Chapter 38 Nine Lotus Peak will meet again

I haven't seen him for a few days, Lou Yue misses Wang Jie very much, and she came to Guiyifang to find him again this day.

Wang Pu was a little embarrassed, so he lied that Wang Jie had been busy with business recently and hadn't been home for several days.

Lou Yue was a little disappointed when she heard this, but she was not in a hurry to leave, she helped Wang Xun clean up the house before she finished cooking.

Wang Jie's mother looked at Lou Yue's distant back and said happily: "This girl is good, she is diligent and understanding, just like her own daughter." ”

Wang Pu asked, do you like it?

"Well," the Queen Mother nodded, her eyebrows furrowed, "Well, I don't know what Wang Ji thinks......"

"He, it's his blessing to be able to marry Yue'er!" The royal father sighed.

Because his daughter was out, Lou Quan was doing business in the pharmacy alone. Due to the sudden increase in customers, he couldn't cope with it for a while, and he was a little scrambling.

Suddenly, a strong man in a gray hat and a soap coat walked in and scanned the room.

It turned out that this person was Mi Hong, and he came to find the two lost official seals on the order of Yuan Chong.

Mi Hong caught a glimpse of the cowhide package on the cabinet shelf, and hurriedly picked it up and looked at it. He lowered his voice at Lou Quan and asked, "Shopkeeper, what about the contents of this package?" ”

Lou Quan was busy with the business at hand, so he said angrily and threw it away.

"Where?"

"Isn't it just two broken stones...... Thrown into the backyard. Lou Quan was impatient and replied.

"Shopkeeper, please look for it." Mi Hong pleaded.

"Who are you? Didn't see I'm busy! Lou Quan glanced at him.

Mi Hong said that he was the owner of the package.

"You ......" Lou Quan threw away the customer and stepped forward to look at him carefully, "Since the guest officer is the owner, where did the official seal come from?" ”

Mi Hong was stunned after hearing this, and didn't know how to answer.

"Make it clear, I'll look for it again!" Lou Quan shouted.

Seeing that the people in the pharmacy were afraid of revealing flaws, Mi Hong arched his hand and said, "Please, put the things first, and then take them when my master comes." ”

Mi Hong said that Bi was stupid and left.

After the housekeeper Ni Sui returned from the Hedong Gang Wharf, he hurriedly reported to Chu Qing: According to Yuan Chong's prediction, if the road is smooth, the batch of good horses and placer gold will arrive in Gyeonggi in the near future.

Chu Qing nodded with satisfaction after hearing this.

Ni Sui was not in a hurry to leave, saying that he also inquired about one thing: he heard that the gang had accidentally lost two official seals, and Yuan Chong was very angry about this, and gave the person in charge to Shen He......

"This Yuan Chong is really reckless, I have to reprimand him when I turn around." Chu Qing looked angry, sat quietly for a while before relieving himself, and ordered Ni Sui to prepare more jade to use when he went to the Nine Lotus Peak.

Because Chu Qing was in too much of a hurry, Ni Sui hurriedly went to the warehouse, selected some exquisite jade from the Xiuyu sent by Yuyang, and filled a full box.

After the jade was prepared, Chu Qing immediately took Ni Sui and the others out of the villa and went straight to Nine Lotus Peak.

This time, because of the secret help of Tu Kun in the prison, Zixu Zhenren made an exception to receive him.

When he arrived at the Crane Pavilion, Chu Qing gave a deep salute and said, "Late birthday celebration, come to meet the real person." ”

Ni then presented the gift box and said with a smile: "These jades, please also ask real people to laugh." ”

Without waiting for Zixu Zhenren to speak, Tu Kun hurriedly took the gift box and put it on the desk, and opened it carefully.

Zixu Zhenren glanced at the gift box, stroked the silver beard, and said, "Childe has worked tirelessly to visit twice, I don't know what happened?" ”

"Forgive me for being presumptuous and want to invite a real person out of the mountain."

"Out of the mountain," Zixu smiled slightly, "The poor old body, how can you talk about going out of the mountain?" ”

"The real person smiled," Chu Qing said respectfully, "I grew up in Yuyang since I was a child, and I was invaded by the Turks and Khitans, and the people were miserable; And the real person has been on the border for many years and his prestige is still there, if he can go down the mountain to save the people from fire and water, it is really a blessing for the community. ”

"The poor road has been hidden in the rivers and lakes for many years, and the Tao has been carefully studied, and it has long been unheard of the world."

Chu Qing hurriedly said: "The real person is too humble. Even if you take a trip from the border to the border, it can be regarded as a great merit! ”

"Heaven and earth have a fate, and the Tao is natural," Zixu straightened up, "I have made up my mind, you don't have to persuade me anymore." Come, send off. ”

Chu Qing felt very embarrassed and stood motionless.

"These jades, please bring them back as they are." Zixu said.

"This ...... Don't real people like jade? Chu Qing asked timidly.

"That's right, Poor Dao loves jade, but he only loves those Hetian ancient jades," Zi Xu looked indifferent, "As for these jasperes, Poor Dao doesn't have the slightest interest. ”

Chu Qing was dumbfounded when he heard this, and he was speechless for a while.

"Childe, please bring it back," Tu Kun glanced at Chu Qing and returned the gift to Ni Sui.

"Okay, I'm going to take my leave." Chu Qinggan smiled, saluted Zixu, and turned to leave Yuhuaguan.

Out of the Taoist temple, Chu Qing was very sad in his heart, and he had no spirit at all when he rode on a horse.

Halfway up the mountain, an eagle suddenly swept through the air and swooped down on his mount. Frightened, the horse spread its hooves and galloped down the rugged mountain road.

Chu Qing hurriedly tightened the reins of the horse, but he couldn't restrain it for a while; Seeing a steep bend a hundred paces ahead, he broke out in a cold sweat.

At this time, Li Yunhan took Wu Qi to a steep bend, and suddenly saw a ride from the mountain, and suddenly felt that the situation was not good, so he shouted loudly: "Quick, let go of the stirrups!" ”

Chu Qing immediately sobered up when he heard this, and hurriedly separated his feet from the stirrups.

In the blink of an eye, the horse rushed to a steep bend. Wu Qi jumped and dragged Chu Qing off his mount.

The horse rushed straight down and fell into the ravine in an instant.

Chu Qing stood up and gasped for a while before he came to his senses, and thanked Li Yunhan and Wu Qi.

Chu Qing said that his name was Qingyi, and he went to Beijing from Yuyang to do some silk and tea business; This time into the mountain is to play in Yuhua Temple.

During the conversation, when he learned that Zixu Zhenren was Li Yunhan's master, he couldn't help but have an extra heart, and secretly left the servant Ah Kuai to keep an eye on him.

Li Yunhan arrived at Yuhuaguan and wanted to meet Zixu Zhenren. However, Daotong Erqiu refused on the grounds that there was no prior agreement.

Li Yunhan took off the jade pendant and asked Er Qiu to take it and report it.

Seeing that he was sincere, Erqiu walked away with an attitude of trying it out.

After a while, Tu Kun of the prison came to Guanwai and took Li Yunhan and Wu Qi to the Crane Pavilion.

Li Yunhan hurriedly stepped forward to pay homage to the master, but Zixu was very cold and said, "It's been more than ten years, if I hadn't seen this pendant, I would have really forgotten about it." ”

"A teacher for one day, a father for life. Over the years, the disciples have not missed their mentor all the time. Li Yunhan replied cautiously.

"So, why did you come to see me today?"

"It's a long story. Three years ago, my father died suddenly, and my disciple kept filial piety at home. After the disciple finished his filial piety, he went to Beijing to see his senior sister, and he knew the whereabouts of the master. ”

Zixu Zhenren was silent for a moment, returned the jade pendant, and said that if there was nothing else, he could go down the mountain.

Zixu Zhenren turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Li Yunhan; He turned around and asked Li Yunhan what else was going on?

"On that day more than ten years ago, why did Master suddenly leave Qingcheng Mountain?" Li Yunhan asked.

"Oh, that's what happened;" Zi Xu stared at him for a while, closed his eyes slightly, and said slowly, "Those young people on the mountain of Qingcheng Buddha and Dao factions are constantly fighting for houses and land, and there are many casualties, and the government can't do anything. The teacher went to mediate according to the order: 'Guan returned to the Taoist house, the temple was based on the old place outside the mountain, and the land was half each', so the grievances between the two parties for decades were settled. Weishi originally planned to stay longer, but unexpectedly received the news that his brother was critically ill, so he had to leave in a hurry. ”

"Oh, I see;" Li Yunhan paused, "Disciple asks again, why does Master travel all over the world with Senior Sister Xiaoying?" ”

"This," Zixu pondered for a moment, "I'd better wait for her to tell you later." ”

"Then, Senior Sister Xiaoying's message is also the master's intention?"

"Well," Zixu Zhenren twisted his long beard and smiled slightly, "There are immortals who have dreamed for three days in a row, saying that I have a fate with a person who wears a fish dragon jade pendant in my life." ”

Li Yunhan realized something after hearing this, took off the jade pendant again, held it and said: "This pendant has been passed down by the ancestors for more than 100 years, and it is a symbol of the bloodline of my Li clan. Before my father died, he repeatedly told me to treat this pendant kindly, and not to show it to others lightly......"

Before Li Yunhan could finish speaking, Zixu interrupted him: "Then why do you tie it around your waist and swagger in the city?" ”

"In order to recognize the ancestors and return to the ancestors; If you meet a master who knows this, you may be able to solve the mystery of my family background. ”

Zixu nodded slightly after hearing this, took the jade pendant and looked at it carefully for a while, his eyebrows furrowed, and said, "There is a snake-shaped blood stain behind this jade, ominous." ”

"Oh?" Li Yunhan's heart was shocked.

"However, fortunately, after years of washing and grinding, its bad luck has faded, so you don't have to worry too much." Zixu said and returned the jade pendant to him.

Li Yunhan put away the jade pendant and said that he wanted to stay and accompany the master more.

Zixu Zhenren stared at him for a while, then turned his gaze to the peaks; After a long time, he turned around and said, "Okay. Although Ying'er entered the door, she was still greedy for red dust. As a teacher, he is old, and he can only hope for you. ”

On that day, Li Yunhan and Wu Qi stayed in Yuhua Temple and stayed in a simple side room in the temple.

After staying on the mountain for several days, he didn't see Zixu's real face, and Li Yunhan felt quite uneasy about this. Sometimes he went to the hall to listen to the preaching of the laymen, and sometimes he took Wu Qi to wander among the peaks and valleys to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the mountains and forests.

In the early morning of this day, Li Yunhan got up early as usual and accompanied Wu Qi to practice swords in the courtyard, when suddenly Zixu Zhenren arrived with Tu Kun and said loudly to him: "After a few days of rest, you can go down the mountain." ”

"Master, why is that?" Li Yunhan asked.

Zixu held his long beard in his hand and said, "Since you went up the mountain, Taoism and swordsmanship have improved; However, because your fate in this world is too heavy, you still need to go to the world. ”

Li Yunhan hesitated and said, "The disciple doesn't want to leave!" ”

"The world has its own fixed number," Zixu smiled, "If you want to be a teacher in the future, you can go up the mountain to find it." ”

Zixu said that Tu Kun took a package and said that it was a coil for him.

Li Yunhan took the package and weighed it, feeling very heavy; He opened the package, and inside was a pile of broken gold and silver nuggets.

"Master, this entanglement is too heavy;" Li Yunhan put down the package as he spoke, bowed his head and bowed again, "The disciple has taken his leave!" ”

Li Yunhan said that he took Wu Qitou and left without looking back.

Zixu stared at the distant backs of the two of them, and stood for a long time, until the distant shadow disappeared into a faint mist.