One hundred people from Tiance Mansion entered Chang'an City at noon two days later.
The leader of the team was Song Yuandao, Li Xian's junior brother, the deputy commander of Tiance Mansion. At the same time, Li Xian's three disciples, Lu Da, Tie Jingyao and Zhong Yiyi, wearing clothes and wearing filial piety, rode into the city.
Xu Wei, Li Xian's deputy from the Tiance Mansion who stayed in Chang'an, placed them in Guanyi. When he was about to report the situation, Song Yuandao spoke first.
"Have you found the old Taoist priest from Wudang Mountain?"
Xu Wei looked embarrassed and said, "Not yet."
"Chang'an is a good place. After two years of stay, a person can forget everything he has learned in half his life. It is more useful than a temple."
Behind Song Yuandao, a lean man with a beard said sarcastically.
Hearing this, Xu Wei, who was over fifty years old, turned red and lowered his head in silence.
"Senior brother."
"Jingyao, don't pull me."
The lean man broke away from his junior brother's hand, walked up to Xu Wei, and said coldly:
"How long does it take to find an old Taoist priest? Are you all just a bunch of people doing nothing?"
"Lu Da! Don't be rude." Song Yuandao scolded.
"Uncle Master, these people are useless and have no ability or achievements. If this continues, how can the murderer of Master be caught!"
"I brought you to Chang'an to help you, not to make trouble!" Song Yuandao scolded, "Xu Wei is your senior and one of the candidates to lead the Tiance Mansion. His ability is incomparable.
How much stronger are you guys, and it’s your turn to point fingers here?”
"Get out of here!"
Li Xian's disciple Lu Da glared at Xu Wei angrily and stormed out of the door.
As soon as he left, Song Yuandao seemed a little older. He sighed deeply and said tiredly:
"Yiyi, go follow your senior brother and don't let him do anything stupid."
Behind Song Yuandao, a pretty woman dressed in plain clothes said "Hmm" and immediately went out to follow Lu Da.
In the room, only Song Yuandao, Xu Wei and Li Xian's second disciple Tie Jingyao were left.
Tie Jingyao gently closed the door, faced Xu Wei, and said apologetically:
"Master Xu, don't mind. You also know my senior brother's temper. He just has that bad temper and his nature is not bad. Please don't blame me."
Xu Wei sighed: "No, Lu Da is right, it is our incompetence, I have embarrassed Tiance Mansion."
Song Yuandao patted the old man on the shoulder: "Why are you blaming yourself? You are the one who has not had it easy in Chang'an these years. On the one hand, you have to serve the saint, and on the other hand, you have to reconcile the relationship between Tiance Mansion and all parties."
. All the troubles caused by those brats in Luoyang are all your fault. Live by looking at other people’s faces, it’s because Tiance Mansion can’t deal with you."
"I grew up in Tiance Mansion since I was a child. There is nothing my family can do or do not tolerate."
Tie Jingyao asked: "Master Xu, I believe in the abilities of our Chang'an brothers. Is it true that the old Taoist priest from Wudang Mountain has not been found?"
Xu Wei looked at him deeply and said:
"It's not that I can't find it, it's..."
Song Yuandao took over the conversation: "It's because you don't want to find me."
"Ah?" Tie Jingyao looked surprised.
"Why is this?"
Xu Wei nodded: "The Taoist priests in Wudang Mountain have a good background and cannot be easily offended. This is one of them."
"Secondly, the man and the commander are old acquaintances. Although I don't know him, but according to the commander, they have known each other for more than thirty years. The old man is twenty years younger than him. The two are close friends. Moreover, the commander said
, he owes that Taoist priest a favor."
"That Taoist priest has no reason to kill the commander. He may be suspicious, but it is not worth our efforts to search for him."
"Third, it's the commander's body. It's easy to know who killed him."
Tie Jingyao asked anxiously: "Has it been found out? Who is it?"
Xu Wei looked at Song Yuandao, who said in a deep voice:
"The corpse rotted and festered into pus. This is the true magic of Demon Shadow Pavilion. The person who killed the senior brother is
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The cultists of the Demonic Shadow Pavilion!”
"It's Xuanyuan Youpeng, the current master of Demonic Shadow Pavilion, who was Si Chengfeng's apprentice."
Tie Jingyao murmured: "The master of the Demon Shadow Pavilion... is actually a demon cultist..."
"I have already heard the news about the Demonic Shadow Pavilion. They sneaked into Chang'an. They thought they were going to steal something or practice some magic skills. Who could have imagined that they actually wanted to kill senior brother."
Song Yuandao said regretfully: "Xu Wei, is there any trace of Xuanyuan Youpeng?"
"Still checking." Xu Wei said, "There is only one person on the other side, and his strength is unpredictable. It is really difficult to find him."
"Currently, we are investigating from the clue left on the leader."
"What clue?"
"Well... it's a long story. A few days ago, an envoy from the Japanese mission named Kato Takei was killed. The murderer was suspected to be Shi Li Gao, the leader of the right guard. Later, Prime Minister Yang Guozhong came forward and said that this Li Gao,
He is the current leader of the Blood Clothes Hall back then."
Song Yuandao frowned when he heard this: "Blood Clothes Hall?"
"right."
"They were exposed anyway."
"This is just Yang Guozhong's one-sided statement. The saint is not sure, so let us investigate first. When the commander died, he happened to have information about Li Gao on his body. And the name of Li Gao was specially retained by the commander."
"That Li Lao is also related to the master's murder, right?" Tie Jingyao was a little excited.
"Jingyao, calm down." Song Yuandao signaled Tie Jingyao to calm down and said:
"So, now Tiance Mansion has two ways, one is investigating Xuanyuan Youpeng, and the other is looking for Xueyitang and that Li Gao?"
"Yes."
“Where is progress slowing down?”
Xu Wei said ashamedly: "We are all at a standstill. We have no other clues, so we can only stay where we are."
Song Yuandao nodded: "In this case, we can choose casually."
"You have been living in Chang'an for a long time. The time, place and people are all perfect. It's better not to work hard on Xueyitang. We will be responsible. You can safely take people to find Xuanyuan Youpeng. Once you find him, notify me immediately."
"yes."
"Jingyao, I will allocate fifty people to you. I will share all the information with you. If anyone has any clues, you will jump in immediately."
Xu Wei's eyes flickered. Song Yuandao's move was clearly intended to make Tie Jingyao perform meritorious deeds.
He also understood that, after all, among Li Xian's three disciples, the old Lu Da was reckless and impulsive, and could hardly achieve great things. The third, Zhong Yiyi, was a female figure and should not be the leader.
The only one who can take over is the second oldest Tie Jingyao.
However, he is too young now, and his foundation in Tiance Mansion is unstable and difficult to convince the public. Does Song Yuandao also have expectations for himself if he can reveal this news in front of him?
Xu Wei is very clear about the origin of Tiance Mansion and knows that all the commanders of Tiance Mansion must pass the test of saints before they can serve. Since before Li Xian, all the commanders of Tiance Mansion have the blood of Li Tang royal family. After his death,
No one in Tiance Mansion is a relative of the emperor, so the next leader of Tiance Mansion must be Li Xian's confidant, so that Li Longji can rest assured.
People of the older generation have complicated minds, and saints cannot use them. They can only choose from people of the younger generation. As long as Tie Jingyao spends ten years in peace, he will definitely be the commander of Tiance Mansion!
Song Yuandao's voice came next: "During this period, you have to follow Xu Wei carefully... I am not asking you to learn martial arts, but to learn how to behave... Why don't you understand! But Fan Yiyi is a man, and I don't care about these words.
I will say to you... stupid! Get out and stand!"
Listening to the quarrel between the two, Xu Wei was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
After staying in Chang'an for these years, I was surrounded by intrigues and intrigues, and I actually forgot about the familiar noise and bustle of Luoyang.
Song Yuandao's words had already made it clear that he wanted to entrust Tie Jingyuan to himself.
Tie Jingyuan left in confusion. Looking at his leaving figure, Song Yuandao sighed helplessly, waved his hand, and the door closed automatically.
"This kid Jingyao, when he looks at his spiritual energy, he is just a stickler when something happens!"
Xu Wei smiled and said: "That's good. There is no scheming. This is how young people should be."
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"Senior brother is gone. The burden of Tiance Mansion cannot allow him to stay like this."
Song Yuandao looked at Xu Wei meaningfully: "Luoyang is not peaceful either. There are many spies sneaking into Tiance Mansion."
"Is it the Demon Shadow Pavilion or the Blood Clothes Hall?" Xu Wei asked.
"It's not clear yet, but it's more likely that it's three towns."
Next came the taboo name, which Song Yuandao and Xu Wei both wisely did not mention.
"How many have you found?"
"We haven't taken action yet. The other party has a big plot. Arresting people hastily will only alert the enemy and make them more cautious."
"You brought the three children out just because you don't want Luoyang to affect them." Xu Wei said, "One hundred people are all elite disciples of Tiance Mansion. They shouldn't come out like this."
"Some spies are not worthy of your going to war. Tell me, what else are you hiding from me?"
Song Yuandao sighed: "In these years, Gao Xiaotian has been trying to make a move. When the senior brother was here, he was still able to suppress him. Now that the senior brother is gone, Ma Liang and I can't do anything about him."
"...Alas! Why did the commander recruit this ruthless bandit into Tiance Mansion back then?" Xu Wei said sadly.
"At this moment, the situation in Hedong Road was not optimistic, so recruiting Gao Xiaotian was really a last resort."
"Well, it's true that three children can't deal with that guy, but Chang'an is not a place to live for a long time." Xu Wei said, "Although the situation here is not as clear as Luoyang, it is more deadly."
"Lu Da, I will let him travel around the world to hone his character. As for Yiyi, I'd better stay by my side. You just need to take good care of Jingyao and don't let him have any accidents."
"Once this case is solved, I will request an interview with the saint and divide the Tiance Mansion into East and West Mansion. You will lead Chang'an and I will lead Luoyang. This can also check and balance Gao Xiaotian."
"Why bother?" Xu Wei was puzzled, "How dare Gao Xiaotian dare to change the decree given by the saint?"
"His harm is not to occupy the magpie's nest, but to overturn the chess game." Song Yuandao said, "Gao Xiaotian is suppressing more than a dozen gangs in Hedong Pass, or in other words, they are all taking orders from Gao Xiaotian. Once Gao Xiaotian is dissatisfied,
If we leave Tiance Mansion, those gangsters will start doing evil again and become cholera."
"I can't hold on to Luoyang. Gao Xiaotian will take away my power. One-third of the people in Luoyang obey him, but as long as Jingyao is here, Tiance Mansion will save me."
"I understand." Xu Wei nodded, "You have to be more careful, that lunatic can do anything."
"I know."
It started to rain lightly. The two of them opened the window and stood side by side, watching the raindrops patter on the ground.
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On Zhuque Street, pedestrians rushed home one after another, carrying the sudden disturbance of rain.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and senior brother and sister Lu Da and Zhong Yiyi, who came out to relax, had to find a place to take shelter from the rain.
"Really, no one is allowed to walk on the road, so why is everything going wrong!" Lu Da complained.
"Senior brother, my uncle will definitely scold you when you go back. Why don't you hurry up and think about how to admit your mistake?"
"Admit my mistake? Where did I go wrong! It was them who were wrong! It was -"
Lu Da suddenly stopped talking and stared straight at one place.
Zhong Yiyi followed his line of sight and saw two people wearing bamboo hats walking leisurely on their way in the pouring rain.
They turned into a small road and gradually disappeared.
Lu Da narrowed his eyes: "Two practitioners."
"The vigilance is very high, I guess the background is not small." Zhong Yiyi said softly, "Would you like to follow me and have a look?"
Lu Da stood up and stretched his body: "I didn't expect a rain to pour out all these ghosts and monsters. Anyway, there is nothing to do. If they do bad things, they can catch their bad breath. If they do good things...
"
Zhong Yiyi smiled and said: "You are not a good person if you are sneaky."
Lu Da jumped up and split the rain curtain with his knife. The raindrops that filled the sky evaporated and dissipated in an instant.
The two brothers and sisters moved slightly and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Big raindrops hit the ground again, but there was no one on this street anymore.