After Xu Xingzhi listened to Mr. Wuyun's instructions, he realized in his heart: "Yes, sir."
He went down first to deliver the order.
After receiving the order, Shang Jie and Hu Ming immediately returned to Chang'an.
Shang Jie was somewhat surprised after hearing that she would take over Chang'andong City.
It would be good for the Hanshan Sect and the Perak Sect to take care of the West Market at the moment. The East City needs to deal with practitioners from all over the Eastern Tang Dynasty, and even the Western Zhou Dynasty, Northern Qi and other places, so they need more suitable candidates at the moment.
But the time it takes for Dahe Longmen to enter Chang'an is still short.
She originally thought that even if Xu Xingzhi resigned, the person who would take over Chang'an East City would be selected from the Chen family.
Although she was surprised, Shang Jie responded quickly and immediately responded: "I am scared, but I will do my best to run Chang'an East City. Please give me some advice, sir."
"I won't make a mistake. You have the talent in this area." Mr. Wu Yun did not make any specific requirements, but simply said: "Just adjust your position."
"...Yes, I understand." Shang Jie took a deep breath and saluted Mr. Wu Yun.
Shang Jie knew very well what the old man in black in front of her meant.
The so-called adjusting her position means that from today on, she will regard herself more as a Chang'an person rather than an elder of Dahe Longmen.
Shang Jie actually had no objection to this point.
It's not that she will abandon and forget Dahe Longmen from now on, but that doing so will be good for herself, Chang'an, and the teacher's sect.
Just as she had reminded her nephew Wenhu before, now she herself had to make corresponding adjustments.
After Mr. Wu Yun gave Shang Jie some advice, he looked at Hu Ming.
"I have seen your performance in Hexi County."
Mr. Wu Yun said calmly: "The rules of Chang'an are to punish those who have done something wrong, and to reward those who have merit."
Hu Ming lowered his head: "Thank you, senior."
"Now you have two choices. First, I have a superior magic skill here that is suitable for you to practice the Dark Bat Transformation. Once you get it, you will definitely benefit from it, just like the Chen family, Hanshan Sect, and Pili Sect.
"Mr. Wu Yun said.
Hu Ming's breathing became rapid.
He has never seen the Five Thunder Killing Heart Palm of the Pili Sect.
He had seen the Hanshan Sect's Dark Night Jinghong Sword used by Hanshan warriors. Although it did not make him jealous, he was convinced that it was definitely much better than the original martial arts inheritance of the Hanshan Sect.
The Chen family's Dragon-Slaying Fist made Hu Ming envious.
Whether it is the demonic skills he is currently practicing or the Thunder Kick Martial Arts passed down from the Hu family's ancestors, they are undoubtedly inferior to the Dragon Slaying Fist that the Chen family obtained from Chang'an City.
It can be seen from this that the teaching of Kung Fu in Chang'an is also divided into levels and proceeds step by step.
Then what Mr. Wu Yun said, the magic skills that can be passed on to him, even if they are not as good as the Dragon Slaying Fist, are definitely better than the Night Jinghong Sword, Thunder Kicks and what he is currently learning.
After acquiring this demonic skill, his cultivation level will definitely improve greatly, and he may even be able to raise a real demon soon and break through to the seventh level of the demonic path, the realm of feeding demons.
This made Hu Ming very excited.
However, he regained his composure and remained silent, quietly listening to Mr. Wu Yun continue to speak.
"Second option..."
Mr. Wu Yun glanced at Hu Ming: "Hu Yinghua and other people imprisoned by the Eastern Tang Dynasty, Chang'an can help you exchange them back."
Hu Ming exhaled a long breath: "This junior firmly believes that there will be opportunities to make contributions to Chang'an in the future, but uncle and the others may suffer torture in the hands of Dong Tang for one more day, so this junior chooses the second option and hopes that the senior will succeed."
Mr. Wu Yun nodded, and then ordered Xu Xingzhi who was waiting at the side:
"The matter is left to you. If you are in the same realm, you can only change it to the same realm."
"Students understand." Xu Xingzhi replied calmly.
"Thank you Chang'an for your grace, thank you for your grace, senior." After thanking Mr. Wu Yun, Hu Ming turned to Xu Xingzhi and said, "Thank you, Mr. Xu."
"I don't dare to take it seriously." Xu Xingzhi nodded: "Brother Hu needs to assist Xu in this matter."
"Definitely, definitely, just ask Mr. Xu."
Hu Ming thanked Xu Xingzhi, and Xu Xingzhi saluted Mr. Wu Yun together before leaving.
After they left, Xu Xingzhi first handed over to Shang Jie from Dahe Longmen, took Shang Jie to Chang'an East City to familiarize himself with the situation, and then left Chang'an with Hu Ming.
It was not impossible for Xu Xingzhi to get in touch with Dongtang.
Although he abandoned his official position in the Eastern Tang Dynasty, he still had several old friends in the Eastern Tang Dynasty.
After leaving the matter to Xu Xingzhi, City Lord Zhang no longer had to worry about it.
He didn't care who Dong Tang hoped to exchange for the Hu family.
However, it would be a bit fun if Dongtang came to replace some people who he did not plan to return.
Many of the prisoners in Chang'an are now softening their attitude. They are just worried that their family members and relatives are still under the rule of the Eastern Tang Dynasty, so they dare not bow their heads easily.
Some people who work alone do not have this concern.
Mr. Wuyun projected by Zhang Dongyun appears in the Temple of Heavenly Punishment.
In a side hall in the palace, a person was waiting.
He was a Taoist priest who looked like a young man.
When he saw Mr. Wu Yun appear, he immediately said: "Senior."
"You have been working hard for a long time, and you have always been diligent and dedicated."
Mr. Wu Yun passed by the young Taoist priest and sat down in the chair:
"Your Majesty is magnanimous. Chang'an will give opportunities to those who sincerely repent, but..."
He looked at the young Taoist priest: "...there is only one chance."
The young Taoist priest said sincerely: "The junior understands what the senior said, and will definitely cherish the opportunity seriously, and will never dare to let down the kindness of His Majesty and Sir."
He sighed leisurely: "The younger generation is not willing to bend down to serve the royal family of the Eastern Tang Dynasty, and even hides in a dark pavilion without seeing the light of day, like snakes, insects, rats and ants.
Chang'an is far superior to the royal family of the Eastern Tang Dynasty, and they have a place to stay, so they are not hunted down by Qingyun Temple. I am thankful to God, how can I have any second thoughts?"
This Taoist priest, who was one of the three major worshipers of An Pavilion, betrayed Gu Hechuan of Qingyun Temple.
He looks like a young man, but his actual age is already over seventy. However, Taoist practice prolongs life, and he has good looks, so he looks less than thirty years old.
All the secrets in Gu Hechuan's belly had been wiped out long ago when he was captured.
The reason why he betrayed Qingyun Temple and was wanted by Qingyun Temple was because he stole treasures privately.
Coincidentally, the treasure he stole was Lei Yun Ruyi who fell into the hands of Zhang Dongyun along with Taoist Cangye.
Back then, Gu Hechuan failed to steal the treasure, so he fled down the mountain privately and was forced to join the Dark Pavilion of the Eastern Tang Dynasty.
Later, after he fell into the hands of Chang'an, he worked as a coolie, and now he has finally found peace.
"When you are in Chang'an, you must abide by the rules of Chang'an. You should have known this for a long time?" Mr. Wu Yun glanced at Gu Hechuan.
Gu Hechuan said quickly: "Junior understands."
Mr. Wuyun opened his hand, and a ball of green light suddenly floated above his palm.
The green light kept flashing, and there was a "cracking" sound from it, like a ball of blue thunder.
In the center of the thunder light, there is a handle of jade Ruyi, looming.
Gu Hechuan breathed slightly.
That was exactly what he had been dreaming about all those years ago!
When he was working previously, he met Taoist Cangye and Taoist Huangye who were fellow disciples of Qingyun Temple.
Gu Hechuan was not surprised that Lei Yun Ruyi fell into the hands of Chang'an City.
However, at this moment, seeing that he had not been able to get what he had asked for before, and even more so that he had changed the direction of his entire life, Daoist Master Gu had mixed feelings in his heart.
"If you have merit, you will be rewarded; if you make mistakes, you will be punished."
Mr. Wu Yun said calmly: "This is a rule established by His Majesty. Since you are serving Chang'an now, the next step will be up to you."
After that, the cyan lightning disappeared.
Gu Hechuan's eyes were still looking at Mr. Wu Yun's hand. After a while, he looked away, with a serious expression, and saluted Mr. Wu Yun: "Senior, I have a destiny, and I, this junior, will do my best to repay Chang'an."
Mr. Wu Yun did not send any errands to Gu Hechuan at the moment. He just casually gave instructions: "Before that, go down and take a good rest. Now that you are free, you can have your own residence in the city."
Gu Hechuan responded: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, senior."
Zhang Dongyun did not send Gu Hechuan to Hexi County. It was not because he did not trust him. No one in Invincible City could lie in front of him.
But now the overall situation in Hexi has been basically decided.
Li Qiong threw himself into a trap, and Xuan Yiyi was in disarray.
Elder Song, who was originally a disciple of the Commander-in-Chief, came to Hexi County specifically to help Li Qiong, but he couldn't help but hesitate, not wanting his disciples of Xuan Dao to help the royal family anymore.
Without their support, Li Dong, the old prince of the Eastern Tang Dynasty, Li Xuanyi, the prince of Zhangming County, and others were left alone.
Zhang Chong, Chen Jiezhi and others on the Chang'an side had many experts and already had the upper hand. At this time, they took great strides to launch an attack on the Dongtang side.
Most of Hexi County fell into the hands of Chang'an.
On this day, an elder of the Chen family, leading the Chen family's children, had just captured a city in Moyang Mansion, Hexi County, and were waiting for the army of the left-leading army guard to follow.
Suddenly, a disciple of the Chen family came to report: "Uncle Ninth, the army encountered a Tang Dynasty defeated army. We originally planned to take it down, but someone suddenly stopped us. As a result, the army ran away, and the entire army was defeated.
He was stopped by the other party!"
"Who is he?" asked the elder of the Chen family, "from the royal family of the Eastern Tang Dynasty? Or from which faction?"
The Chen family kid was a little weird: "No, it looks like... a Buddhist disciple, a monk."
The elders of the Chen family also looked strange.
In the Eastern Tang Dynasty, there was no Buddhist inheritance, but the three schools of Taoism, Confucianism, and Wushu.
There are monks, but you can only see a few wandering monks occasionally.
Moreover, most of the similar characters are martial arts practitioners. They have just ordained and converted to Buddhism, but they are not true Buddhist practitioners.
Although Buddhist practitioners are not as beaten up as demonic practitioners, they are still extremely rare.
Fortunately, the Chen family once had a great business and was a famous family in the Eastern Tang Dynasty. It had a long history and was well-informed, so the children of the Chen family in front of them could distinguish that the other party was the rumored Buddhist practitioner.
If it were a local force like the Hanshan Sect or the Pili Sect, they might still be unable to determine whether the monk was a true Buddhist disciple.
"Where did the Buddhist practitioners come from?" The elder of the Chen family frowned and left the city: "I'm going to have a look."