Chapter 4: Worship
Xiao Yicai lowered his voice, his face became a little solemn, and said, "The teacher asked me to ask my uncle, is the 'Heavenly Machine Seal' on the mountain behind Dazhu Peak still intact?"
Tian Buyi's face changed greatly, and he stood up suddenly, staring at Xiao Yicai, Xiao Yicai also slowly stood up, but took a step back. Tian Buyi stared at Xiao Yicai for a long time, his face kept changing, at first he was surprised and shaken, but slowly calmed down and then turned into contemplation, and finally another strange brilliance seemed to flash in his eyes, looking at Xiao Yicai, and suddenly said: "It seems that Senior Brother Daoxuan really wants to pass on his position to you in the future." ’
Xiao Yicai bowed his head slightly and said, "Uncle Shi's words are serious, and the disciple doesn't dare to be it." ’
Tian Buyi said lightly: "He won't even hide this matter from you, and the meaning is naturally very clear." Forget it, this is your Tongtian Peak's business, and I don't bother to care. But about the Heavenly Seal,' he said in a voice here, paused, and said in a deep voice: "This matter is not trivial, and it also involves the number of Qingyun Qi, when the Qingye Patriarch had a clear order to pass it on to the first seat of the Qingyun Seven Veins, it must not be used as a last resort......
He took a deep breath and said, "Everyone understands the stakes. I just want to ask, has Senior Brother Daoxuan really figured it out?'
Xiao Yicai's expression at this moment was also extremely cautious, and he didn't seem to dare to say a wrong word after pondering for a long time, before he nodded and said, "Yes, the teacher has already explained to the disciple very carefully before the disciple leaves. ’
Tian Buyi pondered for a moment and said, "What about the 'Heavenly Machine Seal' of the other five veins, except for Tongtian Peak and Dazhu Peak?"
Xiao Yicai said respectfully: "The teacher only informed the disciple of this matter, because the teacher felt that Uncle Tian was the most respected in the Qingyun Sect at the moment, so he specially came to ask the uncle for his opinion first. As for the other five veins, the disciples will go to see you later on. ’
Tian Buyi nodded slowly, sat back in his position, thought for a long time, and sighed: "If you want to talk about the current situation, it has indeed reached a critical juncture, the fate of the whole world is fighting here, and the senior brother in charge wants to go all out, and I have nothing to say." It's just that when you go back, tell him a word for me. ’
Xiao Yicai's face was respectful, and he said, "Yes, Uncle Tian, please say, the disciple must bring it." ’
Tian Buyi's face was slightly pale, and he said: "Once the Seven Veins Heavenly Machine Seal is removed, Qingyun Mountain's suppressed anger for thousands of years will inevitably be vented, although it is suppressed by the divine power of the Zhuxian Ancient Sword, it can be turned into a peerless killing intent, but the drama of the harm to the person holding the sword, the erosion of the foundation of the Dao, is also not trivial. Senior Brother Dao Xuan has participated in the cultivation, but this matter is not trivial, so I still ask him to think about it in advance, just in case. ’
Xiao Yicai said, "Yes, if Uncle Tian speaks, the disciple will definitely bring it." After a pause, he continued: "Then if Uncle Tian has nothing else to do, the disciple will leave first." ’
Tian Buyi nodded and did not speak. Xiao Yicai saw that his face was heavy, and he didn't dare to say much at the moment, so he slowly retreated.
In the Shoujing Hall, only Tian Buyi was left. He turned around slowly, looking at the statue of the Taoist Sanqing Patriarch enshrined in the Shoujing Hall, his face was complicated, but after a while, he just sighed, and after all, he still didn't say anything.
When Xiao Yicai flew back to Tongtian Peak, it was already nightfall, and the lights on Tongtian Peak were bright, and the many disciples of the original Qingyun Sect, plus the countless righteous path people who had poured into Qingyun near rì, had made this fairyland-like place a little crowded and worldly.
However, Xiao Yicai didn't know this, he walked straight to the peak of the Yuqing Palace, and after asking about the whereabouts of Dao Xuan Zhenren from the mouth of the Qingyun junior disciple in the Yuqing Palace, he walked towards the bedroom of Dao Xuan Zhenren in the back hall of Yuqing Palace.
Coming to a secluded place in the back hall, Xiao Yicai stood at the door of Daoxuan Zhenren for a while, settled down, and just wanted to raise his hand to knock on the door, but the voice of Daoxuan Zhenren had already come out of the room, saying, "Is it Yicai, come in." ’
Xiao Yicai choked for a moment, and immediately said respectfully: "Yes." With that, he gently pushed open the door and stepped inside.
The room is very spacious, all the furnishings have the atmosphere of books, in addition to the simple tables, chairs and beds, there are many books on the bookshelves on both sides of the room, among which there are many old books, which are also neatly placed on the bookshelves, and it can be seen that they have been read by the owner countless times.
Dao Xuan Zhenren was sitting next to the desk, holding an ancient scroll in his hand, and was reading, when he saw Xiao Yicai walking in, he smiled slightly, and said, "Are you coming back now?"
Xiao Yicai bowed deeply and said, "Yes, Master. ’
Dao Xuan Zhenren nodded and said, "How's things going?"
Xiao Yicai said: "There is no opinion on the first seat of the seven veins, they all say that the master's will prevail, only Uncle Tian of Dazhufeng'......
Dao Xuan Zhenren frowned and said, "What, Senior Brother Tian, does he have any different opinions?"
Xiao Yicai hurriedly said, "No, Uncle Tian didn't object, but just asked the disciple to bring a few words to tell the master." ’
Dao Xuan Zhenren was slightly stunned and said, "What do you say?"
Xiao Yicai immediately repeated Tian Buyi's words, Dao Xuan Zhenren was silent after hearing it, Xiao Yicai, who was standing on the side, secretly looked at it, and Dao Xuan Zhenren's face was complicated, as if he was also thinking about something, and his expression was constantly changing.
Just when Xiao Yicai guessed what Dao Xuan Zhenren was thinking, Dao Xuan Zhenren suddenly said: "Yicai, what do you think of Uncle Tian?"
Xiao Yicai was taken aback, he didn't know what Dao Xuan Zhenren meant, he glanced at him, but he couldn't see anything special, so he had to say cautiously at the moment: "Well, the disciple thinks that Uncle Tian is a person...... It's still pretty good. ’
Dao Xuan Zhenren smiled, obviously not very concerned about this disciple's opportunistic words, and only listened to him say leisurely: "Yes, he is a very good person, hehe, it is hard to believe that he looked like him at the beginning, and he can be seen by others to see the extraordinary......
Dao Xuan Zhenren's words suddenly stopped, and the room fell into a calm, Xiao Yicai moved his body slightly, faintly feeling a little uneasy.
After a while, Dao Xuan said, "You've been running for a day, and you're tired, go back and rest." ’
Xiao Yicai nodded and saluted, "Yes." After saying that, he slowly retreated.
Dao Xuan Zhenren watched the figure of this proud disciple disappear from sight, pondered for a moment, looked at the pitch-black sky outside the window, slowly stood up, walked out, and soon, his figure dissolved into the dark night of Qingyun Mountain.
Although it was already late at night, in the ancestral hall of the patriarch behind the secluded Tongtian Peak, the ever-bright lamp was still burning, like a faint fire in the dark. The old man guarding the ancestral hall of the patriarch had not yet fallen asleep, and he was standing at the offering table dedicated to the spiritual seat of the ancestors of the Qingyun Gate, staring at the names in the dark shadows.
In the distance, there was a low sound of insects.
In the silence, there seems to be some heartbeat sound!
The night wind blew, the flame of the lantern shook for a while, trembling as if wheezing, the old man slowly turned around, walked to the lantern, and gently blocked the direction of the wind with his hand, and soon, the lamp quieted down and began to burn steadily. The old man stared deeply at this bit of light, and the light was reflected in his eyes, as if something was also burning.
In the middle of the night, there was a sudden sound of footsteps, the old man's brows furrowed, he listened carefully, and then slowly turned around, and the old voice said slowly: "I didn't expect you to come here at such a late hour." ’
The figure of Dao Xuan Zhenren slowly became clear from the darkness and walked into this ancestral hall.
Under the dim light, the eyes of the two old men collided in mid-air, and they were stunned for a while, and inadvertently, they suddenly found that the other party was already so old, and then remembered that they were not the same?
Dao Xuan Zhenren was silent, staring at the old man for a long time, and then slowly walked to the offering table, stood under the spirit card of the ancestors of the Qingyun Sect, and slowly straightened his body. The old man walked up behind him, equally silent.
In the darkness, the invisible majesty slowly emanated from those yīn shadows, like deep traces that could not be erased by the years. Dao Xuan Zhenren was expressionless, picked up three sticks of fine incense from the offering table, walked to the candle and lit it, held it solemnly with both hands, bowed three times respectfully to the ancestral tablet, and then stepped forward and inserted the fine incense into the incense burner.
The faint light smoke floated up from the incense burner and dispersed in the air, making the spiritual positions in front of them even more hazy, vaguely like a pair of eyes, looking coldly at the two old men and the world.
'Is there anything difficult about burning incense in the middle of the night?' the old man asked lightly, his tone flat, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.
Dao Xuan Zhenren didn't look back at him, his eyes kept staring at the majestic spiritual positions behind the light smoke, and after a while, he said slowly: "You say, after you and I pass away in the future, what kind of mood will future generations worship us?"
The old man snorted and said, 'Of course, I am full of reverence for you, but as for me, will anyone remember?'
Dao Xuan Zhenren didn't care about the old man's slightly sarcastic words, but just smiled faintly. Then, he said quietly: "At the moment of the catastrophe, the world is in ruins, and all the beasts and demons are raging. As long as I think that a battle between Qingyun Mountain and the beast demon is inevitable, and it is more related to the number of people in the world, these burdens are on my shoulders, and I haven't slept well. ’
The old man frowned, and said, "You shouldn't have come to complain to me, are you? ’
Dao Xuan Zhenren looked at the old man for a moment, suddenly laughed, and then sighed: "You and I have been friends for hundreds of years, and sure enough, you are the only one who knows me best. ’
The old man shook his head and said, 'I know who you are, and if that were the case, I wouldn't be guarding the ancestral hall here.' Okay, without further ado, what the hell are you trying to say?'
Dao Xuan Zhenren seemed to be particularly tolerant of the old man, he resisted several times, but Dao Xuan didn't care, but his face was a little solemn, and he said slowly: "I have made up my mind, this battle is too big, for the livelihood of the world, I want to remove the Heavenly Seal of the Seven Veins of Qingyun Mountain." ’
The old man's expression suddenly froze, his brows were deeply locked, and he looked at Dao Xuan deeply, Dao Xuan looked at each other calmly, and after a long time, the old man said slowly: "Have you thought about this matter?"
Dao Xuan nodded slowly, and said, "But today, when I secretly informed the head of the six veins, Tian Buyi entrusted someone to convey some words to me, advising me to be careful of the backlash. ’
The old man smiled coldly, turned to face those ancestor spirit seats, and said for a while: "It's not that you haven't entered the 'Phantom Moon Cave Mansion', you know what is inside. After a pause, his voice suddenly softened a little, and there seemed to be a hint of helplessness in it, and he said, "You can do it yourself!"
Dao Xuan Zhenren was silent, and after a while, he also raised his head, looking at the deep dark shadow, the silent majesty, and seemed to sneer silently in the darkness.
After seven years, there were more and more rumors about the appearance of beasts and demons in the territory around Qingyun Mountain, and within a radius of 100 miles, with Heyang City at the foot of the mountain as the center, people fleeing could be seen everywhere. It seems that in the world at this moment, only the towering Qingyun Mountain can give people a little comfort and security.
And in the midst of the noise of countless people, Heyang City is the most chaotic place, the streets and alleys are crowded with people, the original inns and restaurants in the city have long been full of people, and more refugees who have fled have only stayed in the open air. In this case, the food supply in Heyang City has become very tight, but fortunately, because the city is next to the river, there is no need to worry about the water source.
Originally, in this chaotic situation, it is difficult to guarantee that some evil things such as robbery and murder will not happen, and there are indeed such rumors from time to time. But after all, Heyang City is at the foot of Qingyun Mountain, and Qingyunmen has already made preparations and sent a considerable number of disciples to maintain order in the city, so in general, these countless refugees have not happened in this catastrophe.
It's just that, with the terrifying beast demon rumors becoming even more and more terrifying, no one can predict what it will be like? In this case, there is an increasingly uneasy atmosphere in Heyang City, and people are panicking.
It was in this situation that the wandering Jianghu Xiangshi Zhou Xian came to this city with his granddaughter Xiaohuan and the wild dog Taoist. Standing on the spacious street in the past, at this moment, I only saw dense crowds of people, and the street was so crowded that it was difficult to walk, and the wild dog Taoist was just a man, but Zhou Xian and Xiaohuan were dumbfounded.
Relying on the strong body of the wild dog Taoist and the fierce face, he opened the way in front, and the people with little strength were squeezed away, and the strong people looked back at the dignity of the wild dog Taoist, and most of them didn't dare to say anything. Zhou Zhou Xian and Xiaohuan followed the wild dogs closely, reluctantly moving forward, sweating profusely along the way, and finally crossed this street and turned into an alley at the west end of Heyang City.
The three of them walked inside, and there were many people standing in the very secluded alley, but compared to the crowded crowd on the street outside, this place could really be said to be spacious. Zhou Xian cursed in a low voice, looking very angry, it is just a matter of my old man running for his life, how can there be so many people running for their lives together, and as a result, my old man is so uncomfortable to run for his life.
The alley was very long and twisty, and the further you went, the fewer people there were, and it took about half an hour for the three of them to reach the end of the alley. I saw that there were no more people fleeing here, the reason is very simple, because this is a righteous village, but looking at the dilapidated courtyard of this small righteous village, even half of the wooden door fell to the ground, and the other half was nowhere to be seen, and I don't know if it was taken by someone to burn as firewood.
Zhou Zhou Xian looked at this Yizhuang, shook his head, sighed, Xiaohuan stood beside him, called in a low voice, and said, "Grandpa." ’
The wild dog was a little puzzled, but he was born in the Demon Sect, and he didn't care much about these unfortunate places in Yizhuang, but he was a little puzzled, how did Zhou Xian and Xiaohuan come to this place.
Zhou Zhou Xian was silent for a long time, and said, "Let's go in! Anyway, this place should be relatively quiet." ’
With that, he walked in first, followed by Ring and the wild dog. Walking into Yizhuang, I saw that in the small courtyard, the grass and trees were desolate, and there were messy fallen sawdust beams everywhere, and there seemed to be some white things shining in the grass. Xiaohuan's face turned a little pale, and he couldn't help but pull Zhou Xian's clothes.
Zhou Zhou Xian glanced back at her and comforted her in a low voice: "It's not the first time I've come, what are you afraid of, besides, this is also where your father lives, will he still harm us?"
Xiaohuan nodded, his face was a little better, and the wild dog Taoist frowned in the back, but he didn't say anything.
In front of the courtyard is the gatehouse of Yizhuang, Zhou Zhou Xian stepped forward, only to see that the door was covered with dust, I really don't know how long no one has been here, he was silent, shook his head, sighed again, and pushed the door open.
'Squeak......' The wooden door made a screeching sound, and slowly retreated inside, a musty smell gushed out, and in the dim light, three coffins were placed horizontally, but the coffin lids were already scattered to the side.
The indescribable years are bleak, as if they are in this small room, and the gloom emanates out. The corners of Zhou Xian's mouth twitched twice, his face was gloomy, and he walked up slowly, not looking at the scattered coffins next to him, and walked straight to the sacrificial table where incense was originally offered to the spiritual seat, looking at the more than a dozen spirit cards on the table.
There was silence in the room, and no one seemed to dare to speak. Zhou Zhou Xian slowly stretched out his hand, picked up those spirit cards, slowly wiped off the thick dust on them, glanced at them, put them aside, and then went to find the next one, just like that, when he cleaned up the seventh spirit card, he saw the handwriting on the tablet that read "Aiko Zhou Xingyun's Spirit Position".
Zhou Zhou Xian stopped his movements, silently looked at the spirit card, stared for a long time, Xiaohuan slowly walked up, looked at the spirit card in his hand, his eyes were also a little moist, and said in a low voice: "Grandpa, put Dad's spirit card away!"
Zhou Xian let out a sigh of relief, his face was a little desolate, and nodded. Xiaohuan took the spirit tablet from his hand, carefully placed it on the offering table, then took a step back, folded his hands, respectfully saluted the tablet, and said in a low voice: "Dad, my grandfather and I have come back to see you again, thanks to you all these years, although my grandfather and I have wandered the world, but everything is good." I'll be back today to clean you up, and I hope you don't blame us. ’
After speaking, he bowed respectfully and bowed three times.
The wild dog Taoist watched from behind, and suddenly walked to the front and bowed three times to this tablet, but he was startled by Zhou Zhou Xian and Xiaohuan, and Xiaohuan said: "Dao Chief, why are you ......?"
The Wild Dog Daoist didn't look at Zhou Xian's strange eyes, and said, "Since he is your father, that is, my senior, when he comes to this place, I should pay a salute to my senior." ’
Xiaohuan was relieved and nodded, "Thank you very much." As she spoke, she turned to the tablet and said, "Dad, this is the Wild Dog Master, he is a good man, and he has helped me and Grandpa a lot." ’
Zhou Zhou Xian snorted beside him and said, "Is he a good person, hum, ill-intentioned......
The wild dog Taoist was stiff, but Xiaohuan had already glared at Zhou Xian first, and said, "Grandpa, why are you talking nonsense." ’
Zhou Zhou Xian rolled his eyes, turned around and looked away, the wild dog Taoist looked at Xiao Huan gratefully, and when he was about to speak, he suddenly suffocated, and turned around suddenly, Xiao Huan and Zhou Zhou Xian also seemed to feel something, and almost looked at the door of Yizhuang at the same time.
In the originally bleak and quiet Yizhuang, at the door of that room, a man in black suddenly appeared, and even his face was covered by black veil, which was indescribably weird. Yizhuang, who originally gained some popularity because of the arrival of Zhou Zhou Xian and the other three, suddenly fell into a deeper dead silence and desolation because of the appearance of this person.
Wild Dog Dao's face changed greatly, and his lips moved a few times before he slowly said astringently: "Mr. Ghost......
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