The fairy father

"You two sit over here, sit over here."

Li Dazhi placed two seats on the cloud and took Xu Sheng and Yun Zhongzi to chat about their daily life.

Yun Zhongzi asked with a smile: "Fellow Taoist called us here in such a hurry, could it be to appreciate this mortal beauty... Well, this place is really dirty, and mortals are still dissecting mortals... this?"

Mr. Xu Sheng also frowned and remained silent.

Li Dazhi smiled and said: "Don't make such a fuss. There is just a problem in Nanzhou. Ping An is solving it. It is being solved. Let's wait here for a while. Ping An should go to Yuxu Palace. I don't know when he will return."

Yun Zhongzi asked, "What's the problem with you, fellow Taoist?"

"It's not difficult," Li Dazhi thought for a moment, and then said, "I think there are some problems with Ping An's mentality. I know this kid likes me and is prone to getting into trouble. I thought I'd let you two enlighten him."

Xu Sheng shook his silver-white lion-like head and wondered: "Educate Taoist master? How to enlighten? You think too highly of me."

"Ping An is still a young man at heart. He can listen to what his elders say."

Li Dazhi looked at Chaoge City below and said slowly:

"That's what happened. Let me start with the story of Old Man Wanri. Otherwise, you two may not be able to understand why Ping An is getting into trouble right now..."

On the cloud, Li Dazhi spoke slowly, using the method of sound transmission.

The natural induction of Heavenly Dao silenced their conversation so as not to interfere with the normal operation of the Cause and Effect Avenue.

Under this cloud, an old man sat leaning against the door frame, waiting for his fate, his eyes slightly stunned.

…

Di Xin was really a little irritable at the moment.

He looked at the more than ten ministers in front of him. They were all members of his Shang Kingdom, including ministers from old noble families such as Shang Rong, Bigan, and Huang Feihu, as well as Fei Zhongyouhun, whom he single-handedly promoted.

But now, except for You Hun, their opinions are surprisingly consistent.

"Let Ji Chang go?"

Di Xin said coldly:

"Do you think I'm drunk, unconscious, and constantly arguing?"

Shang Rong sighed: "Your Majesty, Ji Chang has lost his reputation as a saint by eating his son's flesh. If he is executed now, it will be unreasonable and unexceptionable. I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."

"What do you want to convince the public?"

Di Xin flicked his sleeves:

“If you don’t have strong soldiers and horses, even if your virtue shines all over the sky, the barbarians will still bully you and plunder you!

"Now is the best opportunity to kill Ji Chang and destroy the Zhou Kingdom!"

"Your Majesty! Please think twice!"

Bigan bowed his hands and saluted:

"Ji Chang has been in Chaoge City for several years and has been imprisoned for some time. Not only is there no chaos in Xiqi City, the Zhou people are becoming more united and their hostility towards the Shang Kingdom is growing day by day.

"The killing of Jikao was actually due to Jikao's assassination. Why doesn't the king use this incident to show the magnanimity of Chaoge City.

"Killing Jichang, Zhou Guo is afraid that he will rebel immediately, but now we should focus on solving the Dongyi and Jiang families!

"Now that Ji Chang has been released to Xiqi, he is old and has no drive or mental strength. He only needs to order Chonghou Hu to restrain him. After the Dongyi are pacified, the Jiang family is restrained, and the east of the Great Shang is straightened out, he can then overthrow the Zhou Kingdom. !”

Di Xin raised his hand to hold his forehead.

Huang Feihu clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty! Compared with Dongyi, the Zhou Kingdom is not a big problem! This Ji Chang has always been famous in Chaoge City, and the people are also interceding for him. Now that Ji Kao's incident has spread in the city, killing Ji Chang , I’m afraid the king will be greatly infamous!”

"Hmph! So what if I get a name for myself?"

Di Xin looked at Fei Zhong and said calmly: "Fei Zhong, what do you say?"

"Your Majesty, the next Xibohou should be the second son of Ji Chang. This man is brave, good at conquering and fighting, and the Zhou Kingdom has many retainers who are loyal to him. Killing Ji Chang, who has been away from Xiqi for a long time, will only bear the infamy."

Fei Zhong muttered for a few times:

"The general will know that the king wants to cut through the knot quickly and avoid the trouble of raising tigers.

"It's just that now the Zhou Kingdom's real reliance is no longer on Ji Chang. Ji Chang is more like their parents. If their parents die, their hatred for us will be even heavier.

"The general feels that if we want to buy time to concentrate our efforts to defeat Dongyi and the Jiang family, it is better to just let Ji Chang go back."

You Hun murmured in a low voice: "What the king thinks is for the foundation of Dashang. Although the ministers are right in what they say, their vision is too short-sighted. The king is still wise."

"Shut up!"

Bigan glared at Youhun:

"Who are we waiting for who is not thinking about the foundation of great business? The great king has great talent and great strategy, and everyone from top to bottom of the business knows about it!

"You sycophant! You're full of flattery, but it's useless!"

You Hun quickly lowered his head and saluted with a smile to apologize: "Uncle Wang, calm down, Uncle Wang, calm down."

Di Xin looked at Bigan with some dissatisfaction.

He said calmly: "In that case, there is no need to discuss this matter further. I have to think about it for a while, so let's let Jichang return to Xiqi City and concentrate on dealing with Dongyi's affairs."

You Hun said hurriedly: "Your Majesty is so wise! Your sincere words are really touching and make me cry with gratitude!"

A group of old ministers glared at You Hun angrily, saluted Di Xin and then left.

Fei Zhong was the last to leave because Di Xin made a gesture to him.

Fei Zhongben wanted to speak, but Di Xin saw Bigan waiting for Fei Zhong outside the palace gate.

So Di Xin waved his hand:

"My dear, please go down.

"You Hun, send Ji Kao's remaining meat to the altar and post notices everywhere. Ji Kao admires my beloved concubine and intends to assassinate her. I am magnanimous and order the entire Ji family to shut up and reflect on their mistakes."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

You Hun rolled his eyes, understood something immediately, and left with a smile.

Emperor Xin sat in the hall, seemingly resting his mind with his eyes closed. When the door slowly closed, he suddenly grabbed the incense burner beside him and smashed it on the ground, breathing a little hurriedly.

Turning around, Emperor Xin returned to his place of pleasure.

He urgently needed to vent his emotions.

It was midnight.

You Hun came with a small group and knocked on the back door of Fei Zhong's house.

This was not the first time he visited Fei Zhong's house at night. After entering the door, he was led by an old servant to meet him in the study.

Fei Zhong was wearing armor and holding a long sword. He was drinking tea with his head down. He looked up at You Hun and smiled, "Why did you come now?"

"Isn't this to avoid the eyes of the old ministers?"

You Hun stretched his sleeves and sat at the table. He took two sips of tea and smiled:

"These old ministers really angered the king this time.

"Especially Bi Gan, who is said to be loyal, but is actually very pedantic. He just wants to take care of his reputation and seek fame.

"If he really cares about the Shang Dynasty, how could he say that he would let Ji Chang go? Ji Chang has a great influence on the 200 princes in the west and the hundreds of princes in the south. Now that Nanbohou has been killed, the princes in the south are all watching Ji Chang.

"How many small countries and Qiang tribes has Zhou secretly supported? The trouble is no less than that of Dongyi."

Fei Zhong sighed: "The king has given up his false reputation and only wants to open up a thousand-year foundation for the Shang Dynasty. But now... there are many difficulties."

"Ji Chang, this old thief, can't stay."

You Hun knocked on the table:

"The king's hint is very obvious.

"Sending Ji Kao's meat to the altar, what is this? In fact, it is a disguised recognition that the Ji family will continue to guard the western gate for the Shang Dynasty. How can the king consolidate the reputation of the Zhou Kingdom at this time?"

"I'm waiting for you to come here," Fei Zhong muttered, "I will lead the troops now? Chop him up?"

"If you need to chop him up, then chop him up."

You Hun smiled and said, "At most, he was robbed in the middle of the night. If it is not easy to take action tonight, then wait for him to set off on his way back to Xiqi and then send him off. We have plenty of people in the military camp outside the city."

Fei Zhong nodded: "Does the king have any other orders?"

"It's all up to the general."

" Then wait for him to leave the city, I will lead 3,000 cavalrymen in person, and make sure he can't leave Chaoge City!"

"Yes!" You Hun stood up and bowed, "Then I will go back to hug Meiji, General, rest early."

"I can't rest, these few days are important, I have to keep a close eye on Ji Chang and the ministers," Fei Zhong shook his head, "Sometimes I really can't tell whether these old men value their families more or the Shang Dynasty more."

You Hun smiled and said, "Then you are in trouble, goodbye."

Fei Zhong shook his head slightly, with some thoughts in his eyes, called a few confidants, and began to keep a close eye on the residence of Xibo Hou Ji Chang.

...

That night.

The backyard of the mansion of Emperor Xin's brother Wei Ziqi.

Wei Ziqi put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth from the desk, and several family servants sat beside him drinking tea.

"I'm afraid Ji Chang won't survive this," Wei Ziqi said in a low voice.

"My Lord," an old minister said with a bow, "why don't we let Ji Chang leave the city overnight?"

"Chaoge City is so big, he must have been targeted by Fei Zhong at this moment," Wei Ziqi kept thinking, and he was extremely calm with white hair on his temples.

Another minister said worriedly: "Fei Zhong is brave and resourceful, and it is very difficult to deal with, but Ji Chang must return to Xiqi alive, otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of effort for us to discuss with him?"

"Now we are short of soldiers and generals, and the uncle and the prime minister are unlikely to take risks for Ji Chang. It's really a bit powerless."

Wei Ziqi frowned and said: "Didn't it say before that there was a strange man who could walk through walls, ride on fog, jump dozens of feet, and diagnose people's pulses and fortunes?"

"Jiang Shang? This guy did come to me before, but his skills are far inferior to those of Wen Zhong. "

"Before, I asked him to kill someone, but he was so shy that he refused to go. I'm afraid he can't be of great use."

"Then can he jump dozens of feet through the wall and ride on the mist?"

"This seems to be possible. I've seen it."

"Okay!" Wei Ziqi said with a firm look in his eyes, "Bring the gift and find him immediately! We must ask him to help us! If Ji Chang dies again, the contact between Zhou and us will be cut off. Then our efforts for more than ten years will be wasted!"

"Yes!"

Several ministers bowed their heads and responded. The two of them got up in a hurry and left quickly.

In the palace, Emperor Xin drank too much wine and lay on the soft animal skin bed, enjoying the service of several beautiful concubines. His eyes were mostly comfortable. Daji was just one of the favored beautiful concubines.

In the mansions of several ministers in Chaoge City, several old ministers went to bed early and ordered their servants to say that no matter who visited, they had fallen asleep.

In the residence of the uncle, Bigan was reading in the study. From time to time, agile black shadows would fall outside the window, report some news and leave immediately.

Ji Chang's residence.

Ji Chang, who looked like he was 20 years older, finally moved while leaning against the door frame. His hair was silver and there was no trace of black hair.

An old servant stepped forward and whispered, "My Lord, there is news from the palace that they will let us go tomorrow."

"My Lord, you are wise... My Lord, you are wise..."

Ji Chang murmured, tears welled up in his eyes, and then they disappeared immediately.

"My Lord, you should take a rest."

Ji Chang stood up with his knees, turned around and walked back into the house.

A figure passed by in the shadows. Ji Chang walked to the light on one side, covered the lamp in front of him with his body, and waved to the old servant, who immediately bowed his head and retreated.

A woman with a slim figure and light steps bowed in the corner.

"grown ups!"

"How about it?"

"I received a reply from outside the city. It turned out that the three young masters came here together, and the eldest young master planned to use the second and fourth young masters as gifts to the king.

"But after the Fourth Young Master met with the Eldest Young Master, some golden light suddenly appeared in the sky, and the Eldest Young Master, the Fourth Young Master, and several ministers were all taken away by the golden light.

“It will take at least ten days for the news from Xiqi City to reach us.

"It's just that according to rumors, Mei Ji said that the Fourth Young Master said it himself that the Second Young Master has been sent back to Xiqi City by him."

Ji Chang was startled for a moment, then smiled miserably: "I didn't expect it to be like this."

"Before he was killed in the palace, the eldest son did assassinate the king," the woman sighed. "According to the news from the palace, the eldest son and the king were not sure what they were talking about at that time. The eldest son suddenly drew his sword and stabbed the king, but the king relaxed him. fall upon……"

Ji Chang didn't say much, just closed his eyes and sighed softly.

He changed his slumped look before, his face was calm and his expression was steady, with some thoughts in his eyes, he said slowly:

"You should exit Chaoge City first and make some preparations along the way. I must meet my son alive."

"Yes! I would rather die and escort you back to Xiqi!"

Ji Chang nodded slowly.

He didn't know at this moment that these words were actually heard by another white-haired old man sitting on the roof.

Jiang Shang is here.

In order to better hide in the mortal world and complete the tasks assigned by several senior brothers, Jiang Shang has been letting himself gradually grow older and adapt to the appearance of a mortal.

Of course, he can return to his middle-aged appearance at any time. After all, his Taoist cultivation is here, but now he is just suppressed by the Juetian Formation and cannot fly freely to escape to the earth.

It was easy for him to rescue Ji Chang among a crowd of mortals.

Jiang Shang also didn't know that the scene of him sitting on the roof at this moment also appeared in a cloud mirror.

…

In front of the cloud mirror.

Li Dazhi stopped talking, looked at Jiang Shang and Ji Chang in the mirror, shook his head and didn't pay much attention, and continued to worry about his son's mental health.

Yun Zhongzi and Xu Sheng, however, were each thinking deeply.

Yun Zhongzi said: "This matter is indeed difficult to enlighten."

"To untie the bell, you must tie the bell," Xu Sheng said directly, "Xuntian also did a lot of stupid things in his early years. Young people just like to get into trouble. However, Ping'an is too high in the realm now and his position is too high. We No matter how much I try to persuade him, I can't get the old man to show up."

"Wangri was caught," Li Dazhi spread his hands and said, "He gave me a lot of memories before he left, so I knew the cause and effect, otherwise I would be completely confused."

Yun Zhongzi asked: "What is the most unforgettable thing about Ping An?"

"The world was destroyed hundreds of times, and countless lives were killed and injured as a result."

Li Dazhi said:

"This matter is difficult to evaluate. From a subjective point of view, Wangri is the creator of the world, so it is actually quite reasonable for the world he created to be destroyed. The point is that he gave countless lives the opportunity to live.

“Overall, the merits outweigh the faults.

"But the problem is that Wangri's motive is for his own selfishness, to speed up the reincarnation of heaven and earth and constantly shorten the cycle that heaven and earth should have.

"Giving life to the heaven and earth is good; destroying heaven and earth is evil, and these good and evil cannot offset each other. From the perspective of living beings, this is the greatest evil.

"Ping An's position is very complicated. He is not only the target of Vanity's salvation, but also a vested interest in this matter. He is also a member of the living beings. He has been running around to establish the lives of the living beings before.

"In his perception, it really only lasted a few hundred years, while Wanri spent a long time. There is a huge cognitive gap between the two.

“Now he just can’t figure it out.

"He keeps trying to understand good and evil, just to find an angle so that he can accept everything Wanri has done... I understand my son, but he can't let go."

Yun Zhongzi said: "It is better to believe in peace. He should be able to find his own way."

"Isn't it too uncomfortable to look at a child?" Li Dazhi scratched his head, "I wish I could bear all the blame myself and let him enjoy the happiness."

Xu Sheng smiled and said: "Although the matter is complicated, the solution is very simple."

"How to solve it? Please give me an idea quickly."

"There is no other way. Help him achieve his goal and complete the last step of all reincarnations. This is the only way."

Li Dazhi raised his hand to rest his forehead, as if he didn't say anything anymore.