At Chen time, somewhere in Qianqing Palace.
Fudozi, Huang Donglai, and Sun Yixie were sitting in a room, waiting for the emperor's formal summons.
The person who facilitated this meeting was naturally Yan Danzi.
Previously, when Yan Danzi heard the words "Thirteen Dead Animals", he was undoubtedly shocked, but judging from the other person's expression and attitude, he was definitely not lying, so he did not dare to trust him. big.
Even though Yan Danzi had some suspicions that the "trail" in front of him was wrong, he couldn't make a judgment based on suspicion alone, because if he was the one who was wrong, the consequences would be disastrous.
So, after a brief thought, Yan Danzi turned back to Zhu Fu, leaned down and whispered a few words.
Its general meaning is: these three boys are indeed not assassins of the king, but have important things to report. I hope that your majesty can change the place to formally receive them and listen to what they have to say.
When Zhu Fu heard this, he hesitated for a moment, and immediately felt that this matter was not trivial.
Because in the past ten years, there were only a handful of cases where Yan Danzi took the initiative to make suggestions or requests to the emperor.
On weekdays, Yandanzi ate and practiced Taoism in his residence every day. If the emperor did not summon him, he would not do any official work. After completing the work assigned by the emperor, he never asked for any reward. ; Of course, if you force him to reward him with gold, silver, treasures, etc., he will not refute your emperor's face, refuse to accept it or send it back, but he will send it to the Taoist temples in the capital as soon as he changes hands. , leaving nothing for himself.
If there were any moments when Yan Danzi took the initiative in the past ten years, there were only one or two times when the harem was so haunted that he came out to solve a few unjust cases caused by fights between concubines.
It is such a person who presumptuously overstepped his guarantor and defended others before driving today, and then even asked the emperor to meet with these three boys of unknown origin in private... Zhu Zhu must not take it lightly.
The emperor thought at that time: The haunting today may be worse than the two hauntings before. I am afraid it is caused by goblins. I'd better go and listen. Anyway, the imperial master will not harm me.
After making up his mind, Zhu Yao agreed to Yan Danzi's request. He ordered the Imperial Guards to "invite" the three masters to Qianqing Palace to wait until he and the Imperial Preceptor were ready before receiving them.
The leader of the Forbidden Army breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the order, because the nature of the matter had changed at this point. As long as the three intruders were not guilty in the end, their fault for the unfavorable defense of the Forbidden Army would also be removed. Of course, On the way to send these three people to Qianqing Palace, he also guarded them tightly, for fear that they would cause some trouble again.
In summary, Fuzi and the three of them came to the room in front of them.
"I said, Taoist Priest, I will meet with the Emperor soon, how do you plan to get him to cooperate with our actions?" Sun Yixie started chatting with Fudozi while he was still idle.
"Just let him issue an imperial edict that allows us to 'do things cheaply' in the capital. How else can we cooperate?" Fudozi asked.
"This...isn't there a better and safer way?" Sun Yixie said.
"Oh?" Fudozi could tell that Sun Yixie had some idea, "What do you mean..."
"Look..." Sun Yixie continued, "Although two of the thirteen dead animals have been killed now, there are only eleven left..."
"That's not right." Fudozi interrupted before he could finish his sentence, "The monkey and the cow are not dead. In other words, their 'death' is only temporary."
He paused and explained: "The Thirteen Dead Animals are extraordinary demon spirits. They are opposite to the 'zodiac animals' and exist between heaven and earth. They are immortal and immortal.
"The zodiac corresponds to the twelve earthly branches, including Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig, which guard the lives of people in the world. Endless breath.
"The dead animals correspond to the zodiac in the ancient zodiac, including the rat, the ox, the wood tiger, the big fire rabbit, the longevity dragon, the quail-tailed snake, the quail-fire horse, and the quail-headed sheep. , the monkey, the rooster, the dog, the pig, and the last one...'man', also known as 'Impermanent Tai Sui'."
Hearing this, Huang Donglai vaguely thought of something from the word 'Zodiac Celestial Sign', and muttered softly: "Oh... 'Human' is equivalent to 'Ophiuchus', right?"
"What seat?" Fuzi was also confused when Huang Donglai interrupted.
"Uh...it's nothing. I just remembered another Western method of dividing the zodiac and the sky. Master, please continue." Huang Dong replied.
He didn't take it seriously, so he continued: "Where did I just say... Oh, by the way, the dead sign is opposite to the zodiac sign, so the zodiac sign is 'established', the death sign is 'broken', and the zodiac sign is 'broken'. The power can last for a long time in the world, and it takes turns every sixty years, but the dead animal cannot...
"It stands to reason that the thirteen dead animals usually only appear in the world when a certain dynasty or generation is about to expire, causing natural disasters or man-made disasters.
"Some dead animals are good at destroying mountains and rivers directly with their demonic power, some are good at creating visions and shaking people's hearts, and some like to take on human form or possess others to do those bewitching things...
"Of course, it does not mean that the dead animals will appear only when a dynasty is about to run out of energy. Sometimes it is the opposite. It is precisely because the dead animals accidentally escaped the seal that a dynasty's energy will run out early... "
"Oh~" Sun Yixie broke into a cold sweat when he heard this, "Then if we fail to get rid of them this time, wouldn't we be responsible for accidentally letting them go at Yanden Slope?"
"Don't say 'We', that's you!" Huang Donglai choked out.
"Mao! Didn't you also fall that day?" Sun Yixie immediately started to quibble out of instinct.
"You fucking turned around and suddenly hit a row of teammates with a mad battle ax. Can I hide away?" Huang Donglai cursed.
"Hmph..." Sun Yixie knew he was in the wrong, so he snorted and quickly changed the subject, trying to share the blame, "Hey, you said that the guy who drove away the corpses, that guy surnamed Liang, was also responsible? What a bastard. Who would have thought that he could transport such an important thing by himself? Isn't this too unreliable?"
"Hey, you don't know something about this." Fudozi continued at this time, "The more dangerous things are transported, the more they have to do the same as ordinary corpse removal, so they are less likely to be spotted."
"Huh?" Sun Yixie raised a brow, "Do you think that means... In addition to dead animals, those exorcists also transported many similar 'dangerous goods'?"
"That's right." Fudozi replied in a matter-of-fact tone, "The corpse exorcism profession has been undertaking this mission since ancient times...
"In addition to the dead animals, there are many indelible and evil things in this world that you don't know about. If these things are released, or are obtained by some evil cultivators or even mortals, they will cause unmanageable disasters. There are consequences, so it can only be sealed.
"But there are many things among them that cannot be sealed within the Tao Gate, because if they are placed in a place with too much spiritual energy, they may become stronger and stronger and escape on their own.
“Therefore, the matter of hiding these things in the world and constantly ‘sealing’ and ‘transferring’ them is the responsibility of generations of colleagues from the corpse exorcism sect who have expertise in this area.
"Basically, they have to move some things once every sixty seconds at most... After all, the world changes so fast, no place is safe forever, even some mountain gates hidden by magic may be discovered."
After hearing Fudozi's explanation, Huang Donglai was surprised and said: "Holy crap, could it be that...'removing corpses' is actually just their side job? Is it a cover to cover up their true mission?" "
"That's not the case." Fuzi waved his hand, "After all, this kind of errand usually only comes once every ten or even decades, and there is no reward. Many corpse exorcism sects are 'joined by the world', and it is impossible to rely on Let’s eat here.”
Seeing that the two of them were chatting further and further away, Sun Yixie, who was most responsible for the death of the dead animal, quickly brought the topic back to the conversation where he was interrupted by Fudozi in the first place: "Okay, okay... I know Liang’s situation is excusable, but now that the situation is so serious, shouldn’t we do things more carefully?”
"What kind of comprehensive method?" Fudozi asked.
Sun Yixie replied without thinking: "We can persuade the emperor and say...'Your Majesty, the capital is in danger now. According to the common people, you might as well go to the south of the Yangtze River and pay a private visit incognito to show sympathy for the people." Yes, to avoid the limelight... We will be fully responsible here. You can come back after we have solved everything here and ensured safety.'"
After hearing this, Fudozi's always calm expression changed slightly. After thinking for a while, he continued: "Yixie...are you...planning to change families with the emperor?"
Even without asking, Sun Yixie knew who the other party learned the term "changing homes" from, so he didn't complain about it and just replied: "No, I'll just give you an example. It doesn't matter if you don't go to Jiangnan. How about letting him leave the capital and go hunting in a nearby province?"
"Xia Miao?" Fudozi blurted out.
"What?" Sun Yixie didn't understand.
"The emperor's family has a saying about hunting..." Fudozi also took care of the illiterate person, "Spring hunting is for hunting, summer hunting is for seedlings, autumn hunting is for stag, and winter hunting is for hunting. Now is summer, so..."
"Yes, yes, whatever it is is good." Sun Yixie was obviously not interested in learning this knowledge, "Let's just ask the emperor to seep one. It will take ten and a half months for him to seep, and our work here will be done."
"Are you the emperor's father? Why don't you let him go 'meow'?" Even Huang Donglai couldn't stand listening anymore, "It's the Ghost Festival soon, and the royal family is going to hold sacrifices to worship their ancestors. I don't care about this." Everyone knows, how could someone leave the capital in these few days?"
"Damn you, you're going to lose your life, why do you want me to beg you with a hammer? I'll be the one to worship him next year!" Sun Yixie said unconvinced.
Just as Brother Sun's tone was getting higher and higher.
"Uh-huh..." A slight cough interrupted their conversation.
It turned out that the old manager who used Boundless Sea before came to the door of their room while they were chatting enthusiastically about topics such as "being the emperor's father" and "cursing the emperor to die".
Obviously, the old manager had heard all their rebellious remarks dozens of meters away, but at the moment he could only pretend that he was old and deaf and didn't hear anything.
"Three of you, Your Majesty invites you..."
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After a while, the three people came to Zhu Fu.
"Grandfather Sun Yixie..."
"Huang Donglai, a grassroots man..."
"Kowtow long live."
Sun and Huang performed the ceremony of kneeling in accordance with the regulations, but Fudozi stood without kneeling. He only bowed to the emperor and said: "I am a poor Taoist, Fudozi, I have seen the emperor."
Zhu Yao was not angry at all, as he pretended that even the two kneeling men were level; anyway, there were only five people in the room at this time: Zhu Yao, the Imperial Preceptor, Hesun, Huang, and Fudozi, and the guards were all outside. Even the old manager was asked to wait outside the door, so Zhu Zhu didn't care that much about etiquette. Besides, he also knew something about those who practiced Taoism, and knew that there was no point in getting entangled in red tape with these people.
After all three people had stood up, Yan Danzi sat down next to the emperor and said to Fuzi: "Xiaodao, there were many people in Fengxian Hall just now, so it was difficult to speak, so I didn't mention it... "As he spoke, he gave a simple salute to the other party, "I am a disciple of the fifty-fifth generation of the inner sect of Mount Emei. My Taoist name is Yan Danzi. I am now the Grand Master of Dashu. I wonder which sect of monks you are from? "
As we said before, Yan Danzi could only be regarded as a "young disciple" of Emei before he came down from the mountain. He didn't know much about it, so he didn't know the specific names of the leaders of other sects. He had never heard of "Fu Fu". The name "Zi" is also normal.
"Xuanqi Sect." Fudozi replied calmly.
"Oh? You are actually a disciple of Xuanqi Sect?" Yan Danzi's eyes widened when he heard about Xuanqi Sect.
The Immortal Cave in Wawu Mountain is a mysterious sect that ascends to the sky in one step.
The incision that Huang Donglai reported to Xi Xianzi was not something he made up to scare people, but that Xuanqi Sect indeed had such a status in the Taoist world.
Although in the Shushan area, Emei has always had a vague sense of leading the group, but a large part of the reason is because they have many disciples and their overall strength is strong; if you really want to talk about the upper limit of the sect and the level of the top combat power, Xuanqi Sect But not necessarily under Emei.
Therefore, when Yan Danzi heard that the other party was from Xuanqi Sect, he couldn't help but think highly of him. At the same time, he seemed to understand why this "little man" had such an arrogant attitude before.
However, Fudozi's next words immediately refreshed Yandanzi's understanding: "I am not a disciple, I am the leader."
As soon as he said this, the Imperial Master stood up...
"You..." Yan Danzi really didn't believe it this time, "Xiaodao, this is not a joke."
"I know you don't believe it." Fudozi said, then he took out a small pot from his arms and gently threw it towards Yandanzi with a wave of his hand, "Take it, it's okay to pretend that your elders feel sorry for you. Thank you for speaking for us before, it’s considered your fate.”
On the other side, as soon as the magic weapon touched Yan Danzi's hand, the latter's expression changed drastically, and he suddenly realized that the person in front of him was not really "Xiao Dao", but a "senior".
"Thank you, senior!" After Yandanzi put away the small pot, he bowed respectfully at 90 degrees to Fudozi.
"Well, can we talk about business now?" Fudozi said.
"Yes, yes." Yandanzi said, and he couldn't help but make a "please" gesture, pointing to the seat where he was just now, "How about... you sit down and talk?"
"Eh, eh..." Zhu Yao couldn't understand it at this moment. He raised his hand and poked Yan Danzi's back, called him closer, and said in a low voice, "National Master, you This..." He looked at Fudozi in the distance, and then said, "...is it so 'pleasant'?"
Yan Danzi was not embarrassed at all, and replied confidently: "Your Majesty, you don't know this. According to this person's seniority and ability, I am not being polite anymore. I am really polite...I Now I have to kowtow to him."
When Zhu Zhu heard this, he was a little angry. How could the national master he trusted and respected so much be less capable than the "little Taoist priest" in front of him?
"I said... the Imperial Master..." Zhu Yao did not meet Yan Danzi, and did not pretend to say "I". He just said in a very down-to-earth tone, "Then you have to say this, your country How about letting him take the position of master?"
"Damn it, Your Majesty, I don't want to give my position to anyone else." Yan Danzi also said the truth, "A master like the head of Fudozi is usually not willing to come down from the mountain and get involved in the affairs of the mortal world like us. Yes, only if there is a disaster like the emergence of a big demon and the destruction of the country and the species, will they come down from the mountain to help."
Zhu Fu turned green when he said that, and thought to himself at that time: "What do you mean? In the years since I have been in power, I have not compared myself to the sages of ancient times... At any rate, I have managed to make the people safe and secure. Why is it that when we come to your place, the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species are imminent?"
"Your Majesty, there is no need to panic." At this moment, Fudozi had already understood Zhu Zhu's thoughts, so he clasped his fists and said, "The disaster mentioned by the Imperial Master can be avoided, as long as Pindao makes adequate preparations before the Ghost Festival. , things will take a turn for the better..."
(End of chapter)
