At the same time, in the capital, which is thousands of miles away from Jiaxing City, there is a tall figure with a withered face standing on the Tiantai of Qin Tianjian, who is carefully investigating the galaxy in the sky.

Behind him, on the flat ground are armillary elephants, armillary spheres, simple instruments and gui watches, and behind the complex and sophisticated instruments there are two small rooms, one of which is dedicated to the saints of the Three Qing Dynasty and the ancient emperors, and the other is where a few ancient secrets are placed.

In the room where the books were placed, a handsome, heroic young man sat at the book in his hand intently.

The tall figure looked at the bright galaxy for a while, slowly lowered his head, and looked down at the criss-crossing streets in the capital, as well as the palace hall not far away, and couldn't help but sigh.

When the young man heard this, he closed the book, slowly walked out of the room, and asked softly to the tall figure, "What have you discovered?"

The tall figure known as the adult is the supervisor of the Qin Heavenly Prison, the descendant of Li Chunfeng, the first person of the Qin Heavenly Prison of this dynasty, called Li Ruozhuo.

Although the name is clumsy, its ability to catch up with its ancestors is deeply loved by the emperor of the current dynasty, and some objects will be rewarded every once in a while to show favor.

Li Ruozhuo smiled lightly and said in a low voice: "I haven't found anything, but I've been looking at this Luoyang City for decades, and I think it's a little boring." ”

The young man didn't ask any more questions, but just stood quietly aside, accompanying the lord of the prison, who had not diminished for many years.

At this moment, a star in the starry sky suddenly jumped out of its original trajectory and slowly approached in the direction of the moon, and this star became brighter and brighter as it traveled, covering all the light of the surrounding stars.

When the young man saw this vision, he shrugged his sword eyebrows and immediately shouted at the tall figure: "My lord, look, there is a vision in the sky. ”

Li Ruozhuo raised his head slightly, saw the unbelievable scene, his lips opened slightly, and he said an obscure proverb: "Twin stars accompany the moon, and the country is unstable." ”

The young man's face suddenly became very ugly, and then he asked in a low voice, "My lord, can this criticism be copied to the Holy Lord?"

If you copy the emperor, I am afraid that there will be an unprovoked wave, and there will be no fewer powerful people involved, because this is one of the most difficult things in the world to do well.

Li Ruozhuo thought for a long time, and said softly: "Don't be in a hurry, take out my things, I want to make a hexagram." ”

The young man hesitated for a few moments and persuaded in a low voice: "My lord, maybe it's just a coincidence, why waste your cultivation and burning life for this." Back then, the king of Qi begged you to count a hexagram, but you didn't pay attention to it, why are you so hasty now?"

Li Ruozhuo's eyebrows were twisted together, and he looked at the brighter and brighter star and said, "It's better to believe it than to believe it." For the sake of comfort in the next few years, we can't ignore the century-old foundation of the beam. ”

The young man sighed slightly, and no longer tried to persuade the master in front of him, he had already done what he should have done, and if he continued, it would be beyond his duty.

He turned slowly, went back to the room where the books were kept, and picked up an old tortoise shell in an inconspicuous corner, and there was a slight noise from inside the tortoise shell.

Li Ruozhuo first solemnly tidied up his clothes, and then took the turtle shell with both hands very solemnly, he did not do any complicated movements, nor did he mobilize the qi in his body, just shook the turtle shell a few times, and then poured the three copper coins in the turtle shell to the ground.

With a crisp sound, the copper coin slowly stopped rolling down, and was slapped into two columns on the ground, one copper coin guarded the middle palace, and the remaining two were separated from each other, like the stars above the head, with two stars accompanied by the moon.

Li Ruozhuo moved the turtle shell in his hand to his left hand, and quickly pinched it with his right hand.

After just a few breaths, the face of this contemporary Qintian Supervisor who had been chasing his ancestors in terms of calculations, cultivation, magic, and knowledge turned pale in an instant, and his lips moved, and he had already spat out a mouthful of blood, and his temples, which had already been mottled, turned white at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if he had aged more than ten years in an instant.

The young man hurriedly supported Li Ruozhuo and asked cautiously, "My lord, shall I call the imperial doctor?"

Li Ruozhuo waved his hand, and said in a hoarse voice: "No need, it's useless to call them here, it's just to add momentum." When the time comes, it will attract the attention of the court, and I am afraid that it will cause greater twists and turns, so it is good to be silent. ”

The young man hesitated for a moment and asked softly, "My lord, how do you report those words?"

Li Ruozhuo sighed and said in a low voice: "Just write 'Double Stars with the Moon', and you should know the importance of the rest." ”

The young man returned to the house, wrote four words on a special piece of paper, then gently rolled it up and sealed it in a brass tube.

When the young man returned to Li Ruozhuo, the tall eunuch coughed lightly, then suppressed the pain, and hissed: "Beiwang, after you send the criticism, you don't need to go back to Si Tiantai, go to Beidi, what to do is up to you." My body will probably last a few more years, and you will come back from your travels to take my place. ”

Beiwang's surname is Chen, and he is Li Ruozhuo's only disciple and the most proud disciple in his life.

Chen Beiwang looked at his master steadily, his eyes were full of tears, and he choked up: "The disciple will definitely not let the master down." ”

Li Ruozhuo said very tiredly: "Go ahead, don't delay time." ”

Chen Beiwang hummed heavily, his figure swept away, and the figure had already left Si Tiantai and floated away in the direction of the palace.

Li Ruozhuo looked at the figure in the distance, sighed silently, and muttered: "This world has changed, and I am afraid that there will be another bloody storm in the world, but I just hope that the people of my Liang Kingdom can suffer less disasters and tortures." ”

......

By the time the doctor came to Zhou's Mansion in Beiwang Lane, Zhou Xiaowu's forehead was already burning like coals, and his whole body was trembling.

After the doctor took the pulse, he didn't say much, but quickly prescribed a prescription and instructed his subordinates to go with him to grab the medicine.

The beautiful and gentle concubine was waiting on the side, her face full of worry and distress, and from time to time she helped Zhou Xiaowu wipe her face and cool down, and did what her wife should do.

By the time the medicine was decoctioned, it was already more than half of the ugly time, and the concubine fed Zhou Xiaowu a small spoonful of the decoction.

After that, the concubine waved everyone away and waited alone by the bedside, quietly looking at the cheeks that were slightly distorted by pain.

The concubine stretched out her hands, gently smoothed the pair of frowning sword eyebrows, sighed slightly, and said in a slightly complaining tone: "You, you just don't know how to take care of your body, you just walk dogs and fight cocks, drink and have fun on weekdays, how can you fall into the lake in a good way? Do you know that I am worried about you, can't you be a little more behaved? How I wish you could be like before, although you have nothing to do, but at least you are not as tired as you are now......

The concubine chattered in Zhou Xiaowu's ear for a long time, and then waited by the bedside all night, never closing her eyes.

......

Nanhu Lane Mengfu.

After Meng Ran fell asleep, the true qi in his body flowed slowly and orderly, warming his eight meridians and five internal organs, and his whole body was filled with a warm feeling.

As if awake, Meng Ran opened his eyes, looked at a figure at the head of the bed fixedly, and asked uncertainly, "Sir?"

The clear-looking figure smiled slightly, and said softly, "Ran'er, how are you doing lately?"

Meng Ran's tears flowed down instantly, and he suppressed his crying and said, "Sir, I miss you so much, where have you been, why are you only coming to see me now?"

Mr. Qi slowly put his hand on the top of Meng Ran's head, stroked it gently as before, and comforted: "Isn't this coming, I was delayed by some trivial things before, and I came a little late, don't be angry with the teacher." ”

Meng Ran snorted sullenly and continued to ask, "What are you busy with?"

Mr. Qi sighed slowly and said softly, "It's just some trivial things, you will naturally know about it in the future." ”

Meng Ran pursed his lips and said in a low voice: "I knew that you would say this, and I didn't ask with the purpose of knowing." ”

Mr. Qi smiled, gently tapped the proud disciple's forehead, and asked gently, "How are you doing lately?" Looking at the qi on your body, I think you have entered the gate of the martial arts, and the progress is not bad." ”

Meng Ran smiled shyly and said, "It's been more than a month since I came out of Lin'an. Life is fine. Recently, he began to practice Mixed Yuan Gong with Uncle Geng, and under his guidance, the progress is still relatively fast. ”

Mr. Qi looked at Meng Ran, then glanced at the shadow on the bed, and said with a smile: "The days are really good, there are already female dependents." ”

Meng Ran turned around and glanced at Song Xiaofei, his cheeks flushed slightly, and said softly: "What Mr. saw is not the truth of the matter. ”

Mr. Qi laughed, showed a look that a man understands, and said meaningfully: "You are a person destined to cultivate, don't break Yuanyang's body too early, that will affect your future cultivation." ”

Meng Ran first hummed softly, and then hurriedly asked, "Why did Mr. say that I was destined to cultivate, and is there any reason for this?"

Mr. Qi shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said slowly: "I only know a few words in it, and I don't know the cause and effect, rather than saying it now to disturb your thoughts, it is better to tell you in the future." ”

Meng Ran pondered for a while, and asked in a heavy tone: "So my destiny is fake, and my destined eastward journey is also fake, it's just a pretense?"

Mr. Qi shook his head and said softly: "The fate is true, and the unknown calamity is also true, as for whether to go east or not, it is all up to your own decision, and others are just playing some insignificant role in promoting it." ”

Meng Ran laughed bitterly and sighed: "I actually made a chess piece without knowing it, and it is the kind of chess piece that is indomitable and cannot turn back. ”

Mr. Qi patted Meng Ran's shoulder and said with relief: "All living beings are chess pieces, why should you care, if he succeeds in learning the Tao one day, it is unknown if you jump out of the chessboard." ”

Meng Ran smiled bitterly and said: "There are many cultivators in ancient times, and there are a few people who can transcend, this pressure is not ordinary." ”

Mr. Qi glanced at Meng Ran deeply and explained: "I have limited time, it's time to go, you don't have to be greedy for comfort, it's better to leave as soon as possible." ”

As soon as Meng Ran thought about it, there were countless words that he wanted to say, but he didn't know what to say first, and when he was entangled, Mr. Qi's figure had faded and quietly disappeared at the head of the bed.