"Hey, what a coincidence. It turns out that Brother Yue also came to Hongshan Town after hearing the legend of Bailongdu."
After the two parties sat down, Tian Quan naturally chatted with Lu Hanjiang about the reason why he came to Hongshan Town. He also heard about the legend of Bailongdu, so he came to see it.
Tianquan said: "It is nonsense to say that the river god appears, but this wonder of heaven and earth is rare in the world, and it may be able to enlighten me."
Lu Hanjiang wondered: "I thought that a Taoist like you should show respect to all the gods and Buddhas in the sky. Why do you insist that the appearance of the river god is nonsense?"
"I'm afraid Brother Yue has misunderstood," Tianquan explained: "The Qingcheng sect practices Taoism and martial arts in order to one day understand the Tao and soar to the sky. We worship the saints and the way of heaven, but we do not believe in ghosts and gods."
"So that's it." Lu Hanjiang thought thoughtfully.
"Most of the stories about ghosts and gods are rumors spread by the world, and the contents are ridiculous and unbelievable. Disciples of our sect are not allowed to worship them." After saying that, Tianquan also asked curiously: "Brother Yue, you are a disciple of the Xiaoyao sect, and you also belong to my Taoist sect. , why would you ask this?"
Lu Hanjiang raised his brows and said casually: "Oh, the Xiaoyao sect has no taboos. My master Bei Mingzi believes in gods and ghosts, so I have inherited the Taoist tradition and believe in some."
"It's like this. It's just a poor Taoist who is ignorant and ignorant." Tianquan glanced at Lu Hanjiang with wonder, and he was inevitably a little envious in his heart. No wonder this Xiaoyao sect is free from black and white, free and unrestrained. It turns out that he even practices Taoism so casually.
While the two were sipping tea, they heard Lu Hanjiang ask again: "I just saw fellow Taoist Tianquan teach the evildoers. It was really satisfying. But there is a brother behind the evildoer. I don't know how you plan to deal with him?"
"This is where I am in trouble," Tian Quan said with some distress: "Pindao has just asked all the residents in the town, but no one is willing to tell the truth. Most of them persuade Pindao to leave as soon as possible. It is really puzzling. .”
Lu Hanjiang smiled and said: "I'm afraid that fellow Taoist's question is wrong. I have found out the inside story. Do you want to hear it?"
Tianquan suddenly became interested and hurriedly sat upright: "I would like to hear the details!"
So Lu Hanjiang told Tian Quan the story that the waiter had just said about the wealthy Qian family and Xiao Feixia Ba's unequal relationship. After hearing this, the latter's expression was also very complicated.
"It turns out that there are such entanglements in it. It's because Pindao thought too simplistically." Tianquan seemed to be in trouble. From the story, it is not difficult to see that the villains he thought were evil people in Xiaofeixia were actually honest people. He was forced to fall into the trap and became a bandit.
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But to say that they had extenuating circumstances, it seemed that something was not right. After all, it was true that these people fell into disgrace, and it was true that they relied on force to force the townspeople. Tianquan didn't know how to deal with it for a while.
After thinking about it, he decided to inquire more, so he proposed to go to the town to ask again. Before leaving, he also invited Lu Hanjiang and Huangfu Xiaoyuan to go together.
Bailongdu had not arrived yet, and Lu Hanjiang felt that there was nothing to do, so he agreed. The light rain outside had stopped long ago, and the three of them were walking on the street. Tianquan couldn't help but asked: "Brother Yue, there is another one for Pindao." It’s unclear.”
"Fellow Taoist, please ask." Lu Hanjiang said.
Tianquan asked seriously: "Brother Yue, why are you also asking the townspeople about Xiaofei Gorge? Brother Yue can inform you about everything, but I am so frustrated that no one is willing to tell you?"
Lu Hanjiang shrugged and said, "The answer to this question is very simple. Fellow Taoist Tianquan, do you think your Qingcheng sect will go empty-handed when worshiping saints on weekdays?"
Tianquan is smart and can understand everything. He suddenly said: "I see, I understand."
While the two were talking, a figure suddenly rushed out from the street and bumped into Tianquan's arms.
Lu Hanjiang saw it clearly. He narrowed his eyes and didn't react. With Tianquan's martial arts, it would have been easy to avoid this person. However, this person was kind-hearted and when he saw the other person's footsteps, he was worried that he would fall, so he allowed the other person to hit him. .
"Are you okay?" Tianquan asked as he helped the man up.
The person who bumped into his arms was a boy with a lot of dust on his face and ragged clothes like a beggar. He hurriedly looked up at Tianquan, then broke away from the other person's hands, turned around and ran away.
Tianquan didn't pay attention to it, just sighed: "When I first came to Hongshan Town, I saw mostly people living and working in peace and contentment. If it hadn't been for Xiaofei Gorge, I thought it would be a paradise or something like this, but I didn't expect this to be the end of the world. People are still indispensable."
"Fellow Taoist Tianquan is kind-hearted, I admire you, but I'm just curious about something." Lu Hanjiang turned to look at Tianquan and asked, "I think Taoist friend is not old, so he rarely walks in the world, right?"
Tianquan replied with a smile: "Brother Yue is right. In the past few years, although I went down the mountain with my master, traveled around the rivers and lakes for a while, and gained the reputation of 'Little Sword in Tsing Yi', I mostly still went up the mountain to practice. By the way, why does Brother Yue ask this?"
"That's not surprising. My fellow Taoist martial arts is so high that there are very few people of your age who can beat you even half a point. It's just that when you are walking in the world, no matter how high your martial arts is, you have to be on guard against others. OK."
Seeing the confusion on Tian Quan's face, Lu Hanjiang simply said bluntly: "Fellow Taoist, you might as well see if there is anything missing from your body."
Tian Quan was startled, then hurriedly groped around in his arms, and his expression immediately changed: "This...why is the money I took with me when I went out missing?"
After all, he was also a smart little guy, and he understood immediately. Tian Quan looked angrily in the direction where the little beggar disappeared just now, and said with a wry smile: "Thank you, Brother Yue, for reminding me. Please wait a moment, while I go to take care of him." Property retrieved.”
"Fellow Taoist, please excuse me." Lu Hanjiang naturally wouldn't mind.
So Tianquan apologized and immediately chased the little beggar. Now that there were no outsiders, he cleaned up all seriousness on his face and showed a look of shame and annoyance.
The daring little thief actually stole from one of his Qingcheng disciples. Tianquan didn't expect that his good intentions would be taken advantage of by the other party, and he lost such a big person in front of the Xiaoyao Sect.
"You brat, when I catch you, I will take off your pants and hang you on the door to cool off!"
Tian Quan angrily searched all the way, and it took him a long time to find the other party. Since the civil strife in the Beggar Gang, the court severely punished the Beggar Gang disciples, and even ordinary beggars on the street would be arrested and questioned. Helping the disciples disappear, it becomes troublesome even for them to get information.
In the past, it would have taken so much effort. Once Tianquan reported the name of the Qingcheng Sect, he could immediately find the local Beggar Clan disciples to help him. He could find the person in three clicks, five divided by two.
Unfortunately, without the source of intelligence, Tianquan ran around a lot before finding someone. He chased him to an abandoned house. The yard was overgrown with weeds. From several houses without windows, boiling water floated out from time to time. The bitter taste of herbs.
Tianquan saw the little beggar cooking medicine in the yard at a glance, and said with a straight face: "Little thief! Let me see where you are going!"
