Quequan Township, as the name suggests, there are more hot springs in one township than there are sparrows in the woods.
Most of the people in the village make a living from the hot springs. Those who are rich can buy a hot spring. Those who have no money can work in the hot spring, wash themselves and wipe their backs, pour water to make tea, cook, clean the pond, and run errands. They can always find someone to work in.
make a living.
Zhang Shuanzhu works as an errand in a soup kitchen, serving wine and food to customers. He doesn't earn much, but it's not hard work. Occasionally he encounters picky customers, can't eat the food, and can't finish the wine, so it's cheap.
He did.
I was unlucky today. I met a guest who insisted on taking away the half-eaten food and wine. Zhang Shuanzhu was interested in a plate of pickled chicken. He hesitated and didn't want to give it away to the guest. He even ate a few pieces himself, which was seen by the guest.
, told the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper hated this greedy thing the most, so he immediately paid Zhang Shuanzhu's wages and kicked him out of the soup pool.
Zhang Shuanzhu felt unhappy. He was working as an errand boy, earning a shilling a month, which was not as much as his wife made as a female celebrity, so it was okay not to do this job.
But just because he ate two pieces of chicken and was scolded, Zhang Shuanzhu resented the shopkeeper even more.
It was useless to hold grudges, and he did not dare to do anything to the shopkeeper, so he went to the Nufu Church in the countryside, paid a hundred cents a month, and listened to the master's lecture.
Zhuang Si'an, an old believer who was in charge of collecting money, said to Zhang Shuanzhu: "You have been a member of the church for a full year. From now on, you will have to pay 80 wen per month instead of 100!"
Zhang Shuanzhu waved his hands and said, "That won't work. We must be loyal to the Wrathful Lord Tianxing."
The lecturer today is not the altar leader, but a steward. Zhang Shuanzhu looked disappointed: "Where is our altar master?"
Zhuang Si'an said in a low voice: "The altar master has something to do at home, so he can't come today. Let's listen to the steward's sermon. He also speaks quite well."
The steward took a sip of tea and said forcefully: "Our husband must be the head of the family at home. Only when he is outside can he be the head of the land. At home, your wife and children do not respect you, but when you go outside, you still expect others to respect you.
Your luck has been ruined by your wife and children, how can you live an easy life?"
Zhang Shuanzhu clenched his fists and said: "What this steward is saying is really good. It's just like telling fortunes. My luck is so bad these days. It's because of the bad wife at home who has hindered me. She ruined all my luck!"
Zhuang Si'an said: "Listen carefully, it may not be your wife, but some unfilial son. My second son is nothing. I am planning to teach him a lesson tonight."
Zhang Shuanzhu said bitterly: "When I talk about this, I feel even more uncomfortable. In the three years since I married this bitch, I haven't given birth to a single child, but why don't you say that she is harming me?"
The steward said: "If your wife and children don't respect you in words at home, someone will dare to scold you when you go out. If you don't respect you in behavior, someone will dare to hit you when you go out!"
"That's right!" Zhang Shuanzhu cheered repeatedly. Even if the next meal was not available, as long as he could come to the church to listen to the scriptures every day, he would not feel hungry.
At the time of Xu, the church was dismissed. Zhang Shuanzhu returned home, kicked open the door, and shouted to his wife Luo Shi: "Bring some money, and I'll buy some wine!"
When Luo Shi saw Zhang Shuanzhu's expression, he hurriedly rummaged through the boxes and cabinets, found two pence in total, and gave it to Zhang Shuanzhu tremblingly.
Zhang Shuanzhu threw the copper coins on the ground, stepped forward and slapped Luo Shi twice, and cursed: "Two cents can't even buy urine, what kind of wine do you want me to buy?"
Luo Shi covered his face and said, "The water and wine at the entrance of the village cost one penny a bowl..."
Zhang Shuanzhu stepped forward and kicked Luo Shi down again, scolding: "Then you might as well drink urine, why didn't I give you the money last month?"
Luo Shi held his stomach and cried: "You didn't bring any money back last month."
"Fuck you!" Zhang Shuanzhu blushed. He did come back without any money last month. He was given a small amount of money, but he used it to treat his friends at home to dinner, and he ate all the banquet.
Doesn’t this bitch know this?
She knew it clearly and deliberately made me look bad.
Zhang Shuanzhu kicked and beat him while cursing: "You bitch, where is the money you got from selling cloth a few days ago? Did Mother Tout let you support a man? I have been out all day and suffered, how can I spend a few dollars?
Shouldn’t it be, you take it or not, you take it or not…”
Luo Shi cried: "You spent all the money from selling cloth in exchange for wine..."
"You are so stubborn that you have ruined my luck. If you are so stubborn with me, someone will scold me. If I don't discipline you, someone will beat me in the future..."
Bang! There was a muffled sound, and Zhang Shuanzhu felt a sharp pain in his crotch, which made him roll his eyes.
Someone kicked me in the crotch from behind!
Could it be that her father is here?
That bad old man, I'll beat him up too!
Zhang Shuanzhu just turned around and hit the bridge of his nose with a punch.
The punch was salty and spicy, and Zhang Shuanzhu burst into tears.
Just as he was about to open his mouth to shout, the man raised his hand and punched again, causing the upper and lower teeth to collide. The front teeth were immediately broken, and the salty smell on the bridge of his nose spurted out.
Half of it came out, and the other half was swallowed back because the opponent punched him in the ribs. Zhang Shuanzhu lowered his head and was punched again on the top of his head.
Zhang Shuanzhu poked his head on the ground and scratched a piece of his face. He wanted to cry twice, but suddenly his neck bent and he was suffocated immediately, unable to make a sound.
Qi Shuiyun, an old man in green clothes, knelt on Zhang Shuanzhu's neck, raised his head and said to Yuchi Lan: "Do you remember it? If this continues, there will be no unyielding murderer."
Yuchilan scratched his scalp and said, "To deal with such a person, one punch is enough."
"If you rely on one punch alone and don't control the strength well, it can kill someone if it's too strong, but it's useless if it's too weak. And like me, if you hit him with one punch and defeat him completely, you just let him run away.
He didn’t dare to run away either.”
Yuchilan expressed disbelief.
Qi Shuiyun lifted Zhang Shuanzhu up and shouted: "Run!"
Zhang Shuanzhu was so frightened that he trembled and did not dare to run.
Yuchi Lan was convinced, Qi Shuiyun held Zhang Shuanzhu in his arms and said, "Do it again!"
Yuchi Lan started with a kick in the crotch and did it from beginning to end. When his knee was on Zhang Shuanzhu's neck, Qi Shuiyun shook his head and said: "That punch to the ribs was too strong. When I heard the sound, the bones were broken. It's not good to look like this."
!”
After speaking, Qi Shuiyun lifted Zhang Shuanzhu up again: "Control your strength and do it again!"
Luo Shi was shaking as he watched. Qi Shuiyun turned around and said to Luo Shi, "Don't be anxious. When she is done, you can do it again."
…
In two days, the Suppression Army searched for Nufu followers in Qingquan County and arrested more than 400 believers in total.
Lu Xianzhong, the altar owner of Quequan Township, was still waiting for Tan Si from the county to come to rescue him. Two days later, Tan Si did come, but unfortunately he could not save him and Tan Si was also arrested.
Seeing Lu Xianzhong being beaten into a state of disgrace, Master Tansi said angrily: "How dare they beat you like this?"
Lu Xianzhong smiled bitterly and said, "Don't worry, it's always like this."
One day later, Master Tansi's commander Jian was beaten as badly as Lu Xianzhong. He asked him what he wanted to say.
He not only handed over the list of believers in the county, but also confessed the altar officials from neighboring counties.
Liang Xianchun asked him about the identity of the governor of the state Tan Tan, but the teacher refused to tell him.
It's not that he refuses to say it, it's that he really doesn't know that he is an outsider. At the county level, the Nufu Sect has an internal organization.
Although the state Tan Shou is Shi Chang Jian's superior, he is not qualified to contact the Tan Shou, and all matters must be conveyed through internal channels.
Nu Fu Cult is divided into internal and external sects. Lin Tianzheng and Zuo Chuxian both know this.
Master Jian revealed the identity of the inner Taoist Si Tan, and Lin Tianzheng said: "Leave this matter to me. Within three days, all the inner Taoists in Qingquan County will be wiped out."
Liang Xianchun handed over the matter to Lin Tianzheng, and she led her troops to arrest Nufu followers in neighboring counties.
The news reached Yuling City, and Liu Jiangpu panicked.
He originally wanted to reveal the whereabouts of the Bloody Evil Sect's main altar and distract Liang Xianchun, but it was too late now. All Liang Xianchun's attention was focused on the Nufu Sect.
Liu Jiangpu ordered Yu Shiping, the magistrate of Qingquan County, to stop Liang Xianchun. Yu Shiping was a tough guy. He took all the government officials and came to the camp of the Suppression Army. He pointed at Liang Xianchun and shouted: "General, how can we suppress the bloody villains on our own?"
Indiscriminately hurting innocent people!”
Liang Xianchun ordered people to bring Si Tan and several altar owners from Qingquan County up. Holding a golden ax in their hands, he looked at Yu Shiping and said, "Yu Magistrate, are you in the same party with them?"
Seeing that these people were beaten into inhuman form, and then looking at the golden ax in Liang Xianchun's hand, he stood up without any fear in the world, held his head high and said, "I and the Nu Fu Cult are irreconcilable!"
He understood the righteousness well, abandoned the dark and turned to the light, and took refuge with Liang Xianchun. Counties in Huazhou followed suit one after another. The county magistrate took the initiative to arrest Nufu's followers and presented them to Liang Xianchun to show his determination.
There was great chaos in Liujiangpu, and he hurriedly reported the matter to Emperor Zhaoxing.
Sui Zhi also received the news and hurried to the palace to meet the king.
In the secret pavilion, Emperor Zhaoxing listened to Sui Zhi's report and said with a solemn expression: "Xianchun's temperament is too strong. I will write a letter by myself and order her to concentrate on destroying the blood evil sect and not to hurt innocent people again."
Sui Zhi frowned, Emperor Zhaoxing's attitude was different from what he thought.
"Your Majesty, every disciple in the sect is in danger now. If the Suppressing Army is allowed to do whatever it wants, the state will not be safe. If Your Majesty only sends a letter, I am afraid it will be difficult to dissuade the Suppressing General. We must issue an edict immediately and order
The evil-suppressing army should not harm the church members again!"
Emperor Zhaoxing sighed: "Although I intend to issue an edict, I am restricted by the cabinet. Although Xianchun is upright, he is loyal to me. A letter from me is enough to change her mind."
Sui Zhi pondered for a moment, then lowered his voice and said: "Your Majesty, if there is any mistake in the Huazhou altar, I am afraid that it will offend Xingjun. If Xingjun is angry, the outer body of the True God will also be affected."
Sui Zhi didn't say a word.
Your Majesty, do you still want to be promoted?
Emperor Zhaoxing looked at Sui Zhi and was speechless for a long time.
There was silence in the secret pavilion for a long time. Emperor Zhaoxing smiled and said, "Sui Aiqing, go and have a rest."
Sui Zhi did not dare to say anything and left the cabinet silently.
Chen Shuncai quickly prepared his pen and ink.
Emperor Zhaoxing frowned and said, "What are you doing?"
Chen Shuncai was startled: "Your Majesty, didn't you just say that you wanted to write a letter and give it to the general who suppressed evil?"
"Why repair the book?" Emperor Zhaoxing asked back, and Chen Shuncai didn't know how to respond.
"Didn't Your Majesty just say..."
Emperor Zhaoxing picked up a book on dream interpretation, flipped through it, and said casually: "There are four hundred believers in Qingquan County. How many Nufu believers are there in the entire Daxuan?"
Chen Shuncai was not good at arithmetic and could not make an estimate at the moment.
Emperor Zhaoxing sneered and said, "Maybe it's more than a hundred thousand, right?"
Chen Shuncai couldn't figure it out and didn't dare to answer casually. He heard Emperor Zhaoxing say: "How many times is this Sui Zhi threatening me? If I remember correctly, it must be the sixth time."
Chen Shuncai said: "But Your Majesty, you still have to rely on the Sui Minister..."
Emperor Zhaoxing turned to look at Chen Shuncai with a stern expression: "I don't need to rely on others. When I use him, he should do his best. This is his duty.
Over the years, he has received too many favors, but he has forgotten his duty, and I took this opportunity to let him know the pain and remind him of his duty."
Chen Shuncai was still worried: "But if I offend the angry king Tianxing..."
Emperor Zhaoxing laughed loudly: "How can there be such a thing as Angry King Tianxing? More than ten years ago, Sui Zhi made up this lie. Do you think I really believed him?"
After saying that, Emperor Zhaoxing continued to read the dream interpretation book, focusing on Suguha's dream, which was a dream that could be fulfilled in reality.
After watching it for a while, Emperor Zhaoxing sighed: "This dream is about to come true."
…
In Ziquan Pavilion, Xu Zhiqiong was checking the trophies. The sound of water and frolics could be heard outside the window. More than 300 beautiful women in Qingyi Pavilion were playing in the water.
After days of fierce fighting, Qingyi Pavilion was very hard. Xu Zhiqiong took advantage of the fact that he had just conquered a county altar and took his men to Mingmingquan for a short vacation.
"Two sisters, turn around, twist, touch, and compete to see whose peach is bigger!"
There was another sound of frolicking outside, and Xu Zhiqiong frowned.
Did they do it on purpose?
Why do you have to make so much noise?
Who do they think I am?
Do you think I want to take a bath with them?
Xu Zhiqiong was really not that interested. He was deeply attracted by a scripture.
This scripture comes from the county altar of Nufujiao in Chihuan County. Just last night, Xu Zhiqiong led the Qingyi Pavilion to hold the county altar. What is even more rare is that Xu Zhiqiong was fully prepared in advance and held both the outer and inner schools.
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Xu Zhiqiong found this scripture on the Inner Dao Altar Secretary. This scripture described some of Nu Jun Tianxing's early deeds. It was considered a must-have for the Nu Fu Cult, and it was nothing unusual at first.
But Xu Zhiqiong found a strange symbol in it, which looked like some kind of picture or some kind of ancient writing.
This symbol looked very familiar to Xu Zhiqiong, he must have seen it somewhere.
Under this symbol, there is a passage that Xu Zhiqiong is very familiar with: A son will know filial piety in the blood, a wife will know obedience in the blood, a servant will know fear in the blood, and a husband will drink blood in anger, and then he can stand in heaven and earth.
This is the internal scripture of Nufu Sect.
So what does the symbol above mean?
Could it be...the original text?
To be precise, it should be cipher text!
This is the first time Xu Zhiqiong has seen the original cipher text on the inner scriptures!
The cipher text formed by these symbols is so familiar!
I’ve seen it, I’ve definitely seen it!
Xu Zhiqiong knows the origin of this symbol!
This symbol comes from...
The bronze lotus flower on his chest trembled, and Xu Zhiqiong's thoughts were interrupted. Taibu's voice suddenly came from his ears: "Kangsheng, you have done great things, but you have turned Huazhou upside down."
Xu Zhiqiong responded in his mind: "This was originally a strategy we had discussed. I wonder how the divination side has prepared?"
"The elixir has been released. There are three pills in total. One pill can greatly increase a person's cultivation, and one pill can regrow a broken limb. This pill is good. No matter what is broken in the body, it can be restored. The other pill
But it’s hard to say that taking the elixir will cause your combat power to skyrocket, but it will make people fall into madness!”
Xu Zhiqiong asked: "How to divide this elixir?"
Taibu said: "I will keep the first pill, and give the second pill to you. This third pill is the most important!"
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "Give it to me too, I have a friend who is very good at beating when he goes crazy!"
Taibu was startled: "How capable is he of fighting?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Maybe he can beat Taotie's outer body."
Taibu sighed softly: "Kuansheng, please be careful. I will go to Li Qi Teahouse soon to have a chat with Li Shabai. He is the key to this battle.
In addition, we need to take Tong Qingqiu to the palace. If anything goes wrong, you can go to Li Qi Teahouse to pick up Tong Qingqiu."
Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said, "What's the matter that forces Brother Tong to go to the palace?"
"When it comes to painting," Taibu said, "there is a way to paint dreams that only Tong Qingqiu can use."