After climbing the top step of Qingshan Mountain Road, Senior Brother patted my shoulder and whispered: "The walls have ears. Let's go back first." Zamao Xiaodao and I both handed over the gold-plated wooden swords in our hands.
He put it away, nodded to Fu Jun who had just taken action, and then followed the two of them towards the palace.
Fu Jun gave Li Zefeng a few words, asked him to go to the kitchen to get some food and went to his room. Then he led us to the attic on the west side of the courtyard. This is Fu Jun's residence. It is on the fourth floor of the attic.
From the highest point, you can not only overlook the entire Zhenling Hall, but also have a clear overview of the valley below the Maoshan Sect. The scenery is excellent.
On the way here, I looked up at the sky. There were sunsets and starry skies here, but they seemed to be covered by a layer of foggy frosted glass, which was not real. I knew that the sages of Maoshan had used great magic and great means here.
At the foothills of Maoshan Mountain, there is an isolated piece of land, surrounded by psychedelic formations like a ghost wall. If an ordinary person enters it by mistake, he will inevitably turn left and right, and finally return, and ultimately cannot find his way in - of course.
If someone really has the opportunity to break into this place, he will either be included in the Maoshan Sect, or he will use a medicine similar to Liluo Mengpo Decoction to erase his memory.
Many people have this feeling - they always have a sense of déjà vu in a strange place, or they suddenly feel that they have been confused for a certain period of time and don't know what happened... and so on, maybe they have fallen victim to these methods.
This is what Zamao Xiaodao said to us when we encountered the weird magic circle in the Weixiangli factory that day. This Maoshan belongs to a long-famous Taoist sect. All the formations and methods are unknown to us.
It's a bit weaker than what Min Mo used in that underground factory.
Fu Jun's residence is more spacious than ours, and the decoration is more traditional. The tables, chairs and screens are all made of precious red sandalwood, and the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls seem to be works by famous artists and are very old. But as for how much they are worth
, I, an outsider, don’t know.
When I walked into the room, everyone else was sitting down. Fu Jun saw me looking at the calligraphy and painting carefully, and asked me what I know about this.
I shook my head and said I didn’t know, I just wanted to see something new. Fu Jun smiled and said no, you have talent in this area and you know that these paintings are good - these were brought back by the seniors from the mountain and left in this room.
Yes, it has some value, but I don't care about it. It's just to cultivate my sentiment. The road to spiritual cultivation is long, and it would be too boring if I don't find some obsessions for myself.
I was stunned. Isn’t the purpose of cultivating Taoism to cut off these obsessions?
When Senior Brother heard what I said, he laughed and said, "Lu Zuo, you know a lot. This sentence explains the true meaning of us ascetics, but Junior Brother Fu's breaking and then establishing is also a method, haha."
While talking, Li Zefeng had already brought the evening meal into the room with another disciple, and we sat down in front of the Eight Immortals table in the attic side hall. The meal was more exquisite than what we had in the morning, and there were more dishes, but still
There was no meat or wine. Fu Jun smiled apologetically and said sorry to me. Although we Maoshan Taoist priests do not avoid meat and fish, I have been fasting for more than 20 years and can't change it. The conditions are limited and I only eat simple food.
Lu Zuo, just make do with it.
I picked a plate of pickles and took a bite. I felt that they were very well cooked. I also tried some other dishes. They were extremely delicious and had a Taoist vegetarian aesthetic. Compared with the meal I had at noon, the cooking skills of the cook were much better.
Many, so he smiled at Fu Jun who was still polite and said: "I have been working hard outside for a long time, and I am impatient and can't enjoy delicious food. It's not until I eat these today that I can feel the beauty of food. Senior Brother Fu has no modesty at all. When I am
Just like my family..."
Senior Brother also explained to Fu Jun that Junior Brother Fu did not need to worry too much. Lu Zuo and Xiao Ming were brothers who shared life and death and there was no need to worry about lack of care.
Because we had something to do, we didn’t delay for long on the meal. After hastily eating, Li Zefeng made tea again, and we started talking about business. Senior Brother told me that he was sure to resolve the dispute between Huang Pengfei and me.
Kai, I was cleared of the suspicion of intentional murder, and I informed Yang Zhixiu that I would explain it in front of all the disciples of the Maoshan Sect before the ceremony the day after tomorrow, so I did not expect that Yang Zhixiu would send people to arrest us at the beginning, and even more
I didn't expect that Sun Xiaoqin would intercept him halfway. This was all his mistake, so we ask for our understanding.
I asked what the solution was. Did that stinky bitch from Bailutan fall into your hands?
The senior brother shook his head and said that the whereabouts of Bai Lutan has now become a mystery. No one knows whether she is alive or dead. No one knows who has fallen into her hands and where she is, whether it is the relevant departments or lurking within various cults.
There is no news from inside sources. It is not a good way to get a breakthrough from her - even if she is here, with a red mouth and white teeth, unless special means can be used to pry her mouth open, what else will she say?
, there are still people who are against it.
But as for what the method is, he can't say it for the time being, because if he says it, it won't work. All we have to do is believe him.
Since Senior Brother said this, he must have some scruples, so I stopped asking further questions. I remembered that the Taoist in yellow who stopped us in front of Zhenling Hall seemed to have very good cultivation, so I asked who that guy was.
Fu Jun replied, saying that there are different inheritances in the Maoshan sect. With Master Tao Jinhong as the leader, they are naturally the most prosperous lineage with many talented people. However, in addition to his master, there are also various elders who are also strong.
Yes, it may just be slightly inferior to the main sect. Sun Xiaoqin is the beloved disciple of Elder Mei Langmei, and is also one of the most popular young masters in the Maoshan Sect recently. This strength is strong, and his character has not been tempered much, and his temper
It was big, and his master was very close to Yang Zhixiu, so it was expected that he would be the first to do so.
Zamao Xiaodao took a sip of tea and said: "When I left Maoshan that day, this boy was still an ignorant little boy. I didn't expect that when I came back this time, he would be so old..."
The eldest brother laughed and said that it was actually the three heroes of Maoshan who were responsible for the trouble - due to policies in recent years, all the major gates have kept a low profile, and some of the mountain gates have been closed, so there are few disciples walking around outside. After so many years
In the past, when the elders talked about Maoshan, they always talked about the three of us. However, I had long since disappeared from the world and entered the six gates. The name of the Black Hand Twin Cities became even more famous, and Junior Brother Fu deserved it. He was in charge of this powerful place.
No one in the Spiritual Hall dares to provoke you. You are the only one who has become unknown after being kicked out of the gate. Suddenly you return to the sect. There are many people who don’t like you. They want to step on your name and trample on the Maoshan Three Heroes.
There are also many young people.
"The word reputation has harmed so many people throughout the ages..." Zamao Xiaodao sighed and didn't say much.
After saying this, senior brother told us about the fact that he and Fu Jun went to contact the elders today, but the response was not very good. Although Yang Zhixiu has a bad reputation, he is also very capable and good at wining over and dividing.
, there are not many people who are willing to express their opinions. Some elders, such as the elders of the punishment hall and the elders of Chuan Gong, do not even meet with the senior brother at all. I don’t know whether it is to avoid suspicion or for other reasons. Now the only one who can be trusted by the senior brother is
It was Luo Yang, the elder in charge of the ceremony, who exchanged ideas with them about the itinerary for the festival the following day and tried their best to cooperate with his plan.
After listening to what my senior brother said, I know that this trip to Maoshan seems simple, but in fact it is full of risks. After all, we are outnumbered and cannot compare to the ten years that Yang Zhixiu has been operating here.
However, the decisive factor is not us, but whether Tao Jinhong, the leader of the Maoshan Sect, can wake up as scheduled. If there is no problem with him, then all the problems will not be a problem. Finished
When the eldest brother asked about what happened after we left with Sister Baozi, Zamao Xiaodao did not hide it. He explained to him what happened when he passed by the bamboo forest and talked with his sister-in-law. The eldest brother nodded and said that Ying Yan had a high status.
Her speech within the sect also has a certain influence, and more importantly, the elder Chuan Gong seems to think highly of her. With her relationship, your safety is further guaranteed.
It's a pity that she has to guard the mountain gate and can't come to support...
The senior brother didn't seem to want to talk more about Xiao Yingyan, the little sister-in-law who was a miscellaneous person. After he finished speaking, he skipped it and said that the reason why Yang Zhixiu sent these groups of people to test and cause trouble was because he wanted to test out his methods and started with small things.
, broke our plan, so let us pay more attention in the past two days, don't let them succeed. As for him, he has to confirm some things tomorrow, so he won't accompany us. Just be careful. If we can talk to Baozi, Xiao Yingyan
The relationship between these people has become closer, especially if the elder Chuan Gong can stand up and express his position, that would be the best thing.
After we finished talking about this, the moon was high in the sky and it was getting late. Senior Brother and we said goodbye to Fu Jun together, and then each returned to his residence.
July is the most unbearable season of summer. Jinling not far from here is one of the famous big stoves. However, it is very cool in the mountains. Zamao Xiaodao and I did not feel sleepy. We leaned against the window and looked at
We talked for a long time about the bright moon above our heads and the star lights in the distant mountains. Returning to this place where we had lived for more than ten years, there were many emotions and nagging on the Zamao Trail, but these words were gone.
After that, I started talking to this brother, and before I knew it, it was already late at night.
The next morning, Zamao Xiaodao got up very early and looked at a small flower by the window in a daze. I asked him what he was doing.
He hesitated for a while, swallowed his saliva, and said he wanted to go see someone in the back mountain.
Back Mountain? I thought about the place he mentioned and felt very depressed. Are there any people living in that place? There are more or less ghosts there.