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Five years later, in front of Taoist Wei Zhu's cave.

Pei Xiang put away his sword and stood, holding his breath, waiting for Master Taoist Wei Zhu to comment.

"You are proficient in moves, flexible and free-spirited, yes, it can be seen that you have worked hard. However, after all, you have no experience in dealing with the enemy, and you lack three points of fire. Of course, you don't even have your own sword intent. If you deal with some ordinary Warriors or small spirits still have some strength to spare, but if you encounter someone with sophisticated methods, you will suffer."

"The disciple also knows his own shortcomings. When he asked for advice from Daoist Bai Jin before, he also commented in the same way. Moreover, he said that the disciple was a little too dependent on the sharp weapon in his hand, and did not use all his strength in the battle. In fact, every part of the body can defend against the enemy.”

Taoist Wei Zhu snorted, obviously not agreeing with Bai Jin's brutal fighting theory:

"I am your master, you listen to me, we are following the path of illusion that combines reality and reality, pay attention to elegant layout, kill with one blow, and are not thugs who are always ready to roll up their sleeves and fight in groups."

After five years of getting along, Daoist Wei Zhu has long since stopped maintaining an elegant image of a worldly expert in front of his apprentices, laughing and cursing very casually.

Pei Xiang did not participate in the ideological conflict between the pair of "teacher brothers". She demonstrated a complete set of Kurong swordsmanship and continued to demonstrate the basic Taoism learned recently.She has mastered the newly learned wall piercing, transporting, and thousands of miles of sound transmission skills, but she is still a little lacking in the changing disguise.

Taoist Wei Zhu watched her perform the Taoism while pointing out the shortcomings and key points to her.

After Pei Xiang sorted out most of the questions, he combined today's demonstration to explain the relevant Taoist scriptures and the secrets of techniques to his apprentices.Wei Zhu will not directly tell Pei Xiang how to solve the problem, he tends to let the apprentice understand it by himself, and give some hints and pointers in a timely manner.

Pei Xiang quite adapted to this teaching mode.She always likes to think and ponder. If Taoist Weizhu taught her rigidly and stipulated everything, she could only learn from her master but could not make changes or put forward her own ideas, she would probably be very uncomfortable.

The master and apprentice got along happily, and the teaching time passed quickly.Pei Xiang went up the mountain early in the morning, drank a pot of tea with his master and ate a few spiritual fruits, and then discussed and practiced the learning content all the time.By the time both of them felt the same, the sky was covered with sunset glow, and the night was quietly approaching.

"Okay, let's stop here today. The shortcomings of swordsmanship in dealing with the enemy cannot be solved overnight. After you learn Taoism for a few more years, the master will let you go down the mountain and experience a few times between life and death. Understood.

"As for the cultivation of inner strength, there is no rush, and haste makes waste. Zhaoxi, you have worked very hard. Before becoming a teacher, you met nephew Yunxi, and only then did you know that the apprentice he received was the same as you. The one who started in the same year was only able to condense the inner vision last year, which is much behind your progress in cultivation.

"So, apprentice, don't push yourself too hard. We cultivators should pay attention to letting nature take its course. The most important thing is to be harmonious and open-minded."

Pei Xiang expressed that he was taught, and bowed respectfully to Taoist Wei Zhu.

"Master, I heard from Uncle Bai Jin that you are going to go to the Dragon Palace banquet recently, and you haven't been in Laoshan for nearly half a year?"

Wei Zhu took a deep breath: "Zhao Xi, don't call him Master Bai Jin, every time Master hears the word 'Senior Master', he feels aggrieved with remorse, and always feels, hey, the reputation of our sect be damaged."

Pei Xiang pursed her lips and laughed, she already knew that Bai Jin was not Taoist Wei Zhu's brother, but a guest who lived on Mount Lao.As for why a person as advanced as Bai Jin would borrow and live on someone else's property?In the past five years, Pei Xiang has slowly tasted it.

That person did come because of her, even, Bai Jin and A Bai still have a very close relationship.

That night, after Bai Jin said that he treated her specially, Pei Xiang didn't hesitate much, and immediately asked the other party directly if he had any intention of admiring her?

She asked straightforwardly, and the other party answered frankly after being taken aback for a moment, admitting the admiration and throbbing in her heart.At the same time, Bai Jin also told her that he couldn't explain why he was willing to take care of Pei Xiang as soon as they met.

The only thing that was certain was that he was indeed attracted to her.

Pei Xiang had just entered the inner sect at that time, when he was full of novelty and anticipation for Xuanmen Taoism, and was eager to gain the power to protect himself, and was unwilling to spend energy on a relationship.

She told Bai Jin very directly that she did have a crush on him, but at the moment she had no serious plans to develop it, and regretfully rejected Bai Jin.

Bai Jin seemed to have expected Pei Xiang's attitude long ago.He smiled freely, and then told Pei Xiang that when he still loves her, he will wait patiently and integrate into her life naturally.

He looks forward to a day in the future when Pei Xiang feels that he can start a relationship with peace of mind, and will choose him immediately.

Of course, at the end of the conversation, Bai Jin added a few words rather arrogantly, hoping that Pei Xiang would seize the time to realize his goodness and quickly accept his pursuit of love.If time delays for too long, Pei Xiang is very likely to miss an excellent suitor, which is definitely the biggest loss and regret in her life.

"Bai Jin, my affection is very superficial. It is likely that it will disappear with the wind one morning. I am not retreating to advance or deliberately stretching your feelings. In a short time, I really will not consider These."

"Zhaoxi, I have lived many years longer than you, can't I see clearly a person's sincerity or hypocrisy?"

In this regard, Pei Xiang returned a gentle smile, then turned around and left neatly.

Therefore, in the next five years, Pei Xiang practiced earnestly with Taoist Wei Zhu, and worked hard to improve his cultivation ability.

Bai Jin continued to be his good neighbor and suitor, and occasionally played the role of a spiritual instructor.He will teach Pei Xiang from a completely different angle, so that she can understand what she has learned more deeply and comprehensively.

The years in the mountains were clear and peaceful, and Bai Jin's weight in Pei Xiang's heart gradually deepened.

At this moment, when Pei Xiang heard that her master forbade her to call Bai Jin her uncle, she immediately showed an innocent smile and stood upright.

Recently, she couldn't bear Bai Jin's flourishing beauty more and more, and it was very likely that she was distracted for a while and immediately agreed to the man's pursuit. At that time, I hope that Master Wei Zhu will not be too entangled and aggrieved.

Taoist Weizhu couldn't see the little apprentice's mind, he waved his hands helplessly:

"Go back quickly. As a teacher, I really want to go out as a guest, but there will be a lot of homework for you. After that, I will also contact you every five days and ask the master to check. How did you learn it?"

Pei Xiang nodded in agreement, and left Taoist Wei Zhu's cave briskly.

She thought that this night would be spent peacefully in meditation and meditation like every night after her apprenticeship.

But unexpectedly, when she just entered the state of meditation, she felt dizzy for a while, and then, the face of an old friend she hadn't seen for a long time appeared in front of her.

—— Duan Wang Mingzhao? !

At this time, Mingzhao was wearing a light armored cavalry uniform, and he looked quite high-spirited. He was surrounded by his entourage and guards, as if he was hunting.

Then, the picture in front of Pei Xiang began to spin rapidly, and when she saw clearly again, Duan Wang Mingzhao had fallen off the horse and was seriously injured.The guards and followers who followed him were all gone. He dragged his broken leg and hid behind a big tree. Not far away, there were groups of flying insects and poisonous snakes.

Seeing that King Duan was in danger, Pei Xiang frowned, and stood beside King Duan, looking around.She suddenly discovered that those flying insects and venomous snakes were driven, and at the end of her line of sight, two figures were slowly approaching.

She looked down at King Duan who was hiding behind the tree, and after a moment of blurred vision, she saw a golden pillar of light that resembled a dragon's aura above his head.A five-clawed golden dragon hovered in that beam of light. It was supposed to look majestic, but now its scales were dim and its figure was weak. It seemed that it was about to dissipate.

"His Royal Highness Duan Wang!" Pei Xiang shouted, but the unconscious Mingzhao didn't respond.

She suddenly remembered that she was already a person of cultivation, so she wanted to use Taoism to help Duan Wang, but no matter how Pei Xiang tried, the formulas and Taoism he issued were ineffective, or in other words, they could not be used against Duan Wang. Hazardous situations come into play.

Just when she was at a loss, the picture in front of her suddenly shattered, and Pei Xiang felt her eyes go dark, and she woke up from her meditation immediately.

The meditation was suddenly interrupted, Pei Xiang's face turned pale, she quickly adjusted her breath to suppress the itching in her throat, and slowly smoothed out the disordered breath in her body. Be docile again.

After stabilizing his cultivation, Pei Xiang immediately opened his eyes.

She is the only one in the house at this time, and Ah Bai has moved to live with Bai Jin.

She got out of bed, put on her shoes, put on her coat, and walked out of the bamboo house.

Following the movement of her pushing the door to go out, the lights next door were quickly turned on, and after a while, Bai Jin appeared beside Pei Xiang.

"What happened?"

Pei Xiang looked up at the starry sky, frowning: "While meditating, I suddenly saw a picture of King Duan in distress, and judging from the situation, it seems that it is not an ordinary worldly battle, and there should be other extraordinary means to intervene."

Hearing the word Duan Wang, Bai Jin's expression also became serious, not because of personal relationship issues, but because of Duan Wang's fate and future.

"What did you see in your meditation?"

Pei Xiang described to Bai Jin what she saw, especially the golden beam of light she saw and the five-clawed golden dragon inside the beam of light.

Bai Jin pondered for a while, then called Pei Xiang to go back to the room with him.

"Zhaoxi, come with me, let me make a guess, if there is no miscalculation, this should be a warning sign, God is reminding you."

"I also learned divination from Master, so I can try it myself."

"Since it gave you a warning sign, it means that this matter is closely related to you. How can you predict your own fortune accurately? Others have to do it."

Pei Xiang followed Bai Jin into his bamboo house, glanced at him, and sure enough, he didn't see A Bai's figure. Some guesses in his heart were a little more certain, and he couldn't help looking at the black hair hanging on Bai Jin's shoulders. look.

She was slightly distracted, and then she was attracted by Bai Jin's quiet and solemn expression.

The sky was getting brighter, and the dawn was approaching, Bai Jin rubbed his forehead wearily.

"How?" Pei Xiang brought Bai Jin a cup of warm water, and melted a self-refined elixir in it to invigorate Qi and refresh himself.

Bai Jin drank half a cup, felt a little sweetness in his mouth, and naturally sweetened in his heart, so he smiled.

"Zhaoxi, tell me the result of your calculation first."

When Pei Xiang was doing the Baijin divination, he tried to do the calculation for himself, but the result was chaos, with no clue at all.

Hearing Bai Jin's question at this time, he smiled helplessly.

Bai Jin raised her eyebrows proudly, and suddenly felt that her image in front of Pei Xiang was a little taller, so she cleared her throat and said seriously:

"Prince Duan still has great luck. It is difficult to predict his future, but I tried to deduce it from your point of view. If you choose to stand by and do nothing, it will hinder his future somewhat, but it is not unsolvable."

"What if I choose to go down the mountain to help him?"

Bai Jin shook his head: "I can't figure it out. If I care about it, it will cause chaos. If you make a move, I will definitely act accordingly. Therefore, I can't figure out things that are closely related to myself."

Pei Xiang hesitated for a moment: "Shall I ask Master for help?"

Bai Jin nodded her forehead: "My cultivation base is right here, what I can't figure out, the Taoist priests on Mount Lao can't do it."

Pei Xiang pondered silently for a moment, then she took out the mahogany sword that had been with her for five years from the universe in her sleeve, and slowly observed the talisman carvings on it.

She recalled the previous intersection with King Duan, and the tragic situation of King Duan she saw during meditation. After a while, Pei Xiang made up her mind:

"I want to go down the mountain. King Duan helped me. If I choose to stand by and watch after receiving the warning signs, I will never feel at ease. Even if I become stronger in the future and can help King Duan do more things, I will stay. Make up your mind."

Bai Jin's eyes were clear, he expected Pei Xiang to make such a choice, but he still didn't forget to remind her:

"You have only practiced for five years, and many things are just getting started. If you go down the mountain at this time, if you meet other Taoist people, once there is a conflict, it is very easy to suffer."

Pei Xiang smiled helplessly: "Conflicts or something, it is estimated that there will be nine out of ten. The poisonous insects and snakes I saw in my meditation are obviously not what should appear under normal circumstances. There must be strange people and strange people attacking King Duan.

"I reckon that the battle for the throne at the foot of the mountain is at its most critical moment. King Duan and his brothers should be using all means at this moment to show what they can. I'm sure that any prince will think of heresy.

"Besides, the golden dragon in the golden beam of light is very weak, and it looks like it's about to dissipate. I'm worried that things will change."

Seeing that Pei Xiang had made up her mind, Bai Jin stopped persuading her deeply, but asked her when she would go down the mountain and what preparations she was going to make.

Pei Xiang's eyes flickered slightly, and he felt that Bai Jin's attitude was a bit strange, not that he should try to stop her, but intuitively, Pei Xiang felt that Bai Jin wanted her to go down the mountain for a while, and this person seemed to be expecting what.

"What did you forget about just now? Is it really just about the matter about King Duan?"

Bai Jin smiled like a bright moon and a breeze again, and lowered his head to take a sip of the water Pei Xiang poured for him.

He did do some extra calculations, and the hexagrams showed that if Pei Xiang chose to go down the mountain at this time, it was very possible to recover his memory and return to the group.

Of course, the hexagram image is not very clear, and the result is also vague.

Just like what he said to Pei Xiang before, the more closely related the fortune-teller wants to deduce, the more inaccurate and fuzzy the hexagram will be. With his current cultivation base, he just noticed a little clue in advance That's all.

However, this indicates that it is enough to make Bai Jin, who has been guarding the little fox for five years, happy.He secretly made up his mind that when Pei Xiang recovered his memory, he would explain everything, and then send a message to the Fox family to prepare for the wedding.

As for whether Pei Xiang would agree to marry him?Bai Jin is still confident about this.

Looking around, there is no man comparable to him around Pei Xiang.Besides, how could he ignore that girl's eyes that secretly covet him occasionally. For this reason, he has developed the habit of changing two sets of clothes a day.

——It’s all waist-slim fit!

Pei Xiang was determined to go down the mountain to help others, so he got up and went to contact his master Taoist Weizhu.After listening to Pei Xiang's reasons, Taoist Wei Zhu naturally nodded in agreement.He had already left Laoshan, but at this moment he hastily turned back, planning to give the young apprentice some good things for body protection and life-saving elixir.

Pei Xiang received a gift from Master, and was busy getting to know the uses of each treasure, while Wei Zhu pulled Bai Jin out of the door for a secret talk.

"You want to go down the mountain together?"

"nature."

"Didn't you say before that you can't help her through the difficulties? Forget about taking care of her in life before. If she has a fight with other people when she goes out this time, can you guarantee that you won't help her in secret? Just watch her get hurt?"

"I have a sense of proportion, what are you worried about?" Bai Jin cast a sideways glance at Taoist Wei Zhu, "I have done it all these years, so I will naturally stick to it. You see, I gave her medicine and food before, but I held back I didn't use spiritual food and elixir, I just chose the best kind in the secular world. Also, I didn't interfere with the tests she accepted. Isn't it because of her talent and character that you can accept her as a disciple? Is it really because of my face?"

"My apprentices are naturally selected from thousands of people, there is no doubt about it."

Speaking of this, Taoist Wei Zhu paused, and couldn't help showing a toothache expression:

"You really refrained from helping her, but whenever she gets hurt, cheated or bullied, you come to me to make gestures. Don't talk about anything else, just say that Yunxi tricked Zhaoxi into drinking, you second I went to get Yunxi drunk one day, and made him go crazy with alcohol. Heh, Yunxi still has lingering fears, and whenever he smells alcohol, he gets a headache."

Standing with his hands behind his back, Bai Jin acted as if he hadn't heard the sarcasm from his old friend Wei Zhu. Instead, he looked tenderly at Pei Xiang who was busy not far away. This meaningful and affectionate look made Taoist Wei Zhu beside him unable to bear it. He rubbed his cheeks.

"Hey, Master Shaojun, is your hexagram accurate? My apprentice will be able to recover his memory this time when he goes down the mountain?"

"Not quite, but... there is finally a glimmer of hope."

Bai Jin's tone was light and his brows were peaceful, but Wei Zhu's expression was complicated.

He knew the real physical condition of little apprentice Zhao Xi, if she couldn't recover her memory, even if she was successful in cultivating Taoism, she would only live a mere mortal life.However, Bai Jin allowed himself to be tempted under such circumstances, and got deeper and deeper. He must be mentally prepared to face the premature death of his lover.

Thinking of the long life of the seven-tailed white fox, he felt a sense of loss.

Pei Xiang didn't know the waiting and choices behind those things. After carefully checking her luggage, she thought of all the dangerous scenes she saw in meditation, so she didn't dare to delay for a moment, and set off on the paper crane that Master Weizhu gave her. up.

The imperial capital, Prince Duan's Mansion.

Mingzhao took the secret booklet presented by the guard, opened it, read it carefully, and then fell into deep thought.

The two staff members on the side looked at each other in blank dismay, curious about the contents of the secret book, but they did not dare to interrupt Wang Duan's thoughts.

After about a quarter of an hour, Duan Wang came back to his senses.He handed over the secret book to his staff, while he walked to the desk and began to write the scriptures silently stroke by stroke, trying to restore himself to normal.

After the two staff members quickly read the contents of the secret booklet, their faces were shocked. After they looked at each other, they remained silent at the same time.

After Ming Zhao filled a piece of paper, he threw the brush on the table.

"The two gentlemen have finished reading the secret book?"

"I've read it below." / "I've read it next."

"Talk to me, the boss and the second child are about to rebel, what should I do?"

"In the face of such lunatics who attempt to kill their fathers and kings, the prince will naturally protect the king and turn the tide."

"The king can get such news, how can he know that the emperor has never heard of such a report? It is good to protect the king and turn the tide, but it is necessary to mobilize troops in advance and ambush private soldiers. If... this time the rebellious plot has been overthrown." The emperor noticed it in advance, or it was simply a trick to lure the snake out of the hole, so if this king makes any moves, he will also be labeled as having ulterior motives."

"But when the sage hunts, the guards are not as strict as in the palace, and the scheduling is orderly. If the prince does not arrange in advance, the sword will have no eyes, and it will be easy for the people of Chengwang and Yuwang to take advantage of it. Wangye, I have a suggestion... ..."

The younger one of the two staff members was straightforward, and after a few words of Prince Duan's tendency, he was determined and began to express his views.

The other older one was more stable. While listening to his colleagues' plans, he observed the changes in Prince Duan's expression, thinking about how to make suggestions that were more in line with Prince Duan's wishes.Of course, he is not an incompetent flatterer, and if there is no real material, he will not become a frequent visitor in Duan Wang's study.

Duan Wang listened to the two staff members analyze the pros and cons of the situation with a serious face, his eyes were condensed, he was more calm and calm than five or six years ago, and he was also more restrained and unpredictable.

After the two staff members finished their suggestions, King Duan did not immediately comment and reply, but asked the servants around him to ask the two staff members to go to the inner courtyard of the mansion to rest first, and asked them not to leave the mansion for a while.

The two staff members naturally understood King Duan's caution, and even offered to bring the family members into the mansion.Of course, their reason was that if there was chaos in the capital, it would be safer in the palace, and they begged King Duan for grace.

King Duan was naturally sympathetic to his subordinates and agreed to the request of the two staff members.

When there was only one person left in the study, King Duan picked up the secret book again, and combined with the proposals of the two staff, carefully figured out how he should deal with the next situation.

When the night was dark, the servant who was with King Duan took advantage of the time to serve tea, and whispered a few words about the movement in the backyard. Generally speaking, it was the concubine, the side concubine, and a few concubines who were somewhat favored. Someone came to inquire, asking where the prince rested at night.

Duan Wang pinched the bridge of his nose, glanced at the western clock, and found that it was indeed getting late.

He ordered his servants to burn all the things he wrote and drew today, and he got up and moved his hands and feet, preparing to go to the princess to rest for a night.