When Xiang Qingniu returned to the Taoist temple, the sky was already dark, and the rain that had been holding back for a long time did not fall. The thick layer of dark clouds in the sky was extremely low, and it seemed that as soon as he looked up, he could see the dragon god rolling in the clouds . There was no wind, so the weather was extremely hot. When Xiang Qingniu came back, the black Taoist robe on his body seemed to be fished out of the water, and it could drip water when he twisted it.
Qiu Yu found out about him secretly, but he didn't tell the temple master Xiao Zhenren. He knew that old bull-nosed temper very well. In that old guy's opinion, Daozong's people should never interfere with the affairs of the court. You can passively accept His Majesty's assignment, but you must not take the initiative to provoke right and wrong.
If Master Xiao found out, Xiang Qingniu was sure that he would be confined in the Taoist temple.
This Taoist temple was built in the reign of Taizong, and it is much older than Qingleshan Yiqi Temple in terms of age. But His Majesty pointed out that Yiqi Temple is the holy place of Taoism in the world, and this Taoist temple is still a child no matter how old it is. Therefore, after the Taoists of Qingleshan Yiqi Temple moved in, the disciples of this temple should be as low-key as possible.
The master of this Taoist temple is Daoist Bo Sen, who is about sixty years old. He is a very humble person, and he has always regarded himself as a disciple in front of Master Xiao. So naturally he was a generation shorter in front of Xiang Qingniu, you must know that Xiang Qingniu is Xiao Zhenren's only junior, and Xiao Zhenren would give way to him when he played a petty temper.
Moreover, their master once said that the great task of Daozong's prosperity still rests on Xiang Qingniu's shoulders. He is the most talented person among the four disciples, even more talented than the most amazing second disciple. But talent is something that no one can say well, although the master said this more than once, but after many years, the four brothers and sisters still have the lowest cultivation base of Xiang Qingniu.
Eldest brother Xiao Yijiu is now the leader of the Taoist sect, and his status in the world is unmatched. The third senior brother is in the palace, and his status is also very detached. Second Senior Brother... Second Senior Brother is a different kind, God knows where he is now.
When he opened the door and entered the room, Xiang Qingniu began to take off his clothes. This taoist robe does look majestic, but it is too hot to wear black clothes in this weather. He froze when he was only halfway off, and the face of the man sitting at the table drinking tea in the room suddenly turned a little pale.
"You... why are you here?"
The man sitting at the table drinking tea was wearing a brocade suit. He drank tea and said, "Even if I have left the sect, I am still your third senior brother. Don't you feel impolite if you don't even call me a senior brother when you see me?"
"I'm sorry, sir."
Xiang Qingniu threw the Taoist robe aside, and took off the shirt inside. Soak the towel in the washbasin, wring it out and start wiping the sweat off my body. Following his movements, his white fat body began to tremble up and down. Especially the two balls of flesh on the chest, even twenty-eight girls can't compare to them.
"You came into my room without saying hello. Is it my fault or yours? Don't think that you can put on airs just because you are a senior brother. It's not like I haven't pulled the beard of that old guy who can put on more than you."
He glanced at the man, and asked while wiping himself: "The big red man in front of Your Majesty, the Commander of the Ouchi Guards, with your status, you will not come to me if you have nothing to do, right. Tell me quickly if you have something to do." , it's time to eat, I don't intend to keep you."
This man turned out to be Luo Weiran, the commander of the Ouchi Guards Department!
Luo Weiran drank the herbal tea in the cup, got up, walked to the door, looked outside, and closed the door.
"Are you planning to hide something from senior brother?"
Luo Weiran asked in a low voice.
"yes!"
Xiang Qingniu said solemnly: "I just borrowed fifty taels of silver from the accountant of the Taoist temple, and I plan to go sightseeing in the brothel tonight. Now that you know it, you should do your best to be a landlord. Tonight I plan to ask for ten taels of silver." For eight Qing Dynasty men to open buds, fifty taels of silver must not be enough, and you will pay for the rest?"
Luo Weiran rolled his eyes at him and said: "Your ignorance has already been seen through when you say it. You can do it with ten or eight brothels in Chang'an City without tens of thousands of taels of silver? Fifty taels... Do you think it's called ten?" The first eight sows? Besides, your fat body... let alone ten, two can break your waist... By the way, you don't have a waist, do you?"
Xiang Qingniu said angrily: "If you have something to say, you have to fart, if you have nothing to do, get out of here."
"You can't take them away tomorrow morning!"
Luo Weiran said something abruptly, and Xiang Qingniu's face instantly became extremely ugly.
"What did you say?"
He pursed his lips and asked, but the movements of his hands were already stiff.
"I am the commander of the Ouchi Guards Office. In Chang'an City, as long as I want to know, few people can hide it. Professor Qiu of the Martial Arts Academy is really good at cultivation, but without my secret help, she can tell the truth." Bring things out? Can she see you? Can you still think you are smart and run to Fang Jie's shop and wait for Dagou and them? If you really think so, then you are really an idiot."
In an instant, Xiang Qingniu no longer felt the heat.
My heart is cold, very cold.
He looked at the third senior brother whom he was no longer familiar with, with guard in his eyes.
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"Now that you know, I won't pretend to be stupid anymore."
Xiang Qingniu changed his clothes, sat down in front of Luo Weiran and said seriously: "I must do this. I won't ask what mistakes Xiao Fangjie made, but he and I are friends. My friend is also my friend, so I can't ignore what my friend entrusted me with. If you really plan to stop me, then from today onwards, the brotherhood between us will be broken."
"fart!"
Luo Weiran glared at him and said, "When the hell did you treat me as a senior brother?"
"Since you know that Fang Jie is now locked in the secret prison of the Ouchi guards, you should understand that he has committed a serious crime. His Majesty is watching this matter all the time, and no one can try to get him out of the prison. Don't It’s him, even his friends are the same. There are far more people outside Sanjinhou’s mansion than you can imagine, and it would be as hard as if they wanted to sneak away without anyone noticing! If you weren’t me Junior Brother, I am too lazy to remind you. Now Fang Xie and those people are not allowed to touch anyone, anyone who touches will offend His Majesty!"
"I don't care!"
Xiang Qingniu said tit for tat: "You also know that I have had this temper since I was a child. No one would persuade me to agree on something. Not to mention you, even the second senior brother. I must save people, and I can't stop them." Stop me and you can figure it out. Big deal, I’ll just take off this Taoist robe and run away. The world is so big, where is there no place for Master Xiang? If it’s really not possible, I’ll go all over the world to find the second senior brother.”
"Let this matter go."
Luo Weiran said: "I know where the second senior brother is."
"Where?!"
Hearing this sentence, Xiang Qingniu stood up abruptly, looked directly into Luo Weiran's eyes and asked eagerly.
"Sit down and listen to me."
Luo Weiran pointed to the chair, poured a cup of herbal tea and handed it to Xiang Qingniu: "I can tell you, but you have to make sure not to be impulsive. The whereabouts of the second senior brother is still an absolute secret, except for a few people, it must not be disclosed. I've already taken the risk, don't get me into trouble."
"Second senior brother, ever since you put on the official clothes of the imperial court, you have become more and more looked down upon."
Xiang Qingniu drank the herbal tea in one gulp: "Hurry up!"
"In the prairie."
"prairie?"
Xiang Qingniu was stunned, and then his face changed: "He actually went to Meng Yuan alone to trouble those bald donkeys? Damn, such a good thing didn't take me! No, I have to go now, if It's too late, didn't he kill all those bald donkeys and leave none of them for me?"
"Sit down!"
Luo Weiran grabbed Xiang Qingniu, looked at him and said coldly: "I know you respect the second senior brother the most, you don't even listen to the master's words but listen to him. The four of us senior brothers, you and the second senior brother The relationship is also the best. But do you know your second senior brother? Do you know who he is?"
Xiang Qingniu took it for granted: "He is my second brother Xiang Qingzheng!"
"That's right, he is your second senior brother Xiang Qingzheng, and also my second senior brother Xiang Qingzheng... But he has another identity, and he has never told you."
"What else is there?"
"He is the loyal prince of the Sui Dynasty and the seventh younger brother of His Majesty today. He used the name Xiang Qingzheng when he was practicing in the sect, but his real name is Yang Qi. If he hadn't found me eleven years ago and asked me to Protect Your Majesty for him, I didn't even know he was a royal family! He was a prince! And he is the most trusted and valued younger brother of His Majesty!"
Hearing these words, Xiang Qingniu was a little lost. He glanced at Luo Weiran, was silent for a while, smiled bitterly and said, "What are you making up this story for?"
"It's not a story."
Luo Weiran said seriously: "Xiang Qingzheng, the second senior brother you respect the most, is actually the person you don't know the least. There are many things about him that you don't know, such as going to the prairie... This is the second time. You want to save Fang Jie’s friend, before I stop you, I must explain to you about the Second Senior Brother. When you understand the truth of this, maybe you don’t need me to stop you, and you won’t think about saving them anymore.”
He paused, looked into Xiang Qingniu's eyes and said, "You know that I left the Zongmen and went to Chang'an eleven years ago. I put on the official uniform and never left this great city. You keep saying that I am in love with you." Vain, full of copper smell and ugly. I have never explained to you that I suddenly left the sect eleven years ago to become His Majesty's bodyguard because of the entrustment of the second senior brother."
"Eleven years ago, the second senior brother left Chang'an to go west alone. First, he went back to the sect to find me, and asked me to go to Chang'an to stay by His Majesty's side. He said that the senior brother had other important responsibilities and could not be a separate body. And he knew your temperament too well. So this matter can only be entrusted to me. After hearing what he said, I set off immediately without hesitation. Because he is not only your respected second senior brother, but also my respected second senior brother. I will obey whatever he says."
Luo Weiran sighed and said: "What I regret the most is that I didn't ask him what he was doing at the beginning. It wasn't until after he started killing on the grassland that I realized what kind of clothes I took from the second senior brother's shoulder. I have worn the flying fish robe for eleven years, but I am still your third senior brother, and everyone says that I am His Majesty’s loyal dog, but I am only obeying the second senior brother’s instructions."
"Eleven years ago, why did he go to the prairie?"
Xiang Qingniu asked after being stunned for a long time.
"Naturally to kill."
Luo Weiran said: "At that time, Your Majesty first boarded the Great Treasure, and the foundation of the country was unstable. Meng Yuan mobilized experts to sneak into the Great Sui Dynasty to assassinate His Majesty, but was found out by Li Yuanshan, the general guarding the northwest, and quickly sent someone to Chang'an. The second senior brother knew this Immediately after the incident, he got up and went westward. Along the way, he summoned the masters of the rivers and lakes, and fought a bloody battle with the people of Meng Yuan in the Fangu area in the northwest of the Sui Dynasty. .”
He paused for a moment, and said in a dazed way: "I haven't come back since then, and I didn't know about the second senior brother until... Fang Jie arrived in Chang'an."
"What does this have to do with Fang Jie?"
Xiang Qingniu asked.
"Perhaps... Fang Jie can really be counted as the second senior brother's successor?"
Luo Weiran shook his head, eyes confused.
"I don't know what the second senior brother did to Fang Jie in Fan Gu, but I know...he must have used some unnatural means to turn Fang Jie from a waste into a genius. Just talking about this point, put Fang Jie It may not be wrong to regard him as his descendant."