Great Sui Guoshi

4 The ninety chapters are endless, and it is already a person in the past

The dust particles on the ruins slipped down silently, Zhu Gangman sat on the broken wall with a rake in his arms, yawned, and looked boredly at the figure holding the book, Taoist Toad raised his flippers, looked at the pages of the book, and muttered what was written on it? What.

The pages of the book were blank, but in Lu Liangsheng's eyes, vertical lines of writing slowly emerged.

"I was born in Qixia Mountain. I was originally a farmer. I got a little fortune by fate. My family and country were shattered. I went north to study and met a good teacher, so I embarked on a spiritual practice, comprehended the secrets of heaven, and hoped to live forever..."

A few simple words seemed to allow Lu Liangsheng to outline everything about a person's past, as if the pictures were slowly drawn out.

Suddenly, I saw a small fenced courtyard in the wind and snow.

The cold wind blows down the dilapidated fence and courtyard wall, the goose-feathered snow slowly accumulates against the window lattice, and the cold wind squeezes into the window gap.

The boy's name is Lu Yuan, and he will be ten years old this winter. There is also a younger sister at home, who is dark and thin. He is not very stable when he is seven years old. His father, Lu Laoshi, is gentle and honest, and often works in the fields. His mother, Li Jinhua, is aggressive. , not admitting defeat at all, but the family is getting poorer and poorer.

After the cold winter, when I was ten years old, I followed my father and the villagers to the city to sell the grain and baskets collected from the field. When I entered the city, I saw the paper, paint, brush and ink on the street stalls. My feet seemed to be rooted and I couldn't walk. I looked at them greedily, looked at my dirty hands, and didn't dare to reach out to touch them. I couldn't afford to pay for them if they got dirty or damaged.

Soon, the stall owner came out and waved him away.

"Let's go, what to look at, if you don't buy it, get out of here, don't stick it here!"

The young man looked at those calligraphy, paintings, pens and ink without gnawing. He knew that there was no money left at home, so he lowered his face and pinched the hem of his clothes. He trotted to catch up with his father who was waiting for him, and went back to the city to meet the men in the village. On the way, there was a dragon dance The lion dance team paraded over the street bustlingly, and the crowd was crowded. After watching for a long time, I finally recovered, and there was no sign of my father around.

He knew he was lost.

There was no crying, just wandering in the street in fear. Slowly, as the night fell, he timidly retreated to a corner of an alley outside a lively house to rest. Two lanterns were lit, and several servants hurried out carrying a roll of straw mats, looked around, and then trotted out of the alley.

The young man walked out of the shadows and looked at the people who were panicking and hugging the straw mat. In fact, he understood many things. He followed carefully, watching the other party shoveling soil and digging a pit in the suburbs to fill up the straw mat. Make a note of the location, return to the alley, and stare at the brightly lit mansion without blinking.

Later, he fraudulently obtained 20 taels from the member surnamed Chen, and exchanged them for copper coins. He bought the pen, ink and books that were on the stall that day, asked for directions, and walked back to Qixia Mountain on foot.

His father and mother were crying and their eyes were red, but they didn't beat him, but it was the first time he saw his mild-tempered father with the fraudulent money. He looked angry and pressed him to the ground with a wooden stick to beat his head. Bleeding, Ban Yue couldn't get out of bed.

It is not easy to return the money after cheating, but finally the family is not as poor, and the younger sister is not as sick as before, and he also went to other places to study in a private school as he wished.

Later, the young man gradually understood why his father beat him that day. He shouldn't threaten him with such a thing, and he might die.

Days passed, and a few years later, when I was 15 years old, the Sui Kingdom in the north was defeated, and then I heard that the emperor had changed.

The people in these corners of my life have also changed from Chen people to Sui people. Fortunately, the new government is not harsh. If you can pass the exam and get a half-job, it will probably allow your parents and sister to live a good life.

Because I was not familiar with the roads in the Northland, I came to a place called Weishan Town after several twists and turns, and met an old man named Qin Xu's family. He was very knowledgeable and admired him. After some hesitation, he begged the other party to accept him as his apprentice. At first, he only made some miscellaneous things and accompanied him to do some knowledge, and then gradually began to learn some real magic.

In those few years, apart from learning, he was cultivating Taoism. After he became a teacher, he went to take the Sui State Examination. It has been the past five years. Because of his solid talent and learning, his understanding of Yuan, his gentleness and etiquette, he fell short of a county magistrate. Filled with joy, he wrote a letter from home and sent it back to the station, and then rushed to his post, hoping that his parents and younger sister would come and reunite with him.

However, within a few months of taking office, the letter from the family he sent was lost, and no news was sent back. Another year passed, and after his term of office expired, he returned to the place where he used to live while returning to Beijing to report on his duties.

What he saw was the collapse of the fenced courtyard that had been in disrepair for many years. His younger sister had already married outside, and his parents were in the two graves behind the house. Later he found out that a few years ago, the two villages had a fight over water. In the chaos, Lu Laoshi was hit on the head, and after lying on the bed for a month, he passed away. The lonely mother was overwhelmed with grief, went crazy for a while and ran to the mountains, lost her foot, fell down the cliff and died.

Years later, my parents are gone.

Lu Yuan knelt in front of the grave, slapped himself more than ten times, knelt until it was dark, then slowly got up, and left the village where he grew up in a carriage, but his sister was still alive and married more than 50 miles away In a village in my hometown, but I haven't seen her for many years, my sister pulled her husband and stood awkwardly at the door, afraid to speak.

Fortunately, my younger sister's husband is also a gentle and honest farmer, who reminded him of his father. He didn't stay here for too long, and left after putting down some money, because the younger sister's timid and wary eyes have already seen two worlds. 'The people are gone.

When I left, the sky was still not completely bright, and I looked back at Qixia Mountain in the lead blue color. The mountain was winding and stretching. Perhaps, there would be no chance to come back in the future.

Afterwards, I went back to Chang'an all the way, reporting on work, visiting, making friends, and doing things that ordinary officials would do, but I never slack off in my journey of cultivation. A few years later, his official career was smooth, his practice was diligent, and he married the daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials as his wife. Perhaps in the future, he could also become a high official in the court.

But not long after, he had a problem with his body, and he often felt unsteady, as if he was going to get out of his body. Even the Chang'an City God's shackles came to arrest him. The book of souls is for the dead.

Afterwards, he discovered a hidden magic circle in the courtyard of his home, which had the effect of seducing souls and killing people. After finding out the whole story, he realized that it was the master who wanted to occupy his body and continue to live forever...

In fact, some people don't understand why their parents' hardworking life is unsatisfactory, and their own kindness will also attract malice.

Soon, he pretended not to know, came to Weishan Town, took advantage of his master's unpreparedness, killed him, pulled out his soul and tore him to pieces, and sent him to the various states.

Since then, people have gradually changed, becoming aggressive and aggressive. They competed with each other in the court and practiced Taoism. As long as anyone spoke rudely, they would be killed directly. The national teacher even took advantage of the power in the world to collect rare treasures from all over the world, refine magic weapons, and improve his cultivation. , Supplemented by various formations to slaughter people all over the house, the monsters in the mountains, as long as they give birth to demon pills, they must be hunted and killed, and used to refine pills.

Unknowingly, he went from the state of being able to reach the gods to a height that is difficult for the world's cultivators to reach - Zhanxu.

But in the following time, a natural vision, an object that no one else could see descended from the sky, and Lu Yuan, who was proficient in human knowledge and supernatural powers, couldn't tell what it was. After reading all the ancient books and anecdotes collected, he never knew it. .

Later, the world changed, and the world became manic. Because of a little dissatisfaction, everyone began to curse and fight, and gradually began to die. In some places, the government orders were harsh, forcing people to raise their banners to rebel, and the nine states of the world fell into the flames of war.

He tried his best to stop them, killing one wave after another, and he would kill anyone who dared to raise the flag, but he couldn't finish killing, and the emperor also died in a foreign land.

Then, Lu Yuan knew that these rebels had traces of immortals descending into the world...

Maybe it was right what the first emperor who said, "Live as long as the sky, and live forever as the king."

The beacon smoke disrupted the world, and the emperor died. Lu Yuan knew that he had gone wrong on this road, and it had come to an end. He was tied to the dynasty as the teacher of the country. When the country was destroyed, he would die too.

Fortunately, during that time, among the magic weapons collected, there was an artifact called the Kunlun Mirror. It might not be impossible to use it to reverse time and start over.

Standing on a high cliff, Lu Yuan raised his head to look at the moon covered by dark clouds, and stubbornly walked this long road, but eventually he couldn't make it, and he made a mistake.

"Let's start all over again, although there is only one chance..."

......

The turbulent screen stopped with the last word of the content.

Lu Liangsheng closed the book, closed his eyes and exhaled heavily, holding the book silently, walked out of the ruins, and sat quietly on the broken rock.

On the shoulder, Taoist Toad retracted the frog web from the side of his head, and he saw everything he saw. He slid down from his apprentice's shoulder, with two short legs hanging, and sat in a row with Lu Liangsheng. Looking at the warm morning sun, I looked up at a drifting cloud in the blue sky.

"That's his life, not yours. The road ahead must be completely different from his, because..."

Toad patted his apprentice's thigh, looked at the brilliant light falling on his face, and turned around with a smile: "...Because you have us."

Toad's eyes moved, and the scholar looked in the direction indicated by the master, the old pig leaning on a rake, the crying Qingfeng, the pouting Qiyou with his chin propped up, and the person who was talking and laughing with Shelong from afar. Li Suian, Yu Wentuo, Yan Chixia and others greeted each other.

While chewing the green grass, the old donkey running excitedly while swinging the rein neighed in the sun, jumping and jumping for fun.

Lu Liangsheng looked at them with a smile on his face.

"Well... I have you, this is the biggest difference from Lu Yuan."

In the sunshine, the smiling mind of the scholar, the corner of memory, the study room with lights on, and the silhouettes of people on the wall in the flickering light.

Holding the brush, Lu Yuan stroked his long beard, looked at the book, and wrote the handwriting stroke by stroke.

.......When we were young, we were determined to bid farewell to childishness and refused to look back; when I was a little older, I thought I was mature and felt that my time was wasted, and I couldn't bear to look back on those youthful years that were full of mistakes, rough and cruel but beautiful ; After getting old, we gradually understand that we are actually just afraid to face the kind, pure, and even ideal self in the past.

Liangsheng, you must find another path in the future.

Volume [-] Qiansi stripped off her jacket, flicked her robe sleeves, and put on a unicorn cloak

Chapter 491 The sky is shining brightly, new and old things in Pingshu

The morning sun rose into the sun, bringing warmth, and from the foothills in the distance, the chirping of cicadas came one after another, and there was a little life in the quiet ruins.

Lu Liangsheng took the three books that Lu Yuan bequeathed, especially the last one. Although it is not a magical method, he can find out what may happen in the future from it.

Even a little clue, if used properly, can prevent problems before they happen.

"Here, come back later, and renovate this place." Putting the book away with his yin and yang sleeves, Lu Liangsheng looked around the desolate surroundings, and his eyes fell on the ginseng fruit tree that was originally in the backyard.

"Especially her, she should be properly arranged. If she is used by others, there will be endless troubles in the future."

Looking at the towering giant tree and thinking for a while, Lu Liangsheng turned around and looked at Qingfeng Xiaodaotong who was following him.

"You are more familiar with this place, and you also know that your master left those enchantments. You take good care of them, or restart them. Don't tell others to find Wusezhuang. After everything is done, come to Chang'an City Longevity Temple Find me, would you like to?"

"Well, Qingfeng listens to the master's orders."

Seeing that he was obedient and well-behaved, Lu Liangsheng reached out and touched his head, but felt that it was inappropriate, so he lowered his hand, and the catastrophe was eliminated, and he felt a lot more relaxed.

Taking a deep breath, he looked at the people around him who were also looking at him, as well as the master.

"Let's go back to Chang'an, and then...have a banquet, thank you for your help."

When he raised his sleeves and bowed his hands to thank them, the bookshelf that had been placed in the corner in the distance swayed. The majestic man looked back and forth nervously with his head open.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, old toad, the catastrophe is coming... Huh? Where is this place? Why are there so many people?"

Taoist Toad slapped his face with a web, feeling ashamed to have such an old friend.

Hahaha--

Around, Zhu Gangli, Yan Chixia, Yuwentuo, and Qiyou laughed loudly, Shelong's mouth twitched and tried to hold back, while Li Suian on the other side laughed the most, squatted on the ground covering his stomach, and patted Hit the ground twice.

"Ouch... hiss..."

Li Suian flicked his hand suddenly, presumably he slapped the sharp broken brick with all his strength just now, blowing and jumping in pain, which made the old donkey neigh and neigh, as if he was laughing at him.

Soon, Lu Liangsheng called everyone on the road and headed back towards Chang'an in the east.

........

"drive--"

In the evening, the breeze was gentle, and the slightly swaying weeping branches were suddenly blown away with a loud shout. Following the swaying direction, several figures on horseback were galloping along the winding mountain road from far to near, whipping their whips.

"Your Highness, there is a tea shop in front."

A knight wearing a hunting suit with tunics slowed down and shouted to the back. A young man in the middle reined in the reins and let out a 'wheeze'. In the distance, there were banners with blue and white characters floating on the side of the road, a tea shed There were lively voices from the standing side.

"Well, call everyone to go and have a rest!"

It’s midsummer at this time, the weather is hot, and there are many business travelers and passers-by on the roadside who have traveled long distances to rest and rest. Those who know each other and those who don’t know can chat with each other after a few words of experience from other places.

"...Oh, a natural vision, I happened to go to the toilet that day, and the sky turned red all of a sudden, like a person standing in a red-hot western cloud, and that thing, a big lump, was hanging over my head Come on, my dog ​​didn’t dare to bark, and shrank into the den with its tail between its legs and couldn’t come out.”

"That's true. At that time, I was also selling goods on the way. The one who saw it was called Zhenqi. The caravan returning from the northwest said that they also saw a dragon and smashed it. There was a man standing on it."

The clerk listened to the nonsense of several tables of guests, shook his head and wiped a table. Anyway, he didn't see what these people said. He was so busy that day and slept so badly that he didn't pay attention at all.

Going outside and twisting the rag, I saw a group of eight people leading the horses coming from a distance, and quickly smiled to greet them, "What do you want to eat? Although this shop is simple, there are herbal tea and rice cakes. of......"

Greeted meals and refreshments, invited the other party to go in and sit down, wiped the table courteously, and ran briskly to pour tea and fetch cakes.

In the tea shed, a merchant who spoke before took a sip of herbal tea, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and continued:

"Oh... I heard people say that it is called a demon star, and it will come out in troubled times. I don't know how long it will last in this peaceful life."

Bah!

Someone slapped the table, which startled the passers-by and vendors, who all turned their heads. The eight people at the table who had just entered the tea shed glared angrily.

"What a sign of troubled times, don't talk nonsense, be careful I will cut off your barking dog's head with the blade in my hand."

"Put the knife back in."

Among the seven people standing, a young man dressed as a warrior sipped his tea and pressed his hands to the sides. The seven people in hunting clothes said respectfully: "Yes!" Putting their sabers back into their sheaths, they sat down again.

The clerk came over carefully, put the tea and cakes on the table one by one, stared at the weapons on the waists of these people, and squeezed a smile: "Don't tell me, eight guests, these are rough men who are used to traveling around, have a vulgar temper, and talk nonsense. Those who talk nonsense, don't get angry, if there is a fight, the shop can't stand it, and you won't have a place to eat."

Most of the guys in the store who are asking for life can speak well, and their witty words not only gave the eight people face, but also flattered them by the way.

It means that they are all talking nonsense, the eight of you are heroes at first glance, with outstanding martial arts, if you fight, there will be blood and corpses all over the ground, and you will not be in the mood to eat.

"Hehe, what the buddy said is reasonable. My subordinates are indeed a little irritable."

The young man waved his hand, dismissed the buddy, and smiled at the panicked travelers over there: "Okay, everyone, let's have dinner. It is fate to meet each other. After eating, we will each go our own way."

Hearing this sentence, the people at the other tables breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to eat cakes and drink tea. For a while, the shed was filled with the sound of drinking water and chewing pancakes. , Hastily settled the bill, led the donkey and drove away quickly, as if afraid that the eight people in the shop would pull out their knives again.

There were only eight people at the table left in the shed, and the young man who spoke before was none other than Yang Guang. In fact, he had heard what these people said a long time ago. He also saw the vision of the sky in Luoyang that day. In the direction of Chang'an, I was so scared that I set off overnight and hurried back, fearing that something would happen to my father.

Even if something unexpected happens, if you rush back first, there is always room for maneuver.

After resting for a while, Yang Guang set off again with seven guards. He hurried along the shortcut to Chang'an, and entered the east gate of the city before sunset.

After entering the city, dismount the horse and lead the lead, walk through the noisy long street, the noisy market, people come and go, and the salesman with candied haws yells and walks by, under the eaves on both sides, teahouses, restaurants, free time People gathered together and whispered about what happened the day before yesterday.

"This kind of thing is hard to say. It's not a good omen when the demon star is in the sky."

"Yes, but it's not a big deal if you think about it. After all, there is a national teacher, otherwise such a big demon star may have smashed Chang'an long ago."

"Oh, it's scary to think about it. If it falls, we're all dead."

"If you die, just die. We are ordinary people. It's nothing to die...Forget it, don't talk about these mysterious things, talk about other things."

"...A few days ago, I saw a frog that was crushed to half by a wheel, and was running around alive and kicking. Do you think it's strange?"