National Division

The mist filled the air and the sea breeze was damp. Qi Jun's robes were already a little damp when he walked all the way to the beach.

A large boat has been prepared by the seaside, and Zhen Mingzi is already waiting on the boat, and greets Emperor Jing'an and his party with a happy face: "Your Majesty is deeply blessed, and there is hope to see Xianshan Mountain today!"

Emperor Jing'an glanced forward and frowned: "It's such a thick fog..." The sea was so white that he couldn't see anything, let alone fairy mountains.

But Zhen Mingzi looked confident: "Your Majesty, don't worry, wait for the poor Taoist to practice, and he will be able to drive to the fairy road." After saying that, he waved his hand, "Set up the incense altar, and set sail!"

The huge sail was raised, accompanied by a slight shake, the big ship anchored, the hull left the pier, and sailed to the sea. Behind, the local officials drove a dozen small boats and followed them from a distance, not daring to go too far. near.

Emperor Jing'an and the empress sat side by side in chairs on the deck, watching Zhen Mingzi set up an incense burner at the bow, with sandalwood burning inside, and two little boys on both sides kept putting talisman papers into the burner.Ma Mingzi sat cross-legged, murmured something at first, then gradually lost her voice, as if an old monk fell into a trance, motionless.After a while, he suddenly raised a hand and pointed to the front side. A Taoist boy hurriedly said loudly: "The fairy road is on the left—" the sailors on the big ship struggled to pull the sail to turn, and turned the bow to Ma Mingzi. pointing to the direction of the finger.

Qi Jun stood behind the queen, watched Ma Mingzi pretending to be a ghost, and sneered slightly.Qi Zhang, who was standing beside him, turned around with a smile and asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Since his face was scratched by splashes of broken porcelain on the Qianqiu Festival, it was the first time that Qi Zhang made such a public appearance besides paying New Year's greetings to Emperor Jing'an and the Empress.The piece of broken porcelain flew obliquely over his eyebrows, leaving an inch-long scar, with protruding flesh, stretching all the way to Yintang. Although many good medicines were used, it is said that it was because of the medicinal food that the broken bowl contained at that time , the medicine soup seeped into the wound, so it still left a light brown mark.However, the 15-year-old man in this dynasty has his hair tied up, and he pays attention to exposing his forehead. Therefore, this scar cannot be covered at all. We can only apply a layer of powder on it every day. However, because the wound shrinks and rises slightly, it may not be visible from the front. It can be seen clearly, and it cannot be completely covered by powder application.

Qi Jun glanced at Qi Zhang's forehead, and said lightly: "What did the second brother say? How have I ever laughed?" The sea breeze howled, and both of them had to raise their voices slightly, Qi Jun didn't believe that Qi Zhang could hear his sneer just now , I'm afraid that some kind of demon moth will appear again.

Qi Zhang just smiled: "Really? I'm afraid I heard it wrong." Then he turned his head and concentrated on looking at the foggy sea in front of him, as if he didn't take this matter to heart.

The ship sailed in the fog for a long time, and Ma Akiko changed the direction of her arms several times, and the sailors had to change the direction of the sails to turn the big ship around.After tossing around like this for a long time, even Emperor Jing'an became a little impatient, turned his head to Wang Jin and said, "Go and ask the national teacher, how long will this ship take?"

Before Wang Jin passed by, the Daoist beside Zhen Mingzi had already turned around to salute Emperor Jing'an, and said crisply: "Returning to Your Majesty, Master has invited a real immortal to guide the ship to the direction of the fairy mountain on the sea. If you are a true immortal, you will not be able to go to the fairy mountain."

These words blocked Emperor Jing'an's words again.The queen couldn't help curling her lips lightly, and said in a low voice: "Xianshan Xianshan, the boat has been sailing for a long time, where is Xianshan?"

Before the Queen finished speaking, another Daoist suddenly pointed to the front and shouted: "Xianshan! It's Xianshan!"

Everyone hurriedly looked up, and sure enough, the fog in front of them gradually dissipated, and there were faintly continuous mountains appearing, which looked a little blurry, but they did look like mountains. If you look closely, there seem to be countless pavilions between the mountains. There are towers and pavilions, and it seems that there is something walking in the mountains.Emperor Jing'an couldn't help standing up: "It really is a fairy mountain?"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!" The two Taoist boys knelt down on the ground with a plop, "Your Majesty is very blessed, and I really saw the fairy mountain!"

At this time, the clouds and mist were more dispersed, and sunlight leaked from the clouds, and the distant mountain peaks could be seen more clearly—the foot of the mountain was lifted by the clouds, as if floating in mid-air, and the sunlight inlaid those buildings with a layer of gold. , even more resplendent and magnificent.Emperor Jing'an had already walked to the bow of the boat in surprise, and even the queen stood up in a daze: "This, what is this place?"

"As your mother said, it is a fairy mountain." A Taoist boy replied cleverly, "there are ten continents in the sea, one of which is named Fangzhangzhou. It is in the center of the East China Sea. It is square and five thousand miles long. The Palace of Gold, Jade and Glazed Glass, where immortals who have not ascended to heaven come and go, plowing the fields and planting sesame and grass, just like ordinary farmers planting grains."

"So, this is Fangzhang Island?" Emperor Jing'an looked over, pointed at the mountain and said excitedly, "Look, isn't that a dragon?"

Qi Jun followed his fingers to look over, and sure enough there seemed to be something long passing between the mountains, but it was too far away, no matter how good his eyesight was, he couldn't see it clearly.However, the mountains actually appeared in front of his eyes. Even Qi Jun was firm-hearted. At this time, he was also a little surprised. He couldn't help but turned his head to look at Zhibai, but Zhibai stared at him for a while, then shook his head slightly, with a smile on his face. A somewhat sarcastic smile appeared, and he knew there was something strange about it, and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter? Isn't that a fairy mountain? Is it something strange?"

"Brother!" Qi Zhang raised his voice and cut off the answer that Zhibai was about to say, "There are gods standing three feet above your head, let alone the fairy mountain in front of you, brother, don't be so disrespectful, lest the gods blame you and hinder the father--"

Before he finished speaking, Ma Mingzi's whole body was shaken suddenly, spurting out a mouthful of blood, and fell on his back, the two little Taoist boys cried out in shock.At this moment, Emperor Jing'an didn't care about others, he just pointed to the front and said repeatedly: "Let's go, let's go!"

The sailors didn't dare to be negligent, and quickly raised their full sails and drove towards the mountain in the clouds, but after driving for half an hour with the help of the sea wind, the mountain was still far away, not approaching at all.Not only that, but the mountain gradually became blurred, and finally disappeared like a cloud of smoke.

Emperor Jing'an stood at the bow of the ship in a daze, gripping the ship's side tightly, gritting his teeth, he turned around abruptly after a while, and shouted: "What's going on!"

Zhen Mingzi was still lying unconscious on the deck, and the two Taoist boys surrounded him in panic, seeing Emperor Jing'an yelling and asking, they immediately knelt down and said: "I don't know why, the invited immortal suddenly left angrily, even the master was punished." Injury, the road leading to the fairy mountain has no one to guide it, so it will be cut off naturally. This, this is the immortal being angry and covering the fairy mountain!"

"Why did the immortal leave suddenly?" Emperor Jing'an saw that the immortal mountain was so close, but it suddenly disappeared. If a Taoist boy asks a question, he will kick him up.

The two Taoist boys didn't dare to speak, they just kowtowed. One of them, who was more courageous, looked at Qi Jun quietly, and said in a low voice, "Maybe...someone will always offend..."

Emperor Jing'an turned his eyes to Qi Jun, and Qi Zhang was standing next to Qi Jun, and quickly pulled up his clothes and knelt down: "Father, elder brother just made a slip of the tongue on purpose, and didn't intend to offend the immortal, father, please don't blame elder brother! "

"Second brother's words are really strange." Qi Jun was also taken aback by this sudden change, but when Qi Zhang opened his mouth, he calmed down instead—what kind of fairy mountain, what kind of fairy guiding the way, he was clearly pretending to be a ghost, waiting to come Dig a trap for him here!

"I don't know where I made a slip of the tongue, but I want to bother my second brother to plead for me? The emperor just asked here, and the second brother rushed to pin the crime on me? The second brother really cares about my elder brother. "

Emperor Jing'an was full of anger, and was somewhat puzzled by Qi Jun's words.He knew that the two sons had some conflicts with each other, so he didn't know whether to believe it or not for a while.However, it is true that Xianshan disappeared after seeing it, and there was nowhere to vent his anger, so he could only sternly say: "Wake up the national teacher!" In a blink of an eye, he saw Zhibai standing silently by the side, and suddenly remembered that there is another immortal teacher here , then suppressed his anger and said: "Look, Immortal Master Xiuming, what's going on here?"

Zhibai's eyes turned on Ma Mingzi, then turned to look at Qizhang again, groaning silently.

Qi Jun's heart suddenly rose to his throat - Zhibai once said that Qi Zhang is the one who has the dragon spirit. According to his statement, this great person must be Qi Zhang in the future. If he turns against Qi Zhang at this time, So……

At this time, Ma Mingzi woke up slowly, coughed, and spit out another mouthful of blood.Emperor Jing'an immediately ignored Zhibai, and walked over quickly: "Master, what's going on?"

Zhen Mingzi smiled wryly, glanced at Qi Jun vaguely, and struggled to stand up: "Your Majesty, don't worry. If you can see the fairy mountain, it means that your majesty has a predestined relationship with the fairy mountain, although it's just a setback Ear. Pindao is willing to go to sea to find fairy mountains for His Majesty!"

"Go to the sea to look for it?" Emperor Jing'an frowned, "I can't visit the fairy mountain in person, so what's the use of looking for it?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know something." Zhen Mingzi wiped the blood stains from the corner of his mouth, and talked eloquently, "There are Ganoderma lucidum and Yao grass planted on this fairy mountain, and there is a kind of grass called Immortality. If you eat it, you will live forever. Your Majesty, the king of the country has a lot of opportunities every day, so he can't do it casually." Abandoning his subjects and going out to seek immortals, Pindao is willing to go to the sea to seek this immortal grass for His Majesty, so that His Majesty can live forever."

Emperor Jing'an's heart skipped a beat.To be an emperor, the power and honor have reached the extreme, and what they want is nothing more than a long life.Now that the fairy mountain is in front of him but there is no way out, the annoyance and anger in his heart has really reached its peak, if Qi Jun was not the prince of a country, maybe he would have been dragged down and beheaded just now to vent his anger.At this moment, listening to what Zhen Mingzi said, there is still a chance of longevity, so he couldn't help asking: "The fairy mountain is so close that I can't even climb it. Is it because of the shallow fortune? If so, wouldn't the search on the sea be more illusory? "

Zhen Mingzi shook his head and said: "Your Majesty failed to climb the fairy mountain this time. From the point of view of the poor, it is not that your majesty is not lucky enough, but that it happened for a reason, and it is also considered your majesty's catastrophe. What is the will of God? Even though the poor Taoist has practiced for many years, he cannot I have fully understood it, but I am willing to go to sea to search for His Majesty, if His Majesty is really lucky, Pindao will definitely return with the fairy grass."

Emperor Jing'an thought for a moment, and finally said: "The fairy mountains on the sea are indistinct, the national teacher—I'm afraid I need a big boat..." This means that he has agreed.

Zhen Mingzi stood up and said: "Infinite Life Buddha, although the fairy mountain is ethereal, people who are destined can come to it. The poor road really needs a big boat, and it must carry 100 boys and girls each, as well as dry food and water, so that we can go to sea."

Although it is a big boat, there are only 200 boys and girls, plus the accompanying guards, servants, sailors, and all kinds of utensils, water and water. It takes three or five boats to hold it.Emperor Jing'an couldn't help pondering: "What's the use of boys and girls?"

"Boys and virgins are pure bodies, which are in harmony with the pure aura of the fairy mountain." Zhen Mingzi was not in a hurry, apparently with a well-thought-out plan, "There is a way to respond with the same voice, and seek with the same aura, which is very beneficial to find the fairy mountain."

"Nonsense!" Qi Jun finally couldn't help it anymore, "Two hundred boys and girls, how many families are separated from each other? The national teacher keeps saying that he is looking for the fairy mountain. If he can't find it, the national teacher will not come back even if he wants to come." What about those boys and girls? What about their parents and relatives? The national teacher is usually sympathetic, why is he so merciless at this time?"

Zhen Mingzi showed kindness on his face: "Your Highness's words are wrong. To see Xianshan, these boys and girls are all borrowed from His Majesty's blessing. It is a rare thing for some cultivators who spend their entire lives. Those who are not blessed should not do it." No. Your Highness only saw the separation of flesh and blood, so it’s no wonder that today—” He cautiously stopped what he said later, but everyone present understood what he meant, because Qi Jun disrespected the gods, and only saw it in his eyes. The harm of seeking immortality has led to the appearance and disappearance of today's immortal mountain, which made Emperor Jing'an miss his chance.

Emperor Jing'an's face was livid.Qi Jun said that the people were separated from their flesh and blood. Doesn't he put him, the emperor, in an unrighteous place?What's more, what he said clearly said that Zhen Mingzi could not find the fairy mountain at all. Doesn't it mean that he, the emperor, has no fate of immortality?He endured and endured so that he didn't reprimand Qi Jun, but said to Ma Mingzi with a cold face: "Since that's the case, after returning to Beijing—"

"Your Majesty." Zhibai opened his mouth at this moment, and everyone's eyes were cast on him immediately. Emperor Jing'an was even more eager to ask: "What is the opinion of Immortal Master Xiuming?" Although he saw the fairy mountain with his own eyes. , but when Zhen Mingzi said Haiqiuxian, it always sounded a little empty, and he really had no confidence in his heart. If Zhibai also said that seeking immortality is hopeful, then he would be much more at ease.

Zhibai coughed lightly: "According to what Daotong said just now, that fairy mountain should be Fangzhangzhou?"

The two Taoist boys looked at him with somewhat vigilant expressions.Emperor Jing'an frowned slightly: "Does the immortal master have any objections?"

"No." Zhibai smiled: "There are indeed ten continents in the sea, Fangzhang Continent is one of them, and it is indeed as Daotong just said, it is a gathering of dragons, and there are immortals planting sesame grass."

"So——" Emperor Jing'an's eyes sharpened, "I really missed out on Xianshan?" He glanced at Qi Jun with gloomy eyes.

Qi Jun's heart suddenly turned cold.If Zhibai turned against him at this time, then he could only suffer a crushing defeat.Even if Ma Mingzi couldn't find Xianshan, the crime must be on him.Before he could finish thinking, Zhibai said with a smile: "Pindao has something unclear, so I have to consult the national teacher. Just now the national teacher said that there is immortal grass on the abbot continent? But as far as Pindao knows, the immortal grass is born in the ancestors. The leaves are like wild rice seedlings and grow in clusters. One plant can live one person. Although Zuzhou is also in the East China Sea, it is only [-] miles away. What I said, Pindao really can't understand."

Ma Akiko couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.The Immortal Grass was indeed born in Zuzhou, but there were obviously people walking around and dragon-shaped creatures flying over the fairy mountain in the mist just now, so it is more accurate to call it Fangzhangzhou.In order to arouse Emperor Jing'an's interest, he casually mentioned the immortal grass, but Zhibai broke it on the spot, so he had to argue: "The immortal grass is indeed born in Zuzhou, but how can Fangzhangzhou know it? Although what your Majesty sees is Fangzhang Continent, but Zu Continent is also in the East China Sea, how do you know which fairy mountain your Majesty should be destined for?"

Zhibai smiled slightly.Turning to Emperor Jing'an: "According to ancient books, there is a big shell in the sea, named 'Mirage'. The mirage is good at exhaling and transforming. It can be a landscape, a pavilion, or a person. This thing often emerges from the water and exhales. Like real mountains and rivers, the so-called mirage is exactly this thing.”

Hearing this moment from the side, Qi Jun suddenly felt relieved. No matter what the purpose of Bai's silence was just now, what he said now is tantamount to implying Emperor Jing'an that Ma Mingzi was lying!

Emperor Jing'an was shocked when he heard this, and couldn't help turning his eyes to Ma Mingzi.Qi Zhang laughed beside him and said, "I have never heard of what Immortal Master Xiuming said. If it was according to what Immortal Master said, then it wouldn't be a fairy mountain on the sea just now?"

Zhibai neither said yes nor no, just smiled: "Poverty Dao just never heard that the immortal grass of Zuzhou will be born in Fangzhangzhou. I am also worried for the national teacher, so I can't tell clearly, I am afraid that it will be difficult even if I go to sea. Seeking Xianshan." He didn't say a single word to the point, but every word and every word was pointing at Zhen Mingzi to deceive the emperor.