Chapter 630 The inescapable fate Hong Di, he probably wasn't originally called this name, and he didn't even have this , after Taoist Master Hongshan adopted him, Hong Di got this name after his surname. However, the two of them did not call each other father and son. Even if their relationship was very good, they only interacted as master and disciple. This relationship remained unchanged until Hongshan's death. Originally, Hong Di was very puzzled, and even felt confused and distressed about it. Later, he realized that this was his master's protection for him, keeping those terrible and evil things away from him. But now, Hong Di deeply felt that the blood and darkness that were so close to him were actually summoned by him. Because of his unrealistic dreams and illusory heroic complex, all the sins and darkness from the deserts of West Asia, the abyss of the Mediterranean Sea, and under the vast land of East Asia received his urgent call and gathered here. Now, Hong Di feels that the darkness and disaster were not summoned by him, but on the contrary, he is the darkness and disaster itself. After getting up, the first thing he did was to meditate in front of the Bagua mirror on the wall that was almost as big as a millstone. This was passed down to him by Hongshan, the symbol of the Laoshan School, besides this is the art of Qimen Dunjia.
After a while, when he opened his eyes, there was a light knock on the door. "Mr. Hong, you have a guest." "Okay, please ask them to wait in the tea room." Hong Di stood up, picked up three incense sticks, and bowed three times respectfully in front of the incense burner. After inserting the incense, he made a sword gesture and bowed. After doing all this, he pushed the door and walked into the tea room. This is a house on Dunling Island. It is surrounded by tall trees, which hide the house behind them, making it difficult to see the house and the people inside clearly. Hong Di likes living here because it is quiet and there are few guests. But today, there were two people wearing black jackets, cloth shoes and sunglasses sitting in his tea room. The two men have very different facial features and physiques, and even their temperaments are very different, one is elegant and the other is majestic, forming a seemingly perfect match. Hong Di's eyes swept over the two men unnoticed, and then he sat down on another armchair. These pieces of furniture were bought from Chinatown in Gaotan and sold as antiques. When they fell into Hong Di's hands, they had already experienced many vicissitudes of life, but it was precisely because of this sense of vicissitudes that these things that were originally made by ordinary craftsmen had an extra layer of historical weight. Hong Di's hand fell on the armrest made of sour pear. In the long history, there must have been someone who sat on it with the same posture as him. He gently stroked the handle of the chair and looked at the person in front of him. It was the first time those two men met Hong Di. I originally thought that the Taoist priest of Laoshan should be a middle-aged person or an old man. Unexpectedly, he turned out to be a young man. Except for his gray hair, the rest of his face and eyes revealed heroic and handsome appearance. Especially his eyes, which were as sharp as a knife and as bright as a sword. When you looked into his eyes, your soul would inevitably tremble. But he looked like he would die young, which was consistent with the appearance of "God is jealous of his talent", so the two of them couldn't help but look down on him. "We are from the Imperial Observatory. This is Li Xunfeng, I am Yuan Tianshou, Si Xingcheng and Kunlun Guard of the Imperial Observatory."
"Oh?" Hong Di didn't seem surprised. He picked up the teacup, gently skimmed off the foam on top, and took a sip of tea. It tastes bitter at first, but has a sweet aftertaste deep in the throat. "It seems that the Imperial Observatory doesn't have an office in North America?" Hearing what Hong Di said, they both laughed. It was unclear whether they were laughing at the stupidity of his question or because they felt they were being provoked. "The Imperial Astronomical Observatory is naturally in Jiuzhou, in the Observatory in Yujing, where it observes the stars day and night for the imperial court and the state, and predicts good and bad luck." "That……" As soon as Hong Di said this, he swallowed it back along with the tea. What he wanted to ask was, since the Imperial Observatory was in Yujing, across the Pacific Ocean, why would the important officials of the Imperial Observatory appear here? But he didn't ask, because he knew that the two men would soon answer his questions themselves. As expected, soon, Yuan Tianshou said: "We originally wanted to find Hongshan, but after arriving here, we found out that he had been dead for ten years. That’s why we came to you.” “So that’s why.” Hong Di originally thought that they came here because of the biggest secret, but he didn't expect it was for another thing. Seeing him showing a secret smile, Yuan Tianshou immediately asked: "Then what do you think it is?" "What is what?" Hong Di asked back. Yuan Tianshou was very good at cultivating his Qi, and even though this rhetorical question was quite disrespectful, he remained calm and just continued to explain his origins. "There have always been various aspiring men in the Central Plains. Some of them are after money, some for profit. Anyway, in the past, they were the ones chasing the dragon. We in the Imperial Astronomical Observatory do not call them Feng Shui masters, but rather Fangshi, that is, people who travel around to find dragon veins. " As he spoke, he observed the changes in Hong Di's expression, especially when he mentioned the dragon vein. But the latter had an unchanging smile from beginning to end, so Yuan Tianshou had no way of knowing his mood. He just continued: “Thirty years ago, Hongshan, a Taoist priest from Laoshan, took on the mission of Xiandu, took away one of the five Dragon Emperor sons, brought it overseas, and completely away from the Central Plains. This is to preserve the Dragon Emperor's son and to prevent it from falling into the hands of those with ulterior motives." "let me guess……" Hong Di suddenly interrupted him and became interested in speaking. "Originally, the Imperial Observatory should not have known the whereabouts of the Red Emperor's son. However, Xiandu suddenly sent an envoy to the Imperial Observatory one day, asking the current state master to bring the Red Emperor's son back. Is that right?" "Completely correct." Yuan Tianshou recalled the scene of that day again.
The Grand Master Dongfang Weilai received the envoy from Xiandu at the observatory, or rather, the envoy from Xiandu summoned Dongfang Weilai, the ruler of the Imperial Observatory. The two men stood on a balcony where they could almost reach out to pick the stars, while other astronomers from the Imperial Observatory stood below, watching from afar. The great state teacher Dongfang Weilai kept his brows furrowed as he listened to the messenger from Xiandu explaining the whole story. The two talked for a long time on the balcony, almost from dusk to night. While they were talking, the astronomers from the Imperial Observatory had no intention of leaving and stayed there with them. Finally, after saying something unknown, Dongfang Weili reached out his hand towards the sky, as if he really wanted to pick a star from the night sky. That was the last meeting between Dongfang Weilai and the messenger from Xiandu. After that, the Qi-refining master who came and went without a trace like a ghost disappeared without a trace. Not long after, he and Kunlun Guard Li Xunfeng received a handwritten order from the Grand Master, asking them to go to North America. The purpose was to find the Red Emperor's son. He had heard vaguely about the dragon vein of Changbai Mountain before, and had also felt the desolation and uneasiness in the north direction. But that was something too far away from them after all. It was not until he was given the order that he realized that the pattern that had remained unchanged for hundreds of years had finally changed. The Red Emperor's Son will replace the Green Emperor's Son who was taken away by someone unknown and will once again become the dragon vein of Kyushu. This is the consensus reached between Xiandu and the Imperial Observatory. For this reason, they came here to look for Hong Shan, but now things have changed and the person they are looking for has become Hong Shan's apprentice, Hong Di. "All Taoist sects in the world must obey Xiandu's orders, because Xiandu is the source of all Taoist sects in the world and the honored guest of all Heavenly Masters. No Taoist can refuse its request." "So the immortals want to take back the Red Emperor's son?" Hong Di asked. "I don't know whether it's what all immortals want." Yuan Tianshou said frankly: "However, the order I received was indeed to take back the Dragon Emperor's son. This was the order given to me by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory." "What will you do if you can't bring it back?" "We'll be fine." Li Xunfeng said from the side: "But you will die." "Am I going to die?" Hong Di smiled and said, "This is none of my business. In fact, my master didn't tell me too many things, so I am still confused about your arrival. He didn't pass the talisman to me, so I was actually just half his disciple, equivalent to an apprentice." "It doesn't matter that he didn't give you those things." Yuan Tianshou put the tea bowl aside, crossed his legs, and put his hands on his knees. "Talismans are both good and bad things. When they communicate with ghosts and gods, they are bound to be contaminated with causes and effects that mortals cannot bear. Your master did not teach you the talisman. It was for your own good, so that you would not waste your own blessings and die young. In this respect, he is a good master.
However, he did give the Red Emperor's Son to your safekeeping. In this sense, he harmed you again. Because anyone who has anything to do with the dragon veins has committed a serious crime that will result in the execution of all nine generations of the clan, and will be sentenced to death." "Then I understand. Whether I hand it in or not, I will die, right?" Hong Di laughed, and it was unclear whether he was laughing because he found it funny or because he was angry. According to Yuan Tianshou, if the execution methods of the Imperial Observatory were so rough and barbaric, then wouldn't it mean that whether one helped them or resisted them, they would have actually committed a capital crime? In fact, if he had heard the concerns of the Grand Chamberlain Di Wei in Changbai Mountain before, he would not have thought this statement was exaggerated and weird. But at this time Hong Di couldn't help feeling innocent. Innocent is the way he was found. It's like a serial killer who was found by a patrolman. The patrolman wanted to sue him for environmental damage not because he had killed so many people, but because he spat on the street. "So, where is the Red Emperor?" Yuan Tianshou stood up, put his hands behind his back, and paced around the room, observing the decorations and ornaments here. This is the arrogance unique to the Imperial Observatory. No matter whether you know it or not, no matter whether you resist or obey, the Imperial Observatory's big hand can cover the sky, because behind it is the entire empire. Whatever your plans are, the emperor doesn't care. Hong Di was not in a hurry, he just said to Yuan Tianshou: "Sir, before that, let me tell you a story first?" "story?" Yuan Tianshou smiled and said, "I love listening to stories the most, and I have always loved it since I was a child. Just keep telling me, and I will give you a cup of tea." "It won't take that long." Hong Di also stood up with his hands behind his back. "There was a young man who had no father or mother. He was adopted by a Taoist priest when he was young and stayed with him for many years. The Taoist priest was very kind to him, gave him everything, and loved and educated him to the best of his ability, but he had no hope for him to become a certain kind of person. Because the Taoist follows the natural order of all things, he does not want to train the child to be a doctor or a teacher, nor does he expect the child to become a celebrity or a rich man in the future. He just asks people to live their best and grow to their heart's content, nothing more. If there was any reservation or intervention on his part, it was that the Taoist kept the biggest secret, not telling anyone, and certainly not letting the child know. He carried everything on his back, hid it in his heart, and finally took it into the coffin, keeping all the darkness and conspiracy away from him. Hong Di's eyes were filled with tears and he looked up at the ceiling. “However, there is something in this world called destiny, or fate. We are all from the Xuanmen sect, and you two should know this, right? Even if the King of Hell orders you to die at three o'clock in the morning, who dares to keep you alive until five o'clock? There was a man whose fate was to avoid water, so he never went near water, went swimming, took a boat, or went fishing. He even stayed far away from wells, for the purpose of avoiding being harmed by water. However, one day, the man died, and it was because of water. Guess how he died?" "Someone pushed him into the water and he drowned." Li Xunfeng replied.
"No." Zhu Di shook his head. Yuan Tianshou was more cautious. After thinking for a while, he said, "When it rained, the man slipped and hit a rock and fell to his death." "That's not right either." Zhu Di shook his head and revealed the answer: "The man drank mutton soup with a flatbread and choked himself to death." "How does this relate to the story you told?" "Don't worry, what I mean is, no matter how you avoid or plan, some things are bound to happen and will eventually happen. Just like after the master was buried, the young man was ultimately unable to officially become a Taoist priest of Laoshan because of various reasons left by the master, and was isolated from those secretive things. The Taoist priest did what he wanted to do and took everything underground. However, one day, when he was sorting out his master's belongings, he discovered that in that hidden place lay his destiny. That thing was tailor-made for him and engraved with his name. Fate is a heavy shackle that binds him tightly and prevents him from escaping. " "What do you mean?" Yuan Tianshou frowned even deeper. "I mean, maybe it's your destiny that you're here?" The red unicorn energy surged on Hong Di’s body. Two officials from the Imperial Observatory saw a red dragon appear in the room and roar at them. (End of this chapter)