That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 666

It's snowing again?

After the heavy snow stopped, another light snow fluttered.

Xiao Jin, who was traveling with spirit, and Lin Han, who came here in person, stood side by side on the Meishan Plum Appreciation Platform, overlooking the Ming Tomb of Meishan from a distance through the swaying snowflakes.

This plum appreciation platform is about one foot high and five feet wide. It was built in the Great Chu Dynasty. It is rumored that there was a great sage who was indifferent to fame and wealth. The Great Chu court repeatedly wanted to sign him as an official, but he He refused, and later the magi built a plum-appreciating platform on Meishan and lived in seclusion here.

Xiao Jin stood with her hands behind her back, looked at the sparse and thin snowflakes outside, and said softly: "You are hidden for fame and fortune, and I am going for fame and fortune. How can you go to the plum appreciation platform today to see you?"

Lin Han sneered and said: "The prosperity of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit. I don't believe that there are people in the world who are not moved by fame and fortune. "

Xiao Jin shook her head and said: "You can't generalize it. We chase fame and fortune, and say that others also chase fame and fortune. This is a mistake of pushing others by oneself. It's not good."

Lin Han was slightly surprised.

Xiao Jin smiled, and continued: "There is a saying in the Far West, if the sky is always dark, then live in the dark, if it is dangerous to make a sound, then keep silent. If you feel powerless to shine, then Crouch in the corner. But don’t get used to the darkness and defend the darkness, don’t be complacent about yourself, don’t ridicule those who are braver and more enthusiastic than yourself, we can be as humble as dust, but not twisted like maggots.”

Lin Han didn't care about the slight sarcasm in Xiao Jin's words, but just smiled and said: "The truth is not wrong, but this statement sounds a bit strange."

Xiao Jin said calmly: "It's really not appropriate for me to say this sentence. To be a humble person like dust seems to be something in the previous life. It's been too long, but I remember it so clearly, as if it was yesterday."

Lin Han still only gave him a slightly surprised look, as if he had long been accustomed to this old friend's nagging. "

Xiao Jin stopped talking, looked at the Meishan Ming Tomb, and suddenly remembered something from the past.

After the death of Emperor Shenzong of Zhengzheng, Xiao Yu returned to the northwest overnight. Xiao Lie beheaded Li Yan, the chief assistant, and Zhang Qing, the governor, and arrested six important court officials including Song Zhixing, and then helped Ling enter the palace. Beside his father Xiao Lie.

In that year, from the civil and military officials to the soldiers of the guards, they were completely unrecognizable.Xiao Lie and Xiao Jin were sitting in a carriage that was driven by the Emperor Shenzong of Zheng.

Xiao Jin clearly remembered what her father Xiao Lie was wearing at that time. Inside was a pure black inner robe. The patterns and piping were removed, leaving only the deepest black. A white cloth belt was wrapped around his waist, and the outer robe had been replaced with Stiff white linen clothes, black on the inside and white on the outside.

When he was about to arrive at Dazheng Gate, Xiao Lie, who had been closing his eyes and concentrating, suddenly opened his eyes and asked him: "Jin'er, do you feel resentment as your father?"

Xiao Jin, who was sitting next to Xiao Lie at that time, was taken aback for a moment, and immediately replied respectfully: "I dare not."

Xiao Lie was noncommittal, and said flatly: "Although you are small, you have a big heart."

Xiao Jin was instantly terrified.

Xiao Lie chuckled lightly and said: "Everyone else thinks you are a wise person, but I know that there are gods and demons descending into this world, visitors from outside the realm."

Xiao Jin was terrified, and almost wanted to escape from the carriage. There was cold sweat protruding from her forehead, and in the blink of an eye, her sweat was soaked through her heavy clothes.

There was silence in the carriage, and after a while, Xiao Jin managed to force a blunt smile and said in a trembling voice, "I don't understand what father is talking about."

Xiao Lie said flatly: "You understand in your heart, why pretend to be confused? Don't you always think that I treat Xiao Yu well, because no matter what, he is still my son after all, but you are different, you can only be regarded as half."

Xiao Jin opened her mouth, wanting to laugh dryly, but her voice was as hoarse as a rotten hinge.

Xiao Lie looked at him with a half-smile, and finally waved his hands and said, "Forget it, it's rare to be confused, so let's be confused."

Xiao Jin, who was only ten years old at the time, breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that his father Xiao Lie really didn't want to delve into it. He rubbed his stiff cheeks vigorously, and found that his back was soaked in cold sweat at some point.

Xiao Jin can never forget the horrifying feeling of being exposed to the biggest secret in his heart.

Xiao Jin looked up and saw the fluttering snow, like paper money falling from the sky, just like the snow when Fu Ling entered the palace.

The wind and snow are as dark as darkness.

At this moment, the two Earth Immortal cultivators from the Ghost King Palace and the three Daomen from the Daoist Sect had already entered the Ming Mausoleum. Because of Qingchen and Bingchen leading the way, they were not blocked by much resistance, and almost all the way was unimpeded. .

Ghost King Palace, which has been resurrected for 50 years, in addition to the main and deputy palace masters and the four great underworld kings, there are also two elders who protect the law. They usually live in seclusion and only obey the orders of the palace master. order them.And the three great masters of the Taoist sect who accompanied them were all of the Ye family generation, and the leader was the deputy head of the Taoist Punishment Division.

Walking in the fourth floor of the mausoleum, an old man in his 50s walked in the front, with a high nose and deep eyes, who seemed to be from the Western Regions. He looked at the mess on the ground and exclaimed in Daqi official dialect that sounded rather awkward : "It's really amazing. Fortunately, there are two Earth Immortals in the [-]th floor who opened the way for us. Otherwise, with the strength of the five of us alone, I am afraid that we will undoubtedly drink and hate this place."

Beside him was an old Taoist, with an authentic Daqi official dialect, and he said flatly: "Master Qingchen is skilled in Taoism, and Master Bingchen is well-deserved No. 1 in swordsmanship. If they The two join forces, even if they are against a true god, they will have the power to fight."

The old man from the Western Regions who was born in the Ghost King's Palace laughed strangely, "True god? How is it compared to the sword sect Shangguan Xianchen back then? Don't forget whose tomb this is. If His Majesty is still alive, it will be considered two The Earth Immortals on the eighteenth floor joined forces, but it may not be able to achieve much."

The old Taoist, who is the deputy head of the Taoist Punishment Department, did not speak.

Another gray-haired daoist Daoist frowned, "This trip to Mingling is unpredictable. The five of us are the last ones behind us. After us, there is no one behind us. If the two masters If Uncle misses, aren't we like sheep going into the mouth of a tiger?"

A Daoist Daoist who seemed to be of a certain age said indifferently: "Wealth and wealth are sought in danger, how can we get tiger cubs if we don't enter the tiger's den?"

The old man from the Western Regions still wanted to talk, and the last "young man" who was born in the Ghost King's Palace said flatly: "The reason why the two of us are here is because of the order of the Lord Palace Master. Daoist, although I don't know who gave the instruction, but I don't think his status is too low, maybe he is one of the three relatives of the head teacher who are expected to inherit the position of head teacher. There is a saying that people can't help themselves in the world, we In the eyes of these mortals, the world is free and unrestrained, but in reality, they are not free and unrestrained."

This "young man" was surnamed Shangguan again, with a single name of "Feng". It seems that the years have not left too many marks on his body, and he is still the skin of a young man. After a little hesitation, he added, "To put it bluntly, we are At the end of the past, if the battle over there ends in a loss for both sides, it's time for us to appear on the stage."

The deputy director of the Taoist Punishment Department glanced at Shangguanfeng, nodded and said softly: "Good."

(End of this chapter)