381 Strict reputation
Evaluating his friends completely on personal hearsay has touched Zhang Lingyun's bottom line.
"What do you mean by that, accusing us of not helping?"
Zhang Shanxing, the head of the sect who was already suppressing his anger, listened to the accusations of his disciple full of resentment, and the green tendons of his palm, which was clenching the back of the chair, burst out.
The sandalwood chair made of solid wood in his hand instantly disintegrated and burst, turning into finger-sized pieces of wood scattered and splashed in all directions.
"Lingyun, ...... you, your master didn't speak, why did you get up by yourself!"
Fifth Elder Zhang Shanyi felt that things were a little out of his mind, and he turned sideways slightly and spread his arms to stop the senior brother who was angry.
In vain, he noticed that Zhang Lingyun seemed to be moving behind him, and while maintaining the blocking action, he turned his waist extremely embarrassed to look, and was almost mad by this disobedient little master and nephew.
"Respect the teacher, the noble, self-disciplined and rigorous can be respected, and the one who preaches and teaches and solves doubts is the teacher!
Not to mention how the disciple is doing in that prison of the Ministry of Punishment!? You don't want to see me...... But when I came in the door, someone asked me why?"
Zhang Lingyun said complaining words, but his body subconsciously retreated away from the master, and the junior of his arm gently twisted his finger to connect the storage ring in case of emergency!
"You are a criminal! You still have the face to mention the reason for this incident? Now that the whole capital has spread all over the capital, the 'Zhengyi Sect' has produced a disciple who worships foreign people.
Willing to be called by the Marquis as a servant...... went to pick up the prostitute, and when everyone was summoned by the criminal department, the marquis appeared in the lobby of the criminal department but only took the prostitute out!"
The more Zhang Shanxing spoke, the more angry he became, the anger in his heart reached an unprecedented height, and the clenched fists and tendons burst out, and they turned white.
If it weren't for the fifth junior brother blocking in front of him, Zhang Shanxing would have rushed over and directly abolished Zhang Lingyun's cultivation and drove him out of the 'Zhengyi Sect' to clear the door!
"Dare to ask Master Master, do you believe the rumors in the market, or do you believe me as a disciple!?"
Zhang Lingyun felt that things had come to such a field, and some things had to be explained, otherwise there would be no place for himself in the 'Zhengyi Sect'!
"Senior brother, although Ling Yun is a little stubborn, it is not unbearable as the people say, there may be a misunderstanding in this!"
"What the fifth junior brother said is extremely true, if the children who grew up with us don't have this concentration, how can they cultivate to the realm of merger and great success!"
Seeing that the temper of the Heavenly Master was uncontrollable, and the little master and nephew were full of resentment and refused to compromise, the two elders began to express their opinions and reconcile the relationship between the two.
Compared to the argument of the five elders, the words of the second elder Zhang Shanyuan touched the heart of the Heavenly Master, making his clenched fists gradually loosen, and he began to face up to the many doubts of the whole matter.
"Since the elders are willing to calm down, the disciples will tell the truth about that day!"
"Senior nephew, sit down...... Speak slowly!"
Driven by curiosity, the five elders ignored the face of the Heavenly Master beside him, who looked like black charcoal, pushed him to the bed and sat down together, waving his hand to signal Zhang Lingyun to tell the truth as soon as possible!
"On the night of the ninth day of the seventh month, the disciple did appear near Yongle Street, but it was not to run errands for people and call prostitutes, but with the desire to die...... Find revenge on those samurai of the country!"
As soon as Zhang Lingyun's voice fell, waiting for Zhang Shanxing, who was making up nonsense, he immediately showed a frightened and inexplicable look, and subconsciously rubbed his ears, wondering if he had auditory hallucinations.
"Lingyun, tell you the truth, the explosion and fire in the five places and the National Post House can be related to you!?"
The fifth elder Zhang looked around with kindness, and suddenly released the power of spiritual sense to probe the surrounding situation, and found that there were no outsiders near the courtyard except for the Marquis of Andrew, who was still guarding outside the courtyard.
strode to Zhang Lingyun, grabbed the other party's shoulders tightly, and solemnly asked about the worries in his heart.
"Nephew...... Don't worry, with our 'Zhengyi Sect' ability, even if we are enemies of many countries, it will not be a problem to ensure that you are thorough!"
Unlike the panicked of the other two, Second Elder Zhang Shanyuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and his voice was unusually smooth and steady when he spoke.
But Zhang Lingyun instantly understood the deep meaning that the second elder wanted to convey from his overly formulaic cold voice.
"The disciple does have this heart, but it's a pity that he started a step late, and when the disciple was about to climb over the wall and enter the garden, he found that there were countless 'monks' wandering around in the Heguo Post House!
They held a round sphere in their arms and a king-sized kettle in their hands, and the disciples gave up their plans when they felt that things were not good, but they had not yet returned to the Marquis's Palace...... I heard an explosion!"
Watching everyone slowly let out a breath, even the panicked Heavenly Master's face gradually returned to blood.
Zhang Lingyun immediately showed a helpless smile, and he was even more sure of his judgment just now, he would not tell them the truth, and took the initiative to give the handle related to life and death!!
"Why don't you help in that situation?" or report to the police ......!"
"Master, put away your mind-only way of thinking, don't forget that divine beast Xuanwu went crazy because of madness, why did tens of thousands of people in the capital die?
Why did our third junior brother with excellent qualifications become an unknown life and death now!?"
Zhang Shanxing, the Heavenly Master in charge, subconsciously opened his mouth to accuse Zhang Lingyun, but was stopped by the second junior brother sternly, and in the other party's continuous rhetorical questions, Zhang Shanxing consciously lowered his head in shame.
"The disciple has nothing to do such noble sentiments, but only knows the grace of a drop of water, and the spring repays him!
looked at the Heavenly Master, who had never been subject to arbitrariness and acting alone, and after being interrupted by the second elder, he bowed his head and admitted his mistakes like an ordinary child who made mistakes.
Zhang Lingyun suddenly had a deep sense of dream, and he had a slight intention of going on the horse, taking advantage of this rare opportunity to ridicule his master.
"You little rabbit, when is this time where you speak!"
was originally to educate Zhang Lingyun and gathered together, but now it has become a scene of preaching himself.
Zhang Shanxing, who was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, flashed his fist and turned into a palm in vain, attacking Zhang Lingyun's cheek.
"Disciple...... Wrong!"
Seeing the unexpected attack coming, Zhang Lingyun, who was a disciple of the 'Zhengyi Sect', was unable to fight back, so he had to run slightly sideways towards the five elders not far away, seeking refuge.
"Alright, both of you give me a moment's pause!!"
Second Elder Zhang Shanyuan saw that the situation exceeded his expectations, and suddenly released the spiritual power of his body, and at the moment when the senior brother moved, he waved his arm and grabbed the opponent's wrist tightly.
With the movement of the spiritual power released from the outside, he stabilized the body of the body, and was self-centered, pulling the senior brother around for half a circle, and did not let go until he changed the direction of his attack.
"Alas, alas, alas......!"
Zhang Shanxing, who did not release a trace of spiritual power, was pulled by the sudden force, and the whole person was like a grasshopper tied to the rope, and was moved by the heart of the person who pinched the rope.
When the things in front of him changed rapidly, and then suddenly froze, Zhang Shanxing, who had lost his control, staggered towards the bed as if he had been thrown away.
Fortunately, the distance between the two was far enough, and Zhang Shanxing also woke up from the state of the blindfold, and suddenly released the fluctuations of spiritual power around his body, which immediately stabilized his body and saved his face!
"Palm...... Teach, what's wrong with you?"
"No......! Go on!"
Zhang Shanxing angrily turned to the second elder, and when he saw the other party's slightly gloomy eyes and frosty tone, as if he was on the verge of anger, Zhang Shanxing immediately recognized it and shook his head slightly.
"Ling Yun, since you're just ...... I happened to be passing by, why didn't you confess truthfully in the lobby of the Criminal Department?
The Fifth Elder, who had palpitations, stroked his forehead and swallowed his saliva, calmed down the anxiety in his heart, and patiently guided Zhang Lingyun to continue.
"Hmph! Those powerless 'Rou Luofang' girls, just because they were taken to the Marquis's Mansion to sing that night, they were dragged to the lobby of the Criminal Department for torture, and half of them were killed and injured.
The Fifth Elder thinks that I, a person who still has a bit of Dao Fa cultivation, to tell the truth, can I still be ordered to get out of the cage of the official mansion!?"
"Ling Yun, we misunderstood you before! It's just that this outside rumor is terrifying!"
It was the first time for Zhang Lingyun to reply to Shizun and the others so confidently, watching the three of them choked so that they had nothing to say, their faces were gloomy and chilling.
Zhang Lingyun, who thought he would be full of joy, did not feel a trace of comfort and peace, but had an indescribable loneliness and loneliness.
It wasn't until the second elder took the initiative to speak and admitted everyone's negligence as an elder that Zhang Lingyun's heart, which seemed to be filled with heavy stones, revealed a trace of cracks.
"The Marquis of Andrey's righteousness, regardless of the damage to his reputation, just to create an impeccable alibi for me, this affection is comparable to the grace of recreation!"
After learning that the Marquis of Andrey had taken the initiative to visit after the explosion, Feng Yu injured the person without asking the reason, and the other party did not have any intention of blaming and complaining, and Ren insisted on taking him back to the Marquis's Mansion.
Coupled with all the previous maintenance help, Zhang Lingyun let down many guards in his heart and introduced Marquis Andeli as a confidant.
The reason why he is so exaggerated in front of all the elders now is also to let everyone understand that Zhang Lingyun is no longer the child who comes and goes when he comes and goes!
"Ling Yun, the fifth elder knows that this prison of the Criminal Department has a deep impact on you, but this accident in the Taihedian Square has caused many Fanbang missions to withdraw from the competition directly.
Of the five teams in our country, except for the disciples in the Taihe Hall who were protected by the elders, the others were either dead or injured!"
The fifth elder, who received the second elder's eye signal, walked slowly to Zhang Lingyun and talked to him softly about the overall situation.
wants to use this method to divert Zhang Lingyun's attention, so that he can understand the many inconveniences of being an elder and the many unhappiness caused by this matter.
"The five teams of Heguo entered the next round of the competition, the four teams of Italy and the Qing Dynasty entered the next round of the competition, and the two teams of E, Eagle and Mei entered the next round of competition.
The first team of the country of Enamel has entered the next round of the competition, and the country and Austria and Hungary have given up the next round of the competition, am I right?"
Seeing that the five elders had worked so hard to ease the atmosphere, as the one he respected the most among the elders of the entire sect.
Zhang Lingyun took a sharp turn in accordance with the intention of the five elders, led the topic to the participants from various countries, and reversed the usual tight-lipped and slowly said the latest news.
"Brother Palm...... What about the entry list you just received?"
Zhang Lingyun, a little monk who was imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department, said the names of the nine countries with a clear eye, and the three of them had a sense of being blindfolded in the clouds.
The fifth elder Zhang Shancheng exclaimed in surprise, and reminded the elder brother to check the court documents that had not yet been opened, and debate the truth and falsehood.
"Here...... Here!"
With a wave of his hand, Zhang Shanxing took out the secret letter sealed with baking paint from the storage bag, and hurriedly opened it to read the contents of the letter.
As Zhang Shanxing's eyebrows were tightly locked and his face was full of doubt, he slowly raised his head, and handed the letter paper in his hand to the juniors and disciples on the side, Zhang Lingyun also showed a long-brewing smile of disdain.
"How do you know this, or when did you get it?"
"Chicks don't pee in their own way, and on the second day after the tournament, the list circulated on the black market!
And you, as the contestants of the Qing Dynasty, are the last people to learn this important information!"
Looking at the expressions of the elders as if they had been greatly hurt, and it didn't seem to be fake, Zhang Lingyun suddenly felt that they were very pitiful.
With the lofty ambition of maintaining the Qing Dynasty as his own responsibility, in the end he found that the emperor of his country had a lot of distrust of everyone.
Not only did they not help in the whole game, but they also prevented their own personnel everywhere to get more and more powerful support and news, which was simply the rhythm of forcing everyone down the cliff!
"Ling Yun, I'm afraid I'm hungry after talking for so long! Let's go down and rest for a while!"
"Second Senior Brother, let Ling Yun leave, what should the Third Senior Brother do?"
The second elder Zhang Shanyuan, who was shocked by the reality and was so distraught, didn't want everyone's state of affairs and behavior to be exposed in front of the little disciple, so he waved his hand and motioned for Zhang Lingyun to leave first.
However, the fifth elder did not achieve his main goal today, and he was slightly uneasy in his heart to stop Zhang Lingyun from leaving, and pointed out the key issues to the second senior brother.
"It seems that the Immortal Elder has already approved the life of the Third Elder, right!, I wonder if there is anything I can do to help!?"
Finally knowing the true purpose of everyone looking for him, Zhang Lingyun sighed helplessly, turned sideways in the direction of the three elders, and expressed the question in his heart!
"Although I don't know what the contents of that body are, I am very sure that the third junior brother's soul has been broken and has returned to heaven and earth!"
The second elder was worried about how to borrow Zhang Lingyun's sea knowledge space, but he didn't expect that this little disciple was so uplifted, and he was about to be tense just now, and now he could take the initiative to help.
"Master, two elders, if you still trust Ling Yun, the disciple is willing to take the body of the third master away and place it in a place where there is no trace of spiritual power fluctuation!"
After being reminded by the second elder, Zhang Lingyun remembered the treacherous divine beast Xuanwu, and his slightly narrowed eyes immediately flashed with wisps of essence.
Zhang Lingyun waved his hand and bowed with his fists in salute, his attitude was contrary to his previous self-style, and he looked like a model of obedient disciples.
"And where are you going to put his body?"
"In that case, the whole thing is hard work!"
As soon as the Heavenly Master in charge of the sect opened his mouth to ask what was going on, he was interrupted by Zhang Shanyuan, the second elder who was obviously two degrees higher in his voice, and the figure that was just about to move forward was also blocked behind him.
"I'll take Ling Yun to the third senior brother's room, let's talk first!"
Seeing that the second elder was slightly sideways and kept waving his wrist, the fifth elder nodded knowingly, explained the place to the two, and then walked out of the door with Zhang Lingyun.
"Senior brother, why don't you let me speak!"
"You haven't been scolded enough all day long! Didn't you notice that Lingyun's kid is like a rainbow today, and he is not afraid of the three of us at all?"
Slowly walked to the table and sat down, the second elder released a wisp of spiritual power to heat the teapot, and waited for wisps of heat to emerge from the inside, before slowly pouring out two cups of tea.
"Hmph, that kid must have felt that he was leaning on Andre's big tree, and he inquired about some new information from unknown channels, and began to float!"
"Is there a possibility that the person behind him ...... Come to the capital!!"
Facing the three-year-old childlike way of thinking of the Heavenly Master, Zhang Shanyuan no longer had any hope, and got up and walked towards after drinking the cup of tea in one gulp, leaving a thought-provoking sentence before opening the door.
"Hmph, what's the matter? There are only a handful of monks in the entire Qing Dynasty, and I'm afraid he won't make it!"
For the second elder's reminder, Zhang Shanxing, the head of the sect, didn't care, he drank the tea in his hand very impatiently, waved his hand to release a wisp of spiritual power fluctuations, closed the door, and walked to the bed.
Since the gate of the Three Realms was closed thousands of years ago, the level differentiation of the Immortal Cultivation Realm has shrunk again and again, from the original ten or so refinement of the ranks, to the seven levels of Qi refining, foundation building, Jindan, Transforming God, Merge, Cave Void, and Tribulation.
There is nothing special about the bottom level, even if you reach the realm of the void, it will not make people feel afraid or dangerous, and the tribulation period at the highest level is the nightmare existence of all immortal cultivators.
The cultivator of the Tribulation Period has not reached the terrifying level of being able to kill the Void Realm in an instant, and the reason why the color of his talk really changes is related to his special realm ascension.
Once a monk enters the Tribulation Period, he will receive special care from the laws of heaven and earth, whether you have just stepped into the gate of the Tribulation Period or an old monk who has stayed here for a hundred years.
Every year, he will be baptized by a different degree of heavenly calamity, ranging from seven to ninety-nine, in case this monk encounters a catastrophe when he is injured, he can only ask for more blessings!
Therefore, the entire Qing Dynasty has formed an unwritten rule, if you don't rise to the tribulation and live a long life, if you are forced to do so, no one will make trouble for yourself!
............
"This Marquis Andre is too exaggerated! It's been almost an hour since he left!"
As soon as he stepped out of the door of the room, the fifth elder found a figure standing stupidly outside the courtyard, and reminded Zhang Lingyun in a slightly helpless whisper that it would be reassuring to show up.
"Fifth Uncle...... You go first, I'll go say hello and come!"
Zhang Lingyun, who was attracted by the surrounding spiritual power condensation fireballs, watched the fireballs in the void suddenly disappear and suddenly came back to his senses.
Recalling the deliberate reminder of the five elders just now, he finally discovered the existence of Marquis Andrey and walked in his direction.
Watch the fireballs in the void suddenly disappear.
"Gongzi Zhang, I heard that the elders of your sect have some misunderstandings, and I want to come and explain it, this is ......!"
Seeing the worried person appear, Andre was the first to exhale a turbid breath, staring his eyes wide and looking up and down, but he didn't find any obvious injuries.
When Zhang Lingyun approached, Andre took two more breaths to make sure that there was no blood, and then he let go of the worry in his heart, pointing to the fireballs around him, with extremely lonely sadness in his voice.
"I'm fine, all the misunderstandings are almost explained! Now I have something to talk about the competition, you can go back first!"
"This is the Marquis's Mansion, I can speak everything, if I really encounter something difficult, I shout, this fireball can't stop me!"
Seeing that Zhang Lingyun's face was ruddy and did not seem to be wronged, Andre took a step forward in vain to approach the other party, approached the side of Zhang Lingyun's cheek, whispered his promise in his ear, and then walked away by himself.
"You have a good relationship, but I don't know what the hell the other person has in mind?"
"Although his identity is different, and his way of dealing with the world is slightly surprising, the Marquis of Andrey is a dear friend who makes people feel extremely at ease!"
Faced with the questions of the five elders, Zhang Lingyun ignored the bottom of everyone's hearts, similar to the partial thought of 'if it is not my race, its heart must be different', and did not shy away from saying what he thought in his heart.
"Lingyun, you are still young, some people do not hesitate to sell their wives and children for far-reaching interests, don't just know each other and dig out your heart and lungs to people!"
"Five elders rest assured, Ling Yun is just a monk, he has no heirlooms, and he doesn't have any secret books of mental methods, only a piece of pure heart can still be handled!"
Regarding the five elders' words of consolation, Zhang Lingyun politely refused with a smile on his face, others did not understand many matters when the two got along, and naturally they would not understand the composition of this trust.
In the face of his nephew's remarks, the five elders only felt a feeling of being slapped in the face in person, although the way was that everyone was hindered by the face of the 'Zhengyi Sect', and did not come forward to vortex to rescue Zhang Lingyun.
But the worries of everyone about this disciple in their hearts are no less than others.
It's just that the current development of events has exceeded expectations, and the rhetoric is indeed not as heart-warming as a bowl of white porridge!!
"Ling Yun, there are three elders placed here, if you want to deal with it like this, you can decide for yourself!"
Slowly pushing open the slightly stubborn door, everything was as usual in the room, and on the bed lay a person dressed in the costume of a 'Zhengyi Sect' elder, with a dull complexion and a lifeless complexion.
The fifth elder looked at the people in the room reluctantly, patted Zhang Lingyun's shoulder lightly, and walked outside the courtyard without looking back.
"You Fang, take Xiao Musheng to the inner sea space to hide, you also find a place to hide, no matter what happens, don't come out!"
Zhang Lingyun did not rush to attack the divine beast Xuanwu, but instead sent a message to You Fang through the power of spiritual sense, asking him to prepare for defense.
"Master, but something big has happened, you can help!"
"Don't worry, I'll send an elder into the sea space, you have to avoid it!"
After appeasing the You Fang, Zhang Lingyun mobilized the 'Linglong Pagoda' from the depths of the Sea of Knowledge, continuously released the power of spiritual sense, and controlled the form of the 'Linglong Pagoda' to be infinitely enlarged, transforming into a giant mountain like standing up to the sky.
In order not to be discovered by Xuanwu and produce some unacceptable emergencies, Zhang Lingyun thought about it again and again, and decided to enter the sea space to plan first.
"Alas, this difficult thing has been easily solved, I am really proud of myself!"
As soon as Zhang Lingyun stepped on the land of the sea space, he was shocked by the towering mountain peaks in front of him, and looked at the nearest empty layer slightly higher.
Zhang Lingyun, who frowned, had a flash of inspiration, and immediately sat cross-legged to turn around the spiritual power, quickly condensing the incarnation of the Yuan Shen that he had not used for a long time.
With a perfect incarnation that can rival a real person, Zhang Lingyun, who is full of confidence, immediately activates the hidden magic seal in his body.
As Zhang Lingyun Yuan Shen incarnated into a pale green spiritual power fluctuation slowly overflowed, like a slender thread of spiritual power condensed out.
Countless pale green threads of spiritual power, driven by Zhang Lingyun, climbed up towards the void with extreme agility until they were level with the lowest layer of the 'Linglong Pagoda'.
Several threads of spiritual power suddenly changed direction, quickly connecting the entrance of the sea of knowledge, and at the same time, each silk thread gushed out more criss-crossing spiritual threads, as if weaving brocade.
Time passed slowly, and when Zhang Lingyun converged the fluctuations of the spiritual power around him, connecting the 'Linglong Pagoda' and the entrance of the Zhihai Space, there were already many closed corridors composed of spiritual power wires that were hundreds of meters long.
"Master, what are you doing here?"
"Oops...... Damn! Didn't I let you hide! I was scared to death when I suddenly appeared!"
Listening to the unknown voice, Zhang Lingyun's body trembled subconsciously, and a chill spread from the bottom of his heart to every corner of his body.
After seeing the true face of the person who came, Zhang Lingyun pushed downstream with disgust in his eyes, and gently stroked his chest to soothe his frightened heart.
"I found out that there is a change in the depths of the sea of knowledge, and I don't worry about coming out to see, are you developing a new hobby?"
"The kind that sends someone in and never lets it out!"
Looking in the direction of You Fang's finger, it was the Yongdao he had just built, Zhang Lingyun sighed a little helplessly, and truthfully informed You Fang of the truth.
"Is there anything I can help with?"
"Go and watch Xiao Musheng, if he makes a serious fuss, he will be directly stunned or locked in the 'moving chessboard', don't let yourself be injured!"
Seeing You Fang staring at himself in a little surprise, obviously having guessed something, Zhang Lingyun nodded slightly helplessly, pushing and asking You Fang to leave quickly, and he also walked towards the exit of the sea space.