Zhongjing.
Within the Zoroastrian branch.
Ma Qingshan, a man with a golden sword, was sitting in the upright position. On his left and right sides, there were two men in black, both of whom had their faces covered, so their appearance could not be seen clearly.
"There must be something wrong with Suzaku's decision to make Master Chu open, but I can't directly trouble him now because I haven't found a reason yet." Ma Qingshan's face flickered under the flickering candlelight.
"Why bother looking for excuses? We went straight over and arrested him. How dare he resist?" One of the men in black sneered. His voice was as harsh as frost. It is difficult for normal people to have such a voice. He This was also done deliberately to prevent anyone from recognizing his accent.
"You can't do this."
Ma Qingshan shook his head and said: "It's not difficult to catch him, but Zhuque Master Chu Kai has a very high prestige here. Once he is caught, it may cause chaos in the entire Zhongjing and affect the leader's plans."
"Isn't it bad to cause chaos? You leader is afraid of wolves before and tigers behind. If you had made a decision earlier, this country of Liao would have been yours long ago. As for the current one who is timid?" Another man in black also sneered. It turned out that the person in black was a woman, but her voice was just as weird and unpleasant, and it was done deliberately.
"Hmph, don't forget your identities. You are guest guests and assist me. I am the one who makes the decision here." Ma Qingshan said with dissatisfaction in his tone.
"We and the Twenty-Eight Constellations are indeed here to help you, but you have to understand that we are not affiliated with you. We have the right to move freely." The man in black sneered.
"Your leader gave me a token. All actions in Zhongjing are subject to my instructions."
Ma Qingshan flipped his hand and took out a token.
After the token was unveiled, the two men in black were silent for a moment, and then said: "Since the leader has an order, then I will listen to you. However, you are not allowed to give arbitrary orders. We also have the right not to obey. "
"How could I give orders arbitrarily? We are all here to do things for the superiors. If we can get things done well, we will all get credit when we go back. If we fail to do it, we will all be punished. We are just grasshoppers on a rope. ." A smile appeared on Ma Qingshan's face.
Now that the two of them had surrendered, there was no need for him to be aggressive.
"Okay, what do you think we should do next?" one of the men in black asked.
"Find out the evidence that Zhuque asked Master Chu to make inappropriate remarks, use the evidence to arrest people, and try to deal with it internally without affecting too many changes."
Ma Qingshan said slowly.
"How to find it? Zhongjing, we are not familiar with it." The man in black said.
"I will go and check it myself. In addition, we have to make preparations on the other hand. Once an accident occurs, we will take action and directly capture the Zhuque Master Chu Kai. We cannot delay for too long, so as not to affect the major events planned by the leader."
If he were not worried about major events that would affect the plan of the leader Qin Zhong, Ma Qingshan would like to use thunderous means to capture the Suzaku Master Chu Kai, and then follow the clues to find Shi Yiyun, and even some old guys in the sect behind Shi Yiyun.
He has the confidence to win. After all, this time he has the top figures among the Twenty-Eight Constellations coming to help him. Just the number of grandmasters gives him an advantage.
"That's it, let's go and rest first. Call us when needed."
The two men in black retreated.
…
At night, in a secret room.
Luo Xingchen, Lan Yiping, and Shi Yiyun were sitting among them.
"Aunt Lan, did you see clearly today?" Luo Xingchen asked.
Today, we welcomed the envoys of the Black Fire Cliff Zoroastrian Cult. Luo Xingchen and Lan Yiping hid in the queue in disguise, just to observe those people up close.
Shi Yiyun was hiding in the distance, not daring to come close to avoid disturbing the situation.
"You can see clearly that among those people, only the right protector Ma Qingshan is a master. It is unlikely that others are. With my Qi-watching technique, there is little possibility of mistakes or omissions." Lan Yiping said with a serious expression.
"That's not right, Master. Qin Zhong must know that we have many masters. If he only sends one master, it will be like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth and delivering food."
"With Qin Zhong's mind, it is impossible for him to do such a stupid thing." Shi Yiyun shook his head.
"Maybe they have another hidden team that uses other means to enter the city and act separately from Ma Qingshan and others." Luo Xingchen said.
"Yes, this is very possible." Shi Yiyun nodded.
"Do we still want to go ahead with our original plan?" Lan Yiping asked.
"There is no need to change the plan. Our goal is Ma Qingshan. If we find a way to catch Ma Qingshan, all problems will be solved." Luo Xingchen said calmly.
"Okay, let's go for Ma Qingshan. I've wanted to catch him for a long time." A trace of hatred flashed in Shi Yiyun's eyes.
Among the people who attacked him, the strongest one was Ma Qingshan.
The hidden wounds Ma Qingshan caused to her have only recently been almost eliminated, causing her to suffer for a long time.
"We can't predict their true strength, and neither can they. We will have Mr. Liu, a powerful elder, to escort us." The corners of Luo Xingchen's lips rose.
"So, the plan remains unchanged tomorrow. Let Master Chu, the Zhuque messenger, come to preside over the ceremony, take them into the altar, and take the opportunity to catch them all."
"Okay, everything will wait until tomorrow." Lan Yiping nodded.
…
Early the next morning.
The big bell of the Zhongjing branch of the Zoroastrian Cult was already ringing.
After ringing forty-nine times in a row, all the believers knew the ceremony to be held today, which was the great ceremony of Zoroastrianism.
The Zoroastrian rites are opened once or twice a year. The time for opening is not fixed and is generally decided by the flag bearers in each place.
In Zhongjing City, the person responsible for opening the great ceremony was naturally Chu Shikai, the Zhuque envoy.
As long as Chu Shikai, the envoy of Zhuque, announces the opening of the great ceremony in advance, all believers with certain responsibilities will come and enter the great altar of Zhongjing Zoroastrian Cult.
Zoroastrianism has several altars in Zhongjing, but only one of them can be called a big altar.
The location is relatively remote, there are few people there, and the space is very open.
All the congregants in Zhongjing City, those whose positions reached a certain level, all put on black attire, and slowly walked into the altar from the outside under the leadership of Chu Shikai, the Suzaku envoy.
Luo Xingchen and Lan Yiping were among this group of people.
From a distance, Luo Xingchen could clearly see the whole picture of the high altar, which was similar to what he had seen in the drawings in advance.
The altar in the middle is circular, surrounded by square railings, all made of white marble. The overall construction cost is extremely high.
Those jade stones are carved with many patterns related to Zoroastrianism.
It looks simple and quaint, with a sense of originality.
"Master Chu, we've arrived."
From behind, the right protector Ma Qingshan came over with his people. He only brought fifteen subordinates with him. The rest of his subordinates were unable to follow because their positions in the teaching were not high enough.
