"Wait a minute." At this last moment, a loud shout suddenly came from outside the half-open and half-closed palace door.
A short and fat Taoist wearing a gray Taoist robe flashed in, and with a slight breeze in his sleeves, he opened the door to the temple to the maximum position. His martial arts was obviously quite strong.
Zhao Qing read Taoist Mu's mind and knew that this person was his junior brother Taoist Fu who had retired a few years ago, and he was biased towards the lineage of the leader, Taoist Mei.
"Before selecting the next generation leader, I have something important to report to my junior brother." Taoist Fu glanced at Shi Yan and Shi He beside him and spoke loudly.
Upon hearing this, Taoist Mei slightly lowered his left hand to signal everyone to calm down, with a look of confusion and surprise on his face.
He said in a deep voice: "Junior Brother Fu, what do you have to say?"
Taoist Fu did not answer immediately, but turned and looked towards the entrance of the palace.
Soon, two young Taoists carried a stretcher covered with white cloth into the hall and placed it on the ground.
Taoist Mei frowned and said accusingly: "This is an auspicious moment for the inheritance of the sect, Junior Brother Fu, why did you bring such an unlucky thing in? If you are not willing to explain the reason immediately, even if you have retired for five or six years, Senior Brother, I I have to take action decisively!"
As we all know, few people can match the swordsmanship, internal strength, and cultivation of Wudang's current leader, Taoist Mei.
His kung fu may not be as good as that of his junior brother Mu Taoren, but he can still be regarded as one of the top masters in the world.
If Taoist Fu really wants to disrupt the ceremony, once Taoist Mei's Seven-Star Sword comes out, he probably won't be able to withstand ten or twenty moves, and he will have to be captured without mercy.
As the leader spoke, the Wudang disciples and many guests in the hall also had unkind expressions on their faces, staring closely at Taoist Fu and the stretcher.
The only three exceptions are Zhao Qing, Mu Daoren, and Shi He.
Taoist Mu looked back and forth at the expressions of Taoist Fu and Mei, but suddenly he felt a little nervous and irritable in his heart. It was as if there was an ominous premonition, knowing that something unfortunate would happen.
Such a special scene reminded him of the night of the headmaster's ceremony seventeen years ago.
Could it be that at the critical moment when Shi He is about to take over as the leader, he will encounter something similar again?
As if to confirm his suspicion, Taoist Fu explained in a deep voice: "This is because what I brought is closely related to the choice of the leader's successor."
He lifted off the white cloth on the stretcher, turned to Shi He and said, "Nephew Shi, do you know who this person is?"
Under the white cloth, a stiff female corpse appeared. Judging from her figure and appearance after death, she must have been quite beautiful during her lifetime.
Before Shi He could answer, Taoist Fu shouted loudly: "Uncle Master, I really didn't expect that you would secretly have a concubine, who is also the number one in the brothel!"
The Wudang disciples and guests who were watching were in an uproar and talked about it, some believed it and some didn't believe it.
Taoist Fu looked directly at Shi He, whose eyes almost burst into flames, took out a bundle of letters from his arms, and continued: "If this is the case, considering that my nephew you are outstanding in martial arts and can bring glory to Wudang, my uncle will not So merciless."
"But you wrote these aggressive letters in order to erase your own stain in order to serve as the leader of Wudang, which ultimately forced her to commit suicide."
"Such behavior is sinful and cannot be considered right. Although I have been living in seclusion for many years, after hearing about such a tragic incident, I had to come out and seek justice for her."
While speaking, he threw the book envelope in his hand to Taoist Mei in front of him.
Taoist Mei took out a few letters and only read half of them, but his eyes were already full of anger.
He took out the seven-star sword in his hand, pointed it directly at Shi He below, and sternly scolded: "How come there is a scum like you in our Wudang! Junior Brother Mu, please clean up the house with me!"
The crowd was furious and there were countless scoldings. Several of the Shaolin monks called Amitabha directly, as if they were sighing for Shi He's fault.
The Iron Shoulder monk took the initiative to step out of the queue, with his hands in the posture of Eighteen Dragon Capturing Palms, blocking the front of the guests to prevent Shi He from taking advantage of the chaos and hurting others.
Zhao Qing ate the melon silently on the side, thinking that no wonder Shi He committed suicide and defected, which was more extreme than Mu Daoren. It turned out that the crime he was accused of was more serious.
As for Shi He actually liking a top brothel, she was not surprised. This was completely a common style in the world of ancient dragons.
It is also reasonable for a knight who is burdened by his master's expectations and feels great pressure to fall in love with a gentle and considerate courtesan.
As for whether Shi He forced the brothel girl to death, Zhao Qing didn't care much. Regardless of whether he was innocent or not, he would have died by his own hands twenty years later.
Feeling the ups and downs of Mu Taoist's mood changes is what you should care about.
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Taoist Mei, Taoist Mu, Taoist Fu, and Shi Yan all had their swords unsheathed and surrounded Shi He.
Shi Yan turned to look at Shi He and sincerely advised: "Junior brother, just go ahead and capture him. I will plead with Master and Uncle and try to let them be given a lighter sentence and only destroy your internal martial arts strength."
Shi He remained silent, but suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist.
His face was twisted in pain, and his expression was extremely terrifying, almost turning into a ferocious and angry devil.
Shi He slowly walked towards the stretcher next to Taoist Fu, as if he wanted to take a closer look at the woman on it.
Maybe he was frightened by the other party's terrifying expression, or maybe he was uneasy, so Taoist Fu instinctively moved half of his body.
Suddenly, the green shadow flashed, and there was the sound of two very short blade collisions.
Shi He's sword was placed on Taoist Fu's throat. The man was behind him, holding his arm with one hand, and said harshly: "If any of you dare to move, I will kill him!"
Of course Mu Tao Ren did not move, his action was completely coerced by Mei Tao Ren's words.
Taoist Mei did not move either. As the respected head of Wudang, he would never allow the Wudang disciple who had just exposed Shi He's crimes to be killed by the other party.
Shi Yan didn't even move. In the martial arts world, seniority is the most important thing. It was impossible for him to take the initiative and kill his uncle.
Zhao Qing on the side frowned. In the flash of lightning just now, she could see clearly that except for Taoist Fu who saved himself and blocked Shi He's sword, only Shi Yan participated in supporting him. Taoist Mei, Mu Taoist was completely indifferent and just made a fake move.
Needless to say, Taoist Mu refused to save those who harmed his disciples; Taoist Mei refused to save him even though he had the ability, no doubt because he wanted the furious Shi He to have the opportunity to kidnap Taoist Fu, kill him, and eliminate hidden dangers.
It seems that Taoist Mei has indeed set up a plan against Taoist Mu Shi He, but Shi Yan may not know about it.
In the original work, Shi Yan should also be regarded as a good person.
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Shi He held the short and fat Taoist Fu hostage and quickly retreated to the entrance of the hall.
He suddenly sneered and said loudly: "Uncle Mei and Brother Shi Yan, you are so scheming! Don't you just want me to withdraw from the competition for the position of leader?"
"Okay, after today, I will no longer be a Wudang disciple! I am ashamed to be associated with such a shameless Wudang leader."
As Shi He sneered, the hand holding the sword suddenly turned, and the blade of the sword also turned.
The sharp sword edge actually cut directly into the side of his face, cutting off his nose, mouth, and most of the muscles on his face.
Blood gushed out rapidly, and Sen Bai's facial bones were exposed, which shocked almost everyone on the field and was deeply frightened by Shi He's madness.
The iron-shouldered monk closed his eyes, unable to bear to see such miserable conditions, and kept chanting Buddhist scriptures.
But then, something even more amazing happened. Shi He's sword slashed again, cutting off a large piece of skin from Taoist Fu's face, and threw it towards Taoist Mei.
At the same time, with a flash of his body, he rushed towards the road outside the temple, slashing a series of Taoists who blocked him along the way.
The Wudang Clan, which was originally waiting to celebrate the new leader's succession, fell into chaos.
Taoist Mei held an urgent discussion and decided to postpone the ceremony to prevent Wudang's reputation from being affected, and postponed the ceremony for the succession of the leader for half a month.
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After he expressed his wish to marry, the guests also expressed their willingness to stay on Wudang Mountain temporarily and prevent this important event from spreading until the ceremony was completed half a month later.
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Wudang Mountain is the most famous mountain in northern Chu. It is a branch of Bashan Mountain. It is surrounded by more than 800 miles, with 36 hanging rocks and 27 peaks.
The highest point is called Tianzhu Peak, which is the place where Zhenwu is practiced. In addition, there are Nanyan, Wulong Peak, Zixiao Peak, Zhanqi Peak, etc., which are all places where Taoists cultivate themselves.
The Wudang Sect occupies most of Wudang Mountain, and its territory is naturally surprisingly large.
After Mu Taoist left Sanqing Hall, he was completely lost and confused. He only carried a wine pot and a long sword at his waist and walked slowly along the mountain road.
After being forced to give up his position as head of the family due to his affair with Shen Sanniang, he had placed his hopes on Shi He, but now all his hopes have come to nothing.
Mu Taoist never expected that Shi He would be like him, secretly having an affair that was not allowed by the sect rules, and without his knowledge, he would be framed by Taoist Mei and Taoist Fu.
But things have already happened, Shi He has also betrayed his family, and he cannot catch up with him and ask the other party to make up for the pain in his heart.
Moreover, Shi He mutilated his face and lost a lot of blood. He might not be able to survive the pursuit of the purple-clad disciples who enforced Wudang's sect rules.
Looking at the dense forest in the distance, Mu Taoist let out a long sigh.
After this incident, Shi Yan will inevitably ascend to the position of leader, and the power he originally gathered in the sect will undoubtedly quickly fall apart and join the side of Taoist Mei.
At this moment, Mu Taoren suddenly thought of Zhong Wugu, a disciple of the Wudang Sect who started at about the same time as him, and who had always supported him.
It is said that Zhong Wugu has left a great reputation in the world over the years, and has secretly established his own power in the northwest region.
Mu Tao Ren knew that although Zhong Wu Gu was the lay disciple with the highest martial arts skills in Wudang in the past hundred years and had the top skills in the world, he still couldn't do without the support of Wudang Sect.
If expected, he should be staying at his old place in the back of Wudang, ready to celebrate Shi He's successful appointment as the head of Wudang.
At such a painful moment of failure, what he needs is an experienced talent like Zhong Wugu to comfort him and point him to the future path.
While Mu Daoren was in agony and looking for Zhong Wu Gu with a somewhat desolate appearance, he didn't notice at all that there was a light figure following him.
This figure can of course detect the thoughts in Mu Taoist's mind, and his martial arts and lightness skills are much higher than Zhao Qing of Mu Taoist at this time.
After experiencing the ups and downs of Mu Taoist's mood changes, she diverged her thoughts and associated the "up and down" to the change between "virtual and real", thinking deeply in her heart.
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Deep in the bamboo forest in the back mountain, there are dense bamboo trees and green shade everywhere. Except for the occasional bird song, there is no sound at all.
Although it is autumn, the bamboos growing in the mountains do not turn yellow or wither like most trees.
A few hours later, Mu Taoist had walked along the road in the bamboo forest dozens of times. With every step he took, he felt a little more sad in his heart.
Something that was beyond his expectation but within reason did indeed happen. Zhong Wugu was not waiting in the bamboo forest as he imagined, playing chess with him while drinking and talking.
After walking around again, he returned to an open space in the middle of the bamboo forest. There are "stone tables" and "stone chairs" with irregular shapes placed in the open space. There are nineteen vertical and horizontal carvings on the "stone tables".
So, Zhong Wugu found out about Shi He's rebellion and left in a hurry, drawing a clear line with himself?
Mu Taoist's heart suddenly fell into infinite sadness. Regardless of the self-mutilation and traumatized Shi He, does he still have a trustworthy friend in the world?
In the confusion caused by pain, Mu Taoren seemed to have forgotten the reason why he came here, the changes that happened today, everyone he knew, and his own martial arts inner strength.
He was like an ordinary person with no knowledge of martial arts, standing in front of the "stone table" with empty steps and nothingness in his mind.
There was no wind around, and the rustling of bamboo leaves also stopped.
Dead silence, deathly silence, silence where you can only hear the sound of your own heartbeat.
Until there was a "clang" and the sound of the sword being unsheathed broke it.
Mu Taoren held the sword in his hand, his eyes were dazzled, his wrist suddenly turned, and the blade of the sword also turned, just like the movements of Shi He's hand for several hours.
But the sharp sword in his hand did not slash his face, but slashed diagonally on the surface of the "stone table" in front of him, leaving a sword mark more than a foot deep on it.
The "Stone Table" was struck by this force and suddenly flipped out of the soil. It rolled several times before stopping.
Seven or eight feet away, Zhao Qing, who was floating lightly on the bamboo branches, stared at this scene, with thousands of thoughts in his heart, and countless novel ideas appeared and disappeared.
Because, observing from multiple angles at the same time, she knew very well that when Mu Taoist used this sword, he had no concept of using his true energy or performing martial arts.
At that moment, his spirit turned from virtual reality to his own true energy, which was transmitted into the sword in his hand and cut out this sword mark.
Therefore, when the spirit and the true energy reach the "extreme virtuality" at the same time, and the resonance between them is generated, should it be the key to the transformation of the "virtual reality" between the two?
Zhao Qing closed her eyes, and all Mu Taoist's emotions at this time were transferred into her mind, but they disappeared after a few moments.
The inner energy in every meridian in her body suddenly surged rapidly, flowing faster and faster, as if it had turned into rivers.
