heaven money

Xu Fengnian said without hesitation:

"Yes, my eldest sister Xu Zhihu, my second sister Xu Weixiong, the maids Hongshu Qingniao, Miss Li Zi, and so on. Of course, there is you too. I like them all, but the degree of my liking varies."

Yu Youwei shook her head and said:

"You know that's not what I asked."

Xu Fengnian laughed and said, "What answer do you want?"

Yu Youwei quickly bent down and picked up Wu Meiniang from the ground, and ran away in an instant.

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In the early morning, there were not many pilgrims going to Mount Longhu for pilgrimage, but a girl with pigtails and a little monk stood out.

The young monk had delicate features and said with a bitter face, "Thing, didn't we agree to go out to watch the Lantern Festival? Why did you run away from home again?"

The little girl pretended to be stupid and said, "Ah? Are we considered running away from home? How is that possible! Besides, the last time we went home for the New Year, my mother was so happy to see all those rouge and powder, and my father almost popped his eyes out when he stared at the rosary in my hand. But that was a gift from Xu Fengnian, I won't give it to him. Did they scold me?"

The young monk wanted to cry but had no tears: "But the master and his wife are scolding me. You don't know that the master punished me to recite scriptures every day in the first month of the year. You know I am most afraid of reciting scriptures. What I recited was not Buddhist scriptures, but the "Quanzhen Song Fighting Chapter" that only Taoists recite. The brothers in the temple all laughed at me."

The little girl was annoyed by what she said, and said unhappily, "Stupid Nanbei, stop bothering me. I have allowed you to call me things these days. If you keep nagging, I won't play with you."

The little monk, who was frightened into silence by the girl's solemn warning, remained silent. In fact, he was not unhappy. He turned his head and grinned secretly, revealing a row of neat and white teeth.

Last time, it was the things that sneaked out of the temple first. He begged his master and his mistress for half a year before he was able to leave the temple and go down the mountain. This time it was different.

It's quite like eloping.

The little girl grew up with the little monk. When Ben Nanbei burped, she knew what he had secretly eaten for lunch. She immediately asked cautiously, "What are you laughing at? Tell me!"

The young monk, who never told lies, blushed and stammered, "I told you not to hit me."

The little girl hummed and nodded seriously.

The little monk smiled honestly and said, "Thing, do you think we should elope?"

"Wu Nanbei, you big bald head, run away!" The little girl was so angry that she slapped the little monk hard on the bald head.

The little monk held his head and whispered, "You said you wouldn't be angry, otherwise you'd lie."

The little girl snorted angrily: "I am a monk?!"

The young monk thought about it and could only sigh, then followed the little girl into the most paradise-like place on earth in the Taoist ancestral home, the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain.

Originally, this was a forbidden area that outsiders were not allowed to enter easily, but the more they walked in, the fewer people there were. They only vaguely encountered some Taoist priests with extraordinary demeanor, but no one stopped them.

The little girl was out of breath when she finally arrived outside the Tianshi Mansion. She wiped her sweat and took the kettle filled with mountain spring water that the monk found along the way. She took a sip and said, "Stupid Nanbei, this place seems to be more magnificent than my home, but it's not as great as Xu Fengnian's. Look at the couplets on the gate pillars, what's written on them?"

The young monk, who knew a little about worldly affairs, replied in a serious tone, "There are immortal guests in the Heavenly Palace, and there is the Prime Minister's House in Longhu Mountain. This is the origin of the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain."

The little girl curled her lips, quite disapproving.

The little monk reminded quietly: "Things, we have seen the Tianshi Mansion, can we go now?"

The little girl raised her eyebrows and glared, "Dad said that the stinking Taoist priests in the Tianshi Mansion are the ones who deserve to be scolded and beaten the most. I want to enter the mansion!"

What no one noticed was that a hint of pure and free aura emerged from the little monk from time to time. It was not that Shang Yi had taken action against the little monk, but that he felt that the little monk had extraordinary potential and might be able to inherit the mantle of the World-Free King Buddha.

After all, after he came to this world, he replaced the identity of the World-Honored King of Buddha. It would not be good to do something extreme and let the inheritance of the World-Honored King of Buddha be cut off. He should find a successor to pass it on secretly. In the future, the World-Honored King of Buddha will still be able to come back again!

The person Shang Yi chose was the young monk Wu Nanbei from this world. Although he was a stupid monk who fell in love with Li Dongxi, his Buddhist heart and nature were very transcendent, and he even had more potential to become a Buddha than Li Dangxin from Liangchan Temple!

In the original novel, Wu Nanbei gave up on becoming a Buddha because he didn't want the little thing to be sad. This can be said to be the best way to have the best of both worlds, without disappointing the Tathagata and without disappointing your lover.

But Shang Yi was unwilling to see it. As the saying goes, there is no regret on the other side. Give Wu Nanbei a chance so that he can have a bright future!
After Shang Yi noticed that Wu Nanbei and Li Dongxi had come to Longhu Mountain, he began to pay attention. He was not worried that the several heavenly masters or other Taoists in Longhu Mountain would take action.

Although Longhu Mountain and Wudang Mountain are at odds with each other, the four great heavenly masters of Longhu Mountain are truly great masters who will not attack the younger generation, let alone do anything dirty.

What Shang Yi was on guard against was Zhao Huangchao, the ancestor of the Liyang Zhao family who was hiding in Longhu Mountain. He could have ascended to heaven long ago, but stayed in the human world for the sake of the Liyang royal family and missed the chance to ascend.

What is most frightening is that this person really has almost no bottom line!
It was this person who planned the White Clothes Case in the capital back then, and he has been using his luck to raise a dragon to absorb the luck of Beiliang over the years.

In particular, when he was traveling around the world, he was traveling with Liu Songtao and a woman. They both fell in love with the woman at the same time, and the woman's beloved was Zhao Huangchao.

Unfortunately, Zhao Huangchao felt that he was no match for Liu Songtao in martial arts, and for the sake of Zhao family's reputation, he raped the woman and threw her naked in public.

This incident stimulated Liu Songtao, who became possessed and started killing people everywhere. In order to find the enemy who killed the woman, he killed almost everyone in the martial arts world at that time.

If such a vicious mind targeted the little monk and then began to plot, it was something Shang Yi did not want to see. In the original novel, Zhao Huangchao did not attack the little monk. One reason was that he did not want to offend Li Dangxin out of balance, and the other was that he saw that the little monk was concerned about Li Dongxi, could not become a Buddha, and could not threaten the Zhao family's fortune, so he did not attack.

But now it is different. A business building has appeared in the world of martial arts. It is not an insignificant butterfly, but a behemoth that has risen strongly in the Liyang Dynasty. Its influence on the situation in the martial arts world and the court is not as simple as flapping its wings.

Therefore, Shang Yi felt that he should be on guard. It was much better to not have to use his trump card than to regret having no way out after something happened.

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On the other side, Shang Yi, Xu Fengnian and others came to Qingcheng Mountain.

This was something they had discussed long ago. After all, in Qingcheng Mountain there was not only Princess Wu Su's sword servant, but also Princess Wu Su's sword, the Su Wang Sword.

In the past, Xu Fengnian did not know this because he had not practiced martial arts. But now that he has embarked on the path of martial arts, he also knows that the sword of a land sword immortal contains the sword intent of the sword holder, and even contains his residual spiritual consciousness.

Therefore, in order to increase the success rate of resurrecting Princess Wu Su, they have to come here to take back her sword, and her sword servant also needs to know about this matter.

After all, her sword servant made many sacrifices for Beiliang's plan, and even volunteered to disfigure himself in order to control Qingcheng Mountain and station troops for Beiliang. What's more, she is Xu Fengnian's elder.

There were still some robberies during the period, but Shang Yi and his men did not get involved in these incidents. Instead, they let Beiliang's Fengying handle them.

Yin Yang Pavilion.

Using this as the boundary, the area below the mountain is the living world, and the area above the mountain is the underworld. It makes sense, wouldn't the bandits who broke into the courtyard become wandering ghosts in the underworld?
Xu Fengnian took a wooden board made of bluebird, sat cross-legged, and spread the rice paper on it. The bluebird was going to grind ink, so Wei Shuyang took two torches to illuminate and looked out at the Qingcheng Mountains in the moonlight. Qingcheng Mountain is very colorful in the history of Taoism. It is the location of the fifth cave heaven. It is closer than the two major Taoist ancestral temples, Longhu Mountain and Wudang Mountain. The Taoist temples in the mountains are hidden in the green mountains and green waters. The architecture is most in line with the way of heaven. There was once a celestial being named Chengluan who wrote the poem "I only love the peaks of Zhangren Mountain, and the steps of the red ladder are close to the secluded meaning". The main peak Qingyang Peak and the secondary peak Tianzun Peak are facing each other, with an iron chain bridge hanging across them. The yellow crane soars and calls, and the sea of ​​clouds surges. It is indeed a rare beauty in the world. Wei Shuyang bravely walked across the iron chain bridge once, and it took him half an hour to walk. After finally reaching Tianzun Peak, his legs were weak and his clothes were soaked.

Wei Shuyang looked down and praised sincerely: "Your Highness has a good memory."

Xu Fengnian concentrated on depicting all the mountains and rivers behind Beiliang in detail, and his painting was more accurate and meticulous than those senior officials of the Geography Bureau. Even an experienced old man like Wei Shuyang was dumbfounded. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince painted for an hour, changed more than a dozen sheets of rice paper, and finally painted Qingcheng Mountain. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just rode a horse and did not see how to enjoy the scenery. The mountains in his painting were clearer than those of an old Taoist who had been practicing Taoism in Qingcheng Mountain for nearly ten years. It was particularly appropriate to start with the fine brushstrokes of Guandong Liaowei. Wei Shuyang saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince grow up, so he knows Xu Fengnian's character much better than outsiders. It is true that he is naughty and mischievous, otherwise he would not have ridden on his neck to pee. When he was a child, he would poop in the Tingchao Pavilion and just wipe his butt with the secret book. But once this kid gets serious, he has a stubborn spirit. Once he was punished by Li Yishan on the top floor to copy scriptures. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not admit his mistake, but went to copy the book anyway. As a result, he copied nearly 300,000 words out of anger. In the end, even the Great Pillar of the State came forward to plead for him, and he finally defeated Li Yishan, who was in tears and amused.

Xu Fengnian stopped writing and waited for the ink to dry. He looked up and smiled at Qingniao, "Take these rice papers and go back to the carriage to sleep. Otherwise, the girl will definitely not dare to close her eyes."

When the rice paper has absorbed all the ink, the bluebird takes the paper, pen and rice paper and leaves quietly.

The torches have been changed several times.

Xu Fengnian shook his wrist and chuckled, "Grandpa Wei, don't let anyone know that I drew this."

The old Taoist nodded and said, "Of course, His Royal Highness has a brilliant mind. I see it in my eyes and keep it in my heart. I will never say anything."

Xu Fengnian looked at the highest peak of Qingcheng Mountain from afar and said self-deprecatingly, "Your Highness, the prince, who looks like a jewel on the outside but is actually rotten inside, has a fart heart of his own."

Wei Shuyang laughed and said, "Your Highness is too modest."

Meng Qi and the others in the distance had their eyes opened, and naturally saw some of what Xu Fengnian said. Meng Qi whispered in surprise:
"It's not simple. It looks like a trip, but I already know the terrain of the mountains and rivers I'm traveling. If a war breaks out, I'll know both myself and the enemy!"

Shang Yi nodded when he heard this and said:
"Of course, even though he seems naive and kind, he is actually quite cunning!"

Zhang Yuanshan's case was simple. Ever since he knew that this person was the reincarnation of Zhenwu, he had been extremely concerned about him, hoping to find some source of Zhenwu inheritance from Xu Fengnian. However, he also knew that if he really wanted to find it, he would probably have to wait until he fully awakened and returned.

After a while, Xu Fengnian had packed up, and everyone walked along the road around the mountain, passed the two peaks in front of the mountain gate of Qingcheng, and arrived at the hillside of Huagai Peak. There was a noisy sound of pushing and shoving mixed with shouting and cursing coming from the two dense forests. The sturdy Lu Qiantang stopped his horse and squinted his eyes. The man with the huge sword Chixia was sitting upright on the tall and strong horse. To the layman's eyes, the swordsman Lu Qiantang might be only slightly weaker than the halberd Ning Emei in momentum. This burly swordsman from Dongyue could undoubtedly intimidate the young and ignorant people.

Lu Qiantang saw a skinny young man with a yellow face and thin body being pushed out of the woods, stumbling and falling on the road. However, the young man did not say any jargon specific to bandits to Lu Qiantang and his group, but turned around and cursed:

"Liu Luweiganzi, I can't stand your wife tonight! Why are you pushing me? I don't have the energy to climb over the wall to watch you lying on your wife. Why don't you push anyone else? Push me out. I will tell you about the shabby thing you did last month when you went to the city and touched a grown girl's breast at the market!"

Lu Qiantang looked at him coldly and slowly drew out his giant sword.

A hoarse voice rang out from the dense forest: "You little brat, you are courting death, why don't you run! The wind is strong and you can't run!"

It seems that this group of robbers is much weaker than those last night, but their eyesight is much better. The most amusing thing is that the young man stared at Yu Youwei, Shu Xiu and Qingniao in a daze, and before running away, he shouted at the top of his voice:
"Sisters are prettier than the fairy aunts in Qingyang Palace!"

Yu Youwei curled the corners of her mouth. This little thief was much cuter than those unlucky villains yesterday.

At some point, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rode out on his horse, slapped Lv Qiantang's hand that had pulled out Chixia with a knife, and had a look of surprise that Yu Youwei was very unfamiliar with, a kind of joy that came from the bottom of his heart. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince put the knife on his shoulders with both hands and laughed:
"Little Hawthorn?!"

The young man was about to run into the dense forest, but suddenly stopped and looked back at the strange young man riding on the horse. He felt that his face was familiar, but how could he recognize such a rich and noble young man? What’s going on? Could it be that I’m on the list of bandits in the city?
No way, our group has the lowest status among the ten or so bandits in Qingcheng Mountain. Even the leader, Lao Mengtou, is not qualified to have his portrait posted on the city wall by the government. For this, the leader is very angry and keeps yelling that I am the earliest mountain king of Qingcheng Mountain, so why shouldn’t I be on the list? !
I, Old Meng, have also kidnapped several wives of officials and daughters in the county, but I just took some money and let them go, right? Do you think you look down on me?!
The young boy, nicknamed Little Hawthorn by His Royal Highness, was stunned for a moment, stared at it for a few times, and then said uncertainly:
"Xu Fengnian?"

His Royal Highness narrowed his eyes and pursed his lips, which made the picky Shu Xiu almost lose consciousness. Such a Royal Highness was really too charming. Not to mention a mature woman like her in her thirties, it can be said that women between the ages of ten and eighty would be moved. Xu Fengnian jumped off the horse and smiled:

"That's right. It's only been three years, and you can't recognize it?"

The young man was truly an inexperienced young man, and without caring about anything, he screamed and ran towards Xu Fengnian. He circled around him twice, looking very excited. He reached out to touch Xu Fengnian's sword, and then tugged at the sleeve of Xu Fengnian's brocade clothes. He was amazed and looked up and asked:

"Xu Fengnian, you are even more arrogant than last time. Are you going to give money to Old Meng again?"

Xu Fengnian didn't mind at all that his clothes were covered in dust and dirt. He just gently tapped the boy's head with his scabbard and scolded him with a smile:
"Go away, go away. I was robbed by you last time. It's better for me to rob you this time."

A dozen ragged bandits jumped out of the dense forest, none of them weighed more than 150 kilograms, and they were all extremely poor, old and young. Most of them wore straw sandals they had woven themselves. The few who had weapons only carried fragile wooden spears and sticks. They were a world apart from the group that attacked the Taoist temple at night.

The head of the family, Lao Mengtou, was a skinny old man weighing about 100 pounds. He rubbed his eyes and finally recognized that this young man was Xu Fengnian, who had been chased half a mountain by him. He looked at the majestic followers riding horses with trepidation and took two cautious steps forward. (End of this chapter)