A short figure appeared at the door, Xu Dao was sitting cross-legged, he looked up, his eyes were slightly stunned.

"I've seen Xu Daoyou. The other party made a mockery and smiled on his face.

Xu Dao knew this person, so he hurriedly got up and saluted back, saying, "How is Long Daoyou doing lately?"

This person is a Taoist disciple whom Xu Dao has befriended, called "Long Li'er", and the other party used to be an errand boy near the residence of the Taoist boy, and Xu Dao had a good fate.

Long Li'er saw how polite Xu Dao was, and the smile on his face was even bigger, and he put on his robe and said, "It's okay, it's good!" But the movement that Xu Daoyou made a few days ago made a certain family busy for several days. ”

When Xu Dao heard this, he asked, "Where does this come from?"

"Fellow Daoists, please! Long Li'er stretched out her hand and beckoned, signaling that Xu Dao could go out.

Along the way, Xu Daofang learned that Long Li'er had joined the dormitory, and had recently been on an errand in the dormitory, which was far more comfortable than before.

This person reported that when he learned that something had happened to Xu Dao, he took the initiative to ask Ying, thinking if he could help Xu Dao maneuver.

Xu Dao was noncommittal to Long Li'er's words in his heart, but the sedan chair carried people, and since the other party was so polite, he also thanked him repeatedly.

And according to the other party's attitude, Xu Dao guessed in his heart that the punishment he received was probably not serious.

Sure enough, when the two of them walked into the lobby of the dormitory, the Ink Pattern Daoist was already sitting in it first, and as soon as the other party saw Xu Dao, a smile appeared on his face.

"I've seen the Ink Pattern Daoist!" Xu Dao calmly and respectfully saluted the other party.

The two sat down, and the ink-patterned Taoist priest arched his hand towards Long Li'er and said, "Fellow Daoist, please speak." ”

Xu Dao also sounded as he sat precariously.

"Good!" Long Li'er heard it, and took out a scroll from his sleeve and read it aloud.

"The criminal Xu Dao, for some reason, violated the rules of the view, injured the lives of his fellow disciples, and caused the death of two Taoists, and should be deducted from the law and detained for 20 years. ”

"Twenty years!" Xu Dao was shocked when he heard this, and his face changed slightly, but fortunately, his mind was calm, and he quickly suppressed his emotions and continued to listen patiently.

Long Li'er and the Ink Pattern Daoist next to him all looked at him, and found that Xu Dao only frowned slightly, and both of them showed appreciation in their eyes.

There was also a scroll behind, and Long Li'er continued to read after a slight pause: "Investigate the reason, the two provoked first, and the sinner was in the flesh, and the matter was out of urgency...... According to the law, he was ordered by the head of the court to be imprisoned for three years. ”

Thinking of this, Long Li'er slowly rolled up the scroll, and then put it in his sleeve, and said, "This is the warrant of the liao." ”

Because of Xu Dao's reasoning, the punishment was reduced from twenty years to three years, but Xu Dao did not brow when he heard it.

Although a Daoist has a long life and can endure loneliness, for a Daoist of the Qi refining level like Xu Dao, three years is not short.

If Xu Dao was really locked up for three years, he would still be able to practice for three years, but if he was too busy with hard labor to practice, he might as well find an opportunity to defect as soon as possible......

After pondering for a few breaths, Xu Dao found that the smiles on the faces of Mowen and Long Li'er were still there, and they didn't look like they were gloating.

His heart moved slightly, and he thought, "Isn't there any turning point?"

The ink-patterned Taoist disciple didn't say anything, so Long Li'er arched his hand and said to Xu Dao, "Poor Dao will introduce it to Daoist friends in detail." ”

"The view gives Daoists two choices, one is to punish the Daoists for confiscation, so that the Daoists can work instead of punishment, earn Dao Gong, and the more they contribute, the less the sentence will be...... If you choose this, you will be exiled to a mine outside the mountain. ”

When Xu Dao heard this choice, his heart said that he was doing hard work and heavy work, and he didn't speak immediately.

Long Li'er continued: "As for the second one, it is to suppress the Daoist Friends in the White-haired Wind Cave and guard the formation hub for the Daoist Temple for three years.

Choosing this, not only will the Daoyou's Yulu not be deducted, but it will also be upgraded by a level, the original Daoyou is ten Dao Gong per month, then it will become thirty Dao Gong every month. ”

The monthly money of a Taoist disciple in the early stage of Qi refining is ten Dao Gong, and the monthly money in the middle stage of Qi refining is thirty Dao Gong.

The second choice in the other party's mouth sounded much better than the first one on the surface, but Xu Dao immediately felt that the words "white-haired wind cave" were a little familiar.

Thinking about it, he thought about it.

The White Bone Temple occupies the essence of the entire White Bone Mountain, commanding the underground spiritual veins, and the entire Taoist Temple is shrouded in a formation, which can accumulate spiritual energy and moonlight in peacetime to nourish the Taoists, and in wartime, it has evolved a large mountain protection array to assist the White Bone Temple to resist strong enemies.

The so-called white-haired wind cave is the place where the "door of death" of the mountain protection formation is, where the vitality is sluggish, gathering evil and gathering evil, and below it is a filthy place, there are a lot of white bones, and it is rumored that there will be evil qi in it, and it is also the place where the Taoist priest of the white bone temple collects evil.

Xu Dao heard someone introduce him when he was selecting tasks in the dormitory, the white-haired wind cave is cloudy and windy all the year round, and there are flying ashes floating out day and night, and the erosion of a mile is like flying snow in the depths of winter, white and blue, as big as goose feathers.

If a mortal inhales fly ash, it only takes one day for his lungs to be blocked, coughing up blood, and after three or five days of inhalation, he will die of drowning.

Even if a Taoist enters it, he will be beaten by the yin wind and evil qi day and night, and he will be restless, and it is very easy to go mad, and he will not be able to cultivate at all.

In the view, only the Taoists who have been severely punished will be punished into the white-haired wind cave, and if there is a shortage of people in normal times, the temple will also spend a lot of money to hire Taoists to sit in it.

Thinking about it, Xu Dao thought about it for a while.

At this time, looking at the two choices Long Li'er said, it seems that it is better to be the previous one.

Although the former is hard labor and has no money, the punishment can be ended early if he does more work, while the latter gives money, but the gains outweigh the losses, and the money has no place to spend.

Xu Dao didn't say anything, he asked Long Li'er out loud, his brows furrowed a little deeper.

But in fact, Xu Dao was pleasantly surprised.

The biggest danger of the White-haired Wind Cave is that the yin wind and evil wind will interfere with the cultivation of the Taoist, so that the Taoist will not be able to advance an inch for ten years, and it is easy to go mad and disturb the mind.

But Xu Dao went down the mountain, and he had already discovered that after the Ice Heart Spell was cultivated to the Dacheng realm, even the confusion of evil qi could be blocked. If he practiced a few more spells to clear his mind and calm his qi, he should not be afraid of the white-haired wind cave.

He can even use this retreat to avoid strong enemies, practice spells well, and polish his true qi.

The thoughts in his heart naturally can't be said to people, Xu Dao pretended to frown, and only after a long time did he give up his hand and say: "Brother Long, poor Dao chooses the second one." ”

Hearing Xu Dao's choice, without waiting for Long Li'er to speak again, the ink-patterned Taoist next to him spoke up: "Since Xu Daoyou has already chosen. Long Daoyou, a few words may I talk to Xu Daoyou?"

When Long Li'er heard this, he hurriedly said yes, and he said to Xu Xu: "After the Taoist friend finishes talking, come to me and take you to the wind cave." ”

Waiting for Long Li'er to leave, Mo Wen's face showed approval, and said, "Xu Daoyou is really good, and he has a good will." ”

He then said: "Fang Guanhai is in retreat and cultivating the Fa, but he also sent someone to bury a hand for you, if you choose to leave the mountain gate, when his spell is completed, he will not spare you!"

"And choosing the White-haired Wind Cave, you can not only avoid Fang Guanhai, but also take this opportunity to temper yourself, especially the new cultivation that is polished and polished, which is beneficial and harmless. ”

The words in the ink pattern mouth are also a big reason why Xu Dao chose the white-haired wind cave.

Staying in the White Bone Temple, if Fang Guanhai wanted to harm him, he would be a little worried. Outside the mountain, the other party will not have the slightest concern.

And after Xu Dao came out of the mountain, he couldn't hide his traces at all, and could only passively wait for the other party to come to the door, which was not done by a wise man.

But what Mowen didn't know was that even if Xu Dao was sitting in the Baimao Wind Cave, he was sure that he could continue to refine qi, not just polish his true qi and be familiar with the new Dao line.

The two talked a few more words, Mo Wen stood up, this person shook his robe, and arched his hand and said, "Don't pass by, Poor Dao will go first." ”

Xu Dao hurriedly stood up and said, "Thank you, Brother Mo, for taking care of it! ”

"Hahaha!" Mo Wen laughed, he paused, and replied, "Maybe it won't be three years before you can see Daoist friends again......"

After saying that, Mo Wen flicked his sleeves and exhaled "Go!" He stepped on his feet, his figure flickered, and he disappeared into the dormitory.

Xu Dao was slightly stunned when he heard this, he chewed on what the other party said, and suddenly remembered that it seemed that something would happen in a year or two in Guanzhong.

He was slightly surprised, originally he thought that he would take the opportunity to practice for a while longer, and he could also reduce the gap between himself and that side of the sea view, but he didn't expect that he would not have to be "detained" for three years.

Thinking about it carefully, the punishment in the view is almost like punishing Xu Dao with three glasses of wine.

On the one hand, it is because he has the means himself, and on the other hand, he is also helped by the ink pattern.

Xu Dao was grateful, but he thought more: "Mowen is a cultivator in the late stage of Qi refining, and he is one of the eighteen heads in the view...... I still have to hurry up and practice in the hope that I can break through to the middle and late stages of Qi refining, or even the foundation building stage. ”

For Taoists, there are thousands of attitudes, and only respect and cultivation.