Young Master

The hole covers the emerald Jing, ascends to the nine heavens and caresses the comet [Note 1].Yu Longjian embraces the young Ai, and Sun Duyi acts as the righteousness of the people.

After a while, Siming Palace came into sight of the three of them.

"Just send us here, Pingyi."

The cloud car stopped suddenly, and Piaofeng kicked his right foot, and gracefully turned over and jumped off from above.Then, he lent his right hand to Pei Xi, asking him to just jump into his arms.

"Piaofeng, please go away first, I have something to say to Lord Yunzhong." Unexpectedly, Pei Xi reacted like this.

"What is so mysterious, can you let me hear it too?" Piaofeng narrowed his eyes, pretending to climb on top of the cloud car.

Pei Xi pushed away the obstructive face with a palm, and begged Wang Shu, who was driving for Yun Zhongjun, to ask: "Can you drive the cloud car further away, please?"

"This..." Wang Shufu looked back, and then looked at Shang Piaofeng with a disappointed expression.

"Wang Shu, just do it, I don't think Master Si Ming will blame you." Yun Zhongjun said with a smile.

"Yes."

Therefore, the cloud car stopped under the ten thousand-year-old tree in front of Siming Mansion.

"Then, my lords, I will avoid the humble position first." After Wang Shu finished speaking, he retreated a hundred steps away.

After he left, Pei Xi spoke first: "Lord Yun Zhongjun..."

"Just call me Ping Yi."

"Okay...Master Pingyi, I want to thank you for the matter of Yuechen. If you hadn't stepped forward, I don't think the matter would have ended so easily."

"Oh, why do you know that?" Yun Zhongjun didn't think he had contributed anything to the Yuechen incident.

"That day...if you hadn't said that to Yuechen, he would definitely not have gone back obediently. I'm afraid Piaofeng was impatient...he would have committed a crime like this." Looking back now, Pei Xi still feels lingering fear.

"Yo... so you "also" love him so deeply, alas... I don't think there is any "love" between you." Yun Zhongjun laughed again.

"W-how can there be!" Pei Xi hurriedly denied, "I...I just don't want Da Si Ming to change his face. I...just like Lord Donghuang said, I hate him very much!"

"Oh, is that so?" Obviously, Yun Zhongjun was very skeptical about this statement.

"Don't mention this, in short, the matter of Yuechen... I sincerely thank you for your help."

"Where, you are being polite. How do you know that Chao Chen left because of my persuasion, or your threat? Human beings are always afraid of authority, and regard the support and help of others as their due. The matter of Chao Chen, I think the credit lies with you."

"But, even so... I still want to thank you for your immediate appearance so that Piaofeng would not make a mistake." But this does not mean that he is thinking about Piaofeng.

Yun Zhongjun is much older than Pei Xi, and has a clearer understanding of reason and reason.He understood...the two people just refused to admit that they cared for each other, but they still cherished and cared for each other in secret.

"Master Shao Commander..."

"Please call me Pei Xi." There is no reason to call the senior by his name, but to ask him to call his official position.

"Okay, Pei Xi." Yun Zhongjun nodded.The gentle spring breeze blew over his cheeks, blowing his silver-white flowing long hair, and for a moment, infinite warmth and tenderness slowly spread on his face, and the clouds in the sky suddenly turned into an intoxicating pink.

Pei Xi was very puzzled, it was still several hours before dusk, why did the clouds turn red with the sun?

He could only vaguely smell the strong expectation...and envy in Yun Zhongjun's words. "Pei Xi...Actually, I have to thank you."

"why?"

"Because... you rekindled a glimmer of hope for me, and made me feel deeply... that between Xihe and me, it's not just an unattainable dream."

"What...?" Xi He?Isn't that Dongjun's name?

"You're still young, so you don't understand." Yun Zhongjun's expression suddenly changed to that of love and sorrow. "Whether it's accidental or inevitable, the life silk you pointed at...is the only chance for me to maintain the motivation for survival. When I was exhausted, I once thought...that it's okay to die like this, anyway, it's just the sky. The cloud and the moon will never be able to catch up with the sun. But every time I think so, Xi He will send a messenger to scold me. Alas, no matter whether I am a cloud or a moon... I can never grow up with the sun and the sun Companion, so I long for the traction of Ming Siluo, but we are not the ones who are entangled... So, Pei Xi, you have to cherish it. Destiny has chosen this partner for you, and you must not violate it. Piaofeng is good You can get along day and night again, there is nothing better than this...Listen to me and stay with him.”

"Yun... no, Pingyi, it's hard for me to promise you..."

Although I have some sympathy for his situation, I can't bury my future just to please or appease others.

"Pei Xi... Forget it, it's okay." Yun Zhongjun brushed his hair that was tousled by the wind, and the crimson clouds returned to their original whiteness at this moment. "Without the cut-off shear and strong "resentment", it is impossible for Si Luo to disconnect. At dusk, you will go to the world, and the time in the world is far different from that in the sky. I believe that under the teasing of Shaohao, the god of time, there is no With Piaofeng accompanying you, your days will feel like years. And not far from the mountain area where the mountain ghost is, there will be Hebo in the Yellow River accompanying you... By then, oh, you will understand my distress."

"...?" Pei Xi still didn't understand why this man's words were always so unbelievable?

"Okay, you can call Wang Shu back, I'll take you back to the palace, Piao Feng is probably still waiting for you there."

"Well, thank you very much."

Yunche then turned back to Siming Palace.Sure enough, Piaofeng was still standing where he was just now, waiting for Pei Xi's figure to return.

Who knows... what does this represent?

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Pei Xi has never left the heaven, and she doesn't know what to prepare for going to the mortal world.Most heavenly beings with superior skills are not afraid of the sun, wind and cold, so naturally they don't need to prepare extra clothes.They drink a lot of nectar and jade springs, and eat vanilla and tree fruits, not to satisfy their hunger and thirst, but to taste the fragrance. Naturally, they don't need to carry food and water.

In the end, it seemed that he only needed the long whip made by Ming Siluo, after all, it was the only weapon he was good at using.

"Pei Xi, you can take this with you too." Piaofeng took off the sword that was pinned to his waist, which was left behind by the previous generation when he left the heaven.

"Why do you want to borrow it from me? I don't know how to use a sword, and I won't use it if I take it with me."

"This... I just heard that Mingsiluo has a great effect on sentimental people. That mountain demon has harmed the village and eaten countless people. Maybe it is just a ruthless wraith. This sword has the remaining aura of the previous generation. Even if you can’t use it, it’s fine as a talisman.”

"This..." Pei Xi took it first, and after a few glances, handed it back to Piaofeng's hand. "You should bring it yourself. The artifact is a sign of your status as an official. Since it was entrusted to you by the previous generation, you should not lend it to me."

"Oh, I expected you to say that." Piaofeng was helpless, and tied the sword back to his waist. "If only I could go down with you, I'm afraid the mountain ghosts don't like to pay attention to you, and they won't answer your calls when they are in trouble."

"Impossible?" Pei Xi's martial arts skills are still inexperienced, and this is the first time he has ever caught a demon.On the other hand, the mountain ghost is rich in experience, brave and good at fighting, maybe he really thinks he is in the way and ignores it.

It's better to know a little bit about the mountain ghost before setting off.Knowing comrades-in-arms is the first step to building mutual trust and successful cooperation.

"Piaofeng, do you know what kind of person the mountain ghost is?" Pei Xi asked.

"Well...Shan Gui Shan Mei, like He Bo and the two Xiangshui gods, is a god who lives in the human world. Every seven days, he will come to the Heavenly Palace to report the situation in the human world. I am not familiar with her, only from I heard some things from Mrs. Xiang. She is brave and courageous, but she is full of emotion but does not show it on the outside. Because she lives in a similar area, she has developed a vague admiration with Hebo Heling."

"Oh..." Why are the nine gods all romantic?When Pei Xi feels that she is "unique", she also guesses whether Piaofeng belongs to the sentimental or ruthless faction.

The former should be more likely, because he used to be the God of Seven Emotions.

Piaofeng continued to search for fragments of memories about mountain ghosts in his mind. "At the official banquet decades ago, she was awarded the artifact "Breaking the Evil" and has since become the guardian of the mountains in the world. The arrows shot by the breaking evil have suppressed evil spirits from all over Kyushu, and restored the peace and tranquility of the world. But ...The present is not what it used to be. After hundreds of years of wars in the world, the hearts of the people are confused, and the monsters rely on the huge "resentment" and "thought" to keep breeding, which also makes the mountain ghosts exhausted, so the orders from above to subdue the demons are so... It took a long time to come down."

"Oh, that's how it is." It has been a few years since the disaster happened, the disaster spread, the letter was issued, and the Eastern Emperor issued a decree... He wasted a lot of life crystals, all to make up for Wushan County The number of young children within fifty miles seems to be completely unworthy.

"Pei Xi, you have to be careful. The monsters transformed from the "resentment" of people's hearts are especially difficult to deal with. They are much more powerful than those who are originally spirit monsters. Mountain ghosts are good at bow skills, and they will definitely not rush forward to meet the enemy. What you use is a whip, and you can’t hit the enemy if you don’t get close. This is a terrible situation. If you get close, you will be in danger, and if you back off, you won’t be able to succeed. I’m only worried... the mountain ghosts will use you as bait and lure them to hide on the mountain witch come out."

"No...it can't be this miserable, right?" Big drops of sweat fell from Pei Xi's forehead.

"Probably, I hope not." Piaofeng also had a worried look on his face. "But maybe it's just our unfounded worries. You don't have to worry too much."

"Well, that's right." Pei Xi swallowed, trying to ease the tension and anxiety.In an instant, he remembered something, just to use this to shift the focus...

"Piaofeng, you are very familiar with Pingyi, right?" Pei Xi suddenly asked.

"Yes, yes." Yun Zhongjun was the most temperamental among the nine great gods, so naturally they got to know each other very quickly.

"He said something to me earlier, and it would be more appropriate to say that he was talking to himself. There is a sentence I don't understand, can you "release" it for me?"

"Ah? What did he say?" Piaofeng was a little at a loss.However, this is Yun Zhongjun's temperament, which always makes everyone confused, but still wants to shed tears of sympathy for his situation.

"He said, Ming Siluo is his only motivation for survival, what else... It's cloud and moon anyway, it can't catch up with the sun anyway, Dongjun Xihe is an unattainable dream... and so on."

"Oh...it really is those things again." Piaofeng suddenly understood what Yun Zhongjun was referring to, but... this child Pei Xi didn't understand anything, even after spending most of his life trying to explain it to him, He may not be able to absorb one or two of them.

He could only try to find a way to explain it in a simple way.

"To put it simply... Ping Yi fell in love with Dong Jun, and Dong Jun also had intentions for him. However, Dong Jun's Sun Palace is in Yanxi Mountain, and Ping Yi's Shou Palace is at the end of the Yun River, which happens to be in the heaven It takes a whole day to go back and forth. Moreover, the radiance of Pingyi at night consumes too much energy, and in the daytime he can only lie limply on the cloud river and pretend to be dead. Trying hard to have a tryst with Dongjun? By the time he had had enough rest and turned into a bright moon and was about to go to work, Dongjun would have rolled back to Yanxi Mountain to rest. The sun and the moon cannot appear at the same time, otherwise the order of heaven and earth would be disrupted. And although the cloud can rise with the sun, it is a pity that it either has no physical strength, or is swept away by Fengshen Feilian... It's a pity, it's a pity..."

"Oh..." Basically, Pei Xi can understand, but he just doesn't understand what the words "fall in love" and "interestedly" refer to.Although there is a new moon every month, Yun Zhongjun can't take the opportunity to go out to visit Dongjun.According to the usual practice, he had to stay in the Shou Palace to rest that night and was not allowed to go out at will.If you go out, one day of heaven and man is equal to one year on earth, and people on earth will not feel the existence of the moon's waning day in this year, and they will not be able to use the moon's waxing and waning to count days.

There are exceptions only on important days such as official banquets and Shenwu festivals.At this time, the Heavenly Palace will send people to deliver silver fruits, which can cover the brilliance of the gods and prevent them from penetrating into the human world.

"Well, Piaofeng..." Pei Xi hesitated whether to ask the meaning of "falling in love" and "intentionally", and after thinking about it, she decided to say this: "I want to ask... why Pingyi attaches so much importance to life silk Luo?"

"This... this..." Well, it's even more difficult to explain now. "Because... well, you also know that Mingsiluo can make two people who have no "admiration" meet, know each other, love each other, and then combine. All two people with a deep "admiration" all desire to be combined with each other, so ...So Luo...do you understand?"

"I don't understand, forget it." Pei Xi shook her head.It's better to ask Mr. Yue again when you have time, he is specialized in this matter, and he will definitely give him a satisfactory answer. "So, how did they meet?"

"It's said...it was the official banquet a hundred years ago, right? When we met for the first time, we both liked each other, that's it."

"Oh..." Now there is another word that makes Pei Xi puzzled - good impression. "But I still don't understand. You'd better tell me directly how this 'admiration' happened."

"Ah!" Piaofeng began to feel a headache. Even though he was originally the God of Seven Emotions, he has lived for more than a thousand years and has never experienced the sorrow and beauty of "Mu Qing". How can he explain this... The little guy is very clear. Is to make trouble for him.

"Well, I think it should be...you get upset when you don't see that person, you just want to be with that person, you only think about that person all day long. At the same time, you get angry when you see that person alienated, and you are with someone else Playing makes you sad... probably, that's what happened."

"I see, but I don't think there is such a person."

Piaofeng almost fell when he heard it. "Then, yes, because, because, you haven't developed feelings for anyone yet!"

"Well... But I heard Yuelao said that people who are entangled by Si Luo will eventually lead each other and give birth to the so-called admiration. It turns out that the punishment of the Eastern Emperor is like this. It just makes people suffer. Admiration is really troublesome. Why does Pingyi want it so much? I can’t wait to take off the red thread on my hand and put it around his neck..."

"Then, let him feel the love and pleasure of being suffocated by Si Luo and Mu Qing?" Piao Feng smiled wryly.When I think that I will have to be with this unreasonable little guy for a long time to come, feelings of helplessness and depression arise spontaneously in my heart, but... it seems that there is also a little... Joy and joy?

No, it must be an illusion.This little guy is sometimes aloof and withdrawn, sometimes cute and obsessive, this kind of unpredictable personality, which is hot and cold, is really not what he admires and loves.

Now, this guy showed him something he hadn't seen before—a side that broke the casserole and asked the bottom line.

"Hey, Piaofeng, what do you think? Muqing is so troublesome, would you want it? Or don't have it at all, and be at ease?"

"Hmm..." Piaofeng fell into deep thought, this was the biggest problem he had ever faced in his life.Puzzled, he simply answered him with an answer that avoids the most important. "I said... Pei Xi."

"Um?"

"Now it's not a question of whether we want it or not. The problem is that... that's "inevitable" and has become an established future fact. Instead of accepting it, it's better to accept it. Look, the Xiangshuishen couple are so happy together, Mo Guan Pingyi and Dongjun. We can get along day and night, look at each other's face until the calluses rot, this makes many lovers who are separated from each other, isn't it good?"

"But I can't see what's good about it." Anyway, in Pei Xi's cognition, admiration has long been a negative word.Prejudice is not so easy to change, the only way is to let him feel the beauty of this situation.

"Hey, Pei Xi, if you have time when you go down, take a look at those human beings. They cry and laugh at one time, like a lunatic. Love has two sides, it can make you sad and happy, although you don't like it very much. You, I will try not to make you sad, that's all I can do. I don't expect you to give me joy, as long as you don't make me sad..."

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In the evening, Si Li and Si Le brought over two stacks of uncorrected official documents.

"Bump!" There was a sound of paper falling to the ground, like a heavy boulder hitting Piaofeng's heart heavily.

It's over, it's all Pei Xi's fault!Don't mention the business, but gossip about the world, love and marriage, and so on, so he hasn't even done a serious business today.I hope that the world will not be in such a chaotic situation, although it has already been full of people, dust is everywhere, and bandits are common, the chaos is already unreasonable.

Alas... Although he didn't do anything, he is not in the mood to deal with it now.A moment ago, the mountain ghost came to take Pei Xi away, but she was still serious and serious.He was dressed in a brown attire, with sage on his shoulders, orchid and other herbs around his waist, and rode in a car made of magnolia wood, accompanied by two animals, a red leopard and a raccoon.

"Master Shangui, when will I be able to return?" This was the first time Piaofeng spoke to Shangui.

"The time in the heavens is at most three days. If one day can't be destroyed, the Eastern Emperor will send He Ling to go with us."

"Is that so..." Piaofeng was a little worried, the elder sister in front of her seemed not very easy to get along with. "Then...my Pei Xi, I will trouble you to take care of her."

"Of course." The mountain ghost pushed aside the curtain made of fragrant flowers and asked Pei Xi to get in the car and sit down first.

"Hmm... what's your address?" Pei Xi could hear her voice trembling.Generally speaking, they would call him "Lord Mountain Ghost", but he wanted to establish a good relationship with her, so that she would not really let him out as bait, so that he could lure the witch out and let the arrow of Po Xie pierce her chest.

The mountain ghost squinted at the kid next to him who had just tried his skills, thought for a while and said, "Call me sister."

"Yes, sister." Pei Xi sat down carefully, not even daring to hum.

"how about you?"

"My name is Pei Xi."

"Pei Xi..." the mountain ghost whispered, calling Chibao to bring Poxie for her, and she wanted to install a new bowstring. "I heard that you are Yue Ming's only young son?"

"……Yes."

"Then, do you know the character Dong Yu?"

"Freezing rain..." He seemed to hear people around him mention it often, but whenever he wanted to ask, everyone either avoided him or said he heard it wrong. "Sister, who is that, can you tell me?"

"No." The mountain ghost replied succinctly. "You'll see him someday anyway, and you'll know then."

"Is...is it?"

"That's right." There was no room for Pei Xi to continue the question, Shan Guiyu changed the subject, and then changed the subject. "The orientation and strategy of the mountain monster—these things have been clearly arranged by the people above, so you don't need to worry about it at all. Now the two of us will take this road down the Yunhe River, and we will reach the plank road in the Chu Realm in a short time."

Pei Xi lifted a corner of the curtain to let sunlight in through the window lattice.Looking down, there is a blue water cloud, slippery, as if it is pushing the cart forward.

This Yunhe River is a waterway secretly opened by Lord Yunzhong for Yuechen, and it just connects to the Chu Realm.Wushan County is located about [-] paces to the east of the Chu Palace. It is shaded by pines and cypresses and towering trees, which is quite different from the bustling and noisy outside world.After the mountain demon settled in, there was no longer a large clump of pleasing greenery—a dark patch, with cockroaches circling and flying above it from time to time.

As soon as the chariot hit the road, the mountain ghost mobilized the spell to make it sink to the ground. Only the red leopard and wenli remained beside her. The former was her mount, and the latter was her gentle and kind pet.

"Pei Xi, listen carefully, this is an order from above." The mountain ghost hunched the evil-breaking bow and the magic-breaking arrow on his back, and held the raccoon in his hand, without any nervousness or excitement about the upcoming battle. feel. "I will lead you to Wushan Pass later. You have to rely on your intuition and divine ability to find the mountain demon and wipe it out. The Eastern Emperor's order to me is only to save you and return to the heaven to heal before you die. Then, He Bo After you, I will wipe out the monsters in Wushan..."

"Uh..." Hearing this, Pei Xi felt the cold sweat dripping down his back rapidly.

"There is an evil miasma laid by the mountain demon here. Ordinary people will die if they inhale it. Even if they are celestial beings, if they inhale too much, it will destroy their skills. You have to be careful. If something happens, the official position of your family's chief order is in I'm above me, blame it, I can't afford it."

"Yes..." Pei Xi suddenly recalled what Yun Zhongjun once said: "You will live like years without the company of Piaofeng."

Alas... Dongjun Xihe's martial arts is second to none in the heavens. Piaofeng once fought with him at the Shenwu Festival, and after three hours, neither of them could hurt the other in the slightest.Now...not to mention that the days feel like years, he can fully experience the anguish of spending seconds like years.

Somehow, the mountain ghost went there to cool off, and the gloomy atmosphere in the mountains sent chills down his spine.Not long ago, he was appointed as the Commander. He was not recommended by anyone, and he did not pass any difficult tests. During this period, many people may have been dissatisfied with Donghuang's decision and questioned favoritism and injustice.

This is a good time, and everyone in the heavens is waiting to appreciate and judge his performance.The mountain ghost directly stated Donghuang's intentions and scheming without any concealment, which made Pei Xi feel unprecedented pressure.

"Piaofeng..."

The involuntary shouting of this name was not out of lovesickness, but the fear and loneliness of walking alone on the mountain road.

Wushan was surrounded by a net of infinitely extending life silks. Once the mountain monster touched it, any shaking or changes would be transmitted back to the thread in Pei Xi's hand.Mingsiluo can only be seen by heavenly beings with high spiritual power, and ordinary people dare not come to the mountain.The mountain demon was transformed by human "resentment", and it retains more or less human essence.If his speculation is correct, the mountain demon will not be able to see Si Luo.

In the middle of the night, Pei Xi's thoughts almost stopped, and the miasma made him almost out of breath.Let's make a quick decision!In terms of patience and physical strength, he is far inferior to the opponent.

The time behind him continued to fly by, the moon was dark and the wind was calm, and there was no movement at all.Pei Xi leaned against an ancient pine and dozed off. On the branch, a poisonous bird blinked its sunken black eyes and stared straight at him.Pei Xi thought it was in the way, so he knocked down on the branch with a whip, and the bird fluttered away, heading for a dark cave in the mountain.

Pei Xi felt strange, thinking that there must be something strange hidden in that hole.I wanted to turn into a whirlwind to catch up, but after thinking about it, forget it.He is very tired now. With such a tired body, he might not even be able to defeat the servant Qianjian, let alone a mountain demon?

After the ugly time, dawn appeared in Dongtian.Although the light could not penetrate deep into the mountains, the glimmer of light after the night still made him feel hopeful and warm.

Soon, there were bursts of singing from the foot of the mountain. Listening attentively, it was a group of witch priests who were reciting the Divine Comedy.

Which god are they calling?Or is it praying for someone?

"Autumn orchids are luxuriant, Luo Sheng is under the hall. Green leaves are plain, fragrant and beautiful. Madam has beautiful sons, why are sun so sad? Autumn orchids are green, green leaves are purple stems, the hall is full of beauties, suddenly Alone and Yu Ximu become..."

Why... does this word sound so familiar?That's right, that's right, this is a gift from Ling Jun at the official banquet - the chapter of <Nine Songs˙Shao Si Ming>!

For a while, the laziness and fatigue of a sleepless night disappeared, replaced by a full and full of spiritual power.

Pei Xi opened her eyes and looked down the mountain.The officiant's witch priest is Yuechen, and the mountain ghost transforms into an experienced Wu Xian, guiding him that a great god will go to Wushan to exterminate the demons in the near future.

"Really...it turns out that Sister Shangui sent a shaman from the human world to cheer me up." Pei Xi showed a gratified smile.Although he is not a woman, his current appearance is indescribably soft and lovely, but unfortunately...he will not notice it himself, and no one will see it right now.

It turned out that after the nine songs were left in the world, the musicians in the world composed music for them, which became a movement that must be sung at the festival.

"Konggai is emerald, ascending to the nine heavens and caressing comets. Long swords are embracing young moi, Sun Duyi is the righteousness of the people..."

When the final music stopped, Pei Xi felt her courage redoubled, and the uneasiness and fear of the previous night disappeared without a trace.At the same time, the silk in his hand moved...

Pei Xi followed the signs of shaking to find the cave where Zhenniao was going, but the sight that greeted him really made him feel unbelievable.

Several male doves and venomous birds perched at the entrance of the cave, and in the depths of the cave, dozens of young children happily piled up gravel to play.

Don't they know that they are about to become the dim sum of monsters?

"Hey, you guys..."

Just as Pei Xi was about to speak out, two children, one on the left and one on the right, stepped forward and grabbed his sleeves.

"Sister, look... it's the eldest sister. Mother brought the eldest sister back this time." The boy on the right shouted, and dozens of children immediately rushed forward and surrounded him.

"I'm a brother, not a sister..." Even though she was extremely surprised, Pei Xi still did not forget to clarify her gender first.However, that's not the point.

This group of children... What the hell is going on here? !

[Note 1] Taken from <Jiu Ge Shao Shi Ming>: You ride a car with a peacock cover and an emerald flag, ascend to the Nine Heavens, and caress the comet.