Li Xiuyuan in the imperial city was thinking about how to lead the army to conquer Qingcheng, while Ouyang Dongli on Fangcun Mountain had lived in the small courtyard of Prajna Temple for most of the winter.

Even Taoist Master Xuantian Guanqingxu also came to live in Prajna Temple for half a month.

Like Ouyang Dongli, he wanted to learn more about the principles of spiritual practice after coming to the Five Realms from Minghui's mouth.

The handwritten notes Li Xiuyuan left for Minghui were also copied over by the two of them.

The three of them discussed it together all winter, but in the end there were still some things they didn't quite understand.

That's because Li Xiuyuan has not cultivated to that legendary state, and cannot completely explain to the three of them.

Looking at the two people who were still confused, Ming Hui could only smile bitterly and said: "If you still have questions, you can only go to the Imperial City to find my junior brother and ask for a clear answer."

Qingxu nodded, looked at Ouyang Dongli and said with a smile: "I'm not in a hurry. You and your wife will go see my disciple first and see if he can explain it."

Ouyang Dongli laughed bitterly when he heard this: "You didn't expect it before you ascended. A master will one day come back to ask his apprentice for advice."

Qingxu sighed and smiled helplessly: "I can't help it. He has gone to more places than us, and he came back here earlier than us. Who made him my disciple?"

Hua Luoyu, who was sitting aside, thought for a while, looked at Ouyang Dongli and said, "When will we go down the mountain and return to the imperial city? My brother can't sit still. I'm afraid he will run away again in the blink of an eye."

Minghui seemed to have remembered something, looked at the three of them and said, "After my junior brother has finished handling the matters in the Imperial City, I am afraid he will go to the Tianshan Mountains in the Dongxuan Territory again."

In his opinion, as long as Li Xiuyuan dives into the Tianshan Mountains, he may not be able to find him again.

Tianshan Mountain is so big, who knows where that guy will go?

When Ouyang Dongli heard this, he nodded gently and said, "I lost my way in Tianshan by forwarding it. If I hadn't met my disciple, I probably wouldn't have ascended so quickly."

"So?" Qingxu looked at the two of them and smiled quietly.

"So, after spending the New Year with you on the mountain, we will go down the mountain and go to the imperial city."

Ouyang Dongli chuckled and said, "While it's spring, I can catch him and make me a few jars of wine in the imperial city."

Ming Hui was stunned and couldn't help but shake his head. He was the only one who understood that it would be difficult for his junior brother to think about making wine again.

The road to spiritual practice is long, and until he solves his own troubles, he may never be able to think about the guy in front of him again.

It was only after he read the manuscript Li Xiuyuan gave him and carefully savored his junior brother's current mood that he realized that it was not easy to step from an extraordinary realm to a mortal realm.

And I'm afraid it would be even more troublesome if I wanted to step into that realm.

Perhaps, I should also go down the mountain for a walk and go to White Jade City to see the sentient beings.

Thinking of this, he looked at the three people in front of him and couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "You two go to the Imperial City first. I will go to Qingliang Temple in Baiyu City for a few years before long."

Qingxu was stunned, looked at him and asked: "Qingliang Temple in White Jade City... Monk, where are you going and why?"

After all, in Qingxu's opinion, how can the Buddhist temple in Baiyu City be as special as the Prajna Temple in Fangcun Mountain?

Only people from the world wanted to go to the Prajna Temple in Fangcun Mountain, but he had never heard of anyone wanting to go to an ordinary Buddhist temple in the secular world.

Ouyang Dongli also asked in confusion: "Is it possible that there are eminent monks in Qingliang Temple in Baiyu City?"

Shaking his head gently, Minghui looked at the two of them and said quietly: "You are overthinking. Junior brother said that I saw the world on Fangcun Mountain, and it's time to go to White Jade City to see all living beings."

"Sentient beings? There are no sentient beings in Prajna Temple? Those who come to burn incense and worship Buddha are not sentient beings anymore?"

This time it was Qingxu's turn to be confused. He looked at Ouyang Dongli and asked, "What's the point? Our disciple is getting more and more mysterious now."

"I didn't know that we didn't stay for more than a few days when he came back."

Ouyang Dongli shook his head, looked at Hua Luoyu and asked, "Luoyu, has that kid ever talked to you about this?"

Shaking her head, Hua Luoyu replied quietly: "He only told me that he would return to the imperial city after spring. He didn't say anything else."

Minghui looked at the three of them and smiled lightly: "Think about your respective paths of cultivation. Old man Qingxu is fine with you, as long as you continue to stay on the mountain."

Qingxu looked at him and shook his head, sighing: "Monk, when do you plan to go down the mountain?"

"Let the two of them leave first. I'll arrange the chores in the temple later."

For Minghui, cultivation is only his own business. He doesn't want to be behind Ouyang Dongli. In that case, he might as well stay in the Prajna Temple.

Thinking of this, he missed Li Xiuyuan a little. Only his junior brother could come and go without worries, and he would have worries in his heart.

Hua Luoyu glanced at Ouyang Dongli and said leisurely: "You have a hunch that by the time we return to the imperial city, that guy must have left."

…

There are still three days left before the New Year in the Five Regions Imperial City.

Xiao Ju and the housekeeper were already busy preparing everything for the New Year. Tang Chao also helped, saying that he would invite General Nalan and his family over on New Year's Eve.

According to Hua Tianxia's wishes, Li Xiuyuan and Tang Chao were asked to go to Huamanlou to spend time, but at the moment, Li Xiuyuan couldn't even get out of the door.

Whenever I stayed in the flower hall and copied Buddhist scriptures, the furthest I could go was to stand in the garden and dance with my bamboo sword for an hour.

Even Xiaoju said that her brother had become stupid when he came back this time. He didn't even go to the palace and did something as fun as shopping.

Only Li Xiuyuan himself was counting the days, waiting for the arrival of the beginning of spring.

Waiting to lead 50,000 imperial troops to break through Qingcheng.

At nearly noon, the housekeeper led a middle-aged monk into the flower hall, forcing Li Xiuyuan to put down the wolf hair in his hand.

Li Xiuyuan frowned slightly when he saw the middle-aged man in a green robe walking into the flower hall.

After the visitor sat down, he asked softly: "Where are you from, and what do you want from me?"

After a quick search while forgetting, Li Xiuyuan could not find the shadow of the person in his mind, which meant that he had never seen this person before in the Five Realms.

"My dear Mingyue comes from Fenghuang Mountain, and has been entrusted by the master to meet the Imperial Master."

The person who came was Mingyue from the Phoenix Sect, who was Shangguan Wushuang's senior brother and Qingfeng's brother.

After the head of the Phoenix Sect learned that the elders from Qingcheng had come to the imperial city but returned without any results, and after plotting with several elders for several nights, they finally made up their minds.

You can't let the entire Phoenix Sect be buried with you just for the sake of ten unsatisfactory elders, right?

Since the imperial advisor has rejected Qingcheng's negotiations, it means that the current advisor and the emperor have the absolute power to bulldoze Qingcheng.

Naturally, Phoenix Mountain does not want to be like Qingcheng, facing an encirclement and suppression by the Imperial City's 100,000-strong army... because the Phoenix Sect does not dare to gamble and cannot afford to gamble.

Therefore, they sent Qingfeng and Mingyue brothers to the Five Realms Imperial City together, hoping that through sincerity, the imperial court would give up the siege of Phoenix Mountain.

Li Xiuyuan lit the small stove on the table, looked at Qingfeng and said: "You heads should be very clear about the conditions I offer, and there is no need to negotiate with anyone less."

Qingfeng was stunned. He didn't expect that the young Imperial Master in front of him would be so direct and not even give him a chance to explain.

He couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "I don't have enough cultivation, so I can't go against the imperial court. By the way, my junior sister seems to have known the Imperial Master back then."

Seeing that Li Xiuyuan was out of luck, Qingfeng had no choice but to move out his former junior sister, hoping to get close to the Imperial Master.

"Really? Who is she?" Li Xiuyuan said softly while making tea.

"Elder Xu Jingyun's disciple, Shangguan Wushuang." Qingfeng said quietly: "It is said that she once came from the same place as the Imperial Master. I don't know if it is true or not?"

"Xu Jingyun?" Li Xiuyuan raised his head, looked at Qingfeng and said quietly: "I haven't seen her for many years."

It's okay if Qingfeng doesn't say anything. When he talks about Xu Jingyun and Shangguan Wushuang, Li Xiuyuan reminds of the Beihai battlefield.

His childhood sweetheart actually hid in Phoenix Mountain during the national crisis... From then on, he completed the separation from Guan Wushuang in his heart.

It’s not the fate I want, so I don’t want it.

When he was on Fangcun Mountain, he forgot to ask Hua Luoyu if he had seen Xu Jingyun in these years.

Qingfeng was startled when he heard this and felt bad. This guy only mentioned Elder Xu but didn't mention Junior Sister at all. There seemed to be a lot of gaps.

But being smart, he naturally would not dwell on this matter, but said quietly: "Since the Imperial Master has returned to the dynasty, after solving the civil strife, there should be no more trouble, right?"

When the civil strife in the dynasty was mentioned and the dead guards in black were mentioned, the atmosphere became depressing again.

Li Xiuyuan even frowned, looked at Qingfeng and replied: "If the accounts between Qingcheng and Phoenix Mountain are unclear, this matter will not be completed for one day."

Qingfeng was stunned and speechless for a long time.

After a long time, Qingfeng forced a smile and said: "I didn't expect that the Imperial Master is really not an ordinary person."

He didn't expect that the young man in front of him, who had no real energy fluctuations in his body, was actually flawless and gave him no chance to take advantage of any loopholes.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but admire the leader's vision, not just because of the interests of the Phoenix Sect, but also feeling sad for Qingcheng.

He could even foresee the war after the beginning of spring... I am afraid that after the war, Qingcheng will no longer be regarded as the largest sect in the five regions.

"That's also because your Phoenix Sect made a mistake first."

Li Xiuyuan said quietly: "Since you have done something wrong, you must take responsibility. You can't escape the first day of junior high school, but you can't escape the fifteenth day. You should understand this truth."

"I'm a little curious personally."

Qingfeng sighed and said softly: "I heard that the National Master had already ascended in the Beihai battlefield in the daytime. So, how can you return to the Five Domains Imperial City again?"

"This has nothing to do with you and the Phoenix Sect." Li Xiuyuan replied coldly: "Not to mention you, even Xu Jingyun and I are not friends. Do I need to tell you?"

Shaking his head, Li Xiuyuan said quietly: "Explain your purpose of coming. The Imperial Preceptor's Mansion does not accept outsiders."

In Li Xiuyuan's opinion, if he didn't explain his purpose, he would ask the butler to see him off.

Upon hearing this, Qingfeng was speechless and could only sigh softly. He did not expect that Elder Xu and Junior Sister, who had already left, would also follow this guy and become a stranger.

From this point of view, I am afraid that the Imperial Master’s Imperial Master will no longer have any affection for Phoenix Mountain.

Carefully, he took out a space ring and placed it in front of Li Xiuyuan. Qingfeng sighed heavily.

He said quietly: "The master asked me to give this to the Imperial Master. You want a lot of it."

Qingfeng thought for a while and then said: "The leader said that Phoenix Mountain is not the enemy of the Five Regions Dynasty in the past or in the future. I hope that the Imperial Master and the Emperor can forget some of the things that happened in the past."

Li Xiuyuan did not speak, but he carefully sensed the space ring in his hand, thought about it, and put it away again.

Looking at Qingfeng, he said: "I will ask the general to bring someone to confirm this matter. As long as the number is correct, the feud between Phoenix Mountain and the imperial court will be over."

Qingfeng's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that the imperial master would be so easy to talk to.

He had no intention of taking advantage of the Phoenix Sect anymore, so he couldn't help but let out a long sigh again.

After thinking about it, he smiled bitterly and said, "In this way, we can finally have a stable New Year."
Chapter completed!