"Master, can you tell the disciple the story of this Yixin senior?" Shen Lingxiao said eagerly.

"Actually, the story of Yi Xin's predecessor's life is not very clear as a teacher. It's just that in some Qingcheng classics and your ancestor's narration, I learned a little bit about his old man's past. Zhenguan said with indignation.

"Why is it that such a great senior is not recorded in detail in the classics of my sect?" Shen Lingxiao looked a little strange.

"The specific reason is not very clear to the teacher," Zhenguan shook his head, "However, I guess it should be that Yi Xin's predecessor felt guilty and refused to record his past." ”

"What are you ashamed of?" Shen Lingxiao was surprised and asked.

"I don't know the specifics," Zhenguan recalled, while saying: "When I was young, I heard your ancestor say that after the Yixin predecessor cultivated a stunt, his internal strength was unfathomable, and his swordsmanship was superb. At that time, the Qingcheng faction was so famous that even Shaolin was inferior...... Until decades later, the people of the underworld in the rivers and lakes were also frightened of our Qingcheng faction and avoided it from afar. ”

Shen Lingxiao listened to the master quietly, while thinking about the majesty of this predecessor back then, he admired it in his heart, and praised it: "It's really amazing!"

Zhenguan also sighed: "Yes......! Hey, it's a pity that no one has cultivated since then...... Nowadays, most of the people in the rivers and lakes think that the swordsmanship of our faction is a trick that we boast about and use to bluff people!"

Shen Lingxiao rubbed his nose and suddenly asked, "By the way, master, how old is Yi Xin's predecessor who cultivated his stunt?"

Zhenguan smiled and said, "Guess what!"

"Hmm...... Fifty years old" Shen Lingxiao guessed while looking at the master, and when he shook his head, he guessed again: "Sixty years old?...... Fifty-five years old?...... Could it be seventy years old?...... Master, don't sell it, I can't guess. ”

Zhenguan Zhengse said: "Twenty-nine years old. ”

Shen Lingxiao was shocked and exclaimed, "This ...... How ?......can it be so young? Isn't this Yixin senior a man of God?"

"Yes, the word 'god-man' is the most appropriate!" Zhenguan agreed, "I have checked the classics, and this matter is absolutely true, and it is recorded in the book." ”

"Has Senior Yi Xin passed down his cultivation methods and experience?" Shen Lingxiao asked.

"I heard that he once wrote a book on his cultivation methods and experiences and instructed his fellow students to practice, but at that time, no one was able to practice again...... Later, however, he personally destroyed his book. Zhenguan sighed.

"Ruined?...... Why?" Shen Lingxiao was surprised, "Isn't it...... Yixin senior...... Refused to ......" In fact, he wanted to say that Yi Xin's predecessors were not broad-minded enough, had a selfish heart, and refused to pass on his cultivation method to future generations, but he didn't dare to say anything disrespectful to his predecessors.

Zhenguan understood what he meant, shook his head and said, "By no means." Although Yi Xin's predecessor is a person with the most affection and sexuality, he is very open-minded and has no selfish heart. In fact, today's "Qingcheng Secret Record" and "Imperial Sword Divine Illusion Skill" are perfected by him on the basis of inheriting the mastery of his predecessors, and the mental method of ...... "Qingcheng Secret Record" can only be understood, not spoken. It is all up to the individual to concentrate on self-understanding and integration, so that we can truly understand the true meaning!"

"Back then, after Yi Xin's predecessors learned stunts, they have been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes for more than ten years, and they have never resisted. For some reason, when he was forty-one years old, he suddenly closed his sword and went into hiding, and never again cared about the affairs of the rivers and lakes. It is said that before he washed his hands in the golden basin, he said: "The sword is also the murder weapon!" Poor Dao killed too much in the first half of his life, and he felt very guilty, so he decided to seal the sword and retire to the Tao. In this life, unless you are unkind to heaven and earth, you will never use your sword again!'"

Later, he added these four to my Qingcheng precepts: first, I sent disciples not to become imperial martial artists of the imperial court; second, after I sent disciples to practice stunts, they must not compete and compete, and they must not show off their skills on the rivers and lakes; third, I send disciples to take the morality of the rivers and lakes as the criterion, and always maintain neutrality in the rivers and lakes, do not arbitrarily distinguish between good and evil, and do not arbitrarily judge right and wrong; fourth, I send disciples to focus on cultivation, supplemented by martial arts, and the world is safe to escape from the world and enlighten the world, and the world is in turmoil. ”

"Oh, it turns out that these four rules were set by Yi Xin's seniors!" Shen Lingxiao interjected, "Yi Xin's predecessors are really a person of high character. ”

Zhen nodded and continued: "It is said that Yi Xin's predecessor was disheartened before he returned to seclusion, and he once said something like this to his friend Yue Zidong, the head of Huashan: Over the years, the poor Dao has presided over justice, subdued demons and subdued demons, and praised martial arts, so proud! But now that I think about it, how many things can be called chivalrous? How many things can be called a clear conscience?...... Hey, if people are in the rivers and lakes, they must have a stand, if they have a stand, they must have right and wrong, if there is right and wrong, there will be fighting, and if there is fighting, there will be grievances. The grievances and hatreds in the rivers and lakes originate from this. Once these grievances are exploited by some people with ulterior motives, they often lead to bloody and bloody ......."

"Throughout the ages, how many clever and talented people, heroes of the world, have fallen into the middle of the world without knowing it, and have become the sharp knives of others' killings...... Some people have been ignorant and complacent all their lives, and they are quite lucky; but many people still understand the truth in the end, but they often make a big mistake and regret it for the rest of their lives! The higher the martial arts, the greater the destructive power, and the first to bear the brunt of the problem is the object of people's calculations. ”

"If a person has fame and fortune in his heart and arbitrarily judges right and wrong, he cannot be called a real Taoist person at all. Now, we have come to understand the true meaning of the Tao, so we have decided to go into hiding. ”

When Shen Lingxiao heard this, his admiration for Yi Xin was like a mountain, and he sighed: "The disciple only hates being born a few hundred years late, and he can't see the demeanor of Yi Xin's predecessors!"

Zhenguan smiled and said: "Master, why not? However, the Tao is understood by the heart, as long as you can study it with your heart, you will definitely be able to communicate with the predecessors of Yixin!"

After a pause, he continued: "Although it is not the head of this sect that you are never allowed to know the secrets of the true scriptures and take charge of the true scriptures, but the teacher has already decided that the position of the head of the sect will be passed on to you, so it is not an exaggeration to tell you the secrets of the true scriptures now...... Listen, the true scriptures are hidden under the bluestone slab in front of the futon in front of the statue of Emperor Zhenwu in the patriarch's hall, and the key to open the box containing the scriptures is hidden in the second pillar on the left side of the hall, as long as you look carefully, it is not difficult to find...... In the future, you can go back to Qingcheng Mountain and take out the scriptures to study. ”

Seeing that Shen Lingxiao wanted to interject, Zhenguan waved his hand to interrupt him and continued: "The internal strength of the "Qingcheng Secret Record" originates from Taoist metaphysics, and metaphysics is derived from "Yi" science. Yi is esoteric and all-encompassing, and this kind of book is vast. Many people have spent their entire lives in the ...... before they can get started."

Shen Lingxiao sighed: "Yi Xin's predecessor is really wise and wise...... The apprentice is stupid, how can he learn it?"

Zhenguan said: "Don't be discouraged! Listen to your ancestor, although the books on "Yi" are as vast as a sea of smoke, it is because everyone has different understandings of "Yi", so there are thousands of divergent paths and sects. People of various sects and sects have different understandings of the basic theories of easy learning, such as Heluo, Yin and Yang, Five Elements, First and Acquired Bagua, Shushu, etc., so they are completely different at the beginning, and they will study according to their own understanding to form their own set of doctrine systems, so the easy learning of each school is often very different. However, all sects and sects preach that their own doctrines are easy to learn and true, so that later generations have no way to judge which is true and which is false, and thus it is difficult to choose the true doctrine to study. ”

"Yes, how can you judge?" Shen Lingxiao said blankly.

Zhenguan sighed, "I don't know either. As a teacher, I don't have a deep understanding of easy learning, and I am afraid that I will not understand you correctly, so I don't need to guide you...... In the future, it is best for you to understand the doctrines of all schools, but you must not easily believe the doctrines of any one school. Taoism is natural, and it is necessary to substitute the observed laws of natural changes of everything into the basic theories such as Heluo, Yin and Yang, Five Elements, and Bagua to verify. If it is verified and accurate, it is a true doctrine...... In short, the road is simple. If you can understand the true meaning of Yi Dao, then ten thousand scriptures can be burned!"

Zhenguan saw that Shen Lingxiao was stunned when he heard this, and muttered: "Don't be in a daze, you can study it slowly in the future!" As he spoke, he took out a piece of jade pendant from his arms, handed it to him, and said, "Put away this jade pendant, and give it to the seniors of Kongtong Yun Lingzi in the future, and tell him to break the entrustment of the seniors of Hongzi." ”

Shen Lingxiao said strangely: "Master...... What are you?"

"There is a trail in the back mountain, and the master is going to send you and Tianjin to protect the family members and go first. You go to Hanzhou first, and we'll get there. Zhenguan explained.

"No, I'm not leaving!" Shen Lingxiao said excitedly: "I want to stay and defend against the enemy!"

"Don't say it again! This is an order!" Zhenguan said angrily: "Hurry up and pack your luggage, and leave when the time comes!"

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After Yin Tianjin listened to Zhenguan's words, he refused to leave. Zhenguan said angrily: "Tianjin! Have you forgotten your master's entrustment? If your sister, brother, and sister make a mistake, see how you are worthy of your master!"

Yin Tianjin bit his lower lip, looked at Zhenguan, who was fierce, and didn't dare to defend again, but he didn't get up to pack his luggage.

Jiang Lingxiu persuaded him and helped him pack his luggage, but Yin Tianjin had no choice but to agree.

Zhenguan took Yin Tianjin, Ling Xiao, and Ling Kong to Mrs. Fang's room, and saw that Fang Yi and Fang Ru were waiting beside their mother, and immediately informed them if they were to leave first.

Madam Fang grabbed the double knives on the table, raised her eyebrows, and said, "Senior brother, you also underestimate my 'Double Sword Fairy' Bai Xiang! How can I Bai Xiang be greedy for life and afraid of death? Don't worry, I don't want your protection!"

Zhenguan Wen Yan persuaded: "Brother and sister, I never have the slightest intention of underestimating your martial arts. It's just that if you stay, Yi'er and Ru'er will inevitably stay, once you can't hold on, how can you protect them to evacuate safely?"

Fang Yiyi hero: "I don't need protection! I want to stay!"

Mrs. Fang glanced at him, and then at her daughter, who looked dazed, and was in a mood of turmoil for a while, and couldn't make a decision.

"Senior Brother Fang, if you want to stay, who will protect the safety of your mother and sister?" Shen Lingxiao stared at Fang Yi and said with a serious face.

Fang Yi gritted his teeth, sighed, shook his head and said, "Okay, I'll listen to Senior Brother Shen!"

Zhenguan led everyone to Zhu Dongfan's residence, and saw that he was sitting in the corner of the living room with a wealthy middle-aged woman, and a packed blue floral bag was placed on the coffee table next to the woman. A fourteen or fifteen-year-old maid stood beside them.

When Zhu Dongfan saw everyone coming in, he hurriedly stood up and greeted him, and instructed the maid: "Go and call the second grandmother out!"

After a while, amid the sound of broken footsteps, a dignified and delicate woman of twenty-two or three years old walked out of the inner bedroom, holding a sleeping little boy about three years old in her arms.

At that moment, Zhu Dongfan introduced his wife and concubine to everyone to know each other, and reluctantly hugged the little boy and couldn't stop kissing and caressing.

Probably since ancient times, people and wealth can not be both, since Zhu Chensi, although the Zhu family is rich, but the people are not prosperous, they are all in a single line. Especially in Zhu Dongfan's generation, after Mrs. Zhu gave birth to two daughters, she never came out again. Until Zhu Dongfan was forty-six years old, he married another concubine, and finally gave birth to this son, named Zhaorui.

Zhaorui was finally woken up, opened his sleepy eyes, and saw that it was his father, so he grabbed his beard and didn't let him tie it down again, and everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw this.

Zhenguan Zhengse said: "It's all ready, then let's go! Brother Zhu, let's go to the front door to attract the enemy!"

Zhu Dongfan handed the child to the concubine and said softly: "Shuzhen, go! take care of Rui'er!"

Shuzhen nodded, her eyes were slightly red, she glanced at Zhu Dongfan, and said softly: "Take care, master! Concubine and Rui'er are waiting for you in Hanzhou!"

With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Zhu looked at Zhu Dongfan reluctantly, and choked up: "Take care, master!"

Zhu Dongfan gritted his teeth, turned around and waved his hand: "Go! take care of Rui'er for me!"

Kou Lingkong also hugged Yin Tianjin, Shen Lingxiao, and Fang Yi to say goodbye, turned around and went out with his master and Zhu Dongfan.

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Yin Tianjin accompanied Mrs. Zhu to take the lead and entered the backyard lightly, and everyone quietly followed.

Shen Lingxiao walked at the end, and saw Shuzhen in front of him struggling to hold Rui'er, especially when she entered the backyard, a cool breeze hit, and she looked even weaker, so she felt pity in her heart, so she stepped forward and said softly: "Give me the child!"

Shuzhen glanced at him shyly and whispered, "Thank you!" and handed him the child in her arms.

Shen Lingxiao was just about to take the child, when he suddenly heard the sound of "porphyry", the left side of his face was slippery, and Rui'er spit on it.

"Bad guy!" Rui'er turned away, didn't let Shen Lingxiao hug her, and asked softly, "Mother, where are we going?"

Shuzhen hurriedly touched a handkerchief, handed it to Shen Lingxiao embarrassedly, and whispered again and again: "I'm sorry!

"It's okay!" Shen Lingxiao said in a low voice, and then probed to Rui'er: "Rui'er, uncle is not a bad person! We are going to the back mountain to play hide and seek with your father! You must not make a noise, otherwise we will be heard, and we will be caught! Uncle is stronger than your mother, come, I will hug you, so I can run fast!"

"Okay!" Rui'er finally moved, stretched out her hands, and Shen Lingxiao hurriedly hugged him. Shuzhen said in a voice like a mosquito: "Thank you!"

Everyone divided the flowers and willows in the faint light, walked around the pond and through the pavilion, and finally came to the back door.

Yin Tianjin motioned for everyone to be silent, listened attentively for a while, slowly opened the back door, took a light step, crouched in the grass, looked around for a while, and waved his hand lightly to his companions behind him.

Yin Tianjin helped Mrs. Zhu, led everyone to bend their backs, tiptoed out of the backyard, and walked on the grassy paths on both sides.

Shen Lingxiao closed the back door with his backhand, holding the child in one hand and the sheathed long sword in the other, and walked forward cautiously, using both eyes and ears, and being vigilant.

With a low cry of "Ahhh Shen Lingxiao's sword scabbard stretched out and held her armpit, so that she would not fall.

Everyone was frightened, and suddenly heard the faint sound of shouting and fighting in front of the village, and knew that Zhenguan had made a move to attract the enemy, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Grab the scabbard!" Shen Lingxiao said softly. Shuzhen thanked her, grabbed the scabbard tightly, and followed the others in front of her with the help of Shen Lingxiao.

Finally slowly climbing halfway up the mountain, Mrs. Zhu pointed to the northwest ramp and said softly, "Let's go down from this side!"

Hiding himself by the trees, it didn't take long to descend the slope. In the sound of crickets chirping, everyone saw a shining river, and there was a path on the side of the river, accompanying the winding river to both ends.

"Go this way!" Madame Zhu took the lead and led the group along the path to the north.

Rui'er was sleepy and fell into a deep sleep, and Shen Lingxiao tried to walk as smoothly as possible while looking at the road, for fear of waking up the child in his dream.

And when they had traveled about two miles, and heard the sound of no enemy coming after them, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ahh

"Mother, what's wrong with you?" Fang Yi and Fang Ru hurriedly supported her, shocked.

"It hurts!" Mrs. Fang's teeth trembled.

Yin Tianjin hurriedly turned around and shook the bright fire to check, but saw that Mrs. Fang was holding her chest with both hands, drenched in cold sweat, her face was pale, her eyes were blurred, and her whole body was soft and shaky, and she was busy pinching her people at the moment. After a while, I finally woke up to the soft cries of the people.

Mrs. Fang froze, her expression suddenly tightened, her eyes lit up, she grabbed Fang Yi and Fang Ru's hands, and cried bitterly: "Your father and uncle are dead...... What a miserable death! Their bloody heads are looking at me, and they are still crying!"

A sentence shocked everyone.

Fang Ru patted her mother's cheek and choked up and comforted, "No! no...... Mother, you fainted just now, you must have had a nightmare!"

Everyone hurriedly gathered around to comfort them, and after a long time, Mrs. Fang slowly stopped her grief, stood up and continued to walk, while walking, and from time to time gently wiped the tears on her cheeks.

After walking for a mile, the terrain is getting higher, and next to him is a black and oppressive bamboo forest, and under the cold night wind, the forest makes a rustling sound.

Ascending to the top of the slope, a village half-surrounded by bamboo forests appears in front of you, and two lanterns hang at the door, emitting a faint red light.

Mrs. Zhu said, "It's here!" and stepped up the stone steps in front of the door, reaching out and lightly clasping the door knocker.

"Who?" said an old, sleepy question.

"Uncle Duan, please open the door! It's me, Mrs. Zhu!" Mrs. Zhu said.

"Who?...... Mrs. Zhu?oh, it's really Mrs. Zhu's voice!" Duan Bo seemed to come to his senses, and said enthusiastically: "Please wait a minute, Madame, I'll open the door immediately!"

With a "Ahhh

"Uncle Duan, don't be nervous! It's all your own people!" Mrs. Zhu smiled and said, "Go and report to your owner, just say that I have something important and want to ask him for help!"