The Sword Master God's Journey to Face Slapping

It was already late autumn, and it got dark very early. It was the end of the Shen hour after the Hanlin Academy closed, and it was only the middle of the You hour when Xuanyuan took a carriage back to Xie's house. However, it was already night and dusk, the orange sun was hiding behind the mountain, and the silver moon quietly climbed up to the sky.

Because it was almost late autumn, most of the precious flowers planted in the back garden of Xie's house had already withered. There were not many bright colors in the garden, and there was not much green. There were only dry and withered branches and roots.

Under the slightly cold silver moonlight, the scenery in the back garden seemed a little withered and desolate, with a different kind of coldness and coldness. When the cold autumn wind blew past, the garden suddenly rustled, and the leaves and withered branches swayed in the wind.

Xuanyuan and Xie Tian walked side by side in the back garden soaked in the cold moonlight. The two had already dismissed the maids and servants who followed them. They took advantage of the time before dinner to be alone and planned to deal with the thunderbolt that Xie Tian had just thrown.

In fact, Xie Tian came to Xuanyuan during this time when Xuanyuan returned to the Xie Mansion after the court but had not yet returned to the inner courtyard for the family to have dinner together, because she knew that if she wanted to realize her plan, she must first obtain the consent of her brother and win his support and help before it could be realized.

Reaching out and gently tugging at the sleeve of the light green official robe that Xuanyuan was wearing, Xie Tian raised her fair and beautiful face and said in a soft voice with a hint of pleading and coquettishness: "Brother, please help me once. Without your help, I will definitely not be able to convince my father and mother."

Xuanyuan's eyebrows slightly frowned, and he was a little confused, but he did not show it, nor did he directly refuse. He just asked gently: "Tell me from the beginning, what's going on? You didn't believe in Taoism in the past, why did you suddenly believe in it and want to worship Tianxuan Zhenren as your teacher?"

When talking to Xie Tian, ​​Xuanyuan still looked like a gentle and tolerant good brother, but his slightly lowered eyes were filled with a few dark eyes, which were extremely cold and indifferent. Obviously, if he heard something not so good from Xie Tian's answer, he would definitely ask Tianxuan Zhenren for "justice".

Xie Tian had no idea what Xuan Yuan was thinking. She told Xuan Yuan everything she had encountered today in a clear and pleasant voice, like a chirping bird. Her tone was filled with surprise and joy. It was obvious that what she had encountered today had surprised her greatly.

After listening to Xie Tian's chirping explanation, Xuan Yuan's eyebrows, which had been slightly frowned, relaxed, and a faint smile appeared on the corners of his tight lips. He listened quietly to Xie Tian's narration of what she had encountered today.

It turned out that Xuan Yuan had not explained in detail how to bring back the Qishan monster. At that time, Xie Tian guessed that Tian Xuan Zhenren wanted to accept Xuan Yuan as his disciple. Although some of the clues and information Xie Tian had learned at that time were wrong, she barely guessed some facts, so she was very interested in the Tianshi Dao Sect and Tian Xuan Zhenren.

Today, Xie Tian and Mrs. Xie, who was originally a devout believer of the Tianshi Daoist sect, went to the Tianshi Daoist Temple on Tianyuan Mountain in the suburbs of the city, just to take the opportunity to meet Tianxuan Zhenren. Today was the day when Chen Lansheng's case was tried, and Tianxuan Zhenren also went to the Ministry of Justice to listen to the trial. He did not return to the Taoist temple until the case was settled. Who knew that they would meet by chance.

Because Xie Tian was extremely curious about what his brother Xie Zhan had concealed from him, he deliberately approached Tianxuan Zhenren and talked to him for a long time, and had further contact. In this contact, Tianxuan Zhenren discovered that the sister of Xie Zhan, who was born with extraordinary talent, was actually a rare Taoist genius.

Tianxuan Zhenren was really surprised and happy. He was happy that Xie Zhan was full of strange powers and refused to join the Taoist sect, but now there was another Xie Tian who could be a replacement. He was surprised that Xie Tian and Xie Zhan were born of the same mother, and it was very likely that they would not believe in the Taoist sect like Xie Zhan.

However, even though he knew that the possibility of success was not high, Tianxuan Zhenren still tentatively avoided Mrs. Xie and expressed his desire to accept Xie Tian as his disciple - Daning is a strict etiquette, but Taoism is a layman, and there are many female Taoist priests.

In order to win Xie Tian's trust and to prevent Xie Tian from thinking that Taoism is a deception of the world, Tianxuan Zhenren also took off his face and personally demonstrated to Xie Tian the Taoist method of catching monsters and demons, so that Xie Tian could see the power of Taoism after seeing the monsters with her own eyes.

So, Xie Tian, ​​who had originally planned to stay single and live in seclusion in the Xie Mansion, found another way - since she was a widow, she was afraid that no son of a noble family would be willing to marry her, and it would be difficult for her to find a husband she liked, so why didn't she become a monk?

Not being forced to become a monk, but becoming a Taoist priest and learning such magical and extraordinary Taoist methods! This is much more interesting than staying at home. Xie Tian has been stuck at home for four years since she was engaged to her fiancé at the age of twelve and became a widow.

She is happy that she doesn't have to marry her fiancé's tablet and live a widow's life in her husband's family, and she is also happy that she doesn't have to go to some ancient temple in the mountains to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddha for a lifetime. She can stay at home and continue her previous life, but if there is a better choice - she will definitely choose the better one.

Xie Tian was originally very interested in the legends of monsters and demons. Now that she can experience and participate in it in person, she is really very interested - well, although she participates in this bizarre and fantastic world as the destroyer and enemy of monsters and demons.

After listening to Xie Tian's story, Xuan Yuan understood that he had misunderstood Master Tian Xuan. Although he took the initiative to accept Xie Tian as his disciple, it was just out of curiosity and he just wanted to accept a good and talented disciple. Instead of deliberately inducing Xie Tian to go to the Taoist temple as Xuan Yuan thought, deliberately accepting Xie Tian as his disciple just to accept Xie Zhan as his disciple.

"This is what happened." After Xie Tian finished speaking, he sighed quietly, with a bit of helplessness and sigh on his graceful and beautiful face, and muttered, "I dare not tell my mother about this matter, even if She is a devout believer in Taoism, but she will definitely not be happy to see me worship Master Tianxuan as my teacher."

Mrs. Xie can accept that her daughter will never marry - forced by reality, but it is difficult to accept that her well-nurtured daughter does not want to stay at home and instead runs to be a Taoist priest, and may even run to slay demons. Moreover, Mrs. Xie may not necessarily believe that monsters really exist. Sometimes belief and cognition are two different things.

Xuan Yuan pondered for a moment, but did not rush to respond to Xie Tian's request and promised her to persuade Prime Minister Xie and Mrs. This thing is very novel, so you want to try it?”

"If it's the former, then do you choose to be a secular disciple of Master Tianxuan, and although you enter the Taoist sect, you still live at home, or do you choose to go to Tianshi Taoist Temple for pure cultivation? If it's the latter, can you guarantee that you won't do it because of what you did today? If you regret your decision, will you feel that joining the Taoist sect is the wrong choice in the future?”

The eyebrows moved slightly, and Xie Tian's exquisite face showed a trace of confusion. After thinking for a moment, she opened her lips and said: "I..."

Before she continued, Xuan Yuan slowly stretched out his hand and pressed it in vain, signaling Xie Tian to stop. His thin lips were slightly raised, and Xuan Yuan said in a leisurely tone with a light and casual smile: " Don’t rush to answer me, because you may be irrational if you make a hasty choice now.”

"Don't rush to make a decision right now, go back and think about it carefully, and think clearly about your true thoughts." Xuan Yuan smiled calmly and indifferently, "No matter what choice you make in the end, I will give you some support. and help, but the premise is that this decision must be a choice from your heart.”

Turning his eyes dexterously twice, Xie Tian digested Xuan Yuan's words in his heart, and couldn't help blinking his eyes and asked with a bit of surprise and disbelief: "No matter what choice I make, as long as I think about it carefully, Will you give recognition and help to the results afterward?”

There was a hint of suspicion in his eyes. Under the silvery white moonlight, Xie Tian tilted his head and expressed his doubts truthfully and directly: "Brother, why are you suddenly so, so..." He frowned. , Xie Tian was a little anxious and didn’t know what words to use to describe it.

What she wanted to say was why her brother was so tolerant of her unorthodox choice, and was not surprised at all. Instead, he had a sense of freedom that "you can be as wild as you like, I'll take care of you anyway." This was A sense of security that her brother had never brought her before.

"Didn't you reject Taoism in the past? Why don't you object now that I want to take Master Tianxuan as your teacher? Brother, are you also planning to take Master Tianxuan as your teacher? That's why you don't reject me?" Xie Tian There were doubts in my heart. Anyway, I was not surprised to be able to worship Master Tianxuan as my teacher, but I wanted to find out the truth.

The corner of his lips twitched slightly, Xuan Yuan suddenly raised his right hand, bent his index finger and flicked Xie Tian's forehead twice, his tone was slightly smiling, but it also contained a bit of indignity: "You still have so many questions?" , I will take back the words of help and support I just offered you.”

"Go back and think it over carefully, carefully consider the path you want to take in the future, and don't leave any regrets or make any irrational decisions." With his hands behind his back, Xuan Yuan raised his head and glanced at the sky. The bright moon above has a distant look.

Pouting, Xie Tian was a little dissatisfied and helpless and stopped asking any more questions, but she still couldn't help but asked as if to prove: "Really, no matter what I choose, will you support me, brother?"

"That's right." Xuan Yuan looked up at the bright moon hanging in the sky and said in an erratic tone, "No matter what, as long as it is what you want, as long as you are happy."

Because this is Xie Zhan's deepest wish.