Time flies so fast. After the Spring Festival, the land of China soon ushered in the two solar terms of Beginning of Spring and Rain. Once the Spring Equinox passes, it means that the lifeless winter has left and the vibrant spring has begun.
arrival.
There is a proverb in central China, which goes like this: "When the rain comes at the beginning of spring, get up early and go to bed late." Another saying is "Thunder starts the Spring Festival, and the rain does not stop." This sentence is also applicable to practitioners, even though the spring thunder has not yet started.
, but many practitioners have been eagerly looking forward to it and have begun preparations to survive the thunder tribulation.
After the Beginning of Spring, there will be rain. The "Collection of the Seventy-two Hours of the Monthly Order" says: In the middle of the first month, the sky will produce water. Spring belongs to wood, but what produces wood must be water, so the Beginning of Spring will be followed by rain.
Practitioners divide rainwater into three periods: the first period is when the otter sacrifices fish; the second period is when the swans come; and the third period is when the vegetation grows.
In the third period, the spring breeze sneaks into the night, moistening things silently, and all things have begun to grow vigorously. Vibrant rain falls from the sky to moisturize the earth. Therefore, the energy of heaven and earth merges, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth overflows.
At this time, the thunder from the sky was ready, and the Jingzhe came unexpectedly.
"The Collection of the Seventy-Two Hours of the Moon Order" says: On the second day of the month, everything is shaken, and the earthquakes are like thunder, so it is called Jingzhe.
The spring thunder at this time is not as powerful and weak as the sky thunder during the vernal equinox. The power of the sky thunder at this time is amazing, and each sky thunder is full of the power of heaven, so it can be shocked and buried deep under the earth.
The insect beast wakes up.
At this time, on Longhu Mountain, "rumbling…" a spring thunder streaked across the horizon, and the thunder rolled like a torrent, coming from the distant sky and quickly going to the far horizon.
In a small Taoist temple on the side peak of Longhu Mountain, Zhang Liufang squatted in front of the low and dilapidated stone steps in front of the Taoist temple. He supported his head with both hands and looked up at the dense dark clouds in the sky.
Thunder and lightning kept flashing and rolling, and the edges of the clouds were illuminated white and shiny from time to time.
In the black-tiled eaves in front of her, the raindrops were like broken pearls, dripping down one after another, splashing in front of the stone steps, making her trousers wet, but she didn't notice it at all.
"Senior sister, senior sister!"
Suddenly, a male voice with a strange and awkward accent came out from the thunder, but it was John who was practicing in Longhu Mountain.
Since John had already joined Zhang Kongyun's sect, according to the management of the spiritual world, foreigners must take a Chinese name after joining the spiritual community to practice, so John took the name he had received from Li Yundong before.
Name: Li Sen.
When John said the name himself, Zhang Kongyun and Zhang Liufang were surprised for a while, but after hearing that it was Li Yundong who gave the name, they said nothing more. He was right. John is a man who lacks five elements and is a Li.
The name Sen is only two characters long, but there are four pieces of wood in it, so it must be suitable for the occasion.
Zhang Liufang heard John calling her, she turned around and saw John, no, it was Li Sen who was wearing a short and tight Taoist robe and a low Taoist crown on his head. He was walking fast and his feet were being pulled by the Taoist robe from time to time.
Oh, I can't move my feet. I'm like a woman who doesn't like wearing short skirts. She walks crookedly, which is very awkward and funny.
Li Sen is a tall and burly man, a typical Western burly man. However, most of the cultivators on Longhu Mountain are of medium build and short. Especially Zhang Kongyun himself is a thin and shriveled old man. There is no room for fit.
Taoist robe?
Zhang Kongyun had no choice but to dig out a Taoist robe given to him by the sect and gave it to Li Sen, asking him to wear it first and then make a new one for Li Sen.
But at this time, the Zhengyi Sect was beset with internal and external difficulties, and everyone was busy running around. They had to guard against the Xuantian sent to seize power, and they had to carefully prepare for the thunder tribulation. At the same time, they had to prepare intensively to deal with the Tianji Xuanhu.
No matter which one of these three things is done, it is a major event, and only a sect like the Zhengyi Sect can do it at the same time. If other sects want to do these three things at the same time, it will be chaos.
At this time, everyone in Zhengyi Sect was so busy that they were kicking their heels in the back of their heads. Each of these three things was a matter of life and death for the closed sect. Who had time to deal with Li Sen, a foreigner with golden eyes, not to mention that this was just a meeting.
A small matter of changing the robe?
Therefore, Li Sen has been delaying the matter. He walks like a palace maid wearing a cheongsam and wooden clogs who just entered the palace during the Qing Dynasty.
When Zhang Liufang saw Li Sen like this, he couldn't help but burst into laughter and said with a smile: "Mu Mu, what are you doing in such a hurry?"
Before she could finish her words, she saw Li Sen suddenly had a clove of garlic under his feet, and his body was tilted and fell like a dog chewing on you. But fortunately, he reacted quickly and held it up with both hands. He was not injured at all, but his expression and posture
Very funny.
Zhang Liufang burst into laughter, raised his hands in vain, and said with a smile: "Junior brother, no gift, haven't I already given you a red envelope? Auntie, why are you still bowing down? Do you want more red envelopes? Hehe, let me tell you, then
But there’s no way! The landlord’s family doesn’t have any room left!”
Li Sen got up in embarrassment, slapping the dirt on his body with both hands, pulling on his "tight-fitting robe", and muttering in annoyance: "Damn it, why are these clothes so strong, they can't be broken even if I drop them!"
He originally wanted to tear the bottom of the robe open to make it easier for him to walk, but unexpectedly due to his strength, the robe did not move at all when he pulled it apart. Zhang Liufang smiled and told him that it was specially used for newcomers to practice.
Taoist robes are extremely strong and even have a certain ability to withstand blows and swords. Other sects do not have such benefits, so he should not be picky.
Li Sen gave up the idea of "renovating Taoist robes" and began the painful process of wrestling every day. He soon became the object of Zhang Liufang's daily teasing.
Since his name contained many characters for "木" and sometimes appeared to be a bit "woody", Zhang Liufang called him "Wu Long" and "Mu Short".
Li Mutou said with an embarrassed look: "Senior sister, I, I don't want a red envelope, I just want to ask you, what is the Three Flowers Gathering on the Head? Is it three flowers worn on the head? Master is not here, I have many things.
I can't understand." As he said that, he took out a thread-bound book from behind and looked at Zhang Liufang like a curious baby.
Zhang Liufang slapped his forehead and said painfully: "Three flowers on your head? Oh my god, you really can think of it! What are the five qi dynasties? The five qi dynasties... RMB? US dollars? None of these
I know! You are really a blank slate!"
Although Zhang Liufang makes fun of Li Mutou every day, Li Mutou still pesters Zhang Liufang every day and asks her some very basic questions, even though these questions are nothing more than doctoral level examination questions for a foreigner like him.
, but for a practitioner like Zhang Liufang, this is simply addition, subtraction, multiplication and division for elementary school students. He actually has to answer him every day. At first, he could even teach him with great interest, but Li Moutuo's foundation is really poor.
It took a long time to explain a very simple thing to him, and sometimes he was even sweating profusely while explaining it, but he still had a confused look on his face, which only made Zhang Liufang so angry that he wanted to strangle this idiot to death.
As time went by, Zhang Liufang felt extremely distressed when she saw Li Mutou asking such a question!
Li Mutou looked at Zhang Liufang and smiled innocently. He had no idea that his senior sister was already annoying him to ask such questions. He was like a child looking at a famous teacher, his eyes full of eager anticipation.
Zhang Kongyun has now gone into seclusion to prepare for the thunder tribulation. Even if Zhang Liufang wanted to shirk it, it would be difficult for her, but she was unwilling to talk about this big piece of wood for a long time. When she was standing upright, her head was as big as a fight, and suddenly something moved in her heart, and she said with a bright smile: "
Do you want to know what three flowers gather at the top is? Come on, I will take you to meet my senior sister, she will tell you."
What Zhang Liufang wanted to do was to divert the trouble to the east and leave this guy to others to worry about.
Li Sen didn't know that Zhang Liufang disliked him and wanted to get rid of him. He nodded with a smile on his face and said: "Okay, senior sister is very powerful, she must know it."
Li Sen also glanced at Zou Ping from a distance, and felt that this senior sister was not only beautiful, but also strict with others. She must be a very powerful guy.
Zhang Liufang muttered in her heart: She is not as powerful as me, but... Humph, if you annoy her in a while, she will take care of you for me! Auntie, I am your senior sister after all, so it’s hard to do anything.
Senior sister will help me, hehe!
She made up her mind, got up, looked for a bamboo umbrella, and said, "Let's go, wood!"
After saying that, she walked Yingying into the rain.
Li Sen hurriedly put away the book, found a bamboo umbrella and chased after him, shouting: "Sister, wait for me!"
The two of them walked slowly along the mountain path of Longhu Mountain in the early spring rain. After about half an hour, Zhang Liufang came to Tianshi Mansion on the main peak. Although the weather was not very good this time, Tianshi Mansion
The incense smoke still lingers in front of the place, and pilgrims flock to it.
Zhang Liufang found a young Taoist priest and shouted: "Hey, this senior brother, where is the senior sister? Isn't she on duty today?"
Although there are many female Taoist priests in the Zhengyi Sect, Zhang Liufang is one of them with extremely outstanding looks. Many of the younger generation of male practitioners admire her.
When the young Taoist priest saw Zhang Liufang, he immediately smiled attentively and said, "It's the junior sister. The senior sister is not on duty today. It seems that she is in seclusion with the master uncle to practice."
Zhang Ling has the highest seniority in the Zhengyi sect, and Zou Ping is her eldest disciple. Therefore, when talking about senior sister, everyone knows that she is referring to Zou Ping. Among the older generation, Zhang Kongyun is only higher than Wang Yuanshan, and the rest are different.
Everyone has to call him senior sister or senior brother, and Zhang Liufang is his disciple, so his seniority is also very low. As soon as he says "little junior sister", he knows that the "little junior sister" in Zhengyi Sect refers to Zhang Liufang.
When Zhang Liufang heard that Zou Ping had gone into seclusion, she suddenly felt resentful and disappointed: "Ah? When will she come out of seclusion?"
She felt a little stupid when she asked this. She must have come out of seclusion after the thunder tribulation period passed!
The young Taoist priest chuckled and said, "I don't know then. Does the junior sister have anything to do with the senior sister?"
Zhang Liufang waved her hands quickly: "Nothing, nothing." After saying that, she turned around and whispered with a sad face: "What should we do? Who can we find to divert this trouble?"
Li Mutou on the side heard her muttering and hurriedly came over: "Senior sister, what did you say?"
Zhang Liufang was startled, but soon her heart moved, she clapped her hands, and asked: "By the way, where is Senior Brother Tianhe?"
Zhang Liufang is talking about Zhang Tianhe. This once proud man of the Righteous Sect was beaten to the ground by Li Yundong and Shenxiu one after another. He finally lost all his pride and began to practice in an honest and down-to-earth way.
Zhang Tianhe is not only senior, but also a direct descendant of Zhang Tianshi. He is looked down upon by others wherever he goes. Therefore, he has developed the bad habit of looking higher than his head. He is already extremely talented and has an understanding of spiritual practice.
It was also quite impressive, so at this time, I concentrated on practicing. I really made rapid progress and made extraordinary progress. I can still be called the leader of the younger generation of the Zhengyi Sect.
When the young Taoist priest heard that she asked about Zhang Tianhe, he felt a little embarrassed and hesitated.
Zhang Liufang asked curiously: "What's the matter? Isn't it convenient to say it? Forget it!" After saying that, she waved her hand in a retreat: "Then I'll leave first."
The young Taoist priest rarely spoke to this pretty and playful little junior sister. Now he saw that she was about to leave, so he quickly said: "Hey, junior sister, don't worry, I didn't say it was inconvenient." After saying that, he came closer.
Zhang Liufang stepped forward and lowered his voice and said, "Senior brother Tianhe is on the peak right now. You can find him there if you go there, but... don't say it was me who said that!"
As he spoke, the young Taoist priest pointed to a mountain peak in the distance.
Zhang Liufang glanced at it and was stunned: "Strange, isn't this the peak of Junior Uncle Wang Yuanshan? Why is Senior Brother Tianhe here?"
But she didn't think too much, and walked quickly towards the peak. As she walked, she turned around and waved: "Thank you!"
Li Sen also followed quickly and shouted: "Senior sister, wait for me!" His voice was so loud that the pilgrims next to him looked at him in surprise, especially when they saw that he was a golden man with blue eyes.
When I saw a foreigner, my eyes widened even more.
The young Taoist priest watched Zhang Liufang's pretty figure disappear from his sight. After a while, he felt lost, and then he returned to his position honestly.
Zhang Liufang led Li Sen quickly to the peak where the Linggong Sect was located. As soon as they reached the foot of the mountain, Zhang Liufang suddenly felt a sharp sword energy piercing the air and stabbing her fiercely.