In an abandoned thatched pavilion near the official road, two people were sitting.
One is a Taoist priest who is wearing a Taoist robe and has disheveled hair, but has an extraordinary temperament and is young and handsome.
The other one is an old mage who is gorgeously dressed, looks like a monk and has a kind-hearted look.
The two of them sat looking at each other and chatting in extraordinary ways, talking about things that others could not understand.
Li Xiuyuan looked at the old mage in front of him calmly. This old mage was none other than the incense clone of the current Protector of the Country. When he cast a spell to punish Zhao Rui, the clone of the Protector of the Country found him.
And asked Zhao Rui to plead for him.
"It seems that the golden Buddha on Zhao Rui's body showed something magical, alerting the mage and making the mage aware of Zhao Rui's situation. But I don't know why the protector of the country appeared in the incense clone today? What if it was for that reason?
If Zhao Rui makes it clear, I don't think it's necessary."
The kind-faced mage smiled and said: "Zhao Rui is a relative of the emperor, and Li Shengren is a person who pursues the great source. Why bother with a mortal? I think it is better to let him go. Besides, the punishment you gave him is enough."
More than that. Losing his legs should be able to offset the mistakes he made.
That's right, after all, the world is still dominated by the Song Dynasty. If this matter is known to the officials, it will affect your life, Li Shengren."
"For the sake of the Dao, appropriate compromises are also necessary. For people like us, what is more important than achieving the Dao?"
"A hundred years of mortal life will pass by in a hurry. No matter whether you are a good person or a good person, in the end it will be nothing more than a handful of loess. Who will remember your kind deeds today? Who will care whether you punished a bad person?
?You have divine authority, and you should also look at the world with the eyes of God. This
Only in this way can we have a more long-term and thorough view.”
"Are Master's words persuading me or teaching me?"
Li Xiuyuan said calmly; "If you are begging for mercy, this is not the tone that should be used for pleading. If you are teaching me, I think the master's way and my way should not be the same. Although you and I have had some superficial friendship, but
There is a way of doing things that are different and do not conspire against each other.”
"I didn't decide Zhao Rui's life or death. I just gave him a chance to choose. If he still has a sense of fear for ghosts and gods, the sky, human life, and life and death, he might be able to escape today.
One calamity.”
He stood up with his hands behind his back and looked into the distance.
"Can a person who has lost his sense of awe and good morals still be considered a human being? He is just a demon, an evil spirit. If I don't kill him, more people in the world will die because of him. And I am also very curious.
, Zhao Rui has done many evil things, why is he still shrouded in purple energy? It stands to reason that his
Evil should have consumed all the luck."
After saying that, he suddenly turned back to look at the Protector of the Country.
The protector of the country narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Li Shengren, don't you already know this in your heart?"
"Sure enough, someone has changed the Book of Life and Death again."
Li Xiuyuan looked cold: "I'm afraid that the evil he did will be added to others, and the good deeds done by others will be transferred to him. Only in this way will his luck not be reduced. Zhao Rui was born in the capital, and also
That is to say, except in the hands of Dongyue Shenjun, West Lake Lord, and Black Mountain Old Demon,
The eighth book of life and death is in the capital?"
The protector of the country lowered his eyes and kept silent.
"If you want to change the book of life and death, you need a judge's pen, but I have a judge's pen in my hand. There is no second pen in the world. If you don't use a judge's pen, you will have to bear great evil retribution if you force the changes by ghosts and spirits. Even if you increase your life by one year, the consequences will be serious."
It is possible to attract divine punishment, killing a thousand-year-old monster, so wantonly
Unscrupulously altering the Book of Life and Death unless the ghosts and spirits holding the Book of Life and Death have a way to avoid evil retribution."
"Li Shengren is extremely intelligent, and his deduction is indeed correct, but you don't need to look at me like this. Many things in the capital are beyond my control, and the eighth book of life and death is not in my hands either," the Protector of the Country said.
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"Really? I've learned a lot about ghosts and gods recently. It seems to me that there are only two people in the world who can change the book of life and death without fear of consequences without using a judge's pen. One is me, because my luck is prosperous and I can bear it.
Another such evil retribution is Lord Yama in the underworld, who is in charge of the book of life and death.
The righteous gods of heaven and earth are like Thunder Lord's messenger, Divine Thunder. This is an ability given by God. Even if an ordinary pen falls into the hands of Lord Yan, he can change the book of life and death."
"Yan Jun is in the capital?" Li Xiuyuan said with a focused gaze.
"What would the saint think if I exchanged information about Yan Jun for Zhao Rui's life?" the Protector of the Country said.
Li Xiuyuan said, "Didn't I have thought of this outcome when the Protector of the Country appeared in person to stop me? While you were stopping me, I had already erected a stone tablet on the official road where Zhao Rui was heading, and behind the stone tablet hung a picture
The picture shows a fierce tiger. If Zhao Rui is in awe,
If he is afraid, he will definitely avoid the stone monument or go back home, so that he can avoid my tiger map."
"What if Zhao Rui didn't avoid it?" said the Protector of the Country.
"If he hadn't avoided it, he would have taken down the tiger picture in anger and tore it up. When the time comes, the tiger will wake up, and he will be dragged into the painting by the tiger and will never appear in this world." Li Xiuyuan said calmly: "My heart
Those who seek revenge and are full of resentment only see the tiger's plan and turn their anger on me. Such people have already
If he refuses to repent, even the appearance of a true Bodhisattva will not be able to save him."
The implication is that even you, a fake Buddha, cannot save him.
"That's good, that's good."
The protector of the country put his hands together and shouted the Buddha's name. He didn't know whether he thought he was a monk or a Taoist priest.
"Now that this matter is a done deal, I don't want to give any more advice. I just hope that after the saint enters the capital, the two of us can get closer and help each other for mutual benefit. We must not affect the big things between you and me just for a small matter.
.Zhao Rui's disappearance, I will calm down the matter for the saint, and the matter of the book of life and death
There is nothing I can do about love, but I can be sure that it is not Lord Yama who deserves the record of life and death, but someone else."
"The reason why Lord Yan can change the book of life and death is not because of his own identity, but because he has the divine power in the underworld. After his reincarnation, the divine power should have other arrangements. I heard that the saint has sent ghosts and gods to the underworld. You might as well ask the underworld
Your Majesty, maybe she knows the whole story."
"After I have finished speaking, I will no longer disturb the saint and take my leave."
After the Protector of the Country finished speaking, his body swayed and collapsed, turning into a mass of rich incense and drifting away in the wind.
Li Xiuyuan's attitude was resolute, so Zhao Rui had only two outcomes, either to avoid the tiger picture and avoid death, or to fall under the spell and be imprisoned in the picture.
The result is decided.
Naturally, it is useless for the protector of the country to plead for mercy. If Zhao Rui is the one with the magic, it is useless to plead. If there is no magic, there is no need to plead.
"He has always shown a lot of goodwill in front of me and wanted to make friends." Li Xiuyuan smelled the scent of incense that had not yet dissipated in the air and thought to himself, "But you are a thousand-year-old centipede spirit with a high level of Taoism.
Comparable to gods and Buddhas, how could I let down my guard? Maybe this protector of the country also
He felt that I was wary of him, so he lowered his posture so that I could relax my guard?"
While he was thinking, he suddenly felt something in his heart.
He took out the past mirror and shook it slightly, and a picture immediately appeared inside.
It was the scene where Zhao Rui was furious when he saw the stone tablet and asked the guards to take down the tiger picture and burn it. However, what happened next was that Wei Hu in the tiger picture was awakened and according to his instructions, Zhao Rui was taken into the painting and imprisoned inside.
"Sure enough, you still haven't escaped this disaster."
Li Xiuyuan looked calm and smiled mockingly: "How can a poisonous person change his mind immediately because of a temporary punishment? I hung the tiger picture there just to comply with God's will and leave a glimmer of hope, rather than simply to fight.
In the name of upholding justice for heaven, I will kill all people."
Just a quick move.
On the official road in the distance, the tiger picture hanging on the stone tablet was immediately picked up by a breeze, flew into the air, and then quickly disappeared.
At this time, the guards around Zhao Rui who were guarding the tiger picture were still looking at each other and studying how to break the spell. Some people suggested pouring black dog blood on them, some people suggested going to a nearby temple to invite mages and eminent monks, and some people suggested taking the tiger with them.
I went to the capital to find an expert to crack it, but I was afraid.
The tiger in the picture ran out again, but none of them dared to take the tiger picture away.
But now when they saw Hu Tu flying away, their faces all turned pale with fear.
"Oh no, the painting flew away."
"It's over. The prince is still trapped in there and hasn't come out yet."
"Hurry, catch up and get that painting back. If the prince disappears, all of us will be severely punished."
The guards panicked and tried to chase Hu Tu away.
But after only chasing it for a while, it completely lost its whereabouts. I don’t know where the tiger figure flew to.
The prince is gone, and so is the tiger picture.
How can I explain this to the officials if I go to the capital?
The tiger picture flew away and naturally returned to Li Xiuyuan's hands.
He stretched out his hand, opened the scroll, and saw the frightened Zhao Rui in the painting, who was slumped to the ground and was pinned to the ground by one of the black tiger's claws.
"How is it, my lord, is this game fun? Don't worry, you won't be sleepy for too long. In a few days, I will let the ghost soldiers come to arrest your soul and take you into the underworld. There is a big storm in the underworld recently.
To build a ghost city, evil ghosts like you are the best labor. When will you wait for you to destroy yourself?
My sins have been atoned for. When will I be reincarnated again? Now, just stay in this picture for me."
Li Xiuyuan said.
Zhao Rui in the picture could hear Li Xiuyuan's voice. He struggled, his face was ferocious, and he seemed to be roaring at him.
But Li Xiuyuan could only see his struggling face, but could not hear his resentful voice.
Li Xiuyuan ignored him, just rolled up the scroll and put it into the Ghost King's bag, then turned around and left.
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