In the darkness, Zhao Chuan led the people and ran eastward.
After running not far away, he encountered soldiers who were arresting a strong man, and someone was chasing him from behind.
Several people left the city and continued running eastward.
To the east is Xintang Town, 50 miles away.
Zhao Chuan and Hunyuanzi both have spiritual energy cultivation and can run very fast.
The old man was also there, but he was blind and had difficulty moving, so Da Mao had to pull him. But he was worried about taking off his back when running behind, so the old man offered to run with Da Mao on his back, and Da Mao stretched out his hand to pull Zhao Chuan.
Da Mao used the old man's old age as an excuse to refuse. The old man was a little angry and said that he had the time and would be fine. If he was caught, no one would be able to escape.
Da Mao had no choice but to agree and let the old man carry him and run quickly.
After running for more than ten miles, I got rid of the pursuers, and several people passed by to rest.
Qi Yatou said: Young Master, how did you find me? After that, he pointed at Hunyuanzi and said, this old witch has caused me so much pain, why don't you take her down.
Zhao Chuan is not rude, she is my master now.
Qi Yatou screamed and asked in surprise, "Are you sick? How can you accept a bad person as your master?" Did she want to kill me before?
Zhao Chuan said yes, but it was in the past. In the past, she used lightning techniques to chop my clothes into pieces, leaving me naked. But now that she is my master, she will not hit us anymore.
Qi Yatou said she was that good?
Zhao Chuan said yes, if she hadn't come to save people, I might not have been able to save you from escaping.
Qi Yatou said, but I lost my cultivation, and you don’t even know how much I have suffered until now.
Zhao Chuan said stop making trouble. She and I didn't lose your cultivation level for you. Was it because you were poisoned by that young man in gold because of your greed? How about this, wait until you get to Xintang Town ahead, find a place, and let me, the master, see if I can restore your cultivation.
Qi Yatou stopped making a sound.
Zhao Chuan understood that Qi Yatou was angry, so he tried to persuade her. Don't be so rigid. Good people can turn bad, and bad people can turn good. Besides, they just wanted to kill you. Didn't I save you? You are an outlier. Taoist priests are just doing justice for heaven, and they have no feud with you. Besides, they just promised to help you restore your cultivation. How about just forgetting about it?
It took Qi Yatou a long time to say that's okay.
The group breathed for a while and then continued on their way to Xintang Town.
When he arrived near Xintang Town, Zhao Chuan was a little dumbfounded because he saw a lot of flashing torches in the town. Although the town was not big, it still caused people to scream and cry.
"It's broken, the town is also arresting people!" Da Mao said in panic.
Zhao Chuan said it must be, what on earth is this bastard Hou Ye going to do, and does he still want the people to live their lives?
From time to time, people ran out of the town, but soldiers immediately chased them from behind and were caught again. Those who refused were beaten until they cried like ghosts and screamed in agony.
It seems that we can’t go to Xintang Town.
Zhao Chuan said that he should go to Qingfeng Temple on Lingyin Mountain to hide first, since it was not far from here anyway.
Qingfengguan? Hunyuanzi said: Where can someone ask for us?
Qi Yatou was quick to talk and said that Qingfengguan was where Uncle Zhao Chuan stayed. When he went down the mountain a month ago, Zhao Chuan was appointed as the temporary acting host. Going there wouldn't be as convenient as going home.
Hunyuanzi said that would be fine.
Hunyuanzi agreed, and the old man had no objection, but Da Mao said that I had to go back to the town to see if my younger brother Mao Hai was in danger.
Hunyuanzi said that you can't go now. If you go, you will be captured and made into a young man.
Zhao Chuan said don't worry about Mao's safety. The child is only twelve years old and should not be old enough to be a man. Besides, he is now an apprentice at Wang Decai's pharmacy. Wang Decai is a businessman. He has such a flexible mind. Wang Decai will protect him. Do not worry.
The old man also said that what Zhao Chuan said made sense, and it was not too late to hide together for a few days before going back.
Damao thought about it and stopped stubbornly insisting on going back to Xintang Town.
At that moment, the group of people took advantage of the dark sky and headed towards Qingfeng Temple on Lingyin Mountain.
Although the mountain road was rugged and steep, fortunately we took the road above Qingfeng Temple. There were stone steps on the road. With someone with night vision leading the way, we climbed up the mountain to Qingfeng Temple in two hours.
At this time, it was already broad daylight, and a group of people walked into Qingfeng Temple, but Zhao Chuan found that Qingfeng Temple was no longer what it used to be.
I saw people dressed as warriors walking around in Qingfeng Temple. Some were practicing, some were making utensils, some were doing chores, and some were talking to each other. There were hundreds of them.
Seeing Zhao Chuan and his party arriving, someone immediately came up to them and asked, "Where does the hero come from? Is there any recommendation post?"
Zhao Chuan was stunned.
Not only Zhao Chuan, but everyone in the group looked confused.
Qi Yatou had been here before. She opened her mouth and asked, "Which road are you on? This Qingfeng Temple is originally our family's Taoist temple. Who are you? What are you doing making noise here?"
As soon as Qi Yatou said the words, the man turned around and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty! The real owner is here! The money sender is here! Someone come quickly!"
As soon as the man ran away and shouted, everyone looked this way. Until they figured out what was going on with the group of people who were coming, they immediately gathered around.
The leader, a tall man with a long beard, came up to them, looked at the group of people up and down, and then said, which one of you is the leader?
Hunyuanzi glanced at Zhao Chuan, Zhao Chuan, I am the host of this temple.
The long beard said that you came just in time. Now we have taken over the Guandao. From now on, you, the host, will be responsible for our food and accommodation.
Zhao Chuan said who are you? Who are you people? Why did they occupy our Taoist temple?
The group of people around laughed and said that we are the soldiers of the Marquis, can't you provide food for us?
The Marquis' soldiers?
Zhao Chuan said, "I don't think you two look alike?" Looking at your dressing up, at best you look like martial arts warriors, but at worst, you look like a group of bandits!
"Hahaha..." The group of people around laughed even more happily, saying that we can be whatever you say we are. In short, we are occupying this place to eat and drink from you, and you have to serve us.
The long-bearded man smiled enough and said to Zhao Chuan, "You are not even a young boy, how can you be the host? Is it hereditary?"
Zhao Chuan said it was none of your business? Who are you? This Qingfeng Temple has been around for hundreds of years. You can take it if you want. Aren't you afraid of the officials and the king's law?
The long beard laughed again. To tell you the truth, the Marquis is currently short of soldiers. He issued an order a few days ago: Anyone who has the ability to form a team can be regarded as a militia and can vote under the Marquis' banner. We are temporarily We will gather and train troops here, and when we have a large-scale organization, we will go to Jiangzhou City to join the Marquis, so you have to serve us well!
When Zhao Chuan understood what was happening, he laughed and said, "It turned out to be a dove occupying a magpie's nest. All the heroes must have made a wrong calculation." This is Qingfeng Temple, a place for Taoists to practice, not a place for you rabble to raise soldiers and practice martial arts. You can go wherever you want!
When Chang Beard heard this, he became angry and said that you were punished by drinking wine instead of eating the toast! The uncles not only want to occupy this place, they also want you to spend all the money in the temple!
"Tell me! Where is all the money in the Taoist temple hidden!" A group of people surrounding them also threatened, saying that if they didn't hand it over, they would kill all the Taoists in the temple!
Zhao Chuan laughed angrily and said where is the money in Qingfeng Temple? A month ago, the Taoist priests in the temple went down the mountain to treat the plague in the Marquis's barracks. Now that the Taoists are dead and scattered, the money in the temple is also scattered. The donation to Mr. Hou is all spent, where can I find the money?
When Chang Beard heard this, his eyes widened and he said that Qingfengguan has been selling incense for hundreds of years. It is so prosperous, how come there is no money? How can I spend it all? The money must be hidden!
Zhao Chuan said, go ahead and look for it. If you find it, it will all be yours!
Long Beard said that there are so many Qingfeng Temples covering several hills in a radius, who knows where they are hidden?
"Before I left, we were so poor here that we had to eat porridge every day. Otherwise, why would I be so hungry that I ran down the mountain to work hard to make money for food?"
Zhao Chuan spread his hands and said that he was helpless and really had no money.
"Okay, you don't want to say that, do you? Then kill all the remaining Taoists in your temple and destroy your Qingfeng Temple!" The long-bearded man got angry and asked people to take them away.
It was not long before a dozen Taoists, old and young, were pushed over by a group of bandits.
Zhao Chuan took a look and saw that all the remaining Taoists were there when he left. The pair of young Taoist boys, Taoist Dao Scar from Shantang, Taoist Blackbeard, and some old Taoists who were living on their last legs were all there.
"If you don't hand over the money hidden in the temple, kill them!" Long Beard said viciously.
"Hand over the money? Give it to your uncle! I don't even know what kind of money this Qingfeng Temple has?"
"Then I'll give you some color to see!" Long Beard waved his hand and ordered, but as soon as he raised his hand, Hunyuanzi struck him with a thunder and lightning technique.
Long Beard fell down with a muffled sound. When Zhao Chuan saw this, he didn't talk nonsense. He jumped forward and used the Five Elements Magic Skill to beat the bandits indiscriminately, until they cried for father and mother.
Zhao Chuan's Five Elements Magic Skill has reached the fifth level of the earth layer. Although his shooting speed is faster and his body skills are more agile, Zhao Chuan feels that it has no special function.
After upgrading to a level, it stands to reason that new functions should appear.
The gangsters in this circle have no cultivation level. Even the warriors think highly of them. They are just a group of ruffians.
Several bandits were frightened and climbed over a low wall and jumped into another courtyard. Zhao Chuan was in a hurry and his speed was fast. When he saw several bandits climbing over the wall, he had no time to stop them. Feet, mind and body swayed through the wall!
Zhao Chuan was shocked. It turns out that upgrading to the soil layer also has this function!
The gangsters were frightened to death. They were not scared of the young host and his high skills. They collapsed on the ground and could not get up.
Among Zhao Chuan's group, Da Mao doesn't know kung fu, the old man is blind, so naturally he can't participate in the battle, and Qi Yatou has no cultivation for the time being, so he can't fight either. Only Zhao Chuan and Hunyuanzi, the master and apprentice, fought against these bandits, but even these two people, against hundreds of people, still beat these bandits.
In less than half an hour, all the bandits were gone.
Before some bandits ran away, they threatened the people here, "Anyone who dares to kill the Marquis, just wait for me! When they come back, they will wipe out Qingfengguan!"
