Da Jin. Shenjing

In the early spring, a light rain last night did not stop, washing away the houses on Suzaku Street very brightly, the road is lined with green bamboo, through the overlapping leaves, you can vaguely see a slender young man holding an oil-paper umbrella, walking on the bluestone paved path.

"Da, da, da....."

The rain dripped down the bamboo leaves and fell on the oil-paper umbrellas, making a crisp sound.

The young man's umbrella was embroidered with a white snake with a red forehead, entrenched in half of the umbrella. Under the overflow of rainwater, swimming, swallowing snake letters, as if jumping out.

"Xiaobai, don't be naughty." The young man under the umbrella, his voice was cold, and with a scolding, the white snake turned into a cloud of white smoke, and when the smoke dissipated, it attached to the gorgeous clothes on the young man's chest.

The young man is not very old, his surname is Shen Mingning, and he is a disciple of the Great Jin Heavenly Master.

Invited by friends, I went to get together.

A hundred steps away from Suzaku Street, there is the Listening Tide Pavilion, one of the three wonders of Shenjing.

On a rainy day, the fog in Shenjing is hazy, and the painting boats driving on the lake are hidden in it, like a Qionglou Yuyu.

The literati wrote a poem and said: "In the spring rainy season, there is a lot of Yaxing, and the line stays to listen to the tide view of Qionglou"

When he arrived at the Tingchao Pavilion, Shen Ning did not go to appreciate the painting boat floating on the lake. Walking straight to the tide pavilion in the center of the lake, the curtain was lifted, the faint smell of sandalwood lingered on the tip of the nose, a fruit plate and wine were placed on the stone table, and a handsome man was roasting the stove and talking to the maidservant next to him with a smile.

Seeing Shen Ning coming, the two maidservants walked out of the Tingchao Pavilion with umbrellas. The man pointed to the stool next to him and asked, "Why did you come so late?" ”

Shen Ning put away the oil-paper umbrella, sat opposite the man, and took a sip of tea before he spoke: "Recently, there have been a lot of things in the Heavenly Master's Mansion, and there is a demon trouble in Nanxiang. Master asked me to prepare, and I should be leaving Shenjing in two days. ”

"Nanxiang Demon Disaster, I heard Tsing Yi Si Si Zheng mention it, it is said to be a D-level demon disaster, many people have died unexpectedly, and it should be solved as soon as possible - but I came to you today because I have two other things to tell you."

"Your Highness, please speak."

"The first thing is the case of the White Snake of the Jokhang Temple." The Great Qin Prince, Ying Qin, pointed to the white snake embroidered on Shen Ning's chest, and said softly: "Tsing Yi Si Zheng has submitted the matter of your cultivation of the demon soul to the dragon case. Soon, there will be a rumor from the Tsing Yi Division that you will go to the Vermilion Bird Court for questioning. ”

"I know that Li Sizheng won't give up, Suzaku Court, let's go."

Ying Qin had long expected that his bamboo horse would answer like this, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Shen Ning, it's not worth it to fight with Tsing Yi Si for the sake of a demon!" ”

"Your Royal Highness, it was skinned and cramped by the mage of the Jokhang Temple at the beginning of its spiritual wisdom, the skin and bones were made into umbrellas, and the flesh and blood were put into the elixir, and it can no longer enter the six reincarnations, and now it relies on my spiritual yuan to nourish its soul." Shen Ning looked at Ying Qin, his eyes were as clear as ever, "Your Highness, what's wrong with it?" ”

"Being a demon is a fault in itself, and you pity its suffering, but how do you deal with the people who died from the demon plague, as well as the cultivators?"

"Is it so difficult that you have to kill all the demons to be worthy of the people and pioneers?" Shen Ning was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "People and demons have been fighting for thousands of years, and the battlefield of the Eastern Emperor Daze is covered with white bones, and the Linghuai Immortal Tree is stained with red leaves. Your Highness, I don't know how many lives will die if this continues, and I think it should be over. ”

"A thousand years of grudges, how can it end?" Ying Qin said with a slight sarcasm: "Just rely on you to warm up the soul of the demon, you can end the resentment between people and demons?" Resentment? ”

"Everything has to have a beginning." Shen Ning said calmly: "Cutting down evil and leaving good behind, and establishing a new order between humans and demons is the great wish I made when I entered the Dao realm. ”

Cultivators usually make great wishes when they enter the country to identify the heart of the path.

Longevity, power, wealth...... It can be used as a grand wish, but if it violates one's grand wish, the Dao heart will be damaged, and it will be difficult to climb to a higher realm.

Shen Ning's grand wish can be said to be the first person in the past.

After a long time, Qin Huan sighed slightly, "Does the Heavenly Master know about your cultivation of the White Snake's soul?" ”

"Master doesn't know yet."

Ying Qin rubbed his forehead helplessly, and finally opened his mouth and said: "That's it, where is Li Sizheng, I will intercede for you, as for the Heavenly Master, you have to think of a way yourself." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness." Shen Ning stood up and thanked him.

"There is another thing, but it is not a public matter, but a private matter." Ying Qin hesitated a little before he spoke: "Next month, the imperial sister will give a ceremony, and she will ask me to ask you to go to the palace together." ”

"Your Highness, Nanxiang is far away from Shenjing, and if there is a delay on the way, I am afraid that I will not be able to come back." Shen Ning excused himself and said: "Then the princess is courteous, I am afraid that it will be inconvenient for a foreign minister to go with me, or I will visit Princess Pingyang in the future to thank Princess Pingyang for her kindness." ”

"Since you know that the foreign ministers go together and don't have the rules, don't you understand what Ah Hui means?" Ying Qin was a little displeased.

"I understand." Shen Ning replied.

Dajin pays attention to etiquette, and the princess brings the ministers with her, what does it mean? Go without saying.

The light raindrops outside the pavilion fell on the surface of the lake, Shen Ning lifted the curtain, let the cold wind blow gently across his face, and looked at the painting boat driving in the haze outside, his thoughts were misty, "Your Highness, I remember that the first time the three of us met was on the painting boat of this Tingchao Pavilion, and at that time I was just an abandoned baby picked up by my master from outside. I didn't know the etiquette of the royal night banquet, for fear of upsetting others, so I didn't dare to move a bite of food on the table. Xianhui saw my embarrassment and secretly stuffed me with two pieces of peach blossom cake, and since then I have treated her like a sister. ”

"Heh, as a sister?" Ying Qin laughed angrily, "Do you know how many young talents in Shenjing City want to see Ah Hui, and it's as difficult as climbing to the sky?" ”

"Your Highness, there are many affairs in the Heavenly Master's Mansion, and I have been bothering for a long time today, so I will leave first." Shen Ning didn't answer, but opened the oil-paper umbrella and got up to leave.

Ying Qin looked at Shen Ning's departing back, angrily threw the wine glass on the ground, secretly scolded a few words for not knowing how to lift, and felt more comfortable in his heart, before he called: "Come out, like a stubborn donkey, how can you be so favored!" ”

"Brother Huang, isn't it also very good to treat him?" The woman's voice is extremely gentle, soft and glutinous, with the unique warmth of Jiangnan women.

The two palace maids who went out earlier lifted the curtain, and a young girl walked in and sat next to Ying Qin, who was Pingyang Princess Ying Xianhui.

She was wearing a narrow skirt, a red dress, and a green silk with a treasure hairpin, with a slender figure, perhaps because it was too cold outside the Tingchao Pavilion, and the beautiful goose egg face rendered two touches of crimson, which added a bit of playfulness and cuteness to her.

"After all, they grew up together, and they still have to protect themselves." Qin Huan was quite distressed, "Now he is like a reckless man, acting and talking, and he is not afraid of offending me." ”

Ying Xian Hui warmed the wine for Ying Qin, and a shallow smile appeared on her face: "If Ah Ning also hides his thoughts in front of the imperial brother, the imperial brother is afraid that he will be really distressed." ”

Ying Qin snorted coldly and did not refute, "Regarding the matter of your courtesy, since he was listening to Chaoting today and did not agree, he is not allowed to mention it in the future."

"Besides, you can't cultivate in this life, and the two of you are not suitable, so I think it's okay to do it."

"Brother Huang, I heard the third brother say, you wanted to invite the daughter of the prime minister's family to visit Taoshan a few days ago, but you were politely refused?"

Whoever is exposed by his own sister will be more or less embarrassed. Ying Qin was the same, his white face turned black all of a sudden, "It seems that there are still too few teachers in the Qi Palace, and the third brother is not young, and the study of the formation elixir should also be put on the agenda." ”

Qin Xianhui hid her face and chuckled, "I agreed with Yaoyao to go to Taoshan in a few days, and the imperial brother will go together." ”

"Ahem... Cough.. I've been busy these days, and I'm afraid I won't be able to take a break. Ying Qin coughed a few times, but the corner of his eye looked at Qin Xianhui's reaction.

She knows her brother well, and she doesn't have a decent reason, I'm afraid she won't be able to wipe off her face, "I heard that there are immortal relics in Taoshan, and without the imperial brother accompanied, Yaoyao and I are afraid that we won't be able to see the mystery." ”

"Well, then I'll go with you."

"Thank you, Brother Huang." Ying Xian Hui pursed her lips and smiled, and after pouring wine for Ying Qin, she continued: "That is the case, the imperial sister has one more thing to ask for. ”

"You say it." Ying Qin should be promised.

"A-Ning will go to Nanxiang in a few days, and I will send someone to the Tsing Yi Division to inquire. It is said that Nanxiang is a D-level demon calamity, and when A-Ning first entered the realm of Taoism, he went to Nanxiang alone, and I was somewhat worried. ”

Yingqin "......"