After waking up and washing himself, Li Xiuyuan didn't feel any changes in his body.
Smelling the fragrance of flowers all over the mountain, I thought that the old man and Qin Xiangyu should have gone down the mountain long ago and returned to the imperial city.
After cooking a pot of white porridge, I went out to see if the apricot flowers on the mountain path were blooming.
The old man had brought all the necessary items for making wine to the mountain last time, and a group of craftsmen also built a shed and a stove behind the wooden house.
The difference is that he may have to finish the wine this spring alone.
He didn't want the old man to invite the people from the imperial city to the mountain so that he could finally have some peace and quiet.
Walking in the mountains, looking at the apricot blossoms and unknown wild flowers blooming all over the mountains, I sighed secretly.
Fortunately, I am finally back.
Otherwise, if we wait another ten days and a half, we might miss this wonderful event.
What he just couldn't figure out was when he woke up and wanted to find out what the jade dish was.
Only then did I realize that this guy was hiding again, letting him call but ignoring him.
After much deliberation, I decided to wait until I see the old Taoist priest next time before asking.
Holding a space ring in his hand, he looked at the spiritual stones, thousand-year elixir, and ten-thousand-year elixir inside. They were the same things that went to Wangchuan Murong Lingyu.
Shaking his head, this matter can only wait until he breaks through the Heavenly Road and returns to Tianyu City, and then goes to Tianluo City to fulfill his promise to the girl.
What surprised him was that after just one winter, the trees and flowers in the mountains were the same as those plum trees and vegetable gardens that were watered by divine springs before and after the wooden house.
Could it be that something happened here when he left?
Thinking of this, Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but ask the old man in the imperial city at the foot of the mountain: "Senior, has anything happened in the mountains during the days I have been away?"
The old man who was sitting under the eaves admiring the flowers was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
"What happened? You weren't responsible for this... Jui'er hasn't come to the imperial city yet, and Qin Xiangyu is clamoring to go to the mountain to see you. Do you want to invite a few guys to go up the mountain to help?"
In just a few simple words, the old man said everything he wanted to say.
Li Xiuyuan was stunned. He didn't expect that everything in front of him would change because of him.
For a moment, I was so stunned that I couldn't speak.
Looking at the bamboo shoots growing wildly in the mountains, I thought I could pick some and cook them.
After thinking about it, he immediately refused: "Don't let her come up yet. I want to be quiet for a few days... I don't want to hire a craftsman. The wooden house does not need to be repaired. I will take my time to make wine..."
With the same few simple words, Li Xiuyuan explained everything clearly and rejected the old man's wishes.
The old man didn't care, and he wouldn't force it. He just asked casually: "Where did you go this time?"
After telling Qin Xiangyu that he was in seclusion, only the old man knew that if Li Xiuyuan was not around, he must have left the Tang Dynasty.
"I...I went to the Forgotten River, met a previous teacher, and solved some troublesome things. Fortunately, I came back here when the flowers bloomed."
He didn't tell the story about the jade dish. It was something that only the master knew, and he wouldn't come with the old man.
While digging the spring bamboo shoots, he said: "The spring bamboo shoots in this mountain are good. If you come up here and stay for a few days, there will be some changes here."
Whether it's Qin Xiangyu or Juier, they can come whenever they want.
But for now, he wants to enjoy a quiet life for a few days.
The old man smiled lightly: "If I go up the mountain, Qin Xiangyu will definitely follow me. You have to think about how to explain to her what happened on the mountain."
Li Xiuyuan chuckled: "I said I don't know."
At this moment, there was a sound of knocking on the door outside No. 47: "Master, something bad has happened."
The old man smiled when he heard this: "I guess it was you who caused the incident and frightened my disciple. Now, you are here to cause trouble for me."
After saying that, he got up and opened the door for Qin Xiangyu.
Li Xiuyuan was startled and thought, what does this have to do with me?
At this time, Qin Xiangyu had already dived into the backyard, pointed at the apricot blossom tree in the yard and screamed: "Don't talk about me for now, master, there is something wrong with this apricot blossom."
The old man looked at him and smiled lightly and said, "What else?" After he finished, he poured a cup of hot tea and handed it over.
Qin Xiangyu followed up and said: "The apricot tree in my yard grew crazy overnight. It was fine last night. It was just a sleep. Can a dream break through?"
"My teacher is just as confused as you are. Haven't you seen me sitting here in a daze?"
If the old man dared to answer her words, Qin Xiangyu would turn him upside down if he just said a few words. He didn't want to cause any trouble.
Qin Xiangyu curled her lips and shouted: "It's the beginning of spring, and my inn is already under construction. Li Xiuyuan should go out, right? If he doesn't come out, will he starve to death?"
With her temperament, if she hadn't wanted to watch the craftsmen set aside the land in the backyard to plant flowers, she would have taken the old man to the snow-capped mountains to see what was going on.
After all, the apricot blossoms on that mountain are a beautiful thing just to think about.
The old man looked at the apricot trees in the yard that had grown much taller overnight, sighed and said: "In a few days, I will buy some ingredients and we will go to the mountains to live for a few days."
"Master, are you afraid that Senior Sister Juier will come to the imperial city? Then just wait a few more days."
Qin Xiangyu thought about the little senior sister she had never met before, and began to think about what kind of girl could the master accept as a disciple?
The old man was startled when he heard this, and blurted out: "I am worse, I forgot about this matter."
In the palace, the morning dynasty has ended.
In Taizong's imperial study, Changsun Wuji was sitting beside him, and the palace maid was carefully coming in with two cups of hot tea.
Emperor Taizong, who rarely had a peaceful sleep, sighed, looked at Changsun Wuji and said: "Qin Tianjian said that heaven has sent blessings this morning, and even the flowers, plants and trees in the imperial garden are growing like crazy..."
Changsun Wuji quickly replied: "This shows that your Majesty is wise and has received blessings from heaven since the founding of the country. This is a good omen."
Taizong nodded and responded softly: "I will go see Emperor Taizu later and ask if I would like to go to the temple to burn incense and fulfill my vows."
At present, Taizong has not experienced anything that will be unforgettable for him, a moment of life and death.
Naturally, I haven't thought of finding an eminent monk to go to the West to retrieve the scriptures, because there are too many troubles waiting for him to deal with.
Fortunately, Changsun Wuji and a group of ministers helped him share many difficult tasks.
Changsun Wuji followed and replied: "Now that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, it is natural to go to the temple to worship Buddha and pray for a peaceful and prosperous age for the people of the world."
"That's very good. Lord Shangshu, please come with me."
Emperor Taizong said with emotion: "Last night, I slept until dawn."
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Inside a wooden house on a snowy mountain.
Li Xiuyuan was cooking a pot of rice, frying a plate of spring bamboo shoots, a plate of dried radish and a plate of green vegetables.
As soon as I brought it into the living room, I heard the tapping sound of the bamboo fence outside the courtyard.
He smiled and replied: "When a monk comes to visit, there is no need to tap on the bamboo fence and just open the door. It's okay to treat this place as your Buddhist temple."
Sanzang couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "That's not possible. After all, I'm just a guest."
Li Xiuyuan ignored his courtesy and went to get another pair of bowls and chopsticks and put them on the table.
He smiled and said, "I grow all the radish and green vegetables myself. Only these spring bamboo shoots were just dug up from the mountains. The monk happened to be here to try them together."
Sanzang laughed at this.
He clasped his hands and replied: "A meal is a favor, and having food to keep you full is a great good deed. Monks are not generals in the imperial city, so they don't have to go to the battlefield."
Li Xiuyuan didn't take it seriously when he heard Tripitaka's words, and handed the rice over to him.
While asking: "I took a long nap in winter, and when I woke up again, it was spring and the flowers were blooming."
"I wonder if anything big happened up and down the mountain during my absence?"
In fact, what Li Xiuyuan wanted to know was whether the monk at the foot of the mountain would come to cause trouble for him, but he changed his words as soon as he said it.
Sanzang took the rice, thought about it and replied: "The elder who fought with you left the imperial city in winter and went to the desert, saying he was looking for opportunities."
"The emperor of the Tang Dynasty changed the name of the country to Zhenguan in the first month of the year, ushering in the era of Emperor Taizong. Tripitaka did not care about other matters."
After saying that, Sanzang stopped talking because he wanted to concentrate on eating.
Li Xiuyuan was startled when he heard this. Unexpectedly, the old monk actually figured out something and left the imperial city to find an opportunity to learn the Tao.
And the legendary Zhenguan Reign is about to begin.
When I was practicing with my husband, he was speechless while eating and sleeping. The two of them were holding a bowl of rice and enjoying the moment quietly.
It wasn't until the meal was over that Li Xiuyuan cleared away the food on the table and made another pot of spiritual tea.
Only then did Sanzang remember an important event. He looked at Li Xiuyuan and asked, "This season has passed, why are the winter plum blossoms in the mountains blooming again?"
Li Xiuyuan shook his head: "I don't know? I just want to ask you, have you ever gone to the palace to ask for an audience with His Majesty the Emperor?"
Sanzang smiled bitterly and said: "Sanzang is just a mortal. If the king doesn't call him, his ministers won't come. I'm a monk, and I can't even be considered his minister."
Li Xiuyuan sighed, thinking of the situation in the Five Realms.
I thought that it was indeed as Sanzang said, it was indeed not easy for a monk to see the emperor.
Fortunately, there will be an opportunity for this matter in the end, and he is not in a hurry.
He just looked at Sanzang and said seriously: "Your chance is this year, at least before the end of autumn. Don't leave the imperial city. Remember."
Sanzang cupped his hands and thanked him, looked at him and asked seriously: "Early this morning, around nine o'clock, where are you?"
Li Xiuyuan smiled lightly: "I was still asleep at that time and didn't wake up."
With a sigh, Sanzang said leisurely: "Before dawn, some miracles happened in your mountain. It's incredible that you are actually sleeping."
Like the old people in the imperial city, Sanzang told Li Xiuyuan what he saw.
Finally, he said seriously: "Have you not seen that up and down the mountain, the woods, flowers and plants are growing desperately, for fear of missing this rare miracle."
Before he finished speaking, Sanzang continued: "There are guests at the foot of the mountain."
Hearing this, Li Xiuyuan came down the mountain with his consciousness. He looked at the little monk who raised his head and shouted with a smile: "Come up."
Even he didn't expect that he just wanted to stay quietly for two days, but unexpectedly, first Sanzang disappeared for a whole winter, and then followed by the young monk at the foot of the mountain.
It seemed that while I was sleeping, something magical really happened here.
Thinking about it, I can only explain it with the jade plate I just got.
After all, the thing only appeared briefly and then hid in the depths of the divine sea, never paying attention to itself again.
Looking at the little monk jumping up the mountain step by step, Li Xiuyuan suddenly had a bold idea.
An idea about the young monk and Tripitaka.
Then he looked at Sanzang and asked, "Sanzang, how about asking the young monk to accompany you to obtain scriptures?"
Sanzang was shocked when he heard this and blurted out: "It's a long way to the west, thousands of miles away. How can a child like him withstand the wind, frost, rain and snow on the road?"
Li Xiuyuan smiled faintly: "Monk, you are not a fish, how do you know the warmth, coldness, joy and sorrow of fish?"
