Chapter 58: Humanity (2)
Zhang Hengliang has been very troubled in the past two days.
Of course, he knew that now was not the time to worry. Hongjing City seems to be lively and peaceful, and there is still an endless stream of people who come from afar to visit the snake demon, but he knows that there is a big crisis hidden in it, and the earth spirit master who doesn't know where to hide is needless to say, the demon sect demon who is said to come to meet the earth spirit master may also jump out of place at any time. Just looking at Zhang Yuhong and Shifang's solemn faces all day long, you can understand that this seemingly peaceful and lively scene is just a blister covering the boiling magma.
With such a treacherous and treacherous scene, how could it not make people's hearts boil when they were scared? Not to mention that they still followed Uncle Yuhong to subdue demons and eliminate demons, which was an experience that countless disciples of Dragon and Tiger Mountain had been dreaming of all along. Zhang Hengliang, who was in it, felt that he should be satisfied, and he should follow Uncle Yuhong wholeheartedly, guarding against the demon sect demons and earth spirit masters who would appear at any time, waiting to experience this turmoil that is enough to go down in history.
But he just couldn't get nervous, he couldn't concentrate on it at all, and his mind was full of a slender figure in white.
He felt that he shouldn't be like this, he stayed here to increase his knowledge, to help Uncle Yuhong subdue the Earth Spirit Master, he shouldn't be so upset for a woman. What's more, it was still a Buddhist nun of the Pure Land Monastery.
It's a pity that people don't think they can do what they should be like a lot of times. Even if you force yourself to think more about things related to this earth spirit master, your mind will unconsciously turn to - Mingyue girl also knows about this matter, I don't know what to do in the future? It must not fall into the ears of those bald donkeys, and it doesn't matter what happens to the ten bald donkeys, but Miss Mingyue must not be harmed in the slightest, I wonder if she can be allowed to switch to our Dragon and Tiger Mountain? If not. Then at least I should invite her to live for ten or eight years, after all, the secret of this earth spirit master is too important, and it is best to turn her into a person from my Dragon and Tiger Mountain once and for all. As for the Qingfeng Dao people, for the sake of the face of the same Zheng, he was sent back to Maoshan and ordered He Jinzhi to detain him for the rest of his life and not be published
By the way, why did Miss Mingyue seem so familiar with that Qingfeng Daoist? It was an old friend for many years? But she was a Buddhist female cultivator, how could she have a deep relationship with a Maoshan Taoist priest? It's just that the two of them seem so affectionate and familiar, it's like they can't. No, how can Miss Mingyue be so light and human
This kind of meditation usually makes you think about yourself so uncertainly, and suddenly you are suspicious and angry. Suddenly, the longing was extremely itchy and unbearable, and the final result was to blame myself for not being able to show the bearing and spirit of the Heavenly Master's disciples to work hard, but just for these little things.
If you don't solve your troubles, they will always be problems. But Zhang Hengliang didn't know what to do. It's impossible to even tell anyone else about these things. Therefore, I can only shrink into the view of the Heavenly Master all day long, and become more and more troubled. He now regrets that he didn't bring two brothers with whom he had a good relationship to stay, at least there were people who could discuss and speak.
"Senior nephew Hengliang, are you here?"
Today, when Zhang Hengliang was most troubled, a familiar voice suddenly sounded outside the room. This room was originally owned by the Yundao people, Hongjing County was not a big place in the first place, and this Heavenly Master View was not necessarily how grand, Zhang Yuhong and Shifang took up the two best rooms. As soon as this Zhang Hengliang came again, the Yundao people immediately gave him the best room to live in. I ran to huddle with my disciples.
Zhang Hengliang went out to see that it was Liu Hongde standing outside, and he was stunned: "Uncle Liu, haven't you already gone back?"
"I have some important things to stay here to deal with, and you should have heard about the matter of the Earth Spirit Master, and I also wanted to see if I could help you Uncle Yuhong. ”
Liu Hongde walked into the room as he spoke, sat on the chair by himself, and saw Zhang Hengliang's brows furrowed. Although Liu Hongde, as an elder, fled here safely from Yunzhou all the way with them, and had outstanding prestige among other Heavenly Master disciples, he was not a disciple of other Heavenly Master Sect. Along the way, he has always been very dissatisfied with this uncle's timid and cautious style, and this season is when he is irritable, so he can't help but say: "Uncle Liu, I am a little uncomfortable today, if you have something, will you come back another day?"
"I've got something to look for you. Liu Hongde opened his mouth to interrupt Zhang Hengliang's words, which made Zhang Hengliang even more annoyed in his heart. He was about to say something to contradict him, when Liu Hongde's next sentence shocked his whole body. "Today I just came back to see your Uncle Yuhong, and he introduced the Master of the Ten Directions and the Bright Moon Girl of the Pure Land Zen Temple. I used to wonder why you didn't go back to Longhu Mountain with us, but after reading it today, I realized that you probably stayed here for the sake of Miss Mingyue, right?"
"Where did this uncle come from?" Zhang Hengliang's face suddenly turned red, and he was unprepared to be told the central matter, and he was suddenly embarrassed and a little annoyed. "I think this opportunity is rare, and I want to accompany Uncle Yuhong to see this turmoil to increase my knowledge. Miss Mingyue is a person from the Pure Land Zen Temple, and I only met her here, where can she be as unbearable as you say?"
Unexpectedly, Liu Hongde frowned, and said with some disapproval: "My fair lady, good gentleman." How many heroes in ancient and modern times are sad, it can be seen that the word "love" is really the most wonderful thing in heaven, earth and humanity, and we are not the true martial arts of those fake Taoist gentlemen, there is a woman you like. And the bright moon girl I have also seen, it is indeed a peerless beauty with a beautiful national color and fragrance, it is normal for you to fall in love with it, what is unbearable?"
Zhang Hengliang was stunned when he heard this, and he was full of anger and shame just now, and he didn't know where to go, and this uncle, who was originally an eyesore before, suddenly became extremely pleasing to the eye. And what he said just now still has a bit of sincere emotion from the heart, which makes Zhang Hengliang feel a sense of softness and closeness in his heart when he is troubled and lonely.
Of course, Uncle Liu, who has always been cautious and dull and boring, suddenly became so thoughtful. It's also a strange thing, but it's a trivial detail compared to the emotion it brings. Zhang Hengliang stammered for a while, not knowing what to say: "What Uncle Liu said is true, but this I am indeed the same"
Liu Hongde sighed heavily: "Actually, if it was changed before." I will also think that you are doing this with a juvenile heart, light and floating. But these days, I have also figured out a lot of things, but I was born as a human being, but I don't even dare to face what I think and love in my heart, what kind of cultivation and what kind of meritorious deeds do I talk about?" Liu Hongde looked at Zhang Hengliang's expression, and asked thoughtfully, after groaning slightly: "But why are you sullen in this house? What kind of woman in the world is not worthy?"
"Uncle Liu, Uncle Liu, you are really a nephew, how rude you were before, behaving Meng Lang, I hope Uncle will bear with me."
The bitterness and troubles that have been holding in my heart for the past few days suddenly feel like they have found a place. Zhang Hengliang only felt that this cautious Uncle Liu was simply the most amiable and lovely person in the world, and he couldn't help but feel guilty for looking down on him before. In fact, if you think about it a little, you can understand that as one of the people with the strongest practical ability and the most experience in the rivers and lakes in Longhu Mountain. This Uncle Liu Hongde's vision and mind must be far more detailed and unique than it seems on the surface. It's just that I don't usually come out.
"What Uncle Shi said is indeed extremely reasonable, and his nephew does have a heart of admiration for Miss Mingyue, but it's a pity that the falling flowers are intentionally ruthless" Speaking of his heart, Zhang Hengliang couldn't help but sigh again. "And Miss Mingyue and the Qingfeng Dao people of the Maoshan faction have long been very familiar, and they are together all day."
Liu Hongde smiled disappreciatively: "Master Hengliang, you have lived in Longhu Mountain for a long time to cultivate, and naturally you don't understand the feelings of children in this world, of course you can't rush around like this."
Liu Hongde's tone and expression were quite disdainful and a little funny, as if he saw a beginner who couldn't even draw the most basic moire. Zhang Hengliang's ears immediately pricked up, but unfortunately Liu Hongde didn't mean to continue talking about this topic. Instead, he turned his head around: "I came to you today to ask you something, and I ask Master Hengliang and nephew to tell me." ”
Zhang Hengliang forcibly suppressed the commotion in his heart, and replied as calmly as possible: "Uncle Shi, please ask, Hengliang knows everything." ”
"Your Uncle Yuhong stayed here to capture the escaped Earth Spirit Master. He's already suing you about this, right?"
"Yes. Zhang Heng nodded. At the same time, he was also slightly surprised, although this Uncle Liu Hongde is proficient in practice, his status in the mountains is not high, not even surnamed Zhang, and it is not much different from several uncles in the same industry. It is rare for them to know about the existence of the earth spirit master, but the escape of the earth spirit master should be an absolute secret in Longhu Mountain, and those uncles and brothers who returned to the mountain know nothing about it, but he knows it.
"Then do you know how the Earth Spirit Master escaped?" Liu Hongde asked lightly in a tone that seemed to be a casual mention.
Zhang Hengliang shook his head: "This is not clear." Although I asked, Uncle Yuhong's words were vague, and it seemed that he didn't know the reason very well, only saying that it was possible for the Earth Spirit Master to collude with people to escape. How could this not be said that Longhu Mountain was shrouded in a large array of mountain protection, how could anyone who could enter the Earth Spirit Hall not know the importance of the Earth Spirit Master, how could they not be careless about guarding it?"
"I heard that there are many disciples who guard the temple just responded to accidents, and after entering the hall, they either slept with their heads covered, or quietly drank and played with a few people in it, and some even invited outsiders to be on duty on their behalf, right?" Liu Hongde's tone was still light, but the cold meaning in it could not be concealed.
Zhang Hengliang opened his mouth. Naturally, he had also gone to the Earth Spirit Hall to be on duty, although he was still dutiful, but as the faint leader of that group of special disciples, of course the other people's behavior was very clear. Before he did it, he definitely didn't bother to say this to this Uncle Liu, and at this time, he couldn't help but look gloomy, nodded and admitted: "This is true, I have also heard that if it is really the fault of the Earth Spirit Master's escape, I believe that the Heavenly Master and the elders will definitely find out thoroughly."
Liu Hongde stopped talking, there was no expression on his face, but the slightest coldness revealed in the depths of his eyes still made Zhang Hengliang in front of him a little restless. The qiē that this uncle expressed today is really completely different from the impression of the past. It made him feel kind and slightly uncomfortable at the same time. Fortunately, it didn't take long for Liu Hongde to take a long sigh and then regain his usual appearance, sigh and say, "Okay, this kind of big thing is actually not something I should care about. It's just that I'm really worried in my heart, and I can't help but ask casually, Hengliang nephew, you have a good rest, and Uncle Shi won't bother you. ”
"Uncle Slow" Seeing that Liu Hongde turned around to leave, Zhang Hengliang hurriedly opened his mouth to stop. After hesitating for a moment, he finally blushed and said, "I don't know if Uncle Liu can point me out, this is about the various key points that need to be paid attention to in this child's private relationship?"
Liu Hongde stared at him carefully, and then smiled meaningfully. Zhang Hengliang, who was embarrassed, felt that this Uncle Liu was even more kind, and his voice was full of kindness and reliability unique to elders: "Okay, if Senior Hengliang's nephew doesn't dislike me, an old man." Then you can tell me what is on your mind, and I will help you with the details. ”
"Thank you, uncle, it's actually like this"
Zhang Hengliang never knew that he still had so many words, and he didn't expect that he couldn't help but say so many words to this Uncle Liu. I was so depressed in the past two days. It took nearly an hour to finish talking about what I had seen in my eyes and what I felt in my heart in the past few days. Liu Hongde has been listening quietly, and from time to time he asks twice at key points, which makes Zhang Hengliang feel that this Uncle Liu is simply more intimate than his closest relatives.
"I see. Liu Hongde closed his eyes and thought about it, then nodded. "I didn't expect that Hengliang's nephew was really a seed of infatuation, but that Mingyue girl had a pure mind and had a preconceived idea that with that Qingfeng Dao person as a close friend, it is naturally not easy for you to come from behind. If you don't find another way, you can't say that there is no hope. At the very least, it's a half-the effort. ”
Zhang Hengliang hurriedly asked: "How can we find another way?"
"Then naturally we have to start with your strengths. ”
"Strengths?"
"I, Longhu Mountain, have dominated the world's Daomen for hundreds of years, and you are the son of the Heavenly Master. This great inheritance and inheritance behind you is your strength. ”
"But"
"I know that the bright moon girl must not be a superficial woman who loves vanity and tends to be inflammatory. This inheritance and inheritance is not for you to use for show-off, it is just a rich man in the countryside or a loser. You should make good use of this background and accumulation to hone yourself, no matter what kind of woman you are, what you like will never be a mediocre man, if you are stronger than the Qingfeng Dao people everywhere, then the bright moon girl will naturally look at it, not to mention empathy immediately, but at least there will be a good impression in your heart, right?"
Zhang Hengliang also nodded: "This Uncle Liu also makes sense."
"For example, you said that the Qingfeng Dao people are good at the runes, but this is just a small path, my Longhu Mountain is the ancestral court of the Dao Gate, how can the inheritance be comparable to that Shangqing faction?" Liu Hongde paused, as if casually said: "Speaking of which, I don't know what your specific cultivation is in the runes, so let's use the spiritual light method to draw the three runes of 'Dust Talisman', 'Divine Protector Talisman' and 'Breaking the Array Seal Light' out of thin air, and then trigger it together to try it." ”
After saying this, Liu Hongde was slightly stunned, and there was a hint of confusion in his eyes, as if he didn't know why he would propose this method. However, this trace of confusion was extremely short and weak, and it disappeared in a blink of an eye, needless to say that Zhang Hengliang didn't notice it, and even he forgot about it immediately.
These are three low-grade talismans, individually they have no effect, they are all used in the arrangement of the magic array, but they can be regarded as the basic talisman kung fu of the disciples of the true transmission under the great sect of the Taoist sect of the Heavenly Master Sect, although it is a lot more difficult to draw out of thin air with the spiritual light method, but Zhang Hengliang has almost received the most orthodox inheritance of the Heavenly Master Sect since he was sensible.
The three lower-grade talismans were originally dedicated to arranging the formation, and they were connected together in mid-air, and with the last point of Zhang Hengliang's fingers, they turned into a piece of clear light and exploded, and a dull sound came out far away.
Before Zhang Hengliang or Liu Hongde could speak, Zhang Yuhong's figure appeared at the door with a gust of wind in the blink of an eye, and he glanced around with a puzzled face before stepping into the house, looking at the two and asking, "Senior Brother Liu." Heng Liang, why was there a fluctuation of vitality that only had to be disintegrated by the rune formation just now?"
"It's Uncle Liu who is instructing me in the talisman spell. Uncle Yuhong doesn't need to worry. Zhang Hengliang replied respectfully, and then secretly glanced at Liu Hongde. He naturally didn't dare to say what the two had just said. I was also a little worried that Uncle Liu would tell Uncle Yuhong about his 'troubles'.
Fortunately, Liu Hongde just waved his hand and said with a faint smile: "I just came to talk to Hengliang's nephew when I had nothing to do, but I didn't expect to disturb my junior brother." ”
"Oh?" Zhang Yuhong was slightly surprised, the relationship between Liu Hongde and Zhang Hengliang didn't seem to be very good, and he could feel that Zhang Hengliang was hiding something. He looked at Liu Hongde, and although he didn't find anything unusual, he still asked: "Senior Brother Liu has something in his heart." Just come and talk to me. ”
"That is, to accompany Hengliang's nephew to talk, what will happen. Liu Hongde shook his head excitedly.
"Well, then I won't hinder you. This Hongjing county seems to be peaceful. In fact, there is a danger lurking in the city, and I already feel that there are people lurking in the city. If you have nothing to do, it is better not to act lightly. Zhang Yuhong casually commanded, and turned to leave. These days, he was also trying his best to guard against the Earth Spirit Master, and he didn't have any extra thoughts to pay attention to other things.
Zhang Yuhong left. Liu Hongde said to Zhang Hengliang: "It seems that there is still some inconvenience in this city. In order to guard against the Earth Spirit Master, your Uncle Yuhong has set up a formation to monitor all movements in this city. Why don't we go out of the city for a walk? It just so happens that when I was with your Uncle Wuling before, I found a good place to go, and we can go and relax. ”
"But in today's situation, Uncle Yuhong also wants us to be more careful not to act rashly"
Liu Hongde smiled: "It's hard to say whether the Earth Spirit Master really stayed here, your Uncle Yuhong is guarding against the Earth Spirit Master, why isn't the Earth Spirit Master guarding against your Uncle Yuhong? ”
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When Zhang Yuhong noticed that Liu Hongde and Zhang Hengliang were gone, it was already half a day later.
Zhang Yuhong was not shocked. He knew that it wouldn't be the Earth Spirit Master's doing, and even if the Earth Spirit Master cultivated, his strength was indeed much higher than the two of them. The Earth Spirit Master's Dao method could indeed conceal the induction of this deceptive aura array, but once he did it, he would inevitably be aware of it. In particular, Liu Hongde's experience in the rivers and lakes is extremely sophisticated. It will never fail to issue even a little warning.
It seems that the two of them should have left on their own initiative. And then the Cloud Channel people went to interrogate the other people in the view, and confirmed that it was indeed the two of them who quietly left.
Zhang Yuhong was not shocked, but there was still an extremely bad omen in his heart. At this very time, Senior Brother Liu Hongde, who has always been cautious, just did this kind of brainless thing, thinking of the strangeness when he was with Zhang Hengliang, he suddenly had a vague creepy feeling.
But at this time, he couldn't leave Hongjing County. The warning circle he arranged needed to be operated with him as the center, so Zhang Yuhong could only go to Xiao Xia Shifang Mingyue and the three of them.
"That's the way it is, I hope the three of you can help me find the traces of Senior Brother Liu and Hengliang. You don't need to worry about the Earth Spirit Master, I am here to operate the formation with all my might, and I can temporarily expand the induction to a radius of twenty miles. As long as it is within these twenty miles, once the Earth Spirit Master finds you, I can also rush to help, after the last time he used the Dao Venerable Dharma Body to fail, the loss will be great, and if he is not sure of his cautious nature, he will never use it again. And as long as he doesn't oppress people with that supreme Dao method, the three of them can support me no matter what."
"Zhang Zhenren doesn't need to say much, it's just looking for someone, and we can handle it. Xiao Xia looked at Zhang Yuhong's restless appearance, and secretly smiled bitterly in his heart. As expected, that Heavenly Master was really a drag. But it's inconvenient for him to say much about this, since Zhang Yuhong has opened his mouth to promise that there will be no danger, it's just looking for someone, whether it's him or Shifang, it's just a gesture.
After Xiao Xia and the three of them left, after a stick of incense or so, Zhang Yuhong, who was left alone to meditate in the Heavenly Master Temple, suddenly shook his body and looked up at the east.
On the official road to the east outside Hongjing City, nearly ten horses were galloping, and the pedestrians on the road panicked and avoided, and screams sounded everywhere.
The people on the horses were all dressed in black, although their appearances were different, but their faces were as heavy as water, and their temperament was cold and calm, exuding a very uncomfortable atmosphere. Ordinary people naturally avoid these vicious people, and the people in the rivers and lakes with a little eyesight can see that something is wrong, and they don't dare to complain at all.
But there is one outlier among these people, and that is a fat man who is surrounded in the middle. This fat man's face and temperament are very different from others, there is no fierce or gloomy meaning, and it seems that he can't stand the long-term bumps on the horse's back, and his face is pale.
"When we arrive, there is Hongjing City ahead. The not-so-tall walls of Hongjing City had already appeared in sight, and one of the leaders of the group couldn't help but bring a hint of joy to his face and voice.
And just when they had just arrived in front of the gate of Hongjing City, Zhang Yuhong's figure also swept over, blocking in front of them.
"Nangong Ji, it turned out that you made the ghost?" Zhang Yuhong's eyes burst with light, and it fell straight on the person who was the leader. It's just that his vision of substance, not directly facing it, has already allowed eight horses from a thousand to restrain the momentum of rushing forward. (To be continued......)