Taiping Inn

Time goes forward, before dusk is still coming, the girl is still coming to the riverside, and the scholar is still in the carriage.

After Li Xuandu and Xiao Han agreed on cooperation, Xiao Han had a big fight with Yan Ruyu and then left Yan Ruyu's mansion angrily.

Of course, all this can't be hidden from Ruyu Street, but no one cared too much. This couple has to make trouble almost once a month, which is even more accurate than a woman's menstrual period. At the beginning, some people thought of taking away Xiao Han, the big financial backer from Yan Ruyu, but after a long time, no one was too lazy to think about this.

After Xiao Han left, Li Xuandu returned to the secret room and met Shangguan Wan.

Somewhat unexpected to Li Xuandu, Shangguan Wan's attitude changed drastically, changing his attitude of refusing to cooperate, and said directly: "I can tell you the entrance to the underground ruins, but I have one condition."

Li Xuandu asked, "What are the conditions?"

Shangguan Wan did not rush to say the conditions, but first made a prelude, "You are right. There is no deep hatred between us. I have never killed your parents, lovers, brothers, or friends, and you have not treated me. We only do whatever unforgivable things we have done. Of course. There have been some conflicts between you and me, but they have not caused much loss except for their reputation. And the matter has passed, and we can do it well. Talk. ”

Li Xuan nodded and agreed with Shangguan Wan's statement.

Shangguan Wan said, "You want to know the entrance to the underground ruins and destroy the master's plan. I don't want you to succeed, so I refuse to tell you the entrance to the underground ruins, but I suddenly figured it out, even if you know the underground. What can the entrance to the ruins do?”

Li Xuan repeated it gently, "What can I do?"

"You can't do anything." Shangguan Wan said with a little provocative attitude, "not to mention the Ming officials and the Second Ming officials, just the 'Indra' themselves, you can't do anything."

Li Xuandu's face became solemn, "'Indra' has not succeeded yet."

Shangguan Wan sneered, "Does the tall building rise from the flat ground? If there were no ninety-nine floors in front, would the last floor still be the first hundredth floor?"

Li Xuan was stunned, "What you mean is that although 'Indra' has not yet become an immortal realm, it is not far from the immortal realm, and it should be the realm of heaven and man creation."

Shangguan Wan said: "That's true. Refining the 'Indra' is not a matter of one day or one night. It must be a step-by-step process, rather than a step-by-step process after success."

Li Xuandu nodded, "So that's it."

Shangguan Wan said: "Although you are also a realm of heaven and man, you are not sure of winning when facing the alliance between me and the barbarian of the grassland. How can you defeat the alliance between the Ming official and the "Ind Shitian"? What's more, except for the Ming official. In addition, there are many Yin and Yang Sect masters among the two Ming officials. Don’t forget that this is the Western Regions, not the Beimang Mountain, and there is no right person behind you to support you."

Li Xuan didn't agree and changed the subject, "Are you trying to inspire me when you say this?"

Shangguan Wan sneered: "So what if it's a provocation? Do you dare to go?"

Li Xuan did not answer this question, but said, "Tell me your conditions."

Seeing that Li Xuan was not affected, Shangguan Wan did not continue to provoke, and said, "My conditions are very simple. You said you can spare my life, but I can't believe you. I will go to the underground ruins with you. After arriving there, , please let me go."

Li Xuandu said, "According to your words, I am fighting against the masses. If I let you go again, wouldn't I beg myself to die?"

Shangguan Wan said, "You can not remove my ban. In this way, I cannot recover my cultivation for the time being and will not be able to threaten you."

Li Xuan thought for a while and said, "This condition is within the range I can accept."

Shangguan Wan asked, "Did you agree?"

Li Xuan nodded.

Shangguan Wan asked again, "When will you leave?"

Li Xuandu said, "No hurry."

Now Li Xuan likes to work two-pronged approaches and then confirms that since he has reached an alliance with Xiao Han, he might as well search with Xiao Han's manpower first. If he really can't find it, then let Shangguan Wan lead the way. Another point is that although Shangguan Wan's attitude is a bit strange, she is right. Li Xuandu alone cannot deal with so many Yin-Yang Sect masters. Unless he can enter the realm of immortality, Li Xuan is unwilling to take risks rashly. It is best to join forces with Wudao Sect to deal with Yin and Yang Sect, so he has to make some preparations before this.

Li Xuan just thought of Wudao Sect, so the palace official walked into the secret room and asked, "Have you finished talking to you?"

Li Xuandu said, "The talk has been completed, I want to meet you."

The palace official thought for a while and said, "Yes, I'll contact them now."

Li Xuandu said, "It must be secret."

"This is natural, don't worry." The palace official responded, took out a paper crane, which flapped its wings gently, then sank into the wall and disappeared.

After doing this, the palace official made a gesture to Li Xuandu.

Shangguan Wan lowered her eyes and said, "I'm just here. When you decide to go to the dungeon, you'll see me again."

Li Xuan pondered for a moment, "Okay, let's go out."

He and the palace official left the somewhat narrow secret room and came to the bridge between the two pavilions. The palace official suddenly asked, "Zi Mansion, what is 'hope'?"

"Hope?" Li Xuan was stunned, then thought carefully for a moment and replied, "If you describe it as a visible thing, I think hope is the child's eyes. People's hearts are changing, and when they grow up, The mind is as complicated as dirty water, far less pure than the heart of my childhood, so it is the most rare to be a child. I have been struggling in the quagmire of the world for many years and I am destined to be a person full of mud. I have seen many people in this quagmire The same muddy person, but whenever I see these simple-minded children, I can feel that this world is not just dirty mud. For me, the blood feud and the sword that bears people are nothing. After the death, when I saw the clear eyes of those children, I felt that this was the beauty of the world."

The palace official whispered: "What shape is the hope in the eyes of children?"

Li Xuan couldn't answer this question and asked back: "What is the shape of desire in the eyes of big men? Is it a pseudo-faithful name to satisfy one's own selfish desires?"

The palace official was silent.

Li Xuandu said: "For an ordinary child, their hope is very simple. Parents are in peace, those who farm have fields, and those who live in houses, that's all."

The palace official asked, "Is it worth it?"

Li Xuan looked at her, "Is it worth it?"

Gong Guan said, "Is it worth it for those who are unrelated?"

Li Xuandu was silent for a long time and said, "This is probably the fundamental difference between good and evil. Yang Zu of the Ten Sects said: "Total truth protects one's nature, and to be less valuable to oneself. In ancient times, people benefited the world with a little loss, and would not be able to do so. ;The whole world is dedicated to one body, and it is not taken. If no one loses a little, everyone will not benefit the world, and the world will be governed. 'The sage has said: 'Yang Zi takes it as me, and he will pluck a hair to benefit the world, and it will not do it. Mozi loves both sides, and keeps himself on his feet, and benefits the world. 'I thought about it, but Mozi said it better and more right."

Li Xuan paused for a moment and continued, "But it's not that what Yang Zu said was wrong, but too many people only achieved the first point of "losing a little benefit to the world, not getting along with it", but they couldn't do the second point. All the people in the world will not be taken. Whether it is the earth master, the saint king, or the emperor and the queen mother, who doesn’t want to support one person from such a huge world?”

The palace official looked at Li Xuandu quietly with a smile on his face, "Where are you? Will you be the emperor?"

Li Xuandu shook his head and said, "No, it's not that I don't want to do it or do it, it's not that I'm afraid of hardship or fatigue, nor that I'm afraid of what kind of descendants are like. There is only one reason, I can't do it well. I can't be the emperor, If there is no peace for all times, I will find someone who can do it well."

The palace official sighed, "It's such a pity. Actually, I don't think you can't be an emperor. The saint can be an emperor, Zhao Zheng can be an emperor, and Xie Zhi can be in a high position in the temple and be supported by all people. Why can't you do it? As for the matter, You have never done it before. How can you know that you must not do it well?”

Li Xuan was silent for a moment and said slowly: "Some things are not necessarily done before you know how to do it. Before doing something, you must know how to do it first. If you don't even know this, you must not do it well. . I just don't know how to do it. In fact, the Holy Lord is the same. She shouldn't obey the instigation of the earth master and ascend the throne in Xijing. Her talents are only suitable for disputes in the world and seeking Taoism and immortality, and are not suitable for being a pastoral guard The emperor of all nations.”

Gong Guan was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

Li Xuandu said: "To be fair, the Earth Master can be a good emperor, but he is unwilling to do it, or he is not satisfied with it. He seems to want to be a master of all ages, so he is like the Holy Lord. It is impossible. If he succeeds, he will never be a master of all ages in his life, just like a saint will never be a good emperor in his life."

The palace official was silent there.

Li Xuan could say something that was a heart-to-heart talk, "I saw you for the first time and I can't remember the location. I saved you from the hands of the great monk Jingzen Buddhism and came and went in a hurry. I saw you the second time It was the Long Family Mansion in Ping'an County. At that time, I didn't like you and destroyed everyone at all. Even if there was hatred first, it was really too much. This is why I alienated you. But now , You and I can be considered as a sympathetic. Now that I say these words to you, it doesn’t matter if I have a deep conversation. Although I know that you may not agree with these words, I still have to say them. Do you know why?”

The palace official looked at Li Xuandu, "Do you have something to entrust to me?"

Li Xuandu showed a look of praise, "Smart, just one thing is clear. Listen to me, if something happens in Loulan City, don't stay for a long time, and don't think about taking millet from the fire, and return to Xijing immediately, stay in front of the Holy Lord, everywhere Don't go."

The palace official was shocked, "I can do what you said, but I want to know why I do this?"

Li Xuandu whispered: "I can't tell you now, you'll know then."