Chapter 5 Chapter Five

Everyone present saw the ferocious white tiger devouring the Zhengsu brush first, and then pounced into Zhu Xi's Ziyang domain. Its huge body melted into the purple light and disappeared without a trace. It is good or bad. Lu You rushed to Zhu Xi and shouted loudly: "Old Zhu, what about the white tiger?" He was afraid that the white tiger would have other supernatural powers and destroy Zhu Xi's Ziyang brush, which would really be a big trouble. Zhu Xi stayed where he was in a daze, as if his mind was wandering away.Lu You yelled several times in a loud voice, before he slowly raised his head, looked at Lu You and said, "It's in my Ziyang domain."

"Do you need a punch? Can you hold on alone?" Lu You asked eagerly, and Cong Rong pen also chirped anxiously in mid-air.It has the will to fight, but it can't find the enemy. Zhu Xi said: "It's okay." He waved his hand, meaning to calm himself down.Lu You knew that within the scope of Ziyang's domain, Zhu Xi was the way of heaven, and all rules must obey his will, so he stopped insisting and turned his attention back to the ancestral hall. "Talentful!" Wei Shiqing suddenly yelled in grief and indignation, and ran over in three steps at a time, helping the young man who had lost his pen spirit.He called his name, his voice trembling beyond recognition.Wei Caijun is the most favored child of the patriarch among the younger generation of the Wei family. This orthodox pen was given to him by the patriarch as an exception.How can he not be surprised now that his pen is almost destroyed.

In the chaos just now, he suddenly became dazed, and Ling Yunbi was delayed for half a minute, so he could only watch helplessly as Baihu rushed over and destroyed the spirit of the pen.If it weren't for Zhu Xi's generous protection in front of the young man, let alone a decent pen, I'm afraid even Wei Caijun's little life would be hard to escape.Wei Shiqing is now full of gratitude to Zhu Xi, and feels that this man is really the reincarnation of Cheng Ying, the rebirth of Tian Heng, and the number one righteous man in the world. His arms suddenly sank, and Wei Caijun, who had fainted, finally regained his sanity.It's just that the child's eyes are blurred, and the whole person seems to be in a state of ignorance, and he seems very slow to shout from the outside world.Wei Shiqing was secretly grateful.This orthodox pen was only attached to Wei Caijun, and not closely connected with his spirit—like the spirit of the Shenhui pen that was destroyed in Zhuge's house just now, the unfortunate pen official was probably insane.

This is the case with the pen spirit and the pen official - the deepest use will hurt the most. Lu You saw Wei Caijuan's injury and knew that he was fine, so he turned to look at other people.Zhuge Zongzheng and two other disciples of the Zhuge family gathered in another place, and their companions lay motionless on the ground, as if they were useless people.The two people who lost their pen spirits seemed to have lost their souls, their eyes were empty, and the original thick black hair showed gray hairs-this is a symptom of excessive mental trauma when they lost their pens. Seeing Lu You approaching, Zhuge Zong couldn't help feeling sad, and half knelt on the ground: "Lord Lu, how did things turn out like this..."

Lu You frowned, and wanted to help him, but didn't know how to answer.This battle can be said to be extremely miserable.Unprecedentedly, Zhuge's family and Wei's family each lost a pen spirit, and the two pen officials were also reduced to useless people.If Zhu Xi hadn't made a timely move at the last moment, they wouldn't even be able to catch the white tiger. From the end of the Qin Dynasty to the present, each pen spirit represents a unique genius. If one is destroyed, one will be lost, and it will never be restored.This time, two pen spirits fell, and he felt more distressed than the Wei family and the Zhuge family.

"Old Zhu, what happened to that beast?" Lu You asked full of resentment. Now he is full of resentment towards the white tiger that ran out of nowhere, and he can't wait to skin it and cramp it. Zhu Xi didn't move at this moment, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead, his dark face was faintly glowing with purple light, and his mental effort was exhausted to the extreme.After a long while, Zhu Xifang said tiredly: "I have beaten it back to its original shape with a Ziyang pen, brother Lu, please take a look." With a thought in his mind, something "slapped" and fell to the ground out of thin air.

This thing is five feet long and two feet wide. It is flat and square in shape. It is a plaque that is about the same size as the white tiger just now.The background color of the plaque is black, and the border is engraved with the texture of a snake. In the middle, there are three majestic golden seal characters written: "White Tiger View." When Lu You saw these three words, he gasped.Even though he was well-informed, he was in a state of extreme panic at this time, as if he was being sucked into an endless abyss by thousands of waves, and he was at a loss for a while. "Unexpectedly...it turned out to be the White Tiger Temple... No wonder my Congrong pen shrinks - if it is the one that handles the pen, it is not surprising that it devours the spirit of the pen..."

Hearing Lu You talking to himself, Zhu Xi's eyes glowed slightly.How knowledgeable he is, he has roughly guessed the truth based on these three words, and the turmoil in his heart is no less than that of Lu You. Zhuge Zongzheng and Wei Shiqing looked at each other, and said curiously: "Master Lu already knows the origin of this white tiger?" Lu You glanced at them, and said coldly: "White Tiger Temple, hmph, how many White Tiger Temples are there in the world?" After all, the two of them were elders in their respective families, well-read in poetry and books, and both of them had great fame. After Lu You's little call, both of them said "ah", but their mouths could no longer be closed.

There is only one of the most famous White Tiger Temples in history. In the fourth year of the founding of Emperor Zhang of the Eastern Han Dynasty, great Confucians from all directions gathered in Baihu Temple in Luoyang to discuss the Five Classics, investigate and debate the doctrines, and made a major review of Confucianism for hundreds of years since Confucius, which lasted for several months.Historian Ban Gu listened to the whole process and organized the agreed content into a collection, which is the famous "Baihu Tongyi".So far, Confucian theory has begun to achieve great success.

The people in the White Tiger Temple are all great Confucian scholars of the time, all of them are profound in knowledge, powerful and far-reaching, sparks sparkle in debates.The plaque hanging high in front of the White Tiger Temple was influenced by Confucian classics day and night, and gradually became spiritual.When Ban Gu's "White Tiger Tongyi" was written, the night was full of brilliance, and the plaque turned into a pure white tiger, entrenched on the original manuscript of "Tongyi" and roaring.Ban Gu was so frightened that he almost lost his knife and pen.The so-called "Confucianism and tiger roaring solid" in later generations is also true.

Later, Ban Gu was implicated by General Dou Xian and died of illness in prison.Before he died, the master of the pen mound wanted to refine his brushes for him, but unexpectedly the white tiger passed through the wall, took away Ban Gu's soul first, and merged the two into one, leaving the master of the mound of the pen in vain. Therefore, when Lu You's Congrong pen met Baihu, he seemed to shrink back.Because the Congrong pen belonged to Ban Chao, it was difficult for Ban Chao to kill him when he saw his brother Ban Gu. Everyone in the pen mound knew about this public case, but no one could think of such a remote allusion without being reminded. Lu You tugged at his beard unwillingly, his brows and nose almost wrinkled together, he grabbed Zhu Xi's arm and asked, "Old Zhu, is there only this plaque? Nothing else?" Zhu Xi said: "That's right. I have collected all the aura of the white tiger that was scattered in the Ziyang domain, without missing a single bit, and the only thing that was condensed in the end is this plaque." "A big disaster, a big disaster..." Lu You said to himself, squatting down and touching the plaque with his hands. As soon as his fingers touched the surface, he couldn't help trembling. There was an extremely violent aura rampaging inside the plaque—— —Even if he was beaten back to his original shape, the ferocity of the White Tiger Temple remained undiminished. Zhu Xidao: "The word Baihuguan is nothing but associated with Ban Gu. Why is Brother Lu so nervous?" A wry smile appeared on Lu You's expression: "Now there is no need to hide from you, Lao Zhu. This plaque of the White Tiger Temple does not just represent a Ban Gu, it is actually just another tiger servant of a pen spirit—and that pen spirit is only I'm afraid he is the biggest enemy since the Pen Tomb was built." Zhu Xi let out a long breath, his hands in the sleeves trembling slightly: "Which one is it?" Lu You shook his head and said, "Even I don't know its origin. The owner of the pen grave kept a secret and rarely mentioned it. All I know is that the spirit of the pen is very dangerous. Since the plaque of the White Tiger Temple is here, I think that Zhibi Spirit must not be far from here, maybe it is spying on us somewhere." His tone was low, with a hint of awe, as if the spirit of the pen had been quietly whispered between his words.At this time, the night was dark, the stars and the moon were invisible, and the surrounding dark sky was like a jungle. I don’t know how many pairs of dark eyes were hiding in the darkness, staring at this small circle of human beings intently.The bureaucrats looked at me, I looked at you, everyone was inexplicably hairy, with a heavy sense of oppression, and they leaned towards each other unconsciously, not caring about the Zhuge family and the Wei family. After hearing Lu You's words, Zhu Xi fell into deep thought.Lu You walked around the plaque a few times, counting with his fingers from time to time.He pondered for a moment, then called Zhu Xi, Zhuge Zongzheng, and Wei Shiqing over, and said solemnly: "Please describe the situation when you two found this white tiger, as detailed as possible." Zhuge Zongzheng and Wei Shiqing didn't dare to talk too much, they each spoke honestly, detailing everything, and neither of them mentioned the other's struggle for merit.Lu You listened carefully, his two white eyebrows were almost drawn together, the muscles at the corners of his mouth twitched slightly from time to time, his usual free and unrestrained spirit was replaced by an emotion mixed with anxiety and shock. After listening to them, Lu You said slowly with his hands behind his back: "If a spirit beast like a white tiger wants to hide deliberately, how can it be seen by others. The Zhuge family and the Wei family found it walking away with a pen in its hand at the same time, so there is only one possibility." ——It deliberately showed its signs in front of people, and then hid in this ancestral hall and waited for a rabbit, luring the pen officials to come over, so as to devour the spirit of the pen.” Thinking that they were the target in the first place, Zhuge Zongzheng and Wei Shiqing's expressions turned cold, and they were afraid for a while.If Lu You hadn't appeared this time and Zhu Xi had acted out, I'm afraid the seven officials of these two families would have fallen into the prey of the white tiger. Zhu Xi asked, "But why did the white tiger devour the pen spirit?" Lu Youdao: "Based on my guess, this tiger servant wants to accumulate the power of the pen spirit to help its master of the pen spirit break the seal." Zhu Xi was a little surprised when he heard this: "Why, has that pen been sealed all along?" Lu You smiled wryly and said, "Old Zhu, you don't know something. It is said that that brush has been extremely dangerous since the day it was refined. Even the owner of the pen mound did not dare to put it in the mound with other brush spirits, but I found another place and sealed it up with the tiger servant. However, the restriction placed by the owner of the pen mound was very strong. I guess its seal has not been completely lifted, so it is necessary for the white tiger to come out of the mountain to hunt the pen spirit, so that it can There is enough power to remove the power of conditioning." After Lu You finished speaking, he added another sentence: "If it was Guan Biling who shot it himself, hehe, I guess none of the people present would survive." Lu You was so afraid before showing his real body, which shows how terrifying that pen spirit is. Zhuge Zong's face changed positively, and he said hastily: "This is a serious matter, it seems that we have to ask the patriarch for instructions." Wei Shiqing also said: "Even if it is the patriarch, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with it. No one knows what the real body of the pen spirit is, let alone how to deal with it. The current plan can only be decided by the master of the pen mound." After speaking, he looked at Lu You, knowing that the only one who could see the owner of the pen mound at any time was the old man in front of him. Both of them have common thoughts, let's get out of this land of right and wrong as soon as possible.A tiger servant has already killed these pen officials, not to mention the mysterious master of the tiger servant.Two strokes have been ruined today, and the two of them are already terrified and do not want to continue taking risks. Lu You stared, slapped the plaque with his right palm, and shouted sharply: "Stop talking nonsense! How long will it take to go back and forth? If you don't attack it while it is still weak, there will be no chance!" Zhuge Zongzheng quickly changed his words, and said with a smile: "Then what do you mean?" Lu You said solemnly: "The spirit of the pen is definitely not too far away from here now. It is not too late. Let's start now, find the place where the spirit of the pen lives, and collect it again--one more day, the more It's dangerous." Zhuge Zongzheng said: "Lord Lu, what you said is correct, but the vicinity of Suyang is too big, how should I find the pen spirit?" He respected Lu You very much, but now that it was about his life, he had to bite the bullet Top it off.Lu You couldn't help being taken aback by his question, he hadn't thought about it. At this time, Zhu Xi suddenly interjected from the side: "I know the hiding place of that pen spirit." The other three people shifted their eyes to him at the same time, Lu You pressed his shoulders, and said loudly and urgently: "Where is it?" Zhu Xi pointed to the side: "Thirty miles south of Suyang." Zhuge Zongzheng wondered, "Mr. Zhu, how did you know?" The implication was that he didn't trust Zhu Xi very much. Wei Shiqing had always been grateful to Zhu Xi for saving Wei Caijun, and quickly reprimanded him, "Mr. Zhu acted cautiously, and he wouldn't talk nonsense without any basis, so why do you need to question him?" Zhuge Zongzheng said coldly: "It's not a doubt, it's just out of prudence. Master Lu also said just now that time is very short. If you get the wrong direction, it doesn't matter if we make a trip in vain. I'm afraid that the pen spirit has already broken through the seal." , then those of us in the pen grave will be in big trouble.” Zhu Xi smiled slightly, not paying attention at all, and pointed at the plaque: "Just now when I forced the white tiger to return to its original form, I already vaguely sensed its owner's hiding place from it. Although I don't know the exact location, but the direction, The distance should not be wrong." Lu You nodded, he knew that Zhu Xi never spoke lightly, so he must have confidence in saying that.It was almost four o'clock at this time, Lu You looked at the sky, gathered everyone together and said: "Send the two injured children to the inn to recuperate, and the others will follow me and Lao Zhu to the south of Suyang to investigate." Zhuge Zong said hurriedly: "If we encounter that pen spirit, what should we do?" "Everything changes according to circumstances." Lu You said.Before Zhuge Zongzheng and Wei Shiqing had anything to say, Lu You sneered again: "I tell you. This matter is getting bigger and bigger. It is related to the survival of Bizhong and your two clans. If you hold back like before, Greed for life and fear of death, don’t blame me for cleaning up the house for the owner of the pen mound!” After speaking, he raised his sword eyebrows and smashed his fist on a stone tablet, which broke into two pieces with a “crash” and fell to the ground. Now that Lu You has said this, no one dares to disagree.Lu You turned to Zhu Xi again, and said solemnly: "Old Zhu, it is said that this matter has nothing to do with you, and you should not be involved in this kind of danger. It's just that the spirit of the pen is really powerful. Without the help of your Ziyang pen, The odds are really low.” Zhu Xi hurriedly said: "Brother Lu, don't be in trouble, I will help you with all my strength." Lu You was overjoyed, and laughed again: "With Lao Zhu here, I don't have to worry about anything." They sent the two injured Bizhong officials to the inn to recuperate overnight, and then Lu You, Zhu Xi, three members of the Zhuge family and two members of the Wei family, a total of seven people rushed to the south of Suyang City overnight. To them, the distance of 30 miles is just an instant.However, with the effort of Sizhuxiang, Lu You and his party have already arrived in the south of the city.Here is close to the mountainous area, the terrain is undulating, the surrounding fields are silent, the traces of a road can hardly be seen in the dim light, only the shadow of the mountain stands in the distance.The night wind blew by, making the whole body cool. Zhu Xi suddenly stopped and said, "It's just ahead." No need for him to say anything, the other six people have already sensed the surging power ahead.In front of their eyes, there was a small hill with cypresses and junipers planted neatly on both sides of the road. It looked like it was planted by hand.And the road up the mountain is all paved with stones.At the end of the stone steps, there is a tall and majestic stone square, with four pillars soaring into the sky, with a stone drum in the middle, and three large characters written on the plaque: "Lingxingmen". "It's actually hidden in the Confucius Temple." Zhu Xi smiled.