Chapter 4 Life and death are uncertain
Everyone is speculating about who the position of head will pass to.
The next day, everyone in charge was preparing for tomorrow's succession ceremony, and they were very busy.
On the third day, the succession ceremony was prepared, everything looked so smooth, the entire Golden Altar was like an immortal altar, and the Lingyun Hall was like an immortal palace. It can be described as:
Zhu Ayan's gray warm candle flying, the red case and white ware are full of fresh fruits, the silver wind is wrapped in green clothes and floating, and the Yuntang Yudian Race will be.
At the end of the day, the succession ceremony officially began.
All the disciples wore light clothes and belts, and walked with hoods on their heads, all dressed formally, to welcome the new leader.
I saw all the disciples sitting inside and outside the golden altar, chanting words in their mouths, all of them with solemn expressions, following the command of the master, worshiping the heavens and the earth, praying for blessings and blessings, in order to seek peace.
Saw:
The ethereal altar is surrounded by clouds,
After the sound shook the sky, worship Chengyuan.
The sword dance hexagram array shows the gods,
Tong Xuan became an immortal and should be the Jade Emperor.
Although no god appeared, ordinary people were shocked by the scene.
This jade girl's Taoism is also profound, and all the disciples in the gossip array gather their qi into clouds, and then cast spells by the profound masters of the Dao method, the phenomenon of snow fog and lightning takes shape at will, and even the miracles of the illusion of immortals are not a problem.
The disciples who don't know the inner law also think that the gods have descended to earth, and everyone worships and admires them.
This ritual is only the beginning of the succession ceremony, and the next step is the official succession in the Lingyun Palace, and the head of the matter is in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Jade Maiden.
The first item: preaching.
The patriarch of Zangfeng Cave handed out the golden brocade book, which is a record of the heads of the past dynasties, which are jointly elected by the contemporary patriarchs, and then handed over to the contemporary heads, and read the throne.
Yu Jizi stood in the center of the Temple of Heaven, took the golden brocade book, and opened the book.
Majestically preached: "The Jade Maiden Taoism has a long history, my ancestors are virtuous, blessed in all directions, vast Kyushu, glorious years and years, Qiankun turnover, and blessed to this day." ”
"Following the Jade Maiden Taoism, continue the law of the heart, inherit the virtues of the ancestors and ancestors, and respect the spirit of nature. ”
"The eighth generation head of my jade girl, Yu Jizi, passed on the law to the ninth generation head of the jade girl, Ning Zhenzi, everyone is looking forward to it, with one heart and one mind, the ancestors are thousands of years, and the sun and the moon are menstruating. ”
After speaking, the drum and thunder, the wind power galloped, the Taoist scriptures were recited together, and the heavenly gonggong was congratulated, and the sacred atmosphere was breathtaking.
I saw ten disciples sitting in front of the altar, Yu Jizi stepped out slowly, raised his breath and preached: "Ning Zhenzi, the head of the ninth generation, step forward to take the book." ”
Ning Zhenzi looked at all the disciples, everyone congratulated, and then looked at the senior sister, who was also happy to congratulate, so she no longer shirked and stepped forward to take the book.
Second, reconsideration:
I saw an old man step forward, shook his head and said in a straight voice: "Can the disciples have any objections?" If there is any objection, come forward to ask for advice, if there is no objection, follow the law and hand it over. With that, he retreated.
This was followed by a ceremony to hand over the "Three Saints of the Jade Maiden".
That is, the blood jade wrench finger and Taiyi whisk that symbolize the status of the leader, as well as the secret book of the Jade Girl's mastery of the "Jade Girl Su Heart Sutra".
After finishing the work, put on the crown of Weiling, invite the new head to take a seat, and the new head of the house has finished reading the oath.
The third item, tea ceremony:
This tea is also a little exquisite, the Jade Girl faction belongs to the Taoist sect, this tea is not only the embodiment of life, but also the representative of the new life, the new head of the tea in the old head, is to replace the old with the new.
After the tea, Ning Sadako is officially in charge.
The succession ceremony ended successfully, Ning Zhenzi successfully ascended to the throne of the head, and the blood jade wrench, Taiyi whisk and "Jade Girl Su Heart Sutra" were also inherited.
Although the whole ceremony seemed to be smooth from the beginning to the end, everything was so natural and smooth, and the disciples were also full of new expectations and new blessings.
After the ceremony, Yu Jizi felt a little unwell, thinking that she was just too old and overtired and became ill, so she went back to her room to rest.
In the evening, Cai Die went to call the master for dinner, but the master did not answer, so he pushed the door and entered, seeing that the master was still resting.
Confused, he shouted, "Master, it's time to eat, Master?"
Approaching the bed, he pushed the master to find that the master was still unresponsive, and then touched his breath, and found that the blood had already cooled and his body was cold, and it seemed that he had been feathered for a long time.
Cai Die hurriedly called all the senior sisters and the master, Hague and Uncle Tong also heard the news and came, judging from the signs of Yu Jizi's death, everyone thought that the master was dying and passed away as promised.
Ning Xinzi couldn't cry anymore, Ning Zhenzi sat next to the master, and she was also very sad, thinking that this was too fast, she had just finished the succession ceremony, so she could just leave.
The more sad I was, the more exhausted I felt, thinking that I was overworked today, and I didn't care, but it became more and more uncomfortable, and my internal organs began to ache, and my heart was like a cut.
At that moment, his expression was extremely painful, but everyone in this room was crying bitterly for the death of the head of the fairy, and everyone didn't notice themselves.
Ning Xinzi didn't notice it, but Ning Zhenzi's eldest disciple Huishuang hurriedly comforted the master when he saw this.
Said: "Master, you pay attention to your body, it is destined for the ancestor to become an immortal, and we should also prepare for the ancestor's feathering ceremony as soon as possible, which is also a matter for the jade girl, and it should not be so sad." ”
After speaking, Ning Zhenzi didn't answer, her expression was painful, and it didn't look like she was sad, so she hurriedly shouted again: "Master, Master?"
This is what attracted everyone's attention.
Ning Jingzi was also on the side, seeing this situation, she also said with concern: "Master, don't be too sad, Huishuang, let's help the head go back to the room to rest, Master will leave it to us here." ”
Seeing this, Ning Xinzi also turned around to comfort Ning Zhenzi, wiped her tears and said to Ning Zhenzi: "Second Senior Sister, I'll help you go back to the room." ”
As he was talking, Ning Zhenzi was even more painful, and cold sweat broke out, only then did she notice something unusual, and Huishuang and Ning Xinzi hurriedly helped Ning Zhenzi to the seat.
After sitting down, Ning Sadako said with difficulty: "The five organs are shaken, and the colics are endless. ”
Only then did everyone unanimously pay attention to Ning Zhenzi, and they didn't know what to do, but the senior sister Ning Jingzi said more calmly: "Quickly, first repair the pulse to relieve the pain." ”
He urged the internal force to Ning Zhenzi, wanting to relieve his pain, but just like this, Ning Zhenzi was even more painful, hysterical and extremely painful.
Seeing this, Uncle Tong hurriedly stepped forward to investigate and said, "Ning Zhenzi's real body is extremely deficient, and it is very unbearable and unpredictable. ”
"Just now, Ning Jingzi Zhenren wanted to save people, but the jade girl's yin qi is not suitable for saving the yin deficiency and prosperity disease, or I came. ”
After saying that luck is at the top, the Tai Chi true method can change yin and yang, avoid yin and apply yang, and use pure yang qi to restrain yin and dampness, and the effect is really visible.
I saw that Ning Zhenzi's pain was slightly reduced, and her expression was slightly fixed, but she was still in unbearable pain.
After a little relief, Uncle Tong continued: "How could you suddenly get this painful disease? ”
After speaking, he also stepped forward to think about it. Suddenly, he said: "It's not good, this is a sign of poisoning, not like ordinary poison." ”
After speaking, everyone was in an uproar: "It should be a kind of poison that is to the yin to the void, which has invaded the internal organs, and I am afraid that the poisoning is too deep." ”
Seeing this situation, the head of Wen Hui thought for a moment, and said tentatively: "If the head of the sect is really the poison from the middle to the yin to the void, looking at this symptom, the strange poison of the Western Yunnan generation is similar to this symptom. ”
Everyone was amazed!
"I saw people who were poisoned many years ago, and it was extremely painful, and it was the unique poison of the Golden Serpent Society, and it was extremely difficult to cure unless there was an antidote. ”
Ning Jingzi hurriedly said: "The Five Yin Scatter is the Golden Snake's strange poison, could it be that the Golden Snake will harm our faction?"
Wen Hui also said: "The urgent thing at the moment is to save the head of the house as soon as possible, and other matters will be investigated separately." ”
Ning Jingzi continued, "Yes, Second Elder, is there a way to detoxify?"
The Hague replied: "If it is the Five Yin San, I am afraid that only the unique antidote of the Golden Snake Society can cure it." ”
"This golden snake will be close to my jade girl, and it has always been a true law of my jade girl for a long time, and it has been provoked many times, but it has never dared to be so offended, and now it is so rampant and deceitful too much. Wen Rui said.
At this time, Ning Zhenzi spoke: "Wen Rui is in charge, don't make a rash assertion, it seems that I am destined to die with Master today." ”
"No, senior sister, no, I'll go to the Golden Snake Society to grab the antidote now, you wait. After saying that, I was going to run out of the butterfly picking.
But Ning Zhenzi grabbed her with all her strength and said, "Silly sister, don't do stupid things, how can this poisoned person easily hand over the antidote if he has the intention to poison." ”
"But, but who is so vicious? How could he be suddenly poisoned?" Cai Die said indignantly: "And Master, ...... in the morning"
Speaking of this, Cai Die's brows tightened, his expression was shocked, and he continued: "Could it be that the master has also fallen into the poison of the five yin scatters?"
After hearing this, others were even more puzzled, and they also felt that it was possible, and when Jing Ningzi said this, everyone talked about it and wanted to find out.
Judging from the painful state of Yu Jizi's dead expression, this possibility cannot be ruled out, and I will investigate. ”
After speaking, Tong Boyun used the Tai Chi True Method, injected pure Yang True Qi into Yu Jizi's body, and tested the True Qi reaction.
Sure enough, after the pure yang qi was injected, it was like a bottomless abyss, and it was continuously neutralized by the yin deficiency qi in Yu Jizi's body.
Shui Fa said: "Yu Jizi is indeed the poison of the middle yin deficiency, which is very similar to the poisoning state of Ning Zhenzi, and it should be the poison of the five yin dispersion. ”
He continued: "The Jade Maiden herself is practicing the Zhi Yin Heart Method, and these five Yin Scatters must not use the Jade Maiden's Zhi Yin internal force to impose luck and cultivate the pulse. ”
"Otherwise, it will only aggravate the invasion of yin and dampness and speed up the onset of poisonous gas. ”
It's a pity that Yu Jizi doesn't know the poison she is in, thinking that with a little operation of her deep internal force, she can drive away the fatigue and lose some vitality at most. ”
But I didn't expect this luck to suddenly speed up the poisoning, coupled with my own excessive fatigue and old age, I couldn't stand such a moment, and I died in an instant. ”
"How was this poisoned? And when was it poisoned? Wen Rui said indignantly.
"Who is so vicious!" Cai Die was indignant.
Wen Hui continued: "Master, the Jade Maiden's Heavenly Continuation Paste is made from the spirit nest and spirit grass that have been collected from the cliffs of the mountain, and it is a thing that regulates deficiency and replenishes qi, although it cannot detoxify, it should be able to delay the attack and reduce the pain. ”
"At this time, there is nothing to be done, so I have to let the head obey quickly. Wen Rui and Wen Hui hurriedly gave Ning Zhenzi a subdue.
Coupled with the continuous input of Tong Bo's pure yang qi, it was indeed relieved a lot. But it is only a stopgap measure, and it cannot remove the root.
At this time, after Ning Sadako settled down for a while, everyone left one after another, leaving only Ning Jingzi, Ning Xinzi and the two elders of Ryukyu.
Ning Jingzi said: "I will take care of the master, you go down first." ”
Ning Xinzi listened and let the two elders of Ryukyu retreat first, and he still had to wait for Ning Sadako.
Suddenly, Ning Zizi remembered something, and asked, "Second Senior Sister, why are you and Master poisoned, but no one else has been poisoned? Have you found anything abnormal in the past two days?"
"There is nothing abnormal, Master and I have been eating and living with everyone for the past two days, and we have not been out of the view, if you want to say why only Master and I have been poisoned, could it be that there is a problem with the tea that honored Master at the succession ceremony this morning?"
"Tea? By the way, only you and Master drank this tea, so you must have poisoned it in the tea. ”
Cai Die pondered for a moment and then said, "I'm going to ask Uncle Wen Qing, she is in charge of the meals." ”
After speaking, he wanted to rush to the dining room, and before leaving, he specially instructed Senior Sister Ning Jingzi to take good care of Ning Zhenzi, so he rushed out.
But when Ning Xinzi arrived in the dining room, the utensils for holding the tea had already been cleaned and there was no residue.
At this moment, Uncle Wen Qing, who was in charge of the dining room, came over and asked, "Senior nephew, why are you so worried?
Ning Xinzi was thinking about it, when he suddenly heard the voice of inquiry, and hurriedly replied: "Oh, Uncle Shi, you came just in time." ”
Wen Qing was busy: "Don't worry, don't worry, what's the matter?"
"Uncle Shi, at the succession ceremony this morning, the second senior sister used this set of tea utensils when she gave tea to my master?"
"Exactly, what's unusual?"
"Who brewed the tea, and who handed it over?"
"What is the purpose of the nephew asking this?"
"Uncle, don't get me wrong, the poisoning of the second senior sister and my master I suspect that it is related to the person who brewed this tea, just a little doubtful, ask. ”
"Oh, the person who made the tea is my disciple Ning Shuangzi, and the person who handed the tea is Uncle Shi himself. ”
"Oh, Uncle Shi, have you noticed anything unusual?"
"There has never been anything unusual, I have been in charge of the dining room for more than 40 years, and all meals are properly arranged, and there is no one missing a day of breakfast, noon and dinner.
"Uncle Shi, you misunderstood, I also grew up eating the meals you made, how can I doubt it. ”
"I know that you are calm, gentle and decent, but you have some doubts that you can't answer, just met Uncle Shi, maybe Uncle Shi will think of something abnormal?"
"That's right, there's really nothing abnormal, it's just that when Ning Shuangzi handed me the tea, she nagged that Huiyun's nephew didn't have long eyes, and almost knocked her over. ”
"Huiyun knocked over the frost? Huiyun? won't you? After saying that, he rushed out and went straight to find Ning Zhenzi.
As soon as he ran to the door of the master's meditation room, he happened to see Ning Zhenzi spitting blood out of his mouth and running out, colliding with himself.
Before Cai Die could react, Ning Zhenzi was short of breath and grabbed Cai Die's arm and said with difficulty: "It's Senior Sister, go quickly." ”
After speaking, he stuffed the "Jade Girl Heart Sutra" into Cai Die's arms.
At this moment, Ning Jingzi had chased after her, and pushed it out with one palm, and Ning Zhenzi used her last bit of strength to push away the butterfly.
After saying "go away", he died of exhaustion.
At this time, Huiyun rushed to Ning Jingzi's side with a group of disciples, and Ning Jingzi covered his chest with his hands while donating blood in his mouth.
He said to the disciples: "Ning Xinzi committed a crime, killed the master, injured me, stole the secret book, go after it." ”
Where did the disciples know the true situation of the matter, and when they heard what Ning Jingzi said, they all believed it.
Seeing this, Cai Die knew that he was also at a loss, because the secret book was in his hands, Ning Zhenzi died next to him, and Ning Jingzi was also seriously injured by spitting blood from her mouth.
I haven't figured out the situation yet, but I thought to myself, if I don't run away at this time, I'm afraid I will really become the culprit, and at this critical moment, I can only desperately escape, there is no other way.
While escaping, I thought, when I walked away, the senior sister and the second senior sister were together, could it be that the senior sister harmed the master and the second senior sister?
I couldn't believe it for a while, but when I looked back, Ning Jingzi was chasing after me with everyone, so I had to speed up and escape.
But it was not so easy to escape, Ning Jingzi and a group of disciples were chasing after him, and Cai Die hurriedly jumped lightly, jumped over the Temple of Heaven, and wanted to fly out of the view.
Unexpectedly, there were more than a dozen disciples gathered in front of the four palaces, and everyone was shouting that Ning Xinzi had killed the master, and this was okay, and they all wanted to punish him quickly, and Cai Die had to run south when he saw this.
Beyond the Guanyin Palace, behind is the grass hall, the grass hall is the back mountain to the south, the butterfly picking did not think much, just jumped down.
Dozens of Jade Girl Sect disciples in the back also chased after them, descended the peaks and valleys, and crossed a pine leaf forest, which became narrower and narrower.
It was only at the end of the run that he suddenly woke up, and it turned out that he had already run to the forbidden land of the Jade Girl and was at the end of his life.
A boulder in front of me was engraved with three big characters "Life End Valley".
The entrance is sandwiched between two small peaks, only a few feet, and is thickly shrubbed and dark.
Since I was a child, I have heard everyone say, "Once you enter the end of your life, you will end your life".
The terrain in this valley is intricate, there are thousands of ravines, swamps are everywhere, once you enter it, you will get lost, and even fall into the ravines and swamps without a trace, but whoever enters, no one has ever come out.
While hesitating, Ning Jingzi had already led someone to chase here, and smiled smugly when he saw this.
Then he turned sternly and said: "You Jade Girl traitor, killed the master and the master, seriously injured me, and stole the Jade Girl's secret book, and got dirty." ”
"You are desperate, as long as you obediently confess your sins and hand over the secret book, I may be able to spare you from death. ”。 After speaking, the disciples also sighed.
It is difficult to escape death when you go back, and you don't know life and death when you go back, and the corners of Cai Die's eyes are already a little moist.
I feel that when I am fifteen years old, it is the right time for the rippling years of youth, but there are many disasters along the way, I really don't want to grow up, so when I grow up, the rivers and lakes can't wait to tear off the camouflage and expose its true face.
The rivers and lakes that were once dreamed of were the love of children and daughters, and the chivalrous first, and the rivers and lakes that were once dreamed of were galloping and high-spirited.
But who knows that the rivers and lakes are the rivers and lakes of jackals and foxes, and the innocence only exists in the flowers and plants, and he has recalled everything he has experienced in tears.
I only hate that I failed to avenge my master and second sister, I only hate that I failed to slash this ruthless demon girl, and I only hate that I can't say goodbye to my family again.
I want to defend again, but I feel that my words are weak, people's hearts are easy to deceive, and what I say may not help, only to increase my sadness, and if I don't say it, it may be like a mystery, echoing in everyone's hearts for a long time, I can't guess it, let it ferment.
Perhaps, I have to wait for the next life to take revenge.
Thinking of this, Cai Die was indifferent and slowly retreated towards the end of life valley.
Watching Ning Jingzi's smiling eyes become wooden little by little, then frightened little by little, and panicked little by little, until he retreated to the dense place of thorn grass.
When he was about to be submerged, Ning Jingzi had already begun to go crazy, venting his internal strength to his feet, and a "swordfish piercing the clouds" instantly jumped forward several feet to catch the butterfly.
He shouted wildly: "Leave the cheats!"
But in the end, it was a step too late, and the butterfly picking had already entered the entrance of the valley of life.
Just look at the black forest inside, the damp is blowing on the face, and there are bursts of screams, like the voice of the tortured devil from hell, and those who dare to enter it are either seeking death or seeing death as home.
Maybe one step further, you can catch the butterfly, but the saying "once you enter the end of your life, you will end your life" is like a bodhisattva who saves suffering, warning Ning Jingzi not to fall into the gate of hell, so she had to watch the butterfly disappear with the cheats.
At this time, The Hague and Uncle Tong arrived, and saw that Cai Die was in the valley of the end of his life, so he rushed in to save people.
The third disciple Xi Ruogu "Ning Shuangzi" rushed forward, grabbed the two of them and said: "Absolutely not, once you enter the end of your life, you will end your life, and the person who goes in will never come out alive." ”
The second elder was helpless and was in pain.
Ning Jing said: "Disciples, Ning Xinzi plotted against him, murdered the head of the family in order to seize the position of the head of the family, and killed the second senior sister. Uncle Hague shook his head in disbelief.
And took away the secret book of the sect, "The Jade Girl Su Heart Sutra", everyone saw it with their own eyes, and Ning Xinzi fled into the valley of the end of life with the secret book in hand, and the crime was extremely evil. ”
His disciple Huiyun said: "Yes, I saw with my own eyes that Ning Xinzi took the secret book from Uncle Ning Zhenzi and killed him. ”
"There are many senior sisters and sisters who saw it, but they didn't expect the patriarch of the head of the family to raise a wicked person with a snake face, which is really a jade girl's misfortune. ”
After speaking, all the disciples shouted, "Yes, I have also seen it with my own eyes. ”
"I didn't expect Ning Xinzi to be so vicious, I really know people and don't know my heart. ”
"To avenge the master, the people from this Ryukyus are not a good thing. ”
Ning Jingzi then said: "All the disciples should be restless, Ning Xinzi committed this heinous crime, there must be his comrades, who will come to take down these two Ryukyu spies." ”
Seeing this, the third disciple Ning Shuangzi hurriedly stopped: "Senior sister, I think there must be some misunderstanding here, the little junior sister has always been kind to people. ”
"Although it is a little capricious, it will not harm the same family, it is better to wait for the matter to be clarified before making a decision. ”
Huiyun replied first: "Uncle Shi, what you have seen with your own eyes, can you still be fake?"
"Besides, the head of the family originally only invited Ning Xinzi to come back alone, but it turned out that two people of unknown origin came with him, but unfortunately the head of the family was merciful and credulously believed this demon girl. ”
"I don't know if the Ryukyuan people have coveted our jade girl for a long time, so they took this opportunity to harm the jade girl. ”
Ning Jingzi also said: "Ning Shuangzi, the disciples have seen with their own eyes, Ning Xinzi has harmed the same sect, there is no need to say more, do you want to shield the wicked? Otherwise, you will be taken down as the same party." "Sharp words.
Ning Shuangzi had no choice but to retreat aside.
The Hague was already sad and indignant in her heart, and said angrily: "The Jade Girl Sect was originally a famous and decent family respected by everyone in the rivers and lakes, but I didn't expect it to be a sanctimonious snake and rat. ”
"The county lord of my family is kind by nature, and he loves the jade girl and the head of Yujizi, how can he do harm, I think most of them are thieves shouting to catch thieves and planting blame. ”
Ning Jingzi replied indifferently: "Let you talk here, the human and material evidence is gathered, and all the disciples have seen that Ning Xinzi, the demon girl, snatched the secret book from Ning Zhenzi and brought it into the Valley of Death. ”
"There's no need to talk nonsense with you, take the two down. ”
After speaking, all the disciples raised their swords to each other, how could these two elders be framed by this, Uncle Tong said angrily: "It is absolutely impossible to impose this great crime of rebellion on the heads of my Ryukyu people." ”
The Hague also said: "Hmph, how can you be humiliated by you, and the soldiers can be killed, but not humiliated." ”
After speaking, they faced each other with weapons, vowing to fight to the death, but after all, the strength was weak, and the other party was overwhelming.
After fighting for about half a tea uniform, he was trapped by the three-in-one sword formation of the Jade Maiden faction, and he was injured in many places.
Uncle Hague was furious, and said uncompromisingly: "If you want to kill, you can kill casually, and it is impossible to make the old man confess." ”
"The Jade Maiden Sect turned out to be a group of poisonous snakes and scorpions who didn't know right and wrong, and if they were planted in your hands today, they would be the sky without eyes, and the King of the Ryukyus would not spare you. ”
Ning Jing said arrogantly: "Hahaha, a mere Ryukyu king, also wants to covet my Jade Girl Millennium Sect." ”
"Today, if these two people are corrected on the spot, together with Ning Xinzi, we can be regarded as avenging the head and Ning Zhenzi. ”
All the disciples agreed, and then the second elder was stabbed to death by a chaotic sword, extremely wronged.
Since then, Ning Jingzi has been in charge of the house as she wished.