The Taiping Inn at the foot of Taiping Mountain in Huainan Prefecture, Luzhou is probably the first Taiping Inn on the rivers and lakes, starting from this inn, there are all kinds of Taiping Inn all over the world, and now, in addition to the Taiping Inn under the name of Taiping Sect, there is also a Jianghu organization that pretends to be "Taiping Inn" in the name of "Taiping Inn", but actually acts secretly.

The owner of this Taiping Inn, who is also the owner of the Taiping Sect, is named Shen Wuwu, and the people in the rivers and lakes are called "Mr. Shen Da". In fact, a few years ago, there was an old Mr. Shen on the rivers and lakes, who was Mr. Shen's father. This old Mr. Shen has a very high rank in the rivers and lakes, and he is the same generation as the old heavenly master and the old sword god, and the old man's realm cultivation is not as good as his son, so he gave up the position of the sect master early, and he doesn't care about mundane things on weekdays, but he is also at ease. It wasn't until the "Four-Six Dispute" between Zhengyizong and Qingwei Sect changed from a small fight to a full-scale war that the old man reappeared in the rivers and lakes and mediated with the old abbot of Jing Zen Buddhism, hoping that the old heavenly master and the old sword god could focus on the overall situation and turn the war into a jade silk.

So the old man ignored his son's repeated dissuasion and resolutely went to the imperial capital, but the result was never to return.

After this incident, Shen Wuwu and many Taiping Sect elders decided to close the mountain, the Taiping Sect no longer participated in the affairs of the rivers and lakes on the surface, and Shen Wuwu no longer set foot in the rivers and lakes, and nested in this small inn at the foot of the Taiping Mountain all day long. From this point of view, Shen Wuwu and Li Xuan are both shopkeepers but completely different, one is escaping the world and the other is entering the WTO.

Today, Shen Wuwu changed out of the ordinary clothes he wore on weekdays, and put on a luxurious shirt that was more in line with the lord of the Taiping Sect, wearing a star crown on his head, a jade belt around his waist, and his feet on cloud shoes. Shen Changsheng, who returned to the Taiping Inn, couldn't help but open his mouth wide when he saw this scene. Although he had already vaguely guessed from the mouths of Li Xuandu and others that his shopkeeper was an extremely powerful character, he had always been a little dismissive, or he didn't want to think too much about it from the bottom of his heart, and always thought that the shopkeeper who adopted him since he was a child was like this, and it was just like this, but after the shopkeeper changed his clothes today, he finally had to think deeply, maybe the shopkeeper used to be a romantic figure like Mr. Li.

The romance here is not about the affairs of men and women, but about the affairs of men and women, but the affairs of manly husbands who have had vigorous deeds. In the past, Shen Changsheng was always teased by the proprietress and said that he was born to be a person who liked to turn around women's skirts, but Shen Changsheng just blushed, but never refuted. However, after he walked the rivers and lakes alone, especially when he came into contact with Li Xuandu, Shen Changsheng suddenly felt that a manly man was born in the world, and there were only women in his eyes, was it too narrow-minded? Not to mention the world's common people, thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, nor to say anything about swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger and carrying a three-foot sword to run rampant in the world, it is also excellent to be happy and enmity and travel the world.

Shen Changsheng suddenly remembered a rotten sentence in the script: "Drunk and lying on the knees of a beauty, wake up and take charge of the world." "In fact, it is not difficult to get drunk and lie on the knees of beauties, there are beauties from generation to generation, there are beauties everywhere, the difficult thing is to wake up to the power of the world, because there is only one in the world, throughout the ages, how many heroes have bent their waists for this world?

Compared with Shen Changsheng's cranky thoughts, Mrs. Lu was full of worries, and said: "Since you feel something in your heart and feel that this trip will not go well, then don't go? ”

Mr. Shen Da shook his head: "This matter is different. ”

Mrs. Lu was a little angry and said, "It's nothing more than a dispute between good and evil on the rivers and lakes, why is it different?"

Mr. Shen Da sighed: "Under the nest, there are no eggs." When they dealt with the Xuannu Sect, we didn't help. When they dealt with Zhengyizong, we still didn't help. When they come against us, who will help us?"

Mrs. Lu was silent for a moment.

Shen Wuwu said: "It's not that I repay my grievances with virtue, nor is it for the sake of morality in the rivers and lakes, it's just that my lips and teeth are cold, and I can't ignore it." The Qing Wei Sect is partial to the north of the Jiangbei, and the only one who can balance the Qing Wei Sect is the Mending Heaven Sect, and the Qing Wei Sect can naturally be watched from the wall. However, Jiangnan is adjacent to the northwest of Shuzhou, and Luzhou is adjacent to Jiangnan, if Jiangnan falls into the hands of evil ways, the next one is Luzhou, even if Qing Weizong is willing to divide the river and rule, the so-called guarding the river must guard Huai, no matter the north and south, Huainan Mansion is a place to fight. At that time, we will be caught between the two, and where should we go? For the sake of the Taiping Sect, I must go to the Zhengyi Sect and take advantage of Yan Feiqing's marriage to meet the Great Heavenly Master Zhang Jingxiu. ”

Mrs. Lu sighed and said: "Since the second year of Tianbao, the Zhengyi Sect and the Taiping Sect have not been in contact with each other without saying that they have interacted with each other in old age and death, but they are not much different from strangers, and this kind of big event, the Great Heavenly Master may not agree." ”

Shen Wuwu said: "Things are man-made, some things, if you don't do them, there will never be results." Only when you do it can you know if you can do it. ”

Mrs. Lu knew that she couldn't persuade him, so she could only sigh again and again, her face gloomy.

Shen Wuwu hesitated for a moment, and comforted: "Don't worry too much, don't say that I am prepared, I expect that there will be a great variable in this matter, and it may become a breakthrough." ”

Mrs. Lu asked, "Who is it?"

"The time has not yet come, it is not yet clear. Shen Wuwu shook his head and said: "The heavenly machine is unknown, but someone tried to confuse the heavenly machine." ”

Mrs. Lu was just about to speak, but Shen Wuwu raised her hand to stop her unspoken words: "It's useless to say more, after I leave Huainan Mansion, you close the inn here, and then return to Taiping Mountain with Changsheng, don't leave the mountain gate easily before I come back." ”

Mrs. Lu took a deep breath and nodded.

Shen Wuwu came to the outside of the inn and took out a set of puppets from the treasures of Sumeru, which were in the shape of cranes, and there were many runes and cloud patterns engraved on the wings that Shen Changsheng could not understand, and the position on his back was very flat, which could accommodate one person sitting cross-legged. Then in Shen Changsheng's surprised gaze, Shen Wuwu sat cross-legged on the back of this crane crane, and with a light knock on the top of its head, this crane instantly came to life, vibrating its wings, not relying on its wings to take off, but spewing out a vast air current from under the wings and body, with the crane as the center, spreading out to all sides. The wind was blowing, and Shen Changsheng felt as if he was standing in the wind, unable to open his eyes, and had to retreat.

When Shen Changsheng could open his eyes and see things normally, he found that the crane had already carried Shen Wuwu into the sky, Shen Wuwu waved his hand at the two, and then took the crane south.

After Shen Wuwu left, Mrs. Lu returned to the inn without saying a word, just took a few books, and then locked the door of the inn, and took Shen Changsheng, and Shen Changsheng took his own earth dog and went to Taiping Mountain together.

The Taiping Mountains are continuous, all of which are the private property of the Taiping Sect, and there are stone steps built from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside. The two of them and a dog climbed up the stone steps in the mountains. After walking for about an hour, you can vaguely see the continuous terraced fields, the layers are distinct, looking from afar, just like the steps built for the gods in the sky, at this time there are many farmers and peasant women are bowing down and working in the terraced fields, after seeing Mrs. Lu, they have saluted Mrs. Lu.

Mrs. Lu was worried in her heart, but she just forced a smile to deal with it. After another journey, the mountain road gradually became steeper, undulating along the mountain, even if Shen Changsheng learned the "Taishang Dan Sutra", he felt that it was rugged and difficult to walk. Fortunately, Mrs. Lu didn't plan to walk up the mountain just like that, and came to a cliff, where there was a huge hanging basket, almost the size of an ordinary carriage, and an iron lock was connected to the top of the hanging basket, leading up to the vast place of clouds and mist.

Mrs. Lu and Shen Changsheng walked into the hanging basket, burned a talisman with their hands, and then listened to the sound of the mechanism accompanied by "click", the hanging basket began to rise slowly, and it turned out that there was a noose winch, and the hanging basket was twisted up.

The hanging basket kept rising, Shen Changsheng looked up, only to see the white mist, after a while, he could see the clouds and mist floating overhead, and after a while, he entered the clouds and mist, looking down, but when he saw the white expanse, he couldn't see anything.

After a long time, the basket stopped. It has come to the top of the mountain, the first thing that catches your eye is a huge archway made of white jade, and the four golden characters on the archway are "Taiping worry-free", shining golden light in the sun.

Shen Changsheng was in awe: "Is this the mountain gate of the Taiping Sect?!"

Mrs. Lu didn't answer, just walked forward.

When Shen Changsheng saw his earth dog come to such a peak, he was already so frightened that his legs were weak, and he lay on the ground and whimpered, so he had to hold it in his arms, walk a few steps, and follow behind Mrs. Lu.

The people who can come here are all disciples of the Taiping Sect, but after seeing Mrs. Lu, they still have to salute respectfully, and when they look at Shen Changsheng who is following Mrs. Lu, their eyes are different, scrutinizing some things, envy some things, some jealous ones, and some contempt.

Shen Changsheng only felt inexplicable and didn't know why.

At this moment, Mrs. Lu suddenly spoke: "Changsheng, from today onwards, you will be a disciple of the Taiping Sect. ”

Shen Changsheng was startled, and was about to speak, when he suddenly swept over an object, and he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

It was a huge ship, ten feet high, slowly spinning and circulating. There are many long unicorn arms connected to the giant ship, and I don't know where it leads.

After a while, Shen Changsheng was born

calmed down, pointed to the giant wheel and asked, "Boss, what is that?"

Mrs. Lu was already surprised, and said: "That's called the Heavenly Machine Wheel, and we can come up in the hanging basket because of this thing." It's just that the role of this thing is far more than that, and there are nine heavenly wheels in the mountain, which maintains the operation of the entire Taiping Mountain. ”

Shen Changsheng for the word "run", a little incomprehensible, simply the word "run", of course he knows what it means, the shopkeeper once said when he was reading: "The sun and the moon run, a cold and a summer", to put it bluntly, it is to run over and over again, but the mountain is a dead thing, and it can't move like the sun, moon and stars, how to run?

Mrs. Lu didn't explain too much, but continued to move forward.

After passing the torii, there is a straight stone road, and then there is an extremely long staircase.

When he got closer, Shen Changsheng suddenly discovered that these steps made of unknown materials were actually moving, and they were divided into two parts, one moving upwards and one moving downwards, as long as he stood on the steps, he didn't have to take a step, he would go up and down with the steps under his feet. From the bottom of the stairs, there was a clear "click" sound. Shen Changsheng looked carefully, and through the gap between the steps, he could see that the large and small gears were constantly turning.

The two stepped on the upward steps, and Shen Changsheng was shocked: "Boss lady, are these steps alive?

Mrs. Lu said indifferently: "It's just a trick, but it's just a good look, but it's useless." ”

Shen Changsheng didn't know how to describe his current mood for a while.

Mrs. Lu said: "You think it's mysterious, it's because you haven't seen the real Dao Gate means, the entire Immortal Palace sank into the ground but was unscathed, the demon suppression well became a nine-layer heaven and earth, and the Qingwei Sect, it is said that there is a ghost ship hidden in the sect, which can set off fog on the sea, and even dive underwater, there is a dragon boat, which can travel in the sky, like a heavenly volley." Isn't it a thousand times more powerful than a mere trick?"

As he spoke, the steps had come to an end, and it was a magnificent palace, carved beams and painted buildings, with white as the main color, like a heavenly palace. In front of the door, there is a huge sundial and a huge drip, measuring the time. Stepping into the temple, the floor is paved with black marble, like a mirror, and the human figure can be reflected. Shen Changsheng secretly thought: "Walking in such a place, if someone is poorly dressed, wouldn't they be looked at." ”

I have to say that among the major sects, the Taiping Sect is the richest, and the money is used for the construction of the mountain gate, and the ingenuity has been reached to the extreme. At this time, the temple was empty, but there were a lot of strange things, Shen Changsheng only recognized one of them, it was an urn-shaped bronze vessel, there was a golden dragon in eight directions, the dragon's mouth was a bead, and there were eight bronze toads under it, he had heard the shopkeeper say that this thing was called "geokinetic instrument", which could measure earthquakes. However, he had only heard about it before, but today he saw the real thing.

Shen Changsheng inadvertently glanced up, the dome of the temple was actually a star map, and I don't know what kind of material it was made of, the big and small stars not only emitted a faint light, but also moved slowly according to a certain law, at this time it was daytime, it was not obvious, if it was night, I don't know what a magnificent scene it was.

Mrs. Lu stood here, looked around, and said, "This Heavenly Machine Hall was originally his favorite place, but he hasn't been here for some years. ”

Shen Changsheng retracted his gaze and asked softly, "Is it the shopkeeper?"

Mrs. Lu nodded.

Shen Changsheng was secretly speechless, he didn't expect that the shopkeeper who looked poor and sour had such a big belongings.

"In the future, don't call the shopkeeper anymore, call the sect master or master, don't call me the boss, call me the lady or the master. Mrs. Lu said again: "The place where we came up just now is not the main gate, so we didn't pass through the Taiping Palace and the Patriarch Palace, and I will take you to the Patriarch Hall to meet the portraits of the ancestors of the past dynasties, and then officially include your name in the door wall." ”

Shen Changsheng was both yearning and panicking.

This kind of fairyland-like place, who doesn't want it? But Shen Changsheng understands a truth, the child walks in the downtown with gold, it is not a blessing, but a great disaster, hearing the meaning of the shopkeeper's words, even the shopkeeper may not be able to keep it, let alone him.

Shen Changsheng asked softly, "Old ...... Master, the palm ...... Master, what did he do when he went to Zhengyizong?"

Mrs. Lu fell silent, and only after a moment did she say, "Abandon the previous suspicions and fight against the strong enemy together." ”