King Xiang looked at the stage in the distance, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
The head of the Wu family and the old lady of the Mu Zhe family were as calm as before, as if they hadn't heard anything.
Gou Hanshi looked at Bai Cai and shook his head slightly, signaling him to stay calm.
The vice president of Huaiyuan raised his eyebrows slightly, with a look of surprise on his face.
People like them had expected that Li Gong would definitely oppose Nanxi Zhai, and Chen Changsheng would definitely speak out.
The two masters and uncles of Nanxizhai were too excited, and they thought they knew Chen Changsheng's temperament very well, so they didn't think of this.
It's just that Nanxizhai's will has been unified at this time, so what can he do
Chen Changsheng's approach was very simple.
When no one asked him, he asked and answered by himself.
His answer is two words.
"no."
Looking at this scene, Tang Sanshiliu couldn't help feeling a little emotional when he thought of the game of cards played in the old house in Wenshui City a few days ago.
When Old Master Tang said that he could kill Tang Thirty-Six, Chen Changsheng also only said two words.
"no."
Whether it was then or now, Chen Changsheng's voice was very soft, but it was louder than thousands of people shouting together, like thunder falling from the sky.
Because he is His Majesty the Pope, what he says is an oracle, followed by hundreds of millions of believers.
"They won't go to the Orthodox Academy and Li Palace."
Chen Changsheng pointed to the girls kneeling on the ground and said, "Because Nanxi Zhai doesn't know how to fast together, and this is where they live and practice Taoism."
Seeing his strong words, Huai Bi said angrily, "This is my Nanxi Zhai's business, please His Majesty the Pope not to interfere."
No matter when, Huairen's expression is always so calm and gentle, even when it seemed that the matter of fasting together was a foregone conclusion. Because she had already expected that Chen Changsheng would definitely stand up, but she did not expect that Chen Changsheng's attitude would be so direct, even rude.
"My lord, what I said to you last night is just to respect your identity, and it does not mean that the fasting of Nanxi Zhai requires your consent."
Huairen looked at Chen Changsheng solemnly and said, his voice was gentle but his attitude was very firm.
The Jungfrau originally originated from the split within the state religion.
Since the first generation of saintesses founded Nanxi Zhai, Li Gong no longer had any say in Tiannan Daomen, let alone Nanxi Zhai's own affairs.
Even His Majesty the Pope is not qualified to manage the affairs of the Jungfrau.
This is history, and everyone must respect history.
Hearing Huairen's words, many Tiannan ascetics on the cliff top of the peak nodded repeatedly. Even Gou Hanshi found it difficult, and didn't know how Chen Changsheng should deal with it.
At this time, another person who no one thought of stood up.
The vice president of Huaiyuan smiled and said: "Senior, what you said is wrong. You have been traveling all over the world these years, and you don't care about world affairs. You probably don't know the relationship between His Majesty the Pope and the Holy Maiden, but who in the whole continent doesn't know? He can be half of the family at Shengnvfeng, how can the Nanxi fasting work avoid His Majesty?"
Hearing this, King Xiang frowned slightly, the old lady of the Muzhe family just smiled and said nothing, the Patriarch of the Wu family shook his head repeatedly, and the other ascetics had strange expressions.
Not to mention the marriage contract that caused a sensation in the mainland back then, but after the Naihe Qiaoxue Battle, there were rumors in Kyoto that Chen Changsheng had renewed his affection for Xu Yourong and intended to renew the marriage contract. If the world thought it was Chen Changsheng's unilateral Thoughts, later on at the Hanshan Stone Boiling Conference, many people witnessed the scene of Xu Yourong rescuing Chen Changsheng under Guan Baijian, not to mention the things that happened on the tens of thousands of miles from Hanshan to Kyoto. If it hadn't been for the Tianshu Mausoleum incident, the whole continent would have discussed this matter in those two years. Up to now, no one knows that Pope Chen Changsheng and Holy Maiden Xu Yourong are in love with each other, they are a couple made in heaven
Hearing the slightly frivolous words of the vice president of Huaiyuan, his face flushed with anger, his eyebrows were erected, and he shouted: "Presumptuous! Who dares to destroy the reputation of the saint, asked me about the sword!"
The voice of discussion on the cliff flat gradually died down.
Holding the Dao sword in his hand, Huai Bi looked at Chen Changsheng and shouted sharply, "My lord, do you really want to force the old man to splatter three feet of blood?"
Chen Changsheng asked back, "Are you threatening me?"
Even if it is the King of Xiang, the number one ruler in the court who has entered the sacred realm will take the initiative to greet him when he sees him, and dare not be rude to him in front of so many people, let alone threaten him. How could Xi Zhai's master uncle with a very high seniority have such courage
Huai Bi was so angry that he couldn't draw out his sword. Accompanied by a sword chant full of resentment, the sword came out of its sheath, cutting countless cracks in the surrounding bluestone.
Indignantly, she almost suffered internal injuries, Huai Shu hurriedly supported her, and sent a pure essence to help her guard her heart.
Huairen looked into Chen Changsheng's eyes and said: "The demons have retreated temporarily, Nanxi Zhai wants to join the fast, but just wants to stay out of it, and doesn't want to be used by some ambitious people. After the saint is out of the customs, she can break her fast at any time. What is wrong with the old man acting like this?"
"You said these words last night. I didn't have time to answer them. My answer is no."
Chen Changsheng looked at her and said, "Even if you agree to join the fast, it still won't work. The fasting and the fasting are two different things. Being able to entrust the fasting affairs to you temporarily does not mean that you are qualified to decide such a major matter as the fasting. All Nanxizhai disciples are not qualified to make decisions."
Then he looked at Huai Ren and Ping Xuan and said, "Of course including you."
Huai Bi sneered and said, "Then who is qualified? Could it be you, the Pope?"
Chen Changsheng said: "No, I'm not qualified either. The only person who has the qualifications to decide to join the fast is You Rong."
King Xiang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Your Majesty's words are justified. For such a big matter, we should invite the saintess to go out to make a decision."
Chen Changsheng felt a sense of caution in his heart.
Yesterday in front of the stone wall at the top of the Holy Maiden Peak, he vaguely sensed some problems, and now it seems that the problems will gradually become apparent.
Could it be that the imperial court and Master wanted to forcibly interrupt Xu Yourong's retreat through this matter
Everyone knows that if the retreat is forcibly interrupted, it is very likely to cause great harm, not to mention that she is doing something that no one has ever tried before.
"No, I'll take care of it."
Chen Changsheng didn't give Xiang Wang any chance to make use of the topic, looked at Huairen and continued: "I know very well how important the Holy Maiden Peak is to her, and now she is in retreat, and she can't continue to take care of the Holy Maiden as she promised her teacher. Nufeng and the disciples who live here, then this matter should naturally be done by me."
Most of the reason why Xu Yourong retreated and cultivated was for him, so of course he had to take on the responsibilities that should have been borne by her, such as guarding this mountain.
Huai Ren said in a deep voice: "Does it mean that the rules of my Saintess Peak should be judged by you, the Pope?"
Chen Changsheng said: "The Holy Maiden interprets the monument, the Pope interprets the law, this has been the case for countless years, or do you think the Holy Maiden Peak is not a branch of the state religion?"
Just a moment ago Huairen wanted to use historical rules to make him back down, this moment he will use historical rules to make the other party have to accept his statement.
Although Shengnvfeng belongs to the southern sect, it is of course a state religion in the eyes of hundreds of millions of believers and disciples.
Not to mention the three masters and uncles of the Nanxi Sect, even if the saints of the past generations came back to life, they would not dare to deny this.
Huairen fell silent and stopped talking.
Seeing her senior sister like this, Huai Bi became even more impatient, and shouted: "At least we are not subordinates of Li Palace, why should we be under your jurisdiction?"
Thinking of Dao Zun's promise, she was so anxious that she even became rude by address.
Chen Changsheng looked at her and said, "I am the pope, and what I explain is the canon. Isn't the Saintess Peak part of the state religion?"
It was the same question, repeated again, more forceful.
Huai Bi was forced to feel unstable and extremely irritable, and shouted: "Even if it's not, so what?"
Chen Changsheng looked into her eyes and said, "If the Holy Maiden Peak is not a part of the state religion, what qualifications do you have to interpret the stele of the Heavenly Book? Tomorrow I will issue an order to the world to make this clear, and then send the state religion cavalry to surround the Shengnvfeng and take away the heavenly book." The rubbings of the stele break the inheritance of Nanxi Zhai, and let you know what the real He Zhai is."
Thinking about the conversation last night, Huairen's expression suddenly changed.
She told Chen Changsheng that there are three kinds of fasting in Nanxi fasting.
What Chen Changsheng said at this time was naturally the last one.
Nanxi Zhai broke the lineage, merged with the Li Palace, and returned to the orthodoxy of the state religion!