Text 007 Everything is covered with dust, seeking the heart of the Tao
There are two groups of people standing separately in the corridor of the east wing, two on the left and three on the right.
On the far left are a man and a woman, both of whom are quite young, but they look like they are twenty-two or three. The man is mediocre in appearance, but he is well-dressed, arrogant, and ignores the women around him.
The woman is quite beautiful, with a slender figure, looking up at the man's eyes, very worshipped.
The three people on the right, an old man in his sixties, with black hair and black beard, a fierce face and a cruel look.
Two middle-aged bearded men, who look like they are carved out of a mold, must be a pair of twin brothers.
It was the time of the meal, these people did not go downstairs, and then waited for a pillar of incense time, and sure enough, several young men in Tsing Yi brought wine and food to the wing room on the second floor in turn.
Of the eight wings, only the No. 1 room has the most things sent in, so it is inferred that the head should live inside. As an elite disciple of the inner room, Wu Zhong is very likely to accompany him on one side.
Xu Rulin frowned slightly, if this group of people were eating and drinking in the East Wing, it would be really difficult for him to investigate in detail.
The Great Fugui Inn is only a few miles away from the branch of the Immortal Dao Alliance, and because the leader of the alliance, Shen Zhongyang, attaches great importance to the important town of the Ten Directions, there are several elders and hall masters stationed here, all of whom are strong.
Although Xu Rulin was not afraid of these people, if he really wanted to kill Wu Zhong in the inn, he would definitely be blocked by his peers and had to kill them. At that time, the True Yuan fluctuated, and the Immortal Dao Alliance elders and hall masters who were responsible for guarding the Ten Directions Ancient Town arrived in an instant. For him, it was not difficult to get out, but Wu Zhong's death would immediately alarm the ruthless characters of Miaoyin Valley, and at the same time, it would also alarm Cao Wuluo, making him vigilant and on high alert.
Cao Tianshou, the city lord of Tianshou City, is definitely a ruthless character, even if he finds out what happened, he will still protect Cao Wuluo's lone seedling at all costs.
Then it was no longer the two dark hunters of the Seven Star Realm who came to deal with Xu Rulin, but the master of the military family from the City Lord's Mansion.
The most important thing is that the Immortal Dao Alliance is definitely involved, which is the situation that Xu Rulin is most unwilling to see.
Of course, there is another factor that makes Xu Rulin not act rashly. For a behemoth like Miaoyin Valley, it is normal for nearly a million disciples to be uneven. That is to say, among the current group of people in the East Wing, there may be scum who are not sorry to die, but there may also be people who are guilty of not dying.
It is inevitable to avenge Ye Mingzhu until the three murderers die, but Xu Rulin will never kill innocents indiscriminately.
Only kill those who should be killed, this is Xu Rulin's difficult purpose.
In fact, with Xu Rulin's realm cultivation, only ten zhang away, he could hear the conversation of everyone in the east wing clearly. However, after listening to the tea time, it is all some daily trivial things, which are worthless.
After all, it is an important town in Shifang, and there are many masters. And in this big and wealthy inn with a large number of monks, God knows which side room does not have a special intention of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? Therefore, once the content of a conversation involving secrets is involved, it will be changed to the secret language of the sect or pen and paper, which will definitely not be known or seen by outsiders.
Only by capturing Wu Zhong unknowingly can he avenge Ye Mingzhu and at the same time know what the plot of this group of people to come to the Ten Directions Town is?
Xu Rulin returned to the wing room and meditated on countermeasures, but he didn't realize that it was already night.
"Guest officer, the little one made his own decision to leave a private seat on the second floor for you at noon, do you want to go?"
Listening to this outside voice, it was the Tsing Yi little guy at noon, obviously the reward was comfortable, and when the meal arrived, he rushed to serve it, so as not to cheapen the rest of the guys. A smile hung on the corner of Xu Rulin's mouth, and he followed the little girl in Tsing Yi to the elegant seat, ate and drank as usual, and rewarded him with three Vermilion Bird Gold Beads.
Downstairs in the private seat, is Fugui Street. As long as it doesn't rain, there will be a night market every night, with large and small vendors, setting up stalls along the street, shouting loudly, and it is very lively.
During the day, the big girls, middle girls, and little girls who stayed at home to concentrate on the female celebrity also came out to go shopping, or in groups of three or five, or alone, stopping from time to time to bargain with roadside vendors, just for those rouge gouache and head flower jewelry that appeared in the picture at a glance.
Whether it is a beautiful lady, a small jasper, or a peasant girl, there is no difference in the love of beauty.
Xu Ruling in the window and looking at it, he only felt that these ordinary people who were destined to not escape from birth, old age, sickness and death lived far more real than monks, and they were far more fulfilling than monks.
The pursuit of fame and fortune and deceit are actually the true portrayal of the vast majority of monks.
Pampered and humiliated, watching the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court; True monks of such a great realm, I am afraid that there are only a few people in the whole world.
Xu Rulin felt something in his heart and was fascinated.
Not far away, there was a sudden noise, and only a woman could be heard crying in mourning:
"Official! Official, you smashed the villain's stall, trampled on the villain's goods, and let the villain's family of five live?
But it was an official from Lizheng Mansion, passing by the night market, disgusted that the altars and jars placed by this woman were in the way, occupying the street, and without saying a word, they smashed it.
The crowd in the audience was afraid of the soapy blue tiger skin of the official, and everyone dared to be angry but did not dare to speak.
A few monks passed by, and they only glanced at them and left indifferently. Justice, for them, is just a gesture, but they are stingy to do it, and a Dao heart is covered with dust.
Xu Rulin bent his fingers and popped out two points of starlight, pierced the knees of the official, and knelt down in front of the woman with a "poof", crying and howling in pain. Everyone was stunned at first, and when they saw that the official's legs were bleeding non-stop, they guessed that there must be someone secretly helping them.
But the woman was so frightened that she didn't care to clean up the broken bottles and cans, so she picked up a pair of baskets and ran away. In a hurry, she noticed that dozens of Vermilion Bird Gold Beads were connected into a string, and they were burrowing into her basket one by one.
Xu Ruling closed the window, he could vaguely hear the screams of the official, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he went back to the wing room and fell asleep.
At the end of the next day, the yamen of Lizheng Mansion was opened. The two young officials yawned again and again, and stood on either side. If it weren't for the waist card, Pu Dao would show his identity, where would there be a little bit of an official who eliminated violence and peace, punished evil and promoted good.
Xu Rulin, who was disguised for the third time, stepped forward slowly, smiled and hugged his fists:
"Two officials, please inform Lord Lizheng, I have something to ask to see you below. β
The official on the left glanced at Xu Rulin's ordinary clothes, frowned with impatience, and waved his hand:
"Go, early in the morning, what will you see?"
Xu Rulin spread out his right hand, revealing the four Vermilion Bird Gold Beads in his palm, and winked at the official.
"Xiao Li, this person came early in the morning to ask to see Master Lizheng, there must be something important, you go in immediately and report it. β
The official on the right side turned around and walked into the Lizheng Mansion without hesitation, Xu Rulin hurriedly presented the gold beads, and said with a smile:
"Thank you, sir. I don't dare to hide from the official, in fact, I want to get an errand in Lizheng Mansion. When I met with Lord Lizheng, I also asked the official to say a few kind words, and after the matter was completed, there was another reward. β
"Ohβ" The official accepted the four gold beads, and was in a good mood, and asked, "What errand do you want to get a job?"
"It's best to work with the official. β
"Do you want to be a servant?" the official squinted and asked, "Can you fight?"
"I'm ashamed, only brute force. β
"It's not that difficult, it's just that this is the rewardβ"
Xu Rulin hurriedly presented four more gold beads, and said in a low voice:
"Official, as long as this thing is done, you might as well find a few girls in the evening and have a glass of flower wine......"
"Hmm-you ask to see Lord Lizheng, and ask for an errand for the servants, can you prepare a courtesy?"
"There is only a box of 100-year-old ginseng ......"
"Quasi-successful. β
Half an hour later, Xu Rulin appeared at the Dafugui Inn dressed as a lizheng official and went straight to the east wing, and as soon as he reached the second floor, he bumped into the pair of bearded twin brothers.
Xu Rulin hugged his fist and said:
"Please inform Wu Gongzi of Wu among them, Xu Dazhuang, the official of Lizheng Mansion, who was ordered by Li Tianyi and Li Gongzi, to report something important. β
"Wait here, don't take a step forward. β
After a while, a blue-shirted boy came out of the No. 1 chamber, stared at Xu Rulin coldly, and asked:
"What?"
"Dare to ask, but Wu Gongzi among them?"
"Nonsense!"
Xu Ruling took off the cloth bag he was carrying, offered it with both hands, and said:
Gongzi asked the little one to speak, saying that the matter had been done, and asked Wu Gongzi to go to the wild boar forest ten miles outside the south gate to inspect the goods. β
Wu Zhong opened the cloth bag, but it was a simple magic sword. On Ye Mingzhu's burial day, he had seen this magic sword hanging from Xu Rulin's waist with his own eyes, and he couldn't be wrong.
"Well done!" Wu Zhong drew his sword out of the sheath, the cold air was overwhelming, and he couldn't help but praise, "I didn't expect it to be a top-grade immortal weapon, it seems that the one surnamed Xu is really an elite disciple of the inner room of the Phantom Sword Sect." β
Xu Rulin took a few steps back, hugged his fists and said:
"Wu Gongzi, if there is no sending, the small one will retire first. β
The bearded twin brothers didn't know the inside story, and after seeing Xu Rulin walking out of the inn and heading to the direction of Lizheng Mansion, the bearded man with a big scar on his eyebrows asked:
"Childe, what's the situation?"
Wu Zhong put the magic sword into his storage space, and said indifferently:
"It's nothing, Ben Gongzi went to see a friend and will be back soon. β
"Childe, why don't we brothers go with you. β
"Yang Dacheng, can't you learn from your younger brother Yang Xiaocheng?" Wu Qi said, "This son goes to meet a friend, you have to follow, that son is going to Wanhualou, do you also want to follow? To tell the truth, if you didn't deliberately make a scar in the center of your eyebrows, this son wouldn't be able to tell who is who between you two brothers?
Yang Dacheng bowed back and said:
"The little one is just worried about the safety of the child......"
"Get out!"
"Wu Zhong, Dacheng is also a good intention, why bother to be angry. A serious voice came from the No. 1 chamber, "When we came out of the valley, your master repeatedly told the Yang brothers to follow you." What's the matter? Your master's words are not good?"
"The deputy hall master is serious, and his subordinates obey the order. β
Wu Zhong walked out of the inn first, and the Yang brothers followed suit.
In the No. 1 room, the old man with black hair and black beard said in a deep voice to the young man beside him in the secret language of the sect:
"Zhennan, this trip to Shifang Ancient Town cannot be missed. Wu Zhong is a key person, you follow Ziqing from afar, just in case. If this is done, the lord of the valley will be rewarded. After concentrating on cultivation for a few more years, the position of the master of the martial arts hall may not be yours, how majestic it will be at that time, and it will be glorious as a teacher. β
Wang Zhennan shook his head and said:
"Master, in terms of cultivation, you are not under the master of the martial arts hall, Wang Zhong, and the ability to take care of the hall is far above him, and this position of the hall master should be worthy of you. As for Wu Zhong, a straw bag, greedy for money and lustful, relying on Wang Zizhong as his uncle, no one in the valley, arrogant and domineering, the disciples have always looked at him unhappy, just thinking about finding a chance to kill, so that he can be comfortable. β
"If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, Zhennan. The black-haired and black-bearded old man said, "This time, as a pioneer, we have come to twenty elites in the valley at one time, which shows that the Great Valley Lord attaches great importance to this trip. Later, in addition to the big valley lord, the second valley lord and the third valley lord will also come in person, and at this juncture, there must be no mistakes. β
"I understand. β
"Recently, Wu Zhong and Cao Wuluo of Tianshou City have been very close, and there must be something greasy in this. The black-haired and black-bearded old man said, "In recent years, the development of Miaoyin Valley has advanced by leaps and bounds, and the territory of the sect has been expanding day by day, and it has gradually approached Tianshou City, which makes Cao Tianshou very unhappy, and he has talked secretly with Shen Zhongyang, the leader of the Immortal Dao Alliance, and the King of Southern Vermilion Birds, respectively, and it seems that there is little effect. As one of the eight major sects, our Miaoyin Valley has a reasonable development and expansion, and Cao Tianshou has no way to complain, so he must have hatred. Although he didn't dare to stumble, he was absolutely full of bad water in secret, and he was always ready to splash it on us, so he had to guard against it. β
"Master, just by virtue of this, you can take Wu Zhong back to the sect for trial. β
"In vain, I'm afraid things are far from being as simple as what we see, who knows if Wu Zhong is not a chess piece planted in Tianshou City by Gu Li?"
"So what should we do?"
"Wait and see what happens, protect him first, and then do him if you have the chance. β