Pawn Crossing the River

Qi Xuansu had indeed thought about where to go after leaving "Tianle Taoyuan".

It's also his fault for being loose-spoken. He once mentioned to Ba Tianyang that he wanted to send Liuhu to Zhili. Even if Ba Tianyang wanted to help him keep his secret, there was no guarantee that he wouldn't be tricked.

Thinking of the worst in everything, Qi Xuansu could only assume that his whereabouts had been exposed.

From Zhongzhou to Zhili, the fastest way is to go down the Yangtze River. After arriving in Qizhou, go north along the Grand Canal. The second is to take the land route, which directly enters Zhili territory. Although it is not as fast as the water route, it is the shortest distance.

Now that his whereabouts have been exposed, these two paths are no longer feasible. As long as the Taoist order is given, Qi Xuansu can become the turtle in the urn.

Qi Xuansu thought about it and decided to play in the dark and retreat in order to advance.

That is to say, go from Zixian Mountain to Beiyang Prefecture in Zhongzhou, then pass by Jiangling Prefecture in Huzhou, then go down the river, pass Jinling Prefecture, go to the sea from Putuo Island, and then go north by sea, directly bypassing Luzhou and Qizhou, and arrive at Bohai Mansion is located near the sea.

Five days were enough for Qi Xuansu to rush from Zixian Mountain to Beiyang Mansion without stopping.

Beiyang Prefecture is named Bei, but it is actually located in the southernmost part of Zhongzhou. It is connected to Luzhou to the east and Huzhou to the west and south. It is an important area of ​​the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, and is known as the Jiangnan North Country and the North Country Jiangnan.

However, Qi Xuansu had no interest in Beiyang Mansion and did not even go to the city. He took Liu Hu directly around the city and several small and large counties, avoiding Taoist temples and only stopping in remote villages and towns along the way.

Seven days after leaving Zixian Mountain, Qi Xuansu and Liu Hu arrived at Jingzi Town, located at the junction of Zhongzhou and Huzhou.

Qi Xuansu has no way of knowing why this town got its name, but peach trees are planted all around the town. It is spring, and the peach blossoms are in full bloom. When the spring breeze blows, the fallen flowers are in colorful colors, which is really beautiful.

After all, Liu Hu has a girlish nature, and she is already obsessed with it.

The two of them did not enter the town, but rode horses along the road on the edge of a huge peach forest. After walking for a while, they found a huge stone tablet that looked to be old. Qi Xuansu stood in front of the stone tablet and read the words on the stone tablet, and finally understood the reason why the peach grove was planted here.

At the end of the Wei Dynasty, the world was in chaos. Evil spirits came to Dongshan behind Jingzi Town and slaughtered all the villagers in Dongshan Village. They killed people, captured their souls, and practiced sorcery, making Jingzi Town full of smoke and panic.

The young Xuansheng and the only Great Heavenly Master Yan Feiqing passed by this place and went to Dongshan to drive out the evil spirits. They also used peach wood as firewood and set fire to the peach wood with the "Three Cing and Three Ding Fire Method", turning the things that had turned into ghosts into monsters. Mountain villages were burned to ashes.

At that time, there were many corpses in the town at the foot of the mountain. The Great Heavenly Master ordered them to be burned with peach trees. The elder did not dare to neglect them. He led the villagers and followed the method taught by the Immortal Master to cut down several peach trees outside the town and erect them on the spot. Pile the corpse and burn it.

And because the evil spirits have set up formations that have polluted the earth's veins here to a certain extent, over time, it will inevitably form evil places, so-called evil places. It is a place where Yin Qi and evil spirits gather. If a stranger enters it rashly, his or her mind will be taken away easily. At the least, he will become seriously ill after leaving the evil place, or at worst, he will die directly in the evil place.

People often say that a certain place has an evil nature, and people often die, either in accidents or by suicide. The people will call it "cannibalism", and this kind of place is usually an evil place.

If there are enough dead people in the evil place, it is called "eating", and the souls of the dead cannot escape. Like a snowball, the evil spirit and resentment will get bigger and bigger, which means that this place will become more and more "eating". If left alone, If so, it is very likely to harm one party.

Because of this, Yan Feiqing asked the people of Jingzi Town to plant peach trees here in advance to ward off evil spirits and prepare for rainy days to prevent evil spirits from arising.

The people here have kept in mind the teachings of the immortal master and planted peach trees from generation to generation. After more than two hundred years, peach trees have spread all over the mountains and plains, and they have even developed into a business. People from Taoist sects often come here to buy peach trees. There is no shortage of peach trees here. Peach trees that are more than a hundred years old can be cut and planted as they come, and they will not sit idle. Secondly, they are related to Xuan Sheng and Yan Da Tianshi, asking for good fortune.

Liu Hu read the content on the stone tablet and said in surprise: "Is it fake?"

Qi Xuansu said: "It is said that Xuan Sheng liked to do chivalrous things when he was young, and he met Master Yan Da very early. It is not impossible."

Liu Hu asked: "Uncle Wei also likes to do chivalrous things. After many years, will someone build a monument for Uncle Wei in Zixian Mountain?"

"Perhaps, but the premise is that I can become a great real person, preferably one with peaches and plums all over the world." Qi Xuansu said with a smile, "When people are prosperous, their descendants will strive for success, and only those who can be ancestors will have a bright face. Do you think, if Xuan Xuan Soon after Sheng passed away, the Taoist sect fell apart. Then the Confucian sect came back and the Taoist sect became a traitor. So will Xuansheng still have such a high status today? "

Liu Hu smacked his lips: "Da Zhenren... that is a first-class innocent Taoist priest, so difficult."

Qi Xuansu sighed: "It is indeed not easy."

Because people from the Taoist sect often came to Jingzi Town to buy peach trees, Qi Xuansu and Liu Hu completely gave up the idea of ​​settling in the town and continued to walk along the edge of the huge peach forest. The whole journey was filled with peach blossoms, and I had seen enough.

After passing Jingzi Town, we entered Huzhou. Another two days' journey is Jiangling Mansion.

From the perspective of the division of Daomen, this place still belongs to Taiping Dao, while Bohai Mansion in Zhili belongs to Taiping Dao, which can be said to be completely opposite.

Qi Xuansu breathed a sigh of relief. In his opinion, even if someone could see through his little trick, it would take some time. By that time, he had already taken a boat out to sea with Liu Hu. And he will not take the Daomen's sea ship, but take the imperial court's official ship as a man in black. This is undoubtedly the best cover.

But there is a saying that goes well, cleverness can lead to misunderstandings. In other words, a fool will gain something from a thousand worries, and a wise man will lose something from a thousand worries.

Qi Xuansu thought very well, but he neglected something.

When he first pretended to be Qin Wubing's personal soldier, he was flying to Jiangling under Qin Wubing's order, because the Qin family was the hereditary king of Jiangling County, and the palace was located in Jiangling Mansion, Huzhou.

Since he wants to pretend to be Qin Wubing's confidant, he naturally has to have a relationship with the palace. Pretending to be sent by Qin Wubing to the palace in Jiangling Mansion is very reasonable and reasonable, and it can avoid many unnecessary inquiries. After all, it involves Private affairs of the palace.

Now, he is really going to Jiangling Mansion.

On the other side, after Zhang Yuelu dealt with the Tianle Taoyuan matter, he decided to use "Yinglong" to send all the bodies of Liu Futong and Su Ran to Yujing. Because of the great impact and the involvement of those people behind Liu Futong, Zhang Yuelu should have He personally escorted and presented the case to Cihang Zhenren, but Zhang Yuelu did not want to return to Yujing, so he decided to let Xu Lingguan who followed him personally be responsible for escorting, and Mu Jin and Tian Baobao were responsible for presenting the case.

As for the other principals, they continued to exterminate small groups of cult demons. Afterwards, they returned to Yujing by flying boat from various local governments, and Tiangang Hall reimbursed the round trip expenses.

Although Xu Lingguan and others objected, Zhang Yuelu was not only the deputy head of Tiangang Hall, but also the "imperial envoy" appointed by Jinque and Cihang to deal with the "Tianle Taoyuan" matter. No one could disobey and could only act according to orders.

The main reason why Zhang Yuelu was unwilling to return to Yujing was because he was unwilling to let Wei Wugui off, who was already so close.

But there was a problem. Although she had figured out Wei Wugui's whereabouts, she didn't have much clue where Wei Wugui would go next. On the eighth day, Yang was already afraid of her, so he avoided seeing her and kept silent. Zhang Yuelu had nothing to do. One thing was that Eighth Heavenly Yang was from the imperial court, not from the Taoist sect. Secondly, there was nothing he could do about raising the child on the eighth day. Zhang Yuelu could not force him to do so unreasonably and forcefully.

So Zhang Yuelu didn't know that Qi Xuansu would go to Bohai Mansion in Zhili.

But Zhang Yuelu knew that Wei Wugui claimed to be Qin Wubing's personal soldier and claimed to go to Jiangling Mansion on Qin Wubing's order.

With the mentality of treating a dead horse as a live doctor, Zhang Yuelu decided to go to Jiangling Mansion. Even if she failed, she could also check the follow-up progress of the Yanqing Chamber of Commerce. Yan Qing, who was deeply involved with Liu Futong, The Chamber of Commerce mainly operates under the jurisdiction of Jiangnan Province, but its main office is located in Jiangling Prefecture, Huzhou.

At this time, seven days have passed since Qi Xuansu left Zixian Mountain. Logically speaking, it is basically impossible to catch up. However, Zhang Yuelu can mobilize "Yinglong". Although she does not intend to return to Yujing, she can ask "Yinglong" to take her to Jiangling Mansion. Then she will disembark at Jiangling Mansion, and "Yinglong" and others will continue to return to Yujing. .

In this way, Zhang Yuelu didn't even have to spend a day, but instead arrived at Jiangling Mansion before Qi Xuansu.