Chapter 337: Joining hands again
After an hour of practice, Mu Xingqiu did not retreat silently as usual, but chose to stay and expressed his doubts, "It has been more than half a month, I have been practicing qigong, but I have not made any progress. I can only stabilize at the fifth level of the illusion. What is the meaning of doing this?"
Zuo Liuying waited for a while before raising her eyes, as if she had been in a daze before, "Significance? For those who you can remember completely once, you still visit them frequently, what's the point?"
Mu Xingqiu was stunned, "Because... we are friends, we need to meet each other and help each other. And all we remember when we meet is just appearance, everyone is changing..." He looked at the head of the head, which has not changed for hundreds of years, "Most people are changing, and sometimes they need to re-recognize, such as Daliang. If I want to accept the changes in his marriage and having children and becoming a fat man, I have to visit him frequently. This article is first published by..."
Zuo Liuying nodded a long time, and realized something, "You have made some sense, and the illusion of mind and mind also changes, so you have to practice the exercises every day."
"But what I want to say is that I can't feel its changes. I practiced for an hour every day, just like the first day, and I couldn't stop at the sixth and seventh floors for a long time. It was neither extended nor shortened, and I was still exhausted afterwards."
Zuo Liuying was silent for a moment, as if she was considering the words, but she still didn't hide anything when she spoke, "I'm not talking about you, but me. I can see a new change in the illusion of mind every day, which I think is very useful."
Since Mu Xingqiu returned from Luanjing Mountain, he has a much better impression of Zuo Liuying than before. But now when he looks at the handsome appearance of eighteen or nineteen years old, he can't help but wonder if he can beat the head of the banned secret department with his full strength?
"Do you think we have the possibility of joining forces?" Mu Xingqiu took a deep breath and wiped off the sweat from his forehead. Zuo Liuying said he wanted to borrow his potential, but after watching it for more than half a month, he did not make any attempt.
"Not yet, your potential is shy. I haven't seen them appear so far." Zuo Liuying's clear eyes showed a trace of blame, "You have to work hard, you have strength but cannot exert it, it's better not to have no."
"Well, I will work hard." Mu Xingqiu wanted to ask how to work hard, just repeat the exercises every day? But he gave up immediately and didn't want to get another plausible answer.
Mu Xingqiu had already walked to the stairs, and Zuo Liuying suddenly said: "The third floor tower has a book called "Qiankun Ding". You should take a look."
"Thank you." Mu Xingqiu was a little surprised. Zuo Liuying actually offered help. This was an extremely rare thing.
Most of Pangshan’s collections have been destroyed. After the establishment of the temporary yard, the high Taoist priests restored some of the collections with their extraordinary memories, and also asked for some manuscripts from other Taoist dynasties, which was considered to be a reconstruction of the Langxiang blessed land, but the scale was not as large as before.
The layout of the third-level tower is almost exactly the same as the seventh floor of the old Forbidden Secret Tower. Mu Xingqiu couldn't help but feel warm after walking in. Back then, he and Fangfang spent many days and nights in the blessed land of Langxiang, looking for books together, reading separately, and occasionally raising their heads at the same time to look at each other and smile...
He dared not think about it anymore. It was not over yet, and recalling the past was dangerous for him.
Mu Xingqiu silently thought about the title of "Qiankun Ding". Not long after, the book he wanted appeared on the desk on the far right. It was not one, but a set of dozens of volumes, stacked together as high as seven or eight feet.
Mu Xingqiu had never seen such a thick martial art. He was shocked and walked over and opened it and realized that he had made a mistake. Zuo Liuying asked him to see not some martial arts at all, but various agreements and rules established by the Taoist dynasty over the past 100,000 years, and this is only a part, and there are still a large number of supplementary agreements that are not included.
Mu Xingqiu was inexplicably surprised. After looking through it for a while, he suddenly realized that Zuo Liuying was helping him understand the boundaries of Taoist priests' behavior.
The head of the Ban Secret Department obviously realized that he had too close contact with other than the Taoist dynasty.
Mu Xingqiu went to Duanliu City for a banquet a few days ago. He had a secret fight with the great talisman master Liang Shiji for a round, and he had never mentioned it to anyone.
He decided to read these boring provisions honestly. If he wanted to seek justice from Longbin, he had to ensure his own safety first.
But this book is really boring. Mu Xingqiu simply skipped the agreement between the nine major Taoist dynasties and read it quickly, only looking for articles related to the Longbin Society. Even so, he could not finish reading it in a short time, so he had to decide to take some time every day in the future and try to roughly finish it before going to Huangjing at the end of the month.
It was already afternoon when he returned to his residence, and unexpectedly saw Xiao Hao practicing boxing.
"Fellow Taoist, how long will it take for me to learn new exercises? I practice boxing every day and I am so bored." There is no so-called master-disciple relationship in Taoism, so Xiao Gao calls him "fellow Taoist" like others.
"After half a year." Mu Xingqiu felt that the foundation of boxing was particularly solid before he could learn to make the Nine Changes of the Beast.
"Oh." Xiao Hao didn't get entangled and continued to practice boxing.
Mu Xingqiu watched while watching, thinking why did the young demon who had escaped choose such a disciple for Nianxinke? Is she simply repaying her kindness or having other intentions?
The bald man flew over listlessly, and he didn't take him to the banquet last time. He was very unhappy, "Someone invited you to dinner again."
"who?"
"How do I know?"
"If it's someone who knows you, maybe I can take you with me."
The bald man was overjoyed, "Then I guess it might be Huang Zhao, we are very familiar with each other."
"Huang Zhao?" Mu Xingqiu did not have this name in his memory. As a Taoist priest, he was very sure of this.
"The sign of the sign is that... Oh, the little official in Duanliu City is the one who is so scared every time he fights."
"Emperor Huang?" Mu Xingqiu finally remembered that he was a not-tall and slightly fat officer. He was the leader of the Xuanfu Army in Duanliu City. He had personally punished Chen Zhiwei, the city guard, and forced him to ask a lot of good things.
Huang Zhao is now a small official in the Princess's Mansion. He stays away from the officialdom to avoid Chen Zhiwei's revenge. This time, he invited Mu Xingqiu to represent not only himself, but also the princess.
He believed that General Mu must know it very well, so he was very surprised when he saw him carrying a head and a young Taoist priest.
The bald man must follow him into the city and agree to be put in a package and leave a hole for him to peek out. As for Xiaohao, she had never asked Mu Xingqiu for advice. When the time came, she stretched out her arm calmly, "Let's go, don't fly too fast, I'm dizzy."
Huang Zhao had already prepared a banquet at home and told his family not to come in, so as not to be scared by the bald man. In addition to him, there was also a person who was accompanying him, and Mr. Pan San, the most trusted veteran who was Mr. Pan.
The Taoist priest did not drink alcohol and ate less. Only Bald man sniffed the dish and did not touch a single bite. Therefore, Huang Zhao avoided many politeness. After the greetings, he had nothing to say to Bald man and Xiaohao, so he left Pan Sanye to talk to General Mu.
Mr. Pan San is much older and has lost weight. The damage caused to him by the Battle of Duanliu City will never be cured. He said: "Your Highness the Princess is not convenient for him to meet guests, so he entrusts me to convey a few words to the Taoist priest."
"I'm just asking the princess for help, too." Mu Xingqiu wanted to take Liu Ding and the other three to the imperial capital, but he had to rely on the princess' cover.
"No problem, I can agree to the princess." Mr. Pan lowered his voice, "Master Mu fought with the talisman master named Liang?"
"Um."
"Haha, you're embarrassed. There are always people singing "The General's Journey" inside and outside the city these days, and Huang Fujun can't suppress it at all."
"It was Liang Shiji who wanted to cause trouble for me. Is he avenging Qu Xugu?" Mu Xingqiu asked.
"Liang Shiji is Qu Xungui's confidant, but he has other intentions to provoke the Taoist priests." Mr. Pan San paused for a while, "Longbin, the Huangjing, would tamper with the situation and take military achievements. If he could hide it from the above, he could not hide it from the lower level. But no matter how angry the people below were, they would not be able to go to Datianshen. Taoist priests are an exception. You were the hero of the war back then, or Taoist priest Pangshan, and you were qualified to meet the emperor and the chief talisman master of the Longbin Society. This is what Qu Xungui is most afraid of, so when he heard that you were going to Huangjing, he would immediately send Liang Shiji to test your attitude."
"Then he will definitely not be satisfied."
"Does the Taoist priest really want to reveal the truth in the imperial capital?"
Mu Xingqiu did not answer this question, "The princess also participated in the Battle of Duanliu City in person and was going to marry the emperor's grandson. She is more qualified to meet the emperor than me. Isn't Qu Xungu worried about her?"
Mr. Pan San smiled, "The princess had gained Qu Xungu's trust a few years ago, otherwise she would not have won this marriage."
Mu Xingqiu nodded. He had long guessed that the princess' marriage was by no means a helpless act that Daliang imagined, but the result of the princess's operation. "That's right, I want people to see the truth, not only for me, but also for those random cultivators who were wronged, but also for Pang Shan. The recovery of Xijieguo and Pang Shan's ancestral land requires the support of the Holy Talisman Dynasty, but Qu Shulu has become an obstacle."
This is the conclusion Mu Xingqiu came to from "Qiankun Ding": If he only cleansing up grievances for the casual cultivator, he will not only not receive support from the Taoist tradition, but may also be criticized or even punished. He must connect the entire plan with Pang Shan's interests.
Mr. Pan laughed twice, attracting the attention of Tuzi and Xiaohao. He seemed very happy. "Your Highness the Princess did not read it wrong. She said that Xijieguo is the place where Pangshan chose disciples, so Xijieguo's interests are exactly the same as Pangshan. Going to the imperial capital will be related to Xijieguo's life and death. She hopes to join forces with the Taoist priest again. In her original words, 'You and I still have the value of mutual use. In a few years, I am afraid that Xijieguo will not be able to climb up with the Taoist priest.'"
Mr. Pan San was not willing to convey this too straightforward sentence, but Mu Xingqiu understood the meaning of this sentence. "Use each other" was what the princess said when the two met for the first time. He smiled, "Then let's join forces to fight another battle."
Mr. Pan's expression suddenly became serious, "Everything request of the Taoist priest, Your Highness the Princess will do her best to achieve. She only has one condition. I hope that the Taoist priest can save the prince's life. He is in danger in the imperial capital, and the power of Xijieguo alone is not enough to ensure his safety."
"Xin Youtao?" Mu Xingqiu was really surprised.
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