As long as you go from Guicheng to Xiangyang City, it is impossible not to see Yan Chixia.
There was a long queue at the city gate. It was not for the purpose of lining up to enter the city. With his excellent eyesight and sufficient height, Du Kang could see at a glance that at the front of the queue, Yan Chixia, who was wearing a Taoist robe, was giving a speech.
People draw symbols.
"Hey, brother, I don't know what the meaning of the talisman drawn by the Taoist priest in front is, why are there so many people queuing up?"
Du Kang stopped a passerby and asked.
"Ah? So it's a Taoist priest who is drawing talismans? I thought it was something new, so I walked away!" The passers-by who were still lining up happily were stunned, shook their heads, and left the queue.
Du Kang: "..."
You queue up for love without even knowing what you are queuing up for!
As the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, Du Kang suddenly remembered an interesting phenomenon - if a person suddenly stops on the street and looks up to the sky, then the people next to him will basically do the same, and then more and more people will join in...
It turns out that this phenomenon also applied in ancient times?
Shaking his head, Du Kang of course did not continue in line, but walked forward to the front of the line. Yan Chixia, who was drawing the talisman, raised her head, saw Du Kang, drew the talisman in his hand, and stood up
, he bowed his hands to the people queuing up and said, "I have something to do, so I am here today. I hope you all will bear with me."
After saying that, without listening to the noisy reaction of the crowd, Yan Chixia packed up her things. A table, a stack of yellow paper, cinnabar and pens were simply wrapped in cloth and put into the bag.
The efficiency is comparable to that of street vendors who meet the urban management.
The table alone was one meter square, and the bag in Yan Chixia's hand was only the size of an ordinary-looking leather bag. This skill immediately made those who were a little dissatisfied become silent and did not dare to speak.
Blame.
"Master Du, please." Yan Chixia packed up her things and invited Du Kang.
Du Kang nodded and left with Yan Chixia.
Du Kang's purpose of coming here was to visit Yan Chixia's Taoist temple and his Guxian master, so Yan Chixia took Du Kang directly outside the city.
Thinking of Yan Chixia's Guxian master, Du Kang couldn't help but be curious and asked.
"Did Taoist Master Yan follow your master's order to wait for me outside Xiangyang City? Was this planned in advance?"
One thing to say is that even Du Kang himself did not know that he would arrive in Xiangyang City now. After all, he had experienced some things and changed his mind. According to the original plan, Du Kang would have to spend a lot of time on the road.
Unexpectedly, even so, Yan Chixia still waited outside the city before he arrived, which inevitably made Du Kang curious.
Du Kang had not forgotten that he had previously agreed to visit the Taoist temple, and when he asked for the detailed address, Yan Chixia's words, "Master will know it when he talks about it", now seem to have a unique "divine secret"
The mysterious flavor of "calculate".
"Oh, I just sent my senior brother back to the Taoist temple, and master asked me to wait outside Xiangyang City."
Yan Chixia answered honestly, "Because Master didn't tell me what to do while waiting, so I simply set up a stall on the spot to draw talismans. There were quite a lot of people."
"???" Du Kang was stunned, "Then how long have you been waiting?"
"About a day or two." Yan Chixia thought for a while and said, "Fortunately, Mr. Du came early."
Du Kang suddenly didn't know what to say... He originally thought it was the Gua Immortal who calculated when he would come, but he didn't expect that Yan Chixia would stay here directly!
I can't say there is anything wrong with this method, but compared with the identity of the Gua Immortal, I always feel that something is not right.
"That's the mountain in front of you." Not long after taking Du Kang away, Yan Chixia pointed to a mountain shrouded in mist in the distance and said.
Yan Chixia's Taoist temple, as he said, is on a mountain that is not famous, and it is not very famous. At least, when Du Kang searched for information in modern times, he did not find any famous Taoist temple in Longzhong, Xiangyang.
Only one Wuhou Temple was found in Longzhong, Xiangyang, which was the former residence of Zhongwuhou Zhuge Liang.
"You have also arranged formations on the mountain?" Du Kang used spiritual eyes to look at the mountain and immediately saw the various arrangements in it. They looked quite mysterious, like gossip, constantly changing and changing.
Thousands of clouds cover the entire mountain, making it impossible for people to directly see the true appearance of the mountain.
"Yes, because our Taoist temple is not open to the public, it must be guarded with formations to prevent ordinary people from accidentally entering." Yan Chixia nodded and said, "At the same time, it is also a test for us by Master. If our strength
If it’s not enough and you can’t see through the formation and walk through it yourself, then you won’t be able to go down the mountain to practice.”
"That's it." Du Kang understood.
While they were talking, the two of them had arrived at the foot of the mountain. Yan Chixia took out a token, which inspired a trace of spiritual power and sank into the mountain. In an instant, under Du Kang's induction, the entire mountain
The formations began to change, giving people an ultimate sense of collapse, as if the space was being forcibly compressed.
The original mountain road began to change, gradually forming a short bluestone step, and the scene at the end of the step was completely different from before.
"Master Du, please." Yan Chixia said, taking the lead to step onto the bluestone steps. As he took this step, Du Kang's induction caused his actual position to be dozens or even tens of miles away from her.
A distance of hundreds of meters.
"Is this...shrinking the ground into an inch?" Du Kang also stepped onto the bluestone steps. Because of the Lingrong Earth Veins, changes in the actual location were particularly sensitive to Du Kang, which allowed him to completely confirm this phenomenon.
"Young Master Du is indeed well-informed. This is Master's arrangement. As long as you connect through this token, you can directly cross the formation and go straight to the Taoist temple." Yan Chixia answered.
"Oh... interesting." Du Kang raised his eyebrows and nodded. With the help of the spiritual eye technique, he basically understood the principles and arrangements. Just the ability to shrink into an inch and integrate into the formation.
It made him feel that his trip was worthwhile.
This definitely cannot be regarded as stealing from a teacher, this is called understanding and learning. Not everyone can see through the formation and learn the origin. If you learn it by your own ability, why is it called stealing?
After crossing more than ten bluestone steps, Du Kang felt that his position had moved at least five to six hundred meters. After finishing the steps and going up to the platform, Yan Chixia communicated with the token again, and the formation was restored.
As it was, looking behind me, the original bluestone steps suddenly became winding and winding, and their origin was no longer visible.
Turning around again, there is a quaint thatched house on the platform, which is far from simple. It even gives people an elegant and leisurely feeling because of its regular decoration.
Before Yan Chixia could speak, the door of the thatched house opened, and then someone walked out.
Du Kang took a closer look and saw that the man was eight feet tall, with a face like a crown of jade, wearing a silk scarf, a crane cloak, and a feather fan. He was handsome, elegant, and looked like a god...
"Master." Yan Chixia's words made Du Kang subconsciously blurt out "Zhuge Liang" but he suppressed it.
Yan Chixia's master...shouldn't be Zhuge Liang, right?
But why do they look so similar? This outfit and temperament are so similar!
And this doesn’t seem to be the location of Wuhou Temple?
"Chixia, thank you for your hard work. Let's go and see if your senior brother has finished copying today's Taoist scriptures, and tell him not to be lazy." Gua Xian smiled slightly, nodded towards Yan Chixia, and waited until Yan Chixia handed over his hand.
After being ordered to leave, he looked at Du Kang again and invited, "Brother is here, please come into the room and talk."
"……good."
This word "brother" suddenly reminded Du Kang of the title he received from Guan Gong when he was on duty for the first time a few days ago.
At that time, he naturally felt inexplicable and frightened, but now after so many things, Du Kang had some vague guesses.
However, it was not a very important matter, so Du Kang did not make a special trip to find the answer. Anyway, the boat would reach the bridge and he would know it when the time comes.
Du Kang did not hesitate and followed Gua Xian into the thatched house.
The thatched house looks small, but the space inside is quite spacious. It may have been blessed by some formations and the like to achieve the effect of inner space. However, Du Kang was not in the mood to pay attention to these formations at this time.
principle, but focused his gaze on the Guxian in front of him.
"Brother, please sit down." Gua Xian brought Du Kang to the couch and sat down. He picked up a pot of tea and poured it into the tea cup that had been prepared. The steaming hot tea fell into the cup in a wisp, but there was no trace in the middle.
The slightest splash of water is harmonious and natural, and the fragrance of the tea is also diffused, making people feel peaceful.
"Knowing that brother is coming, I specially brewed some tea that I grew myself. The heat is just right. Come and have a taste."
"Okay, thank you... I wonder what your name is?" Du Kang picked up the tea and finally couldn't help but ask.
"Isn't it obvious that I am dressed up like this?" Gua Xian was stunned when he heard this, and said with a smile, "It seems that the time has not yet come."
"...Kong Ming?" Du Kang took a sip of tea, feeling the fragrance of the tea spreading on his tongue, and saw Guaxian nodding his head, which confirmed his guess, and asked, "What does it mean that the time has not come yet?"
"Brother, don't you already have the answer in your heart?" Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and shook his feather fan lightly, "The time has not come yet, so I can only understand it, not express it in words."
"Tsk..." Du Kang shook his head and roughly understood what was going on. He changed the subject and asked, "You are not in Wuhou Temple, why are you here?"
"In the Wuhou Temple, people come and go, but my personality likes to be quiet." Zhuge Liang also took a sip of tea and said with emotion, "Grow something in this hill, teach some apprentices, and tell fortunes when you have nothing to do.
,This kind of life is what I want..."
"Don't you have to go to work?" Du Kang asked curiously.
Zhuge Liang's body and movements were obviously stiff: "Work...of course you have to work, but you can't work all the time. You have to know how to combine work and rest."
"Oh, then you are skipping work now." Du Kang suddenly realized, just say, Marquis Zhongwu doesn't have to go to work? That doesn't exist!
"Brother, my words are as sharp as ever... But it's okay for us to be like this. It's Chang Yun who's doing the hard work." Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly and said, "I only need to tell fortunes occasionally and let my apprentices do some things. That's all.
It can be considered that I have fulfilled my responsibilities, but Yunchang’s character prevents him from learning from us, and he still has a lot to do.”
"I have seen...Yun Chang before. He came up and called me brother, which shocked me." Du Kang recalled the scene at that time and took another sip of tea to calm down. At that time, he was not as good as he is now.
experience and strength.
"Hahaha, no wonder, if it wasn't that, it was my title today that scared me." Zhuge Liang laughed, "Sooner or later this will happen."
"Did you also calculate this?" Du Kang asked curiously.
"Of course not. I can't calculate anything about brother." Zhuge Liang shook his head very frankly and said, "It's just a reasonable guess."
"What do you mean, nothing counts? Can't the secrets be revealed?" Du Kang asked.
"How is it possible? There is no saying that 'the secrets of heaven cannot be leaked'. If you can calculate it, you can definitely say it. If you can't calculate it, then you are not capable enough," Zhuge Liang said. "However, based on my ability... it should be
There is no secret in it, so we can’t count it as brothers.”
"It sounds very powerful." Du Kang raised his eyebrows.
"It's indeed amazing." Zhuge Liang nodded and said slowly and meaningfully, "If not, how could brother achieve his goal?"
There was sudden silence in the thatched hut, except for the chirping of birds and insects in the mountains.
After a long while, nothing happened, and then Du Kang urged: "Go on, I'm waiting, the Riddler is killing me."
"How do I know what Xiong Tai's purpose is? Xiong Tai didn't tell me, and I can't figure it out." Zhuge Liang was very calm, "I was still thinking of asking Xiong Tai if he could tell me."
"I can't remember either... maybe I'll have to wait until later. Are you sure you didn't lie to me?" Du Kang sighed helplessly, then looked at Zhuge Liang with suspicion.
"Of course not, I never lie." Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and said firmly.
"I remember saying this too." Du Kang was speechless.
"I learned it from my brother."
“If you don’t learn from the good ones, you will never learn from the bad ones?”
"Brother, don't talk about yourself like that, I will feel bad about it."
After a battle of words, Du Kang finally gave up the idea of getting some useful information from Zhuge Liang, but he felt that it was a big loss to only get this information that he had already guessed in this trip, so he
With the mentality of giving it a try, I asked: "Is there really nothing that can be calculated?"
"...I have recently learned something new, and I can help my brother read his palm." Zhuge Liang hesitated for a while and said, "I should be able to help my brother read his palm."
"This is good, this is good!" Du Kang immediately handed over his hand. As someone who has been solo since birth, he was also quite curious about this.
"Okay, let me take a look..." Zhuge Liang looked at it and immediately fell into deep thought. After a moment, he looked hesitant again.
"Your expression makes me panic... is it because you can't calculate it, or the result is not good?" Du Kang couldn't help but ask.
"I calculated it, and the result...how should I put it, is very good for brother." Zhuge Liang said slowly.
"Then why are you so hesitant?"
"Because I figured that if I said it, I would probably suffer a bloody disaster." Zhuge Liang said.
"What does that have to do with me?" Du Kang blinked and asked confidently.
Zhuge Liang: "???"
PS: There are 4,000 chapters in this chapter, and my schedule has been messed up...I will write another chapter later, but it is estimated to be two or three o'clock, so everyone should go to bed first, good night
