At the bottom of Quelong Valley, there is a wooden house in a small courtyard.
Luo Chuan sat on a rather comfortable small wooden chair in front of the wooden house. He watched silently as the middle-aged man in front of him skillfully killed fish and made a fire. In a short time, he processed two herrings with clear scales and marinated them in front of him. After frying, simmer over low heat. When the lid is closed, the aroma of the fish and the flavor of the onion and ginger seasoning have slightly overflowed.
The middle-aged man then took the rag from the stove and wiped his hands. He took a chair and sat across from Luo Chuan. He asked with a smile, "You said your surname was Luo earlier, but it was Luo Tianen, the prefect of Li County." who?"
Luo Chuan stood up and saluted and said respectfully, "Junior Luo Chuan is the eldest son of Luo Tianen, the prefect of Li County. He has lived in Zhongjing for a long time and was able to return to Li County recently."
"Oh?" The middle-aged man looked at Luo Chuan in surprise and asked, "No one has come to talk to me about outside affairs in recent days. Could it be that this young prefect of Li County... ...." He looked at Luo Chuan and smiled sheepishly, and waved his hand for him to sit down, "You know, since you are a proton, it stands to reason that you are not allowed to return home unless something like that happens. ."
Luo Chuan sighed and shook his head, "My father is still alive." He sat down again, "Senior, what happened this year is so amazing. Many things that this junior has only heard people talk about. To put it simply, Lu Zu passed away. Then His Majesty the Emperor passed away, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was so sad that he followed His Majesty. The Empress, who is now the Queen Mother, ordered a group of hostages to return home...and then..." He looked at his face The middle-aged man who gradually lost his smile said quickly, "Then the four barbarians moved, and the great demon flew to Central Continent. I heard some time ago that the northern barbarians had conquered Shanbei County, and tens of thousands of people in the border towns were massacred...!"
He stared at every change on the middle-aged man's face in front of him, and stopped talking when he said this.
The middle-aged man was silent for a while, then looked at Luochuan with a calm smile, "These are the things you came to tell me from the Cangyan Palm Sect?"
Luo Chuan shook his head, and then looked at the valley. The sky was getting dark, and the valley, which was as beautiful as a fairyland in the daytime, was quiet and desolate. He turned back to look at the middle-aged man and said, "Senior, there are only people living in this valley. you alone?"
"I'm not the only one," the middle-aged man laughed and pushed the back of the wooden chair, supported only by the chair's two back legs. He crossed his legs and swayed his ankles, "Don't worry, Cangyan The person the master asked you to convey the message to must be me." He pointed to the direction of the mountain road Luo Chuan came from, "Well, isn't that where we came down? This valley is surrounded by cliffs, and there is only one road, that road. The road can only lead to this place, and as for this place, I am the only one who can't make a mistake."
"Senior, then..." Luo Chuan hesitated but did not ask the question, but relayed, "The Master of Cangyan Sword Sect asked me to say three words to senior - 'Di Tian Tai'."
"Di Tiantai?" The middle-aged man rolled his eyes, scratched his scalp and said with a smile, "This old guy, after so many years, is still acting like this, he naturally knows that, since I am here After staying in the valley for so many years, I will not leave without breaking through the upper three realms, so since you are the son of the prefect of Li County, it doesn’t matter what nonsense you say, the important thing is..." He He pointed at Luo Chuan and said with a smile, "Let you enter the valley itself!"
Luo Chuan lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and asked directly, "Senior, since there is no one from the Cangyan Sword Sect to guard this valley, even if there is any mystery in the valley path, the senior's magical power has naturally been able to fly with the sword. , why...can't leave?"
"Can't leave?" The middle-aged man said with a sigh, "You mean I can't leave? I just don't want to." There was a trace of disdain in his unruly voice, "Since you said those things to me, then Naturally, they also know my identity. In fact, there is nothing hard to say. I am just a former prince. At first, there were naturally a few bastards who planned for me to enter this valley, but I understood it the moment I entered this valley. , if I want to reach the top of my cultivation, I can only stay in this valley..."
Luochuan was shocked for a moment, but the middle-aged man seemed to be missing something, "At that time, there was an old man living in this valley, but he is dead now. I collected his body and burned it according to his wishes." It would be nice to just throw it into the lake and die cleanly." He sighed and looked at Luochuan and said with a smile, "The world only knows that this valley has an evil nature, and no matter how young or old, the prince does not want to leave. But in fact, they don’t know that it’s not that there is something in this valley that traps us, but that this valley hides a great blessing that is unique to you and me. This kind of blessing can only be obtained by people like you and me. That’s all…”
A flash of lightning flashed in Luochuan's heart, and a thought quickly passed through him.
The middle-aged man glanced at Luo Chuan's expression and then smiled and continued, "Looking at your appearance, you must have experienced it when you entered the valley," he seemed to recall, "born noble people like you and me, Most of them have mediocre talents, just like they were born all their lives, opening a door and then closing a window. But here, my realm has improved rapidly. At first, I just thought I had found a suitable place for cultivation. It was not until I left halfway that I realized that once Once you leave here, the Qi you have cultivated will leak out uncontrollably like water in a bamboo basket..."
Luo Chuan was horrified, but on his face he just frowned slightly.
"After that, I had to come back. Then, every time I broke through a realm, I would leave the valley for a day. Indeed, as the old guy said, the higher the realm, the stronger the control over the leakage of true energy in the body. I probably entered the upper three realms. In terms of its realm and characteristics, there will be no such disaster once you leave this valley." The middle-aged man smiled and sighed, "The way of heaven and the way of heaven are so exquisite..."
"Then senior..." Luo Chuan hesitated and did not speak.
"If you have anything to say, just say it. You are one of your own in this valley. Do you think I usually talk so much today when I face those little guys from Cangyan Sword Sect who deliver things?" The middle-aged man curled his lips and remained very natural. With a smile, "The old man told me that the people in this valley are actually of the same origin, and they can be the same faction after hundreds of years. I originally thought this was too nonsense, but after staying here for a long time, I have become more familiar with this place." The bond with the valley is getting deeper and deeper, and I really agree with his ideas a little bit. If it weren't for this bond, we might have been plotting against each other endlessly after leaving this valley. But now that we are here, we just let go got those things.”
"Senior, for this opportunity in the valley, you are actually willing to give up... give up your position as emperor?" Luo Chuan asked.
"The position of an emperor?" the middle-aged man sneered, "Speaking of it, I am the prince of the Dading Emperor's family, but when it comes to real power, even if Lu Zu was still there, how much control can I have over the world after I ascend the throne? Really? It's not much stronger than some powerful prefects, not to mention..." He seemed to recall some unbearable things, waved his hands vigorously and said impatiently, "Since you are a 'eldest son', you naturally have brothers. Can’t you understand? I’m not very interested in the throne, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to accept their plot easily. It’s just... boring..."
"Think about it...if I was the emperor back then, it would be me and my son who died in Zhongjing City now..."
