189: In the catastrophe
(Cat flutter Chinese) autumn night, the wind with gloom. Guogong Mansion, the courtyard is full of rain and water, and in the flower garden next to it, the vegetation is messed up by the autumn rain in the afternoon, and a black shadow quickly passes through the courtyard gate, comes to the eaves, kneels on one knee, and proclaims
"Tan Jing is nowhere to be found, and the national teacher Wuyazi is leading people to search the whole city." Zhou Yang, dressed in a black brocade robe, asked with a little worry on his face
"What about the missions of Jin, Le, and Hong?"
"The fourth prince of the Jin Kingdom went to Chaohualou to enjoy the singing and dancing, the one named Haina next to him was also there, the prince of Hongguo was invited by the emperor to listen to Master Xuanci chanting in the Bodhi Temple, and the princess of Leguo returned to the Yunzhou Post House with the woman named Fengxiang, and she never came out after dark!" He frowned slightly.
What happened in the Bodhi Pagoda in the evening, and why was the mirror gone?
"Keep watching, and come to report as soon as there is news!"
"Yes!" Yunhe slowly withdrew from the courtyard. Zhou Yang didn't pause for a moment and went to the room where Lu Donglai lived.
At this moment, the whereabouts of Nan Zhao and Tan Jing are unknown, and the most powerful spies in Tianji Mansion can't find out their whereabouts, so he pins his hopes on the little Taoist.
Perhaps, he can tell the direction of the divination. Outside the door, he stretched out his hand and knocked lightly, but Lu Donglai, who should have known that he was coming, did not come to open the door, and did not even respond.
Could it be that he went out? Zhou Yang's intuition was wrong, so he pushed the door hard, but he couldn't push it open! Did Lu Donglai lock the door from the inside?
He remembered that he had spoken in the middle of the night a few times before, and this little Taoist priest never locked the door. According to Lu Donglai's original words, it is
"This door can't lock people, let alone ghosts!" So this locked door, not like his style, Zhou Yang didn't know what happened, kicked the door hard, the door was not kicked open, he felt more and more wrong, he was so strong that such a wooden door could not be kicked open, he then took out a bag from the sleeve, there is a kind of evil charm in the bag, which was painted to him by Nanzhao last time, and has been close to his body, he pasted the charm on the door, and a magic light flashed on the door, and the door opened in an instant!
After the door opened, it was pitch black inside, and when he took out the fire fold and blew it, he saw Lu Donglai lying on the ground, his eyes open and looking at him, his face was red, very hideous, as if there was a pair of invisible hands, pinching his neck to prevent him from breathing...... Although Zhou Yang didn't see anything, he didn't hesitate at all, he strode over, waving his arm around the little Taoist, the faceless ghost who was pinching Lu Donglai's neck was frightened by the spirit flower seal on his body, and quickly jumped into the ground.
"Ahem, ahem!" Lu Donglai finally gasped for breath and lay on the ground, unable to move.
"What happened to you? What's choking your neck? Zhou Yang hurriedly squatted down and helped him up.
Lu Donglai's eyes were dull and his lips were pale, but he still replied with his consciousness
"The faceless ghost has been rising from the ground, and wants to take advantage of the void to get rid of me!" Zhou Yang was afraid for a while, if he hadn't arrived in time, with Lu Donglai's current situation, he was afraid that when he found out, the corpse would be hard!
"Do you know where that faceless ghost came from?"
"Poor Dao has never shown his face since he returned to the Gongfu, and this ghost can go to the Gongfu at will, it's really not simple!" He gritted his teeth, stood up from the ground with trembling feet, and Zhou Yang had already lit the candle lamp in the room, and he could clearly see the marks of the two ghost hands on his neck, and there was still black gas.
Zhou Yang said busily
"I heard Wuyazi say to my father that the reason why Tan Jing disappeared in the Bodhi Pagoda is also because of a faceless ghost!"
"That's right, that faceless ghost is only afraid that it is a ghost raised by a warlock in the city, who specializes in doing things for him, first stealing the mirror, and then coming to kill me, the other party has long known that I am currently unable to protect myself!" Speaking of this, he was very annoyed,
"If only I had thirty percent of my vitality at the moment, I would be able to chase that faceless ghost to find the whereabouts of the Epigram!" There was light outside, and it was Xunlong who came in with torches, and when they saw Lu Donglai's sick appearance, they all secretly sweated.
Nan Zhao is missing, and even Lu Donglai can't be relied on!
"Lord Wang!"
"What's going on, so flustered?"
"Grandpa Fang Caiguo came back from the Yunzhou military camp with a message, saying that the prison monument had cracked a big hole in the evening, and I hope that Daoist Lu will hurry over and repair it!" This news is simply worse, Zhou Yangjian frowned, glanced at Lu Donglai, and knew that this Taoist priest was difficult to protect himself, where would he still have the strength to repair the monument?
Lu Donglai said weakly
"The prison monument suddenly cracked again, I think it has something to do with the trespass into Fairy Mountain last night, Lord Wang...... That boundless son can't be trusted, and he must not be allowed to get close to the prison monument! As soon as he finished speaking, Xunlong next to him said
"When the messenger entered the city just now, he happened to meet the carriage of Wuyazi going out of the city, and he was probably going to the Yunzhou military camp!" Lu Donglai immediately changed color
"Lord Wang, hurry up and take a look, you must not let Wuyazi touch the monument, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!" Zhou Yang wanted to leave immediately, but he was really a little worried when he thought of what had just harmed Lu Donglai.
"Lord Wang, go quickly, that faceless ghost has just been injured by your evil spirit, and he shouldn't dare to come easily!" He picked up his Qiankun sword and emphasized
"If he comes again, Poor Dao will give him a ride." Zhou Yang was helpless, and then asked Xunlong to stay, and he rode a horse to the Yunzhou military camp at night.
As soon as he entered the camp, he heard Du Niu say that Wuyazi had brought people over to repair the monument, so he rushed directly to the prison monument without stopping!
But he was still late, and Wu Yazi had already started to repair the monument, and at the bottom of the high slope, he saw Wu Yazi wearing a blue-black robe, holding a staff in his hand, and chanting a spell in his mouth.
Although Zhou Yang couldn't understand the spell, he had also seen Lu Dong come to repair the monument before, and it was all a matter of wear and tear, just by reciting a few words of the spell, it was ridiculous, so he turned over and dismounted, and ran up the high slope.
Wu Yazi was followed by two Dharma protectors wearing purple clothes and crowns at any time, and when they saw Zhou Yang and others rushing up, they immediately blocked in front and said
"The national teacher is repairing the monument, and I ask the king of Tai'an to retreat!" If it was something else, he would have retreated, but knowing that the seal of the prison monument was very important, he did not hesitate, stretched out his hand to push the two people who were in the way, and walked straight towards the monument!
"His Royal Highness the King of Tai'an!" The two of them caught up from behind and tried to stop him, and when Xunhu and the others in the back saw that their prince had made a move, they showed no mercy, and ran up and pressed the two to the ground.
Wu Yazi Yuguang saw Zhou Yang rushing over, and knew that he was here to stop him, so he immediately pasted a yellow talisman in his hand towards the stele.
Zhou Yang didn't have time to react, threw the sword in his hand, and smashed Wuyazi to the ground. Wu Yazi also had some effort, and immediately jumped up and pointed to his nose and asked
"The national division came to repair the monument on the order of the emperor, and the prince arbitrarily stopped him, what is his intention?" He had already come to Wu Yazi's side, picked up the talisman and saw that it was just an ordinary boundary talisman, and there was nothing wrong with it, so he bowed with an apologetic gesture
"The national teacher, please go back, my father's side, this king will personally go to ask for guilt!"
"What does the prince mean?" Wu Yazi asked with a pale face.
"Lu Daochang said, someone went in the fairy mountain last night, and the demon who was haunted today came from there, obviously, I Yan ** made a fine work, and Lu Daochang also explained, except for him, no one can repair this monument, even if it is a national teacher!" After speaking, he ordered Wang Fuwei
"You have guarded the monument here, if anyone dares to take another step forward without listening to persuasion, they will be killed!" Wu Yazi has been powerful and blessed in the government and the opposition since he was born, how could he have suffered this kind of grievance, and he was angry
"King Tai'an, the national division has the emperor's imperial decree, and you prevent the national division from repairing the monument, do you know what the crime is? Is it disobeying the emperor's order, can you afford it? Zhou Yang was not to be outdone
"But if you can't afford it, this king will bear it tonight!" Seeing that the master was so tough, Xunhu and the others did not have the slightest room for it, so they immediately pulled out the long sword at their waist and forced Wuyazi to go down the high slope.
This is the Yunzhou military camp, the transfer of troops and tiger talismans are under the control of Sima Feng, although Wu Yazi is a big red man in front of the emperor, but he can't speak here, it is impossible to hit the tip of the sword, and his face is so angry that his face is blue and red for a while, and the people with him go down the high slope stupidly!
When he got to the bottom of the high slope, Wu Yazi couldn't get angry after all, and said to Zhou Yang, who was still above, with his voice raised
"King Tai'an, let's see!" When the sound fell, he fled into the night with his protector and the two guards sent to him by the emperor.
Xunhu breathed a sigh of relief, if Fang Cai Wuyazi refused to let go, the two of them would make a big fuss, but it would not be beneficial to his master at all, he didn't understand
"Lord Wang, the national teacher is going back to complain, Lord Wang has to think of countermeasures!" At this moment, Nan Zhao is missing, Lu Donglai is difficult to protect himself, the prison monument is cracked, the situation is critical, what does he have to worry about?
Worried answer
"Let's take one step at a time!" After that, he left Xunhu and other ten royal guards to guard the monument in person, he was afraid that Lu Donglai would be in danger again, so he wanted to rush back overnight, when he rode a horse to the outside of the city, Xunhu in front suddenly grabbed the reins and shouted
"Master, something is wrong ahead, I am afraid there is an ambush!" Xunfeng is the most alert under him, and many crises are discovered by him in advance, so every time he explores the way, he looks for Feng.
"Master wait here for a moment!" Zhou Yang brought out a total of fifteen Wang Fu guards, leaving ten people to guard the monument, now there are only five around, if there is an ambush, I am afraid that it will not be easy to get out, so everything is still careful.
Not long after, Xun Feng rode back,
"The prince is not good!"
"What happened?" Xun Feng replied
"It was the national teacher Wuyazi and his entourage who were ambushed, and their subordinates took a cursory look at it, and it was already ...... It's out of gas! "Wu Yazi has just returned from the Gate of Life and Death, and he is dead?
Zhou Yang immediately rode forward to check, and found that the horses ridden by Wuyazi and several people had run away in fright, leaving only one horse that was still heavy with two arrows.
"The blood of the wound is almost black, and the arrow is poisonous!" Xunfeng told him
"Judging from the chaotic situation at the scene, those people should have been ambushed on the trees on both sides at that time, and when the national teacher and others approached on horseback, they shot poisonous arrows from above, and the national teacher was hit by an arrow and pierced into the heart!" Zhou Yang glanced at the corpse by the firelight, Wu Yazi died with his eyes open, who would have thought that the famous national teacher in the Yan Kingdom would die in the suburbs of Yunzhou like this.
Boundless mana? How did you fail to calculate that you would have such a catastrophe?
"Master, the national teacher died tragically, and this matter should be reported to the emperor immediately!" Zhou Yang seemed to hear the sound of horses stepping in the distance, and his face immediately sank
"I'm afraid there is no need to report it!" Xun Feng also knew that someone was coming, and the voice from a distance speculated that there were still a lot of people, and he was afraid that the assassin who had just ambushed the national teacher would turn back, so he and the other four Wang Fu guards drew their swords as soon as possible.
Those people were close, and they could see from a distance that they were wearing black light armor, and the leader had fought a lot before, it was the prince Zhou Zheng's nine-life servant Meng Gaomeng.
"King Tai'an assassinated the national teacher on the outskirts of Yunzhou City because of his personal vendetta, and took him down!" The sound fell, and a long sword surrounded Zhou Yang and several people.
Xun Feng argued
"Meng Gaomeng, you thief shouting to catch a thief!" The other party sneered,
"Who is the thief, when he comes to the emperor's side, he has his own decision, take them down, who dares to resist and kill them on the spot!" Looking for the phoenix to protect the road
"Lord Wang, this is a trap set for us, his subordinates are dragging them back, Lord Wang flee quickly!" Zhou Yang knew that tonight's incident was premeditated, they were outnumbered at the moment, and their hands were like eggs hitting stones, he didn't want to see these Wang Fuwei who were like his brothers and sisters lose their lives, so he immediately ordered
"Don't do anything, throw your weapons away!"
"But the prince ......"
"It's an order!" Xunfeng and the others had to reluctantly throw away their weapons, and the Nine Lives Attendant next to them immediately stepped forward and put the knife on their necks.
Zhou Yang faced so many sharp knife tips, his back was straight, his body was awe-inspiring, and he did not show a trace of fear, and let these people escort him into the city and go straight to Longxi Mansion.
In the hall, Yan Diwei sat on the dragon chair, and stood on the side of the crown prince Zhou Zheng and Jiuwu. At this moment, the emperor had heard that the national teacher, who was almost with him day and night, was beheaded by his ninth son Zhou Yang because he was ordered to go to the gate of life and death to repair the monument, and his heart disease became more and more intense.
"Father, the son has long found out that Zhou Yang is plotting wrong, so he sent someone to monitor, but I didn't expect him to be so bold as to openly attack the national teacher, and many soldiers guarding the monument have seen it with their own eyes!" The emperor put his hand on his forehead and scolded
"This rebel!"
"Father, you have to take care of the dragon's body!" Zhou Zheng said with concern. The emperor really had an unbearable headache, and the imperial doctor was also at a loss, so he asked Jiu Wudao, who was standing below
"What can the master do to cure my disease?" Jiuwu stepped forward and replied
"The cure is not guaranteed, but Jiuwu has a pill of Divine Protection, which may be used to alleviate the emperor's head disease!" The Emperor only wanted to get out of the pain of the moment, and he didn't answer too much
"Bring it up!" Gonggong Cao hurriedly walked over and took the pill from Jiuwu's hand, and presented it to the emperor with warm water.
"The master is really a master, and it is even more useful than the contemplative incense that the national teacher ordered before!" Kugo leaned over and replied
"The emperor has won the prize!" Prince Zhou Zheng took the opportunity to ask
"The Father...... How to send down the king of Tai'an? The emperor's head disease is just right, so he doesn't complain about it, and said coldly
"Disobey the emperor's order, kill the important ministers of the court, and imprison Zhou Yang, a rebel, in Yunzhou Heavenly Prison!" Zhou Zheng then asked
"What about Zhenguogong?" In the past, it was the national teacher who gave advice, but now that the national teacher is dead, the emperor is a little confused and hesitates
"Zhen Guogong is a hero of two generations...... He ......," Zhou Zheng said busily
"Father, don't be soft-hearted, Zhou Yang dares to disobey the emperor's order, he has long been opposed, Sima Feng is his maternal grandfather, holding heavy soldiers, at the moment we are all in Yunzhou City, Zhou Yang has been caught tonight, I am afraid that Sima Feng will jump off the wall in a hurry, if he takes the tiger talisman to mobilize the 100,000 Yunzhou troops outside the city, my father is afraid that he will not be able to return to Tiandu!"
"Then according to your opinion, how should you act?" Emperor Yan asked him for an idea, which was exactly what he wanted, and immediately leaned over and whispered something in his ear, Emperor Yan was very hesitant when he heard this, and finally made up his mind
"Then leave such important matters to Zheng'er, you will handle it!"
"The son will live up to his father's expectations!" The next day, it was another rainy day.
"Oh no!" The fat ginseng, who had never dared to appear in front of Lu Donglai, suddenly flew in from the door and woke up Lu Donglai, who was meditating.
"Little Taoist! Something is wrong! After a full night's rest, Lu Donglai's vitality recovered a little, but his face was still pale.
He opened his eyes and saw that it was the fat ginseng in the Guogong Mansion, and asked out loud
"But what's going on at the door of life and death?" Fat Ginseng shook his head violently, pointed outside, and said excitedly
"Out of ...... Something's wrong, little Taoist! "On weekdays, this little goblin doesn't talk to Dolisuo, when he really got to the point, he actually stammered, Lu Donglai didn't bother to listen to her, he got down with his hand on the edge of the bed, put on his cloth boots, and was about to go outside, Xunlong hurried in and told him
"Last night, the prince didn't return overnight, the Guogong Mansion was surrounded by the Royal Forest Army, not a single bird could fly out, there was no news from the grandfather of the country, I'm afraid something happened!" If Lu Donglai hadn't helped Nan Zhao tie the five Qiankun talismans, he could have gone out from here to find out the news unknowingly, but at this moment, ...... He immediately made a divination, a big murderer!
"How? Lu Daochang? He replied, shaking his head
"I'm afraid that Grandpa Guo and Grandpa Wang have already had an accident, and I have no choice but to ...... poor" Speaking of this, his eyes changed and he looked at the fat ginseng standing next to him.
Just looked at him like this, and the fat ginseng immediately shook his head and refused
"No, I can't, Bodhi has just ended, warlocks all over Yunzhou City, I don't want to go out and be caught! No way! Lu Donglai said inexplicably
"It's okay if you don't go out, the Guogong Mansion is in trouble, don't even think about running when the time comes, before you die, scatter your spirit!" The fat ginseng didn't look like he was telling a lie, and immediately scolded angrily
"Okay, you little Taoist, I kindly came to tell you that something happened and you actually asked me to send me to death, I won't go, you still have to threaten me, what kind of monk are you!" Lu Donglai didn't want to say more to her, so he grabbed her spirit hand and said urgently
"Zhou Yang is the order of the Son of Heaven, if he dies in this calamity, the calamity comes, not to mention that hundreds of thousands of innocent people in Yunzhou City have suffered, and you little demons and spirits will not escape this calamity! You have practiced for thousands of years, and the ability of this body is not for you to retire in the Guogong Mansion! Fat ginseng was stunned when she heard his words, she has practiced for thousands of years, and she is also the weakest and most despised among the demon spirits of the same way, except for eating all day long, there is basically nothing to achieve, but she doesn't want this little Taoist priest to value her so much, and the demon will that has been buried in her heart for thousands of years suddenly rose from her heart, and she swore frankly
"The Taoist chief is right, the safety of the common people in the world is at stake, the demon is responsible, you wait, the little demon will fly out of the country to find out the news for you, you wait!" After saying that, he flew out neatly.
She walked through the back door, although it was a spirit demon, which could not be seen by the ordinary naked eye, but when she saw that the outside of the mansion was full of iron-masked royal forest troops, she still couldn't help but shudder.
Mom, the evil spirit here is so fierce, if you go through, will this demon be scattered! Stealing life is the motto of this demon, isn't it?
Ouch, what can you do in front of that little Taoist priest! Forget it, die or die! She flew through the air with the courage of demons, and was about to pass through all the Royal Forest Army, when suddenly two demon slaying talismans flew from the side!
"Oh yes, mother!" She was so frightened that she fell from the sky, and her spirit body fled into the streets and alleys, while the two demon extermination talismans chased after her, menacing!
A moment later, a white-bearded old man in a white robe walked out slowly from the other side and said to Meng Gaomeng beside him
"The old man really guessed correctly, Lu Donglai will send the little demon in the Guogong Mansion to come out to find out the news!" Meng Gao flattered
"The master is really clever, I don't know what the master plans to do next!"
"This little demon can't run away, there has been no news, Lu Donglai will definitely not be able to bear it, and he will naturally come out of it!"
"But I don't understand, at this moment, there is only Lu Dong in this mansion, why don't you just go in and take him down?" Kugo replied
"The old man is still not sure about the current situation of this child, if the news of his great loss of vitality is fake, it will be troublesome to rush in and let him run!" Although he is a junior of his fellow disciples, in terms of Taoism, he is very taboo about Lu Donglai, so he plans to wait for more.
As soon as the fat ginseng left, Lu Donglai meditated in the room for a whole day, and at this moment, he opened his eyes and said to Xunlong, who had been walking back and forth in the room for hundreds of circles
"Can you stop leaving? Poor Dao can't concentrate anymore! "If you can't concentrate, how can you recover quickly?
Xunlong said with a worried face
"But it's been a whole day, there is no news from the fat ginseng, and there is no news from the grandfather and the prince, and I am also in a hurry!"
"What's the use of being in a hurry? Can it solve the problem? Said the dragon seeker
"Otherwise, if I break out while it's dark and break through with my kung fu, it should be no problem!" Lu Donglai shook his head and emphasized
"It's the Imperial Forest Army that besieges the Prince's Mansion, and they haven't seen it come in for a whole day, I'm afraid that they are forcing the people inside to go out, so don't act rashly!"
"Then what do you say, are we just waiting here and doing nothing?"
"Even if the poor road can get out from here, I can't do anything with my current strength." He said with a sad brow
"This catastrophe is difficult whether it is the king of Tai'an or the prince of Zhenguo, unless it is ......"
"Unless what?"
"Unless Nan Zhao can come back and turn things around at this moment!" Cat flutter Chinese