On the boat, facing the cold wind, they continued to move forward, and the two looked at each other speechlessly.

The Taoist priest thought silently and said, "It's unpredictable, it's better for me to let Zhu'er go out of the mountain in advance and follow the hidden dragon." ”

As he spoke, he clapped his hands and shouted, "Bamboo!"

"It's coming!" I saw a boy come up and salute: "Meet Master, Uncle." ”

Tian Ji took a closer look at him, and saw that although he was dressed as a child, he was also fifteen or sixteen years old, his eyes were like bright stars, deep and clear, and he saw that he was graceful, although he was young, his demeanor and speech were already a little angry, but in his body and appearance, he had a kind of weakness, but he also knew that this son had a deficiency disease, because he asked: "Senior brother, this is the disciple you accepted? Why don't you use medicine to recuperate?"

The Taoist priest smiled bitterly and said, "This is Zhou Zhu...... This cannot be reversed by manpower. ”

Zhou Zhu stepped forward again: "Master has been taking care of him since he was a child, and since he followed Master at the age of seven, he has been accompanied by Fangzi, and it has not been broken to this day, if it wasn't for Master's care, I'm afraid I would have already gone." ”

Tian Ji was puzzled, and looked at the Taoist priest, who saw that there was no one left and right, so he whispered: "Zhou Zhu is talented, smart and wise, and he is the character of the auxiliary star descended from the sky. ”

"The character of the auxiliary star?" Tian Ji was even more puzzled, the theory that the stars descended to the earth is very popular in this world, but the qi refiner also knows a lot, and it is often a false rumor.

"Hey, I've already said it, Zhou Zhu is talented and has the character of an auxiliary star, don't believe it, look at the soles of his feet. As he spoke, he ordered Zhou Zhu to remove his shoes and socks.

Tian Ji looked at it and gasped: "Star Seal?"

Reaching out to pick up the sole of his foot, Tian Ji's eyes couldn't help but brighten, only to see a black spot clearly appear on the palm of his right foot.

"One star according to the fate, but by the jealousy, there is this deficiency disease, even if you use the master pill to eat, can not be fundamentally supplemented, although Zhu'er since childhood wisdom and understanding, familiar with the scriptures, like to talk with the elderly, often have unique opinions, but the so-called good talent, but I am afraid that Zhu'er will not live very long in the future. ”

Before he could say a word, before Tian Ji could speak, Zhou Zhu said with a smile: "Master, in life for decades, you can meet the master, take great events, go down in history, shade your wife, and what you wish in your life, An Neng will talk about it with longevity." ”

When he said this, he was already extraordinary, Tian Ji's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he asked, "What does Senior Brother want to do?"

"Our Qi Refiners want to help Qianlong, but we can't be too deeply involved, according to the original strategy, it is an excuse to let Zhou Zhu get close to Qianlong's family and move in as a small official first. The Taoist priest glanced at Zhou Zhu, and said with a smile: "Zhou Zhu is talented, smart and wise, it is not difficult to get close to the hidden dragon." ”

“...... Senior brother, if it was before, this safe method was naturally good, but now it has evolved, it always makes me uneasy, there are warnings, this method is too slow, it is better for me to accept Zhou Zhu as a righteous son, I have been here for more than ten years, and I also have a thin name, with my identity as a righteous son, I can immediately enter the house, saving a lot of effort. Tian Ji thought for a while and said.

"But this kind of cause and effect is implicated, it's big, I'm afraid it's difficult to get out of the whole body, even if it's Zhu'er, I only teach him to read, stop at cultivating qi, and don't teach the method of refining qi and cultivating the truth!"

"Although I don't know the details, I also know that the master has spent a lot of money this time, not only the real person was cut into the immortal industry, suffering day and night, but also the number of the master has also consumed a lot, if there are no twists and turns, it will be enough, if there are twists and turns, this is a disaster, as a disciple of the sect, I have received the grace of the teacher's recreation, how can I spare my body? If there is cause and effect, I will take responsibility. Tian Ji said generously.

The Taoist priest pondered for a moment and said, "Well, if my junior brother has such a determination, how can I not allow it?" Zhou Zhu will hand it over to you. ”

Just then, there was a commotion in the distance.

"What's so noisy?" the two asked, looking over.

A shipwright reported: "Sir, I have arrived at Wenyang Mansion at this time, if there is anything, I will go up and ask to know." ”

As he spoke, the boatman went up, and after a while, he came back and said, "Liu Siming, the marshal of Changding Town, died of illness, and his son Liu Chaoyi succeeded him. ”

"Liu Siming is dead?" both of them were shocked.

Liu Siming is good at riding and shooting, Zhimin is outstanding, when the Shuzhong Shilong Festival is chaotic, he was the first to be the Shilong Festival team, beheaded Zhu Xi, the prefect of the imperial court, and was promoted to a general.

Later, the imperial court sent a large army to encircle and suppress, sent elites, Liu Siming surrendered, and finally killed his lord Shi Longjie, beheaded him, and dedicated it to the imperial court.

Therefore, he got a county in Shuzhong as a town, and then recruited and scattered, governed the armor soldiers, self-signed civil and military generals, private tribute, and Wenyang Town fought for more than ten years, and I didn't expect to die today.

Hearing this, Tian Ji's face became even more gloomy, and he waved his hand to let the boatman retreat, looking into the distance without saying a word.

Zhou Zhu's eyes lit up, and he said to Tian Ji with a smile: "Master, uncle, don't worry, this is a great opportunity." ”

"Oh, why are you teaching me?" Tian Ji didn't dare to underestimate and asked.

"The two towns of Wenyang in Changding have been entangled with each other for more than ten years, Liu Siming died, and although his son Liu Chaoyi succeeded to the throne, he was afraid that it would be difficult to control his arrogant generals. Zhou Zhu said calmly in front of the elders.

"If Wang Zunzhi, the marshal of Wenyang Town, is ten years younger, he can break it in one fell swoop, but Wang Zunzhi is also old, and his death is only a matter of this year and next year, so Wenyang also has the replacement of the old and the new. ”

"Wang Zunzhi has no children, and his nephew's succession to the throne is finally one level worse, and it is difficult to really convince people, in order to consolidate the hearts of the people, the heirs of the two towns all contain the intention of destroying the enemy town to establish authority and sit firmly on the throne. ”

"But the tooth general is rebellious, the lord is young, and he used the original old general, but I am afraid that it will be the disaster of subversion immediately, and after this king Shoutian succeeds to the throne, he can only balance it with a newcomer. When Zhou Zhu said this, he didn't say anything, and in just a few words, his heroic demeanor had been fully revealed, which made Tian Ji feel pity and love.

"With a newcomer, it's a hidden dragon opportunity, this is really a natural evolution, a real person's instructions, and now I understand. Speaking of this, the Taoist priest could naturally continue, and said with emotion, making Tian Ji's eyes shine.

Tian Ji suddenly said: "I see, sure enough, the hidden dragon dragon qi has just appeared, it has affected the situation and created the luck of taking off, it seems that the potential of the hidden dragon is not human to stop." ”

The heart is happy at the moment.

The Taoist priest smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I won't go with you." ”

Tian Ji didn't keep it, took out a few ingots of silver from his arms, gently pushed it in front of the Taoist priest and said: "Senior brother, since this is the case, it is inconvenient for us to go with us when we get off the boat, please bring this bit of silver, and talk about the cost!"

The Taoist priest did not shirk, took it, looked at Zhou Zhu and said, "Zhou Zhu, you will follow Uncle Shi and act when the opportunity arises in the future." ”

After speaking, he said to Tian Ji: "Senior brother, parting is imminent, I have a word to give, although you are a qi refiner, but you are also permeated with too much Confucian atmosphere, and you are too deeply involved in the world, I am afraid that there will be disasters in the future!"

With that, he turned around and walked out of the cabin, followed the plank, jumped onto the riverbank, and after a while, disappeared into the dock.

Wenyang Mansion, Jiedu Embassy Mansion

The fragrance of plum blossoms is exhausted in January, but February is the apricot blossom season.

The garden is planted with plums, apricots, peaches, roses, etc., and flowers bloom every month in spring, and the towering giant trees make people linger.

On the path outside the study window, the branches of the apricot trees are sparse, and the flowers finally bloom, and the branches are full of bright colors, the colors are different, the pink is delicate, the white is pure, and the faint apricot fragrance penetrates through the window.

Wang Zunzhi was resting, drinking tea, when he heard the news, there was a soft sound, and a cup fell to the ground, splitting in half, and he said, "What? Liu Siming is dead?"

As soon as he was excited, he couldn't help coughing, and after a while, he stopped coughing, stared and pondered, and the memories of more than ten years kept flashing.

Wang Zunzhi and Liu Siming have been fighting for more than ten years and know each other very well.

It can be said that these two are heroes, if it weren't for the fact that the two towns were too close to each other, and only one town could survive, and they had to engage in entanglement battles, perhaps both of them would have achieved great development.

In the past ten years, seven times the army has been mobilized, fighting with the dragon and the tiger, and using all the power and strategy, but just because both sides are powerful, they have no inch, and the blood is wasted.

I don't know how much time passed, Wang Zunzhi slowly opened his eyes, stood up, opened the window, stared out of the window, and remained motionless.

Silent outside the window, I don't know when, it suddenly rained again, drizzle, the rain fell on the apricot blossoms, stayed for a while, and finally the crystal slipped, the apricot blossoms in the rain appeared more moving, a gust of wind blew, a few petals fell with the rain, looking at the fluttering apricot blossom rain, Wang Zunzhi smiled bitterly and joyfully.

"Brother Siming, I will replace the wine with tea, sacrifice a cup to you, these ten years, we have been fighting each other, each with a trick, but not an inch, outsiders seem to us are mediocre generals, but we know that we have great ambitions, but we are confined to a pond!"

"Hehe, Lai Gong, you are really amazing, being degraded to Shu, you still make me and Liu Siming in the same town, unless you kill the bloody road, otherwise you will not be able to expand with peace of mind, so that although I and him are talented, we will be tied for more than ten years. ”

Lai Yi, the word Ji Zhen, the first year of the Holy Forest, is open and bold by nature, dashing, loyal to the country, admired by the people of the time, and has served as a county order, Dr. Taichang, a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, and a secretary and supervisor.

Later, the emperor was cheating, and the emperor was furious and degraded to Shu, but he was still respected by the Shu people.

"However, Lai Gong, you didn't expect it, your grandson Lai Tongyu is now a subordinate of my son and working for him, I was surprised when I learned about it - this strange creation, the change of fortune, is really unpredictable!"

"Also, Brother Siming, I've been worried, I'm dead, how can I deal with a general like you, but now you die first, hahahaha. Wang Zunzhi let out a low laugh.

Laughing and laughing, the laughter was low, and the room was quiet: "Hey, there is another person in the world who has died, the name of the general, you are well-deserved, it seems that this world is the world of young people, I am luckier than you, I am still alive, I want to let Tian Er inherit the throne smoothly!"

As he spoke, he clapped his hands.

A scribe entered in response and saluted: "Commander, what do you command?"

"From today onwards, the whole town will ban music for three days to mourn Liu Dashuai. Wang Zunzhi said slowly.

"Yes!" the scribe bowed his head.