Pawn Crossing the River

On this very special festival, a "Yinglong" flying boat appeared in the sky above the Imperial Capital.

The Shenshu Forbidden Army and Tianchen Division had received the news in advance, immediately lifted the alert, opened the formation portal, and let the "Yinglong" warship land.

In fact, "Yinglong" can also hover in the air all the time, but it is easy to think of Taoism as being above the imperial court, which is not conducive to the unity of Taoism and the imperial court.

In principle, don't do anything that is not conducive to unity.

So the huge "Yinglong" slowly descended towards Penglai Pond.

If it was just a light rain when the airship landed, then when the "Yinglong" landed, the huge amount of water vapor it carried was a majestic heavy rain. And because the weather was so cold at this time, the heavy rain eventually turned into a goose feather. The heavy snow was falling, and countless snowflakes were seen dancing and swaying in the sky, adding a bit of fairy spirit.

It happened that it had just snowed yesterday, and the rime was really foggy. The sky, clouds, mountains, and water were all white. This situation and this scene are like a fairyland.

At this time, the front line of Haosheng Southeast Square in Penglai Pond has been completely blocked. The Lingguan of the Imperial Palace, the Qingluan Guards of the pro-military Duwei Palace, and the men in black from the Shenshu Camp are all on guard at the perimeter. The Taoist priests of the Imperial Palace and Tianchen The heavenly beings of the Division were on guard inside.

The people closest to the shore of Hu River are all important figures. First of all, King Qin Quanyi of Jin represents His Majesty the Emperor. The leaders of the royal family are King Liao, King Jin, and King Qi. King Liao is not in the imperial capital, and King Qi is old and has little control over world affairs. It was headed by King Jin.

Then came Zhang Qingbai, the second assistant to the cabinet and the bachelor of Jinshen Palace, Li Ruoshui, the real person in charge of the Imperial Palace, Zhou Jiaoxian, the chief deputy palace owner, Shi Bingyun, the second deputy palace owner, and other deputy palace leaders above the real person level. All the real people are wearing formal crane cloaks and lotus crowns symbolizing the second-grade Taiyi Taoist priests.

Then came a group of young people, around 20 to 30 years old. Their status was not as good as the "old guys" in front of them, but they had prominent family backgrounds and promising futures. In addition to the two princes and a young prince, they were Li Changge and Zhang Yuelu from the Taoist sect. , Yao Pei.

After that came the numerous entourage. Taken individually, these people are also famous people in the Imperial City, and are even important figures in the eyes of many people. But here, they are "disappeared from everyone".

Qi Xuansu was not classified among the ranks of young talents, but was mixed among the many entourages. This was probably due to her insufficient family background. Even though Zhang Yuelu was from a small sect, that was only internally. Externally, she belonged to only three families in the world. Zhang was born in Shangqing Dynasty.

At this time, everyone looked up at the landing "Yinglong".

The wind and snow blew against our faces, and the huge air waves made everyone's clothes and cloaks rustle.

No one tried to shield themselves from the wind and snow, everyone still kept looking up.

Finally, the huge "Yinglong" successfully landed in Penglai Pond, breaking through the ice and snow, setting off waves of blue waves, spreading to the surrounding layers, making it difficult to distinguish each other from the water mist and snow mist.

After the "Yinglong" came to a complete stop, the water surface of Penglai Pond could not even be seen. This huge battleship that looked like a giant beast was like a city. Standing in front of it, it was like facing a city wall. You could only stay away from it. , to get a full view.

An excessively long gangway was lowered, and a figure appeared on the deck.

Everyone was solemn.

Because he was a first-class innocent Taoist priest, a great master of Pingzhang, an immortal person, and a real immortal in the world.

This great master of Pingzhang wears a black crane cloak, a sword of wisdom, and a purple and gold lotus crown on his head.

In the past, before the Taoist sect was integrated, various institutional concepts conflicted with each other. For example, the Taoist sect had four three crowns, namely the Ruyi Crown, the Lotus Crown, the Lotus Crown, and the Fish Tail Crown. And confused the lotus crown with the hibiscus crown.

Later, the great masters of the Five Dynasties clearly stipulated that the lotus crown is the lotus crown and the hibiscus crown is the hibiscus crown and must not be confused.

The three deputy head masters are the leaders and leaders of the three ways. The great master of Quanzhen Tao wears the fish tail crown, the great master of Zhengdao wears the hibiscus crown, and the great master of Taiping Tao wears the Ruyi crown. They are the three crowns of the Tao sect.

However, the lotus crown is still the crown of a first-class innocent Taoist priest.

Pingzhang Dazhen wears a purple-gold lotus crown, which is different from the jade lotus crown of Shenzhi Zhenren and the gold lotus crown of ordinary Zhenzhen.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but hold his breath.

This was the first time he saw an immortal person.

Unlike Zhang Yuelu, Li Changge, Yao Pei and others who have been able to meet the three deputy head masters since childhood, Qi Xuansu has not had the opportunity to meet the three deputy head masters. Although he has met a lot of fake immortals, he is not an immortal after all. It is true that Wu Luo and Siming Zhenjun are immortals, but they are both clones and not the real ones.

This great master of Pingzhang is named Jiang Hedao. He is a contemporary of the great master Sun Hewu. They are both sixth generation disciples, and they are quite advanced sixth generation disciples.

Compared with the relatively backward eighth-generation disciples like Qi Xuansu and the sixth-generation disciples who are more advanced or even close to the fifth-generation disciples, there is a nominal age difference of two generations, but the actual age difference is almost three generations.

Jiang Hedao looked around and glanced around. There was no real pressure or pressure, and he didn't even feel anything. If everyone hadn't been looking at the Great Master Pingzhang, they wouldn't even have been able to feel that the Great Master had glanced at them.

Obviously, this great master does not like to show off his power at will.

When it is not necessary, look at someone with one glance. There is pressure in your eyes, and you want to make everyone kneel down like a heavy mountain. This is a very unscrupulous behavior. It is regarded as a vulgar and barbaric act and will be ridiculed by other immortal people. , just like the civil servants of the previous dynasty treated the military attachés, or the superior states of the Celestial Dynasty treated the barbarians.

Jiang Hedao walked down the gangway, walking slowly and leisurely, like an ordinary old man.

The few people at the front immediately stepped forward to greet him.

King Jin, who represented His Majesty the Emperor, walked at the front. He first greeted the great master and conveyed His Majesty's greetings.

Jiang Hedao had white eyebrows, white hair and white beard, without any trace of color, but without any wrinkles on his face. He was very celestial and responded to His Majesty the Emperor's greetings with a smile.

Then a group of Taoist disciples came forward to pay their respects, including Li Ruoshui, who was the Master of Shenzhi. Regardless of his position, level, cultivation, or seniority, he was a figure of the master's generation.

Then there are the young people. To them, this is the generation of their ancestors.

The old man was very kind to the young people, especially the three outstanding talents of the Taoist sect. He asked them emphatically about their recent studies, what exercises they had practiced, and what state of cultivation they had reached, and he especially praised Zhang Yuelu.

After all, he is an Immortal Immortal, so it is natural to see that Li Changge relies on external forces, Yao Pei has the blood of a great witch, and Zhang Yuelu is the most orthodox Taoist disciple and the one who satisfies the old sect the most. What's more, among the upper echelons of the Taoist sect, Zhang Yuelu, who is willing to do things, able to do things, and always doing things, has the best reputation despite his sectarian opinions. After all, there are not many young people who are responsible, and a bad temper is all trivial.

As for the entourage, they were not qualified to speak to the great master Pingzhang and could only watch from a distance. Da Zhenren quickly boarded a Qixiang car whose specifications were slightly inferior to that of Deputy Head Master Da Zhenren. Under the escort of the spiritual officer, he left the place and went straight to the Jade Palace.

Qi Xuansu mingled among the crowd and knew that this was the arrival of Ping Zhang Da Zhenren, who was in charge of the imperial capital in the "Calming Ape" plan. In name, he wanted to meet with His Majesty the Emperor and inspect the Imperial Palace, but in fact, the "Calming Monkey" plan had already entered. Countdown.

The people in the court must also know what this means, as both sides have entered the final stage of preparation.

For Qi Xuansu, there is no need for them to contact the great master Pingzhang, they just need to do their own thing well.

When Da Zhenren left, the King of Jin and the three real people from the Imperial Palace naturally left with him, and the entourage also left one after another. Next, the various people in charge of security lifted the martial law.

The ramp of "Yinglong" has not been removed.

At this time, Zhang Yuelu, Yao Pei, and Qi Xuansu were left on the shore. The positions and identities of the three of them have long been public. Donghua Zhenren sent these three juniors to the Imperial Capital just to rectify the atmosphere in the Imperial Capital.

Now the two sides are like playing Xuansheng cards. After the endgame, I can't say that I know all the cards in the opponent's hand, but I probably know it well. There is no point in being too secretive. Just hide the key intention.

In other words, how could the mobilization of first-grade innocent Taoist priests and first-grade spiritual officials be concealed from Taiping Dao, which is also one of the three paths? These are all explicit methods, there is no need to hide them, and they cannot be concealed.

It was only then that the three of them stepped forward to greet him.

Another figure appeared on the gangway.

The pitch-black armor is not a piece of overlapping fish scale armor. The armor itself is like a whole, smooth as a mirror, as black as ink, without any gaps. Under normal circumstances, it cannot be worn on the body at all, so there is only one explanation - Jiawan.

There is no doubt that this is a spiritual official.

And he is a high-grade spiritual official.

He stood on the deck and looked at the three people below, jumped down, and then fell to the ground like a fallen leaf, not even a particle of snow was stirred up. Combined with the armor, it gave people a huge contrast and violation.

Zhang Yuelu stepped forward and took the initiative to salute: "I have met Jiachen Lingguan."

Liujia Lingguan is in charge of the attack, and Tiangangtang is in charge of the attack, so the relationship between the two is very deep. In the last war in the Western Regions, Tiangangtang and the Taoist Temple of the Western Regions were the main forces, and the leader was Jiashen Lingguan.

The Jiachen Spirit Officer returned the courtesy: "I have met Deputy Hall Master Zhang."

He looked at Yao Pei and Qi Xuansu again: "These two are Yao Fuli and Chief Qi? I've heard about their names for a long time."

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