Chen Xiu put his hand on his forehead and said to himself jokingly: "Sometimes, I am thinking. Why do so many rebels and rebels never think about processing the so-called transaction list and destroying evidence in advance? This Isn't it obvious that you are leaving a loophole for yourself?"
His eyes fell on the so-called list, and he spoke slowly: "Steel knives, four hundred and eighty; wrought bronze lion helmets, one hundred and sixty; cold iron and black gold armor, seven hundred and twenty; cold; There are fifteen Iron Po City Crossbows. They are marked as [King of Nanyang]."
The leading middle-aged Taoist priest gritted his teeth slightly and said sternly: "Sir, the troubled times are approaching and everyone is uneasy. Our Tianmu Palace purchased armor from [King Nanyang] for self-protection. Is there anything wrong? Even if If he were to be questioned, he would be demoted to the rank of a commoner and exiled thousands of miles away."
"My Tianmu Palace, after all, is also the orthodox Taoist sect. It represents the reputation of the Taoist sect! In your eyes, do you still have the Taoist sect?"
Hehehe——
Chen Xiu looked at the middle-aged Taoist priest with a half-smile, and said meaningfully: "The Taoist sect has a good reputation, right? OK, then I'll give you this opportunity!"
He said rather playfully: "Since you are hoarding troops and armor, you are seeking self-protection. Let me ask you, where are those weapons, armor, and city-breaking crossbows now?"
The middle-aged Taoist priest's eyes changed slightly, and he said coldly: "Such a valuable thing is naturally hidden in a secret place. Only the palace master knows where it is! Even I need some time to check. After all, the sect has Formation protection."
"How can this work? This is related to the reputation of the Taoist sect and the reputation of your Tianmu Academy." Chen Xiu laughed strangely and looked coldly: "Then let me find it for you!!"
As he spoke, the thunder knife in his hand fell from the air, and hundreds of feet of thunder appeared on the blade.
At this moment, the heaven and earth seem to have turned into a sea of thunder and ambition.
There was lightning surging between Chen Xu's eyes.
Purple Thunder Sword Technique, the fifth style, the wild thunder shakes the sky!!
The sword fell to the ninth level, like nine thunder breaths from heaven and earth!
The sea of clouds in the sky seems to have been cut open by the thunder knife!
Violent thunder descended from the sky, and the huge Tianmu Palace was split into two and completely shattered by the surge of air!
"Now, there is no protection from the formation, nor is there any restriction. Your Excellency, you should be able to take it out, right? Don't tell me that you forgot." Chen Xiu said jokingly.
"Of course, if you can't come up with it, then you can definitely be guilty of treason, right? This crime will require everyone to be executed!"
"I" the middle-aged Taoist priest's face was extremely ugly.
He never imagined that Chen Xiu could destroy all the protective methods of Tianmu Palace with a single blow.
His excuses have become his own shackles.
"Report to your lord."
Low words sounded, and the white jade Tianqi, stained with a bit of dust, said coldly: "We dug more than three feet into the huge Tianmu Palace, but we didn't find the so-called armor and weapons for self-protection. Instead, they were in the underground warehouse. In the meantime, I found an invitation."
"It's exactly the invitation from the former [Nanyang King] Zhu Can."
The middle-aged Taoist priest's face instantly turned extremely pale.
Didn't you order this thing to be destroyed at the beginning?
Why are there still disciples hiding it privately??
"Moreover, on the ground, traces of the storage and dragging of black gunpowder and weapons can be detected!" Bai Yu Tianqi's words gradually became colder: "We even found the ritual text under the statue of Tianzun in the Sanqing Palace.
Please take a look, sir."
Those are the unfinished ritual texts that have been burned.
Usually, it is used in sacrifices or important occasions.
"Yellow Sky rises again, the Three Pure Ones are the most important! Today, Zhu Can and Ye Aotian become brothers. They don't ask to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but they ask." Every time Chen Xiu recited a word, the middle-aged Taoist priest's face turned a little pale.
The blood is dim.
"Zhu Can is one of the traitors of the Sui Dynasty, the King of Nanyang! And that Ye Aotian is wanted by the Xuanjing Division, and he is the one who has been rewarded by the Three Righteous Paths! In the land of Sichuan and Shu, many crimes have been created
A tragedy of annihilation of the family." Bai Yutianqi said coldly.
The middle-aged Taoist priest's face was completely pale!
"Oh, it would be great if you told me earlier." Chen Xiu said in a strange voice, pretending to be regretful: "At that time, for the sake of being a member of the same Taoist sect, I still expected to help you. It's a pity.
Ah, you don’t understand current affairs.”
"Now the evidence is conclusive, and there are so many White Jade Heavenly Knights watching. You are asking for your own death!"
The middle-aged Taoist priest's eyes lit up instantly.
Just like a person falling into the water grabbing a rope, he said repeatedly: "Sir, please save my life for the sake of my fellow Taoists!!"
Chen Xiu glanced at him lightly, and said with a bit of playfulness: "What have you been doing so far? I just started, thinking about asking you to plead guilty, and then you will be deceived by thieves and unable to recognize people. As a result, you have to be with me."
In front of everyone, I argued hard and argued with reason, and even implicated the Taoist sect's reputation. Now that it's fine, the evidence is conclusive, how can I save you??"
The middle-aged Taoist priest's eyes narrowed slightly.
Listening to what Chen Xiu meant, he didn’t mean to die!
It seems that there is still a turning point!!
"Let's do it." A deep smile appeared on the corner of Chen Xiu's mouth: "I have another way to save you. But I don't know if you are willing to agree."
The middle-aged Taoist priest was worried.
Just when he was thinking about what kind of benefits he could give Chen Xiu, he was stunned when he heard this.
"I can give you a chance to atone for your sins. Since your Tianmu Palace has gone to [Nanyang King] Zhu Can's banquet, do you know who else is going to the banquet with you?" Chen Xiu said slowly.
, with deep eyes.
From the beginning, he never thought about getting rid of Tianmu Palace!
After all, this is a pure branch of Taoism.
Now that the world is in chaos and the Sui Dynasty is about to fall, his official position will only be of use for the last one or two years.
When the Eighteenth Route Army rebelled against the king, what he needed to rely on was his identity as a Taoist disciple.
He didn't want to end up with the Taoist sect because of the so-called loyalty of the Sui Dynasty!
Even a little!!
After all, no one knows whether there is anyone in this small Tianmu Palace who has some connection with the elders of the Taoist sect.
Therefore, he has only killed one person so far.
There are three real purposes.
One is to let Tianmu Palace take the initiative to explain all the forces related to the [King of Nanyang] Zhu Can, so that they can have a good idea and facilitate the liquidation later;
The two are to let Tianmu Palace thank itself, and at the same time release goodwill to the Taoists here, letting them know that they are actually on the same side;
Third, letting people representing the Taoist sect come forward can directly affect the relationship between Buddhism and Taoism in the middle of Shu.
"I know a lot." The middle-aged Taoist priest hesitated again and again before speaking.
Chen Xiu showed a deep smile: "That's right. Later, you know what to do, right? Push everything to Wenshu Monastery and the noble ministers here."
This has another advantage.
In the eyes of the world, it is the Daomen who take the initiative to cause trouble.