Chapter 21: Dragon Fight
The gloomy temple became brightly lit with the arrival of the old man, and only the temple in the center was still in darkness.
The old man waved away the servant, stepped on the white jade steps alone, and walked straight into the darkness. But there is some self-deprecation in my heart, if it is known that I am only here late at night for a ridiculous dream, I am afraid that it will become the laughing stock of the whole world!
A few candles were lit in the temple, but it was still dim. Barely able to let the old man see the ancestor's tablet clearly, he just turned around, but found nothing. He suddenly laughed and said, "Which one here is not the Supreme, and which one has immortality?" This laughter was full of bitterness, which meant that he would soon become such a tablet for future generations to worship.
"What is immortality?" a voice suddenly sounded in the empty hall.
The old man was startled, but immediately settled down and looked in the direction from which the voice came. I saw a Taoist priest standing in front of the row of portraits of the previous kings with his back to him, and it was still empty just now.
He stepped forward and asked, "Who are you, why have you come to disturb my dreams?"
The Taoist priest turned his head and saw the same old face, but the crane-haired and childish face was like a dead tree in spring, and the old face seemed to contain infinite vitality. Now he just asked with a pleasant face: "Zhou Bingcheng, do you want to live forever?"
As soon as Zhou Bingcheng's three words came out, the old man first felt strange, and then suddenly became angry, he hadn't called him that for many years. The real name of this Ninety-Five Venerable, this is a name that everyone needs to avoid. A name that even he himself had forgotten.
But he looked at the man's face, blinked violently, took a few steps back, and stumbled to sit on the cold ground. Tremblingly, he stretched out his finger and said, "Emperor Gaozong!" The face of that person turned out to be exactly the same as the portrait behind him. The third monarch of the Great Xia Dynasty, Xia Gaozong.
The Taoist smiled slightly, compared his hands, and then held up Zhou Bingcheng on the ground, and said, "It's not worth mentioning to the smoke and clouds!"
Zhou Bingcheng stood up, his face was naturally respectful, but there was a doubt in his heart: Is this Taoist who looks like Emperor Gaozong a human being a ghost or a ghost? Suspiciousness is a necessary quality for every emperor.
The Taoist seemed to see through Zhou Bingcheng's thoughts, and said with a smile: "If you have any doubts, you might as well ask!"
Zhou Bingcheng was not polite, so he asked about the old things in the palace back then, and many subtleties were recorded in the palace, and no one was qualified to watch it except him. But the man talked and laughed freely, and answered fluently.
Zhou Bingcheng suspected that someone was peeking at the internal library documents. He also asked about the strategy of governing the country, and the courtiers were loyal. These things seem to be easier than the previous ones, but they are the easiest to show a person's status and identity, and there are even many things that cannot be said without sitting in that supreme position. However, the Taoist still answered seamlessly, and even some omissions made him look more real.
After dispelling all doubts, Zhou Bingchen immediately knelt on the ground and said, "No, Sun Bingcheng, I have seen great-great-great-great-grandfather!"
The Taoist said: "You are the supreme, and you only kneel to heaven and earth." "But he didn't lift the emperor on the ground up like he did just now.
Zhou Bingcheng raised his head abruptly and said, "Please grandpa teach your grandson the way of immortality!" This kneeling is not kneeling to the ancestors, but kneeling to live forever. There is nothing more certain, your ancestors are standing in front of you like this, isn't this immortality?
He clearly knew the resume of the person in front of him from Neku's copywriting, and he was bent on seeking the truth, and finally died of taking Dan, but when he was buried, the body was missing. This was originally an example of taking it as a precept, so he hoped for immortality, but he had never done anything about worshipping Buddhism and alchemy, but in this blink of an eye, the negative example became a positive example.
Daodao: "I know your heart, so I will lead you." If you want to learn this way, just set up a master-apprentice status. Don't talk about the identity in the world, let alone mention it to others, and just kneel. It doesn't have to be that way anymore. ”
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Bingcheng's heart was eager, but at the same time, he also felt more comfortable. As the saying goes, there are no two heavens and no two kings in the country. If he was thirty years younger, and such an ancestor appeared in front of him, he was afraid that he would already have a murderous intention. Now he only kowtowed respectfully, said "master", stood up, and asked, "I just don't know how to call the master's name?"
The Taoist raised his head and looked at the bright moon in the sky, and the words "Taiyin" flowed in his heart, but when it came to his mouth, it was "You just call me Wuyazi!"
My life has an end, and there is no end to knowledge. Those who have become the Tao are just gone! Is it right or wrong for oneself to use this method that defies the condemnation of the world to resist the catastrophe?
"Yes, master, I just don't know what kind of Taoism we practice?"
"Don't worry, don't worry, come and say Fang Chang. What the Taoist said was meaningful, and Zhou Bingcheng was even more eager in his heart. In this gloomy temple, suddenly there was a place of light.
The Taoist looked at the disciple in front of him, but suddenly thought of his other disciple, who was in this world, and now he is famous all over the world!
On the edge of the Yangtze River, on the empty and uninhabited Jiangzhu, a fisherman sat upright and fished, and at this time, the clouds and mist on the horizon were surging, rolling towards the river. The fisherman seemed to be unaware of it, and sat upright like a stone.
Out of the rolling clouds suddenly came a magnificent carriage, surrounded by strangely described fierce guards, and at this moment the clouds and mist were used as a ladder to drive here.
The carriage stopped by the river, but out of the carriage came a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy, dressed in a red and white robe, with a sweet smile on his face, and came behind the fisherman. He bowed down and said, "Luo Ying, meet Lord Ao Qian!"
Ao Gan's deep voice came from under the hat, "You don't take this new Hebo with you in the Yellow River, what are you doing in the Yangtze River?" Such a little child turned out to be the new Hebo of the Yellow River.
Luo Ying smiled and said: "Luo Ying came here only to ask Lord Dragon King for marriage, and now I heard that Ao Li's sister is living in a small lake in the south of the Yangtze River, so I want to invite her to the Yellow River to co-host the priesthood." ”
"You're not worthy!"
Luo Ying's face was as usual, still with that round smiling face, but she said: "I am the grandson of Fuxi and the son of King Yi, how unworthy." Moreover, since I was in charge of the Yellow River, the East China Sea Dragon Clan wanted to invade all the time, but I blocked it with the power of a river. ”
Ao Gan said: "Then you continue to be a river uncle, and watch the water of that river carefully! Wait for my granddaughter to ask you for it sooner or later." ”
Luo Ying looked at the back of the great bank in front of her, but the corners of her lips hooked up a smile, and said: "If Sister Ao Li can really do this, Luo Ying will give up the position of Hebo and be willing to attach the tail wing." Before that, we should strictly guard the water of Heluo and not let others encroach on it!"
So saying, he turned back into the carriage, and the carriage flew away as it had come.
Ao Qian raised his hat, forgot to glance at it, and slowly let go of the killing intent in his heart. He really wanted to use the water power of the Yangtze River to kill this Luo Ying, because this kid was really a terrifying enemy to Ao Li, and even the entire dragon clan was afraid that there were few who could compare.
But if you do this, you will inevitably damage your life. In the end, it allowed the East China Sea Dragon Clan fishermen to benefit, although most of the dragons are mediocre today, but they are still powerful, in that case, Ao Li will not even have a chance to fight.
Luo Ying returned to the carriage, and a woman said, "Ying'er, you are so risky. ”
Luo Ying smiled confidently: "Mother, this time it's just a thrill." I have already broken most of the way of the number of techniques in Hetu Luoshu, and I expect that this Ao Gan's death will not be far away, and I just came here to confirm this time. Ao Qian is afraid that the Yellow River will be taken by the East China Sea, and it will definitely not hurt me. ”
The woman sighed and said: "As soon as this dragon god dies, the position of the water god of the Yangtze River will also fall to Li'er, and whoever can get her will have the title of dominating the waters of the world, and he will be guilty! If you can really marry Li'er, wouldn't it be one less sword soldier, didn't you play very well when you were a child? It's a pity that this lord doesn't know the general trend." ”
Luo Ying said: "No, mother, whether it is the superior Hebo or this dragon god, they have all extended the way of magic to an extremely deep realm, and even I sigh to myself. However, this is the pride of the dragon!"
The woman frowned and said, "It's just that this has added endless trouble to you!"
Luo Ying smiled slightly, and said confidently: "Things that are easy to get are also boring." The head of the water god in the world is none other than me!" and then as long as the news is sprinkled, the idiots in the East China Sea will definitely take action, as long as Ao Qian is forced to leave the Yangtze River again, the world will be decided. It's just that he can't figure it out after all, what was the last time Ao Gan left the Yangtze River?
In the Qiantang River Water Mansion, a young man with red hair and horns was frowning to himself, looking at the sand table of the water in front of him. The eye fell on a small lake. It is the world-famous West Lake, but no matter how beautiful the scenery of the West Lake is, it will not be taken into account by the dragon clan. After all, the water area is too small to borrow much water at all.
What he really cares about is the water god in this lake, Ao Li. He was the third son of the Dragon King of the East China Sea, and he knew what this kind meant. The Yellow River Water God, who was canonized by the Heavenly Court, if he could get her. got the righteousness, and then raised troops from the East China Sea to attack the real Yellow River Hebo today.
Originally, he would never dare to beat Ao Li's attention, because the existence of the dragon god Ao Qian was not something that any other dragon clan could contend with. Confronting Ao Qian head-on is no different from seeking death. But the news he got recently made him excited, Ao Qian's longevity was about to end, and he couldn't leave the Yangtze River. As long as he takes this opportunity to hold Ao Li in his hands and obtain any of the water veins of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, his priesthood will be greatly improved.
And as long as you pay attention to proportion, Lord Dragon God should not ignore Shou Yuan to kill one of his juniors! And the water system of the Qiantang River is connected to the water of the West Lake, and he, the third prince of the Dragon King, has a great advantage. Don't miss the opportunity, and never miss it. He gritted his teeth and decided, "Okay!"
So he turned into a red dragon and disappeared into the water.
In the depths of the West Lake, Ao Li slept in a daze, opened his eyes, and calculated the time, it was almost over. I should go to Sister Bai. He swam twice in the water, startling a group of small fish. It's just that the lake is really boring, so I thought about turning into a body early and going to the shore.
Well, I want Xu Xian to invite me to eat!
Thinking so, her swaying body suddenly fell silent, and she said angrily, "Who broke into my waters?"
In the dark lake, a pair of red lanterns suddenly appeared, "Sister Ao Li, I'm your brother Ao Hun!"
The water power of West Lake began to condense around her, and there was no politeness, and there was only one battle for the kind of people who trespassed on their territory without permission. Ao Hun just let her do this, and when he saw Ao Li's figure, he was very sure, and his red eyes looked at Ao Li with silver horns and frost scales, and his heart was also moved.
As both dragons, the water law has little effect on each other, at most it only restricts movement. And his body is a circle bigger than her. Now it's just a matter of thinking about how to catch her without hurting her.
Ao Li let out a long groan and rushed towards Ao Hun violently.
Xu Xian sat under the porch, playing a few idle chess games with Bai Suzhen, just waiting for Ao Li's arrival. Xu Xian looked at this gorgeous palace, and suddenly sighed to Bai Suzhen: "Fake is fake after all. Why don't I go and buy this palace and ask someone to redecorate it?"
Bai Suzhen glanced at him with black and white eyes, and said, "No need, it's time for you to go!" The black and white characters on the chessboard were strangely strangled together.
Xu Xian smiled slightly, lightly dropped a word, and said, "You lost! Haha, it's already the seventh!"
Bai Suzhen was not annoyed, only slowly put away the chess pieces on the chessboard, and said with a smile: "I will definitely win you next time!"
Xu Xian looked like a villain, and said: "How can the mystery of this five-in-a-row chess be understood by ordinary people!" "However, why hasn't Ao Li come yet!"
As soon as Xu Xian's words came out, the chess pieces in Bai Suzhen's hand suddenly dropped, and the "bell" fell on the chessboard. Bai Suzhen's face changed, pinched her jade fingers and calculated silently, and said, "It's not good, Ao Li is in trouble, I have to save her!"
Xu Xian couldn't help but clench the star-chasing sword placed beside him, it must not be an ordinary thing to make his face so ugly.
Bai Suzhen greeted "Qing'er" and was about to turn into light, but Xu Xian grabbed her and said, "Let's go together!"
Bai Suzhen was about to refuse, but saw that Xu Xian's eyes were already shining with golden light, and then slowly stood up from the ground, while his body was still sitting on the futon and closed his eyes. At this time, Xiaoqing, who heard Bai Suzhen's call, came over, "Sister, what's wrong?" Xu Xian's state at the moment couldn't help but say, "Yang God is out of the body!"
Bai Suzhen nodded to Xu Xian and said, "Okay then! "In the state of Yang Shen, you don't have to worry about spending more time during the flight.
Xu Xian said: "No, Xiaoqing is also with him!" He still doesn't know what kind of enemy he will encounter, and if he can have more people, he will have a little more chance. It's just that he also noticed that Fang Cai's anxious mood disappeared at the moment he left his body, but his care for Ao Li did not change, but he suddenly became calm.
Xiaoqing instinctively resisted: "You care about me?"
Xu Xian said lightly: "You still owe me once, don't you?"
Xiaoqing was shocked, and wanted to say something more, Bai Suzhen interrupted: "Don't say it again, let's go!" went over and grabbed Xu Xian's hand, turned into a ray of light, and swept away.
Xiaoqing stomped her foot and had to follow.
On the Qiantang River, the yin wind roared angrily, and the turbid waves emptied. The boats had disappeared, and the crowd stood on both sides of the river, looking at the black river, and there was a lot of discussion.
In the depths of the river, a blue dragon about seven or eight zhang long was struggling to chase a white dragon four or five zhang long. said in his mouth: "Sister Ao Li, don't run away." I just want to invite you to visit the Qiantang River. The sound flowed down the turbulent water into Ao Li's ears and became a little weird.
Ao Li just stepped up his control of the water and swam forward. But I just felt that the river was getting sluggish and sluggish, and I understood that it was the person behind me who was doing it.
This Qiantang River is Ao Hun's waters, and he intends to force Ao Li here, one is to capture her. The second is to show his mana and make Ao Li fall in love with him. It's just that Ao Li's tenacity is beyond his imagination, and he chased for nearly a hundred miles, but the other party still refused to stop, which made him feel irritable in his heart. If Ao Li swam to the East China Sea, I don't know who is cheaper.
Ao Li only felt that his body was getting more and more tired, and he couldn't wait to stop and rest immediately. In unfamiliar waters, I had to go all the way. The river suddenly turned in front of him, and when he turned around, he saw a lot of shrimp soldiers and crabs blocking the way.
Ao Li didn't slow down, just a dragon groan, and those shrimp soldiers and crabs will flee, and the instinctive fear of the dragon is difficult to eliminate. Before Ao Li could rest assured, he saw a net-like black shadow in front of him, and he slowed down a little and hit it hard.
It turned out to be a big net made of chains, and at this time, those shrimp soldiers and crabs will be surrounded again, pulling the edge of the net, and winding the Ao Li in the net. Ao Li struggled, but felt more and more powerless. At this time, Ao Hun rushed forward, and the imperial envoy formed a heavy pressure on the water, and Ao Li finally struggled not to move, gasping and staring at Ao Hun with a pair of golden eyes.
Ao Hun swam around her twice, couldn't help laughing, and said: "Sister Ao Li, how is my brother's net? I just ask you to stay in my water mansion for a few days, and then we will become husband and wife and take charge of the waters of the world together, wouldn't it be happy." ”
Since she was a child, she was only under the protection of Ao Gan, how did she suffer such setbacks and grievances. I closed my eyes and thought to myself: Grandpa, sister, Xu Xian, where are you? A teardrop left from the corner of her eye, condensed into a pearl and fell into the deep river.
In a trance, my father's expression in the sea still vaguely remembers. Grandpa said to himself seriously, we are dragons!
Ao Hun was about to step forward to be more intimate, but saw that Ao Li suddenly opened his eyes again, and his golden eyes were full of determination. The chains that bound her began to moan harshly, and the chains tightened her body with a sharp pain, which only doubled the courage in her heart.
Ao Hun was stunned and couldn't help but step back a little, "You...... What do you want to do?" he had a hunch, but he didn't believe that Ao Li would really do this.
The scales shattered, blood gushed out, Ao Li roared angrily, the iron chain shattered instantly, and a dragon groan echoed on the surface of the river. Blood stained the river red, but her eyes were like gold and iron. Then he slammed into Ao Hun.
High in the sky, the sound of the dragon's groan came, and Xu Xian said, "It's there!"
Bai Suzhen nodded and flew towards the river below.
(To be continued)