Chapter 135 The young are confused, the elders say
In Xiuwen Square, a few sparse smoke curled up, turning into fine dust in the orange light beam of the early sun.
The thick smoke and smoke does not hinder the aloofness that the Hongdao Temple's ancient and dilapidated gate exudes to the secular world.
Many of the ruins that previously surrounded Hongdao Temple have been renovated, making the Taoist temple seem to have regained its vitality. Yang Chaoxi looked at the great changes everywhere and was sincerely happy for Yuchi Temple Master.
On the martial arts field inside the temple, Yu Chiyuan's face was full of energy, but his body was even shriveled. His hair was as white as snow, and his fingers were as thin as firewood. He was vigorously performing the "Seizing Fist" with a variety of tricks. Ten people on the side
As usual, the rest of the Taoist priests took out their swords and axes, took down their spears, and delivered their "fatal blow" to the dying old body.
When Fang Qidou saw it, he couldn't help but feel excited. He threw the bag on his shoulder to Yang Zhaoxi, and he picked out a pair of wooden knives from the weapon rack and rushed forward silently.
The addition of Fang Qidou caused the seemingly "evenly matched" balance on the martial arts field to be instantly broken. Although Yuchiyuan's posture of "holding, wrapping, throwing, and bombing" was in place, Fang Cun was confused, and Fang Qidou found the empty door.
One knife cut him on the arm, and the other knife stabbed his right leg.
Yuchi Yuan raised his eyes and saw that it was Fang Qidou who was wearing ordinary clothes who intervened. He couldn't help but snorted coldly. He completely let go of the strength and energy in his hands. In just a few breaths, all the Taoist priests holding weapons were shaken away. Only the remaining
Fang Qidou was alone, brandishing his two swords and trying his best to resist.
But Yuchiyuan's pair of old fists hit faster and faster, and the afterimages were so airtight that Fang Qidou broke out in a hot sweat.
After dozens of breaths passed, Fang Qidou gradually became unable to hold on. The two swords in his hands became obviously stagnant, and mist steamed slightly on his head. In Yang Chaoxi's eyes, this was a sign that could only be seen in the stage of foundation building. But
For martial arts, it is of little use.
Sure enough, with two "Whoosh, Whoosh" sounds, Fang Qidou's swords were wrapped around and thrown by Yuchi Yuan, and flew out. Then there was a muffled sound in his chest, and Fang Qidou's body flew backwards for several feet before falling to the ground and staggering back.
Yang Zhaoxi hurriedly rushed forward and supported Fang Qidou's lower back with one hand, stopping him from falling backwards and avoiding the embarrassment of him falling backwards.
After Yuchi Yuan punched the last one, he withdrew his fist, stroked his beard with one hand, and walked towards the two of them with one hand behind his back. Yang Zhaoxi and Fang Qidou quickly clasped their fists and said: "Senior (Master) is well!"
Yuchiyuan smiled and said: "Chong Lingzi, after five years of separation, I can't even recognize you. Seeing that you are full of energy and introverted, you must have completed your foundation building, right? I'm really envious of brother Changyuan.
How lucky I am to have a disciple with such deep spiritual roots and excellent talents like you." After saying this, he turned his head slightly and looked at Fang Qidou and said, "Zongzi, you haven't been back for a long time. Everything in the army can't be done.
good?"
Fang Qidou cupped his fists and saluted, saying: "The military usually practices drills and the rules are strict, so there is no way I can follow my heart like this in Guanzhong. But if the drills are not stringent enough, when fighting in the battle formation, the soldiers will be recruited, and the winning rate of the soldiers will be reduced."
A few points. Even the stupidest soldier can understand this.
During the autumn defense last year, my disciple personally led dozens of soldiers to recruit soldiers. They shared the same hatred of the enemy, and the soldiers used their lives to kill more than a hundred enemies who invaded by Tibet. I have never failed to live up to my master's sincere instructions!"
Yuchi Yuan nodded and said: "Learning literary and martial arts and joining the emperor's family is the right way to serve the country. Ever since the rebels in Jizhou started their provocation, although they were suppressed, most of the power of the Sheng Dynasty has been lost.
It became more and more numerous.
Since ancient times, in a powerful country, without martial arts, how can we talk about civil administration? At the beginning, I was worried that you were pedantic in literature and did not know how to adapt, so you went to the battlefield to fight alone... Now I see that you are able to rule with law and kill decisively, but I am very pleased!"
Fang Qidou buried his head and said humbly: "Master, you're so praised! I'm here today to visit you and my brothers and offer some incense and qualifications so that I can repair a few more sanctuaries in the temple. The second thing is about the two recent cases in Luoyang. Junior Brother Yang
If I don’t understand something, I need to ask you for advice in person!”
Yang Zhaoxi also took advantage of the situation and clasped his fists and said, "Sorry for bothering you, senior. Yesterday, I assisted Wu Houpu with my Taoist seniors and brothers to fight the walking corpses and capture the monsters. It can be said that I won with one blow. Although two mysterious cases were solved, there are still questions.
If you don’t understand, I need senior guidance.”
Yuchiyuan stroked his beard and smiled: "My nephew is too modest. Let's go to the Jingshi to talk."
After finishing speaking, he led the two of them to a private room near Xuanyuan Hall, where they sat down on round seats one by one around a few tables.
Yang Chaoxi then considered the words and asked: "On the night when Senior Sister Luo's body was found floating in Luoshui, seniors inspected her body. It was you who was the first to conclude that Senior Sister Luo's death was caused by a monster. I don't know what kind of monster this monster is.
What else does senior know?"
Yu Chiyuan said in a deep voice: "The purpose of my Taoist sect's yin and yang magic is to save the ghosts. Unless there are evil ghosts, they will not damage the ghosts easily. That day, I used my clairvoyance to inspect the body of Master Luo's nephew, and found that the life soul among the three souls had been forcibly
Take away.
The method of soul extraction is not like the three sects of Taoism, Buddhism, and witchcraft, but is like the demon clan's "soul-breaking soul extraction" method. Those who understand this demon method must be monsters with high intelligence, such as fox demons and rats.
Demon, tiger demon, ape demon..."
Yang Chaoxi had already guessed that it was a tiger demon when he saw the ghost on the golden-eyed man. When he heard Yuchiyuan's inference, it coincided with his and confirmed his previous judgment. However, Zhong Jiudao finally
What was taken away was just an incarnation of the tiger demon. If the tiger demon's true form counterattacks in the future, the people of Luoyang Daomen and Gongmen may not be able to escape.
Thinking of this, Yang Chaoxi replied: "Senior, my nephew is also proficient in Qi-gazing and celestial eye skills. The ghosts I saw last night were all green with gray, and they were the 'ghosts' among the ghosts. As the saying goes, 'you are the accomplice of a tiger', that monster
Nine times out of ten, he is a tiger demon."
At this time, the Taoist priest on duty in the temple came in with a copper pot and poured the cooked tea soup for the three of them. Yuchi Yuan nodded and said: "My nephew has solved a doubt for the old Taoist. It's just that the tiger demon's magic is very powerful.
When I used the evil-warming Si Nan to investigate, the porcelain spoon broke. That's why I invited my colleagues to catch the monster together. Otherwise, if I rush in recklessly with my old tricks, I'm afraid I will feed the tiger with my body."
Yang Zhaoxi began to shed doubts little by little: "What I don't understand is how did the senior know that the two corpse transformations were both controlled by the tiger demon?"
Yuchiyuan pondered for a long time before saying: "The corpse transformation can only happen if three souls gather together. The tiger demon took away the soul of life. Originally, the body of Master Luo's nephew was determined not to transform into a corpse. But one night, suddenly the corpse
If there is a change, the tiger demon must have sneaked in and released the soul of life.
Fortunately, Marquis Zhang Wu also knew some methods of restraining the corpse transformation and forcibly kept the corpse of Master Luo. Otherwise, once the corpse turned into a zombie and escaped, it would be a disaster to the strangers."
Yang Chaoxi nodded thoughtfully, and then said: "Then how can the seniors conclude that the tiger demon will definitely come again last night? It will definitely manipulate the corpse to transform and lead Luo Rou's body away? If the tiger demon does not come, we and other people from the Taoist sect will
Wouldn’t it be a waste of money?”
Yuchiyuan smiled bitterly and said: "Of course I can't tell for sure. But the corpse has not been buried for many days. If it is left for a long time, it will rot quickly. Therefore, it is better to control the transformation of the corpse sooner rather than later. If the tiger demon refuses to give up, it will definitely be destroyed as soon as possible.
Controlling the second corpse transformation. That’s why I made an agreement with Marquis Zhang Wu in advance and set up a situation of ‘asking you to enter the urn’.
If the tiger monster comes, we will do our best to catch it and restrain it. Even if we can't kill it, it can still be regarded as eliminating harm for the people. If it doesn't come, there will be less fighting and waiting for the body.
After being buried and corrupted, there will be no worries anymore.”
Yang Zhaoxi said with regret: "But the tiger demon actually drove away ghosts, walking corpses, demon monks and demons. Its fighting power was not inferior to ours, and it finally escaped. If it retaliates in the future, I'm afraid it will be impossible to prevent it."
Yuchi Yuan said with a hammer: "Then we will block it with soldiers and cover it with water and earth. The demon cultivator has always been afraid of my human Taoist cultivator. With the cruel and cautious temperament of the tiger demon, he will not start a fight lightly. But once he does it, he will not stop fighting."
Yang Chaoxi asked again: "The tiger demon first threw Senior Sister Luo's body into Luoshui, and then used the method of corpse transformation to lure the body back. Isn't it unnecessary? Why is this?"
Yuchiyuan sighed: "I also find it difficult to explain. But to unravel the reason, I'm afraid we have to wait until the tiger demon is captured and then interrogated."
Although we have only found out some clues about the tiger demon, it is much better than Wuhou Pu. Besides, the people in Gongmen don't care about catching ghosts and demons.
Yang Zhaoxi hesitated for a moment, and finally expressed some of his guesses: "Senior, to tell you the truth, I visited Zhang Wuhou yesterday. Combined with the facts of the case told to me by Senior Brother Fang, Guanzhu Tong, and the confession of the murderer, I always feel that
From the time when Sister Luo was killed to the time when the case was solved, there were too many coincidences and many doubts. It seemed that there was a force behind it that couldn't wait to bring the evidence and the murderer, so that Wuhou Pu could quickly solve the case and expose the matter."
Fang Qidou listened to the two people's questions and answers, drank tea for a long time, nodded occasionally, but never said a word. Suddenly hearing Yang Chaoxi mention him, he coughed and said in a deep voice: "Over there at Gongmen, I expected it to be good.
If so, we are ready to close the case. If there is any inside story in this case, it is because someone from the government wants to deliberately cover up something."
Yu Chiyuan took a deep breath: "Although the previous 'Missing Woman Case' caused uproar in the city, it was actually closed a month ago. If it were not for the inexplicable disappearance of the third lady of the Chen family, the 'Missing Woman Case' would have become a confusing and unjust case.
It has been put into the criminal record library. Now two difficult cases can be solved one after another in just a few days. If there is nothing fishy in it, even the rough civilians will definitely not believe it..."
Yang Chaoxi did not know the previous circumstances of the "missing woman case". At this time, hearing Yu Chiyuan mention it confirmed her suspicion: "One more thing is that this force had ulterior motives during the period and led some of the physical evidence to the Zoroastrian Temple. It seemed that they wanted to marry
It was a disaster. But it was discovered by Marquis Zhang Wu, and the conflict between the bad guards and the Zoroastrian was avoided."
Fang Qidou also said: "This move of 'driving trouble to the east' seems clumsy, but if people from the public sect make a hasty judgment and decide that Zoroastrianism is suspect, then at this time, I am afraid that not only the unscrupulous Weihui will take action against the Zoroastrian believers, but also the Zoroastrianism.
My Taoist sect will also be outraged and join in. The viciousness of its plan still makes people shudder when thinking about it afterwards."
Yuchiyuan's eyes were solemn and he said: "The conflict between the Gongmen and the Zoroastrianism will not occur if the water from the well does not interfere with the river water. But if our Taoism sect credulously believes the evidence and starts a fight with the Zoroastrianism, then it will be really fatal."
Clean up. There are two forces that are happy to see this result: one is Taiwei Palace, and the other is Shimen. Therefore, what happened to Master Luo’s nephew can be believed to be against Taoism."
Yang Chaoxi thought to himself: It is said that people become better with age. Sure enough, the old Taoist priests who have stayed in Luoyang for a long time are familiar with these overt and covert conflicts and know them very well. However, whether it is Taiwei Palace or Shimen, they are existences that cannot be underestimated. If I
To explore, one must be extremely careful.
As soon as I thought about this, I already had some calculations in my mind, so I raised my head and said, "What the senior said is absolutely true! If you want to investigate secretly, we have now figured out three clues:
The first is the whereabouts of the tiger demon, which can reveal the person behind the scenes; the second is the Zoroastrian temple, which can be investigated sideways to find out who released the physical evidence, and understand which forces Zoroastrianism is at odds with; the third is the river dredging, what exactly is going on?
What kind of secret should you have to cover it up like that and go to a lot of trouble?"
Yuchi Yuan nodded and said: "There must be danger in this. Chong Lingzi, since you insist on pursuing this matter, the old Taoist will not advise you. If you really find out some shocking inside story and find it difficult to protect yourself, I, Hongdao Temple, can provide you with shelter."
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Fang Qidou also said sternly: "If you are facing a large number of people, you can also come to Luocheng camp to find me. The recruits of the 'Seven Heroes of Luozhong' are all those who have killed people in battle and seen blood. As long as
If you dare to break into the camp, keep it so that they never come back."
Yang Zhaoxi stood up, clasped his fists and saluted: "Senior, Senior Brother Fang is so righteous! When I first entered the world, I had to get some help from you two. This kind of kindness is unforgettable. If you are called upon one day, I will surely repay you!"