Chapter Seventy-Three: Xuan Zhi asks the heavens for the fortune of the country
The black-clothed woman was not good, Zhong Ming looked at the direction she was going, thoughtful.
"Hurry up and go to Jishitang to find rescuers, first rescue the idiot and then talk about the woman. ”
Time was pressing, Zhong Ming didn't have time to entangle with this woman of unknown origin, he turned his head and urged Lao Dao again.
But he didn't think that Zhang Daozhen smiled and waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, don't worry, just poor Dao also divined a hexagram for the fat boy, which is the auspicious fortune of heaven and the hexagram that comes and goes." ”
Zhong Ming was stunned by these words: "What do you mean?"
Zhang Daozhen explained with a smile: "In other words, that kid is not necessarily in danger, I didn't calculate that he is a murderer, and he should not worry about his life." ”
At the same time, Zhong Ming suddenly realized that he was too anxious, and he forgot that Lao Dao was good at divination.
The three best things of the Longmen Mountain Danding faction: alchemy, divination, and array.
After looking back, Zhong Ming didn't like it, and pointed at Zhang Daozhen and shouted angrily: "Okay, you are an old man with a bull's nose, you have the ability to hide it, so you don't explain it, now that my legs are about to break, you told me that the hexagram is like a bad luck." ”
"Zhong Jushi, you are a little bloody, I have been dragged all over the city by you since I saw you today, if it weren't for the extraordinary background of the female layman, I wouldn't have time to say it!"
Zhang Daozhen was indeed aggrieved about this, and he continued to explain: "Besides, this hexagram is not static, and I am good at divination, so I can only calculate that the fat boy is not worried about his life, and I dare not guarantee anything else." ”
It was another sentence that made Zhong Ming entangled, tossing for a long time, and now telling him that Fei Dacheng would not die, will this person be saved or not?
Rarely cluttered in his heart, Zhong Ming had no idea, he muttered: "This idiot, can I save him?"
"It's up to you Zhong Jushi, Poor Dao can only calculate that he has no worries about his life, and it may also be used as a furnace for practicing immortal arts, and he may be under house arrest. ”
There are different ways of immortal Taoism, and some of them are evil methods that eat people's souls and essences, which are to use ordinary people as a furnace, and when they are raised to the day of eating, they will be sucked up and swallowed up, just like raising pigs and slaughtering sheep.
After hesitating for a moment, Zhong Ming hesitated and said, "If you don't do it again, let's see if we are going to rescue it or not." ”
Zhang Daozhen waved his hand: "No, I just used the arithmetic of the day to start the day, and only the first hexagram is accurate for everything every day, and then the calculation is the second time that the little fat man is involved, and it is not allowed." ”
The art of divination is broad and profound, the small calculation limits the number of times, and the big calculation will damage the essence of the hexagram, which is always a matter of spying on the heavens, and cannot be used frequently.
For example, Zhang Xiyan, the most famous in Longmen Mountain, was also a generation of diviners five hundred years ago, and once made Longmen Mountain famous for arithmetic.
Even the founding ancestor of Qianchen went to him for divination, or went to Longmen Mountain in person to drive out of the palace to ask for a hexagram.
At that time, Zhang Xiyan hid Chen Gaozu for 29 days in the name of retreat, and Chen Gaozu was also patient, led troops to surround the mountain, and waited on the mountain for a month.
Zhang Xiyan had no way to hide, so he had to go out of the customs to calculate the national fortune for Chen Gaozu.
Asking the sky to build a high platform ten zhang high, Zhang Xiyan stood on the high platform, pinched the sword and pointed at the sky, and asked loudly: "Today, I Zhang Xiyan exchanged my luck with the rest of my life, and only asked how Da Chen Guoyun was!"
Xuan pointed to the sky, and Zhang Xiyan shocked the world when he asked.
Immediately there was a strong wind on Longmen Mountain, and according to rumors, the Longmen Mountain Waterfall flowed backwards that day, and the water column rose to the sky.
After the gale, the high platform collapsed, Zhang Xiyan fell from the high platform, because of the strong wind no one could save him, immediately Zhang Xiyan died of anger, and the robe on his body was written with bloodstains: Dachen Guoyun prospered for 480 years, and died in the sky.
This unprecedented hexagram has been circulated to this day.
How accurate this hexagram is, in the 480th year of the former Chen, Emperor Wu of Chen Ji Yan succeeded to the throne, because of his excessive use of national strength, which caused the former Chen to begin to decline.
In just over a decade, it went to extinction.
As for the sentence "Die in heaven." Let later generations continue to speculate that every former Chen emperor who succeeded to the throne paid special attention to natural disasters, and the amount of food allocated for disaster relief every year accounted for a large part of the national treasury revenue.
They naively thought that dying in the sky should be a natural disaster.
I'm afraid that I didn't even count Zhang Xiyan, and the sky here is: "The sky is cracked and the moon is more, and the fairy palace is born." ”
Divination, but it can be glimpsed into the heavens, but the heavens are not immutable, and they will also change with the manpower and the major events of reversing luck.
Therefore, Zhang Daozhen never approves of divination before doing things, if he develops dependence, even if he is wrong in a hundred, he may die with hatred.
Especially since the split of the sky, the luck of the world has been chaotic, Zhang Daozhen's divination technique, some major events can't be counted, let him count Yu Su's luck, he can't be sure.
As the saying goes: with great power comes great responsibility.
On the way of divination, this sentence is still applicable, the strength is as high as Yu Su, and the body is the luck of the Heavenly Dao, which is no longer an ordinary divination technique that can be calculated.
The final decision is still in Zhong Ming's hands, Zhang Daozhen listened attentively, and waited for Zhong Ming's next words.
Zhong Ming hesitated for a moment, he frowned and looked at the direction where the woman in black was going outside the city, and then looked at the location of the Jishitang in the city, hesitating.
After half a ring, Zhong Ming turned around and walked towards the city, he said: "The life of the big idiot is important, we still have to go to Jishitang to take a look, and wait until we are sure that the life of the big idiot is okay." ”
Anyway, the woman was also fooled by Zhong Ming to "go shopping" in the Suiyun Mountain Range, and she was not in a hurry.
"It's fine. ”
Zhang Daozhen responded, and the two began to walk towards Jishitang, but the two of them were no longer as anxious as just now, and their steps were much slower.
Jishitang is not far from the broken city wall, which is located in the south of the city.
On the side of the street, there is a humble pharmacy, and you can smell the aroma of herbs from a distance.
The plaque of Jishitang has experienced hundreds of years of wind, frost, rain and snow, and is slightly depressed, as far as Zhong Ming knows, Jishitang has existed in the border for a long time, and no one knows exactly how long it existed.
Behind it is a thousand-year-old organization, and it is reasonable that Jishitang is old.
The people in the border area have changed generation after generation, but the old doctor in the Jishi Hall has always been the one, some people say that he sat in the hall when he was young, and this sitting is decades, and the old man who has been close to the sixtieth birthday for many years has taken the prescription prescribed by the old doctor.
The old doctor's surname is Meng, and the people in the border areas respect him as Mengzatang.
At first, Zhong Ming just thought that he was a good doctor and didn't think much about it, but since he learned that Ji Shitang was behind the murder, Zhong Ming had to pay attention to this Meng Sitting Hall.
It is no coincidence that Meng Yan pioneered the killing, and the old sitting hall of Jishitang is also surnamed Meng.
During the famine years, few people could afford medicine, and Zhong Ming had not stepped into this medicine hall for a long time, and the last time he came was the day before his mother died.
When Zhong Ming's family had no money left to buy medicine, he could only kneel in front of the medicine hall, keep kowtowing to Meng Zaitang, and begging him to give his mother a pair of life-saving medicine.
Meng sat in the hall with a cold face, didn't get up, let him go.
From that moment on, Zhong Ming knew that sympathy in the world could be exchanged for life-saving medicine, and he scolded angrily: "Jishitang has never been worthy of the word Jishi, you are not Jishiyaotang, you are Pinjin Grotto!
"Good scolding, my Jishitang never saves useless people, get out after scolding!"
In the medicine hall, the old doctor, who was nearly 100 years old, did not get angry, but just made the bell roll with a loud voice.
When he went home that day, Zhong Ming gritted his teeth and gritted his teeth, vowing to close Jishitang in the future.
But he didn't think about it, Zhong Ming arrived home with his front foot, and the little doctor apprentice from Jishitang on his back foot sent a patch of medicine and a roll of straw mats.
The little doctor apprentice secretly said to Zhong Ming: "My master said, you just knelt in front of the door and cried bitterly, causing thousands of people's attention, if Fang just gave you medicine, my Jishitang will be surrounded by people every day, and I will definitely not be able to do it."
Master took pity on you and gave you medicine and straw mats. ”
That Meng Zatang had long known that Zhong Xiuniang was terminally ill and had no medicine to treat, but even so, he still asked someone to send the medicine.
As for the straw mat, it was for the burial.
Immediately, Zhong Ming was teary-eyed and cried and kowtowed to the little doctor.
There is no shortage of good people in this world, it's just that each good person does things differently, maybe others are knife mouths in front of him, but behind him, he is a really good person who is a hundred times stronger than those who can only shout and ask for warmth.
Zhong Ming is a person who knows how to repay his kindness, he put away his thoughts, took his robe and knelt down when he entered the door: "Meng sits in the hall, boy Zhong Ming, come to visit." ”
The hall is very simple, the counter and medicine cabinet occupy most of the concierge, and there is only a table, a stool and a chair in front of the table.
The old doctor was lying in a rocking chair, and the old man, who was nearly 100 years old, was not like ordinary people, with wrinkled skin and withered figure.
It's just that his beard and hair are all white, he has a long beard and long eyebrows, and his skin is white and red, which looks full of vitality, and it is not a problem for Meng Zatang to live for dozens of years.
He held the pu fan, slowly shook the chair, slowly fanned the pu fan, heard the shout of the bell, raised his eyes to look, and closed his eyes and shook the chair.
There is also a little doctor apprentice in the store, named Meng Teng, who is about the same age as Zhong Ming.
At first, Zhong Ming often gave his mother medicine, so he was a little familiar with him.
I haven't seen it for a few years, and Meng Teng has grown into a sturdy guy, with a slightly strong body, soaking in the medicine hall all day long, but there is a bit of the warmth of a doctor, and that smiling face makes people feel comfortable to look at.
Meng Teng saw Zhong Ming making this big gift, and hurriedly went to help Zhong Ming: "Mr. Zhong, what do you mean by this?"
Zhong Ming slowly pushed away Meng Teng's hand and said sincerely: "A few years ago, the kid spoke wildly and slandered the reputation of Meng Zaitang, and if he comes back today, he must beg for mercy first, not to mention that Meng Zatang helped the kid back then, and the kid owes Meng Zatang a kneel." ”
Zhang Daozhen next to him listened to Zhong Ming's words, although he didn't know what happened, he could also push out eight or nine without leaving ten.
Lao Dao secretly thought: During this period of time, Zhong Ming is a good boy with kindness, whether it is to his benefactor or to relatives and friends. Such a loving and righteous person, Nian Chen does not need to consider him anymore when he borrows his life, and he can act on a certain day.
On the other side, Meng Teng couldn't pull up the bell left and right, so he could only look at his master.
At this time, Nameng sat in the hall and slowly picked up the small purple sand teapot on the table, drank it to his mouth, and then coughed: "This person is old, forgetful, I don't remember the things you said, old man, you get up!"
The implication of the words is that Meng Zatang has already forgiven Zhong Ming, and even said that people didn't take Zhong Ming's scolding seriously at all.
"Thank you, Meng sat in the hall, regardless of the previous suspicions. ”
Zhong Ming then stood up and walked to the hall.
Meng Teng still had a warm smile: "Mr. Zhong, what kind of medicine are you going to grab this time?"
Zhong Ming waved his hand: "It's not for medicine." ”
Saying that, Zhong Ming walked in front of Meng Zhengtang, put the money on the small table with his backhand, and turned it slightly, and the copper coin turned in a circle on the table.
"You have seen it, but do you recognize it?"
The old doctor, who had been basking in the sun like a lazy cat, suddenly opened his eyes, waved his fingers, and the money was immediately lifted by the cyan energy and fell into his palm, and then the old doctor rubbed the lines of the money and knocked for a long time.
"Fuji'er, close the door. ”
Meng sat down the pu fan and looked at Zhong Ming: "The last copper coin I killed to buy my life was finally waited for by me, boy, do you know, I have been waiting for nineteen years in order to wait for your father's copper coin!"
Nineteen years ago, Xu Qiandao anonymously Zhong Feng took Zhong Xiuniang to the border town.
Zhong Ming was stunned, Meng Zaitang actually knew that this copper coin came from his father's hand, so it seems that Xu Qiandao's life money was obtained in the hands of the killer.
Behind him, Meng Teng also knew that the matter was important, so he immediately picked up the door panel and closed the shop.
This Jishitang is old, and it is still a wooden plank stacked shop, not an ordinary wooden door.
The medicine hall was sealed tightly by wooden boards, Meng Teng lit the oil lamp, put it on the table, and then stood behind Meng Zatang with a straight face, and there was no warm smile on his face.
The bean-sized light on the oil lamp flickered, reflecting the two of them gloomily.
Meng Zatang held the money in his hand and asked, "Zhong Ming, you are here, whose life do you want to buy with this money?"
The old doctor's voice was very solemn, and with his old-fashioned black robe, Zhong Ming's heart tightened.
This is a big deal, a life-buying deal!
"I want to buy the life of Fei Dacheng in our village. ”
Hearing this, Meng sat in the hall and suddenly said in surprise: "If you don't protect your own life, don't buy the lives of high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and the lives of legends in the rivers and lakes, you want to use this money to buy the life of a country boy? Are you sincere?"
Meng Teng behind him also chimed in: "Mr. Zhong, do you know that this money is extremely precious, and it can only be used once, don't use it indiscriminately!"
"I know, but it's not easy to buy the life of a big idiot. ”
Sighing, Zhong Ming told the two of them what had happened.
After listening, Meng Zatang suddenly pushed the money back in front of Zhong Ming: "You want to save the life of that country boy today, forgive me for not being able to kill him." ”
Zhong Ming frowned: "Why is this?"
Meng Zaitang explained: "This Wangxian City is located on the border, and I have not sent a master who can compete with the immortals, if you want to mobilize such a master, it will take at least three days, and as long as seven days." ”
It turned out that Zhong Ming also said that killing is omnipotent, so it sounds like they still need time to buffer.
"How is that good?" Zhong Ming ran out of ideas.
At this time, Zhang Daozhen, who had been silent, spoke, and he said: "You have a huge news network, I wonder how we can find out the news of that fat boy instead?"
Then Zhang Daozhen said to Zhong Ming: "I have calculated that he is an auspicious elephant, and he has no worries about his life, aren't you just uneasy, let them inquire about some news." ”
What Lao Dao said made sense, Zhong Ming pushed the money back and said, "Meng sat in the hall, let's find out his news instead." ”
In this way, Meng Zatang still didn't do anything to collect the money, he hesitated for a moment and said: "Buying news is not enough to cover your father's life-buying money, and it is also because of us that we make it difficult for you, so let's do it, since we can't save people today, this news will help you find it for free, you can collect this money, and then bring it when you want to buy your life." ”
And such a good thing?
Zhong Ming was secretly happy when he heard this, but he said, "Isn't this okay?"
"No, it's just that we just went to the group of immortals to find out the news, it's not a difficult thing for us. ”
After speaking, Meng Zatang waved his hand and asked Meng Teng to do this.
Monto turned and walked into the counter, and he moved the wooden plank under the counter, revealing a staircase.
Then Meng Teng was short and skillfully drilled into the secret passage.
Meng Zhengtang on the rocking chair began to close his eyes again, and he whispered in his mouth: "Wait a minute, wait a minute, and there will be news in the slowest hour." ”
Zhong Ming pinched the money to buy his life, and his heart was already happy.
Today's business is really not a loss, the money is not spent, and I earned a piece of news for free.
At the same time, Zhong Ming also secretly said in his heart that there was a real means to kill, and it was not as unbearable as he thought just now.
The mansion where Bai Yujing's disciples live is naturally extremely strict, and ordinary attendants can't enter the door, and if they want to serve the immortals, they are also selected and selected in this town, and they have to be the best subordinates to go in and do things.
Zhang Daozhen seemed to guess Zhong Ming's thoughts, and he said in a low voice: "Don't doubt the strength of the killing, their eyeline is beyond your imagination, it can be said that as long as there are people, there are their spies." ”
"Zhang Daochang is really insightful, and the first person in Longmen Mountain is really worthy of his reputation. ”
Meng Zatang on the seat arched his hand and did not get up, which seemed to be a compliment, but in fact it was a little disrespectful.
Zhang Daozhen is not good at stubble, and replied: "Meng Er's famous poor road has long been heard, and I am fortunate to see it today, and I am really proud of it." ”
Hearing this, Meng sat in the hall and suddenly stopped rocking his chair, and he stared at Zhang Laodao in surprise for a long time.
Zhang Laodao just smiled with his big yellow teeth, laughing very seriously, and even a little childlike innocence in it.
Meng Zatang stood up and gave Zhang Daozhen a salute again: "Meng Chong has seen Zhang Daozhen in the later life!"
"Haha, you and I are both old guys over 100 years old, although I am a few years older than you, I can't talk about any seniors, Meng Er is too modest. ”
The two old men who are more than two hundred years old together, you respect me, which makes Zhong Ming's teeth ache for a while.
Zhong Ming said secretly: Hmph! The two old ghosts don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles, and they compliment each other when they know that each other is powerful, and no one looked down on anyone before?
When this person is old, he has a little more childlike heart.
After the two complimented, like an old friend who had not seen each other for many years, Meng sat in the hall and shouted Zhong Ming, he sat on the wooden stool, Lao Dao sat on the rocking chair, and the two talked happily.
After chatting for a while, Zhang Daozhen suddenly changed his head: "Second master, I heard that Xu Qiandao asked for this money to buy his life from you here, this rookie in the rivers and lakes who ranked seventh on the martial arts Tiangang list in a few years, the origin is very mysterious, I don't know how much you know?"
Meng Chong was dumbfounded, he didn't answer, but looked at Zhong Ming with a smile and asked, "Boy, do you want to know your father's past?"
The cautious Zhong Ming had been eavesdropping for a long time, and when Meng Chong asked, he immediately arched his hand and said: "The kid wants to know, and I hope Meng will sit in the hall and tell me!"
That was the origin of his own father Xu Qiandao, and Zhong Ming dreamed of wondering why his mysterious father was so powerful.
Zhong Ming's heart is already churning in the rivers and seas, and Xu Qiandao, who ranks seventh on the Tiangang list?
It turns out that my father is so powerful, if he is found in the future, won't Zhong Ming go sideways?
If Xu Qiandao was in Wangxian Town, Yu Su would be polite when he spoke to Zhong Ming!