"Whether it's true or not, you and I will find out if you go near the secret passage and take a look." Zhao Zheng said firmly.
"That's right. This matter is not trivial. Without further ado, let's go over and have a look." Le Bubu was so anxious that he was sweating. He stretched out his thick hand and grabbed Zhao Zheng's shoulder, tapping the ground lightly.
He flew up. He grabbed Zhao Zheng and flew over many houses until he reached the drainage outlet. He found that the stone cover there had been lifted, revealing a secret passage leading straight down.
Seeing this scene, Le didn't know that his heart sank. Although this secret passage was not well hidden, it was a major secret within the sect. Only a few people knew about it and it was never made public. Unexpectedly, this secret passage was hidden secretly.
The Tao has been known to outsiders and has been exploited by bad people. This is really terrible.
"Oops, oops, it's terrible." Le Bubu was so anxious that he couldn't help but put Zhao Zheng on the ground. Without saying anything, he entered the secret passage without authorization and went to investigate the situation of the iron door.
Zhao Zheng is only responsible for conveying the news, but does not want to get involved too much in this matter. After the Taishan Sect learns that the secret passage has been broken into by an outsider, they will definitely handle the matter carefully and either strengthen the secret passage or simply destroy it.
He will definitely not ignore it. Only when this secret passage is blocked or disappears completely, eliminating his worries, can he feel at ease. One thing can lead to two, and he doesn't want anyone to enter his bedroom again one night.
, and took away his Zichu sword.
His prediction was indeed correct. After Le Wanshu confirmed that the iron gate of the secret passage had been pried open by outsiders, he immediately sounded the alarm within the sect, and used the highest alert level. Everyone in the Taishan sect was alerted.
After hearing the alarm bell, the three great swordsmen of Taishan Sect, as well as the hall master and elders all came to hear the news and asked about the reason.
Le Shizhi briefly explained what happened to the backbones of the Taishan Sect, and quickly assigned them, letting some people conduct inspections and searches inside the door, letting some people guard their posts strictly, and letting others go down the mountain to start chasing, and let others
Zhao Zheng described the physical characteristics of the criminal.
Zhao Zheng did not tell the truth, but fabricated a bad guy out of thin air. The reason why he did not tell the name of the Silver Guard was, firstly, because the Silver Guard had warned him. Secondly, because the Taishan Sect might not be able to capture the Silver Guard in one fell swoop!
Once the Taishan faction failed and let the Silver Guards go, there would be endless troubles. He didn't want to make an enemy like the Silver Guards before his martial arts skills were fully developed, so it was better not to ask for trouble.
The entire Taishan Sect mobilized, turned the Jade Emperor upside down, and chased the unfounded gangster all night long. The result was naturally a failure. Many people in the Taishan Sect suspected that what happened tonight was an old enemy.
The Three Sword Sect did this, but Zhao Zheng did not push the flames in this direction, claiming that the weapon used by the criminal was a sword instead of a knife. This prevented the two sects from causing another dispute. He joined the Taishan Sect to solve the problem, but not
to add to the problem.
The search was fruitless. And the Taishan sect did not suffer any losses, so the Taishan sect disciples were more or less relieved. What made the senior Taishan sect regretful was the loss of such an ingenious secret passage. In order to prevent similar things from happening again, they only
This secret passage was completely sealed, filled with sand and gravel, and completely blocked.
After the storm basically subsided, Le Shizhi called Zhao Zheng to a living room alone and claimed that he wanted to reward Zhao Zheng.
As soon as Zhao Zheng entered the house, he brought the traitor Zhang Dashan, and then fought off the criminals at night to avoid losses. Both of these achievements were very great, and they were both rewarded. In addition to two strokes on the credit sheet,
Of course, some actual rewards must be given, otherwise how can the Taishan sect be called a big sect?
"Zhao Zheng, you have made two great achievements for our sect in succession. As a reward, I have decided to give you a complete set of Cangsong swordsmanship and a 'night watch insect'. Are you satisfied?" Le Shizhi smiled.
Cangsong Sword Technique is the most widely circulated sword technique in the Taishan Sect. It is a top-grade sword technique and is divided into seven levels. The full set of Cangsong Sword Technique can generally only be learned by disciples in the sect, and is rarely given to elders like Keqing.
Personnel training. Almost all disciples of the Taishan Sect have learned the Cangsong Sword Technique. Most of them use this sword technique to fight when they travel around the world. However, this sword technique is not the unique skill of the Taishan Sect.
The reason why the sect can become a sect and remain standing for many years depends on another sword technique. However, only the pillars of the sect are qualified to learn that sword technique, and even the most trusted disciples in the sect are not allowed to learn it.
Forget about giving it to Zhao Zheng.
As for the night watch insect, it is a rare kind of insect. This kind of insect never sleeps at night and is very alert. Once someone approaches, it will scream loudly. When sleeping, warriors like to keep this kind of vigil bug.
The insects are placed in the bedroom to prevent thieves from sneaking in in the middle of the night. Because of this characteristic, night watch insects are also commonly known as "angry thieves."
It is estimated that Le Shizhi considered that Zhao Zheng carried a valuable treasure and needed to be careful about thieves, so he thought of sending a night watch insect to Zhao Zheng.
Zhao Zheng is still very satisfied with these two rewards. His Maha Sword Technique is like a huge grocery store. He can absorb all kinds of sword techniques. The more he learns, the better. As for the Night Watch Insect, he also has
It has a very practical effect, and this kind of insect is hard to come by and cannot be purchased at all.
"Thank you, manager, these two rewards are very useful to me, and I am very satisfied. Since this is what you gave me, I won't refuse it hypocritically." Zhao Zheng said with great joy.
"There is no need to refuse. After you join the Taishan sect, we will be a family from now on. What else is there to be polite about as a family?" Le Wenzhan waved his hands kindly, then took out the two rewards one by one and placed them on the table.
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Cangsong Sword Technique is a hardcover booklet. The booklet is very new. The binding lines are all white and spotless. The night watch bug is placed in a small cage. This kind of bug is black and looks like a cricket, but it has no head.
There are spots on it. At this time, this night watch insect is sleeping, lying there motionless. The night watch insect only watches at night, and will sleep all day during the day, and will not wake up when disturbed. Therefore, this kind of night watch insect only
It can be used to keep watch at night, but it is of no use during the day.
Zhao Zheng didn't show any pretense and directly grabbed the two rewards in his hands and looked at them repeatedly.
Looking through Cangsong Sword Art, there are pictures and texts in it, recording every move. This swordsmanship was learned by He Guan Taoist, the founder of the Taishan School, when he was watching pine trees. When used, it has many excellent characteristics of Cangsong, tall and tall.
It is straight and unbent, strong and tenacious in life.
Looking at the night watch insect again, it looks small and cute when sleeping. Although it is small in size, it is very useful.
Zhao Zheng put down the two rewards and said thank you again to show courtesy.
After pressing the topic of rewards, Le Shizhi changed the subject and said: "Zhao Zheng, today is an auspicious day. I have already ordered someone to arrange your initiation ceremony. At noon, I will take you to worship our ancestor.
After finishing the ceremony, Grandmaster, I will take you to meet the elders and hall master of our sect, and let you have a meal with everyone to celebrate your entry. After completing this scene, you will officially join our sect."
"It's really troublesome, Mr. Le." Zhao Zheng said politely.
"It's not troublesome, these are all necessary procedures." Le Shizhi took a deep look at Zhao Zheng and said earnestly, "Zhao Zheng, you made two great achievements in a row as soon as you entered the door. I feel that you may be a member of our sect.
With your lucky star, you will definitely make more contributions to our sect in the future. If you make more contributions, I will consider informing the head of our sect and ask him to allow you to change from the guest elder to the hall master or the sect leader.
Elder, in that case, you will be closer to our sect."
"Whether I am an elder from Keqing or an elder within the sect, I will try my best to help the Taishan sect, because I have been associated with this sect a long time ago and have longed for this sect." Zhao Zhenghua pointed out.
So I say this because he joined the Taishan sect in his previous life and stayed in this sect for a long time, so he has a special feeling.
Le Zhidao didn't know about it, and thought there was some hidden story behind the so-called "fate", so he asked curiously: "How can I say this? Could it be that you have known people from this sect a long time ago?"
"Haha, that's not the case. The bond I am talking about is just because I have heard many stories about Taishan sect members' heroic deeds and righteousness, so I have always wanted to join the Taishan sect." Zhao Zheng said perfunctorily.
"That's it." Le BuZhi nodded and didn't ask further.
At the end of the conversation, Le Shizhi, a busy man, politely issued an eviction order. Zhao Zheng returned to his residence with two rewards and arranged them properly. Cangsong Sword Technique was stored in the system warehouse, and the night watch insects were placed in the insect cage warehouse.
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At noon, Le Shizhi sent someone to find Zhao Zheng again and asked him to help with the matters of worshiping the ancestor. This person was the master of the ceremony hall and was responsible for such matters.
The hall master explained the ritual process and asked Zhao Zheng to wash up first and then go to worship his ancestors.
Zhao Zheng did as he was told, took a shower and changed into the uniform of a Taishan sect's elder Ke Qing. Then he went out and followed the hall master to the ancestral hall where he visited the memorial tablet of his ancestor.
The ancestral hall is filled with green smoke, the curtains are hung high, and there is a solemn offering table in the middle. On the table is the tablet of the ancestor, with the name of the ancestor, Taoist He Guan, written in red cinnabar. On the wall above the tablet, there are also
There is an ancient portrait, depicting a Taoist with a crane crown and an immortal appearance.
Zhao Zheng insisted on the concept that there is gold under a man's knees and would never kneel to any living person, but it was still acceptable to kneel down to his ancestors who had been dead for hundreds of years. He knelt on the soft cushion and paid his respects to the founder of the Taishan Sect.
He kowtowed respectfully three times and said something in front of everyone, swearing allegiance to the Taishan sect.
This simple ancestor worship ceremony is over.
Before leaving, Zhao Zheng glanced at the portrait on the wall twice, and sighed in his heart: "If you have a soul in heaven and see the two sects you founded killing each other, I don't know what you would think."
People ask the sky, but the sky is silent. No one can answer Zhao Zheng's question. (To be continued...)
ps: I looked up the terminology of martial arts-specific clothing, but I didn’t find it. Later, I heard someone else say that it can be called uniforms.
At first glance, uniform sounds like a quite modern term, but it actually existed in ancient times, so it’s not strange to put it in a novel with an ancient setting.
