The old Taoist priest did not tell Li Xiuyuan when he would leave Xuanwu Continent.
In the dream, Li Xiuyuan was thinking about a challenger outside the door, and even forgot to ask the master about himself turning black again.
He always thought it was caused by his evil spirit entering his body.
Although it won't affect his life, he doesn't want to be an alien in the eyes of others when he goes out.
The old Taoist priest came and went without a trace as before, but asked Li Xiuyuan to brew two jars of spiritual wine for him.
In his opinion, the wine made by the big man Zhu Yan is not as good as that of his disciples and has no soul.
Li Xiuyuan enjoyed the quiet time alone in Xinghua for two days, playing the unpleasant divine tune from time to time.
Most of the time I just lay under the eaves, smelling the fragrance of flowers in the garden, watching the sky light until dark.
Early in the morning on the fourth day after returning to Loulan, Situ Tianxing led five workers and knocked on the door of the apricot garden.
At this time, Duanmu Fei of Tianlong Holy Land was still dreaming in the inn, and no one blocked the door to inquire about the owner of the Apricot Garden.
All the necessary items for brewing have been prepared, just waiting for the fire to start brewing today.
The deserted apricot garden suddenly became lively. Li Xiuyuan arranged for someone to clean the large water tank, arranged for two people to wash rice, and arranged for one person to make a fire.
In less than an hour, the first pot of spiritual rice was steaming, and the garden was filled with a faint aroma of spiritual rice.
Li Xiuyuan had no time to pay attention to Situ Tianxing, who was standing aside and watching the excitement.
While he was busy cooking the spiritual rice, he said to him: "Please, Lord City Lord, tell the guy guarding the door that I will accept his challenge at the City Lord's Mansion in five days..."
Situ Tianxing was stunned, looked at him and asked, "Are you sure?"
Li Xiuyuan sighed and said helplessly: "Otherwise? Is it possible to let him be the door god outside the door?"
Situ Tianxing nodded and said with a smile: "There is a high platform outside the city lord's palace. How do you want to compete with him?"
Li Xiudi thought for a while, looked at him and smiled and said, "He is here to cause trouble for me. I can't make it any easier. Let him use 20,000 spirit stones as a bonus. It just so happens that I still owe you spirit stones."
Situ Tianxing couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "I think this is the case. How can you come to your door to cause trouble for no reason and not pay the price?"
Li Xiuyuan shrugged and replied: "If I win, the spirit stone belongs to you. If I lose, you return the spirit stone to him."
In his opinion, since this guy came from Tianlong Holy Land, he would not be short of money and could just return the spiritual stone used to build the Apricot Garden to Situ Tianxing.
In this way, this yard will be legitimately owned by him.
Situ Tianxing clapped his hands and said, "I'll take care of this. I'll go out and tell him and ask him to prepare the spirit stones."
Li Xiuyuan nodded and said seriously: "Tell him not to challenge him without the spirit stone. I don't have time."
Situ Tianxing waved his hand and walked out with his master.
...
The spring breeze blew through the bamboo peaks of Tianyun Mountain. With the help of Wang Qiang, Ping An, and Ling'er, Chen Xiaoyan brewed a lot of bamboo leaf spirit wine.
Out of love, she even picked some peach blossoms this time and used the washed petals to make wine.
In her opinion, even if her brewing skills are not as good as those of her senior brothers, she still has a lot of tricks.
Nalan Ruoyu agreed with her move. After all, just like cooking, you always have to try different methods. What if you successfully brew a new vat of spiritual wine?
Only Meng Shentong at the bottom of the mountain was thinking about the spiritual wine that his disciple had hidden in the cave at the top of the Bamboo Peak.
This has gone through the changes of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Without even thinking about it, the taste must be unforgettable.
After enduring it for a few days, he couldn't bear it anymore and came to Zhufeng to look for Nalan Ruoyu. If there was no news about Situ Tianxing, he decided to take Ping'an to Loulan for a walk.
When he was sitting in the Yaoguang Hall, before he finished drinking the Erdao Ling Tea, the sound of little Ling'er shouting could be heard outside the hall.
"Grandpa Meng, Xiao Ling'er has made a fortune."
Looking at Meng Shentong sitting opposite Nalan Ruoyu, Xiao Ling'er shouted loudly.
Meng Shentong looked at the little Ling'er who was trotting along and asked, "What happened? You are a monk now. Don't you know how to breathe?"
Xiao Ling'er shook her head, held his hand and giggled: "Little Ling'er and her sister just broke into the cave where my brother practices. It's so fragrant..."
Meng Shentong was startled, looked at Nalan Ruoyu and said loudly: "God's eyes are open, what are you waiting for... move them all back quickly."
Nalan Ruoyu was startled, looked at Xiao Ling'er and asked, "Did you really go in?"
Just here, Chen Xiaoyan's voice came from outside the hall: "Master, the prohibition on the cave seems to have disappeared."
Nalan Ruoyu was startled, looked at her and replied, "You and Xiao Ling'er stay here, I'll go to the back mountain to have a look."
After saying that, he blew up a breeze and disappeared into the Yaoguang Palace with Meng Shentong.
Xiao Ling'er looked at Chen Xiaoyan who walked in and said, "Sister, is my brother back?"
Chen Xiaoyan shook her head, sighed and said: "This thing is weird. We have to try this cave every time we go back to the back mountain. It's not like you don't know."
Xiao Ling'er nodded and replied: "Then my brother must be back. At least he has returned to the Apricot Garden in Loulan City."
On the top of the mountain behind Bamboo Peak, in a cave.
Meng Shentong took a spoonful of spiritual wine and handed it to Nalan Ruoyu, who was facing him, and said with a smile: "Is it possible that my disciple secretly came back and slipped into this abyss?"
Nalan Ruoyu took a shallow sip of the spirit wine and let out a cheer of satisfaction.
He looked at Meng Shentong and said with a smile: "Even if he wants to practice here, he will come to see me first... Don't forget that before he left, he promised to help me find a ten-thousand-year miracle medicine."
Meng Shentong nodded and said thoughtfully: "Is it possible that this magic circle is..."
Before he finished speaking, Nalan Ruoyu waved his hand and said, "No matter who did it, hurry up and move all the things here. Half of it belongs to you, and half of it belongs to me."
...
In Loulan City, the living room of the palace.
The master of the Wang family, dressed in a green shirt, looked at Duanmu Qingyun in front of him, frowned and asked: "...Did Situ Tianxing tell you this?"
Duanmu Qingyun, who was wearing a white shirt, nodded and replied: "Yes, I was sitting in front of the Xingyuan gate at that time, and he pushed the door open and came out. It seemed to me that the guy was back."
The master of the Wang family thought for a while, looked at Duanmu Qingyun and asked: "How do you want to fight him in this battle..."
Duanmu Qingyun looked at him, shrugged his shoulders and smiled bitterly: "I can't afford to fight. City Lord Situ said that guy wanted me to pay a challenge fee of 20,000 spirit stones before he would fight with me..."
From Duanmu Qingyun's point of view, no one would carry twenty thousand spirit stones with him, and their brothers and sisters together could only carry five thousand spirit stones.
I originally thought that when the owner of the Apricot Garden returned to Loulan, I would be able to legitimately challenge him, but I didn't expect that I would meet a guy who was greedy for money.
Situ Tianxing told him that he was not allowed to mess around in Loulan City, and he was not allowed to forcefully break into other people's homes.
Otherwise, the City Lord's Mansion will intervene, and the entire Dragon Holy Land will be responsible for anything that happens.
And he didn't get the approval of the headmaster at all for his trip, and he didn't notify his master. How could he dare to cause trouble in Loulan City? After all, this is the territory of Tianyun Holy Land.
The master of the Wang family couldn't help frowning when he heard this, looked at him and said: "The challenge was raised by you, it is reasonable for him to raise the conditions..."
"I can't handle your matter, you'd better hire someone else."
After all, Duanmu Qingyun couldn't think of a reason to spend 20,000 spirit stones to fight with an inexplicable guy. He planned to go home.
"Don't worry yet, we will come up with this spiritual stone, you just need to...the conditions we promised before remain unchanged, how about it?"
How could the master of the Wang family let go of this great opportunity? The Wang family had already lost too many people on the Chen family's affairs, and he would not let his disciples take action again.
Since there is a ready-made reason in front of him, and no matter what the final outcome is, it will not involve him, he will never let go of this great opportunity.
Duanmu Qingyun was shocked. He didn't expect that the Wang family was willing to pay 20,000 spirit stones to let him find trouble for that guy. Thinking that I have been waiting for so long, I am unwilling to not fight again.
After a moment of silence, he looked up at a white cloud floating outside the living room and said in a deep voice: "Then just wait a few more days."
...
In Phoenix City, in the palace, Yuwen Liuli and other guests arrived who had recently separated.
Tantai Mingyue couldn't help Murong Zhilan, who was shouting all day long, and left Baili Yunyan in the holy land. The two left their master soon after the beginning of spring and came all the way to Phoenix City.
Yuwen Liuli, who was in the garden looking at the spring scenery, couldn't help laughing when he looked at the two girls following his brother.
Like a bird that has been in a cage for a long time, it calls out happily.
"Sister Mingyue, why are you thinking of coming to see me? And where is sister Yunyan?" Yuwen Liuli rushed out of the pavilion, holding Murong Zhilan's hand and giggling.
Tantai Mingyue sighed and said quietly: "We all need to practice, how can we run out every day? If junior sister hadn't been clamoring to go to Loulan to find Shura every day, we would still be staying in the Holy Land."
Yu Wenjie looked at the three women and sighed, and said helplessly: "If you want to go to Loulan this time, I don't have the strength to accompany you."
Yuwen Liuli waved to him and said, "Brother, don't regret it if you don't go. Maybe that Shura guy is already making wine in the apricot garden."
Murong Zhilan also laughed and said: "The princess is right, after so long, he must be thinking about this newly built home."
Tantai Mingyue looked at the two of them and smiled bitterly: "What if he hasn't come back yet?"
Yuwen Liuli took their hands and walked into the pavilion, stretched out her hand and poured three cups of spiritual tea.
Looking at the sky, he said: "Then let's finish the spring apricots and then go to Tianyun Mountain to play..."
Yu Wenjie sighed and said with a wry smile: "Sister, are you doing off-roading more and more?"
Yuwen Liuli looked at him and smiled: "Ximen Yuyan is very timid. When we were separated last time, she invited us to go to Tianyun Mountain when we have time..."
Tantai Mingyue thought for a while, looked at the three of them and said seriously: "Loulan City is not far from Tianyun Holy Land, we can go and visit."
Yu Wenjie didn't say anything. In his opinion, his father, the emperor, and his mother might not be able to do anything to his sister.
After all, after my sister broke through, not to mention the palace, she was one of the top monks in Phoenix City.
At most, he would send a few more guards to accompany him, so that the bandit killers passing by would be intimidated and would not dare to take any chances with a few women.
Murong Zhilan looked at him and sighed, and said with a smile: "Fifth Prince, don't you want to go to Loulan with my senior sister?"
Yu Wenjie looked at her and shook his head, smiling bitterly: "How can I compare with you? Even if I want to go out, I have to ask for permission."
Yuwen Liuli naturally hoped that her brother would go with her. She looked at him and said with a smile, "I'll go tell my mother and ask my brother to accompany Sister Mingyue."
When Tantai Mingyue heard this, two red clouds suddenly flew over her face, and she couldn't say a word.
...
By the time Li Xiuyuan filled all the wine jars, it was already late spring in Loulan City, and the apricot blossoms in the garden had almost become flower fertilizer for the coming year.
Only a few late-blooming flowers hang alone on the branches, showing their owners that it is still spring.
Situ Tianxing, who received the spirit stone, sent someone over three days ago to spread the word and make an appointment for the date and time of the competition.
The first day of April is a good time to travel, offer sacrifices and pray for blessings.
Li Xiuyuan, who got up early, cooked a pot of white porridge and drank some spiritual tea.
Then stepping into the spring light of the garden, Yu Chenshi opened the gate of the apricot garden, hailed a carriage on the street, and slowly headed towards the city lord's palace.
At this time, there were dozens of carriages parked outside the door of the City Lord's Mansion.
It seems that the young master and a group of monks from Loulan City were tempted by today's competition and came to wait in front of the city lord's mansion early.
The distinguished young lady, the city lord, arranged the seats in the stands, while a group of monks and idlers gathered under the high platform, discussing in low voices before the battle started.
Even more common people and teenagers climbed up branches, just to find a position where they could watch the competition.
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