The New Year has only passed, and it is the Shangyuan Lantern Festival. Originally, at this time, the city gates were closed, a curfew was imposed, and most of the residents of the city fell asleep. But tonight is the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, Luoyang City must be noisy all night, hanging lanterns everywhere, the city is full of fire trees and silver flowers, very prosperous and lively.

Li Qing looked at the crowds of people and the bustling streets, and once again sighed at the prosperity of Luoyang City. Above the streets, the lights are bright. On both sides, there are paper lamps such as lantern wheels, lamp trees, lamp posts, etc., which shine brightly and illuminate the ground.

On the streets, many people wear animal faces, men and women, fancy costumes, and the list goes on. Pedestrians are holding paper lanterns, or lanterns, or paper tigers, paper horses, etc., all of which are different. There are also many Hu people from the Western Regions on the streets, all of whom are blonde and blue-eyed, with high noses and sunken eye sockets.

Among the Hu people, there are also many orchids from the Western Regions, all of whom are bewitching, fair-skinned, beautiful and bright, bold and free and easy alien girls, revealing a different charm of exotic customs. One of them, who was extremely beautiful in appearance, winked at Li Qing and said with a smile: "This Langjun, do you have a female companion? Why don't you travel with me?"

Li Qing suddenly encountered this incident, and he had no experience, so he immediately blushed. He paused and said, "Thank you for the girl's kindness, there are important things to do, so I won't accompany you." The orchid girl sneered and said, "Lang Jun is free in the future, you can come to the White Horse Restaurant in the south of the city to find me." ”

With that, the girl and her female companions walked in the direction of the outside of the city, leaving behind a laugh like silver bells along the way, attracting the attention of passers-by on the road. "Childe is really glamorous, the most difficult to accept the grace of the beauty, I think the old man was also a romantic person. The middle-aged steward said with a smile on the side, Li Qing smiled and did not reply.

There are many small stalls on both sides of the street, some selling paper lanterns, some selling steamed buns, some selling food, shouting and drinking, eating, drinking and having fun, all kinds of things, all kinds of things. Although Li Qing said that he likes to be pure, he has been walking alone for many days, and he is lonely, and now he feels inexplicably relieved when he sees such a lively scene.

He stopped to watch for a moment, and felt that the scene was lively, but it was very rare in Suzhou Mansion. "Li Gongzi. The steward saw him stop and watch, and waited for a moment before he smiled and reminded him. Li Qing nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "I lived alone in Xia, practiced for many days, and rushed to Luoyang after coming out, and I was alone all the way, so I couldn't help but be lonely." Now seeing this lively scene, I can't help but feel a little distracted. ”

The steward said: "People are at ease when they gather in groups, unless they are withdrawn, they all like to be lively to a greater or lesser extent. "Under the guidance of the steward, I passed through a crowded street, and then turned into a remote path and went straight to Liufu.

Luoyang City is very rare for such a mansion, but Liu Yushi is from the court of the Liu family in Hedong, and he is a hot person in authority in the court, so it is not surprising that there is such a mansion. What's more, Li Qing has seen Cui Mansion and Pei Xiang Mansion successively, both of which are big mansions, and they are not inferior to Liu Mansion, and in terms of grandeur, they are even surpassed.

When he entered the house, the steward led him through the central hall until he came to the courtyard. The steward bowed slightly and said, "Li Gongzi wait a minute, I'll go and invite the master." Li Qing nodded, sat on the chair, and immediately a maid came to pour tea, and then stood aside.

The maid was very curious, why such a young man could be so respectful as a steward, and even invited the master to come and see him? Just looking at him in a green shirt, he seemed to be a scholar and a scholar, not a powerful son. "You're finally here. After waiting for a moment, I heard a voice chuckle.

Li Qing turned his head to look, and the person who came was the Liu Yushi who had seen it on the birthday of the Yu family in Wu County. This Liu Yushi was at home, not dressed in full costume, but dressed in white, showing elegance. He waved his hand and let the maid and the others disperse before sitting down on the stone chair in front of Li Qing.

Li Qingben still wanted to get up and salute, but when he saw this Liu Yushi, he waved his hand and said: "You cultivators, you all think that you are superior, not ordinary, I don't ask you to salute the court officials, just settle down in the future." ”

Li Qing didn't want him to meet just now, just like that, he was a little stunned. There was some silence in the courtyard, and no one around, which contrasted sharply with the hustle and bustle of the city's streets. But Li Qing sensed that outside the courtyard, there were two first-class masters, and their cultivation was not low.

"Having said that, when I saw you on the birthday that day, I only felt that you were a scholar with an extraordinary temperament, gentle and elegant, and a dusty atmosphere, and deep and mysterious, not as weak as ordinary scholars, but I never thought that you were a scholar who was still a cultivator. ”

Liu Yushi looked at him and said: "Although I am not a cultivator, I also know that at the beginning of cultivation, it is the most difficult to get started, and it is difficult to cultivate true qi without several years or even more than ten years of effort. ”

"Compared with the fact that the physique of a person who practices martial arts is increasing day by day, and he can know that martial arts are increasing, and the cultivation is the most boring. It is often difficult to feel for many years, as if the work is fruitless, which makes people lazy and discouraged. I have seen many monks, but I have never seen you as young, and if it weren't for the documents delivered to me, the old man wouldn't have believed anything. ”

Li Qing was silent, not knowing how to answer. From the words of speculation, Liu Yushi thought that he was a cultivator who had cultivated true qi, and he had achieved success in cultivating the Tao at a young age, which had already surprised this Liu Yushi a lot. He was already in the early stage of cultivation, and if he told this Liu Yushi about it, I am afraid that he would turn his surprise into horror.

In addition, if he told the current cultivation realm, it would make this Liu Yushi more and more surprised, no matter how you look at it, it will be a bit of a self-boasting taste, and it seems that it is not cost-effective. And Li Qing doesn't like to do this either.

Therefore he remained silent and did not reply. Liu Yushi said it, then put a small fold on the stone table, and said, "You can take a look." "The fold reads the words Dragon and Tiger Mountain. Where is the ancestral court of the Taoist Heavenly Master School of the Tang Dynasty?

Li Qing couldn't help but be a little surprised, picked it up and looked at it, and immediately showed a look of surprise. I saw that it was written above: Li, the third generation disciple of the Heavenly Master Mansion of Longhu Mountain, is eighteen years old, and he has cultivated to the peak of Qi cultivation, ranking among the top ten among the three generations of disciples of the Heavenly Master Mansion.

Li Qing was stunned for a moment, he knew that although he was under the disciple of Master Zhang Lao Dao, he was half a Taoist, but in fact he was only a registered disciple in the Shangzhen Temple, and he had little to do with the real Taoist. It is said that only the orthodox Daomen Yushi have to hang their names on this Dragon and Tiger Mountain.

And he can only be regarded as half a Taoist priest, and he is also a casual cultivator, and he has actually become a disciple of the third generation of the Heavenly Master's Mansion in a daze, and he ranks among the top ten contemporary disciples? However, it is written on it Li Xuan, not Li Qing. Most of them still recognize the wrong person?

Liu Yushi laughed at himself a little, and said: "Originally, Liu Wuye said that you had been missing for many days, and there were signs of going to the Daomen Conference before, let me pay more attention, if you come to Luoyang, you will take care of it." It wasn't until I received such a document that I knew that you were a scholar

However, if you are a cultivator, where do you need the old man's care?"

Li Qing put down the document and said with a slight smile: "Lord Liu, my real name is Li Qing, and it is Li written on the top, it seems that I have recognized the wrong person." "That's right, Lee is you. Liu Yushi said: "This document was forged by the old man himself for you, of course, strictly speaking, it is not a forgery, the seal of Longhu Mountain on it, as well as the seal of the imperial court, are genuine." ”

"As for the word Li, Mr. Linghu changed it for you. Li Qing said: "Mr. Linghu?" Liu Yushi said: "The deputy head of Si Tiantai, except for the national teacher Li Yu, he is the head. Li Qing asked, "Why did Mr. Linghu change my name for me and add it to the list of disciples of the Heavenly Master's Mansion?"

"You should ask him, how does the old man know how their Si Tiantai acts?" Liu Yushi said: "As for you, it's just that the old man is curious, the scholar of that day will actually be a peak figure of Qi cultivation comparable to the great master of martial arts." If it weren't for the fact that forgeries need to go through me, I wouldn't have known about it. ”

After chatting with Liu Yushi for a long time, he was still confused. Liu Yushi was only entrusted by Mr. Si Tiantai Linghu to forge a document about the origin of Li Qing's identity, and erased all of Li Qing's identity information in Suzhou Prefecture, and only kept the household registration of his Li family in Zhao County.

Because of the forgery of identity, you need to go through the household department, and Liu Yushi's subordinate brother is the household servant, so Liu Yushi knew about it. Previously, Liu Wuye happened to send a letter to inform Liu Yushi about Li Qing's disappearance, asking him to pay more attention in Luoyang City, Beijing, because this scholar should have come to participate in the Daomen Conference before he disappeared.

Because of this, Liu Yushi felt quite resentful in his heart, as if this scholar had deceived him. "What is this?" Li Qing laughed at himself, speculating in his heart that the main reason was that Liu Yushi failed to see that he was a cultivator at the beginning, and consciously looked away, and then Liu Wuye asked him to take more care of himself.

And as a cultivator, he doesn't seem to need him to take care of it, so he really loses face, and he comes and goes, which makes this Liu Yushi quite annoyed. In addition, Liu Yushi didn't let people go to the city gate to pick him up, the previous steward just went out to the street to have a good time, but he had seen Li Qing's portrait and knew about this scholar, so he invited him.

"In this way, the steward claimed to have waited at the city gate for many days to welcome me on the orders of Liu Yushi, but it was a lie. Is this just to give his own master a face?" Li Qing couldn't help but be slightly stunned, the steward of this official eunuch family was too scheming, and Uncle Jian was loyal and honest in his own family.

In the end, Liu Yushi complained to his heart's content, so he let him stay in a small courtyard, but not in Liufu, but on another street. It is said that the courtyard had been under the name of Li, a third-generation disciple of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, two days ago, and was ordered by Mr. Linghu of the Tiantai Division.

When someone came to lead the way, Liu Yushi admonished again: "Although you are young and successful in cultivation, you must know that there are many cultivators here, and there are also difficult characters, you need to be cautious in everything, don't offend people." Once he offends the cultivator, the old man is just an ordinary man, and he can't control this matter. ”

Li Qing nodded, bowed slightly, and left. Although this Liu Yushi consciously looked away, and seemed to feel disgraced by Liu Wuye's letter, the words were actually quite close, and the last few words of advice contained concern. In addition to the reasons for Mr. Linghu and Liu Wuye, it is also because this Liu Yushi really appreciates him as a scholar.