Chapter 22: Master Dustcloud
Li Jing and the others returned to the inn, and the farce that happened today was over.
After a day of rest and preparation, early the next morning, the caravan set off towards the capital, Hu Yidao followed Li Jing all the way, Li Jing was too lazy to pay attention to him, passed through 3 cities, and when he arrived at the fourth city, Hu Yidao received a message from Tianyi Gate and 100,000 urgent, and left in a hurry when Li Jing agreed to meet, and Li Jing wished that he should leave quickly.
Not long after Hu Yidao left, the large army disguised as going to Yizhou caught up and joined the caravan, except for Li Yiran, Ji Wuyan and others who stayed in Guankou, all the descendants of the three families were here.
At this time, there were only five days left before the emperor sacrificed to the heavens.
And they are only one day away from the capital.
The closer they got to the capital, the more nervous the elders of the three families felt, but Li Jing and these juniors did not clearly realize that they came to Beijing this time with the determination to fight to the death.
Perhaps to ease the tension, Li Chongyang ordered the crowd to move forward as fast as possible and reach the capital before dark.
There were no surprises along the way, and before dark, the capital's tall bell tower loomed in the twilight.
Li Chongyang climbed a high ground, called Li Jing, looked at him kindly for a long time, touched his head with pity, and said: "Jing'er, you three juniors don't need to enter Beijing, the capital is too dangerous."
You start from here to the west, but only 3 miles away, to the outskirts of Beijing, there is a Taoist temple in the suburbs of Beijing, called the Dust Cloud Temple, there is a dust cloud master in the temple, the three of you settle down there first, everything obeys the orders of the dust cloud master, do not leave without permission!"
How could Li Jing not understand Li Laoer's thoughts, he naturally refused to leave alone, and was about to speak.
"Listen to me. Li Chongyang waved his hand, his voice was slightly tragic, without the cunning humor of his usual days, he sighed and said: "If we don't return to the temple to meet you after the end of the year."
The three of you will be hidden by Master Chenyun in the envoy group of the Chu State, and then go to the Chu State first, and then transfer from the Chu State to the Great Zhou, I have an agreement with the Great Zhou when negotiating, once the matter is revealed, the Great Zhou will take in the three of you juniors and train you to become adults.
I have already bought a mansion in Huazhou, the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the three of you can cultivate with peace of mind, Hu Yidao is willing to accept you as an apprentice, it should be that he has taken a fancy to your talent in the Double Blood Pill, which is the best thing.
Uncle and grandfather have low skills, and there is nothing to teach you, follow him to cultivate well and wait for the opportunity. The Great Zhou and the Great Wei are feuds, and sooner or later there will be a battle, and then you will use the power of the Great Zhou to avenge our three clans. ”
It was the first time for Li Jing to see Li Lao Er so tragic, and he couldn't help but feel uncomfortable, and said: "Uncle and grandpa, let me follow you, I have never seen my grandfather, and with my cultivation, I can completely protect myself, maybe I can help you..."
Li Chongyang categorically refused: "What is your little bit of cultivation, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the capital, you are the top master, and you have to take off your skin when you enter, not to mention you, this matter is not negotiable, what can uncle and grandfather promise you, but this one thing can't."
"Your grandfather, if you can see it, you will meet naturally, and if you can't see it, it will only increase your sadness. At the end of the year and when the moon is full, after the third watch, and we don't come back, the three of you will leave the Dust Cloud Temple immediately, and you must not delay, otherwise the hard work of the entire Yu clan will be in vain, understand?"
After Li Chongyang finished speaking, he took out half of the broken piece of cloth from his arms, there was a strange word on the cloth, he stuffed the piece of cloth into Li Jing's hand, and said: "This is when you left Beijing 18 years ago, your grandfather asked me to hand it over to you, it is the second word of a certain kind of dragon roar, he has a fate, if you can find the first word and the third word, you can cultivate the complete dragon roar."
The dragon roar is rare in the world, and there are only a dozen or so kinds in the whole world, all of which are in the hands of the ten major sects, this piece of cloth is not easy to come by, I hope you can make good use of it.
As for your parents, you don't have to worry, they stay in Guankou, and Shuanglongmen will not let them go. And you, but you must not let the Shuanglong Gate get involved, otherwise, our Li clan will really be wiped out. Do you understand?"
Li Jing took the piece of cloth and stuffed it into his arms, he bowed his head silently, and then said, "Sun Er understands and will wait for you to come back." As for the double dragon gate, I don't care what it is. Uncle and grandfather can rest assured. ”
Li Chongyang's heart was slightly calm, and he led a strange mount from the side, like a cow but not a cow, with hooves like tiger claws, a broad back and broad shoulders, and a peculiar small horn on his forehead.
"Jing'er, this is the mount of our Li family's heirloom, and now it is handed over to you, its name is called 'Qingyun Beast', which is extremely human. Everything else I'm going to give you is in the bag of the Qingyun Beast. It's getting late, so let's go. ”
Li Jing was speechless, turned over the Qingyun Beast, turned around and glanced at Li Chongyang, at this time, the afterglow of the sunset had not yet dissipated, stretching Li Chongyang's shadow, it seemed that his whole person was so thin and rickety, even the shadow was hunchbacked, the winter wind caressed, blowing up his sideburns and scattered white hair, adding a bit of old age out of thin air.
Li Lao Er turned his rickety body and didn't dare to look at Li Jing again.
Li Jingyi gritted his teeth and slapped the Qingyun Beast and rode towards the Taoist temple halfway up the mountain in the distance.
Ji Xiaoya carried Li Ling, Chang Jing carried Li Hu and Li Xiong also rushed over.
The two obviously said goodbye to their elders, Chang Jing was still secretly wiping tears, and Ji Xiaoya's eyes were red.
"Li Hu, come and sit with me. ”
"Oh. Li Hu obediently agreed, and with the help of Li Jing, he got on the Qingyun Beast.
Li Lao Er originally meant to give the three children a little money and send them away, but the three children identified Li Jing and refused to leave, even if they told them that there might be murder this time, they were unwilling to leave.
Li Lao Er sighed secretly, and arranged for the three of them to be the boys of the dust cloud master in the dust cloud temple, so that they could be regarded as having a good home.
Li Jing and the three of them didn't say a word along the way, they just hurried, this road was not very far, and the three of them had a fast footpath, and they soon arrived at the Dust Cloud Temple.
Master Dust Cloud was already waiting for them there.
This world also has Taoist inheritance, Taoist masters, known as masters, although this dust cloud view is not a famous view of the capital, but it is better in the quiet and elegant, but it is a unique branch, there are many elegant rich people often come here to incense.
Master Chenyun is dressed in a Taoist robe, which can be called a fairy wind Dao bone, Li Jing can't see his actual age, on the surface, it seems that he is only in his 40s, but his deep eyes betray his real age, he should be about the same age as Li Chongyang, or even a little older.
"Come on! Come on. There was no joy or sorrow in Master Dust's voice, and even this greeting was so lightly written, as if he had known the three of them for a long time, and like a distant and unapproachable stranger.
The three of them handed over their mounts to the boy in the Taoist temple, and the three of Li Hu couldn't help but feel apprehensive when they went to this kind of Taoist pure land for the first time, and Li Jing beckoned the three of them to follow him closely.
Master Dust Cloud entertained them in the study, and after sitting down, Master Dust Cloud began to squint and observe them, this look was a long time, even Li Hu's three children did not let go, everyone was a little embarrassed by him, but they didn't dare to say anything, Ji Xiaoya, who has always been outspoken, was also silent.
Ever since they entered this Taoist temple, everyone's minds have been affected by something, and it is something that cannot be said, which makes their hearts feel more out of thin air*.
Master Dust Cloud finally spoke: "They are all good children. ”
Li Jing didn't know what he meant, or if it was just a polite remark, this old Taoist priest was full of mysteries, and people couldn't see through him.
"Tomorrow, the minds of the envoys of the Chu State will come to Benguan to offer incense, and then stay for a day, you are all smart children, you must not be abrupt, otherwise, you will have to suffer on the way to the Chu State. ”
Ji Xiaoya said: "Chu State, why do you have to go to Chu State? I will wait for my elders to arrive, if they don't come, I won't go to Chu State." ”
Chang Jing hummed heavily, obviously thinking the same way, but Li Jing didn't speak.
Master Chenyun ignored Ji Xiaoya: "You three children, come to me." The three of them didn't dare to disobey him, and obediently went to Master Chenyun's side.
Master Chenyun calmed Li Hu at ease, and he stretched out a finger against Li Hu's lower abdomen.
After a long time, Li Hu opened his eyes, he found that he was different from before, a blood pill had condensed in his lower abdomen, he naturally didn't understand what this blood pill meant, he just looked dazed.
Master Chenyun condensed the blood pill for the other two children in turn, and after succeeding, he said, "You three children, are you willing to be my disciples of Chenyun Temple." ”
Li Hu shook his head and said, "We already have a master, where the master goes, we will follow." ”
The other two nodded.
Li Jing didn't expect that the three apprentices he inadvertently accepted would identify himself like this, and he had mixed feelings in his heart, his current identity was embarrassing, if he couldn't escape from the Wei State, he would definitely implicate these three innocent children, and their best choice was to stay in the Taoist temple.
Master Dust Cloud showed a rare smile and said, "The three of you following Li Jing will affect him, he is on the run, bringing the three of you is a burden, and besides, you yourself will accidentally lose your life." Staying in the Taoist temple is good for all of you. ”
When Li Hu and the others heard Master Chenyun say this, they began to hesitate, and they turned their heads to look at Li Jing, as if they wanted to find some clues from Li Jing's face.
Li Jing originally hoped that the three children would stay in the Taoist Temple, for them, it would definitely be a good home, and Master Chenyun was right, staying in the Taoist Temple would be good for both parties.
However, he didn't want the three disciples to feel that they were a burden.
Li Jing is a very traditional person, because of the influence of the master in his previous life, he attaches great importance to the relationship between master and apprentice, although they have not been together for a long time, he sincerely treats these three children as apprentices, apprentices!
Thinking of this, Li Jing solemnly said to Li Hu and the others: "If you are willing, our master and apprentice can be together." ”
The three of them said, "We are willing to follow Master." ”
Master Chenyun nodded slightly, and said, "Li Jing, you accepted three good apprentices at a young age, since this is the case, I will fulfill you, there are three apprentices of your place in the envoy group of the Chu State." ”
Li Jing hugged his fists and thanked: "Master Xie is complete." ”