At this time, the location he appeared in was his original small courtyard. A group of people were surrounding the small courtyard, including Dugu Jue, Dugu Heng, Xiao Xi, and Dugu Jinghua who was lying on the couch.
A bed was placed in the center of Li Muchan's courtyard. Dugu Jinghua was lying on it, sleeping quietly. Xiao Xi was sitting on the edge of the bed, holding her hand tightly. Tears fell pattering down, and soon the bed was wet.
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There was a pile of powder in Duguheng's hand, which was falling slowly.
Dugu Heng stared at the powder in his hand and turned to look around. Dugu Jue's face was gloomy and he frowned: "Heng'er, can you really summon Mr. Li?"
"Yeah." Dugu Heng nodded. He had already used it once and knew it was very effective.
Dugu Jue turned to look at Dugu Jinghua who was on the couch again. She was wearing a snow-white Luo shirt, with a blood stain on her chest, which looked particularly bright red and dazzling. She was lying quietly on the couch with her eyes slightly closed. She seemed to be sleeping soundly, but Dugu Jue was
You know, I'm afraid I'll never wake up from this sleep.
Dugu Jinghua and his brother and sister have been dependent on each other since childhood. His parents died early. He, the eldest brother, is both an elder brother and a father. The two brothers and sister are very close.
He wished he was lying on the couch instead of his little sister. Endless regret and anger surged in his chest, almost bursting his chest.
"Dad, don't worry, as soon as Brother Li arrives, my aunt will be saved!" Dugu Heng saw his father's face turned red and his eyes were fierce, and he hurriedly comforted him.
"Huh... I hope so!" Dugujue was determined and tried his best to suppress the turbulent thoughts. He took a deep breath and said, "It's only my fault for being careless!"
"Who could have thought of this? Dad, don't blame yourself." Dugu Heng shook his head and said, "Xiaoxi, although I'm wiping away my tears, go and make some porridge. Auntie will wake up later and she'll have some porridge."
"But Miss, she...?" Xiaoxi looked up, her bright eyes red and swollen.
Dugu Heng said: "Why are you crying? Auntie is fine. As soon as Brother Li comes, he will be able to heal the injury. Hurry up and get ready!"
"...Okay." Xiao Xi reluctantly put down Dugu Jinghua's jade hand and stared at her, fearing that this glance would be the last.
Just at this moment, Li Muchan suddenly appeared.
"Brother Li!" Dugu Heng was overjoyed and hurriedly stepped forward to pull him over: "Look at Auntie!"
Li Muchan looked calm, glanced at Dugu Jinghua on the couch, and nodded to Dugujue: "Master."
"Mr. Li, you are here. Let's see if the little sister can be saved." Dugujue said hurriedly.
When he saw Li Muchan suddenly appearing, he suddenly felt a little more confident. Dugu Heng said that as long as he crushed the jade pendant, Li Muchan would appear immediately. Dugu Jue didn't believe it. He was not a god. How could he come and go as he pleased?
It's too unbelievable.
But Li Muchan happened to appear, giving Dugujue endless confidence. This skill alone was not something ordinary people could do.
Li Muchan frowned and said, "What's going on?"
As he spoke, without waiting for anyone to answer, he stepped over to the couch.
There was no trace of blood on Dugu Jinghua's delicate face, with a thin frown and graceful curves. His slender jade hands rested on the edge of the couch, motionless.
Li Muchan's heart sank, his face changed, he pressed his lips tightly and touched Dugu Jinghua's jade hand, put it on his wrist, explored it, and shook his head.
Dugujue's face darkened and he opened his mouth to speak. Li Muchan had already formed a crane's mouth with his hands and pecked Dugu Jinghua's chest six times. Then he let go of the crane's hand and pressed his left palm on her belly, between her breasts.
"Poof!" A blood arrow suddenly spurted towards him.
Li Muchan didn't move his hands and feet, and the bloody arrow suddenly turned in front of his face and landed behind him. Dugu Jinghua opened his bright eyes leisurely.
"Sir?" She smiled.
Li Muchan frowned and said, "What's going on? You're so injured?"
Dugu Jinghua showed a wry smile: "Someone assassinated me."
Li Muchan looked at Xiao Xi, who hurriedly said: "Miss, you were injured because you were trying to save me. Those guys suddenly appeared, attacked and disappeared again."
Li Muchan looked at her, knowing that he couldn't ask anything. He turned to look at Dugu Jinghua. Dugu Jinghua shook his head and sighed: "I don't know which family it is."
Li Muchan looked at Dugujue again, and Dugujue shook his head and said: "Mr. Li, I'm ashamed. I'm also ignorant. I don't know who it is, but I will definitely find out!"
Li Muchan shook his head: "It seems quite outrageous. To be able to be so elusive in the capital and break through the defense line is definitely not an ordinary person... The head of the family suspects that he is one of the four aristocratic families, right?"
"It's hard to say." Dugujue snorted coldly.
Seeing that he really suspected three of the four major families, Li Muchan shook his head helplessly and said: "Maybe someone is deliberately provoking it, or maybe someone is fishing in troubled waters. We cannot rush to avenge this."
"Alas..." Dugujue nodded: "Sir, what you said makes sense. You can't rush this matter, otherwise something will go wrong... How did you come here so quickly, sir?"
Li Muchan smiled and said: "I have a secret technique that can travel thousands of miles in an instant. It can't be used except in critical moments... Fortunately, you called me over!"
Dugu Jinghua's injury was so serious that he could only hold on with one breath. This was the secret of the Dugu family's elixir. If he could hold on to this breath, another person would have died long ago.
Dugu Jinghua didn't have the skill of stinging dragons. He would die if he died. He knew afterwards that he couldn't save him. Thinking of this, he broke out in a cold sweat.
He frowned and said, "Miss Jiu, why didn't you call me at the critical moment?"
Dugu Jinghua wanted to sit up, Xiao Xi hurriedly stepped forward to help him, Dugu Jinghua sat up with a wry smile, and said helplessly: "Everything happened so fast at that time, I couldn't make it in time."
Li Muchan hummed: "It's too dangerous this time, but luckily Brother Dugu knows about it!"
Duguheng said proudly: "Brother Li, I know you have great supernatural powers. Is it because of my contribution that my aunt can save her life this time?"
Dugu Jinghua smiled and said: "Okay, you have the greatest contribution!"
Dugu Jue said: "Mr. Li, I cannot thank you enough for saving my life!"
Li Muchan waved his hand and said: "The master of the family is out of town!...I have been dealing with Luoxia Valley Fengleimen for a while, and I don't know the situation in the capital. What's going on?"
Dugu Jinghua sighed: "It's not like we just let it go!"
Li Muchan nodded: "It's better to be on the safe side. As long as you protect your iron heart, you will be as stable as a rock. There is no need to take risks."
"Sir, what you say makes sense." Dugujue nodded and said, "If we fight to the death, no one will benefit in the end, so it is better to maintain the status quo."
Dugu Jinghua frowned and said, "I'm afraid that the emperor doesn't think so. He wants to get rid of us. I guess this assassination is to anger you and make you move, so that he can take advantage of it."
Dugu Jue said: "Then I want to use his plan to see what method he uses?"
Dugu Jinghua shook his head: "We don't have to pick this fight."
"Yeah, that's fine." Dugujue nodded lightly: "Let's just keep an eye on the Zhu family, just in case they are not clear-minded and get deceived."
"If Zhu Jun were here, it wouldn't mean that Zhu Lang is a idiot." Dugu Jinghua frowned and shook his head, sighing: "Plus Zhu Guifei's eloquent tongue, there is no guarantee that she will not be persuaded."
"I hope he won't be so stupid." Dugujue sighed.
Li Muchan said: "Be careful of Master Kongjing and the others."
"Master Kongjing?" Dugu Jinghua said: "It's Monk Kongjing from Xihua Kingdom? What are they doing here?"
Li Muchan shook his head and said: "It is said that they are exchanging Buddhist dharma, but this master has great supernatural powers. He is somewhat stronger than the monks of Tianwang Temple. If he can help..."
"If Mr. Li didn't mention it, we really wouldn't have paid attention." Dugujue muttered: "There is indeed a profound meaning in inviting the monk from Xihua over here."
Li Muchan said: "Master, have you asked about the emperor's body...?"
Dugujue shook his head and said: "The emperor's cultivation is so profound that even if he is ill, no one else can see it. Moreover, the emperor is in his prime years and has not yet expired. He must have gone crazy while practicing martial arts."
Dugu Jinghua said: "So, the purpose of inviting Master Kongjing is to heal him?"
"It's very possible." Dugujue nodded and said, "The emperor's cultivation is unfathomable. He is really possessed by evil spirits, and ordinary people can't really cure him."
Dugu Jinghua muttered: "If this is really the case, we really can't take action."
Dugujue slapped his hands and said bitterly: "This is the emperor's trap, we almost fell into it! ... Fortunately, Mr. Li reminded me."
Li Muchan smiled and said, "I'm just saying casually. It's up to the head of the family to decide what to do... I've pretty much finished my affairs in the capital, and I want to stay in seclusion for a while."
"Sir, are you leaving?" Dugu Jinghua's face changed.
Li Muchan nodded and said: "I've been busy with worldly affairs for a while, and I haven't been able to practice meditation calmly. If I continue to make no progress but retreat, it's time for me to practice hard in seclusion. If I be careful here in the capital, there will be no serious problems."
Dugu Heng said: "Brother Li, you don't want to take revenge?"
Li Muchan smiled: "If you want to take revenge, you can only practice martial arts in seclusion. The only way is to use upright methods, and conspiracy and tricks are difficult to implement."
Dugu Jue said: "This is a rare opportunity. If you miss it, even if your skills are as high as the sky, you will not be able to get the emperor's help."
Li Muchan shook his head: "I think his luck is still strong now. It's not the time when the moon is waning, so it's not advisable to touch him. The head of the family should also be careful, lest he fails to fight the wolf and gets bitten by it instead."
Dugujue chuckled and said: "Mr. Li, don't worry, we have been fighting with the emperor for so many years, and we are all very familiar with each other. It doesn't matter whether we are together or together."
Li Muchan took out another white jade pendant from his arms and handed it to Dugu Heng: "Brother Dugu, this is for you. Crush it in critical moments. I will appear on my own. Don't abuse it."
"Haha, brother Li, don't worry." Duguheng took it without hesitation and said with a smile: "With brother Li, there is an extra life-saving talisman."
Li Muchan said: "Don't put too much hope in it. Sometimes I can't get away and it will be delayed."
Dugu Heng nodded: "Brother Li, do you want to go back to Yunxiao Sect for retreat?"
Li Muchan shook his head: "Not necessarily. Retreating in seclusion within the sect is not pure. I want to find a place where no one is around to avoid the worldly affairs. I can do so for as long as I want."
"What should Miss Hai do if she is detached from the world?" Dugu Heng asked.
Li Muchan smiled and said, "Let's talk about it later."
"Don't be a betrayer!" Dugu Heng glared: "Miss Hai is a good girl, if you betray her, the sky will strike like lightning!"
Li Muchan smiled bitterly and said: "I understand!... Head of the family, Miss Ninth, I'm going."
"Mr. Li, why should you be in a hurry?" Dugu Jue said with a smile: "Here in a hurry, he left in a hurry, and it's not too late to leave after dinner!"
"That's right." Dugu Heng nodded hurriedly and glanced at Dugu Jinghua. Her beautiful face fell slightly and she remained silent.
Li Muchan thought for a while and nodded: "That's fine."
A bright moon hangs in the sky, and the bright moonlight spreads on the ground, hazy like gauze.
In Li Muchan's small courtyard, he and Dugu Jinghua stood quietly by the bamboo forest, looking up at the bright moon, silently. The small courtyard was quiet and peaceful, but it also had a somewhat strange atmosphere.
After a long time, when the moon reached its zenith, Dugu Jinghua broke the silence: "Aren't you going to come back, sir?"
Li Muchan said: "I will come back and take a look after I leave the quarantine."
"How long will sir be in seclusion?" Dugu Jinghua asked.
Li Muchan shook his head: "Depending on the progress of cultivation, it may take three to five months, or it may take a year and a half. I can't tell now."
Dugu Jinghua frowned and said, "Don't you have no nostalgia at all, sir?"
Li Muchan smiled: "I am in retreat this time, and it's not like I will never come back."
"I think your husband is determined to leave and doesn't want to come back again." Dugu Jinghua snorted softly: "As for saying you will come back after retreat, it is purely a lie."
Li Muchan said: "I really want to practice in seclusion, and I also want to take revenge."
"It will be difficult to avenge Sir." Dugu Jinghua shook his head.
The palace is also suppressed by sacred weapons. It is impossible to break in, not even the Grand Master, otherwise the emperor would have been assassinated long ago.
Li Muchan smiled: "I am in retreat just to find a way to restrain the sacred weapon."
"The holy weapon can really be destroyed, and the royal family is unstable." Dugu Jinghua shook his head.
Li Muchan said: "There are yin and yang in heaven and earth. Where there is yin, there must be yang. There is no invincible existence, and there is no holy weapon that cannot be cracked. Don't worry, I will find a way."
"Sir, do you have any clues?" Dugu Jinghua asked.
Li Muchan nodded: "There is some way, I want to retreat and study it."
Dugu Jinghua's bright eyes focused on his face, trying to see whether he was telling the truth or not. After a while, she sighed quietly: "Then I wish you, sir, that your wish will come true."
Li Muchan smiled: "Once I find a way to restrain the holy weapon, you four aristocratic families will also be in danger, so you have to keep it a secret for me."
"I will." Dugu Jinghua nodded lightly.
Li Muchan pondered for a moment and said: "Miss Jiu, I have a secret method, which is a Buddhist mind method. After practicing it, we can be connected in mind. Even if we are thousands of miles away, we can still be connected. I want to pass it on to you."
"Is there really such a secret method?" Dugu Jinghua's dark eyebrows moved slightly.
Li Muchan smiled and said: "This secret method was originally passed down to the Ninth Princess. It can purify the mind and clarify the mind. It has endless wonderful uses. Does the Ninth Princess have the heart to learn it?"
"Okay." Dugu Jinghua nodded lightly, his face stained by a layer of blush.
Li Muchan walked up to her. Dugu Jinghua's face turned even redder, but he didn't move. He watched Li Muchan stretch out his index finger and place it lightly on the center of her eyebrows.
"Boom" sounded like a thunder in her ears, her eyes brightened up, and huge golden symbols flashed in front of her eyes, falling into her heart one by one.
"Heart Sutra of Infinite Light." When Li Muchan pointed, she knew this secret method.
Li Muchan said warmly: "When you recite this sutra every day, you can feel me... Miss Jiu, we are so close to each other, so there is no need to worry about distance. We are destined to meet again!"
After he said that, he suddenly flashed and disappeared without a trace.
There is a Donglai Town in the far east of Xihua Kingdom. The town is not big, but it is quite prosperous. Because the land here is fertile and the food is plentiful, the people live very well and the people are simple. The richest man in the town, Zheng Xiyun, is willing to give charity. In times of disaster, Then he reduced the rent and won the support of everyone.
There is a temple outside the town called Yuanxin Temple, which was donated by Zheng Xiyun. There is an old monk in the temple. After the death of the temple the year before last, Yuanxin Temple became empty.
Donglai Town is located in the extreme west of Xihua Kingdom, and it is not a prosperous place. Few people come here, and it is rare to see traveling monks.
But the day before yesterday, everyone in Donglai Town knew that a wandering monk came to Yuanxin Temple and now lives in the temple. This monk is very young, has a very good demeanor, and has the demeanor of a senior monk.
Donglai Town is quiet and peaceful. People usually have nothing to do, and parents just talk about it. This incident is the biggest event in the town.
In the past, when the old monk of Yuanxin Temple was there, they could go to the temple to burn incense and pray for good weather and good life in the coming year.
After the old monk passed away, no one took care of the temple. Zheng Xiyun had no intention of taking care of the Yuanxin Temple, so it fell into decline. Unexpectedly, a young monk suddenly came.
Donglai Restaurant is the largest restaurant in Donglai Town. It is also a place where people usually chat. Over a pot of tea, or two jars of wine, and two side dishes, a group of friends sit together and talk nonsense. It is endless fun.
This Dong Lai Building is Zheng Xiyun's property. The food prices are cheaper on the first floor, slightly more expensive on the second floor, and the third floor is the most expensive. Most people can't afford it, so everyone can come and sit in the Dong Lai Building.
The first floor is often the busiest, with people having nothing to do and sitting together and chatting is a great pleasure.
An old man with a face like a silver platter stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Everyone, I have met this Master Zhanran. He is really an accomplished monk. His age does not mean he is wise. It is true."
"Mr. Hu, how old is he?" a bald young man said with a smile.
The old man said: "Looking at your age, I'm probably in my early twenties."
The bald young man shook his head: "If you can practice for a few years in your early twenties, what skills can you develop? Mr. Hu calls him a master, which is too much!"
Someone laughed and said: "Qi Laoer, you think everyone else is as stupid as you. You have been a monk for several years and you were kicked out by Master Mingzhen!"
The bald young man's face suddenly turned red and he roared angrily: "I have violated the precept of killing. Master's precepts are too strict. I have nothing to say!"
Old Hu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Qi Er, don't be dissatisfied. When you meet Master Zhanran in person, you will be impressed by his magnanimity and obey him obediently. How about you worship under this master again, and you will definitely be able to Get the right result!"
"Mr. Hu, you underestimate me!" the bald young man curled his lips.
Everyone laughed, and an old man laughed and said: "Qi Er's martial arts is nothing to say, but Buddhism..., haha..."
"Hu Er, go find this little master Zhan Ran and challenge him!" someone encouraged.
Mr. Hu shook his head and sighed: "As soon as Master Zhanran appeared, Member Zheng was extremely happy. Qi Er, please don't spoil Mr. Wai's interest."
"Alas...how could a member of the Communist Party of China be deceived by a young monk?" Someone asked in confusion.
Mr. Hu glanced at everyone and said calmly: "You don't believe what I say, do you? Let's wait and see what happens in the future. This Master Zhanran is by no means an ordinary person!"
"How can a big shot come to a place like ours?" Everyone shook their heads and laughed.
Mr. Hu shook his head and sighed: "Come on, I'm too lazy to say more! ...By the way, Master Zhanran will hold a forum in two days, so everyone should go and listen."