Chapter 8 Suspected to Be the Leader

I fiddled with the sword in my hand again, and found that those who have not practiced are not practiced. The wrist can't bear the swing of the sword, and the angle of the fiddle is not used to easily hurt the muscles and bones. With the long sword back in its sheath, he moved his wrists, thinking about stretching his muscles and bones to practice. His body is still tender, so there is still time to practice.

Walking slowly in the courtyard with hands behind their backs, taking cultivation matters into consideration, you must have the ability to protect yourself, otherwise you will always be easily threatened by others, and it will be uncomfortable to always be a shrinking turtle. The so-called man can bend and stretch , can't always bend but not stretch?

He found a suitable room and settled down for the time being. Anyway, he had nothing to do, so he sat cross-legged and silently practiced the previous cultivation technique "Taiyi". He worked so hard to come to Shangqingzong because he saw Dong Guo Haoran's ability and wanted to practice more advanced exercises, but it seems that it is not so easy to succeed at present, so he can only practice his own for the time being to try to protect himself.

As for the origin of the "Taiyi" he practiced, he found this exercise in an ancient tomb when he was doing underground archaeology. It is the cultivation method of "Taiyi". After studying it hard, I don't know how many ancient books I have read and verified to find out the solution, and then I have achieved the following achievements, and I have achieved the name of "Taoist" in the world.

But he is not satisfied, the reason is very simple, the content of those few pages of the gold book is limited, only records one piece of Qi training technique and one piece of swordsmanship, according to the general outline of Xuanzhiyouxuan interpreted in the preface, the result after practice should be able to fly Dundi is omnipotent, and it makes people feel refreshed to think about it, but the qi training technique and swordsmanship are far from reaching that level, and it feels to him that it is just an entry-level thing. He believes that what he cultivates is not the complete "Taiyi" ". After that, he continued to search for clues to complete "Taiyi", otherwise he would not have died in the ancient tomb. But after seeing Dong Guo Haoran's strength, it is conceivable that he was touched, and he resolutely left that mountain village.

Days passed by, and although the three meals a day were delivered on time, it was like being imprisoned. There were guards outside, and he was never allowed to step out of the courtyard, and no one said anything to him, as if he was isolated from the world.

It was useless for him to ask to see Tang Mu many times. He felt a little abnormal about it. Listening to Dong Guo Haoran's words, he trusted Tang Mu so much, and he was Tang Mu's junior. It stands to reason that Dong Guo Haoran died, and Tang Mu couldn't see him. , he realized that there might be some changes that he didn't know about, which was probably the reason why the guards were unfriendly to him. But he has no chance to contact the outside world, and he has no ability to do any activities here, so he can only wait and wait!

With this free time, he did not waste time. Apart from practicing Taiyi, he also started to exercise, doing splits, standing on his head, carrying weights, etc. It is a little late to stretch his muscles and bones at this age, so it can be said that he has suffered a lot. However, with this heart, What bitterness can't be eaten?

What's more, it was playing with the bronze mirror, which was found by Song Yanqing during the body search, but Song Yanqing obviously didn't take the bronze mirror seriously, but was quite interested in the nameplate given by the female archery general. After the nameplate came from, the bronze mirror that he didn't like was thrown back to him, and the nameplate was taken away.

Niu Youdao felt that this bronze mirror must not be simple. First, he thought it was very similar to the bronze mirror he saw in the ancient tomb. Secondly, Dong Guo Haoran said that his life was thrown on this bronze mirror, and told him It can only be handed over to Tang Mu. How can this bronze mirror be so simple? It is probably because Song Yanqing has blind eyes and does not know what to buy.

But he fiddled with the bronze mirror and studied it whenever he had time, but he didn't come up with any tricks...

The main hall of the Shangqing suzerain is called Shangqing Palace, a group of three people went straight to the main hall, and met Luo Yuangong, Su Po and Tang Susu.

Now that the head of the Shangqing sect is absent, the three of them are temporarily in charge of the head token director.

After the three people who were waiting to meet paid their respects, Luo Yuangong asked: "How is the investigation going?"

The leading disciple reported: "The people in Xiaomiao Village have confirmed Niu Youdao. There should be no mistake. Niu Youdao has left Xiaomiao Village for a while. On the second day after the military disaster in Xiaomiao Village, Niu Youdao Then he disappeared, and the timing was right. People in Xiaomiao Village were also looking for him. They thought he had been harmed by a wild beast. The people in Xiaomiao Village recognized him at a glance. The other is that Brother Wu went to Guangyi County to find the owner of the nameplate and confirmed it, it is indeed true."

Tang Susu said sullenly, "Niu Youdao's conversation is not like that of a mountain boy."

The disciple replied: "I have also checked this point. In the early years, a down-and-out scholar once lived in Xiaomiao Village. Niu Youdao's family was killed in the army. He lived alone. There was a vacant room in the house. Youdao lived in Youdao's house and taught Niu Youdao how to read and write. Niu Youdao is one of the few people in the village who can read and write. As for the depth of Niu Youdao's knowledge, the villagers can't tell the difference. I don’t know, and it’s difficult to find someone to verify it now.”

Luo Yuangong asked: "Will the people in Xiaomiao Village cheat?"

The disciple replied: "I checked the people in Xiaomiao Village first, and confirmed that they are all real Xiaomiao Villagers. There is no mistake in that."

"In this way, there should be no problem with Niu Youdao's identity." Luo Yuangong looked back at Su Po and Tang Susu and said.

Tang Susu said indifferently: "What if someone finds a similar person to pretend to be Niu Youdao? It's better to let the villagers identify them face to face."

So a few days later, Niu Youdao finally left Taohuayuan, he didn't know where he was going, he only knew that he was taken to the nearest city. He was still curious about the local conditions and customs in the city, but he came back after wandering around the city without doing anything, so he didn't understand what it meant.

After returning, he was locked in the courtyard again.

And the three elders of the Shang Qingzong seemed to be busy, constantly calling the inner disciples of the Shang Qingzong to talk behind closed doors.

A full month later, Niu Youdao was taken out of Peach Blossom Land again, and came to Shangqing Palace on the opposite cliff.

Several large copper furnaces heated the tall and spacious hall. All the inner disciples in the sect had arrived, and many of them looked dignified.

Niu Youdao stood in the center of the hall and looked left and right. He saw a group of people staring at him, he was a bit puzzled and didn't know what it meant.

He finally bit the bullet and said, "Master ordered me to meet the head before he died!"

Luo Yuangong, who was standing in the middle, sighed and said, "You are late, the head Tang Mu has passed away!"

"Ah!" Niu Youdao lost his voice and was stunned. What's the matter? I finally understood why Tang Mu kept seeing me, and it turned out that he had died.

Luo Yuangong said slowly: "Since Dongguo Haoran has accepted you as a disciple, recruiting you today is regarded as the official recognition of your identity by the Shangqing Sect. In addition, there is one more thing I need to ask you. If you are allowed to be the head of the Shangqing Sect, Would you like to?"

"What?" The front was quite happy to hear it, and finally recognized himself, but Niu Youdao was startled when he heard the back, thinking that he had heard it wrong, looked around with serious eyes, pointed to his nose and asked: "Let me be the head?"

Luo Yuangong nodded, indicating that he heard correctly.

Niu Youdao's first reaction was that there was fraud in it. Based on his previous attitude towards him, there was no intention of letting him be the head of the sect. Even if it was true, it must not be a good thing. If there is such a good thing, he will get himself in the round, so he waved his hand Said: "It's not right, it's not right, my disciples have little virtue, I can't be a disciple!"

As soon as these words came out, Tang Susu's tense face eased a lot.

Luo Yuangong asked again: "Are you sure you don't want to be the head?"

Niu Youdao continued waving his hands to refuse: "I don't even know what it is to be the head of the sect. I really can't be the master. Please find another capable person."

Luo Yuangong looked around the crowd and asked loudly, "Have you heard everything?"

All the disciples replied in unison: "I heard it."

what's the situation? Niu Youdao looked left and right, slightly suspicious of the news.

Tang Yi in the crowd didn't say a word, but slowly lowered her head, as if she didn't dare to look into Niu Youdao's eyes.

Luo Yuangong raised his hand to him and said: "In that case, you should go back first."

Song Yanqing walked up to Niu Youdao, this time with a smile on his face, he stretched out his hand to Niu Youdao and said, "Junior Brother, you have worked hard, please come back!"

Niu Youdao looked back three times at every step, still suspicious, wondering what the hell these guys were doing, and followed Song Yanqing away.

And along the way, I don't know what Song Yanqing was having fun with. He patted Niu Youdao on the shoulder from time to time, looking very affectionate, and almost hooked his shoulders. When he arrived outside the Taohuayuan courtyard on the mountain, he also said to Chen Guishuo, who was taking turns guarding him: "From now on, we will all be brothers of the same school. Don't keep closing the door. If you have nothing to do, you can let Junior Brother Niu come out to get some air. By the way, turn around and give Junior Brother Niu a second chance." Two good dishes and a jar of good wine."

"Yes!" Chen Guishuo agreed with a smile.

Niu Youdao was also happy, thinking that as Luo Yuangong said, he thought that his identity as a disciple of the Shangqing Sect was officially recognized, and he also said happily: "I have been in the Shangqing Sect for so long, and I haven't recognized the way carefully. , I just want to go down the mountain and walk around to see and appreciate the style of our Shang Qingzong." He turned around and left, thinking he was free.

Song Yanqing's face froze, and he quickly reached out to stop him, pointed to the cliff outside the yard, and said with a smile: "Junior Brother, just let the air in at the door, and don't run around at the foot of the mountain, you are just getting started, and you are not too late to run around." when."

"..." Niu Youdao was speechless, and slowly turned his head to look at the small area outside the yard, and found that he really let himself out to breathe.

In Shangqing Palace, a group of inner disciples came out one after another, some seemed more happy, while others seemed more silent.

After the group of disciples had left, Tang Susu in the hall spread his hands and smiled, "How about it, he gave up the position of master himself."

Luo Yuangong and Su Po looked at each other and sighed. It is really outrageous to let Niu Youdao be the head of the Qing sect, but it seems a bit despicable to adopt this method. As long as you are not a fool, you probably won’t agree to such a question. If you really want to ask If you have the ability to let Niu Youdao know the truth, try.

Su Po: "He is only suspected to be the head of the sect now, maybe Dong Guo has other disciples who survived."

Tang Susu insisted: "Okay! Then wait another three months. If there is no news, just do as I said."

Su Po shook his head: "We will lose our reputation by doing this."

Tang Susu said in a deep voice: "We are also doing it for the good of the Qing sect, otherwise, how could the other disciples agree? Isn't it a joke to let a brat who doesn't understand anything be the master? Besides, I never treated him badly, Tang Yi's Who dares to be the number one when Zise is ranked second in Ziyun County? In the end, it’s better for him, so he can explain it both internally and externally!"

Luo Yuangong frowned and said, "Can Tang Yi agree after knowing?"

Tang Susu solemnly said: "As a disciple of the Shangqing Sect and the daughter of the head of the sect, how can I not stand up and shoulder the heavy burden at this critical moment? I am not only the elder of the Shangqing Sect, but also her aunt. Her parents are gone. The matter is naturally decided by me, the elder."