Blue Scorpion shook his head and said, "We didn't think of this before."
The three of them can be said to have been hunted here. They have done a good job paying attention to the local background and observing important figures like the Lord of Yutan City when they have time.
When you have too much time to take care of yourself, how can you have too much energy to worry about strangers who are far away?
jingle! !
At this time, the jade bell under the eaves outside the courtyard rang, symbolizing the arrival of guests.
Jin Congyun's voice sounded: "Fellow Taoist Guan, Fairy Lan, I have informed the city lord about the arrival of distinguished guests. The city lord intends to invite Taoist Master Guan for a while."
The golden-armored general looked at the five big and three thick men, but he was actually very thoughtful. He had seen that Guan Luoyang and Lan Xingzi seemed to be old acquaintances, so he quietly stepped aside and let them go to reminisce about old times. He also set aside a certain amount of time to report the news himself. The city lord.
Now is the perfect time to invite.
Blue Scorpion nodded and said: "Since I'm just asking you, then you go ahead. The issue you mentioned just now would be more effective if you talk directly to the city lord."
Guan Luoyang said goodbye to them casually, and under Jin Congyun's guidance, he walked out of the side courtyard and turned to the main entrance of the City Lord's Mansion.
The City Lord's Mansion covers an area of hundreds of acres, with a side courtyard and a portal, which are specially used for distinguished guests to rest. Not only are they separated from the main courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion by high walls, they are also separated from light, shadow, sound, smell, The hot and cold spells are engraved on the brick wall, and there is no small door connecting them.
To enter the City Lord's Mansion, you must first walk out of the side courtyard, walk hundreds of steps along the street, to the main entrance, and then enter the mansion.
The streets are bustling with traffic, hundreds of vendors are hawking, and countless tourists are walking around, laughing, worrying, chasing and fighting, all with the fireworks that can only be found in a prosperous city.
The child ran with the windmill and bumped into the scholar's chest. The young lady in Qingluoshang held a round fan and picked out the sachet.
The owner of the restaurant moved the steamer away, revealing the freshly steamed siomai underneath. It was steaming hot and fragrant.
The beard is green and the hair is green, all businesses are prosperous, and there is no sign of the monster's unrest at all.
Outside the main entrance of the city lord's palace, the eight-character wall faces the street, and two white jade lions squat on guard.
Nine white marble steps extend from the street to the main entrance. There are two deep red doors with copper rings with animal heads. There is a faint gluttonous texture on the door. On the left and right, there are pictures of grotesque-looking and simple-dressed god generals riding on the clouds to control the house.
Jin Congyun led Guan Luoyang to the door. As soon as he stepped onto the first step, the two jade lions tilted their heads and looked over, their eyes rolling, showing curiosity.
The two doors opened on their own, and the copper ring in the mouth of the Taotie beast's head jingled automatically in the absence of wind. The beast's head was speechless, but its eyebrows were dancing, as if it was playing a welcome tune.
Guan Luoyang crossed the threshold, and there was a screen wall inside the door.
On the screen wall, there were originally nine dragons seizing the pearl. Four stone dragons, which looked older, were lazily entrenched in the four corners, combing their dragon manes.
The five young dragons in the middle were whispering, twirling their beards at the tips of their claws, chatting and laughing. When they saw a distinguished guest coming, they quickly pretended to fight for the dragon ball. Each dragon's head alternately raised its head, pushing the dragon ball upwards from time to time.
When Guan Luoyang was about to round the screen wall, he looked back and saw that the five dragons had slowly bent down again and rested among the clouds and lotus leaves.
After bypassing the screen wall, I saw tea trees planted all over the courtyard, spiritual birds flying, and a road leading directly to the hall.
On the ridge of the hall's roof, there are glazed tiles with a clear and golden luster, and squatting are several small beasts that look like they are made of gold.
These strange beasts that like to take risks and look far away have also developed round little bellies on the roof of the city lord's palace, and they move around and stagger on their short legs.
When Guan Luoyang was talking to Lan Scorpion and the others before, he felt that the atmosphere was tense, and it seemed that a demon counterattack might break out at any time. When he walked out, he also saw looming lights of warning and protection around the city.
"My Iceberg Beauty Wife"
However, during the few hundred steps across the street, when I arrived at the city lord's palace, there was a peaceful and lazy atmosphere everywhere.
When Edward introduced the background, he mentioned "Jukuzhou will be peaceful for a hundred years." This short sentence may mean that for the people in the local big city, they have already forgotten the long years of crisis.
It wasn't until I stepped into the hall and saw the city lord sitting on the throne behind the rows of golden pillars that I found a somewhat serious atmosphere again.
This city lord with black hair and dark eyebrows is indeed astonishingly beautiful, with a tall figure and skin as good as snow. At first glance, there is only a kind of unworldly stunningness.
The flower on the city lord's forehead was as red as the sunset. He was looking at himself in the mirror, but his brows were furrowed, showing a bit of solemnity.
"I heard that an old friend of the Blue Fairy came from afar."
The Lord of Yutan City stood up to welcome him. He still did not put down the mirror with eight bronze beasts engraved on the back and eight corners and eight edges in his hand. He cupped his hands and said, "Ao Bo is not happy enough to welcome you from afar. It's rude."
Guan Luoyang returned the favor and exchanged names.
Ao Bohuan sighed softly: "Our Yutan City is originally the most special place within a radius of three thousand miles, and it also has some rare and beautiful scenery that we can be proud of. It's a pity that my fellow Taoist came here by chance. Recently, the enchanting atmosphere has gradually increased. Amidst the slight waves, I'm afraid I won't be able to let my fellow Taoists enjoy themselves and rest peacefully."
He bowed again, "I'll apologize here first!"
Guan Luoyang said quickly: "The city lord is too polite. Miss Lan is an old friend of mine, and she and I have similar interests. She has already told me about the signs of the demons causing trouble in Jukuzhou. Since I encountered him, it was God's will. How could I stand by and watch?”
"Fellow Taoist Gao Yi."
Ao Bohuan said, "I am sending people one after another to warn various factions, and I am also nominally inviting them to attend my son's birthday party. I hope they can take precautions early and come to discuss countermeasures as soon as possible."
Guan Luoyang said: "I heard that the three parties in Jukuzhou, including the city lord, are powerful. The other sects are mixed. If they are targeted by some big monsters, they may be in danger. The city lord invites them to the meeting. , I wonder if you have any backup plans?"
Ao Bohuan shook his head: "We can only let them help each other and be as careful as possible. If there are monsters that attack a small group of sects in a concentrated manner, it depends on whether they can hold on until the reinforcements arrive."
Guan Luoyang said: "I wonder if the city lord sent some people who are good at flying cranes to convey messages and divine magic to accompany him when he sent people to invite people. Maybe he could ask them to set up a message point every one hundred and eighty miles. .
"Once you encounter an invincible monster somewhere, spell warnings can be passed on one after another, so that other sects can be informed and rescued as quickly as possible."
Ao Bohuan was slightly startled and shook his head: "This method is not bad, but unfortunately, the hundreds of sects are scattered all over the country, thousands of miles apart, and I don't have that many manpower in the city."
When Guan Luoyang walked all the way, he noticed at least thirty four-star and five-star auras, the so-called loose immortals in this world, inside and outside the city lord's palace.
This number does not include those characters who may have deliberately hidden themselves.
Looking at the entire magnificent city, if it is to be able to maintain the sight of magic auras and protective alerts everywhere, the number of scattered immortals must be at least doubled.
Calculated based on the proportion of practitioners above four stars and below four stars in the Water Margin world, there are probably tens of thousands of sorcerers who are not in the Sanxian realm in Yutan City.
He was secretly sighing before, it was indeed a world where Taoism flourished, but how could this city lord say that there were not enough manpower?
Guan Luoyang cupped his hands and said, "I would like to ask, how many warlocks and soldiers are there in the city?"
Ao Bohuan said: "There are more than 8,000 soldiers and generals in my city who are from the human race, and there are more than 3,000 monsters and monsters."
Jin Congyun added from the side: "The eight thousand soldiers in our city all have energy and blood like an oven, and their speed is comparable to that of ordinary thunder. However, they focus on killing with martial arts and are good at using Feihe Chuan. There are only three hundred messengers who can use the Sound Spell."
"With just these three hundred messengers, even if we add some of the spirits who are good at messengers, it is absolutely impossible to set up scattered messenger points from Yutan City to various sects, as fellow Taoist Guan said. .”
Guan Luoyang was stunned: "Why are there only so many people?"
Although it sounds like the standard of elite soldiers in the city is at least three-star, the number is probably too small.
He frowned and thought for a moment, then asked, "I wonder how many people there are under the rule of Yutan City?"
Jin Congyun said: "There are about a million people permanently stationed in the city. If we count all the towns and settlements in various places, there will be at least 15 million people."
Taoism is prosperous, there are many masters, it controls a radius of three thousand miles, and has a population of tens of millions. There are hidden dangers of demons and monsters outside, but there are only less than 10,000 human standing soldiers. Are you kidding me?
An idea flashed in Guan Luoyang's mind, and he clapped his hands and said: "By the way, although there are not many formal soldiers and generals, there should be many masters among the people who are no less than formal soldiers. After all, I see that Jukuzhou Taoism is prosperous, whatever. If you pass down several sets of techniques, it seems that through reproduction, some outstanding talents will emerge."
Ao Bohuan and Jin Congyun looked at each other and asked in surprise: "Where on earth do fellow Taoists come from? Could it be that my fellow Taoists are from their hometown, and how can they teach the Dharma so lightly?"
Ao Bohuan shook his head repeatedly: "As the saying goes, the Dharma should not be taught lightly. Immortals and Buddhas all over the world must test their disciples to test their mind, perseverance, bones, and understanding, so as to avoid failure in seeking the Dharma, wasting their lives, and becoming obsessed with evil. , and also to avoid people with evil intentions and learn the righteous Dharma."
"Even so, among the ten continents of the East China Sea, there are still many rumors of traitors and degenerates. It is really sad."
"If there is such a culture in the hometown of Taoist friends that they can teach Taoism lightly, it must be a blessed place. The teachers are selfless and fearless, which is admirable, but after all, they are only a few who live in this corner."
Jin Congyun followed up and said: "The Dharma should not be taught lightly. There is another consideration. It is also to avoid being easily stolen by enemies, demons, etc., to see through the context of the Dharma, and to study the techniques of mutual restraint. When teaching the Kung Fu, , to maintain within a certain number, you can also have famous teachers to guide you, and use the sealing technique in your mind to prevent the leakage of the skills, but once it is taught too much, there will inevitably be more mistakes."
Guan Luoyang frowned and said: "Even so, the lifespan of those who are successful in cultivation is naturally extraordinary. Accumulated from generation to generation, there should not be only a few thousand people."
Ao Bohuan said: "What we practitioners seek is to be free and at ease. Those who serve in the city for a long time, whether they are humans or demons, have been working hard for many years. When they reach a certain age, they will naturally be given the Linggu Talisman and Yu, and they will be allowed to resign. Go and explore the mountains and rivers of Shizhou and enjoy your old age."
Guan Luoyang thought of the protective auras flashing everywhere in the city.
There are only a few thousand people, even if the bulk of them are supported by Sanxian, it is really tiring for the remaining people to maintain such a thorough protective and vigilant attitude. It is completely normal for them to want to run away to express their love for the mountains and rivers. .
However, if the restrictions were relaxed a little and the teachings were spread widely, they would not have to be so tired in the beginning...
well!
Guan Luoyang sighed.
In this world after ascension, there are indeed more masters, the grains are magical, and the people have no worries about food and clothing, but other places are very different from what they imagined.
But now is not the time to dwell on such things. After all, many things have pros and cons that cannot be explained clearly in a few words.
The current situation is like this, and we can only try our best to find solutions on this basis.
"Fellow Taoist is really warm-hearted about the ancient way. When I first arrived here, I already had the safety of many sects in mind."
Ao Bohuan said, "But fellow Taoist, don't worry too much. There is only one Demon King in the Earthly Immortal Realm left in Jukuzhou. For many years, he has been jointly guarded by Yutan City, Juling Cave Mansion, and Yuan Gongshan."
He turned over the bronze mirror in his hand. On the mirror surface, a smoky island appeared. In the center of the island, there seemed to be an active volcano. From time to time, fire flickered and thick smoke rose.
"That old demon is a ferocious tiger who has become a spirit. He is fierce and cunning. More than a hundred years ago, many demon clans were expelled and strangled, but he found an opportunity to connect his cave to the volcanic veins of Qiandu Island."
"If he exposes himself at the risk of his life and damages the ground, the entire Jukuzhou will be plunged into natural disasters for many years. He used this method to make us use rat weapons. However, the three parties of us joined forces to set up a large monitoring array, and Mr. Yuan from Yuan Gong Mountain was even invited to come out. A golden talisman left by an immortal."
Ao Bohuan expressed some relief between his eyebrows, "Although he is still in his cave, he is effectively imprisoned by us. He is alone. Even if other monsters intend to cause trouble, they can only endanger a few sects at most."
"The only thing that we can worry about is the water demon in the Earthly Immortal Realm that Blue Fairy mentioned. But I heard that that demon immortal also practices evil spells, so I would never dare to touch the golden talisman easily."
Guan Luoyang's expression suddenly became strange.
Normally speaking, before the war comes, if you are so confident in touting an ancient seal, then the next moment, there will most likely be something wrong with this seal.
"Hey, City Lord, where is this island? Can you help me find a way?"
"I want to go see it immediately."
Ao Bo said happily: "Ever since I received the warning from the Blue Fairy and checked the signs of demons around me, I have been on a whim and quite uneasy these past two days. However, the letter to Mr. Yuan and Juling Cave has not been delivered yet. I myself We can’t leave lightly. If fellow Taoists are willing to go and have a look, that would be great.”
