Chapter 42: The Silent Imperial Fortune
In the palace of Xuning Wang, it is the room where the young man in white treats the people of the royal family, but when it is empty on this sunny day, the doors and windows are covered with black cloth, and although the candles all over the ground can make it dim, but when you get outside, you can't see the movement inside at all. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
There seemed to be some kind of ritual going on in the room, and many people in Taoist robes sat on the futons on the ground with their eyes closed, and sat among the lit candles. They each chanted mantras, and if an outsider broke in, whether he knew anything about the magic or not, he would never hear anything from the noise.
The Emperor sat cross-legged in the center of the room, and his needs were the reason why the people and the candles were here. His eyes were closed, his face was red and green, and beads of sweat the size of beans continued to drip from his forehead. An old man with a white beard, dressed in a dark robe, stood beside the meditating emperor, constantly saying to the emperor that he might not be able to understand.
This untold thing lasted until the evening, when the emperor finally changed, only to see the abnormal color on his face slowly fade, a heavy white mist exhaled from his nose, and slowly opened his closed eyes, and the look in his eyes made the surrounding candles fade in an instant.
The Emperor stood up, his movements were very agile, and he bowed deeply to the old way.
Lao Dao hurriedly returned the salute: "Your Majesty, how do you feel now?"
The emperor smiled and said, "It's been a long time since I've breathed so well! My hands, feet, back and back are full of strength and move freely, and I am really twenty years younger!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! You have already practiced this set of Longevity Boundless Protector Divine Method! After that, the Shengping Emperor's fortune can easily be passed on for another thousand years!" said Lao Dao.
The emperor laughed and said, "Is a thousand years enough? I know that if I don't die in a great calamity, there will be a blessing in the future, but it is really impossible to use this thousand years as a blessing to compensate for the suffering I have suffered!"
Lao Dao heard it and said: "Your Majesty may continue to take the elixir we have refined, and let us continue to practice by protecting the Dharma, until we can cultivate until the successors of the dynasty in the future are all ranked in the immortal class, and the gods are famous!
The emperor continued to laugh, he smiled as happily as in a sweet dream, but he thought that he was more awake than ever before, and he saw himself as a middle-aged self-reliant and hard-working emperor, and he had reason to insist on everything he thought was right and not harmful, but he didn't realize that he was getting farther and farther away than the original emperor.
"Old Daoist," said the Emperor, "I have tired you today! Hurry up and take all the little Daoists back to rest! The state affairs I have to deal with have been wasted for another day, and now I have to make up for it with double my strength!"
Lao Dao said: "Your Majesty take care! The mountain man will refine the elixir needed for the next cultivation with his disciples tonight, and he can send it to His Majesty within three days, Your Majesty should not be in a hurry!"
"Hmm!
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Lao Dao stumbled out of the door, only let out a miserable scream and fell to the ground, the disciples who were waiting outside immediately rushed over to help him up, only to see that his face had turned purple and black, there was still a trace of blood on the corner of his mouth, only his eyelids twitched uncontrollably to declare that he was still alive. The disciples who came out afterwards were all in the same situation as Lao Dao, and the disciples outside called their names while pinching their people, and soon woke them up, and brought them the pre-prepared decoction and fed them to take it.
Lao Dao pushed away the disciple who was supporting him, turned to look at the half-hidden door behind him, the door was darker and gloomy than the night sky, and the smell of corruption and decay came from it. That was exactly where the emperor was, but what Lao Dao and others saw was invisible to the emperor.
"Master, if you toss like this for a few more days, the emperor has not returned to the west, but we will bury him first!" said a young disciple with a sigh of relief. They were still in front of the door, and the emperor was inside, but the disciple didn't care.
Lao Dao thought for a while and said: "There is no way to be a teacher, our medicine needs to be in such a situation to be effective, as long as this candle flame stuns his consciousness and takes away his breath, let's accompany him to say a few words in his dreams, he can only be addicted to it all the time, and be our cash cow." ”
The disciple pouted and said, "I'm afraid that if I have a life, I won't have a life to spend it!"
"Bastard!" Lao Dao raised his hand to scold: "Will being a teacher harm your life? In the past few days, the teacher has a good idea of the harm that should be done! For you at such an age, this toss is far from catching up with the Yang Shou lost by eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling later; for being a teacher, it can be regarded as a hurdle in life!"
"Master, ...... you" The disciple suddenly became nervous, and all the disciples also noticed some news that Lao Dao had unintentionally revealed.
"What?" Lao Dao said with a smile: "Although the teacher only knows how to fool money and money, and he doesn't have much real talent, but his own affairs are still clear...... This is the last bowl of rice I will lead you to eat, and after today, you will disperse to find your own food to eat! If you meet fellow disciples, don't forget to help!"
"Then why don't I ever see Uncle Shi?" was the young disciple again, and as soon as he said this, the rest of the disciples looked at him with reproach, complaining that his words were out of place.
"Hehe...... "Lao Dao smiled embarrassedly, he looked up at the sky and said, "They should be...... I have already gone to heaven to become a god!"
The young disciple said coldly, "In this world...... There are no immortals!" All the disciples were silent, because although their means of making a living were in the name of immortals, they had long since disbelieved that there were immortals living in the heavens, and they were coldly watching the world.
Lao Dao lowered his head and pouted, as if he was very disappointed, "But there is always no shortage of demons and monsters, if there are really no immortals, then this world is really miserable!" Raising his head again, he regained his majesty as a teacher, and said sharply: "No matter what, you all remember it for the teacher! All the tricks of deceiving people must be used on powerful people! Whoever dares to harm honest people is to deceive the teacher and destroy the ancestors, and bring about his own destruction!"
As soon as these words came out, all the disciples knelt down on the spot and kowtowed to bid farewell to their master.
At this moment, I suddenly saw a figure appear not far away, and Luo Jingming, the ruler of Birong City, was walking towards this side, "Sorry, I'm sorry to disturb you!"
Lao Dao motioned for all the disciples to stand up and asked Luo Jingming, "What is the matter with Lord Luo's coming? The mountain man has just assisted His Majesty to complete today's cultivation, if you have any questions, you can ask the mountain man directly." ”
"Oh, the Taoist has worked hard!" Luo Jingming arched his hand and said: "However, this official is here to inform the Taoist that what you want to do has been done, you can take the silver taels and go back to the mountains to practice!"
Lao Dao smiled and said: "The mountain man has thanked Lord Luo here, even if you don't tell the mountain man this, the mountain man plans to run away with his disciples in the next few days!
"Very good! This official is going to enter to discuss some things with His Majesty, and I hope that the Taoist Master will not stay in the way!" Luo Jingming said.
Lao Dao nodded, "Farewell! please!" After speaking, he left with all the disciples.
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The emperor looked at the figure that entered, scratched his sideburns, Luo Jingming in his eyes was obscene and weak, and the thoughts he was carrying had been completely suppressed by Sheng Ping's imperial authority, and he trembled all day long in the companion of the king like a tiger.
Without waiting for Luo Jingming to ask for peace, the emperor first said: "Luo Jingming, you have come just in time! Come forward!" He looked at Luo Jingming and walked over without daring to raise his head, and said proudly: "My wife and concubine and children died in the demon disaster earlier, but I have no intention of re-electing the draft, and I will waste the people and money, so I will trouble you to find a few good-looking juniors in the royal family and succeed to my name." ”
Luo Jingming said: "Your Majesty is wise! The minister will deal with it later!"
"Hmm!" the Emperor nodded, "Oh, I haven't asked yet, why are you here?"
"Back to Your Majesty," Luo Jingming replied, "I have received news that the prince has appeared in the Xuning Mansion since yesterday, and he will be returning at this time!
The emperor's eyes widened, of course he knew which prince this "prince" was referring to, and hurriedly said to Luo Jingming: "Quickly go and gather all the members of the royal family, and they must follow me to welcome the return of King Xuning!"
Luo Jingming said with a smile: "They are already waiting for Your Majesty outside! Your Majesty can take them with you!"
The emperor nodded, silently praised him for saving a lot of worry for himself, he strode out, but Luo Jingming, who was following behind, had to run up to catch up, and the emperor walked forward without looking back, but he didn't see Luo Jingming unable to keep up with him.
In front of the palace gate, the emperor saw the royal family waiting. When they saw the emperor coming, they saluted together, and when they raised their heads, the emperor looked at the younger generation, in order to succeed to his name. Suddenly, the Emperor noticed that there seemed to be a bit too many guards around him.
"Luo Jingming, is it necessary to find so many guards?" the emperor asked, "As long as everyone in the royal family is present, this matter will be fine." ”
Luo Jingming replied: "The guards here now are the most elite soldiers in Pirong City, and it is really necessary for them to meet the lord of this Xuning Mansion. I hope Your Majesty will be fulfilled. ”
The Emperor sneered and ignored him.
The hustle and bustle of the night market in Pirong City came to an abrupt end after the arrival of the royal family, and the sound of the royal family talking even drowned out the sound of the guards marching, which made the emperor very happy, with their current appearance, the majesty can still be exchanged for the respect of the people, and the appearance and momentum can still suppress the most elite soldiers.
Who would dare to question Sheng Ping's imperial fortunes? When he met the young man in white again, the emperor would not remember his merits in saving people, but would definitely cure him for the crime of lying and confusing the people.
"Brother, when you see this, will you still be discouraged by my contempt for your opinion?" thought the emperor, the corners of his eyes were a little moist, and in a trance, he suddenly rubbed his eyes, as if he did not believe what he was seeing...... How could this night market in Pirong City be so familiar? It was the same scene as the night market in Nayan Tianjing, just like ...... He used to go out at night. The Emperor was in a cold sweat and did not dare to think much about it, but when he withdrew his thoughts and looked around, he realized that he was slowly losing the conversation of the people in the royal family, and the sound of the guards marching became clearer and clearer, and the orderly steps seemed to be about to enter his head.
The Emperor yawned incessantly, for he had fallen asleep a few days ago because of the medicine he had taken, but now he had to continue to suffer from nowhere, and he had become distracted, and muttered, "What is the matter with me?
The boundary between dream and reality gradually blurred, and for a moment, the people who were walking through the night market suddenly stopped, and the lights around them suddenly turned into darkness.
"Why did it stop! Why did it get dark? Didn't they light the lamps? Luo Jingming! Tell them to light the lights!" the emperor hissed and roared, and in the darkness he only knew that he was showing his teeth and claws, but he could not see his hideous face.
"Your Majesty, we have arrived! The lights are about to be lit, you don't have to rush, you can't stop it!" Luo Jingming said with a smile.
"Hmph!" The emperor also sneered, and reprimanded sharply: "You tell me clearly! What ...... are hidden in your words?" Before he could finish speaking, the emperor only felt that he had received a heavy blow in the back of his leg, and the strength that had been so full of his self-consciousness after a few days of cultivation could not be used at this moment, and he immediately fell to the ground.
Hearing the sound of footsteps turning from behind him, the emperor knew that it should be Luo Jingming, he struggled to support his upper body with his arms, but his lower body couldn't exert half of his strength to make him stand up.
"Lord Luo, what the hell is going on?" the Emperor asked in a shout. Although he spoke urgently, he also secretly changed the name of Luo Jingming's name in the past few days.
Luo Jingming only said softly: "The lamp is lit! Your Majesty, it's time to wake up from the dream!"
The lights illuminated the surroundings, illuminating Luo Jingming's figure, who was standing in front of the emperor with his hands outstretched, looking at his eyes, full of pity.
The emperor immediately understood, and he spread out his hands, the palms of his two hands and the backs of his hands, showing that they were as weak as dead bodies, which was by no means caused by the dirt and dust on the ground. The sounds of killing came from behind him, and he had told him everything. The world in the eyes of the two was finally unified at this moment. The current emperor was like a monster, his whole body was convulsed, his skin was purple and black, and blood was oozing from his pores like smoke.
"For ...... What ......" said this, the emperor's mouth kept open, I don't know if he was expressing his surprise or because it was out of control.
"Your Majesty......" Luo Jingming replied, "It's better that I don't know." ”
"It was that false Taoist priest who harmed me! Lord Luo must cure his sins for me! And his group of apprentices, don't let it go!" The emperor had to change the topic elsewhere, unwilling to talk directly about himself or Luo Jingming.
"No!" Luo Jingming replied dryly: "People can also be regarded as people who eat with their own skills, not only can they not be punished, but they must also be rewarded, and they will be rewarded heavily......! Really?"
"Yes! Yes...... Yes......" The emperor hurriedly said, now he just wants to live, but he doesn't care about these things.
"But I can spare it, Your Majesty...... Can I let it go?" Luo Jingming was still asking the emperor's opinion.
The emperor looked at him and smiled, laughing terribly, "As long as you can run to a master who dares to protect you in front of King Xuning, what you want to do with me! I can't live for a few more days in this situation! You tell that Taoist priest to continue to use medicine on me, let me go more comfortably, and I will leave a letter to clear your responsibilities and bring King Xuning back, and he will definitely reuse you!"
A smile flashed in Luo Jingming's eyes, and he continued to change back to that respectful appearance, "If the minister can't hold back, the showdown one day earlier may make His Majesty's wish come true, but it's a pity! Early this morning, the minister received two very interesting news! Does Your Majesty want to hear it?" Luo Jingming slowly took out a dagger, pulled it out, and pointed at the emperor with a shiny knife tip and walked over.
"You...... Are you really not afraid of King Xuning's ability? Do you know that even if thousands of troops protect you, he will only want to take your life as if he were looking for something?" the emperor said urgently.
"The first news-" Luo Jingming said: "The news of Anlu State, King Xuning infiltrated the palace and assassinated their Xingguo Enjun, and has now been ambushed, but he asks the court to give an explanation. ”
"Volt ...... At this moment, the emperor had lost all strength to support himself, and he kept reciting these two words, and remembered in his heart what the young man in white said that day:
"You only need to push out one person, I ask him to undertake the rest of the Shengping Dynasty's imperial fortune, look at the fate of this person in the future, and you will know the whereabouts of your Shengping Dynasty's imperial fortune. ”
The sound of killing behind him stopped, is he the only one in the royal family who is still alive? The emperor thought about it, but he also breathed a sigh of relief, he felt that when there was only one road in front of him, it was really much easier to walk...... The emperor unloaded all his strength and allowed his body to lie down naturally, burying his whole face in the dirt.
"Turn him over, I'm going to kill him with my own hands! Look at his eyes when he dies!" Luo Jingming said, there seemed to be a deep blood feud between them, but there was no way to understand it.
The two guards did so, Luo Jingming rushed over and stabbed the dagger into the emperor's heart, but the emperor did not open his eyes immediately in pain, and let a look of fear remain on his face before he died, but slowly turned his head away, faced Luo Jingming with his mud-stained face, opened his eyes calmly, and closed them again.
Luo Jingming pulled out his dagger, wiped the blood stains on the emperor's clothes, and put it away, turned to the guards and ordered: "Don't rush to dispose of the corpse first, and send an order to the army: Go back quickly to pack your bags and evacuate the people in the city! Write multiple copies of this letter and send it to all the prefectures and cities!"
"Lord Luo, what is this?" asked a bloodstained guard.
"This ...... That's the second message I received this morning!"
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Lao Dao walked on the silent street, although the night was not dark and the wind was high, but he could not see the surrounding scenery clearly, and after a few aimless circles, he sat down on the spot, sighed, and said to himself: "What was the commotion just now? Why did the people on the street leave so quickly? There was nothing, and the inn did not accept customers...... "He was very old, and although the disciples could leave tonight, he needed to find an inn, and he could not leave the city after tonight."
"Master!" Hearing this familiar sound, Lao Dao turned around, his eyes narrowed into a slit, but he couldn't see the person's appearance clearly.
"You...... You are ......"
"You old fellow is so dizzy! you can't even hear my voice!" the man said angrily.
"Huh...... It turned out that you were a little pimp, you really owe discipline...... "Lao Dao said, but he couldn't help laughing, and his love for his disciple could not be concealed.
"I've been following you all along! It's just that just now the crowd went out of the city and swept us apart! I'm afraid that you will take people to the wild and let wolves, insects, tigers and leopards swallow them!" said the young disciple.
"Unthinkable, unthinkable! You are the poorest, the most annoying, but also the most hearted!" said the old man, "Why have all the people in the city gone out of the city?
"I heard...... The demon calamity is not over, Lord Luo Jingming found out that there is a demon army in each of the four directions of the southeast, northwest, and northwest, and it is heading towards Shengping with a demonic aura that soars to the sky, I am afraid that it is the reinforcements that the demon calamity has gathered in the human world!" said the young disciple.
"Mortal monsters, that's not a hurry! We can sleep soundly tonight, if we want to go......" Lao Dao suddenly laughed, sly, "Boy, do you have some guts?"
The young disciple was taken aback, "What did you say?"
"Let's not leave, stay in the territory of the Shengping Dynasty and watch what the demon army has done?" asked Lao Dao.
"you!" the young disciple didn't want to think about it and said, "Master, I'm here to give you a pension and send you to the end of your life!"
Lao Dao ignored him, only stretched his muscles and bones. When he raised his hand slightly, he saw that the door that could be seen all over the street suddenly opened from the closed hole, and the candle flame was extinguished, but it was rekindled, and the dim surroundings were illuminated in an instant. Lao Dao clapped his hands and said, "Go find a good inn for the two of us to spend the night tonight, I'll be waiting for you here." ”
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