The land in the north of the Great Wall is a land of white mountains and black waters. Visitors will always be filled with passion when they go here.
Liu Yi and Shi Shichen, master and disciple, one talked about everything he knew, and the other took the trouble to ask for advice. The two talked in low voices along the way, and Shi Chen told him about Kuhu and Saibeili. Cangzhou Bandit Suppression and the Twelve Internal Guards talked about the real name of the deceased Shi Chen, Zhang Wen, and Zhangjia Village in Lingyuan County. It also talked about the old Taoist and lonely lanterns in the Shuihe Temple in the rumors. Unconsciously, the green pines and cypresses as far as the eye can see, A Taoist temple in the clouds loomed into their eyes.
The two of them looked around and saw that the entire Taoist temple faced north and south and was built on a low hill. It looked well-proportioned from a distance. In the center of the Taoist temple, a statue of the Supreme Lord rose up from the ground. It was so majestic that it made people wonder. His eyes lit up.
A wisp of cold wind carried by the cold air blew by, and Shi Chen felt a little sad, and said melancholy, "Years ago, when I was a Changshui guard and the captain of Changshui, I once passed by this place and happened to meet a woman dressing up, with beautiful temples and a gentle face. I looked back gracefully and charmingly, and it was a warm spring night. At that time, I was full of blood and devoted myself to making achievements, so I hastily broke off my love and continued to carry out the king's order. When I looked back to look for her, the woman had gone far away, and her traces were hard to find. . Hey, many things in the world are like this. If you can’t grasp it when you are young, you will grow old in the blink of an eye!”
"Hey, hey, hey! Master, please don't think like this. In my heart, you are Xiao He under the moon and Han Xin on the battlefield! My disciple may not meet a master like you again in this life. Even if he can't become a master in this life, Or get married, so what? Just be as wild as you want."
The young man Liu Yi didn't quite understand the feelings of the girls there, so he simply changed his angle and comforted Kao Xun softly.
Death Shichen shook his head and chuckled, "These are all old things from the past that are not worth mentioning, so don't mention them! As for the word 'master', you and I are not even considered masters. There are many talented people in this generation." , your master, I am just trying to keep my family name and my life in the world! Yi'er, on November 15th last year, when I was a teacher at Wangbei Tower, I overheard your father say, you are a child who is more benevolent than treacherous, more scheming and less decisive, and more wise. The less you act, the less you think.' But I don't think so."
Liu Yi looked serious, his eyes brightened, and asked, "Master, what kind of person do you think Yi'er is?"
Death Shichen touched Liu Yi's bun and said with a smile, "You are benevolent and resourceful, wise, courageous, thoughtful, honest and versatile. My child, those who can reach the top of martial arts are not necessarily martial arts wizards. Not necessarily those who are talented and smart and can run the temples, nor are they necessarily all extraordinary politicians. As the saying goes, make the best use of everything and make the best use of people. As long as you find a position that suits you, you will skyrocket and soar into the sky. You are so smart, I believe it won’t be long. In the future, we will definitely be able to carve out our own space."
This time, Liu Yi did not speak as fiercely as when he refuted Dongfang Chunsheng and Xia Qing in the Lingyuan Mountains. He lowered his head slightly and just said "hmm" quietly.
After several months of getting along with each other, Shi Shichen gradually fell in love with Liu Yi, who was both smart and honest. He treated him like a parent and child, teaching everything, giving advice and teaching at all times, allowing Liu Yi to know a lot of knowledge and principles beyond books. .
Death Shichen knew everything about Liu Yi. Just now, Death Shichen told Liu Yi: Although it is deep winter in Saibei, it is by no means all animals are extinct. There are no birds or animals in this pine forest, and there are no people in it. It's a scam!
Outside the pine forest, the master and apprentice stood on a hill in the distance, chatting wordlessly. Xiao Liu Yi recorded everything he saw and heard in his mind, not daring to omit anything.
Around the Taoist temple, the soldiers of Zhangwu County had quietly blocked all exits. They were waiting for an order from the county guard, and then filed in to arrest the master of Shuihe Temple.
The master of Shuihe Temple, Wu Cai Zhenren, is a well-known figure in Zhangwu County. Almost all Zhangwu County soldiers who came to arrest him came to Shuihe Temple to burn incense and pray for blessings. They were no strangers to Wu Cai Zhenren's abilities, so the county The soldiers all held their breath and looked serious.
However, before the two county guards lurking in the forest could give the order, several loud and long clear whistles suddenly flashed out in the empty pine forest. When the two guards came to their senses, they realized that the light yellow mist was coming towards the water river from all directions. The view floated in, and within three breaths, it covered a fifty-foot radius centered on Shuihe View. Except for a dozen sentries on the periphery and two tree-shaking warriors accompanying the Fan family, all four hundred county soldiers were gone. shrouded in it.
"You are a poor Taoist and a five-talented person. You all paid me a surprise visit without knowing anything about it. How rude! Dismissal!"
As the word "disperse" fell with a strong sound, the light yellow mist dissipated like a tide, and the officers and soldiers were safe and sound.
Everyone raised their heads and looked at the statue of Laojun, who was seven or eight feet tall. On the statue of Laojun, they saw an old man with green robes and purple crowns, cloud shoes, whiskers, thin bones, sharp eyes, thin mouth, white hair and white beard standing proudly, looking down. Feelings of all living beings.
As the county soldiers gradually became clearer in the fog, the soldiers peered at each other and found that no one was abnormal. One of the county guards guessed that the veteran was just playing tricks, unsheathed his swords, and shouted angrily, "He Damn it! You evil demon! If you don’t cultivate your way properly and use our people’s incense money to harm the countryside, you deserve to be killed. You deserve to be killed!”
"Brothers, since the great plague, every household has been infected and failed to survive. Now, the truth has been found out, and this demon is the culprit. Brothers, there are still thousands of people waiting in Xuanwei Lane in the city. The antidote is here to save lives! Today, even if all four hundred of us stay here, we must abandon the demon lord in the city, get the method to resolve the great plague, and send the antidote back to the city!" Another county guard's eyes were red, It seems that his relatives have not been spared from this great plague, but when he saw him pulling out his sword, he waved it and shouted, "Brothers, listen to my orders, form a team, three groups per round, and charge together to kill!" "
"No need to bother, pour!"
The five-talented master narrowed his eyes and swept the dust in his hand. As he thought about it, a light yellow energy came out and swept across the county soldiers. The county soldiers who had just been shrouded in the yellow mist fell down one after another and rolled over. The ground groaned, and no one was spared.
It turned out that the yellow mist that suddenly swept in from all directions was indeed poisonous gas. The county soldiers inhaled it and hid it in their bodies. Just now, under the influence of Wucai Zhenren's Qi, the county soldiers became poisonous.
"Go away! Next time you come back, it will be a corpse!"
From beginning to end, Wucai Zhenren remained an old pine tree, standing upright on the statue of Laojun. With just a few words and a whisk, the four hundred county soldiers were "annihilated." Looking at the county soldiers groaning on the ground, the Taoist closed his eyes and fell into meditation, leisurely and leisurely, and the contempt in his eyes was self-evident.
Liu Yi had a surprised expression on his face and looked at Shi Chen in surprise, "Master, this!"
Death Shichen looked embarrassed and said, "Yi'er, this Taoist priest has entered the upper realm. With his cultivation and Taoism, he killed four hundred county soldiers in just a moment. But you see, as he went All Zhangwu County soldiers who came here are not in danger except for their paralyzed bodies. It is obvious that this Taoist priest has no murderous intention and has shown mercy to us. It seems that we will return in vain today!"
"This poisonous mist is very overbearing! Master, what should we do in the face of such a master and such a situation!" Liu Yi turned sideways and looked at the dead man Chen, but there was no inner turmoil in his eyes.
Death Shichen looked at Liu Yi's indifferent expression and asked in surprise, "Aren't you afraid?"
Liu Yi chuckled, "What are you afraid of? Isn't the master still here?"
"Aren't you afraid that the old Taoist will suddenly come to kill you? I am no match for him as a teacher." Death Shichen laughed at Liu Yi, his movements and spirit were very casual.
Liu Yi rolled his eyes and said what he meant, grinning, "Haha, master has given me a problem again, hasn't he? Well..., when I heard what you said about the old Taoist priest, I felt that he didn't seem to want to He kills and injures others just to make the officers and soldiers retreat in the face of difficulties, so we don't have to worry about our lives. But judging from his words and deeds, this old man seems to have no idea about the Zhangwu plague."
After saying that, Liu Yi gave an awkward smile to Shi Chen and murmured, "But if Fan Tingnan and Fan Guanbei's conversation is true, this matter is absolutely inseparable from Shuiheguan. The two are contradictory. , or someone is lying, or there is something hidden, whether it is right or wrong, my disciple can’t figure out why!”
"As expected of Liu Nandan's son, Shan. It is extremely difficult to think of this!"
"My teacher just guessed that the old Taoist didn't want to hurt anyone. In terms of controlling the overall situation and being meticulous, my teacher is not as good as you! Kong is a few rounds older than you, and he only has more experience in the world!"
Death Shichen was pleased and sighed, and then asked, "If you were a teacher, how would you deal with this situation?"
Liu Yi straightened his bun and said seriously, "The best strategy is to capture the enemy, look for physical evidence, and convict the enemy of the murder; the middle strategy is to explain the reasons, make them give way, and search; the next strategy is to retrace the original route, plan for the long term, and plan for it slowly."
Shi Chen was very interested and asked, "Tell me your best strategy. I'll listen to you."
"Sun Tzu's Art of War says: Attack an unprepared enemy by surprise. Master, you see, the outer sentries and Fan family warriors sent by Zhangwu County are just about to make a move. With the master's magical power, they can take advantage of the fight between the two parties to attack the enemy. The sword can cut thousands of miles, touch vertically and horizontally, and capture the enemy with one strike."
Young Liu Yi stared straight at the statue of Lao Jun, with his left hand waving his sleeves in front and his right hand behind him. The early spring wind gently rolled his clothes, his hair on the temples was blowing sideways, and everything seemed to be hidden between his brows, with a hint of The feeling of guiding the country.
"So similar!" Death Shichen muttered in a low voice, and then sighed to himself, "We are old!"
The wind that passes from winter to spring will always blow away the old stories and romances, and bring in new rivers and lakes and young people!
