casket of old days

Chapter 478 Talismans and Protection

Jiangzhou, Long Snake Mountain.

Wearing Taoist robes, Hao Xiangtong climbed to the top of the mountain before dawn, waiting for the sunrise.

As a big sun breaks through the sea of ​​clouds, Hao Xiangtong breathes slightly against the first ray of sunlight and sinks into meditation.

This female genius who was originally plundered by the demon clan to the grassland in history, and finally entered the Tao with the "Ming Li" of the immortal way, is now practicing the Taoism taught by the celestial master.

Tianshijiao and Immortal Dao come from the same source, but now they are completely different.

Even if Chu Qiguang knew about Hao Xiangtong's current situation, he might not be able to calculate the difference between the achievements of this Taoist seed and his previous life.

While Hao Xiangtong was meditating and practicing, two figures appeared beside her silently without knowing when.

One of the Taoist priests with white robes and white hair combed into a bun was the Taoist Yulou who recommended Hao Xiangtong to go to Longsnake Mountain.

Beside him was an old man with gray hair, his blue Taoist robe looked slightly white with starch, like an old Taoist priest in an ordinary Taoist temple.

But Yulou looked at this old Taoist priest with respect in his eyes, because the other person was Zhengyin of the Imperial Daolu Department, the Great Master of Zhengfa Fujiao, recognized as the number one in the world, and the leader of today's teacher education, Huang Daoxu.

Yulou said: "Master, I think this girl is very talented and has a lot of luck on her body. Does she have a chance to enter the Tao?"

Huang Daoxu looked at Hao Xiangtong in front of him and didn't answer immediately, but blew a sigh of relief.

In an instant, a storm surged in front of the three of them, and the sea of ​​clouds churned violently, turning the cliff in front of them into a fairyland of clouds and mist.

As if sensing the change in the environment in front of him, Hao Xiangtong opened his eyes and found that he had been shrouded in a cloud.

Immediately after the sea of ​​clouds rolled back, a golden figure slowly walked out from it.

A kind of warm and bright energy rushed to Hao Xiangtong, making her feel that the figure in front of her was extremely kind, it was the divine power of Taoist Xuanyuan.

'Could it be that the Taoist priest appeared? '

Hao Xiangtong watched this scene in surprise, staring at the golden figure walking towards her step by step.

The sacred aura rushed in, making her dare not make any movements, and watched the golden man reach out and press her forehead.

The more and more intense sacred aura pressed on Hao Xiangtong's body, making her almost unable to move.

The warm light gradually melted into her body, making Hao Xiangtong feel as if he was about to melt into the glory of the Daoist forever.

There seemed to be countless hands grabbing her body in the light, trying to drag her into it.

But this forced feeling made her very uncomfortable.

Hao Xiangtong's mind flashed Chu Qiguang's appearance, as well as the story of Wu Zetian told by the other party.

A sense of cruelty and strong unwillingness suddenly emerged in her heart.

'I have to choose my own life, no one can force me...'

In the eyes of Taoist Yulou, a golden eyeball was floating in front of Hao Xiangtong. The eyeball was wrapped by countless twisting tentacles, emitting a warm light.

The tentacles slowly touched Hao Xiangtong's forehead.

And Hao Xiangtong looked at the eyeballs, with an obsessive look on his face.

Looking at the golden eyeball, Taoist Yulou showed a look of horror in his eyes: "This is..."

He recalled the contents of the Taoist scriptures of the Taoism of the Heavenly Master, and he was shocked and said: "Calling the gods and servants?" '

'Could it be that the master has already approached that realm...above entering the Tao. '

Huang Daoxu on the other side looked at Hao Xiangtong's reaction and shook his head slightly: "Maybe there will be opportunities in the future, but it's not hot enough now."

Taoist Yulou nodded, looking at Hao Xiangtong with a hint of disappointment in his eyes: "Isn't she too good?" '

But just when the two turned to leave, Hao Xiangtong's eyes suddenly regained a trace of clarity.

The tentacles that were supposed to touch her forehead froze slightly, and stopped in mid-air.

Huang Daoxu suddenly turned his head and looked at Hao Xiangtong's position.

Taoist Yulou noticed Huang Daoxu's movements and looked back.

All the veins on Hao Xiangtong's face were bulging, and a ruthless look appeared on his face, and he stood up little by little trembling.

Taoist Yulou asked in surprise, "Have you broken the barrier?"

boom!
Hao Xiangtong stretched out his hand and grabbed the big golden eyeball.

With a light thud, the eyeballs were pinched and exploded by her, turning into shards of light and dissipating in the air.

Hao Xiangtong watched this scene in surprise, and countless questions flooded her mind.

Huang Daoxu smiled slightly, and said to Hao Xiangtong: "Little girl, are you interested in learning Taoism?"

Hao Xiangtong, who was startled by the golden eyes, realized that there was someone not far away, and turned his head to look: "Who are you?"

Just as Yulou was about to speak, Huang Daoxu stopped him with a wave.

The number one Taoist immortal in the world said kindly at this moment: "My name is Huang Daoxu, little girl, do you want to learn talismans?"

"Huang Daoxu?" Hao Xiangtong's eyes moved slightly, looked at the other party and said, "If I learn from you, can I catch up with Chu Qiguang?"

"Chu Qiguang? Oh, it's that newly promoted Martial God."

Huang Daoxu stroked his beard and said with a light smile, "After entering Taoism, martial arts are not comparable to Taoism."

"As long as you learn from me, such a martial god can be suppressed by flipping your palms in the future."

……

Shuzhou, south of Bafu, Lanhe Valley.

It has been established and operated by Chu Qiguang faction monsters for a year and a half.

The scale of farmland on both sides of the strait is constantly expanding, which not only meets the needs of the villagers here, but also has a large amount of food, which is either stored or thrown into the blood pool.

In the past few months, relying on the business of the Bashu Chamber of Commerce, they have obtained various foods in large quantities.

Now, with more and more monsters coming from Yaoyin Village, the whole valley is becoming more and more lively, as if it has been injected with vitality.

Chu Qiguang performed Taoism and created more blood pools, and by the way, all of them were written into the bottom-level orders with the method of blood sympathy.

At this moment, as the craftsmen of Yaoyin Village began to use the blood pool to build the Qi and blood network here, a large amount of stored food was thrown into the blood pool, and the village began to produce farmers and laborers from the blood pool in large quantities.

These farmers and laborers will start farming, mining, and construction, which in turn will further increase the productivity of the blood pool and produce more farmers and laborers.

At the same time, workshops and kilns were built one by one, and some craftsmen began to find ways to make cement, preparing to provide building materials for building houses and roads in the Lan River Valley.

The development speed of the entire Lanhe Valley is like a rocket added by Chu Qiguang, becoming faster and faster.

……

Shuzhou, Jinrong Mansion.

In the study room of the governor's yamen, a middle-aged official looked at the official document in his hand, his brows were solemn.

But at this moment, a male voice sounded in the study.

"Master Li."

The middle-aged official suddenly raised his head, and saw that the person who spoke was a young man with red lips and white teeth.

But he knew that the governor's office was heavily guarded, but he couldn't find out when the other party came in. This young man's martial arts must be unfathomable.

Chu Qiguang sat on the grand teacher's chair, and smiled gently at the middle-aged official in front of him: "Master Li, don't be so nervous, I'm here, Chu Qiguang, this time I'm here to cooperate with you to clear the fields together."

As he spoke, he gently placed his waist card in front of the other party.

Li Qingyun looked at the badge, and then he was slightly relieved.

He had heard the name of Chu Qiguang, the newly promoted Martial God, but he didn't expect that the other party would sneak in late at night, saying that he wanted to cooperate with him in Qingtian.

Looking at this Martial God who was less than 20 years old, Li Qingyun's eyes were full of curiosity and envy.

At that moment, Chu Qiguang mentioned a little bit about his cooperation with Mr. Wu Ge, and he and Li Qingyun got a little closer between going back and forth.

While Li Qingyun was looking at Chu Qiguang, Chu Qiguang was also looking at the newly appointed governor of Shuzhou.

Li Qingyun was born in poverty, his father died early, and his mother remarried into a businessman's family, so he had no conditions to practice martial arts since he was a child.

But Li Qingyun did not give up. Instead, he studied the scriptures hard since he was a child. At the age of 30, he was finally admitted to the liberal arts Jinshi.

However, although this person has no martial arts skills, he is still an upright official. He offended the powerful in adjudicating a case in Dali Temple, and was later demoted to the local government.

Chu Qiguang also knew through Qiao Zhi that this person helped Wu Siqi reform the land tax in history, and proposed various bills to be practiced throughout the country. He was Wu Siqi's general.

In order to carry out local reforms, Li Qingyun has served in several southern states for many years, and he is unwilling to return to the capital for promotion. He is afraid that after he leaves, his successors will not be able to suppress the local gentry, and the achievements of the reform will be wiped out.

In the end, Li Qingyun encountered an uprising by followers of Tianyang Sect in Dianzhou. He led [-] volunteers to suppress the rebellion, but was beheaded by the leader of Tianyang Sect at that time.

After Chu Qiguang talked about some interesting things about the capital with the other party, he suddenly asked, "I don't know what Brother Li plans to do in Shuzhou?"

Li Qingyun straightened his expression when he heard the words, and said, "I want to reform the land tax while clearing the land."

Chu Qiguang said: "I would like to hear the details."

Li Qingyun said sternly: "First measure the land, remake the field books, regardless of whether it is official land, private land, or military land, all of them will be converted into silver per mu. Other than that, no more exorbitant taxes will be levied..."

Hearing what the other party said, Chu Qiguang frowned slightly, and said with a slight smile: "Brother Li really thinks highly of me."

The method Li Qingyun said, in Chu Qiguang's view, is very similar to the method of a whip on the earth.

If implemented properly, the burden on the common people would be reduced, but the local gentry's taxes would definitely be greatly increased, and the indiscriminate apportionment of subordinate staff would be blocked, and the imperial court's annual tax revenue would at least be increased by more than half.

It is conceivable how much resistance there will be, especially since Shuzhou is located on the border, where the local nobles and indigenous chieftains have always been far away from the emperor.

Especially now that the Han court is declining day by day, they often have Jiejiao as their backer, and they have become less and less concerned about the court.

Even Baishihe, a Martial God who has entered the Tao, not only wants to resist the demon kingdom in Xuanji Mountain, but also restrains the Jiejiao, so he often doesn't have much spare energy to manage local affairs.

Li Qingyun dared to make such reforms only when Chu Qiguang, the Martial God, took charge of the situation himself.

Li Qingyun said: "Brother Chu Xian is here, so what is a group of monsters and monsters in Shuzhou?"

Chu Qiguang originally wanted to clean up the place to make room for his subsequent development of the Chamber of Commerce, so he readily agreed at this moment.

He thought to himself: "The progress of the reform is faster than the original history, right?"I don't know how it will affect luck, whether it is good or bad. '

After the two discussed it, Li Qingyun said directly: "Brother Chu, these chieftains and tyrants in Shuzhou are so bold. I checked the field records near Jinrong Mansion a few days ago, and they stopped me a lot."

"I'm afraid I'm going to do some crooked ways in the future, and I ask you to stay with me for the next half month and fight for me."

Chu Qiguang nodded, and reminded again: "Don't reveal my identity, or I'm afraid they won't dare to do it then."

If everyone knows that Chu Qiguang is behind the scenes, the other party will probably choose to obey and obstruct, instead of directly confronting him.

'If this is the case, wouldn't it be a delay for me to copy their house? '

Next, Li Qingyun recruited his subordinates outside, and said to the other party: "Ning Yu, this gentleman will protect my safety, please order the people below not to run into him."

The woman who was called by Li Qingyun was a woman in her late thirties, her muscles undulating like marble, and her qi and blood circulated with a sense of warmth.

Chu Qiguang took a glance and found that this woman's martial arts cultivation was quite good even among the five realms.

The woman known as Ning Yu frowned and looked at Chu Qiguang, who looked too young for her to trust.

She is a disciple of Guishan School in the south. She has been taught by a famous teacher since she was a child. She was impressed by Li Qingyun's courage. After knowing that the other party was going to take office in Shuzhou, she followed him to protect him.

Ning Yu knew that Li Qingyun had no conditions to practice martial arts since he was a child. Although he picked up martial arts again after becoming an official, he is only at the second level now.

But this old man admires people with high martial arts skills, but he doesn't have enough eyesight, so he is often smeared by people who deceive the world and steal his name.

Ning Yu said: "My lord, what is the origin of this...? The Jinrong Mao family is secretly linking up with the big families with evil intentions. I heard that there are also monsters from the Jiejiao among them. We should hire more experts to prevent it." Unexpected."

However, Li Qingyun looked confident: "No need, Mr. alone is enough to protect me. Qingtian, you lead others to do it yourself, don't have any scruples."

Hearing these words, Ning Yu couldn't help but look at Chu Qiguang, who was calm and composed.

The other party was wearing an ordinary white gown, and there was no trace of hard training on his white and tender face.

Ning Yu's face was a bit ugly, and she said: "My lord, you don't have a deep study of martial arts, some people can speak well, but they are not reliable.

The folk customs in the land of Shuzhou are tough, and there are many incidents of local people killing officials and rebelling. If I don't stay by your side, I'm afraid it will be very dangerous. "

Chu Qiguang looked at the woman with a chuckle and said, "You have at least ten years of skill in this horizontal training, right?"

"I have also practiced hard kung fu. I know that martial arts can be mastered horizontally. I can twist my muscles at will. You can't hide your tendons. It seems that you haven't mastered martial arts yet. There are many monsters in the land of Shuzhou. You have to protect Brother Li. I'm afraid there are still some who can't go home."

Ning Yu's face became even uglier when she heard these words, she hated people talking about her body shape the most.

What's more, she originally felt that this young man was not very reliable, but now she was judged by the other party as not good at martial arts.

At this moment, anger started from his heart, he didn't speak, just snorted coldly, and stretched out his hand to grab Chu Qiguang.

At this moment, she punched out with a fist, her blood circulated, and her fist became red and big, like a big red-hot hammer, hitting Chu Qiguang's chest hard.

Facing Ning Yu's attack, Chu Qiguang smiled slightly, and did not move his hands or feet. Ning Yu only felt a blur in front of his eyes and a pain in his stomach, so he rolled over to the ground.

Ning Yu was defeated in just one move, and looked at Chu Qiguang, whose face turned blue and white, and his eyes were full of shock: "Who is Your Excellency?"

Chu Qiguang smiled slightly: "I can't tell you yet, but with me here, no one can hurt Brother Li, so you can do whatever you want."

Li Qingyun on the side said: "Ningyu, are you relieved now? With this gentleman here, I am very safe."

In the next ten days, Chu Qiguang stayed by Li Qingyun's side, watching the other party choose staff and abbot Qingtian.

I heard that the local people were instigated by the local gentry to obstruct the Qingtian. Li Qingyun's officials also had problems, and he severely punished them, and continued the Qingtian after they kept changing people.

At the same time, an undercurrent seems to be surging in Shuzhou.

Chu Qiguang didn't care about this, Li Qingyun was capable and courageous, so he didn't need his advice.

He just stayed here and waited for the action, and he would not have nothing to do during the period. He picked up some martial arts cheats and read them, preparing to learn a few more martial arts in case of emergency.

On that night, a fishy smell rushed into Chu Qiguang's nose, and after he sniffed it for a while, a playful look appeared on his face.

"It really is audacious."

　Sorry, I wanted to squint for a while in the middle of writing, but I overslept and the update was a bit late.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)