Chapter 368: The Veteran Speaks
The veteran Pan Sanye asked someone to send an invitation at the most inappropriate time, and the Taoist priests in Huangjing were either busy tracking down the whereabouts of Lan Bing Curling, or preparing to re-hold the Conjunction Discussion that night, but Mu Xingqiu still accepted the invitation and gave up a thought in the afternoon.
The meeting place is a small mansion between the Daoguan District and the Fu Gong Pagoda Group, quiet, undisturbed, very close to the Daoguan District, this is not specially prepared for Mu Xingqiu, like all vassal states, the Xijie royal family has a lot of property in the imperial capital, and this mansion is just one of them.
Pan Sanye's face was withered, and the journey to send off his relatives seemed to have exhausted him, and he didn't need to have a sharp eye, and he could see that his days were running out.
He leaned back on a chair, smiled at Mu Xingqiu, and then waved his hand away from the only servant, "The princess came to the imperial capital three days ago. β
"You don't look good. Mu Xingqiu sat on another chair.
"Maybe it's because the road is too tight, you know, I'm always worried about assassins or something, and when I get to the Imperial Palace, I feel that something is wrong, maybe I'm too old. I'm really sorry, you're a Taoist priest, you're still very young, you shouldn't let you see people who are dying, it's not the same as dying on the battlefield, even I feel ashamed. But I hope to do something more for the princess and repay her kindness. β
"Taoist priests do not shy away from death. Mu Xingqiu didn't know what ordinary people would say on such an occasion, in short, he wouldn't even have a decent word of comfort like him.
"Hehe, death, damn it, it's finally my turn. The veteran cursed fiercely, and his mood was much better, "Look at my memory, I am doing things for the princess, but I am nagging about my own." Well...... The princess's wedding will be held on the eighth day of the next month, and she will not invite you Pangshan Taoist priests to attend. β
"The princess has fulfilled her wish, and I am sure she will become a great queen in the end. Mu Xingqiu remembered the night when the princess leaned on his shoulder, and felt that the princess's wish might be more complicated than becoming a queen.
"She will. Pan Sanye said with certainty. Suddenly, he sped up his speech, as if he was worried that he would be overheard if he spoke too slowly, "Five days later, on the day of the moon, there will be a coup d'Γ©tat in the imperial capital, the Qinhuang coup, and the target is a few bad talismans. After that, the old emperor will abdicate, and the crown prince will pass the throne to the emperor grandson after a year or two, so the princess will soon become the queen. β
Mu Xingqiu didn't squeak. He had long known that the princess was ambitious and bold, but he still didn't expect her to take this step, and then he remembered that this actually had nothing to do with the Dao Dynasty, no matter whether the coup was successful or not, no matter who was killed and who ascended the throne, it was still the Longbin Society that controlled the entire Holy Rune Dynasty and the Twelve Princely States.
"The army was quietly transferred from Huangyin City in the south, and it was almost there, and Fu Hao, the commander of Broken Flow City, had also secretly returned to Beijing. He used to be the governor of Huangyin City, and he was very familiar with this army, and he was willing to help the princess command. β
Mu Xingqiu remembered Fu Hao, who was in the southern country of treading waves. This child of the royal family looked very cowardly, but he put on a full official tone in Broken Flow City, and it turned out that he had secretly thrown himself into the princess.
"Why do you want to sue me?" Mu Xingqiu was a little surprised, a mortal coup d'Γ©tat far exceeded Shen Jixian's so-called "line". As a Taoist priest, he would never participate, and he would not provide the slightest help.
It's not the same as protecting the princess on the way to her relatives. If the coup fails and the princess is captured or killed, Pang Shan can only watch from afar.
Pan Sanye shook his head lightly, "I don't know, Her Royal Highness the princess ordered me to pass the word, and I acted as ordered." Maybe she thinks that Pang Shan Dao Tong should know about this matter in advance, it is said that Taoist priests don't like accidents, maybe she just expresses friendship to you, shows off a little, and tells you that she is doing great things, so that you will never forget it for the rest of your life. β
Pan Sanye obviously disagrees with the princess's decision, such a coup should be kept strictly secret, and not a word can be revealed to anyone, even if it is someone he likes. The veteran saw the princess's thoughts, and did not approve of it.
"Maybe she's just hoping I can protect Xin Youtao in the chaos. Mu Xingqiu quickly understood what the princess meant. The princess is used to the exchange of interests, which is a survival skill she has learned from elementary school to adulthood, but this time, she did not have an equal benefit to give Mu Xingqiu, so she could only let him choose by himself.
Pan Sanye's eyebrows raised slightly, "This is not like Her Royal Highness the Princess's style of doing things, she is not an ordinary woman of her mother-in-law and mother-in-law-alas, this is not my style, I am not qualified to judge Her Royal Highness the Princess, it seems that I am really going to be finished - since the seeker understands the meaning of Her Royal Highness the Princess, do you need me to bring a sentence back?"
"No, I don't. Mu Xingqiu didn't want to give the princess an ethereal hope, and he wanted to help Xin Youtao, and it didn't have much to do with the princess.
Pan Sanye stared at Mu Xingqiu, as if trying to read what he was thinking, "Hmm." One more thing, the three people you handed over to me, don't bother about them, after the coup is successful, their affairs will be solved. β
"Thank you. Mu Xingqiu didn't ask what would happen if the coup failed.
Pan Sanye seemed to be a master who had nothing to say, he was a little distracted, his thin hands moved lightly on his legs, and he didn't know where to stop, "Ah, that's right, Fu Gong." β
"Talisman?"
"It's not something Her Royal Highness wants me to say, but she doesn't forbid it either. Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince met Her Royal Highness the Princess, and he was reluctant to do so, and the time he stayed was very short, and I must say, he has changed a lot. I think I'm a good reader, and if I had to make a judgment a few years ago, I would never have imagined that His Royal Highness would be a gloomy guy. Her Royal Highness the Princess was even more surprised than me, she said that Her Royal Highness the Prince was already a seven-fold crown talisman master, and there was no sacrificial fire god seal on his body. β
"Didn't sacrifice the Fire Divine Seal?" Mu Xingqiu was really surprised, he still remembered how attached Xin Youtao was to the Divine Seal back then.
"Her Royal Highness the princess has a sacrificial fire god seal, she is not a talisman master, but she knows some sacrificial talisman techniques, and secretly made some arrangements, so as to learn that Her Royal Highness the prince did not restore the fire god seal. β
Mu Xingqiu pondered for a while, "Guan Chengcoco, the chief of the Longbin Society, should be responsible for this, right?"
"The chief is seriously ill, and he will probably not be able to survive me, and he will not be able to bear any responsibility, and it is for this reason that Her Royal Highness the princess decided to launch a coup d'Γ©tat in advance. As soon as the chief dies, the power of the Guan family will be greatly weakened, and Qu Xungui will succeed to the throne according to the convention, and have the power to abolish the crown prince, which is very unfavorable to the royal grandson that Her Royal Highness the princess wants to marry. β
"I thought the princess had gained the trust of the princess. β
"That was a time ago, and by the time the procession was halfway through, they were already incompatible enemies. β
Mu Xingqiu didn't plan to talk anymore, so he got up to say goodbye, but Pan Sanye didn't keep it and sent it to the door in person.
"The imperial capital is made of paper. Pan Sanye looked at the Fu Pagoda not far away and the towering pavilions nearby, "Tear down quickly, rebuild quickly, is this a good thing or a bad thing?"
Mu Xingqiu bowed and left, not answering the veteran's doubts.
He soon returned to the Pangshan Daoist Hall, and at the beginning of night, the young Taoist priests were heading to the Wangshan Daoist Hall in groups. Dozens of Pangshan Daoists surrounded Mu Xingqiu and went out, Pangshan had not yet recovered his strength from the attack of the demon clan, and his desire to win was more urgent than that of other Daoists.
"After the fighting method begins, don't test your strength, and fight quickly. "Yang Qingyin is too strict, it seems that she is the one who is about to fight, and he whispered as he walked, "Yang Qingyuan is just a meal, not as good as Shen Hao, and he can only deal with you with the blessing of the talisman, so don't give him a chance, and make ......a move before he sacrifices the talisman."
The bald man flew at the front to open the way, and he was so excited that his flight path was unstable, and he suddenly turned his head and said: "It's like going to the bridgehead to make an appointment when I was a child, but this time there are more people, and Brother Xiaoqiu is also more powerful." β
Everyone was talking, and many unfamiliar Pangshan Taoist priests also came over to express their blessings, Mu Xingqiu listened very seriously, in fact, what he was thinking about was not this battle at all, Zuo Liuying's reminder echoed in his mind, Mu Xingqiu tried his best to get rid of the many coincidences in front of him, but what he saw was only a vague scene, and he couldn't even describe it in words, inexplicably, Pan Sanye's words were mixed in from time to time, coup, Fu Zheng, Xin Youtao......
"Xin Youtao is still a Taoist priest. Mu Xingqiu unconsciously said what he was thinking in his head, Yang Qingyin was so stern that he seemed to be possessed by Yang Baozhen, "Xin Youtao can't die tonight, his affairs are not in a hurry, if you lose to Yang Qingyuan, hum ......"
When Yang Qingyin made a threat, he looked like an old lady again, Mu Xingqiu smiled and quickened his pace, he just thought that although Xin Youtao had withdrawn from Pang Mountain, he did not have the Fire God Seal on his body, which meant that he retained all the abilities of the Taoist priest, maybe this is what the Long Bin Society really needs.
The fog in front of me dissipated a little.
Wangshan Daotong's fighting hall is lively, several fighting methods are underway, the participants are very restrained, when casting spells, they will remind each other, and they will not take advantage of the victory to chase when they get the opportunity, and the Taoist priests show their spell-casting skills, not killing skills.
Mu Xingqiu was warmly welcomed, of course, for the Taoist priest, the so-called warmth means that everyone nodded to him, and some people would come over and whisper a few words, without loud noises and crowds.
Wangshan Taoist Ding Wei was one of the people who came over, and officially gave the Taoist ceremony, "No matter who wins or loses, seekers and Yang Daoyou are the backbone of the Demon Slaying Society, after electing the leader, I am willing to contribute all the resources in my hands, and the Demon Slaying Society will face a big war ......"
Ding Wei said a lot, Mu Xingqiu took it seriously, but Yang Qingyin beside him just pouted.
Qishan Taoist Yang Qingyuan came relatively late, and there was also a group of supporters, who were no less welcomed than Mu Xingqiu, and the two nodded to each other from a distance, which was regarded as a greeting.
Time passed little by little, and several fights on the field were coming to an end, and no one was challenging or responding to the battle, and everyone was waiting for the most important fighting method of the combination.
Shen Hao walked over, he had been inquiring about the news everywhere, "Yang Qingyuan has three paper talismans, one is a talisman holding jade, one is a sharp-hitting talisman, and one I don't know what it is, it should also be an offensive talisman." β
"Quick fix. Yang Qingyin reminded again.
Mu Xingqiu nodded, looked at Yang Qingyuan in the distance, and met his gaze, and suddenly felt that this Qishan Taoist seemed to have changed a little.
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