From clam spirit to mirage dragon fairy

Chapter 86: Empress Xuannu comes to sleep

Everything starts from the beginning. Every full moon night, the ancient Yang will emerge from the water to absorb the essence of the Taiyin, and at sunrise, it will come out to absorb the pure Yang purple energy.

During the day, Guyang would sit underwater and listen to the scholars who came in and out of Wenyuan Pavilion discussing the meaning of poetry and classics.

After a period of observation, Guyang understood the purpose of the two palaces and courtyards by the lake.

Wenyuan Pavilion is the place where the royal library is kept. It contains tens of thousands of unique volumes of documents and all the famous books in the world.

There are books on almost all aspects of poetry, history, Confucian literature, Buddhist and Taoist classics, medicine and agriculture.

The bachelors who came and went were all bachelors awarded by the Yin court. These bachelors did not participate in government affairs and only focused on studying knowledge. They were the country's reserve talents.

These bachelors usually stay outside the palace to compile books and organize documents. They only occasionally come to Wenyuan Pavilion to borrow ancient books and search for documents.

However, the huge number of people could not be tolerated, so there were always some bachelors wandering around the entire Wenyuan Pavilion every day.

And these scribes also knew that Guyang lived in the Yuhua Pond outside the palace courtyard, so whenever they saw Guyang emerging from the water when passing by, they would respectfully salute and say hello before leaving.

Guyang didn't like those sour Confucians very much. Except for some catchy poems and miscellaneous novels, Guyang didn't like those Confucian things, otherwise he wouldn't have failed to pass the university entrance examination.

So Gu Yang was too lazy to pay attention to those bachelors.

To the west of Wenyuan Pavilion is the "Chongwen Pavilion", which is the place where the royal family trained the prince's son and grandson. It is a royal private school.

It's just that all of Su Ziji's imperial uncles were killed by him, and even their descendants were quietly dealt with.

Su Ziji has only been on the throne for a few years, and he has always been a diligent emperor. There are not many concubines in the harem. As for the number of heirs, there are only one son and two daughters now, and they are still staggering. Toddlers are not old enough to go to school.

Therefore, Chongwen Hall is now very deserted, with almost no one going in or out.

These days were the most boring for Guyang. Even if he was practicing, he had to strictly control the time, otherwise it would be easy to hurt his already weak body.

So Guyang misses Wugu in Yingyue Lake even more.

At least it wouldn't be so boring if the two of them practiced together with Wu Gu at his side.

However, Gu Yang did not contact Wu Kuan. Firstly, he did not want Wu Kuan to worry, and secondly, he did not want Wu Kuan to be tainted with royal karma.

He intervened in the court's cause and effect twice, and was abducted by the devil once and ended up being a sandbag training partner for more than three years.

The second time, I immediately returned to my original form and practiced from the beginning.

Gu Yang didn't want Wu Gu to end up like him.

Every once in a while, Elva Hsiao would come to the palace to visit Guyang. At first, Guyang didn't give this cheater a good look.

But Xiao Yaxuan was so thick-skinned that he couldn't stand it, which made Gu Yang lose his temper.

In addition to Elva Hsiao, there are two other people who often come to visit Guyang.

One is Su Ziji, the emperor of Yin Dynasty.

However, Guyang didn't like Su Ziji because the grandson simply admired Guyang like a rare animal.

They say that Corporal Li Xian respects each other, but in fact Gu Yang feels that this grandson is just to satisfy his collection habit and vanity. In his eyes, Gu Yang is probably just a monkey in the zoo and a tool to show his superiority.

The other person is Yang Xiao, the Great Yin Imperial Master.

I don’t know if Yang Xiao can’t find any like-minded Taoist friends with whom he can share his practice experiences, so he sometimes comes to Guyang to discuss Taoism.

Although Gu Yang has not received systematic education, he still has some trump cards, and Yang Xiao is not much better than Gu Yang.

Yang Xiao also practiced alone, and his ability to cultivate to the four realms was entirely due to the two heavenly books in his hand and his humane merits.

Through daily communication, Gu Yang only found out that Yang Xiao had two heavenly books, "Shenhuo Jing" and "Huo Shenjing".

The "Shenhuo Sutra" is about cultivating the Dao of Sacred Fire. It is a heavenly book that directly points to the Dao of Fire. It contains the methods of cultivating all kinds of divine fires in the world.

"Fire Nerve" and "Shenhuo Sutra" complement each other, but this heavenly book is about cultivating the physical body. The ultimate goal is to cultivate the mortal body into the body of the ancient fire god.

As for how these two heavenly books came from, Yang Xiao's hidden secrets were quite deep and Guyang didn't get the answer.

However, Guyang saw a lot of familiar feelings from Yang Xiao. The two of them chatting together did not look like ordinary practitioners discussing Taoism. Instead, it felt a bit like the previous life when he and his friends drank beer and chatted about mountains after get off work.

And through Xiao Yaxuan's daily description of Yang Xiao's methods and ideas of governing the country, Gu Yang had a guess in his heart.

I'm afraid this person is also a fellow countryman.

And Yang Xiao should have also figured out Gu Yang's identity, but neither of them made it clear and just ignored it in a vague way.

Yang Xiao's magical powers are all contained in the word "fire", and he also dabbles in alchemy and weapon refining.

Although Guyang has many methods, his most important magical methods are illusions and water magical powers.

It can be said that the two of them are naturally incompatible with each other, but they are surprisingly consistent in many spiritual practices. When discussing Taoism together, they can always burst out with many different spiritual lights.

Guyang learned some basic fire control techniques and some tips from Yang Xiao, and Yang Xiao also learned the light condensation method and the tips on returning to the origin of all magic from Guyang.

Today is August [-]th, and last night was the annual Mid-Autumn Festival. A grand lantern festival was held in the capital and fireworks were set off all night.

Now the entire capital is still immersed in the happy atmosphere of last night.

Guyang had just refined a ray of pure Yang purple energy and was in a daze alone, when he suddenly saw Xiao Yaxuan walking over with a sad face.

"What happened?"

Guyang was troubled in his heart.

He could see that Elva Hsiao was now immersed in sadness, as if he had even lost his soul.

"Brother Gu, this is what Xiuzhu asked me to return to Guyang."

Xiao Yaxuan endured the sadness in his heart and handed a small wooden box to Guyang.

"Xiuzhu?"

Guyang was slightly startled and suddenly woke up.

"Empress Xuannv!"

Guyang was so scared that his heart almost jumped out of his chest.

Why did you forget this big guy?

In the first battle, I was injured and comatose and was sent to the Yuhua Pond of the Imperial Palace. Since then, I have been recuperating from my injuries and completely forgot about the "Xiuzhu" incident.

Now Elva Hsiao mentioned "Xiuzhu" with a sad face, and Guyang suddenly had such a bad feeling.

"Xiuzhu went away last night."

Although Elva Hsiao tried hard to maintain his demeanor, two lines of hot tears still fell quietly.

"Gone? What do you mean gone?"

Guyang couldn't believe the news he just heard.

"Xiuzhu has been ill since the catastrophe.

The younger brother tried various methods, but Xiuzhu's body was still weakening day by day.

Xiuzhu finally went after spending the last Mid-Autumn Festival night with her little brother last night. "

The more Elva Hsiao thought about it, the sadder she became, and her tears couldn't stop falling.

When Gu Yang heard the news, he was suddenly struck by thunder.

Xiuzhu is dead, how could she die?

Could it be that I guessed wrong at first?

"Brother Gu, you and Xiuzhu hit it off immediately. Xiuzhu was still thinking about Brother Gu before she left.

Before leaving, Xiuzhu asked her younger brother to return this thing to Brother Gu.

It is said that Xiuzhu has no way to repay Brother Meng's regard for her. She can only repay her in the next life. "

Xiao Yaxuan gently wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and handed the object in his hand to Gu Yang again.

Gu Yang stretched out his two dragon whiskers tremblingly and opened the small box in Xiao Yaxuan's hand.

A soybean-sized aqua blue pearl came into view.

It was the Tianyi True Water that Guyang gave to Xiuzhu.

"..."

Guyang's heart felt like fifteen buckets were bouncing up and down.

Is Xiuzhu the Empress Xuannu?

What did she mean by giving Tianshengshui back to herself?
Simply give it back to yourself?
Or does it mean that you won’t accept your apology?

"Brother Gu, Brother Gu——"

Seeing Gu Yang's dull face, Xiao Yaxuan thought that Gu Yang was sad for Xiuzhu's death, and for a while he felt even sadder in his heart.

"Brother Xiao, please give me my condolences."

Gu Yang stuck out his tongue and rolled Tianyi Zhenshui into his belly to comfort Xiao Yaxuan dryly.

"Thank you, Brother Gu. I have to go back to arrange Xiuzhu's funeral, so I won't disturb Brother Gu."

Xiao Yaxuan had no intention of chatting with Guyang anymore, and left the palace in despair with his hands in hand.Guyang couldn't wait to sink into the bottom of the water and spit out the pearls condensed by Tianyi True Water to explore them carefully.

If Xiuzhu is really Xuannv Empress or any goddess, then the returned beads may contain some information.

This bead was originally bred by Guyang, so Guyang didn't waste any effort in investigating it.

A quick glance at Guyang revealed that the bead was still the same as before. It was made of pure "Tian Yizhen Water". Just this small bead was enough to create a big river.

But there seems to be a little more nine-color brilliance in this bead than before it was sent out.

The brilliance is so subtle that even a particle of dust cannot be detected unless one is careful.

Gu Yang urged a little spiritual consciousness to touch that little brilliance with an uneasy mood.

In an instant, Gu Yang felt a wave of sleepiness well up in his heart, and fell asleep before he had time to think about it.

In a daze, Guyang felt that he had arrived in an ethereal fairyland.

Looking at the sea of ​​clouds, dragons and phoenixes are dancing, unicorns are playing, and deer are carrying mushrooms.

Deep in the sea of ​​clouds, a nine-color divine light spans across the sea of ​​clouds like a rainbow. There is a cloud platform under the rainbow, and a majestic goddess sitting on the cloud platform is glaring at Guyang.

Guyang felt a thrill in his heart.

That's right.

This is Empress Xuannv.

His old man came to settle accounts with him.

It took only a moment for Guyang to recognize the identity of this goddess, because somehow Heaven had already told Guyang the name of Empress Xuannv.

"Nine Heavens Xuanyang Yuannu Holy Mother Emperor Xuan Mushi"

"The little demon Guyang pays homage to Empress Xuannv"

Guyang didn't dare to prick him in front of this big boss, so he knelt under the cloud platform and honestly apologized.

One more thing to mention, Guyang here is actually in human form instead of animal form.

"Are you guilty?"

Empress Xuannv looked down at Guyang and spoke with great power.

"The little demon realizes his crime, please forgive me."

Guyang felt bitter in his heart, but what can be done?

Now the only thing I can do is plead guilty and ask for forgiveness. With my level of cultivation, even if someone sneezes, he will be knocked out of his mind.

"Did you know that you ruined this important matter for me?"

Seeing that Gu Yang had a good attitude in admitting his mistake, Empress Xuan Nu's tone softened a bit.

"How much can the little demon guess?"

Guyang answered truthfully.

"Oh? Talk about it."

Empress Xuannv was somewhat impressed by Guyang.

"After the empress was reincarnated as a mortal Xiuzhu, she changed her appearance and covered up her elegance. She must have stayed by Wenquxing's side to protect Wenquxing's comfort.

The little demon has little knowledge, but he has heard some legends about Wenquxing in his previous life.

Wenquxing was reincarnated to help the country and clean up the government. He had never heard of any practice.

Now that Wenquxing has entered the path of spiritual practice, it is obvious that he has an incredible plan.

The empress is the only war goddess with unprecedented magical powers.

Being able to personally escort Wenquxing, the labor queen, shows that this matter is only dangerous.

The empress concealed her beauty in order to hide her identity and not draw attention to herself.

However, because Xiao Yao's ignorance almost pushed the empress to the forefront, Xiao Yao really regretted it.

It was also an unintentional act to ask the empress to spare Xiaoyao's life. "

Guyang respectfully raised his head to hoe the ground and begged for forgiveness.

"You little demon do have some knowledge."

Empress Xuannu looked at Guyang with a somewhat satisfied expression.

"Get up -"

A gentle force lifted Guyang up.

"Thank you, Ma'am—"

Gu Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief, his life was saved.

"However, the death penalty cannot be avoided. If you ruined my plan and forced me to leave my mortal body and return to heaven in advance, the cause and effect will have to fall on you."

Empress Xuannv locked her eyes on Guyang.

Gu Yanggang's heart that had just been put down suddenly rose again.

Is this...this cause and effect something I can afford?

"My lady..."

Gu Yanggang wanted to refuse, but when he saw Empress Xuannu's majestic eyes, he immediately became speechless and could not say anything.

"You'd better think clearly. This matter is related to Heaven's plan. If you can't take responsibility for the cause and effect, then in order to ensure that you won't reveal the secret of Heaven..."

Empress Xuannv spoke again. Although she didn't say the result in the end, Gu Yang also understood that if he didn't agree, the fun would be over on the spot.

"But my dear, how can a little demon with such a shallow moral character be responsible for such a huge cause and effect?"

Guyang looked at Empress Xuannu with a bitter look on his face.

"You don't have to belittle yourself. Since you are assigned to bear the karma, you naturally have this potential.

Moreover, it was my poor planning that caused this disaster this time.

Therefore, I will also compensate you. "

Empress Xuannv is quite reasonable.

After hearing this, Gu Yang suddenly became excited.

Empress Xuannv’s compensation.

Could that be something ordinary?

I just don’t know if it’s a magical weapon or a magic weapon.

If you give yourself a few innate spiritual treasures, wouldn't you just take off from the same place?
"You little demon are so greedy, you actually want an innate treasure?"

Empress Xuannv's joking voice suddenly sounded in Guyang's ears.

Guyang was startled, and then he realized what "gods like lightning" meant.

Yan Lingyun, a mortal monk, was able to spy on other people's thoughts and emotions, so how could a great god like Empress Xuannu not hear Guyang's thoughts?

Gu Yang was really embarrassed for a moment when his little thoughts were exposed.

"I can stay in this world for another ten years.

After today, every full moon night, I will pull you into this magical fairyland and teach you some skills.

How much you can learn in ten years depends entirely on your destiny. "

Empress Xuannv expressed her "compensation".

Guyang was stunned for a moment after hearing this.

Is this pie in the sky?

Empress Xuannv will personally teach her the way of cultivation.

"You still won't kowtow?"

Seeing that Guyang seemed to be stupid, Empress Xuannu felt a little funny and asked in a pretentious manner.

"Ah, oh. Teacher, please bow to me."

Gu Yang came to his senses immediately after being drunk by Empress Xuannv.

All the cleverness and energy that Guyang had in his past and present lives were used at this time.

On the spot, she bowed down three times and kowtowed nine times to Empress Xuannv, and called her "Teacher".

"You are quite clever. I hope you will practice hard in the future and not let this hard-won opportunity go to waste."

Empress Xuannv seemed to have something to say, but Gu Yang was completely immersed in this huge happiness and joy and did not hear anything unusual. He could only express his determination to practice.

(End of this chapter)