Fairy Sword Inquiry 1

Chapter 52
Let's talk about Taoist Yushan of Miaohua Palace, in order to build a Taoist temple in Mashoe Mountain, she actually wanted to betroth the outstanding female disciple of Miaohua Palace to this young man from the mountain village on the spot.

Suddenly, everyone present was stunned.

Needless to say, before these Taoists came to Horseshoe Mountain, they had already checked the details of this family, and they all knew that Xingyan was working as a musician in the Huayue brothel in Raozhou City-the so-called "scholar". Agriculture, industry and commerce", the prostitutes and musicians, in this secular world, are still behind the merchants, and they all belong to the most unpopular and low-level industries.

If it is said that Ling Chengzi and Zhang Tianshi only recruited this young man into the Taoist sect, it is somewhat excusable, the Taoism is vast, and it has been taught by everyone in the world.But now the elder of the Miaohua Palace actually betrothed his head disciple to this young man—this was a shocking move, and everyone present was a little unexpected.

And one of the parties involved, Miaohuagong Zhuo Bihua, was ashamed and angry when he heard what his uncle said, the boss was not happy.It's just that, hearing what Uncle Yushan said so decisively, it was obvious that before coming here, he had already obtained the consent of his head master--thinking of this, this leader of Miaohua Palace, who was always as proud as frost and snow, now There were actually some crystal clear tears rolling in those eye sockets!
Just when everyone was stunned for a moment, they suddenly heard a series of crisp voices: "Ah! But I want to congratulate Xingyan for marrying such a flowery and jade-like woman!" With a stone-like voice, everyone saw a young girl floating in like a cloud from the door of the hut.

Xingyan didn't even need to look at it, as soon as he heard the voice, he knew that this person was the Dragon Palace girl Lingyi'er whom he was already quite familiar with.

In fact, Ling Yi'er had already arrived and had stood outside the door for a while.It's just that the young girl saw how noisy the house was and it was inconvenient to come in, so she stood on the stone flat and listened to the arguments in the house.

However, just now I heard that the Taoist nun from Miaohua Palace wanted to betroth her female disciple to Xingyan on the spot. For some reason, Ling Yi'er felt that this matter was so awkward and unreasonable. The lotus steps move lightly and enter the house.

"Hey! Lingyi'er, don't make fun of me." Seeing Lingyi'er coming in, Xingyan's mind seemed to come alive, and he immediately turned to Taoist Yushan who was waiting for an answer, and said humbly: "Thank you, Daoist, for your fulfillment." Good intentions, but this is absolutely unacceptable." As soon as Xing Yan said this, everyone was surprised.Just listen to the young man continue to talk:

"Let's not say that the boy is totally unworthy of a high-ranking apprentice, and dare not insult the abrupt beauty because of this—what's more, this important matter of marriage should not be taken lightly, and the boy has never thought of marrying a wife."

"Huh?" Everyone in Yushan was stunned this time—of course, everyone in the Shangqing Palace breathed a sigh of relief, and they all thanked the leader of the Shangqing for his spirit.And now the old Taoist Qinghe who is in a good mood has no words to praise:

"Ha! Well said! After so many years of acquaintance, the old Taoist did not misread it—Xingyan brother is indeed a good man in the world, and he never covets these people..." However, this sentence could not be finished. ——Old Taoist Qinghe just caught a glimpse of the glamorous girl who just came in, so he swallowed the word "beautiful" forcefully.

After being reminded by Lao Dao Qinghe's unfinished words, now everyone was stunned by the young man's refusal to marry, and they all looked at Ling Yi'er together.After careful attention, everyone couldn't help admiring: "What a good person!" Everyone saw the girl who just came in, standing tall and graceful, with a graceful figure and picturesque eyebrows, she was really a beautiful girl. Li, Shao Mei extraordinary good character.What's more, this Ling Yi'er specially changed into a bright yellow skirt with water sleeves and pearl jackets in order to visit Xing Xingyan's house.Now she is wearing a bright bead shirt with fluttering cuffs on the left and right, she really looks like the legendary fairy girl who scattered flowers!

Now everyone present, including Yushan and Zhuo Bihua from the Miaohua Palace, all thought that they had found the real reason why the young man refused the proposal just now—there was this smoky girl full of fairy spirit, who woke up. What more can you ask for this farm boy?
Speaking of which, although Zhuo Bihua's appearance and temperament were first-class, but compared with this Lingyi'er's innate fairy spirit, there was still an indescribable difference in perception.

"I can't see that this ordinary mountain boy can meet such a good person—I don't know whose family she is!"

Everyone was amazed in their hearts—but they never thought that what the boy Xingyan said just now was indeed from the bottom of his heart.

Xingyan didn't know why everyone looked as if they were gaining something, but for the dispute between these Taoist priests, the young man suddenly thought of a magic method that seemed to be good:

"Dear priests, don't argue—I've come up with a way to solve this dilemma!" "Huh? What way?" "Why don't you teach the three Taoist sects and cultivate together on this horseshoe mountain?" How about Lidao Temple?" "Uh!"

Hearing this proposal, everyone was silent - Xingyan didn't know that although Shangqing Palace, Miaohua Palace, and Shizong of that day all came from the same Taoist origin, they have been competing for many years.What's more, the Shangqing Palace and Tianshizong were originally the same school, but there was an irreconcilable dispute over the concept of Taoism, which caused Tianshizong to go away to Heming Mountain in the middle of Sichuan, resulting in the present situation. A three-legged situation.

Xingyan didn't know the inside information, so he proposed this method of reconciliation—but it was a bit wishful thinking.At the moment, there was a bit of silence in the originally lively hut.Seeing this situation, Xingyan also knows that his suggestion just now is probably a relatively stupid idea.

Just as the atmosphere was a bit dull, the sound of gongs and drums outside the house was gradually heard, and the sound came.

Everyone was wondering, when they suddenly heard someone shouting loudly outside the house: "The Zhang family in Horseshoe Mountain, hurry up and listen to the order!" Ah!It turned out that there was an imperial decree issued.

Hearing this announcement, the Zhangs and the young man woke up, they dared not neglect, they hurried out of the house, and knelt down on the stone flat to receive the order.

But the other people, it was inconvenient to go out, so they stayed in the hut——but, the Miaohua Palace and the Tianshizong Taoists felt a little strange that they heard that there was an imperial decree issued, and the spirit of the Shangqing Palace Old Daoist, his face is full of joy.

Looking at his expression, this imperial decree was obviously a speech of encouragement, and the person who received the decree was just like himself——soon, everyone's doubts were answered.The person who issued the decree was Yao Taishou of Naraozhou County.This imperial decree should be the response to what he said yesterday.However, Xingyan did not expect the imperial decree to come so quickly.The court's decree is very long, and most of the sentences are parallel, four, Li and six. It seems that it must be the masterpiece of some literary master in the court.

For Xingyan's family, the rhetoric in front of them is not very clear, and it doesn't have any real meaning.But the words near the end finally hit the important point:
It is mentioned in the imperial decree that the auspiciousness of Horseshoe Mountain has a great relationship with the successive generations of Shaode in Zhang's lineage.Therefore, the imperial court sympathized with this situation and exempted the Zhang family from Mashoe Mountain from the corvee for generations, and gave ten pieces of high-quality silk and two plates of gold and silver each as a token of encouragement.

After kneeling for such a long time, this sentence is the most clear.At the moment, whether it is the old Zhangtou couple or the young boy Xingyan, they are all so happy from ear to ear!
If these rewards are still reasonable, the last few words of the imperial decree greatly exceeded the expectations of everyone present - except for the old man who became spiritual.

It turned out that the edict mentioned at the end that the horseshoe mountain suddenly stood up in the sky, which was also the magic of nature.The subtle and beautiful place should match the moral and profound view of the universe.After some elaboration, the key point falls to the following sentence:
"I have heard for a long time that the priests of the Shangqing Palace on Luofu Mountain practice diligently and have profound morals. If Mashoe Zhang intends to donate Lingshan to my Taoism, then the Shangqing Palace will be the first."

For a moment, all the members of Miaohua Palace and Tianshizong who were still in the hut seemed to have been poured cold water on their heads!
Especially Master Zhang Sheng of the master that day, on that red face, now there is some bluish white color.It's just that, after all, it's the suzerain of a sect, and these gaffes only loomed for a moment - but they were still seen by Ling Yi'er, a girl from the Dragon Palace who was standing aside.

After the Raozhou prefect read the imperial decree, he waved his hand, and there were gold, silver, silk and silk gifts from the emperor.Afterwards, the prefect Yao specially encouraged him with a few words of encouragement, and then he said goodbye and went down the mountain.

When Xingyan's family returned to the house, everyone congratulated them.

The congratulatory words faded away, but it was Zhuo Bihua of Miaohua Palace who was a little aggrieved before, who couldn't help but say now: "I also want to congratulate Master Lingcheng, now I will save the position of the Vice Hall Master of the Four Seas Hall."

Seeing this young Taoist nun speak like this, Lingyi'er could not hear it well.This princess of the Dragon Clan who has always been proud was about to speak out to defend Xingyan, but she heard Ling Chengzi from Shangqing Palace laughing:

"My niece's words are wrong. People in the world say that 'Once a word is spoken, it is hard to follow'. How can I, a member of the Shangqing Palace, come to renege on my promise? The position of the deputy head of the "Sihai Hall" of the Shangqing Palace is natural. Empty seats!"

"Bihua can't be rude, Yushan is not strict in discipline, Daoist Brother Lingcheng will laugh at you." It was the senior aunt Yushan, who also felt that Zhuo Bihua's words were too much, so she apologized. "That's right! In fact, this is a mere deputy hall master, but he is not under Xingyan's words..." Ling Yi'er couldn't understand the woman's sarcasm, and when she saw her elder say so, she groaned for Xingyan a little Injustice——in the mind of the little princess of the Sidu Dragon Palace, the position of a hall master of the Shangqing Palace is really nothing.It's just that she was so straightforward, but Yu Lingchengzi and the others looked a little ugly.Xingyan still has this bit of human sophistication, so he quickly stopped Lingyi'er, for fear that she would say something inappropriate again: "Lingyi, wait a moment—"

So everyone saw that this young girl who spoke from an inexplicable power heard the young man's words, but she stopped making a sound and immediately stayed quietly aside.

Not to mention that everyone was secretly amazed, just listen to the young man continue to say: "Actually, the reputation of the Shangqing Palace has already been heard like thunder, but I Zhang Xing said that I am young and humble, so I am afraid that I will not be able to take such a big responsibility." So it's settled!"

Seeing the current situation, I'm afraid that if I don't agree, it will be unsightly on the face of the Shangqing palace, so Xingyan can only bow down and thank you:

"Since the Taoist priest said so, if the boy is humble again, it will be a fake." When he said this, the young man couldn't help but think of what Yao prefect said yesterday.The words of "Bing Zhi Lingyun" and "Treasure Feathers" seem to be still echoing in my ears-this Raozhou boy Zhang Xingyan has also read poetry and books for the past few years, but he is also a man of wisdom. Now that he has this good opportunity, what does he think do not like?
"Congratulations to Xingyan! Became the Hall Master!" But it was the girl Ling Yi'er again, congratulating the boy with a smile.In fact, this Dragon Palace Princess is not completely ignorant of the world.Compared with Xing Yan's current status as a musician in a brothel, the position of deputy hall master of the Shangqing Palace is a world of difference.

Now Lingyi'er is really happy for Xingyan.

"Crack!"

At this moment, a thunderbolt was heard that day——accompanied by the first thunder in the beginning of spring, everyone saw that outside the house, it was suddenly drizzled.

"Hey! What a 'joy to hear the thunder and listen to the spring rain'! I am afraid that God is also happy for Brother Xingyan!" It was Zhang Sheng Zhang Tianshi of the Tianshizong who spoke, and he continued: "Excuse me I have received this sound of spring thunder, and I would like to congratulate you, little brother, for being able to enter my Taoist sect today!" It seems that Zhang Shengzhang is a very open-minded person, although now he sees that he has no hope of fighting for this Horseshoe Mountain, even though it is a momentary worry, But now he has completely let go of his heart, stepped forward and bowed, and sincerely congratulated Xingyan. "Thank you Heavenly Master!"

Seeing the suzerain of this sect come to salute, he woke up in a panic and said to return the salute quickly. "Hey! I also want to congratulate Brother Lingcheng." Zhang Zhangsheng Zhang Tianshi congratulated Lingchengzi.

Just when everyone thought that the Celestial Master was going to the Qing Palace in Hena and had to build a different courtyard on Horseshoe Mountain, they heard Zhang Tianshi pointing at the young man and waking up, saying:

"Today I would like to congratulate the Shangqing Palace for winning this good disciple." As soon as the words fell, he put on the bamboo hats, greeted the disciples of the Tianshi Sect left and right, braved the wind and rain, and went down the mountain.

When everyone was savoring the meaning of Zhang Tianshi's words, they heard a sound of singing from the misty rain: "The walking is exhausted, and the center is drunk. Those who know me say that I am worried. Those who don't know me say that I am worried." What begging! Long heaven, who is this?

"...I come from the east, and there is no rain. I return to the east every day, and my heart is sad in the west..." These are the lines from "The Book of Songs·National Style". Although the words are very sad, everyone can hear the singing. But there is an indescribable heroism.This loud and clear singing voice, together with this boundless misty rain in early spring, rolls and gallops between the vast world for a long time without end.

When the singing gradually faded away, Taoist Yushan of Miaohua Palace also got up to say goodbye.Seeing that these Taoist nuns didn't have much shelter from the rain, Xingyan and the Zhang couple tried to persuade them to stay.Xingyan said that the wind and rain outside the house are thick, why not take a break and have lunch together, and then leave after the wind stops and the rain stops.Hearing what the young man said, it was Taoist Yushan who declined with a smile: "Thank you for your kindness, brother, but don't worry, the wind and rain in this area can't stop everyone in Miaohua Palace!" Seeing Aunt Yushan and Zhuo Bihua and others filing out into the wind and rain—I don't know what trick they used, but I saw those wisps of rain and wind, only around the people of Miaohua Palace Piaofei, but it didn't touch them at all——

In this silky and melancholy spring rain, these Taoist nuns from Miaohua Palace floated down the mountain.

"Hehe, all the fellow Taoists in Miaohua Palace really have profound Taoism." It was the Daoist Master Lingcheng who turned his head and said so to the young man who was staring blankly.But I didn't see that the girl who was standing pretty at the side curled her lips when she heard this, and she didn't take it seriously. "The small talk is over today, and it's inconvenient for Pindao and others to detain them. When Pindao goes back, he will make some plans, and come to Guishan to discuss various matters someday." Xingyan heard Lingcheng leave, and stayed for a while.In the meantime, the boy mentioned that "the wind and rain are thickening", so it is better to wait for the wind and rain to stop before leaving.The Daoist Lingcheng heard this, but he just chuckled and said: "Since Xingyan has entered my door, then the poor Taoist might as well use some means to let Xingyan know that I went to the Qing Palace on Luofu Mountain. It’s a plausible method.” After finishing speaking, he saw this Ling Chengzi of the Shangqing Palace walking on the stone lawn outside the house, concentrating on it for a moment, and then waved his robe sleeve——

Xingyan only heard a "click", and saw that on the stone flat in front of the hut, a white rainbow was born on the flat ground, and it continued to condense and extend, like an arch bridge, from the stone flat in front of his house to the foot of the mountain. go down!
Seeing the young man's family and his "Hongqiao" gleaming with snow, they were all in a daze, Ling Chengzi didn't say much, just smiled slightly, bowed his hands to them, and joined the people of Shangqing Palace. , Seeing the rain all over the sky as nothing, slowly walk up the Hongqiao that bends like a jade dragon one by one, and go straight to the foot of the mountain leisurely!

(End of this chapter)