"Tap tap tap..."
The sound of neat and powerful footsteps came from a distance, suddenly awakening Qian Zhuo and Mr. He who were sitting across from each other in the elegant room.
The two people looked back and saw Li Xuan sitting on a tall horse, slowly coming from outside the city under the protection of countless thousands of cattle guards.
The body is tall and straight, and the spirit is high.
Li Xuan held the black sword hilt in his hand, and his eyes were very sharp, as if the next moment, he would directly draw the sword and kill the opponent.
The fierce momentum made Mr. He shrink back slightly subconsciously, but then, when he noticed that he was a little embarrassed, his face immediately darkened.
Raising his head slightly, Mr. He subconsciously looked above the city gate.
Suddenly, on top of the city gate, a huge Fuyuan crossbow was slowly raised.
Faintly pointing directly towards their location, Mr. He's expression became tense in an instant.
Qian Zhuo, who was sitting in front of him and was extremely perceptive, immediately couldn't help but said in amusement: "No need to be nervous, Mr. He, this is just a deliberate way to strengthen the control over the city gate guards and Fu Yuan's crossbow after King Nanchang was assassinated that day. It is not a deliberate move. Targeted at you."
Perhaps Qian Zhuo was telling the truth. After he finished speaking, Fu Yuannu immediately changed its direction slightly.
For a moment, Mr. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
Looking at Li Xuan below who seemed to be unaware, Mr. He finally felt relieved and said coldly: "You should know by now that the incident was just a trick directed and performed by the King of Nanchang."
"Yes, no one could have imagined that the truth of the matter would be like that. When Fang Yunxiu spread the news, I thought he was making a fool of himself. It wasn't until he was played to death by the King of Nanchang that I suddenly believed his story. "Qian Zhuo couldn't help but shook his head and said with a gloomy expression: "But so what, now, everything is too late."
"Yes, Fang Yunxiu is dead." Mr. He looked at Li Xuan in the distance, the killing intent in his eyes flashed away.
At this moment, two sharp eyes glanced at Mr. He's location at the same time.
Mr. He suddenly shrank back, and in a blink of an eye he was hiding in the shadow of the room, avoiding the prying eyes from outside.
Until this time, she couldn't help but curse: "Damn thieves and bald donkeys."
He Lao was naturally scolding Master Xuan En and Zen Master Wudao.
The cultivation level of the two of them is very high. Although they may not be as good as Mr. He, the depth of their inheritance is not comparable to Mr. He.
The two sides were fighting to the death, and even though their cultivation levels were inferior, they would not necessarily die in the hands of Mr. He.
What's more, there are countless helpers around them, especially now under the gate of Wuzhou City.
As long as Mr. He dares to show up, these people at the scene will definitely kill her.
He could also kill her.
"I heard that Taoism and Buddhism are going to lecture and debate scriptures at the city gate. You should be careful." Qian Zhuo suddenly said something, which made Mr. He's face immediately darken.
Why didn't she know this?
There was naturally a reason for Mr. He to return to Zhoucheng this time, but it was also a coincidence that he met Qian Zhuo here.
Her original intention was also to find out what the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism were doing together with the King of Nanchang.
Chaotang has its own way of playing court, and Jianghu has its own way of playing Jianghu.
Although Buddhism and Taoism will not join the imperial army, if they attack Tianyin Sect with all their strength, they will definitely bring huge trouble to Tianyin Sect. .z.br>
"Then let's take a closer look at what Dharma they are talking about and what scriptures they are debating." He Lao stared at the two sides of the city gate in the distance.
The Taoist sects, headed by Taoist Xuan En, and the Buddhist sects, led by Zen Master Wu Dao, quickly divided into two teams, and then each walked towards a canopy, and finally climbed onto the canopy.
Countless people from Wuzhou City gathered from all directions, men and women, old and young, all participated in this grand event voluntarily or involuntarily.
In the blink of an eye, there were already thousands of people. Among them were lay practitioners from various Taoist and Buddhist sects, and naturally followers of the Tianyin Sect were also indispensable.
Not long after, the Taoist priests and monks on both sides immediately recited scriptures at the same time as a prelude.
The moment the scriptures reached his ears, He Lao's expression suddenly changed.
Qian Zhuo had been paying attention to Mr. He's movements. When he saw this scene, he couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong? What are they talking about?"
It wasn't that Qian Zhuo didn't know what scripture it was, but that he was a little far away and couldn't hear it clearly, so he couldn't determine the content of the scripture for a while.
"It's the "Taiyin Emperor's Edict" and "The Buddha Speaks of the Moonlight Bodhisattva Sutra." He Lao couldn't help but gnashed his teeth for a while, his face extremely ferocious.
Qian Zhuo was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously followed: ""The Emperor Taiyin's Edict"... "Tianyin Goddess' Edict"?
After saying this, Qian Zhuo was completely stunned.
A flash of inspiration flashed through his mind. Qian Zhuo raised his head and looked at Mr. He in great surprise, "Aren't the two integrated?"
The Taiyin Emperor and the Tianyin Goddess sound really similar to each other, and even in the system of the Tianyin Sect, they are the same person.
But in the Taoist system, these two are completely different gods.
In an instant, Qian Zhuo understood and looked at Mr. He with wide eyes: "Are they trying to steal believers from you?"
In Wuzhou today, the influence of Tianyin Sect has been reduced to the limit.
Not only the leader of Wuzhou Hall, Fang Yunxiu, was killed, but even many middle and low-level altar leaders were exposed, arrested and executed.
At this time, the faith of Tianyin Sect Wuzhou believers has reached the brink of collapse.
If they don't find a way, then their foundation in Wuzhou City will be completely destroyed.
But it happened that at this time, the Taoist and Buddhist families came to do this.
"Not only that, what they did was even more gangster." He Lao's face was already extremely embarrassed, and he gritted his teeth, full of hatred.
Compared to Qian Zhuo, her hearing was better, so she naturally heard the slight modifications in "Taiyin Huangjun Gao" and "Buddha Speaks of the Moonlight Bodhisattva Sutra" at once.
It is this kind of modification that makes them more inclusive of gods and goddesses, and also more targeted at Tianyin Sect.
As the great elder of the Tianyin Sect, Mr. He immediately noticed something was wrong.
She vaguely felt that there was a huge conspiracy network coming towards them, but what exactly this conspiracy was, she couldn't figure out for a while.
Seeing that Li Xuan stood with the Taoist and Buddhist masters from beginning to end, He Lao completely stopped thinking about Li Xuan.
But looking at more and more people around him, He Lao's heart felt like needles pricking his heart.
Raising his head and looking at Qian Zhuo, Mr. He said with a serious face: "I have to trouble Qian Qilang to arrange the two things before, otherwise we will not collect the things if it is late, and we will really be unable to do anything... hehe!"
Mr. He snorted twice, then stood up and walked directly out of the door.
Qian Zhuo stretched out his hand to stop He Lao, but for some reason, he was never able to call out.
The threat of Tianyin Sect cannot be ignored so easily.
Turning around and walking to the window, Qian Zhuo looked at the two canopies under the city gate and the dense crowd. He couldn't help but ponder over and over again: "Edict of the Emperor Taiyin", "The Buddha Speaks of the Moonlight Bodhisattva Sutra", King Nanchang What exactly do you want to do?"
Qian Zhuo's gaze shifted subconsciously, and suddenly he saw a pair of bright eyes staring at him.
Qian Zhuo was stunned for a moment, blinked subconsciously, then calmed down and looked under the city gate again.
Yes, there was indeed a pair of eyes staring at him at this moment.
And the owner of these eyes was none other than Li Xuan, who was wearing a crimson official robe.
Sensing Qian Zhuo's attention, Li Xuan actually nodded slightly, and faced Qian Zhuo on the second floor of the restaurant in the distance with a gentle smile on his lips.
But a pair of black eyes, like a dark pool, can swallow everything.
For a moment, it was like a basin of cold water being poured from head to toe. Qian's whole body burned.
He couldn't help but staggered.
Fortunately, he had already put one hand on the window sill, and then looked towards the city gate again.
Looking towards Li Xuan under the city gate.
At this time, Qian Zhuo suddenly discovered that Li Xuan had shifted his gaze.
Standing in the crowd, Li Xuan was saying something to Zhang Yi, who was standing beside him.
Seeing this scene, Qian Zhuo couldn't help but sigh. Maybe he really saw it wrong just now.
Thinking of this, Qian Zhuo no longer dared to stay here any longer and immediately turned around and went downstairs.
In the study room, the dense bookshelves are filled with books.
A middle-aged man wearing a blue silk robe is reading a copy of the Tao Te Ching.
At this moment, footsteps sounded outside the door, and Qian Zhuo appeared at the door of the study, breathing heavily.
Stopping, Qian Zhuo cupped his hands and said, "Brother, Qi Lang is back."
"Just come back." Qian Zhe put the Tao Te Ching back on the bookshelf, then turned and walked towards the desk on the side.
"How is the situation today?" Qian Zhe sat on Hudeng and poured a glass of cold water for his brother.
Qian Zhuo picked up the cup and drank it all in one gulp before reporting everything he saw today to Qian Zhe.
However, in Qian Zhuo's report, Mr. He didn't even mention it at all.
"Are you talking about "Edict of the Emperor Taiyin" and "Buddha Speaks of the Moonlight Bodhisattva Sutra"?" Qian Zhe frowned tightly, and then asked: "Is it just these two sutras, or are there others?"
"It seems that there are also "The Sutra of the Supreme Spiritual Treasure Pure Brightness Flying Immortal to Save People", "The Secret Teaching Sutra of the True Five Stars of the Supreme Cave", "The Collection of Dongyuan Volume 7" and the Buddhist "Medicine Master Glazed Light Tathagata's Original Vow Merit Sutra". Qian Zhuo shrugged and said, "That's it anyway."
"Don't worry about them. Find them all now. Don't miss any of them." Qian Zhe's face was more serious than Qian Zhuo expected.
"Here!" Although Qian Zhuo didn't understand what he meant, he still stepped forward respectfully and found all the scriptures.
After all, the ancestors of the Qian family also came from a literary background. Although they no longer followed the path of civil servants in recent years, the collection of books at home has never been small.
There are even collections of Taoist, Buddhist and Nuo fantasy.
Qian Zhe placed the basic scriptures on the table and began to read them.
Qian Zhuo stood aside and said nonchalantly: "Brother, don't bother me. All the King of Nanchang is doing is competing with the Tianyin Sect for followers. The Tianyin Sect's power in the city has now fallen to the bottom. The King of Nanchang just beat up the drowned dog."
"Qilang, you are still immature!" Qian Zhe didn't even raise his head, but said casually: "Look at the layout of the Nanchang Commandery Prince. You can see the outcome of any of his moves at a glance. People like him always... Just take one step, count three steps, and be a little less thoughtful. Even if you are being plotted to death, you still don’t know where you went wrong.”
"Okay." Qian Zhuo nodded indifferently, and then suddenly asked: "Brother, if the King of Nanchang is so powerful, is the Tianyin Sect finished this time? Our plan..."
"I don't know whether Tianyin has finished teaching, but my family's plan is still to follow the established plan, don't take one more step, and don't take one less step." Qian Zhe raised his head and looked at Qian Zhuo with a serious expression.
"But brother, if Tianyin's teaching is over, won't our plan be over?" Qian Zhuo's face finally became a little anxious at this time.
"No, no, our plan is not over, it's just that we will make less money." Qian Zhe shook his head slightly, looked at Qian Zhuo and said, "Brother Wei has received a reply from Yangzhou Shen Yuqing these days. His family has begun to change strategies and prepare Follow King Nanchang and get a share of the pie."
"What's behind King Nanchang?" Qian Zhuo was shocked, looked at his eldest brother Qian Zhe and said, "Brother, this matter has never been mentioned before!"
"That's right." Qian Zhe nodded and said, "Fortunately for us, the Shen family of Yangzhou suffered a lot at the hands of King Nanchang. But we also saw clearly how powerful King Nanchang was."
After a short pause, Qian Zhe said with a solemn expression: "Just this morning, the King of Nanchang's memorial was sent to the capital of Shen in a hurry for 300 miles."
"Memorial?" Qian Zhuo was slightly startled: "What?
memorial? "
"In the memorial to the prince, Mr. Shen said that the sage ordered the King of Nanchang to write a memorial to the capital of God every three days and submit it to His Highness the Crown Prince. I can't tell you our names, but now we have arrived in front of His Highness the Crown Prince."
Having said this, Qian Zhe shook his head and said: "The King of Nanchang has fierce methods and is trusted by saints. He has some relationship with my family. If he can use it, the benefits my family will receive will definitely be no less than those from the Tianyin Sect. It’s just a slight change of strategy.”
"I understand, little brother!" Qian Zhuo nodded heavily. The moment he lowered his head, a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes.
"Okay, a cart of sickles will be sent to the government office soon. You can deliver it in person and have a good contact with the King of Nanchang."
"Little brother, take your orders!"
