Infinite true path

On a snowy night, on the top of a solitary peak that towered into the clouds, there were two huge stone pillars more than ten feet apart and more than thirty feet high. These two stone pillars seem to have been here for a long time, and they are full of traces of time. Under these traces, some incomprehensible words can be vaguely seen, densely carved on the stone pillars.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew between the two pillars, and colorful ripples gradually appeared wherever the wind passed. Finally, a seven-colored light curtain was formed between the two stone pillars. At the top of the light curtain, a large gray character gradually appeared - JIE!

"I know he is here with you, please give him to me." A majestic voice came from within the light curtain.

"It's fate that he's here, why don't you just follow fate?" Another voice came faintly from the horizon. This was the voice of an old man.

"I am the emperor, not the king! Hand him over!" The majestic voice became very dissatisfied after listening to the old man's words. There was anger in his answer, and even the originally calm colorful light curtain was filled with light. Ripples.

"Whether you are an emperor or a king, why not follow my fate here? One hundred years is enough." As soon as the old man said these words, the originally unquiet light curtain returned to form.

"I didn't expect that your cultivation level has improved again. Well, if that's the case, I will give him a hundred years. After a hundred years, I will personally come here to see him die." The majestic voice said harshly.

"It's a deal." The old Taoist voice gradually drifted away.

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Outside Jingzhou City, a group of people came from the dust.

The first one was about thirty years old, with a rosy complexion, holding a sword astride a horse, and with sharp eyes. At first glance, he looked like a martial arts practitioner who had been practicing martial arts for many years. Looking back, there is a group of carriages and carriages full of cloth and silk. The carriages are surrounded by martial arts masters like the one just now. In the middle of the motorcade, four high-headed white horses, named Sweat and Blood, lead a square, four-wheeled glazed carriage with a gold-plated roof and flying phoenixes at the four corners. The carriage is surrounded by sky blue jade brocade and has the word "Huan" written on it.

The Huan family in Jingzhou was engaged in business for six generations. Two hundred years ago, the entrepreneurial ancestors of the Huan family started their business by selling grain in Liangzhou. Generations of the Huan family have been business experts. They not only managed business well among the people, but also later opened up official channels. This allowed the Huan family to gradually expand, and eventually it became a famous merchant in Liangzhou. In the previous generation, Huan Ji, the head of the Huan family, died early, leaving only his only son Huan Bin, who was still young and thought the family was in decline. Unexpectedly, Huan Bin took over the position of the head of the family when he was only fourteen years old. He was a talented businessman and managed the family well. He gradually sorted out his family's accounts and assets, and visited his old customers one by one, even Liangzhou Zhoumu. Huan Bin was eloquent and honest. Although he was young, he showed the demeanor of a famous man without any hint of weakness. This allowed the Huan family to consolidate its position in Liangzhou. Later, Huan Bin worked hard and remained unmarried in his thirties, focusing on his family business. The Huan family gradually prospered and became the largest official grain supplier in Liangzhou.

Later, Huan Bin expanded the Huan family's industry to the realm of cloth and silk. Huan Bin imported high-quality fabrics and furs from the Northern Desert, processed them into high-quality brocade, and named it Jade Brocade. Jade brocade is soft and slender, bright and beautiful, and comes in various varieties. It is not only favored by wealthy people, but also favored by the court and ranked among the officials. Among them, Jingzhou has a particularly huge demand for jade brocade. After that, Huan Bin and his family moved to Jingzhou and became a prominent local family. Huan Bin now knew his destiny and was known as Duke Huan. At this time, Duke Huan had one main wife, two side wives, and no concubines. There is an only son at his knees, the eldest, the only son of the main wife. There are also three daughters, who are born from the side house.

The motorcade finally stopped in front of a house in Jingzhou City. The gate was not big and simple, but if an expert came here, they would be shocked by the seemingly ordinary dark-gold tamarisk door. Ink gold is already a luxurious thing, and tamarisk is a tree of the immortal family. It is soft but contains hardness, and it can be broken by extraordinary strength. This can be seen from the fact that mortals use fairy trees as materials for their doors.

The leader of the motorcade came forward and knocked on the door of the house, and it opened immediately. At the door of the courtyard, a noble lady was standing in the courtyard. She was dressed gorgeously and bowed slightly. She led the four girls behind her and said, "Welcome, sir!" Duke Huan got off the horse and cart, stepped forward and helped the leading lady up: "Mrs. Please get up, everyone, we don’t need so many etiquette at home.”

This noble lady is naturally Duke Huan's royal wife, Mrs. Zhu. The four people behind her are Huan Gong's other two side wives, Wang and Liu, and his two daughters, Huan Yuchu and Huan Ling. The Zhu family is the oldest and the first to enter the family. He is single-handedly in charge of the internal affairs of the Huan family and manages the Huan family in an orderly manner. He is a powerful internal assistant to Duke Huan. The Wang family is older than the Liu family. Huan Yuchu and Huan Ling are children of the Wang family. Yuchu is ten years old and Huan Ling is only six years old. The Liu family also had a daughter, who was just a few months old. Her name was Jiujiu, and she was the most beloved by Duke Huan.

Duke Huan returned after a long absence. He was very happy to see all the ladies and daughters. But only the eldest son Huan Yu was missing among the crowd. He raised his eyebrows and frowned slightly and asked, "Where is Yu'er?"

Mrs. Zhu sighed secretly, and then smiled at the master: "I didn't know that the master came home so early today and asked Yu'er to buy your favorite lotus and willow cake for him."

"Oh? I haven't seen you for a few months, but Yu'er has made some progress, which really makes me feel relieved."

"Hurry and blow him away. He's coming to my house soon. My father is back today. If he catches me, that old man will beat me to death again. Get out!" A young man's arrogant voice came closer and closer.

Hearing this voice, Duke Huan's face instantly turned livid. He left the crowd and stood at the door. He saw a group of young people, about twelve or thirteen years old, surrounding a young man in the middle wearing a gold silk jade crown and flowing cloud boots. There was a young boy next to the crowd. He looked like a child from an ordinary family. He was lying on the ground with tears on his face. His clothes were torn or dirty. He had obviously been bullied a lot.

"Master Huan tells you to get out! If you are not deaf, get out quickly, otherwise you will annoy Master Huan. I don't mind really making you deaf!"

The young man was so frightened that he stopped crying and sat on the ground, at a loss.

"Liu Li, go and catch that traitor, and invite the little brother on the ground to come with you." Duke Huan said to the man who started knocking on the door.

"Yes, sir."

Liu Li is a famous martial artist in Jingzhou City. When he was the only one in the world, his reputation as Guijianchou was well known to everyone. Although Liu Li devoted himself to the Huan family and had great admiration for Duke Huan, he did not have such a good temper when it came to this kind of dandy boy. He had been ordered by Duke Huan to deal with these young men many times before. Although these young men were all from wealthy families, some of whom were junior officials, they were helpless against Duke Huan. So before Liu Li could reach the group of young people, the young people dispersed in a hurry.

"Master, please!"

When Huan Yu saw that his father had arrived at the door, he knew that what he had just said had been heard by his father, so he had to take a deep breath and go straight away.

Liu Li turned around and helped the little brother next to him: "Little brother, it's hard for you. I'm sorry. Our master will ask you to come over."

Although the young man knew that Duke Huan's house was kind-hearted, he still came timidly: "I, I still won't go."

It seemed that the young man was frightened by Huan Yu. Liu Li sighed silently, and then said with a smile: "Don't worry, our master will give you an explanation."

The young man was supported by Liu Li and limped to Duke Huan. When the young man saw Huan Yu next to him, he moved a few steps to the side, then staggered and knelt in front of Duke Huan: "Greetings to Mr. Huan."

Duke Huan quickly helped the young man up and asked, "My child, what is your name and what happened just now?"

"Come back, sir, my name is Sun Yin, and I am the son of Carpenter Sun in the city. I, my father made me a small carriage for Huan, and Master Huan snatched it away." As he spoke, the young man started crying again. .

"Is this how he bought me lotus and willow cakes?" Duke Huan pointed at Huan Yu and said angrily to Zhu.

Zhu was speechless, and Duke Huan said to Huan Yu, "Where are the things? Bring them!"

"What do you believe when he says it? Are you his father or mine? No!"

"You! Liu Li, find the things for me!" Duke Huan was so angry that his face turned red. Mrs. Zhu stepped forward to support Duke Huan and said, "Yu'er, why are you so ignorant and don't listen to your father's words?"

"Master, you'd better hand it over yourself. I don't want to be rough with you. You know that I don't have any sense in my hands."

"Master, Liu Li is a martial artist. How could you let him be violent to Yu'er? Yu'er is your son!" Mrs. Zhu said anxiously.

"My Huan family has been in business for six generations and has always been honest and trustworthy. Every penny of our Huan family has been earned openly. This traitor has such a good family condition and yet he goes out to commit such robbery." , You have lost the face of my ancestors of the Huan family, and you still have the nerve to protect him? Liu Li, why are you standing still?"

"Bang!" With a crisp sound, Huan Yu smashed the small wooden carriage to the ground with great force, and the small wooden carriage was smashed to pieces in an instant. From the remains of the small carriage, it can still be vaguely seen that it must have been very exquisite. Even the dragon pattern on the shaft was lifelike. Carpenter Sun must have been very skilled in his craftsmanship. It's a pity that this exquisite carriage is now in pieces.

"Wow!" The boy beside him cried again.

"What a curse, what a curse! You!" Duke Huan was so angry that he fainted on the spot due to the fatigue of the journey.

Duke Huan fell ill, and the whole family was shocked.

The Huan family is what it is today, thanks to Duke Huan’s efforts. The only son of the Huan family is still young, and he is not as talented as Duke Huan. Huan Yu, the only son of the Huan family, is a joke and a cancer in the Huan family. The four words "dandy and arrogant" are fully displayed in Huan Yu. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is no successor to the Huan family.

Now that Duke Huan has fallen, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for the Huan family.

"Doctor Zhang, sir, what's going on? You can give me an accurate answer." Mrs. Liu stood in front of the bed, sobbing, and asked the doctor who was consulting Huan Gong beside the bed.

Family doctor Zhang Chongyao, sixty and three years old, is one of the best doctors in Jingzhou. It would not be an exaggeration to call him a medical fairy.

He felt Duke Huan's pulse for a long time, and then said: "Master is so angry that he can't catch his breath. This problem is not big or small. I can only prescribe a few patches to make it easier." Give me some medicine to help you soothe your nerves, but your illness is more about nourishing your mind, so you must not make me angry anymore."

Zhu took out an ingot of gold from her arms and put it in front of Zhang Chongyao: "Doctor, you also know the importance of the master to the Huan family. If he has some shortcomings, you won't have so many benefits in the future, right?"

Zhang Chongyao took the gold and quickly put it in his arms: "Madam, don't worry, I will try my best to save the master."

The next day, Duke Huan woke up from his sleep, but he was haggard and weak.

Zhang Chongyao came to see Duke Huan for several days and tried his best, but Duke Huan's condition did not improve, which made everyone in the Huan family anxious.

Lian Qiong Mountain is the most sacred place in Fancheng, Jingzhou. It is named because it towers into the clouds and seems to be connected to the sky. Although Lian Qiong Mountain is just a Taoist temple of the Mortal family, occasionally the Taoist immortals come here to give lectures and solve the confusions of sentient beings, which makes Lian Qiong Mountain a constant source of incense.

Since Duke Huan's condition never improved, the eldest lady Zhu suggested that he go to the mountain to ask for a fortune. The female family members of the family came to Laojun's hall on the top of the mountain, worshiped devoutly, and gave generously. Then they asked for a sign in front of Laojun's statue, which said: "It's hard to save the immortals when it comes to disaster, so Yue Lao kowtows three times in front of him."

Everyone was puzzled and asked the master from the palace to interpret the lot. The master asked the Minghuan family about the ins and outs of their request, and then spoke two words to the crowd: "A red matter."

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