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Zhenjun Erlang, who came back to his senses, immediately let go of Pei Xiang's hands, and sent the pale golden halo wrapped in the magic weapon of the floating boat to Pei Xiang's eyes.Immediately afterwards, he hurriedly got up and picked up Wuji and held it by his side, and then pretended to be calm and said calmly:

"Fellow Daoist Yin, it's getting late. I'm going to investigate Xia Wuji's martial arts practice and see if he's been lazy these days."

Pei Xiang nodded slightly, and while looking down at the green lotus and purple bamboo floating boat in the golden light group, he suggested in a gentle voice:

"This child has learned a lot of moves from the Monkey King before. Zhenjun can check how well he has mastered, and whether there are signs of miscellaneous but not good. If so, please Zhenjun increase the number of times he practiced the basic moves. .”

Yang Jian saw that Pei Xiang kept avoiding his eyes when he spoke, and his heart sank slightly. All kinds of uneasy and gloomy emotions came to his heart and were forced to be suppressed, and then turned into a helpless sigh.He didn't say anything more, but strode towards the flat open space on the shore with Wuji in his arms.

At this time, Wuji, who suddenly left his feet off the ground, finally came to his senses. He immediately kicked his legs and stretched his neck to protest:

"Since it's getting late, it's time to find a place to rest. Why do you suddenly have to take the school kung fu exam? Mother, Uncle Zhenjun, you two are so strange today. Did you eat a strange mushroom in the mountain by mistake? No! , let's - together..."

A spiritual fruit blocked Wuji's mouth in time, making him temporarily unable to speak.

When the sun was about to set, Yang Jian led the exhausted Wuji back to the cliff, and saw Master Kongwen reciting scriptures to the awakened red-haired water monster, while Pei Xiang was under a tree not far away Meditation practice.

"Uncle Zhenjun, I'm so tired, do you want to take a fragrant hot bath?"

Pei Xiang opened his eyes, looked at his son who was sweating all over his face, and felt that he should really wash and rub it.

"It's in the wilderness here, how do you take a hot bath? Wuji, come, I'll take you to find a clean spring to take a bath, and wash your dirty clothes by the way." Pei Xiang beckoned to Wuji.

Wuji hehe—laughed, Lai stayed by Yang Jian's side without moving.

He knew since he was a child that compared to his mother who smiled gently and gently, the elder who really couldn't resist his cute and coquettish behavior and big eyes was actually the cold and indifferent Zhenjun Erlang.Therefore, whenever Zhenjun Erlang was present, Wuji would unconsciously become more coquettish and self-willed.

Yang Jian also knew that Wuji had paid more attention to the details of life since he was a child, especially in terms of bathing and appearance, which was more meticulous than many girl dolls in Guanjiangkou.He thought of the "indiscriminate disaster" that the child suffered today, and immediately couldn't help but soften his heart, so before Pei Xiang spoke again, he quickly took over the words:

"Friend Yin, Wuji's basic skills are very solid, and he can flexibly use the newly learned moves. Considering his age, he is already very good, and even exceeded my expectations. I think this kid should be rewarded."

Pei Xiangdai raised his eyebrows lightly, thinking that this person is really—as usual, pampering the child, so he asked knowingly: "What does Zhenjun plan to reward?"

Yang Jian lowered his head and looked at Wuji, the big and the small immediately reached a tacit understanding, and the elder said:

"It's really not convenient to take a hot bath in this desolate place, but if there is a suitable hot spring, Wuji's idea will be very easy to realize."

"Zhenjun is familiar with this area? Do you know where there is suitable hot spring water near here?"

"I'm not very familiar with this area," Yang Jian shook his head and chuckled, "but I can ask the land and mountain gods here."

Hearing this, Pei Xiang bent his lips and asked Yang Jian to do what he wanted.If there was hot spring water, of course she wouldn't stop Wuji from taking a dip in it. She also felt sorry for her own son.

Seeing that Pei Xiang did not object, Wuji cheered a little.

Yang Jian immediately summoned the land of the mountain god in Liushahe to inquire about the situation.

These yin gods heard that Zhenjun Erlang was looking for hot spring water, and quickly introduced them warmly, although there are no hot springs nearby, but flying thousands of miles to the south, there are several hot springs separated by two peaks and a canyon. The water quality is good in an inaccessible hot spring spring.According to Erlang Zhenjun's ability to soar through the clouds and ride the fog, a round trip is no more than the effort of a stick of incense.

After listening to the introduction, Yang Jian thanked several mountain gods and land.He was about to take Wuji away, but he didn't expect all the mountain gods and lands to stop him, they all saluted and anxiously called Zhenjun to stop.

"What do you want to ask for?" Yang Jian asked.

"This friend of Xianshengzhenjun is really capable, and he captured the demoted rolling shutter general with his own power," the famous mountain god respectfully said, "I really admire it. Just... I implore Xianshengzhenjun to help Let's talk about it, let this fellow Taoist raise his hand, don't want to hurt the life of this rolling shutter general, let him go back to the Liusha River."

Faced with the pleadings of the mountain gods and lands, Erlang Zhenjun thought for a while, and then understood the key point. He asked in a deep voice:

"You want to save the life of General Shulin, but it has something to do with the will of heaven?"

Several earth mountain gods quickly bowed and responded:

"True Monarch Mingjian, that's exactly the case. On the day that General Rolling Curtain was demoted to the Liusha River, Xiaoxian and the others got the decree of heaven, ordering us to guard and guard here day and night, without the slightest slack. We need to ensure that he Just a day ago, I suffered from a flying sword piercing my chest, but I have to prevent the rolling shutter general from losing his life due to some accident."

After listening to the reports of the land and mountain gods, Yang Jianyu's face was cold, and his eyes were slightly dark.He is naturally familiar with the rules and routines of Tianting's work, so he has clearly realized at this moment that the Jade Emperor's denunciation of the rolling shutter general was not just because he accidentally broke the glass cup at the Pantao Festival.Just looking at these various arrangements, one can know that this rolling shutter general will be of great use in the future.

Pei Xiang next to him can see it more clearly than Yang Jian, because she is familiar with the story of Journey to the West later, and understands the role and role that the rolling shutter general needs to play in the matter of learning scriptures.

Seeing that both Yang Jian and Pei Xiang were silent, the land gods of the mountain gods hurriedly persuaded them, assuming that they held grudges and were unwilling to let General Shulin go:

"Xiansheng Zhenjun, Taoist friends, if you insist on killing this rolling curtain general, we have no strength to stop it. It's just that the rolling curtain general is dead, and the heavens will definitely notice it within seven days. Immortal Lord came down to investigate. I waited for the rank of Immortal to be low and my mana is weak. It is not worth mentioning, but after the investigation is clear, the higher authorities may blame Zhenjun Erlang. And this fellow Taoist, at that time, he will definitely be held accountable by the Heavenly Court of."

Pei Xiang sneered and said, "Why does the heaven want to hold me accountable? The celestial generals they demoted from the mortal world live by eating people. As a mortal, I resisted and killed the water monster that wanted to eat me. What crime is there?"

Among them, the famous mountain god said with a smile:

"If Fellow Daoist kills this rolling curtain without knowing it... no, water monster, Heavenly Court will naturally not be able to blame Fellow Daoist. The so-called one who doesn't know is not guilty. Moreover, it is indeed the water monster that killed and cannibalized first, and Fellow Daoist counterattacked in the first place." Finally. However, at this moment, we have already explained the will of the Jade Emperor, and if fellow daoist insists on killing the water monster, it will be disobeying the order. At that time, not only fellow daoist will be guilty, but also the one who did not stop it You also have to be implicated."

Pei Xiang raised his eyebrows, squinted at the land of the mountain gods, and said in a light and casual tone:

"Then kill all of you, crush the primordial spirit, and annihilate the true spirit, so that the secret can be kept forever."

This sentence, which seemed to be in a joking tone, was uttered by the graceful and slender woman in front of her with a smile, which actually made all the yin gods present at the scene shudder.

"Fellow Daoist, we are also ordered to run errands, so we can't help ourselves," said a land wry smile, "It's not me who must inform you, it's just my duty, and there is no room for loss... Besides, even if Fellow Daoist really will After I kill them, can I completely annihilate the mountain spirits and water spirits here? As long as there are great supernatural beings here to use the method of backtracking, the truth will still be revealed."

Hearing this, Pei Xiang suppressed the smile on his face, snorted coldly, and said:

"You think you are innocent, but I have doubts. I just want to ask one thing. This quicksand river is difficult to pass through with three thousand weak waters, and the waves here are so wide. After years of years, the reputation should have been spread long ago. Except Travelers like us who have come from afar, how many people will come to this kind of place? The water monster bluntly said that he would go ashore to look for food once in two or three days, and he had already eaten a lot of passers-by to satisfy his hunger... I am a little surprised, those passers-by are all Where did it come from?"

"It's been a long time since General Roller Shutter was sent down to the world," explained Nono, a local. Seriously, it will also be in the nearby mountains..."

Pei Xiang raised his hand, stopped the land from explaining, and turned to look at Yang Jian:

"Zhenjun, can you give me a helping hand?"

Yang Jian nodded slightly, and immediately opened his eyes in the middle of his forehead to check all the land and mountain gods in detail. After a while, he shook his head slightly at Pei Xiang and said:

"There is no evil spirit on them, nor any resentment. It is true that they did not deliberately lure mortals to pass here. However, they have been here for so long as earth immortals, but they don't have much golden light on them. It can be seen that they are also Not for the benefit of living beings or meticulously guarding - a square of water and soil."

Pei Xiang said "um", thinking that as long as these mountain god lands are not ghosts, it will be convenient for her to make future arrangements.

"Zhenjun, the will of the Jade Emperor, I and other mortals naturally dare not disobey, so I will not harm the life of this water monster. But if I let him go, I am unwilling, and I am also worried that he will continue to eat people and do evil. Therefore, I think Seal the magic power of this water monster, let him stay at the bottom of the quicksand river to be punished, and can no longer go ashore to threaten the lives of pedestrians."

Yang Jian originally thought that the red-haired water monster was Pei Xiang's captive, and Pei Xiang was the one to decide how to deal with it. He had no intention of intervening from the beginning.So when he heard Pei Xiang's decision at this moment, he naturally had no reason why he shouldn't.

However, those land and mountain gods have other worries:

"Friend Daoist, this water monster suffers from the pain of a flying sword piercing through its ribs for more than a hundred times every seven days. If it can't use its mana freely and replenish its blood and food in time to replenish its physical strength, I'm afraid it will become weak all the time. May die of weakness."

Pei Xiang's eyes flashed, and he said gently:

"I have also considered this point, so I just asked Zhenjun to open his eyes and confirm the conduct of all the immortals. I think, since everyone has taken on the responsibility of guarding and guarding this water monster, you should put in more effort. Just watching from the side.

"If the water monster is weak, hungry and cold after being punished, then naturally you need the help of the immortals to send him some rice, gluten, vegetables and wild fruits in time, right? Of course, if any of you would rather bear the debt Helping this monster eat human beings as blood food, then I really don't have much way to stop it, after all, I can't return to supervise this matter at any time."

"Don't dare, dare not, it's not easy for me to cultivate, how dare I do such an act of helping the evildoers?" The mountain gods and landmen kept denying that they really didn't need to destroy the immortality and Taoism for a sinner who was guarded.

Thus, the agreement was reached.

Pei Xiang immediately used a spell to imprison the magic power in General Shulin's body, preventing him from continuing to use his magical powers to make waves.

While casting the improved version of the Forbidden Curse, Pei Xiang couldn't help thinking, compared to dying quickly, the seven-day suffering without any deadline is more terrifying, right?Now, this shutter general has been imprisoned by himself again, and it will definitely be more painful after being punished.So... will this guy hold grudges?

"Compared to a supreme existence like the Jade Emperor, and a famous warrior in the Three Realms like Erlang Zhenjun, I, a mortal woman who has not yet attained Taoism, is obviously more likely to be hated."

Thinking of this, Pei Xiang calmly left a sword intent with devouring attribute in the red-haired water monster's dantian. ——If this water monster has a wrong mind in the future and tries to take revenge on her or her relatives and friends, then this sword intent can easily destroy his cultivation base and take his life.

"Maybe I'm worrying too much," Pei Xiang watched the mountain gods throw the red-haired water monster into the bottom of the quicksand river, thinking lightly, "but it's always useful to be prepared."

At this time, a burst of carefree laughter interrupted Pei Xiang's thoughts.She turned her head and saw that Wuji was happily packing up his toiletries and changing clothes, and was about to go to a hot spring thousands of miles away.

"That... Fellow Daoist Yin," Yang Jian rarely showed a slightly embarrassed expression. He cleared his throat and spoke quickly, "Are you going? There is also Master Kongwen."

Pei Xiang thought it was nothing at first, didn't he just go to the hot spring together?At that time, they will definitely be separated, and it's not like men and women bathing together.However, in the face of the beautiful and beautiful Lord, she also began to feel inexplicably embarrassed, subconsciously lowered her gaze, and accidentally landed on Yang Jian's waist and abdomen.

Then, I thought about it a little bit—lower abdominal muscles and waistline, um, hazy in the misty open-air hot spring...

"Cough," Yang Jian took a step back instinctively, "If Fellow Daoist Yin doesn't like to go back and forth, Yang can also take some hot spring water back."

Pei Xiang blinked, and silently dispelled the messy images in his mind, thinking it would be nice to go to a hot spring.

However, just as she was about to open her mouth to agree, her expression suddenly paused. After a while, she said very seriously:

"Thank you, Zhenjun, for taking care of me. However, seeking the scriptures is a very important matter. I am worried that the act of deliberately detouring thousands of miles to soak in the hot springs will disappoint the Buddha. Wuji is a child, and it is okay to be self-willed, but Master Kongwen and I It's better to stay here and endure the hardship."

"Amitabha, the poor monk agrees with the words of the almsgiver Yin," Master Kongwen echoed, "I am sorry for the trouble of the true king, and the poor monk will remember the five things. Just on the way to learn the scriptures, the poor monk is willing to grind his heart and endure the hardships of cold and heat, not for the pleasures of the world. confused."

Yang Jian also immediately thought of this section.It was related to the method of resolving Pei Xiang's catastrophe and the grand ambition of a generation of eminent monks to learn Buddhist scriptures. He immediately shivered in his heart and said to himself that he was reckless and confused. He lost his calm and reason because of the joy of reunion, and almost made a mistake.He stopped persuading immediately, but just hugged Pei Xiang and Kong Wen, and then left with Wuji.

Far away from the person he misses in his heart, Yang Jian's altar becomes clearer.After he silently recited the formula of calming the gods and meditating, he couldn't help but think about his words and deeds after he appeared near the Liusha River, and he couldn't help but secretly wake up.

Those few times when his thoughts fluttered and he couldn't help himself, although he revealed his true emotions, if he followed his usual cautious and restrained temperament, he would definitely not show it so clearly before the time is ripe...

"If my mind is disturbed by the friendship in my heart..." Yang Jian thought to himself, "Going to the west to learn Buddhist scriptures is such a serious matter. If I go to the mountains, play in the water and talk about love... probably I will not be able to reach Lingshan no matter how many years. "

"Uncle Zhenjun, what's wrong with you?" Wuji couldn't help asking concerned when he noticed that Yang Jian's face was getting more and more serious.

Yang Jian pursed his lips and patted Wuji's small shoulder lightly.Thinking of the child interrupting what he was about to say at that time, he still felt a little regretful at that time, but now he is very fortunate.

"It's nothing, Wuji, thank you."

Wuji thought that Yang Jian was thanking him for his words of concern, so he immediately waved his hands and said:

"You're welcome, Uncle Zhenjun. I should care about you, and I will always care about you in the future, and mother, she also cares about you very much."

Yang Jian would still be delighted to hear such heart-warming news from Wuji at this moment, but he was no longer restless and eager as before.He heaved a sigh of relief slowly, and a gentle smile flashed across his brows.

——There is no need to be impatient, time is long,—stop and go along the way, I will always be by her side.

——*——*——

In the Miluo Palace in the upper Qing Dynasty, Yuanshi Tianzun waved the sky mirror and said to Zhen Yuanzi next to him:

"The green lotus and purple bamboo floating boat did not recognize the master easily. Asking the heart, seducing the heart, and fascinating the heart can overcome all difficulties, but naturally one must overcome the obsession and obsession in the heart. If Qingyuan can wake up in time, this test will be considered a smooth one. .In this way, the one from Xitian Lingshan can't blame me for protecting the weak and helping each other, and all these are the tests I give to my disciples."

Zhen Yuanzi sighed lightly, and teased, "Why do you say I am only willing to guard my five villas on earth and the ginseng fruit tree? I just think that those of you who have become Buddhas pay too much attention, and do things in a circuitous and complicated way." .”

Hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun sneered: "You are taking advantage of it and you still want to bite back. My disciple and grandson passed the test successfully, so it is not good for you?"

"Your disciple and grandson passed the test smoothly, and it is not his personal credit. If it weren't for my future apprentice who is sober and rational, he refused to enjoy comfort and leisurely play at the critical moment, and he neither promised to go to the hot spring thousands of miles away, but also righteous The words woke up your apprentice, ah, this test will not be so smooth. See, it is almost silently passed the test."

"That's true, this woman's heart is really good." Yuanshi Tianzun nodded with a smile.

Zhen Yuanzi accepted it as soon as he saw it, and praised Yang Jian sincerely.

Yuanshi Tianzun slowly took a sip of tea, feeling in a good mood, and then condensed out of the sky mirror again to wait and see.

"Zhen Yuanzi, they have already crossed the Liusha River. If you go any further, it will be your Longevity Hill Wuzhuang Temple. You can sit here safely."

Zhen Yuanzi poked his head - look, sure enough, while speaking, the pedestrians who were going to learn Buddhist scriptures had already crossed the Liusha River and were heading west on their way.

——*——*——

In the human world, on the hillside, while Yang Jian was looking for water, Wuji approached Pei Xiang and asked quietly:

"Mom, soaking in the hot springs is very comfortable. Why don't you go? It's just to relax on the way. In fact, there are quite a few steps to take. The Buddha is merciful, so why care about these small details? I don't think he is That kind of harsh and old-fashioned power, how could he be my master in my previous life?"

Pei Xiang especially admired his son's self-confidence, so he nodded with a smile, saying that she believed in Wuji's judgment, and she would definitely go there next time she had a chance.

At the same time, Pei Xiang sighed softly in his heart, and thought to himself, who wouldn't want to soak in a hot spring and drink a little wine after walking Tianshan Road? Didn't it just happen to catch up with the special few days of each month, so they missed the good opportunity ?