Chen Jin ignored them at all, closed the city gate and turned around to report to Liu Xin. Zhang Jun jumped around outside the city and cursed. After a long time, a soldier came out of the city and shouted: "The time has come and there is no governor.
Your Majesty's order is that no one is allowed to open the city gate without authorization. I also ask Mr. Chang Shi to rest outside the city for one night and it will not be too late to enter the city again tomorrow morning."
Zhang Jun shouted at the city: "This is the saint invited by the prefect. Go and report it quickly. If you miss something important, you will not be able to bear the consequences."
After waiting at the foot of the city for a long time, another soldier appeared on the top of the city and said loudly: "The prefect told me that he has gone to bed. If you have anything to do, we will talk about it tomorrow."
Zhang Jun struggled for a long time, but the city gate just wouldn't open. He turned around and looked at Zhang Ning. Zhang Ning was wearing an aqua robe and riding a gray horse, but his pretty face turned an ashen color.
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Zhang Jun said to Zhang Ning uneasily: "Reporting to the saint, Lord Liu is very strict in his rule. When the time comes, the city gate will be closed on time. No one has ever dared to disobey his order. Why don't you go ten miles away tonight?"
Rest for one night at the inn.”
Zhang Ning snorted and said to the two Taoist boys following him: "Let's go back to Julu."
Zhang Jun panicked and quickly stopped him and said: "The saint has something to say, so please stay. The conditions of Shili Post Station are quite good, so please forgive me and go to the doorman to apologize to you tomorrow."
In fact, Zhang Ning really didn't dare to go back. She came here with a mission this time, so she pretended to be angry with Zhang Jun, and agreed half-heartedly, and temporarily stayed at the inn ten miles away. Zhang Ning originally wanted to come to Liu Xin
He showed off his power and deliberately waited until the city gate was closed before arriving at Hejian. He also asked Zhang Jun to inform Liu Xin to leave the city early to greet him. He wanted to overwhelm Liu Xin in terms of momentum. Unexpectedly, Liu Xin actually had him locked up.
Outside the city, people could not help but put away their contempt for Liu Xin and make careful calculations.
Early the next morning, Zhang Ning changed his appearance and came to the city to wait early. As soon as the door opened, the group entered the city and went straight to the prefect's mansion. The city gate opened at Mao hour, which is equivalent to five o'clock now.
When they arrived at the prefect's mansion at around 12:00, it was still dark. Zhang Ning didn't wait for Zhang Jun to report, and climbed up the stairs. Two guards at the gate stopped her, asked her why, and said: "It turns out that this is Taiping Road.
The saint has arrived, my master has already ordered me to wait here, please come with me."
Zhang Ning was secretly surprised. Could it be that Liu Xin had planned to come here so early today? Zhang Ning hesitated for a moment and then went to the hall. In the hall, he saw a tall and handsome young man sitting at the head of the table.
On a piece of strange furniture, Zhang Ning knew that this person must be Liu Xin.
Liu Xin didn't seem to see Zhang Ning come in. She still closed her eyes and sat cross-legged. Zhang Ning endured his anger and stepped forward and shouted: "The Saint of Taiping Dao is here, where is Liu Xin?"
Liu Xin didn't even move her eyelids, she just said slowly: "Who is making noise here? Come on, fight me out."
As soon as Liu Xin finished speaking, a big man came out from behind him. The big man was almost nine feet long, with big shoulders and a round waist. He had a ferocious face and held a pair of large iron halberds in his hands. He stepped towards Zhang Ning step by step. The big man was
With every step he took, the ground in the entire hall seemed to shake. A strong aura made Zhang Ning breathless. She couldn't help but take a step back, and then another step.
At this time, Zhang Jun, who had been staying outside the hall, saw this and walked in and said: "Master Qi, this is the Saint of Taiping Dao, who is here especially for Qi Yu."
Liu Xin slowly opened her eyes and looked at Zhang Ning. Suddenly, her eyes lit up. She was such a beautiful girl, with big eyes, a high nose, a slender waist, and a green Taoist robe, which could not hide her slim figure.
Liu Xin looked at her and said, "What grade of official is the saint?"
Zhang Ning said angrily: "I am not an official."
Liu Xin said with a look of disdain: "One is a saint, the other is a girl, and you are wearing a Taoist robe, then you are a Taoist priest. No matter who you are, you are a citizen. Since you are a citizen, what should you do when you meet your official?
Not polite?"
Zhang Ning almost jumped up, but finally held it back, saluted Liu Xin and said, "Zhang Ning, a poor man, has seen you before."
Liu Xin snorted: "Yes. No courtesy, please sit down."
A chair was moved next to it. Zhang Ning had never seen this thing before, so he sat down carefully like Liu Xin calmly.
Liu Xin then said to Zhang Jun: "The great virtuous teacher you invited turned out to be a woman?"
Zhang Ning didn't wait for Zhang Jun's answer, stood up and said: "Pindao is the daughter of a great virtuous teacher. Qi Yu has been passed down by my father. But if you want to ask for rain, you must be sincere and look at the opportunity. I think your lord will do this."
Both of them are a bit difficult!" She had made up her mind not to get entangled with Liu Xin on these minutiae, but to directly clarify the topic.
Liu Xin sneered secretly, knowing that you couldn't ask for rain, and you are trying to find these excuses to frustrate me. When it rains, you will be the one to ask for it. If it doesn't rain, it means I am dishonest and calculated well: "What is sincerity?
What is an opportunity? Do we have to wait until the dark clouds are over before we can start praying for rain?"
Zhang Ning saw that Liu Xin was speaking aggressively. If she had had her past temperament, she would have left long ago. But this time she came here to find out who Liu Xin was and what she wanted to do. She also had a selfish motive to get close to Xu Huang. See
If there is a chance for revenge, naturally he can't leave now, so he has to soften his tone and say: "Since the Lord has sent someone to invite Pindao to come, there is no problem in being sincere. It's just this opportunity. I need to visit various places in the river.
Find a suitable location for pulpit practice.”
Liu Xin thought to herself that it would have been easier if you had said no earlier, so she put on a smile and said: "No problem, I will arrange for Mr. Chen Jin, the thief of this county, to accompany the female Taoist Priest around."
Zhang Ning rolled his eyes and said: "Sir, I heard that the world has been in chaos recently, and horse thieves often appear. I have nothing to do except pray for rain. If you want to travel around the country, please send troops to protect me. Mr. Chen, I
I have never heard of it, but I have heard for a long time that your Excellency has a captain named Xu Minghuang who is very skilled in martial arts. I wonder if your Excellency can let the ladies, General Xu, protect Pindao?"
Liu Xin couldn't help but become vigilant after hearing her words. So far, only Xu Huang has killed the horse thief. If the horse thief is really a man from Taiping Dao pretending to be a man, would she be seeking revenge by naming Xu Huang to accompany him? So she muttered:
: "General Xu is busy with official duties and I'm afraid he won't be able to spare any time. In this case, you can stay in the post house first and wait for me to discuss things with him."
Zhang Ning finally caught the opportunity: "As a prefect of a county, don't you think you can make the decision on such trivial matters?"
Liu Xin did not accept her provocation, and laughed and said: "Yes, this official is not that easy to be, and you can't be a one-spoken official! Come on, take the female Taoist priest to the post house."
Zhang Ning didn't understand what Yiyantang meant. Seeing that Liu Xin had already issued an eviction order, he was too embarrassed to stay here and had to retreat angrily.
After Liu Xin waited for Zhang Ning to leave, she thought about it and decided to discuss it with Ma Yun. Without Liu Xin's troubles recently, Ma Yun resumed the habit of getting up early. By this time, she had already had breakfast and was walking in the yard.
After hearing that Liu Xin said that she had invited a female Taoist priest to pray for rain, Ma Yun couldn't help but reached out and touched Liu Xin's forehead and said, "Are you not sick?"
Liu Xin gently opened her hand and said, "I'm alive and kicking. I'm going to have a hard time at night, so what's wrong with me?"
"Bah, don't be ashamed!" Ma Yun spat and said, "You didn't handle this matter properly. She wants you to greet her, so just go and greet her. Why fight with her? Let's see what tricks she can play.
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Liu Xin thought for a while and realized that what Ma Yun said made sense. What was needed most now was stability. It was just right to send Zhang Ning away as soon as possible. So she asked again: "Then will she agree to her request?"
Ma Yun said without hesitation: "Yes! Why don't you agree? You don't believe in General Xu's martial arts? By the way, you said she is Zhang Jiao's daughter, isn't she beautiful?"
"It's okay." Liu Xin responded casually. Seeing Ma Yun's expression was different, she changed her words and said, "But she's definitely not as beautiful as my wife!"
Ma Yun was so excited by the praise that she pretended to be angry: "I think you are telling the truth, so you can't be attracted to other girls."
Liu Xin looked aggrieved: "How is that possible? My target is not her."
"Oh, then who is your target?" Ma Yun looked at him slyly.
Only then did Liu Xin realize that she seemed to have let something slip, and she quickly said: "I'm just kidding, don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously." After saying that, he ran away.
Zhang Ning came to the post house and had just settled down when a post guard came to announce that General Xu Huang and Xu were here. Hearing that the enemy who killed his senior brother was here, Zhang Ning's anger suddenly rose and his face flushed.
Turning red, she repeatedly warned herself to stay calm, took a deep breath, and then came out.
Zhang Ning came to the door and saw a young general wearing a helmet and standing there energetically. When General Zhang saw Zhang Ning coming out, he cupped his hands and said: "General Xu Huang, on the order of the prefect, protect the Taoist priest.
Safety. If the Taoist Master has any requirements, just tell him directly from now on."
Zhang Ning came to Hejian as a saint of Taiping Dao, but both Liu Xin and Xu Huang called her Taoist Priest instead of calling her saint. Obviously, they had doubts about her identity.
.In fact, Zhang Ning also understood that she was not a saint at all, not even a Taoist priest. If she continued to argue with them on this, there was really no point in arguing with them, so she did not care about Xu Huang: "General Xu came at the right time, please."
Come in with Pindao. You will tell Pindao about the topography of the river in a while, and we will choose a few places to visit and see where it is best to build the altar."
"General, just follow the instructions of the Taoist Priest." Xu Huang said, and glanced at Zhang Ning, who was blushing, and asked with concern: "Taoist Priest, I think your face is wrong. Could it be that you have been traveling for days and suffered from the cold?
Do you want to find a doctor to take a look?"
Zhang Ning subconsciously touched his cheek, and it turned out to be a little hot. Then he remembered that he was angry when he heard Xu Huang's name. The blush on his face has not gone away. What makes Zhang Ning strange is that now, this enemy
Standing right in front of me, I couldn't get angry.