Chapter 1: Separation of flesh and bones

Baihe Mountain, in the south of the imperial city, has always been regarded as an excellent place for strange people to cultivate immortals.

The White Crane Mountain is majestic, a winding mountain road leads from the foot of the mountain to the sky, through the misty clouds, the palaces on the top of the mountain loom in the sky.

The phrase "if you don't have anything to do and climb the mountain, you must ask the question!"

The reason why it is talked about by people is not only because of its different scenery, but also because of the owner who lives here. There is a way that 'the mountain is not high, there is a fairy name', and the palace on the top of the mountain lives in the world-famous Mintian Taoist Zhou Tianyong, and Hongtian Taoist Zhou Shiya.

The bell rings and eats, and the white cranes fly one after another, and this place is also named White Crane Mountain.

In the twilight of spring, on the verdant mountain road, in a group of horses slowly descending, a childish teenager jumped from a carriage. He hurried forward a few steps to the top two tall white horses.

"Master, I want to be with you, and I'm going to ride a horse too!" he half-squinted, looking up at the two old men on horseback from the sunlight shining from among the pines and cypresses.

"Okay, then you will ride the same horse with Master Tai. One of the old men said to the young man with a kind face, half-bent over.

The whole team stopped.

A handsome middle-aged man in a green shirt walked to the old man's side with the reins.

"Master, you can't always get used to him, why don't you let him go back to the carriage?" When the man spoke, his eyes were already staring at the young man, stern with a bit of kind fatherly love, "Yi'er, come to the car and be with your mother!"

His name is Zhou Yi, and he is the only boy among the third generation of disciples of Baiheshan. The old man who talked to him was a Mintian Daoist, Zhou Tianyong, and this slightly helpless father was Zhou Tianyong's eldest disciple Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yi's expression was a little melancholy, in his opinion, it was normal for a fourteen-year-old boy to ride a horse, but for him, he couldn't submit to a horse, even an extremely docile horse.

Since an accident occurred in Baihe Mountain thirteen years ago, Zhou Ying and his wife have loved him in every way and cannot allow him to do anything dangerous.

"But, father, I'm all grown up!

"When I come back from this trip to Wuxiang Mountain, I will ask your third uncle to choose the best horse to teach you. Zhou Jue looked at his stubborn eyes, and a sour feeling welled up in his heart, compared to letting him be obedient, at this moment he felt that he should satisfy some of Zhou Yi's blood-surging thoughts, after all, when he was young, he also measured the world across horses.

"After all, it's a long way to go, and your body is just right, so ......."

Without waiting for his father to finish speaking, Zhou Yi lowered his head and walked silently to the carriage.

The curtain was half rolled up, and a middle-aged woman in a plain shirt with a gentle face was looking at them.

Zhou Yi climbed into the carriage and sat behind the coachman, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses and ask the woman in the car, "Mother, can I really see Sister Yu Xi this time?"

Speaking of Yu Xi, the corners of his mouth raised, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"She has said many times in her letters that she wants to see you, and when the time comes, don't let her look at you differently as a brother. Asked by Zhou Yi, although Zhang smiled, his eyes were a little moist.

Yu Xi's name reminded her of an old man. At that time, he and this old man fell in love with Zhou Ying at the same time, although he and Zhou Ying finally tied the knot, but the creation made people, and that sister passed away after giving birth to Yu Xi.

In the past ten years, she and Zhou Ying have visited Yu Xi countless times in Wuxiang Mountain, even though they regard her as their own, they can't erase the guilt of their old people in their hearts after all.

"That's not it, she also wrote back to praise my writing, even if I am not good, I will not let her feel that I am a gentleman. Zhou Yi turned around and got back into the car, only to find a few tears in the corners of his mother's eyes.

Zhou Yi took her hand and said with a half-anger and a half-smile: "That's it, when you talk about other people's children, you will cry in distress, it seems that I am not your own." ”

Zhang was about to laugh, when Zhou Yi suddenly asked again: "If it was my brother who survived thirteen years ago, who do you like more than my sister Yu Xi?"

As soon as Zhou Yi spoke, he already regretted it.

No one dared to touch this scar, not even her beloved son, because in the accident thirteen years ago, she lost a son that she loved to the bone? His name is Zhou Sheng, and he is Zhou Yi's twin brother.

The mountain wind blew the curtains, revealing Zhang's red eyes. Zhou Yi was half-lying in his mother's arms, unable to say a word.

Over the years since he was a child, he has privately begged his grandmothers to tell him something about his brother, and the grandmothers are worried about reaching Zhang's ears, and they all say a few words, and they have never told Zhou Yi the truth.

"You still like me the most, don't you?"

Zhang lowered his head and stroked his hair, a tear dripped on Zhou Yi's cheek, and his heart was shocked.

Now that he has reached the age of the budding of faith, the longing for the unknown in his heart has become more and more intense. In his eyes, the once invincible Baihe Mountain, when it was in full swing, two children who had just turned one year old, one was snatched away and finally buried in the wolf's belly, and the other was seriously injured and has not been able to heal yet, these are intolerable evil deeds, and they are also naked provocations to Baihe Mountain.

He once asked his second uncle Zhou Xi about these past events, but he always felt that the answers he got were not necessarily sincere. After more than ten years of wind and rain, although people have forgotten those old things, and the people are silent because they are afraid of Zhang's mood, but today's mother's tears make him feel that these things have not passed, at least, his mother's heart knot has not been relieved.

If he is a man with sound qualifications, then he can learn a skill from Master Tai, or travel the world with a sword, or fight on the battlefield across a horse, he must be a hero who stands up to the sky, not a completely sick boy like now.

The more he thought about it, the more depressed and bored he felt in his heart, and the Wuxiang Mountain he was going to this time also made him a dilemma.

Wuxiangshan's sister named Yu Xi he had heard of it for a long time, but he had never met each other, the two had a correspondence and a heart-to-heart relationship with each other, and they were indeed confidants. But before leaving, some of the words that the fourth uncle Zhou Yue said to him made him feel like a fish in his throat.

"Back then, your master Tai and Yu Guangling of Wuxiang Mountain were both well-known figures in the rivers and lakes, and when people mentioned the rivers and lakes, what they said was nothing more than the three of them! However, twenty years ago, two catastrophes swept the world, and the prestige of Baihe Mountain and Wuxiang Mountain in the rivers and lakes changed dramatically in an instant. ”

Zhou Yi listened very attentively, and couldn't help but ask carefully, Zhou Yue said: "Twenty years ago, the Mohu Rebellion broke out on the rivers and lakes, and within five years, the poor and strange disasters caused the world again. Your master defeated Mo Yu and captured Qiqi, and the court favored Baihe Mountain, and the people on the rivers and lakes also followed suit to worship Baihe Mountain. In this case, Wuxiang Mountain, which used to call for wind and rain, has gradually been neglected by people. Later, Yu Guangling's apprentice Wu Ye rebelled, and then Yu Qian's wife died of illness. At that time, there were rumors that Baihe Mountain and Wuxiang Mountain originally stood side by side, but now it is the Baiheshan family. People sang about the decline of Wuxiang Mountain, which once made the relationship between Yu Guangling and your master very awkward. Some people even say that the wicked man who broke into Baihe Mountain and took away your brother thirteen years ago was instructed by Yu Guangling. Although, later your master confirmed that the wicked person had nothing to do with the Yu family, but I didn't believe it. Therefore, you must not be alone when you go to Wuxiang Mountain this time, and you must inform your parents about everything first, and then make a decision!"

Zhou Yi hesitated, not knowing whether Zhou Yue should confirm these words to his father, and he didn't know what kind of woman Yu Xi was who he had been looking forward to seeking a face day and night. For this trip to Wuxiangshan, he was looking forward to it and panicking.

"Mother, when I get stronger, no one will want to bully you anymore!"

A warm current flowed through his heart, and Zhang's tears flowed down. She hugged Zhou Yi into her arms, feeling that this child was already her everything, those lingering faces, although she woke up from her dreams countless times, but once she saw this occasionally coquettish and somewhat stubborn child, she could not help laughing.

The horse team continued to walk down the mountain, and Zhou Ying walked not far from the carriage, and when he heard his wife's conversation, there were many waves in his heart.

"Master, this time I went to Wuxiang Mountain, I didn't want to take Zhou Yi with me......"

"The old things have been clarified, why bother to make yourself uneasy again?" Zhou Shiya looked at Zhou Yu, although he was gray-haired, his eyes were like torches.

"You can rest assured, whoever dares to fight the idea of Baiheshan again, even if I fight this old bone, I will let him pay for it with blood!" Zhou Tianyong on the side had a gloomy face, his brows were tightly locked, and his majesty in the world back then was not reduced at all.

Zhou Jue respectfully bowed his hand and explained: "Master, don't misunderstand, I'm worried that he will cause something in Wuxiang Mountain if he listens to some people's words." ”

When Tian Yong heard this, he thought about it for a while, and then said to Shiya: "When I arrive at Wuxiang Mountain, let Yi'er follow me to open the altar and preach, anyway, this time we are going to visit old friends, and it is inevitable that some people from the rivers and lakes will visit the mountain." When the time comes, you will meet with Yu Guangling in private and tell him everything you need to say. ”

Shiya sighed and nodded.

Out of Pingguan, everyone went straight to Queensland.

The horse team that walked slowly was particularly different from this era of war and chaos. Zhou Yi lifted the car window and looked at the sunset in the distance, and his originally manic heart finally quieted down.