The master comes down the mountain: I don’t want to be a son-in-law

"Twenty West, the hero of Zhenguan,

Who is the devil and who is the immortal.

The fruits are ripe, the stems are falling, the flowers are blooming,

Green cows and white clouds reach Gu Pass. "

This is a verse written by Wang Chongxian when he was in retreat.

Taoist Master Jin Sanmu said that Wang Guan's seclusion is a death pass. Only someone who drinks this verse can break the seclusion, otherwise he will die of old age in the seclusion.

Regarding the disappearance of the Li family overnight, Li Muchen already had a rough outline in his mind, but he still couldn't tell the truth clearly.

Judging from the clues currently available, Wang Chongxian should be related to this matter. Moreover, Baiyun Temple is located in the capital. As the owner of the largest temple in the north, Wang Chongxian cannot have intersections with the largest aristocratic family in the capital. He must know a lot of things. As long as he comes out of seclusion, the truth may be revealed.

"Twenty West, the hero of Zhenguan..."

Lin Manqing frowned and thought for a while, then looked at Li Muchen and said, "Zhenguan is the reign name of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty. So this should refer to Li Tang, or the Li family."

Li Muchen did not formally go to school when he was a child. Later in Tiandu, he was forced to study by his senior sisters. He mostly read the Xuanmen Book of Heaven and only dabbled in history. He knew about the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and about Li Shimin, but he didn't know that Zhenguan was the reign name of Li Shimin.

Hearing what Lin Manqing said, he suddenly said: "That's it."

Lin Manqing continued: "The Twenty Western Heroes of Zhenguan refer to the twenty famous founding officials of Li Tang. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, in order to commemorate these twenty Westerners and make them immortal in history, he ordered the famous painter Yan Liben to The portraits of these twenty Westerners were painted in Lingyan Pavilion at a ratio of one to one, so these Twenty Westerners are also called the Twenty Western Heroes of Lingyan Pavilion. These are famous figures in history. For example, Wei Zheng, Changsun Wuji, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong..."

"Wait a minute." Li Muchen interrupted, "What pavilion did you just say?"

"Lingyan Pavilion," Lin Manqing replied, "it is in Chang'an City. Unfortunately, it was destroyed by the war and can no longer be seen."

Li Muchen frowned and became thoughtful.

Seeing that he was silent, Lin Manqing continued to explain the poem and said: "Who is the devil and who is the immortal? The literal meaning of this sentence is easy to understand, but the connection with the previous sentence is more confusing. It seems to be saying, Lingyan Pavilion II Among the heroes of the Ten West, there are demons and immortals, which may mean that there are treacherous officials among them..."

"My mother's name is Ling Yan, Gong Lingyan." Li Muchen said suddenly.

Lin Manqing was stunned for a moment, looked at Li Muchen in surprise, and murmured: "Ling Yan... the Li family... who is the devil and who is the immortal..."

Lin Manqing seemed to have guessed something and said nothing more.

Li Muchen didn't hide it from her and said, "My mother is a saint of the devil's sect. These two lines of poems should refer to this."

Lin Manqing shook her head and said, "If it's certain that your mother is a witch, why did he use a question?"

Li Muchen said: "Being born a devil, you can't choose. But after she fell in love with my father, she decided to get rid of the devil's heart and become an ordinary person."

Just tell him everything he has learned during this period.

When Lin Manqing heard the love story between Gong Lingyan and Li Yunhua, she yearned for it and said, "What a romantic story!"

Li Muchen sighed: "It's a pity that it's a tragedy."

Lin Manqing said: "Although it was a tragedy, they did everything they could and gave everything they had for what they loved. Even if they die, they should have no regrets."

Li Muchen turned around and looked at Lin Manqing blankly, speechless for a long time.

Lin Manqing felt uncomfortable with his look and asked guiltily: "Why are you looking at me like that? Did I say the wrong thing?"

"No, you're not wrong." Li Muchen said, "I thought they were miserable at first, but you saw it clearly. As you said, they were together because of love, and they had no regrets even if they died. It seems right. My understanding of the world of mortals is still too shallow and not as good as yours.”

Lin Manqing smiled and said: "You are in the mountains and have only been down for a few days. How can you understand the world of mortals? In fact, I don't understand either. At our age, when we are still being loved without knowing it, our understanding of love is still very shallow. . I just think that what a touching love it is to be together like uncle and aunt who have loved so vigorously, knowing that they will face the opposition of the whole world! Only in this way can this life be lived in vain and truly lived. Pass."

Li Muchen smiled and said, "Uncle and aunt? Shouldn't we call you mom and dad?"

Lin Manqing was stunned, her face turned slightly red, and she said, "When you restore the glory of the Li family in the capital, I will call you when I go to burn incense in front of their graves."

He was afraid that Li Muchen would continue to be talkative, so he quickly changed the subject and said: "People who are in love are happy, and they will not feel pain. In fact, the ones who really suffer are the innocent people of the Li family. I don't know how many of the number one family in the capital are there. People disappeared from this world overnight. Many of them may not know what happened until their death."

Li Muchen felt a pain in his heart.

Lin Manqing's words touched his sore point.

This is what he hates the most. This is also the fundamental reason why he wants to find out the truth of the matter.

But looking back now, when I was killing the Beggar Clan disciples and members of the Pan family, did I ever think that there were innocent people among them?

"Who is the devil and who is the immortal?" He murmured, "There is a thin line between immortality and devil. Perhaps Wang Daozhang's words are not talking about my parents, but he is asking himself."

Lin Manqing saw Li Muchen's face and knew what he was thinking, and comforted him: "Muchen, I have just entered the practice of cultivation, and I know very little about immortality and Xuanmen. With my shallow cultivation and knowledge, I think that people have Birth, old age, illness and death are the constant ways of nature. Immortal cultivators are going against the will of heaven, so they suffer punishment from heaven and thunder.

There may be no difference between immortals and demons, except that immortals are made by humans, while demons are born from ghosts. What practitioners do spontaneously is not demonic behavior. The difference is whether your heart and behavior are caused by desire. If you act randomly due to desire, then there is a ghost in your heart, a devil.

What you have done recently is indeed an excessive amount of killing, and there is no need to blame yourself, but you are selfless and have no desires in your heart, and it cannot be considered a demonic act, so there is no need for you to blame yourself. We just need to be vigilant and careful in the future to prevent falling into it. "

After Lin Manqing finished speaking, she looked at Li Muchen with some anxiety, fearing that she had said something wrong.

Li Muchen looked at Lin Manqing with his eyes, which made her heart beat wildly.

After a while, Li Muchen suddenly laughed.

Lin Manqing was even more hesitant and asked, "Why are you laughing?"

"Hahahaha..." Li Muchen grabbed her hand, held it tightly, and said with a smile, "My wife is really a genius! What more can a husband ask for when he has a wife like this!"

He slowly raised Lin Manqing's hand to his mouth, and suddenly took her finger in his mouth.

Lin Manqing let out a soft cry, and her face turned red and hot.

But then, a heartbreaking pain came, making her face turn pale again.

It turned out that Li Muchen actually bit her finger with his teeth.

"Muchen!" Lin Manqing endured the pain and called softly, not understanding why Li Muchen did this.