Chapter 20: Star Palace (1)

The five of them walked out of the Splendid Valley, headed in the direction of Ziwei Mountain, walked for a while, and came to a fork in the road, Nan Huali tightened the reins, clenched his fists and said to Lei Xiong: "Uncle Lei, we have other important things to do, so don't leave it at that."

Lei Xiong said: "Good"

Huang Xiuyi said to Lei Lingxue: "Sister Lei, let's go first"

Lei Lingxue nodded and said, "Be careful on the road."

Huang Xiuyi smiled sweetly and said, "I know, Sister Lei"

Nan Huali asked Zhang Yunxian: "By the way, I don't know what your name is?"

Zhang Yunxian said: "My name is Zhang Yunxian"

Nan Huali said: "I didn't expect that we could meet here, it's really lucky"

Zhang Yunxian said: "I am also lucky to meet you"

"By the way, I forgot to introduce you to you" Nan Huali pointed to Huang Xiuyi beside him and said, "This is my cousin, called Huang Xiuyi"

Zhang Yunxian said to Huang Xiuyi: "Hello"

Huang Xiuyi nodded and said, "Well, we will be friends in the future, if there is something to do, you can go to Lishan to find us"

Zhang Yunxian nodded and said, "Okay"

Huang Xiuyi said to Lei Xiong: "Uncle Lei, then let's go first"

Lei Xiong said: "Good"

Huang Xiuyi waved her hand to Lei Lingxue and said, "Sister Lei, goodbye"

Lei Lingxue nodded: "Well, be careful on the road"

Huang Xiuyi said: "Don't worry, Sister Lei"

Nan Huali and Huang Xiuyi drove the beast and horse to a small path next to them.

Seeing the two of them walking away, Lei Xiong said, "Let's go, Cher."

Lei Xiong drove the beast horse and carried Zhang Yunxian to continue in the direction of Ziwei Mountain.

Lei Lingxue followed.

The journey to Ziwei Mountain is also smooth, there is no treacherous section on the way, the three of them stop to rest for a while every hour, at night, the three of them go to a small town called Manghe Town, Lei Xiong found a post station to stay, he asked for some food, when eating, only listen to a few merchants at the adjacent table, talking about some things.

"Alas, have you heard?, many towns in the south have recently died again, and the royal family can't find out the reason at all, compared to our safety here''' said a merchant.

"'I think it's best for us not to wander around in the past few years, and it's not too late to go out when the world is more peaceful,' said another businessman.

When Lei Xiong heard this, his face was solemn, because his purpose in going out of the mountain this time was to find out the reason for this matter. He asked the merchant at the next table, 'Brother Tai, what is the matter with what you said about the many towns in the south that many people have died again?'

''Well, I don't know, but I also heard from a friend who had returned from the south, who said that in many small towns there you could always hear the cry of babies at night, and that every day someone disappeared, and that the merchant was very evil.

Hearing this, Lei Xiong and Lei Lingxue glanced at each other, and they both understood the reason for this matter in their hearts.

After a moment of silence, Lei Lingxue asked, "What should I do?"

Lei Xiong said: "I think someone is doing it in secret, so I don't care about it for the time being, and when I send Yun Xian back to the palace, I will solve it one by one."

Zhang Yunxian didn't know the reason for this, so he just hugged the bowl and sat next to him to eat honestly.

After dinner, the three went back to their respective rooms to rest.

Zhang Yunxian lay on the bed and thought about what happened during the day, tossing and turning and couldn't sleep, he sometimes took out the relics of his three uncles to watch, and he just wanted to grow up quickly and avenge his dead parents and three uncles as soon as possible.

Thinking about it, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The next day, early in the morning, the three of them left the post station and continued on their way. After a day, came to a small town called Juman Town, the population of this town is relatively small, Lei Xiong found a post station to rest, only to see that there are not many guests in this post station, at night, the three of them returned to their respective rooms after dinner, Lei Lingxue saw that the weather was a little cold, came to Zhang Yunxian's room, and asked: "Are you cold? Do you want to add a bed quilt?"

Zhang Yunxian, who often sleeps in the open and has adapted to this weather, shook his head and said, "It's not cold"

Lei Lingxue nodded and said, "Well, if you have something, you can go to the next room to find me."

Zhang Yunxian said: "Okay"

Lei Lingxue smiled slightly, turned around and left.

Zhang Yun obviously saw that Lei Lingxue cared about him, and his heart was very moved, you must know that few people have cared about him in these three years of wandering, from this moment on, he has a good impression of Lei Lingxue, every time he sees Lei Lingxue, he will be happy from the bottom of his heart, especially when he sees Lei Lingxue's smile, he feels that the sadness in his heart will be alleviated a lot, that feeling is very wonderful.

The next day, early in the morning, they left the post station and continued to walk, and finally at noon, they reached Ziwei Mountain, where the sun was shining brightly, and the mountains were filled with a trace of coolness, and the air was fresh.

The three of them walked slowly along the mountain road.

Zhang Yunxian raised his eyes and looked into the distance, only to see a palace built on the mountainside in front of him, and the palace was surrounded by a white mist. There is a plaque hanging on the main entrance of the palace, which is engraved with three golden characters - Star Worship Palace, which shines with dazzling golden light under the sunlight. And in front of the main gate of the Star Worship Palace, there were twelve girls in white, their clothes fluttering and their bearing was extraordinary.

Zhang Yunxian was a little stunned.

Soon, the three of them arrived in front of the Star Worship Palace.

At this time, a girl in white walked over

She came to Lei Xiong's side, bowed slightly, clenched her fists, and said respectfully: "Welcome the palace master back to the palace."

Lei Xiong nodded and said, "Hmm"

Lei Xiong turned over and dismounted and hugged Zhang Yunxian off the horse.

The girl in white was full of smiles and asked Lei Lingxue, "Miss, have you worked the road?"

Lei Lingxue nodded and said, "Well, Nian Xuan, you go to Nangong to prepare something to eat."

The girl named Nian Xuan nodded and said, "Okay, Miss"

"Hey, he's ?,,," Nian Xuan pointed at Zhang Yunxian and asked, her eyes full of doubts.

Lei Lingxue said: "Oh, he is the child of my father's friend"

"Okay, then I'll go, Miss"

"Hmm"

Nian Xuan walked towards the Star Worship Palace.

Zhang Yunxian followed Lei Xiong and Lei Lingxue into the main gate of the Star Worship Palace.

Walking into the main entrance, you will see a spacious courtyard with flowers and plants, a three-storey attic in the center of the courtyard, and a cloister on the left and right sides, connecting the palace at the main entrance.

Zhang Yunxian followed Lei Xiong into the three-story attic, and came to a room called Tingya on the second floor, only to see that this room was extremely elegantly decorated, and there was an octagonal stone table in the room, and there were several stone benches next to the stone table.

Lei Xiong and Lei Lingxue came to the stone table and sat down. Zhang Yunxian also sat down.

After that, Xuan brought a few plates of snacks and put them on the stone table in turn, and brought a few stone cups, filled the stone cups with water, and put them on the stone table in turn, saying, "Miss, in the past few days of your absence, our sisters miss you very much."

Lei Lingxue smiled and said, "I miss you too."

Nian Xuan said: "Miss, you have been working very hard these days, but you need to eat more."

Lei Lingxue nodded and said, "Well, have you eaten?"

Nian Xuan said: "My sisters and I have eaten" "Miss, you use it slowly first, and then I'll go get some snacks"

Lei Lingxue said, "Well, okay"

Nian Xuan turned and walked out of the room.

Lei Xiong picked up a piece of dim sum on his plate and said, "Eat it quickly, it'll be cold for a while."

Zhang Yunxian nodded, picked up the dim sum on the plate and ate it.

Since he hadn't eaten since the morning, Zhang Yunxian felt very hungry, his appetite was so big that he ate four pieces of dim sum in a row, only to feel that this dim sum was in his mouth, the skin was crispy, and it was a sweet kernel, but he didn't know what kind of kernel it was, it was very delicious.

After eating for a while, Lei Xiong said to him: "In the future, this will be your home, you can live here with peace of mind, and if you need anything, just tell Uncle Lei."

Zhang Yunxian nodded and said, "Got it, Uncle Lei"

"Hmm"

At this time, Lei Lingxue felt full and said, "Dad, I'll go first."

Lei Xiong said, "Okay"

Lei Lingxue smiled at Zhang Yunxian, and then left Tingya with the twelve girls in white.

Zhang Yunxian saw Lei Lingxue's smile, and a trace of warmth slipped through his heart again.

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After eating, Lei Xiong led Zhang Yunxian to walk around the Star Worship Palace, and told him some of the situation here, and Zhang Yunxian also had some understanding of the Star Worship Palace.

It turns out that this Xing Gong is divided into the South Palace and the North Palace, the three-story attic in the center of the courtyard is the North Palace, and the palace at the main gate of the courtyard is the South Palace, Lei Xiong usually lives in the South Palace, Lei Lingxue and the twelve girls in white usually live in the North Palace, the twelve girls in white are all female disciples of the Star Worship Palace, they are all homeless orphans, raised by Lei Xiong since childhood, the age is almost the same as Lei Lingxue, usually has a very good relationship with Lei Lingxue, and is a good sister who has nothing to say. Lei Lingxue's mother died in an accident while practicing thunder five years ago. Afterwards, Lei Xiong found that there was a problem with the Ju Lei Dan in her body, Lei Xiong was heartbroken, because the Ju Lei Dan was refined by him personally, and he thought that he must have made a mistake in the process of refining, so that the Ju Lei Dan lost the ability to gather Lei, which led to the death of his wife, which also became the pain of Lei Xiong's life, and Lei Lingxue, who lost his mother, has been dependent on his father for his life.

After Zhang Yun seemed to know about this, he couldn't help but feel some sympathy for Lei Lingxue. He asked, "Uncle Lei, how did you know Uncle Shen?"

Lei Xiong smiled and told how he met Shen Wei.

It turned out that fifteen years ago, Bai Mingzhen met Lei Xiong's father Lei Yuan before he founded Ming Zhen Xuan, and the two of them were brothers in the same class, and later Bai Mingzhen lived in seclusion in Lushan to found Ming Zhen Xuan, Lei Xiong often went to Ming Zhen Xuan to play and met Shen Wei, Qin Zhongming, He Xiuyang, Zhang Luo, Shang Xiaorou who studied in Ming Zhen Xuan.

After learning about the process of Lei Xiong's acquaintance with the five uncles, Zhang Yunxian chatted with Lei Xiong for a while, and did not return to Nangong until dark.

Lei Xiong led Zhang Yunxian to a room on the first floor of Nangong, only to see that there was a wooden bed and a stone table in this room, and there were two stone benches next to the stone table, and an oil lamp on the stone table was shining faintly.

The two windows on the south side are wide open, and through the windows, you can see the bright moon in the night sky outside.