Qin Xiao smiled: "Brother Gu laughed at me. If Brother Gu hadn't arrived in time, it would have been another trouble on my side. ”

"With your temperament, even if you know that there will be trouble, under the circumstances, you will still do it." Gu Baiyi sighed: "You have a chivalrous heart, which is what people who have been in Kyoto for a long time lack the most, I only hope that your chivalrous heart will never disappear." ”

Qin Xiao asked: "Big brother, what is the origin of the Hongling Zhenren, even the people of Kyoto Prefecture have to be driven by him?" ”

"Don't talk about Kyoto Mansion, in fact, even the Lu Butang of the Criminal Department is a little jealous of him." Gu Baiyi lowered his voice and said, "Although he is not in the palace, he belongs to the people in the palace. ”

"Exactly." Gu Baiyi said: "The Immortal Temple is the first Taoist temple in Kyoto, although it is not very grand, but there are no surrounding houses that dare to approach, so it occupies a large area of land. There are two or three hundred Taoist priests in the Eternal Life Temple, and the incense is not bad, many believers in Kyoto will go to the Eternal Life Temple to worship the Taoist ancestors, this Hongling real person in the hearts of the people of Kyoto, there are really some doorways. ”

Qin Xiao became interested and asked, "How do you say this?" ”

"Although Hongling Zhenren is a Taoist priest, there are two things that can make him feel like a fish in water in Kyoto." Gu Baiyi explained: "The first thing is that there is a technique to bring the dead back to life, in fact, this is also an exaggeration, to put it bluntly, this person's medical skills are very clever." There are some incurable diseases that the imperial doctors in the palace can't solve, but he can cure them, as long as he offers enough incense money, whether it is a high-ranking official or a poor person, he can also help to diagnose and treat. ”

Qin Xiao frowned and said, "Where did you start with this?" ”

"On the edge of Sipingfang, there is Tongyi Fang." Gu Baiyi said softly: "As long as people in Kyoto mention Tongyi Fang, the first thing that comes to mind is the concept of immortality. Tongyi Fang belongs to a small square in Kyoto, there are only 400 households, and most of the one hundred and eight squares in Kyoto are private squares, and Tongyi Fang also belongs to private squares, but in addition to Tongyi Fang, there are at least 1,000 households in other private squares, do you know why there are only 400 households in Tongyi Fang? ”

Qin Xiao thought for a moment and said, "Is it because of the concept of immortality?" ”

"Alchemy?"

"In fact, when the first emperor Emperor Dezong, there were Fang Shi who secretly alchemized for the first emperor." Gu Baiyi smiled faintly and said: "The dream of ordinary people is to be able to eat three meals a day, and they can have clothes to wear in winter. ”

Qin Xiao sneered: "Throughout the ages, I have never heard of such an immortal person. ”

Qin Xiao was a little surprised, and said, "In this way, his medical skills are really good. ”

"He was able to gain a foothold in Kyoto because he relied on treating the illnesses of high-ranking officials and nobles from the beginning." Gu Baiyi said: "In his hands, he did save some people." But this man is very greedy for money, and if you have money, he will help you heal whatever you say, and if you don't have money, even if you are noble, he will not pay attention to it. But then again, if you have a noble status, why worry about not having money? However, ordinary people, if they really want to get seriously ill, they may not have the money to ask an ordinary doctor for treatment, so how can they invite him? The so-called incense money he collected was more than ten times higher than that of ordinary doctors, and when he came to him, he bought his life with silver. ”

Gu Baiyi took a sip of tea from his cup before continuing: "His other ability is alchemy. ”

"Naturally, I have this idea." Gu Baiyi said calmly: "However, the saint may not really believe in being immortal, but ......!" After all, he leaned closer to Qin Xiao and said in a low voice: "Although the sage does not necessarily believe that he can really live forever, but he can rejuvenate his face and even prolong his life, the sage should be convinced, otherwise he will not spend a lot of money on the concept of immortality." As far as I know, the biggest annual expense of the inner library is spent on the concept of longevity. ”

Qin Xiao asked, "Big brother, what is this inner library?" ”

"Brother doesn't know, there are two places to pay taxes in this world, one is the household department, which is also well-known and is called the treasury, but in addition to the treasury, there is also an inner treasury dedicated to ensuring the use of the palace." Gu Baiyi chuckled: "The inner treasury in the palace is the private treasury of the Son of Heaven, and it already existed as early as the previous dynasty. Although the shore of the land is not the king's land, but the Son of Heaven sometimes has to do some of his own things, if the silver from the treasury is used, it will inevitably be known to everyone, if there are Geng Zhi's ministers to block, there will be some trouble, so the establishment of the inner treasury, the Son of Heaven with silver is much more convenient. ”

"But since ancient times, there has never been a shortage of people who have the luxury of immortality." Gu Baiyi sighed and said lightly: "Even if you can't live forever, if you can extend."

It's good to live longer. ”

Qin Xiao immediately realized something, and said in a low voice: "Big brother, you mean, sage..... Want to live forever too? ”

Gu Baiyi smiled faintly and said, "The weakness of the treasury does not mean that there is no silver in the treasury. The concept of immortality is the alchemy of the saint, and those pills are used to maintain the appearance and prolong life, and the materials required are extremely expensive, but they will be transported into the Taoist temple in cars every year, which shows the saint's trust in the Hongling Zhenren. I have a humble status, so naturally I have never seen a saint, but since the saint trusts him so much, I think those pills still have some effect. It is precisely because of the favor of the saint that the Taoist priests of the Immortal View are extremely rampant from top to bottom, and there is no human life today, even if there is really a human life, Hongling Zhenren will not have anything to do, and naturally someone will wipe his ass for him. ”

Qin Xiao's face was solemn, what he saw and heard when he came to Kyoto made him feel cold in his heart everywhere, no wonder the empire was weakened to this point, and Kyoto was full of charms and ghosts, how could such a country be good.

"Hongling Zhenren has been in the concept of immortality for nearly ten years, and over the years, it is not without people who have died in their hands." Gu Baiyi sighed lightly: "Every time after killing people's lives, the matter is over in the end, it is nothing more than spending some silver, and there is no shortage of silver in the concept of longevity, so in their eyes, human life is really nothing." ”

Qin Xiao thought to himself that this was true.

"The source of the silver in the inner treasury is mainly taken from the mountains, rivers, forests, and salt and iron taxes, and in addition to the tributes paid by the feudal states, the confiscated family wealth, and a part of the taxes collected by the treasury must be filled into the inner treasury." Gu Baiyi explained: "The use of tens of thousands of people in the palace also falls on the inner library. ”

"The concept of immortality is an alchemy for saints, and the expenses naturally cannot be allocated from the treasury." Qin Xiao said in a low voice: "So this silver also has to be paid from the inner treasury?" ”

Gu Baiyi smiled slightly, got up and said, "I still have to go back to the yamen on an errand, you are late."

If you're fine, go to my side for dinner. ”

"When you have time, you will pass." Qin Xiao smiled: "By the way, has Sister Qiu Niang's cruise ship been bought?" ”

Qin Xiao sneered: "Such a person deserves to die. ”

"Today, you have a grudge with the concept of longevity, and Hongling Zhenren is afraid that he will not give up." Gu Baiyi groaned slightly, and finally said: "Brother, it's really not possible, you still leave Kyoto as soon as possible, the gentlemen in this world are aggressive and villains are difficult to prevent, and if those Taoist priests secretly do the black, they can't be prevented." ”

"Big brother doesn't have to worry about me, when Han Duwei is done, he and I will leave Kyoto immediately." Qin Xiao said: "I really don't want to stay in such a ghost place. ”

Although his eyes are closed, he has a very sensitive sense of the surrounding situation, he can even feel the flow of qi and blood in his body, his hearing expands, and he can detect the breathing of other people in the distance, and even the subtle footsteps in the inn are also clearly sensed.

He was forced to make a move in Kyoto several times, but he was lucky and offended several extremely difficult forces in Kyoto.

He knew that he was in danger for a day in Kyoto, and when he encountered danger, the only thing he could protect himself was himself, and he couldn't rely on anyone, so his martial arts cultivation had become extremely important.

"The price of the new ship has risen again, and my sister is reluctant to buy it and wants to buy an old ship, but there is no old ship recently, so she wants to wait a few days and find it slowly." Gu Baiyi smiled: "You don't have to worry, you won't starve to death." ”

Qin Xiao said: "You persuade her to buy a new boat, I still have some silver here..... was about to take the silver, but Gu Baiyi had already shook his head and said, "If you bring good wine and good food, I will not refuse to come, but this silver cannot be accepted." I still have a salary, so I save a little money, and if I really lack money one day, I will talk to you again. He said no more, and said a few more words, and then left.

In the dead of night, Qin Xiao meditated for a long time, cultivating the [Ancient Qi Technique], only to feel that the changes in his body were becoming more and more subtle.

Walked to the window, gently opened one side of the window, swept the street, when March, the cold moon was quiet, the street was dead and silent, but his vision was amazing, and suddenly he found that under the eaves diagonally opposite, there seemed to be a figure standing there seriously.

The figure didn't move, standing quietly under the eaves, if it weren't for Qin Xiao's eyesight, he would almost not have noticed the existence of that figure.

He frowned, in the middle of the night, the man was standing there dressed in black, by no means eating and having nothing to do, a pair of eyes stared at the figure, and soon, the figure obviously found himself being targeted by Qin Xiao, so he saw the figure move lightly, and suddenly turned around and left.

Fortunately, he was also shot in the shoulder by the shooter, and when the arrow poison invaded, he was lucky to resist, and by chance, he let himself break through the Zhongtian realm unbelievably, with his current strength, ordinary people really can't help themselves.

But the hidden dragon and crouching tiger in Kyoto, although he is in the middle of the four heavenly realms, it is really difficult to deal with a real master.

His physical strength was unprecedentedly abundant, and after practicing for a while, he only felt refreshed, although it was late at night, he was very energetic, and there was no trace of sleepiness at all.

Qin Xiao sneered in his heart, and was about to close the window, when his body shook suddenly, and he poked his head out again, and under the moonlight, he saw that the figure had turned into an alley.

"Momiji!" Qin Xiao spit out two words, with a shocked expression on his face.

He didn't pay much attention to it at first, but when the figure turned to leave, Qin Xiao suddenly remembered that the movement of that figure was very similar to red leaves.

When he killed Lang Shenshui in Turtle City, the Zhen family mobilized wolf riders to search for the murderer, Hongye and Xiaoshigu protected themselves from Turtle City, and when Hongye sent him away that night, he was also wearing a night suit, Qin Xiao's body movements on her body were engraved in his mind, and Fang Cai's figure was also a black night suit, and the movements were light and agile, which was exactly the same as the memory of Hongye in his mind.