Chapter 2: The Past

Fang Xuan hugged the childish Han Xuan tightly, and sighed continuously.

Laoshan is the first peak on the coast of the East China Sea, and has always been said to be "fairy mountain". The Laoshan Taoist sect began in the Song Dynasty, in fact, before the Tang and Song dynasties, there were people who practiced Taoism in the mountains, which shows that Laoshan Taoism has developed far-reachingly. Han Xuan and his parents are in the Taiqing Palace, located in the Laojun Peak, is the missionary hall of Laoshan Mountain, the head of the Laoshan Palace, the former Yunyanzi, Zhang Sanfeng and other gods have stepped on this place, leaving many legends.

Han Xuan's lineage is passed down from generation to generation, and after Han Shui, who is the "Yunqing Heavenly Man", he is now the thirteenth generation. And Fang Xuan and Han Xuan's father Han Qing preached in the same generation, Fang Xuan has been smart and wise since he was a child, if the Han family is not passed down from generation to generation, I am afraid that the position of the head of Laoshan is no different from him. Laoshan Taoism is mysterious and profound, integrating the world's Taoist Dacheng techniques, although the rest of the main peaks have the secret methods that have been retained from generation to generation, but the Taoism of Taiqing Palace is still proud of the world. In modern times, internal and external troubles, all religions have risen together, Taoism has declined, and many precious classics have been lost overseas, or disappeared forever.

By the time of Fang Xuan and Han Qing's generation, the things that had been passed down were already limited, although Han Qing was loyal, his brain was dull, and he did not have much achievement in Taoism. Fang Xuan, on the other hand, is different, he has been smart and studious since he was a child, and almost all the classics of the Taiqing Palace have been rummaged by him, and his Taoist attainments are quite profound, which is difficult for anyone of the same generation to reach.

A few years ago, Fang Xuan had observed that the dim Zichen Star was a celestial omen. The ancient Chinese Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches already contain the Supreme Dao, but the system is so large that few people can see the mystery. And Zichen Star is a metaphor for obscurity, rarely appears in the world, and once there is a change, it is a great change through the rivers and mountains. Fang Xuan's hexagram avenue of "Qi and Spirit" that was passed down by Laoshan really showed some clues, and this time Zichenxing's appearance showed a great change in the world, and Laoshan may have a catastrophe of annihilation.

Fang Xuan immediately went to Han Qing to explain the matter, wanting everyone in Laoshan to avoid this difficulty. You can go there several times, but Han Qing's door is closed, and he can't open the door no matter how much he shouts.

Fang Xuan recalled this incident again, and he felt a burst of regret, "Later, I was really anxious, so I sat in front of your father's room for three days and three nights, just thinking that your parents would go out to eat no matter what." However, for three days and three nights, I only looked forward to a note in the crack of the door, which was written in your father's handwriting, and it was written that the destiny of heaven would not be violated, and I would be martyred by my life. ”

Han Xuan was surprised for a while, "Could it be that my father already knew about this?"

"I'm afraid it's good, I'm afraid all kinds of things in the past are fake, everyone in the door says that your father is dull and honest, even after the old head passed on his position, there are more than sighs. Now it seems that your father's cultivation is only above ours, and he has been enlightening the Tao for decades, far better than those who think they are wise. As the saying goes, if great wisdom is foolishness, Brother Han is the unborn wise man" Fang Xuan still felt deeply guilty when he recalled.

Fang Xuan was silent for a while, and then said: "Brother Han must have already predicted the unexpected, it's just that if the Heavenly Destiny is not changed, the blessings and disasters will be even more unpredictable. I can't understand what Brother Han did until today, but his life and death are unknown now, is the glory of Laoshan Qianqiu destined to dim at this time?"

The peaks that were full of fairy aura in the past are now dead silent. That mountain forest is still a place to practice qigong as a child, and this stone case has also played chess with the master, and now, the statue of the god that has been worshiped countless times has collapsed, the mountain gate that has been walked out of countless times is plastered with red big-character posters, and countless places where the scriptures and Taoism are talked about have been smashed into ruins.

The people of the past are gone, only the young and immature Han Xuan in front of him. Fang Xuan tightened his mind and asked Han Xuan, "Did your father explain anything to you before leaving?"

Han Xuan took out a piece of jade pendant from his right pocket, it was a round jade, and a red rope was tied to it, and ordinary ones couldn't be more ordinary.

Fang Xuan took the jade pendant and was in a daze for a while, "This is the missionary token of the previous heads of Laoshan Mountain, it should be good that your father will teach this to you." As he spoke, his eyes became dull again, and he muttered, "Brother Han...... After all, it's a matter of life?"

"This is the missionary jade pendant, father, mother, this is this, can they really not come back?" The immature Han Xuan had tears in his eyes, but he still wiped his eyes with his dirty little hands from time to time.

Fang Xuan sighed, "Qingyun's ambition is in the Nine Heavens, Xiao Xuan, believe me, everything will have its own saying! You are now the thirteenth head of Laoshan Mountain, although my sect is no longer what it used to be, but this reputation must not be dishonored." Your father, mother, and all the people in the sect may have defended the sect by themselves, leaving all their hopes on you, remembering Uncle Fang's words, Laoshan will never be forgotten if Laoshan is not prosperous for a day!" Han Xuan nodded, and indeed kept these words in his heart.

Fang Xuan and Han Xuan kowtowed in front of the statue of the patriarch again, walked around the mountain gate of the past twice, and then went down the mountain.

After Fang Xuan left, he settled in a village not far from Laoshan Mountain, which is rumored to have taken in an emperor who had wandered in the world, and then erected a dragon-shaped stone sculpture to allude to this matter. In the past two years, all the cows, ghosts, snakes and gods have been defeated, and the dragon-shaped stone carvings have been overturned, and the village has been changed to a cattle village because it is mainly a cattle raiser.

After coming to Niu Village, Fang Xuan took Han Xuan straight to his residence, Fang Xuan knew that his identity was special, so the place where he lived was a little remote. After Han Xuan took a bath, changed into clean clothes, and settled everything, he fell asleep in a daze due to the fatigue of these days.

In a trance, Han Xuan heard a noise, and he didn't know if it was a dream, he slowly opened his eyes and saw a sturdy middle-aged man negotiating something with Fang Xuan.

"Lao Liu, it's not that I won't help you, my half-baked kung fu will only do you a disadvantage, and it won't work!" Fang Xuan waved his hand, holding the back of the middle-aged man surnamed Liu with one hand and walked out.

Suddenly, only to hear a "plop", the man actually knelt down on his knees, "Brother Fang, you entered our village in a Taoist robe back then, even if you don't say it, we know your ability." Over the years, the villagers have never treated you as an outsider, and they have all thought about you if they have anything to eat and drink, and now my family is really in trouble! My mother-in-law is evil, but I have invited several half-immortals to throw away their hands, and now my family has been dragged and there is nothing, I will not tell you, except for this little egg, my family is really nothing, Master Fang, I beg you! Please!" the man said while kowtowing heavily.

These few words are talking about Fang Xuan's psychology, the neighbors and villagers have been really good to him over the years, and this grass house is still built with the help of the villagers. "Hey" Fang Xuan pulled up the man who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Lao Liu, I should help you if you are reasonable, but you have to know that it is not a good thing to have my ability now, and I may be arrested at any time if it is rumored out." Can you let me think about it and give you an answer in the evening?"

After thinking about it, the man knew that there was no point in saying anything more, so he said yes and left.