On this day, Zhang Xiaofan and Lu Xueqi went down the mountain to recruit disciples again. Originally, the two of them went down the mountain to recruit disciples aimlessly, but for some reason, they flew in the sky one after another for most of the day. Zhang Xiaofan's feet turned out to be He and Lu Xueqi were brought to Xiaochi Town.
In late autumn, looking from a distance, the entire Xiaochi Town seems to be covered with a layer of gold. Although the flowers are withered, there is no sense of desolation.
The bells are swallowed, and the flowers wither.
Baguio, I’m afraid all the flowers will wither because of you!
Even though he was accompanied by white clothes, the smile under the green shadow was still so bright.
Baguio...where are you.
"Is this the place where you and Baguio exterminated the demon?" A faint voice said.
Zhang Xiaofan responded, patted the dust on his body, and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to see Baguio."
The paint seals on the outside of the ancestral hall are no longer new, and there are mottled paint cracks on the red pillars. However, although the ancestral hall is old, it can be seen that it is not deserted. There are many broken incense sticks left on the ground. At the end, it floats in the air and smells very pleasant. It is easy for people to know that the incense in this ancestral hall is very strong, but they don't know which gods are enshrined in it.
Such a scene was completely presented in front of Lu Xueqi and Zhang Xiaofan. Lu Xueqi was slightly stunned and stopped in her tracks.
Zhang Xiaofan, however, looked indifferent, thinking that he had been here many times in the past ten years, and walked slowly towards the door of the ancestral hall. Suddenly, his expression froze, but he felt a powerful spiritual power.
Although Zhang Xiaofan was uneasy, if he was an ordinary cultivator, if Zhang Xiaofan was cultivating at this time, he might be able to detect the existence of spiritual energy from a few miles away.
Riding the wind and carefree, controlling the world is always the impression that people in the world have on cultivators. Therefore, most of the mortal cultivators are those who have not yet developed their fierce aura, making them intimidated by their opponents. As everyone knows, the highest state of cultivation is to return to one's original nature. Therefore, a truly skilled foreigner who has taken part in nature can look like an ordinary person, with the brilliance contained within, but with a sense of extraordinary magnanimity in every gesture.
Zhang Xiaofan has already felt that although the Taoism of this person is not as good as his own, and even slightly inferior to his wife Lu Xueqi, such cultivation is rare in the world, and the Taoism of this person seems to be from the Buddhist sect. Could it be that Is Brother Fashan here?
Although he had an idea in his mind, Zhang Xiaofan did not dare to be careless at all. As soon as the magic formula was condensed, a faint green light appeared in his hand.
Lu Xueqi's heart stopped, she had already felt this spiritual power with her spiritual sense before Zhang Xiaofan, and her white onion-like fingers were already pressing on the hilt of Tianya's sword.
Zhang Xiaofan turned around and looked at Lu Xueqi, and both noticed the confusion in the other's eyes. Zhang Xiaofan slowly walked in front of Lu Xueqi, blocked Lu Xueqi with his body, and walked into the hall step by step.
Lu Xueqi bit her lower lip with her teeth and tightened her grip on Tianya in her hand.
The two walked into the ancestral hall one after another, and saw three gods enshrined inside: a tall and strong man in the middle, and a man and a woman beside them. The woman's face was smooth and pretty, but the man was holding a strange thing in his hand, which looked like a fire stick used by farmers. Under the three statues, there are many talismans used by ordinary people to fulfill their wishes. I think the gods here are very effective. Among them, there were many big red notes placed on the incense table under the statue, which said "Thank the Immortal for giving me a son" and so on. It set off the expressions of the three people and was quite absurd.
It’s just that Zhang Xiaofan and Lu Xueqi no longer have time to worry about this at the moment, their eyes are fixed on the tall figure in the corner of the ancestral hall.
The man was wearing a light yellow monk's robe, but he was a monk. It's just that this man is extremely tall and tall, a head taller than an ordinary person, but his figure looks very much like the statue in the center of the ancestral hall.
The giant man turned around suddenly, and suddenly there was a huge mace about one foot long in his hand. At the same time, golden light shot out from the giant man and the mace at the same time, piercing people so hard that they could not open their eyes.
"Who is coming? Tell me your name!" The giant man's voice was like thunder, and a force of power rushed towards him, but his tone was a little loud.
Zhang Xiaofan took a closer look and saw that this man had thick eyebrows, big eyes, a square face, broad ears, and an amazing figure. There was no doubt in his heart.
"Stone!" a cry came out.
I saw that the man heard Zhang Xiaofan's voice, and the golden light all over his body seemed to stagnate for a moment, and then a look of meditation appeared on his face. He looked at Zhang Xiaofan carefully again, his expression changed from surprise to joy and then to ecstasy, and then A loud roar——
"Xiao Fan! How could it be you!"
Shitou strode over from the other side of the ancestral hall, opened his arms, and hugged Zhang Xiaofan. The force was so great that Zhang Xiaofan almost couldn't breathe.
However, I haven’t seen you for ten years and you are still as charming as ever.
Have you ever remembered that you and I fought side by side to eliminate demons under the abyss?
What else can resist that manly passion? !
Zhang Xiaofan also stretched out his hand and hugged Shitou tightly, and tears streaked across their faces at the same time.
Zhang Xiaofan let go of his hand, but he was still very excited and said: "Shitou, where have you been in the past ten years? How can Taoism be so diligent?"
Shitou smiled heartily and said: "Xiaofan, you are still talking about me. Before I left Tianyin Temple, I heard a senior brother talk about your return to Qingyun. I learned that you had practiced Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao to the "Tai Qing" realm. , and even married Miss Lu." As he spoke, Shitou smiled slightly at Lu Xueqi next to him and said, "This must be my younger brother and sister!"
Lu Xueqi knew that Shitou was Zhang Xiaofan's brother ten years ago. When they met ten years later, she was quite happy for them. She bowed slightly and said, "Xueqi has met senior brother."
Shitou waved his hand, but said: "Senior brother, I don't deserve it. If my younger brothers and sisters think highly of me, then just follow Xiaofan and call me Brother Shitou. I remember that during the battle at Liubo Mountain, I used a Tianya divine sword to frighten the demon sect." You monster, your Taoism is so high that no one can match it. I am afraid that now, my brother and sister must have reached the "Shangqing" realm on the Tai Chi Xuanqing Tao."
Lu Xueqi said calmly: "Brother Shitou is joking."
Zhang Xiaofan, however, was full of doubts and said: "Shitou, I haven't seen you for ten years, how did you become like this? And what's going on with your Buddhist practice? What's going on with the "Tianyin Temple" you just mentioned?"
Hearing this, Shitou let out a long sigh, tears seemed to be rolling in his eyes, and his expression was very sad, and he continued: "Xiaofan, you and your siblings don't know something. Back then, the leader of the Demon Sect, the Ghost King, refined the Four Spirits Blood Formation to create a massive Tianyin Temple, a lineage of Buddhism, is not immune to the massacre of those who follow the righteous path. My master, Venerable Dali, thought of all the people in the world and was compassionate, so he immediately led his disciples to fight against the ghost king."
Having said this, Shitou paused for a moment, as if he was trying his best to suppress the sadness in his heart, and his voice became hoarse, and said: "My master, Venerable Dali, remembers that he and Tianyin Temple belong to the same lineage of Buddhism. We cannot stand idly by and watch. He followed me to the rescue of Tianyin Temple and joined in the bloody battle with the evildoers of the Demonic Cult. My master and the other senior brothers in Tianyin Temple fought against the evildoers of the Demonic Cult for three days and three nights, and finally repelled them, but... Master, he... Master, he was exposed to the evil spells of the demon sect, and his strength was exhausted. After three days and three nights, he was already... exhausted. Master... before he died, he entrusted me to Master Puhong of Tianyin Temple. After saying that, he... passed away. Master Puhong, in gratitude for Master's great kindness and compassion, burned the remains of Master with the true Buddhist method, and put the relics from the cremation of Master's body into the "Nirvana Abode" , alongside all the founders and eminent monks of Tianyin Temple, he also accepted me as a closed disciple and gave me the title of Dharma Yuan, which means that I have a predestined relationship with Tianyin Temple and the Buddhist sect."
When Zhang Xiaofan and Lu Xueqi heard what he said, they both looked at each other in astonishment. Zhang Xiaofan's expression was both sad and happy for his friend. At the same time, he suddenly realized that Shitou's Taoism and yellow-robed monk's shoes were from then on. Come.
I saw Shitou slowly put away the sadness on his face and said: "Xiaofan, Master thought of all the people in the world and went to the Western Bliss. I should be happy for him. Why do you think I did it instead..."
Zhang Xiaofan said in a low voice: "I respect my master, uphold my integrity, and fight tirelessly. I am worthy of being a master of the sect. I will certainly go to the Western Bliss. You don't have to be too sad."
Seeing Zhang Xiaofan praising his master, Shitou felt a little happy on his face and said: "After my mentor, Master Puhong, returned from Qingyun Sect, he taught me all the Taoism and the supreme secret of Tianyin Temple, Brahma Prajna. , in order to live up to the teachings of my two masters, I have been practicing diligently for the past year, and I feel that my Taoism has progressed more smoothly than before. Xiaofan, you just said that I am diligent in my Taoism, maybe this is the reason!"
Zhang Xiaofan was surprised. It had only been a year since Shitou entered Tianyin Temple, but according to his observation, Shitou's Taoism was already comparable to that of the first-class people in the world. Even compared to the Dharma Xiang who had been immersed in Buddhism at Tianyin Temple for decades. It's just a little inferior. Does Shitou really have extraordinary ability to understand Buddhism in Tianyin Temple?
Zhang Xiaofan's guess this time was only half correct. Shitou was indeed as Venerable Dali said back then. He had a firm mind and was a great talent who practiced Buddhism and Taoism. However, most of the reasons why Shitou’s Taoism is so advanced lies in the connection between Vajra Gate Buddhism and the true Dharma of Tianyin Temple. Vajra Gate is originally a side branch of Buddhism and has the same source as the true Dharma of Tianyin Temple’s “Great Brahma Prajna”. The pulse is transmitted alone, and the true Dharma has been damaged by itself, and it cannot match the depth and complexity of Brahma Prajna.
By chance, Shitou saw the authentic Buddhist teachings of Tianyin Temple, and now he confirmed it with the true teachings he had learned. It was similar to the situation when Zhang Xiaofan saw the fourth volume of the Heavenly Book that day. In his past practice, there were all the things he couldn't understand. The answers were answered one by one, and the broken parts of the true Dharma were also completed one by one. In fact, I had a glimpse of a higher realm in Buddhism, but the stone only meant that my own practice would be smoother.
After a long while, Shitou suddenly said: "Xiao Fan, ten years ago, the two of us worked together with Miss Baguio to eliminate demons. Unexpectedly, Miss Baguio... is really a strange woman in the world who values love and justice! I heard that you later went to Miss Baguio for You turned against Qingyun and joined the Ghost King Sect, but no matter what, I regard you as my good brother. Some people say that you will be an enemy of the right way, but I absolutely don't believe it!"
Lu Xueqi frowned slightly and glanced at her husband beside her with some worry. Sure enough, Zhang Xiaofan had a look of pain on his face and remained silent.
Shitou shook his head slightly and continued: "However, Xiaofan, don't be too sad. For everything you have done for Miss Baguio in the past ten years, she must be knowledgeable and understand your painstaking efforts. Besides, she was willing to do it for you during her lifetime. And if you die, I would also like to see you live a happy life after death..."
"Shitou, please stop talking. I'm married to Xue Qi now. I don't want to mention the past anymore. As for Baguio, what I owe her can only be repaid in my next life. I don't have to be happy, but I I can't let my wife suffer with me, I will definitely make Xue Qi the happiest person in the world." Zhang Xiaofan waved his hand and suddenly said decisively.
"Xiao Fan..." Your tears were still shed for him.
But in those tears, were they happy or sad?
Late at night, outside Xiaochi Town.
The ancient trees in the woods were towering, pointing straight upward, and they actually appeared silvery white in the moonlight. Although the trees were lush, there were still stars scattered by the moonlight, illuminating the figures of a man and a woman.
The faint sound of wind and the quiet moonlight all seem to have a lingering tenderness.
Zhang and Lu were walking slowly like this, neither of them speaking. It seemed that at this moment, they were connected mentally and no longer needed the power of words to communicate.
I don’t know how much time passed, but Zhang Xiaofan stopped and was slightly shocked when he saw an ancient well suddenly appeared in front of him. The stones beside the well were old and covered with green moss, which seemed to be quite old.
When the two of them walked to the well, it was Zhang Xiaofan who spoke first: "Ten years ago, I saw the person I loved in this well, but... I was never able to say it. But today I am here again. Is this God's will? "
The breeze stirred up Lu Xueqi's hair, and a few strands brushed the man's determined cheeks...
The moonlight shone on him like frost and snow.
Deep in my heart, is it still the same aqua figure?
Baguio, I'm sorry...
I really can't bear her any more.
But what would I do if it weren't for you?
He was intoxicated.
Lower your head and look deeply, deeply.
He only felt that the moonlight seemed to suddenly become a little brighter, and in front of his eyes, there was only a gentle and white hand, covering his blurred eyes.
"Xiaofan, I don't want to...I can't, after all, Baguio..."
"Xueqi, I understand what you mean..." A long time, a long time.
Suddenly, a burst of singing came from the faint mist, and the plaintive female voice seemed to carry endless desolation:
Xiaosonggang, the moon is like frost.
People are easily injured like floating catkins.
Ten years, three thousand years.
I hope we will never forget each other.
The scene was the same as it was ten years ago, but the voice sounded very familiar to Zhang Xiaofan, and it was not the voice of the three-tailed demon fox.
Even so, he still tightened the woman who was leaning on his shoulder.
In the wind, her beautiful eyelashes trembled slightly, as if the world was particularly gentle to this woman and did not want to wake her from her sweet dream.
Zhang Xiaofan frowned, and suddenly he heard the rustling of the woods opposite. Zhang Xiaofan's brows suddenly opened, showing an incredulous look, and said: "Xiaobai, is it you?"
A white shadow fell from the treetop quickly and incoherently. At the same time, Lu Xueqi suddenly woke up and looked at the slim figure opposite with Zhang Xiaofan.
The figure strode forward, and a face that was stunning in the world slowly emerged from the shadows. But it wasn't the extremely charming nine-tailed fox. Who was it?
Xiaobai laughed and said: "Such a beautiful scenery at such a good time, I'm afraid it will disturb your enjoyment!"
A look of surprise flashed across Zhang Xiaofan's face, and he said calmly: "Xiaobai, why are you here."
Xiaobai suddenly looked solemn and said, "I'm about to go to the Black Stone Cave to see my Xiaoliu. Do you want to go together?"
The figures of the two foxes beside the lava suddenly entered Zhang Xiaofan's mind. Somehow ten years had passed in the blink of an eye, but the scene of the two foxes hugging each other and sinking into the lava was still lingering.
Zhang Xiaofan was silent, but Lu Xueqi, who was standing next to him, responded and said: "Miss Xiaobai, please lead the way."
Xiaobai knew in her heart that Lu Xueqi was grateful to her for waking up Zhang Xiaofan, so she didn't point it out at the moment. With a smile on her lips, she turned around and walked away.
