Jia Mo

Four days ago, Wufang Mountain.

In the Wufang Hall, the astrolabe slowly rotates on the dome, and the star trails cast by mercury overlap and change, and hundreds of millions of planetesimals are distributed among them, shining brightly.Qi Lingshu sat upright on the futon, starlight sprinkled over his thin shoulders.In front of him, the four-square Xuanji star array was moving silently, and the complex formation emitted a fine blue light.With the operation of the formation, the shadows of Zhong Gu, Feng Huan, the head of Kunlun and the elders appeared in the center of the hall.The Sifang Xuanji star array is a Taoist secret method, which can reflect the phantoms of objects in different places, and is usually used for communication.

Everyone kneels and sits on the futon, everyone is a blue shadow, the light like stars flickers and dances on their bodies, shimmering like waves.Examining the past carefully, all of them were sad and sighed.The most conspicuous is Qing Shi's chubby figure with a shiny face. Among the giants of the fairy sect, most of them pay attention to health preservation and few desires.

"The Taoism in the world is in decline, and one generation is not as good as the next generation. And the demons are becoming more and more powerful, and they have an incomparable demon co-lord, Fu Lan, who is so arrogant that they are going to heaven! The small dam of Daiwang Mountain in Qinling Mountains the day before yesterday Village, He Village was eaten up by the big-bellied fish demon going up the Jialing River. After eating, they went down the Donghe River, and along the way Lueyang County, Liangdang County, Hui County and more than a dozen townships and counties were unbearably disturbed. "Bai Mingjun, head of Zhonggu Mountain, frowned and said, "This is still a trivial matter. Suoyang Pass is the border between the human world and the southern border. The southern demon has repeatedly harassed and captured several hills. More than ten thousand clever forts were destroyed. There are countless deaths and injuries among the disciples of the Xianmen sect. They gather and charge again, and I can see that they will go wild at the foot of Wufang Mountain in the near future. What should I do?"

"Brother Qing Shi really had the foresight to buy a boat and go out to sea early, and hide from the world together." Nie Chonghua, head of Kunlun Mountain, glanced coldly at the fat shadow in the mirror, "How is the sea view? I think brother has a big heart and a fat body, and he is living a very happy life." It's leisurely."

Qing Shi drooped his eyebrows and covered his face, "It's really the old man's, isn't it? The phoenix has been passed on to the old man, leaving only the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled. Look, not to mention the useless dolls in this room, the only support Junior brother Qinghe, who was worthy of appearance, unfortunately died young." Speaking of this, he moved an urn from the bottom and put it on his lap, "I have pity for Qinghe junior brother, who is still the age of a flower, so he just passed away. Junior brother Ah, you are the spirit in the sky, bless the world to revive Taoism, and senior brother will burn paper for you!"

Speaking of Meng Qinghe, Nie Chonghua became embarrassed, and quickly waved his hands and said, "Qing Shi, I don't mean to blame you, but I just hope you can come up with an idea. Taoism is declining, and generations are going down. When you have the strength to fight, you can inflict heavy damage on southern borders in exchange for the safety of the world for a hundred generations!" She looked at Yuan Ku, who was at the top, "Head of Yuan Ku, what do you think?"

The old man at the head sat silently, showing his tetanus on his knees.This is the hand that has held the hilt of the sword for decades, like the sharp claws of a tiger, sharp and powerful.Yuan Ku, the former precept elder, is now the head of Wufang Mountain. After Yuan Ji's death, he will succeed him.Everyone knows that he has always advocated a decisive battle with southern Xinjiang, and Yuan Ji adopted a soft policy in the past, which made him very dissatisfied.If Wufang Mountain talks about hunting monsters and sword immortals, the number one is not the sword-wielding elder Qi Yuanwei who died in the tomb of the gods, but this old man with a bad temper.

"The old man thought..." The old man rubbed the satin on his knee, his rough voice was like grinding a stone, "It's time for peace."

Nie Chonghua was taken aback, even the Qing style in the mirror was taken aback, the urn was not held firmly, fell to the ground, and the peanuts inside fell out.He hurriedly lowered his head to pick it up, "Oh, my brother is gone, my brother is gone." Fortunately, the mirror can only see half of his body, and the elders of Wufang Hall can't see the peanuts in the urn.

Qi Lingshu glanced at the old man above him and remained silent.

"I'm old. Now, who else can lead the disciples of the immortal sect to fight in Nanjiang?" Yuan Ku said slowly, "I want to ask everyone here, who can defeat the Jiugai Demon Dragon? Nanjiang Fulan, but he has repeatedly killed The monsters of the two dragons. You don’t remember what kind of mess he made into Wufang that day, but the old man still vividly remembers it. The barrier is broken, the monsters are galloping, and the dragon hisses in the ice sea. Miedu Peak is crumbling, what a scene! Who here can fight this monster?"

"Are you scared?" Nie Chonghua sneered.

"Afraid?" Yuan smiled wryly, "I'm nearly seventy years old, why should I be afraid of death? What I'm afraid of is not the monster, but you young people who don't know what to do, and seek your own death for nothing." He sighed, "I What you say doesn't count, it depends on the number of people. If there are no more than half of those who agree with the peace, then we will knock off the southern border and have a showdown! Even if I lose my life, I will kill a bloody road for you all. Hengshan! At that time, rivers of blood will flow, if the old man unfortunately takes a step first, everyone here will have to fight with Fulan."

All the people in the seat looked at each other, Qi Lingshu knelt up straight and made a long bow, "Disciple agrees."

As soon as he came out, the elders agreed one after another, "The head of the sect is right, and Zhong Gushan seconded it."

"Second by Zizaimen."

Qing Shi also said: "Feng Huanshan seconded the proposal."

Nie Chonghua was furious, but he had no choice but to follow the trend, "Kunlun Mountain obeys orders."

"Then Lingshu will go to southern Xinjiang to discuss peace." Yuan Ku closed his eyes, showing a tired face, he looked really old.Maybe when people are old, they will have no fighting spirit.

The formation was closed, and Qi Lingshu was about to leave. Yuan Ku stopped him and walked up to him, "Lingshu, I am lucky to have you. Although your master has passed away, the prestige still exists. Although you are young, you are very important." .”

"Uncle Master's praise," Qi Lingshu bowed his eyebrows and saluted, "Uncle Master's words are very reasonable, head-to-head is not a long-term solution. We don't know Nanjiang, and we don't know Fulan, maybe Fulan is not as vicious as rumored. Fulan is the co-lord of Southern Xinjiang, if he agrees to negotiate a peace between the north and the south, no matter it is the human world or the southern border, peace can be expected."

"Very good." Yuan Ku smiled approvingly, reached out and squeezed Qi Lingshu's shoulder.

Rough fingers rubbed against his shoulders, Qi Lingshu frowned slightly, he didn't like physical contact with others very much.Taking two steps back, Qi Lingshu saluted again, "What else is there for Master?"

"Lingshu, you are Wufang's hope. Wufang's line of swordsmanship is tied to your shoulders, and my uncle has very high expectations of you." Yuan Ku said.

"Master's words are serious."

"If you have time at night, Master Uncle can teach you sword skills and see how much you have improved in recent days." Yuan Ku said.

"..." Qi Lingshu's brows were furrowed even more, for some reason, he faintly sensed something was wrong.Slightly raised his eyes and looked at the old man in front of him, his warm eyes were like a kind elder.Although Yuan Ku has always had a hot temper, but because Qi Lingshu abides by the precepts and has no disciples of three thousand, he only has good looks towards Qi Lingshu.This appearance was no different from usual, but Qi Lingshu still found it strange.Coughing lightly, Qi Lingshu said: "Uncle Shi Xing sleeps at night, I don't dare to bother you, so I will leave."

He went back to the house and changed his clothes, but still felt uncomfortable, so he took a shower in the cold pool.After tying up his belt, the white gauze collar was meticulously folded on his chest, Qi Lingshu sat on the stone drum stool, lit an oil lamp, and opened the letter from Yunzhi.This guy has been at sea for many months, and only sent such a thin letter.Today, the Qing-style master uncle participated in the discussion, and there was no one in the formation, so he didn't know what he was doing.He originally wanted to ask, but he didn't lose face.

There was also a rough and hard thing in the letter. He poured it out and saw that it was a conch the size of a palm.Putting it under the lamp, it shimmers and shines, which is really beautiful.It's icy cold in your hand, like a piece of ice, very strange.He took a brocade box, put the conch in it, and opened the letter to read.

"I have been out at sea for more than a month, and I live in a shallow house. The only thing I see every day is the vast sea. Every time the moon comes from the sea, I think of my little uncle. How is my little uncle?"

"I'm safe." Qi Lingshu's eyebrows warmed a little, and he continued to read.

"On the first day of April, I sailed to a small island called Zhuruo, and I saw the mermaid tribe. The men are all handsome, and the women are all slender, very different. The Queen saw my outstanding posture and invited me to join her as a bride. Old and frail, I need to see you to death, so I refuse. However, if the pearls are beautiful, I will linger for several days, drink fine wine, listen to Yaoqin, and be accompanied by beautiful women. Master uncle looks on the paper, Hedao sharks, both men and women, want to marry you. It's a pity. At the beginning of May, it will be done. The queen left me a few conch shells to send love, and kept the shark songs in the shells, which can be listened to , A special gift for my junior uncle. There are endless people who want to talk to my junior uncle, but the paper is exhausted. I don’t know if the two sons of Heidai are safe, so I ask for me. Yunzhi nodded."

After reading the letter, Qi Lingshu's face darkened completely.Take out the brocade box, pick up the conch, and listen carefully, there is indeed an ethereal female singing.This flirtatious bastard even borrowed flowers to offer Buddha gifts that were given to him by others. He is really a heartless flower thief.Qi Lingshu threw the conch out of the stone room, lowered his head to blow the lamp, and suddenly remembered what happened during the day.Yuan Ku's gaze darting over his shoulder made him feel uncomfortable just thinking about it.Qi Lingshu's brows became tighter and tighter, he put on his clothes, picked up his sword, blew on the lamp and went out.Walking all the way in front of Yuan Ku's Wu Jiu Xiaozhu, Qi Lingshu quietly sneaked under the window, and looked inside through the cracked icy plum blossom window lattice.

The curtain was hung high, and Yuan Ku was sitting in front of the mirror box looking in the mirror, looking at the face on the left side, then at the face on the right side, and finally took off his bun, let his hair loose, and sat in front of the mirror. staring at himself.This gesture was very strange, and Qi Lingshu felt slightly terrified.Taking a step back unconsciously, he accidentally stepped on a branch and made a creaking sound.Over there, Yuan Ku suddenly turned his head and looked over fiercely.

Yuan Kui rushed over, the sound of his footsteps was like a drum beating.I saw a ferocious black shadow covering the window screen, the window was suddenly pushed up, Yuan Ku stretched out his head to look around.It was empty outside, and the dense bushes were eerie green, piled upon each other, like clusters of faint will-o'-the-wisps.

"That's the way it is. I suspect that there is something wrong with my uncle." Qi Lingshu sat cross-legged in front of the fire pit, and said to Fu Lan and Qi Yin, "For the next three days, I will monitor my uncle's work at the opposite Ziji Library every night. Xiaozhu, I found that there are disciples going in every night, sneaking around, very suspicious. Since the death of Master Yuanji, Wufang has destroyed all the demon hearts, but I am still worried that some people are guarding themselves and coveting the power of demons."

"Do you suspect that he cuts out the demon's heart and replaces it for himself?" the black cat asked.

"It doesn't have to be heart-changing, it may also be eating, refining alchemy, or practicing forbidden techniques..." Qi Lingshu said in a deep voice, "That's what makes him so weird."

"Aren't you afraid that something will happen to him when you come to southern Xinjiang?" the black cat asked.

Qi Lingshu was helpless, "There is no other way, I am the only one who knows the true identity of Junior Brother Fulan, and I have to go to southern borders as an envoy. I have asked Zhaoran to pay close attention to Wujiu Xiaozhu, and if there is any abnormality, he will tell you through the glass mirror." .”

Qi Yin scratched his head and asked: "You said that the old man's posture is weird, can you explain it more carefully, what kind of weird way?"

Qi Lingshu thought for a while, and said, "It's not like a man, it's exactly like a woman."

"Are all the disciples who entered his room male?" Qi Yin asked again.

Qi Lingshu nodded, "Not bad."

"Is it like this when he touched your shoulder?" Qi Yin squeezed Fulan's shoulder.

"good."

"..." Qi Yin seemed hesitant to speak.

"Speak directly." Qi Lingshu said.

"Little uncle, you have stayed on the mountain for too long, too innocent." Qi Yin supported his forehead and said, "Bai Mingjun of Zhonggu Mountain, do you know, did the dog thief tell you about his shit? He Accepting my first disciple as a foster daughter, and master and apprentice as father and daughter, is actually for the convenience of getting closer."

"Close to...?" Qi Lingshu's eyes slowly showed surprise.

"That's right, that's what it means to think boldly. Your uncle..." Qi Yin said after deliberating, "I guess he regards your nephews as godsons, do you understand what I'm talking about? The old man, he finally became the head of the sect, probably because he wanted to seize the opportunity before entering the coffin, and have a good time."

Qi Lingshu was stunned on the spot, speechless for a while.

This incident hit him hard, Qi Yin felt sorry for him a little bit, the previous head was a forgetful person, and the new head was a broken sleeve, and he even hit him with ideas, it was more disgusting than eating flies.Qi Yin said a few words of comfort, and changed the subject, "How is the dog thief, did you send a letter to say something? I have been in Bashan for the past few days, and I don't know anything."

As soon as Yun Zhi was mentioned, Qi Lingshu's face suddenly turned black, as if the surrounding air was suddenly frozen by frost, both Qi Yin and Fu Lan trembled together.Qi Lingshu said with a cold face: "Shameless, don't mention him."