Heroes of the Fantasy World

Chapter 150 - ⑥ The Rebellion of the Seven Towns

Chapter Zero——⑥The Rebellion of the Seven Towns

Twenty years of living away from home, and 20 years of seeking Taoism and practicing, Gao Zhu has become a handsome young man who has nothing to do with the world but shows extreme nostalgia for the world.

He yearned for the mundane world outside the mountains that his fellow apprentices spoke of, and for his own hometown that they spoke of.It's just that whenever I want to go down the mountain with other brothers and sisters, I always encounter obstacles in every possible way.

Others would always say to Gao Zhu: "When you become an adult, you will be allowed to go down the mountain."

Therefore, since childhood, Gao Zhu has tried his best to absorb external knowledge from the Taoist classics and learn the way of governing people and the world; under the guidance of his master, he practiced martial arts to strengthen his body, and learned to fight with people and nature. Tips for surviving afterwards.

The talented and easy-going Gao Zhu has been appreciated by many seniors, and he has long been acquiesced as the next abbot, succeeding his master, Taoist Ge Peng. .

However, all these efforts, Gao Zhu was originally just for one day to go down the mountain safely and return home.

The Kunlun Mountains stretch for thousands of miles, and there are countless rare and exotic animals, as well as the temples and temples.

According to legend, the patriarch of the Spirit Snake Temple encountered a "thousand-year-old white snake fairy" in a hidden place on Kunlun Mountains. constantly.

But just after that day, the law of prosperity and decline will not show mercy to this place where the "White Snake Immortal" lives, and finally came here.

The time finally came to the eve of the 20-year period. It was a snowy winter. When the snow season passed and spring came, it would be the time when Gao Zong came of age.

Therefore, with unprecedented throbbing, Gao Zhu bowed to his respected master and the abbot of the Snake Temple, Ge Peng Taoist, and asked to go down the mountain early in the face of winter snow, and planned to return home to meet his parents and uncles before the spring equinox.

Unexpectedly, this request was once again rejected by the other party, "Ge Zhu, you are about to become an adult, and you must understand the basic ways of dealing with the world. The current situation is turbulent, and a powerful force is rising in the seven towns in the north. If you go down the mountain and return to your hometown at this time, you will definitely be involved. Why put yourself in danger, regardless of your own safety?"

After listening to Gao Zhu, not only did he not accept this set of arguments, he even angrily rebuked the other party for talking nonsense and ignoring the original promise in front of all the senior brothers.In the end, Taoist Ge Peng was afraid that he would not be able to control this guy, so he ordered the left and right to put Gao Zhu under house arrest in the Taoist temple, intending to let him leave until the situation at the foot of the mountain was peaceful.

The euphemistic name is: "These 20 years of getting along day and night, I can't bear to see you fly like moths into the flames. What we have done is only to protect your safety."

Maybe this is the truth, but Gao Zhu didn't buy it in his heart, he thought that these Taoist priests were just trying to force him to stay in the Taoist temple, maybe they brought him up the mountain for today.

Therefore, even when Gao Zhu was detained, he began to plan how to escape and how to get revenge on these "hypocrites" who reneged on their promises.

The emotions that had been suppressed for many years quietly ignited everything around him on the night of being detained. Even so, he just said to himself: "Even if it is a catastrophe, if you don't go through it yourself, what are you talking about? What are you talking about?" road……"

For this reason, Gao Zhu made a decision that would affect his life: he stole the "White Snake Immortal" enshrined in the Taoist temple and fled overnight, and never returned to Kunlun Mountain.

It happened to be snowing heavily when going down the mountain, which brought many difficulties to the young man who had never set foot in the world outside the gate of the Taoist temple.For example, all the food and water I carried with me was too cold to swallow. If I hadn't found a resting place in time, I'm afraid I would have been buried in the Kunlun Mountains by the wind and snow.

However, in the face of these unprecedented predicaments, he never complained about others, but instead rejoiced in it, treating it as some belated joy of life.

It seems that no matter how big the natural danger is, he can find a way to get over it.Such vigor and vigor and self-confidence made him never think about what would happen to him in the future.

In the months since the journey began, the earth has changed from winter to spring and has taken on a new look.

The winter snow melts and the buds sprout. Even in the relatively barren land of northern Saibei, people still rely on this natural phenomenon to judge the change of seasons.

At this time, a ragged Taoist from the south suddenly appeared on the plug.He passed through the seven towns in the north, wandered from house to house, and inquired about the whereabouts of Gao's family.

The tattered Taoist man carried a basket on his back and a long sword with a purple sheath on his waist. He usually hid in the corner of the street and ate the food given by others. Looking through the scriptures he carried with him, he looked no different from a beggar.

No one knows who he is, and no one knows why he got here.

It wasn't long after such a poor life, a soldier from Huaishuo Town was curious about the sword on his body, and asked his name.After learning that the other party's name was Gao Zhu, he immediately reported the news to Master Gao in Huaishuo Town.

So far, the life of the Taoist "Ge Zhu" wandering abroad has come to an end, and another new legend has just begun.

As for the memory of home, Gao Zhu almost has no memory.He just learned from his master that he has a sister who has disabled legs in order to save himself from danger, and has to rely on a wheeled cart to move around on weekdays.

So he planned to visit this sister as soon as he stepped into the house.Just before that, he happened to run into Zhaojun, the third daughter of his father's concubine, at the door of his house.

It was only later that Gao Zhu found out that his father, Gao Luo, took a concubine shortly after sending him to Kunlun Mountains, and gave birth to a daughter named Zhaojun, and another year later a son named Gao Ang was born.

At that time, the third lady, Zhaojun, was very upset when she saw this Taoist who looked like a beggar, but others even said that this person was her second brother. Hearing this, Gao Zhaojun almost fainted from anger.

Seeing this, Gao Zhu felt that he was ugly, and found that he was living too casually these days.I saw him bowing repeatedly to apologize, and then called the servant to help the third sister to rest, and then hurriedly went to find his sister.

Xijun, the eldest daughter of the Gao family, was unable to go out of the house on weekdays due to her inconvenient legs, so she played the piano in the study and in the courtyard.On this day, as if she had predicted Gao Zhu's arrival in advance, she stayed under the old loquat tree for a whole day.She refused to listen to the boy next to her when she was called to rest, and insisted on waiting for her brother to come back before giving up.

Therefore, when Gao Xijun heard the news from his personal maid that Gao Zhu had returned, Gao Xijun almost looked at the entrance of the courtyard with forgetfulness, and naturally he did not disappoint her.

Although her younger brother looked sloppy at the time, it couldn't conceal his tall and straight appearance.Especially after the two of them looked at each other for a while, a kind of soul induction originating from the flesh and blood aroused tears in their eyes.

"Sister?" With tears in his eyes, Gao Zhu immediately knelt down in front of Gao Xijun, as if he was crying in her arms when he was a child, he hugged the other's legs and wailed loudly.

The sad cry attracted many people to come over and watch.Among them were the third young lady who was stunned, the fourth younger brother Gao Ang, the head of the family Gao Luo who hurried over, and a young junior who followed him.

The maids and servants, who are still inexperienced, naturally cannot understand the situation in front of them.There were only a few elderly servants here and there, and they also burst into tears along with the relatives of the Gao family.

Seeing Gao Zhu's deep affection and righteousness, his father Gao Luo couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Zhu'er, after 20 years, I finally welcome you back today!"

Gao Zhu, who had been dazzled by emotion, realized that the people from Gao's family had already gathered around him, and then hugged his father tightly.

Then, Gao Luo introduced the relatives one by one to the second young master who had just returned: "This is your third sister Xijun, whom you have just met; this is your fourth brother Gao Ang... This is Xijun's husband, named ' Gao Huan'."

"Gao Huan?" The tearful young man hesitated for a moment when he heard the name, then looked at the young man following his father, wiped the filth off his face, and bowed respectfully: "I have seen the sage Brother, I'm sorry..."

"Gao Huan, I met my second brother!"

Gao Zhu saw that this fellow had bright eyes and bright teeth, a marked appearance, and thick hands and feet, like a martial arts practitioner, so he stopped being polite.It's just that the boys around saw him being so reckless, so they started talking about it.

This strange situation didn't end until Gao Huan stopped it.Then, Gao Huan suggested to Gao Luo: "Father, in my opinion, we will suspend sending troops today and let the second brother clean up the dust first. I don't know what to do?"

"Okay!" Gao Luo agreed resolutely: "From now on, you and Zhu'er will be called brothers, and you will make contributions to the Gao family together in the future, honoring your ancestors!"

After these polite remarks, the crowd gradually dispersed, leaving Gao Xijun and Gao Zhu alone in the end.

Seeing that Gao Zhu was embarrassed, the elder sister explained from the side: "Little Zhu, now that the government and the public are corrupt and military disasters are rampant, father and the others have to respond to the response of the neighboring town of Du Luozhou, and raise troops to fight against the attack from the court and the barbarians in the north. Huan's real name is 'He Liuhun', and he claims to be a descendant of the Gao family in Bohai, but unfortunately he became a Xianbei war slave and exiled here. It just so happened that the third sister liked him, so she let him marry him to the Gao family."

"No wonder, Third Sister doesn't seem to like me coming back at all..."

"Xiao Zhu?" Hearing the other party say such nonsense, Gao Xijun was immediately puzzled, but seeing the other party's expression gradually relaxed, he was also relieved.

"Sister, in the future, I will definitely devote myself to the rise and fall of the Gao family!"

After the two siblings had a heart-to-heart talk, they went to rest together for a while, preparing to attend the banquet hosted by Gao Luo and Gao Huan.

Such a feast is indeed pleasing to the eye for a tall man who has never set foot in the secular world, but there is always an ominous feeling lingering in his heart, but soon, the unprecedented joy washes away all doubts.

That night, he ate and got drunk early, went to bed and had a long, long dream.

(End of this chapter)