202、Issue
There is a stone step along the river extending into the water, like a place where residents used to wash their clothes, or a simple small pier. A few people abandoned their boats and landed on the shore, and the boat stopped there casually without tying it on a rope.
On the shore, it is an old residential area, which is different from the scene of high-rise buildings in modern cities. Most of the surroundings are bungalows, and the tallest building is only three floors, but it is beautifully repaired and does not look dilapidated. It has a bit of modernity in its simplicity.
Ding Qi asked: "Senior Brother Zhu, you came to Shantang Street last year to visit Wanbian Sect. Have you ever been to this place?"
Zhu Shanxian looked around and said, "I didn't find this place last time. The alleys of this generation of residential buildings are very complicated, and they are turning around."
Ding Qi joked: "You can't just focus on the Juemen Qi-seeing technique, you also need to practice Fengmen Heart Pan Technique, or the Heart Pan Realm Kung Fu in the secret techniques of the Fangwei."
The three of them followed Zhang Xiaoxiao while talking and walking, and found that the surrounding scenery had changed inadvertently. They seemed to have entered an open garden.
Suzhou has many gardens, and in ancient times it was mostly private gardens, of course it was surrounded by walls. Now many gardens have been developed into scenic tourist spots, and takeaway tickets are charged for visits. Ding Qi and others walked through the alleys of residential areas, but found that the surrounding buildings and landscape layouts are very similar to classical gardens.
There are many hundred-year-old trees in this area, which should have been transplanted from other places. It is not easy to transplant such a large tree as a whole. Most of the pavilions and towers, including the houses that are decorated, are newly built, but many of the materials used are antiques. This place is still a residential area. You can see many residents walking in front of and behind the houses, as if there is no abnormality.
Xian Hao gently touched Ding Qi with his shoulder and gave Zhu Shanxian a wink. Zhu Shanxian nodded, although he had no language communication, he understood each other's meaning. When they found that the scenery of the neighborhood changed quietly, the residents around them also changed. All the monsters they saw along the way were monsters - all kinds of monsters!
It was obvious that they had arrived at the temple of Wanbian Sect. Unexpectedly, Wanbian Sect was hidden in the market like this. If an ordinary person occasionally passed by here, he would not have realized what kind of place he had entered. For example, the boss of the roadside convenience store was kind, but in fact he was transformed by a wild boar.
This is a huge monster nest. There is a large house in the center of the monster nest. The gate tower and flower eaves wall are antique. It looks very grand from a distance. There is a sign hanging next to the gate - Suzhou Garden Scenery Research Association.
This open residential area is the temple of Wanbian Sect, and the house where this research club is located is the place where the sect leader of Wanbian Sect. Unlike many other sects of cultivation, Wanbian Sect does not have a temple of ancestors now, because the founding sect master Cheng Tianle is still alive.
A man stood in front of the gate, describing him as he was about thirty years old, with a medium figure and a small flat head, looking very smart. Zhang Xiaoxiao stepped forward and introduced: "Three foreigners, this is Zi Hao, the chief manager of our Wanbian Sect."
In fact, Ding Qi recognized it without her introduction. When he saw Zi Hao, he had the urge to reach out and touch the other person's head, because he not only saw this person, but also "sees" the shadow of a stone raccoon. This stone raccoon statue does not look like any of the seven stone raccoon statues on Shantang Street, but it is a bit similar.
The general manager of the Wanbian Sect, Zi Hao, likes others to call him "the general manager". In the book, he is the spirit of the stone raccoon. Later, he has achieved success in his practice and can transform himself into form independently. Zi Hao in the book looks like a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old, and now he has changed again.
Zi Hao's description has little to do with age, mainly because of his identity and mood. The same is true for demon cultivators. Although Zhang Xiaoxiao is a young girl, she might be 200 years old.
Zi Hao hurried forward and bowed: "Is it fellow Daoist Ding, fellow Daoist Xian and fellow Daoist Zhu? Today, Wanbian Sect holds a banquet to entertain distinguished guests, and the banquet has begun. Mr. Cheng knows that the three of them will come, so he specially ordered me to welcome him in front of the gate. Please come in!"
Follow Zi Hao to the Suzhou Garden Scenic Scientific Association, and I saw a rockery in the middle of the front yard, which is equivalent to the function of a screen. Of course, the rockery is not too high, but standing here gives people a feeling of thousands of rocks and valleys. On the way here, Ding Qi was quietly concentrating the heart plate and taking everything he saw into the soul's knowledge, but he could not condense this rockery into the heart plate. Looking at it from the soul, it was simply a continuous and majestic mountain.
This is a wind gate formation that protects the Wanbian Sect’s Taoist temple. If someone trespasses here, opening the formation can trap people in endless mountains. They have seen the scenery read in the story with their own eyes. There is also a verdant tree growing on the rockery, like a bonsai shape. This tree is also part of the formation, and it is definitely not a small seedling that looks as simple as it seems.
Bypassing the rockery, Ding Qi felt like he was going around thousands of mountains and rivers. He quickly retracted his spiritual consciousness and no longer condensed his mind. He could not condense it even if he wanted to. For example, this exceeded his brain's ability to process information. If he barely did this, the boss might faint directly. Just after a glance, the small tree on the rockery seemed to have turned into a towering tree, with its crown spreading to cover the sky and the sun, and countless branches hung down to cover the entire residential area.
Passing through the main hall that is arranged like a conference hall, there are wing rooms on both sides, a few people come directly to the backyard. There are rockery in the backyard, which is not arranged in the middle like the front yard, but is distributed in a crescent shape, like a small mountain range, holding a pond. A small bridge and flowing water landscape is also built at the connection between the rockery and the pond.
Ding Qi had retracted his spiritual sense at this moment, so he did not see any more mystery. Opposite the rockery, there was a water pavilion by the pond, and the banquet was set up in the water pavilion. A group of people were sitting there. Seeing Zi Hao bringing Zhu Shanxian and others in, they all nodded but did not speak.
A voice rang out directly in the minds of the three of them and said, "Three fellow Taoists, welcome to visit my Wanbian Sect. I am Cheng Tianle, please take your seat quickly. Mr. Rand is dancing the sword and will recommend it to you later."
There was indeed a person dancing swords above the rockery. He was actually dancing in the sky in the sky and had to look up to see it. Under a bright moon, there were sword lights like snow, but there was no sword in the man's hand. He was dancing and the falling moonlight turned into a sharp sword intent, and the sword light flowed around him.
This person's name is Meilande, his original name is Youfang, and his identity is a contemporary local master. Before Zhuang Mengzhou, Ye Xing also recommended a book to Ding Qi, the name is "The Earth Master", which tells the story of Meilande. He is not related to his origin. When Meilande was still called Xiaoyouzi, he sold discs in Zhongguancun. It was a coincidence that Shi Buquan also grew up in Zhongguancun.
Meilande is actually a Fengsect among the eight major sects of the world, and Fengsect has a unique set of inheritance, the Earth Master's Heart Pan Technique. These are stories in novels, and in the real world outside, Ding Qi has indeed come into contact with the secret Fengsect's Heart Pan Technique.
Cheng Tianle not only said a sentence in the minds of Ding Qi and others, but also contained very complex thought information, introducing everyone here. As long as he heard the sound, he naturally understood what he wanted to convey.
This is the divine thought. It is said that you must break through the great cultivation level before you can master it. Although Ding Qi himself does not have such ability, he has experienced "Tao Xin" in the Qingaotai world, so he is not too surprised.
Cheng Tianle, as the host, did not sit in the middle of the banquet. In the middle was a middle-aged man with a high-profile aura, his breath was restrained and as if he was very ordinary. It was Mei Yeshi, the two Kunlun leaders. There were three people behind Mei Yeshi, who were his three disciples, named Dan Zicheng, Dan Youcheng, and Dan Guocheng.
Dan Zicheng grew up with a tiger-headed and a human monk, who looked in her early twenties. Dan Youcheng had small eyes and was thin. He was actually a five-step snake demon, and he was described as around twenty years old. Dan Guocheng looked smaller, about sixteen or seven years old. She was actually a flower spirit. The name of this flower is Xianren Buliuguo, which is very strange.
These three junior disciples were accompanying the seat behind the master. If they were outside, they were all very capable of causing trouble and domineering, but at this moment they lowered their eyebrows and looked very well-behaved.
The seats on both sides are the seats of Cheng Tianle, the leader of the Wanbian Sect. The famous demon sect Cheng Tianle is still around thirty years old. He always smiles with a smile and looks stupid. But if anyone really thinks Cheng Chang is stupid, then he will be in trouble.
A woman in ancient costume sat next to Cheng Tianle, with a flying crane hairpin inserted into a diagonal hairpin. Even Ding Qi had to admit that she was born more beautiful than Xian Hao. Such a woman was rare in the world. Not only was she picturesque, but she sat there and seemed to have walked out of the beautiful scenery.
That's right, she is really the person who came out of the painting, named Wen Xiaoshao. The name of the painting is Jingmen, which comes from the hands of an immortal. It depicts the beautiful scenery of the mountain ponds and rivers in the Tang Dynasty. The scroll itself is also a magical artifact, and there is a unique cave in it. You can even walk in and see another Gusu city. Wen Xiaoshao is the spirit of the painting scroll. Later, she walked out of the painting and appeared in the world. She was Cheng Tianle's Taoist partner.
Opposite Cheng Tianle and Wen Xiaoshao, there was also a man and a woman sitting on the first seat on the right. The man looked very young, in his early twenties, with a handsome appearance and a smile. But his eyes inadvertently gave people a feeling of seeing through everything. This person's name is Bai Shaoliu.
In a book "Human Desire" recommended by Zhuang Mengzhou to Ding Qi, it tells the story of Bai Shaoliu. It is said that his previous life was the last white-fin dolphin in the Yangtze River, and later he was reincarnated as a human and achieved success in his practice. In fact, this Bai Shaoliu has a bigger background, and he cannot be said even if he knows it. He is Bai Shaoliu in this life.
The woman next to Bai Shaoliu was named Qingchen. When Ding Qi saw her, he felt inexplicably that he seemed to have seen Xian Hao at the time. In short, he had a cold temperament, handsome appearance, but it was difficult to get close to. But he felt that there was something different from Xian Hao. Ding Qi mainly felt that sharp edge, like a sword unsheathed, and everyone else present restrained his breath very well, looking no different from ordinary people.
Next to Bai Shaoliu and Qingchen, the second seat on the right was empty, but the cup plate had obvious signs of moving, and it should be Meland's seat, and Meland was dancing a sword in the sky at this moment.
Next to Cheng Tianle and Wen Xiaoshao, the second seat on the left was also empty, with wine, dishes and three pairs of cups and plates. Zi Hao led Ding Qi and the other two to sit here, and he himself sat down at the accompanying seat behind Cheng Tianle. There were many demon cultivators in the Wanbian Sect's Taoist temple, but these were the only people who were qualified to attend the waterside banquet today. Ding Qi and the others had such a big face!
Since everyone was watching the Melander sword dance, it would be rude to say hello at this time, so everyone just nodded and said, and the three new guests accompanied the masters to continue watching the sword dance.
After a while, Melander had finished dancing the sword and fell from mid-air and entered the seat again. Everyone stood up to cheer, praising Miss Qin Yu's exquisite sword skills and magical skills! Isn't Melander the sword dancer? Why is it that everyone praised Qin Yu? It turns out that when Melander fell from mid-air, the sword light in the sky turned into a beautiful woman in white, and also fell beside him.
Meilandewu's "sword" turned out to be her, or he was not dancing with swords, but was flying in the air with Qin Yu. But it was not wrong to say that swords were dancing, because Qin Yu was an ancient sword with the word Qin Yu engraved on the sword grid. This sword has a spirit, and the sword spirit is also called Qin Yu. Later, Qin Yu turned into a world, and it was this woman who could regard the ancient sword as her original body.
On the way here, Zhu Shanxian reminded Ding Qi and Xian Hao how to see the original body of the vixen Zhang Xiaoxiao. At this moment, when you use the same method to see Qin Yu, you can indeed vaguely see the phantom of an ancient sword with sheaths, as if her dress was transformed from a sword sheath. But it was only possible to see the phantom. Qin Yu gave people the feeling not like a sword, but Qingchen's temperament was more like a sword unsheathed.
Seeing Qin Yu appearing, Ding Qi glanced at Xian Hao inadvertently. Of course, Xian Hao came in with a dry bone knife, but he had already put away the knife at this moment, and it was impossible for him to hold it in his hand at the banquet.
Cheng Tianle stood up and greeted, "Fellow Daoist Ding, Fellow Daoist Xian, Fellow Daoist Zhu, this is the leader of the Mei. You have already met Mr. Feng, Fairy Luxue, and the deputy leader of the mountain god Liu Yiyi. I don't need to introduce it to you on the other side of the Mei.
This is the owner of Bai Shaoliu, who lives in Huaishan Villa, and is also a famous figure in the Kunlun cultivation world. He is so powerful both at home and abroad! Master Bai and I are old friends. I remember I met in a pyramid scheme gang back then. I was deceived by my classmates, but Master Bai is different. He took the initiative to get in and experience life...
This Mr. Rand is also my old friend. He gave me the house where we are, and then the Wanbian Sect's dojo was found. Miss Qin Yu is his sword, and the sword spirit has transformed into a human being. I was deeply inspired by that time, otherwise you would not have seen Xiao Shao here today..."
In fact, Cheng Tianle had introduced everyone here in detail in his divine thoughts, but now it seems formal when he opens his mouth and introduces it again. Otherwise, it will always feel strange. Ding Qi and the other three quickly salute one by one, saying that they have long admired each other. This is not a polite word, it is really a long-term reputation!
Think about it, when I suddenly met Cao Cao and Liu Bei after studying in the Three Kingdoms, I even went into the vegetable garden to cook wine with them to discuss heroes. What does this feel?
After sitting down again, Cheng Tianle smiled and said, "It's a coincidence that the three distinguished guests came. Today, the leader of the Mei League brought Wen Xianzui, and he pretended to be his master's snow gourd. We all have a good taste. To be honest, Mr. Rand and the owner of Bai Manor both heard the news and came here to drink wine. Your news is also very well-informed!"
Zhu Shanxian said ashamedly: "We just came to Shantang Street to visit Wanbian Sect, hoping to be lucky enough to meet Mr. Cheng. I didn't expect to catch up with this banquet in advance. I didn't come here specifically when I heard the news."
Cheng Tianle smiled and said, "I'm here, I'm here, let's try this world-famous immortal wine together."
Wen Xianzui’s base wine is the old chrysanthemum, which is brewed by immortals. It is much better than ordinary old chrysanthemum. Not to mention 500 yuan a pot, you can’t buy it no matter how much it costs. If you want to drink it, you can only look at the fate method. I remember that in the Wen Zui Mountain in Kunlun Fairyland, Feng Junzi used this immortal brew to entertain monks of all sects. Wen Xianzui became famous since then.
As long as you smell it, the gods were drunk! Of course, this was just an exaggeration. Mei Yeshi took the lead in lifting the Qiongyu Cup in front of him and everyone fucked it together. Ding Qi felt the fragrance was full of his mouth, and the aftertaste was so wonderful that he felt comfortable all over his body. In an instant, he sweated a lot, and even the beads of sweat were filled with an intoxicating fragrance, which felt like the sound of lingering on the beams.
The lingering sound is surrounding the beam? This idiom seems to be used wrongly! The wine is obviously drunk but not listened to, but Ding Qi drank this cup of Xianju, and it seemed that he really heard the sound of the fairy music in his ears. This may be a synesthesia phenomenon, and the sense of hearing triggered by taste and smell - anyway, Teacher Ding himself explained it in his heart.
How can there be no vegetables if you have wine? This is a table of water Eight Immortals. The so-called water Eight Immortals refer to the eight dishes including water chestnuts, lotus roots, water celery, water chestnuts, water shield, and water chestnuts. Why do they sound all vegetarian? In fact, vegetarian dishes can also be cooked with meat, but in short, the taste is extremely delicious.
There were seven tables in the Water Pavilion, including Zi Hao and Dan Zicheng, and each table was only in different locations, and the wine and dishes on it were the same. After toasting the first cup, Mei Yeshi asked Ding Qi: "Is my master so good? I heard you have just met him."
Ding Qi: "It's pretty good. He even invited me to have a cup of tea in the Shenmu Forest. I met Fairy Green Snow."
Umenoshi: "Oh, I'm interested in asking you to have tea in the Shenmu Forest. It seems that I'm in a good mood. I haven't seen him some days. Come on, I'll give you a cup of three alone, and I want to ask some questions. How did you come from the outside world, or how did you come to this world?"
This is the most interesting question for the masters here, and they really have nothing else to ask for. Poor Teacher Ding doesn't know how to be divine. Fortunately, he gave a lecture on the podium, and his thoughts and speech were clear. It took him a lot of effort to explain a general idea, starting from how he created his own secret method... Of course, he did not point out the fact that he was in the false realm, but regarded the masters in front of him as real existence.
Ding Qi did not have the intention to hide his own privateness. Although the secret method should not be passed on lightly, especially those like Ye Xing and Fan Yang who could not teach people to do evil, Ding Qi was unreserved of these masters here. He explained the clues of secret methods outside the square clearly. After listening to it, it seemed that he could practice it completely.
After hearing this, the masters were amazed and praised this set of secret techniques that took a different approach. Ding Qi was embarrassed to be praised. All the legendary gods and immortals here were sitting together to praise him today. It was really impossible to imagine that they would sit together and praise him!
After admiring, Bai Shaoliu frowned again and said, "Although the secret technique outside the square is wonderful, if there is no spiritual guidance, it will be extremely difficult for even a monk to practice it. He will take a completely unique approach."
Ding Qi wondered: "I know it is not easy to practice, but I don't think it's as exaggerated as you said?"
Chapter completed!