The cliffs appear to be steep and unscalable, but in fact there are extremely narrow paths hidden between them.
At the end of the stone path, there is a small cliff with a very simple thatched house built on the cliff. There is a cave near the cliff. A tall figure is sitting on a low stool. This person is wearing a very expensive purple cotton coat. , has a pale face, and a few strands of gray beard fluttering in the wind on his chin. His aura seems ordinary, but it also reveals an indescribable meaning. He is clearly an old man with gray hair, but judging from his expression and temperament, But I don't feel any oldness.
Needless to say, this man is the most legendary master in the world.
An existence only lower than the sky.
However, the master didn't seem to notice Yu Liancheng and Li arriving slowly at this time. He was holding a knife and concentrating on cutting the fish. Before long, the chopping board was piled with thin slices of fish like snowflakes. This is no ordinary fish. The fish meat has a conspicuous color and is piled together like peonies in full bloom.
The master cut the fish very quickly, but of course he was not satisfied with the speed of eating the fish. From time to time, he would pick up a thin piece of fish fillet, swish it in a bowl filled with soy sauce and ginger juice, then quickly put it into his lips, and then show an expression of great enjoyment.
"Master, the guests have already arrived. Leave the fish filleting to me." Li walked forward with a slow smile.
The master seemed to be too focused on cutting and eating fish fillets. Only then did he notice the two of them. He looked at Yu Liancheng who was smiling beside him, and coughed a little awkwardly. After all, the guests hadn't arrived yet, so he had to eat first. , it’s always not good.
"Peony fish is produced in the deep sea. Its meat is very elastic. The thinner the better. I'll give you a sample first, and you can cut it like me. I took two bites and the meat is as tender and elastic as ever. It's not worth your money." Hard work to catch fish.”
"Okay, Master."
Li slowly thought to himself that of course the master would not eat secretly. Everything was done to entertain the guests better.
He took the knife from his master and began to cut the fish. This great gentleman deserves to be called Li Manman. He cuts fish in an equally slow and leisurely manner. Compared with the master, he is in the sky and on the earth.
"Sit down quickly, sit down quickly, I haven't really entertained guests for a long time." The master asked Yu Liancheng to sit down: "This peony fish is only produced in the hot sea in the far north. It is plump, delicate and beautiful, and is rare in the world. My great disciple Hearing that I was going to invite guests today, I went to catch them, but my clothes were soaked when I came back."
There seemed to be excitement and pride in the Master's tone.
He is the Master, the person who has lived the longest and has the most profound strength in the world. Over the past hundreds of years, others have always invited him, but today it was he who invited others, and his behavior was naturally a bit attentive.
"Peony fish is the top delicacy. From the cliff behind me, you can overlook the entire Chang'an. It is the top beauty. And with you as the top guest in the world, it is really wonderful. It's a pity... it's a pity... "The master picked up the chopsticks, put the fish fillets in his mouth with great grace, and sighed: "It's a pity that there is no good wine, otherwise it would be really complete."
"Then you might as well try my jug of peach blossom wine." Yu Liancheng took out the jug and poured a cup for his wife, Li Manman and himself.
The master immediately beamed with joy, gave Yu Liancheng a look that looked very good to him, picked up the wine glass, took a sip, showing an expression of great enjoyment, and even narrowed his eyes.
After a while, he opened his eyes and praised, "Good wine, really good wine." Then he asked Yu Liancheng to pour wine, pour a glass, drink a glass, pour a glass, drink a glass...
In the end, the master grabbed the jug himself and drank most of the wine in one go. Then he let out a long breath: "It's a pity, it's a pity. If I had known that the wine brewed by Momoyama had such a taste, I wouldn't have drank all the wine in one go. The mountain is full of peach blossoms.”
Yu Liancheng said leisurely: "It doesn't matter. Peach blossoms bloom once a year. If you want to pick peach blossoms now, the time is just right."
"Haha, that's quite true."
The master laughed, took another bite of fish fillet, and said with a smile: "I noticed you as soon as you entered the academy. Do you know why I only let you come here now?"
"Oh? I'm all ears."
The master shook his head and said: "My disciples are somewhat arrogant for being able to enter the back mountain. Although they don't say it on weekdays, I can feel it. My original intention was to let you hit them, but I didn't expect that you are so ruthless. Especially for my second disciple, he is so proud that he puts me and the first disciple in his eyes..."
"Young man, how can you do this without a little blow?"
Yu Liancheng smiled and said: "Jun Mo, a gentleman cannot be a stranger. If you can't bear this blow, then you should change your name as soon as possible."
"Oh, what kind of shock did you receive when you were young?" Master said with interest.
"Well..." Yu Liancheng thought for a while, then said after careful consideration: "I have a good talent for cultivation, I'm handsome, it's been a smooth journey, and I'm surrounded by beauties, so I really don't have any setbacks."
Speaking of this, Youyou sighed softly: "Perhaps the biggest setback for me is that I have never suffered any setbacks in my life."
"You guys..."
The Master's eyes widened and he took a breath: "Before I met you, I thought you were an outsider, but it turned out that you are also a guy with a face as thick as a city wall."
"Just telling the truth."
Yu Liancheng shrugged.
"There is a sky beyond the sky. How is the scenery outside the sky?"
The master took a piece of peony fish, dipped it in some seasoning, and threw it into his mouth, asking the older man who was cutting the fish to hurry up, otherwise it would not be enough to eat. His movements were casual, but the questions he asked were a bit shocking. Master seems to have known for a long time that the person in front of him is not from the Haotian world. There is a sky outside the sky and a visitor from outside the world.
"Purely speaking of scenery, the actual scenery is almost the same. The only thing that makes me miss is probably the bright moon at night." Yuliancheng said.
"Mingyue?" Master asked doubtfully.
"It's the moon."
"Also known as Chanjuan, the silver plate has many names, and also has round and missing changes. Just as there is the sun during the day, there is also the moon at night. It is no longer just a luminous sphere hanging in the night sky, but a symbol. It is the carrier of culture. Raise a cup to invite the bright moon, and make three people by facing each other. The bright moon rises on the sea, and we share this moment at the end of the world. The sparse shadows are slanting across the clear water, and the faint fragrance floats on the moon at dusk..."
Yu Liancheng took a sip of peach blossom, considered it for a moment, and came to a conclusion: "A moonless night is not romantic."
"That's it..." Master murmured to himself, looking at the sky where the sun still hung: "That moon is really fascinating."
"Actually, besides the bright moon, there are many differences."
Yu Liancheng drank a few glasses of wine and started talking completely: "The world I lived in before was actually a ball, and it was usually difficult to find it. But if you see a ship coming from afar on the sea, the first thing you see must be It’s a tall sail…”
"This ball also has the South Pole and the North Pole, and there is an equator in the middle. It looks like a belt, haha..."
While Yu Liancheng was drinking wine and eating peony fish fillets, he kept telling his master about the world he had visited before.
The Master himself also ate fish and drank wine like Yu Liancheng, but he was gradually attracted by what Yu Liancheng said. He put down his chopsticks and listened carefully, without even taking another bite of the peony fish.
After Yu Liancheng finished speaking, Master's expression flickered slightly and he said, "I'm very curious, how did you come to Haotian's world?"
"If we talk about going from one world to another, then the simplest and crudest method is - Shattering the Void." Yu Liancheng chuckled.
"Shattered Void?"
"The light returns to the void, and the darkness returns to the sun and the moon. When you reach the ultimate level of cultivation, you can break through the world barrier and soar away to reach a broader world. This is the Shattered Void. In the infinite universe, there are many powerful practitioners. Leave your native world in this way." Yu Liancheng said leisurely: "But it's a pity that this world can't do it."
"Why?"
"Because of it."
Yu Liancheng looked at the clear blue sky: "This world is almost completely blocked by Haotian with its boundless power. I think you should have a deep understanding of this, Master."
The master was silent for a moment, nodded, and then raised his brows: "But you still didn't tell me, where did you come from?"
"Do you know why I can hug the beauty on both sides?" A smile escaped from the corner of Yu Liancheng's mouth.
The Master rolled his eyes: "Don't say it's because you are handsome and have high cultivation level?"
"Of course these are the main reasons, but also because of... secrets." Yu Liancheng said with a smile: "Secrets make men more masculine."
The Master snorted and said, "If you don't want to say it, forget it. You are very stingy."
The next moment, the master did not use chopsticks, and put the remaining peony fish fillets into his mouth with a wind-curling gesture. Then he looked at Yu Liancheng, who was about to pick the fish fillets, with a proud smile.
The elder gentleman beside him couldn't laugh or cry, he was secretly amused and thought to himself, it's a good thing that Jun Mo is no longer here, otherwise he would have said that the master was disrespectful of etiquette.
"Are you interested in cooperating with me?" Yu Liancheng didn't care and looked at the master.
"Of course." The master wiped the sauce on his beard.
"You're really decisive." Yu Liancheng chuckled.
"I am just a foreigner in this world. You are an 'aboriginal'. Without Haotian's favor, it would be difficult for human beings to develop from the ignorant period. In a way, it is the mother of all of you. Haotian will This world is completely closed, but it is actually for your own good. Some disaster from the outside may befall you. All things are created to nourish people, and people have nothing to repay heaven. Instead of repaying your mother, you old guy is thinking of killing your mother. What a shame. So sinful.”
"When children grow up, they want to go out and earn their own living. Parents cannot keep their children at home just because they are doting on them. That will get boring."
The Master shook his head: "Besides, the relationship between Haotian and humans, in my opinion, is more like a transaction. Haotian protects humans, and humans offer the purest faith to Haotian. What's more, have you ever seen anyone Are parents going to 'eat' their children? Historically, it has activated Eternal Night more than once, and it may be activated again in the future."
"That's true."
Yu Liancheng nodded, touched his chin again, and said: "Let's make an agreement first. If the real face really faces Haotian, you will be the main force and I will assist."
The master rolled up his sleeves and glared: "You boy, do you know how to respect the old and love the young? Of course, this kind of fighting and killing should be left to you young people."
"I respect the old and love the young. I respect your strength as an old man and take care of a young person like me."
Yu Liancheng slapped the table and refused to give in. In Haotian's world, he is not that stupid to fight with Haotian.
"Besides, although I have a grudge against Haotian, Haotian has come down to find you personally. Obviously you are the most attractive to it. In its eyes, you are probably a hundred times more delicious than the peony fish. , a thousand times.”
"You guy..." The master blew his beard and stared, a short stick slipped quietly from his sleeve and landed in the palm of his right hand. Chen, who knows how to watch, was beaten with this stick and was afraid to set foot on land.
"What's more, I am an outsider and can leave at any time. Maybe you have the ability to leave, but are you willing to leave this academy? Are you willing to leave the Tang Dynasty? Are you willing to leave the world?" Yu Liancheng said with a smile. .
"Today's young people really don't have the energy to work hard at all."
The master shook his head and put back the stick. It was just a joke before. He has been hiding from Haotian for hundreds of years. No one can replace him for the battle that will come sooner or later in the future.
Yu Liancheng thought for a while and then said: "I want Protestantism to spread to the Tang Dynasty to further weaken Haotian's power."
Although the hundreds of millions of people in the Tang Dynasty did not respect the Xiling Temple as much as other countries, they were still loyal believers of Haotian and the source of Haotian's power in the world.
The master waved his hand: "Go to the emperor. If I take care of such trivial matters, then I won't be bored to death for a day."
"Okay." Yu Liancheng nodded, put down his chopsticks, and handed the Book of Heaven to Mr. Da. He told him, "I may need to use this book in the future, so don't lose it." He was about to leave first.
After taking two steps, he suddenly stopped: "Master, do you like the moon very much?"
"good."
The master said something very arrogantly.
In fact, from his previous questions, both Yu Liancheng and Mr. Li Manman could tell that the master really liked the moon.
"Then I'll give you a meeting gift."
Yu Liancheng chuckled, clasped his index finger between his eyebrows, and a round of invisible ripples appeared in his soul, rushing towards the Master.
For Master, this level of mental power could be broken with a wave of his hand, but he just stood there, with a glimmer of expectation flashing in his eyes.
As a result, the master's eyes suddenly dimmed, and he didn't know when he was under the night sky.
The night sky seems to be much brighter than the ordinary night, but not as dazzling as the day. It is warm and gentle, like a layer of silver gauze covering everything, ethereal and blurred.
Looking up, there are stars all over the place, and you can see a silver disk hanging in the starry sky.
"This is...the moon..."
The Master looked at the moon. This great practitioner who had lived for thousands of years looked at the full moon in the sky and suddenly felt tears filling his eyes.
He received a gift from Yu Liancheng.
I received a bright moon.
A bright moon illuminates the way home.
(End of chapter)
