Chapter 30 Chapter 56 The Old Man

Qingyun Mountain, Tongtian Peak. The majestic and towering Tongtian Xiongfeng, which looks down on the world, seems to have condensed the essence of the Qingyun Mountains. It is so majestic and unruly at any time, attracting all the eyes of the light. There is also a secluded place, inaccessible, silently and quietly waiting for this land in the years. The Patriarch's Ancestral Hall is such a place. Those temples hidden in the dense forest, along the way, often can only see a certain corner by accident, the closer to the ancestor's ancestral hall, the quieter the surrounding atmosphere, it seems that even the chirping of birds in the forest He has dropped a lot, as if unconsciously, he has also taken a little care, for fear of disturbing the heroic spirits of those past ancestors.

Except for the important ceremonies in the gate, ordinary Qingyun disciples seldom come here. On the path, there are many fallen branches and leaves from the trees on both sides of the road. As soon as he climbed up, he would make a deep sound and drift away slowly. A man in a dark green Taoist robe walked through the forest with a calm expression. The breeze was blowing from a distance. As he got closer to the temple, there seemed to be a slight sadness that he never saw in normal days. Finally, he walked outside the main hall of the patriarch's ancestral hall. There was no one on the flat bluestone ground. The wind blew and the fallen leaves rustled, and there was a bit of loneliness in the hall. I lit it, but there was no one there. For many years, there were people who waited silently in this place. They spent their lives quietly in the lonely figure in the years.

This piece of palaces and pavilions, this piece of incense and light smoke, and the silent spiritual tablet in the shadows, did you also witness everything in the past? Even the bluestone land under the feet, a little further away, can vaguely see deep marks covered by fallen leaves. Many years ago, there were moments when the situation changed here, and there were also moments when the heroes of the world shined brightly. It's all gone, and up to now, there is only solitude left in the world. Xiao Yicai raised his head, stared at it, saw that the plaque was still the four majestic characters of "Patriarch Ancestral Hall", the corners of his mouth moved slightly, his pupils seemed to shrink slightly, then he took a deep breath, and slowly walked into the main hall of the ancestral hall.

Compared with the light outside, the patriarch's ancestral hall is much darker. As before, the back of the incense table in the main hall is still full of spiritual plaques. The names written on them were once famous in the old days. Now Then sleep here quietly, and be worshiped by the descendants of Qingyun. Xiao Yicai showed a respectful and solemn look on his face. Facing the majestic tablet of the patriarch's heroic spirit like a hill, he bowed down respectfully and offered incense. The handwriting seems to look a little more ethereal in the smoke, and in the shadows, silently looking at the figure below.

Next to it, a curtain suddenly moved, Xiao Yicai froze slightly, and then continued to kneel down. After the salute, he stood up and turned his head to look, but at the side of the corridor leading to the side hall, under a big pillar, Lin Jingyu stood there silently, looking at him expressionlessly. Xiao Yicai flinched, then a smile appeared on his face, and he nodded slightly at Lin Jingyu.Lin Jingyu just passed by, glanced at the patriarch's spiritual seat, and then said: "Senior Brother Xiao, why are you here?" Xiao Yicai smiled lightly, and said: "I feel a little restless today, somehow I remembered my teacher's voice and smile in the past, so I came here to have a look." Then he glanced at Lin Jingyu, smiled and said: "What about you?"

Lin Jingyu was silent for a moment, then said quietly: "I'm also thinking about the past, besides, I've stayed here for many years after all, I haven't been here for a while, I always feel a little missing." Xiao Yicai stared at him for a while, but reached out and patted his shoulder lightly, then said softly: "Let's go and see them." Lin Jingyu nodded and said: "Brother, please follow me." As he spoke, he turned around and walked away, the green light of the Dragon Slaying Sword on his back flickered, which was particularly eye-catching in this dimly lit hall, Xiao Yicai followed behind him slowly and in a low voice, echoing in the hall, the light outside the hall Through the slits of those doors and windows, it quietly penetrates in, and the steps you take are constantly walking in the interlaced light and dark, just like walking through the silent and changing time, there is an inexplicable sadness.The past quietly flooded into my heart, flashing scene by scene before my eyes.

After passing through the passage and the large pillars covered by the yellow curtain, you will arrive at the quiet and peaceful side hall.In a corner of the hall, some small incense tables were enshrined for sacrifices. There were incense candles, copper stoves and other things on the table, but behind the incense table, there was a spiritual place that was much smaller than the main hall outside, and only two spiritual tablets were enshrined.Light smoke was thin, quietly floating in front of the tablet. Xiao Yicai's face was already full of solemnity, even Lin Jingyu's face was also solemn, the two of them walked to the incense table, at a glance, they saw two names written on the tablet respectively: Daoxuan.

Wan Jianyi. Xiao Yicai took a step forward slowly, and his eyes fell on the Daoxuan spirit card. At that moment, a trace of excitement flashed across his eyes, even with his current practice concentration, he could hardly bear the excitement, so much so that even Lin Jingyu was slightly surprised and glanced at him from the side. But Xiao Yicai managed to control himself very quickly after all, lifted his Taoist robe, knelt down in front of the spirit tablet, and after a moment of silence, he said in a low voice: "Master, disciple Yicai, I came to see you today." Then, he slowly bent down, and kowtowed to the silent tablet behind the incense table.When his head touched the ground, there was a muffled sound, which was not there before in the hall.

※※※ Walking out of the dim ancestral hall of the ancestors, the light outside the hall fell, and the eyes were full of green colors, which really lifted the spirits for a while. Lin Jingyu glanced at Xiao Yicai who was standing beside him thoughtfully, and said, "Senior Brother, there is a sentence that I don't know if I should ask it or not?" Xiao Yicai turned his head, nodded slightly, and said: "Junior brother Lin, tell me, there is no outsider here, you and I can speak frankly." Lin Jingyu pondered for a moment, and said: "After Master Daoxuan passed away, with his great achievements, even among the ancestors of our sect, he can be regarded as the best, but why didn't senior brother also move the spiritual position of senior uncle?" Go to the main hall and share incense with the masters of the past?"

Xiao Yicai's expression changed slightly, and he stared at Lin Jingyu's face for a moment, but he saw Lin Jingyu's face was calm, as if he had no other intentions, Xiao Yicai was silent for a moment, and said: "That's because I knew that when Master passed away, I still have a wish in my heart.” Lin Jingyu was startled, and said, "What wish?" Xiao Yicai said indifferently: "When Master was still here, he brought me here, and in front of the spiritual seats of the ancestors of the past generations, he swore to destroy the Demon Cult. Make this wish come true.”

Lin Jingyu was speechless for a moment, he just looked at Xiao Yi with a faint smile, then turned around silently, as if his heart was touched again at that moment, the expression on his face changed, he stared deeply at that hall, The hands under the Taoist robe were slowly clenched where no one could see. "Out of talent, I have been doing nothing for decades and have achieved nothing, and now I am just struggling to survive in the Qingyun Sect..." whispered, as if talking softly to himself, and after that, I couldn't hear it at all. After standing like this for a long time, Xiao Yicai suddenly took a deep breath, turned around, smiled again, and said, "Let's go." Lin Jingyu nodded, and walked with him all the way up the path, within two steps, Xiao Yicai said: "Junior Lin, you went to the Big Bamboo Peak a few days ago, but after you met Junior Brother Zhang, you mentioned What happened to Uncle Wan in the past, that’s why you came here today to take a look?” Lin Jingyu nodded silently, a complicated expression flashed across his face. Seeing his expression, Xiao Yicai sighed softly, but looked up at the towering ancient trees around him, and said: "Actually, sometimes I also think that in the past, Master and Uncle Wan were peerless and peerless. Characters, if they hadn't happened so many things, and joined hands together, what kind of glorious scene would my Qingyun family be like?" Lin Jingyu froze for a moment, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help showing yearning on his face. The two figures that once stood in the old days, although the years passed, they still can't hide their brilliance, and the children of later generations still remember and admire, look back at the present and look back at the past, and sigh with regret. Xiao Yicai was silent for a moment, shook his head, seemed a bit bitter, turned his head to look at Lin Jingyu, and said, "Junior Brother Lin, I have something to ask you." Lin Jingyu said: "Brother, please tell me." Xiao Yicai looked into his eyes, and said slowly: "What do you think... how is Junior Brother Zhang? What about Qing Yun?" Lin Jingyu's body shook, he suddenly raised his head, and looked at Xiao Yicai with a bit of astonishment. The light in the forest fell on Xiao Yicai's handsome and mature face, as if emitting a faint radiance. ※※※ On the Big Bamboo Peak. The sun shines lazily on this leisurely mountain. Compared with other peaks in Qingyun Mountains, I don’t know when it started. The atmosphere on Dazhufeng has gradually become such a strange and different taste, lazy and peaceful. Among them, there is a bit of special tranquility. But this day, the tranquility here is obviously different from the past, because the three noisiest sources of noise on the Big Bamboo Peak have all returned today. "Wow woof woof woof..." "Squeak creak..." "Ahhh... ouch, dead dog!" Xiao Ding got up from the ground disheveledly, and when he looked up, he saw that Da Huang had already run to the far away Shoujing hall with Xiao Hui on his back, standing by the doorway, grinning, while Xiao Hui was laughing and dancing, as if mocking look at yourself. Xiao Ding suddenly became angry from embarrassment, and was about to give chase again when he felt someone touch the back of his head. When he looked back, he smiled and called, "Father." Zhang Xiaofan smiled slightly, leaned down and patted the dust on Xiao Ding's body, said with a smile: "The time has come, quickly call all the masters over for dinner." "Hey." Xiao Ding nodded, it seems that he is quite familiar with this matter, he turned around and ran away with a smile, and Da Huang and Xiao Hui also ran over there, chasing Xiao Ding and ran to the distance in one breath. In front of the row of houses where the disciples of Dazhufeng lived, a moment later, the clear and clear voice of the small cauldron resounded from the entire top of Dazhufeng: "Master Daren, Master Dayi, Master Dali, Master Daxin, and Then so-and-so master... let's eat!" "Oh." "Oh." "Oh." ... In the chattering response, suddenly a figure jumped out, picked up Xiao Ding, and scolded with a smile: "Stinky boy, who do you call so-and-so master, which one are you referring to, but am I Du Bishu?" Xiao Ding laughed loudly, put his arms around the man's neck, and said with a smile: "Uncle Six, do you dare to bet with me?" Du Bishu was startled, but couldn't help asking: "What are you betting on?" Xiao Ding sneered, and said: "Uncle Six, I will never take advantage of you this time. I will use your magic weapon of dice, and we will roll on the ground. Whoever rolls the most points will get the magic weapon." Du Bishu rolled his eyes, and said, "I lost the magic weapon to you, what will you lose to me?" Xiao Ding said seriously: "Don't worry, if I lose, I will go to my father to steal a treasure for you. It is definitely a good thing. But you are not allowed to play tricks, and don't use Taoism to cheat when rolling the dice!" Du Bishu's eyes lit up immediately, and he looked itchy for a moment, then he stared after a while, and said: "Stinky boy, I'm not doing it for the sake of my baby, I'm here to teach you a lesson! Come on!" ... "Hahahahaha..." "No way……" Xiao Ding jumped out again in a flash, only to see him smiling all over his face, holding a surprisingly big white dice magic weapon in both hands, looking as if his teeth were about to laugh out, he didn't care about the dejected Du Bishu behind him, yelling all the way: " Father, father, come and have a look quickly, Master Six has lost the magic weapon of dice to me again..." Several figures appeared behind Du Bishu, it was Wu Dayi who led the Dazhu Peak people, and Song Daren also came from the Shoujing Hall.In the blink of an eye, everyone had heard Xiao Ding's cry, and everyone smiled. Seeing Du Bishu couldn't stop laughing, He Dazhi shook his head and said with a smile: "Lao Liu, how many times have you lost to Xiao Ding?" Song Daren thought for a while and said with a smile: "At least seven times, old six, can you be more useless? Xiao Ding is only four years old this year." Du Bishu resentfully said: "This stinky brat, he's so smart at such a young age, why is he so much smarter than his father when he was young?" "Hahahaha..." The crowd burst into laughter again. In the kitchen, Zhang Xiaofan slowly folded a piece of letter paper and put it back into the torn envelope, after a moment of silence, just happened to Xiao Ding ran in with a smile.Zhang Xiaofan turned around with a smile, the letter in his hand had disappeared at some point, he just glanced at Xiao Ding who was holding the magic weapon of dice triumphantly, he immediately laughed and shook his head, said: "Xiao Ding, you are messing around again, go and return it quickly Uncle Six." Xiao Ding smiled and hugged the dice, sat down on the table in the kitchen, and then waited triumphantly, seeing that the hands were tightly clasped, and they didn't seem to relax at all. "Zhizhizhi..." After a few calls, it was the monkey Xiao Hui who jumped onto the dining table, grinned, scratched his head, ran to Xiao Ding and sat down, stretched out his hand to touch the white dice, it seemed that there was something wrong with it. Kind of curious. ※※※ The next day, in Qingyun Bieyuan. Wang Zongjing's complexion looked better than yesterday, and it seemed that his mood was slowly calming down as the days passed.After waking up early and practicing Qingfeng Jue for a while, I felt that my Taoism had improved again, and I felt a little relieved, but after practicing, I still felt a little tired, so I opened the door and went out, intending to take a breath. There was no one else in the courtyard, except for the empty earthen-shaped house, there was no one in the wooden-shaped house. It was Xiao Ding who went back to the mountain yesterday, but according to the usual practice, he will come back down the mountain this morning.The Pyramid Room was still the same as usual, with the doors and windows tightly closed. Since Ba Xiong's death, Qiu Diaosi had become more withdrawn.In contrast, it was Su Wenqing from Shuizifang who talked a lot with Wang Zongjing these days. The willow branches were blown by the wind, and the cool weather made Wang Zongjing's mind suddenly clearer. He stretched his waist and moved his body in the yard. Wen Qing's figure appeared at the door. Seeing Wang Zongjing standing in the yard, Su Wenqing showed a smile, and said with a smile: "Master Wang, good morning." Wang Zongjing nodded to her, and was about to speak, when suddenly he heard the sound of footsteps, the two of them looked back, and saw Xiao Ding, carrying a small cloth bag, walking in bouncingly with Rhubarb and Xiao Hui , saw the two of them at a glance, ran over with a smile, and called, "Brother Wang, Sister Su." Wang Zongjing was also quite happy to see Xiao Ding, touched his head, and said with a smile: "I'm back." Xiao Ding let out a "hmm", but took Wang Zongjing's hand, and said, "Brother Wang, come here, I'll whisper to you." Wang Zongjing was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help being a little funny, but before he could speak, Su Wenqing, who was leaning against the window next to him, burst out laughing, and joked with a smile on the other side: "Xiao Ding, what are you whispering to Su Wenqing? Sister, can you tell me?" Xiao Ding blinked his eyes twice, it seemed that his little brain thought about this question seriously, and finally shook his head, saying: "No, I can't tell Sister Su." Su Wenqing couldn't help laughing, and said with a smile: "Little ghost, there are still secrets at such a young age, no, I must know." Saying that, he left the window and opened the door, walked out, and said in front of his eyes, there was a hint of the charm of a young girl in his smile, which made Wang Zongjing who was standing by the side stunned for a while, and said: "Xiao Ding, Tell me about it." Xiao Ding shook his head like a rattle, and said: "No, no, I can't say this to you." Seeing his anxious appearance, both Wang Zongjing and Su Wenqing laughed. The laughter spread, and soon alarmed the people in the other house. Qiu Diaosi came out. Seeing the peaceful and warm scene of the three people under the tree in the courtyard, Qiu Diaosi paused slightly, but there was no change on his face. After a little hesitation, he walked over. When Wang Zongjing heard the movement, he looked back to see him, and said with a smile, "Diaosi, you have come out too." Qiu Diaosi nodded and said: "Yes, come out for a walk." Wang Zongjing said: "Well, you should really come out a few more times. I often see you locked in the room these days, and I haven't seen you come out once in a whole day." Qiu Diaosi smiled, but for some reason the smile looked a bit reluctant, just when he was about to say something to change the topic, suddenly another person walked in from the gate of the courtyard, but he was quite familiar with the younger generation of Qingyun sect disciples. The prestigious Mu Huaizheng.Seeing this dignified senior brother come in, Wang Zongjing and others put away their smiles, Mu Huaizheng glanced at them, nodded slightly, and said: "It's just right, all of you are here, so I won't have to call .I came today because I have something to tell you guys." Wang Zongjing and the others were slightly startled, and they all looked at Senior Brother Mu, but seeing Mu Huai's positive expression as usual, he paused for a moment, and said: "Today, the Qingyun Trial of our sect has admitted a newcomer, just like you There is a room vacant in the 23rd Courtyard of Yidao, so he is arranged to live here." Wang Zongjing, Su Wenqing and the others were stunned for a while, but then Qiu Diaosi's expression changed, and he took a step, as if his emotions suddenly became a little excited, and he couldn't help but shouted: "Senior brother, now the Qingyun trial has passed. In the past two months or so, how could you still accept people from it?" Mu Huaizheng glanced at him indifferently, and said: "This question, after you formally enter the Qingyun Mountain Gate, it will not be too late." Qiu Diaosi froze immediately, a bruise flashed across his face, and it seemed that the veins on his forehead also throbbed a few times. After a while, he finally suppressed himself and took two steps back slowly. Mu Huaizheng's eyes flicked past him without stopping too much. On the contrary, he stared at Wang Zongjing for a moment, with some strange emotions in his eyes, so that not only Wang Zongjing himself was a little surprised, but also Wang Zongjing. Even Su Wenqing and Qiu Diaosi who were beside him also noticed something and looked over one after another. Wang Zongjing raised his head in astonishment, and said, "Senior Brother Mu, what's the matter?" Mu Huai shook his head slowly, but he didn't answer his question. Instead, he half turned around and shouted to the outside of the courtyard, "Okay, come in." There was silence outside the door for a moment, and then someone agreed. At the same time, when the voice came, Wang Zongjing suddenly shook, and an inconceivable expression flashed across his face, as if he saw something that would never happen. Something, staring blankly at the gate of the yard. A slightly chubby boy appeared slowly outside the door with a bag on his back. His expression seemed a little nervous. After stopping at the door, he took a little care and glanced into the yard. After a while, he His eyes met Wang Zongjing's astonished eyes, and a look of disbelief appeared on his face immediately, with a bit of surprise, he couldn't help but took two steps forward, and then cried out: " Master Jing." Wang Zongjing never dreamed that this person who came suddenly would be his childhood playmate, Nanshan who grew up with him in Longhu Wang's house! Mu Huai was standing at the side, and suddenly coughed, waking up the two stunned teenagers, Nan Shan quickly lowered his head as if awakened, and then called out, "Senior Brother Mu." Mu Huaizheng agreed lightly, and then said: "From today onwards, you will live in the earthen house in this courtyard, and I will send people to send you the things you need to talk about on weekdays. From today onwards, you Just practice here." Nan Shan nodded and said respectfully, "Yes, I understand." Mu Huaizheng didn't say anything more, turned around and left the yard.In the courtyard, there was silence at the moment. Qiu Diaosi looked at Nanshan with unfriendly eyes, but after the initial shock, Su Wenqing secretly looked at Wang Zongjing with thoughtful eyes. Among the three, Wang Zongjing himself was the most surprised. At this moment, he opened his mouth slightly and wanted to say something, but he couldn't speak for a while. After coming to Qingyun Mountain, how could he suddenly be able to participate in the Qingyun Examination, and be so properly settled in the same courtyard as him? What happened to Longhu Wang's family? Countless doubts seemed to be lingering in his mind, he wished he could grab Nanshan immediately and ask for clarification, but at this moment, he suddenly moved his body, but it was Xiao Ding who appeared again at some point, and grabbed his hand tightly, very persistently She stubbornly pulled him aside, yelling that she wanted to whisper to him. Wang Zongjing didn't have the heart to listen to the children's whispers at this time, it was just when he was upset, he wanted to evade a few perfunctory words and walk away, but Xiao Ding was so stubborn that he refused and pulled him away Next, speak in his ear so that no one else can hear it. Wang Zongjing was helpless and anxious, but he still had to squat down patiently and said, "Speak, I'll listen." Xiao Ding put Yuanyuan's head next to his ear, lowered his voice, and said quietly: "Brother Wang, let me tell you, when I go down the mountain this time, my father told me to tell you that I will go back to the mountain again in seven days. At that time, let you go to Dazhufeng with me, he wants to see you." Wang Zongjing was listening absent-mindedly, his eyes still looking at Nanshan who was standing at the door in a daze, and he said perfunctorily, "Oh, oh, okay... Huh. What?" Suddenly, his body was shaken, and he turned his head abruptly, as if at this moment, he was shocked by an unimaginable news again, and he didn't react for a long time: "Your father...he wants to see me?" "Yes." Xiao Ding agreed nonchalantly.