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On August 18, the 14th year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, Ming Xia fought outside Hulujiakou. When the two armies had completed their formations, a large number of monks suddenly broke out from the Hulu Valley, causing serious impact on their respective formations. Due to the sudden incident, the two armies were
Without firing a single shot, the troops restrained their troops and retreated slowly. The battle was postponed indefinitely.
The "culprits" Zhao Ran and Pei Zhongze were picked up by people from the Taoist sect and underwent confinement investigation in the Baima Mountain camp. The two were separated and locked up in a military tent alone. They had no food and drink, but they were not allowed to leave.
Tent. Zhao Ran took a brief look inside his military tent and knew that the military tent had set up formation restrictions, like a cage with no way out. However, he had no idea of escape at all, and simply settled down safely.
, and had a good sleep - the days of escape were too difficult, and I couldn't even get a full night's sleep. I was really exhausted both physically and mentally.
After Zhao Ran woke up, he practiced for another day and finally met the Deacon Sijie who came to investigate from the Taoist sect. The Deacon Sijie is not a permanent position of the Taoist sect. He is appointed temporarily during wars and specializes in investigating and impeaching monks for violating orders and laws, such as
A situation like Zhao Ran's almost falls within the scope of powers and responsibilities of Deacon Si Jie.
The two deacons who investigated Zhao Ran were Taoist priests from Xuzhou in southern Sichuan. One was named Luo Tengzhong and the other was named Jin Tengen. They were both from the land of palaces and pavilions. The other Taoist priest who specialized in recording documents was also from Sichuan Province, but from Shifang Jungle.
The common name is Lin Zhi'an, and it is a canon of Ziyang Palace in Tongchuan Prefecture.
Luo Tengzhong and Jin Tengen briefly asked about Zhao Ran's name, place of origin, Taoist temple where he received the certificate, and relevant witnesses who could prove his identity. Lin Zhi'an made a written record and then took away Zhao Ran's certificate. After the first questioning, they told
At the end, Zhao Ran’s identity needs to be verified.
Lin Zhi'an told Zhao Ran when he left. He asked him to wait patiently for the investigation and not to be impatient. He was very kind when he warned him. Zhao Ran nodded immediately: "I understand, Senior Brother Lin is just to be considerate."
Two days later, the three people came again. This time Zhao Ran's identity was confirmed. What needed to be checked was Zhao Ran's actions in the Xia Realm. The focus was on whether he had betrayed the Taoist sect - or something more serious.
, whether you have taken refuge in Buddhism.
Luo Tengzhong was in charge of questioning, while Lin Zhi'an continued to record. Jin Tengen took out a crystal ball and listened to Zhao Ran answer questions while playing with the crystal ball. Zhao Ran guessed that this thing could be a camera in this world, right?
"You mean, Mr. Tong took you down from Wujiyuan? Tong Baimei, did you remember correctly?"
"Yes, I heard this name from my sister. Later, when we passed by Jinghu Pass, Fourth Senior Brother joined us. My sister said that Fourth Senior Brother's real name is Chang Wanzhen..."
"Wait, who is your sister?"
"My sister is Zhu Qigu."
"Hiss..." Luo Tengzhong took a breath of air and looked at each other with Jin Tengen next to him.
"Uh, your name is Zhao Ran? Your sister is Zhu Qigu?"
"Yes. I recognize you as my sister, let's be brothers and sisters."
"Oh...you go on to say...the Hu family and his daughter stayed in Jinchuanwei?"
"Well, I don't know where I went after that. Then I arrived at Ye Xueguan. My sister said that I didn't need to come to Baima Mountain to report. She took me to the Great Swamp to practice formations..."
"If I read it correctly, your qualifications are pretty good, but your basic skills are not good enough. When did you start getting into contact with formations?"
"In January of this year, Zhuo Tengyun and Zhuo Tengyi, who were assisting the Huayun Pavilion at that time, went to the eunuch's house in Luoxiang to catch monsters. The two senior uncles taught me a formation, and later I received the award from the Huayun Pavilion.
The Five Elements Divine Formation, but it was a pity that it was destroyed by the demon monk this time... What, do you two deacons know Uncle Da Zhuo and Uncle Xiao Zhuo?"
"Well, we are familiar with each other...you go on..."
"My sister took me around the swamp for more than half a month, practicing with ferocious beasts and poisonous insects. Later, she said she was going to the Daxue Mountains and asked me to wait for her. But that day I met a bald donkey who called himself Jue Yuan from the Great Leiguang Temple.
…”
"Da Lei Guang Temple? Where is it? Jue Yuan's identity?"
"I don't know. You know, I had two fights with Jue Yuan. He is a monk and I am a Taoist. I am not interested in asking and he will not explain to me. Jue Yuan said that he is the abbot, but his age is different from mine.
It's almost the same, and the methods are even more ordinary... Of course he's better than me, but I haven't started practicing yet, so he can't kill me, so of course it's ordinary... That's how Jue Yuan's ultimatum came about..."
"continue."
"Well, then a monk suddenly came and kidnapped me. He called himself Baoping..." Zhao Ran told the story of what happened after he was abducted by Zen Master Baoping. He basically told the truth and only hid it.
He did not talk about some key details, such as the deaths of monks such as Baoping, Baoguang, Liang, Mingjing, etc. He only said that he had saved Pei Zhongze in vain, and the two of them fled together.
On this issue, Zhao Ran and Pei Zhongze had communicated in advance and agreed on how to answer Taoist inquiries in the future. As for the deaths of those monks, Zhao Ran did not dare to take the credit - it involved him
How could he dare to tell his biggest secret to his mouth easily? If Lusuo was taken away by the Taoist sect, he would probably end his path of cultivation. It would be too late to cry by then, so he never wanted to make it public.
While answering the question, Zhao Ran was also beating the drum in his heart. Pei Zhongze did promise that he would not say anything, but what if he changes his mind? This kind of thing depends on his character. I just hope that Pei Zhongze's character will pass the test and it will not be in vain.
Come to your own rescue.
He has already made plans. If things go wrong in the future, he will definitely not admit it. Who killed those monks? Just kidding, I don’t know. Anyway, as a layman who has not yet entered the practice, how can I kill those monks?
An eminent monk?
After describing the matter, Zhao Ran had already turned over the green jade Buddha beads, Bodhi beads, Guanyin jade pendants, Buddha statues and jade pendants that he had collected from the Aquarius Zen Room, and of course a few gold, silver, gems and Jue Yuan's ultimatum as his own.
The evidence from this trip will now have to wait for Daomen’s continued investigation.
When he turned in the evidence before, he was careful, and he was not willing to take out other things, such as the storage ring and the "Thousand Weapons Method of Mahayana Bodhisattva" in the ring, "Agama Enlightenment Sutra", various rare medicinal materials,
Two Five Thunder Divine Night Talisman, the remaining three Divine Walking Talisman, the cowhide ledger obtained from the tunnel, and most of the gold and silver jewelry.
Five or six days later, Lin Zhi'an came and informed Zhao Ran that his questions had been generally checked and everything was correct. He could go out and walk, but he was not allowed to leave the military camp. Lin Zhi'an had a very good attitude and had
All questions were answered, and Zhao Ran learned the reason why the investigation could be completed quickly and smoothly - a master-level monk came to Qingyun Pavilion and personally picked up Pei Zhongze.
As a guarantee, the Taoist sect did not investigate the matter further.
Zhao Ran breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Pei Zhongze had a good character and his secret was kept for the time being. He suddenly remembered that the Qingyun Pavilion was in Tongchuan Mansion, so he asked Lin Zhian who Pei Zhong was. Pei Zhongze laughed dryly.
Several times, he said that he actually didn’t know.
Zhao Ran asked again why he had to restrict his scope of action since Pei Zhongze had guarantored him. Lin Zhi'an explained that because Zhu Qigu had not returned from Daxue Mountain, there were several issues that needed to be confirmed after she came back.
Counting the days, Zhu Qigu has been delayed in the Snow Mountain for half a month. What happened to tie her there? Zhao Ran couldn't help but worry a little, but he didn't know whether Mr. Tong and the fourth senior brother had gone to help? Looking back
I thought, since even Lin Zhi'an knew the news about Zhu Qigu in the Snow Mountain, those two people would definitely not stand idly by, and it would be useless to worry about it for a long time. On the contrary, the old donkey was still waiting on the edge of the swamp, and there was nothing on his side.
As soon as everything is done, we have to go and get the old donkey back as soon as possible.
In the days that followed, Zhao Ran wandered around the military camp. He had the status of a serious Taoist priest, and no one paid attention to him. Zhao Ran watched the training of military sergeants several times, and also went to the craftsman camp to observe several guards.
He made war equipment and even helped organize several fasting ceremonies for soldiers before going on expeditions. Ten days passed easily.
That evening, as soon as he came back from outside, he saw Zhu Qigu. Zhu Qigu's face was full of sadness, and Zhao Ran could tell at a glance that she was worried.
Before Zhao Ran could speak, Zhu Qigu directly explained her purpose of coming: "I know about you and have already vouched for you. You can go back to Wujiyuan first. The master is injured and we are taking him to southern Xinjiang for treatment soon."
Walk."
"Where are Mr. Tong and Fourth Senior Brother?"
"They will go together too. I don't know when I will come back this time. You must pay attention to yourself and be humble. Don't force yourself to stand out when something happens. If you feel wronged, you will suffer it first. I will talk about everything after I come back."
Zhao Ran opened his mouth wide and didn't know what to say. In the end, he just asked: "Is the Great Refiner seriously injured?"
Zhu Qigu shook her head, her eyes were slightly red, and then she threw over a pill: "I begged Master to give you the bone-dispersing pill. I hope you can set your bones as soon as possible and start practicing!"
Zhao Ran took the elixir and looked at Zhu Qigu's disappearing figure, speechless for a long time.
Suddenly he felt a heat on the back of his neck, but the old donkey came out from nowhere and was licking himself. Zhao Ran hugged the donkey's head and made love to it for a while, then murmured: "Brother Donkey, long time no see, are you okay?"
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