"Second Martial Nephew, why do you think that guy from the Buddhist sect chose to hide in the cave wine pool in Shenquan Villa?"
Little fat Taoist Xiang Qingniu was tired from walking up the mountain, squatted down on a rock, took out a bag of candies from his sleeve, opened a piece and threw it into his mouth, chewing and asking Taoist Hexi.
Taoist Heju replied: "Nephew found that Buddhist sect man that night and seriously injured him. Although I don't know who rescued him, but such a serious injury would definitely kill him even if he carried the Buddhist sect's treasure Bodhi Dan with him. Find a place to recuperate and rest. And the smell of blood on his body is too strong, the guards' office, Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and our Yiguan disciples searched all over the city, so the heavy smell of blood must not be concealed from anyone."
"If you want to hide safely, you have to find a place that can cover up his bloody smell. There is no doubt... the wine pool in Shenquan Villa... this place is good."
Xiang Qingniu nodded, swallowed the candy in his mouth and smashed it into his mouth. After waiting for a while, he didn't hear the roar of the mastiff coming from the cave. He shook his head and said, "Wait, I'll go in and have a look now. I don't have time to waste here. I have to hurry to the martial arts arena after I'm done." Go and have a look, hoping to catch Xiao Fangjie's last competition. If I don't go, that guy will definitely say that I am bragging, I am a dignified examiner, how can I be underestimated by him?"
He got up and walked slowly towards the cave.
"Little uncle, it's better to be a nephew."
Taoist Heju persuaded.
"You think I'm not fair?"
Xiang Qingniu gave Taoist Heji a white look, then swayed the wide sleeves of the black Taoist robe and walked towards the cave with his buttocks twisted. Taoist Heju naturally didn't dare to take it lightly, he hesitated for a while and chased after Xiang Qingniu. Before entering the cave, the crack on his forehead slowly opened, and a dark red light was faintly visible in it.
"Nephew, are you really born with this look?"
Xiang Qingniu asked as he walked.
"yes."
"Then how did you find out that you have this ability?"
"Little Master Uncle, this... is it alright if I don't say anything?"
"What do you think?"
"Little uncle, the third eye can see through the disguise of the world, and the magic binding method is the result of master's guidance and practice. It's all master's teaching... Well, that's it."
The red-faced Heji Taoist answered solemnly.
"Do you believe me? Let me ask you, did you accidentally discover that the eye on your forehead can see through the wooden board and see the big white buttocks of the little girl in the shower, and then worked hard to practice hard? Don't give it to me." I pretend to be so serious, how can I not know the virtues of Taoists in Qingle Mountain?"
"Little Martial Uncle... You are also a man of one mind..."
"That's why I know!"
Xiang Qingniu replied as a matter of course, the two of them had already entered the cave when he finished speaking. Standing at the entrance of the cave, Xiang Qingniu frowned slightly after adapting to the dim light in the cave. I could see the dozen or so mastiffs in the cave, and I was a little confused, but I couldn't find anything.
Xiang Qingniu shook his head and said, "Did you find the wrong place?"
"Won't."
Taoist Heju's face also changed slightly, and after looking inside carefully, he said: "Before we went up the mountain, there were still people staring at this place, and no one was seen escaping. It's like a child's play. Since they said that the Buddhist sect is hiding here, there should be nothing wrong."
Xiang Qingniu hummed and walked forward.
"Uncle, I'm still here."
Taoist Heju took a step forward to block Xiang Qingniu, and walked into the cave step by step. The mastiffs were quiet when they couldn't find the target to attack, and some dogs even stretched out their big tongues to lick the wine jars because they couldn't help the temptation, and seemed eager to taste the wine. Dogs are also addicted to alcohol, Xiang Qingniu saw it for the first time, so he thought it was a bit amusing.
This time he was not fighting, and followed Taoist Heju to the depths of the cave. The index finger and middle finger of the left hand pinched a sword formula together, and some faint lights flickered on the two fingers. Taoist Heju was concentrating on searching the cave, and there seemed to be an eyeball in the vertical eye on his forehead that was turning back and forth, so it seemed that the three eyes could search in different directions, which was very strange. Especially when the light became darker in the depths of the cave, the dark red light in his vertical eyes became more clear.
"Someone should have been hiding here."
Taoist Heju pointed to a few broken wine jars not far away and said, "If the injured person can't find the medicine for the wound, cleaning the wound with strong wine will barely help."
"How many stupid people don't even bring wound medicine when they go out?"
Xiang Qingniu snorted and said.
Taoist Heju shook his head: "It's conceit."
Xiang Qingniu curled his lips: "Does he think that no one can hurt him after entering the Sui Dynasty? It's still a conceited fool to say so."
Taoist Heju smiled wryly in his heart, saying that he had never seen a Taoist who was more unreliable and incomprehensible than the little uncle. Compared with the little uncle, Shizun is a bit outrageous for his seriousness.
After walking a few steps forward, Xiang Qingniu suddenly stopped and sniffled.
"Go!"
He suddenly pulled Taoist Heju, and retreated violently. Taoist Heju didn't understand what was going on, but he followed Xiang Qingniu and retreated subconsciously. Two figures, one black and one red, galloped out from the depths of the cave like streamers, so fast that human eyes couldn't keep up. Just when the two of them arrived at the entrance of the cave, the air in the depths of the cave seemed to vibrate violently, followed by a huge wave of air gushing out from the inside, and then there was a violent explosion sound .
With a bang, an air wave spewed out from the entrance of the cave, carrying a large amount of gravel, sand and liquor. It seemed that the whole mountain shook, and boulders fell one after another, almost blocking the cave. The scene looked extremely spectacular.
Heju Taoist and Xiang Qingniu were both in a bit of a panic. Although they retreated from the cave in time, they were still a little flustered by the explosion. The two big figures with high status in the Taoist sect had their noble clothes cut off by the blast messy. If it weren't for the complicated lines of the clothes on the two of them shining at the critical moment and blocking part of the flow, it is impossible to say that both of them would suffer some injuries.
And at the moment after rushing out of the cave, Taoist Heju quickly turned around, stretched his hands towards the entrance of the cave, and two majestic repulsive forces swept out violently. It was under the double effect of the repulsive force he displayed instantly and the Taoist robes on the two people that he and Xiang Qingniu were able to escape in such a violent explosion.
"He's not without medicine."
Xiang Qingniu shook the dust on his clothes and sighed: "I'd rather mix a panacea-level wound medicine with other medicines and soak it in wine to make such a big killer than use that medicine to treat my wounds. This guy... is so fucking ruthless. He even plotted against us even if he gave up treatment, is he human? Didn’t those mastiffs find something? It’s just that I was careless for a while and didn’t think about it.”
"Fortunately, the little uncle discovered it early."
Taoist Heju said with lingering fear.
Even though his cultivation was astonishing, he might not be able to withstand such a violent and powerful explosion. Originally, he only had superficial respect for this little uncle, but now he finally has real respect for Xiang Qingniu in his heart.
"In terms of medicine, your master may not be better than me."
Xiang Qingniu didn't forget to whisper, then shook his head and sighed: "I am willing to give up an elixir that has the effect of resurrecting the dead and is comparable to our little Taoist pill, and set up this ambush just to find people here. Is this guy I never thought, if the only people who come in are a few government servants or apprentices from Shenquan Villa, it would be a pity to waste such a elixir? Damn, such a waste of treasure is really unbearable!"
"madman."
Taoist Heju thought for a while and said, "I can only say that this person is an out-and-out lunatic."
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Martial arts arena.
On Tucheng.
Zhou Banchuan, who was watching the candidates' riding and archery competition with great interest, suddenly frowned. He turned around and looked at the rounded mountain in the distance. After a moment of silence, he said to the people behind him: "Yan Qing , go to Shenquan Mountain to have a look."
Yan Qing didn't ask what's the matter, but immediately nodded and said, I'll go right away. In order not to arouse the attention of the examinees, he walked to the back of the Tucheng and jumped down, stretching his body like a big eagle and rushing forward. In just a moment, his figure disappeared behind the buildings of the Martial Arts Field. At the moment when his figure disappeared, a muffled sound suddenly came from the direction Zhou Banchuan was staring at.
At the same time, Chang'an City.
The blue-robed old man who once nearly destroyed Shen Qingfan with one palm and fought against the old cripple was sitting in a pavilion in Changchun Garden drinking tea. When the teacup was raised to his mouth, he suddenly froze for a moment, then got up immediately He ordered the people around him to say: "Commander Luo and Zhenfu envoys please come to Qionglu to escort them, I want to leave the city!"
The guards around him didn't dare to ask what happened, and immediately ran out to find Luo Weiran. The guard only ran a few tens of meters when he saw Luo Weiran, the commander of the Ouchi Guard Office, walk in from the outside with a gloomy expression. He nodded to the old man from a distance, and the old man disappeared in a flash.
After the old man disappeared, Luo Weiran walked slowly to the pavilion where the old man was sitting. I asked for a clean cup and drank the half pot of tea left by the old man.
The emperor who was sitting on the kang in the dome and processing the memorial looked out the window, and saw that the person sitting in the pavilion was replaced by Luo Weiran, who was slightly taken aback, then shook his head slowly, with a look of anger on his brows. But soon, he once again focused his attention on the memorial on the table.
Red sleeve move.
Lying on a long bench, the old cripple humming an unknown but particularly bleak and heavy tune sat up, looked outside and lay down again. The window on the third floor was pushed open, and Xi Huamei, the shopkeeper of Hongxiu Zhao, appeared in the window. The old cripple shook his head at Xihuamei, and said a few words softly.
"It's been ten years since no one dared to be presumptuous in Chang'an City. Some people think that without him in Chang'an City, they will no longer be scary. So it's inevitable that they will be a little arrogant. It's okay if something happens. Let those people know Chang'an City again. It doesn't matter where it is... There are many people in this city who can kill, and there are many people who can kill more than me."
Xi Huamei nodded and did not speak. After closing the window, she walked back to the table and continued to read the half-read book.
In the boudoir, which was a room away from her, Xi Zhuxin's expression was a little unnatural when he heard the old cripple's words. I don't know why, but there is a little pride in her unnaturalness.
Governor's Mansion of the Four Cities of Chang'an.
General Xu Xiaogong of Youzuowei, who was drinking tea and laughing with Hou Wenji, the governor of Qingya Township, suddenly stopped laughing, and then some anger overflowed uncontrollably in his eyes. He turned his head to look at Hou Wenji, and saw that the other party was sitting there with a calm expression, as if he didn't intend to do anything. He was puzzled, but he didn't intend to ask.
Xu Xiaogong got up, said sorry and was about to leave.
Hou Wenji smiled and said: "The general should sit down for a while, the reason why I came to the Yamen of the Governor's Mansion today is not just to drink tea."
"oh?"
Xu Xiaogong stopped in his tracks, glanced at Hou Wenji and asked, "What is the Town Fushi here for?"
"His Majesty said..."
Hou Wenji pondered for a while and then said seriously: "The city of Chang'an has not been quiet for the past few days. Some young people think that Chang'an City is not as scary as it was ten years ago, so they come out to make trouble. But it's not enough to labor the military. Take action, if even this trivial matter is even unjust and use the military, it will inevitably make people look down on us, the Sui Dynasty, and the capital Chang'an. So the general should sit down and drink tea, please rest assured, to protect His Majesty's majesty It's never just the military's responsibility."
At this moment, a middle-aged man who looked very refined walked in slowly. Glancing at Xu Xiaogong, then at Hou Wenji, he asked in a cold voice: "How did Your Majesty know that something would happen today? If you had told Your Majesty, why didn't you know that someone in the Governor's Mansion would make trouble?"
Hou Wenji stood up and saluted: "I have seen General Yu... Your Majesty naturally would not have expected that something would happen today. Your Majesty just felt that since the people from the Zongmen were causing trouble, they should be resolved by the people from the Zongmen, so as not to be blamed. We didn’t have any Jianghu people in the Sui Dynasty. General, you know that His Majesty has always attached great importance to Daozong. Naturally, he would not be reluctant to use it when it is time to use it. After raising it for so long, it is good to see it. Useful or not useful."
Known as General Yu is one of the six armies of the Son of Heaven, General Zuo Wuwei Yu Manlou.
Yu Xiao is his son.
Yu Manlou frowned, and hummed, "Since this is His Majesty's intention, then I will naturally obey it. However, if a man of integrity or someone else does not have enough strength to do something, then don't stand still." Seat. The soldiers of the Sui Dynasty lived to protect His Majesty's dignity after all."
These words are very serious, so Hou Wenji inevitably felt a little uncomfortable.
The meaning in Yu Manlou's words was very clear, he didn't trust Yiqiguan, nor did he trust the Ouchi Guards Department. The pride of soldiers is vividly reflected in General Zuo Wuwei. Perhaps in his opinion, no one is trustworthy except the military.
Although Hou Wenji felt uncomfortable, he still kept smiling: "General, some things are not as simple and superficial as they appear on the surface. Since some people stand where they should stand, it is natural that they are not just for the sake of taking that bite." I wear that dress to show off my status. If someone wants to touch Chang'an, let them see how terrifying Chang'an is when he moves."
"I promise."
He said.