【Lotus Cake】Brother, please respect yourself

Although Nezha didn't know Jiang Ziya, Li Nezha remembered him after the other party reported his family name, because he was recorded in the roster of inner disciples when he entered Taiyi's sect. He bowed his head to listen to the training, but the five-year-old Nezha was kneeling on the futon, and almost rolled over and got under the table. The Yuanshi Tianzun who sat on the top didn't scold him. He rested his fleshy little chin on the table, and then saw a lot of words he didn't know.

There are a bunch of seniors in front of his order. After writing Nezha's name, Yuanshi Tianzun turned to the previous page and pointed to the full list of names on it.

"This is all your help in the future."

At that time, the characters that Nezha saw were actually upside down, and he couldn't recognize a few of them. It's hard to remember a name in it after 20 years, which ranked in front of Taiyi Zhenren and Shen Gongbao, but that Nezha's name had already been crossed out by red paint when he first started, and two deep red decolorized marks were firmly engraved in his mind.

"You are, Jiang Ziya, the previous head teacher chosen by the master."

The meaning of the two red seals was not understood until Nezha recited the teacher's school. They were the marks that only those who were selected as the head teacher would have.

"It's just here, it's hard for me to recognize it." Jiang Ziya chuckled with his eyebrows closed, and the fine lines gathered at the corners of his eyes twisted and circled, like a stroke of ink that was smudged.

"Although the master has never mentioned you, judging from the age of the master, uncle and master, the position of head teacher of the Kunshan School should not have been vacant for 40 years."

Before the Kunshan Twelve Golden Immortals became famous, Yuanshi Tianzun had already selected a new head teacher, that person was the man standing in front of him, but more than 20 years ago, he left Kunshan for some reason, and Yuanshi Tianzun's age It is already too old, and it is not suitable for this position to be inherited by any one of the other twelve golden immortals. In addition, the twelve golden immortals are all out of character, and no one is willing to take the top, so that the position of head teacher in Kunshan has been vacant from generation to generation. , until the youngest disciple of Kunshan Inner Sect also worshiped as the teacher. After many years, Yuanshi Tianzun saw the next successor, but after he decided to pass the position of head teacher to Nezha, this disciple and grandson was killed because of the Xie Wangjing incident. And completely deviated from Kunshan.

"Maybe Shizun himself doesn't want to admit it. Although his vision of seeing people is vicious, he can't always play with destiny."

This was true of Jiang Ziya back then, and so was Li Nezha later.

"Little friend, I may not quite remember. When I was a child, I bought you frosted fruit, but you refused to eat it, and insisted on giving it to your master, which caused me to be scolded. Afterwards, you actually applauded for helping others. Why."

Shaking his head and saying with regret, Ao Bing, who was pointed by Jiang Ziya, blinked his eyes, but he couldn't remember the stupid things he had done. Instead, Nezha looked up and grinned, imagining a little Ao Bing held the Frost Candy and wanted to share it with Shen Gongbao.

"Master, I..."

"Hey, don't call me Uncle Master. When I left Kunshan, Master crossed out my name. My real name is Jiang Shang, my name is Ziya, and my name is Feixiong. In fact, you can just call me Big Brother Feixiong."

Living in Kunshan for many years, Ao Bing has never seen such an "approachable" and "lively and joyful" elder. After hearing this, he opened and closed his mouth and couldn't say anything. Sweating, Jiang Ziya saw that the little nephew was about to be stunned by him, and a smile burst out of his squinted eyes. Sure enough, the child was still the same as when he was a child, and his honesty made people feel distressed.

"Senior uncle, don't tease my senior brother. He has learned the etiquette and rules well. It is worse to kill him than to speak disrespectfully. There should be some business for the senior uncle to come here this time."

"Of course." Putting down his thoughts of continuing to tease Ao Bing, Jiang Ziya sat back in the pavilion, reached out and patted the stool, signaling Nezha and the two to sit down too, obviously having something to say.

"Master sent me a letter before, saying that the two of you have caused a lot of trouble, and there may be a catastrophe. If I have time, I will resolve it for you."

Ao Bing, who has always believed in Yuanshi Tianzun's words, almost subconsciously looked at Nezha. In the past few years, Nezha fell off a cliff and was seriously injured, became mad, was expelled from the teacher, became homeless, and returned to the school. After more than half a year of hard work in the Demon Sect full of wolves, tigers and leopards, when he became the suzerain of the Demon Sect, none of the Central Plains Wulin and the nobles of the Yang family were willing to let him rest in peace.

In Ao Bing's view, every disaster and every disaster is no less than the scourge of extinction, and I don't know what the master said, what it is.

"Does Master know something?"

"Actually, Fang Shu was my disciple for a while before becoming famous."

Mr. Dongdu, Shen Fangshu, this name has been gradually forgotten as Mr. Dongdu's name has become more and more famous. Even Li Nezha, who had met the other party, didn't respond to this name for a while. Fortunately, Jiang Ziya said the next sentence Just explained.

"However, it wasn't long before I taught him. After he became Mr. Dongdu on his own, there will be no contact between us. I am waiting for you today, and I also want to know a few things."

"Master, please tell me." On the principle of respecting the master, Ao Bing dared to admit that he was second, so no one could jump first. Although his memory of Jiang Ziya was still vague, since the other party came because of the master, he would Believe it completely.

"Did you kill that Turkic spy?"

Pointing at the palm of his hand, he fell over in front of Nezha. The lines engraved on his palm were as thin as water marks. He stared at it for a moment, his mind was a little dazed, until Ao Bing beside him pinched Nezha's fingertips, and he was ashamed. He opened his mouth as if waking up from a dream.

"She committed suicide."

"This is your first difficulty."

"Ask Master to advise."

"I don't dare to advise, why don't you ask my little friend to tell you how you caught her in the first place."

"This matter should start from the battle of the Star Picking Tower."

The five major sects gathered in Shuofang, Mobei, but they suddenly took over Nezha's lead when they fought each other. When the other party left, they left an agreement to pick up the stars. After that, the five major sects began to split inside as Nezha had imagined.

A wave represented by Zhu Jiuzhong from Qianqian Villa believed that this was Li Nezha's strategy of delaying. The other party would not go to the Zhaixing Tower at all, and when they were on their way there, he would take advantage of the chaos and leave.

On the other side is the Emei Sect Salmon Jingming as the representative, she is one of the few upright sects in the whole team, if it is not hard to disobey the teacher's order, the Salmon Jingming would not have been willing to bully Li Nezha back then, but now the other party She turned around and came back for revenge, but she always abided by morality. This is something that Shamen Jingming admires very much, so she thinks that the matter of picking up stars should be feasible.

The Yanyu Building, Qianqian Mountain Villa, and Shitian Gang of the five major factions joined together, leaving Emei and Jiejiao struggling to support. Master Hui Nian, who was in charge of the middle judgment, said nothing, and seemed to be still thinking about Li Nezha's martial arts origin.

When the two sides were at a stalemate, the master of the Holy Mother of Fire, Taoist Duobao also rushed from Sichuan. This old man, who was only one step away from the top ten in the martial arts world, scolded the five juniors as soon as he appeared.

"At this time, the more you guys are making a fuss, the more proud Li Nezha will be. Doesn't he know how ambiguous his words are? It's because he knows that he said that on purpose, in order to distract With your combat power, it will take a day at least to go to the Star Picking Tower. If my apprentice and Shamen Xiaoer run away, and you stay here, no matter whether he comes here or goes to the Star Picking Tower, you can use the remaining few People solve it all."

Although Daoist Duobao has not fought Nezha yet, it can be seen from the description of the Holy Mother of the Fire Spirit that the few people who joined forces to knock Li Nezha off the cliff are now just playthings in his palm, holding the Holy Mother of the Fire Spirit, He dared to provoke Samana Jingming and Zhu Jiuchong. Such courage and ability were no match for Wuxia Amon.

"Master, what should we do now?"

"Of course we go to the Star Picking Tower together."

Li Nezha dared to make this death promise in front of the heroes, no matter whether the other party went or not, it would be no problem to Daoist Duobao. If the other party really dared to release such a big lie, he could let anyone Zha eats his own fruit.

"The Daoist is really good."

"Master Hui Nian is polite."

Just as the five major sects and Buddhism reached an agreement, Li Nezha had already dragged Li Li to the Zhaixing Tower one step ahead.

Sitting on the roof of the first floor in Mobei, Li Nezha held a wine jug and looked away. When the moon rose to the top of the sky and illuminated the roads in all directions, Nezha pointed to a place.

"Walk straight over there, turn over two mountains, three big rivers, and a swamp, and you will see a mountain with many peaks. There is the number one master in the Central Plains, the best master in the world, and the most beautiful Brother."

Picking up the cup that was about to fall, Li Lili looked at his feet in horror. If he fell at this time, he wondered if Master could catch him in time.

"Master, you are drunk."

"No."

Sitting cross-legged, Nezha shook the empty wine jug, his eyes narrowed slightly, but he looked like he was about to fall asleep.

"Master, let's go back."

"If I die in seven days, you can follow what I just said, go to Kunshan and find a good-looking Taoist priest named Ao Bing. He is my senior brother. With him, you can live a good life in the future."

"Master, don't talk nonsense! You will live a long life!"

"Hey." He shook his head and smiled childishly. Unlike Li Mozun who is usually domineering and aggressive, what Li Nezha showed this time is the most peaceful and relaxed version of himself.

"No, even if this plan can be successful, I must have escaped death." With his hands behind his head, Li Nezha lay down and looked at the dome of Xinghe Xiaoyao above his head, and suddenly couldn't stop laughing.

You Xinhong once said that he pursued the ultimate of martial arts all his life, hoping to be separated from the world, but in the end the destiny gave him a sad result that he could not love or hate.

In comparison, Li Nezha is not as cold and ruthless as You Xinhong. He has loving parents, a loving teacher, a gentle and polite senior brother, and a person he likes.

In the first 22 years of Li Nezha, he lived a happy and free life, and all this came to an end when he went down the mountain to find the evil king mirror.

The fate between him and You Xinhong began with a mirror, but did not end at the moment of death.

"Then master, can you break the contract?" Thinking that there are so many masters in the Central Plains martial arts, but there is only one master, he has to rely on himself and do everything by himself. This feeling is not good, Li Li thought. Think, and then bow your head, just like yourself who lost everything and was alone.

"It is impossible to break the contract, but if you are that Turkic spy, at this time, you find that I have no intention of killing people. In order to intensify the conflict between the two parties and increase the casualties of the five major sects and Buddhist sects, what will you do? "

"Master, does your life have to be kept?"

"No." As long as more than half of the five factions are killed or injured, Li Nezha, the Demon Lord, can be wiped out here along with this wave.

"Then I'll let them kill each other."

Frowning, eyes brightened, Li Nezha pursed his lips to signal Li Li to continue talking.

"The five major factions have come to Zhaixing Tower on this trip, so they must always be careful about their diet and personal belongings to prevent being poisoned by the people in the Demon Sect." Grinning his mouth with a mocking smile, Li Li too understands the attitude of those guys in the Demon Sect. It's an indiscriminate method. For the righteous people who come here, they have to guard against it.

"Soldiers are precious and fast, and power cannot be lost, but for the five major factions, their alliance has been unreliable from the beginning." Each sect has a chain of interests for each sect, and it is impossible for them to serve others wholeheartedly. So when everyone wants to get more benefits, conflicts arise.

"And more importantly, in this team, there was only Master Hui Nian as an elder, but now there is Taoist Duobao."

The disadvantage of a large number of people has never been manifested in one aspect. At the beginning, Li Nezha pointed out that the biggest problem of this team is that there are too many people. If the encirclement fails, the ridicule and losses faced by the five major factions will be immeasurable. At the same time, When there are too many people, the question of who to listen to will arise.

"Master gave them seven days to ferment, causing them to quarrel with each other and intensify their conflicts. Then they became tense because of guarding against the magic gate, and their physical strength was greatly reduced, but Master, you actually don't know how to do anything."

Although it is said that the heart of defense is indispensable, but too much defense will also lead to bad consequences.

"I don't do anything because I know someone will."

Nezha doesn't like the five major factions, and the same is true for Turkic spies. It is best to let the two parties fight to the death before he comes out to cover the bottom line. But now the five major factions want him to die, and the Turkic side probably hopes that he can be forced to be like Su Youlu. After reaching a dead end, ***.

"So if I were a Turkic spy, I would feed these people tonic."

In the Central Plains, there is a disease called the disease of the rich. The symptoms are eating too well, exercising too little, and the body is not replenished and begins to decline.

"She can stay dormant for many years, and her scheming is not low. It is actually unnecessary to poison the five major factions at this time, but she can constantly harass the other party, making these people impetuous and exhausted."

The internal conflicts within the five factions appeared because of the arrival of Daoist Duobao. Nezha gave them seven days to quarrel, and it was also seven days for the secret agent to provoke. There were constant conflicts between sects before, and there would always be small-scale poisoning incidents, so no one would find out that their food was mixed with various tonics.

The more angry he is, the more he will be filled with anger. When they fight seven days later, these outbursts of anger will cause several people to retreat rationally. Facing these killers who are not restrained by the masters of the world, if Li Nezha does not want to sit still and wait for death, he will He must fight back with all his strength. At this time, the opponent only needs to ambush around and attack with a needle, and he can easily achieve his goal, and no one will find out or pay attention.

"So Master, do you really want to fight those people to the death?"

"If the play is not true, no one will believe it when it is reversed."

Although Li Nezha spoke calmly, Li Li knew how much pressure the other party would have. After seven days, Nezha might really die.

"It's a good idea, but it's too risky."

Holding his arms and nodding his head, Jiang Ziya commented on Nezha's plan in this way.

"Then what should the uncle do?"

Two hands passed under the table and grabbed Ao Bing's cold palms. Nezha asked and rubbed him twice. With Ao Bing's intelligence, he must have thought of how he was injured before, and that he could be worried. It's better than being really helpless, Nezha now feels that those people are not so hateful.

"I'm not you, you're not me, I won't choose to take revenge at that time, because everyone knows that in this world, the sects beat the young and provoke the old, maybe my mentality is too old, and you are still young .”

"Uncle Master is right. I am not good at dormant and waiting. If I have a grudge or a grudge, it is just for the satisfaction of my heart."

"What a pleasure!" Jiang Ziya clapped his palms and laughed loudly: "40 years ago, the world was in chaos, and the disputes among the countries were not unified. For the Taoists at that time, Chuyang had already emerged, but it was fleeting."

The Chuyang mentioned by Jiang Ziya is Zhou Wu Emperor Yu Wenyong. Compared with the Sui Emperor Yang Jian who is respected by the world, Yu Wenyong's talent, ability, diligence and determination are not lost to any ancient emperor, but he died too much. Earlier, when he had just picked up a mighty Northern Zhou Dynasty like the rising sun, he had died of illness in Luoyang.

After his death, Yu Wenyun, who succeeded to the throne, re-listed Buddhism as the state religion. The two schools of Buddhism and Taoism that Yu Wenyong had suppressed at the beginning had completely ended their hatred and fell apart.

"So what Master wanted at that time was a head teacher who was good at forbearance. I still have a little insight in this regard, but you are different."

Emperor Sui has been on the throne for [-] years, and the world is no longer controlled by the Yuwen family.

The Taoist sect was upheld and became a leader who could compete with the Buddhist sect. At this time, Kunshan was about to be born, but he could not be born blindly. As the head teacher of Kunshan, he must understand that everything in the world is for profit, and all mistakes are for profit. If you want to prosper forever and protect a happy land, you must have the courage to be the first in the world. In this regard, Li Nezha has done better than Jiang Ziya.

"Since Master still calls Master Master, why don't you go back to Kunshan to save Daomen from fire and water?"

A word from Emperor Sui changed more than the fate of a sect. Thousands of people were implicated because of it. Ao Bing could see that Jiang Ziya was capable and alert enough, otherwise the master would not let him help Myself, but since it is help, for Master, doesn't Kunshan, which is precarious in wind and rain, don't need a leader?

"At the beginning your master betrayed Kunshan, but I was also responsible for it. The reason I didn't return to Kunshan these years is because Master has seen the destiny. I wait for mortals to follow the destiny. The only thing I can ask for is a peace of mind. , a civil security."

"Uncle, seeing the current situation where the foreign enemies are besieging, fighting for power, and martial arts chaos, can you feel at ease?"

"People follow the earth, the earth follows the sky, the sky follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature, and the natural one is self-satisfied. Although the words of the Taoist patriarch seem to be too laissez-faire, they are also in line with current events. The patriarch saw Zhou The dynasty declined and left, wandering around, he saw too much injustice and too many disasters, doesn't the patriarch not want to take care of it?"

"If there is someone who is capable, he should take care of it."

"Then do you want to enter the palace and seek to usurp the throne?"

Pursing his lips and chuckling, although Jiang Ziya said outrageous things, he looked at Ao Bing with gentle eyes. Although the other party was not brought up by Shen Gongbao, he was contaminated with a lot of the other party's stubbornness. When you reach the south wall, you will never look back.

"Master should know that C doesn't mean that."

"I know, but you saw someone robbing on the road, so you rescued him. After you left, he met another group of robbers in the next place. At this time, you are not here, can you save him?"

With his eyes wide open and his lips wriggling, Ao Bing knew he couldn't save him, just like what Nezha had accused him of, he couldn't save the world.

"There are more than ten million injustices in the world. You can't save them all, and you can't save them. If you can be ashamed of your heart and ashamed of the world, you are already a rare man."

Nezha, who was sitting by the side, did not expect that Jiang Ziya would persuade Ao Bing to "let nature take its course", which coincided with his own thoughts.

"Master asked me to come to you two because he knew that one of you is precocious, precocious and self-proclaimed to be strong, but you can't get rid of your stubborn temper, and the other is that your heart is exquisite and pierced to the bone, and good intentions are too much. When it exceeds a limit, it is not good but stupid."

Although he said a lot, Jiang Ziya persuaded the two people without thinking a word, and the road ahead still needs to be walked slowly to see the truth.

"I'm not trying to persuade Nezha to stop, and I don't want to make Ao Bing shrink back. What you have done has already surpassed others by a hundred times and a thousand times. After that, the dynasty will be overthrown and the country will change hands. Any change may bring countless troubles. Teacher I hope that you, Li Nezha, can save money every day and do things well, and hope that you, Ao Bing, will investigate in case of problems before taking action."

For example, Jiang Ziya would not have contacted Kunshan this time for the matter of Ru Chennan. Instead, he would first find Shen Gongbao. With the relationship between Jiejiao and the Shitian Gang, Shen Gongbao could rescue Ao Bing and use Shaw Brothers The couple is a temporary mortgage, as long as they save their lives and leave the wedding banquet, the next step is to use this as an opportunity to turn back to the Shitian Gang once.

"Bing understands what Master Uncle said."

"But you don't want to hear it?" He tilted his head and raised his voice, Jiang Ziya's playful attitude provoked Ao Bing to wave his hands repeatedly.

"No, no, it's just that people will understand some truths after experiencing life and death once. I will pay attention to it in the future."

Looking at Ao Bing who lowered his head, Jiang Ziya's eyes widened in disbelief. He didn't expect Shen Gongbao's little apprentice to be so talkative, not only well-behaved but also polite. Where did he get such a good kid?

"The uncle is polite, but I always help relatives and don't help. Everything I do is what I want. If fate cannot be changed, I will defy the sky. If the sky cannot be reversed, I will poke a hole in it."

Li Nezha can't be as tolerant as Jiang Ziya, and he can't get any gentleman to take revenge.

"That's all the uncle said, and the rest of the story is up to you to finish."

Looking at Li Nezha shaking his head lightly three times, Jiang Ziya realized that this guy was actually quite like himself, and they all had heavy responsibilities that could not be done on their shoulders.

"Afterwards, everything went as I expected. There were constant conflicts among the five factions, and the atmosphere was tense. When the seven-day appointment came, I brought a jar of wine and went to the Zhaixing Building."

As the saying goes, a swordsman who is full of alcohol and courage, with a lot of pride and passion, is like smoke, and when the world beats the case, no one in the world knows you.

——To be continued——

*Jiang Ziya said that the Taoist patriarch was Lao Tzu. In 485 BC, Lao Tzu left his homeland to wander around because of the decline of the Zhou Dynasty. five thousand words)