"The purple and red dust hits the face,

Everyone can watch the flowers,

Thousands of peach trees in Xuandu Temple,

All of them were taken after Liu Lang left."

On the 24th day of the 71st year of the Dagan Kangyuan period, at the beginning of Mao, the western suburbs of Chang'an City were in the Xuandu Temple.

In the Xuandu Temple in the early morning, a touch of sunrise shines through the mist, rendering the entire Taoist temple into a golden color. A giant pine tree in the courtyard, under the reflection of the rising sun, the pine needles sway, and the leaves are swaying. From a distance, the pine branches are tall and lush. The morning light passes through the doors and windows, and also shines on the statues in the temple. Those statues standing tall, either open their eyes wide, step high, or stand low, with kind eyes, and beauties under the reflection of the flowing light, are full of demeanor and lifelike...

The entire Xuandu Temple is so solemn and magnificent in the soft morning light...

Xu Ke and Zhang Chengpeng walked into the temple together, and saw several Taoist priests in the front yard holding brooms and buckets sweeping the courtyard. While cleaning, they were also chanting a poem written by unknown person. Xu Ke and the Taoist priest explained their purpose, and the Taoist priest asked them to stay in the courtyard for a while. He went in and reported to him.

Xu Ke walked in the yard, looking up at the green and tall pine tree, thinking that this green and tall pine tree has lived for many years. The world is so fast, and the tree is still like this! Now that he has come to the world, he is only twenty-one years old. Is it because of the destiny that makes his green and tall life really stop after three days?!

...

Last night, when Xu Ke heard that Zhang Chengpeng from Suzhou Xuanmiao Temple came to Chang'an from thousands of miles to ask for help from the Xuandu Temple Master Li Chunfeng, he suddenly remembered that on the eighth day of the lunar month, his second brother Zhu Wuneng gave him a piece of jade. He told him that after returning to Chang'an, wouldn't he also want to hand over this piece of jade to the Xuandu Temple Master Li Chunfeng?

Along the way, Xu Ke was first poisoned and unconscious in a coma by an assassin in the valley. Later, after returning to Chang'an, he woke up. He thought that he would die soon, so he kept thinking about what to do before he died. When he saw someone, he forgot what his second brother had entrusted. Last night, he heard Zhang Chengpeng talk about the name of the Master Xuandu Guan, and immediately recalled it.

Xu Ke thought to himself: "No matter how many days I have to live, the things I entrust with my second brother must be very important. I have to do it first." So he made an appointment with Zhang Chengpeng. Early this morning, the two of them came to Xuandu Temple together.

At this time, a young Taoist boy about fourteen years old walked out. When the Taoist boy saw Xu Ke and Zhang Chengpeng, he didn't respect him and asked:

"Which one of you has surnames Xu and not Xu?"

After hearing this question, Xu Ke couldn't help but smile in his heart, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I'm the next surname Xu's name Ke, I wonder if it's the one I said in the words of Taoist Master?"

The little Taoist boy nodded and said, "It's you, come with me! The master has been waiting for a long time..."

Zhang Chengpeng was about to come forward to talk, but was stopped by the little Taoist boy and said, "You are from Suzhou, right?... Leave the letter, you can go back..."

Zhang Chengpeng had no choice but to take out his senior brother's handwritten letter from his arms and hand it over to the little Taoist boy, and said with a smile:

"I am Zhang Chengpeng, Xuanmiao Temple in Suzhou, can you take me to see Brother Li..."

"No need!" The little Taoist boy replied from a distance, leading Xu Ke, without looking back, and walked inside...

Zhang Chengpeng looked at Xu Ke and the little Taoist boy's distant figure, feeling a little uncomfortable. He was willing to follow him with shame, but he was still afraid of Xu Ke's identity as the Qingyiwei. He thought that it would be better to have less things than to do more. Since he had brought the letter, his senior brother's mission was completed. He had heard that Chang'an City was prosperous and lively. Since he had arrived in the capital, it would be better to go and take a walk... After thinking about this, he felt happy again. Even the statue of the temple in Xuandu Temple had no intention of visiting, and turned around and left the Taoist Temple in a hurry...

The Taoist boy led Xu Ke through the numerous palaces and walked to the innermost back garden of Xuandu Temple. The garden covered a wide area, with peach trees planted in front and back, with hundreds of them. Although this fashion is in the middle of winter, it is not difficult to imagine how gorgeous it would be if it was the spring in March and thousands of peach blossoms bloomed!

Xu Ke and the little Taoist boy were walking through the peach forest. When he saw the little Taoist boy with very beautiful eyebrows and eyes, he smiled and asked, "Little Taoist master, what is the name of Taoist? How old is this year?"

"My name is Xiyan. I am fourteen years old this year, my eldest brother..." Xiyan jumped in front and laughed.

"I hope to say it is natural, so the wind does not last long, and the rain does not last all day long... Taoist priest, your name was given to you by your master, right?" Xu Ke asked with a smile again.

"Isn't that little old man gave me the name "Xiyan" that the old man gave me is not fun at all! What he said about "Dayin Xisheng" made me usually speak less and not speak, saying that only Xiyan is the natural way... But I just like to speak too much. People have a mouth, isn't it just for talking? If there are many words in your heart, but someone just doesn't let you say it, how uncomfortable it would be! If you want to speak too much, I want to speak too much. Everyone doesn't speak, they all have to guess the other person's thoughts. How tired it is! Big brother, are you?" Xiyan pouted, jumping forward while talking nonstop.

"Master Xiyan, what you said... is not without reason. But, life is between heaven and earth, walking on the rivers and lakes. No matter where you are, there are always some words to say, and some words to say. If you don't know what words to say or not, it's better to 'Xiyan'..." Xu Ke replied with a smile.

"Hey!...Brother, your reason is a bit similar to my master! My master's bad temper today, I bump into you... Maybe I met a soulmate!" Xi Yan said with a smile.

...

While talking, the two of them had already walked to the door of a tile house. The small house, with black tiles and white walls, hidden deep in the peach forest, the scenery was incredible, but the wall powder fell off, and it looked quite simple, and the door was just a broken door panel.

Xiyan walked to the front of the room and knocked softly, shouting a few times: "Master! I'm bringing my elder brother here! Master..." No one responded in the room.

Xi Yan grimaced at Xu Ke behind him, opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue, muttering in a low voice: "Old man, I'm telling me not to speak all day long, and I won't speak... I don't care!" So he stretched out his hand and pushed the door, and the door was pushed open with a "support". Xi Yan walked in and waved to Xu Ke behind him and said:

"Big brother, come in! My master is inside..."

Xu Ke only felt that the door was dark and blurry after the door, as if there was insufficient sunshine in the house and it looked quite dark. At this time, he saw that the door had opened and Xi Yan had already entered, so he couldn't think too much and raised his left foot and stepped in...

Xu Ke stepped into the room and his feet fell steadily, but he saw that the scene in the room was quite different from what he had originally imagined. The room was not only clear and clean, but also elegant and neatly arranged. Although there were not many furnishings in the room, there were tables, chairs, tables, tables, pens, inkstones, paper, inkstones and other daily objects. A small bed was made in the corner of the east side of the house, and a futon was placed beside the bed. A middle-aged Taoist was sitting cross-legged on the futon.

The middle-aged Taoist was wearing a gray sacred robe and had a bun on his head. He was about 40 years old, with a very thin figure, a pointed chin, a long eyebrows, and almost hung the ends of his eyebrows to his ears, and most of his eyebrows had turned white. At this time, the white-eyed Taoist was sitting cross-legged on the cushion, with thin and long eyes seemingly closed, as if he was resting...

"Big brother, sit down..." Xiyan brought a stool for Xu Ke and asked him to sit down opposite the Baimei Taoist. He shouted to the Baimei Taoist:

"Old man... your guest is here!"

"I'm not deaf, why are you shouting like this?" The white-browed Taoist opened his eyes slightly and said slowly.

"I have been calling you for a long time, who told you that the old man ignored them!" Xiyan shouted, while pouring Xu Ke a cup of tea.

"No one can be an apprentice like this, and the master doesn't shout... There is no rule!" The white-browed Taoist gave Xi Yan a blank look and said angrily.

"I just don't call you master, I just call you old man! Stinky old man! Worry old man!... Humph!" Xiyan grimaced at the white-browed Taoist, and said in a strange voice.

Xu Ke saw the master and apprentice quarrel around him, and he felt interesting. In order not to make the middle-aged Taoist lose face in front of outsiders, he stood up, clasped his fists and bowed to the white-eyed Taoist, and asked:

"This Taoist priest, who is the Taoist numeral?"

"I am Li Chunfeng, my bad disciple. I believe you already know his name. He... is really naughty!" Li Chunfeng sighed and said.

Xiyan ignored his master's blame, secretly made a face at Xu Ke, stretched out his tongue, and walked out of the door, and did not forget to bring the door with him when he left...

"Sister Xu Ke, I have met Master Li!" Xu Ke bowed to Li Chunfeng again and said.

Li Chunfeng stood up from the cushion, and bowed to Xu Ke, saying, "Speaking of this, if you follow the law of the big karma, I have to call you "Hundred Houses". If you are in terms of seniority, I have to respect you "Senior" just like that. Forget it, let's call you according to age. I call you "Brother Xu" and you will call me "Brother Li" so that's the best! ... I don't like to listen to "Senior" or "Tao Master"..."

Seeing that although Master Li Guan was a Taoist sect, Xu Ke felt a sense of mutual appreciation in his every move and conversation, and then said: "Okay, okay! Brother Li, it is really a blessing for me to meet Brother Li today!"

Li Chunfeng glanced at Xu Ke, snorted coldly, and said:

"I'm lucky enough to live for three lives. I think... you only have three days left to live!"

Xu Ke was surprised and asked, "I hadn't entered Taolin before, Taoist Master Li... Oh, Brother Li had already calculated that my surname was Xu, and I was about to visit him today. Later, before I even reported myself, Brother Li calculated the identity of my Qingyiwei hundred households. Now, Brother Li actually calculated that I was poisoned and my life was only three days old! Brother Li was very impressed by the algorithms! No wonder Liu Chenghe, the owner of Suzhou Xuanmiao Temple, wanted to ask Brother Li for help thousands of miles away. However, I also wanted to ask for advice. What kind of knowledge does Brother Li rely on in the algorithms along the way? Is it all the knowledge of divination and character calculation?"

Li Chunfeng thought to himself, "I'm so magical! Didn't I say that your surname is Xu or Xu? (The surnames in the world are nothing more than these two) You, Xu Ke, are the 100 households appointed by the emperor. They were promoted to level six and gave you Kunwu Sword. This incident caused a lot of storms in the city. I don't know which one in Chang'an City? As for the poison in your body, when I smell the smell on your chest, I already knew that it was the world-famous "Seven Days Soul-Devouring Sphere". Looking at your expression, it must be three or four days... Why do I need to calculate these?!" But seeing that Xu Ke stood there with a sincere face, he was really angry and funny, so he walked to Xu Ke's stool and sat down, reached out to take the cup of tea that Xi Yan had just made, and took a big sip, and said unhappy:

"I am all the people who are indifferent and cannot reach the elegant hall. I said... Brother Xu, you are a dying person. Now, if you don't care about how you can live a few more days, you still have the intention to learn these divination and character learnings?"

Xu Ke also smiled, found a low chair next to him, and replied embarrassedly: "Brother Li, life and death are fate! If the deadline is here, then there is nothing to do..."

"What is 'life and death have fate, wealth and honor are in heaven', are all the decadent words of corrupt scholars! My destiny is by me, not by heaven! Wealth and honor also require people's own efforts to obtain it. If people do not want to make progress, God cannot help you! Are you just winning the 'Seven-Day Soul-Devouring Sphere'? How can you know that you will die?!" Li Chunfeng said with a sigh.

Xu Ke's eyes lit up and he asked, "Can Brother Li detoxify this poison?" He suddenly felt hope in his heart. In the end, no one wants to die. Life is so rich and colorful, it would be great if he can live one more day!

"I can't help this poison! In the world, no one can do it except to find the poisoned person..." Li Chunfeng said, and couldn't help but lower his head. He thought to himself that I am just a Taoist priest, not a doctor. Besides, no matter which miracle doctor comes to you, you will be helpless...

Xu Ke's earnest eyes dimmed again, and he stopped talking. The house fell into a brief silence for a while.

After a pause, Xu Ke broke the deadlock and said:

"Brother Li, today I took the initiative to come to my house. I was entrusted by my second brother to bring something to Brother Li."

After saying that, Xu Ke took out a small velvet bag from his arms, opened the velvet cloth, and took out a piece of crystal clear jade. The jade was like a copper coin, and there was a faint red light in the center of the jade.

Li Chunfeng took the piece of jade from Xu Ke's hand, looked at it carefully for a moment, and couldn't help but feel overjoyed and said hurriedly:

"Brother Xu, didn't I just say 'My life is up to me,'... Look, isn't this fulfilled? With this stone, your poison will be saved!"

Xu Ke just said "Oh" and was skeptical in his heart. Li Chunfeng said again:

"Brother Xu, I'm going to tell you that the person who gave you a stone is a person with a heart! This stone is not simple! It's a 'East Sea Spirit Stone'. This stone has been sunk at the bottom of the sea for hundreds of thousands of years, absorbing the essence of the sea and the spiritual energy of countless aquatic races. It is both a spiritual stone and a magic weapon..."

Xu Ke asked, "This piece of small jade is still a magic weapon? Brother Li, can you make a mistake? Even if it is a magic weapon, what can it be used for?"

"Peat drugs!" Li Chunfeng laughed and said, "This 'East Sea Spirit Stone' is like a return to the bottom of the sea. It can contain all kinds of evil things in the world like a river returning to the sea. With this gem in hand, what's the difficulty of removing the strange poisons in the world on you!"

Li Chunfeng held the East China Sea spirit stone in his hand and played with it for a while, and couldn't help but feel a little in love. He saw that the lush and smooth spirit stone fell into Li Chunfeng's palm, and the red light in the center of the jade lit up a few more points, as if it was intersecting with the spiritual power in Li Chunfeng's body.

"Xiyan!" Li Chunfeng shouted, and soon the naughty Taoist boy ran in in panic and asked, "Old man, why are you so anxious?"

"Take ten buckets and fill the clear water. Remember, don't forget the water in the 'Siyuan Well' next to the bell tower, go and do it!" Li Chunfeng ordered.

Although Xiyan looked naughty, he was not vague at all. After listening to his master's instructions, he knew that this matter was very important, and responded and went away in a hurry...

After only a while, I don’t know how Xiyan did it. There were ten large buckets of water around Li Chunfeng, filled with clear water. The water was clear and transparent, with a faint hint of green...

Next, Li Chunfeng ordered Xu Ke to sit cross-legged on his cushion, untied Xu Ke's upper body and wiped away the black blood. He ordered Xu Ke to close his eyes and meditate, secretly transporting his internal breath...

Li Chunfeng stood three feet away from Xu Ke. With his right hand raised, the East China Sea spirit stone in his palm slowly floated to Xu Ke's chest, as if he had eyes, and was tightly embedded in the "Tan Zhong" acupoint on Xu Ke's chest. Li Chunfeng silently recited the mantra, pushed his palms flat, and a stream of true power was like a trickle of water, circling the spirit stone...

Xu Ke only felt a chill in his chest, and the feeling of depression and annoyance was slightly relaxed. He thought that this spirit stone was indeed a treasure. At the moment, he had no hesitation anymore, so he spread his true energy and turned his mind to the vicinity of Tanzhong, and followed the slight coolness emitted by the East China Spirit Stone, and slowly flowed around Tanzhong intentionally or unintentionally...

After a while, Xu Ke only heard Li Chunfeng recite the word "投", and he felt that the spirit stone had left his chest, as if a "splash" sound had already fallen into the clear water bucket next to him. Soon, the chest was cold again. At this time, he clearly felt that the East China Sea spirit stone had been embedded in the "Qihai" hole in the chest.

Seeing that Li Chunfeng didn't say anything, Xu Ke thought that the method just now must be correct. At that moment, he also secretly used the true energy to guide him to the "Qihai" in front of his chest, following the refreshing coolness of the East Sea Spirit Stone, without any thoughts in his heart, and he completely let him go and flowed at will... He felt that all the stagnant pains and numbness and itchyness that had been accumulated in his chest were dissipated invisible wherever the coolness went. The breath between his chest and abdomen was getting smoother and smoother...
Chapter completed!