The end of the seven days of mourning is the third day of February, the period of the Waking of Insects.
The Waking of Insects is the day of thunder, and thunder is said to destroy souls, so the souls of the dead are not buried on the day of the Waking of Insects.
As a result, Mei Jun's funeral was postponed to the morning of the fourth day of February.
The sword-making elder Li Gang and the second elder Li Yi were seriously injured and could not get out of bed at this time. They had to be carried up to the bone burial slope at the back of Hanyang Peak by the disciples of the younger generation in the sect.
Bone Burial Slope is the place where the sages and capable people of all dynasties of Li Zong are buried. It is not an exaggeration to bury Mei Jun, the third sword-making elder, here.
As for Li Zhiyun, the third sword-guarding elder who fainted in the sword cave that day, he was just drunk and looking at the red sword in the sword cave. Later, he was slapped by someone and fainted. It's nothing serious. He has fully recovered after these few days of rest.
Today is the day when Mei Jun is buried and the three elders of Shoujian gather to see Mei Jun off.
On the day of the Lantern Festival, Ruan Zhong, the Sword Shou elder, and Li Jun, the second elder, were playing chess in the attic. They played a few games. They thought that in the past ten years, Li Zong would not be a day of peace. It is even less likely that anything will happen at the Lantern Festival event today. Things stopped early. Unexpectedly, I slept late at night and heard the commotion in the mountains. I followed the mountain all the way and saw Li Bei and others carrying the two sword-making elders down the mountain.
Mei Jun's monument has been erected and his grave has been dug.
The three elders of Shou Jian stood on one side in turn, and Li Bei led the disciples to also stand on one side.
Two rows of people stood side by side. The Taoist leader who was leading the ceremony waved his mahogany sword, and a small Taoist priest on one side struck the gong. The Taoist leader said loudly: "The guest family salutes you."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone from the Li clan lined up one after another and took turns throwing yuan coins and other burial objects into the coffin...
This Meijun funeral will not be described in detail.
Let's talk about leaving the sect. After all the matters were completed, a few elders and the head who were all intact were in the meeting hall to discuss the source of the assassin who attacked at night. Another hour or two passed.
It’s the afternoon of the fourth day of February.
The disciples and elders of the sect were all arranged by the sect master to do their own things and go to various places to find out the whereabouts of the lost poison sword.
The sword was lost before its name was corrected.
The leader of Li Zong, Li Bei, ordered: "We must find out who attacked Li Zong at night, retrieve the red sword, and avenge the three elders." '
In the side hall of Hanyang Peak, standing in front of Li Bai was his beloved daughter Li Luo.
"Dad, do you have any instructions for calling me and junior sister here?" Li Luo and Zhou Xiaoyi stood side by side in the hall.
Li Bai sat on the sect leader's chair, nodded and replied:
"Luoluo, you are always clamoring to go out. Now you are not young anymore. It's time to be sensible. Dad has a task for you and Xiaoyi today. Now the red sword newly made of meteorite iron in the sect is missing. , Elder Mei also died because of this. I heard your second grandfather say that day that the assassin used the sword like a master of swordsmanship. I guess this person is a disciple of one of the major swordsmanship sects in the world today.
Dad will ask you and Xiaoyi to go to Xiaodongxing Mountain on the side of Dongxing Mountain in Qianzhou today.
The first thing is to inquire about the Daojia Village, which is famous for robbing officials in Qianzhou. I heard that all the people there are masters of swordsmanship. Go and explore the village to see if there is any whereabouts of the red sword.
Secondly, at the beginning of the year, your mentor Mr. Qin was also in the eastern area of Qianzhou. He heard that there was a phoenix singing bird with an extremely elegant chirping sound there, so he went alone to look for that strange bird, hoping to hear the phoenix singing. , so that he can continue to create better music scores. You can meet him when you go. If anything happens, you can take care of him.
Thirdly, I want you and Mr. Qin to go to Dongxing Mountain. I heard that people from the Demon Sect have been causing trouble in the world recently. There are also some skilled swordsmen among the Demon Sect. I hope you can go to the Demon Sect to explore more. Find out the news. "
Li Luo and Zhou Xiaoyi heard this and said, "I would like to follow (Master's) father's arrangement."
Li Bei waved his hand and ordered: "Go. When you leave, you two take An Ning with you so that you can take care of her. This girl is more sensible and will arrange food and daily life for you."
Li Luo happily replied: "Thank you, dad."
Li Bai frowned, knowing that Luo Luo and An Ning were good friends. An Ning had been taking care of Li Luo all these years, so he left it to them. Letting An Ning stay with them was a way of looking after them. An Ning was a sensible girl. , understands the ways of the world, and can teach Luo Luo.
When Li Luo and Zhou Xiaoyi were about to leave, another sect disciple came to report the news.
"Report, sect master, five hundred miles urgent, a letter from Sect Master Xiao of Wuji Sect." The outer disciples hurriedly came to the main hall of the side hall.
Li Bai waved his hand and replied: "Send it up."
The outer disciple stood respectfully on one side. Libei took the letter and saw the letter on the envelope: "Libei, the leader of Lizong, is here to marry you." ——On the 30th of the first lunar month, written by Xiao Heng. '
Xiao Heng is the head of the Wuji Sect, the head of the ten major sword sects. How could Libei not recognize it? He hurriedly opened it and wrote the letter:
"Brother Libei is like meeting:
The incident occurred on the twenty-eighth day of the first lunar month, and it was learned that the Yu Sect was wiped out overnight. Later, Jin Zong Zhang Shunyuan and his disciples captured Hai Pingchuan, the elder of the demon sect, in the mountains, and realized what the demon sect had done. Because of the trouble caused by the Demon Sect, the world is in unrest. Half of the ten major sword sects have invited all sects to hold a martial arts conference at the Shaolin Temple in Henan on the fifth day of April to jointly destroy the Demon Sect.
The annihilation of the Yu Sect has many connections with the Demon Sect. I think the climate of the Demon Sect is not strong enough to kill the entire Yu Sect. There are many doubts. I hope that Brother Li will lead all his disciples to Wuji in Dinghu Mountain on the fourth day of March, the day before the Qingming Festival. On the first day of the sect meeting, a meeting of the ten major sword sects was held - the Qingming Sword Meeting. Use the power of our nine major sword sects to find out the truth behind the destruction of the Yu sect and restore peace to the world.
——Wuji Sect Xiao Hengbi. "
Li Bei frowned and sighed. There was a martial arts conference and a Qingming Sword Competition. The world was really noisy. No wonder someone dared to reach out to Li Zong.
Before Li Luo went out, he saw his father's brows furrowed and asked with concern: "Dad, has something happened again?"
Li Bei sighed again and said calmly: "The Yu Sect was exterminated. The Wuji Sect invited the remaining nine sword sects to go to Dinghu Mountain to hold a Qingming Sword Meeting the day before Qingming. Hey... that's it, that's all, you guys go first When going to Dongxing Mountain, just find Mr. Qin first and tell him about the Qingming Sword Meeting. As for exploring the Demon Sect and Daojia Village, if you don’t have time, you don’t have to go. You can discuss it with Mr. Qin when you come back first. Other things. Hey...compared to the fact that we lost an elder, the whole Yu clan was wiped out, and the situation is even more serious."
Li Luo and Zhou Xiaoyi were both surprised, but they didn't know what to ask. Li Bai was too lazy to say anything, waved his hand and said: "Go ahead, go back early, think twice before doing anything."
The two of them exited the main hall of the side hall as instructed, returned to their respective dormitories, packed their bags, and took An Ning with them on the afternoon of February 4th. The three of them left Lushan and headed straight for Qianzhou.
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