Zhao Ling took a deep breath, looked at Zhang Yanxu's pomp, and secretly puffed up in his heart. He cultivated as early as the late stage of foundation building, and he was also a young talent in the Dao Palace, but he was not a heavyweight with Zhang Yanxu. It should be said that in terms of status in the Dao Palace, Zhang Yanxu and his master are of the same level, although his cultivation is insufficient, but he is in a high position, he is not jealous at all, he can only be within his own ability, a little disgusting and disgusting him, and be careful not to provoke the big basket that the master can't shelter.

It would be nice if the old man with the sword could come out—Zhao Ling thought secretly. It is rare for him to sit next to him, there are very few simple-minded people among real people, this old way is one of them, but how to succeed in instigating under Zhang Yanxu's nose also took some thought.

Zhao Ling thought about it, but he had to stand up and follow everyone and said, "Meet the Venerable Master." ”

Zhang Yanxu sat down, pressed it falsely, and said, "Senior brothers don't have to be polite, please take a seat." ”

Strictly speaking, the Dao Palace is also a big sect, and the upper and lower sects are the same sect, so they can be called brothers. However, the organization of the Daoist Palace is far stricter than that of the sect where it was born, and it is between the management of the Taoist temple and the Taoist sect. Zhang Yanxu is in a high position, he can call other people brothers, but others dare not agree, they are all called masters.

Zhang Yanxu glanced at everyone and said, "Senior brothers, everyone must know about this matter, I don't know what you think?"

Zhao Ling was stunned, and said in his heart: What and what?

The letter he received was just a time set by Zhang Yanxu to summon all the guards of the Dao Palace to the Qinglong Temple. Although he was also in Yunzhou at that time, he happened to be far away, and he was already in a hurry in order not to miss the hour, and he didn't know what was going on.

Hurriedly swept the expressions of the people around him, and saw that half of them looked calm, and the other half were as confused as themselves, and most of the confused half of them knew each other, and they all had some friendship with them, while the calm half did not know many people, and those who knew knew that they were all from Zhang Yanxu's side. He knew it in his heart, and secretly scolded in his heart: "Zhang Yanxu is becoming more and more a bastard, and he is cronyistic to this extent. He turned his head and looked at it a few times, and secretly asked the monk at the back of his right, "This junior brother, do you know what is going on?"

The reason why I asked this person was that this person looked calm and must know the inside story. Second, he didn't know this person, which at least meant that this person was not a confidant of Zhang Yanxu Daogong. The third full audience counted him as a low cultivator, but he had just built a foundation, and he was young, weak and delicate, and he must have a tender face, even if it was Zhang Yanxu's side, he didn't dare not answer the question of his quasi-senior, who was a few points higher in cultivation.

Sure enough, the man knew, and said, "I heard that it seems that the Venerable Master wants to abolish the guard of Fan Daocheng. ”

Zhao Ling was stunned, secretly surprised in his heart, of course one side is nothing, Fan Daocheng's level is not high, not in the eyes of the people in the Dao Palace, but it is rare to abolish it arbitrarily, and asked, "Then why?"

The man hesitated for a moment, then said, "It seems that the Venerable Master wants to establish his authority." Fan Daocheng was disrespectful to the Venerable Master. ”

Zhao Ling scolded secretly in his heart, and said secretly: Very good, Zhang Yanxu is getting more and more messy. After asking for a while, he missed Zhang Yanxu's speech, and when he came back to his senses, he heard Zhang Yanxu say: "In this way, let's take action tomorrow." There are all of you here, and Fan Daocheng is not guarding the ears of the chickens and dogs. ”

Everyone nodded in agreement, the group of people are all cultivators, and it is not possible to applaud or shout long live three times, but it is not bad to nod their heads to express their attitude. Although there were a few hesitant faces, they were all ignorant, Zhang Yanxu came up and crackled without giving people time to react, and said it so resolutely, it was difficult for them to open their mouths to oppose without knowing anything.

Zhao Ling was anxious and wanted to say something, but he also didn't know anything, so he could only sit on the chair, his eyes glanced at the old man with the sword, and saw that his old god was there, as if he hadn't heard it, he couldn't help but feel anxious.

At this moment, a man stood up from behind and said, "Venerable Master, please think again." ”

Zhao Ling and a few opponents were stunned, and they turned their heads together to look at the "hero" who advocated the righteous act. Zhao Ling was stunned, it turned out that he knew this person, it was the little Taoist priest who was asked by himself, and secretly said in his heart: It turned out that he was not from Zhang Yanxu's side.

Zhang Yanxu glanced at the little Taoist priest and said, "What's the matter, Cheng Jun Daoyou still has opinions?"

Zhao Lingxin said: "It turns out that his name is Cheng Jun, this kid has good courage, it's hard for him to dare to come forward." I don't know which disciple it is?"

Cheng Jun showed a shy smile and said, "How dare the villain oppose the Venerable Master's decision? It is better to sit in the rear and command. You just rushed to the front like this, you really don't care for your body......"

Not to mention what others are like, Zhao Ling almost spit out a lot of saliva, it's really this Cheng Jun said too disgusting, there is no self-esteem of a cultivator, and although Zhang Yanxu's character is not good, he doesn't eat such a low-grade horse, if he wants to use it to shoot the old man with a sword, maybe it will have some effect.

But it's also a good idea.

Zhao Ling immediately stood up and said, "This Cheng ...... Senior Brother Cheng is right. The Venerable Master was indeed a little hasty. The Dao City Guardian side is very important, although Zhang Shangren is in charge of the patrol, after all, he is not the palace master of the Dao Palace, so it is really Meng Lang's move to abolish the side of the guard because of a trivial matter. If the Guardian really behaves misbehavingly, it would be better for the Venerable Master to write a book to the head of the palace and to the elders, and the elders will certainly be able to make a just decision. As long as the Venerable Master really did the righteous sake of the Daomen and had a legitimate reason, then the mere guards would naturally be in trouble. ”

Although he said this after Cheng Jun, the meaning was completely different, there was no good intention, and the accusation was so clear that he almost pointed at Zhang Yanxu's nose and scolded, but he couldn't find any big fault. As soon as the words came out, Zhao Ling felt that with a brush, everyone's eyes were focused on him, mostly with surprise. He naturally knew that this would be the case, but this matter was too big, it really made Zhang Yanxu act so recklessly, and he would inevitably be blamed when he went back, plus the time was pressing, he knew that the news was too late, so he didn't have time to think carefully about how to phrase it, so he said it sharply.

Zhang Yanxu looked at him and said, "Very good, that's what you mean, what about the others?"

Zhao Ling hurriedly said: "I believe that there are many senior brothers who also mean the same thing, the abolition of one side of the Shouguan is a big matter, and the Venerable Master will inevitably be criticized when he goes back, even a few of us, so it is difficult to escape punishment for exceeding his authority." ”

This sentence is not in vain, this is to analyze the benefits and disadvantages to others, and sure enough, a few Taoists got up when they heard the words and said, "I will ask the Venerable Master to think twice." ”

Zhang Yanxu said coldly: "How many of you mean this?"

At this time, one of the people raised his hand and said, "Venerable Master, I didn't mean that. ”

With a swipe, several people turned around together, only to see that the weak one who raised his hand behind him was Cheng Jun, and at this time he looked like he was about to cry, "Venerable Master, I'm really just worried about your body. That one...... There is probably some truth in what a few Daoyou senior brothers said, but I don't think the key is here...... That, Venerable Master, is not yet evenly manned, maybe we will wait for the men to be together before we go to war?" he said, pointing behind him.

People are not even?

Everyone turned their heads together, and sure enough, they saw an empty seat on the opposite side, and that seat was opposite the real man with the sword, which was the highest position except for the real man with the sword. Although the people who came down from the Dao Palace had high and low rankings, after all, many times their status was not so clear, and the rankings below were not so rigorous, and most of the people chose their seats according to the morning or evening or the camp. But two seats were fixed, and one was naturally the one with a sword, and the other was the one opposite him, because the master did not come, and no one dared to trespass, so he was empty.

Zhao Ling's heart lit up, and he said secretly: "I said that it didn't feel right, it turned out that Senior Brother Ma was not there." If Senior Brother Ma was here, he would have come forward to oppose it a long time ago, so how could he wait for me to come out?"

Although he regretted it in his heart, Zhao Ling still thanked Cheng Jun for reminding him, and there was such a good excuse, so he immediately followed: "Exactly, Senior Brother Ma hasn't arrived yet, even if the Venerable Master doesn't wait for others, he has to wait for Senior Brother Ma." Otherwise, even if the Venerable Master sent out the people, Senior Brother Ma would still have some trouble if he wanted to be held accountable. ”

This Senior Brother Ma is Zhang Yanxu's deputy, and he is also at the peak of the foundation building period. The old man with the sword doesn't care, and the rest is that these two people are in charge. Zhang Yanxu naturally has the greatest power, and in terms of cultivation and ability, it seems that he is also one line higher than Senior Brother Nama. But Senior Brother Nama naturally couldn't have no support behind him, so he didn't object to it when he made a decision. When it came to the border of Yunzhou, Zhang Yanxu proposed it first, and the two finally parted ways, each leading a thing, and the rest of the people were also scattered, and they would gather after the assessment in Yunzhou. That's why there is such a scattered situation. Now that Zhang Yanxu wants to do a big job, he can ignore other people's objections, but if Senior Brother Nama objects, even if he insists on going his own way, he will have to bear more pressure.

Zhang Yanxu listened to his eloquent words, and chuckled: "Do you want me to wait for Ma Yang?"

Zhao Ling said: "After all, it's your deputy, so it's okay to wait, right?"

Zhang Yanxu shook his head and said, "Naturally, it's okay, and you don't have to wait for a long time, he's here." ”

Zhao Ling said: "Huh, is he here?"

Zhang Yanxu clapped his hands and said, "Come-"

There was a knock on the door, and four old Taoists in Tsing Yi walked in, all of them tall, completely different from the momentum of ordinary monks. They walked to the front of the hall and crossed their hands together and said, "Venerable Master." ”

Zhao Ling was stunned, the room was silent for a while, and Zhang Yanxu said indifferently: "How is Ma Yang?"

The old man at the head raised his hand, carried a Danmu box, and said, "Back to the Venerable Master, the traitor Ma Yang has committed a great crime and has been punished. The first level is here, please check it out. ”

(To be continued)