Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven Ripples Lotus Heart, Washes Flowers in Water Mirror

When Xingyan leaned over to look at the falling water jade lotus, he was extremely surprised to see that this snow jade lotus bud, after falling leisurely and touching the water, bloomed into a beautiful flower in an instant. water lotus. Seeing such a strange thing, Xingyan quickly turned over from the willow branch and jumped off the lake bank, kicked off his straw sandals, and waded through the water to see the white jade water lotus in full bloom. And Qiongxu and Kou Xueyi also stood on the shore behind the young man, watching him go to salvage the fallen lotus. Standing in front of this jade lotus, Xingyan found that in the core of this blooming water lotus, there is a crystal clear and jade mirror, with shimmering smoke and light shining on people.However, in this lotus mirror, what is reflected now is not the face of a young man, but the delicate back of a girl with long hair.

And this young girl, although her back was facing Xingyan who bowed her head to observe; her figure was already very familiar to the young man: this young girl in the lotus was none other than the Princess Sidu in Poyang Dragon Palace, Lingyi'er. Now, Lingyi is wearing a spotless snow-colored silk shirt, sitting in front of the coral stone table, resting her chin on her hand, meditating; the hair full of black silk is casually scattered like a waterfall, It seemed extremely soft and safe. Seeing Ling Yi'er's rare and peaceful expression, it is estimated that this girl is just insane.

After two or three months, seeing Ling Yi'er again, Xing Yan suddenly felt that the little dragon girl in front of her was more friendly than ever before.Seeing her demure look, Xing Yan couldn't help showing a smile on his face, and thought: "I didn't know before that this Lingyi also has moments of trance." "Maybe, maybe she's asleep." And Lingyi is quite familiar with the drum-shaped white jade stool sitting under her and the sea jade coral table in front of her: "Mm, this should be the Lingyi I visited last time." Let's go to Yi's boudoir. It seems that this treasure in the Dragon Palace is really miraculous, it can transmit scenes from thousands of miles away!"

"I don't know if Lingyi knows that I'm looking at her; maybe she really fell asleep..." Just when the young man was thinking wildly, he saw that the ecstatic girl who had been silent all the time, seemed to realize something suddenly, and suddenly turned her face to meet the eyes of the young man who was staring at her: at this moment, the sober and clear Seeing that, the eyes of the man in the mirror were flickering with a ray of surprise, and then he stretched out his locked face and smiled sweetly... This smiling face that didn't contain too many emotions, reflected in the young man's eyes, made him feel so natural and kind.

At this moment, Lingyi no longer seemed to be the unattainable Dragon Palace Princess.To Xingyan, the lotus-hearted girl in front of her is like an old friend she hasn't seen for a long time, smiling from the bottom of her heart. Seeing Lingyi smiling sweetly, Xingyan naturally smiled back. "Can this lotus transmit sound?" Thinking this way in the young man's heart, he wanted to say the greeting, to see if Lingyi could hear it—just as he was about to say the greeting, he suddenly found that the face in the water was changing. blurred. Slowly, under Xing Yan's helpless gaze, the girl in the lotus mirror gradually became only a faint shadow, and the portrait was almost indistinguishable.

In the end, in the water mirror in the heart of the jade lotus, it was just like ordinary clear water, only reflecting the sad face of the young man, and there was no trace of Lingyi anymore. At the beginning, Xingyan was still a little unwilling to give up, and waited for a while, hoping that Lingyi'er's image would reappear in the jade lotus.It's a pity that the lotus in front of her is still calm and unremarkable. Although the crystal of the lotus heart is still there, she can no longer see any beautiful shadows in the distance. Standing still for a while, Xingyan leaned over and gently lifted the lotus flower out of the water, watching it slowly close in front of his eyes, turning into a jade lotus bud again.At this time, he was a little out of his mind, but he was not as surprised as he was at the beginning.

However, seeing the scene of the jade lotus closing, Xingyan's heart was moved, and then he put the lotus bud into the lake again—it's a pity that although the jade lotus bloomed by itself, in the lotus stamen, Still nothing different. After completely giving up, this young man who has never had much on his mind now feels a bit lost; in his heart, he can't stop thinking about the bright smile he saw just now, how he returned to the shore, how he climbed up again. The "tree bed" was completely unconscious. Unknowingly, the famous poem in the national style is being sung repeatedly in the hearts of young people: "The reeds are green, and the white dew is frost. The so-called Yiren is on the side of the water. Follow it back, the road is long and difficult; travel back From then on, Wan in the middle of the water..."

Somehow, after this episode, this young man, who had always been content with his leisurely life in the mountains, felt some fluctuations in his heart. Lying down on the willow branch again, naturally he couldn't escape the curious questioning of the little Qiongxun.Xingyan didn't hide anything, and immediately told the little girl about Lingyi.Of course, those places that are too shocking to the world, the young man will naturally not explain to Qiong Xi in detail.But even so, the little girl still listened with gusto; looking at the expression, it seemed that the little girl took this as an interesting story.

However, for the little girl, besides sister Xueyi, she now has another "sister Lingyi"; this harvest actually made Xiao Qiongxun happy and encouraged for a long time. And when this little girl was having fun, she, the only "Brother Xingyan", after the episode just now, no longer had the interest to sleep on willows.After a while, Xingyan took Qiongxue and Xueyi and turned around to Qianniaoya in Baoxia Peak. While walking on this rugged mountain road, Xingyan occasionally glanced at the side hillside, and happened to see a young man dressed as a Taoist priest, rummaging through the grass on the steep hillside beside the road, as if he was looking for something. Something important.If it is said that he is collecting herbs, it doesn't look like it, because there is no medicinal betel behind him, and there is no medicinal pick in his hand.

"Look at this, could it be that this disciple of the Qing Dynasty dropped something important? This hillside is so steep, if you are not careful, you will slip and roll down the mountain—I'd better go and help him." Thinking in this way, Xingyan told the two girls beside him, and then carefully stepped on the gravel on the slope, with a slight winding vine in his hand, and leaned carefully towards the Shangqing disciple. go. However, much to Xing Yan's surprise, when he rushed to the little Taoist priest and asked the reason, he felt a bit dumbfounded: it turned out that this disciple of the Shangqing who was searching carefully, Not looking for something lost.He searched so hard, it turned out that he was looking for a magic weapon that might be buried in the Luofu Cave!

After exchanging a few pleasantries, he knew immediately after waking up that this young disciple who was looking for treasures was named Tian Renbao, and he was a young disciple of Zhu Mingfeng's Chongde Palace.This Tian Renbao was born with a round head and a round face, with a soft face and a kind image; when he spoke with Xingyan, his tone was very gentle. However, as soon as the matter of finding the treasure was mentioned, Tian Renbao showed an incomparably determined look on his face. Seeing Xingyan's expression of surprise at what he said, Tian Renbao confessed to the young man what was in his heart.Its meaning is roughly: this Luofu Mountain is a first-class paradise in the world, and it is also the location of the Shangqing Palace, the number one sect of cultivating immortals in the world. Immortal contacts.Therefore, in the Luofu mountains and fields, there must be treasures from the immortal family left by the senior master for various reasons. This Daoist Tian firmly believed that as long as he searched carefully, one day he would find the powerful Taoist magic weapon.At that time, without much effort, his practice will naturally advance by leaps and bounds; moreover, if he goes down the mountain to eliminate Mo Wei Dao in the future, with such a powerful magic weapon in his hand, those evil spirits and monsters will naturally be easily caught! Speaking of this, Daoist Tian's gentle round face is already full of energy; due to excitement, his face is now covered with a layer of excitement; it seems that he has already immersed himself in the unknown. Among the wonderful scenes that have been imagined many times! Seeing his appearance, Xingyan couldn't help stretching out his hand to help him, for fear that Brother Tian would lose his attention under excitement and roll down the hillside. Come to think of it, Tian Renbao, who is keen on finding treasures, spent most of his time in this deserted mountains and fields, and no one talked to him for a long time.Therefore, after finally waking up to ask, the current thoughts can be described as eloquent.And these words were spoken so smoothly, without any hindrance, it should have been repeated in his mind countless times. Now, this eloquent talk is certainly to explain to Xingyan; but to a certain extent, it is also to encourage myself.After all, it is not easy to persevere for a long time. It's just that, although Daoist Tian is very enthusiastic about his words, Xing Yan is a little disapproving of his idea of ​​finding treasures, and always feels that this matter is a bit illusory.Not to mention whether the real treasure of the fairy family will be randomly thrown in this barren mountain; even if there is, it is undoubtedly a needle in a haystack to find it in a large mountain farm with a radius of 500 miles like Luofu Mountain. . Of course, according to the records in the classics, there are quite a few fairy artifacts, even if they are buried deep in the ground, they still have their own precious aura, and they can shoot the bullfighting light—but if this is the case, they have already been dug up.After thinking about it this way, he knew that it would be too difficult for Tian Renbao's idea to succeed.According to Xingyan, if you have this kind of effort, you might as well devote yourself to cultivation, then you might be able to enter the Dao earlier. It's just that, although he was a little disapproving in his heart, seeing the resolute look on the face of this little Taoist priest in front of him, he woke up and couldn't say too many disappointing things.But if you don't say it, it's like a bone sticking in your throat; at that moment, the young man picked some euphemistic words, and expressed the difficulty of this matter to Brother Tian, ​​implying that this matter is quite impossible.It's a pity that Daoist Tian didn't take his good intentions seriously at all; after hearing the negative meaning in the wake-up call, this persistent disciple of the Qing Dynasty seemed to want to start an argument with the young man. Seeing this situation, Xingyan was also quite helpless, so he had to give up this ineffective persuasion. However, even so, the master of the Four Seas Hall of the Shangqing Palace, still thinking about the safety of his disciples, patiently reminded this little Taoist priest who was dedicated to finding treasures that when he was looking for treasures on this steep slope and rock, Be sure to pay attention to the safety of your feet, lest if you are not careful, the consequences will be unimaginable. These words, Xing Yan spoke directly.Because he looked at the terrain around him, even his son who grew up in the mountains felt a little apprehensive looking at the steep terrain. As for Daoist Tian, ​​although he felt that the young man in front of him could not understand his correct thoughts, he felt a little frustrated; however, after hearing his sincere reminder, Tian Renbao was also very grateful and thanked him sincerely. One sound.Then, he said goodbye and climbed to search elsewhere. Seeing Daoist Tian's persistent appearance, Xingyan felt a little admiration in his heart, and then thought: "The so-called hard work pays off, seeing how persistent Daoist Tian is, maybe one day, he will really be able to find him." That powerful magic weapon!" "Heh~ Unexpectedly, there are quite a lot of interesting people in my Shangqing Sect." Thinking like this, Xingyan climbed back to the mountain road again, joined the two daughters, sprinkled the laughter of the little Qiongxi all the way, and returned to the Qianniao Cliff. Such leisurely days of reading scriptures, teaching characters, traveling and escaping the summer heat are pleasant and leisurely, which really makes Xingyan enjoy it. It's a pity that such a leisurely life seems to be coming to an end now. It turned out that the young head of the Four Seas Hall suddenly received an announcement one day from the top of the flying cloud, saying that the quarterly lecture meeting in the Shangqing Palace would be held on the first day of the seventh lunar month; The Master of the Four Seas Hall, as one of the "elders" in the Shangqing Palace, will also give lectures on the scriptures to many disciples of the Shangqing Palace at this lecture meeting. As for the young hall master who received the notice, when he first heard it, he didn't take it seriously.Let's just talk about it, after all, I still read a lot of those Taoist classics; at the lecture meeting, I guess I can tell some righteousness. However, after thinking about it carefully, Xing Yan's head was covered with cold sweat.Because, he suddenly thought of a problem: since he was a child, he had never said anything serious in front of everyone, let alone facing so many disciples of the Shangqing on such a formal occasion—you know , these disciples of the Qing Dynasty are all the momentary choices of the world! "Uh~ It doesn't seem that bad, does it? I have also been giving lectures in this Four Seas Hall recently..." Xing Yan comforted himself like this; but unfortunately, after glancing at the two young and young female disciples next to him, Xing Yan still couldn't help feeling guilty.In front of his eyes, a terrifying scene suddenly appeared: in the vast and magnificent lecture hall, all the disciples of the Shangqing Palace gathered together.And as the head of the Four Seas Hall of the Shangqing Palace, standing in front of everyone, he should be able to talk eloquently; but unfortunately, under the scorching gaze of hundreds of young talents in the Shangqing Palace, he couldn't speak a word. "Standing while moving your feet, and muttering when you speak", you have to wait to make a big fool of yourself in front of everyone! "What should I do?" After entering Luofu Mountain for more than two months, the boy fell into his second "crisis"...