Ouyang Rong, who was about to go out with his junior sister, did not disturb her.
I don’t know how I got into this habit, but when I came to Yin Bing Zhai, I didn’t sleep on a proper bed, and chose the top of the wardrobe as my little den.
Ouyang Rong shook his head, but before going out, he still placed the Mohist sword box next to it, just in case, so that he could sense it.
Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang went out together, said goodbye to Zhen Shuyuan, who was asking about her welfare, and took a car to Xunyang Prince's Mansion together.
"Junior sister, how about reading the book?"
“I benefited a lot and suddenly became enlightened.”
In the carriage, facing Ouyang Rong's concerned gaze, Xie Lingjiang lowered his head and looked at his palm prints, and murmured:
"There is only one barrier between you and the wise man."
"It seems that I have to read the book again." Ouyang Rong nodded: "When Miao Si wakes up, let her help you again."
"good."
Xie Lingjiang whispered softly, opened the car curtain and silently looked out the window.
Ouyang Rong suddenly said "Huh" and put his head in front of Xie Lingjiang to see her expression.
"What's wrong, senior brother?" Xie Lingjiang asked, touching his cheek.
Ouyang Rong blinked his eyes: "Why do I feel that my junior sister is a bit indifferent, especially with this expression..."
Xie Ling Jiang Cong pointed down the car curtain, tilted his head slightly and asked him: "What's wrong with your expression?"
"Well, it's a word, I don't know whether I should say it or not."
"Speak quickly."
"His face is full of holiness." Ouyang Rong touched his chin and described seriously: "Well, there is holy light all over his body. At first glance, he is a gentleman and a wise man. Now he is really like a heavenly person."
"That wasn't the case before?"
"When I had a serious face before, I looked silly. Now, I look holy. Anyway, it's different. You can tell."
Ouyang Rong sighed.
The noble lady Xie, whose temperament became more and more holy, couldn't help but roll her eyes at him and patted Ouyang Rong on the shoulder:
"Don't talk nonsense."
Ouyang Rong smiled and immediately shook his head: "This sixth-grade Confucian sage has indeed changed his mood."
Xie Lingjiang suddenly said:
"When you see a virtuous person, you think about it; when you see a virtuous person, you introspect yourself."
Ouyang Rong was slightly stunned. He turned around and found that the serious-speaking little junior sister Sheng Feng was staring at him unblinkingly.
Someone scratched his head and thought for a while, then said seriously:
"It shouldn't be unkind to take you to wash your feet...to wash your feet."
"...??" Xie Lingjiang.
…
"Why is Ouyang Changshi here too?"
"I heard that Director Lu was leaving, so I came to see her off. Also, I wanted to see Xiaoxuan off again."
"oh."
At the entrance of Prince Xunyang's mansion, a study where meetings were often held, Lu Ya exchanged a few words with Ouyang Rong.
Xie Lingjiang took Huang Xuan aside and said that he had a gift for her.
Ouyang Rong looked around and saw that Li Xian and Li Dalang had arrived, but Lu Ya had no intention of entering the room and speaking.
"Who are you waiting for?"
"your Highness."
"good."
Ouyang Rong looked at Lu Ya's expression.
Anyway, he just had a paralyzed face and couldn't tell any specific clues. He didn't know what he was going to say when he summoned King Xunyang's family.
"Thank you Daoyou, it seems to be going well."
Lu Ya suddenly spoke, causing Ouyang Rong to be stunned for a moment before he reacted.
"I've already 'read the book' once. If I try it again, Junior Sister should be able to advance."
Lu Ya said calmly: "It must have been the help of that girl Miaosi."
Ouyang Rong smiled and looked at him: "Yes. Junior sister and I get along quite well with her."
"That's good."
Lu Ya changed the topic, nodded and said:
"Thank you, fellow Taoist, for your speed in breaking through the situation. I am relieved to have to leave temporarily because of something to do."
He chatted with Ouyang Rong for a few more words, and thanked Jiang and Huang Xuan for returning.
Ouyang Rong took a look and saw that Huang Xuan had a few more books in her hand, which should have been given by her junior sister.
And judging by their expressions, the two girls were a little reluctant to leave.
At this time, a figure of a little princess with plum blossom makeup arrived belatedly.
Except for Huang Xuan, everyone walked into the house.
As soon as the study door was closed, Lu Ya took out a small bundle from his arms and opened it in front of everyone.
He lowered his head to open the baggage and sighed as he explained:
"Pindao returned to the mountain gate early this time. Unplanned, he was supposed to stay with the prince, the prince and the princess... However, in the defense of the palace, there are Taoist friends Xie who are about to enter the sixth grade, not to mention Ouyang.
The young master is here.
"However, to be on the safe side, it's better to prepare for the worst. This is why we called everyone here this time."
Li Xian curiously asked: "What's the worst plan?"
Without saying a word, Lu Ya opened the bag and took out two items.
Unlike Li Xian, Li Dalang, and Li Bao'er who looked at it curiously and ignorantly, Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang's pupils dilated slightly after seeing one of the objects.
The two senior brothers and sisters couldn't help but look at each other.
In Lu Ya's hand was a piece of talisman paper with red letters on a black background, and a small blue porcelain bottle.
The talisman paper is ordinary, and the blood-lettered ghost talismans on it are generally unfamiliar and difficult to understand.
But in the eyes of Ouyang Rong, who had read "Zhen Gao" secretly, he felt very familiar.
"Ahem." Ouyang Rong covered his mouth.
Li Guo'er glanced at him.
However, Lu Ya didn't notice anyone's slight guilt.
He had a serious face, holding a small blue porcelain bottle in his hand, with a red and black talisman between his two fingers. In front of everyone, he walked to the table and poured a cup of herbal tea with one hand.
The young man with a paralyzed face glanced at Li Xian's family, Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang, and suddenly asked:
"Who's coming?"
Li Guo'er frowned slightly: "Who is coming? What is this?"
Lu Ya pointed at the tea:
"Who will drink the talisman water?"
After a pause, he said solemnly:
"Those who drink the talisman water can activate a command from the gods. This is my ultimate secret. At the critical moment, the prince and his family can be protected."
Except for Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang, who had guessed it earlier, everyone looked at each other in confusion.
Li Xian couldn't help but ask: "What are the side effects of drinking Talisman Water?"
Lu Ya had no expression on his face:
"It depends on how dangerous it is. Pindao will tell you a formula. Those who drink the talisman water and recite it at the right time can invite the gods to come to the gods."
Wei Mei wanted to say something: "Is it a magic trick? If I can't bear it..."
Lu Ya rarely interrupted others: "It's better than everything going wrong."
Everyone was silent for a while, occasionally glancing at the red and black talismans in the hands of the Taoist priest with a paralyzed face.
Ouyang Rong also took the opportunity to quietly look at this living red and black talisman, searching and remembering something.
Lu Ya spoke first and broke the silence:
"Prince, Princess, please rest assured that the person who drew this red and black talisman will never harm you, because..."
Facing the curious eyes of everyone in the study, he pursed his lips and looked at the red and black talisman in his hand with a sad look in his eyes:
"Because it's my master," he said.
"Mr. Yuan?"
Li Guoer looked puzzled and asked:
"I have heard about your sect's edict to summon gods, but it turns out that Mr. Yuan has passed away, or is it that the 'god' you invited is someone else..."
Lu Ya shook his head and did not explain, but his face was slightly reluctant.
However, Ouyang Rong found that most of the Li Xian family's expressions relaxed slightly after hearing that this was a talisman made by Mr. Yuan.
Obviously, he has great trust in the Supreme Master Yuan Lao.
Xie Lingjiang took a step forward, rolled up some sleeves, and exposed his white wrists:
"I'll do it."
Lu Ya shook his head.
"Of all the people in this room, only Fellow Daoist Xie and Young Master Ouyang can't do it. It's not that you don't trust me, but that you haven't met our master before..."
He stopped talking and looked past Xie Lingjiang to Li Xian, Li Dalang and others.
Li Xian was a little hesitant.
At this moment, Li Guo'er took a step forward.
But there was a voice faster than her:
"Taoist Master, let me come. My father is old and has a distinguished status. I cannot do anything wrong. I am the eldest son, so I should come."
Li Dalang walked up to Lu Ya, turned around and said seriously to his younger sister Li Guo'er:
"Guo'er, step back. Your body and bones are not as good as mine. That time at Dagushan in Dragon City, when you were chased by Wei Shaoxuan and others, you have already stood up for us once. You were already very guilty that time. How can you let me go to you again?"
."
Ouyang Rong and everyone else looked sideways.
Leaving Xian, Wei Mei looked ashamed: "Da Lang..."
Li Guo'er was also dissatisfied and said: "Brother, what can I do..."
Li Dalang suddenly smiled at her:
"It's okay, sister, it's all the same."
Li Baoer pursed her lips.
In full view of everyone, Li Dalang picked up the tea bowl, smiled and said to Lu:
"Taoist Master, what should we do next, and what is the formula?"
Lu Ya took a deep look at Prince Xunyang.
Sensing his friend's determined gaze, Ouyang Rong spoke at the right moment and said to Li Xian and Li Guo'er:
"It's just a back-up, it may not be useful. Besides, activating the divine order will not directly threaten life. This time, just listen to Dalang."
Everyone stopped talking and had complicated expressions.
"Okay, then His Royal Highness."
Lu Ya suddenly nodded, and quickly performed the seal at a speed that no one had ever seen before. Immediately, the blue porcelain bottle in his hand bounced open with a pop, and a dark black blood droplet flew out of the bottle mouth, and fell on the two fingers of his hand.
Red letters on a black background on the talisman.
The talisman spontaneously ignited, and the dark red ashes turned into a plume of smoke and slipped into the tea bowl.
Li Dalang drank the talisman water in the bowl without hesitation.
After putting down the tea bowl, he looked as if he had taken bitter medicine. He turned to Wei Mei and Li Guoer said, "Mom, my sister, why don't you take some candied fruit?"
He looked miserable.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help laughing, and the atmosphere relaxed a little...
After Lu Ya explained some things to Li Dalang who drank the talisman water, the study meeting quickly dispersed.
Lu Ya took Huang Xuan and prepared to leave and return to the Maoshan Patriarch Hall.
On a long corridor, Li Xian was a little reluctant to leave, and he and Lu Ya walked at the front to say goodbye and say goodbye.
Huang Xuan fell behind and walked side by side with Ouyang Rong.
She suddenly looked up:
"My benefactor, if my father and I did not escape with Senior Brother Lu that day, but were invited out by Mrs. Pei and toasted to you in public, wouldn't you be very disappointed?"
Ouyang Rong glanced at her, thought for a while and said:
"Truth or lie?"
"True...tell the lie first."
"The lie is that I am neither happy nor sad, I am determined, and continue to do good deeds without asking for anything in return."
Huang Xuan was stunned: "What about the truth?"
"That's the truth."
Ouyang Rong turned his head and looked at the night scene outside the corridor, his clear eyes reflecting the sky and the Milky Way:
"The truth is, you will be a little depressed and feel uncomfortable for a long time, but I don't blame you for your choice. After all, everyone has thought about the good days, and there will be some self-blame in my heart. You are a member of Xunyang City, and I, Jiangzhou
Your parents and officials didn't let you live a better life, so you chose those wealthy businessmen."
Huang Xuan asked: "My benefactor, isn't it tiring to be like this?"
"Tired? Just go to sleep when you are tired. After a good sleep, you will feel refreshed."
"I mean my heart, my heart is tired."
"Heart? Of course the heart of one person will get tired sometimes, but what about the hearts of thousands of people?
"What if what you want to do represents the hearts of millions of people?"
Ouyang Rong muttered and shook his head, and suddenly took out a bronze mask that Huang Xuan was familiar with from his sleeve. He waved the mask towards her:
"This was left by a friend in Longcheng. Like that friend, I may no longer be here one day, but I will give it to the next person.
"Actually, when I first went to Dragon City, I didn't just take it as my responsibility. I put on this mask because I had selfish motives. I just did it casually. I was ready to take off the mask at any time, resign and run away."
Looking at Huang Xuan, who looked surprised, a certain gentleman with a world-famous reputation smiled:
"Have you not thought about it? Have you always thought that a gentleman like me should devote himself to the cause of praying for the people for a noble reason from the beginning? It should not be mixed with any selfish desires, otherwise it will not be perfect?"
"A little... a little surprising."
Ouyang Rong rubbed her drooped little head:
"I didn't think there was anything unspeakable. The only time I really realized I had to do something was after my friend died.
"In a sense, he was influenced by me, who was not pure of heart at that time, and that's why he decided to freeze to death for everyone.
"I... feel so guilty."
Huang Xuan silently tugged on his sleeves.
Ouyang Rong lowered his head and said to her:
"It's okay, I'm not sad. Some people just want to live their lives and bloom like fireworks. Any behavior that prevents them from blooming brilliantly and tragically at that moment is to some extent an insult to him.
"Only such brilliant fireworks can wake up some of the silent beings below... some of the same people, and then one day turn into a brilliant fireworks, lighting up the night.
"In a sense, the lifespan of this firework is definitely not only three seconds...Xiaoxuan."
He suddenly pressed the thin shoulders of the little girl in red coat who was entranced by the words:
"Wherever we are now, this big firework of mine has not yet made its debut. How can I be tired? Fighting with others is endless fun, I can't wait to do it!"
Huang Xuan turned her head and looked at the bright smile of Mr. Shi Engong in front of her, feeling a little startled.
Ouyang Rong rubbed his smiling face hard:
"Ah Shan bloomed once in Longcheng, which made me envious, but he only let the people of Longcheng see it, and I want everyone in the world to see it, and make Ah Shan envy me."
Huang Xuan nodded vigorously: "Okay, I...I will definitely look at it carefully."
Ouyang Rong couldn't help laughing.
After a while, he calmed down his expression and suddenly pointed to a stack of books in her arms:
"Did you thank sister for the gift?"
"Well, she said I might not be able to become a talented college student, but I still need to read more."
Ouyang Rong nodded: "Yes, you can sleep less, eat less food, and read less books, even if you become a Taoist priest."
"good."
After a while, they finally reached the end of the corridor and everyone stopped.
Before leaving, a certain little girl in a red coat looked back.
The gentle-spoken man, Chang Shi Engong, who quietly threatened to become the fireworks above everyone's head in the world, had already turned around and got busy, as if he had been busy ever since we met him.
Lu pressed the lantern and moved forward without looking back.
"Yuan Xuanzi, do you really want to build the Qingdao on Maoshan Mountain?"