That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 18

At noon, Xu Beiyou and Zhiyun did not return to the inn, but each ordered a bowl of stick noodles from a roadside stall. The shop also gave a small dish of spicy oil. Spicy, the authentic Shanzhou flavor, whets the appetite.When he was a child, he heard his husband mention it many times. There are two famous foods in Shanzhou, one is spicy and spicy, and the other is pickled cabbage dumplings, especially spicy and spicy.Since ancient times, the food that can really be eaten has never been in the emperor's imperial dining room, but in this folk snack.The two bowls of Bang Bang Noodles look good, and the taste is quite good. With the authentic red spicy oil, the young couple can eat comfortably.

At this time, a group of people came to the inn where Xu Beiyou and others stayed. There were about seven or eight people, all dressed in blue Taoist robes, with solemn expressions.The lead person seemed to be about 27 or [-] years old, with a sword behind his back, and from head to toe exuded a cold aura that strangers should not get close to. The waiter who was most familiar with him on weekdays was timid and did not dare to come forward to greet him. There was no other way, the shopkeeper could only bite the bullet and go forward in person to welcome these people into an elegant seat by the window on the second floor, and then busy himself serving tea and ordering food. After all this work, his back was already soaked.

But this is not tired, nor hot, but scared!The shopkeeper has been running an inn in this city for more than ten years. He has come into contact with many sects and sects, and he has also heard many semi-public secrets, such as the dark guards that everyone turns pale upon hearing about, and the demon-suppressing side by side with the dark guards. temple.In today's world, the Taoist family dominates, and the status of the Taoist disciples can be seen from the clothes, let alone the lotus crowns, hibiscus crowns, five-yue crowns and yellow crowns that ordinary people can't recognize. Let’s just talk about the color of this Taoist robe. The head teacher wears deep purple, the first disciple wears light purple, the great master, the peak master, and the hall master wear black black, the real master, guest Qing, and elders wear plain white, the temple masters from all over the place wear red, and the disciples wear it. Dark blue, inner disciples wear light blue, outer disciples wear earthy yellow, as for the ones that can wear blue, only the "dark guards" in the Taoist sect, the Temple of Demon Suppression.

Although compared with the "famous" dark guards, the reputation of the Town Demon Temple is relatively unknown, and the number of people is far less than that of the dark guards, but for the cultivators who have cultivated themselves, the Town Demon Palace is undoubtedly a better place than the dark guards. A more terrifying existence.Because the Temple of Demon Suppression has been committed to suppressing and slaughtering all kinds of "demon heretics" who oppose Taoism and the apostates inside the Taoist sect since its establishment. There are countless masters of cultivation, and it is even said that they once suppressed a Buddhist abbot who had achieved the golden body of Arhat, which can be described as notorious.

According to the seven peaks in the Zuting Mountain Gate, the Taoist sect is divided into seven-line disciples, each led by seven peak masters. These disciples come from different lines, but after they have achieved success in learning and art, they must enter the major palaces and pavilions, such as the Temple of Chuanfa, There are more than ten halls in the Punishment Hall, Daozang Hall, Pharmacist Hall, etc.The Temple of Demon Suppression can stand out among these many halls and rank first, so it naturally has its unique features.Every master of the Demon Suppressing Hall is a person with a cultivation base that reaches the sky, generally second only to the real person in charge, and has a lot of power in his hands. Sometimes the Taoist sect would rather have this position vacant than grant it lightly, but anyone who can sit in the Demon Suppressing Palace All the masters are heroes of a generation.The deacons and Taoists of the Town Demon Hall are also carefully selected from the disciples of various lines, or Keqing who brought art worship to the Taoist sect to serve as them. There are 360 cultivation bases, 36 of them are known as Ghost Immortals, and 72 of First Grade.

The head Taoist in Tsing Yi is named Ye Zui, who was born in the Ye family of Wei Guohao. Although he is not very old, only 27 years old, he has served in the Temple of Demon Suppression for more than ten years. With first-class cultivation and profound qualifications, he is one of the 72 deacons in the Town Demon Temple.

He was originally searching for traces of the remnants of the Sword Sect in the Northwest states. Since the fall of the Sword Sect, this has been something that the Demon Town Hall has to do every year.Up to now, except for a few sword immortals with unfathomable cultivation and unpredictable traces, there is no trace of the remnants of the sword sect, so this task has become superficial and has gradually become a thing of the past. Routine work, even the people in Zhenmo Temple regard it as a good job to visit mountains and rivers, Ye Zuiben thought so too, until the shocking news came that Chonglong Temple was destroyed by people, leaving only one name Wei Zhiyun's female disciple has disappeared, and her whereabouts are still unknown!

The Lord of the Demon Suppressing Palace has personally rushed to Zhongdu to deal with this matter. Ye Zui, as the core figure of the Demon Suppressing Palace, knows that only two forces dare to do such a thing. For the imperial court, another convenience is the sword sect who is a centipede who is dead but not stiff!Speaking of which, Jianzong and Daomen have the same root and origin, but because of a kendo dispute thousands of years ago, the ancestor of Jianzong overwhelmed 24 great masters with one sword, rebelled against Taoism, and founded Jianzong. At the beginning, there was no end to death. Until one year ago, Shangguan Xianchen, the last suzerain of Jianzong, was punished by heaven and died. Jianzong collapsed and collapsed.

However, many experts in Jianzong also took advantage of the chaos to escape, and hibernated in the world. If this incident was caused by the remnants of Jianzong, then the Zhenmo Palace, which has been committed to eliminating the remnants of Jianzong these years, will bear the brunt of it. To be held accountable by the real person in charge.

Therefore, this time, the Lord of the Town Demon Palace went to the northwest in person, and at the same time mobilized all the deacons and disciples of the Town Demon Palace near the northwest, and divided them into nine groups to investigate the matter comprehensively. At the same time, he also searched for Zhiyun's whereabouts. The power of Taoism, and Ye Zui's group is one of them.

Right now, Ye Zui doesn't have the audacity to hold power at all, and he is cautious in every move, not daring to make the slightest mistake.The matter of Chonglong Temple is destined to affect the whole body. The Taoist sect must first determine who the murderer is. In this way, the missing female disciple Zhiyun is the top priority. The living Zhiyun brought back to Dutian Peak safely, and at the same time, all the deacons should guard against the secret guards. After all, what role these imperial minions played in this matter is still unclear. Wei's consistent style, it is inevitable to take action to obstruct it.

It's just that Ye Zui never expected that the so-called remnants of the Sword Sect, the so-called hidden guards, and the little Taoist nun Zhiyun he had been looking for were all in this city, and they were so close at hand.

Ye Zui raised his head and looked around, retracted his gaze, and said softly: "According to the news from the hall, Zhiyun is an abandoned baby adopted by the Master Youchen, the master of the Chonglong Temple, because the real Youchen accepted disciples on behalf of his disciples. , so Zhiyun is regarded as his disciple and grandchildren. He practiced Taoism with Daoist Youchen on weekdays, and almost never left Chonglongguan. Moreover, Daoist Youchen regarded her as his own. Xin, moved Zhiyun's birth date and life lamp into the ancestral court, planning to let the helpless Zhiyun go to the ancestral court to continue practicing Taoism after he passed away, so Zhiyun was able to keep a life lamp in the ancestral court , now the life lamps of Qingye Zhenren and others have all been extinguished, but Zhiyun's life lamp has not been extinguished, which means that she is still alive in the world. From this point of view, Zhiyun should have no doubts, the key is who took her away Is it? If the people behind the scenes do it intentionally, it will be interesting."

A thin man who looked about 40 years old squinted his eyes and said flatly: "Take Zhiyun away instead of killing Mikou, which means that the person who took Zhiyun away is not the person who destroyed Chonglongguan, that is, It is said that we and the murderer are not the only two involved in the matter of Chonglongguan, there is also a third family behind the scenes intervening."

Ye Zui smiled coldly, dipped his hand into the tea and wrote six words on the table.

Taoism, Dark Guard, Sword Sect.

Exactly three.

(End of this chapter)