"This book, "Four Seasons of Borders", was passed down by ancient immortals. It describes how to repair gardens and cultivate vegetation. It may be able to assist Mingxia Pavilion in renovating medicinal fields."
Zhao Shu put a book on the table and said to Ding Feiling, the head of the Mingxia Pavilion: "Originally, it was Taoist friend Ding who asked me for this book. Since she is inconvenient right now, I would like to ask the head of the Mingxia Hall to deliver it to me."
There was no one else around, so Ding Feiling sounded a little ashamed: "I have asked Zhenminghou to worry about it... I hope Zhenminghou can keep it secret for the time being."
"Temporarily?" Zhao Mifeng raised his eyebrows lightly.
"I know that you are now spreading mandalas everywhere, and you are actually acting on Liang Tao's orders." Ding Feiling said: "If big things happen in the future, Qiu'er's life experience will be made public."
"This matter has nothing to do with me, so I won't talk too much. Lord Ding doesn't need to worry." Zhao Shu casually handed over his hand. He didn't want to get involved in such nonsense.
"Marquis Zhenming is an outstanding figure in the world and is trustworthy." Ding Feiling turned to ask: "I don't know, what do you think of Qiu'er?"
When Zhao Mo heard this, he felt sick to his stomach. Did Ding Feiling treat his daughter like a prostitute and sell it? He was so blind before that he didn't even see this kind of person clearly.
It is true that at that time, Chongxuan Hall and Liang Tao swept through all the immortal cultivating sects in Huaxu Kingdom. If they wanted to preserve the inheritance, there was nothing they could do but surrender. But people like Ding Feiling relied on selling out their fellow sects and themselves in exchange for power.
He can only be described as a despicable villain.
Thinking back to the time when Ding Feiling stood up and refuted Liang Tao at the Yingzhou Conference, Zhao Shu was quite impressed. Looking back now, it was just a situation deliberately set up by Liang Tao, which was really ironic.
"I envy her very much." Zhao Shu just smiled faintly: "She has a pure heart and dares to stand up if she encounters injustice. If it were me, I would be timid."
Ding Feiling said helplessly: "Her reckless temperament will probably require a lot of forgiveness from Marquis Zhenming in the future."
"It's natural." Zhao Shu had no expression on his face. He now understood that since Ding Muqiu was Liang Tao's daughter, her impulsive and reckless behavior was naturally protected by someone, and no one could cause trouble for her.
Now it seems that Ding Muqiu's chivalrous and brave heart is more like the willful behavior of a noble girl. She despises the men in the world and always feels that she can create a world with her own abilities. Little does she know that all her achievements are only under the protection of Liang Taoyi.
Underneath, it's just a fantasy.
"You are indeed right." Zhao Shu secretly said to Lingxiao: "Ding Muqiu's innocent heart, it's too early to tell!"
Lingxiao said: "You had Liang Tao's tacit consent, and the king sent troops and people to help you, so you were able to deal with the children of the Chongxuan Hall family. How could Ding Muqiu be able to act arbitrarily?
Ding Muqiu is just a bird in a cage, flying up and down in the big net woven by Liang Tao, thinking that he can go to heaven and earth. Only by experiencing the constraints of the net can he understand his situation."
"I am not trapped in a trap." Zhao Shu felt sad for Ding Muqiu. Sometimes ignorance is also a kind of luck. He is truly aware of his own predicament, but has no ability to break the status quo, which will give rise to endless troubles.
Ding Feiling continued: "I can see that Liang Tao values you very much, and your achievements in the future will be limitless. Although it seems redundant, I hope you can do your best to assist and make his wish come true."
"The Dao Kingdom in the world is more than just his wish." Zhao Shu stopped talking nonsense and stood up to leave. Ding Feiling sighed softly and sent Zhao Shu and others away from the Lianxiao Mountain Dojo without asking him to stay.
"Did you make Ding Muqiu angry?" Jiang Ru asked curiously in the carriage: "She was fine yesterday, why didn't she show up today?"
"She has encountered a bottleneck in her cultivation and needs to retreat." Zhao Shu responded casually.
Jiang Ru's face was full of disbelief: "What you said is too perfunctory. Did Ding Muqiu sneak out with you last night? Although I can see that Mr. Ding has the intention to bring you two together, but with your temper, I'm afraid
Even an ox can't pull it."
"Don't ask, it has nothing to do with me." Zhao Shu was a little upset.
Liang Tao's words last night made it clear that he has never been less suspicious of himself. Even though he clearly stated that this was the last test, Zhao Shui has already become a frightened bird. Who knows whether this will be another test?
Moreover, Liang Tao's intention to recognize his relatives shows that he does have an affair. This is actually very dangerous for those who are about to enter the altar to practice Dharma. A thought that is so small that it can be ignored is exposed in the body and mind, and the soul
At the moment of opening, it will naturally be infinitely magnified.
At this moment, Ding Muqiu's voice was suddenly heard from outside the car: "Stop! I have something to talk to Zhao Shu!"
Zhao Shu sighed secretly, and Jiang Ru gloated: "You can't escape what is coming after all. Why don't you hurry up and explain it to me?"
Zhao Miao had no choice but to step out of the carriage and saw Ding Muqiu wrapped in purple silk around her waist. Her eyes were red and swollen. She had obviously cried a lot.
"Let's talk somewhere else." Zhao Shu led Ding Muqiu to a distance away from others.
"Have you known this for a long time?" Ding Muqiu asked impatiently when the two of them went far away.
Zhao Shu shook his head: "I just suddenly figured it out outside the Shanyin Cottage, so I gave you the last advice at that time."
With tears in Ding Muqiu's eyes, she took two steps back in despair: "If I had listened to your advice, maybe, maybe I wouldn't have..."
"Has Chief Ding told you?" Zhao Shu asked.
Ding Muqiu nodded tremblingly, and Zhao Shu asked again: "Didn't you have any doubts before this?"
"I grew up in Mingxia Pavilion, my master...she said that my parents died young." Ding Muqiu covered her face and cried: "I didn't expect that I was actually Liang Tao's daughter, and that there would be such a ridiculous thing in the world.
Things!"
Ding Muqiu burst into tears, and Zhao Shu had no choice but to use magic to hold his breath back. After Ding Muqiu stopped crying, he asked sadly: "What should I do now?"
"I don't know." Zhao Shu felt helpless. With Ding Muqiu's temperament, he used to be full of resentment towards Chongxuan Pavilion. Now that he suddenly learned about his life experience, it is understandable that he was shocked and it was inevitable that he would be in a state of confusion. This might turn into Ding Muqiu's death.
A knotty point in cultivation.
This is also one of the reasons why Zhao Shu is dissatisfied with Liang Tao's appearance at this moment. Since he did not recognize Ding Muchiu's daughter in the early years, why should he recognize her in the future? This move will not do any good except disturbing other people's moods.
"What about you?" Ding Muqiu said with sadness and anger: "I didn't expect that you would secretly collude with Liang Tao. Didn't your Huaiying Pavilion always oppose Liang Tao? Everyone has had enough of oppression, and they all hope that you can take the lead.
Fight, but you betrayed everyone’s expectations!”
Zhao Mo originally wanted to refute, but he couldn't muster the slightest enthusiasm in his heart. For most people who cultivated immortality, the matter of the Tao Kingdom in the human world was too illusory and was not enough to convince Ding Muqiu.
What's more, in addition to Zhao Shu, teacher Zhang Duanjing has also been secretly preparing to kill Liang Tao. There are some things that don't need to be said, and there are some misunderstandings that don't need to be explained.
"I misjudged you." Ding Muqiu wiped away his tears, and there was no longer a sad look on his face. He looked at Zhao Shu with a sharp look: "The dignified Marquis Zhenming, in the final analysis, is just a helpless person who is afraid of violent power.
You coward! Master actually wants to betroth me to you, I advise you to give up!"
"I made fellow Taoist Ding laugh." Zhao Shu could only lower his head and agreed: "fellow Taoist has no intention of doing this, so there is no need to force it."
"Go away! I don't want to see you again!" Ding Muqiu was extremely disappointed. She originally expected Zhao Shu to give her an explanation, even if it was just to say how she had no choice but to say something, even if it was just a coaxing word.
But Zhao Miao bowed his hands and turned around to leave without saying anything. Looking at his lonely back, Ding Muchiu burst into tears again.
…
After leaving Lianxiao Mountain, Zhao Shu and his party continued southward and once again set foot in several counties in the south to inspect various altars that had been arranged in the past.
There were no big problems along the way. If there was anything special, it was that Zhao Shu's prestige and reputation in several counties in the south were now so high that they could not be increased.
The news that Marquis Zhenming was about to arrive reached the local counties, and the people immediately took it upon themselves to sweep the streets without any arrangements by the government officials. There were even children who sang ballads and opened altars to patrol Zhao Mi's past, eradicating the evil spirits of obscene worshipers, and defeating evil spirits.
Jiuli's actions such as violating the country are extremely praiseworthy and laudable.
Seeing this situation, Zhao Shu had no choice but to send letters to the local governments again and again, forbidding them from making grand arrangements to compliment him, but he still couldn't stop it.
"Liang Tao didn't make a promise out of thin air when he chose you to be the Master of the Tao Kingdom."
In the Quartz City of Qingyan County, Zhao Shui returned to Chu Mengchun's Bihu Manor again. After a busy period, he sat and rested on the stone boat by the lake, listening to Lu Wangji playing the harp and meditating on the spirit flute:
"Your various encounters and experiences in the past have not only created your current state, but also developed a deep popularity and reputation as a virtuous person. This is something that those children of pampered aristocratic families do not have. And for the sake of the human kingdom, you have traveled all over the north and south of Huaxu Kingdom, and you have rich experience.
, which is worthy of a great responsibility."
"It's rare to hear you praise me like this." Zhao Shu sighed: "It's just that the more experience I have and the higher my cultivation level, the more fearful and awe I feel."
"Heaven and earth are created by nature and their fortunes are constant. Why should we be in awe? Why should we be in awe?" Lingxiao's attitude remained the same as before: "Heaven and earth have no intention, so why bother to establish it? All peoples seek their own survival, and there is no need to act rashly. The knowledge of the past saints cannot be used, and it will never be used for eternity.
It’s not peaceful.”
"Sometimes I feel that you are more arrogant than Liang Tao." Zhao Shu said: "He intends to control the energy of heaven and earth and mediate Hongjun's creation, but you completely look down on these things and regard them as dust."
"Dust and mud can still carry mountains, rivers, grass and trees, and contain spiritual beings." Lingxiao's words were not polite at all: "And the vain thoughts of you and Liang Tao will only make the current world more chaotic."
"The Dao Kingdom on Earth is a great undertaking that is related to the long-term future of Kunlun Continent." Zhao Shu said: "In the past, I only hoped to maintain the peace in front of me forever, but after personally experiencing the invasion of Jiuli Kingdom and the plot of Xiong Kingdom, I gradually
I want to understand that in today's troubled times like Kunlun Continent, if you only seek peace for one side, it will not be a long-term solution after all. You must have a strong enough force to completely put an end to the troubled times. Even if there is no eternal peace, only a few generations of peaceful years, there will always be peace.
Better than now."
"I'm afraid that things in the world may not be as you wish." Lingxiao said.
Zhao Shu did not answer. Now he was just trying his best to do what he could. How the situation would evolve in the future was not up to him.
At this time, Xu Zhouzi, the leader of Jiangzhen Pavilion, arrived. He had previously led a group of disciples to follow Zhao Shu, and while setting up the mandala in the north, he also studied rituals and rituals. During the great floods in spring and summer, evil spirits reappeared in several counties in the south, and Xu Zhouzi
Zhouzi led his people south to eliminate evil spirits and also tidy up the altar, thus saving Zhao Mi a lot of time.
"Are you satisfied with the newly arranged mandalas we have arranged?" Xu Zhouzi handed over a batch of books.
"It's really good." Zhao Mi praised: "The location of the gas collection, the arrangement of the pillars, the height of the altar, and the position of the flags and flags are all just right."
Xu Zhouzi sighed: "Alas! After listening to Marquis Zhenming's instructions on rituals and rituals, I realized how vulgar I wasted my years and what I had learned and practiced in the past."
"Senior, you are serious." Zhao Shu glanced at it for a few times before putting down the book: "Now there is only Jiaohui Cave left, which will be used as the South Pole Pillar of the altar site. Does senior know the current situation?"
Xu Zhouzi replied: "At the moment, Zheng Siyuan is in charge of affairs there, but he is also in charge of the Jindingsi branch in Jianjia Pass."
"Zheng Siyuan is quite promising." Zhao Shu nodded slightly. When the Jinding Division was first established, Zhao Shu felt that Zheng Siyuan could be cultivated. He was responsible for garrisoning Jiaohui Cave, and he was obviously recognized by Liang Tao.
"But there is one thing that I still don't understand." Xu Zhouzi asked: "Marquis Zhenming, you are spreading altars all over the Huaxu Kingdom. If you want to connect the qi with each other, you should find a central altar. Finally,
Only when you go to the altar and practice the Dharma can it be considered complete. I wonder where the altar center is located?"
Zhao Shu could not help but admire that although the rituals and rituals that Xu Zhouzi had practiced in the past were not authentic, he had been immersed in this way for many years and still had good eyesight. With Zhao Shu's teaching and guidance, he immediately opened up the key points that had been blocked for many years.
Therefore, Xu Zhouzi discovered that Zhao Shu's arrangement of the altar site obviously had other intentions. However, he never imagined that Zhao Shu's actions were all to achieve Liang Tao's great cause of a Taoist kingdom in the world.
"The altar hub carries the energy of heaven and earth, so it is naturally placed near Dongsheng Capital." Zhao Shu said ambiguously: "In the past, the altar hub was the capital of the emperor during the reign of the Tianxia Dynasty. The energy of heaven and earth is secretly connected with the power and position in the world."
Xu Zhouzi asked again: "But I remember that it was mentioned in "The General Theory of Huangji" that this kind of ritual that mobilizes the energy of heaven and earth probably needs a human emperor to preside over it."
"That's natural." Zhao Shu was almost used to lying.
During the Tianxia Dynasty, the human emperor served as the chief priest, and he could be surrounded by deputy priests. There were many celebrants to assist in the rituals. If the laws and regulations were running smoothly, the emperor himself who was the chief priest did not need any advanced cultivation.
But now Liang Tao wants to create a new method to capture the energy of heaven and earth. This is something that even living immortals cannot guarantee to be able to do.
What's more, power and position in the world may not necessarily be equal in name and reality. Although the current king is a king, his control over the situation in Huaxu Kingdom is probably not as good as that of Liang Tao. Even if he is allowed to come to the altar to practice law, it will be difficult for heaven and man not to interact with each other.