Time just flowed by while meditating, and a month passed in the blink of an eye. The weather was gradually getting warmer.
The early sun rises, and a large swath of golden color spreads over these peaks.
The snow on the snowy peaks is gradually melting, and some green grass is gradually growing on the bare peaks. From time to time, there are sounds of people shouting and horses neighing from under the peaks. These are the herdsmen grazing and the horses in the pastures.
sound.
Halfway up the mountainside, a figure was stretched thin by the golden setting sun.
Looking closer, the owner of this shadow turned out to be a child. The child was humming a tune that no one could understand, and he was playing with a small jade in his hand.
"Alas...! Meditating and practicing every day is really boring. It has been a month and I haven't broken through the first level of the Qi Refining Stage yet. The little senior sister broke through the first level of the Qi Refining Stage three days ago. I thought my qualifications were
Better than the little senior sister." The child muttered while playing with the small jade object. This child is the Xuanmu.
Three days ago, the little senior sister Xuan Yan had broken through the first level of the Qi Refining Stage and entered the second level. However, the master told Xuanmu that he was still on the first level. In the past few days, Xuanmu couldn't sit still. He felt that meditation was really boring.
It was not interesting. So he thought about going down the mountain to have fun. He knew that there was a big city three hundred miles east of Kunlun Mountain called Fengxiang Mansion. His purpose this time was to go to Fengxiang Mansion to redeem some useful items. Especially
The oil, salt, sauce and vinegar are essential. The white rice he eats these days makes him feel nauseous.
"Little junior brother, wait for me." Suddenly a child's voice like a silver bell sounded behind him. He frowned and had an ominous premonition. He quickly looked back and saw that, as he expected, it was his little boy.
Senior sister——Xuan Yan.
"Senior Sister Yan, what are you doing here?" Xuan Mu hadn't quarreled with Xuan Yan for a long time, so he respected her more.
"I'm going down the mountain to play, and I want to protect my junior brother." Xuan Yan found a high-sounding reason for going down the mountain privately.
"You protect me? Then I don't know who is protecting whom." Xuan Mu walked alone and said.
"You must know that you are at the first level of Qi refining stage. I am already at the second level of Qi refining stage, and the master also taught me a little spell. Do you want to see it?" Xuan Yan said proudly.
"Spell? What spell?" As soon as he mentioned this Xuanmu, he immediately became energetic and asked quickly.
"Small magic, water condensation." Xuan Yan said, pointing her right hand in the air in front of her, and a drop of water immediately appeared in the air, and then slowly fell to the ground.
"Hey, that's it! What did I think?" Xuanmu just regained his energy, but immediately turned into a look of disdain.
"What the heck? You don't even know how to do any magic. Just envy me. Open your eyes wide and envy me!"
"What's there to be envious of?" Xuanmu said as his figure drifted away.
Suddenly, a wild horse broke into Xuanmu's sight. He immediately regained his energy and slowly approached the wild horse that was grazing.
"Boy, where are you stealing the horse?" Xuan Yan in the distance shouted without knowing why.
This was good news. When the wild horse heard Xuan Yan's cry, it immediately ran forward and ran dozens of feet away in the blink of an eye. Even if Xuan Mu wanted to catch up, he couldn't catch up.
"You stinky girl, how dare you ruin my good deeds." Xuan Mu was gritting his teeth in hatred at this time, looking at Xuan Yan with burning eyes.
"What kind of stinky girl? You're neither old nor young, and you don't know how to be polite. Call me senior sister." Xuan Yan said nonchalantly.
"Are you very nimble on your legs? Do you know where I am going?"
"I don't know where you are going. Do you want to escape? With your qualifications, even if you escape to the end of the world, my masters and uncles will catch you."
"What are you running away from? I'm going to Fengxiang Mansion to redeem some things. Could it be that Senior Sister wants me to walk there?"
"There is nothing wrong with walking. Master said, 'Walking is also a kind of practice. Practice practice, sit and practice, and walk.'"
"You..., girl, I won't tell you anymore. Let's go! I'll see how far you go." Xuanmu was so angry that his nostrils were breathing unevenly. He snorted and walked straight to the east.
Speaking of which, the two of them could really walk. From morning to noon, they arrived at Qingfeng Town, the first town under the Kunlun Mountains, which is thirty miles away. After arriving in Qingfeng Town, the two of them planned to start a scam. After all, they were now in the same place.
No money.
From a corner outside Qingfeng Town, there were bursts of rustling sounds.
"Junior brother, where did you get this ring?" A little girl's voice came out. Following the voice, you could see a little girl about ten years old. The girl was wearing a white gown and her hair was tied up in a bun.
.This girl is that Xuan Yan.
"Girl, your eyes are really thief. When did you notice the ring on my hand? This is a treasure passed down from my family." Another little boy said with a guilty look, while covering the ring on his right hand with his left hand.
That ring. Needless to say, this child is Xuanmu, also wearing a white gown.
Xuan Yan heard that it was Xuan Mu's family heirloom, and asked with a little disbelief: "How much money is your family heirloom worth?"
"I don't know, it might be a priceless treasure. My parents told me that I would rather die than sell it." Xuanmu immediately said with some dissatisfaction. "Didn't you say that your family is rich? Why do you care about the two treasures I have?
Already?"
Xuan Yan replied in a low voice: "What? My family is rich. But in Chang'an! I didn't bring any money when I came. I asked you to sell the jade you stole in the temple, and you didn't
Ken, if you are willing to sell the jade, we will have enough money to buy two horses. When I get to Chang'an, I will pay you back double the amount. Isn't that okay?"
"How much can that jade be sold for in this small town? How many people know the goods? Wait until you get to Fengxiang Mansion before selling it, then you won't suffer a loss, you know? In my opinion! Let's go and cheat, we can cheat
Whatever it is." Xuanmu's eyes flickered and he came up with a bad idea.
"How to cheat?" Xuan Yan asked curiously. After all, she is a girl from an aristocratic family. No one like Xuan Mu knows as much about the dirty tricks in society.
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After the two discussed it for a while, they began to prepare for the bluff.
"Hello fellow citizens, come and see, come and see." Xuan Yan's childlike voice sounded like a silver bell in the open space in the center of Qingfeng Town.
For a moment, the surrounding villagers were shocked by this little girl. Pairs of surprised eyes looked towards this side.
"Fellows and fellow villagers, today Master Xuanmu and Master Xuanyan came to Qingfeng Town to offer blessings. Folks who want to pray for blessings, please come and have a look." The same childish voice of Xuanmu sounded next.
"By the way, there are immortals in heaven who bless the people. I, Xuanyan and Xuanmu, are immortal cultivators. I am here today especially to enlighten the villagers and give you some blessings." Xuanyan sang loudly.
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"What blessing water?" A big man from the northwest came to watch. He didn't see anything interesting, so he raised his hoarse voice and asked doubtfully.
"Yeah, what kind of blessing water? Could it be that this kid is just showing off?" Another strong woman also questioned.
Suddenly, doubts arose.
"Child? Who do you call a child? The poor Taoist Xuan Yan has been cultivating immortality for hundreds of years and still retains the appearance of a child." Xuan Yan immediately put the palm of her right hand on her chest and said in a sanctimonious manner.
A dark-faced woman saw disdain in Xuan Yan's serious look. She pushed Xuan Yan with her right hand and was about to scold her. However, she didn't expect that Xuan Yan was not pushed at all, but was bounced several feet away.
When the villagers who gathered around saw this, their eyes flickered and they no longer questioned. Most people believed Xuan Yan's words, but only a few people still didn't believe it and bowed their heads in silence.
"Today, you have angered me. I will no longer cast spells." Xuanmu said, as if he was about to leave.
A group of villagers hurriedly pulled Xuanmu and tried to persuade him to stop. "We are stupid people who cannot recognize Mount Tai. I have offended the immortal for a moment. I hope the immortal will not take offense."
"Senior brother is a little arrogant. Since he is here, he must give some blessings before leaving. Since senior brother is not willing, then let junior sister do it." Xuan Yan shook her head and said helplessly. "Fellows
We must pray for blessings and quickly bring the utensils to hold the blessed water. These blessed waters are brought from the Heavenly Palace. Please cherish them very much."
Upon hearing this, a group of villagers immediately came out with many utensils. Most of them were people from nearby shops. They came one by one with large and small bowls.
"No, since you have offended me, Xuanmu, you can't give blessings to these unruly people." Xuanmu immediately showed dissatisfaction and wanted to stop Xuanyan.
"Immortal, we are ignorant people. That's why we bumped into the immortal. I hope the immortal will not care about it." Seeing this, the black-faced woman quickly begged Xuanmu.
A group of villagers also began to beg, hoping that the two immortals could give them blessed water. At this time, they had completely believed that these two immortals were immortals.
"That's all, that's all." Xuanmu waved his hands repeatedly, and said with a compassionate look, as if an adult doesn't remember the faults of the villain: "Since you are begging sincerely, then give some charity."
"Sincerity, sincerity." "Sincerity, sincerity. You must be sincere." A group of villagers quickly echoed.
"However, this blessed water is only one tael of silver per drop. Take the silver first, and then give away the blessed water." Xuanmu said coldly.
Just after Xuanmu said these words, many villagers dispersed for a while, and only a dozen or so people were watching. These dozen or so people all looked suspicious and somewhat disbelieving.
The man from the northwest began to be tempted by the blessed water, and was a little moved. When he heard that he wanted money, he became suspicious, and asked: "If it is really fairy water, just one tael of silver. If it is not fairy water, then half a penny."
Don’t even think about getting the money.”
"Okay, then bring your water container." Xuan Yan half-leaned against the wall and said with some dissatisfaction.
The man from the northwest held a small bowl in his right hand and walked up to Xuan Yan. Then he knelt on the ground piously and said, "Please ask the immortal to bless the water."