“The way of humanity is indistinct, but the way of immortality is vast.
The ghost road is happy, it is the door of life.
Life is precious in the immortal way, and death is precious in the ghost way.
Immortals always bring good fortune, ghosts always bring misfortune.
It is high and clear, spiritual and beautiful, and its tragic song is loud in space.
I only hope that immortality will be achieved, and I don’t want humanity to be poor.
…”
Wen Zhong sat cross-legged in front of his meditation contemplation, randomly found a scripture and recited it, but his mind was entirely focused on the luxurious and magnificent palace not far away.
Just like when it disappeared, the Qianyuan Palace appeared extremely unexpectedly.
Without any precaution, it appeared directly in his field of vision.
When he was overjoyed and wanted to rush over, he saw a fragrant treasure car falling from the sky and falling accurately into the Qianyuan Palace.
Vaguely, he seemed to see two figures in the car.
One is tall and handsome, the other is slim and slender.
After that, there were several earth-shaking loud noises in the Qianyuan Palace, like landslides and thunder. Wen Zhong was so shocked that he wanted to go over to say hello, but he retracted his steps and returned to watch quietly to recite scriptures honestly.
I don’t know how long it took, but a breeze blew by, bringing bursts of fragrance.
Wen Zhong sniffed, and as soon as he raised his head, he saw a tall young woman wearing a rosy crown falling from the sky and landing in front of the Qianyuan Palace.
She pushed the palace door gently, but failed. Then she turned around and arrived in front of Shou Jing Guan in just one step.
As she approached, bursts of fragrance filled the air, and the petals were fluttering and crystal clear, like a rain of light, falling in the sky.
Wen Zhong quickly stood up and saluted, "I have met Senior Sister Huo Ling'er."
"Um."
Huo Ling'er nodded, looked at Wen Zhong and asked, "When did your senior brother come back?"
"It should have been more than half an hour since senior brother came back." Wen Zhong answered honestly.
"You've been back for so long, why is the palace door still closed?"
Huo Ling'er frowned and rolled his eyes slightly, as if he suddenly thought of something. He looked at Wen Zhong suspiciously and said, "Could he have brought the vixen from Qingqiu back and now he's letting him in there to do whatever he wants?"
Wen Zhong frowned in confusion, "What does it mean to be wild?"
Huo Ling'er glanced at him and was about to speak when she saw a Seven-Fragrant Treasure Car rising from the Qianyuan Palace and slowly drifting towards this side.
She was startled, and quickly lowered her head and saluted respectfully: "Huo Ling'er pays homage to Uncle Master."
Wen Zhong's reaction was slow for a moment, still thinking about the question: "What did you mean when you said that my senior brother was fooling around in there... Ah, Master! Disciple pays homage to Master!"
"Hiss~"
Huo Ling'er took a breath of cold air and wished she could fly up and kick the three-eyed boy beside her away.
You definitely did it on purpose, right?
Fortunately, Our Lady of the Golden Spirit, who was sitting in the Qixiangbao carriage, did not seem to hear the previous conversation between the two, or perhaps did not understand the meaning of "misbehaving"...
Huo Ling'er waited uneasily for an unknown amount of time. The imaginary rebuke did not appear. Instead, she heard a familiar voice coming from behind: "I'm also very curious, what do you mean by nonsense just now?"
"Um?"
Huo Ling'er looked up and saw that the Qixiang Treasure Car had long since disappeared.
She then breathed a sigh of relief, glanced back at Yu Yuan, and said angrily: "You still have the nerve to say that, you almost scared me to death just now! What was the uncle telling you inside? Why is the palace door still locked? "
Yu Yuan glanced at her and said with a half-smile, "It's just as you thought."
"Are you being scolded? You deserve it! I asked you to go out to play without me!"
Huo Ling'er gloated: "You said if you took me with you this time, how could there be so many things?
That Uncle Yao and that Ma Yuan are just immortals. They must be trembling with fear when they see me, a golden immortal. How dare they come to provoke you?
Are you right? "
Yu Yuan curled his lips and nodded noncommittally.
Seeing him nodding, Huo Ling'er hurriedly struck while the iron was hot: "Then you must take me with you next time you go out!"
"Yeah, definitely next time."
"Then we've made a deal!"
Huo Ling'er couldn't wait to stretch out her small hand as white as jade, raised her slender fingers, and shook it gently, "Come, let's make an oath!"
Yu Yuan:"……"
Huo Ling'er looked over sideways, "Don't you dare?"
…
Biyou Palace
In the main hall, all the elite disciples had left, and only the first disciple, Taoist Duobao, remained.
Leader Tongtian was not surprised and said calmly: "I haven't played chess for a long time. Come and play a game with me."
As he spoke, the surrounding scenery had changed, as if he were in a quiet valley, with gurgling streams and bamboo forests rustling in the distance, making it look very quiet and elegant.
The two masters and apprentices sat cross-legged under an ancient pine face to face. In the middle was a smooth and flat bluestone with straight intersecting vertical and horizontal lines. On the side were two chess jars containing black and white chess pieces.
It was obviously not the first time the two had played against each other like this.
Taoist Duobao also showed no restraint and played the chess pieces skillfully.
Soon, the black and white chess pieces fell into the positions where they should be according to the wishes of the two chess players, like dragons entangled and fighting together.
I don’t know how long it took, Taoist Duobao’s moves became slower and slower, until they stopped completely.
In the end, the game ended with Taoist Duobao surrendering.
Leader Tongtian raised his eyebrows with a slightly displeased look on his face, "You seem to be absent-minded when playing chess. How can you win? That's all. Just ask whatever you want. Don't hide it."
Taoist Master Duobao stood up, bowed his head and said, "Master, I am aware that I do have some questions in my heart, and I would like to express my displeasure. If I have offended you, please forgive me."
Leader Tongtian smiled and said: "You want to ask me why I don't punish Yu Yuan's crime?"
Taoist Duobao nodded and said sternly: "Disciples can clearly see what happened today. Whether it is Mr. Yao or Ma Yuan, they all died under Yu Yuan's calculations!"
"Then tell me, why did he plot against the two of them?" Leader Tongtian asked.
Taoist Duobao said without hesitation: "It's because the two of them offended him!"
Leader Tongtian shook his head, "You say you see clearly, but in my opinion you see unclearly."
Taoist Duobao frowned slightly, "Master means..."
"Uncle Yao and Ma Yuan were indeed plotted by Yu Yuan, because this was one of his goals for this trip."
Leader Tongtian told the truth calmly.
Taoist Duobao's eyes suddenly widened, his face full of disbelief.
He thought the "truth" he saw was shocking enough, but he didn't expect the real answer to be even more shocking.
A moment later, after he digested the information, a new question arose: "Then what is his purpose in plotting against these two people? Is it because these two people are doing evil things outside and ruining the reputation of Jiejiao?"
As soon as this guess came out, he shook his head hastily, "Impossible! With his lazy temperament, he won't care about these things... Then what is he doing?"
"correct!"
Taoist Duobao's eyes suddenly lit up and he remembered something: "Could it be related to the Emperor of Heaven?"
When the Emperor of Heaven left Daluo Mountain and went to Kunlun Mountain, Yu Yuan also rushed from Qingqiu to Chongxian Island, which was the only way for the Emperor of Heaven to pass. Then when he clashed with Ma Yuan, he collided with Ma Yuan by coincidence. Under the auspices of the Emperor of Heaven...
Leader Tongtian looked at him, "Have you ever figured it out?"
Taoist Duobao nodded, then shook his head.
"My disciple has figured it out a bit, but there are still many things that I can't see clearly. I always feel like that Yu Yuan is playing a big game of chess!"
The leader of Tongtian Cult smiled slightly, "It's okay to not be able to see clearly. Now this heavenly secret is gradually becoming chaotic, and even I will gradually lose my sight."
Hearing this, Taoist Duobao looked at Master Tongtian in surprise, "Even Master, you can't see clearly? Could it be that..."
"good."
Leader Tongtian nodded slightly and said with a smile: "A new calamity will soon begin. By then, all living beings in the world will be chess pieces on this chessboard."
"Measure the calamity..."
Taoist Duobao murmured, his expression gradually becoming horrified.
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