Golden Light Puppet Show·Yan Qiao·Guiyan

03

As soon as Qiao Ruzi could remember, she was restricted from going out, not even going to places with few people at home.The family told stories for entertainment, so he naturally liked his father the most, and determined to grow up to learn his father's name and spread the world, and when he realized that he had no bones, he would never mention it again.

The man hugged him unfamiliarly and clumsily, and the fear he endured was all regarded by the family as the shyness of meeting his father for the first time.

A traveling monk came to the door, and the eldest and young master in the Taoist mansion had a relationship with Buddha, so my uncle wanted to beat him out angrily.He looked up at the mourning and resentful soul haunting his father, vaguely understood that it was probably true, and made up his mind to practice Buddhism.

After many years, he returned to vulgarity and stayed with his father to help him. At first, others called him the eldest son, but gradually changed his name to Qiao Tathagata—this nickname is actually a bit frivolous, and he got used to it after hearing it a lot.

It is naturally easy to hide under the wings of his father, no matter how quiet and plain his temper is, he always has his own wishes.

He once again apprenticed to the teacher, and everyone was surprised, only his father said nothing, stroking his white hair, smiling sentimentally.

Mo Cangli is a weird person.

Since God Gu Wenhuang's emotion of "pleasure" has spread quietly, the unknown hermit has become equally frightening.

He was born cold, about [-] years old, panting for a few steps, falling down when the wind blows, just sitting under his glass tree every day, reading a book and cleaning the mirror, he is a scholar who can't lift his shoulders or lift his hands.Maybe it was too much wisdom, the god took his health as a price, even the underworld doctor Xinghuajun couldn't save his body full of holes like a broken bellows.

But Qiao Tathagata saw Mo Cangli for the first time. He swung the simple long sword, and the sword energy smashed the vicious ghosts.

Seeing the scene in front of me following the path pointed by the doctor of the underworld, I felt an indescribable sense of absurdity in my heart.

Mo Cangli put the long sword into the ancient mirror, and said in a flat voice, "Did you come here specially to observe my appearance?"

Qiao Rulai spoke with difficulty: "Please help my father, senior."

Mo Cangli seemed to be thinking, but said, "You can see it."

Qiao Rulai responded in a low voice.

In the Central Plains, demons and goblins have already escaped into the dark, hiding in places where the human race can't see - but it doesn't mean they don't exist.

Shi Yanwen's trouble came suddenly and frighteningly.A ghost came from the dark with its fangs and claws. It generously took over his identity, his appearance was indistinguishable, his memory of details was the same, and his foundation was terrifyingly high.He set off a turmoil in the martial arts, which made Shi Yanwen difficult to explain. Qiao Tathagata, who raised the question, was ridiculed for not being able to recognize his father.

Everything is too absurd, beyond the cognition of normal people, Qiao Tathagata does not know how to support it.

I don't know whether it's luck or misfortune, but unexpectedly met Mo Cangli who is also outside the scope of common sense.

His attacks are single and unavoidable, with tens of thousands of swords when he raises his finger, the vicious curse of the ghost cannot prevent his own demise.

Qiao Tathagata, who was always peaceful, was rarely excited. She knelt down and said, "Senior, please accept me as an apprentice."

Unexpectedly, Mo Cangli agreed to go well, and not long after recovering from his injuries, he took Qiao Tathagata and the doctor of the underworld to roam the Central Plains.

From the beginning to the end, Qiao Tathagata has only learned one thing: how to get along with non-humans, to be precise, how to see Mo Cangli and eliminate non-humans.

He also understood the unreasonable force.

Thousands of years ago, the Demon Emperor Yuan Xie ordered the monsters and demons to conquer the Nine Realms, and the human race in the Central Plains retreated steadily, and the magicians appeared from the dark to fight.

Among the sorcerers, Mo Zhimen sacrificed himself and created "Zhi Ge Liu", and the Lu family used Zi Liu to forge the sword "Mo Kuang" as the key to unlock it.The sword array formed by the mantra of the mind has no effect on the human race, but it is a sharp weapon for killing evil spirits. It has been passed down from generation to generation, and the life of the host is continuously consumed while being used.

The Mohist called the host Juzi, and regarded him as the leader in name, but in fact there were nine most outstanding practitioners leading it.Juzi didn't care either, most of them stayed away from the Mohists and died young in their prime, leaving Mohists with a spiritual place to look up to.

When Mo Cangli told everything, the gentleness on his face was unprecedented.

"You were born with a pair of keen eyes, but you don't have the matching perception ability. Fortunately, you have practiced Buddhism for many years, which can prevent ordinary troubles. Stepping into the inhuman world, a moment of slow perception will kill you. You are only 22 years old. Goliu can change everything, but at the cost of overdrafting the future, even so, are you willing to accept it?"

Qiao Rulai replied: "Someone has to do it."

Without saying a word, Mo Cangli drew a curse seal on Qiao Tathagata's forehead, and Zhige Liu would flow into Qiao Tathagata's body after his death.

He can pass by the house of the dead with an expressionless face, and he can also turn a deaf ear to the screams of ghosts. While sending away life, perhaps a part of his heart also dies. After living for a short time, he can finally be himself.

It dawned on Qiao Tathagata, it turned out that the master, despite his usual sternness, would casually tease his friends.

Mo Cangli was very calm when he left, and the Liulishu lost its protective formation and was no longer bright red.

The doctor of the underworld waited for two days and began to pack up the relics, and Xiuru accompanied him in the room.Qiao Rulai went out to breathe, and found a gap in the base of the ancient wood, she went in and found an old box, which contained a novel with a lost front page and a brand new letter.

When he opened the letter, his heart skipped a beat.

On the paper were written "Pretty Tathagata" and "Fierce God", with the words "End" and "Luck" next to them, each crossed out and filled in, and the ink dripped into small shapes.

Mo Cangli would actually hesitate.

Qiao Rulai sat under the tree and read the novel carefully.

Yu Guozhi is different, describing a country farther away than the Demon World. The royal family claims to be the descendant of the God of Birds, and the kings and grandchildren are proud to be the son of God with supernatural powers.The capital of the country has a shrine dedicated to the spirit of the phoenix. The authority of the priest is second only to the lord of Yu Kingdom, and the candidates are called Lingzi.

In a certain year, rebellions broke out in Yu Kingdom, and a son of God appeared among the princes, who was assisted by a Central Plains practitioner and got involved in the political situation.The prince is intelligent and tolerant, with both civil and military skills, and the artist is extremely wise and cunning, and his methods are extraordinary. The cooperation between the two gradually stabilized the court situation.Everything seems to be on the right track, but the whole book ends abruptly in a brutal duel between the king's army and the rebels—called the Battle of Nixia in the book.

This story has no beginning and no end, and Qiao Ru was extremely surprised when she read it, because the magician named Ce Tianfeng in the book had a special title - the Mo family's giant son.

Xiuru came to ask for food, Qiao Rulai carried the box back, the doctor of the underworld glanced at it, and could barely hold the dishes in his hand.

"Senior, can you go to Heishui City for me?" Qiao Rulai understood when she saw him, "I...go to Yu Country."

Mo Kuang was damaged in an accident before and needed to be recast and repaired.Zhi Ge Liu relied on Mo Kuang to open it, Qiao Tathagata had no strength, and she was undoubtedly in danger on her own way.

Xiuru was young, so he only asked, "Where is the Kingdom of Yu?"

Qiaoru came to see the doctor of the underworld, he hesitated to speak, and finally sighed, "There is a man in the Mo family named Gongzi Kaiming, and Cangli said that he has explained to him, so I can probably believe half of what he said. I know you are born to think about people, but You can't be softer when you go out this time, no matter who you are facing, you have to be more prepared."

"I see."

——It’s not that you can’t be hard-hearted, but you are too hypocritical and used to deceiving yourself and others.

He vaguely heard Master's indifferent reprimand.

Aside from cultivating Confucianism, he didn't move his chopsticks much during the meal. The doctor of the underworld began to prepare for a long journey, and Qiao Rulai also returned to Zhengqi Villa to inform his father.

Yuguo is isolated from the Central Plains, and Shi Yanwen might take a journey through the Demon World on the way. Shi Yanwen was worried, so he chose a string of glazed Buddhist beads and sent them to the Bodhidharma Golden Light Pagoda for blessings from the eminent monks of Tianmen.Qiao Tathagata stayed in the Momen family, flipping through books day and night.

The official article only knows that more than 20 years ago, Yu Kingdom was in chaos, and there was a war between the border and the demon world.To be more detailed, but it is gone.

Qiao Tathagata is about to set off, but Shi Yanwen couldn't help it, so she retrieved the Buddhist beads and told him not to leave her body.Although the Buddha's power is greatly reduced, the body protection is barely enough. Qiao Tathagata has no danger along the way, but it is a pity that he went the wrong way and came to the devil world.

Unexpectedly, I saw Yu Guozhiyi again, and the first volume said: "The star descended from the sky, causing disaster to the world; its light shines, confusing the nine worlds; one wing brings disaster, and the other wing destroys harm; Peng covers Yu Guo, and the war begins."

The missing preface and postscript make the book even weirder.

The master's luck is indeed so bad that it can be regarded as a disaster star to some extent. However, there are other sons of gods in the book who can be called phoenixes and wings of disaster. Which one does he belong to?

Qiao Tathagata rarely felt a headache, so she found a comfortable position on the Arhat bed and fiddled with the book with one hand.

He believes that the master is Ce Tianfeng, but the reality is completely different from the story.

At the beginning of the civil strife, the rebel army was only a spark, and they absorbed defected soldiers, but they suppressed more and more.The priest died suddenly, the Emperor Yu was bedridden, and the prince holding the imperial decree of the country was ignored. At this time, there was a bad news of the invasion of the demon world and the border dynasty, and Ce Tianfeng, the spiritual son who was regarded as the next priest But he left unexpectedly.

When the whole country was in panic, not knowing whether the ancient capital would change its surname or belong to the demon world, Ce Tianfeng's junior sister, another frail and sickly female Lingzi, took over as priest.The Prince Jian Guo received the support of the Shrine, successfully quelled the rebellion and ascended the throne not long after, Yu Kingdom recuperated and recovered its old prosperity year by year.

Different notes, some are indignant that the demon world took advantage of the fire to loot, some feel that the ruins of the Nixia battle are all over the scorched earth, some recall the male and female reiko they met in the shrine in the early years, and some are fascinated by the mid-autumn séance in August. His demeanor and appearance should only be in the sky.

There has never been a fierce god, and the god son who descended from the phoenix has disappeared without a trace. It seems that the raindrops that have thrown themselves into the lake, whether they exist or not are unknown.

The sound of knocking on the door brought back the distracted thoughts, and the maid came in to deliver mung bean soup to cool off the summer heat. Seeing that there were still people behind, Qiao Tathagata quickly straightened her sitting posture.

"Excuse me, sir." Yunhai Passerby said in a gentle manner.

Seeing him flipping through the bookshelves, Qiao Rulai thought of the small portrait of a woman she had seen before, "The layout of the study is different from other places. Is the low couch still popular in the devil world?"

"The courtyard here was arranged by Yan Wang according to the customs of the Yu Kingdom." Yunhai Passer came and put a book on the small table, "He stuffed the book again, this should be for Mr. too."

The cover of the book is a little old, signed "Pirate Talent", Qiao Tathagata didn't read it, but said: "Have you seen King Yan these few days, Mr. Ce?"

"I finished the business this morning, and I thought he would come to look for Mr.." Yunhai Passenger showed surprise, "Mr. seems to be recovering well, and the trip to Yu Country has already been arranged. If you don't feel too rushed, I can leave tomorrow morning." With a straight face, he said seriously: "The last contact between the Demon World and the Central Plains was the battle of Emperor Yuanxie thousands of years ago, and there was a lot of friction with Yu Kingdom. King Yan has always had a good life. Fine, I'm afraid I'm not satisfied with going out, I can send the human servants to the capital in advance, and I have to trouble the gentleman to take care of me along the way."

Qiao Rulai said, "I'm just an outsider."

"He is more well-behaved in front of outsiders." Yunhai's passing nature made Qiao Rulai embarrassed, "Speaking of which, the Central Plains has no contact with Yu Country, why does the master insist on going to Yu Country?"

"There are some things I care about."

"Oh?"

Qiao Tathagata asked hesitantly: "Mr. Ce, have you heard of Yu Kingdom's fierce god?"

"Ha, good question. Apart from me, I'm afraid there are not many demons who can answer you..."

Passerby in the sea of ​​clouds dragged out his voice, half-covered his feather fan, unable to see his face clearly, his dark eyes were clearly bent.

"Isn't the so-called fierce god the son of God?"

Qiao Rulai didn't react for a while.

"Dare to ask, sir, what is the Son of God?"

"Individual royal families, as they grow up with age, unexplained supernatural powers emerge on their bodies, and they are regarded as the god of birds who appears in the world." Qiao Tathagata said hesitantly, "The top ones among the sons of gods can transform into phoenixes, manipulate Pure power. But, is this... is this even human?"

The passer-by in the sea of ​​clouds smiled and said: "In the Central Plains, inhumans have been hiding for a long time, and those who practice human supernatural abilities are not on the stage. You don't have much contact with me, so you will naturally feel that you are not a human being. The royal family of Yu Kingdom claims to inherit the flesh and blood of the phoenix, and the son of God can be a perfect person." To the realm of transformation, transcending the confinement of the human body, it is the best proof of their long lineage. In history, there was only one immortal son, who was also the lord of Yu Kingdom at that time. , suffered heavy losses in the last battle, and the spirit body of the phoenix completely dissipated. A hundred years ago, someone wrote a biography for the next few sons of God. "

Qiao Tathagata repeated, "A hundred years ago."

"The Son of God hasn't appeared in Yu Country for at least a hundred years." Yunhai Passenger looked at Qiao Tathagata, as if seeing through all his confusion, and said patiently, "As for the evil god, sir, you have read Yu Guozhi Yi, do you remember the preface?"

Qiao Rulai nodded.

"It is said that the fierce god was not different at the beginning, but as the age grew, the Yuhui Nationality gradually became more and more turbulent. The reason is that the fierce god has lost his natural life character. In order to fully carry the phoenix descending spirit, he needs to absorb the fortune of heaven and even the country to make up for it. The failure of fortune will cause the country to be in turmoil. , so the appearance of a fierce god will inevitably lead to disasters." The passer-by in the sea of ​​clouds shook his feather fan, his eyes a little mocking, "The last recorded fierce god died at the age of eight before the Yuanxie Emperor made trouble. Let the two pieces of meat just say it casually, who knows if the prophecy of Yu Kingdom's royal family is true?"

Qiao Rulai was silent for a while, before talking about other things, "I've always been curious, why does King Yan call himself King Yan?"

"Oh, don't worry about your name in the devil world. If you want, you can change your name to Digui—that is, the name of the Emperor of the Asura Empire—and no one will care. Changing it to Yuanxie Emperor is not good, after all, thousands of years ago and nine years ago. I have fought all over the world, and I will be unlucky to meet those who hold grudges." The tone and demeanor of the passer-by in the sea of ​​clouds changed from before, and he left in a hurry.

Qiao Rulai opened the book he handed over, looked at it carefully, and was stunned on the spot.

It rained for a while in the afternoon, regardless of whether it was poured like a basin, even after a long time, there were still some traces on the ground.

Qiao Rulai walked in the bamboo forest, took a deep breath, the air was cool, and the faint fragrance of bamboo leaves seemed to be absent.

The book that was torn up and then spliced ​​together was a bit shocking at first glance, but the second half of the book has re-transcribed the content, and it is a letter with someone back and forth from time to time.Qiao Tathagata once sorted out the pen and ink for Master. Although the handwriting on the broken pages is steady, the strokes are sharp, and the strokes and strokes are the habits of the Master.

"Pretty Tathagata? Why are you here?"

Accompanied by the sound of wooden clogs, a tall and slender figure appeared at the place where Qiao Rulai was going.

His long hair was loosely tied on his shoulders, and his attire was the same as before, with a large black toga covered with a white shirt, tied casually, empty.

Qiao Rulai said, "I'll read a book."

"Forget that I told you..." Shangguan Hongxin walked to him slowly, leaned over and hugged his arm, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Qiao Tathagata froze slightly, and said softly: "Ce Jun said that he can start tomorrow. You are so tired, wouldn't it be better to postpone it for another day?"

"It's the same if I rest on the way." Shangguan Hongxin said vaguely, "What time is it?"

"It's time to mark the time."

Shangguan Hongxin rubbed his eyes, "Are you eating?"

"I'm not hungry."

"Then accompany me."

Shangguan Hongxin wanted to rub his eyes again, but Qiao Rulai reached out to stop him, but there was no way to stop him from crying all the way.Back in the study, Shangguan Hongxin went straight to the Arhat couch, and fell asleep after the maid served the meal for a while.

Qiao Rulai tidied up the open books and said, "What have you been doing these past few days to make you so tired?"

Shangguan Hongxin fidgeted with his chopsticks, "I ran all over the nearby garrisons, and I only closed my eyes once. Warlocks are most afraid of casting spells for a long time, but Master Ce is good, because he can awaken people without rest."

After the meal was almost finished, Shangguan Hongxin's spirit improved a lot, and he moved the chessboard, holding black in one hand and white in the other, and soon started a new game.

Qiao Tathagata saw that he was moving very fast, chasing after him, got up and said, "I should go back too."

Shangguan Hongxin raised his eyes, his eyes flickered, and he said with a smile: "You read this book because you are reading Pirates?"

"you saw it?"

"Not only have I read it, but I copied it later. I don't know where the author is now. To have such an extraordinary idea, he must have become a high-ranking official?"

"...Maybe."

Qiao Tathagata suffocated for breath, and just took two steps when Shangguan Hongxin stopped her.

The young man propped his cheek with one hand, narrowed his eyes slightly, his long eyelashes fell darkly, and the bright golden color was covered with shadows, which made it even more bewitching.

"You still look better in the previous one. The demons will chase after them to the Western Bliss."

Qiao Tathagata blurted out, "Including you?"

"Ha...do you want me to come with you?"

He spoke slowly, with a subtle curve on his lips.

Qiao Rulai turned around and left.

The starched cassock had been placed on the bedside for two days without thinking about it, but now in the revolving room, it was stuffed into the bottom of the books in a hurry.

A maid came in with a wooden box. Apart from the suit that Shangguan Hongxin was going to leave at the beginning, there were also several newly made snow-white single shirts.There is another coat, with silver and white dark flower material as the base, black and gold pattern piping, covered with two or three layers of hazy gauze, with Buddhist words embroidered on the tie belt, and it is known as a cassock only when it is unfolded.

"The time is too short, the son ordered to make it the same size as the old clothes, please don't mind, sir."

"No...thanks."

Qiao Tathagata said softly, reaching out to pour tea, the water trembled.He held the small teacup and sipped it one mouthful at a time, without knowing what it was like.

Lying in bed at night, I forget when I fell asleep.

Qiao Rulai wakes up and washes up, removes the braids around the ears, and simply tied them behind her head. After eating, she instructs the maid to put away all the books, and goes to the front hall to find the owner.

The people in the room seemed to be chatting, and Yunhai Passenger suddenly raised his voice, "Absolutely not! He has more messy thoughts than you."

"You don't believe me that much?" Shangguan Hongxin's voice sounded lazy.

"Isn't that nonsense?"

"What do you think I will do?"

"You might as well ask yourself."

Qiao Rulai was still hesitating whether to go in or not, but Shangguan Hongxin came out yawning, and approached him and said, "Why are you thinking of tying up your hair? Dressing up like this is very energetic."

"I've troubled you all the way, sir." Compared to his ease, Yunhai Passer-by was like facing a formidable enemy.

Qiao Rulai was stunned for a moment and said, "King Yan is quite good."

Shangguan Hongxin laughed complacently, Yunhai Passenger felt that Qiao Rulai was a fool, and said helplessly, "Mr. has a very good temper, so don't spoil him like this."

"Does it need to be so exaggerated? I don't do unnecessary things."

"That also depends on what you're telling the truth."

Shangguan Hongxin hurriedly pushed him away, Qiao Rulai was still a little confused, so, "What did you say that made Mr. Ce angry?"

Shangguan Hongxin said nonchalantly: "I asked him why he used a carriage. Wouldn't it be enough for Muyuan to lend me a few days to play with?"

"Wooden mandarin duck?"

"The thing of the Lu family of the human race can fly. A friend of Cejun said that when he was young, he hated the demons with wings the most. It would be much better to get that wooden mandarin duck. It's a pity that Cejun refused to borrow it, otherwise the two of us would 'swoosh ——'You can fly to the capital of Yu Kingdom."

His regrets are regrets, but fortunately he is not persistent.

Soon someone came to report that the preparations were ready, the carriage was spacious, and a small table was placed on the couch, as if in a study.Qiao Rulai sat under the window quite satisfied, she took out a small book from her sleeve and wanted to read it.

"Are you ignoring me?" Shangguan Hongxin said pitifully, Qiao Rulai looked at his red eye sockets, and couldn't help laughing: "You should sleep a little longer."

It made people put away a few cases, Shangguan Hongxin took off his clogs and lay on his side on the couch, accompanied by slight jolts, he fell asleep not long after setting off.He curled up, grasping the hanging hand of Qiao Rulai in his dream, and the warmth of his breath came through his skin.

Qiao Tathagata sighed, looked out the window, and silently recited the chess moves.

The surly boy at the beginning has long since disappeared, but Shangguan Hongxin is actually very childish.Acting coquettishly and confidently, getting close to people confidently, family members and outsiders are not surprised, thinking that the folk customs in the devil world are like this, it is not as reserved as in the Central Plains.

Somehow, I came up with inexplicable thoughts, and in all aspects, it was too inappropriate.