Although the river is a source of water, the land on both sides is black and has no vegetation.
It is worthy of being the pinnacle of the cult of poisonous things, and it is indeed a sinister sight.
Although the scenery was strange, it didn't seem dangerous.
Ji Xuan went up the river and climbed along the river until noon. The sun hung directly above for a while before he approached the Taoist residence at the top of the mountain.
Boy, it was the right decision to go out early.
The residence of Taoist An Ning was some distance to the west of the stream. When Ji Xuan finally found the place, the sundial outside his residence was approaching the end of time.
The cave here is built along the mountain, with the main entrance opening on the side of the mountain, and the walls stretching along both sides, encircling the gray and black mountain stones.
The wall extends far beyond sight, but there is no second door for entry and exit.
In front of the only door, two women and one man were already standing, looking towards Ji Xuan upon hearing the sound.
It was the royal trio from before.
The one in the middle took off his bright yellow dragon-patterned robe and put on a light yellow cassock, but still stubbornly retained the dragon-pattern embroidery on his ribbon.
The clothes of the guard and the other one also changed from black and less bright yellow to gray-black and light yellow respectively, and the brightness dropped a lot.
"Fellow Taoist." The faded man in yellow greeted Ji Xuan in a friendly manner, "We meet again, I'm An Jingbai."
"Fellow Daoist An." Ji Xuan raised his hand, "Who are these two?"
Although they are still mortals, the two have begun to use the term "fellow Taoist" to call each other.
An Jingbai turned slightly and introduced: "This is my brother-in-law, An Jinglan, and this is my good friend, An Jiayi."
An Jiayi was dressed in black and stood on the right back of An Jingbai, motionless.
It's more like a soulless body than a human being with flesh and blood.
After saying this, without waiting for Ji Xuan's reaction, the door in the mountain opened without any wind, and the air flow rushed from the inside out, blowing the person at the door backward.
Several people took a few steps back, and An Jinglan was even more exaggerated. He couldn't stand firmly on his feet and was about to fall. An Jingbai reached out to hold his brother to prevent him from blowing away in the wind.
Ji Xuan couldn't help but think about it. The wind was strange, but its strength was clever. It just made everyone's strength different. Could it be a test for his disciples from Taoist An Ning?
The dust dispersed, and the dark road behind the door was revealed, as if some kind of wild beast was sleeping.
Ji Xuan and An Jingbai looked at each other in confusion.
They all read the three big words "uninformed" in each other's eyes.
This door is wide open, please enter the urn. Those who knew it were clearly the disciples of the professor, but those who didn't knew it thought it was wild ghosts in the wilderness harming people.
Maybe this is the personality of a teacher. After all, Wanshengfeng mainly studies poisons, so it makes sense.
They walked through the door.
The moment he walked through the door, his eyes flickered and his image changed with each step.
There is no deep tunnel inside the door. It is clearly a garden, waterside pavilion, pavilions and pavilions.
Although one side is an endless stone wall, the other side is an endless lake.
Ji Xuan was stunned.
She paused in place without any knowledge, resisting the desire to go back and come in again.
It's really just one step away.
The color of the water is clear and light. Walk along the path at the bottom of the stone wall. In front of you is a trestle. At the end of the bridge is a waterside pavilion with glazed tiles. The red tiles on the top even have tiny glimmers.
There are no railings on all sides of the pavilion, and a monk in black cassock stands facing the lake. The cassock has a strong sense of fluidity, as if there are insects swimming around, and the insect body and legs are looming.
The group of people stopped in front of the waterside pavilion, knowing that this was Taoist priest An Ning.
At this moment, the tacit understanding between Ji Xuan and An Jingbai reached its peak under the strong aura of the master. They raised their hands in salute and said in unison:
"Ji Xuan, a disciple of Wansheng Peak, has met the Taoist priest."
"An Jingbai, a disciple of Wanshengfeng, has met the Taoist priest."
Only then did Taoist An Ning turn around.
Her beard and hair are all white, and she looks like an elderly woman. If you ignore the evil robes, she does look like a convincing elderly fairy aunt or Taoist woman with many years of experience in the mortal world.
Ji Xuan lowered his eyes to avoid looking at him inappropriately, but his eyes still fell on the other party's clothes unconsciously.
In addition to the faintly squirming poison, there was also a faint red blood on the hem of the clothes.
Taoist An Ning had known that these people had come in. Her eyes swept over Ji Xuan, paused for a moment, then ignored her younger brother and guards standing behind, and stayed on An Jingbai for a long time.
System: "She doesn't seem to be very interested in you."
Ji Xuan: "That's not what you said in the broadcast just now."
System: "Indeed. She 'knows your face' and this princess 'remembers you firmly', but judging from the experience points given, your master gave you more."
In this situation, Ji Xuan made a guess: "The dharma name of Taoist priest An Ning is "An Ning", and the surnames of these royal family members are "An". They are not the same family, right? There are also people who have dharma names that follow their surnames. ?”
System: "It's not impossible."
The chat between the system and Ji Xuan will not be seen through, and it is not afraid of the power of the Taoist priest in front of him.
"Taoist Priest." An Jingbai was stared at by Taoist Priest An Ning for a long time, and cold sweat broke out on the back of his neck. He knelt down with a plop, "The twelfth generation descendant of the An family, the crown prince of Changping, please see the priest Wang."
Her younger brother and guards followed her and knelt behind her.
Ji Xuan hesitated for a second between kneeling together and temporarily avoiding, and decided to avoid. She put down her hand and walked away from the trestle.
"Jiang Nian."
An old woman's voice called out in the pavilion. It was Taoist An Ning who spoke.
"When you join my sect, you will become fellow disciples and sisters. You should have some understanding of each other."
Does this mean there is no need to avoid it?
Ji Xuan stopped.
Hearing this, An Jingbai immediately followed Taoist Master An Ning's words and said, "Fellow Taoist Jiang, it's my fault that I didn't introduce you much just now."
"To be honest, I am related to Taoist Master Bo. We are both collateral descendants of the An family of the Zhou Dynasty. According to the law, we should inherit the throne of a place called 'Changping' on the bank of the Luo River."
"Jingsong is my younger brother, and Jiayi was once my bodyguard."
An Jingbai was still kneeling on the ground, but turned sideways to talk to Ji Xuan, turning his head and face as if to salute Ji Xuan.
Ji Xuan couldn't help but circle around her body, and he didn't want to be greeted by her, so he couldn't escape the fate of kneeling down together. He could only lower his body and exchange a few words with An Jingbai and introduce himself as being from Qiucheng.
For a time, the atmosphere in the pavilion was harmonious.
Although Taoist An Ning's aura was mysterious, he did not say anything to stop him. An Jingbai observed his words and took the lead to stand up.
Taoist An Ning is really a disciple.
The Taoist priest arranged the four of them according to their age. An Jingbai is the senior sister, An Jiayi is the second senior sister, Ji Xuan is the third senior sister, and An Jinglan is the junior junior brother.
"Your Majesty entrusted you to me before your death." Taoist An Ning said to An Jingbai, "But you must know that although I can save your life, I will not taint the affairs of the royal family for you. What will happen in the future depends only on your fate. "
