This theater building is called Miao Ling Building, although it is slightly smaller than Tianyin Building, but it is also two stories high, the same structure, the hall on the first floor leads directly to the roof of the second floor. The second floor is separated by a number of semi-open private rooms along the cloister. In such a structure, sitting in a private room, facing the stage on the first floor.

Nowadays, the fashionable drama is mainly Kunqu Opera, and the dubbing is mainly Dixiao, and the tune is melodious, especially the water mill cavity, without the slightest fireworks.

"The Peony Pavilion" is a classic repertoire of Kunqu Opera, and it is the world-famous Boss Liu himself on stage, so it is no wonder that Tianyin Tower is so lively. However, the drama of Miao Ling Lou is not only pyrotechnic, but also very big.

When the two entered the theater, the new play "Infernal Daoist" they wanted to watch had not yet begun, and it was another new play "Three Halls Hearing Jia Lilei", which was not an Eastern story, but a Western story, and the play on the stage was also dressed in the West, and only an old student in a white robe could be heard singing: "I am the Archbishop of the Holy See, and I am judged by the cardinal deacon." With Gallerie. ”

One was brought up, wearing a top hat and bow tie, a tuxedo, a waistcoat, trousers, and leather boots.

The archbishop said: "Bold Jialilei, come up to the hall, why don't you draw the holy emblem?" ”

Jia Lilei said: "There is a goddess in my heart, so don't paint it." ”

The archbishop said: "What a sharp mouth, Hugh must have the ability to speak with his tongue, and do not invite the evil deeds of apostasy one by one!" ”

"Archbishop, listen to the sermon, I have been fond of astronomy and astronomy since I was a child, I have watched the sun, moon and stars, I have made a living by teaching, I have traveled everywhere, I have a wide range of scientific names, and I have never had the slightest disrespect for the Holy Court. ”

The bishop on the side said: "Archbishop! This Galilei was prepared to try his daughter Mary first. ”

The archbishop said: "Little girl, has your father ever made a 10,000-mile mirror?" ”

A little girl in a Western dress also babbled and sang. (Note 1)

In the private room, Qi Xuansu couldn't help but laugh when he heard it: "I know why the real person in the palm hall can't accept new things, and if it's me, I can't accept it either." ”

Zhang Yuelu liked it a lot, and said, "Do you know why Confucianism lost to Daomen? It is because of conformism and self-containedness that it eventually became a pool of stagnant water, green and yellow, and we can't follow the old road of Confucianism, and it is these new things that are needed. ”

Qi Xuansu said: "It's too fresh. ”

Zhang Yuelu did not force Qi Xuansu to be consistent with his taste, but said: "You don't just look at the surface of the story, in fact, the essence is the same, the Western Holy Court judged Jia Lilei, and the Confucianism deposed the hundred schools, all of which are nothing new under the sun." ”

Qi Xuansu suddenly remembered something and asked, "What about the Daomen's suppression of the Secret Society?" ”

Zhang Yuelu was stunned, shook her head and said: "It's not the same, whether it's Jia Lilei or a hundred schools, they are actually innocent, and it is unjust to suppress them for no reason for their own selfishness." But most of the secret associations are really guilty of serious crimes, even if they die in the hands of the Daomen, they will die unjustly. ”

Qi Xuansu couldn't help asking, "In addition to the Qingping Society, the Eight Divisions, the 'Inn', and the Qibaofang that have already been named, what other secret associations are there?" What crimes have they committed? ”

Zhang Yuelu did not hide it and told it eloquently.

"Purple Light Society, a secret association that believes in the True Monarch of Purple Light, they are very familiar with the Daomen, and often lure disciples to join them by various means, and even forge their identities, and preach in various places in the name of the Daomen, not to mention ordinary people, even many people in the Daomen can't tell their authenticity, after all, the Daomen is too big, it is difficult for the people of the Western Regions Daofu to be familiar with the people of the Qizhou Daofu, and it is also difficult for the people of the Liaodong Daofu to be familiar with the people of the Lingnan Daofu."

"This kind of person is extremely damaging to the reputation of the Daomen, and it is very difficult to identify, just like a vine attached to the Daomen."

"There is also the Knowing Destiny Sect, which says that it is known to the destiny, but it is not to know the destiny of heaven, but to believe in the true monarch of the order. Si Ming Zhenjun is the Gu Immortal we met at Thornmut Fort, in charge of life and death, and his followers are also focused on the way of life and death. It's a pity that they don't have the ability to reverse life and death, but instead go astray into raising corpses and ghosts. The reason why the Daomen strictly restricts the art of raising corpses and ghosts also has a lot to do with the Knowing Destiny Sect. ”

"At first, they only dug graves to steal corpses, but then gradually developed into direct killing, and sacrificed their souls to the True Monarch of Si Ming, and even more extreme people, transforming the living into zombies and the like, with extremely strong physiques, and some of them are more powerful than naturally formed zombies."

"Such secret associations have to be eliminated."

The speaker is unintentional, the listener is intentional, Qi Xuansu suddenly thought of the transformation that Qingping would do on himself, and he couldn't help but be shocked, secretly wondering if he had become a zombie, right?

However, Qi Xuansu thought about it and said that he was a member of the Qingping Society, not a member of the Knowing Destiny Sect. Zhang Yuelu said that most of the Qingping Society has the support of the big names of the Daomen, which may involve the internal struggle of the Daomen, and it is not the same as the Zhiming Sect who believes in the True Monarch of the Order.

Taking 10,000 steps back, even if Qingping would have any intersection with the Zhiming Sect, if he really became a zombie, he would have been recognized in the Jade Capital City where the masters gathered, where could he still enter and exit the Xuandu openly. I'm really a little too nervous tonight, suspicious, and out of place.

Zhang Yuelu suddenly asked, "Tianyuan, you seem to be very nervous?" ”

Qi Xuansu came back to his senses in an instant, his mind turned sharply, but his face was not half invisible: "Actually...... Every time I'm alone, I get a little nervous. ”

Zhang Yuelu showed her snow-white palm and joked, "Are you finished?" Do you want to say that I am like a tiger or a dragon? If you say that again, don't blame me for being polite, let you learn my power comparable to that of a tiger. ”

Qi Xuansu said: "I'm not your opponent, I heard that there is a son of the Li family named Li Tianzhen, who was beaten out of Yujing by you." ”

The smile on Zhang Yuelu's face gradually faded, and she asked softly, "Who did you listen to?" Is someone looking for trouble with you? ”

"No one is bothering me." Qi Xuansu shook his head and said, "It was Xu Kou who said it." ”

"Xu Kou?" Zhang Yuelu was a little surprised.

Qi Xuansu told the story of his meeting with Xu Kou in its original form.

After Zhang Yuelu listened, she said thoughtfully: "It turned out to be Li Tianzhen, no wonder." The reason why I hate him is that in addition to his habit of not treating people as human beings, he is also one of the reasons why he doesn't speak well. ”

Qi Xuansu saw that Zhang Yuelu was successfully diverted by himself, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and at the same time he was a little dazed, when he ran the rivers and lakes alone before, he never thought about this problem, because for himself at that time, the seven-grade Taoist priest was actually a dispensable identity.

But as he returned to Yujing and joined Tiangangtang, his dual identities gradually became shackles, so Qi Xuansu couldn't help but ask himself, when will his dual identity be the end? Take the beauty in front of you as an example, treat yourself with sincerity, but you have to deceive yourself in every way, for fear of revealing flaws, and it is difficult to talk to others.

Zhang Yuelu no longer thought about Li Tianzhen, and continued to explain to Qi Xuansu about the secrets of various secret associations.

In summary, there are roughly three categories.

The first type is the secret associations that believe in the Gu Immortals or rely on the Gu Immortals, including but not limited to the "Purple Light Society", "Zhiming Sect", "Lingshan Witch Sect", etc., the contradiction between the Daomen and the Gu Immortals has a long history, and these associations often intersect with Buddhism and shamanism.

The second type is the secret associations headed by the "Qingping Society", "Inn", "Eight Tribes", and "Qibaofang", most of which appeared in the era of Confucianism and Taoism, and were more or less related to Taoism and the imperial court, and even were members of Taoism themselves. For example, in the Qingping Society, Qi Niang knows a lot about the various situations in Daomen, and the "inn" has close contacts with Qingluanwei. In the world, I am afraid that I have you and you have me, so this kind of secret association is difficult to be eliminated, but there is a tendency to continue to grow and develop.

The third category is some new faces that have emerged in the past hundred years, such as the "White Lotus Sect", a branch of Buddhism, which believes in the future Buddha, but is too extreme and paranoid, and finally embarked on the evil path and is not tolerated by the orthodoxy of Buddhism. Some of them are even related to the Western Holy Court, which was immediately transformed after being introduced to the East, and then merged with the Daomen to create a "Heavenly Court". This kind of nature cannot be tolerated by the Daomen.

In addition, there are also some small fights and secret associations that do not form a climate, and their influence is limited, only in the prefecture and county.

After Qi Xuansu heard this, he couldn't help but sigh: "If you want to wipe out all these secret associations, it can be said that there is a long way to go. ”

"Since the era of Xuansheng, the six generations of the Great Palm Sect have passed, and they have not been eradicated, it is really a wildfire that cannot be burned, and the spring breeze blows and grows." Zhang Yuelu said helplessly.

Qi Xuansu joked: "Back then, the ancestral dragon swept Liuhe, and looked at He Xiongzai. Later generations said that Zulong was the remnant of Fen VI. Now our Daomen also happens to have six generations of Great Palm Sects, and it is waiting for you, the seventh generation of Great Palm Sects, to sweep away the world and wash away these sludge and muddy waters. ”

Zhang Yuelu smiled and said, "Tianyuan, you are really good at talking." But even if I hit the big luck and reach the top of the Great Palm Sect at the age of sixty, will the position of the Great Palm Sect be vacant for decades? ”

Qi Xuansu said: "That's hard to say. ”

As he was talking, a crisp sandalwood board suddenly sounded on the stage on the first floor, and then the drums in the small hall were beaten, and a melodious flute sounded came.

Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu had a tacit understanding that they stopped talking.

Then came a Kun Ling's authentic Kunqu opera in Wu language:

The clouds are scattered, and the bright moon shines on people.

Happy reunion, drunk today.

The flowers grow well, the moon grows full, and people live long.

Flying in front of the eaves, I want to think that the time has passed at the beginning of the Qingming Dynasty.

Dongfeng was helpless, and sent another spring.

But he said: When will the flowers grow well, when will the moon grow full, and when will people live long...... (Note 2)

Qi Xuansu was a little surprised, but he didn't expect it to start with a full moon, which was really unexpected for him, but the sentence "When will the flowers grow well, when will the moon be full, and when will people live long" faintly pointed out the word "infernal", the full moon in front of him is just a mirror flower, and he felt empathy and couldn't help but immerse himself in it.

Note 1: Adapted from "Three Sessions of Galileo"

Note 2: Adapted from "The Full Moon is Good" and "The Legend of Huansha"