Qingzhou is mountainous, there are many small mountains like this in Qingzhou, and in the early spring of each year, there are not many people who come to Xishan, because there is a view on Xishan, although the Taoist temple is not big, but there will be people from nearby to incense every fifteenth day of the first month.

When Xiao Yat came to the Taoist temple at the top of the mountain, due to the relatively early time, there were not many people on the mountain, and Xiao Yat entered the Taoist temple under the leadership of the Taoist child. In the main hall of the Taoist temple, there are three clear statues, and the little Taoist boy next to him guides Xiao Yi to come forward and offer incense.

After Xiao Yi finished the incense, he walked around the temple alone and casually, occasionally to see if there were any noteworthy people, but maybe the time had not yet come, and nothing worth noting had happened.

The side of the Taoist temple can go straight to the backyard, the backyard environment is quiet, dozens of houses are scattered, and there is no Taoist child in the backyard to prevent outsiders from entering, and it is also open to come.

One of the dozens of houses has the words "Taoist Pavilion" written on it, thinking that it is the place where the Taoist temple stores Taoist classics, Xiao Yi likes to be quiet and does not like to move, and he has long been accustomed to reading.

I knocked on the door, but there was no movement inside, and when I looked closer, it turned out that there was no one inside, but I saw more than a dozen bookshelves full of classics.

Leaning slightly, an old Taoist priest came out of the next room, the old Taoist priest was sixty or seventy years old, his hair and beard had turned gray, and his spirit was excellent.

"What's the matter with the little friend?

"Senior, junior Xiao Yi came to the Taoist temple to incense, and accidentally saw the Taoist Pavilion here, the younger generation is quite interested in the Taoist scriptures, I don't know if I can borrow a few Taoist scriptures to go back and see?"

"Little friends forgive sins, and this Guandao book is not borrowed by those who are not destined. ”

"Oh, what is a fateful person?"

"Cause is cause and effect"

"The world is so big, there are more than 10 million Taoist temples, I just came here, and I met the Taoist here, which is a fate. I love to read, especially Taoist classics, and this is probably the richest place in the mountain city. ”

"Husband, far away, big. If you say that it is far away, it is not royal, and if you say that it is near, it is said that it is quiet. After saying a word, Lao Dao no longer paid attention to Xiao Yi, but walked towards the gazebo in the courtyard.

After carefully pondering what the old Tao said, it is obvious that this is telling himself that the "Tao" is far and great, but it is both far away and around, in other words, let yourself pay attention to the "Tao" around you, and don't care about the "Tao" in the Tao Sutra, and reject yourself euphemistically.

Xiao Yi was helpless, since the master didn't borrow it, it was naturally not easy to take it by force, so he shook his head and planned to leave first.

"If you have time, would you like to accompany Lao Dao Xuanzhen to a game of chess?" After speaking, Lao Daozhen took out a pair of chess from the side of the stone table.

Xiao Yi in the past, first played a Taoist chief salute before sitting opposite the old Tao, although it was seen that the old Tao did not know martial arts, but the words were indeed extraordinary, and he had been cultivating for decades, I am afraid that there are many things that he can learn.

Xiao Yat's mental arithmetic ability is amazing, and he has used playing chess as one of the methods to exercise his mind since he was a child, so for a long time, there are really few people who can compete with him in chess, but obviously this Taoist is one of them.

At this time, the white chess dragon in the chessboard has become a momentum, and it is connected from end to end, and it seems to have the upper hand between vertical and horizontal. As for Xiao Yat, his black pieces have obviously fallen behind.

Next, dozens of pieces fell, the two of them played more and more slowly, thinking for longer and longer, Qing Xuan's chess board had completely dominated, and the situation of black chess became more and more unfavorable. Knowing that there was no possibility of reversal, Xiao Yat had no choice but to admit defeat.

"Greed often hides defeat, and if you don't want to eat my dragon as soon as possible, but slowly deal with me, you may not be defeated. ”

"Playing chess is just a means of entertainment, naturally how to be happy how to play, and a miserable victory is not winning, and I don't like a lose-lose situation in the game. ”

"It seems to be fighting, but it is not fighting, but it is quite in line with the Taoist state of mind, it's just that, if you want to do it in the future, then you can come to see the Taoist scriptures at any time, but you can't bring out the Taoist temple.

Xiao Yi showed a contemplative expression, "Thank you, the aisleman." ”

Xiao Yi knew that for the martial arts he practiced, although it seemed that the cultivation of the ninth layer of the acquired internal strength was not low, even the innate realm seemed to be not far behind, but his own family knew his own affairs, and since he practiced Taoist exercises, he must have a deep foundation for the Taoist scriptures related to it. Especially before breaking through the innate accumulation, the stronger the better. Otherwise, even if you barely break through to the innate level, it will be difficult in the future.

Therefore, seeing the rich collection of books here, I also want to see if there are any classics that need to be used for self-study, and I don't know what kind of classics are useful to me, so I just have the mentality of trying it out.

I can't figure it out and I don't think about it anymore, now that I got the pass permit here, I suddenly relaxed, and I thought that if I couldn't do it, I would be a gentleman on the beam at night, but I was a little embarrassed at this time.

Next, Xiao Yi played two games of chess with the Taoist, but this time it was one win and one loss, the old Taoist priest's chess path is good, and his mental arithmetic ability is also very strong, Xiao Yi has a feeling of being equal.

Seeing that noon was approaching, Xiao Yi said goodbye, left the backyard of the Taoist temple, and returned to the front yard.

At this time, there are more people in the Sanqing Palace, and there are also some people in the square in front of the Sanqing Palace, some selling small ornaments, and some traveling and walking. However, for a while, I didn't find anything of any note.

Almost half an hour later, the hexagram stall he saw by chance caught Xiao Yi's attention.

There were two young women in front of the hexagram stall, one of them was a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old, tall and tall, wearing a red robe, with large eyes and a sword at her waist. The other is about the same age, his face is a little melancholy, his face is slightly innocent, and he may not be in good health. A little farther away from the two, two maids and a dozen people dressed as family members guarded the two.

At this time, the two were talking in front of the hexagram stall, the melancholy girl was sitting on a stool, a stick in her hand, behind the table was an old Taoist priest, who could not see his age, white hair and beard, the strangest thing was the eyes, the old Taoist eyes were slightly closed, only a trace of gaps were exposed, and occasionally the eyes were wide, only to see that the eyes were gray and white. And Lao Dao's age is only forty or fifty years old at first glance, but if you look closely, it seems that he is older than Xuan Zhen, who plays chess in the backyard.

The Dao Chang opened his eyes and glanced in the direction of Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi only felt a shock all over his body, cold sweat fell down his back, and he had a strange feeling of being seen through.

Take a deep breath, the true qi in the body flows slowly, eliminate this uneasiness, and at the same time adjust the breath, the qi sinks into the dantian, and after a few breaths, it finally gets better.

"The female life wounded officer begged in the middle of the month, and the Chinese went to Kyushu scattered, if you ask the husband and wife to meet, unless you come to meet in a dream, it's a big murderer!"

As soon as the old Taoist priest's voice fell, the young woman's face turned pale, and her eyes were full of mist, and she was afraid that she would cry out in the next moment.

"Old Taoist, what are you talking nonsense, the younger sister of the Tang family is young and has not yet married, where is the husband, and then you talk nonsense and set up your broken mess. ”

"The hexagram is like this, so it is natural to tell the truth, but even if the person counted will really be in danger, but everyone's life is changing anytime and anywhere, and what is inevitable about what has not happened!"

"Sister Qi, let's go!" the woman who asked for a hexagram forced herself to calm down, and then said to the woman with a sword next to her.

Seeing the two of them get up, Xiao Yi hesitated, knowing that this woman of the Qi family should be the girl of the Qi family that his father said, maybe it was the purpose he was looking for today. I planned to leave with the two of them right now.

"Donor, Lao Dao can still be counted as a hexagram today, I don't know if the donor can ask for something?" Lao Dao's words were obviously said to Xiao Yi.

"It's okay," Xiao Yi said thoughtfully.

Perhaps it was Lao Dao's words that surprised the two women, and the two did not leave immediately, but stood not far from Xiao Yi and Lao Dao to watch quietly.

At this time, there were already more than a dozen people around, and after Xiao Yi sat down, Lao Dao did not let Xiao Yi draw lots, nor did he ask about his birthday, but showed Xiao Yi his face.

"What does the donor want?"

"I want to know where the way home is!" Xiao Yi groaned, and said with a positive color.

Lao Dao didn't seem to expect Xiao Yi to say this, he was a little puzzled, his gray eyes looked at Xiao Yi more carefully, calculated a few times with his right hand, frowned slightly, and said with a long breath:

"The road to heaven is ethereal, not within the reach of manpower!"

"Isn't there a trace of possibility?" The half-silver-haired mother, the father who began to wear glasses, and the younger sister who will never grow up, the pictures that have been lost for a long time come to mind again, Xiao Yi said with a hideous face, "Is it really not good?"

Seeing Xiao Yi's somewhat distorted face, it seemed to see Xiao Yi's persistence.

"I can only vaguely know that I am in the south, but the road back to the south is too far and too dangerous, so it is better not to go. The old Taoist priest coughed lightly twice, shook his head, nodded again, got up and began to clean up the hexagram stall.

"Thank you, since you know the general direction, it's good, it's good. Xiao Yi looked at the south and muttered.

The old Taoist hexagram stall had been cleaned up, and he glanced at Xiao Yi, who had a determined face, and walked towards the road down the mountain step by step. When the figure was about to disappear, a few lines of a cappella were faintly heard:

"I was born here to know the truth, the red dust of the tribulation began to be new, the end of the cape is pure, and the original is restored to the truth" Listening to the words of the old Taoist, I don't know whether he is talking about the old Taoist himself, or Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi's brows furrowed, as if he understood something, and seemed to be more confused.

"Scholar, hello, I'm Qi Lin'er, this is my good friend Tang Yanran, have you forgotten your way home?" But it was the girl in red who regarded herself as a scholar and took the initiative to come over to say hello.

"It's nothing, the two girls are also from Shancheng, and they are in Xia Xiaoyi. ”

"Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi! Isn't that Lin'er yours... Tang Yanran exclaimed. I think I realized something.

"Ah, you are the toad from Xiao's hometown... Ahem, the eldest young master from the countryside?" Qi Lin'er, who was dressed in red, hurriedly changed her words halfway through speaking.

Xiao Yi was embarrassed for a while, but he didn't expect that the person concerned, Qi Lin'er, already knew about the family affairs set by his father, and he didn't seem to be very satisfied with the family affairs.

"Hey, Xiao Dashao, I won't agree to this family business, don't you want to come to the close!" Qi Lin'er played with Liuhaidao in front of her forehead.

"Whatever you want!" Xiao Yi said casually, holding the back of his head with both hands, and walked towards the bottom of the mountain first.

"Hey, what kind of attitude do you have!" Qi Lin'er, who was in red, seemed to be spewing fire in her eyes, and chased Xiao Yi down the mountain, the Yanran girl was stunned, looked at the two people in front of her, picked up a handkerchief and wiped her mouth, and there was a trace of compatibility on her originally pale face, and she walked down with her subordinates.

"Xiao Dashao, isn't your home a mountain city, your hometown Qingxian, I remember, what does that old Taoist mean?" Qi Lin'er asked in a chattering voice.

"I don't know, maybe it's a mistake!" Xiao Yi didn't look back, and continued walking

"Look, I'll just say it, that old Taoist priest is talking nonsense!" Qi Lin'er pulled her best friend's arm and said.

"Hmm" Yan Ran glanced at Xiao Yi, still a little unnaturally said.

"Miss Tang, if you believe in divination, if you don't believe it, you don't have to worry too much!"

"Yanran knows, thank you, Brother Xiao!" Yanran thanked, but her face did not change, obviously not listening.

"Xiao Dashao, don't you know, Yanran originally had a sweetheart, the two were childhood sweethearts, and they had a very good relationship, but for some reason there was a gap. Speaking of this, Qi Lin'er glanced at Xiao Yi and continued: "Recently, his father set up a family affair for him again, and promised her to Ji Shaoyan, the youngest son of the sect master of Wangyue Sect, one of the six major sects. ”

Xiao Yi Yilin, Wangyue Sect is one of the six major sects, and its power covers dozens of prefectures in the three northwestern states, which is far from being able to compete with a mere Xiao family.

"Hey, Xiao Dashao, did you hear me clearly?"

"What?" thought about it a little distracted.

"I mean, I heard that your Uncle Xiao and Young Master Jian have gone far away, where have they gone?"

"Oh, I don't know the specifics, it's probably south of Qingzhou. ”

"Hmph, absent-minded, I don't know what bad thoughts I think!" Seeing that the red-clothed Qi Lin'er didn't get the answer she wanted, she turned her head and ignored Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi was helpless, this is the little princess of the Qi family who was said by his father to have good character and qualifications? Wasn't she deceived by the Qi family? Xiao Yi thought evilly.

Seeing that he had arrived at the bottom of the mountain, but nothing had happened, it should be right to hear the news from Jiading that night, could it be that the other party temporarily changed his mind, or was it not these two who were originally targeted, Xiao Yi thought to himself.

Immediately I understood a little, the three families in Shancheng, the core children of the Tang family, the Qi family and the Xiao family are all on the bright side, no matter which family wants to engage in moths, seeing that they are with Tang Yanran and Qi Lin'er, they must also be silent, and after thinking about it, they will naturally be happy to be idle and leave him alone.

As Xiao Yi thought, after getting the news that Qi Lin'er, the pearl of the Qi family, was going to come to Xishan Taoist Temple alone to worship, the Tang family's deceased soldier who originally planned to kidnap Qi Lin'er and destroy the marriage between the Qi family and the Xiao family saw that his eldest lady was also among them, so he temporarily canceled the plan, and was waiting for further news from above in the woods at this time.

"Miss Tang, although I don't know what knot you have with your sweetheart, but in life, happiness must be in your own hands, if you need it, I am willing to help you. Xiao Yi said to Tang Yanran.

"Thank you, Brother Xiao, if you need to, you will come to trouble Brother Xiao!"

"Hey, you're so kind, there won't be any conspiracy, right?" Qi Lin'er said in a strange qi.

Xiao Yi ignored her, and she was also a little weak-hearted, after all, this move was indeed rough, but this was the best way to prevent the Tang family from leaning towards Wangyue Sect, and of course it might be Tang Yanran's only chance.