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If you look at it from the map of Daqian, Jingzhou and Yunzhou are close to each other, Jingzhou is in the east, Yunzhou is in the southwest, but in fact, to go from Jingzhou to Yunzhou, you have to go to Shuzhou from the north first, and then go south from Shuzhou to enter the territory of Yunzhou. On the western edge of Jingzhou, the majestic Hongyun Mountains began to rise gradually, blocking everyone's footsteps together with the seemingly endless primeval dense forests that accompanied them. It was a secret realm full of poisonous snakes and beasts, full of miasma, and rampant monsters, and even the native Yunzhou barbarians could only operate in a few areas that they were already familiar with, so it was almost impossible to travel between Jingyun and Jingyun.

However, when the rainfall is the most abundant in summer every year, it can be followed by several temporary rivers opened up by the flood in the rainy season from Yunzhou to the south directly into the sea, and then go east for hundreds of miles to reach the southern end of Jingzhou, and then whether it is to take 6 roads, or to take advantage of the south wind to enter the Longjiang River in the north of the Sanggu estuary in Jingzhou, and pass through Xuzhou to Qingzhou, it is a good and smooth road. Although this may seem troublesome, it is much more convenient than trekking through the rugged mountain roads of Yunshu and Shuzhou, especially for some mountain tribes who go deep into the interior of Yunzhou, which is almost the only way to reach the outside world.

In fact, the southern end of Jingzhou was also a wild place with dense forests in the past, but there was such a trade route, and the specialties in Yunzhou have always been sold in other places in Daqian, so it has gradually flourished in the past few decades, and Wuxi City is the most typical one.

"Speaking of which, the south of Jingzhou is somewhat similar to the Qingzhou side, and it is also because of the waterway trade road that it has gradually flourished. But the order here seems to be better than that over there. There has been no fighting and fighting of gang forces along the way, and it seems that this Jingzhou Prefecture Mu is much more capable than Liu Junfeng of Qingzhou. ”

Look at the rows of cargo sheds and boats of all sizes moored along the river. The peddlers and pawns interspersed in the past were similar to the situation in Luoshui City, and Xiao Xia couldn't help but sigh. However, Shifang shook his head when he heard this: "That's not the case, Lord Liu of Qingzhou is a capable minister appointed by the Son of Heaven, and he is the most profound master of Confucianism in the past ten years. He is one of the most capable of several state pastors. It's just that the situation in Qingzhou is very different from that of Jingzhou, which has always been barren and close to Jizhou. In the early years, wars were rampant, and it even fell into the hunting ground of the Sidi barbarians, but as the wolf lord slept, the Sidi civil strife contracted. It was only when the national strength of the Great Cadres was regained that it was recaptured. After the canal was opened, it gradually came to life. These are all thanks to Lord Liu Junfeng's good governance. It's just that at the beginning of the opening of the trade route and the prosperity of the people's livelihood, it was natural that there would be a division of interests, and most of the people who migrated to Qingzhou were homeless people and desperate Jianghu ronin, and it was inevitable that they would form gangs and factions to fight each other, and those people went to take refuge in all directions, and there were many big faction families who were brought in. It is already commendable to keep people's livelihood from withering. This is also the consistent countermeasure of our Great Qianchao to the affairs of the rivers and lakes. ”

"I didn't expect the Master of the Ten Directions to know all these things like this. Xiao Xia was really a little surprised, and he couldn't imagine that this person was full of Buddhist Zen machines all day long. The little monk who seems to be incomprehensible to affairs is so clear about this.

"Amitabha. What is not a Bodhi in the world? Who is not a Buddha? If there is still a mundane view in the heart, that is, it has not yet broken through the worldly realm. Ten directions together, sincerely recited a Buddha name, not enough immediately and immediately smiled embarrassedly. However, the poor monk is just talking, in fact, he also thinks that these are mundane things, so it can be seen that he is still a lay monk. And these words were only heard from the mouths of a few uncles, not the opinions of the poor monks themselves. ”

"Hahahaha" Xiao Xia couldn't help laughing. "The master is really free-spirited. Then how can the southern part of Jingzhou be such a peaceful scene?"

Shi Fang smiled: "This matter is a blind eye of Lord Xia, can't you see it based on your experience in the rivers and lakes? Who do you say is the biggest south of Jingzhou?"

"Oh! I see, I'm confused. Xiao Xia suddenly realized.

Who is the biggest south of Jingzhou? When I asked ten people from the rivers and lakes, ten of them answered exactly the same thing, because this is simply something that you don't need to think about, just like asking what is the brightest in the sky. The brightest thing in the sky south of Jingzhou is not the emperor or the imperial court, their light is not very dazzling in the eyes of the people in the rivers and lakes, and both the Son of Heaven and the great cadres are only nearly a hundred years of brilliance, the mountain that stands here, that sect has been standing in the world for hundreds of years.

That is Dragon and Tiger Mountain, taught by the Heavenly Master.

Hundreds of years ago, Zhang Daoling opened a mountain in Longhu Mountain at the southern end of Jingzhou, and began to eliminate demons and subdue demons, save the dead and help the wounded. Even the Shangqing, which was later called the Three Mountains Rune, and the two factions of Lingbao gradually differentiated from the Heavenly Master Sect, and the former Emperor of Heaven issued a holy decree to seal the Dragon and Tiger Mountains as the world's Taoist Gate and lead the Three Mountains Rune. To this day, even if the previous dynasty was destroyed and the middle demon sect flourished, it did not affect the supreme position of the Heavenly Master Sect in the world. Although this is not the case in fact, needless to say the two factions of Shangqing Lingbao, the rising True Martial Sect has also obtained the right to confer titles from the imperial court, but the general trend of the Heavenly Master Sect of Longhu Mountain to dominate the world's Dao Sect is still there.

To maintain the status of the Daomenkui, pomp, of course, you can't just rely on burning incense to worship God, cultivating gods and drawing talismans, in addition to the silver under the imperial court every year, Longhu Mountain still has to have an industry and make a living. Especially in this land of Jingnan, under the operation of hundreds of years, it is almost the land of the Heavenly Master's Sect, where are there still those who dare not open their eyes to come here to share a bite of food? It is those notorious lone thieves and other underworld figures, if they are not necessary, they will never make trouble here, so it seems that it is natural to be stable and peaceful.

"I don't even understand what you're talking about. Little monk. What the hell are you going to do with us all the way here? I think you have something to hide from us. ”

At this time, the three of them happened to ride their horses into Wuxi City together, and there were more pedestrians and merchants around, and from time to time someone cast curious glances at the three of them. There are many people who are dumbfounded when they look at Miss Mingyue's appearance. Mingyue was a little impatient, and couldn't help but ask.

It has been four days since I left Jingyang City, and it has been a bit hard to travel at a fast horse, eating and sleeping in the open all the way. But this is actually accommodating Xiao Xia, if only Mingyue and Shifang are there, there is no need to ride a horse. Now if you want to say that you are tired, you may not have a bright moon. But boredom is certain. Miss Mingyue didn't worry about what kind of shadow guard or Shuzhou Tang family, she was just following Xiao Xia very simply as before.

"It's still the bright moon girl's heart like a mirror. Exquisitely carved. What I don't understand is actually just some nonsense, Miss Mingyue doesn't have to worry about it, but those who don't say it let Miss Mingyue see through it at a glance. Ten sides smiled together. "Didn't I say it a long time ago, I'm in some trouble. It's a bit hard to do it alone. I want to ask Daoist Xia and Miss Mingyue to help me. ”

"But why should we help you?" Mingyue snorted disapprerovingly.

"It's common for fellow practitioners to help each other. If we are in trouble, the Master of the Ten Directions will help us, and the Master of the Ten Directions will certainly help us if there is a difficulty. Xiao Xia said with a wry smile and scratching her head. Putting aside those Zen machines and Buddhism that seem to be gags, Xiao Xia is also quite touched by Shifang's willingness to bring himself and Mingyue to the two big troubles, after all, there are not many people in the world who dare to ignore the two major forces of Yingwei and the Tang family, and now it is really nothing to help Shifang by the way.

"Okay. No matter how you say it, the little monk is also a good person, and it's good to help. Mingyue also nodded. Although because she once let go of the mysterious person in the sedan chair, Mingyue has always seemed to have some mustard for Shifang. It's no longer as affectionate as it was at the beginning, but the favor of him is always much better than that of the young heroes of the Righteous Path Alliance. I'm also very happy that Xiao Xia finally stopped walking with those people.

"Amitabha, the poor monk has to thank Miss Mingyue. Shifang's round face smiled like Maitreya Buddha.

While talking, the three of them rode their horses through the city gate on the other side, and after walking for a while, they arrived at the gate of a temple outside the city, and Shifang took the lead in dismounting and said: "This is the temple of my Pure Land Zen Monastery here, we will settle down in this Puji Temple first, and then I will slowly talk about this matter to the two of you." ”

Xiao Xia looked at the temple, and the more he looked at it, the more strange it became. The temple door is crooked with the plaque of 'Puji Temple', the doors, windows, eaves and the surrounding ground are all full of dust, and the remote place outside the city seems to have been abandoned for many years, but if you look closely, there are no traces of weathering and peeling of those brick walls and pillars, and it is clear that it was not long after it was built.

Shifang looked at Xiao Xia's strange look as he looked around, and explained: "Don't be strange, Daoist Xia, most of the Buddhist temples in southern Jingzhou look like this. In fact, this is all good, at least there can be a house shell, if it was originally built in the city, but it has long been bulldozed to build a shop or directly converted into a Taoist temple. ”

Xiao Xia thought about it for a moment and understood, and said, "Is it also because of the Heavenly Master Sect?"

Shifang also nodded with a wry smile: "Exactly." ”

At this time, the sound of horses' hooves sounded in the distance. The three of them looked and saw six fast horses galloping towards here, and the knights on the horses were all dressed in apricot robes, and they were all Taoist priests. In a moment, these six Taoist priests came to the gate of the temple, one of these Taoist priests was a middle-aged Taoist priest in his forties, and the others were young people in their twenties and thirties, the middle-aged Taoist priest was still frowning and looking at the three of them, especially Xiao Xia and Mingyue, and a younger Taoist priest in his thirties behind him shouted angrily at Shifang: "Sure enough, it's you bald donkey again! Didn't I tell you a long time ago that you are not allowed to come here again?

"Amitabha, the words of this Taoist master are so domineering. Ten shook his head and sighed. "Not to mention that people in the world can manage the affairs of the world, it's just that my Daqian Law also stipulates that every county must have Buddhist temples and Taoist temples, and you are just forcing our Buddhist temples everywhere, and even people are not allowed to come, but it's a bit too much, right?"

The younger Taoist was about to open his mouth to drink, but the middle-aged Taoist stretched out his hand to signal him to stop, and then arched his hand at Xiao Xia and Mingyue and asked, "Dare to ask about the origin of those two masters." But are you with this monk all the way?"

These Taoist priests came so quickly, it was obvious that they got the news, and it seemed that they were looked at after Shifang entered the city. And these Taoist priests still seem to have been prepared. Xiao Xia vaguely felt that this matter was probably not simple, and of course it was not the time to report to his family, so he just hugged his fists and said: "This girl and I are both friends of the Master of the Ten Directions, and I heard that the Master of the Ten Directions has some difficulties here, so we will help him." I don't know what the hell is in this."

When the young Taoist heard this, he immediately sneered: "Okay, it's really a helper invited." But what can you do with the two of you? Do you dare to fight with us in Longhu Mountain?"

Of course, it is impossible for such three people to dare to fight with Longhu Mountain. This was a question that didn't need to be asked at all, but the young Taoist still asked it, and Xiao Xia could only frown with a smile and a smile. At the same time, the impression of the children of Longhu Mountain in his heart was downgraded.

The young Taoist said coldly to the middle-aged Taoist in the lead: "Senior Uncle, we have warned these bald donkeys a long time ago, and they still have to knowingly commit crimes, so now we can't be blamed." Just take advantage of this to take it down. Tie them up and send them back to the Pure Land Monastery to stir up their dough. Let them still be nosy. ”

"Wait. Fortunately, at this time, the middle-aged Taoist waved his hand to stop it, and then his eyes slowly turned around Xiao Xia Mingyue twice, and suddenly asked in a deep voice: "Are the two of you from the Shadow Shirt Guard?"

Xiao Xia was stunned by this question, and he almost couldn't help but immediately find a mirror to come out and see why he could make people mistakenly think that he would be the person of the shadow guard.

But Xiao Xia's stunned look fell into the eyes of the middle-aged Taoist, and he didn't know what thoughts he had overlapped with and changed his taste, and the middle-aged Taoist smiled coldly: "Okay, for the sake of the royal family, it is inconvenient for us to be rude today." Just keep in mind that this is Jingnan. It is a place where my Heavenly Master taught, and even if I favor these monks, there should be a limit. If it's really too much, even if we make trouble in the Jinluan Palace, it won't necessarily be a loss for us, but don't underestimate my Central Plains Daomen!"

After saying this, the middle-aged Taoist left a cold warning look, turned the horse's head and galloped towards the way he came, and several other young Taoists also looked at them with unkind eyes and followed along. But after a while, these Daoists disappeared again as they had appeared before, leaving only a trail of dust.

"What are these people here for?" Mingyue was puzzled.

"Master Shifang, what's going on?" Xiao Xia was equally puzzled, but he could feel something strange.

"Amitabha. It's not just those vulgar portals. Shifang sighed helplessly. "There seems to be a demon haunted near Wuxi City recently, but those Taoist priests of Longhu Mountain can't find out by all means, and the poor monk learned about it, so he wanted to capture this demon and send it back to the Pure Land Zen Temple, and suppressed it under the Ten Directions Pure World Glass Relic Pagoda, so as not to hurt his life. As a result, when these Taoist leaders learned about it, they did everything they could to obstruct it."

"This" Xiao Xia's shock was no less than being identified as a shadow guard by that person just now. Just now, it was said that these monks of the Ten Directions were proficient in mundane affairs, but now such a nonsense thing is coming immediately. Speaking of which, this is indeed a portal view, but this is the biggest portal view in the world, and a monk has taken the demon at the foot of Longhu Mountain, where is the face of this sect ancestral court still placed? Not to mention those Taoist priests taught by the Heavenly Master, even Xiao Xia himself seems to be a little unhappy in his heart.

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At this time, several Taoist priests who had just been in front of the three of Shifang had already galloped into Wuxi County, discussing countermeasures in a quiet room in the Heavenly Master's Temple in the city.

The quiet room is wide and bright, the best incense has been burned in it for a long time, and the fragrant tea has already been prepared by the servants, although these enjoyments are not as luxurious and exquisite as the Nangong family, they are also rare in the rivers and lakes. The six Taoists were still in the order of the horses before, and the middle-aged Taoist who took the lead sat at the table.

A young Taoist asked: "Uncle Shi, are those two young men and women really the people of the shadow guard?" I heard that the identity of each of these shadow guards is the top secret of the top secret, although there are also some young and promising people, but after all, they should be a minority, and the others are mostly people with a certain status and power in the rivers and lakes. How can you tell at a glance that the young man and woman are the shadow guards?"

The middle-aged Taoist smiled coldly: "Even if it's not a shadow guard, it should be a shadow guard." Otherwise, how bold would you be as a monk of the Ten Directions, and dare to come again without any support?"

Another young Taoist said with some hesitation: "But when I saw that Uncle Shi asked, the man looked stunned, as if he was not a fake. ”

Immediately, another young Taoist said: "Even those who can help Ying Wei be dog-legged are all treacherous and ghost-like characters, and it is that kind of non-fake look that shows that there is a problem!"

The middle-aged Taoist stroked his long beard with his hand, and said with a faint smile: "These details are actually nothing, even if I close my eyes, I can conclude that those two must be the people of the Shadow Guard." ”

"Oh, no, Uncle Shi is really smart. Several young Taoist priests looked at each other and nodded, all of them in admiration.

"It's actually quite simple, these are the general trends. You also have to be careful not to look at things at the surface, but at a deeper level of essence. For example, this time, I expected that the bald donkeys would not give up and would come again, so I arranged for my men to look around the city to investigate, and we knew as soon as the bald donkeys entered the city. Therefore, it is in vain to spend energy on those details, as long as you grasp the general trend in your heart. ”

"The general trend?" the look of admiration on the faces of the other five young Taoist priests was even worse.

"Yes, the general trend. Let me first talk about the general trend of the lower level, since the monks of the ten directions have come back this time, it must be something to rely on. But this is not his fellow disciple, but a man and a woman dressed as a layman, who look young, and his cultivation is not necessarily very high, so there must be other things to rely on. And what can those bald donkeys in the Pure Land Monastery rely on? This depends on the general trend of a higher level. Let me ask you, what is the reason for the prosperity of the Pure Land Monastery over the years?"

A young Taoist priest thought for a while and replied: "It's not that the queen mother and the queen both believe in Buddhism, and even the emperor has a little preference." ”

The middle-aged Taoist snorted coldly: "That's just a superficial reason." Do you think that those royal worshippers of Buddha are really those bald donkeys' ability to surpass our Taoist sect? Isn't it because we see that our Taoist sect is powerful and unites the hearts of the people all over the world, so we want to use these bald donkeys to deceive people's minds and check and balance them? Confucianism has gradually declined after a catastrophe in the previous dynasties, and it is difficult to use it greatly, and even the imperial examination does not attach much importance to the Confucian scriptures, and now only these bald donkeys have a few hands to fool people's hearts, so they can support them. The shadow guard is a royal dog, and it is only natural that he will help those bald donkeys openly and secretly. Got it?"

"I see!" several young Taoists suddenly realized. "Uncle Shi is really smart!"

"But if the shadow guard is so obviously partial to those bald donkeys, do we connive at the bald donkeys to come and go freely in Jingnan?

"It doesn't matter. The no-passer smiled faintly. "Since I expected it, the way to deal with it is naturally prepared, even if he can't really take the life of that bald donkey, he will be disgraced, and he will not dare to set foot in the land of Jingnan again in this life. (To be continued......)