Legend of the Orchid

After that, Zhao Tingjie never came to see Li Zhonglan again, and Zhonglan couldn't help laughing at Li Zhonglan's pettiness.

It didn't take long for Li Yu's Lord Hou's mansion to be renovated, and the group of people could finally move out of Zhuque Terrace and live in a real shelter.

This matter made Zhong Lan very happy. Although the Hou Mansion was still under surveillance, at least he could go out freely without fear of being stopped by the soldiers guarding the door.

He can finally touch the outside world!Just thinking about it was enough to make him ecstatic.

Since he was seven years old, he entered the deep palace of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Apart from studying every day, he could only be with the maids. The only peer of his age was Li Zhongyu, but the prince was a martial artist, so he didn't communicate much with him. Even if they met together, their identities were different Do not conspire with each other.

Sometimes he was also allowed to watch singing and dancing performances, but that was often Li Yu showing off Xiao Zhou's graceful figure. Zhong Lan looked at the red silk on the Jinlian stage, and the golden thread was shining, and wished to take some out of the palace to bring to his parents. These modifications are enough for parents to work hard for several years.

It's a pity he can't get out.

Later, he entered the Song Dynasty as a hostage, except for the occasional entry into the palace, he was locked up in the deep hostage house. What's worse, he didn't even have a teacher. , I only go back to the capital once in a few months, and when I come back, I spend time with Zhong Lan, or more precisely, in his bed, so I still can't get out.

Later, Zhong Lan went back to the Southern Tang Dynasty with her teacher, and when she was imprisoned in Zhuque Terrace, after all the calculations, except for the time spent on the road, she was actually isolated from the world, and the ten years were really dark.

But now everything is different!He can go out now!Li Zhonglan was both excited and nervous. He paced back and forth in the yard every day. The weather is still a little cold. When it gets warmer in March, he will take a good tour of Tokyo and take a look at the streets and alleys. of sentient beings.

But since he can go out, it means that outsiders can also come in to visit. Zhong Lan soon encountered a trouble, his teacher Xu Xuan came to Hou's mansion.

As soon as Zhonglan entered the palace, she paid homage to Xu Xuan as her teacher. Xu Xuan was an important minister in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Hyun's three-inch tongue may have something to do with his early innocence.

In his later years, Xu Xuan liked to study Taoism. He often taught Zhong Lan the "Book of Changes", and also passed on knowledge such as Qimen Bagua, Yin Yang and Five Elements to him. As a teacher, he always taught this obedient student in a sincere tone: "People The law of the earth, the law of the earth, the law of the sky, the law of the sky, and the law of nature, the balance of all things is orderly, and the doctrine of the mean cannot be violated.”

If the teacher finds out that he secretly learned the art of witchcraft, he will beat his chest with anger.Zhong Lan was a little flustered for a while. He used the flying illusion because he was sure that the teacher would not attend the Lantern Festival dinner. He thought he could deceive the world, but today the teacher came to ask the teacher in a hurry, and it seems that he has learned something from hearsay.

When Xu Xuan came to visit, naturally he had to greet Li Yu for a long time first. Zhong Lan quickly lit a incense stick, smoked her robe up and down, tidied up her appearance, and then sat quietly at the desk Before, I picked up a book and read it absent-mindedly.

As the saying goes, a teacher for one day is a father for life. Zhong Lan's father is also a scholar. He has been influenced by his ears and eyes since he was a child. Put down the book and go out to greet you.

Xu Xuan was a thin old man with long beard and white hair, but he was full of energy, with piercing eyes. Zhong Lan bowed down and saluted, and called out: "Teacher."

Xu Xuan said with a stern face, expressionless: "The incense with the moon needs to be burned at night, why do you burn incense in the daytime?"

Zhong Lan suddenly felt that he had been flattered on his hoof, and the Moonlight Fragrance was created by his teacher, he thought it would make his teacher happier after he smoked it.

He could only smile awkwardly: "Since the teacher taught the students how to make incense, the students have always had the habit of burning incense, but the students are clumsy and think the teacher's incense smells good, so they use it most on weekdays. Teacher Xie reminded that students are too careless .”

Liu Xu flattered her, and Zhong Lan saw that the teacher's expression did not ease, so she had to go to bring tea to the teacher again.

Unexpectedly, Xu Xuan didn't even touch the teacup, so Zhong Lan could only maintain the posture of toasting tea, holding her celadon teacup above her head with a sullen head.

Xu Xuan suddenly sighed, and said bitterly: "Zhong Lan, do you think that being a teacher is too old for you to speak, and you can do whatever you want?"

Zhong Lan was startled, put the teacup on the table, saluted again, and said solemnly: "Students dare not!"

Xu Xuan was so angry that he slapped the table and said angrily, "I've heard about you at the Lantern Festival dinner! Li Zhonglan, you are so majestic. I don't know where you learned the sorcery, which made the emperor very happy!"

The teacup on the table was shaken by Xu Xuan's palm, and Zhong Lan's body couldn't help shaking. He swallowed his throat, and then brought out the words that he had considered for a long time: "The teacher wrongly blamed the students. The students don't know magic tricks, and that trick was not done by the students, but..."

He rolled his eyes, lowered his head with boredom, and said: "His Royal Highness Zhao came up with it. He once met a Miaojiang stranger in Guizhou who knew how to perform Gu, and brought this person into the capital, but he was worried The emperor reprimanded him for not doing his job properly, so he borrowed the hands of his students to please the emperor."

Xu Xuan didn't speak, Zhong Lan didn't dare to raise her head, and continued to bite the bullet: "The teacher must have heard that His Highness Zhao wanted the student to be his regular attendant, that's because the student and His Highness Zhao are old acquaintances, and His Highness Zhao has a heart. He wants to support students, but he also has selfish intentions, otherwise he would not want students to serve him."

After Zhong Lan finished speaking, she felt that something was wrong, and she had a ghost in her heart. She was afraid that the teacher would misunderstand what she said "selfishness", so she hurriedly raised her forehead pitifully, and glanced at the teacher's expression.

Xu Xuan's face was gloomy, he frowned and stared at Zhong Lan fiercely, those two white eyebrows were almost connected together, Zhong Lan lowered her head again in panic.

After a long time, Xu Xuan sighed heavily, patted Zhong Lan on the shoulder, and said in a more gentle tone: "Zhong Lan, it is a good thing to be valued, but there is no easy good thing in the world, you can be invincible only by learning more ah!"

Zhong Lan was overjoyed, knowing that the teacher's knot had been untied, she hurriedly responded: "The student understands."

Xu Xuanfu asked Zhong Lan about some recent situations, and told him to learn more about Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and not to go astray, and Zhong Lan responded one by one.

After finally comforting the teacher thoroughly and sending him away, Zhong Lan breathed a sigh of relief. His changes over the past year have nothing to do with the teacher, but are all thanks to the master. The master is a Taoist priest, and he still does not know the real name of the master. , I only know that his name is Dao'an.

He met Master Dao'an on the way back to Jiangning more than a year ago. At that time, he cried all night, thinking that he would never see the steps in this life. Go to his room and yell: "Stinky boy, I'm crying for you, I'm going to be annoyed to death by you!"

Zhong Lan was so startled that he even forgot to cry. He rubbed his eyes and immediately saw a white-haired Taoist priest in a blue Taoist uniform standing in front of him. The Taoist priest had a sword on his back. .

What is surprising is that this Taoist priest's face is very young, at most in his early 30s, and he looks chic with a touch of coquettishness, which makes people feel good, but the combination of this childlike face and white hair is a bit weird.

Zhong Lan asked in a hoarse voice: "You are a Taoist priest, why do you break into other people's rooms without permission and speak wild words, aren't you afraid of gods three feet above your head?"

Instead of being annoyed, the Taoist shrugged his shoulders and said fiercely: "What's so scary? I came here to take Xu Xuan's life, but I didn't expect him, a treacherous old thief, to teach you such a useless thing! Crying and crying all day long, what a shame!"

Zhong Lan was stunned, he had never seen such a brazen person before, and couldn't help but angrily scolded: "Zhu Zixiu is so rude, the teacher is upright, and his words and deeds are all exemplary, how can you wait for the villain to slander!"

"Dignified and upright?" The corner of the Taoist's mouth curled into a sneer, "It seems that you, an idiot, don't know enough about the old thief Xu Xuan!"

He was surprised again and said: "I didn't expect that old man to also want to find an obedient apprentice, but it's a pity that he is too obedient, it's simply pedantic!"

Zhong Lan heard him say "old thing" and "old thief", feeling angry in her heart, clenched her fists and said sharply, "How can you call an elder in such a tone!"

The Taoist stared wide-eyed, and suddenly slumped down on the chair, laughing so hard that tears and snot came out of his nose.

It was only later that Zhonglan found out that this Taoist priest was called Dao'an, and he was actually a few years older than Xu Xuan, but he had practiced powerful fairy arts, which greatly slowed down the aging of his appearance. In fact, according to Zhonglan, Dao'an was more than just a face With skill, it is simply beautiful.

Seeing that Zhonglan was so innocent, Daoan suddenly changed his mind and asked Zhonglan to learn magic from him.Zhong Lan refused at first, but Daoan asked him: "Boy, don't you want to make yourself stronger? Only when you have the ability can you get what you want."

Zhong Lan was a little moved, but when he thought of Xu Xuan's teaching, he was a little vacillating, saying: "The teacher said that heresy is against the way of heaven, so you should not force it."

Dao'an sneered dismissively: "How many people in the world don't insist? There are many who violate the laws of nature. Existence is reasonable, and those who want to be cheap and act good are heretics!"

While being lured, Zhonglan was coerced by Dao'an, and learned the art of witchcraft. Dao'an couldn't bear to completely obliterate Zhonglan's nature, so he didn't teach him all the spells, but only taught him illusion and soul control. Lan is still gradually aware of the changes in herself.

Dao'an's magic is too cold, which makes Zhonglan's appearance more and more charming, but his temperament is more and more indifferent. Puzzled, he thought Dao Annian was his teacher in Xu Xuan, so he let him go, and he didn't understand the reason until many years later.

Dao An disappeared after teaching spells. Although Zhong Lan never saw her master again, she was very grateful to this unrestrained old urchin. Maybe he wanted to change himself a long time ago, but he just missed a chance.