Chapter 772: Everything has longevity, and everyone has selfish motives
Master Yuan left for a full hour to ask for the Purple Pill and Thunder Talisman.
Li Xian, Li Guo'er, Wei Mei and others continued to stay in the ice cellar, closing the stone door tightly and waiting quietly.
Lu Ya went with Master Yuan, just in case, fearing that the sound of the piano would come again.
An hour later, the old Taoist took his disciple Shi Shiran back to the ruins of the palace of Xunyang Prince.
Also coming back together was Xie Lingjiang.
Today she was dressed in sapphire blue men's clothing and carried a sword in one hand, looking very cool.
However, the cuffs were stained with dust and broken leaves, and the lower hem of the clothes was also stained with dots of red blood, blue and red intertwined, quite conspicuous. She must have driven into the mountains, abandoned the car, and wandered around in the dense forest, interacting with those water thieves.
Already dealt with.
The three of them walked through the ruins and came to the ice cellar.
After receiving the signal, the stone door slowly opened.
While waiting, Xie Lingjiang frowned subconsciously and looked sideways at "Li Dalang" next to him.
There was still some surprise in his eyes.
It seems that he was deeply impressed by the scene when "Li Dalang" suddenly arrived not long ago to deal with the group of water thieves.
Perhaps that sudden scene was too contrasting.
In the past, Li Dalang was just a big weakling in her eyes, but today he suddenly showed off his power. Although she knew it was Master Yuan who was descending from the gods, seeing it with her own eyes, it was still very unexpected and shocking.
Lu Ya stood respectfully behind "Li Dalang".
Xie Lingjiang stood a little further away, quietly reached into his sleeves, and quietly pressed down a certain "fidgeting" ink stick.
She is a daughter of the fifth surname. She was born in the Jinling Fang of the Xie family in Chen County, the top noble family in Jiangzuo. Because of her family's relationship with her father, she is actually the most familiar with Yuqing Pavilion Zaoshan among the Three Purities.
On the other hand, I haven't had much contact with Maoshan in Shangqing.
Regarding this Master Yuan, whom I have never met before, I am still stuck in the story about Li Xian's family. Today is the first time I met him.
In fact, it's normal. Shangqing is the inner circle of Sanqing. The Taoist priests in Zushitang are the least, and there aren't many outsiders who come into contact with it.
Linzi is different from face. It is used to stain blood. It has always been shady and will not be put on the stage.
The crumbling stone door opened again, and Li Xian and others walked out.
"Master Tian, you are back!"
"Wenwen, are you okay?"
Wei Mei stepped forward and grabbed Xie Lingjiang's arm, and examined it worriedly.
Although Li Guo'er didn't show concern, she also walked to Xie Lingjiang's side.
The two women exchanged glances.
Xie Lingjiang nodded gently, indicating that nothing happened.
Li Guo'er breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Xian, Wei Mei and others also looked relieved and happy.
Although they are both staff and bodyguards, Xie Lingjiang and Lu Ya have completely different statuses in the hearts of Li Xian's family.
It wasn't because of Xie Lingjiang's father, Xie Xun. After all, Lu Ya also had Master Yuan Laotian as his master.
The biggest reason is Ouyang Rong.
As Tan Lang's "fiancée" in a sense, her status in the palace is of course transcendent.
If something happened, Li Xian, Wei Mei and his wife would not know how to explain it to Tan Lang, and it would be difficult to meet him even thinking about it.
This was also one of the reasons why Wei Mei was particularly angry not long ago when she discovered that Lu Ya had not implemented the plan and left Xie Lingjiang alone to lure water thieves in Kuanglu Mountain.
At this time, Xie Lingjiang spoke first:
"Thanks to the timely arrival of Heavenly Master, the sound of the piano exposed my position. Five middle-level water thieves chased me, which was a bit difficult to deal with."
After a pause, she said with some admiration:
"On the way back, the Heavenly Master took us to deal with the remaining two. We should all have been dealt with. Now we can leave the city with peace of mind. We can go to Longcheng by water or by land to Kuanglu Mountain."
Li Xian and others immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Rong Laodao counts the first hexagram."
The old Taoist subconsciously raised his hand to stroke his beard and did fortune-telling with one hand. However, after raising his hand, he discovered that the prince's body did not have a long beard. The old Taoist smiled, rubbed his beard, and continued to tell fortunes.
After a while, he pointed in the direction of Xunyang Ferry:
"Walking this way, the hexagram indicates that there will be no danger but no danger."
"Any near miss?"
Li Xian and others looked at each other, but still nodded in agreement.
As long as there is no danger, as for "surprise", what happened today is not thrilling?
After the old Taoist finished doing this, he took out the last few reddish Qi-tonifying elixirs from his sleeves, swallowed them in his mouth calmly.
He took a long breath, seemed to have slowed down for a while, seemed to have refilled the incense stick, and spoke again:
"The old Taoist still has three things to say, but the first two will be discussed by those who scored."
The old Taoist looked at Li Guo'er and gestured to the side:
"Your Highness, little princess, please come with me."
Li Guo'er looked at everyone, turned around and followed Master Yuan to the side.
Come where no one else can hear you.
Master Yuan said directly:
"Your Highness, little princess, when we first met in Longcheng, I gave you a message. You shouldn't have revealed the secret, as it would easily have an impact."
He sighed:
"Actually, it stands to reason that if the old Taoist didn't tell you that prophecy at the beginning, and you were ignorant of the unknown, you should actually have a better fate with him, and you wouldn't be so inseparable now. It was obviously caused by a 'deliberateness' when we got along. However, what happened before
The prophecy of the Taoist nobleman is still there, the two of you have a lot of fate, but in the long run, he is still your nobleman.
"Moreover, no one can say for sure about fate. Just like now, no one can say for sure. Let's look back and relax. That destiny will only be late, not less."
Li Guo'er was a little confused, what else could it be?
However, she nodded slightly:
"I understand, Heavenly Master, thank you very much."
Master Yuan looked carefully at Li Guo'er's face.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Li Guo'er asked strangely.
Master Yuan sighed with emotion, shook his head and said:
"Your appearance might not be too strange if it were placed on a man, but since you are a woman, it is extremely precious.
"When you were still in your infancy, I passed by Longcheng and met you. I mistakenly thought you were a boy and left similar words. The prince and princess did not confess that you were a girl at that time. Maybe they were afraid of meeting you. The danger was hidden from you, so as not to be taken to Luoyang by the clan government. Two years later, the old Taoist learned about your daughter's identity. Well, that's why the old Taoist went to Longcheng many times to look for your family.
"I have actually seen your face before. In the Chang'an Palace, there was also a person who was also a woman... Well, I don't know if it will come true again, but you are still Princess Li. I don't know whether it is good or bad. This Li Gan The two dynasties with Wei and Zhou are really mysterious, we are obviously not bad men..."
"What do you mean by Heavenly Master?" Li Guo'er interrupted with a frown.
Master Yuan sighed for a moment and did not reply. He just said:
"On the way to Kuanglu Mountain just now, the old Taoist has told his disciple that he will listen to you in the future, and you can do whatever you want. I don't ask you to give me wealth and wealth when you come to Beijing. I just ask you to remember a meager incense. If Sanqing makes a mistake in the future, he will be merciful, and the old Taoist will be satisfied."
Li Guoer pondered for a moment and nodded.
Master Yuan was relieved and left.
The two returned to the public.
Master Yuan turned to Li Xian, spread his hands, and motioned sideways:
"Your Majesty, please come this way."
Li Xian was stunned for a moment, and followed Master Yuan away with some confusion under the gaze of everyone.
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Wei Mei, Li Guoer and others watched them go away, and vaguely heard a few words from the old Taoist who was slowly walking away in front of him: "My lord, do you still remember the disease that caused Gaozong's death? What is this disease? Do you know... …”
After about half a stick of incense, Yuan and Li returned.
Li Xian looked a little dazed and stared straight ahead. He came to his senses when he came to the crowd and looked around at his wife, maid, and servants.
Wei Mei worriedly said:
"Shichiro, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so absent-minded?"
Li Xian smiled and shook his head.
From the corner of his eye, Li Guo'er saw that his father seemed to be holding a crumpled piece of paper in his hand. As he shook his head, he quietly stuffed it into his sleeve with his palm.
I don’t know if this note was left by Master Yuan.
However, what kind of words can’t be dictated directly and have to be recorded on a piece of paper? Are you afraid that you won’t be able to remember them?
Li Guo'er began to think.
On the other side, Li Xian looked as usual and waved his hand:
"Nothing's wrong. Heavenly Master gave us some instructions to keep us all safe."
Master Yuan also nodded in agreement. After a while, he turned to Xie Lingjiang and said:
"The last thing is about your senior brother."
"Your senior brother has too many blessings. This is a good thing, but it is not a good thing, because great blessings are also great disasters. Good fortune and misfortune depend on each other, and dangers are unpredictable. The same is true for the people around you."
"Miss Xie, not everyone can bear great blessings. In fact, everyone has a bowl. How big the bowl is, how much blessings it holds. If you force too much into it, you will not be able to catch it, and it will always overflow and be trapped.
Those who covet it will rush to grab it. This is the way of heaven. If you lose more than you need, you will make up for the deficiency.
"As for how to expand this bowl, the only way is to do good deeds and accumulate merit.
"Your senior brother is a person with abundant blessings. A person with a big bowl may be because he has indeed done good deeds and accumulated a lot of merit, but the same is not true of the people around him. The people around him have small bowls, at least compared to the blessings leaked out of him.
The margin is small, so pay special attention to it.
"Unless you are a high-ranking person like the prince, the prince, or the little princess, the bowl will naturally be big. That's why I say that your senior brother is a talented person who supports the dragon and should stand in this position.
"But again, other people close to you should still pay attention."
Xie Lingjiang thoughtfully nodded seriously and said:
"I understand. Thank you Heavenly Master for your advice. I will bring it to Senior Brother."
"Okay, I'm all right now." Master Yuan said calmly, "Your Majesty, the Princess will leave Xunyang next."
Li Xian and Wei Mei held hands and looked around at the ruins of the palace of Prince Xunyang. Their expressions were a little nostalgic. Before the Li family could express their feelings, the old Taoist who had been watching them spoke first:
"Your Majesty, Princess, when we first met in the Ming Dynasty Palace, Gao Zong was still there, hosting a banquet for the world's elites. Your two highnesses were in the palace at that time, holding a pot for Gao Zong. Gao Zong gave the wine to you, and you came to pour it yourself. At that time, your two highnesses were newly married.
All
The black hair, talented man and good looks impressed the old Taoist. At that time, I never thought that His Highness’s family would be in the situation they are in today. Later, when he inherited the crown prince, there was a turmoil over the deposed emperor, and he was demoted from Jiangzhou. When I saw him again, he had a full head of white hair, which is really sad.”
Li Xian touched the bulging belly of the middle-aged man and smiled helplessly.
Wei Mei tilted her head, reached out to hold her husband's handsome face, and stroked the white hair on his temples, with a sad look in his eyes.
The old Taoist smiled heartily, pointed at himself and said:
"Who said, 'Flowers will bloom again, and people will never be young again'? Isn't the old man a little more youthful today? Hahaha, the prince has too much stubble, it's time to shave off some, but today his head is full of white hair, and he is back to his youth.
, is also a great joy. Speaking of which, I really miss this body.
"No wonder there are still dead people who are thinking about the secret knowledge of our sect. It is really a method of immortality in a certain sense. Unfortunately, it is just a loophole in the end. In fact, the old Taoist is dead. The current old Taoist only has the original memory."
The old Taoist tilted his head and spoke calmly to Lu Ya, who was staring at him:
"Did you hear that? I am dead. The person I am now is not me."
Lu Ya insisted:
"Master is not dead. Master has a miraculous plan, and with the help of heaven and earth, he will not die."
The Heavenly Master waved his hand without explaining, and his tone softened:
"Xiao Yazi, is there anything else you want to ask your teacher?"
The old man no longer called me stupid boy, but called him by his nickname.
Lu Ya shook his head vigorously:
"Disciple, I have nothing to ask Master. I just want to see Master more and chat more."
"Haha, gossip? You just want to gossip with me. The world is so busy, and it goes by too fast. The living are busy, and the dead don't rest in peace. They are all busy. Master, this generation, from now on
From life to death, I have spoken very few gossips and made many predictions. Many people have come to me to read their fortunes and ask me questions. It’s just different for you, Xiaoyazi. You just want to talk some gossips.”
Lu Ya endured his sadness and asked: "Master, can my disciple see you again?"
The old Heavenly Master's face became serious and he replied:
"You have forgotten what I told you, don't use the magic spirit indiscriminately. Remember, even if you are a teacher, you can't use it too much. I said, I am dead. I am not your master now..."
Lu Ya's eyes were red and he pursed his lips tightly.
The old master paused and asked about his son again. Lu Ya shook his head and said he didn't know. The old man frowned slightly, feeling a little disappointed.
Lu Ya suddenly mentioned the matter of his junior sister Huang Xuan. The Heavenly Master smiled happily, said a few warm words, and finally solemnly warned:
"Okay, be kind to your junior sister, respect your teacher, and protect the prince and the little princess. Xiao Yazi, I will leave the Shangqing Sect to you."
Shao Qing, the old master looked down at his palms. Lu Ya's face became a little nervous, as if he had expected something.
The Heavenly Master suddenly said:
"That day, many senior brothers came over to the bedside and asked many questions. You stood at the back stupidly, just like the gatekeeper. Why didn't you take a step forward? I was so embarrassed that I didn't have time to say a few words to you.
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Lu Ya lowered his head and said, "Disciple, I only have idle chatter, which is insignificant. The affairs of my uncles are important and involve the incense of the ancestral hall."
The old Heavenly Master looked up to the sky and murmured: "Gossip, gossip, old Taoists also have gossip. I really wanted to talk to you who was crying quietly at that time."
Lu Ya's mouth trembled: "What...what are you talking about."
The Heavenly Master smiled and said:
"Xiao Yazi, everything has longevity, it just happens to be today."
After saying this, he walked to a small stone pier beside the rockery, sat down peacefully, sat upright, closed his eyes and passed away.