Da Cang night watchman

The flying boat of the Immortal Dynasty, accompanied by a beautiful moonlight, returned to the Immortal Capital.

When the boat landed in Xiandu, Lin Su raised his eyes and looked at the boundless moonlight slowly disappearing in the sky, his expression was quite unusual.

The white jade capital in the sky has five cities on the twelfth floor.

This is the poem that became famous in Baiyujing as soon as it was composed.

What most people see through this poem is the high-end of Baiyujing, but what Lin Su himself sees is much more mysterious. Baiyujing is really a strange place.

It has no geographical designation, at least not in the secular geographical sense.

Some people say that it is located at the border between the Eastern Domain Immortal Dynasty and the Purple Qi Cultural Dynasty. In fact, this is wrong. It is not located in any area, it is in the sky.

Its sense of touch can directly reach the Eastern Region Immortal Dynasty, the Purple Qi Wen Dynasty, the Central Region Dragon Dynasty, and the Western Region Spiritual Dynasty.

It is not in the world, but it is also in the world...

If this is a formation, it is undoubtedly the pinnacle of formations.

If this is the law of space, it is undoubtedly the ultimate law.

As the moonlight faded, it seemed as if time was redefined, and it was now the hour of Chen.

There was a thousand auspicious auras over the palace. Two eunuchs appeared on the flying boat and bowed: "My Lords, His Majesty has ordered us to enter the palace to see the King!"

Everyone in the wedding reception team was delighted.

They knew what was in store for them.

A group of people entered the Immortal Emperor Palace. His Majesty sat high on the dragon throne, smiling: "You all have been on this mission to Baiyujing with a sense of propriety, and have promoted the style of our dynasty and made great contributions to the court. I am very pleased."

Lin Su, Du Dongliu, Ji Qianling, and Zhang Liekong responded in unison: "Your Majesty is so blessed, I dare not take credit for it."

His Majesty waved his hand gently and said: "The Immortal Dynasty has its own laws. Those who have made contributions will be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes will be punished. The four ministers have worked hard and made great contributions, and they should be rewarded! Pass the order!"

The official attending the imperial edict stepped forward and spread out his hands, and the two phantoms of cranes slowly separated, pulling the immortal edict.

"The Immortal Emperor, in compliance with the will of Heaven and the Fate of the Emperor, hereby decrees: Lin Su, the head of Wenyuan Academy, is granted the title of the third rank; Du Dongliu, the head of Hanlin Academy, is granted the title of the third rank; Ji Qianling, the scholar of Wenyuan Academy, is granted the title of the fourth rank; Zhang Liekong, the deputy commander of the Forbidden Palace, is granted a set of the Immortal Emperor's armor. The above four people are each granted a thousand Immortal Yuans, and the rest are each granted a hundred Immortal Yuans. This is decreed!"

The four of them thanked him together.

After leaving the Immortal Palace, Zhang Liekong saw the three of them off. This battle-hardened general had a red face at this moment, and he looked at Lin Su very friendly.

With his status and position, it is basically impossible to get promoted, and the Immortal Emperor's Armor is the best thing he can get. The Immortal Emperor's Armor has a royal aura and keeps evil spirits away. It is also a symbol of status. In the entire imperial guards team, only the commander-in-chief has it. From now on, he also has it!
This was brought to him by Lin Su, so this deputy commander of the imperial guards who was out of touch with the world had a feeling about Lin. It was really good to work with a civil servant with extraordinary wisdom.

His benefits are real.

The benefits of Du Dongliu are even more tangible.

He was also promoted from a third-rank academician to a third-rank academician.

Xue Zheng is an official position, and there are more than ten of them in the Hanlin Academy. However, Xue Zheng is divided into third rank and junior third rank. He used to hold the title of junior third rank and had no say among the Xue Zheng group. He was very unhappy with those third rank Xue Zhengs who were arrogant in front of him, but he had no choice because the Xian Dynasty was full of talented people and it was too difficult to stand out among them.

Unexpectedly, just by going on a diplomatic mission to Baiyujing, he took this crucial step forward.

The most crucial thing is that the trip to Baiyujing was originally a big crisis, even life-threatening.

But Lin Su made a clever move, the crisis was averted and he got promoted.

The old man was very happy. As soon as he left the palace, he bowed to Lin Su and said, "Master Lin, I am grateful for your help in this trip!"

Lin Su quickly returned the greeting: "We are on the same path, doing the same job, but what we have gained is the result of our common efforts, so there is no question of who benefits whom."

"Although we are on the same path, how could we have achieved such a great result without your amazing wisdom?" Du Dongliu asked, "Are you interested in joining the Imperial Academy?"

Join the Hanlin Academy?
Lin Su hesitated slightly.

Du Dongliu smiled and said, "Grand Scholar Li of the Hanlin Academy has spoken of Lord Lin many times and highly praised him. He also mentioned to Your Majesty in person that he wanted to invite Lord Lin to serve as the academic director of the Hanlin Academy. If Lord Lin is interested, you may come to the Hanlin Academy first."

Lin Su smiled and said, "I am very grateful for the kindness of Grand Secretary Li. However, I am a person of a carefree nature and do not follow etiquette. I am not at ease and cannot adapt to the path of literary exploration in the Hanlin Academy. I hope that Lord Du can thank Grand Secretary for his favor on my behalf."

"In that case, goodbye!"

"Farewell!"

Du Dongliu rose into the air and returned to his mansion to prepare for his promotion banquet.

Lin Su and Ji Qianling also rose into the air and returned to Wenyuan.

In Wenyuan, a group of scholars were also welcoming them.

From today on, Lin Su sat in the front row of the Xuezheng group...

After the hustle and bustle, the place becomes prosperous.

Lin Su was in the middle of the Juxian Residence, Lin Su was sitting in the solitary pavilion, the moon was already at its zenith.

A light as small as a bean rose from under the pavilion.

Ji Qianling climbed up step by step holding the night fluorescent lamp...

The lamp is placed on the coffee table, and the dim light covers the pavilion.

Lin Su's gaze slowly moved over, with a bit of inquiry.

Ji Qianling smiled softly: "I find that you are really indifferent to fame and fortune. A third-rank official is like an autumn moon and spring breeze to you."

Lin Su smiled inwardly, a third-rank official...

Ha ha……

This handsome guy is also a top-notch literary king from another country!

Do I need to have such a strong feeling about a third-grade title?

But of course he couldn't say that, he could only sigh: "You were so calm and indifferent when you were promoted three levels, if I were to be ecstatic when I was promoted one level, wouldn't it be a bit cheap of me?"

Ji Qianling's eyes finally lit up: "I was actually pretending. I'm not calm at all. I don't think I can sleep tonight."

"So? Want to celebrate passionately with me?" Lin Su said.

"What are you thinking about?" Ji Qianling glanced at him: "I came here just to ask you, don't you think this is a bit abnormal?"

As soon as these words came out, the light in her eyes faded...

There was silence.

Lin Su slowly smiled. "In the Baiyu trip, if we talk about your achievements, you shouldn't have been three times as many as Du Dongliu and I. Du Dongliu and I were only promoted one level, but you were promoted three levels. So you think it's very abnormal. Is that right?"

"Yes!"

Lin Su said: "There are two answers, one is very orthodox, and the other is unorthodox. Which one should I listen to first?"

"Orthodox!"

"The orthodox answer is: the difference between your and my official positions is too great, and Your Majesty is taking this opportunity to bridge the generation gap between you and me in the officialdom."

Ji Qianling frowned slightly: "Why do you have to bridge the generation gap between you and me in the officialdom?"

"Because His Majesty may be interested in granting a marriage between you and me one day in the future, and a marriage granting a marriage requires that the two families be of equal status."

Ji Qianling looked at him with a sour expression: "Is this still orthodox? Isn't yours clearly wild and unimaginable? Forget it, let's not talk about orthodoxy, talk about your unorthodoxy."

Lin Su said: "The unorthodox answer is that His Majesty is intentionally increasing your leverage."

The expression on Ji Qianling's face slowly changed: "Why do you want to increase my stakes?"

"Because only if your bargaining chips are strong enough, you can have more say in Luotian Sect!"

A wave of emotion rolled through Ji Qianling's heart, turning into a thunderclap that resounded throughout her heart...

Increase the stakes and have the right to speak.

Just nine words opened a door in Ji Qianling's heart...

For those in high positions, every move and gesture is filled with Tao!

Giving power and appointing officials is also the way!
She, Ji Qianling, is a member of Luo Tian Sect. She originally had no say in Luo Tian Sect and was just a direct disciple. But now, after she entered Wenyuan and the officialdom and became a fifth-rank scholar, she has gained the right to speak in Luo Tian Sect.

This is the change in status after entering the Immortal Dynasty system.

However, being a fifth-rank official was not enough to have a say, so he was promoted three levels to become a fourth-rank official.

Officials of the fourth rank have the final say.

Generally, the only official from the Immortal Dynasty that a sect can get in touch with is a fifth-rank Inspector. When a fifth-rank Inspector enters the sect, the sect master needs to accompany him in person. Now that he is a fourth-rank official, when he returns to the sect, although he may not have the final say, he is definitely in a high-ranking position with power.

The Immortal Emperor took great pains to promote himself quickly, and his target was the Luotian Sect!

Your Majesty hopes to control Luotian Sect himself!
As everyone knows, Luo Tianzong is a powerful weapon in the hands of the Second Prince. Your Majesty is trying to seize power from the Second Prince.

From this, it can be seen that the top-level structure of the Immortal Dynasty has changed.

Your Majesty's position has undergone a fundamental change.

He no longer allowed the princes to fight for power. He personally took action and gathered all the major forces.

Why did such a change happen?
Lessons from the past!

The connection between the deposed crown prince and the Hao Yuan clan...

The connection between the Third Prince and Wuxianmen...

It still sounded a wake-up call for him.

He no longer trusted the princes, including the Second Prince who seemed to have everything going for him...

Thousands of thoughts flowed through Ji Qianling's mind, and suddenly he touched upon a mysterious realm...

Ji Qianling raised his eyes suddenly: "If His Majesty really wants me to control Luo Tian Sect, then he should have a way to control me!"

"Of course!"

"How can he control me?"

Lin Su said: "The emperor's mind is full of tricks, and the way to control is ever-changing. For female officials, there is a very clever way, which is to grant marriage!"

"Marriage? To whom?"

"like me!"

Ji Qianling's heart was already surging with huge waves, and in an instant, another huge wave rolled over...

This is not the first time that arranged marriage has been brought up.

Tonight, Lin Su mentioned it twice.

However, when the arranged marriage was first mentioned, Ji Qianling viewed it as "teasing her".

When she brought it up again at this moment, her attitude changed drastically.

Because she understood the plot behind the promotion of three levels.

His Majesty intends to use her to control Luotian Sect, so he is deliberately increasing her importance.

Once she really takes control of Luotian Sect, she will face another problem: how can His Majesty control her?
Lin Su was right. The basic skill of an emperor is to control his subordinates. There are ten thousand ways to do this, but for female officials, there is one method that works best, and that is to grant marriage.

Women have a sense of belonging. Their bodies belong to a man. When they give birth to children with a man, they leave their original family and enter a new family.

No matter what position she holds, she must plan around the new family.

If this man is someone whom the Immortal Emperor can absolutely control, then in the Immortal Emperor's thinking system, the woman who married him will also become someone whom he can absolutely control.

This method of control is high-end, clever and can be described as a good story. It is far more sophisticated than poisoning, threatening or binding.

Where is Lin Su?
Is he someone who can be absolutely controlled by the Immortal Emperor?
If it were in the past, no one would be sure.

Because his wisdom is too terrifying, and his methods are too bizarre, but, among all things in the world, life comes first!

He was hit by the "Heavenly Tears Curse" of the Hao Yuan Sect. Only the Immortal Emperor could grant him a "Heavenly Spirit Pearl" every year (The Heavenly Spirit Pearl was born from the Emperor Seal, and is truly owned by only the Immortal Emperor in the entire Eastern Region Immortal Dynasty) to prolong his life.

Therefore, the Immortal Emperor trusts Lin Su.

He also has absolute control over Lin Su.

When Ji Qianling has grown strong, he will give her to Lin Su as his wife. Combining Lin Su's wisdom and his status as a disciple of Luo Tian Sect, it will be a natural thing for him to control Luo Tian Sect.

The arranged marriage, which was just a tease at the beginning, suddenly became a complete possibility...

Ji Qianling looked at the handsome face of his junior brother in front of him, and his heart was in turmoil, and he had mixed thoughts...

"Senior Sister, you always said that you were not sensitive to matters between men and women. From now on, are you still sensitive?"

Ji Qianling let out a long breath: "It's a bit too sensitive, Junior Brother, can you please not mention this?"

"Haha!" Lin Su laughed: "Then let's talk about another thing, the thing you really wanted to mention tonight..."

Another thing that happened tonight was, of course, something that Lin Su asked Ji Qianling to find out: the whereabouts of the third prince.

Ji Qianling said: "The third prince disappeared!"

Lin Su brought the teacup to his mouth and stopped there.

Ji Qianling raised his head slowly: "The imperial guards arrived at the Nanjiang Palace at noon, and everything was as peaceful as before. However, the white-clothed beauty beside Nanjiang Prince Ji Cha disappeared out of thin air. His Majesty activated the 'Hidden Immortal' and was unable to track her down."

"The big-character poster was sent out at 7:00 am, and the imperial guards arrived at 7:00 am. His Majesty did not let us off the hook. He also deployed the hidden immortal to conduct a thorough investigation to the greatest extent possible!" Lin Su said.

"Yes! His Majesty was furious because of the escape of Prince Nanjiang. The eleven Hidden Immortals have also left the capital and are still conducting a large-scale manhunt in the vast Jianghu."

Lin Su exhaled softly: "What about Nanjiang?"

"All officials from Nanjiang also fled."

"all?"

"At least the officials who knew the inside story of Wuxianmen have all fled. The few big fish and small fish that were caught can only be used as evidence of Wuxianmen's infiltration, but they cannot find other bases of Wuxianmen. Because they have no access to the real inside story."

"The methods are still as meticulous as before!" Lin Su said: "There is another person..."

"Who?"

"Forget it, you don't need to track this person down." Lin Su said: "Senior Sister, what are your plans next?"

Ji Qianling had a troubled look on his face: "My mother just sent me a message, asking me to go back to the sect."

"Return to the clan? To worship the ancestors?" Lin Su smiled.

"It may be true... I've already said it, it's not necessary. A fourth-rank official is not a particularly high-ranking official. Besides, we just held a memorial service during the New Year."

Lin Su was happy...

You have today too!
When this handsome guy was in Haining, he suffered this kind of "pain" every day.

I am a person who has a very strong sense of ancestor worship. As long as I take a small step forward in the literary world, I have to worship my ancestors.

Now in the Immortal Realm, no one worships their ancestors for their achievements anymore, but Ji Qianling ran into her mother who also enjoyed worshiping her ancestors...

"What about you? What plans do you have?" Ji Qianling asked.

"I'm going to Xihe."

"Go to Xihe?" Ji Qianling's heart skipped a beat: "Let's go together!"

"Aren't you going to worship your ancestors? Are you leaving your ancestors aside just to travel with me?" Lin Su said.

Ji Qianling nodded: "The main reason is that I thought that it would be easy to get promoted if I worked with you. Maybe my group in Xihe would get promoted as well. Let the ancestors wait until I become a third-rank official, and then we can offer sacrifices together. I believe that both the ancestors and my mother will agree happily."

Lin Su was stunned and said, "Senior Sister, you... are really hard!"

Ji Qianling picked up the night fluorescent lamp and said, "I'll go get ready first. We'll set off together tomorrow!"

He walked slowly, reached the wall, and climbed in.

As he turned over, he almost stepped on a half-protruding head.

Pig!

Ji Qianling glanced at her: "What are you doing? Are you peeping?"

"Ok!"

Ji Qianling choked.

"Miss, I'll go to his place and give him some rabbit meat..." Zhuer was about to turn over and stand up.

Ji Qianling grabbed him and said, "How can you be so rude in the middle of the night? Get in the room!"

She dragged Zhuer into the room by force.

There is no escape. I am filled with frustration and opinions...

Miss, you met him, what about me?
Do I have to move to the side just because I'm smaller?
I am not satisfied!
However, after Ji Qianling said a few words, Zhu'er's depression disappeared.

Because the lady told her: Get ready, we will go to Xihe together tomorrow.

We will still be together tomorrow, and spend every day together like we did in the south of the Yangtze River...

Then there is really no need to rush...

The piglet flew away happily, shaking the two big lumps on its chest.

With this flight, probably all the spirit rabbits on the West Mountain will tremble in fear...

Ji Qianling raised his hand gently and touched his chest.

This thing is already quite big. It is really hard to see the toes when looking from above. But why is that junior fellow student not focusing on it? Whenever he sees the pig, his attention will linger on the two large balls of the pig intentionally or unintentionally. When it comes to himself, he ignores it!
This is quite outrageous!
Do you know how much effort I put in to make these two balls puff up?

During the entire Spring Festival, I was calculating the circulation of my blood, and my chest suddenly grew two inches taller!

What is the concept of two inches?
It is a concept that makes practitioners all over the world stunned!

Yes, I, Ji Qianling, don’t rely on this to make a living.

But I am also a woman!
Looking at the bright moon outside the window, his words reappeared in her mind...

Maybe His Majesty will grant you a marriage one day!
Will there really be such a day?

Your Majesty gave Himself to Him!

Ji Qianling's face quietly changed color in this moonlit night...

At the same time, Lin Su was also looking out the window. In his hand, there was a cicada wing...

This is the wing of a cicada that grew for twenty-three years in Xishan.

It's not tea, but a real cicada wing.

There is no lonely wing in the world, all wings are in pairs.

Where is the other wing?

The wing turned into flowing light and landed in his inner space. Zhou Tian Jing Ling held the cicada wing, with a baby-like face full of entanglement: "I have recovered to the state where I can search all things in the heavens. Your means are so profound that you can't even trace the energy of the cicada wing. This is a provocation to me!"

"Completely untraceable?" Lin Su said.

"Yes, there is a great power that changes the rules of heaven."

"Buddhism?"

"Yes!" Zhou Tianjing Ling said, "Boy, maybe you can go to Xishan again..."

Suddenly, his voice stopped.

Because Lin Su's expression was very unfriendly.

Zhou Tianjingling's eyes began to move...

"My Lord, kid... hehe, I haven't heard this name for a long time..." Lin Su's soul rubbed his hands ready to fight.

Zhou Tianjingling's body shrank, and his voice suddenly changed: "Brother Lin, don't look at me like that, I'm scared..."

Lin Suya was a little sour: "Now it's a baby again?"

"The baby is still young. The baby doesn't know anything. The baby goes to play with Die'er..."

Fly away.

Lin Su really wanted to knock him down with one finger, but in the end, he held back.

You old bastard, why do you seem to me to have become an old scoundrel?
Forget it...

I'll go to Xishan to take a look!

Lin Su blinked his eyes slightly, and a butterfly fluttered up from the window and flew straight into Guiyuan Temple.

Western Hills, under the bright moon.

This moment changed the appearance.

Guiyuan Temple is still there, but the lotus pond composed of 180,000 golden lotuses in front of Lingyin Temple is no longer there.

The butterfly flew into the temple, and in a moment the entire temple scene came into view.

The three hundred monks in the temple were meditating or resting, and everything was as peaceful as yesterday.

But, one person is missing!
Zen Master Wujue.

The butterfly landed on the bald head of a monk, and Lin Su found the answer in the monk's sea of ​​consciousness.

Zen Master Wujue left the temple three days ago and went traveling around the world.

Lin Su had had too many dealings with Buddhism.

There are those who wear Buddhist robes but secretly do evil things, such as the Thousand Buddha Temple in the Southeast Buddhist Kingdom.

There are those who are in the Buddhist monastery but are still closely connected with the secular world, such as Jinyang Temple in the ancient country of Nanyang.

There are real Buddhist monks who protect the people of the world at critical moments, such as the Lingyin Temple in the capital of Dacang.

There are also strange Buddhist monks who are both demons and monks, and Lin Su still can't figure them out, such as Master Yi Yao of Xixin Temple...

In Guiyuan Temple, Lin Su saw another kind of...

Zen Master Wujue seems like a holy monk when you first meet him.

For the sake of all the monks in the temple, he was willing to carry water and be a slave for 23 years.

He admired this kind of mind.

Daring to challenge Patriarch Luo Tian, ​​this level of cultivation further demonstrates the duty of a great monk.

He thought from the beginning that he had found a genuine Buddhist monk in this world.

Not only him, Sun Zhen was more direct.

When Sun Zhen was strolling in the bamboo forest, he once advised him to regard Guiyuan Temple as his harbor in this world.

Because wherever he goes he will cause a frenzy and no one can protect his safety, but Guiyuan Temple can.

Because Guiyuan Temple is a Buddhist temple, Zen Master Wujue still owes him a favor.

With Master Wujue's cultivation and the power of Buddhism, he can become a harbor for anyone.

However, Lin Su did not follow the route she designed...

It’s not that he doesn’t want a Buddhist harbor.

It's not that he doesn't know how useful the Buddhist harbor is - no matter what you have done, you can get temporary safety by entering Buddhism, because in Buddhism, if you put down your butcher knife, you can still become a Buddha.

However, he could not ignore the origin of the initial entanglement between Zen Master Wujue and Patriarch Luotian.

He asked the Zen Master Wujue...

Patriarch Luo Tian clearly saw through Zen Master Wujue's strategy of "retreat to advance" and knew that Zen Master Wujue would return sooner or later, so why did he reach an agreement with him?
Zen Master Wujue told him: From the moment Zen Master Wujue took off his monk's robe, Patriarch Luo Tian won time to make his plans. He could avoid the interference of Zen Master Wujue and focus on planning his overall plan.

What does this mean? (End of this chapter)