National Division

"That's Guanghan Palace?" Emperor Jing'an arrived at this time, the surroundings were completely silent, and his voice couldn't help but lower his voice.

"No." Among the three, Zhibai was the only one who was calm and unhurried, as if he was not walking on the road leading to the Moon Palace, but in the garden of the palace, "There are [-] households in the middle of the month, and that's where they live , if it is said that Guanghan Qingxu's mansion is still rising to the next level in the middle of the month. Your Majesty should be able to see it tonight, but it is unknown at this time whether he can enter."

"There are [-] households in the middle of the month?" Emperor Jing'an couldn't help being surprised, "I only heard that in the middle of the month there is the Palace of Guanghan, the Osmanthus of a Thousand Years, the Rabbit of Su'e Yutu, and the Wu Gang of Guigui, why are there still [-] households?" Are they all fairies under Su'e's control?"

Zhibai smiled and shook his head: "Your Majesty doesn't know, the moon is a composite of seven treasures, and its momentum is like a pill. Because of the sun's shadow, it has a shape that is round and short. If it is allowed to burn by the sun, it will be completely eroded. Therefore, there are [-] households living in the middle of the month. If you repair them with an axe, you will have a self-deficiency and a round appearance. Tonight, on the fifteenth day, the moon phase will be full, and these [-] households will finish their work. From the sixteenth to the three Ten days is the time of rest, and the moon will be scorched by the sun's shadow, and will be rounded and lost again."

These words are really unheard of, not only Emperor Jing'an was dumbfounded, even Qi Jun, who doesn't believe in gods and Buddhas, is now walking on the jade bridge in the night sky, and the full moon is within reach, so he couldn't help but listen to it , all looked at him blankly.

Zhibai looked at the astonishment on the faces of the two, smiled slightly, and suddenly raised his hand and pointed in front of him: "Please look, Your Majesty!"

As soon as Emperor Jing'an turned his head, he felt the silver light in front of his eyes, he couldn't see anything clearly for a moment, the step he was taking out couldn't help but feel empty, thinking that he was in the sky at this time, suddenly A stagger.However, after only shaking for a while, the feet stepped on the solid place again, and the silver light in front of them suddenly faded away. When I looked again, the three of them were no longer on the bridge, but there was a small road winding forward under their feet. The pavilions belong to another world.Looking back, the jade bridge has disappeared, and the back is dark, and there is no way to see where it came from. A light breeze blows in the face, with the sweet scent of osmanthus, inhaling the sweet fragrance of osmanthus, and immediately refreshed. I can't help asking: "It's only the middle of February, How can there be sweet-scented osmanthus?"

Zhibai smiled and said: "The osmanthus in the moon is different from the sweet-scented osmanthus in the world. It always blooms at all seasons and only bears seeds in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Guilin is ahead, and your majesty can naturally smell the fragrance of flowers."

"Isn't there only one laurel tree in the middle of the moon? Why is there Guilin?"

Zhibai pointed to the top of his head: "The osmanthus tree that Wu Gang cut is a ten-thousand-year laurel, and there is indeed only one. It was planted in Guanghan, Qingxu, and it was still in the first heaven. Here in Guilin, all the osmanthus seeds that fell from that osmanthus tree It grows and becomes a forest for many years."

A few people were talking, and they had already walked along the path for a long distance. Sure enough, there were scattered osmanthus trees in front of them, of different sizes, but they were all blooming with small light yellow flowers, and the sweet fragrance was refreshing.Emperor Jing'an took a few deep breaths, and said with emotion: "Osmanthus fragrans in the world is sweet, but the taste is strong but too greasy, but the scent of osmanthus in this month is more intense and refreshing. It is really a special product." Wouldn't it be good to take a branch back and plant it in the harem garden?"

Zhibai smiled and said: "The land in the world is barren, and the laurel plant does not grow. Every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Wu Gang cuts the laurel, and some osmanthus seeds fall into the world, but none of them grow. It can be seen that the laurel does not belong to the world. Your Majesty may not be able to break it." Arrived."

Emperor Jing'an was a little unconvinced: "Even if the seeds don't grow, it's good to take a branch home to smell the fragrance for a few days. Why can't I even break a osmanthus?" Broken branches.But as soon as he got under the tree, he stepped on something soft, and suddenly there was an ouch under his foot, and a person sat up in the shadow of the tree, his right hand hugged his left Xuexue and cried out in pain, "Who is it!"

The moonlight was shining outside, and it became much weaker in the middle of the month, so Emperor Jing'an didn't realize that there was a person lying under the tree, he was shocked and quickly said: "I'm really sorry, I didn't know you were lying here, I offended you. "The person in this month must belong to the gods, so he is very polite when he speaks.

The man yawned, stretched himself, and stood up from the shadow of the tree: "It's okay to sleep here at some point."

Emperor Jing'an looked at this person carefully under the moonlight, he was tall and well-proportioned, there was nothing special about him, he was wearing a white cloth with cuffs rolled up, a bundle was thrown on the ground, obviously he had just put it on his pillow.It's just that the white cloth of the burden is the same as the cloth on his body, with a faint silver light, although he has been lying on the ground, it is so white that it does not touch any dust.Emperor Jing'an looked at it carefully, and felt that this person was extraordinary, so he said with a smile: "Why are you so tired and lie down on the spot?"

The man scooped up the burden, and looked Emperor Jing'an up and down after hearing the words, with a look of surprise on his face: "Your Excellency is actually a human being?"

"You have good eyesight." Emperor Jing'an was even more in awe of this person, "I am the Son of Heaven on earth. I came to Guanghan for a visit when the moon was full. I don't know who you are?"

The man put the burden on his arm, clasped his fists and bowed to Emperor Jing'an: "It turns out that he is the emperor of the world, so I'm disrespectful. I am one of the [-] moon repairers in the middle of the month. Today, the repair of the moon is completed. It is fate to go back to rest, lie here because I am too tired, and not want to see the emperor on earth."

Emperor Jing'an listened to what he said just confirmed what Zhibai had just said, he had no doubts in his heart, and said with a smile: "It is indeed fate. I want to visit Guanghan Qingxu's mansion, but I don't know where to go?"

The man raised his hand and pointed to the front and said: "Guanghan Palace is still above the first layer of heaven, the emperor will arrive naturally when he walks from here." Glancing at Emperor Jing'an's feet, he hesitated for a while and said, "I'm afraid the emperor's feet are not strong enough. It’s also because of fate——” He untied the burden and took out two small bags, “This is two packages of jade chips and rice, and I gave it to the emperor to eat, so that I can strengthen my feet.”

As soon as the two small bags were taken out, Emperor Jing'an could smell the strong fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus.This leaf bag was actually a laurel leaf, but Emperor Jing'an had never seen such a wide lotus leaf-like laurel leaf, he knew it was a strange species, so he quickly took it with both hands.Taking a closer look, the man's baggage turned out to be some axes and chisels, but the color was pure and flawless, as if they were all made of beautiful jade.

The commoner handed out the two leaf bags, then bowed his hands to Emperor Jing'an, took the bags, turned around and left.I didn't see how brisk his steps were, but after three or five steps, he walked into the shade of the trees and disappeared instantly.Knowing that he met a strange person, Emperor Jing'an admired him for a while, and then opened the leaf bag in his hand.

The thing covered by the green leaves looks like a ball of rice at first glance, but when you gently twist it with your hands, you will find that it is actually a grain of jade flakes. It glows warmly under the moonlight and emits a sweet smell different from that of sweet-scented osmanthus.Emperor Jing'an took a look and hesitated: "Is this - edible?" Even though he took the golden elixir, it was all refined, such grains of hard things, but he didn't dare to put it in his stomach at will. Riton.

Zhibai just came over at this time, looked at it and smiled: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, you are destined. Although eating rice with jade crumbs in this month will not make you live longer, it will also strengthen your body and eliminate all diseases."

Emperor Jing'an was overjoyed when he heard the words, seeing that there were three people here, he handed a leaf bag to Qi Jun: "Jun'er share the food with the immortal master." He put the other leaf bag in his hand to his mouth, and took a tentative bite.

The jade crumbs are as hard as a stone when twisted, but they are soft when they are in the mouth. They are similar to ordinary glutinous rice balls, but their taste is extraordinarily sweet and mixed with the aroma of sweet-scented osmanthus.Emperor Jing'an couldn't help but took another mouthful, and in a blink of an eye, seeing that Qi Jun was holding the bag of jade crumb rice with a strange color on his face, he couldn't help asking: "Why doesn't Jun'er eat?"

Qi Jun really couldn't eat it.As soon as the leaf bag was opened, he felt a cloying sweet smell mixed with a rancid smell rushing towards his face, which made him want to vomit, but seeing Emperor Jing'an eating deliciously, he couldn't say these words no matter what Seeing Emperor Jing'an's urging, he had to reluctantly take a bite.Unexpectedly, the jade chip rice was as hard as a stone in the mouth, and it almost broke his teeth, and once the rice was in the mouth, the rotten smell was even stronger. Although Qi Jun wanted to bite the bullet and swallowed it, he couldn't stop the smell from rushing into the sky. , He vomited it all out with a wow, and turned his head to retch.

Zhibai has been watching from the side, and then he sighed, took the jade chip rice in Qi Jun's hand, picked up a handful of it, put it in his mouth, and began to chew.Emperor Jing'an looked at Qi Jun suspiciously: "What's the matter?"

"Your Highness is in good health. Jade powder rice is not beneficial to His Highness, so it is not suitable to take it."

Zhibai's explanation obviously did not satisfy Emperor Jing'an, he looked at Qi Jun thoughtfully for a long while, then turned his head and started eating the jade crumb rice in his hand again.Qi Jun managed to stop vomiting, and supported the osmanthus tree next to him to rest for a while, the feeling of boredom and hiccups in his chest gradually dissipated.

At this time, Emperor Jing'an had finished eating a pack of jade crumb rice, he felt refreshed, with indescribable strength all over his body, he pointed to the front and said: "Master Immortal, let's go now."

The path among the osmanthus trees was winding and endless. If it was on weekdays, Emperor Jing'an would have been tired, but today he is full of energy.I don’t know how long I’ve been walking, but I feel that the terrain is gradually rising, and suddenly it’s clear to me that Guilin has come to an end, but in the distance is a palace with double eaves and flying buildings. A plaque hangs on the lintel of the main hall. House" in big characters.Next to the palace is a huge osmanthus tree, its branches and leaves spread out to cover most of the courtyard; under the tree, a person sits leaning against the tree, holding a big ax in his hand, drowsy; beside him is a rabbit, surrounded by a medicine The mortar jumps around.From a distance, I heard the sound of silk and bamboo coming from the apse, which was so fresh and melodious that it was unprecedented in the world.

Emperor Jing'an was good at calligraphy and painting, and was also fond of silk and bamboo. He felt a little forgetful when he heard the sound of nature, and walked towards the main hall.Unexpectedly, the sleepy man under the osmanthus tree suddenly woke up and shouted: "Who dares to trespass in Guanghan!"

This sound was like a thunderbolt, Emperor Jing'an was startled, he felt his feet thump into the air, and his whole body fell down.This shock was not trivial, he broke free suddenly, sat up with a whimper, only to find that he was lying on the bed in the palace, the three sticks of incense burning next to him had burned to the bottom, and the window was faintly white, it was actually dawn.

The palace maids who were on duty at night outside heard the movement and came in quickly. Emperor Jing'an moved his hands and feet, only to feel sleepy and drowsy when he woke up on weekdays. The taste of sweetness made me overjoyed, and stretched out my arms to let the palace servants dress, and said, "Where are the immortal master and the crown prince?"

Wang Jin is his personal inner eunuch, although there is no need to do such trivial things as putting on clothes and boots, but as soon as Emperor Jing'an got up, he hurried in to serve him, and replied after hearing the words: "The immortal master and the prince have not come, I think they are still here." In my own room, it was His Highness the Second Highness who came before it was dark and was anxious to see His Majesty. The slaves had to stop His Highness in the outer hall because His Majesty hadn't gotten up."

Emperor Jing'an frowned, remembering the scene in his dream, he was a little hesitant for a while, and said: "Let him come in. Then send someone to visit the immortal master and the prince. If they get up, please come here too."

When Qi Zhang heard the call, he rushed in in two steps.Emperor Jing'an saw that his eyes were slightly bloodshot, he looked like he hadn't slept all night, he frowned and said: "What's the matter? Why didn't you come at night?"

Qi Zhang was full of resentment, and said forcefully: "After sleeping at night, my son, I never waited for the immortal master to call me. I really couldn't wait, so I opened the door and went out. I saw that there was no house, but it was standing on the coast. Son I waited and waited, but no one was seen. I heard the sound of the rooster crowing, and everything around me suddenly disappeared, and I was on the bed in my own room again. I never saw Yuegong Guanghan at all! Father, this Immortal Master Xiuming is clearly a fraud fraud!"

"Nonsense!" The taste of jade flake rice was still in his mouth, and he felt relaxed again. How could Emperor Jing'an let him slander Zhibai like this, and immediately stopped, "You yourself have no chance to go to the Moon Palace, how dare you slander me at will? Immortal Master, hurry up and shut up!"

Qi Zhang was dumbfounded: "Father——"

Emperor Jing'an pulled up the hem of his clothes: "I did travel to the Moon Palace with the Immortal Master and Jun'er last night, and I was given a meal of jade crumbs from the man in the moon. Now I am more energetic than before, and it can be seen that the Immortal Master has magical skills. No way. Disrespect to the immortal master!" As he spoke, he remembered Qi Jun's nausea at the jade chip rice, and his brows wrinkled again.Qi Zhang was not destined to go to the Moon Palace with him, but Qi Jun was not destined to eat after seeing the jade crumbs.

"Your Majesty—" the little man sent to summon Qi Jun trotted in, "His Royal Highness is ill, and the Empress has summoned an imperial doctor to check his pulse."

"Sick?" Emperor Jing'an frowned even tighter, "Go and see."

Compared with Emperor Jing'an's refreshment, Qi Jun's complexion is really not very good-looking, and the rancid smell can't go away until now. He rinsed his mouth with flower water, wiped his teeth with green salt, and tried various Pickled fruit snacks, all of them are not good, but they vomited even more.The imperial doctor examined the pulse for a long time but found nothing, so he could only prescribe an antiemetic prescription.

Seeing Emperor Jing'an approaching, Qi Jun's expression became even uglier.He traveled to the Moon Palace with Emperor Jing'an, but he fell ill, what would outsiders think if the news spread?But the empress didn't listen to his dissuasion, she just asked the grand lady to invite the imperial doctor, and it happened that Emperor Jing'an summoned him again, and everyone knew about the trouble.

"Your Majesty," Ma Mingzi would miss such an opportunity. As soon as he heard that Qi Jun was ill, he immediately rushed over with a worried look on his face, "Your Highness, what did you collide with? Immortal Master Xiuming If you can send His Majesty to the Moon Palace, there must be a way to relieve His Majesty?"

What he said was not unreasonable, so Emperor Jing'an looked at Zhibai.Zhibai coughed dryly: "It's just that I was blown by the strong wind in the high altitude, and the cold air penetrated into the five internal organs, so I will naturally feel nauseous. I just need to rest and recuperate for a few days."

This made sense, so Emperor Jing'an nodded and told Qi Jun to rest well.Although he was very excited and wanted to ask Zhibai many questions, it was not easy to call him away at this time, so he could only walk out suppressing his excitement.

Makoto followed closely beside him.He has been in the palace for many years, and he knew that he was very happy at this time by looking at Emperor Jing'an's face, he couldn't help but thumped again, but his face didn't show the slightest bit, and he smiled and said: "How was your Majesty's trip last night?" In fact, look at Emperor Jing'an Looking at his demeanor, he knew that it was probably true that he had traveled to the Moon Palace in his dream.Originally, when Qizhang sent someone to say that he had never been to the Moon Palace at all, he was still secretly happy in his heart, and he had already figured out what words he would use to provoke Emperor Jing'an's anger.Who would have thought that Emperor Jing'an was smiling happily at this time, and that complexion - Ma Mingzi looked carefully, he had practiced alchemy for many years and also knew some medical principles, Emperor Jing'an's complexion was rosy, but it was different from the color of the golden elixir in the past, It actually looks like there is plenty of energy and blood coming out from the inside out, and there has been such a change in just one night. Could it be that he really went to the Moon Palace and got some kind of adventure?

The idea of ​​retreating after the Qianqiu Festival grew like a vine again, but thinking of the Ye family, Ma Mingzi could only suppress this thought, and listened to Emperor Jing'an almost dancing about the adventures in the Moon Palace.The more he listened, the more his heart sank.I hoped that Zhibai was just a helper brought back by Qi Jun, and that prolonging the life of the queen was just a good medicine. Bringing Emperor Jing'an into the Moon Palace, could it be that he is a true immortal?

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! I have devoted myself to cultivating the Tao for many years, and I am loved by the heavens. I have won the honor of an outstanding immortal teacher! Once the moon palace is wrapped in jade chips, it will win, but there are countless golden elixirs in the world! After that, the alchemy furnace of the poor Taoist can also be discarded."

Qi Zhang followed beside him, and when he heard what Ma Mingzi said, he was secretly anxious and winked.As if he didn't see it, Zhen Mingzi still smiled and said: "Pindao was still worried. Your majesty missed the fairy mountain because of the lack of cultivation in the poor way. Now that your majesty has this adventure in the moon palace, the poor way's heart can be at ease. It's just—" He changed the topic, "We also landed on the moon from Yuqiao, why did the prince get sick because of the wind?"

Emperor Jing'an also felt strange, thought for a while and said: "Probably because he has never eaten jade flakes rice." He casually recounted Qi Jun's reaction to jade flakes rice.

Zhenmingzi Dengjue's eyes lit up, and he sighed quickly: "It's a pity that the prince has no chance of such a foreign object. However, the prince still feels sick at this time, maybe it's not only because of the strong wind, but also because of the jade. Flushed by crumbs?"

The little Taoist boy next to him asked with a puzzled face: "Master, such a treasure that is hard to come by, your majesty eats lightly and is healthy. Why can't the prince not only be unable to swallow it, but also get sick because of it? It's not some evil thing." thing..."

Emperor Jing'an's face was slightly gloomy, and he didn't speak.Zhen Mingzi immediately raised his eyebrows and scolded: "Nonsense! How dare you talk nonsense in front of His Majesty if you know anything? Why don't you go back and face the wall and think about it!" Looking at Qi Zhang beside him, he whispered to himself, "It's a pity that there is no more The three eat it, otherwise we will know..." He didn't say what he knew.

But that's enough.Emperor Jing'an then also took a look at Qi Zhang, the joyful expression on his face gradually receded, and he became thoughtful...