The sky and the earth were silent, the clouds gathered away the light. Only the cry of the girl could be heard softly in the streets.
The setting sun also hides behind the glow, leaving only thousands of orange-red rays hanging on the scale-like streets and the endless flow of pedestrians.
Xiaoman looked at the girl lying in Yang Zhaoxi's arms, and for a moment his mind was filled with mixed emotions. After all, this girl had just suffered a disaster, her family was arrested, her property was robbed, her father's whereabouts were unknown, and she almost lost her baby.
Brother... With all kinds of misfortunes stacked up, even if one's Taoist heart is as solid as stone, one will feel dejected and sad. Therefore, it is understandable that one would act willfully and rashly at this time.
However, my heart is full of sourness, and I am neither angry nor resentful. It is inevitable that I will feel flustered, confused and confused, and I don't know how to deal with myself.
At this moment, a soft and boneless jade hand slowly pressed on her shoulder. The soft Yin energy, like the spring breeze turning into rain, slowly flowed throughout her body. All the unhappiness was greatly reduced immediately, and she couldn't help but turn her head to express her blessing.
Said: "Xiao Man...Thank you, Auntie."
How could Liu Xiaomu fail to see the subtleties between the three of them? They are just human beings, each with their own destiny and destiny. Let’s not forget about the little Taoist priest and the girl from the Qin family for now. Xiaoman was chosen to be a saint, so the journey of this life is settled.
It’s a done deal: no apostasy
, she is not allowed to lose her virginity, get married, or even fall in love. If she can be devout with all her heart and have no demands or desires, Zoroastrianism will be able to support her for a lifetime. Anyone who has any unreasonable thoughts or acts of madness will be punished according to the rules of the religion.
Unimaginable torture...
The thought came to mind slightly, but only for a few breaths. Liu Xiaomu withdrew his hand and said in a rare soft voice: "Xiaoman, you should remember that you have a sacred mandate. You must stick to your chastity for Zoroastrianism and keep your sacred heart forever. The love between your children will last forever.
, it’s better to cut it off as soon as possible.”
Xiaoman suddenly felt a chill in his heart. He thought of the solemn and troubled look in his adoptive father's eyes when he chose him to be a saint. His emotions were greatly reduced and his thoughts were clear. However, when he glanced at Yang again, the two of them melted together.
He felt an ice pick stabbing into his chest, a chill that penetrated his bones, and instantly froze all his internal organs: The root of love is still shallow, that's it. If the root of love is deep, how should we let it go?
Xiaoman calmed down, then raised his eyes to look at Liu Xiaomu, and squeezed out a smile: "The holy aunt taught me, Xiaoman accepts it!"
Liu Xiaomu knew that her heart was in confusion, so he held Tan Ming with one hand and held her back with the other, and walked away: "The right and wrong are still undecided today. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. We must first find a place for the Beggar Gang to stay."
Tan Ming, however, was still confused. Looking at the sister who threw herself into his arms, his mind couldn't turn around for a moment: "But, sister, why don't they come with us..."
Liu Xiaomu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and resisted the urge to give the young monk a violent shudder, and casually tried to persuade him: "Your sister is currently weak and weak, and her heart is turbulent. She should not act rashly. And Yang Shaoxia practices the inner alchemy method, Tongqihuang's technique,
This disease can be cured. The two of them will be here later, just put your heart back in your stomach!"
Although Tan Ming felt that what Liu Xiaomu said was not pathological, he could not think of a flaw. He had to be dragged by her, speeding up his pace, and said breathlessly: "But, my sister has always been in good health..."
Yang Zhaoxi looked at Liu Xiaomu and the others walking away, feeling the warmth and squirming petite body in his arms, and suddenly felt that his lower Dantian was bulging. A hot stream of heat rushed up along the Ren channel, first passing through the middle Dantian, and then to the top.
In the Dantian, I suddenly feel numb and numb, my mouth is dry, I feel like I am falling into clouds and mist, and I don’t know what night it is.
At this moment, the "Chaoyin Bell" in his arms trembled slightly again, and Liu Xiaomu's chuckle sounded from his heart: "Giggle! Little Taoist priest, you are the 'Chosen One'. If you can't resist the temptation of desire, just want to
If the yin and yang are combined and the innate essence is destroyed, then what inner elixir can be cultivated and what great avenue can be achieved?"
Yang Zhaoxi felt ashamed and angry in her heart: "Miss Xiaomu! I respect you as a Taoist friend and have repeatedly tolerated it, but you have gone too far and repeatedly peeked into the privacy of the trail. What's the point of this? I have my own Taoist mind and determination, so why do I need you to be a teacher?
, pointing fingers!”
"Tsk tsk! The little Taoist priest is so embarrassed that his good deeds have been exposed. My aunt is about to arrive at the beggar's den. If you still don't come over, I will tell the little monk that you have other plans for his sister. If you can't save her now, your life will be in danger.
The rice is ready! Cack!" Liu Xiaomu seemed oblivious and smiled regardless.
Yang Chaoxi was speechless, but the bulging feeling had become hot. Tan Qing finally noticed it, pushed him away quickly, and his sobs gradually stopped. Immediately, his cheeks hung with gleaming cheeks, and his face turned red as he said, "I'm sorry, Senior Brother Yang! Just now!"
It was a moment of grievance, and it was a bit disgraceful. Are you...are you okay?"
Yang Chaoxi secretly said, "What a danger", then touched her nose and said, "Junior Sister Tan! We are all aware of the changes in the house. Just now, Holy Aunt Tan Ming has taken Tan Ming to stay at the Beggar Gang. We must go and meet up, okay?
Let's take a long-term approach. The most urgent task is to rescue the relatives and others first, and then worry about the grudges. I wonder what my junior sister thinks?"
Tan Qing lowered his head and said nothing, just playing with the sachet. After a long time, he nodded slowly.
The skylight passed through the window lattice and shone diagonally on the wall and floor, causing dust and dirt to dance wildly and uneasily.
In the Fox Temple, nine missionaries attacked a "green and black object", only to find that the "object" was actually the number one protector of the religion - Tianji Protector Qin Xiangchu. They couldn't help but be surprised.
Liang Ruobing, the envoy of catechumens, said bluntly: "Master Protector, I heard that your mansion has undergone changes, why do you appear here?"
Qin Xiangchu shook the dirt on his sleeves and looked gloomy: "The armored guards of Taiwei Palace suddenly arrived. When we found out that the palace was surrounded, we had already spread our wings and could not escape. More than a dozen double-armored brothers tried their best to protect me from escaping.
We arrived at the entrance of the secret passage at Sigongfang. When I entered the secret passage, I found that none of them were following me! They must have turned elsewhere to lure the pursuers away, for I am afraid that by this time... they have already been martyred."
Justice He Yunzheng made flames with his hands, his eyes were red and he said: "If you can make the protector considerate, these brothers in the sect can be regarded as righteous and benevolent, and they died in a worthy death. However, this grudge must be remembered, and Taiwei Palace will have to pay back double the amount in the future."
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The Bright Envoy Murong Zhang also said at the side: "The Fair Envoy's adoptive father, He Kuini, the leader of the Luoyang General Altar, has been martyred this morning! Taiwei Palace has killed more than hundreds of brothers in our religion in the past few years. If we don't kill Wang Jin, we will
How to eliminate evil and spread good!"
Liang Ruobing and others were filled with righteous indignation: "I swear to kill Wang Jin to comfort my deceased brother!"
Everyone spoke to each other and explained one by one what happened during the Holy Funeral today and the orders issued by the Holy Aunt. Tan Xiangchu suddenly realized something and guessed the Holy Aunt's intentions very closely: "
It turns out that all the brothers are here to pay for the incense of the Fox Goddess. It seems that the movement of the Holy Girl's game of chess is probably bigger than welcoming the Holy Girl into the capital of the gods.
To be honest, this temple has been renovated over the years, and it was all done by Mr. Qin, led by the craftsmen in the sect. Apart from the holy aunt, only Mr. Qin knows how much incense money is hidden under this pedestal, so I took a few brothers down.
There is a way to get it. However, one or two people must be left on top to watch for the wind."
Having said that, the righteous envoys and the alchemy refining envoys consciously stayed outside the cave. The remaining seven missionaries followed Tan Xiangchu and turned behind the clay sculpture of the nine-tailed fairy fox. Tan Xiangchu found one end of the nine-tailed fox, and first made three turns to the left.
A faint "clicking" sound was heard; after turning right twice, the green brick floor outside the pedestal slowly sank, revealing a secret passage.
Liang Ruobing couldn't help but feel ashamed: "I've always been straightforward, but today I actually 'stuck a trap' under the seat of the Fox Goddess. It's really a sin..."
The other missionaries all laughed and smoothed things over: "Don't be surprised if you don't know! I think the Fox God Empress is so tolerant that she won't find you on your bed in the middle of the night. Haha!"
Qin Xiangchu also forced a smile: "The hole will be repaired another day, so you can follow me."
The eight people went down the secret passage, only to feel the boundless darkness rushing towards them. Through the light coming from the hole and the beating fire in their hands, they could vaguely see that the earthen steps first turned downwards, and then went deep into one side, and the Fox God had already appeared.
The scope of the temple. The eight people walked nearly a hundred feet before arriving at a larger space, which actually looked like an ancient tomb: a huge stone coffin in the middle, surrounded by altars and jars, which seemed to be burial objects.
A cool breeze came from nowhere and swept over the backs of everyone's necks, making people feel hairy in their hearts. Wu Shangcai, the righteous envoy, couldn't help but said: "Master Protector, the incense money mentioned by the holy aunt is not the artifact in this tomb, right?
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Tan Xiangchu knew that everyone was worried when they came here for the first time, so he didn't explain much. He just strode towards the stone coffin, waved his hand and pushed, and the stone cover had slid half open. Then he reached in, and the seven people were shocked to see it.
, but he grabbed a handful of big money and sprinkled it on the ground, making a jingling sound.
Only then did the seven missionaries lose their fear, and they all gathered around: There were no coffins or corpses in the stone coffins. They were full of large, slightly rusty coins and small pieces of silver collars.
Murong Zhang grabbed a handful and looked at the fire folds in his hand, but they were of different sizes. Most of them were printed with the words "Kaiyuan Tongbao", and some were printed with various inscriptions, including "Qianfeng Quanbao", "Qianyuan Chongbao", "Dali"
There is even a "Jianzhong Tongbao". Most of the silver collars are in the shape of one or two taels, and are slightly blackened, indicating that they have been stored for a long time.
When Qin Xiangchu saw that everyone was happy, he coughed lightly and said: "The money stored here is for the emergency use of our Zoroastrian religion. Since the holy aunt has given the order, please help yourself. There are porcelain bowls and pottery pots around.
It’s just for display. I just hope you brothers will keep it secret and don’t let others know about it. Otherwise, you will be punished for apostasy.”
When the seven missionaries heard this, they woke up from their joy. However, they all knew that the crime of apostasy was as serious as the annihilation of the nine tribes. They all clasped their hands in flames and said: "I will be humbled and die, but I dare not apostatize!"
Tan Xiangchu then nodded and said seriously: "Envoy of Light, Envoy of Fairness, you two go and ask the brothers who are staying above to come down. Later I will seal the secret passage and put down the Dragon-Breaking Stone to cut off this place.
The connection with the Fox Temple. This leads to the secret passage in the city. You can come with me.
Since Taiwei Palace dares to attack my Qin Mansion, it will not relax its surveillance of all the houses in Luoyang. After you enter the city, you must change your appearance and act in secret. If you are caught by Taiwei Palace, it will be a trivial matter. If you fail, the Holy Aunt will give you an explanation.
How can I go to see the brothers under the spring?"
"I understand!"
The seven missionaries responded in unison, and for the first time they felt a deep sense of awe in their hearts for the usually smiling face of the Heavenly Protector.