Chapter Twenty-Eight: Blessings and Misfortunes
The East Tumou will worship Hanlin, and the Confucian scholars in the world will ask the sky.
It is the two couplets of poems mentioned by the royal pen himself on top of the temple examination and reward fifty years ago. Kyoto Hanlin is only bowed down by the 80 million miles of the Tang Dynasty's advisors and generals, and Wentian is admired by the scribes of the world...
It can be seen that Yue Yang's position in the world's academic wisdom is so extraordinary.
However, most of the people in the world only know how to ask the heavens and dare to ask the sky, but few people know that the knowledge and wisdom on the top of the heavenly mountain dare to compare with the sky. Just because, on the top of the mountain lives an old man who has the first wisdom in heaven and earth.
But...
Today's old man doesn't seem to be the same as the rumors...
Dressed in a linen roasted black by bamboo charcoal, with ten fingers full of grease, he squatted beside the fire with the two juniors.
There's nothing like a good guy...
The bamboo fire burns the dripping grease and constantly "crackles".
It should be the reason for the abundance of accessories, today's meat is roasted more tender and fragrant than before. Just smelling it makes people salivate.
The three of them are holding the freshly grilled meat and sipping it with relish...
"Hmm... Well, this taste is really delicious, sweet and sweet..."The old man squinted and enjoyed the taste.
Xia Xun smiled and said, "It's a pity that there are no sour plums... Grill it for seven minutes, and add the sour plum sauce to make it three points more beautiful."
The old man carefully ate the whole roast rat in his hand and wiped the grease from his mouth with a hand towel.
smiled kindly: "Hungry for a meal, is this your plan?"
Xia Xun smiled faintly: "I didn't think about it..."
"Huh"
"Really?" the old man laughed, and before he could reply, he said, "But I've got you covered..."
Xia Xun did not differ: "As a junior, if you want to see me, I have to let you take a look."
The old man added a few bamboo branches to the fire: "You don't look like your grandfather at all... But they are very similar to the little madmen and their teachers, they are all so stubborn. ”
Xia Xun didn't answer.
The old man continued to ask, "How have he been doing well in the Northland these decades?"
Xia Xun nodded: "Fun with the child, it's okay"
"Hey..."
The old man looked at the fire and sighed, as if he remembered some of the past: "He must have hated me very much in his heart..."
"If it weren't for us, maybe the two of them wouldn't have lost so badly......"
"It's good, though. Otherwise, we have to keep fighting..."
“......”
The old man spoke to himself very slowly, and Xia Xun didn't make a sound to disturb.
"What did Lao Yin ask you to say?" the old man asked, recovering from his memories.
Xia Xun shook his head: "No..."
"Huh"
The old man said slowly: "No, you should..."
"Because, when you come to Yueyang, it means a sentence in itself..."
"But... You came too directly..."
Xia Xun was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly explained: "I really, just want to find some answers..."
The old man waved his hand and interrupted the words: "You are so confident, can I solve the doubts in your heart for you?"
Xia Xun thought for a moment: "I'm not sure, but you are the tallest one in the world." I'm going to try..."
"Hehe..."
The old man shook his head and smiled: "I'm not the tallest standing, you know"
Xia Xun didn't answer, and waited for the old man to continue.
"There are at least four people who stand taller than me in this world," the old man picked up the bamboo tube and drank a sip of warm water.
"In the vein of the knowledge and wisdom of the Tianji List, there is first a heavenly machine emperor's strategy, a divine calculation and a ghost scheme, and then I came to ask Tianzhi. The old man looked at Xia Xun kindly, smiled and asked, "Is it covering the sky and the sun?"
Xia Xun nodded slightly.
The old man continued to ask: "Your grandfather stands taller than me, he can only seal it for you, and he doesn't dare to solve your doubts." Why do you think I can help you?"
After hearing this, Xia Xun's expression instantly withered: "Can't you either?"
The old man shook his head: "Since your grandfather dares to let you come out, he must have told you what you should know." What you shouldn't know, you can't know. How can I help you?"
Xia Xun frowned deeply, ate the bamboo rat in his hand, and learned to wipe his mouth with a hand towel. Fang Cai raised his head and said firmly.
"Help me explain"
"Hehe..."
The old man smiled and patted Xia Xun's head with his hand: "Your Tao is different from others..."
"Cover the sky and seal the body, cover the sun and lock the soul, this is the immortal town. Those who are not enlightened and complete have no solution..."
"I can only find my own way to solve myself, and others can't help me..."
The old man's words were vague, but Xia Xun knew what he wanted to say.
On the eve of leaving the village, Xia Yin clearly told Xia Xun the reason. But these are not what Xia Xun wants to hear, he is a little anxious...
"Where is the road?"
Maybe Xia Xun was too anxious, and unconsciously, his tone of voice became a little rude. The girl who had been invited to sit quietly and listen secretly looked at the old man worriedly...
It's just that the old man's face was as usual, and he was not displeased.
"Refining the Red Dust"
Xia Xun's brows furrowed even deeper,
This answer is no different from asking him not to practice in this life.
Because this sentence, to put it bluntly, is to let a mortal roll in the world for a lifetime. When you are old, you may be able to see through something, and you may be able to look at the sky...
But what's the use?
The old man smiled and continued: "Or know the hearts of the people in the world, read through the ancient three easys, and compare the wisdom of heaven and earth, and naturally the Dao heart will be complete."
Xia Xun pondered...
The old man did not disturb and put his hands to the fire to warm up.
After a few more moments, the maiden saluted and quietly went into the house with the rooster.
The fire is gradually weakening due to no one raising his salary...
"I have known the human heart nine times out of ten, but I only read through the numerology Zhou Yi. As for Lianshan and Guizang, they have been lost for tens of thousands of years, how can I read through them?"
The old man smiled playfully, picked up a bamboo branch at random, and gently drew a few strokes on the ground.
"Zhou Yixian's nerves broke into the hearts of the Taoists.
Even the mountains and thousands of miles of the city, beyond the soul of the world.
Turtle Tibetan Heavenly Age ,............"
“........................”
"Hehe..."
As the old man spoke, he wrote, and suddenly laughed, and said no more...
The scratches on the ground twisted crookedly, showing a single word.
Xia Xun glanced at the ground, and then confusedly recalled every word the old man said.
Although the old man's words are short, he is very knowledgeable...
“......”
The cold wind in the depths of winter blew out the last flame in the bamboo fire.
A slight chill struck slightly, making Xia Xun, who was thin, tremble slightly.
suddenly
Xia Xun, who was muttering to himself, suddenly opened his eyes and opened his mouth, as if he suddenly realized.
The old man nodded, with appreciation:
"The elders' game, the juniors can't get involved. But the juniors' games can't be controlled by the elders..."
"The path of your generation will be more difficult than ours. You also have to inherit the legacy of your elders..."
“......”
"Thank you for your advice," Xia Xun said respectfully
"Go ahead... Coming out of the main entrance, I prepared some small gifts. ”
"This..."
"Your friend is waiting for you at the bottom of the mountain, go quickly..."
“......”
Originally, Xia Xun still had a lot to say.
However, when he heard that the old man meant to send off the guest, Xia Xun didn't dare to ask again, otherwise it would seem abrupt.
And the old man has actually said a lot, and the content of the words has already involved some secrets.
If you go any deeper, I'm afraid you'll have to touch the skin of those terrifying beings.
These are not things that Xia Xun can whisper at this level...
Therefore, he could only bow deeply to the old man helplessly and enter the house...
The sun shines on the snow-covered bamboo forest, slightly warm, melting the fine mulberry snow.
The crooked words that had just been written on the snow soil quickly turned into a tide of water, making it impossible to see what it was...
"Heavenly machine emperor strategy, gods and ghosts plan wisdom. ”
"Eight ways to plan to destroy the common people. ”
"Yueyang Yan Deed ,......"
“......”
In the quiet bamboo forest, a song that has been forgotten by the world sounds.
It's the old man singing...
He sat alone in the woods, looking up at the sky.
In the eyes of shame, there was a faint flash of light,
It's a memory...
"It's better for juniors to make moves than elders to make moves..."
Xia Xun, I can't hear it.
Because he has already entered the house.
The bamboo house is not big, with a radius of more than ten zhang,
The furnishings in the room are elegant and classical, revealing a strong aroma of books. Passing through the hall screen, there is an extended stone road, which bypasses the Jinglou and connects to the mountain road of Wentianxia.
The girl, holding a palm-sized porcelain vase in her hand, was waiting at the main entrance.
"This is what Sir has prepared for you, the name of the heavens, a total of twelve. If there is damage to the sky in the future, eating one can make up for it" The girl handed over the porcelain vase.
Xia Xun bowed slightly and took the porcelain vase: "In Xia Xun"
The girl returned the gift: "Peony"
"Farewell"
"Goodbye"
Xia Xun put the porcelain vase in his arms and walked down the stone road.
"The recipe is ready, remember to send it up the mountain"
"Good"
Peony turns around and goes into the house...
The old man, for some reason, was already sitting on the Taishi chair in the hall, bowing his head and eating the cooked meat in his hand. muttering:
"This kid has a hand in cooking"
Peony nodded in response: "Well, it's really good."
The old man thought for a moment before he raised his head and said meaningfully:
"In that case, then you must not go to the bamboo shed where he lived..."
It's a sunny day...
Just like Xia Xun's mood at this time, he suddenly brightened.
After more than ten years of hard work, there are finally some clues today. Xia Xun understood Xia Yin's painstaking efforts to conceal his reading through the Three Changes to break the Dao, because he was afraid that he would be young and frivolous and take risks.
The risks involved are enormous, and it is difficult to find even more difficult mountains to find, and it is even more difficult to find them. But no matter how difficult things are, it's always good to have a sprout...
Therefore, this should be the best day since he left the village.
But...
When he stepped into the main way down the mountain, a bad premonition hit him instantly
At the crossing at the foot of the mountain, there are four people and two birds. Xiahou, Mo Xian, Bai Xiu, and Luo Jue looked at him with panicked expressions.
Dozens of feet behind the four of them, more than 100 monks in blue and white robes and crowns were angry...
This made Xia Xun stunned in his heart, and hurriedly accelerated his pace down the mountain.
"Something happened?" Xia Xun asked sweatingly
"Yin Tianci is dead," Luo Jue said.
"The two brothers Yang Wei and Yang Jun are also dead" Bai Xiu grabbed the words on the side, and hurriedly added: "The squire of the military department has issued an edict, two thousand Xuanjia heavy cavalry have been transferred from Lishan to Yueyang, and they have been south..."
"Woo ......" Xia Xun just walked out of the stone path down the mountain, and in the distance in front of him, a hundred swords came out of their sheaths and attacked quickly.
"Let's go, let's go back to Qixing!"
At the same time, Xia Hou drank urgently, and as soon as he pulled Xia Xun onto the big bird.
"Sew..."
More than 100 crowned monks on the periphery were about to make a move. Two big birds spread their wings and flew into the sky...
"If you can't bear it, come to me and ask the heavens!..."
In the sky, the shouts of white embroidery were heard far away...
This...
It was too sudden.
Xia Xun didn't have time to say a word, he was already pulled by Xia Hou on the back of the bird and rushed to the sky...
Those words were too fast, and there were so many words...
He couldn't help but feel a little confused.
How could Yin Tianci die? He was obviously only seriously injured and lost blood, and he didn't even break a single meridian. And hasn't he been carried out of the bamboo forest in time for treatment?
How could those two Pure Yang disciples also die? There is still the slightest trace of the two swords breaking the abdomen and centrifugal pulses, at most, they pierce the intestines and break the stomach, and the excessive blood loss leads to shock and fainting. Moreover, they are the powerhouses of the Heavens Realm, and there will be a sectarian to answer them after the snow treading on the same day. It's impossible to die like this...
The cold wind in the sky, the cold awakening of the ignorant Xia Xun.
"When did you die?"
"It's all today," Mo Xian said on the back of another bird.
Xia Xun was even more puzzled, the time of the two injuries was different, but they both died today, which in itself is very bizarre: "The cause of death?"
"Died of blood loss," Mo Xian said.
"Did you poison the copper coin and the seven stars?" Xia Hou was calm and said few words today, indicating that he knew very well how serious today's matter was.
Xia Xun didn't answer this question directly, but instead said to Mo Xian: "Is the bleeding unstoppable, or can't it be replenished?"
"Yin Tianci can't stop the bleeding from the wound, and he can't make up for it. The other two can't make up for it, and they can't make up for it. ”
"Healed by which holy hand?"
"Ask Tianyu Guanchuan, pure yang Yuan Jingshui..."
Xia Xun didn't ask, and fell into deep thought again.
The two people Mo Xian said are both famous saints in the apricot forest. If the wounded whom these two people helped to treat all ended up dying of blood loss, then there was only one reason.
It's not easy...
As for whether the injury is simple or not, Xia Xun knows best. He never doubted every copper coin he shot or every sword he stabbed. That's why he couldn't figure it out, why did these three people die?
Moreover, it is not as simple as just the death of three sky-high powerhouses. Because, everyone knows that these three people were all targeted by Xia Xun and were injured by him. What's more, these three people were all Xia Xun in full view, using extremely ruthless means to bleed and seriously injured to the line of life and death.
Under the signs of the three of them dying of blood loss, there is no doubt that the killer can only be Xia Xun.
If Li Yan's death is said, Xia Xun did it unintentionally. The death of these three people, everyone will think that Xia Xun did it on purpose.
All this, in the end, leads to only one result.
Murderer, pay for your life!
A major minister above the court, and two famous families in the rivers and lakes will come at the same time to ask for their lives...
Under the strong pounce of the three giant crocodiles such as the court and the rivers and lakes, it is difficult for anyone to survive, and it is still an out-of-body life.
Xia Xun had to face cautiously...
He didn't panic at this time, but a little cold...
"Let's talk about it back to Seven Stars..."
Two big birds flew to the East City...