Pawn Crossing the River

Because of this incident, Yao Pei and Qi Xuansu stayed in the county for one more day. Yao Pei went to the local Taoist temple and carefully questioned other people in the Taoist temple. Where had these people seen such a big shot like Yao Pei? They were questioned separately. Soon Then he handed over the solid foundation.

What Long Leshan said is true.

Over the years, the temple owner Wu Yonggui has indeed imprisoned many good women in the Taoist temple. Four of them are still alive. Two of them died due to unknown reasons and were buried behind the Taoist temple.

Yao Pei met the four women. As expected, they were all dressed in women's crowns. He also ordered the two corpses to be dug out. After the autopsy, they found that they had died of externation.

It can be seen that this Wu Guanzhu is not just for lust, but also practices the method of gathering yin and replenishing yang.

From the simplest moral perspective, his death was not unjust.

This is probably why Yao Pei did not go after Long Leshan himself.

When the fourth-grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priest sent by the Qinzhou Taoist Prefecture arrived with the spiritual officer, this was what he saw.

His first reaction was to suppress the matter.

However, after learning Yao Pei's identity, the fourth-grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priest felt a little weak.

Although he is also a fourth-level Taoist priest, Yao Pei is regarded as a candidate for the future headmaster. The key is that Qinzhou belongs to the Quanzhen Taoist territory. Yao Pei is the grandson of the Earth Master and the successor of Donghua Zhenren. Not to mention he was a small Taoist priest of the fourth grade wine ceremony, even if the head of a state of Quanzhen Taoism came, he would not show off to Yao Pei.

This Taoist Priest of the Fourth Grade Jijiu was naturally obedient. He acted like an uncle before entering, but after entering he became like a grandson. Yao Pei did whatever he said without any objection. ..

Qi Xuansu has seen the majesty of the future leader of Quanzhen Tao. At this point, Zhang Yuelu is at a disadvantage. Without the support of the Zhang family, she was only designated as a successor by Master Cihang not long ago, so her rank is higher, but In terms of real power that can be mobilized in his hands, he is not as good as Yao Pei, and Yao Pei is slightly inferior to Li Changge.

From this point of view, if Zhang Yuelu wants to get ahead, he can only rely on himself. Behind the reputation of being "willing to do things", there is still more helplessness.

Yao Pei doesn't like to do things personally, and she has no interest in being the master of Qingtian in front of others. She just asks this person to deal with the aftermath, and compensates where necessary. Those women who were injured must be properly resettled, taking into account their reputations, etc. In response to the problem, the two dead women should be buried alive and well. It is best to return to their roots. The punishment should be punished. The principal offender and the accomplice should be distinguished. Those who knew and failed to report should also be punished for the crime of harboring. In addition, a warrant was issued to arrest Long Leshan, the murderer of Wu Yonggui. After she returns to Wanshou Chongyang Palace, she will have to ask about the specific outcome of this matter.

Naturally, the Taoist Priest of the Fourth Grade Wine Ceremony did not dare to neglect in the slightest. He even took out a pen and paper to write down something Yao Pei said and wrote it densely for several pages.

After explaining this, Yao Pei and Qi Xuansu left here.

After leaving the jurisdiction of Xijing Mansion, we entered the area of ​​Difeishan Mountain, with the Wanshou Chongyang Palace in the distance.

Yao Pei has no specific position, but is in the name of Wanshou Chongyang Palace. This is the reason why she went to Wanshou Chongyang Palace.

As the former vice-capital of Dao Sect, Difeishan Mountain has a huge area, and flying is prohibited without permission.

Qi Xuansu and Yao Pei had no choice but to lower themselves and hike up the mountain.

In fact, it was time for Qi Xuansu to say goodbye to Yao Pei at this point. However, considering that Xu Xiaoying and Pei Xiaolou were both in the Wanshou Chongyang Palace, and they helped Qi Xuansu with Yue Liuli and Pan Cuiqing, it was difficult for Qi Xuansu to stay away from them. , I still want to visit and express my gratitude.

There is more than one road to the Wanshou Chongyang Palace. In addition to the main road, which way to climb depends on where you want to go. Last time Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu went to Yuzhen Temple where Xu Xiaoying was, and this time they went to Pei Xiaolou. Taipingguan, so Qi Xuansu and Yao Pei took another path.

Both Taiping Temple and Taiyi Temple once belonged to Taiping Taoism. Just because Difeishan Mountain was once the deputy capital of the Taoist sect and the seat of the Grand Master, the three Taoist Taoists naturally set up corresponding Taoist temples here for the great masters and real people to go to the vice-capital to have an audience with the great master. He lived there when he was in charge of teaching. Later, the Taoist sect canceled its deputy capital, and Taipingguan and Taiyiguan belonged to Quanzhen Taoism, but Quanzhen Taoism still retained its old name.

Halfway through, there was a visitor booth, where a young Taoist priest was surrounded by many female crowns.

This young Taoist priest is about the same age as Qi Xuansu. Instead of wearing a formal crane cloak, he wears a casual Taoist robe. Although the crane cloak is elegant, it is also too wide, covering up all physical features, even to the point of eliminating gender. level, but this kind of casual Taoist robe is very slim and suitable, and can fully show the body curves. Both men and women are very fond of this kind of clothing, and often regard it as a substitute for the crane cloak. However, the older generation who have experienced the era of five generations of great masters do not like this kind of clothing. They think it is too frivolous and ungracious, and they are very resistant to it. In addition, this young man did not wear a crown, but tied his hair with a jade hairpin. His specific Taoist rank is unknown.

The surrounding female crowns were also wearing this kind of slim-fitting Taoist robes, showing their graceful figures, echoing the poem: "Twenty-eight beauties have a body as soft as a crisp, and a sharp sword hangs from their waist to kill the foolish man."

The female crowns gathered around the young master, chattering softly. Although they did not do anything too outrageous, at most they touched their temples, pushed their shoulders, and hugged their arms, no one would think that these men and women were different from each other. There is an innocent relationship between them.

Seeing this scene, Qi Xuansu clicked his tongue and said, "It seems that Quanzhen Taoism's atmosphere is not very good either."

Yao Pei said expressionlessly: "When Xu Zu was discussing Taoism with Xuansheng, Xu Zu said: 'I was born in a family of Zhong Ming Ding Shi, and I have been accustomed to temple disputes since I was a child. As I grew older, I also traveled in the world. What we see and hear, whether it is a temple or a river or a lake, it can be said that its rise is rapid and its demise is sudden. Nothing new.”

Qi Xuansu sighed: "It's a good time when there is nothing new in the world."

Yao Pei continued: "Xu Zu also said that at the beginning of the Qingming Dynasty, the officials did not do anything without care, and no one did not work hard, because it was difficult and difficult at that time, and they could only find a life from thousands of deaths. Since then, things have gradually improved, and the court is stable. As time goes on, laziness gradually develops, the minority becomes the majority, and then laziness becomes the trend. Although there is great effort, it cannot be reversed and it is difficult to remedy. The party is driven by the desire for achievement, and the party is united and opposed. When the talents are gradually exhausted and it is difficult to cope with it, The situation has become complicated. In the annals of history, there are also cases of "government failure", "people's death and political failure", and there are also cases of "seeking glory and humiliation". In short, there is nothing new in that sentence, and the people of Qin have no time to mourn themselves. Later generations mourned, and future generations mourned without taking note of it, which also caused future generations to mourn for future generations. "

Qi Xuansu became more and more emotional: "It turns out that the ancestors had long expected what would happen today. I'm afraid it's not just laziness when laziness becomes common. As for being driven by the desire for achievement, party members are united and opposed by different parties. It means that the current three paths are at war. I don't know what we are doing. Will we see the day when our talents gradually become exhausted and it becomes difficult to cope with it?”

Yao Pei said: "Although Taoist friend Qingxiao and I are not on the same page, we have a consensus on this point. Something must change. If we don't change, we will really fulfill the prophecies of the ancestors. In fact, whether it is a Taoist sect or a Confucian sect in those days, it cannot be killed by external enemies. It must be that it is rotten and rotten on the inside before it collapses. "

Qi Xuansu fell into deep thought.

What he saw, heard and felt along the way, from Fengtai County to Wanshou Chongyang Palace, Zhang Yuelu and Yao Pei's words and deeds, he couldn't help but think about.

A true man stands between heaven and earth. Not to mention carrying the three-foot sword to achieve immortal feats, is he just seeking stability?

The two did not avoid talking to others. Although their voices were not loud, a few words still reached the ears of the young Taoist priest. He could not help but frown slightly and raised his eyes to look at the two of them.

Yao Pei has a great reputation, but because she lives in seclusion, few people recognize her. In addition, she looks like she has not woken up at this time, and her eyes are dull. She is far less radiant than Zhang Yuelu, and it is difficult for people to recognize her. Connect this listless woman with the legendary Yao Pei.

The young Taoist priest snorted coldly: "What a loud tone. Who are you, how dare you talk about Taoism!?"

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but be startled when he heard the words, and then smiled and said: "Are you still going to be punished for your words?"