The national teacher does not practice

Chapter 160 Heavenly Mystery Opens His Eyes, The Emperor's Layout ([-] words for subscription)
The sun was shining brightly, and the city of Yuhang was like a steaming oven. Ji Pingan held a wooden stick and followed the carriage in front of him. During the process, he took out a bamboo hat and put it on to block the sun.

Jiang Jiang floated beside him like a ghost, on his dull and pale face, could not hide his curiosity:

"Is there a problem with this person?"

Ji Pingan said casually:

"It may not be related to the clues I'm looking for, but this person is indeed not simple. If I read correctly, this person surnamed Zhou should be related to the commoner family in the Jianghu."

Jiang Jiang frowned, and thoughtful thoughts surfaced on his face without much anger, and said:

"I remember, it was said in the book that hundreds of years ago, there was a commoner god in the rivers and lakes, who was nameless and had no surname. It belonged to a strange family in Jianghu, but its descendants were very few, and it seemed to be cut off later."

Ji Pingan gave an "en" and explained:
"That's right. But there is one thing that is not mentioned in the books you read, that is, the commoner family has not been cut off, but it has become more hidden, and later it has a new name, 'Tianji Pavilion'."

Jiang Jiang asked:

"The Tianji Pavilion who sells information for a living and likes to publish all kinds of lists?"

The name Tianji Pavilion is no stranger to people in Jianghu. It belongs to a relatively special kind of force just like the "Dark Net".

It does not have a headquarters, and according to Ji Ping'an's habit, it is a "distributed" organization.

It has disciples all over Kyushu to collect, pass on, and sell news.

The so-called "hidden dragon list", "gold point list", "beauty list", "weapon list" and other messy lists that are widely rumored in the world are all concocted by Tianji Pavilion.

Pei Qian is quite proud of being on the Qianlong list.

It is said that the owner of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion has a pair of heavenly eyes, which can see through the secrets of the sky...

Of course, in Jiang Jiang's eyes, even the great master of the Zhou Dynasty and the head teacher of Taoism couldn't see through the secrets.

Ji Pingan said:
"Just now, the hexagram masters in Yuhang City are all showing their supernatural powers. I am also observing. The most famous and powerful 'Zhou Banxian' uses the 'Physiognomy' of the commoner Xiangmen."

Divination, feng shui, astrology, astrology... Although they are good at different fields, they will cross each other as they practice higher.

Just like, the cultivation methods of the major inheritances are very different, but in the end they all lead to the same goal, and they all rush to commune with the heaven and the earth.

How does an ordinary hexagram master know this kind of physiognomy?

The biggest possibility is that there are people behind Zhou Banxian... Ji Pingan discussed with Huang He and others yesterday, and proposed the method of "fishing".

which is:
If there are other reborns in Yuhang City, then they will definitely pay attention to the abnormal events in the city.

Coincidentally, Patriarch Pei's disappearance is enough to attract the attention of various forces lurking in the dark.

Not all of them are related to the reborn, such as the "agents" of the Beast Sect, the imperial government, and even the Jianghu sects such as Tingxuelou, which should be paid attention to.

Ji Ping'an followed Zhou Banxian, and was not sure about finding clues, but the astrological revelation told him that he would definitely gain something.

……

at the same time.

Zhou Banxian, who was leaning against the cushioned luxury carriage, didn't know that he was being watched.

At this moment, he closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, while gently exhaling to restore his lost cultivation, while thinking about Pei's trip, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became.

You know, in Yuhang's circle of hexagram masters, he has always been firmly in the top spot, but it's just that he couldn't find out the whereabouts of Patriarch Pei this time, after all, neither could the others.

But unfortunately, that strange boy seemed to have discovered something, so he invited Li Xiangjun to discuss it in detail.

This made him suddenly feel ashamed, and he felt aggrieved by being slapped in the face from the air.

However, more emotions are still fearful.

"Old Willow Street, Yijingzhai... Where did the Jiang Qianglong come from?" Zhou Banxian was beating his heart, always feeling that the other party was unfathomable.

Against each other?That is an extremely stupid move. If people in the Jianghu want to live for a long time, the first thing is to figure out who can afford it and who can't.

"We have to find a way to investigate this person. There is also the change of the Pei family, which is also worth noting." Zhou Banxian thought, opened his eyes, and said to the disciple driving the car through the curtain:
"Go to Xici Hutong."

After a pause, he added, "Walk around a few times."

The disciple driving the car showed surprise, and said "Yes."

Immediately, he pulled the reins, turned a corner, turned around in the city, repeatedly confirmed that there was no one following behind, and then rushed towards the destination.

Experienced.

About an hour later, the carriage finally arrived at a certain area in the west of the city before dusk, and entered an alley named "Xici".

Zhou Banxian lifted the curtain of the car, stepped out of the car, and made sure that there was no one on the left or right. He ordered his disciples to take care of the carriage, walked along the alley to a door, and knocked the door knocker three times according to the rhythm of three shorts and one long.

After that, there were footsteps, and after asking who it was through the door, the door was opened, revealing a man with mediocre features but sharp eyes like a knife, and said lightly:
"You are here. The pavilion master has been waiting for a long time."

Zhou Banxian's spirit was shaken, and he followed respectfully, walked through the front yard, and when he arrived at the atrium, he first saw a gorgeous pear tree.

Under the shade of the pear tree, there is a square table with seasonal melons and fruits soaked in well water and exuding cool air.

by the table.

An old man wearing a brown embroidered robe and a small cap, with an indifferent demeanor, was holding a sheepskin scroll and reading.

At first glance, he looks no different from an ordinary rich old man, except that his identity is already highlighted by his pair of eyes that are like a deep pool without any trace of sleepiness.

Lord of Heavenly Secret Pavilion.

"Pavilion Master." Zhou Banxian approached respectfully, without any appearance of immortality, if he was seen by the rich and noble people in the city, he might be surprised.

The owner of Tianji Pavilion didn't respond immediately when he heard the words, but only carefully read the leather scroll in his hand, then slowly put it on his knees, pinched the center of his brows, opened his eyes tiredly, and sighed:
"Xing Dou Xuan Tu, I have been reading since I was a child. Every time I thought I understood it, but I opened it again after a few months, and I realized that my previous understanding was not even superficial. Gradually understand the secret of fate, but the spirit of heaven and earth repeats, but I don't feel it.

Looking at this picture again recently, I suddenly realized that the past few decades of comprehension are like a drop in the ocean compared to the state of the Great Zhou State Teacher in the past. The more I learn, the more I feel the mystery of fate. , can not touch the other side. "

Zhou Banxian was surprised at first, and immediately praised:
"The master of the pavilion is too humble. If you are like a drop of grain, where should we be? Besides, this star map was written by the national teacher in the past, and he was exiled in the rivers and lakes. What kind of person is the master of the gods? It is impossible to reach it. It's normal."

The master of Tianji Pavilion sighed, obviously he had heard similar words too many times, and had already developed immunity.

Immediately pull back to the topic:

"I had a premonition in the afternoon that you would come to the door, but the specific situation is vague and unclear. I think it involves a lot of levels, but something big happened?"

Zhou Banxian looked in awe:
"Pavilion Master Gao Ming, indeed encountered an incident related to the Patriarch of the Pei family..."

Immediately, he narrated the whole process.

During the process, the old man did not interrupt, but just listened quietly. After listening to a section, he commented:
"The shackles of the heavens and the earth are opened, and the demons are in chaos. This is also a sign."

Zhou Banxian said: "The master of the pavilion knows, where is the Patriarch of the Pei family?"

After asking, he saw the pavilion master who looked like an old man looking at him quietly, his eyes were incomprehensible, and he said lightly after a while:

"The secret cannot be leaked."

Should it not be disclosed, or you, the pavilion master, can't see it?

Zhou Banxian, who was proficient in mastering the hexagram master's design, muttered in his heart, with a reverent gesture on his face, he didn't ask any more, and turned to say:

"Pavilion Master, besides that, I also met a strange person this time."

Immediately, he narrated what Ji Ping'an said in the hall, and the matter of the Pei family's mother and daughter's invitation alone. As for seeing Pei Wuju, he didn't know.

A quiet fast?Li Anping?

The owner of Tianji Pavilion frowned, and was also unfamiliar with this. After thinking about it, he said:
"I already know, you don't need to take care of this matter."

The implication: Don't get involved in the depth of the water, Tianji Pavilion will conduct an investigation.

When Zhou Banxian saw this, although he was not very satisfied, he did not dare to disobey, so he immediately handed over his hands and exited the small courtyard with a lot of worries.

At the moment when the courtyard door closed, a flat voice suddenly came out from the ear of the owner of Tianji Pavilion:

"The commoner photographer was considered an outstanding person back then, but I don't think the descendants have fallen into the situation of bluffing and deceiving."

"Who?!"

The master of Tianji Pavilion leaned back in his chair, and wanted to close his eyes to rest, but when he heard this, his face changed.

Then following his spiritual perception, he could only see outside the square table in front of him, in the air, a figure wearing a bamboo hat and a green shirt, with blurred features painted out inch by inch.

In the distance, the ordinary-looking man suddenly changed color, and the sea of ​​air roared, and he was about to jump over.

But the old pavilion master suddenly raised his hand to stop:
"No need to come here! Let's retreat to the front yard first!"

"Pavilion Master, he..." The guard hesitated.

He knew very well that the commoner was a god, majored in physiognomy, and was not good at martial arts.This is also the reason why Tianji Pavilion does not have a clear location——

Jianghu martial arts are brave and ruthless, and they are often angry because of changes in the ranking of the list.

If there is a definite location, the Tianji Pavilion will be knocked on the door about ten times a day.

But the pavilion master has an order, so he has to obey.

"...Yes." Hu never stepped back unwillingly, and disappeared into the courtyard step by step.

When there were only two people left in the Sifang Pavilion, the owner of the Tianji Pavilion suppressed his astonishment, smiled faintly, and acted like a master:
"I am old and weak, but I can't stand the scare. How about sitting down and talking, Your Excellency?"

Jiang Jiang floated beside him invisible, turned to look at Ji Pingan, and asked with his eyes:

"Do you humans like to pretend so much?"

Ji Pingan ignored Miss Qi Ling's gaze, just watched the old man play with a half-smile, then raised his hand and grabbed a chair, and sat down opposite him.

The master of Tianji Pavilion has a calm face, as if he is in control:

"I don't know the meaning of the words just now? Could it be that old bastard who bumped into Your Excellency?"

This sentence was a hidden temptation, and the old man Tianji obviously realized that the other party was following Zhou Banxian.

So, this person already knew that Zhou Banxian had something to do with Tianji Pavilion?Taking advantage of Pei's call this time, did you find an opportunity to come here?
Or is the other party simply a strong man supported by the Pei family?
As for his casual point, his identity as the successor of the "Mai Shenxiang" means that his origin is extraordinary, and he is by no means an ordinary martial artist.

Ji Pingan didn't answer, thinking in his heart:

The revelation given by astrology is very vague, and I only have a premonition that following Zhou Banxian may get the clues I want.

Now it seems that this sign should be in this person.

He deliberately said in a hoarse voice:

"The owner of the Tianji Pavilion is hiding in this alley in Yuhang. It is really hard to guess. I have heard that the information of the Tianji Pavilion is first-rate. Let me ask for some information. Would the owner of the pavilion tell me?"

The master of Tianji Pavilion said lightly:
"Tianji Pavilion is doing the business of selling information. If you want to buy it, you have nothing to do. I don't know what you want?"

Ji Pingan chuckled and said:

"Patriarch Pei disappeared, is there?"

The owner of Pavilion Tianji took a deep look at him, shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Ji Pingan casually picked up a grape, stuffed it into his mouth, feeling the sweetness, and said:

"I don't know the surname Zhou, I believe it. But Tianji Pavilion doesn't know it at all, I don't believe it."

The master of Tianji Pavilion looked slightly cold, and his tone was indifferent:
"So, what are you going to do next? Use force to scare the old man? Or, do you really think that the old man has been in the rivers and lakes for these years and can be manipulated by others?"

There was confidence in his tone.

Ji Pingan shook his head and said:

"Coercion by force is really vulgar. I'm just curious. Since you call yourself 'Old Man Tianji', it seems that you don't know everything, at least you don't know about my arrival."

The owner of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets sneered, not panicking.

As a disciple of the commoner god, he would make a face-to-face for himself every morning to seek good luck and avoid evil.

He does not have the ability to predict the future, but he is sure that his life is not threatened today.

Ji Pingan picked up another grape, stuffed it into his mouth, and said:
"It seems that you are confident enough in your physiognomy that you feel that there will be no disaster today."

The owner of the Tianji Pavilion withdrew his smile: "Otherwise?"

Ji Pingan picked up the third grape, suddenly smiled, and said:
"Why don't you take a look at my appearance, how about it? You should be very curious about my origin, since there is nothing left and right, how about meeting me once?"

After saying that, the master of Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets was silent for a while, and finally sat up slightly, looking at the mist under Ji Pingan's bamboo hat.

To be in charge of physiognomy, he doesn't need to see the facial features of people clearly, as long as he sees the target's body, he can deduce physiognomy.

now.

Following a wave of subtle spiritual fluctuations, his deep pupils suddenly turned into pure gold, and an invisible and vast force descended.

However, Ji Ping'an didn't hide or evade, but just took time to wait.

In the next second, old man Tianji shuddered suddenly, with a frightened expression on his face.

The golden pupils named "Sky Eyes" cracked open with a "click", and two lines of scarlet blood and tears overflowed. His thin hands were tightly clutching the armrests of the seat, with bulging veins.

Panting heavily, the original image of an expert could no longer be maintained, so he gritted his teeth and swallowed the pain.

After a long time, the owner of Tianji Pavilion, whose forehead was full of sweat, slowly raised his head, "stared" at Ji Pingan with a pair of off-white, tarnished eyes, and said hoarsely:

"Who are you... exactly?!"

Just now, he tried to trace the origin of the person in front of him with his best physiognomy skills, but was suddenly shocked by countless complicated and chaotic images.

The huge amount of information is terrifying.

If an ordinary person's life experience is just a tank of water, and a monk is a stream, then what he just glimpsed is a boundless ocean.

If he hadn't forcibly reversed the physiognomy and interrupted the divination at the cost of losing his life, he has no doubt that he would be shocked by the picture he saw and completely plunged into madness.

But now, even though he has recovered his life, his sky eye is already half-blind.

As for the "picture" seen, it is even more fragmented, as if it has been processed by some extremely high-level power, it cannot be read, and it becomes a mess of messy codes.

Ji Pingan leaned back in the chair, overlooking the half-blind old man, his eyes were indifferent.

He has prepared many methods for reincarnation, and as the person who used to be the number one divination person in the entire continent, how can he not be defensive about his past?
Under his arrangement, if the powerhouses of various sects tried to divination him, they would either read false experiences or be interfered by the Dao of Heaven—this could be interpreted as the protection of the disciples by the national teacher.

But just now, he only slightly uncovered part of the veil of fate, and at the level of old man Tianji, just a glimpse of his thousand-year life is enough to break his spirit.

"Now, can you tell me about the Patriarch Pei?" Ji Pingan folded his hands, his voice flat.

The old man was silent for a while and said:
"Tianji Pavilion does not know the truth of this matter, but it has paid attention to it, conducted an investigation, and obtained a clue not long ago."

"What clue?"

"Patriarch Pei's disappearance is due to the intervention of a certain person or force. The recent murders by curses in the city are also related to it."

"Curse killing?"

"This matter was suppressed by the demon slayer, so there are few rumors in the outside world. But with the means of the lord, it must not be difficult to find out. The old man really only knows this. If the lord still doesn't believe it, he will kill me."

Ji Ping'an tapped his fingers with a pensive look on his face, and then asked about the information about the "Reborn".

Tianji Pavilion also noticed the relationship between the return of the stars and the resurrection of the dead, and noticed the activities of the Four Sages.

But according to the old man, before Zhu Xun was killed, the forces of the Four Sages in the city began to hibernate and transfer, and after his death, there was no movement at all.

Although Tianji Pavilion makes a living by selling information, it is only a power in the rivers and lakes after all.

It cannot be expected to have more information than the five major sects, the imperial court and other forces.

That's not realistic.

"Just trust you for now." Ji Pingan got up, dusted off his robe, and walked out.

After taking two steps, he suddenly paused and said:

"Heavenly secrets are unpredictable, and the national teacher is not omniscient, so you don't need to look at the mysterious map of the stars."

As he spoke, his figure disappeared inch by inch, and the last ray of the setting sun just happened to disappear.

Only old man Tianji was left to sit blankly in the chair, looking at the parchment on his lap that was burned to ashes by the flames, he didn't regain his senses for a long time, and his gray pupils gradually returned to life.

In a trance, the old physiognomy realized something, and realized that his past practice was locked up by this piece of parchment, and he became a demon in his heart.

However, this mysterious person removed the "obstacle" in his heart by brutal means.

The state of mind that had already reached a dead end loosened up again, and vaguely, he seemed to see a broader and more splendid world with "phrenology".

"No break, no stand..."

"It's so... it's so..."

He muttered, got up suddenly, bowed deeply in the direction where Ji Ping'an disappeared, there was no resentment in his heart, only the grace of rebuilding.

"Master...you are..."

At this time, the servant heard the movement and hurried back, seeing this scene in astonishment, "Where's the thief?"

Old Man Tianji stood up, brushed the ashes off his robe, and said displeasedly:

"What a thief, that's my teacher."

Servant:? ?

……

……

On the street, Jiang Jiang looked at Ji Pingan suspiciously:

"Why are you helping him?"

Ji Pingan said leisurely:

"Am I in your eyes a plunderer? Since you want to buy information, of course you have to pay for it."

Jiang Jiang didn't believe it, but couldn't find strong evidence to refute it.

What Ji Pingan didn't say was that the more important reason for his instructing was to remember the little bit of love he once had with Bu Yi Shen.

"After all... that god stick... If he had nodded back then, he should have enjoyed the blessings in the city of God with me and that bastard God Emperor, and deserved to enjoy the Taimiao."

Ji Pingan whispered silently in his heart, and then became curious:

God Emperor and Commoner... have they been reborn again?
Well, not to mention the commoner, he always likes to hide his head and show his tail.

But with the character of the God Emperor, if he really came back, he must have already formed a faction, formed his own power, developed in a corner, and was ready to wait for the opportunity to stir up the world.

……

Mud Bottle Lane.

On a stone roller.

Fang Shijie, who was only seven years old, was short and fat, with his hands behind his back, looking like an old general, overlooking a group of "boy scouts" below.

They were all children from the neighborhood, the oldest was no more than ten years old, and the youngest was only four or five years old. They were still wearing crotch pants and had snotty noses. At this moment, they all held their chests up and looked up solemnly.

"Report-"

Suddenly, as the last ray of afterglow disappeared, a little boy dressed as a newspaper boy and carrying a cloth bag ran back from the entrance of the alley, imitating the appearance of an orderly on the stage, he braked suddenly, and almost fell into the mud.

Fang Shijie was overjoyed, he hurriedly saluted the corporal, personally helped him up, and asked anxiously:

"How's it going?"

The little newsboy wiped his nose, took out a few manuscripts full of large characters from his cloth bag in frustration, and said:

"Boss, the people in the newspaper don't want it at all, and they kicked me out, saying that these poems by the national teacher have already been completed by others, and that we can't even copy the hot ones, and they are trying to copy poems in broken chapters to earn manuscript fees. wishful thinking……"

Fang Shijie seemed to be struck by lightning, his face was full of disbelief, and he murmured:

"I can't wow..."

In his plan, he hides himself behind the scenes, by completing the poems.

This method can be used to let the national teacher know that he is here, and he can also gain fame and become a child prodigy.

You know, in Jiangnan, where the literary style is rich, becoming a child prodigy is a path with successful precedents.

Although the risk is also great, it is easy to expose one's own specialness.

But Fang Shijie thought about it for several days and felt that the risk was worth taking.

If he was reborn as the heir of a big family with status, or even a martial artist, there would be a safer way to rise.

But the problem is that he is only seven years old...

At this age, even because the sea of ​​energy is not yet stable, he can't even practice cultivation!
Unexpectedly, after a long period of psychological struggle, he was finally ready to make his debut as a "child prodigy", but he died before he could succeed.

"Who is it? Who completed the poems of the national teacher?" Fang Shijie asked loudly.

The newsboy thought hard and said:

"It seems... a guy with the surname Chicken, who made up in Shendu, and said he was a disciple of the national teacher?"

Surnamed Ji?Fang Shijie frowned, calculated the time secretly, and shook his head:

According to the day when the stars return to the throne, the beginning of rebirth is counted. That Ji or something, copied poems first, so it cannot be the reincarnation of the national teacher.

"With the character of the national teacher, he must be hanging out somewhere at the moment, pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, secretly planning and planning. I'm not [-]% sure, and I will never reveal my real body..."

Fang Shijie thought about it and began to brew a new plan.

……

Laoliu Street, Yijingzhai
When Ji Pingan walked into the small courtyard, he saw the trio sitting around the stone table, discussing something excitedly.

To be precise, it was the pink skirt saintess who raised her chin and narrated with pride, while Huang He was flattering her with a high EQ on the opposite side.

Mu Yaoyao pulled the rope and pulled out a wooden bucket full of water from the mouth of the well, and picked up a floating watermelon from the cold well water with two small hands.

Then cut it open and listened to it while chewing.

Seeing Ji Ping'an's return, the foodie girl's eyes lit up, and she held up the watermelon: "Come and eat the melon."

"..." Ji Pingan walked over and asked curiously, "What are you talking about?"

Seeing him coming back, the saintess flashed a smug look in her eyes, raised her snow-white chin, raised her chest high, and hummed:
"This saint found an important clue today."

"Oh? What is it?" Ji Pingan asked curiously.

……

ps: It took an hour tonight to complete the first meeting and the last meeting with the blind date on WeChat.And I didn't even delay the codeword!

(End of this chapter)