The light from the forest passed through the lush branches and leaves and fell on Tian Buyi and Zhang Xiaofan, master and disciple. Zhang Xiaofan stood in front of Tian Buyi, ashamed, and after a while he whispered: "Master..."
Tian Buyi looked at him and saw that the young apprentice's originally pale face suddenly had some blood at this moment. He snorted and turned around.
Zhang Xiaofan was at a loss and didn't know what to say, but the secret deep in his heart was suddenly revealed by the person he had always respected the most, and the feeling of panic has not subsided yet.
Tian Buyi stood there with his hands behind his back and did not speak for a long time. Zhang Xiaofan stood behind him with his head lowered, not even daring to take a breath.
After a while, Tian Buyi slowly said: "So, it was Ling'er who secretly transmitted the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Tao secrets to you that day?"
Zhang Xiaofan's heart skipped a beat again, but it was about Tian Linger, so he immediately became clearer and said anxiously: "Master, that's none of Senior Sister's business. It's me. I asked Senior Sister to teach me..."
Tian Buyi turned around and stared at Zhang Xiaofan. Zhang Xiaofan's voice immediately softened, knowing that no matter what he said, he might not be able to hide it from this master.
In the woods, there was a silence between master and apprentice.
Zhang Xiaofan lowered his head, feeling confused. At this moment, he heard Tian Buyi's voice: "Lao Qi."
Zhang Xiaofan's heart skipped a beat, he raised his head and said, "Master."
Tian Buyi looked at him and said, "It's been almost five years since you joined me, right?"
Zhang Xiaofan whispered: "Yes."
Tian Buyi said calmly: "When I accepted you, I was not optimistic about your qualifications. Your achievements today are beyond my expectation."
Zhang Xiaofan moved, but deep down in his heart, for some reason, he felt a faint sense of joy.
Tian Buyi continued: "As for your secret love for Ling'er..."
Zhang Xiaofan felt anxious and said: "Master, this is all my fault, I shouldn't have..."
Tian Buyi glared at him and said, "Did I say you were wrong?"
Zhang Xiaofan suddenly opened his mouth wide, and Tian Buyi was really frightened this time.
Tian Buyi snorted and said: "You are just a young man, and you are not one of those monks from Tianyin Temple. In addition, you have grown up with Ling'er since you were a child, so you have a crush on her. What's so strange about it? You have been your master all these years.
Is your life in vain? You can’t even think about this clearly?”
Zhang Xiaofan lowered his head, and his eyes suddenly became hot. All the warm words in the world, in his heart, could not compare to these cold words from Tian Buyi.
Tian Buyi paused for a moment and then said: "But things are different now. I can also see that Ling'er really likes that Qi Hao. As for you? I'm afraid she just sees you as her younger brother. You
do you know?"
Zhang Xiaofan nodded, but kept looking at his feet, and whispered: "Yes, Master."
Tian Buyi said slowly: "In the past, I opposed Ling'er's contact with Qi Hao, not because of Qi Hao himself, but because..." When he said this, he suddenly paused, frowned, and changed the subject:
"To be honest, although your progress in Taoism is faster than I expected, it is still far behind Qi Hao."
Tian Buyi took a deep look at Zhang Xiaofan and said slowly: "Do you understand what I mean?"
Zhang Xiaofan bit his lip tightly and said after a while: "Yes, I understand, Master."
Tian Buyi nodded, let out a long breath, walked over, patted his shoulder, and said: "Let the past matter be forgotten."
Zhang Xiaofan felt Master's generous and warm hand patting his shoulder, his heart warmed, and he nodded heavily.
Tian Buyi looked at him for a while and said: "Then let's go back!"
After saying that, he walked back the way he came.
Zhang Xiaofan raised his head to the top of his head, took a deep breath, and released his clenched hands.
However, that vague confusion always lingered in his heart.
He smiled bitterly, cheered up, and followed.
When the two of them walked back to the row of caves on the mountainside, the heads of each faction were shaking, and most of them had already gotten up. Tian Linger and others were standing at the entrance of the cave, with anxious looks on their faces, looking around, obviously very worried.
Worry.
When Zhang Xiaofan saw it from a distance, his heart hurt and he lowered his head.
As soon as he saw Tian Buyi and Zhang Xiaofan coming back, Tian Linger ran over without saying anything. He looked Zhang Xiaofan up and down first, and after making sure that he had not been "abused" by Tian Buyi, he said softly: "Xiao Fan."
Fan, where were you and my dad this early in the morning?"
Zhang Xiaofan saw her face full of concern and her bright eyes only looking at him. He felt an inexplicable pain in his heart, but he forced a smile on his face and said, "It's okay. Master took me out for a walk and taught me."
I just said a few words and you have forgiven me now."
Tian Buyi walked in front. He seemed to have heard the young apprentice's words. He snorted and walked back slowly without seeing his expression. When he saw his wife Suru standing at the entrance of the cave, looking at him and smiling softly, he couldn't help but
He had a suffocated look on his face, rolled his eyes at her, and walked in without saying a word.
At this point, this little storm is over.
In the days that followed, Zhang Xiaofan spent time day and night with his senior brothers who had been separated for a long time. He had grown up under the watchful eyes of his senior brothers, and now that he was back, he was very kind. And Song Daren was open-minded, and he never regarded Zhang Xiaofan that day.
He kept his rudeness in mind, and Suru had vaguely mentioned it to him a few times in private, so he understood it clearly, and instead loved this junior brother even more.
The righteous people who came to Liubo Mountain this time were naturally led by the three major sects of "Qingyun Sect", "Tianyin Temple" and "Fenxiang Valley", but there were also many other smaller righteous sects.
Many of them were things that Zhang Xiaofan had never heard of, and they must all be for the sake of righteousness and justice, and they wanted to fight against the remnants of the demon sect.
As for the three major sects, except for the Qingyun Sect, which has Cangsong Taoist and Tian Buyi this time, the other two sects do not have any elders coming, so invisibly, the Qingyun Sect takes the lead in everything.
After three days of this, Zhang Xiaofan actually saw several familiar people one after another on Liubo Mountain.
Among them were Li Xun from Fenxiang Valley, and Yan Hong also came to Liubo Mountain the next day; later, he saw the stone at the monk's place in Tianyin Temple, and a thin and withered old man standing next to the stone.
Zhang Xiaofan happily went up to say hello. When Shitou saw him, he looked very excited. After saying a few words, he wanted to introduce his master, "Venerable Dali" to him. After that, he turned around and spoke to the Zhenghe Dharma Minister.
The old man said: "Master, this is Brother Zhang from Qingyun Sect whom I mentioned to you."
The old man turned his head. When Zhang Xiaofan saw his face, he was stunned for a moment. He originally imagined that the sect where the stone was located was called "Vajra Sect" and his master was also called "Venerable Dali". He must be an extremely powerful giant.
.Unexpectedly, in front of me was this old man who looked quite thin. I really couldn't recover from it.
Shitou obviously didn't think so much, he laughed and said: "Brother Zhang, why don't you meet my master soon."
Only then did Zhang Xiaofan wake up, and he quickly saluted and said: "Old senior, my disciple Zhang Xiaofan, I have long admired your name."
The old man snorted and said calmly: "That's all." After saying that, he turned back and said to the Dharma minister: "So, Master Puhong was ordered to meditate in seclusion, but he hasn't come out yet?"
The Dharma Minister smiled and said: "Exactly. Although the mentor is the presiding officer in this temple, I have always been assisting Master Pukong in managing secular affairs. This time the demonic religion has revived, Master Pukong will also have to do this.
Come here, but unfortunately the affairs in the temple are complicated, so we have to let the junior monks come here and spend all their time chatting."
Venerable Dali nodded and said: "It's enough for you to come. But before I came, I thought that although your master Pu Hong and the two divine monks Pukong would not come, your fourth master, uncle Pu, was coming.
I hate the Demon Cult and will definitely come, but why..."
Seeing Venerable Dali's confused eyes, Dharma Xiang sighed slightly and said: "Senior, I don't know something. Since the sudden death of the third master, the monk Puzhi, five years ago..."
Zhang Xiaofan's heart skipped a beat.
At this moment, Fa Xiang glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally, then moved away and continued: "Uncle Pufang and Uncle Puzhi have the deepest friendship.
After that, I quietly read Buddhist scriptures in the temple and never went out again."
Venerable Dali said "Ah" with a sigh of relief.
The Dharma Prime Minister smiled and said: "But this is not a bad thing."
Venerable Dali chuckled and said: "Yes, yes, all the holy monks naturally still have to put their own perfect merits as the most important thing, unlike me, an old guy who has no chance to be with the Buddha, so he runs around here and there all day long."
The Dharma Prime Minister smiled and said: "Senior, you are joking. You and our Tianyin Temple can trace their origins. This was specially explained by my mentor and Uncle Pukong. Come, senior, please sit inside."
Venerable Dali gave a few words of humility and then went in with him.
Zhang Xiaofan watched the two of them walk in, and suddenly felt something. He turned his head and looked to the side, only to see a stone pulling him, and whispered: "Did you see it? It seems that this young Dharma minister is actually from Tianyin Temple."
Here’s the leader of this group of monks!”
Zhang Xiaofan nodded. In the past few days, he had been in contact with these righteous people every day, and many of them had seen the masters of Tianyin Temple. He also found that although the Faxiang was young, the "fa" generation who came to Liubo Mountain this time
Among the monks in Tianyin Temple, Faxiang's demeanor is outstanding, and he has the air of being the leader. Most of the people who come out to greet and speak are him, but some older monks next to him have no voice. It seems that Faxiang is from Tianyin Temple.
An outstanding person who has worked hard to cultivate.
However, at this moment in his mind, he was still thinking about the way the Dharma Prime Minister suddenly looked over when he was talking about Puzhi. He didn't hear what Shitou was mumbling next to him. He only heard what he seemed to say at the end: "
...I don’t think he is anything special, and what he said was wrong.”
Zhang Xiaofan was startled and asked: "What did you say?"
Shitou looked around and whispered: "I remember hearing someone say before that if a person in Buddhism has perfect merits and a good death, it should be called "passing away". But just now he said something random about death, which sounded disturbing.
Uncomfortable, but it seems that he is the Universal Wisdom Divine Monk... Hey, Brother Zhang, why do you look so ugly all of a sudden?"
Zhang Xiaofan was so confused that he forced a smile and nodded to Shitou, then walked back to the place where Qingyun Gate was, leaving Shitou standing there, confused for a long time.
In the blink of an eye, Zhang Xiaofan has been on Liubo Mountain for half a month. During this period, the righteous people and the demon sect are still at odds. The two sides often meet during the day, and there are fights from time to time. But the righteous people are confused.
Unfortunately, people in the Demon Cult seem unwilling to fight. They often fight with each other for several rounds before escaping with a feint.
In the past, I heard that the demon sect was going to gather in this remote place. I thought they were probably planning some poisonous plans to harm the world, so the righteous people wanted to come and eliminate the demons. Unexpectedly, when I saw it this time, it didn't look like it.
If you are an enemy of the righteous way, you should come out and fight decisively; if you hear that there are two leaders of the Qingyun Sect in the righteous way, and you are afraid that you are not strong enough, you should take the initiative to retreat.
However, the people in the Demon Cult fought but refused to fight, and retreated but refused to retreat. Liubo Mountain is a large terrain, and the target is obvious in the air, but it is really not easy to go deep to find the lair of the Demon Cult. This delay, time
Then it was postponed. People in the righteous circles speculated one after another about what the remnants of the Demon Cult wanted to do on this extremely remote island.
In the past few days, Zhang Xiaofan has been following his master and brothers on Liubo Mountain to search for people from the demon sect.
But privately, he was worried about something else, that is, what would he do if he ran into Baguio?
But it is strange to say that Baguio also came to the island of Liubo Mountain, but since that stormy night, he has not appeared again. But other people in the demon sect, including the elders known to Zhang Xiaofan, Lu Xueqi and others
, Wild Dog Taoist and others appeared very frequently. Judging from their appearance, they seemed to be looking for something.
Taoist Cangsong and Tian Buyi have been practicing for hundreds of years, and they felt a little tricky when encountering this kind of thing. At nightfall, they called people from Tianyin Temple and Fenxiang Valley to discuss it.
The person who came out on behalf of Tianyin Temple was naturally Fa Xiang, and the person who came from Fenxiang Valley was actually an acquaintance, Li Xun. These two people seemed to be leaders among the younger generation, but in front of Cangsong Taoist and Tian Buyi,
Both of them looked very respectful.
After seeing the ceremony, Taoist Cangsong said calmly: "Two apprentice nephews, this time our righteous sects are here to slay the demons, and there are many places where we can help you. I would like to thank you first."
Fa Xiang and Li Xun bowed at the same time and said, "I don't dare. If there is any need, please just give me the instructions, Uncle Cangsong."
Tian Buyi waved his hand and asked the two of them to sit down first, and said: "We don't need to talk nonsense. As of today, we have been on this desert island in the East China Sea for half a month. Although there are indeed remnants of the Demon Sect here, but
I can see their whereabouts are mysterious, but I can't figure out their intentions. I wonder what the two nephews think?"
Fa Xiang and Li Xun looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.
Cangsong said to Li Xun: "Master Nephew Li, the news this time was first released by your Fenxiang Valley. Do you dare to ask if your sect knows the purpose of the demon sect?"
In front of Cangsong Taoist, a senior who is famous all over the world, Li Xun's face no longer looked proud as before, and he immediately said: "Reporting to Master Cangsong, the news this time was also accidentally known by the inferior sect. After the revival of the demon sect, there suddenly
A large number of remnants went to Liubo Mountain in the East China Sea, but they didn’t know what they were doing.”
Cangsong and Tian Buyi looked at each other.
The monk suddenly said: "Two master uncles, according to my opinion in the past few days, people in the Demon Sect travel across mountains and ridges and often search every hilltop carefully, as if they are looking for something important."
Cangsong muttered: "Yes, Junior Brother Tian and I think so too, but what on earth are they looking for that is so important?"
Tian Buyi frowned and then said: "In this case, we can't guess it.
However, the people in the Demon Cult have always been sinister, so you should be careful and vigilant after you return. We will intensify the search here during the day, and when we find the lair of the Demon Cult, we will wipe them out in one fell swoop to eliminate harm to the world."
Faxiang and Li Xun said in unison: "Yes."
After that, they discussed for a while, and Fa Xiang and Li Xun left. Seeing the two of them walking out, Cangsong suddenly said: "Junior brother Tian, these two young people are really qualified!"
Tian Buyi nodded slowly.
Cangsong Taoist said: "Especially the Dharma form of Tianyin Temple. I see that his pupils are black and clear, but there seems to be a faint golden light at the edges, and his eyes are warm and undiminished. I am afraid that there are already those in Tianyin Temple's Dharma "Great Brahma Prajna".
It’s done.”
Tian Buyi sneered and said: "Don't underestimate that Li Xun. Although he deliberately kept a low profile in front of us just now, but after listening to my incompetent little apprentice, his Taoism in Kongsang Mountain and Fire Dragon Cave,
I’m just afraid that the conduct of the Tao may not be different from the Dharma.”
Cangsong snorted and said: "For hundreds of years, Tianyin Temple and Fenxiang Valley have been secretly trying to replace me as the leader of the righteous path of Qingyun Sect. Now that they have deliberately cultivated these outstanding disciples and sent them out, most of them will be promising.
I'm waiting for the demonstration."
Tian Buyi glanced at him and suddenly said: "It doesn't matter, as long as you have those outstanding disciples of yours, Senior Brother Cangsong, you won't be afraid of them."
Cangsong's expression changed and he said coldly: "Junior Brother Tian, what do you mean by this?"
Tian Buyi stood up and said calmly: "What can I mean? I have a stupid disciple under my sect. I was lucky enough to win a few games in the seven-meridian competition. I was able to go out to practice with your outstanding disciple. Unexpectedly, he was killed by the devil.
After fighting with the demon sect’s manpower in the place of the sect, he was abandoned under the ancient cave. If he hadn’t been so despicable, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to see him.”
Cangsong's face flashed with anger and said: "Junior Brother Tian, you have to speak clearly. What was abandoned under the ancient cave? After Qi Hao and the others came back, I also asked him carefully. At that time, it was indeed because
Lu Xueqi from Xiaozhu Peak was too seriously injured, and even after several days of searching, your apprentice couldn't find any information. There were many Yin Spirit Monsters under the Dead Soul Abyss, so he was forced to give up. What was the intention?
Abandoned?" As he spoke, his voice became louder.
Tian Buyi didn't show any sign of flinching. He glanced at him and said loudly: "Hmph, if your apprentice was left down there and didn't know whether to live or die, you wouldn't have made a big fuss long ago!"
The voices of the two of them became louder and spread outside the cave. The disciples of the Qingyun Sect were immediately moved, and they all poked their heads in to look inside. After all, Tian Buyi and Cangsong are righteous people, and they will never do anything wrong in front of these juniors.
What happened? Tian Buyi snorted lightly and walked out without looking back.
After a while, Qi Hao and Lin Jingyu walked in. They were the most valued disciples of Taoist Cangsong, and only they dared to approach Taoist Cangsong when he was not in a good mood.
Qi Hao said carefully: "Master, why did you have a quarrel with Uncle Tian?"
Lin Jingyu said angrily from the side: "This person is the most stingy. He really has no sense of seniority..."
Cangsong suddenly shouted: "Shut up!"
Lin Jingyu was startled, lowered his head and said, "Yes, Master."
Cangsong glanced at him, turned to Qi Hao and said, "He still remembers that day when you gave up looking for Zhang Xiaofan."
Qi Hao was stunned.
Cangsong snorted and said: "Don't you see, he doesn't seem to think much of that apprentice on weekdays, but that's in his own sect, and outside, he is the most protective of his shortcomings. What's more, this time, Zhang Xiaofan is in Qimai He showed up for him in the martial arts competition, and I heard privately that he was actually very happy." At this point, he paused and said to Qi Hao: "Do you know that this time, Zhang Xiaofan survived the disaster and was safe? Will coming back be of great benefit to you?"
Qi Hao didn't realize it for a moment and said: "What?"
Cangsong sneered and said, "Aren't you close to his daughter Tian Linger?"
Qi Hao's face turned red.
Cangsong said: "Although I asked the head brother to speak for you, he reluctantly agreed to your communication. But I see his expression today, it is obvious that he is worried about this matter. If Zhang Xiaofan hadn't come back alive this time, I'm afraid You will suffer a lot in the future."
Qi Hao came to his senses and nodded repeatedly, saying: "Thank you, master, for helping me disciple."
Cangsong waved his hand, walked slowly to the entrance of the cave, and looked towards the cave where Tian Buyi lived. His face was expressionless and silent. However, Lin Jingyu and Qi Hao looked aside and saw his bright eyes. Obviously thinking about something. (To be continued)