drinking on an empty stomach is a taboo, but the old man has lived for more than 100 years, and life and death have long been downplayed.

The stubborn donkey was not honest for a moment, leaving the flat and spacious avenue not to go, and picking potholes to block the road, which made the little girl sitting in the car angry, and scolded in her immature voice without majesty: "Old man Zou, can you drive well and kill your aunt and grandmother."

The old man smiled and said: "Xiaoyao, as the saying goes, the road is uneven, everyone steps on it, this road will be smooth if you go too much, if everyone wants to take a good road, we won't talk about crowding, if you blindly follow others to take the big road, it is easy to lose your direction."

The little girl sneered: "You have a fart direction, your current direction is which way your head falls", the girl put the burden under her buttocks, cushioned the bumps from the car board, sat down and continued: "You said that you have been enlightened for a hundred years, and you still can't understand the way of heaven, and you are really stupid."

The old man laughed and said with a smile: "I'm not like you, I am born with a seven-trick exquisite heart, and it is already the limit to be able to have today's achievements, and I don't expect to be able to break through the way of heaven and be content and happy!" ”

"Bullshit, it's not because it's lazy" The little girl twisted her buttocks, found a suitable position to sit down, and continued: "Look at the current humanity, except for Li Boyang, who is quite diligent, the rest are either thinking about fame and fortune, or calculating, and finally came out of a genius, but he is also a guy who does not seek to improve, he is not good at cultivating, and he went to Wudang Mountain, no wonder the current humanity has plummeted, and no one has been able to enter the gate of heaven for hundreds of years."

"I told you that I don't understand, people are humane, immortals have fairy ways, demons have demon ways, demons have demon ways, why do you have to abandon the six desires and seven feelings, and go through a lot of hardships to be immortals, immortals are so good? Not necessarily! The old man didn't particularly agree with the little girl's radical words.

"Okay, okay, don't say anything else, just say that those disciples and grandchildren in your Wudang Mountain, full of male thieves and female prostitutes, even if they are humane, I'm afraid they haven't understood it, right? What kind of heavenly way are you still asking for there, if your ancestor knows about this, you won't be angry? ”

The old man suddenly stopped the donkey cart, looked back at the little girl, and said with an awe-inspiring face: "Xiaoyao, are you blaming the old man for not being strict with the disciples?" ”

"I didn't say it's your fault, but Ye Guangji worked hard to lay down the seven-star sword formation and introduce the aura of heaven and earth into Wudang, in order to humane a few more saints who really think about the well-being of the common people? But in the hundreds of years since then, has there been a person who has done it? The little girl was domineering and unrelenting, and continued: "On the other hand, the demon path that was beaten by Ye Guangji back then, was shameful and courageous, and devoted himself to cultivation, and there have been many rising stars in recent years, aren't you ashamed of humanity?" ”

The old man lowered his head in shame, thought for a moment, and sighed: "The luck of the world, how can it be that a sword formation can really change, the time and place are favorable, all of them are indispensable, no matter how prosperous the luck is, no one can really break it, it is also in vain, to say that the seven-star sword array can lead some qi into Wudang, I agree, to say that the aura of heaven and earth is introduced into Wudang, it is an exaggeration, and the cultivation does not depend on luck, the most important thing is understanding, you are also a cultivator, you can't really see it, right?" ”

The little girl retorted: "Even if it's not all the heaven and earth aura, isn't that part of it that no one can refine?" It's better to scatter them all, maybe it can change the fate of some people on the Spring and Autumn Continent, and it can be regarded as living up to Ye Guangji's hard work."

The old man was noncommittal and drove back on the road.

Neither of them spoke, and the little girl simply lay down in the car, staring at the blue sky with a pair of bright eyes, not knowing what to think.

Suddenly, there was the sound of horses' hooves behind him.

After a while, two riders galloped past, kicking up a puff of dust.

The little girl saw the black-robed man on the back of a jet-black god horse on her side face, and she didn't remember where she had seen it for a while, so she frowned and muttered, "This person looks familiar." ”

"Isn't it the one who made trouble in Wangjiang Tower yesterday afternoon, looking at the clothes should be a child of a family with status, maybe he is still a son," the old man said lightly.

"Come to think of it, I saw him leave in a panic when I bought sugar gourds yesterday, but how did you know that he would be a son?" The little girl didn't know much about the world, but she was very curious.

Fang Cai's unpleasantness dissipated, and the old man pulled the stubborn donkey who walked to the side of the road back to the right path, and said calmly: "There are two points, one is his dress, which is the typical clothing of a family son, and the priceless jade pendant on his waist. The second is the gray-robed man who followed him, at first glance, he was a thoughtful and resourceful person, he looked at us like two chess pieces, such a person is extremely ambitious, it is impossible to commit to ordinary people."

The little girl was not good at observing words and feelings, so she didn't see any difference between the people who passed by, and she looked no different from those ordinary people in Danjiangkou, and said suspiciously: "Why didn't I see it?" ”

If you can see that it has been repaid, I am afraid that this world has long been chaotic, the old man muttered in his heart, but he didn't say anything, took a sip of wine, threw a stiff rope on the donkey's buttocks, and the donkey's buttocks were in pain, and he quickened his pace, and the donkey cart was a lot faster.

The little girl crossed Erlang's legs and asked, "Where are you going next?" ”

"Go to Nanhua Mountain to visit the celestial man who has soared to 90,000 miles, I have admired it for a long time, but I have never had the opportunity to see it, and I have no regrets if I can see it before I die" The old man poured another sip of wine and said lightly.

"Then I'm afraid you're going to go empty this time, he's not in Nanhua Mountain," the little girl gloated.

The donkey cart was stopped again, and the old man turned his head to look at the little girl lying on the cart for some reason, looking at Erlang's legs, and said, "Have you seen him?" Where is he? ”

"Isn't it in Wudang Mountain......."

"Wudang Mountain?" The old man's eyes widened in disbelief, and he suddenly said sharply, "Why didn't you say it earlier?" ”

The little girl didn't care, still shaking Erlang's legs casually, and said lightly: "You didn't ask me either!" Besides, when did you take my words seriously? If you listen carefully to me, you will know that I have told you where he is."

"When did you say that?" The old man couldn't remember when this little girl mentioned the celestial man in Nanhua Mountain.

"Just before I met the two people just now, I said that there was a guy who didn't want to be motivated and went to Wudang Mountain, but you didn't hear it, so it's no wonder to me."

The old man remembered this, but how did he know that this little girl was talking about the person he was going to visit, and he was speechless.

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Wu Tianzhu Peak, Yuxu Palace.

The young man in white stood under the eaves of the porch outside the palace gate, frowning. The green-shirted Confucian couldn't count on it, and he wasted the Yin-Yang Stone in vain, and now he can only rely on himself.

He had been thinking about it all morning, and he hadn't come up with a rhetoric yet. Originally, I thought that the Seven Star Sword was about to be captured, but when the Qingyi Confucian said that, it was indeed a little inappropriate to use other people's mistakes to achieve his own goals, and he had no idea for a while. But if you borrow it openly, people will definitely not borrow it, after all, this seven-star sword is the foundation of Wudang.

Liu Ruoxu stood in the hall, looked at the white-clothed young man outside the hall for a long time, didn't know what he was thinking, walked back and forth outside the hall gate, he walked out, bowed down and said, "Sir, is there anything wrong with you?" ”

The young man in white raised his head, smiled awkwardly, and said, "Ah, that, it's nothing, by the way, when will your master come back?" ”

"I don't know about this, I heard that Senior Brother Zhang has woken up, they should have something to ask Senior Brother Zhang to understand, and they should come back when it is over, or you go back to rest first, and I will come to you when Master comes back" Liu Ruoxu said respectfully.

"It's okay, I'll wait here for a while, you're busy, don't worry about me" The young man in white smiled.

Liu Ruoxu opened his mouth, and wanted to say something, but when he saw the serious expression of the young man in white, he had no choice but to give up and turn around and walk into the Jade Void Palace.

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The main hall of Daming Peak.

The Seven Peaks Star Lord sat upright with a solemn expression.

Zhang Ruolin is as calm and calm as ever. This rock-solid, unfazed personality comes from his father.

That Guigu master, even at home, did not forget to plan the world's major events on the chessboard, and the entire Zhang Mansion seemed to be hiding secrets even if it was a tree. The people who come and go in the palace are also very powerful and unfathomable, they regard the Spring and Autumn Continent as a game of chess, and every move is extremely calculating, calm, not smiling, and always and everywhere to see through it without saying anything.

Zhang Ruolin grew up in such an environment, no matter how turbulent it was outside, he always remained calm inside.

All the people in the Zhang Mansion have been rigorously selected, and the most basic training is to see and describe the expressions of people ten steps away in the pouring rain. This kind of rigorous training is to make people forget all irrelevant things, and to see and listen to the voice of the heart.

The most rigorous training is to kill a living person without showing any mood swings.

This is also the criterion for selecting people in the Ghost Valley, and all the disciples who come out of the Ghost Valley have this ability.

The reason why Zhang Ruolin left Zhang's mansion and chose Wudang was to escape from such an impersonal life, but the evil that was instilled into his consciousness has always been a nightmare that he can't get rid of.

Ten years ago, I saw in an ancient book that the Wudang Huangting Sutra could purify evil spirits, so I worshiped Wudang and tried to learn the Wudang Huangting Sutra and purify the evil thoughts in my heart.

"Ruolin! You can just say it boldly, it is not our job to testify for the teacher, and we don't need to be afraid, Wudang will never wronged a good person" Zhang Xuandao narrowed his slender eyes and said gently.

"Master, uncle, uncle, disciple really doesn't know what's going on, suddenly my consciousness was controlled, I don't remember anything" Zhang Ruolin didn't have any uneasiness on his face, and he was as calm as a pool of autumn water when he spoke.

Zhang Xuandao narrowed his eyes, the smile on his face was undisguised, he was more willing to believe his disciple than those unwarranted guesses.

I asked for a long time, but I found nothing.

Que Guanzi looked at Zhang Ruolin's expression that was neither humble nor arrogant, and thought that this kid might really not know, since he insisted that he was innocent, there would be no result if he asked any more, so he got up and prepared to leave.

"Senior brother, there is no basis for what he says, we can't believe him just based on his words, it's a matter of Wudang's safety, we can't just leave it at that" Qiao Xuanlou hurriedly said when he saw that Que Guanzi was about to leave.

"Senior Brother Qiao, what do you mean by that? Do you even doubt me? Zhang Xuandao stood up abruptly and asked extremely unhappily.

"Don't dare, it's just that you said that Wudang will not wronged a good person, and will never let a bad person go. Before this matter is investigated, I have no reason not to doubt it" Qiao Xuanlou argued with reason, not afraid at all.

Zhang Xuandao had blue tendons on his forehead, blowing his nose and glaring, but he didn't dare to refute, and asked with a little weakness: "What else do you want?" Still want to do it? ”

Qiao Xuanlou laughed it and said: "If you don't lie, you will know if you try it, so for him, for you, or for the whole Wudang, there is only good and no harm."

Qiao Xuanlou was injected into Huang Ting's true qi by Liu Ruoxu, and the anger in his body was purified, although he occasionally had the urge to do it, but he could restrain it. understood that Zhang Xuandao deliberately provoked himself, and then wanted to muddy the water by fighting with his hands, and finally the matter about Zhang Ruolin could be stopped. In the past, he may not care about 3721 and directly use force to convince others, but now he has learned to convince people with reason.

Li Xuanyu glanced at Qiao Xuanlou with an approving smile on his face. Although she didn't know how this junior brother had suddenly become gentle, it was something to be happy about.

Although Zhang Xuandao was not convinced, he also believed that Qiao Xuanlou was taking revenge for personal gain, but there was no reason to refute it, after all, he used the entire Wudang as a shield, and even if he had a sharp spear, he would not dare to try to pierce it easily.

"Senior Brother Qiao, what can you do?" Crane asked.

"Use the jade mirror, the jade mirror has the spiritual sense of heaven and earth, can distinguish between good and evil in the world, and naturally can also distinguish whether what Senior Nephew Zhang said is true or false" Qiao Xuanlou said his own method, and then looked at Zhang Ruolin and said: "Senior Nephew Zhang, I am not right about things and people, don't think that Uncle Zhang is deliberately targeting you!" ”

"Uncle Qiao, I am willing to accept the jade mirror to discern, I know that you are for Wudang, and it is too late for the disciple to admire, how dare you say that the uncle is not, and besides, you are also for the good of the disciple, I am too late to be happy!" Zhang Ruolin is still calm and calm.

Qiao Xuanlou patted Zhang Ruolin on the shoulder, pointed at Sang and scolded Huai and said: "Some people have lived a lot of age, and they are not as good as a junior to understand things."

Zhang Xuandao gritted his teeth angrily, but it was not easy to attack, he glared at Qiao Xuanlou, who was half a step taller than him, viciously, turned his back and stopped talking.

Seeing that the parties had agreed, Que Guanzi said, "Then do as Senior Brother Qiao said, let's go back to Tianzhu Peak and ask Yujing to argue, so that everyone can rest assured."

Except for Zhang Xuandao, who turned around and didn't speak because he was angry, everyone else agreed.