Chapter 37: The Big Shot (3)
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Xiao Xia has been a captive a lot. Not to mention anything else, when I used to run the rivers and lakes with the master, I was caught by the government yamen a lot of times, and later in Jizhou, I was tied into a dumpling by horse thieves and thrown in the cellar for ten days, and when I was on a mission in the Liuzi Camp, I was caught by the Xidi people and thrown into the wormhole to be used as feed, and later when I first met He Xi'er in Yangzhou, I was also locked in the cave by the five ghosts of Tianhe, but he never thought that one day he would be as a prisoner and be as comfortable as he is now.
"Senior brother, please use it slowly. Xiao Daotong respectfully put the fragrant tea on the table, and his eyes quietly turned around Mingyue reluctantly, and then turned around and retreated.
"Well, good tea. Xiao Xia took a sip of the teacup and nodded. Since he has been with the young heroes of the Zhengdao Alliance for a while, especially Nangong Tong, he can now taste the quality of the tea, and he only needs to taste it to know that this is definitely the best spiritual mist transported from Yunzhou, and it can be bought with money alone.
"It's really good tea, it's not bad compared to the fragrant tea in Nangong's house. Shifang also took a sip of the teacup, but shook his head and sighed, and then looked at the exquisite and luxurious layout in this quiet room, and then said: "The Heavenly Master has been guarding Jingnan for hundreds of years. Although he is a monk and cultivator, he is so indulged in the enjoyment of mundane things, how can he still see the appearance of Zhang Daoling's predecessors in the past, slaying demons and demons, expanding the territory, and planning for the people of Li?"
"Why don't you two find a way to escape!
Compared with Xiao Xia and Shifang's leisure, Mingyue is much more restless. Frowning, he walked around the quiet room. The chamber was exquisitely built and sturdy and hidden, but it was not really used to hold prisoners, and the two carved wooden doors at the door could be smashed by even an ordinary strong man. The little Taoist boy who withdrew just now just covered up the wooden door casually and didn't close it at all, but Mingyue was just wandering around in this quiet room, because a translucent gold-armored god general was standing at the door, completely covering the wooden door with his body. The little Taoist boy could pass through it as if it were nothing, but Mingyue had already tried it several times, and as soon as she approached, she would be pushed back by the golden-armored giant.
Of course, if it's just such a gold-armored god general. She couldn't really stop Mingyue, at least the walls of this quiet room were actually no thicker than a layer of paper in her eyes, but now there was a golden cyclone on her eyebrows. So that she doesn't even have the strength to pierce this layer of paper now, so she can only be so angry that she can spin around this room.
Shifang comforted Mingyue calmly and said: "Mingyue girl don't need to worry, Zhang Yuhong is a square gentleman, and it is also polite to invite us to rest and drink tea here." It's useless for us to go out anyway. Why don't you just recuperate here for a while? ”
Xiao Xia also nodded with a wry smile: "Master Shifang is right, that Demon True Person's cultivation is too much higher than us, not to mention that he is still staying in Wuxi City, even if he really doesn't pay attention to us at all, it's just that the prohibition on us is beyond our own." ”
Xiao Xia and Shi Fang can sit here calmly and drink tea, the biggest reason is that they are the same as Mingyue, there is a golden cyclone in the center of their eyebrows that is slowly flowing, just like the golden armor god general at the door. That was all a ban placed by Zhang Yuhong in order to prevent them from escaping. Although this appearance seems to be just a little spell with almost no traces, when Xiao Xia just woke up and noticed this prohibition for the first time. But he was almost taken aback, and he couldn't even think of trying to break this forbidden spell. He is no stranger to this spell, he has used it in the black wood forest where he first met Mingyue in Qingzhou, and speaking of which, this prohibition is quite related to him and Mingyue - it is the Qiantian Lock Demon Talisman of the Zhengyi Sect of Longhu Mountain.
The Dry Heaven Lock Demon Talisman that Mingyue received at the beginning cost the Luoshui Gang Gang Leader Bai Lao a full five thousand taels of gold. At that time, after Xiao Xia heard about this, he really admired Zhang Tianshi like a surging river, not that he had any additional feelings about his status as the leader of the Daomen, but that he felt that the price of this talisman could be worth hundreds of times that of the talisman made in his hand, which could not make people admire and sigh. At that time, he never dreamed that he would one day be able to enjoy such a courtesy, and be shackled by this spell worth five thousand taels of gold.
After half a year, Xiao Xia's vision has already improved a lot, at least five thousand taels of gold doesn't seem to be too shocking, and it can be regarded as a great advance in the way of talisman spells, but the more this is the case, the more he can have a deeper understanding of the mystery of this spell, so he doesn't try to break this prohibition at all, because it is absolutely impossible for the three of them to do it.
"But it's so boring and stuffy here!" Mingyue jumped onto the tea table and sat down, her face full of dissatisfaction, it turned out that all she cared about was this.
"Well, yes, we can't just stay here forever. Xiao Xia was also quite helpless and looked at the ten directions. "What does Master Shifang think that Zhang Yuhong and Zhang Zhenren want to do with us?"
Shi Fang thought for a moment and said, "Since Zhang Zhenren stayed in this Wuxi City and didn't go after the spirit master of that place, I think he values the three of us very much in his mind, maybe he is looking for someone to take over and take care of us, or send us to Longhu Mountain." ”
Xiao Xia nodded, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. That day, the scheming of the spirit master in the underground drain can be said to be deep and far-reaching, and even he shuddered a little when he thought about it now, and the three of them, including Zhang Yuhong, had become pawns at his disposal, and the truth that seemed to be kindly explained to them also became the reason for Zhang Yuhong to stay here. And I don't know if it's really been secretly calculated by the shadow guard in recent years, the people of the Heavenly Master Sect seem to think that he and Mingyue are the people of the Shadow Guard, and now the most unknown secret of the Heavenly Master Sect is actually known by the people of the Pure Land Zen Temple and the Shadow Guard, which is simply the most fatal thing. Zhang Yuhong was not even worried about the prohibition of the Qiantian Lock Demon Talisman he planted, and he personally sat in Wuxi City.
However, compared to what he was most worried about before, he would be silenced in the ashram of the Taoist temple, and he would be treated politely with tea and food. It was definitely a bonus. Probably this demon real person is indeed a square gentleman as Shifang said, or the head of Shifang and the label of the shadow guard who mistakenly thought he was also quite deterrent.
"But with the cultivation and status of the real demon to guard us. Or if you personally escort us to Longhu Mountain, it's a bit overkill, right?" "Even if we are afraid that the ordinary disciples in this Taoist temple will not be able to rely on it, the leading Daoist we saw when we first came to Wuxi that day should be enough to do it. ”
"That is the person who is in charge of guarding this Wuxi County, and he can be regarded as the leader of the Heavenly Master Sect in this Wuxi City. Speaking of which, we have been under house arrest for two days and have never seen him, probably not in this city. ”
"With the status of a true demon subduer, is it difficult to find a Taoist priest with similar cultivation?"
Shifang's expression became slightly strange: "This is probably indeed a little difficult."
"Why?" Xiao Xia's expression was even more strange. Zhang Yuhong, a world-famous real person who is a demon subjugator, can be said to be second only to Zhang Tianshi in terms of reputation in the rivers and lakes. Even in some aspects, he has to go over it, and Xiu Wei has also personally learned it, which can be said to be almost comparable to He Jinzhi. If it is said that commanding the middle Taoist of the Immovable Sect, it is indeed a bit strange.
"Because although that Zhang Zhenren has a great reputation and a high level of cultivation, he actually doesn't have much real power in the sect."
"Really?
Shifang's expression became strange again, and some of them said in a hurry: "This matter is a long story, and some things may involve the selfishness of others, and it is really difficult for poor monks and monks to talk about it."
I remembered the brother of Zhang Yuhong who met in the rudder of the Shenji Hall. The old man Zhang who is obviously extremely high in cultivation but wants to earn dozens of taels of gold incognito. Xiao Xia was slightly aware in his heart, and at the same time he was even more curious, anyway, he had nothing to do, so he asked: "Then the master is like Confucius who does not do anything, just pick up some facts and talk about them, and let me judge the rest." Okay?"
"Is this" Shifang looked a little embarrassed, but what Xiao Xia said seemed to make sense. After hesitating for a moment, he still said, "Daoist Xia, you should know the origin of Zhang Zhenren's name as a demon subduer, right?"
"Who doesn't know on the rivers and lakes? It was seven years ago when more than ten Xidi troops entered the customs, and Zhang Zhenren almost resisted Xidi with a sword alone. Under the imperial city, he cooperated with the Imperial Forest Army, which was almost about to collapse, and beheaded several Wanfuyong and shaman sacrifices in front of the battle, and then the Son of Heaven gave the name of 'Fu Demon Zhenren'. ”
"Hmm. Shifang nodded. "But can Xia Daochang know that at that time, Longhu Mountain was shrinking and Jingnan was defending to the end, and Zhang Zhenren was the only one in the Heavenly Master Sect who helped the Central Plains in the melee?"
"I've heard of this. Natsu nodded. At that time, Jingzhou also had Xidi people breaking in, and the Heavenly Master Sect had always been dissatisfied with the imperial court's support of Buddhism, so they simply shrank and defended Jingnan's hometown. However, Zhang Yuhong's work should finally cover up this stain in the past.
Then, when Zhang Zhenren rushed to the rescue, it was the team that escorted Princess Qinyang, the sister of today's son, who was saved. At that time, if the princess fell into the hands of the Sidi people, not only would the great dry face be lost, but the Son of Heaven would also die of grief. When today's son is brought up by Princess Qinyang, and he is the only relative who is still alive today, it is not an exaggeration to say that Zhang Zhenren has great kindness to the royal family. ”
"I see. Natsu nodded. "No wonder Zhang Yuhong Zhenren is the only one in the Heavenly Master Sect who has been rewarded by the imperial court since the founding of the country. ”
"The title and reward are known all over the world, but there is another thing that very few people on the rivers and lakes know, the poor monk is also because he followed his uncle to teach the law in the palace, and he had many contacts with the royal family, so I heard that Princess Qinyang has a deep love for Zhang Yuhong Zhenren, and wants to recruit Zhang Zhenren as a concubine, but Zhang Zhenren refused. Then Princess Qinyang even preferred to give up the heavenly family to marry the Zhang family, and go to Longhu Mountain with Zhang Zhenren, which has never had a precedent in the world, which is simply detrimental to the royal dignity, but in the end she was rejected by Zhang Zhenren. ”
"Huh?" Xiao Xia was simply dumbfounded, he had never heard of a heavenly family recruiting horses, and he had never heard of the princess marrying a Taoist priest. Although the Taoist priest of the Zhengyi Sect originally couldn't help but get married, and the Heavenly Master was the inheritance of the Zhang family, it was too unbelievable that there was a royal noblewoman who was committed to the Daomen. But thinking about Zhang Yuhong's elegant and handsome appearance, coupled with the rescue in danger, it is the bridge section of the hero who countless deep ladies dream of saving beauty. It's no wonder that Princess Qinyang can't help herself. "It's just that it seems that this princess is really too rash, can't you watch too many of those heroic beauties, talented and beautiful women's dramas? This royal identity is not necessarily in the eyes of characters like Zhang Zhenren, she can be regarded as self-inflicted. ”
"Not really. I heard that Princess Qinyang and Zhang Zhenren met more than ten years ago. At that time, Princess Qinyang was just a small county lord near Yangzhou. When he was dressed in civilian clothes and traveled, he was involved in a battle in the rivers and lakes, and he was also rescued by Zhang Yuhong, who was a young man who roamed the rivers and lakes, and the two had a good relationship. It's just that later the Heavenly Family fell into the rebellion of seizing the heir, and the prince in the palace either died or was guilty, and Princess Qinyang led the son of today into the imperial city, and has been assisting the Son of Heaven to set the court. Waiping is in power, and there is no chance to leave the palace again. I thought that I would never see each other again in this life, but where did I think that at that most dangerous juncture, I met a figure that I missed for life. Where can the lovesickness that has been buried for more than ten years be suppressed"
"I see, this is really more exciting than the drama" Xiao Xia was also a little distracted when he heard it, and sighed again and again. Zhang Yuhong Zhenren violated the rules of the sect at that time and went to the imperial city alone to rescue. Don't go for this princess too, do you?"
"I don't know. However, Princess Qinyang is not only beautiful. is skilled, and she is even smarter, more capable, and able to make good decisions, she is a rare strange woman, but she has been trying her best to assist the Son of Heaven in government, and she has not been married, and it is difficult to say that it is not because there has always been a place for Zhang Zhenren in her heart. Amitabha, speaking of which, this is also a deep karma, and my uncle also gave a lecture to Princess Qinyang. However, the princess's love is deeply rooted and cannot be relieved. ”
Xiao Xia nodded. In a trance, he recalled the story of this real person's love debt, and suddenly came back to his senses: "But what does this have to do with Zhang Zhenren not having real power in the Heavenly Master Sect?"
"Does this matter if it matters, the poor monk doesn't know, but the poor monk only knows that as long as Zhang Yuhong is really willing to use the power of the imperial court, he will immediately be the first person in today's teacher teaching. And Zhang Zhenren has a very high reputation among young disciples because of the fact that he rushed to the Central Plains alone that day, that is, just because he is a member of the Zhang family, he has no foundation in the sect, and he can't accept apprentices without the instruction of the heavenly master, otherwise there are not many disciples of Longhu Mountain who are willing to invest in him. As for today's teacher Zhang Yuanling, he was the last disciple from the dozens of disciples of the Zhang family, and it took me an unknown amount of thought and effort to get the position of Heavenly Master. ”
At this point, Xiao Xia naturally understood, and couldn't help laughing: "The master just said that Zhang Tianshi was jealous of his ability, and he was afraid that Zhang Yuhong would take away his position as a heavenly master, or put him in the air." ”
Shi Fang shook his head again and again when he heard this: "Amitabha, these words of slander against others behind the poor monk have not been said, these are all thought of by yourself Xia Daochang." ”
"I only heard that Zhang Yuhong is a genius who comes out of Longhu Mountain once in a hundred years, but I didn't expect that there are so many twists and turns behind this genius, it turns out that he is still a real big man who can actually be above Zhang Tianshi. Xiao Xia couldn't help but sigh. "And the dignified Daomen Ancestral Court, after involving interests and power in the middle, it is also the same deceit and despicability as the officialdom, and today's Heavenly Master Sect is no longer the Heavenly Master Sect created by Patriarch Zhang Daoling to protect the Li people. ”
"At this point, the poor monk said that Zhang Yuhong is a real man who is a square gentleman, and Xia Daochang also knows that what he said is true, right?"
Xiao Xia nodded. This demon real person can endure such suspicions, and he is still working hard for the Heavenly Master to teach and Zhang Tianshi, which is really worthy of the title of Founder Gentleman.
"It seems that at least we don't really have to worry about anything when we stay in the hands of this demon real person, Miss Mingyue, you can rest assured" Xiao Xia turned her head to talk to Mingyue, but now she had already fallen asleep on the coffee table.
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Of course, not worrying doesn't mean you can stay in this ashram forever. Even if Xiao Xia Shifang is not in a hurry, Zhang Yuhong can't help but be in a hurry.
In the afternoon of the next day, Zhang Yuhong came to this quiet room again. Compared with when he saw it in the underground ditch, this real demon man actually looked a little more haggard, his face was paler, there was a trace of bloodshot in his eyes, and even his expression was a little more anxious that could not be concealed, as if the internal injuries he had suffered in the past few days had not only not healed, but worsened.
"Master Shifang, Xia Daoyou, Miss Mingyue, I have offended the poor Dao in the past two days. Despite this, Zhang Yuhong still bowed his hand to the three of them first. "It's just that it's about the hundred-year-old reputation of my Heavenly Master's Sect Dragon and Tiger Mountain, so Poor Dao has to temporarily leave the three strong here. Today, Poor Dao wants to ask, why did the three of you come to my Jingnan land, but did you get the news of the Earth Spirit Master from other places?"
Xiao Xia was a little ridiculous when he heard this: "Zhang Zhenren trapped us here for two or three whole days, and then he only remembered to ask this now?"
Zhang Yuhong replied lightly: "That's because these words were originally not the turn of the poor Dao to ask the three of them, and they should have asked the three to explain directly to the Heavenly Master, and how the three of them answered and how to deal with the three should also be decided by the Heavenly Master." It's just that now that things are in a hurry, the poor road can only ask the three first. ”
Xiao Xia didn't speak, just spread his hands and looked at the ten directions next to him. Mingyue looked at Zhang Yuhong viciously as soon as he came in, but she was forbidden by the spell, and she seemed to understand that she was definitely not an opponent, so she didn't pounce.
"Amitabha. "It's still ten directions. "The poor monk didn't hear about this spiritual master before he came here, but there was a bitter master who begged my uncle to check on his missing son with Guanyin's ten wise eyes, and then my uncle found out that there was a demon benefactor who was related to my Buddha who was doing evil. The poor monk came to pick up the demon benefactor and go to my Pure Land Monastery to receive a phone call. As for Xia Daochang and Miss Mingyue, they are friends of poor monks, and they have suffered together in the Heavenly Volcano. The poor monk came to Jingnan this time to subdue the demons, knowing that he was weak, so he asked the two of them to come over to help. ”
"Then this Xia Dao Chang and Miss Mingyue have something to do with the shadow guard?"
"There's nothing to do with it. ”
Although Zhang Yuhong's eyes were bloodshot with a lot of anxiety, they still gave people a clear and bright feeling, and he kept staring at Shifang's eyes when he spoke. Seeing that there was no trace of uneasiness in Shifang's expression, he breathed a sigh of relief slightly: "I see, since Master Shifang said it, it must be right." But the three of them really know what the Earth Spirit Master said, right?"
Shifang only smiled bitterly: "That demon benefactor did tell us the truth about his origin and the past." It's just that I didn't think he had a plan to say it. ”
Zhang Yuhong sighed and said: "The Earth Spirit Master once followed the ancestor to create Jingnan, and he is still the predecessor of my Heavenly Master Sect, but the monster is difficult to get rid of, no matter how high the wisdom is, it is not a human after all, but treats people as food." And now he has abandoned the old decayed body and condensed the Yang God Law Body with ** power and divine powers, but that is an expedient measure after all, in order to maintain the Law Body from dispersing, the essence and blood vitality he needs every day will only increase, as long as he is outside for a day, it will hurt people constantly, since the three of them are not here for the secret of the Earth Spirit Master, then please come with me to pursue the Earth Spirit Master, okay?" (To be continued......)