said goodbye to Ju Ying for the second time, and Xingyan's heart seemed to be peaceful.

For him, after standing under the moon and playing the two songs "Xizhou" and "Zizhi", he no longer needs to know the girl's whereabouts, he doesn't need to know how she is in the Taishou Mansion, and he doesn't need to know how the honorable Nanhai Taishou Lord tastes every dish for her first.

The parting between him and her was finished at the end of the flute.

In the days of waiting for the end of the year, the order of the Thousand Bird Cliff is as usual.

The young and active little girl is still playing, and she is still working hard to be obedient and sensible in order to get a word of praise from her brother. The Lord of the Four Seas, who had experienced glory and tribulation in a year, still read the scriptures diligently and practiced the power spells. I have some thoughts of "gratitude", so I often remember to lecture on Taoism and scriptures to those pious fairy mountain spirits in front of the Thousand Bird Cliff.

The years in the mountains, I don't know the cold and heat. In the coolness, Sihaitang ushered in the new year.

At the end of the year, the Sikaitang is also like ordinary households, and the peach charm of the god is hung on the side of the door. On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, the fire was also lit in the middle of the stone center of Sihaitang, and he and Qiong Wei Kou Xueyi, sitting around the hearth, eating small dishes, drinking and Tusu, staying up all night, and doing their best to celebrate the New Year together.

This time, Xiao Qiongwei has accepted the lesson of the last Mid-Autumn Festival, and has always endured not sleeping, accompanying the hall owner's brother Xue Yi and sister until the next morning. For the first time to have such a reunion, she was also inexplicably excited, and she just pestered the awakening words to tell the allusions of the New Year, so even if she didn't sleep all night this time, it was not very difficult. It can be said that "children do not sleep, and they keep vigil and rejoice." ”

Just when Xingyan and the second daughter were guarding the New Year, during which he also took out the white jade lotus bud that was given by Lingyi and played it repeatedly in his hand. It's just that it's always just a game. After hesitating a few times, he finally didn't put it into the basin of water brought by Qiong Wei.

By the end of the year, everyone has grown a year older. As she grows older, Xiao Qiongwei is happy, but Kou Xueyi is only indifferent. As for Sihaitang's advocacy, after the New Year, when he is eighteen years old, he is one step closer to the twenty-year-old of the Chengren crown ceremony. At that time, you can justifiably call yourself a "weak-crowned" teenager.

Although he is a year older, he does not seem to be more mature in terms of mental experience. No, on this day at the end of February, lazily basking in the warm sunshine of early spring, watching the little girl tirelessly playing with her two Vermilion Bird Firebirds in front of the hall, the eighteen-year-old hall master of the four seas couldn't help but start thinking again:

"When will I also go to the market to buy a bird cage? Let the two precious birds live in Qiongwei. I bought a clear water flower pot and raised Xueyi's golden flower branches - well, in this way, my Thousand Bird Cliff is almost the same as the flower and bird garden of the rich family in Raozhou. Wonderful~"

Just when he was thinking wildly, the gentle woman who was drying the clothes, turned around, and saw that the hall master was staring at his side again, so he didn't feel a little surprised, turned her face and lowered her eyebrows, swayed the figure of Yuanna, walked quickly to the Dongyan Cold Spring, and continued to rub the remaining clothes.

With the posture of the woman Xiuman, Xingyan's eyes also unconsciously followed to the cold spring. After staring at it for a while, the young hall master who had nothing to do suddenly moved in his heart while looking at it:

Xue Yi's hands ...... It's just that I'm not careful enough. ”

"Xue Yi has done so many chores, but her arms and wrists are still as smooth as a stone. If I had been an ordinary poor woman, how could I have kept my skin as good as mutton fat?

Just when the master of the juvenile hall sighed that his experience was shallow, he suddenly heard a string of clear sighs from the stone crane beside him. Turning his face, he saw two curling smoke coming out of the mouths of the two white cranes beside him.

Oh, it's Fei Yunding who has something to call for.

As soon as he saw the stone crane spewing smoke, the master of the Four Seas Hall, who had been idle for a long time, hurriedly stood up from the stone steps in front of the door, put on makeup and plastic surgery, and hurriedly went to the top of the flying cloud to listen to the order.

When he arrived at Chengxin Hall, he heard the words of the head of Lingxu, and this young man who was already idle and panicked knew that the opportunity he was looking forward to had finally arrived!

It turned out that Master Lingxu told him that the last time he had gone through Zhao Wuchen's incident, he would pay attention to whether there was a chance for the Lord of the Four Seas Hall to go down the mountain to practice. It just so happened that a disciple who had come down the mountain recently came back and said that the task he had undertaken from the master had not made much progress for a while. As a result, Lingxu immediately thought of the young hall master on the Thousand Bird Cliff. I only heard Lingxu say:

"Wake up, this time you will go down the mountain to find the 'water essence' of Shangqing that has been lost for more than half a year for the master. ”

"Water Spirits?"

"Yes, you may not know that the Taiji Flowing Water that I passed by on the square on the way to Shangqingguan just now was originally the place where the 'Water Spirit' was located. ”

"Oh?"

Xingyan was surprised when he heard this, and then suddenly said:

"No wonder! I've always thought the stone Tai Chi was so strange. The flowing water on the yin side is flowing endlessly, but it comes from nowhere and flows there. It turns out that it is the essence of water!"

Speaking of this, he hesitated a little:

"But when I came here just now, the Tai Chi flowing water seemed to be no different from the past? What is this 'water spirit'......?"

Seeing that he was puzzled, Lingxu smiled slightly and explained:

"Wake up and know that everything in the world that has a body must have a spirit. The thickness of the earth is where the earth spirit is, and the incessant flame is where the fire spirit is. I went to the top of the Qing Dynasty to build this stone Taiji, which is where the mountain spirit of Luofu Mountain is located. From ancient times to the present, the clouds have been gathered by the water bloom for thousands of years, and it has a soul. ”

But half a year ago, this Flying Cloud Top Water Essence actually said goodbye and left the mountain. Of course, although you don't go for a while, the essence is coiled, and it is not something that can be gathered or dispersed in one day, so when you see the Taiji flowing water, it is still flowing as usual. ”

"It's just that this Flying Cloud Top Water Essence has been taught by my Shangqing Dynasty for generations, and it was already a refuge, and it can be regarded as the guardian of the teaching, but this time it has been dissolved, which is really incomprehensible. The essence of the water in the clouds, together with the stone statues of the Holy Spirit in the four directions of the square, form a 'Water Pole Four Elephants Gathering Spirit Array', which can gather the infinite heaven and earth aura in the sky of Luofu Cave to my Feiyun Peaks to help me practice in the Shangqing Sect. And to gather such a majestic Heaven and Earth Yuan Spirit, if it is separated from the body of the water essence, it will be a little difficult. Therefore, my disciple will send his disciples down the mountain to search, so as to invite the essence of water to return again and join me in the supreme path of Shangqing fellow practitioners. ”

"I see!"

The words of the head of the house, Xingyan listened to it like a fascination. Secretly surprised, I couldn't help but think in my heart:

"The water pole four elephant spirit gathering array mentioned by the head of the sect is almost as effective as my refining gods and transforming voids. It's just that the scale is probably very different. ”

Lingxuzi didn't know what the young man in front of him was thinking, and continued:

"This search for the essence of water is a good opportunity for you to experience. As a rule, every hall master in my Puritanism needs to go to the world to experience. Wake up that although your hall master is over-promoted, this time it is just time to go to the mortal world for a while!"

"Do what the boss says. In fact, I also feel that it is not as clever as in Raozhou City back then!"

Hearing the young man say this, Lingxu smiled and said:

"I have sent many disciples to search, so there is no need to be overly anxious about this search for the essence of water. This trip is mainly about experience. There is no hurry to return, as long as you come back before the Yushan Jiayuan meeting in three years. If there is anything unsatisfactory in this, you can also return to Luofu Mountain as soon as possible, and you don't have to force it. ”

After a pause, he thought of something again, and said:

"The two fairies in your hall, go and stay as they wish. If all the halls in the Sihai Hall are empty, then you, the hall master token that opened the stone house, will be handed over to the poor road, so that I can let Qingming take care of the Sihai Hall on my behalf. When you go back, you can ask the two fairies about their wishes...... Huh?"

As soon as he said this, Lingxu saw that the young man in front of him had begun to untie the non-gold and non-iron token from his waist, presented it with both hands, and said affirmatively:

"After the head of the family, you don't have to bother to make two trips, those two girls and babies will definitely go with me. Now I'll return it!"

On the mountain road back to Chidoriyama, the thought that in a few days, he would be able to wander in the vast world, and Xingyan was full of excitement. After all, although the years on the Thousand Bird Cliff are peaceful and carefree, for a young man like him, he will feel depressed over time. Fortunately, Qiong Wei Xueyi and them were there, otherwise, it is likely that he would have run to Feiyunding and take the initiative to ask for help!

The young man who couldn't hide his smile was wondering if he should go back to Raozhou this time, and he couldn't help but remember the old Dao Qinghe in Raozhou's good fate back then. From this point of view, the old man's so-called excuse for entering the WTO is not entirely false.

Thinking of the last few words of Master Qinghe's Lingxu just now, the young man couldn't help but be even more embarrassed:

"Wake up, this time when you go down the mountain, you will inevitably encounter the matter of subduing demons and eliminating monsters. If things are done smoothly and the merits are complete, you don't have to cover up for the teacher when others ask, after all, this is also the name of my Taoist Three Jewels of the Qing Dynasty. It's just that if things are done awkwardly, then ...... Haha!"

When he returned to Chidori Cliff, sure enough, he only mentioned it slightly, and the two girls expressed their desire to go down the mountain with the hall master in their own special ways.

In the past few days before going down the mountain, Xingyan went to the Dharma Propagation Hall in Qianshan again, and handled some handover matters with Qingming Daoist, and by the way, he said goodbye to Hua Piaochen and Chen Ziping's familiar disciples one by one. For the rest of the work, he and the two girls in the hall tightly packed up.

On the third day of March, Xingyan and Qiong Wei Xueyi, got up early in the morning, rushed to the Qing holy land "Huaixian Hall" on the mountain behind Feiyunding, worshiped the spirits of the ancestors of the past dynasties, prayed for the blessings of the ancestors, and then returned to Baoxia Peak, each carrying a bag of different sizes, bidding farewell to the Thousand Bird Cliff that had lived for nearly a year, and embarking on a journey down the mountain in a bright spring.

When going down the mountain, behind the three of them, there were faint birds and beasts singing in those green trees, and their voices were low and nostalgic, and they continued all the way.

After descending the mountain, Xingyan and Qiong Wei Xueyi only followed the northwest direction slightly pointed by the head of Lingxu, and walked without asking the road ahead.

Although, at this time, the three of them can fly for a short distance, but anyway, the task of the master is not urgent, so under the instructions of the hall master, they wander leisurely, wandering around, at most only occasionally flying in the wilderness and no one, and most of the rest of the time, it is just an ordinary walk.

I have passed through several towns with twists and turns, and I have inquired about the customs and customs a few times, and before I know it, it is already early April.

At this time, a few people were wandering to the boundary of Siheung County.

"It's so hot!"

After walking for a while, Xingyan couldn't help but take off the straw hat on his head and roll it in his hand as a fan.

"Huhu~"

Hearing his complaints, the little Qiong Wei, who had no beads of sweat on his face, immediately popped out his little tongue and gasped. Kou Xueyi, who was born in the ice cliff, although he has cultivated for nearly a thousand years, he is afraid that it is due to his nature, and he can't help but frown slightly in this dry and hot weather.

Speaking of which, it's just past April, and it's not yet the end of spring. But the weather is already very hot. The worst thing is that the heat is just hot, and the air around this body is very dry, and if you sweat a little, you will feel dry mouth and thirst when you wake up.

Looking at the same scorched grass and trees on the side of the road, Xingyan smiled bitterly:

"It's a drought. We've got to find a pond and find water to drink!"

It's just that there are three or four miles ahead, but there is not half a shadow of a pond to be seen. Along the way, I saw a lot of large or small square pits, which did not contain a single thing, and I didn't know what to dig for.

was anxiously wandering, when he suddenly heard the little girl who couldn't stop jumping beside him, pointing to the front and shouting:

"Look, there's a sister there!"

The young man who was touching around, when he heard the words, looked forward, and saw that about ten zhang away, next to the smoke-filled post road, a woman with a graceful posture was sitting in the long pavilion beside the road.

"Hah! I just went to ask her where there is a water source in this land. ”

When he saw someone, the thirsty young man was overjoyed, and hurriedly ran towards the long pavilion.

When he got closer, the hall master of the four seas, who was already a little dizzy, found that the woman leaning on the pavilion in front of him was covered with a black veil on her face.

"It's strange, why do you still cover this thing on your face on this hot day. ”

Although his heart was strange, he was thirsty at this time, and he couldn't care about much, so he bowed down and said sincerely:

"This eldest sister, please forgive me for taking the liberty of-"

As soon as she said this, the woman with a twisted posture suddenly moved.

Seeing some movement, Xingyan hurriedly continued:

"Sister Haojiao learned that I, a few foreigners, were thirsty in my mouth. But I am not familiar with the place and cannot find drinking water. I wonder if the girl can tell me a little bit about it?"

......

Strangely, after these polite words, the woman who had been moving a little at first was now silent. Xingyan was surprised and didn't know why. He had the heart to observe the girl's expression, but through the black veil, he couldn't see it clearly for a while, so he had to repeat the pleading words just now.

It's just that this time the woman is still silent, as if she is deaf.

Seeing this situation, Xiao Qiongwei reminded Master Zhang Tang:

"Brother, is this sister asleep?"

"Uh, yes! Qiong Wei has a point. ”

As soon as she heard the little girl's words, she suddenly opened her mouth and said in her heart:

"This woman must have come to rest in the pavilion, and is asleep now, otherwise how could she be indifferent to my questioning? ”

was pondering, but saw that the little girl next to him had stepped forward, stretched out her little hand to tear off the woman's veil, and said while pulling it back:

"Brother, if you don't believe it, look-"

"Huh?!"

Not only was the confident little girl speechless for a while, but even the hall master Zhang who was facing the woman was also startled:

It turned out that this woman, who must have fallen asleep in her imagination, now opened her eyes wide, grinned and stared at herself!

The young man who saw this at first glance was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses, and hurriedly apologized to the woman without a word:

"This eldest sister, please forgive me, my sister didn't mean to, don't blame her-"

But I heard this village girl in her early twenties half-intercepted:

"Xianggong said and laughed, I didn't have time to thank her, how could I blame her! If it wasn't for my sister-in-law reaching out, how could I ......?"

"Xianggong?!"

Realizing that this name was strange, Xingyan was immediately stunned on the spot. After a moment, he stammered:

"Ahem, girl, you just called me...... Xianggong?"

"yes~"

I only heard the village girl who met for the first time in front of me quickly said:

"Don't hide it from my husband, my family has a family rule, as long as any man lifts the veil of the slave family, it is my husband!"

"Huh?!"

The boy was sweating profusely and shouted:

"Girl, wait a minute!"

"Please say~"

"That's right, the person who lifted your veil just now is not me, it's this naughty little girl!"

In the end, the angry Hall Master Zhang hurriedly pulled Xiao Qiongwei over and put it in front of him to show the woman.

"Hey~ It seems that I'm in trouble again!"

The little girl who was being used as a shield lowered her head, seemingly embarrassed.

Hearing the words of the young man in disguise, the woman in the village girl's costume thought for a moment, and then said unhurriedly:

"Actually, I just remembered that my father said that my husband should be the first man to see me after removing the veil. That's you!"

"Xianggong, don't hesitate any longer. From now on, the slave family is your man!~"

“......”

Looking at the resentful eyes of the woman in front of him, Xingyan was a little stupid for a while......

After staying for a long time, the young man had to eat and said:

"Qiong Weixue, let's run away!"

Before the words fell, the three of them who had an incomparable tacit understanding had already pulled their legs away, and only a few scorched blades of grass were swirling on the ground behind them!

"Dead man~ I didn't want to fall so fast!"

"There's no way, I have to wait for the next one to see if I can get married smoothly! Alas, it's a pity, this one just now is still a good Taoist priest!"

Not to mention the village girl who somehow waited in the pavilion for the person she liked, and the three Sihaimen people who fled in the desert had no time to stop after escaping for two or three miles. I only heard Xingyan gasp and ask:

"Did you chase it?"

Qiong Wei turned her head to look at it and replied quickly:

"Nope!"

After answering, add another sentence:

"I'll run first!~"

"Thank goodness!"

The boy was rejoicing.

After a pause for a while, I heard the little girl say in confusion:

"Brother, why did we run away just now?"

"This ...... Because that sister is suddenly going to marry me, and I have no intention of marrying her for the time being. ”

"Then why don't you want to marry her?—is she not well-behaved?"

"It's not!"

"Is that because she is not as good-looking as Sister Xue Yi?"

“...... Not exactly. ”

"Then why don't you marry her?"

“......”

The frightened young man was stopped by this ignorant little girl for a while.

After thinking for a while, Hall Master Zhang decided to use a way that was easy for Xiao Qiongwei to understand, to solve her doubts:

"Qiong Wei, let's make an analogy. ”

"Okay!"

"Listen up - for example, if one day you are on the road and suddenly you see a lollipop drop on the ground in front of you, and you will be holding a paper mat with a very clean and delicious appearance, what will you do?"

"Hey~ I must have picked it up secretly and eaten it!"

The little girl smacked her lips.

"But Qiong Wei, as soon as you picked up the lollipop, a person jumped out of the grass next to you, saying that if you picked up his candy, you must marry him. Are you married?"

"Huh? Suddenly jumped out - is this your brother?"

"Even if it's me. ”

"It's my brother, I'll get married!"

“......”

"Qiong Wei, no, how can you marry someone for a lollipop?!"

"It's my brother and I don't care~"

"Alas, it seems that you are too young to make sense. ”

The dry mouth of the Four Seas Hall Master looked stupid.

"No, brother, I'm not young! I'm a year older this year!"

The little girl was a little unconvinced.

"Why don't you ask Sister Xue Yi too, see what she has to say!"

It seems that Qiong Wei is not very confident in her age after all, so she turned to Sister Xue Yi, who had been silent beside her, and asked innocently:

"Sister Xue Yi, if my brother asks you to marry him because you stole his candy, will you agree?"

-- Hall Master Zhang, who was nervously paying attention to the result, saw it strangely, and when he heard Qiong Wei's words, this elegant plum blossom fairy suddenly flushed his cheeks. After a while, he had to say in a low voice:

"But by the command of the hall master. ”

“......”

After some chaos, it didn't take long for the frustrated teenager to see a densely populated village not far ahead.

"Great!

As soon as he saw someone, Xingyan immediately licked his lips excitedly, as if he had tasted the taste of clear water that he had not seen for a long time.

And behind him, the little sister was busy asking questions:

"Sister Xue Yi, get married...... What does it mean to be down?"

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