The old turtle led the entire town away from the earth and soared into the sky. Not only Li Changyou felt it, but many foreign monks in the town also noticed it.
The ruins of the forest of ruined pagodas and monuments in the northwest of the town, and the couplets on the ruined pagoda, are shining with golden light at night.
The Tao spreads beyond the sky, the sword falls on the stars, it is not a fairyland, but a fairyland;
When you wake up from a dream and return home, you are in the human world, not the human world.
The Taixu Old Turtle, who had completely woken up, finally returned home and embarked on the road back to his hometown.
Xiao Qianjun woke up from his sleep, regained his human form, glanced at the night sky, and asked: "Elder brother, is Grandpa Turtle going back to that 'Isn't it Wonderland' place beyond the sky?"
Li Chaoyi replied: "It should be. Xiao Qian'er, the four major ruins in the town should also come from the land beyond the sky. There are so many broken swords passing the sword intention to you, but has any sword spirit ever said that they came from Where?"
Xiao Qianjun shook his head: "Those Sword Spirit sisters, Sword Spirit brothers, uncles and aunts only taught me the knowledge related to kendo, as well as the deeds of some foreigners who came to the town during their previous migrations, and other things Didn’t say anything either.”
Li Chaoyi thought deeply.
Judging from the four ruins of the Sword Tomb, the Demon Burial Ground, the Ancient Battlefield, and the Forest of Abandoned Pagodas and Steles, it is not a fairyland, but a place beyond the sky that is like a fairyland. The current situation should not be very good.
No matter how you look at it, you have experienced a shocking battle.
Judging from the fact that thousands of spiritual swords were broken and turned into sword tombs, and the forest of giant towers and steles collapsed and lay in ruins, it seemed that Taixu Old Turtle's side was still the losing side.
Did you come to this world because you were defeated, expelled, or escaped on your own initiative?
The two volumes of "Lao Ji Tan Xuan Shuo" and "Records of Strange Towns in Beizhou" do not mention where they went after their migration.
I don’t know if the authors of those two volumes didn’t know the inside story, or if it was about a huge secret that was cut off from the human world by some kind of force.
perhaps.
You should go to the ancient battlefield and the Demon Burial Ground to have a look, maybe you can find some clues.
Li Changyi made up his mind to enter the ancient battlefield tomorrow.
After thinking about it, he was about to continue reading when he suddenly saw a young man wearing animal skin on the street outside the window, carrying a black coffin and heading towards Tongfu Inn.
When he saw it, their eyes met.
Without words, Li Changyou knew that this half-demon boy was here to find him.
He floated out of the window and landed in front of the half-demon boy.
"Is something wrong?"
"I went to Tingyu Old Bookstore to look through the book. The "Encyclopedia of Dark Objects in the Western Region" does record the soul-eating flower. I owe you a favor."
Li Chaoyi asked curiously: "What then?"
The half-demon boy muttered: "I can take action for you, or kill someone for you."
After a pause, he added: "If you feel that killing one person is too little, you can also kill three, or ten."
Li Changyi was slightly stunned, is this your way of repaying your kindness?
I have to say, this is really in line with his identity. He killed nearly a hundred monks blocking the way with one hand, a half-human, half-demon boy carrying a coffin.
When you think about it, this image seems quite suitable for killing someone to repay a favor.
However, Li Chaoyi still said: "No need, I just said a few words. It didn't take any effort or effort on my part."
"Whether it takes effort or not is your business. Returning the favor is my business."
Ha, so arrogant?
Li Xianyue shook his folding fan and thought for a while, then said: "If you insist on returning this favor, just tell me your name."
The half-demon boy frowned slightly and glanced at the idle scholar in green shirt in front of him.
"How about it? I only had to use my words to help you, and you only need to use your words to return the favor. That's all, it's fair."
The half-demon boy carried the coffin and turned around to leave.
When he was about to walk out of Ping'an Square, he said two words:
"Lin Wei."
"Lin Wei? What a name! My name is Li Chang."
The half-demon boy didn't respond, and the figure carrying the coffin quickly disappeared at the end of the street.
Li Chaoyi raised his eyebrows, quickly fanned himself a few times, and said, "If you don't go to school, you are disrespectful. People should study more."
Then he returned to the room and continued reading.
…
Early the next morning, it started to drizzle in the town.
However, Li Changyi was not afraid of the wind and rain, and took Xiao Qianjun to the ruins of the ancient battlefield in the southeast corner.
I met Liu Yuchen, a school teacher who went out to buy fish.
"Brother Xinxin, since we have met, how about going to my house for a few drinks?" The teacher invited me warmly.
"Don't you dare to obey?"
Immediately, Li Changyi and Xiao Qianjun followed Liu Yuchen to the school.
Today the school is closed for bathing and there are no students.
It was still early, but Li Qianyi and Liu Yuchen, two gentle scholars, slaughtered the fish and warmed the wine.
Liu Yuchen brought out fish, and Li went out to bring out wine.
And this wine is the peach blossom wine given to him by the girl Peach Blossom God.
"Brother Chaoyu, your fish is a good fish. And my wine is even better. It is a three-hundred-year-old peach blossom wine, the only one in the world. You are in for a treat today."
"Then let's thank Brother Xinxin for the wine in advance. Once I'm done with the fish, we'll get drunk and rest!"
There were no schoolchildren around, and I met my confidant, the school teacher, and I felt a little wild.
Soon the fish soup was cooked and the peach blossom stuffing was warmed, and the two scholars started eating.
It is drizzling outside, and the house is full of wine and fish. It is an elegant thing to drink and eat fish while listening to the rain.
After a few cups of peach blossoms were brewed, Mr. Xue Shu looked slightly drunk and said: "Brother Xinxin, since we are drinking, we must drink without drinking. How about we use wine as the theme and write a few drinking poems?"
"good."
"I'll come first. When you meet a close friend, a thousand cups are too little!"
"Then let me tell you, 'You can laugh a few times in your life, but you have to get drunk when you meet in a drinking contest.'"
The two clinked glasses and fought to the end.
"When I come again, I will live my life with all my joy, and don't let the golden cup stand empty against the moon!"
"Peach plums and spring breeze, a glass of wine, and a rainy night in the rivers and lakes for ten years."
"I have a gourd of wine, enough to soothe Fengchen!"
"Three cups lead to the road, and one bucket leads to nature."
"Stop thinking about your old friends and your homeland, and try new tea with new fires. Poetry and wine take advantage of your youth!"
"I advise you to drink another glass of wine. There will be no old friends when you leave Yangguan in the west."
…
Perhaps one day, when you leave Yangguan in the west, I will warm you up and see you off.
"Brother Xinxin, last time there were schoolchildren who disturbed us, and we couldn't enjoy the conversation. Why haven't you asked me for advice?" Liu Yuchen asked after he was full of wine and food, he put down his cup and dropped his chopsticks.
Li Chaoyi brushed off his drunkenness and replied: "The Book of Changes."
"The Book of Changes is great. The Three Books of Changes, Lianshan, Guizang, and Zhouyi, are the first among all the classics in the world."
"I wonder what kind of medicine Brother Chaoyu specializes in?"
"I govern the "Book of Rites". After studying things, you will know them. After knowing them, you will have a sincere mind. After a sincere mind, you will have a righteous heart. If your mind is righteous, you will cultivate your body. If you cultivate your body, you will cultivate your family. If you cultivate your family, you will govern your country. If you govern your country, you will bring peace to the world. This is what I mean. Tao!"
"I admire you. Brother Chaoyu has great ambitions. One day he will be in the imperial palace and run the world."
Liu Yuchen said with shame: "I have been depressed in the three realms for more than ten years, and I have not even been able to set foot in the four realms of investigation. How can I talk about being sincere and upright, let alone governing the country and the economy of the world."
Speaking of the realm of spiritual practice, the teacher couldn't help but sigh.
Li Chaoyi replied: "The Book of Rites says: A Confucian scholar is knowledgeable but not poor, and he practices sincerely without being impatient. I believe that one day, sooner or later, Brother Chaoyu will be able to rise to the top of the world and show off what he has learned."
"Brother Xuan is kind and forgiving!"
…
After having a pleasant conversation, the sound of rain outside stopped.
Li Changyi took Xiao Qianjun to say goodbye and went to the ruins of the ancient battlefield.
…
In a valley somewhere in the ruins of an ancient battlefield, a plump young Taoist priest picked up a delicate turtle shell from the ground.
"Hey, I didn't expect this turtle shell talisman to appear in the ruins."
Just as he was about to put the turtle shell into his storage bag, he found a group of foreign monks approaching him from all directions.
"Fat man, hand over the turtle shell!"
The fat young Taoist priest's small eyes were surprised: "You want to steal my turtle shell?"
"What's yours? This turtle shell belongs to everyone. The so-called virtuous people live in it. If you give it to me, I will treat it as if I have never seen you today."
"Boss, his storage bag is so big. It contains a lot of treasures at first glance. Ask him to hand over the storage bag as well."
When the leader of the group of monks heard this, he also glanced at the storage bag on the fat Taoist priest and said coldly: "Yes, hand over the storage bag as well, and we will spare you."
When the young fat Taoist priest heard what these people said, he said, "There are so many of you, I'm afraid. It's obvious that there are no strangers on the trail."
As soon as he finished speaking, countless paper figures appeared from various places and surrounded this group of foreign monks.
After a while, all the dozen foreign monks were dead.
"It's true that there are no strangers on the trail, Amitabha, so good, so good..."
