Back at Zhang Liang's house, Xiao Hei hasn't gotten up yet.
The two of them sat in the living room and lit a charcoal fire. Watching the flames gradually burning and jumping, Zhang Liangliang felt very uncomfortable.
Seeing Zhang Liang's uncomfortable and nervous look, Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but sigh.
He said to him: "I went out today and forgot to buy some books. I wonder if you have any at home?"
Zhang Liang looked at him and nodded, but did not immediately answer his words.
Instead, he lowered his head and was silent for a while, then said: "I don't know something. If the person who fell on the street was me, would you come to save me? Is there any way to save me from those guys?"
In his opinion, this mysterious guy might have this ability, because he heard a different meaning from Li Xiuyuan's words.
Li Xiuyuan looked at him and said: "Without what if, would you still be on the road of no return for the time being? Where is the book I want?"
Zhang Liang replied: "After you move here, I will have someone send it over. It will be necessary."
On the second day after arriving in this world, Li Xiuyuan saw the cold-bloodedness of the Imperial City, although he had already learned a little about it in his husband's bookstore.
But to really face it is a different feeling.
In his opinion, he has not yet gained a firm foothold, and the Zhang Liang in front of him has not yet embarked on the path of spiritual practice, and is simply not strong enough to stab someone with a sword.
Is it possible that I still have to teach this guy to practice?
Li Xiuyuan decided to review the knowledge he had learned from his husband before considering whether to help this guy embark on a spiritual journey.
Because he didn't know when he and Xiao Hei would leave this world, just like he did in Loulan City last time.
Just a tribulation thunder can allow him to take Xiao Hei away at any time.
Another thing is that before the assassination on the street today, Li Xiuyuan could still see a hint of loneliness in Zhang Liang's eyes.
You know, this guy's heart is still hanging on the girl in the prime minister's palace.
After thinking about it again and again, he decided to help this guy get out of the shadow of the prime minister's house first.
After just thinking about it all night, Li Xiuyuan couldn't come up with an effective solution, at least not after he drank three bowls of wine and Xiao Hei shouted that he was going to get drunk again.
He was still looking at Zhang Liang in front of him in a daze.
Finally, when he was about to die drunk on the table, he murmured: "Zhang Liang, don't worry, you still have a good match waiting for you."
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After drinking countless apricot blossom wines in Wuyu Tianshan, Li Xiuyuan was not as drunk as last night.
So he reminded himself that he couldn't go on like this anymore. He had to clean up his mood, understand the rules of this world, and face the storm in the imperial city.
So, he took Xiao Hei to No. 47, Lane 24, between Jinguanfang and Shiting.
Before the three of them had settled in, the furniture ordered yesterday and the items needed for brewing wine were delivered by a man at full speed.
Zhang Liang also bought a lot of items needed for daily life including firewood, rice, oil and salt.
Looking at the clerks and helpers coming in and out, Li Xiuyuan smiled lightly: "Everything in this yard will be yours from now on. Do you want to learn how to make wine? I can teach you."
Zhang Liang frowned and said, "Don't even think about it, I don't want to be your coolie."
Xiao Hei chose a sunny room by himself because Li Xiuyuan was going to start teaching him writing and reading.
They were busy until the end, when Xiao Hei shouted that he was very hungry, and Li Xiuyuan stopped packing.
Looking at Zhang Liang who came in with a food box, he smiled and said, "We have to find someone to come over tomorrow to build a wooden shed and build two big pots."
Zhang Liang smiled and said, "This is all a trivial matter. Eat first. I'm hungry too."
"Xiao Hei, go wash your hands first and then eat."
While speaking seriously to Zhang Liang, "Xiao Hei and I owe you a favor, and I will pay it back to you when the time is right, I promise."
Zhang Liang was stunned for a moment, looked at him and sighed and said: "I don't have many friends in the imperial city. We can talk about some things later. There is no rush."
Although Zhang Liang had his own little thoughts, he could tell from Xiao Hei's eyes and Li Xiuyuan's every move that these two brothers would never cheat him.
For people like him, it is a blessing to find a friend who will not deceive him in this troubled world.
Li Xiuyuan shook his head, put vegetables into Xiao Hei's bowl, and said, "Xiao Hei, when brother Zhang Liang finds your husband, I will send you to school with him."
Xiao Hei nodded: "The old monk also said that Xiao Hei should read more books."
Zhang Liang was dumbfounded when he heard this, because he had never even heard of where the monk came from and what his profession was, let alone meeting him.
Could it be that he is a Taoist cultivator in the mountains?
Li Xiuyuan didn't expect Xiao Hei to mention the old monk at this time, and he had to look at Zhang Liang and smile bitterly.
Said: "The old monk is a friend of the old Taoist priest, and they are all my predecessors. You can understand that they are masters who hide in the mountains and are not born in the world."
Xiao Hei seemed to know that he had said the wrong thing, and couldn't help but laugh, holding the bowl and looking at the piece of fat.
Zhang Liang laughed: "It seems that you two also have stories. In this way, you won't be lonely in the future."
Li Xiuyuan nodded, pointed to the pile of bamboo slips on the bookshelf behind him and said, "Let me calm down and read a book first. You and Xiao Hei find an academy to study. You don't have to worry about making money by brewing wine."
Zhang Liang couldn't help but clapped his hands and replied: "Compared with studying, I would rather go to the mountains to practice, at least in the future I can be a knight in the world."
"A knight is so lonely. Even if you want to travel thousands of miles, you have to break through thousands of books first."
Li Xiuyuan looked at the two men and shook his head. From the moment he met his husband in Fengyun City, he couldn't figure out one thing. Why did everyone in the world say that he had to travel thousands of miles and break thousands of books.
It wasn't until he saw the rolls of bamboo slips in front of him that he suddenly understood.
I thought to myself that I was afraid that I would have to break through thousands of books here in the future. I couldn't imagine the doubts that had been buried in my heart for decades, and why I didn't even dare to go there.
Just taking a look today, a kind of joy spread in my heart.
It's just that Xiao Hei can't understand this kind of joy, and Zhang Liang can't understand it even more. This can only be his secret joy.
Zhang Liang did not expect that Li Xiuyuan repeatedly insisted that he study first and then think about spiritual practice.
After much deliberation, he had no choice but to do this. Fortunately, he had encountered something before, so this matter was not difficult for him.
After dinner, Zhang Liang said goodbye and left. He was looking for craftsmen to set up a tent and a stove tomorrow. Wine making was a profitable business, so he would not be careless.
It took half an hour, until the pot of tea was boiled dry, before Li Xiuyuan convinced Xiao Hei not to talk nonsense in the future, let alone do anything.
Seeing the solemn look on his brother's face, Xiao Hei nodded and asked: "Can't brother help Zhang Liang? Do you want Xiao Hei to help him in the future?"
In Xiao Hei's heart, as long as he follows his brother, it won't be his turn to worry about these things.
Li Xiuyuan said quietly: "This is a big matter. You can't interfere with Zhang Liang's affairs for the time being. I have to ask Master to know what to do here next."
In Li Xiuyuan's view, if Xiao Hei doesn't take action carefully, it will definitely cause countless troubles.
Therefore, from now on, he must be responsible for Xiao Hei's words and deeds.
Teach him the rules of how to survive in this world. The indifference is not because the two are cold-blooded, but because they have broken the rules in the long river of time.
Xiao Hei thought for a moment and said, "If the old Taoist priest were here, he would definitely tell Xiao Hei what he can do."
Li Xiuyuan shook his head: "Start tomorrow and study first."
The place where we live now has been settled, and no matter how windy and snowy the sky is outside, it can't blow into this small world.
After a few days, just like the wine shop in Ding'an City, you can create a formation outside the shop and in the backyard. Even if you go out, you won't be afraid that someone will miss you. That night, when Li Xiuyuan closed his eyes, what appeared in front of his eyes was the man in gray who had a sword in his chest yesterday.
The stranger who risked his own life but failed to kill one more person was dragged away like a wild dog by the Forbidden Army. Was it sympathy or anger at that time?
It turns out that this place is just like the wild wolves in the prehistoric world, living like grass and dying like autumn leaves.
After being silent for a long time, Li Xiuyuan murmured to himself: "Master, will this disciple succeed in overcoming the tribulation or fail? What will happen if I come to this world?"
Xiao Hei Zao got into his house like a kitten, wrapped himself tightly in an animal blanket and fell into a deep dream.
I just grind my teeth for a while and snore a few times, as if to prove to my brother that I am right next door.
With a buzzing sound, a voice from a distant place finally came from the divine sea.
Even though it was just a sigh, Li Xiuyuan felt happy and thought to himself that the master did not leave him alone.
"Master." Li Xiuyuan just shouted and was speechless.
"Alas." The old Taoist priest smiled bitterly and said leisurely: "You made some mistakes this time. You should have spent another year to overcome the tribulation..."
"I didn't expect that you would take you and Xiao Hei away because of the power of a star that has never been seen in millions of years. As a result, you will suffer some hardships again."
Even the old Taoist priest did not expect that his precious disciple could be taken away by a sudden starlight when he was going through a tribulation.
After thinking about it, I can only say that Li Xiuyuan just happened to practice the power of the stars and let the seven stars in the sky feel his presence.
"What's wrong with my body?" Li Xiuyuan asked, "Or are you saying that I have completed my mortal transformation and have no nirvana?"
The old Taoist priest sighed again: "There is still one step left before you can transform into a mortal. You have to survive the calamity of karma. Your nirvana has not yet begun, but you were brought here by a starlight..."
The old Taoist priest spent a while and finally made Li Xiuyuan take his reality seriously.
So I had to mutter to myself: "So, the disciple is worse than when he was in the Five Realms? He is between immortals and mortals, and he can't use his spiritual power. Where is the power of my stars?"
Finally, he remembered his experience of enlightenment at the Bamboo Peak of Tianyun Mountain, and thought that since he could be taken away by a starlight, it was natural that the stars had successfully entered his body.
Forced by Li Xiuyuan, the old Taoist priest had no choice but to show off his cards with him.
He said quietly: "You cannot use the power of starlight until you have resolved your relationship with Mount Sumeru. In this world, your sword skills are enough to travel around the world."
"Besides, you and Xiao Hei are just passers-by in this world. Do you need to fight with others?"
"The space treasures you carry cannot be used before you leave, because they will disrupt the order of this world. I brought you some books..."
"Remember, you are not allowed to change the cause and effect of everyone you meet, otherwise you will be kicked out of the long river of time."
The old Taoist priest thought for a while and then said: "It is not my arrangement to have you come here."
"Why? Could it be the old monk's method?"
Li Xiuyuan was confused and asked in a daze: "The disciple has never mentioned to him where he will go in the future. Haven't you, master, been the one to arrange this?"
The old Taoist shook his head and said with a smile: "It's because you are eager to transform yourself into the world. You talk about what Buddha is and what Tao is all day long. In the end, you still think about Confucianism."
"Now, let me show you the vicissitudes of this world. It will also be of great benefit to your future practice."
Li Xiuyuan was stunned when he heard this: "It is said that if you never forget it, there will be repercussions. I just want to think about it, do you want to be so exaggerated?"
The old Taoist priest replied: "You also know that you are obsessed with it. You just have a thought. Now you understand what thousands of rivers and mountains mean? I still have to think about how to explain it to your two little girls."
"Don't come to me if you have anything to do in the future. If you seek me as your teacher, I won't be able to help you."
The old Taoist priest waved his hand and said: "Remember, it is better to seek help from others than from yourself. The road is long and long, so don't be impatient."
