—184 A.D.——

Liangzhou, an ordinary house in Zhangye County.

"Are you crazy! Is it really organized? Now the imperial court, no, wouldn't the ten permanent servants have enough excuses to exterminate the Taiping Dao? The girl carrying an apricot yellow flag was lowering her voice to accuse the middle-aged man in front of her.

"So what do you say you should do? Big niece? Like the capitulators, honestly draw talismans for them, collect money with the left hand, and return it to them in the name of taxes with the right hand? The middle-aged man frowned, but he didn't feel displeased with the girl's offense.

"There is always a way, there is always a way, in short, you let the Taoists disarm first, so as not to be caught." The girl's voice was a little hesitant.

"We are hunters, farmers, butchers, and carpenters, not soldiers, and at least in the eyes of those who don't know the inside story, there is no way to tell the difference, and there is no excuse to arrest them—as for those who are caught, they are all those who are unwilling to give up or have long been recorded, such as the altar owner, Qingniujiao." The middle-aged man shook his head.

"Uncle Mancheng......" The girl didn't seem to know what to say for a while.

In another world that neither of them could perceive, Zhang Jiao, who was dressed in a Ming zodiac robe, was looking at them and sighed.

Naturally, he didn't have the ability to tear apart the "Mountains and Rivers Society Map" like Zhao Yun, but he could temporarily make it transparent and visible and transmit sounds.

In the time when he was not in the "present world", his daughter Zhang Jie tried to unify the increasingly divided Taiping Dao with her own strength, she first persuaded those shallow Taoists who had simply used Fu Shui and wanted to repay their kindness to break away from Taiping Dao so that it would not be too large, and then let the various sub-altars restrain the number of appearances in front of people, and rushed to Jinan to find Zhang Jue, who improved "Fu Shui", to let him behave in a low-key manner, and finally, after hearing that "Taiping Dao and the Xiongnu colluded", he came directly to quell this rumor - it seems, She hoped to maintain the original purpose of curing the disease and saving people, and reduce the vigilance and covetousness of outsiders towards Taiping Dao, but it seemed that it had little effect.

There is no doubt that in the Liangzhou Rebellion, which had nothing to do with them, "Fu Shui" and "Nine Flowers Jade Dew Pill" caused a miracle that a large number of soldiers who should have died in battle survived, and wanted to erase the impression that Taiping Dao gave the world that they could "live dead, flesh and bones", unless they disappeared for more than 20 years.

The incident of "Xiongnu attacking the Taiping Dao altar" in Liangzhou ended with the Xiongnu being repelled by the assassin Shi Dong Zhuo, and the rumors of Taiping Dao's collusion with the Xiongnu were also temporarily suppressed, but the ten permanent servants refused to give up and sent messengers to arrest all the Taoists who had not left the altar in the name of "inquiry".

Because Qingniujiao and the branch altar he established were well-known in Liangzhou, he directly gave up escaping and covered for Zhang Mancheng, Cheng Yuanzhi and Deng Mao who came from Julu to rebuild the Taiping Road branch altar, as for Zhang Yan and Guo Daxian, they were new to Taiping Dao, but they were not exposed.

Next, Zhang Jie began to persuade Zhang Mancheng and others to return to Julu, after all, as the general altar, no one has dared to find trouble so far, but Zhang Mancheng and others think that going back will only give people a chance to catch them all, and it just so happens that they are tricks and hands on the side of Liangzhou, the key is that they have all succeeded, and they will not attract attention again.

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While listening to the exchange between the two sides, Zhang Jiao was also thinking about the situation in the "Yellow Sky", which was full of ruins and the souls of many who died in the Battle of Liangzhou wandered.

He had thought that the fairy "Lin Hao" had granted him the Book of Heaven and assisted in the promotion of Fu Shui, so that Taiping Dao had developed into a huge organization that could influence the scope of the Eight Prefectures, but he really didn't think about their final end?

In the previous Zhang Jiao's view, there were only three endings: being exterminated, being annexed and controlled, or being revealed, but with the emergence of "Yellow Sky", a fourth future quietly surfaced: "Live as usual in this 'Mountains and Rivers Society Map'." ”

In this world, the only intact buildings are the "Martial Pavilion", "Saint's Pavilion" or other "Pavilions" with different appearances lit by "Lin Hao", most of which have accidentally entered, and Zhang Jiao did not approach them, but just like a long time ago, rescue mortals who have fallen into a mortal situation, and conduct corresponding trials according to the treatment chosen.

Zhang Jiao had a hunch that although he couldn't use most of the spells in the Book of Heavenly Escape and the Book of Earth Escape, if he wanted to use the Five Elements Escape Method that could bring people from "this world" to "the other world", he would definitely succeed.

There is an extra way back, which makes Zhang Jiao feel uneasy from time to time after learning the proverb "The sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand, the age is in Jiazi, and the world is auspicious", but he still wants to know no matter what, if it continues like this, what kind of ending will Taiping Dao get, after all, this year is already the year of Jiazi.

"Knock knock." There was a gentle knock on the door, Zhang Jie stopped talking and glanced at Zhang Mancheng suspiciously.

"The scouts outside are unresponsive, most of them are people they know." Zhang Mancheng nodded to signal her to relax, and then got up to open the door.

Outside the door is a strong man like an iron tower, looking at his clothes and armor, he seems to be the general of Dong Zhuo's army.

"General Guan Hai came to visit suddenly, is there something important?" Zhang Mancheng obviously knew this person, and after looking out a little, he invited him in.

"Uncle Man Cheng, is he?" Zhang Jie asked with a puzzled face.

"This is Guan Hai, the general who belongs to the camp of Dong Zhuo, the assassin of Liangzhou, and this special unit has a good attitude towards us because of 'Fu Shui', and was sent as a liaison officer between us," Zhang Mancheng introduced: "This is the daughter of the 'Great Sage and Good Master'. ”

"Hmm...... I always feel that he is destined for us......" Zhang Jie turned the apricot yellow flag in her hand twice, thoughtful.

"I won't stay much in the next place," Guan Hai said with a serious expression: "There is news from Luoyang, there are rumors of 'Taiping Dao colluding with foreign races' in Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Liangzhou, and some people have seen the standard Taoist robes of Taiping Dao in the invading Hu people's team. ”

"What!" Zhang Jie's eyes widened: "How dare they!" ”

"It seems that Lord Assassin's efforts to stop the spread of rumors have been in vain, and the Ten Standing Servants have failed to plant the false accusations and directly send people to the battle in person." Zhang Mancheng sighed: "So, how is Luoyang's response?" ”

"The emperor was furious and ordered the garrisons to arrest the Taiping Daoists, but Lord Dong Zhuo had the help of the rangers, and the news was obtained a little earlier," Guan Hai said: "I came here to ask you what to do." ”

As expected, Zhang Jiao sighed, it seems that no matter how much he retreats, he can't fill the greed of the ten permanent servants, but they are afraid of the opinion of the "Sword Saint" Wang Yue, so they have to find a way to label Taiping Dao as "colluding with Hu people", after all, everyone knows that the sword saint who once "Ping Helan with a sword" is the most disgusted with Hu people.

"But, damn it, I'm going back to Julu!" Zhang Jie looked a little flustered, but still quickly made an analysis and decision: "No matter what, the main altar will be the last place for them to attack, I have to evacuate the Taoist disciples in advance, and I have to rescue the two uncles." ”

"With all due respect, due to her activity in recent years, Miss Zhang is afraid that she has been the focus of the imperial court's shadow drawing, and as long as she appears in a town outside Liangzhou, she will be captured by the local people or the defenders."

"......" Zhang Jie was stunned.

Indeed, Zhang Jiao shook her head, in the process of trying to integrate Taiping Dao, she almost never concealed her identity, and sometimes she would fight with the people, plus she got lost from time to time, and she was willing to lend a hand when she encountered someone in need, although this move won a good reputation for Taiping Dao, but in this way, it can be said that it is effortless for the imperial eagle dog to find her.

However, with himself watching from the side, unless Wang Yue personally took action regardless of his face, otherwise it would be for nothing to come, Zhang Jiao thought with a little pride.

"You can rest assured, I will definitely protect Miss with my life." At this time, Ma Yuanyi, who had been standing beside Zhang Jie, replied in a deep voice.

"Senior brother......" Zhang Jie's face was excited, but she didn't know what to say.

Hehe...... Zhang Jiao nodded with satisfaction, he was in a hurry, but he casually mentioned that he wanted him to protect Jie'er, but he had been really guarding left and right all these years, which shows that he was quite accurate in seeing people at the beginning, but Jie'er is now so old, and he is still called "senior brother", it seems that he is not so open-minded.

"What my lord means is that no matter how hidden the 'Taiping Army' is, as long as they contact each other, there will always be signs to follow," Guan Hai interrupted the Taiping Dao people who looked like they were going to live and die, and said his original purpose for coming here: "You don't like to join the 'Liangzhou Army' for the time being, and after the people from Luoyang return in vain, they will make plans, and Miss Zhang can also play with Lord Dong Zhuo's two granddaughters for a few days, if anyone wants to check the back house, they must first ask Lord Lu Bu's [Fang Tian Painting Halberd] if they agree." ”

…… Tsk, the forging method of the Fang Tian Painting Halberd turned out to be that Lu Bu constantly bombarded with peerless thunder and lightning, if he couldn't withstand turning into molten iron, he had to rebuild it, and there was lightning and thunder for a long time in the workshop, and it is said that he found the extraterrestrial spar that would not be melted by the thunder and lightning at all before it was successfully forged.

Speaking of Lu Bu, Zhang Jiao remembered the "Lu Bu" he talked about when he tried the fairyland, although the appearance was exactly the same, and the armor was similar, but at that time, only ordinary martial arts were used throughout the whole process, and there was no such red and black thunder and lightning "Wushuang", not to mention, if you count the age, Lu Bu here at that time was just born.

This further proves his speculation that the pair of "Lin Hao" fairies are from the future, presumably, in the original history, the court's comprehensive encirclement and suppression of Taiping Dao was the end of his "great sage and good teacher".

However, as a state assassin, hiding such an act as a criminal can already be called a rebellion according to the law, or is it that Dong Zhuo was originally interested in this?