Black Myth: Tang Dynasty

Chapter 17

When Li Daoxuan woke up again, he saw a string of dancing flames.

Sitting in front of the fire, Zhang Qianyang was roasting a pheasant while looking at a short sword with the help of the firelight. It was the high-grade magic weapon that Li Daoxuan had just obtained, the ancient swordfish sausage.

Li Daoxuan looked around, this place was no longer in the Li Family Village, but on the top of an unknown barren mountain, the moonlight was shining brightly above his head, and the strong yin energy had disappeared.

"woke up?"

Zhang Qianyang took off the wine gourd from his waist, threw it to Li Daoxuan, and said: "Your yang energy is low, I made this wine from hundred-year-old vermilion fruit, take a sip, it will strengthen your body."

Li Daoxuan sat up, but felt his body was chilly, even leaning against the fire had no effect.

He hastily took a sip of the wine, and the hot wine flowed down his throat into his stomach, turning into streams of warm current, like a burning red clay stove, instantly dispelling the chill in his body.

Li Daoxuan wanted to take another sip, but Zhang Qianyang took the wine gourd away.

"Hey, it's not Daoist, I'm stingy, you kid is not good enough, it's not good to drink too much."

After finishing speaking, he threw the Yuchang Sword in his hand to Li Daoxuan, and said: "This sword is not bad. I didn't expect that your mana is low, and Fuyuan is really good. If it wasn't for this sword, you wouldn't be able to make it here."

Li Daoxuan asked: "Master Daoist, where is that... ghost bride?"

Zhang Qianyang glanced at him, and then took out a small cloth pocket from his arms, on which was painted the pattern of the Eight Diagrams in cinnabar.

The most surprising thing was that the cloth pocket was still shaking slightly, with a corner protruding from time to time, as if something inside was constantly struggling.

"She was injured by me and locked up inside. Why, boy, do you want to kill her yourself?"

Li Daoxuan shook his head, and said: "Forget it, she is actually a poor person. If the Taoist priest has a way to save her, please help her."

Zhang Qianyang glanced at him in surprise, and said, "She almost killed you, and you don't hate her at all?"

"hatred."

Li Daoxuan said lightly: "But I was able to kill the ghost wearing the shroud. Thanks to the help of the seniors in the ancestral hall, the only one left in the entire Li Family Village is probably her. If possible, I want to pay them back." kindness."

A trace of satisfaction flashed in Zhang Qianyang's eyes. He was more and more appreciative of this kid. He had brains and courage, and he was able to uphold morality and not be fascinated by hatred.

In addition, the reason why Li Daoxuan almost died was also related to his drinking too much and delaying the time. Feeling guilty, Zhang Qianyang took the initiative to say: "Boy, do you want to practice Taoism?"

Li Daoxuan's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he was waiting for this sentence!

"miss you!"

He was categorical, and he did not hide his desire for cultivation in his heart.

Zhang Qianyang stroked his sparse beard, and suddenly asked, "Then why do you want to practice Taoism?"

Li Daoxuan's heart skipped a beat, knowing that the other party was testing him, if his answer did not satisfy him, then the good impression he had worked so hard to leave before would be in vain.

Without answering in a hurry, Li Daoxuan closed his eyes and thought for a while.

Zhang Qianyang was not in a hurry, he ate the roast chicken and drank the spirits in the gourd, waiting quietly.

After a long time, Li Daoxuan opened his eyes with clear eyes, and said, "For longevity."

He thought of a lot of beautiful words, such as in order to eliminate demons, defend the way, and keep the world peaceful, but in the end he decided to obey his heart.

Cultivating the Tao is for longevity, killing demons and eliminating demons is only for the purpose of magic, and cultivating one's nature and life is the foundation of Tao.

He doesn't want to go through countless reincarnations, sinking into the sea of ​​suffering again and again, life after life. He wants to jump out of the three realms, not be in the five elements, and become a chess player from a chess piece.

In Journey to the West, Patriarch Bodhi talked about many spells in a row, but Wukong didn't want to learn them. He just asked, can he live forever?
That monkey also lived in Li Daoxuan's heart.

Hearing Li Daoxuan's answer, a strange light appeared in Zhang Qianyang's eyes. He smiled disdainfully and said mockingly, "Longevity? What a big tone!"

"Even the old celestial master in Longhu Mountain and the real person named Ye in Maoshan Mountain, they have monstrous magic power and unfathomable Taoism, and they dare not say that they can live forever. Boy, if you want to live forever, I'm afraid you have to become a fairy It is impossible to be an ancestor."

Li Daoxuan was unmoved, and said firmly: "Then he will become a fairy and become an ancestor!"

Zhang Qianyang looked at him in a daze. From this young man, he seemed to see the shadow of himself when he was young.

The same talent, the same high spirit, and the same daring to speak and do.

It's a pity that time has passed, and the current him, after that incident, has lost the spirit of the past.

Zhang Qianyang's eyes were complicated. After a long time, he snorted and said, "Young man with a yellow mouth, you are really brazen!"

There was a hint of disappointment in Li Daoxuan's eyes, it seemed that he had answered wrongly, and there should be no point in apprenticeship.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Qianyang's words changed, and he said lightly: "But Daoist, I really like your tough temper, hehe, I want to see, after experiencing the difficulties of cultivating Taoism, can you still say such big words?" .”

Li Daoxuan suddenly raised his eyes, his eyes were full of surprise.

He was about to kneel down and worship his teacher immediately.

Heaven, earth, monarch, relatives and teachers, the ancients valued the succession of masters, not even under blood relationship, especially in the line of cultivation, master and apprentice are the greatest cause and effect, the two words master are as important as mountains.

But Zhang Qianyang stopped Li Daoxuan.

"Don't rush to kneel, Daoist, I have a rule for accepting apprentices. My apprentices must meet the four standards of wisdom, courage, faith, and righteousness. You have morality in your heart. If you have a meager morality, you dare to kill the bat demon, and you know how to use it." External force, wisdom, courage and righteousness are all fine, but this letter..."

He continued: "As a cultivator of my generation, a thousand gold promises are made. I must repay the debt I owe, and I must do what I promise to others. You promised the villagers of Xiaosha Village before that you would help them eradicate the snake demon. If you can't do it How can you be my disciple?"

Li Daoxuan froze for a moment, and explained: "Master Dao, I'm not lying to them, but I'm at the end of my way, wait for me—"

Zhang Qianyang shook his head and said, "Let me ask you, what month is it now?"

"May."

"Farmers work mostly in May. Although the imperial court's taxes are not heavy now, and Emperor Zhenguan has adopted a policy of light corvee and light tax and resting with the people after he ascended the throne, how much food do the people who have just gone through the war have left?"

Li Daoxuan was silent, he thought of the porridge and wild vegetables he ate in the old village, for the people at the bottom, it was already a hearty meal.

"They are now hiding in Longshou Mountain, afraid to farm, and relying on the meager surplus grain to survive. How will they survive the next winter?"

Looking at the silent Li Daoxuan, Zhang Qianyang said meaningfully: "Sometimes it's not just demons who can kill people."

Li Daoxuan bowed deeply to him, and said with emotion: "Thank you for your guidance!"

"It's just that my magic power is low, can I ask the Taoist priest to help me a little bit, don't ask for too much, it's the kind of ancient jade that can replace death, and give me another three or five yuan?"

Li Daoxuan suddenly put on a smiling face and began to make friends.

Zhang Qianyang's face turned dark, and he said angrily: "Get lost, the ancient jade that saved his life was given by the old man, it is priceless, it's gone, one piece is gone!"

But in the end he gave Li Daoxuan some pointers.

"Although the snake demon's Taoism is high, but to subdue the demon, you can't just rely on brute force, you have to use your brain more, think about the principle of mutual generation and restraint of all things."

After saying this, he patted Li Daoxuan on the shoulder, coughed and said: "I will take the bat demon pill in your arms and the three ingots of gold for you first. The demon pill has a strong smell. That's what the snake demon used to track you down."

"As for the three ingots of gold, ahem, it's too heavy, I'm afraid you're carrying too heavy, well, I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first, if you kill the snake demon, bring its body with you Find me in Zhenyang Taoist Temple in Xinyang County."

After all, he seemed to be afraid of Li Daoxuan's objection, stepped on his feet, and rose up with the wind, but disappeared into the moonlight after a few breaths.

Li Daoxuan: "..."

(I don't know if anyone can guess how Li Daoxuan plans to get rid of the snake demon?)
　Brothers, the editor of the new book issue makes two updates a day. If there are more updates, it will not be conducive to getting recommendations later, so for the time being, I will update twice a day for the time being. I will try my best to save the manuscripts.
(End of this chapter)