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48. Take the wind
In the Magic Palace.
The scribe held a glass bowl in his hand, the bowl was filled with viscous blood, and the blood in the bowl was slowly squirming like life.
On the platform in front of him, lay Sima Wei, who was charred all over.
Not far away, there are three black flames burning, with Chang'an, Xiangyang and a green mountain in the flames.
"What's the plan?" The heart of the central demon uttered a voice.
"Very well," replied the scribe.
The heart sneered: "Very smooth? The three heavy weapons of Yin Yang Jian, Drum and Luming Staff fell into the enemy's hands, Zhou Zhen was killed, and the grievances collected by Yaoguang, Kaiyang, and Yuheng were finally dissipated. Not only has it not increased, but it has become less and less, and the second of the eight guards has gone, Wang Hai, is this your 'success'?"
The scribe who called Wang Hai replied earnestly, "My lord, there is no need to worry."
He slightly tilted the glass bowl in his hand, the blood in the bowl was like a slush, and fell on Sima Wei's wreckage, then wriggled and immersed in it, and began to repair his body.
"They haven't discovered the Myriad Spirit Formation yet, at least so far." Wang Hai replied confidently, "Although the number of the army has dropped sharply, we can transform as much as we want. There are people everywhere. On the contrary, it is not easy to arouse their vigilance... As for the three magic weapons, just find a time and take them back, and the seven Myriad Spirit Formations will be activated as scheduled."
The heart let out a disdainful snort.
Wang Hai watched Sima Wei's body being repaired, and murmured: "The exorcists are smart, they delusionally control the slaughter of swords and soldiers to drive the magic weapon in the world, but they don't know that cleverness is mistaken by cleverness, and resentment will eventually turn back on them... My lord. "
As Sima Wei's body that was burned to coke by the lightning continued to recover, Wang Hai turned around and walked towards the huge heart: "The battle in the north has made me have a major speculation, if this speculation is true, at the eye of the Shenzhou earth, I will be there for you. The magic weapon for reshaping the body will be an unprecedented weapon, and there is no need to use the heart lamp."
The heart did not answer, as if caught in doubt.
Wang Hai said: "My lord, please see, Dinghaizhu, which you have been looking for for more than three hundred years, may have appeared."
Wang Hai flicked his sleeves, and a small bronze bell with a slap in his hand appeared in his hand. With the sound of "dang", the black fire around his body transformed into an illusion, showing an illusion in front of him.
In the ice and snow, many crows stopped silently around the Akle camp on the banks of the Salawusu River a few months ago. One of the crows turned to the tent.
"Xiang Yuyan's son... where is he?"
The beating speed of the heart suddenly became faster, and the entire magic palace was filled with purple light.
Another black fire followed, and the flames showed the figures of Xiang Shu, Chen Xing, King Ackler, and the princess in the king's tent.
"When did she go to Lake Balikun?"
"Twenty-two years ago, what happened before you were born." Princess Ackler's voice said, "The first time I saw her, she went all the way to the north, saying that she wanted to find a person, a man."
"Bring this woman to me," said the devil's heart.
Wang Hai replied: "This is the princess of the Akle tribe. She is already dead. She died in the hands of Che Luofeng. The bones were burned to ashes by the exorcist."
"Stupid!" The devil's heart almost roared, "Three hundred years! For three hundred years, Fang has a clue!"
"My lord, please rest assured." Wang Hai said seriously, "Xiang Yuyan is Shu Lvkong's mother, and the answer is ready to come out. Next, I will try my best to search for Dinghaizhu. If it is not bad, your brand new His body will possess a power that is unmatched even by the ancient gods, and even the outcome of the Battle of Banquan can be rewritten."
A burst of unbridled laughter burst out of his heart.
In March, Jiankang, the willows sing in spring, the gentle wind gradually rises, the palace is bright, and the courtyard is beautiful.
Chen Xing's first thought when he landed was: he finally got home.
In front of Jiankang, there is quite what Ban Gu described in the Fu of Liangdu: "Ritual officials and ceremonies, riding on the yumen, sending whales, Kenghua bells, ascending jade robes, riding dragons, phoenix covers Lili, and luan exquisite, The beauty of Tianguan Jingcong, sleeping majestic and graceful".
It has been nearly seventy years since the Yongjia Rebellion that ravaged the Central Plains. The Han nationality crossed the south, bringing the scenery of Chang'an and Luoyang. As if the officials of the Jin court came with a most magnificent picture scroll, they walked slowly to the south bank of the Yangtze River.
Since the time of Sun Wu, Jiankang has been the residence of the emperor. When Emperor Sima Yan of Jin ruled the world, Sun Hao, the master of Wu, offered the city and surrendered. Jiankang has not been war-torn, and now there are millions of households living in the city. Yiguan Nandu brought books and farming techniques, poetry, calligraphy and painting, as well as the way of casting and smelting. At this time, Jiankang City, sitting on the Huai River and east of Zhongshan, has become the center of Shenzhou, and Bancheng Moling radiates Xizhou City in the west, Danyang County, Langye County in the south and other cities, and then expands to the land of Shenzhou, which is thousands of miles south of the Yangtze River. It has salt, iron, coal, and silk in the world. Medicine, medicine, calligraphy, painting, musical arts, commerce and craftsmen's workshops are extremely prosperous.
The Jiangnan area has been a land of fish and rice since the Qin and Han dynasties. Books are expensive but grain and rice are cheap. At that time, under Fu Jianβs rule, the Northern Dou Mi was 12 money, and Jiankang Dou Mi was 3 money. Dao does not die of starvation, but the chaff and grains are used to feed the animals. If the counties have a good year, the grain is so rotten that they are fed to the rats in the barn. Such a low price of rice naturally supports a large number of businesses. In the early years of Taiyuan, there were a lot of talented people in the south, including Nandu scholars and local nobility. Among the millions of households in the city, there were nearly 100,000 scholars who were not engaged in production. time.
When Xiang Shu officially came to the world of Han people for the first time, he was stunned. After receiving the two, Xie An deliberately drove Chen Xing and Xiang Shu along the Qinhuai River in an open-top car to go around a small city and go to the place where they settled down.
When Chen Xing saw Xiang Shu's eyes, he knew that he was shocked by Jiankang's weather, and he couldn't say that he was a little proud. Although Chen Xing was here for the first time, he was a little surprised.
"I received your biography on the way. I guessed that you would be able to arrive today, so I took the liberty to welcome you." Xie An said with a smile.
"Not presumptuous! Not presumptuous at all!" Chen Xing was very satisfied, it was really not presumptuous, it really gave him a lot of pomp and made him vain in front of Xiang Shu, and he liked it very much. But suddenly I found that the readers who came to pick up seemed to use two kinds of eyes when looking at themselves and looking at Xiangshu? What looked at Chen Xing was a look of curiosity and admiration, and what looked at Xiang Shu was a look of amazement and admiration. When I was in the car, I heard someone whispering: "There is such a beautiful man..."
"It's too loud!" Chen Xing said impatiently, "I heard it all!"
"Little Junior Brother, how does Jiankang compare to Chang'an?" Xie An changed the subject and said calmly.
"That..." Chen Xing was a little dazed and said, "By the way, I wanted to ask when I got off the boat, Sir Xie, when did we become brothers?"
Chen Xing kept recalling that Xie An once studied under the famous scholar Huan Yi, and Huan Yi and Chen Xing's father Chen Zhe did not seem to be related to the same family.
"Master Baili once promised to accept me as a disciple," Xie An said with a smile, "You were still young at that time, and you forgot to think about it."
"Is there?" Chen Xing's doubts have broken through the sky. He does have a senior brother named Wang Meng, but he doesn't remember that the master also accepted Xie An as an apprentice, but since Xie An insists, let's call it that, anyway, it's not a loss.
"Deceiving Kangxi"
Xiang Shu glanced at Xie An, and Chen Xing smiled casually: "Although Fu Jian manages Chang'an well, it is still far worse than Jiankang."
Is it far from it? He couldn't even catch up with the horses, and Fu Jian suffered from a loss. The previous northern monarchs, Liu Yuan, Ran Min, Shi Chong, etc. killed too many people and drove all the Han people away, causing him to be poor and white when he took over Chang'an. Had to start from scratch.
Chen Xing explained a little, meaning that Xie An's identity was not an exorcist, and Xiang Shu didn't answer. He turned his eyes to the mansion by the street, and saw a row of hundreds of mansions passing by, which was more than that of Chang'an Tuobayan's. Home, but also a lot of style.
Chen Xing also felt that the buildings in Jiankang were really more luxurious than those in Chang'an, so he asked, "What is this place?"
"I don't know." Xie An replied casually, "The neighborhood is full of Han people's residences. It's funny, let's live in Wuyi Lane."
Chen Xing: "..."
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Xie Annian is not confused, but he is well maintained. He has a few strands of clean beard under his chin and an ancient jade around his waist. Unlike the Hu people who like to hang all accessories on his body, he can see that everything is just right. Even more with a smile. When a man reaches this age, his temperament is still in his twenties and thirties. If he wants to be young and handsome, he can only rely on two things, one is studying, and the other is money.
"This brother..."
"I'm dumb." Xiang Shu said coldly.
When Chen Xing was embarrassed, Xie An suddenly burst into laughter and tried to pat Xiang Shu on the shoulder, but he was very careful not to touch him.
Chen Xing looked at Xie An's movements and knew that he saw that Xiang Shu was a Hu man. Hu men didn't like being touched on the shoulders. Xie An immediately thoughtful and glanced at Chen Xing with a deep meaning in his eyes.
"Xiang Shu is my guardian." Chen Xing explained.
"It seems that the journey has been very smooth." Xie An said approvingly.
"Forget it," Chen Xing said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "this is really a short life, it's a long story..."
Xie An added: "Senior brother, I guess you have to stay in Jiankang for a long time. It's not too late to talk about it slowly. Come, come, let's catch the wind for you first!"
When the carriage arrived at Wuyi Lane, the door was very small, the lintel was a half-zhang long Kunshan jade, and the two characters "Xie" were written on the vermilion door. Turning around with a smile, he said, "You Jun? My junior brother praised you for your beautiful handwriting."
Following behind Xie An, the name of the person who wrote for Xie An was Wang Xizhi. He immediately smiled and surrendered, saying, "I'll go home and change my clothes first, and I'll have tea later."
Opposite the Xie family is the Wang family, Chen Xing happily entered the Xie family, Xie An was an official in the court, and bought the mansion alone, not living with the Xie family. The disciples of the gentry who came to take care of him entered Xie An's mansion in sequence. The door was not large, but after entering, it covered a vast area. There is so much space in a small door.
Xie An first arranged for Chen Xing and Xiang Shu to rest in a guest room for a while, and then invited him to serve tea in the main hall.
Xiang Shu looked around, Chen Xing came over and knocked on the door.
"You know each other well?" Xiang Shu frowned.
"I'm not familiar with it." Chen Xing smiled calmly, he knew what Xiang Shu was thinking - such a warm hospitality must have a plan, and related to the experience in Chang'an, Xiang Shu was somewhat wary.
Chen Xing explained: "When I was studying in Huashan, he came to visit once, and he also mentioned that he was willing to give full support if necessary."
Chen Xing had seen Xie An talk to his master once in the past, and later learned from his master that Xie An came to the door himself. This man liked to wander the mountains and forests since he was a child, and visited famous mountains and rivers.
It is a pity that Xie An was not from an exorcism family. After all the ways of life, the world is powerless, and many ancient exorcism deeds have also become legends. The great cause of searching for a secluded cultivator has also become more and more vague as he grows older. Fortunately, one day, he finally found Huashan.
Xie An expressed his enthusiasm for becoming an exorcist, and expressed to Master Chen Xing that he would do his best to support the Exorcist Guangfu.
Before Chen Xing came out of the mountain, Master repaired a book, and he also received Xie An's support very quickly. Not only that, the master and the apprentice both practiced in Huashan, and they had to spend money on food and use on weekdays. Chen Xing's master is called Bai Lilun, and he claims to be an assassin who has been favored by the Chen family. Assassin, how can he cultivate the fields? can only occasionally kill and kill corrupt officials for the common people, and can't make a small amount of money, but owe a lot.
Xie An came to visit once and learned that Bai Lilun and Chen Xing were living in financial difficulties, so they said nothing and paid off their debts for the master and apprentice. Chen Xing talked a lot, but Yan Suixing's death was really impressive, so Chen Xing was very impressed. He remembered that Xie An gave Master 3,000 taels of silver.
Xiang Shu: "He wants to be an exorcist?"
Chen Xing said: "It's a beautiful yearning that I have in my youth. I want to be a chivalrous person and fight for righteousness. I want to go back and forth with my sword.
Chen Xing was reminded by Xiang Shu, and felt that Xie An was a little over-enthusiastic, but he had nothing for Xie An to calculate. It's already calculated, it won't wait until this time.
"Let's go," Chen Xing was a little suspicious when Xiang Shu said, "Let's see what he has to say."
The literati in the hall had been waiting for Chen Xing to serve tea. After the two sat down, Xie An first introduced his nephew Xie Xuan, followed by the children of the family, and then Wang Xizhi and the Wang family's children and nephews. So many people came at once, and Chen Xing couldn't remember who was who, so he had to greet each other one by one according to the etiquette. Served with a small snack.
Chen Xing thought to himself that Xiang Shu was mostly scolding the Han people in his heart at this moment, and the tea was not enough for him to drink in one gulp.
After everyone praised the tea, they began to build relationships. Chen Xing first recounted the inheritance of the family, and everyone then focused on Xiang Shu.
"This...what's the name of this handsome man?" Xie Xuan asked.
Everyone in the world has always judged people by their appearance. From the moment Chen Xing landed, many people peeked at Xiang Shu from time to time. No matter men, women, or children, they couldn't help but glance at him a few times.
Wang and Xie's children saw that Xiang Shu was handsome and handsome, and he had a big sword on his back. , inconvenient. Keeping eye contact, Xiang Shu only assumed that he couldn't see it. At this time, after Chen Xing's official introduction, they all sat upright and smiled at Xiang Shu.
"He's me..." Chen Xing saw that Xiang Shu had no intention of opening his mouth, so he had to introduce him. He wanted to make up a background for him, explaining that "he is my Dharma protector, and he is a family member of Huiji Xiang." The words came to his lips, but his heart moved for no reason. He remembered that Xiang Shu had been concerned about his background. In this regard, Chen Xing felt that he understood Xiang Shu's heart, so he respected his original intention and changed his words: "He is mine. Friends of the Hu people, with multiple surnames Shulu, only one name and one empty character, under the command of Lechuan, the Tiele tribe."
All of a sudden, the whole room was silent, Xiang Shu was a little surprised, he cast a glance at Chen Xing, there was a faint smile in his eyes, his lips moved slightly, and he made a mouth shape, Chen Xing understood, the meaning of the lip shape was "thanks".
When Xie An heard this, he knew something was wrong, and he hurriedly winked at Chen Xing. At that time, the Hu and Han tribes had a deep hatred and hatred. The scholars in the south of the Yangtze River wanted to eat their flesh and sleep on their skin when they came up. What's so great?
Sure enough, there was no room for three breaths of silence, and the pot was fried in the hall.
"what?!"
"Human?!"
"How did the Hu people come in? Or the Tie Le people?"
"Reporter! Quick report officer!"
Xiang Shu frowned slightly, looked at Chen Xing, pressed his right hand on the hilt of the sword, and glanced at the hall, someone seemed to have been greatly humiliated, got up and was about to leave.However, some people frowned slightly, and they didn't care much about the dispute between Hu and Han. They just wanted to see how Chen Xing resolved the crisis in front of him.
Chen Xing didn't expect that everyone's reaction was more violent than he thought. When he was about to slap the tea bowl on the table, he said, "Hold on! Everyone stay!"
The literati had already stood up, Xie Anxin read the phone and turned to persuade him, but when Chen Xing took the initiative to speak instead, he remained silent for a while.
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