Tai sui

Tai Sui paused, corrected: "Mr. Chen."

By the way, her real name is not "Jiang Li", "Jiang Li" is a flower stick that Zui Liuhua puts on the girls to sell them on gold plates.

"Is she your disciple?"

Tai Sui was silent for a moment: "No, if it were me, I wouldn't teach her."

"why?"

"Didn't your Xuanyin immortals say it before? When a person opens the spiritual aperture, the meridians all over his body will connect with the heaven and the earth. Mrs. Chen is born weak and weak. She entered that kind of place when she was young, and I don't know how many destructive medicines she has taken. It didn’t grow well the day after tomorrow, and the meridian has long been bad. Opening the spirit orifice is a good thing for others, but it’s terrible for her, it’s better to be a mortal with many disasters and diseases.”

Xi Ping was stunned: "Then how did she open the spirit aperture?"

"She didn't open her spiritual aperture, she just used the 'stone cone and cuneiform bone' method to forcibly install a set of fake spiritual bones."

"What... law?"

"The spirit stone is ground into a hundred and twenty stone needles, and after they are inserted into the bone orifices one by one, the spirit needles can connect the whole body, which is equivalent to creating a pair of 'spiritual bones' in the body of a mortal for the shuttle of spirit energy. After a half-immortal, the spiritual energy enters the meridian circulation through the spiritual orifice, and it takes hundreds of years of hard work to soak the "mortal bone" into a "spiritual bone". However, if the bone is wedged with a spirit stone cone, the spiritual energy cannot pass through the meridians. There is a complete pair of 'false spirit bones', as long as you can survive it, you will have a half-immortal cultivation for a hundred years in the blink of an eye." Tai Sui paused, and then said, "It's just that when the spirit energy in the spirit stone needle is exhausted, people will lose their strength. I'm paralyzed, I can't live for two or three years."

A chill also appeared in Xi Ping's joints.

Jiang Li... Isn't that girl named Bai Shao a pretty girl?She can rub the skin of her hands red even if she takes off an inappropriate bracelet... Which crazy hero is this fierce man who breaks the keystone needle, breaks the life essence, and creates the spiritual bone?

For a moment, Xi Ping almost suspected that the two of them had misunderstood, and that they were not talking about the same person.

Night Breeze pushed the sweet-scented osmanthus branches and hit the rear window one after another. The big devil seemed willing to talk to him about leaving, and opened up the conversation calmly.This half-step evil god talked with a little mortal, not only was he unassuming, his speech was even quite educated.He spoke in a low and slow voice, making people forget for a moment the madness and viciousness of the entire Jinping in Anle Township.

"She was born in the Chen family of Ning'an Prefecture. The Chen family was originally a family of medicinal herbs. In their family's sacrifice field, there is a small piece of "green ore field" that is not very fertile...that is, there are some shapeless green ore slags in the soil, but For mortals, it is considered a treasure land."

"The ore field is less than one mu, and two stubbles of 'Shu Yuncao' can grow in three years - it is a flavor of the elixir 'Jiuyuan Dan'. Later, the father of Baishao became a doctor, and their lineage can be regarded as Business is booming, there are people in the court, and they barely rank among the 'noble families'. Unfortunately, Ning'an Mansion is only a day or two away from Jinping, and there are nobles everywhere. In front of nobles, such a 'noble family' is nothing... the prince , you grew up in Jinping, have you heard of the four surnames Xuanyin?"

Xi Ping really knew.

Dawan Jinping's power structure is actually the epitome of the state religion Xuanyin.

It is said that there are 36 peaks in Xuanyin Mountain, and the disciples are selected from the descendants of nobles for generations. After thousands of years, the inner sect has formed four "big surnames": Lin, Zhao, Zhou, and Li.

Among them, apart from the Zhou family of the royal family, the other three surnames have ancestors of cicadas in Xianshan, and each family has several masters of Shengling Peak. "Big surname" - 23 years ago, there was a civil strife in Xuanyin Mountain. It is said that the essence was a dispute between the Zhao family and the Zhou family and the Li family.

Later, the Li family was defeated, and what happened to the big man in the inner family of the Li family is unknown to ordinary people, but the several clans attached to the Li family all fell down and scattered—that is, the one copied by Emperor Taiming when he was cleaning up his relatives. Heap home.

The reason why Xi Ping knew these stories before he was born was because of the raid on a house in his home, which later became the Yongning Marquis Mansion.

When he was a child, he dug ant holes in the yard and found many scattered spirit stones.The Lingshi looked like sugar, and he took a bite and broke out a wobbly baby tooth.In order to coax him, Lord Hou told him the story of the origin of those spirit stones and the predecessor of the Hou Mansion.

The blood-stained memory is so impressive that Xi Ping still remembers Lord Hou saying: "The ancestors of the gods and the master of Yunshang Peak are the cornerstones of the mountains, and the monks of the direct line are the trees that grow between the mountains and rocks. Bloodlines are the branches on the big tree, and the in-laws and followers attached to them are the dew on the branches. The dew can reflect colorful phantoms, sun, moon and stars, what a scenery, but when a gust of wind comes, it will fall... When the time comes, Even mountains can crumble."

Tai Sui laughed and said: "My father's words are a bit interesting. The mountain will collapse, but so what? A stone sliding down the ridge can kill a nest of animals."

"Ten years ago, that is, the last general election year, all the dignitaries in Man Jinping were staring at the recruitment posts. The fairy envoy who presided over the general election that year happened to be the Zhao family, a medicine cultivator who had just left customs in the middle of the foundation establishment. The Zhao family was in Ningxia. One of Ann's offshoots wanted to get their descendants in, and they wanted to get some fairy envoys, so they thought about what to send to stand out...so they fell in love with the Chen family's green mine field."

"Senior, didn't you just say that the green ore field is a sacrifice field?" Xi Ping interjected, "Dawan law stipulates that sacrifice fields cannot be bought or sold. Even I know that."

"Dawan Law," Tai Sui laughed softly, "Master, there are four sets of Dawan Law in total, one for immortals, one for nobles, one for commoners, and one for ants. Which one are you talking about?"

Xi Ping was speechless for a moment.

"Soon, the head of the Chen family and the prefect Chen, the father of Bai Shao, went to prison together for 'colluding with evil spirits and fish and meat people'," Tai Sui said casually, "It took only half a month from arrest to sentence, and it was like a quick knife. After that, the man in the family Confiscated into the army, women were sold, all ancestral property was confiscated. It is not known where the confiscation went. However, when the imperial court offered Xianshan Xuanyin as an offering, there "just happened" to be a green ore medicine field, which "just happened" to fall to the Zhao family In the hands of Yaoxiu, the side branch of the Zhao family in Ning'an also got his wish and sent the son-in-law of the long house to the Qianxiu Temple—do you think it's a coincidence or not?"

Xi Ping got angry immediately, jumped up against the case, and blurted out: "And then? What is the name of the grandson Zhao? Did he enter the inner door or go to the Tianji Pavilion? The inner door is fine. If it is in the Tianji Pavilion, I will ..."

Tai Sui: "How?"

Xi Ping opened his mouth, but ran out of words.

Even if Emperor Taiming couldn't shake the Zhao family, what could he do?Xi Ping knew very well that it was impossible for him to bear the surname of Queen Mother Zhuang's family and know how to offend someone surnamed Zhao... At most, he secretly used some unscrupulous means to make some troubles, neither raising eyebrows nor Breathe out on ghosts.

But he was so angry, but he somehow pleased the big devil, Tai Sui's tone was a little gentler.

"I have never met this girl from the Chen family. It was just a coincidence. She met my disciples. Like many people who have no hope, she enshrined me to find some sustenance. Later, some talkative person let her know 'Shi Zhui' The method of cuneiform bone. At such a young age, she was able to gouge out flesh and bones with blood that is rare in the world, and force a pair of spiritual bones. This kind of determination and tenacity are better than those in Qianxiu Temple who use spiritual energy to open up the soul year after year. I don't know how many times stronger the trash is. If it hadn't been destroyed by those people, it should have been a good material and beautiful jade. It's a pity that the 36 peaks of the majestic fairy mountain cannot be shaken by a small "opening". Such a high price can't break a frivolous inscription."

"A great grievance..." Tai Sui sighed, "There is no answer to praying to the gods and Buddhas, and I can only commit myself to the ghosts if I think about it."

The sage sat upright in the fragrant mist of Nanshan, spotless, and the "ghost" was willing to sigh for her in the dead of night.

"Senior," Xi Jing asked quietly, "how do you know?"

Tai Sui said: "I never gave her half a favor, but she entrusted her life with nothing to repay, so I had to keep her hatred and resentment in my heart."

Xi Ping was immersed in the lingering sound of the sigh, and looked at the fluorescent and gentle calendar board on the bedside. At that moment, most of his guard against Tai Sui seemed to melt away.

"Senior," he whispered again after a long time, "will you avenge her in the future?"

Tai Sui said almost solemnly: "I came to this world just to bring those grievances to justice."

Visible struggle flashed across Xi Ping's face.After sitting in the silent night for an unknown amount of time, he said, "Senior, you...you really won't harm me?"

Tai Sui seemed disdainful to answer this question, and just gave a vague smile.

Xi Ping: "Then what can I do for you?"

Tai Sui's voice became softer and softer: "Your spiritual orifice has not yet been opened, and the spiritual energy I can borrow is always limited. When I say that I will guide you in your cultivation, I am not being polite. If you open your spiritual orifice one day earlier, it will be a benefit to me one day earlier. "

"You don't need to order it." Xi Ping said, and then he seemed to remember something, "Senior, if someone has a reincarnation wood, can you feel it? I will definitely find a way to get one for you."

"Hey," Tai Sui's voice was like a feather, "Thank you."

Xi Ping's actions were no slower than his thoughts. After making up his mind, he immediately got up and practiced meditation.

He was delicate and impetuous at first, and he would complain of numbness in his legs after sitting in meditation for a while, and his mind would either be racing without a moment's rest, or he would fall asleep after sitting for a while.But this night, he persisted for an unusually long time.

The evil god in the dark looked at him, and felt that he saw the words "at the beginning of human beings, nature is good" on this prince of the Hou family.

This kid is easy to soften his heart, and he is unexpectedly nostalgic.Although he is still a little clever, he is not very good at the city.

Whether he was playing smart and pretending to cooperate, and was forced to bow his head after being taught a lesson, or was he really moved...you can see through it at a glance.

But is he still "beginning of man"?

At Xi Ping's age, he should be able to establish a family everywhere, but he is still full of childishness.How absurd is this kind of childishness, it has to grow in the compound of the deep house, in the rich nest where gold is made of soil and jade.Under the smoky dust that never sees the sky, many old, weak, sick and disabled are struggling for their lives in the mud, but those princes and ministers spoiled a man with healthy limbs into an extra-large milk baby.

What is lovely must be hateful. Is there anything more sinful than innocence?

Tai Sui watched coldly the cute but hateful Yongning Hou Shizi "makeover".Seeing that he not only knows that he has worked hard sooner or later, but also goes to Yanhai Tower to borrow books on his own initiative, which seems to be a big pain in the ass.

After evening class the next day, Xi Ping was climbing the bookshelves of Yanhai Building when he suddenly heard a soft "buzz".

Tai Sui: "Huh?"

"Senior, what's wrong?"

Tai Sui was silent for a moment: "There is a reincarnation tree nearby."

When Xi Ping heard this, he jumped down from the bookshelf like a monkey, and went downstairs to look around. He saw that Elder Su was leading a large group of stewards to re-arrange Yanhai Tower.

Daotong followed the stewards in and out, scrubbed and cleaned, and even changed the decorations in Yanhailou.

Xi Ping heard some disciples whispering beside him: "Is this some important person who is going to give a lecture?"

"How to say?"

"Inner Sect 36 Peak, if anyone wants to pick a new disciple, there will be a direct descendant of the peak master... Sometimes even the peak master himself will come to give lectures and check the qualifications of the new disciples. I wonder who will come this year?"

"Do any of you know the origin of those ornaments?"

"It seems that most of the ornaments are mortal things."

Xi Ping didn't bother to guess, so he yelled directly at Su Zhun: "Elder Su, who wants to come?"

Su Zhun looked up and saw him, he smiled and said, "Uncle Duanrui on Bitan Peak, tomorrow I will be giving a lecture in the Songchuang Hall."

With a "wow" from all the disciples, Xi Ping ran into the chaotic hall, and while adding to the chaos, he asked Tai Sui in his heart: "Senior, which one is the reincarnating wood?"

Tai Sui said: "Those small ornaments on the west window sill."

Xi Ping turned his head to look, and saw a row of wood-carved Karma Beasts with cute naive looks on the window sill. The author grasped the charm of Karma Beasts accurately, with different shapes and full of wit.

Xi Ping raised his hand and bowed to the row of karma beasts: "Hey, isn't this my savior?"

Yang Anli said with a smile: "Master Uncle Duanrui practiced in Qianxiu Temple back then. He made it for himself in his free time. When he left, he didn't take it with him, so he stayed in the temple."

Xi Ping rolled his eyes and saw many similar wood carvings and stone carvings placed by the rice boys. He thought to himself: "You are really skillful. Could it be that this eldest princess is a master of crafting?"

Tai Sui said in his ear: "Don't make a wrong idea, the Qianxiu Temple has been accumulated for thousands of years, and there are inscriptions everywhere in the Yanhai Tower. Don't say that you are a mortal disciple who has not opened a spiritual aperture. You have to weigh yourself carefully as a thief."

Xi Ping said "Oh": "Senior, how much reincarnation wood do you need?"

"A little sawdust is enough," Tai Sui said in a deep voice, "Old Monster Duanrui is the No. 1 of the Zhou family in Xuanyin Mountain. It is said that he has ascended to perfection. Don't make trouble under her nose, at least wait for her to go. At that time, the stewards I will ask Daotong to withdraw these things back to the warehouse, and I will teach you a side-by-side spell to control Daotong, and take the opportunity to get some reincarnated sawdust out. Lord, it depends on whether you dare to risk this for someone you have never met in the mouse alley. It's dangerous."

As expected, Xi Ping said nothing: "Well, I'll try."

Tai Sui: "Be careful."

After he finished speaking, Xi Ping stepped forward and said directly to Yang Anli: "Senior Brother Yang, I saw Karma Beast is very kind, can you give me a wooden carving?"

Tai Sui: "..."

Yang Anli was also taken aback, and blurted out: "This is not a fairy weapon."

"I know, can I have the fairy artifact? Am I so ignorant?" The "sensible" Xi Shizi didn't treat himself as an outsider at all. , It turned out that Master Zhao of Tianji Pavilion gave me one, it was very good to me, and even saved my life... I miss it."

Yang Anli was dumbfounded, he had never encountered such a request before: "This..."

Xi Ping said: "No, it's fine, won't Uncle Duan Rui give a lecture tomorrow? I'll ask her to ask for it."

Yang Anli: "..."

No, why is Princess Duanrui your second aunt?

"Give him one. The ancestor left hundreds of wood carvings in the Qianxiu Temple back then, all of which were not wanted by her old man. They can't finish it anyway." Su Zhun passing by waved his hand, "She doesn't care about this Of—boy, don’t show off around when you go back, or everyone will come to beg me, and I won’t be able to bear it.”

When Elder Su heard about Xi Ping's "feat" in the world, he knew that he was a divine beast born without the string of "awe". The matter of my son... Zhi Xiu is strange, how could he attract such a wonderful person?

Xi Ping raised his nose and raised his face: "Thank you, Elder Su! I want the fattest one."

Tai Sui: "..."

How can this also work?

At this time, someone suddenly said: "Elder Su, may I ask if this is the legendary 'Turtle of Certainty'?"

Zhou Xi stood beside a stone platform in admiration, and saw a three-foot-square iron plate on the stone platform, with strings hanging from it, some thick and some thin, and a moon-plated tortoise hanging on the strings, lifelike. .

The disciples of Yanhai Tower surrounded him.

"Your Highness, what is this?"

"The name of this thing is 'Turtle of Certainty'," Zhou Xi said, "'Turtle' is the same as 'rules' and also the same as 'track'. The drawing was drawn by Princess Duanrui herself in the early years, and it is said that it can answer all the puzzles in the world. Unfortunately, no one has been able to make it out successfully——Elder, is this a copy or a statue?"

"It's an imitation," Su Zhun said, "a degraded fairy artifact. There is a spiritual formation inside the moon-plated beetle, which can understand human speech. If you ask it a question, the string will sound three times for yes, and one sound for no. It's too complicated." Of course you can’t answer the question, but you can still do it at this stage. In the future, if you have any doubts about your practice, if you can’t find your seniors to ask, you can search the classics, or you can come to ask the tortoise... But this thing is just a degraded fairy after all. machine, can only answer 'no', be careful not to ask too vague questions."

As Elder Su said, he tapped the golden tortoise lightly on the head: "Is there Bazhen tofu soup in the snack prepared for the stewards in the canteen today?"

Thin white steam was released from the iron pan, and the golden tortoise moved upon hearing the sound, flicked its tail slightly, and made a "hum" sound from a string.

No.

"That's great." Elder Su didn't know whether to eat "Bazhen" or "Tofu". In short, he was greatly relieved, and smiled at his disciples, "Do you understand? You can ask questions aloud If you really don’t want people to hear it, you can also recite it silently—but you need to be able to concentrate without distracting thoughts.”

Someone asked: "Elder, what can a tortoise ask?"

"Anything is fine, including incomprehensions in practice, daily chores, and even whether relatives in the world are safe." Su Zhun said, "But there is one thing, don't ask about Taoist taboos. If you don't know what is taboo, your question It’s best to just focus on yourself—don’t inquire about other people’s affairs casually, such as ‘How is Brother Luo’s mood today’ or the like, that will touch other people’s inspiration.”

Xi Ping interjected and asked, "Elder, how do you define this? If I ask 'Am I the fastest and most promising to enter the inner sect among my classmates', I am asking myself, but I have to compare myself with others. Anyone else?"

These words were so blatantly crazy that Zhou Xi's eyes twitched.

Elder Su smiled and said: "That's not bad, but if you point out a specific person and compare it with yourself, it's considered to be asking about other people's affairs—is there anyone willing to try?"

Just as Xi Ping was about to speak, he thought of something, and turned his gaze to the Fourth Highness, but it happened that Zhou Xi was also looking at him, and the two quickly had a eyebrow-eye lawsuit separated by a few feet.Xi Ping smiled feignedly, and made a "please first" gesture to Zhou Xi.

Zhou Xi looked away coldly: "I am willing to try first."

As he spoke, he walked forward, glanced at Xi Ping from the corner of his eye, collected himself, and said to himself: "I am the fastest-advancing student in this class."

The golden tortoise spewed out steam. Under the eyes of everyone, it gently wagged its tail.

Zheng——

you are not.

Zhou Xi's facial features were distorted a bit, but he quickly adjusted himself, and he did not lose his demeanor.He cupped his fists at Su Zhun, and said openly, "My disciple is not talented. I just asked if I was the fastest one to enter the country. The turtle denied it. It really is not hard enough. I don't know which classmate is one step ahead. "

After the words fell silent, a few bright or dark eyes fell on Xi Ping - he is currently the only one who has obtained the spirit stone from Luo Qingshi.

"You students, why don't you all come and have a try," Zhou Xi turned around and smiled, "Shiyong, don't stand so far away."

Xi Ping was called by his name, and he didn't shirk it. He returned the book and stuffed it into Chang Jun's arms, and then stepped forward as he said.

Putting his hand on the golden tortoise, he glanced at Zhou Xi intentionally or unintentionally, and said casually, "It's the same problem."

Su Zhun just wanted to remind him that the Degraded Immortal Artifact is not that sensitive, so it's better to ask the question clearly.I saw the golden tortoise moving slowly on the string, plucking the string three times.

It just lies on the thinnest string, and the string sound is extremely sharp, and the three string movements make people's scalp numb for no reason.

Xi Ping slowly put his hands back into his sleeves, and for a moment, his face was blank.

But that strange expression only flashed, as fast as an illusion, when Xi Ping turned his head, it was the face that owed a beating, and he nodded provocatively at the Fourth Highness.

No matter how well-mannered Zhou Xi was, she almost lost her expression on the spot.

Chang Jun whispered: "If you ask, just ask, and if you read it silently, you shouldn't say it out! I'm afraid the Fourth Highness won't be able to step down this time."

"I meditate on him and know what I'm asking. Luo Changleg provokes me every day. I'm panting now to prevent His Royal Highness from coming to the stage." Xi Ping said heartlessly, "Don't be naughty, they are all going to line up. If you don't I can't touch the past."

Chang Jun let out an "ah" and hurried forward to line up without thinking about talking to him.

Xi Ping took back the book he wanted to borrow, stuffed the reincarnation wood carving he had begged for into his arms, walked away as if nothing had happened, and went back to Qiuziyuan humming a little tune he had created.

No one knew that when he said "the same question" just now, what he was muttering silently in his heart was actually another question.

What Xi Ping asked was: Do I have to open my spiritual aperture before I can be taken away?