The fairy is fierce

"If the sky does not love wine, the wine star will not be in the sky; if the earth does not love wine, there will be no wine spring on earth..."

Only on the third day of the winter month, Changning City in the northern border was already covered with knee-deep snow. The streets were sparsely populated. An old drunkard who had just come out of a small street was breathing out white mist and humming a tune that came from nowhere. ♝♦  ♦♦

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At the street corner, three horses slowly stepped across the snow. The three horses were wrapped in thick furs, two women and one man. The man was wearing a sword, and one of the women was playing the pipa, and the other was holding a white bird that looked like a snowy owl. They looked like young men from a wealthy family out for fun.

Passing by the old drunkard, the charming beauty holding the sleeping white bird sniffed and said softly:

"The wine inside is very fragrant, almost as good as my cooking skills, do you want to try it?"

Another girl who looked to be in her twenties glanced at the small street:

"It's just ordinary wine, nothing to drink. I've been drinking the wine given by Mr. Zuo for a few times, and my taste has become picky..."

The young man between the two seemed to be in charge. He stopped at the street corner and said:

"It smells very fragrant. Let's do business first and come back later..."

As they talked, the three of them rode their horses and continued to go to the interior of Changning City; the man who was talking was naturally Zuo Lingquan who came from afar.

After meeting Jingyan in Xiangshui Bay, Zuo Lingquan only stayed for one night and then set off to the Caiyi Kingdom far away in the northern border.

As for Jingxun's words that night about making her cry, it was just talk. Jingxun couldn't bear it, and Zuo Lingquan couldn't do it either, so the two of them hugged each other and talked about love all night; whether the ancestor frowned and waited all night in fear, of course, there was no way to know, anyway, he hadn't expressed his attitude when he set off.

The trip to Caiyi Country was to help Xie Qiutao find a way to open the dragon turtle's intelligence, and to take this opportunity to see the mountains and rivers of Yuyaozhou. The matter was not urgent, so the few people chose to travel on foot.

Qingwan had the lowest cultivation level. If she didn't make up for it for a while, she would probably be surpassed by Jiang Yi Lengzhu in the future. She didn't follow closely. After setting off, she took the peach core and closed herself in the cabin of the painting boat.

When a monk is in seclusion and breaking through the realm, he needs a huge amount of spiritual energy to support him. Generally, he can only do it in a cave with abundant spiritual energy. In order to create an artificial cave, Lingye set up a soul-locking array in the room, replenished the spiritual energy with white jade beads, and kept an eye on it at all times. He would only get off the pleasure boat to take a look when he encountered a famous mountain or river with beautiful scenery.

For a cultivator traveling outside, as long as nothing happens, it is basically not much different from tourism. He went north with Jingxun and Xie Qiutao for about a month. During this period, the scenery he saw was only sand, and there was nothing to talk about. It was not until he walked out of the endless sea of ​​sand and arrived at the northern border with snow in October that the scenery began to change.

The reason why Caiyi Country is called "Caiyi" is that silk cloth has been a specialty here since ancient times. The country's name should be "Han", but outsiders basically don't call it that.

The land of Caiyi Country is not barren, but the disadvantage is that it is too cold. It's only October, and the snow in some places can be waist-deep. When you meet cities, states and counties on the road, you rarely see secular people wandering outside.

Caiyi Country is larger than Dadan Dynasty, but its national conditions are similar to those of Dadan Dynasty, which is very closed. There are cultivators, but it is rare to reach the spiritual valley realm. There are no cultivators in the open. As for whether there are any deep-water turtles hidden in the mountains and fields, there is no way to know.

Unlike Dadan Dynasty, people here love to drink. There are wine shops and wine stalls everywhere in the prefectures and counties. After all, the weather is too cold. In winter, there is nothing else to do except sitting in front of the stove and having a couple of cups.

Zuo Lingquan came here this time, of course, not to drink. He and Xie Qiutao asked around, focusing on various legends and allusions. Later, he learned some secrets worth two white jade beads from a wild Taoist priest in the Qi training realm:

The story still has to start with the battle of stealing pills.

Back then, stealing pills caused chaos in Yuyaozhou and interrupted the entire cultivation path. Whether it was the mountain sects or the secular cities, they were basically reduced to ruins under the flames of destruction.

But this disaster did not affect the entire territory of Yuyaozhou. The thieves were mainly in the south. No matter how big the commotion was, it would decrease from south to north. This allowed some of the population in the northern border to be preserved, and various legends and volumes naturally escaped the disaster.

The cultivation path has been passed down for thousands of years, and there are countless books and legends that record the strange stories of gods and ghosts. Although most of them are hearsay or fabricated stories, there are also true stories with great opportunities behind them.

In the history of Caiyi Country, there was a monarch who liked these ancient strange stories. He specially sent people to collect these things from several countries in the north, compiled them into a book, named "Shanhe Shenji Chronicle", for reading and studying in his spare time.

Finally, somehow, this news spread to the cultivation path; those cultivators who were struggling to find opportunities were looking around on the cultivation path at a loss. When they found that there was such a thing, their eyes naturally lit up and they ran over to try their luck.

At first, the monks who came here were quite polite. When borrowing books, they would ask someone to inform them and give them a "Yangqi Pill" or "Golden Gun Pill" as a reward. The monarch of Caiyi Kingdom was naturally generous.

Later, more monks came to check the information, and most of them were Zhongzhou monks with cleaner pockets than their faces. Naturally, their quality became worse and worse. Not to mention the pills, they didn't even say "good people have a peaceful life". They came and went without a trace, and occasionally they would lose one or two books.

The monarch of Caiyi Kingdom is a majestic monarch, and he is naturally dissatisfied when his treasures are used for free. The Immortal family on the mountain will not care about such a trivial matter, so please be on guard, but you can't guard against the real master, so in the end, they just copied it again He paid a share and built a "gentleman's hall" outside the imperial city, so that practitioners could borrow the name and give it a nice name, but the meaning is "the gentlemen of Liang Shang gather together", which is a secret scolding of the lack of quality of these mountain people.

After all, it is not the mainstream for people to be immoral in spiritual practice. Since its establishment, you can still occasionally see some elixirs and rare treasures placed at the door. The subsequent monarchs saw this and passed down the Junzi Hall, and continued to send people to collect from the people. Various legends and ancient books continue to this day.

When Zuo Lingquan heard the news, he came to Changning City, the imperial capital, to see if there were any legends related to the dragon turtle in the Gentleman's Hall.

Caiyi Country is geographically remote, and practitioners often calculate time in terms of time. Historically, there may have been a lot of monks who came to Changning City to read books, but on average, one would come here every ten and a half months, and there would be no one in a year or two. It was common to come here, and there were no monks to be seen on the streets.

In order not to disturb the people, Zuo Lingquan dressed like a normal person, put on thick winter clothes, and rode a horse to a remote market outside the imperial city. In the distance, he could see a high wall between the buildings.

The high wall is much higher than the surrounding buildings. There are turrets on all sides. There are no officers and soldiers on duty. Instead, there are four auspicious beasts. The shape looks very fairy-like, but the details cannot stand the scrutiny. Except for the correct positions of southeast, northwest and northwest. , other aspects are probably just thought up by secular Feng Shui masters.

Under the heavy snow, Zuo Lingquan rode his horse to the outside of the high wall. It could be seen that there were several guards at the gate under the wall.

No one has come to this place for ten days and a half, and ordinary people can't see it when they come. The guards are no different from the mascots. At this time, they are all sitting by the stove under the wall, warming wine and keeping warm.

Zuo Lingquan did not alert the guards. He dismounted in the alley and said:

"It should be right here, let me go in and take a look."

Tang Jingxun was the best in Taoism, but he couldn't climb over the wall to check the files. He was afraid that if he went in, he would accidentally make noise and interfere with the two people's business, so he held the reins and said:

"You guys go in, I'll keep you cool outside."

Zuo Lingquan nodded slightly, picked up the extremely alert Tuanzi, and together with Xie Qiutao, flew up and climbed over the tall wall.

Inside the wall is a three-story building. It can be seen that it is old and has many signs of paint repairs. No one is on duty.

Zuo Lingquan, a Taoist from the Netherworld Realm, would naturally not alert the guards outside when he entered a secular building; he and Xie Qiutao came outside together, checked the door, and after confirming that there were no formation mechanisms, opened the door and entered.

The first thing you see inside is a row of bookshelves. Each bookshelf is even thoughtfully divided into categories according to region, age, and gods and ghosts. Several generations of monarchs have accumulated and organized them, and there are probably no less than 10,000 books in them. At first glance, it even feels a bit oppressive. .

"so much……"

Xie Qiutao felt like his head was getting bigger when he saw the books in the room. After walking twice in front of the bookshelf, he found the bookshelf about mythical beasts. He took out a book and went to the desk by the window to read it carefully.

After Zuo Lingquan closed the door, he looked around, took out a book, and looked for clues on the desk.

Although it has a bit of a name, it makes sense that very few people come. The records in the book can no longer be described as trivial. They are completely full of nonsense. "In a certain month of a certain year, someone suspected of seeing a bird in a certain place The old deer, a certain mythical beast can speak human words, and food can increase the life span by 500', etc. These are all nonsense without beginning or end.

The only thing that made Zuo Lingquan's eyes light up was that in some books, he could see the comments left by his former book friends.

For example, there is a legend about "The situation in Donghuang Mountain has changed, and strange phenomena can be seen thousands of miles around, and it seems that an immortal has appeared in the world". Someone commented next to it "No need to go, it is Lord Fulong in the south who is going through the tribulation. I saw it with my own eyes." One person said "Hey, do you dare to ask the immortal's Taoist name?" 】, but unfortunately no one responded.

Most practitioners keep a low profile, and it is rude to leave random handwriting on books. After all, such comments are in the minority, and the remaining records are very boring.

Zuo Lingquan and Xie Qiutao searched for a long time and found the only record about turtles. He was the northern lord of Yuyaozhou, who was called "Kui Qian" by northerners. In ancient times, he had given blessings to protect the people, so the northern dynasties regarded turtles as As an auspicious beast, clues can be found on various buildings, and such reliefs can even be seen on beams and columns.

But according to inheritance, the Dragon Turtle is the son of a dragon, first a dragon and then a turtle, and has little connection with the Xuanwu bloodline, so this news is useless at the moment.

They immersed themselves in reading but found nothing. As time passed, both of them felt a little pain in their heads. Tuanzi, who was on guard next to him, had nothing to do and immediately started to feel sleepy. He lay on the table and looked at the two of them pitifully, wanting to sleep. Dare not sleep.

After searching for who knows how long, no usable clues were found. The Tiandun card on Zuo Lingquan's waist lit up, and a quiet voice came:

"Xiao Zuo, an official has come in."

"Um?"

…

The cross wind carried snow foam, like a bone-picking machete, causing the skin and flesh on people's faces to ache.

Wearing a police officer's robe and a winter coat underneath, Yan Ge stood by the stove and fumbled for the note that had just been approved by the Law and Regulations Office from his lapel. However, his fingers were numb from the cold and were not very flexible. After taking it out, he couldn't find it for a long time. Expand.

The guards guarding the door were all disabled old men who had retired from the yamen. The leader shook his head when he saw this and said:

"Okay, there hasn't been a ghost in this place for ten or half a decade, so why do we need a ticket? Rest here for a while, drink a few cups to warm yourself up, and then go in to look for it. Otherwise, you can't even open the paper, let alone turn the book."

Yan Ge looked less than 20 years old, very humble, and after bowing, he squatted down beside the stove and put his hand next to the iron basin of warm wine to warm the fire:

"You have to follow the rules when doing things. It is rumored that gods often visit this place. If you go in without a ticket from the court and cause trouble, you will implicate your brothers."

The leading guard He shook his head, took the note and looked at it:

"It's just the gods that are spread outside. I've been watching the door here for more than ten years, and I haven't seen a real god once. They are all pretending to be charlatans. Last time, I saw an old man coming here. He didn't go through the door but climbed over the wall like a master. As a result, he got stuck halfway. A few of us helped to push him over. He almost laughed to death..."

"Really?"

"Of course... He's from Yangshan. He's a fellow villager of mine. I heard that something happened in Yangshan. It was quite serious. Why? What's going on?"

"Well, I just couldn't figure it out, so I came to the capital. In recent years, people often go crazy for no reason, and they are all violent lunatics. They don't recognize their relatives and beat people up..."

"Did you drink too much? Alcohol is harmful to the mind and body. The number of people who got sick from drinking in the past can be counted..."

"At most one or two people get sick from drinking every year, but it's different in Yangshan. This year alone, there are no less than a hundred people in several counties who have gone crazy; once they go crazy, even women and children become extremely strong, and hemp ropes can't be tied up I can't help it, I feel like I'm possessed..."

The guard frowned: "Didn't you ask a deity to do something?"

"Yes, I came to the capital this time to inform the court and see if I can ask an experienced deity to come over and take a look. I heard that there are ways to exorcise ghosts and exorcise evil spirits here, so I came to take a look..."

"This place is full of folk remedies. You know what's useful, but if you don't know, it's useless..."

"Let's see..."

After a few brief conversations, Yan Ge warmed his hands, got up and walked through the gate.

The high walls blocked the cold wind, and there was silence inside and outside, as if no one had been here for decades.

Before Yan Ge arrived, because it was the court, he wiped his hands with snow first, then pushed open the door and entered the interior, and began to look for records of being possessed by evil spirits and going crazy in the mountains of books.

The bookshelves were classified, so it was not difficult to find. Yan Ge carefully held a book, came to the desk by the window and sat down, flipping through the book and searching carefully, but after flipping through it for a few times, he suddenly frowned and looked around.

On the second floor, Zuo Lingquan, who was standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back, was slightly stunned when he saw this scene and looked at Xie Qiutao beside him.

Xie Qiutao looked blankly, not understanding how she was discovered. She looked down and found that she had taken a lot of things. She picked up Tuanzi and smelled it. There was no smell. Tuanzi also learned to smell the wings.

Zuo Lingquan never did things in a rough way. Just now, even the temperature of the table returned to normal. It was impossible for ordinary people to notice it. He thought it was a misjudgment, but he immediately heard the man's voice coming from downstairs:

"Meeting is fate. I am Yangshan Yan Ge, and I pay my respects to the immortal master."

"......?"

Xie Qiutao slightly spread her hands.

Zuo Lingquan was silent for a while, thinking that the boy below was pretending to deceive him, so he pretended not to hear and did not respond.

Downstairs, Yan Ge, who was bowing respectfully, waited for a while, but saw no movement, and then said:

"When I came here to ask for directions just now, I heard people on the street say that three foreigners on horseback came here. I didn't see them when I came here, so I guessed that they were immortals from outside, so I tried this last resort. I hope the immortal master won't blame me."

Xie Qiutao suddenly realized.

"I am also desperate to seek help because my family has suffered a disaster and I have no choice. If the immortal master is here, I hope he can show up to see me. As long as the immortal master is willing to help, even if my Yan family goes bankrupt, we will raise enough money to ask the immortal master to help..."

Zuo Lingquan had just heard what Yan Ge said. Xie Qiutao was very enthusiastic about exorcising demons. His original intention was to have a few people secretly go over to check, and he was not after the few taels of silver from ordinary people.

However, when Zuo Lingquan heard Yan Ge say that his family had suffered a disaster, which was different from what he had just said, he was a little confused. After thinking for a while, he walked down the stairs with his sword in hand:

"Brother, stop shouting. I am not an immortal master, just a knight-errant wandering in the south. I may not be as old as you..."

Dongdong

Yan Ge heard the response, his eyes were full of surprise. He looked up and saw a young man wearing a fur coat walking down the wooden stairs against the wall. He was tall and holding an ancient long sword. His behavior was frivolous and had a bit of knight-errant air, without any immortal style.

"..."

Yan Ge was naturally a little disappointed when he saw this scene, but in his opinion, he was already a master who could walk without leaving any footprints on the snow outside. He said quickly: "Young man, you are too modest. Even if you are not a master, you are still a wandering expert, definitely a few levels higher than an ordinary constable like me. Young man has traveled all over the world and must be knowledgeable. As long as you can help me solve my doubts, this reward..." Zuo Lingquan came to the bookshelf and leaned against it like a worldly knight, shaking his head and said: "People in the rivers and lakes pay attention to chivalry and justice. After the work is done, if you are willing to pay for your hard work, I will feel at ease if I take it, and I will also feel at ease if I don't take it. If you ask for money before the work starts, wouldn't I become a thug selling kung fu? Let's talk about the matter first. Whether I can help is still another matter."

"Oh, I am the one who offended you."

Yan Ge hurriedly bowed his hands to apologize, and then talked about the situation in Yangshan...——

A thousand words were added to the end of the previous chapter, which is not important and does not count as points. You can go back and read it.

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I am a mean, vicious, greedy, selfish, and morally scarce person, and I am a born villain.

But one day, I suddenly found that I was a god who could control everything.

"Love rises in the east and falls in the west, and romance lasts until death."

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