Chapter 64: Before the Tianqing View

Yu Fei'er and Wen Yiyang teamed up to finally get rid of the catfish monster who was making trouble in Zhenze Lake in the name of the river god. [Ran^Text^Library] After the two of them finished showing the catfish monster in their hands to the onlookers, the two of them carried the body of the catfish monster together, and followed the officials in the Suzhou prefect's yamen, all the way to the prefect's yamen in the city.

When Yu Fei'er and his party came to the lobby of the prefect's yamen, the leading official hurriedly signaled everyone to wait outside the lobby door, and he quickly ran into the lobby to report. After a while, the leading official who had gone to report had already run out of the hall and said to everyone: "The prefect is in the lobby, please let the two little immortals go in with me." After speaking, the leading official led Yu Fei'er and the two of them into the prefect's hall.

Hearing his subordinates say that the two little Taoist priests who were escorted to Zhenze Lake to catch demons early this morning had already captured the monsters in the lake, the Suzhou prefect sitting in the center of the lobby was both curious and scared. What he was curious about was that he didn't know what kind of monsters these two little Taoist priests had captured in Zhenze Lake? What he was afraid of was that yesterday he actually locked the two of them in the prefect's prison and neglected the two little immortals. Now that he saw that the leading official who had come to report had left the hall and invited the two little immortals to come to the hall, the prefect of Suzhou immediately stretched out his head and looked out of the lobby door with apprehension. And the Taoist chief from Longdong Mountain, who was sitting on the side of the lobby, after listening to the report of the leading official, although his heart was already in turmoil, he still pretended to be calm, lowered his head and said nothing.

Soon, Yu Fei'er and Wen Yiyang followed the leading official into the prefect's hall. After the two came to the center of the lobby, Wen Yiyang casually threw the catfish he was holding to the ground. Seeing the catfish that Wen Yiyang was still on the ground, the servants standing on both sides of the hall with water and fire sticks in their hands couldn't guess why these two little Taoist priests brought a catfish to the hall? However, after the Taoist chief from Longdong Mountain saw this catfish on the ground, his body immediately jumped up from the chair like an electric shock, and when he realized that his reaction was a bit excessive, he immediately sat down quietly, pretending that nothing had happened, but the sweat between his temples had involuntarily oozing out.

The prefect of Suzhou, who was sitting in the center of the hall, was also confused after seeing the catfish on the ground, so he asked Wen Yiyang, wondering what the two of them meant by bringing a catfish to the hall? But as soon as his question came out, it was drowned out by the discussion in the lobby. The prefect of Suzhou immediately picked up the shocking wood on the table and knocked it on the table hard, and reprimanded the servants who were gossiping on both sides of the lobby: "Be quiet. What kind of system is it to wait for such a noise in the lobby?" Seeing that the prefect was angry, the servants in the lobby immediately stopped talking. After the prefect's lobby returned to quiet, the prefect of Suzhou asked Yu Fei'er and Wen Yiyang again: "Two little immortals, what are you doing with a catfish?"

Wen Yiyang immediately stepped forward and replied, "My lord, it is not an ordinary catfish, but a catfish monster that has cultivated to perfection. Now its primordial spirit has been broken up by the two of us, revealing its original form. ”

"What does the little fairy mean in his words, this catfish on the ground is the so-called river god in Zhenze Lake?" the Suzhou prefect continued to ask.

Wen Yiyang immediately replied: "What river god? It's just a catfish monster." This demon from Longdong Mountain colluded with the catfish monster, and deliberately said that it was the river god in Zhenze Lake, and harmed the people here. ”

After listening to Wen Yiyang's words pointed directly at himself, the Taoist chief from Longdong Mountain, who was sitting on the side of the lobby, couldn't sit still anymore, and stood up with a "hmph", and said: "Little Taoist, you are a bloody squirt, it is clearly just an ordinary catfish, but you said it was a monster, and even brought it to the prefect's lobby, wanting to use this to fool you through, do you really think that the prefect is a three-year-old child, and you two can be fooled?" Since you say it's a youkai, what proof do you have?"

"Evidence? The elder brothers of the officials who went to Zhenze Lake with the two of us early this morning to catch demons, as well as the people who watched by Zhenze Lake, all saw the appearance of this catfish monster clearly, do you think this is evidence? Hmph, now that the physical witnesses and witnesses are there, you don't want to deny it. Seeing that Wen Yiyang was suddenly stopped by the Taoist chief from Longdong Mountain, Yu Fei'er hurriedly stepped forward and retorted.

The prefect of Suzhou, who was sitting in the center of the lobby, hurriedly asked the leading official about what had happened. The leading official described to the prefect what had happened in Zhenze Lake before. After listening to the description of the leading officer, the prefect of Suzhou nodded again and again, and seemed to be convinced that the catfish on the ground was a monster.

Seeing that the prefect of Suzhou seemed to believe in the fact that the catfish on the ground was a monster, the Taoist chief from Longdong Mountain couldn't help it, and immediately said to the prefect: "My lord, this leading official also said just now, the monster that was rolled up from the lake is huge, but the two little Taoist priests in front of him are just an ordinary catfish, and the two of them obviously want to fool and deceive the adult." ”

"This ......" To be honest, the prefect of Suzhou didn't want to offend this Taoist from Longdong Mountain, so he began to muddy again in his words, "Although there are indeed monsters in this Zhenze Lake, what this immortal from Longdong Mountain said is not unreasonable, that monster is obviously a huge catfish monster, why did it become an ordinary catfish now?"

"According to the meaning of your lordship's words, the two of us are telling lies to deceive your lordship, I wonder what your lord is going to do with the two of us next?" Yu Fei'er asked deliberately.

"Little fairy, don't get me wrong. Let's put aside whether this catfish on the ground is a monster or not, now that the two little immortals have walked in Zhenze Lake, according to yesterday's agreement, the official should also acquit the two little immortals. After the prefect of Suzhou finished speaking, he immediately pushed the boat down the river to the Taoist chief from Longdong Mountain, "By the way, according to yesterday's agreement, the official decided that Suzhou City will no longer hold activities to worship the river god in the future, I think the immortals should not have any objections, right? Okay, this matter is over, retire!"

Hearing that the prefect said that he wanted to retreat, the Taoist chief from Longdong Mountain hurriedly stood up, and walked outside the hall without looking back, and said as he walked: "Since the adults have believed the words of these two little Taoist priests, then the poor Dao will be goodbye, and if the river god is angry again in the future, he will stop teaching the poor Dao to help you." ”

Seeing that the Taoist chief from Longdong Mountain turned around and hurriedly left, it seemed that he intended to escape from this place, where was Wen Yiyang willing to let him go, and just wanted to catch up, but before Wen Yiyang could open his legs, the Suzhou prefect who was sitting in the center of the lobby stood up from his chair and quickly chased after him, shouting while chasing: "Immortals don't be angry, immortals don't be angry." Seeing that the Suzhou prefect was about to chase out of the door of the lobby, at this time, a government official suddenly ran in from outside the door, and instantly collided with the defenseless Suzhou prefect, and knocked the Suzhou prefect to the ground.

After the prefect of Suzhou got up from the ground, he immediately reprimanded the official who knocked him to the ground: "Bastard, don't you walk without eyes?"

The official who ran in from outside the lobby door repeatedly replied: "The adults are angry, the little ones really don't know that the adults will suddenly run out of the lobby." The reason why the villain ran so quickly was because there was an important matter to report to the adults. ”

"Something important? What is an important matter? Hearing his subordinates say that they had something important to report to him, the prefect of Suzhou forgot to chase after the Taoist from Longdong Mountain for a while.

"When the little one passed by the Tianqing Temple just now, he noticed that something seemed to be going on in the Tianqing Temple, so the little one asked the Taoist priest in the Tianqing Temple about the situation. In the process of inquiring about the situation from the Taoist priests in the Tianqing Temple, the presiding master of the Tianqing Temple, Xuanji Daoist, called me over, and the Xuanji Taoist asked the little one to bring a word to the adults, and the things that the adults wanted to prepare for the Tianqingguan before may not be completed this year, and the adults are asked to make other plans as soon as possible. ”

At this time, Wen Yiyang, who had chased him outside the door of the lobby, heard that something had happened in Tianqingguan, so he quickly stopped his steps and turned around and asked, "What happened in Qingguan that day?"

The prefect immediately replied truthfully: "Although the little one has repeatedly inquired, he still hasn't found out what happened in the Tianqing Temple? If this little Taoist chief is interested in this matter, it is better to go to the Tianqing Temple to inquire by himself."

Hearing that something had happened in Tianqingguan, Wen Yiyang still had the mind to chase after the Dragon Cave Mountain Dao Chief, and said very unwillingly in his heart: "If it weren't for the prefect's yamen here, I would have started to clean up the demon road together." ”

As Wen Yiyang mentioned the Taoist from Longdong Mountain again, the prefect of Suzhou remembered that he still had to compensate the immortal from Longdong Mountain. So, he raised his head and quickly searched for the figure of the immortal. At this time, the Taoist chief from Longdong Mountain was leaving in a hurry with his disciples, looking at the back of the immortals who had gone away, the prefect of Suzhou sighed helplessly, and said: "Ahem! There are immortals on both sides, who do I dare to offend?" The two little immortals don't know, five years ago, there was a protracted flood in my Suzhou City, during which it took the lives of hundreds of people in my Suzhou City, if it were not for the timely help of this immortal from Longdong Mountain, my Suzhou City would definitely cease to exist. Now that this immortal from Longdong Mountain has abandoned me, if the river god in Zhenze Lake gets angry again and floods my Suzhou City, then what should I do if there is another flood like this in Suzhou City, not to mention that the black gauze hat on the official's head will not be protected, and even the human head on the official's neck may not be able to be saved. ”

Wen Yiyang listened to this, and replied disapprerovingly: "Lord Prefect, the monsters in this Zhenze Lake have been eliminated by the two of us, what else do you have to worry about? In case there are still remnants of monsters in this Zhenze Lake who come out to make trouble, you can send someone to Longhu Mountain, and I will definitely come to get rid of the demons again." Even if Xiaodao is not proficient, he can't get rid of the monsters in this lake, then there is my master Zhang Tianshi, his old man's ability is great. ”

Yu Fei'er also said: "My lord, as the parent official of one party, because you are benefiting the people under your jurisdiction, how can you listen to the words of the demon and ignore people's lives? ”

"How can manpower prevail over the sky? What can the lives of two children count compared to the number of casualties caused by the flood?" the prefect was a little unconvinced.

Listening to the Suzhou prefect's answer, Yu Fei'er was furious, immediately pricked up his eyes, and angrily reprimanded: "Lord Prefect, you are full of poetry and books, haven't you read the allusions of Dayu to control the water? In the era of Yao Shunyu, the Shenzhou Continent was flooded, if it weren't for the 13 years of the Dayu King who controlled the water and passed through the house three times without entering, how could there be such beautiful mountains and rivers in the Shenzhou Continent? The flood that happened five years ago, if you can diligently repair the water conservancy on weekdays and prevent it from happening, then the people of Suzhou City will not suffer from this catastrophe. Now that you don't reflect on your mistakes, but you are still complaining about the heavens and others, how did you become a parent official?"

After listening to Yu Fei'er's reprimand, the prefect of Suzhou blushed and didn't know how to answer. Wen Yiyang hurriedly stepped forward to relieve the siege and said: "My lord, the two of us still have urgent matters to go to Tianqingguan in Suzhou City, if there is nothing else, the two of us will also leave." Oh, by the way, if anything unusual happens in Zhenze Lake in the past few days, you can send someone to Tianqingguan to find the two of us. ”

The prefect of Suzhou, who was speechless by Yu Fei'er, saw that Wen Yiyang had relieved him, and hurriedly responded: "Since the two little immortals are in a hurry, then the official will not leave the two little immortals, so let the leading officials in the mansion send the two little immortals out." After speaking, the prefect asked the leading official to lead Yu Fei'er and Wen Yiyang out of the prefect's yamen.

After the leading official in the yamen of the Suzhou prefect led Yu Fei'er and Wen Yiyang out of the prefect's gate, he immediately gestured with his hand and told Yu Fei'er how the two of them should go to Qingguan this day. After Yu Fei'er and the two of them understood, the leader of the officials watched the two disappear into the crowd of people on the street.

Out of the prefect's yamen, Yu Fei'er and Wen Yiyang followed the route drawn by the leading official and came all the way to Suzhou City, and soon, the two came to a street where Tianqingguan was located: Broken Jin Street. Because Tianqing Temple is built on the street side of Broken Brocade Street, this Broken Brocade Street is also called in front of Tianqing Temple. After the Yuan Dynasty, this Tianqing Temple was renamed to the current Xuanmiaoguan, therefore, Tianqingguanqian was also renamed to Xuanmiaoguanqian, and then slowly evolved into its current name: Guanqian Street. This broken brocade street can be regarded as the most central street in Suzhou City, and it is also the most lively and prosperous street in Suzhou City. Generally speaking, Taoist cultivation places will be built in remote and quiet places, such as Wen Yiyang's "Zhengyi Sect" is built on Longhu Mountain, and Putuo Mountain, where Yu Fei'er is located, is located on a small island surrounded by the sea in the East China Sea, but this Tianqingguan is located in the center of Suzhou City, which must have hidden some reason.

This broken brocade street is worthy of being the most lively and prosperous street in Suzhou City. When Yu Fei'er and Wen Yiyang stepped on this street, there were obviously more pedestrians passing by the two of them, and at the same time, the shops on both sides of this broken brocade street were denser than those on both sides of other streets, and the types of goods sold in the shops were also more complete. In these shops, there are people who specialize in selling noodles, and those who have been made on the shelves of the store have vivid images, and from a distance, they look like they are alive; there are those who specialize in selling fabrics, and the store containers are neatly placed with silk and satin, and many young girls who love beauty are choosing their favorite fabrics in front of the store cabinets; there are those who specialize in selling all kinds of handmade embroidery, and there are all kinds of silk scarves and handkerchiefs embroidered with flowers, birds, fish, and figures. Fans and so on, embroidered on these hand-embroidered flowers and plants are bright and dazzling, birds, fish and figures are also vivid, in these shops on both sides of the street there are also special to buy calligraphy and paintings, wooden handicrafts, clothing, etc., each shop is full of dazzling goods, see Yu Fei'er and the two of them dazzled.

When the two of them passed by a snack bar, they were immediately attracted by a pot of pastries that had been made in the store. It's not so much a pot of pastries as a shrunken garden, with pavilions and pavilions made of glutinous rice flour. In the center of this garden made of glutinous rice flour there is a pond and a pavilion in the middle of the pool. In the middle of this pavilion, there was a young scholar and a young and beautiful girl, their eyes facing each other with affection. And in the small pond outside this pavilion, a pair of swans snuggle up to each other, shadowing each other, and the couple in the pavilion complement each other. This garden is so realistically made that Yu Fei'er and Wen Yiyang can't believe that it is actually a pastry that can be eaten. As the smell of food continued to waft from this snack bar, Yu Fei'er and the two of them felt that their stomachs had begun to growl. To be honest, the two of them went to Zhenze Lake early this morning to get rid of demons, and they haven't eaten anything yet, and they are already hungry in their stomachs. So, the two decided to fill their stomachs in this snack bar called "Huang Tianyuan" first, and then go to Tianqingguan.

The two didn't know how much they had eaten, and it wasn't until they could hold on to their stomachs anymore that they left the snack bar and continued to walk towards Tianqingguan. Not long after walking, a Taoist temple appeared in the distance. When the two of them were about to walk to the main gate of this Taoist temple, a Taoist priest who was at the main gate of Tianqing Temple immediately greeted him, saluted Wen Yiyang respectfully, and then asked: "Looking at the dress on the little Taoist friend, I think it is with the disciples of the Dragon and Tiger Mountain Zhengyi Sect who came to my Tianqing Temple a few days ago, right?" ”

Wen Yiyang hurriedly returned the salute, and then asked: "This Daoist brother can see at a glance that Xiaodao is a disciple of the Zhengyi Sect of Longhu Mountain, it seems that my sect elder has already reached Guiguan, I wonder if my sect elder is still in Guiguan?"

After listening to Wen Yiyang's question, the Tianqingguan Taoist priest's face actually showed a look of embarrassment, and then, he lowered his voice and asked softly to Wen Yiyang: "Don't you know that your sect elder had an accident on the way to Tianqingguan?"

"What, something happened?" Wen Yiyang was taken aback, "I teach the elders to have strong spells, and besides, there are so many senior brothers with him, what can happen?"

"What happened to your sect elders? I don't know very well, after you get to the Guannei, you can ask your senior brothers yourself, they should know the most about this matter. But for now, let me first take two little Taoist friends to meet my master, Daoist Xuanji. ”

"Then please ask this Daoist brother to lead the way quickly. Wen Yiyang couldn't wait.

Hearing that something had happened to the elders in his sect, Wen Yiyang was so anxious that he couldn't wait to see those senior brothers in his sect immediately. So, what happened to the elder in the Wen Yiyang Sect? See the next chapter: Out-of-Body Soul.