Liu Xiaomu frowned slightly, her mind racing. After a moment, her phoenix eyes narrowed into a crescent moon: "Little Taoist priest, what a sharp retort! I thought you just admired the chivalrous style and liked to take pleasure in grudges. Now it seems that you have the same interests.
Your intention is different from others! I underestimate you."
When Yang Chaoxi heard this, he was neither shy nor arrogant, and slowly said: "What Miss Xiaomu just said was mostly about ways to take care of yourself, but she didn't mention anything about eradicating evil and spreading good. But if you are a chivalrous man, you don't know the word 'loyalty and bravery'"
"Benevolence and righteousness" cannot "eliminate violence and bring peace to the good", so they can only "wine, sex and wealth", and they are just street libertines with higher martial arts skills!"
"Ha! What the little Taoist said is quite pleasant, but how has the good and evil in this world ever been so clear at a glance?"
Liu Xiaomu chuckled and said, "People have good roots and evil thoughts. There are good people who make mistakes and accidentally hurt people's lives, and there are also evil people who feel regret and do a good thing by chance. Which one can be killed and which one can be forgiven?
My aunt has said so much tonight, not to quarrel with you. I just want to remind you that in the future, heroes must act according to their ability when saving beauties. If the rescue is good, it is a romantic affair. If the rescue is not good, it is lust and wisdom.
Faint, gurgling!”
Before the laughter dissipated, Liu Xiaomu's figure had turned into a shadow and disappeared into the dark night.
Outside the canal, people hide their shadows, and in the square, crows cry at night.
By the Yucaifang Tongyuan Canal, a sparse group of soldiers each found a big stone tree trunk and leaned on it to take a nap. The smell of alcohol had not dissipated from their bodies, but everyone took advantage of the night to ward off the cold and drank too much.
The few people who drank the most happily were all swaying around, lying in the tent in their undressed clothes, fighting and snoring with each other. But it was the archers and cavalry team who were fighting against each other. After nightfall, they got the news and knew that Yang Chaoxi and Tan Qing had already found them.
When I returned home, I was so happy that I took the soldiers who were guarding the canal and had a really heavy drink around the campfire until Haishi.
The night dew is getting heavier and the sound of crows is getting colder. The water in the canal is filled with mist, which spreads to the shore and covers the weak fire.
Two Taoist robes, shaped like ghosts, floated slowly on the bank of the canal. Fortunately, there were no soldiers to set off the water at night, otherwise they would have been frightened and fell into the canal.
The two unknown figures carefully avoided the sleeping soldiers on the bank of the canal and walked eastward. One of them puzzled: "Brother Gongsun Dao, Chong Lingzi and Na Yuexizi have been rescued, why do you still have to do it?"
Argued with fellow Taoist Yuan Yizi? Now that she has kicked him out, where will he stay?"
Gongsun Xuantong smiled bitterly and said: "Fellow Taoist Changyuan, this disagreement is not just a day or two! Yesterday, one of us searched in the city to no avail, and the other went to Cui Mansion to find nothing. We both felt a little depressed, so we went there
Jingshi held a candlelight conversation at night. For some reason, he mentioned some trivial matters between Chong Lingzi and his two young disciples Hua Xizi and Yue Xizi when he was at Linji Temple.
This spring, Chong Lingzi went down the mountain in anger, which was originally a setback in his love life. I was worried that he had changed his temper and gone astray, so I asked him to come to Linji Temple to help find the culprit who harmed Mizuki Zi. Unexpectedly, he not only missed the mark, but also made the tiger
Yaofuzhu also won the favor of Hua Xiko and Yue Xiko. The differences between me and Junior Sister Tong also started from this."
Li Changyuan couldn't help but laugh and said: "Isn't it a good thing to lose the soul in the east and gain the mulberry tree? How can it cause the two temple masters to insist on their own opinions and refuse to give in to each other?"
Gongsun Xuantong sighed: "Perhaps it was because Pindao failed her when she was young that she suffered from heartache. Like you, I feel that Hua Xizi and Yue Xizi have their own merits. As for which one Chong Lingzi likes,
Who do you want to be a Taoist couple with? It’s up to you.
But Junior Sister Tong didn't think so. She said that her disciple Hua Xizi Cui Wan was as talented and beautiful as Chong Lingzilang. When she saw that I gave the Xuantong sword to Chong Lingzi, she also gave the Chunxi sword to Hua Xi.
Xiko, I hope that the two of them can get married and resolve the regrets of the past."
Li Changyuan touched his nose and responded casually: "It is understandable that fellow Taoist Yuan Yizi would think so."
Gongsun Xuantong continued: "Who would have thought that before Chong Lingzi and Hua Xizi could get along well, Cui Wan would have been promised to the Yuan family by his father, and she would not be allowed to step out of the house. But Cui Wan's temperament
Also insist
He was stubborn, went on a hunger strike, committed suicide, and resisted the marriage in every possible way. Cui Luo, the head of the Cui family, wanted to stop Cui Wan from delusional thoughts, so he sent Shanling Guards to capture Chong Lingzi, so that Cui Wan could be forced to
Submissive and submissive.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Junior Sister Tong treats these disciples as her own children. Yesterday, when she saw Cui Wan trapped in the courtyard because of the marriage, shedding tears and swallowing her voice every day, she had other thoughts.
I want to mess up the marriage first, and then let Chong Lingzi take Cui Wan away to fly away. Whether they are a Taoist couple or a husband and wife, they will always be happy and contented."
Li Changyuan was also speechless after hearing this, and then he thought about it and said: "But what does Chong Lingzi have in mind? Is it a friendship between Hua Xizi and Cui Wan, or a relationship between a man and a woman? What if Taoist Priest Yuan Yizi is wrong?
I mean, forcefully twisting the sweet melon and pulling the red thread, wouldn’t it be a coincidence?”
Gongsun Xuantong clapped his hands and praised hurriedly: "I mean the same thing! He told her tactfully, and she became a little unhappy! He said that even if Lang Wuqing and concubine were interested, he didn't want his disciple to marry that person.
He is a dandy, and there is also Yue Xiko, Tan Qing, and He Chong Lingzi, who also has a deep love for him. No matter how young and promising Chong Lingzi is, and his eyes are higher than the top, he can always pick one of these two special disciples.
"
Li Changyuan was dumbfounded: "Taoist Priest Yuan Yizi is really far-reaching. He even has a clear plan for his disciples' future destination. I just don't know where Chong Lingzi got such good luck! I just said this, Taoist Brother
What was the distasteful word that made her kick you out?"
Gongsun Xuantong touched his nose and said awkwardly: "The poor Taoist said that it is up to them to deal with the affairs of the children. As elders, we only need to urge them to keep practicing Taoism and not to do anything wrong.
, why bother to interfere so much?”
"These words are quite satisfactory, and the truth is the same. Fellow Taoist Yuan Yizi is not a messy person. How could he fall out with you on the spot because of these few words?" Li Changyuan couldn't help but wonder.
Gongsun Xuantong suddenly blushed: "The poor Taoist said later, 'Perhaps Chong Lingzi is indistinguishable and likes both girls, and it is not known that he will eventually enjoy the blessings of the whole family.'" Junior Sister Tong became furious and immediately waved his hand.
He whisked Pindao out of the palace and said, 'The man really doesn't have any good things! He doesn't think about how to live together, but he only thinks about three wives and four concubines'..."
"So just now, I was just staying in the guest room, so I was kicked out of the gate together with you?" Li Changyuan was surprised, and finally realized that now that the matter has come to this, it is useless to talk more.
Gongsun Xuantong hesitated to speak, and finally nodded solemnly.
The night was as dark as ink, and the water in the canal was slightly turbulent. The surroundings were eerily quiet, and the only sound that could be heard was the swinging of the two monks' robes.
The two of them counted their breaths side by side, both of them speechless. Soon they saw the jagged square wall to the east. Only then did Gongsun Xuantong speak: "Fellow Taoist Changyuan, please stay here for a while."
This "wait" lasted for half an hour. Only a little further away in the canal, I saw what seemed to be a large mass of something, swimming upstream against the current. When I got closer, I saw clearly the shape of a long boat.
Outlined, several folkmen, some holding poles and some rocking oars, stirred up the sound of clear water.
Gongsun Xuantong turned his back to the wind, took out a fire stick from his arms and lit it, immediately turning the night into a mass of orange. When the people in the canal saw the light, they became more excited, and the sound of the water became much more urgent, and soon stopped beside them.
forward.
A civilian man jumped onto the bank of the canal, took the rope thrown by the man at the bow of the boat, tied up the boat, and laid out the rafters. Then he held his hands to Gongsun Xuantong and said, "Master, the things are on the boat. You can board it."
Check your sight."
Gongsun Xuantong turned his head: "Fellow Taoist Changyuan, go and have a look!"
Li Changyuan nodded slightly, stepped on the cockpit first, and entered the cabin after a few steps. Using the torch handed over by the civilian husband, he saw a piece of angular and mottled Kueng inscription stone lying quietly on the bottom of the cabin. There was a faint sour smell.
The smell, mixed with the earthy smell, hit your nose, as if it had just been dug out of a grave.
Li Changyuan frowned and said, "Brother Gongsun Taoist, is this the stone tablet with the inscription that you soaked in animal paste and vinegar for many days?"
Gongsun Xuantong stroked his beard and smiled: "That's right. It seems that Pindao's hard work was not in vain! In just a few days, the taste has already taken hold!"
After hearing this, all the disciples frowned and curled their lips. However, they all followed the gaze of the viewer and looked at the inscription stone. They could vaguely see some vague writings engraved on the stone surface. However, the torches were dim, but they could not see clearly.
What to write.
Li Changyuan glanced briefly and knew it was the "Song of the Sword Like Water", so he straightened up and handed the torch back to a civilian: "Have you ever been noticed when you sneaked in from outside the city?"
But the "civilian" also recognized Li Changyuan, and immediately replied: "Master Changyuan, we senior brothers are very careful! We waited until the guards beside the arrow tower at the east gate had all dozed off before we entered.
He went to the bottom of the boat and dragged the long boat into the city in one go. If he was discovered, he would probably stage a 'straw boat borrowing arrows'!"
"Ming Lingzi, you talk too much, go and help!" Gongsun Xuantong scolded with a smile before leading Li Changyuan back to the shore.
I saw a few "civilian men" dressed as Shangqingguan disciples in the canal, working together to drag the more than 200 kilograms of Kueng inscription stones out of the cabin and move them to the bow. Because the heavy objects were gathered at the bow, the Long boat
The stern of the boat lifted out of the water and seemed about to capsize at any time.
However, these disciples have all been working in Tongyuan Canal recently, and they are already familiar with water and boat skills. At that moment, three people passed through the cabin and gathered at the stern of the boat. As soon as the boat boarded, it was safely on the water again.
The disciples at the bow of the boat quickly untied and put away all the ropes on the inscription stone, and then whistled to the three people at the stern. When everyone gathered at the bow of the boat again, the stern of the boat was raised high again, making the entire hull form a
A slope. The inscribed stone dragged to the bow of the ship immediately slid down the slope...
"Plop——"
A sound of water that was not very loud broke the silence in an instant. The boat rocked in the water of the canal for a while, and then stabilized again. Several disciples wiped the water splashed on their faces, and set up the raft, ready to meet Gongsun.
Xuantong and Li Changyuan boarded the boat. At this moment, a fire lit up in the distance and a sound of shouting came:
"Who?!"
"You still dare to touch something? Catch it first and then talk about it..."
"Thieves don't run away!"
Gongsun Xuantong and Li Changyuan did not dare to delay, and immediately jumped onto the long boat. At this time, all the disciples had cut off the ropes, and started rowing along the current with oars, poles, poles, and poles. The long boat also looked like a frightened reed duck.
, and rushed out a few feet in an instant.
When the drunken recruits came running after them, they saw only half of the rope cut off. Where was the "thief" anywhere?