Chapter 199 Homecoming
The old man and the old lady sat down at the Eight Immortals table in the inner courtyard nervously.
Magistrate Zhong was very discerning. When he saw Zuo Chen sitting down, he immediately asked his men to take out a big teapot and pour a full cup of good tea for Zuo Chen.
He ran to the side again and served tea to Zhu Laoba and Caiyi.
There was nothing in front of the old woman and the old beggar.
After feeling a little embarrassed, the old woman spoke first:
"My name is Guan Jinping, a returnee; this old guy's name is Yan Wangsheng, a stinky beggar."
The old beggar Yan Wangsheng listened. His face turned green at this introduction: "Why don't you give me a name, and all the innate masters will listen."
"It's like shit, the innate masters were scared to death."
The old man stopped talking.
Regardless of Yan Wangsheng, Guan Jinping asked Zuo Chen:
"I haven't asked the Taoist priest for his Taoist number yet."
"If there is no Taoist number, just call me Zuo Chen." Zuo Chen then pointed out: " This man is Zhu Laoba, the Demon King of the Great Jungle Forest of Youzhou, and my friend is accompanying me. The girl’s name is Caiyi, according to folklore..."
"There are no rumors among the people!" Caiyi jumped up and shouted. He heard Zuo Chen's words.
“Well, you are my registered disciple anyway, and you can learn some wonderful tricks from me for the time being.”
After listening to Zuo Chen's introduction, Guan Jinping was stunned.
The Demon King of the Great Jungle?
Isn’t this man a human race? !
And listening to the introduction just now, the girl called Caiyi is probably really the aunt!
"You...are you a god?" Guan Jinping asked in a low voice.
"I'm not a fairy, I just know some skills."
Guan Jinping wanted to ask something else, but Yan Wangsheng suddenly turned his head and whispered to her in a low voice:
"I used to I met some woodcutters on the mountain road, and I heard that a Taoist priest moved a mountain in the dense forest and flattened the gambling village. "
He moved the mountain to fill the sea. Technique!
My heart was shocked, and the look in Zuo Chen's eyes was different again.
Zuo Chen did not answer, but just spread the fragments on the table:
"I know that there may be evil thoughts spells in the fragments of the capital, and I also know the source of this thing. But the two of them Why are you pursuing this thing? What are you doing on your way back home?”
The two old men were silent for a while.
It seemed that she knew that she was now in Zuo Chen's hands, so she had no choice but to say it. Guan Jinping had to organize her words and said:
"Does the immortal know about the library?"
"I heard from others that the capital was opened and the gentry gathered together, and he was considered a celebrity in the world. However, the people I met recently didn't have a very good opinion of the library."
"They deserve it, after all. When it comes to doing dirty things, no matter how good they are at writing, everyone's eyes are not blind after all." Guan Jinping sighed: "In fact, we returnees were originally from the library line.
"You." It was said before that returning home is to touch the golden captain, which is indeed true. However, we do not touch ordinary graves, but only look for the immortal tombs. We have accepted the order of the capital and visited the immortals to seize the opportunity to save the dying world. . ”
Zuo Chen propped one elbow on the table and listened attentively.
Guan Jinping also recounted the story of the returnees:
Sixty years ago, not long after the capital arrived in Kyoto, manpower was needed for many important tasks, so they simply recruited talents and gathered a group of capable and capable intellectuals to call it a library.
The library is mainly dedicated to the study of various arts and techniques. Daily discussions are continuous and the sound is heard. It doesn’t take long for the library to become a place that scholars all over the world yearn for.
But there is a group of people in the library who are not well known to the world.
That is the returnee.
They are students specially selected by the capital. They are highly talented and have learned many techniques. They are the best in the library.
The capital master selected them and told them about Taotao's suffering. Only then did the passionate students know the truth about this beam.
“When the first batch of returnees were established, I was still young and had not yet joined the returnees. I don’t remember most things clearly. I only heard that after the capital told the truth, there were many talented people. Their minds were shaken and their bodies and minds were shocked.
“Some thought the capital was just joking, while others simply couldn’t stand it and left the academy, while the rest were the first batch of returnees. "
Guan Jinping said.
"So why do you have to take the title of returning home? " Zuo Chen asked.
"When I was young, I also asked my senior this question. My senior told me this at the time:
"Now that the three realms and four continents have been swallowed up, the remaining fires are all homeless people. , everything the world wants is to be one, that is to escape the sea of suffering and return to home. Such is the case with returnees. ”
Zuo Chen nodded clearly, knowing a little more about the capital in his heart.
It sounds like he is indeed a fellow traveler with him, but the path he chose is different. Same.
Zuo Chen took the path of civil society, while the capital chose to directly rely on the power of the Daliang royal family.
"Shall I continue?" "Please." Zuo Chen glanced at Magistrate Zhong who was holding the teapot. The latter immediately asked his men to put on two more tea sets, and also poured tea for Guan Jinping and Yan Wangsheng.
Then he took out two small pieces of cotton and stuffed them into his ears, as if he couldn't hear anything.
Toasting a glass of wine and moistening his throat, Guan Jinping continued to talk about returning home and the library:
Compared with staying in the library all year round and not leaving Kyoto, Returnees need to run all over the mountains and plains, and it is not that convenient to move outside. Many returnees have recruited some of their own people, and this back-and-forth development has become the prototype of today's world.
If this group of Jianghu people insist on making further calculations, nine out of ten kung fu they have learned are inseparable from the returnees.
The returnees are developing well. Although it is not obvious, because they have obtained many immortal relics and their various abilities are not low, the overall situation is prosperous.
However, at this time, an accident happened.
The capital is missing.
Since the disappearance of the capital, the library in Kyoto has been silent for about half a year. During this period, people who returned home were unable to return to Kyoto due to the chaotic situation in the world. They could only guess what kind of trouble happened in Kyoto.
Half a year later, the situation in Kyoto finally stabilized, and the academy also sent a message to all the returnees outside, inviting them to come back to the academy to discuss matters and inherit the legacy of the capital.
"I was young that year and wanted to go back with my master, but my master refused me. She returned to Kyoto by herself and never came back." Guan Jinping sighed longly: "Not at that time I understood why my master did this. It took many years for me to realize that I was afraid that my master had already noticed something was wrong, just to leave some incense for his return home."
"Since then, The lineage of returnees has gradually declined. We were wanted by ultimatums at the Kyoto library, saying that we were bad people. We did not dare to show our faces openly in front of the soldiers and horses in Kyoto, and we kept our names anonymous. Many people even did so for their own safety. I quit and returned home and became an ordinary traveler."
When Guan Jinping said this, she couldn't help but look at Yan Wangsheng who was blowing tea.
Yan Wangsheng's movements froze instantly, and his mouth that was blowing tea turned into a whistle.
After retracting his gaze, Guan Jinping looked at the booklet in Zuo Chen's hand: "After the death of the capital, there were still a few masters who got hold of the capital's inheritance when they returned home. But when they were about to study it, they were all buried in the fragments of the book. Mixed with the interference of the head-lowering technique, his mind was lost by the power, and he became a famous evil person in the world. It took a lot of effort to defeat him. "
" Later, I returned home. The people below changed their direction and no longer looked for the relics left by the immortals, but instead looked for the heritage of the capital. As we feared, all the heritage of the capital was covered with the subtle head-dropping technique. . It is said that the sea of suffering is filthy. As long as someone tries to master this relic with greed, he will naturally invade his heart and become a heinous demon."
After Guan Jinping finished the introduction, he looked at it carefully. Xiang Zuochen:
"Sir, that's why the two of us came here to get this book. It's really dangerous, and please don't try to crack it and read it."
" Thank you for your kindness." Zuo Chen finally understood the reason for returning home, but he also comforted these two people: "Don't worry, I have obtained a fragment of the capital before, and I also discovered the pollution above. , remove them. Those things don’t affect me.”
"Taoist Priest, I'm not kidding!"
Guan Jinping's voice was urgent.
She didn’t know how strong Zuo Chen was, but she only knew that if the Taoist priest was also corrupted, he would be in big trouble!
Zuo Chen could tell that Guan Jinping didn't believe it, so he simply picked up the booklet and blew it gently upward.
Guan Jinping felt a gust of fragrant wind blowing against her face. In a daze, she seemed to see something dissipating in the wind above the booklet.
Looking at it again, the entire fragment seems to have become an ordinary book, without anything unique or magical.
Zuo Chen would push the remaining scroll forward, directly in front of Guan Jinping.
Made a gesture of invitation.
"I have just cleared away the remaining breath of bitterness on it, and now it is safe."
Guan Jinping stared at the ordinary little book on the table.
Just blew a breath?
Can the head-lowering technique that has troubled them for so long be lifted in one breath?
Guan Jinping did not dare to open it, but she also had some expectations in her heart.
If it is true... is it possible that those fragments of the capital that were collected by the returning guests will see the light of day again?
While still hesitating at first, Yan Wangsheng directly took the fragment of the capital scroll and opened it.
Guan Jinping was shocked: "You old man, what do you want to do?"
But Yan Wangsheng turned two pages and shook the remaining scroll:
"Look, it's okay. Yes. Really."
Guan Jinping then hurriedly took the scroll and found that there was indeed no evil in it.
Surprises linger in my heart.
Suddenly, when I thought about my perseverance over the years, and how much I had put into returning home, my eyes felt a little moist.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Guan Jinping returned the fragment to Zuo Chen:
"Sir, I have something to ask you for help."
"Tell me."< br>
“Can you please follow me back to the hometown pavilion? Clean up the filth in the remaining books?”
Asking for a monthly ticket
(End of this chapter)