A few months ago, there was a bamboo pavilion at the foot of "Yunlong Mountain".
A handsome man in white clothes was sitting on the second floor of the bamboo pavilion, looking at the stream flowing down from the mountain not far away.
The man also had a very ordinary-looking wooden guqin, a few plates of spiritual fruits, a pot of spiritual tea, and a lit bronze incense burner beside him.
Waves of aroma wafted out of the incense burner and dispersed in the wind. Along with the sound of the piano, it surrounded the bamboo pavilion, attracting many tits and birds to land in the pavilion, and there were waves of sweet cries.
Just when the man in white clothes was immersed in the beautiful scenery of mountains, rivers, flowers and birds, a spiritual light suddenly flashed beside him, and then a young woman in black clothes suddenly appeared in the bamboo pavilion.
"Li family, Li Xuanyi has met fellow Taoist Zhou!"
Seeing Li Xuanyi's sudden appearance, the birds in the bamboo pavilion fled away in fright. After a trace of regret flashed across Zhou Daoyou's eyes, he quickly stood up and bowed his hands to him in return.
"Your Excellency, Zhou Daoping of Huanglong Mountain is so polite."
"I suddenly heard that fellow Taoist Li came to visit me today. I didn't have time to prepare too much, so I could only prepare some coarse tea and fresh water. I hope fellow Taoist will not dislike it."
"You are so polite, Fellow Daoist Zhou!"
Facing the polite Zhou Daoping's invitation, Li Xuanyi smiled slightly and sat down directly aside.
After taking a sip of the cup of spiritual tea offered by Zhou Daoping, Li Xuanyi said directly: "I heard from my elder brother earlier that Zhou Daoyou is a young hero in Nanzhou, and I am also a little curious.
A few days ago, I happened to know that my friend had come to my Li family, so I took the initiative to pay a visit, just to see if you are really as talented as they said. ”
Seeing that Li Xuanyi spoke so directly, Zhou Daoping was slightly surprised, but he quickly recovered and replied with a very calm expression:
"I have been quite talented since I was a child, and I have been supported by my family all the way, so I have achieved what I am today. To say that I am a young and talented person is a bit flattering to me.
Over the years, I have often been practicing hard in the mountains, and I have rarely heard outside evaluations of me. I don’t know whether I am worthy of the above-mentioned talent in your eyes! ”
"You don't know, my eldest brother always likes to exaggerate when he speaks. I really didn't believe it when I came here before."
"What now?"
"You are worthy of what you look like."
Facing the doubts in Zhou Daoping's eyes, Li Xuanyi nodded without much hesitation.
"Oh!..."
After Zhou Daoyou responded, he was stunned for a moment, then stood up and filled Li Xuanyi with a cup of spiritual tea, and then continued softly:
"Speaking of appearance, although I have never seen a Taoist friend before, I was lucky enough to see a fairy portrait on the mountain.
I had the chance to meet him today, and I feel that Taoist friend's appearance is indeed more profound than in the portrait. I think the portrait should be replaced with a new one.
In addition to practicing, I have no other tastes, but I have a little research on piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
Someday, when I have free time, I will definitely draw a new one and give it to the fairy! ”
"Haha! Fellow Daoist Zhou is not only a talented person, but also has so many talents. It is really rare. Then Xuan Yi should thank Fellow Daoist Zhou first!"
Hearing Zhou Daoping's praise, Li Xuanyi couldn't help but smile on his face, and he quickly cupped his hands slightly to express his gratitude.
Looking at the polite Zhou Daoping not far away, Li Xuanyi was silent for a moment and then asked:
"When I came here today, in addition to wanting to get to know fellow Taoist Zhou, Xuan Yi also had a doubt in his heart and wanted to ask fellow Taoist Zhou in person.
What I say next may be a bit unpleasant. If fellow Taoists mind, just treat it as a joke. You can also skip it without answering and let’s continue talking about other things. ”
"There are only you and me here today, no one else. If you have anything to say, fellow Taoist, please just say it. I will try my best to reply!"
Seeing that Li Xuanyi suddenly became polite, Zhou Daoping also understood that the next question might be very important, and his expression became a little more serious.
"Fellow Daoist Zhou, for a talented young man like you, I think there are many female cultivators in the world of immortality who admire him!"
"I wonder if you ever had someone you loved?"
Faced with such a sharp and direct question from Li Xuanyi, Zhou Daoping remained silent for a while, then nodded directly, and then said:
"That happened many years ago. At that time, my cultivation had not yet been established, and I had not gained the attention of my family. My reputation was not as good as it is now!
She and I got to know each other because of vocal music. Although we are practitioners, we happen to both like these things outside of practice. We can be regarded as close friends.
It's just that we couldn't be together. She died of depression not long after the foundation building failed.
At that time, I was a low-key person in the clan. Although I had intentions, I was powerless!
After establishing the foundation, Zhou devoted himself to Taoism and never fell into the mortal world again. It was a long time ago, I think. ”
Seeing Zhou Daoping's expression becoming more and more solemn when he answered him, Li Xuanyi also saw that what the other party said was basically sincere words, and nodded slightly to him.
"Even if we become Taoist couples, few of us can actually make it to the end together. Fellow Taoists should not be sad about this."
Hearing Li Xuanyi's comfort, Zhou Daoping smiled and shook his head and said: "Haha! This happened hundreds of years ago. There is nothing to be sad about. Fellow Taoist, you are worrying too much.
It's just that since her, in the past two hundred years, although I have met many people who are good at vocal music, I have never found the same feeling as before, and I occasionally feel a little regretful about this. ”
"Oh! Fellow Taoist is right. There are always regrets in life. No matter how high we are as monks, we will still have many fates that are difficult to resist.
I have another question. Fellow Taoist will marry into my Li family soon, but you only agreed to this because of the elders’ pressure? ”
"Fellow Daoist Li, you really don't intend to spare any favors for me!"
Hearing Li Xuanyi's second question, which still broke the relationship between the two people so directly and clearly, Zhou Daoping couldn't help but smile, shook his head and sighed.
But soon the expression on Zhou Daoping's face calmed down again, and he said seriously to Li Xuanyi:
"I have been practicing cultivation for many years in my life, and it is mostly because of the support of my family that I am able to achieve what I am today.
Although I know that my family arranged for me to come to the Li family, it may not be as simple as we know on the surface.
But now that I am dedicated to the Tao, I don’t have so much mind to think about other things.
As long as it is beneficial to my practice, I am willing to leave my family and marry someone else, so don't worry, Taoist fellow Taoist. ”
"Well! I can feel that Fellow Daoist Zhou is indeed a man who is dedicated to the Tao.
At this point, Xuan Yi is a little inferior to you! ”
After Li Xuanyi finished speaking, he stood up and slightly arched his hands towards Zhou Daoping beside him, with a bit more respect in his eyes.
Seeing Li Xuanyi's sudden gift, Zhou Daoping quickly stood up and returned the gift, filled the other person with a cup of spiritual tea, and then placed his hands on the ordinary xylophone beside the table.
"Fellow Daoist Li, it's rare for you to come to my place today. I came to Yunlong Mountain Road a few days ago and happened to have some thoughts and composed a piece of music. How about you help me listen to it first?"
"All ears!"
Seeing Li Xuanyi looking at him with a bit of expectation, Zhou Daoping nodded slightly and quickly focused on the strings.
Not long after, a sweet sound of the piano rippled out from the strings and surrounded the bamboo pavilion. It once again attracted many flying birds and swallows to fall outside the bamboo pavilion. They patiently followed the two people in the pavilion to enjoy it. This is a lovely vocal.
The sound of the piano is light and lively, just like the rising sun shining on the earth. It contains a hint of warmth, making people unable to help but open their arms and hug them.
As the rhythm of the piano gradually became louder, Zhou Daoping was immersed in it, closing his eyes and forgetting everything!
".."
After the song ended, the surrounding piano sounds gradually became quiet.
When Zhou Daoping slowly opened his eyes, the birds around the bamboo pavilion had already dispersed, and Li Xuanyi was gone.
After glancing around, Zhou Daoping discovered that there were two more lines of small words on the pillar not far ahead.
"There are always all kinds of regrets in the world, but only a close friend can solve all kinds of sorrows!"
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A few months later, there was a hall on the top of "Yunlong Mountain".
Song Qingming, dressed in green clothes, was sitting alone on a wooden chair in the palace, thinking about some of the things he had encountered before.
Suddenly, two rays of light flew from outside and landed outside the hall.
Immediately afterwards, two monks, a man and a woman, strode into the temple.
The man, like Li Xuanfeng, was wearing a yellow robe and had a cultivation level of the third level of the Golden Core. The other woman in green had a higher cultivation level and was already a peak cultivator of the sixth level of the Golden Core.
The green-robed woman had just entered the door and asked Song Qingming in the distance:
"I asked how this guy is so powerful. Not only can he see the restrictions I set up in advance, but he can also get rid of us so easily. He turns out to be a late-stage Jindan monk.
Could it be that you are also an array master? ”
Seeing that the person who walked in was not Li Xuanfeng as he thought, but the two people who had ambushed him in the attic by the river before, Song Qingming suddenly felt a trace of embarrassment on his face, and he quickly stood up, cupped his hands and responded:
"I am indeed a third-level formation mage. I have offended many people unintentionally today. I hope my two fellow Taoists will show their respect!"
After hearing Song Qingming's explanation, the woman in green who just spoke nodded slightly and said:
"Xuanfeng has just told me all this. You don't need to explain it to us anymore. I just came here to meet this master of yours."
After the woman in green finished speaking, she looked at Song Qingming up and down, and then said strangely:
"He looks a bit ordinary. Apart from his decent cultivation, he doesn't seem to be outstanding at all. It shouldn't be him!"
"Auntie, it doesn't look like it to me!" As soon as the woman in green finished speaking, another man in yellow robe standing next to her also shook his head.
The two singing together made Song Qingming a little confused.
Just when he was about to ask, a very powerful pressure suddenly came from outside the palace and fell directly on Song Qingming, causing him to be shaken back several steps. When Song Qingming stood firm and looked forward, he discovered that two figures had arrived at the entrance of the hall, one of whom was Li Xuanfeng who had just led Song Qingming into "Yunlong Mountain".
The other person standing next to Li Xuanfeng was a white-haired old man with a slightly angry look. The pressure exuded from his body had exceeded that of Xiaoyao Sect Supreme Elder Li Mufeng, and he seemed to be a peak monk at the sixth level of Nascent Soul.
After seeing the white-haired old man appear, the man in yellow robe and the woman in green who had just entered the hall quickly bowed to the white-haired old man and said:
"Meet the ancestor!"
"You two have nothing to do here, go out first!"
After the man in yellow robe and the woman in green left the hall, the white-haired old man walked towards Song Qingming with Li Xuanfeng, his eyes like sharp blades, and he glanced at him seriously.
"Tell me where you came from and why you came here to find Xuan Yi!"
Just hearing the words from the white-haired old man's mouth, Song Qingming felt a little pressure in his heart.
Fortunately, it was not the first time for him to see a Nascent Soul cultivator, so he adapted quickly and quickly stepped forward to bow to the white-haired old man.
"Junior, I have met senior!"
"My Song Qingming is a casual cultivator from the world of immortality in Fuyun Mountain.
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I came to the Guimen Palace for the first time today, just to visit a good friend I met many years ago. I have nothing else to do. I hope seniors will be aware of it! ”
Seeing the white-haired old man coming up, he gave himself a warning. It seemed that some of the newcomers were unkind. Song Qingming was not clear about the situation for a while, so he could only tell the truth as much as possible.
After Song Qingming finished speaking, Li Xuanfeng on the side nodded quickly and said: "Old Ancestor, when I went to pick up Xuan Yi, I met fellow Taoist Song.
What Fellow Daoist Song said was true. He and Xuan Yi had indeed known each other many years ago. ”
"When I ask him, I have my own judgment in my heart, so don't interrupt and go down first!"
"Yes, ancestor!"
Hearing the white-haired old man's soft scolding, Li Xuanfeng nodded slightly in response, then stood aside without daring to speak again.
Seeing that the white-haired old man scolded Li Xuanfeng and then stared at him unkindly, Song Qingming also felt that something was wrong with the situation at the scene, and couldn't help but ask:
"Senior, I had an appointment with fellow Taoist Xuanyi back then. In the future, I would take the initiative to visit you when passing by Nanzhou.
I came here today, but I still haven’t seen Taoist friend Xuan Yi! I dare to ask senior, what happened to fellow Taoist Xuan Yi? ”
"What happened?"
"That's a good question! Don't you Taixu Sect know what happened to Xuan Yi?"
"Senior, what did you say?"
Ever since he joined the "Taixu Sect" by chance, Song Qingming had never heard the sect's name from outsiders for so many years.
Although when he was practicing on Yuxuan Island, Song Qingming also heard from his senior brother that there were many major sects in Nanzhou who were aware of the existence of the "Taixu Sect".
But at this moment, when Song Qingming heard the white-haired old man suddenly directly mentioning the words "Taixumen" by name, Song Qingming was still stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer the other party.
Not only Song Qingming, but also Li Xuanfeng standing aside looked at the white-haired old man who just spoke with a surprised expression.
Just when Li Xuanfeng's eyes gradually became curious, the white-haired old man turned around and waved to him and said:
"Xuanfeng, you go out first. Remember, no one is allowed to know what is going on in the palace today!"
"Ancestor, don't worry, Xuanfeng understands!"
When Li Xuanfeng heard this, he immediately bowed and cupped his hands, then turned and walked out of the hall.
After Li Xuanfeng left, the white-haired old man turned to Song Qingming and said directly: "There is no one else here, so you don't have to keep pretending to me.
Although we in the Nanzhou Immortal Cultivation World prohibit the monks below from talking about your Taixu Sect, we old guys still know what is going on on Yuxuan Island.
I know that you and Xuan Yi are both disciples of the Taixu Sect. To tell you the truth, when Xuan Yi went to the island for the first time, I personally sent her there! ”
Seeing that the other party not only knew about the sect, but had also been to "Yuxuan Island" personally, Song Qingming also knew that he had nothing to hide, so he calmed down, took a deep breath, nodded to the white-haired old man and said:
"Senior, don't blame me! It's our master's destiny. I'm not allowed to wait in the foreign language and tell the sect what's going on on the island."
Hearing Song Qingming's explanation, the white-haired old man nodded slightly and said: "I know everything you said, and I won't embarrass you because of it.
If it weren't for people from my Li family, I wouldn't want to inquire about what happened on your Yuxuan Island.
I won’t talk nonsense to you anymore. Since you admit that you are from Taixu Sect, please tell me where Xuan Yi is now! ”
"What. What does senior mean by this? Isn't Senior Sister Li at home?"
Hearing what the white-haired old man said, Song Qingming froze on the spot again, wondering if he had heard wrongly, with a puzzled look on his face.
Song Qingming and his senior sister Li Xuanyi have not seen each other for decades since they parted ways. The main purpose of his trip to the Li family in "Yunlong Mountain" was to visit his senior sister Li Xuanyi, whom he had not seen for many years. .
Suddenly hearing the white-haired old man asking him to tell the whereabouts of senior sister Li Xuanyi, Song Qingming was speechless for a while. He was also made more and more confused by the other party.
"Hmph! You are still pretending to me, you are really deceiving me!"
Seeing that Song Qingming did not answer his question, but instead had a look of confusion on his face, the white-haired old man's expression suddenly changed, his spiritual light moved slightly, and a huge golden hand five to six feet wide suddenly appeared in mid-air.
After the golden palm appeared, it immediately fell directly above Song Qingming's head with a powerful pressure.
"Boy, don't think that because you are from the Taixu Sect, I don't dare to touch you.
This is the Li family, not on Yuxuan Island. To be honest, tell the truth, if you piss me off, no one can save you! ”
The white-haired old man's cultivation has reached the peak of the sixth level of Yuanying, and is only one step away from the late stage of Yuanying. Song Qingming has never faced such a powerful master since he started practicing Taoism.
Just by standing there and raising his hands to cast the powerful spell, he couldn't help but feel the huge pressure of thousands of kilograms above his head.
Seeing this, Song Qingming could only release his body-protecting spiritual light, withstand the huge golden palm print falling above his head, trying to block the opponent's attack.
However, Song Qingming's cultivation level and the white-haired old man were too great. Even if he tried his best, he was still bent over by the opponent's powerful aura.
Not long after, several rows appeared on the granite tiles under Song Qingming's feet, and he was kneeling directly on the ground with half of his feet.
"Senior, I haven't seen Senior Sister Li for decades, and I really don't know where she is.
If the senior doesn’t believe it, the junior can make an oath of heaven and earth with you, and I will never dare to intentionally deceive the senior! ”
Facing this white-haired old man with such a strange temper, Song Qingming, who was facing the huge pressure above his head, secretly complained in his heart.
My trip was just to visit my senior sister Li Xuanyi, but why was it suddenly related to Li Xuanyi's disappearance?
Even if senior sister Li Xuanyi really left home and ran back to the sect, then everyone in the Li family knew where "Yuxuan Island" was, so they could just go there to find someone. Why would she have to embarrass an uninformed person like herself for no reason? people.
After all, Song Qingming's visit to "Yunlong Mountain" this time really came at the wrong time, and he just happened to encounter such an unfortunate situation.
"Boy, I won't believe such nonsense about the oath of heaven.
Xuan Yi had just disappeared from sight, and you, the Taixu Sect, came to the door and told me it was okay. Do you think I would believe this?
I know that your purpose in doing this is to tempt Xuan Yi to leave the Li family and join the Taixu Sect, but you did go a bit too far in this matter. ”
"What the senior said, the junior really didn't know anything about it. I hope the senior will be aware of it!"
Faced with the increasing pressure on his body, Song Qingming could only grit his teeth and cast a spell to summon the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror", his natal magic weapon, and help hold it on top of his head, allowing himself to breathe a little.
"Young man is quite capable. I think you must be an outer disciple. Even if you die here today, Taixu Sect will not know about it for a while.
You have to think clearly, whether to tell the truth or continue to grit your teeth and fight me to the end! ”
After saying that, the pressure on the white-haired old man's hand became stronger and fell on Song Qingming.
Facing the increasing pressure coming from the huge golden handprint above his head, Song Qingming also felt that he couldn't bear it anymore, so he could only speak loudly again:
"Senior! I really don't know where Senior Sister Li is, but I can tell you everything I know about Senior Sister."
After Song Qingming finished speaking, the huge pressure above his head suddenly disappeared, and the voice of a white-haired old man appeared in his ears.
"That's pretty much it, just tell me!"
After sitting on the ground and taking a breath, Song Qingming slowly said:
"Senior's guess is correct. I am indeed just an outer disciple, and I have not been back to the sect for decades.
I didn't see Senior Sister Li on the island when I came back this time. I just heard my master mention that Senior Sister Li seemed to have left the sect on her own initiative not long ago.
I think even if Senior Sister Li disappears, she will not return to the sect.
The juniors only know so much. If you want to kill or cut into pieces, let the seniors handle it! ”
"You just want to send me away with these words, but I want to see how hard your bones are!"
After hearing Song Qingming's answer, the white-haired old man still seemed a little dissatisfied, but just when he was about to cast the spell again, a voice came into the hall from a distance, stopping his movement.
"Wait!"
(The cold has really not gone away these past few days. My whole body is sore and aching, and I am not energetic! Everyone must pay attention to your health.) (End of this chapter)