Hearing this, Lie Kou glanced at Lin Ze, as if he was demonstrating, but also a bit like showing off. He said with a complacent look on his face: "Junior brother will definitely not let Senior Brother Zhuang Zhou down."
Zhuang Zhou had a complicated look on his face and said with a forced smile: "Just let nature take its course. Junior brother, don't be too persistent."
Lin Ze said with a sincere face: "Originally, this matter was my responsibility, but now that Senior Brother Liekou is willing to take over, I am very grateful. By the way, I have to hand over something to Senior Brother."
As Lin Ze spoke, he took out the golden book of luck from his arms: "I have discussed with senior brother Zhuang Zhou before that in order to show the majesty of the Taoist palace, the people who come to the banquet this time need to be recorded in the golden book.
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"There is still half a month until the seventh day of July. If anyone comes by then, Senior Brother Liekou must not forget to persuade them to abide by this rule."
Lin Ze didn't know what kind of mentality Lie Kou had to accept the job of welcoming guests. For him, this was a good thing.
As the saying goes, as soon as you want to kill someone, someone borrows the knife, and as soon as something happens, someone takes the blame. How could Lin Ze refuse such a good thing?
Lin Ze could almost imagine the scene where the bandits used the name of Taoist Palace to force those heavenly beings to register their names in the golden book, and those heavenly beings hated him to the core.
Even if those people dared to be angry and dare not speak out, Lie Kou would not even think about taking this opportunity to get closer to those heavenly beings.
Stealing the chicken will end up losing the rice!
All the smiles on Lie Kou's face disappeared, and he said in a deep voice: "I dare to ask Senior Brother Zhuang Zhou and Junior Brother Lin Ze, what exactly is the name in the golden book?"
Lin Ze rushed to answer: "Senior brother, you can think of this as a vote of honor. Now the Dao Palace has the upper hand in the era of great strife. For a long time in the future, the Dao Palace will dominate the world."
"In order to prevent Confucianism and Buddhism from resurrecting and competing with Taoist palaces, let those heavenly beings who have the ability to change the results take sides in advance. The names in the golden book are to connect some of everyone's luck to prevent anyone from being capricious."
Seeing that Lie Kou's face was getting ugly, Lin Ze added: "Senior Brother Lie Kou, is he unwilling to do things for the Dao Palace?"
Lie Kou said nothing, but looked at Zhuang Zhou for help.
Seeing this, Zhuang Zhou's heart suddenly softened: "Junior brother, how should we deal with this matter? Do we need to consider it in the long term?"
Lin Ze faced Zhuang Zhou and said with a serious face: "Senior brother, the interests of the Dao Palace outweigh everything else, and besides, you promised me."
Zhuang Zhou thought something was wrong. Didn't he say that he was voluntary and would not force others? He couldn't help but said: "But..."
Lin Ze looked calmly and said: "There is nothing to worry about. If Senior Brother Lie Kou doesn't do it, I will do it for you. The Tao Palace can stand for tens of thousands of years. In addition to saints like Teacher who stand at the top of the world, there are also
Many Taoist disciples who are working hard and working hard without caring about their own lives."
"There is nothing ordinary in the world. The reason why some people can wait quietly for the flowers to bloom is because someone is carrying the burden for them."
"For example, junior brother, I, in order to give the Taoist palace an advantage, rode Juechen, and even lost my destiny and luck."
After Lin Ze finished speaking, Zhuang Zhou fell completely silent.
Zhuang Zhou, who had a noble nature, could not act as shamelessly as Lin Ze, so he could only acquiesce in this matter.
Lin Ze's expression remained unchanged, and he said to Lie Kou in a calm tone: "If Senior Brother Lie Kou feels that it is inappropriate, then let this matter go. You can also leave it to Junior Brother to welcome the guests."
Lie Kou's face was solemn, he only hesitated for a breath, and then replied decisively: "Since he can serve the Dao Palace, Lie Kou has no shirk of responsibility. Senior Brother Zhuang Zhou, Junior Brother Lin Ze, you two can rest assured that Lie Kou will definitely take care of this matter."
Done."
When Zhuang Zhou heard this, he shook his head and closed his eyes, as if he couldn't bear to see Li Kou like this.
Lin Ze bowed his hands and said sincerely: "Senior Brother Liekou's contribution and kindness to Dao Palace, I will definitely report it to the teacher, and I will never let senior brother pay in vain."
Lie Kou pretended to be angry and said: "Senior brother, am I just a disciple who covets the teacher's reward? Junior brother, are you humiliating me?"
Lin Ze pretended to be frightened and said: "No, no, no, senior brother, please don't misunderstand me, junior brother has absolutely no such intention."
When Zhuang Zhou saw the exaggerated performance of the two men, he suddenly woke up and looked at Lie Kou with a slight change in his eyes.
He was originally a person with a very high IQ, but he just reunited with his best friend after a long separation, so he didn't think about it for a while.
Now that he had calmed down, Zhuang Zhou clearly felt that things were not that simple.
Not to mention the teacher and him descending from the sky, even the three religions have been fighting for destiny for some time now, and the time when Lie Kou appeared seems a bit strange.
Thinking of this, Zhuang Zhou said: "Okay, you two, stop arguing. Junior Brother Lin Ze, you are not in a good state now. You should spend more time enlightening, and should not be immersed in worldly things. Go and practice in seclusion.
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"Junior brother Liekou, you have come a long way and are so tired. You must be a little tired now. Why don't you go wash up first and have a good rest for a day. Tomorrow you and I can talk about Taoism together."
Lin Ze glanced at Lie Kou and replied simply: "Senior brother is absolutely right, so I will go into seclusion and practice for the time being."
"Senior brother Liekou, I have already ordered my subordinates to prepare senior brother's food and living quarters. They are waiting outside the hall. If you have anything to do, please just ask me. Junior brother, please leave first."
After Lin Ze finished speaking, he bowed his hands to the two of them and left the main hall with his head held high.
Lie Kou saluted Lin Ze's back: "Junior brother is interested."
He turned around and smiled at Zhuang Zhou: "Junior brother, you are not tired. You and I have not seen each other for many years, so we should stay up all night to talk."
Zhuang Zhou looked calm, without the previous excitement on his face. He shook his head and said in a deep voice: "No, Junior Brother Liekou, you are tired. You should rest when you are tired. This is the way of nature and humanity, and cannot be rebelled against."
Lie Kou was shocked when he heard this. As a third-level heavenly being, he would not be abnormal even if he stayed awake for a year. Why was he tired?
Moreover, the special nature of heavenly beings is a gift from heaven, so how can it be regarded as rebellion?
Lie Kou pondered for a moment, and immediately guessed that Zhuang Zhou was suspicious of him, so he smiled and said: "Senior brother is absolutely right. I will rest for a day and come back tomorrow to ask my senior brother for advice."
"Since senior brother can break through the barriers and successfully enter the realm of saints, he must have many great ways to teach junior brother. I hope that senior brother will not take it for granted when the time comes."
In order to dispel Zhuang Zhou's doubts, Lie Kou took the initiative to reveal his inner thoughts.
Zhuang Zhou's face improved a lot after hearing this, and he said slowly: "Junior Brother Liekou, you can rest assured. No matter what Junior Brother wants to ask, Brother Yu will definitely give it to you."
Lie Kou laughed and said: "Junior brother, I have thanked my senior brother in advance and will not disturb my senior brother's enlightenment. Junior brother, please leave."
Seeing that the effect of dispelling doubts was very good, the enemy surrendered and said goodbye.
Zhuang Zhou said warmly: "Junior brother, walk slowly."
The lieutenants bowed to Zhuang Zhou and strode out of the palace.
Immediately, a guard came forward: "But the Great Immortal Lie Kou? Your Majesty arranged for the young one to wait here and take the Immortal to the mansion to rest."
Lie Kou said warmly: "Please, this little friend, lead the way."
The guard stretched out his hand and said, "Please, Great Immortal."
The two left one after the other.
Zhuang Zhou looked at the direction in which the enemy troops were leaving and sighed slightly: "It is a time of great strife and troublesome times!"