Xuanjian Xianzu

Chapter 1129: Righteousness and Private Feelings
Xilian Sea.

The moonlight was bright, the sea was rough, and layers of light were reflected on the sea surface. Suddenly, magical powers were seen floating, shuttling back and forth, and two real people appeared, one in front and one behind.

The former was dressed in a Taoist robe with three brocade bags tied around his waist. In his hand he held a long stick that looked like a green bamboo and was slung over his shoulder. At the end of the stick were small jade-carved swords that made crisp sounds when they collided.

The man was dressed rather strangely, looked middle-aged, had a reddish complexion, a serious expression, and his eyes were slightly closed, revealing a thoughtful look.

An old man followed behind him. He was dressed in gorgeous and neat clothes, but his face was pale and his eyes were flashing with pain. Seeing that the former was silent for a long time, he finally said:
"Thank you, fellow Daoist..."

The Taoist master whom he called Friend Xie seemed to wake up all of a sudden, let out a long breath, and said:
"Senior...you are amazing!"

"The witch talismans in this cave are extraordinary, and the secret realm of this cave itself is also extraordinary... If the people in it have a high enough level of Taoism... they can even use it to dodge and force back the enemy... I even suspect that this cave can be stored away!"

These two people are Yan Dushui and Xie Hu!
The distance between the West Sea and the West Curtain Sea was too far. The Li family had already finished their business. The two seemed to have just seen the cave. Master Xie Hu's eyes were slightly red, and he was very emotional. He asked:
"May I ask... what the master that the noble ancestor met in the past looked like?"

This made Yan Dushui silent, and after a long while he said:

"My ancestors all guessed that he was a person from the underworld, but at that time he was talking about immortals..."

Xie Hu looked solemn and said:

"I'm afraid this person is not among the Three Mysteries."

"My sect practices Wu Lu, and it has been passed down from generation to generation for some time. My master has sparred with Duanmu Kui, so we have some friendship. He also has a good understanding of the Three Mysteries and the inheritance of Wu Lu."

"I don't know if this person is from the underworld, but even if he is, he is a heretic who joined the underworld."

Although Yan Dushui has guarded this precious land for many years, his family is not a high-ranking witch or an owl, so he really can't figure out the mysteries and doesn't care. After listening to this, he sighed:

"I just hope it can be of some help to you..."

"Help... but it's hard to say."

After hearing this, Xie Hu had a complicated expression, half happy and half sad, and replied:
"My master once discussed the profound way with Duanmu Kui. This famous immortal once said: [The superior witch seems empty but is actually obscure. He is just being exiled. If I prove it, I am afraid I will lose my life.]"

Although Yan Dushui was far away, he had heard of Duanmu Kui's name. He was stunned and said:

"I heard that he is extremely domineering, stubborn and self-righteous, and he claims to be enlightened by an immortal and has infinite power. How could he actually say something like this?"

"Immortals... There is not only one immortal. If there were no immortals, how could the underworld continue from ancient times to the present day?"

Xie Hu looked gloomy and said:

"My master advised him, [When an immortal talks about getting gold, does that necessarily mean it's the gold of the supreme wizard? I'm here, so I hope you'll have more hope.]"

"But you are right. This senior is stubborn, domineering and tyrannical. He has been on this path until his death. Even if he is as powerful as he is, he cannot achieve enlightenment. Who else in the world would dare to try?"

The middle-aged man turned around, looked at Yan Dushui, and thanked him solemnly:
"The Supreme Mysterious Talisman is engraved in this cave of the old senior. It contains profound meanings. I have benefited a lot from it. However, no matter how powerful the mysterious talisman is, it cannot compare to the immortal book of the past. Even Duanmu Kui couldn't do it, so what can I do? I am practicing the Supreme Witch, but I can seek the Tao outside the Supreme Witch. This talisman is useless to me in seeking the Tao!"

Yan Dushui stood there in silence for a long time, feeling a pang of sadness in his heart, but then Xie Hu changed the subject and said with lowered eyebrows:
"If you have this mysterious talisman, you can pass it! It must be considered a great favor!"

The old man then sighed and said happily:

"That's good... That's good!"

His heart was filled with joy, and he had already begun to plan how to tell Li Ximing the good news and fully squeeze out the benefits that Xie Hu had gained from providing the information in such a short period of time.

Seeing the old man's pale face, still mumbling, Xie Hu's eyes flashed with pity, and he said softly:

"I know what you are asking for, but Senior... Seeking the truth within yourself and traveling the universe is the way to become an immortal. Why do you have to rely on your descendants? This is absurd. Senior does have magical powers after all. If you are interested, I can use some witchcraft to make you lose your magical powers and live for a few more decades... Maybe there will be a turning point?"

Yan Dushui smiled when he heard the first half of his sentence, but the second half made him turn around and look at Xie Hu. He saw the man standing in the moonlight, full of vigor and vitality. The old man smiled and said:

"Without your master, how could you seek the Tao today and travel the world? The Tao lineage, the descendants, are not pretended, but fulfilled. I am no less inferior than you who seek the Tao - living in vain is useless. If the Tao cannot be achieved by me, then I will entrust you with it!"

Xie Hu looked at him quietly. Seeing that his consciousness had dissipated and his magic spirit was swaying, causing snow to fall all around him, he still had a smile on his face. He spoke forcefully, nodded solemnly, and clasped his hands together, saying:

"Juniors have learned a lesson."

...

Four Min.

The sky was just getting brighter and the road was getting colder. The sound of wheels echoed in front of the door. A young man in black got off the sedan chair. The red door opened and a boy ran out first.

The child was delicate, with light steps, golden eyes and a smile on his face. He stopped in front of the door excitedly, stared at the young man, and answered with a smile:

"Fourth Uncle...I'm back from the court meeting."

Li Jiangliang smiled immediately, took his little hand and said:
"This is Suichu's birthday, Fourth Uncle has never forgotten..."

Then he took out something from his dark blue sleeves. It was a round bead the size of a walnut, shining brightly. The child took it with great joy. The two of them went inside together. A girl was standing by the threshold of the inner courtyard. She was hiding at the door, with only half of her face exposed. She looked at him with an awkward smile:

"Fourth uncle..."

She smiled expectantly, her eyes fixed on his sleeves. Li Jiangliang smiled even more, and took out a palm-sized mirror from his sleeve, saying:
"But I can't forget Pheasant!"

The child took it with bright eyes, thanked him politely, then lifted his clothes and went after his brother. Li Jiangliang watched the two children playing and disappearing in the depths of the corridor with a smile, and then he arrived in the yard.

My brother was wearing a simple single-piece shirt with his sleeves rolled up. He was holding a pair of small white jade scissors in his hand and was looking down at the plum blossoms in the porcelain vase, with pink scattered around.

Li Jiangliang stepped forward and saluted, and Li Jiangxia smiled and said:
"It's really hard for you... You tried your best to transfer me back to the capital so that I wouldn't miss the birthdays of these two little guys... So I can deal with them better. Chi'er is very difficult to coax..."

Compared to when they entered the court, the two brothers were obviously much closer. Li Jiangliang replied:
"Both children are close to you and have gentle temperaments. Zou taught them well."

Li Jiangxia led him to a seat and shook his head:
"What you said is not right. It's better to be calm than to be naughty. Although Li Jianglong has nothing worth mentioning, he is really good at having children. I only envy him for this."

The important minister of the Song Dynasty, Feng Zhen Guangyun, was refuted, but his expression did not change at all. He just sighed:

"My eldest brother is about to become a supernatural being, so he has no children. Sui was raised as the eldest son of the Li family. He is also very hardworking and has the potential to become a supernatural being... Sui was born in the imperial capital... and has never experienced so much..."

But my brother laughed and said bluntly:
"You are too polite. Everyone says that I am the third of the Li family. You are the one who makes decisions and I am powerful. But you and I both know that those who can fall to this level... have already been defeated at Wangyue Lake. They are one step behind."

"And Suichu was born in the imperial capital, and everyone calls him Young Master. Is that a good thing? We are both descendants of Mingyang, but my child grew up in the backyard of the palace, without any responsibilities, and has never seen the world. When I meet his brothers in the future, I will feel ashamed of myself."

"Only Li Jianglong was lucky. He gave birth to a child early and went to the Immortal to give him a name."

After listening to his brother's words, Li Jiangliang felt it difficult to respond, so he shook his head and said:
"I heard... that my father went to the West Sea."

Li Jiangxia's expression became serious and he said:
"You are well-informed after all...but what happened?"

Li Jiangliang smiled bitterly and replied:

"What could this be... My wife complained, saying something about the gift of treasure. The [Heavenly Nourishing Jar] was your own opportunity, not from the Yang family. It also has a magical power to collect, suppress, and capture the essence..."

He raised his eyebrows and sighed:

"You know my father's character... He found his way to the West Sea and captured a demon king with two magical powers. I heard that he didn't even move his hands. He only used one magical power and a magic treasure, which scared a group of casual cultivators."

Li Jiangxia was silent for a while and said:
"With my father's current magical powers, even a general wouldn't dare to say he can defeat him!"

Li Jiangliang sighed:
"Isn't it? We have no choice but to split our forces in Western Shu, and Northern Zhao is leaderless..."

Li Jiangxia glanced at him and replied:

"The higher my father's magical power becomes, the more these people will be afraid to use force and unable to do anything to him. If one day he reaches the East Sea, you won't be able to see him clearly!"

Li Jiangliang was stunned and raised his hand and said:
“They mean well, too.”

His words seemed like an explanation, but his brother did not continue to say anything more, only saying:
"I heard that the abbot of [Dahanghai Temple] has returned to his position, and there are rumors in Shitang..."

Li Jiangliang responded in a disjointed manner, seeming absent-minded. After a long while, he said:

"Since you came from the north, have you ever passed by the lake? Have you seen father?"

Li Jiangxia was stunned for a moment and replied:
"Of course he passed through the lake... But Sima Yuanli was guarding the place, and I couldn't see my father. Isn't he still in the West Sea?"

This made the young man in front of him lower his eyebrows slightly, but he smiled and said:
"This is also something worth celebrating. The general has just transferred me to the north to assist in the defense. I also want to go across the lake, so I can just meet my father and congratulate him."

My brother laughed and said:

"Then you better be careful! Tingzhou is a place where martial arts are not practiced. It would be a bad feeling to be knocked down by Chixuan!"

Li Jiangliang just smiled and went out, saying goodbye along the way. When he stepped into the sedan chair, he heard the sound of whips and calls, and the colorful lights flashing. Passers-by on both sides looked at him sideways.

There was a glittering light outside, but it was dark inside the sedan. A woman was sitting quietly in white clothes with a gloomy look. When she saw him, she spoke:
"how?"

Li Jiangliang shook his head and said:
"You're overthinking it. Even when my father met my brother, he would only say words of encouragement and greeting. At most, he would ask about the two children. How could he say that we have gained anything?"

The woman looked gloomy and replied:
"I have to be suspicious. Qu Qian from Luoxia Mountain was a figure of the same era as the Six Sons of Chongming. The cultivator who was listening to the lecture in front of the True Lord was not only very capable, but it is also very likely that he was instructed by the True Lord... This was the plan of the Shaoyang lineage."

"It is precisely because of this that the helpless and powerless little demon, Linhu, has been able to survive for the past five hundred years. Although the incident with Master Zhaojing was an accident... I'm afraid there must be something fishy going on."

Li Jiangliang lowered his eyebrows and spoke calmly:

"What's the trick?"

Yang Tianyou paused, noticing his discomfort, and whispered:
"Luoxia has always acted in two extremes. Either she acts like a god, high and mighty, or she holds a magic weapon and makes people fall into eternal damnation. Even... even if it is a True Lord, there is a danger that the old master will come back and compete for the Five Forms... With all those magic weapons high and mighty, how can we not be cautious?"

"Shaoyang can be considered as Tongxuan's forbidden delicacy. Moreover, in the current situation, Jueyin collapses, Shaoyin separates, Mingyang falls, Shaoyang is divided, Taiyin and Taiyang are buried in the past and present. This kind of thing should not be touched... especially things involving the complete Shaoyang."

Li Jiangliang frowned and said:

"Now the things have been divided up by my father, so there is nothing to worry about. I will go and find out. As for whether there are other things in the cave, Luoxia knows best!"

This important official of the Song Dynasty always showed his gentleness, but his repeated attempts to test his relatives had obviously touched his bottom line. A hint of sternness flashed in his golden eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"They plotted against my family, and my family has to worry about it, fearing that I did something that would not satisfy them... I think... Wu Guang is more domineering than Ming Yang!"

As soon as these words came out, Yang Tianyou subconsciously glanced at the black air swirling around him, fearing that it would be heard by a third person, and said:

"The sea is within the game, so you can do whatever you want. But the West Sea is outside the game, so you can use any tricks. I just hope you can go back and ask this question, so that Zhao Jing will pay attention..."

Li Jiangliang glanced at her and sighed:

"The real one is also your elder."

Yang Tianyou realized that he was anxious and spoke out of turn. He called Li Ximing by his given name and said with his eyebrows lowered:

"I made a mistake..."

She was silent for a while, and said with a little grievance:

"My dear... I am thinking about you. Apart from me, who cares whether Tingzhou will interfere with Shaoyang's plan? I listened to their idle chat and wanted to ask you secretly..."

Li Jiangliang's brows relaxed and he said softly:
"I understand your feelings, I'm just... angry."

Yang Tianyou wiped her tears and put her hand on his shoulder, feeling sad in her heart:

"In the entire Yang clan, I am the only one who hopes that the King of Wei will become enlightened and dreams that he can be saved after he becomes enlightened... My sisters all laugh at me for being naive... But how can I covet this Mingyang Zhenjun as my uncle? I am from the underworld, and I will return to the underworld sooner or later. I don't care about the Li family at all. I am just thinking about your life..."

Her tears fell like rain, sprinkling on the man's purple-blue robe. Under the support of magic power, they were as crystal clear as pearls. Li Jiangliang held her hair and whispered:
"You'er, I know what you mean."