Seeing the clouds

Chapter 39 Chapter 38 The third watch of the month and the fifth watch of the month
Tong Hanshan said in surprise: "Wudang headmaster Zhao Qingxi?"

The old Taoist priest nodded his head and said, "It's the poor Taoist."

Tong Hanshan was immediately shocked. It was already the middle of the night. He really couldn't imagine what this old Taoist priest who was over seventy years old would be doing here if he didn't take a good rest on Wudang Mountain.

Before he could express the doubts in his heart, the old headmaster Zhao Qingxi spoke up first: "Tong Hanshan, right? If I guess correctly, what you practice should be Wuxiangsheng, which has been lost for a long time in the world. Let's see what you do now." It seems that you have obviously used the forbidden move that loses your lifespan. You must know in your heart that if you continue to fight fiercely, the only result will be that the oil will run out. It is not easy for you to cultivate like this, so let's stop tonight. However, attacking the son of the Duke is a big deal, and Pindao cannot let you go without authorization. As for the cause and effect, the truth will naturally come to light when you follow Pindao to Wudang Mountain."

If it were an ordinary thug and bully in this situation, he would have knelt down and begged the old god for mercy without waiting for Zhao Qingxi to speak.Although Tong Hanshan had the idea of ​​​​fighting to the death, he also knew that the old Taoist priest standing in front of him was one of the top people in the world. He was lucky not to die, let alone escape intact.But even if he was captured, he would be dead if he couldn't tell the mastermind when he reached Wudang Mountain. After all, attacking an army and killing soldiers was a capital crime.

He thought for a while and saw that the old Taoist priest had not yet taken action, so he thought that there was still a chance.He suddenly raised his hands and shook, and the remaining purple energy in his body suddenly shot out from his arms, pointing directly at Zhao Qingxi. Then he moved his feet and ran towards Zou Zhong who was lying down. It seemed that he wanted to die together.

The old Taoist Zhao Qingxi was indeed hailed as a god by countless people. The purple energy was very close at hand. Zhao Qingxi raised the sleeve of his right hand and gently unfolded the sleeve, and the purple energy slipped in along the sleeve. No trace.Then Zhao Qingxi retracted his right arm and raised his left arm at the same time. The purple energy flew out along the sleeve of his left hand and shot towards Tong Hanshan.The shape and size of the purple energy are the same as before.The old god Zhao Qingxi easily defeated Tong Hanshan's attack.

The universe is vast in the sleeve, and the sun and moon are long in the pot.The old god's words were polite, but his hands were really not polite at all. Once he made a move, he made Qiankun Sleeve eclipse countless Qi practitioners in the world.

Zhang Chuchu stood behind Zhao Qingxi with a shocked look on his face. He had heard of the so-called Taoist theory of the universe within one's sleeve, but compared with what he heard with his ears and what he saw with his own eyes, the latter was always more shocking.

The purple energy shot toward Tong Hanshan's back.At this time, the old head coach Zhao Qingxi, who was in a calm mood, Tong Hanshan, who was running fast, and Zou Zhong, who was lying on the ground, were in line with each other.Just when the purple energy was about to hit Tong Hanshan's back, Tong Hanshan suddenly jumped up high and turned over to avoid the purple energy. The purple energy passed under him and continued to fly towards Zou Zhong.

It turns out that Tong Hanshan's previous actions were not a desperate attempt, but an attack in the east and west.As a member of the martial arts world, he naturally knew the abilities of the old head coach Zhao Qingxi, and had naturally heard of the old head coach's famous Qian Kun Xiu, so he just took a gamble.

The old headmaster Zhao Qingxi frowned slightly, obviously dissatisfied with Tong Hanshan's cunning. He lightly tapped the ground with his left foot wearing Shifang steps, and a pillar of earth burst out of the ground less than a foot away in front of Zou Zhong. It blocked the flying purple energy, but the earth pillar was also blown to pieces by the purple energy.Broken pieces of mud flew in front of Zou Zhong, but Zou Zhong was safe and sound.

Seeing this scene, everyone present including Zhang Yue was stunned.

Just when everyone was stunned, Tong Hanshan had already taken the opportunity to escape, and the figure disappeared into the dark woods.

After seeing the old immortal Zhao Qingxi, he was not at all disturbed.I saw Zhao Qingxi take out a palm-sized jade seal from his arms. There was a Xuanwu carved on the jade, which looked lifelike.

Pingshan Seal, one of the Three Treasures of Wudang.

Zhao Qingxi spread his right palm flat and said the word "go", and the Pingshan Seal flew into the night sky.Then the old immortal said "big" again, and the momentum of the Pingshan Seal suddenly expanded. Then Zhao Qingxi made a backhand gesture with his right hand, and the Pingshan Seal pressed down on the woods in the direction of Tong Hanshan's escape, and the woods within a mile of it suddenly Crushed to pieces.And there is a figure directly below the Pingshan seal who is struggling to support himself.At this time, everyone was extremely shocked by the old god's methods. Zhang Chuchu even felt that his knees were a little weak and he was about to fall to the ground.

That figure was naturally Tong Hanshan, who had just escaped in the chaos. The old god Zhao Qingxi flew towards him in the air, and in a few breaths, he was in front of Tong Hanshan.At this time, Tong Hanshan has unlocked the Ten Aspects of Fali, and has a human form. His eyes are red, and his rough face with rouge is very ferocious. He raises his arms, struggling to hold on to the Pingshan Seal above, and there is no way to escape. Power.

The old immortal looked at Tong Hanshan and asked, "Do you accept your fate?"

Tong Hanshan's bloodshot eyes were staring at the old Taoist priest in front of him, unable to say a word, but no matter how he looked at it, his whole state showed no sign of accepting his fate.

"Why bother?" Zhao Qingxi looked at the big man in front of him and sighed.The old immortal first stretched out the index and middle fingers of his left hand to seal off Tong Hanshan's entire energy, and then with his right hand, he withdrew the mountain seal that was as powerful as a mountain peak.

Tong Hanshan struggled a lot but found that it was useless. He roared and his whole body turned into a huge blood mist and disappeared.

Zhao Qingxi looked at the blood mist flying all over the sky and nodded: "I'm willing to risk it."

At this point, tonight's events have come to an end.

Li Jingxuan, who had been hiding before, also appeared again at this time. The old headmaster returned to his original place. When he saw Li Jingxuan, he went up to show concern.

Zhao Qingxi patted the dust on Li Jingxuan's body and asked, "Jingxuan, are you not injured?"

Li Jingxuan looked at this old Taoist priest who had watched him grow up almost at a glance, and felt a little warmer in his heart. He smiled and said: "Fortunately, Grandpa Zhao arrived in time, and Jingxuan is fine. I don't know what happened to Grandpa on Wudang Mountain." Did you learn that Jingxuan was killed?"

The old headmaster nodded: "I was resting on the mountain when I heard a young man yelling. When I came out of the bedroom and asked, the young man named Zheng told me that you were in trouble. I'll come right away. Fortunately, you and Jing Xiong are fine, so I feel at ease."

When Li Jingxuan heard this, it turned out to be Zheng Baiyu who had disappeared and rushed to Wudang Mountain to ask for help.

Li Jingxuan looked around and found no figure of Zheng Baiyu, and asked curiously: "What about Mr. Zheng?"

The old master smiled and said: "Master Zheng is tired from traveling, I have asked him to rest on Wudang Mountain."

Li Jingxuan felt relieved and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, Grandpa Zhao."

Zhao Qingxi didn't speak, just closed his eyes, shook his head and smiled.Li Jingxuan asked again: "Grandpa Zhao, where was the thief just now?"

Zhao Qingxi replied: "He used the method of the golden cicada to escape from its shell, and he escaped. However, the price he paid this time was not small. Whether it was longevity or qi, he must have disappeared for a long time, but it was a pity that he didn't figure it out. cause and effect."

Li Jingxuan thought for a while and said: "Forget it, just run away. It's just a pity for these accompanying soldiers. As for the cause and effect, I can probably guess some, after all, there are not many people who can accurately grasp our itinerary." "

The old headmaster nodded and didn't say much. He simply said: "It's hard to guard against thieves during the day and at night. Jingxuan, you have to be more careful."

Li Jingxuan naturally agreed.At this time, Li Tan came running out of breath. He first saluted the old master Zhao Qingxi, and when Zhao Qingxi nodded in response, he then said to Li Jingxuan: "Master, in this attack, fifty elite cavalry were killed. Twelve, There were 46 serious injuries and [-] minor injuries, with the casualties as high as [-]; as for the other entourage, except for the cook Hong Baotai, who had an arm cut off, the others were all safe."

Li Jingxuan asked: "What about the accompanying doctor?"

Li Tan replied: "They are all safe and sound and are already treating the wounded soldiers."

Li Jingxuan nodded: "In this way, you can pass on the message. The seriously injured soldiers will stay here to wait for the doctor's treatment, and then two healthy soldiers will be sent to drive two carriages. All soldiers who can move easily will get on the carriage and rush to the nearest city for treatment. . You send two more soldiers to Tianshui to report this matter to my father, and the other healthy people stay behind to help the doctor take care of the wounded soldiers."

He paused and then said: "Is the nearest city Chencang?"

Li Tan then replied: "Master, it's Chen Cang."

Li Jingxuan said: "My younger brother and I, as well as Brother Yue, followed Grandpa Zhao to Wudang Mountain after dawn. I'm afraid Captain Zou was also seriously injured. I'll leave you to take charge of things here. Remember to tell the two people who rushed The soldiers who went to Chencang should bring back some doctors and doctors as soon as possible. There are so many wounded soldiers here, and only one doctor will definitely not have time to take care of them. By the way, do you have enough money on you?"

Li Tan nodded: "Enough!"

Li Jingxuan took a deep breath and finally felt a little relieved: "That's good, let's go!"

After Li Tan said "hey", he immediately started to walk away.

At this time, Zhang Yue, who had rested for a while, came over, and Li Jingxuan immediately asked with concern: "Is Brother Yue okay?"

Zhang Chu shook his head and said: "I suffered some trauma, nothing serious."

Li Jingxuan then introduced each other: "Grandpa Zhao, I forgot to introduce you. This is my Brother Yue, Zhang Chue; Brother Yue, this is Grandpa Zhao, the current headmaster of Wudang, Zhao Qingxi."

Zhang Chuchu then bowed and saluted: "Junior Zhang Chuchu has met the headmaster."

Zhao Qingxi still closed his eyes and nodded: "Is he the Crown Prince of Qi?"

Zhang Yue looked at the old Taoist priest Chuchen and mistakenly thought that the old Taoist priest was teasing him about his identity as a fugitive. His face suddenly became embarrassed: "The master is joking. My father is no longer the King of Qi, and naturally I am not the son of the King of Qi."

Zhao Qingxi then explained with a smile: "Don't misunderstand me at the beginning of the month. Pindao doesn't mean to be sarcastic. No matter what the court and the world are like, Pindao says he is the King of Qi, and he is the King of Qi."

The old Taoist priest sounded a bit loud, but he did have the qualifications.In the whole world, the only person in the Qin Dynasty who could not look at the temple and give face to the world was the old Taoist priest standing in front of Zhang Yue.Before the old Taoist priest went to the mountain to practice Taoism, his name was not Zhao Qingxi, but the word "xi". The word "qingxi" was added by him after he became a Taoist priest.The old Taoist priest whose original name was Zhao Xi was once the uncle of the late Qin emperor Zhao Zheng. If the current emperor Zhao Ming saw him, he would respectfully call him his uncle.When Zhao Ming ascended the throne, he wanted to worship at Mount Wudang.As a result, Zhao Qingxi directly rejected Zhao Ming on the grounds of disturbing the Taoist priests' retreat, and gave Zhao Ming a loud slap in the face in front of the civil and military ministers. But even so, Zhao Ming did not get angry at all, but instead personally wrote a letter to express his gratitude to Zhao Ming. The uncle apologized, and the Qin Dynasty's concept of respect for elders and younger ones can also be seen.

Why Zhao Qingxi gave up his glory and wealth to practice Taoism in the mountains in the first place, and even severed ties with the Zhao family. After so many years, no one knew, and the five of them were willing to get to the bottom of it.However, it is not that he has any prejudice against the Zhao family. He can only say that after becoming a Taoist priest, he will treat them equally regardless of whether they are princes, generals or ordinary people.After all, when the late emperor Zhao Zheng went to the mountain to seek medicine for his daughter-in-law and Zhao Chen's frail mother, the old Taoist priest would also refine it for him.

Zhao Qingxi continued: "Although Pindao has nothing to do with the Zhao family, in this matter, the Zhao family is really sorry for the Zhang family, so when you go to Wudang Mountain, Pindao will give you a chance. But at the beginning of the month, please don’t misunderstand. This is not what Pindao compensates the Zhang family for the Zhao family. Besides, if the new emperor of the Zhao family has done something unconscionable, it is not Pindao’s turn to wipe his ass. These words are just the actions of the old Taoist. An elder can't bear to see the younger generation suffer in this way, and he also hopes to understand at the beginning of the month."

Zhang Chuchu said with relief: "Don't worry, Headmaster, this junior is not an unreasonable person."

Zhao Qingxi nodded and said with a smile: "Father Tiger really has no sons."

The three of them chatted for a while, and it was already past midnight. Zhao Qingxi told them that he would be responsible for keeping vigil tonight, so that they could rest assured.After the two thanked each other, they went to rest together.

The old master listened to the screams of pain from the wounded soldiers in the barracks, and then looked at the bright moon in the sky, with neither joy nor sadness on his face.

Helpless, the night is long and people can't sleep, and the moon sounds several times until dawn.

(End of this chapter)