with the way

Returning to the mortal world, it seems like a lifetime away.

Dragon Tiger Mountain.

Cheng En still wore a moon-white breastplate, and walked slowly towards the master's gate, Xiaobai nestled in Cheng Taoist's arms obediently.I haven't seen him for more than a month, the woods are much denser, he is a bit unfamiliar and forgets his way.

The world quietly changed its face.

The steps were green with moss marks, Taoist Cheng slowly climbed the stone steps of his master's gate, outside the gate of Ritian sect, he saw a man with a strong man and long beard hurriedly came out from inside.The man was wearing a black suit, with a tough and upright face, and a tall and thin figure. He was not his master.

Cheng En's reaction was extremely slow at this time. Seeing him startled, the man hurriedly gestured something with a yellow talisman, probably sending a message.Then came over immediately.Not long after, another man came out from the master's gate, who was thinner and younger than before, with delicate features, and also rushed over anxiously.

The man asked: "Brother, where did you go? You tossed us to pieces!"

Another person asked, "Are you Daoist Cheng?"

Cheng En: Master, brother?

But looking left and right, I look younger than those two. When did the master accept two older apprentices?

His brain was not enough, Cheng En raised his hand to stop, and asked curiously, "May I ask who you are?"

The two men looked at each other and answered respectively: "Gu Zhengqing" and "Su He".

Cheng En: "..."

More than one month in Yushu Mountain is more than forty years in Longhu Mountain.Back then, Cheng En tricked his master away and asked him to take away the fake Gu Zhengqing by the way, that is, Su He who later became a demon.It didn't take long for Cheng Tianci to realize that he had been duped, and came back to catch Cheng En.

But he never thought that Cheng En had attained enlightenment and ascended to heaven at that time.

Cheng Tianci didn't find his uneasy apprentice, and also noticed the vague immortal energy in the teacher's door.His own apprentice was short-hearted, he didn't leave a single letter, and he didn't bring anything to track.The old man has a bad heart and is about to die of worry, so Su He and Cheng Tianci can only go to the sky to search for him.

The search lasted for 40 years, and the two almost turned the entire Central Plains upside down, but they failed to find Cheng En.

40 years later, the young Su He who was rescued by him and clamored to learn the Fa from his master to save his friend has become a grown man with a good figure and good looks.

Cheng En rubbed the center of his brows, and felt that he had caused trouble: "What about the other one?"

He was asking about the long-bearded man whom he had seen at the beginning, that is, the real Gu Zhengqing that Junior Brother Su He was looking for, and it seemed that he had found it.

Gu Zhengqing bowed forward: "Thanks to the guidance of the Taoist priest, Gu was able to find Brother Su."

Cheng En was puzzled, "Should I have never met you?"

Gu Zhengqing said again: "Master Daoist, I am the mute from Rong County."

Cheng En's eyes widened, one head was bigger than two.

Gu Zhengqing said: "After Gu recalled the past, he went up to Longhu Mountain, and met Su Di and Da Cheng Tianci who were going down the mountain by chance. By chance, they joined Master Cheng's family together."

Cheng Tianci was so exhausted looking for Cheng En that he was exhausted physically and mentally, and there was no way he was in the mood to accept new apprentices, but Gu Zhengqing had been helping them all the time and gave him the status of a disciple to order.

Cheng En laughed dryly. Gu Zhengqing and the others thought that 40 years ago was only a few months ago for Cheng En, so Cheng En remembered what he said casually and dumbly, and his face hurt a little.

Not long after, a figure stood in front of Cheng En. Looking up, it was Cheng Tianci's face as black as Bao Cheng.Cheng Tianci said angrily: "Stinky boy, are you willing to come back?"

Not seen for more than 40 years, Cheng Tianci lost a lot of weight after working hard, eating and sleeping in the open.In Cheng En's impression, when he just left the teacher's school, the master should look younger than before, with black hair, rosy and energetic, but now he looks like a bad old man who is about to breathe fire.

Cheng En couldn't help feeling sad.

In the main hall of Ritian School, the words "your uncle's" hang high.Cheng Tianci sat on the high hall, holding a cup of tea and looking down with a dark face.

Cheng En knelt on the futon, bowed his head in silence.

Su He waved his fan for Cheng Tianci, and excused Cheng En: "Master, let's forget about everyone coming back anyway."

"Don't speak nice words to him!" Cheng Tianci was about to go mad with anger, pondered for a moment, and asked Cheng En, "Where did you go? Why is there so much immortal energy on your body?" Cheng Tianci said the last half of the sentence very strangely.

Cheng En was originally in a daze, sluggishly letting go, but he couldn't help being taken aback when he heard this sentence.He whispered: "I'm sorry, Master." He didn't expect that the saying that there is a year in the sky and the earth is actually true.

Cheng Tianci asked repeatedly: "Where did you go? Where did you learn how to play chess and can't you come back?"

Cheng En didn't know how to answer, so he bit his lip and said honestly, "Go to heaven."

Cheng Tianci threw the cup violently, and a long whip exploded beside Cheng En.

Cheng Tianci was so angry that he almost wanted to whip the brat who didn't know the heights of heaven and earth: "You have forgotten the precepts of the teacher's school! Is going to heaven also a place you can go to!"

Su He was stunned on the spot, it was not easy to make a living under Cheng Tianci's hands, but he had never seen Cheng Tianci become so angry.

Cheng En still looked indifferent and absent-minded.Su He and Gu Zhengqing hurried forward to stop Cheng Tianci, Cheng Tianci was going to beat Cheng En in the open, but Su He and the others were whipped several times in a muffled voice.

Cheng En shook his head and said sadly, "I won't go again."

Cheng Tianci really wanted to beat Cheng En violently, but he did understand Cheng En's sluggish body.With one whip, no, with half the whip, he will definitely be crippled.So enduring the overwhelming anger alone, he could only yell at Su He and the others: "Lock up this brat and watch him!"

Daoist Cheng, who returned to his courtyard, changed back to the Taoist robes he used to wear, and he was dressed in a down-to-earth manner. Looking at the golden dragon-shaped mark hovering on his wrist and the ancient mirror of nothingness in his hand, he couldn't help but feel Startled.

At that time, I forgot to return the nothingness.

Outside the courtyard, Gu Zhengqing and Su He were packing things up.

Since his door was locked, Cheng En could only shout out from the window: "What are you doing?"

Su He came in and bowed, and said, "Senior Brother, Master said that we are going to move to Chenyongguan. Zhengqing and I are packing up."

Unexpectedly, it took only 40 years of hard work to polish Su He, a rascal, into a gentle and handsome young man.Cheng En was not used to it for a while, so he didn't reply.Su He continued: "Master has ordered, and Senior Brother will go with us."

Cheng En was puzzled and pointed to himself, "Me?"

Cheng En's muscles and bones couldn't bear the evil spirit of that place, so no matter how many times Cheng Tianci went to and from Chenyongguan, he could only leave Cheng En in the gate of the master, why did he suddenly take him with him?

Su He nodded and said: "Well, Master, the old man said that you can go with your current skills, Senior Brother, please pack your luggage." Cheng Tianci's original words were not easy for Su He to tell Cheng En. At that time, Su He asked With Cheng En's arrangement, Cheng Tianci said angrily: "That bastard doesn't know what benefits he has gained from going to heaven, what is he doing, he has his own fairy energy, you know? He has his own immortal energy, and now he can't go anywhere, so he will be kidnapped together, so as not to waste money on him." I make trouble."

Cheng En nodded ignorantly and went to pack his things.

Su He called to stop him, and said again: "Brother, Master is in a fit of anger, Brother, you go and apologize to him, and he will feel better. Speaking of which, Master is quite easy to coax."

Cheng En lowered his eyebrows, recalling that for the past 40 years, Su He and Gu Zhengqing followed his master and his old man Zhou Luo. Not only did he put down his burden, but he couldn't even find anyone, he said, "Please trouble me during this time." gone."

Su He shook his head, and bowed again, "It's my job, I have to thank Senior Brother for bringing me here."

Cheng En looked at the grille window in his house, remained silent, recalled something, and asked, "By the way, Su He, have you seen the dog I brought? Just now, Xiaobai ran away gone."

Su He held his chin and said: "Master seems to have taken that dog away." Su He felt a little bit in his heart, "Master probably won't take it away to make dog meat?"

Cheng En lowered his eyebrows and was distracted, without any reaction.Su He shouted a few more times before Cheng En came back to his senses and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Su He patted the back of his head, and said, "Senior brother, rest well, I'll get that dog back for you."

It was originally Cheng En's long-cherished wish to be able to travel around the world with his master, but now that his long-cherished wish has come true, it is not as smooth as he thought at the time.Cheng Tianci always said that the wind is the wind, and that evening, the master and apprentice arrived at Chenyongguan with a dog.

Chenyongguan is an ancient town on the border of the Central Plains. It belongs to a mixed area of ​​fish and dragons. The evil spirit in this place is much heavier than the ordinary mortal world. Weak mortals are prone to get sick when they come here. It is said that Chenyongguan is connected with the demons one after another. territory.

Cheng En's whole body was tightly wrapped, with only a pair of eyes exposed from the gaps in the black cloth.Loess Gobi, Chenyongguan is very windy and sandy here.Although it is not a key geographical fortress, it is not uncommon for merchants to come and go. Most of them walk quietly and lead their camels. Except for the necessary and concise conversations, there are only long winds in their ears.

Su He and Gu Zhengqing came to the inn without any hassle. On the old banner cloth in front of the inn, there were two crooked characters - stay in the inn.

The owner of the shop looked like an unrestrained, heroic and informal person. He was squatting shirtless at the door of the inn, sucking noodles. When he saw a visitor, he threw his chopsticks and shouted: "The upstairs is still the same place. Please come to the empty room." Come out. There are only sauced beef and pancakes in the kitchen, and you can come down and get them by yourself.” Then I ignored them, picked up the chopsticks, wiped them on the cuffs of my trousers, and continued to eat noodles.

Cheng En followed at the end and looked at the owner curiously.The owner of the shop was sweating profusely from eating chili and noodles, but he turned his head to look at Cheng En when he realized that his chubby face was shaking.

The shopkeeper wiped his sweat: "Who are you?" Then said: "Why are you wrapped up like a widow?"

Cheng Enyuan wanted to say a few words to the owner of the store, but he lost his mood immediately after being so fierce by him.Cheng Tianci, who had just walked up the stairs, was very dissatisfied with the apprentice who was evaluating him, and said with his hands on his hips, "Who are you talking about, ah? Who are you insulting?"

The shop owner rolled his eyes vigilantly, and asked in disbelief: "Old Cheng, is this your apprentice again? Why does he look like a weak chicken?"

Cheng Tianci jumped into a rage, and shouted: "Who are you calling weak?" He picked up the thing and threw it at the owner of the shop.

So, Cheng Tianci and the owner of the store fought with live ammunition, and the house collapsed while crackling.

Almost half of the store was demolished, Cheng En was dumbfounded, it was the first time he saw his master fighting in battle, didn't master, an old man, prefer to come to Yin?

Gu Zhengqing backed up slightly to protect Su He, so as not to be implicated, Su He pulled Cheng En's sleeve and explained: "It's like this, every time we come here we will fight one game, our master can win, don't worry."

As soon as Su He finished speaking, Cheng Tianci and the shop owner finished their fight.The owner of the shop continued to go back to the door to eat noodles like a defeated rooster. Cheng Tianci went upstairs with his head held high and his chest held high in a victorious gesture.

Cheng En took off the hood on his head, scratched his face, and didn't go up with him.This wrap was specially ordered by Master Cheng to be put on by Su He, to resist evil spirits.Cheng En guessed that showing his face would not have much effect, otherwise it would be too ostentatious to walk on the road.When Cheng Tianci went upstairs and saw that Cheng En hadn't followed, he told Gu Zhengqing, "Follow him and don't let him run around."

When Gu Zhengqing went downstairs, Cheng En was greeting the shop owner.The owner of the store was originally called Da Er, although he was beaten by Master Cheng, he didn't hold grudges at all, and said to Cheng En, "I can't see that a little boy like you has the courage to come to Chenyongguan. Are you afraid of losing your life?"

Cheng En was puzzled, and asked suspiciously, "Did you lose your life?"

Da Er shook his arms and his face, "No one dares to come here if you don't have any skills. Who can you beat someone with thin arms and legs? I don't think you can leave my inn. You can stay at home."

Cheng En smiled and said: "I am a talisman cultivator, and I use yellow talismans more often." He can be regarded as half a talisman cultivator...

Da Er glanced at him, in disbelief: "You are a talisman? Isn't that right? Old Cheng still does this?"

Cheng En was puzzled: "Is this strange?"

"Strange," Da Er frowned and said, "I thought all he taught was fighting. What's the matter with Old Cheng? He has brought so many apprentices over the years, doesn't he bother him?"

Cheng En asked curiously, "You knew my master before?"

Da Er patted his stomach and said, "Isn't it? We have known each other for more than 100 years." Cheng En slightly opened his eyes. Ordinary people, how can ordinary people be so old.

"However, I think your master, what's the matter?" Da Er racked his brains and said, "Oh, it's extraordinary."

Da Er shook the fat on his body, a little proud and a little sad, he squinted his eyes and said: "Basically no one here dares to provoke me, except Lao Cheng."

Gu Zhengqing went downstairs without disturbing their conversation, holding a long dagger in his hand, hiding it behind his hand, staring cautiously at the door.

Something jumped out of Cheng En's robe suddenly, and the peaceful Xiaobai got out of Cheng Daoshi's arms, bared his teeth outside, and acted fiercely.

Cheng En, who was out of the situation, had no choice but to turn his head and ask Gu Zhengqing: "Gu Zhengqing, what are you doing?"

Before Gu Zhengqing could answer, Da Er spoke first, in a nonchalant tone: "There is a situation on the other side, but don't worry, it's just a small fight."

There is only one earth embryo room on the opposite side, and there is nothing else.

Cheng En: "..."

Sitting in his room, Cheng Tianci immediately asked Su He to make a pot of tea.But he waited and waited, the teapot on the table went cold and warm, warm and cold again, but he didn't wait for that bastard Cheng En to come back.

After waiting impatiently, Cheng Tianci was not very happy, and complained to Su He who was guarding outside the door: "When did your elder brother Cheng En come to apologize to me?"

Su He's eyes widened, and only then did he realize that Master Cheng had specifically explained why he made a pot of tea when he came here, so he could only truthfully say, "Senior brother, he didn't say he would come..."

"Stinky boy!" Cheng Tianci's face was as black as charcoal, he jumped on the bed and covered his head with the quilt, sullen.

It is rare to see Master Cheng lose his temper, Su He laughed, and still guarded the door conscientiously.

After a while, Cheng Tianci bounced up from the bed again, and drove Su He away with his hands, "Go, go, stop guarding, and play with that Gu Zhengqing before you come back."

Su He retreated obediently.

As soon as Su He left, Cheng Tianci secretly followed and left the room.He hid at the corner of the stairs and saw that Su He took Gu Zhengqing away without worry, while that bastard Cheng En was talking to Da Er.

Cheng Tianci went downstairs arrogantly.

Cheng Tianci sat casually on the long bench beside Cheng En, folded his arms and kept silent.

Cheng Tianci: "Hmph—"

Cheng En turned his head: "..."

Cheng En looked at his master's furious expression, and said softly, "Master, if you get angry again, I will ignore you."

"Stinky boy!" Cheng Tianci hit Cheng En hard, and Quan Dang let out a bad breath, "If you go to heaven again, don't recognize me as a master!"

"Understood, Cheng En accepts the order." Cheng En hugged his head and said.

"Tell me, what did you do in the Heavenly Court?" Cheng Tianci asked.

Cheng En was startled, and said uncomfortably: "Uh, just watch the banquet of the immortal family and play chess with some immortals...By the way, master, what are you doing in Chenyongguan this time?" He really didn't know his master What are you doing outside.

Cheng Tianci shook his legs and began to praise himself: "Anyway, you little bastard is back, I'm going to practice harder......"

Daer over there began to interject: "Your master disappeared as soon as he came here."

Cheng Tianci disliked that Da Er was always against him, so the two fought again in full swing.

Cheng En: "..."

After the two of them finished fighting, Cheng En asked a question that he had always cared about: "Master, are there still demons in this world?"