On the day of Zihe's 80th birthday, there was half a small snow in the air, and then everyone knew that this was the last snowfall of the previous winter, so they regarded it as auspicious and regarded it as a fairy move.

The real person accepted the words from all sides with a smile, but in fact, he hated the word "fairy" in his heart.

The real immortals will not be sleepless all night due to the pain of the festival, let alone dizzy, memory loss, and often unable to remember the names of their disciples and grandchildren.

The real person is very aware that he is only an aging mortal, and all the aura hanging over his head comes from a noble generation.

It is precisely with this self-knowledge that the elderly Zihe Zhenren can still govern the Kongtong Sect in an orderly manner, even if he has stayed at home for more than ten years, and even rarely meets his own disciples, he is still clear about the context of the entire sect.

Therefore, as soon as he saw Zhou Yuqing, the eldest disciple of the prison gate, walk in, the real person immediately had a premonition, "Something happened in the capital?"

Zhou Yuqing's face changed suddenly, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, and knelt down, "Old Immortal Mingcha, the Kongtong faction is saved." ”

The real person was silent, but a childlike snicker sounded in his heart, Zhou Yuqing is a Taoist priest in his forties, steady and shrewd, so he was promoted to the big disciple of the prison gate, and he is in charge of the affairs of the real person on behalf of the head of the family, and comes to make a report every three days according to the rules, and rarely disturbs the old immortal meditation.

Today is not a report, and the Kongtong faction has no major events worthy of the old immortals' decision in the near future, so Zihe Zhenren guessed that the problem was in the capital, which is really a simple speculation, but it will be regarded as a clear proof of "immortals".

The real person snickered because of this, but after he listened to Zhou Yuqing's introduction, he couldn't laugh anymore from the inside out, the problem was a hundred times more serious than expected, far beyond the scope that the title of "old fairy" could solve.

Like the snickering just now, the real person's sigh could only be sent out in his heart, and he thought for a while, as if he was in contact with the gods outside the gods, and then said, "Follow me down the mountain early tomorrow morning." ”

Zhou Yuqing was both relieved and surprised, the old immortal had never left the Taoist temple for sixteen years, and now in order to solve the catastrophe of the sect, he actually had to go down the mountain in person, and the big disciple of the prison gate became more and more down-to-earth, almost crying with joy, hurriedly cleaning his appearance, and respectfully said yes.

Summer is approaching, and the night is still cool, so the joint pain is coming again, and the real person treats it as an abominable guest who must be dealt with, silently enduring its rudeness, occasionally greeting it with a smile, and even talking with it cordially to discuss countermeasures.

As dawn approached, the real man slept comfortably for more than an hour, and for him, that was enough.

Although the old fairy only said that he wanted to go down the mountain, without any superfluous explanation, Zhou Yuqing understood it in his heart, did not make a noise, quietly arranged the affairs of his faction, and prepared a tame little donkey for the real person to be a mount, and he personally took charge of it.

Zhou Yuqing carried the burden on his back, which contained spare clothes and a small amount of gold and silver, and the silver ticket was close to him, no matter how far or near the trip was, it was enough to deal with it.

The two of them descended the mountain from the path, and on the way they met a woodcutter chopping wood and a little baby herding cattle, and no one recognized the senior disciple of the Kongtong faction who was dressed in coarse cloth clothes and a layman, let alone the old fairy who was hunched over and his hair was about to fall out.

They are like a pair of grandchildren who are no more ordinary, only the old Taoist robe and the small crown on the head of Zihe Zhenren show a hint of peculiarity.

Zhenren liked this arrangement, which reminded him of the first time he went down the mountain to travel the world a long time ago: his mind was churning, and his steps were hurried, as if the whole world was not enough for him to walk.

When he arrived at the bottom of the mountain, the real person barely nibbled half a piece of steamed bread for breakfast, and Zhou Yuqing had a good appetite, and he ate five pieces of steamed bread in a row before stopping, "Old Immortal ......" he said.

"You might as well call me Master outside. "Even if it is to get rid of the identity of the immortal for a while, the real person is happy.

"Yes, Master. Zhou Yuqing was very reluctant to change his words for the first time, he was a closed disciple of the real person, and since the first day he joined the Kongtong faction, he had put the word "old immortal" on his lips, and he was very unaccustomed to the title of "master", "Where are we going?"

The real person casually pointed to the north.

Zhou Yuqing was taken aback, and cautiously reminded: "If you want to go to the capital, it will be faster to go east." ”

The real person shook his head, still pointing to the north, "Let's go around to the mountains, find someone first, and then talk about going to the capital." ”

"Oh. Zhou Yuqing didn't dare to ask more, leading the donkey forward, and was puzzled in his heart, there are many hermits living in Kongtong Mountain, and a few are famous, but they are still a lot worse than the head of the Kongtong faction, the old fairy has already gone out in person, do you still need the help of others?

The mountain path was rugged and difficult to walk, Zhou Yuqing led the little donkey, seeking stability rather than speed, and looked back from time to time, for fear that the old fairy would not be able to stand the bumps.

The real person didn't care, pointed out the direction all the way, and knew the terrain of the mountains well, which made Zhou Yuqing greatly impressed.

The path gradually became flooded with lush weeds, and when it climbed a low hill, the real man pointed to a valley in front of him, "It should be here, I haven't been here, but it looks very similar." ”

Zhou Yuqing was taken aback again, "Old god...... Master, do you know this hermit?"

"I've been friends for a long time, and I met for the first time today, so I knew each other after that. ”

Since he is an immortal, he naturally acts differently from mortals, Zhou Yuqing thought to himself, no matter who he wants to see later, he will be ecstatic to see the old immortal visiting in person, this is the lofty status of the old immortal, as long as he is there, the disaster can be solved.

The path loomed, and it seemed that no one had walked on it for a while, and the valley was full of vegetation, and if it were not for the chirping of insects, it would be a very quiet place.

Zhou Yuqing thought as he walked, if he was to practice in seclusion, he would never choose this place, there must be water and stones, accompanied by strange flowers and plants, this place is too ordinary.

Just as he was thinking about it, there was a snapping sound behind him, and when he turned around, he saw the old fairy waving his hand to drive away the disturbing insects.

"I killed a mosquito. The real person spread out his right hand, and there was a small patch of blood in his palm, "I broke the Ring of Killing just after coming down the mountain, what can I do?"

"Uh...... The old immortal's excess mosquitoes are its blessings, and they are not considered to have broken their vows. Zhou Yuqing said.

"Hehe, what a good apprentice for me. The real person was very happy, his hands slapped around in the air, I don't know how many small insects he killed, and he enjoyed it.

Zhou Yuqing hurriedly turned his head, embarrassed, feeling like he had seen some secret that should not be seen, and soon he found a way to get rid of it: there is a cloud in the scriptures "return to the baby", the old fairy This is the meaning of returning to the basics, and it cannot be measured by common sense.

The old fairy was not the only Chengren who looked like a baby in this valley, and when the woman jumped down from the tree, it really startled Zhou Yuqing.

The woman's age is unknown, she seems to be in her thirties, but her head is full of flowers, her clothes are red, green and green, especially wearing child-style pants, barefoot and ankles, and her face is smiling, like a female madman, Zhou Yuqing immediately appeared this word in his heart.

"Hey, old man, how old are you?"

"Just over eighty. Zihe replied.

"Eighty years old and not dead?" the woman's face was full of surprise, "Tsk, you can really live." ”

Zhou Yuqing didn't believe that this woman would be an important person that the old fairy was going to visit, so he glanced back, as long as the old fairy gave a hint, he would open his mouth to send the female madman.

The old fairy thought that he didn't see it, and said to the woman kindly: "I don't have much ability, so I have to live a few years longer than others, and lo and behold, all the people who were better than me are dead, and no matter how much I brag, no one can refute it." ”

The old fairy was so self-deprecating, Zhou Yuqing was very unconvinced, but the woman opposite was quite convinced, "It's a little reasonable, no wonder the gods are immortal, it turns out that this is the reason." ”

The word "immortal" was taboo, and Zhou Yuqing was about to open his mouth to reprimand, but Zihe Zhenren had already preemptively asked, "Han Fen, where is your master?"

Han Fen jumped back a few steps and his eyes widened in surprise, "I don't know you, how can you know me?"

Zhou Yuqing was even more surprised, he had never heard of the name Han Fen, but he was very relieved to learn that this woman was indeed not the object of this trip, but he was still a little puzzled, what kind of master would find a half-crazy woman as a servant?

"Hehe, I guess, isn't it accurate?"

Han Fen nodded again and again, "Accurate, true, um-guess then, how many people live in the valley?"

The real person looked up in contemplation, then stretched out his right hand and raised four fingers, "Isn't that right?"

Han Fen leaned back and smiled and pointed at the master and apprentice, trembling, as if they were the strangely dressed people, the laughter became louder and louder, Zhou Yuqing was inexplicable at first, and soon confirmed that this woman was abnormal.

"Did I guess wrong?" the real person also smiled, scratching his bare sideburns, "I told you a long time ago, I have no other ability than to live a long life." ”

Han Fen finally stopped laughing and proudly raised three fingers, "It used to be four, but now there are only three left." ”

"One less. The real person's mind turned, and he already had an idea, "This is easy to guess, I know who is leaving." ”

"Who?" Han Fen smiled at the corner of his eyes, hoping to see the old man guess wrong again.

"Hmm-" the real person dragged out his voice, "The surname of the person who left is Qin, his name is Qin Yeming, and I also know that he left the valley on the orders of his master, and the person is either in the capital or on the way to the capital." ”

Han Fen opened his mouth and stammered, with a hellish expression, "Who the hell are you?"

The question that a normal person should ask in the first sentence was not interested until this time.

Zhou Yuqing admired the master's omniscience, and at the same time despised Han Fen's ignorance, and declared loudly: "This is the old immortal of the crane head of the Kongtong faction, go and ask your master to come out to greet him." ”

The crane old fairy is well-known in the world, from the emperor to the Li Min, after hearing this name, he will not be as dazed as the woman in front of him.

"It turns out that it is really a fairy, you gave me a dream in advance, the master is not there, and I went to buy wine in the town outside. ”

Zhou Yuqing became more and more disappointed with the "master" who was visited by the old immortals, as a hermit, he actually drank alcohol, and he was a person who didn't care about reputation.

The real person was even more surprised than the apprentice, "The Dragon King is also out of the mountain?

"Yesterday, I said I would come back tomorrow. Han Fen replied truthfully, staring at the "immortals".

Zhou Yuqing froze on the spot all of a sudden, the person the old immortal was looking for was actually the Dragon King, and the Dragon King was actually hiding in Kongtong Mountain, how could he not accept such a fact, because the source of the catastrophe faced by the Kongtong faction was the Dragon King. (To be continued.) )