Pawn Crossing the River

Qi Xuansu and Zhao Jiaowu looked at each other.

In the end, Zhao Jiaowu chose to give in.

"Okay then." Zhao Jiaowu stood up slowly, "I am willing to accept the review to prove my innocence."

At this point, Zhao Jiaowu suddenly changed the topic: "However, I have a grudging request."

Qi Xuansu said in a gentle tone: "I said, this is not a conviction, it is just a necessary review process. When I was working at the Imperial Palace, I was reported. At that time, the Imperial Palace's opinion was to suspend my duties for review. I abide by the decision of the Imperial Palace. , put down what I was doing, accepted the review, and finally the Taoist government returned my innocence. This experience did not affect my normal promotion within the Taoist sect, it was just a necessary process. There’s no reason why the Western Region Taoist Government can’t do it. If you have any requests, you can tell me.”

Zhao Jiaowu said: "Since Monk Xiao has identified me as a traitor to the Taoist sect, I am willing to confront him face to face."

Qi Xuansu glanced at Zhao Jiaowu: "Yes, but Monk Xiao is an immortal after all. Some necessary measures are still indispensable. You should also understand."

Zhao Jiaowu felt a little unsure when he saw that Qi Xuansu agreed so happily without any hesitation.

Qi Xuansu stood up and said, "Let's go to the dungeon."

Here, Qi Xuansu still made a time lag. Just when he was talking to Zhao Jiaowu, Yan Yongzhen had already left the meeting hall and went to see Zhang Yuelu.

Zhang Yuelu did not participate in this discussion. The public statement was that Zhang Zhenzhen was injured and could not attend the meeting and could not see guests. This is reasonable. After all, it is aimed at an immortal. Not to mention just injured, it would not be surprising even if he died in battle. In fact, Zhang Yuelu is responsible for another aspect, which is to keep the net open and ready.

If someone chooses to defect, they will fall into the big net that Zhang Yuelu has prepared long ago.

Precisely because Zhang Yuelu was not in the meeting hall, after Yan Yongzhen reported the matter to Zhang Yuelu, Zhang Yuelu could go to the dungeon first and explain to Xiao Yin that the secret should not be revealed.

Xiao Yin is still very clever, there is absolutely no problem with her IQ, she just likes to act stupid. Maybe it's because of the dark side, but Xiao Yin is actually a bit like Qiniang. She seems very unreliable at ordinary times, but when it comes to business, she can often be reliable and perform well. Therefore, Qi Xuansu still trusted Xiao Yin very much and believed that she could successfully complete the task.

When Qi Xuansu led Zhao Jiaowu to the underground palace, Monk Xiao, played by Xiao Yin, sat cross-legged with his back to the underground palace gate, with various talismans attached to his body. Of course, these were temporarily added by Zhang Yuelu, and they were just superficial. It has no practical effect, but it is impossible for Zhao Jiaowu to take off the talisman to see if it is useful. It is enough to fool people.

Zhao Jiaowu saw at a glance that the Buddhist aura on "Monk Xiao" was absolutely fake. Even if he practiced the "Taiping Qingling Sutra", he couldn't imitate it so closely.

After all, the Taiping Qingling Sutra is not something to be imitated out of thin air. At the very least, you need to have a general understanding of the exercises that need to be imitated, and even a certain foundation. Very few people in Taoism practice Buddhist exercises, especially among Buddhists. This is even more true after the war. Although Cihang was born in Buddhism, he is an outlier in Buddhism. Strictly speaking, he should be practicing both Buddhism and Taoism.

If you have seen Monk Xiao but have not had close contact with him, you will be even more confused and feel that you have seen him before. This is because of Monk Xiao’s skull.

Of course, if you are familiar with Monk Xiao, you can still tell the clues at a glance, but let alone Taoism, even within Buddhism, there are only a handful of people who are familiar with Monk Xiao.

As for the weak aura of Monk Xiao at this time, he does not seem to have the cultivation level of an immortal. This is also reasonable. After all, he was defeated and captured, so he must have been severely injured. Plus those talismans that seemed to be used to suppress his cultivation level, it is also reasonable. That makes sense.

There is also a restriction between the two sides, which was set up by He Luo Shen. Although it is only at the pseudo-immortal level, it is enough. Immortals and below cannot forcefully cross it. As long as Xiao Yin doesn't take the initiative to turn around, others won't be able to see her face.

Qi Xuansu stood outside the ban and said: "Monk Xiao, you identified Chief Zhao of our Western Region Taoist Master Zhao Jiaowu. Chief Zhao thinks you have framed him and wants to confront you face to face. What do you say? Let me remind you, if You made random identifications with the intention of disrupting the Taoist government. If you are punished for several crimes, you will not escape death. "

Xiao Yin didn't say anything, as if he didn't hear anything and didn't move.

Qi Xuansu said to Zhao Jiaowu: "Chief Zhao, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Zhao Jiaowu took a deep breath: "Monk Xiao, you and I are strangers, why do you slander me?"

Xiao Yin imitated Monk Xiao's voice and said, "If you are playing tricks, why bother talking so much."

It is precisely because Monk Xiao is so mysterious that ordinary people don't know what his style is, which gives Xiao Yin room to express himself freely. If it is a person who often appears in front of people, has an obvious style and is well-known, such as Donghua Zhenren, he must be imitated exactly the same.

Of course, Xiao Yin played well. At least she said things like an adult and didn't make any jokes.

Zhao Jiaowu said: "Since you said that I tipped off the Buddhist sect, you might as well explain when, where, and in what form I tipped you off?"

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What kind of children are like, parents are very important.

Xiao Yin learned Qi Xuansu's pretense, and it seemed like that at this time.

"Chief Zhao, you are deliberately confusing the public. You and I are not in direct contact. How do I know how you deliver the message?"

"I obeyed the orders of the three great masters, and the news was passed to me by Nalanda Temple. As for how you passed the news out, to whom, and who reported the news to the three great masters, Buddhism has its own rules. "

"So I can't answer your question. You know it yourself."

Qi Xuansu secretly shouted in her heart. Xiao Yin's words were quite good. She didn't know whether she came up with it herself or Zhang Yuelu taught her in advance.

The key point is that this statement makes sense. When it comes to Dao Sect, it is not Master Qingwei who goes to contact the informants in person. There are so many people in Beichen Hall and they have their own rules. They will report to Master Qingwei after all the contacts and summarization. Although Master Qingwei is the leader of Beichen Hall, he doesn't know the specific process, and it is not necessary. On the contrary, it is reasonable not to know.

For a moment, Zhao Jiaowu didn't know how to answer.

Qi Xuansu said calmly: "Chief Zhao, there is no need to be excited. As I said, the review is just a normal process. We will not believe Monk Xiao's one-sided words. We must confirm it from multiple parties. The Taoist government will not unjustly accuse a good person. It is no big deal."

Xiao Yin Youyou said: "I remember the second part of this sentence, and I will never let a bad person go."

Zhao Jiaowu's expression changed a little, and he raised his voice: "What do you mean?"

Xiao Yin stopped answering. She looked like a fifth mother. As long as she didn't know her true nature, she looked like that, which was quite bluffing. Just looking at Wu Niang, who would have thought that Qi Dazhen was as fierce as fire? I thought he was as cold as ice.

Xiao Yin followed Wu Niang and obviously learned a lot. He knew a little bit about all these things, including pretending to be stupid, pretending to be dumbfounded, pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger, and pretending to be cool.

Qi Xuansu said: "Chief Zhao, is it almost done? Deputy Hall Master Li is still waiting."

Zhao Jiaowu took a deep breath: "Yes."

Qi Xuansu waved his hand, and Li Mingcheng, who came with him, stepped forward: "Chief Zhao, please."

Zhao Jiaowu left this place with Li Mingcheng and others from Beichen Hall.

Qi Xuansu remained where he was. With a wave of his sleeves, the door of the underground palace slowly closed.

Xiao Yin, who was sitting cross-legged, immediately jumped up, turned around and asked Qi Xuansu: "Old Qi, how am I doing?"

Qi Xuansu extended his thumb: "I say three words: good, good, good."

Xiao Yin was not very satisfied: "That's it?"

Qi Xuansu continued: "I will expand these three words into nine words, that is: pretend well, do well, speak well."

But Xiao Yin is not so easy to fool. She doesn't care about the lies, she just wants the real ones: "Is there any reward?"

Qi Xuansu asked, "What reward do you want?"

Xiao Yin tilted his head and thought for a while, then said: "If you borrow another two thousand Taiping money from me and create a written note, the interest will be three points higher."

Qi Xuansu laughed dumbly and said, "You little Yin, you have the potential to be a loan shark."

Xiao Yin said matter-of-factly: "One is willing to borrow and the other is willing to give. It's something you and I agree on."

Qi Xuansu thought for a while and said, "I will help you show your merit. When you accumulate a Tianzi skill, the Taoist sect will reward you."

Without waiting for Xiao Yin's reaction, Qi Xuansu patted Xiao Yin's shoulder: "Work harder."

After Qi Xuansu left the underground palace, he saw Zhang Yuelu walking out of a shadow, walking side by side with Qi Xuansu, and together they took the lifting formation back to the upper level of the Dao Palace.

"What do you think?" Zhang Yuelu asked.

Qi Xuansu pondered: "There should be nothing wrong with the big housekeeper Mabo, he is just a deception. If there is indeed nothing wrong with him, then I will personally express my apology to him afterwards."

"As for the other two people, Jia Shen Lingguan and Zhao Jiaowu are indeed suspects. We deliberately alerted them this time, and it was quite effective. When they are examined, Beichen Hall will conduct a comprehensive investigation, including their residences."

"There's just one thing I don't understand. Why are these two people suspected? What are they guilty of?"

Zhang Yuelu thought for a while and said: "Could it be that our thinking is wrong? We always thought that the person who betrayed Chen Zhenren and the person who betrayed me this time are the same person. Is there a possibility that these are two things, involved at the same time? Two people."

Qi Xuansu pondered: "You mean, the person who betrayed Chen Zhenren was a person, and the person who betrayed you was

Another person, these are two completely independent cases and we should not combine them for review. "

Zhang Yuelu nodded and said, "That's exactly it."

Qi Xuansu fell into deep thought.

The lifting formation quickly rose to the top of the Dao Palace, where Yan Yongzhen was waiting.

Qi Xuansu immediately told Yan Yongzhen: "Go and contact Qin Wubing from the Xiting Protectorate and ask him to come to the Snow Mountain Palace. I want to see him."

Yan Yong was really startled, but he still agreed.