Chapter 3

As soon as the words fell, everyone hurriedly looked sideways, who dared to trespass like this? But as soon as they saw the person who came, everyone looked at each other and was shocked! I saw a person slowly walking out of the crowd, it was Shouwang Li Mao! Everyone present gasped, it might be okay for someone else, but it was him! As a result, people really don't know how things will develop next.

In the twenty-second year of Kaiyuan, Princess Xianyi held a wedding in Luoyang, Yang Yuhuan was also invited to participate, Princess Xianyi's brother is Shouwang Li Mao, during the banquet Li Mao fell in love with Yang Yuhuan at first sight, Yang Yuhuan was canonized as Princess Shou, and the two got along well after marriage, very affectionate.

But only three years later, Shouwang's mother passed away, she was the saint's favorite concubine during her lifetime, and the courtesy in the palace was almost equal to that of the queen, and her death could not help but make the saint depressed. Later, someone told the sage that Yang Yuhuan was both talented and beautiful, so the sage issued an edict asking Yang Yuhuan to pray for the Empress Dowager Dou, and thus forced her to become a female Taoist priest, with the Taoist name "Taizhen"! After another five years, the sage re-ordained Princess Shou for King Shou, and at the same time canonized Yang Yuhuan as a concubine!

It is precisely because of this farce of a father snatching his son and wife that King Shou lost face in the court for a while, so he gradually faded out of the court, and after all these years, this matter was gradually forgotten! It stands to reason that the relationship between King Shou and Yang Yuhuan in the past should be avoided at this moment to avoid the unwarranted suspicion of others, but he just took the initiative to step forward and ask Yang Yuhuan to cross the bridge, which had to surprise everyone!

In an instant, King Shou had walked in front of Yang Yuhuan, Yang Yuhuan was not surprised when he saw that it was him, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if he was smiling, and slowly raised his left hand. King Shou did not shy away from suspicion, and did not care about everyone's eyes, raised his hand to support Yang Yuhuan, and the two slowly got on the bridge. At this time, the rain was heavier, and the wind was blowing more tightly, but everyone didn't seem to notice, and their eyes just fell on the two of them. After a while, the two were halfway to the bridge.

Yang Yuhuan turned his head and said with a smile: "Everyone come here, lest the rain be heavier for a while!" After her reminder, everyone woke up like a dream, and the prince and the right minister at this time were no longer as polite as before, and stepped on the bridge one after another, and the people behind them also began to move slowly when they saw this.

Due to the rainy day, the bridge body is slippery, the mountain stream is towering, and the cold wind blows from time to time, everyone moves very slowly, some people are afraid to hold the copper chain tightly and dare not let go, especially to the center of the bridge, the bridge body shakes violently, and many people's expressions have already changed color! By the time these hundreds of people had crossed the bridge, it had been more than half an hour.

The three Taoist children had already arrived in front of the Taoist Tower to wait, and when they saw that almost everyone had come, they said loudly: "The seats in the tower are set up according to the direction of the gossip, yin and yang intersect, please enter the tower one by one, the eight characters for the yang sit in the yin position, and the eight characters for the yin sit in the yang position, so that the yin and yang can be combined." ”

At this time, the rain was heavier, and everyone just nodded lightly when they heard this, and began to squeeze into the tower without falling, but as soon as they entered the tower, everyone couldn't help but be stunned, and everyone was surprised by the furnishings in the tower. The outside of the tower is magical, but the inside of the tower is so simple, in addition to the futon seat on the ground, a huge dragon chair located in the middle of the tower can attract attention. Directly in front of the dragon chair is a huge case, on which incense candles, yellow paper, charms, rattles and other objects are placed! It seems that there will be a ritual in a while.

Everyone began to sit down in an orderly manner, as soon as they sat down, they began to look up and down the tower, the tower was black all around, without any decoration, and the top of the tower was painted with some patterns similar to auspicious clouds, and nothing else, after looking at it for a while, it felt boring, so it could only wait quietly for the saint to come.

The three Taoist boys at the beginning stood on three sides of the case, their eyes slightly closed, and they didn't say a word, and everyone didn't want to ask more. The right prime minister, the crown prince and the others had grim faces, and they were all anxiously waiting for everything that might happen next.

The waiting time is always long, especially at this moment, everyone is looking forward to the upcoming appearance of Ying Long, and on the other hand, they feel bored by the emptiness in the tower. The rain outside the tower was even stronger, the whole sky was darker, and I don't know how long it took, suddenly there was a rattle outside the tower, because the tower was unusually quiet, even if it was raining heavily outside, the sound was extremely clear. Hearing this, everyone raised their heads in unison, stretched their heads and looked out of the tower. The rattle bell did not stop, the sound came from far and near, and in a short time it was already in front of the tower.

Just as everyone was waiting for it, the rattle became louder, and it was no longer one rattle, but several. The three boys in front of the case immediately knelt on the ground and shouted, "Welcome to the master!" Hearing this, everyone subconsciously stood up, and at the same time, five people who looked like Taoist children slowly walked into the tower together, dressed roughly the same as the three people in front of the case, and they were surrounded by the national teacher!

The national teacher was wearing a black robe, a pestle and a long staff in one hand, and a rattle in the other, his hair was unkempt but his eyes were sharp, his eyes were fixed on the huge case, and he walked straight over, as if he didn't see the people around him. Everyone was supposed to salute, but it can be seen that his posture forgot about the salute for a while, and just looked at him with dull eyes.

After a few steps, the national teacher was already standing in front of the case, he raised his hand and rang the bell, and the eight Taoist children hurriedly sat down in the direction of the gossip, their eyes closed, and there were words in their mouths.

Suddenly, the national teacher shouted: "Respectfully invite the saint to enter the tower!" He couldn't help but drink it coldly, but it startled everyone, and when he heard what he said, everyone hurriedly turned their eyes to the tower gate, I don't know when the saint was actually standing at the door of the tower, only to see that he was wearing a yellow robe, the same hair was unkempt, maybe it was raining, and his body bones were a little trembling. There was no one around him, and there were no eunuchs to serve, so he looked a little lonely at a glance! When everyone saw the saint clearly, they hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted: "Respectfully the saint, long live long live long live!" ”

At the same time, the rattle in the hand of the national teacher rang again, with the sound of the rattle, the saint began to slowly walk into the tower, walking towards the direction of the dragon chair, everyone did not dare to raise their heads, just held their breath, waiting for the saint to take a seat. The rattle stopped, someone peeked at it, it turned out that the saint had already sat on the dragon chair, he slowly raised his hands, and said in a low voice: "Zhong Aiqing is flat and seated!" ”

"Thank you, saint!" There was a chorus of shouts in the tower, and everyone finally got up and sat back in their seats. At this time, the tower was even quieter, and everyone's eyes were focused on the national teacher, and they were all waiting for his next move. At this moment, the national teacher is holding a pestle and a long staff, his eyes are closed, and he does not say a word. The saint on the dragon chair behind him was also a little anxious, so he whispered: "National teacher, you can start!" ”

When the national teacher heard the sound, he finally moved, he slowly shook the bell in his hand, and said: "Ying Longxian, the world has changed!" Ying Long appeared in the clouds, and the world changed dramatically! Please look up, look at the auspicious clouds, and recite the dragon in your heart, and call it sincerely! When everyone heard this, they began to look up, looking at the pattern on the top of the tower, it turned out that it was really a picture of auspicious clouds, at first everyone just thought it was similar, but at this moment the national teacher reminded him, all of them seemed sincere!

The national teacher looked around for a week, and saw that everyone had looked up at the pattern, so he gently shook the rattle in his hand again, and chanted: "Ying Longxian... Ying Longxian... His tone was steady, but clear, and the crowd couldn't help but feel unusually calm as he rattled the bell and the words in his mouth.

Soon after, everyone actually found that the auspicious clouds on the top of the tower actually began to swim slowly, the right phase was shocked, he thought he was dazzled, and quickly squeezed his eyes, and looked up again, the auspicious clouds were really swimming around, and someone in the seat couldn't help but exclaim. . . The corners of the national teacher's mouth raised slightly, and the speed of the rattle was accelerated, and those auspicious clouds seemed to be controlled by the bell in his hand, and they began to spread from the top of the tower to the surrounding of the tower, and everyone was even more shocked to see it. The tower door was not closed, wisps of cold wind poured in, and for a while everyone in the tower seemed to be in the clouds, and their hearts were excited and couldn't help but feel a trace of uneasy fear.

Everyone's eyes are not like they were focused on the top of the tower at the beginning, but wandering around the entire tower, the scene in front of them made everyone unbelievable, the national teacher saw this, and suddenly shook the rattle more violently, and the eight Taoist children also began to ring the bell together, as if something was about to happen for a while, as the sound intensified, everyone began to become frightened, and their breathing became a little short. Even the saint on the dragon chair couldn't help but look a little nervous.

With a "bang", the national teacher buckled the rattle in his hand on the case, the bells of the eight Taoist children stopped at the same time, and the tower instantly became extremely silent, and only the rapid breathing of everyone could be heard, and everyone's eyes were on the national teacher, they didn't know what would happen in the next moment!

The national teacher stretched out his hand and grabbed the talisman paper on the case, threw it into the air, and immediately shouted: "The hour has come, welcome the arrival of the dragon!" As soon as the words fell, the rattle of the eight Dao boys rang again, even more rapid than before!

This scene can't help but be extremely frightened in everyone's hearts, and for a while they couldn't help but start looking around the tower, only to see the auspicious clouds on the tower moving more quickly, coupled with the torrential rain outside the tower, it became turbulent for a while, and everyone's hearts began to feel uneasy, and an inexplicable sense of fear arose. . .

"Whew!!" There was a loud roar at the top of the tower, and everyone's eyes were on the top of the tower...