First couplet: There is no need to ask about the floating clouds in the world.
Second line: It is better to lie down high and eat more.
Hengpi: Smile and watch the storm!
The handwriting of this couplet is elegant and unrestrained, as if the person writing the couplet has seen through the trivial matters and ups and downs of the world, and is ready to retire to the countryside, eat and drink well, and live the rest of his life in a leisurely way.
Lu Chen felt that this word might have been written by the Taoist Protector after the death of Taoist Qingtian.
Lu Chen did not rush to knock on the door, but first called out a water ball, cleaned the blood on his body, dried it with a fire ball, and tidied up the instrument before knocking on the door.
Dang~dang!
One light and two heavy.
This is the unique way of knocking on the ghost door.
The first sound is for ghosts, and the last two sounds are for humans.
Creak...
The door was pushed open, revealing Yuan Laosan's monkey face.
"Come with me."
Yuan Laosan made a gesture of invitation and then led the way.
Walking into Qingyun Temple, Lu Chen was slightly surprised. There was no trace of Taoism here, and there was no martial arts hall or arena, but a large sea of flowers!
Fiery red roses, white jasmine, purple lilac...
Colorful and fragrant!
There are also many small animals playing in the sea of flowers.
At the end of the sea of flowers, there is a Taoist building. There is a stone tablet in front of the gate, which says - Qingyun Temple.
Yuan Laosan led Lu Chen into Qingyun Temple.
There are still birds singing and the fragrance of flowers inside, and there is also a swing.
A little girl in a yellow skirt is sitting on the swing, her two white little feet kicking along with the swing, like a landscape painting, so beautiful.
The girl wore a mask on her face, but Lu Chen was still sure that she was definitely a beauty.
There is a table next to the girl with a pipa on it, from which the previous music came.
"Little Master, the first place in this assessment has arrived. You can show him the assessment content of the ninth level."
little Master?
Could this girl be related to Taoist Qingtian?
Lu Chen felt a chill in his heart and looked at the other person up and down, but he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
Seems like I've seen it somewhere.
"Congratulations!"
The little girl swung her arms hard, and she flew out of the swing and landed on the peony in front of Lu Chen.
"Thanks."
"Please also ask the guardian to come up with questions."
Lu Chen clasped his fists and spoke, hoping to get the inheritance as soon as possible, because Shangguan Fei was so stimulated by him that he felt like he had been beaten to death, and he might catch up with him at any time.
"Not urgent."
"Let me ask you a few questions first."
The guardian was light and landed on the table. He picked up the pipa and played it gently, and the beautiful music came to Lu Chen's ears.
Lu Chen suddenly felt calm and relaxed: "Please ask the guardian to ask questions."
"First question, do you have someone you like?" There was an inexplicable tremor in the protector's voice.
"Yes." Lu Chen was a little confused. Could it be that if he wanted to obtain the inheritance of Taoist Qingtian, he would have to cut off the seven emotions and six desires?
"Then do you still remember the scene when you first met her?" the guardian asked again.
"Of course I remember. It was a beautiful misunderstanding. I accidentally bumped into her..." Thinking of the process of getting acquainted with Chu Huairou, Lu Chen felt sweet in his heart. At that time, she had known that he was Lu Chen and deliberately asked him out. , to make him happy.
It's quite interesting to think about.
But he didn't notice that a hint of loss and sadness suddenly flashed across the face under the protector's mask. It turned out that he...had a beloved girl for a long time, and the relationship seemed to be very good.
Lu Chen heard that the guardian's pipa sound suddenly became sad, and he couldn't help but ask.
"I wonder why the protector is asking me this? Do you want to cultivate the way of Qingtian Taoist, but you can't fall in love?"
"Of course not."
The guardian put down his pipa and continued: "I know that you have two identities. One is Lu Chen, the descendant of the Ghost Sect, and the other is Liu Sanbian, the head of Xuanyin Cult. Gone are those poor girls.”
When Lu Chen heard the first half, he was shocked and didn't know how he was exposed.
But after hearing the second half, others were already confused.
He had almost forgotten about making a big fuss at Shuanglong Temple Club. Why would the protector suddenly mention it?
"I want to ask you, would you dislike those girls working in a place like that? I mean, would you dislike it if they fell in love or even got married?"
The guardian's pipa sound suddenly became urgent.
It was as if a big stone was smashed into the water, causing thousands of waves. Even the flowers in the Taoist temple swayed, just like the state of mind of the Taoist protector at this moment.
Chaos!
Lu Chen's pupils shrank suddenly, and a beautiful face appeared in his mind.
He seemed to know who this protector was.
But he was quickly rejected again.
Because the person in his memory was a poor person with no power to restrain a chicken, but this protector... could forcibly suppress the sickle ghost, and his cultivation level was at least in the middle stage of a grand master.
How could it be the same person?
"I……"
When Lu Chen was about to speak, Yuan Laosan suddenly interrupted him.
"Little Master, this is the ninth level of assessment. Please pay attention to your identity."
Bang! !
One of the strings of the pipa suddenly broke.
The guardian also woke up.
She looked at the cut on her finger made by the pipa string and smiled: "Okay, then let's start the ninth level of Qingtian Taoist inheritance assessment now."
"The assessment at this level is actually very simple."
"I will tell you a story now. After I finish telling it, I will ask you three questions. As long as two questions can get my approval, then the inheritance of Taoist Qingtian will be yours."
"Come and sit."
She waved to Lu Chen, then put away the Pipa and placed a pot of soju and some snacks on the table.
Lu Chen poured a glass of wine for the guardian and another for himself. After taking a sip, his brows suddenly wrinkled because the wine was so strong that it was like a ball of flame burning after entering the mouth.
After enduring the pain and swallowing, I felt uncomfortable all over.
"Isn't it very strong?" The guardian smiled.
"It tastes better if it's stronger." Lu Chen smiled, poured himself another glass of wine, and drank it all.
The protector also drank a glass of wine, and then quickly sealed the knot. He patted Lu Chen's head with his white hand. In an instant, the surrounding scenery changed rapidly, and the two of them appeared in a small mountain village in the south of the Yangtze River.
"This is the place where Taoist Qingtian was born."
"What I want to tell you next is the life of Taoist Qingtian."
"Perhaps you have heard Taoist Qingtian's story from others before, but I want to tell you that only what I say is true, because what you see is what Taoist Qingtian sees."
"The story...begins in this shabby little mountain village in Jiangnan."
"The story... ends in the prosperous palace in the capital."
