Chapter 716: Is the Taoist Priest too cautious? These two old guys can really tolerate it.
Persimmons should be picked soft when pinched. This principle is very applicable even in the world of gods and demons...otherwise, you may break your teeth.
And there is another point...because Zhang Guolao is not a human being, there may not be much pressure on the Liangshan old demon and Bai Ze to attack each other.
After all, among the leading candidates for the Eight Immortals, only Zhang Guolao is not human.
Among the remaining few, except for He Xiangu who worshiped under the sect of Jin Guangxian, they are all in the Tang Dynasty... Their status as candidates for the Eight Immortals is secondary, and their status as people of the Tang Dynasty is what should really be feared.
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Although Li Chengqian, a Tieguai Li, had many conflicts with his father Li Shimin, he had now become a disciple of Li Chunfeng, a human sect, and became a Taoist priest... But Li Shimin never said that he did not recognize his son.
Otherwise, we would not have brought the other party to the Holy Buddha Tripitaka to enlighten him.
Unexpectedly, by some strange combination of circumstances, Li Shimin was angered by this kid and shaved off his hair with his own hands, almost becoming a monk.
That is to say, Sanzang Saint Buddha said that he had no connection with Buddhism and did not agree to transfer him to Buddhism... However, it also opened up Li Chengqian's new thinking. If he did not want to become a monk, he would become a Taoist priest.
This time, Li Chengqian was recognized by Taishang Laojun and successfully became a disciple of the Human Sect.
Based on his dual status as the prince of the Tang Dynasty and a disciple of the Human Religion, his status as a candidate for the Eight Immortals seems to be just to gain popularity.
It's not just Li Chengqian, the other candidates for the Eight Immortals... none of them seem to be ordinary people.
Lan Caihe, who seems to be a beggar, is also the reincarnation of the Barefoot Immortal... Even Fei Changfang and He Xiangu, who have no past life background, the former is Xue Rengui's disciple and the latter is Jin Guangxian's disciple, even if there is no candidate for the Eight Immortals
This identity may not have any impact on them, and maybe it will save them some trouble.
This point is most important when reflected in Zhang Guolao.
If he hadn't accumulated a lot of merit by doing good deeds in the human race, he might not have had the chance to be selected as one of the Eight Immortals, and he would not have incurred the plans of the Bat Ancestor.
The current situation is that Zhang Guolao and Xu Jingzong are walking to Huainan at the front, followed by the Bat Ancestor, Liangshan Old Yao and Bai Ze at the back, and Fahai at the end.
In order to confirm whether he was the last link, Fahai specially summoned the six-eared macaque and asked him to use his magical powers to investigate.
Although there are indeed only a few people in the Three Realms who can follow Fahai silently, they still exist.
However, it is generally possible to hide from Fa Hai's spiritual detection, and of course he will be wary of the six-eared macaque's supernatural powers... and the monitoring results of the six-eared macaque also show this. If the master had not taken the initiative to let go of his control,
Shielding, he could only detect the whereabouts of Zhang Guolao and Xu Jingzong this time.
Under his magical power, the Bat Patriarch, Liangshan Old Demon and Bai Ze, who had been exposed to the eyes of Master Sanzang Saint Buddha, did not show their whereabouts.
The six-eared macaque probably knew what the master meant. The master was using this method to remind himself that his magical power was no longer an invincible means of exploration in the three realms.
Although his master had told him before that he shouldn't rely too much on supernatural powers... the six-eared macaque never paid much attention to it because he didn't have a very intuitive feeling.
It's different now. The facts are right in front of us... For the six-eared macaque, there is actually a lot of room for development of his magical powers. Previously, just because of his natural magical powers, it was enough for him to use... Even
Therefore, he had to deliberately limit his magical powers to prevent him from inadvertently hearing something he shouldn't have heard and offending the powers of the three realms, which would lead to disaster.
Therefore, the six-eared macaques in the past focused more on spiritual practice and martial arts.
Today's six-eared macaques have actually entered a bottleneck period in terms of their spiritual practice. It is actually difficult to break through the current state simply by relying on daily practice.
Not only the six-eared macaque, Yang Jian actually also has this kind of trouble, otherwise the six-eared macaque would not agree to Yang Jian joining the True Lord Temple as the supervisor of the three realms, and Yang Jian would not easily relent and become the god of justice.
The reason why Yang Jian invited the six-eared macaque was actually because the strength of the six-eared macaque was similar to his own...the two of them competed with each other, which also helped their own practice.
Even if they can't advance to a higher level in cultivation, both parties have gained a lot from the exchange of some magical powers... For example, their special skills - Eighty-nine Mysterious Techniques (Seventy-two Transformations)
, or it may be a forbidden technique such as the method of disintegrating demons.
"Is Taoist Master too cautious?"
Ever since he left Chang'an, Xu Jingzong felt that Zhang Guolao seemed to have changed into a different person. He was extremely cautious along the way, as if he was afraid of being plotted against.
Of course, Xu Jingzong didn't think it was wrong to be cautious, otherwise he wouldn't have invited Zhang Guolao to go with him, wouldn't he be afraid of running into unnecessary trouble?
But now Zhang Guolao's precautions still make Xu Jingzong a little flattered. After all, he is just a mortal. Even if he has some enemies, he is still a mortal... and he should not be Zhang Guolao's opponent yet.
Although the number of fairies in the Tang Dynasty is increasing day by day, those who can walk in the Tang Dynasty should not do anything harmful to others... Xu Jingzong invited Zhang Guolao to accompany him, not so much to guard against bandits and evil spirits wandering around the mountains.
It would be better to say that he felt that going to Huainan alone would be too lonely and wanted to find a companion to go with him.
But he never expected that Zhang Guolao would be so vigilant. Every time he stopped at a place, he would conduct a comprehensive investigation... He only took the official road along the way, and those who took shortcuts
Zhang Guo never even glanced at the alley.
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Once, he said bluntly to Zhang Guolao: "I am just an ordinary teacher now. Even if I offended some people before, I would not bother the Taoist priest so much..."
Zhang Guolao didn't wait for Xu Jingzong to finish speaking, so he quickly waved his hand and said: "Brother Yanzu has misunderstood..."
But when he said this, Zhang Guolao paused for a moment... After all, he did these things mostly for his own safety.
Of course, now that Xu Jingzong is walking with him, if he is in danger, the other party will not be able to escape.
But this matter... It's really hard for Zhang Guolao to talk about it. We've already come this far, so we can't just tell the other party. In fact, the danger on my side is greater, right?
But it's not the same thing to always hide it and not tell it... After thinking for a moment, Zhang Guolao decided to make it clear to Xu Jingzong.
After some narration, Xu Jingzong finally understood that he had hired a bodyguard to go out... He had clearly hired a hell king to urge him on.
But then, Xu Jingzong stopped worrying about this matter. Instead, he began to comfort Zhang Guolao, "Don't worry, Taoist Priest... I heard from Taoist Priest that the Bat Patriarch is also a person, and he has been there since ancient times.
The Demon King who has survived to this day... must be able to clearly see the current situation in our Datang."
"As far as the Tang Dynasty is concerned today, the demons who dare to attack the territory of the Tang Dynasty are basically those who are ignorant...existences like the Bat Ancestor, unless he doesn't want to live, in my opinion.
..He will never take action against a Taoist priest in the Tang Dynasty."
If Zhang Guolao had not joined the Tang Dynasty Academy, Xu Jingzong would not dare to say such a thing... After all, whether Zhang Guolao has the official status of the Tang Dynasty is also very important to the demon clan.
something.
Generally speaking, a fight broke out between two demon clans who did not have the status of the Tang Dynasty in the territory of the Tang Dynasty... As long as the people of the Tang Dynasty were not endangered, the Tang government would not take the initiative to take action against them, at most.
Give him a warning and let him leave the Tang Dynasty.
But as long as there is one and only one party that has the identity of the Tang Dynasty, then the relevant yamen on the Datang side will really not sit idly by and ignore it.
With the existence of Zhang Guolao and Pat Ancestor Bat, once the two of them clashed in the Tang Dynasty, it would basically be Yuan Tiangang, and Li Chunfeng would later be one of Xue Rengui and Wang Xuance. If Old Ancestor Bat had
If Zu was still a man-eating monster, he would most likely have attracted Zen Master Wu Jing, or even asked Tripitaka to take action himself.
I have to say... there is indeed nothing wrong with what Xu Jingzong guessed.
Because Sanzang Holy Buddha was really following them, wanting to see what these demons were up to.
The cultivation level of Zhang Guolao and the Bat Ancestor are between the same, but if there is a real life-and-death fight, there is a high probability that the Bat Ancestor will survive... After all, the Bat Ancestor's living environment is better than that of Zhang Guolao
Much worse.
The other party had more actual combat experience than Zhang Guolao, and coupled with the other party's ruthless personality... it could be said that he suppressed Zhang Guolao in almost all aspects.
If this were not the case, Zhang Guolao would not have gone to propose a plan and specially invited Sanzang Holy Buddha to protect his safety. Then he felt that Li Chunfeng and the others were not very safe.
In terms of cherishing life, Zhang Guolao has always been at the forefront of the Three Realms.
It is precisely because of this that even though Zhang Guolao banned his proposal to the Holy Buddha Tripitaka, the caution in his nature still made him wary of Patriarch Bat at every turn.
In fact, it was this state that attracted the Bat Ancestor to take the bait... If Zhang Guolao really ran out with a big sting and was completely undefended from the outside world, it would actually arouse the Bat Ancestor's vigilance.
After all, his ability to cherish life is not inferior to that of Zhang Guolao.
If he wasn't completely sure, the Bat Ancestor would rather not take action.
Xu Jingzong can see the problem, and the Bat Ancestor certainly understands it very well. If he cannot kill Zhang Guolao with one blow, and can successfully escape from the Tang Dynasty...then it will not be that easy to leave.
Already.
It has to be said that Zhang Guolao's prevention work was indeed very good...so much so that the Bat Ancestor never had the chance to take action, but he had enough patience to wait for Zhang Guolao to reveal his flaws.
And this process is like a game between the hunter and the prey.
As the saying goes, if you defend for a long time, you will lose. The Bat Ancestor did not believe that Zhang Guolao never slacked off, and the moment when the opponent slackened was the best time for him to take action.
At the same time, the Bat Ancestor was also observing Zhang Guolao's Taoist talismans used to prevent sneak attacks. In order to find out the function of these Taoist talismans, he even alerted some wild beasts to test them.
"These two old guys are really tolerant." The temperament of the old demon from Liangshan is actually not very stable, otherwise he would not have acted impulsively and killed Ohnoze Water God and the group of black armored cavalry to silence them.
At this moment, looking at the Patriarch Bat and Zhang Guolao grinding away at each other, they inevitably felt a little irritated in their hearts.
Bai Ze, who was standing by, certainly knew what the old demon from Liangshan was thinking, so he said to him: "It seems that this bat ancestor will not take action before Zhang Guolao and Xu Jingzong arrive at their destination."
The Liangshan old demon still believed in Bai Ze's judgment, but he still asked curiously: "When do you think the Bat Ancestor will take action?"
"If it were me... I would never choose to attack Zhang Guolao in the Tang Dynasty... But the Bat Ancestor obviously has a lot of urgency. If he can't kill Zhang Guolao as soon as possible, he will seize the opportunity.
The other party has the luck of the Eight Immortals, so after Yuan Tiangang handles the matter in Luzhou, Beiju, and returns to the Tang Dynasty... I'm afraid he will never have the chance to take action against Zhang Guolao... He will even have to consider what he should do
How did you avoid Yuan Tiangang's pursuit?"
After a little analysis, Bai Ze said to the old demon from Liangshan: "The most desperate way is to take action at the moment when Zhang Guolao and Xu Jingzong find the inheritance of the Miscellaneous Family... Because at this time, even if they are on guard,
But the mind will inevitably be attracted by the treasure... This is the only chance for the Bat Ancestor to take action. Only by taking action here, no matter whether it fails or not, can the Bat Ancestor escape from the Tang Dynasty and enter the East China Sea."
This is an inference based on the bat ancestor wanting to escape.
If the opponent just wants to assassinate and has no intention of considering his own escape route, then he can also ambush on the only way to the border of Chang'an. The moment the opponent enters Chang'an, the Bat Ancestor suddenly rises up to kill, and there are also
High probability of success.
But for the current situation of the Bat Ancestor, this possibility is naturally not considered.
"And..." Bai Ze paused for a moment and said to the Liangshan old demon, "These are just things seen on the surface."
"Is there something deeper?"
"Yes." Bai Ze nodded, "I think all of this was done intentionally by Zhang Guolao, just to lure the Bat Ancestor to take action... and then completely solve this hidden danger."
"You also know this?" The Liangshan old demon knew Bai Ze's evil power, but he could even tell when the bat ancestor would take action against Zhang Guolao. This was a bit too much.
However, after listening to Bai Ze's explanation, the Liangshan old demon didn't have any expectations as to how this matter would end... He calmed down his restless heart for a while.