Toad Palace Spring and Autumn

Lu Xiaotian is Wen Chuqing's disciple, and he has been studying art with a teacher for some years.He was originally the son of a hunter who lived under Jiejian Peak. He often walked around the mountain with very diligent hands and feet.Later, due to a coincidence, Wen Chuqing appreciated him and got a job as a guard, so he settled down on the mountain.After so many years, he was used to the ups and downs in Toad Palace, but he never felt timid.Others said that Toad Palace was a foreign teacher of evil spirits, but he didn't think so. At least in the troubled times, the villages near Xie Jianfeng were sheltered by Toad Palace, and there were few bandits.

It's just that this time it's a little different from before, and things seem to be much more serious.

Lu Xiaotian also personally participated in the construction of Yumeng City back then, but at that time he didn't know the meaning of this city.Unexpectedly, after a few years, this place became the last bastion of Toad Palace.I can't remember exactly which day I went down the mountain. Since the arrival of the palace lord, the daily operation of Yumeng City has quickly entered the right track. He and a group of disciples practice diligently every day and work on time. Everything seems to be back to normal. It was the way it was on the mountain before, but he knew in his heart that some things had quietly changed, and he could never go back.

On this day, Lu Xiaotian led several recruits to patrol the city.The surrounding area was very quiet, only the rustling of footsteps on the ground could be heard.In the quiet atmosphere, a piercing sound wave suddenly sounded, and everyone felt as if they were facing an enemy.

"what sound?"

"It looks like someone broke in!"

"This is how to do?"

Several guards panicked, but Lu Xiaotian didn't seem to be in a hurry at all.He knew very well how powerful Yumeng City's mechanism was, and it was impossible for anyone to force their way in by relying on brute force alone.But just to be on the safe side, he went back to the city to find Wen Chuqing, and only taught the two newcomers to stay and help guard the city gate.

The buildings in Yumeng City are no more luxurious than those on the mountain, but the land is much wider. There are several entrances and exits from the inside to the outside, and it is easy to get lost if you are not careful.Fortunately, Lu Xiaotian is used to walking, so he soon came to a small garden, surrounded by green bamboo fences, a small courtyard covered with vines, and inside were two rows of exquisite houses, a girl in a skirt was bending over. He scooped water into the wooden barrel at his waist, oblivious to the person beside him.

Lu Xiaotian deliberately picked up a stone and threw it over. The stone hit the edge of the barrel. The girl was taken aback. When she looked up and saw him, she couldn't help but blame: "Why are you back? Didn't the Palace Master ask you to go on patrol?"

"Of course I have to come back and report something, is the Palace Master in?"

As Lu Xiaotian said, he walked in firmly, but he was stopped by the girl: "Hey, I'm afraid the palace master won't have time to see you right now."

"No, I have something urgent, don't get in the way."

"Young Master is losing his temper inside, and the Palace Master is coaxing him, you are going to die as you please."

The girl threw the wooden spoon back into the bucket in anger and ignored Lu Xiaotian.

Lu Xiaotian had no choice but to back away, winking at her: "Good sister, tell me, what happened? Why are you so angry?"

The girl sighed, "Master, he has been sleepy for the past two days. It's okay to be drowsy, but when he wakes up, he loses his temper and refuses to eat."

Lu Xiaotian also said languidly: "I think if the young master continues to make such a fuss, the palace master will not be able to bear it sooner or later."

The son mentioned by the two is none other than Ruan Kongqi, the master of Zhenlong Terrace.His whole body was exhausted, Wen Chuqing felt that he owed something, and took good care of him every day and night, sleeping and eating with him, hoping to dilute the knot in the past, but Ruan Kongqi didn't appreciate it very much, but fortunately, she didn't take care of it all. Refused, although the life is bumpy, it can finally go on.

After finally coaxing Ruan Kongqi to sleep, Wen Chuqing came out to see Lu Xiaotian, and when she learned that someone had trespassed into the city, her expression couldn't help but change.

"when did it happen?"

"Back to the Hall Master, it's been half an hour."

"Follow me to have a look."

When Wen Chuqing arrived in a hurry with Lu Xiaotian, the gate of the city was wide open for some reason, and the guards in charge of guarding the city were all lying on the ground in disarray, some passed out, some were mourning , Fortunately, there was no fatal injury.

"Who opened the city gate?"

You must know that Yumeng City's protective barrier is solid, unless the city gate is opened from the inside, once the defense state is activated, not to mention living people, not even a bird can fly in.Wen Chuqing was angry in her heart, so her voice was stern.

Several guards who were still awake looked at each other, apparently not realizing what was going on.

Lu Xiaotian was anxious, grabbed one of them by the collar, and asked loudly: "Are you deaf or dumb? Tell me, who opened the city gate?"

"Brother, I asked them to open it."

The gentle voice was like a yellow warbler coming out of the valley, Wen Chuqing still couldn't believe it when he heard it suddenly.Until I turned around and saw the all-too-familiar beauty with red makeup, I didn't know whether to be happy or sad for a moment, "Sister Liu! You...you are still alive?"

Looking back on that day when Yu Mengya fought bloody battles, the more he was on the front line of life and death, the more it seemed like a dream, false and real, making people unable to tell the real from the fake.Originally thought that Liu Xuanying would fall into the hands of the righteous way of the Central Plains, it must be bad luck, but he didn't expect that the two brothers and sisters would meet again, this situation is really confusing, I don't know what to say.On the contrary, Liu Xuanying was the first to wake up, and pulled Ning Huaishhang forward quickly, "Brother, I'm safe and sound this time, thank you idiot!"

Wen Chuqing seemed to have just noticed that Ning Huaishang was beside her, and her expression froze for a moment, "Why does Ning Daxia appear here?"

The secret path from the bottom of the mountain to the bottom of the cliff is the top secret of the Toad Palace, and it is definitely not a good thing to be known by the Central Plains Zhengdao.Thinking of the troubles that would come next, Wen Chuqing looked at Ning Huaishhang with colder and colder eyes.

Ning Huaishang seemed to have seen through his worries, and hurriedly said: "Master Wen, don't worry too much, this visit is really a private matter, and Ning must keep his mouth shut about the secret."

Wen Chuqing's face turned pale, but his tone was still unwelcome, "Why, might Ning Daxia think that Yu Mengya didn't have enough people to die, so he still wants to catch them all?"

Liu Xuanying couldn't bear to see Ning Huaishhang being embarrassed, and hurriedly explained: "Brother, you misunderstood, the people who killed us in Yumengya last time were not idiots, but those from the main combat faction."

"What's the difference? Anyway, they're all reneging on their promises."

Ning Huaishang was so embarrassed by this sentence that he tried to defend himself several times, but finally he said embarrassingly, "It's really a villain's act to change one's mind before the battle. Now that both parties have suffered heavy losses, all factions in the Central Plains have regrets and agreed to follow the agreement. With Zhenlong Terrace as the boundary, share Lingshan with the noble faction, from now on the Wanggui faction will not embarrass the martial arts practitioners who go up to the mountain to practice, peace is the most important thing in everything."

"People don't offend me. I don't offend anyone. But see how you teach me to believe that this is not another scam?"

What Wen Chuqing said was not unreasonable, Liu Xuanying was suspicious for a moment, and couldn't help complaining to Ning Huaishang: "Hey, you are not using me, are you? Fake benevolence and hypocrisy to arrange for me to teach disciples, but also to use beautiful men to trick me , and now you are saying all the good things, are you really trying to trick us into going up the mountain and catch them all in one go?"

Ning Huaishang was dumbfounded by her words, and swore against the sky: "If I, Ning, speak half a lie, I will be struck by lightning."

Seeing him like this, Wen Chuqing believed in him, but she glanced at the unconscious guards around her, and suddenly became suspicious: "Sister Liu, you can just come in, why do you have to make things difficult for the guards?"

"Ah, it's none of my business... Umm, what are you doing, idiot?"

In the middle of Liu Xuanying's words, Ning Huaishang suddenly covered his mouth, and he was a little out of breath.Wen Chuqing saw the clue, and her eyes froze: "Besides you, someone else broke in?"

"Huh? This..."

Seeing that Wen Chuqing's expression was not right, Liu Xuanying didn't know whether to confess Baili Yunxiao, scratched his head and looked at Ning Huaishang, he also had a helpless expression.

"You...too bad, Palace Mistress!"

"Hey, brother, wait for us!"

……

There is a Tianchi Lake on the top of Xiejian Peak, and an underground spring at the bottom of Yumengya.According to Mei Luo's meaning, this is in response to the statement of Tiangang Dimu, which is the phase of heaven and earth in Feng Shui.

Since coming to Yumeng City, Yue Yinlin has been meditating in Diquan every day.The wuyang meridian he has learned is important in penetrating the meridians, cutting the meridians and washing the marrow, so he must practice diligently and not let it go to waste for a day.Compared with the clear and pure water quality of Tianchi, there is a waterfall above the ground spring. The swift water flows down from the nine heavens, absorbing the turbidity of heaven and earth, and pouring it into the deep pool to eliminate the invisible. It is a natural place for cultivation and is more suitable for Practice in the later stage of Wuyang Jing.

The boring days of martial arts training may be tormenting for others, but he got used to it at a very young age.Everyone in the world knows that the Demon Sect is very ambitious, but in fact his ambition is far less than what outsiders think.It is better to say that it is an emperor's dream than a rivers and lakes dream.Even when he was in the royal family and the throne was at his fingertips, he never felt the slightest desire to fight for it. His lifelong wish was to cultivate the way of humanity, to cultivate the supreme way, to meet like-minded people, and to live a life in the rivers and lakes without the fetters of the royal family. .

There is no way to win forever.If the balance between good and evil is the path that person chooses in his life, then he can abandon everything about Xie Jianfeng like a pair of shoes.No matter how beautiful the mountains and rivers are, no matter how good the buildings are, they are dead things after all.Giving all of this is the repayment for the time when he sacrificed his life to save him.

Only when people are alive can they have unlimited possibilities and hopes.

Yue Yinlin had already died once.Rebirth from blood, but I hope that there will be no regrets in this life.

However, things are impermanent and always unexpected.

Sensing that someone had broken into the ground spring, Yue Yinlin slowly opened his eyes, his face turned slightly pale because his practice was forcibly interrupted in the middle.With a subconscious glance, he couldn't take his eyes back, and happened to meet the man's fiery gaze.

It has long been known that Baili Yunxiao has a very good appearance, even though he is always dressed in coarse cloth, it can't hide his tall and straight figure and his elegant demeanor.At this moment, he was wearing white clothes made of spun yarn, and his attire was somewhat similar to his own, quite taboo handsome.

Yue Yinlin was not very surprised by his arrival.This person seems to have a magical nature, and he doesn't take any difficulties in his eyes.Life and death seem to be commonplace for him, whether he enjoys glory and wealth or becomes a prisoner, he can enjoy it.This kind of person is hard-working steel, but also pliable, both invincible and lingering.He considers himself not his opponent.

"This is not the place you should be."

Baili Yunxiao didn't argue, and sat cross-legged across from him, "I'll accompany you."

Yue Yinlin frowned slightly, and finally closed his eyes without saying anything.

When Wen Chuqing led a group of people to arrive, what he saw was the picture of two people meditating in silence.

……

"Palace Master?"

Wen Chuqing called out tentatively, and Yue Yinlin said, "I'm fine, you guys go back."

Everyone looked at each other and stood still.

Ning Huaishang was also confused, "Junior brother, what are you doing?"

Baili Yunxiao said: "I want to stay here, please take care of everything about Jianfeng with Master Wen."

……

There was silence again.

It took a while for Ning Huaishang to smile bitterly at Wen Chuqing, "Do you believe what I said just now?"

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This year, everyone in the Jianghu knew that the seven sects of the Central Plains formed an alliance to attack the Toad Palace. After many twists and turns, the two parties finally signed a non-aggression agreement.

In July of the same year, the marriage between Ning Huaishang, the chief student of the Ziqing Sword Sect, and Liu Xuanying, the owner of Toad Palace Tingxiang, became the most talked about legendary anecdote in the martial arts world.

It is said that on the day of the wedding banquet, the hall was full of guests, and many people at the banquet were originally unequal enemies, but in the end they all got drunk and lost their grievances.

It is said that things in the world are impermanent, people's hearts are changeable, and it is difficult to go straight. The more affectionate love is, the more difficult it is to avoid grievances, and it is difficult to separate love and hatred.

Many years later, at the bottom of Yumeng Cliff, Baili Yunxiao told Yue Yinlin about the dream he had on Qilan Mountain, but Yue Yinlin just laughed and said nothing.

It is Yefeiye, and it is true just like a dream.

At that time, life and death were on the line, and lovesickness was like thirst.All things in the world of mortals are floating, and the golden wind and jade are in the dream soul.

The memory of that night was too lingering, and can only be mentioned occasionally in the quiet days of the years.

Blue oars can't cross the sea of ​​lovesickness, brocade books can't hold distant thoughts.No matter how the world changes, there is always such a person, wherever he is, his home is there.

-THAN-

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☆, it's all about

This is not the first time.Opening the document in front of the computer, the plot of the story is dotted in my mind, but they are all flashes of inspiration, unable to piece together a sentence.I used to think that it was because I was under a lot of pressure in life and work, and I was too worried about trivial matters, but now I suddenly realized that maybe it was really Jiang Lang who had run out of talents.

People have to obey the old.When I was in the first year of junior high school, I learned for the first time from my deskmate that I could write novels by myself. Since then, I have written countless novels in notebooks with pens.At that time, there was no computer, no TXT, no smart phone, and all the words popped out of my head like a fountain.Often, before one story is finished, the prototype of another story emerges.When I was young, I wrote whatever I thought of, and I never needed to revise it, and when I didn’t have a Cave, of course, most of the finished products are ridiculous now: the main character, Mary Su, is set in different places, and the series basically takes place in Capitals or bustling cities across the country.The plot is based on imagination, and everything is assumed to be floating clouds. It really has a stupid and cute energy that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers.Many times in self-study classes or partial subjects, the teacher found my little book. Almost all the teachers were reasonable and did not care about it, and some even encouraged me.Looking back, I also feel that there are still many warm people in the world.

Now I can't write anything with a pen.If I only have a pen and a notebook in my hand, I think I will bite the pen holder and stare blankly for a day.I used to be a computer idiot, now I can't do anything without a computer.

The unit rules are very strict, you can’t write novels on the work computer, and I live far away from work, and it takes at least an hour each way every day, and it’s basically after ten o’clock at night to turn on the computer after work. up.At that time, my head was clamoring to rest and relax, and to get up early for work the next day. What could I do in just two hours?

On weekends, if you have nothing to do, it is the most pleasant.But in case of illness, headache, class reunion, work overtime at work?I consider myself an otaku, but I still obviously don't have enough time.Maybe it's because I didn't work hard enough, or maybe I was too indulgent with myself, but after all, novels are here for me, not my profession.I hope to write a story slowly in a leisurely environment, and when the story is finished, my task will be over.

After writing this article, I don’t know if I will write it again in the future.

I suddenly realized that the world I had imagined no longer existed, and my pen could no longer describe the story I wanted.

Most importantly, the story in my heart is slowly disappearing bit by bit.

But who knows what will happen next?

Thank you to everyone who is here, thank you for your company.

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