Chengshuo followed Lezheng Xunyi's words and said: "So Xun Daoyou means that you want me to compete for the position of captain of the Immortal Guard?"
"good."
Le Zhengxunyi had also heard of the title of "the first person under the deep submergence period" to survive, and he said confidently: "After all, with the strength of a fellow Taoist, the position of captain of the Immortal Guard should be a sure shot, right?"
Chengshuo asked again: "Then this time, will the final candidate be decided through the arena competition just like the previous selection of immortal guards?"
"As for the captain of the Immortal Guard, he still pays more attention to comprehensive ability."
Le Zhengxun thought for a moment and then said: "In short, the selection should not just be an arena competition. As for the specific selection, there will be Li Zhuo from the Tianwei Mansion, Yun Rusong, the head of the Dao Sect, and Xuan, the great Buddhist abbot. Let these three people decide.”
Although becoming the captain of the Immortal Guard, there will be many constraints in doing things.
But now that the catastrophe is approaching, being able to break through to the deep dive stage as soon as possible and raise the strength to another level means one more possibility of survival.
Considering this, Chengshuo responded: "Okay, I participated in the selection of the Immortal Guard Captain this time. What do I need to do next?"
"Follow me to the Tianwei Mansion first." Le Zhengxun said, "Only those who have joined the Tianwei Mansion and become a monk of the Immortal Guard are eligible to run for the Immortal Guard Captain."
After receiving the affirmative answer of survival, Le Zhengxunyi left together with his junior sister Mengyao.
Three days later, a team called the 'Wumu Sect' appeared in the refugee area outside Bianjing City under the banner of 'Disaster is coming, new gods will save the world'.
According to the doctrine, believers in the Wuwei sect must believe in the supreme, omniscient and omnipotent Master Wuwei.
After the great catastrophe in the West arrives, 'Wubi' will come to the world, rescue the world from pain, and build a new world filled only with desire and pleasure.
Perhaps it is because of people's fear of the catastrophe in the West.
It may also be some other reasons.
In short, the Wutu religion that appeared in the refugee area developed rapidly. In just three or four days, more than half of the refugees became its followers.
Due to the large number of followers of the Mingbi Sect and the serious illness of Emperor Liang, the princes in the court were plotting to seize the throne, and the great catastrophe in the West was about to come.
Amid internal and external troubles, the imperial court was unable to regulate the followers of the Wutai Sect.
…
The southern urban area of Bianjing City.
Inside the Tianwei Mansion’s residence.
Under Lezheng Xunyi's recommendation, Chengsheng successfully joined the Tianwei Mansion three days later.
On the way to see Li Zhuo, the captain of Tianwei Mansion, Chengshuo Tongle was chatting about the "Wu Mi Cult" outside Bianjing City.
"Actually, there is a reason why the imperial court announced the news of the 'Great Western Catastrophe' to the world in advance."
Le Zhengxun rushed to life and said: "In order to cultivate immortal guards, the Tianwei Mansion recruited too many embryo-building and blood elixir stage monks at once."
"And monks need to absorb the 'power of pain' to practice."
"After the number of monks increases, it will definitely not be enough to rely solely on the 'power of pain' naturally emitted by the mortals in Bianjing City due to birth, old age, illness and death."
"So in order to solve this problem, the imperial court announced the news of the catastrophe in the west in advance, causing a large number of people to move eastward outside Bianjing City."
"These people gather outside Bianjing City and live in poor living conditions, so a large amount of 'power of pain' is generated almost every day."
"In this way, the newly recruited embryo-building monks in Tianwei Mansion will have a lot of 'power of pain' at their disposal."
"But I never thought about it."
Speaking of this, Le Zhengxun suddenly smiled bitterly and said: "I never thought that a so-called 'Wumu Cult' would suddenly appear outside the city, and it would somehow trick the common people into joining it."
"normal."
Chengshuo took over the conversation and said: "The poorer the people live, the more likely they are to be superstitious about gods, Buddhas and religions, or to get rich overnight, or some other beliefs, etc. That's why the Wutai Sect can be used in this period of time. The rise is both unexpected and reasonable.”
"You can't tell!" Hearing Cheng Sheng's explanation, Le Zhengxun was surprised and said, "Unexpectedly, Cheng Taoist friend also knows the way of the emperor!"
"Is this the way of an emperor?"
Cheng Sheng was speechless when Le Zhengxunyi said: "In fact, many people in my hometown can understand this truth."
"Your hometown?" Le Zhengxun was startled when he heard this.
But in life, you just smile and say nothing.
This made Tieniu, who was following Chengshuo, couldn't help but say: "Chengshuo, were you imagining that you came from another world just now?"
Chengshuo did not respond to Tieniu, but only glanced at Le Zhengxunyi who was standing aside.
Seeing this, Tieniu said again: "Don't worry, fellow Xun Dao can't hear us. Only if I want fellow Xun Dao to hear me, can he hear my voice."
After getting rid of Chengshuo's worries, Tieniu continued chattering: "Chengshuo, you and I grew up together in Shenshu Village. I still have those memories vividly in my mind. There is no way this is false. "
"Besides, traveling from another world sounds outrageous no matter how you hear it. This is obviously something that can only happen in fantasy."
Chengshuo frowned.
He couldn't help but retorted to Tieniu: "Since you said that you have vivid memories of me and you when we were young, then why don't you pick out a few of them to talk about?"
"this"
Tieniu thought hard, but he couldn't remember even a single memory of his childhood.
He hesitated for a long time before giving an explanation: "After all, I am a house with no beginning and no end. I was generated based on your memory. So, if you forget what happened before, then it is impossible for me to recall the past." matter."
Chengshuo said speechlessly: "How can a person's memory be completely forgotten? I can't remember it because I was not in Shenshu Village at all when I was a child."
"well,"
After Tieniu sighed, he fell silent and said nothing.
at the same time.
Le Zhengxun on the side saw it and said with a worried look on his face: "Fellow Taoist Cheng, were you just talking to the Iron Niu you imagined again?"
"Don't worry, I'm completely sane now."
During the conversation, Chengshuo and Le Zhengxunyi came to the residence of Li Zhuo, the captain of the Tianwei Mansion.
He patted Le Zhengxun on the shoulder and said with a normal expression: "Then I will go see Mr. Li first and wait outside to find a friend."
Le Zhengxun smiled and waved his hand: "Go ahead, go ahead."
Chengshuo handed over his hand and left.
"well,"
A few seconds later, looking at Cheng Huo's leaving figure, Le Zhengxun let out a long sigh.
He showed a helpless expression and said to his junior junior sister Meng Qingyao: "The reason why fellow Taoist disciple became like this is probably because of the battle in Ruyun City."
"In order to defeat the young Buddhist monk Wu Sheng, the Taoist monk took the initiative to deepen the infection in his body, which caused his appearance to become weird and his mental state to lose control from time to time."
"Although fellow Taoist Cheng has become stronger and has even become the 'number one person under the deep dive period', his mental state has also become abnormal from that day on."
"Two years have passed. Although I am no longer out of control and my appearance has gradually returned to that of a normal person, I unfortunately suffer from delusional disorder."
"This is really true."
"well!"
Le Zhengxunyi sighed again and analyzed: "The hypothetical disorder of becoming a Taoist friend is probably caused by missing the friend who has passed away and becoming ill."
Meng Qingyao, the younger junior sister who likes to follow Lezheng Xunyi, the most beautiful thing about her is her eyes.
Big and divine.
She likes to blink when she thinks.
He blinked his eyes and said, "So, senior brother, what you are saying is that the Tieniu and Yuan Xiujie mentioned by Taoist friends do not exist at all, right?"
She puzzled: "But if it didn't exist, why could we hear or even touch Tieniu when we were in the Daoist Fellow's house that day?"
"This is not simple yet."
Le Zhengxun thought for a while and said: "You should still remember that fellow Taoist Cheng has the ability to 'retrieve objects from the air'."
"The iron bull we touched that day was nothing more than the touch that fellow Taoist monks forcibly created using the 'retrieval of objects from the air' spell."
"And with sound, it's even easier."
"Except for ventriloquism and teleportation, there are so many spells in the world that can create sounds out of thin air."
"It's true!" When Meng Qingyao and Le Zheng Xun Yi were together, she always believed whatever Le Zheng Xun Yi said.
This time, of course, there was no doubt at all.
She thought for a while and then said: "But Taoist friend Cheng suffered from delusion and imagined two dead friends. I can understand this, but why does he have to let us believe it too? He even used various methods to A magic trick to create an illusion."
Le Zhengxun once said: "You should still remember Eunuch Qin who was following the emperor, right? Doesn't he always have a doll in his hand?"
"Remember, what's wrong?" Meng Qingyao asked confused.
Le Zhengxun said: "The puppet in Eunuch Qin's hands is actually a typical delusional disorder: he always fantasizes about a person who can act for him, and he can't extricate himself from it. The reason why the puppet can speak is because of Eunuch Qin. He is good at 'ventriloquism'."
"ah!?"
Meng Qingyao suddenly said: "So, when Eunuch Qin talks to the puppet in his hand, he is not actually pretending. Does he really think that the puppet in his hand is a living person?"
"Um"
Le Zhengxun nodded.
He looked at the direction Cheng Sheng was leaving, his eyes even more sad.
And just when Le Zhengxunyi was talking to his junior sister Meng Qingyao.
Tieniu's voice suddenly sounded from the ears of the two of them: "Well, looking for a friend, although you can't see me, it doesn't mean that I really don't exist."
"It's okay for you two to show off your affection in front of me, but you still forced yourself to say that I was a figment of Chengsheng's imagination in front of me. Isn't that a little too much?"
! !
Le Zhengxunyi was shocked when he heard Tieniu's voice.
He looked around, hoping to find the mischief hiding in the corner.
Not surprisingly, the 'Tieniu' who just spoke was the voice made by Cheng Sheng through the technique of ventriloquism or the technique of sound transmission from thousands of miles away.
right.
That must be the case.
Thinking of this, Le Zhengxunyi tried to say to Chenghuo who was hiding: "Fellow Chengdao, stop playing around and come out quickly!"
"Becoming a Taoist friend?"
"Becoming a Taoist friend?"
No one responded
…
At the same time.
Outside the Ninth Prince's residence, on the street.
An old man wearing a red horned bull robe, with a white face and no beard, slowly came from the street not far away.
When he arrived at the door of the Ninth Prince's residence, he lightly knocked on the door knocker and said, "Hurry up, open the door for us!"
This old man with a white face and no beard has a soft and high-pitched voice.
As soon as the concierge heard his voice, he immediately recognized the old man's identity.
He opened the door for the old man and said in a respectful tone: "Eunuch Qin, you are here!"
"Yes." Eunuch Qin raised his head and did not look at the concierge. He just made a sound from his nose: "Is the Ninth Prince here?"
Facing Eunuch Qin, the concierge always lowered his head and responded: "Yes, Eunuch Qin, come with me."
After saying this, he led Eunuch Qin deep into the mansion.
Eunuch Qin turned his head and said to the two young eunuchs following him: "You two, just wait here. Don't look around, don't talk nonsense, and be smart!"
After the concierge led Eunuch Qin to the main hall, he said goodbye and left.
But in the main hall, he saw a man who was no more than four feet tall but looked the same as an adult, lying in the arms of a slim maid.
This is a dwarf.
At this moment, his head rested on the maid's knees.
Seeing Eunuch Qin coming, he hurriedly waved his hand to signal the maid beside him to step back, and then he said, "How are you doing? How many people have joined our Wuwei Cult now?"
Eunuch Qin didn't speak, just looked at his left hand.
On his left hand is a doll made of a mixture of burlap and flower silk. The workmanship is slightly rough and it looks like a child's toy.
Eunuch Qin stared at the doll, his left arm shaking slightly.
Following its movements, the puppet smiled and said, "Hey, Lord Wuwei! At the moment, the court is very busy with Emperor Tianhui's illness and has no time to care about our Wuwei Cult."
"In just three days, our Wumu sect has grown to more than 30,000 followers."
"Some of the more devout believers have begun to worship the statue of Master Wubi in the refugee area outside Bianjing City."
The voice made by the doll is rough and heroic, which is in sharp contrast with Qin Eunuch's status as a eunuch.
When people look at it, they will unconsciously feel strange in their hearts.
But maybe it’s just that I’ve become accustomed to it.
The Ninth Prince didn't have much reaction to the puppet in Eunuch Qin's hand. He just turned his head away inadvertently, trying not to look at the puppet.
He said with a hint of joy in his tone: "It's already pretty good, what about inside Bianjing City?"
"As for the inside of Bianjing City," the puppet looked at Eunuch Qin and said, "Brother Qin Feng, it's up to you to speak."
"Why!"
Eunuch Qin took advantage of the situation and said: "Although the imperial court does not restrict us from doing things outside the city, it is still strict in Bianjing City, so there are not many believers in the city yet."
"It's okay, just take it step by step."
The corners of the Ninth Prince's mouth raised slightly, as if everything was under his control: "Also, I would like to ask Eunuch Qin to pay more attention to my third brother recently."
"Third Prince?" Eunuch Qin said with a trace of doubt in his tone.
The Ninth Prince said: "Recently, he has been in contact with the group of blood-dan monks in Yin Sijian. It is estimated that he will make big moves."
"In addition to Senior Yun, Abbot Xuansi and Master Li, these three deep dive monks are not allowed to take action at will."
"So if the day comes to take action, if nothing else happens, Third Brother's power should be the largest in Bianjing City."
"We must not take this lightly."
"We understand!" After hearing what the Ninth Prince said, Eunuch Qin hurriedly replied.
"I understand!" At the same time, Eunuch Qin's puppet also responded in time.
After a brief conversation, Eunuch Qin led the two young eunuchs and left quietly through the back door of the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
(End of chapter)
