Zhou Yuanfu glanced at his neck, which made Zhang Xiu feel a chill on his neck.
"Take your life? I've told you the truth, but you still want to kill me?"
"Where's the bead chain?"
Zhou Yuanfu looked for a long time but didn't see the shadow of the bead curtain, so he asked curiously.
"That bead chain is not with me. It was lost in Ba Dong."
Zhang Xiu fell into memories again.
Ba Dong is the holy cave of the Five Pecks of Rice religion, and is the place where the heavenly masters of the past generations have ascended. Zhang Lu’s father, Zhang Heng, realized that he had achieved success in practice, so he went to Ba Dong to wait for the sun to ascend. According to the rules left by his ancestors, one person is needed to guide the person who is waiting for the ascension.
People were sent into the cave. Neither of them would come out again after entering, or they might have ascended at the same time, or they might have encountered something unexpected.
At that time, Zhang Heng had foreseen Zhang Xiu's ambition, so he appointed Zhang Xiu to send him into the cave. Zhang Xiu was hesitant, but Zhang Heng promised on the spot that if Zhang Xiu could come out of the cave safely, he would be the next leader. Zhang Xiu thought
Seizing this opportunity, with the magical weapon in hand, I followed in.
"What did you see inside? Is it really possible to ascend in the daytime?"
"Is it possible to ascend during the day? There must be some. The ancestors of the Zhang family have also ascended a lot."
"Ancestors through the generations? Wasn't the Five Pecks of Rice religion founded by Zhang Daoling? Wasn't there Zhang Heng between Zhang Lu's generation?"
According to the history known to Zhou Yuanfu, Taoism began with Zhang Daoling, who was revered as the Patriarch of Heavenly Master, and his son Zhang Heng was called the Successor Master. Later generations built Taoist temples in Longhu Mountain, and then the name of Heavenly Master became famous all over the world.
"Since Zhang Liang studied Taoism with Chi Songzi, more than ten generations of the Zhang family have been concentrating on practicing Taoism. However, it was only in Zhang Daoling's generation that they began to recruit disciples and establish Taoist sects."
"Then what's going on during the day? Have you seen it with your own eyes?"
Zhou Yuanfu no longer cared about studying the history of Chinese Taoism at this time, but was just curious about such mysterious and mysterious things.
Zhang Xiu shook his head, "I have never seen it, but I have heard people say that the ancestors of all generations stayed in a specific place in Ba Dong, and then they could slowly rise to the sky and slowly disappear into the sky. This must be
Have you become an immortal, or else you won’t be able to go to heaven?”
"Brother, don't listen to this old man's nonsense. Since he went to Ba Dong with others and came out alive, and he has never seen the sun rise with his own eyes, he must be lying. I think it's better to kill him. I just forced him to
When I kneel down, I can at least break both of his legs to relieve my anger!"
Cui Niubi kept his ears open and heard a flaw in Zhang Xiu's words, so he interrupted.
"What do you know, there's a dragon in that cave!"
Zhang Xiu couldn't bear it. He couldn't bear the feeling that his fate was in the hands of others.
"That place is a nightmare. With that dragon here, no matter how valuable the pearl chain is, I don't dare to go back and look for it. Whether it's life or death, it's up to you, my nephew."
Seeing that he couldn't ask any more questions, Zhou Yuanfu also knew that now was not the time for a deep conversation, so he stopped asking. It seemed that he wanted to try this Ba Dong. This kind of treasure can change other people's appearance at will.
He is also bound to win.
It is obviously advantageous to keep Zhang Xiu to contain Zhang Lu, otherwise Zhang Lu's ambition will be difficult to suppress. But if Zhang Xiu is to be kept, Zhang Lu probably won't agree. Now there are Zhang Lu's people outside the door. If he insists on falling out,
, although Guan Yu and Zhang Liao are here, he may not suffer a loss, but a bloody battle is inevitable.
"Brother, Mrs. Lu is here."
Guan Yu shouted outside.
"Let her in."
Zhou Yuanfu was secretly happy in his heart. If Lu Quan had not come, this matter would not have been resolved. Now that she has come, Zhang Xiu's death will fall on her.
When Lu Quan came in, Cui Niupi was still lying down looking for golden beans, Zhou Yuanfu was sitting on the desk, and Zhang Xiu was kneeling aside.
"What does General Zhou mean by this? Do you want to regret it?"
Seeing that Zhang Xiu was still alive, Lu Quan couldn't help frowning and said.
"Where do you start talking about this? Do you want me to kill him?"
Zhou Yuanfu pointed at Zhang Xiu.
"Junior sister, why are you so cruel? I, Zhang Xiu, am not too kind to you, so why do you want to kill them all?"
Seeing that Zhou Yuanfu had not taken action yet, Zhang Xiu weighed the pros and cons and realized that his own life was of greatest value to Zhou Yuanfu, so he became bolder.
Lu Quan: "In the past few years, we, mother and son, have been very nervous, fearing that something unexpected would happen one day."
Zhang Xiu: "Then I didn't kill you either?"
Lu Quan: "Our family depends on you and we are all under your control."
Zhang Xiu: "Then I didn't kill you either?"
Lu Quan: "You usurped the position of leader and took away the rights that originally belonged to my son."
Zhang Xiu: "Then I didn't kill you either?"
Lu Quan: "You have coveted my beauty several times and wanted to tease me."
Zhang Xiu: "Then I didn't kill you, and there's no need for me to be strong. Besides, how can you say that I usurped the position of the leader of the cult? It was obviously what my senior brother promised me. In order to consider the feelings of the brothers in the cult, I only
Saying that I am taking over the teaching power on my behalf is my biggest concession, right?"
Lu Quan: "You came out of Ba Dong and took my husband's bloody clothes. What do you say about this? Did you kill him?"
Zhang Xiu: "It's nonsense. Zhang Heng was originally planning to ascend in the daytime. Why should I kill him? He was really eaten by a dragon. No matter how many times I tell you, you don't believe it."
"Brother, is this a quarrel? My sister-in-law has a son? It shouldn't be yours."
Cui Niubi and Zhou Yuanfu were sitting together.
"Don't talk nonsense. This is a debate. If the lights are not turned on, the lights will not turn on, and the reasoning will not be clear. Come on, you continue."
Zhou Yuanfu rolled his eyes at Cui Niupi, and then said to Lu Quan, who was glaring angrily.
"In this case, do you dare to follow me into Ba Dong again?"
Lu Quan didn't care about fighting with Cui Niubi now, he just stared at Zhang Xiu with his eyes wide open.
Zhang Xiu shook his head like a rattle and said, "I won't go. If I get eaten by a dragon in the cave, I don't want to taste that feeling. Then you might as well just kill me and leave a whole corpse."
The matter reached a deadlock and neither of them gave in.
"Mrs. Lu, God has the virtue of a good life, not to mention that we are cultivators. You want to get back the religious rights. This goal has been achieved, so why not spare his life? As for Ba Dong, he won't accompany you, I will.
You just go."
A woman's heart always needs to be softer, and Mrs. Lu has already made some moves. If Zhang Lu were here, Zhang Xiu would probably die a hundred times.
"What will happen if he seizes power again?"
Lu Quan expressed his biggest concern.
"Mrs. Lu, there is no need to worry, I have sealed his magical powers. He can no longer perform such superb magics as spreading beans and summoning thunder. If he doesn't have these magical powers, what are you afraid of him for?
Besides, aren’t the main force of your ghost soldiers still in Jiangzhou? If there is civil strife in the sect and the ghost soldiers mutiny, then the gain will outweigh the loss."
Zhou Yuanfu continued to persuade him earnestly and skillfully.
"Since General Lei Gong is the guarantee, let's spare his life. But you can't go back on your promise to go to Badong."
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"Spare his life? Mother is confused!"
Lu Quan told Zhang Lu what had happened, and Zhang Lu became furious.
"Mother, isn't this practice enough to harm us? If we cut the grass without eradicating the root, we will be harmed by him sooner or later!"
"Don't worry, Sir, Zhang Xiu's magic power has been sealed. After he loses his magic power, he will naturally have little prestige."
Lu Quan had already anticipated Zhang Lu's attitude, so he comforted him softly.
"In this case, mother should not agree to let him be the deputy leader. This is simply unheard of."
Zhang Lu was still furious.
This deputy leader was Zhou Yuanfu's idea, and it was also a condition of exchange.
"He is just a deputy leader in name only. Now that Gongqi has great power and he has lost all his power, what are you worried about? And in exchange, this week Zhou Cang promised to accompany me into Ba Dong. I will eventually find out whether your father is dead or not.
One understands!”
When mentioning her husband, Lu Quan's expression became much firmer.
"Mom is too hasty! We have sent people in many times in the past few years, but they never returned. Maybe this is the fairy cave, and people who go there are reluctant to come back. Maybe there really is a dragon in it. The ancestors of all generations
Isn't there a ban? We won't be allowed to enter until the day of ascension."
"Reckless? Since your father passed away, I have devoted myself to planning for you to regain the position of leader. Now that my wish has been fulfilled, I have nothing to miss. I know what you are thinking, and Zhoucang will definitely be the one to realize your grand ambitions.
A stumbling block. Since he is willing to die, then I will accompany him!"
Lu Quan was determined to die. On the one hand, she wanted to find out the truth about whether Zhang Heng had ascended. On the other hand, she also wanted Zhou Cang to die in the cave. It was a brilliant plan to kill two birds with one stone!
"Mother!" Zhang Lu knelt down in front of Lu Quan.
"Gong Qi needs to remember to quickly send Zhang Wei to take control of the army, calm down the ghost soldiers, and prepare to withdraw the troops. If we don't come out of Ba Dong within three days, then you will withdraw all the ghost soldiers, and then
Ask Governor Cao to surrender. By then Zhou Cang will be dead, and Zhang Xiu can be the scapegoat. Governor Cao has been pursuing a policy of appeasement since he took office, and you will definitely be safe by doing this."
"After I leave, you brothers and sisters must love and help each other and carry forward the sect!"
Lu Quan was explaining the funeral arrangements, and Zhang Lu burst into tears.