Eternal Tranquility

In mid-August, the Sixth Prince and his entourage arrived in Yongzhou. Yongzhou is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Canglan River. At this time, it is already a water town.

The heavy rain has been falling for two months and it hasn't stopped yet. The Canglan River in front of me was roaring and roaring, and the sound it made was deafening, covering up all other sounds, and even talking face to face could not be heard.

The river was so turbid that it was as wide as the sea, and it was impossible to see where the other side was. As for the houses, farmland, towns, etc. that were previously on both sides of the river, they were all submerged until not even a shadow was left. The turbid river water was full of broken trees and branches, as well as the corpses of various beasts and people.

The Sixth Prince and others were all shocked into silence by the tragic scene before them. The capital they just left, full of people singing and dancing, seemed like a lifetime ago, and what they saw before them was the truth of the world.

They did not enter Yongzhou City and arrived here directly. The Yongzhou officials who rushed over failed to stop the Sixth Prince from seeing this scene, and all of them smiled sadly. This time I lost my official position for a minor matter, and I'm afraid I won't even be able to save my life.

When the Sixth Prince was furious and scolding the officials of Yongzhou for showing their corpses, a figure flew out, causing everyone to exclaim in surprise. The figure circled around the river, picked up something from the water, and flew back again.

"Liu Xianjia, what are you holding?" Zhao Xian stepped forward and asked.

Liu Qinghuan put a young man hugging a tree trunk to the ground.

The young man was so cold that his lips were green and his face was pale. When he saw the people surrounding him, there was no reaction at all, and he refused to let go of the tree trunk. After a while, he seemed to come to life, and he immediately started crying in grief, calling for his parents.

Everyone who saw it was moved. Zhao Xian quickly ordered his followers to get a blanket, wrap the young man up and take him away for safekeeping.

They went to discuss how to relieve the disaster and control the flood. Liu Qinghuan stood above the river and stood silently for a long time.

In the next few days, he often followed Zhao Xian and others to the river. Zhao Xian was busy having people build the river embankment, so he went to the river and stood quietly for most of the day.

Others were surprised but didn't dare to ask.

Half a month later, the heavy rain finally stopped, and the moment the sun came out, everyone was cheering and shouting, smiling as if they had survived the disaster.

Liu Qinghuan raised his head, the golden sunlight fell on his face, and the flood was still raging under his feet. This flood has already claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people, and the plague and famine that will follow the flood will take away more lives.

He felt a sense of insignificance that penetrated his soul.

In the face of such a terrifying natural disaster, even if he had reached the level of foundation building, he was still like an ant, unable to stop the pouring rain or make the roaring river obey.

At this moment, Liu Qinghuan had many thoughts.

Thinking of the past, he also walked out of such a natural disaster and saw life and death in the world along the way.

I think of that tentacled turtle, carrying the creation of heaven and earth, its infinite body, traveling through nothingness, and existing in eternity.

Thinking of myself again. Ever since Ming Yangzi became his disciple, although he didn't like to be flattered by others, some invisible pride still sneaked into his heart like a demon. After arriving at the Sixth Prince's Mansion, he felt a little bit elated because of the eyes of mortals looking up at him.

But when facing this roaring river, everything was brought back to its original state. He has only taken two steps on the road to immortality. How ridiculous are those frivolities and contemplations?

Liu Qinghuan had some vague enlightenment, and her state of mind seemed to be washed away. The dust and ashes slowly dispersed and became clear and clean.

Zhao Xian spent a long time discussing with a group of officials, and finally decided on matters such as epidemic prevention and the opening of warehouses to release grain after the flood. He was exhausted and was about to return to the backyard to rest when he saw Liu Qinghuan, who had been wandering outside for a long time, walking in step by step from outside.

He was about to say hello, but he was stunned. He felt that something was different about Liu Xian's family today.

The demeanor around him seemed to be much lighter than before, and the invisible chill that always made people afraid to approach him seemed to have dissipated, turning into a peace that was neither sad nor happy, neither impatient nor impatient.

…

In the next two months, Zhao Xian was so busy that Liu Qinghuan would only follow him when he went out, and would meditate in his room on weekdays.

He was not cultivating, but silently reciting the Sutra of Forgetting Immortality over and over again.

"Husband's concentration is the ultimate in the world, leading to the beginning of the Tao, the success of practicing tranquility, and the completion of peace. It looks like a gaunt tree, and the heart is as gray as ashes. It has no feelings and no desires, and it is the end of silence. There is no mind in concentration and nothing is undetermined. …”

Unconsciously, the flaws in his mental state slowly healed, and the inner demons that had just emerged disappeared. Although he has not advanced in cultivation, the road ahead is clear. He only needs to accumulate enough spiritual power to successfully enter the later stage of foundation building.

In November, the flood finally passed. Under Zhao Xian's strategizing, the aftermath of the disaster and other matters were in good order, although not perfect.

When he was about to return to the capital, Zhao Xian finally relaxed completely and was interested in drinking and having fun with his two newly acquired beauties. But he was very cautious and never ran around, so Liu Qinghuan was relieved.

However, it is difficult to prevent hidden arrows. Sometimes, no matter how cautious you are, you will still be exploited.

On this day, Liu Qinghuan was meditating when suddenly there was chaos in front of him. His consciousness swept away, his expression changed, and his figure disappeared from the room instantly!

"Quiet!" Liu Qinghuan shouted.

The shouts and cries in Zhao Xian's room were a mess. When Liu Qinghuan shouted, everyone seemed to be strangled by the neck, and his legs were shaking.

His voice gave off a hint of coercion and immediately silenced everyone.

Liu Qinghuan came to the bed and saw Zhao Xian lying unconscious on the bed. His face was dark green, and he was obviously poisoned.

He quickly took out an antidote pill and stuffed it into Zhao Xian's mouth, but found that the green layer showed no sign of dissolving.

The detoxifying pill is a pill made from spiritual grass, but it can't detoxify a mortal?

Liu Qinghuan's heart sank, and her spiritual consciousness penetrated into his body, and she saw that his internal organs and abdomen were stained with a thick layer of green, and his vitality was rapidly dying!

Liu Qinghuan did not dare to hesitate, and the spiritual power entered his body, taking one of his hands and touching the fingertips. Under the force of spiritual power, green venom was seen dripping from Zhao Xian's fingertips. When it hit the ground, it immediately made a "sizzling" sound and emitted a smelly light smoke.

However, after a few drops of the venom, it could no longer be forced out!

Liu Qinghuan's face instantly darkened. This kind of poison cannot be forced out with his magic power in the foundation building stage! Do you want to watch Zhao Xian die?

When he was at a loss what to do, the spirit beast bag on his waist shook for a while, and the Aoki Monkey shouted in Liu Qinghuan's mind: "It smells so good! Master, let me out. It smells so poisonous!"

As soon as Liu Qinghuan took a shot, the Aoki Demon Monkey immediately appeared in front of everyone. Its extremely strong body was as tall as two people, with a ferocious face and arrogant aura, which immediately caused other people in the room to scream.

"Zhao Shicheng!" Liu Qinghuan shouted: "Keep everyone out! Question those who deserve to be questioned, and those who deserve to be tortured will be tortured. Xiaohei, become smaller immediately!"

"Master, my name is the king!" the Aoki Demon Monkey shouted dissatisfiedly, quickly shrinking its body and becoming only half a man tall.

It rushed to the bed and stared at the wound on Zhao Xian's finger with a pair of monkey eyes: "Master, can I eat it?"

Liu Qinghuan was confused: "How do you want to eat? This person can't eat!"

"What's delicious about a person? I mean the poison in his body."

The Aoki Demon Monkey grabbed the hand and inserted his fingers into the sharp teeth in its mouth. The person who hadn't finished exiting screamed again. If Liu Qinghuan hadn't struck him, the opponent would have rushed over and snatched Zhao Xian's hand from its mouth.

But I saw the Aoki Demon Monkey sipping hard! A thin stream of venom was sucked out from Zhao Xian's fingers by the Aoki Monkey.

That ugly monkey face immediately showed the expression of a person enjoying a delicious meal, smacking his lips while eating. At the same time, the green color on Zhao Xian's face was fading rapidly.

Liu Qinghuan nodded with satisfaction. It's true that he has raised this guy for more than ten years, and it is finally of some use.

But not long after, I saw the Aoki Demon Monkey sipping harder and harder, but the venom seemed to have taken root in Zhao Xian's body and could no longer be sucked out.

The Aoki Demon Monkey showed an annoyed look and screamed, "What kind of poison is this? Why does it look like it has a hook? I'm so angry!"