Today I hold the world

In the middle of the night, Zhong Ziyan was sitting alone in a study in a side courtyard with a Tibetan style. The moonlight shone on the table along the window. The jade slips recorded the words that Tao Fangyin told him not long ago.

In this world, there is only one person who is truly a close relative. The older a person is, the more afraid of loneliness, but he has to face loneliness. Many times, there is an elder in the family, just like there is an old man behind him. The mountain can be relied on, Zhong Ziyan can't imagine if something happens to his uncle in the future, whether he can bear the pain.

Therefore, as he gets older, he cherishes every word the old man said to him more and more. He hardly needs to think about it to be sure that his uncle is by no means a mediocre person. When there were only a few small fish and shrimps struggling to survive, this senior was already a giant of golden elixir, and although he had already formed a core, but in terms of understanding of time and life, in front of his senior, he was just like a firefly. Light, it is difficult to compete with the bright moon.

When it comes to viewing human nature and endowment, Tao Fangyin's vision is indeed more than a little bit stronger than Zhong Ziyan's. Whether it is the sharp eyes given by the years or the extraordinary talent, Zhong Ziyan is ashamed of himself.

Looking back on my life of more than 70 years, I can't count on one hand the things that caused pain and tragedy because of wrong people, so I cherish this jade slip in my hand even more.

It records the possible achievements and evil paths of the three and four generations of disciples in the sect. Among them, the most emphasized one is that child Jiang Ming.

Among the three generations, Su Lie is the most stable. He has his own benevolence and virtue, Jian Yong's wise awareness and Tao Hanting's quiet determination all by himself. He is the best candidate for the head after himself and Jian Yong.

Lu Linjiao is the bravest and has almost completely inherited Jiang Yuzhou's aggressive and brave side. If he chooses a suitable partner in the future, he can also take over the Tanlang Temple smoothly.

Wei Changsheng was the one who worked hard the most. If he had the opportunity to build a foundation and form an alchemy, it would not be a big problem to replace Tang Lin.

The rest of the disciples like Suning, Wei Jin, Lu Xun, Wei Yin, etc. have good aptitude, and they will basically not cause trouble if they hold some ordinary important positions. People, be a killer.

But only Jiang Ming, who did not develop a gentle and steady temperament when he was young, is impatient and easily angered, has a strong sense of superiority but neglects cultivation, is good at being bewitched by others, and his mind is not firm. In Tao Fangyin's view, he will easily go astray in the future .

People's thinking is not updated and optimized every day. If you have not mastered some crucial things at a certain age, as the years accumulate, the older you get, the more vicious and stubborn you will be, and you will be controlled by all kinds of greed, hatred and obsession. Zhong Ziyan himself prefers such things It is clear, however, that this is how Ji Hao went down the evil path step by step.

Worrying is nothing but worrying. Fortunately, Jiang Ming's child is still under the care of his father. Zhong Ziyan has already thought of a plan in his heart, and he will confirm it with Jiang Yuzhou in a few days. If it can be implemented, he must hone the child early. Still young, give more setbacks.

The number of disciples of the third generation is not that much, except Wei Changsheng's aptitude is not very good, others are fair, and the adult's endowment and personality are gradually maturing, Tao Fangyin watched the most disciples of the fourth generation at the banquet not long ago.

Zhong Ziyan remembers very clearly that his uncle said more than once before that he disliked children very much when he was young, he was childish and selfish, making people unable to love him at all, and he even said it several times in front of many senior brothers in the old mountain gate , I will not accept any apprentices in this life.

But now that he is old, he is open-minded and detached. No matter which junior disciple he sees, he loves him very much. If he slapped himself in the face when he was young, it really doesn't count, because until now, this ancestor has never confiscated anything. Personal disciple.

In his eyes, most of the disciples of the third generation have already established a certain type, and each of the disciples of the fourth generation has infinite possibilities. Just Zhou Xuan and Xiang Kunling, one of them was born with double pupils and the other was born with fiery eyes. It is because of the luck that exceeds ordinary people since birth, and there will definitely be many opportunities in the future.

And Diao Xiaoyuan's beauty is so beautiful that it brings disaster to the country and the people. How many people go to No. [-] Huanglong Tower of Jubao City on weekdays, just to have a look at her, and she is less than twenty years old.

Talking about aptitude, Wang Yuanji only said that her single wood spirit root has already been envied by others, not to mention that her natal item is [Aoki Shooting Sun Bow], which is simply more aptitude than that of Wei Yin, who has the same natal item for three generations of her family. Even better, and the latter is an outstanding talent who can surpass ordinary foundation-building monks during the Qi training period.

"Hey, the green buds are showing their horns, the gloom is rising, and there are more and more juniors."

Zhong Ziyan stopped staring at the scroll of jade slips, got up and walked to the window, the full moon was lovely, the place was quiet, and he felt both leisurely and melancholy.

When I was young, the door was not as large as it is today, and I made my own decisions in everything I did. I rushed forward with a single effort. In the blink of an eye, more than 50 years have passed, and the number of staff has increased, disciples have struggled, and the lintel has expanded. Only then did I realize that this sect was no longer completely within my control, and the position of master gradually became a symbol, maybe a sword, maybe a mountain, maybe a river, maybe a forest, but I just couldn’t be a person anymore .

I still remember that when I was an apprentice in Fanya Xincheng, I would often meet a blind fortune-teller asking me to write. , as a scholar who knows how to read and write well, he just earns a little money to do a good job of deciphering characters, unpacking characters and writing prescriptions for others.

Looking at the round of white jade in the sky now, and thinking of the words of that ordinary old blind man back then, it really makes a lot of sense:

"Physicians have the art of five movements and six qi, the big ones are based on changes in the world, cold, heat, wind and rain, floods, droughts and locusts, all have their own laws; the small ones are people's diseases, which also follow the ups and downs of qi luck.

Today, all the disciples under my sect are good and outstanding, and their fortune is smooth. Whenever something happens, there are people who can recruit and make judgments. People with this kind of luck will gain more and more prestige day by day, and their appearance will be different from ordinary people in their eyes.

If the luck can be extended, everything will be unimpeded, the city will be conquered, and everything will be invincible. If the luck is blocked, everything will not go well, and the mud and sand will fall, and it will be messy day after day, until it perishes.

It's a pity that manpower is sometimes poor, and the future is still unclear..."

I used to think that I should be full of confidence when I reached the level of Jindan, and nothing can worry me. Now that I have reached this level and cultivation level, I find that it is no different from when I was weak. more.

When it was almost early morning, Jian Yong knocked on the door and walked in, Zhong Ziyan stopped wandering, and began to plan the Eastern Expedition in detail.

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Ten days later, Tao Fangyin left Zangfeng Mountain accompanied by several core figures in the door, and took the [Wanzhen Disk] with him when he left. Zhong Ziyan originally thought that this thing was for the army. , I didn't expect that he really had another purpose.

Day by day, Zangfengshan was intensively preparing for the Eastern Expedition. It was originally intended to be done quietly, but most people in Huaishan knew it before they knew it. The purchase of supplies was too frequent. War pets, talismans, etc., cannot be completely airtight.

In this way, if someone takes advantage of his absence to attack the mountain in the future, it will indeed cause headaches.

Zhong Ziyan checked the manpower again and again, and confirmed that most of the people who joined the army included almost all the people from various families in Huaishan, so he relaxed a little bit, but still decided to keep some elites and strongmen to guard the mountain gate. It has become the best choice for guarding the gate.

It is estimated that it will take a year to practice and prepare, and it has been almost completed in less than half a year. In November, before the first heavy snow arrives, Zhong Ziyan decides to leave early.

He and Jiang Yuzhou personally went to the Heavenly Demon Pit. During the four months, they forcibly used various schemes to take Jiang Ming as a hostage, and talked to the Diao Yao to make him feel at ease.

On the second day of November, the sky was dark and dark in the morning. If you don't know it, you may think that the sun and the moon have changed their order, and it is now dusk.

There are thousands of cloud boats floating in the clouds outside Zangfeng Mountain, and there are a total of [-] monks joining the army. Zhong Ziyan stood on the high platform of the leading cloud boat with his hands behind his back. Still looking at his own mountain gate, as if waiting for someone from the mountain to finally drive out, his expression was calm and solemn, which made the closest juniors feel the pressure.