Chapter 423: The Four Sacred Formations, I will take the Queen to visit Chang'an
Chang'an City, Zhuque Street.
There are mostly residential areas here. It is afternoon now and there are not many pedestrians on the street. The wide Zhuque Street seems a bit deserted.
Two figures walked slowly along the long street, a man and a woman, standing side by side.
The man was wearing a snow-white Taoist robe that looked like it was woven from cloud brocade, spotless and light, and as graceful as a fairy. His facial features were elegant and his figure was as beautiful as jade, which made the girl on the pavilion next to him unable to help but stare at him.
The woman was graceful and elegant, with a slender figure and a cold and holy temperament, but her appearance was ordinary, which ruined the overall beauty.
Some people stared at the young and handsome Taoist priest, and the more they looked, the more familiar he looked.
"What a handsome Taoist priest. Why do I feel like I've seen him somewhere before? "
"Hiss, I remember now, it seems to be Master Li. That day he fought against the evil Buddha in the sky above Chang'an, and it seemed vaguely like this!"
"Now that you mention it, it really does look alike!"
"Who is the woman next to Master Li? Her temperament is really rare, but her appearance is a little bit bad."
"Sister, I heard that the Taoist priests in Longhu Mountain don't mind marrying. Do you think I can do that? Humph, sister, please don't make fun of me. At least I'm much prettier than that woman!"
The women of the Tang Dynasty were enthusiastic and cheerful. Many of them boldly stuck their heads out and smiled shyly, like millions of peach blossoms in full bloom.
Li Daoxuan never imagined that one day he would enjoy the same treatment as a star and be watched enthusiastically by so many beautiful girls.
A beautiful handkerchief fluttered down, carrying with it a faint fragrance of a young girl, and was about to fall on Li Daoxuan.
At this moment, a whirlwind suddenly appeared in the air and blew the handkerchief back.
The girl in the attic stamped her feet in anger, secretly hating the God for not granting her a marriage.
Li Daoxuan glanced at the lady in green beside him and smiled slightly. The gust of wind just now was not caused by him.
The lady in green looked around and sighed softly, saying, "Back when Chang'an was still called Daxing City, Duke of Yue Yang Su lived here. He was very powerful, so this place was naturally where high-ranking officials would flock to. It was a place that was always crowded with people and traffic. But now it has declined a lot."
Although the appearance of Li Daoxuan caused a commotion, generally speaking, there were not many people living here.
"The swallows that used to fly in front of the halls of the wealthy and the rich now fly into the homes of ordinary people."
Li Daoxuan recited a poem, and then said with emotion: "In just a hundred years, this place has changed drastically. The once extremely prominent Hongnong Yang family has now gradually declined."
"The swallows that used to fly in front of the halls of the wealthy and the poor now fly into the homes of ordinary people..."
Lady Qingyi looked at Li Daoxuan in surprise and said, "I didn't expect you to have such a talent for poetry."
She was also well-read, and was proficient in poetry, songs, calligraphy, chess, and painting, so she could naturally appreciate the beauty of this poem.
Li Daoxuan was about to speak, but she said, "Okay, when Ziyu comes to , you can teach her to recite poems and paint. Although she can read, she is not proficient in these. Sometimes, reading more classics can also be beneficial to her practice."
Li Daoxuan was stunned and suddenly felt a little depressed.
The lady in green looked at him sideways, her clear eyes like an icy lake on a snowy mountain, without a trace of impurities.
"Ziyu cares about you very much. Even when she is in the lotus, she often asks me about you. Her mind is pure, like an unpolished jade. Once she is truly moved, she will go all out, even at the cost of her life. You must not let her down."
Li Daoxuan was silent. He remembered that Sister Yu clearly couldn't cook, but she still insisted on making New Year's Eve dinner for him. As a result, her face was covered with flour, like an expressionless little cat.
I remembered that she had only been protecting me for ten years, but under my deception, decade after decade, the promise seemed to be gone forever.
She remembered the moment when she slew the dragon in Longyou County, she was holding the jade hairpin, dressed in a red dress as fiery as fire, with her black hair fluttering in the wind, and she rushed towards the dragon resolutely, like a moth to a flame, just to help him block it for a moment longer.
It is the most difficult to accept the favor of a beautiful woman.
If you think about it carefully, Li Daoxuan actually didn't do anything for Sister Yu. He just brought her out of the ghost village and gave her some respect and care, that's all.
Li Daoxuan and the Green-clothed Lady continued to walk forward, and the atmosphere between them became somewhat silent.
Before they knew it, they had left Zhuque Street and arrived at the market town.
There are obviously more people here, and there are shops everywhere, including clothing stores, pharmacies, restaurants, wine shops, inns, etc. It is very lively, and the air is mixed with various smells, including medicinal herbs and delicacies.
Li Daoxuan's eyes lit up.
"Qing Ni, the cherry biro in the shop ahead is very famous. Please wait a moment. I'll buy you some to try."
The lady in green was stunned for a moment, and then looked quietly at Li Daoxuan's back, as if she remembered something.
When she was little, her mother would often buy her all kinds of delicious food, saying that she was too thin and needed to eat more to become plump and beautiful. Her favorite food at that time was cherry biro.
But ever since that incident, she never ate cherry biro again, and the memory of her mother was hidden deep in her heart. She didn't forget it, but she didn't want to think about it either.
Not long after, Li Daoxuan came back with some cherry biro.
"Qingni, hurry up while it's hot--"
His voice stopped abruptly and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.
The queen has disappeared.
"Qing Ni!"
Li Daoxuan shouted loudly and looked everywhere for the beautiful figure, but he found nothing. Instead, people around him looked at her sideways.
Fortunately, before buying the cherry biro, Li Daoxuan performed an illusion to avoid causing a commotion, so in the eyes of others, he had an ordinary face.
After shouting several times, just when Li Daoxuan was feeling discouraged, a voice suddenly sounded behind him.
"Are you looking for me?"
Li Daoxuan turned around and his eyes suddenly brightened. He saw the empress standing there quietly, like a jade lotus that was not stained by dust, holding a scroll in her slender fingers.
Li Daoxuan was very excited. The feeling of regaining what he had lost made him unable to help but take a big step forward and hug her in his arms.
He has already understood his own heart. He wants Sister Yu, and he wants the Queen too!
Only children make choices. This is the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty with three wives and four concubines!
However, just as he was about to hug Lady in Green, his vision suddenly blurred and he felt a sharp pain in his arm.
“It hurts! It hurts! It hurts!”
Li Daoxuan was held down by the green-clothed lady with her backhand. His strong physical strength seemed so fragile under that jade hand, but even so, his other hand was still tightly holding the cherry biro he had bought.
A hint of smile flashed across the eyes of the lady in green clothes. She pretended to be indifferent and said, "You little thief has become more and more outrageous. I will punish you today. If you dare to be so reckless again in the future, I will send your soul into the underworld, where it will be blown by the cold wind and burned by the underworld fire!"
Li Daoxuan assured skillfully: "This is just one billion times, it won't happen again!"
Only then did Lady Qingyi let go of her hand.
"Qingni, where did you go just now?"
Li Daoxuan still called her Qingni, because he found that when he called her by this name, the empress's reaction was greater than usual, as if this name was not just made up by her.
Lady in green handed him the scroll.
"I went to get something. I won't eat your food . It's a gift for you."
"What's this?"
"The Four Saints Formation Diagram."
Lady in green took the cherry biro from Li Daoxuan's hand, slightly opened her lips, bit through the translucent crust, and swallowed a mouthful of the fragrant, soft, sour and sweet cherry filling. The familiar taste made her expression look a little complicated.
"What is the Four Saints Formation?"
Li Daoxuan held the heavy scroll and asked curiously.
"It is a formation... that can make you invincible in Chang'an."
Li Daoxuan's heart warmed up, and he immediately put it into the gourd, and said with a smile: "Qingni, how can I be so embarrassed? How much is my cherry biro worth?"
The lady in green clothes smiled helplessly and said, "You, ever since I gave the emperor three treasures, although you didn't say it, your eyes have long said it. If I don't give you another treasure, I'm afraid you won't be willing to be the Qingming Envoy anymore."
"I asked you to take me around Chang'an just now because I wanted to see the changes in the terrain so that I could make some modifications to the Four Saints Formation."
Li Daoxuan was somewhat touched and said, "Qing Ni, you are so kind to me."
Lady Qingyi sighed helplessly: "As long as you have fewer dirty thoughts in the future and don't always think about how to be frivolous to me, you will be worthy of me."
Li Daoxuan held onto the empress's hand and said solemnly, "Qingni, I promise you that I will never treat you lightly!"
Can something that is mutually agreeable be called frivolous?
Lady in green lowered her eyes slightly, staring at the hand he was holding, feeling both angry and amused. Finally, she shook her head, and there seemed to be a hint of compromise in her voice.
"Forget it, just send me out of the city. The affairs in Qingming Realm have been piling up for a long time. If I don't go back, I'm afraid Xiao Que'er will come to Chang'an to look for me."
