Listening to the meaning of Du Guoshi’s words, in addition to stating the seriousness of the situation, there was also a feeling that if he missed this opportunity, he would not care about it. Xiao Du and Xiao Ling looked at each other in silence. As a son, Xiao Ling was very rare. I saw a look of confusion and panic in my father’s eyes.
Strictly speaking, compared to his father Xiao Du, Xiao Ling is the one who has truly seen demons and gods, and has experienced extraordinary methods. He understands how fragile mortals are to these existences. Under the current circumstances, It’s best to just do one thing, one thing, and two things, and don’t do anything superfluous.
“Dad, we have no choice!”
With firm eyes, Xiao Ling nodded towards Xiao Du, then stood up and bowed to Du Changsheng who was sitting on the chair.
“Thank you, Imperial Master, for your help. We will go to the Tongtian River, and we will immediately start preparing livestock and other items to offer sacrifices to Lao Gui and the River Goddess.”
“Hey, as soon as possible, Du will accompany you.”
Du Changsheng sighed, and he could only express it verbally. He had no idea what happened. He was still sighing. Xiao Du came back to his senses and leaned closer to ask in a low voice.
“The Imperial Master also met Empress Jiang Shen, and what about my son’s health…”
Du Changsheng’s hand holding the tea cup shook, and he almost forgot about it, so he quickly reminded Xiao Dudao with a serious face.
“If you can see Empress Jiang Shen by then, please don’t mention this matter. Empress Jiang Shen punished Mr. Xiao a little back then. It would have been no big deal if he cultivated for a while, but he didn’t know that Mr. Xiao was short-term. In just two years, I married two more concubines, and when my vitality was not restored, I was so depleted of Yuanyang energy that I directly hurt my roots. If I take good care of myself for ten or eight years, I may be able to recover. If you are in Jiangshen Empress Let me mention this before…”
Du Changsheng said with a sneer.
“Hmph, originally, Empress Jiang Shen might not have the same understanding as you mortals. At most, she thought that the love that Young Master Xiao said was Jian Jian was just a mortal lie. When you mention this matter, you will be self-defeating and offend Empress Ying. That is to avoid it. If you suffer the fate of Lao Gui, you are seeking your own death. You will allow Du to harm Empress Ying for nothing, but don’t try to harm me!”
Hearing Du Changsheng speak so solemnly, Xiao Du felt a little regretful, while Xiao Ling’s face became dry. The father and son nodded repeatedly, knowing the seriousness of it, and did not dare to say anything in advance.
Du Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief again and thought to himself, National Master, I am really saving you. My words are not entirely true, but the result is probably very different.
Many servants of the Xiao family were all mobilized. Because they had been preparing for Xiao Ling to marry a concubine, the family had sufficient reserves of some sacrificial supplies. They also found some animals and killed them. In the midst of the hustle and bustle, It took a long time to prepare everything, and the sun was almost setting.
On this day, apart from eating something before going to the morning court, the Xiao family and his son hardly ate anything, and they didn’t have much thought or appetite. Du Changsheng also didn’t eat much dinner, and helped the Xiao family with their busy schedules. Arrange items for worship.
In the Xiao family living room, Du Changsheng was eating some pastries and drinking tea when Xiao Ling hurriedly walked in from outside.
“National Master, everything is ready!”
Xiao Du also came up from behind and asked cautiously.
“Master, it’s getting late and the sun has begun to set. Should we go again early tomorrow morning?”
Du Changsheng clapped his hands and stood up, flicking his sleeves and walking toward the hall door.
“Without any further delay, let’s set off immediately!”
Now the Xiao family has regarded Du Changsheng as their backbone. Since Du Changsheng said to set off immediately, no matter how uneasy they were, they could only bite the bullet and order the departure.
Du Changsheng walked all the way to the door of Xiao Mansion with his hands behind his back, and saw three apprentices appearing in front of the door.
“Master! We are here!”
“Huh? You haven’t recovered yet, so what are you doing here? What happened today may not be safer than the previous Eight Trigrams Guiding Star Formation.”
Du Changsheng added in his heart: At least the degree of shock must be exceeded.
“Master, aren’t you also seriously injured and haven’t recovered? It is our responsibility as a practitioner to conquer demons and demons. How can we be without a disciple!”
Du Changsheng grinned, this was not about slaying demons.
“If things go well, there is no need to go to war. It’s okay to go together and see the world!”
As he spoke, Du Changsheng looked up at the corner across the street based on his feeling. An old **** was looking at Wei Wei, who was Li Jingchun, one of Hongwu Emperor Yang Hao’s personal eunuchs.
Li Jingchun had seen Du Changsheng’s methods with his own eyes and knew that he could not hide from the master’s eyes, so he saluted him generously at the street corner. Anyway, he also knew that the master was a smart man and knew what he represented here. As expected, When he saw Du Changsheng, he just nodded slightly, without returning the greeting or saying anything.
When he met Li Jingchun, Du Changsheng understood that the emperor knew that something was going on with the Xiao family, but he definitely didn’t know what happened specifically, and he might still suspect that it was the work of a hostile faction.
‘Hmph, let the emperor take a look. This is the disaster of the Xiao family, but how can it have nothing to do with the Yang family. ’
Of course, Du Changsheng had to admit that Xiao Jing, the ancestor of the Xiao family, was the one who died in the end. This had nothing to do with the Yang family and was not to blame.
One carriage after another was led to the front door by the servants of the Xiao family. The Xiao family father and son, who were wearing big cloaks and velvet cloaks, had also come out. They took a look at the servants who were loading the sacrificial items into the carriage, and walked to Du Changsheng. He deliberately bowed his hands towards Wang Xiao and the others.
“The three disciples of the Imperial Master have also arrived? Please get in the car, we will leave the city right away.”
Du Changsheng did not look around the corner. After nodding, he took the three apprentices to get on the carriage. One of the Xiao family got on the carriage and the other got on the horse. After less than half a quarter of an hour, there were three carriages in the Xiao family’s convoy. There were only four old servants accompanying him, including the carriage driver, and they set off together toward the east gate of Gyeonggi Prefecture.
The fewer people who know what happened this time, the better, so the Xiao family did not bring too many people, and they also understood that this time it was not something that could be done with more people or more power.
Each of the three carriages was pulled by two horses, and Xiao Ling rode alone in front. In the sunset, Gyeonggi Prefecture was full of people going home, but when they saw three carriages and one horse, they would still avoid it in advance, because the last one There were too many sacrificial items on the car, and the convoy was not very fast overall.
Xiao Ling looked sideways at the sky and murmured while riding her horse.
“I hope it can end before dark. Fortunately, the weather is sunny today, and it won’t be too dark even at night.”
At this moment, on the remote bank of the Tongtian River, Ying Ruoli, who was sitting at the table, picked up a teacup and poured it into the sky. The water in the teacup flew higher and higher into the sky. , triggering the gathering of high-altitude wind and clouds.
“Rumble…”
Thunder sounded, and within a short time a large cumulonimbus cloud covered the setting sun in the sky. Whether in the city or on the road, or some people who were still wandering by the river, they all quickly ran back to the boat or The pier provides shelter from the rain.
Not long after, the heavy rain began to fall. Originally, the sky was still daytime in the afterglow of the setting sun. Because of the heavy rain, it suddenly seemed like it was night. The sky became gray and the visibility became worse. Come lower and lower.
The Xiao Mansion and his party had no choice, they had already reached this point, no matter how heavy the rain was, they had to move forward. Because they were afraid that the thunder would startle the horses, several servants simply got out of the car and led the horses away.
Muddy and cold, heavy rain and lightning, strong winds and raging waves hit the shore. After leaving the city, Xiao and his party spent more than half an hour in the bad weather, and finally arrived at the opposite place with Du Changsheng, who had already got off the car to lead the way. On the remote shore, the lights of the dock in the distance could still be seen in the violent storm, but it was very blurry.
“National Preceptor, is this here?”
Xiao Ling approached Du Changsheng and yelled at the other end to ask questions. He couldn’t hear clearly even without shouting.
“This is the right place!”
Du Changsheng glanced at the river and looked not far away. Ji Yuan was still playing chess at the desk, while Long Nu was holding her chin with the back of her hand. Looking at this side, the violent storm seemed to have nothing to do with the two of them, and it would blow away at a distance. , even without lights, it was still bright, and Xiao and his party naturally couldn’t see them.
“Master, master, please be careful!”
Xiao Du also wanted to get off the carriage, but just as he came out, before he could stand firmly, the strong wind carried the cloak behind him and threw Xiao Du into the river. The servant was so frightened that he quickly grabbed his master.
An old servant wanted to hold an umbrella for Xiao Du, but not long after the umbrella was opened, the ribs broke directly. The plan to find the lantern was even more idiotic.
“Woo…Woo…Woo…”
The strong wind was howling, and the three carriages were “creeping” and swaying with the wind. Huge waves surged in the Tongtian River, and from time to time they would hit this shore, causing endless water splashes to fall towards Xiao and his party. .
This kind of wind and rain, in the eyes of mortals, is already a monster wind and monster rain. The Xiao family feels that it may be related to the giant turtle.
“Fellow Daoist Wu—Fellow Daoist Wu—Master Xiao is already here. I hope that Friend Wu will show up to see you!”
“Woo…Woo…”
The river is pitch black, and the only time you can see clearly is when lightning appears.
“Rumble…”
Thunder sounded, and lightning illuminated the Tongtian River. Xiao and his party discovered that a huge whirlpool appeared on the river surface a few feet away, and a huge black shadow lay there in the lightning.
“Wow, wow…”
The river waves swirled with thunder and sparkled, and terrifying black shadows slowly rose from the whirlpool on the river surface.
“Hehehehe…hahahahahahaha…two hundred years later, Xiao Jing almost caused me to lose the foundation of my practice, but the descendants of the Xiao family are living a good life!”
“Rumble…”
The giant turtle was lying on the river bank, making a terrifying sound under the light of thunder, and black smoke-like substances repeatedly rose up, and its eyes were haunted by the evil light.
Du Changsheng was also a little frightened, but he immediately reacted. When he saw that the Xiao family and his party were so frightened that they could not move, he immediately called out a warning.
“Fellow Taoist Wu, Xiao and his son are here. I hope you understand that future generations don’t know the mistakes of their predecessors… Why don’t you kowtow quickly? You can’t miss one of the three hundred heads!”
Hearing this, the Xiao family father and son did not hesitate and knelt directly on the river bank in the rain, kowtowing to the muddy ground.
“The faults of our ancestors are unknown to future generations. Please forgive me, Mr. Gui!”
“Please give me some mercy, Mr. Turtle!”
“Pa bang bang bang…”
The father and son knelt on the dirt floor, splashing mud and water. Although it was not very painful, they gradually became a little dizzy. The servants behind him did not dare to stand and kowtowed together.
During the whole process, Lao Gui looked down at the Xiao family without saying anything. Looking for Shuyuanwｗｗ.zhaoshuyuan.com Long Nu and even Du Changsheng also watched quietly, but Ji Yuan was still focused on him. Looking at the chessboard.
I don’t know how much time has passed, but the Xiao family and his entourage have kowtowed to the point where they feel dizzy and can no longer stand on their knees. The three hundred kowtows are only a few more. Xiao Du fell directly into the mud and was helped up by Du Changsheng.
“Hoo…ho…Uncle Turtle, what else do you want?”
Xiao Ling spoke on behalf of his father and mustered up the courage to look at the terrifying giant turtle. Accountant Yuan also looked up at the old turtle.
Old Turtle could see Ji Yuan raising his head from the corner of his eye. He knew that Mr. Ji might be looking at him at this moment, but he no longer felt anxious in his heart and just said to Mrs. Xiao with a smile.
“Your ancestors of the Xiao family are human beings, but they have no moral principles. My old turtle, Wu Chong, is a monster, but I also know right from wrong. I have indeed had resentment against the Xiao family for two hundred years, but now that I see you, I find it ridiculous. , how ridiculous hahahaha…ahhahahahahaha…”
Old Turtle’s laughter was louder than the thunder, the wind and rain, and spread far to the Tongtian River, spreading across both banks. It was like a strange roar in the distance, making everyone who heard it feel numb.
“Hey… don’t worry, I won’t kill anyone today. I only need Madam Xiao to pay back what I owe. From now on, Madam Xiao will not be an official, and she will have to find all the lights of the Heshan Family for me.” , go to Chunmu River to put up lanterns!”
“No, you are not allowed to be an official…”
Xiao Du trembled and murmured, while Xiao Ling asked loudly.
“A hundred lights? Just a hundred?”
“Hehehehe, yes, it’s the same as two hundred years ago, as long as hundreds of lights are on! You can get out!”
Old Turtle knows that the Xiao family is destined to be extinct, and he doesn’t want to do more killings. Now that the lights of hundreds of families have little effect on him, he thinks that this is what he deserves.
“Boom…”
A huge wave hit, knocking Xiao Du, Xiao Ling and others backward. Looking again, there was no giant turtle on the river surface in the lightning.