After listening to Daotong's inquiry, Wang Fei stepped forward and replied:

"I am a friend of Mr. Ye Fashan, Feiyun Daoist, and I brought two Taoist friends to see Mr. Ye today. ”

This Dao Tong is Ye Fashan's new disciple here, so he can't recognize Wang Fei and Liu Taizhen, and after listening to Wang Fei's words, he replied:

"Oh, it turned out to be a friend of the patriarch, you wait here, I'll go in and report. ”

After saying that, he closed the door and jumped in to report.

After a while, Ye Fashan took three or five apprentices and personally went out to pick up Wang Fei.

"Oh, it's really Feiyun Daoist who is here, please please, please. ”

Ye Fashan was very happy when he saw Wang Fei, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to invite Wang Fei to come in.

Wang Fei arched his hand and smiled:

"Brother Dao, it's been a long time, and I want to forgive me for taking the liberty to visit today. ”

Ye Fashan laughed and said:

"Daoyou are very polite, you can come here, it can really be said that there are friends from afar, don't you say it. ”

After speaking, he looked at Princess Ao Qing and said:

"Dare to ask who this fairy girl is?"

Wang Fei listened to the introduction and said:

"This is Princess Ao Qing of the Dragon Palace of the West Sea, and she is a friend of the next. ”

Ye Fashan heard this, and hurriedly said respectfully:

"It turned out that it was the princess of the West Sea who came, and Poor Dao was very honored. Please, please, please. ”

As he spoke, he invited a few people to sit in the Taoist temple, and waited for the Taoist child to offer fragrant tea. Liu Taizhen stepped forward to greet him and said:

"Taizhen has seen Master. ”

This Liu Taizhen had studied under Ye Fashan for thirty years, although he was not a true disciple, but Ye Fashan also had an impression. Sidewalk:

"It turned out to be you, why did you come here with Feiyun Daoyou?"

Liu Taizhen listened, so he had to talk in detail about the fight with Jigong and the final rescue by Wang Fei.

After hearing this, Ye Fashan said angrily:

"You evil obstacle, you don't know what to do, you don't meditate on cultivating, but you cause trouble, and you lose my face in vain. Don't retreat with me yet. ”

This Liu Taizhen was scolded by the master, so he had to retreat stupidly. Ye Fashan said to Wang Fei again:

"Thank you Daoyou for helping me, if it weren't for Daoyou, this obstacle would have almost made me lose face. ”

Wang Fei smiled:

"I can't blame him for everything, in my opinion, this matter is somewhat due to the deliberate design of Na Jigong. ”

Ye Fashan sighed when he heard this:

"It's also this evil obstacle that makes a living on weekdays, and he has a lot of fame there. Only then was he bumped into by a Buddhist master, and in order to greatly promote the reputation of Buddhism, he deliberately harmed him. Alas, in recent years, this kind of thing has become more and more common. ”

Wang Fei listened to Ye Fashan's words and felt that there seemed to be another hidden meaning in them, so he said:

"Brother Dao, what do you say?"

Ye Fa Shandao:

"Daoyou don't know that since the death of Emperor Taizong, Emperor Gaozong has only been on the throne for a few years. Now that she is not in good health, she has completely ignored the government and politics, and the entire Tang Dynasty is almost all in charge of Empress Wu. This Empress Wu was once blessed by the masters of Buddhism. So I am dedicated to promoting the Dharma. Those high-ranking monks and living Buddhas, supported by the imperial court, almost poured out of the nest and spread Buddhism all over the country. Nowadays, Buddhism is almost comparable to Taoism. ”

Empress Wu, isn't that the famous Wu Zetian? Wang Fei hurriedly asked:

"Brother Dao just said that Empress Wu was blessed by the masters of Buddhism, what is going on?"

Ye Fa Shandao:

"Empress Wu was once a talented person of Emperor Taizong, and when Taizong was in power, she was not very favored. Later, Emperor Taizong died, and the harem concubines were all arranged to become monks in Ganye Temple. This martial artist once made a vow in front of the Buddha that if he could be favored and control the government, he would reshape his golden body to repay the Buddha. ”

As soon as the vow was made, I saw the golden light of the Buddha statue appear, and a cloth bag monk with a bare chest and bare breasts and a smile came out. This monk is humane to martial talents, is the donor's words true? When the martial talents saw that this monk had come to a strange place, they knew that he was a master of Buddhism. He swore to heaven that if he could gain power, he would definitely promote the Dharma. ”

The monk laughed, blessed the golden light of the Buddha Gate for the martial arts, and then disappeared. Since then, the martial arts man has a bright face and is full of fragrance. One day, Emperor Gaozong passed by Ganye Temple, saw the face of a martial artist, and was immediately shocked, and brought into the harem for only a few years, and he was already favored by the harem. ”

"This year, she was named the queen, and the queen of martial arts gained power, and she dreamed one day, dreaming of the cloth bag monk at the beginning, and wanted to find her to repay her vows. That's why Empress Wu wants to build a royal temple to support senior monks for the royal family to worship. ”

"If this is done, won't this Buddhism become the state religion of the Tang Dynasty, and how will this make the Daomen deal with themselves? I and a Luo Daoyou, together with the members of the court, sent a letter to the emperor to ask for the matter to be cancelled. ”

"But Emperor Gaozong was very fond of Empress Wu and almost obeyed her. After the ministers argued on the basis of reason, Emperor Gaozong set a competition to have two sects of Buddhism and Taoism, and each went to cut off the demons and monsters of the left side door that made waves all over the country. Whoever does more wins. ”

"If the Buddha Gate wins, then build the royal temple, and if the Taoist Gate wins, the matter will be done. Now the two sides are inviting the best people to win the competition. ”

When Wang Fei heard this, he felt a little embarrassed that he had promised to represent Buddhism to eliminate demons. After all, his identity is a Taoist priest, so he said to Ye Fa:

"Fellow Daoist, I have one thing I can't leave to say. ”

As he spoke, he told Jigong about the demon removal on behalf of Buddhism. Ye Fashan listened to what happened, looked at Wang Fei's breath carefully, and couldn't help sighing:

"Daoyou have a deep immortal relationship, and others can't envy it, so Daoists don't have to mind about this matter. After all, cultivators focus on their own cultivation, and other Taoist systems are secondary. ”

When Wang Fei heard this, he felt a little stable in his heart, and then took a closer look at Ye Fa's good qi and found that his spirit was close to perfection. It is only necessary to cross the tribulation to be able to cultivate into a heavenly immortal. He asked:

"I see that Daoist friends are close to perfection, and now they are only about to cross the tribulation, right?"

Ye Fashan sighed:

"That's right, let's be honest, the last time you and I met, I was where I am now. It's just that the catastrophe is dangerous, and my talisman magic weapon has not yet been refined, so I dare not cross the catastrophe easily. ”

After speaking, Wang Fei said again:

"That's why it's enviable to say that you are immortal, the last time you and I met, Daoyou was only cultivating in the god transformation period. I'm not afraid that fellow Daoists will be surprised, but your cultivation at that time was similar to that of my apprentice. Now that I haven't seen him for a few decades, Daoyou has already achieved immortality. Such a speed of cultivation is really enviable. ”

Listening to Ye Fashan's words of envy, jealousy and hatred, Wang Fei suddenly realized that he was also practicing openly. I think that I started from getting the Tianhe Fa-rectification, and it was only more than 30 years ago. But now he has cultivated into an immortal immortal.

Although he has encountered all the masters along the way, he is already very good. Wang Fei suddenly felt a lot happier in his heart.

After this incident, you can say goodbye and leave. Then Wang Fei got up and said goodbye to Ye Fashan.

Ye Fashan sent Wang Fei to the door of the Taoist temple, and finally said:

"Fellow Daoist, if you want to get rid of demons, it's best to let those monks take the lead, and you can do a little bit of your own work. After all, Taoist friends are people of Taoism, and going to help Buddhism will inevitably make some people who don't know the truth jealous. Although Taoist friends are not afraid, it is better to avoid them. ”

Wang Fei heard it and knew that it was all his own words, so he thanked him:

"Thank you for your advice. ”

After saying goodbye, he turned around and left with Princess Ao Qing.

After walking not far, Princess Ao Qing suddenly said:

"This Ye Fashan is not far away. ”

Wang Fei was curious when he heard this, so he asked:

"How do you know?"

Princess Ao Qing smiled:

"Now that the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism is intensifying, this Ye Fashan has worked hard for the Tao. Now that the Buddha has taken action one after another, how can the Daomen Golden Immortal sit idly by? And the Daomen Golden Immortal will not let Ye Fashan gain some benefits if he comes forward?"

When Wang Fei heard this, he suddenly understood in his heart. Yes, this Ye Fashan is so hardworking, how can the Daomen Golden Immortal not give him benefits? Similar to the Emei faction, if the Emei faction was not to promote the way of Taiqing, how could Lu Dongbin and Zhang Guolao do their best to help them take the four treasures of Emperor Shun?

Thinking about these joints, Wang Fei felt that in fact, it was not all bad to participate in this Buddhist and Taoist dispute.

At this time, most of the people in the Buddhist sect in Chang'an City were concentrated in the White Horse Temple. Wang Fei and the two found the White Horse Temple, and informed the little novice who was guarding the door that he would intend to, and after a while, a middle-aged monk went out and welcomed Wang Fei and the two in.

When he arrived at the main hall of the temple, there was a bald old monk with a white beard and white hair, and when he saw Wang Fei, he first folded his hands and bowed, and then said with a smile:

"Amitabha, the poor monk Huiyuan, has seen Feiyun Daoyou. ”

Wang Fei had heard Ye Fashan say before, and knew that this Huiyuan monk was the abbot of the White Horse Temple and the representative of Buddhism in the capital. He performed a Taoist etiquette, and said with a smile:

"Poor Dao was entrusted by the Taoist Zen Master to help the Zen masters cut off the old demon of the corpse that day. ”

Zen Master Huiyuan smiled when he heard this:

"Zen Master Daoji has great compassion and great wisdom. He invited Taoist friends to come over, and the poor monk was naturally relieved. ”

After finishing speaking, he looked at Princess Ao Qing again and said:

"I don't know who this fairy is. ”

When Wang Fei heard this, he had to introduce the identity of Princess Ao Qing. When he heard that it was the princess of the West Sea, the old monk was a lot more respectful. After all, the West Sea Dragon Palace was an extremely large force in the eyes of ordinary cultivators.

When he got to know Princess Ao Qing, the old monk Huiyuan said:

"Today, Zen Master Dazhi entered the palace to explain Buddhism to the Queen of Heaven, and Zen Master Fahai, who lives in seclusion in Zhenjiang, has not yet arrived. When Zen Master Fahai comes, I will discuss it later, so that I can go out of Beijing as soon as possible to subdue the demons, so as to win the bet and promote Buddhism in the world. In these days, Taoist friends can take a short rest in this temple. ”

When Wang Fei heard this, he thanked Abbot Huiyuan, and then Huiyuan personally arranged the little novice. sorted out two guest rooms for Wang Fei and the others, and instructed the little monk to serve the two of them. After the arrangements were made, the old monk took his leave and left.

In the evening, Xiao Shami offered vegetarian food, although Wang Fei and Ao Qing were both immortals, and they could cut the grain without eating. But seeing that the vegetarian meal was clean and delicious, the two still had dinner with great interest.

After eating, I saw the moon hanging high in the sky, and the scenery was very good. Wang Fei said to Princess Ao Qing:

"Princess, the moonlight is very beautiful today, why don't we go to the night market in the capital?"