While climbing Songshan Mountain, he consulted with the elderly.

In terms of distance, this place is the closest to Shaomuro Mountain, and Fawang Temple is in Taimuro Mountain, there are still thirty or forty miles away from here, and I heard that Fawang Temple has been besieged by officers and soldiers and people from the 'Hongmen'.

Therefore, it is better to go to Taiyi Temple to find the 'Qinghong Sword', and you can also inquire about the real situation of Fawang Temple by the way, but fortunately, the old man is also more sensible and agrees to put the nephew in advance.

How did the Water Dragon King know that he was going to cross the river here, why did Zhang Sanye help, the more Cao Cao thought about it, the heavier his heart became, and there was a thought buried deep in his heart, and he silently observed everyone in the team as he walked.

In fact, he had already thought of an idea, he had a heavy responsibility, and he must not be at the mercy of others, and it is not a pity for him to die, but he must not delay the major affairs of the country. He was determined to give it a try, and maybe he could gamble a chance.

Along the way is a very narrow road, paved with stone strips, and some places even directly carved into steps on the stone, all the way up, but see the surrounding mountains steep, the peaks undulating, strange grass and strange forests, birds chirping.

This kind of scenery is really refreshing and pleasant, lingering, but unfortunately at this time, everyone has their own thoughts, and their hearts are heavy, how can they have the heart to enjoy the beautiful scenery?

Halfway up, the terrain in front is flat, wide and flat like a village, and a thick and solemn Taoist temple appears in front of everyone. The main entrance of vermilion lacquer, the plaque has three big characters of 'Taiyi View'.

It is clearly stated in the blood book that the 'Qinghong Sword' should be in this Taiyi Temple.

It's finally here, and hope is just around the corner.

But everyone faintly felt that something was wrong, and when they walked to the front, they suddenly understood: Songshan is picturesque, and tourists are weaving, but Taiyi Temple is closed with two doors. Even if Taiyi Temple is not visited by tourists, there is no need to close the door during the day, right?

From inside, there were many Taoist priests collectively beating chimes and chanting, and occasionally Dharma drums and bells and cymbals, obviously doing things.

Cao Cao stepped forward to knock on the door, and after a while, a little Taoist priest opened the door, looked Cao Cao up and down, and then looked at Cao Ren and others behind him, and saw that there were two women, the little Taoist priest couldn't help frowning, and reluctantly asked, "What's the important thing about the donor?"

Cao Cao got straight to the point: "The junior Cao Cao asked to see the master of the wooden road. “

He said this, much to the surprise of Cao Ren and others, he came to Taiyi Temple to find the chief of the wooden road for the 'Qinghong Sword', and was repeatedly pursued by the 'Hongmen' along the way, maybe there are hidden spies here, what is Cao Cao's intention to reveal his identity and purpose so much?

"The donor is a step late, last night the old man has been feathered and ascended to the immortal, this is a supernatural sound, and the donors will know it as soon as they hear it. “

What? The Mu Dao Chang was already dead last night? Everyone was shocked, this result was quite unexpected, without the Mu Dao Chief, wouldn't the 'Qinghong Sword' become an unsolved case?

He was the only one who knew about it, and if this secret was brought into the coffin, then the 'Qinghong Sword' would never see the light of day again.

How could it be like this! Everyone looked at each other, the little Taoist priest shook his head, and prepared to close the door to thank the guests.

"Slow down. At this time, a little Taoist priest came out of it, looking at Cao Cao with both eyes, "This benefactor, but Cao Cao of the Five Fowl Sword Sect?"

"Exactly. ”

The little Taoist priest said: "Fusheng Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, Master Sandu invites all the donors to the 'worship hall' to watch the ceremony. “

The little Taoist priest led everyone to the worship hall, only to see that there were dozens of old and young Taoist priests inside, all of whom were reciting scriptures with sad faces. The worship hall is a place where the body of the Taoist senior is parked for people to look at the remains and do excessive things after the feathering of the Taoist seniority. At the moment, there was cigarette smoke inside, and burned shredded paper fluttered. Looking at this formation, it shows that the identity of the feathered person is not different.

According to the rules, all the donors, especially the two female donors, are not allowed to enter this worship hall, but remembering that you are all descendants of the senior brothers and laymen, I hereby open the net and ask the donors to offer incense and worship. ”

He is the junior disciple of the Taiyi Guan Lord Mu Daoren, named Sandu Daoren, and he is at least sixty years old.

Cao Cao poured incense on his head, and the others bowed their heads and bowed. Looking at the remains of the wooden Taoist covered by the Dao cloth on the stage, everyone had mixed feelings in their hearts. Especially Cao Cao, he finally came to Taiyi Temple, but the Mudao people have returned to heaven, so the clue of the 'Qinghong Sword' is broken, how to explain to the emperor, the old abbot of the White Horse Temple and the unjustly killed clansmen of the Cao family?

After the ceremony, the people of Sandu Dao welcomed everyone into the back hall to thank them. Everyone sat down and served tea.

"Shaoxia is Cao Cao of Peijun County?"

"It's the juniors. ”

"Supreme Taiyi saves the suffering Tianzun! My senior brother's common family is indeed surnamed Cao, he was an official in the capital before the age of thirty, and then became a monk, called 'Muyou Taoist', he was eighty years old and feathered, and he ascended to immortality, but unfortunately the young man came a day late, and he was unable to meet his senior brother, which is really a pity. I don't know if the young man came this time, but I have something to see Senior Brother Mu?"

"The younger generation was ordered by his father to come to Taiyi Temple to meet the chief of the wooden road, and by the way, he took a family heirloom, and he really didn't expect the sky to make people. ”

"What does the donor want?"

"Qinghong Sword!"

Cao Ren and the others were even more puzzled, the eldest brother has always been calm, what happened today? How did he directly reveal the real bottom?

Cao Cao's answer was so straightforward that even the people of Sandu Dao were taken aback.

He ordered the little Taoist priest to close the doors and windows, and said in a low voice: "At present, the situation is turbulent, the rivers and lakes are shaking, and everyone in the world is staring at the Five Elements Sword, the 'Qinghong Sword' is related to the rise and fall of the Cao clan, and the stakes are very high, the poor Dao has to act cautiously, the donor is a member of the Cao clan, is there any evidence?"

Cao Cao stretched out his left hand, put his five fingers together, and handed it to the Sandu Daoist. Sandu Daoist was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Yes, yes, the ring finger of the descendants of the Cao family is longer than the middle finger, which is indeed a family characteristic." ”

As he spoke, he also stretched out his left hand flat, and put his five fingers together, Cao Cao saw that his ring finger was also longer than his middle finger, and he couldn't help but be surprised: "Dao Chief, you, you are... ？”

"Poor Dao lived in Pei County at the age of seventeen because of filial piety and honesty into Beijing as an official, and then rose to the top of the ladder, ten years later rose to Jing Zhaoyin, at the age of thirty because of the involvement of a big case, in order to protect the interests of the family, resigned and became a monk, the road number Muyou, a full thirty years ago. “

The peak turned around, and it turned out that the Taoist in front of him was a Muyou Taoist, and the situation was reversed, and hope rose in everyone's hearts.

That's weird, since this Sandu Daoist is a Muyou Daoist, then who is the Yuhua Guanzhu?

Seeing that everyone was puzzled, Mu You Taoist whispered: "Mu You is Sandu, Sandu is Mu You, Senior Brother is Senior Brother, Senior Brother is Senior Brother." ”

Everyone suddenly realized that after a long time, the one who died was the head of Sandu Dao.

Cao Cao hurriedly kowtowed: "Grandson Cao Cao kowtows to his uncle." ”

In fact, Cao Cao is not sure about the generation of Mu Youdao in the Cao family, but judging from his age, it is speculated that it should be his grandfather.

Mu Youdao pulled him up: "Alas, my Cao clan has suffered from this great disaster, and the only way to ask for the ancestral 'Qinghong Sword' is to save the people in the world." As he spoke, he took out an old piece of yellow paper from his sleeve and unfolded it with a lotus flower drawn on it.

Cao Cao hurriedly took out his father's blood book from his arms, and saw that the lotus flower painted on it, although it was painted with blood, but the appearance was exactly the same as that on the yellow paper.

This will not be wrong, the two sides corroborate each other, indicating that the clue to find the 'Qinghong Sword' is this lotus.

But what does the lotus flower represent?" "My father said it was the Lotus Cave," Cao Cao said.

On the outskirts of Qian County that day, Li Ru had seen this blood book, and when he saw the lotus pattern depicted on it, the first thing that came to mind was the 'Lotus Cave', but he was not sure at the time, so he didn't say it, and now he saw two lotus flowers, and immediately strengthened his judgment.

And Cao Ren and Cao Hong were even more puzzled, when the group rushed to Caojiazhuang, the tragedy had already happened, and the relatives in the cellar were already cold corpses, how could they tell Cao Cao the words 'Lotus Cave'?

What's even more puzzling is that when I first saw the blood book, I didn't remember that there was this lotus pattern on it, could it be that I was too sad at the time and didn't see it clearly?

Mu Daoren's face was happy: "Yes, you guessed very right, the 'Qinghong Sword' was buried in the Lotus Cave, it was buried by my own hands back then, I really can't imagine that I can see it see the light of day again in my lifetime." ”

In fact, if you find the Mudao person, you won't need the lotus pattern, because the 'Qinghong Sword' is buried by him, so he naturally knows the exact location of the buried sword.

It's just that who would have expected that the changes in the way of heaven and the vicissitudes of the world, the 'Qinghong Sword', which almost brought the Cao family a catastrophe back then, would reappear in the world so soon. The lotus pattern was originally reserved as a clue for future generations to find the sword.

In order to prevent long nights and dreams, everyone decided to take out the sword immediately, after all, the ghosts of the people of the 'Hongmen' are not gone, and they may appear at any time.

Everyone was very excited, and after tossing for so many days, they finally saw hope. 'Qinghong Sword', I'll see you soon.

Mu You Taoist personally led the way and went straight to the Lotus Cave, for the sake of safety, he didn't bring a little Taoist.

Lotus Cave, is a natural cave in the southwest corner of Taiyi Temple, because it is spacious and constant temperature inside, it is used as a storage room by the view, just put some daily things, there are no valuables, in the eyes of the Taoist priests in the view, it is just an ordinary warehouse, so there is only one Taoist guard.

This Taoist is almost fifty years old, and his clothes are relatively sloppy, with a few patches on his robe, his shoes showing his thumbs, and his face is full of scruffy beard and unkempt. He is not young, but his seniority is low, the general Taoist priest calls him Senior Brother Jikong, this person is a wooden person, and his duty is to guard this lotus cave every day, and it is said that he has been in this lotus cave for more than ten years.

The cave is for storing daily necessities, and there must be a lot of new shoes in it, but the shoes on his feet are so worn and worn, which shows that this person is honest and duty-bound, so this errand is handed over to him, and the view is very relieved.

"Jikong, open the door of the cave and find a shovel. “

"Yes, Uncle Shi. ”

Everyone entered the lotus cave, found that this is a natural cave, and later after artificial excavation and repair, very wide, east and west to long, enough to have more than 100 steps, north and south to shorter, but also sixty or seventy steps.

The temperature in the cave is constant, warm in winter and cool in summer, and the items can not be drenched in it, and it will not be caught in the fire and damp, it is really a good storage place.

Daoist Jikong really begged for a good errand, living in it alone, unrestrained, and free.

Muyou Dao has been burying the sword for more than 30 years, and he has never been to the cave on weekdays, so he only remembers the general direction.

Jikong carefully removed the items on the designated position of his uncle and vacated it, and Cao Ren had great strength and dug it up with a shovel.

The strange thing is that after digging for a long time, there is no trace of the 'Qinghong Sword'.

After all, it has been a long time, and the location may not be accurate, so I dug in a different position nearby, but seeing that it was almost two pillars of incense time, everyone took turns to go into battle, and dug up the front and back of the designated position of Mu Youdao, but there was no shadow of the 'Qinghong Sword'.

This is strange, could it be that Mu Youdao remembered it wrongly? Or has it been poached by someone else?