The autumn wind rises and the dragon sings

Chapter 200 Reminiscing about the past and solving misunderstandings

To be precise, the three words "Yi Ruchen" are actually a Taoist title, and the whole story can be traced back to a very long time ago.

At that time, the Tao realm had just suffered a catastrophe. The sect where Dao Wuyu was located was almost destroyed. The original sect leader and many Tao disciples died tragically. In order to prevent the Tao method from being lost here, the surviving Tao disciples chose to travel around. Until a suitable successor is found and the sect is rebuilt.

Dao Wuyu is also one of them.

However, he did not choose to leave, but settled in a mountain forest not far from the ruins of the original sect, intending to divide it into a new dojo and build a new sect based on it.

And it was here that he picked up the dying boy. At that time, the boy didn't know what happened to him. His eyes were blinded, his tongue was cruelly cut off, and blood kept dripping on his clothes and the grass beneath him, dyeing them red.

When I got closer, I saw that the wounds were all marked by needle holes, which meant that the boy was not injured by a sharp knife, but someone took a silver needle and pierced his eyes one by one, and then broke his tongue!

The boy, who was breathing weakly, seemed to feel his presence. He forced himself to get up from the ground and wrote one by one with his bloody fingers: Please, accept me as your disciple.Then he lowered his head and prostrated, causing the wound to crack even more.

Seeing this, Dao Wuyu hurriedly knelt down to hold the young man's hands and stopped his movements. When he saw that there was no hatred or despair on the handsome and blood-stained face, only anxiety and uneasiness, his heart softened and he responded softly. Said: "Okay."

So the young man endured the pain, pulled the corners of his bleeding mouth, and tried to smile, but his body swayed and he fell into Dao Wuyu's arms.

Naturally, Dao Wuyu couldn't leave the young man here. Those who had hurt the young man would chase him at any time, so he set up a formation after leaving to erase their footprints and bring the young man back to his current residence.

When using internal power to heal the young man, he noticed a ray of cold air lingering in the opponent's Dantian, and subconsciously wanted to get rid of it. However, he found that the cold air did not cause any harm and also protected the young man's heart. After taking a pulse, I gave up the idea.

The boy's injuries were serious. It was already half a month later when he woke up. When Dao Wuyu took the medicine and entered the bamboo house, he saw the boy subconsciously touching his eyes, mouth and tongue. He couldn't help but feel sad: "I'm sorry, your eyes and Tongue……"

The rest of the words couldn't be said when the young man turned his head. The young man didn't care much about his current appearance. He groped his way out of the bed and knelt down in front of Dao Wuyu again. His long fingers simultaneously wrote on the ground: "I've seen you." Master.

Dao Wuyu was stunned for a moment, and when he saw the young man raised his head, with a little uneasiness on his handsome face, he responded softly.

A happy smile suddenly appeared on the young man's face.

Because the young man had lost the ability to speak and could only communicate through words, Dao Wuyu tentatively asked why the young man looked so miserable. There was some indifference and disgust on the young man's face. Then he returned to normal and wrote carefully. Next: They will not come to harass you, Master.

Unexpectedly, this would be the answer. Dao Wuyu couldn't help but be speechless. After realizing that the young man seemed to be more worried about whether he would be expelled from his master because of this, he stopped asking further: "Since you worship me as your master, you will be my disciple from now on. It's just that Now I am the only one in the sect, if you don’t mind..."

The young man shook his head repeatedly and wanted to bow down again, almost causing the wounds on his eyes.

"It doesn't have to be."

Dao Wuyu gently held the young man's wrist and spoke in a gentle tone: "The past and the past are all like dust. Now that you have become my disciple, no matter what happened before, I will cut them off today and separate your life. Your Taoist name That’s why…”

"Art is like dust."

The young man smiled warmly and nodded in agreement.

Now that he has recognized his disciple, he will need to teach Taoism and provide psychological guidance later on. Although his disciple seems to only care about being able to stay, even when he cannot see or speak. Revealing any negative emotions can only be said to be a peaceful state of mind, and there is no guarantee that it will leave hidden dangers and breed inner demons.

As for teaching Taoism, because the cold air he felt before was a bit strange, and he was not sure whether it would conflict with Taoism, so Dao Wuyu decided to teach some basic formulas such as recuperation and stargazing first, and then continued in cycles.

The young man studied very seriously and quickly, and he seemed to have a basic foundation.The boy's explanation for this was that he was abducted from his relatives by a Taoist priest with evil intentions when he was young. He wanted to use his life as an introduction to a formation. In order to prevent him from dying suddenly before the formation was completed, he taught him some Basic Taoist formulas.

Dao Wuyu couldn't help but frown when he heard the words. He came from a Taoist sect and usually hated the scum of the Taoist sect the most. Thinking of the injuries on the young man's body, he had a vague guess: "Then your injury..."

The young man shook his head and did not explain too much. He changed the topic with some questions about Taoism. Seeing that he didn't want to talk, Dao Wuyu stopped asking and explained the topic.

Unknowingly, a few months passed, and the wounds on the young man's eyes were almost healed. Although they were still invisible, they were not as scary as before. The young man could also take the initiative to follow Dao Wuyu, carrying herbs and some small animals he had caught. The town at the foot of the mountain changed some daily necessities.

Because he had scared people before, the young man had to cover up before going down the mountain. However, the villagers were all simple-minded, and the young man would help Dao Wuyu along with him. After he got used to it, his reaction was not so big, and he would occasionally praise him.

Dao Wuyu talked about this matter with the young man, and the young man just smiled, then wrote and asked: So, what do you think, Master?
Seeing the young man's expectant and somewhat uneasy look, Dao Wuyu realized that this disciple cared too much about his own opinion. It seemed that this period of getting along with him did not eliminate the uneasiness. Maybe he only taught basic Taoist methods. The decision made the other party misunderstood. Since I haven't seen the weird cold air and Taoism in this month, let's try to teach some self-defense.

Dao Wuyu made a plan in his heart, raised his hand and touched the soft top of the young man's hair, and said with a gentle smile: "Ruchen, the word 'Tao' emphasizes spontaneity and nature. Although I am your master, I am just one of the many people who are seeking the Tao. I am no different from you. I cannot influence your life path, nor can I judge your conduct and personality with just one sentence. Sometimes I ask you about your heart. , is more useful than asking me, do you understand?"

The young man was stunned for a moment, seemingly surprised by this, and nodded absently, lost in thought.

This thought continued until the evening. After returning to his simple and clean residence, Dao Wuyu took out a sewn Taoist robe and handed it to the young man who was still wandering in the world.

The young man came back to his senses immediately with the warm and smooth touch. He held the Taoist robe in his arms with a look of surprise on his face. After caressing and feeling it carefully, he showed a happy smile from the bottom of his heart.

Dao Wuyu couldn't help laughing when he saw this, and asked the young man to put it on and try it on. The young man shook his head, put away the Taoist robe, took Dao Wuyu's hand, and wrote on the palm of his hand: When we build the sect together, I will He wore the Taoist robe made by Master and served Master tea.

The warmth of his fingers seemed to be conveyed to his heart through his palms, and the warmth spread, dispelling some of the gloom. Looking at the clean and pure smile on the young man's face, Dao Wuyu couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, and there was a little smile in his eyes.

Since the conversation that day, the boy no longer asked those questions, and his uneasiness was gradually diminishing. The smile on his face gradually increased, and he became a lot more cheerful. He would complain to Dao Wuyu from time to time, looking better than the first one. When we first met, he looked a little more childish.

But peaceful days will never last long. When Dao Wuyu was slaying demons and rescuing people, he was accidentally injured. The demonic energy spread rapidly in his body. If he didn't get rid of it quickly, he would risk becoming a demon.

The young man hesitated for a moment, held Dao Wuyu's wrist, and activated the cold air to introduce the demonic energy into his body. Because he had condensed some Dao energy in these days, he was instantly repulsed, and his face changed in pain. Got to be pale.

Dao Wuyu, who had no time to stop him, suddenly became worried when he saw this: "Ruchen..."

Hearing Dao Wuyu's weak voice, the young man immediately realized that the other party had just seen him. He was uneasy and turned his head to spit out a mouthful of black blood. His face became paler due to uneasiness.

"Don't be afraid..."

The fingertips were slightly cold, and Dao Wuyu's gentle and soothing voice came, causing the young man who didn't know what to do to calm down and listen attentively.

"No matter what, you are my disciple." Dao Wuyu gently held the boy's hand, feeling his tense fingertips relax, and his expression became softer: "It's okay, Ruchen..." I know everything.

Before he finished speaking, his body entered the healing stage on its own due to the reduction of demonic energy. His eyes closed involuntarily, and he did not see that the young man's originally slightly panicked expression had a slightly complicated look, and then the other one was The light group condensed in his hand dispersed.

When I woke up again, I was already lying on the bamboo bed in my residence. There was a bowl of medicine on the bedside. I took a sip and found that it was still warm, but the boy was not in the room.

All the demonic energy has been drawn out of the body, and the internal injuries are no longer harmful. The external injuries will take some time to heal, so the body is still a little weak. However, looking at the gloomy sky outside, Dao Wuyu is a little worried. He picks up the sword and puts on his coat. The robe went out to look for it.

When he walked deep into the forest, Dao Wuyu smelled the smell of blood in the air. Taking a few steps forward, he saw messy blood stains on the grass blades, spreading crookedly to the bushes not far away.

Dao Wuyu couldn't help but think of the scene when he saw the boy for the first time, and his heart suddenly tightened. He walked faster towards the bushes and heard a faint "rustling" dragging sound.

Vigilance stepped forward, the sword in his hand was quietly injected with true energy, and for a moment it buzzed and vibrated. The bushes were pushed aside by someone. The familiar face of the young man made Dao Wuyu relax, and he loosened his grip on the sword a little: "Like dust."

Hearing the familiar voice, the young man's face showed panic for a moment, and then he stepped back uncomfortably, and his hands behind his back subconsciously moved back.

"Ruchen?" Dao Wuyu saw the young man's demeanor and frowned slightly when he thought of the blood he had just seen, and then said words of concern: "I saw the blood just now, are you injured?"

The young man shook his head, and hesitantly took out his hands behind his back. He saw a fat pheasant in his hand, its throat had been cut and bleeding, and the remaining blood was dripping down its feathers.

Looking at the tips of the young man's ears that were gradually turning red, Dao Wuyu breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously, and a smile appeared on his face: "Is Ruchen planning to replenish my body?"

The boy nodded with red ears.

"I'm very happy that you have this intention. Just don't go out alone next time. There are signs of activity in the demon world recently, and I'm very worried about you."

The words of genuine concern made the boy blush from the tips of his ears to his cheeks. He nodded obediently and promised that he would not do it next time.

Dao Wuyu smiled happily, and was about to reach out and grab the young man's wrist to take him back to his residence, but saw the young man shrinking subconsciously, realizing that the young man was still worried about the cold air in his body, so he He took his hand back and said, "Follow me back first. I want to have a good talk with you, Ruchen."

The young man nodded obediently, then raised a bloody hand, indicating that he wanted to clean it, and then motioned for Dao Wuyu to leave first, and he then caught up.Dao Wuyu was originally worried about the young man being alone, but he couldn't defeat the extremely determined young man, so he had to agree and leave first, planning to wait for the young man to follow him not far away.

After the familiar breath disappeared, the redness on the young man's face disappeared instantly. He placed the pheasant in his hand by his feet, turned around and raised his hand to seal, dissipating the barrier that blocked the smell and vision, revealing that he was wearing a silver uniform underneath, which had lost all life. The lips of several corpses were stained with blood at the same time, and a trace of irony appeared: these idiots who are still haunting and seeking their own death!
Then his expression condensed, and his handsome face showed a little uneasiness: "You must not have been discovered by the master just now, right?"

On the other side, Dao Wuyu had arrived not far away, and the wind carrying the fragrance of grass and trees blew by. His heart gradually calmed down, and he paused in his steps, frowning slightly as he recalled what was wrong.

The amount of blood was beyond what a pheasant could shed, and there was also the dragging sound heard before, and the boy never left the bushes...

Worried that the young man had done something irreparable, Dao Wuyu turned around and was about to go back to confirm for himself when a rush of footsteps came from behind, carrying a strong demonic aura.

Dao Wuyu clenched the sword in his hand and looked around. A young girl wearing simple cloth with a frightened expression stumbled over. She tightly covered her bleeding abdomen with her hands. Demonic energy overflowed from it. When he saw Dao Wuyu, he suddenly showed an expression of joy. Expression: "Taoist Master, save me!"

Seeing a person who might have been injured by a monster, Dao Wuyu stepped forward to support the person, regardless of his still-healed body, and gently comforted him: "Don't be afraid, I will save you. Let me see your wound first, the devil's energy It needs to be removed in time to avoid causing more serious harm.”

"Thank you..." The girl looked grateful and slowly took her hand away. Her smile suddenly turned strange: "Taoist Master."

Dao Wuyu sensed that something was wrong, but before he could take precautions, a ray of silver light suddenly burst out. For a moment, his consciousness was in a trance, and the figure of a demon appeared in front of his eyes...

When he woke up again, the surroundings were in a mess, and the undissipated Tao Qi was floating in the air, and then converged on the radiant evil-dispelling formation under his hands. Dao Wuyu's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition lingered in his heart.

Then I looked up and saw a familiar figure lying quietly in the formation, with his eyes closed tightly, a look of disbelieving pain remaining on his face, his fingers deeply embedded in the earth beneath him, and he was already lost. regained life...

"This is what happened back then."

Recalling the self-blame and guilt he felt when he saw his disciples disappearing bit by bit in the formation he set up, and tried every means to stop it, and finally couldn't even keep the body, Dao Wuyu couldn't help but show pain in his eyes. Expression: "Although I was controlled, I did kill you with my own hands, but I never regarded you as evil. You have been my disciple from beginning to end."

Yi Ruchen lowered his eyes and said nothing, the expression on his face was still as calm as water, but the calm aura around him gradually solidified, and the grass blades under his feet were affected and instantly withered and turned into ashes.

"I will not shirk responsibility. If you have resentment in your heart..."

"Master."

Yi Ruchen, who had been silent for a long time, spoke softly, interrupting Dao Wuyu's words full of self-blame and guilt, and a warm smile slowly appeared on his face: "I believe in Master. In fact, I have never resented you, I just thought that Master didn't You are willing to accept me as your disciple, who is pregnant with death, but you don't want to have any trust in me, so you are just a little angry."

"But……"

"Perhaps there was someone pretending to be you, Master. After all, Master, you wouldn't say that I have death energy and that I am an unknown thing. In order to avoid future troubles, I started to clean up the family."

Yi Ruchen's comfort did not work. Instead, Dao Wuyu frowned more and more, showing remorse: "If I hadn't done it, why would I have gradually forgotten Ruchen's existence after that? If I hadn't heard it again, When I came to this Taoist name, I didn’t even remember this past event. This was obviously an act of self-evasion.”

"Well..." Naturally, after the mission was completed, the traces of existence were automatically erased by the rules. Of course, this cannot be said: "Maybe Master, you are convinced that you killed me with your own hands, and you are too guilty and stimulated. , so I forgot about it unconsciously... By the way, Master, you just said that you wanted to come back to me before?"

The topic changed a bit abruptly. Dao Wuyu knew that the other party did not want him to continue to struggle, so he took the topic and said: "The blood volume is wrong. I am worried that the cold air in your body will not be controlled and make you do something against your will." ."

"It's not against my will. I did kill someone that day." Looking at Dao Wuyu's serious expression, Yi Ruchen smiled slowly: "Those people who made me blind and mute before have come to trouble me again."

Hearing this, Dao Wuyu's expression became more serious: "They didn't hurt you, right?"

"It's just a minor injury." Seeing Dao Wuyu breathed a sigh of relief, Yi Ruchen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "I thought Master would care more about the lives of those people. After all, I committed the crime of killing."

Dao Wuyu shook his head gently: "It's not a murder, it's just a cycle of cause and effect. When they tortured you like that, they should have known that you would take revenge sooner or later. This is your private matter. I will not interfere, let alone judge. .”

A look of surprise appeared in Yi Ruchen's eyes, then he pursed his lips slightly and smiled meaningfully: "I kind of like you now."

If he had understood that Dao Wuyu would not care about this, he would not have secretly urged Dao Wuyu to leave alone, but would have walked back to his residence together, so that he would not be taken advantage of... Unfortunately, there is no if.

"Huh?" Sensing that his tone was wrong, Dao Wuyu's eyes showed some suspicion, but apart from the change in demeanor and personality of the person in front of him, there was nothing wrong with other aspects such as breath that were not easy to disguise, and no one was stupid enough to pretend to be someone else. He also appeared with an inconsistent personality, and immediately a guess was made.

"Ruchen, you...you put all your seven emotions and six desires on others?" Yes, the sense of disobedience in Yi Ruchen is not that his personality has changed drastically, but that he no longer has any mood swings. Even the murderous intention just now was not due to anger or displeasure, it was just an instinctive reaction.

Yi Ruchen smiled and did not refute: "I am just a remnant soul that can disappear at any time. Emotions are of no use to me."

"Disappear?! How could this happen? Isn't he your reincarnation?"

"There are many ways to reincarnate, but I don't like to be replaced by others, and I won't like to be a substitute if I am sad. Master, you have never regarded us as the same person." Yi Ruchen raised the corners of his lips slightly and said calmly: " And compared to me, master, you prefer someone else’s personality, don’t you?”

"No, I..." Dao Wuyu wanted to explain, but seeing Yi Yan's smiling and unconcerned look, he didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only change the topic: "Before, Ruchen, you left it to that person Is the message from the demon really about the vastness of the sky?"

Yi Ruchen still looked casual: "Is it important whether it is yes or no?"

Dao Wuyu was not angry, and said calmly: "In that case, I can only spend the few remaining soul power to go to the Demon Realm to confirm it in person."

Yi Ruchen raised his eyebrows in interest: "Master, are you threatening me?"

"Those who are useful are threats, aren't they?"

"Hahaha, of course, I was indeed threatened." Yi Ruchen laughed heartily, and the look between his eyebrows showed that he was in a good mood: "How can I be willing to let Master risk his life? Besides, the demon is trying to use My soul body resurrected another person, so not killing him is the greatest tolerance. Naturally, it is impossible to hand the thing to him, it is just a blank piece of paper."

Dao Wuyu breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously. Yi Ruchen's sudden change in temperament and the unresolved misunderstanding really made him worry that the other party would use resentment to betray Xuanzong's people in order to retaliate against him and make an irreversible mistake. He had already There are three disciples...sigh.

"How is he, Choubie?" Although I already believed Fengchoubie was the reincarnation of Yi Ruchen, I still couldn't help but miss that little disciple, especially since I haven't actually met him yet.

"Master is so worried, which makes me a little jealous." He said this, but still had a lukewarm smile on his face, making it unclear what he was really thinking: "He will be fine, just But the loss of soul is not a trivial matter. My soul consciousness was just checked yesterday and I need to rest for a while before I can fully wake up."

Dao Wuyu had no doubt about this. Yi Ruchen's previous state was indeed a bit strange. These words could be used as an explanation. Then he remembered the scene he saw when he checked his soul consciousness yesterday and couldn't help but ask: "Chou Farewell to him, why?" Will the two souls be forcibly separated?"

Yi Ruchen's smile faded and his expression became cold: "There are some lingering guys who are trying to plot against us. But master, don't worry about it. I can solve this small matter. You just need to wait with peace of mind. It won't take long before you see us again." Your favorite disciple."

When Dao Wuyu heard this, the first thing he thought of was the people who attacked Yi Ruchen in the first place. He couldn't help but frowned: "Why are they pursuing you and Choubie after so many years..." Even From the realm of Taoism to the realm of misery.

"It's all my fault. I have something they want." Yi Ruchen was vague and did not intend to explain in detail: "Master, you don't need to pay attention. I can solve it by myself. They will not harass you and Xuanzong." of."

"That's not what I'm worried about. Ruchen, you are also a disciple of Xuanzong. You..."

"Master." Yi Ruchen interrupted, with a sad look on his face: "Don't you believe me?"

After saying that, without waiting for an answer, he turned around and left: "It seems that Master still doesn't trust me. I will go to the devil world to find the devil to get the letter back and open it myself to Master."

Dao Wuyu quickly stopped him, saying that he would trust him and would not interfere in this matter. Only then did Yi Ruchen stop, then raised his eyebrows and smiled: "It seems that my threat is also useful."

Dao Wuyu had the illusion that he had shot himself in the foot, and even felt guilty that he had failed to set a good example and was being imitated by his disciples. Usually at this time, Dao Wuyu had already asked his disciples to copy the "Tao Te Ching" hundreds of times to cultivate their moral character. , but it was him who did the first grade of junior high school first...

After reminiscing about the past and getting the master's promise, although there was a hint of alienation in the relationship between the two, there was no conflict, so they made a tacit agreement to expose the matter and not continue it.

"Master, do you know how to get to Xian Ni Mi Valley?" Yi Ruchen did not return to his current residence, but asked Dao Wuyu.

Dao Wuyu nodded and asked, "Is Ruchen feeling unwell?"

"That's not true. After all, no matter how good the doctor is, he doesn't know how to prescribe the right medicine for this kind of soul problem, but..." Yi Ruchen took out a letter with the four words "personally from my friend" written on it.

"The eldest brother's request, as the younger brother, naturally has to be fulfilled, go to the doctor and take medicine obediently ()"

(End of this chapter)