Chapter 0——⑥Rebellion in Seven Towns (Part 1)
Twenty years of living away from home and twenty years of seeking Taoism have turned Gao Zhen into a handsome young man who has nothing to do with the world but shows an extreme attachment to the world.
He yearned for the secular world outside the mountains as described by his brothers, and for his hometown as they described it. But whenever I want to go down the mountain to practice with other brothers, I always encounter obstacles in every possible way.
Others would always say to Gao Zhen: "When you become an adult, you will be allowed to come down the mountain."
Therefore, from a young age, Gao Zhen tried his best to absorb outside knowledge from Taoist classics and learn how to govern people and the world; he practiced martial arts to strengthen his body under the guidance of his master, and learned to fight with people and nature. Tips for surviving afterward.
Gao Zui, who is gifted and easy-going, has been praised by many seniors and has already been defaulted as the next abbot, taking over the position of his master, Taoist Ge Peng. .
However, all these efforts were initially just for Gao Zuo to be able to come down the mountain safely and return home one day.
The Kunlun Mountains stretch for thousands of miles and are home to countless rare and exotic animals, as well as temples and temples.
According to legend, the founder of Spirit Snake Temple accidentally encountered a "thousand-year-old White Snake Immortal" in a hidden place on Kunlun Mountain. After becoming acquainted with him, he understood the great way. Since then, he has built a temple on the mountain and recruited disciples. It has been incense for hundreds of years. Continuously.
But just after that day, the law of prosperity must decline, and he would not show mercy to the place where the "White Snake Immortal" lived, and finally came to this place.
The time has finally come to the eve of the twenty-year period, which is a winter with heavy snowfall. When the snow season passes and spring comes, it will be the time for the parents to reach adulthood.
Therefore, with unprecedented excitement, Gao Zhen bowed to his respected master and the abbot of Spirit Snake Temple, Taoist Ge Peng, and asked to go down the mountain in advance in the face of winter snow, intending to return home to meet his parents and uncles before the spring equinox.
Unexpectedly, this request was once again rejected righteously by Fang Zheng, "Ge Shu, you are about to become an adult, and you must understand the basic ways of life. The current situation is turbulent, and a powerful force is rising in the seven towns in the north. If you go down the mountain and return home at this time, you will definitely be involved. Why put yourself in danger and ignore your own safety?"
After Gao Zuo heard this, not only did he not accept this rhetoric, he actually angrily criticized the other party in front of all the brothers for lying and ignoring the original promise. In the end, Taoist Ge Peng was afraid that he would not be able to control this guy, so he ordered Gao Zuo to be placed under house arrest in the Taoist temple, intending to wait until the situation at the foot of the mountain was peaceful before letting him leave.
He euphemistically said: "We have been together day and night for these twenty years, and I can't bear to see you fly into the flames. What we do is just to protect your safety."
Perhaps this was indeed the case, but Gao Zuo didn't buy it in his heart. He thought that these Taoist priests were just trying to force him to stay in the Taoist temple. Maybe they took him up the mountain just for this day.
Therefore, even when he was detained, Gao Zhen began to plan how to escape and how to take revenge on this group of "hypocrites" who had gone back on their word.
The emotions that had been suppressed for many years quietly ignited everything around him that night when he was detained. Even so, he just said to himself: "Even if it is a catastrophic disaster, if you don't go through it yourself, how can you be a human being? What can you talk about?" road……"
For this reason, Gao Zuo made a decision that affected his life: he stole the "White Snake Immortal" enshrined in the Taoist temple and fled overnight, never to return to Kunlun Mountain again.
It snowed heavily when going down the mountain, which brought many difficulties to the young man who had never set foot in the world outside the Taoist temple gate. For example, all the food and water that I carried with me were too cold to swallow. If I didn't find a resting place in time, I might be buried in the Kunlun Mountains by the wind and snow.
However, in the face of these unprecedented difficulties, he never complained for a moment. On the contrary, he was happy with them and treated them as some kind of belated pleasure in life.
It seems that no matter how big the natural danger is in front of him, he can still find a way to get over it. Such an unruly self-confidence full of vitality and vitality made him never think about what his future experience would be like.
A few months after the journey began, winter turned to spring and the earth took on a new look.
Winter snow melts and buds sprout. Even in the relatively deserted land of Saibei, people still rely on this natural phenomenon to judge the change of seasons.
It was during this time that a ragged Taoist from the south suddenly appeared on the fortress. He passed through seven towns in the north, walking through alleys and asking about the whereabouts of the Gao family.
The ragged Taoist man carried a basket on his back and a long sword with a purple sheath on his waist. He usually hid on the street corner, ate food donated by others, and read the scriptures he carried with him. He looked like a beggar.
No one knows who he is, no one knows why he ended up here.
Not long after he lived in such poverty, a soldier from Huaishuo Town was curious about the sword on his body and asked his name. After learning that the other party's name was Gao Zuo, he immediately reported the news to Mr. Gao in Huaishuo Town.
So far, Taoist "Ge Shu"'s wandering life has come to an end, and another new legend has just begun.
Gao's wife has almost no memory of home. He just learned from his master that he had a sister whose legs were disabled in order to save him from danger. She had to rely on a wheelbarrow to move around.
So he planned to visit this sister as soon as he stepped into the house. But before that, he happened to meet Zhaojun, the third daughter of his father's concubine, at his doorstep.
Later, Gao Zhen learned that his father, Gao Luo, took a concubine not long after sending him to Kunlun Mountain and gave birth to a daughter named Zhaojun. It took another year before he gave birth to a son named Gao Gao.
At that time, the third lady, Zhaojun, was very unhappy when she saw this Taoist who looked like a beggar. Others even said that this man was her second brother. When she heard this, Gao Zhaojun almost fainted from anger.
Seeing this, Gao Zhen felt that he was dirty and found that he had been living too casually these days. He bowed and apologized repeatedly, then called the servant to help the third sister to rest, and then hurriedly went to find his sister.
Xijun, the eldest daughter of the Gao family, cannot leave the house on weekdays due to inconvenient legs, so she plays the piano in the study or in the courtyard. On this day, as if she had predicted the arrival of her husband in advance, she stayed under the old loquat tree for a whole day. When the boy next to her called her to rest, she refused to do so and refused to give up until her brother came back.
Therefore, when Gao Xijun heard the news from his personal maid that Gao Zhen was back, Gao Xijun almost forgot about it and looked at the entrance of the courtyard. As a result, she was naturally not disappointed.
Although her brother looked sloppy at the time, he could not conceal his majestic and upright appearance. Especially after the two of them looked at each other for a long time, a soul connection originating from flesh and blood aroused tears in their eyes.
"Sister?" Gao Zhen's eyes were filled with tears, and he immediately knelt in front of Gao Xijun, just like he cried in her arms when he was a child, holding her legs and crying loudly.
The cry was so sad that many people came over to watch. Among them were the frightened third lady, fourth brother Gao Gao, and the hurriedly arrived head of the family, Gao Luo, and a young junior who was following him.
The maids and servants, who were still young and experienced, naturally could not understand the situation in front of them. There were only a few elderly servants here and there, and they burst into tears along with the relatives of the Gao family.
When his father Gao Luo saw Gao Zuo's deep love and loyalty, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Zuo'er, after twenty years, I finally welcome you back today!"
Gao Zhen, who was overwhelmed by emotion, realized that everyone in the Gao family's residence had gathered around him, and then he hugged his father tightly.
Then, Gao Luo introduced his relatives one by one to the second young master who had just returned: "This is your third sister Xijun, whom you have just met; this is your fourth brother Gao Gao... This is Xijun's husband, his name is ' Gao Huan'."
"Gao Huan?" The young man who just burst into tears hesitated for a moment when he heard this statement. Then he looked at the young man who was following his father, wiped the dirt on his face, and said with a bow: "Have you seen the virtuous man?" Brother, I'm sorry..."
"Gao Huan, I've met my second brother!"
When Gao Zhen saw that this guy had bright eyes and white teeth, a distinguished appearance, and strong hands and feet, he looked like a martial artist, so he stopped being polite. But when the boys around him saw that he was so rash, they began to talk about it.
This abnormal situation ended only when Gao Huan stopped him. Then, Gao Huan suggested to Gao Luo: "Father, in my opinion, we will postpone sending troops today and let the second brother take care of himself first. What do you think?"
"Okay!" Gao Luo agreed very resolutely: "From now on, you and my wife will treat each other as brothers, and together we will make contributions to the Gao family and honor our ancestors!"
After these polite words, everyone gradually dispersed, and finally Gao Xijun and Gao Zhen were left alone.
Seeing Gao Zuo's embarrassment, the elder sister explained from the side: "Xiao Zuo, now there is corruption in the government and the public, and there are wars. My father and the others are going to respond to the response of Du Luozhou, the neighboring town, and raise troops to fight against the imperial court and the barbarians in the north. That Gao Zuo Huan's real name is 'He Liuhun', and he claims to be a descendant of the Bohai Gao family, but he accidentally became a Xianbei war slave and lived here. It happened that the third sister liked him, so she asked him to marry into the Gao family."
"No wonder, Third Sister doesn't seem happy at all that I'm back..."
"Little brother-in-law?" Gao Xijun was immediately confused when he heard the other party say such nonsense, but when he saw the other party's expression gradually relaxing, he gradually felt relieved.
"Sister, in the future, I will definitely devote myself to the rise and fall of the Gao family!"
After the two siblings had a heart-to-heart talk, they went together to rest for a while, preparing to attend the banquet hosted by Gao Luo and Gao Huan.
Such a feast was indeed pleasing to the eyes for the tall wife who had never set foot in the secular world, but there was always a sense of ominousness lingering in her heart, but soon, the unprecedented joy washed away all doubts.
That night, he ate wine and got drunk very early, went to bed to rest, and had a long, sweet dream.
