A divine horse pulled an old carriage galloping forward until it suddenly stopped at the main gate of Chang'an City, kicking up a cloud of dust.
At that time, an old voice came from the carriage: "You are a coward who is so rampant. Sooner or later, you will be slaughtered and made into meat soup."
The divine horse seemed to be able to understand people's words. He suddenly stood upright and raised his front legs high, trying to overturn the carriage behind him and embarrass the people in the carriage.
The commotion caused by the divine horse soon attracted the attention of the Western Qin soldiers guarding the city gate.
A chief led two ordinary soldiers to the carriage and asked loudly with a vigilant look on his face: "Who is coming? How dare you make a noise at the city gate?"
The curtain of the carriage was opened, and an old Taoist priest with an immortal spirit and kind eyes got out of the carriage and said warmly: "I am here to attend the banquet at the invitation of the king of the Western Qin Dynasty."
Upon hearing this, the chief minister showed a knowing look on his face, cupped his hands and said, "It turns out that the Taoist priest is here for the banquet. I also asked the Taoist priest to show me the invitation. Then someone will take the Taoist priest to the banquet place."
"invitation?"
The old Taoist priest looked confused. Is there such a thing?
The chief noticed the abnormality of the old Taoist priest immediately and winked at his subordinates. One of them nodded slightly and left quickly, seemingly to report the news.
The director took a step closer and asked, "Isn't it possible that the Taoist priest didn't bring the invitation?"
The old Taoist laughed and said: "It's not that I didn't bring it with me, it's that I didn't bring it with me at all. The king of Western Qin may have forgotten to give it to me."
Upon hearing this, the chief officer decisively took out a whistle from his sleeve and blew it with all his strength.
The next moment, hundreds of Western Qin soldiers wearing strong armor and holding long swords came from all directions and surrounded the old Taoist priest.
The old Taoist priest was shocked when he saw this: "General, what do you mean?"
The chief ignored him, but ran to a camp general, bowed, pointed at the old Taoist priest and said: "General, this person did not have an invitation. He blatantly pretended to be a guest at your majesty's banquet, and asked the general to decide how to deal with it."
"Yeah," the camp general responded, walked up to the old Taoist priest, and looked him up and down. He felt that the old Taoist priest's temperament was extraordinary and did not look like an ordinary person.
Looking at the high-spirited Shenjun next to the old Taoist priest, although I can't sense the old Taoist priest's strength, I have a vague feeling that the old Taoist priest is an extraordinary person.
The camp general suddenly remembered the recent order from above. Recently, many hidden powerful men came to Chang'an for a banquet at the invitation of His Majesty. They need to be careful in dealing with them. They should neither lose the prestige of the Western Qin Dynasty nor offend others too harshly.
Although most hermits and strong men would not take action against ordinary people because they were afraid of the strength of the Western Qin Dynasty, they were so desperate that they started killing on the spot, and even His Majesty had no time to stop them.
All in all, just be careful.
The general who remembered the teachings asked: "The Taoist Priest does not look like a deceived wandering Taoist priest, so why did he pretend to be a distinguished guest invited by His Majesty?"
The old Taoist priest smiled and replied: "Of course Pindao is not the kind of abandoned Taoist disciple who brings shame to the founder. Moreover, Pindao has a close relationship with the king of the Western Qin Dynasty, so he cannot be considered fake."
The battalion general's face darkened: "After all, the Taoist priest still didn't have an invitation, right? Originally, the Taoist priest didn't have an invitation, and nothing happened when he entered the city normally, but the Taoist priest insisted on pretending to be His Majesty's distinguished guest. Are you really not afraid of death?"
"Could it be that the Taoist Priest wants to cause trouble in Chang'an just because of his cultivation? Do you know that my Majesty is the legendary immortal and powerful man in the Heavenly Realm?"
According to the orders passed down from above, if you encounter a difficult situation, or someone who is suspected of being a hidden powerhouse, do not directly conflict with him or her, and directly use His Majesty's name to avoid unnecessary damage.
The old Taoist priest still kept a faint smile: "This general is overly worried. The poor Taoist just came to the banquet and has no ill intentions."
"If the general doesn't believe it, he can send someone to report it to the king of Western Qin, and tell the bandits from the Taoist palace to come to visit. If the king of Western Qin knew about it, he would definitely receive Pindao."
The camp general was not so easy to fool, and said with a sarcastic look on his face: "Since the Taoist Master is familiar with my Majesty, why don't you tell me yourself instead of borrowing it from me?"
Lie Kou laughed loudly and said: "What the general said is reasonable. What does the poor Taoist want to do? Why do he need to borrow other people's hands?"
After finishing speaking, Lie Kou took a deep breath and said loudly: "Li Kou congratulates Senior Brother Zhuang Zhou for becoming a saint and visiting Junior Brother Lin Ze."
The loud voice echoed in the huge Chang'an City, and countless people either turned their heads or raised their heads to look at the bandits.
In the newly built palace at the old site of Xianyang Palace, Lin Ze couldn't help but feel a little dazed when he heard the sound.
Lieko?
Could it be that the person who came was the legendary Taoist named disciple, the only bandit who broke through to the third realm of heaven and man?
Lin Ze was still making random guesses when Zhuang Zhou's figure suddenly appeared in front of him: "The enemy is coming, how about junior brother and I go out to greet him?"
Lin Ze took the opportunity to ask: "Is this bandit the teacher's registered disciple?"
Zhuang Zhou nodded and said, "That's natural. Besides him, which other bandit would call me senior brother?"
A hint of joy appeared on Lin Ze's face and he said, "It's really him. That's great."
When Zhuang Zhou heard this, he immediately looked wary and said: "Junior brother, what are you planning? Lie Kou has studied Taoism with the teacher for hundreds of years. Although he has not entered the Taoist palace, he is not much different from the teacher's direct disciple. You can't plot against him."
Lin Ze said with a serious face: "Junior brother, is he a villain who plots against his fellow disciples? It's just that I heard about senior brother Liekou's deeds in his early years, admired him very much for what he did, and wanted to get acquainted with him."
Zhuang Zhou looked puzzled when he heard this: "Is it true?"
Lin Ze quickly changed the topic and said: "Everyone has been waiting at the city gate for a long time. We can talk about it later if we have anything to do. The top priority right now is to bring the people in and give them a warm welcome."
Zhuang Zhou thought for a while and said, "This is reasonable. We should bring the person in first."
After saying this, Zhuang Zhou took Lin Ze's arm and the two of them disappeared at the same time and came to the city gate.
Lin Ze looked around and saw a figure with fluttering white hair and wearing a shabby Taoist robe.
Without waiting for Lin Ze to take a closer look, Zhuang Zhou stepped forward to greet him and said, "Junior brother Liekou has not been seen for many years. When he suddenly saw this outfit, Brother Yu almost didn't recognize him."
Then he pointed at Lin Ze and said, "This is Lin Ze, the teacher's new direct disciple."
Lin Ze took advantage of the situation and bowed his hands: "Lin Ze has met Senior Brother Lie Kou."
With a smile on his face, Lie Kou raised his hands and returned the greeting: "Congratulations to Senior Brother Zhuang Zhou for becoming a saint and meeting Junior Brother Lin Ze."
Zhuang Zhou pursed his lips and saw that he had a weathered look on his face. He had thousands of words to say, but he didn't know what to say.
Lin Ze reacted quickly and said to Zhuang Zhou Lieke: "This place is a mixed bag of fish and dragons, and it is not suitable for entertaining guests. If you want to reminisce about old times, why don't you two follow me to the living room to have a chat?"
Zhuang Zhou agreed: "As it should be, Junior Brother Lie Kou invites you."
Lie Kou shook his head slightly and said: "This matter is not urgent. Let's finish the matters here first."
Lin Ze followed Lie Kou's eyes and saw hundreds of soldiers surrounding Lie Kou.