I don’t know if it’s because of going back, but Xiaoxia felt that the journey that seemed to have arrived very quickly last night was still unavailable after walking for a long time during the day.

Xiao Xia thought about it and felt that it was probably because of He Sier. The atmosphere along the way was completely different from last night. He Jinzhi didn't talk to him anymore, and He Sier didn't say a word, but his expression and look at him always made Xiao Xia feel uncomfortable. Only Mingyue was the same as yesterday, looking around and asking He Jinzhi some questions that others didn't understand.

Suddenly, he kept talking to Mingyue and asked a question like this: "Miss Mingyue, why did you run to Brother Xia to sleep last night?"

"Because it's better for two people to sleep together. Taoist Xia sleeps more peacefully next to Taoist Xia." Mingyue answered without thinking, and then thought about it and said. "Well, although the little monk Shifang taught me not to sleep and meditate like him, I always don't feel comfortable in meditation."

"Well, the monks of the Ten Directions are saying it well. Even when it comes to restoring their minds and minds, the effect of meditation in Buddhism is indeed much better than sleeping, and it also has the effect of cultivation. Our Taoist sect also has many effective imitations of this, which is the common method of cultivation. It only requires a considerable foundation to be effective." He Jinzhi nodded. Suddenly, he turned to look at Xiao Xia and asked, "Brother Xia, Miss Mingyue is such a charming beauty sleeping next to you. Are you not moved?"

"Ah? This...this..." Xiao Xia was stunned. He Jinzhi noticed that this matter was as expected, and asked Mingyue as he did not surprised him too much. But the question came completely unexpectedly. After he stammered for a long time, he reluctantly replied: "... Although I am close to Mingyue, I am just because we are companions who have been through life and death, and we have no intention of blasphemy at all. I am a practitioner of Taoism and have no unnecessary thoughts on this matter between men and women..."

"A liar!" This time, He Sier drank the word aside. "Who was drinking a table of prostitutes in Yangzhou brothels and drinking flower wine together and I was touched?"

"Don't talk nonsense, when did you meet again? You just listened to me nonsense, have you ever seen it with your own eyes?" Xiao Xia hurriedly refuted. No matter how friendly and easy-going He Jinzhi was, he was a Taoist master. It would be better to be clear about these things.

He Jinzhi looked at his eyebrows carefully, then shook his head and said, "I think you have lost Yuanyang early. You are not a child who does not understand the affairs of men and women, and... it seems that you have a little understanding of the dual practice of Pure Land Bliss?"

"Ah?" He Sier almost jumped up, her pretty face blushed, and she poked her fingers at Xiao Xia, and she couldn't even explain her words. "You...you...have you...have practiced such dirty evil magic. You, you are indeed not a good person! You dare to say that you have no idea about this...this men and women..."

"This...this..." Xiao Xia's face turned red. He didn't expect that the eyes of Zhenren He was so powerful that he could even tell this. He almost forgot about this.

"What's wrong? What's wrong with you? Is there anything strange about it?" Mingyue still knew nothing.

"The love between men and women, the harmony of yin and yang is the ultimate principle of heaven and earth. If there is no such great harmony in heaven and man, where will the sentient beings come from? What are you fussing?" He Jinzhi still had a calm face, as if he was talking about a very ordinary little thing. Instead, it seems that He Sier and Xiao Xia's reactions were too deliberately and strange. "The paradise of the Demon Sect is just too extreme, and people are controlled by art. In fact, there are many exquisite and mysterious things inside, and a little bit of dabbling can be beneficial or harmless. Didn't the Wu Liu School and other side branches in our Taoist sect also refer to this method to create new Taoism? Buddha

Tantra also has the practice of joyful Zen. Through the great desires of men and women, they can break the appearance of color, emptiness, skin and flesh. They are all correct methods that inherit the principles of heaven. On the contrary, the Confucian Neo-Confucianism of the previous dynasty advocated the elimination of human desires and asked everyone to be the saint who has no desires and no desires. It was the act of a fool who had no right and wrong without heart, but the result was that the divine religion that was called "human desires to be heaven and gods" became increasingly prosperous. In the end, chaos arose, internal and external troubles intertwined and the country was destroyed. Si'er, be careful, don't preserve the view of right and wrong before looking at things. The Tao Te Ching says: Knowing that good things are not good, this is the principle."

He Sier quietly curled her lips disapprovingly, rolled her eyes, and pointed at Xiao Xia and said dissatisfiedly: "Is it reasonable for him to trick Miss Mingyue into sleeping in my house to hug her?"

He Jinzhi stopped talking, just shook his head and smiled bitterly, and didn't know what he was bitter about and what he was laughing at.

Xiao Xia felt a little embarrassed. He Zhenren is such a demeanor, and he is indeed a master who sees through worldly etiquette. However, Fairy He has a shallow wisdom and cannot understand these subtle meanings. He can't explain it clearly for a while. It seems that it is causing disagreement between father and daughter because of himself. After thinking about it, Xiao Xia still bowed to He Sier seriously and said, "Miss He, this morning is really just a misunderstanding. If there is any offense, I will apologize to you. Please rest assured, I really have no interest in the desires of ordinary men and women. I dare not say anything else, but I have a profound attainment in the Buddhist view of white bones. No matter if you turn into a fairy into a human, you will only have a pink skeleton in my eyes if you take off your clothes."

"Hmph, I heard you talk nonsense." He Sier snorted coldly, obviously not believing it.

Mingyue nodded and expressed her confidence: "Although I don't understand what you are talking about, Taoist Xia did not lie this time."

"Oh? Why did Brother Xia just practice that view of white bones? That seems to be of no use for the way of talismans, right?" He Jinzhi asked with interest.

"Well, this matter starts six years ago. At that time, I met something in Jingzhou. A young gang leader who was romantic and most fond of hiding in brothels offended the girl in Hongyan Pavilion. He was secretly put on a pill and had sex with a half-corrupt corpse for a night. As a result, after discovering the truth the next day, he was so scared that he could not get close to women. When I told my master about this, he said that this was the best way to quit lustful thoughts and purify his original heart. Later, I went to Qingzhou with him. When selling talismans in Luoshui City, I mistakenly sold a middle-second-grade talisman as the lower-grade tier to a beautiful Taoist nun. My master was furious and said that my mind was not right and my beauty was fascinated by beauty. If I didn't quit the root of this evil thought as soon as possible, I would die in the hands of a woman sooner or later. He grabbed me and locked me up.

In a stone house, at that time, bandits in Qingzhou were rampant, and gangs often killed among the gangs. My master went around to collect several young and beautiful female corpses. They stripped them all and threw them in the house together. They used talismans to illuminate the room day and night so that I could see clearly. I spent almost a month with the female corpses in the room. I watched how the female corpses slowly deformed, rotted and maggots, and were eaten by flies, insects, rats and ants, and finally turned into white bones. Finally, the stone house was ventilated well, and I didn't suffocate me to death. After I came out, I almost died of a serious illness. After that, I felt a little uncomfortable when I saw the woman's body for a long time. My master was overjoyed. He said that he accidentally discovered a method to quickly achieve the Buddhist purity of white bones and was going to sell it to the Pure Land Zen Temple."

"Respecting teachers is such a funny person." He Jinzhi shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"As for the dual practice of Pure Land, I learned it from a woman in the Liuzi Camp in Yongzhou. The details are quite complicated and I will talk about it for a long time, so I won't be tired of it. In short, I am not the kind of naughty green who doesn't know the beauty when he sees beauty. Don't worry, Miss He."

"...Hmph, why should I rest assured? I don't want to see any lustful and lustful people in my righteous alliance." He Sier turned her head aside, paused and asked again, "Where is that woman?"

"Dead." Xiao Xia replied lightly. This is the destination of most people in the Liuzi Camp.

Mingyue frowned next to her, looking a little unhappy: "I can't understand what you are saying. I mean, is it not good for me to sleep with Taoist Xia? But I didn't get in the way of others."

He Jinzhi said lightly: "Miss Mingyue, you don't have to care. Your heart is simple and pure as a baby. People with a righteous heart will understand that what you do is the original heart. Why do you care about what they think of those people with a wrong heart?"

Mingyue nodded: "Yes. I ignore those bad guys. If I mess with me, I will kill them."

"But Brother Xia, you will have to work harder." He Jinzhi looked at Xiao Xia and smiled faintly.

"There's nothing to do." Xiao Xia smiled bitterly. It's not easy to have a companion like Mingyue around her. She has a lot of headaches. However, he was not bored at all, but he was a little intimate like a parent taking care of his own children. "Didn't He Zhenren say yesterday that I'm going to do what I should leave and do?"

"Okay, it's rare for you to have this experience." He Jinzhi nodded, showed a satisfied look, and looked at Mingyue again. "You and Miss Mingyue can be strong in such a strange situation, walking together until today. In Buddhist terms, this is your fate and Miss Mingyue's fate. My Taoist sect said that this is the number of days. You can follow your original heart, this is your way, and Miss Mingyue is your way."

As he said that, He Jinzhi held Xiao Xia's hand with one hand and Mingyue's hand with the other, and then put the two hands together. Xiao Xia was still a little surprised and at a loss, but Mingyue grabbed Xiao Xia with a smile.

He Sier next to him had a look of seeing a ghost, staring at He Jinzhi's actions with a staring blankly.

"Huh?" He Jinzhi suddenly turned Xiao Xia's hand over and looked at the palm of his hand. There was a shallow mark, as if it was a small mark, slender and shank, like a small sword.

"This is..." He Jinzhi frowned, and for the first time, he showed a solemn look on his face. He looked at the sword-shaped imprint carefully and asked. "What is this? Where did you get it?"

"This is what I got from Taoist Master Huangshan Sword Immortal before his death a few days ago..." Xiao Xia secretly glanced at He Sier beside him. He had never told her about this.

This mark was the mark left by the flying sword marrow he spit out by the dying stone Taoist in Shangguan Wenzhong's cellar that day. At that time, he reached out to take the glowing small sword, but the small sword burst out with a dazzling light and disappeared, leaving only a shallow mark in his palm. I don't know whether it had dissipated or merged into his hands. No matter how he was lucky to move, he couldn't feel anything unusual.

He had never told anyone else about this, He Sier did not, nor even Mingyue. He saw the magic of these two flying swords with his own eyes. The snake Taoist imprisoned him and tortured him for the sake of the two flying swords. And I heard that even Master Zhang had a great eye for Shi Taoist's flying sword technique, and wanted to summon him to be the elder of the Longhu Mountain Guest. Such an important thing fell into his hands. And it might have been integrated into his body. Xiao Xia, who knew the principle of guilt of possessing a treasure, certainly did not dare to say it.

However, it is not said to Mingyue because Mingyue is definitely not interested in such a thing, and it has no effect after saying it. But he doesn't say to He Sier who has worked together, that is, he does not trust her. He is not a traitor. Xiao Xia is very clear about it, but he just doesn't trust her judgment and mind. If she feels very kind to help him solve this problem and mention it to others casually, it will definitely be a huge trouble.

So since there is no need to say this, Xiao Xia didn't say it. Anyway, the imprint on the palm of his palm would not be in trouble. He could think about it slowly by himself. Unexpectedly, He Jinzhi saw it here.

However, it is not a bad thing in some aspects. This Zhenren He is definitely the most powerful person in the world. More importantly, a Taoist master with a clear understanding of the world and a transcendent realm is the most suitable person to ask for advice, so he carefully said the situation and the words of Taoist Shi that day.

"...This is not a sword marrow." After frowning and looking carefully for a long time, He Jinzhi put down Xiaoxia's hand and shook his head. "Although I can't quite understand what this is, it should have nothing to do with the sword."

"But... this thing is really a small sword flying out of the stone Taoist's mouth, which seems real and illusory, floating in the air. He also said that his two flying swords would not be able to be used without this thing. The snake Taoist grabbed him and asked about the whereabouts of this thing."

He Jinzhi shook his head: "You said that Taoist Shi warmed this thing in his heart and merged with the true essence of life. The sword energy is the most sharp and solemn, how can it warmed it in his body? Even though the martial arts left by the ancient immortals are magical, Taoist Shi's martial arts cultivation is only an acquired realm. He has not taken the step to see the principles of heaven and earth at all, how can he use this mystery that can reverse common sense? Moreover, I see that there is no sharp and solemn aura of gold and iron in this thing. Instead, it is warm and obscure, with light and dust. Even I can't see the depth and mystery in it..."

Listening to He Jinzhi's words, Xiao Xia's expression became more and more exciting. He had long guessed that this thing was quite mysterious, but he had never guessed that it could be so mysterious that even the head of Maoshan could not see the truth. He did not have the excitement of picking up the treasure, but instead felt less and less confident in his heart.

He Jinzhi turned his head and said to He Sier: "Si'er, you must not tell anyone about this thing, do you know?"

He Sier replied absent-mindedly: "I know, it was not something amazing at first. People have never told me, so I'm still talking nonsense."

"Si'er, this matter is not a joke. Remember, it's anyone, including your mother. Otherwise, it might have harmed Brother Xia's life and implicated yourself, or even your mother." He Jinzhi's expression was solemn and his tone was heavy, which was completely different from the calm and gentle appearance before. "This is the time when the world is surging. I don't know how many people are deliberately trying to seek out a piece of power. The Tianhuoshan incident is a great example. If you are accidentally involved in those conspiracies, you will be crushed to pieces."

He Si'er was also stunned. She remembered that she had never seen her father so serious since she was a child, so she had to nod her head again.

"I won't say anything to others." Mingyue also seemed to be very sensible this time.

"Then... can I ask Zhenren He to find a way to take out this thing?" Xiao Xia asked. He Jinzhi's expression really scared him.

He Jinzhi shook his head: "...This thing has merged into one with your soul, flesh and blood, and I can't do anything about it. Shi Taoist should have a way to control the envoy, but he has died. The two flying swords also fell into the hands of those with ulterior motives. I'm afraid it will be hard to see the light of the sky again." After a pause, his expression slowly relaxed and continued: "Actually, you don't need to be too nervous. This thing can fall on you, it is your opportunity and your number of days..."

Xiao Xia couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It's my way...is it? It seems that the path to practicing Taoism is indeed extremely difficult..."

"That's natural. Studying Buddhism and practicing Taoism is a real man's business, and it is not something that emperors and generals can do..." He Jinzhi smiled, as if he suddenly thought of something again, raised his head to the sky, and sighed slowly, as if he had an indescribable emotion. "...even the head of the Taoist sect is difficult..."

He Sier frowned and looked at He Jinzhi with his hands facing the sky, her face full of confusion. Today, this father gave her too many surprises and too many confusions.

Xiao Xia looked down at the small mark in her hand, smiled bitterly, and couldn't help but reach out to rub it.

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This is an extremely large basement. Even with dozens of Shenjitang turret lamps hanging on the walls, it cannot dispel the darkness here. A strong silence and stench that seemed to ferment the corpse, which filled it, reminded of the mass graves in the dark rainy night. Some strange sounds like mice eating, or pigs arching the mud sounded here, making it sound like a pigpen.
Chapter completed!