"If there is a problem, there must be something wrong with Han Xiangzi!"
In the Dragon Palace, the Prince's Mansion, Hua Long looked at the scene of Uncle Cao becoming an immortal in the jade jade, and was so angry that he smashed the glass cup in his hand.
"He is indeed a little strange." Bai Mudan stood behind him and frowned: "It's indescribably strange."
Hua Long took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and thought: "He seems to have the ability to predict the future."
Bai Mudan suddenly realized: "Yes, that's the strange thing! Without him, it would be difficult for Lu Dongbin to find out that I am a goblin. If I am trapped by love, it is even less possible for me to become an immortal so quickly.
Cao Jingxiu was in the same situation. If he hadn't recognized Wang San's true identity at a glance, Cao Jingxiu would not have become an immortal just because of Wang San's drag.
If you push it further, there is also He Xiaoyun, who probably also wrote it."
As he said this, a chill suddenly shot from the bottom of his heart along his spine to his forehead, and his whole body felt chilly.
This speculation is too terrifying.
You know, these are three immortals!
Hua Long nodded: "That's right. The six immortals gathered so fast that my layout speed couldn't keep up with their gathering speed. This is a very outrageous thing."
"What should we do?" Bai Mudan asked.
Ever since she invited the Dream Demon to deal with the Eight Immortals, the two of them have become like grasshoppers on a rope.
It is conceivable that Hualong will not let her go until the incident of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea is completed.
Therefore, her current inquiry is somewhat sincere...
Hua Long thought for a long time and said quietly: "I have to find something to do for the Eight Immortals."
The next day.
It's noon.
Qin Yao, Yancai, Tieguaili, Han Zhongli, Lu Dongbin, He Xiangu, Cao Guojiu and other immortal families gathered in a peach forest, waiting for Taibai Venus to appear.
As a result, Tieguai Li's immortal talisman flew into the sky for a long time, but Taibai Jinxing was not seen.
"Why did this Venus disappear again at a critical moment?" Han Zhongli scratched his head with the handle of the fan and complained silently.
Qin Yao sighed.
What else could be the reason?
The Heavenly Court designated it as suppressed.
I just hope there won’t be any “super-class” disaster!
"Why don't you go to heaven to look for him?" Lu Dongbin suggested to Tieguai Li.
"it's useless."
Tieguai Li, who was looking for Jin Xing to find out his experience, shook his head and said: "If the immortal talisman cannot contact him, God will definitely not be able to find him."
"Then what should we do?" Lu Dongbin spread his hands and said, "We can't just wait in the capital, right?"
Qin Yao was also helpless.
If the Buddha and the Jade Emperor had not paid attention to this chess game, he could have led these immortals to search for Lan Caihe all over the city.
But the problem is, most likely they are watching.
Different from the situation of He Xiaoyun and Lu Dongbin, Lan Caihe and Han Xiangzi were strangers to each other. As Han Xiangzi, he searched for Lan Caihe all over the city. He might not know what those two great masters would think.
It's better to be patient.
Strive for stability.
Afterwards, all the immortals returned to Cao's house together and settled down here for the time being.
Fortunately, they didn't have to wait long for things to turn around.
Unfortunately, this turnaround was brought about by dozens of lives...
The capital is in chaos!
At the foot of the Emperor, in the most benevolent place, demons suddenly arose out of nowhere, and this matter quickly reached the ears of Heaven.
When the emperor, who was high up in the palace, heard about this incident, he immediately issued an order and posted an imperial list offering a reward for those who had the right knowledge to come out and eliminate the demon. The reward was as high as one hundred taels of gold!
When the news reached the Cao Mansion, Tieguai Li, Han Zhongli, He Xiangu, and Lu Dongbin scrambled to get rid of the demon. Qin Yao did not stop them and allowed the four immortals to leave the mansion.
But after they left one after another, Cao Guojiu came to Qin Yao alone and asked seriously: "Xiangzi doesn't seem to be in a hurry?"
Qin Yao shook his head: "It's not that I'm not anxious, but I know that it's useless to be anxious. If the four of them can't find the monster, even if I follow him to find it, it won't have any effect."
Uncle Cao Guo nodded slightly and said hesitantly: "Xiangzi, it's strange that this demon attack has happened."
Qin Yao: "I feel that most likely they are here to find us something to do."
Uncle Cao Guo: "..."
A few days later.
The Four Immortals, who were worried about the people and devoted themselves to eradicating demons, returned dejectedly. Qin Yao and Cao Guojiu welcomed them into the courtyard together.
"It's strange..." Tieguai Li said to the two of them: "The monster seems to kill without any pattern, and there is no connection between the dead. It kills a blacksmith in the East City today and a prostitute in the West City tomorrow. It is simply inexplicable."
Cao Jingxiu sighed and said: "The Holy One has already offered a reward of one thousand taels of gold this morning, but there is still no one who dares to accept the imperial list and is confident that the demon trouble can be quelled."
"A capable immortal magician will not take this thousand taels of gold seriously. Incompetent immortal magicians, or liars, but all locals should know that it is true that monsters kill people, who dares
Take your own life to get rid of the demon."
Qin Yao said: "So, those who dare to reveal the emperor's list must either have attained the truth and have sufficient confidence in themselves, or they have come from other places and don't know how deep the water is!"
"I'll reveal this imperial list!"
In the downtown area of Dongcheng, there is a middle-aged Taoist with a very good appearance, wearing a square scarf hat with a black background and white lines, a black-faced white-flowered wide-sleeved robe, and two strands of black beard under the temples.
He took off the royal list and said to the onlookers around him.
The crowd was talking and pointing, but no one spoke to them.
"Master, something is wrong." A girl in a blue dress carrying a load came to the Taoist and said softly: "I heard that people are really dead. It doesn't look like someone is pretending to be a ghost."
"What are the real dead people afraid of? It's not like Master has never seen this scene before." The Taoist responded in a low voice: "Is it possible that you really believe that there are monsters in this world?"
Girl in blue skirt: "Even if there are no monsters, if the other party dares to kill people without restraint, our master and disciple can..."
"Shut up, don't try to increase the prestige of others and destroy your own ambition." The Taoist admonished, "Also, your voice needs to be softer to sound like a woman."
Mentioning this, Lan Caihe felt helpless in his heart, and said weakly: "Master, how long will I continue to pretend to be a woman?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Just dress up until we can earn the money we need for the rest of our lives. You also know that your female costume is much more fairy-like than your male costume."
The Taoist raised the imperial list in his hand towards him and said: "If we can get this vote, it's almost done."
Lan Caihe opened his mouth, but after all, he didn't say anything treacherous.
Soon after, the Taoist held the imperial list and led his disciples to the palace. They were respectfully led into a palace by the imperial guards to meet the emperor and the saint.
"Kunlun Mountain Qi Refiner Zhang Guo pays homage to His Majesty." In front of the young emperor, the Taoist bowed slightly and said loudly.
"Lan Caihe pays homage to His Majesty." The young apprentice followed and bowed.
"How dare you not kneel when you meet the Holy One?" Next to the dragon chair, a great eunuch holding a fly whisk shouted sternly.
"It doesn't matter." The young emperor shook off the long sleeves of his dragon robe, walked around the royal table, and faced the master and apprentice directly: "Do you really have magic to get rid of demons?"
Zhang Guo shook the imperial edict in his hand and said in a deep voice: "If you don't have the ability to kill monsters, how can a poor man dare to expose this imperial list? Who in the world thinks that he will live a long life?"
The emperor nodded with deep understanding and said, "Master Taoist, can you perform for me?"
"We can't perform." Zhang said decisively: "What Pindao practices is the art of killing demons, not a showmanship. Once he takes action, the demons will surely die."
After hearing what he said, the thought of the emperor's favor disappeared immediately.
Do charlatans dare to deceive the emperor?
Of course I dare.
Their ancestor Xu Fu made a very bad start and successfully deceived the First Emperor.
If there were no successful cases, the charlatans might not be so rampant!
"If that's the case, then I'll be waiting for good news."
"Why is this emperor so stingy? I risked my life to expose the imperial examination, but you didn't even say you would give me any benefits." Zhang Guo complained silently in his heart, but with a solemn look on his face, he said in a deep voice: "I am reporting this to you, Your Majesty, but I am still a poor Taoist."
I have a favor to ask you."
"What's the matter?" the emperor asked.
"The poor Taoist Kai Tian took a quick look and saw that the demonic energy in the imperial city was so high that the monster that harmed people must be a unique monster."
Zhang Guo said loudly: "The poor Taoist was scolded by the heaven for going down to earth to eliminate monsters without authorization. He cut off the three flowers on his head and only had five qi in his chest. He can deal with ordinary monsters, but he is somewhat powerful against this unique monster.
We haven’t caught him yet and need some outside help.”
"Oh?" The emperor sat upright and asked, "I wonder what kind of external assistance the leader needs?"
"Golden body!" Zhang said decisively.
"What golden body?"
Zhang Guo: "The literal meaning is that it is a Dharma image made of gold."
The emperor's face changed slightly, and he felt more and more like a liar. He asked solemnly: "How big a golden body does the Taoist priest need?"
Zhang Guo gestured and said, "It's as big as this."
The emperor turned to look at the great eunuch who was accompanying him. The great eunuch quickly bowed and said, "If it is not mixed with other substances, it will cost about eight hundred taels of gold."
Zhang Guo looked at the old eunuch with strange eyes and said in his heart: This eunuch is a master.
The emperor nodded slightly and said, "Daozhang Zhang, how about I give you an answer tomorrow?"
Zhang Guo was a little disappointed. After all, the longer things like deception are delayed, the greater the variables. The greater the variables, the higher the risk.
But now that the matter has come to this, he can only bow his head and obey orders: "Okay, I'll just wait for the instructions of the Holy One."
After half a stick of incense.
The emperor slowly came to the harem, dismissed his attendants, and came to Cao Yalan alone.
"Your Majesty." Cao Yalan bowed and said.
"My beloved concubine." The emperor smiled slightly and said bluntly: "Are you still used to living in this palace?"
Cao Yalan nodded quickly: "With Your Majesty here, I will feel safe wherever I live."
The smile on the emperor's face suddenly widened a bit. He took Cao Yalan's hand and said cordially: "Lan'er, in addition to meeting you this time, I have one more thing to ask."
"Your Majesty, please speak." Cao Yalan said softly.
The emperor said: "You said before that Cao Guojiu resigned because an expert came to the house and extradited him to the Taoist sect?"
Cao Yalan nodded: "Yes, that is indeed an expert, with truly amazing abilities, otherwise my brother would never have made such a determination."
The emperor exhaled softly and said, "Can Lan'er do me a favor?"
"Your Majesty, please tell me, Lan'er will definitely help you." Cao Yalan said immediately.
"A Taoist priest came from the previous dynasty and said that he had magical powers to subdue demons and eliminate demons, but he could not show it in front of me. I suspected that he was a bold liar, so I wanted to ask the masters of the Cao Mansion to test his background." The emperor said calmly.
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Cao Yalan thought for a while and said: "Lan'er will go back to her parents' house right now and ask that expert to come and relieve your majesty's worries."
The emperor was overjoyed and said with emotion on his face: "Thank you for your hard work, Lan'er."
Cao Yalan shook her head: "It is my concubine's blessing to be able to help His Majesty..."
More than two hours later.
The imperial concubine was escorted by the guards to the front of Cao's Mansion. The middle door of Cao's Mansion was opened wide, and the old lady, her son, and all the servants came to greet her. The scene was very lively.
"Mom, where is Xiangzi?" Cao Yalan asked impatiently after entering the inner courtyard.
"I'm here." Qin Yao suddenly appeared in front of her and said with a smile: "I don't need to salute, right?"
"Of course not." Cao Yalan pursed her lips and smiled, and said softly: "I have something else to ask you for."
Qin Yao was stunned for a moment and asked in surprise: "What's the matter?"
Cao Yalan immediately relayed the emperor's words, and then talked about what she had found out, such as...the names and birthplaces of the master and apprentice.
"Zhang Guo...Lan Caihe..." Qin Yao murmured these two names softly, with a slightly strange look on his face.
"Xiangzi, is there any problem with these two people?" Cao Yalan asked hurriedly.
Qin Yao shook his head slowly: "Their situation is more complicated and cannot be explained in a few words. I will go to the palace to see them tomorrow."
Cao Yalan bowed and said, "Thank you Xiangzi."
Qin Yao waved his hand: "It's okay, friends should trust each other and help each other. This is what I should do..."
After the mission was completed, Cao Yalan did not stay at Cao's house for long and returned to the palace before dusk.
After Cao Jingxiu sent him out of the alley on behalf of the Cao family, he returned to the house and took Qin Yao and asked, "What's the problem with those two people?"
Qin Yao's face paused slightly, and he waved his hand and said: "Don't ask, don't think, you will know in the future."
Cao Jingxiu said helplessly: "Do all gods like playing riddles?"
Qin Yao sighed in his heart: Brother, it's not that I want to play riddles, it's because I really can't.
There are some things that can be done but cannot be said. If you say it, it will cause disaster!
Early next morning.
Qin Yao walked into the Jinluan Palace under the leadership of a general in front of the palace. He bowed his hands to the emperor behind the imperial table and in front of the screen and saluted: "Han Xiangzi, a poor Taoist, pays homage to your majesty."
After what happened yesterday, the eunuch accompanying the emperor had realized that the emperor now valued De Dao Quanzhen, so he did not ask Qin Yao to kneel down again.
"No courtesy." The emperor stood up from the dragon throne and said seriously: "Concubine Cao said that the chief has a true Tao. I wonder if it is true?"
Qin Yao smiled slightly: "It's true."
The emperor raised his eyebrows and said, "Master Taoist, can you demonstrate something for me?"
Qin Yao: "Of course."
After saying this, he made a seal with his hands, and bursts of golden light suddenly appeared on his body. The golden light condensed into a lifelike golden dragon, with its body as the center, its head held high and its chest raised, looking forward.
"Snapped."
The whisk in the eunuch's hand suddenly fell to the ground, and he stared at the scene in front of him in stunned silence, as if he had lost his soul.
The emperor was also dumbfounded.
He asked casually, but he didn't expect that this man not only played it real, but also played it so big.