Lin Xiaodong said: "There is no need for the county government to send people to encircle and suppress the bandits. My mentor goes out in person, and the county magistrate only needs to send people to capture the bandits."
After hearing this, Dai Jishi nodded vigorously and stood up, cupping his hands and saying: "If the head of Lingquan Sect comes out personally, then I will definitely cooperate with you!"
Lin Xiaodong also stood up: "In this case, I will go back and inform the leader."
Lin Xiaodong and Guo Chuxiu left the county government and went back to the mountain to see the leader. Lin Xiaodong said: "Teacher, the county magistrate said that we will fully cooperate."
Linquan Taoist nodded: "Okay, I'll ask your uncles to come."
Guo Chuxiu called Lin Binhai and others. Lin Binhai met Lin Xiaodong and asked sarcastically: "How is it?"
What did the county magistrate say?"
Linquan Taoist said: "The county magistrate said that we will cooperate fully."
After hearing this, Lin Binhai said to Linquan Taoist: "Teacher, how could the county magistrate listen to him? Let's not go down the mountain in vain."
Linquan Taoist: "If the county government doesn't care, we must also take care of it and keep it clean. You stay on the mountain to take charge of affairs, and the others will follow me down the mountain."
Wu Gaoyuan stayed on the mountain, while Linquan Taoist, Lin Binhai, Zhang Yuwen, Zeng Junmin, Lin Xiaodong and Guo Chuxiu went down the mountain.
On the afternoon of the second day, a group of people arrived at Changning Town and stayed at an inn. Linquan Taoist called everyone and said to Lin Xiaodong: "Go and inform the county magistrate that we have arrived and ask him to send someone.
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Lin Binhai said impatiently: "When he calls for people, the cucumbers and vegetables will be cold. Let's just go straight up the mountain."
Linquan Taoist shook his head: "No, catch those who should be caught and release those who should be released. Now that we have gone down the mountain, we will completely end the banditry in this area."
Lin Binhai snorted at Lin Xiaodong: "Okay, let me see how much face you have and whether you can call someone from the county government."
Lin Xiaodong ignored Lin Binhai, said goodbye to everyone, and went to the county seat.
Taoist Linquan and others waited in Changning Town for a day. On the night of the second day, everyone sat together to eat. Lin Binhai said disdainfully: "Why hasn't Lin Xiaodong come back?
Is it because you can’t boast enough and don’t dare to come back?”
Guo Chuxiu retorted: "That's not true! I'm going with him too. The county magistrate is polite to Senior Brother Lin and has already agreed. They must still be on their way."
Lin Binhai nodded: "Okay, then we will wait another day."
As soon as he finished speaking, there were footsteps outside and Lin Xiaodong's voice: "No need to wait!"
Guo Chuxiu went to open the door and saw Lin Xiaodong, Dai Jishi and Luo Hongfu standing outside. He couldn't help but said in surprise: "Senior Brother Lin! Master Dai, Master Luo, you are here!"
Linquan Taoist and others hurriedly came out to greet them, and Lin Xiaodong introduced: "Teacher, this is Lord Dai Jishidai, the county magistrate, and Lord Luo Hongfuluo, the county captain.
"Two adults, this is my mentor, Taoist Linquan."
Dai Jishi handed over to Taoist Linquan: "I have heard about the Lingquan Sect in Pingliang Mountain for a long time, but I didn't have a chance to meet him. Today I saw Taoist Linquan, he has an immortal demeanor and several disciples are also upright and comely. He is really a master of the world!"
Taoist Linquan smiled, invited the two of them to take a seat, and said: "People from outside the country are not exempt from the common customs. I, a young disciple, accidentally encountered a bandit at home and lost silk worth five thousand taels of gold. Fortunately, I now know about the mountain bandits."
The whereabouts of the thief.”
Dai Jishi said: "Taoist Linquan is willing to go down the mountain to eradicate the traitors, which is really a blessing to the people of Baodi County. To be honest, Dai is just a county magistrate, and now he is acting as an agent for county affairs. The mess left by Lu Deshou makes me and
Several adults are very busy."
"Nowadays, the county government officers and soldiers are empty, they cannot pay food and wages, and they are powerless to exterminate the bandits. Thanks to your Lingquan faction, our county government is enjoying the success. Dai, thank you on behalf of the people of Baodi County!"
Lin Xiaodong turned his head and smiled and said to Lin Binhai: "Uncle Lin, the student has said before that Mr. Dai loves the people like a son and will never sit idly by and watch. Now he has been brought here."
Lin Binhai gritted his teeth and nodded with a cold face, and asked gloomily: "Sir, why do I only see you two, where are the officers and soldiers?"
Dai Jishi said: "Oh, that's right. I was afraid of disturbing the public, so I asked the officers and soldiers to repair outside the town. Mr. Luo and I did not wear official uniforms and came alone."
Linquan Taoist nodded, pointed to Lin Xiaodong and said: "This group of bandits is in Pingxi Mountain, Changning Town. We stayed here for a day and found out a lot of information. Let's let my disciple lead the way and enter the mountain in the middle of the night."
In the middle of the night, in the dead of night and with no one on the streets, Linquan Taoist and his party came to the outside of the city and saw officers and soldiers, more than fifty people coming.
Dai Jishi said: "Half of the officers and soldiers in the county are here."
Linquan Taoist nodded: "There are about thirty bandits and one Taoist priest on the mountain. As long as we deal with that Taoist priest, the remaining bandits will be easy to deal with. Master Dai only needs to hide in the dark with his officers and soldiers, and wait until we take down the bandits."
Just subdue them and come out to arrest them."
Everyone went to Pingxi Mountain quietly.
Pingxi Mountain is located among lofty mountains, and the valley is full of kapok trees. The moon hangs low in the middle of the night, and the mountains are pitch black. From time to time, there are owls hooting, which makes people feel chills on their backs.
Not long after, they arrived at the top of the mountain. Everyone hid behind a big rock and looked up. They saw a stockade with a fence made of wood. There were two observation towers at the top. There were torches at the door and two people standing there.
A fierce man carrying a big sword.
Dai Jishi said worriedly: "This place is heavily defended. It may not be easy to break in."
Linquan Taoist smiled: "These wooden buildings and fences are useless in the eyes of Taoists."
After saying that, he led the disciples of the sect and walked to the entrance of the village in a swaggering manner.
Dai Jishi, Luo Hongfu and the officers and soldiers were so frightened that they lay down behind the rocks and stared with their eyes wide open.
The two gatekeepers immediately spotted Linquan Taoist and others, showed their swords and asked fiercely: "Who are they?"
Linquan Taoist said calmly: "Did you steal the silk from the Guo family in the county?"
The guard didn't answer, but grabbed the rope on the doorpost behind him and shook it gently, causing a bell high up to jingle.
The torches on the wall of the stockade were lit one after another, and the voices of people in the stockade rose and fell in a hurry. After a while, about twenty people rushed out from the gate. The leader was a Taoist priest, in his forties, wearing a Taoist robe.
People gathered in the middle.
This person is none other than Taoist Master Guangyuan, a disciple of Taoist Danchun Taoist Master Taixuan Guan in Nanluo Mountain, Raohua County, Andong Prefecture, Yiling Road. He defected from the master six months ago and became a bandit.
When Taoist Guangyuan saw that Taoist Linquan and others were all cultivators, he cautiously asked: "Who is coming?
Tell me your name!"
Lin Binhai said fiercely: "You don't know that you are about to die! My master is Linquan Taoist from Lingquan of Niu'er Mountain! Today I have made a special trip to eradicate your gang of bandits!"
Taoist Guangyuan glanced at the crowd. There were so many people on the opposite side that he expected it would be difficult to win by himself, so he changed his words: "Lingquan Sect?
I have no grudges against you, so why do you want to make things difficult?"
Linquan Taoist asked: "A few months ago, were you robbed of the silk from the Guo family in the county?"