Xue Tujian took control of the situation, nodded approvingly, walked slowly to Liu Jun's side, and patted his shoulder gently. Liu Jun's tense body trembled, then relaxed suddenly, and he bowed softly.
Go. Xue Tu looked at him with a smile, suddenly took a step back, pulled out the Longtun sword from his waist with a clang, and stabbed Liu Jun in the chest. The long sword passed through his chest, straight through his chest and back, Xue Tu moved forward.
Taking a big step, he held the sword with both hands and pushed it forward with all his strength. With a hiss, the blade reached the handle. Then he twisted his hands with all his strength and slowly stirred in Liu Jun's chest. The severe pain caused Liu Jun to lose all his strength. The hammer in his hand
He fell to the ground with a clang, his mouth wide open, his eyes full of despair, resentment, and staring at Xue Tu in disbelief. A large amount of internal bleeding spurted out from his mouth. At this time, the two of them were almost standing face to face, and Xue Tu moved his head slightly forward.
He stretched out and whispered in Liu Jun's ear with a voice that only the two of them could hear; "Brothers, don't worry about the family, Xue will take care of you." After saying that, he kicked Liu Jun's abdomen and used his hands to take care of him.
He drew back and pulled out his long sword. Blood mist spurted out from Liu Jun's chest, and he fell backwards. Xue Tu was afraid that he was talking nonsense before he died, so he rushed forward and stabbed his throat again before stopping.
After killing the person, Xue Tu threw away the sword and said loudly: "It is not yet known whether Junior Brother Liao is really guilty. Even if he is really guilty of treason, he should be punished. According to the thirty-two rules, six
The fourteen minor precepts, either killing or punishing, will be judged by the judge who is in charge of justice. How can you kill the master with a disciple and deceive the master and destroy the ancestors? Everyone can find these villains and punish them. I hope you all
Brother, take this as a warning."
Xue Tuyan lay down on the body of Liao Yongcheng, crying bitterly, grabbing the ground with his head, his forehead was red and swollen, and his voice was hoarse from crying, until he could no longer bear it, then several leaders and disciples came forward to help him up.
He moved to the armchair and sat down.
When Wang Yunshan saw it, he fell to the ground and burst into tears, saying: "Thank you so much, Master Xue, for avenging Master and killing this evil thief. In the future, as long as Master Xue has his destiny, my nephew will go through fire and water without hesitation. Now all the remaining disciples of Hongyang Dao are gone to me."
I am so busy that it is difficult to take charge of big things. Now I have a heartfelt request from all my brothers in the Dao. I hope that Master Xue can work harder and spare no effort to take charge of everything in Hongyang Dao. In the future, he may establish his own business or merge into the Tianmen Dao Shenhui.
, We have listened to your uncle's instructions, and we hope that your uncle will not refuse, so as to reassure the master's spirit in heaven."
Xue Tu wiped his tears and said: "Since Junior Brother Liao has gone, I will naturally take care of the funeral. I can't help but be without an owner for a day. In this case, I will reluctantly take charge of Hongyang Road for the time being, and Yunshan will assist me in matters within the road."
When a person dies, his crime will disappear, so there is no need to implicate him in any way. Let Junior Brother Liao be suspended in the backyard until the trouble comes, and then he can be buried in peace."
Yang Tiezu from the Eight Immortals Society, Ge Yaoxian from the Huangying Society, all trembled, sweating profusely, and speechless. As for Guan He from Qingshi Village, Song Douguang from the Foxiang Society, and Chen Simazi from Yiyu Hunyuan Dao.
Then his eyebrows are dancing and he is in high spirits.
Liao Yongcheng's body was laid down by two minions. His head was drooped to the side, as if he was watching everything, using his gray eyes to see the evil spirits running rampant in the world.
Xu Tong took a long breath, narrowed his eyes, and silently watched everything in front of him, with a cold sarcasm hanging from the corner of his mouth.
Xu Tong followed Li Baiqing, mingled among the crowd, and looked forward. Xue Tu stood first in the center, and Taoist Mu Shi stood behind Xue Tu with a whisk in his hand. Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, Taoist Mu Shi Xue Tu signaled with his eyes, and waved his hand. He saw more than twenty minions coming, in groups of four, carrying more than a dozen wooden boxes.
The box was made of fine hardwood, wrapped with iron corners and iron hoops. It looked very strong. It also looked very heavy for four men to carry.
There was a commotion in the venue. Xue Tu didn't show off, he immediately took out the key and asked the minions to open the box.
As soon as the lid of the box was opened, the silver light shone inside, and it was actually full of silver coins! It was white and bright, so bright that it was so bright in the sunlight that no one could even open their eyes for a while.
Since ancient times, money has attracted people's hearts. There are at least a thousand silver coins in a box! The crowd suddenly became excited, and everyone wanted to push forward.
"Don't squeeze! If anyone dares to come up and mess with you, I will chop off his head!"
Guan He held a cleaver and shouted, calming down the surging crowd.
Xue Tu made the gesture of "Don't be impatient" and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, please don't be impatient. This silver coin was sent by Governor Xiong as payment for everyone..."
As soon as this sentence came out, everyone was in a commotion again. Most of the Huidao sects were active in the countryside, and it seemed that there were many congregations. On weekdays, the huidao sect was quite powerful in the countryside, but in fact the benefits were limited. First of all, the local clan was very strong, and the Huidao sect had room for development. It's very limited. Secondly, the people are poor, and no matter how pious they are, they can't give much "offerings". When you are the head of the guild, you sometimes have to contribute money and food. Therefore, these guild sects seem to have a long history, and some have even been passed down for more than ten generations. Obscurity. After all, it is just the word "money".
"Brothers from all sects who come to the alliance today, just take out the roster. Each name on the roster will have three silver coins, regardless of age. This is a reward given to us by the imperial court!"
There was another excited commotion in the crowd. Xue Tu added, "As for the leaders of the various groups, in addition to the main reward, there are additional rewards based on the size. The least is three Australian dollars! The most is thirty dollars!"
Gu He
Now the nervous faces of the representatives at the meeting relaxed. Not only did they relax, but they also became happy. One name was worth two Australian dollars. They had at least one or two hundred disciples, and they could earn several hundred dollars in one go. Swallowing half of this reward can be regarded as being conscientious. As for the personal reward given to them, it is nothing. Some people even secretly regret why they did not create a few more names on the roster, and now they can have more He came up with a lot of money. Being quick-thinking, he secretly hid the roster and decided to pretend that he didn't bring it with him. He wanted to go back and get it and then come back to collect the silver. He could make another one...
The leaders who originally came to attend the meeting were somewhat reluctant. Firstly, they were afraid that their power would be annexed by Xue Tu. Secondly, there was a huge risk in rebelling against Kun. Now that the white silver coins were in front of them, a burst of blood rushed to their heads. They all rushed to express their loyalty and were willing to "smear their lives" for the imperial court.
Taoist Mu Shi thought: All living beings in the world are bustling with each other, all coming and going for benefit. This rebellion is nothing more than this! Sure enough, Shi Weng knew thousands of miles away and laid out this money trap early, otherwise what would he do? Come to incite these ignorant villagers? Seeing that the fire was almost done, he winked at Xue Tu, indicating that he could proceed to the next step.
Xue Tu understood and immediately announced the start of the alliance ceremony.
Led by Xue Tu, he led everyone to bow to the shrine of the Emperor of Heaven. The deacon of the Limen Gate next to him sang loudly: "Everyone present can clearly hear that today the Tianmen Taoist Association will reopen the incense hall and welcome all Taoist friends to enter.
From now on, we will be brothers, and we will no longer have each other. If you join our divine association, the Emperor of Heaven will protect you, and disasters will disappear forever. If anyone colludes with outsiders and plots to harm brothers, they will be punished by the whole family. Report it first, and everyone will obey."
Then he sang: "Heroes gathered across the seas and joined us in a blood alliance. We are now sworn together, and our loyalty will shine in the sky forever."
After singing the song, he continued: "Those who join our association must abide by the rules of the association. Disciples must not be greedy for money, bully men and dominate women, or teach Taoism secretly..."
After reading the rules of the association, he led the crowd to burn incense and blessings, burned money and paper in the money furnace, went through all kinds of red tape, burned incense, prayed, made sworn vows, ranked, and sung more than a dozen various songs, all kinds of songs.
After the ceremony was over, Fang led Xue Tu back to his seat and accepted congratulations from everyone.
Xu Tong observed carefully while following the crowd's salutes. This type of Taoist sect has the most important ritual of the Shenhui. Through this series of forms, it enhances its own sense of mystery and majesty. The ritual is also supplemented by various performances and magical techniques.
Give the participating congregations a strong physical and psychological shock, and at the same time rely on various myths and superstitious legends to hypnotize and brainwash them, so that the believers will be filled with blind faith and worship of Taoism, in order to achieve the ultimate goal of controlling believers.
All the ceremonies were finally over. After half a day of tossing, everyone was already exhausted and hungry. Xue Tu ordered "Let's have a banquet." The minions laid out all kinds of food and drinks at a reasonable price. Before long, the courtyard was filled with people drinking and drinking.
Make a fuss and make a fuss.
Xu Tong held the wine glass and followed Li Baiqing to toast from time to time, but he was just pretending and did not really drink. He must stay awake and alert at all times. Alcohol will reduce his insight and self-control. His eyes were cautious.
Observing the surroundings, he neither spoke nor asked questions, and did not do anything that might arouse others' suspicion. He just looked and listened carefully, but did not notice a figure secretly following behind him.
Suddenly a loud shout came from behind Xu Tong: "Wang Jiangchen, what are you doing here?"
Xu Tong's heart jumped suddenly. Wang Jiangchen was Xu Tong's full name in Guangzhou under the pseudonym Mr. Wang. Xu Tong had performed two missions under this name in Guangzhou. Xu Tong did not look back immediately, but followed everyone's gaze.
He threw himself behind him. Behind Xu Tong, a burly man of 28 or 29 years old stood there, staring at him with stern eyes. Xu Tong glanced around first, and then confirmed that the person calling was him, and replied blankly: "But
calls me?"
The man sneered: "You are the one calling me, Wang Jiangchen."
Xu Tong was stunned for a moment and said: "Huh? You and I don't know each other, brother, so what can you tell me?"
The man drank: "Wang Jiangchen, are you still pretending to be stupid?"
Xu Tong shook his head and said: "This brother, my surname is Li Mingjian. I just arrived in Guangfu not long ago. You think you have mistaken the person."
The man was stunned, Xu Tong refused to admit it, and he really had no evidence. Wang Jiangchen had met very few people, and there was no one else to testify, which made him feel a little tricky.
Li Baiqing took a step forward and said loudly: "Sun Gang, are you claiming that no one is innocent? My cousin Li Jian was involved in a lawsuit in Jiangnan and came to me to avoid the limelight. Why, what did he do to you?"