Between the pavilions with carved beams, the voices of people are boiling, and the plans are staggered.

At a square table in the corner, Huang Muqing picked up the dishes in front of him with a jade chopstick and stuffed them into his mouth, and asked vaguely: "Ming Hong, there are so many people in this city, especially as I expected before, do you know why so many people came?" You don't have to go to the sect trial, right? ”

Bai Minghong picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said leisurely: "To attract so many junior monks to gather here, except for the trial of entering the sect, I am afraid that there is nothing else that can be done to such a point." ”

"Haven't the cultivation seeds of the world been selected in this world, how can there be so many people here."

Bai Minghong put down the teacup, his eyes moved slightly, and said: "Look at the table over there, the rest of the people are very respectful to the prince on the north side, and they should be domestic servants, so on this table, only the son and brother should go to participate in the trial, and the rest are all people who serve with them." ”

Huang Muqing looked at Bai Minghong, and sure enough, he saw a young man dressed luxuriously and with a pair of red phoenix eyes who was drinking and having fun surrounded by everyone beside him.

The young man seemed to have sensed something, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Bai Minghong's side, his eyes first stayed on Huang Muqing's body for a moment, and then he crossed Huang Muqing and Bai Minghong to look at each other.

After a few breaths, the young man raised the wine bottle in his hand and said to Bai Minghong: "Dongsang Zhenzhou Fan in late autumn, a glass to Taoist friends." ”

Bai Minghong took a wine bottle from in front of Huang Muqing, raised his hand to Fan Wanqiu, and saluted: "Xiruo Xunzhou Bai Minghong, thank you." With that, he raised his head and drank all the wine in the bottle.

After a drink, the two of them each turned their eyes back to their own tables, and a servant beside Fan Wanqiu asked carefully: "Qiu Langjun, where does this person come from?" ”

"I don't know, but the magic robe on this person's body is not an ordinary thing, you wait and write it down, don't provoke this person easily."

Hearing this, the left and right should respond and say yes.

"Ming Hong, where does this person come from, his divine sense is very sharp and abnormal."

"If this person didn't fabricate his identity, he should be a member of the Dongsang Fan family." Seeing Huang Muqing's puzzled face, Bai Minghong added: "The strength of the Dongsang Fan family is a little stronger than your creditor. ”

"Creditors? You... Hmph, I don't care about you. Huang Muqing viciously ate a few bites of the dish, and then asked, "Does a person from a famous family like him also need to participate in this kind of trial?" ”

"There are two reasons why such people come to the trial: first, the person of the lineage is arrogant and unwilling to exercise his privileges, so he voluntarily participates in the trial; Second, it is the person who has no privileges and insufficient qualifications, so he can only find his own way. ”

Huang Muqing was puzzled again: "That's the case, it will only multiply the number of people, but there are far more than so many people in this city." ”

Bai Minghong took a sip of spiritual tea and continued: "Except for these two types of people, the rest of the people are people who are not gifted, but they are not willing to work all their lives, so they have a way out, and this kind of people are the most numerous. ”

"It is so, but shouldn't they have their own duties, so how can they be free to come here?"

Hearing this question, Bai Minghong's expression stiffened slightly, and he sighed and said: "Before they came here, they had already signed the deed, and if they could worship the door wall, it would be fine." But if the search for the path fails, then after returning can only be at the mercy of others, or put to death, or punished to sit in the lowest office, according to the superiors, the path of cultivation is natural selection, and such people do not measure themselves, then this should be the end. ”

"Why is this, what is the fault of the heart of the Great Dao, how can you treat it like this."

"yes, why not."

Half an hour later, the two of them walked out of the Tianwai Building.

Seeing that Huang Muqing seemed to be still depressed by the previous conversation, Bai Minghong said, "Muqing, do you want to go out of the city with me?" ”

Outside the city, the wilderness and valley gradually meet, and the trees and vegetation are layered on top of each other, and the towering giant trees and twisting vines are entangled into a green continent.

Huang Muqing followed Bai Minghong to a high hill, there was nothing else on the hill, only a towering ancient tree that entered the clouds and connected to the dome, and the canopy was like an umbrella.

"I know that you are resentful, there are many injustices and injustices in this world, but you and I are too small now, and it will not benefit us to worry about this matter, but only to increase our troubles." Bai Minghong stood in front of the ancient tree, looked at the stars in the sky, and said slowly.

Huang Muqing slowly walked to the root of the ancient tree, sat on the ground with his arms folded and his knees, and muttered: "Natural selection, survival of the fittest, I have heard enough of such words." When I was at home, my father was talking about it, so I ran out, and I didn't know that it was the same here. Ming Hong, can't you build the avenue if you don't persecute others? Why do they always have to kill and oppress to solve everything? Why can't we try something else? ”

Listening to Huang Muqing's tired voice, Bai Minghong felt depressed for no reason, and said with a long sigh of relief: "Muqing, there is nothing wrong with fighting for yourself, the people in the world are just taking the simplest way, but this kind of functional system is indeed corrupt and unreasonable, such a system, exploitative and unreasonable, poisoning the world, if you want to explore the second way you said, then you must first subvert such a bad government." ”

Huang Muqing raised his head, looked at Bai Minghong, and said, "Then what should I do?" ”

"Look at this little bit of starlight, there is no rule to follow, scattered at will, and then after the bright moon rises, it seems that the entire starry sky has a direction." As he spoke, Bai Minghong turned around, looked at Huang Muqing's clear eyes, and said, "What you and I can do is to become that bright moon and lead the starry sky to tear through this inky night." ”

Huang Muqing's eyes flickered, and he asked, "What if this bright moon goes out one day?" ”

Bai Minghong was stunned for a moment, then smiled, and said loudly: "The spark of the stars can still burn the prairies, not to mention this star, if one day the whole sky is starry, then why not be afraid of losing that bright moon." ”

Huang Muqing's sleeves swept imperceptibly over the corners of his eyes, and he chuckled: "Hehe, I'm really not ashamed, little Tongmai Realm cultivator, what are you talking about the bright moon and the sun." ”

Bai Minghong knew that Huang Muqing had temporarily let go of his knot, so he flicked his sleeves and turned around, and said with a smile: "Let's enjoy the moon together." ”

Huang Muqing snorted lightly, and his eyes quietly looked at Bai Minghong's back.

A little starlight shimmered, like the first rain of early spring, falling between young men and women, illuminating this small hill.

Following.

On the wide street, Huang Muqing and Bai Minghong walked forward one after the other.

"I blame you for taking me to see some stars last night, now it's okay, give that inn so many spirit stones for nothing."

Bai Minghong smiled at the corner of his mouth, and he didn't argue, but just followed behind Huang Muqing slowly.

Last night, the two of them returned to the city from the high hill, but they were told that there was a curfew and that they could only enter and exit the city gates.

As a last resort, the two of them had to find a no-man's place to set up a formation to enter the meditation and practice separately, and they did not enter the city until dawn.

Bai Minghong smiled bitterly and said: "Mu Qing, after talking for so long, it's time to be hungry, come with me to have breakfast." ”

"Hmph, I want to eat pine nut lily cake."

"Listen to me."

After agreeing, the two came to a small teahouse side by side, and sat down in a no-man's corner.

"Two guest officers, what to eat?"

Bai Minghong turned his head to look at Huang Muqing, who understood and said: "First serve two plates of pine nut lily cake, well, and then bring him a pot of Xijing Ling tea, it's annoying the second brother." ”

"This guest officer is polite." As soon as Xiao Er bowed, he turned around and went to the back kitchen: "Two plates of pine nut lily crisp, a pot of Xijing Ling tea~"

After a while, Xiao Er finished everything he had ordered before, and the two chatted and passed the pastries in front of them.

"This guest officer, the pine nut lily cake in the small shop has been sold out, and I am afraid that the next batch of cakes will have to wait for an hour."

"How can this be, won't you have more in this teahouse?"

"Don't be angry, it's not that the small shop hasn't prepared much, but it's actually that there have been more and more Taoist masters from all over the world recently, which is beyond what the small shop thinks."

Hearing the sound of arguments, Bai Minghong and Huang Muqing followed the prestige, only to see a young Taoist wearing a scarf, wearing a moon-white robe, with a slightly round face, and a rather kind-faced Taoist who was in a hurry to argue with Xiao Er.

"You see, if you hadn't eaten so much alone, how could that fellow Taoist be entangled with Xiao Er here over a plate of cakes." Bai Minghong retracted his gaze and looked at Huang Muqing and said teasingly.

Huang Muqing turned his head, picked up a piece of shortbread and threw it at Bai Minghong, saying, "Just talk too much." ”

Bai Minghong raised his hand to catch the shortbread and put it back on the plate with a smile.

Huang Muqing beckoned to the Taoist and said, "That Taoist friend, I still have a lot of pine nut lily cakes here, if the Taoist friend doesn't dislike it, you can come and sit with the two of me." ”

The man was slightly stunned, followed the prestige, and saw a woman waving to his house, and the young man on the opposite side also raised the tea cup and looked at him with a smile.

The Taoist came to his senses, sent Xiao Er, and walked to Bai Minghong's table, and when he walked to the near side, he solemnly made a joke and said: "Xichen Genzhou, Chen Jiuyang, I have seen two Taoist friends. ”

Bai Minghong got up and saluted back, and said, "Xiruo Xunzhou, Bai Minghong, I have seen Taoist friends." ”

Huang Muqing also got up and said, "Xiruo Xunzhou, Huang Muqing, fellow Daoists, please sit down." ”

The three of them sat down separately, and Chen Jiuyang spoke first: "I just let the two Taoist friends laugh, there is nothing else in the life of the poor Dao, and he loves to eat some pastries and snacks." When I first arrived in Dongyao Lizhou, I wanted to taste the famous pine nut lily cake in Bazhou, so I made such a joke in a hurry. ”

Huang Muqing covered his mouth and chuckled lightly when he heard this, Bai Minghong also smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said: "It's okay, everyone in the world has their own attachments, but it is the natural nature of Taoist friends, which is really the envy of life." ”

Chen Jiuyang arched his hand and said with a wry smile: "Daoist friends praise it." ”

"Chen Daoyou, if you don't dislike the remaining pine nut lily cake on this plate, please feel free." Huang Muqing stopped laughing, pointed to the pastry on the plate, and said.

"That's not disgusting. The poor Dao is not welcome, and the two Taoist friends forgive me. After that, Chen Jiuyang was feasting.

Bai Minghong glanced at Huang Muqing, beckoned to Xiao Er, and said, "Little Second Brother, please have two more plates of osmanthus red bean cake and a bowl of almond white fungus soup." Well... What kind of porridge does Chen Daoyou need? ”

Chen Jiuyang raised his head and said vaguely: "White porridge is enough." ”

"That's it, I'm tired of the little second brother."

Half an hour later, the three of them walked out of the teahouse together.

Bai Minghong looked up at the sky and asked, "Chen Daoyou, what are your plans next?" ”

"I want to go to the Yaoyang Sect Post Station to see if my pass pass has been issued."

Huang Muqing interjected: "If that's the case, the three of us can go together, and Ming Hong and I are also going to do this." ”

Bai Minghong had nothing to do, so the three of them went to the post station together.

After a while, the three of them came to the door of the post station, and at this time, a disciple of the Yaoyang Sect walked out from the inside.

Bai Minghong hurriedly greeted him, and asked, "Dare to ask this fellow Daoist, where do I need to check the pass pass if I want to go to the trial." ”

The disciple stopped, first glanced at Bai Minghong and the three of them, and then bowed back and said, "Except for the city gate when you came, the other three city gates all have a development wall, on which a list of passable people will appear. Marvel, when you enter the city, will you have no one to talk to? ”

"Thank you, fellow Daoist, that may be that I didn't listen carefully when I entered the city. In that case, then we will retire. ”

After that, the threesome walked for two moments and came to the city gate leading to the Yaoyang Sect.

When I got here, I saw a flawless jade stone standing on the side of the city gate, and many monks were surrounding it looking for their names.

Bai Minghong first asked Huang Muqing to stay where he was and wait, and then squeezed into the crowd with Chen Jiuyang.

Half an hour later, the two appeared from the crowd. Huang Muqing stepped forward and said with a smile: "Hard work." I don't know if there is a name and surname on that jade? ”

Bai Minghong said with a smile: "The names and surnames of me and Chen Daoyou are all on it, as for yours..."

"What's wrong with mine? Don't bluff me. ”

"Yes, too."

"You... I don't care about you" Huang Muqing snorted lightly and said, "Then we can go to Yaoyang Sect." ”

"Yes, Chen Daoyou, you are willing to go on the road with the two of me."

Chen Jiuyang arched his hand and said with a smile: "Fellow Daoists don't dislike it, that is indeed the luck of the poor Dao." ”

"Then what more to say, let's go." Saying that, Huang Muqing should go to the city gate first.

Go out of the city gates, and go for ten days.

I saw a continuous mountain range in the distance, dotted with many pavilions and palaces of different shapes, and above these pavilions, between the clouds and mist, there are several towering palaces built like the stars holding the moon, which is where the main hall of the Yaoyang Sect is located.

The three of them walked slowly, and when they walked here, there were already many like-minded people living together.

"Minghong, why did all these people stop here?"

"I don't know, and I'll find a Taoist friend to inquire."

Bai Minghong looked around, and was about to speak, when he suddenly saw a Hao Shoudao person rushing towards his house not far away.

The old man came to the side, first made a joke, and then said: "But Bai Minghong Bai Langjun? The old slave was ordered by my family Langjun to pick up Bai Langjun to meet. ”

"Your family?" Bai Minghong glanced at Huang Muqing, and replied, "Dare to ask your family Langjun's name and surname." ”

"Back to Bai Langjun's words, my family Langjun is the descendant of the Tang clan of Dongyao, and Tang Yusu is also."