There are a total of 136 palaces and pavilions in the Xuanzhen Temple, which is located on the southern slope of a steamed bun-shaped hill. Because all the palaces have wide courtyards and courtyards, the lanes are wide, and the clouds are rising, so the entire hillside to the top of the hill is covered by palace buildings.

The green brick and green tile palace on the top of the mountain, although it is not big, is very empty around it, surrounded by Lang Yu flowers and trees. This Xuanzhen Temple, located in the secret realm of the cave, has no pilgrims and tourists, and is originally very quiet, and this Yiqing Palace is an excellent place to practice quietly.

Cheng Mojin was sitting at a stone table in the front yard of Yiqing Palace, trying to tease the girl in purple who still didn't have many smiling faces.

Sect Master Cheng didn't wear the bamboo hat, and the bun on his head was very elegant and simple, although his sideburns were gray, he looked younger than the fisherman's outfit. The Taoist with a long body, wearing a brand-new white robe with blue bird splendor, is tall and pine-like, and his bearing is detached;

A beautiful woman in a plain satin dress stood quietly beside the sect master who was still clear and handsome, with a faint smile on her face, showing an elegant and graceful beauty temperament. The family can be described as happy, but once the sect master and the beautiful woman are quiet, it is extremely difficult to hide the gloomy sadness between their eyebrows.

Outside the Yiqing Palace, an old man in black with slow movements was silently sweeping the floor. This person is the old man who kept cleaning the fallen leaves in front of the Black Snow Ridge a few days ago.

On the stone path up the stairs, there was a rickety old Taoist priest. The old Taoist priest walked slowly, his steps were slightly staggering, and his legs and feet were obviously quite inconvenient. It was also the bluestone path of twenty or thirty zhang, and he also rested several times on the way, and then walked to the not-so-tall gatehouse of Yiqing Palace.

The old Taoist priest nodded to the old man sweeping the floor outside the wall. The old man who swept the floor looked cold, and both of them were speechless, which was regarded as a greeting.

The rickety old man seemed to be accustomed to the indifference to the old man who swept the floor, and although he was still panting in his mouth, he also smiled faintly at the other party, and walked into the gate of Yiqing Palace.

Cheng Mojin was squeezing a smile at the girl in purple, but when he saw the rickety old man coming, the expression on his face immediately froze.

"Master. The old man was far away from the stone table, and he had already knelt on the ground, and kept kowtowing in the direction of the stone table.

"It's coming. Cheng Mojin turned to the rickety old man, but he didn't stand up, "Is it for your disciples?" or about the two thieves who don't tie the boat?"

At the moment when Cheng Mojin asked, the plain-clothed beauty had already taken the girl in purple and silently left the front yard and went into the house.

The rickety man stopped kowtowing, but he was still kneeling straight on the ground, with white hair, looking at least dozens of years older than Cheng Mojin, who was middle-aged.

"Master, I, Jiang Taiyao, deserved it back then, but fortunately, Master had a large number of disciples, but he only abolished his disciples' cultivation, but he was not expelled from the sect, and he was also exempted from the punishment of burning. Although the disciples of this line under the Taiyao Sect are also declining day by day, and their merits and cultivation are different from those of the other six branches, they have finally become a lineage of the sect, and they have been walking on thin ice in recent decades, just seeking to be worthy of the three words 'Xuanzhen Concept'. On the face of the ricketyman, the sadness was overflowing.

Cheng Mojin's face softened slightly, but he still said in a light tone: "I know the matter of your disciples. Chen Sicheng and Teng Xiaonian are two young people, they are both good people; as for their cultivation qualifications, they are not brilliant in Xiqiao Mountain, which is full of talents, but there are always occasional surprises. The avenue of these two people is clouded by clouds, and I can't really see it, but I am very interested, so no matter what, I will let the sect try its best to find it. ”

The rickety Taoist breathed a sigh of relief, and bowed to the ground again, as if he still had words, but finally did not speak.

Cheng Mojin stood up with his hands in his hands, turned sideways to Jiang Taiyao, who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "Get up and speak." If you want to avenge the loss of the six disciples, don't mention this today. The matter of the Flywing Silkworm still fell on the two people who were not tied to the boat, as long as there was a glimmer of hope, I would personally investigate. ”

The Rickety Daoist stood up, and only sighed slightly when he heard the words, but when he saw the sect master who was originally facing each other, he suddenly turned his face and said with a frost on his face, "Jiang Taiyao, your disciples have discovered the traces of the Dragonfly Winged Silkworm, and even after they have captured it, they have not sent a signal to the Zuo Near Sect in time, haven't you thought about giving me an explanation?"

The Rickets Daoist was stunned, stood on the spot, and was silent for a long time before he said in a chilling voice: "Master, the disciple really doesn't know about this matter. Didn't Uncle Zhang arrive in time? Otherwise, why would he have been attacked and injured by that Hu Jiu?"

Cheng Mojin didn't look at the disciple's expression

seems to be fake, and suddenly doubts arise in my heart. That incident back then made this sect master, who was known for his benevolence, also ruthlessly dealt to this rash disciple and abolished his cultivation. The reason why he was retained and still occupied a place among the seven sons of Xiqiao Mountain was mainly because of the disciples and grandchildren of Jiang Taiyao's branch at that time, and they were the most popular. Keeping a useful body, although the cultivation is lost, as long as the Dao heart is not lost, it can still be a good teacher for a generation.

This time, Xiqiao Mountain poured the power of the sect to search for the dragon-winged silkworm that showed clues in the jurisdiction, and gained and lost, and also damaged the eight disciples of Jiang Taiyao's vein. Although these eight disciples were not considered to be good cultivation seeds in the sect, they were so strange that the whole mountain talked about it afterwards.

Could it be that he Jiang Taiyao did not change his life, so he repeated the trick and deliberately did not let the Taoist genius girl who was known as a rare person in a hundred years be saved?

If it is said that Cheng Mo will be unmoved, it is absolutely impossible. What's more, he Jiang Taiyao has a criminal record, otherwise he would not have mixed up with today's miserable end, and it also caused the disciples and grandchildren of this branch to not be able to raise their heads, not to mention the damage to the Dao heart, it is difficult to predict whether there will be many disciples who have karma and go astray because of this.

It was really a thought difference, and the disaster was left for thousands of years.

Cheng Mojin slowly took square steps, lowered his head and pondered, his face solemn, "Have you seen Zhang Taixuan?"

The rickety Taoist finally waited for the master to speak, and hurriedly approached the front and said, "I went to see Senior Brother Zhang yesterday, and at that time I heard that the master had just returned, and he had detained two young disciples who were not tied to the boat with the technique of restraining the soul. So I didn't dare to come and disturb, but I just thought about my disciples...... These years have not been easy, but six died at once, and the other two are unknown whether they are alive or dead. ”

Jiang Taiyao's cloudy old eyes didn't feel a little shiny, "I, the master who misled people's children, can't do anything." It's just that I thought that those two thieves were so young and so ruthless, so I specially invited the master to vent their evil anger for the disciples and grandchildren of this lineage, and to correct their names. The dead are gone, but those who are still alive can also feel the benevolence and fraternity of the ancestors, and they will be somewhat comfortable. ”

Cheng Mojin's eyes suddenly sounded like lightning, staring at the rickety old man with a sad face and said, "What you want to say are these words?"

Jiang Taiyao was stunned again, but this time, he naturally said: "Master Mingjian, in the hearts and minds of the people, the disciple is really not good at it, otherwise, ...... I won't do the foolish thing I did thirteen years ago......"

Jiang Taiyao said that he was about to kneel again, but he felt a breeze blowing on his face, and he was powerless, but he couldn't kneel down. He had to straighten up and continued: "It is also Senior Brother Zhang, who is lying on his wounds, with a heart that cares for his juniors, and occasionally sighs like this. My disciple of Jiang Taiyao suffered the sins of my Jiang Taiyao. But let Senior Brother Zhang be so concerned, and I, a waste master, can't do anything; ”

Cheng Mojin nodded silently, "It's okay, I'll take this matter to heart." When there is progress in the matter of the Dragon-winged Silkworm, no matter what, I will give you, and the disciples of your lineage, an explanation. As for the words involving Zhang Taixuan between you and me just now, they must not be heard in the six ears. ”

Although Jiang Taiyao didn't know what he meant, he still hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Disciple respectfully follow the teacher's teachings. ”

After the rickety old man left, the old man in black, who had been busy sweeping the floor outside the courtyard, walked in, not holding the extra-large yellow bamboo broom in his hand.

Cheng Mojin has never had a good face for the rickety Taoist who used to be a proud disciple of his own sect, but when he saw the old man sweeping the floor coming in, he immediately turned around and stood still, signaling the old man to sit down at the stone table first, and then sat down opposite.

After the old man in black sat down, he didn't speak, but silently looked at Cheng Mojin, who was the sect master of the sect, with a kind face.

Cheng Mojin was a little apprehensive, and said uneasily: "Brother Sun, what do you think of that incident thirteen years ago." If you have some slight complaints about me Cheng Mojin on this matter, you might as well say it directly. ”

The old man in black said lightly: "My old grandson is just an old man who sweeps the floor day and night. It doesn't matter how you look at anything. It's not important in the eyes of others, but in my own eyes, it's not important. The point is, what do you do yourself, how do you see it?"

Cheng Mo is now in a straight position, although his face is still full of uneasiness, but he also said in a firm tone: "I don't regret the incident with Yan Han back then. The only thing I regret is that after Yan Han became pregnant with Cheng Cheng, due to all kinds of gossip in the view, people's hearts were panicked, coupled with all kinds of treacherous clouds and waves, and I took too much care of my identity and position, and sent her back to her parents' house. As a result, the flesh and blood are separated by more than ten years, and with the shallow Dao heart that I have cultivated over the past few hundred years, I can't see through it, let alone want to see through it. ”

Cheng Mojin raised his eyes and looked at Fang

The mountain gate where the rickety Taoist had left, his face softened, "Actually, it was my own hesitation and dilemma that caused Jiang Taiyao's group of disciples to think that I didn't dare to disobey the ancient precept about Heixueling, and because of that worldly kindness, I refused to do it myself. As a result, they went out without me, intercepting and killing Yan Han halfway, wanting to destroy the two lives that were regarded as the bane by the ancient teachings of the sect. ”

The old man in black nodded and said, "Indeed, Jiang Taiyao was born with a pure heart, which can be learned from God. It's a pity that he was too rigid and self-serving, and he was not wise when he met a teacher, which led to that unwarranted disaster. ”

Cheng Mojin smiled bitterly: "Thank you, with your brother Sun to say a few words of truth-piercing, after I feel better." It's better than the accumulation of secret self-sorrow and ecstasy. ”

The old man in black glanced at Cheng Mojin's face with two eyes, as if he was looking at a piece of dead iron that had been tempered but still couldn't become steel: "If you just think that what I said is just a heartache, when I didn't say it." The reason why I mention this to you today is because in the past thirteen years, I have swept every sunny alley and pavilion in Xuanzhen Temple, and every dark corner in the palace. If you sweep it clean and see more, you will see things that others can't see clearly. ”

Cheng Mojin's eyes were momentarily distracted, and after a while, he came back to his senses and said blankly: "Brother Sun is saying that in fact, Jiang Taiyao is also secretly provoked?

The old man in black's eyes were a little warmer, "Jiang Taiyao came to beg you today, it is also human nature, and it is the original intention." However, this original intention was born from the suggestion of others. If you could have been so attentive thirteen years ago, he may not be a waste person today. ”

"Xiqiao Mountain to your generation, the three major disciples have their own merits, but only you, Cheng Mojin, spend the most thought on preaching and educating people; Before the old sect master soared, the most likely person to take over the position of the sect master was your senior brother Zhang Moqing with the highest voice, and your junior brother Li Mobai was the second; However, the old sect master unexpectedly chose you. Your brother and sister, it's nothing, they are happy to be idle and concentrate on practicing the Tao. It's just that the four disciples of those two branches, you can't help but let the family have their own thoughts. ”

Cheng Mojin's head was big for a while, and he rubbed both sides of his head, "A Taoist sect, dedicated to preaching and teaching, promoting Taoism, and forming immortal relationships, isn't it enough?"

The old man in black was noncommittal, and said slowly: "The Tao is pure, and the qi refines yin and yang." It seems to be black and white, and the boundaries are clear. However, in ancient times, there was the Buddha Bodhi, although he was not a Taoist lineage, his enlightenment process under the Bodhi tree was also very meaningful for me on the way of cultivation. ”

The old man in black cleared his throat and looked solemn, "At that time, Shakyamuni had always been superstitious about the way of asceticism, thinking that only by having no desire to the extreme could he attain true Zen principles; However, the Buddha's real enlightenment was not to cultivate the void phase of the glass body without desire, but to gradually resume eating and drinking, and to understand the method of seeking the middle, so as to achieve the right result. ”

Cheng Mo was now like an empowerment, and suddenly realized: "Love is not trapped, but people are trapped in love, the Tao is not attached, and people are attached to the Tao." It turns out that over the years, it is precisely myself who is really clinging to one thought and trapped in one thought. ”

The old man in black said: "In this case, the sect is in trouble, and the children are in trouble, what is the opportunity in this predicament?"

Cheng Mojin stood up and said to the old man in black: "Thank you seniors for teaching, the juniors already have a plan in their hearts." ”

The old man in black got up and left, and before going out, he suddenly turned around and said with a smile: "You still call me Brother Sun, what seniors and juniors, there are more students." I don't look that old, do I?"

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Thirteen years ago, in the middle of summer, Xiqiao Mountain's Black Snow Ridge suddenly had a rare university. The entire mountain is covered in a thick layer of snow. The Black Snow Ridge, which has never snowed only in winter, and the snow penetrates the mountains, has turned into a white expanse like never before.

At that time, Cheng Mojin took a beautiful woman who was twenty-eight years old and stepped on the snow to go up the mountain. At that time, the woman, after following Cheng Mojin to travel to the secluded plain, was already pregnant.

There is an ancient adage in the Xiqiao Mountain Sect: Snow covers the mountain, and the heavenly maiden descends to earth;

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