The fairy is fierce

Shhh—

By evening, the tourists in Meishan had long gone. Fine raindrops sprinkled on the bluestone tiles. Occasionally, a muffled thunder made the valley even more empty and lonely.

A tall woman in a golden dragon scale dress walked alone along the stone path and came to a stone tablet in the forest where the words could no longer be seen. She stood silently, with a look in her eyes that only appeared occasionally when she was alone.

The marble tablet was very old. The patterns and edges were eroded by wind and rain. Half of it was buried in the soil and its original appearance could no longer be seen.

The woman in front of the tablet had no trace of time on her face. Compared with the tablet, she looked like a person and an object from two different eras. I'm afraid no one could imagine that this stone tablet that had experienced wind and rain was actually erected by the woman.

Shangguan Yutang couldn't remember when he came here last time, but he still remembered the first time he came here.

That was a long time ago, when there were no Nine Sects or Sword Emperor City in the world.

Shangguan Yutang walked out of the mountains alone, without any relatives, with a small snake and a wooden stick, and struggled in the wild and chaotic world, almost running all over the land of Jiuzhou.

As for the purpose, as mentioned before, it is nothing more than wanting to find all the people in the village.

It is against the way of heaven and humanity to let people who have escaped into reincarnation come back to life. After Shangguan Yutang saw it a lot, he slowly gave up this naive idea and turned his goal to become the God of mortals himself, so that the lowest mortals can have someone to turn to in despair, instead of crying to the sky like she used to.

With a goal, you naturally need to complete it.

After Shangguan Yutang searched for a while, he came to the southern part of Yuyaozhou, which had the highest population density at that time.

As an outsider cultivator, his Taoism was not very high, and it was obviously not easy to come here to be the boss of the southern part of Yuyaozhou.

Shangguan Yutang grew up alone in the wilderness, and he had Taoism in his heart, but his way of dealing with things was the standard jungle law. I am the boss because my fist is hard, and I will beat you until you obey.

There were many masters in Yuyaozhou at that time, and this style of behavior naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of local cultivators, especially the Nangongshan family of cultivation. The four generations of ancestors, elders, middle-aged and young people were beaten to kneel down and beg for mercy. After the "four generations living under one roof", the southern immortals were directly furious, and many immortals said that they would suppress the arrogance of this foreign ruffian.

Shangguan Yutang has always been "advancing but not retreating" throughout her life, so she will naturally not give in, and will still beat whoever does not obey her, until she met Mei Jinshui.

At that time, Mei Jinshui's status was no less than that of the eight great masters today. After meeting her, he did not deal with her, but said something to her that she still remembers to this day:

"Everyone makes mistakes, so good and evil cannot be held in the hands of one person; you must learn to accept others, instead of relying on a pair of fists to beat the world into what you want..."

Shangguan Yutang has no relatives in this world, and has developed the habit of only believing in herself since childhood. At that time, she really thought that if everyone was convinced and listened to her, then the world would become better.

After listening to Mei Jinshui's words, Shangguan Yutang suddenly realized that she was wrong. She was just a person and might make mistakes because of her seven emotions and six desires. Her preferences should not be used to judge all good and evil.

If you want to make the world truly better and the lives of the lower-class mortals no longer be worthless, the right way should be to establish a rule that overrides everyone, even her, so that the lower-class mortals can live like a human being.

This rule is the later "Nine Sects Covenant".

Of course, Shangguan Yutang at that time only had a rough idea. He was just a casual cultivator who occupied a mountain and collected a few younger brothers. It was not easy to practice his ideas.

Mei Jinshui appreciated her very much. After leaving, he spread the word to the outside world, which meant that "this person is protected by me, Mei Jinshui. If you want to touch her, weigh your own Taoism first."

After this sentence was said, Shangguan Yutang was completely accepted by the southern cultivators. He could seriously establish a sect and participate in the activities of the major immortals, and was no longer regarded as an outsider.

Although Shangguan Yutang could do this with his own strength, Mei Jinshui's appreciation did save him from a lot of unnecessary trouble.

In order to thank Mei Jinshui, Shangguan Yutang came to Meishan outside Xiangyang City to pay a visit after he had gained a firm foothold.

It was also at that time that Shangguan Yutang met the person she felt was the "most worthy of being dealt with" in her life. ♙♕  ♦♦

In the eyes of outsiders, Shangguan Yutang was cold and ruthless, had no friends and no emotions, and was abiding by the righteous path and killing everyone equally; but careful people would find that Shangguan Yutang called everyone by their name, but only gave nicknames to two people.

One was Tang Jingyan. Shangguan Yutang was so worn out that he had no choice but to curse the other party as a "dead woman" after a long time.

Before Tang Jingyan, Shangguan Yutang would only use the down-to-earth name of "old witch" when talking about a person.

‘Old witch’ is not a nice nickname, but the different names represent the position of the other party in one’s heart, which is different from all others.

This name originated from Shangguan Yutang’s first visit to Meishan.

Mei Jinshui has a great reputation and never shows up easily. Cultivators who want to seek enlightenment from masters or want to become famous will write poems to praise plum blossoms outside Meishan. If they write well, Mei Jinshui may come out.

Shangguan Yutang used to practice martial arts and even learned to read by himself. How could he recite poems and write couplets? After arriving at Meishan, he wanted to let the disciples outside the mountain inform him.

As a result, Mei Jinshui didn't come out. What came out was a little fairy, carrying a peach blossom branch. She claimed to be Cui Yingying, the direct disciple of Patriarch Mei. She was known as the "Old Peach Blossom Fairy". She was six hundred years old. If she wanted to see Patriarch Mei, she had to go there first. her eyes.

Shangguan Yutang didn't know the specific situation, so he came to visit the master, so he naturally followed the Romans, called "Senior Cui", and followed Cui Yingying inside.

Cui Yingying took her around Meishan for a long time, talking in an old-fashioned way, and she was really a bit of a master. Finally, she brought her to this stone tablet and asked her to write something, saying that the rules could not be broken. .

Shangguan Yutang knew that Meishan had this rule, so he thought about it for a moment and wrote a few words casually.

Unexpectedly, an unknown formation was arranged near the stone tablet in advance. After she finished writing, she turned around and found that Cui Yingying had disappeared. The scenery between the mountains and fields changed, trapping her in the mountain. She could hear voices outside:

"Little friend Shangguan, people outside say you are awesome, but I think you are just wary. If you can't get out, just say hello, and my sister will let you out..."

Shangguan Yutang had a very good impression of Mei Jinshui. He didn't take precautions after entering the mountain gate. He was naturally dissatisfied with being tricked. After breaking through the formation, he caught Cui Yingying and gave her a beating.

Later, Shangguan Yutang learned that Cui Yingying trapped her because Mei Jinshui admired her very much and often told Cui Yingying how powerful she was. He was unconvinced and wanted to compete with her.

But Mei Jinshui didn't want Cui Yingying, who was still young, to be exposed to the disputes among the immortal sects. He only taught her medical formations, and she couldn't fight at all, so he wanted to use the formations to embarrass her. Unexpectedly, the formations couldn't embarrass her, and she was beaten. Dayton.

Cui Yingying grew up being held in the palm of Mei Jinshui's hand. She was beaten for the first time in her life. You can imagine how she felt.

Since then, Cui Yingying has been at odds with her. She will come to trouble her no matter what. If she can't be beaten, she will start from other places. For example, she wears clothes that are tacky, looks like a man, is stupid, etc. .

Shangguan Yutang has been wandering around since she was a child. Being beautiful is not a good thing for her. She has always dressed as a man. She has a tough and decisive character. She has no concept of "she is a girl" and is not good at sociability.

While staying in Meishan, Shangguan Yutang was annoyed by being ridiculed by Cui Yingying every day and not being able to hit Cui Yingying anymore. She gradually started to retaliate with words such as "crazy" and "embroidered pillow". Finally, she dressed up and signaled. 'I'm taller than you, have longer legs than you, and have bigger breasts than you. What are you talking about? ’.

Over time, the two people will naturally become familiar with each other.

Although they dislike each other, it has to be said that this period of time is Shangguan Yutang's rare memory of "playing with friends".

Human beings are not like vegetation, so how can they be ruthless?

Shangguan Yutang is not heartless, but due to her childhood environment, she has never had the opportunity to interact with him.

If possible, who wouldn’t want to have parents who love them, teachers who care about them, brothers and sisters who fight and fight, and a loving partner.

Precisely because there is no such thing, Shangguan Yutang values ​​every relationship extremely.

But Shangguan Yutang's ambition since childhood was there. She successfully sat in the position of 'God', so she had to hide these emotions in a place where no one knew.

How could Shangguan Yutang not have any feelings for Mei Jinshui? That was the first elder she met, the first elder she could completely trust and treat her as her own.

Mei Jinshui left today, and Shangguan Yutang was secretly relieved that he could not kill this old friend.

But this happiness cannot be known to outsiders. Her current position is destined to kill Mei Jinshui ten thousand times again, and she will kill her ten thousand times without frowning once.

So what if I feel guilty? If she doesn't do this kind of thing, who else can do it?

Under the dusk rain, Shangguan Yutang looked at the terrace halfway up the mountain in the distance, knowing that Cui Yingying was still angry and waiting there to settle accounts with her.

But Shangguan Yutang never went over to apologize, or coax Cui Yingying to give her a step up.

Because one day, Shangguan Yutang will kill Mei Jinshui with his own hands, or die under Mei Jinshui.

There is no way around this kind of thing if they are different from each other. Once it is done, there will be no more heartless separation from Cui Yingying.

Since we will become strangers in the end, the deeper the relationship is now, the more painful it will be in the future; if we just dislike each other and the relationship is neither far nor close, wouldn't it be better?

When the day comes when we become strangers, Cui Yingying will probably feel less entangled in her heart...

Shangguan Yutang stood in the rain, raised his hand and touched the old stone tablet. After a moment of silence, he bowed to the place where Mei Jinshui once lived.

After the ceremony, Shangguan Yutang turned around and walked into the night, just like in the past thousands of years, coming and going in the wind and rain, forever alone...——

swish swish

Fine raindrops sprinkled on the cornices outside the terrace, forming a rain curtain, blocking the mountains and rivers outside. Only the Xiangyang City outside the mountains could be seen, shining a little.

Zuo Lingquan stood at the edge of the terrace, his posture changed countless times, he gently rubbed his fingers and looked at Lord Peach Blossom behind him with his peripheral vision.

A dark red piano table was placed in the middle of the terrace, with a brown carpet underneath. The piano on the piano table had been put away and replaced by several drinking utensils.

Lord Peach Blossom, who was dressed in a spring robe, no longer maintained the posture of calling for an apology. He leaned on the piano table with his left hand leaning on the side of his face, spinning the glass wine glass on his fingertips. He seemed leisurely, but the scowl in his eyes did not diminish, and was even stronger than before. It was even worse when I first arrived.

Half a day is more than enough for the Shangguan ancestor to run back and forth to Huajunzhou.

Since they haven't come yet, it only means that the ancestor doesn't care about them at all!

Zuo Lingquan knew that to practice Taoism, you have to rely on yourself for everything, and he didn't want to bother Patriarch Shangguan to do everything.

But this matter is the ancestor's business and has nothing to do with him. What can he do here?

Seeing that the sky was dark, the whole world was quiet, and there was a chill from behind from time to time, Zuo Lingquan felt more and more embarrassed. After being silent for a long time, he turned around and said as calmly as possible:

"Haha... Well... I don't have a close relationship with Old Ancestor Shangguan. We just know each other. It's not important enough for Old Ancestor Shangguan to come here to ask for someone in person..."

"She thinks I don't dare to be cruel to you!"

"No, no, how is it possible...eh?!"

Zuo Lingquan secretly thought something was wrong. Just as he was about to ease the atmosphere, he threw himself forward and came to the piano table, pressing his hand on the table.

Although Lord Peach Blossom's face was expressionless, her eyes were filled with anger. She held down Zuo Lingquan's wrist, took out a beautifully crafted tea knife from her sleeve, and chopped off Zuo Lingquan's fingers with her backhand.

This blow was fast and hard, and it looked like it was coming from anger.

Zuo Lingquan's expression suddenly changed, and his heart immediately rose to his throat:

"Peach……"

Cha

The knife was raised and lowered, and the sound of piercing the piano platform was heard.

Zuo Lingquan broke out in a cold sweat, but felt no pain. When he looked down, he saw that the extremely sharp tea knife deflected when it fell, and passed between his fingers in a narrow and dangerous way.

Scared me to death...

Zuo Lingquan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Before he could speak, he realized that Lord Peach Blossom was even more angry and raised the tea knife again:

"This stinky bitch, you really think I don't dare, right?"

As he spoke, he stabbed down again, this time it seemed he meant it. ! !

Zuo Lingquan's heart was in his throat again.

Cha

He raised the knife and lowered it. Just like last time, the stab missed the target.

"Okay, you've eaten me thoroughly, right? You forced me to do this!"

Lord Peach Blossom was furious and raised his sword again. ? ?

No matter how big his heart is, Zuo Lingquan can't resist such threats!

He waited for the tea knife to fail again, and quickly said:

"Stop, stop, stop! Senior Taohua, you want to settle a score with Ancestor. Tell her, why are you keeping scaring me?"

Lord Peach Blossom was just for Ancestor Shangguan to see. She didn’t believe that Shangguan Yutang didn’t care about Zuo Lingquan and said angrily:

"She's sure that I won't touch you, right? Don't blame me. If you want to blame me, blame her!"

As he spoke, he raised the knife again.

Zuo Lingquan took a deep breath, but after the stabbing, his hand was still fine.

As the saying goes, the Clay Bodhisattva also has three parts of fire. Zuo Lingquan was annoyed after being tossed and frightened, so he stopped pulling out his hand:

"Cut it, chop it. You might as well just chop my fingers off. If you continue like this, if your hand is fine, someone else will be in trouble."

It was impossible for Lord Peach Blossom to actually attack Zuo Lingquan. After going back and forth several times, Zuo Lingquan's face turned pale with fright when she saw that Shangguan Yutang had not been tricked out. She had no choice but to throw the tea knife at the piano platform. The last beat made a crisp sound:

"Did you see? She doesn't even care about your life or death, yet you still treat her as an elder? If I hadn't chopped you up just because of my friendship with you, she wouldn't have cared about you at all..."

Zuo Lingquan was very angry when he knew that she, Lord Peach Blossom, had been performing a one-man show for a long time, but what could he do?

Zuo Lingquan's left hand was still pressed on the table. He knew that he couldn't reason with the angry woman, so he could only open his right hand slightly:

"Senior is right. Ancestor Shangguan doesn't care about me at all. It makes no sense for you to keep me here..."

"She can't ignore you, she just knows that I won't do anything to you!"

"..."

What can Zuo Lingquan say? You can't just try to chop me up.

Lord Peach Blossom was still angry, but Patriarch Shangguan ignored her. She really had nothing to do. She couldn't keep venting her anger on Zuo Lingquan.

The two sat opposite each other on both sides of the piano platform and were silent for a moment. Lord Peach Blossom slowly suppressed his anger and released Zuo Lingquan's wrist:

"This is a matter between me and her. I won't argue with you, but you don't want me to suffer. In today's situation, if I give you another peach, who will I be?"

Zuo Lingquan quickly took his hand back:

"Junior understands that if senior feels that it is not easy to give it, then leave it with senior first, and then give it to me when you think the opportunity is right. I am not in a hurry."

The more Lord Peach Blossom thought about it, the angrier he became. This wasn't a matter of urgency. It was a matter of Shangguan Yutang bullying others too much. Shangguan Yutang refused to give in. How could she give things to Zuo Lingquan?

After thinking for a moment, Lord Peach Blossom shook his head, took out the big green peach and placed it on the table:

"Since Shangguan Yutang won't come today, she will definitely not bow to me in the future. If she doesn't bow, I can't keep blocking your opportunities. That would be my fault. Taozi can give it to you now, but you have to agree to me on one condition. ”

Zuo Lingquan was so confused that he just wanted to go home early, but he could not refuse the great opportunity given by Qinglong. He sat upright and said seriously:

"Senior, please tell me, even if it's just a bias..."

"She won't even come, so why are you trying to deviate? It's a beautiful idea."

"..."

Zuo Lingquan's thoughts were seen through and he had nothing to say.

Lord Peach Blossom looked at the fairy peach on the piano platform and said seriously:

"Remember, although this fairy peach was given by Lord Meng Zhang, it grows on my tree. It is given to you by me. It has nothing to do with Shangguan Yutang. It is my own free will. Do you understand?"

"That's natural. Senior is willing to part with love, so this love will naturally be remembered by senior."

"Just remembering is useless. I can't give things to people from Shangguan Yutang. You must agree to treat me and Shangguan Yutang equally in the future. No matter how high your moral character, you must not be ungrateful and favor one over the other."

Zuo Lingquan heard Lord Peach Blossom mention this, why did he think:

"It's not that I don't want to agree, but the relationship between people..."

"I don't care, you can figure it out yourself."

"It's not that I'm evasive, it's just because I treat each other with sincerity that I can't agree. For example, if Lingye and I are lovers, even if the ancestor is half mother-in-law, no matter how much I treat everyone equally, I will definitely lean closer to the ancestor. …”

Lord Peach Blossom blinked his eyes, considered it, shook his head and said:

"Don't care about others, just talk about me and her. For example, if she and I fall into the water together, you can either save them both together or neither of them. You can save me but not her, but you can't treat me as an outsider. , save her but not me, do you understand?”

Zuo Lingquan opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

"Why are you so stupid? I just want you to remain neutral and treat me and her as elders. I helped you find the fairy sword and gave you the fairy peaches without asking you for anything. Isn't this a lie?"

"No, senior is indeed very good to me."

"That's right. You are not from her Shangguan Yutang. You are Zuo Lingquan. You have a passionate relationship with me and a passionate relationship with her. When faced with choices in the future, no one can treat you badly or think that you are hers. , I feel comfortable leaning towards her.”

"It's natural..."

"You can't just say yes, you have to really think so, otherwise I will always think that you are hers and come to me asking for peaches. The more I think about it, the more I will lose."

Zuo Lingquan didn't mean to be a prostitute to Lord Peach Blossom for nothing. He came to Peach Blossom Pond and gained so much. It was only right to remember Lord Peach Blossom's kindness. He nodded and said:

"I, Zuo Lingquan, swore an oath with the heart of the sword. Senior Taohua gave me the celestial peach and guided me to find the celestial sword. I will remember this in my heart. If I am ungrateful in the future, my heart will be knotted and my path will be cut off, and I will never be able to get closer to you for the rest of my life."

For practitioners, oaths are related to Taoism. No one dares to swear casually, but Zuo Lingquan is not an ungrateful person, so he naturally said this frankly.

Lord Peach Blossom had a rough understanding of Zuo Lingquan's character. When he heard him make such a strong oath, he felt that he was a little too embarrassed, and his expression softened:

"There's no need to swear, I'm just reminding you. But now that I've said it, let me add, 'Treat me and Shangguan Yutang equally, without favoring one over the other; whatever your relationship is with her, you must have your relationship with me.'"

Zuo Lingquan's eyes looked a little strange:

"Senior, are you sure? This matter is not a child's play. If senior Shangguan and I become brothers of the opposite sex, and senior is not happy, then wouldn't I have violated my oath..."

"I'm not happy, so of course it has nothing to do with you. What oath did you break? Furthermore, if she, Shangguan Yutang, can sworn sworn sworn brother to you, why can't I? Not talking about sworn sworn vows, even if she recognizes you as her adoptive father, I would still dare to call you, What she Shangguan Yutang dares to do, why can't I do it?"

"..."

Zuo Lingquan still felt that something was not quite right, but Lord Peach Blossom had finished talking about this, so he said no more and continued:

"From now on, my relationship with Patriarch Shangguan will be the same as my relationship with my seniors. I will never favor one over the other."

Lord Peach Blossom nodded slightly. There was no point in fussing any more. She pushed the fairy peach on the table in front of Zuo Lingquan:

"Okay, take it. Forget it if Shangguan Yutang doesn't come. I'm as skilled as her. I just have this opportunity to help you refine the natal object."

Refining one's life requires overcoming thunder tribulations, so helping to protect the path is a great favor. Zuo Lingquan smiled and said:

"Senior has been so kind to me, but I can't repay it. I'm really ashamed..."

"It's okay to be ashamed. I won't let you repay the favor. Just remember and don't forget it. If something happens to you in the future, remember to contact me. If anything happens, just call Shangguan Yutang. Look at today, she doesn't care whether you live or die..."

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