In the sky of Huayang in Jurong, Maoshan, an old man wearing commoner clothes and with white beard and hair was standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back, seemingly looking at the scenery outside the window in trance.

At this moment, there were several gentle knocks on the door behind the old man, and then a respectful voice was heard whispering outside the door.

"Master Tao, my disciple Wang Yuanzhi would like to see you!"

After hearing this, the old man slowly turned his head and said softly to the door.

"Come in!"

"yes!"

Although the old man said to come in, Wang Yuanzhi who was outside the door did not open the door immediately and enter. Instead, he respectfully agreed, then carefully opened the door, walked into the room, and knelt down and kowtowed to the old man.

"Teacher Jin An!"

"No need to be so polite, just get up!"

The old man in the room, Tao Hongjing, the former Shanzhong Prime Minister, raised his hand to Wang Yuanzhi and asked.

"How did things go?"

"Return to the master!"

Wang Yuanzhi replied respectfully.

"Those guys on both ends of the mountain in Maoshan have been cleaned up. The disciples outside Maoshan have also sent your disciple Wang Gui to deal with it. I believe there will be good news back in the near future!"

"hehe!"

After hearing Wang Yuanzhi's words, Tao Hongjing chuckled.

"If possible, I really don't want this good thing to happen..."

As he spoke, he raised his head again and looked outside the window.

"I still remember last year, you told the old Taoist that on the day Qingxiazi's successor Qingwei took over as the master of the Danding Sect, he directly ruthlessly killed Taishi Ju, Qingxiazi's eldest disciple who had taken refuge with Liu Aidao.

Let, then he cleansed Luofu Mountain without hesitation and fired more than a dozen of Qingxiazi’s disciples at once. The old Taoist was still laughing at Qingxiazi’s lack of knowledge, but now..."

Having said this, Tao Hongjing had a complicated expression on his face.

"The old Taoist has been fighting with Qingxiazi all his life, and he has never felt that he is inferior to him. As a result, the old Taoist has to admit that he is still a little less lucky than him in choosing his disciples!"

Plop!

As soon as Tao Hongjing finished speaking, he saw Wang Yuanzhi kneeling on the ground again without hesitation.

"This disciple is incompetent and failed to see the wolfish ambitions of Buddhism, which has embarrassed the master!"

"Get up!"

Tao Hongjing casually flicked his sleeves, and Wang Yuanzhi, who was kneeling on the ground, floated up involuntarily.

"How can we say that you are incompetent? Although you have been my master for decades, can I blame you for the fact that the disciples in your sect were bewitched by the monk?"

With that said, Tao Hongjing turned to look out the window again and said with a sigh on his face.

"Isn't it because I put the unification of Taoist sects and the establishment of a great sect on your shoulders early on, a task that even I couldn't complete myself? This led to you being eager for quick success and making some compromises for the expansion of my Shangqing.

, is this the result?"

Tao Hongjing closed his eyes, with a look of emotion on his face.

"Besides, Yuanzhi, you were originally the genius of our Taoist sect, with extraordinary talents. If you hadn't worked hard on this matter for decades, and even sacrificed your own practice time, why would you have waited until this age to start reborn?

"

Having said this, Tao Hongjing turned his head again, reached out and patted Wang Yuanzhi in front of him on the shoulder.

"Yuanzhi, under your leadership, the Shangqing Sect has surpassed Tianshi Tao in just a few decades and has become the largest sect in Taoism. You have done a very good job. How can I, a veteran, have the heart to criticize you!

"

"master!"

Wang Yuanzhi looked down at the ground. Although his tone of voice was still calm, there was a trace of trembling in his voice.

"All the achievements of this disciple are due to your cultivation, and all these things that the disciple does are done willingly. Master, you don't have to... especially today when you suppressed the two Patriarchs Xu in front of Patriarch Wei,

Disciple sees that Patriarch Wei may be a little unhappy!"

"So what!"

After hearing what Wang Yuanzhi said, Tao Hongjing waved his hand and said in a tone that left no room for doubt.

"The father and son, Xu Mu and Xu Xiang, have average abilities but great ambitions. I thought I didn't know about hooking up with the monks all day long. I did a complete mess when I became the Master of the Qing Dynasty. Now

I dare to lick my face and accuse Yuanzhi of your dereliction of duty...

Huh! To deal with this kind of person, we have to use Qingxiazi’s method!"

"But……"

Wang Yuanzhi raised his head and looked at Tao Hongjing with a grateful expression.

"Master, by doing this you have somewhat offended Patriarch Wei. Patriarch Wei just told this disciple something some time ago. How about I explain it to her while I am replying to her?"

Having said this, Wang Yuanzhi lowered his head again.

"After all, from the disciple's point of view, Patriarch Wei does not actually have a close relationship with the two Patriarchs Xu. At most, she may feel that you, Master, have lost her face, so as long as the disciple goes to accompany him on behalf of the Master, this matter will

It’s over.”

"What's the explanation?"

Tao Hongjing waved his hand casually and continued.

"Grandmaster Wei is not an ordinary woman..."

Before Tao Hongjing could finish his words, a golden talisman had entered through the window and landed in front of Tao Hongjing.

"Huh……"

After seeing this golden talisman, Tao Hongjing was a little surprised.

"Golden Mother actually issued another talisman edict!"

As he spoke, Tao Hongjing stretched out his hands and took off the talisman in front of him respectfully. Then he shook it in the air. The light on the outer layer of the golden talisman instantly shattered, revealing a letter with handwriting on one side.

Tao Hongjing lowered his head, read the letter hastily, then raised his hand and handed the letter to Wang Yuanzhi who was standing next to him.

"This is something related to my superior, Yuanzhi, please take a look at it too!"

"yes!"

Wang Yuanzhi agreed, reached out to take the letter, and began to read it.

"What……"

As a result, Wang Yuanzhi exclaimed just after reading a few words.

"Qingwei actually asked for the convening of the Immortal Capital Council as Taishi Ling to discuss the infiltration of Buddhism into our Taoist sect? What nonsense is he talking about? How does Taishi Ling have the qualifications to convene the Immortal City Council?"

Seeing Wang Yuanzhi's surprised look, Tao Hongjing frowned slightly.

"Yuanzhi, calm down! Then look down!"

"yes!"

Wang Yuanzhi agreed and continued reading.

Soon, Wang Yuanzhi discovered that Qingwei did not actually ask Mu Gong and Jin Mu to convene the immortal capital review as Taishi Ling, but asked Qingcheng father-in-law, the leader of Baoxian Jiushitian, to propose it on his behalf, so he did not

It is considered a violation of the rules of the Xiandu Council.

"Master!"

After reading Qingwei's proposal, Wang Yuanzhi raised his hands respectfully and returned the letter.

"Master, the last Immortal City Council was attended by Patriarch Yang Xi, but now... and something like this happened to the two Patriarchs Xu, then who should I send to attend this Council?

"

"Since Mother Jin has used her talisman on this letter, it means that she supports this matter!"

Tao Hongjing held the letter in his hand with one hand and stroked his beard with the other hand.

"In this case, I might as well go there personally..."

With that said, Tao Hongjing turned his head and looked out the window again.

"It just so happens that I can take this opportunity to catch up with Qingxiazi again and catch up on the past, and also take a look at his enviable disciple Qingwei!"

…

After leaving Tao Hongjing's room, Wang Yuanzhi tidied up his Taoist robes, then walked around the bush to the door of a quiet room deep in the sky of Huayang in Jurong, and bowed respectfully outside the door.

"Master Wei, my disciple Wang Yuanzhi wants to see you!"

Squeak!

As Wang Yuanzhi's words fell, he saw that the door of the Jingchao had automatically opened without wind, as if it had been opened by a pair of invisible hands, revealing a figure sitting in the air deep in the Jingchao, wearing a blue Taoist robe and a lotus flower.

Woman with crown.
To be continued...