Chapter 20: All the way north
Among all the instruments, the piano is the best.
Guqin, divided into five strings, reflects the principles of gold, wood, water, fire, earth, heaven and earth, and plays five tones, palace, business, horn, sign, and feather. Later, King Wen was imprisoned in Jinli, missing his son Bo Yi Kao, and added a string for Wen Xian, and King Wu cut down and added a string for Wu Xian. Collectively known as the civil and military lyre.
Since ancient times, this guqin has enjoyed a high reputation among the literati and writers of the past dynasties, there is a story of Boyazi bosom friend falling the piano in ancient times, and then there is Ji Kang before his punishment, playing Guangling San, the good story that has been passed down through the ages, is so, this qin, in the Middle Ages thousands of years of circulation has never been lost. The literati and writers of all dynasties all loved the qin, so the qin, chess, calligraphy, painting, in the middle, must take the qin first, and the sound of the qin has clear, strange, secluded, elegant, sad, strong, long, and long. In the long historical years, playing the piano and chanting poems and painting have always been regarded as the best choice for cultivating the mind.
Shang Qian's drunken ancient song, soothing the heartstrings, pulled back Chu Xunyu from the edge of demonization, but he fainted because of energy overdraft, fortunately Chu Xunyu held it in time, and put it into his mouth with the secret medicine of the Medicine King's Mansion to restore his vitality.
Chu Xunyu was a figure, blood-stained and long, standing on the damaged road, looking at the morning sun, at this time, as the sun rose, the place where the first ray of sunlight shone gradually returned to its original state, and those mortal people have also recovered, these days, the damaged houses have also been restored to their original state, at this time Chu Xunyu was dressed in blood, but it looked very scary, fortunately it was early in the morning, and there were very few people on the street, otherwise it would definitely scare the people on the road.
Not long after, Wangchen had already come to the front, seeing Chu Xunyu like this, he was surprised, fortunately he was not injured, but he also breathed a sigh of relief, at this time, when he looked up, he just wanted to say something, and suddenly saw Chu Xunyu's eyes were peaceful, seemingly stable, and Wangchen's heart was also sinking: Hypocrisy and real, such a heavy heart demon, has it reached this point? Chu Xunyu seemed to not know, and said: "I went back to the inn to change my clothes. β
Wangchen sighed lightly, waved his hand, and everyone slowly walked towards the inn, as soon as they entered the door of the inn, the sleepy-eyed Xiao Er, who was scared with blood, was frightened, but fortunately, Guanyue pulled Xiao Er aside, erased the memory, and there would be no trouble. Chu Xunyu went upstairs to change clothes, and everyone sat in the lobby, waiting quietly, the atmosphere at this time was a little awkward, Mu Yuan first broke the silence and asked, "Senior Sister Shang Qian, are you okay, or you can go back and rest for a while." β
Shang Qian shook her head: "I was just nervous and overtired last night, don't worry so much, with Senior Brother Chu's medicine, it will be fine in a while, it's strange to say, what is the name of his medicine, why is it so effective?"
Although the words came out, none of the people present answered. Shang Qian also stuck out her tongue and stopped talking. After a while, Chu Xunyu slowly walked downstairs in a green shirt, and when he saw that everyone was waiting for him, he quickened his pace, came to the table, and chuckled: "Let you worry." β
Suddenly, his tone changed, and he looked at Shang Qian and said, "Senior Sister Shang Qian, thank you for your help last night, otherwise I will lose my sanity." β
Shang Qian smiled cutely and replied: "This piano art has been passed down since ancient times, only for those who know each other, Senior Brother Chu is indeed my bosom friend, so why play a song." β
When everyone heard this, they laughed and said, "It seems that we are really vulgar people who don't understand the sound of the piano." β
Shang Qian realized that there was a mistake in her words at this time, and she laughed with everyone embarrassed, this smile, the atmosphere suddenly eased a lot, and Wangchen chuckled: "So, did anyone tell me what happened last night?"
Everyone told what had happened in the past few days, and Wangchen was surprised when they heard it, but they didn't expect so many things to happen, but they frowned, and asked in disbelief: "Don't be joking, I'm going, although the road is far away, but it's only been five or six days, where did the January thing come from?"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be dumbfounded, how could it be that it was only five days? Mu Yuan pulled Xiao Er who was passing by and asked, "Xiao Er, let me ask you, do you remember what happened in the past few days?"
Xiao Er looked at him strangely: "What's going on? It's just ordinary people living their lives." β
Everyone was shocked, Guanyue took the lead, walked to the door of the store, looked around, only to see a shouting and shouting around them, endlessly, everyone's faces were full of satisfaction with abundant food and clothing, there was no sense of despair and fear a few days ago, everyone was stunned on the spot, how is this possible?
Standing in the middle of the market, the scorching sun shone down, but everyone felt a chill behind them, what is wrong with everyone. Gao Wei was about to pull the people to ask on the spot, but Mu Yuan waved his hand and pulled him back. Chu Xunyu frowned and said, "The Great Star Transformation Technique." β
Wangchen listened, and then nodded: "If it is this technique, it is possible, but there are very few people who can perform this secret technique, there are very few people in heaven and earth, could it be that person has such great magical powers?"
Everyone was confused, Chu Xunyu walked to the table, sat down, and slowly explained the magic of this technique, and everyone also sat down together and listened carefully.
As the name suggests, the functional effect of this "Great Star Transformation Technique" is to use the principle of the evolution of the stars to divide space, reverse time, and deduce history. The inventor of this technique is no longer verifiable, it existed in ancient times, but there are only a few words that have been handed down, and it exists in various classics, because this technique has a huge mana, and it needs to comprehend the great understanding of the evolution of the Heavenly Dao. Within the space where this technique is performed, the jet lag is reversed, and it is completely parallel to the outside world in two dimensions.
At the same time, once this technique retreats, then the space originally demarcated, will also return to its original appearance, whether it is a person or a thing, will return to the original day of the spell, this kind of technique is simply used to query history, and has no other value, and it must be cultivated to be profound to be performed, so in the future inheritance, it has long been cut off, the most recent caster, can be traced back to the Three Kingdoms period, when a generation of wisdom sage, Zhuge Kongming of the Yin and Yang family, in the time of Wuzhang Yuan, in order to change his life against the sky, once performed a great supernatural power, including this" The Great Star Transformation Technique", which was later interrupted by his rebel general Wei Yan, and he finally fell on the spot, this is the last recorded history in human history, and there are basically no people who use this technique later.
Hearing this, everyone already understood a little, and suddenly, Guanyue asked again: "Then why hasn't the memory of us disappeared?"
Chu Xunyu smiled faintly: "Because of me, a short period of history has changed yesterday, and our memories have existed as history, and we can't return to them." β
Everyone remembered the part where Chu Xunyu fell into the devil last night, and they knew in their hearts that we had all become historical memories.
At this time, Wangchen looked at Mu Yuan with a smile: "I came back in a hurry just now, this little friend is Mu Yuan." β
Mu Yuan smiled and clasped his palms together: "Amitabha, the little monk is Mu Yuan, and he has seen his predecessors." β
"Yes. Wangchen smiled and nodded, and suddenly saw Shang Qian standing behind Mu Yuan, and couldn't help but be stunned.
Mu Yuan rolled his eyes at the moment, and hurriedly told what happened to Nanyang and his party, so as not to misunderstand Wangchen, and then he would not be able to say it clearly. Seeing this embarrassment, everyone couldn't help but chuckle.
Chu Xunyu asked at this time: "What did the predecessors find when they went to the northwest?"
Wangchen shook his head: "There are about 20 people in our group, not long after entering the northwest, we met the mage of Yuanmeng, we forcibly put pressure on them to give up a place where the spiritual veins gather, we happen to have an elder of Longhu Mountain here, who will see and hear the secret arts, more than 20 of us joined forces to cast spells, but nothing was found, it seems that these Yuanmeng remnants are very hidden." β
Everyone couldn't help but be gloomy for a while, and it seemed that there was no gain, at this time, Chu Xunyu suddenly thought that the man in black had said before leaving that he wanted to go to the Spirit Sect, so he said: "This is going to Zhongnan and the party, after the end, I will go to the Spirit Sect to find out the truth." β
Mu Yuan thought for a while, and then said: "The Lingzong lineage has always been deeply hidden, and during the war between the two dynasties, there was not much action, and no one knows the specific location of the mountain gate, do you know where to go?"
Chu Xunyu shook his head and said, "I don't know the location, but Guanyue and Mei Wan, two Taoist friends, you both belong to the Demon Gate, have you ever known the location?"
Mei Wan also shook her head and said: "I really don't know, the people of the Spirit Sect have always been extremely obscure, and they also belong to a very mysterious place in our Demon Gate, but I heard my father say that during the war between the two dynasties, some of my disciples strayed into their territory, and I don't know much about the specific situation now." β
Chu Xunyu asked, "Oh, did your father say where he is?"
"Changbai Mountain. β
"That being the case. Chu Xunyu stood up and said resolutely: "Let's go to Changbai Mountain." β
At this time, Chu Xunyu looked at Gao Wei and asked, "Brother Gao, this trip is very dangerous, you better stay." β
Gao Wei smiled innocently: "Well, I know this, I can't help if I go, I will stay here in Hanzhong to continue to dart, and we will gather when I have time." β
"Okay, let's go north to Zhongnan Mountain, and then continue all the way north to Changbai Mountain, everyone pack up their things, without further ado. β
And they all said yes, and they scattered back to pack their things. At this time, Wangchen quietly grabbed Chu Xunyu and said, "Actually, this time it is not without gains. β
"Oh?" Chu Xun said strangely.
Wangchen said in a low voice: "I found one thing, that is, the lamp cannot be lit, let alone extinguished. β
"Oh?" Chu Xunyu was silent for a long time when he heard this.
After a while, everyone's things were packed up, and everyone said goodbye to Gao Wei at the door of the inn, and walked all the way to the north city gate. On the way, Mu Yuan suddenly said: "Brother Chu, you fought with an old friend of the Spirit Sect back then, why did you forget?"
"En?" Chu Xunyu asked strangely after hearing this, "When did I fight with the people of the Spirit Sect?"
"Haha, a few years ago, when the Jade Void Palace was discussing the sword, your last opponent, do you remember?" Mu Yuan reminded him while eating rice cake buns.
Chu Xunyu thought about it carefully, and suddenly shouted, "Is it him?"
The people around looked at Chu Xunyu, and Chu Xunyu smiled and told the past of the year. It turned out that when the Yuxu Palace discussed the sword, Chu Xunyu was just a little monk who had just married Jindan, and his personality was very different from now, he was a very lazy person, a bit like today's Mu Yuan, and he was forced by the pressure of the family back then, so he and another young clansman participated in the five-hundred-year event of the Jade Xuyuan Palace on the sword, according to Chu Xunyu's idea at the time, it was okay to mix things around, but the family set a rule that he must get the top eight, Chu Xunyu was hindered by his family, and he had no choice but to agree, and he passed all the way, stood out from thousands of people, and defeated many prestigious young talents at that time, and became famous all over the worldγ
At this time, it was time for the finalist quarterfinals, when Chu Xunyu's opponent was "Zheng", one of the eight juniors of the Central Plains, Zheng has always been mysterious, only knowing that he is the eldest son of the head of Lingzong, the newly formed Yuan Ying, on his cold face, there is a deep scar that can be seen near the bridge of his nose, he is silent, he doesn't talk much, and the opponent who fought with him along the way is either dead or injured, and he is fierce, carrying a big weapon all day long, covered with a black cloth, and the quarterfinals have never been used before, which shows how strong his strength is.
At that time, Chu Xunyu came from the Yaowang Mansion, and the Yaowangfu was also a mysterious family in ancient times, and he began to study medical things at a very early age. It was with this trick that he defeated the favorite to win the championship in one fell swoop, a future star of Longhu Mountain, and entered the top eight. On the day of the quarterfinals, Zheng was waiting on the stage very early, and Chu Xunyu was wearing slippers, and hurriedly walked into the ring, as soon as he got into the ring, Chu Xunyu directly raised his hand and shouted abstention, at that time, tens of thousands of spectators in the audience all booed, and the leader of the family asked the reason angrily at this time, Chu Xunyu's answer was almost infuriating, he said haha: "Why should I fight with such a strong guy?" I have already entered the top eight, the goal has been reached, and there is nothing to fight." With that, he took the initiative to jump out of the ring and turned around to leave.
Suddenly, the person named Zheng stopped him, his tone was cold, and he stared at Chu Xunyu and said, "Are you looking down on me? Dressed like this today, you came and gave up directly, are you humiliating me in front of the world?"
Chu Xunyu was speechless for a while, what is this, he didn't bother to pay attention to him, turned around and left directly, leaving Zheng alone on the stage and looking at tens of thousands of audiences. That night, Zheng came to the door of Chu Xunyu's station, and found Chu Xunyu to come out and fight him again. Chu Xunyu naturally wouldn't agree, such an act was not in line with his original intention at all. Qi Zheng gritted his teeth, the momentum was great, this released the momentum, and naturally attracted the monks who patrolled the surrounding mountains to rush over, at this time Zheng had to restrain his breath, turned around and left, before leaving, Zheng turned his head, the emaciated face, the scar was even more hideous and terrifying under the moonlight, and said indifferently: "Siyi, one day, you will fight with me, remember my face, and the next time we meet, I won't say anything more." β
Chu Xunyu was speechless for a while when this sentence was said, he was really a crazy guy, and he didn't take it to heart, turned around and left. Now that I think about it, if I want to go to the Spirit Sect, maybe I really want to meet that guy, but the current Chu Xunyu is different from the previous character, and if I don't do it, I will definitely not be able to ask anything.
The people who said it at the moment were amazed, but they didn't expect there to be such a play back then. Wangchen sighed: "Cause and effect will be rewarded in the end." β
There were a lot of people in the market, and there were many vendors, and when I looked back, Mu Yuan was buying snacks again, and the money was not enough, so he cheekily came to ask Shang Qian to borrow. Shang Qian took out the money angrily and funny, and at this time, he suddenly had an idea and asked, "Senior Brother Mu Yuan, who was the last opponent of your Jade Void Palace Sword back then?"
At this time, Mu Yuan was holding a bowl of slurry water, his mouth was full of hot food, and he said without raising his head: "No one, no one, just such an ordinary person." β
"That's not right," at this time, Chu Xunyu turned around with a smile: "You, Senior Brother Mu Yuan, were a person who cherished fragrance and jade back then!"
When Shang Qian heard this, she was immediately very interested, and asked about specific things, Mu Yuan ate with a fragrant mouth, and had no choice but to tell her that his opponent back then was a proud disciple of "Pure Water Cold Moon Palace", and later known as "Linshui Qingzhu", one of the four beauties of "Meilan Bamboo Chrysanthemum", this female Taoist name is "Qingzhu"
"Wow" Shang Qian was very interested when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Then which of you won?"
Mu Yuan said while eating: "Of course she won, but she is a proud disciple in the door, and in the end, I used the 'Frozen Northern Kingdom', one of the three major stunts of the Pure Water Cold Moon Palace, and I had to admit defeat." β
"Not really. Wangchen said unfathomably: "I saw it clearly in the stands back then, that Qingzhu did use the frozen northern kingdom of the Pure Water Cold Moon Palace in the end, but what about your trick?
Mu Yuan smiled, raised his head from the noodle bowl, and said: "That move is too powerful, the Buddhists have the virtue of a good life, and they must not indiscriminately hurt the innocent." β
Chu Xun said: "I heard that later, the bamboo fairy came to the door to thank you. β
Guanyue suddenly shook her head and interjected: "It's reluctant to be hurt." β
Everyone laughed, and Mu Yuan, who said it, blushed for a while, and said: "It's nonsense, it's clear that I have benevolence in my heart, how can you wait for a layman to understand my Buddhism?"
When everyone saw Mu Yuan's appearance, they laughed louder and louder. At this time, Mei Wan also said: "Well, I know that Sister Zhu's Pure Water Cold Moon Palace is in the north, a colder place in the north than Changbai Mountain, and Senior Brother Mu Yuan can see it when he goes." β
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Mu Yuan meaningfully, and at this time, Mu Yuan shook his head in embarrassment: "Why do you have nothing to do and run so far, don't go, don't go." Suddenly, he thought for a moment and said, "No, when did I say that I would go to the north with you? As soon as these words came out, I knew that I had been fooled.
Everyone smiled triumphantly and walked forward, leaving only Mu Yuan alone in place.
After a while, he walked out of the city gate, at this time, suddenly saw a temple not far from the city gate, some people were incense, approached to see, the sculpture on the platform was somewhat familiar, Guanyue curiously pulled a passer-by, and asked: "Fellow, which god is enshrined here?"
The fellow said: "Here, you are not locals, here are the six immortals who protected us in Hanzhong City during the war." β
Everyone looked up and took a closer look, and was amazed that one of the people on the altar was carrying a long sword, and the sword was hanging with a bell. On the left and on the right, there are two men, one holding Buddhist beads, one holding a paper fan, two women behind him, one holding ointment, the other carrying a long piano, and the last big man, carrying a big knife. Isn't that what we're all about? Wangchen laughed and said, "Cause and effect, cause and effect, if you plant a cause, there will be an effect." β
Chu Xunyu sighed lightly: "It seems that we have really become people in history." β
The questioning fellow, at this time looked up, looked at a few people, startled, looked back at the statue in the temple, turned his head, a few people had gone away, and was stunned on the spot, at this time, next to a peasant woman with a vegetable basket said: "The master, what to see?"
The villager said in disbelief: "Those people, those people......"
On the official road, only the backs of everyone traveling far away were left, and the bell on the sword guard behind Chu Xunyu jingled......
In the depths of the sea, on an unknown island, several people looked at a plate of water on the stone table in front of them, and the reflection in the water was the official scene of coming to Hanzhong these days, a middle-aged man frowned and said: "Is it Lingzong? Strange, can they still be born? Everyone is ready to send Lao Qi out in a few months." At this time, an old monk in black said, "What about the young man with the sword on his back?
The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "A little guy, the demon in his heart has already entered his heart, we don't have to worry about him, he doesn't have much hope, it's still important to get down to business, and the hope of the lamp hasn't been lit yet." β
The crowd nodded and walked away.
At the same time, in the Shushan Sword Gate, in the room of a low-level disciple, a little Taoist priest who seemed to be sweeping the floor was fiddling with it, and it was the black palace lamp, and while fiddling, he said to himself strangely: "This lamp is so strange, it cost me fifty yuan to go down the mountain today, why can't it be lit?"
Suddenly, someone at the door shouted, "Senior brother, the master asked why you didn't clean the hall yet?"
When the little Taoist priest heard this, he hurriedly put the lamp on the table and shouted, "It's coming, it's coming." With that, he took the broom and hurried out the door.
"Squeak", closed the door, as the door slowly closed, the black palace lamp on the table, suddenly slowly opened an inverted triangular eye, as if it was engraved on the lamp body, looked around the room, and closed silently......