Nanfeng was familiar with Suzhou, for no other reason than Foguang Temple was in Suzhou. In order to help Fatty get the Eight Golden Body, he and Fatty stayed there for a long time.
The two set off at nine o'clock and kept going all the way. They arrived at Suzhou City at noon. There was dry food in the bag. There was no need to go to the city to get tips, but Nanfeng wanted to go to the city to inquire about the news. Suzhou was a big city in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and there must be something in the city. A man from the Shaojiang Lake.
Naturally, Yuan Anning would not object. The two of them were walking too fast, and the water snake must have been left behind. It had to be given time to catch up.
Due to the war that has been going on for these years, the people's lives are very difficult. Compared with the previous seaside county, Suzhou City is much larger, but the scene in the city is decadent. Most of the pedestrians have hungry faces, and the shops There were no decent goods on the stall.
The two of them went into the city to inquire about news, so they naturally went where there were more people. They walked around the street a few times and chose an inn. There were several horses tied outside the inn, with iron shoes nailed on their hooves. There are people in the world who have traveled far away.
As soon as we entered, as expected, there were several tables filled with warriors armed with guns and sticks. There was a backyard behind the inn, and most of the warriors' horses were tied to the stables at the back.
Nan Feng was used to sitting by the door. After entering, he casually ordered some food and drinks and drank slowly with Yuan An Ning.
Yuan Anning was so beautiful that many people at those tables looked at her with suspicion, but they only looked at her a few more times and did not come up to tease her.
In addition to ordinary diners, there are three tables of warriors and one table of Taoists in the lobby.
Nanfeng got the yin and yang double touch and opened his eyes. Even if the opponent does not use spiritual energy, he can still see the opponent's spiritual energy cultivation. These warriors on the table are real warriors. They all have high spiritual energy cultivation. Most of them are in the cave. Xuan light blue or above, one of the old men in brocade clothes is still lilac.
Those Taoists were sitting in the corner. There were four of them, most of whom were in their thirties or forties. One of the older ones must be in his early fifties. His cultivation level ranged from Shengxuan Crimson to Three-hole Blue Qi. He was wearing Taoist robe of Shangqing Sect.
Nanfeng came with the purpose of inquiring about the news, but what he didn't expect was that there were people from the world of martial arts and Taoists in the inn, but these people rarely talked to each other during meals, and even when they did talk, they were insignificant words.
After half a stick of incense, the Western Wei warriors paid their bills, went to the door and backyard to untie their horses and left.
After everyone left, the Taoist priests began to chat in low voices. The content of the conversation was about the martial arts warriors, but the talk was very fragmentary. Nanfeng could only piece together a general outline.
These Taoist priests seemed to know the origins of the warriors, and they were guessing what the warriors were doing. One of them guessed that the warriors had become traitors. The older Taoist denied this man's statement, "Today is the fifteenth day. If If they had the intention to go, they would not still be in the territory at this time. '
The most annoying thing about inquiring about information is that you are confused. Those Taoists are not talkative people. They stopped talking after a few words. They drank tea and rinsed their mouths. They seemed to be ready to go on the road.
If these Taoists were from Taiqing or Yuqing, Nanfeng would not come forward to talk to them, but they were Shangqing Taoists. Because of Li Luoxue and Yan Feixue, Nanfeng always felt very bad about Shangqing Sect. He got close to them, and when he saw that everyone was about to leave, he stood up and went over to say hello, "Infinite Blissful Heavenly Lord, several Taoist friends have invited me."
When everyone saw him coming, they were a little doubtful. When they heard him reciting the Taoist chants, the doubts on their faces became even more serious. Only Ziqi Zhenren who lived above the mountain were qualified to chant all the Taoist chants, and Nanfeng was very young and wore The clothes are common people's clothes.
Despite the doubts in his heart, the older Taoist still returned the greeting, "Infinite Heavenly Lord, is the young hero a fellow Taoist?"
Nanfeng nodded, "The poor Taoist taught me the Shangqing Talisman, and I have some personal connections with Master Feixue."
Hearing what he said, everyone became even more confused. Yan Feixue was the leader of the Shangqing Sect and commanded tens of thousands of Shangqing sects. He had a respected position. However, the young man in front of him was probably not even twenty years old yet. How could he be with Yan Feixue? Have a personal relationship.
Nanfeng said before the other party could ask, "Are several Taoist friends from the Shangqing sect?"
"That's right. Please tell me, fellow Taoist, where do you live and observe?" the older Taoist asked.
Nanfeng thought for a moment, raised his hand slightly, and revealed his spiritual energy.
Everyone was able to observe their complexion, and they were all surprised when they saw the purple energy revealed in Nan Feng. However, apart from being surprised, they also believed what he said before. He has the purple energy of Dongyuan at such a young age, and he has a personal relationship with Yan Feixue. Quite possible.
The old Taoist was the first to come to his senses, stood up straight, bowed to make up for the gift, "Dare I ask the real person..."
Nan Feng raised his hand and interrupted his words, "Master, please help me bring a message to Master Feixue. She just said that I'm back, and she doesn't need to tell her my name. She also knows who I am."
Taoism attaches great importance to respect and etiquette. Seeing that Nan Feng didn't want to reveal his identity, the old Taoist didn't want to ask questions. After Nan Feng finished speaking, he bowed.
"Pindao has been away from China for nearly two years, and he just returned not long ago. I wonder if any major events have happened in various sects and in the world in the past two years?" Nanfeng asked.
After everyone heard this, they hurriedly invited him to the chief position, sat around and talked to him.
Trivial things are naturally not worth mentioning, so the veteran only picks out the important ones. If there are any omissions, a few other people will remind you and add them.
What Nanfeng never expected was that several major events actually happened during his absence. The first one was the publication of two ancient books. In August last year, there was a flood in the Yellow River. After the flood receded, the Eastern Wei Dynasty mobilized civilians to control the water and clear out sediment, and discovered An ancient stone tablet with a map of the Luoshu River engraved on it is complete and complete. The Luoshu River Map is the predecessor of the Book of Changes. At that time, King Wen of Zhou devoted himself to research and obtained the Double Heaven Bagua. Later, because the innate Bagua leaked the secrets of heaven and conquered the heavens, it was destroyed by King Wen of Zhou. This time, the complete Luoshu River Map appears. , these divine objects appeared in the Eastern Wei Dynasty and were regarded as a great good omen by the Eastern Wei Dynasty.
In the same month of the same year, a colorful phoenix appeared in Qishan Mountain in the Western Wei Dynasty. It caused hundreds of birds to fly together and blocked the clouds from the sun. County officials heard the news and went there. They found a stone box from the place where the colorful phoenix fell. They did not dare to open it on their own and hurriedly sent it to the court. The court summoned hundreds of people. Official, when he went to court, he opened the stone box and found a flawless jade plate with hundreds of ancient characters on it. He called the historian to translate it, and it turned out to be the original of the Dragon Armor and Divine Seal, an ancient book given to the Yellow Emperor. After getting this strange book, the court immediately announced Tell the world, everyone in the Western Wei Dynasty regards this as destiny.
The second major event occurred from July last year to the beginning of this year. Emperor Ziwei of Yuqing, Emperor Qingxu of Shangqing, and Emperor Dongyin of Taiqing successively appeared in the world of saints. However, these three gods did not appear in various sects of the Three Qing Dynasties. The saint appeared in various parts of the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasties and the Liang Kingdom.
The three official emperors appeared on Sanyuan Day respectively. The Tianguan Emperor Yuqing Ziwei Emperor appeared in a remote mountain village in the Eastern Wei Dynasty. The Diguan Emperor Shangqing Qingxu appeared near Jiankang in the Liang Kingdom. The Shuiguan Emperor Taiqing Dongyin appeared in the Western Wei Dynasty. Over the Royal Palace.
The place where Emperor Sanguan showed up had nothing to do with the sphere of influence of the various sects of the Three Qing Dynasty at that time. Before his appearance, the sects of the Three Qing Dynasties did not receive instructions from the upper world. The time when Emperor Sanguan showed his Dharma image was very short, and he did not leave any traces. The law is spoken by heaven.
The various sects of the Three Qing dynasties have been speculating on the motive behind Emperor Sanguan's appearance, but to this day, no reasonable explanation has been thought of. Before Emperor Sanguan's appearance, he did not instruct the three sects to welcome him, nor did he appear to the sects of the Three Qing dynasties. I was very nervous when I got the Sanqing Sect.
The third major event was that Emperor Wu of Liang summoned monks from all over the world and invited eminent monks from four famous temples to gather in Suzhou and hold a massive water and land Dharma assembly. This was the most grand Dharma assembly in Buddhism and lasted for more than three months. .
There are only these three major events. The easiest to understand of these three major events is the last one. Emperor Wu of Liang was obsessed with Buddhism and became completely crazy.
If you think about it carefully, there are two possibilities for the first major event. One is that both the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasties were bragging, just like Liu Bang killing the white snake. It was actually a gimmick to confuse everyone. There is another possibility that it is indeed true. If this is true, the biggest beneficiaries will be the people in power in the two Wei Dynasties, because both of these strange books were seized by the imperial court.
The second major event is the most difficult to predict. Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in Buddhism often perform holy acts. Similar things are rare in Taoist schools, because this goes against the natural laws of the Tao. Taoism does not actively recruit believers. It is for wealth and honor. The door to eternal life, such good things, if you can't get them when you ask for them, you won't take the initiative to give them.
But the fact is that the Sanguan Emperor really showed up, and there was no order for the three sects to welcome him in advance, and the location of the show was not within the sphere of influence of each of the three sects. This is intriguing. This move is a bit similar to the visit of imperial officials in the human world. , but did not notify local officials to receive them.
I really can't give a reasonable explanation for this matter. If I have to give an explanation, the Sanguan Emperor's move seems to be to express his dissatisfaction with the three sects. It may also be to put pressure on the three sects, indirectly telling them that in the eyes of heaven, the world is under heaven. There is no distinction between the Three Kingdoms and no geographical affiliation.
Thinking of this, Nan Feng was determined to give up the idea of further investigation, but a thought suddenly flashed in his mind. Although the three emperors belonged to the Yuqing Realm, Shangqing Realm, and Taiqing Realm respectively, the three of them were not immortals. is God.
For those people who are immortal and have extraordinary abilities, the world calls them immortals. Little do they know that gods and immortals are two completely different existences. Immortals are Taoists who ascend through cultivation, while gods are some special people and aliens. It was made by sealing.
When they were on Longmen Island, the monkey named Huang Youliang was dissatisfied with the two calling it a fairy, and immediately corrected that he was a god. It was not difficult to see from the monkey's behavior that gods and immortals did not seem to be on good terms.
The three official emperors are gods, and they have a closer relationship with the court and the people than the Taoists who are directly subordinate to the immortals.
Just when Nanfeng frowned and thought, the four people said goodbye to him, "If the Master has no other instructions, we will set off on the road."
"Let's go." Nanfeng raised his hand to return the salute. After saying this, he suddenly remembered something, "I heard you guys talking just now. It seems that there have been a lot of traitors in the martial arts of the Eastern Wei Dynasty in recent times?"
"In fact, we can't call them traitors," the old Taoist shook his head and said, "They are just common people with no moral integrity and are chasing after bad things like flies."
"How do you say this?" Nanfeng asked.
The old Taoist raised his hand and pointed to the west, "Li Chaozong of the Western Wei Dynasty obtained the Book of Heaven and gained some abilities. Now that he has taken a concubine and got married, the warriors who coveted the Book of Heaven went to Chang'an to congratulate him..."