Everything seemed to come to a standstill, and everything was in a flushed glow. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Li Xuan felt that he was sitting cross-legged on the soft sand, the sky was very low, the white clouds were suspended overhead, time stopped the hurried footsteps, soft like an endless sea, blue and empty. He secretly said in his heart: "Am I dead? Why do ......I hear the sound of Sanskrit fish drums? I don't want to die like this...... I want to live......" thought to himself, and he tried to plug his ears, but his arms seemed to leave his body, and he was quietly buried in the sand, unable to hear his own call. He was so desperate that he struggled for a moment before giving up, letting the sound of the fish drum swirl in his ears until it entered his body.

The sound of the Sanskrit fish drum was like nothing, wandering back and forth in his body, at first very slowly, as slow as a scalper, walking and stopping, looking around. It didn't take long for the scalper cow to turn into a fish in the water. The fish swims happily in the water, and despite the torrential rain, sand, and dead wood along the way, it can always overcome the difficulties. Seeing that the source was in sight, the fish jumped out of the water and turned into an old man with a white beard. The old man was very skillful, and while moving earth, stone and wood, building a brand new thatched hut, he sang a song of mercy. The thatched hut was built faster and faster, and the singing flew higher and higher, finally merging with the blue sky and white clouds.

I don't know when, Li Xuan opened his eyes and found himself lying in a meditation room with a bright window. Although the meditation room is not large, it is extremely clean. Where am I? in heaven or hell or further into the world, or in the Shaolin Temple?

He slowly turned his head to look, and happened to meet a pair of extremely bright eyes that he had dreamed about day and night. The eyes, though bright, were bloodshot with exhaustion and a deep sadness. By this time, those eyes had seen him.

Before Li Xuan could react, his eyes suddenly burst into tears, and he sobbed: "Brother Xuan, are you really awake...... Thank God, you're finally awake!" Li Xuan heard the sound and said happily: "Bing'er, you can speak......! Are you in a dream?" Tang Bing wiped his tears, shook his head and said, "You are not in a dream. As he spoke, he stood up and pushed the door out, shouting loudly: "Repentant Zen Master, Sister Ling Long, Second Brother...... Come in, Brother Xuan is awake, he has woken up!" she had just finished speaking, and she heard someone outside the door chanting the Buddha's name and walked into the house.

Among the three people who entered the room, the one who walked in front was a tall, shoulder-straight, white-bearded old monk, followed by a young man who was dressed elegantly, with a slender body and a heroic spirit, and finally Ling Long, who was beautiful and beautiful.

The old monk smiled, looked at Li Xuan kindly, slowly sat down cross-legged, first gently took his wrist, tried the pulse, and then praised everyone: "Li Shaoxia is really auspicious, I didn't expect that you can completely heal the broken wound of the dantian in just ten days, Amitabha, it is really gratifying!"

Li Xuan didn't know why, looking at the old monk, he only felt that although his eyebrows were kind and gentle, he had an unprecedented solemn and sacred bearing, and couldn't help asking, "Are you...... Is it a closed disciple of Bodhidharma Zen Master back then, and a repentant Zen master who has been famous for more than 50 years?" However, practitioners do not dare to be the sacred name of 'Zen holy monk'. ”

When Ling Long saw Li Xuan wake up, his beautiful face was also beaming.

Li Xuan looked at everyone, got up to worship the repentant host, but was gently held down by him, and Ling Long, who was beside him, said: "Zen teachers and students are easy-going, you don't have to be polite, and rest in peace." Li Xuan shook his head and said, "When I didn't enter the rivers and lakes earlier, I had already heard of the prestige of the Zen Master of Repentance. Now that I can see it with my own eyes, how can I not bow to the younger generation!" The heroic son standing beside the repentant host heard Li Xuan say this, and said with a faint smile: "Brother Li's words are reasonable, Zen master! If you refuse again, it will not seem to be the same as us!" When the repentant Zen master heard this, he laughed and said: "I am originally a secular person, but I have taken advantage of many years of practice. Li Xuan saw that although the repentant host was a monk, he was extremely easy-going and kind, and his admiration was even greater, and he insisted on giving gifts. After seeing this, the repentant host smiled, stretched out his right hand, and only gently supported it in the air, Li Xuan felt a super soft power instantly spread under his knees, and silently, he quietly brought his own salute. He secretly admired it in his heart and sighed: "Shaolin's inner breath is really mellow and natural. Don't say that there is no internal breath in my dantian, even if I am not injured, I am afraid that it is less than one-tenth of the Zen master!"

Childe spoke to the penitent Zen master, looking calm, as if talking to an older brother. Li Xuan couldn't help but be secretly surprised when he saw it. He looked up and felt that this boy was covered with an incomparable graceful light. This kind of light seems to come from the morning sun on the east mountain, which is thick, majestic, boundless, domineering, and virtuous. At this time, although the son was smiling, he gave people the feeling of being a tiger standing on the dragon plate and the world was dominant. Is he the second son of Li who Yuwen Gongzi keeps saying that he wants Shaolin Temple to hand over?

Repentant presided over: "Since Li Shaoxia's dantian has recovered, if you can get out of bed and walk around tomorrow, how about inviting me to drink tea in my meditation room?"

Miss Ling Long was overjoyed when she heard this, and without waiting for Li Xuan to agree, she hurriedly said, "He will definitely go." Zen Master, you can't break your word!"

Li Xuan couldn't help but be secretly surprised when he saw that Ling Long, who had always been quiet and indifferent, suddenly agreed for him. However, he knew that it was a supreme honor for him to be invited to the meditation room by the extremely repentant host of Zen martial arts cultivation.

When the three of them sat down for a while, he got up and said goodbye.

Before going out, Miss Ling Long took Tang Bing's hand and said softly, "Tell him well, I believe he is not a stingy person." After finishing speaking, he glanced back at Li Xuan, and his pretty face unconsciously flew with a touch of red. Li Xuan didn't know what Miss Ling Long's words meant, and was feeling strange, but when he saw her gently close the door after she went out, Tang Bing's expression began to become solemn.

The meditation room is silent, and the hair can be heard.

Tang Bing sat on the side of Li Xuan's couch, as if he didn't dare to look at Li Xuan. She quietly looked at the pine branches swaying in the wind outside the meditation room, and sighed for a long time: "Brother Xuan, don't ask me why I can suddenly speak. If you want, let me start with my background. ”

Li Xuandao: "Your life experience?"

Tang Bing said, "Hmm...... I...... I...... In fact, it was the Ding brothers who arranged to infiltrate Li Yuan and Li Taishou's mansion. ”

Li Xuan was taken aback when he heard this, and only said after a while: "Li Yuan Li Taishou, you are talking about the descendants of Li Wei, the founding monarch of the Great Western Liang, whose grandfather was one of the Eight Pillars of the Western Wei Dynasty, and whose father was a general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and is now the hereditary General Li Yuan of the Tang Kingdom...... The more I listen, the more confused I become, Bing'er, how are you ...... How did it suddenly become a fine work?"

Tang Bing said: "This matter is a long story...... When I was fourteen years old, Ding Cangqiong suddenly gave me a piece of jade carved with the word 'ice' and told me to tell him everything I heard and saw in the Li Mansion at any time. Then he stunned me and quietly sent me to Li Yuan's mansion. Strange to say, when I woke up, I was treated as a guest by the Li Mansion, and even Li Taishou recognized me as a goddaughter. Li Xuan said: "The Ding brothers have always been extremely eccentric...... However, it is also strange that Li Taishou is like this. Tang Bing said: "Later, you will know why Li Taishou did this...... At first, I strictly followed the instructions of the two Grandpas Ding, and told the truth what I saw and heard in the Li Mansion. But as time went on, I slowly discovered that the Ding brothers asked me to do this to collect evidence that could bring down Li Yuan's Taishou. Alas, they raised me for a purpose, and perhaps that was only one of their purposes!"

Li Xuandao: "Why did the Ding brothers do this?"

Tang Bing said: "You may not know. Li Yuan and Li Taishou have a political rival, which is now Wang Shichong of Jiangdu County. At that time, the Ding brothers had already joined his command. They did this in order to give Wang Shichong a chance to bring down Li Yuan Taishou. ”

Li Xuan nodded and said: "Fighting openly and secretly is the greatest interest of politicians. You...... Since you found out, but you are still doing things for the Ding brothers?" Tang Bing shook his head and said: "Mrs. Li treats me very well, how can I ignore his trust! However, the two Ding grandfathers treat me like parents, even if I later find out that the two of them are evil and not good, I can't abolish the kindness of nurturing just because the Li family treats me well." That's so hard! So later, I tried my best to pass on some innocuous news, and I lived with them in a real way, and so on day by day. Li Xuan said: "Since you know that the Ding brothers are not good, but we met at the foot of the King's Mountain that day, you have planned to give one servant and one young man of the Weisheng Dart Bureau to the Ding brothers, Bing'er, if you do this, isn't it sending sheep into the tiger's mouth?"

Tang Bing smiled faintly: "That's all lying to you." I'm actually going to send them to a safe and private place. She seemed to return to the situation where the two met that day, and after a pause, she said, "Brother Xuan, since you mentioned that there are one servant and one less in the Weisheng Dart Bureau, do you know why I didn't stay in the Li Mansion to enjoy the happiness, but ran to Chang'an City by myself?"

Li Xuanqi said: "Didn't you quarrel with your second brother and go out in a bad mood......?" Didn't you tell me the truth?"

Tang Bing looked guilty and said: "It's true that I quarreled with my second brother, but I didn't go out with negative energy, but I ran away from Chang'an City with negative energy." Alas, in fact, it has only been two years since I entered the mansion, and Li Taishou has already noticed that I am a meticulous work in the mansion, but instead of blaming me, he even told everyone in the mansion not to embarrass me because of this. That day, in Chang'an City, the second brother's money bag was stolen by the shopkeeper of Jinyuan Pawnshop...... In a fit of anger, after looking for Ma You's shopkeeper in Chang'an City, I beat him up and began to wander the rivers and lakes. ”

Li Xuan sighed lightly: "I see. Then you met me later, should you ...... Isn't it also designed?"

Tang Bing smiled bitterly and said: "How could I risk my own life for this design! That day, before you saved me, I was indeed caught by the wind and rain, and I was almost thrown into the Dragon and Tiger Pond to feed the fish." Alas...... Brother Xuan, do you still remember that Yan Wushu had to give up healing after being poisoned by the 'gods and ghosts of the 'Divine and Ghost Lotus' in his body?" Li Xuan thought for a while and said, "Of course I do. But Yan Wushu wants to give up treatment, isn't it because he suffered defeat in front of our juniors, and he feels that his face is dull and he can't let go of his identity. Do you want you and me to heal and detoxify ourselves after we leave?" Tang Bing shook his head and sighed: "Although Yan Wushu is rough and arrogant, he is not a reckless man without brains. He gave up healing, but he was actually doing it for me. ”

Li Xuanqi said: "Why does he want to be a look......er? Does he know you?"

Tang Bing said lightly: "He doesn't know me, but I know him, and he has seen that my martial arts come from the two Grandpas Ding, and even that I have a close relationship with the Li Mansion." Seeing Li Xuan's blank face, she said again: "This matter is more complicated...... After I rescued the old and the young of the VIA Dart Bureau, I left Chang'an City and met the second grandfather of Ding Cangqiong. He asked me what I was doing in Chang'an, and I knew that he was scheming and didn't dare to lie, so he told the second grandfather that I really came to Chang'an to peek at the state of Chang'an's city defense and garrison. Li Xuan was puzzled: "Why do you say that?" Tang Bing said: "The world is in turmoil, and the people's hearts are fluctuating. Whether it is a party or a hero, they actually have the idea of changing the court. Among them are Li Taishou's eldest son, second son, and fourth son. Although the three of them have different hearts and abilities, they are all ambitious. And its center has the world, and the most ambitious is the second son. ”

Li Xuan looked out the window and said slowly: "Second son, is it the second son of Li who stood behind the repentant host before?"

Tang Bing nodded and said, "Exactly." Second brother...... Oh, the second son fiddled with the map of mountains and rivers all day long, and said that if you want to occupy the advantage of people and geography, you need to take Chang'an first. Therefore, he asked me to come with me, disguised as a merchant to inspect inside and outside Chang'an City.

Alas...... After Ding Cangqiong's second grandfather found out, although he wanted to attack the second son, he knew that he was accompanied by several masters to protect him, and after weighing it again and again, he still gave up. However, he still wanted me to escort the old and young of the VIA Dart Bureau with great fanfare, so that Li Ergongzi learned the news and ventured to find me everywhere. When Li Xuan heard this, he couldn't help asking: "How dare Ding Cangqiong conclude that if you leave the rivers and lakes, Second Prince Li will be willing to take risks to find you everywhere?" Tang Bing heard him ask, his expression suddenly became uneasy, his face was slightly red at first, but gradually turned pale for a while, and he sighed after a while: "Because Second Grandpa Ding has been guessing, he said that in addition to loving his wife, Second Son also secretly likes me." ”

Li Xuan muttered when he heard this, "Is it possible...... However, he came for a while before, but looking at your eyes, it seems that his true nature has been revealed. ”

Tang Bing saw that Li Xuan's expression was a little depressed, turned his head to look away, and did not explain, and said, "But I didn't see the second son come to me until I settled the old and young people of the Weisheng Dart Bureau. At that time, Ding's second grandfather, who had been following all the way in search of opportunities, also decided to give up the plan to arrest the second son. And I'm ...... I also remembered you, but when I went to the mountains to follow your tracks, I was caught by the wind and rain. Li Xuan said, "Is all this related to Yan Invincible?" Tang Bing didn't answer directly.

She took out a jade plaque from her arms and said, "This is the ice jade plaque that asked Li Taishou to accept me and didn't care that I was a fine worker." Li Xuan saw that the jade plate in Tang Bing's hand was as white as mutton fat, crystal clear. In addition to the extremely well-made material, the jade plaque is also engraved with the word 'ice' on the front. Tang Bing saw that Li Xuan was silent, and continued to say slowly: "Yan Wushu suddenly changed and gave up the treatment of poison because I showed him this jade plate. Li Xuan said: "He recognizes this jade plate?"

Tang Bing nodded and said: "Li Taishou once sent internal documents, and everyone who is related to the Li Mansion will see the jade plate as if they have seen Li Taishou himself. Li Xuan was taken aback and said, "It's really strange! Li Taishou would trust you so much...... Huh, 'everyone who has anything to do with the Lee Mansion,' ah...... Could it be that Yan Wushu is from the Li Mansion?"

The cold wind outside the window blew loudly, making the meditation room tremble slightly.

Tang Bing nodded and said, "Not bad." Yan Wushu and Li Taishou had known each other in their early years, and had met secretly in Chang'an before. ”

Li Xuan muttered: "No wonder Shen Wuxing once said that Yan Wushu formed the Heavenly God Gang has another deep meaning, it turns out that he is Li Taishou's person, and this deep meaning is to help Li Taishou smash the world, break the pattern, tear down the court, and replace the temple?"

Tang Bing shook his head and said: "Li Taishou inherited the official position of Tang State, he is cautious, he interacts with people in the rivers and lakes, but it is just for self-protection...... But Yan Wushu is ambitious, and it is true that he wants to take this opportunity to revive the 'Mo Gang'. ”

Li Xuanchang sighed: "Then Yan Wushu dares to have this idea, who supports him? Is it the eldest son, the second son, and the fourth son?"

Tang Bing shook his head and said: "The eldest prince doesn't like Yan Invincible's arrogance, it's definitely not him, the second prince has always been cautious and thoughtful, I'm afraid it's not, and the fourth prince, although he is still young, he has the greatest possibility of befriending Yan Invincible." ”

Li Xuanqi said: "Why do you conclude like this?"

Tang Bing said: "Among the three sons, the fourth son is the most self-employed and maverick...... In addition, there are several very powerful strategists around him to help......" Li Xuan's heart flickered, and he muttered: "Capable strategist?" Is it Hou Gongzi?"

When Tang Bing heard this, he was surprised: "Hou Gongzi, who is this person?"

Li Xuan saw that her face was full of surprise, and she didn't seem to be fake, so she couldn't help but sigh and said, "It turns out that you don't know who Hou Gongzi is...... Regarding Hou Gongzi, I have only heard of his name, but I have not seen him. Tang Bing let out a long sigh and said slowly: "Don't talk about the fourth son, I hate him very much...... Brother Xuan, have you ever heard of the phrase 'the world is peaceful, the people of the world are walking'?" Li Xuan shook his head and said, "What does this mean?" Tang Bing said: "This sentence means 'If you can make the world peaceful, only the second son Li Shimin' means!" Li Xuan couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "It turns out that the second son is called Li Shimin...... However, how can nursery rhyme slang be taken seriously!" Tang Bing sighed softly: "The second prince has the world in his heart, and since he was dressed in armor from Rong last year, he has become famous for his resourcefulness and bravery. I think that in a few years, after the right time, place and people gather, he will definitely set foot in all directions and establish an immortal cause. ”

The two fell silent suddenly.

When Li Xuan heard Tang Bing say this, his heart inexplicably swelled with a sour taste, and he said coldly: "If this is the case, I don't know if all the people in the world are lucky, or the second son of Li is lucky." Hum...... Maybe the nursery rhyme slang was made up by someone himself!"

Tang Bing heard Li Xuan's words differently, and said lightly: "Of course the world is lucky." After finishing speaking, he suddenly squeezed Li Xuan's hand quietly, and then quickly wrote on the couch: "Although Shen Wufear, the former leader of the Heavenly God Gang, was betrayed by Hei Yunyi and wandered the rivers and lakes, he actually still held a huge fortune. Brother Xuan, you are already the leader of the Heavenly God Gang, on the surface, you are just involved in the rivers and lakes, but in fact you have been stirred into an unprecedented political whirlpool. Don't you know?"

Li Xuan saw that Tang Bing had finished writing, looked at her in surprise, and said in his heart: "Why did Bing'er suddenly become careful, why didn't she speak, and she wanted to write it...... Why did you get into the political whirlpool again?" while pondering, he wrote: "What are the names of the eldest prince and the fourth prince you mentioned? Is the political whirlpool you are talking about related to them?"

Tang Bing wrote: "It is indeed related to them. Alas...... Li Taishou is an upright and generous person, inherits the throne, and has no intention of the world. However, the eldest son Li Jiancheng, the second son Li Shimin, and the fourth son Li Yuanji each had ambitions, and had begun to build up their own cronies, and the so-called cronies had expanded to all corners of the court, the army, and the rivers and lakes. ”

Li Xuan was secretly taken aback. Although he met his second son Li Shimin for the first time, he was already secretly impressed by this person's graceful and extraordinary bearing. But not only have they not met the eldest son Li Jiancheng and the fourth son Li Yuanji, but they have never even heard of their names. However, since the second son Li Shimin is extraordinarily different, the eldest son Li Jiancheng and the fourth son Li Yuanji should not be bad.

He was thinking about it, but he heard Tang Bing divert the topic and ask, "Brother Xuan, do you wonder why I suddenly spoke?"

Li Xuan was stunned when he heard this, and said, "Yes, could it be that the senior monk of Shaolin, or the girl Ling Long, took action to heal you?"

Tang Bing smiled gloomily and said, "No! Shaolin has suffered a sudden change, and Miss Ling Long is also very busy, how can she have time to pay attention to me...... Actually, I ...... I can talk at all, but I keep deliberately acting like I can't speak. ”

Li Xuan was stunned when he heard this, and said, "Can you speak...... Why are you doing this?" Tang Bing lowered his head and seemed to calm down, and then said slowly: "That day, I persuaded you to climb to the top of the Heavenly Mountain of the Immortal Cave in the Dustless Mountain Villa, and when I joined forces with you to help Second Grandpa Ding fight against the gang of thieves, the moment you were injured and taken away by the masked woman, I regretted all my intestines. After you left, Second Grandpa Ding asked me to kill the two Xin brothers, but I didn't do it, but instead used the dragon scale fish beads brought by Miss A Ying to detoxify them and let them go down the mountain.

When Second Grandpa Ding saw me do this, although he was extremely angry in his heart, he made a look of approval, because at that time he still had to rely on me to help him heal the poison. Alas...... But he has nurtured me, and even though I have received the great gift of Li Taishou, I have never betrayed him, and he needs me at this time! Alas...... But I didn't expect that on the tenth day after Ah Ying and the others left, Second Grandpa Ding, who had completely recovered his strength, suddenly turned his face on me. It turned out that Qin was like me among the Qimeng and righteous gentlemen, and he led the eight disciples to the villa, and mentioned you in his speech. Second Grandpa Ding said that your martial arts are very strange, it seems to be the same as the martial arts he practiced, but it is much more clever. Therefore let me seek you along the way, and take advantage of your joy in me, even to ...... The beauty seduces you and makes you fall into their trap.

Brother Xuan, do you know how happy I am when I hear that you are unharmed? How can I agree to such an absurd and unreasonable request! At this moment, the young owner of Wuchen Villa, Yu Wenhuo Du Gongzi, received a secret order from King Shi of Jiangdu County, asking him to lead the masters in the village to find Li Taishou's eldest son, second son, and fourth son in the shortest and fastest time, and kill them all.

When Grandpa Ding heard this, he had a plan, and he wanted to use me as bait to lure and kill the second son who was active in the rivers and lakes of Shaanxi and Henan.

Grandpa Ding received the task and tortured me in every way to force me to agree to their plan. I was in pain, and I just wanted to die quickly. But I didn't expect that after I woke up, I was already in the blessed land of Miss Shaomu Shanling. At that time, Sister Yu had not yet left, and she told me what happened after she fell into a coma, alas, Brother Xuan, when you stood in front of me again, I was actually convinced that I was not dreaming. But the shame I feel when I think of the fact that I have used you before, and even almost cost you your life, is really hard for me to speak. Therefore, I can only continue to pretend to be sick, and even have to pretend to be dumb, hoping that you will pity me until I am forgiven...... But I'm wrong again, I shouldn't have let you save the second son. ”

Li Xuan saw that Tang Bing was already in tears at the end, and couldn't help but feel distressed, and sighed: "Silly girl, people are in the rivers and lakes, and you can't help yourself." I'm not mad at you. Tang Bing shook his head and said, "You are not angry with me, but I am angry with myself." Brother Xuan, you are a good person, and a good person must be rewarded. I was born to be an unfortunate person, and whoever touches me will sooner or later be unlucky because of my bad luck. So, you'd better forget about me. Li Xuan was stunned when he heard this, and asked, "Bing'er, no one in the world is born unlucky. You're leaving me? No, that's not why you're leaving me...... Are you really because of Li Ergongzi? Tell me, is it because of him? Did he reprimand you again?"

Tang Bing smiled sadly: "The second son already has a family, and his wife, the eldest grandson, is gentle and virtuous, and he is a rare blessed person in the world. If the second son likes me, it's pure nothing. How could a man who has the world in his heart and heroic aspirations be nostalgic for his children!" Li Xuan hurriedly said: "Since it is not because of Li Ergongzi, why did you say such decisive words?" Tang Bing fell to the ground and wept, and it took a while to stop crying and mutter: "Yes, why am I so determined!" Alas...... I don't know why I wanted to leave you when you were hurt. Brother Xuan, you must be well, if you can recover as before, my decision is not in vain, as for why I made a decision, time ...... Leave it to time to explain...... I just want you to be good, and if you are good, you will know in the future. As he spoke, he gently took Li Xuan's hand and wrote one stroke at a time: "Brother Xuan, don't forget, don't forget, what you promised me in the tunnel in the Dustless Mountain Villa that can bypass the upside-down Yin and Yang Bagua Array!"

Li Xuan was stunned, and suddenly remembered the conversation between the two in the tunnel at that time, nodded, and wrote: "I will forget it until I die!"

Tang Bing wrote with tears in his eyes: "When you are in vain, I will definitely invite you to drink." After writing, he slowly stood up, pushed open the door of the meditation room, looked back at Li Xuan, his lips moved a few times, and suddenly said: "A-Ying is a good girl, you don't want to let her down, forget me, forget me...... Forget me!" he said, tears uncontrollable, brushing the ground. Li Xuan wanted to struggle to get up and grab her, but Tang Bing shook his head lightly and walked away without looking back. However, after a while, there was a faint singing voice outside the door: the spring flowers in March are blooming, the wicker branches are yellow and green, the swallows are both holding the spring mud, and the little sister has seen Brother Lover from afar, like a warm wind sweeping over the hills...... (To be continued.) )