The rest went back to their rooms, and in the middle of the night, Hong Jun heard someone knock on the door lightly a few times, Li Jinglong put on his clothes and went out lightly. After a while, Hong Jun followed him out sleepily, and through the half-opened door, he saw Li Jinglong and Li Bai having a drink, and Li Guinian was also visiting.
Hong Jun went back to sleep again in a daze, and when he opened his eyes again, it was already the next day, and the sun was shining. Two days before Concubine Yang's birthday, Li Jinglong spread out a map of the banquet venues in the Xingqing Palace, from Mingguangmen to Tongyangmen, all the birthday banquet areas. At that time, Yang Yuhuan will drive out in a chariot and accept the common people's pilgrimage together with Li Longji. At the same time, the whole city's precautionary measures cannot be stricter.
In order to prevent assassination, the Sixth Army almost guarded the entire length of the building to be watertight. The roofs, second floors, and high towers were all set up with archers, including Lanling Amber.
Tonight, the Shenwu Army will come to take over the restaurant, and Li Jinglong is bound to evacuate accordingly, after all, he still has a wanted warrant.
After touring Chang'an, the emperor and his concubine will return to Xingqing Palace and hold a banquet in front of Tongyang Gate to entertain all officials and foreign envoys. The grand ceremony will last for three days and three nights, and the officials and envoys will toast one by one. On the central stage, various operas, neon clothes and feather dances, and war dances are staged one by one.
"At that time, everyone will divide into three groups." Li Jinglong marked the map one by one under the sunlight on the second floor of the restaurant, explaining, "Go one by one to capture the ring of Anlu Mountain; Lu, then go to deal with Mo Rigen."
Speaking of Li Jinglong distributing the waist badges of the guards on duty to everyone, Lu Xu held the waist badges and remained silent. Li Jinglong patted him on the shoulder, signaling that there is no need to worry, and said: "Brother Taibai and Master Li Guinian will be together at that time. A foreign aid will also act with us."
Hong Jun was warmed by the sun, and remembered the discussion between Li Jinglong and the two last night. If nothing happened, today would be the most luxurious lineup since the establishment of the Exorcism Division... There is actually foreign aid Li Bai cooperating! Moreover, in order to take care of him, Li Jinglong specially put him into a group with Li Bai and Li Guinian!
"That's because they rarely go out to fight." Lu Xu explained to Hongjun expressionlessly, "This group is the safest, and the backup is also very important. Promise me to be safe, okay?"
"You can do it." Hong Jun replied unceremoniously, "It's hard to rely on someone to protect you!"
Lu Xu suddenly laughed, hooked Hong Jun's shoulders and beat him, while Hong Jun wrestled with him, trying to twist him to the ground, and the two rolled back and forth. Although Lu Xu was fast, his strength was not as strong as Hong Jun's. After three strokes, he begged for mercy and said, "Stop playing!"
At that time, there was a sound of horseshoes on the street outside the restaurant, Li Jinglong went to the fence and looked, only to see a man dressed in luxurious clothes, leading five horses, but they were the fast horses specially sent by Yang Guozhong.
Trundeau led the horse to the backyard. Li Jinglong looked over the railing, whistled to Lu Xu and Hong Jun, and motioned them to look. Lu Xu lay down in front of the railing and looked across the street. The warrior in the robe dodged and quickly disappeared from sight.
"It's Mo Rigen!" Hong Jun wanted to go downstairs, but was held down by Li Jinglong and Lu Xu at the same time.
"Come here!" Li Jinglong ordered to everyone.
Li Guinian also came, and went upstairs along the steps of the wine shop, and all the members of the Exorcism Division gathered together.
Li Jinglong said seriously: "This is the plan, everyone is clear?"
Qiu Yongsi, Artai, Ashinaqiong, Lu Xu, Hong Jun, Li Guinian, and Li Bai all nodded together. The carp demon sat aside, and Trundeau was in charge of staying in the wine shop to respond.
Li Jinglong was silent for a long time, and then said: "There is also the one who is not here... The magic is done, everyone has worked hard this time."
Li Bai smiled and said, "It's my duty to help you guys."
Li Guinian said: "I am very grateful to Yadan Hou for helping me, everyone, don't want to see outsiders."
Li Jinglong said: "Let's disband now. It's all tomorrow. After this fight, everyone get together!"
Everyone echoed, Li Guinian smiled and said: "This is a good rule, shall I play a song for you brothers?"
Li Guinian plucked the piano, and everyone listened carefully, but Hong Jun's thoughts drifted away unconsciously, thinking of the demon seed on his body, and thinking of the agreement with Li Jinglong... When he looked at Li Jinglong again, he found that he happened to be looking at him too , with a smile in his eyes.
"Brother Gui Nian playing the piano." Li Bai said, "I have nothing to boost morale, why don't I just give you a poem and get a pen!"
Hong Jun was shocked, and hurried to prepare a pen and paper to write a poem for Li Bai. After drinking enough, Li Bai happily said with a smile: "It's easy to save, and I have to write a birthday song in the future..."
"Brother Taibai wrote it casually, and it must be a masterpiece!" Li Guinian laughed.
"Ahh—" Hong Jun finally got his wish in this life. He saw Li Bai composing a poem on the spot, and he couldn't help exclaiming wildly. Li Jinglong said again: "Take it easy, I can hear it outside..."
On the roof of the second floor of Lanling Amber, Mo Zhigen, dressed in a cloth robe, squatted quietly with a quiver on his back, looking into the distance with confused eyes.
In the afternoon of that day, everyone dispersed, and Li Jinglong brought Hong Jun to Feng Changqing's home. Although Hong Jun came here for the first time, he recognized Feng Changqing. Right now, the whole city is still looking for Li Jinglong, and there is really nowhere to go, but here is the only place where he can stay overnight.
Feng Changqing didn't blame Li Jinglong, nor did he ask any more questions, he just glanced coldly and said, "You're back?"
Li Jinglong nodded, and Feng Changqing ordered to prepare meals, and asked, "Do you know what you are doing?"
Li Jinglong replied: "I know."
Feng Changqing didn't say any more. After the meal, Li Jinglong asked about the detailed arrangement of the birthday banquet, but Feng Changqing knew everything and answered all the questions. After nightfall, Li Jinglong lay on the couch, meditating on his arm, while Hong Jun sat aside and looked at him.
"What?" Li Jinglong asked with a frown.
Hong Jun always felt that he and Li Jinglong were becoming more and more like a young couple. Hearing this, he smiled and shook his head: "It's nothing."
Li Jinglong patted the position beside him, signaling Hong Jun to come over, and Hong Jun moved a little closer to him, looking down at him.
Li Jinglong said seriously: "Tomorrow, we will first get rid of An Lushan and expel the evil spirit from him...and then deal with Yang Guozhong."
"What if it can't be driven away?" Hong Jun asked.
"Are you worried that you won't be able to get rid of it?" Li Jinglong thought for a while and said, "I'm not worried about this. The demon seed on An Lushan was transformed by Yang Guozhong's soul. As long as we grab An Lushan's magic weapon , and then use the heart lamp and the wisdom sword to purify it, and the evil energy can be forced out... Yang Guozhong will also take back his soul. I am worried that there may be a mutiny, but this can only be left to Yang Guozhong and General Ge Shuhan. gone."
Hong Jun suddenly said: "You are not afraid that I will be like last time..."
"You can't do it." Li Jinglong smiled, tapped Hongjun's chest with his middle finger, and said, "Your demon seed has been sealed by me, and I am the nemesis of your destiny."
"Who told you?" Hong Jun said, "What else did you say to God Kun that night?"
The corners of Li Jinglong's mouth were slightly raised, and he looked at Hongjun in a daze, and said after a long time: "He told me that everything will be fine."
Hong Jun groaned silently, but his brows and eyes were relieved a lot. Li Jinglong said: "He told me how to use the heart lamp to drive away the darkness in the world. Fudo Myoka used six weapons to slay demons and demons, which is rigid force, and Taoist Burning Lantern used the heart lamp to break away the evil energy, which is soft force. "
Hong Jun vaguely noticed something, and said, "If you think about it this way, it's a coincidence that both the heart lamp and the wisdom sword are on you."
"That's right." Li Jinglong said, "If I only have the Wisdom Sword and other magic weapons, maybe we two will meet each other one day, and either I will kill you or you will kill me. That's why God Kun borrowed your hand to give me a heart lamp..."
Hong Jun's heart was shocked instantly, no matter whether it was the dream of God Kun, his childhood memories, or Di Renjie's prediction, there was no mention of the heart lamp! At this moment, he finally knew where Li Jinglong's self-confidence came from. The heart lamp is the only variable that affects the future!
"God Kun said, this is the lamp that illuminates the night." Li Jinglong raised his left hand, and a warm white light rose from his hand, illuminating the room.
Suddenly, there was a sound from the next door. Li Jinglong and Hong Jun turned their heads at the same time, and there was another sound of pushing the door. The figure was incomparably fast, and disappeared on the roof. Hong Jun was very tacit, and turned to enter the room. I was afraid that the other party would have a backhand, but Li Jinglong rushed to the roof in one step, and flew to chase.
Under the dim moonlight, Li Jinglong roared: "Stop!"
Mo Zhigen carried a sack and leaped forward. Li Jinglong was barefoot, and the speed of both of them was limited. Then Mo Zhigen stepped on the end of the eaves, flew forward, and carried the sack to a higher place. Immediately after a whistle, nail-headed arrows shot at fast, smashing the tile edge to pieces.
When Li Jinglong chased after him, the tiles had already fallen with a crash, and the opposite side was three feet away, and he couldn't jump over anyway.
He stood quietly at the end of the eaves, watching the sack behind Mo Zhigen.
Mo Zhigen turned around slowly and looked at Li Jinglong.
"Bring him back." Li Jinglong said, "You and I have a fight, I know you have long been willing to compete, don't you?"
Mo Zhigen said in a deep voice, "I'm not your opponent, so I won't fight."
Li Jinglong: "..."
"Master Tianmo doesn't want to fight with you either." Mo Zhigen patted the sack in his hand, and said, "I just don't know, do people who pride themselves on being bright also become possessed by demons when they experience the pain of bereavement? "
Li Jinglong couldn't help trembling, he probably guessed who Mo Zhigen had captured.
"Don't act rashly." Mo Zhigen made a "shh" gesture and said: "Tomorrow noon, the mansion will wait for you, remember to come and change people, it's up to you whether you will take them away with your life."
After finishing speaking, Mo Zhigen turned around and galloped away, but in an instant Li Jinglong uttered a loud roar, the voice pierced the night sky, ran a few steps, and jumped towards the opposite side—
With all his strength, he slammed into the edge of the opposite room, but when he stepped on the broken tile, blood dripped instantly, and after all, he missed by half an inch, and rolled down together with countless flying stones, falling on the ground. On the cart behind the homestay, she closed her eyes in pain.
In the early morning, Hong Jun wrapped a bandage on the sole of Li Jinglong's foot, while Lu Xu frowned deeply and looked at him worriedly.
"The situation has changed." Li Jinglong said, "I have to go to Anxiwei Mansion to find my cousin."
In the chaos last night, Hong Jun never expected that An Lushan's third goal was to take Feng Changqing as a hostage. If Lu Xu can still enter Mo Zhigen's dream, maybe he can still get a glimpse of this important information.
"I'll take care of him." Lu Xu said.
"You can't exorcise demons." Li Jinglong frowned.
"Where am I with Lu Xu?" Hong Jun said, "Catch him first and then talk about it."
Lu Xu raised his hand and said, "No, I have my way."
Without Li Jinglong's heart lamp, Hong Jun was afraid that Lu Xu and Mo Zhigen would be injured when they met face to face, but after that night, Lu Xu was actually confident.
"I can also seal the devil in his body." Lu Xu said, "It's like you sealed Hongjun's demon, isn't it?"
Li Jinglong raised his head suddenly, and Lu Xu finally said: "Leave it to me, the plan remains the same, save people who should be saved, and guard those who should be guarded."
Hong Jun suddenly became enlightened, and said with a smile: "Yes!"
Lu Xu left without looking back, Hong Jun looked at Li Jinglong, Li Jinglong thought for a moment, and finally nodded slightly.
"The plan remains the same," Li Jinglong said.
This day, Chang'an City was almost crowded with people, nearly a million people, plus many tourists from Guanzhong, Luoyang, and even Bashu crowded into the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty. The thousand-year-old Haojing was overcrowded at one time, and pictures of hundreds of animals with the homonym of Baishou were hung in front of the buildings, behind the buildings, and in the streets and alleys. The characters "Shou" and "Fu" were knotted everywhere. There are thousands of food stalls opened on the two streets of Zhuque Road in Chang'an, and they are supplied by the royal family. You can eat as much as you like.
Hong Jun was almost too crowded to get away, sweating profusely, met Li Bai and Li Guinian in front of the appointed Da Ci'en Temple, and saw that even the Ci'en Temple was unprecedentedly grand, and the sound of chanting and praying reached the sky.
"I found it." Hong Jun said, "something happened in the early morning, and I couldn't get a seat..."
Later, Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan will come to the Daci'en Temple to accept the congratulations from the people, but the place near the throne outside the temple gate has already been surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside, and there is no place to stay.
"No problem." Li Guinian smiled, "Brother Taibai has a special seat, just follow him."
Li Bai was hungover, he said "hmm" a few times, then looked around and said, "What? Oh yes, let's meet the abbot..."
Li Bai first pushed away the guards and called for someone inside. The monk in Ci'en Temple recognized Li Bai, and after being surprised, he quickly let him in and said, "Why is Master Taibai wandering here at this time? Why don't you go into the palace? And Li Gui Master Nian, this way please."
Hong Jun was still afraid of being troubled by the soldiers of the Sixth Army, but the faces of Li Bai and Li Guinian were more useful than anything else, so he entered the Daci'en Temple in a flash, holding a folding fan in his hand, covering most of his face and pulling Li Bai's sleeve went in. The abbot was very busy, he was afraid that he would not be able to meet them, and he didn't care about them. Not long after, a young novice asked the three of them to go up to the third floor, where they happened to have a panoramic view outside the scripture pavilion.
The carp demon jumped down and said, "I've been here before!"
In the past, when Master Xuanzang came to give lectures, the carp demon was under the altar, and Hong Jun stood with it in front of the window lattice and looked down curiously.
"What are we going to do?" Li Guinian asked.
"Clean up the monsters." Hong Jun said, "Protect the noble concubine and Your Majesty."
Li Bai said "Oh?" and said, "What monster?"
The carp demon said frantically: "I talked about so many plans that day, but you didn't listen to a single word!"
Li Bai was always distracted, saying: "I'm drunk, bring me the wine, bring me the wine—"
"Drinking is not allowed in Da Ci'en Temple!" The carp demon said again
Hong Jun roared angrily: "How can you talk to Brother Taibai like this?" He hurriedly said softly: "Brother Taibai, I'm really sorry, it seems that drinking is not allowed in Da Ci'en Temple..."
"It's okay, it's okay." Li Bai said, "Don't just drink it in the Daxiong Palace, I can drink it."
Hong Jun had no choice but to give him the wine, and said, "Then let me explain to you again?"
"No need." Li Bai waved his hand and said, "Just call me later when you start to fight. I'll hit wherever you point."