divine talisman

Yinhuang City.

This is a secular town, densely populated, densely covered with rivers, intertwined with boats, and extremely prosperous.

The streets are full of people, and there are people from all schools of thought, scholars, traders, warriors, performers, storytellers, and jugglers, you can see them everywhere.

When Chen Xi had just arrived in Yinhuang City, he felt a strong sense of worldliness rushing toward his face. The world was full of mortals, the prosperity was like a dream, and it was completely different from the world of cultivation.

"Qingfeng steamed buns, just out of the cage Qingfeng steamed stuffed buns... My ancestor used to work in the imperial dining room of the imperial palace, and my great-grandfather visited in secret, and I once ate the steamed buns that my ancestor personally steamed. He was full of praise."

"Mentors, this feather fan was sewn by the most talented woman in Shuyu Tower. The words inscribed on the fan were written by Lang Zhuang Wuyu, the number one scholar of the Imperial Academy. Don't miss it when you pass by." This is a vendor selling lupines, shouting.

"I saw that Jingsi Immortal opened his mouth and sprayed out a fairy sword in a swish, just like a white rainbow penetrating the sun, the cold light was rustling, covering the sky and covering the sun, so frightened the old devil Hualiu was so scared that he seemed to want to fly." I want to escape..." In the teahouse, the storyteller was spitting and talking about the book.

"Ah, so it's Brother Qingxian. Do you want to go to Beijing to take the exam? I heard that the chief examiner of the Imperial Academy is Lord Xiao Jinyu. When writing articles, you have to think carefully about Lord Xiao Jinyu's preferences, otherwise you may lose your reputation."

"What Brother Feng Bao said is very true. I have studied hard for ten years in the cold window of the sages, not for the sake of being named on the gold list and becoming famous all over the world. Have a meal of flower wine in Yunlou, and find that No.1 prostitute to have a good time."

"Hahaha, when the gold list was named, the wedding night in the bridal chamber, and meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign country, these three great things in life are what I admire and yearn for? Brother Qingxian, let's go and have fun together, and enjoy yourself in time, don't you?" Live up to this great age."

On the street, two scholars in Confucian uniforms and green shirts walked and talked, like scholars who came to Beijing to rush for an exam, full of longing and longing for the future.

Looking at the scene in front of him, and listening to all kinds of voices on the street, Chen Xi's mood unconsciously became calm.

Walking in the secular streets, he felt the joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys of ordinary people, and watched them busy for a day's livelihood, thinking deeply.

This is the secular world, the turbid waves of the world of mortals, in which all living beings shuttle, birth, old age, sickness and death, their own destiny, although small and ordinary as ants, but they are endless, forming this world of mortals and promoting historical changes.

"The monks are struggling under the way of heaven, striving to obtain eternal life. Ordinary people are ups and downs in the way of humanity, working hard for their own livelihood. It is ridiculous that the monk, who despises ordinary people, thinks he is superior, and treats all living beings as if they are like flies. But under the way of heaven, who Isn't it a tiny fly?"

"If you can stand on the way of heaven in this life, can you transcend all things?"

Chen Xi stood in the endless stream of worldly mortals, looked at the sky, and his thoughts were vague. For the first time, he had a strong urge to break the shackles and stand on the way of heaven.

He really wanted to know what kind of scene he would see when he stepped on the way of heaven under his feet.

"Big brother, do you want to buy a pair of straw sandals?"

Beside the street where Chen Xi stopped, there was a middle-aged woman selling straw sandals. Standing beside her was a little girl, short and thin, with dark skin and a dirty face. There was only a pair of big eyes that were black and clear, as bright as stars.

Seeing Chen Xi standing in front of her straw sandal stand for a long time, the little girl thought that he had taken a fancy to the straw sandals woven by her mother. She hesitated again and again, but she mustered up the courage to ask softly.

"Big ya, don't talk too much!"

The middle-aged woman's complexion changed, and she reprimanded that the demeanor Chen Xi displayed was not comparable to ordinary people. She was worried that her daughter's words would cause Chen Xi's displeasure, and that would be troublesome.

"Mother, but we don't have enough money for the medicine, so what can we do about my brother's illness?" The little girl lowered her head, her little hands were tangled together uneasily, and said weakly.

Chen Xi had already woken up from his contemplation. He saw that the clothes of this mother and daughter were all patched up, and they were very shabby. They obviously lived a life of extreme poverty, and they were very pitiful.

And on the booth in front of the mother and daughter, there are pairs of straw sandals, which are full, and you can tell at a glance that a pair has not been sold yet.

It was dusk at this time, and if there were no accidents, it was impossible for their mother and daughter to have any income this day.

"I want all these straw sandals."

With a movement of his palm, Chen Xi handed a piece of silver to the middle-aged woman, "Take it and go home to see a doctor for your child." This piece of silver is enough for a poor family to live steadily for several years.

"Ah, thank you, sir, thank you, sir..." The middle-aged woman had a large silver ingot in her hands, she couldn't help but bewildered, and immediately thanked her, she was so excited that she was a little incoherent.

As for Chen Xi, he had already drifted away.

"Mom, have we met a fairy yet?"

Chen Xi disappeared all of a sudden, the little girl couldn't help rubbing her eyes, thinking it was a hallucination.

But when she searched the past again, she could no longer see Chen Xi's figure, only the silver ingot was still in the hands of her mother, which made the little girl think that she had met a legendary fairy, and her big dark eyes were full of excitement.

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Outside Yinhuang City, there are ghosts and desolate mountains.

This is a gloomy place that makes all the people in the city talk about it. There are evil spirits floating in it, haunting at night, specially stealing people's soul, eating people's heart and lungs, extremely terrifying.

It is said that those evil spirits were slaughtered here when some rebellious officials and thieves of the previous dynasty rebelled.

For hundreds of years, almost no one dared to approach this ghostly place. It was inaccessible, like a forbidden place.

However, tonight, a tall and elegant figure came to a temple that had long been dilapidated on the barren hill.

The walls of this temple are crumbling, dusty spiders are everywhere, and the faces of the gods in the temple are also blurred and dilapidated, and they have already collapsed.

Rumble!

As night fell, the sky was covered by black clouds, and you couldn't see your fingers when you stretched out your hands. Suddenly, there was a muffled thunder, silver snakes danced wildly, and heavy rain poured down.

Shocking thunder, furious electricity, heavy rain... rendered this ruined temple in the wilderness even more eerie.

Pong!

A ray of flame suddenly rose, igniting the dry firewood gathered on the ground, burning blazingly, adding a bit of warmth to the gloomy ruined temple.

"The one hundred and seven assessment tasks have finally been completed. After doing the math, it has been more than a month since I left the sect, and there are only seven days left before the peak test..."

The flame flickered, reflecting on Chen Xi's handsome and resolute face, he swept his eyes over the pitch-black bead the size of a pigeon egg in his hand, and then put it away.

This is the Yougui Soul Bead, which he obtained after killing an evil spirit in the Ghostly Desolate Ridge just now. It is not very precious, but it is a necessary material for refining a kind of heavenly elixir.

"Ok?"

At this moment, Chen Xi frowned, as if he had discovered something, "This time

The earth is full of evil spirits, ghosts and monsters, and the evil and resentment are extremely strong, and it is raining cats and dogs in the middle of the night, how can anyone come here at this time..."

"Hey, so it's them."

Chen Xi's spiritual consciousness spread, and he saw in an instant that at the foot of the barren mountain, a pair of mother and daughter were braving the torrential rain and wind, heading up the barren hill, their steps were staggering, their clothes were soaked through, and they were extremely embarrassed.

They were exactly the pair of poor mother and daughter Chen Xi saw in Yinhuang City who made a living selling straw sandals.

"Weird, don't they know how dangerous this place is..."

Chen Xi frowned, feeling a little strange. Ordinary people like them, coming here would be like a sheep. After all, those evil spirits don't distinguish between good and evil when they kill people.

"Mother, there is a fire here, let's go in first to take shelter from the rain, and when the rain stops, let's go home overnight, okay?"

"Alright, big girl, slow down and be careful not to fall."

Not long after, the pair of mothers came to the barren ridge, hurried towards the ruined temple, pushed the door open, and when they saw Chen Xi beside the fire, they were both stunned, as if they never expected it , unexpectedly met Chen Xi here.

"Sit down and warm up by the fire first." Chen Xi stood up and said to the mother and daughter who were drenched in water.

"Thank you so much, lord, thank you lord..." The middle-aged woman thanked Chen Xi gratefully while helping Da Ya wipe off the rainwater on her body, and repeated the same sentence. Although she was a bit rambling, it could be seen that she was A simple and kind woman.

Soon, Chen Xi learned that the mother and daughter lived in a village on the other side of the barren ridge, and there was another road leading directly to their village, but in order to hurry up and treat their son's illness, they didn't care. Others, I can only take this shortcut and rush back overnight.

"Big brother, why are you here? This is a haunted and desolate mountain. There are many evil spirits. Aren't you afraid?" Big Ya raised her small head and asked Chen Xi.

"Since there are evil spirits, why aren't you afraid?" Chen Xi asked with a smile.

"I'm afraid, but my mother and I have to go home to make medicine for my younger brother. He is very sick. My mother and I are so worried that we can only go home overnight." Da Ya said with a smile.

Chen Xi looked at the innocent smile on the little girl's dark face, and was suddenly stunned, feeling a touch of silent emotion and shock in his heart.

This is just a five or six-year-old child. In order to see a doctor for his younger brother, he can forget even his fear, and even put his own life in jeopardy...

This, what kind of relationship can make her so brave and fearless?

"Brother, this is a crane that I wove for you. Take a look and see if you like it." Da Ya suddenly said excitedly. She carefully opened her pocket and fumbled for a long time, but only took out a handful of wet grass. floc.

"The crane was crushed...Brother, I'm sorry." Da Ya looked at the grass in her palm, with tears welling up in her big eyes, and muttered in a low voice.

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ps: The state has been extremely bad recently, trying to adjust...