The friction between the mottled bamboo broom and the uneven slate floor produced a crisp rustling sound that echoed in the early morning yard.
The begonias in the courtyard are about to fade after all. The petals have fallen all over the ground, and the junior sister is cleaning them.
Lin Jue was grooming the fox.
Luo Gong returned to the courtyard early in the morning.
The junior sister couldn't help but stop her broom and stare at him. Fuyao next to her also turned her head and stared at him. Lin Jue, who was holding a comb, naturally also looked at him.
Luo Gong's expression seemed a little tired.
"Has Mr. Luo finished the trial?"
"The trial is over. It's almost as we thought. The Taoist priests in Jingyun Temple made Zhuyan Dan and sent it to the palace. Even the emperor and his concubines ate it." Luo Gong still took off his bamboo hat and long knife, leaving only a few
After looking carefully at the remaining flowers on the crabapple tree, he hung up his bamboo hat and knife. At the same time, he sighed tiredly and shook his head, squinting his eyes and saying, "This imperial court is hopeless."
For a moment, Lin Jue couldn't tell whether he was tired because he had been interrogating the young Taoists Qingquanzi and Jingyunguan for several days, or because he was completely disappointed with the court.
"Where are those Taoist priests?"
"That Qingquanzi's sins are too serious. He has both connections and abilities. I'm afraid that sending him to the Yamen will only make an old man in the cell a scapegoat. So I simply kill him with a knife." Luo County Lieutenant apparently said
He knew the way, and he acted simply, "Those little Taoist priests didn't learn much skills, they only did some chores to help the workers. I asked a few good guys to throw them into the Yamen last night.
"Gong Luo is still thoughtful."
Lin Jue couldn't help but shake his head secretly.
I can't do such a complicated thing by myself.
Not only do I not have the ability, I also don’t have the mental strength at all.
It is a great blessing to have Luo Gong to help me.
"It's okay if Luo can't see this kind of thing, and it's okay if he can't control it. But he can manage it after seeing it. If he doesn't care about it, it's really hard to calm down." Luo Gong said, "If one day, this court really comes to collapse.
, the dog emperor and the noble concubine also fell down, I must add fuel to the fire and chop off their heads with my own hands! For no other reason than for these women!"
"rustle..."
Lin Jue heard the sound and glanced to the side.
It was the crabapple tree that was trembling.
These words are truly astonishing.
However, it was not Lin Jue's turn to remind Mr. Luo, "Don't say that again after leaving this courtyard." Mr. Luo knew these words better than he did. At this moment, Mr. Luo and the fox turned their heads at the same time and looked outside.
But it was Master Fan Tian who came to visit.
"Brother Taoist, have you had breakfast?" Fan Tianshi said as soon as he saw Lin Jue, as if he saw Luo Gong immediately, "? Luo Gong is back too?"
"have eaten."
"Just got back."
Lin Jue and Luo Gong answered one after another.
After living in this courtyard for several months, even Luo Gong's attitude towards Master Fan has become much better than before.
"Brother Dao, how did you sleep well last night?"
"Slept well." Lin Jue replied, "Fan Daoyou doesn't call me Brother Dao anymore. You are much older than me. We only call you Daoist brother between us."
After Lin Jue finished speaking, he realized something was wrong.
How could a person like Fan Tianshi suddenly come to visit me so early in the morning and ask me if I had slept well?
I am a Taoist of the Spiritual Method Sect, and I practice Yin-Yang Spiritual Method. How can I not sleep well?
"Where is Fellow Daoist Fan? How did you sleep?"
"There is no order of learning, those who have mastered it come first. Brother Dao's magic and merit are better than mine. There is no one else in this courtyard. A poor Taoist can only call him Brother Dao."
It’s both sincere and completely reasonable.”
Fan Tianshi said with a smile, and then he seemed to suddenly remember and said casually:
"This courtyard is quiet, and I have been sleeping well, but I suddenly had two strange dreams last night."
Lin Jue knew as soon as he heard it that this was serious business.
Either he was speaking specifically to me, or he wanted to ask me for advice, or for peace of mind.
"What dream?"
"I dreamed of a god!"
Fan Tianshi's eyes showed a look of recollection.
In fact, he has dreamed about monsters and gods since he was a child, just like everyone else.
Even after he embarked on this path, because he had more contact with fairies and ghosts, and often had some relationship with the gods, in the first period of time, he still dreamed of monsters and gods many times. Sometimes he felt restless.
Feeling uneasy or thinking and worrying frequently for a hundred days, or even dreaming about it every day.
As for the content of the dream, it includes everything.
But I don’t know what the mystery is. When he dealt with goblins and ghosts more and more, and communicated with them more and more, he would still stand on end unknowingly when standing in front of the big demon. After coming into contact with the evil ghost with profound knowledge,
He would also suffer from colds, weakness, and even illness. As time went by, he seemed to have adapted, and these conditions disappeared. Dealing with fairies and ghosts was actually easier than getting along with people. He almost never dreamed about gods and ghosts again.
.
The last time was at the end of last year, I dreamed of a kid in brown clothes asking me for directions and where I was.
Then this time.
"In the dream, there was an old woman in gold clothes, who claimed to be the Mother of Gold and Stone. She did not elaborate on her origins, but I knew that she was the deity under the Heavenly Weng Seat, the protector of the True Lord, and the view of the scenery was actually
The main sacrifices are made to this holy lord and the priests and gods under his demons.
"In the first dream, she told me that many Taoist priests in Jingyun Temple were her followers, and asked me why I destroyed Jingyun Temple and injured her followers for no reason!"
"What did fellow Taoist say?" Lin Jue asked.
"The poor Taoist truthfully told Jingyun Temple what the Taoists did and what they had committed." Fan Tianshi said, "Then the old lady Jinshi argued with me, first saying that even if there is such a thing, it should be investigated by the Yamen.
The sentence was that what I did was a lynching."
He paused for a moment:
"I counter that in today's capital, matters involving demons, ghosts, gods, and magic are often ignored by the yamen and handed over to the Ministry of Rites and then entrusted to the Juxian Mansion. It is reasonable and reasonable for Pindao to eradicate evil spirits, and there is no overstep or violation in the slightest.
"
A few words attracted the attention of everyone in the courtyard.
Not only Lin Jue looked at him, but Luo Gong was no longer tired and turned to stare at him with his arms folded, listening carefully. The junior sister also put down her broom and looked here with the fox.
"What happens next?"
"Then she slandered me, saying that I was not doing it to eliminate demons, but because I was greedy for fame and even for the money of Jingyun Temple, so that's why I did this." Fan Tianshi said, "Fortunately, fortunately, Taoist brother has already prepared it in advance.
I have been told that Brother Tao has not taken any of the things in the Jingyun Temple.
And I answered her in the same way."
Lin Jue nodded as he listened.
This can also be regarded as a reminder from the "Nv Wei" back then.
No matter how powerful these nine gods are, no matter how depraved they are, they can never act like monsters and demons.
Don’t do bad things during the day, and don’t be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door in the middle of the night. As long as the order of the Nine Heavens has not collapsed, there are still rules. As long as you walk upright and sit up straight, you have nothing to fear even when facing the True God of the Nine Heavens.
But after all, some gods have fallen, just like human officials, who have become extremely corrupt.
If you make them unhappy, it is impossible to expect them to search for evidence in a fair and serious manner, and to acquit you because you are not guilty. It would be good if they do not fabricate evidence to slander you.
If you leave any evidence behind your actions, they may be caught and use this to attack you.
Such things are recorded in ancient books.
Therefore, except for picking up a cloth bag after killing the tall and thin Taoist, Lin Jue did not take anything from Jingyun Temple. The reason was that he judged from the Golden Light Curse that these Taoists were worshiping gods.
This is like messing around in officialdom, so you need to be more careful.
Lin Jue shook his head, retracted his thoughts, and turned to look at Fan Tianshi: "Aren't fellow Taoists Fan afraid?"
Fan Tianshi heard this but did not answer.
However, Lin Jue had already seen from the slight change in his expression that he must have been somewhat uneasy at that time, otherwise he would not have come to see him so early in the morning.
But how could Fan Tianshi say such a thing?
Don't say such words, even this kind of emotion will never appear on Fan Tianshi's face.
"The poor man felt no guilt, so he argued with her and even scolded her. After spending a long time, he finally sent her away." Fan Tianshi continued, "Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, she came again."
"What did she say this time?"
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Fan Tianshi's expression suddenly became strange: "This time she came to admit her mistake."
"Huh? Admit your mistake?"
Lin Jue and others were also stunned, some couldn't believe it.
"yes--··-
"Perhaps she went to Jingyun Temple to investigate and found that the treasures in the temple were not lost, and she could not find any other place to attack Xu Pindao.
"Perhaps she has lost her temper.
"Or maybe she was persuaded by Pindao, suppressed by Pindao's momentum, and she was afraid that Pindao would have anything to do with her. This time her attitude was much better than before."
Fan Tianshi tried his best to maintain his expression and not show any concern:
"She also said that what the Taoist priests did in Jingyun Temple had nothing to do with her, and she had no knowledge of it. The golden light borrowed by the Taoist priests was also lent by her in strict accordance with the rules and regulations of Jiutian Zhengshen, and her share of the golden light was huge.
She is not weak at all, which is enough to show that she is neither selfish nor derelict in her duties. As for why those Taoist priests have Dharma seals, that is not her responsibility."
.......".
Lin Jue and Luo Gong couldn't help but look at each other. This Fan Tianshi was afraid that he had also deceived the gods?
Although Lin Jue knew that the immortals in the Nine Heavens were not monolithic, but were divided into many different factions. In addition, there were many idle immortals who had neither official positions nor factions. The overall structure was much looser than that of the human court, but this
It's still a bit hard to imagine what happened.
But then again, the physical bodies of gods are also shaped by people's will. Originally, the imperial court could grant some minor gods of mountains and rivers, and also banish some gods.
Nowadays, Fan Tianshi has such great prestige in the capital, and his status in Juxian Mansion is so transcendent, just like some famous and virtuous ministers with high prestige in ancient times, who have won the hearts of the people. However, the gods cannot directly kill him.
Speaking of which, it may not be easy to kill a big demon who is causing trouble, but it is very easy to pull down a god.
To build a temple for a deity, the Ministry of Rites must approve it. Is Fan Tianshi still inferior to the officials of the Ministry of Rites?
Thinking of this, Lin Jue was surprised to find that it was something imaginable and understandable that the gods were somewhat in awe of him?
"That's not all." Fan Tianshi continued, "There are also those gold and silver insects. She also explained to Pindao, saying that she gave Jingyun Temple many years ago to use to eliminate demons, but she didn't expect that those Jingyun Temple were used to eliminate demons.
After the Taoist priests in Yunguan eliminated the demons and before returning the insects, they secretly cultivated some, hid them privately, and passed them on from generation to generation until now."
"Um?"
Lin Jue and Luo Gong looked at each other again.
Doesn’t this directly say that these gold and silver insects came from her?
Unexpectedly, she and Luo Gong had no clue about the matter, and they didn't even think of going to investigate, but Mrs. Jinshi actually came to their door to inform them because she was afraid of Master Fan Tianshi.
And how credible is this explanation?
Lin Jue couldn't help but think.
After Fan Tianshi finished speaking, he sat beside him and said nothing, nor did he make any comments about it.
It seems that in his opinion, his task is only to tell Lin Jue these things truthfully. As for whether the words are true or false, it is Lin Jue's business and it is not for him to judge.
After a long time, Lin Jue sighed:
"Fan Daoyou is really good at this."
Fan Tianshi was immediately frightened and did not dare to accept the offer.
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