Seeing that Xue Tu was under control of the situation, he nodded approvingly, walked slowly to Liu Jun's side, and patted his shoulder gently. Liu Jun's tense body trembled, then suddenly relaxed, and he bowed softly. Xue Tu looked at him with a smile, suddenly took a step back, pulled out the Dragon Swallowing Sword from his waist with a clang, and stabbed Liu Jun in the chest. The long sword passed through his chest, straight through his chest and back, and Xue Tu stepped forward. Taking a step forward, he held the sword with both hands and pushed it forward with all his strength. With a hiss, the blade reached the handle. Then he twisted his hands with all his strength and slowly stirred in Liu Jun's chest. The severe pain made Liu Jun lose all his strength, and the hammer in his hand clanged. Falling to the ground, he stared at Xue Tu with his mouth wide open, his eyes full of despair, resentment, and disbelief. A large amount of internal bleeding spurted out from his mouth. At this time, the two of them were almost standing face to face. Xue Tu stretched his head forward slightly, He whispered in Liu Jun's ear in a voice that only the two of them could hear; "Brothers, don't worry about the family, Xue will take care of you." After saying that, he kicked Liu Jun's abdomen and used the force to move his hands backwards. With one twitch, he pulled out his long sword. Blood mist spurted from Liu Jun's chest, and he fell backwards. Xue Tu was afraid that he was talking nonsense before he died, so he rushed forward and stabbed his throat again before stopping.
After killing the person, Xue Tu threw away the sword and said loudly: "It is not yet known whether Junior Brother Liao is really guilty, but if he is really guilty of treason, he should be punished. According to the thirty-two rules, six The fourteen minor precepts, either killing or punishing, will be judged by the official who is in charge of justice. How can he kill his master with his disciples and do this to deceive his master and destroy his ancestors? Everyone can find these villains and punish them. Hope you all Brother, take this as a warning."
Xue Tuyan lay down on the body of Liao Yongcheng, crying bitterly, grabbing the ground with his head, his forehead was red and swollen, and his voice was hoarse from crying, until he could no longer bear it, then several leaders and disciples came forward to help him up. He sat down on the armchair.
When Wang Yunshan saw it, he also fell to the ground and burst into tears, saying: "Thank you so much, Master Xue, for avenging Master and killing this evil thief. In the future, Master Xue will have his destiny, and my nephew will go through fire and water without hesitation. Now all the remaining disciples of Hongyang Dao are here." I am so busy that it is difficult to take charge of big things. Now I have a heartfelt request from all my brothers in the Dao. I hope that Master Xue will work harder and spare no effort to take charge of everything in Hongyang Dao. In the future, he may establish his own business or merge into the Tianmen Dao Shenhui. , We have listened to your uncle's instructions, and we hope that your uncle will not refuse, so that the master's spirit in heaven can be at peace."
Xue Tu wiped his tears and said: "Since Junior Brother Liao is gone, I will naturally take care of the funeral. I can't help but be without an owner for a day. In this case, I will reluctantly take charge of Hongyang Road for the time being, and Yunshan will assist me in matters within the road." When a person dies, his crime will disappear, so there is no need to implicate him too much. Just put Junior Brother Liao in the backyard, and then he can be laid to rest in peace."
Yang Tiezhou from the Eight Immortals Society and Ge Yaoxian from the Huang Ying Society were both trembling and sweating profusely and could not speak. Guan He from Qingshi Village, Song Douguang from Foxiang Hui, and Chen Simazi from Yiyu Hunyuan Dao were all beaming and in high spirits.
Liao Yongcheng's body was laid down by two minions. His head was drooped to the side, as if he was watching everything, using his gray eyes to see the evil spirits running rampant in the world.
Xu Tong took a long breath, narrowed his eyes, and silently watched everything in front of him, with a cold sarcasm hanging from the corner of his mouth.
Xu Tong followed Li Baiqing, mingling among the crowd and looking forward. Xue Tu stood first in the center, and Taoist priest Mu Shi stood behind Xue Tu holding a whisk in his hand. Seeing that the overall situation has been decided, Taoist Mu Shi gestured with his eyes, and Xue Tu waved his hand. I saw more than twenty minions coming, in groups of four, carrying more than a dozen wooden boxes.
The box was made of fine hardwood, wrapped with iron corners and iron hoops. Looks very solid. It seemed very heavy even for four minions to carry it.
There was a sudden commotion in the venue. Xue Tu didn't give in. He immediately took out the key and asked the minions to open the box.
When the lid of the box was opened, the silver light shone inside, and it was actually full of silver coins! It was bright and white, so bright that it was so bright in the sunlight that no one could even open their eyes for a while.
Since ancient times, money has attracted people's hearts. There are at least a thousand silver coins in a box! The crowd suddenly became excited, and everyone wanted to push forward.
"Don't squeeze! If anyone dares to come up and touch me, I will chop off his head!"
Guan He held a sword and shouted, calming down the surging crowd.
Xue Tu made a "Don't be impatient" gesture and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, please don't be impatient. This silver coin was sent by Governor Xiong as payment for everyone..."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in commotion again. Huidaomen mostly operate in the countryside, and they seem to have a large number of congregations. On weekdays, the leader of the huidao is quite powerful in the countryside, but in fact the benefits are limited. Firstly, the local clan is very powerful, and the Huidao Sect has limited room for development. Secondly, the people are poor, and no matter how pious they are, they cannot give much "consecration". When you are the leader of a meeting, you sometimes have to pay for money and food. Therefore, these Huidao sects seem to have a long history, and some have even been passed down for more than ten generations, but they are also unknown. After all, it is just the word "money".
"Brothers from all sects who come to the alliance today, just take out the roster. Each name on the roster will have three silver coins, regardless of age. This is the reward given to us by the imperial court!"
There was another commotion of excitement in the crowd. Xue Tu added, "As for the leaders from all walks of life, in addition to the main reward, there are additional rewards based on the size. The minimum is three yuan! The maximum is thirty yuan!"
Now the nervous faces of the delegates relaxed. Not only were they relaxed, but they were also happy. One name is two Australian dollars. They have at least one or two hundred disciples, and they can earn hundreds of dollars in one go. Swallowing half of this reward can be considered conscientious. As for the personal rewards given to them, they are nothing. Some even secretly regret why they didn't add a few more names to the roster, so that now they can make a lot more money. Being quick-thinking, he secretly hid the roster and decided to pretend that he didn't bring it with him and that he would go back and get it before he could collect the silver. You can make another one...
The leaders who originally came to the meeting were somewhat reluctant. Firstly, they were afraid that their power would be annexed by Xue Tu. Secondly, there was a huge risk in rebelling against Kun. Now that the white silver coins were in front of them, a burst of blood rushed to their heads. They all rushed to show their loyalty and were willing to "smear their lives" for the imperial court.
Mu Shi Taoist thought: All living beings in the world are bustling with each other, all coming and going for benefit. This rebellion is nothing more than that! Sure enough, Shi Weng knew thousands of miles away and had laid out this money trap early. Otherwise, what else could he use to incite these ignorant villagers? Seeing that the fire was almost done, he winked at Xue Tu, indicating that he could proceed to the next step.
Xue Tu understood and immediately announced the start of the alliance ceremony.
Led by Xue Tu, he led everyone to bow to the shrine of the Emperor of Heaven. The deacon of the Limen Gate next to him sang loudly: "Everyone present can clearly hear that today the Tianmen Taoist Association will reopen the incense hall and welcome all Taoist friends to enter. From now on, we will be brothers, and there will be no more each other. If you join our divine association, the Heavenly Emperor will protect you, and the disaster will disappear forever. If anyone colludes with outsiders and plots to harm our brothers, the whole family will be punished. Report it first, and everyone will obey."
Then he sang: "Heroes gather across the seas, and we share a blood alliance. We are now sworn together, and our loyalty will shine in the sky forever."
After singing the song, he continued: "Those who join our association must abide by the rules of the association. Disciples must not be greedy for money, bully men and dominate women, or teach Taoism secretly..."
After reading the rules of the association, he led the crowd to burn incense and proclaim, burn money and paper in the money furnace, go through all kinds of red tape, burn incense, pray, make sworn vows, rank rankings, and sing more than a dozen various songs, all kinds of songs. After the ceremony, Fang led Xue Tu back to his seat and accepted congratulations from everyone.
Xu Tong observed carefully while following the crowd's salutes. This is the most important ritual of Taoism and Shenhui. Through this series of forms, it enhances its own sense of mystery and majesty. The ceremony is also accompanied by various performances and magical arts. Give the participating congregations a strong physical and psychological shock, and at the same time rely on various myths and superstitious legends to hypnotize and brainwash them, so that the believers will be full of blind faith and worship of Taoism, in order to achieve the ultimate goal of controlling believers.
All the ceremonies were finally over. After half a day's work, everyone was already exhausted and hungry. Xue Tu ordered "Let's have a banquet." The minions laid out all kinds of wine and food at a reasonable price. Before long, the courtyard was filled with glasses, cups and plates were scattered, and people were shouting and drinking. Make a fuss.
Xu Tong held the wine glass and toasted people from time to time along with Li Baiqing, but he was just pretending and didn't really drink. He had to stay awake and alert at all times. Alcohol would reduce his insight and self-control. His eyes were cautious. Observing the surroundings, he neither spoke nor asked questions, and did not do anything that might arouse others' suspicion. He just looked and listened carefully, but did not notice a figure secretly following behind him.
Suddenly a loud shout came from behind Xu Tong: "Wang Jiangchen, what are you doing here?"
Xu Tong's heart skipped a beat. Wang Jiangchen was Xu Tong's full name in Guangzhou under the pseudonym Mr. Wang. Xu Tong had performed two missions under this name in Guangzhou. Xu Tong did not look back immediately, but followed everyone and cast his gaze behind him. Behind Xu Tong, a burly man of 28 or 29 years old stood there, staring at him with stern eyes. Xu Tong glanced around first, then confirmed that the person calling was him, and replied blankly: "But you called me?"
The man sneered: "You are the one calling me, Wang Jiangchen."
Xu Tong was stunned for a moment and said, "Huh? You and I don't know each other, brother, so what can you tell us?"
The man drank: "Wang Jiangchen, are you still pretending to be stupid?"
Xu Tong shook his head and said: "This brother, my surname is Li Mingjian, has just arrived in Guangfu not long ago. You think you have mistaken the person."
The man was stunned, Xu Tong refused to admit it, and he really had no evidence. Wang Jiangchen had met very few people and had no one to testify, which made him feel a little tricky.
Li Baiqing took a step forward and said loudly: "Sun Gang, are you claiming that no one is innocent? My cousin Li Jian was involved in a lawsuit in Jiangnan and came to me to avoid the limelight. Why, what did it do to you?"
Lingao Qiming's Overseas Sailing is now on the shelves at Qidian. Book friends are invited to collect it.
(End of chapter)
