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On August 18, the 14th year of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, Ming Xia met outside the gourd mouth, when the two armies had finished their formations, a large number of monks suddenly broke out from the gourd valley, causing their respective arrays to suffer a severe impact. Due to the suddenness of the incident, the two armies did not have a single attack, and each of them restrained his troops and slowly retreated, and the battle was postponed indefinitely.

The "culprit" Zhao Ran and Pei Zhongze were picked up by people from the Daomen and were investigated in confinement in the camp of White Horse Mountain. The two were separated from each other, and were kept alone in a military tent, where they were not allowed to eat or drink, but they were not allowed to leave the tent. Zhao Ran took a look in his military tent and knew that this military tent had a formation limit, and it was like a cage that couldn't get out at all. However, he had no idea of escaping at all, so he simply settled down and slept soundly - the days of escape were too hard, and he couldn't sleep well, and he was really physically and mentally exhausted.

After Zhao Ran woke up, he cultivated for another day, and finally met the priest deacon who came to investigate from the Daomen. The precept deacon is not a permanent position of the Taoist sect, and is temporarily appointed during the war, and is in charge of investigating the impeachment of monks for violating the law, such as Zhao Ran, which is almost also within the scope of the authority and responsibility of the precept deacon.

The two priest deacons who investigated Zhao Ran were Taoist priests from Xuzhou in southern Sichuan, one was named Luo Tengzhong, and the other was called Jin Tengen, both from the pavilion, and there was a Taoist priest who specialized in recording documents was also from Sichuan Province, but it was a vulgar way in the jungle of Shifang, named Lin Zhi'an, which was made by the Ziyang Palace of Tongchuan Prefecture.

Luo Tengzhong and Jin Tengen briefly asked Zhao Ran's name, place of origin, and the relevant person ID that could prove his identity. The first interrogation was over, and Zhao Ran's identity needed to be verified.

Lin Zhi'an told Zhao Ran when he left. Let him wait patiently for the investigation, don't be impatient, and his attitude was quite kind when he was advised, Zhao Ran nodded immediately: "Understood, Senior Brother Lin is relieved." ”

Two days later, the trio came again. This time, Zhao Ran's identity has been confirmed, and what needs to be checked is what Zhao Ran did in the Xia Realm, focusing on whether he has betrayed the Daomen - or more strictly, whether he has taken refuge in the Buddhism.

Luo Tengzhong was in charge of the questioning, Lin Zhi'an continued to record, and Jin Tengen took out a crystal glass ball, and fiddled with the crystal glass ball while listening to Zhao Ran's answer to the question. Zhao Ran guessed that this thing couldn't be the camera of this world, right?

"You mean. Tong Lao took you down the mountain from Wuji Courtyard?Tong Baimei, are you not mistaken?"

"Yes, I heard my sister say this name, and later when I passed by Jinghuguan, the fourth senior brother joined in, and my sister said that the fourth senior brother's real name is Chang Wanzhen......"

"Wait, who is your sister?"

"My sister is Zhu Qigu. ”

"Hiss......" Luo Teng gasped heavily. and Jin Tengen next to him looked at each other.

"Uh, your name is Zhao Ran, and your sister is Zhu Qigu?"

"Hmm. Recognized sister, godsister and brother. ”

"Oh...... You go on to say...... The three of Hu's father and daughter stayed in Jinchuanwei?"

"Well, I don't know where I went. Later, when I came to Ye Xueguan, my sister said that I didn't need to come to White Horse Mountain to report first, she took me to the swamp to practice the formation......"

"If I'm not mistaken, you're not bad. But not the bones. When did you first get into the formation of formations?"

"In January of this year, Zhuo Tengyun and Zhuo Tengyi, who assisted Huayun Pavilion at that time, went to Luoxiang Eunuch Mansion to catch demons, and the two uncles taught me the formation together, and later got the Five Elements Divine Array Plate awarded by Huayun Pavilion, but unfortunately it was destroyed by the demon monk this time...... How. The two deacons know Uncle Da Zhuo and Uncle Xiao Zhuo?"

"Well, it's familiar...... And then you say......"

"My sister took me around the swamp for more than half a month, practicing with fierce beasts and poisonous insects, and then she said that she was going to the big snow mountain and asked me to wait for her. But on the same day, I met a bald donkey, Jueyuan, who called himself the Great Thunderlight Temple......"

"Where is the Great Thunderlight Temple?"

"I don't know, you know, I fought with Jueyuan twice, he is a monk, I am Tao, I am not interested in asking, and he will not explain to me. Jueyuan said that he was the abbot, but he was about the same age as me, and his methods were even more ordinary...... Of course, it's better than me, but I haven't entered the cultivation yet, and he can't kill me, of course...... That's how Jueyuan's degree came about......"

"Go on. ”

"Well, then a monk suddenly came and took me away, claiming to be called the Dharma Treasure Bottle......" Zhao Ran told him about what happened after he was taken away by the Zen Master of the Treasure Bottle, basically telling the truth, just concealing some key details. For example, the death of monks such as Treasure Bottle, Baoguang, **, Mingjing, etc., he didn't talk about it, but just said that he saved Pei Zhongze by looking at the sky, and the two fled all the way.

On this issue, Zhao Ran and Pei Zhongze have communicated in advance, and they have unified their rhetoric on how to answer Daomen's inquiries in the future. As for the death of those monks, Zhao Ran did not dare to take this credit -- when it came to his biggest secret, how could he dare to announce it lightly? If the green rope was taken away by the Daomen, he was afraid that he would end his cultivation path, and it would be too late to cry at that time, so he would never want to make it public.

While answering the question, Zhao Ran was also beating the drum in his heart at the same time, Pei Zhongze did promise that he would not say anything, but what if he changed his hexagram? This kind of thing depends on the character, I just hope that Pei Zhongze's character will pass the test and save himself in vain.

He has already made a plan, if things get out in the future, he will definitely not admit it, who killed those monks? Just kidding, how do I know, anyway, how can I, a layman who has not yet entered the cultivation path, be able to kill those high monks?

After the matter was narrated, Zhao Ran had already handed over the green jade Buddha beads, Bodhi prayer beads, Guanyin jade pendants, Buddha statues and jade pendants that he had collected from the vase meditation room, as well as a little gold and silver gems and Jueyuan's degree, as evidence for his trip, and then he had to wait for the continued investigation of the Daomen.

When he handed in the evidence before, he kept an eye on it, and he was reluctant to take out other things, such as the storage wrench and the "Mahayana Bodhisattva Thousand Instruments Method" and "A Han Enlightenment Sutra" in the wrench, various rare medicinal materials, two Five Thunder God Night Talismans, the remaining three Shenxing talismans, the cowhide account book obtained in the tunnel, and most of the gold and silver jewelry.

After five or six days, Lin Zhi'an came and informed Zhao Ran, saying that his question had been roughly checked, and that he could leave the tent and walk, but he was not allowed to leave the barracks. Lin Zhi'an had a very good attitude and answered all questions, Zhao Ran learned the reason why the investigation could be completed quickly - a cultivator-level monk came to Qingyun Pavilion and personally took Pei Zhongze away, and Pei Zhongze was convincing for Zhao Ran before leaving, so Daomen did not investigate this matter further.

Zhao Ran breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Pei Zhongze's character had passed the test, and his secret had been preserved for the time being. He suddenly remembered that Qingyun Pavilion was not in Tongchuan Mansion, so he asked Lin Zhi'an, who is Pei Zhong. Pei Zhongze laughed dryly a few times, saying that he didn't know either.

Zhao Ran asked again, since Pei Zhongze had guaranteed himself, why did he still limit his scope of action, Lin Zhi'an explained, saying that because Zhu Qigu had not returned in Daxue Mountain so far, there were several questions that needed to be confirmed after she returned.

After counting the days, Zhu Qigu has been delayed in Daxue Mountain for half a month, what is it that has tied her there? Zhao Ran couldn't help but be a little worried, that is, I don't know if Tong Lao and the fourth senior brother have gone over to help? Looking back, since even Lin Zhi'an knew the news of Zhu Qigu's presence in Daxue Mountain, presumably those two would definitely not stand idly by, and it would be useless to worry about it here for a long time. On the contrary, the old donkey is still waiting at the edge of the swamp, and as soon as he is done, he must hurry to find the old donkey.

In the following days, Zhao Ran walked around the barracks, he had the identity of a serious Taoist priest, and no one cared about him. Zhao Ran has seen the training of sergeants and soldiers several times, and has also gone to the craftsman camp to observe the construction of defense equipment several times, and even helped hold several Jiao ceremonies before the soldiers set out for the battle.

In the evening of that day, as soon as he came back from outside, he saw Zhu Qigu. Zhu Qigu's face was full of sadness, and Zhao Ran knew at a glance that she was preoccupied.

Before Zhao Ran could speak, Zhu Qigu directly explained her intentions: "I know your affairs, and I have already secured you, you should go back to Wuji Courtyard first." Master is injured, and we are going to take him to southern Xinjiang to heal his wounds, and we are about to leave. ”

"What about Tong Lao and the fourth senior brother?"

"They also went together. I don't know when I will be able to come back this time, you have to pay attention to yourself, be humble, don't force yourself to come out in case of trouble, suffer if you have grievances, and wait for me to come back. ”

Zhao Ran opened his mouth wide and didn't know how to speak, and finally only asked, "Is the Great Refiner seriously injured?"

Zhu Qigu shook her head, her eyes were slightly red, and then she threw over a pill: "I beg the master to give you the Bone Scattering Pill, I hope you will correct your bones as soon as possible and enter the cultivation!"

Zhao Ranne took the elixir and looked at Zhu Qigu's floating figure, speechless for a long time.

Suddenly, the back of his neck was hot, but it was the old donkey who came out of nowhere and was licking himself. Zhao Ran hugged the donkey's head and made love for a while, and muttered: "Brother donkey, donkey brother, I haven't seen you for a long time, but are you okay?"

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