Taiping Inn

Mrs. Lu took Shen Changsheng away first, leaving only Li Xuandu and the other two. Li Xuandu asked the waiter for a whole sheep, and watched Ye Chi eat the whole sheep by himself. Li Xuandu didn't eat anything. After reaching the realm of heaven and man, Li Xuandu finally started fasting. It's not that Li Xuandu couldn't fast before, but it was unnecessary. Now Li Xuandu no longer needs to replenish his blood with blood. After all, he is not on the path of human immortal, and he doesn't value blood so much.

After Ye Chi finished eating, the three left the inn and walked out of the city. Compared with the bustling city, there are fewer people outside the city, especially after leaving the official road. Since ancient times, there has been a saying in Chuzhou that there are seven mountains, two rivers and one field, which means that there are more mountains, more water and less fields. The post road naturally cannot be as straightforward as in the north. It has to take a few turns, avoid mountains and water, and twists and turns, which is quite like the winding paths in Jiangnan gardens. In this case, taking the post road is not a good choice. Instead, it would be closer to go directly through the mountains and rivers.

Because of this, Li Xuandu and others did not take the official road, let alone ride horses and cars, but walked directly in the wilderness, just as a tour of the mountains and rivers, and it was also a little relaxing.

Li Xuandu has no father, but also three fathers, who gave him different teachings during his growth. These three fathers are: Zhang Haishi, Li Daoxu, and Zhang Suqing. They are both fathers and teachers. The boy’s earliest teacher is his father. He will subconsciously imitate his father’s behavior, which is the word "teaching by example" in teaching by words and deeds. These three people taught Li Xuandu a lot, but their principles were not exactly the same, and there were even contradictions between them. This made Li Xuandu have the shadow of the three people, but he was not exactly the same as any one of them.

In Li Xuandu's view, Zhang Haishi taught him to cultivate himself, Li Daoxu taught him to manage his family, and Zhang Suqing taught him to pacify the world, step by step. It is not that Li Daoxu did not know how to pacify the world, or Zhang Suqing did not know how to manage his family, but that Li Xuandu only recognized a part of the three people, instead of accepting them all. At the very least, Li Xuandu and Li Daoxu had great differences in the way to pacify the world, which was difficult to reconcile.

However, in terms of self-cultivation, Li Xuandu neither recognized Li Daoxu nor Zhang Suqing. Both of them were too extreme. Not to mention the inner qualities, just looking at the appearance, Li Daoxu watched his wife die and sat in the Bajing Courtyard all day long, and Zhang Suqing ignored the safety of his family for the ideals and righteousness in his heart. Li Xuandu did not agree with them. In this regard, Zhang Haishi was the most in line with Li Xuandu's concept.

Although Zhang Haishi is a Taoist, he believes in Confucian ethics when it comes to self-cultivation. A sage once said, "A father hides his son's secrets, and a son hides his father's secrets. This is the truth." That is, to hide the secrets of one's relatives, especially one's parents and blood relatives, even if they make mistakes, one cannot bear to blame them, and to raise an army to punish them, but to protect them. In the final analysis, it is all about "benevolence". Li Daoxu believes in the Legalists, regardless of whether they are close or distant, they will be killed for the sake of justice. Although Zhang Suqing believes in Confucianism, he lacks this point and fails to do it.

Zhang Haishi once said to Li Xuandu that a person is a bow, and once the bow is drawn, there is no turning back, so one must think about the word "caution" before doing anything. The Supreme Taoist Ancestor once said, "Be as careful at the end as at the beginning, and there will be no failure." But after shooting that arrow, one must be "responsible", which means that one must act with determination and decisiveness, and cannot hesitate or hesitate. Afterwards, restore the bow to its original state. Don't pull the bow all the way, because the string will break. So you have to pay attention to the degree of tension and relaxation. You should stretch it when you should and relax it when you should.

Since Beimang Mountain, Li Xuandu has traveled to Liaodong and Jinzhao, and has hardly had a break. This time when he returned to Taiping Sect, he was not in a hurry, and he didn't even care too much about the undercurrent of Taiping Sect. He wanted to relax himself a little. But things in the world are often not as expected. Li Xuandu wanted to avoid trouble, but he always encountered trouble.

Thirty miles outside Linhai County, there is a Balong Mountain. On the hillside, there is a temple that has been abandoned for many years. It used to worship the eight heavenly dragons of Buddhism, but there was no Buddha or Bodhisattva. I don't know who built it. At this time, on the open space in front of the temple, an armored soldier was roasting cold and hard dry food. In this weather, all dry food is frozen like stone. If you want to chew it hard, you have to break your teeth.

In the temple behind him, there were two people in green official uniforms, who were responsible for guarding a mortal, preparing to go to Linhai County, then go to Qizhou by sea, and finally escort him to the capital.

The prisoner was dressed neatly, but his face was pale and listless, obviously he had suffered a serious injury. There were three-inch long gold needles pierced on his chest, lower abdomen, and eyebrows, which made it impossible for him to circulate his qi.

This was the work of the woman among the two escorts. She was proficient in all kinds of hidden weapons, and she was superb and reached the realm of perfection. These three gold needles were also good, specializing in sealing people's qi, which could be regarded as a treasure.

The woman glanced at the prisoner and whispered, "Commander, someone is coming."

The other guard was this middle-aged man, wearing the official uniform of the Qingluan Guard and a wingless black gauze on his head. He was also an acquaintance, and it was Ding Ce, the right commander of the Qingluan Guard Commander's Office, "Big Thunder Hand".

Ding Ce slowly got up and looked out the door.

The pawn who was roasting dry food was knocked unconscious. These three people, two men and one woman, were Li Xuandu and his group. Originally, Li Xuandu and Qin Su would deliberately hide their breath and would not be easily discovered. It would be too late to bring one. When he was in the royal court, he only had to obey Lao Khan's orders. He was used to being free and never He deliberately concealed his whereabouts, and his blood and energy were like a bright lamp, and he was discovered by others from a distance.

Since the second year of Tianbao, Ding Ce has had many conflicts and plots with Li Xuandu, but Ding Ce has never come forward in person. In other words, Ding Ce has only seen the portrait of Li Xuandu, but has not seen it. After Li Xuandu's own self, Li Xuan has experienced ups and downs over the years, and his appearance and appearance have changed a lot. Ding Ce actually failed to recognize Li Xuandu. As for Qin Su, he is famous in the world, but he has no choice but to be erratic. He occasionally appears several times and wears a mask, which is even more mysterious. More importantly, the appearance of the Jinguan Man made Ding Ce preconceived the idea that he thought of the Northwest, which was closely related to the Jinguan, rather than Liaodong.

Faced with the three uninvited guests, Ding Ce and the woman were both on guard. The woman first asked, "Who is here? Qingluanwei is doing things, and irrelevant friends will give way quickly to avoid hurting the harmony."

Ding Ce did not recognize Li Xuandu, and Li Xuan did not recognize Ding Ce either, but he recognized the prisoner, not knowing Mr. Chu Yunshen.

Qin Su also recognized Chu Yunshen and couldn't help but think a lot. That was the first time she and Li Xuandu met. At that time, her cultivation level was mediocre, and Li Xuandu's realm had not yet recovered. As a result, the two met Han Yaoyue who was chasing him. In desperation, they had to ask for help from Chu Yunshen, Chu Yunshen took action to repel Han Yaoyue. It was from that time that the two began a fate that has been maintained to this day.

Qin Su glanced at Li Xuandu again. Li Xuan did not rush to come forward to recognize each other, but instead slapped his hand. He waved his hand and said, "Don't you want to see the world of Central Plains? They are The Qingluanwei people can satisfy you."

Yechi asked, "What is Qingluanwei?"

Li Xuandu said: "Qingluanwei is the emperor's personal army, equivalent to Lao Khan's Qiexue army."

Yechi's eyes lit up, he took a step forward, and said to Ding Ce and the others: "My name is Yechi, I come from the Golden Sect. I have long wanted to see the Central Plains River and Lake. I am about to meet all kinds of masters in a while."

Before he finished speaking, he strode forward and walked into the temple.

Ding Ce's face darkened and he shouted angrily. This sound was unusual, mixed with blue thunder that could be seen in the naked eye, as if the sound of thunder was rolling, and the roar was endless.

Ye Chi paused slightly, and he felt a numbness on his body and he returned to normal in a flash. If it were other people, even the great master of the Heavenly Man Xiaoyao Realm could not take Ding Ce's power so lightly. Unfortunately, he would have gone late as a human and immortal path, with a strong body, even if Li Xuandu's sword energy dared to be strong. Connect, let alone a mere thunder voice.

On the contrary, this angry shout made Li Xuan recognize Ding Ce's origin and smiled and said, "If I guessed correctly, this person should be the right governor of Qingluan Guard, 'Great Thunder Hand' Ding Ce. ”

Yechi turned around and asked, "What kind of official is the Right Governor?"

Li Xuandu replied: "The left governor of Qingluan Guard is equivalent to the Grand Commander, and there is also a right governor who is equivalent to the deputy Grand Commander, and he is equivalent to the second commander."

The desire to fight was unprecedentedly high.