The news that Zhang Xiu had arrested Li Zijie quickly spread, causing an uproar throughout Jiangnan.
The Li family where Li Zijie belonged was so powerful in Jiangnan that even the current prime minister Pang Tong was an in-law of the Li family.
His father, Li Bin, also held the position of minister. After retiring from old age and returning to his hometown, he indulged in sensuality and paid no attention to worldly affairs.
This time his son was arrested, and he used many connections. More than a dozen officials wrote letters to persuade Zhang Xiu to let him go, and two of them were Zhang Xiu's classmates in the academy.
But Zhang Xiu adhered to the principle of collecting money and not doing anything. He only took money but would not let people go, which made Li Bin furious.
Li's lobby.
After taking a sip of ginseng tea, Li Bin smashed the tea cup and said angrily: "A mere prefect dares to offend my Li family. Do you really think I can't cure him?"
The housekeeper stepped forward with a concerned look on his face, ordered the maid to clean up the broken tea cup, and said: "Master, calm down, don't get angry. That Zhang Xiu has the handle on the young master, even if the matter is revealed to the emperor, he is the one who holds it." reason."
"For our current plan, if we want to save the young master, we still have to start with Zhang Xiu."
Li Bin calmed down the anger in his heart and said dissatisfiedly: "Don't I know this? But that Zhang Xiuyouyan didn't come in. He took me two hundred thousand taels of silver and refused to let him go. What can I do!"
A sinister smile appeared on the butler's face: "Master, I'm afraid you may have misunderstood the villain. When I said I would attack Zhang Xiu, I meant to attack him..."
Li Bin was startled for a moment, then nodded after a moment: "Then let's change the prefect. I'll leave it to you at this time. Keep your hands and feet clean and don't leave any clues."
The butler responded with a flattering smile: "I'm not boasting. I'll leave this matter to you, I'm sure I'll be satisfied. There is a Zen Master Baiyun in Ciyun Temple, and I'm a close friend of the villain. With him stepping in, I guarantee that nothing will happen." There will be future trouble.”
Li Bin frowned slightly and said, "A monk?"
The butler looked serious and explained: "Zen Master Baiyun is not an ordinary monk. This master is an accomplished monk, a born Arhat, proficient in magic. If this villain hadn't donated money to build a temple and formed a good relationship with him, With his status as a villain, there is no way he can get into the eyes of his old man."
"You know Qian Lin, a rich man from Hangzhou Prefecture. He was known as Qian Bancheng and had a huge fortune. He didn't like monks and loved to associate with Taoist priests. When Zen Master Baiyun learned about this, he started a ritual. That night, Qian Lin died!"
"Until his death, Qian Lin didn't know how he died!"
Li Bin's brows slowly relaxed, and he nodded and said: "So, this Zen Master Baiyun does have some skills. You go prepare a heavy gift and invite Zen Master Baiyun to come out on my behalf."
The housekeeper accepted the order, went to the accounting office to pay the money, got on the carriage, and slowly came to Ciyun Temple.
In the main hall, an old monk wearing a bright red cassock was reciting sutras. The housekeeper stood silently at the door. After the monk finished reciting sutras, he asked people to move the gifts in with a smile on his face.
"Zen Master Baiyun, I have been ordered by the head of the family to come here to visit you and give some sesame oil money to the temple."
The old monk turned around, with a brown birthmark covering most of his face on the right side of his face. He looked a little scary. He showed a smile and said, "Donor Li is interested."
The butler smiled and explained the purpose of his visit: "Zen Master Baiyun, to be honest, I am here with the master's entrustment."
"My young master prayed to Buddha in the snack restaurant and dedicated himself to Buddha. However, he met a magistrate named Zhang Xiu. He couldn't stand my young master worshiping Buddha. He arrested him for no reason and put him in jail. He was wrongly accused of instigating people to poison others. "
"I also ask the Zen Master to help me and save my young master's life. Li Fugui is here to kowtow to you. Please Zen Master, please save my young master!"
As he said this, the housekeeper knelt on the ground and lay there for a long time.
Zen Master Baiyun stared at the butler, his face changed slightly several times, looking even more terrifying, making the butler break into a cold sweat. Then he slowly said: "I won't ask the reason, just treat it as repaying your donation. favor.
I will save your young master and find Zhang Xiu’s birth date. In three days, you will hear the news of his death. "
He easily heard that the butler's words were not true, but to him, killing an ordinary mortal was just a trivial matter, so he didn't take it to heart.
The steward's face was overjoyed, as if he had been prepared for it. He took out a piece of paper with Zhang Xiu's birth date from his sleeve and handed it to Zen Master Baiyun: "Zen Master, this is Zhang Xiu's birth date. I prepared it in advance. Ready to bring!”
Zen Master Baiyun nodded slightly and said, "Go back and wait for the good news."
The butler thanked him again, walked out of the hall with a happy face, and went back to find Li Bin.
In the Buddhist hall, Zen Master Baiyun looked at Zhang Xiu's birth date, bit his finger, wrote Sanskrit on it with blood, and then recited some obscure scriptures.
At the same time, in the government office, Zhang Xiu, who was eating melon, suddenly sneezed and turned to look at Ao Xue, whose belly was raised high.
"It's not a problem if you continue to be so lazy and lazy. Why don't you go to my new school? There are children about your age there. While you can learn to read, you can also have someone to play with you."
Ao Xue's eyes lit up: "There are also children over 300 years old in the school you run?"
Zhang Xiu: "..."
Yes, go to the cemetery another day and dig out a few bodies. I will give you a good medical lesson!
Just as he was rolling his eyes, Taoist Master Xuantian walked in, followed by the eldest princess Huaiyu.
The eldest princess was dressed as a Taoist boy, and the pride on her face was washed away, turning into a well-behaved one.
Seeing the two people arriving, Zhang Xiu said curiously: "Eh? Why are you here?"
Taoist Xuantian said with a cold face: "Nothing, I just happened to be passing by."
The eldest princess looked at her master with disgust and whispered: "I heard that you arrested Li Zijie, my master... happened to be passing by!"
In the threatening eyes of Taoist Xuantian, the eldest princess quickly changed her mind, grabbed a melon, and ate it obediently.
Taoist Xuantian turned around, stared at Zhang Xiu, frowned and said, "Huh? Why do you seem to be under a witchcraft?"
Zhang Xiu was startled when he heard this. He stood up in a panic and asked, "Evil magic? Does it matter? Is it serious?"
Taoist Xuantian shook his head slightly, and said with a slightly solemn expression: "Although it's not obvious, I can feel that your essence is slowly draining. If this continues, it will probably take... probably only more than ten thousand years, and your essence will be lost." The money will be gone."
The eldest princess was stunned, and there was an inexplicable meaning in her eyes when she looked at the master.
I am afraid that my master is not a fool. She has never heard of anyone living for ten thousand years! !
