defend the truth

Li Weizhen, who wanted to directly fly back to Moon Moon Mountain with his sword, accepted Luo Yicheng's advice again, and chose to wander around the surrounding area of ​​Moon Moon Mountain to see if he could get any useful information, and then chose to sneak into the former site of the Taiyi Gate .

The boundary of Yuelun Mountain is more than [-] miles around, and Taiyimen only occupies the core mountain range of [-] miles extending from Wangyue Peak, and the spiritual energy is already relatively thin outside.In addition, before the construction of the mountain gate, there were already villages and towns located in the surrounding area. It is really inappropriate for the monks on the mountain to compete with the people for profit, and it is against Taoism.

At the same time, mutual coexistence is beneficial to each other.Because of the protection of the Taiyi Gate on the mountain, the surrounding people don't have to worry about monsters and ghosts making trouble, and they can live and work in peace and contentment.And the Taiyi Sect is blessed by the incense and vows of the people at the foot of the mountain, which invisibly increases the luck of the sect!Therefore, for more than ten years, Taiyimen has been living in harmony with the surrounding villagers.

In the Moon Mountain area, the most prosperous town is called Red Deer Town.

According to legend, hundreds of years ago, there was an immortal on Wangyue Peak cultivating immortals here, and she was also a fairy in white who rescued the suffering, and the people called it "Moonlight Empress".And beside this fairy, there is a divine beast, which looks like a horse, with a white head, tiger stripes, and a red tail, named: Lushu.

This deer Shu often patrols the land boundary instead of the fairy on various hills of Yuelun Mountain. Its singing is one of the most beautiful and pleasant sounds in the world. Even the singing of all birds makes people bow their heads in shame.Moreover, if this Lu Shu appeared during the day, the sky would be clear and bright within a hundred miles; if it was at night, it would be a starry night!

Until the fairy ascended, the Yuelun Mountains where Lu Shu was the township had been enjoying smooth weather and no natural disasters for a hundred years.There are good harvests every year, and the families of the common people will naturally have prosperous children and grandchildren!

Although, the deer Shu no longer appeared in Yuelun Mountain, maybe it flew away with the fairy, or after the owner left, he was hurt by the scene and went away to the end of the world.However, in order to commemorate its beneficence, the people still built this Red Deer Town, and it has been more than [-] years since then!

To inquire about news, Red Deer Town is Li Weizhen's first choice.After all, where there are many people, there are hardly any secrets hidden under the sun!

At the same time, today's Red Deer Town is bound to be full of undercurrents and dangers.If it weren't for the black gauze hat left by Zhong Lihua, Li Weizhen really wouldn't want to take such a risk.

This bamboo hat is a secret treasure, a kind of magic weapon, but it is relatively rare and mysterious.The vast majority of secret treasures have no offensive or defensive power, but in some respects, they have remarkable magical effects.

Such as changing appearance, avoiding fire, avoiding water, dispelling hallucinations, blessings of luck...etc!

For example, this bamboo hat can cover up the breath of the wearer, greatly preventing people from being probed with their spiritual sense.Like Li Weizhen standing in front of Luo Yicheng, the latter couldn't feel the slightest aura of his cultivation!Since Zhong Lihua, who is a master of Yuanshen stage, can wear it on his head, it must be someone else to investigate, and the result is still the same.

In today's world where good and evil are difficult to distinguish, this thing is definitely a must-have artifact for descending into the world and walking in the rivers and lakes!

Red Deer Town is located on a basin, surrounded mostly by low hills and mountains not more than a hundred feet high.Like most villages and towns in Tiannan, Honglu Town, which lacks plain arable land, not only did not vigorously develop the terraced fields on the mountain, but mainly planted tea trees by taking advantage of the local water and soil characteristics.

In autumn, the camellias in the mountains and plains are in full bloom, as if you have come to a world surrounded by flowers.In previous years, Li Weizhen also had the experience of staying in the air to watch Yujian passing by, which was indeed quite eye-catching!

In the past, the busiest season in Red Deer Town was after the spring tea was picked and business travelers from all over the world came to buy goods.At that time, if the inn had been in business for a full month, it would have been a year's worth of business!

But this year's Red Deer Town, the excitement came too early, because of the great disaster suffered by the Supreme Unity Gate, many monks wanted to come here to share a piece of the pie, trying to find some remaining opportunities in the ruins of the Supreme Unity Gate.

First, the sect disciples from all over the world stayed for seven or eight days before leaving, and then there were scattered cultivators who had already heard the news and looked forward to it.

Although the tranquility of the town has been broken, the life of the residents in the town is still maintained in a stable state.

Just because now on several watchtowers in Red Deer Town and on the top of some conspicuous buildings, the "Xuanlin Armor Shield Banner" symbolizing the Xuanguimen has been erected, which means that this place is protected by the Xuanguimen.Before that, the flag fluttering in the wind on the flagpole should be the "five-star flag around the moon" symbolizing Taiyimen.

Standing under the south gate of the town, looking at the few flags flying proudly in the sunlight.Li Weizhen took a deep breath, lowered his bamboo hat subconsciously, and decided to stride across the archway!

It's noon, if you say where the best place to get news, it must be the major restaurants.

Although this place was once a town protected by his own sect, Li Weizhen really didn't know much about it.It can even be said that this is the first time he has set foot on the green brick roads in this town.Perhaps, this is the saying that it is dark under the lights!

After patronizing several restaurants, Li Weizhen finally found a seat at a restaurant called "Lulin Restaurant" after getting the apologetic reply from the shopkeeper that "it's full, we have to wait for a long time".

Moreover, it is not a private room upstairs, but a small table and benches in the lobby on the first floor.Moreover, there were already guests sitting at that table, and the other party didn't mind sharing the table, so Li Weizhen took a chair and sat down.

The guests at the table who were willing to share the table with Li Weizhen were a man and a woman, both of them were young, with bags beside them, they should be ordinary people from the mountain, and few people in the practice carry such burdens.However, it does not rule out the possibility that it was deliberately used to conceal the identity.

Although the clothes of the young man in the long gown don't look luxurious, and the coloring is plain, but the material is very good, and he probably came from a wealthy family.

Although the young woman's appearance could not be considered stunning and refined, she could also be described as delicate and handsome, and she was superior in her youth. Listening to her conversation, she could be regarded as elegant and intelligent.

After Li Weizhen sat down, he just asked the bartender for a pot of good wine. The business was booming, and the bartender didn't care to remind the customer that he didn't order.

After the good wine was served, Li Weizhen didn't take off his bamboo hat, but just sat there for himself, silently using his spiritual sense to eavesdrop on the surroundings, even the conversations of the guests upstairs.

There were so many noisy people, Li Wei really had to risk his brain being exploded by all kinds of voices, and sift out the conversations among boring people one by one, and only focused on one or two tables of people who were whispering about things on the mountain.

"Have you been to the northern foot of Yuelun Mountain?"

"Of course I've been there, but there's nothing to search there! It's just the corner of Pingfeng Ridge and a dilapidated village!"

"You two are really careless. Those villagers are very smart and guard against us! I pretended to be a traveling merchant yesterday, and finally found something. It turned out that a hunter found a corpse in the mountain stream. The corpse There is also a stone box next to it, which is said to be impenetrable by water and fire!"

"Then this box must contain treasures! Brother, have you got it?"

"How can it be so easy! I wanted to ask a few more questions, but the villager just kept silent, and it just so happened that two Taoist disciples passed by..."

"This brother... Hey, brother, do you want to order some food?"

While listening intently, Li Weizhen's mind was disturbed by the man who was sitting across the table from him.

Li Weizhen's face covered by the black veil was a little helpless, but he had to deal with the relationship with the neighbors first, and he said in a deep voice: "I appreciate your kindness, but I'm just a little tired from the journey, so I just came in to sit and have a rest. No intention of eating."

The young man in the long gown was warm and hospitable: "How can there be no food when there is wine? We both ordered too much of these dishes and couldn't finish them. Don't dislike them, brother. Like this plate of sauced beef, there are nearly half of the plate. What a waste!"

After all, the young man in long gown put his palm to his mouth, and whispered mysteriously: "Like this kind of stewed vegetables, if we can't finish this table, maybe the shopkeeper will take it to another table to make black-hearted money. !"

As soon as the words fell, the young woman next to the young man covered her mouth and smiled and said: "Isn't your family also doing this kind of business? Talking nonsense is heard by the shop owner, so don't make it difficult for us to be kicked out by random sticks." Good!"

The young man in the long gown smiled shamelessly: "I also have something to say!"

Seeing the two young people in front of him, both had kind looks and gentle words, Li Weizhen had a good impression of them, so he put a piece of spring bamboo shoots in his mouth, as a kind gesture!

But the young man in the long gown still enthusiastically greeted Li Weizhen to serve wine with meat, saying that he would be angry with the world.It seems that this young man is proud of the world and yearns for many lives.

Li Weizhen had no choice but to tell the truth: "Brother's kindness, I sincerely accept it, but I can't eat beef, please don't be surprised!"

Unexpectedly, the young man's eyes lit up immediately, and his face couldn't hide his reverence. He said: "I don't see any strangeness, how can I see any strangeness? Brother should be a monk on the mountain, right? I heard a long time ago that monks on the mountain can't eat beef!"

Li Wei was really surprised, but he said noncommittally: "Not necessarily! It should be said that most of them are not taboo!"

In fact, Li Weizhen's habit of not eating beef came about after he became sworn brothers with Zhang Chaohu.Because it is rumored that there are four monks who do not eat "beef, mullet, dog meat and swan goose", which represent "goodness, filial piety, loyalty and chastity".Since his sworn elder brother can't eat these things, of course he can avoid them if he can.

Therefore, even in Dayanling, Li Weizhen also told Ye Tong not to hunt swan geese, but to eat gray geese.

Seeing that Li Weizhen did not deny his conjecture, the young man in long gown hurriedly replaced the wine with tea, and said respectfully: "This is Fu Jingzhang from Fuchun City, and this is my cousin Gu Fuying. We are traveling far away to visit famous mountains. Those who are looking for a fairy fate are fortunate to be able to sit at the same table with the fairy today, and I hope the fairy will give advice!"

Seeing this posture, Li Weizhen frowned immediately, and thought to himself: In the public, this stupid guy, will he kneel down in public to worship his teacher later?

Li Weizhen had no choice but to strike first, raised his wine glass and nodded slightly: "I come from Funan City, my surname is Li, I have some rough skills in running the rivers and lakes, so I can't be regarded as a mountain person. Thanks to Brother Fu's praise, but this must be a misunderstanding!"

The smile of the long-clothed young man really gradually became embarrassing, unable to hide his disappointment, but soon turned calm and said: "It is also a blessing to know more people from the world, and this trip is worthwhile! But Brother Li is really humble. In Funan City, the surname Li is a common surname!"

Li Weizhen smiled lightly and said: "That's the way it is said, but it's not Li, it's the Li family's children, how can you get the glory of other people's ancestors. Brother Fu, have you ever thought about which famous mountain to visit during this long trip?"

The young man in the long gown immediately recovered his brilliance and said: "Of course it is Guiling Mountain! When I was in my hometown, I heard that the Xuanguimen on Guiling Mountain was preparing to recruit new students for the spring exam, so I wanted to try it." luck!"

Although Li Weizhen has mixed feelings in his heart, he also knows that the current Xuanguimen must be planning to vigorously develop the influence of the sect. This has become a fact and cannot be changed!

Li Weizhen picked up the wine glass again, nodded and said in a deep voice: "Then I wish Brother Fu and Sister Ling, this trip will not be in vain, and your wish will be fulfilled!"

After drinking all the wine, Li Weizhen was ready to leave, because he happened to see a group of people coming down from the second floor, a group of three people, all exuding an aura that was different from ordinary people.

"It's time to get down to business!"