Chapter 3 The Former Residence

Early in the morning, it's a new day.

At the entrance of Sanfu Town, Ghost Li and the young man stood face to face, Xiao Ash was lying on his shoulder, and the evil beast gluttony followed behind the young man, looking bored.

The young man glanced at the ghost and smiled: "It's rare to get together, don't pass by today, I don't know when I'll see you again, brother, take care." ’

Ghost Li said lightly: "You too!"

The young man seemed to remember something, and said, "If there is chaos today, and the situation in the north is becoming more and more tense, wouldn't Brother Tai be interested in going north to see the excitement?"

Ghost Li was a little surprised, and couldn't help but glance at the young man, only to see that the young man's face was calm, and he didn't seem to have any special meaning, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Besides, what, are you also interested in these battles and killings?"

The young man smiled slightly, but did not answer, just arched his hand and said, "The end of the world is far away, the world is difficult and dangerous, we are destined to meet again." ’

The ghost returned the salute and said, "Yes." ’

The boy laughed, turned away, and let out a low roar, as if to inform the monkey Ash, and followed. Xiao Ash, who was lying on the shoulder of the ghost, was a little reluctant, and squeaked a few times at the gluttonous back. In less than a moment, the mysterious boy and the gluttonous figure had disappeared.

Ghost Li looked at the direction in which their figures disappeared, was silent for a moment, and then slowly turned around, the Sanfu Town in front of him was dead and silent, and there was no life at all. Little Gray snorted twice, grabbed the wine bag from behind and put it in his mouth and drank it twice, and from the cellar of that tavern last night, this monkey actually found some more spirits.

'Let's go!' Ghost Li suddenly said so plainly.

Little Ash squeaked twice, and the monkey's palm rested on Ghost's hair. Ghost Li looked into the distance, and after a long time, he said quietly: 'There, after all, we lived together, do you remember?'

The monkey didn't answer, and I don't know if it understood, but there seemed to be a cold wind blowing through the whole cold street......

Qingyun Mountain, Big Bamboo Peak.

The first field of the Great Bamboo Peak of Qingyunmen is not easy, and at this moment he is alone in the Silent Hall on the Great Bamboo Peak, pacing back and forth. He was in a very bad mood, with a faint look of anger on his face, and a hint of irritability. Su Ru, who has always been an empathetic wife, is not on Dazhu Peak at the moment, but went to Master Shuiyue of Xiaozhu Peak, as for the disciples under him, they have always been very in awe of him, seeing that Tian Buyi was in a bad mood, he had already avoided from afar, and Song Daren, the only big disciple who could barely speak, was not seen at this moment.

Tian Buyi knew what it was for, at the moment of the catastrophe in front of the world, no one knew when those terrifying beast demons would attack him, and as one of the leaders of Qingyunmen, he was naturally troubled by this. However, because of this, under the persuasion of his wife Su Ru several times, for the happiness of his disciple Song Daren, Tian Buyi finally went to Xiaozhufeng in Sanrì to propose marriage to Master Shuiyue for Song Daren and Wen Min.

Unexpectedly, Master Shuiyue didn't know what gunpowder he had eaten at that time, and he blew it up at one point, and he didn't even give face to Su Ru, who was present at the same time, not to mention Wen Min, a disciple who was miserable next to him, directly refused, and sarcastically said coldly about Tian Buyi.

Tian Buyi was so emotional, where was he not angry, he had a big quarrel with Master Shuiyue on the top of Xiaozhufeng Mountain, and he almost started to make a move, but in the end, Su Ru reluctantly pulled him back to Dazhufeng, and Master Shuiyue was also stopped by a group of disciples kneeling.

After coming back from this trouble, Song Daren was naturally extremely depressed, depressed, and his whole face was like a bitter melon. Tian Buyi was in a bad mood, and when he saw him like this, he was even more annoyed, and scolded several times in succession, saying that if there is no wife, there will be no wife, so you will concentrate on cultivating you, maybe you will be blessed by misfortune in the future.

Song Daren naturally didn't dare to contradict his teacher, but the expression of disapproval in his mouth was written on his face, obviously still thinking about Xiao Zhufeng's Wen Min. Tian Buyi was even more angry when he saw it, and he scolded even more ruthlessly, and in the end, Song Daren was almost like a mouse who was afraid of a cat, and he hid in the east and didn't dare to see the master again.

This rì Su Ru went out early, and specially told Tian Buyi to go to Xiaozhufeng to persuade Senior Sister Shuiyue, Tian Buyi snorted a few times, and sarcastically said a few words to Shuiyue, Su Ru ignored him and went straight, leaving Tian Buyi alone sulking. However, before leaving, Su Ru whispered a few words to Tian Buyi in private, but Tian Buyi somewhat understood why Shui Yue, a woman, was so arrogant that day.

Su Ru actually said very simply, only said: "I heard that the day before we went, that is, on the day Lu Xueqi returned to the mountain, Senior Sister Shuiyue summoned Lu Xueqi alone and talked for a while, but somehow, Lu Xueqi was heavily punished by Senior Sister and was scolded again. ’

Tian Buyi has a wooden appearance, but he is by no means a dull person, and after a while, he reacted to the reason, but after Su Ru left, every time he thought that he was actually sent to the door to be humiliated, this breath was really unbearable.

Shoujing Hall was silent at the moment, only Tian Buyi's footsteps came, and his face slowly changed with the footsteps of walking, but somehow, later, his expression became a little strange, as if he had thought of something. He knew about Lu Xueqi's refusal to marry in person at the Yuqing Hall of Tongtian Peak, and Tian Buyi had also heard about Lu Xueqi, the most outstanding talent among the younger generation of disciples.

It's just that what he cares about in his heart is another person among those 'rumors'.

'It's been ten years. He sighed softly, his expression was a little trance-like, and sometimes even he felt a little strange, what did that little disciple who looked so inconspicuous back then worry about him for so many years?

Tian Buyi smiled bitterly and shook his head, at this time, he suddenly felt something, frowned, looked outside the Shoujing Hall, and only heard the sound of breaking the sky in the distance. Tian Buyi groaned slightly, calmed down, and walked out.

I saw a white light flashing in the sky above Dazhu Peak, as fast as lightning, straight to the peak of Dazhu Peak, and in a blink of an eye, it came to the front, falling six feet in front of Tian Buyi, the dazzling white sè light swayed for a while, and dispersed, revealing the figure of Xiao Yicai of Qingyunmen Tongtian Peak.

Xiao Yicai turned around, with a hint of a smile on his face, and arched his hand: "I've seen Uncle Tian." ’

Tian Buyi nodded and said, "Well, why are you here, is there something wrong?"

Xiao Yicai smiled and nodded, but then glanced around, slightly surprised, and said, "Uncle Tian, why is this place so deserted, why haven't you seen the other junior disciples in your seat?"

Tian Buyi said in his heart: "If you can see them, it will be a hell, and one by one you will not know where to hide." But on the surface, he said lightly, "They were all doing their homework, so they didn't come out." I'm not like you here Tongtian Peak, people are vigorous, and it's common to not see people. ’

Xiao Yicai was stunned, and he could hear that Tian Buyi's tone seemed to be a little unhappy, but he was quite deep in the city, and he looked like he didn't hear it, as if he didn't realize it, and said with a smile: "Oh, I see. Uncle Tian, the disciple came here today on the order of the teacher, and I have a few questions I would like to ask you. ’

Tian Buyi frowned, but he was taken aback, and said in astonishment: "Ask me for advice, what do you ask?" Senior Brother Daoxuan, he is a scholar of heaven and man, and he has merit and cultivation, what else do you want to ask me, this unsuccessful junior brother?"

Xiao Yicai smiled slightly, but did not speak, just looked at Tian Buyi. Tian Buyi understood, and said, "Then go in and talk!" As he spoke, he turned around and was about to walk towards the Shoujing Hall, when Xiao Yicai followed behind him. Suddenly, Tian Buyi was stunned, and turned his head sharply, but he looked at the room on the other side of the disciple's house.

Xiao Yicai was a little strange, and also glanced over there, but saw nothing, and couldn't help asking, 'What's wrong, Uncle Tian?'

Tian Buyi hesitated for a moment, shook his head, and said, "No, it's me who is dazzled, how can he ......?" He suddenly coughed and said indifferently: "Let's go in and talk!"

Xiao Yicai was inexplicable when he heard it, and couldn't help but glance over there again, but he saw rows of houses neatly arranged, silent, which seemed too normal. didn't think much about it at the moment, so he followed Tian Buyi into the Shoujing Hall.

After the figures of those two people disappeared into the Silent Hall, a calm atmosphere shrouded the mountain of Dazhu Peak again. I don't know how long it took, suddenly a figure flashed in the corridor of the disciple's house, and it turned out to be a ghost, only to see him silently stare in the direction of the Shoujing Hall for a moment, and then turn around and walk slowly towards the inside along the corridor that was once extremely familiar.

Probably because of the time in the afternoon! The other disciples on the Great Bamboo Peak did not see the figure, and in their memories, the most common thing they heard here in the past, except for the crisp laughter of the little junior sister Tian Ling'er, was Du Bishu's slightly frustrated shout, because he must have lost another bet. Then, the hearty laughter of Senior Brother Song Daren and the others will sound, and several other senior brothers will also follow the jokes, and the little disciple who has always been the smallest and most inconspicuous!

Once upon a time, the past was gently flipped in the sound of slow footsteps, and those old things seemed to be carved between every brick and stone pillar here, echoing around him.

The ghostly face gradually changed from the beginning to the wooden, and the expression that was once shrouded like ice quietly receded, and the past time was so moving, even after many years, he still couldn't forget it.

If, if...... If none of the qiΔ“ has changed......

He stood between the faintly sunlit corridors, slowly sat down on the low railing of the cloister, and the warm sunlight of the big bamboo peak shone on his face, as if it had been ten years ago.

......

There were footsteps and the sound of talking, coming from far behind, and when they got closer, it turned out to be He Dazhi, the fourth disciple of Dazhufeng, and Du Bishu, the sixth disciple. The two of them walked side by side towards here, and the moment their figures appeared, the ghost Li had suddenly disappeared like a ghost, the mountain wind blew, the branches and grass shook together, and no one knew where he was hiding.

He Dazhi and Du Bishu obviously didn't notice anything, the two of them spoke in a low voice and walked over slowly, among which Du Bishu was also carrying a wooden bucket in his hand, which contained half a bucket of water, and a rag next to it, looking like he was going to clean it up. And watching the two of them walk forward, but after a while, they walked to the door of a room, Du Bishu shrugged his shoulders to He Dazhi, He Dazhi smiled, and the two walked in together.

A moment later, a ghostly figure emerged from a corner outside the corridor, looking ahead with a complicated gaze. The room that the two former senior brothers entered turned out to be the room where he lived when he was a junior disciple of Dazhufeng, Zhang Xiaofan. However, shouldn't that room have been abandoned for many years, why did the two senior brothers still go in?

The ghost floated silently.

As if he had suddenly fallen into a dream, he was stunned at the door, in this small courtyard, it was exactly the same as the scene back then, there were still gravel paths, there were still grass and green land, and even the small pine tree was still growing there, but over the years, it had become a lot thicker.

There was a sound of water in the room, and then the voices of Du Bishu and He Dazhi came out: "Fourth Senior Brother, you can tell me, after so many years, why does Master still want us to clean this house?"

He Dazhi scolded with a smile: "Stinky boy, you want to be lazy again, don't you, I can tell you, Master has been on fire for Senior Brother's affairs recently! Don't mess with his old man, otherwise Master will have to pick your skin." ’

Du Bishu laughed dryly twice, and said, "Senior brother, you are joking with me again, how dare I provoke Master." It's just that the little brother has been gone for more than ten years, but the master still ordered us to keep this place as it is and clean it every day, I really don't know what his old man is thinking?"

The figure standing outside the room, standing still, slowly lowered its head.

In the room, He Dazhi was silent for a while, but he sighed and said in a low voice: "Although Master has never talked about junior brother over the years, we all know in our hearts that he loves junior brother Xiao Fan the most in his heart. ’

Du Bishu's voice said: "Yes! I can also see this, to be honest, sometimes I miss my junior brother too." But what's the use of that, junior brother, he has already become another person now, will he go back to Dazhu Peak, become Zhang Xiaofan again, and then be our seventh junior brother?......

Outside the window, the ghostly god became more and more indifferent, and his body was also straight, with only two hands, clenched into fists, and the tighter he clenched.

Is it possible to go back?

The steps you have taken in time, the road you have crossed, many years later, do you still remember looking back and looking back?

The sun shines warmly on your body, but it feels like you are in an ice cellar!

He Dazhi and Du Bishu were also silent, and even they felt dull and speechless about the topic they had inadvertently raised. They fumbled around the house for a while, and walked out with a bucket, He Dazhi gently closed the door, looking at the green grass in the small courtyard, and the pine branches swaying. It was as if the owner of this house was not there, and even the chΕ«n light with it was quietly lost.

He shook his head, sighed, and left with Du Bishu.

After a long time, Ghost Li slowly walked out from behind the pine tree. The familiar mountain breeze blew on his face and ruffled his hair. He walked to the door, raised his right hand, and placed it on the door.

His movements were very slow and slow, as if there was a thousand pressures on his hands, and even the expression on his face seemed to be out of breath. However, that strange and inexplicable feeling, like an invisible force, finally pushed open this door!

――It's like opening a window through the past and seeing the past.

The familiar bed, the familiar tables and chairs, and the Taoist banners hanging on the wall, which seem to have a slightly withered yellow face after many years, and even the kettle and teacups on the table, look exactly the same as back then!

Who knows how many times this simple and unpretentious room has appeared in dreams? Even the air here seems to have a faint feeling of the past. He walked slowly into the room, walked to the bed, sat down slowly, and gently stroked the bedding with his hand, and the soft feeling passed through the palm of his hand.

Who saw that he suddenly bit his lip, so hard, so deep!

In the quiet hall, Tian Buyi and Xiao Yicai sat down together, Tian Buyi seemed to be a little uneasy, facing Xiao Yicai, his eyes looked away, as if he was thinking about something. It wasn't until Xiao Yi coughed and shouted, "Uncle Tian." ’

Tian Buyi woke up in shock, nodded, and said, "Well, okay, you can say it! What does Senior Brother Dao Xuan want your proud disciple to make a special trip?"

Xiao Yicai smiled and said, "Don't dare to be." That's right, the teacher has two main things, and he wants the disciple to ask Uncle Tian about it. ’

Tian Buyi said: 'Oh, you say. ’

Xiao Yicai said: "First, the number of righteous Daoists who have come to Qingyun Mountain recently is still increasing, and the other veins have already received many figures, and Tongtian Peak has also arranged more than 100 Daoists in the houses on the mountainside. But despite this, there is still not enough accommodation, so the teacher wants the disciple to beg the uncle, can you arrange some more righteous path friends on the Great Bamboo Peak?'

Tian Buyi raised his eyebrows and glanced at Xiao Yicai, Xiao Yicai's face was a little embarrassed, but he still smiled and said, "Uncle Shi, this is also because of the current catastrophe today, we have to do it as a last resort, and our Qingyunmen has always regarded ourselves as the leader of the righteous path, so we can't push the Daoists out of the door, right?"

Tian Buyi snorted and said, "Don't treat me as a fool, those so-called righteous Dao friends, who really fought with those beast demons, were able to contribute, and most of them came to take refuge because of our fame." ’

Xiao Yicai smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle Tian is serious, but even so, we can't push people out of the door, if this is the case, how will the righteous way of the world view us Qingyun? For the sake of the overall situation, I also asked Uncle Tian to help a lot." ’

Tian Buyi rolled his eyes, and suddenly seemed to think of something, his eyes suddenly lit up, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he coughed at the moment, with a righteous and awe-inspiring expression on his face, and said: "Since Senior Brother Daoxuan has said so, I can't shirk it, anyway, it is also for the sake of the right path and the overall situation of the world, so let's do it!"

Xiao Yicai was overjoyed and arched his hand: "Thank you, uncle." ’

Tian Buyi smiled slightly, and suddenly raised his hand and said, "Wait, I haven't finished talking yet." ’

Xiao Yicai was stunned for a moment and said, "What? ’

Tian Buyi smiled and said, "Since the catastrophe is now, we should think about the overall situation. I heard that among the seven veins of our Qingyun, there is another vein, uh, it seems to be the one with more female disciples......

Xiao Yicai was still smiling, but when he heard half of his face, his face was already stiff, and he gradually couldn't laugh.

Tian Buyi still smiled to himself: "I remember that in that vein, the terrain is vast, and I have been there a few times ago, and there are so many empty houses!

Xiao Yicai smiled bitterly on his face, and only after a while did he say: "Uncle Tian, this, this ......"

Tian Buyi snorted, looked at the sky on his chubby face, and said nothing. Xiao Yicai saw his appearance, shook his head secretly, and had to say, "Yes, after the disciple returns today, he should tell his teacher and ask him to be the old man." ’

Tian Buyi didn't speak, and the expression on his face didn't change, he just nodded, but his heart was very happy, and he snickered.

Xiao Yicai calmed down for a moment, and then said: "Then Uncle Tian, there is this second matter, but it is more important than what happened just now, and the teacher has repeatedly told him, please Uncle Tian must think carefully before answering." ’

Tian Buyi looked at Xiao Yicai's face, which was very different from just now, obviously this matter seemed to be extraordinary, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, nodded and said: "Oh, what's so strict, you can say it." ’

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