On Ya Qi Mountain, in Lunar Temple.
A group of people sat in front of the desk. The Lunar Temple's hospitality was very warm. Whether it was the food in front of them or the rooms prepared for them previously, they were all high-grade goods.
This kind of enthusiasm made Su Mu'an somewhat dazed, so dazed that she did not quite understand the purpose of their trip.
Previously, the group of people had repeatedly talked about such a heavy topic as life and death. He thought that everyone had some deep enmity with the Lunar Temple, just like he had with Zhu Xian of the Long Night Division.
He thought that what awaited him would be a life-and-death battle between swords and knives, but he didn't want to end up with a polite guest host having a good time. He was puzzled, but didn't know what to say. Of course, he hoped that they would all survive, but would things really be as simple as he wished? He felt a little uneasy in his heart.
Just as he was thinking about this, the door to the room was pushed open. At that time, the scholar who welcomed them in the daytime slowly walked in and bowed towards the crowd.
"I have met all the distinguished guests. The Old Palace Lord has already ordered that I will clear up your doubts tomorrow. Please prepare your own questions." The scholar hurriedly came and went, and after saying this, he retreated.
"Problem? What problem?" Su Mu'an looked at the crowd with a puzzled expression. However, she saw that their expressions were the same as usual. Obviously, she already knew about this matter.
"The Lunar Temple is the number one learning palace in the world. It is known for thousands of years. It knows everything and knows everything." At this moment, the black-clothed man who was not on the same path as them, but who suddenly appeared after they arrived, took up the stubborn words and said, "Although the path up the mountain is full of dangers, the rewards in this world are always proportional to the sacrifices made. Anyone who can come to the mountain gate can ask a question to the Lunar Temple, and the Lunar Temple will definitely give them an answer."
Su Muan vaguely remembered that the man in front of him seemed to be an old acquaintance with his master, Yuan Guilong. He did not have much contact with him and did not feel any ill feelings. He only vaguely sensed that everyone seemed to be quite displeased with this person. He tilted his head and thought for a moment, but he still couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart. He asked, "The demonic beasts in this forest are extremely fierce. Is the Lunar Temple's question worth taking such a big risk?"
"It depends on whether the question you are asking is worth the price." The man smiled faintly. "For example, the emperor of the previous dynasty sent someone to the Lunar Temple. I think that supreme Daoist asked a very good question."
"What's the problem?" Su Muan blinked her eyes and asked curiously.
"How can you live forever? How can you live longer than the heavens?"
"You can still ask such a question?" Su Muan was interested, "What about the answer?"
At this time, the other three people in the room were also hinting at the two people in the conversation. At that time, the man drank a cup of tea calmly and said softly, "I'm afraid that only the Emperor and Daoist Supreme would know about it."
"How could there be so many endless lifespans? If a supreme Daoist really had a way, how could he end up in such a land?" Ning Zhumang, who was standing beside him, curled his lips and said somewhat worriedly. "Immortals who have lived for six hundred years will come to an end. I wonder if our generation of cultivators have any hope of ascending to the Legendary Realm."
"Spring and Autumn Period, no glory. Samsara of life and death is the Heavenly Dao. No one can escape death." At this moment, the macheteman Yuan Guilong also spoke.
"I'm afraid that immortal will live for too long, so I'm not willing to follow the rules of this world and find another way." Mo Chenzi sat upright and said in a deep voice.
Everyone was stunned when he said those words. Only the macheteman glanced at Mo Chen Zi and his tone suddenly turned gloomy. "Then let's properly explain the rules to him."
…
In the main hall of the Heavenly Policy Manor.
Ye Hongjian looked at the man in front of her in shock.
That was Ye Chengtai, the Marquis of Ning Kingdom of Great Zhou, and also her father.
At this moment, he sat on the opposite side of Ye Hongjian. His face was silent and his expression was calm. He even filled a cup of tea for himself leisurely and put it on his lips to taste.
Ye Hongjian stared at him blankly. The light in her eyes flickered. She looked at Ye Chengtai very hard, as if she wanted to overlap his current appearance with that charitable father in her heart. However, no matter how hard she tried, the strangeness in her heart was overwhelming and almost engulfed her.
The two of them sat together for a long time before Ye Hongjian said, "You knew all of this long ago?"
Even she could feel the dryness in her tone when she said this.
"I know." Ye Chengtai nodded, his expression still calm.
Boom!
At this time, another spring thunder rang out from outside the house. The thunder reflected into the hall, illuminating the father and daughter's side faces.
Ye Hongjian placed one hand in front of the table and hid the other on her knee. Her hand clenched her fist, or because she exerted too much force, her knuckles turned white, and her breathing became heavier at the tip of her nose.
"So all of this was set up a long time ago?" Ye Hongjian asked again, and her expression darkened a little at this moment.
"Of course." Ye Chengtai replied.
"What about Xiao Han? What about him?" Ye Hongjian tried her best to calm herself down, but when she said this, her tone still carried a tremor.
"He is a soldier who crossed the river, a horse who is on a cliff. There is no way back, no place to go." Ye Chengtai said indifferently, his tone suddenly sinking. "Only death."
Hearing this, Ye Hongjian's heart trembled. She stared at her father. "He is my husband," he said word by word. "Do you even scheme against me?"
"In this troubled and chaotic world, there is no need to go all out in order to find a place to settle down." Ye Chengtai replied in a deep voice. "Besides, you should know that sometimes a small sacrifice for the sake of most people is necessary and worth it."
At that time, Ye Hongjian suddenly stood up. She looked at her father fiercely and turned around to walk towards the Heavenly Policy Manor.
"Are you going to find him?" Ye Chengtai picked up the tea in front of him and took a sip.
"He is my husband. Marry a chicken with a chicken and marry a dog with a dog. Even if I die, I will die with him." The girl in red didn't stop walking, and in the blink of an eye, she arrived at the entrance of the hall.
"Red Note." Just as she was about to step out of the manor, the man's voice sounded again, "This isn't my decision. It was something that your Headmaster's grandfather had planned for a long time ago. You have to think about it carefully. What exactly did he do this for?"
When the girl heard this, her body paused, and her feet hung in the air, stopping.
At that moment, the scene seemed to have stopped, but the rain was still falling. Apart from the patter of rain, there was no sound in the main hall of the Heavenly Policy Manor.
After a long silence, the girl finally withdrew her foot. She slowly turned around and looked at the man on the stage. Her eyes were filled with tears at some unknown time.
At that time, the man stood up and slowly walked to the girl. He reached out his hand and gently wiped away the tears at the corner of the girl's eyes. Then, he said softly, "Knowing justice, this is my Ye Chengtai's good daughter."
After saying that, the man stroked his sleeve and left.
The moment she was wrong, the tears on the girl's cheeks that had been wiped away burst into tears again.
…
"Brother Chu, do you want to stop drinking this wine?" Xu Han frowned as he looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, his face flushed red. He asked in a deep voice.
"Ha! You and I were able to drink together with great difficulty. How can we not return with great pleasure?" The middle-aged man was clearly drunk to the point of losing his mind. He placed one hand on Xu Han's shoulder, but his mouth was swollen, and his words were rather unclear.
Xu Han sniffed the strong smell of alcohol coming from the man's body and shook his head helplessly. Finally, he put away his thoughts of persuasion.
However, Chu Chouli did not feel the slightest bit drunk. He continued to speak loudly, "Little Han, why do you say that all women in this world are so heartless? Look at that girl on the red paper. When you left today, she actually didn't say a single word."
Hearing this, Xu Han's expression changed slightly, but he quickly returned to his normal state. He picked up the wine glass in front of him and took a sip. "You should know Red Jian's temperament. She has her own thoughts. If she changed her original intentions for me, Ye Hongjian would not be Ye Hongjian."
"Besides, I refuse to change for her. How can I force her to change for me?"
When the middle-aged man, who had always been careless, heard this, a trace of worry appeared on his drunken and hazy face.
"Yes." He seemed to have thought of something and let out a long sigh. "You and I are stubborn people. No wonder we are all alone. We deserve it, deserve it."
After saying that, Chu Chouli raised the wine cup in his hand and looked at Xu Han. "Let this matter be, Xiao Han, you and my brothers should drink three cups together. Come!" He said.
Chu Chouli said this, regardless of whether Xu Han agreed or not, he drank another three cups of sake on his own. The already drunk middle-aged man could no longer endure the dizziness in his mind at this moment. His head sank and he fell on the wooden table.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and it seemed that it was rare to encounter such a heavy rain in spring.
Xu Han looked at the drunken man and shook his head. In the end, he helplessly helped him to his bed. Then, he stood up and tidied up the wine on the table. After finishing all this, he walked to the door and stood under the eaves, looking at Chang'an City in the rain.
Xuan'er, who was sleeping peacefully on the bed, could not stand the pungent smell of alcohol from the man and jumped onto Xu Han's shoulder. Xu Han smiled apologetically at the black cat. Just as he was about to clean up the side room, he and the black cat were going to spend the night together. However, the corner of his eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of a green figure standing in a nearby attic.
Xu Han looked at that person, but the cyan figure did not avoid it. Instead, he nodded slightly at him, and his gaze was still fixed on this place.
Whether it was an illusion or not, Xu Han vaguely felt that what that person was looking at was not the dilapidated mansion or the hazy rainy night, but the man who was snoring like thunder in his room.
The man in the room seemed to be lying down a little unwell, and at that time, he rolled his body and spat out a phrase that was hard to say whether he was drunk or dreamy.
"A hundred thousand White Lianxian descends into the sky, a single attack…"
"Tsing Yi, look at your homeland…"
Hearing this, Xu Han was stunned. At that time, he felt that this poem was quite appropriate to the situation in front of him.
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