Chapter XVI. confrontation
Of course, Hu Zongren meant me, seeing that I was upset, so he left me and walked to the side of Yao Lao Daoren again, this time he was no longer aggressive, but raised his hands and saluted respectfully, and then asked, May I ask Yao senior, after you followed up my case for the last time, did you leave the rest to others to take care of? Old Daoist Yao didn't speak, just nodded, his eyes full of doubts. Hu Zongren asked again, is there a young Taoist aunt who is temporarily living in the house, and her common name is Zhao Jing?
Yao Lao Daoren was stunned for a moment, and then said, Zhao Jing has this person, but he is not here at the moment, he came to us a while ago, and we don't know what to do, but he has already left the next day. Hu Zongren asked again, did she leave by herself? Yao Lao Daoren said that this is not clear, he did not see it with his own eyes, but then he heard her senior brother say that Zhao Jing had gone back to Chongqing and continued to live her own life. Hu Zongren asked, is Zhao Jing's senior brother just Ma Daochang? Yao Lao Taoist said, yes, it's him. Hu Zongren suppressed the fire and asked, then whether Ma Daochang is still in the house now, we have something to ask. Old Daoist Yao pointed to the group of disciples behind him and said, Here... But before he finished speaking, he stopped moving, because he had already sensed that Ma Daoren was no longer in the hall at the moment. So he wondered why he was with me when he was doing his homework just now, why is he not here now.
It seems that when we came in just now, we saw the figure who dodged away, and it must have been Ma Daoren. Looking at Hu Zongren's angry expression, Yao Lao Daoren seemed to understand something, so he asked Hu Zongren, what are you looking for Ma Daoren? What does this have to do with him? Without waiting for Hu Zongren to speak, I threw away my cigarette butt, walked to them, and said to Yao Laodaoren, Yao senior, there are many people here, take a step to speak.
After speaking, Hu Zongren and I pulled him to the other side, told him the general story of this incident in a low voice, and told Yao Lao Daoist as briefly and clearly as possible the private analysis between me and Hu Zongren just now. From the expression of Old Daoist Yao after hearing it, I can see that although the old Taoist priest in front of him is not popular, he is indeed unaware of this matter. Not only that, but he couldn't even believe what Hu Zongren and I said, repeatedly interrupted us, and then angrily said that we were spewing blood, saying that we were guessing out of thin air. At this time, Hu Zongren rolled up his sleeves, and the ghost handprints that had faded before had become lighter, but if you looked closely, they were still clearly defined. Then I told him that this matter was not only involved in a personal grudge between us and the Xuanyuan Society, but also involved the White Lotus Sect. However, due to the fact that it involves the treasures of other sects after all, the people of the Xuanyuan Society do not know much about it, and the old Taoist priest in front of him should belong to one of the unknown truths. Hu Zongren even told Yao Lao Daoist that at this moment, in a place where we can't see, the White Lotus Sect has secretly sent people to keep an eye on us, and a gang of such a large scale, no matter how powerful your Xuanyuan Society is, it will be a plate of loose sand here after all, since you have possessed a treasure that does not belong to the Xuanyuan Society, and even the sect is not the same, it must be returned.
My meaning is very clear, first, Yao Lao Daoren must hand over Ma Daoren, give us a reasonable explanation, and be responsible for what he has done. Second, even if Yao Lao Dao didn't know about Gu Duo and the judge's pen, this matter has actually been conclusive in our opinion, and between the two gangs, there must be a decision because of this matter.
Yao Lao Dao is an old man after all, in a short period of time, he heard about probably the biggest conspiracy he has encountered in his life, plus as a big boss, he didn't know what Lu Dao's subordinates had secretly done behind his back, as a leader, he also had to self-reflect. So he was originally arrogant, but after listening to what Hu Zongren and I said, he sat down on the ground in a gloomy manner, and he didn't have the style of a grandmaster at all.
Seeing Old Daoist Yao sitting down crookedly, the group of disciples hiding on the side in the distance rushed forward one after another, wanting to help him up. But Old Daoist Yao waved his hand and pointed to the screen in the inner hall, his fingers were still trembling slightly, and he said to his disciples in that angry voice, Go, you go and bring Ma Wei'an to me! Two disciples rushed to the back in response, and Old Daoist Yao stopped them and said, go a few more people, and you must find them! Even if he commits the following crimes, I will escort him to me!"
After saying that, he ran out of the city and went out to a few more people. Now, I think even these protégés, even if they don't know the truth, should know that the Dao Ma Dao people have caused a big disaster in the Xuanyuan Society this time. So many people have been there one after another, as long as he hasn't escaped from the city, it must be easy to be found, and Hu Zongren and I analyzed, since Ma Daoren has stayed in the incense hall of the Xuanyuan Society for so long, there are only two reasons, one is because this is his own place, which is relatively safe, and the other is that he must have a place to hide things, but I think they definitely don't have the courage that we dare to hide the treasure in the vegetable field, so if you carefully search his residence, you should be able to find the pure copper judge pen.
So when I think of this, I can't help but feel proud. Because if I hadn't let Hu Zongren make a phone call to deceive the other party, we wouldn't have been able to win this short day, so when he was unprepared, we personally killed him in Chengdu, which can be regarded as a surprise to him, he definitely has no extra time to transfer the baby, the biggest possibility is to carry it with him, or hide it in a place he thinks is safe.
Yao Lao Daoren stood up tremblingly under the support of his disciples, and the previous arrogance all turned into frustration at this moment, among the many of the Wudao masters we brought, there are also many Taoist families, and it is even possible that the master of the sect is from the same place as some people from the Xuanyuan Society, but such a trouble, the Xuanyuan Society, which has always claimed to be the Taoist Association, is likely to be on the rivers and lakes from now on, and will never be able to raise his head again. Because people's words are terrifying, if it was just me and Hu Zongren talking about Xuanyuan outside, maybe few people would believe it, after all, people are soft-spoken, but if a group of people, or even many masters who are not fellow travelers with each other, say it together, no matter how big the gang is, it will inevitably collapse.
The disciples helped Old Daoist Yao back to sit on the Taishi chair. Yao Lao Daoist beckoned all of us into the inner hall, and asked the disciples to pour water, at this moment, he must not dare to snub us, although we have believed that this matter has nothing to do with him, but it is also related to his poor supervision, so this door, in the final analysis, is also the same as Xingshi to ask for guilt. The masters of the brake road whispered, these completely inaudible words, at this moment, in the eyes of Yao Lao Daoren, were like sharp claws tearing at the coat he had painstakingly packed for many years, he looked very uncomfortable, so everyone stood so embarrassed, without saying a word.
After a while, there was a rush and confusion of footsteps from behind the screen, and all of us focused our attention for a moment. Hu Zongren and I even stood up and looked there. Soon, a group of disciples dressed in white, one middle-aged Taoist priest with loose hair, only one shoe worn, and no neat Taoist robe walked in, and immediately pressed this middle-aged Taoist priest in front of Old Taoist Yao. I took a closer look, and this person was Ma Daoren. He was so embarrassed, but there was disdain on his face, and there was also a kind of frustration that he was close to becoming a big thing, but he fell short.
Yao Lao Daoren's expression was very sad. Although I don't know what the relationship between him and Ma Daoren is, it is obvious that he likes Ma Daoren very much, and his eyes are full of disappointment, but there is also a lot of love. If I guessed correctly, Ma Daoren should be the most powerful assistant and the most capable one of Yao Lao Daoren's Xuanyuan Society, otherwise he would not have become the second master at this age, excluding other old Taoist priests. Presumably, Yao Lao Daoren once thought that if he retired one day, Xuanyuan would be handed over to Ma Daoren. He saw that Ma Daoren was so embarrassed, so he scolded the disciples who held him down and said, "You all stand down, let me ask him properly." The disciples scattered in all directions, so we all formed a fan-shaped way, surrounding Old Daoist Yao and Ma Daoren who were kneeling on the ground.
Old Daoist Yao stood up, walked to Ma Daoren's side, and said to him angrily, you stand up for me. Ma Daoren stood up, his eyes began to scan the faces of all the people present, when he saw me and Hu Zongren, he smiled bitterly, then shook his head, and then looked at us very contemptuously, I don't understand whether that means to underestimate us or look down on us. He looked like he was at home, and began to straighten his loose hair in a bun without anyone else, and put his robe back on. Then put your hands together and hang them on your lower abdomen, waiting for everyone's questions.
Yao Lao Daoren did not repeat what happened, nor did he question what the situation was with Ma Daoren, but asked lightly, you tell me, what they said, is it true? I originally thought that Ma Daoren would quibble, because he was not present when we said this to Yao Lao Daoren, so we were likely to add fuel to the vinegar and make it up, but who knew that Lu Dao's answer was almost without thinking, and it was all true. However, he quickly added, but I did all this for the sake of Xuanyuan's goodness, you will retreat sooner or later, I am young, it is difficult to convince the public, I am afraid that when the time comes, it will cause infighting, so that the enemy can take advantage of it.
After speaking, he pointed at me and Hu Zongren, and said with a wry smile, But what I didn't expect was that the two of you were so bold as to break into the Xuanyuan Society, and I still underestimated you.