"Have you heard? The official Zhao Fu in the small courtyard in the east of the city has been seriously ill recently, which has made the county magistrate unable to sleep or eat well!"
"Of course I know. I have a nephew who works as a handyman in the county government. I heard from people in the government that Zhao Fu was coughing up blood and couldn't get out of bed!"
"What's going on? Isn't Zhao Fulian an accomplished immortal in cultivation?"
"You don't know, Zhao Fuli was so angry that he got sick. Didn't the city close down a few days ago to search for the demon? Zhao Fulian didn't sleep for several days and nights, but in the end, the demon escaped. Do you think you are angry?
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"I don't understand. There is more than one restaurant in Yanze City now, right? Why are only Zhao Fu and the Huaiying Hall working?"
"They did it. They were all busy saving the Chongxuan Hall. Did you all see the burst of light that shot into the sky a few days ago? It is said that it was the demon's way of trapping the immortal chief of the Chongxuan Hall. Ding Dong 541
Tong, it was not easy to break the evil spell. At that time, only Zhao Fuli went after the evil spirit, and he lost the chase without any help."
"I understand, Zhao Fuli was so angry with other immortals that he became sick and really can't continue working."
"It is said that Zhao Fuli returned to the city with wounds all over his body. When he saw people from other halls, he cursed on the spot. If the county magistrate hadn't stopped him, he would probably have engaged in a full-scale martial arts show."
The previous demonic disturbances made the atmosphere in the city tense and uneasy, but things quickly calmed down and ordinary people resumed their daily lives and work. As for the Immortal Chief of the Hall, it was naturally a topic of conversation in their free time.
The small courtyard in the east of the city where the monks from the Huaiying Hall stayed, often had guests visiting these days. In addition to Wang Juncheng himself visiting personally, even General Wei, who was suppressing bandits on the front line, also learned that Official Zhao Fu was seriously ill and sent his men to visit him.
As for the other restaurants, Chongxuan Hall was the first to come to the door and even offered healing elixirs. When the other restaurants saw this, they did not dare to ignore it and expressed goodwill to Huaiying Hall one after another.
Xin Shunying sent away several female cultivators from Mingxia Pavilion, and when she returned to the courtyard, she saw Shi Huoguang packing up gifts. Xin Shunying asked: "Is Junior Brother Zhao awake?"
Shi Huoguang lowered his head: "I, I'll go take a look."
In the wing room in the backyard, Zhao Miao looked as usual, holding a volume of "Method of Forming Metal and Water" and concentrating on it. There was a rusty bronze mirror in his hand, and a stack of yellow talisman paper was pressed on the table with gold tiger talismans.
"Fractal scattering is originally a skill that the womb immortal uses to change after it emerges from its shell. If you want to keep one skill deep, you can divide it into three or five shapes, or as many as dozens of people, all like your own body, appearing and disappearing at will. Immortal
Most families use fractal bodies to interact with ordinary people." Lingxiao's words rang in his mind:
"While the fetus has not yet become an immortal, the fractal transformation is nothing more than a ray of divine soul emerging from the magic object, pretending to be manifested by the external energy of the magic object. This "Golden Water Formation Technique" uses a magic mirror to collect the energy of alchemical water, and the person who performs the technique emits the spiritual soul in front of the mirror,
The fractal body is hidden in the mirror and can be released when necessary, or it can travel to explore the way, or it can be robbed in its place."
Zhao Shu said: "It's a little extravagant to use my fractal body to explore the road. I can use paper cranes as eyes and ears. I'm afraid I have to practice more because I'm suffering from the disaster. After all, my fractal body doesn't even have a clear vision."
Appearance and facial features.”
Lingxiao said: "But you used your fractal body to pretend to be a cultivator of Chiyundu and deceived everyone."
Zhao Shu could only say: "In a hurry, I can only use this method."
When Zhao Shu found out that Mr. Fang was the internal agent of Chiyun City, he thought for a long time and finally devised a roundabout way. He did not take the initiative to reveal Mr. Fang's identity, but used the newly learned gold and water fractal method to use his fractal body.
He created an assassination attempt against himself, so he pretended that there was a Chiyundu demon in the city, and asked Wang Juncheng to seal the city for arrest.
Now, although Wang Juncheng did not obey Zhao Shui's words, he gave great cooperation in this matter and asked Zhao Shui to dispatch the county government officials to search every household in Yanze City.
Zhao Shu spent several days checking the whole city, but he only found Mr. Fang at the end, which gave him plenty of opportunity.
According to previous estimates, if Mr. Fang did not want to be exposed, he would either choose to run away and openly seek refuge in Chiyundu; or he would activate the barrier of Tiegong Temple to trap Chongxuan Hall and fight to the death with his servants.
However, Zhao Shu also felt that Mr. Fang would not escape. After all, there were still officials and troops from the imperial court in Xingluo County. His only choice was to activate the Tiegong Temple barrier, and this was exactly what Zhao Shu needed.
Once the barrier of Tiegong Temple is activated, the immortal general Hengbi can descend and take his seat on his own without Zhao Shu's intervention. All he has to do is take this opportunity to release his fractal body and pretend to be a "demon". Zhao Shu fights with him.
, chase out of the city, and play out the whole drama.
"If you use your scheming to harm others, few people will be able to stop you," Lingxiao said.
"Shangxian Lingxiao, are you praising me or scolding me?" Zhao Shu couldn't help but ask.
"Even if I am praising you, I won't praise you." Lingxiao sighed: "Mortal people have acquired habits through acquired contamination. Without the guidance of someone who has a righteous heart, people like you can easily fall into evil ways."
Zhao Shu understood: "Are you talking about grandfather and teacher?"
Lingxiao said: "They teach well."
"Of course!" Zhao Shu smiled knowingly.
Lingxiao was too lazy to answer, so Zhao Shu put down the scroll, put on the incense burner, took out the true-shaped talisman, and summoned Hengbi, the immortal general.
The smoke coalesced and formed, and Hengbi appeared in front of him. Zhao Shu sensed that the other party was slightly different from the last time he met.
Zhao Shu stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Welcome to the gods on the wall to take their seats."
"It doesn't have to be like this!" Hengbi raised his hand and said, "I accept your kindness now, but I don't know how you let the enchantment of the temple be lifted and activated?"
Zhao Shu did not hide anything in front of Hengbi. He explained a little and said: "Xiaozhao is alone and does not want Liang to find out the inside story. I hope God will keep Xiaozhao's secret."
"Of course!" Hengbi said with a smile on his angry face: "Do you know how out of character Liang Shuo has been in recent days? He threw cups and cups, beat and scolded his servants, and summoned him repeatedly, but nothing happened.
The result: Extreme anger and hatred, full of resentment and nowhere to vent it!"
Zhao Shu couldn't hold back the smile on his face, he really wanted to see with his own eyes the angry and angry look of Mr. Liang.
"God of Hengbi, you have now given up your Dharma and Immortal Book and turned it into a piece of land. If you don't rectify your title as soon as possible, erect an altar and build a shrine, you won't be able to live in peace for a long time." Zhao Shu quickly recovered and said seriously: "
Xiaozhao knows that you don't like the Liang family, but you have to express it after all. If Liang, the head of Chongxuan Hall, comes to visit you in the future, you may not be able to avoid it."
"That makes sense." Hengbi said, "Since I have been transferred to this land, I should perform my duties and coordinate Yin and Yang."
Zhao Shu said: "Xiaozhao is bold and has prepared a response for the God. It might as well be said that even the God did not expect the variables here beforehand. I am afraid that the demon has launched evil spells and infected the generals.
God uses the pure energy of the Tiegong Temple to protect his true form, but he was accidentally involved in it and it is difficult to escape now."
Hengbi agreed: "It's okay to make some adjustments."
"As for enfeoffing the land, rebuilding the shrine, and using the Chongxuan Pavilion's power in the court, it is not difficult to imagine." Zhao Shu said: "Besides, the Liang family definitely does not want to lose the help of the gods, so they will turn to the land to guard one side and treat them.
The best thing to do is to settle for the next best thing."
Hengbi said: "But if the children of the Liang family do not have the intention to help others and save all living beings, but only pursue self-interest, even if they are awarded the True Monarch Talisman and Imperial Letters, they will never think of calling me again!"
Zhao Shu nodded secretly, Hengbi was originally the Immortal General of Falu. If he wanted to summon such a person to appear in the lower world, I am afraid that not only must he possess the power of spiritual qi refining, but he must also have a bright mind and an upright body in order to be able to feel it.
No wonder Liang Shuo had difficulty summoning Hengbi Immortal General frequently, and this is probably related to this. If not for the collapse of the fairyland and the chaos of laws, and Liang Tao taking the opportunity to control the cave, it would be almost impossible for Liang Shuo to obtain the protection of the Falu Immortal General.
Even if Hengbi is turned into a land, if you want to summon someone with a talisman, you will still have to meet the corresponding requirements.
Hengbi seemed to sense something and said: "Someone is here to see you, so we won't talk any more. I will go to see Tiegong first, and I will talk to Liang Shuo later."
"Send your regards to the Lord." Zhao Miao bowed and bowed.
The smoke drifted away, followed by a knock on the door. Zhao Shu pulled off the door-sealing charm. When he opened the door, he saw the light of stone fire and knew that Xin Shunying was looking for him.
When they came to the front yard, Xin Shunying was sitting on the porch and sulking. Zhao Shu came up and asked, "Sister Xin is looking for me?"
"Have you rested enough?" Xin Shunying glared at Zhao Shu: "You have been hiding in the house these days and claiming to be seriously ill just to test the attitudes of other restaurants?"
Zhao Shu planned the layout this time without explaining it to anyone in advance. He just acted on his own will. At this time, he replied coldly: "Yes. It seems that the other halls are still following the lead of Chongxuan Hall. Liang Shuo doesn't move, and most of the others don't move either." It moves."
Seeing him like this, Xin Shunying couldn't help but ask: "Brother Zhao, did you notice the abnormality in the boundary of Tiegong Temple?"
"Why did Senior Sister Xin say this?"
"I've been looking around for the past two days and found that there was a new priest on the empty throne of the temple." thing?"
"Maybe it was just an accident." Zhao Shu said.
Xin Shunying stared at Zhao Mi for a long time, but he never looked at her, and finally sighed helplessly: "It seems that Junior Brother Zhao is unwilling to say anything. Well, I won't ask either."
Zhao Shu did not want to involve others. In the final analysis, this matter made Liang's Falu lose an immortal general. This kind of behavior is like taking chestnuts from the fire. It seems light and gentle, but in fact it is dangerous. Zhao Shu cannot guarantee that there will be no danger. No omissions.
Some secrets are enough for you to know. Telling others will put both of you at risk, which is unnecessary.
"The people at Chongxuan Hall said that if you recover from your illness, you can go to Tiegong Temple." Xin Shunying said.
Zhao Shu sneered in his heart, Liang Shuo did not dare to visit him, but asked him to come over on his own initiative. This shows how much Liang Shuo shrank without the protection of the immortal general.
But Zhao Shu didn't dare to relax. He used the gold-water deformation method to pretend to be a demon. Maybe Liang Shuo noticed it and made some preparations before setting off for Tiegong Temple.
After Hengbi descended and took his seat, the barrier of Tiegong Temple was no longer silent, and the energy was flowing slowly, and could be activated at any time. This clearly shows that the previous barrier was deliberately blocked.
Arriving outside Jiutianyuntai, Zhao Shu was not left waiting this time and went directly inside to meet Liang Shuo.
However, when they met this time, Zhao Shu discovered that Liang Shuo had been blessed with several layers of protective spells. He was no longer as carefree as in the past, and was more alert and serious.
"Zhao Fuli looks good, and it seems that his injuries have recovered." Liang Shuo said impatiently: "You should have heard about the rise of the Tiegong Temple barrier a few days ago. Do you know the cause and effect?"
Zhao Shu frowned and said: "When the situation was urgent, I only found the demon performing magic outside the barrier. I was afraid that he had other tricks, so I took action directly. I chased the demon all the way to the outskirts of the city and fought with the demon several times, but I couldn't win, so let
He escaped."
"Has the origin of the demon's shape been found out?" Liang Shuo asked again.
Zhao Shu wanted to curse in his heart. He pretended to be ill and rested for a few days just to avoid trouble. Mr. Liang is so eager to find the real culprit, why don't you go and investigate it yourself? Are you used to ordering your subordinates? Or do you not have the protection of the immortal general?
Don’t you even dare to step out of Jiutianyuntai?
While scolding him in his heart, Zhao Shu said: "Most of the demons who have taken refuge in the Chiyun Rebellion Party are rogue cultivators, and it is difficult to identify them at the moment."
"I sent someone to the county government to ask about it." Liang Shuo said: "You claimed that the demon was the assassin who attacked the former county governor. This assassin also killed a minister of our Chongxuan Hall. It can be seen that the demon is in the city.
It’s been lurking for a long time.”
Zhao Shu took a long breath: "I was also assassinated by him. If I hadn't been protected by magic, I would have been killed long ago. I guess the demon thought that most of the army was not in the city, and it would be easier to hide after killing me.
.So I did the opposite and simply sealed off the city and searched for him, just to force him to show up. Now that the demon has escaped, I can feel a little more at ease."
Seeing Liang Shuo staring deep in thought, he was probably also speculating on the demon's actions. Zhao Shu didn't say much, even though there was a huge loophole in his words, that is, Tiegong Temple is the property of Mr. Fang, and the barrier suddenly activated, which should be the most suspicious
It's Mr. Fang.
It's just that Zhao Shu relied on the gold-water morphology method, set up a show, and enlisted the county government to cooperate with him. He just fabricated a "demon" that didn't exist, and tightly held Liang Shuo's thoughts, making it difficult to escape.
go.
To be honest, this cannot be entirely blamed on Zhao Shu's scheming, because the person who initially took a fancy to the Tiegong Temple was Hengbi Immortal General himself. Liang Shuo relied on the power of the Chongxuan Pavilion to drive everyone out of the Huaiying Pavilion, and he behaved himself
He stepped into a trap. If it were Zhao Shu, he would not be able to see through it for a while.
Just when Liang Shuo was about to speak, his expression suddenly changed, and even Zhao Shui sensed the change in the aura of Tiegong Temple outside Jiutian Yuntai. A maid hurried over and reported: "Sir, Immortal General Hengbi has appeared!"
Zhao Shu had a look of confusion on his face. Liang Shuo seemed reluctant to talk about Hengbi Immortal General to outsiders, so he waved his hand and said, "I understand, please step back."
Seeing Zhao Miao opening his mouth to speak, Liang Shuo said first, "Zhao Fu has just recovered from his serious illness, so I won't keep you for a long conversation."
Zhao Miao surrendered and resigned, but as soon as he walked out of the Jiutian Cloud Platform, he saw the mighty divine light shining down on Hengbi with his eyes wide open in anger. He stood on the clouds with his sword in hand. He was several feet tall, attracting everyone's attention.
Hengbi lowered his head slightly and looked at Zhao Shui. Neither of them spoke, and they knew each other well.