Fairy Toad

Chapter 5
Shan Lu came in aggressively, and left with a dark complexion.

Wang Ze didn't care very much.

He didn't know how this person flattered Qi Zhenggu, but after all, he was just a servant, not a Daoist, just a mortal.

Even if there is some grievance, there is no need to worry too much, just keep vigilant, lest this person do bad things.

The most important thing right now is to determine the time, so as not to miss Lu Jingsheng's commission.

The second is to find Zhao Yuan and ask Qi Zhenggu the purpose of summoning him. It is only serious if he is somewhat prepared in his heart.

Wang Ze didn't procrastinate, he hastily filled his stomach with dry food, and went to Baizhangyan to fix the time. It was calculated that only two days had passed since the one-month date that he had agreed with Lu Jingsheng.

Then he settled down and headed towards Zhao Yuan's residence.

Zhao Yuantong is a famous disciple of Chixia Temple, the cave is located, and the environment is not far from Lu Jingsheng's residence.

Just to keep it simple.

He didn't build any buildings, but only opened up a rock mansion in the mountains, and only one old servant was left in the mansion to serve him.

It's just because Zhao Yuan is not a good person, so he can endure the hard work on weekdays.

In the past, Wang Ze was willing to go up the mountain with Zhao Yuan, firstly because of the rare opportunity, and secondly because he was optimistic about Zhao Yuan's temperament and would not cause too much trouble.

As a guard, a master like Zhao Yuan is naturally the best.

It's just that although Zhao Yuan has a mild temper and is comfortable to get along with, he also has shortcomings, that is, he is indecisive and has little responsibility.

Once something happens, there will be a lot of trouble.

In the early years, the king had no choice but to teach Shanlu a lesson, and there were many reasons for this.

This time Zhao Yuan didn't even greet Wang Ze, but directly allowed Qi Zhenggu to order Shan Lu to find Wang Ze to do things, which can also show some enthusiasm.

Don't say that Wang Ze is just Zhao Yuan's guard, not a master and servant.

Even if he was really Zhao Yuan's servant, it would be inappropriate for Zhao Yuan to let others go past him and directly order his own servants.

After a short walk, Wang Ze arrived at Zhao Yuan's Dongfu.

After asking the old servant, knowing that Zhao Yuan is not practicing at this time, he just entered the cave to see him.

After a while, he also met Zhao Yuan in a quiet room.

Zhao Yuan was two rounds younger than Wang Ze, he was 16 years old and he was only 28 years old now.Because the foundation was established early, even at the age of nearly thirty, he was only a young man in his twenties.

He is short and thin, about seven feet long (one foot is 23 centimeters), with a clean and upright appearance, a jade-colored face, a short beard under his jaw, and a gentle temperament.

Even though he wears a crown and a Taoist robe, he doesn't look like a member of the Xiu family, but more like an ordinary scholar at the foot of the mountain.

When Wang Ze walked into the clean room, Zhao Yuan was sitting in front of a book table with his eyebrows crossed, painting and calligraphy with a fine brush.

Zhao Yuan Daoji is a successful person, although he is not like Wang Ze, he has experience in fighting in Jianghu, he has practiced on Cumulus Mountain all year round, and has never practiced any fighting methods.

But the innate energy to refine the body and spiritual perception are not bad.

As soon as Wang Ze stepped into the clean room, he also looked up.

Seeing that it was Wang Ze, he frowned, with a smile on his face, "Uncle Wang."

"Young master." Wang Ze cupped his hands slightly.

He and Zhao Yuan went up the mountain together for [-] years. Although they didn't stay with each other day and night because of Zhao Yuan's practice, they still had a very close relationship.

And because Wang Ze was born as a traveler, he has experienced a lot, and Zhao Yuan has been guarding him since he was a boy. The two of them are not like master and slave, but more like uncle and nephew.

So there is no need to be respectful.

As soon as Wang Ze finished speaking, before he could say anything else, he saw Zhao Yuan put down the brush in his hand and asked, "Uncle Wang is here for Senior Brother Qi's business, right?"

Seeing Wang Ze nodded, Zhao Yuan said helplessly: "I know that with Uncle Wang's temperament, he will not listen to other people's arrangements easily unless he gets reliable information from me. I wanted to send someone to go look for you with Senior Brother Qi, but I didn't." I thought this person was in a hurry, but I went to find Uncle Wang first."

Wang Ze's words to Zhao Yuan were not too unexpected.

The two have been together for many years, and they naturally understand each other's personality and handling of things.

He didn't care about it, just asked: "But I don't know why Master Qi Xian called me? He is a disciple of the Chixia Temple, with an extraordinary status, and the relationship between me and me is like clouds and mud. There should be some intersection."

It's important to ask why Qi Zhenggu summoned him, if it's just a trivial matter, it's fine, but if Qi Zhenggu, a disciple of the Chixia Temple, is involved, Wang Ze is afraid that things will not be simple.

Zhao Yuandao: "It's not a big deal. Brother Qi ordered someone to send a letter to me this time, saying that he heard about Uncle Wang's ability to temper the essence of gold and iron, and he just wanted to use Uncle Wang's power to sacrifice a precious material."

So simple?
Wang Ze was slightly taken aback, but having said that, the reason was reasonable.

He used to make extra money in Cumulus Mountain by relying on Baiyang Sword Art, so it is normal for Qi Zhenggu to find them.

Just recalling Shan Lu's attitude when he came here, he always felt that something was wrong.

After thinking about it, he asked again: "The person who conveys the message for Master Qi Xian is called Shan Lu?"

Zhao Yuan nodded, "It is indeed the name."

However, he reacted quickly. Thinking of Wang Ze's character, if it didn't matter, he wouldn't deliberately mention the name of a messenger servant.

He couldn't help frowning and said: "Uncle Wang, is there something wrong with this person?"

Hearing this, Wang Ze couldn't help but think of the fact that when he met Shan Lu before, he mentioned that his memory was better than Zhao Yuan's, and he couldn't help but sigh.

It seems that Zhao Yuan really doesn't remember Shan Lu, a person who has grievances.

Otherwise, I'm afraid he won't easily accept Qi Zhenggu's commission for him.

After thinking about it, Wang Ze reminded: "I don't know what happened to Zhu Luyun in the past, but do you still have an impression?"

Wang Ze mentioned the famous disciple of Chixia Temple who was served by Shanlu back then.

Zhao Yuan nodded. He may not remember the little servant Shanlu, but Zhu Luyun is a disciple of Chixia Temple like him.

Wang Ze sighed: "Shanlu was once Zhu Luyun's servant, and the grievance between the young master and Zhu Luyun in the past was also caused by this Shanlu."

Zhao Yuan was taken aback, "This Shanlu is the one who relied on Zhu Luming's identity to fight with me to buy Shuiyuebi Shensha?"

Wang nodded.

"It's this evil slave?!"

Zhao Yuan recalled it carefully, and sure enough, Shan Lu's face overlapped with that of that evil slave back then in his mind.

His complexion suddenly darkened.

He has a good temper, but because of this matter, he had a lot of conflicts with Zhu Luming.This matter caused a lot of trouble in the follow-up, and when he thought of it now, he still felt a little grudge in his heart.

Seeing Zhao Yuan's expression, Wang Ze explained Shanlu's various behaviors when he went to his residence in due course.

When Zhao Yuan heard this, he pondered for a while, and then said: "It's just that a small servant can't influence Senior Brother Qi's mind and come to trouble you and me. Is Uncle Wang afraid of this Shanlu's tricks? It shouldn't be like this."

"Although I don't know how this person clings to Senior Brother Qi, but with Senior Brother Qi's status, he will definitely not make things difficult for me for a servant."

Speaking of this, Zhao Yuan didn't know what came to mind, hesitated for a while, and then said: "Brother Qi is a disciple of Chixia Temple, and the Qi family behind him is also very powerful. This request is reasonable and well-founded, but it is not good. Refuse. If you refuse for no reason, I'm afraid you will suffer a crime. Don't talk about you, Uncle Wang, even I will not be able to explain to my family."

Wang frowned.

Then he sighed in his heart, Zhao Yuan's character is like this, in a sense, he is not enough to rely on.

But with Zhao Yuan's words, he couldn't say much.

Zhao Yuan was clearly aware of Wang Ze's worries, but he still said such words, obviously he had his own weight in mind.

He didn't want to offend Qi Zhenggu for Wang Ze's speculation.

Even if Wang Ze said something more, it would only ruin the relationship between the two of them.

Wang Ze was able to wait for the opportunity to build the foundation today on Mount Cumulus, and the help of the Zhao family and Zhao Yuan over the years is also very important.

Therefore, although Zhao Yuan had no intention of helping him, Wang Ze didn't want to continue to embarrass Zhao Yuan.

……

As for whether he should get rid of the relationship with Zhao Yuan directly in order not to cause side effects, and then refuse Qi Zhenggu's request, it is not a good choice for Wang Ze.

Even if he does not extravagantly seek to obtain the status of a disciple of the Chixia Temple, but intends to find another way of immortality, this is not the time to offend Qi Zhenggu.

He had a Dao contract with Lu Jingsheng, and if he didn't complete the contract, he would die within a breath.

If Lu Jingsheng is dead, it's okay to say that Wang Ze can now take the Chixia seal and go down the mountain to complete the commission.

From then on, the sky is high and the sea is wide, so you don't have to worry about the opportunity to visit the Chixia Temple, you can find another future.

Anyway, he has a successful Dao foundation now, and in the future he will gradually take care of his physical body and complete his foundation, and he still has seven or eighty years to live.

He relied on four or fifty years to wait for the opportunity to build a foundation.

With these 80 or [-] years of work, no one can say whether he can find opportunities to reach higher levels elsewhere.

But Lu Jingsheng is not dead at this time, and he has made a one-month appointment with Wang Ze to make a final fight.

Wang Ze couldn't come to kill Lu Jingsheng, so he went down the mountain by force.

Not to mention whether it is appropriate to do so, but to kill the disciple of Chixia Temple on Mount Cumulus, Wang Ze is afraid that he will never have it again in his next life.

Therefore, he had to wait on Cumulus Mountain for more than half a month.

This more than half a month is enough for a person like Qi Zhenggu to take all kinds of revenge on his unidentified wild way.

Even if Zhao Yuan made a little defense because of his past affection, with his current attitude, it is impossible to really stand up for him.

Even if Zhao Yuan is willing, the Zhao family behind him probably won't agree.

Thinking of all these, Wang Ze felt very helpless.

It is also in line with the motto of "Caigen Tan" that he used to warn himself before.

"Prosperity is not enough to be happy, and adversity is not enough to worry about. The predecessors did not deceive me. '

"Since that's the case, Wang Ze is going to see Master Qi Immortal, young master, take care." Wang Ze bowed.

This obeisance can be regarded as an early farewell to Zhao Yuan. After this incident, Wang Ze also became somewhat sober.There may be a great avenue to seek on this Cumulus Mountain, but it may not be suitable for him.

If Lu Jingsheng entrusted him to go down the mountain this time, maybe he would not come up the mountain again.

"..." Seeing this, Zhao Yuan felt a little ashamed, lowered his eyes slightly, opened his mouth, finally sighed, but didn't say anything more.

Obviously, he also knew that with Wang Ze's character, if he was not certain, he would not easily infer that Shan Lu would cause trouble.

However, he couldn't help himself, he couldn't refuse Qi Zhenggu's request, so he had to let Wang Ze leave the quiet room.

……

"Eternal life is hard to find, and happiness is even more difficult. Dao foundation has to be built. Although it is extraordinary, if you look at the world, you will be an ant. Think carefully and act carefully, as always."

Outside Zhao Yuan's cave, Wang Ze looked up at the clouds and clouds in the sky over Mount Cumulus, and couldn't help shaking his head.

But soon, he suppressed all the melancholy in his heart.

After thinking about it, I said to myself: "Now I only have the state of Dao foundation, not to mention that there is no Yuanzhen method, even if there is, then I don't know when I will be able to complete the Dao foundation. I still need to polish it in this state. years."

"Today's incident reminded me that there are still many dogs and dogs in Jiyun Mountain, a place of pure Taoism. If I go down to practice in the future, I will inevitably have to deal with various practitioners. Compared with Cumulus Mountain , if there is another confrontation in time, it will be a matter of life and death."

"I originally thought that the Dharma must be cultivated. The Baiyang Sword Art will damage the foundation of the viscera, so it should not be refined."

"But now it seems that the realm of the foundation of Dao is not enough. Even if the Baiyang Sword Art is harmful to the body, you can't give up. Not only can you not slack in the practice of the Baiyang Sword Art, but you have to take advantage of the time when you are still in the cumulus clouds. During this time in the mountains, it would be good to master more ways to protect the Dao."

Of course, Wang Ze didn't understand this kind of truth before.

After all, before coming to Cumulus Mountain, he had experienced many battles in the world.

It's just that I have been in the Taoist territory of Cumulus Mountain for 12 years. Although there are some complicated personnel in the mountain, it is like the university in the previous life and the real society. There is always a big difference.

Over the years, after adapting to the environment of Cumulus Mountain, it is inevitable that he will lose his vigilance in this regard.

The incident with Qi Zhenggu this time sounded the alarm for him, allowing him to regain his previous state of mind about living in the world.

Strictly speaking, even though there was a disaster this time, there were gains and losses.

……

"My lord, summoned by Master Qi Xian, is here to pay my respects!"

After leaving Zhao Yuan's place, Wang Ze didn't go back to his residence, but went directly to Qizhenggu Cave Mansion to meet him.

He spent a lot of money on his practice in the past, and he didn't have much savings, so he was alone.

In the cave, apart from some food and clothing, there is nothing else, even if you really want to accept Qi Zhenggu's entrustment to sacrifice some precious materials, you don't need to go back to the residence to clean up.

But he is a man who makes plans and then moves.

I feel that this trip may not go well, if it is really tricked, if something happens to me, I must not take advantage of Shanlu.

He had thought of selling "Baiyang Sword Jue" before, and besides, he followed Zhao Yuan, learned some unpopular talisman techniques, and recorded them all, so he kept a few volumes of practice texts close to him.

Seeing the current situation, it was not suitable to carry it with him, so he destroyed all the secret practice texts that he had kept in his heart, including "Ziwu Ningqi Jue" and "Baiyang Sword Jue".

In addition, the Taoist contract he made with Lu Jingsheng involved a lot, and when it came to other people's territory, it didn't fit him after all.

However, it has the imprint of "Zhaoxinjian" on it, so it cannot be destroyed, so it is also buried in a place.

With such a carefree mind, he came to Qizhenggu Cave Mansion just now.

……

The living environment of Qi Zhenggu is better than that of Zhao Yuan and Lu Jingsheng.

Not to mention the exquisite small building where the practice is located, you can also see a sapphire pavilion built on a huge rock protruding from the cliff above the small building.

The scene is really not small.

Mentioning this matter is not because Wang Zexin is envious.

Just seeing the scene here, the heart has something.

For the disciples of the Three Views in Cumulus Mountain, it's not that the more noble their status is, the more prestigious their place of practice is, and many of them are also dedicated to hard work.

Wang Ze could see Qi Zhenggu's exquisite buildings here, but he could roughly infer the character of this disciple of Chixia Temple.

Indispensably, he is a person who is more particular about skin, or someone who likes to enjoy himself.

With such a temperament, he is most likely to be sought after by villains around him, deceive the public, and do things that harm others and benefit himself.

Coincidentally, there is such a villain under his family.

To Wang Ze, this news was not a trivial matter, so it was inevitable that he would pay attention to it.

"Wang Ze?" Qi Zhenggu had quite a few servants, just as Wang Ze reported his family name, an old man in charge came to see him.

After a few glances, without asking any further questions, he nodded and said, "Come with me."

Wang Ze didn't talk much.

Not long after, he followed the old man up the cliff and stone stack, and arrived outside the solitary sapphire pavilion.

In the gazebo, a Taoist in a gold-rimmed Taoist robe with a white background turned his back to his direction and sat cross-legged.

Beside the Taoist, a chubby Taoist remained motionless, standing quietly at the corner of the pavilion, impressively serving Shanlu who had previously conveyed the message to Wang Ze for Qi Zhenggu.

Obviously, this Taoist in white was undoubtedly Qi Zhenggu.

Seeing that Qi Zhenggu seemed to be cultivating, neither Wang Ze nor the old man in charge dared to speak casually.

After waiting for a while.

However, Wang Ze saw a crane jumping out from the clouds outside the court, its jade wings danced lightly, and aura of aura arose for a while, and then it turned into a palm-sized jade ring, which Qi Zhenggu held in his palm.

Magic weapon!

When Wang Ze saw this, his heart moved slightly.

Although he has never come into contact with such a distinguished person as Qi Zhenggu in the past few years in Jiyun Mountain, he still knows the existence of the magic weapon.

Thinking about it, he felt a little envious, although he had learned the ability to exhale and fly pills by using the Baiyang Sword Art, but he had never really touched the magic weapon.

Magical artifacts are extremely powerful and supernatural, and they are necessary for practitioners to protect themselves and defend themselves. I don't know when I will be able to master such a fairy treasure.

Just when Wang Ze was pondering to himself, the old man in charge respectfully bowed to the pavilion: "Master, Wang Ze will bring you here."

After the words fell, Wang Ze saw Qi Zhenggu stood up unhurriedly, and turned around to look.

It was also at this time that he got to see Qi Zhenggu's face.

He was tall and tall.His appearance is also handsome, well-groomed, fair-faced and beardless, with a dignified air, quite a bit like a disciple of the immortal family.There is only a pair of slightly gloomy narrow eyes, which are a little abrupt.

"Wang has met Immortal Master Qi." Seeing that Qi Zhenggu's eyes fell on him, Wang dared not be contemptuous.

However, Qi Zhenggu did not respond immediately.

A pair of slender eyes sized Wang Ze up a few times before he said calmly, "You are Wang Ze? Do you know why I called you here today?"

Wang Ze was slightly stunned, and asked: "When I came here, my young master made a point, saying that the immortal master took a fancy to my humble skill in refining the essence of gold and iron, and wanted me to help me refine some precious materials."

"Huh~"

Hearing the words, Qi Zhenggu seemed to have heard something funny, chuckled lightly and said: "Your little tricks of the sect are still out of my sight."

Hearing Qi Zhenggu's words, Wang Ze had a bad feeling out of thin air.

Sure enough, before he could speak, Qi Zhenggu asked again.

"Tell me, what did you talk about with that old Taoist in Lu Jingsheng's quiet room the day before yesterday?"

!

When these words came to his ears, Wang Ze couldn't help being shocked!
　Ask for support!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)