Songyun Mountain·Shanmen
There is a lake at the foot of the mountain, with dense reeds. The mountain is not too high, just a few hundred meters. In the shade of the trees, tall Taoist temples and towers are clearly visible.
A little further away, a Taoist official who was wearing white washed clothes and was very frugal looked unhappy: "Pei Qian's family has disappeared? Even Ye Su'er has disappeared?"
"Yes!" The person who sent the message looked solemn and smiled bitterly.
"what else?"
"One of the possible destinations of Pei Qian and Ye Su'er is Songyun Gate. The imperial envoy ordered us to come to the door immediately. We must catch Pei Qian and Ye Su'er."
The presiding Taoist official heard this and cursed in a low voice: "Damn it, we started it last, and now we have to fight with the Songyun Sect."
"Sir, it's okay if I don't do it now. I can't do my job."
"If we don't mobilize the Xuanfa Sect and Hepingtian Temple, our chances of success will be much greater." The man asked in a low voice. After hearing this, the Taoist priest pondered for a moment and shook his head: "We will just go up and find him." But if you shirk the protection of the old lady and mobilize the Xuan Dharma Sect, it will really break your heart. If something big goes wrong, we won't be able to get any good."
"My lord, now?"
"Surround the Songyun Gate immediately, but only mobilize the government officials, order armor soldiers, and Xuanfa Sect and Pingtian Temple to prepare." The Taoist official said, took a deep breath, and led people straight up to the gate.
Songyunmen followed the Taoist officials leading the officials up the mountain, and the bell rang. As the bells rang, a large number of Taoists came out of the room.
"You are not allowed to enter." Several Taoist priests at the mountain gate said angrily to the officials, their faces flushed: "This is where Pei Zhenjun's sect is. If you dare to break in, you will offend the true monarch. Can you bear the penalty?"
The Taoist official was not angry, but just sneered: "Get out of your way, Mr. Pei Zhen is the true king decreed by the imperial court. The government has its own duty to protect parents, wives and children. The county magistrate suddenly reported him missing. He is suspected to be the elder Yu of your clan." Suddenly taking them away is against the rules and must be investigated."
"As long as we see Zhenjun's parents, wife and children, we will leave immediately!" As he said that, a Yamen official came forward and pushed the Taoist away.
"Who dares to come forward?" Just as the Yamen pushed the Taoist away, a voice sounded. Hearing the voice, the Taoist suddenly became happy and quickly stepped aside: "Zhao Ning, you are finally here. These Taoist officials came and said they would search us. We are looking for Elder Yu at the Songyun Gate."
"Oh" Zhao Ning glanced at the Taoist officials and officials in front of him and asked, "I don't know why you came to my Songyun Gate?"
"It's because Elder Yu took away the True Lord's family." The Taoist official stepped forward and said, "I suspect that you, Elder Yu, are plotting against the True Lord's family."
"The True Lord is the leader of the sect. Who dares to be disrespectful? What do you mean?"
"Elder Yu is the master's father, how can he be unfavorable to the master!"
A large number of Taoists had gathered in front of the mountain gate. They were all filled with indignation. Zhao Ning had a sullen face and pressed his hands. The Taoists immediately fell silent and only listened to ask: "What are you going to do?"
"I also asked Elder Yu to come out and see you. The real king's mother and wife are missing. The court is worried and has to investigate. Once you see her, you will tell her whereabouts of your family members... I will feel relieved."
Zhao Ning sneered slightly: "Are you looking for the master who leads the teaching? She is traveling with her disciples. As for Zhenjun, his wife and mother also went out with him, Zhenjun left an order, saying that the old lady was depressed recently and went out for a walk. , you can all retreat."
"If you don't believe me, the True Lord's handwriting is here. Does this Shangguan want to see it?" Zhao Ning said with a smile.
When the Taoist official heard this, he was shocked. He didn't expect Pei Ziyun to have reached this point. His heart was palpitating, but he didn't show it on his face. He hesitated for a long time and then smiled: "So that's it. This is because we are too worried. This elder, the true emperor's handwriting Maybe show it to me?"
"Take it," Zhao Ning said, throwing a letter over. The Taoist official took it and opened it, and his expression changed. The handwriting was exactly the handwriting of Pei Ziyun.
Zhao Ning added: "There is indeed no one inside the mountain gate. You see, the mountain gate is so big - you can arrange for someone to take a look."
After hearing this, the Taoist official laughed and said: "Originally, there is no reason that the true Lord has arranged that I cannot believe, so I am relieved. However, I am acting on a mission and cannot help myself. Please forgive me."
After saying that, he asked the divine catcher who was good at this to lead his people to check inside. There were actually more than a hundred people in the entire mountain gate. After searching for a while, there was no problem.
"Then it's really disturbing - retreat!" the Taoist official ordered, and the Yamen officials retreated.
After walking a hundred meters from the steps, a Taoist approached and said, "Did we leak the news ourselves? Are there people in tunnels or secret rooms at the mountain gate?"
"Besides, we were able to attack just now, but Songyun Sect didn't dare to attack. We also have the support of Xuanfa Sect and Pingtian Temple, so it won't be a problem to capture them all."
"Hmph." The Taoist officer snorted coldly and said, "The possibility of Pei Qian and Ye Su'er being here is very small. You are the true king, how can you not consider this?"
"Furthermore, the purpose of Songyun Gate is to seize Pei Ziyun's master. Now that Pei Ziyun has made it clear that Songyun Gate is allowed to be occupied, we cannot move."
"We are still secretly protecting the True Lord's wife and daughter. Even if we get the True Lord, what can we say? But if we completely break up..." At this point, the Taoist official stopped talking, but thought in his heart: " Once things change and things are settled, what do you think the court will do, and how will Shangguan deal with it?"
The Taoist officials were not Ben people, and they understood immediately. They felt cold sweats streaming down their faces, and felt panic in their hearts: "Your Excellency, you are wise. If I weren't your Excellency, I'm afraid we would have made a mistake."
"It's good to know the stakes. The affairs of the imperial court can't be solved by fighting and killing. You have to rely on your brain. When you and I graduated from the Dao Training Department together, there are still..." After saying this for a long time, he looked a little sad. stopped.
"Sir, how are we going to explain this to the imperial envoy?"
"Explain? We have obtained the True Lord's Notes, how can we explain it? What happens next has nothing to do with us. This is not a mistake we made. With the True Lord's Notes, we will not be responsible, and no one can blame us. "The Taoist official sneered in his heart. Who would get involved in this kind of thing if it was not a last resort
At the mountain gate, Zhao Ning watched these people evacuate and breathed a sigh of relief, but he was angry again: "I didn't expect these people to really want to take action. However, the core disciples in the sect have already moved overseas. As long as the headmaster An is here, How dare you take action?"
Secretly looking into the distance, he turned around and entered.
sea
Dozens of boats were sailing, and birds were flying in the sky. The sky gradually darkened, indicating that the storm was coming, and the sea was turbulent. At this time, a maid in green clothes came to a deserted corner of the ship's side. When she saw no one, she He took out a jade pendant.
"What are you doing?" Suddenly a voice behind her said. The maid was startled and hid the jade pendant behind her. However, before she could move, her hand hurt, so He Qingqing pinched the jade pendant and her hand.
"Xuanguang Pei, a treasure of communication and positioning. I didn't expect you to have such a treasure in your hand. Who gave it to you?" He Qingqing asked. The maid's face suddenly turned pale, but she couldn't bear to say anything.
He Qingqing sneered slightly: "Under three trees, what can I ask for? Unless I commit suicide from the beginning, even I dare not say that I can survive the punishment. How dare you, a maid, have the backbone?"
"Take it!"
Just as he said this, two mountain men grabbed the maid and dragged her to the bottom cabin. The maid couldn't stand it anymore and shouted: "I am the princess's personal maid, you can't do this."
"Take it down and torture it, just do it." He Qingqing smiled disdainfully, and soon torture and screams were heard in the cabin.
Even later, the mountain man came out: "I'm here, a Taoist official gave her the jade pendant. All she needs to do is expose the jade pendant to the sun. She doesn't have to do anything."
He Qingqing was cold: "Damn it, I didn't expect that the imperial court would even take out this kind of treasure in order to deal with the Lord. It's really sinister."
"Miss, what should I do with the maid?"
He Qingqing glanced with a cold face and said coldly: "Gather everyone on the ship and hang them in public. All the jewelry will be confiscated. Our route cannot be leaked."
"yes"
After a while, everyone on the ship was summoned. Except for the two pregnant ladies who were not allowed to come up, everyone else was there. He Qingqing waved his hand: "Bring them up."
After giving the order, the mountain people dragged the scarred maid onto the deck regardless of her cries.
"You all know what happened, right?" He Qingqing giggled and looked around: "You come from all over the place, some even come from the princess's house, and you are all related. I am usually polite to you."
"But this is the Pei Mansion after all, and the Lord is heaven. If anyone dares to betray the Lord, I will send her to hell!" He Qingqing said in a cold voice: "Hang her in public!"
"No!" The mountain man got the order, dragged the maid forward, and put the rope around her neck. The maid struggled desperately: "No, I am a member of the imperial court... You can't do this."
But the two mountain men only lifted her up and kicked the stool under the maid's feet. Suddenly the maid lost her strength and hung on the rope, struggling desperately.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" The maid moaned in pain, and her breathing became more and more difficult. She instinctively tried to pull the rope around her neck, but the rope became tighter and tighter. Her tongue gradually stretched out, her eyes widened in horror, and her whole body twisted violently. His legs kicked wildly in the air in despair, trying to step on something.
After a few minutes, her struggle slowed down, her legs only spasmed slightly, and her whole body became stiff and fluttering in the wind. The faces of everyone present were ashen, and some even passed out.
Only the mother-in-law of the young princess managed to remain calm: "Miss Qing, what's going on? What mistake did she make that warrants hanging? Did she just talk about the court?"
He Qingqing took out the dazzling pendant from his arms and said: "Everyone, there are treacherous ministers in the court who want to harm the Lord, so the Lord ordered everyone to go to sea together. Don't worry, there is plenty of food and water, and we found a desert island to dock. , although there are not many people there, there are water, bananas and wild sheep, so it won’t be a problem in a few months, but she used the Xuanguang Pendant to guide the traitor and lock the enemy’s position, so I sent her to the gate of hell.”
At this time, the mountain people came forward, checked the maid, wrapped her in canvas and threw her into the sea.
"Just everyone, in order to avoid the hands and feet of traitorous officials in the court these days, please follow my arrangements for all expenses - do you understand?"
"Understood." Everyone looked at each other and responded, the voice so loud that even they themselves were shocked.
(End of chapter)