[Xianxia] Accompanying Longmian

In the early morning of the second day, Ming Yuan took Mu Bai to the Marquis of Huguo.

In order to buy the three animal sacrifices, the two went to the market first, and along the way, many people recognized Ming Yuan, and bowed down to the ground with hollers and friends.

Mu Bai was so frightened that he carried the sacrifices he bought as if fleeing, and trotted along beside Ming Yuan, not daring to look at those people who kept kowtowing, and whispered: "How do they know that you are Lord Long?"

Ming Yuan said: "I come here every ten years. It is reasonable for someone to remember my appearance. Besides—" he pointed to the knife coffin behind him, "—this thing is very eye-catching Very much."

Mu Bai sighed. Although he didn't like the feeling of being bowed down, he also knew that Ming Yuan's trip to Huadu was to support the Ming family, so he had to act in a high-profile manner. He had no other choice but to pretend to watch not see.

Ming Yuan glanced at Mubai, and said with a smile: "I told you not to follow before, but you just didn't listen, now you know it's troublesome. There will be even more troublesome things later."

When he arrived at the gate of Huguo Houhou's mansion, Mu Bai finally knew what the bigger trouble Ming Yuan was talking about.I saw the main gate of the Hou's Mansion was wide open, with red felt on the floor, two teams lined up left and right, one line was wearing court clothes, they were older, apparently they were ministers of the court, and the other line was dressed in Chinese clothes, and their ages were also uneven, there were ten Two or three-year-old boys, as well as five or sixty-year-old elders, but all of them looked imposing.

Mu Bai wondered, "What are these people doing standing at the door?"

Ming Yuan smiled and said, "They are here to welcome Lord Long."

Mu Bai was puzzled and said: "I haven't seen you yet, how do I know that you have arrived in Huadu?"

Ming Yuan said: "Every time I come to Huadu, I live in the same inn. Count the days and send one or two eyeliners to watch, and you will naturally know when I will arrive in Huadu—let's go—" While talking, he pulled Mu Bai to step on the red felt.

Mu Bai had never seen such a battle before, so he couldn't help but feel a little guilty. Just now, he followed Ming Yuan carefully and took a step forward, but saw two rows of people on the left and right knelt down together, shouting in his mouth: "Dragon Lord is here, God bless you!" Holy pilgrimage..."

Mu Bai trembled slightly, his palms were sweating a little, he couldn't help but feel that it was embarrassing for them to walk carelessly with the pig's head in their hands, he couldn't help turning his head to look at Ming Yuan, and saw his solemn expression, his already sharp facial features became even more indifferent , walking with his head held high, without even looking at those prostrate people on the ground, just like a high god who disdains the lowly mortals.

At this time, a person walked out quickly from the main entrance, and walked in front of the two of them on the red felt.

"Dragon Lord is here, and he has not greeted you from far away, please forgive me." The man bowed slightly and said.

Ming Yuan let go of Mu Bai's hand, bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "National teacher, you are being polite. Ming Yuan is only here to pay homage to an old friend, but he bothered the national teacher to greet him. I feel uneasy." The man in front of him was still dressed in white, The whole body is wrapped extremely tightly, who is it not the national teacher I saw yesterday?

There was a smile in the voice of the national teacher: "Ten years ago, I was so unlucky that I missed the opportunity to meet Long Jun. I wanted to visit last night, but I felt too hasty, but today I must not miss it."

Ming Yuan was slightly stunned, nodded and said: "I will pay homage to the old man now, and I will talk to the national teacher after the worship."

The national teacher didn't speak again, but just raised his hand sideways in a gesture of "please", and let Ming Yuan and the two enter the Huguohou's mansion.The moment he passed by, Mu Bai felt that person's eyes stuck to his face like a solid body, but before he had time to look back, he was pulled into the door by Ming Yuan.

Different from the elegant arrangement of small bridges, flowing water, and winding paths leading to seclusion in the Yanyu Jiangnan courtyard, the Huguohou Mansion is decorated with great atmosphere. Each courtyard is separated by a high wall, and the plants are mainly tall trees such as pines and cypresses. , the road is all paved with square stones, it is very wide, allowing four or five people to go side by side, it is fortunate that this is the case, otherwise Mu Bai would pass in front of those servants who were kneeling on the ground somehow.

Ming Yuan led Mu Bai through two or three gates, came outside the Ming Family Ancestral Hall, and said, "You stay here and wait for me." Seeing Mu Bai nodded obediently, he took the sacrificial ceremony from him, and left After entering the ancestral hall, he closed the door with his backhand.

A lot of bamboos were planted in the courtyard of the ancestral hall. The green leaves glowed in the sun, and they rustled when the breeze passed. Ming Yuan still vaguely remembered playing here when he was a child.The adoptive father was originally an orphan, and he didn't even know who his grandparents were. The so-called ancestral hall was just a decoration, there was no tablet in it, and the adoptive father favored him, so even places like the ancestral hall let him play around.Once, he personally cut the bamboo inside to make a bamboo flute for him, and Princess Hua Su talked about it for a long time.

Ming Yuan walked into the hall, arranged the sacrifices one by one, and smiled slightly at the tablet in the center that read "The Spirit Tablet of Zhongwu Huguo Hou Mingshi's Taboo Qi", said nothing, but slowly sat aside In a daze on the futon.During the ghost month, the ghosts of the underworld are allowed to visit their former relatives in the underworld, but the ancestral hall of the Ming family is very deserted, there is not even half a soul, probably they have all been reincarnated.

Ming Yuan never thought of looking for the reincarnation of his adoptive father in the past. In his opinion, that person is no longer Ming Qi, and it would be meaningless to find him.This is a mortal, the soul may be reincarnated forever, but the memory will dissipate with the death of the body.

At that time, he always felt that time passed too slowly, wishing to grow up overnight, but now looking back, he found that 16 years was too short, too short, and passed too fast, that precious person was like a gust of wind, Blissful yet fleeting...

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Mu Bai was leaning against the pine tree at the entrance of the ancestral hall, recalling what Ming Yuan said to him last night, exhaustion, sleepiness, and stagnation of spiritual power, these symptoms have become more and more obvious, even if Ming Yuan deliberately conceals him, he can't hide it.The dragon soul has begun to weaken, they must quickly find a way, otherwise Ming Yuan will become a living dead who sleeps forever like those dragons who became victims.

When he was lost in thought, a voice suddenly came from his ear: "Sorrow arises from love, fear arises from love, is Mr. Mu Bai worried and fearful?"

Mu Bai was taken aback, and suddenly turned around, only to find that the national teacher he had just met was standing behind him leisurely, with a pair of eyes staring at him through the veil, like an ancient well without waves.

He collected himself, bowed and said: "It turns out that he is the national teacher, but he came to look for Brother Mingyuan?"

The national teacher said: "I'm looking for him, but I'm also looking for you." His voice was deep and hoarse, but it was not unpleasant at all, not only not unpleasant, but also with a different kind of temptation feel.

Mu Bai was slightly surprised: "I'd like to hear more about it." For some reason, even though he couldn't see the face of the national teacher and didn't have much contact with him, he felt an inexplicable closeness to this person.

The national teacher said with a smile: "I went to the inn to visit the moon last night, but by chance I heard the conversation between the two on the roof, so I wanted to make a deal."

Mu Bai was very surprised, this national teacher is so powerful, he can overhear the conversation between the two of them without Ming Yuan knowing, if he leaks the secret...

The national teacher seemed to see through Mu Bai's thoughts at a glance, and then said: "You don't need to worry, even if I leak the secret, it will not affect Mingyuan Longjun very much, at most it will collapse his aloof Dragon Lord image, and there will be a What's the big deal?"

Mu Bai calmed down, but he felt that his words were reasonable, he frowned and said, "Is there a way for the national teacher to break the dragon's teeth?"

The national teacher said: "Although I can't, I know the whereabouts of Gouyue. Just as Long Jun expected, Gouyue's sword spirit has left the world with the ancient god, but the sword body has been left behind."

Mu Bai was overjoyed, they were clueless, they didn't want God to take pity on them, and there was a nobleman to help them, so he hurriedly asked: "I don't know how the national teacher is willing to—"

The "squeak" sound of opening the door interrupted his words, the two turned their heads together, and saw Ming Yuan walking out of the ancestral hall with his legs up, stepping over the threshold, and said with a smile: "The weather is so hot, why don't you find a place Where is the cool place to talk?"

The national teacher nodded and said: "Long Jun is very right, I was negligent, please come with me." After saying that, he walked in front of the way like a leisurely stroll, as if he was very familiar with the Huguohoufu.

The three of them sat down in a stone pavilion, no one spoke for a while, although Mu Bai was impatient, seeing that Ming Yuan was silent, he could only sit silently.

The servant brought three cups of sour plum soup and some cool fruits, and bowed back.Only then did the national teacher Shi Shiran open his mouth: "There is an isolated island that rises from the water in the south of the South China Sea every hundred years. I wonder if Lord Long has heard of it?"

Ming Yuan pondered for a while, nodded and said: "I have heard about it. But there is a moat there one day, the current is treacherous, the bottom of the water is unfathomable, and there are often huge undercurrents and whirlpools. Unfortunately, it is at the border of the area under the jurisdiction of the South China Sea Dragon Palace. It is heard that the first generation of South China Sea Dragon King once sent his men to investigate, but in the end the entire army was wiped out, and none of his men returned. Since then, that natural moat has been regarded as a restricted area, and the floating island seems to have risen from the natural moat. "

But Mu Bai frowned and said: "But Gouyue is on that floating island?" Even the Shui people would regard it as a restricted area, it must be extremely dangerous.

The national teacher smiled and said: "Exactly. Counting with fingers, the floating island will appear shortly after this year's ghost month. If you miss it, you may have to wait for another hundred years."

Mu Bai was anxious in his heart, he couldn't help turning his head to look at Ming Yuan, but he saw him slowly picking up the soup bowl, took a sip, and then said: "Since the sword spirit has left, what's the use of leaving the sword body alone? A gouyue that has lost its function is just a useless waste, it is not worth the risk." It turned out that he had already heard the conversation between Mu Bai and the others in the ancestral hall.

The national teacher shook his head and said: "Mr. Long's words are wrong. Even without the sword spirit, the residual energy in the sword is enough to support Gouyue's full blow. It is no problem to cut off the dragon's teeth again. Why don't Mr. Long give it a try? What about trying?"

Ming Yuan took a lychee, peeled it and chewed it slowly in his mouth, why didn't he want to give it a try, but the person in front of him didn't know where he came from, whether he was an enemy or a friend.He actually has one or two friends in the South China Sea, he had heard that the moat was extremely dangerous that day, if he really wanted to go to the floating island to get the sword, Mu Bai would definitely go with him, how dare he risk his life to try it?

Seeing that Ming Yuan was silent, the national teacher turned his gaze to Mu Bai again. Mu Bai lowered his head to think for a moment, then raised his head and said: "Since the eldest brother thinks it's wrong, let's forget it. We won't bother you if we think of other ways." National teacher."

The national teacher's eyes flickered, he tapped his fingers on the stone table twice, and said: "It seems that Lord Long still refuses to believe me. In fact, I raised this matter rashly to help a friend."

Ming Yuan lacked interest, and continued to eat lychees on his own. It seemed that he was not very interested in the whole story, and the national teacher was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "Although it is a forbidden area for aquariums, it is not that no one has set foot there. It has been a hundred years A few days ago, my friend went to the island, and although he escaped death, he escaped unscathed after retrieving a treasure."

Ming Yuan let out an "oh", and said casually: "The friends who want to come to the national teacher must also be people with exquisite Taoism."

The national teacher sighed, shook his head and said: "Mr. Long guessed wrong this time. My friend was just a mortal when he came to the island, and he still has another wish unfulfilled. He wants to go back to floating again in his lifetime. island."

Mu Bai wondered, "What is his wish?"

The national teacher said: "If I say this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to impress the two of you. My friend is staying in a humble house. If you have nothing else to do, why don't you follow me to meet him."