Kunlun one millet

Chapter 222 Depressedly aware of hidden opportunities

In the middle of the night, when the lights were on, Zhao Mi leaned over his desk to write, Jiang Ru pushed the door open and entered, complaining: "Can't you rest well? You have to travel during the day and write books at night. Even if you have a high level of cultivation, it is so exhausting and exhausting, which is not beneficial to your cultivation." .”

"I know my situation." Zhao Mi picked up the pen, gently dried the ink, and inspected it: "Ding Muqiu asked me for advice on how to improve the garden. I don't think I can stay in Lianxiao Mountain for a few days, so I quickly wrote it down. This "Four Seasons Stories" is going to be given to her before leaving."

Along the way, Zhao Mi not only edited and revised the rituals and regulations, but also transcribed many of the secrets of the law that he knew.Chaos is approaching in the future, and my own future is unpredictable. If something unexpected happens and the dharma formula is lost, then I am really sorry for the ancestors who inherited the dharma secret book.

Jiang Ru sat casually on the couch, her skin was rosy and her hair was slightly wet, and she asked with a smile, "Are you taking the scriptures of the Fa Jue as a betrothal gift, are you planning to be a good son-in-law of Mingxia House?"

"Do you think I have such thoughts?" Zhao Mi was also amused: "Besides, Ding Muqiu has high ambitions, but he may not like me."

"Pretentious." Jiang Ru tossed her hair, "Just now she took us to a hot spring and happened to be talking about you. I think Ding Muqiu still has a crush on you, otherwise he wouldn't have invited you to the Mingxia Hall."

Zhao Mi shook his head: "You think too much, I don't think Ding Muqiu will be attracted by the love between men and women. She sees me as nothing more than a fellow cultivator."

"Not necessarily." Jiang Ru said with a smile: "I found that Ding Muqiu was hesitant to speak, and he might come to you in the middle of the night."

"Hearing what you said, I thought Ding Muqiu was some kind of thief on the beam." Zhao Mi packed up the scroll.

Jiang Ru saw the worry lingering on his brows, and couldn't help asking, "Are you still thinking about what Ding Shouzuo said?"

There are very few people who can make Zhao Shu open his heart, and Jiang Ru is one of them. He nodded and said: "I killed Wang Zhongding and Chu Mengchun, and Zheng Tunan's death is also related to me. Three of the four surnames of Chongxuan, It can be said that they are at odds with me."

Jiang Ru said: "But you can do this, isn't it because you have the acquiescence of the first seat?"

"That's true, but have you ever thought that the situation where I have made many enemies is just what the National Teacher likes to see?" Zhao Mi sighed, "Chu Mengchun's cultivation has improved by leaps and bounds, and he can even run the Lingtai Ruins. The mountain protection array is not entirely his own skill."

Jiang Ru was slightly surprised: "Could it be that the first seat deliberately arranged it?"

"It's hard to say." Zhao Mi rested his forehead wearily: "Master Guoshi may just use Chu Mengchun to prove the key points of cultivation, and this move just happened to make Chu Mengchun and Yi'an Chu think they are in power, secretly Planning to set up another portal."

Jiang Ru sneered and said, "Without the chief seat, the four surnames of Chongxuan are nothing but a mob."

"The words of the mob have passed." Zhao Shu said: "Master Guoshi has already reached the peak of his cultivation. He borrowed my hand to reorganize the Chongxuan Hall, and to honor the four surnamed families so that he can be the only one. As long as the Guoshi If your lord is still here, the Chongxuan Hall will be unshakable, but if one day the lord is gone, the four surnames will inevitably have differences and disputes. Not to mention, just the hussar general who rejected Hongguan, except Master Guoshi, who can control Huaxu Kingdom?"

Jiang Ru understood: "So the first one can't retreat, just to lure the other three to take the initiative?"

"At present, there are actually only two families of Wang and Chu." Zhao Mi rubbed his brows: "But the master of the country is not trying to drive them out. In the future, we will still need the children of the four surnames to contribute to the creation of a Taoist kingdom on earth. Someone needs to be able to check and balance, and the four surnames cannot be allowed to grow bigger."

"And that person is you." Jiang Ru asked tentatively, "Do you want to get rid of the chief's control?"

"Don't say such things in the future." Zhao Mi took a deep look at Jiang Ru.

Jiang Ru knew she had made a slip of the tongue, so she quickly shut up.Zhao Mi continued: "It's not about controlling or not, but that I have no room for maneuver. If the future plan fails, I'm afraid there is only one dead end."

"It shouldn't be like this, right?" Although Jiang Ru said that, she was indeed a little worried.

"Others don't care, but I have to be prepared." Zhao Mi said, "It's the same with you. Your Jiang family is too close to Master Guoshi. If there is any accident, you will be most implicated."

Jiang Ru thought for a while, and in the past, no matter what others said, she absolutely did not believe that Liang Tao could fail.

However, by Zhao Mi's side, Jiang Ru also gradually understood that she could not entrust her life and death to others.In the past, the blood Yin of the immortal lineage, which seemed to be in its heyday, has been hit hard in the past few years, and it is no longer what it used to be. Is Liang Tao really a solid backer that will never collapse?
"Then what should we do?" Jiang Ru asked seriously.

Zhao Mi shook his head: "I can't find a way out myself, how can I help you?"

Jiang Ru's expression was slightly depressed, so Zhao Mi had no choice but to say: "If you have to tell me, your Jiang family had better not cling to the wish of following Liang Tao's ascension from the house. When necessary, mountain monsters are actually a way to avoid disasters." method."

When Jiang Ru heard this, she smiled wryly and said, "I'm afraid my clansmen can't accept this way out."

"Until a catastrophe is approaching, no one is willing to give up." Zhao Mi sighed, "It's okay to be alone, but once the bond of the world is not broken, you will be affected everywhere."

Jiang Ru asked: "Could it be that this is the reason why you are alone? In order to let go of the world in the future?"

"Maybe." Zhao Mi replied ambiguously.

Jiang Ru didn't say much, left Zhao Mi's room, and went to think on her own.

Zhao Mi sat alone in the room to practice exercises, until after midnight, Ding Muqiu sneaked into the room through the window.

"Friend Ding, you..." Before Zhao Mi finished speaking, Ding Muqiu motioned for silence, and shook the purple silk around his waist to isolate the sound from inside and outside.

"I have something to ask you." Even though he was fully prepared, Ding Muqiu lowered his voice.

Zhao Mi was used to Ding Muqiu's turbulent look, and asked, "I don't know what is the important thing that makes you so cautious, Fellow Daoist Ding?"

"You promise to keep it secret first." Ding Muqiu leaned forward, and Zhao Mi could see that she was a little nervous, afraid that she would not agree.

"Okay." Zhao Mi had a subtle premonition in his heart. He suspected that Ding Muqiu had invited him to the Xiaoshan Dojo for other purposes at first, so he nodded and said, "I promise that the next thing will not be announced to outsiders."

Ding Muqiu's expression widened slightly, as if he had won a lot of help, he took a deep breath to calm his mind, and then said: "I suspect that Master has been bewitched by evil people."

Zhao Mi was well prepared at first, but he was still taken aback when he heard this: "Daoyou Ding, is there any evidence for this statement? With Ding Shouzuo's cultivation level, what kind of evil spirit can confuse her?"

Ding Feiling, as the head seat of the Mingxia Pavilion, although her cultivation level is not as good as Liang Tao's living immortal family, she is by no means a superficial and mediocre person.Zhao Mi didn't dare to say whether Ding Feiling was in the realm of becoming a fetal immortal, but he was definitely above himself.

The head of a restaurant was bewitched by an evil spirit. What kind of evil monster and master of evil ways could this be?Zhao Mi didn't even dare to think about it.

Ding Muqiu said: "Yes! Master, she always goes to the thatched cottage in the shadow of the mountain for a few days every month to retreat. I was planning to ask the master about it, so I went to the thatched cottage in the shade of the mountain, and found that there are men haunting nearby! "

"A man?" Zhao Mi was puzzled.

"That's right!" Ding Muqiu said, "You still don't know that the Shanyin Thatched Cottage is the place where the previous masters of the Mingxia Sect used to clean up. A man easily entered the interior without being blocked at all!"

Zhao Mi frowned and said, "So you think Ding Shouzuo was bewitched by evil spirits and gave the means of getting in and out of the maze to that man?"

"Exactly!" Ding Muqiu became anxious: "Master never pretends to men, and Master has behaved as usual in the past. I think about it, I can only be bewitched by evil spirits!"

"Fellow Daoist Ding, don't rush to draw conclusions." Zhao Mi reassured: "If you have any doubts, you should ask Ding Shouzuo. It would be inappropriate to tell me this matter to an outsider. If it doesn't work, you can also discuss it with other colleagues."

"I don't trust other people!" Ding Muqiu's eyes flickered.

Seeing her like this, Zhao Mi asked, "Could it be that Fellow Daoist Ding has noticed something unusual?"

"When I, when I was practicing recently, I always vaguely sensed that someone was spying on me." Ding Muqiu hugged his arms: "If my predictions are correct, the evil spirits are probably lingering around Lianxiao Mountain!"

Zhao Mi was silent for a moment, and then asked: "Fellow Daoist, can I check the pulse?"

Ding Muqiu nodded slightly, and took off his wristband, revealing an arm as white as snow.Zhao Mi raised his hand and pressed lightly, feeling a little surprised after a moment: "Daoist Xuanzhu is about to ascend to Niwan?"

"Huh? Oh, probably." Ding Muqiu withdrew his hands, a little absent-minded.

Zhao Mi felt troubled, because Ding Muqiu's situation looked like an illusion caused by the Xuanzhu's ascent.It is the easiest time to think wildly at this time, Zhao Mi has experienced it himself, how could he not understand?
"Fellow Taoist came tonight, could it be that Ding Shouzuo has already gone to the Shanyin Thatched Cottage to retreat?" Zhao Mi asked.

Ding Muqiu replied: "That's right, I hope you will go with me to secretly go to the Shanyin Thatched Cottage to expose the evil spirit!"

Zhao Mi is dubious about the evil spirit. If a evil spirit that can confuse Ding Feiling really exists, it would have already brought the Huaxu Kingdom into chaos. First tryst?

"Okay." Facing Ding Muqiu's expectant gaze, Zhao Mi had no choice but to agree, and then said: "But since fellow daoist asked me for help, if you really encounter any unexpected dangers, please listen to my orders, you should run away." Just run away, don't take any chances."

"Okay! Listen to you!" Ding Muqiu replied bluntly, "We're leaving now!"

Zhao Mi took the magic treasure amulet, and together with Ding Muqiu, took advantage of the night to leave the Lianxiao Mountain Dojo, galloped north against the wind, and approached the Shanyin Thatched Cottage not long after.

With the help of Yingxuan's lighting technique, Zhao Mi found a mountain depression shrouded in fog, qi machines circling and intertwining, and the light and color were hazy and mixed, making it impossible to see the scene in the fog.

If you don't know how to enter and exit the maze and how to break it, once you break into it, the people in the formation will immediately notice it. Usually, only by mastering the formation talisman can you enter and exit without hindrance.

With Zhao Mi's current ability, if he wants to solve this maze, he will have to spend at least a few days of observation and deduction. The premise is that there should be no new changes in this maze, otherwise he will have to start all over again.And even if the formation is broken, it will still alarm the people inside.

Zhao Mi and Ding Muqiu just guarded the outer edge of the maze, hiding in the grass, and waited for more than half an hour, but no one else came.

Just as Zhao Mi was thinking about how to guide Ding Muqiu to break through the barrier, he suddenly sensed a dim brilliance from the northeast across the mountains and went straight into the maze.

"Look!" Ding Muqiu couldn't help exclaiming in a low voice, grabbing Zhao Mi's arm.

"Don't worry." Zhao Mi checked the talisman again, and if the visitor was really powerful and evil, he couldn't act rashly.

Dim brilliance gradually melted away after entering the maze. Although he looked down on his face, he could vaguely see a tall and straight figure, with a wide robe and long sleeves, with a bit of immortal style. Judging from his gait and posture, he should be a man without a doubt.

Until the man disappeared into the mist, Ding Muqiu couldn't hold back anymore, got up angrily and was about to rush out, Zhao Mi hurriedly held her down: "Don't worry, fellow daoist!"

"How can I not be in a hurry?!" Ding Muqiu was extremely anxious: "The evil spirits are so rampant, if you don't take action, it will be too late!"

Zhao Mi looked at her eagle eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and then at the purple silk around her waist. Several thoughts flashed in his mind, and his heart felt sad for a moment, so he had to let Ding Muqiu fly away.

"Hurry up and follow!" Ding Muqiu took out a talisman and made a move towards the maze, his movement was like an arrow off the string, and he flew straight into it, Zhao Mi sighed secretly, and had to follow closely behind.

When the simple thatched cottage appeared in front of my eyes, I could vaguely see the flickering candles inside, reflecting the silhouettes of the two people who depended on each other.

Ding Muqiu was furious, and with a wave of the long silk, it was like a purple cloud opening, and the sound of thunder rolled down, directly leveling the thatched cottage by nearly half. Ding Feiling happened to be looking at a man hand in hand, and wanted to get close.

"You evil rat, let me go!" Seeing this situation, Ding Muqiu swung the purple silk and yanked it heavily towards the man.

But the other party didn't turn his head back, just raised his hand lightly, and easily held Zi Ling who was full of true energy and mana.

This ability to grab a magic weapon with bare hands, probably few people in the world can do it, the man just pulled it lightly, Ding Muqiu was dragged to the ground, he could not help but stagger a few steps.

"You—" Ding Muqiu was frightened and angry, just when he looked up, he saw a handsome man with eagle brows and falcon eyes standing in front of him. When he saw this man, he felt familiar for some reason.

"Xiao Qiu'er has grown up, I'm afraid she won't remember me." The handsome man raised his hand and patted Ding Muqiu's head.

Ding Muqiu was so frightened that she took several steps back, she saw Ding Feiling standing aside, her face was full of shame, she bowed her head in silence.

"You, who are you?! Who are you?" Seeing the man slowly approaching, Ding Muqiu felt great panic inexplicably, his voice trembled, his legs went limp, and he fell to the ground.

"Me? I'm your..."

Before the handsome man finished speaking, a spell was stuck on Ding Muqiu's head, and she felt extremely tired immediately, and fell asleep directly.

And behind Ding Muqiu was Zhao Mi with a gloomy face. He looked at the handsome man with eagle brows and falcon eyes, and said, "Master National Teacher, long time no see."

(End of this chapter)