In fact, although he studied under Zhang Xuan, he was not Zhang Xuan's true successor, so he had not yet been given a Taoist title.
Now that you have reached the second level, you are also eligible to become a disciple in the Palace of Mirrors and receive a Taoist title.
but....
"Thank you, uncle, for the suggestion. However, my disciple has already become a disciple before, so I won't consider this for the time being."
The old Taoist nodded: "In this case, you can go back to rest and think carefully about your future development. Our Mingjing Palace is just a starting point for some disciples."
"Yes." Zhang Rongfang saluted and left.
Outside Lingguan Hall, there was already a person standing waiting.
The man was wearing a brown leather vest, lined with pure black robes, and had a topaz-inlaid goldfish-patterned belt around his waist.
The long hair is also tied up with a jade pod headband.
As soon as he saw Zhang Rongfang coming out, the man hurriedly stepped forward.
"Brother Zhang Ying, how are you doing?"
"It's passed." Zhang Rongfang said with a slight smile.
The person in front of him was Li Huoyun, whom he had rescued before.
"Really? Well, well, well, hahaha, I just said that with Brother Zhang's ability, this is only a second-grade person, how can he be on the same level!"
Li Huoyun smiled happily.
His voice was loud and broad, and as soon as he said these words, the Taoists around him immediately looked at him.
In this palace, there are still a large number of Taoists who are working frantically to break through to the second level every day.
No one wants to be assigned and driven to other counties or towns.
Hearing Li Huoyun's words at this moment, evil eyes suddenly focused on him.
"Without further delay, we will go to the Prison Department immediately. I mentioned the matter last time to my father, and he asked us to report directly." Li Huoyun didn't care about the looks of other people.
"Thank you so much, brother Huo Yun." Zhang Rongfang smiled.
The path he is taking now is Li Huoyun's.
He is not a fool. He doesn’t need connections, so he has to go out on his own.
Even if you break into other departments, what will happen if you are not familiar with the place? Compared with having someone to look after you in the Prison Department, promotion in other places will definitely be much slower.
The two immediately packed up their things and went to the patrol room together to register for transfer application. With Li Huoyun's help, the new patrol house owner did not create any difficulties.
The vacant position for his temporary subordinates will allow him to place one more person of his own and make more money from the sale.
He couldn't ask for it.
After completing the resignation procedures, Zhang Rongfang turned around and looked at the door when he walked out of the Taoist Palace.
From the outside, Mingjing Palace looks peaceful and has a strong Taoist charm.
Who would have thought that this place is filled with gold and jade, but is rotten on the outside, and almost rotten on the inside.
However, he will come back. The Flame Emperor Talisman and the Soul-fixing Talisman have not yet been obtained, so it is not worth leaving like this.
"Brother Zhang, get in the car." Li Huoyun on the side smiled and opened the carriage compartment.
"Thank you." Zhang Rongfang nodded and stepped forward to sit in the carriage.
The white carriage with rows of foreign characters tattooed on it started slowly under the urging of the driver's whip and drove towards the distance.
And just as the carriage left, it was on the upper floor of a private residence directly opposite the Mirror Palace.
A round and plump figure was leaning in front of the window, looking at the leaving carriage in the distance.
The figure turned around, revealing Wanyanlu's face that was full of fat.
"I didn't expect...I didn't expect that eating less rice and pasta would actually be effective..."
When she went back, she just had the attitude of giving it a try, reduced her intake of rice and noodles, and increased her daily activity.
Unexpectedly, she has really lost some weight these days.
Although it's not much...but if you keep persisting, maybe...
"Miss, I found out what you asked me to inquire about." Xia Rongrong behind her felt helpless.
"Please tell me." Wanyan Lu turned around and looked at the other party.
"Junior Brother Zhang Ying has now moved out of the courtyard and gone to work in the Yamen Prison Department. The person who was with him just now was Li Huoyun, the only son of the Prison Superintendent Li Ran." Xia Rongrong replied.
Mentioning Zhang Ying, she also felt a little sour.
It only took a very short time for this person to move into the courtyard and leave now.
From the first grade to the second grade, you can reach it very quickly.
Now that I think about it, I guess that before Zhang Ying came, he was already on the verge of breaking through.
"No wonder Zhang Ying didn't want to attend the party at the beginning. That's right. Such a capable person with such talent in martial arts would naturally not want to attend the previous garden party." Wanyan Lu sighed.
She raised her head, looked at Xia Rongrong, and asked again.
"Rong Rong, are you sure that this picture has been either practicing or patrolling every day since moving in?"
"Confirmed. Except for morning and evening classes and patrol duty, Junior Brother Zhang Ying spends almost all his rest time practicing martial arts." Xia Rongrong nodded and affirmed.
She has also seen many people in the Palace of Mirrors who want to break through to the second level and stay, but there are really not many people who are so diligent.
More and more people are thinking about how to make money all day long, how to exploit the handyman disciples, how to please their teachers, how to get better temporary positions, and better distribution.
Because most people know that whether they can stay in the future or not, cultivation is only one of the basic conditions. What is more important is the attitude of the teachers.
Hearing this, Wanyan Lu felt that he had a deeper understanding of what he said that day.
What Zhang Ying said to her that day may have been what he felt.
That day was also the first time that Wanyan Lu was hit by someone in such a face-to-face manner.
That stinging feeling of being pointed out to your face and having your true nature exposed.
That burning feeling of humiliation on my cheeks.
It's something she can't forget to this day.
"Okay..." She responded dully. "In this case, Zhang Ying is indeed qualified to look down on people without perseverance."
However, Zhang Ying has perseverance, so does it mean that she will not be able to succeed in her beauty career!?
‘Just wait...’ Looking at the direction the carriage was leaving, Wanyanlu’s eyes slowly became firm.
She was looking forward to her success in losing weight and standing in front of Zhang Ying again.
Until then...she was looking forward to what the expression on Zhang Ying's paralyzed face would be.
"Miss, your favorite spiced pig's trotters are ready."
The soft voice of the maid next to me came from behind.
Gulu.
A large amount of saliva was secreted crazily at Wanyan intersection, but...
She raised her hand in a snap.
"That's enough! Don't bring it over."
Xia Rongrong and the personal maid behind him were immediately stunned.
"But, isn't this what you asked me to do, miss?" the maid said in astonishment.
"Do you have to eat it after making it!?" Wanyan Lu immediately scolded. "I can't smell it!?"
"..."
"..."
The two women were speechless.
Looking at the tears rolling in Wanyan Lu's eyes and swallowing in his throat.
Both of them couldn't help but feel slightly moved.
Such willpower...Xia Rongrong suddenly looked forward to what Miss Wanyan would look like after she successfully lost weight.
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Tan Yang Prison Department.
In the southernmost urban area of Tanyang, there is a cylindrical building that resembles a small fortress.
This is the most gloomy place in Tan Yang. It is also the dungeon where various criminals are imprisoned, and it is also where the final sentences of various cases are decided.
After criminals are convicted in the Yamen lobby, they will be escorted here. According to the conviction, it will be determined which criminal laws will be used for punishment.
At this time, in front of the gray-black gate of the Prison Department, between two ferocious stone lion statues.
A white carriage slowed down slowly and stopped.
The driver quickly got down and opened the door to let the people inside out.
Li Huoyun and Zhang Rongfang got off the carriage one after another and looked at the gate of the Prison Department.
"This is the most terrifying and eerie place in Tan Yang." Li Huoyun also lost the smile on his face.
It's not that he is in a bad mood, it's just that whenever he comes to this place, he won't be in a good mood.
"Let's go, I'll take Brother Zhang to meet my father first." Li Huoyun breathed out, "To be honest, although my father is the boss here and I have been here countless times, I still don't like it here.
"
Zhang Rongfang nodded in understanding.
He was standing in front of the door, and he could see the faint blood stains on the door that had not been cleaned.
You can also hear faint screams and howls of pain coming from inside.
He looked forward and saw a ferocious devil's head engraved on the upper half of the door.
The evil spirit opened its mouth, revealing its fangs, and faced everyone who was about to enter.
Entering the door is an act of intimidation and intimidation.
At that moment, Li Huoyun said no more and strode towards the door.
The two of them approached the gate, and an officer in a bamboo hat guarding the gate came forward and bowed to Li Huoyun.
Then he quietly led the two of them in through a small door on the lower right side of the main door.
After entering the gate, there is a smooth white stone road inside.
The road leads directly to the lobby door inside.
On both sides are two small squares and open spaces.
What made Zhang Rongfang's eyes move slightly was that there were rows of wooden shelves placed everywhere in the two open spaces.
The shelves were filled with all kinds of dark metal utensils.
Some were whips with kneaded metal wires, large pots like copper stoves, high-backed chairs full of knife holes, and large things like wrenches.
There are shelves after shelves of all kinds of weird and weird things.
"These are our usual torture tools. The sun has been nice recently, so we took them out to dry in the sun and polished them to prevent them from rusting and getting damaged." The officer and soldier who led the way explained with a smile.
"I see."
Zhang Rongfang nodded, feeling that the officer's smile was a little distorted and abnormal.
Li Huoyun on the side did not speak, just silent.
"Taoist Priest, judging by your accent, you are not a local, are you?" the officer asked again in a low voice.
"Yes, I'm from Huaxin County." Zhang Rongfang said calmly.
"Huaxin County? There was a rebellion over there a while ago, and it's not peaceful." The officers and soldiers shook their heads and said, "It's hard to say that after some time, after the rebellion is suppressed, another group of rebels will be captured."
"There is a rebellion in Huaxin County?" Zhang Rongfang's heart moved.
He suddenly remembered what happened to his master and senior brother before he left. Could it be...?
"Yes, not only Huaxin County, but also several nearby counties are in trouble. It is said that even several county governors there have died. Now our garrison has moved over."
The officer and soldier replied, with a hint of flattery on his face.
"Okay, we're here. You two can go in on your own. The prison director is inside."
Li Huoyun and Zhang Rongfang were already standing in front of the lobby door.
A shadow was cast from inside, covering half of the entire lobby.
And in the area flooded by shadows, a burly black figure was sitting quietly behind the desk.
As the two people approached, the dark figure raised its head, and a pair of penetrating copper bell-like eyes swept over Li Huoyun, and then landed on Zhang Rongfang.
"Mingjing Palace Zhang Ying?" A deep male voice came from the black shadow's mouth.
"Zhang Ying from the Mirror Palace has met the prison chief."
Zhang Rongfang took a step forward, cupped his fists and cupped his hands, and bowed in salute.
The Great Spirit respects Buddha and Taoism, and there is a rule that Buddhists and Taoists do not kneel before officials.
The black shadow slowly stood up, walked around the desk, and walked towards Zhang Rongfang.