Chapter one thousand and eighteen leads the snake out of the hole
Lin Ze bowed slightly and said, "Disciple, thank you, Teacher, for your help. It can be done without further delay. In order to prevent long nights and long dreams, I plan to take action immediately. I also hope that Teacher and senior brothers will support me."
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Zhou stood up abruptly, bowed his hands to the Taoist Saint and said, "Teacher, why don't you take the first step and secretly protect the Dharma for your junior brother?"
The Taoist sage stretched out his hand and shook it, and said in a solemn tone: "The wings are hardened and I can't stop them anymore. Let's go."
Zhuang Zhou smiled awkwardly and said, "Haven't you, the old man, already promised to my junior brother?"
In exchange, the Taoist sage said angrily: "Get lost."
"Nuo," Zhuang Zhou, who had received the Taoist Sage's permission, was filled with the aura of the Saint Realm, and then his body disintegrated into a group of colorful butterflies, disappeared into the void, and disappeared.
Zhuang Zhou took the initiative to cooperate, so how could Lin Ze drag his feet?
Lin Ze turned to look at Meng Ke and others, and said with a smile: "Please, please return to Chang'an immediately, and cooperate with the Taoist palace's plan to find out the mastermind behind the scenes."
"If this plan succeeds, it will be settled once and for all. If this plan fails, you should prepare to set up property in Chang'an and be a happy caged bird."
Meng Ke and others looked at each other and said resolutely, "I (little monk) would like to do my best to cooperate with the Taoist Palace and the King of Qin."
Lin Ze nodded slightly, bowed to the Taoist Saint and said, "Disciple, please retire."
Meng Ke and the other three also bowed and said, "I (little monk) take my leave."
After finishing speaking, four figures rose from the sky and headed towards Chang'an.
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The Taoist Saint's eyes fell on the remaining bandits Zhang Daoling, and he asked with slight doubt: "Aren't you going to go with us?"
Lie Kou was the first to say: "The unworthy disciple has not seen the teacher for many years, so naturally he has to stay and serve for a while and listen to the teacher's teachings."
"What's more, Junior Brother Lin Ze's plan to lure the snake out of its hole is too naive. If the mastermind behind the scenes were really like Buddha and Confucian saints, how could they be fooled so easily?"
Zhang Daoling looked at Lie Kou with a strange expression, as if he was meeting this fellow disciple for the first time.
If you don't remind people face to face that their strategy is flawed when they are first there, you will speak ill of them behind their back as soon as they leave.
With such obvious villainous behavior, would a teacher really not have any grudges in his heart?
After all, Lin Ze is the direct disciple of Miao Hong, and you and I are just registered disciples who are not under the eyes of the Dharma.
Could it be that Liekou wants to rise to power?
A terrible thought came to Zhang Daoling's mind. It was rumored that the relationship between Lie Kou and Lin Ze deteriorated in order to compete for Zhuang Zhou's attention. Has it become so intense today?
So that Lie Kou wanted to spare no effort to discredit Lin Ze to gain the support of the Taoist Saint?
Just as Zhang Daoling was thinking wildly, Dao Sheng looked at him and asked, "What do you think of this matter?"
Zhang Daoling thought for a while and said: "Although Junior Brother Lin Ze's plan is simple, it is difficult to work without seeing it. Besides, Junior Brother Lin Ze has always been resourceful and has made great contributions to the Dao Palace time and time again. There must be a deeper meaning."
The Taoist Saint chuckled and said: "Is a good conspiracy so unworthy in your eyes?"
Conspiracy?
Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Daoling looked at each other and was very puzzled. How could such a simple way of luring a snake out of its hole become a conspiracy?
Lie Kou gritted his teeth and asked, "I beg you, teacher, to clear up my confusion."
The Taoist sage said calmly: "The plan to lure the snake out of the hole is indeed simple. Let alone the Buddha and Confucian saints, even ordinary people will suspect that there is something wrong when they receive the news."
"The true reflection of Lin Ze's resourcefulness lies in the half-month period. It is tantamount to openly telling the mastermind behind the scenes that I will give you half a month. If you can seize the opportunity, you can take away Meng Ke, Maitreya and others."
"If you can't seize the opportunity because you are timid or have low strength, then you will never get a second chance."
Lie Kou felt a little dissatisfied and said: "But since people know there is a trap, why do they still take risks? Even if it is the only chance, it will not catch up with me?"
The Taoist Saint said calmly: "With Lin Ze's bold character, since he has decided on this plan, it will definitely give the mastermind behind the scenes a glimmer of hope to succeed. There is no doubt about this."
"Just like the last plot against the Buddha and the Confucian saints, if he is not careful, he will die. If not, how could the Buddha and the Confucian saints fall into the trap?"
"Let's wait and see. This time, maybe he will poke a hole in the sky."
Lie Kou was silent, and Zhang Daoling flattered him and said: "Junior brother Lin Ze is indeed far-sighted. Only the teacher can see through it. The disciples are far behind. I admire him endlessly."
"But thanks to the teacher's support, Junior Brother Lin Ze can be so bold and bold in making this plan."
The Taoist sage waved his hand and said: "Okay, the old Taoist is too young to withstand such praise from you."
Zhang Daoling chuckled and said: "Teacher is getting older and stronger. It is not an exaggeration to praise him with all kinds of praises. The disciple just told the truth."
The Taoist sage shook his head. He had long been accustomed to Zhang Daoling's character. After all, he had been behaving like this for 20,000 to 30,000 years, so it was no surprise.
"If you have nothing to do, why not help your junior brother Lin Ze spread the news, whether it's true or false, it's best if everyone knows about it."
"The plan is grand and grand, without too many calculations. It is simple and effective."
The bandits Zhang Daoling responded in unison: "Disciples obey your orders."
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In Chang'an, Lin Ze took Meng Ke Maitreya Ksitigarbha and landed in front of the palace gate. He said calmly: "I don't know who the mastermind behind the scenes is. In order not to harm Chi Yu and to accurately identify the person behind the scenes, I feel that the three of them have been separated during this period.
It’s a better place to live.”
"I will prepare a house for each of you in the West City, South City, and North City. Do you have any objections?"
Meng Ke and Maitreya Ksitigarbha looked at each other with hesitation on their faces.
Then Meng Ke was the first to raise an objection: "If we all gather together in one place, we will have someone to take care of us. If we separate, it will be easy to be defeated one by one. I think it is better not to separate."
Maitreya agreed: "What the sage Meng Ke said is absolutely true. Four heavenly beings working together in the third realm will be able to persist until the Dao Shengzhuang Saint comes to rescue. If there is only one person, it may be difficult to support it."
Lin Ze looked at the two of them with a half-smile but couldn't help but said, "Really?"
Meng Ke and Maitreya said in unison: "Of course."
At this time, Ksitigarbha's words sounded: "The poor monk thinks King Qin's proposal is good. If the three of them are separated, even if they are unlucky, only one of them will be unlucky, and the whole army will not be wiped out."
Meng Ke objected: "If we live separately, what should we do if the Buddha and my teacher, the Confucian sage, come together? If the Taoist sage and Zhuang sage care about one thing and neglect the other, won't someone suffer?"
Lin Ze laughed when he heard this and said: "It seems that Sage Meng Ke misunderstood. I just told the three of you what to do, and did not intend to discuss it with you."
Then Lin Ze changed the topic and said with a frosty face: "If the three of you don't want to be separated, then choose one of the three houses. In short, stay away from me."
"I don't want to be in trouble because of you three."