Luo Gongyuan has three disciples under his command, the eldest disciple is Zhou Hao, who is also his personal disciple, because not everyone has the qualifications to practice magic.
Zhou Hao "coincidentally" is a genius of cultivation.
The second disciple is called Eryang, and the third disciple is called Sanbao.
Neither of the two guys have the talent for cultivation, and they all practice martial arts.
As for spells and the legend of snake demons, they are actually true, but they have exaggerated elements.
There are high-level Taoist priests who practice in this world, but they are not as magical as the world of fairy tales.
The snake monster is real. A giant snake as thick as a bucket, swims around and flys sand and stones, and has a very high IQ. What if it is not a monster?
Luo Gongyuan's palm thunder is also real, but its power is not very high. It will be exhausted after only a few times.
What really killed the snake demon was the unique magic weapon of the Shenxiao Sect, "Thunder and Fire Pearl".
Haha, it's a grenade made of gunpowder.
Illusions are rampant in this era, and the so-called illusions in history are magic.
But in this world it is not, the illusion of this world is a mechanism or a real spell.
For example, in the fake tiger in the Ghost City of Chang'an, as a normal person, how could it be impossible to see that it is a tiger skin?
They were not hallucinated by the drugs in advance.
But everyone thinks that is true, it is actually a puppet made by spells.
However, the people who make the production are not good at learning skills and the puppets are not strong.
In short, there are people in this world who can do magic, but their strength is low, so they can only make a living by performing their own money. They are not as powerful as Yisuke's martial artist in battle.
Zhou Hao is very satisfied with this identity. A Taoist priest can be said to be very free.
Moreover, his master Luo Gongyuan was highly valued by the emperor, and now he is the position of Yin Qing Guanglu Dafu and the Minister of the Honglu Temple.
In the Tang Dynasty, the Honglu Temple was an important organization responsible for receiving foreign envoys and managing foreign affairs.
The Minister of the Honglu Temple is from the third rank, and the first one is actually a deputy position, that is, the fourth rank.
He is also an official with real power.
Now Zhou Hao has a free identity and has a small backstage, which is very good.
Luo Gongyuan was introduced to the emperor by Prince Li Longji, so he was branded as a princeling.
Although Li Longji will ascend the throne to become emperor later, Zhou Hao does not like Li Longji in this drama.
The main reason is that he is too insidious. He is too good at performing and is so silly.
His loyal dog, Lu Lingfeng, almost made him die several times.
During the Black Tea case, the prince did not know that Lu Lingfeng was the princess's son.
He still pushed Lu Lingfeng out as a scapegoat.
If it weren't for the miracle doctor, Lu Lingfeng would have lost his body even if he didn't die.
There are two main reasons why Lu Lingfeng was beaten. The first is that he did not catch the stakes because of his poor work and failed to seize the opportunity, so that the prince did not get any bargaining chips.
The second is that the prince wants to calm the emperor's anger.
Li Longji had actually guessed that the emperor was behind him, but he had no bargaining chips without evidence, so he simply sold Lu Lingfeng.
On the contrary, although Princess Taiping is not a good person, her domineeringness comes clearly.
"I don't like you, but I just want to mess with you."
This kind of person is better for Zhou Hao.
In fact, Luo Gongyuan was not too close to the crown prince. His official position was granted by the emperor, not a slanted official.
The emperor would not have a heart to do with him because of his relationship with the prince, and he did not participate in the prince's plan as a monk.
Therefore, Luo Gongyuan was neglected. If he did not take a side, he would not be valued. He was the fourth-rank official position of the Minister of the Honglu Temple, and his official position was not small, but his power was very limited.
Compared with the Minister of Revenue, it is of the same rank, but its power is far inferior.
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Zhou Hao went out for a walk and found Lu Lingfeng to detect the progress of the case.
The two are acquaintances.
Because when the prince was not the prince in the past, Lu Lingfeng was close to the prince at that time.
The two often came to Shenxiao Palace to burn incense, and Luo Gongyuan often took Zhou Hao, the senior disciple, to the prince's mansion to preach.
Over time, the two of them became familiar with each other.
So Zhou Hao has a familiar face everywhere.
It feels a bit strange. Not long ago, he was Lu Lingfeng, and now the original Lu Lingfeng is talking in front of him.
When I was patrolling last night, Lu Lingfeng would only go to the city tower to stand guard at Shenshi.
It was noon when I had just finished my rest and was full of energy.
Zhou Hao came to him to drink, but he could only watch Zhou Hao drink.
Because I will be on duty later.
"Hmph!" Bang! Lu Lingfeng suddenly threw the tea bowl heavily,
Zhou Hao thought this guy was so angry that he saw that he was drinking too much.
"Where does Brother Lu's anger come from?"
Lu Lingfeng said angrily: "This Su Wuming, who kept the bride's body and did not investigate it, but instead sought power and wealth. Di Gong's reputation for his lifetime was destroyed by him!"
Sure enough, only Su Wuming could make him so crazy.
Zhou Hao laughed and said, "Brother Lu, you are Jinwuwei. Too much care about criminal cases means overstepping power. As for Su Wuming, I think he is very smart. When he comes to the newcomer and boss, he must be familiar with his colleagues and bosses, otherwise his boss will think he is ignorant and thus cause trouble at work."
Lu Lingfeng said speechlessly: "This is a murder case, how dare they do this?!"
Zhou Hao smiled and said, "You are a soldier and don't understand these things. If a scholar is bad, there are too many methods!"
Lu Lingfeng was stunned, and suddenly looked at Zhou Hao with a smile and said, "Brother Zhou, as far as I know, you seem to be the Tanhualang of Jingyun for a year. How can you belittle scholars so much?"
Zhou Hao was also speechless. Xiaoyu added a lot of BUFFs to this identity.
"Haha, so what I'm talking about is only some scholars. Besides, I just don't like the intrigues in the officialdom, so I don't become an official. I practice my own Taoism and I am free."
Lu Lingfeng smiled and said, "What he said makes sense. By the way, the body of the bride's disappearance case has been found. I believe that the missing brides have been killed. If such an inhumane case can be found early, I will admit that the murderer has exceeded his authority. I can't count on Su Wuming."
Zhou Hao laughed and said, "Then I wish you to find the murderer faster than Su Wuming!"
Lu Lingfeng said proudly: "I already have a suspect target, maybe I will catch the murderer tonight!"
He was thinking too much, and this case was not as simple as it seems.
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Zhou Hao returned to the Taoist temple.
The front yard is for people to burn incense and worship, and the back yard is where they live.
So Zhou Hao usually goes through the back door.
The two disciples who manage worship and burn incense are usually the two disciples of Eryang and Sanbao.
Zhou Hao, a personal disciple, is only responsible for practicing or following the master to preach or performing rituals in the temple.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw a white-haired master wearing an official robe feeding fish in the pond in the backyard.
"Master!" Zhou Hao bowed.
Luo Gongyuan raised his head and smiled, "Have you gone out to play? Just like this, you are still young and have more time to practice."
Zhou Hao smiled and said, "What the master said is, but the recent disappearance of the bride has caused panic in Chang'an. The disciples also want to know how the case is being investigated. It would be great if I could help. So I went to Lu Lingfeng to ask about the case."
Luo Gongyuan thoughtfully said, "If you want to investigate the case, I can recommend you to work in Dali Temple."
Zhou Hao shook his head: "Master, I have no intention of officialdom. Cultivating to become an immortal is my life goal!"
Chapter completed!