"The Holy One has decreed that Zhang Guo, Lan Cai and master and disciple should come to see you!"
Accompanied by repeated calls, the fairy-like Zhang Guo led Lan Caihe, who was fluttering with fairy spirit, across the platform and arrived at the magnificent hall.
"Kunlun Mountain Qi Refiner Zhang Guo, together with his disciple Lan Caihe, pay homage to His Majesty." Before the emperor could speak, Zhang Guo flicked his fly whisk and bowed.
"Taoist priest, there is no need to be too polite." The emperor sat high on the dragon chair and raised his hand and said.
Zhang Guo immediately stood up straight and displayed his arrogance as a master.
After years of cheating, he has figured out a lot of rules and knows that this is what the rich and powerful do.
The more submissive and polite you are in front of the other person, the more the other person will look down on you.
This is human nature, and he believes that even the emperor is not immune to it.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I wonder what your Majesty has thought about it?"
"Think it over carefully." The emperor nodded slightly and said, "As long as you, Daoist Zhang, can pass the test of Daoist Han, I will agree to all your needs."
"Taoist Master Han?" Zhang Guo looked stunned.
Where did Taoist Master Han appear from?
"Liu Bao, Taoist Priest Xuanhan, please come to see him." The emperor looked sideways at the chamberlain and said calmly.
"Xuan Han Xiangzi, Taoist Han, comes to see you." The eunuch shouted loudly.
"Xuan Han Xiangzi Han Taoist Minister to visit."
Several chamberlains relayed the message one after another, and the sound spread forward like waves.
Soon after, under the nervous gazes of Zhang Guo and Lan Caihe, Qin Yao, dressed in a white-gold robe, came slowly, raised his hands toward the imperial table and said, "Greetings to your Majesty."
"No need to be polite, Taoist Master Han." The emperor raised his hand and said, "Please begin your test."
Qin Yao nodded, turned around and faced Master and Disciple Zhang Guo, and asked in a solemn voice: "You said you are a Qi Master of Kunlun Mountain. I don't know which mountain you worshiped, what sect you entered, and who are the elders of the sect?"
Zhang Guo's expression changed slightly, and he said: "Firstly, I have no way of worshiping the mountain to get started, and secondly, I have no elders from the sect. I can only become an immortal by studying the true scriptures in the barren mountain spiritual mansion, and the sacred beast Zhu Guo helps me practice."
"Sutra... practice." Qin Yao chuckled and asked, "I wonder what level you have reached in practice?"
"If you get the help of the golden body, you can become an immortal." Zhang Guo said relatively implicitly.
If he hadn't been unable to figure out the details of this Taoist priest and didn't dare to talk nonsense, he could even tell Guanyin Master out.
In fact, in the original work, when he deceived the people to look for the so-called golden body, he used Guanyin to talk about it, and he didn't care about Guanyin Bodhisattva, a powerful Buddhist, why he could care about him, a "true Taoist immortal".
"Your Majesty, please order someone to bring the gold up." Qin Yao turned to the emperor and said.
The emperor nodded and ordered: "Bring one thousand taels of gold."
In the blink of an eye, four eunuchs brought in two wooden boxes. After opening the lids of the boxes, a dazzling golden light suddenly dazzled the eyes of Master and Disciple Zhang Guo.
"How big of a golden body do you want?" Qin Yao asked Zhang Guo.
Zhang Guo made a rough gesture: "It's as big as this."
Qin Yao asked again: "Do you have any requirements for the golden body?"
Zhang Guo couldn't guess why he asked this, but because he couldn't figure out the details of the other party, he didn't dare to say anything for the time being: "There is no request."
"good."
Qin Yao reached into the box and grabbed four gold bricks. After a little rubbing, he rolled the gold bricks into balls like dough.
Zhang Guo and Lan Caihe's eyes widened at the same time, and they were completely stunned on the spot.
no.
What did they see?
Knead the gold into a shape like clay with one hand...
Is this gold real gold?
Qin Yao's technique was very fast. In a blink of an eye, he pinched out a half-tall golden man, banged it in front of Zhang Guo, and asked: "I pinched it exactly like you. How do you think it turned out?"
Looking at the lifelike golden statue in front of him, Zhang Guo felt numb all over.
What kind of monster is this guy named Han?
"Why didn't Zhang Daozhang say anything?" After waiting for a long time, the emperor asked in a deep voice.
Zhang Guo pretended to be calm, raised his head and said: "He is naturally very good at pinching, but the golden statue needs to be consecrated. Only after it is consecrated can it become a help to poor Taoists."
"How to consecrate it?" the emperor asked.
Zhang Guo: "It requires the poor Taoist to baptize it three thousand times with his own magic power, which will probably take seven to seventy-nine days."
emperor:"……"
This guy is really good at dragging!
Qin Yao would not give Zhang Guo a chance to delay for forty-nine days. His main strategy was to use speed to control slowness. Before many parties could react, he would finish the matter and make it a fact.
If we really have to wait forty-nine days, we don’t know what kind of mishaps will happen.
"In other words, you have magic power now, right?"
"Yes, but not many." Zhang Guo said cautiously.
Qin Yao smiled and said: "I heard from the Holy Master that your magic power can only be used to kill monsters?"
"Exactly." Zhang Guo nodded repeatedly: "There is nothing here..."
"Yes." Qin Yao suddenly interrupted.
Zhang Guo: "???"
"Show up, Xiang Liu." Qin Yao said calmly.
A black smoke ball as dark as ink suddenly flew in from the outside and manifested into a nine-headed monster snake several feet long.
"Hoo."
Seeing the strange snake looking at him, Zhang Guo fainted in a state of extreme fright.
Lan Caihe saw his master fainting, so he simply rolled his eyes and collapsed on the ground.
"Take it." Qin Yao raised his palm.
Xiang Liu suddenly turned into a ray of black light, which went straight into his palm and turned into a three-pointed, two-edged sword that was inch by inch.
"Your Majesty, the test results are out."
In a flash, he put the magic weapon into his ear, Qin Yao cupped his hand and said.
The emperor, who was frightened by Xiang Liu and turned pale, took a deep breath and asked, "Dao Zhang Han, who was that strange snake just now..."
"It's just a weapon of a poor man." Qin Yao put down his arms and said with a smile.
"It's breathtaking. Taoist Master Han makes me breathtaking."
The emperor stood up and said solemnly: "I want to worship the Taoist Master as the national advisor on behalf of all the people in the world and suppress the evil spirits in the imperial city. I also ask the Taoist Master for his permission."
Qin Yao said in a deep voice: "I will try my best to find out the monsters that are wreaking havoc in the imperial city, but the title of Imperial Preceptor is forgetful. I do not rely on the luck of the country to practice, so this false reputation is of no use to me."
emperor:"……"
This Taoist Master Han is really candid.
Because it's of no use to me, I don't want it.
Don't even bother to cover it up!
"The Taoist Master is not interested in fame and wealth, but is straightforward and open-minded. I admire him endlessly." After regaining his senses, the emperor said with emotion from the bottom of his heart.
"Your Majesty is overly complimentary." Qin Yao chuckled and then said: "I have an unkind request, please accept it."
"Taoist Master, it's okay to say so." The emperor raised his hand and said.
Qin Yao pointed to the two masters and apprentices who were fainting on the ground and said: "I want to ask your Majesty for a favor and give these two to me."
The emperor asked curiously: "I really don't understand, what does the Taoist want these two liars to do?"
Qin Yao said calmly: "These two people have something to do with something, so I have to take them away."
The emperor waited for a moment, but when he saw that he had no intention of telling what the incident was, he said: "They are just two liars. The Taoist can just take them away. I only hope that the Taoist will keep the matter of exterminating the demon in his mind." Let the imperial city have peace as soon as possible."
"I have to do my best." Qin Yao waved his sleeve, and the cuff of his right hand suddenly became several times larger, and he put Zhang Guo and Lan Caihe into his sleeve.
"Could this be the legendary Universe in the Sleeve?" The emperor's eyes were full of brilliance.
Qin Yao shook his head slightly: "No... I just used magic to shrink these two people and put them into the cuffs. Once the real universe in the sleeves is used, it can evolve the universe and form a real world. Even if there is a havoc in the heaven, Even with your own abilities, you can’t even think of escaping from the confinement of time and space.”
The emperor was yearning for it, stood up suddenly, and asked expectantly: "Taoist Master, do you think I can cultivate immortality?"
"You can't." Qin Yao said decisively, leaving him no hope at all.
emperor:"……"
"Is it because of the throne?" After a moment, he asked solemnly.
"There are reasons for this, but more importantly, it's because you don't have an immortal destiny." Qin Yao said frankly.
What is immortality?
In the world of "The Complete Biography of the Eight Immortals", members of the Eight Immortals such as Han Xiangzi, He Xiaoyun, and Lu Dongbin all have a destiny, but the emperor definitely does not.
The emperor was greatly disappointed, but could only watch Qin Yao gradually go away.
"Your Majesty, do you want me to think of something?" said the eunuch accompanying the emperor.
"What can you think of?" the emperor asked.
The great eunuch whispered: "Perhaps we can start from the Cao Mansion..."
"Shut up." The emperor said decisively: "There is no need to mention this matter again!"
Even if he does not become an immortal, he is still the most noble person in the country, enjoying all the glory and wealth.
But if he is obsessed with wanting to become an immortal and attacks the Cao Mansion, he may not even be able to secure the throne.
He saw with his own eyes the magic of Han Xiangzi. Not to mention anything else, it was just the opponent's strange snake weapon that no mortal body could resist!
After leaving the palace, Qin Yao did not return directly to Cao Mansion. Instead, he walked slowly to a mountain forest and stopped in front of a gurgling stream. He waved his sleeves and threw Zhang Guo and Lan Caihe out.
.
"Ouch."
Lan Caihe hit his forehead on a stone, and immediately couldn't help crying out in pain, and his eyes quickly filled with tears.
Zhang Guo, on the other hand, didn't react at all and collapsed on the ground like a dead body.
"Stand up." Qin Yao said calmly.
Lan Caihe endured the pain on his forehead and quickly stood up obediently.
"Why do you want to dress up as a woman?" Qin Yao thought for a while and decided to guide Lan Caihe to say what he wanted him to say.
It's role play.
Nothing you say or do can transcend your understanding of your role.
To put it simply, he can't look at Lan Caihe now and tell him that you are one of the eight immortals, come back with me and become an immortal.
In this case, the two players playing this game (Buddha and Jade Emperor) will not be able to stand it.
Lan Caihe was not surprised that the other party could see his true identity, and said honestly: "Master thinks that my appearance as a woman is more fairy-like, and it is easier to deceive people, so he asked me to show myself in women's clothing."
"Immortal beauty?" Qin Yao raised his eyebrows, as if he remembered something, his eyes suddenly shone with divine light, and he looked carefully at the cross-dressing man in front of him.
Lan Caihe felt that his body was about to be seen through by him. He subconsciously crossed his hands on his crotch and asked in a trembling voice: "Taoist Master, what are you doing?"
"Divinity, I see divinity in you."
Qin Yao laughed loudly, stroking his hands and saying, "God help me."
Lan Caihe: "???"
At this time, Zhang Guo, who was in a coma, was awakened by his laughter, but he narrowed his eyes to a narrow slit. After taking a look at the current environment, he quickly closed his eyes and listened quietly to the sounds around him.
Qin Yao laughed for a long time, finished the show, and then said seriously: "To put it simply, you are destined to become an immortal because you are destined to become an immortal."
Lan Caihe: "?"
Zhang Guo: "?"
"You...you..." After a moment, Lan Caihe stuttered: "Are you kidding me?"
Qin Yao waved his hand: "Do you think I'm the kind of person who just makes fun of you?"
Lan Caihe: "..."
It doesn't look like much.
"Immortal, Immortal." While he was lost in thought, Zhang Guo quickly got up from the ground and asked eagerly: "Do you think I have any destiny?"
A divine light flashed in Qin Yao's eyes, and he said frankly: "It doesn't seem like it."
Zhang Guo was unwilling to give up, but did not dare to say that the other party was wrong. He only said: "Could it be that my destiny is hidden very deep? How about you take a closer look?"
Qin Yao shook his head: "I don't think you are right, but I don't rule out the possibility that I may have made a mistake. Follow me and look for the other members of the Eight Immortals to see if you can spot the destiny."
"Okay, okay." Zhang Guo said hurriedly.
"Then let's go."
Qin Yao formed a magic seal with his hands, and flames suddenly shone around his body...
Zhang Guo and Lan Caihe felt their eyes flash suddenly, and the next moment they appeared in a courtyard, as if they had traveled through time and space.
"Is this the real immortal method?" Zhang Guo said with envy.
The desire in my heart to become an immortal became even more intense.
"You're back." Yancai walked out of a room and appeared in front of Qin Yao in a few steps.
"Where are the others? Why aren't they here?" Qin Yao asked in confusion.
Yancai shook her head and said: "I don't know either. They had been discussing how to target the monster. I heard it was boring, so I went out to relax. When I came back, they were gone..."
That night.
The moon is dark and the stars are sparse.
The five immortals Tieguai Li, Han Zhongli, He Xiaoyun, Lu Dongbin, and Cao Jingxiu respectively guarded the sky above the five directions of the imperial city in the east, west, south, north, and middle, keeping an eye on the entire imperial city with their heavenly eyes open.
This is the "stupid" method proposed by Cao Jingxiu.
Whenever the five immortals in the sky see evil spirits appearing, or evil spirits harming people, they will immediately notify others to encircle them, and at the cost of a victim's life, they will drag the immortals to form a circle and lock on the evil spirit.
Countless monsters.
Under the current situation, this stupid method is already their best choice, at least it is much more reliable than blindly searching all over the city before.
"Appeared!"
At three o'clock in the morning, Zhongcheng District.
Cao Jingxiu suddenly turned into a bright divine light, fell from the sky, and hit a certain location in the city.
When the other four immortals saw his movement, they all moved closer to the central city and followed Cao Jingxiu from a distance.
Sixiang Pawn Shop.
In the lobby.
Bai Mudan pinched a man's neck with one hand, creating a suction force between his mouth and nose, transmitting the essence in the other person's body to his own body along his mouth and nose.
As the last ray of essence split into two and disappeared into her two nostrils, the pawnshop door exploded with a bang.
Dressed in a white gold robe and holding a yin-yang board, Cao Guojiu appeared in front of Bai Mudan among the debris in the sky, and shouted sternly: "You evildoer, suffer death!"