Early morning.! drizzle.

"When! While! While! "The bells, the clear valley. In the drizzle, it makes people clean the dust and filter the customs, and forget the worries.

At the end of the cliff, a small pavilion stands out at the dangerous rock that protrudes on one side, as if hanging in the air, and it is very steep. On the pavilion, I saw the chaotic peaks made by axes and knives piercing through the air, and the mountain wind blew by, like ten thousand people howling; Under the pavilion is facing the abyss, opposite the peaks and mountains, a waterfall breaks out of the rock, pours hundreds of zhang, and the sound of rushing is as deafening as thunder.

Mu Xue's slender and graceful shadow lightly crossed the winding mountain road, her long hair fluttered, her clothes fluttered in the wind, as if she wanted to ride the wind, and the dense rain powder scattered on her hairline, sideburns, and a linen white dress, making her whole person look like a layer of mist, adding a bit of ethereal and empty dusty temperament.

Coming to the bottom of the steps in front of the pavilion, Mu Xue looked up at the two big characters engraved on the pavilion plaque "Ask the sky", she grew up here since she was a child, and she didn't know how many thousands of times she had read these two words, but at this time, her heart suddenly swelled with an indescribable feeling.

At this moment, a soft and pleasant voice came: "Mu Xue, come in."

Mu Xue stepped on the steps and walked into the Wentian Pavilion. There were eight people in the pavilion, and it was Zong Tianxuan who was standing at the entrance of the pavilion. The other seven people formed a semicircle facing the entrance of the pavilion, and the others sat on the futon, four men and two women, dressed in different costumes, some for monks, some for Taoist costumes, and some for ordinary people's clothes. Only when one person, standing with his back to him, facing the fog and nitrogen peaks. The body is slender and slender, the mountain breeze blows the clothes, sticking to the undulating delicate body, and it is a woman.

The woman slowly turned around, revealing a beautiful face, Mu Xue and Zong Tianxuan bowed at the same time, and said, "Master." ”

It turned out that this woman was the palace master of this generation of Tianji Palace, Hua Qingtan. The others are all her senior brothers, ranking in order of senior sister Tan Xueqing, second senior brother Liu Bofang, fourth junior brother Xie Qingfeng, fifth junior sister Han Zhifen, junior brother Song Yiren and seventh junior brother Zhou Hongyi, Hua Qingtan, the successor of Tianji Palace in this generation, ranks third, but her intelligence and martial arts are higher than those of the same senior brother, so she was selected by the previous generation of palace masters to take over.

Hua Qingtan walked to the futon and sat down cross-legged, and said, "I invited all the senior brothers here today, just to discuss with you the next step of our Tianji Palace." A while ago, Tianxuan and Mu Xue both went out of the palace to experience a while, and they also had contact with the imperial court, although everyone knew about it, but I still called the two of them to discuss together. ”

The pavilion fell silent for a moment, and only the howling mountain wind and the heavy sound of water like thunder could be heard. Hua Qingtan smiled faintly and said: "Today, I just invite everyone to come over and discuss, all the senior brothers may wish to speak freely, if there is any incomprehension or difficulty, everyone can also consider it together." ”

At this time, Xie Qingfeng, who was sitting second on the left side of Hua Qingtan, spoke: "Senior sister in charge, I thought I might as well listen to Tianxuan and Mu Xue first. ”

Hua Qingtan frowned slightly, and said, "Senior Brother Xie, is this good?" ”

Tan Xueqing, the first senior sister on the first side, said: "Palace master, I think Senior Brother Xie's words are reasonable, several of us have not been down the mountain for ten years, and we don't know much about the outside, and both of them have just come back from the mountain, and their understanding of the political situation outside is far stronger than ours, not to mention that Tianxuan and Mu Xue are both the next generation of brothers who are the key companions of our Tianji Palace, and the candidate for the next palace master is only afraid that the two of them will be born, so it is also appropriate to listen to their proposals." ”

Hua Qingtan nodded when he heard this, and said, "Tianxuan, Mu Xue, then what do you two think our Tianji Palace should do next." Don't be inhibited. ”

Zong Tianxuan looked at Mu Xue and saw that she didn't seem to have the intention of speaking first, so he spoke: "Master, my brother thinks that our Tianji Palace should not continue to be so transcendent from the world, but should be dispatched to participate in the world's major affairs. ”

After a pause, he saw that everyone sitting was looking at him, as if he was waiting for him, and said: "Now the Song Dynasty is only left with this half of the country, the north has the Jin State in front of the tiger, the south has the Manichaean civil strife behind, there are no competent ministers in the court, there are no good generals outside, and those who are in the top positions are all people who do nothing, if we don't go out of the mountain to save the world, I am afraid that our Tianji Palace has helped Zhao Kuangyi to achieve the 200 years of the Great Song Dynasty in order to solve the suffering of the people in the world, and this half of the country will be buried sooner or later." Therefore, my brother thinks that our Tianji Palace should fully participate in the major events of the world, support the imperial court, quell the rebellion, and make great efforts; Sweep the North and recover. Only by achieving the foundation of immortality can we be worthy of the ancestors of our Tianji Palace. ”

Listening to his words, several people nodded approvingly. Hua Qingtan said: "Back then, Patriarch Chen Yan strictly ordered my Tianji Palace brother not to get involved in the affairs of the imperial court, if you follow what you said, wouldn't you want to betray the ancestors' will?" ”

Zong Tianxuan said: "Master, it's not that my brother wants to betray the will of the ancestors, at this time, at that time, at the beginning of the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, there were virtuous monarchs and ministers, and there were cadres outside, we only need to guide in the dark, and we don't need to do it ourselves." But now the times are different, if you still stick to the old rules and don't know how to change, I don't think Patriarch Chen Tuan wants to watch this great Song Dynasty fall into the hands of the Jin people. And today, the ability to change the tide and save the crisis is only our Tianji Palace, so if we are not born again, we are afraid that we will delay the big event. This is my brother's opinion, and I also ask the master and all the uncles to consider it. ”

After he finished speaking, Xie Qingfeng said: "Senior sister in charge, I think what Tianxuan said is reasonable, our Tianji Palace has always taken the rise and fall of the world and the salvation of the people as its own responsibility, and it is also the time to be born. ”

At that time, there were many people in Tianji Palace who agreed with Zong Tianxuan's opinion, so after Xie Qingfeng finished speaking, Liu Bofang and Song Yiren both responded: "Yes, yes." ”

Hua Qingtan couldn't help it, and asked Mu Xue again: "Mu Xue, what do you think?" ”

Mu Xue smiled faintly and said: "Master, my brother thinks that Patriarch Chen is still a person of great wisdom and wisdom, and it is because of this that the rule that people from the Tianji Palace are not allowed to set foot in the imperial court cannot be easily changed." Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, Tianji Palace has been respected by the courtesy and scholars of the imperial court, and it is precisely because we have been detached from the world, if we venture to get involved in the world's major affairs, we must participate in the intrigue of the imperial court, and it is really unwise to lose our previous transcendent status. ”

Hua Qingtan said: "Mu Xue, do you think that we are still like this, continuing to practice in seclusion and ignoring the world?" ”

Mu Xue sighed softly, Xie Qingfeng has been practicing in the mountain, and he has not come down the mountain for more than 20 years, and he thought that the current Great Song Dynasty would sincerely respect Tianji Palace. When the Great Song Dynasty was founded, it was Zhao Kuangyi who usurped the world of the Zhou family, and his name was not right, and he was about to play the role of the rumors on behalf of the heavens according to the lazy Tianji Palace, so as to find a reasonable excuse for his usurpation.

Mu Xue said: "That's not it, as long as you don't get involved in the imperial court, my brother thinks that we Tianji Palace people can go out of the palace more in the future, our Tianji Palace has not been born in the world for nearly fifty years, my brother has gone down the mountain this time, the world has already forgotten us, and sending more palace brothers down the mountain can re-establish our position in the folk and rivers and lakes, and secondly, it is also beneficial to our practice, and our prestige in the folk and rivers and lakes can also affect the court in turn, in short, it is not appropriate to set foot in the court now." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Zong Tianxuan couldn't help but say: "Master, what Senior Sister said is unrealistic, my brother went down the mountain this time, and the people I saw still have great respect for our Tianji Palace, and my brother was also courteous by many people when he was in Lin'an, and many people treated my brother as a guest, if it wasn't for the prestige of our Tianji Palace, my brother was just a nobody, how could he be treated like this." ”

Mu Xue said lightly: "Now the world still respects us, it is precisely because we still maintain a detached attitude from the world, once we set foot in the imperial court, no matter what, we will always be enemies of some people, and at that time, our Tianji Palace will become the target of public criticism, and it will be difficult to maintain such a situation." ”

Zong Tianxuan said with a smile: "What are you afraid of being an enemy of others, as the saying goes, if you will set up enemies and avoid the world because of your heart, then what are we practicing so hard for?" Is it just for the sake of being alone? Are we just going to sit back and watch the world do nothing? ”

Mu Xue said: "Senior Brother Zong, I didn't say that I didn't care, otherwise I wouldn't suggest sending the palace brother down the mountain to experience in the future." Just don't take the liberty of interfering with the imperial court, and try to give more help to the Great Song Dynasty in matters that do not involve the government, such as the Jin and internal rebellions, on the one hand, we can maintain our posture of detachment from the world, and on the other hand, we can also expand our influence on the imperial court. This is much better than rashly setting foot in the imperial court, not to mention that the younger brother of this palace may not know how to be careless if there is a political battle, I am afraid that the reputation of Tianji Palace for hundreds of years will be ruined. ”

As soon as she said this, even a few of the elders present had displeasure on their faces, Xie Qingfeng frowned and said: "Mu Xue's words are too alarmist, I think that the founding of the Great Song Dynasty had to rely on our Tianji Palace, even if we interfered in the imperial court, who would dare to disadvantage us." ”

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