Chapter 374 Master and Disciple Conversation, Sons of Thieves and Grandsons of Thieves
After receiving She Shuangbai's letter, Yu Lie hurriedly arrived outside Zishan.
He put the crows away, hesitated a little, said nothing, held the token, walked straight to the Taoist temple, and successfully opened the door of the Taoist temple and entered inside.
At this time, Yu Lie called out: "Master, I have something important to report!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the court changed, and Zi Zhuzi's voice sounded: "Huh?"
"Why didn't you send a message in advance and came to the door in such a hurry? Could it be that something went wrong in your spell practice?" She said doubtfully.
Yu Lie quickly replied: "That's not the case, but by chance, the disciple actually learned about some secrets in the palace, and came here to report to the master and beg the master to save the disciple's life!"
Hearing Yu Lie's words, Zi Zhuzi was slightly silent.
Then the next moment, the atrium of the Taoist temple was filled with mist, and blue-purple smoke floated out. The female Taoist appeared in the mist, revealing her huge body. She was covered in mist and looked down at the remaining columns:
"Tell me, what exactly did you learn?"
When Yu Lie saw that the female Taoist had come out to meet him in person, he felt a little moved in his heart: "It's a show. It seems that Master at least won't ignore me!"
He immediately revealed everything he knew from She Shuangbai, including some of his own conjectures, and also commented on them.
In the end, Yu Lie retreated instead of advancing. He did not directly ask Zi Zhuzi to protect him and resist Zhu Laozi or even a Taoist master behind him. Instead, he only said sincerely:
"Being favored by the Master is a blessing that a disciple has accumulated over many lifetimes. Now there is a traitor in the palace who is causing trouble. He may want to make an issue out of the disciple and implicate the Master.
The disciple is incompetent and has unfortunately brought such great disaster to his master, so he should be expelled from the master and commit suicide.
But the disciple is cowardly and still covets his life. I hope that the Master will consider the disciple's service in recent years and spare the disciple's life so that the disciple can leave Qianzhou and go to another state to save his life. In this way, maybe he will not be implicated.
Come to Master."
Although Yu Lie was in his heart, he was already ready to escape Qianzhou alone.
But it is still difficult for him, a mere Taoist official, to leave Qianzhou safely. If he can have Zi Zhuzi's help, his success will undoubtedly be greater.
It can even be said that as long as the gray bone Taoist master does not come forward and Zi Zhuzi is willing to take action, Yu Lie can 100% leave the boundary of Qianzhou. And his words are also testing Zi Zhuzi to retreat in order to advance.
, show weakness to your master.
But after saying that, Zi Zhuzi's behavior made Yu Lie, who had been mentally prepared for a long time, still feel uncertain.
Because Zi Zhuzi's expression was calm, she neither became furious on the spot nor showed her fear of Zhu Laozi. The woman's face still had that cold look.
Seeing this situation, Yu Lie secretly muttered to himself: "This person is so calm. Could it be that she has already known about Zhu Laozi and thought of a countermeasure?"
He secretly thought that he could have She Shuangbai to inform him. As a Taoist priest, even if Zi Zhuzi didn't like to make friends, he would still have channels to learn about it. Especially the matter of Zhu Laozi being hacked by the Taoist monk with gray bones, among the Taoist priests
There is no cover-up at all in the group.
Just when Yu Lie was uneasy and unsure of Zi Zhuzi's thoughts, Zi Zhuzi looked at Yu Lie and suddenly chuckled.
"Hey!" the female Taoist said calmly:
"Look, you little guy is so anxious that you have said all the things you want to draw a clear line between you and my master.
Don't worry, Zhu Laozi is not targeting you this time. How can you, a small Taoist official, be able to shoulder such a big blame?"
Zi Zhuzi's words made Yu Lie's eyes light up slightly, and anticipation suddenly arose in his heart.
The next moment, Zi Zhuzi told the news that Yu Lie wanted to hear most.
She sneered: "What kind of thing is Zhu Laozi? Not to mention that he has been deprived of his spirit and has fallen to the last Taoist priest. Even if he is still a high-ranking Taoist, we may not be afraid of him!"
With just one word, the female Taoist cursed in a low voice:
"This thief is so courageous. He dares to make a fuss about Pindao's disciples and wants to implicate Pindao."
She looked at Yu Lie and said directly: "Don't be afraid. Although my master still doesn't have much status in the palace, it's more than enough to protect you. If it doesn't work, the worst is possible for us, master and apprentice, to do this directly."
You can sneak into the palace.
Anyway, the world of mountains and seas is so big, if my teacher is a Taoist priest and you are also a Taoist official, you don’t have to worry about having no place to stay!”
Yu Lie's heart suddenly settled, he was overjoyed, and he quickly shouted:
"Disciple, thank you Master! I am so grateful for Master's kindness."
But amidst the surprise and joy, he was also a little puzzled: "If things don't work out, I'll go back to the palace... These words sound familiar to me."
But now was not the time to ponder this point carefully. Yu Lie just wrote down this doubt and braced himself to face Zi Zhuzi.
He thought about it for a while, then hesitantly said:
"But...Master, Zhu Laozi has already been reduced to the last Taoist priest. How can he still have such great power and be able to push Master out of the palace?"
There are really instructions from the Gray Bone Taoist here, and where does the Gray Bone Taoist come from, and how does he compare to the Dragon Boat Taoist?"
This was Yu Lie's biggest doubt on the way here. He couldn't decide whether Zhu Laozi's treatment of himself and Zi Zhuzi was just the act of the other party, using the name of a Taoist master to act recklessly, or whether he was acting recklessly in the name of a Taoist master.
To be honest, the ashes were beating them both.
If it was the latter, even if the ashes were just banging casually, Yu Lie felt that the current Qianzhou Dao Palace was no longer his safe place.
After all, the gap between him and Zhu Laozi was already huge, and the difference between him and the Ash Bones Taoist Master was even greater. Ash Bones didn’t need to target Yu Lie, and he didn’t even need to say a word.
Just one look can bring death to Yu Lie.
Currently, Yu Lie does not have a Taoist-level figure to back him up.
What made Yu Lie feel depressed was that Zi Zhuzi suddenly fell silent after hearing his question.
Yu Lie secretly raised his head to look at the female Taoist's expression, and found that the female Taoist's face was one of fear, slightly gritting her teeth, and a look of hatred.
This made Yu Lie's heart skip a beat: "No. It seems that it's not that Zhu Laozi who wants to deal with this woman, but that there is a gray-bone Taoist figure behind her!
Looking at my master's appearance, it seems that there is an enmity between her and the Ash Bone Taoist Master."
This was really the worst situation for Yu Lie, and he suddenly understood that Zi Zhuzi's words just now, "It's a big deal that he will leave the Taoist Palace" were not a joke at all.
After Zi Zhuzi was silent for a while, she glanced at Yu Lie, then put the expression on her face away, smiled softly again, and said:
"Why, you kid, you must have already guessed the answer.
Speaking of which, I have actually understood this matter for a long time. Although Zhu Laozi started with you and wanted to clear himself of his guilt, all the discerning people in the palace could see this. But somehow, he cleverly
I caught you and me, the master and the disciple, and persuaded the gray-bone Taoist master, intending to question me.
I won’t hide it from you. I actually have some grudges with that gray-bone old bone. Now that I have grown up, and for another reason, that old bone should be unable to lie down and start to be afraid of...
I intend to clean up and work on my own way."
After finishing speaking with a slight smile, Zi Zhuzi looked at Yu Lie with a smile:
"What, I know what's going on here. But you still dare to worship me as your master and get involved in this matter? If you don't want to, the status of master and disciple between you and me has not yet been decided, so you still have a chance to get off the ship.
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Yu Lie's mood was extremely complicated in an instant, and he completely understood that he was actually implicated by Zi Zhuzi.
Faintly, he subconsciously felt regret in his heart.
However, Yu Lie's face straightened and he said firmly:
"Master, stop teasing your disciples! Master and I, although we don't have the title of master and disciple yet, we already have the reality of master and disciple.
And I, Yu Lie, live between heaven and earth. Although I am weak and humble, how can I be the kind of person who deceives my master and betrays my ancestors?!"
He bowed heavily and shouted to Zi Zhuzi:
"When Master has something to do, I will do my best to help you. If Master needs me in this matter, I will walk through fire and sword, even to the death!"
After saying such sincere words, Zizhu's daughter, who originally had a smile on her face, was immediately moved.
She suppressed the joking expression on her face and looked at her cheap disciple seriously.
As for Yu Lie, although he spoke righteously on the surface, his true thoughts in his heart were certainly not as firm as what he said.
The reason why he was able to say this was because Yu Lie understood that when it was time to express his stance, he had to express his stance without hesitation.
Otherwise, if he really hesitates in his attitude, Zi Zhuzi will take down his "traitor" tonight and hand it over to Zhu Laozi personally as an explanation.
the other side.
After Zi Zhuzi looked at Yu Lie for a few times, she came back to her senses. Although she knew how much Yu Lie meant his words, only Yu Lie himself knew, but this did not prevent her from feeling happy about it.
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"Not bad, not bad." The female road said:
"With your words like this, if one day I am implicated as a teacher in the Nine Clans, you kid will definitely not be able to escape."
"Ah?" When Yu Lie heard Zi Zhuzi's sudden words, the generous expression on his face suddenly froze, and his eyes became confused.
He raised his head and looked at the other person in a daze.
I saw Zi Zhuzi's huge body moving, and each spider leg took small steps, wandering in the courtyard.
After pacing for a few times, she said: "Now, I won't hide anything from you. In fact, I still have a relationship with you, and the relationship is not shallow."
These words made Yu Lie even more confused. He searched his head and did not remember that he had any previous interactions with the female Taoist in front of him.
Yu Lie muttered in his heart: "Could it be that the ancestors of the Yu family are related to this girl or her family? It's because of the great blessings of our ancestors..."
The next moment, Zi Zhuzi murmured:
"Your surname is Yu Minglie, a native of Qianquan County. After passing the Taoist examination, you were assigned to seek Taoism in Heishui Town, Qianjun County. This town belongs to Xinjian Dao Town and was established only about a century ago. The master of the temple in the town is an old Taoist official.
No. Blackwater."
She asked Yu Lie: "Do you know where this old Taoist from Heishui comes from and what his background is like?"
Yu Lie was reminded by Zi Zhuzi that he was not stupid, and his mind flashed with lightning, and he remembered the scene when the Master of Blackwater Temple was promoted to a Taoist priest.
In an instant, Yu Lie suddenly understood why Zi Zhuzi easily mentioned the matter of "retreating from the Dao Palace" and the words "implicate the nine clans".
"Oops! Could this woman be the same type of person as the Master of Black Water Temple, a Taoist thief?"
Although Yu Lie thought he had a good character, he was looking at Zi Zhuzi at this moment, and his eyes couldn't be restrained, and they became erratic, wanting to run away now.
But the next moment, he realized something very important.
It is said that he grew up under the master of Black Water Monastery from the beginning of his Taoism. He also received the help of the master of Taoism to become a Taoist disciple. Now that he came to the palace to study, he coincidentally fell under the disciple of Zi Zhuzi.
To outsiders, one factor may be just a coincidence, but two factors are definitely not as simple as coincidence.
Once Zi Zhuzi and Heishuizi are really connected, then the rest of him will be the son of a thief. From the moment he came to Zishan to work, he will not be clean!
Yu Lie thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and asked:
"May I ask if Master is really related to the Master of Black Water Monastery?"
Zi Zhuzi nodded and replied: "Of course."
She looked at Yu Lie with a smile: "And the relationship is not simple. The reason why Pindao was targeted by Old Bones must be related to the fact that my senior brother became a Taoist priest and brazenly went out of the palace and even the Taoist court.
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Hearing the word "senior brother", Yu Lie stopped pretending at all.
He grimaced and accepted his fate.
This woman's level of cultivation is much higher than his, and there is nothing in him that is worthy of the other party's plot. It is impossible for the female Taoist to test him with such words. Instead, the female Taoist must be wary. He may be someone else.
The spies sent here were lying to her.
Because based on the word "senior brother" in Zi Zhuzi's mouth, if she went to take people's audio and photos, she would definitely not be able to please her, and her cultivation and life might be in danger.
The atrium of the Taoist temple was silent, with only the rustling of purple candles walking around.
Yu Lie was trembling with fear, but the way the female Taoist looked at Yu Lie at this moment was obviously closer than before, and she had more smiles on her face.
Yu Lie grimaced, and after a few breaths of silence, he fixed his gaze and prepared to reveal his relationship with Heishuizi.
Now that you are on the other side's boat, you can't just talk big words to prove yourself, otherwise you won't gain the trust of the other side. If something big happens, you will be easily abandoned by the other side.
Yu Lie cupped his hands and reached out to touch his head. But before he could touch it, he suddenly heard a buzzing sound of wings.
The female Taoist smiled and said, "Are you looking for this little guy?"