The bright moon hangs high, the full moon is like a plate, the silver glow falls on the world, and it is the Mid-Autumn Festival of the year.

Counting it down, it has been more than five years since Chu Xiqing left Jingcheng to Hanjiang County, and he is already fourteen years old.

I don't know if it's because the ancestral home of the Chu family is here, Chu Xiqing has never been unaccustomed to water and soil in Hanjiang County, and quickly adapted to the customs here.

Except for some sadness and beginning at a loss.

With the help of Xia Yance, Chu Xiqing soon had a school again. Chu Xiqing's expression was very wonderful on the day he knew the news.

Mrs. Chu's female popularity is very good, so she can rely on this to subsidize the family. Originally, it didn't have to be like this, it was enough to bring money from Jingcheng, but Mrs. Chu thought that she couldn't sit back and eat empty.

Today's "Chu Mansion" does not have that plaque, and it can no longer show the former glory of the Chu family, but it has new hope.

The bright moon is in the sky, and the moonlight is sprinkled in the small courtyard.

In the courtyard, two candles were lit on an offering table, and several plates were placed on the plates, in which were some fruits and mooncakes.

On the side, Chu Xiqing recited the moon, which is the custom of "sacrificing the moon" there, in order to pray for the safe reunion of the family.

Mrs. Chu stood under the eaves and looked at the young man who had gradually changed from a child to what he is now.

Chen Jin held Mrs. Chu in one hand and an envelope in the other, which happened to be the letter sent by Chu Xuping today.

In the past five years, Chu Xuping has not seen it in the future, and has sent many letters to his family, informing his family that he is very busy in the capital, and he has to be transferred to those counties that have experienced wars, and everything is waiting to be rebuilt. So it may not come.

There is also a happy event, that is, Chu Xuping and a woman are in love, and they just wait to take Mrs. Chu over to witness the marriage of the two. It can also be regarded as a matter of Mrs. Chu's heart for many years.

Because today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, even at night, the long street is still brightly lit.

After the end of the "moon festival", Mrs. Chu and Chen Jin went shopping, and there are many women's favorite gadgets today. Chu Xiqing also made an appointment with three or two classmates to play.

Chu Xiqing was wearing an indigo robe, with a cyan brocade belt around his waist, very delicate, his eyes were very bright, and he gave people a very clean feeling. Many of the girls couldn't help but glance back as they passed by.

The street was lit up with lights, and when he came to the agreed place, there was a young man in Tsing Yi holding a folding fan and a white jade pendant at his waist, looking left and right, and when he saw Chu Xiqing, he waved his hand happily and shouted: "Brother Chu, come quickly!" ”

Chu Xiqing stepped forward quickly and said with a smile: "Brother Ying, come so fast." ”

The young man in Tsing Yi is named Ying Zhao, the son of a merchant engaged in tea business in Jiangjun County. Although it's not a "gentleman", it's not a well-behaved person, and it usually doesn't give Mr. Teacher a headache, but he won't be able to continue to be annoyed in front of the master for a long time, because he will soon take the children's exam, and after that, he won't need to be taught by the master.

Ying Zhao covered half of his face with a folding fan, leaned close to Chu Xiqing's ear and said, "Hey, you don't know, the little daughter of the Chen family will also come out tonight, I wonder if I can meet her." ”

Chu Xiqing grabbed Ying Zhao's shoulder, looked angry, couldn't stop smacking, shook his head and said, "Brother Ying, you, you think about these things all day long, we should think about these children's private affairs?" ”

Ying Zhao raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, "What, you don't want to?" ”

Chu Xiqing coughed dryly twice, and said solemnly: "Of course, even if there is, it is out of affection and courtesy." There was never a thought of it. ”

Ying Zhao also said seriously: "Well, I believe you." ”

Chu Xiqing nodded, turned his head to look around, and said, "Huh? Hasn't Ling Ze come yet, isn't he the fiercest shouting? ”

"Wait a little longer, eh, Xiqing, do you know, Huayun City next door invited an immortal master on the mountain tonight, saying that he can do spells and accept apprentices. Let's check it out! Ying Zhao said excitedly.

Immortal Master? I've heard it many times over the years.

From a geographical point of view, Jingcheng belongs to Nanyue County, which is relatively remote in the north of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Jiangjun is close to the central part of the Great Zhou, very rich, with beautiful mountains and rivers, and full of spirituality.

Back then, in Jingcheng, I had never heard of the immortal master, that is, the person who cultivated immortals. After coming to Jiangjun, Chu Xiqing knew that there were really "immortals" in the world, who really knew magic, and when he was a child, he saw that the ghosts that made people scared seemed to exist, and those monsters, maybe they were in the mountains.

When he heard about the Qingyun Sect outside Jingcheng, Chu Xiqing thought it was made of porcelain, but now he knows that it is actually a sect, and all of them are immortal cultivators. But Chu Xiqing was very puzzled about how he had never heard of the Qingyun Sect being an immortal cultivator sect in Jingcheng in those years, and had never heard of the Qingyun Sect immortals, let alone the terrifying flying of the wind.

"Huayun City is a little far away." Chu Xiqing frowned slightly. They are now in Anchang Town, Jiang County, and Huayun City is more than ten miles away from here.

"It's okay, we can take a boat and walk the waterway, and we can go there to see what the immortal master looks like, just in case...... was taken as an apprentice by the immortal master. Ying Zhao thought about his immortal cultivation and looked at the distance and smirked.

Chu Xiqing thought for a while, then nodded and smiled: "Well, this Mid-Autumn Festival in Anchang Town is like this every year, and it is very boring, so it's good to go and see it." ”

Similarly, Chu Xiqing was also very curious about what such a cultivator was.

In fact, after settling down in Anchang Town, the box that Chu Xuping handed over to Chu Xiqing was thrown aside to eat ashes, so after three years, one day, Chu Xiqing suddenly remembered, and couldn't help but be curious, so he opened the box.

After that, the contents of the box gave him a sense of a world that did not belong to the earthly world.

Now, Chu Xiqing considers himself half a cultivator.

As he spoke, gorgeous fireworks bloomed in the night sky where the bright moon hung high, adding a lot of color to the night sky. People on the streets look up to admire.

While the two of them were looking at each other, a young man in white walked through the crowd, his face was like a crown of jade, and the ribbon on his head was raised in the wind, which made people forget to see it.

The boy's name is Ji Lingze, and he is the child of a housekeeper in a large family in Jiang County. I went to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with my family.

Boarding one of the boats, negotiating the price, the three of them sat in the canopy. The sound of oars swayed slowly, passed through the bottom of the bridge, and slowly walked out of Anchang Town.

After walking for a few miles, the three of them got out of the canopy to breathe, only to see that the four fields were empty, the reflection of the full moon in the water did not know whether it was true or false, and the breeze was blowing in front of them, and they were relaxed and happy.

Seeing that the old boat shook the pulp alone and didn't speak, Ying Zhao asked: "Boat family, how can you still come out to ferry passengers in the Mid-Autumn Festival today?" ”

The old Zhouzi sighed and said, "Alas, don't tell the son, I have a son who is working outside and hasn't been back for several years, and I'm the only one left at home, and there is no one at home." ”

Ying Zhao felt very pitiful after hearing this, and couldn't bear to say: "Why should your son come back to see the boatman, why should you be left alone." "Although Ying Zhao is naughty, he is very kind at heart.

Lao Zhouzi shook his head with a smile, and said with a proud and happy face: "No, no, my son is very filial and will send money back every month.

Ji Lingze stepped forward and patted the two of them, and said with a smile: "Let's go, don't just stand, go play." ”

The two of them who came back to their senses told Ji Lingze about their plan to go to Huayun City, and Ji Lingze also readily agreed.

When the three of them came to the ferry, they saw that there were only a few boats in the river, and the old boat said: "I don't blame him because I can't come back because I'm too busy."

After that, the four of them chatted a lot, and before they knew it, they arrived in Huayun City, and after going ashore, the three of them made an appointment with Lao Zhouzi to wait here.

Huayun City is even more gorgeous, the night in the city is like day, people come and go, handsome men and beautiful women, bright clothes. All kinds of vendors are selling, some selling moon cakes, selling masks and whatever, as well as shadow puppetry, and some guessing lantern riddles......

But the place where the limelight is most popular tonight is an open-air square in the city, the place chosen by the immortal master. It's definitely besieged.

The three of them followed the crowd to the square, only to see a few black pillars standing on the square, and in the center of the square sat a middle-aged man, he was wearing a cyan coat, closed his eyes and recuperated, without saying a word, and Han Lin, the son of the city lord, stood aside respectfully with his disciples.

The city lord Han Cheng was saying something in front of the square, and Chu Xiqing was standing far behind, and they could only vaguely hear "Shangxian", "Shenlu Gate" and "Accepting Disciples".

The people standing in front of them let out exclamations, and the crowds were crowded, most of them were with children, hoping to be taken by the immortal master and get the fairy fate.

After Han Cheng finished speaking, he ran to the middle-aged man and whispered a few words, then stepped aside, father and son looked at each other and smiled.

After the middle-aged man got up, he pinched the trick in front of his chest with his left hand, and drew a few strokes in the air with his right hand, and a golden silk thread flew out of his right palm and circled towards the sky.

As the height continued to rise, the golden thread grew larger and longer, and finally turned into a golden dragon hovering over the square. The dragon groaned, and the golden light lit up the night sky.

Some of the onlookers were afraid, some were shocked, and some were yearning.

Chu Xiqing and Ying Zhao felt the novelty, and they both looked up and stared, not noticing Ji Lingze's disdain.

Oh, that's it, juggling.

While Chu Xiqing felt the novelty, he obviously felt that there were changes around him, the changes in the qi between heaven and earth, and the aura emitted by the person when he cast the spell. Thinking back to the cultivation at home, I had some thoughts in my heart.

Under the moonlight, the golden dragon slowly dispersed, and the middle-aged man's voice was majestic, and he said: "This seat is Gu Yan, the deacon of the Shenlu Gate, and I have recently felt in my heart, and I have come to collect the destined person as an apprentice and give him a fairy fate, but who is willing to enter my fairy gate?" ”

After he finished speaking, the crowd swarmed up, and they all pushed their respective children forward, Gu Yan inspected the qualifications one by one, although there were many people, but he tested it quickly, and occasionally had the cultivation qualifications that surprised him, and he didn't show it.

Most of these children are the sons of the powerful in the city, and there are few children of ordinary people.

Ying Zhao was also about to move, and Ji Lingze, who looked at Gu Yan with disdain, shook his head after seeing it, and said, "Brother Ying, if you go to cultivate immortals, what should your father do, your family is just you, doesn't your father still want you to inherit the family business?" ”

Ying Zhao suddenly looked entangled, Chu Xiqing patted Ying Zhao on the back, pointed to the crowd and said domineeringly: "Brother Ying, you really want to go, brother will open the way for you." ”

In the end, Ying Zhao sighed and said: "Alas, if I don't have the qualifications to cultivate immortals, I won't be ashamed to die if I rush up, so I might as well keep a thought, besides, if I am taken to the immortal gate, my father will not be angry." ”

The time to see this immortal master was much lower than Chu Xiqing and their expectations, so the three of them planned to take a stroll in Huayun City.

Ji Lingze walked in the front, Ying Zhao tapped his palm with a folding fan and walked in second, Chu Xiqing last, and the three of them had their own thoughts.

Cultivating in the mountains, not knowing the cold and heat, has surpassed human nature.

Alas, it's about to be a child's test, why don't you work hard and study hard?

Wonderful! I'm going to go back and practice!

Walking in front of an oil cake stall, Chu Ying and the others stepped forward to buy two cakes, and turned around to find that Ji Lingze was gone.

Gu Yan walked alone under the city wall. Tonight, I received five apprentices with good qualifications, and I got a lot of money, which was of little use, but what was really good was that I got two objects containing spiritual energy.

Under the moonlight, Gu Yan's shadow was stretched, and he walked beautifully, without noticing that another black shadow was quietly approaching the city wall.

The black shadow's figure burst out, and a punch hit the back of Gu Yan's head, Gu Yan turned his head suddenly, his face was full of anger, and the punch brushed over, and Gangfeng directly cut Gu Yan's cheek.

Gu Yan quickly retreated and shouted angrily: "The thief dares to do so, but I know that I am the deacon of the Shenlu Gate!" At the same time, a Dao spell slammed into the man.

The black shadow was dexterous, dodged sideways, and rushed towards Gu Yan with a kick. That Dao shot slammed into the ground, leaving a large crater.

Gu Yan was already frightened, and he was able to get close without him noticing, I was afraid that his cultivation was already above him, and even if he moved out of his identity, he didn't care, which made him even more afraid.

Gu Yan waved his hand, and a magic weapon in the shape of a gossip pattern flew out from his waist, forming a barrier, and the red light in the black shadow's hand flashed, hitting the barrier, and it was broken with one blow, and the magic weapon was like a mirror shattered.

Gu Yan saw that he couldn't stop and couldn't hide, so he had to bite the bullet, and the blue light flashed in his right hand, and there seemed to be a divine deer figure in the light.

The two humane methods collided, and after a loud bang, Gu Yan flew out upside down, and the black shadow followed Gu Yan closely, punching Gu Yan in front of the door, Gu Yan smashed to the ground and fainted.

The black shadow stopped and shook his wrist and mocked, "It's still a deacon at this level." He didn't know that Gu Yan was indeed a deacon, but he was just an outer door. Who wants to come? Tonight, the moon yin qi is the most sufficient, and you still don't want to cultivate?

squatted down and searched Gu Yan's body, took everything he could, and finally didn't forget to complain: "What a poor ghost." ”

The black shadow jumped and disappeared without a trace, and when it came to an alley where no one was around, he conjured a white coat out of thin air, put it on and walked out as if nothing had happened.

What to pack.

When Chu Ying and the others saw Ji Lingze, they went up and grabbed him and asked, "Why did you kid go?" Don't say a word. ”

Ji Lingze smiled apologetically, took their hands away, and said embarrassedly: "I'll release my hand, people have three urgies." ”

The two looked at Ji Lingze with strange eyes, so long?

Gradually, there are fewer people playing, and Chu Xiqing and they are going back.

When he came to the previous ferry, Lao Zhouzi was drinking, and when he saw the three of them, he hurriedly greeted them.

Chu Yingji and the three of them also came on the spot, and they returned happily, chatting happily.

The old boat rowed a boat, singing an unknown folk song, floating on the river.

However, a different voice was mixed in with this folk song - "Come on! Help me! ”

The three of them immediately got out of the canopy and saw a strong man dragging a woman on the shore!

The plot of robbing the people's girls in such a book can also be encountered! Chu Xiqing was speechless, but he couldn't bear it, and hurriedly shouted: "Quick, dock!" ”

Old Zhou Zi hesitated slightly, and immediately rowed to the shore, about five or six meters away from the shore, Chu Xiqing crossed over and rushed towards the man. The man looked sideways and said viciously: "Little cub, don't worry about ......"

Before he finished speaking, he was punched in the chin by Chu Xiqing, and then Chu Xiqing's right hand wrapped around his waist and kicked him in the knee, and with a force, he directly knocked the man to the ground.

"Ahh The man screamed miserably, and wanted to fight back, but he was hit in the face by several punches, and his face was suddenly blue and purple.

Chu Xiqing ran to the woman's side and asked enthusiastically, "Girl, are you okay?" ”

The woman was so frightened that she was still frightened, but she still bowed slightly, and said with a crying voice: "Thank you, Son." ”

The man who was sitting on the ground rubbing his eyes got up, shouted, and rushed towards Chu Xiqing, the woman pointed behind Chu Xiqing in horror, and exclaimed: "Childe! Watch out for your back! ”

Chu Xiqing didn't look back, he bent down and turned around and slapped the man's chest, the man wanted to carry it hard, but after taking a hard beat, he found that the pain was incomparable, and the whole person took a few steps back.

The man bared his teeth, rubbed his chest, pointed at Chu Xiqing and said, "Little bastard, you remember!" Then he fled.

At this time, Ji Ying also came to Chu Xiqing's side and comforted the woman. Ying Zhao couldn't help but feel numb when he thought of the scene where Chu Xiqing beat that man just now, and remembered some bad things.

I provoked him back then, and I hurt him for a few days, but I didn't dare to tell my father, and later became friends, and I didn't know each other.

After some inquiry, I learned that the woman was also from Anchang Town, and she met the lewd thief when she came back from Huayun City at night. So the four of them went back together.

…………

When Chu Xiqing and the others were still buying oil cakes, in a poor alley in Anchang Town, several scoundrels were bullying a little girl.

One of the scoundrels punched the little girl in the shoulder, and the little girl snorted in pain. The scoundrel smiled hideously: "What, it's a dumb person, or it doesn't hurt?" ”

There was also a direct grabbing of the little girl's hair and throwing it around.

A touch of red suddenly appeared at the entrance of the alley, and the man's face was snow-white, extremely handsome, and he could not distinguish between men and women. It was very frightening in the moonlight.

A scoundrel was startled, swallowed his saliva, and asked in a trembling voice, "Who...... Is it a human or a ghost? ”

For a moment, all the scoundrels looked at the red coat. One shouted, "What are you going to do?" It's okay to get out of here. ”

The man in red tilted his head, squinted his eyes slightly, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, stretched out his right hand to grasp it, and saw that the person who opened his mouth suddenly hung in the air, his expression was very painful, and then he bled and fell to the ground, and lost his breath.

The rest of the scoundrels were frightened, and one of them collapsed to the ground in fright, trembling and shouting, "Demon ...... Youkai! Come on! ”

This sound pulled those scoundrels back to their senses and began to run wildly, but the red-clothed man stretched out his right index finger, and there was a vertical stroke in the void, and one person was divided into two halves from the middle, and blood flowed all over the ground, and finally two of them ran far away, and just when they were rejoicing, the walls on both sides became pitch black, and dragged them in like a long hand, and the screams disappeared into the sound of fireworks in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The red-clothed girl slowly walked towards the little girl and stretched out her white hand, the little girl was so frightened that she didn't dare to move, her eyes were full of horror, but she still trembled and put her dirty little hand on the red-clothed hand.

The red-clothed smiled happily and took the little girl's hand out of the alley.

In the moonlight, there was a vertical red between the little girl's eyebrows.