In the backyard of Si Tiantai Mansion, Li Qingxuan wanted to meet the nine girls, but he never got what he wanted. The Nine Girls' maidservant, Lu Qiao, told him about the Nine Girls' retreat. Li Qingxuan heard that the ninth girl had been in retreat and cultivating, and he was inexplicably relieved in his heart.

The ninth girl's name is Yu Qiuling, she is the eldest daughter of the Yu family in Wu County, Suzhou Prefecture, and the fiancée who married Li Qingxuan. When Li Qingxuan didn't know the name of the ninth girl before, he didn't feel anything, but when he learned that the ninth girl was Yu Qiuling, he was really shocked for a long time.

Yu Qiuling once learned musical instruments from Princess Wan'an together with young women such as Li Shu, the princess of Jiguo, Pei Yingxuan, the eldest granddaughter of Pei Ge, and Cui Luoshuang, the only daughter of Cui Yuanjun, who had accepted the daughters of nine official eunuchs as her registered disciples.

Yu Qiuling is known as the Nine Girls because she is the youngest. Princess Wan'an is the younger sister of today's son, and Princess Wan'an once practiced Taoist tuna and musical instruments with her aunt Li Chiying. Li Zhiying is the aunt of today's son.

Li Zhiying was originally named Princess Yuzhen, but after she entered the Taoist practice, she resigned from the princess title and Tang Muyi's rent and taxes. Li Zhiying is naturally beautiful, and she is a peerless beauty who captivates the city and the country.

Even the Qinglian Sword Immortal Li Taibai and the Poetic Buddha King Maha Jie all worshiped under Li Zhiying's pomegranate skirt. Li Zhiying is not only beautiful, but also proficient in music and rhythm, she is known as 'Zhiying Fairy', 'Nine Immortal Princess' and other good names, Li Zhiying whether in the forest or in the folk, her reputation is very good.

Li Qingxuan said goodbye to his close friends in Luoyang City, and then he headed towards the east gate of Luoyang City. After Li Qingxuan walked out of the east gate of Luoyang City, he turned around and glanced at the historic imperial capital of the Nine Dynasties.

The walls of Luoyang City are high and heavy, as if Henggu has stood here, standing still in the rain and wind, swords and axes. Even if it has gone through thousands of years, no matter how many years have passed and the world has changed, Luoyang City is still the Luoyang City.

Even the battle of Luoyang a few years ago finally dissipated, and the city wall left in vain full of traces of axes and knives, and the cracks of the traces were covered with moss, telling the world about the passing time.

Li Qingxuan muttered in a low voice: "Master, his old man has been looking for immortals all his life and asked, this Luoyang City alone has been here many times, I don't know what kind of feelings Master has every time he leaves Luoyang? Anyway, it won't be a piece of ice in the state of mind of the jade pot?" Li Qingxuan laughed dumbly, and turned away without looking back.

In Luoyang City, where the Si Tiantai Mansion is located, there is a study in the backyard of the Mansion. In the study, Zheng Yuan said to Linghu Jiyun next to him: "Brother Linghu, that Li Xiaoyou has finally left, looking at the direction he left, he should be preparing to return to Gusu City." ”

Linghu Jiyun stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Although this Li Xiaoyou has a gentle and indifferent personality, he is not the kind of person who provokes right and wrong, but he has not caused us much trouble. ”

Zheng Yuan was noncommittal and said in a low voice: "In this Daomen Conference, most of the other cultivators are people who abide by the rules, but this Li Xiaoyou has repeatedly violated the rules set by Si Tiantai, which is really difficult for me to deal with. But he usually looks gentle and indifferent, which is really speechless. ”

At this time, Li Mi, who had been closing his eyes and recuperating, suddenly opened his eyes and said lightly: "It's because he has such a character that he has been bullied repeatedly, but in the end, he bullied others." ”

On the left side of Li Yu is the white-clothed sword immortal Pei Ziyu, Pei Ziyu is cold and reticent by nature, but he attaches great importance to that Li Qingxuan, so he asked in a low voice: "Changyuan, your plum blossom."

Is Yi Shu's prediction accurate? Can you really measure what happened to that Li Qingxuan half a year later?"

Li Mi smiled and said: "I am far inferior to you in terms of swordsmanship, but in terms of easy calculation, today, I am called second, and no one dares to call me first." If I predict what will happen ten years from now, I can't predict it for sure, but what will happen within ten years still can't escape from the palm of my hand. ”

Pei Ziyu raised his eyebrows, he was noncommittal about what Li Yu said. Just when Pei Ziyu was about to speak, his heart suddenly moved, and an inexplicable look flashed in his eyes. Then he heard a voice.

This voice was made by the dragon son who mocked the wind, and the mocking wind said: "Li Qingxuan has returned to the innate because he has cultivated the sword pill, and when he cultivates to the beginning of the dragon and tiger, he is equivalent to the character of the dragon and tiger in the first realm, but his background is slightly insufficient. ”

"It won't take long for him to go here, he can cultivate the dragon and tiger realm, he once had the dragon qi of my brother's eyes, if he wants to subdue the true dragon in his body, it must be a matter of course. The sword pill is the superior protector of your sect, and I think you know more about the mysteries than I do. With the subtlety of the sword pill, the risk of breaking through the realm is almost negligible. ”

Pei Ziyu was silent on the surface, and he said lightly: "Everyone, take a step ahead of you." Pei Ziyu said that he was about to turn around and leave. A strange light flashed in Li Mi's eyes, and he asked in a low voice, "Brother Pei, where are you going?"

Pei Ziyu didn't reply, "Go back to the sect." Li Mi was stunned when he heard this, and then his eyes showed a solemn meaning. Linghu Jiyun and Zheng Yuan next to them glanced at each other, and they both found that there was a hint of horror in each other's eyes.

In the backyard of Si Tiantai, in a simple attic, a young girl stood in front of the window and looked at the garden in the courtyard. At this moment, there was a slight sound of footsteps, and a girl dressed in green walked in.

The green-robed girl whispered to the young girl in front of the window, "Miss, Mr. Daoxuan has left Luoyang." The young girl said without looking back: "Well, I know, you go down first." Lu Qiao saluted the young girl and turned to leave.

After a moment, the young girl sighed softly, and then she closed the window and straightened her clothes in front of the bronze mirror. The young girl is Li Qingxuan's fiancée, the ninth girl Yu Qiuling. Yu Qiuling cleaned up her mood, pushed open the door and went down to the attic.

Yu Qiuling's steps were light, and after walking a pillar of incense, he came to the door of a simple and elegant courtyard. Yu Qiuling bowed slightly in front of the small courtyard and said softly, "Master, the apprentice has figured it out. At this time, the wooden door of the small courtyard opened silently, and a light figure flashed in front of Yu Qiuling.

Yu Qiuling hugged the person in front of her at once, and she said astringently: "Master......" The person who was hugged by Yu Qiuling was Li Suran, Xia Guanzheng of Si Tiantai, Li Suran gently patted Yu Qiuling's back, and said in a low voice: "Ling'er, why are you suffering?"

Yu Qiuling said softly: "Master, the disciple is ready to close the retreat. If you don't cultivate into the Dragon and Tiger Realm, you won't be able to get out. Li Suran said softly: "Ling'er, your qualifications are excellent, your understanding is good, and if you want to cultivate to the Dragon and Tiger Realm, it is only a matter of time." Si Tiantai has been in charge of the monastic order of the Tang Dynasty for more than 100 years and has made countless merits. ”

Speaking of this, Li Suran paused for a moment before continuing: "These merits will be used on the most outstanding disciples in Si Tiantai, Mr. Changyuan and Mr. Linghu have already agreed with my husband, and in a few years, I will use these merits to exchange for a great creation for you, and then maybe you can enter the cultivation realm to cultivate, so you have to cherish it." ”

Qiu Ling nodded lightly and said softly, "Ling'er has bothered Master. Li Suran smiled faintly and said softly: "Who made you my only apprentice?" Yu Qiuling hummed, but he hugged Li Suran and didn't let go, Li Suran smiled dumbly when he saw this.

Yingshui, since ancient times, is named after the commemoration of Uncle Yingkao, the doctor of Zheng Guo in the Spring and Autumn Period. Yingshui is the largest tributary of the Huaihe River Basin, its source originates from Zhongyue Songshan in the northwest of Dengfeng City, Yingshui flows through Yuzhou, Xiangcheng, Xuchang, Linying, Jicheng, Chenzhou and Yingzhou and other counties, and then flows into the Huaihe River.

Yingshui flows from the foot of Zhongyue Song Mountain to the southeast, its water potential is vast, turbulent and turbulent, for ordinary people, Yingshui River is turbulent, very shocking. Even Li Qingxuan looked at this Yingshui River from afar, and felt a little shocked and inexplicable.

Li Qingxuan looked at the surging Yingshui River, and was shocked for a long time. The Yingshui River is more than 1,200 miles long, and the Yingshui River meanders, and the widest part of the water surface is also several miles long. Even with Li Qingxuan's eyesight, he couldn't see clearly what the scenery was on the other side of the river.

Li Qingxuan's current place is the boundary of Chenzhou City, the Yingshui River where he is located is the confluence of the three rivers, the northeast is the gap of the Warring States Period, but now it is called the Cai River, and the northwest direction is the Yingshui tributary Shahe.

The three rivers of Shahe, Yingshui and Cai River converge at this boundary, so the river surface in this place is extremely wide, I am afraid that it is four or five miles wide.

Li Qingxuan looked at the rushing Yingshui and whispered to himself: "Since this is the place where the three rivers converge and is located in the main road of Chenzhou City, it stands to reason that there should be a ferryman? ”

Li Qingxuan thought for a moment and walked forward along the riverbank. He walked about two teas before he came to a hill in front of a dense forest. At this time, a sturdy middle-aged woodcutter came out of the dense forest, holding a sharp axe and carrying a bundle of freshly chopped firewood.

Li Qingxuan's heart moved, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute the middle-aged woodcutter slightly, and said: "This uncle, I will ask you about something, is there a ferry boat around here? Why did you wait here for a long time, but you never saw a ferry appear? Is there anything strange here?"

The middle-aged woodcutter hurriedly saluted Li Qingxuan, and said politely: "I've seen Lang Jun, Lang Jun is a scholar who travels to study, right? If Lang Jun wants to cross the river, please walk more than ten miles forward, and you can find a ferry with a ferry." This place is dangerous, Lang Jun still doesn't want to stay longer. ”

Li Qingxuan raised his eyebrows and said lightly: "Uncle, what's the danger here? This place is very close to the official road, and the Chenzhou Post House is only more than two miles away from here, are there still robbers here?"

The middle-aged woodcutter smiled bitterly and said in a low voice: "There are no robbers here, but there are water demons here that are many times more fierce than robbers. ”

"The big ship was not as good as the upstairs boat, but it was not much different, and all the passengers on the big ship were drowned in this part of the river. As a result, no large ship has crossed the river here since. ”

Li Qingxuan was slightly startled, and said in surprise: "Water demon, what kind of water demon is this?"

The middle-aged woodcutter said: "It is rumored that this water demon is a frog, but no one has ever seen this frog, and I have been collecting firewood here for more than 30 years, but I have never seen it." But this rumor about the frog is true, because the big ship that capsized and sank has been seen by someone. ”