When the villain knows the plot

Green and oily vines sprang out from the ground like giant snakes and pythons, coming menacingly.In the blink of an eye, young bones sprouted on the vines, and in the blink of an eye, the vines bloomed, and the faint fragrance of flowers spread everywhere.

A yellow finch that accidentally entered the sky above the vine formation, the moment the vine flowers bloomed, its flapping wings froze suddenly, and fell down like a small stone.

Xie Xiaoqing saw it clearly, jumped lightly, stretched out his hand, and took the little bird that fell asleep from inhaling the fragrance of flowers into his palm.There was a slight green light on the palm, and after a while, the little squirrel came to life, circled around Xie Xiaoqing curiously, and flew away.

"That's right," Ling Lian, who was standing on the side, commented with a smile, "Your 'vine flower maze' evolved from the 'vine binding technique', its power is close to that of Taoism, it is very practical, and it is a one-to-many Group spells. Consolidate it well and make it one of your trump cards."

As for Xie Xiaoqing's benevolence in rescuing the bird from the vines, he will not comment.

How to act, only ask the nature, there has never been a road that suits everyone.Being kind is not a shortcoming, but being ignorant of people is.

"Yes, Master, this disciple must work hard!" Every time Ling Lian praised him, Xie Xiaoqing was full of joy.

When he was growing his body, his stature grew rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, he was not much shorter than Ling Lian.A head of dark brown, slightly rough hair was tied high into a ponytail on the back of his head, his eyebrows flew into his temples, his eyes were as bright as stars, and he looked like a handsome young man.When he smiled, there was still a bit of youthful cuteness.

After that day, Xie Xiaoqing was still awkward for a few days.However, it was not in his nature to be shy and shy. He gradually recovered, but his temper was calmer than before.

"By the way, Master, tomorrow is the New Year's Eve, and Xiaowan asked me to go to the New Year's Market together."

"Go, you've been bored practicing kung fu in the city lord's mansion for the past few months, so it's better to go out with her to relax." Ling Lian smiled.

Xie Xiaoqing and Xia Houwan set up a competition of "see who can build the foundation first", but the two did not confront each other.In the city lord's mansion, there are only two of them who are similar in age and realm. They often discuss and discuss together on weekdays, and the relationship naturally gradually becomes closer.

In the original plot, Xia Houwan was also one of Xie Xiaoqing's confidante, and the friendship between the two is probably due to fate.

"Yes, Master." Seeing Ling Lian smiling gently, Xie Xiaoqing didn't know why, felt a little sad, paused and said, "Master, my apprentice will come back early. I still want to spend the holidays with Master at night. "

The New Year's Day is the most important festival for mortals, because ordinary people's lifespan is short, counting each New Year's Day, they will be born, old, sick and die in a blink of an eye.For those who practice Taoism, there is nothing to celebrate this year's festival.

However, Xie Xiaoqing lived in Ping'an Town when he was young, and was influenced by him since he was a child.In his heart, he still takes this festival seriously.

Ling Lian only smiled slightly when she heard the words, and said, "Just go out and have fun, don't worry about Master. Master never celebrates this festival."

"Um……"

Xie Xiaoqing responded, stood where he was, watched his master turn and leave, and silently put away the vines all over the ground.

……

The next morning, Xie Xiaoqing got up.

It snowed heavily in the middle of the night, and a thick layer was deposited in front of the court.

Although it could be done with the simple fire spells he knew, Xie Xiaoqing still took the broom and cleaned the snow in front of the court.

Then he took out the bright red lanterns and decals from the room, and carefully decorated the three wing rooms.It was sent by the maidservant before, Xie Xiaoqing felt that even if the master accepted it, he would not use it, so he took the initiative to ask for it.

Unlike Ling Lian who grew up in a monastic sect when he was young, Xie Xiaoqing still retains many mortal habits.

In this way, it will look like the Chinese New Year.

Looking at the two strings of small red lanterns hanging from the eaves of Master's wing, even he himself didn't notice the tenderness in his eyes.

After finishing everything, Xie Xiaoqing hurried to the place that he had made an appointment with Xia Houwan.

Xie Xiaoqing came early, and after waiting for a while, Xia Houwan arrived.

The two of them used the escape technique together and flew out of the city lord's mansion.Xia Houwan was considered a landlord, so she naturally led the way.After a while, the two arrived at the market in the south of the city.

This is a bazaar for mortals, with a wide variety of stalls.There are also bursts of aroma from the snack shops gathered together.The crowd was turbulent, and there was a din of voices.

Xie Xiaoqing is no longer as curious as before, showing curiosity about the novelties sold in this bustling market.But he still looked left and right, full of interest in things he had never seen before.

After walking for a while, Xia Houwan had already bought several boxes of rouge and a hairpin, which she said she would give to the little maids in the yard.Xie Xiaoqing didn't buy anything yet.

"What do you want to buy?" Xia Houwan wanted to show her kindness to the landlord.

"I haven't figured it out yet," Xie Xiaoqing was a little distressed, "I don't know what to buy for Master...Master seems to be short of everything."

Xia Houwan laughed and said, "Master, it's your master again! Is there another person in your mind?"

She has been with Xie Xiaoqing for a long time, and she is very familiar with Xie Xiaoqing's affairs.

Xie Xiaoqing smiled, but retorted in a rare way: "You are not the same, you always talk about your elder brother."

"Uh..." Xiahou Wanrao was quick to speak, but was choked up all of a sudden.

It's just that you probably won't have cross-border feelings for the person you miss all day like I did.

Xie Xiaoqing looked normal on the surface, but thought in his heart.

He had that dream twice more afterward.After waking up, in order to reduce Qisi, he even had to silently use the Qingxin Jue.Then he would perform the Qingxin Jue before going to bed, and then go to bed when his mind is clear, and he has practiced this spell thoroughly.

One day when he was practicing the Qingxin Jue, he suddenly figured it out.

Perhaps it was not figured out, but self-defeating.He found that even if he could suppress the unscrupulous desire to be with Master, his mind would still be filled with images of Master.The way the master smiled and talked to him, every unintentional movement of the master caused a big wave in his heart.

It seemed that there was no room for a second person in his heart.

In fact, I heard that people who practice Taoism can also have Taoist companions?Even if Master doesn't want a Taoist companion, I can always be Master's apprentice!

It's fine as it is now, and always follow Master's side.Master said that a person who cultivates the Tao has a firm mind, and even a little desire can be suppressed.

Sometimes people mature overnight, like Xie Xiaoqing.

It seemed that even Xia Houwan had noticed the change in his mood, and teased him: "I used to think you were younger than me, but suddenly, you seem to be my elder brother."

"That's natural," Xie Xiaoqing also responded with a smile, "I'm much taller than you." While his mood grew, his body also creaked and grew like bamboo joints, and he was indeed taller than Xia Houwan.

What he was thinking in his heart was no longer as unrestrained as before.

The two bickered for a while, and then continued to visit the market.

"God, machine, magic, calculation." Xia Houwan looked at the fortune-telling booth in front of him with an apricot-yellow streamer, and suddenly became interested, "I wonder if this old man can figure out what the prospect is for us to explore the lineage?"

So he walked over and told the old Taoist who was very good-looking, and told him that he would go out in three months, and asked him to calculate the good or bad of the trip.

Ordinary fortunetellers are all monks, and they practice the astrological avenue that specializes in spying on the secrets of heaven.

The way of astrology has a weak self-protection ability, and there is no particularly perfect technique, so there are very few people who practice this way.

Judging from the aura of this old Taoist, it should have reached the foundation building period, and the calculation of hexagrams is quite effective.It's just that spying on the secrets of heaven is extremely exhausting, and the asking price is extremely high, which is not affordable by ordinary people, so few people care about it.

"30 Yuan Lingshi, half of the deposit must be paid first." The old Taoist said.

This spirit stone was nothing to the city lord's sister, and Xia Houwan readily gave it to her.

The old Taoist took the spirit stone, closed his eyes, and concentrated his energy.On the table in front of him, there was a bronze bowl with simple patterns, which contained a liquid as clear as a mirror.Even when the breeze blows, there will be no ripples, not like water, but like mercury.

After a while, from the void in front of him, a little bit of bright starlight slowly condensed, like fireflies flying in the daytime.The starlight gathered more and more, and this anomaly even attracted others to watch.After a while, the old Taoist scolded lightly, pointed out of nowhere, and pointed right at the edge of the bowl, all those light spots flew into the bronze bowl and were submerged in the mercury.

"Okay." The old man signaled.

"I can't see anything?" Xia Houwan asked in confusion.But I saw the starlight cruising quickly in the mercury, as if it was about to become something, but was hindered by some invisible force, and became chaotic again.

Halfway across the city, Ling Lian and Xia Houying, who were concentrating on their cultivation, felt something at the same time and opened their eyes.

Xia Houying didn't know why, but Ling Lian knew it clearly.This is a cultivator with astrology, who is spying on the secret of the inheritance!

Since he has been involved in this matter, naturally there will be no other results.

But he wasn't afraid that the Xiahou brothers and sisters would do this on a whim—the art of prediction has its limitations.

"This..." The old Taoist took a look and said regretfully, "It seems that at least the Golden Core Grandmaster has been involved in this matter. I can't spy on the existence of a realm higher than mine."

I see.Xia Houwan was still kept in the dark, thinking that Ling Lian was a foundation cultivator, but her elder brother was a real Golden Core cultivator, no wonder she couldn't figure it out.

The old Taoist took money from people, but he didn't release anything. He seemed a little embarrassed, and said: "What else do you have to figure out, the old Taoist can give you another chance."

Xia Houwan thought for a while, then shook her head: "No more." She turned her head to look at Xie Xiaoqing again, and said with a smile, "Think about it quickly, do you have anything to ask this senior to calculate?"

"I..." Xie Xiaoqing instinctively wanted to say "no", but changed his mind when the words came to his lips.

"Senior, can you calculate me in 100 years, what is my situation?"

He actually wanted to calculate the fate between him and his master, but the master had already reached the golden core stage, although he didn't know why he had to pretend to be a foundation cultivator, so he definitely couldn't figure it out.

If I can get a glimpse of my appearance 100 years later, I can guess whether I was with my master at that time.Even if you can't deduce anything, maybe it's precisely because there is a master by your side that the heavenly secrets are being hoodwinked.

The old Taoist obeyed, and pointed to the bronze bowl again.

After a while, there were some wonderful changes in the bowl, and a scene emerged:

Xie Xiaoqing saw a man with a face that looked a little like her, but a little different, with his eyes closed, lying quietly.In the blink of an eye, the screen disappeared and turned into a line of mysterious astrological characters, which Xie Xiaoqing couldn't understand.

"What does that mean?" he couldn't help asking.

The old Taoist glanced at the text, and his face became strange.

"Neither dead nor alive, both dead and alive."

The author has something to say: I'm a little busy today and haven't been able to make it into a fish. I'm trying to save some manuscripts on the weekend...

In fact, I didn’t write it as I wrote it, but when I wrote it today, I suddenly felt that Xie Xiaoqing looked a bit like Mu Xuanying (﹃﹣)~→Although the boss is not Mo Yu

Don't ask me why the BOSS is a shou, since ancient times, good and evil have followed!