Since the Daoist brought Li Yu back to Tianmen Town, the Daoist rarely talked to him about the cultivation realm, and even rarely talked to him about the Tianmen Town where they were now. The task taught to Li Yu, in addition to reading the scriptures and going up the mountain to collect medicine, was to let him play with the Shen brothers and sisters and learn how to be a child.

Sometimes when he has some free time, Li Yu will also be curious about who the people are in Tianmen Town, and why is Tianmen Town called Tianmen Town, and what is the use of that strange central stone tablet? But he was curious, but he never thought of asking people, on the one hand, he was afraid of causing trouble to Taoists, and on the other hand, it was also a habit he had developed in the past five years, calm and restrained, not something he should know, although he was curious, he couldn't know casually. In troubled times, only the ultimate calm restraint can protect oneself and protect oneself.

But after talking about it today, he knew that the master intended to tell him something, and he couldn't put himself out of it, for the unknown, curiosity may lead to disaster, but if there is no way to avoid it, it can't be avoided, and when it can't be avoided, only by understanding more can we grasp more vitality.

He grasped the most crucial thing and asked, "Then Master, where is the Heavenly Gate?" ”

Lindao people took Li Yu back, and from a distance, Tianmen Town was not far away. From where they were, the lights in Tianmen Town were like a little fragile sparks, the slightest wind and grass could blow out those meager fires, and from then on they would blend into the rich night that was as unique as the sea, and there was no warmth or light at all.

"Tianmen, it's in Tianmen Town, or rather, if you want to open Tianmen, you have to go through Tianmen Town." The Taoist's answer was not exhausted, but Li Yu had a guess at this time, "Could it be that Tianmen is related to the stone tablet in the center of Tianmen Town." ”

The Taoist continued, "Do you know why Tianmen Town is lonely overseas? ”

Li Yu shook his head, indicating that he didn't know. In fact, he knows and says he doesn't know, so as to satisfy the preferences of Taoists as good teachers. This is also what he summed up in his dealings with Taoists.

"Legend has it that there were many roads to heaven in the world, but hundreds of thousands of years ago during the great war between the immortals and demons, many immortals and demon gods interrupted the road to heaven in the melee, leaving only this last road to heaven, and later, the immortals who stayed behind were afraid that future generations would have disputes over this last road to heaven, causing unprovoked casualties, so they exiled it to this netherworld with great mana, but they didn't expect it to be found by later generations, and developed into today's situation."

After Li Yu heard this, he thought of a key point and asked directly, "Then did this sea also exist before?" ”

The Taoist replied, "The origin of this sea is also very ancient, in the ancient books that can be verified, it can only be found that this sea seems to be as old as heaven and earth, and since then there has been a giant beast lurking in the sea, later generations called it the Netherworld, and named the sea as the Netherworld." ”

After the Taoist explained this, he knocked Li Yu's head again and said, "What's the problem, listen to me." He continued,

"Later, as the years passed, later generations realized how serious the consequences of the great war at that time were, because the heavenly tribulation brought by the cultivation of the last realm was basically unpassable, and there was only one way to heaven, which means that if you want to ascend, you can only find the last path to heaven that was exiled by the immortal sages at that time."

When talking about this, the Taoist didn't know what to think, his mood was a little low, he patted the railing, and said in a somewhat helpless and sad tone, "With their long-term efforts, they finally let them know where the last road to heaven is, and find a way to come here through the Netherworld Sea, but what disappointed them is that even if they found the sea and islands that exist in ancient books, they can't see through the secrets here, and the so-called road to heaven is a solution that can't quench their thirst far from water, and finally in the day after day." , Their obsession with unlocking the secrets of Tianmen Town has surpassed the obsession of Ascension, so before they died, they ordered their disciples, or the descendants of the family, to arrange for people to stay here as an incense inheritance, hoping that future generations would have the opportunity to crack the secret of the road to heaven, so that Tianmen Town was formed under the cooperation of many parties. But over the years, there have been many family changes, and in the end, there are only five left. ”

Hearing the Taoist say this, he remembered the two people he met at Zhou Ce's house last time, and asked, "The two people I saw at Zhou Ce's brother's house last time, one surnamed Wang and the other surnamed Zhang, are they also one of the families in the town?" ”

"Yes. There are still five major families in the town, including Wang, Zhao, Guo, Zhang, and Chen, and the five families have developed in Tianmen Town for hundreds of years and have their own independent sphere of influence. ”

Li Yu then thought of the vicious aura he felt in the north the last time he passed through Tianmen Town, and he asked, "Master, is there also a demon clan in Tianmen Town?" Or demon cultivators? ”

The Taoist carried Li Yu off the boat, and with a flick of his hand, the boat disappeared. After doing all this, he looked at the direction of Tianmen Town with the stone monument as the center and said to the north, "You're right. Most of the time, they don't show off in Tianmen Town, as far as they are concerned, what they are waiting for is the day when the secrets of Tianmen Town are solved, and they don't care about other things, you have been here for so long, I think the Shen brothers and sisters haven't taken you to the north much. ”

Li Yu nodded and said, "These days, the Shen family's brothers and sisters have taken me to the east and south of Tianmen Town, as well as the west where we are located. ”

The Taoist took Li Yu's hand and slowly walked towards the north, "That's because all the demon clans and demon cultivators live in the north. Speaking of which, the demon race is also a race that occupies a large territory and status in the cultivation world today, and it can be said that it is evenly matched with our human race, in the eyes of most people, they are brutal, bloody, ruthless, and vicious, but in my opinion, Master, sometimes those demon races are much simpler and more pure than people. ”

As they spoke, the two walked north. Li Yu noticed the route they were walking, and was a little puzzled, but he didn't ask much.

Soon, the two of them came to the place where the demon clan lived in the north.

At the side of the intersection, a tall tree grew, and Li Yu recognized it as a plane tree. Legend has it that the phoenix only lives on the plane tree, so the plane tree is also called the phoenix tree.

Before they could walk in, the plane tree was windless, and some leaves fell one after another, and a layer of old green leaves suddenly fluttered on the heads and shoulders of Dao Ren and Li Yu.

The Taoist reluctantly brushed off the leaves on his body and said with a smile, "Do you welcome old friends like this?" ”

As soon as the words ended, a nice female voice came from the village, "I don't welcome people who don't believe in their words. ”

Li Yu stood in place a little embarrassed, and he didn't leave or stay. He was not stupid, he could sensitively perceive that there must be a story between his master and this woman. Pity him for being such a small apprentice, he can't say or do anything next to him, so he has to try to reduce his sense of existence.

Soon, from the hazy moonlight, a graceful woman walked. When he approached them, Li Yu noticed that the other party was wearing a red long-tailed skirt with a flowing light on it, and even in the night, it emitted a shining light.

Seeing the woman's makeup neatly coming out, the Taoist said with a headache and embarrassment, "Liuguang, you don't have to wear such a grand out." ”

After hearing this, the woman named Liuguang sneered, "I can wear it as much as I like, you can't look past it, don't come to me!" ”

Li Yu didn't know how to face them even more when he heard this, but the world is like this, and the more he wants to avoid it, the more he can't avoid it.

Liuguang glanced at Li Yu beside the Taoist, her eyebrows were slightly raised, and she pulled out half of the corners of her mouth and smiled, even so, she was still amorous and charming, "This is the little apprentice you brought back, it won't be your son who is outcast, right?" ”

After hearing this, the Taoist hurriedly denied it, "Liuguang, you can eat things indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense!" I am such a jade tree in the wind, how can I have such an old-fashioned son. No matter how you look at it, it's not my son! Hearing that the Taoist was so anxious to deny it, Liuguang's face finally improved.

After speaking, he hurriedly asked Li Yu to salute Liuguang, can Li Yu not know anything at this time? But others spoke softly, so they had to salute naturally, "Li Yu meets the fairy sister." ”

As soon as these words came out, the expressions on the faces of the two suddenly became completely different, and Liuguang touched Li Yu's head very happily, "It's really not your son, how can you give birth to a child who knows how to appreciate beauty so well!" She took out a feather from her sleeve and handed it to Li Yu, and said with a smile, "A little thing, let's play with it!" ”

The Taoist was originally scorched by Li Yu's words, but after seeing Liuguang take out the feather, his expression couldn't help but be moved and relieved, he brought Li Yu to this time in addition to having something to tell Liuguang, but also to get a guarantee for Li Yu's safety from Liuguang.

The three of them did not go any further, but sat on a stone table under the plane tree and talked, and after Li Yu had packed up the tables and chairs, the Taoist cast a spell to make Li Yu fall into a coma.

When Ryuko saw this, he couldn't help but ask, "Since you don't want him to hear it, why did you bring him here?" ”

After the Taoist sighed, he said with a smile, "That's not what I said, since I want you to help me take care of my little apprentice more in the future, how can I not bring him to show you, if you don't have a good impression of him, I won't entrust it to you." But luckily, you seem to like him. I was also relieved. ”

After hearing this, Liuguang couldn't help but look at the Taoist with a worried expression, and said directly, "I haven't looked for you since you came back, and you haven't come to me, although you didn't say it, but I can feel that your coming back this time is not so easy." ”

After hearing this, the Taoist only fell silent, and Liuguang said a little angrily when he saw this, "I said that you are a person, what can you tell me, what I don't like the most is that you hide everything in your heart like this." ”

As soon as Liuguang's words were finished, the momentum of the Taoist's whole person climbed rapidly, and when he finally stopped rising, Liuguang looked at him dumbfounded, with a look of shock, disbelief, anger, and confusion, and finally turned into a lament, and said, "Why is this so?!" ”

The Taoist smiled, "I have no way out, so I can only make a desperate bet." ”

After hearing this, no matter how angry he was with him before, it all disappeared at this time. She held back her tears, looked at the Taoist with teary eyes, and had indescribable distress and helplessness in her heart.

The two chatted about some other things, and then the Taoist went back with Li Yu on his back. Liuguang looked at the Taoist walking in the moonlight, he carried Li Yu on his back, his steps were firm, his figure was slightly rickety, but he was still full of indomitable strength, looking at him, he felt lonely inexplicably.

The wind blew suddenly, and the leaves of the sycamore tree fell on the stone table, covering all traces, as if the three of them had never been there.