Twenty years of living away from home and twenty years of seeking Taoism have turned Gao Zhen into a handsome young man who has nothing to do with the world but shows an extreme attachment to the world.
He yearned for the world outside the mountains as described by his brothers, and for his hometown as they described him. However, whenever he wanted to go down the mountain to experience with other brothers, he would always encounter obstacles in every possible way.
Others would always say to Gao Zhen: "When you become an adult, you will be allowed to come down the mountain."
Therefore, from a young age, Gao Zhen tried his best to absorb outside knowledge from Taoist classics and learn how to govern people and the world; he practiced martial arts to strengthen his body under the guidance of his master, and learned to fight with people and nature.
Tips for surviving afterward.
Gao Zui, who is gifted with extraordinary talent and easy-going personality, has been praised by many seniors, and has long been defaulted to be the next abbot, taking over the position of his master, Taoist Ge Peng.
However, all these efforts were originally just for Gao Zhen to be able to come down the mountain safely and return home one day.
The Kunlun Mountains stretch for thousands of miles and are home to countless rare and exotic animals, as well as temples and temples.
According to legend, the founder of Spirit Snake Temple accidentally encountered a "thousand-year-old White Snake Immortal" in a hidden place on Kunlun Mountain. After getting married with him, he understood the great way. Since then, he has built a temple on the mountain and recruited disciples. It has been incense for hundreds of years.
Continuously.
But after that day, the law of prosperity must decline, and it would not show mercy to the place where the "White Snake Immortal" lived, and finally came to this place.
Time has finally come to the eve of the twenty-year period, which is a winter with heavy snowfall. When the snow season passes and spring comes, it will be the time when Gao’s wife reaches adulthood.
Therefore, with unprecedented excitement, Gao Zhen bowed to his respected master and the abbot of Spirit Snake Temple, Taoist Ge Peng, and requested to go down the mountain in advance in the face of winter snow, intending to return home to meet his parents and uncles before the spring equinox.
Unexpectedly, this request was once again rejected righteously by the other party, "Ge Shu, you are about to become an adult, and you must understand the basic ways of life. The current situation is turbulent, and a powerful force is rising in the seven towns in the north.
If you go down the mountain and return home at this time, you will definitely be involved. Why put yourself in danger and ignore your own safety?"
After hearing this, Gao Zuo not only did not accept this rhetoric, he actually angrily criticized him in front of all the brothers and ignored his original promise. In the end, Taoist Ge Peng was afraid that he could not control this guy, so he ordered his officials to place Gao Zuo under house arrest.
In the Taoist temple, he planned to wait until the situation at the foot of the mountain was peaceful before letting him leave.
He euphemistically said: "We have been together day and night for these twenty years, and I can't bear to see you fly into the flames. What we do is just to protect your safety."
Perhaps this was indeed the case, but Gao Zhen didn't buy it in his heart. He thought that these Taoist priests were just trying to force him to stay in the Taoist temple. Maybe they had brought him up the mountain just for this day.
Therefore, even when he was detained, Gao Zhen began to plan how to escape and how to take revenge on this group of "hypocrites" who had gone back on their word.
The emotions he had suppressed for many years quietly ignited everything around him that night when he was imprisoned. Even so, he just said to himself: "Even if it is a catastrophic disaster, if you don't go through it yourself, what are you talking about as a human being? What are you talking about?"
road……"
For this reason, Gao Zuo made a decision that affected his life: he stole the "White Snake Immortal" enshrined in the Taoist temple and fled overnight, never to return to Kunlun Mountain again.
There was heavy snowfall when we were going down the mountain, which brought many difficulties to the young man who had never set foot in the world outside the Taoist temple gate. For example, all the food and water he brought with him were too cold to swallow. If he did not find a resting place in time, he might have to leave.
The wind and snow are buried in the Kunlun Mountains.
However, faced with these unprecedented difficulties, he never complained for a moment, but rather accepted them as a kind of belated pleasure in life.
It seemed that no matter how great the natural danger stood in front of him, he could still find a way to overcome it. Such an unruly self-confidence full of vitality and vitality made him never think about what his future encounters would be like.
A few months after the journey began, winter turned to spring and the earth took on a new look.
Winter snow melts and buds sprout. Even in the relatively deserted land of Saibei, people still rely on this natural phenomenon to judge the change of seasons.
It was during this period that a ragged Taoist from the south suddenly appeared on the fortress. He passed through seven towns in the north, wandering through the streets and looking for the whereabouts of the Gao family.
The ragged Taoist man carried a basket on his back and a long sword with a purple sheath on his waist. He usually hid on the street corner, ate food donated by others, and read the scriptures he carried with him. He looked like a beggar.
No one knows who he is, and no one knows why he ended up here.
Not long after he lived in such poverty, a soldier from Huaishuo Town was curious about the sword on his body and asked his name. After learning that the other party's name was Gao Zuo, he immediately reported the news.
Mr. Gao in Huaishuo Town.
At this point, Taoist "Ge Shen"'s wandering life has come to an end, and another new legend has just begun.
Gao Zuo had almost no memory of his family. He only learned from his master that he had a sister whose legs were disabled in order to save him from danger, and she had to rely on a wheelbarrow to move around.
So he planned to visit his sister as soon as he stepped into the house. But before that, he happened to meet Zhaojun, the third daughter of his father's concubine, at the door of his house.
Later, Gao Zhen learned that his father Gao Luo took a concubine not long after he sent him to Kunlun Mountain and gave birth to a daughter named Zhaojun. It took another year before he gave birth to a son named Gao Gao.
At that time, the third young lady, Zhaojun, was very unhappy when she saw this Taoist who looked like a beggar. Others even said that this man was her second brother. When she heard this, Gao Zhaojun almost fainted from anger.
Seeing this, Gao Zhen felt dirty and found that he had been living too casually these days. He bowed and apologized repeatedly, then called the servant to help the third sister to rest, and then hurriedly went to find his sister.
Xijun, the eldest daughter of the Gao family, could not go out of the house because of inconvenient legs, so she played the piano in the study and in the courtyard. On this day, she seemed to have predicted the arrival of her father-in-law in advance, staying in the same loquat as before.
She stayed under the tree for a whole day. Even when the boy next to her called her to rest, she refused to give up until her brother came back.
Therefore, when Gao Xijun heard the news from his personal maid that Gao Zhen was back, Gao Xijun almost forgot about it and looked at the entrance of the courtyard. As a result, she was naturally not disappointed.
Although her brother looked slovenly at the time, he could not hide his majestic and upright heroic appearance. Especially after the two of them looked at each other for a long time, a soul connection originating from flesh and blood aroused tears in their eyes.
"Sister?" Gao Zhen's eyes were filled with tears, and he immediately knelt in front of Gao Xijun, just like he cried in her arms when he was a child, holding her legs and crying loudly.
The cries were so sad that many people came over to watch. Among them were the frightened third lady, the fourth brother Gao Gao, the head of the family Gao Luo who hurried over and a young man who was following him.
The maids and servants, who were still young and experienced, naturally could not understand the situation in front of them. Only a few elderly servants were scattered, and they burst into tears along with the members of the Gao family.
When his father Gao Luo saw Gao Zhen's deep affection and righteousness, he couldn't help but sigh: "Zui, after twenty years, I finally welcome you back today!"
Gao Zhen, who was overwhelmed by emotion, realized that everyone in the Gao family's residence had gathered around him, and then he hugged his father tightly.
Then, Gao Luo introduced his relatives one by one to the second young master who had just returned: "This is your third sister Xijun, whom you have just met; this is your fourth brother Gao Gao... This is Xijun's husband, his name is '
Gao Huan'."
"Gao Huan?" The young man who just burst into tears hesitated for a moment when he heard this name. Then he looked at the young man who was following his father, wiped the dirt on his face, bowed and said: "Have you seen the virtuous man?"
Brother, I'm sorry..."
"Gao Huan, I have met my second brother!"
When Gao Zhen saw that this guy had bright eyes, white teeth, a distinguished appearance, and strong hands and feet, he looked like a martial artist, so he stopped being polite. However, when the boys around him saw that he was so rash, they began to talk about him.
This abnormal situation ended only when Gao Huan stopped him. Then, Gao Huan suggested to Gao Luo: "Father, in my opinion, we will postpone sending troops today, and first take care of the second brother. I don't know what to do next."
how?"
"Okay!" Gao Luo agreed very resolutely: "From now on, you and your wife will treat each other as brothers, and together we will make contributions to the Gao family and honor our ancestors!"
After these polite words, everyone gradually dispersed, and finally Gao Xijun and Gao Zhen were left alone.
The elder sister saw Gao Zuo looking embarrassed, so she explained from the side: "Xiao Zai, the government and the public are now corrupt, and wars are happening everywhere. My father and the others are going to respond to the response of Du Luozhou, the neighboring town, and raise troops to fight against the imperial court and the barbarians in the north. That Gao Zuo
Huan's real name is 'He Liuhun', and he claims to be a descendant of the Bohai Gao family, but he accidentally became a Xianbei war slave and ended up here. It happened that the third sister liked him, so she asked him to marry into the Gao family."
"No wonder, Third Sister doesn't seem to be happy about my coming back at all..."
"Xiaozu?" Gao Xijun was immediately puzzled when he heard the other party say such nonsense, but when he saw the other party's expression gradually relaxed, he gradually felt relieved.
"Sister, in the future, I will definitely devote myself to the prosperity of the Gao family!"
After the two siblings had a heart-to-heart talk, they went together to rest for a while and prepare to attend the banquet hosted by Gao Luo and Gao Huan.
Such a feast was indeed pleasing to the eyes for a married woman who had never set foot in the secular world, but there was always a sense of ominousness lingering in her heart. But soon, the unprecedented joy washed away all doubts.
That night, he ate wine and got drunk very early, went to bed to rest, and had a long, sweet dream.