On that day, the sky was clear and there was no snow in the sky, but the cold winter hit people, the snow layer was all over the mountains and rivers, and the sky and the earth were silver and white.

Yu Dao walked alone to Jiangzhou Chengnan Lake, the lake was empty, no one existed, there was a small pavilion in the distance, vaguely like a reef in the lake.

At this time, there were no boats in the lake, but there was a damaged bamboo raft on the shore, barely floating on the water, floating in the ice. The rest of the road walked to the shore and stepped on the ice, as if walking on the ground. When you step on the bamboo raft, the bamboo raft suddenly breaks the ice and sways on the water surface of the South Lake, like a dragon.

Walking to the depths of the South Lake, Yu Dao looked up and found that the fog in the lake was thick, the sky and the clouds, the mountains and the water, the top and the bottom were white. The shadow on the lake, only a trace of the long causeway, a little pavilion in the center of the lake, and a mustard with the bamboo raft, the person on the raft stopped him alone.

For a while, the water waves, and the broken ice sinks and floats.

"Ding!" the bell chime's voice rang out.

"Shizi, the guest is the most important. There is Wu Nong's soft voice.

Hearing the sound, Yu Dao raised his head and saw that the Yishui Pavilion was wide, the size of twenty or thirty bamboo mats. He let the bamboo raft float on the water and slowly approached the water pavilion.

There were servants waiting by the water pavilion, and two young men in Tsing Yi were holding pennies in their hands, ready to hook them with pennies when the raft floated over, and drag them to the shore. But before they could move, Yu Dao stepped down from the bamboo raft, stepped directly on the ice, and slowly stepped on the shore.

Yu Dao was dressed the same as last night, wearing a grimace mask and a black robe, he walked with his hands on his shoulders, and found that the water pavilion was connected to a long corridor, and there was a guard standing on the corridor every five steps.

These guards were all dressed in iron scale armor, and the surface of the iron scales was blue, and if a human hand touched it, it would immediately stick. But these guards are like bamboo shoots stuck in the ground, not afraid of the cold, one by one, pressing the knife and closing the eyes, like stone carvings.

If you look closely, you will see that the temples of these guards are bulging, and a breath of white air is like a water kettle.

"They are all samurai who have developed their strength. ”

"Click!" When Yu Dao walked up the corridor, the guards on both sides suddenly moved, bowed down and saluted, and the solemn meaning of slaughter was full of oil.

"Master Lu has been in retreat for many days, can he recover from his injuries?"

Before I saw him, I heard his voice. A gentle sound came from the water pavilion, gurgling like flowing water.

Yu Dao's eyes flickered, remembering the behavior of the demon cultivator in the Peach Blossom Nunnery, he turned a deaf ear, with a cold face, stepping on the corridor and treating everyone as nothing.

Bamboo curtains were placed around the water pavilion to block the wind and snow, and when Yu Dao stepped in, the feeling of warmth suddenly came to his face.

As soon as I looked up, I saw a person smiling Yan Yan, he was slender, kneeling in front of a press table, wearing a jade jue around his waist, and wearing a wrench on his fingers. The man was dressed in a moon-white robe, and he did not wear a crown on his head, but only wore a bun.

Listening to his voice and seeing his shape, he knew that most of this person had a mellow personality and read poetry and books, so he should be the rumored son of Jiangzhou.

Yu Dao's eyes moved downward, and he found that there were three red clay stoves lit on the top of the table, and boiling water was holding boiling water in the furnaces, scalding things. One of them spewed out the aroma of wine, apparently wine, another was water with tea leaves next to it, and another was a milky drink, perhaps the milk of a cow or a sheep

"Master Lu, please take a seat. The man immediately straightened up and invited Yu Dao to sit down.

Yu Dao knew that if he said too much, he would lose, so he nodded slightly, and sat opposite this person. He does not sit on his knees, but cross-legged on the futon. When the person on the other side saw him behaving like this, he also turned a blind eye, still looking gentle and elegant.

The person on the other side smiled and said: "The student hasn't seen Master Lu for a long time, and it's rare to see him today, but I want to congratulate Master Lu." He took a sip of his glass, then drank it.

Yu Dao sat across from him, squinting his eyes, as if he was wandering out of the world.

"The students don't have much contact with Master Lu, and they don't know Master Lu's preferences, so they put wine and milk to cook tea, hoping to meet Master Lu's wishes. ”

Hearing this, Yu Dao opened his eyes slightly, looked at the other party, and felt relieved: "This person doesn't have much contact with that demon cultivator, it's very good!"

Seeing that Yu Dao had reacted to his words, the prince of Jiangzhou had a kinder smile on his face, and he scalded three wine glasses with bamboo tweezers and poured a drink each.

"Lu Shi, the name of this wine is 'bamboo dew', it is derived from the name of Shu place wine bamboo leaf green, a drop of bamboo dew needs to cost a jar of bamboo leaf green, expensive for the essence of wine, with fire, can become fire wine, drink it in one sip, such as burning knife into the abdomen, non-samurai, monks can not drink. ”

"This tea is picked to the top of the mountain, which can be called a leaf of gold. ”

"This milk is colostrum, taken from the twenty-eight brides, the taste is mellow, and it is a treasure. When he heard the last word, Yu Dao's eyes lifted slightly, looking at the hot white milk in the furnace.

Shizi was introducing what he had carefully prepared, and when he saw Yu Dao's eyes, he immediately introduced the third drink in detail.

"Colostrum is taken in a very complicated way, and it must be taken within 15 days after the birth of the bride, and the earlier the milk is taken, the better the texture. Once the time limit exceeds 15 days, the milk quality is miscellaneous and not a good product. ”

"Therefore, the thing can nourish the yin and nourish the face, and it is quite loved by the princes and nobles, and I hope that Lu Shi can be satisfied. ”

Although the prince of Jiangzhou is introducing drinks, the sound is like a discussion, such as pondering, making people feel like reading poetry books.

After a while, he said: "Please also ask Master Lu to taste one or two, are you satisfied?"

When Yu Dao heard his words, his face remained unchanged, but he closed his eyes and said, "Has there been any progress in cultivation?"

Jiangzhou Shizi was slightly stunned, put down the bamboo tweezers in his hand, sat upright, he stroked his chest slightly, and said, "There has been considerable progress." ”

After entering the Water Pavilion, one of the things that Yu Dao cared about the most was this, this person was not a mortal, but a monk. And according to Yu Dao's induction, this person is also practicing the "Divine and Demon Refining Technique", which is no different from him.

This suddenly made Yu Dao realize, why did the demon cultivator dare to violate the laws of the sect and privately engrave the magic on the shinbone, most likely just to teach the magic to this person. However, a doubt arose in his heart, so he made a tentative statement.

"In the past, I had to teach Master Lu the Method, and I practiced hard for 30 days without any success. ”

"After the help of Master Lu, the student finally got started, and the speed of cultivation is better than one day by day, just like in a dream. ”

A sense of embarrassment rose on the face of the prince of Jiangzhou, and he sighed at the obscurity of the exercises.

Hearing this, Yu Dao's heart trembled, he forcibly suppressed his excitement, and looked at this person slightly.

"I won't enter the court for 30 days! I won't give up now, and I'm already a little successful!! I even want to reach the !! of Zhongcheng."

"This person must not let go, not only to use him to collect incense talisman money, but also to get the secret or treasure in his hand. ”

Yu Dao was surging for a while, and he wanted to kill this person and ask him the secret of not giving up. But Yu Dao remembered his first purpose and reluctantly suppressed his desire.

"The identity of this demon cultivator, I should decide!"

Just as Yu Dao was in the fugue, the prince of Jiangzhou suddenly gave up his hand, and then stood up.

"When Master Lu came, he could see the guards on the corridor?"

When he saw Yu Dao nodding, the corners of his mouth immediately smiled, and his expression became very happy.

"Lu Shi's great kindness, the students really can't repay it. With the help of the method passed down by Master Lu, the students selected loyal people and gave them the method, and within a month, they obtained 120 samurai. And as time went on, the number of samurai increased. ”

"When the number reaches half a thousand, the students will form an army of them, and they will be able to use them as arms to destroy all the demons that have risen within the borders of Jiangzhou. ”

Speaking of this, Jiangzhou Shizi's face was slightly red, he kept pacing, his words became excited, and he shouted: "Master Lu!"

"Today, the Taiji Palace has withdrawn the Dharma Protector, leaving the soldiers and civilians of Jiangzhou City alone to resist the evil demons, and the students know that this Jiangzhou is the Jiangzhou of my people, not the Jiangzhou of the Taiji Palace. ”

"Pacify the evil spirits, only rely on self-reliance!"

Speaking of this, he was excited, "Although I Xue Ba has a stubborn temperament, I am the son of Jiangzhou, and I will protect the people of Jiangzhou and stabilize for thousands of miles." ”

This person bowed his hand and bowed to the end, "Please also ask Master Lu to help me!"

"Please also ask Master Lu to help me!"

The pavilion was silent for a while, except for the sound of boiling water in the tandoor.

Yu Dao didn't answer, and after a while, he suddenly pushed the case and wanted to walk out of the water pavilion.

"Set up incense as soon as possible and accumulate talisman money. ”

Hearing Yu Dao's words, the prince of Jiangzhou was slightly overjoyed and responded in a low voice: "The student knows." ”

"Very good. Yu Dao nodded, he stood at the mouth of the water pavilion, stretched out his hand to guide the first floor, and said, "This building belongs to me, and I will send someone to send the charm money over every day." ”

"Yes. ”

Yu Dao waved his hand and strode out of the water pavilion.

At this time, the prince of Jiangzhou suddenly straightened up, looked at Yu Dao and said, "Have you ever forgotten what Master Lu should do with Xue Ba?"

Yu Dao's eyes narrowed slightly, stopped and did not answer, and made a gesture of waiting for the other party's explanation.

"Did Master Lu forget to take the lead?"